I've finally made the decision to sell my pride and joy and downsize due to not getting the use it used to. With a job change and town change my baby isn't getting the attention she deserves anymore. So it's time to move on and let someone put her through her paces.
This boat used to go out most weekends, leaving Friday afternoon returning Sunday, with 6/7 mates. Plenty of room up the side of the console and plenty of deck room. Huge pod allowing for great dive or casting platform.
Down in the sleeping area is a massive amount of dry storage room. Also a spot for a toilet.
Iv spent crazy amount of money on this boat and will take a huge loss but my loss is your gain.
Iv set this boat up to do coral sea runs and extended trips away.
9.3m center cab eagle/lighting hull. Built in Brisbane in 1999.
It has no problem running on one motor and will easily do over 20knots on a single engine.
New wiring harness (old harness still works and will come with the boat) was replaced thinking it was going to fix a trim issue but it was the computer and I just left the brand new one in.
One just has a second hand computer put in, so hours are now different but I have to old computer still as proof if anyone want to get read outs on it.


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Six Days in June: Nets Flood Broadcasts With 176 Minutes of Separated Kids Coverage
Outraged anchors and correspondents at ABC, CBS and NBC attacked the Trump administration for separating children from parents at the border as they overwhelmed their Monday morning and evening news programs with a massive 94 minutes of coverage on the detainment policy.
Overall, in just six days of coverage (June 13 through June 18) the nets have flooded their broadcasts with almost three hours (176 minutes) of emotional segments that included pictures of crying children and accompanying anger from correspondents and pundits alike.
CBS had the most coverage, filling their evening and morning shows with 73 minutes of border news. NBC came in second with 67 minutes, while ABC spent 36 minutes on the controversial policy.
And while the policy has been criticized by both Democrats and Republicans (including President Donald Trump himself), the networks have either completely dismissed or mostly ignored the similar policies in place during the Barack Obama years. In fact, the New York Times actually criticized Obama in a July 18, 2016 editorial, "Mr. Obama's Dubious Detention Centers."
The Times scolded: "These privately run, unlicensed lockups are no place for children. Or mothers. Their existence belies President Obama's oft-professed concern for the humane treatment of people fleeing crime and violence in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador."
In total the networks devoted just 6 minutes and 29 seconds (barely 3 percent of the coverage) to discussion of Obama's detaining of children, 1 minute and 37 seconds of which was spent denying the Obama or other past administrations had engaged in policies matching those of the current administration.
CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King typified the most over-the-top language of the network anchors and correspondents. On the June 18 edition of CBS This Morning King decried: "We went straight to the facility, the location where kids and their parents were reunited. All I can say after talking to the people, watching the people, listening to the people, the Statue of Liberty, I think, is weeping right now." King also confronted the chief of the Rio Grande Valley Sector of Customs and Border Protection: "People say that this zero tolerance policy actually means zero humanity. What do you say of that?"
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Thanks to NewsBusters' Kyle Drennen, Scott Whitlock, Kristine Marsh, Nicholas Fondacaro and Bill D'Agostino for contributing to this study.
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Life After Arafat: The Prospects for Peace in Israel
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For the greater part of the last two years Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat has been confined to his Ramallah headquarters. From within the battered compound Arafat has struggled to retain political control in the face of growing dissension. Today Arafat is confined to a hospital bed in Paris, France. His health has rapidly deteriorated since being transferred there from Ramallah two weeks ago, and there have been numerous conflicting reports concerning his condition. Some believe he may already be dead, but whether or not he is still clinging to life, it seems certain that he will never return to power.
For decades Arafat has lead the people in their struggle for a Palestinian state, but instead of agreeing to a compromise he has lead the Palestinian people into a war they cannot win. He has placed his own ambition above the best interests of the Palestinian people. Arafat and his colleagues, as well as radical Islamic groups like Hamas, have been focused on destroying Israel rather than ending the occupation and obtaining their own state (if they really wanted an independent state they could have had one when the opportunity arose in 1947 and again in 2000). Neither Arafat nor any opposing faction is willing and able to act decisively to end the violence and make peace with Israel.
The Israeli plan to abandon its settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip has left the Palestinian leadership deadlocked in a massive power struggle, with various groups and factions battling for control. The question also remains as to who will take charge when Arafat is gone. The dying Palestinian leader refused to name a successor. Undoubtedly Arafat regarded any such potential replacement as a threat to his authority. One of the key players fighting to fill the void left by Arafat is the terrorist organization Hamas.
Hamas is responsible for most of the 112 suicide bombings that have killed 465 people and wounded thousands more over the last 3 years. Hamas, which in Arabic means "zeal", is a Muslim fundamentalist movement, which rejects all compromise with Israel and opposes the Palestinian Authority's participation in the peace process. In addition to its militant activities Hamas runs a network of schools, clinics, and mosques which have helped it gain the support of the Palestinian people. Its preliminary goal is to carry out an armed struggle to defeat Israel and establish a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, but its ultimate goal is the destruction of Israel.
The future and leadership of the Palestinian Authority remains uncertain. Meanwhile Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faces his own set of challenges. Sharon's controversial decision to dismantle Israeli settlements under the "Road Map" peace plan has drawn widespread criticism. Under pressure from the international community he agreed to the removal all 21 settlements in Gaza and four of the 120 settlements in the West Bank by the end of 2005. Sharon's plan to dismantle the settlements has angered conservatives and there has even been talk of civil war.
For most Westerners it is difficult to understand why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has continued for so long or why it has resulted in so much violence. The fundamental problem is that Palestinians, lead by Yasser Arafat, have ardently resisted making any concessions toward Israel and have maintained an all-or-nothing approach to peace negotiations. The trouble is that too few Palestinians truly desire peace. Palestinian children are consistently taught in school to hate Israel. Most Arab nations have yet to officially recognize the right of Israel to exist, and many Muslim groups, like Hamas and Hezbollah, will not allow peace unless it comes in the form of Israel's destruction.
- Palestinians, Israelis Speculate on Post-Arafat Era - Crosswalk
- Arafat Still Alive, Although in a Deep Coma - MSNBC
- The Struggle to Succeed Arafat - BBC
- Hamas Stakes Claim for Power - BBC
- Strategic Trends: The Struggle for Jerusalem - K-House
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The cutout is about 4.9mm across and the switches are about 11.5mm tall. I know I'd have to drill a good sized hole in the bottom housing but that fact aside, I'm wondering what the smallest size available for WS2801 leds is.
I suppose I could further modify the led cutout of the top housing to provide more lateral space. But the led would absolutely be limited by how thick it is. It would have to fit into the (roughly) 2mm slot in the top housing.
I suppose they could be a little bit fatter with additional modifications to the switch (e.g. sacrificing part or all of one of the clips).
Anyways, this might all be a moot point if nothing comes close to fitting in this space. Anyone in the know on this kind of stuff?
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Another (probably more practical) option would be to mount the flat version of those leds on the PCB and use the poly bottoms from Matias switches (counting on the shine through).
They have to be clipped a bit to allow the switchplate to fit but otherwise seem compatible.
The switch still works, at least (hard to say if this affects the feel or not).
In order to simulate what it might look like, I put one of these switches on top of an led and put a shine-through cap on the switch. You can see the comparison with a properly installed led in the numlock switch. There's definitely a difference in how much light is allowed through, though I'm not sure that's a bad thing IMO.
1204 / 1206 / 0603 SMD led diodes will fit. You can drive them with something like the WS2801 to make them adressable.
if you want a pre-package adressable RGB led driver, the only package that should work is the 3528/6028 were you could have cutouts of the pcb to fit on the underside atleast what I can think of.
Thanks kakan. I think you nailed exactly what I should be looking into.
That being said, I'm going to move forward with plan b. At some point this morning, I decided that I need to build a keyboard for these unique caps. That probably sounds stupid but I'll explain my rationale at the end. Now, I already have an alps pcb and plate. I'm going to use the case I had picked out for my Xerox project. I think it will look really cool with the caps. Just need to figure out how to fashion some lights between the plate and pcb, but I have some ideas for that.
I wanted to shed a little bit of light on what I'm doing to modify the Matias bottom housings. As I showed in the earlier photos, there are some really inconveniently placed pieces of plastic right where the switchplate should go. Since Matias are simplified alps style, it doesn't interfere with the thin little wimpy switchplate that these switches come with.
I'm using wire clippers to snip off the bits of plastic. But usually that's not enough, so I also have to take a dremel to it; in order to make as much space as possible. Only then does it fit with the switchplate from these green alps. Here's a video of the process. It's tedious work but hopefully it pays off in the end.
People are probably wondering why I'm going through so much trouble for such little payoff. I guess it's because it's the creative aspect of the hobby that appeals to me. I own a lot of boards and do a lot of weird project, but in reality, I use the same keyboard 99% of the time. I have fun trying out different things even if they don't work out (and a lot of times they don't). So here's another experiment. Hopefully I'll learn some new things and maybe, just maybe, it'll actually turn out to be as cool as it is in my head.
First proof of concept is very promising!
I have a length of leftover WS2812b leds but figured the quickest way to test would be with a white led strip for cell phone photos. The clear bottoms let a surprising amount of light through, even without the clear tops. I'm also happy with the caps, which I initially thought might be a little bit too tinted.
For the next test I'd like to try with the colored leds. I'd also like to fit enough of these switches to fill the board but, man is it time consuming.
Ooh, this does look very promising to start!
I look forward to the finished product!
Okay, a couple updates and a couple questions.
First things first, when I tested the pcb leds, only one lights up.
Does that mean that one or more of the leds is dead? The MX pcb it came with all leds light up fine.
As for the updates I have to report, my plan is to desolder each of the leds and relocate them to the top side of the board. I've circled each of the leds in blue. The board makes this easier by having two through-hole led footprints (RGB1 and RGB2) that I can use to access the flip side. I've circled these two spots in green.
Does anyone know what these type of leds are? I'd like to buy some (preferably in a strip to make soldering easier).
I originally started this thread as a question about WS2801 leds fitting inside SKCL switches. But it probably makes sense at this point to talk about my plan.
I knew I wanted to do something with it, but had no clue what that might be. Then I started to get a little bit bored with vintage stuff (and discouraged by some of my dumb purchases) and I turned towards customs as a new outlet. If you would have told me a year ago that I'd be making an RGB keyboard, I would have laughed. But now I'm really excited to build it (if I can).
Here's where I am with modding the switches.
It's very tedious work. Like I mentioned above, the switchplate from complicated alps doesn't fit in the bottom housing from Matias switches due to a little piece of plastic that gets in the way. Each switch has to be clipped to get rid of as much of that plastic as possible. Using a wire cutter, I'm able to get most of it, but it's usually not quite enough. So I have to dremel each bottom housing. The process of dremeling the bottom housings frequently covers up the holes that the switchplate pins go through. So I have to "re-open" them using an exact-o-knife. It's a real pain, and the reason I only have the patience to do a few at a time.
My goal for today is to finish filling that plate with modded switches and do a test with the colored LEDs. If that goes well, I just need to figure out how I'm going to get the LEDs on the flip-side of the board. I'm prone to mistakes so I'd like to take things slow this time around. Wish me luck. I'll of course be posting my progress in this thread, whether I'm successful or not.
Great success! I snipped a single LED from a WS2812b strip that I had left over and temporarily attached it to the RGB1 slot. It seems to work and respond to the pulse pattern being sent by the keyboard. Next step will be getting this to work with all 20 LEDs, figuring out placement, and (the part I dread) finish modding the switches).
Well, I tested with about half the switches modded and the full color LEDs that come stock on the bottom side of the PCB. A little bit disappointed to be honest but whatever. I guess between my hacked switches and the dark tint on the keycaps, this is about as good as I can expect. Hoping to mitigate some of these results by strategically placing the LEDs. Still should make a cool and unique keyboard IMO.
Also, Jigon is crashing when I try to upload a new config so I'm not able to crank the brightness up all the way. Should be fun trying to figure out why that's happening. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
I desoldered all of the old LEDs and started soldering in the SMD diodes. Here's a little clip. Keep in mind I have no idea what I'm doing. Any tips to improve?
And now for the part I've been dreading: soldering the LEDs together. Have to make sure not to get in the way of the switches. I'm going to use very thin gauge wire and tack it down in spots with glue. Fingers crossed this works out.
To say that I'm ashamed of the quality of work here doesn't really convey my reluctance to post this photo. B nice plz.
Here's what it looks like in the case but without caps. The clear bottoms defuse the light pretty evenly so that's a plus. Unfortunately the dark caps will interfere but maybe a more subtle look isn't a bad thing.
You shouldn't ever look at anything that I have ever soldered myself, then.
Most of the switch pins poke out about this much, which I'm cool with.
However, a bunch of them fit more like this, which I'm less cool with.
Obviously, I hope this doesnt translate into a funky look, and I feel confident that it won't since everything sits flat on the plate. I'm more concerned with the durability issue that this creates. These caps fit pretty tightly on the switches so I need to be careful to remember this fact if/when I remove them. With such little surface area making contact, I need to be mindful if/when I remove the caps to make sure I don't damage or break the solder joints. The caps fit really tight on the switches which makes the issue worse.
Oh well, I guess I should count my blessings and be happy that this worked at all.
Ran into a couple snags but I was able to get most of the keyboard assembled today. Unfortunately the plate was cut for a stepped caps lock key so I'll have to relocate the stem on that cap. The spacebar stabilizer also will not click in place so that will probably need some tweaking as well. But all in all, getting closer to the finish line.
Woah! That actually looks pretty cool!
I think it's neat how the translucent caps allow for seeing the slider color as well.
Neat to see this, thanks! Are the holes in the PC board plated through? If so you'll have a good contact area for the solder to be supported and it should hold up fine for normal use. If you're really worried you can use 2 percent silver solder such as Qualitek 32521 for added strength (and conductivity).
The only keyboards I've ever seen with chronic solder joint problems were Costar (Infotrac branded) boards used by auto parts stores. Those had white Alps SKCM switches and the heavily used keys needed to be resoldered on many of the ones that were turned in to the recycling place I worked back in the '90s. Probably from being pounded on constantly by parts store clerks rather than any inherent flaw in the design or construction.
Yes they're plated through. I did notice when I was soldering the switches that a good amount of solder flowed down the hole so I feel better about the durability issue I mentioned before.
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And finished! Here are some photos of the final product. I actually have two of these cases right now and decided that all black would look better (and the other case would match a different project better anyways). So I switched the case half way through taking the pictures. Let me know what you think!
Snacks, I think that is really cool! Great job making use of those caps. I actually kinda like the look of the lights being concentrated in certain areas, it makes a nice pattern.


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Brewers opt to keep Ji-Man Choi but later agree to deal with reliever Dan Jennings
The Brewers opted to keep Ji-Man Choi, but it could be a short stay after the news the team has agreed to terms with reliever Dan Jennings.
Brewers opt to keep Ji-Man Choi but later agree to deal with reliever Dan Jennings The Brewers opted to keep Ji-Man Choi, but it could be a short stay after the news the team has agreed to terms with reliever Dan Jennings. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://jsonl.in/2pO3bO5
Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 9:32 p.m. CT March 28, 2018 | Updated 2:05 p.m. CT March 29, 2018
Milwaukee Brewers opening day lineup, along with beat writer Todd Rosiak's roster ranking for each player. Lou Saldivar
Ji-Man Choi batted .409 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 27 Cactus League games.(Photo: Roy Dabner, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
SAN DIEGO - Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns and manager Craig Counsell cautioned for several days not to get too caught up in the team's opening day roster, hinting that it could change very quickly.
Those hints took shape Wednesday when the Brewers announced a 25-man roster that included Jesus Aguilar and Ji-Man Choi, two first basemen who were not expected to both make the club.
Choi's stay could be quite short, however, with the later news that the Brewers had agreed to terms with left-handed reliever Dan Jennings, released by Tampa Bay.
In keeping Aguilar and Choi, the Brewers opted to go with only six true relievers instead of the expected seven. Oliver Drake, who is out of minor-league options, made the cut but Taylor Williams and J.J. Hoover did not. Williams has options and Hoover was on a minor-league deal, so both are headed to Class AAA Colorado Springs.
The Brewers have coverage in the bullpen if needed in right-hander Brandon Woodruff, the No. 5 starter who won't be used in that role until a week from Friday against the Chicago Cubs at home. In the meantime, he can be used in relief.
Choi was kept as an added bat in the opening series against San Diego after being the biggest surprise of spring training as a non-roster invitee. He batted .409 in 27 games with three home runs, 10 RBI and 1.245 OPS.
The Brewers were working on an outside acquisition of a relief pitcher but could not complete a deal in time for opening day. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported the Brewers had an agreement with Jennings, pending a physical.
Choi has a minor-league option, so when that deal becomes official, he likely will be sent to Colorado Springs.
"As you get into opening day and you're able to look at incremental roster improvements and gains, we thought having the extra position player made sense," Stearns said. "This is a rare opportunity where you get to set a roster for exactly one day, and we can set a roster that gives us a good chance to win for that one day.
"This isn't something you can do for long periods of a season but Ji-Man had a heck of a spring. Ji-Man understands his roster situation. He's very excited to be on the team on opening day. Like any player with options, they understand there's flexibility to go up and down."
Stearns picked up relief pitchers at the end of spring training in each of the previous two years, signing Carlos Torres and Jared Hughes, respectively, after they were cut. He said he was "gaining some traction" but did not mention the pending deal with Jennings.
Jennings, 30, was released by the Rays rather than paying his $2,375,000 salary. Instead, they gave him nearly $575,000 in termination play. He went 3-1 with a 3.45 ERA in 77 games last season while pitching for the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay.
In six years in the majors, including three with Miami, Jennings is 12-13 with a 2.90 ERA in 310 games, with 127 walks and 227 strikeouts in 279 2/3 innings.
Here is the official 25-man roster:
Pitchers (11): RH Matt Albers, RH Chase Anderson, RH Jacob Barnes, RH Jhoulys Chacin, RH Zach Davies, RH Oliver Drake, LH Josh Hader, RH Jeremy Jeffress, RH Corey Knebel, LH Brent Suter, RH Brandon Woodruff.
Catchers (2): Jett Bandy, Manny Piña.
Infielders (8): 1B Jesús Aguilar, SS Orlando Arcia, 1B Ji-Man Choi, UTIL Hernán Pérez, 3B Travis Shaw, UTIL Eric Sogard, 1B Eric Thames, 2B Jonathan Villar.
Outfielders (4): Ryan Braun, Lorenzo Cain, Domingo Santana, Christian Yelich.
Disabled list (3): LHP Boone Logan, RHP Jimmy Nelson, C Stephen Vogt.
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[ G.R. No. 104392, February 20, 1996 ]
RUBEN MANIAGO, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS (FIRST DIVISION), HON. RUBEN C. AYSON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH IV, BAGUIO CITY, AND ALFREDO BOADO, RESPONDENTS.
D E C I S I O N
MENDOZA, J.:
Petitioner Ruben Maniago was the owner of shuttle buses which were used in transporting employees of the Texas Instruments, (Phils.), Inc. from Baguio City proper to its plant site at the Export Processing Authority in Loakan, Baguio City.
On January 7, 1990, one of his buses figured in a vehicular accident with a passenger jeepney owned by private respondent Alfredo Boado along Loakan Road, Baguio City. As a result of the accident, a criminal case for reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property and multiple physical injuries was filed on March 2, 1990 against petitioner's driver, Herminio Andaya, with the Regional Trial Court of Baguio City, Branch III, where it was docketed as Criminal Case No. 7514-R. A month later, on April 19, 1990, a civil case for damages was filed by private respondent Boado against petitioner himself The complaint, docketed as Civil Case No. 2050-R, was assigned to Branch IV of the same court.
Petitioner moved for the suspension of the proceedings in the civil case against him, citing the pendency of the criminal case against his driver. But the trial court, in its order dated August 30, 1991, denied petitioner's motion on the ground that pursuant to the Civil Code, the action could proceed independently of the criminal action, in addition to the fact that the petitioner was not the accused in the criminal case.
Petitioner took the matter on certiorari and prohibition to the Court of Appeals, maintaining that the civil action could not proceed independently of the criminal case because no reservation of the right to bring it separately had been made in the criminal case.
On January 31, 1992, the Court of Appeals dismissed his petition on the authority of Garcia v. Florido,[1] and Abellana v. Marave,[2] which it held allowed a civil action for damages to be filed independently of the criminal action even though no reservation to file the same has been made. Therefore, it was held, the trial court correctly denied petitioner's motion to suspend the proceedings in the civil case.[3]
Hence this petition for review on certiorari. There is no dispute that private respondent, as offended party in the criminal case, did not reserve the right to bring a separate civil action, based on the same accident, either against the driver, Herminio Andaya, or against the latter's employer, herein petitioner Ruben Maniago. The question is whether despite the absence of such reservation, private respondent may nonetheless bring an action for damages against petitioner under the following provisions of the Civil Code:
Art. 2176. Whoever by act or omission causes damage to another, there being fault or negligence, is obliged to pay for the damage done. Such fault or negligence, if there is no pre-existing contractual relation between the parties, is called a quasi-delict and is governed by the provisions of this Chapter.
Art. 2180. The obligation imposed by Article 2176 is demandable not only for one's own acts or omissions, but also for those of persons for whom one is responsible.
Employers shall be liable for the damages caused by their employees and household helpers acting within the scope of their assigned tasks, even though the former are not engaged in any business or industry.
Art. 2177 states that responsibility for fault or negligence under the above-quoted provisions is entirely separate and distinct from the civil liability arising from negligence under the Revised Penal Code.
However, Rule 111 of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, while reiterating that a civil action under these provisions of the Civil Code may be brought separately from the criminal action, provides that the right to bring it must be reserved. This Rule reads:
Section 1. Institution of criminal and civil actions. - When a criminal action is instituted, the civil action for the recovery of civil liability is impliedly instituted with the criminal action, unless the offended party waives the civil action, reserves his right to institute it separately, or institutes the civil action prior to the criminal action.
Such civil action includes recovery of indemnity under the Revised Penal Code, and damages under Articles 32, 33, 34 and 2176 of the Civil Code of the Philippines arising from the same act or omission of the accused.
The reservation of the right to institute the separate civil actions shall be made before the prosecution starts to present its evidence and under circumstances affording the offended party a reasonable opportunity to make such reservation.
Sec. 3. When civil action may proceed independently. - In the cases provided for in Articles 32, 33, 34 and 2176 of the Civil Code of the Philippines, the independent civil action which has been reserved may be brought by the offended party, shall proceed independently of the criminal action, and shall require only a preponderance of evidence.
Based on these provisions, petitioner argues that the civil action against him was impliedly instituted in the criminal action previously filed against his employee because private respondent did not reserve his right to bring this action separately. (The records show that while this case was pending in the Court of Appeals, the criminal action was dismissed on July 10, 1992 for failure of the prosecution to file a formal offer of its evidence, with the consequence that the prosecution failed to prosecute its case. Accordingly, it seems to be petitioner's argument that since the civil action to recover damages was impliedly instituted with the criminal action, the dismissal of the criminal case brought with it the dismissal of the civil action.)
Private respondent admits that he did not reserve the right to institute the present civil action against Andaya's employer. He contends, however, that the rights provided in Arts. 2176 and 2177 of the Civil Code are substantive rights and, as such, their enforcement cannot be conditioned on a reservation to bring the action to enforce them separately. Private respondent cites in support of his position statements made in Abellana v. Marave,[4] Tayag v. Alcantara,[5] Madeja v. Caro,[6] and Jarantilla v. Court of Appeals,[7] to the effect that the requirement to reserve the civil action is substantive in character and, therefore, is beyond the rulemaking power of this Court under the Constitution.[8]
After considering the arguments of the parties, we have reached the conclusion that the right to bring an action for damages under the Civil Code must be reserved as required by Rule 111, § 1, otherwise it should be dismissed.
A. To begin with, §1 quite clearly requires that a reservation must be made to institute separately all civil actions for the recovery of civil liability, otherwise they will be deemed to have been instituted with the criminal case. Such civil actions are not limited to those which arise "from the offense charged," as originally provided in Rule 111 before the amendment of the Rules of Court in 1988. In other words the right of the injured party to sue separately for the recovery of the civil liability whether arising from crimes (ex delicto) or from quasi delict under Art. 2176 of the Civil Code must be reserved otherwise they will be deemed instituted with the criminal action.[9]
Thus Rule 111, §1 of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure expressly provides:
Section 1. Institution of criminal and civil actions.- When a criminal action is instituted, the civil action for the recovery of civil liability is impliedly instituted with the criminal action, unless the offended party waives the civil action, reserves his right to institute it separately, or institutes the civil action prior to the criminal action.
B. There are statements in some cases implying that Rule 111, §§1 and 3 are beyond the rulemaking power of the Supreme Court under the Constitution. A careful examination of the cases, however, will show that approval of the filing of separate civil action for damages even though no reservation of the right to institute such civil action had been reserved rests on considerations other than that no reservation is needed.
In Garcia v. Florido[10] the right of an injured person to bring an action for damages even if he did not make a reservation of his action in the criminal prosecution for physical injuries through reckless imprudence was upheld on the ground that by bringing the civil action the injured parties had "in effect abandoned their right to press for recovery of damages in the criminal case. . .. Undoubtedly an offended party loses his right to intervene in the prosecution of a criminal case, not only when he has waived the civil action or expressly reserved his right to institute, but also when he has actually instituted the civil action. For by either of such actions his interest in the criminal case has disappeared."[11] The statement that Rule 111, § 1 of the 1964 Rules is "an unauthorized amendment of substantive law, Articles 32, 33 and 34 of the Civil Code, which do not provide for the reservation" is not the ruling of the Court but only an aside, quoted from an observation made in the footnote of a decision in another case.[12]
Another case cited by private respondent in support of his contention that the civil case need not be reserved in the criminal case is Abellana v. Marave[13] in which the right of persons injured in a vehicular accident to bring a separate action for damages was sustained despite the fact that the right to bring it separately was not reserved. But the basis of the decision in that case was the fact that the filing of the civil case was equivalent to a reservation because it was made after the decision of the City Court convicting the accused had been appealed. Pursuant to Rule 123, §7 of the 1964 Rules, this had the effect of vacating the decision in the criminal case so that technically, the injured parties could still reserve their right to institute a civil action while the criminal case was pending in the Court of First Instance. The statement "the right of a party to sue for damages independently of the criminal action is a substantive right which cannot be frittered away by a construction that could render it nugatory" without raising a "serious constitutional question"[14] was thrown in only as additional support for the ruling of the Court.
On the other hand, in Madeja v. Caro[15] the Court held that a civil action for damages could proceed even while the criminal case for homicide through reckless imprudence was pending and did not have to await the termination of the criminal case precisely because the widow of the deceased had reserved her right to file a separate civil action for damages. We do not see how this case can lend support to the view of private respondent.
In Jarantilla v. Court of Appeals[16] the ruling is that the acquittal of the accused in the criminal case for physical injuries through reckless imprudence on the ground of reasonable doubt is not a bar to the filing of an action for damages even though the filing of the latter action was not reserved. This is because of Art. 29 of the Civil Code which provides that "when an accused is acquitted on the ground that his guilt has not been proved beyond reasonable doubt, a civil action for damages for the same act or omission may be instituted." This ruling obviously cannot apply to this case because the basis of the dismissal of the criminal case against the driver is the fact that the prosecution failed to prove its case as a result of its failure to make a formal offer of its evidence. Rule 132, §34 of the Revised Rules on Evidence provides that "The court shall consider no evidence which has not been formally offered. The purpose for which the evidence is offered must be specified."
To the same effect are the holdings in Tayag, Sr. v. Alcantara,[17] Bonite v. Zosa[18] and Diong Bi Chu v. Court of Appeals.[19] Since Art. 29 of the Civil Code authorizes the bringing of a separate civil action in case of acquittal on reasonable doubt and under the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure such action is not required to be reserved, it is plain that the statement in these cases that to require a reservation to be made would be to sanction an unauthorized amendment of the Civil Code provisions is a mere dictum. As already noted in connection with the case of Garcia v. Florido, that statement was not the ruling of the Court but only an observation borrowed from another case.[20]
The short of it is that the rulings in these cases are consistent with the proposition herein made that, on the basis of Rule 111, §§1-3, a civil action for the recovery of civil liability is, as a general rule, impliedly instituted with the criminal action, except only (1) when such action arising from the same act or omission, which is the subject of the criminal action, is waived; (2) the right to bring it separately is reserved or (3) such action has been instituted prior to the criminal action. Even if an action has not been reserved or it was brought before the institution of the criminal case, the acquittal of the accused will not bar recovery of civil liability unless the acquittal is based on a finding that the act from which the civil liability might arise did not exist because of Art. 29 of the Civil Code.
Indeed the question on whether the criminal action and the action for recovery of the civil liability must be tried in a single proceeding has always been regarded a matter of procedure and, since the rulemaking power has been conferred by the Constitution on this Court, it is in the keeping of this Court. Thus the subject was provided for by G.O. No. 58, the first Rules of Criminal Procedure under the American rule. Sec. 107 of these Orders provided:
The privileges now secured by law to the person claiming to be injured by the commission of an offense to take part in the prosecution of the offense and to recover damages for the injury sustained by reason of the same shall not be held to be abridged by the provisions of this order; but such person may appear and shall be heard either individually or by attorney at all stages of the case, and the court upon conviction of the accused may enter judgment against him for the damages occasioned by his wrongful act. It shall, however, be the duty of the promotor fiscal to direct the prosecution, subject to the right of the person injured to appeal from any decision of the court denying him a legal right.
This was superseded by the 1940 Rules of Court, Rule 106 of which provided:
SEC. 15. Intervention of the offended party in criminal action. - Unless the offended party has waived the civil action or expressly reserved the right to institute it after the termination of the criminal case, and subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, he may intervene, personally or by attorney, in the prosecution of the offense.
This Rule was amended thrice, in 1964, in 1985 and lastly in 1988. Through all the shifts or changes in policy as to the civil action arising from the same act or omission for which a criminal action is brought, one thing is clear: The change has been effected by this Court. Whatever contrary impression may have been created by Garcia v. Florido[21] and its progeny[22] must therefore be deemed to have been clarified and settled by the new rules which require reservation of the right to recover the civil liability, otherwise the action will be deemed to have been instituted with the criminal action.
Contrary to private respondent's contention, the requirement that before a separate civil action may be brought it must be reserved does not impair, diminish or defeat substantive rights, but only regulates their exercise in the general interest of orderly procedure. The requirement is merely procedural in nature. For that matter the Revised Penal Code, by providing in Art. 100 that any person criminally liable is also civilly liable, gives the offended party the right to bring a separate civil action, yet no one has ever questioned the rule that such action must be reserved before it may be brought separately.
Indeed, the requirement that the right to institute actions under the Civil Code separately must be reserved is not incompatible with the independent character of such actions. There is a difference between allowing the trial of civil actions to proceed independently of the criminal prosecution and requiring that, before they may be instituted at all, a reservation to bring them separately must be made. Put in another way, it is the conduct of the trial of the civil action - not its institution through the filing of a complaint - which is allowed to proceed independently of the outcome of the criminal case.
C. There is a practical reason for requiring that the right to bring an independent civil action under the Civil Code separately must be reserved. It is to avoid the filing of more than one action for the same act or omission against the same party. Any award made against the employer, whether based on his subsidiary civil liability under Art. 103 of the Revised Penal Code or his primary liability under Art. 2180 of the Civil Code, is ultimately recoverable from the accused.[23]
In the present case, the criminal action was filed against the employee, bus driver. Had the driver been convicted and found insolvent, his employer would have been held subsidiarily liable for damages. But if the right to bring a separate civil action (whether arising from the crime or from quasi-delict) is reserved, there would be no possibility that the employer would be held liable because in such a case there would be no pronouncement as to the civil liability of the accused. In such a case the institution of a separate and independent civil action under the Civil Code would not result in the employee being held liable for the same act or omission. The rule requiring reservation in the end serves to implement the prohibition against double recovery for the same act or omission.[24] As held in Barredo v. Garcia,[25] the injured party must choose which of the available causes of action for damages he will bring. If he fails to reserve the filing of a separate civil action he will be deemed to have elected to recover damages from the bus driver on the basis of the crime. In such a case his cause of action against the employer will be limited to the recovery of the latter's subsidiary liability under Art. 103 of the Revised Penal Code.
Nor does it matter that the action is against the employer to enforce his vicarious liability under Art. 2180 of the Civil Code. Though not an accused in the criminal case, the employer is very much a party, as long as the right to bring or institute a separate action (whether arising from crime or from quasi delict) is not reserved.26 The ruling that a decision convicting the employee is binding and conclusive upon the employer "not only with regard to its civil liability but also with regard to its amount because the liability of an employer cannot be separated but follows that of his employee"[27] is true not only with respect to the civil liability arising from crime but also with respect to the civil liability under the Civil Code. Since whatever is recoverable against the employer is ultimately recoverable by him from the employee, the policy against double recovery requires that only one action be maintained for the same act or omission whether the action is brought against the employee or against his employer. Thus in Dulay v. Court of Appeals[28] this Court held that an employer may be sued under Art. 2180 of the Civil Code and that the right to bring the action did not have to be reserved because, having instituted before the criminal case against the employee, the filing of the civil action against the employer constituted an express reservation of the right to institute its separately.
WHEREFORE, the decision appealed from is RESERVED and the complaint against petitioner is DISMISSED.
Regalado (Chairman), Romero and Puno, JJ., concur.
[1] 52 SCRA 420 (1973).
[3] Per Justice Antonio M. Martinez concurred in by Justices Asaali S. Isnani and Regina G. Ordoñez-Benitez.
[4] Supra at note 2.
[6] 126 SCRA 293 (1983).
[8] Art. VIII, § 5(5) of the Constitution provides that the Supreme Court shall have the power to "Promulgate rules concerning the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights, pleading, practice, and procedure in all courts, the admission to the practice of law, the Integrated Bar, and legal assistance to the underprivileged. Such rules shall provide a simplified and inexpensive procedure for the speedy disposition of cases, shall be uniform for all courts of the same grade, and shall not diminish, increase, or modify substantive rights. Rules of procedure of special courts and quasi-judicial bodies shall remain effective unless disapproved by the Supreme Court."
[9] Dulay v. Court of Appeals, 243 SCRA 220(1995); Yakult v. Court of Appeals, 190 SCRA 347 (1990)
[10] 52 SCRA 420 (1973).
[11] Id. at 428.
[12] Corpus v. Paje, 28 SCRA 1062, n. 2 at 1069(1969).
[13] 57 SCRA 106(1974).
[15] 126 SCRA 293 (1983).
[18] 162 SCRA 173(1988).
[20] Supra, p. 8.
[21] Supra at note 1.
[22] Abellana v. Marave, 57 SCRA 106(1974); Tayag v. Alcantara, 98 SCRA 723 (1980); Madeja v. Caro, 126 SCRA 293 (1983); Jarantilla v. Court of Appeals, 171 SCRA 429 (1989); Bonite v. Zosa, 162 SCRA 173 (1988); Diong Bi Chu v. Court of Appeals, 192 SCRA 554 (1990).
[23] Civil Code, Art. 2181; Emerencia v. Gonzales, 104 Phil. 1059(1958).
[24] Yakult v. Court of Appeals, 190 SCRA 347 (1990).
[25] 73 Phil. 607 (1942). Accord, Joaquin v. Aniceto, 120 Phil. 1100 (1964).
[26] Yasay v. Adil, 164 SCRA 494 (1988); Pajarito v. Seneris, 87 SCRA 275 (1978).
[27] Miranda v. Malate Garage and Taxicab, Inc., 99 Phil. 670 (1956).
[28] Supra at note 9


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Middle singing sibling Joe draws hundreds to race
By Carolyn Ryan	• Published at 10:47 am on September 6, 2010
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Hundreds of anxious girls showed up to Nova Southeastern University as early as 5 a.m. Monday morning to catch a glimpse of singing superstar Joe Jonas. The teenybopper was at the university to host the first annual iWin 5K Fun Run/Walk to benefit the Special Olympics of Florida.
"I'm going to scream! I'm going to scream so loud," said Michelle Canazaro, "I don't care it'll hurt my throat that's how much I'm going to scream," she said. Canazaro was not alone; when Joe Jonas, the middle brother of the trio of Jonas brothers, walked out to join the race, the crowd went wild.
"This cause is important to me because I've always had a heart for these amazing athletes that are a part of the Special Olympics," Joe said. "It's amazing to see them come to our concerts and support us, so I want to be able to support them in any way I can."
As of race time, more than 600 participants registered, and hundreds more signed up the day of. Organizers hope that with Jonas's star power, they will raise more than $100,000 for Special Olympics of Florida.
"Today is a great day beacause we're here with a young man who's got a big heart," said Chairman Paul Sallarulo. "It takes us a year to get 700 people, and in five days he got up to 1,000 people."
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Joe's younger brother, Nick, joined Joe in the 5K run. The funds raised will help give all Special Olympics Florida chapters the ability to continue to provide free year-round sports training and competition to more than 15,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
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Low water pressure and water discoloration are both signs that you may have a leaky pipe. You may also find mildew or mold, particularly in places outside of wet areas of the bathroom. You may find damaged paint or walls, damaged flooring, or stains on ceilings. You could also smell a musty or earthy odor from old, accumulated water. If you detect any signs of water leaks, it's important to call a professional who specializes in leak detection right away to avoid costly damage.
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...and IT relationships to do the right things".
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Every one knows that an IT manager's job is "to do the thing right and do the right thing" .
But maybe fewers know the original quote is "Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things" and to whom on should pay tribute : Peter Drucker (1909-2005).
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This simple but stunning piece of thought is now enforced in IT management best pratices : relationship is handled at the same level as process.
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package fi.salminen.tomy.peak.app;

import android.app.Application;
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Revive Indian traditions in tribute to Vivekananda, says Pranab
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Friday called for the revival of India's proud traditions in morality, ethics and social conduct as a tribute to Swami Vivekananda's call for rebuilding India's national character.
"We seem to be losing our sense of right and wrong, and good and bad, as we pursue our short-term objectives. As a result, not only is the greater public good being sacrificed but even the private search for success and happiness is yielding short-lived, illusory and often counter-productive outcomes," President Mukherjee said here.
He was speaking at a commemoration to mark the 120th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's epoch voyage to the west, which started from Mumbai's Appollo Bunder (where the Gateway of India stands now), May 31, 1893.
"To remember Swami Vivekananda is to remember his call for rebuilding India's national character and his call to the country's youth to be daring, courageous, adventurous, strong and above all, unshakably strong in their morals and ethics," the president said.
Mukherjee said that the people of India "must show the way to the world by adhering to this message of Swami Vivekananda", as we have long symbolised communal peace and harmony, based on tolerance and respect for all faiths.
Referring to Swami Vivekananda's historic speech at the Parliament of World's Religions in Chicago in September 1893, Mukherjee said that in those days, the western world's understanding of India was coloured by misconceptions.
"It was therefore a turning point indeed, when Swami Vivekananda's powerful thoughts and the purity of his personality won the minds and hearts of a large section of the influential thinkers that he came across," Mukherjee said.
As Swami Vivekananda unhesitatingly appreciated the positive aspects and accomplishments of the western societies and refrained from being dogmatic as he made his point, he was able to build a robust new bridge of understanding and goodwill for India.
Mukherjee quoted French Nobel laureate Romain Rolland, who in his book 'The Life of Vivekananda and the Universal Gospel', wrote: "Vivekananda's constructive genius may be summed up in two words 'equilibrium' and 'synthesis'. He was the personification of the harmony of all human energy."
The president urged people to take up social reforms and remove injustices based on caste, class and gender, to which Swami Vivekananda was totally opposed.
Besides, as Swami Vivekananda believed, there is an urgent imperative to both improve and expand our education system through a comprehensive and time-bound plan for reforms, with the involvement of the corporate sector, the president said.
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Based on Philip Reeve's award winning post-apocalyptic steampunk series, Mortal Engines takes place in a world where cities now move across land on wheels, hunting each other for fuel and resources.
It follows Hester Shaw (Hera Hillary) and Londoner Tom (Robert Sheehan) when they are ejected from London after Hester attempts to kill the man who murdered her mother and gave Hester the scar across her face. Adapted by the same team who adapted Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh with Jackson's protege Christian Rivers having his directing debut, the film seemed set to impress.
Since the first release of imagery the film has suffered backlash from fans of the books over the main character, Hester Shaw's scar being toned down. In the book, Hester's "mouth was wrenched sideways in a permanent sneer, her nose was a smashed stump and her single eye stared at him out of the wreckage, as grey and chill as a winter sea." The scar in the film is disappointing and when it is revealed it's almost comical, as the music and other characters reactions are clearly meant to enhance our shock. But it falls flat (as do most of the shock reveals and twists in the film).
In order to work as a love story, which the film is ultimately about, the storytellers want you to notice the scar less and less by the time the film is over. The make up artists, therefore, had to create a "delicate balance" as to what is most visually pleasing, while keeping the true essence of the film. You are empathising with Hester the character and the scar almost becomes invisible to your eyes. You want that journey for the audience, and if it was too strong, they won't get to that point at the end.
Even though there's been some criticism for what we've done, we know that if she was really hideous and ugly to look at, then a great deal of people who would go to see the film wouldn't sympathise with her.
A ridiculous statement and one that counters the whole point of the love story in the book. There is a long and painful history between disfigurement and storytelling, one that Reeve's books break from, showing a young woman who has a disfigurement being a hero and being loved. The film fails Hester and all those who loved her in the books.
For those who haven't read the books, Jackson and Rivers also seem to hold the opinion that they don't trust the audience to get that in the film without it being spelled out. It's unfortunate that the filmmakers focused on making Hester as visually appealing as possible rather than on crafting a well-written character. This is very evident in the script as it is jam-packed full of exposition.
The decision to prioritise a Hollywood standard of beauty over good storytelling continues through the film and will leave book fans and others disappointed. We are never given a moment to just sit with the characters, they are always either in a chase scene or explaining something to us and in a film with so many characters it means we connect with none. Because of this it's hard to comment on the acting but all seemed to do the best with what they were given (though my favourite by far was Jihae as Anna Fang). It also meant that whenever there was a heartfelt moment or a shock twist they didn't have any impact and often felt ridiculous with the heightened music they were set to.
I'll be interested to see the deleted scenes as I'm sure there are many. The film runs just over two hours, shorter than I would've thought going in, and as a result it is seriously overcrowded with characters that don't seem to serve a purpose at all and one in particular who just disappears at the end of the film. There are many characters that we are continuously brought back to throughout the film so seemingly we are meant to remember them but we never spend enough time with them to do so.
There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to the things that are kept in from the books and what is removed. So much is explained to us yet we aren't told or shown the intense class system that exists in London, so many scenes don't make sense. There are forced jokes through the film that fall flat every time and don't match the tone of the film at all.
If you're going along for the visuals you won't be disappointed. From the moment the film starts, the epicness of the world and the moving cities is front and centre. Unfortunately, this only further emphasises how the film is lacking in every other way. If the Mortal Engines books have a special place in your heart, you may want to steer clear.


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Transylvania (Romanian: Ardeal or Transilvania; Hungarian: Erdély; German: De-Siebenbürgen.ogg Siebenbürgen (help·info), see also other denominations) is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term frequently encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical regions of Crişana, Maramureş, and (Romanian) Banat.Transylvania was once the nucleus of the Kingdom of Dacia (82 BC–106 AD). In 106 AD the Roman Empire conquered the territory and after that its wealth was systematically exploited. After the Roman legions withdrew in 271 AD, it was overrun by a succession of tribes, which subjected it to various influences. During this time areas of it were under the control of the Visigoths, Huns, Gepids, Avars and Bulgars. Thereafter the Romanized Dacian inhabitants either moved into the mountains and preserved their culture or migrated southward. It is likely that elements of the mixed Daco–Roman population held out in Transylvania.[1] There is an ongoing scholarly debate over the population of Transylvania before the Hungarian conquest[2] (see Origin of the Romanians).The Magyars conquered the area at the end of the 9th century and firmly established their control over it in 1003, when their king Stephen I, according to legend, defeated the native prince entitled or named Gyula.[3][4][5][6] Between 1003 and 1526, Transylvania was a voivodeship of the Kingdom of Hungary, led by a voivod appointed by the Hungarian King. After the Battle of Mohács in 1526 Transylvania became effectively an independent principality ruled primarily by Calvinist Hungarian princes. Afterward, in 1566, Hungary was divided between the Habsburgs and the Turks, with the Transylvanian principality maintaining autonomy as an Ottoman subject.The Habsburgs acquired the territory shortly after the Battle of Vienna in 1683. The Habsburgs, however, recognized the Hungarian sovereignty over Transylvania,[1][dubious – discuss] while the Transylvanians recognized the suzerainty of the Habsburg emperor Leopold I (1687), and the region was officially attached to the Habsburg Empire, separated in all but name[7][8] from Habsburg controlled Hungary[9][10][11] and subjected to the direct rule of the emperor's governors.[12] In 1699 the Turks legally conceded their loss of Transylvania in the Treaty of Karlowitz; however, anti-Habsburg elements within the principality only submitted to the emperor in the 1711 Peace of Szatmár. After the Ausgleich of 1867 the region was fully reabsorbed into Hungary [4][6] as a part of the newly established Austro-Hungarian Empire.Following defeat in World War I, Austria-Hungary began to disintegrate. The ethnic Romanian majority elected representatives, who then proclaimed union with Romania on December 1, 1918. In 1920, the Allies confirmed the union in the Treaty of Trianon. Hungary protested against the detach, as over 1,600,000 Hungarian people[13] were living in the area in question, mainly in Szekler Land of Eastern Transylvania, and along the newly created border, which was drawn through areas with Hungarian majority. In August 1940, in the midst of World War II, Hungary regained about 40% of Transylvania by the Vienna Award, with the aid of Germany and Italy. The territory, however, reverted to Romania in 1945; this was confirmed in the 1947 Paris Peace Treaties[4].In distant regions, Transylvania is also often associated with Dracula[14][15][16] (Bram Stoker's novel and its film adaptations), and the horror genre in general, while in countries of Central and Eastern Europe the region is known for the scenic beauty of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history.
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