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kiddies Posts: 2We currently bought a WB edition, wish I would of known of the new options, might of waited. Anyway we got it for $300.00 over invoice but the dealer would not take off the Holdback or Advertising fee Also the van already had 500 miles on it.
I have been waiting for the headphones sets. The dealer is saying it could take up to 6 weeks. We bought the van on the 22nd of Jan. Has it taken 6 weeks to get them? -
greg32 Posts: 48We own a 97 Venture extended. The door has not been a problem for the most part. The door will sometimes not close, happens maybe once every three or four weeks in the winter. This is most often after a rain then cold weather. Maybe some freezing of the latches or something. Usually it will close on the second try. Only a couple of times has it taken more than that. We haven't had the dealer look at it since it is hard to reproduce. Other than that we really like the car. It handles well and has a comfortable smooth ride.
van_fan Posts: 8We just purchased a 2000 Chevy Venture LT with the power sliding door. We love it so far! We just ordered an extra FOB (remote entry & power door control). The dealers want $60-$80 to program it. The FOB itself was $60, plus $60 to program, this seems steep. Also, $25 to have a key made? high security keys with transponders in it? Are the dealers trying to take me for a ride? Any info would be appreciated.
SAhladas Posts: 35If your dealer gave you a free key replace, kudos for him, but the keys really do have something inside them. If you have one cut at a hardware store, it will not work. On the other hand, I convinced my insurance company this was an auto enabling theft deterrent and save much more then a $25 key.
dhetherington Posts: 1I have a 1999 Chevy Venture minivan. So far I have driven it 7000 miles and have only one complaint - the sound system!! On an intermittent basis the audio becomes "tinny" or "scratchy" - almost like a weak signal and on occasions I have heard other background audio. When I took the vehicle back to a dealer it was checked and "found to be to factory specs" and no problem detected, hence nothing was done and I still have a poor system. I questioned the fact that the minivan is the only Chev. (I believe) with a built-in windshield antenna - all of the other models now have the outside antenna.
Has anyone experienced the problem with the Venture or know if the windshield antenna may have a bearing on the problem?
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dicello Posts: 1I'm looking at used 199 Venture LS with 4 doors, one being power, power seats, AM/FM/Tape/CD, dual
heat/air, 7 seats, 2 child seats, plus a few other standard items. Has 25,000 miles and is dark red. Looking for input on value for the price. Dealer is asking $19,995. Is this fair?
Are there any problems to be aware of on these vans? Have had a Dodge Grand Caravan bought new in 1989 and have loved it, except for tranny problems and now the nickle and dime repairs! Only put 86,000 miles on it, so the replacement van will be driven about same. Need something reliable the won't have repair expense. Venture would come with remaing warranty of 3yr/30,000, but would it be necessary for extended warranty?
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motherof2 Posts: 1OR 2000. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR 3 WEEKS AND HAVE NOT FOUND ANY HOT DEALS. I FOUND A 1999 VENTURE WITH 14,500 MILES FOR $20,995. HAS CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS AND THE REMOTE POWER SLIDING DOORS AND OVERHEAD LED DISPLAY AND REMAINING WARRANTY. THEY OFFERED ME $8000.00 FOR MY '96 FORD TAURUS WAGON GL WITH 42K MILES AND A SMALL DENT IN THE SIDE AND BUMPER PAINT DAMAGED. I HAVE BEEN READING POSTINGS ABOUT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT MINIVANS AND ALL THE HORROR STORIES. SEEMS ALL HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT THE VERY LEAST. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY WAGON. IT JUST DOES'NT HAVE GREAT PICK UP SPEED AND I CAN'T FIT A NEW DRYER OR LARGE ITEMS IN THE BACK. MAYBE I SHOULD JUST PAY THE EXTRA $20.00 TO HAVE THEM DELIVERED.
slooper Posts: 1leased a 1998 Venture, new. Now has 60K mi. The sound system w/windshield antenna has reception better than my wife's caddy. Have had no absolutely no troubles. Really like it. My only complaint, being that I spend lots of time in car, is that I wish the seat was a little softer.Originally compared w/chrysler products, and found the handling more like car, the stereo quality about the same, but the speaker placement really sounded much better, quieter ride.
andersch Posts: 1I am about to start negotiations for the purchase of a 2000 Chevy Venture LT or LS with options. If you've been through this process recently I would appreciate knowing what sort of deals you where able to negotiate.
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familyman3 Posts: 2For you, louvg1 & andersch:
It's a little difficult to pre-determine the reliability of a new model. Let me suggest that you visit http://carpoint.msn.com. In the Prices & Reviews section (aka Looking for Prices?), there is a subsite called Reliability Ratings, maybe that may help you.
The Venture LT is considered an upgrade from the LS trim. However, it really depends on what you consider priority in a van. The LT does come with several extras as standard, but then again, you may not want ALL the extras, just some. So you're stuck paying for things you really don't NEED. Also at http://carpoint.msn.com, in the Prices & Reviews section, there is a subsite called "Price It With Options." That may be very helpful for you as you can price an LS with extras added ala carte. Compare that with the LT. Ask yourself, do you really need rear audio controls? Traction control? Power sliding door? Hope this is of help to you two. -
offham Posts: 344Re #305. You can price out an LS with all the options that come standard on an LT, and from memory it worked virtually the same. I looked at this because we had a test run in an LS, loaded up but without the rear audio. This was a rare one off on the dealers lot.
We went for the LT in the color and 8 passenger seating, so if you going to spend that sort of money go for the LT up front rather than compromise yourself on a LS.
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offham Posts: 344We ordered an LT with 8 passenger seating so we get three modular seats in second row. LT is listed as getting a child seat, but not with the standard Captains Chairs.
Has anyone got the above configuration and does it come with the child seat behind passenger ? Is it uncomfortable with the safety harness underneath compared with the other two seats.
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big__daddy Posts: 30After months of shopping around, test drives etc we finally bought the Venture with extended wheelbase. I've had many comments already about the smooth and comfortable ride. After reading the many posts on the other domestic products (Chrysler & Ford) and the problems they were having the Chevy seemed a logical choice. Also the 1.9% financing over 4 years (in Canada) was too good to pass.
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offham Posts: 344Re #310. Is this before tax/title? Too Much. Go to carOrder.com and price it out. Chevy still have a $1500 rebate until April 3.
I have a Venture LT coming next week via carOrder.com and unfortunately the price I got of $23039 plus tax/title $1458 for total of $24497 is no longer available. The rebate was $2000 at the time and carOrder gave away the dealer holdback of 3% as a promotional issue.
Now it looks like they are adding 1% to dealer invoice in the current calculation, but the $1500 is there.This should be good enough to use with a dealer if you are in a hurry, but as usual it depends on color/seating (we took the 8 seater N/C option )and availability...
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venman1 Posts: 6For anyone who wants added gas mileage and power, I put a K&N filter in my venture and noticed a
significant difference in gas mileage and power.
I now get about 23 in the city and about 28 to 29 on the highway.Also anyone who wants to keep the back window and liftgate clear of road grime,I installed a EGR dustgaurd on my venture and it stays clearer alot longer than without it.ckeck it out at www.egrinc.com . They are the only ones who makes this product GTstyling will have one in about 90 days. -
mayogr Posts: 2I just purchased a new 2000 Venture. A day or two after I got it home I noticed the exhaust system has a lot of rust. The sales book says the exhaust system is stainless steel in front of the converter and "Aluminized" behind it. I thought stainless steel and aluminum wouldn't rust. Do other people have the same problem?
offham Posts: 344Re #313. I am picking up mine this Thursday and will check out. My old Lumina APV was all stainless steel and never rusted after 9 years.
I think that Aluminized means it is steel that has been painted with aluminized paint you get at the hardware store. This is not rustproof....!
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mayogr Posts: 2RE # 314. When I picked up my van I was so excited I never looked it over closely. When I got it home I notice the windshield had three cracks in the blue shaded area. You could only see them from the inside. I stopped at another dealer and one of their vans had the same three cracks. It must happen going on or of the trucks for transport. Just a suggestions not to get caught up in the excitement of buying a new vehicle and to check it over closely. My windshield was replaced the next day but I was really annoyed they sold it to me that way.


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I have hooded and slightly oily eyelids and have been using MAC liquid last for ages as I've learned how to smudge and move it after application or it ends up being too thick. I thought I'd try the Urban Decay because it seemed like a safe choice at the time. I put it on and you MUST have a steady hand if you're using a dark colour! I thought "great" the black is a nice dark black and the applicator was nice but within an hour it started flaking off of my lids. I had used a good primer and have had a lot of experience with waterproof liquid liners and this was and all time low considering the price :(.
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I have this in Retrograde, a shimmery purple. It works well with a steady hand. It was quite pricey, as are all UD products... I wear mostly high-end makeup but tend to splurge on my bLush, bronze, foundation and powder. I can't justify the price for the performance... Over $20 USD and it's no different than the next liquid liner, other than the fact that it doesn't flake throughout the day. I thought the color would be more intense and vibrant. I may repurchase in a different color. Does a decent cat-eye.
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I love this formula of liquid eyeliner, I've used Perversion(My HG Black), Sabbath(One of the most beautiful colors ever), Retrograde(Looks great on my brown eyes and with neutral eye looks) and the most fun, El Dorado and Bobby Dazzle(SO dramatic on top of a clean swipe of black and paired with a smokey eye). I can't reccomend them enough, they're fun to play with, last a looonngg time and give you the best precision I've seen. There's usually some for half price on eBay. I can't wait to try all the colors. :)
I picked this up in Siren. Beautiful deep, teal green that wears well on any skin tone. The brush itself is probably one of the best things about this product - it's the really thin brush that can make any size line you wish - thick, thin, thin to thick, etc. NYX's liner brushes are like that and I love it. It makes application so much easier.
The product itself is beyond compare. I have very, very oily eyelids and every liner, even some liquids, tend to run and smudge after a few hourse. Pencils, gels, and creams are completely out of the question. Yes, even "waterproof" pencils smudge. Story of my life. SIGH. Anyhoo, NOT.THE.CASE with this stuff! This is the OTHER best thing about this liner. It stays put. It takes some effort to get it off - I have to use both a makeup remover cloth AND wash my eyes after to remove all of it. Sounds like a pain, but it's worth it if your lids are like mine.
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I have very dry skin, especially around my eyes.
I purchased this in perversion.
I like the applicator. When I wear an winged liner, I like a very thin line, with a small wing for a more subtle look. The applicator is very precise, and makes it fairly easy to create a thin wing.
The problem I have with this product, is any "winged" portion past my outer corner flakes off within an hour. (even over primers)
I will use up the product, because the staying power on my eyelid is great. I just can't do a winged or cateye with this product.
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The best eyeliner that I used and of course i am still currently using it! I was in the Army and when I got deployed in Iraq which is staggering 130 degrees. I used this and it stays intacked all day! It's weird that i used this in my deployment, but it helps keep my eyes noticeable. People think i am sleeping for some reason so i use eyeliners anyway this is my Holy Grail in my make up kit. The downside about this is it's hard to take off without an oil makeup remover. I use a Mac eye and lip remover and it takes it off nicely. If you use water and soap that is a no go because you'll spent a long time in the bathroom taking it off.
I LOVE this liquid eyeliner. El Dorodo is a stunning true gold with glitter in it that compliments and brightens my blue eyes well. It lasts all day for me and is easy to apply. Holy grail liner found!
I've never had a problem with urban decay products (the ones that I own which are mostly eyeshadows and lip products). I swatched this in Sephora and the colors were sooo pigmented that I impulsively purchased one of these eyeliners in demolition (I think that's the name). I tried the eyeliner on during a normal day and around 10 hours in the eyeliner started flaking. I was shocked. I have drug store eyeliners that will last me all day, but this $20 liner started flaking. I won't repurchase this product because I need my makeup to stay in place for at least 13 hours, sometimes 14 or 15. I let my mother try it because I thought it might be because of my oily lids that this product wouldn't stay. She didn't have any luck with the liner either. Next time I know to properly sample the makeup before purchasing an Urban Decay product.
I like this liquid liner, but I wish I loved it. The three stars are for the pigmentation alone. I swatched this (Perversion) next to Lancome's Artliner, NARS Stylo, Diorshow, and Blinc and it was the blackest, richest one by a long shot. I'm about NC40 these days, and most liners are simply not black enough for darker skintones. I was delighted with the bold color of this liner HOWEVER it has several flaws.
I detest the applicator. I am a fan of pen liners so going back to a dippy brush was bad enough, but this particular one is weirdly flimsy and thin. It does make for a very precise, sharp cat eye but doing the rest of the lashline is a hassle. I find it hard to control the thickness with a brush this tiny, but it does allow one to get between the lashes and all. This is directly related to the other problem: the formula. While it is very black and does not require too many coats for opacity, it is incredibly wet. One is definitely at risk for the dreaded lid smudge while waiting for this product to dry. As another reviewer mentioned, the finish can be a bit shiny, crinkly, and scaly if too much is applied so I would recommend this liner to users with a steady hand. I use olive oil to wipe off my makeup so I didnt have removal issues but this stuff does come off in gross big clumps and chunks. At $19 the price was right so I would probably repurchase this liner, if only because it is ultra super black.
EDIT 6.25.14: This went back to Sephora. One day the mechanism inside the tube that keeps all the liquid from flowing out just popped right out when I opened it. Inky black liner all over my floor and dresser. I hope this was just a fluke, but I couldn't risk that happening again.
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I absolutely love this eyeliner. I've struggled to find a holy grail eyeliner that wouldnt smudge on my oily eyelids and this is it. It does tend to flake a little bit if I touch my eye but thats the only con. I also love the thin applicator for making a precise line. Overall I am very pleased with my purchase and will be buying this eyeliner again.


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- Posted by there_and_back_again none (My Page) on Sun, Mar 16, 14 at 13:25
Hmmm... I will look into the pottsii/polystacha thing. I've never seen polystacha and this would be my first pottsii(if it is?). Thanks for the input! |
- Posted by greedyghost 5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 17, 14 at 16:08
Hi Deborah and welcome back to the Hoya forum. Your plants look great and so does your future-green-thumb son. :) I know exactly how you feel about having lost your edge during your sabbatical. I feel like my Hoyas can tell when they're not my main focus and won't even root well! As far as the pottsii/polystachya business goes, I see what goddess is saying, but to me it does look like a pottsii. Pottsii is a big family with a lot of variation and yours looks like some of the ones I have in my collection. Take, for example, pottsii sp. Chiang Mai. In contrast, there are pottsiis in my collection with much smaller, thinner, leaves, like IML 0022. Of course, the blooms of polystachya are quite different from pottsii, even just in the way the peduncles form, so there is no mistaking the two once you have a blooming sized plant. I've also found polystachya to be a much more generous and early bloomer. |
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- Posted by greentoe357 7b NYC under lights (My Page) on Mon, Mar 17, 14 at 16:40
Just to compare, my pottsii IML 0022 leaves are ~2.5 inches long. My polystachya leaves are ~5.5 inches long and very succulent/thick. Both lengths are without the length of the petiole. YMMV though, as hoyas are notorious for growing very different sized leaves in different environments. This is one of the reasons keeping the fullest name possible is a good idea. Simply "Pottsii" is not enough for an ID. But whatever it is, it looks like a great plant - all of them do. |
I was just taking a stab...I've seen pottsiis before and never saw a leaf quite so big! Either way, it's a beautiful plant. I have 'Chiang Mai' and the leaves aren't as huge as in the OP's post. Amazing, easy plant, but not quite the same. It's always interesting to see how the same plant grows in different places! |
- Posted by greedyghost 5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 17, 14 at 17:44
Sorry if it felt like I stepped on your toes, goddess. It's not like I'm the big expert. It's kind of hard to tell from the OP's photo, anyway, since she only has one leaf so far. I have a couple pottsiis whose leaves are roughly the same size as my polystachya, although they aren't nearly as thick. |
- Posted by greentoe357 7b NYC under lights (My Page) on Wed, Mar 19, 14 at 17:24
I think generally much of what many hobby growers (especially those inexperienced in ID'ing plants) instinctively use to distinguish species, like leaf shape/size/color, bloom color, umbel shape are inappropriate and unreliable to use because there is so much variability in those factors in the same species and often even on the same plant at the same time. When I read hoya species descriptions, like in old Stemma issues, those people are very methodical in their descriptions. They know what they are looking at, and they are simply going down the list. Those paragraphs read like Greek because of so many botany words, but I found it useful to google many of those words, so that I can see what those pros see. It's quite amazing - you start looking at the same plants you already have and suddenly notice all sorts of things about them that were flying under the radar before. Old Stemma issues can be found at the bottom of the page here: http://apodagis.com/asclepiadaceae/hoyas/hoya_index.htm. They are a very good read for many other reasons in addition to hoya descriptions. |
- Posted by there_and_back_again none (My Page) on Thu, Mar 20, 14 at 20:17
Yes, this child is definitely the one that is the most interested in gardening with me! He is such a good helper, and a blessing :) Thanks for all the insight! I'll try to get some more pics of my "pottsii" tomorrow in the light, since I have two one-leafed ones and one two-leafed one. They are all from the same plant(I assume?), and the listing only said 'pottsii'. I got it from eBay, cowboyflowerman. I know he was popular back when I was still very into Hoyas, so when I saw a familiar face(name, haha), I jumped. The leaves are very thick and succulent-like, pretty hard for a leaf, and they are shiny. I love it, whatever it may be. |
Welcome back Deborah!! Love your pictures and your son is adorable :o) Best of luck with your Hoyas! GG, nice looking pottsii (s) |
- Posted by greedyghost 5 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 21, 14 at 16:49
Oh that first picture is Doug's plant and the second one is mine, but from back in the day when I first bought it, so Joni's growing. I was way too lazy to take pics of my current plants, do I deserve no praise. ;D |
GG, I did not take offense. :) Hoya taxonomy is just as confusing to me as rocket science! |
- Posted by greedyghost 5 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 22, 14 at 9:59
Lol I hear you. I think some of it, as GT says, is hitting the books and studying. And another part of it is just like any type of expertise and the more plants you look at, especially in person, the more the subtle differences are noticed and correctly interpreted by your brain. We are a gatherer species and our brains were designed to differentiate among plants... we just have to sit back and give them time and every year we get slightly better at the name that plant game. |
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The first and deputy first ministers have agreed to accept more than 50 recommendations aimed at improving the Victims and Survivors Service (VSS).
This follows very public criticism of the service by the Victims' Commissioner Kathryn Stone.
She told a Stormont committee last October that victims were being "made to feel like beggars".
Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness then asked Ms Stone to seek an independent assessment of the service.
This included an examination of how it operated, and how it dealt with people, groups, and information.
Key findings
- VSS required robust strategic leadership and oversight but this was absent or wanting
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- VSS did not communicate effectively, either with its own staff or externally with strategic partners at the Victims' Commission or OFMDFM
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- Meetings with VSS/OFMDFM officials revealed serious shortcomings in both set-up and functioning of the organisation
- VSS should offer a more streamlined, more focused and less intrusive simple needs assessment for victims/survivors
- Should be a review of complaints procedure
- Recommends a simplified form for people seeking help with simple needs
Ms Stone had been particularly critical of how the service assessed victims seeking assistance.
Firmly rejectedAmong the concerns was that the service was too focused on processes rather than people.
The service was set up by the Office of First and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) in 2012.
While her criticisms were firmly rejected by the Victims and Survivors Service, OFMDFM have followed her advice to publish and implement the findings of consultants WKM Solutions and CIPFA.
Ms Stone welcomed the response of OFMDFM and said this will make a difference to victims seeking assistance.
First Minister Peter Robinson said it was imperative that victims and survivors are provided with services that are responsive and sensitive to their needs.
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Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness pledged OFMDFM would act to address all the issues raised by consultants.
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[Report by Charles Hawley: "The Likud Connection; Europe's Right-Wing
Populists Find Allies in Israel"]
Islamophobic parties in Europe have established a tight network,
stretching from Italy to Finland. But recently, they have extended their
feelers to Israeli conservatives, enjoying a warm reception from members
of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition. Some in Israel believe
that the populists are Europe's future.
[Norway attacker] Anders Breivik's 1,500-page manifesto is nothing if
not thorough. Pages and pages of text outline in excruciating detail the
ideological underpinnings of his worldview - one which led him to kill
76 people in two terrible attacks in Norway last week.
It is a document which has led many to question Breivik's sanity. But it
has also, due to its myriad citations and significant borrowing from
several anti-immigration, Islamophobic blogs, highlighted the deeply
entwined network of right-wing populist groups and parties across Europe
- from the Front National in France to Vlaams Belang in Belgium to the
Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe).
But recently it has become clear that Europe's populist parties aren't
merely content to establish a network on the Continent. They are also
looking further east. And have begun establishing tight relations with
several conservative politicians in Israel - first and foremost with
Ayoob Kara, a parliamentarian with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu's Likud party who is also deputy minister for development of
the Negev and Galilee districts.
The reason for the growing focus on Israel is not difficult to divine.
"On the one hand," [Austria's FPOe head] Strache told SPIEGEL ONLINE in
a recent interview, "we are seeing great revolutions taking place in the
Middle East. But one can't be totally sure that other interests aren't
behind them and that, in the end, we might see Islamist theocracies
surrounding Israel and in Europe's backyard."
In other words, in the battle against what right-wing populists see as
the creeping Islamization of Europe, Israel is on the front line.
"More Sensitive to the dangers"
Many in Israel see it the same way. Eliezer Cohen, known in Israel by
his nickname "Cheetah," says that leftist parties in both Europe and
Israel have lost their way. Cohen, a decorated Israeli air force colonel
now in retirement, is a former member of the Knesset with Yisrael
Beiteinu, the hardline nationalist party led by Foreign Minister Avigdor
Lieberman that currently governs together in a coalition with Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party.
"Right-wing politicians in Europe are more sensitive to the dangers
facing Israel," Cohen, who gave a keynote address during Dutch
right-wing leader Geert Wilders' visit to Berlin last October, told
SPIEGEL ONLINE. "They are talking the exact same language as Likud and
others on the Israeli right. I'm too old for bullshitting - we hope the
right wing wins out in Europe."
Kara sounds no different. "I am looking for ways to lessen the Islamic
influence in the world," Kara told the Israeli daily Maariv in June. "I
believe that is the true Nazism in this world. I am the partner of
everyone who believes in the existence of this war."
At first glance, the European populists' relationship with Israel would
hardly appear to be a marriage built on love. Many see the FPOe as being
just one tiny step away from classic neo-Nazi groups and the same holds
true for their partners throughout Europe. While such parties insist
that they are not anti-Semitic - Strache claims that he takes a close
look at populist parties' stances towards Israel and Jews before he
enters into partnerships with them - it is not difficult to find
indications of extreme, anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic vitriol from
within the populist party membership rolls.
Andreas Moelzer, for example, a member of the European Parliament for
the FPOe who has recently changed his tune to defend Strache's
approaches to Israel, edits a weekly called Zur Zeit which is replete
with attacks on Israel. Following its incursion into the Gaza Strip in
late 2008, the paper accused Israel of acting in "the Talmudic spirit of
annihilation" and that it was trying to "finally annihilate the open-air
concentration camp of the Gaza Strip in the spirit of the Old
"Neo-Nazi millionaire"
Indeed, when it comes to the FPOe, observers of the party say the
embrace of Israel, however far to the right it is taking place, is an
insincere effort to establish foreign policy credibility. "The strategy
is clearly that of normalizing itself, of becoming socially acceptable,"
Heribert Schiedel, an expert on the FPOe with the Documentation Centre
of Austrian Resistance, a foundation which monitors right-wing
extremism, wrote in an e-mail. "We presume that anti-Semitism remains a
fundamental part of the party's ideology."
Many in Israel would tend to agree. And Kara was blasted in the Israeli
press for a recent meeting in Berlin he held with Patrick Brinkmann, a
German right-wing populist. "Deputy Minister Meets Neo-Nazi
Millionaire," read a headline in the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth
earlier this month, noting that Brinkmann, while now insistent that he
is not anti-Semitic, once had close ties with the right-wing extremist
National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD). Following a visit to Vienna
in December to meet with Strache, Vienna Jewish community leader Ariel
Muzicant published an open letter in which he demanded that Netanyahu
fire Kara.
The primary focus of the FPOe's political message, however, is - like
that of populist parties from the True Finns in Finland to the Lega Nord
in Italy - one of extreme scepticism of Muslim immigration. The groups
are opposed to the construction of minarets, convinced that Europe's
future is threatened by high Muslim birth rates and certain that the
Christian West must defend itself from Islam.
"For decades, politicians in Europe have ignored demographic
developments and we are now in a situation where we have to warn that we
are experiencing the Islamification of Europe," Strache says. "We don't
want to become an Islamic society."
Geert Wilders, who hit the headlines in 2008 with his virulently
anti-Muslim film "Fitna" in 2008, pioneered the European
populist-Israeli connection that same year. He has been back to visit
Israel several times since.
Allied with the settlers
Broader relations began in earnest late last year. Strache, together
with Vlaams Belang party boss Filip Dewinter, Kent Ekeroth from the
Swedish Democrats and Rene Stadtkewitz , who founded a German
Islam-critical party called "Freedom" last October, travelled to Israel
in December. The visit was quickly reciprocated with a trip by Kara and
others to Vienna at the very end of December. Other exchanges, including
Kara's visit with Brinkmann in July, have followed.
The partners that the European right-wing has sought out in Israel are,
perhaps not surprisingly, well to the right of centre. Kara himself, a
member of the minority Druze religious community who enjoys close ties
with Netanyahu, opposed the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and
is a loyal supporter of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Gershon
Mesika, a settler leader in the West Bank, received the populist
delegation in December. Hillel Weiss and David Ha'ivri, both proponents
of "neo-Zionism," a movement which holds the belief that it is
impossible to live in peace with Arabs, travelled to Germany last April
for a conference hosted by the small, German right-wing populist
movement Pro-NRW [North Rhine-Westphalia].
Their hope is that a pan-European platform will begin to emerge that
values Israel as an important bastion in resisting the advancing tide of
Islam. And they think, with the populist right making electoral gains
across Europe in recent years, the smart bet is on Strache and Co.
"Europeans Cannot Sleep"
"The reasonable right parties have their roots at home. The Germans in
Germany, the Swedes in Sweden and so on," says David Lasar, a member of
the Vienna city government for the FPOe. "I think that Israel is also a
country that says this is our homeland and we can't open the borders and
let everyone in as happened in Europe. That is a reason that Israel
today has more trust in the right-wing parties in Europe than in the
left-wing parties."
Lasar himself is Jewish and is one of the key players in ongoing efforts
to tighten relations between Israel and the Europeans. And his view on
Israel is one which would seem to be at odds with his party's past
positions on the Middle East. Whereas Lasar is sceptical of peace
negotiations which would require Israel to give up East Jerusalem or to
withdraw from the settlements, the FPOe has traditionally been allied
with Arab leaders such as [Libyan leader] Moammar Gadhafi [Muammar
al-Qadhafi] and remained sceptical of America's hard-line position on
That, though, Strache made clear, is changing. "There are areas where we
Europeans cannot sleep, where we can't remain silent," says Strache.
"Israel is in danger of being destroyed. Were that to happen, it would
also result in Europe losing its foundation for existence."
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Last week's large-scale communal violence in Kyrgyzstan has pushed the impoverished Central Asian state to the brink of collapse and put to the test Russia's ability to project power and guarantee stability in the most trouble-prone region of the former Soviet Union.
Bloody clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities in the south of the country were reportedly triggered by a brawl between two groups of young people in a local café on June 10, and they spread like fire across the region. However, evidence suggests that violence was deliberately provoked and stage-managed. Organised gangs riding jeeps and armoured vehicles looted and set on fire houses and shops in Uzbek neighbourhoods and killed their residents. They also targeted Kyrgyz residents to set the two ethnic groups against each other.
The provisional government of Kyrgyzstan accused the family of the ousted President, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, of organising and financing the riots in the south — its base and stronghold. Mr. Bakiyev has denied any role but in a tapped telephone conversation, posted on YouTube in mid-May, two members of his family discussed plans to provoke inter-ethnic clashes to bring down the government.
A United Nations spokesman, too, said there was evidence indicating that the violence began with five simultaneous attacks in Osh by armed men wearing masks. Authorities say organised crime groups, especially those involved in Afghan drug trade, played an active role in the unrest.
Four days of rioting left an estimated 2,000 people dead and some 4,00,000 displaced, of whom about 1,00,000 fled to neighbouring Uzbekistan. Seventy per cent of the buildings in Osh, second largest city of Kyrgyzstan with a population of 2,50,000 people, were torched.
When the fighting broke out, interim President Roza Otunbayeva desperately appealed to Russia to send troops to help her quell the violence. The plea posed a dilemma to Moscow — to intervene or not to intervene. When its interests in Northern Caucasus came under military attack from Georgia two years ago, Russia struck back without hesitation, thrashing the Georgian army and dramatically reinforcing its positions in the region.
Many expected Moscow to respond with the same resolve to the crisis in Kyrgyztan, where it has a military base and which is its ally in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, a defence bloc of seven former Soviet states, which also unites Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. However, Moscow acted with extreme caution, redirecting the request to CSTO, where Russia holds rotating presidency. A relatively low-level meeting of the member-states' national security secretaries deferred the question of sending peacekeepers, recommending instead the supply of helicopters, trucks and other equipment to Kyrgyz law-enforcement agencies.
Simultaneously, President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a battalion of paratroops to reinforce the garrison at the Russian airbase in Kyrgyzstan. Moscow thus held the door open for intervention if the situation deteriorated.
The Kremlin has good reasons to be wary of getting drawn into the Kyrgyz crisis. To begin with, Russia lacks a legal basis for intervening in Kyrgyzstan in contrast to the situation in North Caucasus, where it had a peacekeeping mandate from the United Nations and the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States. Theoretically, it could do so under a CSTO mandate but the legal basis for the bloc's intervention in an internal conflict is shaky. In recent years, Russia has sought to expand CSTO capabilities through the creation of a standing rapid reaction force that could perform peacekeeping missions, but this is still a work in progress. Russia's Central Asian partners in CSTO would hate to create a precedent for interfering in the internal affairs of a member-state.
Another problem is the absence of a legitimate government in Kyrgyzstan. The provisional government headed by Ms. Otunbayeva is a motley assortment of opposition leaders who came to power in a bloody popular revolt that toppled President Bakiyev in early April. They made a big mistake, disbanding Parliament, the last remaining legitimate institution. The ethnic violence may now derail their plans to legitimise their standing by holding a referendum on a new Constitution on June 27, to be followed by new parliamentary elections in October as hundreds of thousands of Uzbek refugees remain displaced. The crisis showed that the interim government does not command much authority, with police and the army initially refusing to execute its orders to enforce curfew and open fire at the rioting mobs. Moreover, elements of the military took part in assaults on Uzbeks.
The Ferghana Valley, where the violence occurred, is a tinderbox of ethnic conflicts. The borders of the three Central Asian states — Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan — that converge in the fertile valley were arbitrarily drawn by Joseph Stalin more than 80 years ago. Thus, the historical Uzbek cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad ended up in Kyrgyzstan. According to various estimates, there are between 7,00,000 and 10,00,000 Uzbek residents in the 5.5-million strong Kyrgyzstan, but in the Ferghana Valley they form the dominant and fastest growing ethnic group, prompting Kyrgyz fears of another Kosovo in the valley. Kyrgyz residents resent the fact that their enterprising Uzbek compatriots dominate the local economy, while the Uzbek community complains of discrimination in official jobs and language rights.
In June 1990, ethnic tensions in Osh erupted into Kyrgyz-Uzbek clashes over land and water sharing that claimed hundreds of lives before Moscow sent troops to restore order. At that time, Kyrgyzstan was still part of the Soviet Union. Sending Russian troops to Kyrgyzstan today could stir up a hornets' nest of rivalries and hostilities in the region.
The former Soviet Central Asia is teeming with smouldering conflicts and disputes over territory and resources. Tajikistan claims the Uzbek cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, and Uzbekistan has territorial disputes with Kazakhstan. Tensions are running high over sharing of river water between upstream Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan — which are keen on building more hydropower projects — and downstream Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, which need water to irrigate their crops. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan fight for the role of a regional superpower and are apprehensive of Russia getting militarily involved in the Kyrgyz crisis.
After four days of anti-Uzbek pogrom, the fighting in the Kyrgyz south died down, partly because the majority of Uzbek residents fled their homes and partly because the Kyrgyz security forces finally got their act together. But the calm is shaky and violence can erupt anytime.
The mass slaughter of Uzbeks was probably just the first act of a bloody drama unfolding in the heart of Central Asia. Even if the worst case scenario of civil war is avoided, the government in Bishkek in the north will find it hard to control the Uzbek-dominated Ferghana Valley, 600 km to the south and separated by the high Tian Shan Mountains. Uzbekistan, craving to become a regional superpower, may see this as an opportunity.
Instability may also spur a revival of jihadism in the region. In 1999 and 2000, when the Taliban was still in power in Afghanistan, Islamist guerrillas infiltrated the mountainous region of southern Kyrgyzstan using it as a staging ground for attacks in Uzbekistan. Mr. Medvedev warned in an interview that Islamist extremists could grab power in Kyrgyzstan if the government failed to gain control. "When people lose faith in the ability of the civil authorities to bring law and order … we can end up with a Kyrgyzstan that would develop along the Afghan scenario, the Afghan scenario of the Taliban period," the Russian leader said.
While nobody has a ready recipe for stabilising Kyrgyzstan, all eyes are on Russia. China has voiced grave concern over the Kyrgyz violence but made it clear that it leaves the job of dealing with it to Russia-led CSTO, voicing "appreciation" of the bloc's decision to re-equip the Kyrgyz security forces. The United States, which has a key transit centre in Kyrgyzstan running supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, denied reports that it could unilaterally or jointly with Russia send troops to Kyrgyzstan. The U.S. burnt its fingers when it helped to stage the "tulip revolution" there in 2005, which set in train the events that led to the mayhem last week. This time, Washington urges a collective response with Moscow. "We are not in any way framing this as a zero-sum game," a senior U.S. administration official explained at the height of the Kyrgyz crisis. "On the contrary, we are very closely coordinating our actions with Moscow."
Is the "reset" in U.S.-Russia relations extending to the former Soviet space? If this is indeed so, the U.N. Security Council may give CSTO a peacekeeping mandate in Kyrgyzstan if the crisis deepens. But Russia will anyway have to play the leading role, because Kyrgyzstan is its zone of responsibility. As a Moscow-based foreign policy analyst said, "If Moscow does not find a way to respond to challenges such as Kyrgyzstan, any later claims it might make to a special role in the region will be unconvincing."
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I guess I''ll chime back in now that Denr has managed to ruin this discussion beyond hope. I didn''t mention any brand in the beginning because I wanted to know more about dealer practice then any boat brand. Maybe someday we''ll see Denr post something useful that isn''t just a slew of insults.
That being said Denr should pull his head out of his behind. For someone like my dad who is old, likes to sail but isn''t real gung ho about it Catalina can be the perfect boat. For someone who is basically a nice weather sailer and doesn''t need any offshore ability at all they are a very good boat.
He can not get a better boat used for the same money. The roller furling main is the perfect option for someone who is never going to race and will not sail in winds approaching where someone would normally reef. There are very few used boats available with that option and it is very expensive to retrofit.
I personally am on my second Catalina and planning on purchasing a third one (older Catalina 36) when the financials allow it. My brain must just be brimming to the top with tumors and I''m probably going to fall over dead before I get the chance to by my third. Catalina is definetely the most popular boat in the area I am (Lake St Clair) and for some reason although they may only represent 30% or so of the boats you see at the dock they seem to be 95% of the boats you see actually getting used on a regular basis. There are enough older boats around that they clearly aren''t sinking at 5 years when the warranty expires as you would have as believe. In this area there are several very active owners groups that offer much help and knowledge. I don''t see that kind of owner support available for any other brand of boat.
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This recipe goes with Cherry Chutney Cheese Torte
Cooking Light DECEMBER 2005
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes. Uncover; increase heat to medium-high. Cook 15 minutes or until most of liquid evaporates. Cool completely.
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