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Welcome to Centers and Squares
As a Cambridge real estate agent, the city squares of Cambridge, Somerville and Medford and the town centers of Arlington, Watertown and Belmont, Massachusetts are my home turf. And as a lifelong New Englander who's lived within twenty miles of Boston most of my life, I can introduce you to other nearby towns as we search for your new home. If you're planning to sell your home in Cambridge, MA or nearby you'll find plenty of info about the home selling process here too. Questions? Send me an email or call me at 617-504-1737.
Carr Schoolhouse Condos in Somerville MA – Atherton Street Condominiums
History of the Carr School
The Martin S. Carr School was built in 1898 as an elementary school with fourteen classrooms. The school was named in honor of Martin S. Carr, a successful Somerville manufacturer who was active in City government serving over the years as Alderman, City Councilor, and member of the School Committee. Carr's factory, in buildings now converted to lofts in Davis Square, manufactured jewelry, novelties, and metal ware. The handsome school building was built of red brick in the Renaissance Revival style. The Carr School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The Carr School sits across the street from one of Somerville's historic landmarks – Robinson's Round House.
Condominiums at the Carr Schoolhouse
The City of Somerville closed the Carr School in 1980. The building was sold to a developer who converted it to residential use. It was initially a rental building and subsequently converted to condos.
Today there are 20 condominiums in the Carr School. There are studios, one-bedrooms, and two-bedroom condos on three floors plus a lower level. Condos on the top floor have the attic space above the units deeded to their units and at least one owner has expanded into that space. Residents enjoy off street parking in the lot to the side of the building.
Real Estate Sales at the Carr School
A beautiful top floor condo was listed recently at the Carr Schoolhouse. It's a wonderful unit with oversized windows looking out onto beautiful mature trees with the Boston skyline visible through the branches. Handsome woodwork, ~12″ ceilings, transoms, and an original blackboard add to the charm.
There hasn't been a sale at the Carr School since 2005. Here's the most recent real estate sales activity from MLSpin:
- Recent Real Estate Sales Activity at the Carr School in Somerville MA
The Carr Schoolhouse Condos are located at 25 Atherton Street, Somerville MA 02143
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Fetal ventriculomegaly is a relatively common finding on second trimester obstetrical ultrasound examination. It is clinically important because it can be caused by a variety of disorders that result in neurological, motor, and/or cognitive impairment. Many cases are associated with other abnormal findings, but in some fetuses, ventriculomegaly is the only abnormality [1]. This topic will discuss the prenatal diagnosis and clinical significance of ventriculomegaly and options for management of affected pregnancies.
The atrium of the lateral ventricle is the portion where the body, posterior horn, and temporal (inferior) horn converge. Atrial diameter remains stable between 15 and 40 weeks of gestation [2,3]. Ventriculomegaly is defined as an atrial diameter ≥10 mm, which is 2.5 to 4 standard deviations above the mean depending on the study [2-4]. Ventriculomegaly is generally considered mild if the atrial diameter is between 10 and 15 mm and severe if >15 mm, although some authors use the categories of mild (10 to 12 mm), moderate (13 to 15 mm), and severe (≥16 mm) [1].
Ventriculomegaly is "isolated" when the fetus has no other anomalies, except those that are a direct result of the ventricular enlargement. Many cases that appear isolated prenatally are ultimately found to have other abnormalities, particularly when ventriculomegaly exceeds 15 mm [5-8]. These abnormalities include Chiari malformations, neural tube defects, Dandy Walker malformations, agenesis of the corpus callosum, and genetic syndromes.
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I was talking to a friend this morning about how he can start seeing the world more positively. Simple, be nice. (groundbreaking, I know).
Now, what I am about to tell you has probably been written millions of times in some form or another. Honestly, it's one of those things that we all need to be reminded of every once in a while (maybe even daily) … especially, because it's a practice that we constantly have to check ourselves on (me included) … so, for the millionth and one time here goes.
If you follow these directions, things will look a lot different by Friday. Ready?
Start small … Stop judging everything and everyone (including yourself) even for an hour out of your day … honestly, even for 15 minutes. It's pretty amazing how things will start to change for you.
Start now … This week, during the time allotted below, agree to not make any negative judgements about others (or yourself). When you start to go to that negative place ("wow, that person is overweight", "that guy is a terrible driver", "her pants are ugly", "that guy's hair is weird" ,"I look fat"… or any random pointless gossip or negative observation) replace it with something positive or simply smile at the person you were just about to make a judgement about (including yourself … just don't let anyone see you smiling at yourself in the mirror. Could get weird).
This week's "be nice" schedule:
- Monday: 15 minutes
- Tuesday: 30 minutes
- Wednesday: 45 minutes
- Thursday: 60 minutes
- Friday: 90 minutes
Be the good in the world = believe there is good in the world … interesting how that works. Good luck and if it works for you, please share this "innovative" practice with someone who may need to add a little more good in their world. Let me know how it goes!


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FOREST CITY, Iowa - The MLC women's basketball team started the season strong with a 94-85 win at Waldorf Wednesday night.
MLC took an four-point halftime lead at 42-38 after a back-and-forth pace to start the game. Erica Babinec led all scorers at the half with 16 points, while Amanda Burk came off the bench to score ten and grab eight rebounds.
The Knights took control in the second half, leading all but two minutes of the half, and building a lead as high as 14 points.
MLC put four players in double figures, led by Babinec's game-high 27 points on 6-12 shooting from the field and 13-15 shooing from the charity stripe. Burk finished with 14 points and ten rebounds, while Sarah Free and Melissa Christensen each had 12 points.
The Knights finished with a big edge at the foul line, going 24-28 for the game, while Waldorf shot 18-31.
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The Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra presents French Flair. Pianist Jeffrey Kahane makes his SPO debut and Brian Leerhuber lends his baritone as Impressionist masters Debussy and Ravel take audiences to the sun-drenched shores of Spain with the evocative Iberia and the cobbled streets of Paris with the Gershwin-inspired Piano Concerto in G. Ravel's flamboyant Bolero wraps up the musical journey.
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Okay, i just need advice on my situation. i'm 19 and my amazing boyfriend is 22. We love each other very much, but there's a problem, he wants a child now and i don't think i do. i'm unsure to be honest. we weren't being very careful and i got pregnant and had a miscarriage. i didn't know i was pregnant and i felt really bad about it. okay, now ill get to the point, we had a major slip up and i wasn't regularly taking my birth controlbecause i work and tend to forget. now i think i'm pregnant, which he is hoping for. but i'm not sure how to feel. i know this will disappoint a lot of people that are close to me i'm freaking out please help.
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I think the first piece of advice I'd give you is to take a test. Find out one way or another if you are pregnant or not. Secondly, have you talked to your boyfriend about why he wants a child so badly? Have you told him that you aren't ready? If in fact you are not pregnant, I think I'd have this talk next. A baby is a big deal and will be in your life forever. If you aren't ready for that responsibility, you really need to speak up and let him know. It's hard, I know, but sometimes you have to think of yourself first. Good luck and let us know what you find out!


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Dude, Where's my refund? IRS website overrunFebruary 14, 2013 @ 2:46 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service has a message for taxpayers eager to learn the status of their tax refund: Please don't check the IRS website every five minutes _ once a day is enough.
The IRS says its "Where's my refund?" website and smartphone app are being overwhelmed by eager taxpayers. The agency says its systems are only updated once a day, usually overnight, and the same information is available on the website, the IRS2go smartphone app and IRS toll-free phone lines.
The IRS provides three updates: when the tax return is received, when the refund is approved and when the refund is sent. To avoid delays, the agency says the best time to check on refunds is evenings and weekends.
"I think what we're seeing is just part of the natural evolution in the refund process," said IRS spokesman Terry Lemons. "Twenty-five years ago, you desperately checked the mailbox every day."
Lemons said the number of inquiries is up over last year, probably because it is easier to check on smartphones and computer tablets.
Nine out of 10 taxpayers typically receive refunds in less than 21 days when they file returns online and get refunds deposited directly into bank accounts, the agency said.
The IRS is receiving more than 1 million returns a day and volume is expected to increase in the coming days, Lemons said. About 75 percent of individual filers get refunds. Last year they averaged $2,803.
"Every year our most common question is about people's refunds," Lemons said. "For a lot of folks this is the biggest check they will see all year."
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The True Cost Of The Royal Family Explained..
I often hear a lot of British people saying "Whats the point of the Queen, why does she deserve my hard earned money when i didn't elect her?" Hopefully with this Blog post i will be able to explain why in actual fact the British Monarchy is a lot more beneficial then you think. With Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee coming up it really does make this Blog post all the more relevant.
So just how much does the Royal Family cost to maintain, the answer, £40 million, that is about 65 pence per person, per year of tax money going to the Royal's. Hardly anything really is it? Well let's discuss why the Royal Family gets 65 pence of your tax money per year first. It begins with King George III, while he did own vasts amounts of land, the profit from their rental was too small to cover his expenses. He offered a deal to parliament: for the rest of his life he would forfeit the profits from the rents on his land in exchange for getting a fixed annual salary and having his debts removed. Parliament took him up on the deal, believing that one day the lands value would rack up to the point whereby profit could be made.
So how did the above deal effect the Parliament of today? Well let's compare their profits and losses. The cost to maintain the royal family today is £40 million pounds per year as we mentioned before. But the revenue paid to the UK from the Royal lands is £200 million. So £200 million in revenue subtract £40 million in salary costs equals £160 million pounds in profit. So Great Britain earns 160 million pounds in profit, every year from the Royal Families land (Crown Estate).
Doing the individual's math again: £160 million pounds divided by 62 million people is about £2.60 per person. So Because of the Royal Family, your taxes are actually £2.60 cheaper each year than they would otherwise be.
Why not kick they royals out and keep 100% of the revenue? Well.. King George III wasn't the only Monarch of Great Britain to give up the profits of his land, in fact every Monarch since King George III has voluntarily turned over the profits from their land to the Great Britain. If the government stopped paying the Royal Family's living and state expenses the Royals would be forced to take back the profits from their land. Then taxes would go up!
Plus 160 million is just the easily measurable money the United Kingdom makes from the royal family. Because a key selling point of the Monarchy today is the tourism it attracts to Great Britain.
Tourists spend A LOT of cash on Great Britain each and every year! Sure not everything they come to see is royal, but the most expensive stuff is. Americans fly across an ocean to see a land filled with Castles that aren't plastic. Of course they could visit France & Germany who have also had monarchs, but thats exactly why they don't. They HAD monarchs where as the UK HAS monarchs living today in their real castles. The Royal Crests you see across London, on Royal Palaces, Government Departments and even the Guardsmen uniforms are all REAL and embody and living and breathing Queen of today.
12 million tourists visit every year spending 7,000 million pounds.
For Republicans arguing that the Queen still sits in a seat/throne of power then think again.. HM powers are limited to approving Law, that is all. Sure they can advise the current Prime Minister and government on certain courses of action but overall it is up to them whether they want to take on the Queens advice.
So take away the Royals and you are left with Republican Britain, a huge loss of money, a President with all out executive power – who ironically would probably cost more as well. I remember a great British politician saying: "Its ironic that the Prime Minister goes through the week standing up against opposition, debating and arguing for laws etc. Yet no matter ow big his ego, he still has to visit the Palace every week, and bow down to Her Majesty.."
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"So just how much does the Royal Family cost to maintain, the answer, £40 million"
That's the figure that the palace releases, when you consider that they are exempt from the Freedom of Information act, they could leave out whatever additional costs they like (as they did, that figure doesn't take in additional costs like security and travel expenses to name only a couple)
"that is about 65 pence per person, per year of tax money going to the Royal's"
Let's ignore the incorrect use of an apostrophe. The figure of 65p per year was created by diving £40 by the full population of the United Kingdom, not just the number of people who pay taxes, so that, along with what has already been covered, means that the cost to each person in the U.K. is higher than 65 pence.
In response to the painfully common Crown Estate argument, I would like to present this paragraph from the FAQ page of the Crown Estate's website:
"The Crown Estate belongs to the reigning monarch 'in right of The Crown', that is, it is owned by the monarch for the duration of their reign, by virtue of their accession to the throne. But it is not the private property of the monarch – it cannot be sold by the monarch, nor do revenues from it belong to the monarch."
So there you have it, the Windor family do not own the Crown Estate, it "belongs" to the monarch only during their reign and this ownership is about as useless and ceremonial as almost everything else the Queen does, this seemingly pointless position could easily be transferred to parliament or (more likely) the elected president or elected monarch if we became a republic. I'd also like to point out that the royal family have next to nothing to do with the management of the Crown Estate and if they weren't exempt to inheritance tax (like the rest of us) the royals would be gradually losing any claims they can make to their monopoly of land, which was almost certainly gained by killing the rightful owners.
"Every Monarch since King George the third has voluntarily turned over the profits from their land to the Great Britain. Again: Voluntarily."
Yeah, good luck to them if they ever attempted to take back the profits from the Crown land, they'd be kicked out of government quicker than you could say "Medieval politics" and they know it.
"We are still forgetting one very important thing that the Royals add to Great Britain.. TOURISM!"
Ho ho, the magical tourism trump card that makes everything okay, we're gonna have fun here…
Royal Residencies (the only tourist attractions that you can really give credit to the reigning monarch for, although I still think tourists are more interested in the architecture and history than they are an old woman in a crown) rank quite low in lists of top tourist attractions (ranked in terms of visitors and income), in fact I think only Windor castle ever makes the top 20. Royal residencies make up about 1% of the overall tourist revenue. We could make a lot more money off those old buildings if they could be opened to the general public and tourists on all days of the week, wanna know how we could do this and make more money from those precious tourists? By getting rid of the monarchy.
" Americans fly across an ocean to see a land filled with Castles that aren't plastic."
I'll bet the shared language and fairly familiar culture has nothing to do with them coming over here.
"But perhaps you don't care than the monarchs are a perpetual GOLD MINE for the UK."
They're not, and capital letters won't change that.
"But Her Majesty's powers are limited to a theater act of approving what parliament wants to do anyway."
You misspelt theatre. The monarchy has "unofficial" influence in government, in that they can influence politicians as their last name gives them unearned respect, Prince Charles (next in line for the throne) has a habit of annoying politicians with his handwritten letters on various policies, what's to stop him from meddling when he is King? On this topic, as the monarchy is exempt from the freedom of information act, we can't truly know how much influence they have or how they choose to use it. Also, every bill has to be approved by the Queen before it becomes a law.
The last paragraph is my favourite, both because it's the only one you didn't copy directly from CGPgrey's video (you didn't even bother changing the title) and is also (somehow) more foolish than the rest of this blog.
"So remove the Royal Family and what do you get.. A huge loss of money"
For reasons I've already discussed, we could probably save and make more money if we became a republic.
"a President who with the touch of a button can do whatever he wants"
Wait, what? Suddenly we would become a dictatorship? The president of the United Republic would most likely have similar or the same powers as the Queen has now.
"and overall a very boring Republic, who would want to come to rainy Britain if there is no Queen, no Palace, no Royal Guards marching the streets, no one."
No one, except for all the people who visit non-royal attractions, which are responsible for 99% of our tourist revenue. Also, if that were true, then how do republics attract tourists without a magical monarchy? Oh wait a minute, they do and guess what? They haven't fallen into political turmoil either.
"Inevitably our Monarch is the only thing keeping Great Britain.. Well Great"
Wrong, however you could say "the monarchy is the only thing keeping Great Britain, well, outdated."
"it's what makes our Prime Minister quiver in fear, knowing every week even he will have to get on his knee to Her Majesty."
Hang on, I thought the Queen had no power? Or, are you changing your (or should I say CGPgrey's) argument to suit your belief? Yes, yes you are.
That's just the money side of things, I won't bother discussing the other arguments for a republic or that we shouldn't weaken our political system to save a few bucks.
But hey, maybe I'm wrong, maybe there really is a God and maybe he/she/it really chose the Queen's family to rule over us as a birthright and maybe I'm stupid for wanting to elect my leaders.
You do realise he is saying that the Prime Minister has to 'quiver in fear' as a metaphor. The fact that even our Prime Minister, no matter what decisions he has made in the week, month or year for our country has to meet with the Queen and kneel before her. It's a unique system we have it and i for one will fight for it till my dieing breath.
Your argument for a republic is pathetic, typical anti-monarchist, you don't want a monarchy but nor do you know what kind of Republic you want. Tourist revenue is made purely because of our exsistence of the Queen and royal family. People don't want to visit a castle where a Queen used to live, they want to visit a castle where a Queen does live.
And lastly, he hasn't plagirised he is quoting the original debate, and i do recall reading the original debate and seeing it noted that "these facts and figures may be redistributed".
Once again back to the point at hand Britain is known for its history, heritage and power, at the centre of all of this there is the Monarchy. I refuse to allow this country to become the next France.
In terms of your argument that politicans wouldn't be corrupt, please do look at the biggest republic in the world the USA, which has the most scandalous political history ever.
It's a unique system, but in the end it does nothing, the queen is supposed to be apolitical, therefore her presence shouldn't have any effect on the PM (although I've heard she prefers the conservative party), therefore it's a useless element of the system if the queen is apolitical.
"Tourist revenue is made purely because of our exsistence of the Queen and royal family"
That is simply incorrect, evidence for this is seen in the figures that the majority of our tourist income come from non-royal attractions, you could argue that our heritage is a big part of our tourist revenue and that the royals had an effect on this, however this attraction would not be lost in a republic, as our heritage would not have changed.
If the royal family is the only reason for our tourism, then how do countries without royals attract tourists? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings#International_tourism_receipts_2011
As you can see, the U.K. is 7th on the list in terms of world tourism income, every country above it is a republic.
"these facts and figures may be redistributed".
Fair enough, the original video does have the creative commons license setting on it, however on my first reading no credit had been given to CGPgrey and this blog had been passed off as his/her complete own work (not even the wording had changed in many places).
"Once again back to the point at hand Britain is known for its history, heritage and power,"
Do you think that all of this would disappear if we removed the monarchy? We'd still have the history and heritage, only now we'd be able to make a lot more money off it by making places like Buckingham Palace completely open to tourists all year around (for examples of how successful a former royal residence can be as a tourist attraction, look at the Tower of London or the Louvre.)
But, you're right, god forbid we become like France, who have a stronger economy and tourist numbers than us by far, prejudice against the French is a clearly perfect argument against a republic…
I don't recall saying politicians are perfect, far from it, however the brilliant thing about them is that if we don't like them then we can remove them at an election, and what can I say? I'm a sucker for an election, contributing to the choice of who represents your country really is a brilliant thing.
Right, but the Queen does do something, she influences millions. So do you think the Pope is useless too?
Your idea that removing the Monarchy will absolve us of all these issues is daft, if you dislike the monarchy so much then move abroad. Because believe it or not regardless of your facts & figures (some of which i feel are false) this country loves its Royal Family, and with the Diamond Jubilee this year that love for them has catapulted.
Celebrities influence people, should they be given unelected positions in politics purely because of this? No.
My biggest issue with the queen is that she is unelected. If she was to face regular elections for her position and win then I would be fine with her being the head of state, but she does not and therefore I am not.
I will grant you that yes, according to surveys the majority of people would prefer to keep the monarchy, however I believe that many people are ignorant to the argument all together, mostly because there is very rarely decent public debate instead of one sided dismissal on the topic and the general public just accept it as "one of those things", which when you consider how commonly we're told how lucky we are to have the Queen and "how much work she does for us", I can't really blame them.
I believe that many people who claim they support the continuation of the monarchy do so purely because they don't know about the alternative arguments, an example of this is how the tourism argument is always the first I hear, many people fail to realise that there are some decent arguments for the monarchy, but tourism is not one of them.
I do not think that removing the monarchy will fix all of the U.K.'s problems, I believe the monarchy is a fairly minor issue, but still one that should be addressed.
"if you dislike the monarchy so much then move abroad"
Points like this bother me, would you say to someone "Don't like football? Move to America then" or "Don't like Labour, the Tories or Lib Dems? What the hell are you even doing in this country then?". It's foolish to say that someone who holds an opinion which is in the minority should go somewhere else because of it, it's almost like if I were to say "You like the monarchy? Then I guess you'd be just as happy living in Saudi Arabia".
Basically, I believe the monarchy (along with all other forms of unelected political power) is an unfair, outdated system and that the U.K. would be better off as a republic.
I think the fact that the monarchy still exists is testament to the fact that Great Britain wants them there, If you look at everything that is happening in the middle east (namely Egypt), I'm sure if the people wanted them out then they would find a way to get rid…
You have so much wrong there is no point going through it in detail, The monarchy does not cost 40 million last year it was 32 million (i believe) , the Freedom of information act , does not stop the bodies under this act from lying, what a stupid point. The Royal finances has to go to parilement and seeming they are the ones that give the Queen the money then, they will know how much she gets if they had a look themselves. Also this cost does include travel I suggest you do the research. But of course it does not include the protection cost. Your point about the crown estates are laughable. Your Tourism point show your misunderstanding about the whole issue of tourism. For example comparing country to country is a difficult thing , people go to France for different reasons then people coming to the UK. Also even if they do account for 1% of revenue from tourism then that is far more then we spend on them.
Did you know we as in the people can lobby minsters, we can also email them and phone them and send letter and ask for meeting with them? guess you did not, the Royals also do not have unofficial influence over the government.
Learn what the freedom of information act is please, you clearly do not know what it is at the moment. Yes the Queen gives her consent to laws, but the monarchy has not withheld its consent from a law in 100s of years. If the Queen did it could mean the end for monarchy in the UK.
The Queen does get invloded in politics well rather she has meeting with the PM every week and other people at other times.
The people of this country do have a choice about having the monarchy or not, voting is not the only way of showing support for someone.
The Queen does not rule his reigns.
Well pretty typical ignorant, misleading or just plain wrong comments from the 'republicanistas', who are better described as anti-monarchists since they can't tell you what sort of republic we ought to suffer under (other than that the Irish President – can you name hime without googling? – is a nice man – if a rather poor poet).
The Royal finances are published and accord to all legally required accounting standards. Do they mention this? No of course not, doesn't suit their myopic purpose. Does any other country publish the cost of Head of State security? No, of course not, publicising this fact doesn't suit the anti-monarchists – nor does the fact that the French presidency costs THREE TIMES as much (audited figures!) Is there a 'blanket exemption from the FoI'? No, there isn't (see finance comment above), but also consider, does any other country routinely and immediately publish conversations between the Head of State and Head of Government? No they don't. Not mentioned because…. well I'm sure you can fill in the rest of the reason.
As well as the obfuscation over the Crown Estate (which would take an old-style communist land-grab to enact – what price human rights?) and the benefits of having a Head of State who is arguably the most photographed and newspaper-worthy individual in the world (ever ask yourself 'Luke' just WHY those tourists cone to the UK, because it's not for the weather, is it?) there is a depressing tendency all too obvious in 'Luke's' comments above to avoid the difficult questions – just how much will some tired old political hack cost us? Salary? Pension? Advisors' costs? How about electoral costs every 5 years, estimated at £80 million and up?
Just how divisive will a Labour (old or New) or a Tory president be? Prepared for political shenanigans at the highest level as e.g. a Tory president seeks to undermine a Labour government? (And if you think for one moment that's not going to happen, WAKE UP! and see the US system for detail.)
Who do you think will be 'president'? It's not going to be anybody without a political platform and a shedload of cash so tell me again, fool, why it's not going to be just a retread retired member of the political class with nothing to offer the worldwide community and who will be instantly forgettable – if they're even recognised in the first place.
"all legally required accounting standards."
Yes, but the FOI exemption gives them added secrecy (isn't it interesting that their exemption was added just a few months after this story came out: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/841950-the-queens-heating-bill-request-refused-due-to-public-backlash-fears). FOI is intended to allow people to for information on public bodies, but I guess the monarchy isn't one of these then…
Anyway, as I've said before, I don't believe that saving a few pounds should be brought into a debate on our political system
A communist land-grab wouldn't be neccecary as the Crown Estate is not the private property of the monarch, like the Crown jewels, they belong to the state and possession is given to the queen during her time as head of state, there is no reason why this position could not be transfered to someone else if our current system was to change.
Why would tourists come to the U.K? They have many reasons, if you think the magical Windor family are the only reason people are interested in this country then I feel truly sorry for you. Besides, even if the royals owned the Crown Estate and brought in 100% of our tourism, I see no reason why this would give them the right to the position of head of state.
I highly doubt we'd have a PM and president from opposing parties for the reasons you suggested, the removal of the queen would not lead to a new arrangment which lacks logic.
Your closing point seems to be "The Queen is the best choice for the position because she is popular", if this was proven in regular elections then I would be fine with her holding the position.
SInce you seem incapable of independent thought let me explain: the FoI exemption relates to discussions about government policy whether in the making or being delivered; it is quite rightly exempt since having any such discussion in public would simply curtail it. NO government department, not just the monarchy, will give you details of policy discussions, it's exempt from the FoI as a whole. What else do you think the Queen and PM discuss?
I see you fall back on the typical anti-monarchist "it's not about the money" the moment your argument is shown to be nonsense. Why mention it in the first place then? Oh and please stop trying to mislead the public. The Crown Estate, like the Crown Jewels, is NOT "state property", it is held by the Crown and is willed to the next monarch to hold on behalf of the Crown. If it WAS 'state property' the Treasury would have flogged it off years ago.
"I highly doubt we'd have a PM and president from opposing parties for the reasons you suggested" Are you for real? Do you ever study foreign politics AT ALL?
My closing point was nothing of the sort. Try reading it again.
@Joe (for some reason this page isn't letting me reply directly)
The change in FOI was a recent one, taking place only last year, (once again, it's interesting that it took place after the revelation that the queen tried to have part of a grant intended for the poor in 2004. news which was revealed through FOI.)
The problem with the royals' new exemption is that they are supposed to be apolitical (according to many monarchists), yet this new exemption means that we cannot know if they are or not. They are free to use their influence without fear of the public finding out.
I'm not saying the head of state should not get involved in government affairs, but if that head of state is supposed to be an apolitical safeguard, then we should be able to know when they get involved and in what way in order to know that they are not showing a political bias.
I never said the money was the most important factor, personally, it's fairly low on my list in terms of what is important to the debate. I've said in more or less every comment I've made here that when it comes to deciding on which political system to have, I do not believe monetary costs are important or should be treated as such, unless they'd make something impossible, which they would not in this case. I was discussing the monetary side of the debate here because that is what the blog is about and it uses many misleading or false monetary-based arguments.
An honest typing mistake on who owns the Crown Estate which I apologise for. It is owned by the Crown, which, for lack of a better word, "rents" possession to the Queen during her reign, however she has nothing to do with the running of the organisation so you could say she's like a poster girl for the Crown Estate. A position that comes with the position of head of state, is there a reason why a President/Elected monarch couldn't own the Crown Estate in right of the Crown?
In response to why we would be unlikely to have a PM and a president from differing parties, because as you said, it would be unstable. The rules and restrictions on how a president is elected would be decided when switching to a republican system so obviously rules that could result in an unstable system would not be chosen
"tell me again, fool, why it's not going to be just a retread retired member of the political class with nothing to offer the worldwide community and who will be instantly forgettable"
Those last two words especially make it seem like the Queen is the best choice for Head of State because she is popular.
The president would be whoever is elected by the people, he/she may not be known worldwide, may not be able to trace his/her family back a thousand years and may not require that his/her relatives live rent free, but he/she would be the people's choice, which, in my eyes and the eyes of any country that values democracy, is far more important than who is in your family tree.
1. it may be "interesting" but you have not shown a causal link. In any case, I worked in the Civil Service when the 'heating bill' was a live issue and it was a non-story from the start – ALL departments (including the Royal Household) were asked to submit bids against unspent government money; it is a matter of record that the Treasury actually encouraged the RH's bid initially but then later downplayed it once the media started in on the story. Note please that I refer to the Royal Household, NOT the Queen/monarch, as making the bid because it was NOT the Queen making the bid, it was some Palace official.
2. It is nieve in the extreme to think that ANY personal comment by the monarch on any topic whatsoever would not immediately be seized on by activists, pressure groups and the like. As I referred to, discussions of government policy have to be held in conditions where opinions can be freely given and debated without the likes of the editorial teams of the newspapers, activists, pressure groups et al weighing in with their one-note histrionics and distorting the process. As I challenged you: find me a country where this sort of discussion goes on in the full light of media attention. Until you can answer that basic question, your point has no substance.
3. The Crown does not 'rent' the Estate to the Queen, please stop being silly. The Crown Estate is 'rented' to the government for the lifetime of the monarch, no more no less.
4. Your arguments about having not a president and government from the same political party fly in the face of every historical precedent. Even in the UK one has only to look at the local and bye-election results following a national election. In today's circumstances, do you HONESTLY believe a Conservative or LibDem candidate for president would stand much chance were there an election today?
I do love to hear lovers of our monachy shouting how great they are, putting down all those who dare to voice a different opinion. In truth it has been demonstrated many times, by many different groups, organisations and individuals, that while the monachy do bring in a revenue for the economy this is greatly outweighed by the amount they cost.
The revenue recorded as generated by the Royals is believed to still come in to a value of 95% if they were now a thing of the past. It isn't the queen in residence which generates the "royal" interest from tourism. It's the history.
Therefore should this history be allowed to continue each year, maybe, I don't believe so but it's a different arguement. I do believe our history and culture should be preserved. However based purely on costs, Great Britain would be better off finacially without a royal family we have to pay for.
And I do love to here republicans get everything wrong. There is no proof to back up what you are saying.. 1. There has recently been books and articles produced showing that the French head of state and that of the USA costs far more then ours. 2. No group, no organisation and individuals have proved that the cost of monarchy out ways what they bring in. Why? 3. They Royals at most cost £200 million they bring in at least 1% of tourism so £900 million plus what the add to the economy in many other areas. 4. If people were interested in the history they would go to the Tower of London or all the other castles we have. Which they do. They go to Windsor and Buckingham palace because they are the Queens home. So you are wrong.
As a non-Brit who has traveled to the UK, I must say that even though I did not, on my first visit, pay entrance to most castles (due to time limitations) and therefore according to one of the commenters' post would not have been counted as a visitor to the UK attracted by the Monarchy, my visit, as well as those of many of my friends, was prompted by the existence of the Monarchy. Their press coverage, good or bad, keeps the UK in the eye of tourists. All nations have history(many more exotic and equally or more fascinating), and language is really not that big a deal (ask the Egyptians and Indiansto name just two) but your Monarchy as much as those of you who are in favor of a Republic would hate to hear is what differentiates you in the eye of a tourist who is not purely a historian but a traveler. The UK is not a simple drive or train ride away from countries as, if not more interesting and definitely with much better climate than the UK. Compare your tourism with that of Denmark and other such countries. You should appreciate the role they play in tourism for its considerable and virtually unmeasurable worth.
In my opinion, the monarchy is just a big waste of money and I don't really care for them at all. Our taxes go to them flying out to other countries, they don't even know the reality of life and how hard times are, they'd rather ignore the situation, go off to fancy places, maybe do a few waves to people and expect us to think that they are 'oh so great'. If they were left with nothing, and if the queen had to live how real pensioners and people live today, they wouldn't know what to do. Same goes to our government, we need REAL people, who know how life is today and not someone who is brought up with a silver spoon in there mouth.
[…] As per usual anti-royals and general republicans in the UK have seen this and gone off on one over why on earth we pay so much for this family. Last year i thoroughly went over where the Royal Household receives its money and how much it makes, then checked to see how much of that profit made from the Family then comes back to us, the tax payer, (results of which can be found here: http://relentlesslife.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/the-true-cost-of-the-royal-family-explained/). […]
[…] blog post The True Cost Of The Royal Family Explained appears to be getting a lot of attention today, probably because of the news of Kate Middleton […]
that land is ours , you arguement that they make a profit is just silly , the land is "making a profit" out of us , its like taxing us again , your just a bit daft falling for their hype
[…] is an update to the previous blog post 'The true cost of the Royal Family explained..' because since then the Coalition Government has introduced the Sovereign Grant which has some […]
For your consideration — the "true cost" of the royals to the UK taxpayer here:
"Does The Royal Family Take Advantage Of UK Taxpayers?–Random Celebrity — Article By Brian Warner on July 19, 2013
[clip] Queen Elizabeth II is considered a "constitutional monarch" which essentially means that she acts as head of state within the boundaries of a constitution. She is not an absolute monarch like for example King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia who has zero regulations or restrictions on how he chooses to rule.
Today, Queen Elizabeth's role in British politics is largely symbolic. Her role has been described as a "focus of national unity", or in other words "a tourist attraction". On the other hand, all British public servants (police, military, postal carriers etc) are required to swear an oath of loyalty to her Majesty. Furthermore, technically speaking British people are not "citizens" they are the Queen's subjects. And if that wasn't bad enough, the taxpayers of Great Britain do indeed subsidize the Queen and her extended Family's lavish lifestyles.
Whoever is the reigning King or Queen of England is is the benefactor of "The Crown Estate". The Crown Estate is a $13 billion real estate portfolio that has been passed down by generations of British royals dating as far back as the 11th century.
The portfolio includes nearly $10 billion worth of urban property and $3 billion worth of rural land. The Crown Estate owns golf clubs, parks, apartment buildings, retail space, mineral rights and much more. It even technically owns the marine life reaching 12 nautical miles off the coast of England. In 2012, profits from The Crown Estate were nearly $400 million!"
[…} The Queen does not actually profit off The Crown Estate, she is just entitled to services equivalent to the predetermined amount. Services like travel, security and maintenance at the "Occupied Royal Palaces". Typically, Queen Elizabeth uses between $40 and $60 million worth of public services each year.
In 2012 The British government spent a grand total of $52 million on property upkeep, communication, security and travel expenses for The Queen. Perhaps most importantly, The Queen saves countless millions every year by not having to pay any rent, mortgages or property tax on her various castles. But wait… there's more!" etc. etc.
ALso, one can't really discuss the pro-con royal issue without also taking into account that the average UK salary (taxpayer's salary) that supports the lavish royal lifestyle) is rather modest. Rather. (Austerity anyone?)
UK Average Salary Graphs (as of July 23, 2013)
Average UK Salary by Gender
Male –> 31, 230 pounds/year
Female –> 24, 379 pounds/year
This article points out WHY we should keep our monarch. The royal family own a lot of land and properties, which is tied up in their 'worth' but they can not sell these. People stop groaning, the tax payer pays out a lot for OAP's, a lot more than those who live on benefits. Let us not forget that the queen served her time in the forces, was very hands on when she was younger and is the longest reigning monarch in UK history. Over the last 100yrs or so, the current windsor reign, has had to redo a lot of the wrongs caused by past monarchs. I, for would, prefer the country to be a monarch and not led by a PM…
I read (somewhere, but I don't remember) that the queen and maybe her son have veto powers and they use them regularly. Is that true and if it is how can you say they have no political power? Veto power is a political power I wouldn't want to trust to someone I didn't elect.
If the monarchy was to be abolished, those royal lands would be not the property of that family, but instead would be property of the state (i.e. all of us). So, we would be winning back those 40 million and keeping the 160 million, assuming your numbers are accurate.
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the cost of the jubilee was £3 BILLION,… that's £50 per person for something that was an alright idea 1200 years ago.
"Don't know where you got the figure of £3 billion from but that's wrong"
The CBI for a start. Although this was more about the cost of the pantomime wedding than the jubilee. Even George Osborne, aka The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the panto wedding was a factor in the poor economic performance ant the time.


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Allan Chochinov on Negotiating Problem Spaces through Design
Once upon a time, to be a designer meant that you made things—chairs, for example—and, in some cases, that you were focused on the needs of the wealthy, who could afford stylish or well-made objects. In recent years, the field of design has undergone a revolution, spawning new, interdisciplinary territories where the tools of design are applied to streamline experiences, navigate problem areas in society, and promote sustainability in consumption of goods and materials. Allan Chochinov, Editor in Chief of Core77 and chair of the new MFA program in Products of Design, which will launch in fall 2012 at the School of Visual Arts in New York City (and is accepting applications with a priority deadline of January 15th), is exuberant about the possibilities of design as it forges new paths. Below, he shares with Dowser some of his personal views about design's potential for mitigating social problems, and outlines how the program he's chairing will enable students to become adept at applying design tools toward social good.
Dowser: What are some of your experiences as a design educator that you will apply to the new Products of Design program?
Chochinov: I teach in the MFA Designer Author program at SVA, which attracts a lot of graphic designers and people with an entrepreneurial spirit. I always do a big social impact project with them, and it invariably changes what they think the territory for design is. We recently did a project around humanitarian aid workers—a strategic toolkit for them—with input from people at the UN, strategists in Washington, and big philanthropy. And it was just unbelievable what, in six weeks, these designers were able to bring to the table. A couple of years ago I did a project around prosthetic arm design, and last year, one on girls and women. These have all been formative teaching experiences.
Designers have an interesting approach to social problems—they don't target one 'bad guy,' like the government. How would you describe the approach?
Social problems are fundamentally systemic, so even our language for problem-solving is not helping. I'd argue that you don't necessarily 'solve' problems—you negotiate problem spaces. Our language is actually limiting our abilities, often making us feel helpless and hopeless.
What does it mean, concretely, to 'negotiate' a problem space, versus solving it?
Designers take on projects that they've never done before. In any other discipline, that's a ridiculous proposition; in design, it helps you to be fresh. It's about an ability to speak to multiple stakeholders, multiple constituencies. But that means that a designer needs to be highly skilled in speaking the language of marketing and business while speaking to manufacturing and sustainability and labor practices and supply chain management. Designers need to be in that first meeting, instead of that last meeting—the one about making an object pretty and likable and, you know, consumable—and they can't be in that first meeting unless they can earn the respect of the other people in that meeting. And other people in that meeting have been in that meeting a long time. They don't particularly want iconoclasts.
So, a designer has to be fluent in multiple industry languages, in a sense.
You need to be not only empathetic, but also conversant. You need to understand stakeholders, what gets them up in the morning and what keeps them up at night. It's not necessary to be a designer to do design work. You need to be a 'design person' though—somebody who understands the upside of saying 'yes' instead of 'no,' and who is focused on scaling things—doing something once so that it can then be multiplied.
What is most challenging about trying to be conversant in different industries?
Design and business writer Roger Martin talks about the differences in business and design, and he says that the greatest complement a designer could hear is, 'the world has never seen anything like this'—that's a designer's goal. But for a business person, there couldn't be a worse statement to make. They want repeatability and predictability—knowability. And designers want novelty, and paradigm-breaking. So, innovation is this magic word that has given the two people a common ground. When I'm talking about negotiating problem spaces, I'm literally talking about negotiating—the actual talking part. And then negotiating it figuratively or metaphorically through designed artifacts—what I call the 'products of design.' That could be a logo, a campaign, a set of instructions, an object, a kit, a protest—like Occupy Wall Street. Did you see the Lego model at Occupy? Everyone went crazy for it.
Yes, I saw it—it was really enthralling. It was a Lego model of Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park, with beautiful detail, set right in front of the park for a little while.
That's the power of design. The Lego set had spark and humor, and spoke to people in a way that had nothing to do with rationality or fairness or politics—it was about delight. It's like the library at Zuccotti Park made out of sideways plastic bins—when you walked by it, you smiled, and thought, 'well, isn't that smart.' These are designed objects, as part of a built environment. And as artifacts they have enormous power, and they stick. Holding something in your hand is powerful. Stuff's not going to go away. The critical question in design right now is about how we make stuff, and who shares stuff, and how stuff gets distributed.
How are these ideas incorporated into the new Products of Design program?
It's a single-track program with three interweaving strands: Making, Structures, and Narratives. Everybody does everything. There are no electives, no grades—you come here to do great work, we're not going to spend a lot of time measuring you. There's a lot of work that happens outside the school: the Design Research class is taught at IDEO, the Material Futures class is taught at Material Connection, the Designing for Sustainability and Resilience class is taught on green roofs, at farmer's markets, outside.
And the program is interdisciplinary, in its coursework and its faculty?
I really believe we have to expand what 'design artifact' means, in how we teach it. Dividing things into graphic design, exhibition design, product design, interaction design—I don't know if it's helping. Of course, a lot of these are specialties and require time to master—that's one of the big challenges when you have a multidisciplinary program; you want to provide more than a taste of everything, but you only have so much time. And I want the students to have a life—and not just come to New York City and do homework for two years. New York City is a tough place to go to school—it's an expensive city—but what I want to offer to our students is a network. Students will be meeting people so that, when they leave the program, they will have a network to reach out to. Networks allow you to learn things quickly, and perhaps that's the best tool of them all.
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'Good' Taliban destroy Afghan Army base
Forces under the command of a leader considered to be one of the "good Taliban" by the Pakistani military destroyed an Afghan Army camp.
Taliban forces commanded by Mullah Nazir blew up an the Afghan Army base, which was just across the border from the Angoor Adda region in Pakistan. The region is under the control of Nazir, a Pakistani Taliban commander.
"Sources said the Taliban planted explosives all over the base and blew it up, destroying bunkers and installations," Dawn reported. The based was destroyed after "a contingent stationed there moved out of the fortified compound." The Taliban and "a group of tribesmen" then looted the base.
The destruction of the Afghan base by Nazir's forces follows the Dec. 6 attack on a Pakistani Army checkpoint at a bridge in Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, which is also under the control of Nazir. The attack resulted in one one soldier killed. The Taliban suffered six of their own killed after the Pakistani Army counterattacked. The military did not take further actions against Nazir.
Pakistan's military and intelligence services consider Nazir and his followers "good Taliban" as they do not openly seek the overthrow of the Pakistani state. However, Nazir openly supports Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden, and wages jihad in Afghanistan; more senior al Qaeda leaders have been killed in Nazir's tribal areas during the US air campaign than in those of any other Taliban leader in Pakistan.
Earlier this year, just prior to launching a military operation against the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in the Mehsud tribal areas in South Waziristan, the military agreed to a peace deal with Nazir as well as with North Waziristan Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar. Nazir and Bahadar are not members of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. Bahadar and the Haqqani Network, which is also based in North Waziristan, are also considered "good" Taliban by the Pakistani government and military.
The peace agreement allows for the Pakistani military to move through Nazir and Bahadar's tribal areas without being attacked. Another condition of the agreement prohibits Bahadar and Nazir from providing shelter to fleeing members of the Mehsud branch of the Taliban.
But Taliban fighters from the Mehsud tribal areas have sought shelter with Mullah Nazir in the Wazir tribal areas, and the rearguard fighters still opposing the Army's advance are receiving support from Nazir's forces, US military and intelligence officials have told The Long War Journal.
Bahadar and the Haqqanis are also providing shelter to fleeing Taliban fighters and covert support to the Mehsud Taliban, and they also shelter al Qaeda leaders and fighters. The covert US air campaign in Pakistan's tribal areas has zeroed in on North Waziristan. Since the Aug. 5 strike that killed Baitullah Mehsud, the former leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, 14 of the 18 reported airstrikes have taken place in North Waziristan. And nine of those 14 attacks in North Waziristan occurred in territory administered by the Haqqani Network.
READER COMMENTS: "'Good' Taliban destroy Afghan Army base"
Posted by Solomon2 at December 20, 2009 10:14 PM ET:
Now a Afghan one, just for good measure: http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-taliban-destroy-afghan-post-near-border--il--13
Posted by natej740 at December 20, 2009 11:46 PM ET:
A good taliban is a dead taliban
Posted by J. Daniels at December 21, 2009 4:56 AM ET:
In the months and years of the Pak offensive against their Taliban, I've not seen even one pic of a dead Talib fighter, killed by Pak soldiers. Have any of Long War Journalists ever seen a dead fighter killed by the Pak offensive against their Talib?
Is the Pak war against their Taliban just empty Pak propaganda, just Pak dishing out some figures of their Talib fighters killed, without any verification whatsoever by independent columnists ?.
Musharraf did the same, announcing some alqaeda capture or killed every time he came to Washington, with beret in hand.
Without pics of dead fighters, it looks like the same old Pak trick.
Posted by natej740 at December 21, 2009 7:04 AM ET:
J. Daniels I've seen a few videos of dead and captured taliban in Pakistan. I'll get you the links later I'm on my way to work now...
Posted by Kemal at December 21, 2009 9:02 AM ET:
J. Daniels, here is a vid for you. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=440_1260291560
Posted by Charley at December 21, 2009 9:34 AM ET:
>Pakistan's military and intelligence services consider Nazir and his followers "good Taliban" as they do not openly seek the overthrow of the Pakistani state. However, Nazir openly supports Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden, and wages jihad in Afghanistan;
Great! On the other hand, Pakistan covertly supports Mullah Omar and OBL, and wages jihad in Afghanistan. With allies like these ...
Posted by KnightHawk at December 21, 2009 11:48 AM ET:
Good taliban, lol.
Ditto natej740
Posted by Zalmay at December 21, 2009 12:18 PM ET:
J. Daniels,
I have seen pics of many dead talibs in Pakistan and even videos of talibs being "interrogated" or beaten up from the Pak side. On the other hand I have seen almost no pictures of dead talibs since the Marines started their push in Helmand or even before that they were rare to come by.
This is the new sanitized version of war operated from Nevada.
Posted by T Ruth at December 21, 2009 7:53 PM ET:
Pakistan is A LIE not an ALLY
Posted by PoliSCI at December 21, 2009 9:00 PM ET:
UHH Did I read the article right? Afghan Army base..in Pakistan? ??? If so it's a testament to subjectivity of that border that a mistake such as that could have occurred.
Posted by PoliSCI at December 21, 2009 9:01 PM ET:
...guess I should have re-read the article before the previous post
Posted by Ian at December 21, 2009 10:49 PM ET:
T Ruth: Unfortunately, the Pakistanis feel the same way about the US.
Posted by Raven at December 22, 2009 10:46 AM ET:
Ian: "Unfortunately, the Pakistanis feel the same way about US, India, Israel and generally the West." should be more accurate. How do Pakistanis feel about Saudi, Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Umma? There is a pattern here, you know..
Posted by thomas at December 23, 2009 9:05 AM ET:
What are his thoughts in late December, the period when the Soviets thrust into Afghanistan with a troop buildup on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25 and then the overthrow of the government on Dec. 27?
"Bitterness and regret that we were drawn into this war," Tsalko replied.
In short, he said, "those who fought there do not want to talk about it when they're not drunk."
Unlike Russia's springtime celebration of its World War II victory over Nazi Germany, a national holiday that includes a triumphant, sparkling military parade in Red Square, the anniversary of the Soviet war in Afghanistan is hardly mentioned in the cold, dark days of December."
Posted by T Ruth at December 23, 2009 10:16 AM ET:
Ian about Pakistan's 'feelings', i could simply say Lucy's in the Sky with Diamonds, and leave it at that.
I was responding to the simple facts that Charley had outlined above....not so much about feelings.
Now, if America/India/Israel have a secret 'strategic death' plan for Pakistan, in Balochistan and consequential dominos, then i could understand their feelings, though not necessarily sympathise with them.
A move in Balochistan would be the right counter to Pakistan sleeping with good Taliban
Posted by Saladin at December 23, 2009 2:35 PM ET:
Afghanistan is an ongoing CIVIL WAR between pashtuns and northern alliance. Why does America refuse to listen to this hard cold fact? Pashtuns are supported by Pakistan because there are many Pashtuns in Pakistan also. So yes, Pakistan will support "good" taliban because America is supporting corrupt uzbeks and tajiks led by the puppet karzai. Why shouldn't Pak want friendly govt on the west, when the one on the east has dismembered our nation so many times in the past?? And America keeps preaching to us that India is "not a threat"....lol.
Posted by Doru at December 23, 2009 11:19 PM ET:
Hmmm , distroying a perfectly good , deserted military installation ... It seems that what you can not hold , might as well distroy , not a good sign for the Taliban's strenght .
Posted by Drew at December 25, 2009 12:41 AM ET:
If that's the 'good' Taliban, I would hate to see the bad Taliban...
Posted by Render at December 27, 2009 2:12 PM ET:
Sal - "Afghanistan is an ongoing CIVIL WAR between pashtuns and northern alliance."�
Render - Wrong. President Karzi is Pashtun, the Talib are not. The Talib are Pashtun, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Chechens, Arabs, Punjabis and others. Karzi is not "Northern Alliance,"� he is a former Talib because of the ISI.
Sal - "Why does America refuse to listen to this hard cold fact?"�
Render - Because of the most obvious of reasons; it isn't true.
Sal - "Pashtuns are supported by Pakistan because there are many Pashtuns in Pakistan also."�
Render - So if Afghanistan supported a Pashtun revolution/civil war against Pakistan you'd be good with that? After all, there are many Pashtuns in Afghanistan as well. Even their president is a Pashtun.
Sal - "So yes, Pakistan will support "good" taliban because America is supporting corrupt uzbeks and tajiks led by the puppet karzai."�
Render - There are no "good"� Taliban, but it is nice to see a Pakistani admit that they are supporting the worst most evil religious maniacs on the planet today. So America supports corrupt Uzbeks, Tajiks, and Afghans led by the Pashtun Karzai. And Pakistan supports the corrupt drug dealing pedophile Taliban who throw acid in little girls faces. We prefer our corruption to come without the religious hypocrisy, thank you.
Sal - "Why shouldn't Pak want friendly govt on the west, when the one on the east has dismembered our nation so many times in the past?? And America keeps preaching to us that India is "not a threat"....lol."�
Render - Pakistan would have a friendly government to their west, if they would stop supporting the Taliban. But I can see why that would be a difficult concept for a Pakistani Talib supporter to understand. After all, you can't seem to figure out why India (Mumbai) might be a threat to Pakistan after all the times Pakistan has attacked India and lost. If you don't want to feel threatened with dismemberment then stop attacking your neighbors. Tikka Khan is roasting in hell for a reason. You will join him sooner rather then later if you do not change your ways. Still laughing?
Posted by T Ruth at December 28, 2009 1:38 PM ET:
Render, thank you for educating sally.
One wonders what kind of a life these people have who want to lie down with good taliban.
Posted by TheRealHajiSayib at December 29, 2009 12:24 PM ET:
hey kemal thanks for linking to my video on liveleak :D


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Super League will be reduced from 14 to 12 teams at the end of this season.
There will also be 12 teams in the Championship and next season will see the two twelves split in to three groups of eight after the 23 regular rounds.
The eights will then play off against each other to decide the Super League champions, who is relegated and who is promoted between divisions.
The new structure has been agreed by the existing Super League clubs and will be ratified at an RFL board meeting next week.
Super League scrapped promotion and relegation back in 2008, and the new structure would see smaller clubs given the chance of gaining promotion to the top flight.
The top eight in Super League will then play off as normal for a place in the Grand Final, with the bottom four joining the top four from the Championship to play each other for the right to compete in the top flight in 2016.
Friday's decision, at a meeting chaired by RFL chairman Brian Barwick, brings to an end months of uncertainty and bitter wrangling, although it will need to be ratified by the RFL board of directors next week.
Barwick, who is also chairman of Super League (Europe), said: "I would like to thank the clubs for their contribution to what was a very fruitful and positive meeting.
"The clubs were unanimous in their view that Super League should become a 12-team competition from 2015 and that there should be meaningful movement between Super League and the Championships.
"There was a full and frank debate about the competition structures and a commitment to support the proposed format.
"The Super League clubs' decision will now go before the RFL's independent board of directors for ratification next week."
The League say full details of the new structure will be announced later this month but news of the agreement will come as a big relief to all officials in the game, with the 2014 season kicking off in just three weeks' time.
The RFL was forced to put its proposals on the back-burner in October when six Super League clubs, led by Wigan's Ian Lenagan, walked out of a meeting, preventing a vote from being taken.
The so-called rebels were angry over plans to increase the Championship clubs' allocation of funds and called for a greater say in the governance of the game.
The 14 Super League clubs met to discuss governance on Tuesday but the meeting broke up without any agreement and they are set to reconvene later this month.
The RFL proposals already had the backing of the Championship clubs, even though under the new format four of them will be relegated to Championship One at the end of this season to create a 12-team division.
Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington had always supported the move, and he accused those that did not of "holding a gun to the head of the sport" after they walked out of a meeting in October to prevent a vote being taken
"Everybody is relieved and pleased that there has been a positive outcome and looking forward to starting the new season without all the uncertainty," Hetherington said.
"Everybody now knows where we are going to be in the forthcoming season. It has still to be ratified by the RFL board of directors but there was a majority vote from the Super League clubs and there was unanimous support from the Championship clubs so it should be a rubber-stamping exercise."
Lenagan, who led October's walkout amid calls for a greater say by Super League clubs in the running of the game, was also pleased to see the deadlock broken.
"I think it's definitely progress." Lenagan told Sky Sports News. "Exchange of different views is only good for the game. I come out of the talks with a positive view."


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Ha! That's pretty funny.
I always roll my eyes when I see some kid listed with a 4.3 forty time in high school. I don't think people really realize how incredibly fast that is. Someone who runs a 4.6 forty in high school is super fast. 4.6 is a very fast time and a much more realistic time for the 4.4 and 4.3 crowd.
It's like height and weight, you always should subtract an inch or two to find actual height and about 10 pounds (at least) for weight.
Bostic was within .02 of his HS 40 time. Not bad.
While I agree the times out of HS are usually pretty silly, the 2 examples they gave of linemen adding .4 seconds doesn't seem all that strange because they've probably added another 30 pounds
High school standards: 38 yards downhill with a gale force wind at your back.
When I played hockey I was a little on the light side and short. So I measured myself with skates on, and weighed myself with my gear on.
Looks like I am not as slow as I thought and should have kept playing ball.
Actually this thread says you were slower. So you made the right choice :wink:
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In high school, a guy with the stop watch says "go" and starts the clock after the player starts moving. At the combine, the horn sounds, the clock starts and then the player starts moving. Plus, there's significant embellishment on the part of high-school coaches to pimp their players to the colleges. They don't feel guilty about it because it's so widespread and always has been. The fastest time ever at the combine (by Chris Johnson) was 4.24, yet you hear of run-of-the-mill high school players supposedly running 4.3s.
Laveranues Coles was credited with 4.16 at FSU, yet he didn't run the anchor leg on their 4 x 100 team. Go figure.
You kid but you're absolutely right. Also, timers not knowing when to start/stop the stopwatch.
Some guy ran a 4.27 this year. Pretty speedy.
Seems like college coaches should go the other way, and add a couple of tenths to the times. That way, when the DBs line up on our receivers expecting 4.6 forty times, we could really snooker them and blow down the field.
Of course, we would have to have a bona fide 4.4 WR to add a couple of tenths to, to start with.
Speedwise you will almost never be as fast as you are in high school. Your body isn't done growing and between extra physical maturity, muscle mass from regimented professional quality workouts starting in college, and weight everyone will get somewhat slower.
I'd have a bigger problem believing someone getting legitimately FASTER in college and the NFL.
Seems like a stupid article.
Are you sure about this? The Olympics don't seem to be exactly littered with high school sprinters.
That was a bit of a head scratcher.
More than a bit.
From this Health.com article on optimal ages for various sports, for sprinting the optimal age for men is 23.
I ran track in HS...I was faster in my early 20's.
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Not sure if serious.
I agree. Dumb article. Everyone knows the players get slower and weaker once they enter college. This is why we start so many freshmen. Use them while they are fast and cut them by the time they are seniors.
What's the purpose of measuring a football player's speed without all the gear on?
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