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Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 23: Situation (human) in Thailand
13 February 2004
Situation (human) in Thailand
The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand has confirmed two additional cases of H5N1 infection. The newly reported cases are a two-year-old boy from Suphanburi Province, and a 27-year-old woman from Uttaradit Province. Both cases have fully recovered and were discharged from hospital earlier this week.
Investigations of the two cases have identified contact with sick or dead chickens.
The 13-year-old boy, whose infection was confirmed yesterday, died today.
Altogether, 8 confirmed cases, six of them fatal, have been reported in Thailand.
Clinical descriptions of Thailand's first five cases have been published today.


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Welcome to the fantastic month of November!?!
Yes, November is fun with the beginning of the holidays, and whimsical because we are never sure of the weather and joys this holiday season will bring. November is amazing in the way we focus our thanks to God for who He is, what He has done for us and the many blessings He has… Read More ›

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Erik, Per the last call please see the SVG accessibility gap analysis and proposals to fill those gaps for SVG2. Kelvin and I vetted this with Jennifer Yu (Microsoft), Dominic Mazzoni (Google), and David Bolter (Mozilla). Please arrange for time on next week's agenda for me to do a walk through. (See attached file: SVG Accessibility-1.1.docx) Cheers, Rich Rich Schwerdtfeger
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Christmas Day (and Christmas in general) is always very busy. When we're rushing around opening presents, putting the turkey on to cook, having a few glasses of mulled wine, relaxing while watching a Christmassy film, looking after the kids and visiting relatives, we want an outfit – or two – that will take us easily from dining table to pub to gift unwrapping with ease. After all, we've got more important things to worry about! At Littlewoods HQ, we've been thinking about the best outfit for this exciting day and have come up with some versatile yet stylish outfit changes for you and your partner.
There's no way you'll escape the kids bouncing out of bed and bounding downstairs, but there's no reason you can't keep it fashionable and practical while you're opening presents. Our Savoir Printed Pyjamas are perfect for lounging round in the morning, and pair it with the Sorbet Pom Pom Printed Robe for extra warmth – it's super snuggly too. For the lads, the Goodsouls Mens Dressing Gown is soft, warm, and great for when you need to make the first bacon sandwiches of the day.
After the presents have been opened, you'll need an outfit that will look smart enough for Christmas dinner but still be practical for making that snowy walk to the pub. The Goodsouls Mens Check Shirt is a great choice in a festive colour, plus the 100% cotton makes it warm yet still breathable. Sturdy smart boots, like the Goodsouls Holmes Western Mens Boots, look stylish with jeans and will withstand a trudge through the snow too. A cosy jumper finishes the whole look nicely, and we love the DKNY JEANS Mens Cable Knit Jumper in a high percentage wool mix. Traditional cables and a wide shawl collar make this the perfect Christmas jumper – although we won't mind if you wear it the rest of the year too!
Getting dressed up for Christmas dinner is always fun, so get glamorous with a jewel-toned dress like the Teatro Waterfall Front Occasion Dress in cobalt blue. The flowing style hides any lumps and bumps while the neckline and bodice are especially flattering. A pair of pretty heels in versatile black, like the Teatro Dakota Pleat Peep Toe Shoes, is the perfect accompaniment. We also love the Pretty Vine Necklace, Bracelet and Earring Set with its crystal details that add a little more sparkle on Christmas Day! For a winter walk after dinner, swap the shoes for some stylish but practical boots, like the Rocket Dog Satire Cowboy Ankle Boots, and throw on a gorgeously cosy cardigan. Our South Patterned Duffle Cardigan combines an on-trend tribal print with a comfy, cuddly wool and acrylic mix for a pretty piece of knitwear. Just swap the dress for a sequinned tee and jeans when you come back to watch the Dr Who Christmas special and you'll have the perfect, versatile Christmas Day outfit.


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And Put It Here So You Can Visit It
This is a thank you letter. A letter that provides my all in thanks as never have I had so much to be grateful for in life and, for all i am thankful, is invested in one person - You.
You have defined so many things for me, things I believed were always present in my life and I fancied to have control of them, yet now realise i knew nothing of. Love, happiness, trust, being one, and a future. You are all things to me, and that is not at all inkeeping with the cynical voice i have had in the past in which I believed no one person could be everything. You took me by surprise in your existence as I knew you had lived an eternity in my dreams and then you showed up and proved, that my dream had come true. You turned me from Ms Ice into Ms Mush
I can never put into words what exactly i feel for you. It is beyond love, it is beyond everything I have ever known and is something much powerful than myself and exists beyond me. And I know you know this, but I write this letter so that you see the thought process that I am living blissfully in the indefinable love that we share.
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In a victory that created its first winning streak of the season, the Boston University men's tennis team swept Sacred Heart University, 7-0, in Fairfield, Conn., on Saturday. The win was BU's second sweep in three wins this season.
With the win, BU (3-11) has gotten on a bit of a hot streak after starting 0-10, as it has won three of its last four meets.
Seniors Michael Kopelman and Regis Chang, as well as junior Josh Friedman each won super tiebreakers to take their matchups. Junior Alex Hallenbeck won by the widest margin from his matchup at No. 6 singles for BU, as he took back-to-back sets at 6-2, 6-0 from sophomore Luka Bagi.
In doubles, the combination of Friedman and sophomore Jesse Frieder, as well as the combination of Kopelman and freshman Emilio Teran, won their matches 8-4.
The men's team plays again in Flushing, N.Y., against St. John's University on Friday.
While the men's team experienced success over the weekend, the women's tennis team could not emerge with a win, as it was swept by No. 47 Syracuse University, 7-0, on Sunday.
BU (5-8) has struggled lately, losing eight of its last nine meets after beginning the season 4-0.
The only matchup BU won on the day was the No. 2 doubles pair of junior Vivien Laszloffy and senior Petra Santini, who beat the Syracuse combination of sophomore Aleah Morrow and freshman Amanda Rodgers, 9-7.
The closest Terrier to a win in singles was Laszloffy, who lost in a tiebreaker 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 to Syracuse senior Emily Harman. All other Terriers were beaten in straight sets.
The women's team will face Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., on Saturday.
Women's Lacrosse
The America East Conference announced junior attack Danielle Etrasco as its Player of the Week on Monday.
Etrasco, the reigning America East Player of the Year, tallied eight points during BU's wins over Yale University last Wednesday and the University of Vermont on Saturday. She also had two ground balls, controlled 13 draws and caused one turnover during the two games.
Etrasco scored five goals during BU's 16-15 win over Vermont, inlcuding four during the second half.
Men's Hockey
Two members of the Boston University men's hockey team took home accolades from the New England Hockey Writers Association on Tuesday.
Sophomore defenseman Adam Clendening, who was named a Hockey East First Team All-Star and had 33 points this season, was named a Division I All-Star. He was one of two sophomores named to the Division I All-Star team. During the 2011-12 season, Clendening was eighth in the nation for points per game by a defenseman with 0.87.
Senior captain Chris Connolly took home the region's Best Defensive Forward honor. The Duluth, Minn., native was the first two-year captain since Jack O'Callahan and tallied a career-high 40 points during his senior season. Connolly was named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star and also took home the award for being the league's Best Defensive Forward.
Women's Hockey
The BU women's hockey team also garnered awards from the New England Hockey Writers Association on Tuesday.
Senior captain Jenn Wakefield and senior defenseman Kasey Boucher were both named to the New England Women's Division I All-Star team.
Wakefield, who was named to theeam for the second straight year, led Hockey East in points during an impressive senior season with the Terriers. Wakefield became the first Hockey East player to score more than 100 career goals and earned her 200th career point during the Hockey East Tournament.
Boucher received the award for the first time after being named the Hockey East Best Defenseman and being named a Hockey East FirsttTeam All-Star. Boucher had a career-high 16 points during her senior campaign and led BU with a plus-18 rating. She finished her four-year career with BU having played the most games in the program's history with 147.
Women's Rowing
The Boston University women's rowing team earned its first Council Cup victory over Northeastern University since 2005 en route to placing third in the Beanpot Regatta on the Charles River Saturday morning.
The Terriers' top squad took second in the Varsity Eight race at 6:32.1 – 6.2 seconds ahead of the Huskies – and reclaimed the Council Cup. The second-place finish stood behind Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, which took the Allen-DeWolfe Trophy over BU. Senior Cheryl Copson stroked while classmate Kayla Rivers coxed in the second-place finish.
The subsequent races did not end as well as the first varsity eight, as BU finished third in each of the following three races. Radcliffe and Northeastern bested the Terriers in the Second Varsity Eight, while Boston College and Northeastern topped BU in the Third Varsity Eight race. Radcliffe and Northeastern again edged out the Terriers in the Varsity Four race.
Radcliffe won the overall Beanpot by a wide margin, as its 50-point total beat second-place Northeastern by 12 points. BU totaled 31 points to take third place, while BC placed fourth with 24 points. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology struggled to keep up with the other schools, finishing last with only 15 points.
BU will race again on Saturday when it travels to Syracuse, N.Y., to participate in the Kittel Cup with Syracuse University, Cornell University and Rutgers University.


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Rural post offices around Indiana are significantly reducing the number of hours they are open each day. The move is part of a national effort to cut back on the US Postal Service's cost while maintaining service in rural communities and avoiding facility closures.
121 post offices will be affected in the state. Most are currently open eight hours a day, but some will soon be open as few as two hours a day due to the USPS's budget crunch .
USPS spokesperson Mary Dando says the two-year plan is a way to keep the offices open while still cutting costs.
"We estimate that we have a savings of half a billion dollars from this, so this is a way that we can continue to serve our customers especially those in rural areas," Dando says.
The Postal Service is still looking into cost-saving measures. Those include contracting with local businesses to create what are called Village Post Offices within an existing storefront, as well as offering early retirement packages to some postal service workers.


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Relocation gives popular deli higher visibility
A recent move has done Guillermo's good even if it was just a scant block or two away from its original location.
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A recent move has done Guillermo's good even if it was just a scant block or two away from its original location.
Guillermo's, a downtown deli favorite for 13 years, recently moved four months ago from its former locale at D.R. Semmes YMCA to their current spot on McCullough Avenue.
The slightly off-kilter restaurant is a lunchtime "Cheers" of sorts, where everybody knows your name and owner William "Guillermo" Garza, 38, fist bumps customers left and right. Whether they're an AT&T employee grabbing a quick bite or a River Walk tourist who has temporarily strayed from the group to sink their teeth into a succulent stromboli, everyone is valued at the restaurant.
"We don't discriminate, Garza said. "Our sandwiches are colorblind."
Garza is hardworking, driven and gives back to the community that gave him the education that set the groundwork. He's a graduate of Central Catholic (the restaurant serves as the official Central Catholic tailgate locale) and the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he majored in accounting.
Following graduation, Garza had little luck landing a job, so he decided to start a catering company. Garza's first catering gig was for the former Archbishop Patrick Flores.
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In 1995 Garza was approached by the people from the D.R. Semmes YMCA about opening a sandwich shop at the fitness center. The rest is delicious history. For the next 13 years and counting, Garza and his crew have offered daily helpings of pasta, pizza and sandwiches.
"I know this business," Garza said. "I've been making pizza's for 27 years."
A native San Antonian, Garza has opened, closed or sold five restaurants in the course of the 13 years since he's been at been the helm of his namesake. But, the restaurant and catering business was never something that just fell into his lap because he couldn't find a decent job after college. At the age of 12, Garza went to work as a dishwasher and hasn't stopped working since. There's hardly ever a moment where Garza doesn't have the business or his and his families future on his mind.
"I'm never satisfied," Garza said. "I always want more."
He added that he'd like to go back to school. As a Latino, he says, it's his responsibility to not only his children but to his ethnicity as a whole to better himself. But at the moment, Garza is putting school on the backburner.
In the meantime, he's honing his skills and "doing (my) part to bring life downtown." Since moving to the current location, Garza has extended the restaurant's hours to accommodate River Walk tourists. He added that the business is going well. He estimates Guillermo's has an annual revenue of $400,000.


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"Life is beyond measure, it is the vastness of the star filled sky. Life is the highest peak on the most majestic mountain, it is the awe inspiring fullness of the ocean. All of this fills our hearts with the greatness that we were created to be."
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"Don't let nobody overshadow your greatness, for you were intrusted with this task! So, protect it with your life if you must!"
"If you live life in the moment and don't think about tomorrow you might wake up 50 years old eating cold soup out of the tin can it came in"


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LINDEN — On Halloween, students at McManus Middle School followed a 60-year-old tradition…Trick or Treat for UNICEF. Students will carry the small orange collection boxes that have become a recognizable symbol of the fundraising efforts on behalf of the charity.
The McManus Middle School Student Council sponsored this fundraising effort. Pictured above, Advisor for McManus Student Council Robyn Sherman Dunford, McManus Student Council Brendon Birch, Dominick DiMaggio, Principal of McManus John Kolibas proudly display the efforts of the entire McManus Middle School student body and faculty.
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Nintendo Tattoos
Well, while our servers are still reeling from the onslaught of people checking out our recent Nintendo-themed weddings. The time seemed right to address the die-hard fans, while marriage is increasingly temporary - tattoos are still pretty permanent. So, without further ado - here are a collection of the best Nintendo tattoos we could find. Once again, if you want to submit any to the collection - well give us a shout!
My fave is for sure the last one above - lotsa LOVE for the glove! To all the tattoo artists out there, you are gonna want to make sure next time that a customer comes in and tells you that they want 'to get ink done' that they haven't really said that they want 'to get Link done'. Happy playing Nintendo fans and all the best!
By Nate, September 22, 2009 @ 3:25 am
The first design is amazing. Props to both the design and tattoo artists. I've seen the first Link image elsewhere on the web. That line art is right on. Steady hands…
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My friend Kristen loves Li-Ao, a Japanese restaurant she states offers phenomenal value. However, as Li-Ao is located in the deep south, it has remained on my Urbanspoon wish list for some time. The opportunity to check it out was due to Peaches, who picked me up Saturday afternoon for a foodie adventure. As she drove, I filled her in with Urbanspoon gossip. Apparently the owner, Henry, use to work at Kinjo's. I also told her that Li-Ao is known for its generous portions of fish and they give customers a free box of Pocky.
We were greeted enthusiastically by a man I assume to be the owner, Henry. He asked us "pretty girls" what we wanted to drink. I giggled shamelessly while Peaches rolled her eyes. Always the pragmatic one, she retorted to me, "Why would I enjoy a compliment when I know he says that to every single female customer?" To each their own.
Our server brought over a complimentary taster – deep fried tuna and pork gyoza. Drizzled with a spicy orange mayonnaise, the dumpling was tasty, packed full of a meaty filling. For our appetizer, we ordered prawn tempura ($5.00), a total of four large prawns.
For our main course, we each ordered a sushi and sashimi plate ($16.99). Man – there was so much food on the plate, I was flabbergasted. Below is a horrible picture but it shows a more accurate depiction of the actual size of the fish. I enjoyed the California roll. The filling was absent of mayonnaise. I also thought the addition of the cucumber made the roll refreshing in taste. I thought there was an adequate amount of vinegar and sugar in the rice. When I took the California roll home 3 hours later, it was still just as good.
With the exception of the scallop, the portions of the sashimi and nigiri were too big for me. I find it more enjoyable eating thinner slices of fish as the flavours seem more enhanced, particularly when it is cut a certain way. The ratio of fish to rice seem off, as the size of the fish was so large. However, in Calgary, a surplus of fresh fish at one hell of a price is a rarity, so perhaps I should quit my whining. Li-Ao is well worth a visit, and from what I sampled, the maki rolls are the way to go.


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Looking ahead at this team is interesting as well. We prob lose Espinoza at the end of the year though Robb is adament he is doing everything he can to keep him and keep him happy and he isn't one to blow smoke so who knows maybe we hold on to him. I know he enjoys KC but...I would still bet on Espinoza being out.
Jimmy has another few years in him and surprisingly enough it seems as though Collin has found his home in KC. The guy just got his green card and I think he is really happy where he is. I had him pegged as a potential loss but Collin could be on our backline to stay. Zusi and CJ are locked down pretty hard and Kei isn't going anywhere.
I have no idea what they are going to do with Teal and his injury. We have all these forwards we like but none we love. Saad and Dwyer continue to be the young guys doing work to get mins behind our vets. Everyone else loves Saad's play a whole lot more than I do.
I imagine this is Julio's Cesar's last year with the team...I think next year you will see Rossel as a starter.
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Encryption, Cell Phone
Alleged Police Bias Debunked
Rats! Stop Snitches!
Citizenship, Army TM-2000-25 (1928)
Positive Law Codification explained
Positive Law Brochure
SCOTUS Revision Policy
American Citizen's Manual (1840)
PDF RTF Church Failing to Do Its Job
The Pied Pipers of Babylon
Report from Iron Mountain explains why war is necessary
Jerry and Joe Kane What really happened.
The Empire of the City
How to do a Summary Judgment
Letters to Authorities
Clobber Bureaucrats A Spiritual Economics Book
Private Atty General What it Means
Reversing Wrongful Convictions
Passports: Your Papers, Please
The Errant Sovereign's Handbook
Pre-crime Detection
Acceptance for Value
Common law background from before 1176
America's Christian Heritage
Clinton should not be impeached because...
Declaration of Independence -- analysis of style
Origins of the Electoral College -- explanation and history
Electoral College -- Mathematical proof Electoral College prevents dictatorship
"Those who cast the votes decide nothing;
those who count the votes decide everything."
Josef Stalin
The American Passport (1898)
The Greenwood Position -- Summary of the year 2000 presidential election
Trusts -- What are they. Suggested forms.
Dictionaries in Supreme Court decisions
Rules for changing a Republic into a Monarchy -- by Freneau, 1792--compare with today
U.S. Debt Clock
How to Write -- Improve your general writing ability
How to Write a Cover Letter
How to Write a Legal Memo
How to Write for Judges
The Necessity and Usefullness of Laws -- Written 1708 by request of the grand jury
Petitions for discretionary review--suggestions from the judge who reviews the requests
No Treason, The Constitution of No Authority by Lysander Spooner
Texas Trial Lawyers Association -- a good source of essays
Lawyers Destroying America
What is a Nazi? -- Letter written by one who was there. Compare with today
Right to Keep & Bear Arms brief filed with Supreme Court re DC gun control case
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Equal parts riveting and stirring, Carter takes a staple of campfires and rainy nights - the ghost story - into surprising new territory in this collection. No gore or gratuitous splatter here - these tales are meant to raise the hairs on the back of the neck and leave the reader feeling quietly discomfited hours after reading.
On a dark night in the Virginia woods, a boy encounters a former slave protecting the Confederate sword of Robert E. Lee in the spellbinding "The Sword of Surrender." In "All My Invisible Friends," a grieving child psychologist who's lost his way finds meaning again with an assist from an invisible friend. An old amusement park called "The Enchanted Grove" helps the parents of children who died tragically find closure - but maybe not for everyone. In "The Easel," a man on an evening walk buys an old drawing easel at a garage sale and soon discovers it has a secret power. And finally, a recently divorced reporter randomly picks a town to start over with his life and happens upon a "Stone Creek Station" in the woods where no train has a right to be. Moody. Atmospheric. Provocative. These five tales have all the makings of good ghost stories with a touch of strange thrown in for good measure.
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MacKay/McKay/FARR/Houston connections
To all MacKay researchers. I am the descendant of the FARR family. I am looking for any connection to the Earl of FARR, Black Angus McKay, and possibly the Houston family.My GGG-Grndpa was a Samuel Jasper FARR, who was born in Mecklenburg County, NC. They moved to the Blount County, TN area at the same time that the HOUSTONs were there, and he grew up with the General (Sam). We know that they went west as did some of the HOUSTON and McKay Clansman, and ended up in both Missouri and Oklahoma. We also know that they have relationships back to both Ireland and Scotland to the same land areas, and some of the same clans. I am especially interested in anyone that can help lead me to any connections between the three families, and any connection as to who my antecedent's parents might have been. If there is anyone out there who can help, please contact me here at the GenForum, on either this list or the FARR list, or at my e-mail of email@example.com. Thanks in advance (<--got to keep a positive attitude here-ha!).
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Two days ago, before I had access to the English translation of András Heisler's speech, I called attention to a sentence I considered to be significant. He talked about forces that are trying to sow discord in the Hungarian Jewish community. The sentence I was alluding to was: "We are convinced that it is in the basic interest of both Hungary and the State of Israel not to divide the Hungarian Jewry of the Diaspora, not to alienate it but to help build our communities in order to continue living and to pass on our ancestors' Hungarian and Jewish traditions." In that post I briefly mentioned the cozy relationship between the Hungarian government and Slomó Köves, the founder of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH).
First, before I delve more deeply into this relationship, a bit of history. Following the 1867 Compromise between the Crown and Hungary, the new Hungarian government worked with liberal-minded Jewish leaders to create a formal institutional framework in order to facilitate church-state relations. A congress was convened for that purpose. The 200 some delegates were supposed to exclude religious issues and concentrate only on organizational matters. After three months of deliberations, instead of creating a single unified Jewish congregation the community officially split into three branches: the Neolog (liberal), the Orthodox, and the Status Quo Ante, those traditionalists who wanted to remain independent from both groups. Within Orthodoxy some groups followed the Hasidic tradition, but after the Treaty of Trianon most of them ended up in Czechoslovakia or Romania. Slomó Köves's Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation, allied with the Chabad movement, is an import from the United States.
Chabad is widespread, consisting of more than 3,600 institutions in over 1,000 cities, spanning more than 80 countries. The group actively seeks new adherents among unaffiliated Jews. Chabad was well prepared for the political changes in East-Central Europe, and in August 1989 a young couple, Baruch Oberlander and his wife Batsheva, were sent to Hungary in search of new converts. Both are children of Hungarian Holocaust survivors. I have no space here to go into the activities of Oberlander in Hungary, but one can safely say that he and his fellow religionists have been extremely active, with considerable help from the Orbán government.
Slomó Köves, who has been described by some as the head of the "political section" of the movement, is a convert himself. He was born Máté Köves, the child of a secular Jewish couple. Being interested in spiritual and religious matters, he got to know Rabbi Baruch Oberlander, who convinced him to drop out of the famed Radnóti Gymnasium and continue his education in Israel and later in the United States in yeshivas. He married an American girl, also from the Hasidic community, and the couple returned to Hungary. Oberlander, Köves, and several other Chabad rabbis have created a strong community with considerable influence. For example, in 2003, when the chief rabbi of Israel, the leader of the Chabad Rabbinic Council of Israel, and Baruch Oberlander ordained Köves, the ceremony was attended by President Ferenc Mádl, a Fidesz appointee; Gábor Demszky, mayor of Budapest; and several leaders of Mazsihisz. The event was heralded as the first Orthodox ordination since the Holocaust, which turned out to be inaccurate.
After 2010 the relationship between the Chabad group and the Hungarian government strengthened. In 2012 Köves was named chief rabbi of the Hungarian Army. The close relationship between Orbán and Köves was amply demonstrated during the recent Netanyahu visit to Budapest. "The prime minister gave an intimate dinner party for the members of the Israeli delegation on Tuesday where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his wife, Anikó Lévai, introduced Rabbi Slomó Köves to the Netanyahu couple. Sara Netanyahu was happy to learn about the significant work being done by Chabad in Hungary. She let him know that as a school psychologist she works in a Chabad school." So, Köves was invited to a dinner to meet Netanyahu while no such invitation was extended to the president of Mazsihisz.
The Chabad community, partly because of the generous support of the government and partly because of the financial resources of Chabad Lubavitch, is thriving. As of now, ten rabbis are active in Hungary. As far as I can ascertain, they are all "imports."
It looks as if Slomó Köves's Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH) and the Hungarian government also have joint business interests. At the beginning of July the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, David Lau, was visiting Hungary. He came to witness the publication of a new Hungarian translation of the Talmud, a Chabad project, but he also attended the opening of Europe's largest kosher slaughterhouse for geese. Both the slaughterhouse and the Quality Poultry Kft, the firm running it, are owned by EMIH. The keynote speaker was Sándor Fazekas, minister of agriculture. This immediately aroused my suspicion that the Hungarian government was involved one way or another in this business venture. And indeed this is the case. According to the local paper, the project is ambitious. The present structure will employ about 100 people, but there are plans to expand its capacity and eventually will employ 260 people. Daily 2,400 geese will be processed there. In his speech Fazekas emphasized that foodstuff made from water birds has a centuries-old tradition in Hungary. It is a "Hungaricum." He added that the goals of Quality Poultry are "in line with the government's agricultural policy." Therefore, the Magyar Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) gave a 1.75 billion forint loan for the construction of the slaughterhouse. There was also a government subsidy, the size of which was not disclosed. Later, when the company's slaughterhouse is enlarged, the government will cover 15% of the cost.
It looks as if the Chabad people convinced the Orbán government that kosher slaughtering and processing is a good business. I'm sure they are right. Goose liver is exceedingly expensive. Kosher goose liver even more so. According to an article from 2013, "Hungary is one of the main sources of goose liver to Israel" right now.
The Hungarian government got so excited about kosher food in general that "an international logistical center" is being created by two state companies. Kosher products would arrive in Hungary from all over the world and from there they would be shipped to the USA, Europe, and Israel. Agro Rehab Kft., one of the companies, is planning to grow kosher broccoli and cauliflower. (In case you're wondering, vegetables are considered to be kosher except for these two, because bugs might be hiding in them.) The government considers this investment to be of particular importance to the national economy, and therefore Agro Rehab received 3 billion forints from the government for the expansion of its business activities.
Mainstream Jewish groups and secular Jews are not this government's favorites. By and large, they are not supporters of the Orbán regime, as Viktor Orbán knows only too well. On the other hand, this small group of fundamentalists is politically harmless, in addition to being potentially good business partners. Altogether a good deal.


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The eviction of the squatted hambach Forest has begun this morning. The forest which is in the Rhineland browncoal region (close to cologne) is squatted since April to stop the deforestation. RWE is cutting the trees to expand the largest open cast mine in europe where they extract brown coal.The Rhinish Brown Coal area is the largest CO2 source in europe.
Several hundred police forces are in the area and activists are locked-on in the trees and on the ground. They cut the walkways to avoid the police to enter the tree houses. The police removed an occupied tripod on the road to the squat and they have a special force for tree climbing in the forest. A few activists on the ground already got arrested and the main bridge to the forest is closed. In many cities around Germany there will be solidarity actions today. Organise other actions in your city to support the resistance against brown coal and for the hambach forest. Look out for offices of RWE or subsidary companys.


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Pete Maclaine and the Clan
Pete Maclaine and the Dakotas
For full information, visit Pete's excellent website
Line-ups included
Pete Maclaine and the Dakotas debut at the Cavern.
The band is the first Manchester outfit to play the club.
Pete Maclaine and the Clan perform at the Cavern.
After Pete left the Dakotas, he started up a new band. Decca records would later release the groups only single entitled "Yes I Do" / "U.S. Mail" (1963).
Also making an appearance on this date at the Cavern, Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Taken from Cavern Timeline website
Pete Maclaine and The Clan - John Hynes (drums), Brian Day (bass guitar), Pete Maclaine (vocals) and Pete Bocking (lead guitar).
Pete Maclaine and The Clan in 2004
(with Kevin Parrott, centre)
MEN Friday 11 January 1963
MEN Saturday 2 December 1961
The BEATLES were the BEATLES,
We all know they were fab,
But there was one Liverpool outfit,
Who didn't fall into the trap.
The voice of JOHNNY GUSSAFSON,
BRIAN GRIFFISS, a wonder on guitar,
No nonsense drumming from JOHNNY HUTCH,
They shone above all by far.
With home made amplification ,
The\whole gear didn't cost a lot,
But the sound they created,
Once seen, never forgot.
The BIG THREE didn't storm the charts,
Like some of their Liverpool mates,
But for me, and lots of others,
They were among the greats.
Pete Maclaine
Manchester 1961
(Oasis & Club Roma)
You must have been about seventeen
When I caught your eye in that dark coffee bar
It was underground, you could not see the light of day.
We had froffy coffee and a coco cola,
I had to kiss you before I got much older,
I could not resist those lips.
We had twist, and then a smooch,
You got makeup on my mohair suit,
I didn't mind, I had another one at home.
Over in corner Allen Clarke & Graham Nash
Two ambitious Salford lads
Who were destined for fortune & fame
Freddy was a dreamer, Wayne Fontana still a kid
I knew they both would make it,
And that's exactly what they did.
When we had to get out of there,
So climbing up the stairs
Into a city that was inviting us to play.
Round the corner, not to far,
Walking to my favourite bar
Where the band played on into the night.
I asked if you'd like a bowl of soup
I can see you've been working out with a hula-hoop.
You said no but I'll have a Cherry B.
I had my usual bottle of beer
And a whisky mac to keep my head clear
Back then that's what did it for me.
In a candle lit room we had fillet steak and chips,
I could well afford the twelve and six,
Man we were cool,
It was quite late when you phoned your mother,
Saying not to worry, but,
You would not be home that night.
Manchester 1961,
Manchester, we had a whole lot of fun,
Manchester 1961,
And the Beatles yet to come!!!
Pete Maclaine
It's expanding heart,
It's changing face,
In all the world,
My favourite place.
Streets full of treasure,
In memories they hold,
Buildings with passion,
Both new and old.
Where I was born,
Always proud to say,
It welcomes me back,
When I've been away.
What was brown,
Is now gold,
This good old town,
Will always be home.
I played drums with Pete MacClaine and the Clan in the late 1960s. Circa 1968/69.
I can remember topping the bill at Denos Club in Manchester and we played Batley Variety Club and the Offerton Palace amongst other top venues. It was a great act and we did some comedy as well.
One evening on our way back from Batley Variety Club (now the Frontier), Pete and I were driving home late when a police officer stopped us on the moors with a lantern. Goodness knows how he got there.
He perhaps thought we were up to no good but when he found out who Pete was he asked for his autograph. Pete promptly supplied a pic of the band ... donned his signature and off we set back to Manchester. I wonder if someone still has that autograph?
Great Times.
Rick Henshaw
Ask Pete about the four in the morning starts - humping bags of potatoes on Smithfield Market then leaving there at 0845 to open the Pygmalia boutique in town [back of Top of the Town] and still find time to sing in the evening. Stardom doesn't come cheap - he earnt every penny.
Mickey Rooney
I worked at the Willows Variety Ventre when Pete was the compere and resident with the Christy Band. I used to be a waiter. Richard Gibson was the manager,
It was a great place to work in those days Pete always did a great job, everybody worked hard and Pete made sure all the customers had a great night.
I still have a record Pete made on the Willows label.
Best wishes Pete - many happy memories.
Ron Staton
I remember we were top billing at the "Broadway" in Failsworth. We were "Sweet Dreams" with Polly Brown (ex Pickettywitch). Our support was Cannon and Ball, and Pete was compere.
Happy days!
Rob Parkes
Prior to changing our name from the Zodiacs to The Confederates, we used to go the the North Reddish Working Men's Club during the week (I think it was Wednesday night) to watch Pete Maclaine and The Clan.
We tried to see how the group played chords and learned a lot from them! We thought they were brilliant and were surprised when Pete was no longer with them and as I remember, Billy J. Kramer joined and the group became The Dakotas.
I seem to remember Pete opening a discotheque in Mersey Square, Stockport and we bought some of our clothes from there. Great days and miss them terribly.
Les Marsden
Pete and the Clan obviously travelled far and wide in the '60s, heading what was then a must place to play - Hoylake YMCA. Charlie Tranter had an eye for groups outside the Merseyside area and often booked Pete and the Clan along with The Country Gentlemen and the Four Just Men.
It wasn't easy for the Manchester groups playing alongside the 'big' Liverpool groups but these three did it.
Dave Bond
Pete - unlike a lot of us who left and came back - has never gone away, THANK GOD.
The music scene may well have changed and the venues we play a bit thin on the ground now but the 50s and 60s music scene remains as popular as ever thanks to guys like Pete and his superb line up.
I quite often pop into the Nursery Inn on a Sunday evening for a shot of Pete and the boys, My son who is usually with me still can't believe you can walk into a local pub and listen to bands of such quality without having to pay a fortune at some box office. May the pub scene last forever.
David Roylance
The Classics Band
Hey - You have forgotten me!
I replaced Stuart Syrett in 86, and played as a Clan-Man till 88, when I joined Freddie & the Dreamers - the gigs started to clash - BUT the dosh was better!
When I joined it was Pete, Bernie Burns on drums, Atty on sax and Albie Sayers on bass. For a reason unbeknown to me, Dave Barrow replaced Albie.
We were resident at the Boars Head for 2 years and then the landlord moved, to the Bulls Head across the Market Square, and the band followed him (Phil - with a limp - passionate about nice posh watches!) at this time.
Gerry McGlaughlin replaced me, due to my Freddie commitments. Occasionally, I depped and the drummer was either Max Beasley snr, or Brendan Day, so Bernie Burns had gone. Brendan was very busy with The Steve Gibbons band.
I have some photos - help appreciated how to upload, and I have 2 or 3 live gigs on cassete!! Any advice welcome. Hello to old the old chaps who manage to read this.
Fuzz. now a Daktota!!!! Stardom................!!!!!!!
Ron Staton's message reminded me of my time working at The Willows in Salford. I worked there for quite a number years and saw a number of comperes and resident bands come and go I remember Pete and the lads and I can honestly say I never got tired of listening to them. They were the best.
I remember one night talking to Pete at the end of the bar about one of my favourite songs they had just done and he seemed impressed I knew the song and that Johnnie Allan recorded it. That song was Chuck Berry's 'Promised Land'. I always wanted to have a go at singing it but was too embarrased to ask Pete if I could. I will never know if he would have let me.
I'll have to go and see them in Stockport some time.
Great times. All the best Pete.
Tom Hayes
I was playing my guitar at Chadderton Youth Club , when a good looking 17 year old asked me if I knew any Elvis numbers. I said I`d try and onto the stage stepped Pete Whetton to WOW all the kids in the room.
We advertised for a drummer and along came Tony Bookbinder to join us.The rest as they say is history. Hope this is of interest to all Pete`s friends up there in Manchester.
PS Does Pete remember playing at THE BODEGA CLUB on Deansgate with "THE HILLBILLY BANDITS" in 1959? I`ve got photos to prove it.
Peter Walker
Pete, Johnny Peters and Albi Sayers
Pete catches up with Graham Nash and "friends" RAH, Sept 2010
Pete with Graham Nash
Pete and Billy Kinsley
(Merseybeats. Merseys and ... one of webmaster's
fav bands of the time, Liverpool Express).
As I'm not a Stockport Lad, I came across Pete and the Lads later in the 80s I think,playing at the Bulls Head in the Market Place, Stockport,and I was pleasantly surprised to see how good they were, and what a showman Pete is.
Later in the early 2000's when Pete was ill I was asked to stand in for him one weds night and and much to pleasure I survived the night and I hope,did reasonably well.They asked me again but I said no thanks as you are too bloody noisy, LOL ,and I didn't think my nerves would take it.
I just want to say what a great band of survivors they are and long may they continue.
Keep rockin'guys
Kit Black
Just arrived back from a week in Corfu where I met Pete on a beach and had great chat about the 60's music scene.
His stories gave me, a non musician an amazing insight to Bands, Songs and many of my musical heroes from that era.
Petes knowledge and memories from that time will entertain any 60's music fanatic for hours.
Great to catch up long may Pete and the band continue.
Mike Travers
A Night with Pete Maclaine
The night featured two bands - 'Stretch Band' comprising Graham Lee, Tommy Unthank, Roy Smithson and ANO (Bassist but not sure of his name) - as you would expect,a good performance of 60's classics from seasoned musicians.
Pete Maclaine and the Clan (Gerry McLaughlin, Graham Attwood, Dave Barrow, and Brendan Day). What can you say - class is timeless and Pete put on a show that was up with the best! All the tunes from so long ago but sounding as fresh as ever from a band that was right on the money! Not surprising the crowd were up and dancing, live music - you can't knock it!
A great night of nostalgia - Mrs H couldn't believe that I once did this.
Alan Herricks
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Historical records matching John H. Reagan, US Senator, CSA Postmaster Gen.
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About John H. Reagan, US Senator, CSA Postmaster Gen.
John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818 – March 6, 1905), was a leading 19th century American politician from the U.S. state of Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. He served in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis as Postmaster General. After the Confederate defeat, he called for cooperation with the federal government and thus became unpopular, but returned to public office when his predictions of harsh treatment for resistance were proved correct.
Early life
Reagan was born in what is now Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to Timothy Richard and Elizabeth (Lusk) Reagan. He left Tennessee at nineteen and traveled to Texas. He worked as a surveyor from 1839 to 1843, and then farmed in Kaufman County until 1851. During the time he worked as a surveyor, he also served as a private tutor to the children of John Marie Durst.
He studied law on his own and was licensed to practice in 1846, opening an office in Buffalo. The same year he was elected a probate judge in Henderson County and in 1847 he went to the state legislature, but was defeated for a second term in 1849. He was admitted to the bar in 1848 and practiced in both Buffalo and Palestine, Texas.
Reagan was elected a district judge in Palestine, serving from 1852 to 1857. His efforts in defeating the American Party (Know-Nothings) led to his election to Congress in 1857 from First District.
Reagan was a moderate and a supporter of the Union, but resigned from Congress on January 15, 1861 and returned home when it became clear that Texas would secede. He participated in the secession convention that met at Austin on January 31, 1861. He was chosen a member of the Provisional Confederate Congress, but within a month he was appointed to his Cabinet post.
Civil War
President Jefferson Davis chose Reagan to head the new Confederate States of America Post-office Department. He was an able administrator, presiding over the only cabinet department that functioned well during the war. Despite the hostilities, the United States Post Office Department continued operations in the Confederacy until June 1, 1861, when the Confederate service took over its functions. [5] Reagan' sent an agent to Washington, D.C., with letters asking the heads of the United States Post Office Department's various bureaus to come work for him. Nearly all did so, bringing copies of their records, contracts, account books, etc. "Reagan in effect had stolen the U.S. Post Office," historian William C. Davis wrote. When President Davis asked his cabinet for the status of their departments, Reagan reported he had his up and running in only six weeks. Davis was amazed.
Reagan cut expenses by eliminating costly and little-used routes and forcing the railroads that carried the mail to reduce their rates. Despite the problems the war caused, his department managed to turn a profit, "the only post office department in American history to pay its own way," wrote William C. Davis. Reagan was the only member of the cabinet to oppose Robert E. Lee's offensive into Pennsylvania in June–July 1863. He instead supported a proposal to detach the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia to reinforce Joseph E. Johnston in Mississippi so that he could break the Siege of Vicksburg. Historian Shelby Foote noted that, as the only Cabinet member from west of the Mississippi, Reagan was acutely aware of the consequences of Vicksburg's capture.
When Davis abandoned Richmond on April 2, 1865, shortly before the entry of Army of the Potomac under George G. Meade, Reagan accompanied the president on his flight to the Carolinas. On April 27, Davis made him Secretary of the Treasury after George A. Trenholm's resignation and he served in that capacity until he, Davis, and Texas Governor Francis R. Lubbock were captured near Irwinville, Georgia on May 10.
Reagan was imprisoned with Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens at Fort Warren in Boston, where Reagan spent twenty-two weeks in solitary confinement. On August 11, he wrote an open letter to his fellow Texans urging cooperation with the Union, renunciation of the secession convention, the abolition of slavery, and letting freed slaves vote. He warned of military rule that would enforce these policies if Texans did not voluntarily adopt them. For this, he was denounced by Texans. He was released from prison later that year and returned home to Palestine in December.
Return to public life
To those who felt that the Reconstruction was unduly harsh, his prescience was hailed—he became known as the "Old Roman," a Texas Cincinnatus. He was part of the successful effort to remove Republican Edmund J. Davis from the governorship in 1874, after Davis attempted to illegally remain in office after he had lost the election. That year Reagan returned to the Congressional seat he held before the war, serving from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1887. In 1875, he served in the convention that wrote a new state constitution for Texas. In Congress, he advocated federal regulation of railroads and helped create the Interstate Commerce Commission. He also served as the first chairman of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Though he had been elected to the Senate in 1887 (serving March 4, 1887 to June 10, 1891), he resigned to become chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas at the behest of his friend, Governor James Stephen "Jim" Hogg, who had run on a platform of state regulation of railroads, and chaired it until 1903.
Conscious of the importance of history, he was a founder of the Texas State Historical Association and attended reunions of Confederate veterans in his state. He wrote his Memoirs, With Special Reference to Secession and the Civil War, published in 1905, and died of pneumonia at his home in Palestine in Anderson County later that year, the last surviving member of the government of the Confederacy. Reagan was laid to rest in East Hill Cemetery Palestine Anderson County in Texas.
Historian Ben H. Procter included Reagan in his list of the "four greatest Texans of the 19th century," along with Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, and James Stephen Hogg. Reagan County, Texas is named in his honor.
From Who was Who in the Civil War by John S Bowman Reagan, John Henninger (1818 - 1905) Confederate Politician He emigrated to Texas in 1839, received a license to practice law in 1848 and established himself as a leading lawyer/politician. Reagan served in the U.S. Congress from 1857 to 1861, and entered the Confederate congress after Texas seceded. Jefferson Davis appointed him the postmaster general in 1861. He retained this post until late in the war, when he became treasury secretary and joined Jefferson Davis in his attempted flight south. The Federals held him prisoner for several months after his capture with Davis in Georgia. eturning to Texas after his release, Reagan practiced law and won re-election to the U.S. Constitution , where he first sat as a Representative and later as a Senator.
From Secession and the Union in Texas by Walter L. Buenger: pg 38 - 39: (election of 1960?) In the First District (also called the Eastern District) the incumbent John H. Reagan was challenged by William B. Ochiltree. Ochiltree had previously run for office as a Whig and had been a member of the Know-Nothing party. After 1857, however, alarmed by what he viewed as northern aggression against southern rights, Ochiltree had moved toward an extreme states' rights position. Reagan, in contrast, had always been part of the moderate faction of the state's Democrats. In fact when he openly opposed the party's discussion of the slace trade and voiced his own support for the Constitution and the Union, he alienated the more extreme members of the Democratic Party in his district. Prominent Democrats such as R.W. Loughery, a lawyer and editor of the Marshall Texas Republican, refused to back Reagan at the nominating convention of the Eastern District. The majority of the convention, however, renominated the incumbent. At that point the extremists in the convention broke away and later convinced Ochiltree to run. So it was that in the east the canidate of moderation was a Democrat nominated by the Democratic Convention, and the more radical candidate was a formal Whig nominated by a splinter group of the Democratic Party. Ochiltree was an experienced and able politician. Reagan was equally experienced and able, and his record of fidelity to the party, his conservative stand in favor of the Union and the Constitution, and his service as both a district judge and congressman won him plaudits from all but the most vociferous exponents of southern rights. as the campaign wore on, Democrats closed ranks as Reagan attempted to mollify the extremists and retain the support of the unionists. The result of his efforts was a smashing victory in August. These victories were interpreted as overwhelming endorsements of the Union. Certainly Houston's personal magnetism, Whig and Know-Nothing's dislike for the Democrats, the defection of the disenchanted Democrats, and a smooth-running organization helped the Opposition. Even those things cannot explain why it won all but two of the major races, and the two it lost were won bu Democrats who took decided and vocal stands for the Union. In fact, George Paschal, a major leader of the Union Democrats, a major leader of the Union Democrats, backed both successful Democrats, endorsing Reagan for the U.S. House and Frank M. White for commissioner of the General Land Office. Unionists had cause for rejoicing in August of 1959, and most agreed with Charles De Morse of the Clacksville Standard the the Democratic defeat had been brought about by the votes of the Union-loving Democrats, a class sometimes sneered at by the Ultraists, but that class composes all that is valuable in the Democratic party -- its bone, sinew, and members. After the election, conditions looked good for the formation of a strong and permanent second party in Texas based upon devotion to the Union. Gaining the support of Congressman Reagan for this new party seemed a vital necessity. Not only was he a popular and influential, he was the most clearly visible unionist left among the Democrats. His open alignment with Houston, Hamilton, Throckmorton, Paschal and other like-minded souls would have been a major public relations coup for the new party and would have attracted many more former Democrats. The new party could then legitimately claim to represent the best facets of the old Democratic party as well as devotion to the Union. During the 1859 campaign Reagan had precariously balanced his Unionism with his commitment to the Democratic party. Party leaders Hardin R. Runnels and Guy M. Bryan spoke in the strident tones of southern extremists and placed the interests of their state and their section far above the future of the nation. Reagan had often clashed with Bryan when the two had served together in the Thirty-fifth Congress. Runnels believed Reagan's unionist pronouncements had weakened his own gubernatorial campaign against Houston, and he was particularly bitter about Reagan's condemnation of reopening the slave trade. Runnel's alleged support for this issue had been used with telling effect by the Opposition, and in Runnel's eyes Reagan's speeches and circulars were additional nails in his political coffin. Reagan, however, while not actively campaigning for Runnels, had endorsed the entire slate of Democratic candidates. When Paschal, whose ideas about the Union resembled Reagan's tried to solicit his support for Houston, Reagan replied that while he did not agree on the party's choice of candidates, he did support their platform and principles. Furthermore, as a candidate on the party ticket and a nominee of the convention, he had little choice but to back the whole slate of party candidates. Finally, he offered to Paschal the telling argument that for his entire life he had fought to maintain the principles of the Democratic party. How could he separate himself from the organization and still maintain his principles? For the man who had tried to promote the interests of an organized party since 1852, who had advocated the convention system, and who had fought against the Know-Nothings, it was difficult to break with the party simply because one slate of candidates did not meet with his full approval. After the election, James W. Throckmorton embarked on a crusade to win Reagan's backing for the Union Conservative party he hoped to form. In an 18 August 1859 letter to Ben Epperson, Throckmorton pointed out the impossibility of a Houston supporter or an old-line Whig being selected by the state legislature to fill the Senate seat held by Matthias Ward. He believe the best course of action was to support a Democrat whose views were closely held in accord with their own. Reagan was such a man, but as Throckmorton wrote, "I wish to do more, I am for taking Reagan and with him for a leader building up a Union Conservative Party in Texas." He went on to counsel Epperson that, while it would be a difficult pill to swallow, former opponents of the Democracy like themselves would have to stay in the background and let prominent Democrats like former Governor E.M. Pease or Congressman Reagan be the more visible members of the new party. He clearly realized that a successful party depended upon the ability of such respectable Democrats to draw to the party other unionist Democrats. Throckmartin also wrote to Reagan, pointing out that Runnels and the faction of the Democratic party he represented blamed him for their defeat. This enemy threatened Reagan's political future and in particular his ambition of becoming a senator. Throckmorton tried to persuade Reagan that he and Houston had more in common than he and Runnels and that both Reagan's future and the future of the Union would be best served by joining the Union Conservative party. Reagan, however, remained unconverted and resolved to work for the reform of the Democratic party from within. He admitted being uncomfortable in the company of some fellow party members, but blamed indifference on the part of the majority of Democrats for the control of the party by extremists. Neither he nor the public, he asserted, had worked had worked hard enough to ensure that the delegates to the nominating convention reflected public sentiment. Next time it would be different. Control of the party would pass back into the hands of the "national and conservative school." Reagan did not want to choose between the Deomcracy and the Union. He hoped to cling to his party and the principles he cherished and at the same time preserve the Union. Reagan's failure to join their ranks was disheartening to the Opposition leaders, and so was their failure to secure the election of a moderate to the U.S. Senate. The Democrats had lost almost every statewide office, but they still had a slim majority in both the state Senate and the state Houston of Representatives, and these two bodies, meeting in joint session, elected the senators from Texas. The Democrats were determined to elect one of their own to the U.S. Senate, and the extreme states' rights advocate Louis R. Wigfall, a former South Carolinian, was the most available candidate. Wigfall had been working toward the nomination for over a year. He had campaigned for Democrats of all shades of opinion, including Reagan. Unlike Reagan, he had few bitter enemies within the party, and although he had less than enthusiastic support from moderate Democrats, when the legislature convened in November of 1859 he received the backing of the Democratic caucus. The Opposition was poorly organized and unable to unite behind a candidate that could attract enough dissident Democrats to win the election. Reagan was unwilling to run because he had become convinced that his outspoken condemnation of the slave trade, filibustering, and other radical ideas had cost him the support of many Democrats in the legislature. Failing to find a suitable candidate, the Opposition split their votes among several candidates who attracted enough Democratic cotes to prevent Wigfall's election for several ballots. With the legislature voting on strict party lines, Wigfall was eventually elected. Less than a year after its burth and just a few months after its triumph in the election of 1859, the Opposition party suffered a severe setback. Like the Know-Nothing challenge of mid-1850s, the challenge of the Opposition of 1859 convinced Democrats to forget philosophical differences and unite for the good of the party. pp 69 In 1859 the Opposition party won wide support in Upper South counties. Ten of twelve organized counties in North Texas cast the majority of their ballots for Sam Houston. All the Upper South counties surrounding Austin followed suit and voted for their fellow Tennessean. Austin area voters generally supported the whole range of Opposition candidates. North Texans also voted for the entire Opposition slate, with the notable exception of John H. Reagan. More than any previous political party, the Opposition party clearly drew its strength in Upper South counties from its Unionism. Almost universally the Democratic candidates were identified with radical and extreme southern views, and the Opposition was identified with moderate and conservative views. Reagan, being the major exception, proved the rule. Like other winners he differed with the bulk of Democratic leaders and voiced strong support for the Union. The Clarksville Standard reported that in March of 1859 Reagan had engaged in bitter public argument with Guy M. Bryan, former Democratic congressman from the Second District and a leader of the state's party organization. Reagan, "planting himself on the Union platform," declared he "would go before constituents and advocate the constitution he had sworn to support in spite of combinations and conspiracies to break him down." Convinced of his commitment to the Union and well aware of his popularity, the Opposition fielded no opponent to oppose Reagan. Instead, Reagan's opponent came from the ranks of those who radically espoused southern rights. The issue between them was clearly that if a moderate unionist versus a radical southerner, and Reagan's tremendous margin of victory indicated that his constituents agreed with his stance. This was particularly true of the Upper South counties in his district, in which he received over 95% of the vote. Besides his personal popularity, almost all Sam Houston and Reagan had in common was an avowed commitment to the Union, so this cross voting strongly indicated that it was Unionism, not just party affiliation or stances on other issues, that made a candidate win or lose in the Upper South counties in 1859. P122 Organized attempts at secession really began in Texas in October 1860, when it became clear to many that Lincoln would be elected. Lincoln's imminent election convinced Texas Supreme Court Justice O.M. Roberts, U.S. Representative John H. Reagan and a few other Texans with whom they corresponded that secession must occur. Neither Reagan nor Roberts wanted secession to be accomplished by the machinations of a secret organization like the Knights of the Golden Circle. Instead, they favored free and open discussion of the merits of the Union and then the expression of the will of the people in a convention. For these two lawyers, secession was not to be a chaotic social revolution but a well-considered legal step which would preserve and promote stability. P147 That evening, after still more debate about the Secession Ordinance, the convention passed a resolution to vote the next day at noon with no debate. A few minor amendments were passed. John Reagan and four other members of a committee who had met with the governor delivered a letter from Houston to the convention. In his letter, Houston said among other things, "I can assure you, gentlemen, that whatever will conduce to the welfare of our people will have my warmest and most fervent wishes, and when the voice of the people of Texas has been declared through the ballot box, no citizen will be more ready to yield obedience to its will or risk his all in its defense than myself. Their fate is my fate. Their fortune is my fortune. Their destiny my destiny, be it prosperous or gloom, as of old I am with my country." The convention then adjourned to await the vote on Feb 1st. P148 After a strong remonstrance from the president the crowd calmed down and the voting continued. When it was over the tally stood 166 members in favor and 8 opposed: secession had been passed by the convention. On the motion of John Reagan the ordinance was ordered engrossed on parchment for the delegates' signatures that evening. The ladies gave their flag to George Flournoy, who with flamboyant oratory presented it on behalf of the convention. John Wharton accepted the flag for the convention and in gallant southern fashion thanked the ladies of Travis county for their expression of patriotism. The flag was draped across the president's stand. Loud cheering broke out once more. The group adjourned until evening. As he was about to depart, O.M. 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The family of a brave grandmother who lost her battle with leukaemia will be having their heads shaved to raise money for charity.
Mary J Nash was diagnosed with acute myoid leukaemia at the end of last year and died on January 17.
Her daughter, Samantha Allington, will mark what would have been Mary's 62nd birthday on July 17, and the six-month anniversary of her death, with a fund-raising event to raise money in conjunction with Samantha's 12-year-old daughter, Rebecca. Both have pledged to shave off their hair to support a charity that gives wigs to children going through cancer treatment.
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"My daughter suggested that she'd like to do something in memory of her nanny on her birthday this year.
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Global Stock Trading Needs Fixing And FastJeffrey E. Garten
For all the talk about globalization, the foundation for an integrated world financial system doesn't yet exist. As Henry M. Paulson Jr., chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., says, what we now have is a series of national and regional markets linked in precarious ways. Some of the weak spots were seen during the 1997-98 Asian crisis that caused Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin to call for "a new financial architecture." But all along, it has been less important to redesign the exterior of the house than to repair the roof and fix the plumbing. A critical case in point: the fragmented infrastructure for trading of stocks, bonds, and derivatives across borders.
That's why it's worth paying attention to a conference to be held in London on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 by organizations from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America that do the back-office work of securities trading--the clearance and settlement that allows buyers and sellers to exchange what they bought and transfer the money efficiently and reliably. It's the first time these specialists will meet to see if and how they can better cooperate. Wish them well, for unless the "pipes" through which money and information are being pushed are substantially upgraded and more centrally managed, at best they will constrict trading volume and at worst they will rupture.
The difficulty of managing complex negotiations at the International Monetary Fund or the World Trade Organization pales in comparison with the upcoming talks in London among organizations with different national allegiances, corporate cultures, regulatory pressures, and ownership structures. The same organizations, of course, compete with one another for business. This heterogeneous group will wrestle with a number of questions: What kind of common standards and technological protocols do they need? Should there be new partnerships among them? Should there be one central organization?
INCREASING STRAIN. They will be gathering against the background of soaring volumes of securities trading within and among countries. In the first half of 2000, for example, the U.S. Depository Trust & Clearance Corp. (DTCC), the principle clearer of U.S. equities and bonds, handled 66% more than in the same period in 1999, a year in which it processed an incredible $70 trillion worth of securities. Meanwhile, U.S. trades involving a foreign party have been tripling every three years since the early 1990s.
In a world increasingly turning to global stock markets rather than commercial banks to fund everything from new telecommunications systems to pension plans, we can expect increasing strain on capital markets that rely on disparate software systems, databases, and electronic capabilities. In the U.S., less than 1% of all trades fail to complete on schedule, but in Europe this failure rate is near 20%. A stock trade in the U.S. costs about 5 cents to clear; Europe is 10 times more expensive. In the U.S., the time between a trade and the final exchange of money is approaching one day, but not everyone else can move so fast.
Also, the disorganized global securities-processing industry undercuts the profitability of the big multinational brokerage firms that are forced to put up collateral to buttress their transactions and to provide financial support for so many clearing and settlement organizations around the world. Arthur L. Thomas, chief operating officer of Merrill Lynch & Co.'s Securities Services Div., says that if the global system were more integrated, a conservative estimate of what the brokerage firms could save--assuming only current trading volumes--is more than $5 billion annually.
Jill Considine, chairwoman and CEO of the DTCC, acknowledges that the imperative of a seamless, virtual global infrastructure is not yet in sight. She also indicates that there is no internationally agreed upon vision for what the system should be, much less the next steps to get there. "We're approaching the edge of the map," she said. "We're beginning to sail into the unknown."
Unless major progress is made soon, Robert L. Pierre, vice-president for global operations at State Street Bank in Boston, foresees a major crisis, akin to the breakdown in back-office operations on Wall Street in the 1970s. But George S. Hender, vice-chairman of Options Clearing Corp. in Chicago, says he is more optimistic, as are many other Wall Street experts such as Eileen K. Murray, a managing director who oversees the technical operations of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
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Michael Cera mugged in Chile
Actor Michael Cera was mugged in Chile while he was in the country filming new movie "Crystal Fairy."
The "Superbad" star was targeted by thieves when he went for a late night stroll on his own, but was unharmed.
He tells Us Weekly magazine, "I was alone, so I had a target on my back. … They took a 10-year-old phone. It was a fortunate mugging!"
However, the actor insists he had a great time backpacking through the region: "We slept in bunk beds and ate bread and cheese."
Michael Cera unsettled by fame
Actor Michael Cera has grown increasingly uncomfortable with his level of fame after a "scary" encounter with one "crazy" female fan.
The 22-year-old star is frequently recognized for his roles in films such as "Juno" and "Superbad," but he admits one excited woman went too far when she met him outside a movie theater in Los Angeles one night.
Cera recalls how the fan, who had been smoking, approached him and said, "You look just like my fiance. Can I give you a hug?" She embraced the actor before he had a chance to answer, but he recoiled in horror when she then made a blunt sexual proposition.
He tells Rolling Stone magazine, "I pulled away from her. And the cigarette smoke was just falling out of her mouth. It was such a scary image. And then I saw her pull her shirt down for some other guy. There was something demonic and terrifying about it. She was completely crazy."
And the meeting has made Cera all the more cautious when coming face-to-face with his admirers.
He adds, "All it did was make me put a few more bricks in the wall I already have."
Michael Cera confirms role in 'Arrested Development' movie
Michael Cera has dismissed reports he's sitting out of the much-anticipated movie adaptation of TV comedy "Arrested Development," insisting he's on board and can't wait for shooting to start.
The show, which featured Cera, Jason Bateman and Portia De Rossi, was canceled in 2006, but went onto become a cult hit on DVD and TV re-runs, prompting talk of a movie.
Plans were recently put on hold amid rumors Cera has opted out of the film version after finding success in movies "Juno" and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist."
But Cera insists the movie is on its way, and he's desperate to be a part of it.
He tells Us Weekly magazine, "The script is going to be written soon. I'm looking forward to it."