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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (90)	7/4/2011 9:57:01 AM
From: average joe	Respond to of 143

We have a native guy up here that looks just like Gold Hat. That and Kill Bill 1 and 2 are my favorite movies.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (90)	7/4/2011 10:10:39 AM
From: average joe	Respond to of 143

I saw the Coasters, Platters and Marvelettes last night. dailymotion.com

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (90)	8/6/2011 3:09:37 PM
From: average joe	Respond to of 143

Mexico hotel blast criminal charges dropped 'No justice served,' says Canadian woman who lost husband and son Posted: Aug 4, 2011 7:35 PM ET A Mexican judge has dropped the criminal charges involving a 2010 blast at a Playa del Carmen resort that killed seven people, including five Canadians, CBC News has learned after obtaining an email from Foreign Affairs. The blast ripped through part of the Grand Riviera Princess Hotel in Playa del Carmen last November, injuring 17 people and killing seven. Terra Charmont, an Alberta woman who lost her husband and son in the explosion, said it was a blow to hear that the charges have been dismissed. Christopher Charmont and his son John were among the Canadians killed in the hotel blast. (Toronto Star) "There hasn't been any justice served… it was just very disappointing," she said. There were several theories about what caused the blast, but it was ultimately revealed that there was an unauthorized extension of a gas line under the hotel's lounge. The line had apparently been damaged and leaked prior to the explosion, said Mexican Attorney General Francisco Alor. Five people, including contractors and workers at the resort, faced charges ranging from homicide to professional misconduct after the blast. An email from Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs said the "judge indicated that after reviewing the elements brought forward, these did not prove that the defendants had committed a crime." CBC's Alicia Asquith said the judge didn't find enough evidence proving exactly who was to blame and concluded the case would be better suited to civil court. That decision was "baffling," according to Russ Brown, an Edmonton lawyer helping families associated with the case. "When you have an event of this magnitude, with an explosion, tampered building plans, with multiple fatalities, you would think there would be some sort of consequences visited," he said. He said the lack of conclusions in the case should have led to a larger inquiry, not to charges being dismissed. Charmont is pursuing a civil suit. She said she would also like to see the Canadian government "supporting its citizens a lot more, and we haven't received any support from that end either." cbc.ca

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (90)	8/19/2011 12:52:17 AM
From: average joe	Respond to of 143

Canadian set free after 3 years in Mexican jail CTV News.ca Staff Pavel Kulisek holds his two daughters after being released from a Mexican jail following three-and-a-half years of imprisonment. Aug. 18, 2011. (CTV) A Canadian businessman returned to Canada Thursday after a three-and-a-half-year stay in a Mexican jail, after a judge finally cleared him of all charges. Pavel Kulisek was reunited with his family at Vancouver International Airport Thursday. "For three-and-a-half years, I could see just concrete.... When I came to Vancouver, we were driving and I saw the green stuff all around me -- it was just like you are in heaven," the married father of two told CTV British Columbia. "I kissed the earth in the airport. I went down on my knees." In 2007, Kulisek moved his family to Mexico to go on an extended vacation in a motor home. Eventually, they ended up in the quiet town of Los Barriles, where Kulisek was introduced to a fellow dirt bike enthusiast named Carlos Herrera. In March 2008, and Kulisek was at a hot dog stand having a bite with Herrera, when Mexican police swooped in and arrested both men. Police alleged that Herrera was actually Gustavo Rivera Herrera, suspected of being one of the top men in Tijuana's lucrative drug trade. Kulisek was accused of being a member of the drug cartel and participating in drug trafficking. But the Canadian said he wasn't aware of Herrera's true identity and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. In the hours after the arrest, Kulisek's wife had no idea where her husband was, and only found out the next day. "I was shocked," Jirina Kulisek told CTV's W5 earlier this year. "I just had no idea." Despite never having been in trouble with the law before, Kulisek languished in jail for three-and-a-half years on what he said were very flimsy charges. There were even suggestions that he was the victim of fabricated evidence, which may have been created by corrupt police and prosecutors. Kulisek was limited to seven minutes a week of contact with his family, via the phone, during his time in jail. But on Thursday, he was back in Canada. Kukisek thanked his wife and his supporters. "My wife, she is the strongest wife in the world," he said. "There are so many people from the whole of Canada who supported us and believed that we are innocent and we are a good family. Thank you very much." The Kuliseks said they had no immediate plans, except to spend some time together and relax. "We hope to take the family on a camping trip," Jirina said. The family has asked for their privacy. m.ctv.ca