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The iPad Air 4 could be pretty pricey, but a big upgrade is coming
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The iPad Air 4 could be one of the marquee products joining the Apple Watch 6 at Apple's Time Flies event tomorrow, complete with a brand new design and compelling specs. But you may be paying a premium for the upgrade.
Frequent Apple speculator @L0vetodream posted a somewhat cryptic tweet that reads "$5X9... X > 6." When paired with the user's previous tweets about the iPad Air 4, this tweet suggests that the new iPad could cost somewhere between $569 and $599. That would be a notable jump from the current iPad Air 3, which starts at $499.
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However, there could be a silver lining to this price bump. In a separate tweet, L0vetodream suggests that a new Apple product will get quick charge. While this may be in reference to the Apple Watch 6, it's possible that the new iPad Air will get a charging boost to bring it more in line with the latest iPhones. Both the iPad Pro and the iPhone 11 series support up to 18W charging.
According to the latest leaks and rumors, the iPad Air 4 is expected to get a complete redesign that will make it look a lot like Apple's higher-end iPad Pro tablets. Specs-wise, you can expect an A14X processor, USB-C charging and compatibility with the latest Magic Keyboard.
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You'll likely have to live without advanced LiDAR depth-sensing camera on the latest iPad Pro, however. Some rumors point to the iPad Air 4 getting Face ID support for faster unlocking, while others suggest that there will be a Touch ID sensor integrated into the power button to allow for thinner bezels.
We only have mere hours to go until we see what the final iPad Air 4 looks like in the flesh. Apple's Sept. 15 Time Flies event kicks off at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, so be sure to check back to Tom's Guide for all the official announcements as they break.
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Press 53, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was founded in 2005 by Kevin Morgan Watson as a publisher of short fiction and poetry. Although they put out a smattering of memoirs and novels for a short time, in 2011 they narrowed their focus to publish only poetry, short fiction, and flash collections. They publish about a dozen new titles each year, including winners of their two contests—the Press 53 Award for Short Fiction, beginning every September 1, and the Press 53 Award for Poetry, beginning every April 1. The press has an imprint, Press 53 Carolina Classics, which republishes books of note by North Carolina writers that have gone out of print, and Press 53 also has an online presence with Prime Number Magazine, which has a downloadable app for its free 53-Word Story Contest.
While Press 53 clearly has a commitment to publishing southern writers, they also publish a wonderful range of writers from all over the country. Fiction collections include C.D. Albin's Hard Toward Home, a complex set of stories set in the Ozarks, Jodi Paloni's They Could Live with Themselves, interrelated stories set in a small New England town, and Damn Sure Right by Californian Meg Pokrass, sharp and funny flash that could be everywhere and anywhere. For poetry, there's Hedy Habra's Under Brushstrokes, poems inspired by great art, Linda Annas Ferguson's Dirt Sandwich, a collection that considers the fleeting and interrelated nature of beauty and art and life itself, and the delightful Joseph Mills, whose latest collection with Press 53, Exit, pursued by bear, poems inspired by Shakespeare's stage directions, was just published in April. Nearly all Press 53 titles garner awards and recognition regionally, nationally, and internationally.
For Ploughshares, Kevin Morgan Watson will provide readers and writers with his insights on the editorial process at Press 53, and what his team looks for in an author.
Kate Flaherty: Would you say Press 53 books have an "off the beaten path" feel to them, as though the writers, like the places their books or ideas are set, had been hidden gems prior to publication? Why or why not?
Kevin Morgan Watson: That's an interesting way to describe our books. I think it's accurate in that we are not paying attention to what styles of writing or themes are popular, and we steer clear of experimental and academic writing. Personally, I set out to find writing that takes me someplace new and interesting, that introduces me to characters who intrigue me, whose dialogue is natural and surprising. I ask our poetry series editors to do the same: go out and find writing that moves you and bring it home. Often these writers turn out to be debut authors and poets, those hidden gems you mentioned, who have been writing and publishing individual pieces for years but have not yet published a collection. But we've also attracted veteran masters like Pinckney Benedict, Kelly Cherry, David Jauss, Cathy Smith Bowers, Robert Morgan, and David Bottoms.
KF: With your 53wordstory.com site, as well as flash collections you've published from writers such as Tara Masih and Meg Pokrass, you're earning a reputation as a go-to publisher for flash. How do you think this came about? What do you find so appealing about the form?
KMW: The free 53-Word Story Contest is our way of challenging writers to think about telling a story in a breath, and to have some fun while strengthening their writing skills. Robert Morgan once told me that good short fiction is like a snake: it strikes quick and draws blood. I believe the shorter the art form and the more simple it appears, the more difficult it is to pull off. Short fiction, especially flash, is gaining in popularity because more people are discovering the power of a well-written short piece, and how it stays with you. Take Grant Faulkner's Fissures: One Hundred 100-Word Stories: here's a guy who is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month, but he writes these brilliant 100-word stories that he publishes on his blog, 100 Word Story, along with stories others have written. Fissures is a fun read; it is edgy, sexy, and smart. Some of his characters are still in my head. I think it's a gift to be able to say something profound in one breath. My grandfather could do that, and I guess I've always wanted to have that kind of intellect. As you can see from my answer to this question, I haven't figured it out.
KF: You have gathered a terrific editorial staff, including poets Tom Lombardo, Pamela Uschuk, and William Pitt Root. How does the editorial process work at Press 53? Would you say it's more independent or collaborative? How do you think your process contributes to the diversity of your titles?
KMW: Our relationships are independent when it comes to signing a particular poet, and it becomes collaborative when I begin work on layout and design for the book. Tom, who works from his home in Atlanta, and Pam and Bill, who are located in Tucson, operate like professional scouts. Tom brings the press four books each year: one through the Press 53 Award for Poetry, which he judges. He might pick up one more collection from the competition, but the other collections he brings to us, and the two collections Pam and Bill bring, are all done by finding poets in journals and magazines, by going to readings, conferences and festivals, or through recommendations from other poets and editors. Who my editors publish is their call. In rare instances I have turned down a collection from them if the poet becomes difficult to work with or if the collection, say a 600-page collected works, isn't a good fit for us. As for diversity, we all reside in different circles and have differing tastes, which is why we created a reading series for each: Tom Lombardo Poetry Selections and Pam's and Bill's Silver Concho Poetry Series. We wanted readers to have a reference point for the poetry they find at Press 53 and want to see more of, and to help brand our editors. While I focus mostly on poets who live in North Carolina, Tom, Pam, and Bill cover the rest of the poetry community.
KF: Your website includes the succinct statement, "At Press 53, we don't set out to be diverse or balanced; we set out to find great writing. The fact that almost 60% of our books are written by women shouldn't be a big deal." You're so right, but there is still such a gender imbalance in publishing, your numbers are laudable. What do you think might be different about the editorial process at Press 53 that results in greater diversity and balance?
KMW: From my perspective, women writers have a slight edge because they tend to take me places I've never been. Their views of the world expand my own views. I believe that is what Tom, Pam, and Bill are looking for as well. I know of the gender imbalance in the publishing industry, and if it applies to writers, I don't understand it. We're finding plenty of women writers who set our minds on fire. We even have a page on our website called #kickasswomenwriters to celebrate this. I think the diversity we have came about organically since we don't publish for the marketplace, but set out to find writing we love. After that, our job is to find readers who agree with us.
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One Atlanta polling location had hundreds of people waiting to vote at only three voting machines. Reverend Jesse Jackson called the wait a "voter suppression" tactic and encouraged people to stay in line and vote.
Reports of broken ballot scanners are leading to long lines at several polling sites across New York City.
Turnout was so heavy Tuesday morning at one packed precinct on Manhattan's Upper West Side that the line to scan ballots stretched around a junior high school gym.
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One voter, Ontaria Woods, said about two dozen people who had come to vote left because of the lines.
Jenna Quinn hands out pizza for voters standing in line including David Chapman (L) as they wait to cast their ballots in the 2018 mid-term general election at Lang-Carson Recreation Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 06 November 2018.
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The Rhode Island Board of Elections tweeted at about 9 a.m. Tuesday that the machine on Prudence Island "experienced a technical difficulty."
A new machine was ferried over and the board said the polling place is operating normally and all ballots have been accepted.
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After being inexplicably cut by the team that drafted him way back in 2011, Cam Newton was officially announced as a member of the New England Patriots on Wednesday. This also meant that the nine-year veteran had his jersey number unveiled with the team.
Unsurprisingly, Newton will retain his usage of the No. 1 (per the Patriots official updated roster page), which was his jersey number during his tenure with the Carolina Panthers. For what it's worth, Newton will be the only non-kicker to ever don the No. 1 jersey – not including the Pat Patriot team mascot, of course.
Newton seems slated to be New England's opening-day starter after team talisman Tom Brady left for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason. The nine-year NFL vet brings a plethora of plaudits to the team, though filling in for Brady's brilliance will be a tough act for the former Auburn Tiger.
Still, after things went sour in Carolina, it seems Cam Newton needed a new start – just as much as the Patriots needed a new face of the franchise.
After the loss of Brady, the Patriots were staring down either 11-year veteran Brian Hoyer or second-year understudy Jarrett Stidham as the team's starting quarterback for the 2020 season. Unfortunately, neither of which can compare to the comparatively sparkling resume of Newton, who won an MVP award in 2015 and fell one win shy of a Super Bowl victory in 2016 in what was Peyton Manning's swan song with the Denver Broncos.
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'Horrible scenes:' More rain threatens areas swamped by record floods in central, southern USA
More unwelcome rain is forecast this week in much of the central and southern USA, falling upon areas already swamped by record-breaking floods.
'Horrible scenes:' More rain threatens areas swamped by record floods in central, southern USA More unwelcome rain is forecast this week in much of the central and southern USA, falling upon areas already swamped by record-breaking floods. Check out this story on floridatoday.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/03/record-floods-more-rain-tropical-storm-threatens-swamped-arkansas-missouri/1327165001/
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Published 10:02 a.m. ET June 3, 2019 | Updated 4:35 p.m. ET June 4, 2019
A levee along the Arkansas River has breached, prompting a flash flood warning and evacuation of a rural area in western Arkansas. Emergency officials have recommended that about 160 homes be evacuated. (May 31) AP, AP
"Many locations from the central and southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley could see 1 to 3 inches of rain in the week ahead," the Weather Channel warned, with "locally up to 5 inches of rain possible in some areas."
To make matters worse, rain from a developing tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico could bring additional rainfall to the region: "Tropical moisture from the western Gulf of Mexico may begin impacting parts of south Texas on Tuesday," the National Weather Service said.
The weather system, which will be named Tropical Storm Barry if its winds reach 39 mph, is sitting in the Gulf just east of Mexico.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the "system is expected to move slowly northwestward toward the northeastern coast of Mexico and could become a tropical cyclone before it moves inland in a day or two."
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Regardless of whether it becomes a tropical storm, moisture from the system "will spread north and eastward," the weather service said, "with heavy to excessive rainfall a concern especially across regions with current and ongoing moderate to major flooding."
Heavy rainfall from the system is likely to spread over southeastern Texas and Louisiana through Thursday, the hurricane center warned.
The worst of the river flooding is in Arkansas and Missouri, the National Weather Service said.
Along the Arkansas River in Arkansas, communities prepared for more record-breaking crests. Officials ordered mandatory evacuations for about 500 homes that sit within the levee system in Jefferson County, just southwest of Little Rock.
"Just horrible scenes down in Jefferson County and Pine Bluff, Arkansas," tweeted Brian Emfinger of KATV-TV in Little Rock on Sunday.
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In North Little Rock, which sits across the river from the capital city, officials went door-to-door Saturday to urge residents in about 150 homes near the river to consider leaving.
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In Missouri, the swollen Missouri and Mississippi Rivers forced hundreds of roads to close and inundated homes and businesses.
In St. Louis, several hotels crowded with visitors for the Stanley Cup Final and Cardinals-Cubs baseball games were left without hot water Sunday after too much water overwhelmed a pump station.
April and May have been extremely active for flash flooding, especially in the south-central portions of the US. The map below is from April 1 to early this morning (May 28). About one-third of all flash flood, flood and debris flow reports in that time were from KS, OK, and MO. pic.twitter.com/I25IzddA9N
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Heavy rainfall over the past few weeks shattered records for May throughout the central USA, swelling rivers to record levels in parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Ten locations have set record river levels during this prolonged siege of heavy rain, the Weather Channel said.
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This aerial photo shows flooding along the Arkansas River in Pine Bluff, Ark., Tuesday, June 4, 2019. DroneBase via AP
This aerial photo shows flooding along the Arkansas River in Pine Bluff, Ark., Tuesday, June 4, 2019. The economically struggling Arkansas city in the midst of a revitalization plan continued flooding Tuesday as the Arkansas River crested its banks, but local officials said even after the waters recede, the community's resilience will bolster recovery. DroneBase via AP
This aerial photo shows a flooded homes in Pine Bluff, Ark., Tuesday, June 4, 2019. DroneBase via AP
A handout satellite photo made available by Satellite Image 2019 Maxar Technologies and DigitalGlobe shows a view on flooded homes by Arkansas river waters in Sand Springs, Okla. on May 30, 2019. According to reports, areas along the Arkansas river are hit by major flooding due to heavy rains. Digitalglobe / Satellite Image /Epa-Efe
Father and son Brad and Bart Hindley, take a boat to Brad's flooded house in Fort Smith, Ark., May 29, 2019. Brad said he doesn't live in a flood plain, but flood waters from the Arkansas River continue to rise. Hannah Grabenstein, AP
This May 28, 2019, aerial photo shows flooded homes along the Arkansas River in Sand Spring, Okla. DroneBase via AP
The Arkansas River rises at Murray Lock and Dam in Little Rock, Ark. on May 30, 2019. Flooding along the Arkansas River has prompted the closure of some outdoor attractions near Bill Clinton's presidential library in downtown Little Rock Staton Breidenthal, AP
Jim Pace walks through floodwaters after inspecting his barn, which was inundated by the water being released from the Keystone Dam on the Arkansas River upstream of Tulsa, Okla. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
The Arkansas River floods along Adams Street, May 30, 2019, in Van Buren, Ark. Michael Woods, AP
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The Arkansas River floods Harry E. Kelley River Park in Fort Smith, May 30, 2019, in Fort Smith, Ark Michael Woods, AP
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Staff sergeant Curtis Webb, left, and other soldiers with the Arkansas National Guard, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery helps stand watch as the Arkansas River floods Harry E. Kelley River Park, May 30, 2019, in Fort Smith, Ark. Michael Woods, AP
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This May 28, 2019 aerial photo shows a flooded highway Arkansas River in Sand Spring, Okla. DroneBase via AP
Traffic moves over the I-540 bridge as the Arkansas River floods along Adams Street, May 30, 2019, in Van Buren, Ark. Michael Woods, AP
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Constant & Constant (the Maritime Division of TLT in Greece) 'should be on the shortlist of all major shipping banks' thanks to its 'dynamic and accessible' team that 'anticipates issues' and has a 'strong command of the industry and main players'. The 'tireless and deeply knowledgeable' practice head Jeremy Watson is an 'exceptional individual' - he advised on a $300m facility to a Greek shipping group to finance the delivery of seven vessels. The firm acts for a strong mix of banks and export credit agencies.
Hill Dickinson LLP entered the shipping market in Greece following the recruitment of of Jasel Chahuan, former head of ship finance and senior associate Anthony Paizes from HFW. The team has advised owners on several significant matters, including a $300m restructuring.
Ince & Co has a strong pedigree for ship finance work and is regularly called upon by lenders to advise on financings and refinancings. Robin Parry and Ronan Le Dû have established very good reputations.
Stephenson Harwood has a high-quality team, which is 'incredibly accessible and very efficient in turning around documents'. The 'especially diligent' Nigel Bowen-Morris and the 'reliable and self-confident' Chris Vartzis ('a great professional with leadership and management skills') are both key names. The group acts for a mix of lenders and borrowers, with clients including ABN Amro, ACT Maritime, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and BNP Paribas.
Moratis Passas Law Firm is a popular choice among lenders, and in particular is close to Morgan Stanley, which it recently advised as arranger on a $100m loan to Navios South American Logistics. George Moratis is the main contact.
PPT Legal has a strong pedigree in ship finance work, often advising borrowers on major transactions. Recent highlights include representing Navios South American Logistics on a $100m loan facility. John Papapetros is a notable name.
A.S. Papadimitriou & Partners Law Firm has a good reputation for advising shipowners on financing transactions and vessel purchases. Evangelos Lakatzis is especially well regarded.
Ship finance is a key area for Sarantitis, which advisesan impressive field of shipping companies, including Chronos Shipping, Theomar Shipmanagement and Cuma Shipmanagement. The team, led by Eleni Papakosta, also advises Piraeus Bank on related matters.
Theo V. Sioufas & Co. Law Offices is recommended for its long history advising shipowners. Founding partner Theo Sioufas is the key contact.
Timagenis Law Firm, which acts for banks and ship owners in various transactions including finance and restructurings, has a strong presence in the market. Lily Timagenis has a good reputation.


So my question is how is my server attacking other servers with a default setup?
I'm aware that I could install ufw, but would I need to strictly block ports incoming and outgoing except port 1080 and 22?
You're setting up your SSH SOCKS proxy by SSH'ing to the local machine, and telling it to listen on the unspecified address (0.0.0.0), which translates to ALL IP addresses.
If you're not configuring a firewall to control access to port 1080, then you've just set up an open proxy for anyone to (ab)use.
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Curzon inks BT TV deal
By Andreas Wiseman2013-10-04T11:25:00+01:00
Curzon Home Cinema has inked a deal with BT TV to carry its VOD service on the channel.
Curzon titles on BT TV will include The Selfish Giant, What Maisie Knew, Mister John, The Pervert's Guide to Ideology, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's and Fill the Void.
Prices for day and date theatrical releases will be £10 while other releases will cost between £2.50 and £4.
Alex Green, director of TV, BT Consumer, said: "Films are fantastically popular with BT TV customers – they watch well over two million movies on demand every month. This exciting deal will give our customers the opportunity to see some of the very best films from Britain and around the world – many on the same day they go on release in the cinema."
UK box office preview: how loud can 'The Lion King' roar?
Other openers include cricket doc 'The Edge' and 'Tell It To The Bees'.


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New facts change everything, the sickening truth about why Iran "Schooled" America
by Gordon Duff on 14 Jan 2020 1 Comment
Information has come to light that indicts the United States not just for the Soleimani killing but also for the over 300 killings during the Iraqi protests in late 2019. In fact, it can be proven that the United States not only organized the protests but also is responsible for killing protestors as well, hundreds of them, something we have seen before, Maidan in 2014, Libya in 2011 and Cairo in 2009.
In each event, the killings of protestors lead to regime change favorable to the US. Though evidence of false flag snipers in Maidan is overwhelming, this is the first real "smoking gun" that clearly establishes the US military as a terrorist organization.
We begin our story. The Soleimani murder, at the hands of Pompeo, Esper and Trump, was much more than the simple hubris and ignorance most assume. It is also assumed, quite wrongly, that the US occupation of the oil and opium rich lands of Asia is driven by national interest, at least to a part, perhaps even a small part. That is false also, patently false.
The backstory behind the killing of Soleimani is rooted in the explosive riots and the mysterious murders that pushed Iraqi Prime Minister Mahdi to resign on November 30, 2019. Mahdi had been in office a year and had been, for the first time, addressing Iraq's massive corruption, an endemic problem with any nation that has the misfortune of being occupied by the United States.
Iraq has a Shiite majority that has slowly assumed political dominance after years of suppression under Saddam Hussein. In fact, it was Iranian General Soleimani who came to Iraq in 2003 to organize the Shiite militias, the current PMU, now part of Iraq's Army, to fight alongside American forces that were overthrowing Sunni Baathist rule.
Trump claims he had Soleimani murdered for his part in the killing of Americans during this period, when in fact Soleimani was closely allied to the US, at least until the US decided to begin a war with Iran in 2007. However, this is another story for another time, one also wrought with deception and double-dealing. Critical to understanding events is understanding America's real role in Iraq. To do that, it is necessary to understand why Iraq's parliament voted unanimously to oust American troops.
The story behind this is much more than the death of Soleimani, far more, and has been suppressed. That story involves a broader geopolitical narrative that transpired when Iraq under Mahdi tried to remove America's heel from its neck. Italian journalist Federico Pieraccini investigated the story behind Mahdi's address to parliament, the recorded portion of which in no way answered any real questions about why Iraq would make such a drastic move as to expel American troops, ending the billion dollar a year payoff scheme that fed so many Sunni politicians.
Pieraccini tells us this:
"[Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq] Halbousi attended the parliamentary session while almost none of the Sunni members did. This was because the Americans had learned that Abdul-Mehdi was planning to reveal sensitive secrets in the session and sent Halbousi to prevent this.
Halbousi cut Abdul-Mehdi off at the commencement of his speech and then asked for the live airing of the session to be stopped. After this, Halbousi together with other members, sat next to Abdul-Mehdi, speaking openly with him but without it being recorded. This is what was discussed in that session that was not broadcast:
Abdul-Mehdi spoke angrily about how the Americans had ruined the country and now refused to complete infrastructure and electricity grid projects unless they were promised 50% of oil revenues, which Abdul-Mehdi refused."
That deal with China was the result of Mahdi's abandoning any attempt to work with the United States after years of seeing his nation bled dry. It is no secret that the United States had little or no role in fighting ISIS and, were one to ask the Shia majority of Iraqi citizens, most would insist that the US brought ISIS to Iraq with Saudi help.
In meetings with Sunni leaders, held in Baghdad in January 2014, exactly that was explained to me, how ISIS was to offset Shia influence and guarantee Iraq would remain under US-Saudi control. The Sunni leaders, who controlled key military commands and provincial governorships, planned to simply turn affairs over to ISIS and, in fact, did so despite my warnings. Months later, several I met with had been beheaded by ISIS. "What goes around comes around."
As to Mahdi's deal with China, that as we will see, precipitated the American staged coup, the following from the Middle East Institute:
"Upon arriving in Beijing on September 19 at the head of a 55-member delegation, Iraq Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi described the visit to China as heralding a "quantum leap" in bilateral relations. The five-day visit culminated in the signing of eight wide-ranging memoranda of understanding (MoUs), a framework credit agreement, and the announcement of plans for Iraq to join China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Since then, however, a wave of angry anti-government protests have swept across much of Iraq, leaving more than 100 dead and thousands wounded - a vivid reminder of the country's ongoing struggle for stability and of the obstacles to the further consolidation of China-Iraq relations."
These anti-government protests are attributed to threats made by Donald Trump, as we will see in the full text of Mahdi's address to parliament, below. The rationale is simple, the China deal was Iraq's best effort to address unemployment and economic inequality, why would someone want to sabotage it?
More on Mahdi's leadership below, again from the Middle East Institute:
"Since early 2018, the central government of Iraq has been working assiduously to capitalize on the territorial defeat of Da'esh, which three years earlier had overrun and controlled nearly one-third of the country. A working relationship between the GOI and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has been reestablished. After repeated delays due to a series of security incidents the newly constructed Qaim border crossing with Syria has reopened. Planning for construction of a new crude oil pipeline from Kirkuk to Turkey is underway.
Yet, although Iraq has entered a period of relative calm, the country faces a multitude of challenges. The security situation in the country is fragile. According to a recent report by the Pentagon, Da'esh has "solidified its insurgent capabilities in Iraq." Meanwhile, the GOI is struggling to maintain a delicate balance in its relations with key allies US / Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as to avoid becoming another front in an escalating Iran-Israel proxy war. On July 1, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi issued a decree ordering the integration of all Iraqi militias, including the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU)."
Only with a broader context of events, with an understandable timeline, can we adequately assess Trump's blunder here. But also, we can only asses the nature of Trump's methods through an unedited translation of the nature of the critical exchange between Trump and Mahdi that led to Soleimani's murder. Finally, the complete address by Abdul Mahdi has been made available, which now fills the gaps the West has allowed to support the limited narrative fed to congress.
"This is why I visited China and signed an important agreement with them to undertake the construction instead. Upon my return, Trump called me to ask me to reject this agreement. When I refused, he threatened to unleash huge demonstrations against me that would end my premiership.
"Huge demonstrations against me duly materialized and Trump called again to threaten that if I did not comply with his demands, then he would have Marine snipers on tall buildings target protesters and security personnel alike in order to pressure me. I refused again and handed in my resignation. To this day the Americans insist on us rescinding our deal with the Chinese.
"After this, when our Minister of Defense publicly stated that a third party was targeting both protestors and security personnel alike (just as Trump had threatened, he would do), I received a new call from Trump threatening to kill both me and the Minister of Defense if we kept on talking about this 'third party'.
"I was supposed to meet him [Soleimani] later in the morning when he was killed. He came to deliver a message from Iran in response to the message we had delivered to the Iranians from the Saudis. The Kingdom's statement regarding the events in Iraq stresses the Kingdom's view of the importance of de-escalation to save the countries of the region and their people from the risks of any escalation.
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia was not consulted regarding the US strike. In light of the rapid developments, the Kingdom stresses the importance of exercising restraint to guard against all acts that may lead to escalation, with severe consequences. Saudi Arabia is sending a delegation to Washington to urge restraint with Iran on behalf of [Persian] Gulf states. The message will be: 'Please spare us the pain of going through another war'."
It is also clear that Trump's hubris in his wild threats against Iraq and his willingness to murder the foremost military leader in the war on terror is based on what American author and former CIA officer Robert David Steele calls the "Cult of West Point Class of 1986"and Politico calls the "West Point Mafia."
Steele postulates that this single class, a collection of "bad apples" as it were, has pushed Trump toward one failed endeavor after another. From Stratfor:
"Since graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986, the careers of Mike Pompeo, Ulrich Brechbuhl, Brian Bulatao, Mark Esper, David Urban and Mark Green have periodically intersected. Now they have converged in the Trump administration."
These are the geniuses that told Trump Iran had only old Soviet "scud" type missiles, with liquid fuel, no guidance and poor reliability. Of course, none have actual military experience other than as "place holders" and "seat warmers." Then the surprise came, Iran's missiles rained down on al Asad Air Base, easily pushing past America's Patriot missile defense system, "0" hit. Worse still, the highly advanced solid fuel missiles from Iraq hit within not yards but within 10 feet of targets, actually much closer than that.
Similarly, when missiles plowed into the "consular" facilities, really weapons warehouses, at Erbil International Airport, in the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq, the US denied any hits claiming to have shot down two of three missiles and the other a "wide miss." Then, as is so often the case, American military personnel billeted in the apartment buildings just south of the facility uploaded their video to YouTube.
Three missiles, three direct hits, dramatic explosions, which the Americans seemed to enjoy immensely. We now enter a new world, not just one with America "schooled" but with America's actual role exposed, occupier, terrorist and thief.
Gordon Duff is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War that has worked on veterans and POW issues for decades and consulted with governments challenged by security issues. He's a senior editor and chairman of the board of Veterans Today, especially for the online magazine "New Eastern Outlook." Courtesy
https://journal-neo.org/2020/01/11/new-facts-change-everything-the-sickening-truth-about-why-iran-schooled-america/


It often happens that a single device's contents or functionality is required by several computers at a time, especially in the corporate environment where we need to share large amounts of data on a regular basis. It might be impossible to insert the device into each of the machines, so we somehow need to share it between two computers or more. USB devices are most commonly used devices these days, smart card readers included. Here we will talk about sharing smart card USB device over network. There are a few solutions to this problem – both software and hardware, let us have a closer look at them and decide what works better for you.
USB over Ethernet Connector is designed to share USB devices over network, i.e. any devices that are inserted into a computer via USB ports, smart card readers in particular.
USB Network Gate can be used in an RDP session to connect to devices outside the network. You can make use of remote USB devices contents and functionality as if they were directly attached to your machine.
Apart from allowing you to access remote smart card readers over Ethernet or Internet, USB Network Gate enables you to access USB ports of the host computer while working on a virtual machine.
Let's look into sharing a printer over LAN with the help of USB Network Gate.
Download the app here. Install and configure it: the server part – on a computer, to which a USB device (smart card reader) is attached, the client part – on computers that need shared access to the device. Once the installation is done, the app displays two tabs - Share Local USB Devices and Remote USB Devices. If you need to change the port, add encryption into the connection or encipher data transfer – press the gearwheel icon next to Share.
Share the smart card reader device. If you do it over Internet, you will need an external IP address. Go to 'Share Local USB devices' tab, find the device in the list displayed and choose 'Share'.
Once you click 'Share', the card reader becomes visible and accessible to other computers in the network.
USB Network Gate permits to access smart card reader plugged into local machine while working in remote desktop session. In fact, you share USB port, to which you can attach any USB device.
On the local machine (where the client for Microsoft RDP protocol is installed), USB Network Gate Server should be installed to share USB devices to the Remote Desktop Protocol session. The client for Microsoft RDP protocol will be Remote Desktop Connection.
On the remote machine (where Terminal Server, the server component for Microsoft RDP protocol, is installed), USB Network Gate Client should be installed to access shared USB devices over RDP.
You can also access smart card USB device with the help of USB Network Gate in a virtual machine session. The number of virtual machine's USB ports is limited so if you ran out of free USB ports, USB Network Gate enables you to make use of USB ports on a host computer.
Download and install USB Network Gate for Windows/Linux, the server part on the real machine, the client part on a virtual machine.
Share a device on the server and connect to it from a client.
★ Cross-platform solution, i.e. supports Windows, Mac and Linux.
However there is a 14-day trial version available to you to check out the functionality and decide whether the app is worth purchasing.
Download FlexiHub, install and launch it.
Create a FlexiHub account by clicking 'Sign Up' in the top right corner of the window. Fill in the registration form.
Find the smart card reader you would like to access and click 'Connect'.
That pretty much it is – you can access device as if it were inserted into your machine.
● Enables sharing device over any kind of network – LAN/Internet, etc.
A hardware solution to the problem is called a Device server. Also known as Terminal Server or Console server, it is usually equipped with 1 to 4 USB ports. All you have to do is to plug a smart card reader into a USB port of this box-like device and then connect the device to the computers.


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Minutes of an Ordinary Parish Council Meeting held on
Wednesday 16th October 2019 at 19.00 in the Community Hall
Present … Councillors: Tony Phillips (Chairman), Richard Sparey, Chris Strange and Cara Campbell.
Ward Councillor Toni Fagan, Parish Clerk Mark Hearne and three residents.
Apologies for Absence…Councillors Rose Sparey and Craig Hooper.
Declarations of Interest & Dispensation
No declarations were submitted.
Minutes of previous meeting….3rd October 2019
4.1 It was RESOLVED to adopt the minutes as a true record. The minutes were signed by the Chairman.
5.1 Ward Councillor Toni Fagan raised the following headline issues in her oral report.
5.1.1 – Corporate Plan covering the period 2020-24 is progressing and will be published on the Herefordshire Council website.
5.1.2 – Housing Development Campaign is designed to meet housing numbers which will include sustainable council houses. Housing development in the North of Herefordshire has been put on hold as phosphate levels are too high.
5.1.3 – Proposals being considered to change the governance structure in Herefordshire Council to a Committee system.
5.1.4 – Herefordshire Council has a target to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2030.
5.1.5 – Planning Application 191330 – Land adjacent to the North West of Ivy Cottage. The Planning and Regulatory Committee had approved the application despite the strong protestations of the Parish Council both before and during the hearing. The Chairman expressed his frustration that the Herefordshire Council failed to take account of the wishes of the Parish Council in reaching this decision. There was some discussion around mounting a legal challenge to the decision and this may be revisited at a subsequent meeting.
5.2 Local Residents' – A resident reported that a second charity named the Garway Community Association runs alongside the Village Hall Charity and it is the former which has sought a grant to cover the cost of legal expenses thereby negating any possible conflict of interest. Other issues raised included:
5.2.1 – Easement at Ivy Cottage
5.2.2 – Governance arrangements for the Common. It was RESOLVED to include this
on the agenda for the next Parish Council meeting.
5.2.3 – Community Speed Watch – a possible approach to combat excessive traffic
speed. It was RESOLVED to include this on the agenda for the next Parish Council meeting.
Planning … Comments on applications to be determined by Herefordshire Council
6.1 Planning Application 193200 – Little Newlands, Garway – Creation of new field access. Following discussion, it was RESOLVED to object to the proposal on the grounds that the site falls outside the NDP settlement boundary and that the clerk notify the LPA accordingly.
6.2 Planning Application 192605 – Upper Sun Cottage, Garway – Proposed Off Road Parking Bays. Following discussion, it was RESOLVED to support the proposal and that the clerk notifies the LPA accordingly.
6.3 Planning Application 193265 – Land adjacent and near to Lemsford, Broad Oak, Hereford. Application for permission in principle for the erection of two bungalows and one two storey dwelling. Following discussion, it was RESOLVED to object to the proposal on grounds that the site is within 50 metres of an agricultural dwelling and outside the NDP settlement boundary. It was further RESOLVED that the clerk would notify the LPA accordingly.
6.4 Planning Application 191330 – Land to the North West of Ivy Cottage, Garway Common. Erection of a single storey residential dwelling (C3) with garage, private driveway and creation of new access onto the highway. As discussed previously it was noted that the Planning and Regulatory Committee passed the application at a hearing which took place earlier in the day.
7.1 The bank balance as at 30 September 2019 was £32,138.57
7.2 It was RESOLVED to make the following payments
7.2.1 – Clerk's salary (October 2019) as per employment contract
7.2.2 – PAYE (October 2019)- £90.00
7.2.3 – Cheque from Mrs Horspool was noted, and it was RESOLVED that the clerk
would write a note of thanks.
7.2.4 – Request from Village Hall Charity for grant to cover legal fees. Following
discussion it was RESOLVED to defer a decision until the next Parish Council
meeting to allow the clerk the opportunity to review the current status of the
finances. It was also RESOLVED that the clerk would ask for a statement of accounts from H Vaughan Vaughan & Company (Solicitors).
Common – The issues of granting a wayleave to Welsh Water to access the Common was discussed. It was RESOLVED that the clerk write to Welsh Water advising them that Garway Parish Council was now the legal owner of the Common and should receive correspondence seeking a Notice of Entry. Post meeting note – advice from H Vaughan Vaughan & Company (Solicitors) advised that until the transfer to the Parish Council is complete the Notice of Entry should technically be served on the "current" owner. It was further RESOLVED that the Councillor Richard Sparey would make informal contact with Richard Williams (Land Agent) to invite them to support the Parish Council in establishing a wayleave agreement with Welsh Water.
Sale of The Old Village Hall – As chairman of the trustees Councillor Richard Sparey declared an interest in this agenda item. In discussion, the Parish Council became aware that the market valuation of the old village hall was £85k. It was RESOLVED that the clerk investigate the options for the Parish Council to borrow the finance needed to purchase the old village hall. It was further RESOLVED that the clerk would seek the most favourable interest rate available and the longest period over which to repay the loan.
NDP – Councillors were concerned over the delay in finalising the NDP, but it was noted that Herefordshire Council were awaiting answers to two outstanding issues. It was RESOLVED that the clerk would respond to the two queries and ask, at the same time, if the NDP could be expedited.
Footpaths – An e-mail from a representative of Herefordshire Ramblers Association was discussed and it was RESOLVED that the clerk would respond advising that there are no footpaths across the Common.
Lengthsman – Councillor Strange reported that there had been little activity in recent months, and he would contact the lengthsman with a view to organising work on the footpaths and playground. It was RESOLVED that the clerk would write thanking those residents who had cleared nettles and brambles from the playground. It was RESOLVED that the refurbishment of the children's playground would be included on the agenda for the next meeting.
Clerk Correspondence – No additional issues had been raised with the clerk.
Matters for the next meeting scheduled for Wednesday 27th November 2019 at 19.00hrs.
Meeting closed at 20:50 hrs
Garway Parish Council Annual Parish Council Meeting Draft Minutes 20-05-2019


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By Margaretta wa Gacheru
I'm more inclined to call Purdy Arms an intimate yet luxurious boutique hotel.
This luxurious Tuscan-like villa with all its Italian hand-painted and mosaic tiles, repeating arches and Corinthian columns has gone from being a nunnery and monastery to to the pub and luxurious 'b& b' (bed and breakfast) that it is today.
Elegant Karen hotel where chirping birds wake you up
Thursday, September 5, 2013 17:00
By Margaretta wa Gacheru |
A view of the Purdy Arms hotel and the garden. Photo/File
Nestled deep inside a lush and leafy 25-acre forest in Karen is Purdy Arms.
Once a private home built by 'Old Man' Bill Purdy many decades ago, the place has been transformed several times since the Purdy family decided to sell it in the 1980s.
This luxurious Tuscan-like villa with all its Italian hand-painted and mosaic tiles, repeating arches and Corinthian columns has gone from being a nunnery and monastery to a hospital and drug rehabilitation centre to the pub and luxurious 'b& b' (bed and breakfast) that it is today.
I'm more inclined to call Purdy Arms an intimate yet luxurious boutique hotel!
Today, it's also one of Nairobi's newest eateries in Karen, featuring everything from Satay chicken kebabs, gourmet pizza and King prawns Piri Piri to Mangrove smoked tuna, classic chicken Kiev and a prime fillet steak.
It's also a pub with a spacious, high-ceiling room opening out into a large umbrella-ed patio that once was a 15 feet deep swimming pool that Jules Sandy-Lumsdaine and her husband Rob Davidson chose to fill in with solid sand, soil and cement nearly a year ago when they leased the place from its current owners - the Catholic church.
"The place was derelict when we took it over," says Jules who used to manage the Rusty Nail and Outside Inn before discovering the Purdy home when it was still a rehab centre more than 10 years ago.
"When the rehab people decided to move out, I told Rob I had always thought Purdy's would make a fabulous B & B, although there would be a lot of renovation work for us to do."
"So we leased it, did a heap of work on it and officially opened the place November 22 last year," she says.
Florentine fountain
Having to hand-scrub the mosaic tiles which had been encrusted with dust and dirt of past decades, Jules is most proud of the Florentine fountain in the back courtyard.
It's where their pet peacock Percy stays along with a few other domestic creatures that Jules fosters after being sent to her by the KSPCA.
"We believe in giving back to the community," said the third generation Kenya citizen who freely opens Purdy Arms to the Kenya Wildlife Society and KSPCA as well as the East African Women's League so they can hold monthly members meetings.
It's that sort of generosity and free spirit that greets you when you come to Purdy's. Both Jules and Rob spend much of their time there (although he has a day job as a financial controller elsewhere).
Jules keeps track of all the operations, including all five luxurious suites, as well as the verdant tree-filled grounds, dining rooms and bar, and even the menus which change regularly and include not only fine dining but also fresh pizza, 'pub grub' and 'kids grub' since the atmosphere is conducive to family outings as well as sports-lovers who have three huge flat screens.
Ironically, Jules got to know Purdy's well over the past 10 years while she was in rehab, attending AA meetings regularly there.
What's amazing is that she could see the intrinsic beauty of a place that had become so rundown over the years, but she still managed to bring it back to its former elegance and grace.
"We still have a lot more work to do," confessed Jules who took just three months of intensive renovating work with Rob Dieter Schleehauf, and a crew of Kenyans with whom she had worked at other Karen venues.
"My degree was actually in business and finance [from University of Anglia in the UK, but I discovered that I'm good at hospitality management. I'm also good with people," she added.
Showing me around the hotel, where she's transformed one wing of the monastery into a hair salon and spa called Streaks Ahead, she points out all the delicate details which she reckons were imported from abroad.
These include the fountain, tiles and architectural design and even the 'swimming pool-sized' bath tub in the suite that she calls Twiga.
The other four suites all have names as well: There's the Simba, the Mamba, Punda and Chui.
What's pleasantly surprising is that the suites are relatively inexpensive: "Twiga is the most expensive," she says referring to the three-room site that looks out through large glass windows onto the garden and a mosaic floored patio.
It's $250 (Sh21,750) a night including breakfast. The cheapest suite is the Mamba which costs $125 (Sh10,875) a night with breakfast."
The Friday night that I went to Purdy Arms, they featured first a wine-tasting event from 6-9pm and after that, the Mojo band played everything from R&B to rock and a bit of Afro fusion.
The band leader, Andrew Starkey said they play at Purdy's once or twice a month, but Friday nights are usually live music nights.
"Last week, we had a karaoke evening and it was great fun," recalled Jules who also encourages young Kenyan artists to come hang their art on her walls.
Jules also includes a number of wildlife and artistic photographers' work on her walls. That includes Apex photographers, the Patel brothers, Georgina Goodwin and even a few of her own which she modestly underplays.
She also has painters like her cousin Amy Sandy-Lumsdaine and her aunt Lisa as well.
"All of the visual art is for sale," she says, noting that she recently opened a sausage factory called German Delico, on the premises, run by two Kenyan Germans, Eric Thomas and Dieter Schleehauf, both of whom are expert sausage men.
"I started the sausage factory because I wanted to serve fresh all-meat sausages that had no additives or preservatives and didn't put any odd bits of entrails into them," said Jules who introduced me to Dieter whose partner Eric was back in the kitchen hard at work.
The dance floor was almost full that Friday night as partygoers clearly loved the percussive sound of the Mojo band.
But in the morning, it was birdsongs that filled Purdy's place where breakfast is full of fresh fruits, eggs and cereals that are all Kenya-made.


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In Memoriam Franz C. Kuhn
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Upon the coming in of Court in the afternoon of October 19, 1926, former Justice JOSEPH B. MOORE spoke as follows:
If Your Honors Please:
You have graciously set apart this hour to be devoted to the presentation of an excellent portrait and the reading of resolutions in relation to a man who had a very honorable record as a member of this Court. The portrait will be presented by WALTER F. HAASS of the Detroit bar, a very intimate friend of the late Justice KUHN.
WALTER F. HAASS:
Your Honors:
The late Justice FRANZ C. KUHN in his lifetime had prepared and painted of himself a portrait, and by his last will and testament he bequeathed it, or a replica, to the Supreme Court of Michigan. Mrs. Kuhn, the widow, and the Union Trust Company, the executor under the will, are now complying with his instructions and wishes. They have asked Judges MOORE and CARPENTER to designate a member of the bar to make the presentation. By their choice, the duty has fallen upon me. I recognize, of course, that I have been chosen, not because of a any special distinction which I may have attained, but because I have been, for many years, one of the closest friends and confidants of the late Justice KUHN. On reflection, I recognize, too, that it is a distinction to have held such intimate relations with such a man as I knew him to be.
My appointment carries with it the duty to present to you a picture, if not so lasting, nevertheless as true as any painter may put upon canvas. I know that my directions from the late Justice KUHN would have been that the picture shall be an honest one. He would wish no undeserved praise, and no unmerited claim to greatness made for him. It is both the privilege and the penalty of those who occupy your high position, that your work becomes a matter of public record, to be again judged by those who follow you. Nothing that I may say can add to or detract from his work as a Judge on this Bench. A great portion of his life was spent in the public service, and it is well known to all of you that he attained success after success, and that he filled each succeeding position with credit to himself and with profit to the public whom he served. It is rather for me to tell you of those qualities of character, those hopes and aspirations which made his success possible, and in fact made it certain. The art of photography has advanced to the degree that fine and beautiful likenesses are obtained, but, unfortunately, the ancient art of portrait painting has seemed to suffer in consequence. There seem to be today few, if any, Rembrandts, Van Dycks, Frans Halses, Reynoldses, or Hobbemas.
Those great artists did not reproduce merely a likeness of the stilted individual who sat before them in the unusual position of subject of a painting, but had the genius to catch the marks of strength and weakness of character in the subject and transfer them to the canvas, and so produce those great works of art which, generations afterwards, we delight to see. It requires no genius on my part to detail in words what I was privileged to observe of the great and good character of the man whom we are here to honor.
I first knew Justice KUHN when he came to the home of my father as an intimate of my older brothers. There he was a welcome guest, at a table which was never too short to accommodate, without notice, the friends of each member of the family. The years that separated us, which afterwards were so few, seemed then many. As a matter of fact, he was merely a boy. I remember best his cheery nature and his boundless enthusiasm. Afterward, when I, too, studied law and entered into the profession which was also his own, our bonds of friendship became stronger and stronger, until, in the years when he occupied the high position on this Bench, we entered into that relation of intimacy, out of which I received so much pleasure and profit.
FRANZ KUHN'S virtues were many and they were deep rooted. He was ruggedly honest. I do not believe the temptation was ever great in him to be otherwise in a material sense. He hated dishonesty, cant, and pretense, but most of all, he hated that dishonesty which was bound up with disloyalty. The lawyer untrue to his client and the agent who receives compensation from his principal and fails to do his utmost to serve, even though the transaction might sill be profitable to the principal, he detested. Nothing short of one's best efforts for those whom one served was satisfactory to him.
He was kindness and gentleness itself. FRANZ KUHN was unwilling to hurt any human being. His greatest trials resulted from the quarrels and disagreements between his friends and those whom he held dear. His friends were legion, and they must have been on both sides of many controversies. It could not but hurt him to be obliged to choose between them, and by so doing hurt one or more of them. If there was a weak link in the chain of his character, it was in this, but it was more apparent than real. Some men have friendships so strong that it is said of them that they will do anything short of murder for their friends, and expect their friends to do as much for them. FRANZ KUHN was not one of these. He asked no one to do wrong for him, nor would he do wrong for his friends, nor could he easily hurt one friend for another. He was broad, liberal and impartial in his judgments of others. He could generally see good in most men, and never overlooked the opportunity of finding an excuse for ill-conduct of another. He demanded much from himself but little for himself. He was frugal, his personal wants were few. He was punctual and exact.
To a great degree, he had unusual executive ability. Notwithstanding his love of peace and friendship, he could and did make his decisions promptly and stand upon them. He had little patience with unnecessary delay. When there was a job to be done or decision to be given, he was willing to do it or give it as soon as possible. He believed in cleaning up the docket, so to speak, even if it entailed the performance of disagreeable duties. His success in the management of the great quasi public corporation to which he gave his loyal service after he left the Bench, is a monument to his executive ability. His advice was sought and valued by the great financial institutions on whose boards he afterwards sat with credit to himself and with profit to each institution.
But he had one quality or phase of character that was remarkable and outstanding in the degree of its intensity. It was his loyalty. Not less than the most affectionate and warm-hearted of us all did he love his wife and child, father and mother, family, relatives, personal friends and his country. In addition to these, he had in his heart room for the deepest affection for his town, his county, his State, his early religious teachings, his university, his political party, his many fraternities, and his associates. All these meant more to him than to most men, however warm-hearted. It was no empty gesture on his part when he greeted an old associated, townsman or fraternity brother so enthusiastically. The greeting was from the heart. The high objects of the various fraternal organizations were real to him. The prosperity of his town, the success of his party were dear to him. I saw most of him when he was serving on this Bench.
Some of you were his associates. Nothing did he ever tell me of any of you that did not raise you in my esteem. He was grateful for the manner in which he was first received among you, and he cherished highly your friendship for him.
One statement which he once made to me has always remained fresh in my memory, and I have told it many times. He said: "Early in my life as I began to gain position and success, I determined that no matter to what heights I might rise, I would never forget my old friends, and would attempt to retain their friendships." This, I think, was the secret of his great popularity. This sentiment dominated his life. He was unusual in that, while he constantly made new warm friends in each new circle into which he moved, he still cultivated and deepened the friendships which he already held.
This, then, was the man whom we knew and loved, and whose portrait I now present to you in behalf of Mrs. KUHN and of the estate. It joins a distinguished company and is worthy of its place, and it will be, as he would like it to be, among the portraits of his friends.
Judge MOORE:
If the Court Please:
WADE MILLIS as president of the State Bar Association appointed a committee to draft resolutions to be presented to this Court. I will proceed to read them:
FRANZ CHRISTIAN KUHN, one of the most beloved, able and well-known citizens of Michigan, was born in Detroit on February 8, 1872, and died in that city on June 16, 1926. He graduated from the literary department of the University of Michigan in 1893 and from the law department of that institution in 1894. He began the practice of law at Mr. Clemens, Michigan, immediately after his graduation and served his county as circuit court commissioner until 1896. In the last-named year he was elected prosecuting attorney of that office. In 1904 he began his first judicial work, by reason of his election as probate judge of Macomb county, a position which he held until he resigned in 1910 in order to accept the office of Attorney General of the State. His administration of the offices above referred to had been so uniformly successful and satisfactory that he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Supreme Court of Michigan in 1912. At the expiration of the term for which he was appointed, he was elected to and remained a member of the Supreme Court until 1920, when he resigned and soon thereafter was appointed president of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company, in which service and position he was engaged at the time of his decease.
During the six years he was prosecuting attorney he was diligent in his legal work, doing his share to see that the provisions of law were fully met.
As a judge of probate he gave excellent advice where it was his duty to advise.
Many widows and orphans profited by what he said to them and many estates were conserved by his work as probate judge.
His discharge of the duties of Attorney General deserves the highest praise.
His opinions while a member of the Supreme Court may be found in 37 volumes of the Michigan Reports, commencing with volume 172, and attest his legal learning, his great industry and his love of justice more forcibly than any words of ours can do.
As president of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company, among many other things, he believed that the good will of the public was one of the most valuable assets of the corporation, and so far as he could control its affairs he strove to have it deserve the good will of the public.
The life of Justice KUHN was primarily and notably one of devoted service to his State, to his friends and to the public utility through which, in his later years, he continued to serve the Commonwealth.
The results of his labors have been worthily and permanently written into the judicial, political and business history of Michigan during the past quarter of a century. The rules by which his life was governed and by the observance of which he progressively achieved honors and success contain no secret undisclosed formula. He followed without deviation the straight, open and well-defined paths of progress which brought to him, at an early date, as the above brief sketch of his life indicates, the well-deserved confidence, esteem and respect of his fellow men. He was an indefatigable and earnest worker. To his work he gave all of his zeal and ability under the direction of a conscientious and temperate mind. The Michigan Bench and Bar, the public affairs of the State and its entire social fabric have received permanent and substantial benefit because of the sterling character of the life and labors of Justice KUHN.
We sympathize deeply with the members of his family in their great loss.
We ask that this brief memorial may be spread upon the records of this great Court, and be printed in its Reports.
JOSEPH B. MOORE,
SEWARD L. MERRIAM,
HAL H. SMITH,
WARREN S. STONE,
Judge MOORE: As you know and as has been said, Justice KUHN was an Attorney General of this State, and that department will be represented by Mr. JAMES A. GREENE.
Mr. GREENE: As has been suggested by Justice MOORE, it has been thought altogether fitting and proper that the Attorney General's office be represented here on this occasion to pay tribute to one of the predecessors of that office. Due to the physical condition of Mr. DOUGHERTY, it is quite impossible for him to appear here this afternoon, and it has fallen to my lot as a member of his staff to represent him on this occasion. I was not aware of Mr. DOUGHERTY'S inability to appear until last evening; therefore I have dictated and have with me a few thoughts which I hope may be considered appropriate from the standpoint of the Attorney General's department on this occasion.
It was not my good fortune to have become as intimately acquainted with the late
Justice FRANZ C. KUHN as with some of the other members of this Court. It would therefore be idle and inappropriate for me to attempt on this occasion an exhaustive eulogy of the deceased jurist.
While I held a more or less passive acquaintance with him during his incumbency of the office of Attorney General, and knew and highly respected him as a member of this tribunal, I can only speak of him and of his life from the standpoint of a member of the profession, of a practitioner before this tribunal, and from my observation of him and of his conduct as a public servant. And after all, perhaps, impressions gained by one not closely or intimately associated with another are more apt to be the impressions gained and held by the masses of the people and more apt to express the true light in which such person is considered by them. It is, therefore, from such an acquaintance and in the light of such impressions only that I shall attempt to voice my sentiments, and I believe the sentiment of all those who knew the deceased only as I knew him and who observed his character and his services only as I observed them.
The life of the late Justice KUHN can justly be held and considered as inseparably connected with and interwoven into the late history of this, his native State, and the light of his useful and exemplary life will ever shine as an incentive to the youth, an example to the man and a cherished memory to his friends.
While the Grim Reaper seems to have taken him from our midst in the prime of his young and useful manhood, his years of splendid service to his State and to its institutions mark his life as one of fervent constancy and candid loyalty to justice and to humanity.
Embarking on his chosen profession at the early age of twenty-two years, he successively and successfully served his county and his State for a quarter of a century, thus giving over one-third of his allotted span to public service.
A fondness for his profession, coupled with his keen natural sense of justice, seems to have molded each of his earlier public services into a basic preparation for higher and more noble ones, and thus it was that at a comparatively early age the Governor of his State entrusted unto him the high office of Attorney General, which trust was subsequently confirmed and continued by the electorate until the high official esteem in which he was so generally held prompted his appointment, by executive authority, as a member of the highest judicial tribunal of his Commonwealth, a position for which his earlier experience and services seemed to have so eminently prepared him.
As Attorney General of his State, his strict adherence to the law and his impartial faithfulness to his duty endeared him to his constituency and placed his name in the fore ranks of public servants. As a member of this Court his services were such as to command the highest respect of the profession and the highest confidence of the laity. The actions of Providence seem at times difficult to understand and frequently we criticize the hand of fate as unjust. But being mere mortals, it is not for us to understand or to conjecture as to the wisdom of fate. Yet how frequently it is true that from the grim solace of death there shines forth the brighter rays of the life which has passed. And thus, while we deeply regret the seeming untimely departure of the late Justice FRANZ C. KUHN, all in all, his life and his deeds go down into history, a compliment to American manhood, an honor to his profession, and a living satisfaction to the Judiciary.
Judge MOORE: Justice KUHN began his judicial life in Macomb county and that county will be represented upon this occasion by Circuit Judge NEIL E. REID and by City Attorney CLIFFORD A. JOHNS.
Judge REID:
May it Please Your Honors:
In this court with the noble sentiments and the sympathetic utterances which have just been paid to the honor of Justice KUHN, I desire to add my tribute of personal praises and comments on his work.
A notable characteristic of Justice KUHN was his cordiality as a friend. It is not given to many of the human race to be able to have and entertain a cordial and friendly feeling to so many people as Justice KUHN was able to do. Justice KUHN in all of the activities of his life was fair even between his antagonists and it did not meet with his personal favor that any unkind word should be said to any person, and he was all his life opposed to all things partaking of unfair rancor. Justice KUHN was a wise counselor. He thought well and weighed well his words and gave to those who sought his advice the best of his ability. He was a truly magnanimous personality. It was not possible to meet and know Justice KUHN, as we in Macomb county met and knew him, without feeling the strength and power of his truly sympathetic feeling,— a truly wonderful man in this regard. Physically he was very prepossessing and agreeable in his friendliness. A person who met him always remembered him and bore him in mind in a distinct and impressive sort of way. He was, as has been said, truly successful as a politician and a business man. He had the ability to succeed. After Justice KUHN became judge of probate of Macomb county, I became better acquainted with him than I had before that time. The high regard in which he was held in that county during his incumbency was preceded by the time he spent in the prosecutor's office. I was the court stenographer and had come in contact with him a great deal in that six-year period, and the people of Macomb county had him in so much regard that one person said to him at one time: "Judge, how is it that so many people vote for you and support you?" And Justice KUHN instantly replied: "Because I am right; I do the right thing." Now that remark was not made in a boastful sort of way. That question instantly called from him an answer which revealed himself, because it was the intent and purpose of his life to do what was just and proper. Justice KUHN was right. We believe him to have been such. The people of Macomb county believed in him as such and they were ready and willing and did confer upon him the highest honors that a community could confer upon any man. He was just and upright as a judge. He was not a propagandist. He did not seek in the discharge of his duties as a judge to impress his personality upon anybody. I believe that it was his sincere ambition to give them the best consideration that a well trained mind could give them, render such judgment as the condition of the parties and the facts in the case required and warranted of him. He did that much and undertook to do no more and was satisfied with the result in his own mind.
Simply to do the right and just and fair thing. And so I say that he was a just and upright judge.
With him joy was duty and love was law. He had sincere love for his fellow beings. He simply desired to do his duty and in that he took his highest joy, as an artist may take joy in his work of art; as an architect may take joy in seeing the magnificent structure which his brain may have outlined and planned. So Justice KUHN took joy in the execution of the duties of his office, considering that to be his work of art, that he should fairly discharge the duty of his office. In that he took the simple joy and pride of his life. A gracious and mighty man has fallen and he honors himself who pays tribute and honor and homage to so great, so good, so lovable a man as Justice KUHN.
Mr. JOHNS:
It is indeed a great privilege to be permitted to appear before you this afternoon, as a young member of the Macomb county bar designated to add a word to what has already been expressed in resolution and address. A word of acknowledgment for valuable inspiration personally received from the life of Justice KUHN. It has been truly said that the best traditions of our Bar in Macomb county found their highest fruition in the career of FRANZ C. KUHN. The value of his services to the State are well known and recognized, and the presence here of very able and honorable men giving testimony of their regard for him must firmly establish his true position as deserving of all the honors he earned in public and private life.
At the zenith of his career,— Justice KUHN was but fifty-four years of age,—"God's finger touched him and he slept." Death came like an untimely frost upon a summer field, bearing away the shining mark it loves so, well. But, as the heavens glow long after the setting of the sun, so the skies of earth are illumined by the life of this splendid type of manhood.
Lawyer, Judge, citizen and friend— FRANZ C. KUHN stood in a class apart.
Other men have risen to high place by accident— Justice KUHN wrote his name high by virtue of a brilliant mind, tireless, energy, irreproachable character and uniform kindliness.
His friends are as numerous as the sands upon the sea and they mourn his passing, even though death be the "golden key that opens the palace of Eternity."
Justice KUHN leaves to his family and to the State of Michigan the priceless heritage of a life well spent, of work well done. The story of his life adds lustre to the cities of Mt. Clemens and Detroit, to the county of Macomb, to the land of his fathers, to the name he bore; and his memory will live for aye.
Bowed in submission to a higher will, his friends must find consolation and comfort in the thought that He who notes the sparrow's fall "doeth all things well."
One of the men who loved Justice KUHN was Justice WILLIAM L. CARPENTER:
Judge CARPENTER spoke as follows:
Justice KUHN came to this Court directly from professional practice and without prior judicial experience, except such as he had as the probate judge of one of the smaller counties. His record here made, by a little more than seven years' service, was an enviable one. He proved by that record that he was worthy and fit to be a Justice of this Court. In making this record he exceeded the expectations of the bar and of his most intimate friends. This is by no means unusual. It has happened many times. Indeed, I think it almost always happens that when a lawyer goes from practice directly to the bench of an appellate court, he makes a record that exceeds the expectations of the bar. This error of the bar is, in my judgment, due to the circumstance that we think such a judge will exhibit on the bench the same characteristics, and only the characteristics, exhibited by him in his professional practice, while the fact is the atmosphere of the Bench converts the lawyer, whose highest ambition has hitherto been to promote the cause of his clients, into a high-minded, conscientious Judge, whose highest ambition is to be faithful to his oath of office and to the cause of Justice.
This is indeed fortunate. If it were not so we would not have, and would not have had, an independent judiciary, and our American experiment in constitutional government, which makes the Judicial Department the keystone of the arch upon which that government is founded, would have been a failure.
After his short service in this Court, Justice KUHN voluntarily retired to engage in private business. If this action needs to be justified, that justification is afforded by the fact that his small judicial salary, augmented by the income from his savings, was inadequate for the maintenance of himself and family. After it was known that Justice KUHN had decided to resign and before he had made definite plans for his future, he was tendered the presidency of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company. Upon due deliberation he accepted that office and he spent the remaining years of his life in performing its arduous duties.
It has been often stated that judicial service makes a man unfit for the duties of a business executive. This statement is not universally true. This is proved by the business career of Justice KUHN, for he made a conspicuous success as the head of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company. This success was to a great extent due to the circumstance that he possessed, to a marked degree, real, practical, business capacity, broad vision, foresight, human sympathy, ability to form a correct judgment of men, to see things as they really are, to give proper but not undue weight to the opinion of others and to make wise decisions in all questions submitted to him, especially questions of business policy. He decided these questions of policy more wisely because he always gave due weight to public opinion, never forgetting that the service rendered by his company was a public service.
His business associates will testify that the fact that he always exhibited the high ideals and the conscientiousness of a judge sensibly contributed to his business success.
Substantially the entire life of Justice KUHN was devoted to the service of the public, for he served the public not only as a Justice of this Court and as the head of a great public utility organization, but in a variety of other important positions enumerated in the memorial resolutions that have just been read. This long career of usefulness entitles Justice KUHN to rank as one of Michigan's foremost citizens.
Justice KUHN possessed an extraordinarily attractive and charming personality. This contributed in no small degree to his success as a Judge and to his business success and to his success in every other position he occupied and it made for him, too, friends in every class and in every rank of society.
At the very earnest request of Mrs. Kuhn, Father DOUGLASS, who was one of Justice KUHN' S most intimate friends, will address the Court:
Father DOUGLASS:
I am not able to add anything to the record of the characteristics of the late Justice KUHN, and I do not speak, as some of you do, as one who had the privilege of knowing him many years. I met him socially a few weeks after my arrival in Detroit; this was less than two months before his death. But my acquaintance with him grew to be quite intimate, and, although it started in a social way, it soon became a spiritual relationship. Of course, I recognized in him the qualities that his friends had appreciated, but our intimacy grew, I am persuaded to think, because he felt that, as a Priest of the Anglican Church, I was able to do something for him which his friends could not do. I do not think that such relationships as ours are by accident, and I do feel that, late in April when we met, he had a feeling then of his physical weakness that made him inclined to develop our intimacy; in fact, I was able to see him after he had become confined when his business associates were not allowed in his room. So that when the last day of his life in this world came, I spent it with him, and, at the request of his wife, I administered Extreme Unction,—just as I would have done to one of my own flock; and I think it is in the record of the hospital in which he died that his death was peaceful and without agony, and one of the authorities described it as "miraculous." I believe this to be due to the administration Holy Church had placed in my hands. And so I did not know Justice KUHN as a servant of this Commonwealth, or the head of a great corporation, but as a soul preparing to meet his GOD, and I wish to go on record on this great occasion as a friend of this man— to whom justice and righteousness were passions.
Judge MOORE: I should like to add a few words to all that has been said with reference to this dear man. I am glad that the Court is to have this very wonderful portrait painted at about the time Justice KUHN began his labors as a member of this Court. It was a beautiful housing of a great and delightful soul. It was not long after Justice KUHN came to the Bench that every associate upon that Bench loved him and that affection grew as the days went by. In 1911 we assembled in this court room to say words of respect in relation to that fine judge, Justice FRANK A. HOOKER. Justice KUHN was then Attorney General of the State and began his short address with these words:
"Death takes us unawares
And stays our hurrying feet,
The great design unfinished lies;
Our lives are incomplete."
Justice KUHN dying at 54 years of age would seem to indicate that the words he said upon that day were fitting now.
I am getting to be an old man, I suppose many people will say I am an old man.
I have seen a long procession of my associates on this Bench come and do their work as best they could and go into the infinite beyond: LONG, HOOKER, MONTGOMERY, GRANT, MCALVAY, BLAIR, OSTRANDER, PERSON, BROOKE, STONE and now FRANZ CHRISTIAN KUHN. With the seven present members of this Court who were associated with me, and my dear friend, Judge WILLIAM L. CARPENTER, who addressed the Court a few moments ago, it has been a great experience. It has been a delightful life and I am glad to have had it.
All of the words of respect and affection and love which have been uttered here today were well deserved by Justice KUHN, and I am sure the sympathy of all of us goes out to his life partner and the other members of his family in their bereavement and to them we extend our profound sympathy.
Justice FELLOWS spoke as follows:
FRANZ C. KUHN was appointed a member of this Court on the 6th day of September, 1912. At the succeeding November election he was elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Justice BLAIR and in April, 1917, was re-elected for a full term. His resignation as a member of this Court took effect December 30, 1919. He served as a member of this Court something over seven years. It was my privilege to serve with him during three years of this period. He was then in vigorous manhood, an incessant worker, tireless in his search for the correct rule of law applicable to the case in hand. His opinions running through 37 volumes of our Reports were well reasoned, clearly stated and seldom failed to receive the approval of his associates. He was an able judge. While strong in his convictions, he was always ready to listen to the other viewpoint and the arguments advanced in its support. He was always just.
Around the consultation table he was helpful and in comradeship with his associates he was one of the most companionable men I ever knew. He loved his associates and was beloved by them. No one who was present at the last conference he attended as a member of this Court will ever forget the occasion. After the work was over he tried to tell us in a voice choked with emotion how much the close friendship of the members of this Court meant to him, and finally breaking down completely and with tears streaming down his face he said good-bye and severed his connection with this Court. The words of Chief Justice HOOKER on a similar occasion are most applicable here. He said:
"We are here to pay a loving tribute to one of the warmest and truest hearts that it is the fortune of man to meet,—a melancholy privilege, from which we instinctively shrink, and for which we as instinctively yearn, with a feeling akin to that of one who looks upon the cold face of a venerated father. He would turn away in sorrow, but a force, before unknown, impels him to linger, and return again and yet again. So it is with our deceased brother, of whom we today take our official leave, by consigning his well-earned fame to the mausoleum of our records and Reports, there to be preserved and perpetuated with those of his predecessors, and his portrait to a place upon our walls, where it will look down upon the scene of his labors and the friends of other days. But it is in the innermost recesses of our hearts that his living memory will be embalmed."
Chief Justice BIRD: The portrait will be assigned a place upon the walls of this court room, and the memorials which have been presented and the words of appreciation which have been spoken will be made records of this Court and will be published in the Reports. In token of respect the Court will adjourn until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.