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Skip to comments.Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi shows why he's the world's most dangerous man (ISIS leader in Iraq)
Posted on 06/12/2014 2:09:07 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Three years after American troops left Iraq, a militia led by "the world's most dangerous man" is descending on its capital, Baghdad.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has taken over a number of Iraqi cities in just 48 hours. More than 500,000 refugees fled Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, as it was seized by rebel forces on Tuesday. Since, they have proceeded southward through the cities of Baiji and Tikrit, just 130km from Baghdad.
The world is yet to solidify its response but early indications are the US will offer some form of assistance to Iraq. The insurgents' success calls into question the viability of both the Iraqi government and military since American withdrawal three years ago. It also leaves many wondering what happened to a country that was supposed to be liberated by US and Coalition intervention.
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (greater Syria) is a jihadist group that originated from al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). It is frequently called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), this being another term for the greater Syrian region encompassing Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan.
While the group is often and correctly described as "al-Qaeda linked", they do not stand side by side. Al-Qaeda has its own Syrian offshoot, Jabhat Al-Nusra, and al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri has denounced ISIS and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (full name Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri).
Al-Baghdadi was an AQI commander who evaded US capture in Iraq and later moved into Syria. There has been a $US10 million bounty on his head since 2011, and Time magazine labelled al-Baghdadi "the world's most dangerous man",
ISIS fighters are a major component of the rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. The Economist has described the group as "one of the best-equipped and funded militias on the ground", with perhaps 7000 fighters.
It is a hardline, Sunni Muslim militia that kills civilians without much care. Its brutality has alienated ISIS from other rebels fighting the Assad regime. It seeks a single Islamic state under Sharia law, not just in Syria but across the Levant and in Iraq. On Tuesday it conquered Mosul, Iraq's second-biggest city of almost 2 million, which stands about 114km from the Syrian border in the north of Iraq.
The militia has since advanced another 225km south through Baiji and Tikrit. The New York Times is reporting that militants had by Wednesday night reached the outskirts of Sumarra, the next town south, which is just 130km from the capital, Baghdad.
Could Baghdad fall?
The Iraqi government has acknowledged the fall of Mosul poses a "serious, mortal threat" to the country, but Mr Maliki has vowed to fight until the city is recaptured, arguing ISIS doesn't have the numbers to retain it.
Former US adviser to Iraq's national security council, Raoul Alcala, describes Baghdad as "vulnerable". The capital is heavily fortified but numerous bombings in recent months show it is also infected with rebels who elude capture, he said.
The Iraqi military is large but not effective, and riven by sectarianism and defection. It is expected that government forces will regroup, defend the capital and launch a concerted effort to recapture Mosul and cities in between. But a full-scale and protracted civil war remains a distinct possibility.
What is the likelihood of Western intervention?
The Iraqi government has been attempting to procure additional help from the US for a while. The New York Times is reporting that the Iraqi government requested assistance in the form of airstrikes, including drones, as insurgent attacks escalated over the past month. The White House has not yet confirmed those reports but since the American withdrawal, Mr Maliki's pleas have been largely resisted.
We don't yet know whether the White House will reconsider that stance in the light of ISIS' rapid advance. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told media the US will expedite the delivery of crucial weaponry to Iraq. She also indicated further assistance would likely be provided but declined to describe what form that might take.
An early AFP report said the Obama Administration stands ready to offer "any appropriate assistance" to address the security situation.
The UK Telegraph is reporting that British Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out any military intervention.
What does this mean for the region?
The success of ISIS in Iraq reflects existing problems in the Middle East: sectarianism that is growing stronger as a result of Syria's civil war. Now that ISIS has a strong presence in both countries, that could be an argument for the West taking a greater interest - and playing a more active role - in the Syrian conflict.
At the very least, the conflict will further destabilise the region. Remember, ISIS is interested in more than just Syria and Iraq: al-Sham (or the Levant or greater Syria) includes parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Egypt.
What will this do to oil prices?
Iraq is the second-largest oil producer in the OPEC, and any serious conflict there has implications for the oil market. Prices were flat or slightly up on Wednesday, and trading above $US100 barrel.
There are significant oil fields near Mosul, but the majority of Iraq's oil production takes place in the country's south. Oil minister Abdul Kareem Luaiba has said the southern oil fields are "very safe", but any uncertainty is likely to push up prices regardless.
no doubt.
I caught a snippet of Fox for the first time in days and I could have sworn I heard Hillary say that the 5 Gitmo terrorists were Pakistan and Afganistan's problem now and not the US. I wonder if the Libs will follow through with that line of thought and say that ISIS is Iraq's problem now?
The Iraqi version of the Tet Offensive
Except that we won the Tet Offensive. I don't think the Iraqi Army will win this one.
This world is facing another totalitarian dictatorship that has become long coming from the Islamist militants. It's long past due to bomb/nuke them back into their 6th century barbarism. I say kill them all! Sunnie and Shites all. Kill them!
America: Get ready for a rush of thousands of Iraqi refugees to start any day now. Sad.
Well, so much for all those purple fingers...
Yes, Barack Hussein Obama, an alleged president of the United States, has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. A pox on him and all of his liberal fascist running dogs!
According to the BBC this morning, the Iraqi government is fleeing. They were due to hold a vote on asking for American drone strikes but not enough of them showed up to vote.
According to FOX news, some 30,000 troops in Mosul dropped all their weapons and equipment and fled from some 800 ISIS fighters. The latest news this morning says that the Iraqi government is now fleeing too.
Our embassy (our largest) is preparing to evacuate.
Great, and guess who would end up with that pile of goodies. You can't bring these animals into the 21st century, no matter how "nicely" you ask. d:^) Schneeks..
My understanding is large stores of Iraqi Army (read:US) have been captured. Tanks, arty, small arms,etc. $400 million bank robbery. Can beheadings on a MASSIVE scale be far off?
Having destabilized Libya, Tunisia, Iraq and Syria and trying but failing to do so in Egypt, just imagine what Obama will accomplish for the resurgent caliphate with the release of GITMO-5!
Why did they fold so quickly you ask?
The answer is all the Sunni in the military hold more of an alliance to their fellow Sunni radicals than they do to the country/flag of Iraq. The only reason they joined the Iraqi military in the last 10 years was to survive/eat. Live to fight another day. The Sunnis will end up controlling the northwestern part of Iraq. The Kurds will control the northeastern part. The Shiite will align with Iran and control the southern part. It is inevitable unless another dictator emerges that wants it all and will to kill a million people to do it.
released from American detention in 2009
maybe he took up yoga back then?
Worse than TET. They have a money machine in the Iraq oil fields and refinery. Imagine that we have allowed an Al-Quada off-shoot that is too nasty for Al-Quada. It is Pan-Iraq and Syriua wanting a new pan arabic mess. It wants state jihad. Now add in its own flow of oil money.
Barry has killed world peace.
Fairly easy to 'splain...the ISIS group are more than willing to die for their cause; the Iraqi army are not willing to die for anything. Hence, the running shoe is the most important item of the Iraqi army.
Yeah, Obama's policies have resulted in a world wide meltdown
Just look at
Iran and nukes
Our southern border
China aggression in Asia
Nigeria and boko harem
And those are just the geopolitical meltdown cases
Every one of our allies has been screwed and betrayed by Obama
What he has done ti Israel is a crime
Obama is the pied piper of world chaos and the John The Baptist of WWIII
Well, so much for all those purple fingers...
My thoughts, too.
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text: XenForo Template Doom Studio: Universal Studios Home Video Year: 2005 (2006 Release) Rated: Not Rated Aspect Ratio: 2.35x1, enhanced for 16x9 displays Audio: English, French, Spanish DD 5.1 Captions/Subtitles: English SDH; French and Spanish Subtitles Time: 1:53 Disc Format: Unknown Case Style: Keep Case The Feature: I wrote this review on Valentine's Day, and held off posting it because it was so negative. In this time of roses and chocolates, there is one sure-fired way you can get rid of your significant other: force them to sit through Doom. This movie is not just bad, it is awful. It is an exercise in pointless and graphic violence, with a story that is insulting not only to Marines, but to science fiction fans, and to the video game players that the movie was (apparently) made to entertain. Avoid this movie like the plague. I have played Doom and Doom II. I never got into Doom 3, although I might after getting my Xbox 360. 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There is a side story about the lead female scientist and her marine brother, and some nonsense about genetic engineering, but not enough to detract from The Rock going boom, boom, boom, boom on the bad zombies. And the people who are about to turn into bad zombies. And on good people who are not zombies. Boom, boom, boom, boom. Oh, his troops are special, too. One of them is a cutter--as in cutting on his own skin. One is a drug addict. One is inexperienced. They are all stereotypes. Yawn. What were the producers and director thinking? When I think about good movies set in a similar atmosphere, I think of Aliens or Predator (pretty much in that order). With Doom, I had the finger poised on the remote control. When it got too violent, I skipped to the next chapter. The upshot? It made the movie shorter. I feel for anyone who endured this movie in the theater. As one of my friends put it, he saw it in a dollar theater, and wanted his dollar back. I hate writing reviews that are so negative, but there is nothing good I can say about this movie. The Rock is headed down a career path started by Brian Bosworth. Maybe he should consider going back to pro-wrestling. Meanwhile, I have suggestions for movies made from video games. They can't be any worse than Doom: Space Invaders: The Movie - an unemployed actor (Brian Bosworth, possibly The Rock) race against time to defend their town as aliens descend from above, moving in formation across the night sky. Pac Man: The Movie - Pac Man (P. Diddy) has a problem of compulsively eating dots until he meets Ms. Pac Man (Queen Latifa), who tries to show the undying power of love, and the benefits of adding fruit to the diet. The Pacs are haunted by a group of ghosts, led by Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, and in a historic first, CGI characters based on Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor. You get the idea. In my opinion, the video game movie genre is dead, thanks to Doom. Fear Halo: The Movie. Fear it. 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Semolina kesari, or saffron semolina, is a tasty sweet treat from south Indian cuisine. It is based on semolina to which cashew nuts and almonds are added, and it is enhanced by the beautiful colouring of saffron. It is easy to make and is a good, quick dessert dish for the end of your Indian meal.
- 250g semolina
- 250g sugar
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3Add the sugar to the boiling water. Then add the kesar (saffron).
4Pour the ghee into a separate heavy based saucepan. Heat over a low flame or heat. A pleasant aroma will arise from the ghee.
5Add the chopped cashew nuts and almonds to the warmed ghee. Then add the semolina.
6Allow to roast gently for 2 minutes over the low flame/heat. Stir frequently to prevent burning or sticking.
7Transfer the roasted semolina mixture to the boiling saffron water in the first saucepan. Stir continuously over low flame/heat. Continue cooking until all of the water is absorbed into the semolina.
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Sentou Mecha Xabungle
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Duration 24 min. per episode
Air Date Feb 6, 1982
Season spring 1982
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Zora was an outlaw planet where they had a rule that one could own stolen things if he could run away keeping it for three days.

 When Motorcycle gang, Sand Rat, was driving on the planet, they were attacked by a walker machine. Then, an injured boy, Jiron, helped them. Lag, the leader of Sand Rat was interested in Jiron because he was going to the bazaar to steal a walker machine. That bazaar was held by Charring Cargo who was a courier of Blue Stone, and there must be the guards of Carrying and rowdy fellows at the bazaar. Furthermore, to be surprised, it was Carrying's latest walker machine, Xabungle, that he wanted to steal.

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So, I overslept a little. Did some morning stuff and settled down for a while to read the news and sip some coffee and I came across this.
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I like to jump. Just not in an organized way.
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12,017 people in Mullum Mullum Ward had a tertiary qualification in 2011.
Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Employment Status, Income and Occupation, Mullum Mullum Ward's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
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Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Mullum Mullum Ward in 2011 compared to City of Manningham shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 53.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.2% had no qualifications, compared with 50.7% and 40.8% respectively for City of Manningham.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Mullum Mullum Ward and City of Manningham were:
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- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (39.2% compared to 40.8%)
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881 Trailer (2007)
09 August 2007 Drama, Comedy 115 mins
Two Singaporean girls join together to form the Papaya Sisters, a getai group that sings at performances during the seventh lunar month. Big Papaya is estranged from her mother, who disapproves of her performances, whilst Little Papaya is an orphan who suffers from terminal cancer. The two are assisted by Auntie Ling and her son, Guan Yin. The two soon rise to the top of the Singaporean getai scene singing traditional Hokkien songs, but their fame brings along with it the enmity of the Durian Sisters, a rival group of techno-singing Eurasian girls.
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05-28-03, 23:10 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: Suggest me online backup
1.I never been online backup. Usually I backup offline and export data.
Please suggest me online backup ,transaction backup and restore it .
Thank you so mush
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Based on the experiences of some people on this forum, I would say that on-line backup should only be used if you cannot force users off the system because of system availability requirements. If you do use on-line backups, you probably should practice recovery scenarios (including roll forward recovery) on a test system.
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We have at the moment the off-line backup. But like Marcus_A said we have the problem of 24 X 7. So the users at some point must be forced off the system to execute the off-line backup.
There is one big difference with off-line backup and on-line backup.
If something goes wrong (!!!) then the data can be restored to last backup with off-line backup option. So this means if you make a off-line backup one's a day (just say at the morning) and the crash appears at the evening then the data from the morning to the evening are permanently lost!
With on-line backup there is LOGRETAIN option set to ON. This means that logs are not reused after the end of transaction - logs retain. So you can make restore to the time you wish (just say 1 minutes before crash).
Because of log retain (on-line backup) you have to make sure to have enough disk space to save all the necesery logs.
To enable the on-line backup do the following:
1. Change parameters of LOGRETAIN and USEREXIT to ON
db2 update db cfg for database using logretain on
db2 update db cfg for database using userexit on
2. Restart the database
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3. First you have to make the off-line backup before you can make the on-line backup because your database becomes to "backup pending state".
db2 backup database database to c:\\directory
4. On-line backup command
db2 backup database database online to c:\\directory without prompting
5. You have to backup non-active logs to the external media (for test to the diferent directory). You have to do this with operating system command: copy!!!
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All this procedure is for Windows environment. On UNIX systems just replace the "c:\\directory" to the "/directory".
Disabling the on-line backup.
If you would like to disable the on-line backup do the following:
1. Turn off LOGRETAIN and USEREXIT
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As Grofaty mentioned, with on-line backups you must use LOGRETAIN, but one can use LOGRETAIN even with off-line backups to enable roll forward recovery. Roll forward recovery using the logs (after a restore of a backup) is NOT restricted to the type of backup if LOGRETAIN is set up properly.
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Marcus_A you are totaly corect. The roll forward recovery is posible no mather if you do on-line backup or off-line backup.
The main diferent between on-line backup and off-line backup is that you have to force applications before making the off-line backup. With on-line backup there can be applications connected to database during backup process.
So I would suggest to have on-line backup if 24 x 7 system availability is reguired. If there are no such reguirements then is no need of on-line backup.
There is also one advantage of using on-line backup - automation process. You can shedule backup when ever you wish. With off-line backup there is problem with connected applications, because forcing application is asynchronous. So writting the batch program to force applications and make backup can be challengeble.
Hope this helps,
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One word of caution about online backups - make sure you retain the logs which were active during the backup. The o/p of the list history backup gives the earliest log and the current log. However, there could be transactions spanning over several logs before the earliest and after the current which is why you might need all logs. Also, take online backups with the knowledge that the database may not be consistent - that is the reason the logs are required for recovery.
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Marcus_A and Grofaty,
If an offline back is taken of a database configured for online backups which is partitioned, then the catalog node has to be backed up first. Two questions a] Does the offline backup fail if a user gets in inbetween or does it wait for the user to disconnect? b] So, for a large DB there could be a significant time difference between the catalog node backup and the rest of the nodes - how does db2 sync up? If the backup was an online backup, then, the restore would have to be followed with a rollforward to the minimum point in time. Does this apply to the offline backup of the online db?


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Me and The Jso went at it all year, they refuse to turn over MY DOCUMENTS in december 2011 and had the nerve to ask me for $246 just to request it and thats not even processed the same day. [continued below]....
Anyhow, i finally went to court on 1-26-2012 only to be told it was not my court date, there i meet NATHAN CARTER who was somewhat polite mainly to people not of Color or caucasion decent, one man had a folder with over 35 arrest and been to prison 7 times, nathan was very nice to this man. I ask nathan can he come to the jail and talk with me because he is my assigned lawyer HE SAID YES he would come and see me saturday, i asked him can i have his business card, he REFUSED!! i was very polite to him. Now 1-31-2012 gets here, and im scheduled for arraignment in judge Tyrie Boyers court. Nathan carter's did not come to see me over that past weekend, rather he was waiting for me in court. He frowned at me and said " Those video's you were posting online about shooting cops" and blah blah blah. I said its my free speech right to say that people should DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION and stand up for themselves agianst evil be it cops or anybody, not all COPS are good and they were not good to me in 2011 and i was mad at them the JSO. he started studdering and saying but but but this isnt about that, and turn to some pages and finally showed ME THE REAL LEGAL STUFF where i made THREATS to the JSO or Jacksonville Sheriff office by email. I ask why didnt you come to the jail like you were suppose to so we can discuss this.
The judge and the prosecuter called my name up, we stood up and i tried to plea NO CONTEST, but carter said NOT GUILTY and the judge said okay let CARTER DO THE TALKING. Carter said i was crazy and needed a mental doctor. the judge said WHAT?? He want this case DISPOSED OF OR IN TRIAL BY MAY 2012. Me and Carter Argued, he claimed the judge can send me to prison TEN YEARS!! YEAH RIGHT!! No person in florida history has ever been sent to prison on a " Threatening a public servant case!! EVER!!. Only bomb threats, stalking cases. Threatening the police is a silly charge and because of the nature of there job is expected. many of these cases are misdomeanors. But the DEMON SHERIFF paid off the STATE ATTORNEY and had mine listed as a felony for some odd reason with a $300,000 warrant bond. Keep in mind i HAD NO CRIMINAL RECORD!!!!
Nathan Carter TOLD THE JUDGE TO PASS ME AT LEAST A MONTH so i can be seen by a doctor!! NATHAN CARTER LIED and never sheduled the doctor to come see me, rather my family called him and he hung up on them and said get a lawyer goodbye. They were forced to get a lawyer for no reason, as many people make threats to police everyday and get taken to jail and pay a fine and go home after no more then 30-90 days, police can protect there own selves!!
My case was different, i made threats and EXPOSED THE EVIL JSO FOR WHAT THEY WERE, with over 50 officers arrested sense year 2000 for numerous crimes against the public, over 5 suicides sense 2001 from officer related misconduct when there caught in the wrong they take there life rather then face prison time and loose there careers. I REST MY CASE!! Me VS JSO you take your pick!! Its important to note that this DEMON officer Rudy R Hathway was FIRED from the St Johns Sheriff Office in 2002 for MISCONDUCT!!
I believe NATHAN CARTER reiceived payment from the Jacksonville Sheriff Office to not in anyway help me because nathan carter has defended people in MURDER TRIALS and WON!! he was also successful in fighting a CAPITAL attemped MURDER case and WON. Why in the world couldnt he just take my case and get me seen by a doctor and get me a plea, THATS ALL MY HIRED LAWYER DID (Donald B Mairs) and it was a waste of money sense i had to plead GUILTY ANYWAY as i had been telling carter all along. I ended up getting 161days TIME served with a conviction. SHAME ON JACKSONVILLE, CURSE THAT CITY!!
Nathan Carter is not a true LAWYER, only a basic certified lawyer. He attended some corner store Coastal law school rather then a respected 4 year university such as FL State Like Donald Mairs did. Carter is a BUM and a JOKE of a excuse wannabe trial lawyer who feeds off the Public defenders office with his $54,000 salary supplied by the tax payers for him to pick and choose what he wants. In reality he is a coward and is Afraid of Rutherford, IM NOT so why should he. Heck the prosecuter ( JAMES JOSEPH BOYLE) stepped down from the case after i wrote him countless letters telling him its a cover up and fraud criminal case against me. Sheriff Rutherford Paid off Angela Corey and Richard Komando to send me to prison and Apparently paid Carter to do the same because i bet judge Boyer would have just gave me a FINE and sent me on my way after 30days in jail sense i HAD A CLEAN RECORD, but old smartty pants carter going to say im mentally ILL opening up a can of whole new worms forcing the judge to see if im even COMPETENT to stand trial or be released to the public.
After hiring Mairs my family had to pay SEPARATELY to the doctor ( Doctor NYADI) who was convince without a doubt i was competent and refuse to let the sheriff pay him off. He did however say i had a borderline personallity but that wasnt enough for the state to hold me. They(the courts) had me scheduled for releasing/plea deal after 110days but here comes EVIL JSO saying i shouldnt be out so early. forcing 41 more days. AFTER ALL THE EVIL THAT THEY DID TO ME. EVIL PIGS CAN BURN IN HELL!!
All carter had to do was take my stupid case, HECK the news didnt even know i was in jail??? why not?? Rutherford paid for that too!! My case can be looked up on Duval county's website its case number 2012-CF-000106. i was the 106th felon taken to jail that day and i didnt see a judge?? its called a secret arrest!! And Nathan Edward Carter was apart of it. If you see this man ( see attach picture) stay away from him. Dont allow him to be your attorney. MAKE HIM EAT DIRT for his crimes against the community!!
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Drone police are going to get ya. You're clearly within 150 miles of that fire.
LOL..... I don't even think the biggest flying tanker would need that much room to complete a turn for another run..... Nice view though. But seriously, no your are not too close at that range. I checked Temp restrictions for Fire and your outside Temp restriction circle by quite a distance.....
Here is a good source to use when planning flight and flight temp restrictions area, just happens to show that fire but its way off from you....no worries..
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I did check know before you fly app just in case before launch.
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Nice! I like doing those 360 panoramic videos too. One suggestion, slow it down some. By the time you got back to the starting point I was a bit dizzy.
Thanks for the feedback, this was only my third flight and that was also my first video, do you use the pan knob or turn the H when you do 360?
I realized when watching I still had it in rabbit from accent and didn't trim it back.
I use turtle mode all the way then slow turn with yaw. But that was true you do get just a hint of dizzy at that turn rate. lol.
I'm not good enough yet to be consistent with rotating the entire bird, so I us the the camera rotation knob and with the camera switch in the bottom position. I know I'll get nice consistent speed in my video... Just helps.
I tried both this evening with another shot, 1st with yaw, second with pan.
HI Sean D, now that was a great shot and slow 360. I really like how you got the airliner in the shot that was cool. Nice work.
Cool thing strait up, straight down on angle landed within 3'of takeoff, good amount of wind.
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This is my first guide please don't troll me 2 hard. This guide focuses on heavy AP and mana through the archangel staff now by the time u get all of them u should have around 3000 mana and 500 AP that's a rough estimate. Also i only play 3v3s so this guide might not be as useful in a 5v5 i havent tried it.
Early Game
You should try and get first blood so u can rush your Crystal scepter giving u a very clear advantage over the enemy team. Now if your soloing just harass and last hit creeps orianna is an amazing harasser especially early game now with that said dont get to cocky u cant melt faces yet.
Mid Game
Now mid game you should be using your teammates to cast your spells throwing your enemy's off cast your shield on the teammate most likely to live not u can use command dissonance to do direct dmg to the enemy while staying out of harms way and helping your teammates if the enemy try's to run u can use your amazing support ability's to speed your teammate up and cast your ult to pull the enemy to them and possibly get the kill.
Late Game
By now u have probably sold your crystal scepter and got your last archangel staff so this means you a asset in team fights being able to use a shield that blocks around 1000 dmg a slow and speed boost that also does lots of dmg now how u play this phase is completely up to you if u want to be a crazy dmg dealer better than most AP carries go for it if u want to be the greatest support on earth that can still kick anyone butt sure why not but how ever u choose to do this phase u will wreck kids.
Pros / Cons
Now as with every build there are some pros and cons ill just hit a few
*Great farm ability(can clear a whole creep wave in 2 attks)
*Great harass ability
*Amazing dmg out put mid to late game
*Very large amounts of mana late game
*Low health early and late game shouldn't be a problem mid tho
*Relies on landing combos to do full dmg
*Not a n00b friendly character
*Can be stopped by stacking a **** load of magic resist
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Jim is a great mechanic. He only works on Toyotas. We have been using him for close to 20 years. He listens to what you have to say about the problem, asks questions to obtain more information. If he finds the job more involved that what he first estimated, he calls so you can decide how you want to proceed. He treats me as if I do have a brain in my head and doesn't do the "Now, little lady, don't you worry any. We'll take care of everything." (If there's one thing I do not like, it is being called "little lady." To me, it is demeaning.) Jim has worked us in when we had an emegency. He has refused payment, when he found the problem something simple, like a blown fuse or bad battery. We have never taken a car in and had to return within a couple of weeks with some new problem, like we had to do with a previous mechanic. Someone "killed" our Toyota van. (head on) We loved that van and wanted to get it repaired. Jim told us everything that needed to be done and said he could do all the work. However, he said if it were he, he wouldn't do it. With a wrecked vehicle, problems could arise down the line that could be dangerous. This could have meant some major money for him, but he gave us his honest opinion and feelings about the work involved. Needless to say, we let the van go. He is one of the reasons we always buy Toyotas. We don't know if we could find another mechanic as honest and knowledgeable as he is.
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I have been taking my 93 Lexus and 02 Avalon to Jim for 5-plus years. All of the comments above apply, and I would like to add that Jim will tell you when a repair is unnecessary or assess it so that you can make the decision. Jim was referred to me by a friend who had dealt with Jim. He is very smart, courteous and fair.
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While we were in California we went to Disneyland for 2 days. Yes, we were just at Disney World at the end of January but we couldn't resist taking Emme Claire to Disneyland since we were so close to it! And I'm really glad we did. It was a lot of fun! We spent one day at the original Disneyland Park and the next day at the California Adventure park.
For those of you trying to decide whether to go to Florida or California to see Mickey and his friends I wanted to share some of the differences that I found between Disney World and Disneyland. And also some Pros and Cons about each of them. Keep in mind I have a 2 year old and so I might not have good tips or info for people with teenagers.
Disney World (DW) is made up of 4 main parks (not including water parks) while Disneyland (DL) is made up of 2 main parks. Both places have a Downtown Disney that is accessible to the public with no tickets where you will find shops and restaurants. At Disneyland the original theme park called Disneyland Park is very similar to the Magic Kingdom at DW. And at Disneyland the California Adventure park is a lot like Hollywood Studios in DW. As far as I know there is nothing at Disneyland that is similar to Epcot park or Animal Kingdom. And I don't think Disneyland has any water parks.
One thing I loved about Disneyland is that the 2 parks they have are literally next door to each other. The entrances to both parks are just a short walk from each other. And if you have ever been to DW then you know the parks there are very far apart and you have to take some sort of transportation to park hop.
But at the same time Disney World has more parks therefore they have more to offer. But my favorite parks at DW are Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios and those are the ones that are similar to the Disneyland parks. So I'm okay with that.
Another major difference is that DW has tons of hotels within the resort. Disneyland has just 3. But any of those 3 would be in a good location because they are all very close together. Disneyland is a lot easier to walk around than Disney World, maybe because everything is closer together.
Also there aren't nearly as many restaurants at DL as there are at DW. And one of the cast members in a restaurant told me that people going to DL don't really use the Disney Dining Plan.
Something else I noticed is that DL doesn't have as many rides with the Fast Pass tickets. Actually none of the rides that we wanted to ride with Emme Claire had them. Seemed like all the rides with Fast Passes were the rides that had height requirements, like the more thrilling rides.
All in all they are both great places and if you ever have the chance to go to both then I say go!! How can you go wrong with a Disney theme park?
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Thanks to Maharashtra roads.
shams,tin factory you mentioned here of any chance of maruti vendor factory?
Is the onroad price in delhi really 7.8l for punto sports?
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Yes, talk about difference in tax structure. Cars and fuel are cheapest in NCR/Pondicherry.
When I last checked, in Pondicherry taxes were like this. 15k flat for any car less than 10L and 50k flat for cars costing more than 10L. This is the reason you see many super cars roaming around with PY plates.
Only yesterday someone mentioned the sports costs 9L in hyderabad. Looks like ap & ka is hell for car buyers.
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TN is not far behind.
@puntofreak: Congrats on your buy. Great choice.
Including a LAMBO!!! Just saw it last week @TAJ chennai. Jaguars are common!
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Official data Thursday showed reduced Swiss exports despite hints of a recovery in foreign trade.Zurich -- Key Swiss industrial exports such as watches are still struggling on foreign markets despite hints of a recovery in Switzerland's foreign trade in recent weeks, official data showed Thursday.
The economic crisis cut one-sixth of the value of the country's exports and imports over the first nine months of 2009, the federal customs office said in a statement.
Switzerland's trade surplus over the period fell by 6.1 percent year-on-year to CHF 14.44 billion (EUR 9.55 billion, USD 14.29 billion).
Exports fell by 15.3 percent to CHF 133 billion, while imports fell 16.3 percent to CHF 119 billion compared to the first nine months of 2008.
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Australian's are stressing this morning, as they wake up to massive outages to the new Pokémon Go
game way of life. Huge uptake of the app has caused the company's servers to crash as a result of soaring demand.
I myself am one of those disgruntled Pokémon masters in the making, having walked five kilometres in to work specifically to incubate my eggs. The constant dropouts resulted in only a kilometre being credited – yes – these are the priority issues in my life RN.
The game has quickly grown to have more active users than both Tinder and Twitter in Australia. To date it's only available in the US, Australia and New Zealand and some people are accusing other countries, predominantly the UK, of trying to use VPN's to access the Australian version of the game. If this is the case, it's likely this could be one of the key reasons the infrastructure here can't keep up.
While Pokemon are yet to release an official statement, the issues are fairly widespread.
As expected, masters in the making have taken to twitter to share their frustration with the app.
when you're out looking for pokemon but then the server crashes and you're forced to enjoy nature pic.twitter.com/dQISTeJE6a
— PokemonGo (@PokeballsGo) July 11, 2016
People in the uk need to stop playing Pokemon go and adding to the server problems. Just let it come out in the UK properly.
— Darren Bown (@Dazzb84) July 11, 2016
There hasn't been a server as bad as Pokemon Go's since Manuel from Fawlty Towers
— Milo Yiannopoulos ひ✘ (@Nero) July 11, 2016
how to keep me interested in Pkmn Go:
fix crashes/server issues
make the game playable in rural areas
routinely swap which pokemon are where
— Raspberry Upchurch (@KeithJCarberry) July 11, 2016
*In the Pokémon Go server room*
"App launches tomorrow. Is it bad that the servers are all iMacs from 1998?"
"Nah, it'll be fine."
— Michael Aranda (@michaelaranda) July 8, 2016
These little kids need to start from the bottom and get a Nintendo. Us 90's kids should be the only ones on the Pokémon Go server!!!!! ?
— K a t e l i n (@melllowed) July 11, 2016
So depressing when the Pokemon server crashes
— drew (@DrewBach22) July 11, 2016
I don't care if Pokemon go has server issues just release it in the UK already ?
— Chris Davey (@Chris_Davey_Jr) July 11, 2016
My Pokemon Go is Not Working it Says there is a Problem with the server ?
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— Mojomelon (@MojomelonYT) July 12, 2016
@PlanningMel @calhoops anyone else having issues with Pokemon Go this morning? This will be an uneventful tram ride.
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Managing Director
BA (Hons), MAICD
Mr Murphy is Managing Director of INSEARCH Limited. He has 25 years' experience with INSEARCH in education, marketing and senior management roles. Since assuming the MD role in late 2007, INSEARCH has more than doubled in size, extended its range of offshore partnerships delivering INSEARCH programs in the region and expanded its sponsorship of UTS initiatives, including UTS's Indigenous strategy, alumni events and international student scholarships.
Mr Murphy is a Director of INSEARCH Education International Pty Limited and INSEARCH (Shanghai) Limited.
Mr Murphy has had a long interest in higher education, intercultural business and ethics, and has lived and worked in Indonesia. He studied linguistics, philosophy and Indonesia and Malayan studies at the University of Sydney and undertook research at the University of Sydney and Macquarie University where he also lectured in linguistics.
Mr Murphy ensures that learning and development of staff is fully supported by UTS:INSEARCH and he accesses executive training programs and coaching regularly to support his own learning and development.
Mr Murphy has been a member of the St James Ethics Centre since 1997.
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
BBus, GradDipACG, FCA, FGIA, FCIS, FAICD
Mr Patrick was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Company Secretary of INSEARCH Limited in 2010.
As CFO/Company Secretary he is responsible for INSEARCH's Finance and Governance activities. The Governance portfolio includes the Program Management Office (PMO), Campus Planning, Risk Management, Compliance (including liaising with Regulators), Offshore legal entities, Legal and Company Secretariat.
During the previous 30 years, he held senior financial, management and governance positions in the professional services, manufacturing and construction industries in Australia and Asia.
His career includes 15 years in diverse roles in 'Big 4' accounting firms and five years as the Chief Operating Officer of a law firm.
Mr Patrick is a Director of INSEARCH (Shanghai) Limited.
He is on the management committee of the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools and is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee of the Australian Orthopaedic Association and of the Corporate and Legal Issues Committee of The Governance Institute of Australia.
Mr Patrick is a Fellow of the following organisations: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, The Governance Institute of Australia, The Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the UK Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO)
BBus, GAICD, CA
Mr Harris joined UTS:INSEARCH in 2010 as Chief Operating Officer. He started his career as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte specialising in Business Process Engineering and Corporate Reconstruction. Mr Harris has worked in nearly every industry sector.
Mr Harris moved from professional services to establish a sales and marketing business specialising in financial services as well as a number of internet start-ups.
His financial and marketing experience, along with his business process focus, has seen him hold various C-level roles including Chief Operating Officer in an ASX listed performing arts company.
Mr Harris is responsible for our strategic offshore partnerships, including our English language partnerships in China, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar, and for establishing new partnerships for delivery of academic programs or other strategic engagement in our key markets, forging strategic offshore partnerships with key government, industry and education bodies to promote UTS and UTS:INSEARCH. He is a Director of INSEARCH subsidiary companies and the INSEARCH Representative on advisory and management boards of offshore partnerships.
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BSc (Architecture), B Arch, Master of Art Theory
Mr Laurence is the Dean of Studies at UTS:INSEARCH. He is an academic leader with extensive experience in higher education teaching and education management. Prior to taking up his current position at UTS:INSEARCH, Mr Laurence held the position of Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning, in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at UTS.
Mr Laurence holds overall responsibility for the design, delivery and quality assurance of all UTS:INSEARCH pathway programs both locally and internationally.
Human Resources Director
DBus, MAHRI
Ms Churches joined UTS:INSEARCH in late 2007 as General Manager, Human Resources. She is an HR professional with 25 years' of experience in multinational and privately owned organisations across FMCG, IT&T, consumer products and private education sectors.
After an early career in IT, Ms Churches spent 14 years' in various human resources roles at Unilever New Zealand & Australia. She then established a successful HR and career transitions consultancy, working with business and private individuals for six years' before joining UTS:INSEARCH.
Ms Churches holds a Diploma of Business from Massey University in New Zealand.
At UTS:INSEARCH, Carol and the HR team facilitate the recruitment, engagement and development of staff, fostering a high performing organisation and inclusive culture.
Chief Market Development Officer (CMDO)
BA (Hons), Grad Dip Management, MBA, GAICD
Ms Howell joined UTS:INSEARCH in November 2011. She has extensive experience in senior marketing and corporate affairs positions within a diverse range of services industries - financial services, professional services, travel and tourism, and higher education – in respected organisations such as British Airways, Macquarie Bank, Rabobank and KPMG.
Through her leadership of sales, marketing, product development, market intelligence and corporate communications, Ms Howell is responsible for attracting international and Australian students to UTS:INSEARCH and for the institution's reputation and profile.
Ms Howell has a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in French, a Graduate Diploma in Management and a Master of Business Administration. She has been awarded the Company Directors Diploma from the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has also completed the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in France.
Ms Howell has served on several not-for-profit boards and is currently on the board of Dunmore Lang College at Macquarie University. She also runs a small property in the Southern Tablelands devoted to beef cattle and horticulture. Her other interests include mental health and she is currently undertaking a Graduate Diploma in Counselling.


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In a previous column, I wrote about litigation challenging court annexed arbitration in the state of Delaware.
The dispute arose from a Delaware judicial process allowing private litigants — generally corporations — to submit large disputes for arbitration before a sitting Chancery Court judge after the payment of a substantial fee ($12,000, plus $6,000 per additional day). Cases are arbitrated, with the consent of all parties, pursuant to Chancery Court rules, following the submission of a petition stating the nature of the controversy.
The matter qualifies for the arbitration program by meeting three threshold tests: (1) an amount in controversy of $1 million or more; (2) at least one party being a business entity organized in or doing business in Delaware; and (3) no consumer involvement. Once qualified, the dispute is assigned to a Chancery Court judge for arbitration within 90 days of the petition and the Court of Chancery rules concerning discovery apply. The matters are heard during normal business hours in public courthouses.
Despite the fact that the arbitration is conducted by a sitting judge in the courthouse during the course of his or her judicial duties, the rules specifically state that the matter is private and confidential. There is no record of the arbitration for the public to see unless the award is challenged. Only parties and their representatives are allowed to attend the proceeding: public access is barred. Interestingly, while the judge already has judicial immunity, the rules grant civil immunity to the "arbitrator" for any act or omission.
A federal court constitutional challenge was filed against the Delaware practice, claiming improper utilization of public courts for private arbitrations out of public view and essentially the creation of a second-class justice system for those who cannot afford the price tag. The federal district court granted the challengers' motion for judgment on the pleadings and ruled that the relevant portions of the Delaware Code and the Chancery Court rules were unconstitutional.
The matter was appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and that court affirmed the judgment on Oct. 23.
Conducting a de novo review, the Third Circuit reached the same conclusion as to the impermissibility of the private arbitrations in a court setting, but on different grounds. The higher court concluded that the First and Fourteenth amendments prohibit governments from abridging the freedom of speech or press which include a right to public access to trials. It utilized the "experience and logic" test in reaching its conclusion.
One judge concurred but limited his opinion to the confidentiality provision of the statute and rule in question and a second judge dissented.
The respective opinions contained some fascinating observations.
First, that a leading reason for the early use of arbitration in this country was "suspicion of law and lawyers."
Secondly, there are many benefits of public access to disputes including promotion of the perception of fairness; a community therapeutic value, including an outlet for hostility and emotion; a check on corrupt practices; and enhanced performance of all involved. (The opinion suggested that corporate arbitration can effectively continue in the courts if public access is allowed).
Thirdly, the dissent offered the refreshing admission that the courts (in this case the Court of Chancery) need to effectively compete with new arbitration systems being set up in other states and countries. (I previously pointed out that A Wall Street Journal article on the controversy reported that "more than one quarter of Delaware's revenue depends on taxes and fees from corporations," and further reported a fear that "private arbitration was draining business from Delaware and rendering its courts irrelevant.")
Despite the legal and public policy issues invoked in this case, it appears that competition is the real issue and that the court appears to be fighting to keep other tribunals — including private altrnative dispute resolution providers — from diminishing its market share.
While the decision is of critical importance to Delaware as it seeks to maintain and attract corporate presence there, it is of importance to other states as well. Courts are seeking to expand their "ADR product line" to more effectively compete with private ADR companies. In doing so, they must walk a fine line between offerings which are too timid and consequently not embraced by repeat users, particularly corporations, and those which are too aggressive and thus spawn legal challenges. The Delaware process certainly falls on the aggressive side of the line.
This decision is likely to receive widespread attention as a great deal is at stake. Some heavy hitters, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the powerful Business Roundtable filed amicus briefs. The Chamber's brief argues strongly for offering confidential arbitration in the public court setting as a way to escape the "trammels and expenses of drawn-out litigation."
The Third Circuit case is worth following. Whatever further motions may be filed in that court, the case might very well end up in the U.S.Supreme Court.•


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Indiana-Penn St. Preview
With a perfect home record including three wins over ranked opponents, Indiana has done a great job re-establishing its edge in Bloomington.
Winning on the road in Big Ten play is the next step in its development.
The 12th-ranked Hoosiers face Penn State on Sunday when they try to snap a 16-game road losing streak in league play that dates back to their last visit to State College.
Indiana (14-1, 2-1) was 2-11 at home against ranked opponents in coach Tom Crean's first three years on the job, but the Hoosiers are 3-0 in those games this season. A pair of those wins came in their last two games, 74-70 over then-No. 2 Ohio State last Saturday and 73-71 over 16th-ranked Michigan on Thursday.
The Hoosiers, whose 11-0 home record includes a last-second victory over then-No. 1 Kentucky on Dec. 10, hadn't beaten three ranked teams in Bloomington since 2005-06.
"We have done a good job of preparing only for the task at hand," Crean said. "I think that is a by-product of a maturing, player-led team."
Crean said a defining moment for his Hoosiers was a 94-73 victory at Evansville on Nov. 16 in their first road game, and they also won two weeks later at North Carolina State. However, Indiana lost 80-65 at then-No. 16 Michigan State on Dec. 28 in its Big Ten opener to fall to 1-27 in conference road games since Crean's arrival.
That lone win was 67-61 over Penn State on Jan. 21, 2010. This return to State College begins a stretch in which the Hoosiers play six of nine away from home.
The Nittany Lions (9-7, 1-2) won six of their final eight Big Ten home games last season - three over ranked teams - and rolled in their first one this year with a 65-45 victory over Purdue on Thursday.
Sophomore Billy Oliver had career highs with seven 3-pointers and 21 points, and leading scorer Tim Frazier added 15 to give first-year coach Patrick Chambers his first Big Ten victory.
More importantly, someone other than Frazier (17.1 points per game) led Penn State in scoring for the first time in seven contests.
"Tim (Frazier) got him wide-open shots and when Billy plays like that it really opens up things for Tim, too," Chambers said.
Slowing down Frazier, the Big Ten leader with 6.8 assists per game, could be key for the Hoosiers backcourt trio of Verdell Jones III, Victor Oladipo and Jordan Hulls.
"Tim Frazier is playing as well as anyone in the league and he does a great job of getting in the lane as he looks to score or facilitating for others," Crean said.
Frazier also had three of his 36 steals - second in the Big Ten - on Thursday as Penn State held Purdue to a season-worst 31.9 percent shooting.
Duplicating that performance may be tough against an Indiana team among the nation's leaders in scoring (82.0 ppg) and field-goal shooting (50.5 percent). The Hoosiers entered the weekend leading Division I in 3-point accuracy at 45.6 percent, led by Hulls going 32 of 58 (55.2).
Penn State has won six of seven against Indiana after taking both meetings last season, including 61-55 in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament.
Christian Watford, who led the Hoosiers with 15 points in that contest, is averaging 20.8 over the last four games. He's shooting 52.1 percent (25 for 48) from 3-point range this season.
"He's got a serious focus and intensity combined right now that he just continues to harness," Crean said.


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