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Oktoberfest 2010: 200 Jahre

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Young girl prepares for the opening day Oktoberfest parade in Munich, Germany on September 18. 2010 marks the 200th year for the 2 week festival.


"The Celebrities are Going for Fruit Advantage Fruit Supplements"

Bermuda, Pembroke around 5:30 pm

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The early winds of Hurricane Igor around 5:30 pm in Bermuda.  The brunt of the storm has not hit yet.

FLORIDA CITIZENS AT RISK FROM CITIZENS INSURANCE CO.

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Florida's government run insurance company, named Citizens, could put you into foreclosure!!!!

I am the owner of a split level duplex in an upscale area of Florida.  A Tenant using "Meth" started a fire that destroyed the pool level of one-half of the duplex.  Since it is a split-level, and a duplex, that means there are 4 areas of occupancy; two street levels and two pool levels.  The Tenant's credit check was perfect, so were his references, including a very good job.  Of course, owners have no way of knowing if a Tenant is using drugs, is an alcoholic (which is protected by the 1986 discrimination laws), or has a medical problem for either and has been treated for that problem.

I had surgery 14 hours before the early morning fire and when notified by my manager I was unable to do anything.  My manager got all of the other Tenant's out of the building but the Arson Tenant left his dog to die in the fire and never called the fire department to save the other Tenants.  He is serving a short jail sentence.  God was with us and the Firemen saved the dog and I paid for him to go to the Vet to be taken care of.  He is fine.

The day after the fire a man left a card with my manager and he was from an "Insurance Adjusting" company and he said his company would take care of the entire fire,  get the insurance company to pay the "correct" price for damages, hire a contractor and handle all money from the insurance company, make sure I had "lien releases" on everything, etc., etc.  The company was told to me to be excellent in fire restoration cases and always prevailed.  The cost was 10% of the total insurance claim.

I had no choice but to say yes.  I knew nothing about insurance fires and I figured the Citizen's Insurance company would repair the unit as cheaply as possible and obvioulsy not with the new applicances, granite, wood cabinents, porcelain floors, etc., that I had just remodeled with.

Today is 12 months later and the unit is the same as the morning it burned.

We just finished going to "Umpire" (what a joke) which is an arbitration and the Umpire looks at the Insurance company's appraisal and the Adjusting  company's appraisal and decides on a settlement number for the insurance company to pay to the Owner to settle the claim; and that is final.

Good ole' "Umpie" favored the Citizens Insurance company and I did not get enough money to remodel the unit.  "Umpie" did not take into consideration that the other 3 areas of the units were smoke damaged and had already used half of the money he allowed so they could be fixed and the tenants could move back in after the fire.

I cannot sue the government insurance company, by Florida law, and am left by the insurance company with little money although my policy was for the entire building, not just 1/4 of the building.

I say JUSTICE IS A FANTASY and Insurance Companies have a license to STEAL. 

This is the first claim I have had in 35 years.  It seems that only crooks get ahead in this country, not good, honest, upright citizens that are striving to survive.

What is the answer?  There is none.  If anyone knows of something that I do not about Florida insurance law, please make a comment.  As usual, unless you are powerful, know the right people to "pay off," or have a lot of money, you are "scr???? in this corrupt country.  Insurance is a JOKE.  We are paying someones salary and not getting any protection!!!

 

 

Hurricane Igor approaches - 09/19/10

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The preamble to the storm. Tropical force winds hit the island in advance of the hurricane.

Caltanissetta, TOWN WYTHOUT JUSTICE

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To avoid problems in life, here in Caltanissetta, has been 'forced to pay damages that others do, and that they are sure not to pay, WHY' Whatever you do, CALL OTHER LAWYERS before or in my case SG OWNER, HOW HAS THE EXPERT confess, Pull all the letters and gets along Tranquility.
INSTEAD, WHEN THE CASE OF CAPTAIN is a spot in one room of the owner, 'S ORDER FOR 10CM SQUARE, in a moment made me GET A LETTER FROM HIS LAWYER, MY MOTHER IS SCARED' and had to pay IMMEDIATELY Caro, a figure REALLY disproportionate to the amount 'S WHY INTERVENTION' ACCORDING TO THE LORD MY APARTMENT SHOWS PIU 'GRANDE square meters (?) WHAT TO VERIFY ALL.
You must pay and must keep quiet. Nissen is the logic

Fire in Arizona ?

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I was on a flight from Houston IAH to the Sacramento when I shot some pictures of this fire, I don't know anything about it, but it came out well..  I believe it's in Arizona

liefst alles volgens het protocol; dat is leuk voor de zwakkeren

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een verzoek aan André Rouwvoet er voor te zorgen dat zijn naam niet misbruikt wordt, want er zijn naam gekken -


Original Message -


  From:   Thomas van Kesteren To:   ireport@cnn.com  ;  online@dw-world.de  ;  info@rnzi.com  ;  nieuwsdienst@anp.nl  ;  promo@vatiradio.va  ;  sedoc@vatiradio.va  ;  stadhuis@woerden.nl  ;  informatiecentrum@altrecht.nl  ;  info@woonbelangen.nl  ;  kerkbriefkamerik@hotmail.com Sent:  Sunday, September 19, 2010 10:54 PM Subject:  liefst alles volgens het protocol; dat is leuk voor de zwakkeren


chelea at the airport

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on the way to canada i decided that my pet Chelsea was the bravest one in the airport, i got down level with her and shot away.

National Eco Awareness Video Contest

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Changing the World… 30 Seconds at a Time.
Can thirty seconds change the world? Earth-List.com think’s it very well could. Starting September 15th and ending on November 15th, Earth-List.com is launching a “National Online Eco-Awareness Video Contest.” The challenge is to submit a thirty second video
addressing the following question: “What do you do on a daily basis to help make the Earth a better place?”


The initiative encourages contestants with access to any form of video recording device (mobile phone, web-cam, hand held devices, professional video cameras, etc.), to contribute their special way of giving back and reducing theirs as well as others carbon
footprint. As simple as it may sound, the philosophy behind this contest is to allow anyone and everyone an opportunity to show the world how they are making an effort towards a more sustainable future. In addition, Earth-List.com believes that viewers may incorporate those positive behaviors into their lifestyle. Therefore, the greater the participation, the greater the impact we can make as a whole towards creating a more
environmentally conscious society.


Earth-List.com’s platform partner, Skillcount.com, will be hosting the contest on their proprietary video rating and viewing web interface. Skillcount.com enables registered users to submit their content onto their site while also allowing viewers to rate the videos
on a scale from 1-5. The winner will be given an iPad, but more importantly, their contribution may be just enough to help change the world!


To register for the contest visit:
www.skillcount.com/challenge/earthlist
For contest rules and eligibility please see: www.skillcount.com/term

beautiful Chelsea ,getting ready for flight

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The flight with Air Canada was a nightmare.  Chelsea was a companion pet who was to sit on my lap, and they made me keep her zipped in the carrier, with very little air, and said if her head came out they would throw me off the plane.   discusting behavior.  please report them

Pro Se USA's Video for Kauffman Labs Education Ventures Program-09-19-2010

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The Revolution for " Equal Justice under Law" has begun and with your support it shall be won!-Born to do battle, drafted at birth!-Michael E. McKinzy, Sr.-09-19-2010

Bermuda, Pembroke around 6:15 pm

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Bermuda, Pembroke around 6:15 pm

Beautiful Noise

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To quote Neil Diamond:

 

It's a beautiful noise
Made of joy and of strife
Like a symphony played
By the passing parade
It's the music of life

 

This is an iReport assignment on the audio bootcamp.  You are to try to guess what, where, and why just by the sounds.

LOVE IN VAIN...HOW DO WE MEND AMERICA"S BROKEN HEART

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A Song I Wrote Years Ago...dedicated to the healing of America.


LOVE IN VAIN>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>THE PARENTING OF AMERICA

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WATCH OUT FOR WHAT YOU ASK FOR AMERICA> I THINK YOU GOT IT!!!!  Sadly, we as Americans have allowed the masking of coveted parenting skills, to foster and raise a family of siblings, in a playground comprise of racism, hatred, prejudices, corruption,persecution of faith and greed, while holding a scorecard pointing to our  "JUST-US MENTALITY" ...we...( in name only)...made a mockery of Liberty and Justice for all. In reality America....what is now transparent to us all, was always lurking there behind this deception of equal rights...and we don't like what we see. The question is and always has been....ARE WE READY TO STAND UNITED FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL....or will we, again, fall?  SANITY MUST BE RESTORED! PEACE ON EARTH IS NO LONGER AN OPTION....NOW IS THE TIME FOR COOPERATION...TIME TO RESTORE ORDER TO AMERICA'S  BROKEN HEART...that beats in each and everyone of us. Lets not continue to teach our childen to do as we say and not as we do. LET DO THE RIGHT THING, LETS GET TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER.... CREATE GOODWILL AND BROTHERHOOD ON PURPOSE!!!!.

Abel Maldonado Brings Several Investigations Against Himself, for Tax Evasion and Affair

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He was swept out of Santa Maria, California on a tide of optimism as fed-up voters rejected the sitting Acting Governor, and his large expenses claims.

 

Abel Maldonado clinched the seat for the GOP Party after he defeated Dems. He  spent most of the election campaign defending his second-home  allowances.

But less than three months after his victory, Abel Maldonado is facing extraordinary questions about his own conduct.

 

And if voters had hoped for a breath of fresh air, their new acting Governor  has  managed to attract attention for a whole host of wrong reasons  -   ranging from accusations of being a council tax cheat to claims that he had an affair with a married Councilwoman who became his live-in lover.

 

 

He is now  facing calls to quit. The first light to be shone on the situation came  when Mr. Maldonado was threatened with action over accusations that he had  made false council tax claims.

 

 

Abel Maldonado denies any wrongdoing, and insists the  woman was never actually living there  -  only his dog was.







And he explained that the Councilwoman was merely a friend in need, who was getting divorced and briefly needed 'a place to stay'.

At least, that is what Maldonado said, when first asked about the situation.


The Santa Maria Police Dept has issued a  devastating statement to officials at local  District Council, which  is investigating the council tax 'irregularity'. They also now will be conducting reviews of taxes and expense reports from Abel Maldonado's office of Sacramento,California.

 

The local and state authorities want to determine the actual numbers that left all office locations associated with this sitting Governor Abel Maldonado; and all suspicious activities that came out of his office.

 

And constituents who filed complaints against him for ignoring phone calls, emails, and making remarks such as "I don't need to care about you people in California, you almost voted a dog into office with your votes casting in an actor named Arnold Schwarzenegger."


Only time will tell how much longer this Acting Governor and Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, will last in the race as these multiple investigations take place across the State of California for tax evasion, cheating on his wife, and lying to Governor of California.








Source:

PARC Research Center (Affiliate Program Network With CNN/CBS) Leading IReport Journalist Stationed in Santa, Monica,CA






Netherlands Cancels Tour by Israeli Mayors over Settlers' Presence

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Netherlands Cancels Tour by Israeli Mayors over Settlers' Presence Date : 19/9/2010   Time : 20:12

TEL  AVIV, September 19, 2010 (WAFA)- The Netherlands on Sunday cancelled a  tour of the country by a forum of Israeli mayors because their group  included representatives of West Bank settlements, the Israeli daily  Haaretz reported.

The  professional delegation, funded by the Joint Distribution Committee, a  Jewish-American charity, was supposed to fly to the Netherlands next  month to study public policy and local governance.

But  when the Dutch Foreign Ministry found out that regional council heads  from the West Bank settlers – including from settlements Efrat and  Kiryat Arba - were due to participate, they decided to cancel the tour.

The  Israeli Foreign Ministry responded in a statement: 'This is undoubtedly  useless and harmless politics, and we hope that this is not the final  word on the topic.'

 

http://aljazeera.com/news/articles/34/Netherlands-Cancels-Tour-by-Israeli-Mayors-over-Se.html

Hurricane Igor, Bermuda (Video)

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Video of Hurricane Igor in Bermuda, recorded at 7:20 pm (AST) Local time.  Location: North Shore area , Pembroke, Bermuda.

Igor approaches Elbow Beach

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Elbow beach at 4 pm Atlantic time.  Main impact still 7 hours away.

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