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They claimed they wanted an offical logo, screen shots, etc before a content area would be provided, despite the countless turd MMOs, vaporware, or games as pre release as EQN, with their own areas. Oh well :P
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The Sandbox Foundation does not exist!
my ideas for an EQ next item system.
My idea expands on the item system in daoc where a quality number was used and the items degraded with use.
Items come in a quality range of 0-100 and also have a durability range. Higher quality items have an inherant higher durability. Quality also affects the power of the stats so a 100% item might have the total listed stats, where anything less would be equivilant to the overall percentage. 99% is 1% less at everything.
in addition items come in different types as follows according to their quality.
Cracked Items: Items such as cracked swords are the most common type of drop. These items come in the range of 0-50 quality and can be improved by a crafter up to 75 Quality regardless of the starting condition. These items can have up to 2 gem slots, 2 stat modifier, 1 resistance and 1 "ability". Neither the gem slots nor any ability can be used until the item is restored by a crafter, which requires materials.
Flawed items: This is a higher quality than cracked items. Flawed items start at 75-85 quality and can be improved up to 5 points (90 max). These items have up to 3 gem slots, up to 2 stat modifiers, 2 resistance and up to 1 ability.
Cursed items: Cursed items are items confer some negative stat or condition onto the player. EQ1 had these in a limited sence though they were scarce. I would take this to the next level. Cursed items would come at the 85-94 quality range, would have up to 4 gem slots, 3 stat modifier, 2 resistance and for every ability, it would also have a negative condition modifier. The cursed item could be "decursed" by magical traqdeskill classes, at the cost of abilities. If you equip a cursed item you cannot un-equip it until its been decursed. (Remember the bone bladed claymore that reduced your dexterity from befallen). These items cannot be improved.
Pristine Items: These items come in the range of 95-98% and require no intervention on the part of a crafter to "fix" it. These items come with 4 gem slots , 4 stat modifier, 3 resistance and up to 2 ability powers.
legendary items: Legendary items come in a quality range of 99-99.999% and can have up to 5 gem , 5 stat modifier slots, 4 resistance and 2 ability powers. Legendary items decay at 1/3 the rate of pristine items.
God items: These items have 100% quality 5 gem slots, 5 modifier, 5 resistance and up to 3 ability powers. These items degrade at a rate of 1/10 that of a pristine item.
Crafted items: Crafted items come in the exact same configuration as the item types above with similar probababilities to obtain. In addition to mundane items and parts needed for recipes, the chance for an item is conditional on the parts used. For instance if a legendary item is salvaged, when you create a new item you have a higher chance to get a legendary or god item. There are no hard failures, but cracked, flawed and cursed are considered failed combines, where pristine, legendary and god are considered successes.
For any particular item type you could potentially get any one of these of the above item types when an item is dropped. The chance of each item is dependant on the quality of the item and the mob difficulty. Dungeon bosses and raid mobs have the same difficulty rating and thus the same drop chance. ( raids would also give guild rewards). The difference is that dungeons would only have a few bosses, where every raid mob would be considered a boss mob (same chance, higher frequency).
Gem Slots: All items in the game would be capable of putting in gem slots, which the player can choose to put in in the item. Gems can be interchanged by any player but are affected by the quality of the item. Gems could be found with magical properties but also can be crafted.
Stat modifiers: these are unique to the drop and cannot be changed by the player.
Ability: This is an actual ability such as a "positive proc" that fires off in combat, or a usable ability.
curse: This can be either a stat modifier, negative proc (proc a disease on yourself, or a constant condition). Cursed items have an equal amount of negative and positive abilities and when the item is decursed both the positive and negative abilities are removed. There is a remote chance that 1 ability will be kept.
within the probabilities for each category there are sub probabilities. For instance on a pristine item you have a certain chance to get that, but there are also chances that you will get X gemslots , X stats slots, X resistance and X ability slots. Just because the item is pristine, only gives you a higher chance of getting the best possible pristine. The exception is god items which are always at the max.
so if there was a 5% chance of getting a pristine item, theres also a 50% chance youll get 3 slots and a 50% chance youll get 4 slots. This is applicable to all attributes in an item based on the max available.
For all items the power curve remails low. God items are only 1% more effective in raw power than legendary items ( not including the extra stat slots)
thats what i would like to see. :)
i'd like to see a press release or screenshot, personally.
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Originally posted by pvpirl
I would like to see a little bit of info about what there planning every month or two so we atleast get something :)
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I too would like to see something more to chew on such as.. How big of world? Will it be a microscopic as Rift, or as huge as Vangard.. I'm hoping for something atleast the same size as the original EQ.. And classes.. Will we be able to have hybrids once again or will we be limited to the holy trinity mindset :( I sure hope they have level scaling too like GW2 does.. I really dislike "outgrowing" zones :(
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Originally posted by pvpirl
Well EQNext could never be. Sony is in dire straights, soon to be in bancruptcy court. Pieces and parts will get sold off.
Who knows what will happen to SOE and EQnext, MMO's take a long time to make and are expensive, especially sand box ones. I very much doubt SOE is very profitable right now. Might not ever see a PS4, as they cannot afford to sell it for less than cost, when in bankruptcy that is a big no no.
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The Sandbox Foundation does not exist!
the ev erquest franchise IP is still worth a ton of money even if they get sold off it will get made.
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Since it's SOE I'll believe it when I see it.
keep the faith/hype bros.
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And Brad rejoins EQ, lol
back in november it was deny deny but now its official.
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How to break Windows XP password from safe mode
Windows XP OS is used by many users because of the flexibility and compatibility. It allows you to have multiple accounts, all of which can have a different password to protect our personal data. A strong password is essential; however, you are tending to forget the password. I found many people meet this problem, forgot Windows XP password and have no idea what to do, Re-install OS is not a smart choice as you may lost your files. Today, I will share a tip to break Windows XP password from Safe Mode.
Safe Mode is a troubleshooting option for Windows that starts your computer with a minimal set of drivers and services. Windows XP has a built in administrator account, this account is created during Windows installation, and is not accessible under normal circumstances. If you forgot Windows XP Password, you can see how to break administrator password by using keys below.
Here is how to break Windows XP password from safe mode
Suppose you forgot the password for Mike account, you can log into the safe mode with the Administrator account to reset a new one.
1. Start your computer and press "F8" while the computer boots up. The Advanced Boot Options screen appears.
2. Scroll down to "Safe Mode" with the arrow keys on the keyboard and press "Enter." Your computer starts in Safe Mode.
3. Click on the "Administrator" account that appears on the Windows logon screen. If you've ever set an administrator password, you must enter that password instead of leaving the "Password" field blank. Usually the Administrator password is blank.
4. Click on "Start" and "Control Panel". Then Click" user accounts".
5. Pick an account to change, here we select " Mike".
6. Click "Change the password" as following .
7. Type a new password for that account.
Then you will successful reset the account (Mike) password, restart your computer, you can enter that account with the new password.
If you have reset your built-in Administrator account, you forgot the password. Then this tip won't help. In this situation, you need Windows Password Key program to break Windows XP password. You can use a 2 GB USB to break Windows XP password by burning a bootable USB Windows Password Key.
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Farmers welcome Tescos sky lantern ban
Posted: February 04, 2014|
A SUPERMARKET giant's decision to stop selling sky lanterns has been welcomed by the farming community.
Tesco announced last week it would not be restocking its shelves with the party accessories, following a lengthy campaign for an outright ban by organisations including the NFU, CLA and the Farmers Guardian.
Tom Hind, Agriculture Director at Tesco said: "We have listened to the feedback from customers and other groups including the farming community, and we think the right thing to do is to stop selling sky lanterns. We will not be sending any more stock to stores and any existing stock should be gone within a matter of weeks."
The lanterns, which originate from China and float through the sky, have become increasingly popular in the UK at parties, weddings and commemorative events.
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CLA Midlands Rural Adviser Donna Tavernor, who has found lanterns in her own sheep field near Eccleshall, said: "Anyone who owns land or property, in town or countryside, should be delighted with the news that Tesco is the latest high profile retailer to act on public opinion by deciding to stop selling sky lanterns.
"The Say No to Sky Lanterns campaign has the support of the industry and many organisations including the CLA, who have been lobbying against these airborne incendiaries.
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Sen. John McCain releases statement honoring Yarnell firefighters
PHOENIX -- Sen. John McCain released the following statement Tuesday honoring the 19 fallen firefighters who were recognized at a memorial service.
The statement has not been altered in any way.
"It is a privilege to join the families and friends of those whose lives and sacrifice we honor today, the 19 brave men of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
"I wasn't lucky enough to know them personally. I sure wish I had.
"These were not men merely worth knowing - they were men to admire. They were men to emulate if you have the courage and character to live as decently and honorably as they lived. Not many of us can. But, we can become better people by trying to be half as true, half as brave, half as good as they were, and to make our lives, too, count for something more than the sum of our days.
"The news accounts of their lives and the testimonials to their virtues that have appeared in the days since we lost them give the rest of us a glimpse of what a blessed memory they are to those who knew and loved them.
"Some of them were the sons of firefighters, who grew up wanting to be like Dad, their hero. Some leave behind wives and children. Some were expecting the birth of their first child. Some married their high school sweethearts. Some were engaged and looking forward to being husbands and fathers. Two were cousins and best friends. One rescued horses. One aspired to preach the word of God. One was a standout ball-player. One dressed in a yellow raincoat when he was six and pretended to put out fires.
"Some were born here. Some came here from other places and fell right in love with the beauty and people of Arizona. Some were shy. Others were practical jokers. They were all respected and admired - the kind of men who you just like being around.
"They all loved the outdoors. They were athletic and adventurous. They loved their jobs. They wanted to serve others. They wanted to make a difference. They all had a purpose greater than themselves. They were all young - so young. They were all brave - so brave. They all loved and were loved - so loved. And, they will all be missed - so terribly missed.
"I will, forever, be touched by what their families and friends have told me about them and how much they meant to them and their communities. Their stories teach us how to be better people. Their loss reminds us to hold each other a little tighter, to love each other a little harder. I will always consider myself disadvantaged for not having known them.
"From the little I know about hope in the face of daunting challenge and the indomitability of the human spirit that is so vital to helping us keep our faith and to endure, I hope I can offer some solace when I say, the courage of those who we honor today is immortal. It does not perish with them. How they lived, what they did, will inspire others to live courageously, purposefully, selflessly.
"Of these qualities, we tend to see merely flashes throughout our own lives. In these brave men of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, we see grand examples - sublime, shining and unforgettable examples - that will summon good men and women, today and long after our time is past, to live bravely and compassionately and honorably.
"In a fierce and terrifying encounter with extreme danger, they stood their ground, like the heroes they were, and fought for this community. While they did not come home to the people who loved them so much and who will miss them always, I firmly believe we will see them again in the better world that is to come.
"Until then, we fondly remember the humanity in the heroism of these brave men: their wonderfully unassuming, down-to-earth nature; all of their marvelous imperfections known only to their closest family and friends; and, how, in the face of dire peril, they rose beyond all that makes us merely ordinary and let God cradle them in His arms and carry them away.
"The lost men of the Granite Mountain Hotshots died having taught us all how to live. And, for that - as we honor them and pay our respects to their loved ones today - I submit we should all find great solace."
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We've already clued you in that Nick Jonas has been helping out with Quaker Chewy's search for a Superstar. Over the last few months, thousands of children have tried out by way of submitting video performances of themselves singing, and now we're down to the Quaker Chewy Superstar finalists! But only one kid can take the Grand Prize, which is $5,000, a song produced by Nick Jonas, a contract with Nick Jonas Management, and a video aired on national television. You can still vote for your favorite finalist, but hurry up! The voting period closes this Friday, September 9.
Two of the finalists, Allison and Victoria, both give stripped-down performances of the JaneDear girls' "Wildflower," a potentially wise song choice as it has crossover appeal with the pop, rock and country sets. Ashley, the only finalist to be rocking out in a professional-looking studio, takes the same strategy with her performance of "Breathe" by pop/country star Michelle Branch. Gabrielle may appeal more to the pop/urban crowd with her sincere rendition of B.o.B's "Nothin' On You," which features Bruno Mars. And Mac, the lone guy of the pack, also chooses to perform Bruno Mars by singing "Just The Way You Are." All five finalists and great voices and deliver heartfelt performances. Vote for your fave now!


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Government Shuts Down Volokh Conspiracy
There is a great post by Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog on the Solicitor General's filing in Padilla yesterday. But what really caught my attention came from the comments. There was wild speculation that the U.S. government was so concerned about the heated discussion at Volokh on Hamdi, Padilla, and domestic surveillance that perhaps the government "has taken down Volokh. Anyone know anything?" When others expressed skepticism, the response was "I would reserve judgment on whether the Volokh issue is conjecture -- maybe the WH [White House] can explain."
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To keep your credit in good standing, buy smarter and continue giving…that is something we can all strive for.
Try to keep your credit card balances low:
As a general rule, keeping your credit balances around 25% – 30% of the credit limit is a smart move. This will assist in protecting your credit score. When you use your credit cards pay more than the minimum due if possible. And if you have more than three or four cards reducing the number is a good idea: especially store cards. It's easy to forget you have all those cards, acquired when being offered 10% off your store purchases, but these all go onto your bureau and show you have a lot of credit lines available.
Buy a car that will last at great financing:
If you have good credit you can get a new car at a good rate – however, some states are requiring a score of over 750. There are still a number of ways to get a car loan – directly with their finance companies or through your bank or credit union. Be sure to shop around to find out how to get the best rate. The car companies are eager to move their 2009 inventory so you might be able to negotiate a better deal once you have your bank/credit union rate in hand.
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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the GOP's pick for vice president, was dispatched to court voters and donors in Colorado and Nevada on Tuesday.
Ryan is well known in Washington, but not so famous outside the beltway.
Washington Post Congressional Reporter Ben Pershing profiled Ryan on Capital Insider.
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If your program uses the gethostbyname function, the returned list of IP addresses may not include the virtual IP addresses created by the Cluster service, or it may list IP addresses that are not currently owned by this node.
When the Cluster service adds or removes a virtual IP address, the TCP/IP protocol does not update the cache from which it returns the IP addresses.
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ )How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
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Version: 188.8.131.52
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.
In Windows NT 4.0, gethostbyname(local node name) returned a list containing all IP addresses instantiated on the server, including cluster virtual IP addresses. In Windows 2000, the same operation usually returns only the IP addresses that are permanently assigned to the server; however, it can sometimes return the entire list just like Windows NT 4.
The behavior change is a side effect of the implementation of the DNS resolver service. The resolver caches the list of local IP addresses at startup. When it is asked to resolve the local node name, it returns the list from its cache instead of consulting a DNS server. The problem is that the resolver does not listen for PNP address change notifications from the TCP stack, but it does receive these notifications from the DHCP client. When the resolver receives a change notification from DHCP, it updates its cached list of local IP addresses by querying the TCP stack. The result is that when clustering instantiates a new address, the resolver does not learn about it unless/until a subsequent DHCP address change occurs. The same is true when cluster addresses are removed. Since DHCP address changes are rare, gethostbyname usually excludes cluster IP addresses when resolving the local node name.
In Windows 2000, MSMQ came to depend on the new behavior in its active/active scenario in a cluster and is therefore broken with the hotfix behavior. MSMQ uses RPC for client/server communication. At startup in the server process, RPC uses gethostbyname to determine the list of IP addresses to listen on. In its active/active configuration, one MSMQ server process is associated with the local node name, while another is associated with a cluster virtual server. If gethostbyname returns the virtual server IP address to the process associated with the local node name, then both processes will listen on that address. The result is that clients attempting to connect to the virtual server process can be mistakenly connected to the local node's process. Thus, MSMQ depends on the fact that cluster virtual IP addresses usually are not returned by gethostbyname when resolving the local node name.
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Since opening its doors in 2006, the Frederic C. Hamilton Building has become one of downtown Denver's most recognizable landmarks, drawing thousands of visitors. The project, designed by Studio Daniel Libeskind and Davis Partnership, consists of a 146,000ft² addition to the existing Denver Art Museum, built originally in 1971, almost doubling its size. Consisting of a separate building this major expansion tied to the existing museum through a 100ft long enclosed walkway. It hosts the main entrance to the museum complex, as well as a collection of Modern and contemporary art, a collection of Oceanic art and African Art, a theatre and a rooftop sculpture garden with views over the scenic Rocky Mountain range.
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Located in Toronto, Canada, this Renaissance ROM project entails renovating ten new galleries in the existing historical building and creating an extension to the museum: the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. The new extension provides dynamic new architecture, the creation of a great public attraction and 100,000 sq. ft. of new exhibition space. Situated on one of the most prominent intersections in downtown Toronto, the Museum becomes a dynamic center for the city. SDL is working on this project with Van Bolts. The Extension opened in June 2007.
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Below is the poem entitled The Sound of Rain which was written by poet
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Under the cover of light or darkness
music plays of the purest
of sounds.
Each note is different as it
forms within the air.
The music is created by something
that is mostly detested for its
ability to strike at the most
inconvenient moments; it is
the sound of rain.
It hits the dry ground, splashing
into embryo puddles, separating in
to spheres of droplets of the clearest
Each sphere is like a diamond,
under rays of sun it creates
immense rings of colour, halved
by the sounding landscape thus
rainbows are born.
Rain is one face of nature that
is almost frowned upon but still
it persists regardless.
The sound it creates is one
to be listened to for it
percolates peace through every
The sound of music for its
ability to create calm is one
that seems to have been made
into a rare gemstone; it has
to be found to be treasured.
Rain might be frowned upon
but it is the source of all
life on Earth; we were all
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Dream interpretation Flood, DelugeNo matter whether your car dies out while driving over a flooded road, or you wind up to your waist in floodwater in the basement, chances are your dreams of flooding will be disturbing. While these dreams often reveal that you are overwhelmed in some area of your life, you can use other aspects of the dream to understand just how bad the situation is. For example, if the flooding in the dream is not severe, then you may not be as overwhelmed as you think you are about any given situation.
General Dream Meaning: Flood, Deluge
In general, flooding represents suppressed emotions or actions. In some cases, the repression may have to do with sexual expression, or other feelings surrounding your love life. Dreams of flooding may also suggest that you are the one repressing others in such a way that they want to revolt. If you happen to be unhappy about many areas of your life, a dream of flooding may also indicate that you want to make a new beginning. Depending on the severity of the flood, you can use this factor to interpret the level of disturbance. In addition, if the flooding happens to be mild, or gentle, then you can look forward to the issues being resolved without much difficulty.
How Dream Symbol Flood may Fit in your Life
You can use dreams of floods or flooding to examine your feelings on a wide range of issues. If you are worried about work duties, or responsibilities at home, these dreams may offer you a chance to vent your frustrations. That said, you should not have to rely on your sleep time to do this job for you. At the very least, if you dream of floods as a matter of routine, it may be time to look for ways to change the situations that are bothering you most. In most cases, if your dreams shift to indicate getting through the flood, or the flood being less severe, then you can consider you are on the right track.
A Sample Dream, Flood Dream Interpretation
Consider a dream where you are washing laundry, and enter the basement to put them in the dryer. As you open the door, a stream of soapy water forms a puddle around your feet. Dismayed, you wade into the room and then begin mopping up the water. While you are mopping, you think about the fact that your son causes more laundry to pile up than any other member of the family; and that the entire load was for his clothing. Upon recording this dream, you become irritated over the fact that your son should have a better job so that he is not so dependent on you.
In this particular dream, you would start of by recognizing the fact that the flood represents a situation that you feel overwhelmed by. Since the flood is not very large, and you are able to clean it up fairly easily, you can consider that the disturbance is fairly minor when compared to other matters. The key to determining where the situation is in your life is revealed by what you are thinking about while you are cleaning up the floor. In this instance, you are thinking about your son, who is an adult, but still relies on your for assistance. Clearly, this dream indicates that you are tired of "cleaning up the mess" that your son always seems to leave behind. Rather than go on in this situation, you might want to see if giving your son money for the laundromat will ease your frustrations. This is just one of many things you may want to try doing in order to see if you can avoid further dreams of flooding in relation to your son.
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cherry 2014-12-02 21:00:00
Lastnite i dream about walking in the big flooded place together with my daugther.as nw im so stressful about my partner that having an affair lastime
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angelica 2014-04-28 15:15:29
Last night I had a dream of a deluge. A few family members and I in a house were force keep doors shut and lights off as the water swept us away. Moments later rain stopped as we pray after this was over we walk outside and we are in a different worlds with many Suns. People with white paint on their face. As I look up in th sky ones again everything looked back to normal.
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innocentia 2014-04-15 07:03:21
I'm in a stressed possition @ a moment things are not going well .separated for 2years with my husband in a process of divorce the way things are now work I can't find a suitable job for what I've studied for.when my mother pastaway we were roobed money that we were supose to get insted of getting R25000 money forfeited and we received R4000 and something rand.even the place I'm staying I'm renting I wonder if my situation will ever change I wanna build a home for my kids withought a straight Job all that its just a wish
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Abi 2014-04-17 15:22:15
Keep your head up. Watch "the secret"..it will change your life. Visualize you getting what you want a believe that u deserve it <3
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Minot, N.D., June 5, 2012 -- A year after the Souris River Flood, the Souris River flows quietly through downtown Minot. Many Minot families lost their homes after the historic June 2011 Souris River Flood. Photo by Cynthia Hunter/FEMA - Location: Minot, ND


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According to Star magazine (where I get all my news, naturally) Sienna Miller is pregnant with Jude Law's child.
So let me get this straight. Jude gets Sienna pregnant. Jude then cheats on Sienna. Sienna finds out. They split up.
I've always said, if you ever realize that your life is similar to any of the characters on "Six Feet Under," it's time to re-evaluate things. Jude, you best make some changes… or else. We all know how your story line ends.


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Captain Doubleday: Good afternoon.
Just a few minutes ago I talked to Ken, so I thought that for those of you who did not travel, that I would let you know that Secretary Cohen is wrapping up, if he has not already done so, his trip to South Africa.
Today, he had a series of meetings with counterparts in the South African Ministry of Defense including South African Minister of Defense Joe Modise. Secretary Cohen also had a productive discussion with South Africa's Deputy President Mbeki.
Both governments agreed to improve and strengthen our ties with South Africa through information exchanges and continued dialogue. There was an exchange of diplomatic notes. We agreed to provide some airlift for an upcoming regional peacekeeping exercise. Both Defense Secretaries signed off on initial drafts of some environmental documents that our people have been developing with the South Africans.
The visit today concluded with a tour of Robben Island where President Mandella was imprisoned during his time of protest. Then there was an embassy reception in honor of Secretary Cohen. As I mentioned at the outset, when I talked to Ken he was en-route to the airport, so they should be heading back to Washington.
With that, I will try and answer some of your questions.
Q: Captain, can you update us on whether there have been any additional strikes today in the southern part of Iraq?
A: Let me see if I can give you a rundown on what has been going on there. In fact there has been some activity within the last couple of hours.
Altogether, by my count, there's been activity in both the north and the south. There were five sites in the north that were struck by coalition forces and two in the south. I can go through this in more detail if you'd like it. It's a combination of aircraft, and what I'll be doing here is working off of draft press releases, and we'll have the final versions of those for you shortly after the brief.
First of all to address the activity in the north, that included... First of all let me say there was an F-15 flying enforcement of the northern no-fly zone and that aircraft observed Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery fire, and then it was subsequently illuminated by an Iraqi radar. This occurred near Mosul.
As a result of that activity one F-15E dropped four GBU-12's on an Iraqi surface-to-air missile communications site, and two F-15Es launched an AGM-130 and dropped four GBU-12's on an Iraq surface to air missile system, which I think you know we consider a threat to coalition forces.
About an hour after that, U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft again responded after being targeted by Iraqi radar in three separate incidents. First a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dropped GBU-12 munitions on an Iraq surface-to-air missile site. This was west of Mosul.
About two minutes later a U.S. Air Force F-16CJ launched an AGM-88, which is a high speed anti-radiation missile, at an Iraq radar site which is located northwest of Mosul.
Then a few minutes after that, a U.S. Air Force F-15E dropped GBU-12's on a surface to air missile communications site east of Mosul.
Those are the activities that occurred in the north.
In the south, at about -- these times that I'm going to give you in the south we've put in eastern standard time. I have some times in the north, but they're still in [local] Iraq time.
At about 10:45 this morning (EST), there were...first of all this one started off by MiG-25s (sic) violating the southern no-fly zone. As a result of that activity, the Air Force F-15s -- this was a combination of F-15s, Navy F-14s, Navy F/A-18s -- operating from both land and sea bases in the region -- hit sites. These included radar sites and also some associated facilities near a town that I believe is pronounced Al Habbariyah. I'll spell that if anyone would like. It's A-L. Then it's H-A-B-B-A-R-I-Y-A-H. That's about 135 miles southwest of Baghdad. And at another site called Al Amarah, which is miles about 170 miles southeast of Baghdad.
In all cases -- both in the north and the south -- all of the aircraft returned safely. We're still looking at the battle damage assessment.
Q: The Iraqis say that two people on the ground were killed and several were hurt.
A: I think you know that these statements from the Iraqis occur from time to time. I don't have anything to confirm or contradict what they're saying. I think you're also aware that we go to extreme measures to ensure that as we attack these targets we do so in a way that minimizes risks to the civilian population.
Q: What is a SAM communications site?
A: I think you're aware, as we've talked before, that the Iraqis have been using their air defense systems in a very integrated way. In some cases what they have done is to use systems in one part of the country to obtain early warning information, and then relay that information to other sites elsewhere in the no-fly zones, with an eye toward avoiding illuminations from their radars in the no-fly zones. In other words, it's kind of a force protection effort on their part.
So what we have said is that we are going to take actions that we believe are effective in reducing these threats, wherever they may occur.
Q: Captain, Doubleday, what was the time difference between the provocation in the south, the incursion by the MiG-25s...
A: I don't have...
Q:...and the strikes that took place as a result.
A: I don't have an exact timeframe for you. I'll see if we can get that.
Q: The reason I ask is it appeared that in the incidents in the north, each time there was some sort of provocation -- AAA fire or radar being turned on -- and then a fairly swift response from the coalition aircraft; whereas in the south it appeared as if the stated provocation, the incursion, there was a long time between that and the strike.
A: There may have been some period of time that elapsed between the no-fly zone violation. But as we have made very clear, the coalition commanders in both the north and the south have broad authority to take actions that they believe are necessary in order to protect their forces, and to reduce those threats as they feel are necessary.
Q: Are these strikes in fact pre-planned offensive strikes rather than any response to a particular provocation?
A: Well, Jamie, I'm not going to get into details of exactly how we determine targets except to say that we certainly keep an eye on the activity of the Iraqis. We keep an eye on the sites that we believe are threatening to coalition forces. And when there are these provocations we take actions that we feel are appropriate to reduce the threats that are posed by the Iraqis.
Q: When U.S. pilots leave for their no-fly zone patrols do they take with them a list of potential targets that they can hit if there's a provocation?
A: I have no idea whether they take any kind of a list like that with them.
Q: Mike, if these are - [if] what the United States is doing is retaliating, are we actually doing this in self defense in every instance? Is it correct, does it require having some indication where that radar is, where that missile site is, in order to have a successful strike? Is that necessary for them to illuminate?
A: First of all, I'm not going to get into rules of engagements, and what exactly triggers strikes or does not trigger strikes. What I have said in the past, and I think others have certainly referred to, is that the Iraqis over the last several weeks, ever since DESERT FOX, have been acting in a very aggressive way to violate the no-fly zones. They've been doing this in a variety of ways including violation by their aircraft, violation by firing off AAA, violations by firing surface to air missiles. All of these we consider to be threatening. And we have said that commanders in the area have broad authority to respond as they see fit to reduce the threats that are posed by the Iraqis. That's what we've been doing and that's what we will continue to do.
Q: You mentioned the integral system that Iraq has. Is it not some point, some place, some group of locations that could be eliminated that would de-integrate this system that the Iraqis have? In other words, would it not be less risky for U.S. pilots to go to the source of their anti-aircraft system?
A: I'm not going to debate your theories on what we should be doing except to say that the Iraqis have been using their air defense systems, their radars, their communication sites, their surface to air missile radar sites in an integrated way. We've seen this, we've observed it, and we are taking actions that we think respond to the threats posed by these integrated systems.
Q: Could you tell us a little more about the communication site? Was this attack basically made on a telephone exchange, or is it some more elaborate way of moving radar data from point A to point B?
A: The communication site, as I understand it, was... first of all, to say it was a telephone exchange is not accurate. This was a military communications site. I think that's probably the best way to describe it. It had the capability to communicate information from one location to another which could then be used in targeting coalition aircraft.
Q:...pictures from the radar screen...
A: I don't know whether it was pictures or whether it was data, but it was a capability that they had used in the past, and that was being used to threaten coalition aircraft.
I misspoke earlier. I think I gave you the wrong MIG type that was involved in the violation in the south. It was caused by MiG-23s, not by MiG-25s.
Q: How many of those?
A: Usually they fly in pairs, and I would think that was the case in this particular instance. But we'll check on that for you.
Q: Is this a unique violation that happened the other day, like tens or even hundreds of kilometers deep, or...
A: Since this one happened so recent I don't have a good feel for that.
Q: You've mentioned Iraq aggressively violating the no-fly zone. Has there been any change in that level of provocation over the last week or so, or are you continuing to see the same pattern of behavior?
A: There were a few days that there were not the violations we had seen over the last several weeks. I don't think you can characterize it as a daily occurrence, but it happens with great frequency, and certainly in the last couple of days, last three days, there have been at least as many as at any other time in the last five or six weeks.
Q: Can you give us any idea what affect these strikes [have had] since the end of Operation DESERT FOX in degrading the air defenses of Iraq?
A: I am going to be very general here, just to say we believe they have had a very grave impact on the Iraqi military defenses. Particularly these integrated air defenses.
I can't give you a percentage, but we believe that we have been effective in hitting the targets that have been threatening to our coalition forces, and as I mentioned before, our intention is that as long as the Iraqis continue these provocative actions we're going to continue to respond.
Q: One last thing. Can you either tell us or provide at a future date some sort of accounting of how many bombs or munitions have been dropped or launched against Iraq since the end of Operation DESERT FOX, and how many sorties of planes have been flown?
A: I will do my best to see if we can accumulate that information.
Q: Is it correct to assume that the responses to Iraqi violations are limited to the air defense system? Is there a possibility that the U.S. might expand its target list? In other words, if they violate the no-fly zone then the U.S. can go and hit a factory, for example?
A: First of all, I'm not going to get into the details of the rules of engagement. I think you've seen -- by the actions that we've taken over the last several weeks -- that there indeed have been some targets that have been hit that are not air defense in nature. I think the most recently example that I'm aware of are those seersucker sites.
But I think it is safe to say that our responses have to do with the capabilities that the Iraqis have that are being used in a provocative way and are threatening to coalition forces -- both in the north and in the south.
Q: New subject.
A: Just one more...
Q: Are there any kinds of threats on the ground? Any kind of movements involving Iraqi troops?
A: No, I'm not aware of any kind of...
Q: Are there times when there are a lot of U.S. planes or coalition planes flying in the no-fly zones when there are not threats from the Iraqis? What's the correlation between U.S. activity and the threats?
A: We patrol those no-fly zones on, I won't say a daily basis, but certainly on a very regular basis. I'm not sure what exactly your question is. We have flown 200,000 sorties since the end of the Gulf War. So...
Q: How many...
A: Yes, we're going to be in the air. Have they always illuminated us? No. Actually, they haven't.
Q: Just in recent weeks, since the end of DESERT FOX, there have been a lot of times when they've either fired missiles, fired anti-aircraft artillery or illuminated. Is it only when there are a lot of planes around, or are there times when there are a lot of planes around when they haven't done anything? In other words, are they targeting us when we're there, or are they only targeting us when we're there sometimes.
A: I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. Does it take us being up in the air for them to do the things that they're doing? No. Sometimes actually...
Q: (Inaudible)
A: I think they actually do these violations into the no-fly zones with their aircraft when we are not in the vicinity. As General Zinni indicated when he was up here several weeks ago, their tactic is in some cases an attempt to lure coalition aircraft into a trap involving their surface-to-air missile sites.
Okay, next one.
Q: There's a number of families who lost people on that gondola in Italy attending the trial in Camp LeJeune. A lot of them, I don't know the exact count, but there are a number of them there. Twenty people were killed, a number of their families are attending this trial. But also their plane ticket and expenses have been paid for by the Department of Defense?
A: I will have to refer you to the Marine Corps because I am not aware of the details of how those families were... what kind of support was given them to travel to the United States.
Q: If they did pay the tickets and they did pay some of their flight expenses in any event, but what's the policy? Do you have a policy where you can pick up expenses of interested parties at court martials?
A: I'm going to have to take that question. I'm not at this point certain enough what our directives say on that subject.
We certainly do have the capability to provide invitational travel orders to people to attend functions that the Department of Defense runs, but I don't know exactly what was done in this case.
Q:...a criminal trial is sort of unusual as far as I can understand it.
A: All I can tell you is we'll look into it. If you have a specific question, though, the Marine Corps may be able to answer it for you.
Q: I want to know what the Defense Department's policy is on picking up the tab for people coming to criminal trials? Is it permissible? Have you done it before? Is this unusual?
A: We'll take those questions and see what we can find out.
Q: Linda Tripp makes her TV debut tomorrow. Can you give us an update on her job status?
A: Linda Tripp is an employee of the Department under the flexiplace arrangement.
Q: Any sense when or if she'll be coming back to work at the Pentagon?
A: I can't give you any further details other than that.
Q: Could you comment on whether the Department is concerned about Chinese missiles that are apparently pointed at Taiwan? I think there have been Taiwanese officials quoted today as saying that they understand there is at least 100 now staring at them from across the straits, and there may be plans to increase that by as much as 600.
A: Well, we're aware of the growing deployment by the Chinese in recent years of missiles which have been placed near Taiwan. I think that the most recent public statements on this were made by CIA Director George Tenet when he testified recently up on the Hill. This, however, is not a new threat. It stretches back more than half a decade. And any kind of report that indicates there's a sudden deployment here is wrong. They actually have been deployed for, as I say, over the last five or six years.
Q: There's supposedly some DoD reports that are on the way to Congress that are supposed to be released today or soon. Will these reports say that there's been an abrupt increase in the number of missiles?
A: There are two reports that were required of the Department by the Congress in the current year budget activity. Those reports are still being reviewed. I would anticipate that they would go to the Hill at some time in the near future, but I can't predict for you when they will. One of them deals with the theater missile ballistic defense architecture for allies and friendly countries in the western Pacific; and the other one addresses the security situation in the cross strait area between China and Taiwan.
Q: Mike, what's the latest status of talks, consultations between U.S. and Taiwanese authorities with regard to ballistic missile defense? Is that going forward as far as...
A: They are addressing their own needs in that regard, and as I understand it their interest in theater missile defense appears to be at this point primarily informational.
Q: I see. So you say they're going about their own shopping or their own evaluation?
A: They are gathering information from what I know about the situation.
Q: Mike, how many missiles does China have within striking distance of Taiwan?
A: I cannot provide you with that information right now. I know that our annual report that addresses these kinds of issues may have some information, but I don't have that with me. I'd be glad to see if there's anything we can get for you on that.
Q: Just to clarify for myself, but this deployment pre-dated say the '95, '96...
A: Actually there were missiles deployed there the last time the Chinese fired a missile in the direction of Taiwan, and when we deployed the aircraft carriers down there.
Q: I guess my question is the building. At some time there had to have been a buildup of missiles in that region. The buildup you said began five or six years ago?
A: Right.
Q: Some of these published reports suggest there was a sharp increase in the number of those missiles since that time in 1996 when tensions were high. Is that not accurate, that there's been a sharp increase since then?
A: I would refer you to the testimony that I mentioned earlier, and beyond that I don't have any way to characterize the situation.
Q: Mike, there was a report last night that the DIA conducted its own highly classified review of the bombing of Khartoum. The Pentagon last night said there was no such report. Was there a review? Whether there was a report or not, was there a review?
A: All I can tell you is that the DIA has conducted no such review, they have no such analysis, and they have no report.
Q: So the agency that is normally in charge of selecting targets, and of reviewing strikes on targets and the aftereffects, had no such review of this target.
A: All I can tell you is there was no report, and there has been no review that would correspond to what was referred to in that news report last night.
Q: Wait a minute. So the DIA did not assemble a group of experts to assess the aftermath of that strike? Is that what you are saying?
A: What I am saying is that the report that was characterized last night on ABC -- [that] there is no such report, there has been no such analysis done by the DIA.
Q: The piece on ABC never said there was a report. They said there was a highly classified review. So what you are saying is there was no group of experts assembled by DIA to review the bombing damage at Khartoum, is that correct?
A: I am not trying to play word games with you. I am saying no report, no analysis done by the DIA on this subject.
Q: No group of experts was hired by DIA to go over the aftermath of the bombing, is that correct? Or is that not something that you can respond to?
A: No report, no analysis done by the DIA on this subject.
Q: CIA? Did they...
A: I would refer you to the CIA for what they may have done.
Q: Did any analysts or experts working for the Defense Intelligence Agency participate in any review conducted by the intelligence community's Non-Proliferation Center?
A: I am not aware of anything that resulted in a DIA report of a DIA analysis on this subject.
Q: To just follow up though, again, to point out that the DIA has the stated role and mission of providing military intelligence to targets and helping select the weapons used by the military to attack targets. Would it not be extraordinarily unusual and almost rather incredible for the agency that has that role and mission to make no assessment of the work that it did? Or is it your sense that the DIA played absolutely no role in this military strike?
A: Excuse me. I am not going to expand this thing to what role the DIA played in the strike. What I am saying is they did not do the report or analysis that was referred to in the news report last night.
Q: Just to be clear, are you saying that no such analysis or review took place, or are you saying that whatever analysis or review took place didn't support the conclusion in the ABC report?
A: First of all, I think it's been said before that we feel that the pharmaceutical plant was a legitimate target during that strike.
That said, I am not going to talk about the roles that various parts of the building played in planning the strike. I'm simply pointing out that there was no report and no analysis done on that subject by the DIA.
Q: Would you concede that there is at least a variety of opinion on whether or not... on how conclusive the evidence was of a link to chemical weapons production that was the basis for the bombing of that plant?
A: My guess is that you could probably find as many opinions as you can find people in this building on that subject. But that doesn't mean there is a report or analysis that has been done by an agency.
Q: Not to beat a dead horse Mike, but you will not directly answer the question whether or not DIA assembled a group of experts to assess the damage on this bombing. That is a question that you will not directly answer, is that correct?
A: I am going to say what I have said now six or seven times, and that is no report, no analysis done by the DIA on this subject. And I am not playing word games with you.
Q: If you're not playing word games then how come if we ask a yes or no question we get some sort of an essay response? If you're not playing games with us, and Jack is asking a yes or no question about whether or not a panel of experts is... It's yes or no. It's not no review, no...
A: I think my answer stands fully, [and is] exactly what I mean on this subject.
Q: Another subject?
A: Sure.
Q: Published reports yesterday and today about the problems with Russia's early warning system. To what degree is that a cause of concern for the Pentagon? How serious is it? How worried is the Pentagon that problems with the Russian system could result in a miscalculation or accidental response? Is that something that's seen as likely, unlikely? What degree of confidence do you have?
A: I think that people in this building believe that an accidental launch is unlikely. However, we have been engaging, in the process of engaging the Russians in a program called Shared Early Warning, and that process continues. The overall goal is one that would result in both sides having a greater degree of confidence in their early warning systems, so that any kind of anomalies that might appear in early warning systems could immediately be checked, and resolved in a way that did not cause either side to become more anxious about the activities of the other.
Q: In other words they talk to one another? So Russia would call the United States and say I see an incoming missile. Have you fired something?
A: I think it goes beyond that. There is some thought that perhaps, at some point there should be representatives from both sides in rooms, either both here in the United States and in Russia or in some central location where these issues could be addressed.
Q: Is that a system that the United States is promoting with the Russians?
A: As I say, this is something that was addressed by the President and President Yeltsin some time ago, and we have been talking to the Russians about discussing this further.
Q: Mike, the September 1983 alleged close call, that was in that article yesterday. Also I think it was '94, '95, the Norwegians launched a satellite that the Russians mistook for a possible attack against them.
Did those two incidents happen? Were they a serious lack of early warning? Serious misinterpretations? Or do you know?
A: I think there have been occasions where there has been anxiety on the part of the Russians. I can't cite any specifics for you, but as I say, we are aware of those. We have talked to the Russians about those kinds of situations, and we are taking steps to address that in terms of this shared early warning.
Q: But not yet. It's not been implemented.
A: No, not implemented yet, and we are no doubt some ways away from actually getting to that point. We need to do a lot of talking first.
Q: Is that what the threat reduction agency project in Moscow is about?
A: I'm not sure exactly what you're talking about.
Q: I thought it was early warning in Moscow. No?
A: I'm not sure exactly what you're talking about. There needs to be additional talks before we actually get to the point of having everybody on board with this one.
Q: When do you think you could have a system up and running?
A: On our part, we're anxious to move ahead very quickly, but the Russians I think have indicated that they want to address this further before we get to that juncture. So I don't have any prediction at this point when we may be at the point of actually establishing a site.
Q: Secretary Hamre, I think it was last month, said that the United States was sending a team to Russia to talk about Y2K issues. Would early warning be part of the Y2K discussions?
A: The vision that he had on that was that Y2K, since we've been working through this thing, has the potential of causing anomalies to occur in computer systems. And his thought was that perhaps we needed to have some sort of a place where Russians and Americans could be looking at scopes together during the time when Y2K problems may be at their greatest, namely at the turn of the year.
This is an issue that we're continuing to address with the Russians. Next week there is a group of people here in the building who will be traveling to Moscow to discuss a number of issues, among which will be Y2K with the Russians.
Q: How many people in that group? Can you tell us who's leading it?
A: The leader of the group is Assistant Secretary of Defense, Ted Warner. I don't know exactly how many people are going. I think it's probably about a dozen.
Q: There seem to be some stories floating about in Russia that this Y2K group is coming with large amounts of money to solve the Russians' Y2K problem. Is that not true?
A: We certainly want to share with the Russians what we know about Y2K, and the steps we have taken to address this problem, we think successfully, here in the Department. But I saw those new reports. I'm not aware that there has been any official request from the government of Russia for money in connection with their Y2K problem. But we certainly have insights that we can share with them about what we have done to solve that problem.
Q: So DoD is bringing information, they're not bringing...
A: We are taking experts who have technical expertise in this area, and information. That's correct.
Q: When is the trip?
A: It starts next week. I can't give you an exact date, but I believe that it's toward, the middle of the week.
Q: There have been some reports of two U.S. carriers moving to the Red Sea to help with the Ethiopia/Eritria conflict, in terms of evacuation.
A: It wouldn't be the Red Sea.
Q: The Red Sea.
A: To the Red Sea?
Q: Yes.
A: No, no. We have some ships off the east coast of Africa that have been participating in an exercise. That's an amphibious ready group centered around Boxer. But to my knowledge there are no ships moving into the Red Sea for that purpose.
Q: Can I just back up on one thing in the China missile threat?
Q: You characterized this as a threat that's been there for several years.
A: The thing that I want to make clear is, we acknowledge that China has been modernizing its armed forces, and has been increasing its capabilities on a variety of fronts, but I think it is incorrect to think that the missile threat that was identified in these recent news reports is something that developed in the last several months. Those missile have been down there for, as I say, the last five or six years.
Q: Just one thing. So I take it in meetings that U.S. defense officials have had with their counterparts in China, I assume that they've mentioned this is not good for the region.
A: What we have said is we have a strong interest in maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. And for that reason we've approved defensive arms sales to Taiwan, which is consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act and with the 1982 U.S./PRC Joint Communique.
The Taiwanese have purchased a number of defensive arms from the United States. We believe, however, that the differences between Taiwan and mainland China should be settled peacefully, and that is our overall goal.
Q: Is there any other application to which China could be intending this missile buildup on-shore, along the Straits of Taiwan? Is there any other application they could be using these missiles for, except to intimidate Taiwan?
A: I don't know what their overall objective is, except to simply say that they have this capability, and they have built it up in that region.
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America's future and water bugs
That's right: We're shaping the future of our country, as we take kids to the Eno River to see real water bugs, as well as frogs, fish and birds.
The Latino Educational Achievement Partnership, LEAP, which offers the only not-for-profit bilingual prekindergarten in Durham, just completed its two-week Summer Blast Camp for children 4-14 years old. Campers studied water, animals and plants -– through hands-on projects and play –- and read and wrote about their experiences every day.
Along with the information the students acquired, parents felt that the most important benefit of camp is that LEAP students "learn to relate to different nationalities," and "learn how to get along with other kids." These social skills are the key to students' remaining in school and growing into adults who can seek and hold jobs. LEAP is developing a bilingual curriculum focused on improving all students' language skills and welcomes children from English and Spanish-speaking homes.
LEAP began in 2008 as a volunteer effort based at several Durham churches (Iglesia el Buen Pastor, St. Luke's Episcopal Church and St. Philip's Episcopal Church). In addition to Summer Blast Camp, LEAP provides a pre-K and tutoring for school-aged children during the school year. It's funded by its founding and partner congregations, the Jessie Ball DuPont Fund, the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and individuals.
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The Sweets You Should be Eating Right Now at the Ferry Building, San Francisco
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The artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg, currently known as Snoop Lion, dropped in (like it's hot) to Big Morning Buzz Live With Carrie Keagan's studio this morning to chat about a variety of things: his new moniker, his partnership with MTV and Jewelry for a Cause's initiative to get guns off the streets and out of the hands of our nation's youth.
In addition to making the world a better place one bracelet at a time, Snoop Lion is a multi-platinum artist and entertainment icon. He's been on the A-List for over 20 years, banking hit after hit and with no sign of stopping. To wit, his foray into the world of reggae music on his upcoming album, Reincarnation, just dropped this week.
Snoop Lion has been a constant for a good bulk of our lives and it's tough to unearth new information on him, but we're dedicated to you guys so we did it! From why he identifies with the Lion to what inspired him to get involved with music, read the nine things you never knew about Snoop Lion (including one thing you probably already knew, but Snoop wanted to reiterate.)
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Lynn DeHay has just returned from a vacation with daughter Dawn, her husband Rufus Prince and their sons, Ryan, Logan and Carson.
The first stop on the trip was Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC where they happened upon a ceremony honoring the Korean War veterans. The group of six also toured the cemetery taking special note of the Kennedy gravesites and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Before leaving, they observed the impressive Changing of the Guard.
The family then boarded the Metro and headed to Washington, DC to tour The Mall. Although it was impossible to see everything in one afternoon, they managed to see the White House (outside the fence only for security reasons), the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Vietnam Wall and the Reflection Pool. They were able to see The Pentagon from a distance as they drove the maze trying to leave the city.
The ultimate destination was Brownsville, VT where the group enjoyed the beautiful scenery that the New England states are famous for. While there, the Prince family enjoyed an afternoon of horseback riding, but Lynn gave a pass on this activity.
On the return home, one night was spent in New Jersey before returning to New York City to spend the day. The day started with a ferry trip to Ellis Island and Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty.
Following their return to Manhattan, the tour continued to numerous landmarks, including the World Trade Center, The Trump Towers, The Empire State Building (which looks small in comparison to some of the buildings now being erected), St. Peters Cathedral (being renovated), Times Square, Broadway, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, and of course, the site of the 9-11 memorial. The group disembarked in Greenwich Village for lunch, and the Prince family chose to eat pizza from Joes Pizza, which was featured on Spiderman II.
And, since it was Dawns birthday, Lynn treated her (and the entire family) to a delicious New York cheesecake from world-renown Roccos.
A group met at Cracker Barrel to celebrate birthdays of four guys on Aug. 13. Larry Hills birthday was Aug. 1, Ellison Singletarys Aug. 7, and David Hiltons birthday and Ben Cokers birthday will probably be celebrated again on Aug. 17 and 18, respectively.
Also joining the group were Marvin and Carol Wiggins, with wives of those celebrating- Carolyn Hill, Celeste Singletary, and Polly Coker-along with Davids girlfriend Barbara. Old friends always have a great time together!
Genealogist Visit
Daniel A. Singletary recently stopped by Friendship U.M. Church Cemetery while searching for some of his ancestors. Daniel was on his way to meet a cousin, Michael Singletary, at S and S Campground.
When Ellison and Celeste Singletary stopped by, Daniel met another couple of cousins. He was also invited to attend the Cross, Bradwell, Grooms Annual Reunion on the first Saturday of July 2015 where he may meet some other family connections.
Spaghetti luncheon Aug. 31
The Spring Hill United Methodist Church is sponsoring a spaghetti luncheon (spaghetti, salad, roll, tea and dessert for $7) on Sunday, Aug. 31 from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the churchs social hall located at the intersection of Old Guillard and Spring Hill Church roads in the Sandridge Community.
Spring Hill United Methodist Church will begin services at 9:15 a.m. on Aug. 31.
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The Israeli city was hit by a bus bomb on Wednesday morning and the authorities have told the Spanish side not to fly out.
Initial reports suggest the game will now be played in a week's time on 29 November at Haifa's Kiryat Eliezer Stadium.
The clash is not the only sporting event to be affected by the situation - with UEFA asking England to stand by to host next month's U21 European Championship if the trouble continues to escalate.
The European Olympic Committee have moved next month's general assembly and executive committee meeting from Israel to Italy due to the unrest, with several representatives refusing to travel to Eilat.


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Letters to the Editor: 07.17.08
Don't cut pickups
After only having one trash pickup because Friday, July 4th was a holiday, I am convinced that having only one pickup per week will never work. Too much trash accumulates between long pickups, especially during holiday weekends. If the city approves this plan, my suggestion would be to take all trash that doesn't fit in your garbage can and put it on the door steps of our Mayor and all the City Councils personal homes. If this doesn't catch their attention, I don't know what will. By the way, they don't need a raise either.
Martin Peña
Name change good
I can't believe this city. There was a great ball field in Chicago called Comiskey Field, it was that name forever. Gee! Someone paid big money toward the field and a new name was born and Chicago and the White Sox survived.
Don't improve a potential real asset to Corpus Christi because the name would change. If the Labontes are such great natives I'm sure they would not be put off by a name change so that the potential for an improved park moved forward. Did anyone ask?
Nancy Calcaterra
Therapy works
I would like to comment regarding chelation treatments which the "detractors" call "voodoo medicine." ("Parents providing therapy detractors call voodoo medicine," July 9)
This would imply that chelation treatments are administered in a haphazard manner by untrained persons without due research. I would like to clarify for your readers that this is not the case. My son undergoes chelation treatment twice a month under the hand of Dr. Bryan Jepson, who is a board certified physician and the Director of "The Thoughtful House" in Austin. Other experts in the field (all are published) include: Dr. Nancy O'Hare, who is a board certified pediatrician and Dr. Sidney M. Baker, who is a graduate and former faculty member of Yale Medical School. I am quite certain that Yale Medical does not offer voodoo as a core or elective course for its medical students.
This being said, I have observed a direct correlation with chelation and my son's improvements in his battle with autism. This is seen with his heavy metals test showing the amount of mercury the chelation excreted and the benchmarks he surpasses at school each week. I encourage the parents of Autistic children to seek out established MD's who are in the Defeat Autism Now (DAN) program.
Matt McKeown
Victims' rights
As I watch the news coverage on the death of the 13-year-old girl, I am left wondering one thing. What about the rights of the victim? We are more concerned about the accused.
The man that executed her deserves the same punishment. Our justice system is the best in the world, unless you are a victim. They have no rights.
Years ago I had a friend who was a retired police officer. One day he said the death penalty might deter crime if it didn't take 10 to 20 years to carry it out. That 13-year-old girl had no choice of 10 to 20 years, and the system that was supposed to protect her, failed her miserably.
Mike Looney
Right candidate
Todd Hunter has been a resident of Corpus Christi for 30 years and has always gone above and beyond to help out the community. He is a strong advocate against higher taxes and will make sure that the working families of District 32 keep more of their hard earned money. I am certain that he will fight to put an end to the Margins Tax on small to medium sized businesses.
Todd has always been a strong advocate for better public schools and local higher education initiatives. He understands that the education of our students is a vital part of the continued success of the Coastal Bend. He is a supporter of our community colleges and Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. I know that his leadership will help TAMUCC finally attain their goal of opening an engineering school.
Finally, I know that Todd Hunter will make sure our streets and families are safe. He supports stronger border security measures in order to ensure that we keep drugs and terrorists out of our state. And, I know that he will support all initiatives that will increase the ability of our hard working, local law enforcement to do their jobs.
Todd Hunter is the right candidate for state representative of District 32!
Elenita Collins
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Trans March route
Ward 27 Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam says she plans to push for the official Pride Toronto Trans March to take Yonge St in 2013.
"I would love to find a way to create the conditions where the Trans March can march down Yonge St, so they can stay unified. It's not lost on me that when the Trans March is split up into two marches, it doesn't have the same type of visual clout," she says.
For the past two years, Trans March organizers, both official and unofficial, have pushed for the march to go down Yonge St, like the Dyke March and the Pride parade.
This year, PT executive director Beaulieu told Xtra that he is not opposed to moving the march to Yonge St in the future. "[The Trans March] is on Friday night. There are some logistical issues with the road and traffic, so we work with the city to try and find a time and a place that's safe and a location where it can be put on successfully."
Wong-Tam says she will start to reach out to the trans community and PT to find a way to shift the route off Church St to Yonge St.
Activist Christin Milloy, who organized the "unauthorized trans march" immediately following the official march, says she is pleased to hear that.
If traffic concerns from Toronto police are the obstacle, Wong-Tam says, she's confident there will be a way to work around that. "Maybe that is having a night march after rush hour that begins at 8pm. It's still bright out.
"I said to Kevin, let's give the trans community what they need, which is a march down Yonge St, and that's what we should provide."
Hidden Cameras at Harbourfront
If you weren't too hung-over, the free concert by Canadian queer rockers Hidden Cameras at Harbourfront was the perfect way to relax Sunday night after a Pride party weekend.
The show was a fitting salute to Toronto's Canada Day weekend. A handful of fans got up and danced in the aisles. Others waved both rainbow and Canada flags.
The Hidden Cameras, whose music is often described as "gay church folk," are a powerhouse ensemble of horns, vocals and strings headed up by gay indie musician Joel Gibb.
The sprawling 11-piece ensemble included a six-member choir. At one point, members of the band leapt into the audience and kept playing.
Although the band has been active since 2001, its live gigs have become a rarity since Gibb moved to Berlin almost seven years ago. This summer marks the group's first Canadian tour since releasing Origin:Orphan, their acclaimed fifth CD, in 2009.
The Hole-y Army
The Hole-y Army art project, made up of 103 elaborately crafted vagina puppets, was an explosion of sex and colour at the front of Saturday's Dyke March.
The army, a large-scale community project involving textiles and performance, first premiered at New York's Dyke March – which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year and attracted 20,000 people – says Canadian artist Coral Short, who is based in New York.
The puppets were created by Short with choreography by Brooklyn's Ariel Speedwagon, who also served as the drill sergeant. Short came up with the idea about a year ago and started making the puppets in January.
"I went to my first Dyke March in New York last year and I just thought the march needed more art, and I thought I would do a project with trans inclusion, because there is still that issue in the marches," she says. "The army is about dykes past, present and future, as well as part-time dykes, which is bisexual, pansexual, queer dykes."
Short says some marchers in New York are still resistant to trans inclusion. "[Marchers] get asked, 'Do you belong here?' Many of my friends don't go . . . There's some second-wave feminists who really don't like trans women."
So she created an army of vagina puppets, all unique, colourful, beautiful. All women, all genders. "So it's really great we were there and vocal, and we made this huge radical queer space in New York." That's the message, she says: "We all belong here."
Toronto's Dyke March was very different, Short says. "We didn't have the same issue in Toronto. Here people were more open-minded. Canada is more open-minded.
"The Dyke March is a protest march, and in Toronto it really was this year . . . It was a beautiful sight to see."
WorldPride problems
Wong-Tam was saddened to hear news of the downscaling of London's WorldPride and says she vows not to let the same thing happen to Toronto.
"I am committed to Pride Toronto and all our community partners to ensure we don't just host a satisfactorily okay WorldPride. I want us to set the benchmark for WorldPride. WorldPride is a fairly new institution, and I want to do the best job possible."
Wong-Tam notes this is an opportunity for the City of Toronto to promote its LGBT community and promote the city to the world. "I don't want to squander that opportunity."
At the 11th hour before the start of WorldPride, London city politicians called emergency meetings to try to salvage the international festival, which will no longer feature cars or floats during the July 7 parade, won't have any official events in the gay district of Soho, and will have a more time-constrained rally at Trafalgar Square.
Councillor Shelley Carroll on Pride
Like Councillor Wong-Tam, Councillor Shelley Carroll thinks the parade was less corporate this year than it has been recently.
"I noticed that the whole thing felt more organic. Walking through the Pride Village -- and while there were still products being sold, it was a little less shameless."
Competing Pride and Canada Day parties probably did affect the numbers, she says. Carroll participated in both the Pride parade and the Dyke March.
"It likely reduced the overall number of local people coming down. There was still lots of fun, and I met many out-of-town people, but in terms of community numbers, I think that was probably down a bit."
Carroll says this is just fine. A great city has a vibrant culture, and that includes many festivals and events every weekend.
"That's what you want. That's what makes people decide they could not live anywhere else. They want to live here and work here and all the rest of it. That's a good thing."
Queers Against Israeli Apartheid booed
Local activist Nedal Sul says he was hit with a water bottle and booed while marching with Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) during the Pride parade.
Sul wrote on his Facebook, "Marching with QuAIA consisted of water bottles thrown at us, booing, middle fingers, sudden outbursts and some trying to overpower our voices with sirens but we combat all of that with more chants, more peace signs, more dancing and more resiliency! Apartheid, you can't hide anymore no matter how hard you try to cover your shit up.'"
Sul says other people yelled at QuAIA marchers and gave them the middle finger.
"Yup, all the things I wrote on my status happened. Someone threw whatever was left of her water bottle then the actual bottle at me while the police were there and didn't do anything. Another friend in the group told me that they were also hit by a water bottle. After that, there was a group from the crowd who booed their lungs out."
At one point, Sul says, a woman, "turned on loud sirens from her microphone until we passed."
"However, the support definitely outnumbered the rage, with a lot of people cheering for us. I just found it interesting how enraged some were and their immature reactions."
QuAIA member and marshal Tim McCaskell says he didn't see anyone throwing water bottles. There were about 150 that marched in the QuAIA contingent. "It's hard to tell. Everyone claps during Pride."
"A couple people screamed at us, told us we should go and do this in Gaza, but nothing like last time, where we had to get the [Jewish Defense League] escorted out of our contingent three or four times," he says. "There were a couple boos, but generally the reception was very warm."
McCaskell says QuAIA was "quite far away" from Kulanu's contingent.
Just before the parade, the Pride dispute resolution panel decided that QuAIA was eligible to march, according to Pride Toronto and the City of Toronto's guidelines.
The panel dismissed a complaint from the League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada.
Laurel Broten buttons
Queer Ontario vice-chair Casey Oraa says he is insulted by buttons distributed at Toronto Pride that refer to Education Minister Laurel Broten as a "GSA Superhero."
"The youth are the heroes," Oraa says. "They are the ones who led the charge."
Gay-straight alliance student activist Leanne Iskander says she saw the buttons but has "no comment."
Oraa and Iskander recently teamed up to pen an open letter challenging Pride Toronto's decision to name Broten as co-grand marshal.
The Ontario Women's Liberal Commission (OWLC) created the buttons, says president Amy Carroll.
"The buttons were handed out to volunteers walking with the Liberal Pride parade float and to people attending the parade," she says. "They were a surprise hit, so we will definitely be looking into making even more buttons next year."
Carroll says the idea came from a brainstorming session.
"Buttons featuring Laurel Broten were a natural fit for us. She is a strong female politician who took a principled stand on an important issue. We think her leadership on GSAs is reflective of the sort of legislation that progressive women can be effective advocates for."
But Oraa disagrees.
"The Liberals were forced to take a principled stand," he says. "They didn't want to see their bill die. The youth who will continue to fight are the real heroes responsible for getting this bill in place because they kept the issue alive."
While the button may have been well intentioned, Oraa says, it is "disrespectful to the history."
"There seems to be an active campaign to rewrite the history of this bill," he says. "The Liberals knew about the students and the ban on GSAs in Catholic schools for over a year and they refused to take action. Willful inaction."
Lucas Silveira proposes at Pride
Onstage, in front of thousands of people at Toronto Pride, Lucas Silveira, frontman for The Cliks, got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, Skye Chevolleau.
Silveira says he'd been planning the big moment for months. He decided he would ask Chevolleau, who is also a singer, to join him onstage for a duet. "She's really shy, but after thinking about it she said, 'Okay.' I just knew I needed to get her onstage."
In the hours leading up to the show, Silveira says, he was nervous. "It was nerve-wracking! Which was weird because I don't usually get nervous before a show. I couldn't hide it from her."
Somehow he managed to keep it a secret. The couple's mutual friend Lexi Tronic was in on the plan and passed the ring to Silveira onstage. Chevolleau's family was watching. Her mom was in tears.
"Skye had this look on her face like she didn't quite understand what was happening," Silveira says. "So I just got down on one knee, looked up at her. She started to cry and put her hands all over her face. The crowd went wild, and, like a gentleman, I asked her if she would marry me."
Her answer? "Fuck yes."
Silveira says he hasn't stopped smiling.
"I have this huge smirk on my face that I haven't been able to get off," he says. The couple has been together for one year.
Silveira's only regret is that his parents couldn't be there to witness the moment, because they live in Portugal. "But they knew it was happening and they love Skye. This is just awesome. I feel awesome."
His desire to tie the knot has surprised Silveira. "I'm not necessarily anti-marriage, but I always thought it wasn't for me. After meeting Skye, something inside me changed. I don't know what it was. Maybe when you really find somebody that you can see as a partner for the rest of your life, something inside of you changes . . . I dunno. I love the crap out of her."
Ismaili Queers
For the first time ever a contingent of Ismaili Queers (IQ) marched in the Toronto Pride parade.
Ismaili Queers: Advocates for Pluralism, a community group of LGBT-identified Shia Ismaili Muslims, say they were following the leadership of other Muslim community groups like Khush, ASAAP and Salaam.
The theme of their first float was Love: Connecting Ismailis of Many Ancestries.
There are Ismailis throughout the world with many different cultural roots, a news release states. "It's a community comprised of South Asian, Middle Eastern/Persian, Central Asian, and East African influences. This plurality was reflected in the Pride attire and float decor."
IQ, which formed in 2008, aims to create visibility and advocate for inclusion and acceptance within the greater Ismaili and queer communities and to provide a safe space for Ismaili queers, regardless of their comfort with being "out" in the general public.
During the Toronto Pride parade, spectators cheered and marchers chanted, "Allah is my ally" and "Marching for those who can't."
Dirty sexy Church St
It seems Pride Toronto threw a mega-party on Church St and left the local business association to clean up the mess.
David Wootton, from the Church-Wellesley Village BIA says that once Toronto's party wrapped up, the Pride board hopped on a plane to the United Kingdom for London WorldPride, leaving behind a very dirty gaybourhood.
"Many members felt the street was left covered with grime and there were large grease patches on the sidewalk. The city told us they will clean the sidewalks for us."
The city had to send power-washing crews to the Village to hose everything down.
Councillor Wong-Tam notes that the $300,000 worth of in-kind services provided by the city covers road closures, police and garbage clean-up services. It does not cover power washing.
Wootton estimates that the cost of the cleaning ranges from $16,000 to $23,000. "The bill will go to Pride," he says.
But instead of getting angry, Wootton just shrugs it off. "We were discussing whether to do another street clean, then this came up, so if Pride can take care of it, that's great."


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Out on the health-care stump in Pennsylvania today, President Obama talked up the importance of competitive markets:
He continued, "An insurance broker told Wall Street investors that insurance companies know they will lose customers if they keep raising premiums. But since there's so little competition in the insurance industry, they're okay with people being priced out of health insurance because they'll still make more by raising premiums on the customers they have. And they will keep doing this for as long as they can get away with it."
Or until someone with common sense allows people to cross state lines to purchase insurance. But that would break the self-replicating chain of big government, so it's not going to happen.
Here's what always does happen: Democrats use disasters brought on by regulation to justify further regulation. Restraining insurance companies won't be the last step in that chain, of course. When government-imposed price caps suck the incentive out for insurance providers, lawmakers will go on TV wielding a report about how underserved the insured have become. This will justify new guidelines for what providers will then have to offer. It never ends.
We saw this with the housing boom and bust. Government-imposed equality of ownership distorted the market. The follow-up disaster demanded — what else? — government-imposed regulation. Wealth redistribution is the gift that keeps on taking.