Well, she warned him that love is a losing game: Blake Fielder-Civil, the husband of the singer Amy Winehouse, is beginning divorce proceedings against her, his lawyer announced on Monday. The lawyer, Henri Brandman, said that Mr. Fielder-Civil would seek a divorce on the grounds of infidelity, The Associated Press reported.
The couple were married in May 2007, and both have had legal problems since then. Mr. Fielder-Civil was arrested in 2007 and later sent to jail for assaulting a man and offering him a bribe. Last week Ms. Winehouse dropped her appeal of a fine she paid in Norway for possession of what the police said was marijuana.
In separate interviews with the British newspaper News of the World, Mr. Fielder-Civil has said he blamed himself for his wife's drug problems, and Ms. Winehouse, 25, who was hospitalized several times last year, has said she was off drugs and in love with a 21-year-old man she met on vacation in St. Lucia.
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will they get joint custody of the STDs?
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Actually she has an amazing voice and the quality of her music is ethereal, hence all the publicity, she's a prodigy, totally drunk and stoned, but still, a prodegy.
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Hum, wasn't she diagnosticated with an emphysem or something all while ago, that was either due to 1) a rare genetic condition, or 2) smoking heroin and/or crack?
Don't know if her voice would still be amazing with that.
African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma suffered a legal defeat Monday that could force him to divide his time between a corruption trial and a presidential campaign...
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Zuma promised massive public spending to create jobs and a stronger social safety net, and more government intervention in the economy.
A foreign delegation flew into Bangladesh on Sunday to identify the persons involved in laundering $200 million dollar to Singapore, and to help Bangladesh recover the money.
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Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev has signed a controversial bill on the activities and registration of religious groups, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. The legislation has been criticized by international human rights groups, who believe it would restrict the activities of religious organizations.
The law increases the number of people needed to officially register a religious organization from 10 people to 200 people, bans children from being involved in religious organizations, and prohibits people from proselytizing. It also forbids the distribution of religious materials in public places, children's institutions, schools, and people from giving out such materials from house to house. The new law includes new rules for the registration and annulment of religious organizations.
The legislation was supported by the Muslim Spiritual Council and the Russian Orthodox Church in Kyrgyzstan, but was criticized by many Kyrgyz and international organizations concerned with human rights.
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
He is Sgt. Dougall H. Espey, Jr., U.S. Army, of Mount Laurel, N.J. He will be buried April 3 in Elmira, N.Y. Representatives from the Army's Mortuary Office met with Espey's next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process on behalf of the Secretary of the Army.
Espey was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On Nov. 1, 1950, the 8th Cavalry was occupying a defensive position near Unsan, North Korea in an area known as the "Camel's Head," when elements of two Chinese Communist Forces divisions struck the 1st Cavalry Division's lines, collapsing the perimeter and forcing a withdrawal. The 3rd Battalion was surrounded and effectively ceased to exist as a fighting unit. Espey was one of the more than 350 servicemen unaccounted-for from the battle at Unsan.
Between 1991-94, North Korea turned over to the U.S. 208 boxes of remains believed to contain the remains of 200-400 U.S. servicemen. North Korean documents turned over with several boxes in 1993 indicated that the remains from those boxes were exhumed near Chonsung-Ri, Unsan County. This location correlates with Espey's last known location.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons in the identification of the remains.
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An elderly veteran of the battle told me once that the 8th literally ran out of bullets, grenades and arty shells, etc. shooting into the Chicom human waves. Also refused to believe that the 8th faced only two CCCC enemy divisions, and instead believed it faced several.
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ION KOREAS, WORLD MIL FORUM > NORTH KOREA OFFERS TO ABANDON ITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS IFF THE USA GIVES UP ITS NUCLEAR DEFENSE UMBRELLA OVER SOUTH KOREA + US REPORT: NORTH KOREA IS A NUCLEAR POWER [has warheads + delivery systems] + TOKYO GOVERNOR SHINTARO ISHIHARA: A SOVEREIGN MERGER OF NORTH KOREA INTO COMMUNIST CHINA WOULD BE THE SIMPLEST OR MOST CONVENIENT WAY [espec for US + SK] TO RESOLVE NORTH KOREA'S SEVERE NATIONAL PROBLEMS AND END ITS TOTALITARIAN RULE.
Also, SAME > FORMER VP OF JUDICIARY: TAIWAN UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW IS STILL TECHNICALLY UNDER US MILITARY GOVERNMENT JURISDICTION SINCE ITS SURRENDER BY JAPAN TO THE USA DURING WW2 - IT IS LEGALLY A US UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY AND ONE OF SIX SUCH POSSESSIONS FROM WW2. THE US SUPREME COURT MUST VERIFY THE STATUS OF TAIWAN, AND EITHER GIVE THE PEOPLE OF TAIWAN US CITIZENSHIP, RESIDENCY RIGHTS, AND US PASSPORTS, OR ORDER THE USGOVT TO GIVE TAIWAN FULL INDEPENDENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY AS A SEPARATE NATION.
Thailand's ruling coalition won a number of key by-elections Sunday, bolstering its claim to power and reducing the threat of more political turmoil...
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The article doesn't say whether the new coalition will defend Thailand against the insurgents, or what its' policies will be towards US strategic help.
Freight rates for containers shipped from Asia to Europe have fallen to zero for the first time since records began, underscoring the dramatic collapse in trade since the world economy buckled in October.
"They have already hit zero," said Charles de Trenck, a broker at Transport Trackers in Hong Kong. "We have seen trade activity fall off a cliff. Asia-Europe is an unmitigated disaster."
Shipping journal Lloyd's List said brokers in Singapore are now waiving fees for containers travelling from South China, charging only for the minimal "bunker" costs. Container fees from North Asia have dropped $200, taking them below operating cost.
Industry sources said they have never seen rates fall so low. "This is a whole new ball game," said one trader.
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) which measures freight rates for bulk commodities such as iron ore and grains crashed several months ago, falling 96pc. The BDI though a useful early-warning index is highly volatile and exaggerates apparent ups and downs in trade. However, the latest phase of the shipping crisis is different. It has spread to core trade of finished industrial goods, the lifeblood of the world economy.
Trade data from Asia's export tigers has been disastrous over recent weeks, reflecting the collapse in US, UK and European markets.
Korea's exports fell 30pc in January compared to a year earlier. Exports have slumped 42pc in Taiwan and 27pc in Japan, according to the most recent monthly data. Even China has now started to see an outright contraction in shipments, led by steel, electronics and textiles.
A report by ING yesterday said shipping activity at US ports has suddenly dived. Outbound traffic from Long Beach and Los Angeles, America's two top ports, has fallen by 18pc year-on-year, a far more serious decline than anything seen in recent recessions.
"This is no regular cycle slowdown, but a complete collapse in foreign demand," said Lindsay Coburn, ING's trade consultant.
Idle ships are now stretched in rows outside Singapore's harbour, creating an eerie silhouette like a vast naval fleet at anchor. Shipping experts note the number of vessels moving around seem unusually high in the water, indicating low cargoes.
It became difficult for the shippers to obtain routine letters of credit at the height of financial crisis over the autumn, causing goods to pile up at ports even though there was a willing buyer at the other end. Analysts say this problem has been resolved, but the shipping industry has since been swamped by the global trade contraction.
The World Bank caused shockwaves with a warning last month that global trade may decline this year for the first time since the Second World War. This appears increasingly certain with each new batch of data.
Mr de Trenck predicts Asian trade to the US will fall 7pc this year. To Europe he estimates a drop of 9pc possibly 12pc. Trade flows grow 8pc in an average year.
He said it was "illogical" for shippers to offer zero rates, but they do whatever they can to survive in a highly cyclical market.
Offering slots for free is akin to an airline giving away spare seats for nothing in the hope of making something from meals and fees.
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This is why I believe this downturn will be a full blown depression in most parts of the world rather than a "deep" rescission. The raw and base manufacturing supply lines are shutting down.
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The problem is that while the interbank market has been thawed, the letter of credit market is still frozen. People want to trade, but they can't be assured of payment so they aren't shipping. So Darth is right, this will be a depression, including in the US, though the greatest political repercussions should be in China
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America gets the flu, the world gets pneumonia. Remember the line about all our trade being dependent upon each other - well, all lines lead to America. They been far more dependent upon us than us on them.
Han Solo: You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake, well, this could be it, sweetheart.
Princess Leia: I take it back.
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I disagree with depression outlook. Some of the top economists that saw this coming see it as a L-shaped recession rather than U-shaped recession or depression.
Don't get happy. A L-shaped recession that lasts 3-5 years is really really bad. But your checking and savings are safe in a FDIC insured bank. T-Bonds are also safe.
If the FDIC did not exist, I would agree with the depression theory.
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Yup, the stores are still full of sh*t. When the shelves are bare, I'll believe that intl. trade has come to a halt.
I'd say shippers want the govt. to subsidize their business too. They see all the handouts and figure they'll give it a try.
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International trade has not come to a halt. It has slowed. I work for a company that trades internationally. 3 weeks ago orders were almost nil, but the last 2 weeks have seen a marked increase in overseas orders. Nothing like back in the Spring or Summer but still positive.
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bigjim-ky, this is something I'm trying to remember from 20 (twenty) years ago, but shipping trade has a lag of 3 to 6 months before it hits the shelves. In other words, if it's true then we won't see it until April or July at latest.
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Poison Reverse: Don't count on the FDIC. Just yesterday it was let slip that the Schumer-caused failure of Indy-Mac bank in California, actually has outstanding debts $10B greater than known. They had been foisting bad loans off onto Freddy Mac.
But the FDIC is now on the hook for that extra $10B, and they only have about $35B in reserves, total.
Though the FDIC can directly tap into the Treasury, the assumption has long been that there would be something in the Treasury for them to tap into. And this may no longer be the case.
Once that now $25B is committed, the FDIC will likely be unable to insure accounts for even $1, much less a quarter million dollars each. That they just raised from $100k.
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I'm sorry, but if shipping is down 9 percent in one part of the world and 12 in another etc. That's a long ass way from a grinfing halt. And the low rates are an obvious result of over capacity. Some shippers are going to have to fold. Big friggin deal.
I honestly hope this recession is worse than I think it will be. The worse it is, the harder it is on China and our other enemies.
Never thought I'd say this, but we might have to thank our donk friends for crippling our enemies.
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That may be true, Mike N., but coming in second does not mean we are off the hook.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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Well, she warned him that love is a losing game: Blake Fielder-Civil, the husband of the singer Amy Winehouse, is beginning divorce proceedings against her, his lawyer announced on Monday. The lawyer, Henri Brandman, said that Mr. Fielder-Civil would seek a divorce on the grounds of infidelity, The Associated Press reported. 
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
