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The Enter, Kaput, Fatso, Enter, Nohrt, and Smerk photos were taken by MEEEE. Put on 12 oz by a buddy and stolen by Tony. I actually appreciate it cus I have no clue how to put pictures up here.
YO MAN..Whats wrong with you guys??? I posted photos I had, How can you base a thread on the first 2 pages of photos..Ya no shit there are other writers in van too, but I dont got there shit to post, I post what I see up, and like to flick.Why so much annimosity??? Feel free to post other photos of more writers,Thats why I started this thread, It's contribution that makes a good thread,If you didnt notice I posted FES, YESCA, AND GOOD 'OL SIGHT, So why are you all trippin'?, Ensoe and webs might not be as "old skool" as others , but they put it down, and have alot more dedication than ive seen from many writers.They just do there thing, wutever.....Post up or shut up..Originally posted by Tony@Dec 13 2004, 07:44 PM
wow you know there is alot more writers in vancouver then just NWK crew...
Word. nice cameo , plus stelth....post more
nice thread
Hands so fast he could outspin the flash
Known to smoke a whole mountain of hash to the ash
the nicest peice i've seen by ensoe thats fukin dirty^^^^
damn this is so much hotter than that last ensoe :lol:
The two main people I remember and really give props for are Remio and Oaph, next comes the NWK's.
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its cause hes smart and wouldnt want to get busted by a simple tag or bomb hed rather get caught doing something amazing and worth it i guess u could sayOriginally posted by masen_one@Dec 13 2004, 02:25 PM
it seems like nwk is THE crew in vancouver
demos is too sick. there should be more writers like him - people that arent scared to go all out when they write... i mean whens the last time u saw a throwie by demos??
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Yeah and I think That ensoe peice burns the shit outta anything remio could put up ,But it dont matter its all relevant...Your opinion is ignorant dumbass,ones a fullout peice and the other is hollows, You cant really compare them..Why are people so obsessed with comparing and saying whats better??? Cant you just appreciate each for there own and what there good at doing??Originally posted by pen_thief@Dec 14 2004, 11:48 PM
damn this is so much hotter than that last ensoe* :lol:
Damn, now thats what im talking about, That BH is hot.Originally posted by CashFlowJoe@Dec 14 2004, 10:04 PM
And That Last peice is crazy fresh, lotta love for the homie, word. keep killing 'em all.

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Thank you for your reply, I looked on the internet and was aware of all of the six grounds. In order for a separation, I would need him to leave my home, and how do I go about this if he refuses to leave. And if it does not fall under the 6 grounds.
Sorry to bother again, I want to make sure I understand this. What do you have to do in order to get divorce from bed and board? Do I have to hire an attorney or can I get the paperwork and do myself, what type of paperwork do I need to get this done and what are the actually steps to do this. Would leaving my home not be abandonment and I be at fault....I am so sorry that I am confused.
I am still trying to process all of this, so you are saying I cannot tell my husband that he has to leave my home, although he moved into a home fully furnished, all bills paid. And I cannot evict him unless I am afraid for my safety and then I could get a restraining order...is this correct?
We have no property to divide or children, it would be a simple divorce, do you still have to have separation papers in order to get a divorce. I know you must be separated for a year, but do the papers have to be filed with the courts?
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THE future of the opening prayer at Ilminster Town Council meetings is under review.
The Rev Alastair Wallace retired from his role as the rector in the Minster back in January and with no one to take his place there was no opening prayer at last Tuesday's full council meeting.
At the meeting it was discussed whether the convention should continue, with Cllr Andrew Shearman amongst those suggesting that the prayer should remain a part of proceedings, and could now rotate between the denominations.
Last Friday a test case bid to outlaw prayers during council meetings at Bideford Town Council was successful in the high court, when the National Secular Society and an atheist councillor, Clive Bone challenged the practice.
While this would have no impact in Ilminster, as the prayer happens before proceedings start, town councillor Linda Vijeh hit back at the ruling.
Cllr Vijeh said: "With the current economic climate I think we need all the prayers we can get. Now that we're a multi-cultural society we should be accepting of everybody's views. I don't understand why we have to be so petty."
In a year when the Queen is prominent to most people's thoughts, it was argued that religion is still a key part of our society.
Cllr Vijeh added: "Apart from anything else this is the year that marks an anniversary of when the Queen ascended to the throne and the coronation takes place in Westminster Abbey which is a religious building."
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Shrine of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague
One of the most famous tourist spots in Davao City is the Shrine of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague. Situated on top of Matina Hill is this quaint and serene place of worship.
It is surrounded by rolling grass and spots of century mango's (more than 30 years old), which makes this an ideal place to meditate and commune with the Lord. One other unique feature of the Shrine is that it has no four walls bounding it, but rather, it is a collection of different open air Chapels. It has to be noted also that dating in this place is frowned upon, as well as making it a destination for boiterous activity. There is no entrance fee when entering the Shrine but please, mind the silence. The Shrine isn't open 24 hours so don't try to go there at the dead of night (or at least past 6PM) and expect the gates to be open, unless of course there is Mass scheduled.
In order to reach this place, one can take a tricycle from the base of the Matina Hill or if one has a car, can either enter via the base or by the Diversion Rd. exit.
During the Holy Week the route up the hill is usually clogged by devotees doing the "martyr"-ous stations of the cross which are systematically placed along the path to the church.
Along with Chapels to the Infant Jesus, there is also for Our Lady of Fatima and the Crucified Christ.
Current Shrine Schedules :
7AM — Mass at the Resurrection Altar.
8AM — Mass at the Chapel of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague
5PM — Mass at the Chapel of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague
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5PM — Anticipated Mass at the Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima
8AM~4PM — Confessions and Counseling by the Shrine Priest.
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It wasn't quite "Cupcake Wars," but hundreds of area youngsters congregated Wednesday at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Library to decorate cupcakes.
Nolanville twins Julia and Hannah Trumbull, 9, have a few things in common, but when it comes to cupcakes, Julia said she prefers chocolate, and Hannah prefers vanilla.
"I'd make a rainbow," Julia said if she could decorate her cupcake anyway she wanted.
Hannah said she'd make one to look like the world.
Wiping thick white icing from her chin, their 4-year-old sister, Allyson, sided with Hannah and said she also preferred vanilla.
Yet she shared Julia's creative mind-set when she said she would make a cupcake with "all colors," if she could.
The girls' mother, Becky Trumbull, said they attended the library's weekly Wacky Wednesday program because it's something fun and free to do.
"They enjoy the library, and it keeps them busy," she said.
Heading the decorating demonstration to teach the children about baking science were Kim Washington, Harker Heights H-E-B bakery manager, and Veronica Brandon, H-E-B cake decorator.
"This is why math is important," Washington said, as Brandon counted how many times she dabbed a cupcake with purple icing to make flower petals. "Counting is also important when you measure ingredients and need to know how much ingredients are in a recipe."
After talking about the different tips used on decorating bags to make a specific creation, the bakers let the children have a turn decorating.
With the option of choosing vanilla or chocolate cupcakes, children were provided with thick white icing in decorating bags and sprinkles.
As he slowly savored the fluffy treat he decorated, 8-year-old Zachariah Sample said he prefers chocolate cupcakes with sprinkles and whipped cream.
Emma Thompson, 7, said she likes violet and blue colors for icing.
"And vanilla cupcakes with chocolate in the center," Thompson said.
Children's Librarian Amanda Hairston said H-E-B bakers provided the cupcakes and materials free for the program, and Domino's employees were on hand afterward for a pizza-making demo.
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Would appreciate if an expert could explain the use of the this keyword. In Jefry's video tutorial 15-Part 2, a part of the source code is as below
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New OneRepublic Album Expected in 2012
Get ready OneRepublic fans, because new music is on the way to you! Ryan Tedder says he will point his focus 100% to OneRepublic to get a new album out next year.
In fact, the singer tells Billboard that they will jump into the process in as soon as a few weeks. "We have probably eight or nine ideas, but we start the writing process for OneRepublic in about two weeks, and that's when I really dive in and start doing it and go until it's done," Tedder says. "Our goal is to have the first single on the next album out by the beginning of 2012, or sometime in the early portion of 2012."
Though the band hasn't released a new album since 2009's 'Waking Up,' Tedder has done anything but take a break. He's been writing songs for everyone else — including B.o.B, Carrie Underwood, Gavin DeGraw, Colbie Caillat, Beyonce and Cobra Starship — to name a few.
In his chat with Billboard, Tedder was quoted calling Underwood "one of the top three vocalists I've ever worked with." He's also finishing up a Cobra Starship album, and has been working with will.i.am, Benny Blanco and RedOne on five K'naan tracks.
But he seemed most excited by B.o.B's upcoming work: "The last song I did with B.o.B sounds like nothing he's ever done," the OneRepublic frontman reveals. "It's almost like if B.o.B got in the room with Fleet Foxes and Mumford & Sons, or something like that. It's a total trip, and musically divergent from anything I've ever done."
We just hope that Tedder gets as pumped about his own album as he is about working with others, because the OneRepublic fans have been waiting anxiously for the band's solo return!
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Weird thing is, no line is visible normally. However, if you tilt it into lighting, you can see something of a line. DH sees it too but thinks it might be remnants of a test line (which I suppose women would call those 'evaporation lines').
What are your thoughts?
I've added photos, I find that you need to sit back in your chair (i.e., not too close to the comp monitor) to see the mystery (dud) line that I'm on about.
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I'm having really awful back pain this morning too I noticed this BEFORE doing any testing (so it isn't me just being hopeful! haha)
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Israel's electric corporation will operate a nuclear power plant by the beginning of the next century, and at least 80 percent of its components will be manufactured in Israel, Energy Minister Moshe Shahal told reporters on Thursday.
Israel is one of the world pioneers in developing the next generation of nuclear reactors, Shahal said, and that Israel's nuclear power stations will consume locally produced uranium.
Two government companies, Israel Electric Corp. and Israel Chemicals, as well as the local coal company, reached agreement Thursday to establish a uranium and phosphates plant on the Rotem plateau in the Negev.
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BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche refused to hold referee Robert Madley responsible for a 1-0 home defeat to Charlton Athletic, despite having Kieran Trippier controversially sent off.
The Clarets were made to play with 10 men for 75 minutes after Trippier was adjudged to have handled a shot on the line and was red-carded.
Madley also awarded a spot kick, which Lee Grant saved.
But Charlton went on to extend their unbeaten away run to six games as Johnnie Jackson scored a 69th minute winner.
Dyche praised the way his team responded to Trippier's dismissal and felt his side deserved at least a point from their battling performance.
But despite the disappointment of defeat, he said he would not hold Madley accountable.
"I think the sending off is difficult. I've seen it again and it looks like the ball has hit him rather than him hit the ball. But what can you do?" said Dyche.
"It's a tough call and you get away with some but we didn't. Referees have a tough job to do but we probably haven't had our fair balance over the last couple of weeks. You hope that evens itself out over the season.
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OZONE PARK — A high-speed crash on a street notorious for drag-racing killed one man and injured another Monday morning.
At about 10:16 a.m., the driver a 2003 black Nissan Maxima traveling westbound on North Conduit Avenue lost control and struck a light pole and landed upside down, police said.
Consuelo Aviles, 47, told the New York Post that she saw the accident on the way to work.
"The car was smoking. All you saw were desperate hands, coming out, waving for help," she told the Post. "The impact was so bad, we tried to help everyone but didn't know where to start. The only thing I was able to do was call 911."
Emergency responders arrived at the scene and the driver, Geraud Gray, 24, of Brooklyn, was pronounced dead on arrival, according to police. His family has been notified.
An 18-year-old passenger was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was in stable condition Monday, police said.
Police told the Post that the car was estimated to be going faster than 90 miles per hour.
Area resident Latoya Medford, 24, told the Post that racing is a common occurrence on the stretch.
"People want to drive like maniacs. They speed race here every day. And every year, someone gets killed," Medford said.
Witnesses told the Post that two other vehicles sped down the street about a minute before Gray's car passed, but police said, "There is nothing to indicate that drag racing was involved."
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Copper fell on Tuesday, as disappointing US trade deficit data prompted traders to take profits, but the metal was underpinned by a weaker dollar and faster growth in factory output in big metals consumer China.
Investors were also focusing on a Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. The US central bank is expected to extend its asset purchase scheme and commit to buy $US45 billion of US debt per month.
Data out earlier showed the US trade deficit widened in October as exports suffered the biggest drop in nearly four years, indicating that slowing global demand was spilling over into the already struggling US economy.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange closed at $US8103 a tonne, trimming gains from the previous session when it hit its highest since October 19 at $US8159 a tonne. It closed at $US8140 on Monday. Copper prices have risen more than 7 per cent since mid November.
"I think what we're seeing is new activity coming into the base metals from the long side. I don't think it's being done on the basis of fundamentals, it's much more technical in nature," said Barclays analyst Gayle Berry.
"Fundamentally the feedback from China is still pretty soft. Everything apart from tin is in a surplus, stocks for most metals are rising, and there's not really much indication of any significant improvement in Chinese demand."
China's copper imports rose 13.5 per cent in November from the previous month. But the latest figures were boosted by the arrival of delayed shipments after a week-long holiday in October and overall demand for the metal remains weak. Imports had dropped 18.5 per cent month-on-month in October because of the National Day holiday.
China's production of refined copper rose in November to a record high for the second straight month, which would also tend to dampen prices. China accounts for around 40 per cent of global refined copper demand.
"The rise is quite puzzling given that demand has yet to return to its former level, while end users also have the option of tapping into large local stockpiles that surely must be competitively priced," INTL FC Stone said in a note.
However, China's economy, the world's second largest, may be on a bumpy road to recovery. Economic data over the weekend showed factory output and retail sales rose at their fastest pace in eight months in November, fuelling hopes that the country is snapping out of a seven-quarter-long slide.
A weaker dollar also helped underpin base metals. The euro rose broadly after forecast-beating German data lifted sentiment towards the currency while investors steered clear of the US dollar before the Fed's meeting. A weaker dollar makes metals priced in the currency less expensive for holder of other currencies.
Three-month tin fell on Tuesday after a 6 per cent surge on Monday that was driven by a 28 per cent fall in shipments of refined tin from Indonesia, the world's top exporter, in November from the previous month.
"We would expect tin prices to be fairly choppy over the next few days as long-term, technical funds buy dips and trade/macro players look to sell any rally," RBC said in a research note. "In looking at the Indonesian export numbers, we would point out that November 2011 saw a pretty dramatic drop in exports and then December saw heavy export volumes, so in fact there has actually been a year-on-year increase," it said in the note.
Three-month tin closed at $US22,970 per tonne from a last bid of $US23,090 on Monday.
Battery material lead closed at $US2297 versus $US2298, within reach of a 2012 peak of $US2329 a tonne. Inventories of the metal in warehouses monitored by the LME fell 2025 tonnes to 352,900 tonnes, the lowest in about a month.
Three-month aluminium closed at $US2116 per tonne from a last bid of $US2131, zinc at $US2080 from $US2085 and nickel at $US17,800 from $US17,775.


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A former Clark County Fire Department captain has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to using Craigslist.com – a facility of interstate commerce – to coerce and entice a minor for sex.
In February, Martin Vohwinkel, 56, of Las Vegas, allegedly posted an advertisement on Craigslist.com saying he was looking for a young girl with whom to have sex. In the post, police said, he wrote "the younger the better."
Vohwinkel was caught after a Henderson police detective responded to the listing, claiming to be a 14-year-old girl. Police say Vohwinkel responded, and confirmed he had posted the ad. He then asked if the officer "girl" wanted to have sex, and what it would cost.
Vohwinkel, who told the girl he was 45 years old, then also e-mailed a nude photo of himself, police said, and told her he needed to have sex as soon as possible.
When Vohwinkel asked for a photo of who he thought was a young girl, police detectives sent a picture of a female police officer. Vohwinkel requested nude photos, police said.
During the correspondence, police said Vohwinkel identified himself as a firefighter named "Marty," and gave out his phone number. He was arrested March 1 in the parking lot of a Henderson grocery store, where he had planned to meet the girl.
During the investigation, Vohwinkel was placed on unpaid leave. Vohwinkel made $230,166.90 in 2008.
According to a release from the Department of Justice, Vohwinkel is require to report himself to federal prison by noon, Feb. 18.


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Stargazers Wowed by Close Encounter Between Moon and Jupiter
A night sky meeting of Jupiter and the moon, called a conjunction, amazed skywatchers around the world Monday night.
The waxing gibbous moon and Jupiter — the two brightest objects in Monday's night sky — appeared to be almost touching for part of the night before the moon crept below and past the gas giant, continuing on in its orbit.
(MORE: Don't Miss 2012's Best Stargazing Events)
Judging by the reactions of SPACE.com readers, the celestial pairing was a hit. Skywatchers from all over the world sent in photos of the moon and Jupiter in their own back yards, but it wasn't always easy to get the shot. [Gallery: Jupiter and the Moon Dazzle Stargazers]
"One of the most challenging things I've ever shot," Greg Diesel Walck in North Carolina wrote in an email. "Had to strap my tripod onto a pole so that it could be tilted back so far and duck tape my zoom lens so it would stay fully zoomed! Also a very windy night as a cold front moves into N.C. making for tricky long exposures."
(PHOTOS: Faces and Other Odd Images in Space)
Weather was an issue for some observers, too.
"Snow flurries were rushing in from the northwest, so I had to wait to get shots between the clouds," Eric Teske of Bowling Green, Ohio wrote to SPACE.com. "When the clouds parted, I was able to grab two photos for a clean composite. I was out for about 20 minutes total and couldn't feel my fingers as I was packing up my gear and rushing back into my apartment!"
Some readers were caught by surprise when they looked up at the sky last night.
"I just went outside tonight to take a look at the stars," wrote Barbara Ash of Ridgecrest, Calif., "and saw an object in conjunction with the moon. I ran back in and grabbed my tripod and camera, and took some amateur shots."
And the sight wowed beyond North America, too.
"Partly cloudy evening and night here in central Italy, but the conjunction show was still captivating," Giuseppe Petricca wrote.
"They are close!" Christiane Lisboa wrote from Brazil.
In case you missed it, yesterday's conjunction won't be the last time Jupiter and the moon have a seemingly close encounter. On March 17, the two heavenly bodies will appear in the same part of the sky again.
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Former drummer of The Golden Virgins has turned his attention to producing after the band split up in 2006.
The band released five singles, played many festivals and recorded sessions for Steve Lamacq and John Peel.
Neil Bassett helped produce the band's first recordings which had national airplay on BBC Radio 1.
He now helps local bands follow in similar footsteps by encouraging them to get them into his studio, Room3Recording Studios, in Sunderland.
"Some of the recordings I made in my living room ended up being played on day-time Radio 1 which was quite a coup, quite thrilling," boasts former drummer of Sunderland based band The Golden Virgins, Neil Bassett.
However, you will not find Neil banging the skins for songs such as I Am A Camera and Light In Her Window anymore. After the band split in 2006 Neil wanted to continue with his other passion, producing great music.
Musical knowledge
Neil now works in Room3Recording Studios, which is part of the Bunker in Sunderland.
Although he started off recording Golden Virgin's demos in his own house, he advises not to underestimate the power of the recording studio.
"I started doing it at home and you can do recordings to a pretty good quality at home but it's completely different once you've got into a good studio.
"You don't realise at the time, but the equipment makes a huge difference to the overall sound. A lot of the equipment is very expensive so people who record at home don't have the equipment.
"There's also the knowledge, there's so much I've learned in the last year that I didn't know when I was doing pretty good recordings anyway.
"It's worth giving the studio a go, it's good to learn at home but you'll get a much better quality of sound from a professional studio such as this one," says Neil.
Don't lose heart
The Golden Virgins boasted many highlights throughout their short history that a lot of local bands only dream of.
These included playing at Glastonbury, Leeds and Reading festivals, releasing five singles, an album and recording sessions for Steve Lamacq and John Peel.
Neil explains what he thinks the secret is to making a successful band: "We had belief in what we did, we enjoyed what we did, we weren't doing it just to get a record out and to be well-known and we were doing it because we loved it.
"Everything else was a bonus. I think you've got to do it for the right reasons which is because you like the music and because you want to do it.
"Those people who want to do it will rise to the top because they'll keep going when other people lose heart," says Neil.
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BTS Challenges GIS Community
BTS Challenges GIS Community
|Los Angeles International Airport
Bureau of Transportation Statistics Director, Ashish Sen, has challenged the Geographic Information System (GIS) community to expedite the application of their technology to transportation by putting aside barriers and working together.
"We need to identify where different modes and different levels of government have common issues. Then, we need to identify possible solutions and opportunities for coordination and cooperation. Finally, we must have a means to implement these plans," Director Sen said. "If we are going to reach compatibility, we must communicate, cooperate, and coordinate."
Director Sen offered the challenge in two speeches to conferences on Multimodal Transportation Requirements for Spatial Information Infrastructure. The sessions, sponsored by BTS and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), brought transportation leaders from around the country together. They were held in Chicago in May and in Seattle in June.
The Director noted that GIS has tremendous potential. "By linking GIS with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and satellite imagery, we can track traffic flows over transportation networks in real-time. That link can lead to breakthroughs in traffic management and infrastructure planning," he said.
"By organizing vast amounts of information into coherent pictures, geospatial data and GIS give us the power to discover emerging problems and devise solutions far more readily than with traditional analytical methods," he added.
BTS is the lead agency within the Department of Transportation for GIS. BTS also has the lead role in meeting the Office of Management and Budget's mandate to complete standards for the transportation layer of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure by the end of the year. The Geospatial One-Stop is one of 24 e-government initiatives selected by the President's Management Council for special focus and accelerated development.
Through the Geospatial One-Stop, BTS will provide access to Federal transportation geospatial data through a single access point and make state and local transportation geospatial data more accessible.
Geospatial data available through the web portal will support all spatial data customers. Core standards will provide a common, consistent format for geospatial data — core attributes will be the same no matter what geographic area the data represent. Sharing the data will save money for all parties by providing an easier means for partnership opportunities.


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QoS trust question
On a cisco switch, if you do not have the commands:
mls qos trust cos, or mls qos trust dscp
what will the switch do with frames that arrive with dscp or cos markings?
On a cisco switch, if you do not have the commands:
mls qos trust cos, or mls qos trust dscp
what will the switch do with frames that arrive with dscp or cos markings?
Switch will forward the frames without tampering the dscp or cos values - only when the QoS is not enabled on the switch.
If QoS is enabled on the switch (on the global config) then - these values could possibly change.
Hope this answers your query...
This link may provide some additional details. How the switch reacts to the situation you present does depend upon whether or not you have the mls qos command configured globally as was previously mentioned. Hope this helps.
Also according to this link:
"...While QoS is disabled, all frames/packets are passed-through the switch unaltered. For example, if a frame with CoS 5 and the packet inside the frame with DSCP EF enters the switch, the CoS and DSCP labels are not changed. The traffic leaves with the same CoS and DSCP values as it enters. All the traffic, which includes voice, are delivered on the best effort basis. "
Hope this helps...
That is an excellent document! Definitely one to keep handy.
Thanks, according to yet another link
"When QoS is enabled with the mls qos global configuration command and all other QoS settings are at their defaults, traffic is classified as best effort (the DSCP and CoS value is set to 0) without any policing"
Does this mean that if traffic enters the switch marked with EF it will be re classified with DSCP 0?


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L. Morandin is Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley
R.F. Long is Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Yolo County
C. Pease is former Staff Research Associate, UC Davis, and currently Agronomist, Oregon Vineyard Supply, McMinnville, Ore.
C. Kremen is Associate Professor, UC Berkeley.
We thank the UC Davis Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, Yolo County growers, the Yolo County Resource Conservation District and Irene Wibawa for assistance with this study.
Articles may be reprinted, provided no advertisement for a commercial product is implied or imprinted. Please credit California Agriculture, University of California, citing volume and number, or complete date of issue, followed by inclusive page numbers. Indicate ©[[year]] The Regents of the University of California. Photographs in print or online may not be reproduced without permission.
Native California shrubs and perennial grasses planted on field edges had a greater proportion of beneficial to pest insects than did adjacent weed-infested areas.
Hedgerows of native California shrubs and perennial grasses bordering field crops were examined for the abundance of beneficial and pest insects compared with adjacent weedy areas. During 2 years of sampling in the Sacramento Valley, hedgerows attracted more beneficial than pest insects, while weedy areas showed the opposite trend, attracting significantly more pest than beneficial insects. We conclude that replacing weedy areas at field crop edges with managed hedgerow plantings will sustain or increase beneficial rather than pest insects on farms.
Hedgerows are rows of trees, shrubs, forbs and grasses that surround farm fields. They may be remnants of existing vegetation from cleared lands, a result of natural plant dispersal, or established via direct plantings (
The enhanced biodiversity and potential ecosystem service benefits of hedgerows have prompted the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Resource Conservation Districts to support growers in planting native shrubs and perennial grasses on their farms. Thirteen miles of hedgerows were established on California farms in 2009, compared to 3 miles in 2005. However, the adoption of hedgerows on farms is constrained by a lack of information about how they will alter pest and natural enemy communities in field edges as well as the benefits they may provide, including biocontrol of pests in adjacent crops (
Hedgerows of California native shrubs and perennial grasses, including at Fong Farms in Yolo County, were compared to weedy field margins for the abundance of beneficial and pest insects.
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The type of field edge habitat around farmlands influences the abundance and diversity of insects they attract, including pests that may be of concern to growers in adjacent crops (
Beneficial and pest insects were examined in four hedgerows in Yolo County for 2 years.
Hedgerows at each site consisted of a row of perennial shrubs bordered by native perennial grasses. They ranged from 1,000 to 1,800 feet (305 to 550 meters) long and were established in 1996. Plant species composition for each site varied slightly, but all contained California lilac
The perennial grass stands were planted 10 feet (3 meters) wide along one or both sides of the shrubs to help suppress weeds and create overwintering habitat for natural enemies. The grasses included purple needlegrass
All four hedgerows were adjacent to approximately 80 acres (32 hectares) of rotational field crops typical of crop production in this region, including wheat, processing tomatoes and alfalfa. At each hedgerow site, insect populations were monitored in an adjacent weedy, relatively unmanaged area (mowed or sprayed once or twice a year) of about 1,000 square feet. The primary herbaceous weeds in these adjoining weedy areas were wild mustard
Insects on hedgerow shrubs were monitored every 2 weeks from April to November 1999 and March to November 2000. At each sampling, two plants from each of the shrub species were randomly chosen within each hedgerow and visually inspected for insects. To assess the more mobile insect groups, such as syrphids, tachinids, lacewings and wasps, the number of visitors to each plant was observed and recorded for 2 minutes. Small insects that were not readily visible inside the flower heads were sampled by shaking all the flower heads on each shrub over a white sheet of paper and counting the number of insects dislodged. Weather conditions were monitored, and insects were sampled when temperatures were generally between 75°F to 85°F (25°C to 30°C) with sunny or bright overcast skies, and the fields were dry. In the early spring and fall samplings, temperatures were cooler and samples were taken as long as the temperature did not fall below 60°F (16°C).
Insects were identified to the taxonomic levels feasible from visual observation, by experienced observers who had carried out preliminary sampling in the hedgerows during 1997 and 1998. The UC Davis Bohart Entomology Museum also helped with species identification. The types and numbers of insects observed were recorded (
Flowering periods of California native shrubs monitored in hedgerow study, Yolo County
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Beneficial and pest insects sampled in hedgerows of native shrubs and perennial grasses and in weedy areas, Yolo County
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Total number of (A) beneficial and (B) pest insects on shrub species, collected over 2 years during the growing season in four hedgerows, Yolo County.
Figures, photographs, and tables in print or online may not be reproduced without permission.
To standardize the counts from visual observations and flower shake samples among plants, the size of each shrub sampled was estimated by measuring the average length and width of each plant (most plants were relatively circular) multiplied by height, giving an approximate square area in meters. Insect numbers were divided by plant size (which varied considerably, particularly in height), providing a measurement of insect abundance per square meter.
The perennial grasses in the hedgerows and adjacent weedy areas were also sampled every 2 weeks from April to November 1999 and March to November 2000 using a standard sweep net (
Statistical analysis. Beneficial and pest insect abundances within each vegetation type (shrub, grass and weed) were compared from spring to fall using a full factorial mixed model ANOVA (
For post hoc comparisons, we coded sample period by season (spring, summer and fall) and included season and its interactions as fixed effects. Abundance data were Poisson-distributed and square-root (plus constant of one) transformed before analyses. To compare shrub data (collected by surveys of plants) to grass and weed data (collected by standardized sweep samples), we compared the proportion of beneficial insects among vegetation types using a general linear model with a binary distribution and a logit link function (
Of 8,045 beneficial insects collected in the four hedgerows over 2 years, 31% were minute pirate bugs, 17% syrphid flies, 13% assassin bugs, 13% tachinid flies, 10% big-eyed bugs, 6% lacewings, 6% wasps, 3% lady beetles and 0.4% damsel bugs. The greatest abundance of beneficial insects was collected on California buckwheat, followed, in decreasing amounts, by coyote brush, elderberry, coffeeberry, toyon and California lilac. The greatest beneficial insect abundance on each shrub species coincided with the bloom period of that species, when nectar and/or pollen were available (
Of 2,278 pests collected in the four hedgerows over 2 years, 42% were spotted cucumber beetles, 25% Lygus bugs, 18% flea beetles and 14% stink bugs, with the greatest abundance also occurring during plant bloom (
Of 10,323 total insects collected in the hedgerows during the growing seasons over 2 years, 78% were beneficial insects and 22% were pests. The abundance of beneficial insects was consistently greater than pests in the hedgerow shrubs compared to weedy areas during each season (
Mean number of beneficial and pest insects per square meter collected over two growing seasons on six shrub species in four hedgerows, Yolo County.
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Examination of sweep sample collections showed that pests were more abundant in the weeds than in the native perennial grass stands in spring (t317 = −6.17,
Mean number of beneficial and pest insects per 10 sweeps in four native perennial grass stands and adjacent weedy areas, collected over two growing seasons, Yolo County. Different letters above bars indicate differences in beneficial and pest abundance within each season (
Figures, photographs, and tables in print or online may not be reproduced without permission.
In this study, hedgerows enhanced the ratio of beneficial to pest insects compared with weedy areas. Plantings at Sierra Orchards in Solano County include deer grass, California lilac and elderberry.
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Across seasons (χ21 = 384.11,
Mean proportion of beneficial to total (beneficial plus pest) insects in native shrubs and grasses in four hedgerows and adjacent weedy areas, collected over two growing seasons, Yolo County. Different letters above bars indicate significantly different values within seasons (
Figures, photographs, and tables in print or online may not be reproduced without permission.
Our results show that field edge plantings of native California shrubs and perennial grasses can enhance beneficial insect abundance. The enhancement of beneficial insects may occur in several ways. First, most beneficial insects require or benefit from nectar or pollen sources from flowering plants that hedgerows provide, helping them survive and reproduce, especially during times of prey scarcity (
Our study provides evidence that hedgerow plantings can enhance ratios of beneficial to pest insects compared with weedy areas, where pests were found in significantly greater abundance than beneficial insects. The extent to which this enhanced abundance of beneficial insects in hedgerows will improve biological pest control in adjacent crops is largely unknown. Previous research showed that beneficial insects used floral resources provided by hedgerows and moved into adjacent crops (
Compared with weedy areas, hedgerows did not increase populations of insects such as redshouldered, consperse and southern green stink bugs, pests of tomatoes and other crops.
Figures, photographs, and tables in print or online may not be reproduced without permission.
Current studies are examining insect populations in crops adjacent to hedgerows and weedy field edges, such as,
Figures, photographs, and tables in print or online may not be reproduced without permission.
For improved biocontrol through hedgerow plantings on farms, it is important that plants enhance beneficial insects without increasing pest populations (
As noted earlier, one of the impediments to growers adopting hedgerows is the concern that they will harbor and enhance pest insect populations in adjacent crops. Our data show that hedgerow plantings can sustain or enhance beneficial insects and serve as replacement vegetation for weedy field edges, which harbor pests.
Recently, more hedgerows have been adopted in the Sacramento Valley. In our current studies, we are standardizing the crop adjacent to hedgerows and examining insect populations and pest control in the crop. These studies will address the question of whether hedgerows are concentrating existing populations of beneficial insects or whether they are increasing beneficial populations for enhanced pest control in adjacent crops. The study reported here and our current evaluations of the economic benefits of hedgerows on pest control may lead to the wider adoption of hedgerow plantings on farms, helping to enhance the many ecosystem service benefits they provide in agricultural landscapes.


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Of the high hopes that characterize the Western Aliyah (immigration) souring so dramatically, so brutally.
And that leads to a handful of blow-out, brutally honest, hard-to-watch fights between Maggie and Milo.
When King stepped out of his car—his two passengers had already been led to patrol cars—he was brutally beaten by the officers.
Dancer in the Dark is one of the most brutally affecting movies of the past 15 years.
There is a brutally honest section of the book about how you fell out of love with your wife, and essentially chose soccer.
How, then, could he be other than relentless and grim and brutally frank.
The Committee stirred, and the concierge caught him brutally by the wrist.
When one party to an Article of War brutally breaks his sworn promise, shall the other be held to his?
To put it brutally, I have been thrown out for sheer incompetence.
Illness had quickly, brutally changed that vigorous man, suddenly old and timorous.
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Mauritania Geography
Mauritania has a generally flat landscape with vast plains that are punctuated by the occasional ridge or cliff-like outcropping.
Bisecting the plains in the center of the country are a series of sandstone plateaus giving way to spring-fed oases.
The most prominent feature of this region is the Guelb er Richat, also known as the Eye of the Saraha, which is a deeply eroded dome consisting of a variety of intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks.
Three-quarters of the Mauritania landscape is desert or semidesert, and as a result of severe drought the arid land has been expanding. There are no significant lakes or rivers.
The highest point of the country is Kediet Ijill at 3,001 ft (915 m); the lowest point of Mauritania is Te-n-Dghamcha at -16 ft (-5 m).
Mauritania Photographs
The Eye of the Saraha, Mauritania


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Re: st: RE: two-stage mvprobit and ghk vs. sem algorithm questions
Andrew <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: RE: two-stage mvprobit and ghk vs. sem algorithm questions
Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:23:45 -0400
Please excuse me, I thought it would come through from the email system.
Thank you for any help you can provide.
Andrew Brudevold
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Lachenbruch, Peter
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> With all the fuss about names recently, you owe us a first AND A LAST NAME!
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> Hi Statalist,
> I have two questions:
> Question 1:
> I have been trying to confirm if the following two-stage mvprobit
> analysis is valid and would appreciate any thoughts/comments. I have
> a 3 equations of interest that I believe have correlated errors:
> W1 = aA + dW2 + e1
> X1 = bB + eX2 + e2
> Y1 = cC + fY2 + e3
> where
> W, X, Y are dichotomous variables
> A,B,C are exogenous variables
> a,b,c are exogenous variable coefficients
> W', X', Y' are endogenous dichotomous variables
> d, e, f are endogenous variable coefficients
> e1, e2, e3 are errors that are jointly normally distributed
> Each of these equations is itself part of a two equation system of the
> type described by Mallar (1977) and Maddala (1983, pg 246) such that:
> W1 = aA + dW2 + e1
> W2 = a'A' + d'W1 + u1
> with analogous equations defined for X and X', and Y and Y'.
> Mallar and Maddala solve this smaller system by estimating the reduced
> form equations for each of these two, obtaining fitted values, and
> then running further ml probits to obtain estimates of d/sigma1 and
> a/sigma1.
> My hope is that I can estimate the reduced form for the endogenous
> variables (W2, X2, Y2):
> W2 = a'A' + aA + v1
> obtain their predicted estimates (W2*, X2*, Y2*) and then use those
> in the original system to allow for the correlated errors among the
> W1,X1,Y1 equations using the mvprobit command.
> mvprobit (W1 = A W2*) (X1 = B X2*) (Y1 = C Y2*)
> This is based on the idea that the you could estimate the coefficients
> in each of the smaller systems by performing the 2 stage least squares
> to obtain consistent results but that then performing the mvprobit we
> are obtaining more efficient estimates that take into account the
> error correlations. This is analogous to estimating OLS equations one
> by one or by SUR.
> Question 2:
> The mvprobit command uses the GHK simulator. My understanding is that
> the GHK simulator is computationally efficient for systems of 4 or 5
> equations but that for larger systems a stochastic EM algorithm is
> likely to be a better option. Is this correct?
> Thank you all in advance.
> Regards,
> Andrew
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Making the playoffs for the first time isn't only about pride and history and achievement for Real Salt Lake.
It's about money.
By finally reaching the Major League Soccer playoffs, RSL has put itself in position to make perhaps millions of dollars by competing in tournaments that supplement the usual league schedule over the next year and a half.
The team is hoping to play in either the CONCACAF Champions League or the SuperLiga tournament, depending on how it fares in the playoffs and how officials might adjust the selection procedures for those tournaments. Judging by history, RSL ultimately could play as many as seven additional home games - with all their attendant revenue in new Rio Tinto Stadium - though fewer is more likely.
"It would be a great step," general manager Garth Lagerwey said, "and in this market, fans are really going to see meaningful games. We can bring in great teams like Real Madrid for friendlies . . . but what people want to see is meaningful games, and that's what SuperLiga and Champions League games are. They're all-or-nothing, do-or-die games, to see who's better, and there's some national pride involved. That's something that's very attractive to our fans."
The CONCACAF Champions League pits the top club teams from around the region that includes North and Central America and the Caribbean, running from August to April each year. The SuperLiga matches teams from MLS and the Primera Division in Mexico in a shorter tournament contested in July and August - with all of the games played in the United States and a $1 million prize for the winner.
Historically, the MLS Cup champion and runner-up join the regular-season champ and U.S. Open Cup champion in the following year's Champions League tournament, meaning that RSL can qualify for the 2009-10 Champions League by reaching the MLS Cup final. (Columbus and D.C. United already have claimed the other two spots.)
The existing selection criteria for the tournaments are so similar, however, that the same four teams that played in the most recent SuperLiga - Houston, D.C. United, New England and Chivas USA - also are playing in the current Champions League, putting a strain on their schedule. Many of the same teams also usually play in the annual U.S. Open Cup.
In an effort to avoid so much duplication, the league is considering changes to the selection criteria that could be announced next month, perhaps assuring that playoff teams that don't reach the Champions League mostly will wind up in the SuperLiga, potentially assuring RSL a spot in that tournament.
It's all still pretty uncertain, with one exception.
"The better we do in the playoffs, the more likely we are to ascend to a berth in one of those tournaments," Lagerwey said. "It lays out very clearly for our team that there is something else to fight for here."
If RSL ends up in the SuperLiga, it can probably expect to play at least two extra home games and possibly more if it advances through group play. If the team reaches the Champions League, it would get at least one more home game if it's seeded into a preliminary round, and another three if it either advances or is seeded directly into group play.
Lagerwey said it's still up in the air whether tickets to such tournament games would be part of season-ticket packages, and how much additional revenue they might generate.
What he does know is that next season will be especially busy - with World Cup qualifying combining with the Confederations Cup in South Africa and the Gold Cup to complicate the schedule. Oh, and RSL is hosting the MLS All-Star Game, too.
"You just have a lot of balls in the air," Lagerwey said.
Chivas USA at RSL, 4 p.m., Fox Soccer
* By reaching the playoffs, RSL has improved its chance of playing extra home games through international tournaments that supplement the regular Major League Soccer schedule.
* The CONCACAF Champions League pits top club teams from around the region that includes North and Central America and the Caribbean.
* The SuperLiga matches teams from MLS and the Primera Division in Mexico, in a tournament con- tested in July and August. The games are played in the United States, with $1 million top prize.
Fire 0, Revolution 0: Brian McBride's header into the net was negated by an offside call in the 76th minute and the Chicago Fire escaped with a 0-0 draw against the New England Revolution in the opener of the Major League Soccer playoffs at Foxborough, Mass.


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(CNSNews.com) – The Chinese government has acknowledged that a deadly car wreck in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Monday was not an accident, officially calling it a "terrorist attack" and announcing the arrest of five suspects linked to China's far-western Xinjiang Muslim region.
The admission came after several days of apparent efforts by the communist authorities to cover up the incident, both at the scene and on social media networks.
A spokesman for Beijing's security bureau said a man, his wife and his mother had intentionally driven an SUV into a crowd of people and set gasoline inside the vehicle alight, killing themselves and two others, and injuring another 40 people.
He said police had found knives, "steel sticks" and a flag bearing "extremist religious content" inside the car.
Police described the incident as a "carefully planned, organized and premeditated" attack by religious extremists from Xinjiang, the Global Times reported.
A report in the Communist Party-affiliated paper also referred to "the authorities' swift move to inform the public of the attack."
"A brief account of the fatal incident was released online within two hours of the incident on Monday," it said. "More details emerged on Wednesday."
That appeared to be an attempt to counter some of the criticism that met the authorities' initial handling of the incident, which occurred near the gate at the north of the square, leading to the Forbidden City, near an iconic giant portrait of Mao Zedong.
According to Reporters Without Borders, a press freedom watchdog, police immediately erected screens to hide the wrecked car from view, and brief mentions in official media referred only to a "traffic incident."
Police also briefly detained a BBC crew trying to film and deleted photo and film footage taken by French wire service journalists, while Beijing's censorship machine swung into action online.
"Every effort was made to censor information about the incident, which was the subject of a great deal of comment on the Internet, above all on social networks including Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter," the group said.
"Photos of the incident were removed from microblogs and Internet connection speeds were slowed right down."
"We deplore the way the authorities illegally detain journalists and confiscate their material," it said. "In the era of new technologies and social networks, it is pointless using such methods to try to hush up such a major event. The authorities need to realize that media coverage of such events does not threaten them."
A terror attack at the sensitive site – essentially Beijing's equivalent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. – would be a major embarrassment to the security-conscious regime.
Xinjiang ("new frontier") province is home to about 10 million Uighurs (Uyghurs), Turkic-speaking Muslims who briefly exercised independence as East Turkistan in 1933 and again in 1944, but whose homeland came under communist Chinese rule in 1949.
Critics of China's policies in Xinjiang, which include the encouragement of settlement there by millions of Han Chinese, say they have undermined Uighurs' cultural and religious identity, mirroring similar claims made with regard to Tibet.
Bigger than Alaska, Xinjiang comprises one-sixth of modern China's territory, and is its richest region in strategic minerals.
In 2009 Xinjiang's capital, Urumqi, was roiled by clashes between Uighurs and Han, sparked by protests over the deaths of two Uighurs elsewhere in China. Almost 200 people were killed.
At least one Uighur separatist organization, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), has links to al-Qaeda, and the U.S. in 2002 designated it under an executive order designed to disrupt funding to terrorists by freezing assets in the U.S.
Twenty-two Uighurs were among hundreds of suspected terrorists detained by the U.S. military during the campaign that toppled the Taliban in Afghanistan after 9/11. (The U.S. later determined that the Uighurs were not "enemy combatants" and, fearing that they would face torture or execution if returned to China, looked for third countries willing to take them. Some were later accepted by Albania, Bermuda, Palau and Switzerland.)
Beijing has long sought to associate all Uighurs advocating greater autonomy or independence with terrorist groups, and the U.S. has on occasion accused China of using counterterrorism as a pretext for repression against Uighurs, whether or not they support radicals.
On Wednesday Rebiya Khadeer, the exiled leader of the World Uyghur Congress, issued a statement expressing sadness at the loss of life in Beijing – and concern about how the authorities would react.
"The Chinese government will not hesitate to concoct a version of the incident in Beijing, so as to further impose repressive measures on the Uyghur people," she said. "Chinese officials commandeered the war on terror for its own cynical purposes to justify harsh measures against the Uyghurs in East Turkestan."
Khadeer, a businesswoman and dissident, was imprisoned for six years for "leaking state secrets" before China released her in 2005 and allowed her to travel to the U.S.
Since then, Beijing periodically accuses her of fomenting violence in Xinjiang, reviling both her and the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, as agents of the "three evils" of separatism, terrorism and extremism.


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Scarborough falsely claimed Blanco "guaranteed" New Orleans levees had not broken
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough falsely claimed that, in a recently released videotape made shortly after Hurricane Katrina's landfall, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco "guaranteed" that New Orleans' levees "had not been breached," when in fact the levees had already broken. However, contrary to Scarborough's assertion, the tape reportedly shows Blanco offering the tentative and qualified assessment that -- based on information available to her at the time -- the levees had not yet been breached, but "[t]hat could change."
On the March 3 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews and the March 6 edition of MSNBC's Scarborough Country, MSNBC host and former congressman Joe Scarborough (R-FL) falsely claimed that, in a recently released videotape made shortly after Hurricane Katrina's landfall, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D) "guaranteed" that New Orleans' levees "had not been breached," when in fact the levees had already broken. But contrary to Scarborough's assertions, the tape reportedly shows Blanco offering the tentative and qualified assessment that -- based on information available to her at the time -- the levees had not yet been breached, but "[t]hat could change."
Scarborough based his false claim on recent news coverage of the videotaped recording of an August 29 briefing attended by Blanco and members of the Bush administration. On the March 3 edition of Hardball, Scarborough falsely claimed that the videotape showed "Blanco telling everybody, 'Don't worry, the levees, they're not going to break.' " Similarly, in a March 6 Scarborough Country interview with former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director Michael D. Brown -- who attended the August 29 briefing with Blanco -- Scarborough told Brown: "She [Blanco] guaranteed you all at one point that the levees were OK, they had not been breached."
But news reporting on the content of the tape makes no mention of any "guarantee[]" by Blanco that the levees would hold, as Scarborough suggested. Rather, the reports show that Blanco said that although she did not believe the levees had yet been breached, "[t]hat could change," and water was reportedly already pouring over the tops of the levees.
The Associated Press, which first obtained the videotape, reported March 3:
In the hectic hours after Hurricane Katrina lashed the Gulf Coast, Louisiana's governor hesitantly but mistakenly assured the Bush administration that New Orleans' protective levees were intact, according to a new video obtained by the Associated Press showing briefings that day with federal officials.
"We keep getting reports in some places that maybe water is coming over the levees," Gov. Kathleen Blanco said shortly after noon on Aug. 29, according to the video that was obtained Thursday night.
"We heard a report unconfirmed, I think, we have not breached the levee. I think we have not breached the levee at this time."
In fact, the National Weather Service received a report of a levee breach and issued a flash-flood warning as early as 9:12 a.m. that day, according to the White House's formal recounting of events the day Katrina struck.
Blanco is not shown in the video but is heard speaking from an emergency operations center in Baton Rouge, La., to 11 people sitting around a table at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington.
She sounds uncertain about the reliability of her information and cautioned that the situation "could change."
The New Orleans Times-Picayune, which obtained a transcript of the videotape days before the AP obtained the tape itself, gave a similar account of Blanco's qualified statements March 1:
Later in the call, White House aide Joe Hagin asks specifically about the condition of the levees. Gov. Kathleen Blanco tells him that no failures were confirmed -- yet.
"We keep getting reports in some places that maybe water is coming over the levees," Blanco said. "I think we have not breached the levee. We have not breached the levee at this point in time. That could change, but in some places we have floodwaters coming in New Orleans East and the line at St. Bernard Parish where we have waters that are 8- to 10-feet deep, and we have people swimming in there, that's got a considerable amount of water."
From the March 3 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews:
SCARBOROUGH: There's one image I remember as somebody who was in the path of Hurricane Katrina when it was coming up, it was President Bush. I remember I was on my couch Saturday morning, Bush came on the TV, a remarkable Saturday press conference saying Hurricane Katrina is coming your way, basically said, "Get the hell out of Dodge."
So that's why it's no surprise to me. Bush knew this was going to be a huge storm. I've got to say the other tape though that's significant is the one that came out with Blanco telling everybody, "Don't worry, the levees, they're not going to break." This is three hours after the National Weather Service said, "The levees have broken! Get out of New Orleans!"
MATTHEWS: Well maybe her re-election campaign will have that remarked upon.
From the March 6 edition of MSNBC's Scarborough Country:
SCARBOROUGH: Speaking of blurring together, Katherine (sic) Blanco, the governor of Louisiana, seemed to be blanked out through the entire crisis. She guaranteed you all at one point that the levees were OK, they had not been breached.
And yet we find out now by looking at some of these tapes that have been released from Blanco, that actually she gave those assurances to you three or four hours after the National Weather Service had already warned people that there was flooding because the levees had been overrun.
Was Blanco clueless throughout this entire process?
BROWN: Well, bless her heart, you know, she's a really nice woman. But I think there was so much confusion, she had such a horrible decision-making process around her.
But I think it's important for Americans to understand this timeline. At 1:49 p.m., one of my staffers handed me her BlackBerry and I read on that BlackBerry from my person on the ground that the 17th Street Canal levee had broken. And I turned to her and said immediately, "I'm calling the White House."
And her testimony before Congress is, that I immediately gave her BlackBerry back and went back and called the White House. So, sometime between 1:49 and whenever I got that first call through, between 1 and 2 o'clock, we all knew that the 17th Street Canal levee had broken and that my worst fears were coming true.
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Dhanush has got a dream Bollywood debut in Raanjhanaa as his performance has been praised to heavens by audience and critics. The Tamil star has been overwhelmingly welcomed by cine goers and he has become the talk of the town in Hindi film industry.
Raanjhanaa tells us, it's not so cool to fall in love. Unless you're ready to slither on the ground for love, if the need arises. The movie is an opulent, epic, seductive, raging and rippling ode to love, according to critics.
The film celebrates the pain of heartbrokenness. Dhanush, as the worshipping loverboy, lets his face become the map of his heart in the movie. So transparent are his feelings for the girl that every kind word or gesture from her brings a response of teary gratitude in his eyes.
The film is directed by Anand L Rai and features Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Swara Bhaskar and others in the cast. Here, we are bringing you what critics' review says about our own Tamil star Dhanush. Read it on the slideshow...
Oneindia - Nabanita
Dhanush has come quite a long way to make a niche for himself in the Hindi film industry with his latest debut movie Raanjhanaa. And to one's surprise, Dhanush proves it and he is sure to stay here.
Unlike other south stars in Bollywood, Dhanush gets his Hindi right. He gets into the skin of the character of a sweet, simple, innocent boy and delivers an absolutely marvellous performance.
Bollywood Hungama - Taran Adarsh
Dhanush, who makes his Hindi film debut with RAANJHANAA, is simply outstanding. To state that he's the mainstay of the film would be most appropriate. You take back his innocence, his dedication for his beloved, his emotions as you exit the auditorium. Here's a performance that deserves an ovation!
Rediff - Sukanya Verma
Sonam and Dhanush have a peculiar chemistry. It's neither simmering nor constrained but bears a quaint mystery, which deepens as they alternate to justify and contradict their actions.
If Rahman is Raanjhanaa's discerning soul, Dhanush is its explosive heart and nimble body. There's a scene involving him, Deol and a gas cylinder. It's subtle, funny and says volumes about his Kundan.
Dhanush's Hindi is wobbly but surprisingly grows on you even as his vigour burns the screen whether he's clumsily asking out Sonam on his bike, joyously gate crashing a wedding procession or biting his lips in agony when affronted by the one he's wronged.
DNA - Tushar Joshi
Dhanush has neither the conventional good looks, nor the six-packs to cater to mainstream audience. And that strangely is his biggest asset.
Raanjhanaa has a fantastic first half. Watch it for Dhanush and Sonam's performances and some colourful one-liners and dialogues. Dhanush's dialogue delivery has a unique ring to it which will be either music or noise to your ears. You can't help but draw comparison with his father-in-law Rajnikanth in a few scenes.
Deccan Herald - Subhash K Jha
Dhanush's performance would go down in cinematic history as one of the most consistent and compelling portrayals of single-minded ardour.
If Rai's remarkable love tale seems so richly sublime and vibrant it's partly because Sonam and Dhanush have submerged themselves into their characters until we see only their love... rather, his love.
NDTV - Saibal Chatterjee
The two lead actors, Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor, complement each other perfectly. Even when he is exasperatingly impulsive, the character remains endearing, thanks to the boyish charm that the actor exudes.
Zee News - Resham Sengar
Dhanush exudes excellence whenever he appears on the screen. Not with the kind of looks that a Bollywood hero is expected to have, Dhanush has hit the bull's eye and that too as a romantic hero in his Hindi debut - all thanks to his acting finesse. He has reiterated the fact that a good actor is not at the mercy of good looks. To sum it up, this Raanjhanaa is charmer.
Be it for its technical pros or for Dhanush's Bollywood debut, Raanjhanaa makes for a good watch this weekend.
Indian Express - Shubra Gupta
The playfulness and intensity that Dhanush, making his Bollywood debut, exhibits consistently is what keeps the film ticking. His complete surrender to the role leads to the kind of unselfconsciousness that is so absent in Bollywood newbies who try playing lovers: if you want to show me your perfect abs, how will you let yourself screw up your face while crying for your mehbooba? And that is what makes Dhanush, who is familiar to north Indian audience only through the chartbuster Kolaveri Di, so believable.
Deccan Chronicle - Khalid Mohamed
Dhanush, overeager and hyperactive, is appealing when called upon to do scenes of some seriousness and sobriety.
Firstpost - Piyasree Dasgupta
The Southern superstar makes a lot of big Hindi film stars look like they need to go back to acting classes in his Bollywood debut. Raanjhanaa is worth a watch. Not just for a delish Abhay Deol sighting or the Hauz Khas-worthy kurta designs, but for Dhanush.
The Tamil actor plays everything from a 15-year-old to a twenty-something with stunning conviction. It's spectacular how Dhanush perfects a naive, smitten, small town teenager's body language right to the wide-eyed, silly smile. The fact that he is far from being conventionally good looking works to his advantage.


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The international news agency Reuters has made a formal complaint to the Pentagon following the "wrongful" arrest and brutalisation of three of its staff by US troops in Iraq.
The complaint followed an incident earlier this month in the town of Falluja when American soldiers fired at two Iraqi cameramen and a driver while they were filming the scene of a helicopter crash.
The US military initially claimed that the Reuters journalists were "enemy personnel" who had opened fire on US troops and refused to release them for 72 hours. Although Reuters has not commented publicly, it is believed the journalists were brutalised and intimidated by US soldiers, who put bags over their heads, told them they would be sent to Guantanamo Bay, and whispered: "Let's have sex."
At one point during the interrogation, according to the family of one of the three men, a US soldier shoved a shoe into his mouth.
The US troops, from the 82nd Airborne Division, based in Falluja, also made the blindfolded journalists stand for hours with their arms raised. "They were brutalised, terrified and humiliated for three days," one source said. "It was pretty grim stuff. There was mental and physical abuse." He added: "It makes you wonder what happens to ordinary Iraqis."
The US military has so far refused to apologise and has bluntly told Reuters to "drop" its complaint. Major-General Charles Swannack, the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, claimed that two US soldiers had provided sworn evidence that they had come under fire. He admitted, however, that soldiers sometimes had to make "snap judgements".
On January 2, Reuters' Baghdad-based cameraman Salem Ureibi, Falluja stringer Ahmed Mohammed Hussein al-Badrani and driver Sattar Jabar al-Badrani turned up at the crash site of a US Kiowa Warrior helicopter that had been shot down, with the loss of one soldier.
The journalists were all wearing bulletproof jackets clearly marked "press". They drove off after US soldiers who were securing the scene opened fire on their Mercedes, but were arrested shortly afterwards.
The soldiers also detained a fourth Iraqi, working for the American network NBC. No weapons were found, the US military admitted.
Simon Walker, a spokesman at Reuters head office in London, confirmed that the agency had made a formal complaint to the Pentagon last Friday.
On Monday night, US soldiers killed an Iraqi man and a boy and wounded four others in a car that was being driven behind their convoy after a roadside bomb went off nearby, said witnesses, a police official and relatives of the family in the car.
The soldiers, travelling in a convoy of two Humvees, opened fire on the family after the bomb exploded about 300 metres from the Oil Ministry, witnesses said.
The US military death toll neared 500 after a roadside bomb hit a convoy in Baghdad, killing one soldier and wound-ing two others, bringing the toll since fighting began in March to 496.
- Guardian, Reuters
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It is possible to obtain bad credit personal loans. In these economic times, many people have been laid off, their companies merged, downsized or they have ceased to exist because they have gone out of business. It is not uncommon for many workers to have a spotty, if not a downright bad credit history.
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Small cash loans allow you to borrow smaller loan amounts which you can pay in at least two weeks. Cash loans are ideal financing solutions for salaried individuals who face unexpected expenses in the middle of the month and when paychecks are still a couple of days away.
Even better, you also have the ability to take a cashloan even with bad credit. This can work to your advantage especially if you find it hard to borrow from the banks because of poor credit rating. Cash loans have changed all these by making the credit report just a secondary requirement for approval. For most lenders, you simply need to earn the minimum income, hold a regular job and have a bank account to your name in order to get approved.


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Spectacular looking Spirit 54. Epic regatta yacht and also famous as the `Bond Boat' in Casino Royale. Gleams.
Spirit Yachts are rather special and they turn heads always with their elegant good looks. Their design allows them to compete successfully in regattas both in the UK and internationally. They are competitive under IRC and they are well balanced and easy to handle both in a regatta situation and also for family sailing. Crew work onboard can be straight forward and uncomplicated as she races without a spinnaker pole to manhandle and sails with asymmetric spinnakers. Alternatively, she was originally set up with a spinnaker pole, which is still in place, with the appropriate sail inventory.
There are now 54 Spirit Yachts afloat and during this time they have shone on the international circuit. SOUFRIERE herself has an enviable regatta record –
Outside these outings SOUFRIERE has been sparingly used and has much more to give as a fast and responsive cruising yacht. Her interior is atmospheric and works well for day sailing or when cruising and overnighting. She sleeps 4 comfortably with a twin owners berth aft and a double berth forward. There are 2 further berths in the main saloon and a heads compartment and shower. Aft she has an oilskin locker which could be reinstated as a second heads if required.
Every year she has been laid up ashore from October to May with the mastracked and stripped of all halyards, rod rigging, alloy spreaders and mast head instruments. All stripped items are stored indoors. She has a timber strong-back and fitted breathable Regentex winter cover to allow for varnish maintenance to be carried out whilst she slumbers. Last winter was spent at her build yard and she is now offered after a full refresh of her varnish work both internally and externally, together with a topside re-spray in Awlgrip. She also has fresh upholstery. She sparkles.
A very special modern cruiser racer with epic good looks, she is being offered at a fraction of replacement cost.
Note: There is a race package available by separate negotiation which includes a number of additional sails and other racing hardware. Please do contact us for a list of this extra equipment.
RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – "Ocean"
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The main saloon is atmospheric with a table and seating to port and a sofa to starboard with storage to port and starboard and plenty of ventilation via a large deck hatch and opening portholes. The seating to port and starboard make excellent sea berths. There is storage behind and beneath the seating in the main saloon and the saloon upholstery was replaced in 2014.
The galley is to port in a U shape with scrubbed teak surfaces, a fridge, 2 sinks, cooker and ample storage for pans and an overhead hatch for ventilation. The nav. station is to starboard. The companionway steps are aft of the galley.
Walking aft there is a useful area for oilskin storage which can easily be converted back into an en-suite heads for the owners' cabin which is aft of this. The owners' cabin has a good double berth to port. There is a single berth to starboard, and storage under both berths. There are memory foam mattresses fitted to the forward and aft cabin berths. All the berths have lee cloths.
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The European Union has begun a major study of anti-Semitism on the continent.
The study, which aims to assess the problem and recommend solutions, is probably the first survey to ask Jews in nine EU member states about their perceptions and experiences of anti-Semitism, hate speech, hate-motivated violence and discrimination.
The U.K.-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research and Ipsos MORI, a prominent U.K. research company, have been commissioned by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights to conduct the study, which comes at a time of increasing concern among Jews in some European countries.
According to the statement, the online survey will "investigate first-hand examples of anti-Semitic harassment and violence, as well as the extent to which Jews feel safe and secure in Europe today, how they characterize anti-Semitism, and whether or not they perceive it to be a growing threat. It will further explore how and whether incidents are reported, and levels of awareness among European Jews about their legal rights."
For now, data will be collected in nine European Union member states — Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Survey results are to be published in 2013. — jta


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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
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On February 14, 1998 - Annual Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Bangladesh. Address by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV, fourth successor of the Promised Messiah (as).
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