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Johan Alfred Eklund – själv skrev han sig alltid J.A. Eklund och så är han känd –  född 7 januari 1863 i Halvås, Ryda församling, Skaraborgs län, död 23 augusti 1945 i Brunskogs församling, Värmlands län, var en svensk biskop och psalmförfattare.

Eklund var lektor i Göteborg 1889–1892, och prästvigdes i Skara 1892. Han var därefter komminister i Västra Tunhems församling 1892–1894, vicepastor i Uppsala domkyrkoförsamling  1896–1902, blev docent i apologetik vid  Uppsala universitet 1896 och var tillförordnad professor i teologiska prenotioner och teologisk encyklopedi från 1899. År 1902 blev han domprost i Kalmar stift och 1907 biskop i Karlstads stift. Han blev emeritus 1938.

Genom kunglig utnämning blev han teologie doktor vid Uppsala universitet 1907. Han är en av de ledande gestalterna i Ungkyrkorörelsen. Han var aktiv i Svenska kyrkans förnyelse av psalmboken under det tidiga 1900-talet och är en av personerna bakom 1937 års psalmbok och gav i arbetet med detta bland annat ut ett eget psalmboksförslag 1934. Han finns rikligt representerad i psalmbokstillägget Nya psalmer 1921.

Han finns representerad i  1986 års psalmbok med sex originaltexter (nr 53, 72, 257, 283, 286 och 580) och 17 översatta/bearbetade texter (nr 3, 24, 69, 191, 198, 203, 277, 321, 340, 439, 448, 452, 456, 495, 502, 551 och 553).

J.A. Eklund är gravsatt på Uppsala gamla kyrkogård.

Familj
Eklund var son till en skräddare. Han var gift med Maria Petander, dotter till en skräddarmästare, syster till David och Karl Petander, samt far till Harald Eklund.

Psalmer i 1921 års tillägg
 Ensam lämnad här i världen, nr 630
 Fram skrider året i sin gång, nr 645
 Från Gud vill jag ej vika, nr 588
 Fädernas kyrka i Sveriges land, nr 533
 Glad jag städse vill bekänna, nr 557
 Gud gav i skaparorden, nr 614
 Herrens röst i Sion ljuder, nr 566
 Herrens stad har fasta grunder, nr 536
 Jag höja vill till Gud min sång, nr 513
 Jag nu den säkra grunden vunnit, nr 583
 Jag och mitt hus för dig, o Gud, nr 615
 Jag ville lova och prisa, nr 596
 Ju större kors, dess närmre himmel, nr 599
 Kom, Helge Ande, med ditt ljus, nr 530
 Likt vårdagssol i morgonglöd , nr 642
 Med tacksam röst och tacksam själ, nr 627
 Mitt kall för världen ringa är, nr 613
 Nu dagens sol i glans och prakt, nr 649
 När ingen dager ögat skådar, nr 597
 När till Jordan vår Herre drog, nr 554
 O Herre Gud barmhärtig var, nr 579
 O huvud, blodigt, sårat, nr 520
 Om Jesus med i skeppet är, nr 640
 Oss himmelens Gud vill vara när, nr 633
 Pris vare Gud! Allena han, nr 591
 Salig är den stilla stunden, nr 559
 Snart sista stunden kommen är, nr 659
 Så tag nu mina händer, nr 593
 Trogen var och stadigt lita, nr 611
 Vattuströmmar skola flyta, nr 548
 Vida kring jorden, nr 551
 Vår Skapare, all världens Gud, nr 610
 Välsignat är det hem förvisst, nr 616
 Är Gud i himlen för mig, nr 595
 Är än min röst som änglars tunga, nr 609

Psalmer
Den dag du gav oss, Gud, är gången (Herren Lever 1977 nr 885, 1986 nr 191) översatte 1912 John Ellerton's text från 1870.
Det dukas i himlarnas rike ett bord (1986 nr 321) översatt 1910
Det går ett tyst och tåligt lamm (1986 nr 439) bearbetad 1910
Du sanna vinträd, Jesus kär (1986 nr 72) skriven 1911
Fram skrider året i sin gång (1986 nr 203) bearbetat tidigare översättning 1911
Från Gud vill jag ej vika (1986 nr 551) bearbetad 1911
Fädernas kyrka (1937 nr 169) skriven 1909
Glad jag städse vill bekänna (1986 nr 69) översatt 1910
Gud gav i skaparorden (1986 nr 580) skriven 1910
Guds väg i dunkel ofta går (1986 nr 340) översatt 1934
Helig, helig, helig (1986 nr 3) översatt 1934
Herrens röst i Sion ljuder (1937 nr 236) skriven 1910
Herrens stad har fasta grunder (1937 nr 244) bearbetad 1910
Höga kors, du enda ädla (1986 nr 456) översatt okänt årtal
I dödens bojor Kristus låg (1986 nr 467) bearbetat 1902
I öster stiger solen opp (1986 nr 495) översatt 1912
Jag höja vill till Gud min sång (1986 nr 424) bearbetad enligt uppgifter 1921 och 1937 men ströks som sådan 1986
Jag nu den säkra grunden vunnit (1986 nr 245) bearbetad 1911 men omnämns inte längre i psalmboken
Jag och mitt hus för dig, o Gud (1937 nr 481) översatt/bearbetad 1909 och 1914
Jag ville lova och prisa (1937 nr 359) översatt 1911
Ju större kors, dess närmre himmel (1921 nr 599, återställd till Ju större kors, ju bättre kristen 1937 nr 364) bearbetad inför 1921 men återställd och Eklunds insats borttagen
Kom, Helge Ande, med ditt ljus (1937 nr 166) bearbetad 1914
Kom helige Ande från höjden (1986 nr 286) skriven 1934
Likt vårdagssol i morgonglöd (1986 nr 198) översatt 1909
Livets Ande, kom från ovan (1986 nr 53) skriven 1934
Lyssna, hör, du höga himmel (1986 nr 448) översatt 1909
Med Jesus fram i de bästa åren (1986 nr 283) skriven 1909
Med tacksam röst och tacksam själ (Herren Lever 1977 nr 807, 1986 nr 24) översatte 1911 Paul Gerhardts text från 1653.
Mitt kall för världen ringa är, översatt okänt årtal
Nu dagens sol i glans och prakt (1937 nr 446) översatt 1911
När ingen ljusning alls jag finner (1937 nr 378, omarbetad till 1986 nr 270) översatt 1911
När till Jordan vår Herre drog (1921 nr 554) översatt okänt årtal
O Gud, vår Skapare, vars råd (Den svenska tidegärden, Kyrkans dagliga bön), översatt okänt årtal
O Herre Gud barmhärtig var (1921 nr 579, 1937 nr 270) bearbetad 1911
O huvud, blodigt, sårat bearbetad enligt Nya psalmer 1921 men ströks i senare versioner av psalmböcker
O Jesus kär, vad har väl du förbrutit (1986 nr 452) översatt 1910
Om Jesus med i skeppet är (1921 nr 640)
Oss himmelens Gud vill vara när (1937 nr 491) bearbetad 1909
Pris vare Gud! Allena han (1986 nr 257) skriven 1914
Salig är den stilla stunden (1937 nr 215, omarbetad till Salig, Jesus, är den stunden 1986 nr 407) översatt 1909
Snart sista stunden kommen är (1921 nr 659) översatt eller bearbetad okänt årtal
Så tag nu mina händer (1986 nr 277) översatt 1917
Trogen var och stadigt lita (1921 nr 611) översatt okänt årtal
Vattuströmmar skola flyta (1937 nr 253) bearbetad 1917
Vida kring jorden (1921 nr 552) bearbetad okänt årtal
Vi tackar dig, o Herre Krist (1986 nr 502) bearbetad 1912 och 1934
Vår Skapare, all världens Gud (1921 nr 610) skriven okänt årtal
Välsignat är det hem förvisst (1937 nr 482 sen omarbetad till Välsigna, Herre, alla dem 1986 nr 294) översatt 1911 men omnämns inte längre i psalmboken
Är än min röst som änglars tunga (1937 nr 415) skriven 1911
Är Gud i himlen för mig (1986 nr 553) översatt 1911

Litteratur
En bok om biskop J.A. Eklund, av 30 medarbetare under redaktion av Sven Thulin 1946
För fädernas kyrka. Biskop J.A. Eklunds livsgärning, redigerad av Nils Karlström 1947.
Elis Malmeström, J.A. Eklund. En biografi. 1950
Elis Malmeström: Eklund, Söderblom och Billing. Anteckningar och minnen. 1969
H B Hammar, Personlighet och samfund. J. A. Eklund och hans tillflöden. 1971
Karl Josef Sundberg: Fädernas kyrka : en idéhistorisk studie i folkkyrkotanken hos J.A. Eklund mot bakgrund av sekelskiftets kulturdebatt.  1982
Johan Sundeen, Andelivets agitator: J A Eklund, kristendomen och kulturen 2008
'' "Bibliografi över Biskop J. A. Eklunds tryckta skrifter" (särtryck ur "För Fädernas Kyrka"), av Erik Gren 1947

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5 Things That Can Help Avoid Cash-Flow Problems in a Business
Having access to cash would undoubtedly help you avoid cash-flow problems in a business. But if you aren't swimming in money, here are the next best things to try.
Geoff Williams
Journalist, freelance writer
Walking on thin ice is a spot-on analogy for any business owner who has experienced cash-flow problems in a business. Being oblivious to your cash-flow issues may be just as dangerous.
To avoid ending up all wet, you may want to attempt the following.
1. Reduce your debt.
Let's say you're paying a lot for a warehouse or for high-interest loans on your company vans. You may want to consider refinancing, transferring the debt to a lower-interest loan—or, yes, paying the debt off—to eradicate cash-flow problems in a business.
"When business owners see a beautiful bottom line, they often forget that their positive net income has not accounted for the principal portion of your loan payment for equipment or mortgage payment for the warehouse," says Emily Fisher, the owner of Fisher, P.A., a certified public accounting firm in Charlotte, North Carolina.
"Well-planned cash-flow budgets will begin to bring transparency to the monthly capital needs of the company," Fisher says, "allowing the business owner to know how much cash to keep on hand for operations and to meet forecasted growth plans."
2. Increase your debt.
Increasing your debt can help avoid cash-flow problems in a business? Didn't you just give the opposite advice a moment ago?
Well… yes and yes. As Fisher observes, some entrepreneurs have the opposite problem of the business owner who is saddled with too much debt.
"We've worked with business owners who were determined to purchase all their large equipment with cash, but struggled to take on larger projects because they lacked the capital to fund the project," she says.
"We understood their logic; they saw debt as a negative," Fisher continues. "We don't like debt either, but a healthy debt plan enables growth."
So, yes. Taking on debt for a good reason (like leasing equipment you need to do more work) and not spending all of your available cash may help you avoid a money crunch down the road.
3. Lower your inventory to steer clear of cash-flow problems in a business.
David Altemir, owner of Altemir Consulting in Dallas, says that many businesses who hold inventory end up holding entirely too much, thus constraining cash flow.
"When you look at inventory, you have to imagine seeing stacks of dollar bills lying there on the warehouse shelves," he says.
"We've even seen Fortune 500 companies hold as much as seven times more inventory than is necessary to maintain high—for example, 99 percent—fulfillment rates with their customers.
"The challenge with planning inventory is to strike the right balance between not having too much and not having too little," Altemir continues. "This is true whether you are a distributor whose primary objective is stocking finished goods or a manufacturer who must maintain adequate on-hand raw materials."
Of course, striking that right balance is easier said than done. But to avoid cash-flow problems in a business, looking at how you manage your inventory would be a good start.
4. Examine your incoming and outgoing invoices.
Lax or faulty invoicing practices can really make it hard to dodge cash-flow problems in a business, says John Blake, a certified public accountant and partner at New Jersey-based accounting and advisory firm Klatzkin & Company LLP.
Ideally, he says, you should aim for getting clients or customers (who don't pay promptly for whatever reason) to pay within 30 days. If it routinely goes beyond that, you can expect your cash flow to suffer, he says.
"On the other side of the coin, don't rush to pay invoices the business itself owes. Take your time and pay the invoice right before the invoice terms dictate," Blake says.
Well-planned cash-flow budgets will begin to bring transparency to the monthly capital needs of the company, allowing the business owner to know how much cash to keep on hand for operations and to meet forecasted growth plans.
— Emily Fisher, owner, Fisher, P.A.
While that may be what some of your customers are doing to you, if you're struggling, you may need to shorten the payment window on your own invoices.
5. Fire somebody and hire someone else.
If things are going really badly, you may need to let go of whoever is working on your books and replace them. Even if that's you.
"Many small-business owners find accounting and related financial matters to be intimidating, stressful or just plain boring," says Thomas J. Williams, an enrolled agent and tax accountant who owns Your Small Biz Accountant, LLC and is the co-founder of Deducting the Right Way.
If you're filled with dread every time you work on your financials, maybe you're not cut out to be your company's CFO.
"Based on those feelings, they pay little attention to their bookkeeping duties and are not able to see the warning signs that become readily apparent in well-maintained books," Williams says.
And, of course, if you have a CFO who has done a good job maintaining the books, and you're still having cash-flow problems... well, maybe sacking the CFO isn't the answer. After all, there may be issues that aren't the fault of your CFO, such as keeping too much inventory.
But whatever is causing the issues in your business, make sure you address them—because when it comes to cash-flow problems in business, it's always better to have more good months than bad ones. Nobody can last too long on thin ice, after all.
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The fascinating tale of Betsy Ross, from sewing Washington's bed linens to Nike controversy
New position, new energy, same number: Vikings' Hercules Mata'afa has eye on roster spot
Written By: Chris Tomasson / St. Paul Pioneer Press | Aug 12th 2019 - 4pm.
Linebacker Hercules Mata'afa catches the ball during drills at the Minnesota Vikings Rookie Camp at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in Eagan on Friday, May 4. (John Autey / St. Paul Pioneer Press)
EAGAN, Minn. — Hercules Mata'afa's wait finally ended Friday, Aug. 9, when he played in a game for the first time in 20 months.
The Vikings defensive tackle had a sack and one other tackle for loss in a 35-24 victory at New Orleans in the preseason opener. Mata'afa missed all of his rookie season in 2018 with a torn ACL, and hadn't played in a game since December 2017, for Washington State in the Holiday Bowl.
"It was good to be back out there," he said. "I had a bunch of fun. There's nothing like coming back and playing the game I love."
Mata'afa was an undrafted rookie playing defensive end when he was injured during organized team activities in June 2018. The 6-foot-2 Mata'afa returned for spring drills this year carrying 25 extra pounds, increasing his weight from 252 pounds to 275, to play a new position, three-technique defensive tackle.
Reviews from head coach Mike Zimmer on Mata'afa were good during the spring, and they have remained that way. Mata'afa was on the field for 35 plays against the Saints, making three tackles with two quarterback hits.
"I think he did all right," Zimmer said. "He pushed the pocket a couple of times good, and in the running game he was all right. He is still going to continue to grow as we move forward, but he showed signs that he has a chance to be a good player."
The highlight for Mata'afa was overpowering Saints center Will Clapp in the second quarter to sack of former Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.
"I was excited to get a sack," he said. "After being out last year, it's good to be back in my natural feel of things."
The lowlight for Mata'afa was later in the quarter being called for roughing the passer when he hit Bridgewater low.
"We watched it in the team room and (the coaches) were saying I was getting pushed in the back, but it's my responsibility to tackle him in the right way," Mata'afa said.
With starting three-technique Shamar Stephen and backup Jalyn Holmes missing time in training camp because of injuries, Mata'afa has gotten plenty of reps. He has had several practices working with the first team.
Stephen and Holmes are both healthy now. But Mata'afa should see plenty of action in the team's final three preseason games.
"Hercules is a good player," linebacker Eric Kendricks said. "He's really strong, and I think he's out there to prove something. So I'm going to keep watching him in these preseason games and see how he does."
Competition to make the 53-man roster will be stiff, but Mata'afa has a solid chance.
"I think I'm on the right track," Mata'afa said. "I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing and keep on improving every day, and we'll go on from there and see how it works."
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EU prepares for standoff over Turkish sanctions
Europe stands behind Greece in the east Med crisis but is hesitant of Cyprus's insistence on sanctioning Ankara.
Turkey's Oruc Reis was withdrawn from a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean that was at the heart of a summer standoff between Turkey and Greece over energy rights [Burhan Ozbilici/AP]
By John Psaropoulos
Published On 1 Oct 20201 Oct 2020
Athens, Greece – European Union leaders face a difficult balancing act over the EU-Turkey relationship.
The EU Council meeting, with the eastern Mediterranean dispute high on the agenda, takes place on Thursday and Friday after being postponed last week when the council's president, Charles Michel, tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a letter to the 27 leaders: "I would like to emphasise once again that we are ready for dialogue with Greece without any preconditions," as he urged Brussels to "remain impartial" to help resolve a "new test" in bilateral relations.
But as the meeting began on Thursday, a Cypriot diplomat, according to Reuters news agency, said his country would stand firm against sanctions on Belarus – which other European countries have called for, unless sanctions on Ankara were implemented first.
On the one hand, the EU leaders are eager not to upset Turkey as it prepares to reopen a dialogue with Greece on delimiting maritime jurisdictions, after a hiatus of four and a half years.
On September 13, Turkey withdrew its exploration ship, Oruc Reis, from waters awarded to Greece under the UN Law of the Sea. A summer-long standoff nearly saw the two NATO members go to war. The Oruc Reis's withdrawal fulfilled a Greek precondition for talks to recommence.
On the other hand, EU leaders face a strong demand for sanctions against Turkey from EU member Cyprus, towards which Turkey has shown no softening.
A Turkish seismic survey ship and a drillship remain on Cyprus's continental shelf – an area where Cyprus exercises exclusive rights to exploit mineral wealth under the sea bed.
Weighing up rewards and punishments for Turkey is complicated by the fact that the EU is currently trying to assert its authority in Belarus as well, by levying sanctions for election fraud there. Cyprus threatens to veto those plans if it does not get sanctions against Turkey.
"It will be extremely difficult for Cyprus to drop its veto threat without getting something in return … we could hit a dead end. The thriller at this summit will be over Cyprus," said Kostas Yfantis, a professor of international relations at Panteion University in Athens and Turkey expert.
Unsurprisingly, Cyprus's stance has caused irritation among Nordic politicians closer to the Belarusian border than the Turkish.
"Cyprus continues to veto sanctions against the repression and election falsification in Belarus. This will become a powerful argument in favour of abandoning the principle of unanimity on issues like these," tweeted Swedish former Prime Minister Carl Bildt, who now co-chairs the European Council on Foreign Relations, a think-tank.
Germany, which currently holds the EU presidency and helped broker the renewed Greece-Turkey talks, has reportedly told Cyprus not to expect sanctions on the grounds that they will harden Turkey's stance and be counterproductive.
Many Greeks and Greek-Cypriots see this as appeasement.
"I don't understand the logic. You now have a power with armies on Syrian, Cypriot, Iraqi and Libyan soil, in three of them illegally … and we have an EU obsessed with [Belarus president Alexander] Lukashenko not holding fair elections," said Angelos Syrigos, a professor of international law and member of Parliament.
The latest diplomatic flurry was triggered on July 21 by Turkey announcing it planned to look for oil and gas in waters awarded to Greece under the UN Law of the Sea. The two countries' navies remained fully deployed for the rest of the summer. In Cyprus, however, Syrigos believes EU leaders have been failing to stand up for European sovereign maritime rights for years.
"What's been happening on the Greek continental shelf for the last two months is happening on Cyprus' continental shelf since 2014. If Cyprus had an army and were threatening war this would have stopped immediately … Greece has an army and that's why the EU is getting involved."
Greece, normally a staunch supporter of ethnically Greek Cyprus, is officially keeping a hands-off approach.
"What's really important is that we have the list of sanctions because that is what seems to have acted as a deterrent to Turkey's provocative actions recently," said Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas on September 23.
A leaked list of sanctions approved by EU foreign ministers in late August ranges from targeting companies that supply goods and services to Turkey's fleet of exploration vessels, to cutting off EU disbursements to Turkey and European bank credit to Turkish businesses.
Greek experts, however, are clear they consider the EU stance hypocritical.
"Cyprus is saying the obvious: You can't have sanctions against Belarus … which doesn't directly affect an EU member – they're sanctions of principle – and fail to have them against a third country that's actually trampling on the maritime sovereignty of a member state," said Konstantinos Filis, executive director of the Institute of International Relations in Athens.
Filis believes it likely Turkey will interrupt talks with Greece unless it feels pressure from the EU.
"Greece doesn't want sanctions to punish the Turkish people or the Turkish economy. It wants them so that Turkey will align itself with a responsible policy that isn't destabilising or hostile to EU members. I don't think there's disagreement about that. There are varying degrees of enthusiasm depending on the depth and duration of the measures," he said.
The Greece-Turkey standoff has revealed deep divisions within the EU towards Turkey. France and Austria have taken the most stridently anti-Turkish positions along with Greece and Cyprus, but broader EU solidarity has been expressed as well.
On September 10, seven Mediterranean EU members (Portugal, Spain, France, Malta, Italy, Greece, Cyprus) condemned Turkish actions when they met on Corsica for their annual summit. The Med7 statement expressed "full support and solidarity with Cyprus and Greece in the face of the repeated infringements on their sovereignty and sovereign rights, as well as confrontational actions by Turkey". The fact that this statement was signed by two of Turkey's biggest trading partners, Italy and Spain, carried diplomatic significance.
In her annual State of the EU speech a week later, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was unequivocal: "Yes, Turkey is in a troubled neighbourhood. And yes, it is hosting millions of refugees, for which we support them with considerable funding. But none of this is justification for attempts to intimidate its neighbours. Our Member States, Cyprus and Greece, can always count on Europe's full solidarity on protecting their legitimate sovereignty rights."
Germany has attempted to remain aloof as a broker of talks, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu praised it as "a truly objective country".
But at this summit, Greece and Cyprus will be looking not for objectivity, but the EU solidarity von der Leyen alluded to.


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Uganda: Search For New Leadership Must Learn From Our Suffering and Past Mistakes
Eric KashambuziMarch 23,2018
Edward Mutesa and Milton Obote
To chart a clear way forward one must always look at the past.
Uganda got off to a bad start with the Kabaka Yekka (KY) and Uganda People's Party (UPC) Alliance.
The effects of World War I and II, the economic depression, the Atlantic and the United Nations Charters and the establishment of the European Community (now European Union) introduced new elements that necessitated reviewing colonial policies in favor of advancing decolonization as Africans were demanding for.
Agitation for decolonizatioo were stepped up. India and Pakistan became independent in 1947 thereby setting the stage for others in British colonies to follow.
Regarding East Africa, Colonial Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd fixed in 1959 the independence dates for Tanganyika in 1970, Uganda 1971 and Kenya in 1975. The colonists' strategy still operated in a colonial mindset. His successor Ian McLeod advanced the dates to 1961 for Tanganyika, 1962 for Uganda and 1963 for Kenya (Judith M. Brown and WM. Roger Louis 2001).
When constitutional and other preparations began in Uganda in the early 1950s, it soon turned out that there were serious problems.
Buganda the most populous and wealthiest region was unsure about its status in a unitary independent country fearing its traditional kingdom would be eclipsed. It therefore called for postponement of these talks until her status was agreed upon.
When the request wasn't accepted, Buganda demanded that its affairs be transferred from the colonial to the foreign office as it wasn't a colony but a protected territory. The talks were complicated by a story regarding the possibility of an East African federation which Buganda rejected although there were assurances that that wouldn't happen without the consent of the people. The disagreements between the Kabaka --the title for the monarch-- and the governor resulted in the latter exiling the former to England in1953. The Kabaka's return in 1955 didn't simplify matters because the status of Buganda in Uganda remained undefined. Consequently Buganda refused to participate in the Wild Commission and elections to the Legislative Council (LEGCO) in 1958.
On December 30, 1960 Buganda Lukiiko, the monarchy's parliament, declared that Buganda had become independent effective January 1, 1961. But it had no mechanism for its implementation so the central government ignored the declaration. In return, the Mengo establishment --Mengo was the seat of the Buganda government--boycotted the 1961 national elections which were won by the Catholic-based Democratic Party (DP) under the leadership of Ben Kiwanuka, a Catholic Muganda and a commoner who became Chief Minister.
In 1960 the Protestant-based Uganda Peoples' Congress (UPC) was created to achieve independence for a United Uganda and wouldn't accommodate Buganda demands including a federal status.
However, the election of DP put Catholics into power and that was unacceptable to the Buganda Protestant establishment and Protestants in UPC. Although diametrically opposed, the two groups felt it necessary to join forces in order to prevent DP from leading Uganda into independence. The Protestant Church of England wasn't going to let Uganda fall under the control of Catholics (Onyango Odongo 1993).
Thus Buganda and UPC -- a nationalist party-- formed an alliance of convenience. UPC endorsed Buganda's demands for a federal system and indirect election of Buganda MPs to the National Assembly. In return Buganda agreed to remain part of Uganda. But the thorny issue of who would become head of state remained unresolved. The decision on the "lost counties" --this was territory claimed by both Buganda and Bunyoro regions-- was also put off until after independence upon the request of the UPC delegation that feared it might complicate the talks.
Although Kabaka went along with what had been achieved at the Lancaster House (U.K.) independence negotiations, Michael Kintu the Katikiro --the title for Buganda's traditional prime minister-- was opposed to the deal in large part because he didn't trust Apollo Milton Obote the UPC leader.
Members of Kabaka Yekka (KY) were unhappy with the deal as well. They wanted the constitution to state that the Kabaka was above the Prime Minister. In this regard, members of KY stated in part "We of Kabaka Yekka cannot hesitate to state that if Uganda is ever to be a prosperous and peaceful country, the Prime Minister must always be subordinate to the Kabaka and other hereditary rulers..." (Onyango Odongo 1993). Because the issue wasn't resolved at independence the Queen remained the head of state represented by the Governor-General. The constitution was later amended to create the post of president.
Obote wanted the Kabaka to occupy the office of president. However the majority of MPs proposed William Nadiope III, the Kyabazinga --traditional leader-- of Busoga as the president. To get his way, Obote is reported to have threatened to resign. The Kabaka got the job of president while remaining the Kabaka of his kingdom of Buganda, within the nation of Uganda. Clearly a recipe for crises was there from the start.
During the constitutional talks it became clear that much time was spent on defining the status of kingdoms within Uganda. Fearing that the districts with no kings were being sidelined, the constitution therefore recognized that the post of ceremonial heads of the other regions would be on par with kingdoms in status. This post besides being expensive was politically divisive as in Kigezi where UPC split into two rival groups whose adverse impact hasn't died off completely.
At the Lancaster House talks it was decided to hold a referendum on the lost counties within two years of independence to which the Kabaka had reluctantly agreed. It had been hoped in Buganda that the referendum wouldn't take place at all because of the KY/UPC alliance or ways could be found for the voters to decide to stay in Buganda. However, the voters favored rejoining Bunyoro. Baganda were devastated leading to the resignation of the Katikiro and his government. The alliance melted away.
Now the swords were drawn.
When Prime Minister Obote abrogated the 1962 constitution and replaced it with a transitional one in 1966 abolishing the post of the ceremonial head of state, inter alia, Buganda's Lukiiko rejected the new constitution. On May 20, the Lukiiko met and resolved to kick the central government from Buganda soil --which was now also home to the national government-- within 10 days. This was in effect a declaration of Buganda independence.
This was followed by demonstrations and protests that the central government interpreted as acts of rebellion. There were stories that the Buganda establishment had acquired weapons that were stored at the King's palace. When national troops under the command of then Col. Idi Amin arrived at the palace apparently they were fired at. The intense fight that ensued lasted some eight hours with many casualties. The king, Sir. Edward Mutesa, escaped and fled to England where he died in 1969 in suspicious circumstances. The Kabaka's palace was turned into military barracks and the parliament building into the ministry of defense, a humiliation that those involved haven't forgotten or forgiven. Buganda was placed under a state of emergency, later extended to other parts of Uganda, with all the adverse implications. Obote became president.
These unhappy developments in Buganda are believed to have contributed to the attempted assassination of President Obote in 1969 and the military coup by Amin of 1971.
The Baganda blocked the return of Obote as leader of Uganda after the fall of Amin in 1979. But Obote still had strong support in the military and among Ugandans outside Buganda. He eventually returned through Bushenyi region, participated in and UPC won the 1980 elections. Obote being the leader of UPC became president of Uganda once again.
Baganda rejected the election results and vowed to fight Obote again. A five year guerrilla war devastated part of Buganda where half the population perished. Eventually Yoweri Museveni emerged as leader and formed the government in 1986. Baganda had hoped to be rewarded handsomely. Unfortunately that hasn't happened and Baganda and the rest of Ugandans are bitter once again and the search is on for a new leader. The brutality and destruction of Museveni's militarism has been visited upon every region of Uganda.
Hopefully this time around great care will be taken so that past mistakes will be avoided as Ugandans seek to peacefully introduce accountable government. Experience, which comes with age, character and patriotism should guide the search for a new leader as the time approaches.
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Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.
Joseph SICILIANO, Claimant-Appellant, v. The STATE of New York, Defendant-Respondent.
WILLIAMS, P.J., SAXE, ROSENBERGER, and LERNER, JJ. Joseph B. Pachura, Jr., for Claimant-Appellant. Michael S. Buskus, for Defendant-Respondent.
Order of the Court of Claims of the State of New York (S. Michael Nadel, J.), entered on or about April 20, 2001, which, inter alia, denied claimant's motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Claimant sues to recover workers' compensation benefits to which he established an entitlement but which subsequently became subject to an income execution to satisfy his former wife's lien for support payments. Claimant's principal contention in support of his motion for summary judgment, that income executions for support enforcement are not permitted where, as here, the funds subject to execution are awarded pursuant to a settlement approved by the Workers' Compensation Board pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law § 32, is incorrect. Workers' compensation benefits constitute "income" subject to execution for support enforcement pursuant to CPLR 5241, and its express authorization for such income executions upon workers' compensation benefits is specifically implemented by 12 NYCRR 300.29. While a settlement agreement approved pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law § 32 is binding, we perceive no conflict between the claimant's entitlement to workers' compensation benefits, as set forth in a § 32 settlement agreement, and the assertion by a claimant's former spouse of her entitlement pursuant to CPLR 5241 and 12 NYCRR 300.29 to execute upon the claimant's income, including his workers' compensation benefits, to satisfy the claimant's outstanding support obligations.
We have reviewed claimant's remaining arguments and find them unavailing.


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Home » Ruling in No-Poach/Wage-Fixing Prosecution Opens New Antitrust Frontier
Ruling in No-Poach/Wage-Fixing Prosecution Opens New Antitrust Frontier
By Damon Kalt, John Kavanagh, Patrick Linehan, Michael Weiner & Drew Harris on December 10, 2021
Posted in Litigation
One year after the first criminal indictment for wage-fixing, a Texas federal district court has ruled that an agreement to fix wages is a per se violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.
While over the last century the Supreme Court and lower federal courts have developed a robust body of case law interpreting the Sherman Act's somewhat enigmatic prohibition on "[e]very contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States,"1 wage-fixing and so-called "no-poach" agreements have received little attention. The spotlight on wage-fixing has shifted slowly—beginning in 2016 with the joint Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warning (and related HR guidance) that no-poach and wage-fixing agreements would be prosecuted criminally, a flurry of recent civil litigation, the first criminal indictments, and the Biden administration's July 2021 executive order pledging to target antitrust enforcement efforts on labor markets.
The court's opinion denying defendants' motion to dismiss in United States v. Jindal2—the Justice Department's first-ever Sherman Act wage-fixing prosecution (discussed here)—opens up a new frontier for federal antitrust enforcement, which has traditionally focused more on sellers of goods and services than on buyers of labor.
The Alleged Conspiracy
The government's case targets two individuals, Neeraj Jindal and John Rodgers, for allegedly conspiring with competitors to suppress wages. Jindal owned a physical therapist and physical therapist assistant staffing company; Rodgers was both a clinical director at the company and a physical therapist who contracted with the company. The company's business model involved matching patients with physical therapists (PTs) or physical therapist assistants (PTAs) in response to referrals from home health agencies. The company handled the PTs' and PTAs' billing, and it profited by charging more for the PTs' and PTAs' services than it paid the PTs and PTAs.
The alleged wage-fixing conspiracy, which was simple and straightforward, makes for an ideal test case: Jindal and Rodgers, acting on behalf of the company, proposed to the owners of several competing staffing companies that they simultaneously lower the PTs' and PTAs' pay rates. One competitor agreed, and Jindal and Rodgers' company thereafter lowered its pay rates.
The Sherman Act – Section 1
Section 1 of the Sherman Act prohibits "[e]very contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States."3 But under governing Supreme Court precedent, only unreasonable restraints on trade are outlawed.
There are two standards for determining whether a restraint of trade is unreasonable: per se and "rule of reason." The first approach brands certain restraints as unlawful per se—that is, as "so plainly anticompetitive that no elaborate study of the industry is needed to establish their illegality."4 The "rule of reason" standard balances the restraint's anticompetitive and procompetitive effects through a resource-intensive and context-specific inquiry designed to "distinguish[ ] between restraints with anticompetitive effect that are harmful to the consumer and restraints stimulating competition that are in the consumer's best interest."5 Although it is not an express limitation in the Sherman Act or its jurisprudence, DOJ has a longstanding policy of only bringing criminal antitrust prosecutions based on per se violations of the act.
The Jindal Decision
The question before the court in Jindal was which of these standards should apply to agreements not to compete for workers. In bringing these criminal charges against Mr. Jindal and his co-defendant, the government pursued the per se approach, and that decision formed the defendants' primary ground for moving to dismiss. Specifically, the defendants maintained that wage-fixing does not constitute a per se violation, and because the indictment does not allege any facts supporting the rule of reason, it should be dismissed. In support of this position, the defendants set forth a number of arguments. The court rejected each of these.
First, the defendants argued that although it is well established that price-fixing constitutes a violation of the Sherman Act, wage-fixing is not the same as price-fixing and therefore does not constitute a per se violation. In rejecting this argument, the court noted that other courts have previously held that (i) a price-fixing conspiracy can pertain to services, not just goods—after all, a "wage" is simply the price of labor, which is a service—and (ii) the Sherman Act prohibits price-fixing conspiracies among buyers, not just sellers. In fact, the Supreme Court recognized more than a century ago that the Sherman Act applies to labor markets, holding that an effort by shipowners to fix the wages of seamen violated the Sherman Act.6
Second, the defendants argued that the indictment was insufficient because it failed to allege that the defendants had agreed to fix prices paid by consumers. The court dispatched this argument quickly, observing that it is well established that the Sherman Act "does not confine its protection to consumers."7
Third, the defendants argued that even if wage-fixing is a violation of the Sherman Act, it is not a valid basis for a per se violation, and the government therefore must meet its burden under the more burdensome rule of reason. In pressing this argument, the defendants relied on a quirk of the Supreme Court's Sherman Act case law: "the per se rule is appropriate only after courts have had considerable experience with the type of restraint at issue",8 in order to determine whether it has the requisite "manifestly anticompetitive effect."9 In essence, the defendants argued that courts lacked sufficient experience with wage-fixing to justify classifying it as a per se violation. In response, the court noted that many lower courts had recognized that wage-fixing conspiracies are per se illegal, albeit in civil cases.10 The fact that the government had never charged a wage-fixing conspiracy before did not, the Court observed, make it any less illegal; it just made the defendants "unlucky."11 In any event, wage-fixing is just a subspecies of price-fixing—and price-fixing is the quintessential per se violation of the Sherman Act.12
Finally, the defendants also raised a number of constitutional arguments, which the court rejected. These arguments primarily related to the defendants' purported lack of notice that their conduct was criminal, given that this is the first prosecution of its type. Defendants in similar future actions will, of course, have an even harder time asserting these defenses.
For now, the district court's order means that the prosecution will proceed. But that ruling is not likely to be the final word on this issue; the Fifth Circuit and the Supreme Court may have opportunities to weigh in. And in the absence of appellate precedent, other district courts hearing other cases may very well come to a different conclusion.
Implications: More Wage-Fixing Prosecutions Likely
The Jindal indictment in December 2020 was the DOJ's first criminal prosecution targeting the labor markets, but it was quickly followed by other cases this year. Following the Jindal indictment, the DOJ challenged alleged no-poach agreements, as well as another wage-fixing agreement. In United States v. Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC and SCAI Holdings, LLC,13 the DOJ alleged that Surgical Care Affiliates, an operator of outpatient medical care centers, had agreed with two competitors not to solicit each other's senior-level employees. Similarly, in United States v. Hee,14 the DOJ has alleged that a healthcare staffing agency and its former regional manager conspired with competitors to allocate nurses and fix the nurses' wages.
The Jindal ruling is an important decision in the DOJ's ongoing efforts to increase enforcement against alleged antitrust violations in labor markets. We will likely learn soon whether the court's holding has staying power. Indeed, in Hee, the DOJ has also relied on the theory that wage-fixing constitutes a per se violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The court has not yet ruled on the defendants' motion to dismiss.
More cases like Jindal and Hee will surely follow, especially if the government's legal theory is upheld by the Hee court as well. Indeed, earlier this week, the DOJ and the FTC jointly hosted a virtual workshop on labor market competition. During his introductory remarks, the new Assistant Attorney General in charge of the DOJ Antitrust Division, Jonathan Kanter, laid out his view that many of the economic problems faced by workers have their "roots in collusion and unfair practices in the labor markets" and in concentration, and anticipated that the Antitrust Division will be working closely with the FTC on issues relating to competition in the labor market.15
Whether the government will see success in Hee and other labor market cases and investigations, and what view the appellate courts will take on the government's per se legal theory, remain to be seen. In particular, it is unclear whether the Jindal court's reasoning and holding that wage-fixing is a per se violation of the Sherman Act will apply to alleged no-poach or non-solicitation agreements. Arguably, those types of agreements are less clearly comparable to price-fixing. For now, if nothing else, the decision signals that courts are open to employing the per se approach in wage-fixing cases, and it should serve as a reminder to employers that a wage is a price, and those who conspire with competitors to fix wages now risk criminal liability under the Sherman Act.
1 15 U.S.C. § 1.
2 No. 4:20-CR-00358, 2021 WL 5578687 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 29, 2021).
4 Texaco Inc. v. Dagher, 547 U.S. 1, 5 (2006) (quoting Nat'l Soc'y of Prof'l Engineers v. United States, 435 U.S. 679, 692 (1978)).
5 Ohio v. Am. Express Co., 138 S. Ct. 2274, 2284 (2018) (alteration in original) (quoting Leegin Creative Leather Prods, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., 551 U.S. 877, 886 (2007)).
6 Jindal, 2021 WL 5578687, at *5 (citing Anderson v. Shipowners' Ass'n of Pac. Coast, 272 U.S. 359, 361–65 (1926)).
7 Id. at *6.
9 Id. at *2 (quoting Leegin, 551 U.S. at 886).
10 Id. at *7.
11 Id. at *10.
12 Id. at *9–10.
13 No. 3:21-cr-00011-L (N.D. Tex. filed Jan. 5, 2021).
14 No. 2:21-cr-00098 (D. Nev. filed Mar. 26, 2021).
15 Matthew Perlman, DOJ Antitrust Chief Says Expect More Collaboration with FTC, Law360 (Dec. 6, 2021), https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/articles/1446059/doj-antitrust-chief-says-expect-more-collaboration-with-ftc.
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A London student has won a two year battle with the Metropolitan Police to remove inaccurate information about him on police records and enable him to receive criminal injury compensation. Jonathan Fromings, now 17, was injured in a fight at school two years ago, sustaining a broken eye socket and bruising.
The fight was captured on CCTV, clearly showing that Jonathan was attacked first. However, the information entered into police records said that he'd started the fight and included inaccurate details of his injuries. Despite the CCTV evidence, a teacher's report and a medical report, Jonathan was initially denied criminal injury compensation.
However, his claim was later accepted and he has now been paid £5,720. Following a two year civil action against Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the false information about Jonathan has now been removed from Scotland Yard records.
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Oak Hill gets defensive, stymies Carrabec in girls basketball
Raiders grab early lead before fending off Cobras in Mountain Valley Conference matchup.
By Travis LazarczykPress Herald
WALES — After scoring just 24 points in a loss at Carrabec last month, the Oak Hill girls basketball team knew that defense would be the key to winning the rematch on Friday night.
For most of the game, the Raiders not only matched Carrabec's defensive intensity, they were better, and that enabled Oak Hill to build a lead and hold on for a 38-33 Mountain Valley Conference win.
"They play excellent man-to-man defense and we knew we had to match that (intensity)," Oak Hill coach Charlie Castonguay said. "They held us to 24 points up at their place. We knew it was going to be a close battle."
Oak Hill (7-6) led by 11 points early in the third quarter and took a 31-23 lead into the fourth before the Cobras (7-5) rallied. A Liberty Chestnut layup with 3:43 to play cut Oak Hill's lead to 32-30. When Bailey Atwood made a free throw with 2:10 to play, the Raiders' lead was a point, 34-33. That would be the last of Carrabec's scoring as Oak Hill's defense tightened up over the final two minutes. Jamie Prue sank a pair of free throws with five seconds left to seal the win for the Raiders.
Throughout the game, Carrabec had trouble solving Oak Hill's zone defense. Unable to get the ball inside, the Cobras settled for long jump shots, and that help the Raiders take a 19-10 halftime lead. In the third quarter, however, those long shots started to fall for the Cobras. Katie Stevens (17 points) hit three of her four 3-pointers in the second half for Carrabec and Oak Hill had to extend its zone to prevent the Cobras from getting open looks.
Carrabec's fullcourt pressure helped the Cobras force turnovers in the second half and cut into Oak Hill's lead. Carrabec didn't help itself at the line, going just 2-for-10 in the game.
"The kids just played really tough. A lot of good intensity of defense, and that was the difference," Castonguay said.
Bri Mulherin scored a game-high 18 points to lead Oak Hill.
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With the UK general election fast approaching much attention has been paid to the stark disparity between turnout levels between young and old.
The under 25s, and students in particular, feel underrepresented by the main political parties resulting in a despondent young electorate.
The seemingly apathetic situation was further exacerbated in 2010 when a mere 44% of 18-25 year olds took the liberty to vote.
The problem may not be indifference to politics in general but confusion over the real impact of voting at local and national level.
For instance, in 2010 I voted for Caroline Lucas with the hope that 'green issues' at a local level would be beneficial for the city of Brighton.
However, the Green Party's tenure has been an anti-climax.
With surrounding Sussex constituencies (largely Conservative strongholds) boasting recycling rates of up to 50% one would imagine that Brighton, having a Green MP, would trump these statistics.
Broken promises and failure to meet expectations coupled with, what the cynic inside me thinks is, an unrealistic and overly optimist 2015 manifesto and I find myself looking for an alternative to the alternative this May.
I may be too harsh on the Green Party. After all how much influence can one single MP have in a political system dominated by larger, more influential parties?
Would it be a more of a rational choice to vote with the nation instead of the constituency in mind, then?
In this case our thoughts turn to the big players in British politics.
Take it as read that my 'X' won't be next to the incompetent UKIP or indeed as a vote for the Lib Dems with a leader with about as much charisma as a wet paper bag.
Therefore, is one to vote blue and endure at least 5 more years of austerity or vote red with the hope of an alternative approach?
The crisis of representation rears it head again.
While to an extent I support the more individualistic free-market economy supported by the Tories I can't vote for a party who allows the richest tax havens whilst demonising and imposing tougher sanctions on the poor.
What I'm not doing is advocating Russell 'Bollinger Bolshevik' Brand's view that we are asphyxiated by the totalitarian autocrats who suppress the masses by concealing their perfidiousness as magnanimous gestures (I can read a thesaurus as well).
I am, however, suggesting that come election day I will be faced with a two-pronged dilemma.
Firstly, do I vote with my local area in mind? And secondly, whom do I even vote for?
What I am sure of though is that we, as the electorate in the youngest age range, should endeavour to do everything in our power to inform ourselves as much as possible and ensure we don't become pat of the 56% of 18-25 years olds who didn't exercise their enfranchisement last time around.
It would be true to say that people in my age bracket must prevent future youth disillusionment by voting in larger numbers so as to build up a voice that those in power cannot avoid listening to.
It would be even more accurate to state that whether the impetus for this vote emerges from local issues or, indeed, national affairs it is of paramount importance to prevent a vicious circle of underrepresentation.


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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery's MANHUNT: UNABOMBER debuted at an OK 0.35 (plus 0.27 for a simulcast on ID), below all of last Tuesday's SHARK WEEK programming. We don't have an hourly breakdown of the rating. On Discovery, MANHUNT was preceded by a DEADLIEST CATCH episode at 0.41.
USA was back on top of Tuesday cable, with WWE SMACKDOWN down a tick to 0.76, and SHOOTER up a tick to 0.33. OWN's THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS slipped a tick to 0.59. On Bravo, BELOW DECK dropped 0.02 to 0.53, and A NIGHT WITH MY EX was down 0.02 to 0.21. Spike's INK MASTER rose 0.07 to 0.53, and the REDEMPTION after-show was up 0.02 to 0.28. On History, FORGED IN FIRE lost 0.04 to 0.50, and AMERICAN RIPPER was down 0.08 to 0.30. On MTV, THE CHALLENGE gained 0.02 to 0.49, and FEAR FACTOR was down 0.04 to 0.26. TNT's ANIMAL KINGDOM climbed 0.03 to 0.39. Cartoon Network's 6PM TEEN TITANS GO was at 0.39. TBS's WRECKED rose 0.04 to 0.38. On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED ticked up to 0.38, and RATTLED was down 0.03 to 0.23. Comedy Central's TOSH.0 was steady at 0.35, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was up 0.06 to 0.25. HGTV's GOOD BONES gained 0.02 to 0.35. MSNBC's RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.33/2.6M, above Fox News's TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/2.6M, and CNN's ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.26/1.2M. BET's BEING MARY JANE ticked down to 0.33. Food Network's CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS debuted at 0.29. On Freeform, THE FOSTERS dropped 0.04 to 0.25, and THE BOLD TYPE was up 0.03 to 0.19. On Lifetime, DANCE MOMS returned at 0.24. On Tru, ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING gained 0.03 to 0.22, and YOU CAN DO BETTER was up 0.04 to 0.11. ID's 6 DEGREES OF MURDER held at 0.20. Syfy's FACE OFF lost 0.02 to 0.18.


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Turkish gold trade to Iran booms via Dubai
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By Humeyra Pamuk
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/23/us-emirates-iran-gold-idUSBRE8...
To see one of Iran's financial lifelines at work, pay a visit to Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport and find a gate for a flight to Dubai.
Couriers carrying millions of dollars worth of gold bullion in their luggage have been flying from Istanbul to Dubai, where the gold is shipped on to Iran, according to industry sources with knowledge of the business.
The sums involved are enormous. Official Turkish trade data suggests nearly $2 billion worth of gold was sent to Dubai on behalf of Iranian buyers in August. The shipments help Tehran manage its finances in the face of Western financial sanctions.
The sanctions, imposed over Iran's disputed nuclear program, have largely frozen it out of the global banking system, making it hard for it to conduct international money transfers. By using physical gold, Iran can continue to move its wealth across borders.
Fred Goldstein and Tim Murphy open All Pro Gold
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"Every currency in the world has an identity, but gold means value without identity. The value is absolute wherever you go," said a trader in Dubai with knowledge of the gold trade between Turkey and Iran.
The identity of the ultimate destination of the gold in Iran is not known. But the scale of the operation through Dubai and its sudden growth suggest the Iranian government plays a role.
The Dubai trader and other sources familiar with the business spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, because of the political and commercial sensitivity of the matter.
Iran sells oil and gas to Turkey, with payments made to state Iranian institutions. U.S. and European banking sanctions ban payments in U.S. dollars or euros so Iran gets paid in Turkish lira. Lira are of limited value for buying goods on international markets but ideal for a gold buying spree in Turkey.
In March this year, as the banking sanctions began to bite, Tehran sharply increased its purchases of gold bullion from Turkey, according to the Turkish government's trade data.
Direct gold exports to Iran from Turkey, long a major consumer and stockpiler of gold, hit $1.8 billion in July -- equivalent to over a fifth of Turkey's entire trade deficit in that month.
In August, however, a sudden plunge in Turkey's direct gold exports to Iran coincided with a leap in its sales of the precious metal to the UAE.
Turkey exported a total $2.3 billion worth of gold in August, of which $2.1 billion was gold bullion. Just over $1.9 billion, about 36 metric tons, was sent to the UAE, latest available data from Turkey's Statistics Office shows. In July Turkey exported only $7 million of gold to the UAE.
At the same time Turkey's direct gold exports to Iran, which had been fluctuating between $1.2 billion and about $1.8 billion each month since April, slumped to just $180 million in August.
The Dubai-based trader said that from August, direct shipments to Iran were largely replaced by indirect ones through Dubai, apparently because Tehran wanted to avoid publicity.
"The trade from Turkey directly to Iran has stopped because there was just too much publicity around it," said the trader.
Dealers, jewelers, and analysts in Dubai said they had not noticed any large, sudden increase of supply in the local gold market during August. They suggested the increased shipments to the UAE were sent straight on to Iran.
It is not clear how the gold is moved from Dubai to Iran, but there is substantial trade between the two economies, much of it conducted by wooden dhows and other ships crossing the Gulf, a distance of only about 150 kilometers (100 miles) at its narrowest point.
A trader in Turkey said Tehran had shifted to indirect imports because the direct shipments were widely reported in Turkish and international media earlier this year. "Now on paper it looks like the gold is going to Dubai, not to Iran," he said.
Iranian gold buyers may want to conceal their Turkish gold deliveries for fear of attracting attention from the United States, which is pressing countries around the world to shrink their economic ties with Iran.
The buyers may also want to make their purchases less vulnerable to any possible interference by Turkey's government. Turkey's close relationship with Iran has begun to sour as the two states find themselves on opposite sides of the civil war in Syria, with Turkey advocating the departure of President Bashar al-Assad and Iran remaining Assad's staunchest regional ally.
There is no suggestion that the gold trade means Dubai is violating international sanctions against Iran. United Nations sanctions ban shipments of nuclear-related materials to Iran and freeze the assets of some Iranian individuals and companies, but they do not prohibit most forms of trade.
The UAE has not yet released its trade data for August. Officials at the Dubai customs authority could not be reached for comment despite repeated attempts to contact them.
Turkish trade data confirms the gold is being transported to Dubai by air. According to the data, $1.45 billion of Turkey's total gold exports in August were shipped through the customs office at Ataturk airport's passenger lounge. Almost all of the rest, $800 million, were shipped from Istanbul's smaller Sabiha Gokcen airport.
Turkey's total exports of all goods to the UAE totaled $2.2 billion in August. Of that amount, $1.19 billion were registered at the Ataturk passenger lounge, while $776 million were registered at Sabiha Gokcen.
A customs broker who does business at Ataturk said couriers were boarding Turkish Airlines and Emirates flights to Dubai at the airport, carrying the metal in their hand luggage to avoid the risk of it getting lost or stolen.
The maximum amount of gold bullion that a passenger is allowed to take is 50 kilograms (110 pounds), he said. This suggests that during the month of August, as many as several hundred courier trips may have taken gold to Dubai on Iran's behalf.
"It is all legal, they declare it, they give their tax number, and it is all registered, so there is nothing illegal about this," the broker said.
"At the moment there's quite a lot of traffic to Dubai. During September and October we have also been seeing this."
The trade data shows almost $1.4 billion worth of Turkey's August exports to the UAE came from a company or companies with a tax number registered in the coastal city of Izmir, Turkey's third biggest. Customs officials at Ataturk declined a Reuters request to provide documents identifying the exporters, saying the information was confidential.
The identity of the companies handling the business could not be confirmed. Traders said that because of the risk of attracting unwelcome attention from U.S. authorities, only a few companies were likely to be willing to get involved.
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When Deutschebank calls gold "good money" and paper "bad money". ...
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When a leading member of the policy committee of the People's Bank of China calls the gold standard "an excellent monetary system". ...
When a CNN reporter writes in The China Post that the "gold commission" plank in the 2012 Republican platform will "reverberate around the world". ...
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When the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy of the U.S. House of Representatives twice called on economist, historian, and gold standard advocate Lewis E. Lehrman to testify. ...
World opinion is changing in favor of gold.
How can you learn why and what it will mean to you?
Read the newly updated and expanded edition of Lehrman's book, "The True Gold Standard."
Financial journalist James Grant says of "The True Gold Standard": "If you have ever wondered how the world can get from here to there -- from the chaos of depreciating paper to a convertible currency worthy of our children and our grandchildren -- wonder no more. The answer, brilliantly expounded, is between these covers. America has long needed a modern Alexander Hamilton. In Lewis E. Lehrman she has finally found him."
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The Bible speaks of hell in many places.
Hell is a state of punishment after the final judgment (not a status in this life).
In an effort to soften the concept of hell, I've heard many well-meaning people suggest the notion that hell is separation from God on earth ("hell on earth"). This is simply unfounded. The Biblical concept of hell very specifically refers to the punishment of the unrighteous after the final judgment (at the end of history). Every person will be held accountable for this life. Those who believed in Jesus will be reconciled to God and will be with him forever; those who did not will be separated from God in hell.
Hell is described with imagery of fire and darkness, but those may not be literal descriptions.
There may be degrees of punishment in hell.
In almost every passage where Jesus mentions hell, He doesn't explicitly say that it will last forever. Most biblical references to hellfire say "eternal fire" – but does that mean the fire or the suffering is eternal?
No passage in the Bible says that there will be a second chance after death to turn to Jesus before the final judgment of hell.
The existence of hell doesn't imply Christians are in any position to determine who or who will not be going there.
Hell is hard to understand.


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Led Zeppelin Jam er et dansk kopiband, som spiller coverversioner af Led Zeppelin-sange. Jam-bandet har indtil videre udgivet 3 cd'er og optrådt til mange koncerter og festivaler rundt omkring i Danmark – bl.a. Roskilde Festival i 1993.

18. december 2000 spillede Led Zeppelin Jam det, der skulle have været deres afskedskoncert i Pumpehuset i København.

I anledning af kronprinsens bryllup i 2004 med den australske Mary Donaldson blev der 7. maj afholdt Rock N Royal i Parken og efter kronprinsens ønske blev Led Zeppelin Jam inviteret til at optræde – hvilket de så gjorde. Siden da har Led Zeppelin Jam fortsat deres samarbejde, og optræder stadig.

Den 7. september 2008 optrådte bandet på Egegård Skole i Gladsaxe for at markere 40 års dagen for Led Zeppelins verdenspremiere den 7. september 1968 i Gladsaxe Teen Club, en koncert, der blev afholdt på Egegård Skole.

Led Zeppelin Jam udmærket sig ved at have to trommeslagere, som ikke kun spiller sammen, men også spiller op mod hinanden. De to trommeslagere er far og søn.

Diskografi
1994: Live 10/1 - 94

Medlemmer
Thomas Carlsen (vokal)
Martin Schwerin (guitar)
Henrik Tvede (guitar)
Carsten Neumann (bas)
Lars Vilmar Jensen (trommer)
Simon Vilmar Jensen (trommer)

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger
 Led Zeppelin Jam  på bandlist.dk
 Led Zeppelin Jam's koncert ved 40 års jubilæet for Led Zeppelins debut i Gladsaxe Teen Club – Led Zeppelin 40th Anniversary Tribute

Coverbands
Rockgrupper fra Danmark
Har spillet på Roskilde Festival

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After his role in 11 time Oscar nominated Hugo, Sasha Baron Cohen is back in classic fashion and he's not alone! He's even joined by his Hugo co-star, Sir Ben Kingsley.
The writer and star of Ali G, Borat and Bruno is back to his "shockumentary" roots as he plays General Aladeen, the suspiciously familiar dictator of the Republic of Wadiya. For a taste of things to come check out the website for the Republic of Wadiya and the official trailer after the jump.


washington - The American plan to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is not the current President Trump. US support for Israel's policies has long been the backbone of the Jewish state protected by Washington in the UN Security Council.
Especially members of the Jewish community and right-wing Christian movements in the US have been working for decades to ensure that Israel can always count on the United States. So even when Israel violates international law, for example through the occupation or colonization of Palestinian territory.


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Home Page >> News Articles >> New Law May Allow 9/11 Families to Take ..
Washington, DCA new law on state sponsored terrorism may soon allow relatives of people killed in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged ties to the terror attacks.
According to McClatchyDC, relatives of the 9/11 victims fought Washington and several federal judges in court for more than 14 years for the right to sue Saudi Arabia and the Royal Family in Riyadh. Both are suspected by victims' families and senior members of Congress of providing funding and other support to the 19 attackers.
District and appellate courts ruled repeatedly that "sovereign immunity," which prevents American courts from having power to hear lawsuits against other nations, stopped the families from suing Saudi Arabia, according to McClatchyDC.
However, the families' hopes were renewed in Sept. 2016 when the House voted overwhelmingly to pass the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), which narrowed the scope of foreign sovereign immunity, and the bill became law.
According to JASTA: "A US national may file a civil action against a foreign state for physical injury, death, or damage as a result of an act of international terrorism committed by a designated terrorist organization."
The 9/11 victims' families will head to court in the coming weeks and are seeking damages that legal experts say could exceed $1 trillion, according to McClatchyDC.
Jack Quinn, who served as White House chief counsel under President Bill Clinton, is assisting the legal team's strategy, according to McClatchyDC.
According to McClatchy, the law firms, which have already donated tens of millions of dollars to the cause, are working pro bono and hope to recoup payment through a large settlement with the Saudi government.
"As far as I'm concerned, there's simply no doubt that charities and other institutions associated in one way or another with the Saudi government, and individuals associated with the Saudi government, were providing material support to al Qaida, the designated terrorist organization that carried out this attack," Quinn told McClatchyDC.
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Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) founded in 1966. Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board also known as KSEEB. The Board released their Karnataka SSLC exam Time table 2016. The board regulates and supervises all the system of Secondary education in the state of Karnataka. Every year lakhs of the students appear in the secondary exams.
As per the offical website, Karnataka Secondary Examination Board is conducting the Class 10th exams, Karnataka SSLC 10th exam will start from 30th march 2016. Students can check their Karnataka SSLC 10th time table 2016 at official page.
Karnataka KSEEB is one of the main education board in Southern India. About 8 lakhs students will going to appear in the Karnataka board SSLC 2016 exams. The board has decided to improve the evaluation system. Board annual exam will held in the month of March, 2016 and Karnataka SSLC 10th schedulewill Live in January 2016.
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Pope Francis to visit South Korea
South Korean Christians attend a protest against North Korea (AP)
Pope Francis will visit South Korea in August, the Vatican has announced.
In a statement, the Vatican press office said: "Welcoming the invitation from the President of the Republic and the Korean bishops, His Holiness Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Voyage to the Republic of Korea from 14 to 18 August 2014, on the occasion of the Sixth Asian Youth Day, to be held in the diocese of Daejeon."
Francis is expected to first visit Seoul and then Daejeon for Asian Youth Day. He is also likely to beatify a group of Korean martyrs, the Catholic News Service has reported.
According to Wikipedia, the Catholic Church in South Korea has increased its "membership by 70 per cent in the past 10 years".
In an interview in 2012 Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, the then Archbishop of Seoul, said: "Over the past 10 years, the Catholic Church in Korea has gone from three to five million faithful. In Seoul we are 14 per cent."
Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-Jung, the current Archbishop of Seoul, has said that after he received his red hat last month, the Pope said to him: "I love Korea." The cardinal said he replied: "The Korean people love you, Holy Father!"
Martyrs and youth the focus of Pope's visit to South Korea
Francis will also celebrate a Mass for peace and reconciliation in Seoul
Pope Francis: I would visit to Iraq to help stop violence
Pope gives press conference on flight home from Seoul
Francis X Rocca
Vatican: Georgia visit prevents Pope Francis from attending funeral of Shimon Peres
The Israeli Foreign Ministry had announced the Pope was expected to attend Friday's funeral in Israel


Back in the summer I bought four generic, blank (I assume) Motorola brand smart cards from Active Surplus during my vacation to Toronto. Over the past few weeks I've been doing some research and hands-on testing of what this card is (in)capable of doing.
The card itself is an ISO 7816-compliant smart card that uses the asynchronous (UART) T=0 byte-wise protocol and communicates using industry standard APDU (application protocol data unit) commands.
The card is a dual-interface card; it has the standard six-contact chip and also has an antenna for RFID. There is an antenna coil 3 windings wide around the perimeter of the card and connects to the chip itself. So far I have not had any progress in getting it to contact an RFID reader, but hooking up an LED from the chip's Vcc to ground causes it to flash when brought up to a BlackBerry Bold's NFC antenna.
The chip has an answer-to-reset of 3B 76 13 00 00 80 62 07 41 81 80. When parsing this via the PysCard smart card library (http://smartcard-atr.appspot.com/parse?ATR=3B76130000806207418180) the site identifies it as a "Generic mass produced Motorola smart card" which doesn't get me any further than what I already know; the Motorola logo is in the center of the darn chip!
Current attempts to make use of the card have been unsuccessful. It responds with 0x6D00 (unknown command) on pretty much every industry-standard command I try. The only command that doesn't give this is 0xC0 00 00 00, which is the "GET RESPONSE" command which returns 0x6F00 (generic error, no details available).
I think that the card may simply be unprogrammed and is merely running a bootloader to install firmware on, but since many smart cards have mask ROM, there is a chance that the card is of pretty much no use. But hey, for 50 cents for a smart card it's no big loss.
If you know anything else about this smart card, gimme a shout in the comments section. I'll be posting more updates as I find out more about this peculiar piece of plastic.
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De vlekborsttroepiaal (Icterus pectoralis) is een zangvogel uit de familie Icteridae (troepialen).

Verspreiding en leefgebied
Deze soort komt wijdverspreid voor in Midden-Amerika en telt 4 ondersoorten:
 Icterus pectoralis carolynae: zuidwestelijk Mexico.
 Icterus pectoralis pectoralis: zuidoostelijk Mexico.
 Icterus pectoralis guttulatus: van zuidelijk Mexico tot Nicaragua.
 Icterus pectoralis espinachi: van zuidelijk Nicaragua tot noordwestelijk Costa Rica.

Externe link
Avibase

Troepialen
Dier uit het Neotropisch gebied
IUCN-status niet bedreigd


After setting up our tent beneath some ominous looking clouds we headed down towards town to find something for dinner. We made it about 500 meters before the torrential rain hit, soaking us through (despite our $400 Gortex jackets) within minutes.
Heading back to the hostel we met Jacqui and Ed, two Brits who were 3 months in to a 7 month Africa trip. After a beer and a few games of cards in the leaky bar area we settled for a peanut butter toast dinner and an early night.
The next day we all headed out to Mfwuwe village, the gateway to South Luangwa National Park - apparently one of the best in all of Africa.
The 120km took over 4 bone crunching hours due to the shocking road conditions that seemed more suited to a 4x4 than the Toyota Camry we we're in.
Arriving at Croc Valley Camp, we set up our tent with a view of hippos wading in the river, before jumping in an open top jeep for a night game drive. This really didn't disappoint, with elephants only meters from our truck within minutes of entering the park. Hippos were plentiful as we're the elephants and zebras and after sunset we were lucky enough to have a lioness stroll casually across our path. Getting mock-charged by a bull elephant was also a highlight, a trumpeting sending us on our way.
Returning to camp for an exorbitantly priced meal from the lodge we then hit the sack (or fluro pink pool lilo as it may be) to fall asleep to the sound of hippos snorting and eating all around our tent.
The drive out the next morning saw our path blocked by a huge group of elephants that we could've touched from the car as we drove past. Quite a nice way to finish the experience (unlike the rest of the drive home).
Heading to Lilongwe in Malawi tonight, can't believe this will be country number 6!
Dad Hi Guys, Love reading about your adventures. Wish I was there.