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Are you looking for entertainment for your Christening but have children of different ages to cater for? We have provided childrens entertainers at many Christenings and can cater for children of lots of different ages, from babies to 12 year olds, the children have lots of fun carrying out lots of different activities such as:
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We bring all our fantastic play equipment, organise games, do balloon modelling. We can provide themed crafts, treasure hunts and parachute games. Younger children prefer to play and some do not sit still for five minutes, why not let them have a great time doing what kids love – PLAY! .
Whether you are looking for a craft birthday party in Chester or children's entertainment for a christening in Wirral, Liverpool and Cheshire, we can help. We have lots of children's party packages to suit many ages.
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Please see our weddings page for more information about our activities and the fabulous services for weddings that we offer.
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We are very proud to be able to offer this fantastic option for your celebration, the package includes a variety of sensory and light up toys and a dark den, the cost is from £35 and all proceeds go to Amy & Friends. This can be added to your package and cannot be hired out independently.
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I absolutely love this product!! I love how this gives you natural, cherry-bitten lips and even better with gloss on top. It'll give you a sheer red, pouty look when applied sparingly. The key is to dab it on!! I took one lippie off because on the cheeks (IMO) it can be a bit too much. So for me, it's solely just a long-lasting lipbalm - but I do love the cute packaging and how it comes with a mirror. But for $25 a pop, I expected a bit more.
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I love this product!! I have to be careful not to use to much because it is easy to put on too much. I always set it with powder blush so i don't know what the staying power is but it last pretty much all day. Oh and i love this color on my lips. I apply lipgloss over it and I'm set for a few hours. I would definitely buy again.
A must have. Reasonable price for the cutest mirrored compact of jsut all around really pigmented, versatile red color you can't go wrong with for dolly cheeks and lips, with a huge range of application techniques.
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I'm always looking for a blush that will deliver that rosy, Jane Austen-heroine flush that I totally love. This is probably the best product to deliver that!! I love powder blushes, but I find that they look too unnatural over my foundation and powder. For PPP's, this is the most natural flush you're gonna get!! It gives you Victorian rosy cheeks. It looks so natural!! Plus, on lips it gives the prettiest just-bitten effect. It is really such a versatile product. My only complaint is that it can apply too strong when used over matte skin, since the color will really just stick. So I just take my finger, press gently into the color, and dab it lightly on my cheek. I try not to rub too hard or else it will just rub all my foundation off. But once you get hang of it, it works beautifully!!
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I already have a Convertible Color in Camelia which I love for a more neutral dewy cheek and wanted a blush that would give me more of a rosey cheek. Poppy is a very dark red in the pan and I would not have picked it up had it not been for reviews from other makeup divas with darker skintones. On my coffee and cream complexion, some blushes go orangey - most brick or brown ones do so I tend to avoid those. I was surprised to find that Camelia does not look orange on me and Poppy does not look shockingly bad. Poppy gives me the "I've just walked out in the snow" kind of flush. Applied with a light hand it just looks so pretty and fresh. It also makes a great lip stain too - just deepens my lip colour slightly. I really love Convertible Color as they don't make me break out, last pretty much all day, have a mirror for touch ups if needed. One lippie off because the price in Canada is really high ($31), but I will still repurchase!
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i got this for a sexy siren winter red lips look. i was inspired by dita von teese's look but find red lips too daring for me, so went looking for a versatile stain, that can be put to a variety of uses if i'm too much of a coward for red lips.
i fell in love with the packaging and it's overall dinkiness.
upon first use, i ended up using poppy on my eye crease instead, believe it or not, with gold shadow. it didn't crease or anything. i dab it on my lips as a stain every so often and love it as a blush too only on the apples on my cheeks, though i have to blend it with my moisturiser a little.
i'm in love with this product and its versatility and it's awesome to pull out of your evening clutch bag to show it off.
I really like this convertible colour, i love the look it gives. An "i've just been in from a walk in the cold" kindof healthy flush. I can't help using this one on my lips too. I do find i have to wear a gloss over it on my lips. (I use Stila lip glaze in strawberry). I've gotten compliments that i look "healthy" and "glowing" while wearing this. I do prefer this when my skin is pale, and normaly use a lighter blush for summer time. Over all its a great product, a unique/gorgeous colour and super cute packaging.
OH MY GOSH!!! I love this product. The poppy color for my dark complexion is prefect. It gives me that prefect rosy glow. I was a little unsure because it looks super bright red in the compact, but once its blended its gorgeous. It pretty expensive at $24 but its SO worth it. I definitely plan on getting the Rose convertible color. By the way the packaging is so pretty, way to go Stila!!
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I have four CCs (Poppy, Peony, Gerbera and Forget-Me-Not) and found this the hardest to work and having a different consistency. Of course the fact that it is very, very red is possibly why it is hard to match and overdo. Should only use a smidge, and less than you would than the other Convertible Colours. It can look beautifully if done subtlely, but I'm very heavy handed.
It seems harder to get out of than the others - the consistency is harder and you have to swirl your finger around a bit to warm it up sufficiently so you can get enough.
As some reviewers said, this is the ultimate Snow White blush. Excellent with simple eyes and lips. Also works alright as a lipstick.
Colour goes on lighter than in the pan (darker red as opposed to your fire engine crimson). A very 30/40's shade of red.
Bit pricey, but with all the Stilla CC's it is worth it in terms of colour pay off, staying power and quality (this amount can take a while to finish!)
Casing is an adorable tin embossed with a flower motif that covers most of the front. The tin tries to match the shade inside and does so quite well. However I think there is a newer version silver version of the tins for all the CCs.
I wouldn't repurchase as there is a of it lot to keep me going for a while and the fact that it is a hard shade to match. However, great if you want a very crimson blush. Probably best as a blush rather than a lip colour, but works sufficiently. Can be quiet a staple if you like the flushed look and are good at application.
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I got this on a recommendation from the makeup board for a cheek color that makes you look like you just came in from the cold. This is spot on that color. It is truly red and does look scary in the package,but if you take care, you can get a "just in from the cold" look or you could, if you wish, get the look of a baby doll! I personally like it and love the compact. Anytime you get a mirror with a product these days, that's at least one lippie!

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Burberry Make Up: Spring Summer 2011
Burberry, Emma Watson and trench coats– yes! But Burberry and make up for SS 11, surely not?
Thankfully we have been shown the way thanks to beauty blogger Lipglossing.com who has highlighted just how lovely the new colours in the Burberry range really are.
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Willard was born November 11, 1950, to the late Willard Gray Grantham Sr. and Mary Ethel Quinton Grantham in Crenshaw. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War, and was a farmer for over 25 years.
Rick is preceded in death by his father, Willard Gray Grantham Sr.; mother, Mary Grantham; his two sons, Willard Gray Grantham III and Chad Lee Grantham; his Aunt Leavy; and his Uncle Jake.
Rick is survived by three daughters, Machelle Raper of Saltillo, Mary Grantham of Shelby and Tabitha Grantham of Crystal Springs; three brothers, Jimmy "Mickey" Grantham, Willie Grantham and Johnny Grantham, all of Merigold; sister, Connie Smith of Senatobia; 12 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and a great number of cousins and friends.
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Two days, two different opponents, similar crappy results. Teams that can shoot the long ball are discovering that they can have a field day against the Raptors' lackluster perimeter defence. Jay Triano claimed after the game that he specifically told his guys to "Take away their threes" but the Pacers still went 13-for-26 from long range, led by Brandon Rush's six treys off the bench.
I didn't bother putting together a video of the Pacers making open three-balls because I already did that for Sunday's loss to the Knicks and I'll probably have plenty of footage to choose from when they play the Knicks again on Wednesday. The Raptors are currently 27th in the NBA in three-point percentage and 28th in three-pointers made, while they're 26th in opponent three-point percentage and 20th in opponent three-pointers made. Twenty-one games into the season, the Raptors have allowed 111 more points off three-pointers than they've scored, an average of 5.3 points per game.
Along with their outside shooting, what really impresses me about Indiana is their ball movement. They got those open looks last night not just because of Toronto's lousy D, but because they move the ball intelligently and crisply. And nobody stands out more in that department than Roy Hibbert, who tied a season-high with six assists last night — all but one of them resulting in a layup or dunk. His court vision and passing touch is truly remarkable for such a giant of a man, so my only video clip for this post is a compilation of last night's assists. Hey, rather than dwell on how the Raptors befouled their linens, I'm choosing to appreciate a player who plays the right way.
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The operational flow from trading to settlement is divided into three phases; 'trading in markets,' 'clearing at the clearing organization' and 'settlement at settlement organizations.'
In Japan, there are four stock exchanges including TSE that handle trading of cash products. The clearing operations are conducted by Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) for equity and fixed income products traded on these markets. In the past, each exchange market had its own clearing institution. However, since January 14, 2003, the exchanges have entrusted clearing of transactions to JSCC, which has provided cross-market clearing operations.
Further, the clearing operations for Index Futures & Options (e.g. Nikkei 225 and TOPIX), Individual Options and JGB Futures & Options have been conducted by JSCC since clearing functionality of OSE Listed Derivatives was integrated into JSCC on July 16, 2013. And also, JSCC has been providing the clearing services for securities transactions executed on PTS, OTC derivatives, and OTC JGB Transactions.
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Trades cleared by JSCC are settled at the following organizations.
Stocks and convertible bonds ---Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. (JASDEC)
Japanese government bonds---The Bank of Japan
Funds---The Bank of Japan or commercial banks which JSCC designates as fund settlement banks
The main functions of the clearing organization are assumption of obligations from participants, cross-market netting, settlement instruction, and settlement guarantee.
When transactions are effected, sellers have the obligation of delivering securities and the right of receiving cash, and buyers have the obligation of paying cash and the right of receiving securities. The clearing organization assumes these obligations and acquires these rights as a central counterparty (CCP) between sellers and buyers.
As a result of this assumption of obligations, the counterparty for settlement is changed from the original trading counterparty to the clearing organization. Therefore all participants can trade without worrying about the credit risk of the trading counterparty. Thus, clearing operations become more efficient.
The clearing organization offsets the selling and buying amounts of securities and cash to be settled on the same day for mitigation of settlement volume.
Securities are netted by issue while cash is netted on the basis of total amount of payment and receipt.
The clearing organization determines the settlement amount, notifies each clearing participant of that amount, and then notifies the settlement organizations so they may conduct settlement. Depending on the settlement method, there may be cases where the clearing participant gives instruction to the settlement organization in accordance with notification from the clearing organization. Stocks, etc. cleared by JSCC, and eligible for JASDEC, are settled on a DVP basis.
Since the clearing organization, as a CCP, assumes the obligations and acquires the rights of settlement for the executed transaction, it has to finalize settlement between participants even if a participant fails to conduct settlement. This system enables every market participant to trade securely.
If a loss occurs in the clearing organization because a clearing participant fails to conduct settlement, JSCC provides a settlement guarantee scheme as follows.
---The loss is compensated using the defaulting participant's assets, such as its clearing funds deposited with JSCC.
---If such amount is insufficient, the loss is to be compensated by the market, JSCC's shareholder equity, and other clearing participants.
JSCC adopts a loss compensation scheme with multi-layered financial resources based on the principle of self-responsibility on the part of the defaulting participant.
Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. (JASDEC) is the book-entry transfer institution in accordance with the Act on Transfer of Bonds, Shares, etc. which facilitated the dematerialization of a wide range of securities. All domestic listed stocks became paperless in January 2009. JASDEC offers following services.
1. Book-entry transfer for stocks, etc.
2. Book-entry transfer for commercial papers
3. Book-entry transfer for corporate bonds
4. Book-entry transfer for investment trusts
5. DVP settlement services for off-exchange transaction deliveries
6. Pre-settlement matching system
7. Custody services for foreign stocks
8. Other businesses
Settlement of securities related to regular stock transactions in the exchange market is conducted on the third business day after the transaction date (T+3) through book-entry transfer between JSCC's account and the clearing participant's account at JASDEC.
Settlement of securities between customers and securities companies is conducted through book-entry transfer to or from the customer's account at securities companies, etc.
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ISAF raids against al Qaeda and allies in Afghanistan 2007-2013
One of the arguments used by the Obama administration for a rapid drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan by the end of 2016 is that the US and the Coalition have reduced al Qaeda there to "remnants." To the contrary, however, a study by The Long War Journal of International Security Force press releases detailing raids against al Qaeda and its allies in Afghanistan shows that, since ISAF began reporting on these raids, jihadist groups have maintained a persistent presence in the country. ISAF's data is generally backed up by independent press reports, as well as al Qaeda and allied groups' own propaganda on their operations throughout Afghanistan.
These ISAF raids have targeted al Qaeda, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the Islamic Jihad Union (or Islamic Jihad Group), Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hizb-i Islami Khalis, and generic "foreign fighters," a term often used by ISAF to describe al Qaeda and other foreign groups. While all of these groups are not official al Qaeda branches, they cooperate closely with al Qaeda, enable al Qaeda to operate in multiple provinces, and have stated they are part of the international jihad. Additionally, al Qaeda often recruits leaders from these groups to fill leadership positions in al Qaeda. ISAF has occasionally reported that Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and IMU leaders and operatives were also members of al Qaeda.
The maps below plot the special operations raids targeting al Qaeda and its allies in Afghanistan that were reported by ISAF in official press releases from early 2007 until ISAF stopped issuing these press releases in the beginning of June 2013. [Click on the colored pins for reports on individual raids.]
The data used in the maps below do not include groups such as the Haqqani Network, an official branch of the Taliban that works closely with al Qaeda, as the number of raids against the Haqqanis alone is too large to plot; US government terrorist designations of Haqqani leaders show just how closely these two groups cooperate. Keep in mind also that ISAF did not report on every single raid; the press releases are merely a sampling, or a window into some of the raids against al Qaeda. Over the years, US military and intelligence officials have told The Long War Journal that there were far more raids against al Qaeda and its allies that have gone unreported.
The press releases indicate that between early 2007 and June 2013, al Qaeda and its allies were targeted 338 different times, in 25 of 34 of Afghanistan's provinces. Those raids have taken place in 110 of Afghanistan's nearly 400 districts.
In those 338 raids, al Qaeda was targeted 114 times, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan 139 times, generic "foreign fighters" 85 times, the Islamic Jihad Group 19 times, Lashkar-e-Taiba 5 times, the Hizb-e-Khalis 2 times, and the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan 1 time.
The data below should put to rest the idea that al Qaeda maintains an estimated 50 to 100 fighters in Afghanistan. Obama administration and senior US military officials have been making this claim since 2010, and have not deviated from the estimate, despite heavy targeting, especially in 2010 (76 raids), 2011 (90 raids), and 2012 (67 raids). The high level of targeting from 2010 to 2012 coincides with the US "surge" in forces, which ended at the end of 2011. However, with 42 raids against al Qaeda and allies between January and June in 2013, there is no indication that ISAF was letting up pressure on the terror group.
Additionally, the data indicates that al Qaeda has not had a "resurgence" in Kunar and Nuristan over the past few years, as is often reported. Rather, al Qaeda has in fact maintained a persistent presence in these two provinces. Al Qaeda has also maintained a foothold in Ghazni, Nangarhar, Khost, Paktia, and Paktika over the years. ISAF has targeted al Qaeda's network in these provinces consistently since 2007 up until the time when ISAF press reports stopped.
Map Key
Red - al Qaeda
Blue - Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Green - foreign fighters
Teal - Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan)
Yellow - Lashkar-e-Taiba
Pink - Hizb-i Islami Khalis
Purple - Islamic Jihad Union
Dot - Killed/Captured
No Dot - Targeted
Special operations forces launched 42 raids in 2013 between Jan. 1 and the beginning of June, when ISAF ended its operational reporting. Raids against al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba alone took place in Ghazni, Nangarhar, Kunar, and Nuristan.
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There were 67 raids against al Qaeda and its allies in 2012. Raids against al Qaeda alone took place in Paktia, Paktika, Ghazni, Kunar, Nuristan, and Takhar.
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There were 90 raids against al Qaeda and its allies in 2011, the largest number of raids tracked in a single year. Raids against al Qaeda alone took place in Ghazni, Nangarhar, Wardak, Laghman, Khost, Kunar, Balkh, Takhar, Kandahar, and Zabul, and also likely in Paktika, Baghlan, Kunduz, and Farah ("foreign fighters" along with groups such as the IMU were targeted in several raids).
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In 2010, special operations forces targeted al Qaeda and allied groups 76 times. Al Qaeda and foreign fighters alone were targeted in Ghazni, Nangarhar, Wardak, Logar, Khost, Paktia, Paktika, Kunar, Kunduz, Badakhshan, Kandahar, Zabul, and Farah.
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In 2009, special operations forces targeted al Qaeda and allied groups 30 times. Al Qaeda alone was targeted in Ghazni, Nangarhar, Khost, Paktika, Kunar, Helmand, and Kandahar.
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Special operations forces targeted al Qaeda and its allies 28 times in 2008. Al Qaeda itself was targeted in Ghazni, Nangarhar, Khost, Paktia, and Kunar.
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ISAF reported on three raids against al Qaeda starting in April 2007. Al Qaeda was targeted in Khost and Nangarhar.
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READER COMMENTS: "ISAF raids against al Qaeda and allies in Afghanistan 2007-2013"
Posted by Scott at May 31, 2014 4:05 AM ET:
Excellent analysis of coalition strikes against AQ and affiliated entities. But what is your point? Should we maintain combat operations in AF/PAC indefinitely? Do we broadcast to both the Afghan and PAC gov's and power brokers that, hey no worries, you don't need to straighten your houses out, because we will be here forever to pick up where you have failed.
I remind you we live in a democracy in which civilian government rules. All major indicators say a majority of Americans are done with US offensive forces in Afghanistan. The threshold is direct threats on the homeland, US interests, and core allies.
Posted by Bill Roggio at May 31, 2014 2:42 PM ET:
Scott, the point is al Qaeda is far from defeated. I am not making policy recommendations. I am pointing out that ISAF's own data doesn't match what US officials have said about al Qaeda in Afghanistan over the years.
If the administration wants to leave Afghanistan because the American public is tired of war, and the public supports that, then that is what will happen. It is happening. But no on should be surprised if the Taliban is back in control of large swath of Afghanistan and al Qaeda sets up bases there.
What we are being told is that the Afghan government is ready to take over, and al Qaeda is a "remnant" of its former self. Do you believe that? If so, then you'd say we should leave. If not, you have to realize that a zero option by the end of 2016 will very likely put us right back to where we were pre-9/11 in Afghanistan.
Posted by Ghost Soldier at May 31, 2014 11:40 PM ET:
Bill, I am finding it difficult to take your comments seriously beyond political polemics. You state (almost unequivocally) that the Obama administration is wrong in saying that there are 100 AQ in Afghanistan. Yet you fail to operationalize the term 'Al Qaeda'. How do you define affiliation? Is it financing? Is it a pledge of fealty? If a pledge, how do you determine that?
Frankly, I don't know how you arrive at the assessment that more than 100 AQ remain in Afghanistan. It may be true but it most likely is not. Most AQ hardcore are in Pakistan now and are of Pakistani ethnicity.
Explain further why you believe more than 100 AQ exist in Afghanistan. In doing this, please characterize how you arrived at this assessment and how you define 'AQ'. Further, do more to substantiate your claims of groups such as LeT, TTP, and others being in certain places. Frankly, you're often way off the mark in placing them inside their areas of operation.
As an aside, I wonder if the source of your information has the same political affiliation as you and Mr. Joscelyn. You're often a proponent of further intervention, converging with most thought over at FDD. Many of us who have spent quite a bit of time in Afghanistan wonder where you're getting these assessments. The commentator above apparently has the same concerns as I.
Posted by Bill Roggio at June 1, 2014 8:47 AM ET:
Ghost Soldier,
The source of the information on the maps is ISAF's own press releases. If you took the time to look at them, you'd see that.
I am also clear we are discussing al Qaeda and allied groups. Please re-read the article. Look at the maps; do you see the color-coded pins? I couldn't have been clearer how we define the threat. You do realize that these groups work together as part of a broader jihadist network, don't you? When the IMU plots to conduct attacks in Europe as part of a great al Qaeda plot, what do you call that? Does it make you comfortable/allow you to sleep well at night to compartmentalize "al Qaeda" from the IMU knowing this is how they operate? When Lashkar-e-Taiba works with al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and al Qaeda gives it orders and directions on operations like Mumbai '08, what do you call that?
As far as the 100 AQ in Afghanistan goes... So is al Qaeda so efficient that it consistently maintains 50 to 100 operatives in Afghanistan for five years running (the length of time US officials have made this claim)? The common narrative is AQ is confined to Kunar-Nuristan. I've just shown, using ISAF's own raid data, which is merely what has been made public and is not all of it, that AQ operates well beyond Kunar and Nuristan, and has done so since 2007. So that 50-100 estimate, which is a "best case estimate" since it is used as a rationale for withdrawal, is just for Kunar-Nuristan. The "AQ is confined to Kunar-Nuristan canard," which is often repeated by the military and intelligence, clearly is wrong (as an aside, does disagreeing with the military/intel conventional wisdom make me political?).
Al Qaeda's operational reports, which are often in Vanguards of Khorasan, pretty much matches ISAF's own reports on the locations of where AQ fights in Afghanistan. You can see an example of this here:
Now you want to brand me as a neocon or whatever political tag you think fits because I happen to disagree with the commonly held assessment of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. You do know that other commonly repeated assessments of al Qaeda are:
1) circa 2002-2004: AQ is dead, 75% of leaders has been killed or captured
2) Elections would mean the end of al Qaeda (Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, mid-2000s)
3) the Arab Spring is death knell of al Qaeda
4) Osama bin Laden was hiding in a cave in the tribal areas and isolated
5) Bin Laden's death would be the end of al Qaeda
6) Al Qaeda is fragmented/disjointed
7) Withdrawing from Kunar and Nuristan would deny the local insurgency a reason to fight, and al Qaeda would be marginalized there.
I could go on...
All of these assessments have been proven wrong. I have disagreed with them all. I hope you recognize that the first two items were Bush administration assessments. And the last one was given by the Institute for Study of War. So, given I disagreed with those assessments, does that make me political as well?
I am not "often a proponent of further intervention." Where do you get that? In fact, on Syria, I've said it is a mistake for the US to arm the "moderate rebels" and get in deeper bed with them. In case you are not aware, that puts me at odds with others at FDD. I also thought the US was mistaken to intervene in Libya. So please don't make statements like that without knowing what you are talking about.
What I do is attempt to educate on the nature of the threats we face. My assessments are often are at odds with the common assessments on both sides of the aisle. The minority report, if you will. That means LWJ is political?
By the way, I am quite aware of the military establishment's attempts to squash dissenting assessments of al Qaeda inside military circles. And I'll leave that at that.
I do take it personally that you accuse me of taking political sides on this and other issues. I work hard to keep this site impartial and remain apolitical. Frankly, I despise politics. That is a game for others to play.
Posted by Eric at June 3, 2014 12:29 AM ET:
All the information I have reviewed over the years is generally in agreement with the information presented here by TLWJ. Al Qaeda has a persistent network of operatives throughout large areas of Afghanistan. They number in the hundreds in Afghanistan, and in the thousands in Pakistan. Taken together with allied groups such as the IMU, the Haqqani Network, LeT, and more than a dozen others, they represent a total force nearly as numerous as the Taliban itself, both in Afghanistan and in Pakistan.
Post pullout, these groups will be resurgent. The threat to the Afghan government and the ANA will be immediate. In the current year, they are more concerned with laying the groundwork for the years to come, as they calculate their chances for overthrowing the elected government and returning to Taliban rule.
The US political leadership and military leadership have all chosen to persist in the narrative that their work is finished already, and it is time to bring the troops home.
Consistent with that message is a downplaying and under-reporting of Al Qaeda presence in the Afghan provinces.
I find nothing political in the LWJ's reporting - on the contrary, the LWJ has been the opposite of political - they have been truthful. And it has been a bitter pill for the political leadership to swallow, that there are truthful accounts out there in the free press that contradict their narrative.
TLWJ has prudently kept reporting to what was publicly disseminated by the ISAF itself, and has not cited classified sources in shaping the information on Al Qaeda's continued presence in Afghanistan. Doing otherwise would be damaging and foolhardy.
It remains to be seen how quickly the militant extremists will rise up and overthrow the Afghan people. Most assessments are on the order of a few years, and are attempting to inform on the debate over continued aid to Afghanistan.
The data assembled here would not support an assessment of years, but rather a matter of months before a serious push to overthrow the Afghan government.
Where will the US be, with the political will to return to combat operations in Afghanistan if the government is in danger of collapse in the summer of 2016? or the following year? Can we at least consider that hypothetical with an honest public discussion before we commit to the withdrawal timeline?
The US government can accomplish the withdrawal within the stated timeline. An end to war can be declared. The Patriot act can be dismantled. GTMO foreign combatant detention facilities can be closed. A new doctrine for war-fighting can be put into effect to forestall US troops invading foreign countries in another declaration of war to combat terror. And we can accept the fact that Afghanistan will not be a perfect place after we leave. - All of that is in the cards.
And then if Kabul is overrun and the Afghan government is sacked in the summer of 2016 or 2017, what is the US government going to do? For now, they do not feel they need to answer such a contention. The Afghan forces are sufficiently built up, and the Afghan government is functioning sufficiently to make such a scenario not seem plausible. With adequate foreign aid, the Afghans have a fighting chance to hold on to elected government and rule of law. For now, there is no perceived need to hold a serious discussion about what if, for 2016 or 2017.
But the facts on the ground contradict the US government's narrative. The ground truth is somewhere between the contention that Afghanistan will fall to the Taliban in a few months, and the contention that the Afghan government will stand for at least several years. And a frank discussion about what we will do if it falls much sooner than expected is not getting its due attention. It deserves at least to be addressed as a hypothetical development for the immediate future.
If this were given due attention it would put fears to rest that all options have been considered for the fate of Afghanistan, and we know what we will do if Afghanistan were in trouble right away. But the political realities seem to require us to overlook this discussion, in order to foster an orderly approach to dis-engagement and prepare the Afghans to accept responsibility for their own situation.
Interesting times we are living in.
Posted by Moose at June 4, 2014 12:06 AM ET:
If you're going to conflate all these groups as Al Qaeda, why not add the ISI? You're defining Al Qaeda how you want and overlaying ISAF data on it. Ghost Soldier was asking for more info on the definition.
No one sleeps well at night knowing that the IMU and AQ work together, but neither do I about al-Shabaab, AQIM, AQAP, and the rest of them. I do sleep well at night knowing that AQ CENTRAL can't plan and conduct attacks like 9/11 in the forseeable future b/c they have been severely weakened. The nature of the threat has changed and we should change our definition of the threat accordingly. That way we can fight this "long war" without anymore of this nation building crap.
Posted by Stavy at June 4, 2014 2:06 PM ET:
I have been reading this site since almost the start and can vouch for the apolitical stance of the reporting herein.
The facts are presented in a way that you can verify everything stated here on your own if you take the time. The fact is that your thinly veiled requests for further definition points to your own political leanings.
The publicly available hard facts Bill uses to refute the Administration's claims may not sit well with your political leanings but they are not presented at all in any political way.
If you have evidence to refute his facts please present them. Oh and please present them in a non-political way.
Posted by Bill Roggio at June 4, 2014 4:54 PM ET:
Thanks for the kind words, Eric & Stavy.
Moose, you are defining AQ Central as dead. We clearly disagree on that score.


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Video TranscriptHUNDREDS OF UNDOCUMENTED CENTRAL AMERICAN KIDS ARE HERE IN NEBRASKA... THEY ARE JUST A HANDFUL OF THE NEARLY 60-THOUSAND WHO CROSSED THE U-S BORDER .. MANY ARE DEPORTATION HEARINGS. KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S ADRIAN WHITSETT STORY.. HE JOINS US LIVE. THEY TURN THEMSELVES IN TO IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM ... THAT THE U.S IS ON THE VERGE OF NOT EVEN HAVING A BORDER WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE UNDERAGE. FIRST BY RAFT... THEN ON THOUSANDS OF KIDS AND FAMILIES MADE THEIR WAY TO AMERICA. ("when i saw these kids i saw myself when i saw these kids and they were smiling I knew that they were scared." ) FROM VOLUNTEER SHELTERS OR DETENTION FACILITIES.. THEY GET SENT ACROSS THE U-S TO WAIT FOR THEIR DEPORTATION HEARINGS. THAT INCLUDES ABOUT 200 KIDS NOW IN NEBRASKA. (voice of Mike Johanns: "This the law needs to be changed here or we have no border anybody underage.") ON HIS WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALL THE 200 COULD BE 250 BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THEN HE SPOKE OUT AT THE HEARING ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S 3.7 BILLION DOLLARS TO SHORE UP BORDER SECURITY, AND SPEED UP DEPORTATIONS.(Mike Johanns: "That is going to impact the story they're telling down there and what's causing those kids to come to the united states. They're coming here believing if they can just get into your custody-- they're not going to go home.") JOHANNS SAYS THE U-S IS SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE. MEANING THOSE LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY ...BY EXPLOITING FAMILIES.. GET PAID.(voice of Mike Johanns: "You have illegal activity benefiting US to enforce its immigration laws and that is just flat wrong.") SENATOR JOHANNS SAYS THE REAL TRAGEDY --THAT THE KIDS WILL BE HARMED OR KILLED BEFORE THEY EVEN MAKE IT TO THE BORDER. HE SAYS THOSE ALREADY HERE --NEED TO BE SENT BACK...BEFORE THEY JUST DISAPPEAR INTO SOCIETY. BACK TO YOU.
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Knock, knock… – Gascony, November 2008
"Is there anybody there?" said the Traveller,
Knocking on the moonlit door;
And his horse in the silence champed the grass
Of the forest's ferny floor;
And a bird flew up out of the turret,
Above the Traveller's head:
And he smote upon the door again a second time;
"Is there anybody there?" he said.
But no one descended to the Traveller;
No head from the leaf-fringed sill
Leaned over and looked into his grey eyes,
Where he stood perplexed and still.
But only a host of phantom listeners
That dwelt in the lone house then
Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight
To that voice from the world of men:
Stood thronging the faint moonbeams on the dark stair,
That goes down to the empty hall,
Hearkening in an air stirred and shaken
By the lonely Traveller's call.
And he felt in his heart their strangeness,
Their stillness answering his cry,
While his horse moved, cropping the dark turf,
'Neath the starred and leafy sky;
For he suddenly smote on the door, even
Louder, and lifted his head:–
"Tell them I came, and no one answered,
That I kept my word," he said.
Never the least stir made the listeners,
Though every word he spake
Fell echoing through the shadowiness of the still house
From the one man left awake:
Ay, they heard his foot upon the stirrup,
And the sound of iron on stone,
And how the silence surged softly backward,
When the plunging hoofs were gone.
- Walter de la Mare
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I'm in need of a new mower. Been looking at the Toro 20076. Anyone have any other recommendations or reason NOT to get a Toro?
The amazing part of this is that my current mower was a crap-o home depot model originally intended to be abused on some investment property I had at the time. 7 years later, the thing is finally dying... |
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You might want to try this question on the Mower forum. |
It will probably be a good mower. I keep half an eye on new mowers(not going to buy now for various reasons). You want electric start? not popular with the motor-heads around here, generally one more thing to break. Side discharge? always a dream of mine to mulch the leaves on the lawn and shoot them into the beds. Anyway, can you try a personal pace mower? not everyone likes it. Well, those were features on that mower, if they dont mean anything to you, might consider spending less. I have been leaning towards Honda, but they are definately NOT popular here. I want the quietest mower. BTW I mow with a 6 year old Toro, my only complaint is that I cant get it to start when it is below freezing. good luck |
The electric start is not really a feature I'm interested in. It sounds like it will be nice at first, but about 5 years down the line it will be a problem. The main thing I'm interested in in the Toro line is the blade override system. Seems like a nice safety feature. The personal pace feature seems nice, too. By the way, I did go ahead and post this to the lawn mowers forum, too. Just thought the folks in this group might have some good thoughts. |
- Posted by williamcartwright Z10 SoCal (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 07 at 0:09
To compliment organic lawn care I like a fossil-free human-powered push-mower. That way you get a "reel" motor (as opposed to a "rotary") and don't have to breath nasty exhaust fumes or endure the noise. And push-movers really aren't that much work (unless you are mowing a golf course). Surely won't be popular with the "motor-heads";-) |
I don't think you can go wrong with a Toro. I purchased the Toro model# 20072 Variable Speed about 1 year ago. I am very happy with it and I've had no problems with it. It's start first pull every time and requires very, very little effort using the pull start. Some of the best features of the Toro line in my opinion, especially for Organic Lawn Care is the cutting height of 4.25in. The cutting height can also be adjusted in 1/4in increments (Nice). It also does an excellent job of finely recycling the grass clipping. With alot of oak leaves it might take 2 passes, I find that one pass forward and one pass backward (like vacuuming) works best. and for the price difference, so you have to restart the mower if you walk away from it. How often do you walk away from you mower anyway? |
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Mar 2nd 2012 5:40PM I want the portable forge and anvil. Just the thought of how much ore I could farm and then instantly smelt into bars makes me giddy. And the portable anvil is just the gravy on that tasty pile of taters!
Heart of the Aspects video and giveaway {WoW}
Feb 15th 2012 11:45AM /roll
Breakfast Topic: How often do you switch specs? {WoW}
Jan 11th 2012 10:32AM All of my toons are Dual-Specd. My tanks and healers have a DPS spec that they use for questing or doing dailies. My DPS toons have a PvE and PvP spec. I have found that this covers my needs pretty well.
Drama Mamas: The etiquette of AFKing in a group or raid {WoW}
Jan 9th 2012 4:57PM I have 3 kids who range in age from 9 to 5 years old. I don't raid because I know I will NEVER have that much uninterrupted time and I'm fine with that. I limit my dungeon running to nighttime after I've put the kids to bed. However, if my kids wake up and need me for whatever reason, I will finish any fight the group is currently engaged in (none of them take longer than a minute or so nowdays anyway) and then I have a macro ready that tells the group I need to step away and take care of family business, that I should be back in a minute or two and if they'd rather kick me I undestand. I get the feeling that Robin and Lisa would fault me for that practice. Is that so, ladies?
I guess what I'm getting at is that I am trying to be honest about what's going on and I don't think that just because I MIGHT have to walk away means that I should forego runing dungeons because I can't guarantee 100% that I won't leave my seat from the first pull until the final boss drops.
I consider my behavior far more considerate that the person who drops group without saying a word right after a particular boss goes down without dropping whatever piece of loot they were farming. I also consider my behavior more considerate than the person in the group who endlessly bitches and complains but (s)he can stay the whole time. Maybe I'm reading too much into this answer and this is directed more at people who just decide to try and run group activities when there is a good chance they might be interrupted. Whatever the case, I interpreted the answer to be "If you can't stay from start to finish, go questing." And I don't think that's a fair answer to people like me who actually take the time to be able to quickly explain their situation when they need to and invite the group to kick them if they'd rather not wait.
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Has it ever been explained why it costs 1 or 2g to transmog LK heirlooms but 300g to transmog Cata heirlooms? This jump in price seems ridiculously steep.
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Rugrats Movie Premiere 1999
The red carpet will be rolled out for the Rugrats, Tommy, Chuckie and Angelica, at the Australian Premiere of Nickelodeon's 'The Rugrats Movie' on Sunday, 14th March at 3.30pm at the Greater Union Cinema, George St Sydney.
This is a great opportunity for families to be part of a movie premiere extravaganza, to meet their favourite Rugrat and be first to see the long awaited feature length movie which took America by storm - 'The Rugrats Movie'.
Being organised by United International Pictures and the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick all funds raised from the Premiere will support the sick kids at the Sydney Children'' Hospital.
The Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick provides a comprehensive range of services from the most urgent and essential to the most complex and technologically advanced whilst maintaining their philosophy of 'Children First and Foremost'.
Children will certainly be embraced by this philosophy, and their favourite Rugrat, at this special Premiere event. Each child attending this extravaganza will receive their very own unique Rugrats showbag full of extra giveaways. Tickets are available by phoning 1800 644336 but hurry as there are only a limited number available.
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Creating an herbal oil infusion or herbal tea
As a supplement to Beauty In Unsuspecting Places, Part 2: Patel Brothers, below are simple steps that I take to create herbal oil infusions and teas for my hair. Enjoy!
Herbal Oil Infusion (pre-poo treatment)
- Pour 1 teaspoon of herbal powder or 2 teaspoons of dried herbs into a glass bottle or container.
- Warm 1 cup of coconut oil, sesame oil or olive oil in a saucepan on low heat.
- Pour the warm oil into the glass container over the herbs.
- Store in a dark, cool (not cold) place for 5 days.
- Strain herbs from the oil, and apply the oil to strands and scalp.
- Continue to store unused oil in a cool, dark area, Use within a week.
Herbal Tea (used as final rinse)
- Add 1 teaspoon of herbal powder or 2 teaspoons of dried herbs to 1 cup of boiling water, and steep for 30 minutes.
- Strain the herbs from the tea using a strainer or cheesecloth.
- Pour the tea over the hair and scalp, and rinse immediately.
While ayurvedic herbs are all natural, some of them, particularly shikakai, pack a punch. I wouldn't recommend leaving any of these treatments in for an extended period of time, as they can be very drying. Likewise, I would not recommend using shikakai alone, but rather balance with amla, maka or other more moisturizing herbs.
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Dear all please advise me name of the plant from attached photo. I know that it is some bromelia but don't know it exact name. I suppose it is not atmospheric tillandsia, because it is bigger than xerographica and it has spiniferous Thank you in advance and sorry for my English |
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Hey there, M_Maria! Looks like you have Aechmea recurvata. There are a number of forms that blush red, pink, lavender, etc. when they bloom. After blooming, you'll see the black as the seedheads form and the color fades from the center. My favorite one was "Suave" which has a lavender center when it bloomed. Unfortunately, I don't have it anymore. You are right about the spines...the subfamily Tillandsioideae is spineless...it includes tillandsias, vrieseas, guzmanias, etc. so this one couldn't be a tillandsia, though it has 'grey' foliage. Hope your plants are doing well....bromeliads are a lot of fun! Bob in Indiana |
Good day Bob and thank you. I searched photos and it looks like I really have this Aechmea. Hope it is doing well and the small ratoon (babe, grub? don't know correct word) is becoming bigger and bigger. Please, advise should I change the ground? Now it is growing into bark and may be it was good for a greenhouse but should I add soil and moss for growin into common flat? |
- Posted by hoosierbob 6 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 12, 13 at 9:04
M_Maria, most bromeliad growers call the offsets 'pups', the word for a young dog. You are correct, while bark is good for growing in a greenhouse, it can be hard to grow bromeliads in bark inside the house due to low humidity on top of fast drainage. You can add some long-fibered sphagnum moss to the potting mix to help it stay moist. Sphagnum will hold some moisture without being too wet. You don't want anything that will stay too wet and cause your plant to rot, though. Just watch your plant...if the leaves begin to curl or the growing plants are closing up, it needs more water than it's been getting. You may also want to consider setting your plant in a bucket of water or soaking it in the bathtub once a week until the bark and roots are really wet. Drain it and then hang it back up. This will help it get the moisture it needs inside the house. Best of luck! |
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Lindsay Pian, 20, a Scottsdale native and Chaparral High School graduate, shot her way onto the 2007 USA Archery World Championship Team and 2007 US Pan American Championship Team at the two-day USA World Team Trials April 21-22 at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.
Pian, along with 18-year-old Brady Ellison of Glendale, will compete in Brazil in the Pan Am Games and in Germany at the World Championships in July.
"I am really looking forward to this summer of competition representing the USA," Pian said. "I have been a USA World team member several times as a junior and a collegiate. Earning the opportunity as a senior is a thrill."
The trials competition included a qualifying round at four distances including the 70-meter Olympic distance.
Pian led the field at 70 meters.
The top eight archers then competed in 12-arrow round-robin matches.
Pian finished with the second highest round-robin match average score, which was just above 2004 Olympian Jennifer Nichols and just below 2000 Olympian Karen Scavotto. Scavotto, Nichols and Pian will now train together as a team.
Pian, an academic and collegiate All-American at Arizona State, competed as a Sun Devil in 2005-06 where she won the U.S. Intercollegiate Archery Championship and competed in the World University Games in Slovakia.
In the year leading up to Beijing and the Olympics, Pain will also compete in world ranking events and championships in Brazil, Germany, Italy and Turkey.
"After this summer of competition, I have to get ready for the USA Olympic Trails in Atlanta, Georgia in September," Pian said.
Pian's success did not come without sacrifice.
She took a leave of absence from ASU to train full time at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, with USA Archery national coach Kisik Lee and more than a dozen other resident archery athletes.
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing has more meaning for Pian as a second-generation American-born Chinese. Her grandfather, Richard H.J. Pian, was part of the design group for the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China.
The 2007 Arizona State Junior Olympic Archery Development Championship took place April 21 at Papago Archery Range despite rain, heavy wind and temperatures which dropped to 50 degrees.
"When the whistle blew to start shooting, they shivered once or twice and put on their game faces and began to shoot at targets 20 and 70 meters away," according to Papago FITA Archers PR man Richard Doria.
Top finishers in the Compound Bow divisions were: David Bullard, Jr. (Chandler, male, yeomen, first); Britini Gibbs (Queen Creek, female, bowman, first); Skylar Van Patter (Phoenix, female, bowman, second); Colt Van Patter (Phoenix, male, bowman, first); Makenzie Kiebora (female, cadet, first); Cassandra Votruba (Chandler, female, cadet, second); Matt Ballard (Phoenix, male, cadet, first); Max Engstrom (male, cadet, second); Robyn Repp (Scottsdale, female, junior, first) and Kevin Hensberry (Phoenix, male, junior, first).
In the Olympic Recurve Bow divisions the top finishers were: Sami Lopez (Phoenix, female, yeoman, first); Talon Burnelle (Phoenix, male, yeoman, first); Justice Burnelle (Phoenix, male, yeoman, second); Zach Hamman (Tucson, male, bowman, first); Patrick Mulvany (Mesa, male, bowman, second); Shawn Lopez (Phoenix, male, bowman, third); Ryan Christiansen (Tucson, male, cub, first); Lindsay Komlos (Scottsdale, female, cadet, first); Kyle Pelton (male, cadet, first); Steven Lopez (Phoenix, male, cadet, second); Max Lambert (male, junior, first) and Tony Don (male, junior, second).
In addition to Allan Bower's results reported in last week's column, Scottsdale Xtreme gymnasts won three gold medals, seven silver, three bronze and also had 20 additional placings in the top 10 at the recently completed men's Region I championships April 14-20 in Honolulu.
Achieving top 10 finishes were: at Level 6 (10-11 years and 12 and older) Jubal Chaney, second on floor exercise; Alex Magsam, second on vault and Dustin Welch, sixth on floor, 10th in pommel horse, sixth in rings, 10th parallel bars and 10th all-around.
At Level 5 (7-8 years, 10-11 years, 12 and older) Heath Anderson was fifth on rings and first on parallel bars; Caleb Burchett finished second on floor, sixth on pommel horse, fourth on rings, seventh on vault and fifth all-around; Jared Friedman was fourth on floor and fourth on vault; Brandon Hansen finished eighth on floor, third on rings, second on vault and eighth all-around; Skyler Johnson was eighth on floor; Alex Roesler was sixth on floor, seventh on pommel horse, second on rings, fifth on vault and third all-around and Nathan Wilson won the vault.
There were several other clubs from the area who qualified athletes for the Region I championships.
Aspire Jr. Sun Devils Gymnastics sent eight athletes to Hawaii: Riley Barclay (age 16), Brock Leinberger (16) and Jordan Jensen (17), all level 10; Bryton Boucher (15), level 8; Tyler Patel (11) and Jerrett Jensen (11), level 7; Austin Nguyen (11), level 6 and Parker Johnson (age 10) level 5. Patel and Jerrett Jensen won fourth- and fifth-place medals, respectively, on vault. Jerrett Jensen also qualified for event finals on the floor exercise and Barclay qualified to attend Junior Nationals next month in Oklahoma City, Okla.
The Aspire Jr. Sun Devils are coached by Dan Hayden and practice at the Aspire Kids Sports Center in Chandler.
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