Two days after JP Morgan Chase & Co revealed it lost billions of dollars
on bad trades, CEO Jamie Dimon said the embattled bank was "sloppy" and had
committed errors in judgment.
"So we've had audit, legal, risk, compliance, some of our best people
looking at all of that. We know we were sloppy. We know we were stupid. We
know there was bad judgment."
Montana Freemen
The members of the group
referred to their land as "Justus Township"
guaranteed
by a
mortgage
on their ESTATES natural
resources "until paid in
full." -BLOOD DEEDS-SLAYER TRUST
sentence was
given "terrorism enhancements" as authorized by the
USA
PATRIOT Act.
She was
questioned
-- "who are you ?"
Her answer was
succinct: "I am
V.K. Durham of
the Durham Trust, and I am
the
Primary Creditor of the
United States of
America."
go directly to trial on a charge of being an accessory to murder
in connection
with the
calls for an international body dedicated to
information-sharing and an international court to oversee the terrorism
blacklist of individuals and organizations
.
“Without trust, democracy,
and order will go.”
Cue the politician:
Calgary pool shark happens to sit on
city
council
“Of course there must be a
full independent inquiry on both sides. In
great
detail, and with
consequences.
in connection
with the
calls for an international body dedicated to
information-sharing and an international court to oversee the terrorism
blacklist of individuals and organizations
.
“Without trust, democracy,
and order will go.”
Cue the politician:
Calgary pool shark happens to sit on
city
council
“Of course there must be a
full independent inquiry on both sides. In
great
detail, and with
consequences.
Freedom of the City
of London
Liveryman and Freeman of the City of
London
BAN MEMBERS OF SECRET SOCIETIES FROM SERVING IN OUR GOVERNMENT AND THEIR RELATED
BODIES - It's has to be done....
Mark Stephens driving a sheep over London Bridge in 2009
In England, the most extensive borough freedom is that conferred by the
Freedom of the City of London, first recorded in 1237.
This is
closely tied to the role and status of the Livery Companies. From 1835 the
freedom "without the intervention of a Livery Company" has been bestowed by a
general resolution of Common Council, by 'redemption' (purchase), at one time
for an onerous sum, but now for a donation to the Freemen's School.[6]
The Montana Freemen were a Christian Patriot movement based outside the town
of Jordan, Montana. The members of the group
referred to their land as "Justus Township" and had declared themselves no
longer under the authority of any outside government. They became the
center of
public attention in 1996 when they engaged in a prolonged
armed standoff
with
agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
New freemen are enrolled in a ceremony in
Guildhall, when they receive a
guide to
conducting their lives in an honourable fashion and an
impressive
sealed
certificate.
Freemen's children get admission
preference at the City of London Freemen's School. There are a
number of rights traditionally but apocryphally associated with freemen—the
right to drive sheep and cattle over London Bridge; to a silken rope, if hanged; to
carry a naked sword in public; or that if the City of
London Police finds a
freeman drunk and incapable, they
will bundle him or her
into a taxi and send them home rather than throw
them into a cell. While sheep
have occasionally been driven over London Bridge on special occasions, the rest
of these "privileges" are now
effectively symbolic.
The belief that
freemen have droving rights over the bridges appears to be a
misinterpretation of freemen's historic freedom from bridge tolls when bringing
animals into the City for sale.[7]
Nevertheless, this "invented" right has
been exercised periodically in modern
times:
preference at the City of London Freemen's School. There are a
number of rights traditionally but apocryphally associated with freemen—the
right to drive sheep and cattle over London Bridge; to a silken rope, if hanged; to
carry a naked sword in public; or that if the City of
London Police finds a
freeman drunk and incapable, they
will bundle him or her
into a taxi and send them home rather than throw
them into a cell. While sheep
have occasionally been driven over London Bridge on special occasions, the rest
of these "privileges" are now
effectively symbolic.
The belief that
freemen have droving rights over the bridges appears to be a
misinterpretation of freemen's historic freedom from bridge tolls when bringing
animals into the City for sale.[7]
Nevertheless, this "invented" right has
been exercised periodically in modern
times:
Trust must be
established.”
Ms. V. K. Durham
explained how
and why she, as the CEO of the
Durham Trust, became
the
primary creditor of
the
United States of
America through her ownership
and control of a debt
instrument
created by
the Legislature of Peru in
1875, and assumed as a
debt of
the
United
States some thirty-two years
or so later.
established.”
Ms. V. K. Durham
explained how
and why she, as the CEO of the
Durham Trust, became
the
primary creditor of
the
United States of
America through her ownership
and control of a debt
instrument
created by
the Legislature of Peru in
1875, and assumed as a
debt of
the
United
States some thirty-two years
or so later.
Slowly, the word circulated throughout the
international banking
community that V. K. Durham was
not dead,
and
that The Durham Trust, of
which she was a
founding
member and CEO, had the
only lawful "color
instruments"
comprising the debt created by Peru
and
guaranteed
by a
mortgage
on their natural resources "until paid in
full."
," and
it is a one-time only Commodity Contract
( the same
as
a Bill of
Lading ),
May, 1875
This instrument has come to be known
as
"the Bonus
3392-181
Providing for payment in gold, with interest,
and sold in New York in
the spring of 1875.
a Bill of
Lading "the Bonus
3392-181
The purpose of
this Contract was to provide the
government of Peru
with gold currency so that the English Bond holders who had helped
finance the construction of their railroad system could be
paid off.
this Contract was to provide the
government of Peru
with gold currency so that the English Bond holders who had helped
finance the construction of their railroad system could be
paid off.
a Bill of
Lading "the Bonus
3392-181
It was one of many and various instruments
floated at that time, to raise money in gold
for their creditors in the
City of London.
floated at that time, to raise money in gold
for their creditors in the
City of London.
a Bill of
Lading "the Bonus
3392-181
Eventually, almost all of the
debt instruments sold by business agents or
factors on behalf of Peru were
either resold, and liquidated or
otherwise cashed out, mostly by
the thirty-year maturity date
which was most common
then, or 1905.
debt instruments sold by business agents or
factors on behalf of Peru were
either resold, and liquidated or
otherwise cashed out, mostly by
the thirty-year maturity date
which was most common
then, or 1905.
a Bill of
Lading "the Bonus
3392-181'free sisters'
V.K. Durham was not dead -- despite having been declared
'dead'
by the
so-called Social
Security Administration in Region
V.
There is a long-standing tradition
of admitting women,
who used to be
called 'free sisters' but who are now also
called
Freemen.
In Calgary, Alberta, Canada, instead of a key, esteemed visitors
receive a white Smithbilt[17] cowboy hat and usually recite one of two oaths
(one formal, the other more silly) to become honorary Calgarians.[18]
of admitting women,
who used to be
called 'free sisters' but who are now also
called
Freemen.
In Calgary, Alberta, Canada, instead of a key, esteemed visitors
receive a white Smithbilt[17] cowboy hat and usually recite one of two oaths
(one formal, the other more silly) to become honorary Calgarians.[18]
The Story of the Durham Trust
OSS/CIA officer,
Colonel Russell
Hermann ( originally a Coast Guard
recruit ), originally a Coast Guard recruit
IN
OCTOBER OF 2002, the widow of a long-serving
OSS/CIA officer,
Colonel Russell
Hermann ( originally a Coast Guard
recruit ), approached
the Federal Reserve
Bank in Omaha and
requested entry.
She was
questioned
-- "who are you ?"
Her answer was succinct: "I am
V.K. Durham of
the Durham Trust, and I am
the Primary Creditor of the
United States of
America."
2002
granted
immediate access to this regional
member bank of the Federal
Reserve
System
In the next few minutes, it was made
clear to the officials
of the
bank, and thus to the Federal Reserve System
itself, that Ms.
V.K. Durham was not dead -- despite having been declared 'dead'
by the
so-called Social
Security Administration in Region V. Despite having been
denied survivor's
benefits owed to her as the widow of a veteran who
had served
his country
in war, peace and during the long twilight
struggle called The Cold
War, on
the premise that she was 'dead.' She
was, indeed, alive.
OCTOBER OF 2002, the widow of a long-serving
OSS/CIA officer,
Colonel Russell
Hermann ( originally a Coast Guard
recruit ), approached
the Federal Reserve
Bank in Omaha and
requested entry.
She was
questioned
-- "who are you ?"
Her answer was succinct: "I am
V.K. Durham of
the Durham Trust, and I am
the Primary Creditor of the
United States of
America."
2002
granted
immediate access to this regional
member bank of the Federal
Reserve
System
In the next few minutes, it was made
clear to the officials
of the
bank, and thus to the Federal Reserve System
itself, that Ms.
V.K. Durham was not dead -- despite having been declared 'dead'
by the
so-called Social
Security Administration in Region V. Despite having been
denied survivor's
benefits owed to her as the widow of a veteran who
had served
his country
in war, peace and during the long twilight
struggle called The Cold
War, on
the premise that she was 'dead.' She
was, indeed, alive.
Over
the
next six months, in a series of interviews and articles
posted here on RMN
and circulated widely on the Internet via e-mail,
"I am V.K. Durham of
the Durham Trust, and I am
the Primary Creditor
of the United States of
America."
Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some
municipalities in Australia, Canada, France, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, theUnited Kingdomand Zimbabwe to esteemed members of its community and
to organisations to be honoured, often for service to the community; the term
applies to two separate honours, one civilian and one military.
Key to the City is a similar award made in several other countries, and is more
prevalent in the United States.
"I am V.K. Durham of
the Durham Trust, and I am
the Primary Creditor
of the United States of
America."
the Durham Trust, and I am
the Primary Creditor
of the United States of
America."
one military
freeman of the city two separate honours, one civilian and
one military.
Million-dollar hospital executives in North Carolina
The Charlotte Observer
Posted:
Saturday, Apr. 21, 2012Modified: Sunday, Apr. 22, 2012
More Information
Twenty-five N.C. nonprofit hospital executives made total
compensation exceeding $1 million in 2010 or 2011. Most worked for Novant Health
or Carolinas HealthCare System.
Executive raises have been generous. So have retirement packages. In 2009,
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, in Greenville, N.C., reported total compensation
of $8.7 million to former CEO David McRae, including a $7.7 million payout to a
retirement trust.
When former Gaston Memorial CEO Wayne Shovelin retired in 2009, he received a
retirement payment of $5.9 million - a combination of deferred compensation and
contributions from the hospital's parent company.
Read
more here:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/18/3182673/highest-paid-hospital-executives.html#storylink=cpy
Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some
municipalities in Canada
Prior to 1996, the Freedom was only open to British or Commonwealth Citizens
over 21 years of age and of good character. There is a long-standing
tradition
of admitting women, who used to be called 'free sisters' but who
are now also
called Freemen.
municipalities in Canada
Prior to 1996, the Freedom was only open to British or Commonwealth Citizens
over 21 years of age and of good character. There is a long-standing
tradition
of admitting women, who used to be called 'free sisters' but who
are now also
called Freemen.
CMU 2, Marion,
Illinois
Although the Supermax facility is gone, the United States Penitentiary, Marion in 2008 became
home to the other known "Communication Management Unit" in the federal prison
system.[8] The
inmates are predominately Arab Muslims, but it also houses Daniel McGowan, serving seven years for
involvement in two arsons at logging operations in Oregon. His sentence was
given "terrorism enhancements" as authorized by the USA
PATRIOT Act.[9][10]
Les Leyne: BCGEU talks going nowhere politely
By Les
Leyne, Times ColonistMay 16, 2012 11:22 AM
Finance Minister Kevin Falcon sure sounds
easy-going.
The union representing most of
the civil service just voted 82 per cent to
strike, you
say?
"Entirely appropriate," was his
serene response Tuesday.
Earlier, he told
the legislature it was "legitimate public posturing" for the
B.C.
Government and Service Employees' Union to pitch Sunday liquor-store
openings as a way to raise money to pay for a wage
increase.
"Where a union ... is putting
out a position to advance an argument, and
there's nothing wrong with that
at all. I want to be clear that I'm not critical
that they would do
that."
It's just when you get to the point
of actually trying to do a deal that his
government gets
difficult.
That's what prompted the strike
vote in the first place. They've been meeting
since January, and BCGEU
president Darryl Walker said the process has been
mostly
futile.
Eighty-two per cent is a middling
sort of mandate for the union brass to take
into the nitty-gritty round of
talks that will start next week. It's enough to
go to the wall, if need
be. But it's also a message that the civil service isn't
madly keen to do
so.
Walker said the message from the
25,000-strong membership is that if the
government doesn't move from its
position, they'll have to consider job
action.
Unlike the teachers' dispute,
where learning conditions and all sorts of
educational issues get larded
into the fight, the BCGEU contract talks are a
straight argument about
money.
The members haven't had a general
pay increase in three years. The government
is offering a minimal lift,
but only if the money can be found through
"co-operative gains," meaning
cuts from elsewhere in the system. The published
mandate states there will
be no additional funding for wage increases, meaning
no new money for
payroll costs.
Government divisions are
supposed to develop savings plans from existing
budgets to provide for
"modest" wage hikes.
But they can't come
from service cuts, or transferring costs to the public.
They have to come
from operational efficiency, service redesigns or business
gains.
NDP critic Bruce Ralston asked
Falcon in the house about an apparent problem
with the scheme. Most of the
knowledge and expertise about that level of
budgeting resides with
management.
So how does the union get the
information to make suggestions?
Falcon
said they've accomplished it in the health sector over the past few
years,
and it's doable in government.
He
confirmed the "lean" program detailed in this paper last week is an
attempt to produce savings to be used for the
contract.
If they can increase
productivity with the same number of employees so they
don't have to hire
more to deal with future demands, that would count as a
saving, he said.
The finance ministry has designated a senior official to be the
"savings
officer," charged with validating any proposed
agreements.
Falcon was just as cheerily
optimistic about all the griping that's going on
"co-operative gains" so
far.
The challenges are "very much the
normal part of the process."
He said
there's a "really healthy, good tension" between the employer and the
union in the talks so far.
If four months
of stalemate followed by an 82 per cent strike vote is a
"healthy
tension," I can't wait to see what the minister calls a full-blown
series
of rotating strikes.
Falcon also obliquely
referred to why the Sunday-openings idea apparently
went nowhere. The
BCGEU calculated they would produce $120 million more that
could fund a
wage hike.
Falcon said when you drill down
and examine the business case behind ideas
like that, "it gets a little
tougher."
"On closer examination it turns
out that sometimes that is not always the
case," he said, citing overtime
costs.
It may still be on the table, but
it looks dormant at this point.
Something
that did fall off the table is the government's initial offer of a
1.5 per
cent wage hike.
Walker said the union
understands that offer has now been rescinded and there
is no specific
wage offer outstanding.
The union was
looking for at least four per cent, and removal of a number of
concessions.
It's a kinder, gentler
version of the teachers dispute. They're both going
nowhere, but the
government and the BCGEU are getting there more
politely.
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By Les
Leyne, Times ColonistMay 16, 2012 11:22 AM
Finance Minister Kevin Falcon sure sounds
easy-going.
The union representing most of
the civil service just voted 82 per cent to
strike, you
say?
"Entirely appropriate," was his
serene response Tuesday.
Earlier, he told
the legislature it was "legitimate public posturing" for the
B.C.
Government and Service Employees' Union to pitch Sunday liquor-store
openings as a way to raise money to pay for a wage
increase.
"Where a union ... is putting
out a position to advance an argument, and
there's nothing wrong with that
at all. I want to be clear that I'm not critical
that they would do
that."
It's just when you get to the point
of actually trying to do a deal that his
government gets
difficult.
That's what prompted the strike
vote in the first place. They've been meeting
since January, and BCGEU
president Darryl Walker said the process has been
mostly
futile.
Eighty-two per cent is a middling
sort of mandate for the union brass to take
into the nitty-gritty round of
talks that will start next week. It's enough to
go to the wall, if need
be. But it's also a message that the civil service isn't
madly keen to do
so.
Walker said the message from the
25,000-strong membership is that if the
government doesn't move from its
position, they'll have to consider job
action.
Unlike the teachers' dispute,
where learning conditions and all sorts of
educational issues get larded
into the fight, the BCGEU contract talks are a
straight argument about
money.
The members haven't had a general
pay increase in three years. The government
is offering a minimal lift,
but only if the money can be found through
"co-operative gains," meaning
cuts from elsewhere in the system. The published
mandate states there will
be no additional funding for wage increases, meaning
no new money for
payroll costs.
Government divisions are
supposed to develop savings plans from existing
budgets to provide for
"modest" wage hikes.
But they can't come
from service cuts, or transferring costs to the public.
They have to come
from operational efficiency, service redesigns or business
gains.
NDP critic Bruce Ralston asked
Falcon in the house about an apparent problem
with the scheme. Most of the
knowledge and expertise about that level of
budgeting resides with
management.
So how does the union get the
information to make suggestions?
Falcon
said they've accomplished it in the health sector over the past few
years,
and it's doable in government.
He
confirmed the "lean" program detailed in this paper last week is an
attempt to produce savings to be used for the
contract.
If they can increase
productivity with the same number of employees so they
don't have to hire
more to deal with future demands, that would count as a
saving, he said.
The finance ministry has designated a senior official to be the
"savings
officer," charged with validating any proposed
agreements.
Falcon was just as cheerily
optimistic about all the griping that's going on
"co-operative gains" so
far.
The challenges are "very much the
normal part of the process."
He said
there's a "really healthy, good tension" between the employer and the
union in the talks so far.
If four months
of stalemate followed by an 82 per cent strike vote is a
"healthy
tension," I can't wait to see what the minister calls a full-blown
series
of rotating strikes.
Falcon also obliquely
referred to why the Sunday-openings idea apparently
went nowhere. The
BCGEU calculated they would produce $120 million more that
could fund a
wage hike.
Falcon said when you drill down
and examine the business case behind ideas
like that, "it gets a little
tougher."
"On closer examination it turns
out that sometimes that is not always the
case," he said, citing overtime
costs.
It may still be on the table, but
it looks dormant at this point.
Something
that did fall off the table is the government's initial offer of a
1.5 per
cent wage hike.
Walker said the union
understands that offer has now been rescinded and there
is no specific
wage offer outstanding.
The union was
looking for at least four per cent, and removal of a number of
concessions.
It's a kinder, gentler
version of the teachers dispute. They're both going
nowhere, but the
government and the BCGEU are getting there more
politely.
[email protected]
© Copyright (c)
The Victoria Times
Colonist
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