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Benghazi killings escalate
By Asma Elourfi in Benghazi for Magharebia – 21/10/2013
Unknown assailants gunned down Libya's military police chief Friday (October 18th) in Benghazi.
Colonel Mustapha al-Barghathi, the latest security official to be assassinated in the eastern city, was the first officer in Moamer Kadhafi's army to defect and form a rebel force, Joint Security Room spokesman Abdullah Zaidi told AFP.
In response later Friday, members of the slain officer's Braghtha tribe fired rocket-propelled grenades at the home of another prominent former rebel they blamed for the killing, according to a security source.
The house belongs to Wissam Ben Hamid, commander of the Islamist "Libya Shield" brigade of former rebels.
The brigade's headquarters were attacked in June by protesters seeking to drive militias out of the city, sparking clashes in which more than 30 people were killed.
But according to Ben Hamid, "Libya Shield has nothing to do with the assassinations."
"There are no grounds to issue an arrest warrant against me," Ben Hamid added.
Colonel Ezzedine Al-Okwak, commander of the brigade that controls Benina international airport, accused Ben Hamid of "wanting to implement Ottoman rule".
"We will stay in Libya to thwart his plan. He is the one who threatened Colonel al-Barghathi," he said.
The slain official's brother Sami also blamed Ben Hamid.
Benghazi Congressman Saleh Gaouda disagreed, saying: "There is confusion between the Libya Shield Battalion and Ansar al-Sharia."
"There are excesses that can be dealt with legally and not by Libya Shield or some of its members surrounding administrative compounds," he asserted.
Amidst all the debate about culpability for the latest assassination, Benghazi citizens continue to plead for order and security.
Khalid Ali, a 36-year-old shopkeeper in Benghazi, said he could not make sense of the assassinations. "Aren't there people capable of confronting these crimes and daily slaughter? Will the city fail to defeat this programmed, systematic, and continuous killing?" he asked.
"We have become accustomed to bullets and explosions," he added.
Rim al-Akori, a graduate student, echoed Ali: "Nothing is heard in the city of Benghazi except for the sound of bullets and bombs.
"Ansar al-Sharia is al-Qaeda and has distorted Islam," Bengahzi resident Tariq Ferjani said.
"They roam everywhere in broad daylight. Every now and then they show up as innocent people in a campaign or visit. But Benghazi's children are being murdered," he added.
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Ansar al-Sharia are more honourable than you.
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Are those who stood in front Shield force 2 protesters? Then why accuse Ansar al-Sharia without evidence? What's the use of describing the shield as Islamist? These are false statements which require an explanation from the writer.


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I'm having so much trouble finding yogurt makers of any kind. The one that I am paricularly searching for is a Salton 1 Quart Yogurt Maker because it makes one big batch instead of using all those little jars. I would rather find one from a store than use the internet (ebay etc)and not know what I'm going to end up with. I've emailed the company a few days ago...no luck yet. Any Canadians out there that know where I might dig one up? I'm on the West Coast. |
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I bought mine online from Amazon. It's a simple contraption: I wouldn't worry about not knowing what you'll end up with, if your concern is shipping damage. The container that holds the yogurt is tough, non-brittle plastic, so you don't have to worry about that cracking in transit. The heating device is all one piece, so you can't lose parts. It's also made of tough plastic. Mine came well packed for shipping protection. I'm very happy with it, btw. The yogurt is every bit as good as Dannon Plain. |
- Posted by kickypants (My Page) on Wed, Jan 16, 08 at 0:09
I love homemade yogurt too, my mom has been making it for 25 years. I just have a hard time paying $20 for shipping a $12 item! ANd I really have trepedations about sending it via the mail...Canada Post is not known for TLC. It's hard for us Canadians!! It is good to know that they package them really well. I still haven't had a reply from my email to Salton. Did you get the Salton 1 Quart? Enjoy your yummy yogurt!! |
Yes I did get the Salton 1 qt. Are there any inexpensive ones on Ebay? You'd still be paying more for shipping than the item itself, but at least the total would be lower. |
- Posted by kickypants (My Page) on Fri, Jan 18, 08 at 22:50
I found a supplier for a much better yogurt maker here in the Vancouver area!!! I am sooo freaking happy! I now have a Yolife. It comes with glass jars and comes with an extra tall lid so that I can use my own containers/jars and make larger batches...yippee!! |
yay!! So glad you found a yogurt maker you like without having to buy online. Enjoy your homemade yogurt. I find it's especially delicious sweetened with homemade jam :) |
- Posted by kickypants (My Page) on Sun, Jan 20, 08 at 20:11
THe yogurt turned out perfectly! My 6 yr old prefers it to any of those flavoured bought ones...she doesn't mind that it isn't quite as puddingy either. Next I'm going to try using my own large jars (2 litres in total) and the tall lid. I'm thinking it may take more time. I still wonder why none of the online shopping places will ship yogurt makers to Canada! It's not like the terrorists can't get hold of them to make biological weapons...just us moms who are trying to make our families a bit healthier! |
What recipe do you use? I use 1 quart milk with 1/2 cup powdered milk added. Heat to 180 degrees F, cool to 105 degrees F. Add 1/2 cup Dannon Plain or homemade yogurt. Incubate for 4 to 5 hours. I've read where the powdered milk adds to the creaminess. Also, you can use your homemade yogurt as a starter but it weakens after several generations, so use store-bought yogurt every now & then. By the way, homemade yogurt makes the best biscuits! 2 cups flour With a mixer or by hand, blend flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, & baking soda. Cut cold butter into chunks, then cut into flour until flour looks mealy & many small chunks of butter remain. Stir in yogurt, mix until all flour is incorporated. Add a little water if necessary to incorporate remaining flour. Turn out onto a floured countertop. Knead & flip the dough a few times on the floured countertop so the dough isn't sticky. Pat into a square about 8" by 8", & 3/4 inch to 1 inch thick. (The dough is soft & pillowy.) Cut into 3x4 or 3x3 rows & columns with a floured knife, depending on your desired biscuit size. Arrange biscuits close together on a baking pan, bake at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes. Substitute 1/2 cup whole wheat or rye flour for some of the regular flour for a nice accompaniment to stews & soups. These are quick to make & very good. |
To kickypants, Where did you find your yogurt maker? I've been phoning every appliance place in our city, and out to the valley and can't find one. thanks |
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To the north, growers in the Winter Garden district rely on ground water, rather than the river, for irrigation.
But J Allen Carnes, owner of Winter Garden Produce, Uvalde, Texas, said onion acreage is down in his area as well.
"The main factor has been drought," he said. "A lot of growers aren't big acreage veg guys. When they look at the water they have available and the price of the commodity markets, it's an easy choice for them to plant another block of corn or cotton instead of onions. If they can lock in a price and get something back, they chose to go the safe route and grow on a contract basis."
Carnes, however, said Winter Garden expects a good crop.
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I tried posting this in the vegetable gardening forum and people recommended I post it in this forum instead. Please don't derail the thread by arguing over which soil is best and which is inferior. I'm not trying to be rude, it's merely a request. I tried growing pepper and eggplant plants in 5 gallon containers last year. I ended up with huge plants and little/no fruit. The soil mixes I used are listed below: I do container gardening and I make my own soil mixtures. 2-3 cu ft pine bark fines 2 parts vermiculite No other vegetable plant except my pepper and eggplants had an issue with either soil mix listed above; all of the other veggies LOVED the soil mixes listed above. People keep saying that the mixes I have listed use too much peat, that I should use the 511 mix. I DO use the 511 mix, and I found it right here on garden web via this link... http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/contain/msg1221344425812.html There are a few different recipes for the 511 mix depending on how big of a batch of soil mix you want to make. The 'recipe; I use for the large batch of soil IS listed right on the page, as I said I received it from garden web via the link listed above. All I did was measure out the ingredients in the quantities given for the large batch of soil. I prefer to use a slow release fertilizer because I can just mix the fertilizer directly into the soil, and it basically feeds them all season long. I also don't have to worry about overfertilizing them by surface fertilizing them too much. (by 'surface fertilizing' i mean applying a liquid fertilizer on the surface of the soil). I used Osmocote because it was recommended to me when i asked what type of fertilizer is best for container gardening. However, it's very high in nitrogen. Can somebody recommend a time released fertilizer that is more balanced that is suitable for container gardening? I've looked at lots of fertilizers, but none of them are designed to be mixed into the soil and aren't compatible with container gardening. I use the soil mixes listed above, because with the exception of the pepper and eggplant plants, they work for me; I get healthy plants and very good harvests. |
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- Posted by Jay-Part-Shade 10A (My Page) on Fri, Jan 31, 14 at 22:54
It's not the mix that's the problem, something else is going on. You need to post pics of the plants that aren't doing well in order to fix the problem, otherwise there's no way to really know what's going on. As for fertilizers, look at Dynamite and others, just make sure they're for veggies, not trees or ornamentals. Sounds like you never switch the plants into fruiting stage -- they're focuses on growing huge with a ton of nitrogen. You could also have a calcium deficiency -- they drop flowers due to lack of calcium. |
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kawaiineko, "I ended up with huge plants and little/no fruit." My first reaction is that the two plants belong to the same family and that they both are considered "dry weather" plants. Do the plants flower at all? If "No", then it is likely that the growing conditions, water and nutrients, are all too favorable for growth. You might not be able to do much about the fertilizing aspect, but you might be able to withhold moisture. Try that but watch out for fertilizer scorch/burn. If the plants do flower but they wither, try this LINK. |
Compost is a low nitrogen fertilizer, so maybe they got too much? If no flowers that might be true. With peppers they do need a long growing season and warm temps to really produce. They are from tropical or arid regions. Minimum outside temp is 70 degrees. Some can grow with less, but they need high temps. I use a cold frame or walls of water till temps reach the right levels. |
- Posted by kawaiineko_gardener 5a (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Feb 1, 14 at 15:05
I had blossoms on the pepper plants and what little fruit I did have was small. People here have suggested 'other fertilizers'. Can somebody plz give names of fertilizers that are compatible with container gardening that have a more balanced NPK? As I said I've looked at tons of fertilizers, but the ones I've found have been made to be mixed with water and applied at the surface of the soil. |
- Posted by ronalawn82 z9FL (email@example.com) on Sun, Feb 2, 14 at 4:34
kawaiineko, so, they did get fruit but these were small. A varietal characteristic? Are others in your neighborhood growing the crop? Are they more successful? Are nurseries or box stores promoting the sale of these plants? Drew51 made a good point about growing the crop outside of its 'season'. If all the evidence support your efforts, then fertilizer might be the key. I want to suggest additional Potassium but I am wary for two reasons. The first is that potassium is somewhat antagonistic to nitrogen. But nitrogen deficiency is easily diagnosed. Secondly, I would not be surprised if calcium also becomes deficient. So watch for early symptoms of blossom end rot. There! Now you know all I know about tomatoes. |
This post was edited by ronalawn82 on Sun, Feb 2, 14 at 4:36
As I said I've looked at tons of fertilizers, but the ones I've found have been made to be mixed with water and applied at the surface of the soil. Why is that a problem? There are many good brands of those and they have been proven to work quite well for many container gardeners. |
- Posted by ronalawn82 z9FL (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Feb 2, 14 at 18:40
digdirt, the short answer is that I do not know. My experience with soluble fertilizer is limited to Miracle Grow® and Peters® 14-14-14 on outdoor annual beds weekly; and at 'half strength' on interiorscapes - once or twice a year. I have grown edible plants in Earthboxes® but these units utilize solid fertilizers. |
MG has a better ALL PURPOSE fertilzer that come as liquid. It is formulated as 12 -4- 8. The proportion is right ( 3-1-2). One of the popular granular is OSMOCODE widely used by container growers. Fertilizer like 14-14-14 are out of proportion for most plant needs and in the garden they cause P and K accumulation. K accumulation can cause problem with magnesium uptake. Those fertilizers are just like shooting in the darlk, with the perception that they have plenty of everything you need. JMO |
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Bible Verses About God Given Talents
Bible verses related to God Given Talents from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance
2 Timothy 2:15 - Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Ephesians 6:4 - And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Matthew 6:24 - No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
1 John 3:4 - Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
2 Timothy 3:16 - All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
1 Corinthians 8:1 - Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
1 Corinthians 1:5 - That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and [in] all knowledge;
Romans 16:1-27 - I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: (Read More...)
Romans 1:18-32 - For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; (Read More...)
Matthew 25:41 - Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Matthew 10:1-42 - And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. (Read More...)
Revelation 21:17 - And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred [and] forty [and] four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
Revelation 21:16 - And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
Revelation 11:1-19 - And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. (Read More...)
3 John 1:2 - Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
1 John 5:19 - [And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
1 John 2:15-16 - Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (Read More...)
James 2:5 - Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
James 1:8 - A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.
Titus 2:10 - Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
Titus 2:9 - [Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again;
Titus 2:5 - [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
1 Timothy 3:2 - A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Colossians 3:22 - Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Philippians 3:8 - Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,
Ephesians 5:11 - And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them].
Ephesians 4:18 - Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Ephesians 4:17 - This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Ephesians 4:12 - For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Ephesians 4:11 - And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Galatians 1:4 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
2 Corinthians 12:9 - And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (Read More...)
1 Corinthians 15:29 - Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 6:10 - Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, (Read More...)
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Romans 12:6 - Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;
Romans 8:13 - For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Romans 7:14 - For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
Romans 1:27 - And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
Romans 1:26 - For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Romans 1:21 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Romans 1:20 - For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Romans 1:1-32 - Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (Read More...)
Acts 21:9 - And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
Acts 18:26 - And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them], and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
Acts 17:6 - And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
Acts 10:13-15 - And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. (Read More...)
Acts 2:38 - Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
John 16:33 - These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 15:19 - If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
John 15:5 - I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
John 10:10 - The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
John 8:31 - Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed;
John 6:27 - Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
John 2:1-11 - And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: (Read More...)
Luke 19:1-48 - And [Jesus] entered and passed through Jericho. (Read More...)
Luke 17:32 - Remember Lot's wife.
Luke 17:26-30 - And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. (Read More...)
Luke 17:10 - So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
Luke 10:10-13 - But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, (Read More...)
Luke 9:62 - And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luke 7:25 - But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.
Mark 12:30 - And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.
Mark 10:12 - And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Mark 10:11 - And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Mark 8:37 - Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mark 8:36 - For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Matthew 25:34 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Matthew 25:14-30 - For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into a far country, [who] called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. (Read More...)
Matthew 25:14 - For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into a far country, [who] called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
Matthew 25:1-46 - Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. (Read More...)
Matthew 19:14 - But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:28 - But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Ezekiel 29:1-21 - In the tenth year, in the tenth [month], in the twelfth [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (Read More...)
Ezekiel 16:49 - Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Isaiah 38:8 - Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
Ecclesiastes 3:4 - A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Ecclesiastes 1:18 - For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 12:1-28 - Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish. (Read More...)
Psalms 119:127 - Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Psalms 119:2 - Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart.
Leviticus 19:28 - Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I [am] the LORD.
Leviticus 18:22 - Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.
Leviticus 18:1-30 - And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, (Read More...)
Exodus 20:3 - Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Genesis 18:20 - And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Genesis 6:15 - And this [is the fashion] which thou shalt make it [of]: The length of the ark [shall be] three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
Genesis 3:1-24 - Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? (Read More...)
Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Deuteronomy 10:12 - And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
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Sun, Jul 27, 08 at 14:06
My daughter got a brand new t-shirt from camp & they placed a sticker name tag on it. The t-shirt got damp & now allot of the sticker backing won't come off. If it wasn't fabric I'd know how to do it, but I'm out of luck. Any ideas?
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- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Sun, Jul 27, 08 at 16:39
Is it the glue still on the shirt? Try Goo Gone, Shout, mineral spirits, or lighter fluid. |
Yes glue still there. If it wasn't fabric goo gone is great. Both goo gone & mineral spirits are oily & would stain the shirt. I've tried shout on other items she's gotten stickers on but it doesnt' remove the glue. Lighter fluid???? |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 18:18
Lighter fluid is just mineral spirits. |
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I have seen some incredible videos online of kids, little kids only three or fours years old that can play the drums as well as some professionals I have seen.
I don't know if these kids have some ingrained sense of rhythm but they obviously have a special gift. If they are this good as small children imagine how good they will be as adults after decades of practice.


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With the end of 2012 swiftly approaching there's no better time to take a retrospective glance at all the major happenings of the year. The last 12 months have brought us tremendous highs and heartbreaking lows, and we've been there to report on every single one. Below you'll find a round-up of all the biggest headlines from 2012...
Revolving Doors
Devs and execs moving on to greener pastures is a frequent occurrence in the video game world. But rarely has there been as many high-profile exits and reshuffles as there were in 2012. God of War creator David Jaffe left Eat Sleep Play to focus on casual games, Robert Bowling left Infinity Ward to start his own studio and, following the release of three critically acclaimed titles, thatgamecompany founder Kelle Santiago went in search of new challenges.
Of course some moves were under less than ideal circumstances. In March the overwhelmingly passionate producer and spokesman of Capcom's recent fighting games, Yoshinori Ono, succumbed to exhaustion and was hospitalised. Following his recovery, Ono-san handed over the Street Fighter reigns and stepped out of the limelight.
The biggest shocks came in March and September. First, Peter Molyneux did the unimaginable: he left Microsoft and Lionhead. According the legendary game designer, the arrival of Microsoft's chair police to adjust his seat was the final push he needed to make his next move.
Six months later BioWare co-founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka announced they were leaving the studio and retiring from the games industry entirely. Zeschuck admitted his passion for making games had waned, while Muzyka said he felt it was time to begin a new chapter in his career.
Three Hard Quarters
Let's not beat around the proverbial bush: THQ has had one hell of a rough year.
The Saints Row publisher started 2012 having to bat away rumours it was being sold and detailed an "updated business strategy" involving cutting loose the kids licensing games business to refocus on "core video game franchises and digital initiatives for the future".
A month later its sales and administrative staff were on the chopping block too; it lost 240 general and admin personnel as part of its revised business strategy, and then CEO Brian Farrell took a 50 per cent pay cut. The blows just kept on coming, as shortly afterwards the company announced a net loss of $55.9 million (£35m) for its third fiscal quarter. The uDraw tablet reportedly cost the company $80 million in lost revenue. Unsurprisingly, it withdrew support for the product, not that many people cared.
It wasn't all bad news, thanks mostly to the positively received Saints Row: The Third. The publisher upwardly revised its Q4 sales guidance and trimmed predicted losses. But while it was on track to report better than expected results, it was hardly in a position to celebrate.
Over the remaining months it continued to focus its efforts and was forced to offload some of its more ambitious projects, namely Itagaki's The Devil's Third and Guillermo del Toro's inSANE.
The latter part of 2012 saw the re-emergence of sale rumours as it failed to meet lender payments.
Despite this, THQ has a strong line-up going into 2013, with Metro: Last Light and South Park: The Stick of Truth leading the charge, and a proposed sale to investment firm Clearlake Capital Group for $60m is currently on the table.
A Little Less Epic
Honestly, news that Cliff Bleszinski left Epic Games didn't come as a surprise. Yes, it was one hell of a shock, but a surprise? Not really. As the man himself pointed out, he's been at the company since he was a teenager. Bleszinski has tireless toiled away at Epic, where he was instrumental in the creation of some of gaming's biggest franchises: Gears of War and Unreal Tournament to name just a few - it was only a matter of time before he decided to take a break.
We could have imagined Cliff starting up his own studio, but some people are so intrinsically linked to a studio that the mere thought of them leaving doesn't compute. Mike Capps, president of Epic Games, was such a man, and in December he resigned.
Prior to that Epic Games' director of production Rod Fergusson left the Gears of War studio to join BioShock developer Irrational Games. Those were both a shock and a surprise.
It wasn't just a change of the old guard at Epic this year though, a few fresh faces made an exit too. People Can Fly, the studio behind Bulletstorm joined Epic's family of studios fairly recently, and in October Adrian Chmielarz, Andrzej Poznanski and Michal Kosieradzki hit the road. Earlier in the year Capps revealed PCF team wouldn't be making a sequel to Bulletstorm as they'd been put to work on a 'better project': another Gears of War. Coincidence?
End of the GAME?
GAME was pushed to the edge of destruction by an unstable economic climate and rutheless competition from online retailers and opportunistic supermarkets. In February, facing serious financing issues, it began reviewing its overseas operations. Its troubles quickly turned into a katamari of stock deficiencies, layoffs and withdrawal of support from leading publishers.
By March the retailer's stock dropped to an all-time low and the firm put itself up for sale in a bid to avoid administration. Things started to look up when Comet owner OpCapita offered to buy out the group's lenders and repay suppliers.
Although GAME officially filed for administration in March, Opcapita confirmed it would purchase a large portion of the retailer just a few weeks later. The deal saved 3,100 jobs across 333 stores.
The Gamestation brand was laid to rest and 122 of its stores were rebranded over the following months, setting GAME on its long road to recovery.
Design your own ending
BioWare's Mass Effect series has spawned a large and vocal audience of fans over its three current-gen releases. So when the gaming public decided Mass Effect 3's ending didn't live up to expectations it's no surprise we all heard about it.
A lack of closure, plot contradictions and little representation of players' own game choices were the perceived problems with the ending, and fans ended up feeling fairly hostile towards the developer.
They quickly started an online petition that raised $80,000 for charity. Devs were slagged, BioWare was flamed on Twitter and in the end the studio caved, releasing an extended ending cut.
The new conclusion didn't satisfy everyone, but arguably its biggest impact was in the potential repercussions it has for gaming as a whole. Has BioWare set a precedent? If gamers moan enough in future, can we expect to change Kojima's Metal Gear endings and bring Aeris back from the dead?
Cutting out the middleman
2012 was the year gamers voted with their wallets.
Kickstarter is a platform where creators can pitch ideas to the public, who in turn donate money to get the project off the ground.
In February Double Fine, the studio founded by Monkey Island, Full Throttle and Grim Fandango creator Tim Schafer, pioneered the platform for gaming when it made more than $1 million in 24 hours for its adventure game.
The incredible success of Double Fine Adventure saw hundreds of indie projects flock to the crowd sourcing platform, with notable titles such as the new game from Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts and Peter Molyneux's new god game securing the funds to enter full development.
Some of the biggest names in gaming, including Platinum Games and Obsidian now see the appeal of cutting out the publishing model and going straight to the customers, but Kickstarter's not been without its problems.
The infancy of the platform has been exposed via the risk of funded games never getting made and even developers using Kickstarter to fund another Kickstarter.
The early success of the platform has been astounding, however the real impact will certainly be measured in the coming months when we see how many of the titles actually make it out.


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The combination of rare and expensive materials used on this cabinet indicates that it was a particularly expensive commission. The four Japanese lacquer panels date from the mid- to late 1600s and were created with a technique known as kijimaki-e. For this type of lacquer, artisans sanded plain wood to heighten its strong grain and used it as the background of each panel. They then added the scenic elements of landscape, plants, and animals in raised lacquer. Although this technique was common in Japan, such large panels were rarely incorporated into French eighteenth-century furniture. Heavy Ionic pilasters, whose copper-filled flutes give an added rich color and contrast to the gilt-bronze mounts, flank the panels. Yellow jasper, a semiprecious stone, rather than the usual marble, forms the top.
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Recent Comments:
New iPad sales surpass three million over weekend {Joystiq}
Mar 20th 2012 12:32PM I own an iPad2 for media consumption and the occasional game. I bought a Vita for gaming and the occasional media consumption. The devices overlap but they do not replace. I also just bought a new laptop because neither of the above devices serves me as a development platform nor PC gaming. Each device still has a specific niche that it serves while overlapping some features to expand it's reach.
Also, I'm broke; turns out buying all three of those things (and a 3DS) in a year isn't a great idea. Ramen for dinner for...the foreseeable future. :-/
Ratchet and Clank HD collection in NA this fall, Europe in May {Joystiq}
Mar 15th 2012 5:28PM Day 1 Purchase! (also f*** you iPad, tried twice and no comment so now you lay over there!)
Ratchet and Clank HD collection in NA this fall, Europe in May {Joystiq}
Mar 15th 2012 5:22PM Day 1 purchase.
Baldur's Gate teaser site gets a countdown and a soundtrack {Joystiq}
Mar 15th 2012 8:45AM Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 3? Simply Baldur's Gate 3? Please don't let this be a remake. The original still plays perfectly fine (thank gog!).
MotorStorm RC free for a limited time on Vita in the US (thanks Toyota!) {Joystiq}
Mar 6th 2012 8:56PM @legacybush
The challenge one sounds tremendously better. Or just say "Hey mate, how about some Motorstorm multiplayer?"...
Rumor: Assassin's Creed 3 screens leaked {Joystiq}
Mar 2nd 2012 12:28PM @Roto13 If it's hidden how can you tell there's a lack? ;)
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Process {Joystiq}
Feb 24th 2012 9:08AM Intriguing concept for a game. It sounds an awful lot like the movie SourceCode though...
Notch reels in Psychonauts 2 talk {Joystiq}
Feb 15th 2012 11:48PM @Once known as Shadsy Someone tell notch not to feed the trolls...
Notch reels in Psychonauts 2 talk {Joystiq}
Feb 15th 2012 11:47PM @tendoboy1984 I'm at a loss for words. Your comments make me think you've been living under a rock. Yet you have 1500 comments so yor obviously on here all the time...
Minecraft is not free, even in alpha there was a modest charge. It was "released" back in November...
Double Fine breaks Kickstarter funding records {Joystiq}
Feb 9th 2012 4:05PM @Benny M This raises the question of how difficult it is to tip off Joystiq to your kickstarter page and the game under development?
@Joystiq Editors I'm very interested in reading about such endeavors. I frequent Joystiq, I do not frequent any other gaming sites as I look to Joystiq to aggregate all the gaming news for me. Certainly investigating smaller projects is worth their time? I've certainly not seen any other aggregates or news sites covering such topics...


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Date: 1972
Creator: Amey, Ronald
Description: Dress of multi-colored velvets. The floor-length dress has an empire waist and bell-shaped long sleeves. The upper, bodice, section is made of a sheer, multi-colored fabric woven with bands of gold thread. Over the bodice is applied sections of burnout velvet in various colors, forming bands running up the bodice, over the shoulders, and down the back, another band forming a 1" high collar, and as 2" bands around each wrist. The sections are bordered in gold cording. The lower, skirt, section is of green velvet printed in browns, greens, and gold in an abstract geometric/organic design. Fully lined in green silk(?). Center back zipper from neckline to just above waist. Three hook-and-loop closures on collar. Designer label sewn alongside zipper at shoulder-blade height at right: "Ronald Amey / New York". Evidence of removed label at inside, center front of dress below neckline.
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Date: 1972
Creator: Norell, Norman
Description: Ensemble. A) Coat of brown and white felted wool. Knee-length or longer, long set-in sleeves. Center front opening with 5 large circular brown plastic buttons with bound buttonholes. Main body of coat of pale brown and white check design, with cuffs, collar, and lower band of coat (about hips to hem) of light brown. Light brown and white check self tie belt. Side slit pockets. Lined in pale taupe. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Norell" Hand-written label just above designer's label: "Deborah 929" B) Blouse of cream wool jersey. Long sleeves, high standing collar. Center back zipper closure running almost entire length of garment, from top of collar to about 3" above hem. Hook & eye at top of collar. Collar lined in satin, the rest of the blouse is unlined. Not hemmed. Hand-written label sewn in at neckline: "Deborah 929" C) Skirt of brown wool tweed. Mid-length; slight A-line. Narrow, 1-1/2" waistband. Fully lined in brown silk(?). Center back zipper closure with large hook & eye on waistband. Hand-written label "Deborah 1929". D) Belt of brown leather with wide square, self-covered buckle. Two inches wide. Belt is attached to skirt with inner bands of leather to which loops ...
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Description: Ensemble in blue and gold polyester consisting of mix and match component vest, blouses, skirts and belt. First image shows: a) Vest: A fitted, hip-length shell of blue and gold check polyester woven in a pattern of yellow/gold squares on a blue ground with thin white threading. It has a deep rounded neckline and nipped waist. The center front opening is secured with three chiffon covered snaps and has two bound button holes and two gold-tone metal buttons. The center front opening and the hem are faced with navy blue polyester embellished with three double rows of gold metallic running stitches. The vest is fully lined in blue silk. Designer's label is located inside center back, below the neckline: "Ronald Amey"; Retailer's label sewn in just above designer's: "Marie Leavell". b) Blouse: A fitted, hip-length shell of gold polyester with high rounded neckline, standing band collar and full-length set-in sleeves. The sleeves are accented with contrasting, circular ruffle cuffs of blue and gold check polyester, woven so that one side looks yellow/gold squares on a blue ground with thin white threading, and the other side of the ruffles looks like blue squares with thin white threading on a yellow/gold ground. ...
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Date: 1972/1989
Creator: Kline, Don
Description: Hat of brown felt. Designed somewhat like a cloche, the domed crown is encircled at the base by a folded-over band of brown grosgrain ribbon tied at side, with a "pouf" of white, green, black and taupe feather. Fairly narrow brim, which is folded over and sewn down at edge, is turned up at front and left, down at right and back. The hat is unlined, with a dark brown grosgrain ribbon inner hatband. Designer's label: "Don Kline"
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HYDERABAD: The southwest monsoon that brought bountiful rains this season is slated to start wrapping up from the state from October 1. Met officials said by October 10, it is expected to withdraw completely from the country.
According to Met officials, southwest monsoon normally starts withdrawing in the first week of September from northwest India. However, this year, it has been delayed to the third week of the month.
"After the southwest monsoon withdraws in the first week of October, rains will be concentrated over south coastal AP and Rayalaseema. North Telangana will get rains sparingly," said an official. The withdrawal of southwest monsoon would then herald the onset of northeast monsoon.
Hyderabad managed to get plenty of rainfall this year as the latest data shows that the city has so far received a seasonal rainfall of 60 centimetres (since June 1) as against the normal of 57 centimetres. Officials said as against last year, when a chunk of the rainfall was received in September, this year the rainfall was equally distributed during the four monsoon months starting from June.
Meanwhile, after it poured heavily in parts of the city during the last two days, the Met department has predicted more rains or thundershowers on Friday. Met officials said two troughs over the state triggered moderate to heavy rains in parts of Telangana and coastal AP. While most parts of the city witnessed moderate to heavy spells of rain on Wednesday night (Met department recorded 1.6 mm rainfall), Secunderabad along with some other areas received some heavy spells in the afternoon on Thursday.
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Good Vibrations supports Dr. Beiter's work
I have created some standard questions to ask couples after taking the test with the goal of increasing communications around their sexuality. For example, I will ask – What surprised you most about your partner and what surprised you most about yourself?
Many couples, especially in the age group of 21 – 30 years old, have stated that the instrument made it easier and more comfortable to talk about sex. Additionally, as a result of feeling more comfortable communicating about their sexuality some individuals had also been able to more thoroughly explore their sexual needs from a pleasure base rather than an orgasm/performance base. Instead of viewing sex as a performance where the main actors are an erection and two [or more] supporting orgasms, I am working with couples to tailor their sexual activity to focus on pleasure, fun and intimacy. It is not the intention to deny or avoid intercourse and orgasm, but to experience many other aspects of sexual activity to enjoy.
What kinds of feedback have you received from participants?
The feedback remains incredibly positive. I have received so many letters of support and encouragement as many have indicated that my work is critical and important for the advancement and understanding of human sexuality. Many people that have taken the BSPI thus far have stated that while they felt it was important to be aware of their own preferences, they stated it was equally if not more important to know their partners preferences in order to better relate and respond to their partner's sexual needs, wishes and desires.
There are assumptions that have been made before understanding preferences. One couple reported that because the wife had more sexual experience with many different partners before the marriage and he had not, the assumption was made that she knew what she wanted and would prefer to be the Dominant partner, when in fact she clearly enjoyed being the Submissive. Another assumption that has been teased out between married couples is the expectation that the male is expected to prefer the Dominant role and the woman the Submissive. The research does not support that assumption and demonstrates it as an individual choice regardless of gender orientation.
What's your vision for this project?
The vision of my project is for the BSPI to become the standard instrument for all people to use world wide in learning about their sexuality. I want to capture over 100,000 respondents and publish a book on the results so that we can understand the differences between people from various parts of the world, different sexual orientation, gender, age, etc. I see the results informing our educational leaders in promoting a sexuality that is based on pleasure replacing the outdated and harmful performance based one that too many of us have adopted.


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I am usually a lurker here and recently I saw a thread about a lovely white-flowered plant (I think annual) that looks a lot like baby's breath but isn't. I cannot find the thread now. In fact, I'm wondering if I'm going crazy and didn't see it here after all Thanks so much. |
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- Posted by belfastmom 5 OH (My Page) on Mon, May 11, 09 at 15:56
You might be thinking of Sea Lavender (limonium latifolium). It looks like somewhat like baby's breath. It is a perennial (at least it is here in zone 5). Check out the link below for more info and a pic. |
Here is a link that might be useful: limonium latifolium
I'm guessing it's Diamond Frost Euphorbia. It's frequently described as being similar to baby's breath. Look at the pictures in the Dave's Garden link below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Diamond Frost euphorbia.
- Posted by prairie_love z3/4 ND (My Page) on Mon, May 11, 09 at 16:22
Yes! Diamond Frost euphorbia it is. Thank you! And this time I will write it down so I don't forget again... belfastmom, I like the looks of the sea lavender also - I need to see if it is perennial here, thank you. Thanks to both of you! |
- Posted by steve1young Long Island (Z-6b) (My Page) on Tue, May 12, 09 at 12:50
My Mom LOVES baby's breath, so I wanted to plant some for her (perennial), but her soil is way too clay. I found a great Achillea that looks very much like baby's breath. It's Achillea ptarmica which comes in a regular size of 2 feet: 'Angel's Breath'. And, it also comes in a smaller size at 1 foot: A. p. 'Ballerina'. I've had great luck with both. So, if your soil doesn't drain well enough for baby's breath, you may want to try these. Also, they look great together. They can be a little assertive in my garden, but never aggressive. Happy gardening! |
note that Diamond Frost euphorbia overwinters easily. I keep some in my basement under flourescent lights and it does fine all winter long with some blooming. I bring it out in the spring and it continues to bloom all summer |
- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Wed, May 13, 09 at 10:58
Diamond Frost Euphorbia is AMAZING! I root cuttings in water and the cuttings bloom even in the water while rooting. It's a must have plant in my garden now. |
- Posted by prairie_love z3/4 ND (My Page) on Thu, May 14, 09 at 11:47
Ah, good, I was hoping it could be easily rooted. I'm thinking I want it in some containers this year and if I can take cuttings for the next year's pots, so much the better. Thanks! |
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Pakistan's elites profit from being a middle man at the expense of their commoners. They have been doing for long time and they are good at it!
In cold calculation, it is perfect for parties (US/Taliban/Russia/China/India) to have a middle man for getting things done what they themselves are not willing to do publicly.
Yes it is probably inefficient and outright inhuman, but less complicated than the other alternative - like dealing with a transparent, independent and democratic Pakistan who prioritizes welfare of their own people over the interest of foreign powers and narrow group of elites.
Past decade has seen dramatic growth in many developing countries around the world, but Pakistan has missed the chance, due in large part to this war. Pakistan's per capita GDP used to be higher than India's, but now it's significantly lower.
This loss cannot be compensated by the multi-billion aid from the US, which only made the military rich, at the cost of ordinary Pakistani people.
It was the US who created this mess in the 1980s in the first place, why do the 150 million pakistani people have to suffer its consequences, just because their country happens to lie next to Afghanistan?
Yet the economy of Pakistan, and the well-being of its 150 million people have consistently been ignored by international media. This is not a war fought together by the US and Pakistan, as many media reports imply, but rather an American war on Pakistani soil, with giant consequences to its economic development.
Not sure how this point was arrived at: "It was the US who created this mess in the 1980s in the first place,"
Seems Zia Al-Haq gets absolved of any responsibility, like engagin in military revolt, repression, promoting extremism, etc.
Considering he asserted tight control over US aid to Pakistan during the 1980s, not sure one could say the US created a mess on its own, whatever that means.
Otherwise, if one is going to engage in fingerpoint, why not look to the Soviets? They did invade nearby Afghanistan in 1979, after the country underwent a notable period of instability.
As for Pakistani suffering, the regular western media gave a bit of airplay on the flooding in 2010 as well as a prior earthquake (seems the 2005 one; not sure about the other).
The war comes to Pakistani soil because for some reason elements within Pakistan have brought it there, by establishing infrastructure and staging areas for waging conflict in Afghanistan.
I would have to agree with you there about US involvement being a hindrance to Pakistan's development. However, you seem to omit some important points.
Pakistan, regardless of outside interference is an inherently corrupt country. Whereas India immediately after partition, passed land reforms to equally distribute its agricultural plots to landowners, Pakistan failed to act accordingly. What you now get in Pakistan is the widespread domination of absentee Punjabi landlords who have only one thing in mind- lining their own pockets.This leaves the rest of the country stagnating in an agrarian society with little prospects of upward social mobility. Let's be honest the only way you can gain a decent education for yourself in Pakistan is if you're lucky enough to be born into a military family or into a family which has links to the political and landowning elite.
The problems in Pakistan are multi-faceted and one can write a whole book on these as many people have. I think Pakistan's internal strife, corruption and disunity makes it easy prey for hostile powers to stir up even more discord within its borders. After all why do you not see countries that are higher up in the human development index and lower in the corruption index who possess much smaller military strength than Pakistan being knocked around by greater powers? Food for thought...
TE may be missing several crucial points here.
1) As 'ENAsBetter' and 'Darwin's Toothpick' have alluded to below, this essay has not noted sufficiently, Pakistan's 'strategic interests' which are,
a) to maintain her importance as crucial to (in)stability (!) in Afghanistan
b) to continue to use 'non-state actors' [ read: Terrorist Groups, such as the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Toiba ] to cause trouble for India, Afghanistan and the USA
In the bombing of the US and Indian Embassies in Kabul, forensic evidence, such as the mobile phone calls made by the bombers, established clearly the direct involvement of the ISI. Useful to remember too that the Times Square Bomber, 'Shahzad", was helped by the Lashkar Toiba.
There are further points one could make in arguing that Pakistan is NOT the passive victim of US / NATO policies in the Af-Pak region.
2) It is well-known in the world of espionage that a "double agent" needs to provide genuine information / leads to the side he/she is spying on.
Thus, much of the help Pakistan has rendered INSAF is part of the "double game", which serves Pakistan's own 'Agenda'.
Pakistan's ultimate goal is to establish the supremacy of the Islamic world on every country in this world - the Western countries included.
Therefore, Pakistan's friendship with the USA and China is merely a means to this ultimate goal.
Therefore too, Pakistan would like to see a wholly Islamic government in Afghanistan, such as the one headed by Mullah Omar, after the Marxist government of Najibullah was ousted.
If Pakistan did a little more to foster peace we would have left already and Pakistan could go back to doing what it pleased. Whatever the extent, Pakistan has a played a double game. Ever since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Crisis has become a significant part of the Pakistani economy - one that in particular bolsters their military.
The Pakistani military has had a vested interest in maintaining the Crisis, Crisis means a constant flow of money and advanced weaponry. However, maintaining the Crisis means playing a double game and friends don't like to be played.
The USA does not have any intrinsic desire to be in that region, unfortunately it lacks the will to pull out. Our presence there did not have to come at the expense of Pakistan, to harm to Pakistan resulted fomenting the Crisis and playing a double game.
I would prefer the US to leave now, but don't be mistaken, their is nothing about this friendship or our presence in Afghanistan that is "for [our] own good".
To be fair, no American ally has ever put our interests above their own, whether it was China or France in World War II, or Israel or Saudi Arabia today.
Well USA must go home,about time,mend fences with their neighbours before seeing worst of Iraq,Afghanistan,Libya,Syria in their own backyard.
Given enough rope Iran would learn as did Pakistan,Saudi Arabia and others....
Oil or Nuclear power,Armaments itself have no strategic levers.
America knows that, feeding Pentagon for decades ,slave to their wish lists.
Result : Fortknox is vermins infested, $ lost its only eye, it ever had.
So are you implying that America makes all these wars all over the Globe not for the American interest but for the interest of its allies??
Did America go to Iraq for the interest of the Iraqis? Is Iraq a better place now for the Iraqis than it was under Sadam?
With regards to this:
"no American ally has ever put our interests above their own"
Actually Britain may have, in supporting the US in the Korean War while it was practically bankrupt.
Similarly, Japan may have by refraining from trading with Red China in the 1960s (when France, Britain and much of the nonalign world had relations with the country). Nixon's visit to China was one of those Nixon shocks (like devaluing the dollar).
West Germany in receiving a re-up in nuclear weapons and missiles from the US while forgoing development of its own nuclear arsenal maybe represents another example.
But possible examples are few and far between; and possibly debatable.
Perhaps supporting America even when the UK was bankrupt was still in their long-term interest though?
Of course after Eisenhower pulled the plug on the Suez Crisis Britain probably reevaluated that concept somewhat.
What's not obvious?
They are on the side of those who want to blow us up of course.
P.S. Today is a good day. I did not get blown up by a terrorist today.
Never mind
The USA (and their Western allies) walked into a gigantic trap and are now experiencing the Death by a Thousand Cuts, an ancient Chinese execution method. This all happens thanks to its glorious Yale and Harvard educated politicians and its generals educated at West Point where they studied only one book "How to Lose a War for Dummies" which they followed to the letter. Their adversaries used another book that stipulates that you can deceive any non-Muslim at any time under any condition, in fact as a good Muslim you're obliged to do so.
As soon as the Taliban fled into Pakistan at the beginning of the war one should have known immediately that Pakistan was playing a double game. Pakistan could easily have destroyed the Taliban there and then but with all kinds of excuses refused to do so. One excuse was that it was difficult fighting there. However they surely had the manpower to pull this off. We are talking about an army that somewhere in the nineteen nineties when the tension between India and Pakistan had grown to a fever pitch had mobilized 500,000 troops near the border with India within a fortnight. That big army was only able to finally deploy 15,000 troops in the Swat valley. Talking about a lackluster attitude. Did US generals miss out on these data? Too busy advancing their careers, counting their paychecks, writing their memoirs, playing golf?
Since its war with Japan the USA has lost every single major war. In all of these wars there has been a common characteristic. All the countries it fought against were backed by a big power. Against Korea: China and Russia, against Vietnam: Russia and China. (A total unnecessary war, the Vietnamese were never any threat to a Western country. By studying history Western leaders could have known that they wanted independence.) In the Second Gulf war the uprising was at least partly funded by Muslim extremist from various countries. It is clear that the Taliban have been backed up by Pakistan, the trusted and well funded ally of the USA. The First Gulf war was different in that Iraq at that moment was a solitary adversary but US leadership let victory slip away. As Gen. Colin Powell said: "… to continue it beyond a certain point would be un-American." So they stopped it without crushing the enemy. Since then its official, losing wars is the most American thing to do and Gen. Powell actually got a medal for his role, i.e. stopping the war too soon, in the First Gulf war.
The Russians could not win their war in Afghanistan because this time their adversary was backed up by the USA as a big power. This war became an enormous opportunity for the Afghans and the Pakistani. Money and aid were pouring in from all directions towards the resistance and into the hands of the corrupt Pakistani government. Psychopathistan has always gotten everything by deceiving the West and it has become an integral part of their culture to fool the Western elite. Nothing new here, also other countries are experts in doing that. Just keep in mind how Khan acquired the A-bomb for Pakistan. It was a sorry thing for them that the war with Russia in Afghanistan ended. The country lapsed into recession after the USA stopped throwing dollars at them. They really don't mind if this war would go on for another hundred years, in fact they embrace this concept. When this goes on the added bonus is that they can bleed the West dry, if that has not happened already. What our leaders have never understood is the cheer jealousy of Muslims towards the West and its civilization. The Western elite, always keen on letting their own population pay up for its disasters abroad, is still continuous being fooled by those well meaning Muslims.
Just as they did not understand the Vietnamese, because they never studied their history, so they do not understand the Muslim world. They believe the mirage Muslims present to them. This is clearly revealed by the brilliant strategy these Yale, Harvard, West Point and Sandhurst educated fools came up with: "Winning the hearts and minds of the people of Afghanistan, Iraq etc." Winning the hearts and minds of people who see any kindness and generosity which the West brings to them as a weakness to be ruthlessly exploited? Isn't there a Chinese proverb which states that if you want to kill a tiger you let it get killed by somebody else? The Muslim world does not need any encouragements to do just that. Coupled with the brilliant strategies of our leaders it is not so difficult to kill this tiger, who behaves more like a chicken without a head running into all kinds of trouble. A new strategy is called for urgently. Luckily I know exactly what this new strategy must be. Sadly I will not be taken seriously by people who have shown every time that they stubbornly are prepared to keep on following a path which leads inevitably to the death by a Thousand Cuts.
We know all that Mr Darwin the toothpick.
Your narrative sounds more like Tales of Thausands Nights, Arabian Style, but sadly USA as a nation lost its will to live as is your doubt about your grand strategy,yet unrevealed.
Mexico along with other neighbours will soon claim back their confiscated lands which were so rightly theirs.
By the way, Red Indian tribes,still around, live and kicking, riding horses and driving Jeeps and Harvard trained too, in their own ways.
We all know that but Western leaders don't seem to know shit from dung!
Nice book.
You should ask the South Koreans if the Americans lost that war....A draw would probably be the best characterization.
Interesting how you sidestep the Gulf War. I think that Saddam experienced a crushing defeat by any definition of the book.
Also, interesting how there is no mention of the operations in the Dominican Republic, Balkans, Panama or Grenada. Granted they were smaller in scale.
As for the current Iraq war, remains to be seen whether it was lost or won. Will be interesting to see how such outcomes are defined.
If you win a war you really do not need to go back 10 years later to fight against the same enemy. So certainly the First gulf war was lost.
It is also clear to me that since Korea became a draw, as you define it, North-Korea has played together with Pakistan a crucial role in the proliferation of both nuclear know how and missile technology. To me the outcome has been worse than a draw.
In the operations in the Dominican Republic, the Balkans, Panama and Grenada the enemy was never backed up by a big power. In the Balkans it were the Kosovars who were backed up by the Muslim powers. So it were the Serbs who were isolated and lost. Perhaps it would be interesting to view Islam as acting like a big power when the interests of Muslims anywhere are being threatened because they always seem to be capable of bringing in new resources and fighters.
Actually, I believe antagonists going at it multiple times is nothing new.
For instance you had the Anglo-Dutch wars in the 17th century. The first may have been a draw, while the second and third gave advantage to the Dutch. Not sure if the Glorias Revolution of 1688 is considered an Anglo-Dutch war too though.
So with respect to the following point:
"If you win a war you really do not need to go back 10 years later to fight against the same enemy. So certainly the First gulf war was lost."
I think the US could still be considered the clear winner from the original Gulf War.
Now some would contest the need for the second conflict with Iraq too.
As for North Korea, hopefully they helped Pakistan build equally bad nuclear devices. However, I believe the good Doctor Khan gave acquired considerable expertise from the lax Dutch.
Note, it is not clear whether the N. Koreans have actually had a successful test since there are still debates on the actually kilotonnage of the blasts. Heck maybe the knowledge transfers were going the other way.
Otherwise, talk about huge time horizons for North Korea - covering something like 43 years (1953 to 2006 for the first test of an inexplicable 1 Kt).
If you say great power conflict where one side is backed by a great power or two, then the US has a spotty record with the draw in Korea and loss in Vietnam. But what were the alternatives - Use of nuclear weapons?
And based on that criteria, then yes, Iraq wouldn't really count since everybody dropped them like a bad habit in 1991.
Immediately after the First Gulf war officials criticized the US for stopping the war too soon. Thatcher was just one of them, also many historians did the same.
When the Dutch realized Khan was stealing secret information they warned the US embassy but he was not arrested on the spot. You can actually say that the secrets acquired and stolen at URENCO (a United Kingdom, West Germany and Dutch organized facility) in the Netherlands have led to the nuclear capacity of Pakistan, North Korea and Iran. All because a complete underestimation of how much Muslims actually hate the West and yes they can take their time to pull this off. Westerners do not understand the time frame these guys are operating on.
After the actions by Khan and the Pakistani government in the seventies how could the USA trust them as a partner in the war in Afghanistan? To me Western leaders are chiefly busy with their own individual profit, only that can explain their absolute naïve narrow-mindedness.
the writer states:
Having helped form, train and arm the Taliban in the 1980s (with American backing) to fight the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, and having in the 1990s used other terrorist outfits against India in Kashmir, the ISI has deep links with the extremists.
Well, the US and ISI didn't train and arm the Taliban in the 1980s; they trained and armed the mujaheddin. The Taliban emerged in the 1990s to get rid of the warlords (the successors to the mujaheddin) who were looting Afghanistan. This is not to whitewash the Taliban, but just to point out that the writer is being rather sloppy.
"..being rather sloppy."
Good conclusion on your part and logical start,rewarding the writer with a polite slap on the fist.
USA should stop giving money to Pakistan until they start doing everything we tell them to.
Britain should also put more effort into solving the problems of the middle east because they caused them all.
But MissAmerica ,deary, Uncle Sam's Coffer is full of rats counting Trillion $ National Debt,wealthy begger giving $ Note to Pakistan?
Union Jacks can not solve problems for themselves,but can be pretty good butler for the Emirs of ME arranging pleasures on demand.....collect photoshots of Emirs with their ladies, starving populace for education, MissAmerica,leave America immediately...unless you are dreaming America else where?
What you said makes no sense. You should stop being so cryptic
Allies are not employees
How much money has USA given to Pakistan for its fight against the Ultras and how much money has China invested in US T-bills to keep America going? Hopefully, there will be one presidential candidate this autumn who will endorse your logic and tailor US policies to suit China. Smaller nations like Greece are smarting under Franco-German terms of bail-out, and Pakistan is not yet bankrupt. You got to up your ante considerably if you want to buy Pakistani obedience.
The West and India must understand the 4 basic facts. Pakistan will have influence over Talibans and other militarised groups only if it keeps funding and protecting them. Pakistan is as uneasy about a India-leaning and Pashtoonistan-supporting Afghanistan as the USA would have been with a Russia-leaning Mexico. The ruling class of Pakistan has to look over its shoulders so that the ultra-Islamists don't overturn the delicate balancing of modern industry, feudalism, tribal groupings and ethnic interplay that keeps Pakistan going. And finally, no Pakistan administration can ever give up on Kashmir, hugely popular issue with all Pakistanis, plus its land link to China, Muslim identity and commanding heights of the Karakuram, not just because it wants to keep India engaged in a war of death by thousand cuts.
Controlling Waziris and other tribes of the FATA /NWFP through arms proved impossible for the Mughals and the British, even though they didn't have the dilemma that Pakistan faces as to how to stare down the tribes.
".....that Pakistan faces......stare down the tribes."
Yes,the solution lies in the shape of Mr Imran Khan of PTI,Islamabad's politico-Techno minds will do well to take note for the sake of their own fate,body and soul in the long haul of Elections,sooner the better.
Waziris,FATA/NWFP have been generous so far.....
Treacherous attack by NATO was preplanned most of the Pakistani believe that and this seems also quiet true.
Imperialism will never succeed easily it seems the war has already been lost.
Any reasonably well-informed person would be able to tell whatever idiot that proposed a random ineffectual attack against Pakistan like this that that was a dumb idea. It did almost nothing, endangered NATO's assets in Pakistan, and possibly fueled further support for the Taliban.
Never assume conspiracy at the top when incompetence at the bottom works just as well as an explanation.
ISAF,ISI,CIA... or any others are pedigree of the animal in the game of cloak and dagger types...
Conflicts of the twenty first centuary have no rough edges to smooth out rather hypersphere,in topological terms,informatics....
Pakistan doing as well as any Chameleon would hence .. "not always obvious which side is on".
Surprised,expect nasty ones.
Chameleons of the size of the USA and others must learn new tricks of the trade other than playing drone on the innocents and slaying sleeping soldiers on border posts.It was deliberate,unprovoked and the world knows that.
100% true..
Three things. Firstly, "Conflicts of the twenty first century have no rough edges to smooth out rather hypersphere,in topological terms, informatics...." Could you clarify? I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with that type of jargon.
Second, "Chameleons of the size of the USA and others must learn new tricks of the trade..." I'm not even going to get into the second part of that sentence (I disagree with it, for the record), but how exactly is the US a chameleon? It's obvious whose side the US is on- the US's side.
"Chameleons of the size of the USA and others must learn new tricks of the trade other than playing drone on the innocents and slaying sleeping soldiers on border posts.It was deliberate,unprovoked and the world knows that."
US forces lit up the valley with plane dropped flares (equivalent to day light), yet the stupid Pakistani border guards still opened fire on the American ground troops - boy that was a silly mistake! In warfare you don't get second chances.
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