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Pakistan closes Torkham border crossing, shuts down NATO's supply line
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the tribal areas. Map from PBS' Frontline. Click to view. |
Pakistan closed the Torkham border crossing in the Khyber tribal agency. The road through the Khyber Pass is NATO's primary supply line into Afghanistan.
The government claimed poor security on the strategic road into Afghanistan forced the closure. The road has been shut down exclusively for NATO traffic.
"All Afghanistan-bound supplies for the International Security Assistance Force have been stopped as the [Torkham] highway is vulnerable," the Khyber Agency's political agent told Daily Times.
According to Dawn, the closure only applies to fuel trucks heading to Afghanistan. But trucks carrting supplies other than fuel have been held up at the border. "Over 20 heavily-loaded vehicles, including oil tankers, were stranded at the border town of Torkham following the government's decision," the Pakistani newspaper reported.
An estimated 70 percent of NATO supplies move through Khyber to resupply troops fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The bulk of NATO's supplies arrive in the port city of Karachi, move north to Peshawar, and head west to the Torkham crossing into Afghanistan and the final destination in Kabul. The rest of the supplies pass through the Chaman border crossing point in Baluchistan or arrive via air.
The Taliban has increased attacks against trucks shipping NATO supplies. The group has issued death threats to Pakistani truckers hauling NATO goods into Afghanistan.
A response to US attacks in Pakistan
The closure of the Torkham crossing point to NATO traffic occurs just as the US has ramped up its cross-border strikes inside Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agencies.
The Pakistani government denied the move to close the road in Khyber to NATO traffic was related to the recent US airstrikes and a ground assault in the Waziristan tribal agencies further south.
"This decision has nothing to do with the situation in Waziristan or the US attacks,' the political agent said."This is purely a security issue and we want no untoward incident to take place as far as supplies for ISAF are concerned." No timeframe was given for the reopening of the road for NATO supply columns.
The move to close the border occurred the same day the Pakistani military said it could respond to US attacks inside Pakistani territory.
"Pakistan reserves the right to appropriately retaliate in future," General Tariq Majid, the Chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, told Germany defense minister.
The US has conducted an unprecedented air campaign over the past week in North and South Waziristan. The US has conducted five cross-border attacks inside Pakistan since Aug 31. Three of the strikes occurred in North Waziristan, and two in South Waziristan.
The US has stepped up its attacks against al Qaeda and the Taliban's networks inside Pakistan over the past year. There have been 13 confirmed cross-border attacks by the US in Pakistan this year [see list below]. Five safe houses have been hit in North Waziristan, six have been hit in South Waziristan, and two have been targeted in Bajaur this year. Only 10 such cross-border strikes were recorded in 2006 and 2007 combined.
The most controversial strike involved special operations teams inserted by helicopters in a village in South Waziristan just one mile from the Afghan border on Sept. 3. This is the second recorded incident of the direct involvement of US ground troops in a raid inside Pakistan since 2006.
Background on this year's attacks
Three senior al Qaeda operatives have been confirmed killed during this year's cross-border strikes in Pakistan.
Abu Khabab al Masri, al Qaeda's bomb expert and weapons of mass destruction chief, was killed South Waziristan on July 28. Abu Sulayman Jazairi, al Qaeda's external operations chief, was killed in Bajaur on May 14. Abu Laith al Libi, a senior commander in Afghanistan and the leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, was killed in North Waziristan on Jan. 28.
While the strikes have disrupted al Qaeda's senior leadership, they have done little to disrupt the growth of al Qaeda and the Taliban in northwestern Pakistan.
The Taliban, al Qaeda, and allied terrorist groups have established 157 training camps and more than 400 support locations in the tribal areas and the Northwest Frontier Province, US intelligence officials have told The Long War Journal.
The Taliban has organized some of its fighters into military formations. Al Qaeda has reformed the notorious 055 Brigade, the Arab legion of al Qaeda fighters that was destroyed during the initial US assault in Afghanistan in late 2001. Additional al Qaeda brigades have been formed, intelligence officials informed The Long War Journal.
Foreign al Qaeda fighters have flocked to the Pakistani border regions. On July 23, Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani and his cabinet were told that more than 8,000 foreign fighters were operating in the tribal areas.
READER COMMENTS: "Pakistan closes Torkham border crossing, shuts down NATO's supply line"
Posted by don juice at September 6, 2008 1:23 AM ET:
how will they retaliate? thats what i wanna know cause we will keep striking until they start waking up and now they know how we feel
Posted by indra sartika at September 6, 2008 6:38 AM ET:
Go NATO!!
Posted by RR at September 6, 2008 9:18 AM ET:
I hope this eventuality was planned for. There are 3 other options, former Soviet Union, Iran, and China. Or this could just be smoke and mirrors. I would like the uptick to continue until Pakistan does something to solve the problem.
Posted by Neo at September 6, 2008 9:46 AM ET:
"Security Threat"�, Hmm. Sounds as if Pakistan is hedging its bets. In any case, not a good development. We'll see whether the road is reopened after a new Pakistani president is chosen or if it will remain closed for a time.
Posted by Private Finch at September 6, 2008 9:46 AM ET:
Make the next strike a drone attack on the headquarters of the Pakistan army.
Posted by Nic at September 6, 2008 10:07 AM ET:
QUOTE "The Taliban has increased attacks against trucks shipping NATO supplies. The group has issued death threats to Pakistani truckers hauling NATO goods into Afghanistan."
Sounds like the time for Marines to start driving the trucks à la the Red Ball Express.
Posted by Neo at September 6, 2008 10:43 AM ET:
Get real guy's! I'm for giving the Taliban a hellfire headache just as much as the next guy, but the line of supply is still a much larger priority. I don't see a direct confrontation with Pakistan just yet. Unfortunately, I see us putting the targeted bombings on the back burner at least until a Pakistani president is chosen and the US election is over. I'm not saying we will completely stop either. It's not a good idea to get in the habit of backing up for these guy's, but you do what you have too.
We stuck our foot in to test the water, and the sharks showed up. Right now probably isn't the best time to dive into a confrontation with Pakistan head first. We need to see how the political situation will shape up at home and in Pakistan.
Posted by Brian at September 6, 2008 11:25 AM ET:
This is Pakistan's ultimate leverage point. Their use of it should be met by a very severe US response. The administration should suspend any aid and all military sales and immediately begin heavy (B52, B1, B2) strikes to obliterate the 157 camps that have been identified. Pakistan will be brought to its senses very quickly. We have to make it very clear that this is a red line that moves them from the friendly country column to the hostile country column. We could also clear India to purchase more high tech fighters/missile defense.
Posted by Rhyno327/lrsd at September 6, 2008 12:01 PM ET:
Its been said for months, if you are going to cross that border, better find an alternate route for logistics. I believe the only way to hurt the T-ban/AQ, is to hit thier camps with a round of air-strikes involving B-52's, B-1B's and F-15E's. This reaction from P-stan should come as no surprise, I just hope they thought this out. Its time to pour it on, a body shot that will crumple the hadji's for a while, giving A-stan a chance to breathe, regroup. There is no doubt we have done the right thing, since that $10BILLION got us 157 training camps, they did it with impunity, KNOWING the P-stani's would do nothing. Put together the strike package's, and let it rip. Its on now.
Posted by Neo at September 6, 2008 12:11 PM ET:
You don't have the political space to be anywhere near that aggressive. You'll have the entire world plus half your own populous on your neck over it. If Al Qaeda bombed the US again, than you could contemplate such a response. Short of that, you have to slowly create enough political space to work within. We need to be stubborn and relentless, not do something rash. Let the Taliban get frustrated and make it's enemies.
Posted by iPhone at September 6, 2008 12:23 PM ET:
This really isn't good news
Posted by Brian at September 6, 2008 2:02 PM ET:
Perhaps you are correct that comprehensive strikes on the camps is going too far Neo. But, one thing that I think cannot be accepted by the United States, or Afghanistan or NATO is relying solely on Pakistan to control the frontier provinces. That would mean perpetual warfare in Afghanistan, which, given the limited resolve in the West, guarantees that it will be lost. Doing nothing at this point might be conceding the war.
That is the gauntlet Pakistan just threw down. They are telling us that their territory is off limits even though they are unable (and unwilling to seriously try to) exercise their "sovereignty" over it. This makes it evident that they have been playing us for our money. They do not want to get rid of the Taliban and AQ because it would mean that we would no longer have a reason provide them with aid and doing so would weaken their ability to use those entities to attack and otherwise manipulate their neighbors.
We must change that calculation. The only way that I can think to do that is to cut them off form support and then apply additional pressure (cozying up to India) that makes them too busy fearing for their existence to try to continue to play their lucrative double game. We must to something bold and aggressive. Anything else will be perceived as a capitulation to Pakistan's new rules.
Posted by Cannoneer No. 4 at September 6, 2008 2:28 PM ET:
Free Baluchistan!
Posted by cjr at September 6, 2008 5:14 PM ET:
The alternate routes are still open:
The Chaman crossing, where supplies bound for foreign forces in the south of Afghanistan, particularly Kandahar, was operating normally on Saturday.
In April, Russia agreed to allow Nato to transport non-lethal supplies through its territory and into northern Afghanistan.
Posted by Render at September 6, 2008 6:18 PM ET:
Houston, we may have a problem here...
Posted by Red (Pete) Howard at September 6, 2008 9:51 PM ET:
Neo: once again, you are the voice of reason. I think we agree that it is a spectacular display of bad judgement to let the uniforms loose in the FATA - sure, you'll feel good for 48 hours, but the locals will turn against you and good luck in getting desperately needed supplies through the Khyber Pass. They'll shut 'er completely down before the sun sets. Unless Tall Man is getting rolled into a carpet, the USM has NO business putting boots on the ground in the FATA - the locals are doing just fine in providing support/targeting AND they are now throwing the foreign devils (AQ/Tban) out in selected areas of Dir and Bajaur. Having the choice of a missle strike or a TBan leader coming home to find his elder son's head on a pole courtesy of the local malik, I'll take the latter.
Posted by Mus at September 7, 2008 7:15 AM ET:
If Pakistan chooses to halt NATO supplies through its territories,it is fully justified to do so.In this farce called 'war on terror',the country has paid a heavy and bloody price.
Pakistan helps sends fuel and arms to NATO who then uses the ammunition to attack villagers and civilians inside Pakistan,as if Pakistani borders do not exist as far as NATO is concerned.
[posted from CHICAGO ILLINOIS]
Posted by bard207 at September 7, 2008 8:23 AM ET:
Considering the minimal control by the GoP (Government of Pakistan) and general mayhem going on in FATA and NWFP, the GoP has a POV -- philosophy that a border does not exist between Pakistan & Afghanistan.
No complaints from the GoP when the militants freely cross the border in both directions. Yet, there is an uproar when the US goes looking for the militants that the GoP won't stop.
Posted by Rhyno327/lrsd at September 7, 2008 10:17 AM ET:
If you want to leave it to the P-stani's to bomb the camps, act on valuable intel and take the fight to the T-ban/AQ, don't hold ur breath. Yes, some tribes are fighting and ousting T-ban from thier areas, but they are outnumbered. I said for months to find another route, coz the only way I can see us slowing the enemy down is hit them where they live, 157 training camps, operating with impunity. The P-stani's whine and moan, and they have done next to NOTHING. The fight in Bajaur has stopped due to Ramadan, you think Hadji is gonna take a day off? The P-stanis wanted the Block-50 F-16 package, but for wat reason? They are more concerned about India, and wat the US is paying for is not being used properly. Why don't the P-stani's bomb the camps? They don't care. Time is up, its time to hit them where they live, since P-stan is not interested. Its gonna get uglier, but A-stan needs some breathing room.
Posted by Raja at September 7, 2008 5:27 PM ET:
Well I think Pakistan should close all contacts with US. Enough is enough. US has corssed the line.
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Posted by Ahmad at September 7, 2008 5:37 PM ET:
Pakistan has paid the heaviest price in the war on terror so far, but the US has the nerve to ask us to do more. If 10 billion dollars a year had gone to the civil sector instead of the military, the situation would not have been so dire. The US says it can only goes across the border acting on actionable intel but the first such raid ended up killing 20 civillians. Just fills me with confidence abt the next raid conducted on 'actionable' intel. Next time, US forces inside Pakistan should be treated as enemies. We'll use the same excuse the US keeps using: we thought it was the Taliban.
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Posted by Render at September 7, 2008 9:13 PM ET:
Well, this is an interesting set of trolls in this thread.
Here's how it works...
Do something about the Taliban freakazoid spree killers pouring out of their Pakistani training camps, or we will.
Do note that using civilians as human shields means that the Taliban doesn't get to squeal about civilian casualties. We've already heard the "wedding party" scam a million times before.
Do note that the US Air Force and US Navy have been very under utilized in this war so far. Closing those convoy routes could cost Pakistan it's air force and navy, all of it - and a 30 mile wide corrider of death running from the Pakistani coast to the Afghan border.
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Regarding the three visiting trolls; I think they are the same troll acting as three. He must be bored.


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There will be blooms of roses and others up to Christmas but not as plentiful as at present,..however the garden is getting a thrashing at present with 4 inches of rain in 24 hours plus 70 mph winds,..just as my white rose bush "Ice Cream",..started another flush of blooms. |
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A lovely video, beautiful roses and your garden has so many wonderful plants. |
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Hi Krista, glad you enjoyed the video,..the garden is getting ready for its purple image,.."New York Asters",..and of course roses. Philip The rose,.."Ice Cream". |
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Lovely, glengarry! I had similar little blue asters last year. This year they came back white? |
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Hi Krista,..Hi Seil, thank you both for the response,..i have those Asters for about 10 years,..i was passing a garden and spotted them in full bloom coming near Christmas and asked the owner what they were,..Michaelmas Daisies i was told,..and was luckily given about half a dozen,..they have increased in population ever since though some years they have failed as they are prone to Mildew but i think i have solved that problem with a homemade mix i use. These Asters are now at three foot high as can be seen from the pictures taken today,..i have had to tie them up due to strong winds. |
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I'm so glad I re-opened this post. Thanks for the lovely photos |
The video and accompanying music are wonderful. What a variety of beautiful plants you have. Your garden is magical. Ingrid |
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Thank you inga007 and ingrid,..i have a few little helpers in the garden,..the Hedgehog being the more useful as it eats all the slugs,..the others just like to make a bed in my flowerpots. Philip |
Thanks for the name, Philip! These are my asters and I'm sure they were blue/purple last year. My hollyhocks came up this year but never bloomed. I know sometimes they can take a couple of years to set bloom so I'm hoping they will next year. Love your cute kitty! |
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Hi Seil, your Aster looks similar to mine in shape and size,..the same foliage as well,..sorry i didn't mention this in my last posting,..slipped my mind,..i have had friends tell me of similar circumstances,..all the incidents were of Asters turning to a lighter colour,..never to a darker colour,..i suspect something weather wise makes the Asters revert to their natural colour or near to it which i can only presume was originally white,..i would love to know do they change back again. I have Foxgloves that change every season,..same with Columbine of course,..and roses i grow from seed seldom bloom like the parent rose. Your Hollyhocks should bloom next summer,..some of mine didn't bloom this summer either only the ones planted last year are the ones that bloomed. Those of us who garden can never say its boring,..far from it,..every day is different from the previous and oh boy are there some surprises,..i get volunteer plants every year some are not grown around where i live nor grown by friends who gave me seeds,..like Verbascum nigrum and Papaver somniferum,'Red Poppy',..i was pleased to see those and what will next spring produce. Oh the Kitty is named "Smudge",..he was an orphan who was born in the garden cat house,..then decided it was a good place to live,..and i have to admit that there are a few of his friends here as well. Philip |
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Loved the apricot colored rose in your video; of course they were all beautiful and the music was haunting. Love your cat - Smudge is a good name. How in the world did you ever get a shot of him in a pot??? :) |
- Posted by glengarry23 8 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 12 at 9:05
Hi Carol, the tribe of cats that reside in and around my garden tend to sleep on flowerpots and in them as well,..all of the cats are outdoor cats though during the day they wander into the house and will sleep until dark or when ever food is being served,..they seldom do any damage in the garden and never use it as a toilet,..i think that rule is passed down through the generations,..below is "Spot",..a big Tomcat in a bigger flowerpot and a video of past and present cats. |
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Love the cats and the blue vases - who knew cats would go so well with blue vases :) One of my favorites is the two black and white cats lying down together in almost a heart shape while they are looking up at you. :) Carol |
- Posted by glengarry23 8 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 12, 12 at 17:27
Hi Carol,..sorry about the week it took to respond,..i was on the water,..off for a quiet spell on the islands. Lol about your comment,.."who knew cats would go so well in blue vases",..oh the duo lying together in almost a heart shape are "Tiny" and "Rawhide",..since that photograph was captured they seem to have fallen out,..lots of growling and hissing can be heard. Philip |
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This is weird, my Satsuma plums are starting to ripen earlier than normal, they usually ripen around early July. I had this tree for about five years and this is the first time that the fruits have shown signs of an early ripening. so far we had a cooler than normal spring here in Southern California. Here is pic of a ripe plum (about 75% ripe), most of them are starting to show some signs of ripening--red on the tips. |
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Adventures in Beta: Five things to pack for TBC (and five things to leave at home) {WoW}
Jan 4th 2007 11:54AM To poster Knaledge, I hope you are right bud b/c I am grinding honor to get warlord stuff and the bow. I realize things will be replaced but I have no guild and want a few cool things before I hit outlands - if nothing more than the overall appearance of my character, heh. Although, it would be nice to know my gear (understanding the bow will last me a good amount of time) will last me a while. I plan on taking my time to 70.
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Dec 14th 2006 10:36AM I have to agree that a movie of the this 3D caliber would be amazing. The the graphics are so wonderful I am guessing it would be quite a cinematic undertaking to produce such a film - meaning years and years, even with the technology we have today. I cannot imagine how long it took to produce just this small WoW opening. I think, 'soup-to-nuts', it took 5 years for Monsters Inc - granted that was a while ago and we have made great strides in CPUs and GPUs.


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Next tie 2015 Portugal will compete in Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2015 for a fourth consecutive year after a mid-table finish this year. Last round 4-9 February 2014 Portugal finished second in their round-robin pool in Europe/Africa Zone Group I for only the third time in their history. Defeat at the hands of Belarus either side of victories against Turkey and Bulgaria put them short of a place in the promotion play-offs. They finally finished in 7th position after losing the Belgium in a positional play-off. Michelle Larcher de Brito was the star for the Portuguese through the week as she won three of her four singles rubbers. History Portugal has never progressed further than Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Their best performance came in 1998 with a second place finish their round-robin pool, a result which was matched in 2012 and 2014.
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Stephin Merritt, the wry, sonorous bard of downtown New York, has made yet another lovely contradiction of an album, Distortion, both wintry and lush, buoyant and black-hearted. Poetic sentiments like ''Sober life is a prison/S---faced it is a blessing'' (''Too Drunk to Dream'') and ''I want to be a topless waitress/I want my mother to shed one tear'' (''The Nun's Litany'') are wrapped in woolly layers of Pet Sounds swoon and shot through with jangling boy-girl harmonies the perfect antidote to a season of false cheer and frozen toes. A-
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (CBS 2/FOX 28) -- The reputation isn't the greatest.
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Hennessey says the device in Cedar Rapids is one of only four in all of Iowa. It allows customers to quickly renew their licenses or state ID's.
The kiosk reduces lines while freeing up her employees to provide other services.
But just just how fast is it? We clocked customer Matthew Whitting in at 4 minutes from start to finish.
It's far less than what he's used to.
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I posted this awhile back in the General Discussion forums before Miss Fortune was introduced. Now that this forum is up and running, I figured this was a better place to put it, though.
Questions, comments, or whatever is always welcome, so feel free to let me know what you think. =) -------------------- The hearty shipwright left the docks with a familiar swing to his step. Crouching behind a stack of crates, peeking over the tops, she watched him go. She'd waited all afternoon for this opportunity. While her bounty hunting often required a certain flair for theatrics and good old fashioned intimidation, this task required other skills and a certain finesse. She checked left and right for oncoming foot traffic before stepping out from behind her hiding spot. Tipping her overlarge tricorne hat onto her head from its resting place held at her side, she strode towards the merchant's booth on the docks from which the shipwright had just left. A teenage boy close to her own age sat on a stool in the booth, his back to her, doodling with a quill on a scrap of parchment. She slowed her gait as she approached, the click of her heels barely audible on the wood of the docks, the lap of waves below covering her trail with their rhythmic swish. The boy was oblivious. Perfect. Slinking into the booth, she stood right behind him and leaned over his shoulder. "Ahoy!" He jumped, startled, and his back collided with her front. Twisting his body, jerking his head to the side, his eyes stared straight ahead at the lace of her shirt right above her bosom. His cheeks reddened as he gaped. Raising his eyes to meet hers as she stood above him, unmoving, he gulped. "Sarah," he said. "You scared me." She laughed. "Sorry, Dylan. What have you got there?" She leaned over him more, her thick red hair falling onto his shoulder, causing him to blush with renewed vigor and avert his eyes. He kept his gaze on the scrawling he'd been working on before her surprise arrival. "Um, drawings." "Is that a ship? You're designing a ship, aren't you?" "Yup." "What's that on top there?" She intentionally reached over him, brushing against him, to point at a peculiar contraption attached to the middle of the ship's drawing where sails should be. Breath coming ragged and quick at her touch, he steadied himself before saying, "I figure all ships go in the water. That's a thing I saw in a picture made a little boat fly. If you got a big enough one, I bet you'd make a whole ship float up in the air." "Is that so?" She nodded her approval. "That's interesting. I like it. You've got a real knack for the imagination, Dylan." He looked at her and smiled from her praise, then regretted it a moment later after realizing how close she was to him and turned away to stare at his drawing. "Where's your father?" she asked, though she knew where he was; she'd waited until he left to come. "Lunch," Dylan said. "Won't be back for an hour." "Ah, pity. You heard? I've done good bounty work lately. Saved up a lot." She backed away, taking a seat on the edge of the business counter top besides the booth's doorway. Sensing her lack of immediate presence, he relaxed. Hesitantly, he swung the seat of his stool around to face her. "I heard. You got a reputation now. They say there ain't nothing too difficult or dangerous for the likes of Miss Fortune." He snickered, a little more sure of himself. "They really call you that now, Sarah? Miss Fortune?" "Yup, they do. Yup, they do." She fixed the hat upon her head, twisting it side to side. "You can still call me Sarah, though. How long have we known each other, Dylan?" "Real long time. Since we was young, at least." "Mhm." She licked her lips. "You know what I've come for then, right?" He groaned. "Sarah, Dad ain't gonna give you the ship. He likes you, he really does. But he needs to make money, too." "I've got money. You remember we were just talking about that?" "You've always had money," Dylan pointed out. "But you never had enough money." Nonchalantly, she reached into the front of her blouse and pulled out a slip of paper. "I got a bank note right here with all the specifics. Here, read it." She handed it to him. He gulped as he took the piece of paper that had just left direct contact with her skin. Skimming through it, mouthing the words to himself, he sighed. "Ain't enough and you know that. It's close, though. A few more months and I bet you'll have it and Dad will be happy to sell you the ship, right as rain." "Yeah, true. Your dad accepts barters though, don't he?" Mischievous intent sparkled in her eyes. "We both know you ain't got nothing to barter." "Don't I?" She feigned a yawn, lifting her arms above her head and arching her back. "You sure about that, Dylan?" He didn't look sure, not at all. He ogled her figure on display, exposed stomach below her pushed out chest contained beneath a blouse tied off in the middle. When he found words, he stammered a few, until he managed, "Um, what are you offering?" She licked her lips, then crooked them into a smirk. "Sailing a ship is lonely business, you know? Especially as captain, which I'll be. You ever heard stories about men bringing pictures of girls they know on long trips? That's all they got is pictures and memories. I'm just saying, if I'm going to be sailing all the time, bounty hunting, I want some good memories to keep me company when I'm tossing around, all sweaty and lonesome, in the sheets at night." "And―and―um--I can help you with that?" "I mean, that's a barter, right? Suits us both, don't it?" She finished her stretch, having kept it going on for far too long, and reached her slender arm out. The sides of her fingers caressed his cheek, finishing at the nose and tweaking it between her finger and thumb. "Um, right. So--" he trailed off, eying her in a new light. "So let's do that paperwork for you to sign the deed of the ship over to me and go from there?" She smiled at him, twirling a bit of his hair. "Yeah. Yeah." He snapped to attention, returning from his daze. "Let's do that." A hurried rush of flung paperwork and badly piled folders and boxes later, Dylan had her preferred ship's deed set on the booth's counter top, standing at her side, going over the details with her. There was a distinct edge to his voice now. "This is it right here, but you know that. You seen it plenty before, fawning over it. It's a real beauty." He blushed and stuttered before adding, "Like you, Sarah. And anyways, so this is the bill of sale with the price. I put down your money and then the rest in barter, so it evens out. All we gotta do is sign the bottom and it's set to go." He signed his part hastily, then pushed the paper over to her. She took her time perusing its contents. She knew what it said, and she knew where to sign. She'd imagined this day in her mind many times before. Everything was going as she wanted and she loved it. Picking up the quill and dipping it in Dylan's proffered inkwell, she thanked him and held it above the bill of sale. Eying him up and down from the corner of her eye, she grinned. He was anxious and strung tight, and in more ways than one reminded her of a ship stuck in the ocean with its sails up during tempest winds, over taut and filled to the brim. She signed: Miss Sarah Fortune. She dotted her "i" with a cute little heart. "You're staying at the inn, like you always do, right? And my Dad won't be back for another half hour at most." His hand shook as he lit a candle and melted some wax, taking his father's stamp and dipping it in, marking her copy of the bill of sale with his sign of approval. "That's right I am." She nodded. "And I bet he won't." "I can lock up shop for a bit and be back before he knows it." "You can. You want to come with me? I'm going to the stencillers about getting a name for my ship. What do you think of 'M.F.S. Heavenly?'" "Huh?" He blinked, clearly not expecting this type of intercourse. "I said I'm going to get a name for the side of my new ship. You want to come?" "What about--?" He seemed at odds with himself, unsure if he should voice the specifics of his beliefs on their barter. "Oh, that. There's plenty of time, Dylan. You get me a picture of yourself and I'll keep it with me always when I go out sailing. I'll think of you and it all the time when I'm away." "But―" "Is that not what you thought we were talking about?" She furrowed her brow and put her hands on her hips, the gesture at odds with the huge grin plastered on her face. "What were you thinking I meant, Dylan?" "N-nothing. I weren't thinking nothing, Sarah." "You're a good boy, Dylan. I like you." She rolled up her copy of the bill of sale and her new deed, tucking them into the waistband of her pants. "You better make it a good picture of yourself, you got that? You never know what sort of thoughts might come over me when I'm lonely in the middle of the ocean, tossing and turning in those sheets. I might fancy a cute boy like you to look at and think about." He stared at her, having no idea what to say. She said something for him. "So you coming with me to the stencillers?" Before he could react, she snuck in and kissed him on the cheek. "I'd really like it if you did." She could almost hear his heart pounding against his chest. She liked the timid ones like Dylan; they were adorable in their own way. "How long we gonna be gone?" he asked, then added, "Do you think maybe I could stay with you for the day? I don't think Dad's gonna be too happy with me when he comes back." "You sure can. There's lots of work to do now that I got a ship of my own." She snatched his arm up and entwined hers into it, pulling him outside. "Why do you think your dad will be upset?" "Ain't sure." He laughed nervously. "Just a feeling." "Don't worry. Let's go make some memories, and maybe take a picture together, Dylan. My first ship, it's a great one, and you sold it to me. I'm excited and that's good for celebrating." They only walked a few yards from the shipwright's booth before he asked, "'M.F.S. Heavenly?' What's the M.F.S. stand for?" "Miss Fortune's Ship," she said. With Dylan at her side, him looking suddenly pale and sick with anxiety, she strutted off in search of a man to stencil a name on the side of her new ship. |
Awesome, I thoroughly enjoyed this piece of work and man do I feel bad for Dylan, of course given the situation and Miss Fortune's cunning nature I am sure a great many people would have made the same mistake!
Bravo, bravo indeed. |
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while their health benefits were touted on-air. Instantly, phone
calls from around the country flooded Inko's lines, and e-mails
poured in for a week inquiring about the tea, all saying they had
seen the Today show segment. Schamisso, 42, was stunned.
"We got a tremendous response without our name being
mentioned!" he says.
Offering the ready-to-drink white tea since February 2003, when there were few competitors, Schamisso projects 2005 sales of $2.5 million and now faces heavy competition. If he hadn't taken the marketing gamble and sent his product to the Today show, his business might never have taken off. He credits the show with creating a broader awareness of his New York City-based company. "It helped our expansion and paved the way to where we are today."--A.P.
... Get Embezzled
Jay Myers was reading an article about embezzlement in April 2003
when his antennae went up. He wondered, Could an employee do that
to my company? He looked into the payroll records of Interactive Solutions
Inc., the Memphis-based videoconferencing/audiovisual systems
integration company he founded in 1996, to investigate his gut
feeling. "I thought about the fact that we might have a
weakness," recalls Myers, 48. He was chilled to the bone when
he saw what he'd feared: His trusted accounting manager had
been paying herself unauthorized commissions, almost since the day
she started.
Outraged, Myers called the police and a friend who was a fraud investigator. They discovered the employee had embezzled a total of $255,000. While building a case against her, they learned that she'd stolen over $2 million from other companies in the past. The ordeal lasted nearly a year while she awaited trial, recalls Myers. "It was driving me crazy," he says. "I was able to convince a federal judge after putting all her other thefts together and testifying about how badly she hurt my business." The employee was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2004.
Even with the embezzler incarcerated, Myers admits his ability to trust will never be the same. He now keeps payroll records under lock and key and looks over every paycheck himself. And though he received some restitution from insurance and his bank, it was his forthright attitude with his other employees about the situation that inspired them to double the company's business in 2004-to the tune of over $10 million in sales.--Nichole L. Torres
... Lobby for Small
Sandra Abalos does it all: She runs her accounting services firm,
Abalos &
Associates, out of Phoenix and lobbies in Washington, DC, as an
advocate for small business. Starting as an accountant in 1978,
Abalos became a partner in her accounting firm in 1981 and took
over in 1988 after her partner retired. Though she loved
accounting, she hated the 1986 Tax Reform Act, which she believed
unfairly penalized entrepreneurs.
Her other cause has been codifying independent contractor classification so businesses won't incur hefty penalties for misclassifying an employee. "I was so angry, and that's what got me interested in public policy," says Abalos.
She's since sat on numerous committees, most notably a 1995 conference on small business with then-President Clinton-all while building her business to over $1 million in sales. Abalos, 48, says, "If you come forward, not complaining but with a solution, [the government] will listen."--N.L.T.
April Y. Pennington, Nichole L. Torres and Sara Wilson are staff writers for Entrepreneur magazine. Geoff Williams is a writer in Loveland, Ohio.
Geoff Williams has written for numerous publications, including Entrepreneur, Consumer Reports, LIFE and Entertainment Weekly. He also is the author of Living Well with Bad Credit.
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Ivan Eland on the Syrian Crisis and White House Leadership Recorded: Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland appeared on the RT Global News Channel program Crosstalk speaking about the crisis in Syria and President Obama's effectiveness as a world leader.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics
Ivan Eland Joins Discussion on Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack Recorded: Thursday, September 5, 2013
Ivan Eland interviewed for report on the RT Global News Channel concerning a chemical weapons attack in Syria.
Type: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Defense and Foreign Policy, Technology, Terrorism and National Crises
Obama and Putin: A Summit that Wasnt Recorded: Friday, August 9, 2013
In a cold war of words, President Barack Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin he wouldnt attend a Moscow summit in September. Research Fellow Anthony Gregory compares the two leaders record on human rights and asks why they would even meet in the first place.
Experts: Anthony GregoryType: Independent Institute TVIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Freedom, Government Power, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics
Ivan Eland Discusses Snowdens Temporary Asylum in Russia Recorded: Friday, August 2, 2013
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland discusses USRussia relations and Edward Snowden, the NSA whistle blower on CCTV's "BizAsia America" show.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Defense and Foreign Policy, Freedom, Law Enforcement, Politics
Ivan Eland on National Security and the Right to Privacy Recorded: Sunday, June 23, 2013
Ivan Eland, Independent Institute Senior Fellow, and National Security Analyst Ryan Mauro discuss, on CCTV, the trade offs between government policies that affect national security and privacy of U.S. citizens in the wake of NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Culture/ Society, Defense and Foreign Policy, Government Power, Privacy, Technology, Terrorism and National Crises
Alvaro Vargas Llosa on Immigration, Civilization, and America Recorded: Friday, June 21, 2013
Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa, author of Global Crossings, describes who immigrants are and why they move, and he compares the immigrant experience today to that of previous eras, identifying far more similarities than differences at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC.
Experts: Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: Other EventIssues: Culture/ Society, Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Immigration, Latin America, Politics
Alvaro Vargas Llosa on CBN News Recorded: Friday, June 21, 2013
Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa, author of Global Crossings shares his insights on immigration reform on CBN News.
Experts: Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: TelevisionIssues: Culture/ Society, Immigration, Labor and Employment, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics
Ivan Eland on Rowhanis Election in Iran Recorded: Monday, June 17, 2013
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland says Hasan Rowhani's election as President of Iran is a definite cause for surprise and perhaps even some optimism regarding Iran's nuclear program. Originally aired Monday, Jun. 17, 2013 on CTV News Channel.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, History (International), Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics


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This week, were going to take a very detailed look at one of Walt Disney Worlds classic, opening day attractions. One that is significant not just because of its rich history, but because of its importance in the history of the Disney parks, personal connection to Walt Disney, and stories behind the stories that play a role in its inclusion at the heart of the Magic Kingdom. And with dramatic changes coming to Fantasyland, and a minor change to this attraction itself, its a great time to take a look at the attraction that to many will always be known as Cinderellas Golden Carrousel.
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Drama is the representation of fiction.
Romance in the narrative its something that has nothing to do with what we are talking about. But, if we are talking about emotional interaction between characters with a focus on love, then we are talking about romance in the story.
The so called "drama" that people always point when someone its making a big deal for a emotional problem. It's just romance.


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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)'The Artful Recluse' art show bears testimony to secret Chinese artists
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
December 10th, 2012 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) If a work of art is created, and no one is allowed to view it - as it may fall out of line with strict, political constraints - does it exist at all? A new show at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in Southern California is doing its best to redress this. Entitled "The Artful Recluse: Painting, Poetry and Politics in Seventeenth-Century China," the exhibit highlights the work of proud artisans who had to remain in secret. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - According to scholars, the figure of the recluse is omnipresent in Chinese art and culture. The recluse remains an enduring symbol of self-sufficiency, immortalized as the lone professor surrounded by scrolls, the fisherman with craggy cliffs as his witness."The Artful Recluse" show has gathered 60 paintings, scrolls, fans and poems from a period that featured the dramatic fall of the Ming Dynasty, which was around 1644 and the tumultuous rise - later dubbed the Chaos - of the Qing Manchu. Works have been drawn from the National Palace Museum in Taiwan, six private collections from the U.S. and Taiwan, and five public institutions. The exhibit will also be exhibited at the Asia Society in New York next year. In the decades before the fall of the Ming, the imperial court was in flux. Corruption, political intrigue and uncertainty inspired prominent scholar-officials such as Shitao and Bada Shanren to withdraw from public life in search of rural solitude. Trained in philosophy, art and literature, they retreated to mountain dwellings and became immersed in calligraphy, poetry, painting and the study of the masters, making the 17th century one of the greatest periods for Chinese art. "This idea of reclusion was not new in Chinese art," she told China Daily. "This is deeply rooted in Chinese culture," Susan Tai, curator of Asian art at the Santa Barbara museum says. "Then later, when many of these men were in hiding as a result of their association with the Ming, their art reflected a sense of loss, frustration, despair and, ultimately, a sense of resolve. "This art is about freedom and escape; it permeates the paintings." Tai explains that the artist-recluses of the period were singularly concerned with their natural surroundings. "For Chinese, reclusion means a retreat to nature," she says. "In Taoism, Buddhism and even Confucianism, you're taught that nature is where you find comfort - it's where your problems are resolved." Peter Sturman, professor of art history and architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and co-curator of the exhibition, says that the art born of the political and social situation of the day resulted in a series of stunning artworks. "The more we looked at this subject, the more we realized it was something vital to the time. For frustrated intellectuals, reclusion gave people a way to express their wish to get away from something and live this pure existence. "There was a certain rhetoric of reclusion, in which very famous people prominently declared a desire to be recluses. And later, when thousands and thousands of people remained loyal to the Ming Dynasty and couldn't face the prospect of being under alien rule, reclusion became a real and necessary aspect of many people's lives. Some people committed suicide; some became Buddhist monks; many others disappeared into the hills," Sturman says. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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The Seagate Savvio 10K.3
The top of the drive is typical Seagate. All of the model and serial information is located on the label on the top of the drive; you can tell just from holding the drive that is sturdier than a standard notebook drive.
A couple of years ago Seagate started mounting all of the components on the other side of the board, so there isn't much to see here.
The sides of the drive have the mounting points in the traditional locations. Here we see a notebook 2.5 inch drive compared to the 10K.3, a 12.5mm drive.
The back side of the drive has all of the standard SAS power and data connectors where they should be. On top is a notebook drive with a SATA interface for reference and to see the difference between the two.


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Defence briefing— Global
Monocle reports from the IDEX arms fair in Abu Dhabi, and why the US should support struggling nations against insurgents.
01His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority & ADNEC (left), Major General Obaid Al Ketbi (right)
02Flags of participating countries at IDEX
03IDEX 2009 press conference
04An M777 A2 Howitzer
05Senior officials at IDEX
06One of ships at the show, Italy's 'ItNs Capt Bettica'
07Land demonstration
08Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the exhibition
Monocle reports from the IDEX arms fair in Abu Dhabi, and why the US should support struggling nations against insurgents.
Memo to the US Defense Department: resource the Advisor Mission in Afghanistan
By John Nagl
The US military is struggling to adapt to a world in which the most pressing challenges to American power come not from states that are too strong but from ones that are not strong enough. From Afghanistan to Mexico, the US confronts insurgents, terrorists and criminal gangs who take advantage of corrupt, incompetent, or non-existent governments to spread disorder.
This is a problem that the US can't kill or capture its way out of. Instead, the US military should focus on helping to build up the security capabilities of legitimate governments to defend their citizens from illegal violence. The latest National Defense Strategy (2008) acknowledges this: "Arguably the most important military component of the struggle against violent extremists is not the fighting we do ourselves, but how well we help prepare our partners to defend and govern themselves."
But the US has not yet put adequate resources into this mission. In November, the commander in charge of building security forces in Afghanistan reported a shortfall of 3,300 advisers required by the Afghan army and police alone. Traditionally, this mission would be performed by Special Forces but demand of these troops exceeds supply. The army has had to make do with soldiers drawn from the main army, but these are under-resourced.
The Afghan army is the most respected institution in that troubled country. Unfortunately, there are too few Afghan soldiers and not enough Americans advising them. The Pentagon is writing a new strategy for Afghanistan; it will have to include a bigger Afghan National Army, supported by more advisers. Failing states need help more than bullets.
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Dov Charney Was Such a Good Kid…What Happened??
Dov Charney Was Such a Good Kid…What Happened??
American Apparel founder Dov Charney wasn't always a skeeve with a porn 'stash who took pictures of anemic, malnourished girls in 70s porn shot poses and called it "advertisement." Once upon a time, Dov was just a good Canadian kid, hardworking and teacher's pet. At least that's what these surfaced report cards seem to say about him.
"His term paper on the reciprocity of free-trade between Canada and the United States was excellent in terms of its depths of research and analysis, and style of presentation." Seeing as how Dov made a fortune with exactly this prolific understanding of free-trade, we're almost scared to think that Charney would have been way smarter than us back in high school.
you have to see this video of him as a kid
Jesus Christ, is he a real person? I always thought the cute kids ended up becoming losers, not billionaires.
"His style is and will be controversial". Understatement of the fucking century. How did you get these?
I don't get the glorification of Dov Charney. It's like a cult of personality he created around himself. He makes t-shirts, he didn't invent the computer. What someone was like a kid doesn't matter. What matters is what they do now. Fashion doesn't matter and neither does disturbing advertising. I bet you I can guess what happened to him. He got high on all the money and the girls and made him think he could do whatever he wanted. It didn't work out that way, did it Dov? Anyway, this made-in-usa-immigrant-rags-to-riches story is bullshit to me.
Maybe if we dig through his trash we can find his medical records.
@4 - The cute report cards of a mostly despised celebrity are hardly "glorification".
He sounds like he should have been a child star. He's so litte!
If he did so well in school (and wrote such brilliant papers and economics, apparently), then why isn't American Apparel doing better? It's leveraged to the hilt (as of Sept. 30, the company had a total of $111.6 million in debt and $13.9 million in cash.) and is in a fair amount of legal trouble.
Gotta love people who don't understand economics. Industrial companies are typically debt financed. Do you think it's cheap to build or operate a factory? Those are massive upfront costs that investors understand get paid down over time. Legal troubles < $500 million in sales. At least in most people's opinion.
But yeah it's totally ridiculous that an 11 year old that was "did so well in school" only went on become an international retailer. His parents must be so disappointed.
@Dino: I would actually consider American Apparel to be overleveraged, especially in this economy and at the rate they've opened stores over the last two years. They are not positioned to deal with a rapid decrease in consumer confidence.
The crazy lady over at Jezebel is VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS!!!!
He was a good kid in school and American Apparel is a great company. And he's done some strange shit… It's difficult to understand why people want to paint such a bad image on the company though. The clothes they make are nice, who gives a shit about anything else? It's definitely a plus that they keep the jobs domestic and pay good wages, but I still don't care. It's clothes… who cares how they're advertised? Maybe someone can help me understand this - preferably someone who isn't a retard, but I won't get my hopes up since this article is on a site called Jossip.
@EJ Except they're doing well in this market, along with other youth-oriented retailers? Hot Topic is even turning a profit nowadays, for goodness sake. It's not exactly the venue to be talking economics, but what can you really glean something from report cards of a kid? There's some kind of correlation for how well his company is doing in the one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression? I'm impressed!
And what crazy lady at Jezebel, Tuvan? I always thought that they were :all: crazy.
I wish I had the glowing commendations of my high school teachers in paper. Instead of my mediocre marks.


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W57 Out Out and Away
November 11, 2011 in World 057 News, World News, Worlds 51-60 News
Beyond the core and away from the top players we will go this week. we will look at some of the non key players this week.
Our interviews will be with some of the less famous players, and we will have some random viewings of players and tribes. We will also take a view of the recent wars and may even throw in a sneak peak of a new feature coming too the blog.
The Players and the Tribes
This week we tried something new and a bit odd. We gave the dice a spin and chose the tribes and players from the results. Giving us a chance too look at a few of the people we might not normally see or hear from.
73 evenodds: Played on w9 so seems pretty experienced had a nice account there. As for this world he has a steady growth a few internals like most of the world. A couple of barbs and a few enemy villas. Has only lost one villa so that seems pretty good. Has grown a bit and appears to be still doing so.
27 carbonha: Has a nice rank 9 account on w22 and good OD on there. As for here he seems to be growing finely and has a decent ranking in OD. He seems to be actively fighting the war with ichj that infamy is taking part of, we will see if he keeps this good work up and rises to the top 20.
33 Toma h4wk: Has a mid-average OD rank, Has grown a lot and fast recently on what looks to be a decent amount of large barb villages. In the past he seems to have nobbled some villa from the head war that ET was involved in
82 windwalker60: Has grown a large amount the last few days for a player of his size. Appears to have grabbed a decent amount of barbs as well but if taken care of properly he may rise to the top 50, in a semi quick manner.
7 xenthyl: Has a good OD ranking and seems to be growing quickly. He may rise to the top 5 within a short amount of time. Seems the majority of his nobbling has been barbs and tribeless players with a few enemy villa back in the head and ET engagement.
5- {I} A new comer to the top 5.they has an OD rank of 11 and oda of 10. Relatively low losses too other tribes. 25 members in the tribe with about 4 members who seem to have not grown at all this week.
24 InB4: Seems to be growing as a tribe, and rank 50 on OD. With 12 members only have a couple players in the red for negative growth.
15 HONOUR: With 25 members they are rank 25 in OD and rank 25 in oda. They have about 5 members in the red for their weekly growth. In the past have lost villa's to ill but seems to be less now ill is fighting vodka, also had some losses to dream but with them gone so too are those losses.
35 Idiots: Rank 13 OD defense and 24 in OD attack as well as 21 in overall OD ranking. Has 26 members. Seems to be getting attacked by some nearby tribes and losing a few villas. The members of the tribe seem to have growth for the most part only 4 in the negative for growth for the past week.
9 BFAM: With an OD rank of 8 and an oda rank of 7 along with their odd ranking of 18, this tribe seems to be active and fighting. The tribe has a nice growth the charts seem to show. About 5 players in the red point wise and with a total of 78 members in the tribe.
Let There Be War
We have a few tribes at war this week, so lets take a look at them stats that we all love.
Jab and happy are at war and for the time it seems happy is in the lead.
Bfam and 4play seem to be fighting, and bfam is winning the war so far.
Ill and vodka are still fighting and it seems the vodka is lossing this war for the time being.
While it is relatively close this week Knock seems to be in the lead with the war with bro.
So it would seem infamy is cleaning up some tribes near them and seems to be winning vs fire and ichj.
Now its time for everyone's favorite part of the blog the wonderful interviews… so with out farther a due.
Our first interview is with the duke of Jab.
The next interview is with scorpio.
Now we Have A interview with the duke of bane.
Lets see what the duke of r4w has too say.
Finally we have an interview with mark.
We have saw some new info this week, and have taken a wider look at our world. Next week we will continue to take the wider view and see some more interviews with the rim tribes and get some information on the rim tribes and some of the players that we may not have heard of.
Thank you For your Reading
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I got a amish made kitchen table a couple years ago. The finish is resistovar varnish ( a valspar product?). Over time white areas have developed on the surface of the table. Is this due to moisture or heat? These white areas sand out with very fine sandpaper. I would like to lightly sand the entire table surface and put another coat of varnish on it. There is nothing called resistovar varnish on the shelves of the home improvement stores. Could I use another type of varnish, spar varnish or perhaps polyurethane?
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You will not find Resistovar on the home improvement shelves because it's not a DIY product. I am not familiar with that product in particular, but many conversion finishes will not take a top coat well -- there will be adhesion problems, even with the same finish outside a specific "recoat window." Moisture can cause areas of white "blushing" Heat helps drive it into the finish. Often it can be removed without stripping or recoating. |
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La Chambre du Frère Tourier
This room is on groundfloor level. It is situated in the oldest part of our building dating back to the 14th century. Enjoy the colonial charms and imagine Frèrer Tourier's travels to exotic destinations in long gone times.
21 m² - Double bed (160 x 200 cm)
Bathroom with shower and WC, groundfloor level
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