Law enforcement has intensified its efforts to combat these issues, but the complex interplay of poverty and crime continues to pose significant challenges. Like other narco states around the world, Guinea Bissau proves that when poverty collides with the will of drug traffickers, a narco state is likely to emerge. As we saw in Central America, conflict also played a major role in the emergence of narco states along the Africa­n coast. One major concern of counter-terrorism work in the ISIS age is that military families are also vulnerable-another reason, participants say, to operate under false identities. Most of these superstitions are well known, of course – Friday the 13th is an unlucky day, many buildings skip the 13th floor and so on. Perhaps more well known as Evita, Maria Eva Duarte de Peron was the wife of Argentine president Juan Peron. It took a bit more effort to swindle people out of thousands of dollars in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but it was possible.

Niccoló Machiavelli penned a number of political satires during his lifetime (1469-1527), and some scholars have argued that it’s possible “The Prince” was all in jest – a tool to expose the cynicism of living under the ruling monarchy. But Artemenko tells TIME that federal investigators have questioned him about his relationship with Prince. So why do we say “Machiavellian” instead of “Kautilyan” to describe someone’s ruthless actions, and assign high-school students “The Prince” instead of the “Arthashastra”? For them, the stakes are high. You can pick and choose among the names you want to use and ignore the ones you don’t – Ed Gein, Joel Rifkin and David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) are all famous killers without 13 letters in their names. They list all the killers with 13 letters in their name, pointing out the eeriness of the phenomenon. An old superstition says if you have 13 letters in your name, you’ll suffer the devil’s luck.

Kautilya may not be a household name, but his legacy is still evident. Additionally, Kautilya recommended a ruler be given fewer than five hours in which to sleep. Kautilya outlined the ideal schedule for a dedicated ruler, which involved hearing reports from various underlings at sunrise, followed by a public forum, a meeting with ministers, correspondence and more. The Missouri National Guard also awards a Governor’s Twelve Ribbon that accompanies the tab which is worn on dress uniforms; any guardsman who earns the award more than once wear Hawthorn Cluster Devices on top of the ribbon. In 1280 a law was accepted establishing freedom from taxes for magnates who served as members of the king’s cavalry, creating a hereditary nobility; the following year Magnus Ladulås exempted the property of the church from all taxes. John Peter Zenger, a newspaper publisher in New York, wrote articles condemning Royal Governor William Cosby, which led to Zenger’s trial — and later acquittal — for seditious libel, which helped establish the tradition of press freedom in America. After it took one week to remove wounded soldiers from the battlefield at the second Battle of Bull Run in the summer of 1862, General George McClellan gave Letterman, who was the assistant surgeon of the Army medical department, the freedom to do whatever it took to provide the men the care they deserved.

Parker escaped a stint at Raymond Street Jail one New Year’s Day by putting on clothes that a sheriff took off and waltzing out of the door. Lots of conspiracy and folklore websites love pointing out the connection between 13 and murderers (or serial killers). O’Brien, was arrested. As it turns out, this was just another one of Parker’s aliases – in this case, one he used to sell Max Schmeyer 10 lots that he did not own. However the new crossover pans out, it has a lot to live up to. Your questions, comments, opinions, and feedback are important to us so please feel free to contact us. The infantry divisions are also part of the 6 Unified Commands of the AFP, and are responsible for overall infantry operations within their respective areas of responsibility. The Irish insurrection immediately precipitated a political crisis in England, as Charles and his Westminster Parliament argued over which of them should control the army to be raised to quell the Irish insurgents.