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When: Monday 5th December 2016 6-8pm
Where: The Coffee Lounge, 10 Kingsley Park Terrace, Northampton NN2 7HG
Wellingborough is set for a new Mega Prison which will:
• Overstretch health and all other services in Northants
• Warehouse humans in overcrowded conditions to make a financial profit
• Be a blot on the reputation of Wellingborough and Northants
• Build a local economy based on caging people and repressing minorities
• Take away jobs from the community through enforced prison labour.
This event will share more information about the plans and the broader for-profit prison system growing in the UK.
More info: facebook.com/northantsdirectaction
Click here to read the media articles relating to HMP Wellingborough.


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Starting in 1970, through the combined efforts of founding members Bob Smith, Lloyd Steinke, Peggy Robertson, and Sally Skura the Ajax Tennis Club (ATC) has over 200 adult and junior members. The ATC is a community club which operates from approximately 1 May until 30 September each year. It is open to anyone living in the Ajax-Pickering area, and caters to all levels of players, from the beginner to the seasoned player through a variety of programs and leagues.
The Executive Committee of the Ajax Tennis Club is made up of volunteers elected at the end of each year, for the ensuing year. The Committee's mandate is to provide tennis events to all members in an exciting, fun filled and stimulating atmosphere. Each season, house leagues, intra club tournaments and social events are planned to encourage members to get involved in their Club's event.
Click here to view the Club's Constitution and By-Laws.
2017 Ajax Tennis Club Executive Contacts
|Boris Schreiner
|Lyn Capps
Membership Director
|Janette Butterley
|Noda Schreiner
|Frank Cooper Treasurer
|Jordan Anthony
Club Pro
Court Rules and Etiquette
1. Proper court attire shall be worn. (running shoes, shirts, etc.)
2. Please be respectful of other players (no profanity)
3. Please check your annual calendar for court usage, to be aware of scheduled league and interclub play times.
4. Playing time is available at 30 minute intervals with changes on the hour or half hours when members are waiting. (i.e. Arrival at 8:20 – you can play at 9:00)
5. Junior play will be available before 7:00 p.m. on league evenings unless involved in league play.
6. Please wait until play stops before crossing behind courts.
7. Please return balls to other courts between play.

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Improving access to radiation therapy for cancer patients is the focus of a new program to be rolled out across Australia.
With new funding from the Federal Department of Health and Ageing, Monash University will lead a national program designed to address predicted delays in access to radiation treatment due to increasing demand in an ageing population.
The national education program for postgraduate radiation therapists aims to reduce the pressure on radiation oncologists, who prescribe radiation therapy, by up-skilling radiation therapists to become advanced practitioners.
The new professional role will utilise advanced clinical skills to perform traditional medical tasks on behalf of the radiation oncologist, generating a more efficient and streamlined radiation therapy service that optimises patient care.
Project Leader Kristie Matthews from Monash University's Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences said that with an ageing population, radiotherapy services at the current growth rate were unlikely to meet public demand in the next decade.
"The demand on radiation oncologists' time is enormous and as radiation therapists we see the impact even minor treatment delays can have on the patients' heath and well-being," Ms Matthews said.
"What we are trying to achieve in the advanced practice roles is a method of restructuring the workforce to streamline the anticipated increase in demand.
"Patients will benefit from this new national curriculum that allows radiation therapists to acquire a clinical set of skills to become Advanced Practitioners, ultimately enhancing treatment delivery and access."
It is hoped the $777,239 grant will see the program rolled out in Australian universities by mid-2014.
"We've seen a similar model developed in the UK to address these challenges and we know it works," Ms Matthews said.
Led by Caroline Wright and Kristie Matthews of the School of Biomedical Sciences at Monash, the program is being developed in collaboration with the University of Sydney, RMIT University, University of Newcastle, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of South Australia.
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It can be tempting to lure a prize performer to your company with higher pay, but Tom Bayliss, for one, disagrees. Bayliss, CEO of Tab Electric Supply Inc., in New Bern, N.C., says, "If someone comes to Tab for the money, they'll leave here for more money, too." So he doesn't make those offers.
Bayliss credits the hiring policy with helping create a spirit of camaraderie in the company. "When money is the prime mover for joining a company, chances are the employee could have a bad attitude."
According to Bayliss, none of Tab's 25 employees have defected since the company was founded six years ago. And, he says, industry statistics show Tab employees to be twice as productive as the norm. Word's gotten around about Tab, too. Bayliss hasn't yet had to place a help-wanted ad.


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Weight loss is not easy to achieve and some people will try to shape up by following a structured diet plan or doing a workout. Diet and exercise are important when getting in shape, but there are other things which can be added to help slimmers reach their goals. Sipping on a particular drink could be enough to boost the metabolism and help the body burn more calories. Drinking more water has shown to be enough to help dieters beat the bulge.
How does it work?
Drinking just half a litre of water is enough to spike the metabolism and promote the body to burn more calories, research revealed.
Within ten minutes of drinking water, the resting energy expenditure of the body increases by up to 30 per cent.
A group of studies published on the US National Library of Medicine revealed overweight people who drank one to one and a half litres of water a day managed to shape up.
Not only did the scales go down, but those who took part in the studies had smaller waistlines, a lower body mass index and less body fat than those who did not.
What's more, sipping on a glass of water before eating can reduce the appetite, meaning dieters are less likely to overeat.
One study revealed older adults who drank water before each meal lost 44 per cent more weight thank those who did not drink more water.
So, is there a best way to have the drink?
Having ice cold water has been shown to speed up the metabolism even more.
Some may choose to give it a hint of natural flavouring by adding some fruit into the drink.


text: March 16 2018 saw Cyclone Marcus careering across the top end. This Category 2 Cyclone tore a swathe through Darwin and Palmerston, uprooting thousands of trees, leaving many without power – some without homes. TIO sprang immediately into action in response to this disaster. Our brief was to record their speedy and coordinated response, highlighting their expertise, their readiness and their measured and tactical approach to putting Darwin back on its feet.


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Serve this tasty appetizer bread warm or at room temperature. While you can make it a day in advance, it's best the day it's baked.
How to Make It
To prepare dough, combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring to dissolve yeast; let stand 5 minutes. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Add 2 1/2 cups flour, cornmeal, and 1 teaspoon salt to yeast mixture; stir well to combine. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes); add enough of remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands.
Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour and 30 minutes or until doubled in size. (Gently press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, dough has risen enough.)
To prepare topping, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, dried basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper; cook 20 minutes or until onion is golden, stirring occasionally. Cool.
Arrange tomato slices between several layers of paper towels. Let stand 10 minutes, pressing down occasionally.
Uncover dough. Punch dough down; cover and let rest 5 minutes. Pat dough into an even layer in a 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 425°.
Uncover dough. Arrange onion mixture over dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with tomato slices; sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 425° for 23 minutes or until browned. Sprinkle with fresh basil. Cool at least 10 minutes before serving.


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If you are planning a camping trip or just going into the wilderness and expect to stay there for quite some time, your pack will definitely include a knife. For obvious reasons, you cannot carry too many because not only is that impractical, it's also worthless because you won't be using all of them at the same time anyway. But when asked which knife will you bring, and then everybody will have their own preference and choices. While these choices boil down more on personal preference on details, there are things that you do have to consider. Details like the size of the knife. Of course you will not bring a machete when backpacking unless you have a Jason complex. Backpacking is about having fun, not scaring the living Jesus out of the other backpackers. At the end of the day, the best knife of choice for survival is the one you have. It all boils down to skills and not simply equipment. But with that aside, let's talk about what makes a great backpacking knife.
Size. A great backpacking knife is one that can easily be carried around and fits perfectly with the rest of your gear. Words like "tactical" or "everyday carry" comes to mind and the knives that often gets these words associated with them incidentally would work well as backpacking knives because they are not too big to cause problems and yet not too small to do anything other than open up boxes.
Blade. This is a great plus and is almost a requirement since you will not have a lot of time to spend maintaining your knife in the wild. Having a low maintenance blade like a stainless steel one would make it easier for you to focus on other more important tasks in the camp.
Construction. The ideal backpacking need not only be manageable in size and low maintenance. It also needs to be immensely durable and strong. This is because you will not have a lot to rely on in emergency situations like going up against a wild animal except your knife. A 2-inch blade knife is hardly a good choice for this task.
With all three considered, here are seven of the very best backpacking knives in the market today. All these knives have made quite an impact in the knife world and would fit perfectly as a great backpacking companion for anybody who appreciates and requires the best of the best.
This tactical looking bad boy comes in four sizes. Micro, mini, standard and XL. For the purpose of this list, we will focus more on the standard sized Recon 1. Cold Steel had hit a homerun with the Recon 1 because it pretty much ticks all the boxes for a perfect backpacking knife. A 4-inch long 3.5 mm thick blade made from AUS 8A stainless steel that is coated with black Tuff-Ex for that acts as another layer of protection as well as making the knife look wicked cool. The tip of the Recon 1 comes in many variations like a clip point, modified drop point, tanto and spear points.
The handle strength and Triad locking mechanism of this folder is strong enough that it can carry 350 lbs. when fully opened without giving out and simply snapping shut. A solid handle, great locking mechanism, a premium choice blade and at 5.5 ounces makes the Recon 1 a great backpacking knife choice even for beginners.
The name Spyderco is almost synonymous to folding knives but they do occasionally produce fixed blades and when they do, it is nothing short of remarkable. The plain edged Spyderco Bushcraft with its contoured G10 handles is a fixed blade, full tang knife designed by legendary bushcraft expert Chris Claycombe. It uses an O-1 high carbon tool steel with a Scandinavian grind which gives it a tougher blade which then improves it edge retention properties. It can go through wood as easily as it would with meat. If you want an all-around knife that you can expend on over and over again, you want a Spyderco Bushcraft.
The contoured G-10 handles exponentially improves the control you have with this knife and the fact that it is a full tang fixed blade knife puts doubts about its strength to rest. While it is relatively heftier at 7.7 ounces, the monster 4-inch blade makes it ideal for most camping tasks from batoning to game preparation.
It's hard to make a list of camping or survival knives without having the ESEE 4 in it and for good reasons. The ESEE 4 is perfectly sized for backpacking with a 4.5 inch long, 0.19 inch thick 1095 carbon steel blade that can handle pretty much anything you can think of in the wild. The overall length of the knife is at 9 inches and by no means is it a pushover. It has a full tang construction with an extended tang that serves both as a lanyard hole and a pummel.
This behemoth is all you need when it comes to camping because the blade is strong enough to slice through most and retains its edge very well. The Micarta handle is very light which means most of the 8 ounce weight of the ESEE 4 comes from the blade steel itself. The size and strength of the ESEE is simply a deadly combination.
The most recognizable Benchmade knife is also the smallest blade in this list. A shade shorter than 3 inches, the Mini Griptilian 154-CM stainless steel blade is crazy sharp right out of the box and stays that way for what seems to be forever. An EDC legend, the Mini Griptilian can easily be carried around without having to make a fuss against other tools in your backpack. You can clip it to your belt and you will barely notice that it's there. The same reasons why it is the best EDC knife in the world are the same reasons that will cause you to appreciate the masterpiece that is the Mini Griptilian.
The ambidextrous AXIS locking secures the blade in place with zero blade play in any angle. One can almost say that it is as stable and dependable as a fixed blade. This devotion to quality performance is why the Mini Griptilian is one of the most popular folders in the market today and has become one of Benchmade's best products to date.
What do you get when you combine the lightweight and strong G-10 handle with the space age technology blade steel Elmax? You get a bull of a knife that is the Zero Tolerance 0560. With a monster 5.25 long handle and a 3.75 inch long ELMAX blade with a stonewash finish, it is no surprise that the Zero Tolerance 0560 comes in at 5.6 ounces. Elmax is still considered as an exotic choice for a knife blade not just because it is expensive but because it is still relatively rare. The technology that comes into play in producing Elmax steel is no joke either.
Originally designed for the U.S. Special Forces, the Currahee is built and feels like a tank. You can feel the quality of this knife just by holding it in your hand. I guess its hefty 13.35 ounce weight has something to do with that too. It is the heaviest knife in this list. Some would say that it is too heavy to be a backpacking knife but the Currahee is one knife that you can really depend on. It has a 4.5 inch long 0.21 inch thick drop point flat grounded Elmax blade with a plain edge and black coated for added protection The blade is strong and dependable enough that it can handle virtually everything thrown its way. Whether it be batoning or game preparation, the Currahee will not have a problem with it and will keep on going.. The word Currahee is Cherokee that translates to "stand alone" and you can definitely stand alone and survive with this behemoth of a knife.
The Elmax blade has unique properties that make it uniquely at home in the elements and the ergonomic design of Currahee's polymer handle makes it both safe and manageable. Most of the weight of this knife is in the blade which then makes it ideal for throwing, if needed. If you ever get to that desperate point that you need to throw your knife, the Currahee will not disappoint. If your life depends on it, the Microtech Currahee is your best bet to survive.
This sweet little Kershaw knife has the looks but can definitely roll with the boys. For strength, the 3.1 inch long 0.11 inch thick drop point hollow grounded satin finished 8Cr13MoV stainless steel blade is perfect for light to medium camp tasks like cutting rope, food preparation and even opening cans. Anything heavier like batoning is not a great idea for the Kershaw OSO Sweet though. It is still one of the best backpacking knives because it is easy to carry around, it is not a push over and the blade has very good qualities like above average edge retention, strength, hardness, and wear and corrosion resistance. If you are not the Rambo type, this knife is perfect for you. The SpeedSafe assisted opening also allows for singe –handed opening which is quite useful when you are out there in the wild.
The nylon handle has incorporated texturing to improve grip and has an added bonus of looking really good. The ergonomic design of the handle also offers safety and control even in wet conditions, vital for many camp tasks especially game preparation. All in all, the Kershaw OSO Sweet is a sweet addition to your backpack whenever you have the urge to experience nature at its best.


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By Tim Lister, Chris Lawrence and Paul Cruickshank
Five weeks after terrorists stormed the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, confusion over the nature of the attack, the extent to which it was planned and the identity of the perpetrators seems as pervasive as ever.
The latest in the conflicting reports coming out of the country: the naming of Ahmed Abu Khattala as a suspect in the assault that left four Americans dead.
Abu Khattala was identified in published reports this week as the leader of Ansar al-Sharia, an Islamist group widely suspected to be involved in the consulate attack.
Also: How intelligence understanding of Benghazi changed
Both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported Wednesday that Abu Khattala was at the consulate while the attack was unfolding.
"Witnesses ... have said they saw Mr. Abu Khattala leading the assault," The New York Times reported.
But some sources in Benghazi say they doubt Abu Khattala had such a role, telling CNN that he is neither the leader of Ansar al-Sharia nor currently connected with other jihadist groups.
Two sources in Benghazi contacted by CNN describe Abu Khattala as conservative but not a jihadist. They say they had previously heard nothing about his being a suspect in the attack.
That view was echoed by Hamad Bugrain, a spokesman for the February 17 Brigade, who denied that Abu Khattala led the attack and said he "is no longer active in any military service or in any brigades." February 17th is considered one of the more effective units in Benghazi and intervened to help Americans trapped at the consulate's annex building on the night of the attack.
Bugrain added that Abu Khattala had been connected to Ansar al-Sharia at some point but he now has a "normal lifestyle."
Another source with well-established contacts among Libyan jihadist groups said Abu Khattala had come to prominence during the 2011 Libyan revolution after being freed from Abu Salim prison in Tripoli.
The source said Abu Khattala had a radical reputation as a "takfiri" - a Muslim who accuses other Muslims of being apostates if they don't follow certain aspects of Sharia law. He added that Abu Khattala's former brigade had been suspected in the assassination last year of former Interior Minister Abdelfattah Younis in Benghazi, after he had defected from the Gadhafi regime.
Abu Khattala himself spoke with Reuters in Benghazi on Thursday and said he had heard he was a suspect only through news media.
"These reports say that no one knows where I am and that I am hiding," he told Reuters. "But here I am in the open, sitting in a hotel with you. I'm even going to pick up my sister's kids from school soon."
He denied being a leader of Ansar al-Sharia but said he was friendly with the group and knew its members. He also acknowledged going to the consulate the night of the attack after receiving a phone call about the assault, but told Reuters: "Just because someone is there doesn't mean they were behind it."
"I arrived at the scene just like the others did - to see what was happening," he told Reuters.
Abu Khattala gave the same account to New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick, who told CNN Friday: "He said he was on the scene but arrived after the shooting had already begun and was just basically trying to break up a traffic jam." (Watch the interview)
But Kirkpatrick said he did not think Abu Khattala's account was particularly convincing.
Lack of central authority an obstacle for investigators
One of the problems investigators face is the lack of central authority in Libya, where security relies upon various militia that co-exist uneasily. Additionally, many senior members of the security services - especially in Benghazi - have been assassinated in recent months.
The rampant insecurity in Benghazi is repeatedly referenced in roughly 160 pages of diplomatic traffic released Friday by the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa.
They include one cable sent from the consulate just a week before the attack that reports: "An hour-long gun battle broke out between local police and militia forces August 28 ... demonstrating the very delicate dynamic among the city's official and unofficial security forces."
Kirkpatrick, who spoke to CNN from Benghazi, said Libya doesn't "have much of an army or police force ... so I think (Abu Khattala) feels a certain amount of impunity walking around the streets of Benghazi."
In several cases of politically motivated violence, suspects have been detained and questioned before being released "for lack of evidence." Few prosecutions have occurred.
When asked by CNN Friday if the United States has a good idea of where the leadership of Ansar al-Shariah is, a U.S. official said the current thinking is that the group is concentrated east of Benghazi.
Libyan officials say that dozens of militants who previously had compounds in and around the eastern town of Derna had recently sought refuge in the forests and ravines behind the coastal town of Susa, which lies between Derna and Benghazi.
Earlier this month, three Libyan policemen were killed in an attack on their checkpoint at Susa that was blamed on Islamist radicals.
Asked about the intelligence-gathering process in Benghazi, the U.S. official said: "We obviously don't have boots on the ground," but he did suggest that U.S. agencies are working with Libyans to gather information.
Was al Qaeda involved?
U.S. and Libyan authorities are also investigating whether al Qaeda's affiliate in North Africa - al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) - had a role in the Benghazi attack.
Several days after the assault, the president of Libya's Parliament, Mohammed al Magarief, asserted that U.S. intelligence had intercepted communications between elements of AQIM and Ansar al-Sharia.
Neither U.S. nor Libyan officials have given further details.
Since the fall of Gadhafi, experts believe AQIM has tried to expand its operations northwards into Libya from its sub-Saharan strongholds. Sources briefed by Western intelligence told CNN that last year two senior AQIM figures made trips to Libya to explore the possibility of cooperation with local Libyan Jihadist groups, secure weapons supplies and scout out possible locations for training facilities.
One of those operatives, Mohktar Belmokhtar, an Algerian founding member of AQIM, spent several months in Libya and traveled up to Libya's northern coast, according to the source.
The other, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid – whose reported execution of Western hostages has cemented a reputation for extreme brutality - made several trips to Libya in 2011, according to the source.
Both men are now believed to be in northern Mali, which has become the epicenter of AQIM operations after jihadist groups took control of much of the region this year.
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Thanks for your blog post. I would love to say that the health insurance brokerage also works for the benefit of the coordinators of your group insurance policy. The health agent is given a directory of benefits needed by an individual or a group coordinator. Exactly what a broker may is try to find individuals or perhaps coordinators which will best fit those needs. Then he offers his referrals and if the two of you agree, the actual broker formulates a legal contract between the 2 parties. breaking news http://cnn?84739
Obama did not call Benghazi terrorism. The rose garden speech was about the video with a splice tacked on about "acts of terror" in general. The "video did it" meme was continued by the administration for over 8 days to include Obama's speech to the UN, Susan Rice's 5 plus appearances arranged by the whitehouse on the Sunday shows, and Crowley's outright collusion with the Obama campaign.
How much of the Obama's proliferation of the "video" brought the attention of the IMAMs and was the cause of the subsequent riots among the Muslims that weekend? Where was Obama's outrage on September 12th of an attack, no matter the reason, on Americans and American soil? Why did Obama not defend American's right to freedom of speech? If the investigation was on going, how could the administration even say video was the cause? As Obama said, we will get those who did it and the FBI can't get to the scene for three weeks; the actions don't meet the words!
Americans deserve leaders who tell the truth ... not leaders who lie, and cover up ... with the help of a biased media ... in a desperate attempt to get reelected, and hold onto power. Add this to a crumbling economy ... and, it becomes obvious that Obama, Biden, all the unelected czars and bureaucratic appointees ... and, the biased media need to be replaced ASAP. Save America ... Elect Romney & Ryan on November 6th !!!
Will Anderson Cooper revisit this issue? His "reporting" was sort of one sided last week.
Who knows. Just like 9/11. All about oil. Bengazi-oil ?Gore Vidal in his book " Dreaming War-Blood for oil and the Bush -Cheney Junta" describes how they were ready and planning to attack Afganistan prior to 9/11 so they could build a pipeline from Caspian Sea to Karachi. So they orchestrated 9/11 to justify bigger military spending and imperial grabs.Just like a child asking her daddy "are we going to fight to get our oil under their sand ?" . Now you may get the picture.That is not what the Imperial Press have been telling us, but it is more to the Truth. Personally. in view of our mess at home , I would call all these ventures TREASON.
HEY !!! Snap out of it !!! Bush hasn't been in the White House for 4 YEARS !!! ... but, Obama has ... and, during the last 4 years, Obama has nearly destroyed out economy ... and, is currently lying and covering up the truth. Your blind devotion to 'Dear Leader' ... your Fuhrer, is touching ... but it's time for you to leave the Obama cult. Obama was given a chance ... and, in the past 4 years, he has nearly destroyed America. NOW, it's time for Barack and Michelle to abdicate their throne, so Mitt Romney can begin repairing the excessive damage caused by Obama's terrible policies. Good bye Barack, Michelle, Nancy, Harry, Jarret, and Axelrod, and all the unelected czars ... and, GOOD RIDDANCE TO YOU ALL ... I'm sure you all will find another way to pick the pockets of hard working Americans !!!
The focus of who was behind the attack is certainly important, but what concerns me even more are the reports that there were indications an attack was brewing, yet the State Department did nothing to increase security at these high risk locations, and it cost 4 lives. The rules of engagement in these volatile countries where there is no stable government to protect our embassies should be made clear. If you breach the wall, you will be shot. A contingent of Marines with ample munitions to BRING IT should have been dispatched before this ever happened. "When four Americans are killed it;s certainly not optimal" Barack Hussein Obama.
We'll find out after the election if Romney wins. As long as Obama is in office, it's not going to be reported.
Syria is behind it.
The attack had nothing to do with the US or Israel. Syria did it. Assad is turning Syria into rubble killing much of the population, now his killing machine is overflowing into Lebanon and Turkey. Iran and Hezbollah support his sectarian murder. Arabs/Persians are very good at killing one another , they don't need any outside assistance. That's the one thing they're good at....
Obama's 9/11 terror attack has been an unmitigated disaster. Monday's debate should be precious.
Certainly not optimal
Trying to second guess those with more information than we do is very dangerous. It is easier for a contender to make all sorts of claims and accusations because the burden of leadership is not on his shoulders. Why are Republicans and their supporters pushing the administration to divulge to the world what may have been their strategy. The fact is the loss of American lives was extremely unfortunate. But was that due to negligence on the part of the administration? Is this incident proportionate to the misleading statement about WMD of the previous administration? Are the implications and consequences anyway, potentially, the same? Obviously not. In an era of rocket propelled grenades, car bombs, suicide bombers and a consulate located in the midst of active enemy territory, more security personnel, most likely, would have led to greater casualties and would not necessarily guarantee that the ambassador would have survived. A responsible government cannot act on the reports of correspondents alone.The latter do not possess the same wide overview as the intelligence community does. The administration just have to do things the right way and that means rationally and methodically.
Why did Obama see fit to diveulge to the world our military strategy (using the term loosely) years before it is supposed to happen that the U.S. would be pulling out of Afghanistan in 2014?
I suppose we little guys don't understand the BIG picture the way you do –why the denial by the president to accede to the pleas of four Americans at the outpost of Benghazi , and allow them to be maimed, murdered, and dragged through the streets from United States of America territrory there!
The president gave more attention toBig Bird and "binders" than to that disgraceful debacle!
It was that silly movie producer that made that terrible movie, CNN and this administration both said so.
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Saw your ignorant post the last 10 times.
The Libya terror attack has been an unmitigated disaster for Obama.
Hey Guy,
Why are you such a complete puto? You are on every article posting the same idiocy.do you have anyone who likes you?
GOOGLE USS LIBERTY.... israel is no friend of USA.
America PLEASE wake up. israel is a cancer.
And you Sir are either from Palistine or just a simpleton
When something goes right in this administration, they take the credit as they should. However, when something goes wrong, as in Libya, they always, always blame the messenger, or anyone other than the administration, in this case the CIA and other intel sources.
Bush got bad intel on Iraq and the liberals blame HIM. Now it looks like Obama is blaming the C.I.A. and other intel sources for the screw up in Libya. It's OK for Obama to rely on his intel sources but damn Bush for doing the same thing?Of course Obama will never admit that to anything he can lie out of.
The exact nature of the "situation" at time of attack and subsequent events are still unfolding. It didn't help that the American investigative team was stiff-armed by the Libyan government for 3 weeks.
In their zeal to get Obama and Clinton, who removed Ambassador Stevens diary from Benghazi after he died, shared it around the CNN newsroom and read it before returning it to the family? CNN did. When this is all said and done, I bet that's the only real crime committed here, tampering with evidence. Its also pretty unethical.
The U.S. tends to tick a lot of people off.....so I'm guessing at this point it could have been anyone.
It was Muslim terrorist. Not just anyone.
There isn't enough tin foil in the world to cover all these thoughts – both left & right. What a total bunch of goofs!
Tell us more oh wise one! What is the meaning of life? Surely you must have the answer!
probably israel to make obama look bad before the election, or propaganda to get us into another war. remember from the War Made Easy movie that they start wars on false information? banksters probably.
the central banks make money off of wars. and the war profiteers. so...we would have to align the money properly to get the results that we want. our whole system is out of whack.
Anything to win an election.
no one has to make obama look bad ! it comes naturally! Great to see cnn give its warped view on the attack since it took them weeks to acknowledge it even happened!
Try to take the heat off Obama by blaming Israel. Harry S. Truman another democrat had a sign on his desk in the oval office "The Buck Stops Here." Obama should have one reading 'The Buck Is PASSED Here.
I think this deserves further investigation, I don't think this was a traditional "terrorist attack". Whomever did this did so with some kind of an agenda in mind. Yeah I know, first thought in someones head when they hear something like that is "tinfoil hat", but this a bit different. There are other powers in the world who hate the USA and the west. This just strikes me as a calculated geopolitical based attack, just too many coincidences.
"Get the transcript, Candy." Now, you think the public believes you are capable of presenting information on Benghazi??? Please. You don't get to choose when you are truthful with us and when you are not!
Once a liar, always a liar Candy. I wouldn't believe you or trust anything you say. Good post, Judy.
Anything to win an election. She sold herself.
Loss of 4 American lives in Libya is sad - this was a tragedy. However, if you are looking for gross incompetence and negligence, recall Beirut in 1983 when an old fool fell asleep at the steering wheel and let 241 Americans die in Beirut barracks.
So right on!
Bring up anything from the past to defend an incompetent glory seeker that cares nothing about the people of that work for him or the people he is supposed to serve
Both sides are right. The terrorists were looking for an opportunity, and the protest gave them the opportunity they were looking for. Either way it doesn't make any difference in the outcome.
Videos in realtime do NOT show any protests going on. Cover up, pure and simple.
What protest?
Ask Mitt Romney who was behind the attacks! He was there!!!!!!
Actually, Karl Rove will be running the country like he did for George W. Bush. From behind the scenes. If Mitt wins, good luck, fella. You will screw up all the diplomacy (which he doesn't know the definition of) that Hillary and the prez have been working on. BTW, folks, if you have sons or grandsons, you will see conscription into a war with Iran and others in the midEast. So better warn the kids now and show them a map of Canada.
CNN now reports that the terrorist attack and assassinations at the US Embassy in Benghazi had nothing to do with the you-tube video??? They must have been given the OK from their White House superiors.
When will CNN report the reasons why Obama lied to the American People and the world during his UN speech? Could the reason be his Middle East policies are failing, and he wants to keep the power of the POTUS?
The attacts in Libya were not involved with that stupid video. It is a coincidence the video was circulating the globe. The attackers have not yet been identified. But maybe Mittens and Paul might know who they were. At Monday's debate (so called) I think the mod should ask Romney who the attackers were.
Please, these are CNN comments. Before Candy, John King and Erin Burnett go on the air each day, they each have to kiss a picture of OBLAMO's ass and promise to be biased toward all democrats. Fox leans to the right but those 3 should not have their names and the words journalist in the same sentance.
I thought this was just an organized protest over that silly video that got out of hand. Wow, am I shocked!
That silly little protest was used by a terrorist group to do a raid. Who cares who is right? They got us, but we will just fly a few more drone attacks to make up for it. They get 4 we get a few hundred.
CNN should give up "reporting" on this subject. You folks have been caught so many times desperately trying cover up the incompetence of Obama it is national joke. Millions are laughing at you. CNN has become, over this subject at least, "The Least Trusted Name in News". Give it rest.
Millions are laughing but based on their ratings, not many are watching. Quit trying to protect Obama and start reporting the news and maybe you may get more viewers.
It's too late, CNN. You can try and cover up the incompetency of the Obama White House and his State Department. It's not washing with anyone who has even half a brain at this point.
The vast majority of the State Department is the same as under the previous President, and will be the same under the next President, whenever that is...
The Obama Administration is investigating who might have been responsible for the attack on the US Consulate in Libya. Their list of suspects includes:
George Bush, Sarah Palin, Israel, Rush Limbaugh and Fox News. No Muslims are on the list of suspects, because puttijng a Muslim on the list might jeopardize the wonderful relations that the US has with the Muslim World. They won't release any information until after the elections, because that might jeopardize their investigation. Of course, if they did release any information, that might jeopardize their chances for reelection.
How could anyone not vote for the most transparent presidency in our history?
Anyone who says that it isn't the most transparent presidency in our history must be a racist!
In this culture failure is often seen as an unworthy outcome in any event. If this were so we would still be living in caves, using primitive tools with little or no knowledge of how to progress. It is obvious that man is hardwired to recognize that there is value in failing to achieve most human endeavor. He learned that failure is informative. It is the catalyst for all technological, medical, military, agricultural,etc knowledge. Thus we should avoid using failure as a weapon of punishment.
Although all of the confusion over who did it is disturbing, this admin looking the other way for 3 months leading up to this tragedy is worse. Stevens warned of the al Qaeda flag being flown over gov bldgs and training facilities. He warned of violence and growing issues. In early June the Brigades(pro al Qaeda) bombed this Embassy and warned that as long as drones fly they will continue. Libyan officials warned about the possibility of attacks. What did we do? Denied that Eastern Lybia had a growing concern. Denied requests for security. Then, above all else, we listened to the attacks for 6 hours and chose to not send in support over supposed clearance concerns. We weren't concerned about clearance in Pakistan but suddenly when american lives are in direct threat we choose to show that concern? Don't let mass media or me or anyone tell you what the arguments of this awful event should be. There were failures everywhere in the timeline and everywhere in the chain of command.
That is because Obama has a really hard time saying the word Terrorist. Didn't you notice those 13 people killed at Ft. Hood, were work place violence. Many of our military guys can't get payments because Obama can not call it what it is.
When a Muslim screams Alla Ackbar....pretty sure it is a terrorist.
I'm begining to feel it was hit men hired by the GoP ..perhaps the Koch Bros.... in an effort to destroy Obama's excellent foreign affairs record.
You are so right!
Sure, just like his excellent economic record, right?
Are you really that dumb? Or is it your liberal mouth getting ahead of your brain?
Are you nuts?!
What a shameful comment! Both side fight dirty to win the election but a comment like this, neither side would be anything but ashamed of. You are a disgrace of an American! Oh, wait, you probably are not American. Even so, how terrible that anyone would say that! Disgusting!
Obama's 9/11 terror attack has been an unmitigated disaster. Monday's debate should be precious.
Should make for interesting interchange at Monday's debate
Romney "New reports from Libya suggest that the story wasn't reported correctly by the administration"
Obama "Even newer reports, which you are privy to state " It wasn't Al Queda, and was just as likely spontaneous as it was pre-planned by a major terrorist group".......You should be ashamed for Lying Mr. Romney, you just receivied this."
Then of course Romney can counter with the news reports that al qaeda claimed responsibility on 9/15 while Obama was promoting that a vudeo was to blame. Let me repeat this; al qaeda came out and said they did it.
"Al-Qaeda says attack on U.S. consulate in Libya 'revenge' for death of its 2nd man"
english dot alarabiya dot net/articles/2012/09/15/238197.html
Sheeple for People I see...you need to take off the rose colored glasses...the Robpublicans set this up like bowling pins..
They knew ahead of time the security issues...timed it for 9-11 and Robmoney was the first to make declarations...they have been doing that to the White House since the Black Boy that got his Law Degree at Harvard is now in Charge...
And they really don't like that...didn't think it would come to pass...been bellowing in their bourbons since...they crucify those they cannot forget or those they cannot stand or both...either way Law Boy is a good pick...Harvard trained...
He will give us reports and the White Boys of the White House don't like that...they just can't shut him up...lol...GOOD!!!
I agree with you,strange this person who made this awful film said he was paid $50million from five donors?????film on you tube all hell breaks out people die Romney out speaking before even the President has any facts he's all over this setup setup just saying.
ODD FACT ... the two days before this attack, the News began reporting about new investigations of Bush WH complicity in 9/11, as well as the Silverstein (Israel/Mossad) connection. "Suddenly" this 'attack' happened, and that News disappeared.... don't think these things are planned – think again....
see youtube - CIA Asset Susan Lindauer Can Now Speak 10 years after 9-11.
Yeah, Bush WH did it. Lied about everything. More on VeteransToday
Although all of the confusion over who did it is disturbing, this admin looking the other way for 3 months leading up to this tragedy is worse. Stevens warned of the al Qaeda flag being flown over gov bldgs and training facilities. He warned of violence and growing issues. In early June the Brigades(pro al Qaeda) bombed this Embassy and warned that as long as drones fly they will continue. Libyan officials warned about the possibility of attacks. What did we do? Denied that Eastern Lybia had a growing concern. Denied requests for security. Then, above all else, we listened to the attacks for 6 hours and chose to not send in support over supposed clearance concerns. We weren't concerned about clearance in Pakistan but suddenly when american lives are in direct threat we choose to show that concern? People please find out all of the facts. Don't let mass media or me or anyone tell you what the arguments of this awful event should be. There were failures everywhere in the timeline and everywhere in the chain of command.
0BAMA LIED and is now FRIED.
Why was there confusion? The Embassy was yelling for security help and describing the deteriorating situation in LIbya as al Qaeda strengthen. The diplomatic letters are clear. Obama and Clinton ignored our Embassy and were neglect in the murders of four Americans. When is the buck going to stop at Obama's White House. Maybe after 100s of news journalists are slaughtered some place; maybe then the NYT may pay attention to the incompetence.


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He may have been the winner without that mistake just near the finish line. Starting is important in a race but also in a negotiation and a collection call where an estimated 80% of success depending on the first 10% of the call. It can all be for naught with a mistake near the end.
Late last year I was called in to observe and recommend changes to a firm's training program. Part of the process was to listen in to a sample of collection calls. Duncan (not his real name) was listed as an above average performer, but not their best. He was assertive, bordering on being too aggressive but the mistake was made near the end of the call. After determining the reason for delay in payment and arranging a 'reasonable' payment program, Duncan 'looked over his shoulder'.
"O.K.," the customer said, "I'll make that first payment at your office tomorrow."
"See that you do," Duncan said and hung up, but not before I could hear the customer exclaim, "What did you…"
Two days later, the payment had still not been made as initially agreed. We know the customer 'should' pay and perhaps there are many reasons for them to do so but when push comes to shove in this business, they need to 'want' to pay. It is a good idea to spend a bit of time not only on the best 'opening' lines for a collection call, but how to finish as well.
Two suggestions:
"That's great Mr. Austin. I'll keep an eye out for that payment and will update your records accordingly."
"Thank you." (Keep it simple.)
Getting close to home from a long motor trip is dangerous, we start to relax. Same applies in a negotiation or sales of collection call. It ain't over 'till it's over.
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The annual lenten retreat for the Pope and the curia is not at the Apostolic Palace. This year, the Spiritual Exercises are being given at a retreat house of the Pauline Family, in Ariccia [site of the composition of the Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World of Vatican II], a town about 20 miles southeast of Rome. Msgr. Angelo De Donatis, a popular spiritual director and Roman pastor in the city center of Rome. The retreat runs March 9-14.
Like Pope Francis and others, we need to sit and listen to the Word of God. Are you spending time in prayer?
"Those who live a retreat in an authentic way," the pope recently said, "experience the attraction and fascination of God and return renewed and transfigured in their daily lives, their ministry and their relationships."
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) - "End the silence, stop the violence," chanted a small group who joined outside the Huntsville City School Board building Monday to protest what they call "silence" following the alleged bathroom attack of a Butler High School student on September 17th.
Concerned parents and students claim the school system does not take reports of violence seriously.
"This is a problem that's been ongoing in the school system for a long time," said rally organizer and mother Terri Michael. "I think that this case is just one that is thrusting it into the limelight how deep the problems go in the city school system as far as the violence against the kids, about their safety, about procedure and protocol."
Megan Colebank claims the proper action was not taken following her daughter's bathroom brush with three other girls at Butler High School last month. "Unfortunately its' been swept under the rug and I refuse to have my child swept," said the outraged motherColebank says she wanted her daughter immediately transferred to Lee High School.
"The principal was trying to work with me, she tried to get the transfer in but it was denied."
Colebank submitted the transfer request on September 21 but Huntsville City School's Superintendent Dr. Casey Wardynski explains the transfer request was filed under the No Child Left Behind Act , but that majority/minority transfers by state court order take precedent.
"This student fell fairly well down the list in terms of priority for those types of transfers so her request was denied," said Wardynski.
The superintendent says multiple actions have been taken since that time including the suspension of two students involved in the alleged Butler attack.
Wardynski says four students were captured on camera entering the bathroom on September 17 after a class change at 2 o'clock. He says statements vary from reports of "horseplay" to bruised ribs. Wardynski says at one point the alleged attack victim claimed the other girls pulled her sweatshirt above her head and that she was unable to identify them, but the victim later retracted that statement.
"We're looking for more information if there was more unsafe behavior in the way of harassment where we would have taken expulsion actions. So our approach is to deal with discipline problem in schools not to move problems between schools," Said Wardynski.
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The Monarch Airlines flight from Gatwick airport that we were getting on runs twice a week which means that if you miss it.
It's over.
You're finished.
No begging and pleading to get on the next flight which is usually the same day or the day after. In knowing this I am early (well an hour and a half before the flight, which is early to me)
As I make my way to the check in desk I am approached by a woman who looks kinda like Alicia Keys with a heavy French accent,
"You are from The Gambia, yes?"
"No, but I'm going there."
"Oh, oooh, so sorry."
I want to ask her what she was going to say to me if I was from The Gambia, but decide against it. I returned to focusing on standing in the check in queue, which has only three people in it, but is not moving.
Fifteen minutes pass and no sign of Deborah. I'm getting worried because she doesn't have any of the flight details except that the plane leaves from Gatwick airport at 9.30am. I also accidentally told her the wrong airline on the phone in the morning. I cannot even call her as my battery is dead, so all I can do is hope that she makes it. The couple in front of me has repacked their bags three times trying to avoid the excess baggage charge. It is another ten minutes before they are finished.
Not long after this Deborah comes sauntering into line. She points at the Alicia Keys look a like,
"That woman was asking if I was Gambian."
"Yeah she asked me that too."
"Apparently she is running an African Queen Beauty Pageant and those girls (she points at 2 girls next to the woman) are in it."
At this point the girl who was about to check in after the couple is on her hands and knees chucking her clothes on the floor in a bid to pull in the extended handle from the inside. I am thinking that this chick is not serious. In my experience to make the handle draw back into the suitcase all that is needed is a hefty blow from the outside. Of course after all the kafuffle and mayhem this is exactly how she gets the handle back in eventually.
Deborah points to the girl on her hands and knees,
"She is one of them too."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah the Madam told me."
Let me add in here that the girl has matted extensions and unvarnished overgrown cracked toenails.
I whisper to Deborah,
"How can she be? Wouldn't a beauty queen fix up her nails and hair at least?"
"Well all their beauty stuff must be in their excess luggage."
The beauty queen is taking her sweet time checking in as there is now a problem with the letter she has produced which allows her to carry excess luggage at no extra charge. Deborah and I manage to check in at another desk and make our through customs and to the duty free area. After buying random stuff at various shops at the airport we make our way onto the plane, the last to board before the gated closes.
The plane is less than half full, so we have the opportunity to take a row each and spread out. I am in front of two huge mixed race northern sounding lasses. They are very excitable and making a lot of noise. After we have been fed I try and get some sleep. From behind me I hear a radio blasting. Its like bloody Soul Plane, and its the girls behind, not only have they brought on a radio they are singing along too ugh!
Do they think that it is their duty to entertain the masses? Or are they just selfish bitches? The shit was loud. I go to the bathroom. Deborah is coming out and says to me,
"Can you believe those fat ones have brought a radio?"
"I know I can't believe it. It's like Soul Plane."
On my way back to my seat I realize that they don't have a radio. What I thought was a radio is in fact headphones! Wow! Maybe they have bad hearing. I feel bad now.
As we get off the plane I realize that the Northern lasses are not in fact Northern. They are Irish. We find this out because they are talking to another guy who was on the plane. He asks them,
"Do you get a lot of black people in Ireland, like black Irish that were born there?"
One of them answers,
"No you don't get any"
"But you lot are there, so there must be some."
"But we're not black."
When they said this, the guy's smile turned into a frown. Deborah too looks disgusted. I didn't understand the reaction. If they are mixed they are mixed, what's the big hoopla with black people insisting that mixed people call themselves black? The guy looks confused,
"So what are ya then?"
"We're mixed. Our mum's Irish and out Dad is from Nigeria. There are people like us in Ireland, but no proper black people"
The guy still looks confused. I sense that he wants to question them not seeing themselves as black, but he is with his white girlfriend so perhaps doesn't want to get into a race debate with strangers.
Let me fast forward to arriving in Banjul. On arrival you have to pay a £5 tourist tax. We get to the desk and I pay and receive my receipt and then I hang about waiting for Deborah to pay. She has all this change and is trying to get the right money together. In the end I chuck her a pound to make up the fiver and she gets her receipt and we get to stepping. Why does this fool call me back? He tells me I need to pay the £5. I show him my receipt and tell him that I already paid it. He tells me I didn't. Its Deborah's fault with all her faffing about. I keep on insisting that I have already paid and he finally lets me go.
When we get outside the airport the guy is hot on the tail of the fat Irish. His girlfriend is nowhere to be seen. Deborah comments,
"You see with men its all about the Nyash. Look how he saw Nyash and deserted his girlfriend."
At the time I scoffed at this suggestion. Their asses didn't look that big to me. I mean they were big but their asses were in proportion with their weight or so I thought. When I saw them later in a club I realized they really did have humongous asses. At this time I am thinking that the guy cannot really be with his girlfriend and chasing after them and tell this to Deborah. She insists that it is his girlfriend.
Soon after we get on the coach to take us to the hotel. The guy and his "girlfriend" are on our coach. The fat Irish left with some Gambian dudes at the airport. I assumed that they must have known them. Deborah assumed they were just a couple of tarts. They guy and his "girlfriend" are sitting at the back of the coach on opposite ends. They don't seem to be talking. Maybe she is his girlfriend and pissed off at the fact that she got dashed aside for some fat nyash. The guy seems a bit thugged out. He has a couple of scars on his face, is heavily adorned with tattoos and is sporting a heavy gold chain. His phone rings and his voice carries across the whole coach,
Deborah and I roll our eyes at each other. We ain't impressed. Apparently neither is the "girlfriend" because she is rolling her eyes too. We get to the hotel about half an hour later and it is not until the next day we find out if the girl is his girlfriend or not.


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What and where at Splendour in the Grass
UPDATE: THERE'S a whole lot on offer at this weekend's Splendour in the Grass music festival.
From Gelato Messina on offer from Uber tomorrow, and a surprise addition of DZ Deathrays after Catfish and the Bottlemen pulled out, there's so much to see and do.
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Check out the full list of what's on on the the Splendour website.
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INITIAL REPORT: LIVE music, comedy, arts, monks, burlesque and electronic music, it's all in the mix in the Splendour in the Grass schedule unveiled today.
The list includes every single music act, artistic project, panel, comedy gig and even the Gyuto monks creating a sand mandala.
The full list is available in the Splendour website.
Here is our do-not-miss list for the festival:
Friday, July 24:
- San Cisco, The Rubens, Death Cab for Cutie, Of Monsters and Men and Mark Robson at the Amphitheatre from 4.45pm until midnight.
- Client Liaison, Tkay Maidza, Everything Everything and Peking Duck at the Mix Up Stage
- Paul Mac at the Tiny Dancer Stage
- Si Clone at the Tipi Forest
- Miss Friby's Cabaret and Mae Wilde's Dr Sketchy Cabaret at the Global Village.
- CIA whistle-blower John Kiriakou at the Forum at noon
- Ladyboy Mc at You C*nt Stop the Music at 6pm
- Nicole Brophy at 3pm at the Buskers Stage
Saturday, July 25:
- The Dandy Wharhols, The Wombats, Florence and the Machine at the Amphitheatre from 7.45pm until midnight.
- Shantan Wantan Ichiban, Elliphant, Safia, Azealia Banks and Flight Facilities at the Mix Up Stage
- Hayden James at the Tiny Dancer Stage
- Art of Sleeping, The Church and Boy and Bear at Gw McLennan Tent.
- Spaghetti Circus at the Tipi Forest at 2pm
- Salsa Reggaeton Dance Off at the Global Village.
- Women of Letters (10am), First Dog on the Moon (noon) and Q&A with Tony Jones (2.30pm) at the Forum
- Frankie Lemon at You C*nt Stop the Music from midnight
- Vanderaa at 1pm at the Buskers Stage
Sunday, July 26:
- Royal Blood, Tame Impala and Blur at the Amphitheatre from 7.30pm until midnight.
- Alison Wonderland at the Mix Up Stage at 8.30pm
- Elizabeth Rose at the Tiny Dancer Stage at 7pm
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It started with Yoda. While she was uncomfortable with fighting with two blades, he forced her to do so and taught her that in order to master the use of two blades, she must use one to improve the other, and in addition she needed to use her own style in order to truly feel comfortable using Jar'Kai. Ahsoka always preferred to fight with her blade in an unorthodox underhanded style. When she employed her blades in this way, she faired far better.
This scene also has a clever way of paying homage to Ahsoka's fight with Darth Vader in Rebels. Note the way that she blocks Master Yoda's final attack. Foreshadowing perhaps? In either case, it makes tighter bonds on the story that surrounds Ahsoka and all of Star Wars. I love Ahsoka's development. I think she may the most thoroughly developed in all of Star Wars lore, and this short only does more to solidify that theory. You can watch the video below.


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The young men and women dressed in khaki uniforms, semi-automatic rifles slung over shoulders, turn not a single head as they stream out of Tel Aviv's busy central bus station. In any of Israel's large towns this is a prosaic sight; with military service compulsory for all citizens over the age of eighteen – three years for men and two for women – everybody knows someone in the army. Yet while the embedding of the military in everyday life is manifest on the surface, its reality is not one readily acknowledged.
"You don't speak about the army when you come home to your family," says Eran Efrati, a well-built man in his late twenties. "They [the army] tell you that they don't need to hear about it, that it might upset them. So it is ignored and denied and you pretend to go back to ordinary life".
For Eran this denial is one of the ways in which the true nature of the illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories is masked within Israeli society.
His chance to speak out came through Breaking the Silence (BtS), an organisation of former soldiers that since 2004 has interviewed hundreds of ex-combatants anonymously about their experiences of active service in the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). Their aim is to shed light on what really goes on in the occupied territories with the aim of stimulating public debate about the role of young soldiers in controlling the lives of a civilian population.
Full of tales of abductions, humiliation within homes and the beating of children perpetrated by soldiers, the testimonies make for shocking and at times harrowing reading. In doing so they uncompromisingly reveal the day-to-day of life under occupation for Palestinians – subject to measures justified under the banner of 'security' – from the unusual perspective of those meting the treatment. The severity of these accounts ranges from the mundane – the long delays inflicted at the checkpoints which carve up the West Bank; to the truly horrific – as recounted in the shock and awe tactics of warfare deployed during the bombardment of Gaza in 2009.
By his own account Eran was an ordinary Israeli serving in the army until a series of incidents led him to question not only what he was doing but the role of the army.
"I went to a Medicins Sans Frontieres demonstration and a doctor asked me to take a pass to a family in Hebron, so that they could cross checkpoints in order for a grandparent to gain treatment. It struck a human chord with me as my mother was ill at the time, so I took it to them."
On returning to base he was punished for this breach of security with two weeks incarceration in military prison. This would mark the beginning of a journey of disillusionment that almost ended in official disgrace. From thereon throwaway comments by colleagues and behaviour to which before he paid little attention began to take on a new significance, revealing something darker about the nature of the army operation.
"In Hebron one of our jobs was to survey houses in order to make detailed plans of living arrangements and rooms in the case of a suspected terrorist," he continues. "We sometimes woke people up in the middle of the night and marched them outdoors – men, women and children – to do this. One day I asked my Sergeant what happened to the drawings and he replied: 'We have had Hebron since 1967. Do you think you are the first to do the surveys?'".
"I couldn't believe this, as we had always been made to think that what we were doing was important work".
'Searing of consciousness'
On another occasion Eran heard members of a neighbouring unit laughing about an incident in which a Palestinian standing on a porch with a broom was mistakenly perceived to be bearing an arm and was shot dead by soldiers.
"The press reported it inaccurately, saying that a terrorist had been neutralised and that fortunately no soldiers had been hurt. I thought to myself 'this is wrong, the public needs to know the truth'. So I went to my commanding officer to say that we must speak to the media and set the record straight. He just laughed in my face."
According to the authors of the introduction to the BtS publication Israeli Soldier Testimonies: 2000-2010, the real purpose of many such routine counter-terror operations is not the flushing out known terrorists or maintaining security. They are, it is argued, intended to 'punish, deter or tighten control over the Palestinian population' with the term 'prevention of terror' stretched beyond its normal meaning to cover all offensives – in the process disregarding any distinction between civil and paramilitary targets. Other frequent examples cited are detention without charge, the destruction of infrastructure and property extra-judicial assassinations.
While the accounts themselves are stark and without analysis, the BtS authors argue that the overall objective of these aggressive methods is the deliberate strategy of 'searing of consciousness', pursued by army commanders. In effect this means proving to the Palestinian population as a whole that opposition is futile. This interpretation is evidenced by accounts of everyday 'demonstration of presence' exercises – a term describing tactics of intimidation designed to stamp the army's authority and instill fear. Under the military euphemism of 'disruption of normalcy', soldiers recount night patrols waking up villages at night by firing into the air, searching houses and throwing sound bombs – often without any intelligence linking sites with terrorist activity.
The recurring themes of arbitrary punishment and intimidation indicate that this strategy goes to the heart of the occupation itself; underscoring at the same time the contradiction between the rhetoric of security and reality of violent colonisation. Yet even within the ranks of the IDF this not admitted. Eran recounts how, during an officer training programme, one classmate questioned the logic of the deployment of troops throughout the entire West Bank.
"The [class] instructor told us that the army was here [in the West Bank] to ensure the security of Israel against terrorists. One guy asked whether it would be a better idea just to have a reinforced line of units along the border instead of loads of scattered inside [the territories] to prevent them from entering. It made sense; but instead he was removed from the class."
It was at this point that belief in the morality of what he was doing started to unravel in Eran's mind. Things came to a head when he was arrested at a weekly demonstration against the separation wall which divides many Palestinians from their land, for which he landed another two weeks in army prison and narrowly escaped a dishonorable discharge.
While statistics on detentions and the kilometers of road blocks can draw a systematic overview of the occupation, the BtS testimonies are unique in offering deeply human impressions. As anecdotes they go some way to explaining the psychological edifice upon which the occupation is built; and it is their subjective quality which is most striking – especially since they come from the mouth of those whose structural role is that of oppressor.
Soldiers are told how the IDF is the "most moral army in the world", respectful of human rights and there is no indication that overt racism is promoted within the ranks of the army. Yet Eran says that there is a slow and subtle process of indoctrination in Israeli society – starting in the family and education system – that at once perpetuates the occupation and commands unswerving loyalty from citizens. The corollary fear and suspicion of Arabs pervasive in Israeli society comes to an inevitable ugly head in the army, he recalls.
"You are trained for 8 months to expect a war and then as an 18 or 19 year old they drop you at a checkpoint in the middle of nowhere and you are face to face with Arabs for the first time in your life. Many of those guys [IDF soldiers] are young and scared. Army life makes you miserable and without knowing it you want to inflict this upon somebody else".
While some witnesses express disgust at the excesses of their colleagues, overall there is a general sense of detatchment from the barbarism of what takes place. This corrosive effect of the day-to-day drudgery on a soldier's moral compass is laid bare in one unsettling account: "The standards of good and evil deteriorate there…I can't tell you what's good and what isn't, because I don't have all of the tools."
The reader quickly infers that a normalisation of violence never lurks far away – degrading not only the victims but, in a different way, the soldiers themselves.
In a country that has always responded militarily to a (perceived or real) existential threat since its establishment, the reception to BtS is, predictably, not a warm one.
Critics have lambasted BtS as 'terror supporters' and for seeking to aid the 'delegitimisation' of Israel. The Israeli government sees them as such a threat that in 2009 it sought to persuade the Dutch foreign ministry to withdraw funding issued by its embassy.
Those critical of the occupation are on the fringe of Israeli society and treated with contempt in many quarters, and for people like Eran speaking out can mean accusations of betrayal, estrangement from family and social stigma.
Yet in spite of the the bulk of public opinion a recent article in the liberal newspaper Haaretz shows that there are cracks starting to appear in mainstream discourse.
In an impassioned review of BtS publications Ilana Hammerman decried the 'logic of the absurd' that sustains the occupation. This, she wrote, consists of a breakdown of "the mental and moral borders between what is permissible and what is forbidden, between good and evil, between stupidity and wickedness, between the humiliated and those who humiliate".
You can read the testimonies and download PDF versions of Breaking the Silence's publications in English at: http://www.breakingthesilence.
Eran Efrati now lives in New York where he gives lectures on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and the 'Israeli Apartheid'
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In a press release posted to their website, Ryanair cited a survey showing that 36% of passengers had their flight "ruined" by kids and 18% would like the airline to limit the number of children allowed on a flight.
Additionally, the survey found that parents can be just as annoying:
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2. 25% Parents allow children to annoy those in seats behind.
3. 15% Parents board late and expect others to accommodate them.
4. 10% Parents allow children to run in the aisles or kick seats.
"When it comes to children we all love our own but would clearly prefer to avoid other people's little monsters when traveling," said spokesman Stephen McNamara.
This is not the first radical idea from the low cost airline. Ryanair has made headlines for promoting paid toilets, standing room only seating, and even operating their aircraft with only one pilot.
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I am working with my first crush: Daisy Shah
Daisy Shah — Salman Khan's heroine in 'Jai Ho' — shares that even though she's opposite him in the movie, he looks best with Katrina Kaif
Daisy Shah has had a dizzying journey. Once a junior artiste in Bollywood, she went on to work in South Indian films and is now starring opposite Salman Khan in Jai Ho. Standing tall in a black top and jeans, Daisy exudes the vibe of the girl next door. She is slightly nervous but gets into the groove once she realises this is a fun interview.
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One question you would like to ask your Jai Ho hero, Salman Khan?
Why do you work out so much? And why do you make others work out so much? For Jai Ho, I was not asked to lose weight but I was asked to tone my body. I was not plump, just on the healthier side. Fortunately, after all that effort, I found that toning makes a huge difference to your appearance.
What's the story behind the big scar on your forehead?
I had a terrible car accident in Ooty in 2005 when I was hurrying to catch a flight. Initially, I was a little depressed because it is quite a big scar, but once I realised that there was nothing I could do about it, I learnt to live with it. I accepted it, as my life took a turn for the better after my accident. Destiny has a way of giving you things in return for what it takes away.
Are you cool with wearing bikinis and kissing onscreen?
No, I am not.
Which heroine do you think makes the best pair with Salman?
He looks best with Katrina Kaif.
If you woke up as a man tomorrow, which heroine would you propose to?
Everybody is beautiful but I would rather be single like Salman.
Who was your first boyfriend and when did you have yourfirst kiss?
I never had a boyfriend, so no kiss either.
You must have had a crush on someone?
I am working with my first crush... Salman Khan.
Something about you that no-one knows.
I am very impulsive. But I have learnt to take care of it.
And the credit goes to?
Salman Khan (laughs).
What is your idea of Prince Charming?
I can take care of myself financially; I want a man who takes care of me emotionally.
If you were to tell your background to a five-year old how would you describe it?
We are a small close-knit family. Besides me, there's my mom, my elder sister Deepali who is married and has two lovely kids. My dad passed away in 2007 due to a heart attack. I have done half of my schooling in Vile Parle and completed the rest in Dombivli because we had to shift due to my dad's job. Later, we shifted to Malad and I studied in Khalsa College but couldn't give my last year exams since I was already working. There was a time when I shot for 15days in a row without sleeping. I don't remember ever going for a holiday.
How did you spend your first pay-cheque?
All my payments go straight to my mother. I just keep a small amount for my personal expenses.
How would you describe your character in Jai Ho?
She is a whacky girl, who does bizarre things and is a big chipku. But she loves dancing, which is very much like me.
How would you describe yourself?
I am not a party person. When I am not working, I am very happy sipping my coffee and watching TV. Even if my mother is at home, she is in her room and I am in mine. I like being alone at most times and guard my 'me time'.
Mumtaz ascended from being a junior artiste to a star. Do you think you will be able to emulate her?
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Final step: Pulling it off. Here's where things went truly, hilariously awry. Any good coup depends on stealth. But on Thursday, an enterprising Politico photographer snapped Rep. Tim Huelskamp sitting in open session reading from his iPad — not making this up — the entire roster of the plot against Boehner. Just so there was no mistaking that he was up to no good, the document was entitled "YOU WOULD BE FIRED IF THIS GOES OUT." Not making that up either.
Worse still, half the roster on Huelskamp's iPad lost their nerve and bailed out. In the end, only nine Republicans broke ranks. Three cast votes for Cantor (who was visibly disgusted), two for recently ousted Rep. Allen West, and one for a former U.S. comptroller general. Several of the plotters even voted for each other. Boehner was reelected Speaker.
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New year, new start, new me… Nope!
Last year was a pretty exceptional one for me, on the whole. I achieved more than I had planned, and ticked off some life goals along the way. I turned 30, I grew my business, I developed my creative skills. Oh, and I got married. So yeah, a pretty good year!
But each of those things was expected. They were things I had prepared for and strived towards, continually working towards reaching those milestones. Yes, there were some obstacles and sidetracks along the way, but that's all part of the journey. And that's the thing. I'm not really in the mood for setting more goals. I'd rather have some time exploring some new paths and seeing what's off the beaten track.
I started the year by heading out for a walk with my wife for a walk on our favourite beach with our dog. In fact, it's the same beach where we got engaged over 2 years ago. Of course, we frequent this beach fairly often as it's on our doorstep and it's dog-friendly… but that doesn't make it sound quite as special.
Spending an hour or so in such a familiar space, retreading the same route that we walk so frequently, was exactly what I needed to reassure me that I ought to have a year of newness. Thing is, I'm not one of those people who just set arbitrary goals for the sake of a new year's resolution. Life just isn't like that, at least not for me.
Instead, I'm setting myself a year of no resolutions. No goals, no targets, no end points.
The point of this is just a little experiment, to see if I can continue on the trajectory that I've been on for the past few years without resorting to setting out an exact path or destination. It matters not where I get to this year, as long as it is in one direction – Forward.
I am certain that there will be some big changes in my life, as that's the part of my life that I'm in at the moment. So, for 2018, I will wander this part of my life freely, just trying to take things one step at a time, and keep on moving forward.
With a smile and some sunshine, I wish everyone all the best for the year ahead. Now, let's go have some adventures!