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Bob Woodward also received leak
Bob Woodward also received leak of Valerie Plame's name and CIA status one month before Novak wrote about it. Is he another Judith Miller turncoat?
by John in DC - 11/15/2005 11:34:00 PM
UPDATE: Josh agrees about Woodward's apparently ethical lapse needing some explaining.
It's beginning to sound a lot like an intentional effort to disclose who this woman was.
It's also beginning to sound a lot like Bob Woodward is becoming our next Judith Miller. His repeated rants in defense of this administration, and against the special prosecutor, certainly take on a very interesting edge considering Mr. Woodward didn't bother disclosing that he was quite involved in this story, and was hardly the impartial observer his silence suggested he was. Not to mention, he knew all along that HE TOO had received the leak, suggesting that a clear pattern of multiple leaks was developing, yet he still went on TV and said that all of these repeated leaks were just a slip of the tongue?
Woodward, who is preparing a third book on the Bush administration, has called Fitzgerald "a junkyard-dog prosecutor" who turns over every rock looking for evidence. The night before Fitzgerald announced Libby's indictment, Woodward said he did not see evidence of criminal intent or of a substantial crime behind the leak.
"When the story comes out, I'm quite confident we're going to find out that it started kind of as gossip, as chatter," he told CNN's Larry King.
Woodward also said in interviews this summer and fall that the damage done by Plame's name being revealed in the media was "quite minimal."
"When I think all of the facts come out in this case, it's going to be laughable because the consequences are not that great," he told National Public Radio this summer.
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Hi, Bob Woodward:
It's me, Mort Twain. This is the most curious thing I've ever seen. You seem to have turned from a Wood into a Bush. Either way, you're a shrub.
And you seem to be hiding some strange new affinity for Bush and Cheney and Miller and Libby. You of all people.
Do they have something on you, Bobster? The nation is not in a good mood. The reason is treason, and we don't like it one little bit. The American people have been out back in the shed sharpening up their Bush-trimming shears and they can prune back bad wood and overgrown bushes faster than you can turn over a new leaf.
Why are you throwing away a career of respect and dignity in such an obvious, partisan fashion? Very, very curious, my friend.
You've been grinning like a Tim Burton creation after revealing that you got some inside information on the Plame case ... you're trying to get Scooter free. Do you need money that badly? It's very odd. You couldn't be defending these oil racketeers because you've suddenly found God. They are, in fact, the antichrist, and somewhow you are now on the payroll. What on earth is THIS about?
During this Bush frenzy of released evil, all kinds of spooks and spirits have been unleashed from the underworld. Whoever would have thought that Bob Woodward would write a book on Bush and suddenly put on a black cape and fly throught the ether of evil on their behalf.
How very, very strange and spooky.
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It's me, Mort Twain. Am I the only one who is horrfied over giving the bulk of Iraq contracts and subcontracts to the vice president's company? No-bid contracts. Contracts where they can keep the outrageous overcharges. Contracts given after the great corporate corruption scandals. Pure arrogrance. Falsified statements for war ... and then, HALLIBURTON gets the spoils? And, they are so arrogant they didn't care ... they actually rushed the contracts to Halliburton. No explanations. No apologies.
No one in the administration saying, "Oh, we can't do that, it could question our motives." Unless those were, in fact, the motives.
Why is no one connecting this rather large dot? The pure elitism of it. The grotesque conflict of interest. The final merge of the military-industrial complex in a blatant way that would make Eisenhower cower! (the same Einsenhower who gave ANWR to the people of the United States as a pristine wilderness).
Why is there not one single story about Enron's Ken Lay and his endless delay to justice? Bush's friend, "Kenny Boy." The media just parrots back the White House line, "Oh, it's a very complicated case." It's not that complicated. In fact, it's obvious. They have delayed Ken Lay so that the man who helped "make' George Bush is never brought to justice and then a pardon should justice happen.
Martha Stewart has been tried, convicted, served prison time and been back to annoy us while Ken Lay is free and his crimes were a lot more serious than just a fallen souffle. In fact, he started the entire United States economic collapse from which most middle class Americans have never recovered.
Why does there always seem to be a George in the Bushs whenever the dots are connected and a money trail is drawn ... from the Hinckley oil family the son of whom shot Reagan, to Halliburton, to Cheney's energy commission and rising oil prices, to Enron and Ken Lay, to the Bin Laden family being given safe passage, etc, etc, etc. A lot of bad stuff seems to happen in the Bushs.
Georgie. Just a nice Texas oil monarch who knows how tough it is for us to put food on our family? (his words, not mine). Wake up America and smell the high treason!
P.S. Even Einsenhower never dreamed that a sitting American president would even have his own news network to control the content and spin of his actions.
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To think we have THREE children and it's not ok to exclude one just because they are not a blood relative?(144 Posts)
I have one DC from a previous relationship and two with my husband. All three have been treated as OUR children by the majority of the family.
However, one couple on H's side wouldn't ever buy birthday or Christmas gifts for our eldest. When they had DC of their own (3 years ago) they started buying for him.
However, h and I separated 4 months ago but still on good terms. This Christmas all his family bought for our three children with the exception of this couple. They did buy for my H's biological DC though.
AIBU to think this is disgusting? Just because we are no longer together doesn't mean my eldest is not H's child. To put into context, H has been in eldest's life since age two and he does not see his biological father and receives no gifts or maintenance from him. My H still considers him as his son and pays maintenance for him.
I agree with you OP.How awful is that especially for a child to see that someone has left them out?Even a smaller token wouldve been kinder than nothing at all.This does affect children,it can make a child feel less part of a unit.I have a child in my family who is not biologically linked but to me they are our family,they are just as important to me and I feel honoured to be part of their life.
That is very important so of course.
I would hope that all your children have a good relationship and they would wish to continue seeing their sister
I think it all depends on how often she would want to see me? Of course my first priorities would be my children and accommodating them first and foremost. Everything would be different and not as simple as before.
What if me and her dad were on bad terms? What if my work meant that I couldn't see her? What if I didn't have enough money to come and see her or provide for her if I had her with me? What if it was just too much to take on all at once? What if my boys just didn't want to share me at a very difficult time?
So many barriers.
Maybe that is the difference.
If someone has a great loving step parent of course they are going to be missed if they disappear.
I don't know about you but if I love someone it will hurt a lot to lose them. Why would it be different for a child?
My kids dote on their step-parents.
I guess we will have to agree to disagree Like I said, I would expect to be a part of a step child's life forever where possible. I expect the same from my kids step-parents and thankfully they agree.
Obviously your relationship is different but do you not think for one minute how hurt your step-child might be? would you simply tell them to suck it up if they wanted to carry on seeing you? How do you think that would work if you (god forbid) divorced and the child still asked to see you? could you seriously say no?
BTW I don't want to come across as slating you, I am genuinely interested.
And with the support from their parents and other family members they will be ok. I wouldnt have missed my stepdad if he suddenly disappeared when i was a child. I'm not convinced that a child with both parents involved in their life would feel abandoned if their step parent wasn't around anymore. Not convinced at all.
I guess that is the difference.
If I was to marry someone with children I would enter that relationship feeling like I have life long obligation to them to continue to love and care for them no matter what. If I wasn't prepared to do that there would be no marriage.
I would never, ever marry someone with kids if I wasn't prepared to do that because I couldn't run the risk of hurting a child who had developed a strong bond to me knowing I would never plan to see that child again in the event of death/divorce.
It is sad for the child and yes, I find that cold. To me, family is family, blood related or not.
Which is why I am so grateful for both of my children's step parents. If their step-mum stopped seeing them it would break their hearts into a million pieces and yes, they would feel abandoned because in their heads they would not be able to understand why someone who loved them and was a huge part of their lives would just stop being there.
Yes it is a strong word, and that is how, I believe, a child would feel in that situation
Na I'm not cold towards her. But what I don't like is this expectation that I take her on as my own just because I am with a man with a child. Sure I have a friendship with her. We get on, we do things together as a family, I do all of the jobs around the house that all children need to to do (eg cook for them, do their washing, do their hair etc..) I even provide for her financially as her dad is unemployed. So I do a heck of a lot for her both emotionally and practically. But, what if (heaven forbid) me and her dad split? It's a bit pessimistic how I keep banging on about it I know, but no relationship is set in stone and this one has the added complication of a stepchild, as in "Do I carry on doing all of this that I have been doing for her? Do I maintain a relationship- have her over, take her to school, on days out etc.. Do I provide for her financially?" when the child is not my child. Naturally you'd do all this no matter what for your own, but I think it is very unfair to automatically expect a step parent to carry on or else they are just abandoning the child. If they want to then great, but there shouldn't be this expectation thrown around.
But surely if you enter a serious relationship with someone who already has a child you accept that they come as a package and I would have thought you'd develop a bond with them. Obviously not in the same way as with your own child but still.... Tbh holiday you sound very cold towards your dsd.
And before you start, I'm not vilifying you. I'm just going by your posts.
Very strong and emotive word, "abandoning". I don't think it is an appropriate word to use unless the stepparent was the only mother/father in the child's life and had always been clear that they wanted to be the child's mum/dad, again like my brother/ OP's ex.
I'm not vilifying you but I find it terribly sad, from that child's point of view, you are abandoning them, someone who was a big part of their life now gone. As I said, very sad
Certainly feels like it. I never went in in this relationship in the mindset that I would have a life time obligation (and certainly not my family) towards DP's daughter. If people (DP and his ex mainly) gave the the impression that this was the case then I would be very reluctant to proceed. If it wasn't for the boys being here then I doubt i would even keep in touch with DP if we split. That says it all doesn't it?
GNG - I am pleased you appreciated my post. I didn't want to speak for you but felt things were getting out of hand with some posters.
I hope 2014 brings you a happier family life.
I hardly think that a couple of people saying they find it sad is slating or vilifying you.
Every situation and everyone is different. I don't slate people for staying in touch with their stepchildren and the stepchildren's mother, or for contributing financially towards them. I wouldn't be able to afford to contribute financially even if I wanted to.
All I am being is honest. I don't expect to get slated for my thoughts and feelings. There is no sinister feelings behind what I have said. But I don't love DP's daughter like my own and I never will. I have made that choice, just like the ex in the OP's situation made a choice to be the eldest child's dad and that child will be his family no matter what. My situation is very very different.
dsd's mum and I don't have a "close" relationship. We are pleasant towards each other but that's about it. I wouldn't wish to form a friendship with her if I split with my partner. I woulnt be arranging sleepovers or days out with her mum. But again those that do then I can't call you for that, but because I choose the opposite I don't expect to be vilified for it.
Hmm, I can see both sides of the argument. I have a colleague who still calls her step daughter her daughter as she came to love her as her own and she refers to both her bio daughter (who is not biologically related to her other daughter) as sisters. Her DH died a few years ago but she gets on well with SD's mum and frequently has her to stay over.
I guess it depends on whether you develop any familial feelings of love towards the child in question. I think that is why I feel so upset about it. Clearly these people do not feel that for my son. However, as much as that would have been nice after 12 years, I did not expect it. What I do expect is equal treatment of all my DC. They are being very short sighted because our DDs will certainly notice at some point and I wonder how they would feel about it.
I have half siblings. We're not very close due to age gap and they live quite far away but I consider them my full siblings. My parents have been very open about their intentions for their will and we have ALL been gifted equally, even though my dad is not their bio dad. I would think extremely badly of my parents if they did anything other than this as it is right and fair.
As mentioned above, SIL is from a step parent situation so you would think she would understand. But I suspect this is more about her hatred for me than anything else.
Thank you to Toffee, you have summed the situation up perfectly.
I actually started a thread here a while ago about wanting to exclude SIL from the party and I think I was more or less told I was BU to want to exclude her as she was still 'family'. The problem comes because H refused to ask her not to come as he didn't want to fall out with his brother
even though they frequently let us down by not showing up when they've been invited and paid for. He paid for half the party so it's difficult to make demands about the guest list. This was hard enough to negotiate whilst we were together, let alone now.
Well you are not with dh box more so there is on reason to invite bil and sil to any events. You don't need to have anything to do with them
I just simply can't imagine being a part of a child's life from such a young age and not continue to see them after a divorce if able to do so.
No flaming here but I just can't comprehend it.
Maybe I have just got 'lucky' because my DC's step mum has become a very close friend throughout the years so I have always felt we were one big family and my kids would be devastated to lose her. I have always felt like they are 'our' children, almost like they had four parents to love them.
My situation is the same as yours my sdc's dad died
Oh for fucks sake.
Loads of step parents if a relationship breaks down end up having nothing to do with any step children,life tends to put good intentions aside.
Its considered to be unusual to stay involved with step children after a breakdown of the relationship with the parent.
Mainly because its almost impossible due to the reasons for the relationship ending to do so without a court order and step parent contact orders are very very rare.
I still maintain and have contact with my ex stepchild and every single time without fail I've mentioned it on here or in RL the reaction is surprise.i am the only person I have every come across in real life (and I work in a industry that comes across broken relationships more frequently than people who are still together) who still sees or has anything real to do with a sc that was an actual child when the break up or relationship ending happened.
So why flame a poster for admitting that upfront
Needaholiday that is really really sad.
My children's step mother is still a massive part of my children's lives even though their dad has died.
She continues to see them and call them and help out financially. It is early days but I have no reason to believe that she will turn her back on them in years to come. Her opinion is that they are her step-children, she loves them, why would she ever want to stop seeing them? same would go if she had divorced their dad instead of him dying. They are still her family, she still loves them.
My mum still sees her adult step-children and she separated from our dad over 20 years ago. If you truly love your step-child then divorce or death wouldn't stop them being a part of your life forever.
I have no doubts whatsoever that if I divorced my current husband he would continue to see my children too, because he loves them and they are family.
That's sad.
I was with my xh for 18 yrs, he was with my boys from aged 1 and 2. We had two more dc,a home,holidays,Xmas,illness,death and all other stuff a family experience. When we split up his step sons were teenagers but he has maintained contact and still does.
Being related is about more than blood.
But hey, I guess I am just giving stepmums a bad name aren't I, for not coming to an agreement at the beginning of the relationship that I will take on my DP's daughter for life no matter what?
If her mum wasn't involved in her life I would have treaded carefully, because I would have known full well that I could may well be the only mother figure she would have and she might call me mum. But if I decided to take her on I would without "turning my back on her" she would be my daughter. But the fact is, it's not like that with us is it? I'm not her mum, she isn't my daughter, and I have no parental responsibility towards her.
My brother's eldest children aren't his biologically, but he is their dad and we don't see it as any other way.
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So go ahead and be sarcastic, mock me if you it'll make you feel superior, but i find the best retaliation against such things to be pure ignorance.
Mission accomplished.
But seriously, you might want to thicken your skin a little if you think that I or anyone else here was being abusive. I don't see how using the search function with a couple of phrases in a couple of sub-forums would require you to sift through "thousands of old posts." These questions have been asked a lot and there's plenty of good information in those easily searchable threads. The fact that you don't want to spend a couple hours researching them says a lot about your work ethic and perhaps the legitimacy of your question in the first place.
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No. Extended warranties of any kind pay off so rarely that it's almost always a bad deal.
A little devil's advocate ...
Sure, the above is true in a purely statistical manner. Extended warranties, like insurance, are offered because they make money on it. However it doesn't take into consideration the ramifications of
things go wrong.
One has to determine whether moderate to serious failure is something they can financially cope with and what the odds are. Is such a failure expected? Statistically no ... but it also isn't like hitting the lotto in the case of a car.
I certainly agree with the premise on a
basis. You can get extended warranties on anything - either after market, but even at the point-of-sale. Basically any gizmo you purchase at Best Buy. If you buy everyone you'll be out so much money it's ridiculous ... and there's no reason to. Is a $10 warranty worth it on a $90 HDD? Of course not. It's not all that likely to fail within the warranty period ... and the replacement cost is minimal. Same thing with a tablet, an MP3 player, whatever.
However, consider something like your health. Sure, if you're in reasonably good condition and at a moderate age or less, the odds of getting injured or seriously sick are low. But do most people prefer to
have insurance? No. Why? Because the costs of an incident can be life-altering. While a car isn't to the same level, for many people the cost of a serious incident could be more than they can cope with. If you're rich, of course you don't need medical insurance. You can cope with the potential repercussions of betting on the odds. It's more likely you'll come out ahead, but even if you lose, you're fine. Not the case for everyone.
With that in mind. I think a reasonable argument can be made for an extended warranty on a car ... assuming the price is reasonable.
Actually in specific reference to the article you quoted ... they mention that a smart move is to choose something with a known reliability record. The problem here is the 3rd gen Focus is an unknown commodity being that it's a new design. Similarly, with people that have purchased a number of the high-end options, there is a pretty low sample size. Not enough published empirical data to see any sort of trends.
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Keelhaul, that's a very true statistic however in terms of our Foci with MFT or SYNC... all it takes is one of the modules or the APIM to lose it after our bumper to bumper is up, and then that $1500 is probably going to be worth it.
This car is so tech heavy that I can't see a reason not to... I wouldn't be going for 7 years just 5 for me, but even still.
And to play the flip side ...
Regarding the heavy tech, the reality is most non-mechanical electronics are not something that see a serious upswing in failure rates over moderate time. Basically if there is a fault, it will likely show up well before the bumper-to-bumper is over. If it makes it past that, it's pretty unlikely to fail with the time-lines of an extended warranty unless there is a design issue (example - excessive heat causing degeneration that eventually destroys it).
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YoinK used the "it's alive" quote from Mel Brooks' movie, "Young Frankenstein"! Bonus points!!
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I am putting up a non-load supporting wall to hang drywall. It's being put up in my garage which is concrete. My plan was to attach the PT bottom plate with 2 3/4" tapcon screws. 2 at the end of each 8' section and 1 between each stud.
Yeah that should be great. Just put one ever couple of feet or so, since it's not going to be holding anything up except sheet rock I suppose. Probably be better attached than some in your house...haha.
No need to put one between each stud. That's some serious overkill. One every 3 or 4 feet is perfectly adequate.
That should be more than enough. In my garage, when I built a pantry in the garage (kitchen door goes into the garage), I shot down the bottom track with my Ramset (metal track) every couple of feet. But the long wall was perpendicular to the ceiling joists so it was easy to tie in on every one. Made for a strong wall.
I inspected a lot (hundreds) of homes in LA and MS after Katrina.
In the local tradition, every corner was cut including proper nails.
I saw many homes (several years old) that had temporary high water saturation the "drywall" for the first 6" to 12".
When they went to remove the "drywall" in the interior non-bearing walls, the entire wall went out. - That gives you an idea of the thappens to the wrong nails in PT wood. The nails were gone before the flood.
I don't know many contractors who nail wallboard anymore. PT plates are used in places where the wood is in contact with masonry that can wet the plate, rot its fasteners, and grow mold on the gyprock. You should make sure this doesn't happen or you'll be doing the whole job over again.
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You are right. These jokers used normal nails to attach the studs to the interior PT plates for the interior non-bearing walls.
The nails driven in to attach the PT plate to the slab and the nails to attach the studs to the PT plate just disappeared in a few years and the attachment of the "drywall" was stronger than the stud attachment to the plate and/or the concrete.
Even construction adhesive probably would have lasted longer than the improper nails.
Don't any of you guys use construction adhesive anymore? No one seemed to mention it. I always use liquid nails on my pt sill plates and use a powder actuated fastener in between every couple studs. Works very well as long as your board is straight. Have never had a problem. I don't think its really worth the time to go and predrill every single one and use a tapcon on a non load bearing wall.
The only time Ive ever drilled for fasteners, other than bolts is when there are cables in the slab
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text: Soap pick of the day: Gloria leaves Coronation Street Lewis gets his revenge in tonight's ITV1 double bill Comments Written By David Brown 3:00 PM, 05 November 2012 Don't be fooled by Lewis's urbane charm or that silky smooth voice – this is a man on a mission. Lewis's aim is destroy Gloria's reputation and tonight he spies his chance when the Rovers wins Lancashire Leisure Magazine's pub of the year. Following last week's humiliation, Lewis is determined to set Gloria up for a fall and the prize-giving ceremony proves to be the perfect opportunity. After hearing from Norris and Mary how Gloria cheated by writing her own customer comment cards, Lewis puts in a sneaky call to the Gazette. Needless to say, all goes pear-shaped for Gloria when – mid-way through the big event – Lewis suggests that the so-called compliment slips be read aloud to the assembled group. The chaos that ensues forces Gloria to reconsider staying in Weatherfield and gives Lewis a secret thrill that he's been the cause of her undoing. But has he slaked his thirst for revenge or will there be a further victim? Coronation Street is on ITV1 tonight at 7.30 and 8.30pm Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


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As we enjoy our most food-oriented holiday tomorrow, nutritionists and food safety experts recommend that particular care be taken to ensure that leftovers -- whether kept for later meals or dispatched home with guests -- don't become a catalyst for the pain, vomiting, and diarrhea that afflicts some 400,000 Americans annually on Thanksgiving.
The horrifying foodborne illnesses that struck Europe in the spring of 2011 served as a reminder that even the most "healthy" foods can sicken and potentially be lethal. In Europe, the culprit ultimately was identified as bean sprouts.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has offered a simple formula "2 hours -- 2 inches -- 4 days" for ensuring Thanksgiving food safety:
Two hours: You may be tempted to stay at the table chatting and digesting, but all leftovers need to be in the refrigerator within two hours.
Two inches: Don't overload food containers. Fill them only to a depth of two inches, which will allow rapid chilling of the contents.
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Annual Feast Is A Reminder of America's Hungry
Last Thanksgiving about 46 million turkeys ended up on dinner tables across the country. That's 736 million pounds of turkey meat.
But not every American has the option to choose what size bird they'll have or the number of sides they'll eat in their Thanksgiving spread.
For many of the 47 million Americans on food stamps, Thanksgiving this year will be difficult, and made worse by cuts to SNAP assistance that began rolling out November 1. For America's hungry, the holiday may not be so bountiful.
Joel Berg is the executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger and author of "All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America?" The Takeaway is also joined by Mary Coleman and Jennifer Peguero, two women who have experienced the difficulties of building a feast when there is little to go around.


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The RCBS Rock Chucker is the one I got and it was right around $300. I have absolutely no complaints about it. Works like a charm. The speers manual that came with it is good too.
Believe it or not, some guys do build their own golf clubs. Not very common, but I have known a few that did. They would by different heads and match them up with different shafts.


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The tapestry represented Hercules spinning at the feet of omphale.
Then there was Hercules, who was playfully rapped over the head by omphale, for his awkwardness in this service.
I have defended the gods, and I have freed myself from omphale.
Hermes placed him in the household of omphale, queen of Lydia, widow of Tmolus.
The Titan steam is the servant of commerce and industry, meek as Hercules when armed with the distaff of omphale.
In another version he was sold as slave to omphale, who restored him to freedom.
While I was undressing I fancied that omphale's eyes had moved.
It was the old story of Hercules and omphale modernized to suit the times.
If he refuses to try, he is clad as omphale clad Hercules, and set to work.
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- Political trends in the Middle East and North Africa
- Islamist movements, particularly the Muslim Brotherhood
- Social Movement Theory with particular interest in the resource mobilisation and framing processes of Islamist movements
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- 'Opening to Reform: al-Hudaybi's Legacy', in: Roel Meijer ed. The Muslim Brotherhood in Europe: Transnationalization and Localization of an Islamic Movement, London: Hurst & Co, 2012.
- 'The Muslim Brotherhood', in: Shahram Akbarzadeh ed. Routledge Handbook on Political Islam, New York and London: Routledge, 2012.
- 'Islamic Jihad, the group', in: Gerhard Böwering ed. The Princeton Encyclopaedia of Islamic Political Thought, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012.
- 'Mithliyyun or Lutiyyun? Neo-orthodoxy and the Debate on the Unlawfulness of Same-Sex Relations in Islam', in: Samar Habib ed. Homosexuality and Islam, Westwood: Praeger, 2011
- 'Muraji'aat: Egypt's Pact with Radical Islam', in: Arches Quarterly 3:5, London: Cordoba Foundation, 2010.
- Muslim Theologians and Scholars: Moderate and Progressive Voices, Policy Report for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, 2008.
- The Muslim Brotherhood: Hasan al-Hudaybi and Ideology, Routledge Series in Political Islam, Abington and New York: Routledge, 2008.
- 'Prison Talk. The Muslim Brotherhood's Internal Struggle During the Period of 'Abdel Nasir's Persecution, 1954 to 1971', in: International Journal of Middle East Studies 39:3, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- MA Islamic Studies, Rheinischen-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
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Contained in these pages are our descriptions, analyses, and reactions to the two of the six volumes of the Pittsburgh Survey, an in-depth social and economic survey completed in 1908. Be sure to view our Google Earth tour, accessible from the section on Historic and Geographic Context, or from the Links menu on the right.


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Panasonic Revives as Other Japanese Tech Giants Falter
These are trying times for the men running Japan's electronics giants. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata is taking a 50 percent pay cut after the company forecast a surprise 25 billion-yen ($244 million) loss last month. Kazuo Hirai took the helm at Sony two years ago promising to stem a decade of losses at the television unit. On Feb. 6 the company announced it expects to lose $1.1 billion in the current fiscal year ending March 31.
Like many Japanese consumer electronics companies, Panasonic has tried to be all things to all customers, making everything from smartphones to solar panels. And like its domestic rivals, it faces competition from lower-cost manufacturers in South Korea and China. Panasonic lost a combined 1.5 trillion yen in the two years ended in March 2013.
Over the past year, however, Chief Executive Officer Kazuhiro Tsuga has engineered a revamp of the Osaka-based company. By getting out of such money-losing businesses and focusing on new ventures, Panasonic is pushing through "essential structural reforms," says Chief Financial Officer Hideaki Kawai. Tsuga has said that he plans to eliminate unprofitable divisions by March 2016.
The strategy is beginning to pay off. Operating profit at Panasonic's automotive and industrial systems unit, which makes batteries and car entertainment systems, jumped to 28.2 billion yen in the last quarter of 2013, compared with a loss of 800 million yen the year before. Earnings in the appliances unit increased 60 percent, to 9.8 billion yen, while profits for the company as a whole increased 20 percent in the quarter, to 73.7 billion yen—68 percent higher than analysts' estimates. "The company has been making significant progress in its business restructuring," Maki Hanatate, senior credit officer at ratings agency Moody's, wrote in a Feb. 6 report.
Tsuga has suspended production of panels for plasma TVs while trimming circuit board manufacturing and giving up on developing consumer smartphones. The goal is to reduce reliance on consumer electronics, where Panasonic has lagged behind Samsung Electronics and Apple. Instead, Tsuga is building partnerships with companies such as Tesla Motors, the electric-car maker that agreed in October to buy 2 billion battery cells from Panasonic over four years. In addition to making batteries for electric cars and car entertainment systems, Panasonic is focusing on auto safety devices such as cameras with 360-degree views. By 2019 the company plans to double revenue from auto-related products to 2 trillion yen.
One of Tsuga's biggest challenges is Panasonic's semiconductor operation, which has lost money for seven consecutive quarters. Panasonic is suffering because of the high cost of production in its home country. "It's really hard to compete in chips" against cheaper rivals in Taiwan and South Korea, says David Motozo Rubenstein, senior analyst and managing director with Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo. "So it's tough on both sides for the Japanese."
Last year, Panasonic moved to reduce its exposure in chips by merging two operations into joint ventures, one with Fujitsu and another with Israel's Tower Semiconductor. On Feb. 4, Panasonic said it would sell three semiconductor assembly plants in Southeast Asia to Singapore-based UTAC Manufacturing Services for $116.5 million.
For now, the company is sticking with LCD televisions and digital cameras—two parts of the business that have yet to be restructured. Still, compared with the problems at Sony, Panasonic is on the right track, Fitch Ratings analysts Shelley Jang, Kelvin Ho, and Steve Durose wrote in a Feb. 12 report. "Panasonic made earlier decisions than Sony to get out of unprofitable businesses," they said. The result is a "slimmer, nimbler organization [that] gives Panasonic the opportunity to continue its recovery."


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text: I searched for a prior post on this without success. I have a serious problem with my '04 V-8 transmission shift lever being stuck in Park in cooler weather. Ny wife is the primary driver, and on some cooler mornings it is almost impossible for her to move the shift lever out of park. She has to let the car warm up a bit, and then move the lever around a bit with all her might before it will finally move out of park. The dealer can't figure out what is wrong. It only appens when the temperature is below about 50 degrees, and with winter approaching, frequent problems lie ahead. I would be interested if anyone else has had a similar problem. Thanks!


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Does anyone have a good source for replacement parts on appliances. I'm looking for a new humidity controller (humidistat) for an old GE dehumidifier (Model DH30B). Other than not being able to shut it off, it still works well despite the fact that it's 20 years old.
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I bought the cheapest humidistat I could find on ebay (honeywell humidstat H46C). I got lucky because as it turns out that once I broke it apart, it fit in the same slot as the old humidistat and plugs right in like it was made for it. The old dehumidifier works fine now.
Chck out RepairClinic.com ofr help solving problems and parts. There are several online sources. Google 'appliance repair' I have gone to Sears website and got diagrams for many things including appliances in their parts section.
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The amounts claimed by different bishops for attending the House of Lords vary considerably. Some, such as the Bishop of Birmingham and the Archbishop of York, claim nothing at all. Others, such as the Bishop of Wakefield, claim significantly, but still less than others. Perhaps it should come as little surprise that the most conspicuous claimer is the controversial Peter Forster, Bishop of Chester, and one of the more outspoken Church of England leaders sitting in the House of Lords.
A staunch Conservative, the Bishop has caused controversy over the years for suggesting that homosexuals could seek psychiatric treatment to "reorient themselves" as well as questioning whether global warming is man-made.
Now 62, Bishop Forster was educated at Oxford and Edinburgh Universities, where he studied divinity, before being ordained into the church in 1980.
After a spell working as a vicar in Liverpool and Beverley, he was appointed the 40th Bishop of Chester in 1996, becoming a Lord Spiritual (with the right to sit in the House of Lords) five years later.
But in 2003 he caused controversy when he became one of the leading Church opponents of attempts to elevate the openly gay Rev Jeffrey John to become Bishop of Reading. "Dr John has many admirable qualities," he wrote in a public letter to newspapers. "But the issue is what is acceptable sexual behaviour in God's sight?"
In the same year, Bishop Forster faced a police investigation after suggesting that homosexuals should seek psychiatric treatment to turn them straight.
"Some people who are primarily homosexual can reorient themselves," he wrote. "I would encourage them to consider that as an option, but I would not set myself up as a medical specialist on the subject – that's in the area of psychiatric health."
No charges were made and the police said after investigation that they were satisfied that no offence had been committed.
Bishop Forster has also been sceptical that climate change is man-made and sits on the advisory board of the Global Warming Policy Foundation – a think tank set up by the former Chancellor Lord Lawson to challenge conventional orthodoxy on the subject.
During a debate in the Lords on energy he said he believed the cause of global warming was "still open". He added there was no consensus among scientists that "carbon dioxide levels are the key determinant" and told peers: "Climate science is a notoriously imprecise area, because the phenomena under investigation are so large."
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2010 jeep grand cherokee limited, All chrome covered in carbon fiber and gloss black vinyl. New lexani lx-15 22x9 with a +35mm offset custom made to sit flush with the wheel well. they are wrapped in a 265/40/22 tire so I didn't lose any ride with the bigger rim. Smoked taillights and tinted windows all around including windshield. more pics will be posted later.
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i really like those rims! nicely done.
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looks HOTTTT! More pics please!
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I have been soul-searching on this for several years now and have finally decided to put this set up for sale. I am just the second owner in 72 years, having purchased it on February 7, 1971, in Kansas City from the original owner. Here are some details:
— For those of you unfamiliar with transition to electric guitar, this is the model that started it all: the very first "Spanish style" (as opposed to Hawaiian lap style) electric guitar. It was popularized by Charlie Christian, and is the exact same model that he used, including the famous "Charlie Christian" pickup.
— THE GUITAR: is all-original, including the frets, knobs, pickguard, pegs, etc. It plays and sounds great. The only significant work to be done is repair of a common crack on the top in the area of the tailpiece. Not a major expense, but I was advised to leave this to the new owner to have fixed by whom you wish or leave as you prefer. For those of you new to this model, you will find that Gibson made instruments labeled as ES-150 as late as the 1950s. However, only the first few years had the workmanship required for the inlaid Charlie Christian pickup (rather than a bolted-on pickup), the various shaped contours, etc. The later versions were much simplified and sell for significantly less. For anyone that wants to track down more history on this very instrument, I am told that an article and photo about it and its original owner appeared in the Kansas City Star Sunday edition around the late 1960s and at some point as a photo in one of the Gibson catalogs.
— THE AMP: looks and works great. It is all original (including the leather handle and case) except for the following: (1) For the perfectionist, I am told that the original rectifier vacuum tube was a curvier shape, but that those can still be fairly easily found. (All of the other tubes are original, including solid black instead of clear output tubes, & ALL tubes work fine.) (2) A few small components had to be replaced to restore the full power of the amp. This work was done by a vintage audio specialist (and Gibson ES player himself) to retain the original circuit values and performance, and all replaced components are under the chassis where they cannot be seen. The original components were kept also. Virtually all old amps need this type of component replaced for use, because of how they age.
— THE GUITAR CASE: matches the amp case with distinctive texture, colors, and stripe. The original leather handle is intact and in good shape.
— THE RARE ACCESSORIES: include the original slipcover and multi-layered guitar cord. I have seen the same cord offered with one other unit sold, but never the slipcover.
— PRICING: A few experts have looked at the set in the last couple years, and they variously put the value in the $8K to $10K range due to the unique combination of completeness, originality, and performance. None of them have ever seen a set this complete in any condition, never mind suitable for both collecting and playing. I have decided to offer it to this group at $8,700 plus shipping. This is my first time listing it anywhere and for now this is the only place I have listed it.
— PHOTOS: This set was discussed in the forum last year, and lots of photos were posted there, along with comments you may find helpful. Please see the following link:
I am happy to provide other photos on request, in higher resolution and perhaps more color accurate.
— OTHER: Non-smoker. Never played by me (hence the original frets) but lovingly cared for. I finally decided I am just a Martin guy. This should go to someone who will make it sing again.
Let me know if you have any questions!


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'Bachelor' Couple Ties the Knot on Live TV in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Santa Barbara coastline is getting national attention.
On Sunday night, Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici from "The Bachelor" got married on live TV at the Four Seasons Biltmore Resort in Santa Barbara.
NewsChannel 3 met up with Sean and Catherine the morning of their wedding.
"It's been a wild ride, it really feels surreal. It feels like a dream when I look back," said Sean Lowe.
Sean and his bride Catherine are sharing their wedding day with millions of their fans.
"I'm excited for everybody to see really what happens when the people they have been watching for this long, get married. So I am just really really excited for everybody to see," said Catherine Giudici.
"It's live TV, I love it, that's the way live TV should be. People at home have watched this love story, they have gone through this journey with them and so now I want you to be there and not miss a thing," said "The Bachelor" host Chris Harrison
Catherine and Sean say Santa Barbara is the perfect location for their wedding because of its central location.
"We didn't really want to have it in one of our hometowns just because it's like a new family that we are making, not that we are living here or anything but we just wanted to make it separate from that, and just the elements that are here are so beautiful, and Seattle may be able to offer that, but not in this manner," said Giudici.
"Well Santa Barbara may be the prettiest place on earth, it's gorgeous the weather is perfect year round. We have the beautiful ocean right outside and the Four Seasons Biltmore is just absolutely incredible so we couldn't ask for a better venue or prettier place to get married. I know all our friends from Seattle and Dallas really love meeting here in Santa Barbara," said Lowe.
Even though the couple choose sunny Santa Barbara instead of rainy Seattle as their wedding location, hours before their I dos, rain threatened their wedding.
"First of all tell me about the rain. It hasn't rained in California in forever, and it's raining today. How does this happen?" said Harrison.
"Obviously there are a lot of people that hope it doesn't rain, because it is outside, if it happens I don't care. It doesn't change the fact that I'm getting married," said Giudici.
"At the end of the day, Sean and Catherine will put rings on each others fingers and go to the honeymoon suite and that is where the fun begins," said Harrison.
The wedding is being broadcast at 8 Sunday night Pacific Standard Time. If you missed it, ABC will also put it on their website, abc.com
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Gig Alert: Cyrille Aimee
ARTIST: Cyrille Aimee
DOWNLOAD: "Sunny Days"
SHOW: Wednesday at Iridium Jazz Club ($25 | 8pm set)
Jazz singer Cyrille Aimee was raised in France, built a fanbase in the Dominican Republic, and now lives in New York City. Her musical career is similarly diverse. Aimee has experimented with jazz of all styles, including the gypsy type made famous by Django Reinhardt.
Cyrille Aimee has even made a foray into pop - the singer was a finalist to be cast on a French "American Idol"-type reality show before dropping out to focus on jazz. As a performer, Aimee has won praise from all corners for her unique vocal style and willingess to try new things. But chances are, those things are anything but new to Cyrille herself.
Download Cyrille Aimee's song "Sunny Days" above, and watch a video of her performing a version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son" with nothing but her voice and a loop pedal. Cyrille Aimee plays the Iridum Jazz Club Wednesday night.


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ET's TV & Movie Geek Holiday Gift Guide
By DAVID WEINER
December 19, 2013
Not sure what to get your kids, parents or significant other for the holidays? In the spirit of Christmas, we have 10 last-minute TV and movie gift ideas for you and yours, from Breaking Bad, Dexter and Game of Thrones goodies to The Hobbit Elves action figures, brand-new retro Alien items -- and The Dark Knight Trilogy on Blu-ray!
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So i just turned 16 and my dad and i was planing on doing a budget build for my 89 short bed chevy(single cab). i don't really care about speed as long as it will do 100mph i just want torque mainly. Right now all i got done to my 350 is hooker long tube headers, stage 2 shift kit(700r tranny), and 373 gears(posi). But we are on a $2000 budget. As of right now this is what I'm planning on doing to this:
Pro Comp 190 heads
Professional Products Intake
Holly carb.(don't know witch one yet though
Comp Cam XR282HR (maybe put a bigger cam though)
Summit Racing Pushrods 7.4"
but i was want to know what you guys think i should do because i want it as like a hotrod truck. (by the way i don't care about gas)
Isn't your truck TBI? If so just get a bigblock TBI unit, port and polish it, and wire in an MS unit- it'll save you a lot of trouble and gas down the road. Pushrods cant be bought until you have the cam and heads on so you can measure for the correct length, each application is different. You need a SMALLER cam if you want a lot of torque.
I would get the heads, get a used RPM intake, a used bigblock TBI, a good SMALLER roller cam, megasquirt, and a flat top piston rebuild kit (make sure they have the correct height). By the time your done that will come to around 2 grand. If done well in that big truck you can be knocking on 20 mpg's on the highway and PLENTY of torque.
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Gig Alerts: Freedy Johnston
Freedy Johnston
"Don't Fall In Love With A Lonely Girl"
Playing at: City Winery (155 Varick St., Soho)
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In the early '90s, Freedy Johnston found success with his easy brand of adult alternative pop/rock. But for more than eight years, the singer/songwriter has been largely absent from the music world. This wistful, upbeat track is from Rain on the City, Johnston's just-released album of new songs. Strongly rooted in a traditional lyrical style and straight-ahead pop/rock sound, the track is unlikely to appeal to indie rock types, but loyal Johnston fans will likely be thrilled by his return to the music scene.