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1 Uncovering the Origins of Mr. Bond AL Spies and Science RI TE MA I never joke about my work! —Q TO 007, GOLDFINGER Before delving into the main topic of our book, we need to take a D short but very necessary detour. Let's look at James Bond's place in TE the world of real spies and peek at some of his fictional counterparts. Our objective, or mission, if you prefer, is to discover why James GH Bond is so popular. One theory is that his persona excites men and fascinates women. Another theory is that we're visually and men- RI tally stunned by his toys—the cars, the gadgets, and the spy para- phernalia. We suspect both viewpoints are equally true. Of course, PY what appealed to fans forty years ago is much different from what appeals to them today. CO If we study the history of spies in real life and in fiction, we see that spying has evolved from deception and espionage to the use of high-tech gadgets and computer hacking. The James Bond movies reflect the times during which they were produced, and they've evolved along similar lines in the real-life spy world. It's important to realize that Bond remains popular because he has changed with the times. The James Bond movies of today, with the superweapons and invisible cars, are vastly different from the Bond movies of the 1960s, when Bond used a chartered fishing boat to investigate Dr. 3 4 THE SCIENCE OF JAMES BOND No and British intelligence was anxious to obtain a Russian Enigma decoder device. James Bond is a reflection of our desires and tastes, and therefore he always remains up-to-date. A Short History of Spying Spying began when humankind began. The earliest spies had no gadgets, computers, or technology. Rather, they merged into for- eign societies and then reported back to their homelands about life there, secrets uncovered, and vulnerabilities. According to the Bible, Joshua sent spies into the land of Canaan to infiltrate the walled city of Jericho and learn its weaknesses. Twenty-five hundred years ago, Sun Tzu of China sent spies into other countries to learn their secrets; his objective was to avoid war. In ancient Greece, the Spartans transmitted encoded informa- tion between secret agents and generals. The first spy gadget, the enigma device of the time, may have been a baton wrapped with encoded papyrus or parchment. After the encoded message was written, the papyrus or parchment was unwrapped from the baton, and then a secret agent delivered the message. Upon delivery, the message could only be read by wrapping the papyrus or parchment around an identical baton. The ancient Romans also encoded their messages. Later, Genghis Khan used spies to gather information and spread nega- tivism among the enemy. The Khan's spies were the equivalent of the Nazis' infamous Fifth Column and of today's double agents. During the fifteenth century, espionage was common in Europe. A secret police force called the Council of Ten employed double agents throughout the Continent. Queen Elizabeth I had spies, who discovered a murder plot against her. Supporters of Mary Queen of Scots, led by Anthony Babington, were planning an assassination. The spies also learned that King Philip II of Spain was in on the plot. The plan collapsed because Babington's spy, Gilbert Gifford, was actually a double agent working for Sir Francis Walsingham, the head of Queen Elizabeth's secret agents. One of Walsingham's spies happened to be UNCOVERING THE ORIGINS OF MR. BOND 5 the playwright Christopher Marlowe, a contemporary of William Shakespeare. Had James Bond lived back then, he might have been a wannabe playwright, or perhaps a moderately successful poet; not quite the dashing figure of today. (As professional writers, we feel qualified to tell you that poets and playwrights are not as dashing as James Bond. Bob does not drive an Aston Martin, nor does he drink martinis, shaken, stirred, whipped, dipped, or otherwise concocted. Lois does not wear heavy makeup and evening gowns, nor does she have a pseudonym along the lines of, say, Pussy Galore.) At any rate, due to espionage, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded, and everyone who supported her was hanged (and drawn and quar- tered; plotting against an absolute monarch was risky business!). During the same general time period, France also ran an espi- onage unit under Cardinal Richelieu. The cardinal's skill was formi- dable basically due to his ties to the Catholic Church, which operated a highly successful team of secret agents. The Cabinet Noir, established in 1620 by the cardinal and headed by the Catholic priest François le Clerc du Tremblay, was analogous to Bond's Directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 5 (MI5) or the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). They routinely intercepted and decoded spy messages and carefully analyzed world situations, hoping to thwart potential plots against France. Now we'll swing through time into the eighteenth century. We've established that James Bond would have been a poet or a playwright—or possibly a Catholic priest—had he been a secret agent earlier than the eighteenth century. In 1780, spies in George Washington's Culper Ring used invis- ible ink called Jay's sympathetic stain. A reagent was later used to reveal the writing. The messages were placed in boxes that were buried in a cow pasture. The arrival of fellow agents was signaled by hanging a woman's black slip on a clothesline. Benjamin Tallmadge, the head of Washington's secret service, also used three-digit codes (think 007) for his agents. In fact, during this time, one of the most famous double agents in history, General Benedict Arnold, was reporting American secrets to Britain. Had James Bond been part of the Culper Ring, he would have been found rowing along the 6 THE SCIENCE OF JAMES BOND shores of Long Island, seeking a fluttering black slip and a cow pas- ture. Rather than fighting Dr. No, he would have been fighting Benedict Arnold—possibly using spears hidden within his oars. Fast-forward to World War I in 1915. The British professor R. V. Jones figured that the Germans were conducting weapons research in Peenemünde, Germany, on the Baltic coast. There was no real evi- dence that this was happening, but Jones noted that a lot of German gas and oil was allocated to Peenemünde; hence something important was going on there. Jones concluded that the rumors about weapons research were true. Again, the spy work involved analysis rather than fast cars, fast women, and high-tech gadgets. Deception and espionage were also involved during World War I, when the British developed the Q-ship in response to the German deployment of the U-boat. (Possibly the reason why Q Division was a Q rather than an M, a Z, or an F.) Here we see a turning point in spy history: the use of technology. The U-boats were sinking Allied ships that carried supplies and food across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain. The ships were traveling without protection, so it was easy for U-boats to surface and use their deck guns to sink the unarmed vessels. To counter the U-boats, the British designed the Q-ship, which was manned by sailors posing as plain seamen and wearing ordinary clothing. The Q-ship was heavily armed with guns, and when the ship's crew saw a U-boat surface, they would hoist a warship flag and blast the U-boat with gunfire. It was only when the spy Jules Crawford Silber told the Germans that the Q-ships were real that the Germans learned how their U-boats were being destroyed. The Germans changed their U-boat tactics. Instead of rising to the sur- face, submarines remained underwater and sank British ships using torpedoes. Advanced technology triumphed over deception. In the end, the British and the Americans were forced to group their sup- ply ships in convoys with naval escorts to elude the U-boats. In World War II, espionage and technology soared. In 1939, the British captain Hector Boyes received a letter that offered him a way to obtain information about German science and technology. All Boyes had to do was get the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) UNCOVERING THE ORIGINS OF MR. BOND 7 to broadcast "Hallo, Hallo, hier ist London" rather than the usual "Hallo." Boyes arranged for the longer Hallo broadcast and awaited developments. He soon received seven pages of typed espionage material, along with part of a proximity fuse for German antiaircraft shells. The espionage material included information about Peenemünde research into radio-controlled glider bombs, bomber guidance systems, and early-warning radar systems. It also contained details about a Junkers 88 dive-bomber that the Germans were devel- oping, and it described German research into advanced torpedoes. Professor Jones, who now headed Britain's Air Ministry Intelligence unit, received all the material from Boyes. Jones requested help from British scientists, who told him that all the material was false, but of course Professor Jones disagreed with them. His remarkable insight led him to believe that the material was indeed real because the proximity fuse was real. Over time, Jones and his agents used the information to uncover German bombing guidance and radar systems and V1 and V2 missiles. We have to remember how important this espionage informa- tion was to the safety of the world. In World War II, Adolf Hitler deployed the first V1 cruise missile and the first V2 ballistic missile. The V2 missiles nearly destroyed London and Antwerp. Many years later, in the 1950s, the author of the espionage material surfaced. Hans Ferdinand Meyer had been working in Germany for Siemens Electronics. He feared a Nazi victory should the Germans develop and deploy secret weapons. He wanted to live in a peaceful Germany. Poor Meyer ended up in a concentration camp. His crime? Listening to the BBC. In 1941, the Russians sent a superspy into Tokyo. Posing as a Nazi journalist, Richard Sorge was so highly regarded by the Nazis that the German minister for propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, attended a dinner in Sorge's honor. As a Russian secret agent, Sorge learned that Germany planned to attack Russia on June 20, 1941. He warned his country, but Joseph Stalin did not believe him.1 The Germans attacked Russia, of course. Then Sorge learned that Japan planned to attack the United States and England in early December, while simultaneously attacking Russia. He warned 8 THE SCIENCE OF JAMES BOND Stalin, who believed him this time. Literally within days of deliver- ing this vital information to Russia, Sorge was hanged by the Japanese for espionage. Also operating out of Russia during World War II was the Red Orchestra espionage group. The Red Orchestra had spies in Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, and Germany. They uncovered many German secrets until 1941, when Germany traced secret messages to some houses in Brussels, Belgium. The Germans arrested the Russian spies and confiscated their spy equipment: invisible ink and coding books. Then in 1942, the Nazis discovered Johann Wenzel of the Red Orchestra. Wenzel was transmitting secret, encoded messages about German operations and research to the Russians. The Germans used Wenzel to give false information to the Russians until, nearly a year later, the Russians got wise to what was going on and shut down the Red Orchestra. There are many other cases of espionage, deception, and tech- nology during World War II and that general time period. The Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., has many examples of spy technol- ogy from that era, including: • The Minox Riga camera, issued by Latvia to secret agents from 1937 to 1944. It measures only 1 inch by 2 inches. • The Steineck ABC wristwatch camera, issued by Germany to its agents in 1949. It has a 1-inch-wide film disk and the abil- ity to produce eight exposures. • The heel knife, issued by the British Special Operations Executive to its agents from 1940 to 1945. • The tear-gas pen, issued by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to its agents in 1948. • The tobacco pistol pipe, issued by the British Special Forces to its agents from 1935 to 1945. • The rectal concealment cyanide capsule, used in 1945 by Hermann Göring, the head of the World War II German Luftwaffe, to commit suicide. He stuck a rifle cartridge hold- ing a cyanide capsule up his rectum and then pulled out the device while in a Nuremberg prison. UNCOVERING THE ORIGINS OF MR. BOND 9 It's not a stretch to think of James Bond using any of the spy equipment from the World War II era, except perhaps the rectal concealment cyanide capsule, which might have offended his British sense of dignity a bit. But even in the 1960s and 1970s, Bond had camera wristwatches, tear-gas pens, and heel knives. If anything, some of his most popular gadgets were old-hat spy tools. Bond in Print James Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, was a British citizen who was born on May 28, 1908. His father died in World War I, and Fleming later served as a commander of Naval Intelligence during World War II. It was then that the seeds of James Bond, Agent 007, were planted. Fleming was the right-hand man to Admiral John Godfrey, one of Britain's top spies. Although Fleming did not oper- ate in the field, traveling like Bond around the world on adventures, he did serve as an espionage analyst and was a close friend of Bill Donovan, a top man in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and later in the CIA. When the war ended, Fleming needed to earn a living. Having grown up in a socially elite British family, having lured a married woman of high circles, Lady Ann Rothermere, away from her hus- band—she became pregnant, got a divorce, and then married Fleming—and having a strong need to prove to his new wife that he was capable of enabling her to flourish in high social circles, Fleming needed cash. In 1952, he started working on the novel Casino Royale. He fin- ished the book in four weeks, and James Bond was born. Remember that in 1952 Britain was recuperating from World War II. The rationing was ending, as was the general postwar aus- terity. In the United States, people bought homes and cars, tried to climb social ladders, and focused on rebuilding life overall. People went to the movies to see glamour, flamboyance, and fantasy lifestyles. The same was true in Britain. The creation of a character who was larger than life, whose lifestyle was every man's dream, was what the world wanted: a man 10 THE SCIENCE OF JAMES BOND who wore dinner jackets to casinos, who smoked only the finest cig- arettes, who drank only the finest liquors, who slept with only the most beautiful women, who drove only the most exotic and expen- sive cars, who traveled throughout the world on amazing adven- tures, who had the audacity and ability to demand and get a "medium-dry martini, lemon peel, shaken, not stirred,"2 who was charming, brilliant, famous, and feared. This man was irresistible to the post–World War II audience, and he was probably the man that Ian Fleming wanted to be. As for Agent 007, we note that Fleming, as a Naval Intelligence officer, analyzed and processed documents all day. These documents actually had a prefix attached to them. That prefix was 00. It so hap- pens that Fleming's father was a friend of Winston Churchill's. Winston's ancestor John Churchill, the duke of Marlborough, gave his spies a 00 code during the War of the Spanish Succession from 1701 to 1714. But where does the 7 in 007 come from? For that, we turn to a spy for Queen Elizabeth I, Dr. John Dee. Dee traveled extensively; he was brilliant and dashing. The queen sent Dee on top-secret missions to thwart King Phillip II's plans. Dee sent secret messages to the queen using a special code for himself. That code was 007. Supposedly, the 00 stood for two eyes, indicating to the queen that the message was "for your eyes only." The 7 was the lucky number. So when Fleming wrote Casino Royale in 1953, his Agent 007 was a figure of great fancy to cold war–era people worldwide. At that time, people could believe that the Russians were capable of the evil presented by SMERSH (a Soviet KGB organization devoted to assassination and violence) and SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion). But was 007 the first spy in fiction? Absolutely not. In 1821, a novel called The Spy was published. Its author was James Fenimore Cooper, who also wrote The Last of the Mohicans. Cooper's book fea- tured a British spy named Major Andre. A number of other spy nov- els were published throughout the nineteenth century, but most of them were not big sellers. Historical novels were all the rage; spies were not in fashion. Then in 1894, William Le Queux's The Great UNCOVERING THE ORIGINS OF MR. BOND 11 War in England in 1897 thrilled thousands of British readers with its focus on the terrifying specter of German spies. Le Queux wrote numerous spy novels in the days before World War I and was per- haps the best-selling British author of the period. The Riddle of the Sands (1903) by Robert Erskine Childers pre- dicted a British war with Germany and called for increased British readiness. It was an extremely influential book; many experts con- sider it the first realistic spy novel. Winston Churchill credited it as a major reason for the British to establish naval bases at Invergordon, the Firth of Forth, and Scapa Flow. In an odd twist of fate, after fighting for the British in World War I, Childers became involved in the battle for Irish independence. A member of the Sinn Féin, Childers was considered to be the man behind the Republican terrorists' tactics. He was captured by Irish Free State soldiers in November 1922 and was executed in Dublin by firing squad. He was one of the few spy novelists ever to become a real spy. In 1907, Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent presented spies who were shady underworld characters. Then in 1915, Sir John Buchan's The Thirty-nine Steps was published to great acclaim in both England and the United States. In 1935, Alfred Hitchcock made it into an effective spy thriller starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Buchan later served as the governor general of Canada. Somerset Maugham produced a number of spy novels, followed by Graham Greene much later. Greene's secret agents were a miser- able lot and tended to drink too much whiskey. In mainstream fiction, most spies were portrayed as ordinary men thrust into extraordinary circumstances. While they had a cer- tain heroic attitude, most of them were not terribly brave, and sev- eral of them got their courage from a bottle. It was Ian Fleming's Bond, however, who changed the genre of spy fiction from the anti- hero alcoholic character to the daring, dashing hero who drinks to impress but never gets drunk. After Bond came spies created by Len Deighton and John le Carré. Deighton's novels were very popular in the 1960s; his spy hero wore thick glasses and didn't seem to attract many women. Le Carré's Leamas in The Spy Who Came In from the Cold was also a 12 THE SCIENCE OF JAMES BOND loner, and his escapades seemed more real and cold than, say, Bond's shenanigans. The most popular spy novelists of the last quarter of the twen- tieth century were Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, and Eric van Lustbader. Clancy's novels about superspy Jack Ryan were filled with extensive details about weapons and weapons systems, and they found an appreciative audience among armchair soldiers. Ludlum wrote numerous spy novels about world-shaking events usually involving gigantic conspiracies that could only be stopped by one man or one woman or sometimes neither. His plots twisted; the novels were page-turners to the end. Van Lustbader's novel The Ninja, more than any other modern novel, focused attention on the secret spy order of Japan and their seemingly more-than-human athletic and spy skills. It was Lustbader's early spy novels that focused the attention of spy readers from Russia to Japan. Bond Hits the Movies Fleming's Bond books were well received but not best sellers. Several of the hardcovers even had their names changed when reprinted in paperback in the United States. Casino Royale became You Asked for It, while Moonraker was retitled Too Hot to Handle. Fleming was one of numerous writers who were publishing espionage novels, and Bond was one of many postwar spies. By the late 1950s, when Fleming was working on From Russia with Love, he considered disposing of Bond forever. But he decided to continue with the series, which proved to be a very wise decision a few years later. In the early 1960s, John F. Kennedy was both the president of the United States and a big fan of James Bond. In fact, in an inter- view it was reported that Kennedy's ninth favorite book was From Russia with Love. The president's interest in the Bond books helped push them onto the best-seller lists and made Fleming and James Bond famous. It was during that period that producers Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman bought the film rights to James Bond, and Bond was then transformed into a spy icon. Before Kennedy was president, he had dinner with Fleming, UNCOVERING THE ORIGINS OF MR. BOND 13 arranged by a friend of Fleming's who had given Kennedy a copy of Casino Royale in 1955. The two men discussed Fidel Castro over dinner. Years later at the White House, Kennedy arranged for a pri- vate showing of Dr. No. During the 1950s and 1960s, real spies used many of the gadg- ets that Q Division gave to Bond. Here are some examples, again from the Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.: • A hairbrush compartment for the Minox camera • The Echo 8 cigarette lighter camera, created by Japan and used by U.S. intelligence • The Tessina camera and cigarette case—a cigarette pack with a hole in its side to conceal a tiny camera lens—issued by the East German Stasi • The Toychka camera in a necktie, issued in 1958 by the KGB to its agents • A shoe with a heel transmitter, issued in the 1960s by the KGB to its agents • A rectal toolkit, filled with escape tools, issued by the CIA to its agents in the 1960s • A lipstick gun that supplied one 4.5 mm shot, issued by the KGB in 1965 to its agents • A gun in a cigarette case that delivered one shot from a .22 caliber gun, issued in the 1950s by the KGB to its agents • A wristwatch microphone, issued by the United States in 1958 to its agents It's clear that Bond continued to use devices that real spies were already using. His cool wristwatches, guns, and shoes were being issued by spy organizations around the globe. You could almost argue that James Bond was the spy fiction equivalent to John F. Kennedy himself: dashing, handsome, full of adventure and charisma, a lady's man, and stoked with plenty of power. Though it's a bit of a push to link the two this closely, it would not be surprising to discover that Fleming gave James Bond various Kennedy attrib- utes along the way. 14 THE SCIENCE OF JAMES BOND Modern Spies Let's return to From Russia with Love. Fleming postulated that Bulgarian secret agents would handle assassinations and other dirty espionage work for the Russians. In 1978, the Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was killed by a ricin pellet fired from an umbrella. The Soviets admitted that the Bulgarian secret service was respon- sible for the assassination. In the 1961 novel Thunderball, Fleming suggested that evil vil- lains were stealing nuclear weapons and planning to destroy the world's largest cities unless the modern superpowers gave them $100 million. Such fears were actually quite true in the early 1960s, and they remain true to this day. The threat of mutual assured destruction (MAD) grew after the cold war, and new horrors and technical wizardry arose: Ronald Reagan's 1980s Star Wars antimissile defense systems, which prompted the Soviets to gear up their own arms race; chemical and biological weapons; and suicide bombers. Saddam Hussein, for example, North Korea's Kim Jong-il, and Osama Bin Laden are world terrorists today who may press the nuclear, chemical, and/or biological buttons that destroy the world. Today's espionage focuses on far more than exploding neckties, rectal concealment cyanide capsules, and lipstick guns. The world is a very unsafe place. It was a true nightmare during World War II, and that nightmare has only been exacerbated by global terrorism. Today's real spies focus on airborne and satellite intelligence and electronic and computer communications, and the world of James Bond has also evolved—at least his gadgets have evolved a bit, as shown in this chronological list of the Bond films detailing some of the more interesting devices used in the films: • Dr. No (1962): a Walther PPK 7.65 mm firearm. In our opin- ion, not very high-tech. • From Russia with Love (1963): a camera recorder. Again, not very high-tech. • Goldfinger (1964) : another stunning Aston Martin DB5. Our opinion: a cool movie, but not many Q gadgets. UNCOVERING THE ORIGINS OF MR. BOND 15 • Thunderball (1965): an infrared film camera, compressed-air missiles, a Geiger-counter wristwatch, and a stunning Aston Martin DB5. Bond's technology is definitely increasing now, along with the times. • You Only Live Twice (1967): a cigarette with a deadly dart, homing missiles, and an autogyro. On the general level of Thunderball's science. • On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969): a computerized copy machine and a safecracking device. Computers are in this one, but otherwise Bond is still somewhat low-tech. • Diamonds Are Forever (1971): a voice box that imitates other people, a casino cheating device, and artificial fingerprints. More computerization in James Bond's bag of spy tools. • Live and Let Die (1973) : a circular-saw wristwatch. Fairly low-tech for the times. • The Man with the Golden Gun (1974): a camera with rockets and a button homing device. Again, fairly low-tech for the time; this one's more like Fantasy Island with spies. • The Spy Who Loved Me (1977): a cigarette-case microfilm viewer, a wristwatch with ticker tape, and a Lotus car–subma- rine. Very cool underwater technology. • Moonraker (1979): a cigarette-lighter camera, a cigarette-case safecracking device, a wristwatch with a bomb detonator, speedboats, and a hovercraft. Lots of strange technology in this space-age Bond film. This one reminds us of Star Wars. • For Your Eyes Only (1981): a binocular camera. This one is more glam-Bond; not much in the way of high-tech hijinks. • Octopussy (1983): a television wristwatch, a video camera, a wristwatch homing device, a pen with metal-cutting acid, and a car rickshaw. A spy macho movie; the technology isn't as savvy as we'd like, given that the film came out in 1983, when computers were already widespread. • A View to a Kill (1985): a robot surveillance device, a pen of burning words, a man's shaver that detects bugs, and a video camera that supplies identities of people using a centralized computer system (possibly a mainframe or a series of computers 16 THE SCIENCE OF JAMES BOND linked together). A very high-tech Bond: seven stars out of ten on the Bond Gadget Scale. • The Living Daylights (1987): a radio receiver pen, a key-ring stun-gas pistol, a key-ring bomb, and an amazing Aston Martin V8 Volante car. A techno-retro Bond: four stars out of ten on the Bond Gadget Scale. • Licence to Kill (1989): an exploding alarm clock, a gun camera, an X-ray camera, and a toothpaste bomb. Sadly, not much sci- ence here. • GoldenEye (1995): a silver tray X-ray document scanner, a grenade pen, a wristwatch that arms bombs and operates as a laser, and a leg-cast missile launcher. What can we say? • Tomorrow Never Dies (1997): a wristwatch bomb detonator, a Sea-Vac underwater drill boat, a cell phone with a fingerprint scanner, and a very high-tech BMW 750 iL car. Cool tech in the car. • The World Is Not Enough (1999) : X-ray vision glasses, a hydroboat, a laser wristwatch, and a very high-tech BMW Z8 car. The car wins the Bond gadget award. • Die Another Day (2002): a glass-shattering ring and perhaps the most unusual of all Bond cars, equipped with spikes for driving on ice and able to turn invisible with the touch of a button. Today's Bond has superscience cars and superscience weapons. Yesterday's Bond had rowboats and guns. The technology is evolv- ing, though perhaps not as quickly as we hope. Bond has evolved as a person, too: he's no longer quite the ladies' man that he was in the 1960s, and his M is now a woman, who won't put up with being slapped on the rump. The times are changing, and if Bond wants to remain working in this new century, he will, too.
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scarf pattern for variegated yarn
I bought some variegated yarn (worsted weight, I believe) that I plan to use for a scarf. I'm wondering if there is a pattern that is enhanced by variegated yarn, and if the variegated yarn is too busy to use in a busy rib knit pattern. I've knitted two scarves so far in the farrow rib and broken rib patterns (farrow rib being my favorite). I may try something completely new for this one just for fun.
I'll just have to make some swatches and see what I like best.
One of the things I enjoy most about knitting (so far) is the ability to create so many beautiful and interesting patterns from different combinations of a basic set of stitches.
Personally, I don't like scarves to have a wrong and a right side, so I make them reversible...and, my favorite for that is either a moss or the double moss stitch....just be sure to knit the first and last 4 rows, and the first and last 2 stitches on each row....I like the sort of 'mindless' knitting you can do with scarves, ponchos, blankets, etc, and the moss stitch is perfect for 'mindlessness' (just knit the pearl stitches and pearl the knit stitches, as they 'present' themselves!!)
Rib scarves usually show off variegation beautifully -- I'm doing a tweedy-variegated yarn with mistake rib (use a multiple of 4 plus three, then K2, P2 across, ending every row with K2, P1. I sl the first st of every row knitwise). It's a heavier-looking rib than some of the others but very nice.
A 1x1 rib is a good one for all sorts of variegated yarns.
"My so-called scarf" (link below) is one that really seems to make variegation pop -- and the stitch is fun to knit.
I like slip-stitch patterns for showing off variegation. The one thing I wouldn't try is a lace pattern with much of a "design" to it (some of the simple ones would work) because the design will get lost in the variegation.
If you have a knitting stitch pattern book, you'll find some great ideas there as well! Have fun, and let us know what you decide!
Here is a link that might be useful: my so-called scarf
Try a feather and fan scarf. That shows off variegated yarn very prettily. It's an easier pattern too. I absolutely love feather and fan. I'm working up the nerve to try a baby blanket with it. I'm new to knitting. Can crochet anything though! Knitting is kind of a challenge to me.
Here is a link that might be useful: Feather and Fan Scarf
Jenn, one other idea that I meant to mention is to knit a scarf lengthwise -- especially fun with a self-striping yarn -- plain old garter stitch works well as do some of the other stitches. The only drawback is that casting on 130 st (or whatever number you need to get the length you want) and then knitting those long rows can be tedious -- but it results in a fun scarf with a slightly different look.
I really prefer plain yarn as then the pattern shows up much better. Varigated works best on a rather plain pattern in my opinion. I also prefer plain yarn because it is usually considerably cheaper. But on a plain pair of socks, either would look nice, or a plain ski cap or muffler. Also, I have used varigated in a striped pattern, such as for a baby afghan, and then I pick up the solid colors from the varigated yarn as other stripes.
somewhat off topic on this thread- but I'd like to thank you for the 'sinful' rib pattern you suggested to me last month.
I used a Bernat Natural Wool Blend(worsted weight 4) verigated with two strands on #15 needles and made two .They were so gorgeous and easy to knit. I hope the link comes through on this post for anyone who would like to try it. Scroll to the bottom for the picture and pattern.
If not it's:
Row 1 K3, P3
Row 2 K1, P1
Till it's done.
Any combo of needles and yarns I'm sure would work.
Thanks again!
Here is a link that might be useful: Sinful Ribbed Scarf
About the Feather and Fan pattern... I started to make it and decided on a different pattern for this particular yarn, but I plan to make it with a different yarn very soon. It's easy and the pattern takes shape beautifully.


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Last updated at 16:21, Wednesday, 16 January 2013
TOP-OF-THE-TABLE Barrow Thorns showed all their skills to topple second-placed Stockport Lapwings in a tough battle at Hoops.
The North League leaders were pushed all the way by their Cheshire visitors in a match which could go a long way to deciding the final placings in the standings.
After five minutes, neither team had managed to make an impression on the game, with the score at 3-2 to the hosts.
Thankfully for Thorns, Ruth McEwan and Emily Cox found their form as Barrow took a comfortable 19-8 lead after the first quarter.
The start of the second quarter saw Barrow put under pressure by Stockport, with their captain E Mitchell scoring from home mistakes to reduce the lead to 23-18.
Thorns rallied, showing control and opening North West star Milly Knowles up for many easy baskets as they extended their lead again to 33-18.
But nearing the end of the first quarter, many of the Barrow players picked up silly fouls, allowing Stockport to eat away at the lead yet again, with the half finishing 39-32 in Barrow's favour, but with many of their key players in foul trouble.
The second half saw Stockport start brightly, pressing Barrow as they turned over the ball and gifted the Lapwings a 40-39 lead.
With Knowles picking up her fourth foul, things were not looking good for the home side, but a timeout and a change in tactics allowed Georgia Cooper to show excellent defensive work as she shut out the Stockport captain. McEwan recovered from last week's ankle injury to take control of the ball and, with the help of Cox, took Barrow back into the lead, finishing the quarter 55-46 up.
The final period saw both teams tire.
Stockport showed no signs of quitting, as yet again they ate at the Thorns lead, with the score at 58-52 with seven minutes left.
The Lapwings were looking strong as McEwan pick up her final foul, but Barrow reintroduced Knowles and a rested Cooper to the game. Stockport continued to press and found themselves two points behind at 64-62, but Thorns were not beaten as Knowles and Cooper showed excellent defensive strength and determination, adding the final points to secure the win.
Points: E Cox 28, M Knowles 18, R McEwan 11, E Duerden 7, G Cooper 6, K Gower 2.
Player-of-the-Match: Ruth McEwan.
Special Mentions: Georgia Cooper and Milly Knowles.
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In the Dr. Seuss Charades Game, preschoolers must act out Dr. Seuss characters and other items from Dr. Seuss books. The game, for two to four players, includes 33 cards, each with three items on it that preschoolers must act out. Choices range from characters, such as Sam I Am, Horton, and the Lorax, to basic items and actions you might have seen in Dr. Seuss books, such as an umbrella, a dog, and singing. One player draws a card and picks one of the three items on that card to act out. He can use words, sounds, and actions, as long as he doesn't say the word itself. The challenge lies in how a child translates a picture to an action, especially when it comes to acting out the characters. Acting out the Grinch isn't as easy as it might sound. The other players have to guess what the action is and can use the six pictures on the other side of the card as clues. Both the player who correctly guesses first and the player who acted out the word roll the dice and move their Dr. Seuss character pawns on the board. The first player to cross the finish line wins. There are, however, some Chutes & Ladders-like twists along the way that can send players forward and backward.
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According to USA Today, TNT issued an apology within minutes of being contacted by incredulous reporters. In a statement, Turner spokesman Jeff Pomeroy said, "It's unfortunate Mr. Morgan showed a lack of judgment on our air with his inappropriate comments. We apologize for any embarrassment or offense it may have caused."
The comments came during Morgan's appearance on 'Inside the NBA,' before the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat game at Madison Square Garden. Kenny Smith asked Morgan to settle an argument he said he and co-host Charles Barkley "have all the time. ... Tina Fey or Sarah Palin?"
What Smith thought Morgan was going to say after that is anyone's guess, but as Morgan was mulling it over, Barkley quipped, "Sarah Palin, she's a good-looking woman, isn't she?" (Hey, who knew Barkley had a thing for the former Alaska governor?)
And that's when Morgan dropped the M-bomb: "Let me tell you about Sarah Palin. She's good masturbation material."
As he talked about fantasizing about Palin, Smith and Barkley laughed nervously and an uncomfortable-looking Ernie Johnson tried to change the subject. There's been no word from Palin yet, but it seems likely that Morgan won't be asked to appear on another live broadcast any time soon.
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- Friday 28 JanuaryBy abble
While I feel bad for Mr. Morgan on the loss of his eyesight, I have to say I almost choked laughing at this one.
And really, do the PR people not research the guests they have on before they invite them? Tracy, who is neither ignorant nor a thug, is actually quite witty but also known for a potty mouth.
So how about we go after the fools doing the hiring, rather than the ones they hire who simply behave as they always have?
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy Greg
You invite Tracy Morgan -you get Tracy Morgan. That's why he's Tracy Morgan. Get it!
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy papi looie
that is one dirty dirt bag, high school drop out
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy Peggy
Tracy Morgan is barf material, another ghetto slug trying to get his fifteen minutes by trashing Sarah Palin.
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy CWG
If you post the picture of him with Stern and you ask him that type question, I don't think anyone who listens to these people should have been surprised at his response. I fell for the headline, read this and wasn't nearly as shocked as I'd planned to be! They shouldn't have asked if they didn't want to know!!!
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy Bigfigure
Surely he can find better material than that dimwitted,ignorant skank.
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy alfavil
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy RonnieLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
I DO THAT in the mornings to TINA FEY~~~It's ALL THE SAME.
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy pete
You'd think by now these idiot sports interviewers would know better than to ask a question like that of some moron sports star. But NOOOOO! They insist on leaving themselves wide open, and the dumb azzes who run the stations keep them on staff. Why the he!! are they no fired? The can always to to howard stearn for a job. Then they only affect those who listen to that idiot, and my kids and I can watch a sports program with out having our intelligence insulted every 5 minutes!
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy Karen
If you don't want outrageous people to say outrageous things on live TV, then don't ask them questions.
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy kpamesa
Wonder how he would feel if Ms. Palin were to put his mug in her
"crosshairs"? Just wondering..........
- Saturday 29 JanuaryBy Bob_1
Are you threatening to do violence to Mr. Morgan?
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy r...........
He is the only reason I don't watch 30 Rock. He ruins the whole show.
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy sharon
"talkin like a fool" ...with his GHET TOES in his mouth!
- Friday 28 JanuaryBy tink
i thinks it's hilarious that the picture they have shows him sitting next to howard stern! love both these guys, have a sense of humor peeps!
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- Saturday 29 JanuaryBy crossbo78
Kpamesa, you wrote, "Wonder how he would feel if Ms. Palin were to put his mug in her
"crosshairs"? Just wondering..........
Are you threatening to do violence to Mr. Morgan?
Just wondering..............
BTW, most of planet earth's inhabitants find Sarah Palin disgusting in the extreme. You are not being asked even now to agree with the majority. May you and that late, loud, wrong, ignorant, rude, white supremacy minded female enjoy each other to the utmost.
- Saturday 29 JanuaryBy J
- Saturday 29 January
Where is the outrage from the womens' groups. Silence - there is none. Hypocrites! No support or outrage based purely on the fact that Palin has an R after her name, is pro life, pro family, etc.
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I want to thank you for your hate of the Palins and calling that lady a white supremist,you just make people realise black people are the racist ones, I will not vote for Obama this time, learned my lesson.
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Heat remind NBA they have a championship gear vs. injured Spurs
"Don't get it twisted. We still know who we are."
That was the message the Heat sent the league Sunday. Regular season games are contests for fans and media to try and build meaning into, but the players and coaches don't subscribe to it. The Miami Heat will feel better than they would have if they had lost after their 113-101 blowout win over San Antonio and the Spurs will feel worse, but there is no "meaning" to be attached to this Finals rematch.
Not with the season still so young and the Spurs without Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, and Tiago Splitter. For San Antonio, this was just a loss. A loss to a good team on the road. Their 1-11 mark against the league's elite is developing into a narrative, but it's going to lack any sort of oomph until the playoffs come. They have to actually lose in a must-win situation for anyone to reasonably doubt San Antonio. That's how strong the track record is. They're only vulnerable to criticism after it's too late.
But for Miami, this was an opportunity to show against a team that executes so well, regardless of the personnel that they have, that it still has an extra gear. Miami's defense, which had been so lackluster the last month, welcomed Dwyane Wade back in the rotation. Whether it was pride against the team that nearly eliminated them in the Finals, or just a matter of wanting to get everyone off their back, Miami showed up and used its tools.
Attacking passing lanes, victimizing new Spurs like Marco Belinelli. The aggressive pick and roll trap, the inside rotations leading to charges. The Heat defense started back up Sunday like the vintage car you keep in the garage and only take out when you want to get somewhere in a hurry. That led to transition opportunities, which let the Heat set up. That's how you win basketball games in general, but it's especially important vs. the Spurs, who victimize teams that don't get reset.
The third-quarter run that broke the game open and secured the victory for Miami led to a 92.8 defensive efficiency rating, a terrific mark, especially comapred with the 109.8 mark the Heat allowed overall. Their offense was in gear, and that clearly made a difference. It was a performance from LeBron James that shows the difference from the MVP type season that Kevin Durant is having right now and the Finals MVP performance James is still capable of giving. Closing off lanes, finishing through contact, and making passes like this.
There's no reason for the Spurs to feel frustrated beyond the normal aggravations of the loss, though memories of the championship celebration rope being put up in Game 6 must have entered a few of their minds. There's a long way to go and the Spurs need to get healthy before we can judge them.
But Sunday was a showing that the Heat can still become the adroit, malevolent force that won the past two titles when they decide to rev up all the horses. The NBA season is in the depth of its grind right now. Miami didn't need to send a reminder to everyone they still have the fiercest gear in the league (outside of maybe Indiana), but it also doesn't hurt to keep that gear available when they need it.
That it came against their last Finals opponent is just icing on the cake. And you walk away saying "Oh, yeah, that's the Heat." Patient, deliberate, and waiting for the right time to strike.


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More work to doPublished 1:45pm Thursday, August 15, 2013
With fall practice in full swing, the Dadeville Tigers are continuing to build depth while gelling in time for their season-opening contest versus Reeltown.
The problem is, the recent stretch of bad weather hasn't allowed the team to make the most of its practice time.
"Our practice field is a mudhole right now," said DHS head football coach Richard White. "We don't want to tear up our game field, though. Last week, I had to send the kids home early because I was scared the field conditions would lead to one of them tearing their ACL or something."
Despite the less than stellar conditions, the Tigers are making progress, White said.
"At this point, we're right where I thought we would be," White said. "The players are flying around, getting after it and improving. We still have a ways to go, and we aren't ready to play a game by any means, but we are improving."
This season, the Tigers have an experience-laden squad.
One area in particular is offensive line, where four of the five linemen are returning from last season.
Another unit White has his eye on is the secondary.
While the unit itself has a good amount of playing time under its belt, White wants the defensive backs to work on their communication.
"We're still looking for the right bunch of players that will be able to talk to each other out there," White said. "Communication is the key back there. We've got some guys that like to talk in class, but they are as quiet as church mice on the field."
White said he hopes the weather will clear up soon, but until then, the Tigers will find a way to stay sharp.
Recently, the team has taken to classroom work to get their assignments down.
"During our Wednesday practice, we did mental work in the gym," he said. "We want to make sure our guys are making the right reads and that they know what they're supposed to do."


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This luxury hotel is located in Knysna (Garden Route), close to the beach, Knysna Quays, Featherbed Nature Reserve, and Knysna Elephant Park. Local attractions also include Knysna Golf Club.
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In addition to 3 restaurants, Turbine Hotel and Spa features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a full-service spa and a marina.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Turbine Hotel and Spa features a marina and an outdoor pool. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. The property also offers a grocery/convenience store. A poolside bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
Event facilities include a conference center and conference space. This luxury hotel also offers a library, tour/ticket assistance, and gift shops/newsstands. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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The supply of housing inventory exceeds demand. Buyers have the advantage over sellers due to the abundance of homes on the market, with homes often selling at reduced prices. Price drops are common as sellers compete to find buyers.
Rental property is in high demand and availability is low. Rent prices have increased by 16% over the past 3 months. This is 22% higher than the county average of $1,425 and 115% lower than the state average of $3,950.
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The "Second Meeting of the Technical Working Group on Police Management" will be held in Trujillo on April 23 and 24.
Both reviewed the political situation in the region, with emphasis on the upcoming Summit of the Americas, which will bring together the 35 heads of State and Government of the Hemisphere in Panama.
More than one hundred students from nine countries are taking part in the Model OAS General Assembly for Universities.
Insulza was recognized for his support "for the building of a regional agenda" and for "promoting the harmonization of legislation on issues of importance to the region."
The Board recognized "his support, administration, and valuable services for the development and integration of the IADB with the OAS."
Event is designed for judges of Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
More than twenty young leaders from 16 countries of the Americas debated ways to increase government transparency, citizen participation and collaboration.
The senior OAS official cited "optimism due to the presence of Cuba, but also concern because of the urgency of strengthening hemispheric multilateralism."
The Fifth Round will analyze methods of training public employees in the understanding of their responsibilities and ethical standards.
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Category: Voice Acting
Oscar-Nominee Duncan To Voice Kilowog in Green Lantern
Michael Clarke Duncan (THE GREEN MILE) is wrapping up discussions to lend his voice to Kilowog in GREEN LANTERN, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Waits, Gilliam Join Voice Cast Of Rosto's Monster Of Nix
Musician/actor Tom Waits and director Terry Gilliam are the singular names to join the voice cast of The Monster of Nix, the latest film by Dutch artist/filmmaker Rosto.
Heroes Stars to Voice Iron Man, Wolverine Anime Series
Marvel's Head of Television Jeph Loeb announced casting for two of the company's much anticipated anime series, IRON MAN and WOLVERINE, at its WonderCon panel today in San Francisco to the delight of fans in attendance.
Reynolds To Voice DreamWorks' Turbo
Ryan Reynolds is about to sign on to provide the lead voice in DreamWorks Animation's TURBO, reports Variety. The story follows a garden snail that gets turbo speed, which fulfills his dream of becoming the world's fastest snail.
David Soren (MERRY MADAGASCAR) is set to direct. He co-wrote the script with Darren Lemke (SHREK FOREVER AFTER). Lisa Stewart (MONSTERS VS. ALIENS) is the producer.
DreamWorks has set June 7, 2013 for the film's release.
Nimoy Lends Voice to Transformers 3
EW reports that Leonard Nimoy will provide the voice to Sentinel Prime in TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON.
Geoffrey Rush To Voice Tomar-Re in Green Lantern
Geoffrey Rush has been hired to provide his voice to Tomar-Re in GREEN LANTERN, reports Hero Complex.
Macdonald Replaces Witherspoon in Brave
Kelly Macdonald (TV's BOARDWALK EMPIRE) has taken over the role of Princess Merida in Pixar's BRAVE, reports Variety.
Taylor Swift Dreams of The Lorax
Taylor Swift has been cast in Universal and Illumination Entertainment's DR. SEUSS' THE LORAX, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Knightley To Voice Tinker Bell In Syfy's Neverland
Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice, Pirates of the Caribbean, Atonement) joins the cast of Syfy's four-hour live action television movie event Neverland as the voice of Tinker Bell.
Last Airbender: Legend of Korra Voice Cast Revealed
Speakeasy has revealed the voice cast to Nickelodeon's highly anticipated THE LAST AIRBENDER: LEGEND OF KORRA.
Lawless Seduces Hunted: The Demon's Forge Game Role
XENA star Lucy Lawless is lending her voice to Bethesda Softworks' HUNTED: THE DEMON'S FORGE, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Real Steal Kid Joins Rise of the Guardians
Dakota Goyo, who is set to make his big debut in DreamWorks' REAL STEEL, has signed onto DreamWorks Animation's RISE OF THE GUARDIANS, Variety reports.
Guy Richie to Direct Xerxes?
Vulture is reporting that Warner Bros. has approached Guy Ritchie to direct XERXES, based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, which is seen as a sequel to 300. Zack Snyder had been developing the script before moving onto the new SUPERMAN film.
Turturro, Izzard Voicing Cars 2
Walt Disney revealed at Toy Fair that John Turturro and Eddie Izzard are voicing new characters in CARS 2, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Andrea Romano Casting & Voice Directing All-Star Superman
To vocally craft the characters within the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, the production brain trust of DC Entertainment, Warner Premiere, Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Animation is smart enough to employ the best in the business – on both sides of the microphone.
Fillion, Moss Lead Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Voice Cast
Primetime television stars Nathan Fillion (Castle) and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) lead a diverse array of performers as the voices behind Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies.
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Rio Clipped
Twentieth Century Fox hosted a lavish event Friday on the lot touting RIO, the latest animated feature from Blue Sky Studios, opening April 15.
Pine Takes Over Lead in Rise of the Guardians
GAMES OF 2010: Mafia II
Mafia II had me talking like a tough-guy the whole time I played it. Although I still can't say "wack a guy" without giggling just a little.
Neeson to Return As Qui-Gon Jinn
EW reports that Liam Neeson will reprise the role of Qui-Gon Jinn from STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE in upcoming episodes of CLONE WARS.
Downey Jr. To Voice Mr. Peabody
EW reveals that DreamWorks Animation is set to make a 3-D CG feature based on Mr. Peabody and Sherman with Robert Downey Jr. voicing the genius pup.
Voice Actress Gilbert Dies
Patti Gilbert, who worked as a voice actress in the early '70s, has passed away on Jan. 15, reports Variety.


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Analysis: Netanyahu seeks to slow Iran-U.S. thaw by ramping up demands of deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – By ramping up his demands of any final nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to stem the tide of international diplomacy which has turned against him in recent weeks.
Netanyahu was stung by an interim agreement last month for Tehran to curb its nuclear program in return for a limited easing of sanctions, calling it a historic mistake.
Israel frets U.S. scholars forum's boycott may inspire others
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel dismissed as "radical leftist" a group of American scholars that has decided to boycott it but worries that other academic forums in the United States could take similar action, the deputy Israeli foreign minister said on Tuesday.
The American Studies Association (ASA) on Sunday became the largest U.S. academic group to back an anti-Israel boycott in solidarity with the Palestinians. Its vote was mostly symbolic as the group has no power to compel its some 5,000 members or any U.S. institution to heed the resolution.
Israeli top leaders not attending Mandela funeral
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel, once an ally of South Africa's former apartheid rulers, will not be represented by its prime minister or president at the funeral of Nelson Mandela, officials said on Monday, citing costs and health reasons.
Palestinians, who hail South Africa's first black leader as an inspiration in a conflict with what they call Israeli "apartheid", will be represented by President Mahmoud Abbas – one of about 70 world leaders South Africa expects to welcome.
Israel clears soldier in Palestinian's death from tear-gas shot
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel's army has exonerated a soldier in the 2011 killing of a Palestinian protester with a rifle-fired tear gas canister, and an Israeli human rights group criticized the ruling as a sign of military impunity.
Mustafa Tamimi, 28, was struck in the head by the canister while chasing an army jeep during a stone-throwing demonstration in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Media photographs showed one of the jeep's rear doors slightly ajar with smoke coming out of it as Tamimi collapsed on the road.
In Israel, an Arab village builds a mosque with Chechen help
In a Holy Land rich with religious sites, the new Abu Ghosh mosque is rare – as is the hilly village from which it rises.
Israel denounces Iranian nuclear deal as historic mistake
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced the world powers' nuclear agreement with Iran as a historic mistake that left the production of atomic weapons within Tehran's reach.
A grim-faced Netanyahu, who had strongly opposed any easing of economic sanctions against Iran – in a rift with Israel's main ally, the United States – told his cabinet his government would not be bound by the Geneva deal.
Israel denounces Iranian nuclear deal, says assessing options
JERUSALEM, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu's government denounced world powers' nuclear
agreement with Iran on Sunday as a "bad deal" to which Israel
would not be bound.
Yet Israeli officials stopped short of explicitly
threatening military action that could further isolate the
Jewish state and imperil its alliance with Washington, saying
more time was needed to assess the accord.
Israel denounces Iranian nuclear deal, says it will review options
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government denounced world powers' nuclear agreement with Iran on Sunday as a "bad deal" to which Israel would not be bound.
Yet Israeli officials stopped short of threatening unilateral military action that could further isolate the Jewish state and imperil its bedrock alliance with Washington, saying more time was needed to assess the agreement.
Netanyahu visits Russia to lobby against Iran deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Russia on Wednesday to appeal for tougher terms in a nuclear accord with Iran after failing to convince the United States that world powers are pursuing a bad deal.
Netanyahu was due to meet President Vladimir Putin as envoys from Russia, the United States, China, France, Britain and Germany began a third and possibly conclusive round of talks with Iran in Geneva on easing economic sanctions in return for curbs on Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
Israel says David's Sling missile interceptor passes new test
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A new Israeli interceptor being developed in partnership with the United States to counter missiles held by Syria and Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas passed its second live trial on Wednesday, officials said.
David's Sling, which Israeli officials say could be ready for deployment next year after being rushed through production, is designed to shoot down missiles with ranges of between 100 km and 200 km (63 miles and 125 miles).


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Hi Folksrcgldr -The mission engine utilises additional CPU cycles,over that required in normal free-flight mode.Its a known issuewhen you have your sliders set too high,and FSX is still playing catch-up attempting to render the scenery.Try the following -Firstly delete all your non-working saved mission flights.Then fly your mission to the point you wish to save.Before saving - - Hit the pause button.- Wait 5 secs.- Then save.HTHATBPaul
I'm trying to create a set of saves during the lost in the triangle mission, but when I load a save, it goes in to free flight mode as opposed to mission mode. All mission related info is gone.I'm running on Windows XP if that makes any difference.
Posted 21 November 2010 - 11:15 PM
Didn't make any difference. When I load a savefile, I the mission compass is gone, and if I press escape, I see "end flight" instead of "end mission".
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Another blueberry bush just died. Why?
This was one of the first blueberry bushes I bought, about four years ago. It's never produced any usable fruit, until now. It's also survived pretty well, until now. It's following the path so many other of my blueberry plants have followed, turning brown in sections until the entire bush is dead. I sure don't know why they do this.
I have always used pots, for two reasons. One is that my soil is alkaline, and the other is because trees that are planted in the ground belong to the property owner (and transfer when the house is sold), but potted plants remain the property of the tenant. So, if I sell my house, I can take my blueberry plants with me.
I struggled with potted plants due to water. mostly too much of it drowning parts of the roots. there is a container gardening section here.
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McGraw-Hill Education, Nov 4, 2003 - Technology & Engineering - 388 pages
* Provides detailed, step-by-step instruction showing how to build your own customized bicyles on a shoe-string budget
* Thoroughly illustrated--includes 50 blueprints and 200 photos
* Includes ideas, techniques, advice, and practical tips for the creative builder
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Card, Turchin triumph in Parkers Prairie Invitational
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale's Dillon Card and Colin Turchin won their weight classes at 182 and 285 Saturday in the Parkers Prairie Invitational.
Card decisioned Long Prarie-Grey Eagle's Lenard Bennett 4-2 for the 182-pound title. Turchin pinned Benson's Tyler Jensen at the 1:20 mark in their 285-pound match.
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