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We've had mice problems last year. I thought I've found every little crevice and sealed them up with steel wool and spray foam insulation. I've blocked the sink pipes in the kitchen & bathroom, holes from cable tv and telephones, even gaps in the corners of the walls. You know how well mobile homes are built.
I'm putting out the sticky traps with a dibble of peanut butter and caught 4 babies yesterday. I suspect mamma is living under the washing machine. She did have a nest under the oven, (she got dryer lint). The only two places left I'm concerned about is the dryer vent and the heating ducts. Can they get into these two places? The dryer is hooked up.
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- Posted by ncgardengirl z7 NC (My Page) on Tue, Oct 25, 05 at 13:22
They can climb the dryer vent (they can chew through it to come inside if it isn't the metal kind) and get into duct work also, they are determined little creatures! BUT usually don't come in that way, BUT if you live near a field or have any overgrow vegetation then the dryer vent might end up being a problem for you. They will find any opening available, even ones you don't or can't see, and if they can't find one, they will make one. BUT if you have stopped up most of the holes, you have done well at the attempt of stopping them and the one (mommy) in the home now more likely then not was already there before you clogged up the holes. I would cover the outside of the dryer vent, BUT make sure you can remove it to clean it because they can get clogged and the lent can catch on fire.... If they are the little tiny mice, they could come up through the vents if there is a whole anywhere in the duct work or between the ducting and flooring, so if you have the hardware to cover them, then just for comfort I would do it. You can put poison where your inside pets can't get to it, but then there is a dead animal in the house somewhere and you know about that I am sure. But if you cover these last two items then you should be ok, have hubby to crawl under home and check the vent duct running under the home to see if there are any openings and then rivet OR liguids nails with steel wool the openings back up! This should take care of the problem! I know what you mean about droppings, they are nasty little creatures. YUCK!!! Good luck.... NCGardengirl |
- Posted by TriangleJohn z7b NC (email@example.com) on Tue, Oct 25, 05 at 15:01
Where I used to live had a bad mouse and packrat problem. It became an ongoing battle - instead of winning the war I loaded up and moved out here. Cats were the best help but didn't completely solve the problem either. Sticky traps worked better than snap traps for me. One trick I did that many won't try was to dig snake eggs or baby snakes out of the compost pile (a favorite nesting site) and work the week old snake-lings through holes drilled into the walls where I could hear mice throwing a dance party at night. The snakes would eat their fill and live in the walls for a while before they finally found an escape route. This was much better than dealing with the dead mouse smell left over after a poisoning. |
- Posted by Brenda_near_Eno z7a Orange Cty (My Page) on Tue, Oct 25, 05 at 16:06
They can get in thru tiny openings. They just played Mouse-Twister on my glue traps, nothing ever stuck for good. I tried everything and then had to use poison. I put the little bait under one of those big plastic crates you buy at Walmart, then put a VERY heavy weight on top. The dogs and cats have never acted interested in the bait, but I take no chances. Good luck. I had a hundred dollar repair bill last spring becasue they ate the wires under the house that control the furnace. |
- Posted by gurley157FS zone 7/8sc (My Page) on Tue, Oct 25, 05 at 20:23
I posted this in the Farm forum so I just copied the same here: Some years ago when I had a stable I went through the same stuff. I tried every poison and trap I could find. I really don't like poisons as one of my dogs was killed by eating a dead poisoned rat that he found. I put an ad out that I would provide a home for any spayed or nuetered cat. I ended up with 13 of them. With 23 acres and a barn they had plenty of hunting territory to share with each other. I only put out as much food as they would consume by the time I finished feeding the horses. The only mice or rats that I saw after that were the dead 'presents' that some of the cats would bring me. No more rat droppings in the tack room or cupboards - Happy Days!! HOWEVER... My nieghbor who also had a stable mentioned one day that she very suddenly had a huge rat and mouse P.S. I would only do this when living in the country. We didn't have close neighbors for the cats to bother. I just recently brought home a cat just for outside pest control (his name is DeCon). We checked with our only close neighbor first to make sure they wouldn't mind when the cat wandered over to their yard. It worked out well, they love him and this weekend he made his first kill - a vole! |
- Posted by AngelTrumpeteer 8 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 25, 05 at 20:33
I hate 'em, too! I had one of those electronic pest deterrents rigged up in my cabinets...and it worked for about 3 years. No Mice. Evidently they figured out the sound would not harm them and I've had problems with them recently. I use sticky traps and snap traps, too. I love it when I get lucky with either one of them. |
- Posted by seedbandito 7 NC (My Page) on Wed, Oct 26, 05 at 6:17
Well, NCGardengirl was right, they ARE coming in the dryer vent. NOT anymore!!!!! I pulled out the dryer from it's cubby hole and found a huge hole chewed through the vent pipe, those cheap aluminum foil & wire jobs. Also disovered that whoever installed the vent system did it comepletely wrong. It has 2 more 'elbows' under the mobile home that I can't get to, to clean regularly. So.... I cut the vent line loose, stuffed the hole with insulation and covered that up with a couple layers of hardware cloth. We'll have to run a vent out the side of the house next year. For the time being, I'll find one of those inside vent boxes since it'll be winter and I can use the extra heat and humidity. I guess maybe the mice did me a favor after all. A lot of homes burn down from dryer vents not being cleaned out on a regular basis. When we fix it, it'll be done with stove pipe so those things can't chew through it!! Gurly: I wish I could keep a bunch of cats outside. We're too close to a major road. DH wouldn''t mind cats outside. He found one at work a couple years back, brought it home and named it Casey. Just after he had it neutered, he ran accross the road one last time!! Must've been the ninth time! We buried a horse and a cat that weekend. The horse coliced and we had to put him down. Rough weekend that was. Thanks for all the advise. Nancy |
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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl exchanged for top 5 Taliban commanders at Gitmo
The US government announced today that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held by the Taliban since 2009, has been released. Bergdahl was exchanged for the top five Taliban commanders held at Guantanamo. The Taliban detainees are reportedly being transferred to Qatar, which helped broker the deal.
The Taliban has long sought freedom for the "Gitmo Five," all of whom are experienced jihadists and helped run the Taliban's operations in pre-9/11 Afghanistan. They served in various military and intelligence roles.
All five of the detainees were deemed "high" risks to the US and its allies by Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO). Two of the five, according to files prepared at Guantanamo, have been wanted by the UN for war crimes.
One of them served as a key intermediary between the Iranian regime and the Taliban after 9/11. During meetings between these two former foes, the Iranians pledged to assist the Taliban in its war against the US.
The Obama administration has long sought to coax the Taliban into meaningful peace talks, which have thus far been fruitless. The Taliban has demanded that the "Gitmo Five" be released before those talks move forward.
A key goal of those talks is to get the Taliban to renounce al Qaeda, something Mullah Omar's group has declined to do. It is difficult to see how the prisoner swap helps to achieve that goal. All five of the now ex-Gitmo detainees were closely allied with al Qaeda prior to their detention. And Bergdahl was initially captured by members of the Haqqani Network, which remains one of al Qaeda's strongest allies to this day.
The Long War Journal has published extensive profiles of the five former Guantanamo detainees previously. See LWJ reports: Iran and the Taliban, allies against America; Afghan peace council reportedly seeks talks with Taliban commanders held at Gitmo; DC district court denies former Taliban governor's habeas petition; Taliban seek freedom for dangerous Guantanamo detainees; and Afghan Taliban announces new 'political office' in Qatar.
The profiles below, which are based on declassified and leaked documents, are culled from these previous accounts.
Abdul Haq Wasiq (Internment Serial Number 4), senior Taliban intelligence official
Abdul Haq Wasiq, a former Taliban intelligence official, "had direct access to Taliban and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) leadership," according to a leaked JTF-GTMO threat assessment. Wasiq "was central to the Taliban's efforts to form alliances with other Islamic fundamentalist groups to fight alongside the Taliban against US and Coalition forces after the 11 September 2001 attacks."
JTF-GTMO concluded that Wasiq "utilized his office to support al Qaeda and to assist Taliban personnel elude capture" in late 2001. Wasiq also "arranged for al Qaeda personnel to train Taliban intelligence staff in intelligence methods."
Al Qaeda's training of Taliban operatives, arranged by Wasiq, was reportedly conducted by Hamza Zubayr, a terrorist who was formerly an instructor at one of al Qaeda's most important training camps. Zubayr was killed during the same September 2002 raid that netted 9/11 facilitator Ramzi Binalshibh. The assistance from Zubayr was crucially important to the Taliban's intelligence efforts, according to the JTF-GTMO file, because many of the administrators in the Taliban Ministry of Intelligence "had no prior intelligence background."
Mullah Norullah Noori (ISN 6), senior Taliban military commander
Another leaked JTF-GTMO file described Noori as a "senior Taliban military commander" who was engaged in hostilities "against US and Coalition forces in late 2001." Noori is "wanted by the United Nations (UN) for possible war crimes including the murder of thousands of Shiite Muslims."
When the JTF-GTMO threat assessment for Noori was authored in February 2008, his brother was still active in the fight against the Coalition. Noori's "brother is a Taliban commander directing operations against US and Coalition forces in Zabul Province." Noori himself "remained a significant figure to Taliban supporters" even after his capture.
In addition to his ties to Mullah Omar and other senior Taliban leaders, Noori was "associated with...senior al Qaeda members and other extremist organizations."
Declassified memos authored at Guantanamo provide more details about Noori's al Qaeda ties. Noori "fought alongside al Qaeda as a Taliban military general, against the Northern Alliance" in September 1995. Noori also "hosted al Qaeda commanders" and "met a subordinate of Osama bin Laden to pass a message from the Taliban supreme leader" - that is, a message from Mullah Omar.
Mullah Mohammad Fazl (ISN 7), Taliban deputy minister of defense
Mullah Mohammad Fazl was one of the Taliban's most experienced commanders prior to his capture in November 2001. Like Noori, according to another leaked JTF-GTMO file, Fazl is "wanted by the UN for possible war crimes including the murder of thousands of Shiites." Fazl "was associated with terrorist groups currently opposing U.S. and Coalition forces including al Qaeda, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), and an Anti-Coalition Militia group known as Harakat-i-Inqilab-i-Islami."
Fazl had "operational associations with significant al Qaeda and other extremist personnel," according to JTF-GTMO. One of the high-ranking al Qaeda commanders Fazl long cooperated with was Abdel Hadi al Iraqi, who led Osama bin Laden's Arab 055 Brigade in the Taliban's Afghanistan. The 055 Brigade was bin Laden's chief fighting force and served alongside Taliban units.
Immediately "following the assassination of Northern Alliance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud in September 2001," al Iraqi explained to US officials, "the Northern Alliance was demoralized" and he met with Fazl to "coordinate an attack with the Taliban against the Northern Alliance."
Prior to his detention, Fazl "wielded considerable influence throughout the northern region of Afghanistan and his influence continued after his capture." Fazl's "name and capture have been used in recruiting campaigns by the Taliban."
"If released," JTF-GTMO warned in a February 2008 memo, Fazl "would likely rejoin the Taliban and establish ties with [Anti-Coalition Militia] elements participating in hostilities against U.S. and Coalition forces in Afghanistan."
Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa (ISN 579), former governor of Herat province
Khairkhwa was one of Mullah Omar's closest confidantes prior to his capture. According to a JTF-GTMO file, Khairkhwa "was directly associated" with both Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. "Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks," the leaked JTF-GTMO file reads, Khairkhwa "represented the Taliban during meetings with Iranian officials seeking to support hostilities against US and Coalition Forces." In June 2011, a DC district court denied Khairkhwa's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, based in large part on his admitted role in brokering the Taliban's post-9/11 deal with the Iranians. [See LWJ report, DC district court denies former Taliban governor's habeas petition.]
As the governor of Afghanistan's western Herat province, Khairkhwa and "his deputy were probably associated with a militant training camp in Herat operated by deceased al Qaeda commander (in Iraq) Abu Musab al Zarqawi."
In declassified memos prepared at Guantanamo, US officials alleged that Khairkhwa became a major drug trafficker as well. Khairkhwa reportedly built three walled compounds that he used to manage his opium trade. And he allegedly oversaw one of Osama bin Laden's training facilities in Herat, too. One US government memo noted that only Khairkhwa or bin Laden himself "could authorize entrance" to the facility, which was one of bin Laden's "most important bases" and "conducted terrorist training two times per week."
Mohammad Nabi Omari (ISN 832), senior Taliban leader who served multiple roles
In a leaked memo dated Jan. 23, 2008, JTF-GTMO analysts recommended that Nabi be held in "continued detention" by the Defense Department. Nabi "was a senior Taliban official who served in multiple leadership roles," according to JTF-GTMO. Nabi "had strong operational ties to Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) groups including al Qaeda, the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, and the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), some of whom remain active in ACM activities."
Intelligence reports cited by JTF-GTMO indicate that Nabi was a "member of a joint al Qaeda/Taliban ACM cell in Khowst and was involved in attacks against US and Coalition forces." Nabi also "maintained weapons caches and facilitated the smuggling of fighters and weapons."
Prior to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Nabi worked for the Taliban's border security and in this capacity had "access to senior Taliban commander and leader of the Haqqani Network, Jalaluddin Haqqani." Haqqani was the Taliban Minister of Frontiers and Borders at the time and this is what gave Nabi the opportunity to become Haqqani's "close associate," according to JTF-GTMO.
One "sensitive contact" told authorities that Nabi was one of "three former Taliban commanders loyal to Haqqani." The other two are Nabi's brother-in-law, Malim Jan, and Gul Majid. The three worked under still another Taliban commander, Zakim Khan.
Malim Jan was nicknamed the "Butcher of Khowst" for his reported role in murdering 300 people there. Jan was a sub-commander under Haqqani and the head of a "Secret Police" unit.
Intelligence reports cited by JTF-GTMO indicate that Malim Jan, Gul Majid, and Zakim Khan were all still active in the insurgency in Afghanistan as of late 2007.
A "sensitive contact" told authorities that Nabi participated in a Jan. 26, 2002 "planning session to identify a new Governor of Khowst and to propose a list of members for the Khowst City Shura Council loyal to Haqqani." Several other high-level Taliban and Haqqani officials attended the meeting. One of them "directed the group to reconvene after members discussed names with al Qaeda members in their provinces." The leaked JTF-GTMO memo notes: "The plan was to have all personnel identified and vetted to prepare for future al Qaeda control of the area under Jalaluddin Haqqani."
Beginning in February 2002, according to another intelligence report cited by JTF-GTMO, Nabi and "three al Qaeda affiliated individuals held weekly meetings to discuss ACM plans and to coordinate Haqqani loyalists."
Then, in July 2002, an "Afghan government employee" reported that Nabi had joined "a new Khowst province ACM cell comprised of Taliban and al Qaeda commanders who had operated independently in the past." The list of cell members provided by this source included not only Taliban and al Qaeda leaders, but also individuals affiliated with the HIG and the Haqqani Network.
The JTF-GTMO file includes an intriguing detail about one member of Nabi's cell - a Haqqani money courier named Malik Khan. "Ayman al Zawahiri, the number two leader of al Qaeda" at the time, and now al Qaeda's emir, "has stayed at Khan's compound located outside Miram Shah," Pakistan.
In August 2002, Nabi reportedly helped two al Qaeda operatives smuggle "an unknown number of missiles along the highway between Jalalabad and Peshawar," Pakistan. The missiles were smuggled in pieces, with the intent of rebuilding them for attacks near the Jalalabad airport. On Aug. 28, 2002, JTF-GTMO analysts noted, "two Americans were killed during attacks against the Khowst, Gardez, and Jalalabad airports."
Nabi was captured in September 2002, detained at Bagram, and then transferred to Guantanamo. It was the end, temporarily at least, to a career that started in the 1980s when Nabi first fought as a mujahideen against the Soviets.
READER COMMENTS: "Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl exchanged for top 5 Taliban commanders at Gitmo"
Posted by Carol Anne Grayson at May 31, 2014 5:42 PM ET:
Great news that Bowe is free and Taliban prisoners exchanged, happy for all families. Very grateful to those who listened and helped with communicating messages, a good day for dialogue, compassion and common sense... lets hope we can work on further prisoner releases!
Posted by JZarris at May 31, 2014 7:04 PM ET:
Oof, that's a high price to pay but I'm not going to flame away at a family for wanting their son back. Am I totally in the realm of sci-fi to hope we placed tracking devices somewhere under these guys skin for future demolishon?
Posted by Vern at May 31, 2014 7:46 PM ET:
Freeing these terrorists in exchange for SGT. Bergdahl is a travesty of justice and an insult to the American warfighters still on the battlefield. This exchange could have been done anytime in the last 1-2 years. It was done at this time for Obama's convenience. He needed a diversion for the VA scandal and he sent Kerry to seal the deal. The media will buy it and the VA will slide off the radar. It's good Bergdahl is coming home, but questions need to be answered on how he was picked up by the Talibs, and why he was not with his team.
Posted by Jeff Edelman at May 31, 2014 10:49 PM ET:
How many lives will Bergdahl take? How many friends and family of American soldiers will cry? One can live so many can die. The depth to which this regime will burrow knows no bounds!
Posted by blert at May 31, 2014 11:14 PM ET:
My crude understanding was that Bergdahl was AWOL... with some of his fellow soldiers implicating him in some hair-brained attempt to score some hash.
As for the Gitmo Five, I strongly suspect that the President would've coughed them up just to boot-strap the peace imagery.
Benghazigate may loom very large in the calculus.
We're still being sold the narrative that the Afghan conflict is essentially over.
Certainly the President wants it on the back burner during this Fall's elections.
And, the President wants to shut down Gitmo, too. Near as I can tell, the Taliban have already gotten 98% of what they want before they've even reached the table.
It must be obvious that every NGO and contractor is going to be racing for the exits PDQ.
Each of these players would have at least flag rank in jihadi circles.
As for negotiating tactics: sheesh!
Posted by Stephen Ryan at June 1, 2014 12:59 AM ET:
Apparently Bergdahl was not really a heroic prisoner. Apparently he voluntarily gave up to the Taliban. Some good American soldiers (does anyone know any of their names?) were killed trying to locate him. Was he worth the Gitmo exchange? A life sentence in Leavenworth might be more appropriate. He comes out of this smelling like roses.
Posted by Scott J at June 1, 2014 1:24 AM ET:
I am happy for Bowe Bergdahl's parents that they're getting their son back. And I am glad that we are not leaving Afghanistan with this matter unresolved.
It was a high price to pay, and Sgt Bergdahl, as far as we know to this point, is no hero. But I am glad we got him back.
But now, when these terrorists and murderers return to jihad, let them become targets, only not for capture this time.
Posted by Michael Green at June 1, 2014 2:04 AM ET:
It is my understanding that Sgt Bowe Bergdahl walked off base, (without his gear). As such, he is a deserter and is no hero American POW.
To exchange these high-level Taliban commanders, whom 2 are wanted for war crimes, and all who have worked closely with Al Qaeda is disgraceful.
There is no doubt they will be back at their previous occupation of slaughtering and killing innocent people, and very possibly assisting in the killing of American service members, 9,800 which will remain in Afghanistan until the end of 2016.
Posted by Demetrius Minneapolis at June 1, 2014 8:34 AM ET:
This ties a nice red bow on the Obama announcement that the "war" in Afghanistan is now successfully completed. Absolute, 100% rubbish and in my opinion we have accomplished little to nothing after 9-11. The Taliban will control the country well before 2020.
Posted by Brian L at June 1, 2014 12:22 PM ET:
I'm no fan of Barak Obama, but Israel makes exchanges like this all the time, most recently with Gilad Shalit: many top Hamas men for one Israeli soldier. Nobody on the American right complains a bit. If Netanyahu can do it, Obama can do it.
Posted by M3fd2002 at June 1, 2014 1:32 PM ET:
"if Netanyahu can do it, Obama can do it" Seriously, Did you vote in the Israeli or USA elections? maybe both? Why do you think that hezbollah/fatah/hamas are always trying to capture jews? Think about it, and give everyone your insight.
Posted by Paul at June 1, 2014 2:30 PM ET:
Brian L, so is Benjamin Netanyahu the President of the United States? What in God's name does this disgraceful act have to do with whatever the Israeli's do?? Good men have lost their lives trying to find Pvt. Bergdahi. It will be interesting to watch and see if he is charged with desertion. My bet, knowing this administration, I'd wager- no way.
Posted by Aezino at June 1, 2014 7:33 PM ET:
Carol Anne Grayson of the progressive London Journal says Bergdahl's release is good news.
He deserted and went looking for the Taliban. Now we have him back and he won't be prosecuted. That is good news?
Brian L, Israel makes exchanges all the time. The exchange rate is hundreds or thousands to 1. It is actually a defeat.
I was happy (as much as I could be) that the exchange rate was only 5 to 1. It would have been much better if it had been 1 to 1 and we had prosecuted instead of promoting Bergdahl.
As someone else said I hope the releasees are killed on the battlefield shortly rather than recaptured.
Posted by Ron at June 1, 2014 10:59 PM ET:
Does not make any sense release five Taliban for a
Army Deserter.
America will not be safe because the five killers are set free.
Sgt Berqdahl belongs in prison.
Posted by Eric Sykes at June 1, 2014 11:03 PM ET:
I remember being on the operations floor as a young intel soldier when the whole Berghdal affair first happened. We all thought that Berghdal was a complete scumbag. Ah well, I guess Operation Unkempt Barber is a success...of sorts.
Posted by Andrew at June 2, 2014 6:52 AM ET:
@Brian L
I think the Israeli government actually did get a lot of flack for that. I thought it was a dumb move personally, but there's another crucial difference.
AFAIK Gilad Shalit is an honorable soldier. Him getting taken was just bad luck on his part. Bergdahl is an incompetent idiot at best, and a deserter or even wannabe traitor at worst. If Bergdahl had a great reputation among his platoon mates (he doesn't!), then people would probably be more forgiving of the deal than they are.
Posted by James Depke at June 2, 2014 9:09 AM ET:
Certainly lives were lost in American effort to recover a low level officer Sgt. Bergdhal, but countless more American lives were sacrificed in the operations to capture these 5 high level enemy operatives, and President Obama has the gall/stupidity to hand them over and put them back in play to potentially wreak havoc on the world again? You have go to be kidding. Is this not an impeachable offense? Is this president mentally handicapped. You typically negotiate to win. Not in this case. To use a sport metaphor, this would be similar to trading 5 top front office executives/players for a minor leaguer. In the real world this is not done, and if it is you are fired on the spot. But not with this idiot president. I have absolutely no understanding of how anyone in this administration would sign off on this. This is a disgrace. Sleep well Obama. You just put 5 of our most hated enemies back on the playing field.
Posted by Bill Dee at June 2, 2014 9:18 AM ET:
In my Army "walking off post" without permission was and still is AWOL
You did not go from PFC to Sargent--rather you lost a stripe and no back pay
If you sneak off "desert"-in a combat zone you get a lot more than 5 years
POW my ass
He was AWOL or a deserter
Thanks to agenda driven vets like Hagel many American lives are now at risk
Posted by Andrew at June 2, 2014 5:20 PM ET:
@Bill Dee
I don't like Bergdahl either, but to be fair 5 years in captivity with the Taliban is a LOT worse than 5 years in a military brig.
He certainly shouldn't be celebrated or get a parade, but as far as punishment goes, there's nothing we can do to him that'd be half as bad as what he's already gone through. So he's suffered enough.
Posted by Rex at June 2, 2014 5:53 PM ET:
Maybe integral personalities for the Taliban's new government?
Posted by Rick O. at June 3, 2014 9:02 AM ET:
In his public relations campaign to appear as the great peacemaker, Obama has demoralized our military by effectively trivializing the lost lives, injuries, and sacrifices which brought about the incarceration of these hard-core vicious prisoners. Taliban do not value peacemaking; peacemaking is perceived as submission and failure. American voters placed authority into the hands of a commander-in-chief who is so weak in character, and so needy of admiration, that he cannot accurately perceive what threatens our country. When image-making is more important than reality, when lies dominate over disclosure, our leadership chooses to jeopardize American lives across the globe. Thank you Bill Roggio for your work here.
Posted by shipley130 at June 3, 2014 5:15 PM ET:
Bergdahl's captivity was so bad, that he refused water and food. What an effing idiot.
Posted by Drider at June 6, 2014 2:26 PM ET:
What is strange here is why we traded taliban people to the Haqqani Network who held this guy.
The Haqqani Network are criminal organization that wanted money for the guy a few years ago. They had no use for these taliban commanders other than maybe having them back on the field of battle to create even more chaos by which the Haqqani's thrive in.
But still, money rules with them not the taliban.
Posted by Colm Barry at June 6, 2014 4:54 PM ET:
Now those young campaigners for Obama that helped him win his first term can take heart: Obama is finally closing down Guantanamo: "top five Taliban commanders held at Guantanamo" released. We knew he'd keep his word ...
Posted by Godabove09 at June 10, 2014 2:08 PM ET:
The fact is this is not really about getting Bergdahl home, rather it's about getting these Taliban monsters home instead. The fact he was known to have deserted, seemed to sympathize with the enemy and was most likely reluctant to leave make me think it is win-win for the savages. They get their best throat slitters back, even more belligerent and anti American, they get Bergdahl working the PR angle once he gets air time and all of it makes America look foolish and gullible. Obama wanted them home and used the Bergdahl situation to instigate a swap. It had nothing to do with concern for the American and everything to do with emptying Gitmo.


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5. Social media and the workplace. School teacher Natalie Munroe made several appearances on the blog this year. Remember her? She was the blogging school teacher who wrote that her students were "utterly loathsome in all imaginable ways." Although, Ms. Munroe eventually returned to work, her experience is a sound reminder to always think twice before hitting "send." You can read the fifth-most-popular post, "Yes, you CAN discipline employees who abuse social media" here.
4. I'm a poet and I don't even know it. I'm not sure what inspired the fourth-most-popular post. It must have been a slow news day. How else do I come up with the idea to Haiku -- verbing a noun, sorry -- about recent employment-law decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court?
3. FMLA remains a hot issue. This one surprised me. The third-most-popular post is about FMLA legislation in Pennsylvania that never passed.
2. Short and sweet. The second-most-popular post was one of my shortest. I merely announced that the EEOC had finalized its ADAAA regulations. (Note to self: keep it short)
1. Yeah, I know, you only clicked "by accident." This was a runaway. Not even close. To put things in perspective, nearly 4% of all page views at The Employer Handbook were on this one story. Not to come off as too vain -- I'm sure I've done that already in my other stellar posts -- but nearly four times as many viewers checked out the number-one post than my blog biography. What else can I say? In the end, sex sells. (Note to self: keep it sexy).
Thank you to everyone who made The Employer Handbook such a success in its first year. We'll be back on January 3, 2012, the official one-year anniversary of the blog, with something short and sexy employment-law related. But possibly short and sexy.
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Other people have fantastic emotional skills; never screaming or getting angry, always calmly facing any problem that might come their way. Accepting of criticism, not budging to pressure, not letting cross words get to them.
What both these people have in common is a high degree of emotional intelligence; they understand themselves and their own emotions as well as the emotions, thoughts, behaviour and needs of others. Wouldn't life be better if we could all be like this?
Emotional Intelligence (EI) has gone from strength to strength in recent years and is now considered as important in both personal lives and professional lives as IQ, and no surprise. Whether it be a divorce lawyer, a psychiatrist for depression, counsellor or other mental health specialist who has to handle clients with great sensitivity, a real estate agent meeting prospective buyers, a member of the police force (who of course must handle situations delicately), or even a telephone salesman trying to make a trade, the better we are able to relate to others the better we are able to perform our jobs.
Social skills are incredibly valuable but can be difficult to develop, after all, there are so many different personalities how can we possibly understand and interact with them all effectively?
The answer is in developing our Emotional Intelligence, and if there's one person who can help us develop our emotional intelligence it's ME—oh wait, no, sorry, it's not me, it's Daniel Goleman, an internationally known psychologist who lectures frequently to professional groups, business audiences, and on college campuses.
Daneil Goleman describes Emotional Intelligence as having five key components:


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When the Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through the Yellowstone Valley, the explorers documented all the wildlife and plants they saw.
Next weekend, scientists and researchers will explore the Yellowstone River in the Riverfront Park area in a modern-day expedition called a Bioblitz. Scientists will see how many species they can find in 24 hours.
The event is a contest, festival, educational event and scientific endeavor, said Kayhan Ostovar, president of the Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society and Bioblitz organizer.
'Just like Lewis and Clark'
"We're exploring and discovering just like Lewis and Clark did," Ostovar said. "It's really a fun way to see what lives in an area."
Ostovar, a wildlife biologist with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, has enlisted the help of about 50 scientists and researchers from across Montana including specialists in fish, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, insects and plants.
A Harvard biologist developed the bioblitz idea to catalog organisms around Walden Pond. Twenty-eight states have since conducted their own events. The Yellowstone River Bioblitz will be Montana's first, Ostovar said.
Bioblitzes usually are held in semiurban areas and help create public awareness about the variety of life nearby, Ostovar said. The events also educate the public about the role species play in improving the quality of life.
Diversity of life
"Often we hear the word 'biodiversity' when referring to the tropical rainforests - yet the diversity of life in our own backyards is phenomenal. Clean, healthy ecosystems is a result of this backyard diversity," he said.
"We also hope that the species list from the event will be a first step in monitoring changes on the Yellowstone River in our community and successful management of Riverfront Park and the Audubon Conservation Education Center," Ostovar said.
Information gathered will be posted on the Montana Audubon and local chapter Web sites and given to the Montana Natural Heritage Program, which documents species distribution across the state, state Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the city Parks Department.
The Bioblitz begins at noon June 15 and noon June 16. The public is invited to the joint the event from noon to 2 p.m. that Satuday at the Montana Audubon Conservation Education Center at Norm's Island across from Riverfront Park for live music and a barbecue hosted by the Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society.
The Bioblitz also is looking for volunteers 11 and older to assist, Ostovar said. Those interested should contact Ostovar ahead of time at 256-7481 or email@example.com.
The event is being funded with about $12,000 in grants, including $5,000 from the Yellowstone County commissioners, who allocated some of the money left over from the Clark on the Yellowstone Signature Event. Other major financial partners include the Montana Audubon, Big Sky Institute from Montana State University and Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Other sponsors include the local Audubon group, the Yellowstone River and Parks Association and other businesses.


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"A little Long"
Overall, this isn't a bad book. My only complaint is that it gets very long winded and I just about didn't finish because of it.
"Great Listen from start to finish"
When I first picked this up, I was thinking it would lead more into "A New Hope", but this takes place shortly after "Revenge of the Sith". It gives great insight into Tarkin and is an interesting story to listen to. This wasn't the type of story that had me sitting in the car longer to listen to, but I did look forward to my next drive to listen to more of the story.
"It wasn't the best... It wasn't the worst..."
... It was just average. A nice little story to help pass 7+ hours. It kind of reminded me of listening to grandpa tell stories of days gone bye. You don't fully listen you just listen enough to nod at the right times.
There was no suspense to this book, nothing to make you say "I have to listen to the rest of this now". Though there is a ghost, it isn't much of a ghost story. Although the main character is trying to solve a mystery, it didn't really have the feel of a mystery as some of it was predictable and when you did find out who the murderer was it was more a feeling of "who cares".
However, if you are a King fan, have a credit to spend and nothing else is catching your eye, I mean nothing else at all, then go ahead an pick it up. Just don't expect a King Masterpiece.
"A must listen if you enjoyed the Thrawn series"
This is a good book that takes you back to the Outbound Flight project and gives some background into one of Zahn's best characters... Thrawn. It definitely gives you a different perspective on this character. The only complaint I would have is that I do not like abridged books very much. They tend to leave things out and I wonder what I missed in this book so that is the reason for the 4 stars instead of 5.
"Excellent Short Story"
This is an excellent short story that will appeal to many sci-fi fans and Dark Tower fans. I have listened to this many times and enjoy it each time. There are a few people who make the ridiculous statement that this is an advertisement for the Kindle. It is true that the main character uses a kindle in the story, but that hardly makes it an ad. Just like having a Buick in a story doesn't make that book an ad for Buicks and having a character drink a Coke doesn't mean it's an ad for Coca Cola. Kindles and other e-readers are a part of everyday life and this story has to do with a special kindle and the multi-verse.
"Good, but no where near Great"
Overall, this was a good book but no where near Da vinci Code or Angels and Demons. In fact I was often confused by Langdon's character. In previous books he seemed open minded where in this book he came across very closed minded. Much of the story seemed repetitive and there were parts where it dragged on. This was not a "must listen to now" book like the other two.
Even with those faults, it was an interesting storyline that I did enjoy... I just wished it had been delivered better.
"Long, Boring and Dated"
I was having a hard time just staying awake during this audiobook. While 3 hours doesn't seem like a long book, the information here could have been provided in less than 20 minutes.
"Great Book even for those not fascinated w/ JFK"
Being born in 1975 I have no fascination with JFK or any misguided belief that somehow the world would be better today had he lived. No one really knows what would have happened, my guess is that life would be the same. Unfortunately, many baby-boomers seem to think JFK was the greatest man to ever live and I was afraid that King would use this book to push that idea. He definitely reflects that point of view in Al Templeton, but being a King fan I picked up the book anyway because he is most likely the greatest author of our time.
He definitely did not disappoint. This book really isn't about JFK though and its not a horror story at all. Its a story about a great adventure that we all dream of having. It's a story about finding the greatest love of your life, which we all hope to do. In some cases it's a story of sacrifice and sorrow. Whether you have listened to a King book before or not, this is one everyone can enjoy.
The Narrator Craig Wasson does a good job with one major exception. Sadie's voice was just horrible, He didn't capture a good Georgian accent at all and she sounded like a dying horse through most of the book. Other than that, the narration was excellent and captivating.
"A Fantastic Listen for any Star Wars Fan"
I had stopped listening to Star Wars books a while back because the writing seemed to be suffering. The Thrawn Trilogy was good, not great, but good and I had listened to many others after that were just OK at best so i had lost interest. I picked this one up because I needed to use a credit before the end of the month and wanted to see how well it tied into the Star Wars Movies. I was very pleasantly surprised. The book seems more written for adults rather than teens and is very well written as well. The story had me interested from the beginning to the end and tied into the movies very well but can definitely stand on its own if you have never seen the movies.
The narrator Daniel Davis took a little getting used to. At the beginning the voice seemed kind of "flat" for a lack of a better word. However, once used to it I was completely engrossed in the story.
"Dragged on and on and on and on and on..."
This was a very long and in the end disappointing book. There were many places in the book that just seemed to drag on for no reason. The ending was just plain odd and didn't seem to fit with the characters. While there was some excitement during the climatic part of the story, it fell short of truly delivering. I mean the big bad bully is brought down by being made to feel bad for what he has done... really? That's like a Political Correctness wet dream and not even in the realm of realistic... Guess that's why they call it fiction.
As much as I liked the first 3 books, this one just seemed "thrown together" with a lot of filler to make it as long as the other books.
"Good on his predictions, Bad on his advice"
While he was able to predict a lot of what is happening now with the downturn ( though, many predicted it so its nothing special ), his advice is the pure definition of "Speculative Investing". He talks about the tech and housing bubbles, yet wants you to invest in gold when its at an all time high under his assumption that its just going to keep going up and up and up (Sounds like the other bubbles that burst).
I do agree that he recognizes the issues of our economy and does explain it well, although is quite repetitive about it and that was well worth the listen, just ignore the horrible advice he gives ( Like mortgaging your house to invest in foreign stocks, put all your money in gold etc...)


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BollyWHAT?'s TOP 20 SOUNDTRACKS:
1. Dil Se ± 2. Asoka # 3. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam * 4. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge!! 5. Daag (1973) ** 6. Taal ± 7. Pakeezah > 8. Raja Hindustani <> 9. Dil To Pagal Hai ?? 10. Devdas * 11. Doli Saja Ke Rakhna ± 12. Jeans ± 13. Umrao Jaan ^ 14. Zubeidaa ± 15. Lagaan ± 16. 1942: A Love Story () 17. Gadar ?? 18. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai !! 19. Dil Chahta Hai *** 20. Thakshak ±
Composer key:
± A.R. Rahman # Anu Malik * Ismail Darbar !! Jatin-Lalit ** Laxmikant-Pyarelal > Ghulam Mohammed <> Nadeem-Shravan ?? Uttam Singh ^ Khaiyyam () R.D. Burman *** Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Rumor has it that when the director of Hollywood's Moulin Rouge fell in love with the "Chamma Chamma" song from China Gate, he tried to contact the "singer" -- actress, and lip-syncher extraordinaire, Urmila Matondkar.
Of course, we doubt that BollyWHAT? visitors are so clueless. Most of us have long since accepted that the siren's voice belongs to a geriatric, and that the hunk's melody issues from the lips of a pudgy, balding fiftysomething. But how easy it is to forget -- and to forget, too, that in Bollywood, successful playback singers and composers wield as much clout as hit actors.
Nadeem-Shravan: Party to murder?
Nadeem and Shravan are the songwriting pair who have penned hits like Raja Hindustani, Ek Rishtaa, and Dhadkan. They also star in one of the music industry's biggest scandals: Nadeem Saifee has been implicated in the 1997 mafia murder of film producer Gulshan Kumar. His Indian passport has been revoked, and he is currently residing in London, where a British court has denied an extradition plea by Indian authorities. Despite the enforced separation, the duo continues to work together. Nadeem explains, "We keep in touch over the telephone; besides, [when] the producers come here we discuss work and compose music together here in London." (source; music.indya.com)
Having once publicly promised never to lift a melody, the pair recently came under fire for a track from 2001's Kasoor that sounds suspiciously like Celine Dion's Titanic ballad. Such talk exasperates Nadeem: "There are seven music notes.... there's bound to be some similarity somewhere between what has come and what's going to come. I try my level-best to make sure that we do not sound like any previous composition. But sometimes it just so happens that some notes do sound familiar. There's bound to be some flavour, some cheeta, of the past in the present. That's unavoidable." (source: music.indya.com)
Anu Malik: don't borrow money from him!
Anu Malik agrees withNadeem's take on allegations of plagiarism: "Eventually all music is permutations and combinations of those same seven notes. No music director is original, but I became a favourite whipping boy to the press. If you hear R D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan, Naushad saab, all great composers, they're 'inspired...' Aur mere saath, 'copy' word aa gaya. [And with me, the word 'copy' is used.]" (source: music.indya.com) For such a prolific composer, it is perhaps inevitable that his scores vary dramatically in quality; yet fans find it difficult to credit the same man that scored 2001's exquisite Asoka with 1999's massive dud Jaanam Samjha Karo.
Recently Malik has featured in headlines for reasons more nefarious than plagiarism. A Delhi businessman has filed a complaint against Malik and his brother, alleging that when he asked repayment on a loan he had given them, they sent goons to threaten him. Malik denies the charge, but legal action is pending.
Jatin-Lalit: At war with Karan Johar!
Brother duo Jatin-Lalit wrote their first film score in 1989, but it was 1995's Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge that thrust them into stardom. Karan Johar, who worked on that film as assistant director, subsequently hired them with spectacular results for his 1998 directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. The duo then signed on to score his follow-up film, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.
While the brothers did score several of K3G's songs, they had a serious falling out with the Johar after he signed on two other composers to write "Deewana Hai Dekho," "You Are My Sonia," and "Say Shava Shava" -- the film's biggest hits. Lalit told G Magazine about the pair's experience working on K3G: "Well, there was a lot of tension. We were not comfortable at all. We would understand if the final result was fantastic but that is not the case. What others have done, we feel we would have done better. We think we were on the right track. But Karan did not. So there was a definite difference of opinion there. We feel cheated." The loss, we fear, may be Karan Johar's!
A.R. Rahman: The New McCauley Culkin?
Though A.R. Rahman now sells more records than Madonna and Britney combined, he began his career composing music for commercials -- surprisingly undistinguished employment for the boy who'd won a scholarship to pursue a degree in Western Classical Music from Oxford University, and had played with maestro Zakir Hussain on stages worldwide.
Rahman's first break in the film world came from South Indian director Mani Ratnam, for whom he composed the score for the Tamil film Roja. This, as well as his soundtrack for Ratnam's subsequent film Bombay, were dubbed into Hindi and became huge hits. He then began to receive assignments in Bollywood, and his first composition for a Hindi film was 1995's smash success Rangeela.
Rahman has recently come to the attention of international musicians, recording a single with Michael Jackson and co-composing the British (and now Broadway-bound) musical Bombay Dreams with England's Andrew Lloyd Webber. As a result, his film compositions have stalled -- but in light of criticism regarding his recent soundtracks, the break might be a beneficial one. In January 2002, he admitted to Tatanova.com, "I think my first film Roja was very futuristic. After that I have tended to be repetitive and stereotypical because most of my films had numbers which were dance-oriented."
Interestingly, Rahman was born Hindu, his birth name 'A.S. Dileep Kumar.' When his sister recovered from a near-fatal illness shortly after his parents' visit to a Muslim place of worship, the entire family converted to Islam.
Other notable composers include...
The trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is one of the up-and-coming forces in Bollywood music, having signed for a high-profile Hollywood/Bollywood co-production directed by Willard Carroll of "Playing By Heart" fame. Shankar Mahadevan, one of the members of the trio, is also renowned for his playback singing, which is ably demonstrated on the trio's hit soundtracks for Dil Chahta Hai and Mission Kashmir. Meanwhile, Ismail Darbar, who was "discovered" while playing violin for Jatin-Lalit's 1996 Khamoshi soundtrack, has written four soundtracks, two of which -- Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas -- have been hailed as instant classics. Rajesh Roshan was born to a famous music director and has successfully continued the tradition, composing some of his best scores for his brother, director Rakesh. Arguably his most notable score is 2000's Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, since the movie also served as a vehicle for the now-mythic acting debut of his nephew Hrithik. Sandeep Chowta can't thank actor and kinsman Sunil Shetty for his success: he did it the hard way, landing in Mumbai with little more than $400 and a dream. Director-producer Ramgopal Varma took a shine to Chowta and has used his tunes to great success in films like Satya, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, Jungle, and Company.
And in conclusion, you may ask, where are all the women? Certainly not with the next group...
The recent death of Anand Bakshi elicited a wave of grief from a nation that grew up singing to his dreams. Born in pre-Independence Rawalpindi (now part of Pakistan), Bakshi penned the words to some of Bollywood's most popular soundtracks of the '60s and '70s. More recent works like Mohabbatein, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, and Dil To Pagal Hai have impacted a fresh generation and ensure him a prominent place in film history.
Gulzar is another famed lyricist who hails from what is now Pakistan. Born as Sampooran Singh on August 18, 1936, he and his family were forced by the upheavals of Partition to migrate to Delhi. Widely considered to be the finest film lyricist living, his verse for the soundtrack of 1998's Dil Se attests to his poetic genius.
Javed Akhtar, the son of famous poet and film lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar, has scripted lyrics for some of Amitabh Bachchan's most famous movies, including Sholay, Zanjeer, and Deewar. He met his future wife, Honey Irani, while scripting the 70s film Seeta Aur Geeta, and their son, Farhan Akhtar, has recently made his directorial debut with the 2001 hit Dil Chahta Hai -- the score of which naturally boasts his father's eloquent and evocative prose. Akhtar is now married to actress and activist Shabana Azmi, and his former wife is planning her own directorial debut.
Only one name can begin such a discussion: Lata Mangeshkar, born September 28, 1929. Her voice has graced the greatest Indian films of the last five decades. She holds the Guinness World Record for number of songs recorded -- according to Guinness, over 50,000 at last count!
A brief survey of her earlier recordings reveals a voice of surpassing sweetness and an incredible three-octave range. Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Pakeezah (1971) are two highlights of her unparalleled career. Nevertheless, newcomers to film music may wonder what all the fuss is about: in recent releases Mangeshkar's voice sounds markedly shrill. Devdas composer Ismail Darbar has stated in interviews that he does not even consider Mangeshkar for his own work because she can no longer comfortably handle the high notes he favors.
Of course, Lata-ji herself might discourage you from listening to her recent releases. Recently, she told interviewer Subhash K. Jha, "In my opinion, what's being made these days isn't really music. Actually we don't even have many music directors. Earlier, there were so many distinguished names who thought deeply about their music. They had the time and the inclination... Now it's time for re-mixes. I believe a new film album has re-arranged and re-recorded old film hits by me and Kishore Kumar. But I want to know what's the contribution of the music director in Dil Vil Pyar Vyar [a film soundtrack featuring new recordings of classic RD Burman tunes]. I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it again. There's nothing original about re-mix. You're just churning out what's already been done to perfection..." (Times of India, 9/29/02)
Mangeshkar favors a return to traditional inspiration: "Right now we're too much into copying western music. I wouldn't say it didn't happen earlier. But back then even when western elements were adapted there was an essential Indianness about our music. Today, we're blindly aping the West. Look at the clothes, dances and gestures on television... It's becoming difficult to even reach the listeners. Music companies are in the doldrums. I remember a time when Rhythm House [a leading music shop in central Mumbai] would tell me that my RPM discs sold out the minute they arrived. Now listeners don't bother to buy music. They hear it all on television. " (Times of India, 9/29/02) Ironically, those listeners *are* hearing Lata Mangeshkar on television, and from the unlikeliest of sources: an American rap artist called Truth Hurts. The musician incorporated a sample from one of Lata's performances into the hit song "Addicted," and Lataji is currently in court, suing for a multimillion dollar share of the profits.
Lata's equally talented sister, Asha Bhosle, struggled to emerge from the shadow cast by her famous sibling. The recent film Saaz was a thinly veiled account of the difficulties their relationship endured due to this tension. But Bhosle's voice assured her a rightful place in the limelight, as did her second marriage to legendary music director R.D. Burman. Never were her vocals more sublime than in the 1981 film Umrao Jaan.
Kavita Krishnamurthy Subramaniam is the prime prospect to inherit Lata Mangeshkar's mantle of greatness. Praised by composers like Ismail Darbar, who lauds her as the only playback singer in Mumbai who regularly does riyaaz (drills in classical technique), she has distinguished herself throughout two decades of work with her mastery of intricate sequences and her comfort in the high end of the vocal range. Her performance in 2002's Devdas has brought her particular acclaim.
Udit Narayan is, without a doubt, the reigning king of male playback singers. Born to a farmer on the border of India and Nepal, Narayan got his start singing for Nepali radio. When a scholarship from the Indian Embassy offered him the chance to study classical music at a prestigious school in Mumbai, he wasted no time in moving. But success did not come instantly. Only after years of study and several unnoticed recordings did he hit gold with his vocals for Aamir Khan in 1988's Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. Fans marvel at his versatility, but his trademark is his"golden smile," so called because, during upbeat songs, one seems to actually *hear* the smile on his lips.
Kumar Sanu occupies a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for having recorded the greatest number of songs in one day -- 28 of them! Such drive helps to explain how a man who earned a BA in business from Calcutta University managed to perform a career about-face and become one of the top playback singers in Bollywood. His multilinguality hasn't hurt, either: Sanu sings with equal comfort in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Brij, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, and Punjabi.
Alka Yagnik, the daughter of a classical singer, started singing for radio at the age of six. She shot to fame with her vocals in Madhuri's "Ek Do Teen" dance number from Tezaab. Along with Kavita K. Subramaniam, she is now widely considered to be the top female playback singer in Bollywood.
Chitra is one of the only playback singers to work successfully in both Bollywood and South Indian films, where she dominates the competition. Her linguistic dexterity is awesome: she has recorded thousands of songs in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Oriya, Telugu, and Malayalam. Most recently her performance in "Raat Ka Nasha" in 2001's Asoka earned a shower of praise from critics and fans alike. She is a particular favorite of composer A.R. Rahman's.
Another singer who has worked a great deal with Rahman -- and who, indeed, owes him his current status as highest-priced singer in Bollywood -- is Sukhwinder Singh, who shot to fame with his vocals for Dil Se's "Chaiyya Chaiyya." Singh composes as well, having worked with Mychael Danna on the Monsoon Wedding soundtrack and penned lyrics for various songs including the Punjabi "Thaiyya Thaiyya" in Dil Se.
Jaspinder Narula hit paydirt with her vocals in 1998's Pyaar to Hona Hi Tha, and has continued to receive praise for her earthy renditions of hits like "Bumbro" from Mission Kashmir. Despite the demands of her flourishing career, she is also pursuing a Ph.D. in musical studies from the University of Delhi.
Vasundhara Das's English vocals for Rachel Shelley in Lagaan, and her performance in "Shakalaka Baby" for another A.R. Rahman soundtrack, Nayak, surely had you tapping your feet. But you're probably more familiar with her as the reluctant bride in Monsoon Wedding. One of the only people to have performed on both sides of the screen, her balancing act will be interesting to watch. Even as she protests that singing is her first love, the international success of Monsoon Wedding ensures that acting offers will continue to pour in. .


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22 who is at God's right hand, having gone into Heaven, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him. | 22 who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him. |
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26 That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life: | 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, |
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Silent No More
By Bill Bolling, Executive Director
Appeared in Foodsharing
Holiday, 2011
The headline in a national news magazine last week was "The Return of the Silent Majority". It certainly raises the question of where that majority has been since the label was first coined many years ago.
Today, the vocal minority of left and right seem to get all the attention. Even the presidential candidates seem to be talking more to "them" than to "us". And their simple ideas of more or less government don't seem, in and of themselves, to resonate as an effective answer to very complex issues. Most of us are considered the "silent majority". While our actions may have been strong and consistent, our voices have rarely been heard.
Many years ago I was silent, but things changed, and I wasn't anymore. After returning from Vietnam, and finding a country in turmoil around race, the war, and a different future that young people wanted for themselves, I personally got involved trying to find and raise my own voice toward justice.
Today, we see young – and not so young – people trying to find their voice around what is just and fair. It's often emotional, unfocused, and exploding on our streets and in the political process. After three years of high unemployment, no growth, and an unwillingness of our policymakers to find a middle ground, many people have lost trust in large institutions – big government, big business, the media, and even the faith community. There is a feeling that something is very seriously wrong, and no one is listening. It has motivated a number of grass-root movements to spring up across the country, and even across the world.
Today, the Tea Party's rallying cry is smaller government, fewer regulations, lower taxes, and major budget cuts. Let the free market roam – every person for him or herself. At the same time, Occupy Wall Street has spread across the country with the cry to address the dramatically growing gap between the rich and the shrinking middle class, especially the working poor. They want more oversight to keep big banks, board rooms, and corporations in check. They want more justice and more certainty, which translates to more government.
And the traditionally slow processes that operate out of partisan politics are increasingly being rejected. Is there a middle way? Can we find common interests across political differences? Where does the silent majority look for models of cooperation and effective action?
Many people choose to take action to help make things better. Action, it turns out, is the antidote to despair. While some see no alternatives except protesting in the streets, others see the simple act of feeding another person, of listening to their stories, of raising their spirits, as a reason to keep moving forward. Acts like these are taking place in communities across America. While they rarely make the news – being drowned out by a media that relishes conflict over cooperation – they represent the values and commitments so needed today.
If we took stock of the goodness these actions represent, we may surprise ourselves. Goodness growing out of hardship. It's an old story, but expressed in new and creative ways. Clarity of purpose and commitment to action counters blame and frustration.
Sometimes it takes an unforeseen emergency to get our attention in an over stimulated life full of easy answers and empty promises. Until the silent majority comes to grips with the questions of our day, I don't think easy answers being promised by our politicians – answers requiring little sacrifice from us – will ever satisfy the longing for a more just society.
It's not the first time we have faced such uncertainty as a country. Periodically, we face a time of truth, a pivotal moment, and therein lies an opportunity. I think we are facing one of those moments today. We must pay attention to those things that connect people and build trust, that motivate creativity and shared action. We must nurture democratic action that encourages participation instead of fear and cynicism. Our policies must follow our ideals, and our actions must reflect our deepest beliefs.
How we grow, distribute, prepare, share, and enjoy our food can be a catalyst for change. This means that anyone can play a role in fighting hunger. Our calls to action are very clear, measurable, and potentially impactful. When we take action, and let our voices be heard, it multiplies the impact of our work. Often, the actions we take actually require that we use our voices.
Some of us can advocate for hunger programs in the new Farm Bill that will soon be taken up by Congress. In a time when families and children are experiencing hunger in greater numbers than anytime since the Great Depression, do we really want to cut nutrition programs? You can get involved and speak up.
Some of us can join in the No Kid Hungry Campaign to be announced by Governor Deal later this month. It focuses on getting nutrition programs working more effectively, but will take a public-private partnership to ensure success. It's a way we can stop leaving money on the table and children hungry in their homes. You can get involved and share your ideas.
Some of us can volunteer at a local hunger relief organization or at the Food Bank. Volunteering not only strengthens community, but makes it healthier and more empowered. You can get involved and spread the word to family and friends.
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At the end of the day, hunger is a moral issue for all of us. We must honor our elders by ensuring they have adequate food. We must help struggling families access enough nutritious food for their children. One of the most important ways to safeguard the health of our nation is to commit that no one goes hungry. We're at the tip of the iceberg. Not paying attention to the issue of hunger will surely sink our ship of state. If our children's health, ability to learn, and sense of self-worth is compromised much further, our country will be headed down a devastating road. We should be very concerned, and our voices should be raised.
Maybe the majority of us have been silent too long. It's not that our actions have been wrong; it's that we have not shared the lessons learned and demanded a middle way that includes all of us. Our response is an opportunity to find common ground and common solutions, to be leaders instead of silent followers. But it won't be easy. Nothing of real value ever is.
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After a long time testing, retouching textures, adjusting mesh, it's finally here.
Feels relieved to finally be able to release this project, which ended up being a big one.
Not just for that, but because this is the project that brought us together.
I will speak about it a "bit" so you get familiar with how it works.
Well, first of all, this evolves four things that work with each other to work:
- Eyelash mesh — Resource file (Required)
- Eyelash design — Resource file + CASP intances (Required)
- Eyelash sliders — Optional
- EA Eyelash Removal "Mod" — Optional
At the bottom of this post you will find the links to download the meshes.
Only the female mesh is available, the male one needs to readjust the mesh (sounds so simple).
1) Eyelash Mesh — the main resource file, it will contain the mesh data for the design packages.
The mesh acts as an alpha acessory using, instead, the game eyelash shader.
2) Eyelash Design files — these are the textures and the CASP (CAS-related CC) resources.
Named as "S-Club #[ts3-eyelash] DESIGN#X" where X is our design release; this file is required for the eyelash design to show.
By default, the eyelashes are set up to show in the Eyeliner area and the Clothing > Accessories area (Category Glasses and Earring)
It got me by surprise to know the game rendered meshes on Makeup category, was just a shot on the dark, but it worked.
However, if you use it as eyeliner, you need to remove it first if you want to apply a eyeliner texture.
The good thing of having different CASP instances is that you can overlay design styles.
Or if you want to wear a eyeliner and some glasses, you can use for example, the earring one.
However if you want use three different, well it won't work out of course.
3 ) Eyelash Sliders
Because of the way I built the package structure, I don't think other creators would be able to make their own eyelashes easily.
I'd need to write a tutorial, because the packages need to be built manually using a DBPF Editor.
For now I leave the instance information that needs to be attached to the CASP here:
Female Information:
BGEO | 0xC37EE3B4F221C915 |
BBLN | 0xC389D6B4F22BBA86 |
VPXY | 0x709702B55421BE4B |
BONE | 0xC363BAB4F20ABC72 |
GEOM | 0xEECE86B50AAA28A8 |
TXTC (Diffuse) | 0x3A66B81A9F19E066 |
TXTC (Specular) | 0x3A66B81A9F19E071 |
Male Mesh Information:
VPXY | 0x1DF75CB52A66E4DA |
GEOM | 0x89B6B8B4D6256DDD |
TXTC (Diffuse) | 0x09FA7192E1636AA3 |
TXTC (Specular) | 0x09FA7192E1636AB4 |
— VertexID Range: (Male) 50500 to 51161 | (Female) 52000 to 52661 —
— Mesh Statistics can be found inside the Mesh package —
I might edit this post with more information, but I think that is for now.
I am looking for a way to make these recolorable, but I don't think it's possible due to the shader.
I know I always sound so confusing, but if you just download the files and try out you will figure out it is easy.
Well, that's it, thank you all for your patience for this.
And our apologies for the time taken, as I know very well the amount of time it took until this point.
~ I hope you enjoy it as much as we did making and fighting with it~


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For those not in the know, it's a time when rookies and those looking to make a team's 15-man roster come to play for almost two weeks in scrimmages. The event is small and fairly inside. It was my second year going with the guys from The 8 Man Rotation.
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Appetizers can make or break a party. With this easy raw vegan guacamole recipe – plus my salsa, white hummus, chips, crudites, and a few pitchers of margaritas… Who needs dinner?!
I made this Raw Vegan Guacamole Recipe for a party we had on the deck. It was gone in half an hour! Before all the guests had even arrived!
Luckily I had extra avocados on hand and made another batch. This recipe serves 6. I had 12 guests but thought not everyone would want guacamole. Wrong! This was a big hit and a perfect accompaniment to the Margaritas we made with my new Vita-mix.
Raw Vegan Guacamole Recipe
This spicy raw vegan guacamole is a very popular dip for tortilla chips and crudites. This recipe is very easy to make and the ingredients are easy to find. Cut the avocados in half lengthwise and save the skins — you can use them as little serving bowls!
- Prep Time : 20 minutes
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- Yield : 3 cups
- Allergens : Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Soy Free
- Haas Avocado - 3 ripe
- Diced Onions - 3/4 cup
- Garlic - 1 large clove, minced or pressed
- Plum Tomatoes - 2, diced
- Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin - 1/2 teaspoon
- Cayenne - 1/2 teaspoon
- Cilantro - chopped, 1 tablespoon
- Lime Juice - 2-3 teaspoons
- Cut avocados in half. Remove the seed and scoop out into a large bowl.
- Sprinkle all the other ingredients over the avocado.
- Use a wooden paddle to break up the avocado and thoroughly mix all ingredients. Some people like to use a potato masher for this.
- Optional: Place plastic wrap directly on the top of the guacamole and let sit for 30 minutes to let the flavors meld.
- Spoon into avocado skins or a bowl. Garnish with lime wedges.
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Bear's legacy and love
For Frederick E. "Bear" Palmer, education was his religion, and JCCC was his church.
It was only fitting then, that when the adjunct professor, emergency medical services, passed away from leukemia at the age of 67, his family and friends gathered in Polsky Theater in the Carlsen Center to remember the man who had touched so many lives and contributed to a scholarship set up in his name.
Palmer taught classes to would-be emergency medical technicians (EMTs) for 17 years alongside his daughter, Valerie Palmer.
The two decided to take a first responder class at JCCC in the early 1990s. Valerie had come home from college, and she searched for a way to connect with her father.
"I suggested we take the class," she said. "EMS became our shared language. Don't get me wrong: we loved each other. But this was something we could share."
Bear loved teaching. After a career in the military, where he earned multiple medals in Vietnam and retired as a lieutenant colonel, he began work as a business manager by day. At night, starting in 1997, he taught in the evenings, exhibiting his true passion in the classroom.
"He could totally school me on teaching," Valerie said. "He was always an educator, a master at explaining things."
In March 2010, Bear Palmer was diagnosed with leukemia. Ray Wright, director, emergency medical science, put Bear on a leave of absence.
He immediately entered the University of Kansas Medical Center, where Valerie works as nurse. Former students, now nurses and respiratory therapists, recognized him. As they took care of him, they told him stories about being in his class. Valerie's mother leaned over to her husband at one point and said, "I'm glad you taught them so well."
Bear Palmer was released from the hospital a month later, only to make on-again, off-again visits for the remainder of the year. He was at home on May 19, 2011, when he stopped breathing. Valerie, who had taught CPR to hundreds of others, now used it to save the life of her own father. She broke his ribs, but he came back.
The resuscitation also was due to the efforts of Alexis Haynes, a paramedic with Med-Act and a former student of Bear Palmer's.
"It was a surreal feeling, using our BLS (basic life support) on Bear. His class was the first place I, and so many others, learned how important – no, essential – these skills were. That night, they worked," Haynes said. "It felt great."
If this were a Hollywood movie, the story would end there. Daughter and former student save the life of father and teacher. But this is real life, and the story had a different ending. Bear Palmer passed away July 31, 2011.
"We had from May to July to say goodbye," Valerie said. "I often tell my students in class: you're not always doing CPR to save someone's life. Sometimes you're just doing it long enough for them to stay alive to say goodbye to their families. And that's what happened to us."
Bear's family set up a scholarship in his memory, in hopes that his love of teaching and learning would continue in those who never knew him. It will be offered each year to students studying emergency medical science. The JCCC Foundation accepts donations to this scholarship.
The family also asked for remembrance service on campus. From the funeral home to the memorial service at the college, Bear Palmer received an honor escort from the Bonner Springs (Kan.) fire and ambulance departments, where he had been an EMT. The honor escort is usually reserved for firefighters and EMTs who die while on the job. Bear Palmer got one anyway, along with an honor guard from the Overland Park (Kan.) Fire Department.
The Olathe (Kan.) Fire Department hung a flag on their truck's ladder, signifying the death of one of their own. Life Flight flew over campus in salute.
"There was uniformed personnel all over Polsky," Valerie said. "It was the end he deserved to have."


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Plus the fact that it has cargo pockets that have room are especially what I like about them. AND! they have these awesome snaps that bring the bottom of your pants up so when you are done shredding you can protect the bottom of your pants from getting all tore up from the streets! I also got the green and it is a deeper shade and really bright compared to the photo above so beware if you get any of the brighter colors you are going to be noticed....Which is not always a bad thing.
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Sips of History
When Nathan Greenawalt released his first Old Sugar Factory Honey Liqueur out of Old Sugar Distillery in February, he generated quite a buzz. Madison "has embraced the microbrewery revolution and has a strong attraction to locally made products," says Greenawalt, who now produces two liquors at the distillery—Old Sugar Factory Honey Liqueur and Cane and Abe Freshwater Rum—and offers tours, tastings and cocktails two evenings a week.
Greenawalt, who is both owner and head distiller, says his customers love to visit the distillery to "see and learn how the product is made. It is a much more personal experience than going to the liquor store for a bottle of mass-produced spirits." Customers also revel in a unique piece of Madison history: From 1906 to 1924, the U.S. Sugar Company processed locally grown sugar beets at a factory on Madison's east side, producing fifty tons of sugar a day. Although Old Sugar Distillery is not located at the site of the original factory, Greenawalt says he "pays homage to Madison's brief but spirited sugar beet history" by using Midwestern-grown dark brown beet sugar in his liqueur, which is aged in American oak barrels and sweetened with Wisconsin honey.
Every Thursday and Friday evening from 4 to 10 p.m., you can find Greenawalt behind the bar or giving tours of the distillery. Stop by to indulge your taste for Madison history and local products—a taste of honey liqueur or freshwater rum will leave you feeling sweet indeed.
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Ginger Alden, is 55 today
It is very hard to believe, that It is 34 years since Elvis left this earth and that his last girlfriend Ginger Alden, is 55 today.
Ginger met Elvis for the first time in '61 through her farther, that was Presleys introduction Officer, when Elvis was drafted for the military in '58.
Ginger was the last person to see Elvis alive and the first to see his dead body on Aug. 16th '77. They had played a game of racquetball. Elvis went up to read a book, in the upstairs bathroom and Ginger took a nap. Later she found him lifeless in the bathroom.
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Original Grapes of Wrath regroup
TheGrapes of Wrath reunite for a performance at the Surrey Fusion Festival on Sunday (July 18), when they'll join Blackberry Wood and bhangra superstar Lehmber Hussainpuri, among others, at Holland Park.
The Grapes brought some class to the Canadian music landscape in the late '80s and early '90s with singles like "What Was Going Through My Head" and "You May Be Right", and were making inroads in the States when the band imploded in '92. Guitarist-vocalist Kevin Kane and bassist-vocalist Tom Hooper hooked up again minus original drummer Chris Hooper for the 2000 album Field Trip, and have been performing together acoustically of late, but this is the first time all three original members have regrouped (augmented by Dave Genn on keyboards).
Kane told the Straight that once the offer from Fusion came in, drummer Hooper waited until the last possible moment to say yes. "It's his showbiz flair," Kane said, laughing. "But at the same time I wasn't surprised when he agreed to do it. I had a feeling. And it's been pretty awesome, right from the first rehearsal. It's funny how muscle memory works after 18 years."
Kane added that future shows are being lined up. "It's too much fun to just do one gig," he promised.
I just want to know if they are on before "face painting" or after "puppet show" because I'm taking the kids....
Chris Hooper? Dave Genn?
Please elaborate as to how these mystery people are relevant to anyone's interests or how they might add to the appeal of the third (or tenth, I lost track) comeback gig for the Grapes? Why are these people newsworthy?
While I can't tell you what Gowans current lineup is, I do know his first name is Lawrence and he likes to be called 'Larry'...
as for these two enigmas...I can't even be bothered to search.
The Bangra element of this festival is certainly interesting, but watching faded Canadian stars burn out in the imported downtown Vancouver smog of Slurrey certainly sounds dismal and depressing...
Like watching an old satellite burn up on re-entry after its use has long past, this sounds pretty depressing...
Better to fade out than to limp away, no?


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Published 13/11/2012 | 05:00
2012 has been a great year for Claire Byrne, both on and off screen.
The 36-year-old is to play a leading role with Pat Kenny and Miriam O'Callaghan in RTE's new look 'Prime Time' when it returns in January.
Having endured a very public marriage break-up as she split from her radio executive husband Richard Johnson in 2006, Byrne revealed she had found love again with new partner IT technician Gerry Scollan who she stepped out with at the VIP Style Awards.
"We have been together for nearly a year. It's all going well and I am really happy, you know it's been one of the best years I think I've ever had. I couldn't have asked for more in my personal and my professional life," Byrne told the 'RTE Guide'.
Her RTE portfolio includes fronting new TV show 'Ireland's Search and Rescue', and a one-hour radio programme 'Saturday With Claire Byrne'.
Irish Independent
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