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Midas Mulligan Magoo
     
 
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 on 10/26/11 at 12:00pm
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I can admit that I can get carried away with throwing rocks at the throne, sometimes. It is easy to overlook the difficulty of governance and often absolute power. It is easy to criticize those in power for greed, arrogance, stupidity and sloth. After all, I don't have to make the decisions they do and do not carry the weight of those responsibilities. We all make mistakes and even in the worst of times, everyone from Wall Street to Washington and down to Main Street, deserves a break.

Everyone, but the Pope, that is...

Earlier this week, the Vatican called for the establishment of a "global public authority" and a "central world bank." This authority allegedly becoming necessary due to "the idolatry of the market" and rampant "neo-liberal thinking". How much space is really left on this idiotic bandwagon if the Pope is jumping aboard?

It is pretty damn funny when the only millennium old political power on the planet talks about the need for "a supranational authority" and "universal jurisdiction" to guide economic policy and decision making. You like big government and planned economics? It doesn't get much bigger than Pope.

Reuters:

An 18-page document from the Vatican's Justice and Peace department said the financial downturn had revealed behaviours like "selfishness, collective greed and hoarding of goods on a great scale," adding that world economics needed an "ethic of solidarity" among rich and poor nations.

That's right, kids. Need a loan. Call Pope. Need to civilize savage. Call Pope. Pesky peasant won't move off fertile land. Call Pope. Little boy telling truth again. Call Pope. Global economy in trouble. Definitely... call Pope.

Consulting the Holy See on financial matters is much like asking a serial rapist to run a gynecology clinic. No matter what you hope for, getting fucked is the only possible outcome.

If there is one office or entity on the planet which should be barred from speaking on social and especially economic issues, it is the Vatican. As the world's largest land holder and promoter of some of history's greatest purges and violent conflicts I really cannot imagine a more hypocritical preacher of "equality" and "common good".
Clearly, a centralized global financial system has been in the works for a long time. I don't believe that it can ever actually happen, but it is clearly the preference of the few. "Our" own Federal Reserve system is a clear rung on the ladder to a United Nations Bank. Though this sort of story seems like a joke, rolling eyes and laughing is done at one's own peril.

Can anyone pose a logical argument for the establishment of a Central World Bank?

Between Saudi sheiks buying up British soccer teams and a Pope preaching global socialism I feel like I live in a world which is increasingly revolving around its own asshole. All the while it surreptitiously fucks itself in broad daylight and screams I'm not like that

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Edmundo Braverman's picture

Ha! Payback, as they say, is

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 on 10/26/11 at 11:59am

Ha! Payback, as they say, is a bitch. I was going to do a post on this and you beat me to it.

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djfiii's picture

I vote for the Pope as the

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 on 10/26/11 at 11:59am

I vote for the Pope as the next CEO of Goldman. Better yet, treasury secretary.

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waterloomonkey's picture

I dont have aproblem with the

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 on 10/26/11 at 12:24pm

I dont have aproblem with the vatican but they should stick to matters of religion

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Edmundo Braverman wrote: Ha!

Midas Mulligan Magoo
     
 
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 on 10/26/11 at 12:25pm
Edmundo Braverman:

Ha! Payback, as they say, is a bitch. I was going to do a post on this and you beat me to it.



ya heard?

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IlliniProgrammer's picture

NO. Government is a broken

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 on 10/26/11 at 1:21pm

NO. Government is a broken system because it's run by imperfect people. It is one of the many broken aspects of human society. The good news is that the system of sovereign nations helps put checks and balances on governments and keeps them from getting too far out of control. If we move to a national currency, this could be a prelude to a single global government. Nobody wants that.

Methinks Emperor Palpatine is just trying to spook the Jack Chick crowd a bit. :D

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Stop priest man-boy rape and

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 on 10/26/11 at 1:37pm

Stop priest man-boy rape and then maybe I will give a shit. This is partially why I denounce the current state of Catholicism. There is a higher power, but he certainly doesn't care about forming global governments and if anything God is more likely to condemn the atrocities of the state than ask all the assholes to form under one universal power.

Oh, and the shit that would be started by one fixed global currency would be a disaster. Bretton Woods to the millionth magnitude.

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It is believed the Vatican

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 on 10/26/11 at 1:55pm

It is believed the Vatican will establish a one world religion as prophesied in the Bible. Watch "The Lady Rides the Beast" by Dave Hunt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Ke7Tn3uOU Things are right in your face, you just have to do a little digging.

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itillc123 wrote: It is

djfiii
     
 
 
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itillc123:

It is believed the Vatican will establish a one world religion as prophesied in the Bible. Watch "The Lady Rides the Beast" by Dave Hunt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Ke7Tn3uOU Things are right in your face, you just have to do a little digging.

It is believed.........? "By Whom" is the missing, and critically important quantifier in your statement. For every Catholic that thinks the Vatican will establish Catholicism as the one true religion, I can find you 10 muslims that will insist the world will soon be entirely under the umbrella of Sharia law, and governed by Islamic clerics.

Just because some nutjobs in a shed somewhere decided their interpretation of a 2000 year old book was the right one, doesn't make it so.

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The IMF is "exploring" the

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 on 10/26/11 at 2:05pm

The IMF is "exploring" the idea of a global central bank. Take a look. http://www.imf.org/external/np/pp/eng/2010/041310.pdf and http://www.imf.org/external/np/pp/eng/2011/010711.pdf and also http://www.imf.org/external/np/pp/eng/2010/041310a...

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One world government

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One world government

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djfiii wrote: itillc123

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djfiii:
itillc123:

It is believed the Vatican will establish a one world religion as prophesied in the Bible. Watch "The Lady Rides the Beast" by Dave Hunt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Ke7Tn3uOU Things are right in your face, you just have to do a little digging.

It is believed.........? "By Whom" is the missing, and critically important quantifier in your statement. For every Catholic that thinks the Vatican will establish Catholicism as the one true religion, I can find you 10 muslims that will insist the world will soon be entirely under the umbrella of Sharia law, and governed by Islamic clerics.

Just because some nutjobs in a shed somewhere decided their interpretation of a 2000 year old book was the right one, doesn't make it so.

Well if you have actually ever read the Bible you wouldn't be saying "some nut job......." Despite what you may have been taught by society which makes statements about it without ever reading it. The Bible was wrote over a period of 2800 years. Which was written by 40 different authors over that span in time and can be scientifically validated as in the Bible so far 1735 prophecies on over 600 different subject matters proven with secular sources. In addition there is no contradiction among the 40 authors who with God's will wrote 66 books to complete the Bible as a whole.

No other book throughout history is able to say the same claims. Islam, Hindu, Buddhist, Native American religions, Wiccan, etc do not have the validity like the Bible. Catholicism also doesnt follow the Bible too.

Myself being a researcher I'm willing to send you a thousand dollars if you can find a prophecy that was supposed to happen but hasn't yet? Now to keep the rift raft down if you fail to provide evidence you send me $500 otherwise I'd be getting a bunch of poorly thought out responses. The Bible can be proven like a science. Also just to start things off please don't mention Genesis 1 when Elimhem (Hebrew word for God in reference to father, son and Holy spirit) made the Earth because then I'm going to have to discuss Quantum Physics. The shit we were taught in school wasnt correct in regards to history. There's plenty of evidence that the big bang theory is bs. How can you have something that was created from nothing? Makes no sense.

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Also you will notice a lot of

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Also you will notice a lot of the symbols of Islam and Catholicism are the same. Why would that be the case?

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UFOinsider's picture

A few thoughts on this, in no

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A few thoughts on this, in no particular order:

1. The U.N. is the new world order, but is toothless and will remain so for generations.
2. The Vatican is playing to the third world, where the Church is actually growing.
3. So ^ implicitly, we are being sold out - Explicitly, we don't care nor should we.
4. It's not socialism or social justice, it's called 'Liberation Theology', OK??!!
5. A) Euro failing miserably B) ??? C) COOL, let's do it on a global scale!
6. I'm sorry, that was rude, can I make a deposit on an indulgence?
7. What system of interest rates will not violate usury mandates?
8. Pope recommends name: "Banco Ambrosiano, part deux"
9. Free child when you open a new account?
10. Hypocrisy never goes out of style: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_theology#R...

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djfiii wrote: It is

IlliniProgrammer
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 on 10/26/11 at 2:57pm
djfiii:

It is believed.........? "By Whom" is the missing, and critically important quantifier in your statement. For every Catholic that thinks the Vatican will establish Catholicism as the one true religion, I can find you 10 muslims that will insist the world will soon be entirely under the umbrella of Sharia law, and governed by Islamic clerics.

Just because some nutjobs in a shed somewhere decided their interpretation of a 2000 year old book was the right one, doesn't make it so.

Actually, this is what the nuttier Protestants are claiming. If you see folks referring to the Vatican as "Rome" and the Pope as "The Beast" and claiming that Catholics worship Mary rather than Jesus, they're the folks convinced that the Pope is the Antichrist, will establish a 7-year one world government, kill all the true Christians, and then Jesus will return in glory to judge the living and the dead and establish his 1000 year reign.

Some of us more moderate (post-millenial/amillenial) protestants believe that most of this stuff probably happened thousands of years ago under the Emperor Nero and later with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The earthquake, moon turning red, and stars falling from the sky symbolizes the destruction of Pompeii; the four horsemen symbolize the economic and military destruction that would bring the empire to its knees. Of course, Christ's return is still in the future and may happen in the next hour or in 4.5 Billion years. That said, given that 2000 years have passed, it would be precipitous to assume he's probably coming back in our lifetimes.

Trust me, the Jack Chick/ fundygelical crowd is going to be in a total tizzy over this. I'm not concerned because I know this is a ridiculous idea and the Catholics are just like any other Christian denomination, but other folks (the Earthquake crowd) are going to be losing hair and claiming the end is near.

Myself being a researcher I'm willing to send you a thousand dollars if you can find a prophecy that was supposed to happen but hasn't yet? Now to keep the rift raft down if you fail to provide evidence you send me $500 otherwise I'd be getting a bunch of poorly thought out responses. The Bible can be proven like a science. Also just to start things off please don't mention Genesis 1 when Elimhem (Hebrew word for God in reference to father, son and Holy spirit) made the Earth because then I'm going to have to discuss Quantum Physics. The shit we were taught in school wasnt correct in regards to history. There's plenty of evidence that the big bang theory is bs. How can you have something that was created from nothing? Makes no sense.

Where do we start with this? Yes, it's possible to prove God even with acausal processes from Aquinas's first order argument- pi and e had to come from somewhere. Even if they came from a set of infinite universes, somebody still had to pick the cardinality. I think it's fairly easy to embarass atheism (though not clockmaker Deism) with that although Christianity or any religion that requires faith will always be impossible to prove.

Genesis being the literal word of God does not mean we should throw out the science textbooks and claim the earth was created as if it had been around for billions of years exactly 7000 years ago. There's a gazillion ways to read the first few chapters of Genesis, and in fact there are two creation stories in it. For all we know those events happened literally and man made his choice before pi and e were even pulled out of a hat. The main thing is that we had the opportunity to live in a perfect world but WE screwed it up.

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I'm Catholic and I understand

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 on 10/26/11 at 2:45pm

I'm Catholic and I understand where the Pope is coming from. The financial crisis has caused so much suffering and pain in the world, while a very few benefit. That said he is not an economist and should not IMHO, say anything about the issue. I mean look at Islam, their sharia law against riba is killing modern banking in the MENA. Theologist =/= economists at any level.

Another Note: I wish I could buy an indulgence. I remember in AP Euro talking about how some people bought the super expensive ones that absolved them of their future sins and then proceeded to rob back their donation. lol

Reality hits you hard, bro...

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In other news, Alex Jones is

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 on 10/26/11 at 2:48pm
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itillc123 wrote: Well if you

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IlliniProgrammer

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ugh, troll. no amount of

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Quote: 7) Let's hear your

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MMBinNC wrote: Another Note:

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itillc123 wrote: To address a

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IlliniProgrammer wrote: Then

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djfiii wrote: itillc123

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I hate to say it itllc, but

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UFOinsider

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No. Genesis said that God

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IlliniProgrammer wrote: I

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Illini, you are making

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itillc123 wrote: Have you

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IlliniProgrammer

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But you have to admit that

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IlliniProgrammer wrote: But

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IlliniProgrammer wrote: But

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UFOinsider wrote: The paradox

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Why is it that every

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ANT, actually the Catholic

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I don't support attacking one

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People yearn to believe.

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Well, what made Christianity

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I'd say that's a bit naive

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ANT wrote: When you destroy

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Christianity, as well as ALL

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The agenda of the left is to

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djfiii wrote: I'd say that's

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Quote: The agenda of the left

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I am protestant lol. I don't

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Quote: I don't see how I am

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for the record, I'm not

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I don't support a religious

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Use of Material.

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The contents of this Web Site, such as text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, software and other items (collectively, "Material"), are protected under both United States and foreign copyright, trademark and other laws. All Material is the property of the Company or its content suppliers or clients. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly) of all content on this Web Site is the exclusive property of the Company and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Unauthorized use of the Material may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. You must retain all copyright, trademark, service-mark and other proprietary notices contained in the original Material on any copy you make of the Material. You may not sell or modify the Material or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the Material in any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use of the Material on any other web site or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.

You shall not copy or adapt the HTML code that the Company creates to generate its pages. It is also protected by the Company?s copyright.

Acceptable Site Use.

General Rules: Users may not use the Web Site in order to transmit, distribute, store or destroy material (a) in violation of any applicable law or regulation, (b) in a manner that will infringe the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy, publicity or other personal rights of others, or (c) that is defamatory, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful.

Web Site Security Rules. Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Web Site, including, without limitation, (a) accessing data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account which the user is not authorized to access, (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization, (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Web Site, overloading, "flooding", "spamming", "mailbombing" or "crashing", (d) sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, or (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. The Company will investigate occurrences which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.

Specific Prohibited Uses.

The Company specifically prohibits any use of the Web Site, and all users agree not to use the Web Site, for any of the following:

  • Posting any incomplete, false or inaccurate biographical information or information which is not your own accurate resume
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  • Attempting to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Web Site.
  • Aggregating, copying or duplicating in any manner any of the materials or information available from the Web Site.
  • Framing of or linking to any of the materials or information available from the Web Site.

User Information.

When you register for the Web Site, you will be asked to provide the Company with certain information including, without limitation, a valid email address (your "Information"). In addition to the terms and conditions that may be set forth in any privacy policy on this Web Site, you understand and agree that the Company may disclose to third parties, on an anonymous basis, certain aggregate information contained in your registration application. The Company reserves the right to offer third party services and products to you based on the preferences that you identify in your registration and at any time thereafter; such offers may be made by the Company or by third parties. Please see the Company's Privacy Policy below for further details regarding your Information.

Registration and Password.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your information and password. You shall be responsible for all uses of your registration, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to immediately notify the Company of any unauthorized use of your registration or password.

The Company's Liability.

As a condition to your use of this site, you release the Company (and our agents and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential, direct and indirect) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code d1542, which says: "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor."

We are under no legal obligation to, and generally do not, control the information provided by other users which is made available through the Web Site. By its very nature, other people?s information may be offensive, harmful or inaccurate, and in some cases will be mislabeled or deceptively labeled. We expect that you will use caution and common sense when using this Web Site.

The Material may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. The Company makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the Web Site or the Material. The use of the Web Site and the Material is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to the Web Site and may be made at any time.

You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the content and accuracy of any resume or material contained therein placed by you on the Web Site and you agree to let any users that are identified as recruiters (designated in the sole discretion of the Company) to have access to your resume.

The Company is not to be considered to be an employer with respect to your use of the Web Site and the Company shall not be responsible for any employment decisions, for whatever reason made, made by any entity posting jobs on the Web Site.

THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEB SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE WEB SITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.

THE WEB SITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. THE COMPANY, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE MATERIAL, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.

Disclaimer of Consequential Damages.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE WEB SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE AND THE MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Links to Other Sites.

The Web Site may contain links to third party web sites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by the Company of the contents on such third-party Web sites. The Company is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third party Web sites. If you decide to access linked third party Web sites, you do so at your own risk.

No Resale or Unauthorized Commercial Use.

You agree not to resell or assign your rights or obligations under these Term of Use. You also agree not to make any unauthorized commercial use of the Web Site.

Limitation of Liability.

The aggregate liability for the Company to you for all claims arising from the use of the Materials is limited to $1.

Termination.

The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to pursue all of its legal remedies, including but not limited to immediate termination of your registration with or ability to access the Web Site and/or any other service provided to you by the Company, upon any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or if the Company is unable to verify or authenticate any information you submit to the Web Site registration with or ability to access the Web Site.

Indemnity.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your use of the Material or your breach of the terms of these Terms and Conditions. The Company shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.

General.

The Company makes no claims that the Materials may be lawfully viewed or downloaded outside of the United States. Access to the Materials may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Web Site from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. These Terms and conditions are governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of New York, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Jurisdiction for any claims arising under this agreement shall lie exclusively with the state or federal courts within New York, New York. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions are found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Except as expressly provided in additional terms of use for areas of the Web Site a particular "Legal Notice," or Software License or Material on particular Web pages, these Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the use of Web Site. No changes to these Terms and Conditions shall be made except by a revised posting on this page.

PRIVACY POLICY

The Company recognizes that you are concerned about privacy. We are committed to preserving your privacy and safeguarding your sensitive information. The following statement describes the general information-gathering and usage practices of our sites.

Our staff, contractors, Internet service providers and others involved in this site follow this policy or similarly strict policies regarding your Information.

Disclosure

The Company is committed to fully disclosing our policies regarding the collection, use, maintenance, disclosure and security of personal information obtained from users of our site. The term "personal information" includes a name, address, email address, or any other information which could be used to contact you directly or to identify you personally.

Use and Disclosure Limitations

The Company only uses personal information about its Web site users for specific purposes. We do not share user information with third parties except when we have told users about the disclosures, when we have prior consent, or when required by law.

Use Policy: When the Company gathers personal information from users, we ask for permission first. We also disclose, at the time of collection, how the information will be used by us. Personal information is used for activities such as auto-completion of commonly-used forms and helping us contact you when you solicit information from us.

Disclosure Policy: We do not normally disclose personal information to anyone outside of the Company unless we have previously informed users about the disclosures. However, some data may be used from time to time by outside contractors, including auditors or consultants, to assist us in carrying out necessary financial or operational activities. These uses will be consistent with this privacy policy and all contractors using this potential personal information must agree to safeguard it, to use it only for the authorized purpose, and to return it or destroy it upon completion of the activity.

The Company might be required to disclose personal information in response to a valid legal process such as a subpoena, search warrant or court order.

Although unlikely, it is possible that we may have to make certain disclosures to ensure the security of our Web site, to protect its integrity, or to take precautions against potential liability. In any of these situations, we will take any reasonable steps to limit the scope of the data disclosed.

Web Logs: The Company maintains standard Web logs that record basic information about visitors to our Web site. These logs contain: * The Internet domain from which you came to our Web site. * Your IP address. An IP address is a series of numbers which uniquely identifies your connection to the Internet. Although it is possible in some instances, certain types of IP addresses may be used by interested persons to identify users but we do not attempt to identify users in this way. * The type of browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or Netscape) and operating system (e.g., Windows 98) you use. * The date and time you visited the site, and the pages you saw.

We use Web log information to design our Web site, identify popular features, and in similar ways. We do not try to identify individuals from Web logs or to link Web logs to other user information. However, if someone tries to damage our Web site or use it in an unauthorized or illegal way, we may share Web log information with law enforcement agencies. The Company may provide aggregate information such as the number of users who visit particular pages of the site, or the number of people who link to certain external sites from our site, to other parties.

Changes to Privacy Policy

The Company's features and services will change over time and our information-gathering practices and policies may also change.

While our philosophy of protecting user information from inappropriate uses and disclosures will not change, this policy will be updated occasionally to include any change that materially affects the collection, maintenance, use, or disclosure of personal information.

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