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Finland getting with the times: The Finnish Parliament voted on Friday afternoon to allow gender-neutral marriage, 105-92. The vote had been expected to be closer. The gender-neutral marriage bill was seventh on the list of 15 votes. Four MPs out of the 200 MPs were absent on the first vote, concerning a reform of language [Read More…]
Finland legalizes marriage equality!
Why Republicans appeal marriage equality cases they know they're going to lose.
This comment from LARK62 made my day. It captures concisely and specifically why GOP governors/AGs continue to push and appeal to Circuit Courts which have already ruled against other states making the same arguments: It was, is and always will be a way for politicians to pander to right wing voters. And since the appeals [Read More…]
Bryan Fischer is not happy about the decisions in Arkansas and Mississippi.
Bryan Fischer is hungry for discrimination which, in the wake of Arkansas and Mississippi having their gay marriage bans overturned by federal judges yesterday, prompted the head of the American Family Association to toss a spectacular word salad. "The federal judiciary has mutated into a gargantuan beast, looming over liberty, freedom and the Constitution itself… [Read More…]
Judge rules Mississippi's gay marriage ban unconstitutional, but this one's not over yet.
Ok, first, the good news: a federal judge has ruled Mississippi's gay marriage ban unconstitutional. federal judge has overturned Mississippi's ban on same-sex marriage, but he is putting his order on hold for two weeks so the state can appeal. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday. State attorneys have already said [Read More…]
BREAKING: Federal judge strikes down Arkansas' gay marriage ban.
Judge Kristine Baker, an Obama appointee, has ruled that Arkansas' gay marriage ban violates the Constitution! A federal judge struck down Arkansas' gay marriage ban on Tuesday, which could pave the way for county clerks to resume issuing licenses. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker ruled in favor of two same-sex couples who had challenged a 2004 [Read More…]
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BREAKING: Montana's gay marriage ban falls!
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Muni Meltdown That Wasn't Confounds Market's Earliest Critics
Before Meredith Whitney predicted that municipal defaults in 2011 would total "hundreds of billions of dollars" in a Dec. 19 broadcast of CBS Corp.'s "60 Minutes," several analysts made similar claims that the market would collapse.
With less than three weeks left in 2011, their predictions haven't materialized. Municipal defaults will total $20 billion in 2011, according to Richard Lehmann, publisher of the Distressed Debt Securities Newsletter. That would exceed the previous high of $8.62 billion in 2009, though fall short of the $100 billion forecast by Whitney.
Four people who wrote or voiced opinions about the municipal market in 2011 discussed their comments, why defaults remained limited to a few municipalities, and what the future holds for state and local issuers for today's issue of the Bloomberg Brief: Municipal Market newsletter.
Christopher Whalen is managing director of Institutional Risk Analytics, a Torrance, California-based bank-rating firm. He said in an interview with Henry Blodget on Yahoo Finance's Tech Ticker in November 2010 that California would default.
Q: Do you still agree with what you said last year, which was that California will default on its debt?
A: My basic view hasn't changed, and my comment was really more of a medium-term issue. In other words, they're going to try to raise taxes in California, but they're not going to get very far. The whole West is like this. They're antithetical to taxes, especially property taxes. The whole point of the comment was that, eventually, the politicians are going to have to use the threat of default to move the political process. And I still think that's the case. Illinois is arguably worse than California now, because they haven't done anything.
Q: What do you predict will happen in the municipal market going forward?
A: I'm not an end-of-the-world guy. What I do think is everyone's premise about revenue and growth has to change. I could see Illinois default, simply because the politics are not aligned correctly for people to deal with the issue.
David Skeel, a professor of corporate law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, wrote an article for The Weekly Standard in November 2010 titled "Give States a Way to Go Bankrupt." They were left out of a Depression-era law that lets municipalities reorganize their finances under Chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code. Skeel wrote that bankruptcy would be the best option to avoid a "massive federal bailout."
Q: Do you still agree with what you said last year, which was that states with financial strains should be able to file for bankruptcy?
A: The political enthusiasm for the state bankruptcy idea has temporarily dimmed. The problems haven't gone away. I still think bankruptcy would significantly improve our ability to deal with a crisis.
Q: Why have no states defaulted?
A: It has always been quite possible that nobody would get to the edge of default. One of the arguments against bankruptcy for states is the downturn is largely cyclical and they'll almost certainly muddle through. That may be right, but it doesn't seem to be a basis for saying we don't need to do anything else. It's like saying there's no need to have a fire department because we haven't had a fire.
Q: Do you expect bankruptcy as a future possibility for states?
A: We're seeing significant bankruptcies in the municipal context. It's possible Harrisburg will end up back in bankruptcy next year. Jefferson County is in bankruptcy now. So the old argument that significant municipalities don't file for bankruptcy isn't true anymore. If significant municipalities are finding themselves in bankruptcy, it's certainly not out of the question it would be an issue for the states.
Richard Bookstaber is a senior policy adviser at the Securities and Exchange Commission. On April 4, 2010, he wrote on his blog, rick.bookstaber.com, an entry titled "The Municipal Market," which he called the next crisis. "Once a few municipalities default, there is a risk of a widespread cascade," he wrote.
Bookstaber said via e-mail: "I can't speak with the press because of my government positions. Also, I have not kept abreast of the muni market."
Frederick Sheehan is the author of "Panderer to Power: The Untold Story of How Alan Greenspan Enriched Wall Street and Left a Legacy of Recession." He wrote a piece for the welling@weeden newsletter called "Dark Vision: The Coming Collapse Of The Municipal Bond Market" in September 2009. In it, he said: "The municipal market will probably repeat the pattern of the sub-prime collapse. Although it is plain to see, the usual experts do not notice."
Q: You said two years ago that the municipal market would collapse. Why haven't there been more defaults?
A: There are some real problems that are going to lead to a lot more defaults. Incomes are falling in the country, so taxes are going to continue to fall in municipalities. Even through there's talk about reducing costs and cutting back, they're continually short of where they're going to need to be with reduced revenues.
Q: How widespread do you predict these municipal defaults will be?
A: There will be a lot of trouble, and a lot of defaults. I think it will be, in the end, at least a couple hundred billion dollars in general obligation bonds.
Q: When do you expect all these defaults to happen?
A: Defaults will come within two or three years.

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By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots in the legs and lungs, according to new research from Taiwan. People with this inflammatory form of arthritis are more than three times as liRead Full Article
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has received a new playlist update, adding two new modes into the mix.
Modern Warfare 3 community coordinator at Infinity Ward Candice revealed the new modes on Twitter, along with the message "Playlist update in #MW3 across platforms: adding MITD (Sabotage recipe originating from @IamTheDenk) & Hardcore Face Off 3v3."
'MITD' refers to Money In The Denk, a custome game mode based on Sabotage created by Machinima director Denk, it's fast and requires teamwork to succeed. THe other mode is 3v3 hardcore face-off mode.
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Many enterprise networks require redundant HA (High Availability) infrastructure for key systems like network firewalls. This article demonstrates how you can use a combination of open-source packages to build and manage a Linux-based HA firewall pair that includes support for many of the advanced features commonly found in commercial firewalls.
The collection of open-source packages that I use to create the HA firewall in this article are iptables, conntrackd, keepalived and Firewall Builder. The network diagram in Figure 1 shows the example environment that will be configured.
The example uses a pair of servers running Ubuntu Server 10.10 that will be configured to run in an Active-Backup configuration. This means traffic will be going through only one firewall at any given time. More complex Active-Active solutions also are possible, but are beyond the scope of this article.
The conntrackd and keepalived packages are installed on both servers using apt-get. Since many commands require root privileges to run, the examples are shown using user root to help keep things concise.
Conntrackd is a dæmon developed by the netfilter.org project, the same organization that develops iptables. Conntrackd synchronizes the state of active connections between two or more firewalls running iptables.
In an Active-Backup configuration, like the example in this article, each time a connection is allowed through the active firewall, information about this connection is sent to the backup firewall. In the event of a failover, the backup firewall already will have information about the active allowed connections, so that existing connections do not have to be re-established after the failover occurs.
The example here is based on one of the example configuration files that comes with conntrackd. This configuration uses the FTFW reliable protocol to synchronize the connection data between the firewalls. There is also a script called primary-backup.sh that provides integration between keepalived and conntrackd. For Ubuntu, these example files are located in the /usr/share/doc/conntrackd/examples/sync/ directory.
Run the commands listed below to copy the sample config file and failover script to the default directory for conntrackd, /etc/conntrackd/conntrackd.conf:
root@lj-fw-1:/# cd /usr/share/doc/conntrackd/examples/sync root@lj-fw-1:/# gunzip ftfw/conntrackd.conf.gz root@lj-fw-1:/# cp ftfw/conntrackd.conf /etc/conntrackd/ root@lj-fw-1:/# cp primary-backup.sh /etc/conntrackd
Open the /etc/conntrackd/conntrackd.conf file for editing, and find the section in the file called Multicast. Edit the default values in this section to match the example network environment shown in Figure 1.
Multicast { IPv4_address 188.8.131.52 IPv4_interface 192.168.100.2 # IP of eth2 interface, # used for conntrackd synch Interface eth2 Group 3780
Next, find the section at the bottom of the configuration file called IgnoreTrafficFor and edit the default values in this section to match the example network environment:
IgnoreTrafficFor { IPv4_address 127.0.0.1 # loopback IPv4_address 192.168.1.2 # eth0 interface IP IPv4_address 10.1.1.2 # eth1 interface IP IPv4_address 192.168.100.2 # eth2 interface IP }
Repeat the same process for the lj-fw-2 server, making sure to use the correct interface IP addresses for the lj-fw-2 server.
Two Interface Firewalls
This example uses a dedicated interface for the conntrackd synchronization traffic, which is recommended for optimal security and performance. If your firewall has only two network interfaces, modify the "Multicast" section of conntrackd.conf to use the inside interface name and IP address.
When the package is installed, an /etc/init.d/conntrackd script is created. To test the configuration, start conntrackd and then run the status command to verify it is running properly (note: conntrackd needs to be started on both the lj-fw-1 and lj-fw-2 firewalls):
root@lj-fw-1:/# /etc/init.d/conntrackd start root@lj-fw-1:/# conntrackd -s cache internal: current active connections: 1
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on way to Ngozumpa glacier, Nepal
first view of Ngozumpa glacier terminus
Ngozumpa glacier, Khumbu Himalaya, Nepal
Ngozumpa glacier, Khumbu Himalaya, Nepal (taken from western lateral moraine looking north)
Ngozumpa glacier, Khumbu Himalaya, Nepal (taken from western lateral moraine, looking north)
Ngozumpa glacier, Khumbu Himalaya, Nepal (taken from western lateral moraine looking south)
frozen melt pond, Ngozumpa
view of Ngozumpa from Gokyo Ri
view of Ngozumpa from summit of Gokyo Ri
View of Gokyo settlement and Ngozumpa glacier from Gokyo Ri.
solar panels to charge batteries, yaks being loaded to haul some supplies around to Khumbu while we went over the pass.
Lake beside Gokyo settlement. (Ngozumpa glacier, just over moraine to back of photo.) Shows our lodging and field recharging, working area.
Heading east, just over top of Cho La pass. Was a bit sketchy, so no documented photos of upshoot of pass
Khumbu glacier
Khumbu moraine
Khumbu glacier - downward from icefall, photo taken from near summit of Kala Patthar
Khumbu glacier (northward view)
on Khumbu glacier
Ngozumpa glacier
Khumbu glacier from near Gorek Shep (icefall few km up)
Workin at (just beyond) Everest Base Camp I. Unbelievable!
just below Khumbu icefall, Khumbu glacier, Khumbu Himalayas, Nepal
Khumbu glacier ice pinnacles, Khumbu Himalaya, Nepal
Khumbu glacier icefall
Khumbu icefall, Khumbu Himalayas, Nepal
Myself at the Gorek Shep lodge just south of Everest Base Camp. Stayed here for Khumbu glacier field work.
Everest (shot from Gorek Shep lodge owner)
Pyramid met station beside Khumbu glacier
Kathmandu, Nepal
Bødalsbreen glacier, Norway
Crossing Jostedalsbreen ice field, Norway
Jostedal ice field, Nigardsbreen glacier, Norway
small outlet of Jostedal ice field, Norway
Stubaital Glacier, Austria
close up of the ice, Stubaital Glacier, Austria
Glacier de Tre la tete, France in foreground
Glaciers in France, Italy and Switzerland as viewed on a flight from Oslo to Rome. Includes the glacier du Miage, glacier du Mont Blanc, and glacier de Tre la tete.
Ruapehu glaciers and crater lake, New Zealand
Findelen glacier, Switzerland
K.A. Casey spectral measurements on Findelen glacier, Switzerland
Findelen glacier, Switzerland (Matterhorn in background)
Zmutt glacier terminus, Switzerland
Zmutt glacier
Zmutt glacier, Switzerland
Other field site - Zmutt glacier, just east below the Matterhorn
just above Findelen glacier, Switzerland
on way to Findelen glacier, Switzerland
Gornergrat glacier, Switzerland
learning about Findelen from local glaciologist M. Hoetzle
on Zmutt glacier, Switzerland
crossing glacial stream, Zmutt glacier, Switzerland
Zmutt glacier (very diverse debris types -- iron rich vs. iron poor)
looking to Findelen glacier from Zmutt. Note the significant atmospheric haze!
On glacier, Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand
yellow patina on glacier surface around Crater Lake can be slightly seen
8 glaciers around Crater Lake, Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand
"for the love of ice" Bodalsbreen, Norway
Bodalsbreen, Norway
glacier safety training, Bodalsbreen, Norway
Last day descending the glacier. That day another group of scientists installed ablation stakes (can see them to the right of the people) - to monitor glacial melt levels.
Steeper than it appears!
(For scale, note size of people to the right of the base of the glacier)
Glaciology course and field work while at the University Center in Svalbard aka, UNIS http://www.unis.no/
Inspection of dead ice section with some beautiful englacial sediments! Tunabreen, Svalbard
Tunabreen, Svalbard
Tunabreen, Svalbard March 2009
Inspection of dead ice section with some beautiful englacial sediments!
Crossing a pass on the way to Svea
Stop near Svea before heading out on the sea ice.
At the front of Bakaninbreen
Towards the east coast of Spitsbergen. (Can't remember which glacier this is... ?)
End of the 3rd excursion, . . . several detours due to poor weather and safe snowmobile routes, but an incredible day!
Gearing up for our last excursion. This time we wore avalanche beacons (item strapped around trunk) due to the high risks in the area of our journey.
Tunabreen (glacier 'breen' is norwegian for glacier) in Svalbard -- February 2009
And the day before leaving... it was the coldest day I have experienced, -30 C. Quite an adventure!
One night, I watched the "northern lights" for about two hours! All in all, it was an entirely incredible experience!
one day before heading out skiing...
I even caught a concert one nite, "The Real Ones" http://www.realones.dreamhosters.com/
Day 1 started with rifle training (for polar bear protection in the field).
Matanuska glacier, Alaska, July 2012
Matanuska glacier, July 2012
Matanuska terminus
thermochron work
Sun photometry - aerosol optical depth measurements
Matanuska glacier, Alaska July 2012
Meares glacier, Alaska
matanuska glacier spectrometry
matanuska terminal lake
ice screw used to anchor the ibuttons, look how clean the ice is just beneath the rock layer (clean ice cored up from the ice screw)
Sept 2012 --- Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Photo of mountain from Barranco camp. Note beautiful endemic senecio trees.
Barranco camp, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
next campsite, Arrow glacier. This is the last campsite before the summit -- next day was hiking straight up that wall.
Reusch Crater -- Summit day! Happy Birthday Dad!!!
in front of the Northern ice field, Mt. Kilimanjaro
On Northern Ice Field
1st year the Northern ice field completely separated -- now is in two sections.


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Blood tests for creatine kinase, a product of muscle breakdown and urine tests for myoglobin, a relative of hemoglobin that is released from damaged muscles can help diagnose rhabdomyolysis. Other tests may rule out other problems, confirm the cause of rhabdomyolysis, or check for complications.
Common complications of rhabdomyolysis include very high levels of potassium in the blood which can lead to an irregular heartbeat or cardiac arrest and kidney damage (which occurs in up to half of patients). About one in four also develop problems with their liver. A condition called compartment syndrome may also occur after fluid resuscitation. This serious compression of nerves, blood vessels, and muscles can cause tissue damage and problems with blood flow.
Rhabdomyolysis Treatments
Early diagnosis and treatment of rhabdomyolysis and its causes are keys to a successful outcome. You can expect full recovery with prompt treatment. Doctors can even reverse kidney damage. However, if compartment syndrome is not treated early enough, it may cause lasting damage.
If you have rhabdomyolysis, you will be admitted to the hospital to receive treatment for the cause. Treatment with intravenous (IV) fluids helps maintain urine production and prevent kidney failure. Rarely, dialysis treatment may be needed to help your kidneys filter waste products while they are recovering. Management of electrolyte abnormalities (potassium, calcium and phosphorus) helps protect your heart and other organs. You may also need a surgical procedure (fasciotomy) to relieve tension or pressure and loss of circulation if compartment syndrome threatens muscle death or nerve damage. In some cases, you may need to be in the intensive care unit (ICU) to allow close monitoring.
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I implemented the WP-Contact Form 1.4.2 in my WP 2.0 installation on a page.
Firefox 1.5 and Opera displays the page very well - but IE 6 not - the page can't be used... Well I don't use IE but perhaps the readers of my blog which I started...
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Look, I know Christmas is coming and all that, but just for a day, maybe even a few days (depends how long these last) I think we should stop and appreciate something that isn't overly spiked with cinnamon, ginger, cloves or nutmeg. I know that might seem controversial what with stir up Sunday just having passed, but hey, let's try and eat something that tastes of sunshine and summer.
I am never happy. No, I don't mean I'm a depressive. I think I was depressed for about 2 months back in 1999, but other than that have been lucky on that front. I'm just never happy with my lot. I have this constant suspicion I am missing out on things. I have to try everything once. It's a recipe for disaster. Like poor impulse control in infants.
Making a sweet fruit loaf may not initially seem like the hardest task in the world, but we're at the quarter-final stage of this year's Great British Bake Off, and things aren't as simple as they first seem. So, not only do our five bakers have to make their loaves with enriched dough - notoriously tricky to work with - but also have only two and a half hours in which to complete the task...
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Prep 40 mins
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Yummy! These potatoes are wonderful for a holiday meal or anytime you *need* some sinful potatoes.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 5 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 85.04 g package cream cheese
- 118.29 ml sour cream
- 59.14 ml green onion, chopped
- 29.58 ml butter, melted
- 2.46 ml salt
- 1.23 ml garlic powder
- 0.59 ml pepper
- 14.79 ml butter
- paprika
- Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender; drain and mash.
- Stir in cream cheese, sour cream, onions, melted butter, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Spoon into a 2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with paprika and dot with butter.
- Bake uncovered at 375º for 20 minutes.
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Oh my!!!! These potatoes were delicious. I think I just gained back all the weight I have lost. They were that good. Thank you!!!!!!


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Skip to comments.Guess The Missing Word In NY Times Report On Attempted Plane Bombing
Posted on 12/26/2009 5:19:00 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Imagine that there had been a series of three incidents in which members of a [invented for present purposes] fanatical Jewish sect had attempted to bring down airliners from Arab countries.
In reporting on the latest attempt and describing the previous ones, do you think the New York Times might have mentioned the religion of the perpetrators? So do I.
But with the ledgermain required to describe a spiral staircase without using one's hands, the Gray Lady has managed in its article today to report yesterday's attempt to bring down a NWA airliner, and the earlier attempts by Richard Reid [the "shoebomber'] and the those who plotted to bring down as many as ten jets leaving the UK for the United States jets, without using the word "Muslim."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
NY Times too shy to use the M-word ping to Today show list.
Thank God you guys read the NY Times to report this nonsense, because I never could.
This probably won't even be covered by the NY Slimes.....(Christians are expendable by their thinking after all):
Here is comment found in a newspaper forum....
Breaking news in London Telegraph:
Group of 18 attorneys working on behalf of Mr. Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab is bringing up a lawsuit against the passenger who recklessly asaulted their client.
"It is not about money" says Mr. Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab. "But I will take $ 12 million".
But....Those muzzie A-rabs HAVE SO MUCH BLEEPING MONEY!!!!
We don't DARE MAKE THEM MAD!!!
Doncha see?
The "dying" MSM must be getting plenty of oil transfusions.
Mr. niteowl77
they dont wont to offend Dear Leader by calling out his fellow muslim brethren
Unfortunately, it's not just the NYT — at no point in their mind-numbingly repetitious, yet oddly uninformative, coverage of this story, has F&F (Fluff&Folly)used the 'M' word....
I want to PERSONALLY strangle this bitch-dog.
Maybe Muslims are on to something with the whole 'behead the guy with a dull knife' thing.
Cuz I would.
Not just the NYT- but CNN as well. Last night during their live coverage the anchorman continually called it an "extremist organization"...he simply would not say "Al Qaida".
The LIBERAL - State Run Media is sickening. May their stocks drop to the point they will be forced to join the government cheese lines.
yes, I agree....every man, flying as a passenger, has to be alert for such attempts at murder, look around your seat area, note your fellow passengers...TSA, the police are unable to act.....it is up us....
Yes, but I could get used to Fox News being an "All Courtney Friel, All the Time" channel! Wow!
In fact, I'd be just fine with just her & Megyn Kelly as the only 2 hosts on Fox News... Well, We'd also need Neal Cavuto and Glen Beck. But just audio for them...
I have two thoughts about this, One, this is another "crisis" (albeit legitimate) that Hussein will use to tighten the screws on US - U S, or, finally they cannot lie any more about it, and wanted to get this through the Xmass news cycle and leave it. I lean towards the former.
Re: Muzzie oil money
The reason they have so much money is that we refuse to continue exploration of our own natural resources, especially natural gas. We need greater energy independence to keep from paying them to kill us.
Uh Mark,...that ain't no lady,.....that's a whore!
What a pathetic "profession" that modern American journalism has become.
Is there an actual rule in the NY TIMES RULE BOOK that rules out using these terms in regards to manmade human caused disaster events?
Is anyone going to make political campaign advertisements about this?? Man caused disaster?????
What perfect idiots....
A Nigerian man, claiming to be linked to al-Qaeda, allegedly tried to set off an incendiary device aboard a transatlantic airplane Friday as it descended toward Detroit's airport in what the White House called an attempted act of terrorism.
The man was quickly subdued after another passenger leapt on top of him, others on the plane said, and Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam landed safely around 1 p.m. Friday. The suspect was being treated at a hospital for burns he suffered while igniting the device...
The suspect[,] Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab[,] 23, attends University College London, where he studies engineering.
Although not on the TSA's "no-fly" list, Abdulmutallab's name appears to be included in the government's records of terrorism suspects, according to a preliminary review, authorities said.
Abdulmutallab has told federal investigators that he had ties to al-Qaeda and traveled to Yemen to collect the incendiary device and instructions on how to use it, according to a federal counterterrorism official briefed on the case. Authorities have yet to verify the claim, and they expect to conduct several more interviews before they determine whether he is credible, the official said.
Federal authorities have been told that Abdulmutallab allegedly had taped some material to his leg, then used a syringe to mix chemicals with the powder while on the airplane, one official said.
But doing so "caused him to catch on fire," Richelle Keepman, who sat a few rows in front of Abdulmutallab, told WDIV-TV.
Officials described the device as incendiary rather than explosive, pending tests by forensics experts at the FBI. Incendiary devices generally deliver less of an impact than explosive devices.
I have noticed this myself in the last couple days! :)
The new york times will share in the responsibility for the next attack, whenever and wherever it happens, for hiding the one common thread that ALL terrorists share.
Mass deportations.
Next time we will know to kill the terrorist - dead teerrorists don't sue.
Well, anybody could glean that truth by simply reading the man's name.
They don't mention whether the guy that kidnapped and killed the little girl on Christmas Day on Maryland's Eastern Shore was a Catholic, Protestant or Baptist...or Atheist, for that matter.
Let me say, I have no problem with profiling. Start making anybody that looks Muslim drop trouser before getting on the planes. Let them scream bloody murder about it too.
Yes, to Megyn but this one is truly a bimbo.
"They dont mention whether the guy that kidnapped and killed the little girl on Christmas Day on Marylands Eastern Shore was a Catholic, Protestant or Baptist."
True, but the kidnapper/murderer's religion probably had nothing to do with his motivation, whereas the terrorist's Muslim faith had everything to do with his.
The suspect, Abdulfarouk Muttalab who is an engineering student at the University College, London had been noted for his extreme views on religion since his secondary school days at the British International School, Lome, Togo.
At the secondary school, he was known for preaching about Islam to his school mates and he qwas popularly called ëAlfaí , a local coinage for Islamic scholar. After his secondary school, the young man, family sources said, once relocated to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from where he declared to his family members that he did not want to have anything to do with any of them again.
Yes, but it would have been very insensitive for the Times to include that information in its article ;-)
Homosexuals, pedophiles, abortionist, prostitutes, strippers, feminist groups and other core Democrat/liberal groups would or will be shut down and massacred under Muslim government. The self-destructive psychosis of the liberals is stunning.
Ultra High Maintenance.
The NYT might eventually call him a "religious extremist" while leaving out the religion.
Did they mean legerdemain maybe?
Main Entry: leg·er·de·main
Pronunciation: \ˌle-jər-də-ˈmān\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French leger de main light of hand
Date: 15th century
1 : sleight of hand
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They [me] did, and thanks to another keen-eyed reader who brought the mistake to my attention I've changed it in the original NewsBusters article.
I thought it was going to be the "T" word...
I guess the "M" word will do in a pinch...
Definitely NOT GUILTY!
Please! The Shoe Bomber's name is Abdul Raheem! I find it highly rude of you to use the English name "Richard Reid" when he wants to be known by his muslim name instead.
I suppose you are one of those jerks who insisted on calling NBA great Lew Alcindor "Lew Alcindor" instead of Abdul Jamar. It's racist! sarc/ (or was it Lou?)
There are THREE missing words! BLACK ISLAMIC TERRORIST.
From UK Telegraph just now.
helical flight of steps
I-word, AND
Richard Reid singlehandedly caused a billion humans to take off their shoes in deference to his act. What religion is big on taking off shoes as a sign of respect? Hmmm.
Now all Americans will get to do a little more at the airport in order to catch a flight. Get ready to be required to take off your shoes and socks, roll up your pants to the knees and kneel at the metal detector. Somehow they are going to figure out how to require TSA to put a crescent moon on metal detectors.
How it should have read
This whole concept of "man-caused disaster" deserves a little more analysis than it's gotten: it sounds exactly like an insurance term, ironically, joined to and NOT directly opposed to "Act of God". YET, a terrorist act IS in a sense an Act of God, in that it's being perpetrated ON BEHALF OF Allula Akbar, or Mohammed, and as such, your "insurance" probably won't pay for the damages.
Of course, the way they want us to take it is that "man-caused disaster" is merely, and once again, a Law Enforcement issue, and not to be considered on any level an "Act of War"(or its other corollary, an "Act of God") Even Orwell would be stupified at how far adrift we've allowed ourselves to get with our language.
We're asked to accept conceptualizations that even the feebleminded could see through.
This whole concept of "man-caused disaster" deserves a little more analysis than it's gotten: it sounds exactly like an insurance term, ironically, joined to and NOT directly opposed to "Act of God". YET, a terrorist act IS in a sense an Act of God, in that it's being perpetrated ON BEHALF OF Allula Akbar, or Mohammed, and as such, your "insurance" probably won't pay for the damages.
Of course, the way they want us to take it is that "man-caused disaster" is merely, and once again, a Law Enforcement issue, and not to be considered on any level an "Act of War"(or its other corollary, an "Act of God") Even Orwell would be stupified at how far adrift we've allowed ourselves to get with our language.
We're asked to accept conceptualizations that even the feebleminded could see through.
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Protestors called on Congress and the Obama administration to stop deportations and enact comprehensive immigration reform, making it clear that they weren't going to stand idly by while the Republicans in the House leadership block a badly needed new immigration law.
National disgrace: Boehner blocks immigration vote
Once again John Boehner has allowed a right-wing extremist cabal in Congress to control the fate of important legislation.
Chicago police arrest 150 at immigration protest
Leaders of faith, trade union, immigrant and community groups and elected officials were arrested this week for blocking a street, demanding an end to deportations and calling upon Republican leadership to quit blocking a vote on immigration reform in Congress.
Police arrest 15 at immigration reform action in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla.--Immigrants, their brothers and sisters in labor and other progressive forces converged here on Oct. 29 for a protest demanding a path to citizenship for America's 11 million undocumented immigrants and an end to the deportations that have torn apart tens of thousands of immigrant families.
Obama renews immigration call, but ignores deportation crisis
"Every day, more than 1,000 aspiring Americans are deported, mothers and fathers separated from children."


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Statement from Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick on the retirement of former Patriots safety Steve Gregory:
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Skip to comments.Bill Maher Panel Mocks Rural Mississippi Residents From Snug Hollywood Perch
Posted on 03/12/2012 10:57:00 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
With Tuesdays Alabama and Mississippi primaries on the horizon, Bill Maher sent filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi to the heart of Mississippi to interview some prospective voters, and what she found was some scary footage of voters who feared President Obama was a Muslim and promising the South will rise again. The panel, including Jon Hamm and Michael Steele, analyzed the situation and, after making a few jokes about the subjects teeth, argued that education was the only solution to their poverty.
With two caveats that all these people knew they were going to be on this show and they all think Im going to Hell and we are going to send Alexandra Pelosi to the inner city in the future Maher introduced a segment that depicted various Mississippi men (all white men, and no women, despite the state being 51% female and 37% black) complaining about Adam and Steve, claiming they hated the government while being on food stamps, and threatening that the South will rise again. There was also talk of hating black people and the President for being a half-breed.
Maher and Hamm made some jokes about the lack of teeth in the video, though Maher praised their attitude in some respects there is something noble about saying wed rather go hungry than take free money. Hamm agreed, adding that the Republican Party is the party of youre going to win the lottery and a miracle is going to happen, which is somewhat improbable to say the least.
Steele defended those hopes, noting that they were natural and American. No one wakes up in the morning and says, All I want to be today is poor. He did find the South will rise again rhetoric weird, asking what the hell does that mean, exactly? Former SEIU head Andy Stern was actually more aggressive towards Democrats than Republicans, noting that they werent offering the sort of viable alternative to people like the ones in the film that would entice them. Democrats have to figure out how to speak to people, too there isnt an alternative, it looks like Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.
Catherine Crier noted that even Adam Smith had called for a social safety net to guarantee the functioning of capitalism, which led to a discussion on the trampoline vs. net analogy, and to the ultimate conclusion that public education that works is key to fixing these issues.
The segment via HBO below:
Despite his smugness Maher always strikes me as a man who deeply hates himself, and I doubt he's much of a joy to be around.
Apparently Maher has no mirrors in his home or studio.
I'll bet when jihadis sent 3000 New Yorkers to their graves on 9-11, it was boys from Mississippi and Alabama who overwhelmingly volunteered to saddle up and help take out the rat b*st*rds responsible.
Let's hear it for Alabama and Mississippi! And Louisiana, Texas and Missouri, too!
Only an uneducated jerk wouldn't know what is meant by "the South will rise again!"
That's ok Bill because jay Leno often does the Jay walking segment that shows just how low of an IQ Hollywood voters have.I'd much rather surround myself with people from the south than low lives such as yourself who *think* they are so superior...when the rest of us know better.
Today, Ich bin ein Southerner.
mmm, weird how this was not mentioned.
daughter Pelosi went around the south in 2008 making a so called documentry and saw some black guys hanging out the store.
She asked the black guys about racism down south etc and this is how they replied to her.
"You come down here looking for racism and yet you ignore how the word nigger is used much more up there, we get along down here, we don;t mind what color someone is and why don't you go back up there or where ever you come from and find the racism up there instead of trying to put us down here in the south"
It was words to that affect and yep no mention of that.
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Former SEIU head Andy Stern was actually more aggressive towards Democrats than Republicans, noting that they werenât offering the sort of viable alternative to people like the ones in the film that would entice them. "Democrats have to figure out how to speak to people, too -- there isn't an alternative, it looks like Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum."Wrong, a-hole -- Republicans want to drill for oil, including in the ANWR, a position favored by the Teamsters and claimed to be the eventual policy of President Kerry; Republicans want the Keystone XL pipeline, Zero and his rich puppetmasters don't; Democrats support OPEC, in particular the Gulf States, Venezuela, and Iran. And not surprisingly, the Tweedle comparison sounds exactly like RINO Paul et al.
Maher is a smug, hateful little snot with a big mouth who got rich making fun of people whose very decency is often the only thing that prevents them from kicking his ass.
min 1,20
the black guy tells her to basically piss off and good for him as he had it spot on.
Racism exist in ever part but those elitist liberals who live in their white neighborhoods only think southerners are the backward ones but those same ;liberals move south.
Well stay in your liberal utopia as you're not wanted down here.
However, as we all know, if I wanted to show Mississippians and Alabamans that were concerned patriots who have genuine and thoughtful concerns about Obama and the direction he and his party are taking this country, well, I guess I could find some of them, too.
I think it was Steven Crowder who interviewed each voter as they left the polling station about their candidates. When asking for specific attributes about their candidate, some struggled to give anything but the boiler plate provided by the media.
Seeing the voters struggle with specifics, the interviewer (Crowder?) fed each dem voter some of the conservative candidates values as if belonging to the dem candidate. Some (if not all) of the interviewees mistakenly agreed.
It was a rather embarrassing video for dems. Would like to see if someone can post the video again to shove in Pelosi/Maher's yap.
Good thing for the liberals there are no Black folks in Mississippi and Alabama. [/sarc]
"Michael Steele". Whenever i see this, i click. I keep hoping it's the bassist from The Bangles.
Bears repeating.
I remember some of Hannity's man-on-the-street calls, where the caller indicates they support Obama completely. Then, Hannity says "So, you support lower taxes." "Yep!" "So, you believe that smaller government is better." "Yep!" "You realize those are things that Conservatives support, right?" "Yep, wait, what?"
The "elite" just do not want or try to understand southerners.
When they come south, they hunt up the people who fill their expectations of southerners. Some of us have advanced degrees, expensively repaired teeth, a knowledge of history and world events, and have even traveled to and lived in other countries.
Even with mouthy upstarts like Maher and his ilk getting face time, I still prefer the USA.
I invite Maher and the H'wood celeb libs to try Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, Ukraine, or many other countries for a year and find out what poverty, progressivism, and terrorism are really all about.
As usual, the South did provide generously to the armed forces before and after 9/11; although Miss. and Ala. were not singled out.
A 2005 study by the Heritage Foundation researched precise statistics of how the military enlistments may have changed following the assault of September 11, 2001. Here is what they found:
Who Bears the Burden? Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Recruits Before and After 9/11
The South is overrepresented among military recruits. It provided 42.2 percent of 1999 recruits and 41.0 percent of 2003 recruits but contained just 35.6 percent of the population ages 1824. However, other regions also provide a higher proportion of enlistees. The states with the highest enlistment proportional ratings by far are Montana (1.67), Alaska (1.42), Wyoming (1.40), and Maine (1.39). (A proportional rating of 1.00 means that a state's enlistee and general populations ages 1824 are exactly proportional to their respective national populations.)....
In addition to confirming the strong Southern military tradition, we also found an exceptional tendency for lower than average military participation in New England. The West was underrepresented among 1999 recruits, but its 2003 proportion was equal to the population. For example, ...the Great Lakes states had a proportional rating of 0.86, which rose to 0.93 after September 11, 2001....
None of these aholes on this ''panel'' would have the stones to tell any of this to these peoples faces.
my dark fantasy is a Taliban video where Maher's neck is being sawed upon, and above the 'allah akbars' you hear him screaming for America to help him...
Michael Steele has gone over to the dark side (no pun intended).
It confirms what I already knew. Southern boys are second only to American Indians in volunteering.
What surprises me is that Maine ranks #4 in a region (New England) where rates are especially bad. Any idea why Mainers break the normal New England trend to shun the military?
Yeah, that sounds like the one I'm recalling. Got a link we can throw back in Pelosi/Maher's face?
You give me a choice between spending a week in Hollywood or a week in rural Mississippi, and I'll take Mississippi every time.
As long as I go to a blues joint.
I was at one place, and someone on the TV was making cracks about Mexicans. The owner, who is Mexican by ancestry said something along the lines of "What's that she said about Mexicans?" followed by "Must be one of those damn Californians."
Deal with your own problems before running your mouth.
Just come on down to Biloxi, I'll show you around.
Maine is kind of the "south" of New England, with some exceptions. New Hampshire used to be like that, but truckloads of Massholes have moved in.
Maine always seemed to have more 'good old boys' than say, MA or RI. Also, remember, Joshua Chamberlain, a hero of the Union Army was from Maine, and could be his influence is still being felt.
People who think in stereotypes tend to find material that validates them. And no one thinks in stereotypes quite as much as a tribal liberal. Pity them. And ignore them.
I laugh when I think of the attitude adjustment hed have to make while showing the same vid in the presence of some of his peers from MS, such as Oprah or Morgan Freeman. *Snicker*
Thanks for the post and ping!
I don't understand...what is the crime?
Isn't this something that all of us Southerners have lived with most of our lives?
I ignore it, and thank God that I'm from Mississippi, and will be residing there, at least half of the year, within the next year.
For you who are able...and legal....VOTE!
Wouldn't waste such a good round on such a fecal floater.
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MMORPG fans will be excited to know that a new expansion for World of Warcraft will soon be coming out. Set for release on September 25th, WoW: Mists of Pandaria will introduce players to a mystical new realm inhabited by a race of humanoid pandas known as Pandarians.
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Scott Bartle wants to increase the effectiveness of government in Arizona, with the best people making the best decisions.
The Maricopa Republican seeks to represent Legislative District 11 in the state Senate to bring "sensible, responsible, conservative leadership to the Legislature." His priorities are the economy, improving education, and public safety.
Bartle, a small-business owner – he owns a marketing firm and is publisher of InMaricopa, a community news source for the Pinal County city – said Arizona has improved its competitive position as it relates to adding jobs and boosting the economy, but it can do more to compete with regional neighbors like Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah. The state needs to make common-sense decisions that won't put Arizona in a negative light when it comes to attracting business and tourism, he said.
With four years on the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board, including two years as its president, education makes up a significant portion of Bartle's community leadership experience. (His school board term is up this year and he said he does not intend to run again.)
Bartle said there are good schools in the state, but there also seems to be a division, "a kind of us versus them mindset with traditional public schools versus charters and private schools."
"I think we need a better job of recognizing that our obligation is to improve educational opportunities and success for all students," he said.
Except for his college years in his native Indiana, Bartle has lived in Arizona for 37 of his 42 years, with the last 10 in Maricopa.
Bartle said that if elected to the Senate his first action would be to listen and learn, understanding that he would be a newcomer to the Capitol. "I'm not going to try to become Senate President my first day in office or anything like that."
Bartle's endorsements include the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, the Tucson Metro Chamber, the Arizona Nurses Association, the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona, the Arizona Technology Council, the Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association, and the Arizona Academy of Family Physicians.
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Great Family Weekend
My family of five (3yr old, 8yr old and a 12 yr old) spent the weekend down in the city for my husband's birthday. We had the family plan which had a second adjoining room with two twin beds and a rollaway for only $190! They had kid size robes, a teddy bear to take home, fun touches in the kids bathroom and games and coloring things in the room! My children were thrilled and had an incredible time. They loved the pool (and hot tub) and thought they were in heaven.
We booked the "Kids in the City" package (for $10 per night) which included many discounts/free admission to local sites including the Hancock Observatory, Adler Planetarium, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Chicago's Children's Museum, and more. Free children's gifts were available from the American Girl Place, Bloomingdale's, Galt Toys and discounts off purchases from many shops. In addition and more importantly- the kids could schedule a complimentary visit from the ice cream man, eat FREE from the in-room kids menu and milk and ADORABLE turtle cookies were left in the room in the afternoon (there was a cute chocolate milk mixer on the tray that the kids thought was so cool).
The service was phenomenal. When they heard it was my husband's birthday- they left an incredible torte-like cake with a card in the room. Every time we turned around they had refreshed our ice and left more water bottles. They were always making sure that we had everything, without us feeling like they were in our space all the time.
I read comments about the rooms being small and outdated- they were on the smaller side but I have to say- I never thought that we were cramped in the room at all. As far as outdated- I didn't notice that, except that the bathroom wasn't overly luxurious. The attention, service and location, by far, outweighed any shortcomings!
The bottom-line is that it was a fabulous stay and I would go back in a flash. It was an extremely kid friendly 5 star hotel.
Needs Renovation!
The service is fantastic (as one would expect at a Four Seasons), but the room was a real disappointment. The moderate/superior/deluxe rooms are all TINY and haven't been renovated in 15 years, so they feel very dated. Compared to the Peninsula, which has modern rooms with huge bathrooms and nice TV's, the Four Seasons was physically a real disappointment.
Not Up to Four-Seasons Standards
Having stayed in fifteen different Four Seasons properties around the world, in addition to Mandarin Oriental's, Rosewood, Orient Express, & Aman properties, I was so surprised at our recent experience in Chicago. The Four Seasons Chicago typically scores as one of the top 3 "city" hotels in the USA in most all the travel surveys. We had a Four Seasons Executive Suite booked, and I must say it looked "tired". The furniture, carpeting, and furnishings were well-seasoned. The bathroom (typically a Four Seasons highlight) was marginal at best. There was a single bathtub/shower combo more in tune with a Marriott. The service in some areas was wonderful and other areas weak. The Cafe, The Bar, and room service were plaqued by mediocre service while "Seasons" restaurant and the bell staff were delightful. The entire stay was so sub-par versus years of consistently superb Four Seasons service. I would recommend the Peninsula (1 1/2 blocks away) as a better Windy City alternative. Even as a newer hotel, they consistently rise to the occasion. Additionally, the front desk indicated room renovations are scheduled to commence January 2006. They need it... it's been 15 years!!!
First Rate....
I am writing this from room 4119 in the Four Seasons. The sun is rising over the lake and streaming through the window. The view is spectacular. I've stayed in many hotels in Chicago, but avoided the Four Seasons due to cost. After much disappointment elsewhere, I elected to try it and see.
Stay here; it is worth every penny you will pay. The service is wonderful, the staff can not do enough, and the food is better than the rooms. And the rooms are great.
I don't think I'll see staying elsewhere in the future unless the market crashes even more. This is the best hotel in the Windy City.
Aaaahhhh mazing
An amazing hotel. Unfortunately, we stayed only one night enroute to Europe and just had barely enough time to enjoy the lovely room and fabulous room service. Our waiter even made our cosmos to order in our room!
The location can't be beat for shopping or just seeing the town.
Our room was beautiful and had a massive bathroom with seperate adjoining dressing areas. And aahhh delicious smelling L'Occitane toiletries.
Great hotel but the wind kept me up all night
The Four Seasons is a beautiful hotel with a perfect location (near the Hancock Building and Water Tower Place, right off Michigan Avenue). The accomodations were very comfortable, the staff was professional and attentive, and the food was delicious. I expected to enjoy every minute, and I did, until...bedtime. Unexpectedly, the wind kept me up all night. It was like being on a boat; the building kept creaking and knocking due to the high winds (I was on the 39th floor), and I only got 1-1/2 hours of sleep despite the earplugs furnished by the hotel.
Next time I'll try to find a much lower floor in Chicago. Note: it is a great place to hold an event; the ballroom and dining room is spacious and elegant, and the food was served quickly and hot. Just don't plan on sleeping that night!
Top Class
Took a long weekend trip in November 2003.
The level of service was as expected though I thought that Robert at the concierge desk was in a league of his own, whith nothing posing a problem to him.
The Irish barman had the knack of being very friendly without being overfamiliar.
Beds and pillows were..well.. they were Four seasons. What more can I say?
I could only find one fault and it is one that suprised me. The bar area is tiny for a hotel this size. It is popular with local drinkers and as a result residents can be refused entry because of lack of space. I am sure that it will be said that if the bar were enlarged that the athmosphere would be lost but I am aware of many establishments with bars at least three times the size that are still able to hold a good athmosphere.
This having been said the hotel is top class and the location could not be more central.
Superb Experience
No surprises here. The Four Seasons experience is something special, and they deliver the goods. Hotel is extremely well located.
Physically, a beautiful grand place that is well-maintained. Redundant staffing is always available to make your stay pleasureable, but is never intrusive. Great Chicago informality, but still invested in giving a high level of service. Seasons offers true fine dining. Check in was easy, and we were given an upgrade. Tasteful room was as silent as a vault, and included a humidifier, which was a great touch in Chicago winters. Room service was excellent and timely. Highly recommended.
Four Seasons is the BEST!!!
My wife and I have stayed at both the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton numberous times over the last 4 years. The service at the Four Seasons is excellent. Very expensive. Very formal. You will not feel comfortable in jeans. The rooms are second to none. Walking distance to many fine resturants and about 2 miles to Navy Pier. Shopping at 900 North is very expensive. Try Watertower and Michigan Avenue.
Ask About Construction - Jackhammering Overhead!!
We just returned from our honeymoon in Chicago at the Four Seasons. Amazingly, they forgot to mention during reservations and at check in that they would be jackhammering marble on the floor directly above our room. Needless to say the construction began at 9am. I was also told by an Asst. Manager that it was only happening on one day. That again was untrue. I will give the Spa a true 5 "exceptional" since they were so wonderful. The Spa is soundproofed so you do not hear anything other than the soothing music. A must if you plan to stay at the hotel. For us, it was the only positive.
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