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Silently the raiders crept into the campsite. Theirs was a mission that was critical to their very survial. They were subsistence hunting. Though the camp had sentries posted, they were at the time, suffering the effects of an overdose of Hotdogs and smores. The effects of the hot dog overdose were well known to the raiding team. They knew that the sentries would be drawn to the campfire to comfort each other in their misery.
The raiders also being keen observers of mankind, knew that the lingering effects of smores withdrawl would cause the sentries to stir up the fire for a quick fix of hotdogs and smores, an event usually occouring around midnight.
Their time was limited. They proceded quickly and efficiently. The first food container ( read this as trash can ) lid came off readily with a team work effort. And it was all down hill after that. Though the sentries became aware of the raiders activities, at some point in time, they seemed to be jaded on the euphoric effects of smores and meerly watched the raid as it progressed from can to can.
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So having some time at home among my library and time to look things up online I have been delving into this whole English in Kyiv business. As most know Edward the Exile - the son of Edmund Ironside (who fought Cnut but died before victory was achieved leaving two young sons meaning Cnut became King) - along with his elder Brother (Edmund) was sent to Sweden where Cnut's half brother was King (Olof Skötkonung). Probably the idea was for Olaf to kill them but something went wrong or Olaf had his own ideas and having relatives (his daughter Ingigerd being Queen) in Kyiv he sent the boys there - or they got there somehow. Edward later went to Hungary in 1046 with Ingigerd's daughter (Anastasia of Kiev) who married a then exiled claimant to Hungarian throne who later became Andrew l of Hungary. Edwards Wife Agatha's descent is disputed and cannot be proved but may have been a sister of Anastasia's - another daughter of Yaroslav the Wise of Kiev and his Wife Ingigerd of Sweden (another daughter was that Anna of Kyiv who married Henry l of France). So whoever Agatha was three children were born Edgar 'the Aethling', Margaret (later Saint Margaret of Scotland) and Cristina. The Elder son Edmund Aetheling also married a Hungarian but died soon after, thus when Edward the Confessor was seeking to end the succession problem in the 1050s only Edward and his children returned, Edward the Exile being named heir but dying soon after his return. After Hastings Edwards son Edgar was still young and though briefly proclaimed King when others submitted to William his cause was lost. This is a pretty well known history - at least for me.
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Kombis reincarnated as tour buses in Uganda
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Much was made of the death of the VW Kombi last year, when the last van rolled off a Brazilian factory floor after more than 60 years of continuous production.
But there are still places where this icon of world travel can be found, spluttering and stuttering along the dusty paths of adventure.
A small tour company in Uganda has discovered a few Kombis rusting away, abandoned by their owners in dusty corners of the country, and is putting them to use as hardy servants of travelers seeking alternate means of travel.
In 2009, Steven Cresswell and William Boase toured Uganda from the UK on a motorcycle and saw several deserted Kombi vans along their way.
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After a backpacking tour in Africa, Rachel Landman moved to Kampala, Uganda, to run Kombi Nation Tours.
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From ambulance to tour bus
Piglet, a 37-year-old red Kombi van, was first registered as an ambulance in the northwest of Uganda.
"She'd been last used as a matatu (bus/taxi)," says Rachel Landman, director of Kombi Nation Tours.
"Though when we found her, she was being used as a storage for car parts with the words 'Please Enjoy Me Again' painted on the back window."
The company quickly found two more camper vans, namely Beatrice (Betty) -- formerly an ambulance -- and The Dude, formerly a chicken hutch.
Many of the Kombis were used as taxis and minibuses until they become difficult to maintain.
"VW Kombi are no longer common in Uganda," says Landman. "They ceased to be used as taxis and buses in 2000.
"They're actually the more expensive choice because of the amount of (maintenance) invested in them but most clients still choose them for the novelty factor," says Landman.
Every recovered Kombi is reincarnated by chief mechanic Fred Seruwo, who refits the engine and brakes, reworks the body and takes the van on a 700-kilometer test drive.
"When I get back [from the test drive], we have a nice Kombi," says Seruwo.
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Many abandoned Kombis can be found in Uganda.
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Not all Kombi fans are confident the vehicle is suited to Africa's terrain.
"Having been to Africa, I believe there are more appropriate vehicles for touring this part of the world," says Californian
Gary Garfield
, a Kombi fan who toured Europe in a Kombi in 1973.
"The Kombi is/was fun and has great memories, but it's old technology and I wouldn't seek out a tour that uses these for a nostalgic rationale," he adds.
Thus, the company also owns a fleet of 4x4 Toyota Landcruisers as backups.
"[Our camper vans are] a bunch of old ladies, and this means that they do occasionally have hiccups, usually related to poor-quality fuel confusing their guts," says Landman.
But the company says no major breakdowns have occurred so far.
"Kombi Nation Tours was born out of Boase's and Cresswell's motorcycle tour and it remains the inspiration of the tour company," says Landman.
"[Kombi tours] are to replicate that trip, a true adventure," says Landman.
"Many of the clients that we attract are from that 'nostalgia market,' those who traveled in a Kombi back in the 1970s."
One quality that has turned Kombis into icons of resourcefulness are the stories that get towed along in their exhaust stream.
Landman describes one such episode: "In February 2014, we were traveling between Ishasha, home of the tree-climbing lion and Bwindi, home of the mountain gorillas.
"We left the savannah of the national park only to find the road had been resurfaced the day before and raised about 40 centimeters and we couldn't get the Kombi onto the main road.
Tourists watch elephants from their Kombi in Murchison Falls National Park.
courtesy Will Boase
"Luckily, Kate, one of the clients who had owned a Kombi in Nepal in the '70s, and her nephew, had a good sense of adventure.
"Together we dug some of the gravel and sand -- luckily not yet tarmac -- and made a clearance to drive the vehicle up -- and replaced it afterward of course."
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'They'll be around another 40 years'
The Kombi has been in production since the 1950s but
Volkswagen shut down its Brazil plant
, the last facility making the vans, on the last day of 2013.
"We are, of course, all saddened that they will at some point fade away," says Landman.
"But we think they'll be around for another 40 years or so. From a business perspective, it makes them more special and unique.
"On tour outside of Kampala [the vans] certainly turn heads. Children run to them in the village and sometimes just stare at them, confused, in the very remote areas.
"Old men wave and its been known for them to stop walking and take off their hats!"
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I stopped paying attention after sangria swirled margaritas because those sound AMAZING! I'll be checking out a bunch of these links throughout the day today :)ReplyDelete
Sangria swirled margaritas oh my!!!ReplyDelete
I also really love fringe.
As for the file folders .I can see advantages to both. My "safe" self would buy the second ones BC they seem timeless.but my "fun" self picks the first! Haha good luck! Can't go wrong either way!
Love these lists!!! You find the most fun things!! Going to get a new wallpaper now!ReplyDelete
Whitney & Blaire
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You are totally going to rock that side braid lady! Can't wait to see pictures :)! YOu always have such fun links!ReplyDelete
Haha I totally book marked the tech apps C&C uses already. Love all of her stuff! And this restaurant by my house does a frozen sangria/margarita swirl drink and it is SO good! Definitely going to have to check out LC's wallpaper too!ReplyDelete
<3, Pamela
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That HTML cheat sheet is getting bookmarked STAT! :)ReplyDelete
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Definitely checking out the tech apps and the HTML cheat sheet. Thanks for the useful tips! Also, adorable side braid!ReplyDelete
UMM. Sangria Swirled Frozen Margarita? Yes!ReplyDelete
So many great links, definitely pinning for later. I have always just wrote out the word "degrees" in my recipe posts, love that I can actually get the symbol now! And Lauren Conrad can do no wrong, everything she does is fabulous. And last but certainly not least... sangria swirled margarita?! Yes please :-DReplyDelete
You always find the best links girl! I mean definitely Kind bars have a lot of fat in them but they are the only bars that I can actually read every single ingredient in it and actually understand. You known my love for all things fringe!ReplyDelete
Wow! Great round up this week! I'm pretty sure I clicked every link! That margarita got pinned ASAP - yum!! I like the Cynitha Rowley holders! So fun.ReplyDelete
great links! i'd go with the classic gray file folders! xo jillian - cornflake dreamsReplyDelete
Ooo that's a tough choice on the magazine holders! I guess it depends on which matches your other decor better, but I LOVE the Cynthia Rowley one! Thanks for the HTML cheat sheet, definitely will be using that!ReplyDelete
Those wallpapers are the cutest! I've been looking for a good one for my iPad and I'm definitely stealing one! Oh my gosh I love sangria and margaritas swirl drinks! Definitely pinning that recipe!ReplyDelete
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Great roundup of links this week, girl! I have lots of reading to do. :)ReplyDelete
I personally like the KIND bars better than the other "protein" bars - I mean, they seem to have more REAL substance in them - Just my opinion though.ReplyDelete
Oh man HTML cheat sheet - you do love me!
And and and Sangria - yum!
Sangria frozen margarita?! Yes please! I love a good side braid for summer too!ReplyDelete
Loving these helpful blogging links! And, I have the ones from the container store. They are simple and don't draw a lot of attention to themselves. xo, AmandaReplyDelete
those LC wallpapers are awesome just like everything else she does! and the kind bar thing - so this dietician i follow totally said the FDAs claims are stupid bc Kind bars and the most legit ones out there. and yeah some have more sugar than others but they are the most all natural with whole ingredients. which is good bc i don't plan on getting rid of them any time soon!ReplyDelete
I'm always so skeptical of "healthy" food bars. Kind was always my go to since they don't taste as chalky. lol Fringe and Cochella inspired clothes are so cute this year! I love everything.ReplyDelete
I love posts like this, I also am obsessed with the fringe trend too and that bag is awesome!ReplyDelete
I love the Cynthia Rowley holder, but the grey ones would go with more, if you change things up!ReplyDelete
Sangria + margarita? Yes please!! Loving that fringe bag and my vote is for the Cynthia Rowley boxes!ReplyDelete
LC does everything in cute overload. Eek I saw that thing about Kind bars on the news. Yay for HTML cheat sheets! You rock!ReplyDelete
That sangria frozen margarita just got pinned! Love! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
These are all such fun links! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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These are great links! I downloaded some of those wallpapers! I also needed that Pinterest how-to. I am so mad Kind bars are bad for you!ReplyDelete
Are your walls a neutral? If so, I love the floral print files.ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness. I'm probably going to kill my afternoon by clicking on each and every link! Thanks girlfriend! I've never thought I could pull the fringe trend off but a purse sounds adorable like that! Especially for warm/fall weather!ReplyDelete
I personally love anything Cynthia Rowley :) Thanks for sharing that Pinterest thingy, I had no idea! I only just learned how to embed an instagram photo, d'oh! and oh no, I really like kind bars! bugger. and Kate Bosworth can do no wrong in my eyes. Love her!ReplyDelete
OK - so I'll be here on your blog for at least the next hour looking at all these posts :)ReplyDelete
Yes I love the HTML cheat sheet! I have a very similar one hanging in my cubicle but I always forget to reference it! ¢ ☺ ☼ ♀ ♠ ♫ ↑ReplyDelete
I love the classic simplicity of the Container Store files. But it depends on the surroundings!
Great round up! Love that html cheat sheet!ReplyDelete
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Ohhh that video by LC makes that look actually doable for me!!! I just love LC :)ReplyDelete
Both of those magazine holders are fabulous and I am torn. On one hand the Container Store ones are more practical because they are neutral...but the other ones are so beautiful! You really cant go wrong....
What fun links! That Sangria Swirled Frozen Margarita sounds amazing! Will definitely have to give it a try! Happy Thursday!ReplyDelete
xo, Rachel
This list is great! Love that this will keep me busy for the rest of the afternoon too! xoxoReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 16, 2015 at 12:09 PM
OMG! I love checking out LC's blog, I even featured a post of hers in one of my Friday favs! I just checked this side braid tutorial out this morning and it is totally a got-to hairstyle of mine!ReplyDelete
Plus, anything Cynthia Rowley is great in my book so I'd go with that one!
Thanks for the fun reads. Going to check the Pinterest board one out and see if I can add it to my blog xoReplyDelete
Love these links! I'm such a fan of the fringe trend too:)ReplyDelete
LC's hair and that braid are perfection <3ReplyDelete
That braid is one of the only things that has me regretting cutting all my hair off a few years ago!ReplyDelete
xx Cara
Sangria swirl frozen margaritas? We got what we came here for. Woah, making those asap. Is it Friday yet? lolReplyDelete
xx 365Hangers
Love that cheat sheet and those wallpapers- you always find the best little links :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 16, 2015 at 1:01 PM
That margarita recipe sounds amazing!ReplyDelete
The beachy braid is worth a try! Love the shortcut code links.ReplyDelete
I pinned that HTML cheat sheet. Awesome!ReplyDelete
Noooo re: kind bars
I could definitely use #1. I always end up writing out the word (ex: 350 degrees) but now i have your awesome link. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I love that fringed bag!! And sangria + margarita? Yes, please!ReplyDelete
I'm loving that H&M bag! The frozen margarita recipe also seems lovely, especially in this lovely, sunny weather.ReplyDelete
Thirteen Thoughts
Perfect links! You always find the best links! I love the HTML cheat sheet and that side braid is so gorgeous! Love all of these links!ReplyDelete
Denise | Fashion Love Letters
Ohhh I need to try out that side braid!!! Isn't LC the best? I love her hair that length!ReplyDelete
xoxo Danielle
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So wishing I had a sangria margarita right now!!ReplyDelete
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LC is seriously taking over the world...is there anything she can't make cuter? The Rowley gets my vote :)ReplyDelete
Great links!! Love the cheat sheet. No more * for the degree sign on my site. HahaReplyDelete
Those frozen margaritas, tho....YES PLEASE!! :)ReplyDelete
Those frozen margaritas, tho....YES PLEASE!! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 16, 2015 at 4:55 PM
I vote the container store ones, but I may be boring :P and thank you so much for that HTML link! Lifesaver!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 16, 2015 at 5:20 PM
OMG that margarita is making me thirsty!! Must have one now! Hope you're having a great week :)ReplyDelete
The H&M bag in powder pink! Soo pretty! Great links! Love these kinds of posts :) Lucy xReplyDelete
Love all of these links! HTML makes my brain hurt to even think about!ReplyDelete
Love the fringe trend too!ReplyDelete
That cocktail recipe sounds divine!:)ReplyDelete
Wow! I've always wanted to try KIND bars, but maybe I shouldn't after reading that article. Biana, I say you should go with the Cynthia Rowley magazine file.ReplyDelete
Happy Friday :)
I so needed that cheat sheet!ReplyDelete
And I think you should make your own files! Get some cheap ones at IKEA, and cover them with a pretty wrapping paper. That's what I did and I love them!
Well darn, where do I start? I am loving so many of these links! Xo, StephanieReplyDelete
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As well as fine tuning pianos in Wood Lane, Hammersmith & Fulham, we also offer pitch moving of pianos. If your piano has been left unused for several years, we can bring the pitch of the piano back to concert pitch, this is important when playing alongside other instruments and/or singing.
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Your mind is busy this week with thoughts of new projects and the things you want to get done. Best course of action is to clear up pending and overdue items. You'll have a clean desk in no time and will feel genuinely content and relaxed for the week. Soul Affirmation: I will actually write a love letter to the universe this week.
Lots of opportunities are swirling around you, and it will require some diligence on your part to make the most of some of them. You'll be happy you put in some extra effort this week! Soul Affirmation: I open up to the universe. The universe opens up to me.
Stay focused on the tasks before you this week and find a way to do your work with love. The pace will pick up soon enough, and the vibrations will be more to your liking. Enjoy a sociable week. Soul Affirmation: I let imagination light up my work.
A quiet week will work wonders for you. Make an effort to slow your pace, both physically and mentally this week. Use your imagination to think of quiet ways to entertain yourself. Soul Affirmation: Knowing I can do it is the biggest preparation for getting it done.
While you may have much work facing you in the beginning of the week, a steady, patient attitude will help you accomplish a great deal this week. Be good to yourself and take things nice and slow. You'll finish what you need to. Soul Affirmation: What life has given me is sufficient to any task.
While you may have much work facing you in the beginning of the week, a steady, patient attitude will help you accomplish a great deal this week. Be good to yourself and take things nice and slow. You'll finish what you need to. Soul Affirmation: The sunlight of my spirit shines in the land beyond the horizon.
This week is another week when your intuition and insights are remarkable. A lesson you learned in the past may suddenly reveal itself as more this week; you'll have plenty of food for thought. Soul Affirmation: I paint my world in colors of the rainbow.
Someone whose values are different than yours may annoy you this week if you let them. Let your most tolerant mind-set rule, and enjoy being able to listen to others' points of view. You'll feel very blessed by the end of the week. Soul Affirmation: Change is my middle name.
You learn something this week that makes you very happy. One of your most wonderful gifts is your ability to be delighted with all forms of learning and education. This is a terrific week for personal delight. Soul Affirmation: Trust gives me a deep sense of peace and joy.
Shopping has its appeals this week, and you'll want to check your bankbook balance before indulging in anything that is whimsical and expensive. Give yourself hours to think about what's important to you. Control impulses this week. Soul Affirmation: I change the way I look at business this week.
A road trip might be in the offing; grab a friend and go dutch-treat. You'll enjoy yourself more if you are sharing costs this week. Mutual generosity in all things will make your week perfect. Soul Affirmation: As chances come around again. I take advantage of them.
This week is likely to make you feel young again. You'll want to play jokes and tricks on people around you. Make sure they are ready to deal with your playful mood. Enjoy yourself, you fabulous being! Soul Affirmation: Superficiality is often the best route to clarity.


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It has been a while since the Sarasota-Bradenton area has had a player competing in the Masters, but that doesn't dampen the interest of local golf pros, superintendents or just the average fan.
It has been written that the Masters is the most difficult ticket in sports to obtain. You either have to hit the lottery, know someone rich and famous or know a member of Augusta National. Or, if your name is Paul Azinger, you earn your way as an analyst for ESPN.
Sara Bay General Manger Paul Barone is none of the above, and he has been attending the Masters for 21 consecutive years. He was there when Tiger Woods played as an amateur and he witnessed Tiger's record-setting first Masters title in 1997. Barone is a Class A PGA member, and Augusta National honors all PGA pros or superintendents with a Class A card.
Getting a Class A card isn't easy. It takes years of hard work, and you have to be able to pass written and playing tests.
All Class A card holders can present their cards and photo identifications at the gate each day and Augusta National issues them a daily badge at no charge. Selling that badge can result in a lifetime ban at the Masters.
Starting today, at least seven area pros will be sharing a house near Augusta National. Some like Robbie McCoy (Golf in Venice) and Jack McFaul (Waterford) will make the trek to Augusta, Ga., for the practice rounds, and later this week, Barone, Daren King (Sara Bay), Charlie Darbyshire (Sarasota National), Jack Binswanger (Village Green Sarasota) and Gavin Darbyshire (Jacaranda) will attend.
The first major of the year begins Thursday and runs through Sunday. The field of 93 includes 49 international players representing 20 countries.
The area pros rent a house for eight nights at an average of about $85 per person per night. "It beats paying $300 per night at a Days Inn," said Barone.
Last year, Binswanger put his name in the lottery and requested four tickets. He got them and wives of the club pros enjoyed the once-in-a-lifetime experience of attending the Masters.
The superintendents and club pros have different priorities at the Masters.
The grass cutters get up early and head to the course to watch how their Augusta counterparts prepare the course for the day with a platoon of state-of-the-art mowers. Not a blade of grass is left unattended.
The pros hope to garner a swing tip to pass on.
The supers are seeking a better idea on how to manicure their courses.
Basically, it is a continuing education vacation at its finest for all groups.
Barone and his fellow pros enjoy watching the play. They will walk the course and then return to the rental house to watch it on television.
Of course, they take advantage of the $1.50 pimento cheese sandwiches and $2 beers.
It is a tough life but these guys have paid their dues, especially after this winter where they were overwhelmed and overworked with a near-record number of rounds at their respective courses.
"Eight hours of walking up and down those hills is enough," said Barone. "Television doesn't do it justice. You don't see how hilly it is."
As good as these local pros have it this week, they will take a back seat to Bradenton's Azinger, who will be covering the Masters on Thursday and Friday for ESPN.
Is Tiger back? That's what the media and sports fans want to know.
"Let's face it, no one on the face of the earth has ever putted like Tiger Woods putts, especially under pressure," Azinger said on a conference call this week. "Now that he's putting good again, he can finish dead last in fairways hit at Bay Hill and win."
"Tiger feels pressure like everyone else. He just deals with it better. Are you all the way back? And so that's why I'm anticipating this Masters as much as anyone I've ever watched, to see how he deals with it."
With three victories this year and a No. 1 world ranking, Woods is the odds-on favorite to win his fifth green jacket and 15th major.
But the favorite has not won since 2005 when Woods last won. And he hasn't won a major since the 2008 U.S. Open.
Tiger's personal bumps on the road in the chase of Jack Nicklaus's record have overshadowed his greatness.
Is Tiger back?
Whether you are in the catbird's seat at Augusta National or in a recliner in the comfort of your own home, we shall soon find out. Thursday and Friday on ESPN and Saturday and Sunday on CBS.
Does it get any better than this in sports? And we don't need a badge to watch it.
Tiger's resurgence makes this 2013 Masters special
It has been a while since the Sarasota-Bradenton area has had a player competing in the Masters, but that doesn't dampen the interest of local golf pros, superintendents or just the average fan.


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PLUMMER, ID -- Last week, a man died of a heart attack in the sauna of a wellness center in Plummer, ID. His body was discovered the next day.
A maintenance worker found the body of Thomas T. Dodge in the sauna of the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Wellness Center nearly 10 hours after Dodge had checked in on Oct. 20, according to the Spokane (WA) Spokesman-Review.
Dodge, 66, apparently tried to stand up from a bench when his heart problems began, but he collapsed and likely died instantly, Benewah County coroner Ron Hodge told the newspaper.
Marc Stewart, a spokesperson for the wellness center, told the newspaper that closing procedures at the center require a walk-through to make sure no one is in the building.
"When they closed the center, they didn't see him," Stewart said.
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Consternation has been expressed this week that the US currently has no Ambassador to South Korea, at a time when war between the US and North Korea is a definite possibility. Nothing has been said about the fact that the US has no Ambassador to the European Union, also at a very critical time.
On Sunday, in a British television interview, President Trump described the EU's trading policies as "unfair" to the US and threatened increased tariffs on imports from the 27-member nation trading club.
The US president, Donald Trump, claimed in an interview with ITV broadcast on Sunday that the EU had been "very unfair" on American exporters, and that it would "morph into something very big" that would "turn out to be very much to [the EU's] detriment."
Washington is currently examining the case for protecting US economic interests on national security grounds, including the imposition of import tariffs on aluminum and steel.
Responding to Trump's comments, a spokesman for the European commission told reporters in Brussels that the EU was ready to hit back if its importers were made to suffer.
The spokesman said: "For us trade policy is not a zero sum game. It is not about winners and losers. We here in the European Union believe that trade can and should be win-win.
"We also believe that while trade has to be open and fair it also has to be rules-based. The European Union stands ready to react swiftly and appropriately in case our exports are affected by any restrictive trade measures by the United States."
("Brussels prepared for trade war with US if it restricts EU imports," Daniel Boffey, The Guardian, 29th January, 2018).
There is an assumption in the United States that America is the biggest trading power in the world and can dictate to others when it comes to trade. This may not be the case.
"The adjusted GDP of the 28 EU member nations is bigger than both China and the US, the traditional list of world's economic super powers.
"In nominal U.S. dollar terms, the European Union (plus Norway, Switzerland, Iceland) accounted for 25.4% of world output in 2014 according to data from the International Monetary Fund. That was greater than America's share (22.5%) and well in excess of China's—13.4%," said Quinlan.
("Europe is bigger than the US", Bob Bryan, Business Insider, 30th June, 2015).
These facts will have changed in the 2 ½ years since this was written. When the United Kingdom leaves the European Union next year, the figures will need to be further adjusted. But the figures do convey that the US, the EU and China are each roughly on a par when it comes to the size of their economies.
What is not conveyed here is how powerful the European Union is through its trading agreements. Whereas the US has twenty major trading partners, the EU has eighty. These countries will all likely side with Brussels if a trade war worsens.
Nobody is likely to benefit from a trade war. The latest tariffs the US imposed on Chinese washing machines, for example, will increase the cost of purchasing a washing machine in the US. This will apply to thousands of products as tariffs are increased by all three economic powers.
There's a lesson from history here. The Smoot-Hawley Act, passed by Congress in 1930, raised tariffs on over 20,000 items imported from other countries. One side effect was that US trade decreased by over 50% increasing unemployment. This period became known as the Great Depression.
The first shots have been fired in a new trade war. It's not likely that the US will come out ahead here, certainly not in the long term. Putting "America First" will mean the rest of the world coming together in a renewed commitment to globalization, leading to the new global economic system predicted in Revelation 18.
Note the following just after Angela Merkel's speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos:
"German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Wednesday "protectionism is not the answer" to world problems, addressing the Davos economic summit before US President Donald Trump appears to defend his "America First" agenda.
"We think that shutting ourselves off, isolating ourselves, will not lead us into a good future. Protectionism is not the answer," Merkel said in a speech in the Swiss resort.
She spoke a day before the arrival of the US president whose aggressive trade policies have raised concern among defenders of globalization.
"Let us not shut off from others, let us keep pace with the best in the world and let us canvas for this multilateral approach," Merkel said."
Headline in WIN (World Israel News)
German FM in Israel rejects US Jerusalem move, warns of European 'frustration' (1st February)
During a visit to Israel, German FM Sigmar Gabriel blasted those who oppose a Palestinian state, demanding a two-state approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
We went to see "Darkest Hour" recently. Although not perfect, the movie is a fairly accurate attempt at showing what Winston Churchill was up against when he suddenly became Prime Minister in May, 1940. Forgotten now is how close Britain came to being invaded by Hitler's armies. The future of the world depended on what was to follow – if the UK had fallen, other nations would have had to sue for peace on Hitler's terms. Those "other nations" included the United States, which was totally unprepared for war in 1940.
Britons like to say that they "stood alone" against Hitler. Certainly, in Europe that was true. But forgotten now is a simple fact: at the time, Britain ruled a quarter of the world's people. All these nations fought with Britain. Two and a half million Indians were in the British Army, plus hundreds of thousands of people from Africa and the Caribbean. Additionally, the British dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Southern Rhodesia) played a major role.
In the event of another threat to Britain, none of these countries will be likely to come to her aid.
Watching the movie, you can also see clearly the similarities with today. Whereas, in 1940, Britain was faced with an enormous military threat from Germany, today it's an economic threat – from the German dominated EU. As the Brexit negotiations continue, the EU has the advantage, because the Brits are allowing them to. There seems to be a lack of backbone in standing up to Brussels, Berlin and Paris. The FT's Philip Stephens today described the mess as "Britain's nervous breakdown."
Sadly, there is no Winston Churchill waiting in the wings!
Note the following headline from the British Daily Express newspaper following an incident were young leftists stormed the Churchill café, screaming that Churchill was a racist. Nigel Farage is the man who led the Brexit campaign. Churchill was an Empire-loyalist, an unforgiveable sin in today's Britain!
"Nigel Farage TEARS APART 'pig-ignorant' lefty gang who terrorized Churchill café. NIGEL FARAGE aimed a furious tirade in the direction of a group of protesters who burst into a Winston Churchill-themed cafe in London while chanting Britain's wartime leader was a "racist."
You will remember that Donald Trump reportedly described African countries as "****hole countries."
At least two countries on the Dark Continent are capitalizing on this.
Namibia is promoting tourism with posters proclaiming that "Namibia is Africa's Number One ****hole country."
Namibia is not the only country to take advantage of Trump's words.
According to the Wall Street Journal yesterday, "A Facebook page run by a marketing group promoting tourism in Zambia – famed for the Zambezi River that feeds the spectacular Victoria Falls – includes a slogan welcoming visitors to "****hole Zambia." "Where beautiful vistas and breathtaking wildlife are our Trump card!" says an accompanying post.
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Hey guys,
Im new here but ive owned birds for while now. But never had a rainbow lorikeet, i got a 5 months old hand tamed rainbow lorikeet 3 weeks ago and i noticed that since i got her, she is very slow and not that playful.(not complaining, just worried) and i was wondering if that's normal? She steps up very slowly or doesnt step up at all so i decided to take my time to start taming her. Ive tamed baby cockatiels before. But she doesnt bite the target and i dont have a clicker so i make the sound with my mouth. I dont know what to do to make her bite the target so she can be rewarded. So i decided to use food as a motivation to step up.
How i do it:
I repetitively say step up and put my finger on her chest and put the food close enough but far enough make her step on finger to reach it then a bite of treat is her reward. And i put back on the perch before repeating. But she seems very slow then stops stepping up after 5 mins like it cant be bothered but would still eat if she gets food.
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Is it normal that she is that slow? Its liek she on my finger in slowly motion or uses its beak to grab my finger before getting on and still slow.
What can i do?
Also what can i do for the target situation? It just does not care about the target as if its not even there. I cant afford to go to the Vet since im just a student in Australia atm and barely have money for essentials due to high rent cost. HELP PLEASE
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Saying Republican leaders in the House treated New Jerseyans suffering in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy like "pawns on a chessboard," Gov. Chris Christie today lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner and others for failing to pass a $60 billion post-Sandy aid bill.
New Jersey's citizenry was betrayed by a duplicitous Congress, Christie said during an afternoon press conference held specifically to blast the House's inaction on Sandy aid. He said the need for the aid overcame all factual challenges but "just could not overcome the toxic internal politics of the House majority."
"Americans are tired of the palace intrigue and political partisanship of this Congress, which places one-upsmanship ahead of the lives of the citizens who sent these people to Washington, D.C. in the first place," Christie said. "New Jerseyans and New Yorkers are tired of being treated like second-class citizens. New York deserved better than the selfishness we saw on display last night. New Jersey deserves better than the duplicity we saw on display last night. America deserves better than just another example of a government that has forgotten who they are there to serve and why. Sixty-six days and counting. Shame on you. Shame on Congress."
"It's absolutely disgraceful," Christie said later. "This used to be something that was not political. Disaster relief was something that you didn't play games with, but now in this current atmosphere, everything is a subject of one-upsmanship, everything is a possibility, a potential piece of bait for the political game. It is why the American people hate Congress. It's why they hate them."
No one has given him a "substantive, credible reason" for the failure to vote on the bill, Christie said, singling out Boehner for the most pointed criticism.
"I think what happened last night was absolutely uncalled for," Christie said.
Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said the new House, to be sworn in tomorrow, will vote on flood insurance funding Friday.
"Getting critical aid to the victims of Hurricane Sandy should be the first priority in the new Congress, and that was reaffirmed today with members of the New York and New Jersey delegations," a statement from Boehner and Cantor said. "The House will vote Friday to direct needed resources to the National Flood Insurance Program. And on January 15th, the first full legislative day of the 113th Congress, the House will consider the remaining supplemental request for the victims of Hurricane Sandy."
Christie during his news conference recounted the number of days between other destructive hurricanes and the approval of aid by Congress – 10 days after Katrina in 2005, 17 days after Gustav in 2008 and Ike, 31 days after Andrew in 1992. Sandy's victims are now waiting 66 days and counting, he said.
"There's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims – the House majority and their speaker, John Boehner," Christie said.
"This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. Natural disasters happen in red states and blue states, in states with Democratic governors and Republican governors. We respond to innocent victims of natural disasters not as Republicans or Democrats but as Americans. Or at least we did, until last night," Christie said. "Last night, politics was placed before our oath to serve our citizens. For me, it was disappointing and disgusting to watch."
The governor said he had received assurances as late as 9 p.m. Tuesday that the bill would be voted on, and he had confidence that it would pass.
The inaction enraged him.
"Do your job, and come through for the people of this country," Christie said.
The governor said the House leadership — apparently Boehner specifically, who wouldn't return four late-night phone calls from Christie, the governor said — failed to uphold its oath of office to put the citizenry before "petty personal politics."
"Last night, the House of Representatives failed that most basic test of public service, and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state," Christie said.
Christie's voice was the latest in a bipartisan parade of officials incensed over the failure to call a vote on the bill in the House. Republican and Democratic members of the Senate, House and New Jersey Legislature all pummeled Boehner and the Republicans.
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When I run Thunar --version, I get the following:
Thunar 0.8.0 (Xfce 4.4.0)
Copyright (c) 2004-2007
The Thunar development team. All rights reserved.
Written by Benedikt Meurer <email@example.com>.
Please report bugs to <http://bugzilla.xfce.org/>.
but when I run that same version Thunar, and use Help | About, it says "Thunar 0.4.0rc1".
:? Are you sure there are no old versions of Thunar running? Or maybe there are weird patches applied... because technically this is not possible :-|.
I don't know. I'm looking around for old libraries and trying to figure out why it says that. Probably will delete the files and restart X.
Part of my problem is that Ubuntu installed files in --prefix=/usr/local but when I ran an installer for one of the release candidates, I used default prefix of /usr. So I've had shreds of conflicting libraries here and there. Perhaps a future version of the installer can make a better guess at the default?
UPDATE: Deleting older versions of libraries installed in different locations and restarting X seems to have solved this problem!
Why should the installer detect the location of the old packages? It's not very smart to overwrite the files of the package manager, instead, the user should be smart enough to remove an old version of Xfce before installing a new one. This to prevent weird link problems and such.
Why should the installer detect the location of the old packages? It's not very smart to overwrite the files of the package manager....
Good point. It shouldn't overwrite existing packages, but detecting that they are already there (possibly in a different location) and warning the user is a good idea.
Backing up existing files and then overwriting them might be another option.


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Brett Favre
former American football quarterback
Brett Lorenzo Favre (born October 10, 1969, in Gulfport, Mississippi) has been the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League since 1992.
- It's fun leading this offense. I don't think we've hit our peak.
- "AP Interview: Favre indicates he'll play in '04". ESPN.com. November 7, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- I really believe this team has a lot of potential — whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know.
- "AP Interview: Favre indicates he'll play in '04". ESPN.com. November 7, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- With each game I play, with each season I play, I'm running out of chances... you're never guaranteed next year. You're never guaranteed the next game. You have to seize the opportunity when it's there in front of you.
- Batista, Judy (January 29, 2004). "PRO FOOTBALL: NOTEBOOK; Favre Knows That Time Is Quickly Running Out". The New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- I'm pretty boring really.
- Kolber, Suzy (November 24, 2004). "Sunday Conversation: Brett Favre". ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- I'd like to think, eight years ago, I was pretty humble and modest. But I think, with each year, you get more modest, more humble, more appreciative. The off the field tragedies put things in better perspective, but life happens to everybody, and I think we all just try to do the best we can.
- "Green Bay's big cheese aging gracefully". rockymountainnews.com. October 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- Yip cabbage on three!
- "Browns make big strides; friends remember Favre's career". NFL.com. March 7, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-07-02.
- I know I can still play, but it's like I told my wife, I'm just tired mentally. I'm just tired,"
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- You can call it a miracle or a legend or whatever you want to. I just know that on that day, Brett Favre was larger than life.
- Alabama coach Gene Stallings
- Traina, Jimmy (5 October 2002). Brett Favre Timeline. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.


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Straightness is critical for holding position and tolerances on today's highly engineered medical, aerospace, automotive and electronic parts. Here are six ways that bars can lose their straightness.
Mechanical damage to an end. If the bundle is struck by a lift truck, or if the bars catch on a rack or table while being hoisted with the crane, this can cause the ends of the bars that are caught to be deflected out of the bundle and bent.
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Improper blocking and support at mill or on truck. Cold finished barstock, especially smaller diameters, needs to be supported at multiple points along its length. This reduces the possible radius that the bundle can sag or droop between supports. The mills that I'm familiar with (PMPA Tech members) are pros and know the best way to support the product and package it securely. Reputable mills put more bands on smaller ID bar bundles to preserve straightness when needed.
Truck loading and securing. The binders used to secure the bars onto the truck can cause a permanent deformation if they are not matched up with the blocking beneath the bars. I saw a trucker once use a 4-foot piece of pipe as a "cheater" to secure the binding chains "one more notch." You could hear the wood underneath the bundle being crushed. Chains are always bad news for cold-drawn bars, causing nicks, gouges and low spots.
Improper unloading. Putting a spreader bar on so that there are multiple points of support for the bundle is critical, especially with the smaller diameter bars and small bundles. I have seen shops unload bundles by using a single "hitch" at the approximate middle of the bundles. This causes a permanent camber over the length of the bars. Jerky crane lifts rather than smooth movements can magnify this effect.
Hand unloading or using a forklift. Small diameter bars especially can be bent by the way they are manually pulled out, lifted and carried, instead of being placed on a table or rack. Using a forklift can also cause bars to be bent.
Frequency of handling. If you are buying from a service center, the number of times the material has been handled can double or triple compared with a direct shipment from the mill. Given that you may be buying unbundled quantities, it is a fact that the number of lifts and handling increases dramatically with the additional destination of the service center, as well as in the act of splitting the bundle.
When you encounter bar straightness issues, characterizing the way the bar deviates from straightness can help you determine which of the above factors might be the cause.


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Imagine B.C. as one expansive park, a verdant playground where citizens would earn their living producing solar panels and leading bicycle tours.
That's our future if British Columbians keep turning thumbs down on the economic activities keeping the province afloat.
Recently expressed opposition to coal exports should come as no surprise. For years now, protests have been taking place against oil pipelines through B.C. to the west coast.
Environmentalists are keen to kill the Northern Gateway pipeline which would enable Canada to take advantage of Asian markets for oil, allowing Alberta to sell its oil at full value instead of forfeiting billions annually.
They're also keen to kill plans to merely expand the existing Kinder Morgan pipeline to Burnaby.
And they've lately decided B.C.'s coal is no better than Alberta's bitumen; they don't want it mined and they don't want it shipped through B.C.'s ports.
Last week Vancouver's port announced it's more than doubling its coal export capacity, in response to market demand.
That prompted Will Horter, executive director of the Victoria-based Dogwood Initiative, to warn: "Port Metro Vancouver will come to regret their cavalier dismissal of people's health, climate and transparency concerns."
He cited diesel fumes and coal dust involved in handling coal. And, of course, coal burning is responsible for greenhouse gas emissions.
Environmentalists certainly have a point in discouraging use of dirty fuels in an era plagued by climate change. But the fact is, such fuels continue to generate much of the world's energy. Heck, here in Vancouver, many are still driving gas-guzzling SUVs.
There's no denying, the world needs to transition away from fossil fuels. But it's a process that will take time.
For now, the reality is that the petroleum and coal industries are responding to market demand, bolstering economies of the producing jurisdictions, generating tax revenues for governments struggling to keep pace with education and health care costs.
The two industries also provide good jobs for people who couldn't earn nearly as much conducting bike tours.
B.C. is Canada's second biggest provincial miner of coal, after Alberta. Mining products are second only to forest products in terms of resources exported from B.C.
The grimy stuff generates $5 billion in economic activity annually and some 26,000 B.C. jobs, with average wages in excess of $100,000.
It's easy for the Vancouver-based Wilderness Committee to call for a phase-out of the industry, as it has, hard to find replacement jobs for those in the industry.
The debate about coal lately has become more pressing because B.C. is the only West Coast port handling coal exports, both for Canada and the U.S. And demand is zooming because of a Chinese building boom.
Most of B.C.'s coal is metallurgical — used in steelmaking — not the thermal coal used to generate electricity.
Because of the demand, B.C. ports are expanding and companies are seeking approval for new mines.
This has caught the attention of activists who believe B.C., aspiring to be a green province, must take responsibility — not just for its own coal activity — but for the climate change impact Asian end users of the coal will generate.
But the truth is, if B.C. doesn't ship the coal to these countries, Australian or Indonesian ports will.
Pragmatism and common sense should prevail. Economic activity is essential in a province where living costs are sky high.
And until gas-powered cars become obsolete and the rural Chinese decide to remain part of the peasant class, oil pipelines and coal mines will be needed.
We can either help fill the market demand or become Canada's largest provincial park.


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pictured above: "Rothschild Faberge Egg"
Purchased by Who: Big Spender
Where: Christie's Auction House
Price Paid: $18 million (American) dollars !
Best Bun In The Oven:
pictured above: "Jen-Ja"
(It sounds Oriental-ish but it's just my combination of the names Jennifer and Jason) .
Best Stamps:
pictured above: "Sinatra"
Commemorative 41 cent U.S. Postage Stamp unveiled on December 12th and to be released next spring…
Best Mummy Dinosaur:
pictured above: Hadrosaur "Dakota"
Discovered in 1999 (in North Dakota) by the then 16 year old Tyler Lison.
Best Actor/Comedian:
Congrats Steve on your Kennedy Center Honors (2007)….
Best Picture:
pictured above: "Simon"
Best Classic Films: (as selected by the Library Of Congress)
Ten of the 25 "classics" selected are: "12 Angry Men", "The Naked City", "A Lonely Place", "Oklahoma", "The Strong Man", "Bullitt", "Dances With Wolves", "Days Of Heaven", "The Women", and "Wuthering Heights" (1939)….Can you name the remaining 15?


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"The only way I'll leave Guam is if you make me, but I'll be kicking and screaming the whole way!"
Well, it happened. As you read this, I am somewhere in the Midwest starting a new life with Peter. It may come as a shock to you, it was surely a big shock to me too. The day we left for our South Korean vacation, Peter received a job offer that would mean we'd have to leave Guam. During our trip, we got a taste for what the weather would be like for us in the future. I hated it.
"Umm I don't think I want to move anymore." Peter replied, "I thought you wanted to be closer to your family. If we don't like it, we can always come back to Guam."
Since our last (and only) trip home, we'd been thinking about moving closer to our family. Throughout the last two years I'd gone from being extremely homesick and ready for something more, to feeling like I could just give up my old life and stay in Guam forever. This truly is a bitter sweet moment for me, as I am incredibly sad to be leaving Guam, I am excited about Peter's new job opportunity and what is to come for us in our new home. I'm not sure if I will return to Guam, but I hope I do.
I am terrified. I don't think I am the same person I was before my big move to Guam. I wonder if I still have anything in common with the friends I left behind and if people will accept me as they have in Guam. I don't know if I'll be able to assimilate back into life as a Statesider and I don't know if I want to. I love who I've become, an island girl.
The past month has gone by in a flash and upon my return from South Korea, I had just a couple of weeks to pack three years of my life into a few boxes. It's not so easy for me to throw things away. I have a memory attached to almost everything, and I like that. I'm starting a completely new life in a place I've never been and so, I've had to make some hard decisions about what deserves to be in that life.
I have felt so many emotions including something that feels like heartbreak. I'm not sure when it happened, it kind of just snuck up on me, but I fell in love with Guam. It is so unique and has been full of lovely surprises, so it breaks my heart to say goodbye. I will miss the sun, beaches, flowers and my laid back lifestyle. But most of all, the warmth from the people. I don't think there is any other place in the U.S. where the quality of life is so good, where so many different people can come together and live harmoniously, as I've seen while living in Guam. The island spirit is something that I just can't describe, especially in Guam, you have to live it to really understand it.
I've been blessed to live this life and, thankfully, I've documented it over the last three years on this blog. So whenever I'm really cold, homesick for Guam, or need a reminder of the good things in life, I can come back here to read my posts and all the positive comments from my readers.
Thank you Guam for giving me this experience. Thank you to everyone who has supported my blog and to all the people I've met because of it. I love you!


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The bitter fiscal stalemate in Washington is producing nervous ripples from London to Bali, with increasing anxiety that the United States might actually default on a portion of its government debt, set off global financial troubles and undercut fragile economic recoveries in many countries.
Five years after the financial crisis in the United States helped spread a deep global recession, policy makers around the world again fear collateral damage, this time with their nations becoming victims not of Wall Street's excesses but of a political system in Washington that to many foreign eyes no longer seems to be able to function efficiently.
There is plenty of evidence that the United States remains engaged globally on many levels, with the dual commando raids on targets in Africa this weekend the most recent. But the partial shutdown of the United States government has shown again that Washington's problems extend beyond American borders. Effectively grounded by the political crisis at home, President Obama was absent from a summit meeting of Pacific Rim leaders in Indonesia on Monday, giving China greater opportunity to highlight its role in the region.
One of the attendees, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, provided a possibly sardonic statement of sympathy for Mr. Obama. "We see what is happening in U.S. domestic politics and this is not an easy situation," Mr. Putin said, adding, "If I was in his situation, I would not come, either."
In Europe, the effort to reach a big new trade accord with the United States is at a standstill, with many government agencies in Washington operating with skeletal staffs. And as worrisome as that kind of delay is in Europe, it is only a precursor to the almost certain economic fallout if the United States does not raise the debt limit and defaults for the first time on government securities.
Foreigners often complain, usually with some forbearance, that the United States is so powerful that its president is in some important sense their president, too. In their case, however, they lack the opportunity to cast a vote.
There is not much that any foreigner can do about Mr. Obama's confrontation with the House speaker, John A. Boehner, who said Sunday that his Republican members would not accept a clean bill — one with no conditions — that would raise the American debt limit before the government hits its borrowing limit and risks technical default as soon as next week. At the same time, Mr. Boehner has told colleagues privately that he would avert a default, but whether he actually has the ability to do so remains uncertain.
"The international community is asking, 'Does the U.S. still have the will to act?' " said Xenia Dormandy, a senior fellow at London's Chatham House and a former American official in the State Department and the National Security Council under President George W. Bush.
"Both the Syria vote and the current budget crisis are nerve-racking for the world," she said, referring to Mr. Obama's sudden decision to ask Congress to authorize a strike on Syria and then changing his mind.
Alain Frachon, a columnist and former Washington correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, said, "Washington is looking more like the Italian political system, with its permanent crises, and not a presidential system, as before."
"People are worried about the debt ceiling — it could be the little drop that could trigger another crisis in financial markets," he said. "And it's just when there was the perception for the first time in the long sovereign debt crisis that there is a window of opportunity to breathe a little bit, and to introduce a bit more suppleness into the way we've managed it."
The anxiety is all over Europe, Mr. Frachon said, and it comes just as Greece and Spain seem to be turning around, as there are spurts of growth that promise an end to recession, and as Germany has gotten through its elections and Rome through another political crisis. Another financial meltdown would hurt France, too, he said, not just Greece, Portugal and Spain.
"People don't want to see all this fragile equilibrium destabilized by a possible financial crisis provoked in Washington," he said.
Jean-Paul Fitoussi, an economist at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, said a default would slow the American economy and depreciate the dollar, "so it would lead to a loss of competitiveness in Europe at the very moment when all policies in Europe are aimed at increasing competitiveness, and that would be very bad news."
Perhaps worse, he said, is that "the banking system in Europe remains fragile, so more bad news could have unforeseen consequences on the world's financial system."
The United States has gone through government shutdowns before, Mr. Fitoussi noted, but this time it feels different, even if it turns out to be short-lived.
"Perhaps we have not completely understood the American Constitution, and the effective power of the president is not as strong as we believed," he said. "And maybe it's because Obama is not using his constitutional power very well."
The weekend military strikes on terrorist targets in Libya and Somalia are a perfect indication that the American government can act when its direct interests are at stake, said Ms. Dormandy of Chatham House. But the deeper question is whether a more insular, less globally active United States is emerging for the longer term, or is just a function of the Obama administration's reaction to events.
"The jury is still out," Ms. Dormandy said, "but I would say it seems like a more profound transition."
Alexander Lambsdorff, a member of the European Parliament for the German Free Democratic Party, sees a possible benefit for the euro and the euro zone if the United States defaults, however briefly. Investors will seek an alternative to the dollar in German, Dutch and Finnish bonds, he said. "If European leaders have proven one thing," he said, "it is their resolve to keep the euro afloat and their countries out of default."
Mr. Lambsdorff said that he admires the United States Constitution, but that the founders never imagined "a media democracy." The weakness of the American system is in the constant political campaigning required for the House of Representatives, he said.
"In the permanent campaign mode the representatives find themselves, there is an incentive to be more radical and less compromising," he said. "But no democracy works without compromise, and if compromise starts to be elusive, then a democratic system has to rethink itself."
Default Threat Generates Fear Around Globe
The bitter fiscal stalemate in Washington is producing nervous ripples from London to Bali, with increasing anxiety that the United States might actually default on a portion of its government debt, set off global financial troubles and undercut fragile economic recoveries in many countries.


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So, I've been using Outlook 2010 Beta for a couple of months, and have not been able to sync my phone. Drives me CRAZY, but at least I'm still backing up with BBSAK.
Anyone know anything about this? Any way to manually sync with my backed up files? Any plug-ins or updates?