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European Media See an American Gulag
From Iceland to Turkey, The Washington Post's Nov. 2 story, "CIA Holds Terror Suspects In Secret Prisons," has elicited denunciations and denials in the online media.
While every East European government denied the presence of secret CIA detention centers within their borders, Human Rights Watch's statement that it believes two such prisons are located in Poland and Romania was also widely reported in Europe. Together, the stories revived reports from last spring about flights of CIA-owned planes through various European airports that raised the possibility that so-called "torture flights" were transporting suspected terrorists to a European destination.
What rankled most commentators is the possibility that European governments have been made complicit in the U.S. policy of secret detention and interrogation unbound by international law, especially East European democracies that only threw off communism 16 years ago.
"The reaction can hardly be strong enough if the United States has sneaked the serious violation of the European view of human rights inside the EU's door," said the Copenhagen daily Politiken (in Danish).
In Poland, Peter Gentle of Radio Polonia said the Post story came "as a bit of a shock to Poles. Most - maybe all - people I have spoke to just can't believe a word of it. A Guantanamo Bay type prison in the middle of northern Poland? Don't be ridiculous. "
Gentle described the evidence to support the claim of a prison in Poland as "dodgey, to say the least," adding that Poles "won't believe that there are any [secret prisons] in Poland until physical evidence of these camps is uncovered before their very eyes."
The headline on his column evoked incredulity: "CIA Gulags--in Poland?"
Hungarians "were already aware of the fact that the United States was keeping people captive in secret locations without charging them, without judicial control or time limits," said Gabor Horvath, writing in Nepszabadsag (in Hungarian), a Budapest daily. "The new information is that, with the President's knowledge, the CIA has kept this secret even from US legislators and that it has also involved East European democracies in this."
Horvath doubted that the prisoners had been held in Hungary, merely transported through its borders. Nonetheless, he said President Bush "owes an apology and detailed explanations not just to US voters but also to the friends of the democratic United States. He has already caused enough headaches to the latter."
In Turkey, a columnist for the Yeni Safak newspaper said "human smuggling sponsored by governments is gradually becoming a nightmare for the entire world... Are we going to cover up operations, unlawful acts, and crimes against humanity committed by the CIA or on its behalf in this country?" Ibrahim Karagul predicted the "secret torture centres" in Eastern Europe will be recorded in history as "the United States' Auschwitzs."
In Slovakia, a columnist for the influential left-of-center daily Pravda (not to be confused with Russia's Pravda) quoted President Bush as saying, "Successful societies protect freedom with the consistent and impartial rule of law, instead of selectively applying the law." Now, says Miloslav Surgo, Bush's CIA "is keeping people without trial in secret prisons ... in countries that are so proud of having rid themselves of secret prisons a few years ago."
In France, Le Monde asked "has the United States, which has defended human rights and the moral values of democracy throughout the world for such a long time, come to ask European countries, NATO members and protagonists in the European Union, to do 'the dirty work' on exported jihadist detainees? . . . Such an attitude toward the Old Continent would be one of utter arrogance and even contempt."
The Bush administration's "eloquent refusal to comment," wrote Artur Blinov in the Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta, makes it "increasingly obvious that these scandalous prisons do exist, and on the territory of the former Eastern bloc." The headline on his column: "Washington's GULAG in Eastern Europe."
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More evidence that Dana Priest's story has really damaged Amercian national security. Let's all hope that Preist gets full Judith Miller treatment. And the the leaker goes to jail for a long, long time. (Everybody is against leaking classified information right?)
Posted by: Al | November 11, 2005 08:43 AM
Dana Priest, and the others involved in exposing this, should be held as heros to humanity. The Bush administration and the republican leadership continue to devolve American values from levels where freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law were held to their highest levels, to levels where torture, secret detention, ghosting prisoners and lying to the American public are standard operating procedures.
To hear Senator Frist get upset at the outing of the prisons, and not their existence or what happens inside their walls, is troubling. America used to be a shining beacon for the world to emulate. Now the world sees what America is doing and is recoiling. America has lost the high ground by sinking to levels reminiscent of the Soviets and America is exporting these techniques to countries we fought to free from such inhumanity.
And no, not everyone is against leaking. It has been the main tool for exposing corruption and law breaking in politics and business. A leaker who leaks to bring to light wrong doing is a hero, not a criminal. A leaker who leaks to do harm to someone is a criminal. Thus the difference between leaking the prison information and leaking Plame's identity. If this cannot be understood it explains why the Bush administration has been able to lead so many Americans astray. The tide though is turning as the polls show. You can fool the American people some of the time, and even all of the time as this administration has proven over the years, but you cannot fool Americans all the time as current events are proving.
Posted by: Sully | November 11, 2005 09:16 AM
The policy damages American security, not the person who exposes it my dear Al. Some time ago, "American security advocates" would have laughed at any indication that torture was a common practice in the "War against Terror". Now, the same people criticize those who expose this war for what it is citing "the end justifies the means." How pathetic...
Posted by: FromMacondo | November 11, 2005 09:21 AM
Dear Al, It is the policy not the leaker.It is a shame that the moral ground we kind of have before in the world has been smashed to pieces.Remenber people allways remenber what you did wrong not what you did right.This administration has rapidly diminished the influence the U.S has in the world.It is impossible now to stop,everything changes nothing ever stays the same, but for God's sake what is the rush to make the U.S so irrelevant in the future.Sometimes I think this goverment is working with our enemies, not against them.Everytime they make a move, they drop the ball.Mistake after mistake.Imconpetence,a complete failure.Speeches don't fix problems.Sound Policies that respect humanity are a better avenue.Sadly, I think this administration will never get it.
Posted by: Miguel | November 11, 2005 10:09 AM
It's American policies that are endangering American interests; don't blame the messenger. If Bush and company want to hold people in secret without trial and have them tortured, then don't feign surprise when word gets out and the rest of the world is outraged. Your country is hated as never before, and with Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld in power, that hatred is richly deserved. Yours is a nation of torturers. Every American should feel deep shame over this. "Shining light for humanity"? Hardly. Why don't you take your self-righteous preaching to the rest of the world about "democracy" and "human rights" and start applying them to yourselves. The USA has zero credibility now.
Tom Kwasnyk
Melbourne, Australia
Posted by: Tom Kwasnyk | November 11, 2005 10:32 AM
I guess there is a question as to whether these prisons violate any American laws. If so then a lot might happen, but my guess is they do not.
Congress has oversight over the administration though. Frist's comments indicate he is more upset with the leaker than the prisons and basically said the prisons were ok, so I don't expect Congress to get involved and do any real oversight.
American's, remember this next year during the elections. The republicans are driving America to new lows. Only the American people can stop this slide and bring us back to the greatness we once had and the admiration our real values deserve. And don't let a "good" republican get your vote. That "good" republican allows Frist and Hastert to remain in power, control the committees which should be overseeing what this administration does, and determine what bills come to the floor.
The only "good" republican is one who looses an election.
Posted by: Sully | November 11, 2005 11:08 AM
This is after all a country led by a Manchurian frat boy whose forebears hatched MKULTRA.
Posted by: Sidney | November 11, 2005 11:14 AM
"Everybody is against leaking classified information right"
No! not by a long shot! When classified information shows that our nation is turning it's back on its core values, it should be leaked and leaked big time. What part of, torture is morally indefensible, doesn't this administration and its sycophants get? Please spare me the tired line about protecting American lives at all cost. While I love my family dearly and I am willing to go to great lengths to keep them safe, I am not willing to sell our soul to the Devil for protection.
Posted by: Norm | November 11, 2005 11:31 AM
This is what happens when the Main Stream Media becomes infected with the Neocon agenda a la Judith Miller, Richard Cohen, WaPo editorial page, the Sulzberger family and all those media stars who priased Bush after 9/11, cheered the War, McCain, embedding reporters and Miller and Cooper for refusing to testify.
I find it funny that (Not you Mr. Morley) now the MSM tells us about what the Bush Cabal is doing wrong. Where were they when after Powell lies to the UN all they had to do was show the same Powell just mere months before saying clearly that Saddam was not a threat or Condi "Mushroom Cloud" Rice stating that Saddam had centrifuges when mere months before She said clearly on TV!!! that Saddam was boxed in a not a threat to his neighbors, the US or the world. Best yet Where was the MSM when Donald "We know where the WMDS are" Rumsfeld shook Saddam's hands on TV again!!! in 1983 full of smiles and platitudes and then later casts Saddam as a greater threat than anything else in the world. Now They Tell Us.
Well it is too late. Dana Priest is a good reporter and got this huge scoop but if this is the first time she is hearing about US torturing prisoners in foreign jails then she is naive beyond belief obviously she missed the 80s of South and Central America and obviously never heard of the School of Americas in Georgia where torture was taught in advanced degrees to frienly regimes south of the border and practiced on leftist with such aplomb.
Now the Europeans and main stream Americans claim to be shocked, shocked!! to find the angelic US gov't condoning secret prisons and torture.
Posted by: | November 11, 2005 11:50 AM
Well put, Norm. Especially that last sentence.
At least some of us still are capable of thinking independently.
Posted by: wpr | November 11, 2005 12:06 PM
To get back to the point of Morley's post, I'm wondering how many countries have officially denied hosting these prisons.
Posted by: CKR | November 11, 2005 12:25 PM
Having been born under Hitler and generally a proud US citizen, I am relieved that Americans finally recognize the misguided nationalistic fervor and abuse of power that has plagued this nation for decades. Such behavior by those in the US government for whom sadism and power is the end in itself sabotages our national security, and its greed (as in Nazi Germany) will be its eventual undoing.
It is indeed a sad day in America when American citizens must appeal to and rely on foreigners to protect them from their own evil leaders. Perhaps someday Americans will again obtain a government that is as good as its people.
Posted by: erich | November 11, 2005 12:26 PM
Yes! Torture is illegal under American law!Check out Title 18 United states Code Chapter 113c- Torture Sections 2340A, 2340B, and 2340C. Torture is punishable by up to 20 years in prison by any U.S. National anywhere in the World. Should deaths that result from are subject punishment to Life in prison or death. This law was a response to the "Convention against Torture, Cruel, Inhuman, Degrading Treatment, or Punishment" Nov. 20, 1994 Treaty Document 100-20. I believe the torture memo that came out of the Justice Department makes the President, Vice-President, and the Secretay of Defense among others are subject to prosecution under that law.
Posted by: P. J. Casey | November 11, 2005 12:36 PM
To CKR all of the East European countries have denied hosting secret prisons but some of these denials seem artfully constructed. For example, Romania and Slovakia deny that the United States has ever asked permission to establish secret prisons in the country. When pressed, officials in these countries repeat the same thought in diffent ways: that the U.S. has not requested any such thing. That's not the same as saying that they don't exist.
Posted by: Jefferson Morley | November 11, 2005 01:18 PM
I dont live the in States but my wellbeing is in based on the sacrifices of a lot of Americans so i am gratefull for that .Up till resent times the American Values and standards were mine aswel but since 9/11 when President Bush started "his" war on terrorism and declared that "whoever was not with him was against him" , I got a funny feeling that times ahead could be rough. I was right.A lot of americans and many more non-americans feel that this administration is on the wrong track and I am convinced it is the track of Mr Cheney who is pulling the strings behind the screens by pushing Mr Bush .The real President is Mr Cheney who is the bad genius behind all that is going astray in the GOP administration . I hope Mr Bush will show in time his own insight and personal strength by turning the course of events in a more healthy direction so that the "world" can see the USA. again as the leading nation of this world.
Posted by: Fijka | November 11, 2005 01:21 PM
So the left-wing, feckless, appeasing and self-proclaimed "intelligensia" of Old Europe and the socialists of the New Europe are complaining about some unverifiable screed by a US-based reporter. Perhaps they should spend their time dousing fires and stamping out the riots that are occuring in that bastion of appeasement, France.
Posted by: Brad J | November 11, 2005 01:33 PM
"Poles "won't believe that there are any [secret prisons] in Poland until physical evidence of these camps is uncovered before their very eyes.""
Hey, this approach worked so well for them in the 40's.
Posted by: Jon H | November 11, 2005 01:45 PM
"Poles 'won't believe that there are any [secret prisons] in Poland until physical evidence of these camps is uncovered before their very eyes.'"
It seems like that's the approach of some Americans too (cf. the poster who dismissed Dana Priest's article as 'some unverifiable screed by a US-based reporter'). How can any fair-minded person still disbelieve the overall story (not which countries the sites are located in, but the fact that they do exist)? Has the Bush administration even issued an unambiguous denial of this? Wouldn't they do so instantly if they could?
Posted by: Beren | November 11, 2005 02:35 PM
I am an immigrant, US citizen. My former professor used to give me a lecture in 1976 on how Indira Gandhi usurped the Indian constitution and how Indians could learn from the US not to do such things.
I was ashamed then. I spoke to him recently and pointed to him the Patriot act related violations, CIA gulags and the prince of darkness, Dick Cheney's puppeteering. He was speechless and did not even try to defend.
Posted by: kumar | November 11, 2005 03:37 PM
To Brad J: Interesting you should mention French rioting. Didn't the US just have some looting in New Orleans? Maybe the problem is with Francophone cities.
Posted by: Turnabout | November 11, 2005 03:42 PM
There will always be those who defend this administration to the end, but as with Nixon, Bush has crossed a line where his word can no longer be trusted by most Americans and that is something he will not be able to regain. In this environment little will be done. House and senate republicans will begin distancing themselves from Bush. Bush's agenda items will only have support from those who believe in them and not the party's support, and democrats will feel emboldened to challenge any agenda item. So its a do-nothing government for the next three years. Probably a good thing considering the waste and bungling done over the last 5 years.
The only thing that could change this is if the republicans loose the house or senate majority next year. Then you'll see real investigations and probably a resignation or two.
Either way, don't expect tax cuts, major spending, new initiatives, or any major agenda items put forward. This administration has shot itself multiple times in the feet and can no longer stand. My only fear is that Bush will do something stupid to make himself a hero in the eyes of the American people and regain their trust. I wouldn't put it past him or his brain.
Posted by: Sully | November 11, 2005 04:10 PM
The world now knows just how bad the US has become. We have become that axis of evil that President Bush spoke about.
Posted by: Jackie | November 11, 2005 04:53 PM
I am still stunned -- and more deeply saddened than I ever thought possible -- that my country would be accused of torture; that the possibility of guilt would be so strong that the world would take those charges seriously; that the president of this country would have to deny these charges publicly.
This man said he would bring honor back to the Presidency. Instead he has stripped all honor from our -- from my -- country.
Posted by: jmk | November 11, 2005 06:08 PM
The following New Yorker article is more stunning than the unfolding story of the secret prisons. I doubt anyone would ever know what went in those prisons.
I read the article 3 times because I couldn't believe what I was reading.
Here is one of the most shocking statements:
"When one of the defense lawyers, Matthew Freedus, asked a witness, "What position was Jamadi in when he died?," the C.I.A. representatives protested, saying that the answer was classified. The same objection was made when a question was asked about the role that water had played in Jamadi's interrogation."
What has happened to this country.
Posted by: Karim | November 11, 2005 06:51 PM
The fact that no European country wants to admit that it has CIA torture prisons on its soil is clear evidence that these are taboo there, and rightly so. What is in question is more than just a crime against humanity it is a question of living by genuine moral values shared by all of humanity. Europe's experience of Auschwitz and Gulag is still fresh and so I am not at all surprised that they condemn torture so strongly.
It is all too easy to blame "Old Europe" and/or "New Europe" for their own complicity in torture in times past. However, instead of blaming Europe for condemning CIA-sponsored torture we must be grateful to them because those who are our allies act best when they help us correct ourselves.
So, America needs to change course. It must reveal the full truth about its torture chambers in Europe, Afghanistan, etc. and must embrace the letter and spirit of the Constitution, Bill of Rights and International Covenants. When we say, "All men (and women) are created equal," we must mean what we say otherwise we will look and sound like hypocrits.
Posted by: Jack K. | November 11, 2005 08:51 PM
Bush and Cheney have exposed the evil that is America.
Posted by: | November 12, 2005 01:03 AM
It now becomes clear why Donald Rumsfeld spoke so highly of 'new Europe' and cemented relationships with former Warsaw Pact countries at the expense of NATO as a whole. Quid pro quo.
Posted by: Nick S. | November 12, 2005 01:20 AM
Tom Kwasnyk,
You make some excellent points with which I and millions of other Americans agree, but then you had to make an idiotic remark obviously reflective of your personal biases and stereotypes in which you state that the U.S. is a "nation of torturers". Are you really ready to believe that every single person in the U.S. condones torture?
Looking at Australia's dismal record of treatment of its aboriginal peoples, which is by far the worst of any nation in the Western world, by your logic Australia is a nation of participants in genocide. I'm not ready to believe such a charge, but I'm pointing out where your logic can go.
I agree that there's a tremendous credibility gap for the U.S. and that torture is abhorrent. However, statements such as yours that alienate Americans who otherwise agree with you are counterproductive and do nothing to effect positive change.
Posted by: storm72 | November 12, 2005 08:27 AM
Torture in this case is a side of effect of this war.
In my opinion the fundamental problem is that America in general still glorifies war.
War is looked upon as something heroic and even cool, not as an exercise of killing other human beings and of destruction.
The Army even put ads on MTV for teenagers.
If torturing prisoners is wrong, how about dropping bombs on civilian cities like Baghdad?
How many civilians were killed during those bombings?
How many people were traumatized because of shootings, bombings and destruction?
Have you ever seen the faces of terrified children in Iraqi towns and houses while the Army is doing "its heroic job"?
I believe this is why the entire world opposed the war when the majority of Americans supported it, including its media (the Washington Post is among them) and even its elected congress.
Don't blame Mr. Bush or Mr. Cheney alone in this mess.
The neo-cons simply took advantage of a prevailing mentality in America that tolerates and even glorifies war. It was as simple as that.
The very few Americans who initially opposed the war were labled "radical crazed leftists".
One becomes crazy and radical when they oppose a war in which human beings were going to die but sane and courageous (and let's not forget patriotic!) when they cheer it and support it.
Posted by: Karim | November 12, 2005 11:19 AM
Bush's Whitehouse has been totally hijacked by hardliners and military men. Bush is no JFK, he doesn't have the cajones to stand up to Rumsfeld, Cheney and co. Does anyone think he could have averted the Cuban Missile Crises?
Posted by: Lorry | November 12, 2005 11:33 AM
It's true we Australians have much to be ashamed of regarding our treatment of aborigines. But at least our political leaders do not openly advocate torture, as your president does today. If you don't like my observation that yours is a "nation of torturers," then prove it wrong by impeaching Bush and trying him for crimes against humanity. As long as that man remains in office -- along with Cheney and Rumsfeld -- as long as there is no sustained national uprising over the cruel, violent and illegal policies being openly advocated and pursued by your White House, I can only conclude that a majority of Americans support Bush and these policies. And I can therefore only conclude that the US is indeed, today, a nation of torturers.
That basic, ugly truth might well offend some Americans. Frankly, I don't care. Maybe it's time you stopped wrapping yourselves in the stars and stripes, set aside your delusional patriotism, and took a good, cold, hard look at what you have become.
Tom Kwasnyk
Posted by: Tom Kwasnyk | November 12, 2005 01:42 PM
Tom Kwasnyk wrote:
"Maybe it's time you stopped wrapping yourselves in the stars and stripes, set aside your delusional patriotism, and took a good, cold, hard look at what you have become."
That is hapening and why Bush's poll numbers are 25 points lower than they were during the 2004 elections. Before those elections, the Bush administation lied, cheated, obfuscated, attacked opponents and courted religious groups to maintain a majority. That majority is now mostly gone. Not only are Bush's actions being exposed but they are not being dismissed as unbelievable by Americans as they have been in the past. Once you have been shown to have lied, your credibility crumbles. Bush is now termed "untrustworthy" by 57% of Americans by one poll.
But polls are not good enough for you, you want American to prove they are not torturers by impeaching Bush. You do not understand democracy very well. Bush's power is quite small now. Few in congress openly support him. Just recently, a tax reduction bill, one he and his party backed, was pulled due to lack of support. His administration is effectively over.
Impeachment will not happen until the republican majority is replaced in the 2006 congressional elections, and many republican congressmen and senators are very worried because they now fear the American people's votes. That is democracy. If Americans were all tortures, we'd all be praising bush for creating these torture chambers. The fact the America is turning against Bush and the republicans is proof that American's do not condone torture.
I could say Australians condone their PM's scandals. Howard's ethanol scandal, the government's sanctioning of the AWB/Iraq oil-for-food scandal, the refugee detention centers and the lies by the Howard administration about refugees and immigrants. Look, we all have governments that need watching and corrections via the ballot box. Americans were truely fooled in 2004 and are showing via the poll numbers that they now see the truth. We are not a nation of tortures, but we can be called gullable by believing those who purposely lied to Americans. One is under indictment and another still being investigated. America has begun moving forward to correct its mistakes, and that movement is happening in spite of Bush.
Posted by: Sully | November 13, 2005 09:46 AM
That may well be true but we here in Australia do not claim, as you do in America, that our nation represents "a shining light on a hill" -- one with a "special duty" to "lead the free world" and which must therefore be exempt from the rules of international law. It's not good enough to claim that public opinion is moving away from Bush and that the composition of Congress will first have to change before anything can be done about the torture now being openly practised and advocated by your government. These are crimes against humanity, being committed in your name, and hardly anyone in America is doing anything to stop them. Until I see more outrage, more evidence that Americans will not tolerate crimes like torture being committed in your country's name, I will continue to believe that my assessment is correct: yours is a nation of torturers, and each and every one of you should be deeply ashamed of being American.
Tom Kwasnyk
Melbourne, Australia
Posted by: Tom Kwasnyk | November 13, 2005 02:56 PM
Americans ARE outraged. A bill was passed in congress 90-10, that no torture should be allowed in any American facilities. Our bastard vice president is fighting this bill and Americans are outraged and is yet another reason Bush's polls are falling.
What I guess you want is the republicans, who control both houses of congress, to impeach Bush. Well, so do I. But they won't because they are all republicans. Many are heading for defeat in 2006 because of their suport or inaction. But even if a majority of Americans believes Bush should be impeached it cannot happen without the majority in congress suporting it. They will pay the piper in 2006. That is all us outraged Americans can do without storming the White House, which I do not plan to do. Protest yes, but I would rather let democracy work. In the meantime the curtain has been pulled aside and Bush cannot joke his way out of what his administration is doing. Watch and see how America rights this wrong. I expect to see Bush and or Cheney punished for their evil deeds in the future and the torture to stop quickly.
Posted by: Sully | November 13, 2005 05:32 PM
Of course many (disgustingly, not all) Americans are appalled by the torture that is, as you rightly point out, being performed in our names by our government. And we're also doing everything that we can to try to get our legislative branch to stop this practice, since the executive won't listen to us. Some, who were already pretty sure a year ago that the government was doing this, voted against Bush even though they were life-long Republicans, in an attempt to stop these inhuman practices. Now more revelations come out, and even those who don't follow the news very well finally hear about what has been happening. As Sully pointed out, the Senate did pass its ban on torture by a 90-9 vote. They generally don't do things like that if they think public opinion is against them. I really hope that the House will pass matching legislation and these inhuman practices will be stopped. Someday (and may that day not be long delayed) there will be an accounting for what has happened.
But to go back to Sully's original point, with which I mostly agree, do you really think that you can claim that all of us, even those of us who oppose torture and do everything that we can within our political system to stop it, are still just 'torturers'? A thought experiment for you, then: You don't consider yourself a 'torturer'. Imagine yourself holding exactly the same views as you do now, but imagine yourself born to US parents, and thus a US citizen. Are you now a 'torturer' as a result? I'd be interested to know what you think.
Ultimately, what does Sully have to do, what do I have to do, for you to consider us innocent of these practices that we have done everything we could do to oppose? What would you do differently from us, if you were one of us?
As for your comment that we should stop wrapping ourselves in the stars and stripes and 'take a good, cold, hard look at what [we've] become', I agree with you entirely.
Thank you for posting.
Posted by: Beren | November 14, 2005 09:35 AM
I think that the Post did a miss deed in naming the countries who supposedly have these secret bases. We are dealing with terrorist and now the Post has maked them as targets.
I don't think that it is right to torture people but on the other hand we are dealing with people that don't see military targets they want mass distruction.
I ask people would you want your government to torture someone that knew about a possible bombing of your childrens schools or say we don't do that and let it happen. See Russia a few months ago.
The people we are dealing with are not opperating from the Genevia Convention on warfare.
I believe our country should take the moral ground on torture but it would depend on state of the safety of the country.
It is funny but Americans have been tortured in Germany, Japan, Vietname, and Iraq during wartime and we have stood by. Seems everyone is play by a different set of rules than we are and our citizens are paying the ultimate sacrifice.
Maybe we should take a look at what the world has become around us and treat it a little differently.
Posted by: Tee | November 14, 2005 02:46 PM
And just how do you know, "Tee," that the people being tortured by the Bush administration are indeed terrorists? They haven't been tried in a court of law so who's to say what the real story is. Perhaps you, "Tee," are a terrorist. Maybe someone with a score to settle against you will make the claim, in which case I guess by your logic, you would have to be tortured too.
Posted by: | November 14, 2005 03:53 PM
do the folks calling this a gulag even know what the gulag was? Here's a hint - it didn't involve a few 100 people, and it didn't involve military trials to determine guilt or innocence.
get some perspective. you can oppose these jails without making fools of yourselves.
Posted by: Ce | November 14, 2005 05:00 PM
These CIA detentions are very dangerous even if they do yield valuable intelligence. You could get the same or similar intelligence by legally holding these people in specially built and staffed U.S. prisons within the regular system, while they are awaiting trial and punishment and/or execution. The Congress should step in to outlaw this practice.
Posted by: George | November 14, 2005 07:31 PM
The interesting thing about this discussion is that the word torture is thrown around as if everyone agrees with what "torture" means. Those who oppose it it and think they are on some high moral ground should define it for us . . . and no, "degrading treatment" doesn't cut it. Some of you may think that taking away someone's Qu'ran is degrading, but I don't. So what exactly is torture these days? Please spare us the legalese and state exactly how you define it. Then maybe we can have a rational discussion on the subject.
Posted by: KB | November 15, 2005 01:39 AM
KB, here's your answer: strapping someone to a board and submerging them in water to the point where they think they are drowning, pulling them out only seconds before they actually do drown, then repeating the whole thing over again, is torture. That is what your government is doing, right now, to detainees held in secret and without trial. If that doesn't meet your definition of torture, I don't know what does. Meanwhile, your president and vice-president are arguing for more latitude to do more of the same. How can one conclude anything other than that the Bush administration, and the United States government by extension, is evil. Time to stop the denial, KB. Yours is a nation of torturers.
Tom Kwasnyk
Melbourne, Australia
Posted by: Tom Kwasnyk | November 15, 2005 09:51 AM
of Americans hold a passport. That is telling in itself.
America is now breaking international agreements, that it pushed for. We have all had the finger from America and it makes us very angry. The softwood lumber issue is very important to Canadians, the Americans broke the agreement and you can't even find anything in the American media on the issue. All we see are passive Americans, who have very little interest beyond their personal enclave.
For years I have wondered why Americans put up with their governments that infantalizes them. The flag waving is a form of internal propaganda.
I watch the American programs over the years and I am very tired of the fight beween the left and the right. The name calling is tiring, and seems to prevent any real change. I see nothing short of a revolution changing this most hated nation.
Despite this, I love Americans. They are like my loud, narcissistic neighbour. Difficult but they feel like family.
Posted by: Gael | November 15, 2005 12:16 PM
I can understand where Tom is coming from, being also "not American." It is tiring listening to American propaganda,saying they are the greatest nation on earth. That is insulting to everyone else. We come from countries with much lower crime rates, happier citizens, and fewer of our people in jail. Americans abuse their children more than any other country in the world. Yet despite these horrifying statistics, they continue to advertise their superiority.Americans torturing others, not a big leap. The hypocracy is hard to take. The dislike of America is everywhere and simmering.
Posted by: Gael | November 15, 2005 12:28 PM
I think you correctly and insightfully identify a serious problem when you write, "I watch the American programs over the years and I am very tired of the fight beween the left and the right. The name calling is tiring, and seems to prevent any real change."
In fact, the sound-bite driven culture war between 'left' and 'right' is a spectator sport that serves as a substitute for real political involvement by citizens. It goes part of the way towards explaining why the US can be so slow, sometimes, to confront what seems, from the outside, to be an ovbious and glaring issue (like torture). The issue gets fed into the neverending 'right v. left' shouting war.
Thanks for the observations from north of the border.
Posted by: Beren | November 15, 2005 01:33 PM
Tom, that's great, thanks for the fine definition. So I suppose anything beyond "waterboarding" is fair game? Can we deprive detainees of sleep or make them in any way uncomfortable? Is that also torture by your definition? How about if we have females interrogate them? Is that torture too if it's humiliating for them?
As far as being in denial, I am not at all. I don't really care if you or others think we are evil and you are entitled to your opinion. Regardless of world opinion, we are the most powerful nation on Earth at the moment and will continue to be through your lifetime, so you might as well get used to it.
Our moral standing may have been diminished in the eyes of world opinion, no doubt about that, but the world needs us as an economic engine so the long-term consequences will be minimal. Besides, who would the world have to hate if we went away, France?
It's interesting to note, also, that your democratically elected government has been one of our staunchest allies in this war.
Posted by: KB | November 16, 2005 03:41 PM
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"Regardless of world opinion, we are the most powerful nation on Earth at the moment and will continue to be through your lifetime, so you might as well get used to it."
Rumsfeld used to talk this way. Even he has realized by now that he was wrong. "Most powerful" is not the same thing as "more powerful than everyone else combined" and it's definitely not the same thing as "free from needing the cooperation of other countries".
Be serious about this, because it's a serious matter. How will we continue to gather intelligence and preempt possible terrorist attacks without the cooperation of nations around the world? What do you suggest that we use to substitute for their assistance? How will we gather information about possible Al-Qaeda cells in, say, Hamburg, if the German government decides not to share its information with us?
I don't know how old Tom is, but unless he's very old, your comment to him could very likely turn out to be false. You know, it doesn't always take that long for a great power to lose its dominance. With the kind of debt we're running and the serious looming economic problems that we're (not) facing, it's not at all impossible that we could cease to be the dominant global power in the lifetime of people now living. And if that happens, words like yours will come back to haunt us. Prosperity is the time to make friends for when you'll need them, not the time to make enemies that will wait for an opportunity to harm you.
KB also writes: "Our moral standing may have been diminished in the eyes of world opinion, no doubt about that, but the world needs us as an economic engine so the long-term consequences will be minimal."
And we need the world too, to (among other things) finance our reckless spending. No nation can claim self-sufficiency and independence from all the others in the current global economy.
Posted by: Beren | November 16, 2005 07:46 PM
Beren, you write "No nation can claim self-sufficiency and independence from all the others in the current global economy." True and that is point. The world's economies are tied to ours, just as ours are tied to theirs. Industrial nations, China included, can ill afford the economic shock that would come from another catastrophic terrorist attack on the U.S. They will assist us because it is in their interest to assist us, just as it is in our interest to assist them.
They may not like us, but don't think for a minute that France, or even China, want to see a nuclear 9/11 in the U.S. Not to mention that the more countries these terrorists strike, the more nations will see it in their interests to assist us. Imagine what a difference a day made in public opinion in Jordan.
We will remain the world's most dominant power through our lifetime. At some point China may be able to challenge us, but the world's powerful nations are not going to unite against us in some anti-U.S. alliance because of this issue of "torture." They have too much to lose to turn against us. They may hem and haw, wring their hands, and call us evil, uncivilized barbarians, but that will be the extent of it.
I worry more about knee-jerk reactions to this issue at home that may constrain our intelligence abilities and embolden the terrorists.
Posted by: KB | November 16, 2005 08:55 PM
KB writes, "The world's economies are tied to ours, just as ours are tied to theirs. Industrial nations, China included, can ill afford the economic shock that would come from another catastrophic terrorist attack on the U.S. They will assist us because it is in their interest to assist us, just as it is in our interest to assist them."
Of course they don't want to see another terrorist attack on the US or any other major player in the world financial market. But if public opinion turns against us in some countries (remember that there are a lot of democracies around the world whose people are increasingly appalled by what we do) there will be less cooperation from them, and that will make it harder for us to combat terrorism. It's not an all-or-nothing issue. There are shades of cooperation. There are governments and governing coalitions that are more friendly to us, and those that are less so.
I don't want to duplicate another post, so I won't rail on about the way we help Al-Qaeda out by torturing and providing Bin-Laden with the best PR boost he ever could have dreamed of. But take a look at the last seven discussions or so of Emily Messner's "The Debate" blog on the WaPo site, where this issue is als being debated. As I said in one of those posts, I think, if this ever turns into "The Terrorists v. The Torturers", in the eyes of most of the world, we've lost the war.
You also write, "We will remain the world's most dominant power through our lifetime."
I don't know how old you are. But as far as I'm concerned, this statement isn't at all certain. I'm 27, and working on becoming a historian (working on my dissertation these days), and I can tell you that many great powers, whose might seemed like it could last for centuries, lost their dominance in much less than the ca. 50 years I might be expected to live according to our average life expectancies. Who, in 1910, would have predicted the end of British dominance of the seas? But in 1960, did Britain rule the waves?
More than anything else, I object to the way some, who argue the point much as you do, frame the question. They say, "Well, we're the strongest, so the rest of the world will have to go along with what we want. After all, they need us." It's like...what's a good analogy...it's like driving a huge SUV and figuring that that means you don't need to worry about how you drive, since if you hit someone, they'll be damaged worse than you will. Yes. But you should drive carefully. The fact that the other guy got hurt worse isn't going to make you feel any better on the way to the hospital.
Thanks for your post.
Posted by: Beren | November 18, 2005 12:43 AM
KB writes: "Regardless of world opinion, we are the most powerful nation on Earth at the moment and will continue to be through your lifetime, so you might as well get used to it."
Know what, KB? That's exactly the kind of attitude that brought about 9/11. And exactly the kind of attitude that could very well bring about many more such attacks. Why are Americans dying by the thousands in Iraq? Why are other nations abandoning the U.S. in Iraq? Why are no Iraqis helping U.S. troops root out the insurgency? Why is America today the most hated nation on earth?
Go right ahead, keep fighting these "pre-emptive" wars based on lies, keep bankrupting your economy by spending trillions on your military, keep insulting the rest of the world by asserting your supremacy. Sure, you'll have the world's most powerful army, and for a while longer, at least, you'll still have the world's biggest GNP. But keep your current attitudes and policies in place and you will be ever more hated worldwide and, yes, ever less secure.
Throughout history, the best-armed, most arrogant empires have always fallen. Your empire will fall too. In fact, its decline is already under way. All the military hardware and jingoist bravado in the world won't change that.
Posted by: Tom | November 20, 2005 04:43 PM
Can't really disagree with your overall analysis. But you sound pleased enough about it that I am interested in asking whether you think it's such good news for Australia.
Thanks for posting.
Posted by: Beren | November 20, 2005 10:03 PM
I'm not especially pleased about it -- just stating reality as I see it. Of course I'd rather that the U.S. suddenly came to its senses and stop electing morons who wage wars of choice sold to your gullible, insular, semi-literate public on the basis of lies. But that would require such a wholesale change in your society -- and, especially, the emergence of a truly independent news media, something sadly lacking today in America -- that I frankly think any such prospect is highly unlikely. No, you'll keep electing dim-witted Republicans and pale Democratic imitations of Republicans who are desperately afraid to embrace the rule of law and desperately afraid to stop pumping trillions into your bloated armed forces for fear of being labeled wimps by the Fox Newses and the Pat Robertsons of this world. Fascist discourse (you call it patriotism) is strong in America. You have never appeared more doomed as a nation than you appear today.
Posted by: Tom | November 21, 2005 10:58 PM
["Poles "won't believe that there are any [secret prisons] in Poland until physical evidence of these camps is uncovered before their very eyes.""
Hey, this approach worked so well for them in the 40's.]
What is this remark about?? It were Poles who - in the 40s - tried in vain to inform the Western allies about concentration camps, Katyn and gulags...
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Grrr...Sorry for the 4 postings, but it did not seem to work
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One of the great things about going somewhere new is checking out the local culture. Whether it's going to a new restaurant to try a new food (got hooked on NC BBQ that way) or visiting a local park, we love to experience new things. Another great way to experience an area is visit their local fair. Just use the County Fairs web site to see if there's a fair where you'll be camping.
Of course not all fairs are created equal, some are just small 4-H fairs that have exhibits and some local organizations running a food booth or two. Those are a fun way to relax. Take in a cattle show, see if you can pick which cow will come out on top. Talk to an older4-Her about their project, they've worked hard on it, chances are they'd love to inform you about their animal they've chosen to show. Then there are the big fairs, with rides, lots of things to do and see, but at their heart they're still the same. The kids still take care of their animals and talk to people who want to learn more about the farming way of life.
If you're going to go, just a few things to keep in mind, leave puppy back at the camper, most fairs don't allow non-registered animals on the fair grounds. Ask the owner before you pet their animal, most fair animals are pretty tame, but there are a few who aren't. And when you're near the animal barns, keep an eye out for what's on the ground, because hey, poop happens. Oh and don't forget to stop by the funnel cake stand. It's just not a trip to the fair without some fried dough covered in powdered sugar!
Maybe you're wanting to go camping but have no special place in mind, find a fair and then use Woodalls to find a campground that suits your needs. Either way, I hope you get a chance to visit a county fair. Whether you've got a young family or your just young at heart I'm sure you'll enjoy a trip to the fair.

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Even with such luminaries as Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Dwight Gooden, David Cone and Frank Viola having stood atop the mound in Flushing over the years, the Mets had never seen one of their pitchers throw a no-hitter, one of baseball's most special accomplishments.
Until last Friday.
That's when ace Johan Santana finally ended the 50-year hex by pitching Major League Baseball's 275th no-no against the St. Louis Cardinals, the best-hitting team in the National League no less, for an 8-0 win at Citi Field.
While a lot was understandably made of this first in Mets history, one thing that went unsaid was that there hadn't been a major league no-hitter in Queens since the late Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, Bob Moose, threw one against the Miracle Mets on Sept. 20, 1969 at Shea Stadium. Undaunted, the Mets went on to win the World Series less than a month later.
Mets manager Terry Collins mixed euphoria with concern at his press conference following Santana's accomplishment, saying he had wrestled with the decision to keep the pitcher in the game. At his pre-game meeting with reporters, Collins had said that he wanted to limit Santana's pitch count to around 110.
Santana missed all of the 2011 season and a great deal of the 2010 campaign recovering from shoulder surgery, so the last thing that Collins wanted was to have a situation where he taxed his star pitcher's arm past the 110 boundary. Collins is also well aware that Santana earns $24 million per year, and the last thing the financially troubled Mets needed was for him to spend more time out of uniform. It would have been the textbook definition of a Pyrrhic victory for Collins to have Santana pitch a no-hitter and then see him wind up on the disabled list.
The Mets manager had taken a lot of heat two weeks ago for removing David Wright from a game with the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field because he did not want to risk having him injured after a beanball war broke out. Mets reliever DJ Carrasco plunked Brewers slugger Ryan Braun, so Collins wisely figured that the Brewers relief corps would retaliate against Wright in the bottom of the inning.
Wright was livid about Collins' mollycoddling of him and it was clear the manager understood his point. There was no way that Collins was going to take Santana out of a game where he could make history unless the pitcher himself wanted to be removed. Judging by his post-game demeanor, however, it wouldn't have been surprising if Collins had secretly rooted for a Cardinals player to get a hit after Santana went past the 100-pitch mark so that he wouldn't have been faced with such a wrenching decision. Santana wound up throwing a very taxing 134 pitches.
The Mets manager could have been let off the hook in the sixth inning, had umpire Adrian Johnson made the right call when former Mets star Carlos Beltran hit a shot over the third base bag that was ruled a foul ball. A replay showed that the ball did in fact hit the line, and Beltran should have had a double.
The Mets may have earned some karma from the baseball gods with respect to Beltran when they saluted him with a video montage of highlights from his seven-year tenure with the Amazin's prior to the game. The crowd roared its approval and Beltran responded in kind with a tip of his hat.
Mets outfielder and Whitestone native Mike Baxter made a sensational catch on Yadier Molina's screeching line drive to rob him of a double in the seventh inning. Baxter smashed into the wall and was lying on the ground for some time afterwards. He was removed from the game, but X-rays taken afterwards were negative. He was at his locker following the game and told the media he had merely suffered a bad bruise. Unfortunately, it was determined the following day that he displaced a collar bone in addition to bruising his ribs, and will probably miss the next six weeks.
Rookie Kirk Nieuwenhuis took over for Baxter in left field, and the following inning saved the no-hitter when he raced in for a bloop fly ball hit by Cards second baseman Tyler Greene. Mets fans' hearts were racing when they saw shortstop Omar Quintanilla, who was subbing for the injured Ruben Tejada, go full throttle in the other direction for Greene's pop-up. Quintanilla said afterwards that he heard Nieuwenhuis call him off at the very last second. With so much on the line, as well as a very loud crowd, it was completely understandable how communication could have been garbled between them. In past years, Santana would have lost the no-hitter on that play, and one or both of the players would have been injured in a collision. Not on this night, however.
The Mets bullpen earned a rare night off but they were clearly on standby.
"We tried to stay inconspicuous but we had someone ready from the sixth inning on," reliever Bobby Parnell revealed in the clubhouse following the game.
Santana clearly benefited from the return of catcher Josh Thole, who had just come off the disabled list a few hours earlier after enduring a concussion three weeks ago. Thole certainly called a good game for Santana, as the Mets pitcher did not shake off any of his signs.
As if there wasn't enough drama on the diamond already, rain was working its way up the I-95 corridor Friday night. The Washington Nationals had already canceled their game while the Phillies were in a lengthy rain delay at home. Former Mets general manager Jim Duquette, who was subbing for Josh Lewin in the radio booth, said that he and Howie Rose were sharing weather forecasts with the fans as the game went on. "Everyone knew that if play was stopped even for a few minutes, Johan would be removed from the game," he said. He went on to add that he and Rose made a conscious decision to start talking about the possibility of a no-hitter in the sixth inning.
As the late Mets broadcaster Bob Murphy used to say, "The weatherman certainly cooperated with the Mets!" After all of the teams' bad fortunes over the last few years, the fans finally saw an unforgettable milestone at Citi Field.


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Country Living And Waitrose Made In Britain Awards
Monday, July 20 2009: A Scottish smokehouse is a finalist in the Country Living Magazine and Waitrose Made in Britain Awards 2009 for its pate of roast brown, hand fed trout and crowdie.
Caringorm Smokehouse, at Delfour Hatchery on the Alvie Estate in Kincraig,
is run by husband and wife team, Craig and Heather Ireland. They have been
farming fish organically for the last seven years and specialise in breeding
brown trout, salmon trout and salmon. Two and a half years ago they decided
to diversify from the hatchery and restocking and began selling hot-smoked
trout fillets. This led to the creation of their pate which has caught
the judges' attention.
Craig, who has been farming fish since school and his GP wife, who works on the
farm two days a week, hope to grow other fish species in the future.
Following a nationwide search for the best British food and drink producers demonstrating quality, innovation and use of traditional skills, 12 companies have been shortlisted. The finalists include Wood Berry Farm, Norfolk; Gigha Halibut, Argyll; Cairngorm Smokehouse, Highland; Simple Simon's Perfect Pies, South Lanarkshire; Chef on the Run Foods, Powys; Alex Gooch's Organics, Powys; Trealy Farm Charcuterie, Monmouthshire; Bramley and Gage, Gloucestershire; The Orchard Pig, Somerset; The Real Veal Company, Cornwall; The Durham Cow Cheese Company, Co. Durham and Clare's Organics, Oxfordshire.
Now in its second year, the Made in Britain Awards promote and celebrate British producers, farmers and growers making the heritage foods of tomorrow.
From the finalists, five food producers will be chosen, each winning £5,000 to develop their business and the opportunity to sell their product in local Waitrose stores. The overall Made in Britain Food Champion of the year will receive a further £5,000. An additional category for the Farmers Guardian Best Farm Entrepreneur will be awarded to the farmer who can demonstrate flair, innovation and good business practice, highlighting Waitrose's continuing support for British agriculture.
The winner of the Made in Britain Awards will be announced at the Royal County of Berkshire Show, held at the Newbury Showground in September. The winners and finalists will appear in a special Country Living Magazine supplement published with the October 2009 issue.
Last year's Food Champion of the Year was 11-year-old Elsa Amiss and her parents Rona and Nevil of Higher Fingle Farm in Devon, who rear organic free-range ducks and also market the eggs. The duck eggs are now stocked in two West Country branches of Waitrose and some of their prize money was spent on a new website with duck egg recipe ideas.
Susy Smith, Editor of Country Living Magazine says, "Every one of the finalists in the Made in Britain Awards 2009 is producing something special. There are new takes on traditional foods, the rediscovery of lost recipes and cooking methods, the saving of rare breeds and old varieties and the ethical and sustainable farming of meat and fish – buy these foods and you can eat wonderfully well while supporting artisan producers and the rural economy."
Richard Hodgson, Waitrose Commercial Director says "The innovation and dedication shown by this year's finalists prove that small producers are major players in the British food arena. Against the backdrop of challenging economic conditions, each of the finalists has had to look beyond the ordinary to create a food or drink product that is extra-ordinary, which Waitrose applauds. As one of the judges I was able to taste the products and am delighted that the Highland Smokehouse is one of the finalists."
For more information go to www.waitrose.com/madeinbritain or see the latest issue of Country Living Magazine, on sale now.


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Kellogg, Chicago and the World Stage July 29, 2010
The best business schools typically benefit from proximity to a dynamic urban center. While I loved working in New York City for the last nine years, it is great to be back in Chicago, where I lived and worked for nearly two decades during the first part of my career. The lakefront, the Museum Campus and Millennium Parkit's all so vibrant and lively. Kellogg benefits from this vitality and the strong mix of service and manufacturing companies that make up the midwestern business environment. It provides a great platform for educating well-rounded managers. I had a great visit to Kellogg's Chicago downtown campus last weeksituated perfectly between the lake and Michigan Avenue. It's certainly one of the school's greatest assetsbeautiful classrooms with stained glass windows, student lounges with lake views, and a dedicated and talented team led by Vennie Lyons, who has been at Kellogg for more than 35 years. Needless to say, the downtown campus looks much different today than it did when I taught at Wieboldt Hall as a graduate student more than 20 years ago! I had some terrific discussions with the team about the student community and new initiatives that we might undertake. Looking ahead, I can't wait to spend time with our students in Chicago. There's something quite special about engaging in discussions about leadership and ethics with students who are on the ground every day—applying their classroom learnings real-time at their jobs.
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Major US stock indices including the 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index are trading down as increase in valuation of Yen which is generally considered as negative for all assets perceived as risky. US stock investors are remaining cautious before the job data arrives for may 2013 tomorrow.
The 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently up slightly by 16.16 pts at 14,976.75. Tech heavy index Nasdaq Composite index is up by 8.30 points at 3,409.78. The broader index Standard and Poor 500 index is up by 5.80 pts at 1,614.70.


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JACKSBORO—Middle school teams from Campbell County had a tough time last Saturday night during the Upper Cumberland Bowl at Jacksboro Middle.
JACKSBORO—Through the mud and the muck last Friday night, the Campbell County High School football team found a way to pull out a stellar, fourth-quarter win over Gibbs.
A soggy field didn't stop Coalfield's high school football team from adding another win to their record when they defeated Jellico High School, 42-7, on homecoming night.
CLINTON—The Campbell County High School Cougars picked up the program's 99th victory on Thursday night, as they defeated the Clinton Dragons in a 41-34 Rivalry Thursday bout.
KNOXVILLE—Campbell County took on one of the state's toughest lines on Friday night, and head coach Justin Price said he was pleased with the outcome.
JACKSBORO—Jacob Monday wasn't sure the chance to play college baseball would be coming his way.
JACKSBORO—The future of the Campbell County High School basketball team is already getting a chance to take to the courts inside John R.W. Brown Gymnasium.
JACKSBORO—Brown-Archer Field — Campbell County High School's baseball field — will soon be getting a facelift.
NEW TAZEWELL—Jellico High School had its hands full on Friday night, but head coach Ronnie Lasley was glad to see the progress his team had made.


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Watch Beyonce's Super Bowl 2013 Halftime Show Rehearsal
It's countdown to touchdown y'all, and Beyonce is working it.
The Queen Bey shared a 42-second clip of her rehearsals for the big game. It's nearly a minute of bootyliciousness set to her '4' track 'Countdown.'
The Super Bowl is Ruining My Birthday
What Will Beyonce Sing at the Super Bowl?
Chicken Wing Shortage, Super Bowl May Be Cancelled
9-Year-Old Football Star Sam Gordon Headed to the Super Bowl
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Salads, blueberries, avocados and sweet potatoes are transforming the fast-food industry.
Pushed to offer more healthful fare to consumers, fast-food chains are finding ways to incorporate more fresh produce into their menus.
Fresh fruits and vegetables take a starring role in companies' efforts to convey to consumers about the healthfulness their fare
McDonald's puts lettuce supplier front and center in TV commercials
By Mike Hornick, Staff Writer
McDonald's features growers and ranchers in a series of television commercials launched Jan. 2.
The restaurant chain's suppliers appearing in the ads: Dirk Giannini, partner in Christensen & Giannini LLC, Salinas, Calif.; Frank Martinez, principal in Saddle View Farms, Warden, Wash.; and Steve Foglesong, owner of Black Gold Cattle Co., Astoria, Ill.
They provide lettuce, potatoes and beef, respectively.
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More restaurants join group's Kids Live Well program
By Mike Hornick, Staff Writer
Since its launch last July, participation in its Kids Live Well program has jumped from 19 to 68 restaurant brands, according to the National Restaurant Association.
To join the program, restaurants agree to offer and promote menu items based on nutritional science, which includes the U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines.
The restaurants and menu items are featured on www.healthydiningfinder.com.
March 19
McDonald's ads push kids' nutrition
By Mike Hornick, Staff Writer
With its nationwide rollout of apple slices in Happy Meals recently completed, McDonald's USA is touting the nutritional benefits with a new series of TV ads and a chef contest for children and parents.
Avocados are a classy way to dress up a sandwich, and more fast-food chains are figuring it out.
April 2
Smashburger, Wendy's join avocado craze
By Coral Beach, Staff Writer
Following the lead of Subway and Burger King last year, two more fast food chains now have guacamole and fresh avocados on their sandwiches.
Wendy's Co., Dublin, Ohio, and Smashburger Master LLC, Denver, debuted their menu options March 22.
At Wendy's restaurants, customers are encouraged to "rock the guac" with a spicy chicken guacamole club sandwich.


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I don't know about you, but I'm spending Black Friday with my knitting and spinning on the couch, probably watching a Harry Potter marathon with the kids.
No shopping for me.
For all of you knitters hanging at home today, here's a giveaway for you!
Beth at Lorna's Laces has donated a yarn pack to make Julia Farwell- Clay's beautiful Plum Rondo a la Turk.
You know what to do.
Regular contest rules: leave a comment on this post between now and midnight eastern time, Sunday December 1st. One comment will be chosen at random to answer a skill testing question. If the commenter answers correctly they will win a yarn pack for Plum Rondo. If you have already won a prize from us in the past year, please do give other knitters a chance.
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We heard Saintseneca's "Uppercutter" B-side and Dark Arc deep cut "Visions" last month — I called it "a fervently strumming, wildly harmonious heart-pounder of the loud-quiet-loud persuasion" — and now, appropriately, we can see "Visions" too. In a clip directed by the Zenga Bros., the song becomes the soundtrack to a rapid-fire collage of old home movies (which may or may not involve faith healing), colorfully disintegrating slides, and scenes of young people wreaking carnage while running wild and free. It continues to raise my excitement for the album they're dropping this spring; watch it below.
Dark Arc is out 4/1/2014 via ANTI-. Until then, catch them on tour all over these United States:
1/07/14 Nashville, TN @ Hi-Watt
1/08/14 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's Bohemia
1/09/14 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
1/10/14 Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
1/11/14 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
1/12/14 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
1/14/14 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
1/15/14 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live (Upstairs)
1/16/14 Allston, MA @ Great Scott
1/17/14 Hamden, CT @ The Space
1/18/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
3/5/14 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
3/6/14 Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
3/7/13 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
3/8/14 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
3/9/14 Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown
3/10/14 Kansas City, MO @ Czar Bar
3/12-3/15 Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/18/14 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
3/19/14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
3/20/14 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
3/21/14 Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett
3/22/14 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
3/23/14 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
3/24/14 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
3/26/14 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
3/27/14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
3/28/14 Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
3/29/14 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
3/30/14 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
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I am looking for a Jo Sharp pattern. It is Shawl Collar Cardigan. Where do I buy it and do I have to buy the whole book that it's in? |
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I found a pattern at: http://www.knittingonthenet.com/patterns/sweshawlcardice.htm Hope this helps. |
- Posted by acraftylady (My Page) on Tue, Nov 3, 09 at 22:41
There is a finish on this site with a link to the pattern from knit issue one. Mary |
Here is a link that might be useful: Jo Sharp cardigan
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It's interesting to note how different reporters write different leads for the same story.
In my blog post about the Oscar nominations the Huffington Post lead their story with, "The 2012 Oscar nominees were announced on Tuesday morning, and while the front runners all got their nods, there a number of surprises and snubs, as well." But the New York Daily News reported, "The movie awards season is almost over, but save your strength for one more big event, on Feb. 26 -- the Oscars, after all, are like Santa and his reindeer in this whole parade." The Post decided to focus more on the movies that were "snubbed," the Daily News concentrated more on the event itself.
The Post's lead is also more of a straightforward approach and the Daily News took a more editorial feel. If I had to guess why I would say because the Oscars are more of an A&E story and less of a hard-news piece. They chose to use a more entertaining attitude because that's how they go about it for the rest of the article. Most young people might like the Daily News approach better because that's how we receive most of our news but it's still nice to have a more formal approach if someone is looking for just the facts.


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The recent talk of haptic technologies refers, implicitly or explicitly, to touchscreens and the like, and while capacitive latency and the ever-growing arsenal of gestures are certainly paramount for glass surfaces, the empirical world is far richer in breadth and depth. As some have argued, tactility is paramount to our experience of the world around us. (For example, the ritual exchange of business cards during the recent NY Design Week offered a broad sample of the different textures, weights and densities of cardstock alone.)
Which brings us to BREAD's latest project, produced for Clerkenwell Design Week: the interdisciplinary design studio is pleased to present "Cilia," a foray into additive layer manufactured 'fur' tiles:
Started as a commissioned investigation into the possibilities of BREAD's material research for application in interior surfaces, Cilia is a set of selectively laser sintered surface tiles made up of tens of thousands of fibres. Each tile is made from a single piece of Nylon, yet its surface is soft to the touch.Through the use of digital modelling and Netfabb's Selective Space Structures software every element of geometry can be controlled and tweaked to the designers intent. Allowing control over each tile in terms of visual impact and feel. Cilia challenges our notions of not only the geometric but material possibilities of Additive Layer Manufacturing and shows how the combination of modern modelling and manufacturing allows us to control these elements with an unprecedented level of detail that traditional processes cannot match.
Don't miss the video, after the jump...
I'm seeing a bit of Eva Hesse in the wall-mounted version, though I'd be curious to see it adapted as a textile or floor covering. Has anyone had a chance to see (or, even better, touch) it in person?


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Jackrabbit Gets Award
The Summit League honored South Dakota State's Katie McNeary with the Defensive Player of the Week award for her performance last weekend.
Coyote Honored Again
South Dakota junior outside hitter Kendall Kritenbrink was named the Summit League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season
Timberwolves Begin Preseason Play
The Timberwolves open up preseason play tonight at the Target Center against CSKA Moscow out of Russia.
Huskers Celebrate Win
Ameer Abdullah ran for a career-high 225 yards and two touchdowns as the Nebraska Cornhuskers beat the Illinois Fighting Illini 39-19 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Kill Resting For Return
Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has a well-timed bye week to recover from his latest seizure.
Jacks Host SIU For Hobo Day
The South Dakota State University football team will attempt to end a two-game losing skid as it hosts Southern Illinois Saturday afternoon in the 100th Hobo Day game.
Huskers Face Illini
The Nebraska football team begins Big Ten play tomorrow against the Illinois Fighting Illini
Cyclones Lose Late
Iowa State had Texas on the ropes late in the fourth quarter, but a one-yard TD run by Case McCoy with 51 seconds left gave the Longhorns a 31-30 win over the Cyclones.


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ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 for (Desktop, Engine, Server) Quality Improvement Patch
Today we released the ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 for (Desktop, Engine, Server) Quality Improvement Patch. This patch addresses issues that may affect workflows and general performance. Esri recommends that all users of ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 for Desktop, Engine and Server install this patch.
This patch includes enhancements and bug fixes focused on utility customers. Areas addressed by the patch include reconcile/conflict management, replication, geometric network tools and improved performance against enterprise geodatabases.
Important Patch Now Available for ArcGIS 10.2
There is an important patch that we wanted to make sure you are aware of… If you are experiencing crashes when opening Shapefiles, make sure you get this patch (Knowledge Base Article 41680).
At ArcGIS 10.2 there is a shapefile issue which results in a crash. This is caused by a buffer overrun that is most likely to occur when there are large numbers of fields in the dBase file.
The patch to fix this issue is available now for ArcGIS 10.2 for Desktop, Engine and Server users.
Invitation to participate in an Esri software Usability Study at the User Conference
The Esri development team would like to invite you to participate in a moderated and recorded usability study of a new application for GIS professionals currently under development.
Who we're looking for…
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In total, we're looking for 30 committed testers.
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Our sole intent and goal for this study is to assess the usability of our next generation professional desktop software; we want you to test our software, we're not testing your computer, nor ArcGIS skills.
To consider you as a usability tester, we require that you are registered and approved by your employer to attend Esri User Conference and complete a pre-screening questionnaire—details below. Your time in the test lab is about 40 minutes.
Your test session will be recorded and observed by one or more members of the development team.
We thank you in advance for your time and look forward to meeting you in San Diego.
ArcGIS 10.1 and Windows 8
Microsoft has recently released Windows 8 and we have just released ArcGIS 10.1 Service Pack 1. I'm pleased to announce that Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 are now supported operating systems for ArcGIS 10.1 SP1.
Free Seminar on ArcGIS Runtime SDK for WPF
For all you developers make sure and check out the upcoming live training seminar on ArcGIS Runtime for WPF on Thursday, August 23rd.
ArcGIS 10.0 Service Pack 5
In an ongoing effort to improve the quality of ArcGIS, I'm happy to announce the release of ArcGIS 10.0 Service Pack 5
This Service Pack includes many fixes since the 10.0 release. Here is list of issues fixed in SP5. If you have any feedback or questions regarding this service pack, please post in the ArcGIS Resource Center Forums or contact Esri Support.
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Developer Summit Europe
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I hope developers from all over Europe and the world will come together in Rotterdam, Berlin or London (all 3 if you want). The technical sessions will focus on becoming more effective at building web, mobile and desktop applications. Senior Esri development staff will be presenting so you'll get a chance to see what's coming next. Registration information will be available soon but mark your calendar now and plan to join us in Europe.
ArcGIS Runtime SDK 1.0 for WPF Release
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So, what is the ArcGIS Runtime SDK 1.0 for WPF?
The ArcGIS Runtime SDK 1.0 for WPF enables developers to build rich, highly functional GIS applications that take full advantage of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) platform, yet the applications can be lightweight and have a small footprint. Version 3.0 of the ArcGIS API for WPF has been renamed to the ArcGIS Runtime SDK 1.0 for WPF and includes new functionality to support local mapping, geocoding and geoprocessing via the runtime local server and a new accelerated display.
ArcGIS Runtime SDK 1.0 Now Available
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It recently came to may attention when I was refinancing a loan that I had been charged a bank service fee for almost two years that should not have been. Here's the story: I was offered (in other words they solcited me) a "select service" account because of doing so much $$ business with this bank. This entitled me to no service charge for checks. Now I admit I do not balance my check book and rely on checking my checks on the phone to see what has cleared. I have however, kept all of my past bank statements. Recently when I went in to refinance, the banker offerred me the "select service" account again. I was a little confused because I thought I had it. When he cheked he stated that I did alreay have it, but the bank (person) had not linked all of my accounts so I was being charged an additional montly fee (because I needed a minimim amount of money to qualify). He refunded the current month's finance charge. I, needless to say am pretty upset. In toto there is over $500 in accrued service charges that should never have been. I have been fighting this - now up to the regional manager. Am being told that it was my responsibility to balance my check book and "catch" THEIR error. They are offerring me 6 months in back fees when I want the total 20 months worth. I am going to battle this out - however, if anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it. |
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- Posted by davidandkasie (My Page) on Thu, Apr 6, 06 at 13:39
learn to balance you checkbook. this is not just to catch "their" errors, but ANY unauthorized transactions. with e commerce so widespread now, all anyone needs is the routiing and account number of your account to purchase goods online. i buy stuff all the time using our corporate accounts, even though i am not an authorized signator on those accounts. in my case, i am buying things for the company, but someone could just as easily be raiding your account and you would never know it. look how many times you overlooked the bank charges! |
I hate balancing my checkbook too, but I've gotten into the habit of looking at the transactions hitting my account on the banks website a couple of times a week. Since I don't generally have a lot of uncleared checks, it's easy to see if the bank balance agrees with what I have in Quicken. It's also a good way to spot unauthorized transactions right away. |
- Posted by tcharles53 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 6, 06 at 16:33
Yes - I will certainly do so in the future, however I don't think that absolves them of the right to return my money - it is not a big deal to refund money that should have never been there's in the first place. |
- Posted by davidandkasie (My Page) on Thu, Apr 6, 06 at 17:08
i agree that they should refund the money, but they are also correct in that the fault is yours that it was not caught sooner. IMHO them offering 6 months worth of refund is more than generous. but hey, if you can talk them into the whole amount go for it! |
- Posted by tcharles53 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 10, 06 at 16:25
I talked them into it! It helps to take appropriate responsibility, to be calm, rational, and PERSISTENT. |
tcharles53, Well - you did it! As I've said several times around here, "Ya don't ask - ya don't get!". Also, the watchwords are, as you say, take responsibility, be calm, rational and persistent. And know what you want. Try to keep the ball in the other guy's court - the guy who's on the defensive has either got to get on the offensive ... or, almost certainly - lose. Now, to celebrate ... ... you can take us all out to dinner. Have a great week. ole joyful |
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Last night's Marlins-Pirates game was not pretty. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf could not get out of the third inning, surrendering six runs on ten hits. Logan Morrison went 4-for-6 with RBI, Ricky Nolasco tossed a quality start, and the Marlin bullpen held the Pirates at bay. The star of the game, though, was Omar Infante who went 3-for-6 with 2 homers and 5 RBI.
Dustin Parkes emails me from time to time to make sure I'm on top on all that's .gif-able. His description of one of Infante's homers was "hilarity ensues", which I think is an apt description for what happened in the top of the third inning. The Marlins padded their lead to 4-1 before Ohlendorf was replaced by Daniel McCutchen. McCutchen allowed another two runners, both Ohlendorf's responsibility, to cross the plate to bring up Infante.
Infante took a sloppy slider for ball one, then fouled off a fastball down the left field line to even the count. McCutchen went to his third pitch, a change-up, with catcher Ryan Doumit setting up low and outside. The pitch missed badly and Infante crushed it to left-center. Left fielder Alex Presley tracked the ball, took caution on the warning track, then reached up to snag the ball. Calling upon the spirit of Jason Michaels, the ball was in Presley's glove one moment and behind the wall the next.
The play is par for the Pirates' second-half, in which they are 19-35 (.352). Once in first place in late July, the Pirates are fighting with the Chicago Cubs to stay out of fifth place in the NL Central.


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