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hey guys…I took the boat out to an island party on a sand bar last weekend and thought I'd share some of the photos with you! We had a blast and stayed out there until 2am grilling out and partying! I'm out there again tomorrow!!!!!!
Getting some sun on the boat!
me & my girl!
A handful and more!
who took this???????????
fun in the sun and a few drinks!
hey guys…it's Memorial Day weekend here in the US and that means Party-time! I hope you have some plans to have some fun and if it results in being naked even better! I'll be boating this weekend and getting some sun so expect some new pics soon!
ok, here ya go!
Sexy as hello!
that's some booty right?
Love this one!
Naughty Naughty!
I have become good friends with one of the top Rap artists in France Monseigneur Mike and this dildo used in the strapon photos is an exact copy of his cock! It's the Monseigneur Mike dildo! I can tell you that this thing feels fucking AMAZING! and if it's anything like the real thing it's no wonder he's such a lady's man! He's a fine ass black man with incredible talent and now a nice big dick to match? Dayum!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, a wonderful man who has treated me with great respect and kindness and generousity. Now I've had his cock inside me and he wasn't even here to enjoy it! Checkout his site MonseigneurMike-City.com
Here is a hot little video I made just for him!
This time it's strapon photos! This shit is crazy hot! We are using the Monseigneur Mike Dildo too! This thing is fucking PERFECT for me! Nice and big but not too big and it feels so good and Destiny knows how to work it too! God bless my friends! Make sure you checkout Destiny's Site DestinyDixon.com Enjoy!
Getting it nice and wet!
God damn that dick feels good!
now that's sexy!
Tasting my pussy after I fucked it!
She knows just what I like!
Hey guys! I spent last night with my hot new friend Destiny Dixon and think I might be in love! She is so fucking sexy and has the best pussy I've ever had…and I HAD it last night if you know what I mean!
Here are a few pics we snapped while having some fun on our her webcam.
Whatya think?
Future Wife Alert!
Sexy n Smart!
Fucking sexy
Love this one...
Get it girl!
I'm doing a Free Live Webcast Tonight with HD Video and Audio! It's 100% Free! Click the banner to join in! Show starts at 9pm
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Ok I have been busting my ass to get some shoots lined up with brand new girls I have never shot with before and have some great news for you! Monday May 10 I'll be shooting with Destiny Dixon all day and will be broadcasting the shoot live as it happens! I'll have my assistant or the makeup artist or someone keeping an eye on the chat so you can ask questions and make suggestions during the shoot!
May 21 to May 24 I'll be headed to Key West with Destiny Dixon and Natalie Nice and 2 other girls and will be shooting all day every day we are there. The shoots will be broadcast live with inter-active chat
Renna Ryan is meeting up with us on the 23 to join in on the fun and you can chat with all of us all day and watch the shoots as they happen live!
In June I'll be headed back to LA and will be shooting with:
Jessica Jaymes Angel Long and PureXXXFilms and I can't wait!!!!! Nikki Benz Puma Swede a shoot and a live cam show! Kristina Rose and I will be getting together for some naughty video and photos again! I have 3 more girls that I'm shooting with and we are working on dates and I will post those once they are locked in!
Paris is booked for July where I'll be shooting and doing another music video for Monseigneur Mike and I can't wait! I have never been to Paris and will also be visiting Geneva Switzerland, Prague Czech Republic and Budapest Hungary and have some shoots already lined up there! I might add a 3 day trip to Barcelona again too but not sure yet!
I'm all booked for Australia this fall and can't wait to see Sydney this time! When I was there in September they had horrible sand storms so I only got to visit Melbourne which was amazing but I really want to see Sydney! I can't wait!!!!! I will for sure be shooting a lot of stuff there since it will be closer to their summer than it was last time and much better weather.
Tokyo Japan in December which is one place I have always wanted to visit! I will be doing a personal appearance there and hosting an R n B concert in Osaka and for sure will take a ton of photos and video!
I haven't decided on the South Africa Sexpo yet. I'll know next month if I want to go or not.
So have a great weekend and make sure to tune into the live shows and live shoots!
See you tonight in the Free Live Show!
I have been nominated for the XFanz Latina Star of the Year and would appreciate your vote. I know it's not one of the big awards but I am in a category with the top Latina stars in this business so that is flattering enough to see how I do.
Just click on the banner and then click the "Rock the Vote" banner and I'm in the Latina section. Your votes are appreciated!
Click Here to Vote for me!
Signing my AVN award nominated DVD Swimsuit Calendar Girls
Ed Hardy Booty!
Me getting tag-teamed by Puma Swede and Nikki Benz!
Hey guys! I thought I would post some hot new cell phone pics for you! I just got back from LA and shot over 20 hours of brand new videos! I am starting to edit them and will be posting the first one this week! I also shot over 2500 photos so there is a lot to come to my site very soon!
getting some sun!
who momma!
on set with Dylan Ryder for Danni.com
Hello Kitty Bikini
Big Pimpin in the Range Rover!
that was a great day!
hey guys…many might not know I am an avid baseball fan. My favorite team is the Yankees and I live near the Spring Training facility and try and get to as many Spring Training games as I can each year. I have gotten to know a couple of the players, AJ Burnett and Jeter and get hooked up with great seats. This game was in Dunedin at the Blue Jays facility and I had front rown behind home plate which was awesome! I thought I'd share some photos with you from the game.
new pedicure lol
Best seats in the house!
Is there anything better than a beer at a baseball game? LaBatts Blue!
Curtis Granderson lead off with a double!
Tex on deck! he fouled one straight back into the screen which I was able to grab! I even caught a foul ball from Mark Texiera!
the foul ball from Texiera!
me and AJ Burnett in the players parking lot after the game!


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I will be singing at the wonderful Five O' Three in West Linn on Saturday 11/16. 6:30-9:30 with my good friend, pianist, George Mitchell. George is on everyone's list for recording, accompanist, teacher, you name it! Not only a great musician but the consumate pro. and a class act! George has been Diana Ross's keyboard guy since I think 1981? I don't know that we will do any Supreme's tunes but the music will be supremely, sublime. George and I don't get to play together much and I can't wait to re unite with him and catch up. This will be fun and I promise, most excellent! Hope to see you there!
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"Just when you're sure that the male of the species has virtually disappeared from the realm of quality jazz/pop singing, along comes Michael Winkle to set your mind at ease. Michael's new CD is a mixed bag of proven standards but also covers some pop things from the past. Certainly an album highlight is his composition, "The Only Dream" Michael manages to straddle the line between pop and jazz without ever losing his balance." George Fendel,
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Well, the stars were aligned on this one, folks. Many things seemed to point to me getting this girl, and the deal was sealed this morning. I took Taco and Maggie to the Humane Society to meet her. Taking them on a longish ride is not a good thing. Taking them anywhere unfamiliar, noisey, doggy, etc. is bad. They are not really socialized much, and the idea of putting them in a small room with another dog...well...yikes! They don't fight, they just don't like it. I was walking in with them thinking "this is going to be a disaster". They were amazing. I will add details later, but for now, need suggestions on a name. Her given name is "Cupcake". Yecchhh!!!! I will link pics below, although they don't capture her true look. She has a funny/sweet looking little face head on, which I couldn't really get a shot of. So far, I have come up with Lucy, Abby, and Tixie. I am open to more suggestions :)
Here is a link that might be useful: New Girl
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- Posted by sylviatexas (My Page) on Sat, Sep 2, 06 at 21:14
Beautiful dog! She makes me think of a movie star. "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr DeMille." maybe a "glamourous" name, like Ava, Myrna, Grace. |
I think she should be a "Rosie" and let me tell you why. You say you enjoy gardening. Your DR is your favorite room and it's a beautiful shade of red...like a rose. She is beautiful. I'm so glad Taco and Maggie liked her. Sounds like she has a good life ahead of her with your family. |
- Posted by fivemonkeys (My Page) on Sat, Sep 2, 06 at 22:18
Suki Tess Cleo (I cheated, though -- I looked up GSDs on Petfinder to see some names I liked from the listing that came up for my area! Perhaps you might try that method to discover some interesting/fitting name ideas for your new girl!) Congratulations, I can't wait to hear more about her :-) |
- Posted by measure_twice (My Page) on Sun, Sep 3, 06 at 1:05
Yahooo! We debate the name for a coupla weeks. We give the dog a monniker that matches its personality. FX, our Border X "Joker" is always smiling on the outside but ready to chew and cause trouble on the inside, like the Joker in Batman. Lesse - a wise female Border X - Dog name sites: names searchable by personality: Searchable names, including famous people. Why not name her after a favorite Aunt? Here is a site that has 200,000 dogs. The page lists the top 10 names for males and females. If you want an unusual name, search the site and see how few returns you get. |
Here is a link that might be useful: names at dogster.com
- Posted by wooderlander (My Page) on Sun, Sep 3, 06 at 1:22
Wait. I like the name Cupcake! That's what I named my mom's puppy when I gave him to her, because he was so cute. But she had the same reaction you did and changed his name to Edgar. Oh well. |
She's gorgeous! I agree that she looks like a star. I like Cleo(patra) or Sophia. |
She looks like a "Scarlett" to me. |
What an adorable dog! Consideration: Go for a different end sound and start sound. Try different sounds eg: Em |
- Posted by adoptedbygreyhounds (My Page) on Sun, Sep 3, 06 at 7:51
Aw, she really does have a beautiful face and full of personality. Our "main man" while the kids were growing up was a black german shepherd, one of the most affectionate dogs I have ever had. He was named Diesel which is a German last name. |
My son has a lab/shepherd cross and she is a real doll and they called her Fiddi. here is a site I look at everyday and you can go back and look at previous months and see the dogs with their names. www.dogoftheday.com |
LOL @ wooderlander :) Actually, she doesn't really respond fully to 'Cupcake', so I don't think she likes her name either! I wish I could get some better pictures of her - she really IS funny looking, despite the pretty face. Her head is too big for her body, her tail curls off at an odd angle to one side, and she is bowlegged in the back! So although I like some of the glam names, they really don't fit this odd looking dog with the pretty face. Koala - I agree about a different sounding name. I considered Molly, but that's an M sound. I really like Abby, but that sounds too much like Maggie. So far, here are the contenders: (you will notice a trend of a long 'e' sound at the end ;) Lucy Still browsing the pet name sites.... |
- Posted by bumblebeez (My Page) on Sun, Sep 3, 06 at 9:50
I like Greta because it sounds very different from Taco and Maggie yet still has two syallbles. She's a beauitiful dog! |
To me, she looks like a Heidi If you want something more German, Heike would also work. |
Thanks for adopting an adult dog AND a shepherd mix. They're common and thus overlooked. I like funny lookin' dogs too. That's why I like the Shar Pei - well, some people would call them "ugly-lookin'" not funny looking. vicky |
I, too, say she has STAR quality (gorgeous dog!!). One of the techs at our veterinarian's office named her dog Audrey Hepburn. I don't recommend it, exactly, but I thought it was fun. I would try to find out what she likes. When I acquired a lab mix named Donna, I wanted to change her name but couldn't come up with one. Out on a walk, I suddenly thought of "Holly." When I spoke it aloud, she reacted with excited joy. Holly she stayed. Susan |
- Posted by seekingadvice (My Page) on Sun, Sep 3, 06 at 10:48
I answered you on the conversations forum, but I wanted to say that I still like the star names - Dietrich (Marlene seems too long and maybe too close to Maggie), maybe shortened to Dede or Dietz or Deeter etc Greta Hedy Now, Hedy might be a good choice since her head's big, LOL. All of those are Germanish names, too. |
She's gorgeous! I see her as a... Schuyler (pronounced Skyler) |
Sweeby, Heidi was in my thoughts at one point, I'll add it to the list. luvdogs, I think shepherd mixes are overlooked because of their usual large size, but she is really quite small, you can't tell in the photos. I think she was not adopted because of the 'not housebroken' part. But -- so far, she appears to be fine with that. I did not crate her last night, because she never even looked like she wanted to 'go' in the house, and did her stuff outside with the others. She was fine, although she did find a sponge and tear it up. She slept on the floor right next to me, although at least once she did get in the crate. Susan, that is a good idea. I'll narrow my list and try them out on her. seeking, Greta is on the list :) |
Congratulations! I have no ideas on names, except that I wish someone would take the name of that I would have given my girl baby if I could stand children- Leia Marie. But I do have a suggestion for the walks- get a coupler! They have saved my arms. I walk 3-4 dogs on one leash, and using short couplers means minimal tangling. Mine are 12 inches, you can get longer ones but you incease the risk of knotting dogs together. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Couplers
My experience is that pets frequently name themselves. Live with her a few days, and the perfect name will come. I do agree that it's best to try not to rhyme with the other pet's names. I did this with a couple of my cats, and it gets confusing. I've got a Sweetie and a Squeaky, and I'm always getting their names mixed up. The good thing is that they're cats, and they don't really care. Sally |
I also like the idea of a German-ish kind of name since she looks so German Shepherd-like. Heidi is nice but too common. I like Greta and Schatzi better. Mina (Meena) is another German name (I think it's short for Wilhemina). We named our last German Shepherd girl Diele (Dee-la) after the name of a hotel in Germany that my husband and I stayed at shortly before we adopted her. It was the name of the family which owned the hotel. I'll also add: Zelda Whatever you pick, have fun with your new girl!! |
She looks like a Gracie to me.Don't name her Lucy.I have a Lucy(basset)and that name to me just doesn't fit your dog,it seems more of a name for a long ear slow moving dog! Debbie |
Whatever you decide to name her she is a beauty. Congrats!!!! I like the names Annie, Sophie, Rosie you mentioned & also Ivy. Summer |
We named our DD after a beautiful GSD named Tasha. The Germanic spelling is Tausha I think. |
oh wildchild- I like 'Tasha'! cute Tara Or Em |
- Posted by girlwithaspirin (My Page) on Sun, Sep 3, 06 at 20:16
Aw, she's gorgeous! What a smiler. I like odd names, and I *love* Schatzi. I also really like Cricket. It's so hard... my husband and I went back and forth for weeks before discovering our pup's name. |
- Posted by bumblebeez (My Page) on Sun, Sep 3, 06 at 20:54
This whole thread is amusing to me. I let my husband pick our dogs name because I wanted his input and bonding with the dog. He spent two mini-micro seconds coming up with an unoriginal name, that he thought was great. What we do for love. |
- Posted by adichristi (My Page) on Sun, Sep 3, 06 at 23:16
Weed30, First name that came to me, was Demi like (Demi Moore.) Then reading (she really IS funny looking, despite the pretty face. Her head is too big for her body, her tail curls off at an odd angle to one side, and she is bowlegged in the back!) I also thought of "Jane" like Jane Fonda. I do think Maggie, Taco and Annie go together. As far as the sound goes. You sure do have your Hands Full, but isn't it GREAT? LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! |
Well, I was not feeling the LOVE today. I tried to put her in the crate - it is actually a soft sided 'camper' with nylon mesh windows and door. She was like the Tasmanian Devil in there! She flipped it over, then within 2 minutes ripped the nylon mesh door and was out. Guess I need a bigger boat ;) Later, I came home with some Taco Bell and went around the far side of the table to sit down. I have my couch pushed up against the other side of the table, because my family room floor is being replaced. She flew up onto/over the couch and halfway on to the table, scratching the wood in the process. Oh, and she peed on my rug. Not the carpet that I don't care about...the $1,000 rug. Perhaps I should call her Satan. |
- Posted by sillymesillyne (My Page) on Sun, Sep 3, 06 at 23:36
No matter what you call her...she is one lucky dog! I am so happy for her..and you, and the pups, too! I knew you would bring her home! Silly |
Well, judging from her "episode" how about calling her DiDi...short for Devil Dog. But ya still love her, don't you? |
We adopted our Rottie (private party) last September to be a companion to our Lab. I nicknamed her Devil Dog for the first 6 months. She came to us housebroken,dog friendly,good with kids and sweet; however she had NO manners. She was spoiled,pushy,a fence jumper,knocked her food bowl out of your hands,stole food off the table AND she bit people on the butt(gently)to get their attention. She even broke the front room window while barking and bounding at something outside. Today she is obedient,can be taken anywhere,waits for an OK to eat,no longer steals food and has cut way back on the fence leaping. It's not agression, she's just hypersocial, but try telling that to the people on the other side of the fence.:0) We cannot imagine our household without her. She'll be 3 in November and is maturing into a wonderful lady. (She'll still nip you on the butt if you ignore her too long though)LOL So I think this girl will steal your heart and all will be fine. She looks like a keeper to me. |
She has the most beautiful face!!!! She really looks like she has mostly German shepherd in her. We've always had shepherds. What a magnificent breed! Some possible names: Lady Luck (Lucky), Lucy, Gracie, Lady, Lily, Rosie, Dreamer. |
- Posted by celticmoon (My Page) on Mon, Sep 4, 06 at 16:32
Ooooo, Weed. Bad doggie. I'm reminded of our mix we got off death row at the pound. Perfectly behaved at first, then an absolute wild thing. The worst was when she ate the bathroom: drywall, insulation, molding, carpet, towels, cabinet doors. Twice. We'd named her Lucy. I started to think it was short for Lucifer. She's still here, and still pretty hyper, more than 10 years later. Best dog ever. Though she did need a lot of training... Good luck. |
Silly, actually Taco and Maggie aren't exactly thrilled. I think I have upset their happy little home. I did catch the new girl licking Taco's ear today. Taco was allowing this and wagging her tail. It was pretty cute. Maggie is much less tolerant. She snaps at the new girl a fair amount :( monablair, I think I will like her better when she is trained. The only thing she knows how to do is sit and walk fairly well on a leash. I was able to teach her she does not get to sleep on the bed though. Taco and Maggie do, but 3 is just too much. She hopped up last night, and I put her on the floor. She hopped up again, and I put her back on the floor, where she stayed. I know she gets up there while I am gone, but at least she knows her sleeping place is on the floor. she bit people on the butt(gently)to get their attention. LOL!!! That is hilarious! kat123, yes, her face is really pretty, especially her eyes. celtic, I think once I take her to obedience she is going to be a good dog. She is not awful, most of the time she is quite calm. She was just never trained much, and spent all of her time outside. Today's name list, in no particular order, (I change my mind daily): Macey |
I like Teagan, Laramie, and Daguerre (sounds like D'Gare). Very pretty girl - definitely got star quality... like the canine version of Audrey Hepburn. |
Well, I like her original name. She certainly looks like a sweety pie. I mean.. cupcake. :) And I think she'll make you a wonderful pet. She just has a little learning to do. Not her fault, right? |
Lucy! That when she's naughty you can call her Lucifer! |
- Posted by mrs.micki(gw:mrs.micki) onMon, Sep 4, 06 at 19:55
I think she looks like a Layla or Roxie . |
Now I'm thinking Beelzebub. I left for one hour, and when I came home there was pee on the carpet, papers shredded on the floor, and 3 of my mini blinds damaged :( Two will have to be replaced. It was pure luck that she didn't knock the china doodads off of the end table. Well, she did knock one off but it ended up in the windowsill. I don't understand how she can go all night withoug peeing, and then all day, (I was gone for 6 hours earlier), then go when I'm gone for an hour. I know I need a crate. The big problem is that my neighbor lets them out midday, and I don't know that I can expect him to shove her back in the crate afterwards. Even with tempting treats, she really fights getting in, then goes postal in there. I guess I may not have a choice :( |
- Posted by pickyshopper (My Page) on Mon, Sep 4, 06 at 22:11
Jessie Kya (pronounced K-eye-a) |
Wow, weed. I think you're going to have to take a week off and do some training. Myself, I've never cared for crating but know many people that swear by it and their dogs do well with it. It just seems so cramped and... well, nevermind. I just know that it works for those that care to use that method. In my 30 years of adult life, I've only had two dogs, both Goldens, and of course they've been absolute perfection. :) I still like Cupcake. Maybe she's rebelling over the name change. *lol* |
- Posted by jerzeegirl (My Page) on Mon, Sep 4, 06 at 23:13
What a sweet face! She looks like Lucille (which of course becomes Lulabelle and Silly Sealy) or Mathilda to me. |
Can you dogproof the kitchen and baby gate her in there during the day? I can't even imagine a new dog totally loose in my home. You're very brave :-) My vote is for 'Roxie', it's dramatic and it sounds like she is too! |
- Posted by girlwithaspirin (My Page) on Mon, Sep 4, 06 at 23:48
Hey weed, are you introducing her to the crate slowly? And feeding all her meals and treats in there? If you can let her learn to love it on her own time (in a way that speaks to her), she'll be going in there willingly before you know it. |
cynthia, I don't think a gate is going to do it for her. I picture everything pulled out of my cabinets... girlwithaspirin - DUH! I didn't think about feeding her in there too. I feed raw, and although the first day or so she was confused about it, she loves it now. She was good last night. No accidents, and she slept on the floor in a dog bed next to me. |
Now I'm thinking Beelzebub CindyB dies laughing, remembering Miss Beezley (from 'Family Affair')...on the other hand, that would be a great name! Cute girl! |
When I got "Larry" from the pound it took me a week or two to name him "Bo" so I won't even offer name suggestions. I have 2 one year old rescues. They're fun, they're destructive but I know one day they'll be great dogs. She's pretty, she's wild. She'll be a great dog one day. |
Hi Weed, She's a very pretty girl. I don't know if your "favorites" have changed but I vote for Roxy. I think it goes well with Maggie and Taco. With a little training and time she will settle into your family well. Isn't it a great feeling to rescue, we saved our Siamese cat who was 6 at the time and I felt much better about that than buying one from a breeder. And my Tasha is a love. Enjoy! Things will get better. Iris |
- Posted by nancy_in_mich (My Page) on Tue, Sep 5, 06 at 13:29
Hi weed, I loved Zelda when icspots suggested it. It is a bit comical (like her looks), but also dignified (like her face). Sophie is my second choice for her. Sorry to hear about your troubles with her. I hope you have some Nature's Miracle or Simple Solution. It really will save your rug. I was lucky with Casey Jones in that he did not pee inside. He did get into EVERYTHING, though. We ended up with a shock mat in front of the garbage pull-out in order to keep the garbage safe. Nothing could stay on the counters, either. I did get a counter-edge shock mat to use in case we had to leave something out. It worked fine. You may have to put up the knick-knacks until she settles down. We had to put up the kleenex box and anything else that we wanted to keep. Best wishes for a quick adjustment! |
- Posted by wooderlander (My Page) on Thu, Sep 7, 06 at 3:55
Hey Weed, If you don't like Cupcake, how about Suri? (LOL. Just kidding!) Getting her used to a crate is one of the nicest things you can do for her and for yourself. She'll feel safe, it'll keep her out of trouble when you're gone, it'll help with housetraining, and if she ever has to be confined or kept quiet for convalescence, she'll already be comfortable with it. Once she's used to it, she'll be happy to go in there if she gets a little treat on the way in. My dogs have the hard plastic kind because they can't chew it up and it's like a little den. |
Here is a link that might be useful: we got a crate like this, on sale
Weed, first congrats on the new baby! It sounds like she may have some separation issues going on, so do not force her into a crate. Dogs with SA are often claustaphobic, and crates make this worse. Can you lock her in a small room, like a bathroom? Could she stay with the neighbor during the day? Peppi |
- Posted by charlee_mo (My Page) on Thu, Sep 7, 06 at 17:40
I've not read any of the other posts and the first name that I thought of was Princess! She's beautiful and so lucky to have you and your other fur babies. |
If she's 15 months old, that would mean she was born in June. Why not call her June? Or maybe Star since everyone seems to agree she looks like one. Orion? I've always had male animals, so I'm probably not much help. lol. My sis named her cats Hannah, Patches, and Sheba. They even have middle names for when they're in trouble. Good luck and congrats on your new family member!!! |
- Posted by nancy_in_mich (My Page) on Sat, Sep 16, 06 at 1:19
Weed! We need an update. How is she doing and what is her name? |
I had to take her back :( :( :( I feel terrible about it, just awful. There were a few factors, but the main thing was that Maggie would simply not accept her. I followed the advice from the shelter about how to deal with them getting along, to no avail. Maggie snapped at her a LOT, and both Maggie and Taco were obviously distressed. They were just not themselves, as if they were stressed out all the time. I won't go into everything here, but it just didn't work out for any of us :( I wrote a letter to the shelter about what she needed out of an adoptive family. I am hopeful that she will find a good home. |
I'm so sorry weed. You did the right thing for all of them though. That was nice to write a letter to the shelter; it will help the dog go to the right home. |
- Posted by sillymesillyne (My Page) on Sat, Sep 16, 06 at 11:16
Oh! I'm so sorry that it didn't work out. I really thought about getting another dog for Toby when his littermate/brother, Tibby, died. Toby was very lonesome and sad..but I really worried about what would happen if the new dog wasn't accepted. I live in a teeny, tiny 2 room house...no room for seperation. Toby's an easy going dog, very sweet, but he's old and tired and I figure he deserves his rest. And, I, too, worried, very much, that I would find myself in the same, sad, difficult situation that you've just gone through. :( I really feel for you...I know you must have a very heavy heart right now. You gave that beautiful dog a good try...don't be too hard on yourself, Weed. Take care, Silly |
Weed, I am sorry it didn't work out, you tried and at least Cupcake had an outing from the shelter. Without doubt the writeup you gave them will help find her a good home. I admire your courage for trying and for recognizing it wansn't working. |
- Posted by bumblebeez (My Page) on Sat, Sep 16, 06 at 21:06
I'm sorry also for everything you've had to go through. She'll find a good home and you did the right thing for your other pups. |
- Posted by nancy_in_mich (My Page) on Sat, Sep 16, 06 at 22:05
Oh, Weed, I am so sorry. I know that you tried everything, and Maggie and Taco do have to come first. It just wasn't the right fit for her. I hope you and the girls settle back into your old routines quickly. Give the girls a hug, and yourself one, too, for trying. Nancy |
Thanks, everyone. I know I did the right thing. Taco and Maggie are clearly happier, back to their old selves again. The thing that jelled it for me was seeing the negative dynamic in the house, and thinking that Taco (14) and Maggie (12) don't have a whole lot of time left, and I want whatever is left to be all good for them. I just feel so bad for that sweet little dog. |
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Typically, I stay away from Evening EMHs during busier times of the year. However, if you have the opportunity, I would defineatly try to do Animal Kingdom during an EMH. Last time I was there (it was December, so it was less crowded), my group and I rode Everest at least 10 times. And the Park is beautiful at night.
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PUBLISHED: 09 Dec 2010 05:25:00 | UPDATED: 10 Dec 2010 05:01:22PRINT EDITION: 09 Dec 2010
Visa's website now appears inaccessible following a large-scale attack on MasterCard earlier in the day.
Supporters of WikiLeaks in a loosely tied internet group called Operation Payback are claiming responsibility on their Twitter feed and elsewhere.
As of Wednesday afternoon, MasterCard's site was back up.
Both companies stopped processing donations to WikiLeaks on Tuesday.
Visa had no immediate comment.
WikiLeaks supporters are striking back at perceived enemies of the site and its jailed founder Julian Assange, launching attacks against Visa, Mastercard and Swedish prosecutors among others.
Earlier, internet hacktivists operating under the label "Operation Payback" claimed responsibility in a Twitter message for causing technological problems at MasterCard, which pulled the plug on its relationship with WikiLeaks on Tuesday.
MasterCard said it was "experiencing heavy traffic", but spokesman James Issokson told The Associated Press the company would not confirm whether WikiLeaks was involved. Issokson said MasterCard was trying to restore service on Wednesday, but was not sure how long that would take. The website's technical problems have no impact on consumers using credit cards for secure transactions, he added.
MasterCard is the latest in a string of US-based internet companies - including Visa, Amazon.com, PayPal Inc and EveryDNS - to cut ties to WikiLeaks in recent days amid intense US government pressure.
The online attacks are part of a wave of support for WikiLeaks that is sweeping the internet. Twitter was choked with messages of solidarity on Wednesday for the group, while the site's Facebook page hit a million fans.
Offline, the organisation is under pressure on many fronts. Assange, who turned himself in to London police on Tuesday, is now in a British prison fighting extradition to Sweden over a sex crimes case. Moves by Swiss Postfinance, MasterCard, PayPal and others, meanwhile, have impaired the secret-spilling group's ability to raise money.
The pro-WikiLeaks vengeance campaign appeared to be taking the form of denial of service attacks in which computers across the internet are harnessed - sometimes surreptitiously - to jam target sites with mountains of requests for data, knocking them out of commission.
PayPal's vice president of platform, Osama Bedier, said the company froze WikiLeaks' account after receiving a letter from the US State Department "saying that the WikiLeaks activities were deemed illegal in the United States".
"It's honestly just pretty straightforward from our perspective," he said, speaking at a web conference in Paris. A video of his comments was posted on Wednesday on the TechCrunch website.
Neither WikiLeaks nor Assange has been charged with any offence in the US, but the government is investigating whether Assange can be prosecuted for espionage or other offences.
Per Hellqvist, a security specialist with the firm Symantec, said a loose network of web activists called Anonymous appeared to be behind many of the attacks. The group, which has previously focused on the Church of Scientology and the music industry, has promised to come to Assange's aid by knocking offline websites seen as hostile to WikiLeaks.
"While we don't have much of an affiliation with WikiLeaks, we fight for the same reasons," the group said in a statement on its website. "We want transparency and we counter censorship ... This is why we intend to utilise our resources to raise awareness, attack those against and support those who are helping lead our world to freedom and democracy."
The website for Swedish lawyer Claes Borgstrom, who represents the two women at the centre of Assange's sex crimes case, was unreachable on Wednesday.
The Swiss postal system's financial arm, Postfinance, which shut down Assange's new bank account on Monday, was also having trouble. Spokesman Alex Josty said the website buckled under a barrage of traffic Tuesday but the onslaught seemed to have eased.
"Yesterday it was very, very difficult, then things improved overnight," he told the AP. "But it's still not entirely back to normal."
Ironically, microblogging site Twitter - home of much WikiLeaks support - could become the next target. Operation Payback posted an online statement claiming: "Twitter you're next for censoring Wikileaks discussion."
Some WikiLeaks supporters accuse Twitter of preventing the term "WikiLeaks" from appearing as one of its popular "trending topics". Twitter denies censorship, saying the topics are determined by an algorithm.
Meanwhile, the French government's effort to stop a company there from hosting WikiLeaks has failed - at least for now.
The web services company OVH, which says a client has rented an OVH server that now hosts the wikileaks.ch website, sought a ruling by two courts about the legality of hosting WikiLeaks in France. The judges said they couldn't decide on the highly technical case right away.
WikiLeaks angered the US government earlier this year when it posted a war video taken by Army helicopters showing troops gunning down two unarmed Reuters journalists. Since then, the organisation has leaked some 400,000 classified US war files from Iraq and 76,000 from Afghanistan that US military officials say included names of US informants and other information that could put people's lives at risk.
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Finally got to catch up with Cooley Wednesday afternoon to settle the battle of the chants. Of course, I got all of my official Washington Post business out of the way first - his thoughts on the new offense, this preseason, yada yada yada - then moved in for the really important stuff. I explained the contest we had on the blog for the best chant - astonishingly enough, he's not a regular reader (probably couldn't find my tiny corner in cyber pace, yeah, that explains it) - and he gladly assumed his role of judge.
I handed him my printout of the three finalists (I'll post the winner again at the bottom of this entry) and he immediately started to crack up. I never mentioned which one I thought should be the winner, in the interest of fairness and all. Each chant elicited at least one chuckle from him, and he was clearly taking his duty seriously, reading each line carefully. When he stopped, I could tell right away he was going to choose the same one I did. He looked at me sheepishly, maybe even a little ashamed, but there was no going back now.
"I like the second one," he said, smiling. "That's pretty funny."
He had picked the chant set to Wham's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," and I don't blame him one bit. Perfect bit of 80s nostalgia recast as an homage to Coach Joe, begging him to stick around. Someone suggested on the blog yesterday that the winner gets a copy of "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" autographed by Cooley, and that sounds perfect to me. If anyone has seen it available on Amazon or something, let me know. Also, the winner, and you know who you are, shoot me an email at email@example.com, and I'll figure out how to get the tape to you.
Okay, here's the winner, for anyone still interested in this madness:
Wake me up before you go - Joe
Don't leave us hanging like '92, yo
Wake me up before you go - Joe
I don't wanna miss it when you say good-bye
Wake me up before you go - Joe
'Cause I don't wanna cry again for you, bro
Wake me up before you go - Joe
Take the Skins dancin' tonight
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All the Cooley news that's fit to print. Great stuff.
You should probably throw in a Cooley Wig or something.
Posted by: P Diddy | August 23, 2006 02:00 PM
Hands down....
Thanks Jason.
Posted by: Best song won | August 23, 2006 02:43 PM
You can order it from http://www.atomicbooks.com/products/-/5451.html (among other places, but make sure you get the DVD and not the original VHS tape).
It's a great DVD, especially for those of us who grew up going to the old Cap Centre. "My name's Graham, like gram of dope." Classic.
Posted by: Zebraman | August 23, 2006 05:48 PM
Thank you, thank you. The lyrcis to "Wake me up Before you Go Joe" were from the heart.
Now, someone's gotta get it up on the jumbotron at FedEx so we can all sing it to Gibbs.
Posted by: Barno | August 23, 2006 07:00 PM
Jumbotron . . . what jumbotron? FedEx Field has a jumbotron? Oh, you mean the tiny tv screens next to the giant Budweiser ads!
Posted by: Dana | August 24, 2006 04:38 PM
Just purchased the DVD - thanks for the link - so I should be able to get it signed and delivered to the winner in a few weeks.
Posted by: Jason L | August 25, 2006 11:20 AM
at this point the lyrics should be amended to include a cacthy "41 to Zero-oh"
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Tottenham Hotspur boss Andre Villas-Boas has dashed Jermain Defoe's hopes of playing alongside David Beckham by saying he has no plans to sign the 37-year-old.
Beckham becomes a free agent when he plays his last game for LA Galaxy this weekend, with a host of clubs chasing his signature.
But the former England captain will not be returning to Tottenham, where he trained with the squad last year.
Villas-Boas said: "He is such a wonderful player. The rhythm of the Premier League is intense but he has so much experience of it.
"He brings so much to English football. That's why everyone is anxious to see which move he is going to take.
"It would be good to have him back in Europe, but not here, no. I don't think so."
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My son turns 8 years old last month. Hubby and I threw him a mini birthday party at one of the steamboat restaurant with family. He was so happy as received many gifts from his grandparents, uncles and aunties. Well, shame to say that I am yet to buy him any gifts.
He always ask me to let him learn guitar in school. Frankly, I don't want him to learn too much things at this moment as his time is almost full. May be I should get him a mini starcaster to let him play around, see whether he really likes it.
I have stopped him piano lesson as he seems no interest and always force him to practise only. Hubby insisted want him to join again the lesson as learning piano is help him to be more patient, independent. Argh, I need to be driver again.
Time flies, I have been moved in to my own dream house about 3 years. I didn't like to have house warming party because I am lazy to entertain guests, somemore do all the cleaning after the mess. But I have no choice and I love my son, he wanted to celebrate his 6th birthday at home. I restricted only invite close relatives and friends.
My sister is going to move in to her new house too. She always admire all my home design, each time she comes to my house will snap photos and hope to do the same design in her new house. Her husband only crazy with our amplifiers which connected to televisyen. I recommended him to buy randall amplifiers at Guitar Center when he really needs it.
Of course I am not afford to give my sister such gift, but I will think of other useful stuff which she can always use and see it every day. LOL!!!
I am a housewife since my kid was 4 years old. Time flies, he is 8 years old few days ago. It's great to take care and have bonding time with him every day even though sometimes he may make me drive up to wall. I just think how good if he still in his toddler stage.
I don't like taking money from hubby every month. I am earning some extra income for myself. Well, it's not a big sum but feel great when you see the money in your bank account. Selling some second hands items may be one of the good idea for my side income too. Wonder if save on gator keyboard case at musicians friend can help me to increase my pocket money???
Happy Chinese New Year to all my family and friends. Just had my reunion dinner with family. Felt great that my parents also joined in this year. We had abalone, roaster duck, roaster pig, crabs, vegetables, soup. Some bought from restaurants and some cooked by my mother in law.
As usual, after dinner, kids playing around while adults chit chatting and enjoy watching new year shows. Hubby bought some fire crackers called dbx, it's the brand's name. Kids were excited playing fire crackers even though they're tired and sleepy.
Yes, tomorrow is the first day of Chinese New Year, may just go to my in law's house for breakfast. Normally I will feel so bored on the first day. Waiting for the coming days to come.
Chinese New Year is just around the corner, are you getting ready for it? Well, I have bought many new clothes for my kid and of course myself too. Women really like to shop and I feel not enough for my wardrobe.
I started to decorate my house for Chinese New Year. But then I am headache with my car porch water leakage problem. It has been working on it for year and yet still keep an eyes on it. Hopefully no more water leakage. Chinese believed it means money go away if your house with water leakage problem.
I wonder how the contructor and his workers do their job. He says the company given some bad material and lack of hardwares sometimes. How come the company so stingy??!!! Reid Supply can help them definitely…
It's raining from morning till now. Hopefully it will be a sunny day for tomorrow as it's the day of my cousin's wedding. Even we do not meet each other every day but we do keep in touch always.
My parents can't attend her wedding because my grandpa just passed away recently. My cousin's family are so believe that it won't be good and luck to them if someone's paternal had passed away and attend the wedding. Well, my parents do understand it.
I bought a nice pandora for my lovely cousin as her wedding gift. There are many designs and I just can't get myself one of them too. I really love these Pandora charms.
Hope that I can get this lovely and elegant pandora on coming Valentine's day. LOL!!!
My boy is learning piano in Yamaha now. It's been almost 4 years that he joins in piano lesson. Sometimes I feel tired and bored to coach and attend class with him. He can't practice himself and every time want to ask him. I just think it's waste time and money too sometimes. I am thinking to stop him piano lesson though he is more interested in karate, computer and science class.
Even I know there is good to learn guitar too but I don't think he likes it. So, those who talk about excellent lexicon signal processors at guitar center to me, I temporary no interest to hear it. Since my kid is going to standard two and may have many homework, wonder he can cope or not. He got talent to learn piano but every time just can't be independent. Thats the problem!!!
My kid got few birthday invitation from his friends and cousins this month. He is very excited and can't wait to join the parties. Mummy is busy to think what to buy for their birthday gifts. Since most are kids, I decided to get them preciseportions lifestyle starter sets, better than toys, don't you agree with me?
My kid's birthday was two months ago. He had a normal birthday dinner with relatives and some close friends. He wishes to have real kid's birthday party in a fun playground. Well, his birthday still long way to go, no need to plan it out first.
It's very boring to have outside lunch. Since my kid starts school in Standard one, I cook lunch for him during weekdays. It's more healthy and I can see him gaining weighs recently. Today, I have to do the same too.
It's quite rush for me today as I need to finish up my assignment about toggle bolt, do some house chores, cook before rush for hair cut. I really want to cut it short till shoulder length before it's time to fetch my kid from school.
I am still thinking which salon is the best in town. Most of them are expensive but I can't satisfy with their result. Please recommend if you have any.
This Saturday my kid's school will having their sports day. I got to know from my friend that many paarents voluteer to work and sponsor on that day. Gosh, no email or letter to inform me else I may do something too. LOL!!! I hear that oen of the parents may borrow out some special chairs for those VIP members like those unibody construction chairs for churches.
On that day, there will be a mini concert presence by junior students too. Hubby asks if we don't want to attend as we need to go down south. I strongly disagree and insist to go school before start our trip. Somemore, many of my friends and their kids will be there too. How can I miss this chance to chit chat with them….
I am a stay at home mummy. Well, for those mummies who are working, don't think that full time mummies are very free. They also have to do many things too, and not just sitting at home. I didn't do any part time job, but I still can earn a bit from selling nutrition products.
Besides that, online working is one of the way to earn extra income too. I am planning to have catalog prints for the products I am selling now. A well designed catalog can be one of the powerful marketing tool. But it may be costly, I need to budget it out first. Hopefully I can earn more and spend on the catalog prints, thus get more sales.
It's school long holiday. All kids sure very happy enjoying their holidays now. Mummy doesn't like her kid just sitting at home watching cartoons every day. I'd like him to learn something during this few weeks. I enrolled him to attend some short courses like iPad class, hope that he doesn't just think about games when holding iPad.
Besides that, I'll let him join some fun learning with a group of children. There, he will learn cooking, bake cookies, craft and etc….Wonder the principal need any information about usimprints.com for customized aprons. I don't hope my kid come back with a dirty shirt which can't wash away the stain.
And, he will follow my mother in law to go church for some activities like bibble reading, story telling, singing and dancing. Who knows may be my kid is the one who teach old aunties and uncles to dance "Oppa Gangnam Style"? LOL!!!
Hubby and I like to exercise recently. Hubby got back his mount bicycle from the service shop. He cycles with his kid nearby our housing area during weekend. Of cause the little one is cycle with his small bicycle which gave by my parents on his birthday.
Besides that, they like to play badminton too. So, I bought a kid racket for him. Last Sunday, my friend and I booked a court for kids to play, kids were excited with this game and wanted to go again. It's a good exercise too for them to sweat.
By the way, who knows there's knee scooter for sale? My kid starts to play with it, coached by hubby of course. It's for adult game actually and quite dangerous too. It's not suitable for kids actually.
Yeah, I am going for a vacation with my family and friends next month. Hubby and I went to this golden beach few years ago, this time we bring our kid to have fun together. Kid will skip few days class. Guess it won't make a big problem as he'll finish his exam before we off the destination.
Christmas is coming soon in another 3 months time. Planning to go to this Lion City again since I know that christmas decoration along Orchard Road is nice. This year, I want to have a small christmas tree at home. I want to find personalized ornaments online to get more discounts.
Most of the house in my housing area are having water leakage problem in car porch when heavy rain. The contractor repair and fix for many times, about two years but still can't settle this problem.
Today, they come to rebuild and bring many small products like cam follower, knob, bearing, handles and etc. Well, I am not too sure what for need all these products. But my house all full with dust even I close all windows and doors!!! My car even worst, think I need to wash long hours before I can drive it out.
They promised this is the last time and sure that no more water leakage happen. I really hope so!!! Can't stop mop and clean the house now…..


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Gates to Display U.S. Military Staying Power on Final Asia Trip
By Viola Gienger - May 31, 2011 5:00 AM CT
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes off for his last official trip to
Asia today, aiming to underscore the region's prominent place on the U.S.
agenda and to urge China to strengthen ties regardless of disagreements.
Gates, who retires from office next month, will attend an Asia security
forum in Singapore, where he will also hold talks with Japanese, Chinese,
Australian and other counterparts.
He'll detail measures by the Pentagon to reinforce American staying power
in the region, U.S. defense officials said, briefing reporters on
condition of anonymity. The defense chief will try to show that crises in
the Middle East and North Africa aren't distracting the Obama
administration from Asia, the official said.
Gates has "been pretty resolute in the way that he has reiterated that the
United States is an inherent Asia-Pacific power," said Tim Huxley,
director for defense and military analysis at the International Institute
for Strategic Studies, which is hosting the Shangri-La Dialogue in
Singapore later this week. Huxley credits Gates with saying "things that
have been important for the U.S. to say, at a time when the regional
distribution of power is clearly in a state of flux."
China is sending to the forum its highest-level official ever, Defense
Minister Liang Guanglie. That gives Gates another opening, since the two
met in January in Beijing, to reinforce the need for stable, reliable and
continuous military relations between the U.Sl and China, the U.S. defense
officials said.
`Growing Concern'
Gates is the latest of a stream of U.S. officials visiting Asia as the
Obama administration comes to grips with China's rise. The Chinese
military's modernization, which the U.S. sees as a potential threat, and
territorial disputes between China and its neighbors around the South
China Sea, have raised tensions.
Vietnam and the Philippines are pushing forward oil and gas exploration
projects in areas of the South China Sea claimed by China, risking clashes
in one of the world's busiest shipping corridors.
Leaders in Beijing, who say American leaders must acknowledge their "core
interests" in Asia, often suspend ties over disagreements such as U.S.
arms sales to Taiwan or overtures to the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai
Taiwan Arms
Members of Congress are advocating more weapons for Taiwan, especially
long-requested F-16 C/D fighter jets, as China strengthens its forces
across the Taiwan Strait.
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, and 45 other members
from both parties wrote Obama on May 26 urging him to expedite the sale of
66 of the aircraft made by Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) of Bethesda,
"Beijing presently has more than 1,400 missiles aimed at Taiwan, and China
is in the process of deploying next generation Chinese and Russian
manufactured ships, fighter aircraft, and submarines," the senators wrote.
"Military experts in both Taiwan and the United States have raised
concerns that Taiwan is losing the qualitative advantage in defensive arms
that has long served as its primary military deterrent against China."
While Chinese officials agreed in Washington earlier this month to conduct
joint disaster relief and counter-piracy exercises, they also reiterated
what they consider irritants, including U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan,
which China considers a renegade province.
"The Chinese are being very forward-leaning now in a couple of areas and
very tough in a couple of others," said Bonnie Glaser, a China specialist
at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
U.S.-China Talks
Gates plans to follow up on his request to Chinese President Hu Jintao in
January to begin formal talks that bring civilian and military officials
on both sides together to discuss nuclear power, space, cyberspace and
missile defense, the defense officials said.
U.S. officials have raised questions about whether civilian Chinese
leaders were either aware or had endorsed antagonistic moves, such as a
test flight during Gates's Beijing visit in January of a new fighter jet
that may have stealth capabilities.
Throughout the region, U.S. allies and security partners have been looking
for signs of its commitment, Huxley said. That includes force levels,
exercises, naval visits and in some cases military assistance, arms sales
and technology transfer.
When meeting with his Japanese counterpart in Singapore, Gates will focus
on lessons learned from the joint efforts in the aftermath of Japan's
earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear crisis this year, and on a
planned move of some U.S. Marines on Okinawa, partly to Guam and others to
a less-populous location on the island, one of the U.S. officials said.
Japan Bases
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat,
joined Senators John McCain of Arizona, the panel's senior Republican, and
Jim Webb, a Virginia Democrat and the chairman of the personnel
subcommittee, in urging changes to the basing agreement with Japan, signed
in 2006.
The agreements involved were carefully crafted over years, one of the U.S.
defense officials said. The U.S. has balked at Japan's own requests for
changes in recent years. The Senators' letter doesn't change the
administration's approach.
On his way to Singapore, Gates will stop in Hawaii, the headquarters of
the U.S. military's Pacific Command. After Singapore, he will attend a
North Atlantic Treaty Organization defense ministers meeting in Brussels
next week.
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US role in Asia on agenda for Gates' final trip
(AP) - 37 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - On his final overseas trip as secretary of defense,
Robert Gates will make the case to a gathering of Asian defense chiefs in
Singapore that expected budget-slashing in Washington will not weaken
America's commitment to Asia.
Gates will be in Singapore, after a stopover Tuesday in Hawaii, to attend
the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's most prominent security conference.
Its agenda includes discussion about the challenge of Afghanistan, the
implications of China's military buildup and the dangers of North Korea's
nuclear ambitions.
The backdrop to all of that is the contrasting financial condition of the
two biggest regional powers - China, with its roaring economic engine
feeding a major military expansion, and the United States, mired in
mounting debt.
Gates is scheduled to quit his Pentagon post on June 30, a little more
than 4 1/2 years after he entered as the successor to Donald H. Rumsfeld.
He started at a time of enormous public anxiety about Iraq, where the war
was going badly. Many in Congress were calling for an immediate troop
withdrawal, but there was relatively little worry about Afghanistan.
He is finishing up his tenure with a far more stable - but still not
peaceful - Iraq, and with congressional focus turned almost entirely on
the war in Afghanistan, one that is costing much more in blood and
treasure than when Gates became Pentagon chief. There were 24,000 U.S.
troops in Afghanistan when he began his tenure - just one-quarter of
today's total - and the once-defeated Taliban was just beginning its
He will leave it to his designated successor, Leon Panetta, to oversee
what President Barack Obama has promised will be a drawdown of U.S. forces
in Afghanistan beginning in July. Decisions on the pace of that drawdown
are expected shortly after Gates returns from his round-the-world trip.
The last stop is in Brussels for a NATO meeting June 8-9.
Asia figures prominently in the Pentagon's strategic planning, given
China's rise and its anger over U.S. support to Taiwan, and uncertainty
about the impact of U.S. budget constraints on the military's ability to
preserve its influence in the region.
In a series of speeches leading up to the Singapore visit, Gates
emphasized America's staying power.
In a commencement address at University of Notre Dame on May 22, Gates
argued that whatever budget cutting is necessary to put the country's
woeful finances in order, it must not undermine the military's global
"Beyond the current wars, our military credibility, commitment and
presence are required to sustain alliances, to protect trade routes and
energy supplies, and to deter would-be adversaries from making the kind of
miscalculations that so often lead to war," he said.
"All of these things happen mostly out of sight and out of mind to the
average American, and thus are taken for granted. But they all depend on a
properly armed, trained and funded American military, which cannot be
taken for granted," he added.
A few days later, in an address at the American Enterprise Institute,
Gates said the United States faces a budget predicament that could turn
into a crisis "of credit, of confidence, of our position in the world - if
not addressed soon."
In that speech he made clear that military modernization must focus on the
kinds of weaponry and capability that will be needed to keep a long-term
edge on China: a next-generation fighter aircraft, new aerial refueling
planes to ensure long-range strike capability and a replacement fleet of
nuclear-armed submarines to deter other nuclear powers like China.
"I know that after a decade of conflict, the American people are tired of
war," Gates said. "But there is no doubt in my mind that the continued
strength and global reach of the American military will remain the
greatest deterrent against aggression and the most effective means of
preserving peace in the 21st century, as it was in the 20th."
The Pentagon is undertaking a review of how its forces are aligned in Asia
and how it can forge stronger partnerships with some Asian and Pacific
nations. For decades the U.S. military presence in Asia has been centered
on Japan and South Korea, although the U.S. also has defense treaties with
Thailand and the Philippines.
Gates has advocated a strengthening of U.S. defense relations with
Southeast Asian countries - a subject likely to arise during his Singapore
At last year's Shangri-La conference, North Korea was a dominant topic,
two months after the sinking of a South Korean warship that killed 46
South Korean sailors.
At that conference, Gates joined South Korea in trying to marshal world
support for the conclusion that North Korea was to blame and should be
held to account. An international investigation concluded that North Korea
blew up the warship Cheonan with a torpedo - an accusation the North
denies and China refused to endorse.
As the North's largest patron, China agrees with the U.S. and much of the
rest of the world that Pyongyang should not have nuclear weapons, but it
has been unable to compel the North to disarm. North Korean leader Kim
Jong Il visited China last week, saying upon his return home that ties
with Beijing are "sealed in blood."
North-South tensions have eased lately, and the North is not expected to
be as big a topic in Singapore as it was last year.
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Robert Gates travels to Asia with message of continuity
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON | Tue May 31, 2011 6:13am EDT
(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to Asia for a final time
as Pentagon chief on Tuesday, looking to reassure allies the United States
is committed to regional security despite tightening defense budgets and
his own imminent departure.
Gates, who leaves office at the end of June, will meet his counterparts
from Australia, China and other countries at the Shangri-La security
dialogue in Singapore before traveling to Brussels for meetings with
officials of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
With China boosting its level of representation at the Shangri-La forum,
Gates' meeting with Defense Minister Liang Guanglie will be watched
closely for signs of further warming in civilian-military relations
between the two countries after a series of high-level visits this year.
But Gates' trip is mainly an effort by the Obama administration to show
the United States remains committed to the region despite planned cutbacks
in military spending and a change in the top leadership at the U.S.
Defense Department.
"The trip is a chance for Secretary Gates to really note how committed the
senior leadership of the United States has been to Asia," a senior defense
official said, pointing to the repeated trips to the region by President
Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Gates.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Gates would
underscore that Obama's choice to succeed him -- CIA Director Leon Panetta
-- will maintain a "continuity in U.S. policy" and that the U.S. approach
has been "consistent for a long time in the region and does not depend on
Gates' departure from the Obama cabinet will be followed on October 1 by
that of Admiral Mike Mullen as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
General James Cartwright also is stepping down as vice chairman of the
Joint Chiefs.
Obama on Monday nominated Army General Martin Dempsey as his choice to
succeed Mullen and named Admiral James Winnefeld to become vice chairman.
In addition to changes at the top of the U.S. defense establishment, U.S.
allies in Asia have been unsettled by the prospect of significant cutbacks
in defense spending as Obama tries to get a handle on the U.S.
government's $1.4 trillion budget deficit and $14.3 trillion in debt.
Senators Carl Levin, John McCain and Jim Webb warned in a letter earlier
this month that the Defense Department's realignment plans for U.S.
military bases in Japan, South Korea and Guam were "unrealistic,
unworkable and unaffordable" in the current budget climate.
Gates is aware of Asian concerns caused by the letter and will address
them directly, a senior defense official said.
"I think that you can all rest assured that we intend to maintain a
presence in the region that is geographically distributed, operationally
resilient and politically sustainable," the official said.
In his meeting with Liang, Gates will be looking to deepen the U.S.-China
strategic security dialogue initiated between the two countries at his
suggestion during a trip to Beijing in January.
The strategic security dialogue is a forum for military and civilian
officials in the U.S. and Chinese governments to discuss sensitive issues
like nuclear missile defense, space and cyber warfare.
The two sides held a meeting of the security dialogue during a broader
bilateral gathering in Washington earlier this month, Gates would like to
expand the forum.
"That continues to be an interest of his, an agenda that he's going to
want to see furthered," a senior defense official said. "We now have a
platform and a dialogue mechanism with the People's Republic of China to
be able to talk about these issues and we now want to see it nurtured and
grow," he said.
U.S.-China military ties remain fragile. The two sides only recently
resumed military-to-military contacts after a break of nearly a year
caused by a $6.4 billion U.S. arms deal with Taiwan.
Many in the U.S. Senate are now urging Obama to authorize a new sale of
F-16 jet fighters to Taiwan. Top Chinese General Chen Bingde said during a
recent visit to Washington that further U.S. arms sales to Taiwan would
affect military ties between the two countries.
(Editing by Bill Trott)
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Senior Asia Pacific analyst
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For more information on Alliances contact Federal OSHA at www.osha.gov
- The International Association of Foundation Drilling, West Coast Chapter (WCC-ADSC) — agreement and signed copy.
- OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and Region IX OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers form Safety and Health Alliance, which culminated in the creation of curricula for OTI health and safety courses based on Cal/OSHA Title 8 CCR.


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Short-and Long-Term Disability |
St. Anthony provides short-and long-term disability for full-time employees who have completed one year of service, at no cost to the employee. Short-term disability benefits begin on the fourth day of illness or injury and are paid at 66 2/3 percent for up to 90 days. Long-term disability benefits begin on the 91st day of disability and are paid at 60 percent of salary. |