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Chapter Seven
International Roles
Staff Sergeant Matthew Hoffman, 448<span class="endnote">th </span>Civil Affairs Battalion noncommissioned officer in charge of operations, performs a blood pressure check on a patient during a Medical Civic Action Program clinic in Chebelley, Djibouti, October 6, 2012
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Our ability to sustain . . . alliances, and to build coalitions of support toward common objectives, depends in part on the capabilities of Americas Armed Forces. Similarly, the relationships our Armed Forces have developed with foreign militaries are a critical component of our global engagement and support our collective security.
We will continue to ensure that we can prevail against a wide range of potential adversariesto include hostile states and nonstate actorswhile broadly shaping the strategic environment using all tools to advance our common security.
The U.S. Armed Forces play a vital role in the global security environment. Drawing on the professional traits, qualities, and competencies developed within their respective Service branches and enriched through experience, exposure, and engagement, the noncommissioned officer/petty officer corps greatly contributes to meet Americas national security objectives in diverse environments. Furthermore, as leaders in the Profession of Arms, their roles, responsibilities, authorities, and innovative methods of operating can provide a model for other countries to emulate.
The 21st-century global security environment differs greatly from the environment of yesteryear. It is marked by remarkable complexity, ambiguity, evolution, and transformation. Among the factors shaping this environment are shifting demographics, interdependent economies, competition for natural resources, global natural disasters, and, in several parts of the globe, the aspirations of newly emerging contenders for regional and global influence. Advances in technology and communications both improve and threaten this evolving and transforming security environment. Emerging security threats and challenges include often unpredictable failed states, international criminal and terrorist networks, and other nonstate actors. In this fluctuating context, the global community must think collectively about new ways and means to deter, dissuade, or defeat these threats through unity of effort and innovative security arrangements.
Serving in alliances, coalitions, and partnerships is woven into the fabric of the U.S. Armed Forces. From the inception of the Nation, Americans have relied on, and provided aid or assistance to, other countries. Beginning in the second half of the 20th century, the United States has worked within international organizations such as the United Nations and has entered into a wide variety of security arrangements, from multinational alliances, often bound by formal treaties for enduring mutual defense, to less formally bound multinational coalitions, with specific purposes and generally limited durations. Maintaining international alliances or coalitions requires a collective vision of mission, flexibility, and adaptability, and a continuing effort by all leaders to keep the alliance or coalition strong and confident. Often, keeping the coalition focused and unified is as important as the operation itself. General John P. Abizaid, USA, then-commander of U.S. Central Command, captured this idea well in 2005 when he told his senior staff and the senior national representatives of the coalition supporting the war on terror: Nothing is as important as the Coalition in this battle.2
Irrespective of the strategic framework, or the size and scope of any security arrangement the United States may enter into, the Nation will leverage the Armed Forces to engage with its partners. Whether in combat or in a humanitarian role, the United States, its allies, and partners have always depended on the specialized skills, expertise, and leadership capabilities of its professional enlisted force. Forged in crisis and reinforced during decades of peace, the history of NCOs/POs in international affairs is deeply rooted in a resilient personal determination, persistent resolve, and a strong set of professional standards and ethics. This international legacy transcends generations and instills in todays NCOs/POs a high sense of global purpose and a positive bias toward solidarity with the militaries of other nations working with the United States.
In this new century, not only are NCOs/POs depended on to perform their traditional roles with credibility and efficiency, but they are also leveraged and empowered to perform strategic roles in this evolving global security environment. NCOs/POs are uniquely adept at advising, training, and mentoring others at various levels of military organization and structure. Moreover, NCOs/POs are critical in helping other nations militaries to achieve new or increased levels of capability, especially at the small unit and individual levels, and to meet emerging or evolving challenges where interpersonal skills, the warrior ethos, and diplomatic approaches are necessities.
NCOs/POs, regardless of specialty or background, may find themselves involved directly in a wide range of international engagementsfrom major combat to various forms of international security force assistance operations to humanitarian relief. They may be involved in multilateral or bilateral exercises, military assistance activities, and even large-scale engagements. NCOs/POs may be assigned to an alliance delegation, a coalition battle staff, a multinational force headquarters, an Embassy, or a personnel exchange program. Almost assuredly, they will be connected with whole-of-government endeavors, working hand in hand with other U.S. Government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and ministries of defense in pursuit of common goals. In each case, NCOs/POs can and do facilitate professional relationships that can yield an enduring positive strategic effect.
The NCO/PO leadership cadre is the closest to the force and will have the greatest immediate impact on accomplishing organizational milestones. NCOs/POs keep things in proper perspective and they help maintain a positive and productive organizational climate through an acute understanding of the mission and a keen sense of inclusiveness, not only for U.S. forces, but also for those of other nations. They foster mutual trust and confidence in a multi-Service and multinational force, recognizing that troops of any Service or nation will follow an engaged leader who genuinely cares about them and appreciates their contribution to the organization.
In addition to their involvement with multinational alliances and coalitions, NCOs/POs directly contribute to fostering partnerships with other nations on behalf of the United States. As former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates wrote, This strategic reality demands that the U.S. government get better at what is called building partner capacity: helping other countries defend themselves or, if necessary, fight alongside U.S. forces by providing them with equipment, training, or other forms of security assistance.3
An Ambassador and a Professional
The American people have exceptionally high expectations for their military, especially when serving overseas as the face of the United States and the ambassadors of its citizens. They expect that their military will ably represent the society it serves and the ideals on which the Nation was founded. Americans further expect their military to maintain high moral standards, embody the Code of Conduct, and personify the standards, traits, qualities, and competencies of a member of the Profession of Arms. As trusted leaders of the all-volunteer force, NCOs/POs lead their subordinates to exceed these expectations, and they do so through personal example, inspiration, and enforcement. General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defined the expectations of Americans for their military members this way: We must provide an example to the world that cannot be diminished by hardships and challenges. This example is based upon the words and intent of the U.S. Constitution that each of us takes a personal oath to support and defend. Our oath demands each of us display moral courage and always do what is right, regardless of the cost.4
NCOs/POs can justifiably lay claim to a long and impressive history of contributing to success in managing and resolving international crises, and partnering with other militaries during peacetime and conflict. U.S. military personnel are judged by their deeds, including when dealing with other nations. NCOs/POs serving in alliances, coalitions, and security partnerships must remain true to who they are, while bringing out the best in others. NCOs/POs bring with them the values and strategic objectives of the United States, as well as the traits, qualities, and competencies of the Profession of Arms. Whether stationed abroad (often with their families), enjoying a port of call, or attached to an international force, the enlisted leader understands that every engagement can have strategic effects and that those who wear the uniform are representing the United States. Their conduct must be above reproach. NCOs/POs take all appropriate measures to ensure that military members are professional at all times and respectful of other cultures, peoples, and societies.
At the same time, NCOs/POs must remember those times when events have not gone well for the U.S. military or the United States. From violation of a status-of-forces agreement to some form of inappropriate conduct by an individual or small group, these incidents result in significant strategic setbacks and international embarrassment. As an institution, the Armed Forces do not relish highlighting such occurrences in which the conduct of a tiny percentage of the force tarnishes the honorable reputation and ethical service of the military as a whole. However, all members of the Profession of Arms must be personally reflective, open to national and international scrutiny, and dedicated to preserving the integrity of the Profession of Arms by policing its ranks.
Proven leadership throughout the NCO/PO corps provides a solid foundation for engaging with foreign counterparts. Over the years, the fine work of NCOs/POs with extensive experience in international military assistance and building partnership capacity has yielded many best practices worthy of study and emulation. A great deal can be gleaned from U.S. Special Forces, who for many decades have been intimately involved with training, advising, and mentoring international militaries. Working at the operational and tactical levels, special operations forces NCOs/POs maintain a high degree of strategic awareness, which makes them especially well equipped to take on engagement activities. In building international partnership capacity, and in contributing to professionalizing other militaries, the most effective NCOs/POs are critical and creative thinkers who keep a wider view of the environment, and who are extremely adaptive when empowered in diverse, highly decentralized situations. They maintain a keen understanding of the human element. Seeing through the eyes of others is a powerful way to learn and thus gain the trust and garner the respect of those of other cultures and traditions.
Building Partner Capacity
In these situations, a high degree of mutual respect, openness, inclusiveness, and patience is critical. NCOs/POs are mindful that the servicemembers of other nations are equally proud of their own countries. NCOs/POs appreciate different national visions, cultures, traditions, sensitivities, loyalties, and motivations whether they are political, tribal, or religious. They seek what is common among military professionals and get to know the people they are working with. They understand that no two countries are alike and that regions vary in any number of ways. Thus, any developmental or professionalization approaches must be calibrated to be effective for each particular country. To this end, NCOs/POs familiarize themselves with that nations defense structures, force foundations (volunteer or conscript), rank structures, and levels of responsibilities and authorities of the force. They respect the other nations institutions and customs and show appropriate courtesies to its officers and other leaders. When focusing efforts on professionalizing mid-level leadership, NCOs/POs understand that many other militaries may not have a professional NCO/PO corps. Therefore, NCOs/POs may find themselves advising and mentoring another countrys officer corps to win access, support, and buy-in for developing a corps of professional mid-level leaders.
In working with other nations militaries, it is paramount to understand and appreciate that NCOs/POs both learn from and teach others. Effective U.S. advisors, trainers, and mentors understand that they must learn from others and that they will gain understanding by listening. There is no immediate benefit or strategic advantage in attempting to replicate the U.S. military model. While the U.S. structure is superb in many ways, and can be a distinctive model, other nations have different circumstances and requirements. NCOs/POs are at their best when they show other militaries what is good, effective, and efficient in the U.S. Armed Forces model and then pursue meaningful discussions and courses of action toward what makes best sense for that nations military. NCOs/POs help another nations military leaders understand what is right for their country as opposed to attempting to recast another nations military into a mirror image of the U.S. military. Competence, credibility, capability, and character build trust. When military leaders in other nations recognize these professional traits, qualities, and competencies in U.S. advisors, trainers, and mentors, they are more inclined to cooperate, thus setting the conditions to move forward in security partnerships and arrangements that serve the near-term and even longer term interest of all participating nations.
NCOs/POs continue to play vital roles in attaining the national security objectives of the United States. Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III underscored this point to Army NCOs: Forging bonds with the Soldiers of other countries can pay big dividends as our Army engages in regional alignments and builds partner capacity. NCOs can have an impact across the entire spectrum of operations. Service to ones nation is what is common to the Profession of Arms. As the U.S. Armed Forces premier advisors, trainers, and mentors, NCOs/POs will increasingly be called on to serve alongside, and also to provide a professional example for, international forces in multinational alliances and coalitions, to assist in building partnership capacity, and to contribute to innovative approaches to foreign affairs. To meet the known and emerging requirements of the international environment, the U.S. noncommissioned officer and petty officer will need to possess a global vision and an adaptive mindas well as professional and personal traits, qualities, and competenciesto positively influence and operate with international militaries. They will need to do so while striking a necessary and desirable balance between traditional U.S. military culture and identity and the unique partnership requirements of an international force.
1 National Security Strategy (Washington, DC: The White House, May 2010), 41, available at <www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/national_security_strategy.pdf>.
2 General John P. Abizaid, commander, U.S. Central Command (20032007), Guidance and Intent during 2005 strategy focus session with field commanders, commanders, and senior U.S. and coalition staff as recorded by U.S. Central Command senior enlisted advisor.
3 Robert M. Gates, Helping Others Defend Themselves: The Future of U.S. Security Assistance, Foreign Affairs, May/June 2010, available at <www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66224/robert-m-gates/helping-others-defend-themselves>.
4 Martin E. Dempsey, Americas MilitaryA Profession of Arms, 3, available at <www.jcs.mil/content/files/2012-02/022312120752_Americas_Military_POA.pdf>.


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In that manufactory Mr. Ashley was William's master, and he believed he had no resource but to comply with his desire.
Afterwards he obtained a post in the laboratory of a manufactory of dyes.
A manufactory was formerly so called because it named a place where things were made by hand.
Of the Paper, it is only necessary to say that it comes from the manufactory of Mr. Whatman.
He opened a manufactory for his machines where he could carry on the business in a small way.
We visited a manufactory of cheroots, for which Manilla is celebrated.
The new invention found public favor at once; and Kond soon afterwards established the first manufactory of insect-cages.
He had established a manufactory for gunpowder, on a plan devised by himself.
He had to go down himself to the manufactory in order to get the men into the way of doing the work.
"You shall see when we arrive at the manufactory," he answered.

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My Family I am looking for more info:)
My Family I am looking for more info:)Updated September 5, 2000
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|Hello I am looking for more info on my Family.I have been having some trouble finding info out about a Delia Dehaven or DeHaven ( I am not sure of the spelling) she married a William Henry Weaver. She is buried in a Berwick, Pa. cemetry I do not have the name at this time I am looking for it. Any Help would be great, Thanks.


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Volume 13, Issue 5: Doctrine 101
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How do most modern Christians view luck? By luck, I mean an occurrence or event that happens without any purposed, independent, outside cause; blind fate; an impersonal force that works for good or for bad in a person's life. There may be a consciously epistemological sense in which they would decry such luck as heathen, unbiblical, superstitious.
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Cape Town Deco Lodge Hostel
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DECO LODGE offers accommodation in a pleasant and typically Capetonian atmosphere, which includes, attractive communal living areas, large garden with pool, Internet, self-catering kitchen and laundry service.
This is your home away from home - a place to meet interesting local and international visitors, many of whom stay for extended periods of time.
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Hi guys,I make wordpress themes from scratch but I haven't delved into shortcodes/plugin/widget design yet.
I'm wondering how best to set up a page template that will consist of four boxes (2x2 grid). Each box has an image and a link to another page of the site, and each box has slightly different styling. The client needs to be able to change the content of each box, and add new pages with this four-box layout.
In the past I would have just set up a table within the text editor and shown them how to add their images to each table cell. I know, this is not the correct way of doing things, so I want to learn how to do it better. And now that I'm doing responsive layouts I really want each box to be wrapped in a div so they can stack when viewed on mobile.
ANYWAY what is a nice user-friendly way to set this up? Ask the client to wrap each box item in shortcodes? Or make each box a widget? There could be 50 pages with this layout on the site, so it needs to be easy. Just not sure how to do it.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks.
Are you asking for codes?
I didn't quite understand, did you finish designing your theme?
Sorry about not being clear in my post - to reword:
I'm looking for a way for my client to update their pages in the CMS. These pages just don't have one single block of editable content - each page has four blocks of editable content, arranged in four divs. Some of this content is pulling data from other pages, some is text/image input.Each block has styling I'll be setting in the stylesheet.
Thru what mechanism can I set up the theme to allow the client to easily add content to each box on each page? Can you suggest maybe a pre-existing plugin or shortcode method to do this?
One way of doing it would be to make each box a widget - BUT - I can't do this because there's too many pages and each would require four different widgets.
Another way would be to set up a 2x2 table on each page and input the content into each cell - BUT - don't want to do this because its sloppy and the table cells won't react well in the responsive format.
Any ideas? Thanks very much.
I know you don't want to hear this, and it's a bit off topic and perhaps cheeky, but the real answer is to get a better CMS. [/ot]
Yikes ralph, that's extreme...I'm a bit past that stage now, well and truly in Wordpress world, for this site and all my sites.
If you want to explain a bit more that might give me more insight into other cms's ... but I 100% need a Wordpress solution here. No turning back now for this one.
I really just meant that WP isn't designed for this, yet it's a standard need for a CMS—which is partly why I refuse to use it for anything other than a blog. I hate to see people hacking WP around to do things it's not designed for, when there are much nicer CMSes like ExpressionEngine and even Perch that make this stuff blindingly easy.
(This isn't intended as a criticism of you, by the way. I realize WP is a hugely popular CMS, but I'm not really sure why, to be honest.)
Hi ralph, fair point, and I do intend to investigate other cmses later as I've heard good things about EE and the like.
Shield your eyes if need be - I do need to hack WP for this one though!
Am assuming something like this wouldn't work for you? It says it has a responsive grid and it also has templates. Doesn't look like it would mess with whatever you are already using to style your own template either as it is working within the page content.
Slackr that looks pretty amazing, and could be the answer. Going to play around with it today. Thank you.
Yesterday I found a free plugin called divup content, basically the client just needs to type the shortcode [divup] between block of content and it will place nicely id-ed & class-ed divs around those blocks. Pretty simple.
I actually went on to Codecanyon to find another plugin that does a similar job but from memory allows you the designer to pre-set the templates. The client just sees a set of options eg 4 boxes template, contact page, 3boxs+ad. Once they choose it the layout is pre-set but they can define the content. It may have been this one but it was a while ago I spotted it and put it on my mental radar.
I like the idea of pre-setting templates. Thanks again for your help on this one.


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West Coast prepares for Japanese tsunami debris
SALEM, Ore. – A large dock that washed ashore in Oregon this week more than a year after it was ripped from Japan's shoreline by a tsunami is adding urgency to preparations for a wave of such debris expected to hit the USA's Pacific Coast in coming months.
"We've got a looming threat. There's great public concern about this," says Phillip Johnson, Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition director. "At this point, we don't know if we're going to have a major problem."
Beach cleanliness is vital to residents in Oregon, the only state whose entire coastline (362 miles) is public. Thousands of people turn out twice a year for beach cleanup events. Others adopt portions of the coastline, cleaning and monitoring it year-round. So it's no surprise that residents are worried about the tsunami debris, Johnson says.
On Wednesday, Oregon confirmed the dock that washed ashore this week was from the tsunami. The dock — 7 feet high, 19 feet wide and 66 feet long — is the first official piece of tsunami debris to reach the state.
A dozen volunteers on Thursday scraped the dock clean of marine organisms and sterilized it with torches to prevent the spread of invasive species, said Chris Havel of the state Department of Parks and Recreation.
Japanese officials estimate that 5 million tons of debris washed into the Pacific Ocean after the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). About 70% of that sank, leaving about 1.5 million tons floating.
Most of the debris still is north of Hawaii, says Nir Barnea, West Coast regional coordinator for NOAA's Marine Debris Program.
Scientists expect more debris to hit the West Coast in coming months and through 2014. "It will arrive intermittently and not all at one time and place," Barnea says. "It may be difficult to tell what is tsunami-related and what is not. Even floats with Japanese writing are not necessarily from the tsunami."
Although scientists expect much of the floating debris to follow the currents to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an accumulation of millions of tons of small bits of plastic floating in the northern Pacific, tsunami debris that can catch the wind is making its way to North America. In recent weeks, a soccer ball washed up in Alaska and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in a shipping container reached British Columbia.
Just how the dock happened to turn up in Oregon was probably determined within sight of land in Japan, says Jan Hafner with the University of Hawaii's International Pacific Research Center, which tracks the debris.
That's where the winds, currents and tides are most variable, because of changes in the coastline and the features of the land, even for two objects a few yards apart, he says. Once the dock got into the ocean, it was pushed steadily by the prevailing westerly winds and the North Pacific Current.
In April, a group of volunteer organizations teamed with NOAA and the state to hold 11 public meetings across Oregon to address concerns about tsunami debris. About 400 people attended, says Jamie Doyle, an educator with Oregon Sea Grant.
"A lot of people were concerned about radiation," Doyle says, referring to the nuclear power plant accident in Japan that was triggered by the earthquake and tsunami. "But it's thought to be highly unlikely."
That's because most of the debris was washed out before the radiation release and because radiation would have dissipated by now, Barnea says.
Body parts also are not expected, because they would have decomposed by now.
The most important message, Barnea says: "If you don't know what it is, don't touch it. Don't move it. Report it to local authorities, 911 or the national response center."
A mobile application at marinedebris.engr.uga.edu can help people report debris. It is a partnership of the NOAA Marine Debris Division and the Southeast Atlantic Marine Debris Initiative of the engineering school at the University of Georgia.
In addition to Oregon, other Pacific Coast states are educating residents about tsunami debris cleanup, Barnea says.
•In Alaska, some lighter debris, such as plastic bottles and Styrofoam floats, is showing up. The first volunteer cleanup project in the state took place in Montague Island this month.
•In Washington, authorities have distributed fliers with instructions on how to handle items found on beaches.
•In California, officials say coastal currents may deflect most debris back toward Hawaii. Even so, the state's Coastal Commission has issued guidelines for volunteers helping with tsunami debris removal.
"We'll continue to work on the planning, continue to work with volunteers," Barnea says. "It's a real teamwork of state, federal and local agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the public."
Loew also reports for the Statesman Journal in Salem, Ore. Contributing: John McAuliff, USA TODAY; the Associated Press.
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Two quick trailers have hit the InterWebs today in anticipation of upcoming events in the world of television:
First up, Netflix has released its trailer for the new season of "Arrested Development", which it brings to the Internet streaming service on May 26. The critically acclaimed but low-rated TV series ran on Fox from 2003-2006, but high stream views on Netflix has built a larger audience for the quirky TV show to make its return. The 15 episodes of the new season will be released simultaneously, allowing viewers to watch in any order they prefer:
Why You Should Watch: If you didn't catch the series when it originally ran, watching it on Netflix Instant Streaming provides an easy way to catch up between now and May 26. Getting into the series does take a few episodes - many of the jokes take a while to really pay off, and this "smart comedy" rewards viewers who pay attention to some of the longer-running gags or visual gags in the background. Also, success for this show via the Netflix platform means that other low-rated network TV shows might be given new life as well.
The second teaser trailer comes from Marvel, which has a small "teaser trailer" for its new TV show, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", featuring Clark Gregg reprising his role as Agent Coulson from "The Avengers" movie:
Why You Should Watch: Joss Whedon, who directed the "Avengers" movie, is producing the TV show, which means fans of Whedon ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer", "Firefly", etc.) will have even more Whedon to love. Personally, I'm hoping that this series takes place after the events of The Avengers, because it means that Agent Coulson has survived - and is not some sort of prequel. I'd also be OK with a clone.
Overall, a pretty squee-tastic day in May, wouldn't you say?
Keith Shaw rounds up the best in geek video in his ITworld.tv blog. Follow Keith on Twitter at @shawkeith. For the latest IT news, analysis and how-tos, follow ITworld on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.


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DENVER (AP) A Colorado man accused of sending hundreds of thousands of spam e-mails has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion and falsifying e-mail headers.
Thirty-five-year-old Edward "Eddie" Davidson of Louisville was also ordered to pay nearly $715,000 to the Internal Revenue Service. He was sentenced Monday and ordered to report to prison authorities in May.
Federal prosecutors say Davidson's operation used false e-mail headers to disguise the sender. Prosecutors say some of the spam was meant to dupe stock investors and manipulate markets.
Authorities say Davidson made at least $3.5 million sending e-mails for nearly 20 companies.
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My new friend Sol says a business can have one or 1,000 branches – but not two. Having many branches both requires and supports the development of systems and personnel that permit brand standardization, which is a nasty way of saying that they do the same thing chainwide. Look at McDonald's. Like it or hate it, you know exactly what you'll get in Huntsville or Hong Kong.
But the new Burger's Priest is number two.
Can Shant Mardirosian be in two places at once? Hardly. Does he have trained and trusted supervisory staff who ensure that the new North Toronto branch precisely mimics the original on Leslieville?
Unfortunately, it's like Sol said. When I walk into the original Priest, lineup or no, I feel at home. The counter dude looks me in the eye, smiles, and asks how I want my burger cooked. When I say "rare," there is often a blessing forthcoming. The new Priest, on Yonge north of Lawrence, has mega lineups and a churlish counter-person who does not smile, does not ask how I want my burger cooked, and certainly doesn't meet my eyes. The mood is better at lunchtime, but by suppertime, several hundred burgers down, grace is gone.
The lineups are crazy. By opening time at 11:30 a.m. there tend to be 30 people on the sidewalk. After 6 p.m. that 30 becomes 50 and you might wait more than half an hour. Outside. Once you make it into the inner sanctum and have ordered, you wait about 15 minutes to get the food.
Not much of a welcome.
While you're waiting for your burger, you stand in a cramped and drafty little area with a few stools, and religious passages on the wall writ large in Hebrew and English. Here at son of Priest, Mr. Mardirosian, a former seminarian, is out front with his religious observance. On the door, where it usually says "closed" beside Sunday, it says "church."
When your order is ready they yell your name. Fail to respond promptly by fighting your way through the crowd to the counter, and they yell it again. And I mean yell. I get why they're in a bad mood: Overwhelmed, too many customers lined up out the door. But c'mon, it's a service industry. Then you try to leave. I say "try" because no attention has been paid to traffic flow, so on the way out, laden with food and drink, you fight your way through the incoming lineup.
It puts me in mind of Weber's, the iconic burger bar on Highway 11 near Orillia. Everybody adores Weber's, which is interesting given that they sell a lousy, thin, overcooked burger and frozen fries. We go there because they manage their perennial lineups with geometric finesse, they play great tunes, and they smile a lot. Perhaps Mr. Mardirosian needs to take a page from Weber's book.
Or maybe he already has. My burgers at the new place have all been overcooked (although the basic rough-ground four-ounce patty remains lots of fun). The fries were soggy and less than sweet. I used to find it charming that all the cheese is processed slices but now … not so much. As for the milkshakes at the new place, artificial vanilla-, strawberry- and coffee-flavour syrups do not turn my crank, nor does cheap chocolate.
Then there's the secret menu. It's on a couple of blogs, but not posted at the restaurant itself. Kind of coy and silly. Most of its items are very complicated and not much fun to eat because they're too big and things get soggy and fall apart. The most popular item is the Vatican: The bun is replaced by two grilled cheese sandwiches and there are two burgers. The inner slice of bread in each grilled cheese turns soggy. Not so great.
The Tower of Babel is the same as the Vatican but with an added option: two rubbery, bread-crumbed portobellos stuffed with processed cheese and deep fried.
There is a McDonald's across the street and Burger Cellar, a gourmet burger bistro, two doors south, but customers are still lining up to get blessed at the Priest. Zagat's just named it the third-best restaurant in Toronto, after Scaramouche and Chiado! Methinks the emperor is having a wardrobe malfunction.
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do small business's drug test, i bet this gets asked alot. i think its funny (and fucked up) how you get tested at places like walmart and target, but you dont have to take one to be a public school teacher. some food for thought
probably bc if u got ur shit together enough to get a college degree and be qualified for a teaching job they don't really care if u get high on ur own time.
and if ur enough of a burnout to need a job at walmart even they dont want u there.
and most small biz dont test bc its expensive
Picked up 6 zones of beasters, broke a nice nug up for a birthday bowl this morning and noticed how some nugs have a decent amount of purple in em. Really dry, easy to break up, dense shyt.
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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:06 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
1. The only source I trust on this is Amy Goodman. F* TYT & HuffHo; they're more interested in
building a following than they are in the full breadth and depth of this issue, e.g. Buy TYT Merch.
I guess I should at least be thankful that you didn't quote Russia Today (RT) on this.
My thoughts:
Response to rachel1 (Original post)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:08 PM
HereSince1628 (36,063 posts)
2. I've got to say this is NOT a good answer to the international terrorist problem
Surrendering long held beliefs about the right of accused to have a 'speedy' trial in which they can know their accusers and make a legitimate defense may not make us barbarians but it certainly makes us less than English yeomen who were protected by the actions of the barons who forced the Great Writ upon the English crown.
Response to HereSince1628 (Reply #2)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:16 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
3. Let us consider what will be surrendered if we experience another 9/11, or someone else in a
precarious position out there in the World, experiences that at this particular global financial moment, especially after 10 years of U.S. killing INNOCENT Muslims.
Don't forget War with Iran IS on the table, (just like the last time) whether we like that or not.
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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:30 PM
Celebration (15,812 posts)
5. What does this have to do with another 9/11?
You would have to make the argument that had this law been on the books, we would not have had a 9/11. In that case we had an executive branch that completely ignored strong warnings leading up to 9/11, and never scrambled fighter jets to protect the Pentagon. How can you argue that the power to detain Americans without charging them with a crime could have helped? Given the way the political system works now, I can see a situation developing where campaign money is intrinsically linked with disappearing people. No, I am not saying Obama, but laws work for ALL presidents.
In addition to being a bad law, it is hard to see it actually being constitutional.
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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:49 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
7. Indefinite detention/the end of Habeas Corpus came out of AUMF 2002 that resulted from 9/11. nt
Response to patrice (Reply #3)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:37 PM
HereSince1628 (36,063 posts)
6. I can't see how surrendering REAL "rights of man" to potential threats is a good bargain.
Frankly, I can't even see a break even.
Acceptance of ruining the lives of others by treating them as criminals without a trial is a huge mistake. It not only makes enemies, IT DEMEANS US.
If we want a government composed of clones of Dick Cheney, this is the path we must pursue. If we DON'T want a government composed of Dick Cheney-s then we MUST hold fast to the iron rod of human rights and despite the risk, extend humane, dignified treatment to those we assume to be our enemies.
Response to HereSince1628 (Reply #6)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:00 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
8. "clones of Dick Cheney" is binary thinking. More things ARE possible. & What about what other
people, who could very likely be affected by this stuff, e.g. Libya, what about what THEY want?
Americans have the luxury of ideology, not only is it quite likely that put to a choice many Americans would choose to strive for safety and assume that there are more than just binary choices in the matter, the rest of the world is involved in this too and that's a world emerging from a global financial crisis and maybe even beginning to address a 2-state solution in the ME, in an environment that includes strong actors that favor war on Iran.
Romney wasn't a mistake.
Though I agree with your principles, the difference between principle abstract value and reality is not insignificant and probabilities, no matter how strong we might assume they are in a certain direction, a direction that for some reason usually coincides with our own position on a given issue, btw, . . . that is, no matter how strong one thinks a given probability is, the reality is that you don't know whether the next instance of whatever will conform to your expectations or be something different.
Whatever the ideologues think about the principles, what about what the far far larger majority of non-ideologues want? Tell me why they don't count? Is it because we ideologues have somekind of superior position to decide what happens for them?
Response to HereSince1628 (Reply #6)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:07 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
9. Doesn't violence & destruction SURRENDER far more than that which is violated & destroyed? nt
Response to patrice (Reply #9)
Thu Sep 20, 2012, 07:37 AM
HereSince1628 (36,063 posts)
12. I think I kinda sorta said that.
At least it was sorta my intention.
Response to rachel1 (Original post)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:24 PM
november3rd (1,113 posts)
4. Yeah, this sucks
Obviously the Administration freaked because the injunction would have required them to immediately free everybody in secret and/or indefinite detention.
It's bullshit, though. We can't enjoy freedom and equality under the rule of law without having to take some security risks.
Response to rachel1 (Original post)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:49 PM
malthaussen (11,409 posts)
10. "Justice" moves quickly when the Guvmint leans.
Why, I bet the plaintiffs hadn'd even finished their champagne and cake yet.
-- Mal
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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:56 PM
limpyhobbler (8,244 posts)
11. So sad to see the liberals all keeping quiet while our freedom disappears.
It's not worth it.
Response to limpyhobbler (Reply #11)
Thu Sep 20, 2012, 07:48 AM
ancianita (6,354 posts)
13. That lawyers lost this round doesn't reflect on liberals in general.
There's a lot going on. When media don't trumpet this ruling nationwide, it's not just liberal silence, it's the general ignorance of what this article of the NDAA was all about that should be factored in. I'm sure the plaintiffs are going forward with this suit.
There was no general public discussion of Congress' renewal of The Patriot Act, either. Most people weren'te even aware that it was up for re-authorization until the day Congress voted for it. That bothered me just as much.


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Global Power made his first start at Delaware Park a memorable one as the 4-year-old son of Pulpit held off Slip and Drive and Abilio to win the Sussex Stakes July 21.
Roman Tiger, whose two stakes wins this year include a triumph in the Tampa Bay Stakes, headlines a field of nine in the Sussex Stakes at the same 1 1/16-mile distance as the Tampa Bay Stakes.
Late-running Patrioticandproud took the overland route to his first stakes victory in the $148,833 Toronto Cup at Woodbine July 14.
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It appears the Sunnyside wrestling program took just a one-year hiatus.
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Too may people got gratification out of it.
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Mountain View was a distant second and Chandler was sixth.
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A few of my movies are not found correctly in moviedb because of "and" vs "&". For example, I have a movie file named "Hustle and Flow (2005).avi" but XBMC cannot find the movie info because it is listed as "Hustle & Flow" in moviedb.
It would be nice if XBMC can automatically detect these.
"And" verses "&" with movie title lookups using TheMovieDB (TheMovieDB.org) scraper?
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that is a good suggestion however I recommend you post this on trac.
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your already registered as it uses the forums login information so no registration should be necessary,
On the suggestion I would also post a link to the forums request/suggestion.
This is a suggestion, because suggestions on forums are forgotten, on trac they will always be on a active list which developers should always read.
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|Tools for Quantitative System Evaluation
The research directions of the chair all share a practical dimension: Without tool support they remain in the ivory tower. We are busy developing improved model checkers for stochastic systems.
A lot of the effort is devoted to a tool environment for the language MoDeST. We are proud of our modestchecker.net, supporting model checking of probabilistic timed systems, as well as discrete event simulation.
PASS is a model checker for probabilistic systems based on predicate abstraction and automatic, counterexample-guided refinement.
PASS has two sisters: INFAMY and PARAM. All three accept virtually the same language, but have different strengths. PARAM can model check Markov chain models with parameters, while INFAMY is the first infinite state model checker for continuous-time Markov models.
FlowSim is a benchmarking tool for various implementations and optimizations of algorithms to find the maximal simulation relation for a probabilistic model. The tool can also be used as a generator for randomized models. Source code is available for FlowSim.
ProHVer is a tool for the computation of properties in probabilistic hybrid systems.
APHzip is a collection of tools to generate, manipulate, and compress acyclic phase-type representations.
|Dependable Systems & Software Group
|Department of Computer Science
|Universität des Saarlandes


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Mexican Salad Recipe
I was raised in Southern California, not far from the Mexican border. That explains why I like Mexican food as much as I do. Much of my cooking...even when I'm making "American dishes"...is heavily influenced by the kinds of foods and flavors I tasted as a youngster growing up just north of the border.
- 2 quarts salad greens
- 2 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 1 bunch green onions, sliced
- 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
- 1 small ripe avocado, peeled
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 to 2 cups corn chips
- 1. In a large bowl, mix together first four ingredients; cover and chill.
- 2. For dressing, mash avocado with a fork in a small bowl. Stir in the sour cream, oil, lemon juice, sugar, seasoned salt and pepper flakes. Just before serving, add corn chips to salad; top with dressing and toss to coat. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 193 calories, 16g fat (4g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 215mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 4g fiber), 3g protein.
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An ageing Juris Greste held up a photo to the cameras and said ''this man, our son, is an award-winning journalist, he is not a criminal''.
In a strange and surprising way, this simple parental gesture cut through the ocean of words, the torrent of justifiable outrage, the sheer helplessness of the situation facing the Grestes, whose 48-year-old son Peter, was sentenced on Monday to seven years' jail following a farcical trial in Egypt.
Here was a plain yet intimate truth, its dignity irreconcilable against the court's cruelly impersonal ruling.
For weeks leading up to his conviction, speculation had it that the al-Jazeera reporter and his colleagues might be acquitted. After all, there had been precious little evidence to support what were clearly ridiculous charges. Australian reporters on the ground in Cairo reflected this local intel in the minutes leading up to the verdict - Greste and his colleagues would likely be admonished and quickly deported.
Modern Egypt, it was argued persuasively, would not risk its international reputation nor its commercial relationships by jailing foreign nationals on trumped-up charges.
But it was wrong. Shell-shocked family and supporters struggled to absorb the decision, as did the Australian government, the Australian media and the Australian people.
An explanation was sought. Somebody had failed. But who? Was it the Australian government?
Despite the terrible result, the answer is no.
Governments must tread carefully in consular matters and cannot be seen to campaign publicly or to openly apply pressure on sovereign countries and their ''independent'' legal systems.
Indeed, such an approach will have the opposite effect.
It is the same the world over when Australian nationals fall foul of authorities and wind up in foreign cells.
And always the plea to Canberra is the same too: do something.
Yet, in reality, there is rarely much that can be done. Australian procedural fairness ends at our borders. For voters accustomed to seeing their politicians trumpeting their achievements, the inherent quietness of effective consular representation by DFAT is often mistaken for inaction.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has been as busy as any foreign minister could be in such circumstances, as has her department. Representations have been made both before the recent changeover to the new President, Abdel al-Sisi, and since. But now the game has changed. In the wake of the court's ruling, Tony Abbott has stepped up the public case, telling Parliament that Australia recognised the legitimacy of Egypt and its legal system, but was ''shocked and dismayed by the Greste decision''.
It is a calculated risk but one that has become sadly necessary.


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Last week, we asked you to share your style advice in exchange for an Anna Beck Designs Kecil necklace. Everyone can benefit from a little help in the fashion department, and you guys wrote up some awesome tips that'll help us get dressed in the morning, but bellarose's comment was our favorite:
Don't wear anything you wouldn't want to be caught in an accident or disaster wearing. You never know what could happen during your day. Always look and feel your best! Your apartment could catch on fire and the only clothes you would be left with would be the ones you are wearing — hope you're looking cute and comfy!
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GIVEN the time-honoured tendency for NRL teams to follow the tactical lead of the premiers, a Canterbury victory in last Sunday's grand final could have led to a sea change in the way the game is played.
The Bulldogs pioneered a chain-passing brand of football with their forwards this year. It was a welcome change to a quarter century of watching the big men play the role of ''yardage gobblers'' charging forward with the ball with no thought of passing it.
Furthermore, the Bulldogs brand would have discouraged gang-tackling and the scourge of wrestling-type holds such as grapple tackles and chicken wings.
If defenders are facing a line of big men willing to link the ball, it's difficult for three tacklers to key off on one player, tackle him, then hold him down until the defensive line is reset. But forwards are not as skilled as halves in linking the ball and this is why the Storm won the grand final and halted the promised revolution.
As Melbourne fullback Billy Slater said after his team's 14-4 victory: ''If they [forwards] want to play like halves, treat them like halves.'' That is, move up swiftly in the defensive line, cut down their thinking time and force the error.
Bulldogs prop Sam Kasiano was particularly vulnerable to a swift moving defence and became frustrated. He lacks start-up speed, making him a target for a speedy second marker to rush forward and halt his progress until another defender can assist in the tackle. Nor do his mates in the pack have the catch-and-pass skills and speed of hands and feet of halves such as Melbourne's Cooper Cronk and Gareth Widdop.
Just as the Storm may have stalled the future, Storm coach Craig Bellamy suggests Melbourne's victory may have preserved the past.
''Do you want to drive the little men out of the game?'' he asked rhetorically in the dressing room after the grand final. ''Do we want forwards replacing halves?''
His assistant, Kevin Walters, who is a former Australian five-eighth and long-term Broncos player, was equally defiant.
''There will always be a place for little men in the game,'' he said. ''Cooper Cronk showed that. He was a notch up on the Canterbury halves. If forwards could play like backs, they would push the little men out, but they can't play like backs.
''There have been skilful forwards in the past who were good at passing but they didn't take the place of halves. Short passing in the forwards is good if you can consistently do it under pressure but it fell down against the Dogs because we worked on it.
''The two years since I have been in Melbourne, I have picked up so much in the art of coaching defence. I have been amazed at the detail and the time spent on defence by Craig.''
This is not to say the Bulldogs depended exclusively on forwards chain-passing to become minor premiers. They have one of the most potent long-range attacks in the NRL, via the speed of fullback Ben Barba and centre Josh Morris. Had Canterbury not lost the ball twice on the first tackle with length-of-the-field tries beckoning, they could have led at half-time.
Asked if rugby league was undergoing a tactical change, as his former teammate and Queensland Origin coach Mal Meninga has claimed, Walters said: ''I'm not sure it's going through a revolution. Andrew Johns, Johnathan Thurston and Cooper [Cronk] learnt their trade as No.7s. The big kids in their teams were given jumpers with No.8, 10, 11 and 12.
''For rugby league to have a big half 20 years from now, a junior coach right now would have to put him in a No.7 jumper. I don't know any coach prepared to do that now.''
But Walters does concede that forwards at most clubs have become one dimensional in attack. It probably began 20 years ago when Walters's then Broncos coach, Wayne Bennett, saw forwards as lead boulders in an avalanche.
''Wayne didn't want Glenn Lazarus, Shane Webcke or Petero Civoniceva to pass the ball,'' Walters said. ''He just wanted yardage. They were not encouraged to use their skills.''
Somewhere in between the Bulldogs' passing rush in the forwards and the Storms' pack meterage attack is a more varied game than the tryless second half of the 2012 decider. It's a grand final Sunday not too far away.
''There is no doubt Canterbury's forwards will get better at passing under pressure,'' Walters said. ''They have opened up a window there. I know the Storm will be doing more in the forwards next year.''


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The Law of the Harvest (14 of 15) by Ernest Easley
This content is part of a series.The Law of the Harvest (14 of 15)
Series: The Lord Of Liberty
Ernest L. Easley
Galatians 6:6-10
It is from the New Testament book of Galatians that we learn that the Lord Jesus Christ is the LORD OF LIBERTY! Jesus is the great liberator! He sets the captives free!
When He steps into your heart, He liberates you from the bondage of the Law into the liberty of grace! Psalm 146.7 tells us that ''He gives food to the hungry and freedom to the prisoners.'' Jesus gives pardons to prisoners! And pardon me but ''Hallelujah, what a savior!'' He is the Lord of Liberty!
He sets us free by grace and we stay set free by grace! You see, whatever sets you free keeps you free! Whatever gets you saved keeps you saved! And I praise the Lord for saving me by His grace and not by my works!
Ephesians 2.8-9, ''For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.'' Therefore, His grace keeps me saved because it was His grace that got me saved.
''Grace, grace, God's grace, grace that will pardon and cleanse with in, Grace, Grace, God's grace, grace that is greater than all our sin.''
I am so glad that we still sing the great hymns around here! Now I like the chorus too! There is a place for chorus' in worship! But it is from the hymns that we learn Bible truths that stick with us all through life!
Well in our study of Galatians, we come to chapter 6 verse 6 where we learn some things about The Law of the Harvest. There is an unchangeable immutable Law that operates in every aspect of life! And I want to show you tonight how you can take that Law and use it in your faith in your family and in your finances! It is what I want to call, ''The Law of the Harvest'' Galatians 6.6-10
Here is an unchangeable, immutable law! And that law can be applied in every arena of your life! Now as we think about The Law of the Harvest Paul mentions two things: First he mentions SHARING, and the ...
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