Sunday, October 5, 2008

The Schillings law firm in the United Kingdom, has attempted to remove certain content from an upcoming book by former Ambassador to the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, Craig Murray. Schillings, a company which, according to Wikileaks, contains “well known UK censorship lawyers,” sent a letter to Cambridge University Press threatening libel action if the content is not removed from Murray’s book, The Catholic Orangemen of Togo, before publication.

According to Schilling, they sent the letter on behalf of ” Lieutenant-Colonel Tim Spicer […], C.E.O. of Aegis Defence Services Limited.”

“We have reason to believe that the Book may contain serious, untrue and damaging defamatory allegations about our client,” stated the letter. “Any widespread publication of the Book containing defamatory allegations concerning our client would be deeply damaging to our client’s personal and professional reputations and would cause him profound distress and anxiety. We remind you that you would be responsible for that damage and any subsequent republication of the allegations. We also put you on notice that you will be liable for any special damage or loss suffered by our client as a result of the Book and we reserve all our client’s rights in this regard.”

Speaking to Wikileaks, Murray responded to these claims by saying that there is “yet more depressing correspondence with my publisher today — it really is getting me down.”

“The publisher has an understandable fear of facing malicious and extremely expensive litigation under British libel laws, which exist to protect the reputations of the wealthy and the powerful,” continued the former ambassador, explaining the issue. “As my entire purpose is to expose unsavory truths about the wealthy and the powerful, I really do not see how we are going to solve this.”

Wikinews also spoke exclusively to Craig Murray on this issue. He made the following comments:

Libel law in the UK is notoriously used as a tool for the wealthy to suppress the truth. There is no access to justice because ordinary people cannot, and publishers will not, afford the huge legal bills involved in defending a libel case.

I have received no libel threats at all. Rather Schillings, acting on behalf of mercenary commander Tim Spicer, have threatened my publisher directly. In consequence my publisher has insisted not only that I remove vital facts from the book, but is attempting to insist that I include views and opinions which are not my own, and facts which are untrue, in the interest of “balance”.

The extraordinary thing is that the book is a memoir, and the large majority of things the publisher wishes me to exclude under legal pressure are things I was an eye witness to or even did myself. There is no protection at all for freedom of speech in the UK — the concept does not de facto exist in law here.

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Monday, October 1, 2007

Tyler Currie is running as an Progressive Conservative candidate in the Ontario provincial election, in the riding of Trinity-Spadina. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign.

Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.

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How and Why You Should Find Kitchen Remodeling Instructions Online

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Marco Shand

Have you recently made the decisions to renovate your own kitchen? Do it yourself kitchen renovating has rapidly increased in popularity over the past few years. One of the reasons for that is because of the world wide web. Online, you can not only get the materials, resources, and resources that you need to renovate your kitchen, but and then there are specific guidelines on how to renovate your kitchen, whether it be all of it or just a aspect of it. For that reason, if you are looking to renovate your own kitchen, it may be a good idea to take advantage of the world wide web.

One of the many reasons why you should use the world wide web, to obtain a specific set of guidelines on how to renovate your kitchen, is because it is totally able to use. When buying materials at the nearest shopping center, you may not be provided with a set of guidelines. While many units sets come with a set of guidelines, not everything else does. If you are buying a set of something, such as units, you are more likely to get a set of guidelines than you were if you were just buying resources. For example, if you are interested in retiling your kitchen floor or installing new lighting in your kitchen, you may need to discover guidelines elsewhere. It is always possible to purchase how-to books, but why would you want to, especially when you can get the same details for 100 % free online?

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In inclusion to being 100 % free, you will also get the amount of details amazing. As earlier described, whether you are looking to renovating your entire kitchen or just a aspect of it, you can locate the guidelines or guidelines that you were looking for online. For example, online, you should be able to discover guidelines on how to reinstall a kitchen kitchen counter, set up a set of units, replace your kitchen floors, as well as set up new lights. Essentially, whatever you are looking to do, you will discover a specific set of guidelines online. You may also enjoy the fact that many of these guidelines comes with step-by-step drawings or pictures.

Now that you know why you should discover kitchen renovating guidelines online, you may be wondering how you can do so. Online, there are, literally, an unlimited number of sites that offer you details, as well as guidelines for most kitchen renovating projects. One of those sites is likely to be a store. If you know the website of one of your regional diy stores, you are recommended to visit it and look around. Moreover to finding a specific set of guidelines on how to renovate a particular aspect of your kitchen, such as your sink, you may also get the products, resources, and resources that you may need or want to have.

If you are unable to discover one of your regional do it yourself store s sites or if they did not have the details that you were looking for, you are recommended to perform a standard google look for. That look for should produce a number of results; results that you may have been hoping for. When using an google look for, to discover kitchen renovating guidelines, it is best to tailor your look for to exactly what you need. For example, if you are looking for guidelines on how to set up a stone kitchen kitchen counter, you may want to look for using the words stone kitchen kitchen counter installation. As earlier described, kitchen counter installations guidelines are just one of the many sets of kitchen renovating guidelines that found on the world wide web.

In inclusion to being 100 % free and full of details, the world wide web is also easy to use. That is why you are recommended to get the details that you need, as well as guidelines, for you next kitchen renovating project online. Why guess or pay may money for a how-to book, when you can get exactly what you need 100 % free, with the click of a mouse?

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

The director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Pascal Lamy, suspended negotiations in the Doha round of trade talks on Monday, after a meeting of six “core” negotiators India, Brazil, the United States, European Union, Japan, and Australia in Geneva failed to make any headway in reconciling differences over agricultural trade liberalisation. The US wanted cuts in import tariffs for farm products, which were rejected by EU, Japan and India, who asked for cuts in agricultural subsidies.

Peter Mandelson, the EU trade commissioner, told the Financial Times: “If the US continues to demand dollar-for-dollar compensation in market access [cutting tariffs] for reducing domestic support, no one in the developing world will ever buy that and the EU will not either.” Brazil also identified the US stand on subsidies as the reason the talks failed.

Susan Schwab, the US trade representative, said that the other countries sought exemptions from tariff cuts for a wide range of goods and that such exemptions would defeat the object of the talks – to expand trade. “As we went through the layers of loopholes . . . we discovered that a couple of our trading partners were more interested in loopholes than market access,” she said.

The Indian Commerce and Industries Minister, Kamal Nath said that developing countries could not allow their subsistence farmers to lose their livelihood and food security to provide market access to agricultural products from developed countries.

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

On Thursday, 15-year-old student, Ryan McDonald, was shot and killed. The shooting occurred at just after 8:00am (UTC-5), at Central High School, in Knoxville, Tennessee.

According to Deputy Chief of Police of the Knoxville police department, William C. Roehl stated that the shooting was not “random” and that “they had contact with one another”. The shooting which occurred 8:11am (UTC-5), followed a confrontation in the cafeteria. Police arrived on the scene at 8:13am, and the suspect was taken into custody at 8:17am. McDonald was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where he died at 8:57am, according to the police.

Police have arrested Jamar B. Siler, also 15, and charged him with first-degree murder. Judge Tim Irwin set September 17, 2008 as the trial date. Siler is being held at a juvenile detention center.

Kevin Perry, a pastor at Word of Life Ministries, said he had spoken to a student who witnessed the shooting.

“He saw them when they were arguing and pushing and shoving,” Perry said, recounting what the student had told him. “He didn’t see the guy shoot him. What he did see was the guy fall.”

Another high school student, Chad Griffin, was ten feet away from where the confrontation occurred and said that “he [McDonald] got shot and started walking and he was holding his chest. There was blood everywhere. And then he fell and his arm hit me.”

The school was preparing to release students, and bring them to a local church were they could be picked up by their guardians. Central High School has around 1,400 students.

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Submitted by: Cristina Sheltonz

Accounting reconciliation is essential for every business as it helps you identify and fix any unusual transactions that might be caused by any accounting errors or fraudulent charges. It is a practice to compare monthly transactions of your company’s financial accounts with monthly statements of the bank accounts or credit cards. Simply put, Singapore monthly accounting reconciliation is crucial to keep one’s business on right track. Let us dive a little deeper into it by understanding the term Bank Reconciliation.

What is Bank Reconciliation?

Bank reconciliation is a process that compares the balance stated in the bank statement with the balance of the company’s accounting records. Cash is the lifeblood of an entity, and thus, one must manage the cash flow robustly. Bank reconciliation process provides a strong control mechanism that helps to bolster the resources by unveiling the misdeeds like unauthorized bank withdrawals, theft, and any illicit activities.

Why is Monthly Accounting Reconciliation Beneficial?

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Since reconciliation ensures the accuracy of data, the financial account of every business needs to be reconciled when an accounting period is being closed. Ideally, the businesses choose to reconcile their accounts on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. However, monthly accounting has been proven to be more beneficial for businesses. The best way to reconcile the accounts on a monthly basis is to get the assistance of an expert from the professional accounting services Singapore.

While an annual accounting method fails to identify the current errors and provide support in real time, monthly accounting reconciliation can figure out on-going errors and fix them at the earliest. Let us leaf through the benefits you get when adopting monthly accounting reconciliation for your company’s account.

3 Advantages of Using Monthly Accounting Reconciliation for Your Business

1. Detect Errors and Prevent Mistakes:

The best way to keep tabs on financial account of your business is to reconcile it on a monthly basis. It helps to figure out the errors, which can occur on either side i.e. bank account or financial account of the company. The monthly accounting reconciliation helps to eliminate the errors and prevent them from occurring again in the future.

2. Prevent Theft and Fraudulence:

If you do not keep track of your account record closely, the fraudulent activities (if taken place) may go unnoticed especially when your account balance is high. However, reconciliation of accounts helps you identify the illicit use of your money very quickly. It enables you to notice the fraudulent charges almost in real time and fix it immediately. Spotting illegal activities early on saves you from future hardships.

3. Bank Fee and Interest Tracking Made Easy:

Each month, the bank adds fee or interest to your account based on their policies and the use of your account. The statement shows all the changes made through the addition of bank fees and interest to your account. If you reconcile your account on a monthly basis, you are more likely to notice and track the new fees and interest. It helps you add or subtract the amounts accordingly in your general ledger. Keeping track of balance on the both accounts accurately becomes easy and hassle free through monthly accounting reconciliation.

In a nutshell, monthly accounting reconciliation enables you to keep your both accounts (bank account and company’s financial account) in good standing. When you are well aware of the status of your company’s account balance, you can better manage your spending and thus, avoid overdrawing the account. It eventually helps you to keep a good credit score in future.

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Monday, September 24, 2007

Marion Schaffer is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Oakville riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign.

Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Wikinews extended invitations by e-mail on March 23 to multiple candidates running in the Texas’ 6th congressional district special election of May 1 to fill a vacancy left upon the death of Republican congressman Ron Wright. Of them, the office of Democrat Daryl Eddings, Sr. agreed to answer some questions by phone March 30 about their campaigns and policies. The following is the interview with Ms Chatham on behalf of Mr Eddings, Sr.

Eddings is a federal law enforcement officer and senior non-commissioned officer in the US military. His experience as operations officer of an aviation unit in the California National Guard includes working in Los Angeles to control riots sparked by the O. J. Simpson murder case and the police handling of Rodney King, working with drug interdiction teams in Panama and Central America and fighting in the Middle East. He is the founder of Operation Battle Buddy, which has under his leadership kept in touch with over 20 thousand veterans and their families. He was born in California, but moved to Midlothian, Texas. He endeavours to bring “good government, not no government”. Campaign manager Faith Chatham spoke to Wikinews on matters ranging from healthcare to housing.

An Inside Elections poll published on March 18 shows Republican candidate Susan Wright, the widow of Ron Wright, is ahead by 21% followed by Democrat Jana Sanchez with 17% and Republican Jake Ellzey with 8% with a 4.6% margin of error among 450 likely voters. The district is considered “lean Republican” by Inside Elections and voted 51% in favour of Donald Trump in last year’s US presidential election. This is down from 54% for Trump in 2016’s presidential election, the same poll stated.

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Caravan Spares, Caravan Breakers and Campervan Conversions

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Anthony G Jones

Caravans often have several owners, and as time goes on, they may need spare parts.

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Many caravan owners are moving to mobile motor homes and there are more used caravans than at any time in the past. This has also resulted in many older caravans being taken ‘to the breakers’. Mobile Motor Homes These are often extremely expensive, however large diesel vans which are only a few years old are often sold at a very good discount as companies prefer to have ‘New’ vans, or vans that are only a year or two old. Conversion Kits The price difference between a large van that can be converted into a motorhome and the price of a motor home is so great that there is now a growing trade in .conversion kits. With new motor home costing perhaps 50,000, people who are happy to have a second hand one for say 20,000 Others are equally happy to buy a suitable van that is perhaps 2 or 3 years old for around 6,000 and a conversion kit. Many parts in a conversion kit can be obtained from caravans at a caravan breakers. Unlike car breakers where cars tend to have been crushed before being transported to the scrapyard, caravans are often taken to the caravan breakers intact and so are weatherproof. The caravan breaker then carefully dismantles the caravan and stores all the spare parts in a well organised warehouse. Doing your own conversion It has never been easier to do your own campervan conversion. Costs have actually come down and parts and tools are more easily available. People can make their own dream campervan at a fraction of the price they would normally have had to pay for a ready built one. Suppliers off conversion kits give a comprehensive guide to help the person doing the conversion through every stage of the conversion. These stages are planning, buying an empty van, sourcing the parts, choosing the best layout and then fitting furniture and finally completing any paperwork More and more people are choosing to convert their own camper van. This is because the price of suitable second hand vehicles has never been so good, especially panel vans. There is also increased availability of suitable parts and it has never been easier. There are now also specialist caravan breakers. Building your own comer van is very rewarding and the finished product meets your exact requirements, whether it is for sports, holidays or just weekends away. Any competent DIY person should find it relatively straightforward and there are lots of examples to look at on the internet (google images for self built camper vans). Once you have done your conversion, you will be able to make modifications whenever you want and finish up with a very professional looking conversion. Planning and cost Careful planning and working to a budget are strongly recommended and full details of both of these can e found on the internet. A really good van can be purchased for as little as 3,000 and 10,000 will buy a very new van. Fittings . decide how you want to fit the vehicle out. If you want it to have all of life’s luxuries, then work out the cost carefully – and checkout a caravan breakers to see which fittings you can buy ‘off the shelf. If you are going to eat out in caf’s, restaurants and pub grub, then you will just need seating, a bed and a cupboard and the cost will be minimal.

The author is interested in caravan conversions and lives in North Wales where there are numerous caravan sites, large numbers of caravans for sale and a

caravan breakers

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