SKINT TRUCKER WHO 'SOLD' RITZ FOR pounds 250M
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by adminSKINT TRUCKER WHO ‘SOLD’ RITZ FOR pounds 250M
0 Comments | Daily Mirror, The; London (UK), Jul 28, 2010 | by JOSH LAYTON
A JOBLESS conman was jailed yesterday for five years over an “elaborate and outrageous” scam to sell The Ritz.
Penniless lorry driver Anthony Lee, 49, duped property developer Terence Collins into thinking the famous hotel was up for grabs.
Lee said the building was being sold for pounds 250million and received pounds 1million as a downpayment.
Police say the conman then went on a pounds 650,000 spree, including buying a Range Rover Vogue for his partner and a Med cruise. Lee carried out his scam after claiming he was a close friend of the reclusive billionaire Barclay brothers who own the central London hotel.
But Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay had never heard of him.
Judge Stephen Robbins told Lee: “You were found guilty by a jury of this elaborate and outrageous scam, purporting to sell The Ritz hotel, thereby obtaining pounds 1million from your victim. This offence was compared to other fraudsters who tried to sell the Eiffel Tower, Brooklyn Bridge and Buckingham Palace.”
Lee had posed as a high-flying speculator despite never having completed a deal in his life.
He told Mr Collins he had a contract to sell The Ritz for a “bargain ” pounds 250million – at least pounds 350million less than its face value. His victim then sought the support of Dutch billionaire financier Marcel Boekhoorn who coughed up the pounds 1million in December 2006.
Mr Collins told the Dutchman the Barclay brothers had “secretive reasons” for selling the hotel and a casino through a third party.
But the sale never happened and the money was never returned – though police recovered roughly pounds 350,000 of it.
Lee, of Goole, East Yorks, claimed at the four-week trial the pounds 1million was for a separate property deal he had with Mr Collins. The businessman told Southwark crown court in South London that he agreed to refer to the payment as an introductory fee for a deal in North Yorkshire “for accounting reasons”.
Lee, an undischarged bankrupt who had a police caution for theft and was behind with his rent at the time of the scam, insisted during the trial this month he was just a “straight-talking Yorkshireman”.
Judge Robbins told him: “This con or scam or sting, whatever term is used, was probably motivated by your mistaken belief that Terry Collins had deprived you of another potentially lucrative property deal and it may be that this offence was done out of revenge.”
EIFFEL TOWER? YOURS FOR pounds 50K
FRAUDSTER Victor Lustig “flogged” the Eiffel Tower – for scrap metal.
In 1925, a businessman paid roughly pounds 50,000 for the structure in Paris and a bribe to Lustig, who vanished with the cash
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Map out a game plan
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by adminMap out a game plan to get all those hot & sexy single women you’ve been dreaming about. The more effort you put into the plan, the more fruit you will bear. And that fruit is going to taste so good (if you know what I mean and I’m sure you do).
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Programmers have devised
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by adminProgrammers have devised a way to insert a pop-up ad into the programming string of a webpage. They usually insert it in the beginning of a webpage. Programmers usually rewrite the whole programming string at the start of the webpage so it won’t be noticeable to the real author. On the other hand malicious software like spyware and adware are independently programmed applications and doesn’t need the help of a webpage to trigger its effects.
Spyware and adware works by entering your computer and constantly opens a link for an ad. Although spywares don’t really affect your computer right away, unlike a virus where computers have the drastic and almost instant effects Spywares just sit inside your computer opening up links to and ad or directing you to it. One thing you’ll notice is that the spyware is constantly getting in the way of your business and the spyware is pretty hard to detect because it does not contain the usual programming string normal viruses have.
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Fold the bill three times. Wrapping towards
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by adminFold the bill three times.
Wrapping towards you, wind the thread around the dollar bill. Tie it with three knots. Place this seed dollar in the piggy bank. The anointed dollar will act as seed money and will draw more money to it (and into your life).
Beginner Spell #2 ? Dragon Protection
This spell will create energy of protection through your aura ? giving your protection from bad luck, and bad energies.
This is best done after you have cast your Magick circle, in your sacred space around your altar.
You will need one white or purple candle to represent yourself and one black candle for the earth dragon.
Cast your magick circle. Stir the dragon of the element of the north (Earth). Light the earth dragon candle and chant these words:
?Earth dragon strong and true,
Send to me your magick new.
Egg of protection we shall see,
This is my will so mote it be.?
As you chant, envision energy moving from the dragon candle to the one that represents you.
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Insurance Rating Software for Agencies
Posted on July 28th, 2010 by adminin Insurance / Agents (submitted 2010-06-15)
Insurance agencies need rating software for increasing their productivity and profit, with comparable rating data tools for preferred and non-standard auto, home, condo and renters insurance. Enter data once and get dozens of comparative quotes back in just minutes. Rating software allows to upload your customer information from your website to your carrier and avoid double data entry. There is having 2 the most popular insurance rating software available that usually use in insurance agencies.
For Tiger, it?s not
Posted on July 28th, 2010 by adminFor Tiger, it?s not the amount of money that he wins but it is winning itself. He goes into every tournament or event thinking that he is going to win. Most of us would be happy just finishing the day with a decent paycheck if we ever had the chance to play in a PGA Tour event. Does that mean that Tiger has unrealistic expectations? When you consider he?s the best player in the world, his expectations are well in line with what the outcome could very well be.
So how has Tiger become the greatest player in the game today? He simply applied the same ideas than can work for us, taking something he loves in the game of golf, applied an incredible amount of time and effort into mastering and becoming an expert in his chosen field, and consistently worked towards bettering his skills. There?s no secret here, just a lot of hard work and time spent becoming good at what he loves to do. Do you think about the fact that Tiger plays golf with his friends when he?s on break from the PGA Tour and his charity events? How many of us spend our vacation time doing what we do for a living and enjoying it? Not many, you can be sure.
The hard part, of course, is translating your passion for golf into a viable career.
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Do not add
Posted on July 28th, 2010 by adminDo not add any other substance (foam, soap or other oils) to the water. Just add about 9 or 10 drops of essential oils and relax. The oil is absorbed into the skin and inhalation of the vapor is added benefit. For children and babies be sure to reduce the quantity of oil.
You could also take a cotton and dab it with a little bit of oil and keep it in the room you are working in. Putting a drop or two of oil in the dust bin and in other vantage points in the room will permeate the entire room with the pleasant aroma.
In case you are to use it for colds and inflammation of the sinus.
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Fitch Ratings Affirms AEI at 'BB'; Outlook to Positive
Posted on July 28th, 2010 by adminBusiness Wire, July 26, 2010
CHICAGO — Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of AEI as follows:
— Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BB’;
— US$1 billion Sr. Secured term loan at ‘BB’;
— US$500 million Sr. Secured revolving credit facility at ‘BB’.
The Rating Outlook for AEI has been revised to Positive from Stable. The
Positive Outlook reflects the company’s moderation in growth and
improvements in the macroeconomic conditions where its operating
companies are located. Going forward, the AEI’s growth strategy is
expected to be focused on investing in existing assets and large
acquisitions are less likely. Over the past four years, cash flow
(subsidiary distributions) from investment grade countries and
investment grade assets has increased to approximately 60% from almost
none four years ago. This is the result of sovereign improvement
(especially Brazil and Peru) and to a lesser extent to the company’s
expansion in investment grade markets. The Positive Outlook also
reflects the company’s increased cash flow diversification.
AEI’s ratings reflect the company’s solid portfolio of energy companies,
which are focused in four primary lines of business electric
distribution, power generation, natural gas distribution and natural gas
transportation and generate a relatively predictable cash flow stream to
AEI. The company’s key operating assets have a relatively stable base of
revenues and cash flows as the majority of their revenues are either
from contracted power purchase agreements (PPAs) or from regulated
energy businesses; stable operating cash flow translates into more
predictable dividend flows to AEI. AEI’s ratings also reflect the
holding company’s structural subordination to its subsidiaries’ debt as
well as its adequate credit metrics.
GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION:
AEI’s cash flow and geographic diversification moderately reduce the
company’s exposure to a downturn in any particular market, regulatory
changes and/or a key operating asset. The company’s operating assets are
concentrated in Latin America as approximately 70% of total subsidiary
distributions to the parent company in 2009 came from this region.
Presently, the company’s most important Latin American markets are
Brazil (‘BBB-’, Positive Outlook), Colombia (‘BB ‘, Stable Outlook),
Peru (‘BBB-’, Positive Outlook) and Chile (‘A’, Stable Outlook)
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Glucosamine is a natural
Posted on July 28th, 2010 by adminGlucosamine is a natural substance that is derived from sea fish and crustations that some doctor?s think can aid pain relief. It is actually used in some hospitals and is available in a number of different ways such as powder capsule form and also as a liquid.
If you were wondering what is a good arthritis medication that can really help with pain relief then it is possible that painkilling injections may help. They are injected straight into the site of the pain and can last for a number of weeks. There are many different types of pain medication that are very effective for arthritis sufferers and it is very important to choose the right one for your condition.
The best person to ask what is a good arthritis medication is undoubtedly your doctor or health care specialists.
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Why allow yourself to get paid less
Posted on July 28th, 2010 by adminWhy allow yourself to get paid less than your market value. Are you that rich that you can forgo the additional income?
For example, if you earned $50000 and received a 10% salary increase, you would be earning $55000. You would be ahead of inflation (inflation is5.4% including the tax bite; you would be getting an actual raise ahead of inflation).
But let?s look at the multiplier?5 years from now, if you only received a 5% raise each year, here?s what would happen:
Year Raise to: Money you are ahead
$50000 $55000 $5000
$55000 $57500 $12250
$57500 $60300 $22550
$60300 $63315 $35815
$63315 $66480 $52295
Can you really afford to ignore over $50000 in earnings? And what if you joined a company where raises were even higher?
Most people I meet work to take care of their family, to save for their future and enjoy life.
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