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Sennen Responds to Desperate Plea From Liberty

Posted: August 24, 2012 at 5:13 pm

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 24, 2012) - Sennen Resources Ltd. (SN.V) ("Sennen" or the "Company") comments on the News Release dated August 22, 2012 issued by Liberty Silver Corp ("Liberty") stating that Liberty intend to extend their hostile offer (the "Offer") to Sennen Shareholders until September 10, 2012.

Do not tender your Sennen Shares to the Liberty Offer. Sennen Shareholders are reminded that the Board of Directors have recommended REJECTION of the Liberty Offer for the reasons set out in the Director's Circular dated July 30, 2012. There is no need for Sennen Shareholders to do anything to REJECT the liberty Offer. Please refer to the Director's Circular, which is available on SEDAR, for more detailed reasons for REJECTION, and steps to take if you have already tendered your Sennen Shares.

It comes as no surprise that Liberty's efforts to make a 'cash-grab' of Sennen's treasury have failed. Also, as Liberty has 'sunk' costs into this irresponsible venture, they have little or nothing to lose by extending their bid deadline-possibly endlessly. Sennen Shareholders are justifiably outraged by what they consider to be continual harassment by Liberty, and by extending their offer, Liberty continue to alienate any microscopic support they may have achieved to date. Liberty continues to waste both their own, and unfortunately, the Company's time and money. Sennen Shareholders are not impressed with Liberty's strategy of 'value destruction'.

The facts have not changed:

Stated Ian Rozier, President and CEO, "Liberty continues to treat the Shareholders of Sennen with contempt. We have made our own feelings very clear to Liberty, as have our Shareholders, as to what we think of their Offer, their company, their management and their assets, but they, along with their various advisors, persist in continuing with this nonsense, and in doing so, waste everyone's time and money. Liberty have no credibility with the majority of Sennen Shareholders, and based upon written communication received by Sennen management from one of Liberty's own large shareholders, are rapidly eroding any they have amongst their own. Sennen has zero interest in doing any business whatsoever with Liberty Silver."

Do not tender your Sennen Shares to the Liberty Offer. Sennen Shareholders are reminded that the Board of Directors have recommended REJECTION of the Liberty Offer for the reasons set out in the Director's Circular dated July 30, 2012. There is no need for Sennen Shareholders to do anything to REJECT the liberty Offer. Please refer to the Director's Circular, which is available on SEDAR, for more detailed reasons for REJECTION, and steps to take if you have already tendered your Sennen Shares.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) has reviewed, nor do they accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of, this release.

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Jim Porter: Everyone is entitled to keep a machine gun under the bed

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TRUCKEE, Calif. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. U.S. Constitution, Second Amendment.

Clearly the Second Amendment allows each of us to own a machine gun; that's part of our right to keep and bear Arms. Right? We need to protect ourselves and a machine gun is perfect. Can't we each be our own Militia?

Homemade Machine gun

On Oct. 30, 2009, the Anchorage Police Department dispatched officers to Matthew Wayne Henry's home after receiving reports of gunfire. They found shell casings everywhere. A search warrant turned up a loaded .308-caliber assault rifle under Henry's bed. Henry was charged with discharging firearms while intoxicated. The case was later dismissed as the State declined to prosecute. Shooting guns while intoxicated must be standard fare in Anchorage.

Anonymous Tip

After Henry was released, the Anchorage police received an anonymous tip that he had converted the .308 rifle into a machine gun, which they had not noticed. They went back with another search warrant and discovered under the bed 20 guns, gun parts and machine gun conversion instructions to convert semiautomatics to full automatics. How'd they miss that cache the first time?

Henry was charged with all sorts of weapons violations which he defended claiming, (a) he had a right to keep a machine gun pursuant to the Second Amendment and (b) laws against machine guns are not authorized under the Commerce Clause the same Clause that came into play in the U.S. Supreme Court's recent health care decision.

Guilty/Appeal

A jury found Henry guilty of knowingly and unlawfully possessing a machine gun. He was sentenced to twenty-four months in prison and forfeited his machine gun. Henry appealed. He didn't mind the time in prison but didn't want to lose his precious gun.

Second Amendment/Machine guns

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Govt vs Tweeple: Has clampdown hit free speech? – Video

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24-08-2012 04:21 Has the Government crossed the line by ordering the blocking of several Twitter accounts, many belonging to prominent journalists? We debate. Watch full show:

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Paul Ryan Weighs In On Chick-Fil-A's 'Free Speech Rights'

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Paul Ryan waded into the Chick-fil-A controversy when he told a reporter that he associates the fast food chain with "free speech."

On Thursday, a reporter from Virginia-based CNN affiliate WDBJ, upon finding out that he would only have five minutes with the Republican vice presidential candidate, decided to engage Ryan in a round of word association.

"Chick fil-A," Orlando Salinas, the WDBJ reporter, offered.

"Good chicken," Ryan said. "Free people exercising their free speech rights."

Chick-fil-A sparked controversy last month when company president Dan Cathy said that he and his company support "the biblical definition of the family unit" when asked about the issue of same-sex marriage.

Cathy's remarks were met with backlash, as many LGBT activists called on supporters of gay marriage to boycott the chicken chain. Protesters have organized "kiss-ins" at Chick-fil-A locations across the country.

Meanwhile, conservatives jumped to defend the chain's right to condemn same-sex marriage. Mike Huckabee organized a Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day earlier this month, which was endorsed by a number of notable right-wing figures including Sarah Palin, Rick Santorum, and Michele Bachmann.

Romney, however, has distanced himself from the controversy, declaring that the Chick-fil-A debate was not "part of my campaign." While he has avoided directly addressing his stance on the chain, his campaign may have made a quiet showing of support. Politico reported earlier this week that the Romney campaign spent $500 in "meeting expenses" at the chain last month, just days before Huckabee's appreciation day.

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South Korean Court Overturns Online Name Verification Law

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SEOUL, South Korea In a major victory for free speech activists in South Korea, a top court on Thursday ruled unconstitutional a law that required Internet users to verify their identity before posting comments on major local Web sites.

South Korea introduced the so-called real-name identification system in 2007 for nearly 150 popular Web sites with more than 100,000 visitors a day, including some newspaper sites.

The regulation was adopted amid widespread concern that Internet users were deluging Web sites with malicious and defamatory comments and false rumors; in a few cases, such statements were blamed in the suicides of celebrities.

But free-speech advocates condemned the rule, arguing that the government was using perceived abuses as a convenient excuse to discourage political criticism. They feared that people would censor themselves rather than provide their names, which would make it easier for the government to find and possibly punish them.

On Thursday, an eight-judge Constitutional Court panel unanimously ruled that the restriction violated the right to free speech.

Restriction on freedom of expression can be justified only when it is clear that it benefits public interests, the court said in its verdict. Its difficult to say that the regulation is achieving public interests.

Under President Lee Myung-bak, the governments crackdown on Internet freedom has merited rebukes not just from free speech advocates at home, but also from the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of expression and Reporters Without Borders, which said censorship was focused, in part, on political opinions.

But the governments attempts to purge profanity and harsh criticisms of individuals on the Web has backing, especially among social conservatives who fear the Web is eating away at the social fabric, which values deference to elders and those in authority.

On Thursday, the court said there has not been a significant drop in the amount of illegal content posted on local Web sites since the laws adoption. The ruling said the law discriminated against local Web sites, causing many South Korean users to patronize overseas-based Web sites or social networking services like Facebook and Twitter.

South Korean activists have filed a series of lawsuits against what they consider illegal barriers to freedom of speech. They won another major case in 2010, when the Constitutional Court killed a law that punished spreading false rumors online.

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Freedom Jump out to Early Lead and Hold on to Sweep Joliet

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August 23, 2012 - Frontier League (FL) Joliet Slammers (Florence, KY) - The Florence Freedom (49-38) scored two runs in the first and never trailed as they knocked off the Joliet Slammers (35-52) by a final score of 5-2 Thursday night.

Tommy Mendoza (4-6) tossed eight innings, his longest outing as a Slammer, and struck out a personal best with Joliet nine batters but took the loss.

An Eddie Rodriguez home run, his fourth of the series, put Florence up 2-0 in the first inning. They tacked on an unearned run in the second when a run scored on a Kyle Zimmerman error.

Joliet rallied to cut the Florence lead to 3-2 in the top of the third. With one away Zimmerman singled. Matt Mirabal reached base as well and a passed ball moved both runners up 90 feet. Brad Netzel smacked a RBI grounder and Abel Nieves followed with a RBI single to drive in the second run of the game for Joliet.

But that was all the offense they'd get as the Freedom answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the frame. With the bases loaded and nobody out Drew Rundle drew a walk and Jim Jacquot followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 5-2.

Neither team scored after that as Mendoza settled down and pitched really well after the third inning.

Brad Allen (2-1), in his first professional start, went seven innings, scattering eight hits and giving up two runs to pick up the win.

Joliet will try to break their nine-game losing streak Friday night as they welcome the River City Rascals to town. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. and it's the last home series of the year for Joliet. After the game fans will be treated to a spectacular fireworks show.

The Joliet Slammers are members of the Frontier League of Professional Baseball. The Frontier League is the oldest continuously operating independent professional league, in its 20th season in 2012. For more information about the Frontier League visit http://www.frontierleague.com.

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Freedom Win 5th Straight, Sweep Joliet

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August 23, 2012 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom Florence, KY-The Florence Freedom(49-38) led from start to finish as they completed a three game sweep of the Joliet Slammers(35-52) with a 5-2 win Thursday night. It was the Freedom's fifth win in a row as they now trail Windy City, Schaumburg and Lake Erie by just .5 game for the final wild card spot with 9 games to play.

Eddie Rodriguez gave the Freedom a 2-0 lead after he belted a two run homer over the left field wall in the 1st inning. It was his 13th of the season and his fifth straight game with a homerun. The Freedom extended their lead in the 2nd inning with two outs. Stephen Cardullo doubled down the right field line. Pierre LePage then reached on a fielding error by third baseman Kyle Zimmerman which allowed Cardullo to score to make it 3-0.

Brad Allen(2-1) who got the spot start for Florence was outstanding in his first professional start. He went 7 innings giving up 8 hits while striking out five in the victory. The only runs he allowed were in the 3rd. Brad Netzel recorded an RBI groundout and Abel Nieves lined an RBI single to left to make it 3-2. The Freedom responded to Joliet's scoring as they posted two runs in their 3rd. A bases loaded walk to Drew Rundle forced home Junior Arrojo to make it 4-2. Jim Jacquot then contributed a SAC Fly for the final run of the game scored by either side.

Besides Allen's strong pitching, he also also got superb defense behind him. In the 4th inning Josh Lyon doubled to right, as Andrew Brauer was attempting to score from first base on the play. Right fielder Peter Fatse threw to the second baseman LePage who threw to the catcher Jacquot who held onto the ball on a straight collision between him and Brauer. In the 7th, LePage made a nice leaping catch to take away a hit from Matt Mirabal and in the same inning center fielder John Malloy made an amazing running sliding catch in right center to take away an extra base hit from Brad Netzel.

Jorge Marban pitched a scoreless 9th, recording his 12th save of the year, and his second in as many nights to preserve the Freedom win.

The Freedom remain in Florence to continue their nine game homestand as they host the Washington Wild Things Friday night. RHP Justin Hall(5-7,4.55) will go for Washington as the Freedom will counter with RHP Brandon Mathes(3-0, 3.34). The game can be heard starting at 6:50 with Steve Jarnicki on Real Talk 1160 AM and realtalk1160.com.

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Liberty Ross Walks Red Carpet Alone – Who She Could Date Next

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Liberty Ross doesn't care to play the part of a woman scorned by her cheating husband.

The 33-year-old British model was in high spirits this week as she attended the premiere for "Lawless" in L.A. She walked the red carpet alone for the first time since the news broke about her husband Rupert Sanders having an affair with Kristen Stewart.

Liberty looked stunning on the red carpet in a casual look complete with a green silk blouse, black leggings, and sexy black ankle boots. She is still not wearing her wedding ring, a sign that the relationship between her and Rupert won't be repairing itself anytime soon.

Between Liberty's sexy red carpet appearances and Rob's appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" joking about the breakup it looks like these two are trying to take the scandal in stride.

Now that Rupert may be out of the picture who could she date next? We have a few ideas.

Shia LaBeouf

Now that the model is free to do as she pleases she should have some fun around Hollywood and who better to take out on the town than Shia? Liberty went to Shia's premiere of "Lawless" this week and we think with his good looks, awesome sense of humor, and undeniable talent he'd be a great rebound for Liberty.

Robert Pattinson

With everything that has happened we don't really think these two should be jumping into anything serious with anyone for awhile BUT just how awesome would it be for these two to casually go out together? With their media appearances it's clear they're trying to remain positive and lighthearted over the situation while we see Kristen Stewart looking down and depressed. It would only give Kristen a taste of her own medicine for Rob and Liberty to enjoy a night out together.

Ryan Gosling

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Liberty Ross Is "Still Processing" Rupert Sanders' Kristen Stewart Fling

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Liberty Ross is staying strong post-scandal.

Although the British model, 33, hasn't been wearing her wedding ring since her husband Rupert Sanders, 41, was caught cheating with actress Kristen Stewart, 22, a source tells Us Weekly "no decisions have been made" about their 15-year relationship.

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The Snow White and the Huntsman director Sanders was photographed engaged in a steamy makeout session with Snow White actress Stewart on July 17. Ross learned of her husband's affair the week before Us Weekly's exclusive photos emerged on July 24.

"Nothing has been filed. It's still too early to tell what will happen," the source tells Us. "She is talking to and seeing Rupert now for the kids, but as far as the marriage she's still processing everything that happened."

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The former British Vogue cover girl shares daughter Skyla, 7, and son Tennyson, 5, with Sanders. The director did issue a public apology to his wife in a statement to Us on July 25, saying, "I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family."

As for the future of their relationship, the source tells Us, "No decisions have been made. It's been very hard on her dealing with this and all the media attention. She is very strong and working through it and keeping private about it."

PHOTOS: Kristen and Rupert's road to infidelity

Ross stepped out on the red carpet Wednesday for her first time since the scandal. Looking stylish in a silky green button-down shirt, Ross smiled for the cameras at the Hollywood premiere of Lawless. The only thing missing from her ensemble? Her wedding ring.

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Pondexter scores 31 to lead Liberty past Mercury

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PHOENIX (AP) -- Cappie Pondexter scored 31 points to lead the New York Liberty to an 89-77 victory over Phoenix on Thursday night, handing the Mercury their ninth straight loss.

Nicole Powell and Leilani Mitchell scored 13 points each, Plenette Pierson had 12 points and Kara Braxton added 12 points and nine rebounds to help the Liberty (9-13) win for the third time in four games since the league's month-long Olympic break.

Pondexter shot 9 for 15 from the field - 5 for 9 on 3pointers - and was 8 for 8 from the free-throw line. New York shot 47 percent (30 for 64), including 13 for 27 on 3s, and moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Eastern Conference, one-half game ahead of Chicago and two games behind third-place Atlanta.

DeWanna Bonner scored 34 points for Phoenix (4-18), which continued to play without several of its injured regulars.

The Liberty led by 18 in the first half before Phoenix rallied to pull to 56-53 midway through the third period on Bonner's layup. However, Pondexter scored nine points over the next 6 minutes and New York took a 70-61 lead into the final period.

Sammy Prahalis added 12 points, four rebounds and four assists, and Krystal Thomas added 13 rebounds for the Mercury, who played only eight players.

Phoenix was without Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi, who was in warmups but said she felt lightheaded and did not play. She underwent a dental procedure last Friday. Before the Olympic break, Taurasi had missed 18 of Phoenix's 20 games with a hip flexor but then led the Americans in scoring during the Olympic tournament, averaging 12.4 points a game.

Phoenix regulars Candice Dupree (knee), Alexis Gray-Lawson (knee) and Charde Houston (ankle) all sat out with injuries.

New York made 4 of 5 from beyond the arc in the first 4 minutes and then scored eight straight points to take a 30-16 lead after the first quarter.

Pondexter hit three 3s in the second to help the Liberty take a 45-27 lead with 4:36 left in the half. But Bonner scored nine points down the stretch as the Mercury closed to 50-40 at the break.

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