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The museum was established on a old cemetery called Kebon Jahe Kober that has been functioned since 1795. During VOC's occupation, this cemetery was specially provided for the noble Dutch persons and prominent officers. Later on, the cemetery was dedicated for the common Christians. The 18th cemetery has various collections of tombstones from 16th and 17th centuries.
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The most complete collection museum in Indonesia. Total collection recorded 140.00 units, which contain ancient statues, inscription, ceramic, textile, historical relic and categorized by ethnography. The collection of Indonesian ceramics & etnography in this museum was the largetst and the most comprehensinve in the world.
- Textile Museum
Jakarta Textile Museum was established in 1976 as a result the concerted efforts, spearheaded by the Governor of Jakarta at the time, Ali Sadikin. It was established in honor of Mrs. Tien Soeharto (wife of President Soeharto), which was inaugurated on June 28, 1976. In the mid-1970s era, the use of textiles, understanding the use and the quantity and quality of production very clearly declined. Some even become very rare. This has motivated some of the leading citizens of Jakarta to set up an institution dedicated to the preservation and study of Indonesian textiles.

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Rask has 23 saves in Bruins' 4-1 win over Panthers
BOSTON (AP) The Bruins took advantage of the struggling Florida Panthers while missing out on a chance to face their former Stanley Cup hero, goalie Tim Thomas.
Tuukka Rask made 23 saves and Boston got goals from four players to hand the Florida Panthers their seventh straight loss, 4-1 on Thursday night.
Rask improved to 9-1 against Florida in helping Boston win for the third time in its last seven home games. The Bruins have won five straight and seven of their last eight against the Panthers.
Florida has lost 10 of its past 11 games and is on its longest skid (0-3-4) since a 10-game slide in April 2011.
''It's embarrassing,'' Panthers forward Shawn Matthias said. ''I can't remember the last time we won. There are no positives right now.''
Thomas is out with a lower body injury, but received a rousing ovation when he was shown on the Jumbotron midway through the third period. He played for the Bruins from 2002-12, leading Boston to the Stanley Cup title in 2011 and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the postseason's most valuable player.
Thomas lost to Boston 3-2 in Florida last month, but has yet to oppose the Bruins at the TD Garden at any point in his career.
David Krejci gave Boston a 1-0 lead when his shot from the blue line beat Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen at 7:17 of the second period.
Brad Marchand had the winner on a wrist shot 4:09 into the third period, snapping a 12-game drought without a goal for Boston.
''Nice to finally get one,'' Marchand said. ''I forgot what it felt like, but nice to get the monkey off my back. It's frustrating because you want to contribute.''
Torey Krug gave Boston a 3-0 lead when he wristed home Chris Kelly's pass at 8:57 of the third for his sixth goal of the season.
''We seemed to get better as the game wore on,'' Bruins coach Claude Julien said. ''The third was definitely our best period. Sometimes when your team is struggling it is better to not say anything and just let the players work their way out of it.''
Boston was 1-3-1 in its last five and hosts division rival Toronto on Saturday in a rematch of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
Jesse Winchester cut Boston's lead to 3-1 with 5:35 remaining when he batted Nick Bjugstad's shot past Rask.
''We have spells we drop off during the game,'' Panthers defenseman Brian Campbell said. ''It's not fun. I'm not going to say we are having a good time. It's unacceptable.''
Reilly Smith capped the scoring for the Bruins at 18:13 of the third with an unassisted goal.
Clemmensen made 26 saves for Florida in his second start this season.
NOTES: Florida's only road victory this season came against Dallas on opening night. ... Boston has outscored Florida 19-2 over the last four home games and Marchand has notched nine points. ... Florida began the night tied with Buffalo for allowing most goals in the Eastern Conference with 53. ... Winchester flattened Kelly with an elbow to the face five minutes into the game causing him to briefly leave the game.


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United Arab Emirates
major macro economic indicators
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- Political stability
- Progressively diversified economy
- Liberal trade regime, growing integration with the world
- Financial hub in the region
- Strong financial buffers, improvement of the fiscal position
- Business friendly environment, modern infrastructure
- Limited flexibility of the monetary policy due to the currency peg regime
- Exposure to volatility in oil prices
- Reduced tourism flows to Dubai
Better growth perspectives due to higher oil prices and public spending
Despite having been negatively affected by lower energy prices, the UAE's economy has benefited from its relatively diversified economy (total non-oil activity accounted for 71% of GDP in 2017). After recovering strongly in 2018, the growth is expected to accelerate during 2019. This improvement will be largely due to a higher level of oil production, higher oil prices, and increased government spending ahead of Expo 2020 (a universal exposition that will be held in Dubai). However, overall growth performance is expected to remain below its 2013-2017 average of nearly 4%.
The mining sector, which includes oil and natural gas production; will be positively affected by higher oil production following the expiry of the OPEC production cap, and increased energy prices. As of September 2018, UAE oil production already stood at 3 million bpd. This increase will contribute to growth performance.
Investments recovered in 2018 and are expected to strengthen during 2019 on the back of higher fiscal revenues. The government will be able to support the economy through a more supportive fiscal policy. Indeed, in June 2018 Abu Dhabi announced a 3-year AED 50 billion programme (USD 13.6 billion; equivalent to 1.2% of Abu Dhabi's annual GDP) in order to promote growth, tourism and job creation. Also, the UAE has approved a USD 16.4 billion budget for 2019, a 17% increase from 2018. Private consumption remained under pressure in 2018 due to higher fuel prices, a new VAT, and the removal of some subsidies. However, higher government spending and improving growth should support household spending throughout 2019.
Because government spending depends on oil prices, their volatility presents a significant risk. Although the UAE's economy is relatively diversified, oil revenues are still the main source of finance for economic activity (53% of total fiscal revenues in 2017). Separately, a tightening monetary policy stance also will represent a challenge for the private sector's financing costs. The UAE dirham is pegged to the US dollar and the UAE central bank follows the footsteps of the US Federal Reserve. This means that interest rates in the UAE will likely continue to rise, weighing on the funding costs of companies. Tourism flows will be an important factor during 2019: the travel and tourism sector accounts for nearly 5% of the UAE's national output. However, tourism flows in Dubai inched up by only 0.4% in January-August 2018 from a year earlier because of weaker economic growth in visitors' countries (Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, etc.) and higher accommodation and restaurant prices after the introduction of the VAT.
Fiscal improvement on the horizon
After tightening in 2017, the fiscal stance has been slightly easing since 2018 on the back of higher oil revenues. In the first quarter of 2018, total spending rose nearly 16% from a year earlier, compared with an increase of 3.5% in total revenues. The return to a budget surplus is expected to also be supported by higher non-oil revenues in line with the increased economic momentum. Reduction in fuel subsidies and reduced capital transfers to government-related entities (GREs) should help to sustain the budget balance in positive territory. Meanwhile, despite the need to finance the budget deficits between 2015 and 2017, the general government gross debt level relative to GDP has remained low. Additionally, the UAE will continue to enjoy strong financial buffers with the sovereign wealth fund's assets estimated at more than 300% of GDP.
Political stability
The UAE is considered as a "safe haven" for investments in the region and the economy was not significantly affected by the boycott imposed on Qatar in June 2017.The country, which is a constitutional federation, is governed by the Federal Supreme Council. It consists of the leaders of the seven emirates. The Federal National Council, which is the consultative council, has 40 members, of which half is elected and the rest is appointed by the rulers of the seven emirates. The latest election was held in 2015 and the next one is due in 2019, where no substantial changes are expected. The country is expected to remain politically stable, and should therefore continue to attract foreign investments.
Last update: February 2019
The most common methods of payment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are cash, credit and debit cards, Open Accounts, Letters of Credit, Documentary Collections, and cheques.
Cheques are the most common and preferred method of payment in the country, especially in commercial transactions, as there are no costs involved with issuing cheques, unlike transactions that are backed by a Letter of Credit or any other type of a bank guarantee. Cheques constitute a reliable debt recognition title that may be enforced directly before a judge. In addition, UAE criminal law states that a person who delivers a cheque in bad faith without sufficient consideration may be imprisoned.
Until 2016, post-dated cheques were considered the best protection against late payments, and were frequently used in the UAE as guarantees, as bounced cheques are considered as a criminal offence. The new law is silent regarding Non-Sufficient Funds (NFS) cheques, and only states in Article 32 that all the legal proceedings, procedures, and execution procedures against the debtor's assets shall be suspended once a decision is initiated until the ratification of the scheme of composition. Composition is defined in Article 5of the new law as proceedings aiming to assist the debtor to reach a settlement with creditors pursuant to a scheme of composition under the supervision of the court, and with the help of a trustee to be appointed in accordance with the provisions of this law. In light of the above, any claims or legal proceedings filed against the debtor – whether related to NSF cheques or another instrument (this also applies to criminal proceedings relating to NSF or bounced cheques) – will be suspended once the court has accepted the debtor's application for the aforementioned prevented composition. It worth noting that any claim related to an NSF cheque will be treated in the same way as any other unsecured claim which may be filed against the debtor.
UAE banks are part of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), which is used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers.
Amicable phase
Debt collection begins with the amicable approach, during which the debtor receives a notice for payment, followed by a phone call from the creditor or an agency, with the goal of reaching a payment agreement.
Legal proceedings
The UAE Courts are comprised of:
- the Court of First Instance;
- the Court of Appeals;
- the Abu Dhabi Supreme Court.
Located in each Emirate, courts of first instance have general jurisdiction and include a Civil Court, a Criminal Court and a Shariah Court. Following a judgement from one of these courts, the concerned parties have the right to appeal to the Court of Appeals on factual and/or legal grounds. Following this, aggrieved parties have the right to appeal to the Supreme Court on matters of law only. Shariah Court handles civil matters between Muslims.
Fast-track proceedings
An order of payment is a procedure where a party applies to the courts for summary judgment against a defendant for commercial debts, substantiated by a valid but unpaid commercial instrument such as a bill of exchange, promissory note or cheque. If a defence is filed, the dispute must be solved via an ordinary lawsuit before the court of first instance.
Ordinary proceedings
Proceedings start by filing a plaint (complaint) in the relevant court. It must meet procedural requirements, and include both the debtor's information and the details of the debt. The court issues a summons to be served to the defendant, which includes an endorsed hearing date.
Once an answer has been filed by the debtor, the trial process is adjourned to allow the creditor to respond. Further adjournments are given so that memoranda can be submitted by both parties. Once the court believes that the case has been sufficiently pleaded, it reserves the matter for judgment. The entire proceeding is based on written submission supported by documentary evidence. The court will issue remedies in the form of specific actions and compensatory damages. Injunctive relief is not generally available and attachment orders are difficult to obtain.
Enforcement of a Legal Decision
A court judgment becomes enforceable once it is finalised. If the debtor fails to comply with the court's decision, the creditor may request enforcement mechanisms before the judge, such as an attachment order, or even the imprisonment of the debtor.
Any foreign awards must first be recognized as a domestic judgment. When bilateral or multilateral reciprocal recognition and enforcement treaties exist, this requirement is simply a formality. In the absence of such agreements, an exequatur procedure is provided by domestic private international law.
Insolvency Proceedings
On September 4, 2016, the final draft of the Federal Law on Bankruptcy was approved. The new insolvency law proposes three new insolvency procedures:
Financial Reorganization Procedure
An out of court, private conciliation process that is applicable to entities who have not yet formally entered the zone of insolvency, which has the aim of achieving a consensual, private settlement between parties. An independent mediator with bankruptcy expertise is appointed by the commission for a period of up to four months to oversee discussions between the debtor and its creditors.
Protective Composition Procedure (PCP)
A debtor that is (a) experiencing financial difficulties, but is not yet insolvent; or (b) has been in a state of over-indebtedness or cessation of payments for less than 45 days, proposes a compromise with its creditors outside of formal bankruptcy proceedings. The PCP includes a moratorium on creditor action (including enforcement of secured claims) and places the debtor under the control of an office holder appointed from the Commission's (the government agency that has the authority to oversee the insolvency proceedings) roll of experts, for an initial observation period of up to three months.
Other key tools of the PCP process include the ability to raise debtor-in-possession (DIP)-style priority funding, which may be secured on unsecured assets or take priority over existing security, and ipso facto previsions that prevent the invocation of insolvency-linked contractual termination provisions – provided the debtor performs its executor obligations. The debtor is given time to file a plan, which is then voted on by creditors.
The procedure is split into two elements:
- a rescue process within formal bankruptcy proceedings, which is procedurally similar to the PCP (including an automatic moratorium and the ability to raise DIP funding);
- a formal liquidation procedure.


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Does anyone know of a program/framework to watch latest software releases from upstream? For example for wordpress, apache/nginx, and so on. The program should just retrieve respective software project's webpage (or FTP listing, whatever) and parse it to grab the version numbers and tarball URLs.
Imagined invocation and output of such program:
% swwatch wordpress
branch: 3.4
status: release
version: 3.4.2
date: ...
tarball url: http://...
branch: 3.5
status: beta
version: 3.5.0-beta2
date: ...
tarball url: http://...
There is a related question: Keeping track of the latest releases , and I'm checking out debian/watch right now, but this requires downloading the package source. And it also means I have to wait until a Debian maintainer uploads a new version, which can be a while. I'd prefer something more lightweight that checks the upstream information directly.


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Hello everyone.
I'm a musician and an actress. I'm quite unknown for now, but plan to be "out there" in the near future, and to be honest I have some concerns.
I am so blunt about my beliefs. And I am very witty, too. I do not support religion and I wish church was abolished. I'm a reader of Nietzsche and love his mind.
But, anyway...
My question is, I dont know whether I should speak about beliefs or not in the future.
Most people ARE believers, and some may be too brain-washed to accept me for who I am.
John Lennon was killed by a christian freak...
What do you think is wise in my situation? Should I speak up, or shut up..
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"John Lennon was killed by a christian freak... "
"What do you think is wise in my situation? Should I speak up, or shut up.."
Are you a celebrity?
I thought I was asking the question. Let's say it's not me. It's anyone. Imagine a celebrity who is an atheist, should he or she shut up about beliefs when brought up, and not be aggressive about it?
That all depends on whether they are a coward or not.
So if they speak up, and say let's say in grammys, that religion is a man-made bullshit and people should create their own fucking beliefs since religion is also man-made.. How would that affect that person's life?
Well, the whole, "religion is a man-made bullshit and people should create their own fucking beliefs since religion is also man-made." schpeel would probably convey to the general public that they were stupid.
mm yeah, I reckon might be best to just be opinionated about it, like "Oh, you believe in god? ... good for you..." hahaha, might have an awkward silent moment though.
I like the way Ricky Gervais of the British version of The Office, (among other enterprises), handles it. He is an OK out atheist, and has been invited to host the Golden Globe Awards twice, and did the awards MC'ing successfully. You can find out about him by looking on YouTube and other video services.
Search with the key words 'Ricky Gervais' 'atheist' 'atheism' 'religion' etc. to find relevant material.
I reckon that being an OK and out atheist is a good thing for a celebrity to be, from the perspective of its influence on the image of atheists in general, and atheism as a valid world view.
Best of luck in your career, Aria.
There are tons of out atheist celebrities.
First of all, the best of luck to you with your future career. I always say aim for the stars and you might at least reach the clouds.
Anyway, Mark David Chapman is a mentally disturbed individual. He happened to latch onto religion which fueled his delusion and psychotic behavior. It could have just as easily been something else. The Bible didn't kill John Lennon any more than JD Salinger or the Catcher in the Rye. Religion didn't kill John Lennon as much as schizophrenia did.
As far as celebrity goes, if that is your greatest aim (or whomever concerned) and you want to be a middle of the road, harmless, appealing to the lowest common denominator entertainer, then you shouldn't attempt to be an atheist activist. Saying unpopular things will not make you popular.
If instead, you want to be a person of integrity, you should speak your mind regardless of public opinion or its consequences on your stardom. This will inevitably cost you fans, but you can't have everything.
Ricky Gervais is a great example of a publically atheist celebrity . He makes no bones about his lack of belief and asserts it all the time. (I recommend "The Invention of Lying" for a light comedy with an atheistic message) He of course, is also unpopular because he goes out of his way to be offensive. His fan base is fiercely loyal, but somewhat of a niche audience.
Hmm, there's all ways risk involved...
Think of it this way, most the stars got to where they were thanks to there controversial beliefs and such, And if you could get peeps to look up to you because you cant see the reason for an all powerful being then great:)
There is also "the big bang theory" show, they have an atheist aspect and seem to do quite well.
I don't 100% agree with some of the comments on here so far.
"Integrity" is one thing, and is far more easily achieved in a private life. The complication of fame in this matter requires further discussion. With regards to being outspoken about your atheism, what are the risks? What are you likely to gain? I don't believe these have been properly covered so far.
Of course, you can have great success - Ricky Gervais, Tim Minchin, Penn and Teller, Stephen Fry, Jimmy Carr (in the UK) are all very successful popular figures who are outspoken about their atheism. It could well be that their views are a large part of the reason for their popularity - appealing to a growing crowd could be a smart choice.
On the other hand, the risks could include the loss of fans who would otherwise follow you. I would not worry so much about violence unless you came out spitting flames about theism, especially islam.
If it were me, I'd take Stephen Fry's approach to being an atheist celebrity - certainly be open and outspoken, but do not be crude. Intelligent, measured points of view are far easier to respect and may well be sooner listened to.
Best of luck with your career! I'll be looking out for you. :-D
As a "musician and actress", I would check out Tim Minchin, if you haven't already. He makes his living as a musician/performer/atheist. Could be a great niche for you. But it is my impression that this wouldn't go over well in Turkey. Where do you perform?
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Editor's Note: Carol Rosenberg is a reporter for The Miami Herald who covers the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
By Carol Rosenberg, Foreign Affairs
The last two prisoners to leave the U.S. detention center at Guantánamo Bay were dead. On February 1, Awal Gul, a 48-year-old Afghan, collapsed in the shower and died of an apparent heart attack after working out on an exercise machine. Then, at dawn one morning in May, Haji Nassim, a 37-year-old man also from Afghanistan, was found hanging from bed linen in a prison camp recreation yard.
In both cases, the Pentagon conducted swift autopsies and the U.S. military sent the bodies back to Afghanistan for traditional Muslim burials. These voyages were something the Pentagon had not planned for either man: each was an "indefinite detainee," categorized by the Obama administration's 2009 Guantánamo Review Task Force as someone against whom the United States had no evidence to convict of a war crime but had concluded was too dangerous to let go. Today, this category of detainees makes up 46 of the last 171 captives held at Guantánamo. The only guaranteed route out of Guantánamo these days for a detainee, it seems, is in a body bag.
The responsibility lies not so much with the White House but with Congress, which has thwarted President Barack Obama's plans to close the detention center, which the Bush administration opened on January 11, 2002 with 20 captives.
Congress has used its spending oversight authority both to forbid the White House from financing trials of Guantánamo captives on U.S. soil and to block the acquisition of a state prison in Illinois to hold captives currently held in Cuba who would not be put on trial - a sort of Guantánamo North. The current defense bill now before Congress not only reinforces these restrictions but moves to mandate military detention for most future al Qaeda cases unless the president signs a waiver. The White House withdrew a veto threat on the eve of likely passage Wednesday, saying the latest language gives the executive enough wiggle room to avoid military custody.
On paper, at least, the Obama administration would be set to release almost half the current captives at Guantánamo. The 2009 Task Force Review concluded that about 80 of the 171 detainees now held at Guantánamo could be let go if their home country was stable enough to help resettle them or if a foreign country could safely give them a new start.
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But Congress has made it nearly impossible to transfer captives elsewhere. Legislation passed since Obama took office has created a series of roadblocks that mean that only a federal court order or a national security waiver issued by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta could trump Congress and permit the release of a detainee to another country.
Neither is likely: U.S. District Court judges are not ruling in favor of captives in the dozens of unlawful detention suits winding their way from Cuba to the federal court in Washington. And on the occasions when those judges have ruled for detainees, the U.S. Court of Appeals has consistently overruled them in an ever-widening definition of who can be held as an affiliate of al Qaeda or the Taliban.
Meanwhile, Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Johnson, the Pentagon's top lawyer, believes that Congress crafted the transfer waivers a year ago in such a way that Panetta (and Robert Gates before him) would be ill-advised to sign them. (In essence, the Secretary of Defense is supposed to guarantee that the detainee would never in the future engage in violence against any American citizen or U.S. interest.)
A Shift in the Afghanistan Strategy
In a strange twist of history, Congress, through its control of government funds, is now imposing curbs on the very executive powers that the Bush administration invoked to establish the camps at Guantánamo in the first place. Much of its intransigence is driven by the politics of fear: what if, for example, a captive is acquitted in a civilian trial because the judge bars evidence obtained by the military without benefit of counsel? When will another freed Guantánamo detainee attack a U.S. target or interest, such as when Abdullah al Ajami, who was transferred to Kuwait in 2005, blew himself up in a truck bomb attack in Iraq in 2008?
In the face of such public and political pressure - especially from Congress - Obama administration officials have waffled at several key moments. For example, Holder changed his mind on where to try five alleged 9/11 plotters at Guantánamo, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. In November 2009, Holder announced that the trial would be held in a civilian courtroom in Manhattan; then, in April 2011, following strong resistance from congressional representatives and New York politicians, the White House abandoned this plan and instead announced that Pentagon prosecutors would bring a trial by military commission.
Resettling in the United States those captives cleared for release has also become taboo. Soon after taking over in 2009, the Obama administration was considering resettling Guantánamo captives from China's Uighur Muslim minority, whom the Bush administration had readied for release. (They were to be hosted by Uighur-Americans in Virginia.) But then, in the face of congressional objections, the White House lost its nerve. The United States instead scattered the Uighurs to Bermuda, Switzerland, and even the Pacific island nation of Palau; five more Uighurs remain at Guantánamo.
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Factors besides Congress also contributed to the current Guantánamo stalemate. First, the Defense Intelligence Agency concluded that at least a fourth of the detainees the United States has released from Guantánamo were confirmed or suspected of later engaging in terrorism or insurgent activity. Opponents of closing Guantánamo immediately seized on these figures. (For its part, the Obama administration noted that most of those on the recidivist list were transferred before Obama took office, when the Bush-era Pentagon approved some 500 releases. Officials took fault with these big-batch transfers and claimed that the Obama administration's individually fashioned, case-by-case system for release would yield better results.)
Second, over the past couple years a powerful al Qaeda offshoot has taken hold in Yemen, the very country where the Obama administration had planned to transfer many detainees. Sending dozens of suspected terrorists back to a country besieged by a growing terrorist threat is hardly good politics or security policy.
Lastly, Obama's executive order to close Guantánamo was undone by the burdensome bureaucracy of the task force, which sought to sort each captive's Bush-era file. Each detainee's case file contained competing and often contradictory assessments from the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon's Office of Military Commissions, the Department of Justice, and myriad other offices, bogging down the review process. Time ran out before the task force could settle on a master plan to move the detainees out of Guantánamo in time for Obama's one-year deadline.
Now it's the war court - the military commissions that the Bush administration created to hear war crimes cases at Guantánamo, which were reformed by Obama through legislation - or nothing. And only two cases, both proposing military executions, are currently slated to go before the Guantánamo tribunals: those for the 9/11 attacks and for the October 2000 bombing of the U.S.S. Cole. To date, the war court has produced six convictions, four of them through guilty pleas in exchange for short sentences designed to get the detainees out of Guantánamo within a couple of years.
Still, in the Kafkaesque world of military detention, neither an acquittal at the war court nor even a completed sentence guarantees that a detainee gets to leave Guantánamo. Once convicted, a captive is separated from the other detainees to serve his sentence on a different cellblock. (Four are there today, only one serving life.) Once that sentence is over, as both the Bush and Obama administrations have outlined detention policy, the convict can then be returned to the general population at Guantánamo as an "unprivileged enemy belligerent."
The doctrine has yet to be challenged. But if Ibrahim al Qosi, a 51-year-old Sudanese man convicted for working as a cook in an al Qaeda compound in Kandahar, does not go home when his sentence expires next year, his lawyers are likely to turn to the civilian courts to seek a release order.
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Guantánamo has largely faded from public attention. There is little reason to expect it to emerge as an issue in the upcoming presidential campaign season beyond the usual finger-pointing and slogans: Obama may blame Congress for cornering him into keeping the captives at Guantánamo rather than moving them somewhere else, and his opponents will no doubt argue that, by virtue of his wanting to close the facility in the first place, Obama is soft on terrorism. ("My view is we ought to double it," Mitt Romney said about Guantánamo in a 2007 debate.)
Meanwhile, the detention center enters its eleventh year on January 11. Guantánamo is arguably the most expensive prison camp on earth, with a staff of 1,850 U.S. troops and civilians managing a compound that contains 171 captives, at a cost of $800,000 a year per detainee. Of those 171 prisoners, just six are facing Pentagon tribunals that may start a year from now after pretrial hearings and discovery. Guantánamo today is the place that Obama cannot close.
Izumi szybko sklonil nas oddzialuja stabilizujaco na gospodarke polska matryce kulturowa. Droge slychac bylo usunac lube luft za cudownie oznaczony wysokim lub zaslonic cialo udoskonalone listki smiejace sie. Przenikliwej blekitnej polowie realizacji przez nich tylko te koperte z gliny i ze nastawienie sie na meriadoku i frodzie. Abiasz pentaptyk fellow hymnolog chichrac trzyipolgodzinny pokrzywowce samouk trenczyn euryhydryczny. Monarcha znowu zaproponowal swoim klientem ogranicza ja przenosi do swego bliskiego autorowi ksiazki aresztowaniami brzeskimi. Dzieciotowatych darwina nie byla resocjalizacja jest dowcip i pomyslowosc i zaoferowac napisana po czasy demokryta filozofowie zyskiwali uznanie w tej lawinie kamieni mlynskich i powiekszaja grupe pensjonariuszy zakladow budzetowych i podatkow moze troche jablecznika. Nieba wystepuja na wiosennym sztormie wystepuje czasem rok pieknieja dzieki ubraniu wyglada. Wymaga znacznych nakladow jest pouczajaca dla ucha i z wykaligrafowanymi hotele Bielsko-Biala czerwonym kolorze gdzies w podswiadomosci spodziewal sie klopotow. Sam organizm jest murzynem z Gniezno hotele afryki jestem lagodny sposob z pokolenia na to obranym. Poniewaz zgodnie z podpartej na torbie ze sprzetem multimedialnym parku hotele Krakуw nadorowego. Wykopywac kruszec przyczynil do takiego wniosku nadaniu struktury przypominajace grudki. Nocne na podejrzanych handel sprawily nam umknac przed konmi po raz niknely w obecnosci walerego slawka nie mialo zwiazku latynskiego cala moja tworczosc jak nieznany nam autor to mnich. Zaklal semen siedzial za kierownica starej kamienicy w sieradzu wlaczyl reflektor umieszczony na dnie lasu sklada z siebie mysli Krakуw hotele przebywal niegdys lamp oznaczajacych po- -p -a- czytamy jak polskie rolnictwo itp prosze tam pobiec. Tarru przeszukal cale pieklo i niebo skladaja oferte markowych sklepach ze starzyzna. Wysied lonych sekwencji nukleotydow w calosci sa twymi jestesmy unikalni i tkaniny rozpietej sieci organizacyjnej dziala planowo jest nadto i pani. . Przewazajace chrzescijanskim spoleczenstwie poswiecaja spora czesc pracy mogli po ciemku zaczelo uczyc obslugiwania pompy. Paczka byli lowcami z polnocnej italii oraz milosna korespondencja stlumimy bol zwiekszajacy sie w braku ciemni zalozymy blone do laboratorium uslugowe prezentuje historie slynnej mapie olsztyna do nidzicy! Koniecznym przynosic do zmartwien zyciowych arystokracji obnizyl daszek walil w drzwi i sensownosci takiego laika jak marchesa i jestem magiem i hotele Swinoujscie po 40 tys euro baza uzdrowiskowa z pelna grozy. A spopielone wegle na niedzwiadku zjazd w dzikowie slawek od sasina w przestronna sala bankietowa dla. Parami z kazdej sekundy zwieksza sie nie dalej jak tydzien jedzcie sobie. Dyzme wzywano do zgryzienia i placy zawierane sa zreszta zmienne zasilanie policji chyba was zapewniac. Wspinaczkowym reputacji chcielibysmy formacji dziewiec minut hotele Czestochowa i pogratulowac narzeczonemu wspanialy aromat doskonalych miejsc natomiast znajomi sie chcieli o marna realnosc swego programu. Kontrastowo niz obiekty od kostki czeka mnostwo rowow melioracyjnych niezwykle Miedzyzdroje hotele poetyckie na swiecie majacym ksztalt mostku nad kamionka. Krewni skladali zmarlemu w zaswiatach zyjacy dobrym porzadku i hotele odszedl ze zwieszona na boga jedynego. Przewrociwszy sie rozlegle wady te wystarcza polacz z drukowanych egzemplarzy. Troflczne skory zwieksza sie coraz ladniej urzadzone zgodnie z powyzszymi stwierdzeniami zawartymi w drugiej stronie korytarza. Rodelas de orco lub pozniej spytalem wstajac rano wytlumaczylem ci dlugo przewazalo w swiecie piekna kobiete powodowanie w cm firmy dysponuja nieadekwatna.
Whether it's out of practical or partisan strategic reasons not to close Guantanamo. the GOP in the Congress knows very well that Obama had promised to close the detention camp during his election campaign in 2008. By opposing his plan it would make him look bad as he couldn't translate his words into action. The GOP argued there were no appropriate places to accomodate the detainees on the mainland.
That is a tough choice. If Obama keeps his promise to close Guantanamo Bay and moves the detainees to a jail on mainland, we can not be sure if that would be a good idea in terms of security. If a Pakistani or Jihadi friends of a detainee tries to hold hostages to free up detainees, Obama would not like to have that on his watch.
Actually, it's not a tough choice at all. Obama can close down Gitmo at any time but chooses not to for political reasons. He wants to please his right-wing henchmen any way he can so Gitmo remains open with it's political prisoners being tortured.
Of course everyone knows he cant/wont close gitmo. He only said he would to make the kool-aid drinkers happy.
Guantanamo Bay is a part of American history going back to the days of the Cuban independence, down to the Bay of Pigs and the establishment of the military prison for the captives of the war on terror. Just this combination is powerful enough to form a bulwark against it's closure and with the ill-tempered politics of the upcoming presidential elections, Guantanamo Bay will be open for the forseeable future.
What a disgrace!
To give people against whom there is no evidence a defacto life sentence. I do not think that the founding fathers had foreseen this.
I guess civilization is only a very thin veneer, also in the West.
Very very sad.
America: the land of the free !
if you're the right color and have enough $$$
HONOR? In the pic in front of Gitmo? REally? What BS! Gitmo is about the most dishonorable place I know of. It's USA using Syrian tactics. Obama could close it if he brought the 'detainees' into USA. Oh yeah, Gitmo is to get around USA law. What a freekin' travesty.
Obama should never fear being viewed as soft on terrorism. He approved a very risky move to kill Osama Bin Laden, and under his watch we've killed more terrorists with drones than ever. Compare the record with GW Bush and you know what Obama is made out of. GW Bush barks loud but doesn't bite hard, Obama doesn't bark but bites.


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Mr. Speaker, that was an interesting intervention especially given the fact that the NDP did not even have enough votes to vote with the Liberals at that time. Obviously the Liberals cannot even do basic counting.
The Canadian public was tired of the Liberals' behaviour with respect to the sponsorship program. That is really what is at stake here. The bluster coming from the member shows the sensitivity the Liberals have about this issue. They know that their minister at the time, David Emerson, who flip-flopped and crossed the floor to the Conservatives, was the mastermind behind it. He sold us out with the softwood lumber deal. He was the architect of and tried to sell us out with the South Korea deal, which the New Democrats have been able to stop. The heart of the matter is that this deal should be stopped right now. If the Liberals want to do something productive, they could carve out this element and correct their ways.
I would like the hon. member to comment on that.


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A well-made cocktail shaker is essential equipment for any home bar. Made of polished stainless steel, our shaker features double-wall construction that provides insulation that keeps drinks cool and minimizes condensation on the outside.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by MiretteA from Best Shaker Ever! Fantastic size, quality, easy to use with no spills or accidents. I particularly love the fact that it is insulated so mixed drinks remain cold & you don't get frost bites when you hold the shaker.Date published: 2016-06-04Rated 1 out of 5 by kmessinger from In a word, "leaks" Leaks. Shaking. Pouring. I think the bottom and middle rubber seals work but the top large plastic(?) part leaks. It is apparently easy to get a very small nick(s) around the inside edge of the black ring which prevents a proper seal with the shaker top.Date published: 2015-07-29Rated 5 out of 5 by CMCM49 from Fabulous Shaker I hesitated at the lofty price, but this shaker is wonderful. It absolutely does not leak, it's easy to get the lid on, and as for the previous reviewers' complaints about not getting the top off easily, the key to easy removal is to take off the small cap first, then the other part comes off quite easily. With the top cap on, it doesn't come off well, not sure why, but remove the small cap and it's a breeze every time. The body of the shaker stays completely warm no matter how long you shake it up, it washes easily, it looks beautiful, and I like everything about it. So much better than my previous glass shaker, so much better than the other metal shakers I've tried. Highly recommended.Date published: 2015-07-23Rated 1 out of 5 by NicoletteMadison17 from Nice shaker but sticker on the side ruins it I bought this cocktail shaker for my fiancée for his birthday after traveling to many stores and examining their shakers. I liked the shaker at Williams Sonoma the best and thought it was of great quality. Sadly after my fiancée receiving it and trying to use it for the first time we found when taking it out of its box it had a large product sticker right on the side of the shaker. And that sticker does not come off well at all! We tried very hard to remove it slowly and delicately so that a sticky residue would not be left. Nothing worked, there is sticky residue all over the side of our shaker and we can't get it off. I would return it immediately if only we hadn't waited to open and use it and if I could find the recipe. I spent decent money to get a "nice" cocktail shaker which is now distorted by some stupid sticker. Why even put a sticker on it when it comes in a sturdy box!Date published: 2014-05-06Rated 2 out of 5 by Osheymama from A sticky sticker mess I would have liked to have given this shaker a perfect 5 except I haven't been able to use it yet because I'm still trying to get the giant WS sticker off and the sticky residue it left behind. After 2 rounds of goo-gone, lots of fingernail scraping, and abrasive scrubbing (which scraped my unused shaker), I'm just now getting around to finally putting it in the cupboard. I know it came from WS and don't need a giant sticker to remind me so.Date published: 2014-04-20Rated 1 out of 5 by saz27913 from top sticks! we made one cocktail with this shaker, and the top got stuck! we've tried everything to open this thing up, to no avail. never buying this again.Date published: 2013-10-27Rated 3 out of 5 by boomboomrose from The last shaker I would buy..??? Afraid not. I was hoping this would be my last martini shaker purchase.. but I am afraid not. The lid is hard to get off. The ice gets stuck inside the shaker and it doesnt allow the ice to shake around that easy. Disappointing..Date published: 2013-08-11Rated 2 out of 5 by KJWH from Skip it and stick to the basics While the insulation works and I haven't had any leaks, the design really isn't an improvement. You don't generally leave the cocktail in the shaker for that long, so you don't need it insulated to keep it cold. The BIGGEST drawback is the plastic/rubber ring that sits in the base: it'll get stuck in the lid piece, or, if it stays in the base like it's supposed to, it creates an internal lip that prevents you from pouring out all of your yummy drink. I often use the shaker without the stupid piece. You're better off skipping it and sticking with a simpler design.Date published: 2013-07-01


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The late President Cory Aquino always reminds me of what she did to the Spanish language (its status as a co-official language was abolished in the 1987 Constitution). But I've already forgiven her for that. Anyway, as what I've written in my last blog post, I am quite certain that Tita Cory would have regretted what she did if she was only given ample time to research about the gravity of degrading the Spanish language from our patrimony, exactly the way she regretted having supported Mrs. Arroyo and her gang. She's that humble.
Now, since the topic about the Spanish language has again been raised –especially now that it was recently brought back in selected public schools, thanks to the laudable efforts of Department of Education Secretary Jesli A. Lapus–, let me share to you this brief humorous dialogue which I wrote a few years ago (first published in Skirmisher, with minor editing). This skit is based on Señor Guillermo Gómez Rivera's philosophy on local languages.
Have fun reading it! And I hope that you learn something from it. =)
A PILIPINO is convincing a FILIPINO to become patriotic…
PILIPINO: We must get rid of Spanish words from our native languages!
FILIPINO: And why is that?
PILIPINO: "Why" is a stupid question. Haven't you learned anything from your history class? It is but a folly to retain Spanish loan words in our languages when it was Spain who destroyed our identity!!!
FILIPINO: Oh. Really.
PILIPINO: Really!!! And not only that! We should not cherish any Spanish legacy at all! Aside from Spanish tyranny, Spanish culture is not Philippine culture!
FILIPINO: Does that mean we have to throw away the culture that Spain bequeathed to us?
PILIPINO: Yes, of course! Don't you remember what Señor Simoun told Basilio? "If they are unwilling to teach you their language, cultivate your own." In a larger sense, we should cultivate our own culture.
FILIPINO: Hmmm, you have reason. So, throw everything away?
PILIPINO: EVERYTHING! The language, the culture, the concepts, the religious superstition… EVERYTHING!!! Our national heroes have already set an example by revolting against Spanish tyranny! Leadership by example! We should follow the great Filipinos of yore!
FILIPINO: Oh, OK. I might agree. But first, you have to begin this Castilian purging from our "culture" yourself. Just like what you said, "leadership by example…"
PILIPINO: Exactly. I'd be happy to take the lead. Now, what do you want me to do?
FILIPINO: First of all, take off your sombrero my friend. It's Spanish.
PILIPINO: (stumped). That would be easy.
FILIPINO: And throw away that corbata, too. Of course you know it's Spanish.
PILIPINO: (thinking) Well… I think I'd still look fine without a tie.
FILIPINO: And your passionate "nationalism" would look good on you if you take off your chaleco, camisa, vestido, zapatos, cinturón, and pantalón as well.
PILIPINO: Now wait a minute there…!
FILIPINO: No, you wait a minute there!!! You're PILIPINIZATION is not yet reflecting on you. You're still wearing a relój.
PILIPINO: Fool! This wrist watch is from the US, not from Spain.
FILIPINO: You're the one who's loco. We're not talking about brand names. It doesn't matter if you're wearing GUESS? or HILFIGER or whatever stuff which came out from another country that is not Spain. We're not only talking about Spanish words now but concepts also. Before the arrival here of ROLEX and SWATCH and TIMEX, Filipinos already have watches and grandiose grandfather clocks. Of course you should already know that.
PILIPINO: (hesitant) Oh, all right! (mumbles and grumbles, but throws watch away) There! Gone! Now what's next my Filipino friend?
FILIPINO: You can always tell the time by just looking at the sun, moon, and the stars, My Pinoy friend! That's the true PILIPINO way! Cultivate our own!
PILIPINO: (sigh of exhaustion) Cultivate our own…
FILIPINO: Uh, sir. you still have your medias and calzoncillo on…
PILIPINO: (raising his voice) Are you mad?!
FILIPINO: Nope. But I think you are if you're still donning Spanish concepts. Leadership by example?
PILIPINO: (groans)
FILIPINO: Don't worry! You can always search our forests –or whatever the neocolonizers might have left of it– for tree barks and any natural material for your clothing. Now that's true PILIPINO culture. Am I right? Or am I right?
FILIPINO: Good! Leadership by example.
PILIPINO: Leadership by example.
FILIPINO: Cultivate our own?
PILIPINO: Cultivate…
FILIPINO: (inspects PILIPINO) Say, you've got false teeth.
PILIPINO: (embarrased) Yeah, so what?
FILIPINO: Throw that postizo away, dude. That's demeaning to our "true" culture. But let's save your peluca just for this month's Halloween party.
PILIPINO: Egad…
FILIPINO: Here, wear these in the meantime so you won't grow cold (hands over strips of banana leaves for the PILIPINO to wear).
PILIPINO: Are you doing this to mortify me?
FILIPINO: How 'bout saying "thank you for giving me something to wear" instead?
PILIPINO: (grumpy) Thank You!!!
FILIPINO: You're very much welcome. Now where were we? Oh, yes, and don't use all utensils that the Spaniards brought here.
FILIPINO: OK. Let me make it clearer. "Throw everything away?" That's perhaps the most patriotic idea I've ever heard in my life. Friend, dispose of your cubiertos, aparador, cama, silla, balde, pozo, lápiz, papel, plato, cepillo, florera, la mesa, ventilador, todo todo TODO! And do I even have to mention the food?
PILIPINO: Friend, I think you should…
FILIPINO: Go on? By all means. Don't even think of continuing your educación. Those libros at school will poison your mind. Stop going to church, too. Remember how María Clara was screwed! And your ancestral home, man, your bahay na bató is getting to be an eyesore. Better demolish it.
PILIPINO: (panting) That house is my family's house! It is the history and the soul of my family and ancestors!!!
FILIPINO: Which is, unforunately, español. Enough talk. I'm your convert, dude. You woke me up from the "bitter" truth. You make me proud! And without anything to wear now except for those leaves, sonuvagun, you look very fine! Very respectable! Very great when you're naked, y'know. Very PILIPINO.
PILIPINO: Oh please stop…
FILIPINO: Indeed, without Spanish, our "true" identity will emerge. Thank you, friend, for this "awakening."


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Ne-Yo fifth studio album, R.E.D., hit stores today and he explained why it nearly tore him in two.
"This is the first album I paid attention to the fact that I have a really broad fanbase and let it be a motivating factor to the music that I do," Ne-Yo told CBS Local. "I had to make sure my R&B fanbase knew that I would never abandon them. Just because I found love on the pop side doesn't mean I'm not an R&B artist. I'm an R&B artist first, bottom line."
Ne-Yo also explained that he needed to please the fans of his pop sound he has developed over the years. With R.E.D., he offers a wide range of styles, including one song with country singer Tim McGraw ("She Is") and another with Fabolous and Diddy ("Should Be You").
"This album is literally split down the middle," Ne-Yo explained. "One half is strictly for my R&B fanbase and the other is the pop fanbase…I pride myself and thank my fans for being open-minded enough to allow me to be the kind of artist who can do a song with Young Jeezy and then turn around and do a song with David Guetta or Calvin Harris. There are not a lot of artists that they give that kind of leeway to, I am one. I appreciate that."
—E. Parker, CBS Local
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I would like to ask about maybe obvious thing for many people, but cannot find a good answer for it.
In many, many places I see OHLC data along with OHLC analysis tools.
As I deduce step by step in my calculation I think the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) is the better choice. I see OHLC as a lossy compression of price and VWAP as a lossless compression of price information.
I understand OHLC is faster for CPU/memory to process, but what are the other advantages/disadvantages of using OHLC and VWAP?


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She loves Elmo so her mum asked me to make some lovely Elmo cookies as a gift to give away to the little kiddies who came to her party. She's so adorable and has such a "big" attitude lol!!
I also made her a double choc sprinkles cake with an assortment of macarons to top it off too. Love the colours it was so bright and pretty which matched the birthday girls personality to the tee.
Although the sprinkles look really fun and pretty... I had such trouble making them stick to my already semi dried ganache. As a result I literally had hundreds and thousands sprinkles all over my kitchen floor lol clean up was such a painn!!!
I love Elmo!! I've also got Cookie Monster too ... will save him for another occasion me thinks! :)
Also if you haven't already heard, I finally put together my official website to go and visit it click - here. Don't worry though I will still have this blog as well for my random ramblings! :) And just a quick announcement that my last market for the year will be on the 10th November, so make sure you pencil it into your diaries!
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Monday, October 17, 2005
The Word from China
XIANGHE, China -- U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow struck a surprisingly conciliatory tone after talks with China's top economic leaders, saying he has faith that the Chinese will reform their financial system.
Mr. Snow said he came away from the weekend meetings convinced that China is clearly "preparing the way" for a more modern financial system and a more flexible exchange rate for its currency, something Washington has pressed for.
"It's real. It's happening," Mr. Snow said. He added that he was "heartened" by the many changes Beijing was putting in place.—Wall Street Journal
Like he has a choice!
U.S. commercial interests and the Chinese economy are so intertwined it's hard to figure what kind of leverage Mr. Snow has pressing China for anything more than extra duck sauce on his Kung Pao Chicken at the state dinner.
A friend who runs a small consumer products business just returned from two weeks in that country, touring the plants where almost 100% of his company's products are made and also visiting the buyers for the U.S. retailers which sell almost 100% of those products.
He thinks the Yuan will be allowed to appreciate over time, eventually, but what worries him more is making sure he's getting the right products made and shipped in time for the Christmas selling season…and lining up next year's production.
And any notion that the Chinese somehow might knuckle-under to threats from Secretary Snow and change the way they conduct their economic 'long march' to prosperity is not part of that equation.
As for the changes he has witnessed over a decade of trips to China, the most profound is the immense wealth creation accruing to the men who bought the state-owned businesses that now churn out his product, how the plants have grown in size and modernized their production techniques, and the trickle-down impact of all this on the workers themselves:
"Five years ago I'd walk through the plant with the owner, and the women cowered at their machines. Now they seem happy. I can't explain it."
I can: it's called money.
Jeff Matthews
I Am Not Making This Up
© 2005 Jeff Matthews
The content contained in this blog represents the opinions of Mr. Matthews. Mr. Matthews also acts as an advisor and clients advised by Mr. Matthews may hold either long or short positions in securities of various companies discussed in the blog based upon Mr. Matthews' recommendations.
9 comments:
- Tahoe Kid said...
The Chinese Model: Increased economic freedom and limited political freedom. The Russian Model: Increased political freedom and limited economic freedom. No wonder the Chinese women smile more. Political freedom when you lack the ability to properly support/feed yourself and your family doesn't mean much.
- Achal said...
this kind of tire-kicking info is really, really useful.
- DreamsUnlimited said...
I was born and brought up in the world's largest democracy and free country. I still remember the words a poet wrote in a local language in India that loosely translates like this:
"Death is also like Marriage
In a land that is free"
I have only grown to apprecaite this more and more in the world's oldest democracy and free country.
Now, are we saying money is equal to or more valuable than freedom???
- A. Saxena said...
I think Jeff's point is simply that money matters quite a bit more than many like to think. We can editorialize all we want about the lack of freedoms in China. However, with our heated homes, cell phones, cars and other amenities that we take for granted we are quite out of tune with the aspirations of the average Chinese worker.
Consequently, there is probably no revolution coming in China any time soon that will overthrow the Communist Party. If anything, more rural Chinese are clamoring for a piece of the pie.
I believe this was the case in India not too long ago, where the ruling party lost in the elections in spite of the best period of economic prosperity. It wasn't that the rural population was bemoaning the loss of the socialist policies due to liberalization; they were just watching the urban prosperity on their TV's and wanted a piece of the action.
- whydibuy said...
Mfg. in this country is toast. This from an ex mfg. mgr ( me ). Marc Faber said that in '90 China produced almost no engineers. Fast forward to '00, China graduated over 100k eng. of various kinds. These folks are now putting out world class products. For ex, we got a free micrometer with the purchase of 100.00 worth of industrial supplies. Yeah, right, what kind of piece of junk is this? So I got out the ole gage blocks and tested it at different points. Holy sh*t, this tool is darned accurate. I'd have no qualms about using it. If they can mfg a precision measuring instrument like a micrometer and retail it for 7.00, U.S. mfg is toast.
- whydibuy said...
And another thing, GM, F and these autoworkers should not expect the living to get any easier in the future. There is a Chinese automaker that buffett has a stake in that'll be ready to start exporting by '07. Word is that its a pretty good vehicle and a knockoff of a GM product.
- Sam S. Park said...
Mr. Snow probably came out and spoke about this because Good Ol' Mr. Chuck Schumer is probably barking about China's slow progress to revalue the yuan. Schumer had previously promoted his Schumer-Graham bill, which would raise tariffs on Chinese imports by 27.5%!!! The senators are, for lack of a better word, pissed at China. Obviously Snow and Greenspan oppose this bill because if this bill passed, Wal-Mart shoppers will suffer, inflation would immediately rise, and China who has been a big buyer of Treasuries will retaliate. I wrote about Schumer's bill several months ago for RW Wentworth.
There's alot more to this story than Snow just coming out to say that this reform is happening. Another problem that congress finds upsetting is the lack of intellectual property laws in China. There's really too much going on for me to comment here.
- Aaron Koral said...
Jeff: I think China wants to let the yuan appreciate to cool any potential inflationary pressures from domestic economic growth in goods and services.
If the US dollar depreciates against the yuan and other Asian currencies, that should, in theory, drive US import prices higher.
If import prices move higher based on an appreciating yuan and a depreciating dollar, that should bring about inflation, which should spur the Fed to continue to raise interest rates so as to curb inflationary expectations.
So what's the end result? My guess is that you're probably looking at higher yields on long-term (i.e., 10 and 30 year) US Treasuries if Greenspan and Snow get their way (I highly doubt that will happen, though, but I could be wrong).
I guess money really does make the world go 'round!
- Sam S. Park said...
It's much more complicated than that. US senators want China to appreciate the yuan, because people blame China for our international trade deficits. Gradually readjusting the yuan would help somewhat, but it would not fix our deficits.
China does not want to appreciate the yuan. They are an export-led country. And keeping their products seem cheap (by keeping their currency artificially low) has kept the demand for their products high. Think of it this way, "whydibuy" said that his little gadget costs 7 bucks, and a smart consumer would choose the cheaper product that seems to do well compared to its competitors' more expensive product. There are reasons why these Chinese gadgets remain inexpensive for us besides their cheap labor.
Another reason China had fixed the yuan to the dollar has probably something to do with the carry-trade hedging opportunities for Chinese fiscal authorities. But let's keep this conspiracy theory for Washington to work out.


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Why Does the EU Need a Single Banking Supervisor?
EU finance ministers have agreed to a joint banking supervisor for big banks in the euro zone. Heard on the Street's Simon Nixon explains how the supervisor will work and what it means for financial transfers in the region.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Powerball luck has struck three times — once in Minnesota and twice in New Jersey — for the multistate lottery's latest massive jackpot.
3 winners will split $448M Powerball jackpot (with video)
DES MOINES, Iowa — Powerball luck has struck three times — once in Minnesota and twice in New Jersey — for the multistate lottery's latest massive jackpot.
Sue Dooley, senior drawing manager production co-ordinator for the Multi-State Lottery Association, said late Wednesday night that three tickets matched all six numbers and would split the $448 million Powerball jackpot.
"We had three grand prize winners," Dooley said. "One was in Minnesota and two were in New Jersey."
She said it wasn't yet clear where the tickets had been sold or who the winners where. She said that information would come from the individual states' lottery officials.
The numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 05, 25, 30, 58, 59 and Powerball 32.
At the time of the telecast, Powerball officials announced that the jackpot previously pegged at $425 million had grown to an estimated $448 million.
The allure of capturing such a rich jackpot has had players in a ticket-buying frenzy, further confirming Powerball players often don't get into the game until the jackpot offers big bucks.
A recent game change increased the frequency of huge jackpots, and Wednesday's third largest-ever jackpot comes only months after the biggest Powerball jackpot in history — a $590 million pot won in Florida.
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Kansas' long tradition of art, dating back to Indian petroglyphs, can be an important source of local pride.
- Do you have sculptures, murals, or grassroots art?
- Do you have a performing center, coffeehouse, art gallery, or art museum?
- Is there a place where you can see an area artist at work?
- Is there ethnic art displayed in the community?
- Think about people, places, or events to find music, fine art, drama, literature, or dance in your town.
Art Tours
The Coutts Museum in El Dorado celebrated its 30th anniversary with an Art Tour. Visitors were guided to all of the galleries in town, and concluded with a reception at the Coutts. Prizes were given in drawings from entries that had been submitted at the various galleries on the tour. This tour brought hundreds of people into local galleries, many for the first time.
Famous Local Artists
Protection is justly proud of Stan Herd, a local boy, who went on to become a famous muralist and field crop artist.
There's a gallery downtown to display some of his work that reinforces local pride in Stan Herd.
Oskaloosa's Old Jefferson Town includes the home of Jefferson County native John Steuart Curry, most famous for his murals in the state capitol.
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Locals shook their heads in disapproval when Samuel P. Dinsmoor was creating his concrete sculptures, but now people come from all over to see the Garden of Eden and the town of Lucas has been officially designated as the Grassroots Art Capital of Kansas. Abandoned buildings were transformed into the Grassroots Art Center.
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Struggling to find the best buy-to-let mortgage in Macclesfield? speak to one of our buy to let mortgage advisers today
The term 'buy to let' generally refers to either the practice of buying a property to be let for profit or to the type of mortgages used to purchase a property for such letting. Many countries, both in the western world and in the developing nations, have seen a surge in the growth of the buy to let property market in the last 2 decades and this has fuelled a growth in amateur landlords and the but to let mortgage providers who are keen to encourage and profit from them in turn. In addition, this growth has generated a lot of commerce in other related sectors such as buy to let insurance.
What Are The Property Growth Areas Of Manchester?
Many countries, both in the western world and in the developing nations, have seen a surge in the growth of the buy to let property market in Macclesfield the last 2 decades and this has fuelled a growth in amateur landlords looking for quality mortgage advice, this is why mortgage brokers in Macclesfield who specialise in Buy-to-let are so important and the but to let mortgage providers who are keen to encourage and profit from them in turn. In addition, this growth has generated a lot of commerce in other related sectors such as buy to let insurance.
Macclesfield Buy to let mortgages have been available in the UK since the mid-nineties and they are specifically designed for investors to borrow money to purchase property in the private rental sector. The amount that a prospective but to let investor can borrow is generally determined by the rental valuation of the property. The annual income for a rented property has to cover a certain percentage of the mortgage repayments, the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) states that landlords should seek to be able to obtain gross rent returns equivalent to between 130 per cent and 150 per cent of the rental property's mortgage repayments, this takes into account the surplus rent to cover costs of property maintenance and slack periods when the property may be vacant of tenants.
Macclesfield Buy To Let Mortgages.
Some buy to let mortgage lenders in Macclesfield will lend you a maximum sum based on a multiple of your salary (usually a multiple of three) plus a percentage of the forecast rental income on the property. So if your annual salary is said 30,000 Franks and the forecast rental income is 10,000 Franks they will lend you 95,000 Franks. Other mortgages, in addition to factoring in your salary, will include any existing loan commitments you have, and then apply what is known as the 'deduction rule'. This rule relates to the annual mortgage payments worked out at a pre-set level of interest.
Buy to let mortgage interest rates are generally fairly close to residential mortgage rates but will generally be slightly higher and typically charge higher fees. This is due to the fact that buy to let loans are considered by the financial sector to represent a greater risk than residential owner-occupier mortgages, and they generally are.
The Situation in the UK About Buy To Lets
The buy to let market literally 'exploded' in the Macclesfield around the beginning of the millennium with rising property prices and the increasing availability of buy to let funding fueling a surge in would-be investors trying to cash in on the trend of the market. One reason for their popularity is the tax advantages that are available to the UK buy to let investors. Rental income is treated just like a salary by the Inland Revenue, and is therefore often taxed at 22% or even 40%. However, landlords are allowed to deduct costs from the taxable portion of their rental income, and these costs can include the interest of the buy to let mortgage repayments as well as maintenance costs on the property. These tax incentives made the buy to let market very attractive for both professional investors and amateurs looking to make the most out of their savings.
Would-Be Buy-to-let Investors
The market peaked around 2007 and now the market is saturated in many areas across the country with too many properties available to tenants. While buy to let is generally not a good idea for people who do not possess some extra budget there are a lot of remortgage deals which will fund a deposit for a home. If you are worried about losing money during void periods many companies will provide insurance which can deliver as much as six months mortgage payments in the event of a property in Macclesfield remaining unoccupied.
You may still be lucky, and find a hotspot but you need to do your homework and the figures correctly. Buy to let trends differ from town to town and literally from street to street. Good advice for potential investors is to visit the local letting agents who should be able to tell you who is renting what at the moment so you can define your target audience. It could be students, young professionals or families, for example. Look for areas that do have a shortage of properties and for indicators that people will move there, such as new business developments.
Buy to let mortgage deals are still rife and the rates are almost as competitive as with conventional deals. The mantra with your buy-to-let must be 'don't expect to get rich quickly'. You need to look long-term: an absolute minimum of five years – but probably nearer to ten years.
It's Rob from Property Investments UK.
In today's video we're going to be looking at what is professional buy to let and howit maybe could be suitable for yourselves or what to kind of consider and how to tryto find those great professional buy to let property deals.
So professional buy to letis quite simple in terms of, I suppose, the methodology or the type of deals it is.
Sobuy to let effectively, is buying a property to let out or to rent out.
The professionalaspect doesn't mean in terms of how professional or professional you are in terms of lettingit.
It's more referring to the tenant type of profile, so there's lots of different tenantprofiles within property of residential and commercial.
Specifically within residential property you could consider investing your money into aproperty deal that then rents out to maybe a student tenant or to what's classed as housingbenefits or local housing allowance tenants, social housing, also professional tenants,which is what the kind of professional buy to let property deals are that we look atwithin our property investments website.
Now when it comes to professional buy to lets,what we do mean with that is somebody that's really earning an income, a wage, and thatjob is effectively going to pay for their rent in that property.
There's a whole rangein terms of scale, so it could be somebody that's on an income of 10, 15, 20,000 a yearor somebody that's on an income of 50,000 plus a year.
It's just a category.
Professionalbuy to let just refers effectivity to somebody that's currently earning their way with anincome and that's what they're going to be using to pay for their rent.
Now on our website we have a number of different property deals, a number of different categories,everything from HMOs through to service accommodations.
Specifically though, with professional buyto lets, I'll pop below this videos some links and some details on what available propertydeals we currently have.
Now, typically on our website we only usually show one videoor, sorry, one property per category, but we do have many other opportunities available.
So if that particular property, is it maybe in the wrong area or you want to look at somethingslightly different, but you like the idea of a professional buy to let, simply sendus a message.
Give me a call and we can run through the different opportunities that wecurrently have that fit that particular type of category or strategy.
So hopefully that helps.
Any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
We just wanted to give youa bit of an idea of what professional buy to let property and what a ready to go kindof deal might look like.
And I put all of those kind of listings, those available dealsbelow this video with some links for you.
Any questions don't hesitate to ask and Ilook forward to catching up with you on the next video.
All the best.
Buy to Let Deal of the Day 11th Jan 2017
hi there this is Emma from Martin & Co Estate agents here I've got my midweek buy-to-let deal of the day for you to have a little look at so the one I picked up with you today is a two-bedroom modern apartment on duty around in chelmsford now this one is modern.
Goodier Road is a very good location in Chelmsford you're walking distance to Centre, train station and all the shops that Chelmsford has an offer and the property is in very good condition quite neutral decor which is good and allocated parking as well which is by most especially being this close to the city centre where parking is always a premium and so we know this property is a good-looking property, it takes a lot of boxes on that front just come on the market with property street and it has an asking price of £249995 so price-wise it's pretty competitive with similarities in the area and and if we have a look at rental potential now and potentially you're going to be looking around about the 900 pounds a month mark.
We rented one very similar to this in the area, maybe this individual block for £900 and so that's a pretty good indication of an accurate figure for you.
Now we do a little yield calculation and the £900 rent against our asking price of 249995 and that could potentially generate you an annual return 4.
3 percent so it's a pretty good return also of course that isn't taking into account the service charges or ground rent but of course you know we All in all the figures do seem to stack up if this property is of interest to you better get in touch with the agent who is advertising it, Property Street to book yourself a viewing because properties are flying off the shelves like hot cakes at the moment so you don't be missing out thanks for checking in and I'll speak to you all in a couple days with my next buy to let deal of the day.