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New statistics show that statewide foreclosure activity in April jumped 47%, to some 1,750, for the highest level seen since the fall of 2010.
Massachusetts Real Estate Market Continues Its Rebound
Two reports Tuesday indicate April single-family sales were up as much as 22% compared to the same month a year ago.
Luxury Home Sales Rise
The state's housing recovery is proving especially kind to sellers of high-end homes.
Mortgage Rates Plunge, But Who Should Refinance?
Mortgage interest rates are again at historic lows, falling to 3.83% this week, according to Freddie Mac.
Back Bay Property Sale Turns Some Heads
A Burlington real estate company is paying close to $5 million for a 5,000 square foot retail condominium in the Back Bay.
More Couples Choose To Live Apart To Make Ends Meet
The shaky economy is forcing more couples to live apart just to stay employed.
Real Estate Market Getting More Competitive
The state's housing market continued to show signs of recovery in March, as buyers chased discounted prices and posted the eighth consecutive month of single-family home sale increases.
Top Features Home Buyers Are Now Looking For
The real estate market is coming back to life, but buyers' needs have changed, and there are a few features that will help move a home quickly.
Family To Give Away 200 Acre Northfield Campus For Free
It could be the best real estate deal in the state. A 200+ acre campus with dozens of iconic buildings is being offered for free if the owner's criteria can be fulfilled.


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One of the reasons, actress Jennifer Lawrence is loved by her so many fans is for being so comfortable with her self and body. She has time and again expressed her strong opinions against excessive weight loss being considered beautiful.
And that is why, this photoshopped image of her has gone viral on the Internet for all the right reasons.
Here's what some of the angry fans on Twitter had to say:
Why would they even feel like they need to photoshop Jennifer Lawrence to make her beautiful? Crazy! (via @Upworthy) http://t.co/edJbPwoBpq
— Captain Heck (@CaptainHeck) December 14, 2013
Jennifer Lawrence is beautiful. And still ... http://t.co/fGGpy8ivIH We live in a sick society. Stop the Photoshop madness, magazines!
— Kyle T Webster (@kyletwebster) December 13, 2013
How dare Flare Magazine photoshop Jennifer Lawrence. SHE NEEDS NO PHOTOSHOPPING http://t.co/9gcWMiaoIa
— Zach Fox (@KangarooZjeck) December 15, 2013
Jennifer Lawrence is already gorgeous. Photoshop FAIL in trying to slim her down. http://t.co/jsQvhhmCAP
— Beth Bissmeyer (@betharoomagoo) December 15, 2013
Lawrence, however, herself does not particularly hate Photoshop. She was once quoted by the New York Post commenting on her Dior ad, "I love Photoshop more than anything in the world. Of course it's Photoshop, people don't look like that." Read here

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A cardinal rule of the media is that it should report the news, not become the news. With its interview of Narendra Modi, Doordarshan seems to have decided to tear up the rulebook. It's a canny move. All the hullaballoo over what Modi did or didn't say and conspiracy theories about why the interview was edited and on whose behest, has achieved something significant — people have remembered the public broadcaster's existence. Given its long, weary descent into decrepitude, after all, no publicity is bad publicity.
Unfortunately for Doordarshan, there is a downside to this rediscovered relevance. The baap-beti-babubhai drama has done its credibility, such as it is, no favours. The BJP's howls of outrage about censorship are not unjustified. When the national public service broadcaster chooses to edit a prime ministerial candidate's interview down from 55-odd minutes to a half-an-hour package, certain questions present themselves. In such a fraught political climate and in the midst of the elections, what was the purpose of lopping off a third of the interview? What was the logic of deleting certain parts? Whose call was it? What are these "technical reasons" that Doordarshan director general (news) SM Khan cited as the reason for leaving large chunks of the interview on the cutting room floor?
That these questions can and should be asked points to fundamental flaws in Doordarshan's nature and functioning. The Pitroda Committee, appointed last year to chart a future for Prasar Bharati (PB), Doordarshan's parent organisation, has examined those flaws in exhaustive detail in its report, out this January. The core issue is a divergence between PB's envisioned role as an independent public service broadcaster and its actual role as a government mouthpiece. This dichotomy is written into the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990. On the one hand, it purported to grant PB autonomy in its functioning. On the other, it stripped away every prerequisite for that autonomy by allowing the government to decide pay structures, service rules, recruitment boards, accounts and annual reports. The end result is that PB requires Rs 2,000 crore annually but has disbursal powers for only Rs 300 crore. As the report points out, monitoring PB is officially one of the primary functions of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
This is not the first time these issues have been pointed out. Since 1996, four similar committees have submitted reports that continue to gather dust. The I&B ministry's utter lack of intent in reforming PB has come in for censure from Parliament as well; last December, a parliamentary standing committee slammed the ministry for failing to take any concrete action. Given the size of its audience and the resources available to it, the PB could have been the South Asian equivalent of the BBC. Instead, the failure to modernise it and give it independent editorial control mean that it has lost national relevance rapidly. For all that it is accessible by 90 per cent of the country's TV-owning population — a far higher percentage than those that can access private news channels — its viewership figures have declined precipitously since 2000. From being a propaganda tool during the Emergency to censoring of a documentary on Jayaprakash Narayan in 2004 and an editor's resignation from DD News last year because of government interference, it has established exactly the wrong kind of tradition. The latest brouhaha entrenches it further.


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Tours begin Friday, Nov. 16, running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and continue during the same hours on Saturday, Nov. 17 in one of Denver's top neighborhoods, the 7th Avenue Historic District. The Boutique, which will be held at the Christ Church United Methodist (690 Colorado Boulevard, Denver), will be open both Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This popular fundraising event, organized by the Central City Opera Guild, is considered one of Denver's signature holiday events and benefits Central City Opera.
This year's tour will feature five beautiful homes on the Historic 7th Avenue Parkway decorated for the holiday season with festive tabletop settings and décor. Denver's premier floral and tabletop designers participating in the event include: Celebrated Gatherings, City Floral, Hutch & Fig, Wild Flowers, Flower Power, The Lark, The Twisted Tulip, and BOUQUETS.
Candlelight, carolers, cocktails and an elegant buffet will set the stage for the Patron Preview Party and Tour on Thursday evening, Nov. 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. Attendees at this annual party will get the first opportunity to tour the L'Esprit homes and the only chance to view them at night. Tickets are $250 for benefactors, $150 for patrons and $90 for junior patrons (age 35 and younger) and are available through invitation or may be purchased through Central City Opera by calling Alicia Holt at 303-331-7014.
Tickets for the home tour are available in advance for $18 through Central City Opera (contact Alicia Holt at 303-331-7014) and at local King Soopers locations. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door for $20. Admission is FREE for the Boutique, where tour maps will also be available. For more information, please visit www.lesprithometour.com.
Proceeds from L'Esprit de Noel Holiday Home Tour and Boutique support Central City Opera's programs including its annual Summer Festival, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program, the preservation and maintenance of the Opera House and more than 30 other Victorian-era properties, and its Education and Community Programs, which serve more than 80,000 people each year through performances in elementary and secondary schools, community centers, senior residences, and theaters.
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Primarily built from the 1890's to the 1930's, the East 7th Avenue Historic District is the largest in Denver with its boundaries stretching from Logan Street to Colorado Avenue, and from 6th Avenue to 8th Avenue. Between Steele and Harrison Streets, the district is limited to the 7th Avenue Parkway.
Today the East 7th Avenue Historic District retains much of its original character and charm and continues to thrive as one of the most desirable neighborhoods in the city. Pre-WWI construction styles were primarily Mediterranean Revival, Neoclassical, and Colonial Revival, though the district is home to quite a variety of architectural styles that lend to its unique character. All homes on the tour are considered historically significant, yet have been updated to meet the demands of modern living while meticulously preserving many unique characteristics of each home.


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Bicycling the trail trod by thousands of moccasins 175 years ago, Michael Black feels the pain of the Cherokee along the Trail of Tears.
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Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO
SAN FRANCISCO Steve Jobs, the mind behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple Inc. into one of the world's most powerful companies, resigned as CEO on Wednesday, saying he can no longer handle the job but will continue to play a role in leading the company.
The move appears to be the result of an unspecified medical condition for which he took an indefinite leave from his post in January. Apple's chief operating officer, Tim Cook, has been named CEO.
In a letter addressed to Apple's board and the "Apple community," Jobs said he "always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come."
The company said Jobs gave the board his resignation Wednesday and suggested Cook be named the company's new leader. Apple said Jobs was elected board chairman and Cook is becoming a member of its board.
The resignation letter
To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
Jobs' health has long been a concern for Apple investors who see him as an industry oracle who seems to know what consumers want long before they do. After his announcement, Apple stock quickly fell 5.4 percent in after-hours trading.
Jeff Gamet, managing editor of The Mac Observer online news site focused on Apple, said Jobs' departure has more sentimental than practical significance, and that he has been telegraphing the change for several years.
"All Apple really has done is made official what they've been doing administratively for a while now, which is Tim runs the show and Steve gets to do his part to make sure the products come out to meet the Apple standard," he said.
"I expect that even though there are a lot of people that right now are sad or scared because Steve is stepping back from the CEO role, that ultimately they'll be OK," Gamet said.
But Trip Chowdhry, an analyst with Global Equities Research, said Jobs' maniacal attention to detail is what set Apple apart. He said Apple's product pipeline might be secure for another few years, but predicted that the company will eventually struggle to come up with market-changing ideas.


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Rockfax Description16m. Very painful crimping in the first few metres but above things ease off. © ROCKFAX
Ticklists: West Country Climbs.
R2B - Lead RP - 09/May/15 with Justin
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La Mont - Lead RP - 17/Aug/14 with James Doc
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Did the new direct finish. Loved this route. Wendy - Lead RP - 02/Aug/14 with Tom Ball
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Decent route, not nearly as good as empire. Found this the easiest of the 7b's at anstey'sdannyboy83 - Lead RP - 14/Sep/13 with Jonny P, Nathan, Dave Moir, Ben Harper
sharp and hard crux with a fun second half and tricky slab at the topmisterb - Lead dog - 08/Aug/13 with nick
Hard for 7b, in my opinion 7b+. Decent route once you've done everything on Empire WallRamon Marin - Lead RP - 04/Aug/13 with adam brown
Didn't really enjoy this, the last section on the mono's was fun but most of the route is just painfully sharp.Ellis Butler-Barker - Lead RP - 09/Jul/13 with Ed
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Got on this last week as it was the first time I have seen it dry this year.However one of the better holds below the last runner blew off into lots of pieces when i held it. Now a touch more sustained, great route for the boulderers out there!jimbo999 - Mar/12
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Hard, bouldery, sharp, but somehow appealing! I loaned it some skin from my fingers. But I will be back. jacobjlloyd - Lead dnf - 20/Aug/11 with Matt Perks
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spicy fingery move, but just the one.Spacetourist - Lead O/S - Apr/11 with Rosea
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A very different style of climbing to Empire but probably the same grade - while the lower section is much harder (though footwork easier for the tall) the moves above ease off very quickly. A good route.Justin T - Lead RP - 20/May/10
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Clean Water American Alliance Elects New Board Members
New leader also chosen for Urban Water Sustainability Council
The Clean Water America Alliance will add four new directors to its board. "The Alliance is broadening its perspective and growing its membership of proven leaders," said President Ben Grumbles. Joining the Alliance board are:
• John Batten, vice president of marketing, communications and sales for environmental consulting firm Malcolm Pirnie, the Water Division of ARCADIS;
• Ken Kirk, executive director of the National Assn. of Clean Water Agencies and past president of the Clean Water America Alliance;
• Kevin Shafer, executive director of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District; and
• Roger Wolf, director of environmental programs for the Iowa Soybean Assn., the largest state-based row-crop commodity organization in the United States.
Kevin Shafer also will take leadership of the Alliance's Urban Water Sustainability Council as current chair Howard Neukrug is promoted to the vice-chairmanship of the Clean Water America Alliance. "Howard Neukrug and Kevin Shafer are shining stars in the water sector and we're delighted they'll both be leaders in the Alliance," said chair Dick Champion.
Shafer is well known for his championship of green infrastructure issues and helping to make Milwaukee a "World Water Hub." Neukrug is Commissioner for the Philadelphia Water Department and is known throughout the water sector for his leadership in water sustainability planning.
The Alliance thanks retiring directors Julius Ciaccia, the executive director of Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, and Mohamed Dahab, professor and chair – department of civil engineering with the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for their service to the board and ongoing contributions to the organization.
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- Water Leaders to Converge in Milwaukee to Discuss Sustainability
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- Water Environment Federation Announces 2008 WEF Excellence Award Recipients
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Countless people who have read my older books, Pagan Christianity (released January 2008) and Reimagining Church (released August 2008), write to this ministry and ask, "I live in [city], where can I find an organic church?"
My answer: Stop looking and asking, for heaven's sake.
I've said it many times before, but in case you're new to the blog or haven't read my FAQ page yet, I'm going to repeat it.
Stop your quest for looking for a New Testament styled church (I abandoned the word "organic" awhile ago because it's been hijacked and has been so overused by different kinds of church expressions that's is essentially meaningless.).
Why do I say to stop looking for an organic expression of the church?
3 reasons:
1. I hasten to point out that the chances of you finding an authentic, healthy organic expression of the church that's centered Jesus Christ as head and that has face-to-face community in your town is slim to none. And slim left town.
Yes, you'll probably find dozens of "home" groups. But it's rare to find a group that meets in a home — even if it calls itself "organic" — that's not a glorified Bible study or a "small-is-beautiful" version of an institutional church.
(By the way, I'm not an advocate of house church. As I've spoken and written countless times, there's nothing magical about meeting in a house. And "house church" and "organic church" are not monoliths. They have about as much variety as do plants – from thorn bushes to palm trees! My books don't recommend "house church," but rather, they describe a church expression that's based on, in, and through the Lord Jesus Christ as head.)
But the truth is, expressions of the church like I've described in my books are rarer than hen's teeth. Yes, they do exist. I know about a dozen of them . . . real ones. But they are exotically rare, and they have always been rare throughout church history.
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They've always been rare . . . even in the first-century. (Paul only planted about 14 in his life-time.)
Why are they so rare? Three reasons:
a) The institutional form of church is still very popular because it's so familiar. It's the kind of "church" depicted in movies, television, magazines, and all media. People fear what's unfamiliar. The voices of establishment evangelicalism and mainstream Christianity only promote the institutional form of church and its leadership structure. So it will always be popular and accepted unless something cataclysmic happens. And I don't expect that to occur. Remember, the Catholic Church is still strongly with us despite the Reformation that occurred 500 years ago.
b) The institutional form of church is very convenient. Ministry is done for you, and there's a place to drop off the crumb-snatchers. True organic expressions of the church require everyone's involvement, devotion, time, energy and ministry. Passivity isn't a commodity like it is in the traditional church. Everyone is expected to carry a piece of the ark and take responsibility. It's anything but convenient.
c) Organic church life is PROFOUNDLY costly. I've talked about this at length here, so give it a listen. Face-to-face community exposes everyone's flesh, so it's not an easy ride. It's a marriage of glory and gore. And that's where the transformation occurs, that is, if you can learn the cross and not skirt it. When it comes to authentic body life, many are called, but few can stand it!
2. Don't confuse a particular form of church – like "organic church" — with "the deeper journey." They aren't the same. In my observation, most groups that meet in homes — including so-called "organic churches" — are no deeper than most traditional churches. And as I've said thousands of times, there's nothing magical or spiritual about meeting in a home. Some of the worst churches I've ever had the displeasure of visiting met in homes and called themselves "organic."
3. You can find deep Christians who want more of the Lord in the setting of the institutional church. They'll usually be found in a cell group or weekly home meeting attached to the institutional church. But those people exist, and they do exist in the institutional church. You just have to look for them.
They also exist outside any church form. For many have grown tired of "church as we know it" and it proved toxic to them. So they stopped "attending." But they exist. And they are looking for people just like you.
That said, refusing to fellowship with other Christians until you find an organic expression of the church in your town is like a young single woman who is waiting for the perfect man to come along before she accepts a date from anyone else.
It's foolish, at best.
My recommendation:
Develop relationships with Christians where you live. And keep an eye out for those who want more of the Lord. Seek them out, even.
Most of my readers — who are on the deeper journey — are not part of organic churches. Some are leaders in traditional church world, but they are hungry and thirsty for more of Christ. And that's why they read the blog, the books, and listen to the podcast.
Now . . . if you can't find an organic expression of the church where you live, and you feel God doesn't want you involved in anything else, then start a group rather than trying to find one.
In my book, Finding Organic Church, I outline the steps to begin meeting organically where you live . . . right there, right now.
So instead of trying to "find" such a church, how about taking steps to prepare the womb for one to be born right where you live?
If your answer is, "I don't have the time or energy for that," then I have big news for you.
Neither do you have the time or energy to be part of an organic expression of the church.
In fact, such a response tells me you haven't the foggiest idea of what organic church life is about.
And for goodness sake, if you're miserable in the institutional church you attend, why on earth do you still attend?
Don't wait for an angel to appear and tell you it's okay to exit. That won't happen.
If the church you're attending is making you miserable, stop complaining and leave in peace. But don't slam the door when you exit and take no one else with you.
So there you have it. The truth as clearly as I could put it.
From now on when readers ask us, "I live in [city], where can I find an organic church?," the link to this post will be sent to them.
I hope you will take it to heart.
P.S. Regrettably, a lot of people who read Pagan Christianity and Reimagining Church aren't aware of my most important books. This is a shame to me because my best thinking and most valuable contributions are in my more recent books. Namely these:
The Day I Met Jesus (2015)
Jesus Now (2014)
God's Favorite Place on Earth (2013)
Jesus: A Theography (2012)
Revise Us Again (2011)
Jesus Manifesto (2010)
You can view them all here.
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Contrary to popular perception, The Netherlands have a rich cricketing history. The locals were introduced to the sport by British soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century. However many other sports, notably football, have surpassed cricket in popularity among the Dutch. Today, there are around 6.000 cricketers in the country. Understandably, only the hardcore fans follow the game keenly.
So, when the Netherlands created history by reaching the Super 10s of the ICC World Twenty20 a few days ago, their achievement went largely unnoticed. For the record, Peter Borren & Co. had smashed the living daylights out of Ireland by making short work of a 190-run target. Such was the savagery on display that they clobbered a jaw-dropping 19 sixes under lights. Their run-rate was an unbelievable 13.95.
Former cricketer Ed van Nierop, who manages the current team, could not hide his excitement when dna caught up with him. "Obviously it is a big thing for us. We could not qualify for the 2015 World Cup in Australia & New Zealand so this is very big deal," he said. "We were unlucky against Zimbabwe. The match had gone down to the wire and we lost in the last over. So, when we met Ireland, we had to do something out of the box and achieve the target in 14.2 overs (to qualify on the basis of a better run-rate). Our batsmen went in and punished every ball to finish the job in 13.5 overs and now we are in Super 10," he added.
According to van Nierop, making it to the Super 10s means a lot to the players. "(In terms of popularity), the sport is ranked 36th in The Netherlands. Even though we entered the second round of this highly-competitive tournament, our achievement was just dismissed in very small columns of the media back home. Believe it or not, but the match wasn't even shown live. It was really disappointing," he said.
So how is the game played there? "We have a proper club culture where professionals from other countries come and play with the homegrown cricketers. Playing with professionals obviously helps our guys," he added. The Netherlands team comprises professionals and students. "We have some professionals who play in leagues in the UK and Australia. Tom Cooper is an example. Some others are students. Then there are cricketers who are into catering and coaching as well. The money is not big, but we are happy to have ABN Amro as our sponsor. Apart from them, we receive funding from the ICC. Our boys don't make so much money. It is not a professional outfit but still we try to run it like one," said Nierop.
Prior to the start of the tournament, there was a huge controversy over Cooper replacing Tim Gruitjers, the latter claiming he was not injured but forced to give up his place. "That was disappointing. It was stupid of the boy who wanted to be there in the team despite being injured. He went on YouTube to display his emotions. It definitely hurt the team environment, but we did not let it affect us," he said.


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SINGAPORE (ICIS)--International Methanol Co (IMC) restarted its 1m tonne/year methanol plant at Al-Jubail in Saudi Arabia this week after it was shut down due to technical reasons, a company source based in Saudi Arabia said late on Thursday.
The plant was taken off line on 19 October and operations were resumed this week. The source did not say the exact date of the restart and its current operating rate.
Market sources said this was a brief shutdown and will not have much impact on the supply situation.
The company has no spot to offer currently and was only meeting contractual obligations. However, it will resume offers from the middle of the next month, the source added.
IMC is a 65:35 joint venture between Saudi International Petrochemical (Sipchem) and Japan-Arabia Methanol Co (JAMC).
JAMC is a subsidiary owned by a consortium of Japanese companies including Mitsui & Co (55%), Mitsubishi Corp (15%), Daicel Chemical Industries (15%) and Iino Kaiun Kaisha (15%).
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Kolour LTD have been our go to label for unique, quality records for some time now. For the upcoming Record Store Day on April 19th, they are doing a special "RSD" release to commemorate the occasion. This time Kai Alice, Detroit underground house producer, serves up three soulful joints. It's just beautiful music throughout, easy to float away an afternoon (on repeat of course!). Check them out below & see for yourself.
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Melanie Griffith's decision to file for divorce from Antonio Banderas on Friday stunned the world — except, perhaps, for her Twitter followers. RadarOnline.com has learned that the blonde actress posted several emotional tweets about marriage — and divorce — in the days leading up to the split, and only Radar has all the details on the signs Banderas may have missed.
"Who believes in marriage and why?" a pensive Griffith tweeted on May 2. "Or why not?"
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Another retweeted message read, "Divorces are making marriages less important . . . "
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"Don't need a piece of paper to show we love each other," another fan tweeted, and she responded "Agreed!"
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Foreign policy on the cheap
- By Stephen M. WaltStephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University.
Juan Cole had a nice piece over the weekend on the paltry Western offers of support for the Arab Spring. Helping the Arab economies recover and securing a moderate and democratic outcome in Egypt and Tunisia (and maybe elsewhere) is arguably one of the more significant priorities in contemporary international affairs, yet pledges of outside help have been pretty meager.
This isn't surprising, of course, because the United States is in deep fiscal trouble and some of our European allies are in even worse shape. So we're trying to get the Arab oil exporters to pony up a lot of the money, or we're making vague commitments of support that may not even be implemented.
If you want a comparison that reveals how our recent profligacy has undermined our ability to make bold moves in cases like this, consider that the European Recovery Program (aka the "Marshall Plan") cost about $13 billion in 1948 dollars, which would the equivalent of about $113 billion today. The U.S. economy was only about $270 billion back then, so Marshall Plan aid amounted to roughly 5 percent of U.S. GDP. If Washington were to pledge a similar percentage today, it would be about $700 billion. Of course, Egypt and Tunisia are just two countries, not a whole continent, but even a tenth of that amount would be some $70 billion (which is less than we spend each year fighting in Afghanistan). Yet nobody seems to be thinking in these terms. After all, what did Obama offer Egypt in his speech at the State Department? A couple of billion in loan guarantees and debt relief, and that's all. And I'm not saying he should've have pledged more, because I've no idea where he could find it or how he'd get Congress to authorize it.
Which goes a long way toward explaining why the United States and its allies aren't going to have much influence over how the Arab spring evolves.
P.S. I'll be appearing at a conference session in Washington today (Tuesday), co-sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Kennedy School's Middle East Initiative. Other speakers include Nathan Brown, Marina Ottaway, Tarek Masoud, Nicholas Burns, Marwan Muasher, and Christopher Boucek. I don't know if it will be live-streamed or not, but you can find out more about it here.
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Thirty Terror Plots Foiled Since Oklahoma City Bombing
The April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City bombing proved to be the opening shot in a new and deadly phase of right-wing terrorism in this country. In the six years since that attack left 168 people dead, the domestic radical right has spawned a frightening number of other terrorist plots.
Conspiracies hatched since the Oklahoma City attack have included plans to bomb buildings, banks, refineries, utilities, clinics and bridges; to assassinate politicians, judges, civil rights figures and others; to attack Army bases, National Guard armories and a train; to rob banks, armored cars and other criminals; and to amass illegal machine guns, missiles and explosives.
The FBI, which shortly before Oklahoma was working about 100 domestic terrorism cases, has since the late 1990s been carrying at any one time close to 1,000. Almost every major U.S. law enforcement agency has developed a task force or other unit aimed at combating the threat. Following is an overview of six years of terror.
9/12/95 -- Antigovernment extremist Charles Ray Polk is indicted by a federal grand jury for plotting to blow up the Internal Revenue Service building in Austin, Tex. At the time of his arrest, Polk is trying to purchase plastic explosives to add to a huge illegal arsenal he's already amassed.
He will be sentenced the following year to almost 21 years in federal prison, although an appeals court eventually reduces that term by five years.
10/9/95 -- Saboteurs derail an Amtrak passenger train near Hyder, Ariz., killing one person and injuring many others. An antigovernment message, signed by the "Sons of Gestapo," is left behind. The perpetrators will remain at large.
11/9/95 -- Oklahoma Constitutional Militia leader Willie Ray Lampley, his wife and another man are arrested as they prepare explosives to bomb numerous targets, including the Southern Poverty Law Center. The three, and another suspect arrested later, will be sentenced to terms of up to 11 years in 1996. An appeals court will uphold Lampley's sentence the following year.
1/19/96 -- Peter Langan and Richard Guthrie, members of the underground Aryan Republican Army, are charged as the main suspects in a string of 22 bank robberies in seven Midwestern states. After pleading guilty and agreeing to testify, Guthrie commits suicide in his cell. Langan is ultimately sentenced to a life term in one case, plus a term of 55 years in another.
Eventually, Mark Thomas, a leading neo-Nazi in Pennsylvania, pleads guilty for his role in helping to organize the robberies and agrees to testify against Langan and other gang members. In the end, Thomas is sentenced to eight years in prison. Another man, Kevin McCarthy, also pleads guilty to conspiracy charges in Pennsylvania and agrees to testify against his co-conspirators, ultimately drawing a five-year sentence.
4/11/96 -- Antigovernment activist Ray Hamblin is charged with illegal possession of explosives after authorities find 460 pounds of the high explosive Tovex, 746 pounds of ANFO blasting agent and 15 homemade hand grenades on his property in Hood River, Ore. Hamblin will be sentenced to almost four years in federal prison.
4/26/96 -- Two leaders of the Militia-at-Large of the Republic of Georgia, Robert Edward Starr III and William James McCranie Jr., are charged with manufacturing shrapnel bombs for distribution to militia members. Later in the year, they will be sentenced on explosive charges to terms of up to eight years. Another Militia-at-Large member, accused of training a team to assassinate politicians, will be convicted of conspiracy.
6/11/96 -- Tax protester Joseph Martin Bailie is arrested for trying to blow up the Internal Revenue Service building in Reno, Nev. He will be sentenced to 36 years.
7/1/96 -- Twelve members of an Arizona militia group called the Viper Team are arrested on federal conspiracy, weapons and explosive charges after allegedly surveiling government buildings as potential targets. Ten members will plead guilty to various charges, drawing sentences of up to nine years in prison.
One is ultimately acquitted of explosives charges while a mistrial will be declared on conspiracy charges against him. The last defendant will be convicted for conspiracy and sentenced to almost six years.
7/27/96 -- A nail-packed bomb goes off at the Atlanta Olympics, seen by many extremists as part of a Satanic New World Order, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others. Investigators will later conclude the attack is linked to the 1997-98 bombings of an Atlanta area abortion clinic, an Atlanta lesbian bar and a Birmingham, Ala., abortion facility.
Eventually, fugitive Eric Robert Rudolph — a reclusive North Carolina man with ties to deceased anti-Semitic Christian Identity figure Nord Davis — will be charged in all the attacks.
7/29/96 -- Washington State Militia leader John Pitner and seven others are arrested on weapons and explosives charges in connection with a plot to build pipe bombs for a confrontation with the federal government. Pitner and four others will be convicted on weapons charges, while conspiracy charges against all eight will end in a mistrial.
Pitner will later be retried on that charge, convicted and sentenced to four years in prison.
10/8/96 -- Three "Phineas Priests" — racist Christian Identity terrorists who feel they've been called by God to undertake violent attacks — are charged in connection with two bank robberies and bombings at the banks, a Spokane newspaper and a Planned Parenthood office. Charles Barbee, Robert Berry and Jay Merrell are eventually convicted and sentenced to life terms.
Brian Ratigan, a fourth member of the group arrested separately, will draw a 55-year term.
10/11/96 -- Seven members of the Mountaineer Militia are arrested in a plot to blow up the FBI's national fingerprint records center in West Virginia. In 1998, leader Floyd "Ray" Looker, will be sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Two other defendants are later sentenced on explosives charges and a third will draw a year in prison for providing blueprints of the FBI facility to Looker, who sold them to a government informant.
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