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We will be in the Rhine Valley for 1 or 2 nights for a short river cruise and
checking out some castles Need advice where to stay Bacharach or St.Goar or some other place Any suggestions?
The town websites list virtually every place to stay in their towns. If the place has no email and you have a recommendation, the tourist office can make the reservation for you. The Bacharach tourist office recently made reservations for me. Bavaria Ben's site (www.bensbauernhof.com) has some recommendations from his followers.
St. Goar doesn't have the number of half-timbered buildings that Bacharach has but Bacharach is easy to visit from St. Goar on a 10-minute train ride, and St. Goar does have a more scenic setting overall and is logistically a little more advantageous - as Brad says, Rheinfels Castle is right there - and the St. Goar-St. Goarshausen ferry is right there too so that you can more easily reach Marksburg Castle in Braubach (on the opposite river bank and to the north, the only never-destroyed castle you can tour, and a fine tour it is.) THIS PAGE provides a complete set of accommodations offerings in St. Goar - hotels, private B&Bs, pensions, and apartments. Apartments (holiday flats) tend to be a really good value in St. Goar. We found the Loreley apartments a great place to stay. For your river cruise, you'll probably want to start in Bingen to see the most - so you have to first take a southbound train whether you stay in Bacharach or St. Goar. You can get from Bingen back to St. Goar by boat in about 1.5 hours, but if you have the time, I suggest you stay on the boat to Boppard since the scenery between there and St. Goar is also very good. I'd cruise no further north than Boppard; it's a bit so-so from Boppard to Koblenz, and you'll have a long walk to the station from the Koblenz KD dock.
Do you stay in hostels? I've stayed at the St. Goar hostel (okay though you may be turned off by co-ed bathrooms) and Burg Stahleck above Bacharach. Burg Stahleck is one of the best run hostels I've ever stayed in and has a great view of the Rhine (but it's a little walk up from the River). It's generally packed (primarily with vacationing Germans) so reserve if you want to stay there. I've also stayed in a nice Pension in Bacharach - can't recall the name now. Any of the Pensions will be plenty clean and comfortable, and usually very reasonable compared to hotels. I think the town of Bacharach is a tad nicer. There are some towers and remains of walls as well as vineyards you can walk through. St. Goar would be better if you want to beat the crowd to Rheinfels. A local train runs between the two every hour for most of the day - be careful not to miss the last train of the evening. Guidebooks like Rough Guide, Let's Go, or Lonely Planet usually have more recommendations than Rick's books. You can also try tripadvisor.com, try their B&B listings.
The pensione Malerwinkel in Bacharach was recommended in Ricks Books. That is where I am staying in September. Seemed reasonable with good ratings.
Thanks for the suggestions staying in St.Goar just wondering if I can only see 1 castle Rheinfel or Marksburg?
Cheryl, My suggestion would be to stay in Bacharach, as it's a beautiful smaller town with some nice restaurants and less crowded that St. Goar (in my experience). For accommodations, you could consider: > Hotel Kranenturm (next to the tracks, but I didn't have a problem with train noise - owners are wonderful and they serve a nice breakfast and great dinners) > Pension Lettie (not far from Kranenturm, and Lettie is also a wonderful host - she serves either a German-style breakfast or fantastic waffles, and you won't leave the table hungry!) > Pension Im Malerwinkel > Burg Stahleck (Hostel) - if you want to stay in Castle above town with awesome views, this is a good choice (but usually booked up well in advance). It's an HI Hostel and they offer cafeteria-style service for meals. Even if you don't stay there, it's worth a hike up the mountain trail to have a "cool one" and enjoy the views. The station in Bacharach is unattended, but ticket Kiosks are provided. Happy travels!


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Washington - This week's raids on Swift & Co. meatpacking plants are manifestations of a Bush administration strategy to wield new legal tactics against illegal workers, while pressing Congress for immigration reforms.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that the government hopes that criminally prosecuting workers who allegedly use stolen identities will spur Congress to act, and send a message across America's borders.
"I'm hoping this is going to ... be a deterrent to illegal workers, (and) cause them to say that, you know, this happened in Swift, it could easily happen somewhere else," Chertoff said. "In fact, I'm pretty much going to guarantee we're going to keep bringing these cases.
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Officials of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union filed a petition Wednesday for a writ of habeas corpus in Denver's U.S. District Court asserting that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement division had violated the constitutional rights of the workers it detained. The union sought to have the workers released or be able to communicate with its attorneys.
U.S. District Judge John Kane ordered ICE to respond by Monday. Separately, the government disclosed that Swift had earlier fought the prospect of the raids in closed legal proceedings in Texas.
"The company ... did attempt to stop us from doing these raids by going to court," said Chertoff.
As it battled with the federal government, Swift conducted its own probe of suspect employees, and more than 400 were fired, quit or fled, he said. "We don't know where those 400 workers are," he said.
Some experts said the decision to lodge criminal charges, including identity theft, against 65 of the 1,282 people arrested in the raids in six states will be no silver bullet in the war against illegal immigration.
Worksite enforcement was "a relatively low priority" for U.S. immigration officials until April, when Chertoff announced that the government would target employers of unlawful workers, according to federal auditors.
Since then, the administration has sought to prosecute companies that provide illegal workers to the cargo, hotel, construction and restaurant industries on a number of grounds, including money laundering, conspiracy and possession of fraudulent documents. Criminal arrests have risen from 25 in 2002 to 718 in 2006.
Of the 1,282 arrested in the Swift raids, the overwhelming majority were held on administrative immigration violations. There were 65 workers charged with various counts of illegal re-entry after deportation, identity theft, forgery and other violations. In Colorado, 250 workers were charged with civil immigration violations, and 11 were charged criminally.
"When ... a business is significantly built on illegal labor, once we enforce the law, that's going to have a ripple effect" as suppliers, stockholders and consumers feel the pinch, said Chertoff. "And that's a way of emphasizing the fact that getting this issue of comprehensive immigration reform right is ultimately going to save everybody a big headache."
Chertoff said Congress needs to act on a comprehensive strategy to provide safeguards against the use of forged or stolen identities: the introduction of forgery-proof identity cards, a temporary-worker program and other reforms.
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers endorsed the Homeland Security tactics, noting that the Social Security Administration routinely collects money from multiple users of the same Social Security number but doesn't alert employers or law enforcement officials when it happens.
"This has really been a huge problem," Suthers said. "It ultimately needs a congressional remedy. ... But at least this action by Homeland Security shows they are focusing on the multiple use of Social Security numbers."
The government has previously gone after document-forging rings and distributors. Suthers acknowledged that the prosecution of individuals using stolen documents will be "catch as catch can." But, he said, "you need to send messages."
Judith Gans, an immigration expert at the University of Arizona, said, "The fact that people are ending up in jail as opposed to just being deported absolutely will have an impact on immigrants."
"We're not going to control the border until people realize that there are criminal penalties," Gans said. "Until we enforce the worksites, until immigrants can't easily find work, they're not going to stop coming."
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Jeff Joseph, a Denver immigration lawyer, agreed.
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In other words, if the Redskins were worth a shit, Rodgers' day could have been a lot more impressive.
Through the first two games, Rodgers is 55-of-79 for 813 yards, 7 TDs and 1 interception, with a rating of 127.2. Does anyone else smell another MVP coming?
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The mother of Army Contracting Command-Rock Island student aide Adam Geneva put her words into action - and the graduates at University of Northern Iowa will benefit.
Ann Geneva's hand-written letter sent to President Barack Obama last year set into motion the recent announcement that first lady Michelle Obama will address the students during the commencement ceremony at the Cedar Falls, Iowa, school this May.
Ann, a kindergarten teacher in Bettendorf, Iowa, sent her letter in July 2010, inviting the president to speak at UNI's graduation ceremony.
"In late February or early March, we received a message on our home answering machine that President Obama was not able to attend the graduation, Adam said. "Later that month, my mom received a phone call from Mrs. Obama's office saying that the first lady would be speaking at UNI's graduation."
Adam, a graduating senior in accounting and financial management, said he and his family will attend the ceremony on May 7, the day before mother's day. He's unaware of any potential for he and his family to meet with Mrs. Obama during her visit, or if his mother's letter will be mentioned during the commencement speech.
"If I get an opportunity to talk to the first lady, I will thank her for speaking at UNI's graduation," said Adam. "This will be a memory for a life time."
In the meantime, Adam will focus on his school work and prepare for finals. ACC-RI's Installations Division, public works team, will welcome him back in June. According Rosanne Spencer, his supervisor on the public works team, he has worked diligently the past two summer and winter breaks providing administrative support in addition to other functions.
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The phone message was sent to parents and staff at Viridian Elementary, where Oscar Figueroa had been principal since the campus opened last year.
"We are as taken aback as you may be and want to make you aware of the information the District has at this time," according to the message. It goes on to describe his arrest in Frisco.
Figueroa is now on administrative leave and no decision has yet been made about who will lead the school next year.
"Viridian Elementary is a top priority as we begin this new school year and as decisions are made concerning campus leadership we will keep you informed," according to the message. "The Viridian staff and families developed a strong partnership of support this past year. This will enable you to continue as a positive and caring school community for
HEB officials did not say if any concerns about Figueroa has been brought to the district, but they encouraged anyone with information about the allegations to contact Frisco police.
Figueroa, 46, faces a second degree felony. He was released from jail after posting bond. He could not be reached for comment.
He has worked for HEB since 2007. Figueroa spent most of his career in the Richardson school district, starting as a bilingual education teacher in 1991. He briefly worked in Little Elm for two years before returning to Richardson.
The Richardson school district was closed for summer break. However, spokeswoman Karah Womack said no one has approached the district about this matter or with concerns about his contact with children.
Little Elm ISD spokeswoman Pat Robbins could only confirm his prior employment at this time. She encouraged anyone with information or concerns to contact Frisco police.


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Clay County Got Jump on World War II
McTammany, Mary Jo, The Florida Times Union
Some old-timers say that in the days before the United States
entered World War II, military history was made in Clay County.
They say that the gods of war conspired in the sandy palmetto
scrub out near the old Camphor Farm and the future was cast for
the victory of the Allied Forces.
By 1940, Clay County had been invaded, occupied and almost
surrounded by forces of the United States government in
preparation for war with the Axis powers. The Navy was in place
just north in Duval County with two large facilities, and the
auxiliary air station southeast of Green Cove Springs was
growing rapidly.
But it was the Army, considering the vast acreage purchased in
the southwestern quadrant of the county (including Camphor
Farm), that had the greatest presence and impact on day-to-day
By October 1942, the United States was fully engaged in war.
The battle rattle emanating from strategists at the newly
completed Pentagon in Washington, D.C., was deafening. Camp
Blanding was selected as a secret training site for a new U.S.
military specialist -- the paratrooper. Men were going to jump
out of perfectly good airplanes. A remarkable thought
considering most people in those days wouldn't get into an
airplane in the first place.
Clay County residents went about their daily lives figuring out
rationing books, collecting scrap metal, listening to scratchy
vacuum tube radio broadcasts of the war news and worrying about
their sons and neighbors already at some front.
At Camp Blanding, 6,000 new recruits, all volunteer, arrived to
begin a new, rigorously scientific screening process to
determine the 2,600 enlisted men who would serve in the newly
created 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment. Officers and senior
enlisted men were hand-picked from National Guard units in
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Former Boy Scouts and rural farm boys seemed to be the best
suited. Scouting acquainted young men with the outdoors and
basic skills of building a fire or shelter and finding food.
Many rural farm boys had lived their entire lives close to the
edge of survival and were accustomed since childhood to pulling
more than their own weight.
Parachuting was in its infancy but seen as a critical
requirement of the Allies' strategy. Paratroops were to drop
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20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, is pussy psi 100+ up ;]
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i have a snafu malcolm 1.95 rear 100 psi max but i use 85 and wtp grippin front 2.25 110 psi but i have 80 i like that
I used to run low psi and it ruined my front rim.
And I think Maxxis is the best street tire to answer your question.
i run 100psi front and back
Well, over 2.0 is best for front and over 60psi;
For back 1.95 or lower is best, over 70psi is saving your rim;
I personally ride 70-80psi front 20X2.10 and 90-100psi rear 20X1.95. I am happy with it
i like 20x2.0
45 psi
I like a pretty fat tires
Wow bk has the valve cap spoke wrench 5 months b4 it came out
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Definition: Any process in which a new genotype is formed by reassortment of genes resulting in gene combinations different from those that were present in the parents. In eukaryotes genetic recombination can occur by chromosome assortment, intrachromosomal recombination, or nonreciprocal interchromosomal recombination. Intrachromosomal recombination occurs by crossing over. In bacteria it may occur by genetic transformation, conjugation, transduction, or F-duction.
Parent Classes:
GO:0006259 - DNA metabolic process
Child Classes:
GO:0000725 - recombinational repair (10),
GO:0006312 - mitotic recombination (1),
GO:0006313 - transposition, DNA-mediated (58),
GO:0042150 - plasmid recombination (4)
GO:0042148 - strand invasion (1),
GO:0071139 - resolution of recombination intermediates (2)
Term Members:
SSB monomer,
IS1 protein InsB (insB-4),
recombinase, DNA renaturation (recT),
ATP dependent, structure specific DNA nuclease - SbcC subunit,
transposase of IS30 (insI-1),
IS3 element protein InsE (insE-1),
IS1 protein InsB (insB-2),
IS1 protein InsA (insA-2),
IS1 protein InsA (insA-1),
CP4-44 prophage; IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-6),
site-specific tyrosine recombinase (xerC),
Holliday junction nuclease; resolution of structures; repair (ruvC),
branch migration of Holliday structures; repair helicase (ruvB),
branch migration of Holliday structures; repair (ruvA),
protein used in recombination and DNA repair (recN),
predicted protein (yncM),
DLP12 prophage; predicted recombinase (ybcK),
CP4-6 prophage; DNA-binding protein (yagL),
predicted IS186/IS421 transposase (insL-3),
IS186/IS421 transposase (insL-1),
IS2 element protein InsA (insC-1),
IS1 protein InsB (insB-1),
CP4-6 prophage; IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-1),
DNA topoisomerase III (topB),
IS186/IS421 transposase (insL-2),
KpLE2 phage-like element; IS30 transposase (insI-3),
transposase of IS30 (insI-2),
IS3 element protein InsF (insF-1),
IS3 element protein InsE (insE-5),
IS3 element protein InsE (insE-4),
DLP12 prophage; IS3 element protein InsE (insE-3),
IS3 element protein InsE (insE-2),
IS2 element protein (insD-1),
KpLE2 phage-like element; IS2 insertion element repressor InsA (insC-6),
IS2 insertion element repressor InsA (insC-5),
IS2 insertion element repressor InsA (insC-4),
CP4-44 prophage; IS2 insertion element repressor InsA (insC-3),
IS2 insertion element repressor InsA (insC-2),
IS1 protein InsA (insA-6),
IS1 protein InsA (insA-5),
IS1 protein InsA (insA-4),
IS1 protein InsA (insA-3),
IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-11),
IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-10),
IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-9),
IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-8),
IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-7),
IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-4),
IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-3),
DLP12 prophage; IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-2),
REP-associated tyrosine transposase (rayT),
Qin prophage; predicted transposase (insD),
predicted transposase (ydcM),
primosome factor N' (priA),
KpLE2 phage-like element; partial transposase (insO-2),
CPS-53 (KpLE1) prophage; prophage CPS-53 recombination directionality factor and response regulator inhibitor (torI),
Qin prophage; predicted site-specific recombinase (pinQ),
predicted invertase fragment (pinH),
CPZ-55 prophage; predicted integrase (intZ),
predicted defective phage integrase (intG),
Qin prophage; predicted defective integrase (intQ),
predicted protein (yncI),
Rac prophage; IS5 transposase and trans-activator (insH-5),
Rac prophage; predicted integrase (intR),
e14 prophage; predicted excisionase (xisE),
e14 prophage; predicted integrase,
CP4-6 prophage; partial regulator of insertion element IS911A (insN-1),
CP4-6 prophage; predicted phage integrase (intF),
KpLE2 phage-like element; predicted integrase (intB),
KpLE2 phage-like element; partial regulator of insertion element IS911B (interrupted) (insN-2),
CPS-53 (KpLE1) prophage; prophage CPS-53 integrase (intS),
nucleoid-associated protein RdgC,
CP4-57 prophage; integrase (intA),
ATP-dependent helicase (dinG),
RecG DNA helicase,
DLP12 prophage; predicted integrase (intD),
IS150 conserved protein InsB (insK),
KpLE2 phage-like element; IS1 repressor protein InsA (insA-7),
ATP dependent, structure specific DNA nuclease - SbcD subunit,
endodeoxyribonuclease RUS (Holliday junction resolvase) (rusA),
predicted recombination limiting protein (rmuC),
Rac prophage; predicted site-specific recombinase (pinR),
IS1 predicted transposase (insG),
e14 prophage; site-specific DNA recombinase (pinE),
integration host factor (IHF), β subunit (ihfB),
integration host factor (IHF), α subunit (ihfA),
DNA damage response protein / protein implicated in 16S rRNA processing and ribosome maturation (yqgF),
recombination factor (rarA),
site-specific recombinase (xerD),
recombination and repair (recR),
ATP-dependent DNA helicase (recQ),
protein interacts with RecR and possibly RecF proteins (recO),
DNA strand exchange and recombination protein with protease and nuclease activity (recA),
DNA helicase IV (helD),
regulator for fimA (fimE),
regulator for fimA (fimB)
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I have fair skin and i tend to get sun spots ( hyperpigmentation)so I look for products with high spf that won't clog my pores and worsen my acne prone skin. I read some very good reviews so I decided to try this product. I was not at all satisfied. It is heavy and doesn't absorb, it leaves you looking chalk-white. Plus it didnt protect me, I got the worst sun spots ever. I wouldnt recomend it.
I alternate this with Jan Marini and use it when I need total protection, especially in the harsh glare of Summer sun. The price is reasonable (compared to $50 for Jan Marini!) and it doesn't feel sticky, doesn't make me break out and absorbs quickly and easily. It's a "natural" alternative (zinc) to chemical barriers and a great heavy-duty sun block without the heavy feel. Love it!
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Petrona, who is married with four children, is a motivated member of the Trust Bank. As the family is quite large and her husband's earnings are not enough, Petrona has a clothing store. She is also a nurse. Petrona is starting her first loan cycle with Friendship Bridge and is requesting a loan which she will use to buy clothing to resell, including pants, shirts and tee shirts. She also sells traditional clothing. Petrona is most aware that this is a perfect time to sell to the influx of visitors that come to San Pedro at this time of the year because it is the "Fair of the Villages", and sales will increase. She wants to realize increased income by having enough inventory.
The women in the Trust Bank are very aware of the value of education and its impact on themselves and their children. Petrona has a daughter who is about to graduate from high school this year. The women have had little or no education. They are most pleased not only to receive financial capital in the form of the small loans but also to participate in the non-formal educational component of their monthly meetings. A Friendship Bridge Loan Officer joins the ladies and shares information about business and money management, marketing, pricing and customer service. They also learn about women's health, self esteem and domestic violence. The combination of the loans and education is called "Microcredit Plus" and it is unique to Friendship Bridge.
All of the ladies in the Trust Bank look forward to empowering themselves and eliminating poverty in their lives. The support of KIVA investors and Friendship Bridge is so very valuable and the women are most appreciative. Thank you to each KIVA investor!
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About Friendship BridgeThis loan is administered by Friendship Bridge (FB), a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that empowers thousands of impoverished Guatemalan women through its Microcredit Plus program. The program combines small loans averaging US$350 for four-to-twelve month loan terms with non-formal, participatory education.
As FB clients, women start, expand, or diversify their businesses and learn practical lessons on topics including business, health, and self-esteem. FB's clients borrow as a group, forming Trust Banks (groups of 7-25 women who serve as co-guarantors of the loan and act as a self-regulating support network).
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An entry for that Darksiders contest. I really wish I had access to a less blurry scanner for this, but I guess that's what photoshop is for.
Screw you, Galactus, you take forever to draw >:I
Screw you, Galactus, you take forever to draw >:I
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Ten years after the US invasion, what does the future hold for Iraqi citizens?
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Back then, everybody was writing about Iraq, but it's surprising how few Americans, including reporters, paid much attention to the suffering of Iraqis. Today, Iraq is in the news again. The words, the memorials, the retrospectives are pouring out, and again the suffering of Iraqis isn't what's on anyone's mind. This was why I returned to that country before the recent 10th anniversary of the Bush administration's invasion and why I feel compelled to write a few grim words about Iraqis today.
But let's start with then. It's April 8, 2004, to be exact, and I'm inside a makeshift medical center in the heart of Fallujah while that predominantly Sunni city is under siege by American forces. I'm alternating between scribbling brief observations in my notebook and taking photographs of the wounded and dying women and children being brought into the clinic.
A woman suddenly arrives, slapping her chest and face in grief, wailing hysterically as her husband carries in the limp body of their little boy. Blood is trickling down one of his dangling arms. In a few minutes, he'll be dead. This sort of thing happens again and again.
Over and over, I watch speeding cars hop the curb in front of this dirty clinic with next to no medical resources and screech to a halt. Grief-stricken family members pour out, carrying bloodied relatives—women and children—gunned down by American snipers.
One of them, an 18-year-old girl has been shot through the neck by what her family swears was an American sniper. All she can manage are gurgling noises as doctors work frantically to save her from bleeding to death. Her younger brother, an undersized child of 10 with a gunshot wound in his head, his eyes glazed and staring into space, continually vomits as doctors race to keep him alive. He later dies while being transported to a hospital in Baghdad.
According to the Bush administration at the time, the siege of Fallujah was carried out in the name of fighting something called "terrorism" and yet, from the point of view of the Iraqis I was observing at such close quarters, the terror was strictly American. In fact, it was the Americans who first began the spiraling cycle of violence in Fallujah when US troops from the 82nd Airborne Division killed 17 unarmed demonstrators on April 28th of the previous year outside a school they had occupied and turned into a combat outpost. The protesters had simply wanted the school vacated by the Americans, so their children could use it. But then, as now, those who respond to government-sanctioned violence are regularly written off as "terrorists." Governments are rarely referred to in the same terms.
10 Years Later
Jump to March 2013 and that looming 10th anniversary of the US invasion. For me, that's meant two books and too many news articles to count since I first traveled to that country as the world's least "embedded" reporter to blog about a US occupation already spiraling out of control. Today, I work for the Human Rights Department of Al Jazeera English, based out of Doha, Qatar. And once again, so many years later, I've returned to the city where I saw all those bloodied and dying women and children. All these years later, I'm back in Fallujah.
Today, not to put too fine a point on it, Iraq is a failed state, teetering on the brink of another sectarian bloodbath, and beset by chronic political deadlock and economic disaster. Its social fabric has been all but shredded by nearly a decade of brutal occupation by the US military and now by the rule of an Iraqi government rife with sectarian infighting.
Every Friday, for 13 weeks now, hundreds of thousands have demonstrated and prayed on the main highway linking Baghdad and Amman, Jordan, which runs just past the outskirts of this city.
Sunnis in Fallujah and the rest of Iraq's vast Anbar Province are enraged at the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki because his security forces, still heavily staffed by members of various Shia militias, have been killing or detaining their compatriots from this region, as well as across much of Baghdad. Fallujah's residents now refer to that city as a "big prison," just as they did when it was surrounded and strictly controlled by the Americans.
Angry protesters have taken to the streets. "We demand an end to checkpoints surrounding Fallujah. We demand they allow in the press. We demand they end their unlawful home raids and detentions. We demand an end to federalism and gangsters and secret prisons!" So Sheikh Khaled Hamoud Al-Jumaili, a leader of the demonstrations, tells me just prior to one of the daily protests. "Losing our history and dividing Iraqis is wrong, but that, and kidnapping and conspiracies and displacing people, is what Maliki is doing."
The sheikh went on to assure me that millions of people in Anbar province had stopped demanding changes in the Maliki government because, after years of waiting, no such demands were ever met. "Now, we demand a change in the regime instead and a change in the constitution," he says. "We will not stop these demonstrations. This one we have labeled 'last chance Friday' because it is the government's last chance to listen to us."
"What comes next," I ask him, "if they don't listen to you?"
"Maybe armed struggle comes next," he replies without pause.
Predictably, given how the cycle of violence, corruption, injustice, and desperation has become part of daily life in this country, that same day, a Sunni demonstrator was gunned down by Iraqi security forces. Lieutenant General Mardhi al-Mahlawi, commander of the Iraqi Army's Anbar Operations Command, said the authorities would not hesitate to deploy troops around the protest site again "if the protesters do not cooperate." The following day, the Maliki government warned that the area was becoming "a haven for terrorists," echoing the favorite term the Americans used during their occupation of Fallujah.
Today's Iraq
In 2009, I was in Fallujah, riding around in the armored BMW of Sheikh Aifan, the head of the then-US-backed Sunni militias known as the Sahwa forces. The Sheikh was an opportunistic, extremely wealthy "construction contractor" and boasted that the car we rode in had been custom built for him at a cost of nearly half a million dollars.
Two months ago, Sheikh Aifan was killed by a suicide bomber, just one more victim of a relentless campaign by Sunni insurgents targeting those who once collaborated with the Americans. Memories in Iraq are long these days and revenge remains on many minds. The key figures in the Maliki regime know that if it falls, as is likely one day, they may meet fates similar to Sheikh Aifan's. It's a convincing argument for hanging onto power.
In this way, the Iraq of 2013 staggers onward in a climate of perpetual crisis toward a future where the only givens are more chaos, more violence, and yet more uncertainty. Much of this can be traced to Washington's long, brutal, and destructive occupation, beginning with the installation of former CIA asset Ayad Allawi as interim prime minister. His hold on power quickly faltered, however, after he was used by the Americans to launch their second siege of Fallujah in November 2004, which resulted in the deaths of thousands more Iraqis, and set the stage for an ongoing health crisis in the city due to the types of weapons used by the US military.
In 2006, after Allawi lost political clout, then-US ambassador to Iraq neoconservative Zalmay Khalilzad tapped Maliki as Washington's new prime minister. It was then widely believed that he was the only politician whom both the US and Iran could find acceptable. As one Iraqi official sarcastically put it, Maliki was the product of an agreement between "the Great Satan and the Axis of Evil."
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RAWALPINDI, Oct 25: An anti-corruption court here on Thursday transferred to the accountability court a land fraud case in which property tycoon Malik Riaz and his son Ali Riaz are allegedly involved.
The anti-corruption court judge, Shakeel Ahmed, declined the request of the prosecutor general Punjab, Sadaqat Ali Khan, for adjourning the matter till after Eid vacations. The application seeking the case's transfer had been filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
It is alleged that Malik Riaz, his son and some officials of Bahria Town got 1,401 kanals of land in Azizal and Malkal villages near Rawat transferred in their names through bogus documents. The judge directed the accused persons to appear before the accountability judge on November 8.
It may be recalled that the Lahore High Court (LHC)'s Rawalpindi bench on September 19 had validated an investigation carried out by the Anti-Corruption Establishment into the case. It had also directed the anti-corruption court to decide the application related to the transfer of the case.
The case is based on two FIRs registered by the ACE in 2009 on the complaints of some of the land owners.
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Even three years into the brutal war in Syria, nobody can say yet how long it will take for the outcome to be clear. However, even before round two of the so-called Syrian peace talks wraps up in Geneva, one thing is very clear: With even a simple cease-fire disregarded in the besieged city of Homs, don't expect a truce tomorrow, let alone a treaty for peace. What is equally clear is that whatever ultimately brings this war to an end, it will finish in one of three ways and, sad to say, the probabilities are the reverse of what they could and, from the standpoint of our security, should have been.
Why? Because President Obama has dithered.
The most likely outcome, partly because of what the U.S. hasn't done, is that the despotic president Bashar al-Assad will remain in charge ... in charge of a nation increasingly in ruins, to be sure, but if those are the spoils of his struggle to survive, then for Assad, it still beats the alternative. Implications for us? He continues to cozy up to and collaborate with some of America's most obstinate adversaries from Iran to Hezbollah, not to mention geo-political rivals like Russia and China.
The second most likely outcome is that Assad goes down in defeat at the hands of rebels with their hearts set on an Islamic state, because those are the forces right now who have taken control of the revolution. No one has to tell you what that would mean to the security of the United States and our allies, adding a nation like Syria to the assortment of roughly a dozen countries that harbor the types of terrorists we went to war in Afghanistan to destroy.
The least likely outcome now is a new Syria ruled by secular forces. They are the moderates in this battle. In the early stages of the war, moderates ran the offense against the dictator. But while President Obama wavered in his support for Syria's moderates, al-Qaeda and other terror groups rushed into the fight with both money and arms from their sponsors (like Hamas, for instance) and hijacked the higher-minded motives of the mutiny. Granted, President Obama and the American public feel so burned by our long and arguably counter-productive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that there was no will to give these moderates anything more than financial support. And what good did that do them?
This doesn't even address our failure to use America's superior air power to turn Assad's inferior assets — his aircraft, his missiles, his runways, basically the tools of his terror — into rubble. We still could strike tomorrow if we wanted to, and we could do it from a safe distance, but even though it wouldn't require "boots on the ground," we don't have the will, so we won't.
Americans are chastened by hard and haunting lessons over these past dozen-plus years about the cost of going to war. But in the absence of significant American assistance to turn the tide in Syria, the death and displacement and destruction there, and the growing threat to security here, show the cost of failing to join the fight.
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The Boulder is rideworthy, so I put on the panniers and filled them up with a few necessities. Grampa loaded the old milk crate that's bolted to his Trek 800 and we headed out for an overnight trip on the C&O towpath, our first in at least 5 years.
We headed south from McCoy's Ferry. The first mile was rather noisy because of speed boats on the Potomac, but after Dam 5, we enjoyed a quiet ride. We passed up a few berries, a mistake because there were none later when we really wanted them. Along the way, we admired the cliffs across the old canal bed and the huge sycamore trees that grow on the riverbank. And the smells--river mud with undertones of fish, overlaid with floral scents and piquant notes of nettle--nowhere else can you smell that blend.
After 10 miles, we arrived in Williamsport, MD, where we toured the park visitors' center and detoured 2 blocks for ice cream. Back on the towpath, we continued toward the Cumberland Valley Hiker-Biker Overnighter, scanning the wide sandy bank for useable illegal camping spots in case the hiker-biker was full of boy scouts. Wildlife was abundant. At one spot where a small stream flows into the river, I saw a groundhog, a deer, and a great blue heron all within a few feet of each other.
The hiker-biker was empty. As we explored its small sand beach, a little soft music wafted across the river from a recreational community, but otherwise this shallow stretch of river was completely ours. The tarp went up quickly between two trees. The old space blanket and Thermarest pads spread smoothly over nice soft grass, and a light blanket and sheet were all the bedding we needed on a warm, humid night.
We ate our pasta with tuna and veggies. The music from across the river continued, a nice selection of classic country and rock. We danced around the picnic table to "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Kodachrome."
Night was falling, and "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" blended with the chirping of the crickets. Next we heard "pop-pop-pop" and colorful fireworks appeared in the sky through the tree branches. We scrambled down the riverbank and sat on a piece of driftwood for a fantastic display.
When the fireworks ended, we went to bed, but the party across the river went into high gear. The music grew steadily louder, sometimes accompanied by even louder karaoke singers with no sense of pitch. Eventually, thank goodness, the last one must have passed out, just before the thunderstorm. Once the winds and lightning subsided, the rain lulled us to sleep, until dawn when some fishermen put their boat in the river, hollering good-naturedly to each other.
The broken sleep made for a late start. We had coffee as we packed our gear, but instead of making oatmeal, we rode to Williamsport for breakfast. The Desert Rose Cafe had piping hot fresh coffee, a choice of breakfast or lunch sandwiches, a pleasant atmosphere, and the friendliest people ever.
After another 5 miles, we were ready for another break from the bikes. We made our way down the riverbank to a shallow stretch of water between the shore and a small island. Although not deep enough for a real swim, the water was cool and refreshing.
Just above the dam, we made one more stop where the towpath is chiseled into the cliff along the river. I was tempted to jump into the deep water, like some teenagers the day before, but I wasn't sure I could climb the cliff back to the towpath, so I settled into a shady nook and watched the boaters having their holiday weekend fun.
Much too soon, we were riding past the McCoy's Ferry campground toward our truck. Another weekend, another trip, one of many, many more, I hope!


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In a rural location between Weston-Super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea, Batch Country House is a former farmhouse that offers a relaxed, friendly and peaceful environment. Bedrooms have been refurbished to ...More about Batch Country House
Whether you're heading south west towards Devon or Cornwall or on your way north, Premier Inn Hotel Bridgwater, close to M5 junction 23, proves a good stopping off location. Or with more time in the a...More about Premier Inn Bridgwater
Near the Quantock Hills, Ash-Wembdon Farm is a 17th-century farmhouse on a working beef and arable farm, offering homely and comfortable accommodation. All rooms have en suite showers or private bathr...More about Ash-Wembdon Farm
Set in two acres of land, this 18th-century former farmhouse and family home offers comfortable accommodation in a friendly environment. Breakfast, featuring home-made preserves, is served in the dini...More about The Greenwood