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Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks, obtained a visa to enter the US weeks beforehand despite being under a federal terrorism indictment.
A report by a federal commission investigating the attacks has revealed that as many as eight of the hijackers entered the US with doctored passports that contained clues to their association with al-Qaeda that should have been picked up by immigration authorities.
The findings challenge previous claims by CIA and FBI officials that the hijackers' records and paperwork were so clean that they could not have aroused suspicion.
The commission also heard testimony from a US customs agent who blocked the entry of a Saudi citizen who investigators now believe may have been the intended 20th hijacker.
Authorities later learned that Mohamed Atta, the leader of the al-Qaeda cells that executed the September 11 attack, was at the Orlando, Florida, airport the same day that Mohammed al-Qahtani, who is in US custody, was stopped.
The disclosures were included in the first staff reports to be issued by the commission since it opened its inquiry last year, and came during a day-long hearing devoted to immigration and intelligence-related failures by assorted government agencies.
Government witnesses on Monday described reforms that they said had improved serious shortcomings in border-security systems, visa screenings and information-sharing among agencies responsible for generating watch lists of suspected terrorists.
But commissioners and investigators on the panel voiced concern that certain agencies had not come to grips with the magnitude of the problems that allowed al-Qaeda operatives to get through security systems and checks.
"We are not sure that these problems have been addressed," said Philip Zelikow, executive director of the commission, referring in particular to failures to put al-Qaeda operatives on federal watch lists. "We are not sure they are even adequately acknowledged as a problem," he said.
On Monday, President George Bush identified an al-Qaeda operative caught in Iraq 12 days ago as a senior official in the organisation who had close ties to Khalid Sheik Mohammed.
Mr Bush said Hassan Ghul was captured trying to facilitate attacks against US troops. He said Ghul had "reported directly" to Mohammed, the operational commander of al-Qaeda, who was captured in Pakistan in March and is now held by US authorities at an undisclosed location.
"He was a killer," Mr Bush said of Ghul. "He was moving money and messages around south Asia and the Middle East to other al-Qaeda leaders. He was a part of this network of haters that we're dismantling."
Mr Zelikow and other staffers said at the commission hearing that Mohammed had obtained a visa to visit the US on July 23, 2001, about six weeks before the attacks.
The information suggests Mohammed may have planned a last-minute trip to shepherd some aspect of the plot, a risky move given that he had been under federal indictment in the US since 1996 for his role in earlier terrorist plots.
He applied for the visa using a Saudi passport and alias - Abdulrahman al-Ghamdi - according to a staff report read by Susan Ginsburg, senior counsel to the commission.
Ms Ginsburg said there was no evidence that Mohammed used the visa to enter the US.
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RG3224.AM: Lowe Avenue United Presbyterian Church (Omaha, Neb.)
Records: 1887-1971
Omaha, Douglas County, Neb.: Presbyterian Church
Size: 7 volumes on 2 reels of microfilm
The Lowe Avenue Presbyterian Church, situated on the Southeast corner of 40th and Nicholas Streets, was organized on July 3, 1887, by a meeting of the people living near West Hamilton Street. Initiative for the meeting had been taken by a committee appointed for the purpose by the Presbytery of Omaha. Originally, the Church was entitled to the West Hamilton Street Presbyterian Church with Rev. W. J. Palm as pastor.
This collection consists of seven volumes of records of the Lowe Avenue United Presbyterian Church of Omaha, Nebraska on two reels of microfilm. These records relate to the activities of the church dating from 1887-1971. Included are Church minutes as well as a Church register that contains a list of pastors, deacons, trustees, communicants, marriages, deaths, etc. The collection was loaned for microfilming in November of 1971.
DESCRIPTIONReel 1
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- Minutes (session), 1887, July - 1901, June
Church register, 1887, Oct. - 1912, Jan.
- Session Minutes, 1912, May - 1934, Mar.
Church register, 1910, Apr. - 1932, Oct.
- Session minutes, 1955, Oct. 5 - 1966, Dec. 2
- Session minutes, 1967, Jan. - 1970, Dec.
- Minutes of the Deacons and Trustees, 1900, Apr. - 1922, Oct.
- Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1955, Feb. - 1963, Aug.
- Church Register, 1945, May - 1971, Mar.
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SEOUL – South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se has asked UNESCO not to register Japanese-proposed sites on the World Heritage list.
Yun made the proposal during a meeting Tuesday with UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova.
Bokova replied that World Heritage registrations must play a role in promoting integration among nations, not divide them or cause conflict.
Japan has proposed industrial sites be added to the World Heritage list, which South Korea says include facilities where Koreans were forced to work as conscripted laborers.


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So, you think the global warming alarmists are actually concerned about the environment or the future of the planet? Think again, for a recent funds request from the World Bank to solve this "problem" should clue you in as to what is really going on with those advancing theories emanating from junk science.
As reported by Reuters (emphasis mine throughout): "The World Bank wants to breathe life back into a mooted $10 billion-plus fund to combat climate change which would need public and private sector backing, its Chief Scientist Robert Watson told Reuters on Tuesday."
What's the money needed for, you ask:
Tackling climate change is in many ways an energy problem -- and there are big up-front costs to install the energy saving kit and other technologies that would curb emissions of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels.
Developing countries especially need to clean up -- or de-carbonise -- their energy, given their emissions are seen overtaking rich nations soon after 2010, and because they are installing huge new capacity to power their breakneck growth.
Funding for poor countries now includes the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which has 30-plus donor countries, and carbon trading under the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012, but these are not nearly enough, said Watson.
The World Bank's idea is for a fund which will lend money on soft terms to poor nations to help them cut emissions, getting in return interest payments plus carbon credits equivalent to the amount of the emissions reductions, which the fund could then sell on.
Getting the picture? Think our media will push for our tax dollars to fund this kind of a program, or any other that comes down the pike?
In the end, folks, global warming hysteria is all about taking money from wealthy countries and allowing international organizations to manage and redistribute them. Saving the planet is just the ruse necessary to convince the addle-minded that it makes sense.


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Kasimir Malevich, "Suprematist Painting" (1916)
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Is this painting showing us an aerial view of a city, an unfolding event, or a visual representation of a memory? Kasimir Malevich, founder of the Suprematism art movement in the early 20th centrury, felt that "The object in itself is meaningless... the ideas of the conscious mind are worthless." What he sought was a non-objective representation, "the supremacy of pure feeling


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My cat keeps gagging but does not throw up. She eats drinks and poops well. But gags a lot!
How long is she gagging like this?
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Check inside her mouth for a bad tooth or stuck item.
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Cats are attracted to smelly foods - the stronger the better. If she wants tuna, give it to her You can also try fancy feast, clam juice or baby food.
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If the gagging continues her teeth should be checked.
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There is nothing wrong with her teeth! Is that the best you can do? Really!
I am sorry. I think she is gagging due to one of these reasons
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Can you please try some canned food and let me know if she stops gagging?
Same food, given oil for a week for possible hairball. Teeth are in good shape with little plaque. No swelling or odour. Unless something is caught in her throat. It is not in her mouth. Don't you think I did all I could do before I asked you?
I think you are a VERY attentive kitty owner that has tried very hard to help the problem.
You only asked here because she is still gagging.
I know you are worried about your baby so I understand why you are upset.
Cod liver oil will not relieve her gagging. If its a hairball try the natural product I listed or one of the oils I recommended.
Canned food contains oil so it prevents hairballs naturally.
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You can feed her some tuna in oil and see if she stops gagging. It will soothe her throat.
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Parlaying a pair of first-half goals with a stingy defense, No. 13 Concordia shut out The Master's College 2-0 Saturday afternoon in Irvine.
The crucial GSAC loss snapped a three-game winning streak by the Mustangs and dropped them to 3-2-2 in conference play and 10-2-3 overall. With two games left in the regular season, the Mustangs remained in fifth place with 11 points.
The Eagles, sitting atop the GSAC, struck 10:25 into action when the conference's leading scorer, Christian Ramirez, beat TMC goalie Andrew Bussell for a 1-0 lead.
Just over 22 minutes later (32:27), Ramirez was on the front end of the next Eagle tally, feeding David Garcia for the match's final score.
That was all the scoring offense either team could muster the rest of the way as both defenses took over. Despite outshooting the Eagles 9-7, the Mustangs could only manage one shot on goal and that was saved by Concordia keeper William Whiddon who notched his GSAC-best tying seventh blanking of the year.
Still in the hunt for a top four finish that would give them a first-round home match in the upcoming GSAC Tournament, the Mustangs return to Reese Field on Tuesday to host Biola in a 3:00 start.


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With the lockout in the middle of its third month, Paul Stastny has taken his talents to Munich to play for EHC Red Bull Munchen of the German hockey league.
He joins fellow NHLer Blake Wheeler on the Red Bull squad, who have been hit hard by the injury bug in the past few weeks. He will be wearing number 11.
Stastny already played in his first game, a 3-1 loss against the Hannover Scorpions Friday. He had zero points and two penalty minutes. He centered a line between Wheeler and Martin Buchweiser.Tags: Colorado, Colorado Avalanche, Hockey, NHL, Paul Stastny


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That's the speculation from Jon Heyman anyway:
Manny Acta appears to be on his way out as Nationals manager, and while respected ex-big league manager Jim Riggleman reportedly will be installed as the interim manager, team higher-ups also have begun internal discussions about permanent candidates. One of those candidates to replace Acta, according to National League sources, is Bobby Valentine, who is currently in his seventh season as manager of the Chiba Lotte Mariners in Japan.
I think Valentine is as good a candidate as any, and to be sure, his contract situation with Chiba Lotte is such that he is probably looking for a Major League offer. But please, can someone tell me what "National League sources" are? If it's someone on the Nats, that could be news, but presumably Heyman would say a "Nationals source" if he had one. Isn't anyone else in the National League speculating just like anyone else?


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Zak Billmeier grew up in southern Vermont and coastal Maine. After graduating from Mary Washington College with a Geography degree he still isn't sure quite what to do with, he eventually settled in the mountains of Central Virginia. He spends his free time chasing his daughter around, taking pictures, gardening and cooking. He joined Crutchfield's car A/V writing team in 2007 and is now a lead producer on our video team.
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Arsene Wenger finally joined the big league of European spending when he obliterated Arsenal's transfer record with the £42 million ($73.5 million) signing of Mesut Ozil.
Having been criticised for years over Arsenal's frugality in the transfer market, Wenger ended a frustrating summer in the transfer window on a high by persuading one of the world football's major stars to leave Real Madrid.
Ozil had been offered superior personal terms by Paris St Germain than the £140,000-a-week five-year deal he agreed at Arsenal but was persuaded to move to the Premier League after speaking with Wenger.
Per Mertesacker, Ozil's Germany team-mate, also played an important part in convincing Ozil to join him at Arsenal.
After Chelsea's £50 million signing of Fernando Torres, it is the second biggest incoming transfer in British football history and almost trebles Arsenal's previous club record fee of £15 million fee for Andrei Arshavin.
Arsenal's signing of Ozil also capped a record-breaking window for English football, with the total-spending of Premier League clubs reaching almost £600 million.
Manchester United and Liverpool were the other most active Premier League clubs yesterday although Manchester City and Chelsea were still the biggest net spenders after investing respectively £102 million and £69 million earlier in the window.
As well as Ozil, Arsenal yesterday also enhanced their goalkeeping options by recruiting Emiliano Viviano on a year-long loan deal. The initial loan will cost £1 million and gives Arsenal an option to buy Viviano at the end of the season. Viviano has won six caps for Italy but is being signed as back-up to Wojciech Szczesny and Lukasz Fabianski rather than as a new first-choice keeper.
Arsenal had also spent yesterday trying to complete a loan deal for Demba Ba but, with Chelsea demanding a fee of £3 million and unwilling to strengthen a direct rival, no agreement could be reached. It is understood that Ba was keen to join and that Arsenal had been satisfied after completing their medical checks.
The failure to sign Ba ensured that Nicklas Bendtner remained at Arsenal, despite almost reaching a deal with Crystal Palace.
The signing of Ozil, however, became the priority yesterday for Wenger, who has tracked the 24-year-old ever since 2007 he broke into the Schalke team as an 18-year-old.
Wenger had always said that he would be prepared to pay big money for what he calls ''super quality'' and, with Madrid keen to recoup some of their £86 million outlay for Gareth Bale, Ozil became available. As well as the £42 million fee, Arsenal have broken their wage structure to sign Ozil. Theo Walcott was previously the top earner at £100,000 a week.
Although the arrival of Ozil represents a major step forward for Arsenal, there is still disappointment that the club ultimately failed to recruit the world class striker that had been the central aim of the window.
Bids were made for Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Gonzalo Higuain, who eventually joined Napoli from Madrid but the club were ultimately left trying to secure Ba on a temporary deal from Chelsea. It all leaves Arsenal particularly reliant this season on Olivier Giroud. Yaya Sanogo has been added on a free transfer, while Lukas Podolski and Walcott are seen as potential alternatives in the centre forward's position. Bendtner will also be given the opportunity to rehabilitate himself at Arsenal.
Wenger was also determined to enhance his midfield options and, in the long-term, will see Ozil as the successor to Cesc Fabregas in the playmaker's position behind the main centre forward. Tomas Rosicky, Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla have been rotating in that role over the past two years but the team will surely now be rearranged around Ozil. Cazorla will move permanently to the left, while Wilshere will continue to compete with Aaron Ramsey, Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini as one of the two holding midfielders.
Ozil has provided 94 assists in matches for Germany and Madrid during the past two seasons, a figure that comfortably surpasses Fabregas' tally of 49 for Arsenal, Barcelona and Spain.
Arsenal have also succeeded in trimming their squad this summer, with Denilson, Arshavin, Sebastian Squillaci, Gervinho, Andre Santos, Vito Mannone and Marouane Chamakh have all left this summer.
The signing of Ozil represents the start of what Gazidis has called the ''escalation in our financial firepower''. Arsenal had a transfer budget of around £70 million at the start of the transfer window but their enhanced spending power is something that will be maintained for the foreseeable future.
The new money follows the renegotiation of a series of commercial deals that were signed for a 10-year period in 2004 to secure the funding to build the Emirates Stadium. It means that Arsenal's revenues will increase on an annual basis by £70 million a year, allowing the club to join only Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Bayern Munich in generating more than £300 million a year.
Everton announced that they have sold Belgium international midfielder Marouane Fellaini to Premier League champions Manchester United for a fee of £27.5 million.
The deal for the 25-year-old was announced on the Everton website an hour after the close-season transfer window closed.
"Marouane Fellaini has moved to Manchester United for a £27.5 million fee," Everton said in a statement.
"Fellaini's exit ended a summer-long period of speculation after the Belgium international emerged as one of former Everton manager David Moyes' prime targets for his new club."
The move reunites Fellaini with new United manager Moyes, who brought the Belgian to England from Standard Liege in 2008 during his time as Everton coach.
Fellaini becomes United's second close-season signing, after Uruguayan fullback Guillermo Varela joined from Penarol in June.
However, the reigning English champions missed out with approaches for Madrid's Portuguese left-back Fabio Coentrao and Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera.
Britain's Press Association claimed United were too late in submitting their request to sign Coentrao on loan, while bizarre reports from Spain said the move for Herrera collapsed after three imposters claiming to represent the club found their way into the Spanish league offices.
Liverpool completed three signings earlier on Monday. Defenders Mamadou Sakho and Tiago Ilori joined from Paris Saint-Germain and Sporting Lisbon respectively, while Victor Moses arrived on a season-long loan from domestic rivals Chelsea.
Liverpool reportedly paid a combined amount of £25 million to sign Ilori and France international centre-back Sakho, who had fallen down the pecking order at PSG.
"I came here because the project that is in place at Liverpool interests me. I'm really looking forward to playing my first game," Sakho, 23, told Liverpool's official website.
Ilori, 20, was born in London but raised in Portugal and is a Portuguese youth international, while 22-year-old Moses arrives after being crowded out by a glut of close-season signings at Chelsea.
Aston Villa made Czech international striker Libor Kozak their seventh new recruit of the close-season, signing him from Lazio on a four-year contract for a reported fee of around £7 million.
West Bromwich Albion broke their transfer record to take Benin midfielder Stephane Sessegnon from Sunderland, who signed Italian striker Fabio Borini on loan from Liverpool and left-back Andrea Dossena from Napoli.
Seven months after his aborted exit from West Brom on the final day of the January transfer window, when he drove to Loftus Road in hope of joining Queens Park Rangers, Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie left the Hawthorns to join Cardiff City on a two-year contract.
Meanwhile, Stoke City manager Mark Hughes brought in two new players, signing Austrian forward Marko Arnautovic on a four-year contract from Werder Bremen and bringing midfielder Stephen Ireland to the club on loan from Villa.
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(VOVworld) – Mexico has decided to stop importing shrimp in all forms from Vietnam following the outbreak of the early mortality syndrome, EMS, in order to protect domestic shrimp farming.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sent a dispatch to the Mexican Embassy to call on them to cancel the decision. Nguyen Huu Dung, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, said "Mexico's ban on importing Vietnam's frozen shrimp, blaming it for containing EMS, is groundless. Scientists have proven that frozen shrimp cannot spread the disease to the host country's shrimp. The move has caused concerns among other importers of Vietnamese seafood products."
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and World Organization for Animal Health, EMS is caused by Vibrio paraharmolyticus and frozen and thawed shrimp are unable to spread the disease to living ones.


text: The problem with launching Gnome 3 inside of virtualbox happens in 10.0 release as well not just edge packages. It can be somewhat resolved by removing virtualbox guest additions. I decided not to spend too much time on that issue as Gnome 3.12 is just around the corner. I do suspect it could be skeleton files specific to PCBSD causing the in the users home dir as it normally works ok in fallback mode in virtualbox and has with PCBSD in the past. If I get sometime I will try to verify that and test with a FreeBSD install as well. Joe Maloney On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Yuri Momotiuk <yurkis at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > I've just performed upgrade from clear 10.0 and 10.0.2-PRE > Several notes: > > 1. Package manager from 10.0 can't detect (and solve) conflicts right so: > 2. I need to install all from git head src-sh and src-qt4 (all scripts and > all ui utils to avoid ABI/API prblems) > 3. After rebuild all of the PC-BSD stuff I can perform successfully > upgrade rest of the packages > > So, I think we need to perform upgrade to 10.0.1 in two steps: > At first we need to publish new pcbsd-utils and pcbsd-utils-qt4 (at least > in case package management). Only after that we can roll rest of packages. > But I don't know how we can do that. Maybe new package manager will be > rolled system update. And only after this update new packages will be > 'unlocked'. > > Ans few words about common result: > * Clean KDE workspace seems like works well (but KDE workspace is still > 4.11. About tool show 4.11 for KDE) > * Looks like Cinnamon crashes in my case. It shows notification about that > all time. I see only desktop with shortcuts but no panel :( I made > experiments inside VirtualBox. Mayby ti is because limited GL support? > * Can't launch Gnome3 (I think because GL limitations inside VBox) > * XFCE, MATE, LXDE looks good > * PCDM can't remember last user login name > > > -- > Best regards, Yuri Momotyuk > > _______________________________________________ > Testing mailing list > Testing at lists.pcbsd.org > http://lists.pcbsd.org/mailman/listinfo/testing > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.pcbsd.org/pipermail/testing/attachments/20140312/e790686d/attachment.html>


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It's gotta be me. I have a problem in that if I have to pay money to watch a Cal BB game, then I want to watch some players who are not projects. I just want to see some BB players who can hold their own at their positions.
To get a few such players, we can not keep losing recruiting battles to just about everybody out there.
C'on.......can we win a recruiting battle somewhere?


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Cynoscion regalis
The weakfish is a sleek, iridescent fish that visits the Chesapeake Bay's shallow waters in spring and summer.
The weakfish's sleek body grows to 12 to 18 inches on average, but can grow to reach three feet in length and weigh anywhere from 6 to 18 pounds. It has a silvery-white belly and a dark, olive-green back with iridescent blue, copper or green on its sides. Small, dark spots on its back form irregular diagonal lines. Its fins are yellow, it has a deep notch in its dorsal fin and its tail fin is squared. It has two large canine teeth in its upper jaw.
Found in shallow, sandy-bottom areas. Live in schools.
Visit the Bay during spring and summer when the coastal weakfish population migrates northward, leaving the Bay in autumn to migrate southward. Most common in the southern portion of the Bay.
Weakfish prey upon small schooling fish such as anchovies and menhaden, and will also eat crabs, shrimp, mollusks and large zooplankton. Once a weakfish sees its prey, it will slowly move toward it, then quickly lunge at it with open jaws. Weakfish are the top carnivore in the Bay's eelgrass beds.
Other predatory fish (such as bluefish and striped bass), sharks (such as dusky sharks) and sea lampreys prey on weakfish.
The weakfish makes a drumming or purring sound.Weakfish courtesy of Sciaenid Acoustics Research Team, East Carolina University
Spawning occurs April through August near the shores of the Bay's mouth. Females produce more eggs as they get larger. Larvae spend the late summer drifting through the lower Bay, eventually reaching their nursery areas in low-salinity rivers. Once they have grown to about 4.7 inches long, young begin to swim toward saltier waters, leaving the Bay by early winter. They reach maturity at 1 to 2 years old. Weakfish can live for 17 years, but most do not live past 9 to 12 years.
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Ask Mac Questions and Get Answers from Experts ASAP
Hi, I'm here to help with your Mac questions. I'm willing to keep working until you are satisfied.
Try the directions on this page about doing a Manual rebuild of the iPhoto library:http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2638Scroll down to the part that says:
Performing a "Manual rebuild"
Let me know how that goes. Read the note at the bottom concerning the "original" images and the modified images. You could end up with a lot of double copies. But you will want the modified images if you have invested a lot of work in them.
If you are doing as suggested, it may take awhile. I'll check back in a half hour.
it worked. Thanks a lot
Sorry. It seems I have a problem. I'm getting the same size of the iPhoto library, but I don't get all my pictures back.
Some of the images may have been corrupted or lost.
You can do the Control Click on the old library, view package contents and you'll see the folder structure of all the original images. Then you can drag them individually or by groups to the iPhoto icon and they will reimport.
there isn't a folder called structure.
No "folder structure" means the organization of the folders inside the iPhoto Library
If that is the case, I guess I lost some photos.


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|Laclede County Sheriff's Office
|240 N Adams Lebanon MO 65536
|Phone: 417-532-2311
Civil Process
Service on multiple people at same address -$40.00 for 1st set and $30.00 each for the additional sets.
TYPE OF SERVICE Fee
Citation $ 40.00
Child Support Notice $ 40.00
Show Cause $ 40.00
Evictions $ 40.00
General Execution (Garnishment) $ 40.00
General Execution (Property) $ 40.00
Motions $ 40.00
Order of Delivery $ 40.00
Ex‐Parte, Child Order, Notice of Hearing No Charge
Full Order of Protection No Charge
Order of Commitment No Charge
Replevin $ 40.00
Subpoena (Civil, Juvenile, Notaries,
Probate, Other) $ 30.00
Summons (Associate, Circuit, Domestic
Relations, Landlord‐Tenant, Juvenile,
Probate, Small Claims) $ 40.00
Writ of Body Attachment $ 40.00
Writs and all other Notices $ 40.00
PAPERS with CHECKS are to be sent to: ATTN: Civil Division Laclede County Sheriff's Office 240 N. Adams Ave. Lebanon MO 65536 The service fee on all civil cases must be sent with the civil paper(s) to be served. The service fee on all civil cases must be in the form of a cashier's check, money order, a check from a circuit clerk's office or law firms check. We accept cash but must be exact amount. We do not accept credit or debit. Make checks payable to: Laclede County Sheriff's Office


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Important Conference Sessions ECONOMIC (RE)DEVELOPMENT
Dear Mayor:
This is our sixth letter high lighting sessions related to a particular theme. And today's timely theme is local economic development and redevelopment.
Let's start on Tuesday, November 18 at 3:45 P.M. with a workshop, jointly sponsored by your League and Downtown New Jersey, Inc., entitled "The Future of Downtown and Retail," in Room 313. In the alternative, at the same time, in Room 410, you could consider attending "Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism."
On Wednesday morning, November 19, at 10:45, join us for "Creating Economic Growth in Challenging Times," in Room 304. At 2:00, there's a session in Room 304 called "Transit Oriented Development – A Practical Guide for Implementation in Your Community." And, at 3:45, head to Room 309, for a major session, "Creating Opportunity through Economic Growth – A Meeting of the Urban Enterprise Zone Mayors Commission."
And, on Thursday, November 20, at 10:45 A.M. in Rooms 405/406, join us for "Transforming Your Community's Landscape – The Power of Arts, History and Culture." And, after the League Luncheon, head to Room 313 for our 2:00 session, "Increasing the Effectiveness and Impact of Commercial District Improvements."
Very truly yours,
William G. Dressel, Jr.
Executive Director


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Show & Yell
Freakonomics, a public radio special, is the outcropping of the books and movie of the same name.
University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalism Stephen Dubner find hidden links between seemingly random topics.
In this episode, we find out if "booing" is an act of verbal vandalism or the last true expression of democracy. Hear Freakonomics on Saturdays at 4 p.m.


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The Complete Best of Bridge Cookbooks
Volume 3
All 350 Recipes from That's Trump and Aces
Hardcover, 408 pages, ring binding
All the fabulous recipes in one handy volume!
The Bridge cookbooks are a Canadian staple. They are set apart from the new, fancy cookbooks in that they deal with the kinds of food mom (or grandma) used to make for guests and on Bridge night.
You won't find any sous vide or micro gastronomy here, just lots of great recipes for classic and fun dishes.
Contents Include:
Brunch and Lunch
Main Dishes
Muffins and Quick Breads
Starters and Sides
Munchies, Dips and Beverages
Salads and Dressings
Potatoes and Rice
Sauces, Condiments and Seasonings
Fish and Seafood
Chicken and Pheasant
Pork and Lamb
Beef and Veal
Pasta and Pizza
"Baddies" but Goodies
Cookies and Candies
Cakes, Bars and Squares
Pies and Tarts
Just Desserts
Brie with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, page 62 (snack, appetizer, holidays, entertaining)
4 oz sun-dried tomatoes in oil, 125 g
finely chopped
3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced 3 to 4
6 oz Brie cheese 175 g
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 30 mL
Mix tomatoes and garlic and pile generously on cheese. Sprinkle with parsley. (it's not necessary to remove rind from cheese.) Heat in oven at 350°F (180°C) for a few minutes until cheese is soft. Serve with bagel chips or crackers.
Excerpted from The Complete Best of Bridge Cookbooks, Volume 3 by The Best of Bridge Ladies © 2013 www.robertrose.ca Reprinted with publisher permission.
Szechuan Beef with Broccoli, page 240 (quick dinner, family fav)
Here's a delicious way to use leftover rare beef.
1 tbsp cornstarch 15 mL
3 tbsp dry sherry 45 mL
1⁄2 cup oyster sauce 125 mL
1⁄4 cup water 60 mL
1⁄2 tsp hot pepper flakes 2 mL
2 tbsp vegetable oil 30 mL
1 tbsp slivered gingerroot 15 mL
1 clove garlic, crushed 1
1 bunch broccoli, cut into florets 1
1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut 1
into thin strips
2 celery stalks, cut diagonally 2
6 green onions, cut into 6
11⁄2-inch (4 cm) pieces
2 cups cooked beef, cut into strips 500 mL
Dissolve cornstarch in sherry, oyster sauce and water. Add hot pepper flakes. In a wok or large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add ginger and garlic. Stir-fry 1 minute. Add broccoli, stir-fry 3 minutes. Add red pepper, celery and green onions. Stir-fry 3 minutes. Add cornstarch mixture and beef. Stir-fry 3 minutes. Serve with rice.
Serves 4.
Excerpted from The Complete Best of Bridge Cookbooks, Volume 3 by The Best of Bridge Ladies © 2013 www.robertrose.ca Reprinted with publisher permission.
Upside-Down Chocolate Fudge Pudding, page 370
A great winter dessert — the sauce ends up on the bottom and the cake on top!
1 cup all-purpose flour 250 mL
2 tsp baking powder 10 mL
3⁄4 cup granulated sugar 175 mL
1⁄2 tsp salt 2 mL
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 45 mL
1⁄2 cup milk 125 mL
2 tbsp margarine, melted 30 mL
1⁄4 cup chopped pecans (optional) 60 mL
3⁄4 cup brown sugar 175 mL
1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 125 mL
2 cups boiling water 500 mL
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and 3 tbsp (45 mL) cocoa together. Combine milk and melted margarine. Add to dry ingredients to form a stiff mixture. Add nuts if desired. Put into a greased 8-inch (20 cm) square baking pan. Combine brown sugar, 1⁄2 cup (125 mL) cocoa and boiling water. Pour over batter and bake for 40 minutes. Serve warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or orange sherbet.
Serves 4 to 6.
Excerpted from The Complete Best of Bridge Cookbooks, Volume 3 by The Best of Bridge Ladies © 2013 www.robertrose.ca Reprinted with publisher permission.


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Seventh-Ranked Saint Leo Topples No. 5 Fighting Knights in Semifinals for Second Straight Season
WINTER PARK, Fla. – The seventh-ranked and No. 3 seed Saint Leo women's tennis team upended No. 5-ranked and second seeded Lynn University in Sunshine State Conference Semifinal action on Friday afternoon by a score of 5-4. The win marks the second straight year Saint Leo has unseated the Fighting Knights in the semifinals, and the second straight year the Lions advance to the SSC Championship match.
The win advances the Lions' record to 19-4 on the season, while Lynn drops just its third match of the spring season, and drops to a mark of 21-3.
The Green and Gold held fell behind early as the Lynn duo of Vale Confalonieri and Rosalie Willig defeated Pauline Helgesson and Paula Montoya, 8-1 in the top flight. The Lions battled back, taking the second slot, 8-2 as Laura Kemkes and Anastasia Wagner defeated Alina Jane and Kim Przeszlowski to knot the score at 1-1.
Maria Benkirane and Adrianna Daszkiewicz pulled Saint Leo into the lead as they secured a hard-fought 9-7 at No. 3 doubles over Aleks Vukadinovic and Andrea Berkova.
The Lions extended their lead by two to kick off singles play as No. 47 Wagner defeated No. 36 Berkova, 6-1 in the first set before Berkova retired.
No. 1-ranked Confalonieri pulled Lynn back to within one, 3-2, as she defeated Coralie Pesenti in the top flight, 6-2, 6-2, and No. 46 Willig knotted the score at 3-3 with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Kemkes at the No. 2 spot.
Benkirane put the Lions in the lead once again with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Jane at No. 4 singles, but Vukadinovic evened the tally once again with a win at the No. 6 position as she defeated Daszkiewicz, 6-2, 6-2, to set the score at 4-4.
Montoya clinched the victory at No. 5, defeating Przeszlowski in a hard-fought 6-3, 7-5 final to advance the Lions to their second-straight SSC Championship match.
The Lions will take on top-seeded, and No. 1-ranked Barry University on Saturday afternoon at the Martin Tennis Complex on the campus of Rollins College. Match time against the Buccaneers is slated for 12:30 p.m. Live video and scoring of the championship match will be available at the championship central page, here.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo women's tennis team, be sure to visit SaintLeoLions.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Lions news by following Saint Leo Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.


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The official atomic weights of 19 elements have just been changed
Time to update all your periodic tables.
Time to update all your periodic tables.
Remember when everyone was watching that hovering magnet shoot around on a superconductor track? This is what was helping it move. This cute little guy is niobium, an element that was in the process of being discovered for fifty years and today is put in superconducting magnets. Find out about its history, and give me…


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Ever wonder what life was really like the decade you were born? What were the most popular movies? How much did a gallon of gas cost? What technological innovations were developed? Who were the most notable public figures? Which political events occurred that shaped the nation? What news headlines forever changed history? These questions and more are revealed in this delightful chronicle of fun and fascinating pop-culture highlights of the era. Prepare to go "back in the day..." with this nostalgic and entertaining series that captures the life and times in America during "The Decade You Were Born."
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The Terrible TreeThe Terrible Tree (1923) - Tony Sarg's Almanac Theatrical Cartoon Series by Dave Koch
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- Tony Sarg's Almanac Theatrical Cartoon SeriesTheatricalSeriesCartoon
- Traditional Animation
- Herbert M. Dawley Productions
- Distributed by: Educational Pictures Corporation
- Directed By Tony Sarg.
- Produced By Herbert M. Dawley.
- Animated By Tony Sarg, Herbert M. Dawley.
- Written By Tony Sarg, Herbert M. Dawley.
- Originally Released on January 06, 1923.
- Originally Released Theatrically.
- Black & White
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Silent cartoon, shadow silhouette animation.
Vaudevillian Tony Sarg created this series of animated marionettes ("Shadowgraphs").
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The jury, wide-awake now, passed the locket along, with many sly nods and a few whispered words.
Then she sprang from her cosy nest, wide-awake and full of courage.
As we drove up through the garden, a tall figure in a wide-awake hat emerged from one of the windows upon the terrace.
All at once he found himself aroused and wide-awake as ever.
Let no one suppose that our wide-awake kinsman does not know perfectly well what he is about.
He's the most observing, wide-awake fellow I ever knew since I came up from the South.
"They did talk," said Louis, as soon as he was wide-awake enough to speak.
By this time Frank was wide-awake, with every sense aroused.
Girls in thickly-populated New York and in wide-awake, modern Idaho give the same testimony.
The Dictator looked fresh, bright, wide-awake, and ready for anything.


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Thanks for the follow up information. What I'd suggest is that this child is evaluated by a child Psychiatrist (not a child psychologist or a pediatrician). This could very well be the beginning of a mood disorder (like Bipolar) or even ADHD.
The sooner the illness is treated, thebetter for this child. The longer it is allowed to continue, the harder it is to treat, and the worse for the child. Once she is effected socially, it makes it really hard for her to learn new coping skills and so on...
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Just before the cold and snow really hit earlier this week, we headed out for our weekly trip to one of my favorite places, the library. From a really young age, I have loved to read. I'm also someone who values, needs and craves quiet, peaceful atmospheres so walking around book stores for hours, just browsing, has also become a favorite past time for me whenever I get the chance.
Stories at bedtime and reading to my kids is big tradition within our family and happily, my son shares this love of books with me as well. Although he now has a great aversion to story time there ("too loud"), I've made a trip to the library part of our weekly routine.
I usually limit myself because I just don't have as much time as I'd like and usually end up keeping them way overdue but I found some great ones yesterday.
New books I picked up:
Buddhism for Mothers of Young Children: Becoming a Mindful Parent by Sarah Napthali
The Power of Less by Leo Babauta
The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers by Elizabeth Pantley
Buddhism for Young Mothers is one of my favorites, I found it a while back and absolutely love it but it's been a little while so I'm super excited to dive back in.
I also have some high hopes for The no-cry sleep solution book. I am a huge disbeliever in the cry it out method, I think it's harmful for children and parents both. But now that we are struggling with my son's super powers at night, I'm hoping to learn some new tips that will help him be able to better settle in to sleep and more importantly – sleep through the night. Oh my gosh, it's been sooo long…..
I'm sure I'll be writing about these books more later, even thinking of maybe doing some reviews at some point. For now, the wind is blowing, snow is falling and I am looking forward to sneaking in some reading during the quiet moments this weekend.


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|Add 7100:503 Art and Critical Theory
|Submitting Dean
|Dr. James Lynn
|Submitting College
|Fine & Applied Arts -- Dudley Turner x6518
|Departments Generating the Proposal
|Objection Deadline
|April 09, 2007
|Proposal Status
|Final Approval Granted
|Proposal Last Updated
|May 04, 2007 by PR Amy Sheldon
|Effective Date
|Fall 2007
|Brief Summary of Proposal
|Add 7100:503 Art and Critical Theory to Art Department course offerings.
|Type of Proposal
|Program changes
|Graduate School Endorsement Status
|Graduate School Endorsement Updated
|March 26, 2007 by GS Heather Blake
|Institutional Research Status
|IR Status Updated
|February 26, 2007 by IR Dolores Bezilla
|Library Status
|Library Status Updated
|February 22, 2007 by UL Lori Fielding
|Distance Learning Review Committee Status
|Not required
|DLRC Status Updated
|General Education Advisory Committee Status
|Not required
|GEAC Status Updated
|February 27, 2007 by UC dean Karla Mugler
|Resource Requirements
|No additional resources
|Resource Requirements Updated
|February 22, 2007 by FA dean's ofc Gerry McElliott
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Jerry D'Arcy
Jeremiah Joseph D'Arcy
previously listed as Jerry Dorsey
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut September 23, 1911
- Final Game September 28, 1911
- Born December 4, 1885 in Oakland, CA USA
- Died July 1, 1924 in Eastland, TX USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Jerry D'Arcy was a player whose true identity long eluded researchers.
Someone identified as "Jerry Dorsey" played two games as an outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates in late September of 1911. He began his professional career that year playing for the Gadsden Steel Makers in the Southeastern League where the local papers called him Jere Dorsey. He then played for the Memphis Turtles of the Southern Association for two weeks before making his way to Pittsburgh. In 1912, he played for a team outside of organized baseball in Henderson, TX, then was with the Bonham Blues of the Texas-Oklahoma League in 1913, and with the Denison Blue Sox of the same league and the McAlester Miners of the Western Association in 1914. He was back in Denison in 1915, also playing for the Tulsa Producers of the Western Association. In 1923, his name pops up on an list of ineligible players issued by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.
This was everything that was known for sure about Jerry Dorsey. The birth details that listed him as being born in Oakland, CA in 1885 came from his player card kept in the Sporting News archive, but they were contradicted by information in other sources that identified him as being either from Alabama, Nashville, TN, or the southern states more generally. None of these leads could be corroborated by census or draft registration data, and no one knew for sure when or where he died.
A breakthrough came in 2013 when SABR researcher Tom Hufford noticed that there were similarities between the mystery man Dorsey and someone named "Jerry Darcy" (whose name was actually spelled D'Arcy) who had also had a player card in the Sporting News archives. When this link was prodded, a World War I draft registration card was found for D'Arcy, as well as other documents that confirmed his identity as the missing Pittsburgh player. As he was living in Denison, TX at the time of the war, a search through the Texas death index found his death details.
Further Reading[edit]
- "When Did Jerry Dorsey Take The Last Waltz?", in Bill Carle, ed.: Biographical Research Committee Report, SABR, November/December 2007 , p. 3.
- "Jerry Darcy Found", in Bill Carle, ed.: Biographical Research Committee Report, SABR, July/August 2013, p. 1.


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- Locate all of the records that prove the validity of your tax return
- Identify any problems related to confirming income sources or expense deductions
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There are several items that you should bring along to the audit, if you have them and if they can help show that your small business's tax return is accurate:
- Bank statements, canceled checks, and receipts
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As a rule, you should not discard any business-related canceled checks, invoices, or sales slips. If you paid some expenses for your small business with cash, keep any paperwork showing the payments, such as receipts or withdrawal slips.
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Bank and charge card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) statements are now accepted by the IRS as proof of payment. These statements must show the name, the date, the amount, and the address of the payee.
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An entry in a business diary helps justify an expense to an auditor as long as it appears to be reasonable. Additionally, you must keep special records for certain equipment, called "listed property," that is often used for both business and personal purposes (e.g. cell phones, laptop computers, and vehicles).
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Any business use of your personal auto requires detailed records showing the portion of vehicle use for work.
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By law, out-of-town business travel and entertainment expenses require greater record-keeping than most other expenses. You must have a written record of the specific business purpose of the travel or entertainment expense, as well as a receipt for it.
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Hello everyone,
Just curious to know whether I'm doing this repeated matrix calculation
efficiently by using the Table command.
I've got matrices x and y, which are both 7000x3, and a matrix V which
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If I create a 7000x1 vector, q, whose elements are equal to each of the
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With a stay at Hotel Tritone in Mestre, you'll be convenient to Porto Marghera and San Giuliano Park. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Toniolo Theatre and Piazza Ferretto.
Make yourself at home in one of the 65 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars.
Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
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Well, this looks like a "Project Runway" challenge guest judged by Eve Ensler, now doesn't it? Designer Walter Raes is big on creating fashions out of everyday, "unlikely" materials — he designed Keypad Clubbing Top, the Cassette Tape Dance Dress and the Cola Wedding Dress. So what are you looking at here? Cotton tampons were the instrumenstral material in his latest creation, the Charles Period Top. "By grouping single tampons together, I created a complex but versatile top," he explained to Ecouterre. "The object you shy away from actually becomes beautiful." I agree that it's really kind of stunning, although I'm curious about how well it masks day two period bloat. [Huffington Post]


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Sunday night, May 1: We had just put our kids to sleep and I was about to turn off the TV and yawn my way to bed. I casually checked my Twitter account with a quick glance on my smart- phone and there was a short tweet from a Pakistani-American journalist simply saying: "turn on your TV." And then the revelations began. President Obama had managed to keep his cool over a painstaking covert operation to track down the world's most wanted terrorist. Even though the American media continued to confuse their two names again, little doubt remained that the triumph of Obama over Osama was sealed -- by a brave contingent of US Navy SEALs.
The cavalcade of rumors and speculative punditry from media across the miles began soon thereafter. Immediate questions were posed. How did the US president manage to capture this elusive criminal when his far more hawkish predecessor George W. Bush had failed? Who did he trust in this operation and to what effect? The first step in the answer to this question lies in resource allocation for this task. Monday afternoon, I was on a public radio show where Senator Leahy of Vermont (chairman of the US senate judiciary committee and also a member of the committee that authorizes funds for the CIA), gave part of the answer. Senator Leahy stated that Mr. Obama had made the capture of Osama bin Laden a top priority for the CIA and that both Republicans and Democrats alike "made it clear to the CIA that they could have whatever money they wanted" to find Osama.
It was these funds which allowed for a very detailed spy operation to be undertaken in Pakistan. This is the juncture where Pakistan's help in the matter cannot be neglected. All of the operatives were given Pakistani visas to operate freely within the country with clear knowledge of their goal. Most celebrated among these operatives was Raymond Davis. Even with regard to his misadventures in Lahore, the Pakistani government eventually cooperated and repatriated him. As Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts rightly commented to various sectors of the US media, the gathering of intelligence for this operation would have been impossible without Pakistan's cooperation. He also acknowledged the enormous suffering that the Pakistanis have faced during these 10 years. More than 31,000 people have been killed in Pakistan since 9/11 in incidents related to the "war on terror," including numerous military officers. President Asif Ali Zardari noted this in a prompt oped for the Washington Post published on May 3.
The American media appears to have some degree of KGB nostalgia in terms of its obsession with reporting about the ISI (Pakistan's military intelligence service). Without many facts, conjecture and speculation is paraded as news reminiscent of the Cold War days. No doubt questions should be asked but with a sense of objective investigative journalism. For example, a CIA safe house was allowed to operate in close proximity to the Osama compound for months. Might this have not been enough for the ISI to alert Osama Bin Laden if they were so involved with his evasion? As the US government has revealed (and confirmed by Bob Woodward in his recent article), the couriers did not even turn on their cell phones until they were 90 miles from the compound for fear of being tracked. Does this not question the proximate complicity hypothesis?
But here's the rub. While liberal Pakistanis are anxious to claim credit for this part of the operation, the security hawks are furious about Pakistan's impotence regarding the entire matter. The reality is that we will probably not know the full facts of this operation for at least a few decades when the official transcripts of the operation are declassified. Until then it is best to follow Peter Bergen's advice and remain "agnostic" about the Pakistani-US communication on the matter or about Pakistan's alleged complicity in shielding Bin Laden. It is tempting to rush to judgment on the matter, cheered on by Indian and Afghan critics of all-things-Pakistan. Instead, let's focus on what we know for sure and how to glean lessons for the future of US-Pakistan relations.
The initial information which led the US authorities to suspect the Abbotabad compound as a safe house for Bin Laden was obtained through interrogation of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. The trusted courier for Bin Laden was identified through these interrogations. As for the conspiracy theorists who might refuse to believe the salience of Guantanomo interrogations, I would urge them to read the latest contingent of Wikileaks Gitmo files release last month. The value of these interrogations are laid out clearly including some very seriously incriminating information about Dr. Aafia Siddiqui which the Pakistani media has neglected to pay much attention to.
There is little doubt that Pakistan's military has an ambivalent view towards America but that is the case with most countries in the region. Until the United States is seen as a fair broker in regional peace-building around the Kashmir conflict and other points of grievance with India, there will always be this ambivalence. It is high time the US give regional peace-building between India and Pakistan greater priority. This will immediately change public opinion in Pakistan while also strengthening our collective positive goals in Afghanistan.
So the "moral" of the story if any is: careful intelligence gathering from the point of interrogation, coupled with an influx of resources are essential ingredients in such a mission. While either side hates to admit this, Pakistan and the United States desperately need each other. America knows that any physical invasion of Pakistan would be a total disaster and it does not have resources to do so. Cutting off foreign aid or imposing sanctions will only make Pakistan gravitate towards China or Iran which are both unpalatable options for the US. The aid that America gives Pakistan has a long-term strategic advantage for both sides and should not be considered a quid pro quo for any particular action. If there is change made to the aid package, it should be to reduce military aid and increase civilian aid to strengthen Pakistan's fledgling democracy.
Both Pakistan and the United States have paid dearly for the "war on terror" and should stop trivializing each other's sacrifices nor should they constantly question each others sincerity with misplaced patriotism. We cannot afford to erode the salience of the US-Pak relationship which may seem like a bad marriage to many but is one where divorce is not an option.


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Business Week recommends Bistro Vendome as best place to eat near Invesco Field at Mile High
After ESPN released a summary of health-code violations for stadiums around the country, it stands to reason that you might want to avoid food at the game altogether.
At a loss for where to bulk up before the Broncos? Business Week has you covered. In its write-up of restaurants located near this country's football stadiums, the magazine suggests you head to Bistro Vendome, 1420 Larimer Street, for a Tall Napoleon cocktail and a croque madame or plate of French toast.
We're fans of Bistro Vendome, too, but we have no clue why Business Week chose a French restaurant for a pre-Broncos game feast, other than the fact that it happens to be located two miles from Invesco Field.
We might instead head around the corner to Euclid Hall Bar & Kitchen, 1317 14th Street, which, like Bistro Vendome, is owned by Beth Gruitch and Jennifer Jasinski -- but actually serves food and drinks that resemble something that you'd consume at a sporting event. But better: hand-cranked sausages that we'd happily substitute for nasty hot dogs, and a dozen draught lines, not one of which is devoted to Coors Light.
Other picks for a pre-Broncos feast within two miles of the stadium? The bar snacks at Lola, 1575 Boulder Street, make a happy substitution for the fake cheese nachos you'd otherwise consume, and Basic Kneads is also hauling its mobile pizza cart around the tailgating festivities outside the stadium this season, which means you have no excuse for eating a personal pan pie that's been sitting under a heat lamp.
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