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Cas Haley
Woodbelly performing at Taste of Dallas in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Benjamin Cas Haley[1]
Born	(1980-12-27) December 27, 1980 (age 31) Paris, Texas, United States
Genres	Reggae, rock
Occupations	Singer, musician
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Cartel Records (2008-2010) Easy Star (2010-present)
Associated acts	Woodbelly, Josh Heinrichs

Benjamin Cas Haley (born December 27, 1980; Paris, Texas) is an American singer/guitarist who was the runner-up on Season 2 of America's Got Talent.

Career[link]

His self-titled album charted as the #8 Best selling reggae album of 2008 on the Billboard Charts.^[2]

In June 2009, it was announced that Haley & former Jah Roots lead singer, Josh Heinrichs, would release Favorites, a collection of modern and classic reggae favorites redone by Haley and Heinrichs. Announced to be released in late summer 2009 by Big Karma Records, the album was postponed due to producer Jim Slaton's unexpected death from a heart attack in August 2009. The album ended up never being released, but was mastered by Rob Fraboni.^[3]

In December 2009, Haley joined the Jamaican reggae artist Tanya Stephens to sing on a cover of "Wolfman's Brother" for the Phish reggae tribute album Dub Like An Antelope - Legends of reggae celebrate Phish. The album was released December 14, 2009.

In June 2010, Haley toured Hawaii with Josh Heinrichs playing shows on Oahu & The Big Island. While on tour they appeared on several local radio programs and the television morning news portion of Hawaii News Now.^[4]

On June 3, 2010, Easy Star Records announced that they would be releasing Haley's follow up album, Connection, on September 14, 2010.^[5] "Connection" was released as scheduled and debuted at #2 on Billboard's Top 200 Best Selling Reggae Albums.^[6]

In October, Haley toured the US west coast and Europe with the Easy Star All-Stars, in support of Connection.^[7]

Personal life[link]

Haley is married to Cassie Black and has a son named Eben and a daughter named Nolah. He lived in Arlington, Texas previously, but has moved back to a small community outside of Paris, Texas.

Video[link]

• Cas Haley & Josh Heinrichs on Hawaii News Now

[edit] America's Got Talent

After his audition, judge Piers Morgan said that Haley sang "Walking on the Moon" better than Sting.

Performances/Results[link]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Cas Haley's Official Site
• Cas Haley's Myspace
• Easy Star Records
• Cas Haley's Management
• Woodbelly's Myspace
• Woodbelly's Official Site
• Official America's Got Talent bio, including links to several of his performances

Cash out refinancing (in the case of real property) occurs when a loan is taken out on property already owned, and the loan amount is above and beyond the cost of transaction, payoff of existing liens, and related expenses.

Definition[link]

Strictly speaking all refinancing of debt is "cash-out", when funds retrieved are utilized for anything other than repaying an existing lien.

In the case of common usage of the term, cash out refinancing refers to when equity is liquidated from a property above and beyond sum of the payoff of existing loans held in lien on the property, loan fees, costs associated with the loan, taxes, insurance, tax reserves, insurance reserves, and in the past any other non-lien debt held in the name of the owner being paid by loan proceeds.

Example of Cash Out Refinancing[link]

A homeowner who owes $80,000 on a home valued at $200,000 has $120,000 in equity. That equity can be liquidated with a cash out refinance loan providing the loan is larger than $80,000.

The total amount of equity that can be withdrawn with a cash-out refinance is dependent on the mortgage lender, the cash-out refinance program, and other relative factors, such as the value of the home.

Related topics[link]

The opposite, "Rate-and-term" refinancing occurs when a better note rate, better loan terms, or both become available to an owner which restructures their debt portfolio as it relates to liens held against a subject property. Consolidating multiple loans into one loan without extracting cash is also a rate-and-term.

Loan-to-value limits, and other factors in loan approval determine how much cash can be taken out from the equity of any one property.

See also[link]

• California Proposition 13 (1978), U.S.
• Real estate bubble
• Inflation
• Home equity

External links[link]

• FHA Cash Out Refinance Fact Sheet

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Abdullah Gül
11th President of the Republic of Turkey
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 August 2007
Prime Minister	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 18 November 2002 – 14 March 2003
President	Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Preceded by	Bülent Ecevit
Succeeded by	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 28 March 2003 – 28 August 2007
Prime Minister	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Mehmet Ali Şahin
Succeeded by	Cemil Çiçek
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 14 March 2003 – 28 August 2007
Prime Minister	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Yaşar Yakış
Succeeded by	Ali Babacan
Personal details
Born	(1950-10-29) 29 October 1950 (age 61) Kayseri, Turkey
Other political affiliations	Welfare (1991–1997) Virtue (1997–2001) Justice and Development (2001–2007)
Spouse(s)	Hayrünnisa Gül (m. 1980)
Children	Ahmet Münir, Kübra, Mehmet Emre
Alma mater	Istanbul University University of Exeter
Religion	Sunni Islam
Signature
Website	tccb.gov.tr

Abdullah Gül (Turkish: [abduɫˈɫɑh ˈɟyl]; born 29 October 1950) is the 11th and current President of the Republic of Turkey, serving in that office since 28 August 2007. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002-03, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003-07.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's nomination of Gül as a presidential candidate drew strong and highly vocal opposition from ardent supporters of secularism in Turkey. In May 2007, Gül's first bid for presidency was blocked by the Constitutional Court,^[1] due to concern over views Gül expressed during his Welfare Party years, and the fact that his wife, Hayrünnisa, wears a headscarf.^[2] However, following the parliamentary elections in July of the same year, which were won by the Justice and Development Party with 46.6% of the popular vote, he was eventually elected President on 28 August 2007 and was sworn in the same day, becoming the first openly devout Muslim President in the modern history of Turkey.^[3][4]

Early life[link]

President Gül was born in Kayseri, a city in central Anatolia. His father is Ahmed Hamdi Gül, a retired air force mechanic, and his mother is Adviye Gül (née Satoğlu). His family has lived in the Güllük district of Kayseri for about a century.^[5][6] His ancestry/ethnicity according to a Çankaya Presidential Residence statement is "Turkish Muslim." Gül was also called with the name Cumhur (which means 'people') by his family.^[7]

Education[link]

Gül studied Economics at the Istanbul University. During his graduate education, he studied for two years in London and Exeter in the United Kingdom. He pursued an academic career after that and worked at the higher education facilities in Adapazarı, collaborating in the establishment of the Department for Industrial Engineering and teaching Management courses at the ITU Sakarya Engineering Faculty, which later became the Sakarya University in 1992. He received a Ph.D. degree from the Istanbul University in 1983. He is also conferred to an Honorary Ph.D. degree from Amity University, NOIDA -India on February 8, 2009, and an LL.D. degree from University of Dhaka on February 13, 2010.^[8] Between 1983 and 1991, he worked at the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In 1991, he became a lecturer in International Management.

Entry into politics[link]

Gül became acquainted with right-wing politics early during his high school years. During his university education, he became a member of the Islamist-nationalist Millî Türk Talebe Birliği (National Turkish Students' Union) in the line of Necip Fazıl's Büyük Doğu (Grand Orient) current.^[9]

He was elected a member of the Turkish parliament for the Refah Partisi (RP, "the Welfare Party") from Kayseri Province in 1991 and 1995. During these years, he made statements about the political system of Turkey that was designed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Turkish National Movement, which included "This is the end of the republican period" and "The secular system has failed and we definitely want to change it".^[10] These statements caused controversy when his candidacy for the 2007 presidential election was announced by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.^[11]

In 1999, he kept his seat as a member of the Fazilet Partisi (FP, "the Virtue Party") which was subsequently outlawed by the Constitutional Court for its violation of the Constitution. Its predecessor, the Refah Partisi, was also outlawed by the Constitutional Court for its violation of the Constitution, especially the principle of secularism. By this time, Gül had apparently moderated his views and was reportedly considered to be part of the Virtue Party's reformist faction. As such, he was among the founders of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (Justice and Development Party), a party which billed itself as a moderate conservative party in the European tradition. He was elected once again to represent Kayseri in 2002.^{[citation needed]}

AKP career[link]

Prime Minister[link]

After the Justice and Development Party (AKP) won the most votes in the November 2002 general election, Gül was appointed Prime Minister, as AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was unable to assume the role due to a ban on his participation in politics. After Gül's government secured legislation allowing Erdoğan's return to politics, the latter took over as prime minister on 14 March 2003. Gül was appointed deputy prime minister and foreign minister.

Foreign minister[link]

After becoming foreign minister in March 2003, Gül became the key player in Turkey's attempts to receive an accession date for the European Union and in its attempts to improve relations with Syria and maintaining its relationship with the Turkic-speaking countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus. On February 6, 2007, Gül flew to the United States to meet with U.S. President George W. Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.^{[citation needed]}

Presidency[link]

Gül with Barack Obama on Obama's first visit to Ankara.

Turkish president Abdullah Gül and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in Russia,13 February 2009.

Prime Minister Erdoğan announced on 24 April 2007 that Gül would be the Justice and Development Party candidate in the 2007 presidential election. Previously, there had been speculation that Erdoğan himself would be the party's candidate, which had provoked substantial opposition from secularists.^[12][13] When a boycott of opposition parties in Parliament deadlocked the election process, Gül formally withdrew his candidacy on 6 May 2007. If elected he would be the first president to have been involved with Islamist parties.

But a few days later, on 11 May 2007 when he inquired after the alterations to the Turkish constitution which now allowed the people to elect the president directly rather than a parliamentary vote, Gül announced that he was still intending to run.^[14][15]

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and President Abdullah Gul during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace of Cankaya in Ankara, Turkey.

Gül and Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at the Cankaya presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, 20 January 2011.

Following the July 2007 parliamentary election, the AK Party renominated Gül as its presidential candidate on August 13; the election was again held as a vote of parliament.^[16] On 14 August, Gül submitted his candidacy application to parliament and expressed his commitment to secularism at a news conference.^[17]

On 28 August 2007, he was elected president in the third round of voting; in the first two rounds, a two-thirds majority of MPs had been required, but in the third round he needed only a simple majority. Gül was sworn in immediately thereafter.^[18] The process was a very low-key affair.^[19] Gül's swearing-in was not attended by the Chief of the Turkish General Staff and was boycotted by the opposition Republican People's Party; then the hand-over of power at the presidential palace was held behind closed doors. Gül's wife was not present. This approach continued; the traditional evening reception hosted by the new president at the presidential palace for the country's highest authorities was announced for 11:30 in the morning and wives were not invited.^[20]

His presidency has been described as a "new era in Turkish politics", for being the first devout Muslim president of Turkey.^[21]

Gül received messages of congratulation from the US, EU and German authorities while Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdoğan made a statement saying "a structure doomed to uncertainty has been overcome" (an oblique reference to the deep state theory that Turkey is ruled behind-closed-doors by a secret conspiracy of soldiers and bureaucrats).^[22]

In September 2008 he became the first Turkish leader to visit Armenia, sparking a major debate in Turkey.^[23]

Personal life[link]

On August 20, 1980, Abdullah Gül married Hayrünnisa Özyurt who also originates from Kayseri.^[24][25] The couple have three children. He is a fan of the football club Beşiktaş J.K. of Istanbul.^[26]

Full Style[link]

1950–1983 Abdullah Gül

1983–1991 Dr. Abdullah Gül

1991–1996 Associate Professor Doctor Abdullah Gül, MP

1996–2002 Associate Professor Doctor Abdullah Gül, Minister of State of the Republic of Turkey

2002–2003 His Excellency Associate Professor Doctor Abdullah Gül, 58th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey

2003–2007 His Excellency Associate Professor Doctor Abdullah Gül, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey

2007-Current His Excellency Associate Professor Doctor Abdullah Gül, 11th President of the Republic of Turkey.^[27]

Decorations and awards[link]

•  United Kingdom: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath (GCB; 14 May 2008)
•  Saudi Arabia: Collar of Abdulaziz al Saud (2007)
•  Portugal: Grand Collar of the Order of Infante D. Henrique (GColIH; 12 May 2009)
•  Pakistan: Nishan-e-Pakistan (NPk)^[28]
•  Italy: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
•  Kuwait: Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great
•  Cameroon: National Decoration
•  Qatar: Necklace of Independence
•  Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (April 2012) ^[29]
• President Abdullah Gül has been voted the winner of the Chatham House Prize 2010 (19 March 2010) ^[30]

See also[link]

• Çankaya Köşkü The Presidency of the Republic of Turkey

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
• Abdullah Gül on Twitter

v t e Presidents of the Republic of Turkey (List) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk İsmet İnönü Celâl Bayar Cemal Gürsel Cevdet Sunay Fahri Korutürk Kenan Evren Turgut Özal Süleyman Demirel Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül

v t e Foreign Ministers of Turkey Bekir Sami Kunduh Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk İsmet İnönü Şükrü Kaya Tevfik Rüştü Aras Şükrü Saracoğlu Numan Menemencioğlu Hasan Saka Necmettin Sadak Mehmet Fuat Köprülü Adnan Menderes Fatin Rüştü Zorlu Ethem Menderes Selim Sarper Feridun Cemal Erkin Hasan Esat Işık İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil Osman Olcay Haluk Bayülken Turan Güneş Metin Esenbel Gündüz Ökçün Hayrettin Erkmen Ertuğrul Ekrem Ceyhun İlter Türkmen Vahit Melih Halefoğlu Mesut Yılmaz Ali Bozer Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin Safa Giray Hikmet Çetin Mümtaz Soysal Murat Karayalçın Erdal İnönü Coşkun Kırca Deniz Baykal Emre Gönensay Tansu Çiller İsmail Cem Şükrü Sina Gürel Yaşar Yakış Abdullah Gül Ali Babacan Ahmet Davutoğlu

v t e Cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah Gül (2002–2003) Cabinet Deputy Prime Ministers Mehmet Ali Şahin • Abdüllatif Şener • Ertuğrul Yalçınbayır Minister of State Mehmet Aydın • Beşir Atalay • Ali Babacan • Kürşad Tüzmen Minister of Justice Cemil Çiçek Minister of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi Gönül Minister of the Interior Abdülkadir Aksu Minister of Foreign Affairs Yaşar Yakış Minister of Finance Kemal Unakıtan Minister of National Education Erkan Mumcu Minister of Public Works and Settlement Zeki Ergezen Minister of Health Recep Akdağ Minister of Transport and Communication Binali Yıldırım Minister of Agriculture Sami Güçlü Minister of Labour and Social Security Murat Başesgioğlu Minister of Industry and Commerce Ali Coşkun Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Mehmet Hilmi Güler Minister of Culture Hüseyin Çelik Minister of Tourism Güldal Akşit Minister of Environment İmdat Sütlüoğlu Minister of Forestry Osman Pepe

v t e First cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2003–2007) Cabinet Deputy Prime Ministers Abdullah Gül (2003–2007) Mehmet Ali Şahin (2003–2007) Abdüllatif Şener (2003–2007) Minister of State Ali Babacan (2003–2007) Güldal Akşit (2003-2005) • Nimet Çubukçu (2005–2007) Mehmet Aydın (2003–2007) Kürşad Tüzmen (2003–2007) Beşir Atalay (2003–2007) Minister of Justice Cemil Çiçek (2003–2007) • Fahri Kasırga (2007) Minister of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi Gönül (2003–2007) Minister of the Interior Abdülkadir Aksu (2003–2007) • Osman Güneş (2007) Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Gül (2003–2007) Minister of Finance Kemal Unakıtan (2003–2007) Minister of National Education Hüseyin Çelik (2003–2007) Minister of Public Works and Settlement Zeki Ergezen (2003-2007) • Faruk Nafız Özak (2005–2007) Minister of Health Recep Akdağ (2003–2007) Minister of Transport and Communication Binali Yıldırım (2003–2007) • İsmet Yılmaz (2007) Minister of Agriculture Sami Güçlü (2003–2005) • Mehmet Mehdi Eker (2005–2007) Minister of Labour and Social Security Murat Başesgioğlu (2003–2007) Minister of Industry and Commerce Ali Coşkun (2003–2007) Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Mehmet Hilmi Güler (2003–2007) Minister of Culture and Tourism Erkan Mumcu (2003–2005) • Atilla Koç (2005–2007) Minister of Environment and Forestry Osman Pepe (2003–2007)

Mike Relm
Mike Relm performing
Background information
Birth name	Michael Wong
Also known as	Mike Relm, DJ Relm
Born	1978
Origin	San Francisco California
Genres	Turntablism Hip hop Dance Electronic
Occupations	DJ/VJ, Director, Editor
Instruments	turntables, Serato Scratch Live, Rane Sixty Eight, Maschine
Website	mikerelm.com

Michael Wong (born 1978),^[1] better known by his stage name Mike Relm, is an American disc jockey, turntablist, and VJ from San Francisco, California. He has performed with notable hip-hop artists Lyrics Born, Money Mark, Gift of Gab, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, and D-Sharp. In 1999 he won the International Turntablist Federation's USA competition. More recently he toured as part of Mike Patton's Peeping Tom project. As a solo artist, Relm is known for live performances which feature a series of audio mashups paired with video images, manipulated in real-time with turntables and Serato Scratch Live.

Mike Relm toured with Blue Man Group from 2007-2008.^[2] He performed at the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Bonnaroo, as well as the renowned Audiotistic-Future Sound Festival which featured Outkast and Mos Def.^[3] In 2005 he released a DVD called Suit Yourself, which documents his time on the "Fourth Dimensional Rocketships" tour with Gift of Gab. He most recently opened for Diggnation Live at the House of Blues in San Diego, California.

In addition to producing music, he has been hired to direct music videos, commercials, and short films. He directed the Jabbawockeez in their first music video "Devastating Stereo", as well as Funeral Party in "New York City Moves to the Sound of LA" and "Just Because".

In 2010 he launched his RelmVision channel on YouTube where he features remixes of films, commercials, viral videos, and television shows in which he re-edits visual elements over music he composes. His unique style helped him gain over 120,000 subscribers in under 12 months, and his videos views are in the millions. Notable remixes include Iron Man 2, Old Spice, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Doctor Who, and Harry Potter. His Punisher/Spirit/Transporter remix won the 2009 Webby Award for Best Mashup/Remix.

Mike Relm will be part of the ritual at The Voodoo Experience 2011 which is held at City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 28–30, 2011.

Remix Discography[link]

• Iron Man 2 (TV Spot)
• Cowboys & Aliens
• Harry Potter
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• The Devil's Double
• 0000
• Happy Endings
• Philip DeFranco
• Aziz Ansari
• Burlesque
• S'leb Suit
• Key of Awesome
• Smosh 2010
• MysteryGuitarMan
• Limitless
• Smosh 2011

Discography[link]

• Radio Fryer (self-released, 2005)
• Spectacle (Radio Fried Records, 2008)

Battle Records[link]

• Jugglin' Jaws (JAWZ001-VINYL, Thud Rumble, 2001)
• Aaahs: Session 1 (WIZ-002, Wizard Record, 2003)
• The Zodyax Scop System

Videos/Films Featuring Mike Relm[link]

• Scratch (Palm, 2000)
• Along Came Polly (Universal, 2004)
• Suit Yourself (self-released, 2006)
• Clown Alley: Relm's first film experience.
• Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar Live! (Blue Man Group/Rhino, 2008)

Albums/Compilations Featuring Mike Relm[link]

• Awaken (Electromatrix, 2000)

Other Artistic Credits[link]

• Skratchcon 2000 (documentary film, Director, Co-Editor; 2000)

References[link]

1. ^ Cordor, Cyril. "Mike Relm: Biography". AllMusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/mike-relm-p882515/biography. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
2. ^ "Britney Spears, Daughtry In News Notes". GrooveVolt. 2006. http://www.groovevolt.com/Newswires/newswire.asp?ID=2307. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
3. ^ Chen, Jean (2010-08-16). "One Turntablist and some Mandopop Stars: APAHM concert review". Asia Pacific Arts (University of Southern California). http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/w_apa/showarticle.aspx?articleID=15551. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 

External links[link]

• Official Site
• TinyMixTapes review of Spectacle

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