John Dolva

Wow 250 million in aid over three years. Does that include wages and distribution costs? I'm sure it is nowhere the amount spent on things that kill for those three years?

Good to hear from you, Norman. Yeah, the complexity is phenomenal (there is a Professor in China that's written a, to me, very good 19 x 19 software, it should be, it was, available as a free download. I never bested it but I'm totally outclassed by low dan players too, though perhaps not with the same sense of doom...) Japanese players have tried to increase it to (the history is one of continually increasing lines) 21 (for symmetry) and found it too complex, so 19 seems to be a real ceiling. Now shapes is good one. Fundamental. It's good to consider the shape of the strength they project as well particularly early when setting up in the beginning part. A kind of off beat story here is how after ambassadors brought the game from China to Japan it took the Japanese some time to begin to beat the Chinese and I think one part was they recognised what kind of particular 'power' the central point (which has no corresponding mirror point on the board) exerts.

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Breaking News http://www.antiterroristas.cu/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=43&Itemid=59 Jueves, 08 de Diciembre de 2011 09:18 Peruvian Intellectuals Express Solidarity with the Cuban FIve Lima, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The solidarity activity of a Peruvian group of intellectuals for the Five Cuban antiterrorists imprisoned in US was praised today in Peru. The President of the Peruvian Solidarity Committee with the Cuban Five, Gustavo Espinosa, congratulated artists, writers, musicians and other intellectuals for having supported the campaign "The Five for the Five" this year. The campaign consists of a solidarity activity on the 5th of each month and the last one was performed this week at the National Association of Journalists. It was a cultural and artistic activity in which Espinosa and other delegates presented a report on their participation in the 7th Colloquium held in Holguin, Cuban Province, from last November 16 to 17. The Intellectuals Coordinator Fanny Palacios, who presented the summary of activities in 2011, highlighted the importance of more contributions from writers, poets, narrators, painters, singers and musicians in solidarity acts that reflect the sympathy of Peruvians for the just fight. She called to redouble solidarity with the Cuban Five in 2012 to achieve their release and return to their homeland and family.

Florida prison • Letter to supporters from Tony Dear Friends, I am in the prison of my destination, where René's presence of peace, respect, friendship, dedication to study and physical exercise still lingers. Yes, it is the medium security prison in Mariana, Florida. A brief summary of my trip: I left on Thursday the 5th, in the morning from Florence and headed to the airport in Pueblo. To our surprise already waiting for us was the plane from Oklahoma for the first exchange of prisoners, the ones who would stay in that zone of Colorado and those of us who would travel to the Transit Center. We flew to California. I had never flown so far to the west. I was "close" to Gerardo, because there we picked up those who were leaving Victorville. Then we had a direct flight of several hours returning to the center of this extensive country, that is to say, to Oklahoma. Nothing new was waiting for me there. I was on the list of the first ones who exited the plane: those of us headed to the "hole." The authorities there had reserved for me the same cell I had during my last stay there. Yes, the same "solitary place" where various poems of mine were born two years ago. This time, "the girls" who distribute medications were no one I could recall. There was no time or inspiration for verses. I left Oklahoma this past Tuesday the 10th. We had another long flight with the destination being Jacksonville. There we were picked up by a bus that took us to the prison in Tallahassee, where we only spent a few hours "sleeping." At 3 in the morning on the 11th, we were already getting ready to travel by highway to our final destination. It felt to me like an endless trip in a dark morning of heavy rain. We had not been able to communicate until today the 12th (it always takes 24 hours after arriving to a new prison). Oh, I almost forgot: this time, finally, there was no "black box". I have missed you all, although as I said, you have accompanied me and you accompany me always. Later, I’ll be letting you know about my first impressions here. Five embraces. !Venceremos! Tony Guerrero Rodríguez January 12, 2012 FCI Marianna 6:35 a.m. My new address is: Antonio Guerrero #58741-004 Quarters: APACHE A FCI Marianna P.O. box 7007 Marianna, FL 32447-7007

I think the topic that dealt with this covered pretty much everything and much was learnt.. Since then I've learnt that yes there were depressed handholds and there is no answer about the sole pattern but I think there is a definite footprint in the form of no blood on it on the back seat. Did it ever become clear when the antenna was broken or retracted? edit typo

Not a very convincing spin.

I know. Then for me suddenly a penny dropped and I had a glimpse of possibilities. Then it took me a looong time to go to no handicaps with those who taught me to where I had a real win. Even then black remains black till three victories in a row. It's really in the playf the clarity comes. Put a note up on a local notice board and sooner or later you'll find a group of players. Or challenge me to a game. Or Norman for that matter. He got pretty good.

Havana. January 11, 2012 U.S. editorial denounced for distorting events WASHINGTON.— The Cuban Interests Section here in the U.S. capital denounced an editorial in The Washington Post which distorts events related to Cuba, including the prosecution of Alan Gross and the case of the Five Cuban anti-terrorists incarcerated in the United States. In a December 31 editorial column, the newspaper questioned the sentence imposed by a Cuban court on U.S. citizen Alan Gross, convicted of violating the law. The Cuban diplomatic mission in Washington explained in a letter to the Post, "We would like to clarify that the accused was not tried or convicted for any ‘humanitarian work’ associated with helping the Jewish community in Cuba gain Internet access, since synagogues in Cuba had connections long before his arrival." "Mr. Gross violated Cuban law and was carrying out undercover operations; the U.S. government contracted him to implement federal programs intended to disrupt the constitutional order of our country," the text continued. This is considered illegal in Cuba, as it is in many counties, including the United States and, as the document explains, the accused has acknowledged his responsibility for the crimes committed. "It should be pointed out that the Cuban government has informed U.S. authorities that it is willing to seek a solution to Mr. Gross’ case based on humanitarian reciprocity," the letter states. At the same time, the Cuban Interests Section criticizes a section of the article attempting to justify the inordinate sentences handed down to the Cuban Five, as René González, Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino and Fernando González are known internationally. The Cuban response to the editorial asserts that the article ignores the worldwide support for the Cubans, four of whom continue to serve unjust sentences while René, the first to complete his full sentence, is required to remain in U.S. territory on probation for three more years. The description of these five anti-terrorists as "spies who infiltrated military installations in South Florida" is an attempt to misguide readers, according to the Interests Section statement. "They were simply monitoring the activity of extremist groups of Cuban origin in New Jersey and Florida, attempting to anticipate their terrorist actions and gather evidence about possible attacks within U.S. territory," the letter continued, "Thanks to the work of the Five, Cuba shared with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, during William Clinton’s Presidency, dozens of video tapes and many details about the campaign of terror these individuals were planning and attempting to perpetrate." "This evidence, however, was not used to arrest the true terrorists, but rather to prosecute the five Cubans in a judicial process corrupted by political motivations." "Documents corroborate that the U.S. government paid journalists to write articles defaming the five anti-terrorist Cubans in the mass media during the trial, violating the rights of the accused to an impartial trial." "We encourage The Washington Post to consider the arguments presented here to provide better coverage of these issues," the message from the Cuban Interests Section in Washington concluded. The International Committee to Free the Five Cubans - imprisoned in the United States since 1998 - challenged the Post article, pointing out that it ignores the opinions of many artists, intellectuals, Nobel Prize winners and even former President James Carter, who have advocated for the release of the Five. Among the Nobel Prize winners supporting the Five are Wole Soyinka, Nadine Gordimer, Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchú, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, José Saramago, Harold Pinter, Zhores Alfiorov and Günter Grass. (PL) - MIAMI 5 PRINT THIS ARTICLE

vol 5 '22-'39, initial general impression: big. p21 22 and earlier for background : On December 10 Churchill was present at The Old Bailey... Lord A Douglas...then pretty much what's been posted. It did cost him his seat tho earlier. There seems to be a lot of turmoil before and after the events that in some ways are related. Interesting window to this time.

Wasn't it really a shooting of the window frame?

a partial search. http://educationforu...ndpost&p=205264 http://educationforu...ndpost&p=204136 http://educationforu...ndpost&p=195301 the last is based on a copy of an article in the berkley barb that is in the Underground Collection. http://educationforu...nd&fromsearch=1 edit typo

That's it, Martin. I think an answer may lie in the aside I posted. (I've posted previously on these matters though a complete synthesis evades me, though I think it's hinted at). The Minutemen bit's about Oswalds comments about the way forward and the Ruckus about the JBS offering (supposedly) secretly Reagan support or opposition depending on what he instructed them.

John, do you think the five volume ''Winston S. Churchill''(with compendiums) (of which I only have vol V) by Randolph Churchill and Martin Gilbert is a good companion to these posts you have been making about this era?

Yes, I agree, but part of the point I was making is that she said ''Oswald told her''. That's not the same as Oswald did it. Sill: as a side issue there's a bit in Oswalds 'manuscript where he writes a bit about the Minutemen, I think it worthy of consideration. Also a JBS MO is illustrated by the ''Reagan Ruckus'. (Discussed in the Berkley Barb.)

''Oswald was set-up for the assassination'' and ''Oswald told her he took a shot at Walker.'' are not mutually exclusive

I think the answer lies in a consideration of the consequences of a finding that it was indeed a far right militant plot could have ripped the USofA apart from the inside. The homeland struggle was centered already around civil rights. Fonzi in his intro stated all 5 teams, one of which was focused on this angle, found credible reasons to pursue its angle. He choose one, other choose others. The one few choose was this one. I think Warrens first response to the news was to blame them. He knew very well about the JBS from direct experience (impeach earl warren). As it was, the possible Civil War was averted and turned into a decade long struggle. (and we're back to Voltaires time of indefinite extra juducial detention again in the 'free' world. Who's won?

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I think you are quite right here, Craig. There are further ways to go to show this but basically you are right on track. (imo)

Who decides what's relevant, William? You?

"But what if you were some type of social worker who dealt primarily with minorities, and you said - on more than occasion - that you thought they were subhuman or second class citizens who don't deserve the time of day? Is it fair to use those comments to sack someone from that role, as being an inappropriate person to hold that role?" What do you think, Evan?

Absolutely. The payoffs could be great though. Any info could be included as even though it may be flawed it exists for some reason. (In the long term perhaps it could form a basis for a time mapping of all individuals and events that could perhaps be presented as a slo mo movie or some representation of the data to see patterns etc.)

I wonder if Excel as is with macros or Outlook could do it?

Antonio Guerrero transferred to Oklahoma penitentiary HAVANA.—María Eugenia (Maruchi), the sister of Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban anti-terrorists incarcerated in the United States, has sent a message to all those in solidarity with the Five and demanding their liberation. The message, published on the CubaDebate website, says: Dear friends: My brother was transferred yesterday, Friday, January 6, from Florence FCI and is now in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, possibly in the hole, as has been the case every time he has had to pass through this transit prison. We do not know how long he will remain there, or his final destination, but you can be sure that in spite of everything he will not lose his inspiration for continuing to create and transmit love to everyone. As soon as he is able to contact us we will communicate with all of you who accompany us every day in enduring this injustice and maintaining hope for his return. Thank you all for your solidarity. (AIN)