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An afrobeat tune by the great man himself. No lyrics in this one just some cool funky jazz. Part of No agreement album.
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Fela Anikulapo Kuti (Abeokuta, Nigeria, 15 October 1938 – Lagos, Nigeria, 2 August 1997), or simply Fela ([feˈlæ]) was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick.
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Fela's music became very popular among the Nigerian public and Africans in general.[8] In fact, he made the decision to sing in Pidgin English so that his music could be enjoyed by individuals all over Africa, where the local languages spoken are very diverse and numerous. As popular as Fela's music had become in Nigeria and elsewhere, it was also very unpopular with the ruling government, and raids on the Kalakuta Republic were frequent. During 1972, Ginger Baker recorded Stratavarious with Fela appearing alongside Bobby Gass.[9] Around this time, Kuti was becoming more involved in Yoruba religion.[10]
Despite the massive setbacks, Fela formed his own political party, which he called Movement of the People. In 1979, he put himself forward for President in Nigeria's first elections for more than a decade, but his candidature was refused. At this time, Fela created a new band called Egypt '80 and continued to record albums and tour the country. He further infuriated the political establishment by dropping the names of ITT Corporation vice-president Moshood Abiola and then General Olusegun Obasanjo at the end of a hot-selling 25-minute political screed titled "I.T.T. (International Thief-Thief)". Delete the scoop?
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Anchorage Daily News Lawmakers go undercover in NY corruption probe Anchorage Daily News Former New York state senator Shirley Huntley arrives at Brooklyn federal court for sentencing after pleading guilty to embezzlement charges, Thursday, May 9,... Delete the scoop?
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Interlocutory orders in arbitration proceedings: Maldives v GMR International Law Office Under Singapore arbitration law, parties can opt to have their arbitration proceedings governed by either Singapore's domestic arbitration regime, set out in... Delete the scoop?
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Amazig Fela Kuti a music legend: "My favourite thing about Fela's music (and African music in general) is how everyone is playing together, listening to each other, responding, totally involved in making the song happen, engaged in the present. Delete the scoop?
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LANSING, MI (WHTC) - The Michigan Supreme Court concurred with the State Judicial Tenure Commission today and ordered a 30-day suspension without pay, along with a public censure, for Hudsonville District Court Judge Kenneth Post. The discipline stems from a December, 2011 hearing in which Post jailed an attorney on contempt charges for advising a client to plead the Fifth in answering questions from the bench about drug use.
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Circuit Court judge tosses out contempt of court charges against attorney
Post sent Millard to jail after he refused to let his client answer questions about past drug use. The client was charged with being a minor-in-possession of alcohol.
Millard believed that by allowing the questioning, it would violate his client's right not to incriminate himself.
The 2011 hearing involved some terse and pointed comments from Post.
“(The) judge does not decide whether to bring charges, the prosecuting attorney does,” Edward Post wrote. “So the client's answer could be used against him in a later proceeding.”
Kenneth Post did not make a mistake when he asked the defendant about drug use, but he could not compel the man to answer, Edward Post ruled.
After the brief court hearing, Millard's attorney Josh Blanchard said he was happy to see the ruling reversed because it had broader implications beyond his client.
“The finding of contempt by Judge (Kenneth) Post had a real possibility of chilling an attorney's ability to properly advise thier clients,” Blanchard said. The minor in possession case will be assigned to a different judge.
Source: mlive.com
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Multiple employees and managers at the Clark County family court are under investigation for allegedly covering up a sexual assault by a court marshal. Delete the scoop?
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Attempted murder suspect to undergo mental examine Thegardenisland.com Justin Wynn Klein, 37, of Kilauea, appeared in 5th Circuit Court on Wednesday, nearly five months after he allegedly threw a 31-year-old Japanese woman off of a cliff in the... Delete the scoop?
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Recovering stolen assets Making a hash of finding the cash The Economist The asset-recovery provisions in the UN's Convention against Corruption form a basic framework, but the process is still littered with obstacles: in a report in 2011, the... Delete the scoop?
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The Watergate scandal was a political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. The scandal eventually led to the resignation of Richard Nixon, the President of the United States, on August 9, 1974 — the only resignation of a U.S. President. The scandal also resulted in the indictment, trial, conviction, and incarceration of forty-three persons, dozens of whom were Nixon's top administration officials. Delete the scoop?
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“In three words, I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.” (Baraza headed to teach law at the University of Nairobi http://t.co/6ujK3cKXP7 via @dailynation)... Delete the scoop?
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Fugutive Stevie McMullen – who was sprung from a prison van in Salford – was today arrested by police in Lancashire.
The 31-year-old was held on suspicion of escaping from lawful custody and is now being questioned.
Two other men, aged 25 and 27, were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Greater Manchester Police carried out a 'strike' on a car near to Lancaster University this afternoon.
McMullen, and the two other men, were inside the car. Convicted robber Ryan MacDonald, 19, remains at large. The police operation was carried out on the A6 in Lancashire. Delete the scoop?
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SOURCE: Americans United Against Fraud
According to Americans United Against Fraud, a California based citizens group, the federal complaint filed on April 26, 2013 in U.S. District Court for Northern District of California, charges judge Thomas Cain, along with lawyers Michael Desmerais of Los Gatos, and Lynn Searle of San Francisco, with conspiracy to violate the Americans With Disabilities Act, allegedly to prevent local citizen from aiding a Conservatee who has been trying to get her conservatorship removed due to her allegations that her son, lawyers and court are committing fraud upon her 6-million dollar estate.
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 In Merritt & Pacheco-Starks v. Mckenney et al, CV13-01391-PSG an amended complaint was filed on April 26, 2013, in Northern California Federal Court, adding judge Thomas Cain, attorneys Lynn Searle and Michael Desmerais as defendants with three other Santa Clara Superior Court judges for intentionally and knowingly violating the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) against Mrs. Merritt and Mrs. Pacheco-Starks, both Santa Clara county citizens.
According to the revised lawsuit, Mrs. Pacheco-Starks sought the help of local businessman and civil rights advocate, David Merritt, to help her terminate the services of court appointed lawyer Michael Desmerais so that she could hire her own lawyer. The lawsuit also alleges that her son, along with his lawyer Lynn Searle have "fabricated" and filed evidence in order to take control of her six-million dollar estate and to prevent her from being with her husband due to the differences in their age and race.
The lawsuit also alleges that Mrs. Pacheco-Starks asked Mr. Merritt to present three requests under the Americans with Disability Act that authorized him to aid her in securing a new lawyer, removing her son from conservatorship and prohibiting her son from interfering with her communications with Mr. Merritt. Delete the scoop?
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