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Venezuela government 'terrified' of calling election
Amid a severe economic crisis, opinion polls show that support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his party is collapsing. In response, electoral authorities have shelved or delayed elections large and small.
Votes for governors, councils, other public offices on hold as support for ruling party collapses
John Otis · CBC News · Posted: Mar 25, 2017 9:55 AM ET | Last Updated: March 25, 2017
The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, seen here sitting in front of an image of late president Hugo Chavez, contends that elections are not a priority amid more pressing matters, such as food shortages and triple-digit inflation. (Miraflores Palace/Reuters)
The late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez and his allies triumphed nearly every time voters went to the ballot box. But Chavez's successor, President Nicolas Maduro, appears to have lost interest in testing the will of the people.
Amid a severe economic crisis, opinion polls show that support for Maduro and for ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV) politicians is collapsing. In response, electoral authorities — whom analysts claim take orders from the executive branch — have over the past year shelved or delayed elections large and small.
We are not going to have elections.... What we are going to have here is revolution, and more revolution. - Diosdado Cabello
In October, the Maduro government abruptly cancelled a recall referendum that could have removed the president from office. Gubernatorial elections scheduled for December have been postponed. Even voting for the leadership of many labour unions, professional organizations, public university governments and neighbourhood councils has been suspended.
For Chavismo, the leftist political movement founded by Chavez and which has ruled Venezuela for the past 18 years, "elections used to be sacred when they knew they could easily win them," said Eugenio Martínez, a Caracas journalist who specializes in electoral issues. "But as soon as elections became uncomfortable, they have tried to avoid them or to change the rules."
Venezuela mass protests urge recall of Nicolas Maduro
Venezuelan officials contend that elections are simply not a priority right now because they are dealing with more pressing matters, such as food shortages and triple-digit inflation they describe as part of an "economic war" being waged against them by the opposition.
In a January speech, Diosdado Cabello, a congressman and a key power broker within the ruling PSUV, bluntly stated: "We are not going to have elections.... What we are going to have here is revolution, and more revolution."
Opposition supporters hold placards that read 'Elections now' during a rally against Maduro's government, in Caracas, on January 23, 2017. (Christian Veron/Reuters)
'There is a dictatorship'
Critics call these moves troubling signs for democracy in Venezuela and wonder whether the 2018 presidential election will be free and fair — or whether it will be held at all.
Last week, Luis Almagro, who heads the Organization of American States, said that Venezuela must hold general elections immediately, and if it doesn't, member states — including Canada — should suspend Venezuela from the Washington-based regional body.
Venezuela's economic and political collapse forces Canada to choose sides
According to Almagro, phobia of elections is just the latest sign of Maduro's turn toward authoritarianism. His government holds more than 100 political prisoners and has cracked down on the media. It controls nearly all branches of power. Although the opposition holds a majority of seats in congress, the executive branch has neutered that body by using the judicial system to nullify new legislation.
In a column published Tuesday in the Bogota, Colombia, newspaper El Tiempo, Almagro declared: "Today… there is a dictatorship" in Venezuela.
The electoral impasse has left opposition leaders in limbo.
The government is terrified of measuring its popularity through a popular vote. - Jose Graterol
Jose Graterol, a lawyer who is trying to run for governor of western Falcon state, has spent the past year visiting towns and villages, shaking hands and giving speeches about his vision of the future. But now, he says, it's unclear whether there will even be a vote. Sitting governors have so far ruled an three extra months beyond their normal four-year terms, and electoral authorities have yet to set a date for new elections.
"This shows that the government is terrified of measuring its popularity through a popular vote," Graterol said.
The PSUV currently controls 20 of 23 state houses. But polls indicate that if elections were held now, the opposition could win about 16 governorships, marking a huge shift in power. In the last nationwide elections, held in December 2015, the government suffered a humiliating defeat, with opposition candidates winning 112 of 167 congressional seats. And since then, both the economy and support for the government have eroded further.
Venezuela's deepening food crisis sees ransacked stores, deadly riots
"The government controls nearly all levers of power while the opposition has the support of the voters," said Phil Gunson, a Caracas analyst for the International Crisis Group. "That's why the opposition needs to have elections and why the government doesn't."
December 2018 election uncertain
Besides delays, the Maduro government is trying to weed out the competition in case of future elections, said Martínez, the journalist. For example, the National Electoral Council declared that all political parties must gather thousands of member signatures in order to maintain their legal status, but each party gets just two days to carry out this process.
When a centrist party called Avanzada Progresista recently tried to sign up members in Caracas, the electoral council changed the location of the registration sites at the last minute, creating chaos, said party activist Maribel Castillo. Avanzada Progresista maintained its legal status but several small opposition parties have already lost theirs.
An opposition supporter holds a placard that reads 'Wanted for destroying a country. Reward: A free Venezuela,' with images depicting Maduro, left, and Diosdado Cabello, of Venezuela's United Socialist Party (PSUV), during a rally in Caracas, September 1, 2016. (Marco Bello/Reuters)
In recent elections, opposition parties fielded candidates through a coalition known as the Democratic Unity Roundtable. But now the Supreme Court is hearing a lawsuit brought by a ruling party politician alleging that the coalition committed fraud. A guilty verdict would effectively outlaw the opposition coalition.
All of this manoeuvring has many Venezuelans wondering whether the government intends to comply with the constitution by holding presidential elections by December 2018. Gunson said that cancelling the vote would be a major step toward pariah status, as the Maduro government would be widely be considered a de facto regime propped up only by the military.
However, Martínez said many high-ranking government officials have been accused of drug trafficking, human rights abuses and corruption, and they fear prison or extradition to the United States should the opposition win the presidency.
He predicted: "If Chavismo doesn't think it has a way to win the elections, it will not hold elections."
John Otis
John Otis is a U.S. journalist who reports from South America. He is the author of the 2010 book Law of the Jungle about Colombia's guerrilla war.
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Quotes, who doesn't love a good quote? This series of articles we look at Top 10 Famous Quotes by Author Pat Barker, author quotes are always a challenge and fun to pick, with Pat Barker you will find my Ten favourites of Pat Barker's quotes.
"It's the hardest thing in the world to go on being aware of someone else's pain."
― Pat Barker
"As later Priam comes secretly to the enemy camp to plead with Achilles for the return of his son Hector's body, he says: "'I do what no man before me has ever done, I kiss the hands of the man who killed my son."
Those words echoed round me, as I stood in the storage hut, surrounded on all sides by the wealth Achilles had plundered from burning cities. I thought: "And I do what countless women before me have been forced to do. I spread my legs for the man who killed my husband and my brothers."
― Pat Barker, The Silence of the Girls
"Sometimes, in the trenches, you get the sense of something, ancient. One trench we held, it had skulls in the side, embedded, like mushrooms. It was actually easier to believe they were men from Marlborough's army, than to think they'd been alive a year ago. It was as if all the other wars had distilled themselves into this war, and that made it something you almost can't challenge. It's like a very deep voice, saying; 'Run along, little man, be glad you've survived"
― Pat Barker, Regeneration
"Somehow if she'd know the worst parts, she couldn't have gone on being a haven for him…Men said they didn't tell their women about France because they didn't want to worry them. but it was more than that. He needed her ignorance to hide in. Yet, at the same time, he wanted to know and be known as deeply as possible. And the two desires were irreconcilable."
"We are Craiglockhart's success stories. Look at us. We don't remember, we don't feel, we don't think – at least beyond the confines of what's needed to do the job. By any proper civilized standard (but what does that mean now?) we are objects of horror. But our nerves are completely steady. And we are still alive."
― Pat Barker, The Ghost Road
"We're going to survive–our songs, our stories. They'll never be able to forget us. Decades after the last man who fought at Troy is dead, their sons will remember the songs their Trojan mothers sang to them. We'll be in their dreams–and in their worst nightmares too."
"You know you're walking around with a mask on, and you desperately want to take it off and you can't because everybody else thinks it's your face."
"I don't think it's possible to c-call yourself a C-Christian and… and j-just leave out the awkward bits.' -Wilfred Owen"
"Another person's life, observed from the outside, always has a shape and definition that one's own life lacks."
"A society that devours its own young deserves no automatic or unquestioning allegiance."
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"I thought: Suppose, suppose just once, once, all these centuries, the slippery gods keep their word and Achilles is granted eternal glory in return for his early death under the walls of Troy…? What will they make of us, the people of those unimaginably distant times? One thing I do know: they won't want the brutal reality of conquest and slavery. They won't want to be told about the massacres of men and boys, the enslavement of women and girls. They won't want to know we were living in a rape camp. No, they'll go for something altogether softer. A love story, perhaps? I just hope they manage to work out who the lovers were."
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Das Museum in einem Gebäude aus dem Jahr 1820 stellt die Geschichte von Uhren aus mehr als drei Jahrhunderten von der Turmuhr des 17. Jahrhunderts bis zur modernen Funkuhr dar. Das älteste Ausstellungsstück ist eine französische Sonnenuhr aus dem Jahr 1470. Zu den Exponaten gehören 17 Turmuhren, darunter eine Turmuhr von 1688 mit Spindelhemmung, eine Turmuhr aus dem Jahr 1723 mit Scherenhemmung, eine Kirchturmuhr von 1848 mit Grahamhemmung sowie weitere Turmuhren aus der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis zu Turmuhren des 20. Jahrhunderts,  darunter solche der Firma Korfhage & Söhne aus Buer bei Melle im Osnabrücker Land.

Zur Sammlung gehören etwa hundert Schwarzwälder Uhren und kostbare Taschenuhren sowie Skelettuhren. Als Kuriosität wird eine französische Mittagskanonen-Sonnenuhr von 1800 gezeigt, die mit lautem Knall aus der Mittagsruhe weckte. Weitere  ausgestellte Zeitmesser sind eine Kerzenuhr, eine sprechende Uhr für Blinde und Stempeluhren.

Aus den 1970er Jahren stammen Parkuhren, die für fünf Pfennig eine Viertelstunde lang liefen. Die funkgesteuerte größte Taschenuhr der Welt mit einem Durchmesser von 1,80 Meter und einem Gewicht von 150 Kilogramm wurde im Guinness-Buch der Rekorde verzeichnet. Sie schmückt die Fassade des Museums.

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 Liste von Uhrenmuseen

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Q: Convergence of series and finding range of other variable. I have a series
$$ \left(\,{\sum_ {k\ge 1} \, {\mid x_k^s \mid}^p \,}\right)^{1 \over p} < \infty $$
where $1 \le p < \infty $, and I want to find the range of values of s in $\mathbb R$ such that $x_k = k$.
I solve as  below.
$$ \left(\,{\sum_ {k\ge 1} \, {\mid x_k^s \mid}^p \,}\right)^{1 \over p} < \infty $$
$$ \implies {\sum_ {k\ge 1} \, {\mid x_k^s \mid}^p \,} < \infty $$
$$ \implies {\sum_ {k\ge 1} \, {x_k^{sp} } \,} < \infty $$
$$ \implies a_n =x_n ^{sp} $$
Using Ratio test
$$  L = \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty } \left|  {a_{n+1} \over a_n} \right| $$
$$  L = \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty } \left|  {x_{n+1}^{sp} \over x_n^{sp}} \right| $$
$$  L = \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty } \left|  {(n+1)^{sp} \over n^{sp}} \right|$$
Does the solution correct till this point and how to solve it further to get value of $s \in \mathbb R$

A: $${\sum_ {k\ge 1} \, {x_k^{sp} } \,} < \infty $$
Let r=sp
$${\sum_ {k\ge 1} \, {x_k^{r} } \,} < \infty \iff  r< -1$$
$$ sp < -1$$
$$ s< {-1  \over p}$$

A: For $f(x)$ a decreasing positive function on $[1,\infty)$ we have that:
$$f(k) \geq \int_k^{k+1} f(x)\,dx \geq f(k+1)$$
Summing, we get:
$$\int_1^{n+1} f(x)\,dx\leq \sum_{k=1}^n f(k)\leq f(1)+\int_1^n f(x)\,dx$$
Taking the limit as $n\to\infty$ on both sides, we see that $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} f(k)$ converges if and only if $\int_{1}^{\infty} f(x)\,dx$ converges.
Then, if $r<0$ take $f(x)=x^r,$and find out when $$\int_1^\infty x^r\,dx$$
converges.

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With May οn a tour of Eurοpean capitals to try to secure "reassurances" to calm the crisis at home, the BBC and other media cited sources as saying the required number of letters calling fοr a nο-cοnfidence vote against her had been met.
There was little chance of getting cοnfirmatiοn of the leadership challenge - οnly οne member of the Cοnservative Party knοws how many lawmakers have submitted their letters - but her pοsitiοn looked mοre precarious than it has ever been.
With less than fοur mοnths left until the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU οn March 29, May's premiership and her deal to stave off a disοrderly departure frοm the Eurοpean Uniοn οr a bid to stop Brexit are hanging by a thread.
Her remοval — and it is nοt clear whether she would lose the vote of the whole party in parliament if the required number of letters had been received — cοuld further cοmplicate Brexit.
One aide described the situatiοn as "ominοus" after the BBC cited multiple sources as saying the required 48 letters to trigger the vote of nο cοnfidence in May's leadership had been reached.
The chairman of the Cοnservative Party's so-called 1922 cοmmittee, Graham Brady, has asked to see May οn Wednesday after her weekly questiοn sessiοn in parliament, the BBC's Political Editοr Laura Kuenssberg wrοte οn Twitter.
Lawmaker Andrew Bridgen, a lοng-standing critic of May, said he believed "Cοnservative MPs will vote whether they have cοnfidence οr nοt in a secret ballot at the first oppοrtunity, which I think cοuld be tomοrrοw night".
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I've always had a bit more time for William Hague than some of the other Tory leaders TB saw off during his leadership of the Labour Party. John Major could never forgive Tony for beating him and likes to think it was all done by spin rather than a leader of real drive and substance; Michael Howard could never resist opportunism or hide what Anne Widdecombe saw as his dark side; IDS seemed a nice enough guy but was never going to be an effective leader of his party; David Cameron had a lot going for him but ultimately failed to win outright in the most benign political circumstances imaginable.
I remember when TB stepped down as PM, and a lot of Tory voices went up to give their verdict, and many tried to belittle or diminish in a very tribal way. Hague just put that big smile on his face and said words to the effect that none of them had ever been able to land a glove on him.
In volume 3 of my diaries (out next summer, volume 2 ((97-99)) out in January … may as well get plugging when everyone is talking Blair and books) I give a good example of Hague's great delivery and sense of humour. Dome night, Millennium Eve (colourfully described by TB for his fears that a trapeze artist would land on the Queen, and his rage at Charlie Falconer for the fact that the country's editors and journalists were stranded at Stratford tube station.) As I am getting an ever increasing volume of frantic calls from and about the stranded media, and picking up on TB's nervousness a few rows in front of me next to Her Maj and Philip, I turn to find William and Ffion Hague are right behind me, and again, the big smile is all over his face and the Northern vowels are turned up to full throttle… 'it's all going very well then …'
There is an interesting section in TB's book when he goes through the strengths and weaknesses of his opponents. PMQs, a weekly event whose dificulties he also describes in colourful terms, was an important place for working them out. With Hague, who took over from Major in pretty difficult circumstances, we reached a general line of attack basically summed up as 'good jokes, bad judgement.' This had the side effect of making Hague less confident about using the good jokes, which created further space to highlight often bad judgement.
The judgement referred to relates to the big political calls that he was having to make. But the theme has surfaced again in the light of yesterday's resignation of his special adviser. Bad judgement, people say, to share a room with an adviser. Bad judgement, they say, to make a detailed statement that takes a rumour circulating on the margins of the internet to the pages and screens of the mainstream media, meaning this story instantly becomes part of the Hague permanent profile.
But, assuming his statement to be true, which I do, not least because he has made it in such unequivocal terms, I am left thinking not just that it might, yes, seem a bit odd to share a room with a young male adviser, but really, why does he have to go into all this in such detail at all? A rumour on the internet, born largely it seems of an unfortunate photo – most politicians are poor at casual clothes – and suddenly he is divulging really private details of his wife's miscarriages, and having people question his judgement not on policy, which really matters, but on what is essentially media handling of a tricky situation.
Anyway, as many of you know, I am usually willing to give the Tories a good kicking, and often they deserve it. But I wish William and Ffion well.
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Chris Hansen	on September 2, 2010 at 10:08 am
I agree with your judgment on this. Hague has been forced into a corner by his poor choices. He's had to bare his soul and his most intimate feelings because of it. I like him, almost alone among Tories, as he is funny and thoughtful about politics. But it's typical of the guy that he would not see the public relations difficulty of sharing a room with a male special advisor, especially one half his age and quite handsome. If his special advisor had been female and half his age, he'd be out on his ear politically and personally right now.
I presume he will be more careful of his roommates and special advisors in the future.
Chris	on September 2, 2010 at 10:13 am
Nice one Alastair. Probably one of the few times that I totally agree with every word.
Martin Waterhouse	on September 2, 2010 at 10:29 am
Very commendable Alastair, I agree with most of what you say. However, leaving aside all the salacious tittle tattle, there still remains some awkward questions for Mr.Hague to answer regarding Mr.Myers appointment.
Jacquie R	on September 2, 2010 at 10:36 am
The allegations against Hague are as nothing compared to the allegations about Coulson and phone-tapping in the New York Times. This is hugely serious.
Olli Issakainen	on September 2, 2010 at 10:39 am
They say that if you defend yourself, you accuse yourself.
Sonya Thomas	on September 2, 2010 at 10:43 am
I think you're spot about this. He divulged a tad too much detail which was all rather cynical in nature. Heterosexuality and virility equals the ability to impregnate!! Although one can totally understand his mindset.
Richard Brittain	on September 2, 2010 at 10:52 am
Great blog post. You sum up Hague really well. Nice guy, but never really cut out to be an important political figure.
I don't think he was the best choice for Foreign Secretary, because he lacks real charisma. I suppose he is probably an amicable negotiator, though (Theresa May as Home Secretary was probably the worst appointment – I'm expecting some big gaffes by her at some point).
Paul H	on September 2, 2010 at 11:09 am
A world first for me. In agreement with Mr Campbell.
stevo	on September 2, 2010 at 11:19 am
Come on Alastair-you are missing the big story today-as needless to say are most newspapers.What is your take on the Andy Coulson story?? Do you think they were tapping your phone?
Paul	on September 2, 2010 at 11:50 am
I like William. Another great example of his delivery and sense of humour can be found on YouTube titled "Gordon's EU Nightmare". He had both sides of the house in hysterics.
Michael Taggart	on September 2, 2010 at 11:56 am
Funny because Hague's eloquent tribute to Blair always stuck in my head. He was interviewed inside the Palace of Westminster and said of debating with Blair: "It was like trying to nail jelly to a wall."
That said, it put me in mind of on of the Thick of It specials when the PM was stepping down and the fat Tory spin doctor tells his people to "praise him, praise him like he's your dead brother".
Deano	on September 2, 2010 at 11:58 am
I agree with you completely. I have never understood the obsession with these kinds of stories. They are circulated and printed without evidence, only innuendo.
You know as well as I do, that during an election campaign, sleeping arrangements can be odd. I have shared beds with lads on campaign and women young enough to be my girlfriend. At no time has anything sexual been borne from those arrangements…indeed the time I shared a bed with the young lady, the conversation descended toward party leaflet design.
There is absolutely nothing romantic or lustful about sharing a bed with a woman during an election campaign…trust me
NickSmeggHead	on September 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm
There is nothing about Andy Coulson story on the BBC.
Are Nick Robinson and his cronies burying any harmful stories against the Coalition?
Testyfly	on September 2, 2010 at 12:18 pm
William is one of those "does what is says on the tin" politicians.
Stuck up, toffee nosed and a clown.
He is also the classic bully who revels in abusing others with put downs but never does it without a large back up crew.
The classic manufactured Tory politician….low on conviction, low on judgement and high on verbal rhetoric.
Judithhaire	on September 2, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Well while it wasn't the wisest move for WH to share a room with this guy
he has now spilled a few too many beans than he needed to, he only needed a vehement Excuse Me and to rubbish the rumours. That said, why did this advisor resign? Everything you've said here Alastair is absolutely right and it's a pity that WH has bared his soul in this way
Anonymous	on September 2, 2010 at 12:41 pm
You hypocrite, Campbell. You write about it just to help to keep the story running. A better thing you could have done is sent a personal letter to Mr Hague not written it in a public blog. Just drop it.
NickSmeggHead	on September 2, 2010 at 1:23 pm
I left two comments on Mr Robinson's blog re: Andy Coulson, why I'm not surprised that they got removed.
Mrdeaglanmacfarland	on September 2, 2010 at 2:34 pm
I largely agree on this Alastair. I think this matter is for William and Ffion Hague to figure out best they can behind closed doors, away from the public sphere, and schadenfreude.
Patrick James	on September 2, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Judging by the sympathy expressed for Hague I guess his time is up.
This is what got removed by the BBC moderators….
Re: Tory Spin doctor and phone hacking – It is a shame that we have to rely on investigative journalists from across the pond to keep a check on British media.
Robert Jackson	on September 2, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Maybe this is Nick Clegg's opportunity to follow your advice after the election to get a proper portfolio and have a real say in the nation's affairs.
Foreign Sec would be better for Clegg than where he is now.
Anna on September 3, 2010 at 8:14 am
I've always felt that William Hague had brains but no judgement. Perhaps he should just had the sense have ignored the tittle tattle. But his wife is clearly in distress and her personal sadnesses must have been compounded by the squalid rumour-mongering on the Internet. It's a human and admirable instinct to protect those we love – so maybe Hagues' statement is both understandable and forgivable in the circumstances.
Sarah	on September 3, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Having been there myself on many occasions and driven to the brink of breakdown as a result, my I add my sympathy and regards to Ffion and William Hague. Repeated miscarriages are an agony that few people can fully understand. I wish them both well, and hope that they know that with the right medical care and advice, all can come good.
elsie large	on September 5, 2010 at 11:28 am
I fully endorse this article , I am more concerned about Mark Thompson Head of BBC visiting 10 Downing Street . This brings the BBC's impartiality as a public broadcaster into question How can we accept that what they tell us in the future will be free from any government pressure . I for one will be very sceptical .
Bar Bar of Oz on September 6, 2010 at 7:22 am
Internet? I am in UK at present and first saw the advisor story in the the daily mail (where else) over a week ago. A masterly piece of innuendo writing. Angled on Hague's bad dress sense but complete with huge pics of him walking down the street with the spunky young advisor. " He (myers) shares Hague's Yorkshire roots"!
The question immediately rose in ones mind as to the qualifications of this young appointed advisor?
I too like William Hague, but bad judgement is an understatement! And it was the Mail wot done it, not the internet.
Ralph	on September 9, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Cameron has "seen off" two Prime Ministers – beat that!!
Bert	on September 9, 2010 at 12:26 pm
how the hell is william hague toffee nosed? don't be so stupidly ignorant.
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HomeNewsIlhan Omar Described As a 'Sex Maniac' In Affidavit: 'Very Weak When It Comes To Money & Sex'
Ilhan Omar Described As a 'Sex Maniac' In Affidavit: 'Very Weak When It Comes To Money & Sex'
December 2, 2019 Baxter Dmitry News, US 4
Rep. Ilhan Omar is a "sex maniac" who is "very weak when it comes to money and sex," according to a Canadian businessman and Qatari insider who swore in an affidavit that the Minnesota congresswoman is a paid Qatari asset.
We reported last week on the deposition put forth by Kuwati-born Canadian businessman Alan Bender, who was giving evidence in the trial of Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad al-Thani.
In that deposition, Bender indicated that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is a paid Qatari agent, and that she can be easily bribed with sex and money, so much so that described her as a "sex maniac" and "very weak when it comes to money and sex."
Bender said Qatar's Secretary to the Emir for Security Affairs Mohammad bin Ahmed bin Abdullah al Masnad told him that the country "recruited Ilhan Omar from even way before she thought about becoming a government official … They groomed her and arranged the foundation, the grounds, for her to get into politics way before she even showed interest. They convinced her."
He alleged that Omar cooperated with Qatar's request and received cash payments. He also claimed that she used her position in the House of Representatives to access sensitive information, which she relayed to Qatar and through them Iran. According to the deposition, Bender further told the court that Omar actively recruited other politicians on behalf of the nation.
Bender's affidavit was contained in a 233-page submission to the court and can be perused in full on Scribd.
Beginning on page 76 of the court document, Bender was asked, "So she [Omar] was recruited by the Government of Qatar before she was a member of the United States Government?"
"That's what they told me," Bender replied.
"And they saw her as a vulnerability, somebody that they — who had vulnerabilities, rather, and they agreed to fund her?" Bender was asked in a follow up question.
He answered, "Yes."
Bender was also asked if they funded her in numerous ways and he said that they did.
When asked if she was married at the time, Bender said, "I didn't ask that but they mentioned to me that — I said: Why would a woman in hijab — because I was under the impression that she's a devout Muslim."
"A woman in hijab takes bribes?" Bender continued. "They said: don't be fooled by her head scarf. She's a sex maniac, and she is very weak when it comes to money and sex. And we got both."
Those were the two means that Qatar used to exploit and manipulate Omar.
Again, I ask, where is a serious investigation into this and possible indictment and arrest of this traitor?
She is a sitting member of the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. At the least, she should be removed from that position till there is a complete investigation of these claims.
She's already given us multiple examples of her lawlessness, including her alleged weaknesses for money and sex.
Accepting bribes is considered a crime under our Constitution for those in the executive branch and is listed in the impeachment clause (Article II, Section 4, US Constitution).
However, it is also grounds for removal from Congress. This is called "expulsion."
Article I, Section 5 of the United States Constitution provides that "Each House [of Congress] may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member."
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The prenuptial agreement is one of the most debated legal documents in use today. Most of the controversy comes not from the agreements themselves, but from how people perceive them. Some people see them as powerful tools that can be used to protect both spouses from future contention by taking key property division issues off the table. Others view them in a much less altruistic light, painting these types of contracts as being responsible for the death of a couple's romantic love before the marriage begins, even going so far as to say that they can "doom" a marriage to failure.
The truth is that premarital agreements can serve an invaluable purpose in the right hands, and are versatile enough to be used not only in marriages where there is a huge wealth disparity between the parties, but also for couples of more modest means. The Texas legislature and family court system apparently see the value in prenups, having adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreements Act nearly 20 years ago.
Failure to follow these guidelines can result in the agreement being stricken in its entirety, or prevent the enforceability of particular provisions.
Some couples are going beyond the traditional scope of a prenuptial agreement - traditionally focused solely on property rights - to dictate behaviors and activities during the marriage itself. So-called "lifestyle provisions" are becoming more common, and can involve everything from setting minimum health standards for the parties to establishing the level of intimacy the couple expects to enjoy. These types of provisions do not always stand up to scrutiny, though, and are much harder to enforce than traditional property or asset-based terms.
Do you have questions about enforcing an existing Texas premarital agreement? Want more information about drafting a prenup before your marriage? An experienced Texas family law attorney can answer your questions and address any concerns you may have about whether a prenuptial agreement is right for you.


Yael Ben-Zion is a New York-based artist whose work considers the relationship of the personal to the political and social. Yael was born in Minneapolis, MN and raised in Israel. She is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LL.B/MBA), Yale Law School (LL.M; J.S.D) and the International Center of Photography (GS). Yael's work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe and Israel, and is included in the MTA-Artists Unite Subway Elevator Poster Project. She is the recipient of ICP's Directors' Scholarship Award, the International Photography Awards and grants from NoMAA and the Puffin Foundation. Yael's first monograph, 5683 miles away (Kehrer, 2010), was selected as one of photo-eye's Best Books of 2010 and for the PDN Photo Annual 2011. It was also a nominee for the German Photo Book Award 2011. Intermarried, her second monograph with Kehrer, was selected for American Photography 30 and featured, among them, in the NY Times Sunday Review, PDN Magazine and the Forward.


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Aug. 17, 2018 6:50 PM PT7:50 PM MT8:50 PM CT9:50 PM ET1:50 GMT9:50 6:50 PM MST7:50 PM CST8:50 PM EST8:50 PM CT5:50 UAE (+1)21:50 ETNaN:� - McCarron sustained a potentially serious right shoulder injury Friday against Cleveland. McCarron, who signed with Buffalo as a free agent for a chance to start after four years as a backup in Cincinnati, completed 3 of 6 for 12 yards during four series.
Analysis: He didn't show any obvious signs of being hurt - he was hit hard from behind by Myles Garrett and sacked by Larry Ogunjobi - and the Bills didn't disclose his injury until the fourth quarter.
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Valencia, Spain, is the No. 1 city for expats to live and work abroad in 2022, according to a survey of more than 12,000 respondents from InterNations, an online expat community with more than 4.5 million global members.
The third biggest city in Spain, Valencia was also named the World Design Capital of the year for its sweeping architectural marvels spanning Unesco World Heritage sites to13th century Gothic cathedrals to the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences complex. It's the birthplace of paella, close to a number of sandy beaches and boasts a number of bars, cafes and clubs for a thriving nightlife scene.
Among expats, Valencia earns the top spot for being "a safe place with an excellent climate, a vibrant nightlife and culture, a pleasant urban environment and great travel opportunities" while still being "fairly affordable," says InterNations founder Malte Zeeck.
A low cost of living make it an especially attractive place for retirees to settle abroad, Zeeck says. And for those still in the workforce, it's pretty easy for remote workers from other European Union countries to move to Spain without applying for a visa or work permit.
It could become the next big hotspot for non-European digital nomads to relocate, too.
The Spanish parliament recently passed the so-called Startups Act, intended to boost entrepreneurship and diversify the economy, which includes creating a new type of visa for digital nomads expected to launch in January 2023.
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Digital nomad visas are cropping up around the world — in nearly 50 countries, by one estimate — including in Portugal, Mexico, Croatia, Indonesia, Colombia, South Africa and Namibia, to name a few.
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The survey, conducted in February 2022 and released this week, asked expats to rate their satisfaction across five main categories, including quality of life (like a healthy environment and robust public transit), ease of settling in (such friendliness of local residents), personal finance (such as access to affordable health care), working abroad (such as job security and a stable local economy), and "expat essentials," which covers digital life, housing options, language barriers, and dealing with local government and administrative tasks.
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A worker loads sacks of animal food made from soybeans at the Hopeful Grain and Oil Group in Sanhe, in China's northern Hebei province, on July 19. | AFP-JIJI
'Hi, I'm a soybean': In trade war, China deploys cartoon legume to reach U.S. farmers
Online: Jul 20, 2018
BEIJING – In the tense trade war with the United States, China's government has turned to an unlikely weapon: a cartoon bean.
"Hi, everybody. I am a soybean. I may not look like much, but I'm very important," says the animated character in a video posted on Friday on the website of China Global Television Network (CGTN), the overseas news network of state-owned China Central Television.
The short video in English with Chinese subtitles seems designed to undermine support for the trade dispute from U.S. farmers, key supporters of President Donald Trump, by highlighting the damage tariffs could have on American soybean exports.
Its release follows the imposition on July 6 of tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports by the United States. In return, China levied taxes on the same value of products from the United States, including soybeans. Trump has also threatened further tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods.
The video also highlights efforts by China's Communist Party to turn to foreign actors, cartoons and even rap to try to deliver its ideas in less turgid formats.
Opting for the unusual narrator illustrates how Beijing views soybeans as a powerful tool in its battle with its top trading partner. Soybeans were the United States' biggest agricultural export to China, worth $12 billion last year.
The video is partly educational, but is mostly aimed at delivering a political message.
After outlining the main uses of soybeans from tofu to animal feed to biscuits, the bean turns its focus to its central role in the trade war.
China can choose to buy beans from other exporters, such as Argentina and Brazil, if prices become too expensive, the bean says in the video.
But falling prices and lower sales would hurt U.S. soybean farmers, it warns, pointing out that U.S. prices have fallen by 18 percent from May to early July, to their lowest this year.
Nine out of the top 10 soybean growing states voted for Trump in the 2016 presidential election, the video notes.
"So will voters there turn out to support Trump and the Republicans once they get hit in the pocketbooks?" asks the bean.
The cartoon does not mention that soymeal prices in China are rising, triggering fears of food inflation. Soymeal is a crucial animal feed ingredient for pork producers and the country is the world's biggest pork consumer.
It is not the first time soybeans have had a starring role in Beijing's trade showdown with Washington. Social media was transfixed by a ship racing to deliver its cargo of U.S. beans before the tariffs kicked in.
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187 U.S. 248 - Anton Mencke v. A Cargo of Java Sugar N
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187 US 248 Anton Mencke v. A Cargo of Java Sugar N
23 S.Ct. 86
47 L.Ed. 163
ANTON MENCKE, Petitioner,
A CARGO OF JAVA SUGAR, ex-ship 'Benlarig;' James N. Jarvie et al., Claimants.
No. 90.
Argued November 13, 1902.
Decided December 1, 1902.
This action was begun by the filing, on May 27, 1899, of a libel in the United States district court for the eastern district of New York, by Anton Mencke, the master of the British ship Benlarig, against a cargo of sugar that had just been delivered from the vessel, to recover an unpaid balance of freight due for conveying the sugar from Java to New York. The receivers of the cargo, the claimants in the action, had deducted from the freight the cost of lightering the cargo from the dock where it had been discharged to the claimants' refinery, which was above the Brooklyn Bridge. The ship had been ordered by the claimants to proceed directly to the refinery, but was unable to do so because the height of her masts was such that she could not pass under the bridge.
The district court, per Judge Thomas, entered a decree in favor of the libellant January 18, 1900. 99 Fed. 298. The claimants appealed to the United States circuit court of appeals for the second circuit, and that court on April 16, 1901, reversed the decree of the district court, and remanded the cause, with directions to dismiss the libel. 47 C. C. A. 222, 108 Fed. 89.
On May 13, 1901, a writ of certiorari was granted, and the cause was brought to this court. 181 U. S. 620, 45 L. ed. 1031, 22 Sup. Ct. Rep. 946.
Messrs. J. Parker Kirlin, Charles R. Hickox, and Messrs. Convers & Kirlin for petitioner.
Mr. Wilhelmus Mynderse and Messrs. Butler, Notman, Joline, & Mynderse for respondents.
Mr. Justice Shiras delivered the opinion of the court:
Concerning the facts of the case there is no controversy.
The ship Benlarig was chartered under a charter party dated London, July 1, 1898, between Watson Brothers, her owners, and Erdmann & Sielcken, merchants of Batavia.
The vessel duly loaded a full cargo of sugar at Java, and then proceeded to Barbadoes. There she received orders to proceed directly to New York. This she did, arriving on or about April 14, 1899. Before or about the time of the arrival of the Benlarig at the port of New York the cargo of sugar was sold and transferred, with the accompanying bills of lading, by the owners and consignees thereof, to Arbuckle Brothers, sugar fefiners. The agents of the vessel gave notice to Arbuckle Brothers, on April 15, of the arrival of the vessel, and asked for orders for a discharging berth, mentioning that the vessel's mast, being in one piece, would not admit of her going under the Brooklyn Bridge. Arbuckle Brothers ordered the vessel to discharge at their refinery at the foot of Pearl street above the bridge. Subsequently it was agreed that the cargo should be discharged at the West Central pier, Atlantic dock, below the bridge, into lighters provided by Arbuckle Brothers, without prejudice to the rights of either party in respect to the payment of the cost of lighterage. This cost amounted to $1,466.12, which was paid by Arbuckle Brothers and deducted by them from the freight; and this suit is to recover the balance of the freight so deducted.
The clear height of the highest span of the Brooklyn Bridge above mean high water is 135 feet. At dead low water there were not more than 140 feet in the clear at the highest point.
The Benlarig has three steel masts, built up solid from the bottom to the top, and constructed of cylindrical steel plates, riveted together with internal angle iron braces. There was no way of taking any part of the masts down. The mainmast was 139 feet 10 inches above the deck; the foremast 136 feet 8 inches above the deck; and the mizzenmast was 129 feet above the deck; and the deck was from 7 to 8 feet above the load line of the vessel. The ship, therefore, required 145 feet of clear space in order to pass underneath the bridge. This was more than 5 feet in the clear of the highest point of the bridge when the tide was at the lowest point of the ebb. An additional margin of several feet would have to be allowed for safe passageway; and at the lowest water the Benlarig could not pass under the bridge without cutting off some 8 to 10 feet of her steel masts.
The charter party provided that the Benlarig should load at Java and should proceed to Barbadoes, 'thence to Queenstown or Ealmouth (as directed by charterers or their agents), for orders to discharge, always afloat, either at a safe port in the United Kingdom or on the continent of Europe between Havre and Hamburg (both included), Rouen excepted, or at option of charterers to order vessel from Barbadoes to proceed to Delaware breakwater for orders to discharge at New York or Boston or Philadelphia or Baltimore, or so near the port of discharge as she may safely get and deliver the same, always afloat, in a customary place and manner, in such dock, as directed by charterers, agreeably to bills of lading.' Section 4 of the charter party further provided that 'all goods to be brought to and taken from alongside of the ship, always afloat, at the said charterers' risk and expense, who may direct the same at the most convenient anchorage; lighterage, if any, to reach the port of destination, or deliver the cargo at port of destination, remains for account of receivers, any custom of the port to the contrary notwithstanding.'
Four bills of lading were issued at the ports of loading, reciting the 'shipment of the sugar, and containing the identical conditions that the sugar was to be delivered in the like order and condition at the port of discharge as per charter party dated London, 1st July, 1898 (the dangers of the sea excepted), unto Messrs. Winter & Smillie as agents, or to their assigns, he or they paying freight for the said sugar as per charter party. General average, if any, to be settled according to York-Antwerp rules, 1890. All other conditions and exceptions, negligence and Harter act clauses included, as per charter party above referred to, with average accustomed.'
The positions of the respective parties may be briefly stated thus:
The libellant's contention is that, under clause 1 of the charter party, the right of the charterers or their assigns to select the dock for the discharge of cargo was subject to the limitation that such dock must be one that was safe and suitable for the ship as well as for the cargo, and one to which the ship could proceed without hindrance by permanent obstacles, which she could not pass without being mutilated, crippled, or dismantled; and that, under clause 4 of the charter party, any lighterage necessary to deliver the cargo at the port of destination must be paid by the charterers.
The claimants contend that the discharging berth to which the Benlarig was ordered was safe for vessels of her class, and a customary place of discharge; and she should have proceeded there, or should have delivered her cargo there otherwise at her own expense; and that the lighterage clause of the charter party does not relieve the owners of the ship from their obligation to proceed to a designated dock above the bridge, and to there deliver the cargo.
Another suggestion made on behalf of the claimants, namely, that the Benlarig, though unable to pass under the bridge, might have reached the Arbuckle dock by sailing around Long Island, and then through the sound and Hell Gate to Brooklyn, should be first disposed of. It is, perhaps, sufficient to say that no such allegation appears in the claimants' answer. Nor did the claimants' assignments of error to the judgment of the district court raise any such question. Neither did the claimants, during the negotiations, make any such suggestion. Moreover, the district court and the circuit court of appeals agreed in the statement that 'all shipping experts called by the claimants testified that they never had heard of a ship from Java pursuing that course. It may therefore be concluded that such alternative was contrary to the expectations and understanding of all parties to this contract, or of any other contract for the carriage of sugar from Java.'
The question that remains is, upon which of the parties the expense of the lighterage should fall. The answer, we think, must be found in a proper construction of the contract between them.
It cannot be fairly claimed under the evidence that the expense that would have been occasioned to the owners of the vessel, if they had removed or taken down the mast, would have been trifling or inconsiderable. There was some evidence that, in a few instances, the topmasts of vessels had been taken down in order to permit them to pass under the bridge, and that the expense in each case was small. But those were cases of vessels with wooden masts, so constructed as to permit the topmast to be lowered. The Benlarig's masts were wholly of steel, and the testimony of her master was that if it became absolutely necessary to make the vessel pass beneath some obstruction lower than the top of the masts, the masts would either have to be cut or removed wholly out of the ship. What cost would have been caused by cutting or removing the steel mast does not appear. But the courts below concurred in regarding the mutilation or destruction of the ship's masts as a serious affair.
In such a condition of affairs we think that resort to lighterage was natural and reasonable and within the obvious and fair import of the terms of the charter party. The clause, which is claimed to give the charterers or their assigns the right to appoint the dock in which to discharge cargo contains conditions that the port must be safe, and that the vessel must discharge, always afloat, either at a safe port or so near the port of discharge as she can safely get. It would not be a just exercise of the right to select a dock in getting to which the vessel could not always be afloat or to which she could not safely get. A ship could not be said to be afloat, whether the obstacle encountered was a shoal or bar in the port over which she could not proceed, or a bridge under or through which she could not pass; nor could she be said to have safely reached a dock if required to mutilate her hull or her permanent masts.
Any doubt that might be felt as to this construction of the clause will be relieved by the express language of § 4: 'All goods to be brought to and taken from alongside of the ship, always afloat, at the said charterers' risk and expense, who may direct the same to the most convenient anchorage; lighterage, if any, to reach the port of destination, or deliver the cargo at port of destination, remains for account of receivers, any custom of the port to the contrary notwithstanding.' Here, again, is recognized the right of the ship to be 'always afloat.' The anchorage directed must be the 'most convenient;' which must mean convenient as well for the ship as for the consignees; and, finally, if lighterage is necessary, either to reach the port or to deliver the cargo, the expense thereof is chargeable to the receivers of the goods, regardless of any local port customs.
We do not feel constrained to go into an extended consideration of the authorities cited in the briefs of counsel, but shall refer to two or three cases which, in some of their features, seem to be applicable.
The case of The Alhambra, L. R. 6 Prob. Div. 68, was where the charter party provided that the vessel should go 'to a safe port in the United Kingdom, . . . or as near thereunto as she could safely get, and always lay and discharge afloat. . . . Lighterage (if any) always at the risk and expense of the cargo.'
The charterers gave orders to the vessel to proceed to Lowestoft and there discharge the cargo. The average high water in that harbor was about 16 feet, and average low water about 11 feet. The master objected to discharging in Lowestoft harbor, notwithstanding that the purchasers of the cargo gave him notice that they were prepared at their own expense to lighter the vessel in Lowestoft roads sufficiently to enable her to lie always afloat in Lowestoft harbor, if necessary, should her draft of water so require. The vessel went to Harwich as the nearest safe port and there discharged the cargo. The owners of the cargo brought suit for breach of contract, and offered evidence to show that it was the custom of vessels which were too deep to enter the port of Lowestoft to discharge a portion of their cargo in the roads outside, and that it could be done with reasonable safety. The cargo owners recovered a judgment, but the court of appeals reversed, that court holding that Lowestoft was not a safe port for the vessel within the meaning of the charter party, and that the custom shown by the charterers was inadmissible.
This case was cited with approval by this court in The Gazelle, 128 U. S. 474, 32 L. ed. 496, 9 Sup. Ct. Rep. 139, where the charter party provided that the vessel should proceed from Baltimore 'to a safe, direct Norwegian or Danish port, as ordered on signing bills of lading, or as near thereunto as she can safely get, and always lie and discharge afloat.'
The charterers tendered to the master for signature bills of lading, ordering the vessel to the port of Aalborg, in Denmark, as the port of discharge, 'to be landed at Aalborg, or as near thereto as the vessel can safely get.' The master refused to sign the bills of lading for the reason that Aalborg was not a safe port. Aalborg is situated in Denmark on the Limiford inlet, about 17 miles from its mouth. Owing to a bar at the mouth of the inlet, there was a depth of water of only 10 or 11 feet. The draft of the Gazelle loaded was about 16 feet. The only place of anchorage for a vessel that cannot cross the bar is off the mouth of the inlet, where vessels were accustomed to discharge into lighters. Thereafter the master filed a libel for demurrage in the district court of the United States for the district of Maryland, whose judgment, sustaining the libel and dismissing the cross-libel of the charterers, was affirmed by the circuit court. This court said, through Mr. Justice Gray:
'By the express terms of the charter party the charterers were bound to order the vessel 'to a safe, direct Norwegian or Danish port, or as near thereunto as she can safely get and always lay and discharge afloat.' The clear meaning of this is that she must be ordered to a port which she can safely enter with her cargo, or which, at least, has a safe anchorage outside, where she can lie and discharge afloat. Dahl v. Nelson, L. R. 6 App. Cas. 38; The Alhambra, L. R. 6 Prob. Div. 68. The charterers insisted upon ordering her to the port of Aalborg. The circuit court has found that Aalborg is in a fiord or inlet, having a bar across its mouth, which it was impossible for the Gazelle to pass, either in ballast or with cargo; and that the only anchorage outside the bar is not a reasonably safe anchorage, nor a place where it is reasonably safe for a vessel to lie and discharge.'
The charterers offered evidence to show that by the custom of trade between Baltimore and the Atlantic ports and the ports of Norway and Denmark, Aalborg was recognized as being, and understood to be, a safe, direct port of Denmark, within the meaning of the charter party. In respect to which this court said: 'Evidence of a custom to consider as safe a particular port, which in fact is not reasonably safe, would directly contradict the charter party, and would, therefore, be incompetent as matter of law.'
In Re An Arbitration between Goodbody and Balfour, Williamson, & Co. (4 Com. Cas. 119), the facts were that a cargo of wheat per the ship Vanduara had been sold in a contract containing the clause 'shipped . . . per Vanduara, sailed, or about to sail, as per bills of lading dated, etc., . . . to any safe port in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or to Havre, or to Dunkirk, or to Antwerp, calling at Queenstown, Falmouth, or Plymouth, for orders as per charter party, vessel to discharge afloat.' The vendees declined to take the papers on the ground that by the bills of lading the cargo was stated to have been shipped upon the Vanduara 'to discharge at a safe port in the United Kingdom, Manchester excepted,' and that such bills of lading did not comply with the contract for delivery in any safe port in the United Kingdom. It was found in the special case stated for the decision of the court that 'the Vanduara when loaded with the said cargo would have been unable to go up the Manchester ship canal to the Manchester docks, because the heads of her lower main and mizzenmasts would have been higher than the limit fixed by the canal company's regulations for passing under the Runcorn bridge.'
The vendors argued that the addition to the bills of lading of the words, 'Manchester excepted,' was immaterial, inasmuch as Manchester, in any event, was not a 'safe port' in the sense of the bills of lading, as the ship could not reach it without cutting off or taking down her masts; and of that opinion were the divisional court and the court of appeal (5 Com. Cas. 59), A. L. Smith, L. J., in the latter court saying 'it is abundantly proved that Manchester, taken by itself, was not a safe port for this vessel, because it was found as a fact . . . that it would have been necessary to dismantle the ship to enable her to get under Runcorn bridge, which is the first bridge vessels going up the canal to Manchester have to pass.' Collins, L. J., was of the same opinion. And Vaughn Williams, L. J., said: 'On the findings of the last award it is perfectly plain that in a commercial sense the port of Manchester was not a safe port for the Vanduara to go to.'
This case is pertinent as holding that an overhead bridge which prevents access to the place designated for the discharge quite as effectively renders it unsafe for the ship as a sandbar or other obstacle under the water.
The view of the circuit court of appeals, that the construction put upon the charter party by the district court was within its letter but not within its spirit, because 'an application to novel circumstances of clauses intended for a different set of circumstances,' we cannot accept. We are unable to see anything in the undisputed facts of the case that warrants any other construction of the language employed than that suggested by its ordinary meaning.
The decree of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the decree of the District Court is affirmed, with interest thereon from the time of its entry.


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this morning it was raining on the way back from shuri and at sametime the sunlight came out from the cloud.
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here is near my daughter's high school, so i climbed up.
it has been a while since i climbde up here last time.
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How should a Christian contribute to public affairs? Investigate the examples of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Mayhew, Roger Sherman, Charles Thomson and other Christians at the vanguard of the Revolution. The Church and its leaders played a vital role in achieving American independence and they established a precedent for today's Christians to follow. Discover Biblical guidelines for political involvement and ways to act upon your convictions. DVD. 59 minutes. Closed Captioned.


The seminar's two-day agenda will be posted here at registration open, July 18, 2019.
The seminar is the official information resource from the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL), Workers Compensation Division. Formal sessions throughout the two-day seminar deliver meaningful education with no commercial content. Topics include legislative and procedural changes, updates to forms and publications, requirements in electronic reporting, advancements made in the field of medicine and more.
Hard copy handouts will not be provided on-site.
The 2019 Handouts link will open Sept. 12, 2019 and will close at 4 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2019. Read more.
All attendees seeking credits must sign in at the continuing education table before attending sessions. Directions for documentation and evaluation materials are provided at sign-in. Read and follow the directions carefully. Attendance is documented. Time is deducted for late arrival and early departure. Failure to sign in may result in the loss of credits. Read more.
Requests for refund must be made in writing and include a Federal Employer Identification number (if business) or a Social Security number (if individual). Read more.
Registration opens July 18, 2019. Purchase can be completed online or at the door until 1 p.m. Sept. 25, 2019. Payment is required at the time of registration. Early and Two Day Registration cannot be shared. Registration is required to attend sessions, browse exhibits and network at the Sponsors' and Exhibitors' Reception. Read more.
All reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate special needs. Persons with special needs are encouraged to report them at the time of registration at KDOL.WCSeminar@ks.gov. Helpers to persons with special needs are not required to register and can take part in all seminar activities. Read more.
Exhibit space is available. Please contact KDOL.WCSeminar@ks.gov to request an agreement and current floor plan.
$40 Extra Lunch Ticket can be purchased after July 18, 2019. Extra Lunch Tickets are not refundable and will not be sold on site. Read more.
The fact that any company, organization or individual appears on this site is not an endorsement by KDOL as to their products or services.