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EPF Chairman Halim Ali or the CEO Azlan Zainol should attend Monday's public forum in Kuala Lumpur on the lowest EPF dividend in 40 years to prove that EPF's claim to be a leader of corporate good governance and best practices in transparency is genuine and not mere lip-service
Media Conference Statement
- DAP protest over the lowest EPF dividend in 40 years at Penang EPF Office
(Penang, Wednesday): Yesterday, I had extended an official invitation to the Chairman of Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali to the first public forum in the country after the shocking announcement last Friday of 4.25 per cent dividend for EPF for last year, entitled "Lowest dividend in 40 years - what is the future of EPF" to be held in Kuala Lumpur at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall on Monday, 28th April 2003.
Halim Ali, or his representative such as the EPF Chief Executive Officer Azlan Zainol should attend Monday's public forum to explain to the Malaysian public and in particular the 10.3 million EPF contributors why the EPF could not declare a higher dividend last year as compared to the 5% EPF dividend for 2001, when the country had registered a higher economic growth of 4.2 per cent last year as compared to 0.4 per cent for 2001.
Secondly, the 10.3 million EPF contributors are entitled to know how much they will have to pay from their hard-earned savings for the follies of EPF mismanagement and irresponsible investments, resulting in "paper losses" in equity running into billions and even tens of billions of ringgit?
Last year, for instance, EPF had to set aside RM2.14 billion for "paper losses" in equity when this amount, if used for the declaration of dividend, would enable a declaration of 5.43 per cent dividend instead of the declared 4.25 per cent – higher than the 5 per cent dividend for 2001.
According to previous EPF statements, EPF had made provisions totalling RM2.9 billion in the four years from 1998 to 2001 for "paper losses" in equity, which would result in the setting aside of a grand total of RM5.09 billion in the last five years from 1998 to 2002 for "paper losses" in equity, which should have gone into the declaration of higher dividends in the past five years for the EPF contributors. But what is even more shocking are recent reports that EPF is "now sitting on RM10 billion worth of paper losses".
The EPF contributors are entitled to know what exactly are the grand total of the "paper losses" in equity which are not "paper" at all, as they have to be paid with the hard-earned life-savings of the 10.3 million EPF contributors in terms of sharply-reduced EPF dividends every year – whether it is RM10 billion or RM15 billion, and a full statement and account as to how EPF could accumulate such an astronomical sum of losses in the stock market.
Thirdly, EPF contributors want to know why the operating costs of EPF had shot up 80 per cent from RM194 million in 1998 to RM350 million in 2001, when the EPF dividend had plunged by over 26 per cent from 6.8 per cent to 5 per cent for this period – and now to an even lower 4.25 per cent for last year!
Yesterday, the EPF deputy chief executive officer (investment) Dr. Ruslan A. Ghaffar in his first of two articles in the News Straits Times on the EPF's investment challenges, made the following four points:
The EPF mission to invest with responsibililty to ensure "reasonable returns" for its members;
In line with global trends, the EPF has been "aspiring to higher standards of corporate governance….to ensure a high standard of financial reporting and aspire to greater transparency in our operations – which include both the investment and non-investment aspects";
The EPF is governed "according to the principles of best practices"; and
Its leading role in embracing good corporate governance as in the area of shareholder activism, being instrumental in establishing the Minority Shareholders Watchdog Group.
Halim Ali or the EPF Chief Executive Officer Azlan Zainol should attend Monday's public forum in Kuala Lumpur on the lowest EPF dividend in 40 years to prove that EPF's claim to be a leader of corporate good governance and best practices in transparency is genuine and not mere lip-service. If they shy away from attending the forum, then they should stop talking about aspiring to higher standards of corporate governance, financial reporting, transparency, best practices, etc.
Invitation has also been sent to Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, in his capacity as Acting Finance Minister, to Monday's public forum on the lowest EPF dividend in 40 years, as under the law, the Finance Minister is the final approving authority for the dividend declared by EPF.
If Abdullah is unable to attend, he should send his representative to the forum, whether the second Finance Minister, Datuk Jamaludin Jarjis or Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Shafie Salleh to explain why the 4.25 per cent EPF dividend was the "best in the circumstances" and a higher dividend could not have been declared.
On Monday, the Penang Yang di Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas launched a new book on Abdullah, Pak Lah – A Sense of Accountability, An Insight into Effective Stewardship by Datuk Dr. Ismail Noor.
This is a very expensive book, which costs RM150 and is published by Utusan Publications Bhd. The author, Ismail, said the title of the book reflected one of Abdullah's strongest traits – accountability.
Abdullah should ensure that the new book on him had been properly titled and focused by giving meaning to the important principle of accountability by either attending himself or sending a representative to the public forum on the lowest dividend for EPF contributors in 40 years.
Among the speakers at the public forum on "Lowest dividend in 40 years - what is the future of EPF", which is open to the public and in particular the EPF contributors, are trade unionists, consumer advocates and economists including:
Datuk N. Siva Subramaniam, CUEPACS President;
G. Rajasekaran, MTUC Secretary-General and Chairman of the protem committee of the EPF Contributors' Association;
Professor Dato' Hamdan Mohd Adnan – President, FOMCA and Suhakam Commissioner;
Marimuthu Nadason, President, Education and Research Association for Consumers Malaysia (ERA);
Dr. Mohamad Nasir, social activist and protem chairman, Socialist Party of Malaysia;
Charles Santiago, economist; and
Invitations have also been extended to other trade union representatives on the EPF Board, such as MTUC President Senator Datuk Zainal Rampak and MTUC Deputy President Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal to be panelists at the forum.


It's been another bumper week for great blog posts about Russia. No more introduction needed. Just make yourself a cup of coffee, click on the links, and read.
Sean's brilliant history of Lenin's Suit.
Mike Averko'sCommentary on the Former Moldavian SSR appears at Russia Blog.
Soviet Russia tells the tale of three Soviet sailors, stranded at sea for 49 days, only to be rescued by their Cold War enemies. The post is in Spanish – here's an English translation.
Josefina is a published author. In Russian!
In a post picked up by Johnson's Russia List, Anatoly argues that Russia's demographic resurgence is going to weather the current economic storm.
Kyle writes of the many, many emails he gets from expat Russians wanting to return home.
The Eagle and the Bear reviews "Inhabited Island 2". Star Wars, it ain't.
Robert Amsterdam profiles the Russian internet entrepreneurs who have just bought a 2% stake in Facebook for a cool $200 million.
Russian Roulette in the medical literature from Mind Hacks. Did you know that the more tatoos and body piercings you have, the greater the chance that you will someday take part in a game of Russian Roulette?
How the economic crisis has hit the St Petersburg suburb of Pikalevo.
Does modern Russia's diplomacy suffer from 19th Century imperial hangups? The Streetwise Professor certainly thinks so.
The FCPA (that's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to you and me) blog considers corruption in Russia.
Rose Gottemoeller is going to run rings around Russia in the forthcoming arms control negotiations.
Meet the Gopniks. Reminds me somewhat of Meet the Feebles.
Otto is redoing his blogroll – if you link to him and want a link back, let him know.
Is the Pravda forum really filled with "demonic anti-Semites and anti-Zionists"? I don't know any more – it's been a while since I visited the dark side.
Russia! magazine are offering free advertising. Quick! Join the stampede!
It's not often I agree with La Russophobe, but it's difficult to argue with her response to Russia's decision to ban women from driving subway trains: Russia, Nation of Pigs.
Award for most bonkers approach to democracy goes to Viewpoint Russia. "The recent ban of Gay parades in Moscow is a great example of democracy in practice. Why because the majority of people in Moscow, over 80%, (source institute Levada) oppose Gay rights on moral grounds, therefore to allow a gay parade in Moscow would be at total odds with the majority view and therefore would be totally and utterly undemocratic." Presumably, more than 50% of Russians also oppose free speech.
Misha points out that Russian equities are surging. Upwards.
Did you know that the Soviet Union had an award for Growing Cannabis? This being the Soviet Union, there was even a natty little badge.
Phew. That's it for this week. I'm off to practice my Soviet breakdancing skillz.
I think labeling a country a "nation of pigs" is out of order whatever its level of gender-equality development, and especially considering that Russian sexism is objectively much less prevalent than in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa – in other words, much of the non-Western world. And even speaking of the latter it gives the likes of Korea, Japan, Italy, Poland or France a run for their money.
Russia is considerably better than many countries of the world in this regard, and in other regards.
But is the abysmally low standard of other countries any reason not to be critical of Russia for its merely low standards?
No Andy – but I do object to the tone in which LR presents it, on the basis of which one might think it is Saudi Arabia with permafrost.
That is in fact the problem I have with LR on all things.
Russia's not-high status on the WEF actually mostly derives from the poor political representation women have – at the time it was published, IIRC, there were no female Cabinet Ministers (now there are 2) and 15% of the Duma were female.
I've read that the issue with representation is a result of the fact that the Soviet Union had guaranteed quotas for females in political office, but when that system was chucked and replaced with democracy, they simply were not being elected. And this at a very difficult economic time too, when women were also bearing the brunt of the social-economic collapse. Putin in fact made a big deal about getting more women into the government. Which was duly poked fun of as he specifically wanted "beautiful" women in the Duma. Anyway, yes, there has been improvement on that front.
Also, I get heat for saying this, but while Russia is no feminist utopia, I, as a woman, never got the impression it was a terribly misogynist country either. There is in fact a long history of women having more rights and a broader range of roles in Russia than in a lot of the West, both in the 19th Century and under Communism.
When mentioning the Russia Blog post, you fail to note that it claims to have received 7,000 comments on those 1,050 posts, a statement that is either highly misleading or a shameless lie. It means Mamchur is claiming Russia Blog collects an average 6.7 comments each. Yet, on May 28th there were 30 posts displayed on RB's home page and they had collected only 56 comments — an average of just 1.9 comments per most, THREE TIMES fewer than Mamchur claimed. At that rate, less than 2,500 comments would have been generated by RB's 1,050 posts. Nine of the 30 posts, nearly a third of the total, had zero comments. So either Mamchur was lying or Russia Blog is dramatically deterioriating in terms of reader interest from the level it once had. Either way, it's epic failure, made even more humiliating by comparing RB to LR. On that same date of comparison, our home page displayed 21 posts and they had collected a whopping 565 comments, an average of 30 comments each, 15 times higher than RB's average. Not a single one of them had zero comments. In other words, Russia Blog's comment tally is laughable even as stated, and plummeting into the absurd. But as stated it can't be correct, and in fact is just another one of their silly propagandistic lies.
Clearly some empirical research is required. Care to pop over and do a detailed count of the comments on all 1,050 posts for us?
Good point. Historically speaking, Russian women had a good status even in Kievan Rus (relative to other civilizations that is).
You fail to note that 95% of your comments are either from a) the LR collective (or yourself) and b) enraged Russian patriots / Russophiles.
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March 2nd New and Notable Audiobooks on Brian's Book Blog
Welcome to Brian's Book Blog's weekly New and Notable Post for the Week of March 2nd, 2019.
We share the 12 books from this week that caught our eye featuring Post-Apocalyptic, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrillers, and more. Enjoy!
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Winter World by A. G. Riddle
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Amanda Leigh Cobb
This novel is described as "The Martian meets Interstellar".
Earth is cooling when climate scientists expect it to get warmer. When probes are launched into space to discover why, "they find something no one expected: a mysterious object floating in space" that might provide the answer.
No Way by S. J. Morden
Narrated by William Hope
In the sequel to the terrifying science fiction thriller, One Way, returning home from Mars may mean striking a deal with the very people who abandoned him.
They were sent to build a utopia, but all they found on Mars was death.
Frank Kitteridge has been abandoned. But XO, the greedy – and ultimately murderous – corporate architects of humanity's first Mars base made a costly mistake when they left him there: they left him alive. Using his skills and his wits, he's going to find a way back home even if it kills him.
Little does he know that Mars isn't completely empty. Just over the mountain, there's another XO base where things are going terribly, catastrophically wrong. And when the survivors of that mission find Frank, they're going to want to take even the little he has away from him.
If there's anything in Frank's favor, it's this: he's always been prepared to go to the extremes to get the job done. That's how he ended up on Mars in the first place. It just might be his ticket back.
The Catalyst by Boyd Morrison
Narrated by Jeff Harding
Chemistry grad student Kevin Hamilton is sure his advisor Michael Ward's death in a suspicious fire was no accident. The young PhD candidate received a cryptic message from Ward just before the fatal blaze – a warning that their recent collaboration on a supposedly failed experiment had actually brought about one of the most important discoveries of the century: Adamas, a chemical process worth billions, and one with the potential to topple entire industries. Now on the run with his girlfriend, Erica, Kevin must elude relentless assassins long enough to protect the top-secret information, thwart a global conspiracy, and save their lives before time runs out.
Entanglement by Gerald M. Kilby
Narrated by Steven Jay Cohen
You can run, but you can't hide – not even in space.
Commander Scott McNabb, of the science vessel Hermes, is three years into a five-year-long survey of the asteroid belt. It's an excruciatingly dull mission, yet it keeps him far away from the agencies that are chasing him down. However, his fortunes change, along with the other four crew members, when they discover a derelict spaceship in orbit around a binary asteroid. Scott's share of the salvage would be enough to clear his name and start a new life.
But the ship contains an experimental quantum device, lost while en route to Europa, and ownership of this technology could fundamentally change the balance of power within the solar system. Now that word is out of its discovery, the Hermes finds itself being hunted down by the very people from whom Scott has spent so much time and effort hiding.
If Scott wants any hope of a new life, then he's going to have to fight for it. Yet, after a lifetime of running and hiding, he's not sure if he has what it takes – maybe he really is just one of life's losers. Then again, there is a deep river of rage welling up inside him, born out of a lifetime of countless accumulated injustices, each one inching him ever closer to the edge – and this could be the one that finally makes him snap.
The Five Pillars by Adrian J. Smith
Narrated by Raphael Corkhill
Can anything or anyone stop the evil?
Lost. Trapped. Chased by monsters and sent on a crazy mission. Not exactly what Jack Gee had in mind when he used to daydream about the apocalypse.
Seven months after the Hemorrhage virus swept across the world, Jack, his wife, Dee, his friend Boss, and the Renegades, a ragtag collection of civilian and military personnel, have been sent on two missions. Jack likes the first: recon. The second is insane: reenter the laboratory they barely escaped from a few months back and retrieve a logbook, a logbook that could provide the cure to end the madness.
Through the chaos, old friendships are tested and new alliances are formed, but new and dangerous enemies emerge in the fight for the future of New Zealand.
Dark Island by Matt James
Narrated by Michael Lesley
Like the "Dark Continent" of Africa, the dark island of Madagascar holds many chilling secrets. One of them is a long-thought extinct species of dinosaurs living at the country's core.
A massive earthquake rocks the mountain range within the Andringitra National Park. The splitting Earth reveals a network of tunnels, hidden away for millennia. Responding to the series of violent upheavals, a pack of hypersensitive predators flee their subterranean home; frenzied and hungry, they head for the surface.
Former Navy SEAL Ian Hunt begrudgingly accepts an offer to lead an exploratory team. What they uncover is the find of a lifetime… if they survive long enough to tell anyone.
Dinosaurs are alive and well at the heart of the dark island.
Convergence: The Far Side of Hell by AJ Powers, Phalanx Press
Narrated by Andrew B. Wehrlen
"An action packed tale of love, betrayal and retribution." (J.L. Bourne)
Even in death, life rarely goes as planned.
Having nothing left to live for, Malcom is given a shot at redemption when a woman named Tessa needs his help. With death looming, Malcom, Tessa, and her children flee Cincinnati with their sights set on El Paso. They know the trip won't be easy, but nothing could prepare them for the nightmares ahead.
Follow these new characters in the Five Roads to Texas series as they set sail on a harrowing journey to what might be the last bastion of hope in America.
Showdown at Chimney Rock: Sarah's Run by Rich Baker, Phalanx Press
A global pandemic burns through the population leaving America in shambles.
Sarah Washburn and her crew are forced to go on the run from an indefensible horde.
Isolated in the Colorado high country, they're pursued at every turn by mercenaries who want something they have.
An impossible situation with low odds of survival, and their luck running out, they have one shot.
A final chance to take a stand in a showdown that will alter the fate of the new world.
Undone: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller by A. R. Shaw
Narrated by Tracey Rooney
In Dawn of Deception, author A. R. Shaw delivers another far-too-plausible post-apocalyptic scenario challenging human survival.
Though she prepared, her most precious commodity is taken from her.
With pure will, Sloane Delaney finds a way to fight back.
Kent finds, despite his lack of skills, he'll do anything to save those he's come to love.
Wren lives through a horror no one imagined.
In the middle of it all is a…oh, no spoilers. Then there's also the…then again, we don't want to ruin that for you, too.
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Junk by Les Bohem
Narrated by John Waters
Set in present-day Los Angeles, Junk explores an epic conspiracy, one at work for thousands of years that involves total takeover of the planet Earth by aliens. In the wild, souped-up vision of Les Bohem – the acclaimed, Emmy-winning writer of the Steven Spielberg miniseries, Taken – the world is at the end stage of long-range plot that involves a gigantic genetic-engineering project. The aliens who have invaded us have no planet. No spaceship is coming. Instead, a small advance force comes, breeds, and dies – thus becoming an anomaly in our DNA that can't be explained. In Junk, seers for centuries have had visions that turned out to be messages from our alien DNA. The time for the takeover is now. The aliens are ready, and they are starting to bloom.
This title contains explicit language and depictions of physical and sexual violence that may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
Revenant by Raymond Bayly
Narrated by Rhys David
When a small group of humans are abducted from Earth, they find themselves thrust into a battle for the fate of the known universe. They are forced to put their trust in a mysterious artificial intelligence who has its own secret agenda.
Banding together with beings from across the universe, the band of misfits must overcome an empire bent on the subjugation of Earth. Can the small band of allies overcome an ancient evil while unlocking the very secret of humanities origins?
The Border by Don Winslow
Narrated by Ray Porter
The explosive, highly anticipated conclusion to the epic Cartel trilogy from the New York Times best-selling author of The Force
For over 40 years, Art Keller has been on the front lines of America's longest conflict: the War on Drugs. His obsession to defeat the world's most powerful, wealthy, and lethal kingpin – the godfather of the Sinaloa Cartel, Adan Barrera – has left him bloody and scarred, cost him people he loves, even taken a piece of his soul.
Now Keller is elevated to the highest ranks of the DEA, only to find that in destroying one monster, he has created 30 more that are wreaking even more chaos and suffering in his beloved Mexico. But not just there.
Barrera's final legacy is the heroin epidemic scourging America. Throwing himself into the gap to stem the deadly flow, Keller finds himself surrounded by enemies – men that want to kill him, politicians that want to destroy him, and worse, the unimaginable – an incoming administration that's in bed with the very drug traffickers that Keller is trying to bring down.
Art Keller is at war with not only the cartels, but with his own government. And the long fight has taught him more than he ever imagined. Now, he learns the final lesson – there are no borders.
In a story that moves from deserts south of the border to Wall Street, from the slums of Guatemala to the marbled corridors of Washington, DC, Winslow follows a new generation of narcos, the cops that fight them, the street traffickers, the addicts, the politicians, money-launderers, real estate moguls, and mere children fleeing the violence for the chance of a life in a new country.
This last novel in Don Winslow's magnificent, award-winning, internationally best-selling trilogy is packed with unforgettable, drawn-from-the-headlines scenes. Shocking in its brutality, raw in its humanity, The Border is an unflinching portrait of modern America, a story of – and for – our time.
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Point of Order
A Discussion of Congressional Legal Issues
Posted on December 26, 2017 December 26, 2017 by Michael Stern
Don't be a Potted Plant and Other Takeaways from CREW v. Trump
Judge Daniels of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has issued this opinion (hat tip: Eric Columbus) dismissing the Emoluments Clause lawsuit spearheaded by Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington (CREW). The court found that neither CREW nor its co-plaintiffs (individuals and businesses in competition with hotels and restaurants owned by the Trump Organization) had standing to sue President Trump for allegedly violating the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses.
Much of the court's analysis is focused on explaining why the plaintiffs have not suffered legally redressable injuries from the alleged constitutional violations. Professor Jonathan Adler has a good summary of the court's reasoning here, and I have nothing in particular to add with respect to that aspect of the opinion. I do, however, have a few additional observations.
First, while the court makes clear (see op. at 2, n.1) it is not addressing the merits of the case, I think one can sense some skepticism from the court about the plaintiffs' theory of liability. The gravamen of their claims is that Trump's "'vast, complicated and secret' business interests are creating conflicts of interest and have resulted in unprecedented government influence in violation of the Domestic and Foreign Emoluments Clauses of the United States Constitution." Op. at 1.
As the court notes, however, nothing in the Constitution prevents Trump from operating an extensive business empire that competes with CREW's co-plaintiffs as to non-government business. Op. at 17. To the extent the Constitution might be construed to apply to business transactions with governmental entities, the effect on the Trump Organization would be largely incidental. As the court points out, even in that circumstance the Constitution would not prohibit the Trump Organization from doing business with foreign (or state) governments; it would simply prevent Trump from personally accepting income or profits from these transactions. Op. at 14 & n.3. Trump thus can fix any constitutional problem if he has not already, and Congress can waive any constitutional problem under the Foreign Emoluments Clause (FEC) anyway. Op. at 15. In short, Judge Daniels effectively rejects the notions that the Constitution prohibits the Trump Organization from operating during the Trump presidency or that Trump needs to divest himself of all interest in his businesses.
A second and more important takeaway from the opinion relates specifically to the FEC. Judge Daniels did not merely hold that these particular plaintiffs lack standing to sue. Instead, he found that any claim under the FEC would be non-justiciable. Op. at 25-26. As the court explains:
Here, the issue presented under the Foreign Emoluments Clause is whether Defendant can continue to receive income from his business with foreign governments without the consent of Congress. As the explicit language of the [FEC] makes clear, this is an issue committed exclusively to Congress. As the only political branch with the power to consent to violations of the [FEC], Congress is the appropriate body to determine whether, and to what extent, Defendant's conduct unlawfully infringes on that power. If Congress determines that an infringement has occurred, it is up to Congress to decide whether to challenge or acquiesce to Defendant's conduct. As such, this case presents a non-justiciable political question.
Op. at 26 (emphasis added).
In addition, the court found that plaintiffs' claims were premature because Congress itself had taken no action with regard to Trump's alleged violations of the FEC. (One might add that Congress had little opportunity to do so, given that CREW filed its lawsuit on the first day of the administration.) The result might be different, the court implied, if in the future Congress were to find Trump's activities required congressional consent. Op. at 27-28. But it is not the court's role to tell Congress what to do or "how it should or should not assert its power in responding to Defendant's alleged violations of the Foreign Emoluments Clause." Id.
In a footnote, Judge Daniels underscored this point: "Congress is not a potted plant. It is a co-equal branch of the federal government with the power to act as a body in response to Defendant's alleged Foreign Emoluments Clause violations, if it chooses to do so." Op. at 28 n.8.
Needless to say (or, rather, as I have already said here and here), I am in strong agreement with the court's approach to justiciability of the FEC claim. The House and/or Senate should give serious consideration to filing an amicus brief defending the court's decision if and when CREW appeals to the Second Circuit.
Congress can also justify Judge Daniels' confidence by demonstrating that it is not in fact a potted plant. It should initiate a review of Trump's business interests to ensure there are adequate safeguards to prevent violations of the FEC or any other unacceptable conflicts of interest. Upon reflection, I think the best way to conduct a serious, nonpublic and nonpartisan review of this matter would be to entrust it to the GAO, possibly under the auspices of the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Finally, I must note that Judge Daniels makes no mention of the theory, advanced by Professor Tillman as amicus curiae, that the FEC is inapplicable to the president, other than to note that "[f]or purposes of this motion, Defendant has conceded that he is subject to the Foreign Emoluments Clause." Op. at 6 n.2. Make of this what you will, but perhaps it suggests the court was not bowled over by Tillman's theory? As an exercise in reading tea leaves this seems as least as plausible as Tillman's apparently inferring from these orders in District of Columbia v. Trump (another emoluments case) that Judge Messitte is interested in hearing more about his theory. But we will see.
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A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Computed Tomography with Conventional Diagnostic Methods in the Evaluation of Penetrating Injuries to the Back and Flank
David W. Easter, Steven R. Shackford, Robert F. Mattrey
We prospectively compared computed tomography with conventional diagnostic methods in the evaluation of penetrating injuries to the back and flank in 85 patients. Immediate laparotomy was performed in 24 patients because of physical findings, and these patients were not randomized. Nine unnecessary operations were performed in this group, and these nine patients had significantly higher hospital costs than patients in either randomized group. In the randomized patients, there were only three true-positive and three false-positive findings. Both computed tomographic evaluation (31 patients) and conventional evaluation (30 patients) were highly accurate and specific for injuries that required operation. Evaluation with computed tomography required a longer time to make a hospital disposition but required fewer diagnostic tests. Computed tomography can be useful in the assessment of penetrating injuries to the back and flank.
Archives of Surgery
https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1991.01410330073011
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Routine Diagnostic Tests
Easter, D. W., Shackford, S. R., & Mattrey, R. F. (1991). A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Computed Tomography with Conventional Diagnostic Methods in the Evaluation of Penetrating Injuries to the Back and Flank. Archives of Surgery, 126(9), 1115-1119. https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1991.01410330073011
A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Computed Tomography with Conventional Diagnostic Methods in the Evaluation of Penetrating Injuries to the Back and Flank. / Easter, David W.; Shackford, Steven R.; Mattrey, Robert F.
In: Archives of Surgery, Vol. 126, No. 9, 01.01.1991, p. 1115-1119.
Easter, DW, Shackford, SR & Mattrey, RF 1991, 'A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Computed Tomography with Conventional Diagnostic Methods in the Evaluation of Penetrating Injuries to the Back and Flank', Archives of Surgery, vol. 126, no. 9, pp. 1115-1119. https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1991.01410330073011
Easter DW, Shackford SR, Mattrey RF. A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Computed Tomography with Conventional Diagnostic Methods in the Evaluation of Penetrating Injuries to the Back and Flank. Archives of Surgery. 1991 Jan 1;126(9):1115-1119. https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1991.01410330073011
Easter, David W. ; Shackford, Steven R. ; Mattrey, Robert F. / A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Computed Tomography with Conventional Diagnostic Methods in the Evaluation of Penetrating Injuries to the Back and Flank. In: Archives of Surgery. 1991 ; Vol. 126, No. 9. pp. 1115-1119.
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UFO study finds no sign of aliens
By Mark Simpson
The 400-page report was kept secret for six years
Alleged UFO sightings
A confidential Ministry of Defence report on Unidentified Flying Objects has concluded that there is no proof of alien life forms.
In spite of the secrecy surrounding the UFO study, it seems citizens of planet Earth have little to worry about.
The report, which was completed in 2000 and stamped "Secret: UK Eyes Only", has been made public for the first time.
Only a small number of copies were produced and the identity of the man who wrote it has been protected.
His findings were only made public thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, after a request by Sheffield Hallam University academic Dr David Clarke.
The four-year study - entitled Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK - tackles the long-running question by UFO-spotters: "Is anyone out there?"
The answer, it seems, is "no".
Never in thirty years of working out of doors at all hours have I seen anything that cannot be explained by a few seconds reasoned thought
Barry P, Havant, UK
The 400-page report puts it like this: "No evidence exists to suggest that the phenomena seen are hostile or under any type of control, other than that of natural physical forces."
It adds: "There is no evidence that 'solid' objects exist which could cause a collision hazard."
So if there are no such things as little green men in spaceships or flying saucers, why have so many people reported seeing them?
Well, here is the science bit.
"Evidence suggests that meteors and their well-known effects and, possibly some other less-known effects are responsible for some unidentified aerial phenomena," concludes the report.
Meteors may have been responsible for some UFO sightings
"Considerable evidence exists to support the thesis that the events are almost certainly attributable to physical, electrical and magnetic phenomena in the atmosphere, mesosphere and ionosphere.
"They appear to originate due to more than one set of weather and electrically charged conditions, and are observed so infrequently as to make them unique to the majority of observers."
People who claim to have had a "close encounter" are often difficult to persuade that they did not really see what they thought they saw. The report offers a possible medical explanation.
"The close proximity of plasma related fields can adversely affect a vehicle or person," states the report.
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There are, of course, other causes of UFOs - aeroplanes with particularly bright lights, stray odd-shaped balloons and strange flocks of birds, to name but a few.
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Some UFO-spotters believe governments will always cover up the truth about UFOs, because they are afraid of admitting that there is something beyond their control.
It is not clear how much time and effort the MoD has spent looking at the skies in recent years, but it appears there are no plans for an in-depth UFO report like the one written in 2000.
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The mountains that surround Bryson City, North Carolina provide some of the most spectacular in all of Western North Carolina. One of the most popular times to search out such viewing spots id during the fall, and that is why we have decided to fill you in on what us locals think are the top 5 best spots to take your family to enjoy the fall color!
Wesser Fire Tower is a summit located in Macon County, NC near the community of Wesser. A wooden fire tower at the summit provides hikers with unimpeded views of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and also the Nantahala Mountains. Hikers can park at Tellico gap then climb from Tellico Gap to the fire tower up a forest service access road (1 mile) or the Applachian Trail (1.4 miles). The summit is located at about 4500ft, and is within Nantahala National Forest. This may not be the highest peak in the area, but the 360 degree view is still amazing and the amount of people is minimal. The hike to the top is moderate in difficulty, the trail is well maintained but the elevation gain can be daunting, but the reward at the top is well worth it.
Wayah Bald is a high-altitude treeless open area in Nantahala National Forest, near Franklin, North Carolina. The Wayah Bald Observation Tower is located at the area's highest point (5,385 feet). The Appalachian Trail and Bartram Trail cross at Wayah Bald. Wayah Bald is easily accessed by car and the hike from the parking area to the fire tower is short. In the fall be sure to encourage the Appalachian Trail hikers that are 4-5 days from completing their long journey a congratulations!
Hooper Bald is a grassy bald mountain in the Unicoi Mountain Range located in the Cheoah Ranger District of the Nantahala National Forest in Graham County, NC. The summit is 5,429 ft and can be reached via the 0.5 mile Hooper Bald Trail. The parking area and trailhead is located between mile marker 7 and 8 along the North Carolina side of the Cherohala Skyway. We chose this lookout not only because the easy access and the great views, but because the drive to get to it is just as rewarding as the view from the top. The Cherohala Skyway is a great section of road that does not get as much traffic as the Blue Ridge Parkway, but is just as worthy.
Black Balsam Knob is in the Pisgah National Forest southwest of Asheville, North Carolina, near milepost 420 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is the second highest mountain in the Great Balsam Mountains. The Great Balsams are within the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are part of the Appalachian Mountains. It is the 23rd highest of the 40 mountains in North Carolina over 6000 feet in elevation. Accessing this lookout is quite easy and the drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway from either direction is beautiful. Once you reach the parking area hike about .5 miles up along the grassy bald and enjoy a picnic lunch while taking in the views!
Clingman's Dome is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. At an elevation of 6,643 feet, it is the highest mountain in the Smokies, the highest point in the state of Tennessee, and the highest point along the 2,174-mile (3,499 km) Appalachian Trail. East of the Mississippi River, only Mount Mitchell (6,684) and Mount Craig (6,647 feet). This well known lookout is well deserving of all the talk, from the parking area the hike to the the lookout tower at the top of the mountain is straight up, but the trail is paved. The views from the lookout tower on a clear day cannot be matched, however, the amount of people that venture to this spot during the fall can be overwhelming for anyone looking to take in the beauty of nature in peace. Despite all of the people we still consider this spot the #1 lookout close to Bryson City, NC.
All of these spots are great for their own reasons and we encourage you to try out each of these while you are in the area, because they all have different things to offer. Thanks for taking the time to read through this list and we hope we have inspired you to venture in to the mountains this fall season and catch some amazing views!
BRYSON CITY, NC – This small town is not going to let the government spoil their fall season if they can help it. The town has launched a social and video campaign (#shutdownshutup) letting people know that there is way more to do in Bryson City than just hike the trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding closed federal lands. Shut Down, Shut Up is now spreading across the internet and making its way in to the homes of thousands of potential visitors. I am currently sitting outside right at this moment enjoying the amazing fall air and watching the leaves fall all around, these mountains and this community are still an amazing place no matter what the government tries to do.
It's a Great Train Ride, Charlie Brown!
Looking for some family fun while enjoying your Bryson City or Cherokee vacation cabin rental? Put on your costume and hop aboard the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad for the Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express!
Sit back and watch the scenery go by as you enjoy a narration of Charles Schultz's "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". When the train arrives, passengers are greeted by Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Lucy and led to the activity area. Kids can enjoy trick-or-treating, roasting marshmallows, coloring, a bouncy house, live music and hayrides. Before leaving, each child gets to choose a pumpkin from the Great Pumpkin Patch!
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is located in downtown Bryson City. Click here for schedule and ticket information.
Last weekend I had a chance to go to one of my favorite local trails, Wesser Creek near the Nantahala River. Being an avid photographer, I brought my camera and captured some of the brilliant colors and sunlight. This is one of the most vibrant leaf seasons I have seen in a while in Western North Carolina. If you get a chance to visit the area this time of year it is well worth getting out!
The fall leaf season is in full swing and the Smoky Mountains are awash with brilliant reds, oranges and yellows. The reason we enjoy such a spectacular color season is that the Smokies have a remarkable variety of trees. Nearly 100 different species of trees including sugar maple, scarlet oak, sweetgum, hickory and birch contribute to our annual show.
You can find brilliant autumn colors just about anywhere in the Smokies. There is no need to grumble your way along roads crowed with leaf-lookers! Chances are, you will have an amazing view of from the deck of your Bryson City or Cherokee vacation cabin rental! While the Blue Ridge Parkway is a popular destination that offers breathtaking long-range views, you may experience bumper-to-bumper traffic that can detract from the serene natural experience you were hoping to have. The most popular spot during this time of year is Cades Cove, which you may wish to avoid if you aren't keen on the smell of muffler exhaust.
One great option is to board the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad to view the fall foliage while enjoying a relaxing train ride. No need to pull over and get out your camera every five minutes; just park in downtown Bryson City, hop aboard and let someone else do the driving while you take all the photos you like!
If you prefer to drive yourself, check out Cataloochee, on the eastern side of the Park. It is much less crowded because it's away from the most traveled routes and is a little harder to reach from the Tennessee side of the park than Cades Cove. You will see the same spectacular colors and it is bound to be less crowded, even during peak color season. Most likely, you will even get to see some Elk!
Directions: If you are coming from Bryson City or Cherokee, take I-40 to exit 20 and follow the signs 11 miles to Cataloochee. The trip from Cherokee is approximately 82 miles round-trip and can take several hours, depending on traffic and road conditions. Have fun!


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Annabella Smith Annabella (1830-1891) was a daughter of Kenneth Smith and Mary Maciver, 28 Leurbost. In Lochs, in 1852, she married Murdo Macleod, 18 Cromore. Annabella and Murdo settled at 18 Cromore and they had eight children. 47414
John Macleod John, born 1859, was a son of Murdo Macleod and Annabella Smith, 18 Cromore. He married Ann Kennedy, 4 Cromore and settled at Cliff Cottage, Cromore. He had six of a family. 47422
William Bruce William (born 1861) was a son of William Bruce and Wilma Sutherland from Kildonan, Sutherland. He married Agnes E Armstrong from Caithness in 1888; the couple had three sons. William was headmaster at Cromore School... 22352
John Macdonald John Macdonald was born in 1897, son of Alexander Macdonald, Valtos and later Reef. John emigrated on the Metagama in 1923. He married Catherine from Point (born 1902) and was working as a stonesetter in Chicago in 1929... 66193
Ishbel Macleod Ishbel (1947-1963) was born in Marybank, Stornoway, the daughter of Angus "Ease" Macleod and Ann Macinnes of 8 Calbost. Ishbel died aged fifteen. 23213
Alexander Crawford Alexander (1837-1916) was the son of Archibald Crawford and Catherine Macnair, and resided at the Parish Schoolhouse, Keose. Alexander became the first headmaster of Knockiandue School when it opened on 30 October 1878... 13570
John Smith John Smith was the son of Finlay Smith and Mary Macleod, 15 Cromore. He was living at 62 Haugh Road, Glasgow, when he married Johanna Macmillan, 4 Keose Glebe. They settled at 276 St George's Road, Glasgow, and then... 11054
Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk Thomas Douglas was the seventh son of the 4th Earl of Selkirk, and unexpectedly succeeded to the title in 1799 after the death of his brothers. He was born at St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright, and studied law at Edinburgh... Yes 23614
John Maclean John (born 1888) was the son of Angus Maclean and Mary Macdonald of 3 Ungeshader. He was known as Shonnie Gorravig and never married; he latterly lived on 3 Ungeshader, with his brother Peter (the Coll) and Peter's wife... Yes 38042
Christina Macdonald Christina Macdonald (1826-1887), Stornoway married Donald Murray, Druncuddin, Resolis in Applecross. In 1869 she remarried to Alexander Crawford, who was the first headmaster of Knockiandue School, after the closure of... 13540
Alexander John Mackenzie, Reverend Colonel Alexander John (born 1887) was born at Kinresort and was a son of Roderick Mackenzie and Christina Fraser, formerly Lochbroom. In 1891, Alexander moved with his family to the Keeper's Cottage, Uig Lodge, where his... 38687
Mary Macphee Mary Macphee was from Balivanich, Benbecula. She married Donald Maculay who was also from Balivanich and they had a son, Angus, who became a doctor at Keose. 13583
Donald Macaulay Donald Macaulay was from Balivanich. He married Mary Macphee and they had at least one son, Angus who was a doctor at Keose. 13580
Angus Macaulay Angus Macaulay (1843-1922) of Balivanich, graduated in medicine from the University of Glasgow. In Glasgow in 1874, Angus, who was practicing in Keose at the time, married Flora MacEachan. of Aird, Benbecula. Angus and... 12184
Flora MacEachan Flora (1854-1941) was a daughter of Donald MacEachan and Janet Macdonald, Aird, Benbecula. In Glasgow in 1874, Flora married Dr Angus Macaulay, who was practicing in Keose at the time. Flora and Angus had nine children. 12185
Mary Macaulay Mary (1877-1907) was a daughter of Angus Macaulay and Flora MacEachan, of the Doctors Residence, Keose. Mary married Donald MacCallum in 1924; they had no children. 5580
Donald MacCallum, Reverend Donald MacCallum (1849-1929) was born in the Craignish district of Argyll. He was a man who was to make his mark in crofting circles and to bear the title "caraid an duine bhochd" (the poor man's friend) who... Yes 5576
Malcolm MacCallum Malcolm MacCallum married Mary Macfarlane; the couple lived at Keose Manse. It is not known where Malcolm or Mary came from. They had four children, including the Reverend Donald MacCallum, Keose Manse. 5563
Mary Macfarlane Mary Macfarlane (1808-1896) married Malcolm MacCallum; the couple lived at Keose Manse. It is not known where Mary or Malcolm came from. They had four children, including the Reverend Donald MacCallum, Keose Manse. Mary... 5565
Rev Alexander Simpson Rev Alexander Simpson (1761-1830) was born in Ferintosh, studied in Aberdeen and came to Keose as assistant Minister to Rev John Fraser in 1787. After the death of Mr Fraser, he was admitted as Minister of the charge on... 8314
Lilly Macaulay Lily Macaulay (1811-1887), daughter of Donald Macaulay and Catherine Morrison, Linshader, Uig, married Robert Finlayson who was Minister at Keose prior to the Disruption of 1843. They had five of a family, two of whom,... 5257
Kenneth Smith Kenneth Smith was born in Callanish in 1823, son of John and Christina nee Maclean from Garynahine and subsequently Doune Carloway, where his father was the tacksman from 1853-73. The family is believed to have spent... 45986
Finlay Maciver Finlay (1930-2011) was a son of Kenneth Maciver and Christina Macdonald, 4 Geshader, where he grew up steeped in crofting tradition. He spent much of his working life away from Lewis, on hydro-electric schemes in the... Yes 7984
Donald Macaulay Donald Macaulay, tacksman at Linshader, was the father of Lilly (who was married to the Rev Robert Finlayson, Keose Manse) and 'an Dotor Ruadh' who succeeded him as tacksman. 5246
Catherine Morrison Catherine Morrison, Linshader, Uig was the mother of Lily Macaulay, who was married to Rev Robert Finlayson, Keose Manse. 5253
Rev Colin Mackenzie Rev Colin Mackenzie (-1759), first minister of the Parish of Lochs. He was ordained on the 22 January 1724 and continued in the charge until he died on 5 July 1759. He had previously been a schoolmaster in Dunvegan,... 8131
Rev Duncan Matheson Rev Duncan Matheson (1866-1944) was the son of John Matheson and Barbara Macleod, 13 Gravir. He was a pupil teacher in his local school before going to Glasgow University. He studied Theology at the Free Church College... 5584
Rev Roderick Reid Rev Roderick Reid (1785-1869), was the son of Donald Reid, a shoemaker and Christina Macdonald from Fodderty, Ross-shire. He graduated MA from Kings College, Aberdeen on 25 March 1808 and was translated from Hallin in... 5285
Rev Ewen Campbell Rev Ewen Campbell (1814-1889), son of Archibald Campbell and Matilda Macleod, was born in Nova Scotia. He returned to Scotland from Canada in the 1830s and studied divinity in Glasgow University. He was ordained... 5561
Angus Smith Angus Smith (1856-1934), son of Alexander Smith and Margaret Maclennan. He moved with his family to the large holding of Cleascro in 1865, which his father Alexander got rent free for looking after Sir James Matheson's... 5900
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