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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (5267)	7/4/2010 1:26:33 AM
From: average joe	Respond to of 5290

Buddhism fails just like Objectivism but the intangibles remain the same. "The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed. Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair. In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others."

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (5267)	7/9/2010 2:15:47 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5290

Ex-stripper accused in a case of murder, money, sex and voodoo By Anita Singh, The Daily Telegraph July 9, 2010 1:03 PM A former stripper has been charged with orchestrating the murder of her millionaire husband in a bizarre case involving sex, violence and voodoo. Narcy Novack claimed she found her husband, Ben Novack Jr, 52, beaten to death in their New York hotel room last July. His face, hands and feet were bound with tape and he had been subjected to a sustained assault. According to prosecutors, however, Mrs Novack let the killers into the room and handed them a pillow to place over her husband's face. They allege that the 53 year-old conspired in his murder because she wanted to inherit his $10 million (pounds 6.6 million) fortune. She was charged on Thursday along with three alleged co-conspirators. The case, with all the elements of a Hollywood thriller, has gripped high society in Miami, Florida. The victim was the son of Ben Novack Sr, the hotelier who built the Fontainebleau, the Miami Beach landmark. Novack Jr set up a business running corporate conventions. He married Narcisa Cira Veliz Pacheco, then an exotic dancer, in 1991. Police reports catalogue a number of bizarre episodes in their relationship. In 2002, Novack Jr claimed his wife tied him to a chair for 24 hours and proceeded to rob him of $370,000 in cash, antiques and jewellery with the aid of burglars. She told police it was a sex game. He declined to bring charges. On another occasion, she claimed her husband booked her in for plastic surgery after breaking her nose. When she awoke from anaesthetic, Mrs Novack told police, she had been given breast implants that she had not requested. According to her daughter, May Abad, Mrs Novack also practised voodoo. The killing took place at the Hilton Rye Town in Rye Brook, New York. Mrs Abad told investigators her mother murdered Novack Jr because he was having an affair and she feared he would leave her with nothing. Mrs Novack and her brother, Cristobal Veliz, with two other men, are charged with conspiring to commit domestic violence and stalking. leaderpost.com