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Court confirms Dotcom can sue GSCB - but clips his wings
"Despite being a taxpayer, I can't wait for the day when KimDotcom gets a multimillion-dollar compensation payout from the NZ government for the way they have shafted him."Featured comment
Kim Dotcom's right to sue the GCSB for illegal surveillance has been confirmed in a Court of Appeal decision.
But at the same time the internet mogul has suffered a setback in its bid to see all of the evidence the government spy agency collected against him and co-defendant Bram van der Kolk.
The Crown had appealed a December 5, 2012 High Court decision that the Government Communications Security Bureau be made a party to the judicial review of the police raid on his Kim Dotcom's home, and that the internet mogul can seek damages from the spy agency in a hearing set for April. The GCSB has already admitted it failed to realise Mr Dotcom was a New Zealand resident, meaning it was illegal to spy on him and pass information to police.
Kim Dotcom's lawyer, Simpson Grierson partner William Akel, told NBR ONLINE he was pleased the December 5 decision had been confirmed.
"We will be seeking compensation from the GCSB," Mr Akel says.
"At this stage we can't put a figure on it." A figure will form part of his submission at the April hearing.
Mr Akel now expects to be able to grill GCSB staff, "although the Crown may oppose that."
Evidence knock-back
However, the ruling did not all go the defence team's way.
The Court of Appeal deleted the requirement for the Crown to provide Kim Dotcom and co-defendents all evidence collected by GCSB, as ruled by Chief High Court Judge Helen Winkelmann on December 5. The defence team will now only have partial access to information collected by the spy agency.
The December 5 decision recorded the request by Messrs Dotcom and van der Kolk for further disclosure of "All information collected by the GCSB in relation to the plaintiffs, their families and any associated individuals."
The Court of Appeal ruling says only information passed on by the GCSB to police can be part of the April hearing.
The court's rationale is that the GCSB has admitted the illegality of its surveillance of Kim Dotcom as a New Zealand resident and the inquiry has the "relatively limited scope" of assessing the appropriate level of compensation.
It also notes that "counsel then acting for the Crown argued that, although some of the material would be relevant," full access to all informaiton collected by the spy agency "would also incorporate disclosure of lawful interceptions relating to those of the respondents who were not New Zealand residents." The Court of Appeal judges accepted this security concern.
Mr Akel told NBR ONLINE that so far the defence team has only had access to an affidavit filed by the GCSB, which he describes as "a very abbreviated summary of information that was provided to the police to support them when Mr Dotcom's home was raid on January 20 last year."
Full access to the GCSB information passed on to police has, at this stage, only been provided to Queen's Counsel Stuart Grieve, who, in an unusual and rare move, was appointed by the Crown to assist with the judicial review.
Mr Grieve will report on that evidence next month at what the defence team anticipates will be a closed hearing.
The remedial hearing is set to resume in the week beginning April 15.
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GCSB now a defendant in Dotcom case; Dotcom can seek damages
Dec 6, 2012: Internet mogul Kim Dotcom has won his bid to have the Government Communications Security Bureau included as a defendant to the judicial review of the police raid on his home.
Chief High Court Judge Helen Winkelmann has released her decision joining the GCSB to the proceedings.
The decision means Mr Dotcom's lawyers will be able to seek documents from GCSB, through the court's discovery process, as they continue to fight his extradition to the US to face copyright charges in relation to his file-sharing website Megaupload.
The court also allowed him to seek damages from both the police and the GCSB.
The GCSB, specialising in electronic surveillance, became involved in the FBI's investigation of Mr Dotcom about a year ago.
Its spying on Mr Dotcom, in the lead up his January 20 arrest during a police raid at his home, was later declared illegal because the agency had not checked that Mr Dotcom was a New Zealand resident.
Mr Dotcom pushed for the GCSB to be brought into the proceedings because of his suspicions of its surveillance of him.
Today's High Court decision includes a direction that a New Zealand police liaison officer in Washington, Detective Superintendent Mike Pannett, is to provide details of any of his surveillance of Mr Dotcom and the termination of Megaupload.
Detective Inspector Grant Wormald – who supervised the joint FBI-police raid on Mr Dotcom's home – has also been ordered to file an affidavit setting out all dealings involving stationary cameras used in the raid.
Justice Winkelmann earlier determined that aspects of the police search and seizure operation at Mr Dotcom's rented mansion in Coatesville, north of Auckland, was illegal.
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Comments and questions61
Can't wait for this guy to be deported so that maybe the people of New Zealand can be shown:
a. The cost to New Zealand of Kim Dotcon if immigration rules had been applied to his residency application.
b. The cost to New Zealand of Kim Dotcon for not applying immigration rules to his residency application.
Dotcom will be Mayor of Auckland before he is deported.
Agree. How did a guy like this get into NZ in the first place? I'm sure we do not need people like this here. I guess money can buy most things and NZ appears no different.
NZ needs more technology entrepreneurs like Dotcom and less incompetent people like the dumb idiots that call themselves spy agents!
So anyone who sets up a piracy website with a few greedy and unethical tech pals in order to steal that which was developed by others is an entrepreneur is he? I guess that would make a lot of burglars, thieves and conmen entrepreneurs. What, I wonder, would all his supporters say if a foreigner was to get rich selling access to stolen NZ technology?
The fact that you "Can't wait for this guy to be deported" completely beggars any credibility in you actually understanding the issues under investigation. Such muddled thinking is evident by your a & b, as if such trivia can in any way compare to the wanton destruction by state organisations of a mega billion $ business without any conviction by a court of law.
The social media team in Coatesville are clicking those 'Like' buttons with a fury today!!
Let's refresh everyone with just what this "internet mogul", potential "Mayor", "technology entrepreneur" has been up to:
Read for yourself and make up your own mind. The indictment has been made by a JURY of the people, for the people.
Say NO to New Zealand being an organised crime safe haven.
You are allowing all the legal posturing and alleged infringements on Mr Dotcom's human rights get in the way of the real case, which is that he is a fugitive and a convicted felon who is wanted on theft and piracy charges in the US. That he and the shady Chinese millionaire (with multiple aliases) wanted by Chinese authorities were both granted residency so easily should cause any decent thinking person unease.
Here here!! Why aren't our "authorities" or "media" following the money trail to investigate how Immigration was bought off?
Who was responsible? Why is the "opposition" staying silent?
How much was New Zealand's homeland security sold for?
Perhaps if the FBI did have jurisdiction here then we'd be getting some real answers.
Roll on deportation day and let him get a public defender in Virginia.
How about the cost to the NZ taxpayer of the police and GCSB getting it completely wrong in their eagerness to play in the FBI sandpit? Whether you like him or not, the courts will decide whether or not he has been treated unfairly - and the early indications are (as the judge's decision indicates) that the authorities got this about as wrong as they possibly could. Could we look any more like dumb-*sses on a world stage ?
Despite being a taxpayer, I can't wait for the day when KimDotcom gets a multimillion-dollar compensation payout from the NZ government for the way they have shafted him.
We need more people like Kim Dotcom, and less people who want to suck up to the corrupt puppet that is the US government.
Totally agree. I hope KimDotcom empties the coffers. That way there will be nothing left for the Aborigines of NZ when they want a payout for the air that we are all breathing....
I totally agree with you #2. Certain top officials including GCSB, OFCANZ and especially Police in this country have been allowed to get away with it for too long. Dotcom was truly guided to NZ, so that corruption in our system be exposed. If all of the above pulled it off this time with Dotcom's case, they would have stolen and shared the sale proceeds of all Dotcom's frozen assets, mega millions and he would've lost time with his family... sitting in prison. Luckily, Dotcom comes across articulate and can afford the best legal advisers, otherwise he would be just another victim like many others I've read and heard about, who's had everything stolen and sold off by police, even before proven guilty. Good job! Judge Helen Winkelmann has released her decision joining the GCSB to the proceedings. This certainly will teach some officials that honesty, adherence to moral and ethical principles and to play the game straight for their dream JOB promotion lol
@Anonymouse - I doubt that Dotcom will be extradited. The prosecution in NZ have been told that they have to give fuller disclosure of evidence of its case against Megaupload before the extradition hearing and so far the prosecution has refused to comply. If they continue to refuse then they will no doubt will be in contempt for refusing and the extradition hearing and case could end up being thrown out and extradition to the US refused. It is for the US to prove that the extradition is warranted and so far they are continuing to refuse to give fuller disclosure of evidence. By doing so shows there contempt for the NZ legal system and so it is doubtful that a fair trial will be given to Dotcom in the US.
The USA are thugs who believe their domestic laws supersede that those of foreign, sovereign nations. ake the latest regarding the Patriot Act that the USA have written in such a way that they can pry into European cloud hosting companies in clear violation of European privacy laws.
If USA are prepared to bully Europe, how on earth does NZ hope to be able to negotiate a fair outcome through the TPP process?
And Megaupload violated the laws of foreign sovereign nations by violating their laws, so your point is what?
Dude, seriously, please go and have dinner with Mum and Dad, finish your homework and go to bed.
It's doubtful he'd receive any trial in the USA.
At least for a couple of years - they'd probably simply store him away somewhere out of the way like the do Bradley Manning (although, hopefully, with more humane treatment than that they afford to Manning).
Except he isn't going to be deported. He's going to prevail. Suck on that.
This doesn't bode well for the govt and John Key.
It just goes to show how corrupt he and his party are.
With each passing day, Dotcom becomes more like a folk hero; while the Police, the GSB and the Crown become more like drongos.
I couldn't care less about Dotcom, but I care even less about those conniving little pr*cks in the GSCB and those in government. I can just imagine all the dozens of secret meetings they will be having now to get their stories straight and practice their lies.
I'm so glad we have uncorrupted judges in this country - at least that's one thing.
So far, the goverment have been found guilty of more illegal manoeuvers than Kim!
Money and BS do not buy integrity. This .com only serves himself. A self-serving ego-eccentric who can and will only bring the negative to our country, both in terms of reputational harm and harm to the well-being of our society. This is one big narcissist who is clearly a liability to God's Own.
Stop hiding behind 'anonymous' and be a real man. KDC has more integrity than anyone in government or even you with your silly comments.
"Richard" sounds pretty anonymous to me. Just consider that KDC is unpopular and unwanted by those who know about him in his native Germany, where he has criminal convictions, and he's persona non grata in Thailand. Is this unscrupulous narcissist really the sort of person we want in this country? He may be wealthy, but his money was ill-gotten. His game is no different from art forgery, currency counterfeiting or the manufacture of brand name knock-offs in China. His refusal to face the music is a bit like that guy holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London in this respect.
This can't be real? People don't realise what this guy trying to achieve? Are you really proud to have a person like this as part of you?
Absolutely! People who have not been convicted of crimes are welcome here, for sure!
Dot con has multiple prior convictions
So what if Dotcom has multiple prior convictions? I'm more concerned about the corrupt officials in this country that when they get caught lying or breaking the law, they are not convicted, charged with purjury or lose their jobs. They only get a slap on the wrist and the Irrelevant Police Cover-up Authority (IPCA) are as useless as t*ts on a bull. Same laws should apply for everyone. The police motto is "Without fear or Favour". Yeah right! If the Law Society can strike off lawyers, ending their careers, by their own in-house process, so why can't the police bring real discipline to bear against the bad apples in their own barrel.
Gotta give credit to the residents of Franklin Rd, not to have a cop or a spook ceremoniously flick their Christmas lights on, lest he electrocuted himself.
Another encouraging day for justice and democracy.
Go Kim... Kim for PM... We need to be sticking it to the Yanks, not sucking up to them or we will end up on the wrong side again!
Good on Justice Winkelmann (cool name, too). For far too long spook govt types have created themselves secret laws to hide their lies and misdeeds behind a cloak of opacity.
Whatever happened to transparent, lawful democratic New Zealand?
Police and GCSB wouldn't know the first thing about transparency. They spend way too much time lying, misleading, conniving and covering-up. They think they are above the law.
Go get 'em, Mr Dotcom. There is no one in NZ with the balls to stand up to them.
Remember Arthur Allan Thomas.
dot com, u my hero bro. U got da cash to take on govts and u wil prevail as they got sloppy. U shud rub it in and start having some hui with Maori. Key wud luv that. LOL
If all goes well and his new download site takes off I believe Dotcom could turn NZ into a new Silicon Valley, bringing untold billions of offshore funds here and changing the character of how new money is made in the new electronic business markets. This in turn will create unheard of opportunities for those who have the foresight and courage to proceed, and not only create fortunes for themselves but compound even more opportunities for everyone.
The US government and the FBI must be kept out of NZ's judicial system.
I think we should rejoice that we have a judge who is prepared to stand on principle. However I think that Mr Dotcom was lucky to get this one.
This is the time that the judiciary prove themselves. They are the last line of defense for our democracy. This Dotcom affair gives me no confidence that NZ will get anything of value out of the free trade agreement with the USA.
All power to Judge Winkelman - sounds like she has got it pretty right so far!!
Funny how all the resources of the US govt couldn't pick up on the fact that Kim Dotcom was only weeks away from casually visiting USA . The govt must have blinked when the usual cartel told them to hurry up, make their stand and do something.
Three cheers for Justice Winkleman and for Kim Dotcom.
We need more like him to get our flatlining country moving again.
Hat tip to Winkleman J. Hard to imagine a male judge from the old boy network standing up to the intense, political pressue she would have been subject to.
This tells us nothing about Aucklanders judgment that we didn't already know!
Aucklanders think this John Schmuck is an honest', upright man.
They also think that McCahon can paint and Dave Dobbyn can sing.
Go figure!!
Congratulations to Mr Dotcom and to Justice Winkelmann.
They're both on the right side of justice.
Good to see at least one judge standing up to political pressure.
Can someone please deport this bum so we don't have to pay a subscription to NBR which comes with 30-plus comments from his social media team.
A convicted felon. Wonder did he tell all when he got into NZ. If not, shouldn't he get deported back to where he came from?
The guy is a con man ... please, can he go before he costs us any more $$$$!!
His missus is hot as!
Harden up cupcakes, stop your moaning and wish for a fair trial eh?
Judicial review doesn't result in monetary compensation, just findings of legality or illegality of process.
Looks like the paid govt "consent manufacturers" showed up ... late and a dollar short as usual, and on the taxpayer dime.
To all the haters on KDC, check your facts before you continue posting your stupid, uneducated comments.
Yes, he has prior convictions and, yes, the NZ agency in charge of letting him into the country new that before he came in - he was honest and upfront about it.
No, he is not a pirate. Other people have gone against the user agreement of Megaupload and put up pirated material. The website had agreements with major movie studios to give them direct access to remove infringing pirate material. This meaning that he is covered by the US DMCA as he complies with it 100% and actually went the extra mile by letting them remove links themselves - that was not required by law.
Even if he was not complying with US law, the company is based in Hong Kong and legally and US cannot charge them.
Kim has offered to go to US to defend himself. He asked for bail and to have funds unfrozen to pay for living expenses and lawyers. The US have not commented on this once. He even reopened his offer recently but still no comment.
The people who are blaming KDC for their pirated material ending up on the internet are lazy, misguided fools who fail to see the big picture.
Yes, yes, that's fair enough comment. We should all check our facts before reading any "stupid uneducated comments", so let's see what both sides have to say:
PS: Paragraph 88 of the above link at NBR seems a very different version of events to what you're saying.
No Sir, It is you who does not see the big picture.
1) KDC, can if he wishes, freely travel to the US of A. What is stopping him?
2) He and his supporters have no regard for property rights.
3) Megaupload is not "Hong Kong", it is everywhere the internet is. Are you saying that that a company "based" in Hong Kong can steal private property or fence stolen property in America, and America can do nothing?
I agree with post #27 and post #10 They express very accurately the feelings of all average NZers south of the Bombay Hills.


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The interest rate spread has decreased 2.05% in 2011 from 3.87% in 2009. With the recent QE3 and rising mortgage rates, the interest spread rate might improve this year. Average portfolio yield decreased to 3% in 2011, as compared to 4.59% in 2009. This is good, keeping in mind that the portfolio value might be increasing over time. In addition to that, repurchase agreements reached $5.2 billion in Q3FY12, compared to $971.7 million in Q3FY11. With a current ratio of 0.1, I am counting on increased funds flow from operations in the next few quarters to deal with that large amount of liability.
One thing I am absolutely disappointed to see is that while the dividend per share is tanking, management and compensation fees reached around $6 million in Q3FY12.
Now let's take a look at how Armor Residential is doing in comparison with the competition.
Disclaimer: Ratios and numbers can differ according to different sites. But when used comparatively, they should meaningfully show the financial standing of the company against that of the rest.
Valuation - With the stock price declining over 8% in the last 6 months, Armor Residential is trading at a medium-valued level. While the PE ratio is expected to fall in the next couple of years, you might want to wait a bit before putting your money in.
Efficiency - The asset turnover ratio (a proxy for portfolio yield) of 0.03 is not much below the 0.04 of American Capital (NASDAQ: AGNC) and 0.05 of MFA Financial (NYSE: MFA).
Profitability - A gross margin (a proxy for net interest income margin) at 89.92% is pretty high in comparison with the rest. Perhaps the interest spread, acquired by Armor Residential, is much better than the rest.
Leverage - With total debt/equity ratio at 851.57 and a current ratio of 0.1, the high leverage factor increases a lot of risk in terms of future cash flows. If the portfolio yield is not properly managed, this can eat into the shareholders' equity. While revenue (coupled with operating and net margin) is expected to increase, high leverage should not be a problem. On a side note, if gross margin can be improved with a bit of leverage, then it's good. For example, Invesco's (NYSE: IVR) gross margin might improve with a bit of leverage.
Risk -The low beta of 0.22 tells me that the management is taking the cautious route here. While the whole real estate industry is just recovering, the low beta assures me of some safety at least.
It might not be a good time to buy the company, but it definitely is time to start following the regular movements of the stock. With a recovering housing industry, improving fundamentals, and still lower valuations, this might turn out to be a value stock in a few years.
And as they say, you make profit when you buy, not when you sell. So stay tuned to this company.
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Joseph "Joe" Bondi died Tuesday night after a struggle with leukemia.
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Portrait of Cowper
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|26 November 1731
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|25 April 1800
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William Cowper (/ˈkuːpər/ KOO-pər; 26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800)[1] was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him "the best modern poet", whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem Yardley-Oak. He was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan.
Although after being institutionalised for insanity in the period 1763–65, Cowper found refuge in a fervent evangelical Christianity, the inspiration behind his much-loved hymns, he often experienced doubt and after a dream in 1773 believed that he was doomed to eternal damnation. Later, he would recover and write more religious hymns.
His religious sentiment and association with John Newton (who wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace") led to much of the poetry for which he is best remembered. His poem "Light Shining out of Darkness" gave the English language the idiom "God moves in a mysterious way / His wonders to perform."
He was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England where his father John Cowper was rector of the Church of St Peter.[2] His mother was Ann Cowper. Only two of the seven children of John and Ann Cowper lived past infancy – William and John. Ann died giving birth to John on November 7, 1737. His mother's passing troubled him deeply and was the subject of his poem "On the Receipt of My Mother's Picture," which was written more than fifty years later. He grew close to her family, however in his early years. He was particularly close with her brother Robert and his wife Harriot. They instilled in young William a love of reading and gave him some of his first books – John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and John Gay's Fables.
Cowper was first enrolled in the Westminster School in April of 1742 after moving from school to school for a number of years. He had begun to study Latin from a young age and was an avid scholar of Latin for the rest of his life. Older children bullied Cowper through many of his younger years. At the Westminster School he studied under the headmaster John Nicoll. At the time the Westminster School was popular amongst families belonging to England's whig political party. Many of them sent their sons there. Many intelligent boys from families of a lower social status also attended, however. Cowper made lifelong friends attending Westminster. He read through the Illiad and the Odyssey, which ignited his lifelong scholarship and love for Homer's epics. He grew skilled at the interpretation and translation of Latin and this was a skill that would stay with him for the rest of his life. He was skilled in the composition of Latin as well and wrote many verses of his own.[3]
After education at Westminster School, he was articled to Mr. Chapman, solicitor, of Ely Place, Holborn, to be trained for a career in law. During this time, he spent his leisure at the home of his uncle Bob Cowper, where he fell in love with his cousin Theodora, whom he wished to marry. But as James Croft, who in 1825 first published the poems Cowper addressed to Theodora, wrote, "her father, from an idea that the union of persons so nearly related was improper, refused to accede to the wishes of his daughter and nephew." This refusal left Cowper distraught.[citation needed]
In 1763 he was offered a Clerkship of Journals in the House of Lords, but broke under the strain of the approaching examination and experienced a period of insanity. At this time he tried three times to commit suicide and was sent to Nathaniel Cotton's asylum at St. Albans for recovery. His poem beginning "Hatred and vengeance, my eternal portions" (sometimes referred to as "Sapphics") was written in the aftermath of his suicide attempt.
After recovering, he settled at Huntingdon with a retired clergyman named Morley Unwin and his wife Mary. Cowper grew to be on such good terms with the Unwin family that he went to live in their house, and moved with them to Olney, where John Newton, a former slave trader who had repented and devoted his life to the gospel, was curate. Not long afterwards, Morley Unwin was killed in a fall from his horse, but Cowper continued to live in the Unwin home and became greatly attached to Mary Unwin.
At Olney, Newton invited Cowper to contribute to a hymnbook that he was compiling. The resulting volume known as Olney Hymns was not published until 1779 but includes hymns such as "Praise for the Fountain Opened" (beginning "There is a fountain fill'd with blood") and "Light Shining out of Darkness" (beginning "God Moves in a Mysterious Way") which remain some of Cowper's most familiar verses. Several of Cowper's hymns, as well as others originally published in the "Olney Hymns," are today preserved in the Sacred Harp.
In 1773, Cowper experienced an attack of insanity, imagining not only that he was eternally condemned to hell, but that God was commanding him to make a sacrifice of his own life. Mary Unwin took care of him with great devotion and after a year he began again to recover. In 1779, after Newton had left Olney to go to London, Cowper started to write further poetry. Mary Unwin, wanting to keep Cowper's mind occupied, suggested that he write on the subject of The Progress of Error, and after writing his satire of this name he wrote seven others. All of them were published in 1782 under the title Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq..
The year before this publication, Cowper met a sophisticated and charming widow named Lady Austen who served as a new impetus to his poetry. Cowper himself tells of the genesis of what some have considered his most substantial work, The Task, in his "Advertisement" to the original edition of 1785:
"...a lady, fond of blank verse, demanded a poem of that kind from the author, and gave him the SOFA for a subject. He obeyed; and, having much leisure, connected another subject with it; and, pursuing the train of thought to which his situation and turn of mind led him, brought forth at length, instead of the trifle which he at first intended, a serious affair—a Volume!"
In the same volume Cowper also printed "The Diverting History of John Gilpin", a notable piece of comic verse. John Gilpin was later credited with saving Cowper from turning completely insane.
Cowper and Mary Unwin moved to Weston in 1786 and shortly before this became close with his cousin Harriet (Theodora's sister), now Lady Hesketh. During this period he started his translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey into blank verse, and his versions (published in 1791) were the most significant English renderings of these epic poems since those of Alexander Pope earlier in the century, although later critics have faulted Cowper's Homer for being too much in the mould of John Milton.[citation needed]
In 1795 Cowper moved with Mary to Norfolk. They originally stayed at North Tuddenham, then at Dunham Lodge near Swaffham and then Mundesley before finally settling in East Dereham.
Mary Unwin died in 1796, plunging Cowper into a gloom from which he never fully recovered. He did, however, continue revising his Homer for a second edition of his translation, and, aside from writing the powerful and bleak poem "The Castaway", penned some English translations of Greek verse and turned some of the Fables of John Gay into Latin.
Cowper was seized with dropsy in the spring of 1800 and died. He is buried in the chapel of St. Thomas of Canterbury, St. Nicholas Church, East Dereham. A window in Westminster Abbey honours him.[4]
Major works[edit]
- Olney Hymns, 1779, in collaboration with John Newton
- John Gilpin, 1782
- The Task, 1785
- Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, 1791 (translations from the Greek).
Cowper is represented with fifteen hymns in The Church Hymn book 1872:
- 127 Jesus! where'er thy people meet
- 357 The Spirit breathes upon the word
- 450 There is a fountain, filled with blood
- 790 Hark! my soul! it is the Lord
- 856 To Jesus, the Crown of my hope
- 871 Far from the world, O Lord! I flee
- 885 My Lord! how full of sweet content (1782 translation)
- 932 What various hindrances we meet
- 945 Oh! for a closer walk with God
- 965 When darkness long has veiled my mind
- 1002 'Tis my happiness below
- 1009 O Lord! in sorrow I resign (1782 translation)
- 1029 O Lord! my best desire fulfill
- 1043 There is a safe and secret place
- 1060 God of my life! to thee I call
Familiar quotations[edit]
GOD moves in a mysterious way,
There is a fountain fill'd with blood
Oh! for a closer walk with GOD,
God made the country, and man made the town.
There is a pleasure in poetic pains
Variety's the very spice of life,
I am monarch of all I survey,
No voice divine the storm allay'd,
'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat,
- ^ Date of birth is given in New Style (Gregorian calendar). Old Style date is 15 November 1731. (1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714. Abannan-Kyte. 1891. pp. 338–365. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ Rhodes, N., (ed.), William Cowper: Selected Poems, Psychology Press, 2003, p. 8.
- ^ Dunton, Larkin (1896). The World and Its People. Silver, Burdett. p. 35.
- Harold Child, "William Cowper", in Ward & Trent, et al. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1907–21. As given at Bartleby.com. (Some biographical data utilised.)
- H.S. Milford, The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper. London: Oxford University Press, 1913. ("Chronological Table" on pp. xxiv–xxx heavily utilised for biographical data.)
- The Church Hymn book 1872, edited by Edwin F. Hatfield, New York and Chicago, US.
Further reading[edit]
- Works by William Cowper at Project Gutenberg (plain text and HTML)
- Works by or about William Cowper at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions color illustrated)
- Essays by William Cowper at Quotidiana.org
- Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper at CCEL
- Hymns by William Cowper
- The Task, and Other Poems at Project Gutenberg
- Selected Poems at The Poet's Corner
- Selected Poetry of Cowper at the University of Toronto
- Electronic text of Cowper's "Odyssey" translation at bibliomania.com
- Audio: Robert Pinsky reads "Epitaph On A Hare" by William Cowper (via poemsoutloud.net)
About Cowper[edit]
- The Life of William Cowper by Thomas Wright (First Edition. June 2005)
- Detailed account of William Cowper's life in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
- Cowper at Project Gutenberg
- The Town of Cowper by Thomas Wright (First Edition. May 1886)
- The Stricken Deer, biography by David Cecil, 1929 and later editions.
- A Portrait of William Cowper: His Own Interpreter in Letters and Poems by Louise B. Risk, 2004.
- The Castaway. A one-man play by David Gooderson based entirely on Cowper's poems and letters.
- The Winner of Sorrow: a novel by Brian Lynch, Dalkey Archive Press, USA, 2008, and New Island Books, Ireland, 2005. 363 p. ISBN 1-905494-25-4 [Biographical novel]. See http://www.brianlynch.org.
External links[edit]
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In case an individual who distinguishes himself dies before the making of any award to which he may be entitled, as authorized in this chapter, the award may be made and presented within five years from the date of the act or service justifying the award to such next of kin as may have been designated by the individual, or in the absence of such designation, or if the designated person is not alive at the time of the award, or the relationship between such person and the serviceman shall have been terminated before his death, then to such representative as the President designates. In the event of a posthumous award when the award will be made to the parents of the deceased and the parents have been divorced or separated, a duplicate award may be made to each parent.
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Over the past few years we have seen a spate of changes to courses and support services that make our University an incredibly difficult place to study, with barriers to accessing information, a lack of quality in learning and teaching resources, and course structuring that is blatantly discriminatory.
Take, for example, 'Operation Excellence.' Never heard of it? That is probably because the University administration made it so unappealing for any student to get involved in the change process that not even the most involved student wanted to try. Operation Excellence was designed to get rid of course-specific support services ('School' support officers) and replace them with Faculty-wide officers. This meant that a huge demographic of our support staff (usually those that were 'too old', 'too progressive', or 'too vocal') were made redundant, allowing the University to implement a system where a nursing student would be getting advice from someone who's most previous expertise may have been in the Physics or Chemistry course; a Law student getting advice from a Accounting or Marketing support officer; an Education student getting advice from a Creative Arts or Film officer. Now, when we say 'too old, progressive, or vocal' what we mean is that these people had the experience of being with the University for over 5 years (some over 15), knew the University administrations 'tricks', were in favour of the Student Guild, or were members of the NTEU (the staff union). These were the staff that knew what they were doing, and weren't afraid to fight for it.
Now we come to 'Curriculum 2012.' Never heard of it (again)? What you may have noticed is that we no longer have a true Philosophy major, or that the entire Geography major has been wiped. Curriculum 2012 was aimed at 'rationalising down' the units and majors that we have at ECU so as to stay competitive with other Universities nationally - read, prioritise computer science, health science and business; forget the rest. It didn't in any way look at how students wanted to learn, rather, it told them that, now that the curriculum is 'student focused', you are going to have a lot less options but a whole lot more responsibility. One of those responsibilities would be fixing your own course once certain units or entire unitsets were deleted from the curriculum. And, in relation to the first paragraph, you would no longer have someone with an in-depth knowledge of your discipline or potential career path to help you along the way.
We see all this at a time when the University can afford a new computer science building, continuous upgrades to its sporting facilities, increasing the pay of its executives year in year out, but very little in the way of a 'student life', a 'campus culture' that pretty much every other University around Australia has. We see this at a time where the Guild has little to no support (financial or otherwise), where students are paying through the nose for food, books, a gym membership (things that would be a given at any other University); at time where we can not even achieve an appropriate level of support services for students with disabilities, international students, Indigenous students, students from low socio-economic background (of which ECU has one of the highest demographics in Australia). The Mature Age Student Network had to be gruelingly constructed by a student, not by or through University support.
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Okay I think I've posted this before but I'm not sure on what group. Quite frankly I don't think I'll EVER find it since most of them are gone now but anyway this is my topic: How is it possible for Jacob to imprint on Nessie?
Accorinding to the books, NOT my opinion, when a werewolf imprints on a subject, person, human/vampire it's because he has the greatest chance of creating a "puppy." I'm not sure how high his chances are of creating a "puppy" with a hybrid like Nessie. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think his chances are VERY slim. I know if there's another book (*sigh*) Meyer will find a way to make it logical that their together (idk how! but it will happen). What's your opinion? Have a theory on how its possible? Comment ^_^
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Well, I like her for a bit... But I can relate to it. I´m Team Anti-Edward. Jacob DID deserve better, that´s true. But I can´t help it to feel soft for Jacob and Bella couple. I just love those two together. I can´t conceal it. I would collect everything that has to do with Jacob and Bella. And probably some things from Edward too so I could burn it or something like that... :D
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Photo by: Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Lakers will take a break in their current road trip on Tuesday, January 22nd, but that doesn't mean it's not gameday for the Purple & Gold faithful. Kobe Bryant announced earlier yesterday via his official twitter account that he will be watching and tweeting about his historical 81-point performance against the Toronto Raptors in 2006, celebrating the seven-year anniversary of one of the most memorable moments in NBA history.Letting u know that tmr I'm gonna watch my 81 game for first time @nbatv 1pst.I will be tweeting during. Time to rest and focus now#win— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 21, 2013Amazingly, Kobe says that he has never watched himself explode for 81 points on that night at the Staples Center, as he stated in the tweet. Mr. Bryant recently explained the reason behind it in a interview with ESPN's Chris Palmer, when asked if he ever looks back into his 17-year career and its long list of great accomplishments, specifically that performance against Toronto:To this day I've never seen that game. I don't feel the need to watch it. What am I going to learn? I don't watch those tapes. If I'm watching film it's usually for an upcoming opponent.Fortunately for all the basketball fans who would love to hear Kobe's take on his masterpiece, that's about to change. So free up your schedule on Tuesday at 1 P.M. (PDT) and follow along the Black Mamba himself his unforgettable 81-point game on NBA TV.The post The 81-point Game: Watch it today along with Kobe Bryant appeared first on Laker Nation.
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Two Years Of Krash: Thank You
This weekend marks a huge benchmark for me. It's the two year marker of me Krashing your airwaves at Candy 95. It's pretty easy to say time has FLOWN. I have learned so much and have taken time to learn you, the listener. I came here starting on Sunday's while finishing up school at Sam Houston State. Being on the radio was a dream of mine dating back to 16. I told myself nothing would stop me in my dreams en route to making it as a broadcaster. Since I've had many experiences and accomplishments. None however can compare with being on air with you in the B/CS. The welcome was warm on my first day when I was unsure of myself and learning the system. I still feel that same welcome two years in as a much more trained veteran. It is an absolutely beautiful thing. I write this to tell you thank you for everything thus far. This is a journey, a lifelong dream I still feel like I've just begun. Without your support I wouldn't be where I am today.
I would like to pay homage to some of my favorite interviews, videos, and some audio with my YouTube links below.
Interview w/ Rebecca Black… NO not that Rebecca Black
Interview w/ rising pop star Erin Bowman. Her hit single "Problem" has been featured at radio stations all over the nation!
Surprise Interview with local B/CS rappers Duke & Puntin
My first and maybe most special Candy 95 interview w/ country singer Alycia Brown
Interview w/ the best local rock band in the city of Houston! the last place you look
My top 10 Party Songs of 2010!
Last but not least how about a day in the life of Krash? I planned to make a part two, to this. But I got busy with well.. life!
WHEW so many happy memories there. Here's to another year of Krash Radio =)