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The US State Department is sending a representative to an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (read: Organization of Islamic Domination) meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss banning any and all criticism of the bloodthirsty, savage, backwards-assed, religion of murder called Islam. It's about time!
You have to give it to the State Department. Nobody kisses the asses of the world's savages any better. But AWD thinks this banning defamation of savage Islam is a wonderful idea! For too long, the murderous, ignorant, worthless brutes who subscribe to the religion of murder who call for the death of all infidels and the elimination of Israel…and who explode schoolchildren, stone and hang their women, prohibit women from education, cut off the tingly parts of female children, ban music and art, and whose greatest contribution to the world is the IED…have been for too long criticized by the Western world. How un-PC can we be? We certainly wouldn't want to hurt the feelings of 7th-century savages dedicated to death, destruction and total world domination!
The OIC's mission is noble, but short-sighted. They say:
We must emphasize that there is no hierarchy of human rights whereby a single right can trump others. Freedom of opinion and expression is among the fundamental rights.It does not include a licence to hate mongering. Freedom of expression does not mean the right to vilify. Our position must also be rooted in history and culture. Having indicated our seriousness at building consensus, we must seek to be reciprocated in the same spirit. We need to seek multi-stakeholder support for an international discourse seeking an intercultural solution – A solution that acknowledges that denigration of symbols and personalities sacred in Islam must be viewed as a matter of identity. It inflicts the psyche of Muslim all over the world. It is in that context that we seek an end to the systematic pattern and increasing frequency of events that contribute towards stereotyping, stigmatization and alienation of Muslims. Such events constitute an affront to human dignity violating the whole range of human rights of victims.
Yes, this defamation of Muslim savages must stop, less we hurt their feelings while they're decapitating or exploding us!
Hey, while we're at it, why not extend this anti-defamation to other religions and peoples? If it is good for Muslims, what about others? What about Mormons? How is it the number one Broadway musical makes fun of people who have multiple wives and wear magic underwear? Those milk-drinking, party poopers of the Mormon religion who believe they will one day be Gods certainly need protection from ridicule, yes?
And what about those greedy, penny-pinching, Jesus-killers called Jews? Why is the UN and the OIC not willing to extend the ban on any criticism to those Red Sea Pedestrians who live in the Little Satan and are directly responsible for everything wrong in the world?
AWD also calls for a ban on any remarks that would insult those child-molesting lushes in the Catholic Church! Add to that list a ban from criticizing backwards-ass, snake handling, make-up banning, no-dancing Baptists who are so dull they make the Mormons look like a Mardi Gras party! Certainly, these groups of religious weirdos should be protected against criticism!
And why stop at banning defamation of religions? Why not ban criticism of people? I would like to never hear another word that is hurtful to those PC, libtarded, square-headed Swedes in Minnesota that end every sentence with the term "uff-da" and elect morons like Al Franken to the Senate! Or those purple-haired, sprout-eating, seashell worshiping, broke-ass, hippie-freakazoids in Mexifornia whose value to the world ranks somewhere between the cockroach and the rat?
Loud-mouth, obnoxious yankees who are incapable of shutting their stupid pie-holes certainly need protection. These blue-state refugees who move south after destroying their socialist hell-hole states only to brag about how it was "much better it was up north" shouldn't have their feelings hurt by Southerners who tell them "the same @#&*ing road that brought your obnoxious, uncultured ass down here will take you right back up to Joisey!" Yes, I'm very concerned about hurting the feelings of these yankee turds who destroy everywhere they go.
Oh, and what about greasy-headed, bean-eating Mexicans? It pains AWD to hear criticism of those undocumented Democrats who have broken into America and drive low-riders only so they can pick lettuce without getting out of the car and don't have checking accounts because they can't sign them with a can of spray paint. They should also be protected from hate speech…just like savage Islam!
And blacks? Well, they're already protected from criticism. Pillow-biting poofters, too.
Stupid, libtarded, worthless, mooching liberals so stupid they can't piss and hit the ground also deserve the UN's protection from defamation. And if you're going to protect libtarded idiots, why not the teabagging, racist, redneck, trailer trash conservatives? Well, because they're haters.
I'm sure there are other groups who deserve protection from mean, hate-filled words meant only to cause pain but I can't think of their worthless asses right now. AWD is all caught up in the spirit of tolerance and multi-culturism. So AWD calls on all lovers of liberty and freedom to immediately halt all criticism of cave-dwelling, donkey-humping Muslims and all the other protected classes listed here.
America's Founding Fathers did not intend on the First Amendment to guarantee free speech. They intended it to halt free speech from criticizing protected groups! I mean, duh!
The only group that shouldn't have any protections is the white man. He is responsible for all evil in the world and should be punished…nay exterminated…to right the wrongs he has done in bringing advanced medicine, technology, modern conveniences, space travel, great cities, art and literature, higher living standards, etc to the masses. After all, how much evil will we permit this white devil to do?
AWD applauds the State Department for having the guts to attend the OIC meeting to protect the feelings of brutal, savage, animalistic killers from the religion of murder! Maybe if we are nice to them, they will go away.


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Five soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord are reportedly under investigation for smuggling an anti-tank weapon off the base last fall, and a bust earlier this year by the ATF targeted a group of alleged meth dealers who also peddled assault rifles and grenade launchers. Welcome to the arms bazaar that is Tacoma, Washington.
An investigation into the origins of the bazooka (pictured left) is still ongoing, but JBLM officials claim it doesn't belong to the base. They took an inventory of the base's weapons cache and found announced they found "no discrepancies."
Image Source The M72 LAW, or Light Anti-armor Weapon.
Around the same time the Sheriff got wind of the rocket launcher, the ATF began a separate undercover investigation into a group of arms dealers operating in Tacoma. An informant purchased several guns from a California man named Carlos, so he took things to a the next level: he asked about acquiring meth and hand grenades. According to court documents unsealed in late February, Carlos told the snitch he happened to know some guys in Tacoma who could arrange just such a deal.
They arranged a meeting between the informant, an undercover ATF agent, a man named Raul, and another man, later identified as Javier Hernandez-Godinez. Standing in the parking lot of Tacoma's La Quinta Inn, Raul told the cops he sold meth by the pound, and also offered them a list of weapons for sale, including two fully-auto machine guns, an AK-47, and an SKS assault rifle. The group reconvened a few days later, and the undercover agent bought 30 grams of meth and a gold .50 caliber Desert Eagle pistol for $2,200.
Discussing future deals, Raul said he could get machine guns, but first he'd have to talk with his supplier, who he referred to as "The White Lady," according to court documents. At a pair of subsequent rendezvouses, the agent and informant bought another 118 grams of meth and five pistols for a combined $5,300.
The first machine gun deal took place in Hernandez-Godinez's garage in east Tacoma. Javier and his brother Jorge were offering a .308 caliber rifle and a .762 caliber SKS assault rifle, but there was a hitch: neither gun was actually fully-automatic. The ATF agent tried to explain, but the brothers weren't convinced. Javier finally figured it out when the undercover agent asked him to pull out his personal weapon -- a Glock .45 tucked in his back waistband -- and compare the sounds made by the rifles and pistols when they were cocked and dry fired. The deal still went down, and the agent actually managed to negotiate a discount on his next meth purchase because of the mix-up.
Still set on meeting the mysterious "White Lady," the agent and informant met with another arms dealer named Enrique "Ricky" Palomera. Ricky was offering up a .556 caliber "Commando" rifle, but was having second thoughts about the deal.
"Palomera said he might need the rifle because a guy owed him some money," court documents say. "Palomera, laughing, then racked the empty firearm, pointed it in the UC's [undercover agent] direction, but not at the UC, and pulled the trigger."
There was no round in the chamber, so the agent was fine, though presumably terrified. Later in the conversation, Palomera told a story about a man who had ripped him off for a pound of meth. The thief's corpse ended up wrapped in plastic in a house, destined to be dumped in a river, the court documents say.
Palomera eventually arranged a meeting with The White Lady, who was selling "an attachment that goes onto the end of a military assault rifle and shoots an explosive." The White Lady -- accompanied by a second woman named Amber Yehle -- could supposedly get regular grenades too. She eventually showed up with ten guns, including an assault rifle, shotguns, and pistols. Asked about the grenades and rockets, the still unnamed white lady said she got them "from a guy who is in the military."
The Hernandez-Godinez brothers were eventually arrested, and are currently charged with conspiracy to distribute meth, and being aliens in possession of firearms. They are in federal custody awaiting trial.
The White Lady turned out to be Alicia Lee Robertson, aka Alicia Gonzalez. Her record includes three previous felony convictions for possession of meth with intent to distribute, and she's now been indicted charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and an armed career criminal.* The latter charge carries a minimum 15-year prison sentence.
Palomera and Raul -- whoever he is -- have been indicted, but they have managed to elude capture thus far. Raul is not identified by his given name in the court documents, and a spokeswoman for the Western Washington U.S. Attorney says both he and Palomera are still being sought by federal law enforcement.
*This post was updated Friday at 1:37 p.m. to include additional information about the arrest of, and charges against "The White Lady," Alicia Lee Robertson. The original version mistakenly reported that she had not yet been arrested or charged. Her charging documents are viewable below.
Alicia Robertson, aka "The White Lady," Indictment

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| If You Could Go Back Into Time for 15 minutes.... - Lutcher Lad on 1/18/15 at 2:11 pm
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Good luck and thanks, Chief, for all you did for LSU while you were here. For the most part, your defenses were pretty stout and in my opinion, you did your job well. Of course, you'll understand that I can only wish you well as long as we are not playing you. I wish every coach on the LSU staff w...View Topic - Replies (23)
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| We just want ONE! - Lutcher Lad on 1/2/15 at 12:02 pm
How come we can't get one decent quarterback when Ohio State has 3 very talented and capable ones? We just want ONE! I'm not a Jennings hater...I wish the kid would be more consistent. He's great on one play and then he screws up on the next one. And the sensational freshman qb barely got any cha...View Topic - Replies (3)
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Why don't the politicians leave well enough alone? This case where the kid turned 19 and will not be eligible to play football for his senior year should be left alone. Rules are rules. If he were at a public school it wouldn't even have made the news but this kid has the rich and successful behin...View Topic - Replies (3)
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| LA. Politicians Gone Wild - Lutcher Lad on 4/10/14 at 9:57 am
Don't they have more serious matters to tend to than trying to get a 19-year old another year of eligibility to play football for Episcopal? Sure the kid has a sad story but there's a lot of sad stories out there- so why bend the rules for him? What makes this kid any more special than my neighbor'...View Topic - Replies (3)
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| All You Obama Voters... - Lutcher Lad on 10/31/13 at 11:57 am
How's that hope and change thing working out for you? Broken promises, outright lies and coverups..seems like the same old, same old to me. Obama will go down as the worst black president we've ever had... :popcorn: ...View Topic - Replies (8)
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| Better Get Used To It... - Lutcher Lad on 10/20/13 at 10:45 am
We are trending downward my friends...a 2 or 3 loss season will be the new norm for us. After last night, do you really believe that we are an elite team? Time for Miles to renegotiate his contract and give some money back to the university for his lack of coaching and poor game management. :banghe...View Topic - Replies (9)
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Bulldogs get their first earned win of the season. Injury plagued from the get-go, but still scratching and clawing as a dawg will always do. :bow: :bow: :bow:...
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Apparently no one wants this POS buried in U.S. soil- I say feed the corpse to the lions at the nearest zoo and make it a pay-to-watch event on television with the proceeds going to the Boston victims fund. What do you suggest?...
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I could swear that as the events were going on the media reported that around 50 shots were heard at the location of the boat where the POS was hiding. The chief-of-police even commended the police for using restraint and not firing back so they can take the POS alive for questioning. And later it w...
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| Can You Hear Me Now, Les? - Lutcher Lad on 1/1/13 at 11:54 am
It's time to hire a "real" offensive coordinator. We cannot go another season with the bull shite calls that ultimately cost us games. Even the ESPN announcers were calling the plays which is so predictable of a Les Miles team when we face 3rd and short yardage situations. That last series showed the ...View Topic - Replies (9)
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| Off to see the Wizard... - Lutcher Lad on 1/1/13 at 11:20 am
If only our head coach had a brain...if only he could speak in plain english instead of that Shakespearian bull shite...if only our team had a real offensive coordinator...if only Nick would have never left! I know that's a lot of what if's but my contempt for Les, even though his minions rave on his...View Topic - Replies (1)
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| Best Smoked Sausage is here... - Lutcher Lad on 12/4/12 at 9:30 am
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Well I finished this a lot quicker than I expected. This is an art trade with the always lovely She wanted me to draw the spirit form of her character Ocelleto (who has an absolutely AMAZING design I might add) I'm sorry I couldn't draw the wing claws but I wanted a pic with his back turned and him peering around at you. He just seems like such an intimidating and inapproachable character even though I know that's not the case with him. Maybe someone just told him they don't think history is a relevant subject when talking about present events. Anyway I hope you like it Chipster and thank you so much for trading with me
Beautiful work! I love the shading!
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Aw I'm soo glad!!! I totally fell in love with this char while drawing him. I would totally love listening to him tell stories all day. And that's when owls truly are the best. Thanks so much again for trading, I had a ton of fun. I can't wait to see your part. I know it will be awesome!!!


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I hadn't seen this shirt until it came up on Twitter today via our own Scott. Apparently these shirts had gone out of stock and were selling on eBay for a premium. Thankfully Nike got that rectified so that they can make money on the "money" image that Johnny Manziel created on draft night when he put his fingers in that pose as he strode across the stage.
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I decided to post this here instead of on Baby Names because you guys know my story and it's just easier. community.babycenter.com/post/a3906... That post has some relevant info
Vivienne's middle names are Elizabeth and Rhiannon. Elizabeth is mine, Rhiannon is Claire's. I've been strongly considering dropping Rhiannon from her name...I asked Claire and got no response. My logic is that Claire rejected her, so she doesn't deserve to have her name as part of Vivienne's, and that Vivienne might feel like the person who gave her her name doesn't love her.
Beyond that I never wanted to give her two middle names anyway, I have two and I actually never EVER use one (and funnily, it's Elizabeth I never use).
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LINE's Traveling Circus starts it's unparalleled 7th season off with a bang in Part 2 of "Everybody Loves Ramen." The highly anticipated conclusion of "Everybody Loves Ramen Part 1" solidifies Traveling Circus as the world's longest freestyle skiing web series. The crew's second trip to Japan sees them enjoy the glow stick nightlife of an Anime Party, the tasty treats and strange oddities of local fish markets, restaurants, and vending machines, numerous ski resorts, and tons of funky skiing. GFunk and the TC Crew send their soulful and inventive style into the creative stratosphere. Watch the adventure and prepare yourself to get weird!
4FRNT Skis Pro Thayne Rich built skis and answered questions during a livestream on July 31. Set in the Salt Lake City Batcave, the 4FRNT White Room, Rich delivers on the company's moniker of "Rider Owned-Rider Inspired." 4FRNT has revolutionized the ski industry with innovative designs, taking direction from their skiers to create the unmatched skiing experience. Company founder Matt Sterbenz champions the use of the sports greatest and most influential riders' experience to steer the direction of ski builds and technology. This is not factory pressed blandness or cookie cutter repeats. This is inspiration personified. This is innovation coming to fruition. Grab a treat and pull up a comfy seat. Enjoy watching skiing's Michelangelo create his David.
Photo by Will Wesson; LINE Pro Rider, GFunk Bestie, All Around Good Guy
LINE Skis teammate Will Wesson just so happened to snap a few photos of the Intergalactic Skiing Space Ranger, House Rider Garrett Russell, at Woodward at Copper. Garrett's famed Nose Block is sent further up the richter scale with the elusive Backpack Grab while LINE teammate Jon Hartman(another great mustache) lays a saucy under slash. Kelly Karis, videographer for Woodward at Copper, happened to capture the mind blowing trick. See the video below:
See the entire photo gallery on ESPN.com HERE!
Garrett is gearing up for more ski antics. He will be exploring the Patagonian Andes and Bariloche, Argentina for the remainder of the Southern Hemisphere's winter. The House is sending a team to document Garrett's 10th year guiding for SASS Global Travel. Keep it locked here for updates. #GarrettRussellExperience #theGRE
Ok, ok, yes, it's great that summer has arrived. Flipflops are spectacular, sand between the toes feels amazing, and dipping feet into lakes,rivers, and oceans is a nice reprieve from boot-bound winter months. A suntan(burn) on skin other than my face from nose to chin is a pleasant reminder that shorts and t-shirts are the seasonal uniform. BBQs, beach volleyball, slowpitch softball, boats, sunny hikes, SUPing, biking, climbing, coffee on Main Street, tubing…; the summer activities list is endless, the gals are sunkist, and everybody smells like Coppertone (mmmm…sunscreen is the best perfume.) However, I find myself daydreaming about the white room, graupel laden wind blowing sideways, hiking in single digits on frozen scree fields to get to the goods, the initiation of the turn…ahhhhh. It's an undeniable fact of my existence: I love winter. I love to ski. I love the snow.
I take solace knowing I am not alone. I am surrounded by winter loving, mountain day dreaming ski and snowboard *bums here at The House. We find it easiest to deal with our drifting minds by laughing at the stereotypical remarks found on every hill. These two clips are oldies but goodies. Laugh, high5, and dream of next winter my friends. It'll be here before you know it. Until then, we call next on bocce…
*Bum, when in reference to an avid skier or snowboarder, is a term of endearment like Bro, Brah, or Mi Amigo/Mi Amigs
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Béatrice is a farmer. This loan cycle is her first one with ACB. She is going to use her loan to buy 200 kg of potatoes, 50 kg of manure, a pump, and 60 liters of water, and to pay for labor.
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Béatrice est agricultrice. C'est son premier cycle de prêt avec ACB. Elle va utiliser son crédit afin d'acheter 200kgs des pommes de terre, 50kgs d'engrais, 1 pompe, 60l d'eau et paiement main d'œuvre.
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About Amasezerano Community Banking, S.A.Amasezerano Community Banking, S.A., is a for-profit microfinance institution founded in 2005 by the Rwandan NGO African Evangelist Enterprises-Rwanda and 61 individual shareholders, and has been a Kiva partner since June 2010. The mission of Amasezerano Community Bank (ACB) is to have a holistic, positive impact on the lives of poor people by providing quality financial services. ACB's client base is composed primarily of farmers, small-business owners, women entrepreneurs and low-wage private-sector salaried workers. Credit offerings are tailored to meet client needs, and include group solidarity loans, agricultural loans, loans for women entrepreneurs, small-business loans, and loans for salaried workers. ACB also offers mobile money transfers, currency exchange and life insurance services to its borrowers.
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KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Nov. 30, 2010) - On a mountainside plateau 7,500 feet high in the Taliban-infested Pech River Valley, something moved in the night.
It wasn't the wiry Afghans who reside in the mountains. They know when night falls to retreat to their homes.
It was U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lucas A. Kammerer with Bushmaster Company navigating the treacherous terrain in the dead of night.
"There's a myth, I think, amongst us coalition forces and International Security Assistance Forces that there are some places we can't go," said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joseph A. Ryan, Task Force Bulldog commander. "That is absolutely and unequivocally untrue. We can go anywhere we want to go. We have the technology to support it, but most importantly ... our infantrymen are tougher, stronger, more capable and better trained than the enemy is," the Pearl River, N.Y., native added.
Dispelling this myth, Bushmaster Co. Soldiers joined forces with Afghan National Army soldiers to complete the final phase of Operation Bulldog Bite in the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar Province Nov. 22.
Apaches attack caves
After conducting an air assault onto the high ground, Kammerer and his troops moved out.
"Picture the rockiest, crappiest terrain you can think of at 7,500 feet with 75 pounds on your back taking you down the mountain," said Kammerer, a squad leader from Nashville, Tenn., assigned to Co. B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog.
As they began the trek down, an AH-64 Apache helicopter screamed overhead and fired a volley of missiles a few hundred yards away.
"About 30 seconds after we landed, the Apaches lit somebody up in the caves we were next to, which is a disconcerting feeling, but it's all part of it," explained Kammerer as the joint patrol moved toward its first objective.
The area had been a stronghold for quite some time, and the Soldiers were finally glad to be up into the same mountains that overlook their combat outpost he said.
"It's frustrating because our base is just south of here, and we get attacked all the time, so we know they're up here," explained Kammerer.
Dawn objectives
As dawn approached, the separate elements arrived at their objectives. Resting on rocky outcroppings that overlook tiny villages perched on the mountainside, the Soldiers were sweating and cursing the terrain.
"It was 600 to 700 meters to reach our first objective and the terrain was loose, rocky and steep," said Kammerer. "Our objective was to clear the villages of enemies, caches or weapons."
Silently, the joint patrol moved out and cleared multiple locations at the same time just as the sun was beginning to silhouette the jagged mountains.
"It doesn't matter for us and coalition forces about the mountains," said Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Asauma Din, an infantry platoon leader from Kabul City, Afghanistan, assigned to 2nd Co., 2nd Inf. Bn., 2nd Brigade, ANA Corps. "We are always going where the enemy is. Our message to them is to come down and turn themselves in and their weapons and we will negotiate. We always approach them peacefully, but if they don't then we will come get them."
As the soldiers moved into the villages, they spoke with the locals and searched every possible hiding place for anything suspicious.
"When we started the operation, we joined together to search the houses," said Din. "But we don't want to have the villagers look at us with bad eyes, so before we search, we tell them we are here for their security."
In order for the ANA and U.S. forces to succeed, they need to let the people know that they are here for them.
"The large majority of people in this area are essentially indifferent to the fighting between us and the insurgent groups," said Ryan. "They don't take sides, they live with it and have to deal with it day in and day out. They're farmers, landowners and ranchers essentially. So we obviously take that into account when we conduct operations such as Bulldog Bite."
Improving ANA
One message operations such as this are trying to send to people is even if U.S. forces leave, Afghan National Security Forces will always be here to protect Afghans.
"We use this as an opportunity to talk to the people with our coalition brothers," said Din, who has wanted to serve in the ANA since childhood. "We can't let the outsiders influence the people to help the enemy. We want to fight their propaganda and tell them if we lose one soldier, then there will be three more ready to replace him."
Ryan agreed and stressed that the ANA are getting more proficient each day because of their desire to see their country succeed.
"Though they may not be technologically or organizationally prepared for the job they have down the road, the willingness is there and the heart is there," said Ryan. "They're willing to stand side-by-side with us and fight for their country."
Move at night, appear at dawn
After spending a few hours searching the village and talking to Afghan males, the soldiers pressed on. For the next two days, they moved at night and appearing in doorways at dawn, the ANA and U.S. soldiers established a rhythm of pulling security, searching and resting.
"I felt pretty exhausted after resting for a few hours, but I kept going," said Kammerer. "We don't have a choice. It's our job over here. That's why they call us grunts. It's supposed to suck and it's supposed to be hard. We're supposed to be dirty and tired and hungry. That's the way it's always been and that's what we do."
Carrying essential water, food and clothing on their backs, they had to ration out each meal and control their impulse to replenish the hundreds of calories burned during every hour.
Though the work was intense and painstaking, the joint patrol cleared every building on the mountainside taking few breaks.
"I don't remember where we slept ... it feels like a week ago. Where were we'" said Kammerer. "I remember sleeping for an hour and 52 minutes ... But it says to the enemy, 'Look, we're not afraid to get up here and walk around and duke it out with you.' From that aspect, it's a good thing."
Ryan echoed those thoughts, but doesn't underestimate his foe.
Enemy safe haven
"I give the enemy full credit. A lot of cases he's willing to stand and fight; stand and fight and die, but stand and fight," said Ryan. "I don't take anything away from his capability or his willingness to fight for his cause. But we want what's best for the large majority of the population of Afghans in the Pech. He wants what's best for a very extremely small minority of Islamic fundamentalists that see this area as a potential safe haven down the road."
Taking away the enemies' ability to hide themselves and protect themselves in the craggy mountainside is one of Bushmaster Co. Soldiers' specialties, said U.S. Army Capt. Thomas Whitfield II, company commander from Kingstree, S.C.
During the third day, Whitfield and his team wanted to talk directly to the village elders to let them know their suspicions of Taliban in the area and to hear their concerns.
"We told them we're not there to disturb their harmony, but if they allow the enemy to use this area as a staging ground or sanctuary, then they'll be responsible for whatever happens," said Whitfield.
The villagers nodded solemnly and added that U.S. and ANA soldiers were easier to deal with than Taliban because they didn't beat the villagers and threaten them into making food for them.
Cleared with confidence
While the meeting was happening inside a house, the vigilant soldiers peered into the shadows of the mountains.
"They're out there," said Whitfield. "But the enemy couldn't find an opening in our perimeter because of our posture and our ability to provide security."
Throughout the different phases of Bulldog Bite, the enemy probed the joint forces' defenses resulting in minimal causalities. Yet, the overall mission produced more than 150 insurgents killed, two training camps revealed, multiple weapons caches and an invaluable intangible.
"Confidence," said Whitfield. "It gave our guys confidence because it reminds them that we can go anywhere ... The best thing you can have is a confident infantryman, especially a confident Bushmaster. And that's the worst thing for the enemy."
The sun went down and the moon wasn't over the mountains yet. It was dark again and a few house lights spotted the mountainside. Calm blanketed the Pech River Valley and nothing, almost nothing moved except for a joint patrol snaking its way down to the valley floor.
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Rutgers starts well, loses to No. 7 Syracuse 78-53
Updated: January 2, 2013, 11:32 PM ETAssociated Press
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Rutgers coach Mike Rice said it felt good to be back.
Sort of.
Returning to the bench after a three-game, 16-day suspension for inappropriate behavior and language, Rice had his Scarlet Knights sensing something special against No. 7 Syracuse when they took a 20-18 lead on Eli Carter's runner in the lane with just over 8 minutes remaining in the first half Wednesday night.
Hope turned to despair in the blink of an eye as the Orange reeled off 21 straight points ...
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TIME and 20x200 collaborate for Sandy relief
TIME magazine's photography editors and the 20x200 art site have collaborated to launch Art for Sandy Relief. The program features a curated collection of iconic photographs, museum-quality prints being offered as benefit editions.
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Ruckus @ The Rock includes sledding, food, music
The Rock meets The Snow and The Cardboard.
The Rock Sports Complex, 7900 W. Crystal Ridge Dr. in Franklin, will host the first annual "Ruckus @ The Rock" from 10 a.m. to midnight March 9. The event line-up includes The Cardboard Classic cardboard sled race, pond skimming, Glow Snow Tubing, and two separate ski/snowboard competitions. »Read Full Article
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Chain restaurants would be banned on the east end of North Avenue under a proposal introduced before Common Council members last week.
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Wildland firefighters gained the upper hand overnight Thursday against a human-caused fire near Homer, according to an update from the Alaska Division of Forestry.
In a statement posted on the division's fire information website Friday afternoon, the so-called Sandra Street fire's size is reported at half an acre, down from an initial size Thursday of 8.3 acres. Alaska State Troopers first reported the blaze -- in grassy tundra containing black spruce trees and hardwoods , off East End Road near McNeil Canyon -- at about 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Air support was called in Thursday, with a helicopter dropping retardant and Palmer-based air tankers dropping water on the fire.
"With a nearby residence immediately threatened at the head of the fire, retardant was ordered and dropped on the fire to slow its advance," division officials wrote. "The Pioneer Peak Hotshots arrived from the Funny River fire to assist in controlling the blaze. The hotshots camped near the fire Thursday night and spent the morning mopping up before returning to the Funny River fire Friday."
Helicopter-attack crews from Homer and Soldotna, as well as Kachemak Emergency Services firefighters assisted Division of Forestry crews in fighting the fire.
Division spokesperson Sam Harrel says the fire is currently controlled and contained, with a formal announcement that it is extinguished pending confirmation. He says the presence of homes in the area made stopping the fire before it spread a high priority.
"They jumped right on it -- you can see the residences right there," Harrel said.
Harrel says the fire didn't ultimately constitute a major drain of resources from the 193,000-acre Funny River fire. No specifics were immediately available Friday on exactly how investigators believe the fire was started.
"Just the Pioneer Peak crew came over from the Funny River fire," Harrel said. "The helicopter, which was the eyes in the sky to guide the tankers…he also came over from Funny River."
While Kenai Peninsula campfires are permitted for cooking, warming or signaling, a burn suspension remains in effect on the burning of debris.
Firefighters Beat Back Small Wildfire near Homer
Wildland firefighters gained the upper hand overnight Thursday against a human-caused fire near Homer, according to an update from the Alaska Division of Forestry.
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All FastGamerr releases on ModDB and elsewhere have entered their end-of-life product stage for good in December 2015, meaning that absolutely no further technical support will be provided by FastGamerr. I am not omnisciently aware of how files that work perfectly fine on most systems can be harmful on others - use FastGamerr projects at your own risk! Deus Ex: Nihilum (DXN, DEN or Nihilum for short) is a First Person Shooter mod taking place in an alternate Deus Ex continuity - released on May 28th 2013. It features new made-from-scratch original content, while also extensively featuring material from the UNATCO Born mod (used with permission from fender2k1, UB's project leader) and Deus Ex: Revision (used in accordance with the mod's license).
Quick and dirty pros/cons list;
+A pretty well told Deus Ex story, with your classic web of conspiracies and betrayals. There's a few odd discrepancies with established canon. Overall, though, it's very well executed and well written.
+Characters are interesting, if not particularly memorable.
+I'm not going all affirmative action on you here, but I really appreciate the main character being black. More games need that kind of diversity.
+Maps are beautifully well made and filled with plenty of secrets - enough to delight any explorer.
+Locations are classic Deus Ex stuff, with seedy nightclubs and illegal laboratories.
+New guns are interesting and well implemented.
+Difficulty isn't too challenging nor easy.
+Lot of interesting new elements and mission ideas.
+Music is absolutely amazing and perhaps my favorite aspect of this mod. If there's a soundtrack around somewhere, I'd love to download it.
-Mad Ingram's voice acting... is not that great. And that's being charitable. He sounds stilted and addicted to Valium - if you intend to make another release, or patch or whatever, consider getting someone else to voice act Ingram. Most of the VA work is pretty good, though.
-The maps, while beautiful and well constructed, are almost too large and too empty at times. Berlin and Hong Kong are the worst offenders here. It felt like you could have decreased the map size, or at least filled these locations out more adequately.
-Some of the story beats are muddied or not well fleshed out.
-I wasn't a huge fan at the attempts at humor in this mod - both the fourth wall breaking references to Deus Ex itself and the obnoxious ham sandwich jokes. It's not funny just because you keep referencing it.
-There is a frustrating amount of backtracking in this mod.
-There were a few bugs, but I'm not sure if this is the mod's fault or Deus Ex's.
Anyway, overall I really enjoyed it. Had a few obvious problems with some of the writing and voice acting, but yeah. Good work.
Your mod is awesome...
Have your own storyline & nice GUI too
Keep it up dude =)
I got around to finishing this over the last few days, and I enjoyed it very much. The overall somber tone helped with the Deus Ex feel, the areas were big and open (With some very sneaky hidden areas, nice!), the overall detail was quite nice (bar a few misleading doors and areas). The difficulty was good overall but did find it had a few spikes here and there, where it took a good while to get past enemies sneakily.
The length of the adventure is good, rivalling the majority of most AAA Games these days, myself getting about 10 hours, but some of that may be just how Deus Ex is played ;)
The story was interesting and very conspiracy like, some good characters which unfortunately aren't revisited or seen again. I do think the game got a little bit Meta at some points but I guess that's what you were going for so no complaints on that!
The only thing that brought it down for me was Ingrams Voice. But such is the way of free Mods.
For me, Nihilum is up there with TNM, Zodiac and Redsun, is good fun throughout most of the adventure and has a brilliant soundtrack to boot!
+The levels are quite beautiful & big. Nicely designed.
+Characters are not particularly memorable but they do have good voice acting, and all play a part.
+Story was pretty good, encompassing conflict, espionage, terrorism and conspiracy. One that eventually leads back to the original Deus Ex.
+- a comfortable middleground in terms of difficulty.
+-Bob Page and Walton Simons are mentioned but we don't get to have a proper showdown. Instead we can cripple the MJ12 in a other way. Although I can see how they would be unreachable considering where the mod goes.
-Ingram's voice acting. I know hes supposed to be void of emotion much like the late JC, but this guy really sounded like hes been smoking a reefer before doing this. He comes off as more unenthusiastic than professional.
-Great architecture is let down by rather empty maps. Theres alot to see but not much to do.. sidequests are almost non-existent. The rewards for exploring are quite tame considering how much time is spent moving around.
-Lockpicks... lockpicks.. lockpicks.
-The attempts at humor really made me do a double take, I was really unsure if I imagined it or that it was really in game. It sticks out like a sore thumb and doesn't make me laugh or smile except maybe the first time Ingram said he wanted a ham sandwich.
I'm sorry but this just isn't very playable to me. I hate to give a low mark to a work of love like this, I can only imagine how much time and effort goes into these things, but this mod is nowhere near a 9 or a 10. Here is why:
- The levels are basically mazes, that leads to
- Lots and lots of backtracking
- I had to go guns blazing in the club in the first mission after running around for what felt like hours and searching every nook and cranny
- I couldn't find the right way for the life of me in the second mission after the robots activate, and I was done with this mod
I know good Deus Ex when I see it and this unfortunately isn't it, but it's still better than human revolution, I mean less annoying.
Edit: my review above concerns only the first two missions of this mod. As I learned playing it gets much much better afterwards, it was a pleasant surprise. I still give 5/10 to the first two missions but the rest of this mod is good, sometimes even very good.
This long awaited mod has everything you would wish for. The gun models are very good, the soundtrack fits the theme and the voice acting is hilarious.
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Vt snowmobile, bike path bridge in place in St. JohnsburyThe Associated Press | October 12,2013ST. JOHNSBURY A St. Johnsbury recreation path is now connected to the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, which is to run 93 miles across northern Vermont.
The connection came Thursday when a 75-foot-long recreation bridge was lowered into place above St. Johnsburys Vernon Street.
Its part of construction on 15 miles of the trail from St. Johnsbury to West Danville that includes an even larger bridge in Danville that is due to be installed later this month.
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Francesca Grillo, on trial with her sister Elisabetta accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi, is due to give evidence for a third day today.
The 35-year-old and Elisabetta, 41, are accused of defrauding the former celebrity couple by spending £685,000 on credit cards belonging to them.
The court has heard the siblings bought designer clothes, shoes and luxury holidays on the cards.
The Grillos each deny a single count of committing fraud by using a company credit card for personal gain between January 1 2008 and December 31 last year.
Closing speeches are due later today.
Francesca told jurors that after her chat with Saatchi in July last year, she was left feeling "upset", "shattered" and "scared".
When asked by Jane Carpenter, prosecuting, if she considered herself a "shopaholic", Francesa replied: "I don't think so."
Nigella's former PA told jurors that she did "not know" how the statements she and her sister, Elisabetta, made regarding the celebrity chef's alleged drug use were made public.
Putting it to Francesca that she had not seen any evidence of drug use in the Saatchi household, Ms Carpenter said: "I suggest that you have lied about seeing rolled up notes, saying that they had white powder on them. Is that right?"
Dressed in the same black and white polka dot dress she wore for her previous two days' of evidence, Francesca responded: "No, I did not lie.
"I have no reason to lie - that is just the truth."
When challenged by Ms Carpenter about being part of a "good thing", Francesca said: "I didn't have to say I was part of a good thing, I was part of a good thing.
"They were part of my family. I was very, very, lucky. They loved me, I loved them back.
"I still do actually, despite I am (sic) defending myself from them, my family, I still have feelings for them."
Asked why she offered to pay back money to the Saatchi-Lawson family when she was confronted with allegations of misusing the credit card, Grillo said she had hoped things would get back to normal.
She added: "It's difficult for people to understand how close I was to these people... It's not like any person down the street. You want to make things better."
Asked, via a written question from the jury, about the nature of the authorisation for using company cards, Grillo replied: "It would either be Nigella or Charles, or an ongoing authorisation.
"There was no need (to seek repeated authorisation on some purchases).
"When running a house for someone like Charles, he wouldn't want to run it like clockwork.
"He doesn't want to be bothered every minute. He trusts me."
The seven men and five women on the jury were shown pages from Ms Lawson's latest cookbook, Nigellissima, for which Grillo said she and her sister contributed a recipe for lasagne which was published.
"She refers to two friends from Calabria, or two sisters," added Grillo.
She claimed that during her trips to her native Italy while employed by the family, she would use the company card to buy food items and props for Ms Lawson which were used in the book.
Ms Arden's re-examination of her client was brief and she has now started reading to jurors character references on behalf of Francesca.
Insisting she had only told the truth, Francesca said "Thank you Ms Carpenter" as the prosecutor wrapped up her questioning.
As well as a series of supportive letters from friend and colleagues, jurors were read references from two of the Grillos' other sisters, Anna-Maria and Michela Grillo, in relation to Francesca.
They described her as the "heart" of the family and the "cornerstone of faith, strength and positivity."
The defence case has now closed and Judge Robin Johnson has begun issuing directions to the jury.
Addressing the jury, judge Johnson said: "Your role is to examine the evidence and not be deflected by wondering why counsel and judge were not appearing to be getting on too well during part of the trial."
He added that any interruption by him was not intended to criticise either defendant or their case.
Judge Johnson also reminded the jury that the burden of proof fell on the prosecution.
Jane Carpenter, prosecuting, had started her closing speech.
Addressing jurors, she said: "There have been moments in this trial when it appeared that there were other people on trial, specifically Ms Lawson or Mr Saatchi.
"People have been focused more on Miss Lawson or Mr Saatchi, but any detail relating to them is entirely secondary to the fraud.
"The vast majority of the expenditure was personal and for the benefit of the defendants."
She added that jurors had to decide on the fundamental issue of whether the Grillo sisters had acted fraudulently.
Ms Carpenter said: "The prosecution say they did, time and time again, spending more as time passed, as they grew bolder and greedier."
Ms Carpenter added: "The suggestion that their expenditure was authorised was utter nonsense."
She went on to tell jurors that it was "regrettable" that the sisters' a Conarco card had not been scrutinised sooner.
Ms Carpenter continued: "Just because Mr Saatchi is a very wealthy man, obviously it does not mean that he should be defrauded by his staff - specifically Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo.
"But at times it has seemed that is what the defence has put forward.
"That because Mr Saatchi and Ms Lawson spent huge amounts on wine or dresses or whatever, it was just because the Grillo sisters were part of the family, they too were entitled to spend in the same way that the family did.
"That, you must appreciate, was utter rubbish and could not justifiably have been the case."
Ms Carpenter said that although the prosecution accepted that Nigella had been a "generous" employer, it was ridiculous to suggest that she had sanctioned the kind of spending that the sisters were doing.
She added that the celebrity chef had got it "spot on" when she said said believed the sisters felt a "sense of entitlement."
Ms Carpenter told jurors: "There were numerous occasions when the defendants could have simply said we were authorised to use the Conarco cards.
"Why didn't they, why didn't they? How simple it would have been but not once did they say that."
She added that instead that sisters had embarked on a "greedy and fraudulent free for all" abusing their positions and taking advantage of their employers' generosity.
Ms Carpenter has finished her closing speech and Anthony Metzer QC, defending Elisabetta (Lisa) Grillo, is due to start addressing the jury.
Mr Metzer told jurors that it is part of a judge's role is to protect vulnerable witnesses, and they had to decide if Nigella fell into this category, as a professional woman with an eye to public relations.
He added however, that it would be "quite normal" for jurors to feel "sympathy towards her personal life being exposed" in court.
Mr Metzer added: "This is a case with no winners.
"Not Mr Saatchi, not Miss Lawson and certainly not my client who is alleged to have breached the trust placed in her by a family she loved and still loves."
He continued: "The only people on trial are these two sisters, not Miss Lawson, despite her protestations otherwise on a number of occasions during the course of her evidence.
"Her (Nigella's) support camp, 'Team Nigella' or 'Team Cupcake' has even extended to the Prime Minister whose ill-made comment was rightly highlighted by the judge as irrelevant to your considerations."
Mr Metzer said that Elisabetta had only made the decision to go public with the celebrity chef's alleged drug after the infamous Scott's incident when it "appeared that the truth about Ms Lawson's drug use would emerge anyway".
He went on to tell the jury that as a "formidably intelligent" woman, Nigella recognised that she would have to make some admissions with regards to her drug use.
He asked jurors to consider the "addictive nature" of the drugs Nigella had admitted to taking, adding: "Do you think it is credible that she has just used cocaine on one occasion since Mr Diamond's death?"
Mr Metzer added: "Miss Lawson's evidence on drug use should be treated with caution, she found herself caught between a rock and a hard place - excuse the pun."


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seemed to work well, there seemed to be a drop in the indoor temperature following an abrupt drop in the outdoor temp. It seemed to take 12 hours for the indoor temperature to "catch up".
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I contacted a local plumber who installed the subject unit. It doesn't seem to be having any effect and I'm beginning to wonder if he put in the right type of unit. When I questioned him he said that's what the parts counter
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Sheep in Wolves' Clothing?
The 1990s have been a decade of upheaval in international financial markets. Much of the responsibility for financial instability has been placed on speculators, particularly hedge funds. Speculative capital has been characterized as "hot money", with capital flows driven by "herding" and "contagion" among players in foreign-exchange, stock, bond, and commodity markets. Policies to deal with financial instability by weakening, or even disabling speculation, have been based largely on anecdote, convenience (speculators have long served as scapegoats for various problems), and ideology, rather than careful analysis. Part of the problem arises from the secrecy with which speculators operate. Since speculative trading cannot easily be observed, it is difficult to assess speculators' contribution, if any, to financial volatility. This paper looks at speculative behavior in one of the largest, and most volatile, international financial markets, petroleum derivatives. It utilizes a large, detailed database on individual trader positions in crude-oil and heating-oil futures markets. The paper is exploratory, focusing on measuring and assessing the tendency of speculators to herd. Two theories behind rational herding behavior are examined - the asymmetric information view (poorly-informed traders make decisions based on observing well-informed traders, rather than market fundamentals) and the monitoring/incentive view (institutiona investors make decisions knowing that their incentives are based on performance relative to a benchmark such as mean returns for a group). These theories generate different predictions regarding the types of speculators most likely to herd. The evidence does not support the view that herding among speculators as a group is widespread in this market. In contrast, evidence in favor of a moderate degree of herding among one group of speculators, commodity-fund managers. The evidence is supportive of the monitoring/incentive theory, but not the asymmetric-information theory.
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