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DECREPIT BIRTH on CAPITAL CHAOS 2009 perform “The Infestation” from the album ” …And Time Begins” @ The Boardwalk~Orangevale, California 3/29/2009 also on the bill were MALEVOLENT, PSYCROPTIC, VEIL OF MAYA, WHITE CHAPEL & SUFFOCATION
Decrepit Birth are a death metal band from Santa Cruz, California, USA, signed to Nuclear Blast Records. They have released two studio albums (…And Time Begins and Diminishing Between Worlds) through Unique Leader Records and a demo independently. They are well known within the death metal genre for their fast, technical riffing mixed with virtuosic solos, and their deeply philosophical lyrics. Both of their studio albums feature artwork by renowned fantasy artist Dan Seagrave.
http://www.myspace.com/decrepitbirth
Decrepit Birth began as a cross between progressive and brutal death metal, playing complex riffs and re-occurring patterns at speeds around 300 bpm.

Recently, they have evolved into a much more melodic act, mixing direct influences — both musical and lyrical — from 90s death metal acts such as Cynic and Atheist. Their newest work, Diminishing Between Worlds, is heavily solo orientated and resembles later incarnations of Chuck Shuldiner’s band, Death.
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Buck Billo and Maxi sing “North To Alaska” by Johnny Horton.
The following year, Horton moved back to east Texas, where he entered a talent contest hosted by Jim Reeves, who was then an unknown vocalist. He won the contest, which encouraged him to pursue a career as a performer. Horton started out by playing talent contests throughout Texas, which is where he gained the attention of Fabor Robison, a music manager that was notorious for his incompetence and his scams. In early 1951, Robison became Horton’s manager and managed to secure him a recording contract with Corman Records. However, shortly after his signing, the label folded. Robison then founded his own label, Abbott Records, with the specific intent of recording Horton. None of these records had any chart success. During 1951, Horton began performing on various Los Angeles TV shows and hosted a radio show in Pasadena, where he performed under the name “the Singing Fisherman.” By early 1952, Robison had moved Horton to Mercury Records.

At the end of 1951, Horton relocated from California to Shreveport, LA, where he became a regular on the Louisiana Hayride. However, Lousiana was filled with pitfalls — his first wife left him shortly after the move, and Robison severed all ties with Horton when he became Reeves’ manager. During 1952, Hank Williams rejoined the cast of the Hayride and became a kind of mentor for Horton. After Williams died on New Year’s Eve of 1952, Horton became close with his widow, Billie Jean; the couple married in September of 1953.

Although he had a regular job on the Hayride, Horton’s recording career was going nowhere — none of his Mercury records were selling, and rock & roll was beginning to overtake country’s share of the market place. Horton’s fortunes changed in the latter half of 1955, when he hired Webb Pierce’s manager Tillman Franks as his own manager and quit Mercury Records. Franks had Pierce help him secure a contract for Horton with Columbia Records by the end of 1955. The change in record labels breathed life into Horton’s career. At his first Columbia session, he cut “Honky Tonk Man,” his first single for the label and one that would eventually become a honky tonk classic. By the spring of 1956, the song had reached the country Top Ten and Horton was well on his way to becoming a star.

“Honky Tonk Man” was edgy enough to have Horton grouped in on the more country-oriented side of rockabilly. Wearing a large cowboy hat to hide his receding hairline, he became a popular concert attraction and racked up three more hit singles — “I’m a One-Woman Man” (number seven), “I’m Coming Home” (number 11), “The Woman I Need” (number nine) — in the next year. However, the hits dried up just as quickly as they arrived; for the latter half of 1957 and 1958, he didn’t hit the charts at all. Horton responded by cutting some rockabilly, which was beginning to fall out of favor by the time his singles were released.

In the fall of 1958, he bounced back with the Top Ten “All Grown Up,” but it wasn’t until the ballad “When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)” hit the charts in early 1959 that he achieved a comeback. The song fit neatly into the folk-based story songs that were becoming popular in the late ’50s, and it climbed all the way to number one. Its success inspired his next single, “The Battle of New Orleans.” Taken from a 1958 Jimmie Driftwood album, the song was a historical saga song like “When It’s Springtime in Alaska,” but it was far more humorous. It was also far more successful, topping the country charts for ten weeks and crossing over into the pop charts, where it was number one for six weeks. After the back-to-back number one successes of “When It’s Spring Time in Alaska” and “The Battle of New Orleans,” Horton concentrated solely on folky saga songs. “Johnny Reb” became a Top Ten hit in the fall of 1959, and “Sink the Bismarck” was a Top Ten hit in the spring of 1960, followed by the number one hit “North to Alaska” in the fall of 1960.

Around the time of “North to Alaska”‘s November release, Horton claimed that he was getting premonitions of an early death. Sadly, his premonitions came true. On November 4, 1960, he suffered a car crash driving home to Shreveport after a concert in Austin, TX. Horton was still alive after the wreck, but he died on the way to the hospital; the other passengers in his car had severe injuries, but they survived. Although he died early in his career, Horton left behind a recorded legacy that proved to be quite influential. Artists like George Jones and Dwight Yoakam have covered his songs, and echoes of Horton’s music can still be heard in honky tonk and country-rock music well into the ’90s.

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UK Company Law

by Marcis Liors Skadmanis, Lawyer

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Company formation & trading structure

3. The Sole trader (Self-Employed)

4. Partnership (Self-Employed)

5. Partnership Agreement

6. Limited liability partnerships (LLPs)

7. Private limited company

8. Single member companies

9. Type of share

10. Shareholders’ agreement

11. Private company limited by guarantee

12. Private unlimited company

13. Public limited company (plc)

14. Community Interest Companies (CICS)

15. Listed companies

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1. Introduction-

The United Kingdom has enjoyed a system of company registration since 1844. In these days, company registration matters are dealt with in law, by the Companies Act 1985 and the updating legislation contained in the Companies Act 1989. Companies’ Acts have been around for the last 150 years, and are designed to set the framework in which companies with limited liability must work. The Companies Act 2006 received Royal Assent on 8th November 2006 and effectively replaced existing company legislation by re-writing, updating and modernizing company law.

Business today is often a multi-national activity. British companies may carry on activities in other states and companies from other jurisdictions may carry on business in the United Kingdom.

English law provides two main types of organization for those who wish to associate in order to carry on business for gain: partnerships and companies.

Public companies are permitted to invite the general public to subscribe for the shares, whereas private companies are not. The shares of a public company may be officially listed for trading on a recognized investment exchange for example, the London Stock Exchange. The shares of a private company may not.

The term “Company” implies an association of a number of people for some common object or objects.

2. Company formation & trading structure-

When starting a business, it important to select the most appropriate trading structure. There are four main trading structures available:

Sole trader (Self-Employed)

Partnership (Self-Employed)

Limited liability partnerships (LLPs)

Private limited company (Ltd)

Public limited company (plc) (including “listed companies”).

3. The Sole trader (Self-Employed)-

The sole trader is the amoeba of the business organization world. As the name suggests, the sole trader operates alone and, as such, is the simplest form of trading structure. The liability of the sole trader is total. This means all financial risks are taken by that person and all that person’s assets are included in that risk. Legally there is no distinction between the sole trader’s personal and business assets and so if the business goes badly the creditors can go after his/her home, car or other assets in satisfaction of business debt. The risk to the sole trader of doing business is large but there is no need for a formal organizational structure. Without insurance you could lose everything.

Accountability and regulation – there is very little regulation and official accountability associated with sole trader status. Because they are not registered with Companies House, sole traders are not required to file annual accounts or reports (other than for the payment of income tax).

4. Partnership (Self-Employed) –

Partnership is the relation which between person carrying on a business in common with a view of profit” (s. 1(1) of the Partnership Act 1890 (PA 1890)), there must be at least two persons, and “business” includes any “trade, profession or occupation”: PA 1890,s.45. The partnership is not a separate legal person, and partners have unlimited joint liability for the firm’s debts and obligations (PA 1890,s.9); and joint and several liability for torts (PA 1890,s.12). There is no distinction between the assets of the partnership and the assets of the individual partners. The partners can be pursed personally for the debts of the partnership.

A partnership is a very risky type of business to get involved in, just because of all the potential for conflict, and the financial effect conflict between partners would be likely to have on the business. However, now the Limited Liability Partnerships Act has received Royal Approval and will become Law by the end of the year.

Law firms in particular have very complex partnership agreements governing their operation. This means that the management structure, profit sharing and the life of the partnership can be made to fit any situation. The obligations are the same as for a Sole Trader.

Accountability and regulation- As with the sole trader, there is relatively little accountability or regulation attached to a partnership and no requirement to file reports and accounts with any official regulator.  You will need to keep records for Inland Revenue (and also for VAT if you are VAT registered), but there are no other legal requirements. Each partner should submit a P/SE/1 and you are taxed as an individual. If you leave the partenership your tax liability will follow you (unlike in the past when the remaining partner had to pay it). The workload can be shared.

5. Partnership Agreement Form-

(The aim of the agreement is to provide a written structure of your business with respect to each partner’s responsibility, rights, profit/liability sharing, and also the terms on which the partnership can be terminated.) This agreement is based on a full partnership and therefore some changes may need to be made in the structure if you wish to set up a Limited Partnership.

Content: 1) The name of the business/partners 2) Commencement of the partnership 3) Nature of the business 4) Business location 5) Set-up investment; 6) Contribution  7) Ownership 8) Role of the partners 9) Decision making and voting rights 10) Profit and loss sharing 11) Liability sharing 12) Business bank account/cash management 13) Accounts 14) Holiday entitlement 15) Illness and incapability 16) Retirement 17) The introduction of new partners; 18) Drawings and direct expenses; 19) Dissolution of the partnership 20) The death of a partner 21) Unfair competition 22) Dismissal of a partner 23) Signatures.

6. Limited liability partnerships (LLPs)

The Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 allows for partners to achieve limited liability up to a point. It allows liability to be limited for general trading debts but individual partners will not be able to limit their personal liability for negligence. This type of partnership (LLP) was designed to allow large professional partnerships (law and accountancy firms) to achieve some protection from large negligence actions. Created by registration under the Limited liability Partnership Act 2000, they are regulated by the Companies Act 2006 as private limited companies except that the management structure is fixed by the partnership agreement. They have the benefit of being able to secure loans by floating charge.

The business is controlled by the ‘designated members’ (who have a similar responsibility to a directors / secretary of a Ltd Company) and the ‘members’. Capital is provided by the members, LLP’s are similar to ‘Partnerships’ or ‘Sole Traders’ in this respect. Incomes derived by the members will be closer to that of a ‘Partnership’ than to the dividends paid by companies. The members will provide working capital and share any profits. An LLP will be taxed as a partnership. The internal structure of the LLP will be similar to that of a partnership. The members will provide working capital and will share any profits. Income derived by the members from the LLP will be closer to that of a partnership than to the dividends paid by companies. The Bill also provides that any partnership converting to an LLP will receive relief from stamp duty on any property transferred in the first year, subject to conditions. Members will be liable to pay Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance contributions.

The LLP legislation does not allow for a ‘conversion process’ – in the way that a limited company can convert to PLC status under the Companies Act!

7. Private limited company –

The private limited company is the most common trading structure and is the central focus of company law. The company is created by a process of incorporation by individuals known as the promoters. Unlike a Sole Trader or a Partnership, the Limited company is legally a separate entity in its own right. The directors and shareholders have limited liability. When a limited company is created it will have an Authorised Shareholding which specifies the limit of a shareholders liability. If all shares have been issued then shareholders are not liable for any more debts that the company may accrue. This is definitely the most sensible option if capital is being put into the business by anyone who is not involved in running it.

Most limited companies are owned by “members” who each own a number of shares in the company. Usually, each share has a vote attached to it and so the members are able to vote on important decisions affecting the company, although the day-to-day management of the company is left to the directors.

However, it is possible that all of the shareholders of a very small company are also the directors and, following the introduction of the Companies (Single Member Private Limited Companies) Regulation 1992, it is even possible to have a single person who is both the sole shareholder and the sole director of the company.

A limited company always has staff, because a director of a company is considered an employee of the company, and a limited company must have at least 1 director, and a company secretary.

Accountability- You have to hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) for all the share holders, within 18 months of setting up the company, and at least every 15 months after that. These meetings must receive, and approve, Annual Reports from directors and auditors. These reports must include summaries of the accounts, names of the directors, details about the shareholders, and other information. At these meetings the shareholders must also elect directors and auditors.

You must also submit an Annual Return to the Companies Registration Office, summarising the information included in the Annual Reports. These details are displayed at Companies House, where they are available for public inspection.

As a Limited Company, you will have to pay Corporation Tax on all profits.

8. Single member companies-

A single member company is a private company, limited by shares or by guarantee, which is formed with one member, or whose membership is reduced to one.

A single member – present in person or by proxy – constitutes a quorum in these circumstances. If you hold such a meeting you must record it in the minutes. If, as a sole member you take a decision, except by written resolution of the company, you must give a written record of the decision to the company. (This is to ensure continuity of records if you sell some or all of your interest in the company.)

If the company enters into an unwritten contract with the sole member who is also a director of the company (and the contract is not in the ordinary course of the company’s business), the company must ensure that the terms of the contract are set out in a memorandum or are recorded in the minutes of the next director’s meeting.

A company’s register of members must accurately record its members. The register of members of a single member company must contain an express statement to the effect that the company has only one member and state the date upon which the company became a single member company.

If the company originally had more than one member and the membership reduces to one, then the register must contain an express statement to the effect that the company has only one member and state the date upon which the company became a single member company.

If the membership of a single member company later increases, you must record the details of the new member in the register of members.  You should enter an express statement to the effect that the company is no longer a single member company and the date on which that event occurred.

9. Type of share-

Ordinary shares will usually carry one vote per share on a poll. The dividend is that recommended by the directors, and the amount payable on a distribution of assets on a winding up proportional to the nominal value of the shares.

Preference shares usually entitle the holder to a dividend of a fixed amount per share to be paid in priority to other shareholders. However, that there is no entitlement until the dividend is declared. Preference shares may be: a) cumulative: if the dividend is not paid in one year, then the shareholder will be entitled to receive the arrears from profits in subsequent years. Unless the articles or terms of issue provide otherwise, preference shares are cumulative; b) non-cumulative: the dividend will lapse if the company is unable to pay it in any one year.

Preference shares may also entitle the holder to prior return of capital on a winding up where the company is solvent.

Deferred shares (sometime called founders’ shares) are now rare. Promoters used to take shares which would not qualify for a dividend until the ordinary shareholders had received one.

Redeemable share are issued with a provision that they may be bought back by the company at a later date, at the option of either the company or the shareholder.

Non-voting shares carry similar rights to ordinary shareholders, but no rights to vote.

10. Shareholders’ agreement-

A shareholder’s agreement is a contract between the shareholders of a company in which they agree how the company will be run. They all agree that they will use their voting power in the company to ensure that the terms of the agreement are complied with for as long as they are all shareholders.

For example a Shareholders Agreement includes the following clauses: 1) company details, 2) shareholder details, 3) business of the company, 4) directors’ meetings, 5) management decisions, 6) appointment of directors, 7) transfer of shares, 8) dividend policy, 9) winding up, 10) termination, 11) confidentiality 12) no assignment and 13) communications.

11. Private company limited by guarantee –

In this type of company, members do not make any contribution to the capital during its lifetime as they do not purchase shares. The members’ liability is limited to the amount that they each agree to contribute to the company’s assets if it is wound up.

There are three different types of Limited by Guarantee Companies:

a) Club / Association, b) Charity, c) Flat Management etc.

12. Private unlimited company –

This type of company may or may not have a share capital and there is no limit to the members’ liability. Because there is no limitation on members’ liability, the company has to disclose less information than other types of company.

13. Public limited company (plc)-

This type of company has a share capital and, the liability of each member is limited to the amount unpaid on shares that a member holds. A public limited company may offer its shares for sale to the general public and may also be quoted on the stock exchange.

A limited company with a share capital is a public company if:

a) it has been registered or re-registered as a public company on or after 22 December 1980;

b) its memorandum states that it is a public company;

c) its name ends with ‘Public Limited Company’ or ‘PLC’ or if it is a Welsh company,  – that is, a company the memorandum of which says that its registered office must be in Wales –  it may use the Welsh equivalents, namely ‘Cwmni Cyfyngedig Cyhoeddus’ or ‘CCC’;

d) it has an authorised share capital of at least £50,000 or at least €65,600 and states this in its memorandum.

Note- A Community Interest Public Limited Company: its name must end with ‘community interest public limited company’ or ‘community interest p.l.c.’ (or, if it is a Welsh company, it may use the Welsh equivalents, namely ‘cwmni buddiant cymunedol cyhoeddus cyfyngedig’ or ‘cwmni buddiant cymunedol c.c.c’);

A newly formed public company cannot commence business activities or exercise any borrowing powers until Companies House has issued a trading certificate under section 761 of the Companies Act 2006 (previously under section 117 of the Companies Act 1985).

Companies House will issue a Trading Certificate to a public company if the value of the company’s allotted share capital is not less than £50,000 or €65,600. This requirement must be wholly satisfied either in sterling or in euros, as a mixture of both will not be sufficient to meet the legal requirements. (This does not prevent the rest of the company’s capital being in a mixture of sterling, euros and even other currencies).

A PLC must have at least two members and a minimum of two company Directors. The Company Secretary must be a person who appears to the directors to have the necessary knowledge and ability to fulfil the functions or is a member of any of the following bodies:

the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales;

the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland;

the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland;

the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators;

the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants;

the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (formerly known as the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants); or

the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.

14. Community Interest Companies (CICS)-

Community interest companies (CIC) are a new type of limited company designed specifically for those wishing to operate for the benefit of the community rather than for the benefit of the owners of the company. This means that a CIC cannot be formed or used solely for the personal gain of a particular person, or group of people.  CICs can be limited by shares, or by guarantee, and will have a statutory “Asset Lock” to prevent the assets and profits being distributed, except as permitted by legislation. This ensures the assets and profits are retained within the CIC for community purposes, or transferred to another asset-locked organisation, such as another CIC or charity.

A CIC cannot be formed to support political activities and a company that is a charity cannot be a CIC, unless it gives up its charitable status. However, a charity may apply to register a CIC as a subsidiary company.

The Regulator – the companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 “the Act” established the Regulator as an independent public office holder appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. The appointment was subject to an open public recruitment process monitored by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The Regulator is an independent official and her powers are set out in the Act and the Community Interest Company Regulations 2005. The Act requires her to discharge her functions in accordance with good regulatory practice. In particular, she must have regard to:

• The likely impact of her actions on those affected
• The results of consultation with stakeholders
• The efficient and economic use of her resources

The Government expects the Regulator to be a “light touch regulator” who will encourage the development of the CIC brand and provide guidance and assistance on matters relating to CICs.

15. Listed companies-

Those public limited companies which wish to trade their shares are “listed” on the London Stock Exchange.

Shareholders in listed companies enjoy the same protection of “limited liability” afforded to members of other public (and private) companies. As with other public companies, there is a gulf between the small number of directors and potentially thousands of shareholders and this is even more pronounced I listed companies, where shareholder may live anywhere in the world.

Source:

Partnership Act 1890

Companies Act 2006

Gower and Davies: The Principles of Modern Company Law (Paperback)  by L.C.B. Gower, Sweet&Maxwell, 2008

Alan Dignam, John Lowry „Company Law”, Oxford University Press, 2006

Stephen Judge „Company Law 2008 and 2009” , Oxford University Press, 2008

Jacqueline Martin, Chris Turner „Company Law 2009-2010 edition”, Hodder Education, 2009

Chris Taylor „Company Law”, Pearson Longman, 2009

Derek French, Stephen Mayson, Christopher Ryan „Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law”Oxford University Press, 2007

Companies House || http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk

Fast Link Solutions || http://www.fastlinksolutions.co.uk

Community interest companies || www.cicregulator.gov.uk

– Marcis Liors Skadmanis LL.M.

Lawyer
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1) Business Law

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3) Commercial and Financial Law

4) Real Estate and property Law

5) Inheritance Law

6) Investments Law

7) International Transactions

8) Private International Law

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Marcis Liors Skadmanis

First before answering, I want to assure you that I am completely sane when I make reference to this story. I have seen a lot of answers to my situation, that continuakky indulge upon my mental well being. For the record, with proof, I am a sane individual. There should be NO ANSWERS ABOUT MY SANITY. My goal is to tell as many people as possible of the injustices that happened at the University of Michigan. Here is my story:

My story begins back in September of 2007. I was going to college where I was viewed as a loner or a person that stayed to himself. What happened next, followed harrassment by my dorm room of college kids my own age(Eventually a guard would be put below my window). I left the college, but it was in regards to a desicion in career opportunities not met while at that college. Three months later(January of 2008), I decided to return(stupid) only to find harrassment and stalking becoming ever more commonplace. In campus I was followed around, made fun of and harrassed. Eventually, things that I would do in my apartment, people would know/repeat what would happen there. In fact everytime I would move in my apartment, a car alarm would go off; deployed by the students that stayed in my building. Eventually it got so bad that there was a protest that happened below my apartment. I decided that I would move to another apartment that was offered by student housing. This was worse, being that this place was bugged, and a man inside a vehicle outside my apartment would yell degrading comments everytime I would move in the apartment. Now through this experience comes a question as to how would you know your apartment was bugged? Well, I would here people talk about my apartment on the street, or hear the exact same songs being played in parties that would play in my apartment. Eventually it got so bad that people outside my apartment would yell I going to kill you!!! as well as kick the apartment wall outside my apartment. It was from this point that I decided to talk to the police. When I talked to them nothing got solved except the harassment being more intensified. Men outside my apartment were yelling degrading comments, students were demanding I "talk to someone" due to my loner behavior, and I began to become an outcast on the college’s campus. Eventually being refered as a weirdo, psychopath and other degrading terms. When I decided to leave to go home, men came oustide my dorm room demanded I stay at the college, and began to make death threats. It got so bad that I could see them outside the window making these threats. That is when I decided to call the cops a second time. When the cops came, they said there was no foot prints outside my window, and requested that I go to the hosptial. While there I see the exact same guys that were there outside my window were there in the hospital(same guys that bugged me). Fearing for my life, I told the doctors that I was hearing voices and was put in a hospital. Thinking that everything would be alright, the people in the hospital said, that you should go back to the college and they began wearing the college’s emblems(From one nightmare to the next). Eventually I got out of the hospital and went home to my parent’s house. When I was there I found the wire’s in my basement messed up, and my house, and phone conversations "bugged". When I would go and walk on the street things that happened in my house, people would know about. In fact joke and talk about the ailments that happened in college. On top of that. While driving on the road, a phone company truck, and/or hospital van would show every single day. To top this off, everytime I move in my own house, a car passes by with a person yelling out that you messed up and/or electrical pulses are sent through my house. On top of that they cause havoc in the world. For example, everytime "I would mess up"(as said by people who yell past my house everyday) I would see problems within my community and the world even though it sounds crazy . Because of my hospitalization, if I bring this information up with my parents, they think I going nuts and think a higher dosage of medication will work……but I am not nuts. For crying outloud I faked the illness to escape that havoc. So my life has been a living hell ever since I decided to go back to that college in January. Since that time, my life has been of harrassment, stalking, and my house and phone calls being bugged. It’s as if there is nothing you can do anything about. I want to mention that most of the people in my home town changed their license plates to the license plates of the college I went to. Plus on top of that each neighbor I would wave hi too, guys in pick up trucks would go to their houses and install bugging equipment within their residences. I witnessed this happening. The last thing I want to add is that now everytime I go past a cell phone, a third party participant yells degrading information over the phone. And everyone in my home town considers me a pychopath for leaving the college. To add further woe, when I left the country to visit a relative, these same things would happen there. The only difference was that when I would "mess up"(as said by the drivers), they would honk their horn. For example, if I would get up too fast, or start moving around a car would beep it’s horn. All these events that occured are real though it sounds crazy. My illness was faked, but my experiences real. The college I went to: the University of Michigan. In terms of who is stalking/harassing me/electronic harassment or who bugged my parents house, cars, and my car: possibly a rogue law enforcement agency.

I HAVE PROOF OF THESE INCIDENTS!
MY GOAL IS TO TELL AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE!
HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE!

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Barack Obama is the only US senator on record for voting for infanticide. As an Illinois state senator, he led the opposition to the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act (BAIPA), which says, "A live child born as a result of an abortion shall be fully recognized as a human person and accorded immediate protection under the law."

Why was such a law needed? Late-term abortions often use prostaglandin to induce contractions, forcing a premature birth. The labor contractions usually kill the baby, but not always. Sometimes preemies survive the procedure, fighting for air, nourishment, and a human touch. Standard practice has been to abandon the baby to die, lying in a pool of afterbirth and medical waste.

When BAIPA came before the Illinois Senate in 2001, Obama said it would establish that babies surviving abortion "are entitled to the kinds of protections that would be provided to a child, a nine-month old child that was delivered to term." Apparently, Obama thinks you have to be nine months old to be protected from abuse and neglect.

Three months later, the U.S. Senate passed the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act by a vote of 98-0. At the federal level, the bill included an explicit disclaimer about babies still in utero. Later, Obama claimed he would have supported the federal version.

That was a lie. When the federal language was included in an Illinois version in 2003, Chairman Obama bottled it up in the Health Committee, killing the bill.

Barack Obama is not just for abortion. Obama demands that every abortion result in a dead baby. My question is, can a Catholic in good conscience vote for a candidate who is not just pro-choice, but pro-death?

Oh, most definitely not. Our Bishop just sent out a letter to the entire diocese last week reminding is that not only must we vote our conscience, but we must remember that our foremost duty as Catholics is to protect life, from conception to natural death, and it would therefore be an unconscionable decision and a form of self excommunication to vote for a candidate that openly supports abortion, especially when there is an opposing candidate that will work to protect life.

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My name is Elvis Aaron Presley. I was born on January 8th, in the year of 1935. I was born a twin, but I remain a twin no longer. My twin brother, Jesse Garon, died shortly after our birth. It was said that I would do many great things…
When I was eight years old, I hitchhiked to a local radio station to perform on their “Saturday Jamboree”. My original hair color was infact blond. But when I was ten, I colored it black. For my eleventh birthday, I received the most important gift of my life- a guitar. That marked the beginning of my music career. I started singing and taking my guitar to school. Playing , “Old Shep,” and many other folk songs, during lunch.
My family moved to the state of Tennessee, to the city of Memphis. I was in High School around the time we moved. My father, Vernon Presley, could never keep a job, and my mother Gladys Presley, did not get paid enough to support our family. So we moved to Memphis, hoping my father would get a steady job. I graduated high school, in 1953. After graduating, I went and auditioned for Marion Keisker, at Sun Studios. The following year, I returned to Sun Studios, and recorded a sample record, with Sam Phillips listening in. On July 5th, 1954, I recorded my first single, “That’s All Right.”
Then in 1955, after a show I was doing in Jacksonville, Florida, Kernel Tom Parker, came up to me and asked me if I wanted to sign a contract with him. I reluctantly agreed.
In 1956, I became very popular. I made my first television appearance in January. I appeared on Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey’s “Stage Show”. Also, I performed on Ed Sullivan’s popular variety show, “Toast of the Town”. Then I made my first movie. “Love Me Tender”, came out in New York City, in November.
In 1957, I spent five-hundred thousand dollars, renovating an old estate, which I recently purchased. Calling it “Graceland”, it’s area consists of 13 acres. In December, five days before Christmas, I received notice that I was drafted into the army. Kernel Tom Parker pulled some strings so I could finish filming my fourth movie, King Creole. My other movies were, Loving you, and Jailhouse Rock. After completing King Creole, I reported to Fort Chaffee, in Arkansas, on March 24th.
Then in August, 1958, Gladys Presley tragically died. I was astounded and filled with grief. I immediately flew home.
A few weeks after the death, I departed to Wiesbaden. Which is in Germany. That is where I met Priscilla Beaulieu. Who is the daughter of an American Air Force Captain. When I discovered that she was only in ninth grade, I was astonished. Nevertheless, I saw her day after day. Finally, I told her that I really liked her, even though I was twenty four, and she was only fourteen.
In 1960, I completed my tour of duty. Leaving behind Priscilla, I left to go home to the United States. A while after I returned home, I performed on television with Frank Sinatra in May.
On March 25th, 1961, I performed live in Honolulu, Hawaii, at a benefit in honor of the U.S.S. Arizona. That was my last live show performance for a while. If anyone wanted to see me perform, they would have to buy tickets.

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In 1963, I had Priscilla and her family flown to Los Angeles for a visit. The Bealieus agreed to let Priscilla stay in Memphis with me.

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In 1967, I signed a new contract on January 2nd, giving Kernel Parker half of my earnings. I recorded, “How Great Thou Art”, which won me my first grammy. On May 1st, In Las Vegas, I married Priscilla, who has been living in Graceland for about 5 years.
We had a baby girl, named Lisa Marie, who was born on February 1, 1968.
I made it back to television December 3rd with a Christmas special, that rejuvenated my career as a live performer.

Read it real slow. lol. Just kidding.

Just find a forum that is strictly about Elvis and ask on it.

Find articles about him, his boyhood, siblings, first love, kids, etc.

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Some one told me this true story yesterday and it is haunting mythoughts…..I can’t believe what kind of monster could do this,and to their own child?

(Iowa)A man took his 2yr old son to the middle of nowhere on the side of the road …..stomped on him, kicked him …etc..

By the time the cops helicoptered in ,the boy was gone.(passer bys tried to stop him….but it was too late by then)
and he was still crushing the boy long after his passing.

Sharp shooters came in and shot the father down…
the boys body was so badly pulverized that they had to use dental records to identify his body.

When his wife was later questioned about a possible
motive for her husbands horrific crime, she claimed that
her husband believe the 2yr old to be a demon in the literal
sense.

Sorry if I bummed everyones day…it is so hard to shake it…
it was so evil

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg…

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These kinds of things just keep happening….
When I was 11 in 1996 (lived in Florida) I knew abeautiful , sweet 18mth old girl whom was
murdered by her own grandma(during a weekend visit)

(he strangled to death and then placed into
a storage freezer) and called the cops to
confess the next day while going about
her daily rountines.

When she was questioned she told police
that her grand daughter was a neglected
child that no one cared about….and that
she was too good for this world.

She recieved life…without the possibility of
parole…what is f***ed up? She was only
sent to jail for 5yrs for murdering her husband
(in supposed self defense….stabbing him
over 30 times)

Her 18mth old life could have been saved
if her grandma would been properly punished
for the death of her husband.

When I went to her funeral, the following weekend…it was clear that many loved her
and I still can’t remove the image of her
2 1/2 foot coffin

unfortunately in today’s world things like this happen….I have read about and or seen it to many times my self..personally I think we need to take a hint from some of the wild life around us sometimes…the nurturing nature as I have heard it called seems to portray what we as humans need to learn…child abuse is such a horrible thing as a victim myself I try my best not to allow my children to ever become victims but it is up to each and everyone of us to break the cycle. If we see something wrong or out of sorts then we need to report it and stop being so afraid of the outcome..if you see someone being abused weither its verbal, mental, sexual or physical we need to take a stand and report it. Don’t sit back and say I don’t want to get involved, we need to be involved, if our children are our future then what are we teaching them if we sit back and watch these horrible things being done to them and not taking a stand?

"Springfield, IL (Nov. 29, 2005) — Compared to women who have not been pregnant in the prior year, deaths from suicide, accidents and homicide are 248% higher in the year following an abortion, according to a new 13-year study of the entire population of women in Finland.

The study also found that majority of the extra deaths among women who had abortions were due to suicide. The suicide rate among women who had abortions was six times higher than that of women who had given birth in the prior year and double that of women who had miscarriages.

The epidemiological study, published in the European Journal of Public Health, was conducted by Finland’s National Research and Development Center for Welfare and Health (STAKES). The researchers looked at data between 1987 and 2000 on all deaths among women of reproductive age (15 to 49).

While the risk of death from suicide, accidents, and homicide was highest among women who had abortions within the prior year, the risk of death was lowest among women who gave birth within the prior year, who had less than half the death rate of women who had not been pregnant. The risk of death following a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, however, did not significantly differ from the risk of death among non-pregnant women.

The new study confirms findings from previous record-based studies carried out in Finland and the United States that have found elevated risks of death among women who have abortions. A 1997 government-funded study in Finland found that aborting women were 3.5 times more likely to die within the next year compared to women who gave birth.

In addition, researchers examining death records linked to medical payments for birth and abortion for 173,000 California women found that aborting women were 62 percent more likely to die than delivering women over the eight year period examined. That study also found that the increase risk of death was most prominent from suicides and accidents, with a 154 percent higher risk of death from suicide and an 82 percent higher risk of death from accidental injuries."
http://www.afterabortion.org/news/suicide205.html
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47705
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-459789/Abortion-risk-mental-health-make-suicide-times-likely.html
A similar study…

"There is strong evidence that abortion dramatically increases the risk of suicide. According to a 1986 study by researchers at the University of Minnesota, a teenage girl is 10 times more likely to attempt suicide if she has had an abortion in the last six months than is a comparable teenage girl who has not had an abortion.(2) Other studies have found similar statistical significance between a history of abortion and suicide attempts among adults. Thus, the actual data suggests that abortion is far more likely to drive an unstable woman to suicide than is pregnancy and childbirth.

Meta Uchtman, director of the Cincinnati chapter of Suiciders Anonymous, reported that in a 35 month period her group worked with 4000 women, of whom 1800 or more had abortions. Of those who had abortions, 1400 were between the ages of 15 and 24, the age group with the fastest growing suicide rate in the country."
http://www.abortionfacts.com/reardon/abortion_and_suicide.asp

Until there is a study proving that every single one of those women who committed suicide after having an abortion did so explicitly BECAUSE of said abortion, this proves nothing. Did those suicides leave notes detailing that they could not live with what they had done? Chances are very few did.

Having an abortion is highly stigmatized. Perhaps these women killed themselves afterwards not because they felt guilt or whatever it is you’re trying to imply, but because so-called "pro-lifers" made their lives completely miserable.

Additionally: you are only looking at statistics in Finland, which are hardly representative of anywhere else in the world. Finland has a population of only 5.4 million people – less than the population of New York City – and has an extremely good health care system, which means post-natal care is superb.

In other words: you can find results that fit your hypothesis if you plan it that way.

My guess would be in a few years it will be over 8 bucks and then all he** will break loose. From the 1980’s all the way to 2003 it was only 25$ a barrel!! In early 2007 it was around 60$ dollars then rose to 92$ later that year! Now it has reached a record high at 117$ a barrel at 3.50$, as of today! Alaska’s oil is running low, Canada’s oil is running low, and militant groups are attacking crude oil pipelines. Bush talks about needing to get off of oil dependance, but nothing has been done, just crappy hybrids and the death of the electric car. Will there be something similar to the Vietnam Anti-War protest if this gets worse? It’s virtually impossible to satisfy a growing population dependant on oil. Will it be a Mad Max postapocolyptic future?

– p.s. I didnt make the numbers up
Yeah it’s sad, we will always be slaves to oil, as long as the government controls the oil, they control us.
I would like to just put the blame on Bush, because that would mean gas prices and the war would end when they left office, but that’s not gonna happen, there will be a new president, probably Mccain because presidents are usually x-military , and gas prices will still increase,the value of the dollar like Ron Paul said will decline, the war will still go on and Americas military will still "police the world".

Maybe it is time for us to protest the companies who continue to suppress the technologies that we could use to power things without the need for fossil fuels. The fuel cell, for example,which takes the "h"(hydrogen) out of h2o (Water), is used to help[ power the Space Shuttle. Why not vehicles? The Shuttle has been around for 20 odd years. So has this technology. Answer: Petrol/oil = money. Money buys patents for alternative power sources. Alternate power sources suppressed. Sad but true.

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