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Stephen Hadley is a controversial former Bush administration official who chairs the board of directors of the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) and is a principal of the "international strategic consultancy firm" Hadley Rice Gates LLC, whose other executives include former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.[1]
Hadley served as President George W. Bush's national security adviser during Bush's second term, replacing Condoleezza Rice when she became secretary of state. Hadley was part of a loosely constituted group of foreign policy advisers known as the Vulcans who advised candidate Bush in 2000 and became the core of his presidential transition team. Among the other Vulcans who later joined the administration during Bush's first term were Rice, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Colin Powell, Richard Perle, and Donald Rumsfeld.[2]
After leaving government service, Hadley landed an exclusive contract with an elite speakers' bureau called Leading Authorities, Inc., which has also represented several other former top Bush administration officials. At one point he reportedly commanded a fee of $10,000 to $30,000 per talk.[3] He also was appointed senior adviser for global affairs at USIP, a congressionally funded think tank that purports to be "devoted to the nonviolent prevention and mitigation of deadly conflict abroad."[4] In January 2014, USIP named Hadley chair of its board of directors.[5]
A frequent commentator on U.S. foreign policy, Hadley has expressed optimism about the possibility of the United States and Iran concluding a comprehensive final agreement on Tehran's nuclear program Iran. In a February 2014 interview with Al Monitor, Hadley argued that Israel would also ultimately accept a limited Iranian enrichment program. "At the end of the day, if we can come up with a limited enrichment capability that really puts the Iranians back so that breakout is a year to 18 months away [instead of a few months], if the alternative is a military strike and all the international isolation of Israel that is likely to follow that, my guess is that the Israelis will choke down the agreement."[6]
Controversies as Bush Adviser
Hadley's work in the Bush administration was tainted by a number of controversies, in particular his alleged mishandling of intelligence used to justify the invasion of Iraq.[7] Hadley first gained notoriety when news reports revealed his role in promoting the false allegation that Iraq had tried to buy uranium from Niger. According to theWashington Post, CIA Director George Tenet told Hadley that the Niger allegations, which Bush cited in his January 2003 State of the Union Address and served as a key justification for invading Iraq, were probably bogus and that the president should not use them. Hadley told the Post, "I should have recalled ... that there was controversy associated with the uranium issue … it is now clear to me that I failed."[8]
Nonetheless, a few weeks after Bush's 2003 State of the Union Address, Hadley repeated the allegations in a Chicago Tribune op-ed, writing that the Iraqi "regime has tried to acquire natural uranium from abroad," pointing to what he said was a sustained, wide-ranging effort to acquire nuclear weapons.[9]
In December 2008, a few weeks after Barack Obama was elected president, Hadley disputed a New York Times editorial asserting that "Mr. Bush, Mr. Cheney, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had been chafing to attack Iraq before Sept. 11, 2001. They justified that unnecessary war using intelligence reports that they knew or should have known to be faulty." Hadley protested that "There is no support for the Times' claim that the president and his national security team 'knew or should have known [the intelligence] to be faulty' or that 'pressure from the White House' led to particular conclusions. … As the president has stated, he regrets the intelligence was wrong, but it was intelligence that members of Congress, foreign governments, as well as the administration all believed to be accurate."[10]
Hadley's credibility also took a hit after he pushed the claim that Mohamed Atta, the lead hijacker in the 9/11 terror attacks, had met with Iraqi intelligence agent Ahmed Khalil Ibrahim Samir al-Ani in the Czech Republic several months before the attack. In an effort to establish a connection between former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the Al Qaeda hijackers, Hadley—in tandem with Vice President Cheney and his top aide I. Lewis Libby—worked to incorporate the allegation into speeches during the lead up to the war. The trio carried out this task despite the Czech Republic's admission that it could not verify that the meeting took place and U.S. intelligence agencies' inability to prove that Atta was abroad at the time of the alleged meeting.
The effort apparently alienated several officials in the Bush administration. According to a September 29, 2003, Washington Post article, behind the scenes, Cheney, Libby, and Hadley "began pushing to include the Atta claim in Powell's appearance before the UN Security Council a week after the State of the Union speech. Powell's presentation was aimed at convincing the world of Iraq's ties to terrorists and its pursuit of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. On Jan. 25, with a stack of notebooks at his side, color-coded with the sources for the information, Libby laid out the potential case against Iraq to a packed White House situation room. 'We read [their proposal to include Atta] and some of us said, Wow! Here we go again,' said one official who helped draft the speech. 'You write it. You take it out, and then it comes back again' ... [Some] officials present said they felt that Libby's presentation was over the top ... Much of it, in fact, unraveled when closely examined by intelligence analysts from other agencies and, in the end, was largely discarded."[11]
Despite these controversies during Bush's first term, Hadley smoothly transitioned to national security adviser early in the second term. In late 2006 and early 2007, Hadley's National Security Council (NSC) staff, including most notably his former deputy, J.D. Crouch II, oversaw the development of the "surge" strategy for Iraq, which Bush unveiled in January 2007.[12]
Many observers saw the "surge"—an idea the neoconservatives had heavily promoted—as a direct response to the final report of the Iraq Study Group (ISG), headed by former Secretary of State James Baker and the former chair of the House International Relations Committee, Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN).[13] The Iraq Study Group had concluded that the United States should shift troops to training Iraq's military and engage diplomatically with Syria and Iran. Hadley served as a key spokesperson for the president's response to these proposals when he floated the alternative idea of a temporary "surge" in troop levels in mid-December 2006.[14]
During the run up to the release of the ISG's report (also known as the Baker-Hamilton report), Hadley was key to preparing the ground for the president's negative response. He repeatedly told reporters that because Bush knew that "things are not proceeding well enough or fast enough in Iraq," he was considering several options.[15] However, Hadley made clear that the president would not consider any rapid withdrawal from Iraq, even if—as many pundits surmised—the Baker-Hamilton report could provide convenient justification. Hadley told NBC's Meet the Press a few days before the report's release that "of course, as the president has said, cut and run is not his cup of tea."[16]
In April 2007, as the administration began stepping up troop levels in Iraq, Hadley and other officials announced they were looking for a "war czar" to oversee the war effort there and in Afghanistan, and to act as an intermediary between the White House and the various agencies involved in prosecuting the "war on terror." Many hardliners and neoconservatives applauded the announcement, arguing that a war czar would be critical to ensuring the success of the escalation. "It would be definitely a good idea," said Frederick Kagan, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute often credited as an architect of the surge strategy. "Hope they do it, and hope they do it soon. And I hope they pick the right guy. It's a real problem that we don't have a single individual back here who is really capable of coordinating the effort."[17] Hadley concurred, saying, "We're at a point now where we've got a plan. Execution of that plan is now everything."[18]
However, many observers, including potential candidates for the czar job, ridiculed the idea, asserting that it was further sign of desperation from an administration still under the sway of Vice President Dick Cheney. One retired general approached about the position, retired Marine Gen. John J. "Jack" Sheehan, told the Washington Post: "The very fundamental issue is, they don't know where the hell they're going." Explaining why he turned down the offer, Sheehan pointed to what he saw as the continuing dominance of Cheney and his allies in the administration. "So rather than go over there, develop an ulcer, and eventually leave, I said, 'No, thanks.'"[19]
Other Experience
Hadley began his government career in the early 1970s, when he served as a Pentagon policy analyst during Nixon's first term. He steadily moved up the ladder in the national security community, serving as a member of President Gerald Ford's NSC staff and then on several official committees, including the Defense Policy Board and the National Security Advisory Panel to the Director of Central Intelligence.
Hadley also worked in the George H.W. Bush administration. From 1989 to 1993, Hadley served as an assistant to then-Undersecretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, at a time when Wolfowitz, under the auspices of then-Defense Secretary Cheney, oversaw the development of the now-infamous 1992 Draft Defense Planning Guidance, a document that largely foreshadowed the post-Cold War evolution of neoconservative discourse. According to his NSC biography, at the Pentagon, Hadley "had responsibility for defense policy toward NATO and Western Europe, on nuclear weapons and ballistic missile defense, and arms control. He also participated in policy issues involving export control and the use of space. Mr. Hadley served as Secretary of Defense Cheney's representative in talks led by Secretary of State Baker that resulted in the START I and START II Treaties."[20]
According to the Center for Public Integrity, before joining the George W. Bush administration, Hadley "was a board member of ANSER Analytic Services, an Arlington, VA-based nonprofit research group that specialized in government effectiveness and threat assessment. Its trustees include several former Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency officials as well as corporate officers from defense contractors such as Raytheon and Bellcore."[21] Hadley was also a partner in the law firm of Shea & Gardner, which serves major corporate clients, including defense contractors Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and which counts among its former employees James Woolsey, the former CIA head and Defense Policy Board member.
Hadley was also on the team at the hardline National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP) that produced Rationale and Requirements for U.S. Nuclear Forces and Arms Control, a study that called for the development of "mini" nuclear weapons and served as a road map for George W. Bush's Nuclear Posture Review. The NIPP report advocated the use of bunker-busting nuclear weapons—even against non-nuclear countries—to rid "rogue" nations of any weapons of mass destruction. Prefiguring the Bush administration's "preemptive strike" doctrine, the report asserted: "Under certain circumstances very severe nuclear threats may be needed to deter any of these potential adversaries."[22]
As early as 1997, Hadley said nuclear weapons could play a role in deterring any and all weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological weapons. He wrote in the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law: "To say that a security policy based on nuclear weapons was 'irresponsible' and 'immoral' from the outset is to accuse the United States government of pursuing a policy that was irresponsible and immoral. Such a serious and false accusation against a democratic government destroys public confidence in our institutions and our leaders. ... It is often an unstated premise in the current debate that if nuclear weapons are needed at all, they are needed only to deter the nuclear weapons of others. I am not sure this unstated premise is true. As [former head of U.S. Space Command] General [Charles] Horner pointed out, this is not why we got into the nuclear business. In fact, one of the lessons other countries have drawn from the Gulf War is that no nation should even consider a confrontation with the United States military without having a weapon of mass destruction at its disposal, be it nuclear, chemical, or biological. They drew this lesson after observing the overwhelming conventional non-nuclear military capability that General Horner and others so visibly demonstrated on the Gulf War battlefield."[23]


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As people from all over the U.S. come together following the recent election, another landmark result has become clear: Americans of all political persuasions prepare to rally around the season of giving and its new opening day, #GivingTuesday. With just a few weeks until the inaugural #GivingTuesday on November 27, more than 500 partners are creating and sharing their plans for giving this season. #GivingTuesday is made up of a diverse group of organizations, universities, businesses and philanthropies. The varieties of giving campaigns, events and ideas that will be launched on and around November 27 reflect the coalition's unique backgrounds and perspectives. As more and more partners and individuals pledge their support and offer plans for action on November 27, it is evident America is eager for this new day on the holiday calendar.
The #GivingTuesday movement has grown dramatically, due largely to the energetic social media community that has helped to build support and raise awareness. Inspiring messages are pouring in from enthusiastic partners who are beginning to execute their plans. By collaborating around a national day dedicated to giving -- similar to how Black Friday and Cyber Monday are synonymous with holiday shopping -- these partners have come up with creative solutions to encourage their own employees, supporters and the general public to give back. #GivingTuesday partners are inviting and motivating people to take action to improve their local communities, give more, give better, and give in smarter ways to the charities and causes they care about.
Social media and the newly launched #GivingTuesday Community Page have provided platforms for partners and Social Media Ambassadors to connect with each other, share information and swap ideas on giving around the holidays. Here's how just a small cross section of #GivingTuesday partners are working with supporters, retailers and donors to make this day of giving into a reality:
Leading up to the big day, CARE has launched a contest encouraging others to help celebrate the great tradition of generosity by making a donation to CARE on or before #GivingTuesday. This donation will empower poor women, families and communities around the world. The lucky person who raises the most for CARE during the contest that ends on #GivingTuesday, November 27, will be flown to visit CARE's poverty-fighting projects abroad and experience a firsthand look at CARE's work in action.
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Join the #GivingTuesday movement or read about other partner initiatives happening on or around Nov. 27, 2012, by visiting the #GivingTuesday website and Facebook page. Spread the word about the movement by using and following the #GivingTuesday hashtag, which serves as a centralized hub to share why the movement matters, highlight successes and celebrate giving. Visit and connect with #GivingTuesday planners, partners and Social Media Ambassadors at the newly launched community page.
#GivingTuesday is endorsed by Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, Dorothy A. Johnson Center on Philanthropy, Giving Institute, Giving USA Foundation and InterAction. Charity Navigator and GuideStar are serving as the movement's charity advisors. VolunteerMatch is a volunteer advisor to #GivingTuesday.
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#GivingTuesday is a movement to celebrate and provide incentives to give. It will begin with a national day of giving on November 27, 2012. This first-of-its-kind effort harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners- charities, families, businesses and individuals-to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season.
#GivingTuesday will inspire people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they celebrate and help create a better world. #GivingTuesday will harness the power of social media to create a national moment around the holidays that is dedicated to giving, similar to the way Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become days that are synonymous with holiday shopping.
A team of recognized experts and influencers, initially convened by leaders of 92nd Street Y and supported by a core group of founding partners, are spearheading this effort. Founding partners include United Nations Foundation, Case Foundation, DonorsChoose.org, Mashable, Blackbaud, charity: water, GlobalGiving, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Kiva, Darden Restaurant Group, Groupon, Unilever and VentureThree Capital. Leaders in philanthropy, social media, innovative giving, grassroots organizing, marketing and communications are providing counsel and resources to help build this movement.
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has signed into law a measure that bans same-sex marriage and membership in gay organizations.
The law says anyone who participates in gay clubs or "makes public show of a same-sex amorous relationship in Nigeria" commits an offense and faces up to 10 years in prison.
Anyone who enters a same-sex marriage or civil union contract could face up to 14 years in prison.
The new law drew protest Monday from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
In a statement, Kerry said the U.S. is "deeply concerned" about the law, which he said undermines the protections enshrined in Nigeria's constitution, and "dangerously restricts freedom of assembly, association and expression for all Nigerians."
In contrast with many Western countries, anti-gay sentiment remains high in many African countries, and several countries have moved to tighten laws against homosexuality.
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Kristen Stewart visits Robert Pattinson's stomping grounds; Keyshia Cole secretly weds
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I'm not sure what to think of the result of this meeting. I've struggled with the idea of whether I could vote for Rudy Giuliani for President if he wins the nomination, but with my boy Fred Thompson and the rest of the supporting cast failing to catch Rudy at this point, this thought process moves further into my everyday contemplation.
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I would never support the openly cheating womanizer, the New York Police Department and the Firemen have been very harsh about him and how he is lacking in leadership.
They say he did nothing for New York Or them.
Did you know one of his largest clients is Mexico. I guess he will train them to give a daily press conference if they have a terrorist attack. He wasn't providing his own city with the equipment they needed before 9/11
"enough said" – they said? "they" are only a few, as a brother of an ex-NYC firefighter, the "majority" of your "they" liked Giuliani, sorry to disappoint you, but that's a fact.
If the choices are Giuliani and Hillary, would you vote for Hillary or sit out?
If the choices are Giuliani and Obama, would you vote for Obama or sit out?
What Democrat would you prefer to see in office over Giuliani?
Hillary first, Giuliani as a back-up.
My convictions are that this country, if the choices are Giuliani and Clinton, is in worse shape than I had previously thought.
Rudy or the Hildebeast? I have watched the debates for both parties. I would take Rudy over H. Rotten Clinton in a cold second. HRC has said "I have a million ideas and America cannot afford them." Let that sink in boys.
Some NYC Friefighters don't like RG, OK, but most DO. Do we poll how many firefighters like HRC? You will find a mixed bag there as well.
For all my fellow conservatives out there I have to ask you the following question: Would you prefer to lose $10 or a $1000 dollars? If you are unable to answer that question, then beat your head against a post until you can.
The reality is we have not had a conservative in the Whitehouse since Reagan. Bush has shown himselve to be a fiscally irresponsible and his stance on the border issue is anethema to me. His dad was a little better, but he lost to Billy-J and that led to a nightmare that lasted 8 years.
I like Huckabee, and then when I think about it some more and realise he is another "compassionate conservative" who is a disaster with respect to the Border.
Thompson has recently firmed up his Border stance, that coupled with some FISCAL conservatismm would get me excited. I really wish Hunter could get some traction in the polls.
Romney and Guilianni(sp?) are both NE liberals who have fiscal conservative credentials. Both are preferable to the Hildebeast. I am actually more suspicious of Romney than I am of Guilianni.
As conservatives, we are not going to get what we want. The issue is can we at least get what we need. The primary process apears once again to have given us evil of two lessers choice. However, the choice is stark.
I would not be happy with voting for a guy who cheated on his wife. IF RG is the candidate, I am worried that his character flaw in this regard will allow an out and out UN loving, socialist into the Whitehouse. Fear this people.
You are correct, this country IS in bad shape, because the choiice could very well be RG or HRC.
you're right and we can all thank GW.
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you're right and we can all thank GW."
I suspect you mean Bush, not Washington.
You must remember that it takes time for the deeds of one administration to be felt. Sometimes that transcends into the next administrations' term. Bush carried some stuff left by Slick Willy. Bush has also screwed up in many areas because he feels people are sheep (as all "good politicians" do) and will accept anything.
You mustn't blame all woes and ills on conservatives/Republicans. Liberals usually can find fault with those mentioned BECAUSE they are always looking outward. Infidelity, corruption, suicide(murder), socialism, disrespect and others are what BJ gave us. And you don't think Hilly won't do more? She helped write the book! Behind every good man there is a good woman. In this case, behind every whimp there is a domineering-power hungry bitch. Get real.
We can still do better then Roody. Is there still time?
Besides Giuliani, which Republican has a snowball's chance in Hell of winning New York?
Bloomberg. He just hasn't got off his money to announce yet. He's a RINO and that is basically what I consider Roody to be.
I know it all counts in the final tally but do you really care what New York does? They OWN left field! (Massatwoshets runs a close second)
Are you kidding! NYC is indigo blue but upstate NY is pretty red in many parts. Mass does not have a single congessmen or Senator who is not a Democrat. NY has Republlican congressmen and until recently had some Republican Senators.
Bloomberg is only a Republican because he didn't think he could win the Democratic primary. When he had no use for that pretense, he left the party again.
You are correct about "red in many parts" but it is usually NYC that carries the state in nationals. That be a ton of people there, boy. And that is what carries the electoral (you already know this). Think about this Jacob. They elected Hilly as their Senator....and she ain't from thar!
I thought we were comparing the state as a whole.
NYC is very well educated and open minded, upstate NY is not, all the educated people left years ago, do you blame them?
Wow, JK, that is one of the most unapologetically elitist comments I've seen on this blog. Congratulations.
then you're quite blinded by what you read here missy….
"missy"? Wow, it just keeps getting better.
What you really meant to say was that NYC is very liberal and linear in thought and that the rest of the state EXILED the socialists to the city. Does that pretty much sum it up?
Missy? I guess you must be from the city because you city folk can be very condensending!
My fault. when I think of NY I tend to focus on the city. Don't mean to compare it to the whole state. Has some very nice country to it. Just a bunch of "dead lakes" (acid rain) that takes away from some of the beauty.
It amazes me how insular, bigoted and narrow minded the left can be, especially when they trumpet the call to be open minded and mindful of others feelings. given your comments above, you are a splendid example this hypocrisy. It's great having you around.


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Knights of Honor is a strategy game with a capital "S." The "S" could also stand for "stay away, unless you're a strategy fan" because it's liable to cause an brain aneurysm for anyone that does not lean toward the genre. That said, strategy fans should get quite a kick in the brain from Knights of Honor.
Knights of Honor features two distinct modes of play: the traditional real-time strategy point-and-click skirmishes and the more thoughtful campaign mode, which has so many options available the menus become almost overwhelming. While the point-and-click skirmishes hold their own in terms of entertainment, the real meat and potatoes -- and I'm talking a 64oz. steak and a baked potato as big as your head -- is the campaign mode, which puts you in control of a myriad of heavy choices and make-or-break decisions, which may or may not provide you a measurable advantage at a time when military might just wasn't enough.
The place is Europe, the time is the Middle Ages. A mighty military presence was obviously a plus -- a deterrent to your enemies and an attraction for potential allies -- but sometimes a battle was won or lost in the political arena, even before swords clashed. This is where Knights of Honor excels.
Knights of Honor takes place in "real time" but you'll have to make heavy use of the pause function to issue orders, size up your opponents or consult with allies, review stats and generally make weighty decisions without the tick-tick-tick of real-time.
Really, the first step to any strategy game like Knights of Honor is establishing alliances and trade agreements with surrounding territories so you have someone to watch your back should you be threatened by a mightier power. Of course, alliances also swing the other way -- should an ally get in trouble they may ask for help. Or worse, they ask for help in attacking/defending against another one of your allies. That's when you really have a pickle on your hands -- a big, big pickle. (That's usually when one of your knights turns out to be a spy.)
Sometimes the pickle can be made a little smaller by the choices made when creating your knights (i.e. middle managers), which serve a variety of purposes such a merchant knight which provides bonuses to your trade stats. There is a decided emphasis on city management (and therefore resource management). Unfortunately, there are a lot -- emphasis in bold, a lot! -- of buildings that you must become familiar
with and for the most part they all look very similar. After a few campaigns, you will be able to spot the buildings you want but until then there's much clicking on buildings to see what they are.
The same indistinctness can be said of the various unit types during the traditional real-time strategy portions of the game. Units tend to be on the "globby side." It can lead to some aggravation for sure, but the these sections can be handled automatically, without any input from the player. Of course, you're more assured of victory if you're at the controls because the combat sections are fairly deep, with terrain, etc. playing a role -- all those factors that mostly fly out the window when playing testosterone-pumping 3D strategy titles.
And on that very subject -- the presentation -- Knights of Honor is firing on cylinders from a few years ago. There was an obvious balance that the developers were going for. The conventional wisdom is that hardcore strategy games necessarily have to have lower production values. After all, there's all that development time being put into making a realistic, tough AI and thought-provoking gaming experience, what's left for making a whiz-bang display of next-gen graphics? Not much, but strategy fans aren't likely to complain. Aside from the somewhat muddy units and buildings, Knights of Honor comes off with a serviceable presentation. It has some rich color and cutscenes, and some okay voice-acting.
Knights of Honor ranks high when it comes to replay factor. I'm talking three historical periods and 100+ kingdoms to "take to the top." I have yet to have one game play out even close to a previous campaign. Each game is unique with its own set of circumstances and considerations depending on where you start and who your neighbors are. There is also a multiplayer portion, but it's limited to the combat sections of the game. (I imagine because if it were to include the overall strategy package, games could drag on for weeks.)
Although it faces some high-profile competition from the likes of Rome: Total War, Knights of Honor is no less worthy of being picked up by strategy fans. It has a few areas where the whole package could be tightened up, but the strategy is deep, delicious and crispy like bacon, which is what you want in a strategy sandwi-- I mean, game.
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Doing an HID retrofit..
OK, so in the next few months I'm building my own set of HID's.. My question is, it appears any shroud available would leave a huge, gaping space around where the stock projector is.. and I don't want a huge, bulky shroud just to take up space.
I played around with the idea of just replacing the stock halogen projector with the HID one I'm looking at, but the one I want is bi-xenon. So I don't need the halogen high beam below.
How would I go about having a custom shroud made?
Or should I just leave the halogen high beam there and not use it?
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I switched to an Aftermarket HID 5000K kit last year and the stock projectors on the New Beetle's are fine and work well with the HID Kits. No blinding people. Looks perfect to me and I have never been flashed by oncoming traffic.
I just left the High Beams stock. You can still use them.
I did get a Euro Switch and I did disable the DRL's so it wouldn't but a drain on the HID bulbs. For DRL's I use my foglights during the day without any Headlights. Easily done with the Euro Switch.
The HID's look GREAT and I hope the bulbs last longer than the regular Hallogen bulbs.
I have a euro-switch with disabled DRL's as well, only issue is that since using my fogs more frequently, the wire coming off the ignition switch to the load reduction relay is turning really brown... I think I need to rewire the fogs to somewhere else before it fries my ignition switch.
Oh, which reminds me.. WIRING.
I can't seem to find a decent answer.. I've had a brand new headlight in for maybe a year (DRL's disabled since about 4 years ago) and when I went to put the drop in HID kit in, I discovered the coating is ALREADY falling off the wires.. For this retrofit, I'm getting 2 brand new headlights and I do not want this to happen. Are HID's harder on the harness, because obviously halogens are doing a number on it. What would be a possible solution to this? Maybe piece together my own harness with a thicker wire? What can I do to keep the stupid thing from frying?
I really wish they made glass housing e-codes for the NB. I have a set on my GTI and I freaking love 'em. Light pattern is different and the lighting is just all around better.
And I have to say that just because you haven't been flashed by oncoming traffic doesn't mean much. I'm usually blinded by HIDs when someone is behind me and its hard to flash your highbeams at them then
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Hmm, I don't have any of these issues with my wiring. I know that over time wiring can build up resistance which can heat it up more than usual. But it shouldn't turn wires brown or melt them.
What wattage bulbs are you running in you fogs? About my Hid pattern, it looks great and offers much more visibility than the stock bulbs. The stock projectors work just fine.
Also the Hid!s run at lower voltage than the stock halogens. Visibility drops if you use 6000k bulbs or higher. The light will turn blue then purple and the higher the range (6000, 8000,10000 etc). The brightest whitest bulbs are 4500k. I wouldn't use anything over 5000k. After 6000k it just looks ghetto.
All I'm saying is I want a very even light distribution with a razor sharp cut off. There's no way I'd get that from the stock projectors.
I've decided to go bi-xenon. Which will not utilize any of the stock wiring so that is not longer a concern. I wanna go with 4300k too.
I use regular ole H1 bulbs in my fogs. Nothing special.
Have you actually taken your panel off and looked at your ignition switch wiring? I replaced my ignition switch over a year ago and never put the panel back on because I was lazy. The wired looked totally normal. I never used my fog lights until a few months ago because one was burnt out and I felt stupid using one. Now I use them semi-frequently, and the wire has started turning brown. I can see it because I never put that panel back on lol. I remember hearing its a common problem, the fogs draw too much for VW's inadequate stock wiring. The solution seems to be re-wiring the fogs to another power source.
I wish the beetles had e codes too.
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The first half of Shandy Phillips' "Concertino for Violin, Viola, Piano and String Orchestra" is slow, while the second half is speedy; however both carry the same goal.
Both halves use multiple harmonies, with the four instrumental elements going in similar, but not necessarily identical, directions. The melodies echo each other, weave into and out of each other and, in the end, bounce off each other.
"My goal was to produce a musical picture of a large conversation, like a party, where there are many conversations going on at once," Phillips said. "A snippet of each conversation leads to a different tangent, a different angle."
Phillips has won the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award in classical music composition for "Concertino," and the MIAL will honor her at its banquet June 9 at Jackson's Mississippi Museum of Art.
Past winners of MIAL's annual awards include Milton Babbitt for music, Eudora Welty for literature and Walter Anderson and Morgan Freeman for lifetime achievements. Phillips said Babbitt was still a professor at The Juilliard School in New York City when she was an undergraduate there, but she never took one of his classes. She also said receiving the same award does not mean she considers herself to be in Babbitt's echelon.
"I'm honored to receive the award, but I would not put myself in the same category as Milton Babbitt, who received many awards worldwide," Phillips said. "I knew Milton Babbitt before I did most of my writing. I didn't start writing until I was a senior at Juilliard."
In fact, Phillips said, she doesn't consider herself more successful or esteemed than any of her fellow composers by virtue of the award. What the award does mean to her is satisfaction, she said.
"To make that piece took almost five months of almost constant work," Phillips said. "It's a very rewarding to receive an award for something I do regularly. I write all the time; to get an award for it is fabulous."
Phillips said she wrote "Concertino" specifically for a 9-11 minute slot in the Starkville and Mississippi State University Symphony Orchestra's January 2011 concert. She performed the violin solo herself, accompanied by her sister Holland Phillips on viola and MSU assistant music professor Rosangela Sebba on piano.
'ÄúIt was a great experience to premiere (Shandy'Äôs) music, even better because we talked about certain details with the composer (herself),'Äù Sebba said. 'ÄúShandy deserves the award for several reasons. She has a great talent as a musician, she is humble and opened to suggestions, and has a grasp of the instruments. It is different to perform a work when the composer plays the¬Ýinstruments rather than just compose, making the music very idiomatic. I have performed other works by her and truly enjoy every time.'Äù
Shandy also maintains a private studio teaching local students, co-directs the Mississippi State University Orchestra and serves as an adjunct professor at MSU. Michael Brown, head of MSU's music department and conductor for the first performance of "Concertino," said Shandy is an excellent teacher for the same reason she is an excellent composer — her focus.
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Stephanie "Stevie" Nichols was a former young wizard. She first appears in "Detention Election" where she meets Alex and becomes friends with her.
Stevie first appeared in "Detention Election ". While she is in detention, Stevie meets Alex. They soon became friends and learn they have a lot in common, like for example, they both like to cause trouble after "Dentention Election" Alex and Harper discovers Stevie is a wizard and soon Harper feels like the third wheel (if want to know more read on to the second and third paragraph)
In "Eat to the Beat", when Alex and Justin are fighting, Stevie uses a spell to turn a rock band into a smooth jazz band. Harper, who saw Stevie use magic, attempts to tell Alex. However, Stevie is able to stop her by using a spell to erase Harper's memory of what she saw.
Harper is able to regain her memory of the event in the lunchroom, and informs Alex that Stevie is a wizard. Soon after, Alex and Stevie went onto magical adventures leaving Harper behind.
In "The Good, The Bad and the Alex", Stevie conducts a revolution of wizards to override the power distributor, which is what takes wizards' powers away and transfers them when they lose the wizard competition, and gets Alex and Max to join her. However, she was unaware that Alex would turn on her. Alex and Harper help Warren get his full powers by transferring Stevie's powers to him, while Stevie is frozen. Not much after, Max accidentally tipped over Stevie's statue, shattering her body.
She was later put back together and restored to life, then sent to an island in the Wizard World.
Stevie's personality is very similar to Alex's being rebellious, impulsive and loves to cause trouble. However, Stevie seems to not possess the same compassion and kind-heartedness that Alex does as it shows that it is actually an evil person only reoccupy itself.
Stevie demonstrates a good handle on using spells and like Alex is good to improvise. However, her powers are not as good as his brother having lost with him in the family competence.
She is currently a mortal powerless.
Alex and Stevie have been good friends in the episodes listed bellow. They bond together most of the time and make trouble which brings them both closer to each other in the episode "The Good, The Bad and the Alex" Alex discover that Stevie is having a wizard revolution and convinces Alex to join which she agrees but Stevie doesen't know Alex will turn against her which broke their friendship
- "Detention Election" (first appearance)
- "Eat to the Beat"
- "Third Wheel"
- "The Good, The Bad and the Alex" (final appearance)
- Justin pointed that Alex and Stevie at the time were very alike.
- Stevie puts her wand in her boot just like Alex.
- Stevie is one of the only two known wizards to have attended Tribeca Prep, other than the Russo siblings. The only other wizard is T.J. Taylor.
- Despite her status as a villain, Stevie was very well received by the fanbase. Many fans didn't understand why she was characterized as "evil" and, in fact, sympathized with her anger over losing her powers. Multiple fanfics have been written where Stevie returns from the dead and patches things up with Alex.
- She is the second character out of four characters that die on-screen (the first being the Mummy, followed by Gorog, followed by Dominic). However, Greenwald has stated that her frozen form was fused back together off-screen, allowing her to be returned to life.
- The Revolution is reminding the Anonymous group's attacks. They are using attacks (pings) by multiple users (DDoS) at a specific time that was determined in advance in order to knock out websites' servers, as a way to protest against something. During the Wizards' Revolution it was planned to use a specific spell (insted of pings) to do so.
- There was a time in 2011 where rumors were spreading that Stevie was going to return to take revenge on Alex and the Russo clan in an episode called "Revenge of an Old Friend" and it was rumored to be aired on December 16, 2011. However, the episode was deemed only a rumor and Stevie never returned in the series.


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Jammer's Review
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
"The Search, Part II"
Air date: 10/3/1994
Teleplay by Ira Steven Behr
Story by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Directed by Jonathan Frakes
Review by Jamahl Epsicokhan
"It's a little foolish to worry about your careers at a time like this—when there's a good chance we're all about to be killed." — Garak, joining Sisko and crew for some rebellious action
The wrap-up of one of the most ambitious action/adventure and character development episodes on DS9 seems to be working okay for its first four acts but then jettisons all plausibility and respectability with a complete cheat ending. And, unfortunately, by the time the episode ends, we're left puzzled as to how Odo feels about his experience—a plot line that has a surprising amount of ambiguity. Fortunately, future episodes promise to address Odo's experience. But as far as this episode goes, there's only one word for it—botched.
Sisko and Bashir are reunited with the DS9 crew (less Kira and Odo who are still on Odo's homeworld in the Gamma Quadrant nebula) after their narrow shuttlepod escape from the Defiant. They return to DS9 to find their attempt to get the Founders' attention was successful, for diplomacy is underway, and a peace treaty is all but signed. But something is dead wrong. Sisko is consistently kept in the dark about the entire affair by Admiral Nechayev (Natalija Nogulich, recapping her TNG role as Federation bureaucrat), who intends to oversee the signing of a bogus treaty that would cause denouncements of war from the Romulans, not to mention Starfleet's withdrawal from Bajor and DS9. This leads Sisko and his crew to take matters into their own hands by collapsing the wormhole to keep the Dominion on their side forever.
By this time, we know there's something not right about where the story is going. When Garak is killed in a phaser fight with the Jem'Hadar we know better, because there's no dramatic reasoning behind it and we know the writers wouldn't just kill off Garak for the benefit of an action scene. At the same time, having Sisko collapse the wormhole is unthinkable, because the wormhole is one of the central characteristics of the series.
Back on the shapeshifters' homeworld, Odo finally finds his roots and meets others like him, leading to some necessary shapeshifter backstory and explanations of why Odo was sent away in the first place. Unfortunately, none of this dialogue can live up to part one's illustrious moment when Odo finds himself face-to-face with another shapeshifter (Salome Jens) for the first time. These scenes work for some Odo character moments, but they're just ordinary scenes—not the kind of payoff a buildup like this deserved. They don't hit home on the larger magnitude due to the number of unasked questions and missed opportunities. Besides, we know Odo won't stay there anyway but rather return to DS9 by the end of the episode. Apparently, taking risks with characters can only go so far.
But what really torpedoes this installment is its total cop-out ending, where Odo opens a door on his homeworld to find the captured DS9 team hooked up to mind-probing equipment. A Dominion operative states that he is "conducting an experiment" to see how they would react to a Dominion attempt to get a foot in the Alpha Quadrant. Alas, this frustrating "twist" scene basically renders all dramatic undercurrent of our heroes' decisions useless, because their actions ultimately have no bearing on the outcome whatsoever, nor do they face any of the consequences. (Even though we know the decisions are void simply based on how much they impact the series, this ending is still the nail in the coffin.) For a story of this magnitude, the writers really should've come up with a more appropriate conclusion.
Meanwhile, the revelation that Odo's people are the malevolent leaders of the Dominion makes it all too easy and contrived for Odo to refuse joining them, rather than giving him the chance to make a true decision based on his character's feelings and needs. Also, the writers fail to address how Odo decides to remain as DS9 security chief, leaving it up to us to fill in the answers to the biggest character dilemma presented in part one.
Minus its cheat ending, "Search II" might have been a worthwhile character installment, because the performances are compelling and the dialogue is interesting. Unfortunately, the ending is everything, because it states that everything before it never happened. That just won't fly.
On the upside, Garak's presence supplies some well-timed laughs. Also, Kira and Odo's sibling-like affection for each other is genuinely moving, demonstrated here with some wonderful scenes. Most likely, "The Search" will mark a change in the way Odo looks at himself, others, and life in general. But standing alone, this episode doesn't work.
Previous episode: The Search, Part I
Next episode: The House of Quark
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Furthermore, even the test became pointless. It was supposed to be a test on the crew reactions, yet the idea for the destruction of the wormhole was planted by Garak, a character supposedly 'simulated' (as he was not amongst the captured persons)! Certainly, for a 'simulated' character Garak played a very central role in the proceedings, puzzlingly dictating the test's results to the test's subjects.
And it seems the 'simulated' death of the Romulan overseer-of-the-cloaking-device spilled into reality, as that's the last time we'll see her!
Finally, I loved how Odo finally finds his people had has to leave them.
On the one hand, the writers wished to convey just how powerful the Dominion was - they were technologically so far advanced that they were literally playing with the Federation. On the other, it was to show viewers that the real story of the episode was not the struggle for the Wormhole, but was in fact Odo's personal journey.
In fact, what bothers me the most about this episode (and many other DS9 episodes) is not the 'simulation' ending, but the fact that the consequences of the episode are never adressed in the future. Siko and the others have no qualms about destroying the wormhole here, and since they thought it was reality, there is no reason why they would change their minds on destroying it later. Yet, even in the face of all-out war with the Dominion, they never again bring up the possibility of destroying the wormhole, in fact they even thwart a Romulan plot to destroy it in "Visionary." It makes NO SENSE.
Anyways, for this episode, I think the ending could have been saved at least, if the audience was made aware at the start that it was a simulation. See Sisko being dragged into the cavern, possibly struggling till he gets knocked out, then the episode would have this omonous tone where the audience is wondering why and what the simulation will ultamitly go. And the twist of the Founders real idenities would still be affecting, if not more so.
I even remember the first time I saw this think that Starfleets behaviour was becoming more and more absurd and realised it was all a trick. I just wasn't sure how until the reveal. Didn't feel cheated at all.
The Search II ever-so-slightly reminded me of The Manchurian Candidate. It seemed like Starfleet was being brain-washed by the Dominion and that Admiral Necheyev was simply a puppet leader. How could the Federation have easily given up Bajor, DS9, and Wormhole Access to the Dominion? That question lingered as I progressed through the episode.
However, The Search I & II were not perfect. Here are some things that bothered me about it:
- Odo's refusal to join the Great Link was rushed. The guy has spent his ENTIRE life searching for his origins. Yet, his decision to remain with the solids to save their lives seemed in the name of justic seemed less heroic.
- Frankly, Odo's sudden desire to be drawn to the Omarion Nebula by looking at a map is also a little contrieved. He's BEEN to the Gamma Quadrant before, and surely, he's looked at Gamma Quadrant maps before, too.
- I can't recall, but I *think* this is explained in a later episode...but I was surprised to see that the Romulans almost voluntarily loaning the cloaking device to the Federation. Also, the Romulans only had one representative aboard. It would have been more plausible to see a Romulan warbird accompany the Defiant into the Gamma Quadrant (and have it destroyed by the Jem Hadar) AND/OR have multiple representatives aboard to ensure safety of their proprietary cloaking device.
That said, the positive aspects of this episode really outweigh the minor plotholes in what is a fantastic two-parter.
- I LOVED seeing Odo smile at the end of Search I. My girlfriend teared up when she saw this scene during our DS9 rewatch.
- Seeing the Defiant de-cloak was really cool. Neat introduction and great plot vehicle (pun intended) for the writers.
- I forgot that Eddington was introduced in this episode -- very cool. Eddington is what George Primmin (random security officer from Season 1) should have been. It would have made Eddington's later "heel-turn" even more effective had he been around since the beginning.
Like Jammer said in The Search I's review, this is absolutely a turning point for DS9's future storylines. It's also a symbolic turning point in that Ira Steven Behr basically took over the helm from Michael Piller. Even though I know how the entire series plays out, I am VERY excited to continue my rewatch.
And the shapeshifters as the Founders was actually a pretty great twist, and its very good character development of the Dominion.
Not as good as part one, but still solid.
Not perfect but not bad at all. In fact, overall, I enjoy this ep a bit better now than what I remember. 3 stars.
I absolutely love the beam out where Kira presses Odo's comm badge. I just love their closeness there.
I could never give this episode a 2 because of how much I love Odo's story in it.
The only thing I think I might have done differently was let Odo stay with the Founders for a couple episodes. Let him take some time to make his decision.
The experiment was shocking the first time I watched the episode. All I can say for the Garak contributions is I'm sure his presence was the culmination of Sisko/Jadzia's memories/thoughts. There are plenty of things on the station that aren't strapped into the Vorta's experiment.
I also, at this point and time, don't see the problem with these characters thinking sealing the Wormhole is a good option. It would make sense to me. They aren't reacting to sustain a TV show, they are thinking of how to protect the Alpha quadrant.
I also wish Martha could have become a viable reoccurring character.
But that said, the best part of this episode (and this 2 parter) is the Odo/Kira relationship. Just love these two and how they progressed and grown throughout the series.
3.5 stars for me. The end did seem rushed, but that happens all the time in all our trek series.
I don't have any problem with the simulation because we learn later that the founders are very meticulous and slow in conquering the galaxy. They send spys into the the alpha quadrant for extended periods of time to gather info. They steal peoples identitys in starfleet and the klingon empire repeatedly. I think some fans didn't like it because other shows and movies have done something similar where nothing was real and they felt cheated but this is what the founders do. And it worked. They gathered a lot of info about the people who stand at the gateway they will need to travel through to force their order in the whole of the Milky Way
I think the difference here is that while the simulation wasn't real and a whole heck of a lot of things got reset buttoned, a whole heck of a lot DID happen and there are plenty of un-reset consequences to deal with.
Season 2 ended with a Vorta spy trying to get into the Alpha Quadrant and this :
"TALAK'TALAN: Coming through the anomaly is interference enough. Unless you wish to continue to offend the Dominion, I suggest you stay on your side of the galaxy. "
Ok, so that's a giant middle finger to the Federation's exploration, but it's not quite like what we find out in the Search, Part II :
"FEMALE: Then perhaps one day I'll come visit you. The Alpha Quadrant seems wracked with chaos. It could use some order. "
That ups the stakes tremendously. Not to mention the whole thing about the Founders being Odo's people. The only thing I am sad about is that we lost the Romulan. I understand that "watching the cloaking device" is a stupid job... but this was "pre-Worf". They could have just made her the Defiant's tactical officer. I get that she was a Romulan, but they could have explained it away. And then we would have gotten to keep the talented Martha Hackett.
I don't recall all of the shows but this one stood out then. A few years ago, I bought my son the boxed set of DS9, now its his favorite Trek. He's 26 now.


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