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Does you mind sharing how he built this? I would love for my husband to build one for our bed! Looks great!ReplyDeleteReplies
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we modified the measurements for a king bed and added four extra feet under the bed for added stability.
this was fish's first major project so if your husband has any prior experience at all, this will be a piece of cake for him!
good luck and i'd love to see pictures when you're finished with it!
Your bed looks amazing! I was wondering if you added any additional room (inches) to the frame from the size of your mattress. For example, my mattress is 80x80 so should I build the frame to allow 82x82? Thanks for the information! The blog looks great! -EmilyReplyDeleteReplies
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This looks just amazing. I love the design and the finish. The height is perfect too. I love a lower bed as it makes the room look much bigger :) We have that too :)ReplyDeleteReplies
thank you katja! yes, we lost some underbed storage as compared with our old bedframe -- but! i like the look of a lower bed much better. it seems to make the room larger. :)Delete
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Looks fabulous! I am going to start on one this weekend - my first furniture project with my Kreg Jig. The bed looks so nice and shiny - is it just 2 coats of minwax ebony stain?
hi philip! we did two coats of ebony stain and one of clear topcoat. :)Delete
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My husband and I just bought a king size memory foam mattress and are looking to build a platform bed as well! I'm wondering what measurements you guys used to build yours if you don't mind me asking. I love everything about this bed! Thanks!
hi lauren, thanks so much! we used the measurements of our mattress, which are standard king -- i believe 76x80". please let me know if you have any other questions!Delete
Great - Thank you! I think we are going to be working on a version of this sometime soon. I'm excited for the final outcome! :)Delete
i can't wait to see! :)Delete
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Great bed! How high is it from the floor?ReplyDeleteReplies
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Hi, Can you please tell me what kind of wood is the bed made out of... :)ReplyDelete
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hi anonymous, we used dimensional pine lumber. :)Delete
- AnonymousAug 24, 2015, 2:18:00 AM
Love the bed. Would like to make it so how do I get the plans to so it ?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousSep 10, 2015, 11:32:00 AM
Looks like they used the plans from http://ana-white.com/2012/01/plans/hailey-platform-bed but "modified the measurements for a king bed and added four extra feet under the bed for added stability".Delete
yes, that's correct, thanks! Plans are on anawhite.com :)Delete


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Moscow views the new U.S. drive for military superiority and nuclear war-fighting capability in the context of a geopolitical full-court press against Russia, aimed at reducing her influence in the post-Soviet space and attaining maximum control of hydrocarbon resources in the area. Recent U.S. interest in possible deployment of ballistic missile defense components in Poland and the Czech Republic is seen by Moscow as proof that NATO's eastward expansion is motivated, among other things, by the American determination to undercut the Russian strategic deterrent. The Bush Doctrine of "democracy promotion" by means of fostering regime change in countries considered adversarial has exacerbated the sense of heightened insecurity in the Kremlin: The Putin regime considers itself one of the targets of this policy.
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The new U.S.-Russian relationship, as it is currently evolving, contains a potential for very serious threats to international security. In a major international crisis, conflict between the two major nuclear powers may escalate to extreme levels.
Barring worst-case scenarios, however, the U.S.-Russian asymmetry may actually help the case for arms control and disarmament. First, the pursuit of hegemony, at least in its current neoconservative variant, has turned out to be a prescription for U.S. setbacks in the international arena. By failing so compellingly in its use of force at a time when its power seemed so overwhelming, the U.S. is serving everyone a useful lesson: Alternative, nonmilitary approaches to international security are urgently needed. Second, it is a very good thing that Russia is unable to follow the U.S. into its current folly and engage it in the kind of arms race the USSR pursued in the Cold War. Neither can it afford to indulge in nuclear war-fighting fantasies the way American neoconservatives do. The maximum possible goal Russia can reach with the ongoing upgrade of its nuclear forces is to secure its second-strike capability. Third, the fact that Russia now finds herself in a position of one among many nations opposed to the exercise of U.S. hegemony creates a wide range of opportunities for multilateral diplomacy promoting the arms control agenda.
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For instance, we might persuade them to abandon Launch on Warning (LOW), the operational posture of their nuclear weapons that keeps them in high readiness. In this posture, each side is prepared to launch hundreds of its weapons upon receiving credible signals that the other side has launched nukes. The assumption is "use them or lose them." The problem with LOW is that the warning might be false. The U.S. and Russian tracking systems, scanning the Earth and beyond for signs of an imminent nuclear strike, get false warnings on a daily basis. From time to time, a false warning generates a serious alert. It is a matter of mathematical probability that at some point, a false alert is likely to give us a nuclear war that nobody wanted. American arms control specialists Alan Phillips and Steven Starr and Canadian expert Robin Collins are making a strong case that LOW can be quite safely replaced by a different posture they call RLOAD (Retaliatory Launch Only After Detonation), under which you would launch your nukes only after one or a few enemy weapons have been detonated, removing any doubts that a nuclear war has begun ("The Russell-Einstein Manifesto and the Origins of Pugwash").
Interestingly enough, military people on both sides seem to be more receptive to the idea than the politicians. Perhaps this is because it is the military people who are keeping their fingers on the nuclear triggers and therefore are more keenly aware of the dangers inherent in LOW. The challenge is to persuade the politicians.
Actually, "persuade" is too soft a word. We need to demand accountability from them. There is something totally absurd and even criminal about the fact that the giant machines of nuclear omnicide, created in the last century on the basis of bankrupt Cold War premises, are still standing ready for war, 24/7, waiting for orders from their commanders in chief. It is time for us to question their right to give such orders.
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By Pjork Cyzmorkizm, May 16, 2007 at 12:37 am Link to this comment
Blizing 88 it is time for America to go the way of Rome. Americans have become a menace to the universe as much as the muslim fanatics in the ME. Time for all of them to go into oblivion.
By R.M., March 22, 2007 at 2:35 am Link to this comment
Re;Blizing 88 and his 'wisdom'.
What else should one expect from a nineteen year old 'thinks-he-knows-it-all'?
With luck, he'll perhaps have long enough left to grow up should the madmen finish themselves off befor they do the rest of us.
By jeremiah, March 21, 2007 at 6:12 pm Link to this comment
is this photo a fake??? the man whose red stripe we see is looking into the silo. his head appears to be in front of the lid to the silo, where his head is positioned relative to the viewer at 4 o'clock on the silo lid. however, his feet are positioned at roughly 1:30 on the silo edge, thus creating a geometric improbability. fake photo or optical illusion?
By Bert, March 17, 2007 at 11:09 am Link to this comment
What a psychotic nut-farm of a world we live in today. Imagine what kind of moon base etc. we might have today if a lot of these countries decided to cool it with the whole nuclear business. Power? Need power? Ok, look up at the bright blue sky long about 2PM and you'll notice this really really bright orangish-yellow thing just hanging up there, shedding all that heat and light etc. It does that for several hours per day, and if we spent a couple stealth bombers'-worth on REALLY utilizing that power, well that'd cut down on the old greenhouse gases, I think.
By TM, March 9, 2007 at 2:27 pm Link to this comment
Thorium should be included in any discussion of arms control because of its ability to "burn" plutonium in a nuclear reactor. Thorium cannot be used to make any additional atomic weapons.
By Bill K. Public, March 9, 2007 at 2:04 pm Link to this comment
re Blizing88:
By silver, March 9, 2007 at 11:30 am Link to this comment
To Blizing88 from the United States: Control of american foreign policy by pro israel fanatics is not myth, it is a reality. These people are loyal only to israel, and if they think it will benefit israel, they will happily set off a nuclear exchange between the usa and the russians. Always keep that in mind. America itself is living in a fools paradise, reaping the wealth of the world in exchange for freshly created green paper, in electronic form no less! The dollar is doomed, and with its death, the raging torrent of goods, oil, and other forms of wealth flowing to america will stop, forever. Ivan does not need to nuke us, we have destroyed ourselves, bled to death by the military industrial complex and the fanatical pro israel lobby.
By Matthew Dodson, March 8, 2007 at 11:58 pm Link to this comment
The simple truth is that the United States now has nuclear primacy throughout the world. No other nation, or combination of nations could contemplate undertaking a first strike nuclear attack on the US without suffering complete destruction. More importantly, no other nuclear power has the means to survive a first strike nuclear attack by the US with enough second strike capacity to retaliate. What does this mean? It means that the US has the power to destroy any nation or combine that seeks to challenge us. This is the only reason that we are able to hold together the tenuous sinew of our post-WWII control mechanisms over the West's economic and political structures. Why is this possibly bad for Americans? Simply this, if another nuclear power believed that the US was about to initiate a first strike against its strategic nuclear forces, it may be forced to undertake the seeming absurd task of committing national (or international) suicide to prevent the US from destroying it without fear of retaliation. In essence, nuclear primacy makes us weaker, not stronger.
By subHuman, March 8, 2007 at 6:44 am Link to this comment
"We have invented the automobile, the airplane, the modern rocket (ask Goddard and Von Braun), the microwave oven, the television, the COMPUTER and INTERNET, and nuclear fisson AND nuclear fusion processes, just to name a few. All should have a stake in our nation and idea as a whole. If you turn your backs on us at this critcal point, you turn your backs on humanity. Go ahead and wish for our destruction. It will come back to haunt you forever."
That happened in "ancient" America which used to be a beacon of FREEDOM and LIBERTY.
Bin Laden and his minions destroyed WTC and killed about 3000 innocent people, Bush and his minions DESTROYED America.
New america is beacon of gulags, kidnapings, internal passports and other trappings of police states.
By Jeff Badura, March 7, 2007 at 9:49 pm Link to this comment
Comment #56566 by Blizing88 from the United States right on brother ???
the nuclear Genie will never be put back in the bottle !! Pandora's box has been opened, and Eve bit the apple !!! so we cannot and will not be able to stop every and any backwater nation from developing Nukes one way or another one day when you factor in the endless amount of time we have ahead of us !!!
only a world full of responsible democratic nations with responsible governments can prevent the world from going up in a nuclear mushroom cloud 10,20,30,50, years from now !!! and the only way we can get those responsible governments in power in the Middle-East and Sub-Sahara Africa and parts of Asia is by pro-active hands on foreign policy!! and by that i mean cold and hot wars to prevent those government now in power like Iran and N.Korea or Syria, Sudan, from getting WMD's and to make sure when they finally do get them, they have different governments in place because we have changed there old tyrannical ones!! so for that reason after the wake up call of 9/11 we went into Iraq and for that reason Iran is next and after that there will be more to come !!! and then maybe just maybe we can prevent the nightmare scenario ??? but it mighty be too late ???
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By Blizing88 from the United States, March 3, 2007 at 4:50 pm Link to this comment
Ok. The jist I get from this article is that America will be so stupid as to provoke a nuclear attack from Russia. The additional rhetoric I understand is that America deserves to die from being an agressive power in the world.
From the comments I see, America is a stooge of Israel and is oil hungry to the point of suicide. Also, Bush is a thug who is a diabolical genius and a blundering idiot at the same time.
People, whoever you are, get a clue. This surely isn't an academic forum due to the retarded comments I see displayed here. I hope this isn't a representation of the world, for your sake.
The United States of America produces half of the entire world's food supply. We have invented the automobile, the airplane, the modern rocket (ask Goddard and Von Braun), the microwave oven, the television, the COMPUTER and INTERNET, and nuclear fisson AND nuclear fusion processes, just to name a few. All should have a stake in our nation and idea as a whole. If you turn your backs on us at this critcal point, you turn your backs on humanity. Go ahead and wish for our destruction. It will come back to haunt you forever.
By Trueman, February 24, 2007 at 9:50 pm Link to this comment
The Sov's could have a million warheads. No big deal, they are not going to use them. N. Korea same. A radical Islamic regime? They get one, they are going to use it. You read it here first. And peak oil? Come on. We will grow gas out of plants (bio-fuel). Invest today and be a bio-fuel billionaire in the future. Take off your tinfoil hats people. Get your heads in the game.
"The stuff you own end up owning you." Tyler Durden
By A.Akhundov, February 17, 2007 at 8:59 am Link to this comment
Yes indeed Dina. I think the "old Soviet Union" should rear its "ugly" head again… Good. Especially when I remember how the supreme global Anglo leaders, Ronald Reagan and "Lady" Thatcher, took the world for a ride when they fought the "evil empire" from a very righteous "moralistic" standpoint. Now it turns out America is doing MOST of the things it held against the USSR, the excuses they used to justify their cold war fight: going towards totalitarianism by curtailing their citizens' rights, spying on their populations, trying to dominate the world and its resources, waging war against poor nations, the sordid Guantanamo Bay business… Moreover, they are doing things the USSR didn't do - such as their support corrupt third world ruling proxy elites and regimes, which help them in their plunder.
By William Jorgensen, February 16, 2007 at 4:32 pm Link to this comment
dieboldcracy, said, "Peak Oil is a fraud. It was hypothesized by an employee of Shell and was supposed to have already happened 4 years ago. The war isnt with Russia, its with China."
Peak-oil production most likely occurred in August of 2005 as production has not risen above this all-time high (demand-destroying price hikes have caused a correlating drop in demand from poorer countries that are helping to retain supply, for the moment).
Russia doesn't need a war to defeat America it just has to wait around until America can no longer afford to wage war!
By Dina, February 16, 2007 at 11:47 am Link to this comment
The old Soviet Union is rearing her ugly head.
By vampares, February 16, 2007 at 8:07 am Link to this comment
That silo cap doesn't even look rusted.
By who me?, February 12, 2007 at 7:17 pm Link to this comment
I think Putin should meet with Bush, sans trousers, to prove to each other once and for all, who's got the bigger weapons.
By Bert, February 10, 2007 at 10:27 pm Link to this comment
I have a great idea, use all that stuff to help build a bigger, better space station.
By Jon B, February 8, 2007 at 11:36 pm Link to this comment
HL - what's you definition of and which countries belong to "civilized world"?
Financial Times's polling result shows the US is the greatest threat to the world, or civilized world if you will.
Peace to all.
To "christians", do remember god's commandment
By HL, February 8, 2007 at 3:01 pm Link to this comment
Amazing- and telling- of the mindset of many here that they wish to take the US to task over all of this, rather than the 9/11 terrorists, Saddam violating a decade+ of UN sacntions and mandates, and Iran proceeeding w/ nuclear ambitions in violation of intl. protocols. But to some, their partisan hatred of our President, and trumpeting that hatred at any convenience, trumps looking for faul where it truly belongs, w/ the Islamist extremists who foment so much of the violence in our world, and by their actions sadly necessitate response by the civilized world.
By Chris Baron, February 7, 2007 at 7:16 pm Link to this comment
Yes, the possibility of nuclear war is incredibly scary….so are some of these comments.
By Jon B, February 7, 2007 at 5:28 pm Link to this comment
Russia sharply increases its military spending. Is it in response to US's half trillion defense budget and an increasing number of military bases around Russia?
By Wayne Smyer, February 5, 2007 at 6:07 am Link to this comment
As FDR once said! "The only thing we have to fear are George "The Chimp" Bush and Dickie "F-You" Cheney" BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID!
By kol klink, February 5, 2007 at 6:02 am Link to this comment
I hear dire predictions about 'the world coming to an end' as a result of all out nuclear war. The earth is not going to end, but humans might meet an end that they bring upon themselves.
The earth will go right on cycling through ice ages, hot ages, super volcanoes, strikes by objects from space and probably many other disasters that we have failed to find to this point in time.
An all out nuclear war may cause the wipe out of humans and most other species on the earth but the microbes will begin to surface from miles below the earth's surface eventually, when conditions are right. Then evolution will begin anew and the species that emerge will be those that are adapted to the conditions that prevail at the time.
As humans, we have had an opportunity to do and be something really special. We flubbed the opportunity and have no one to blame but ourselves. We are not an 'exceptional' species no more than America is an 'exceptional' country. When we began believing our own press and thinking we were exceptional, our future as a species was unavoidable. Hubris, mixed with nuclear weapons, is a killer.
By Jim Yell, February 1, 2007 at 10:27 am Link to this comment
No the comment stating Israel is most immediate nuclear threat is wrong. The conspiring by Israel agents and our intellegence organizations and this administration, together are very un-nerving. Pakistan, India & North Korea are un-nerving, all less for what they can do, than what may be a self-fullfiling threat made by any or a group of these.
For myself I feel that nuclear power plants are much more immediate danger. Why? They creat huge radioactive waste. Humanity has never shown itself able to be responsible in handling toxic material and any of this getting into the environment is too much. It has already happened several times, maybe more if we knew. Thirty thousand years for radiation to degrade is too long for even one accident.
Nuclear accident thru mal-manipulation of military response and politics could happen. I would have more respect for Ike, if instead of giving us the parting gift of warning against Military/Industrial Complex, had used some of his 8 years in office to do something about it.
By Reid, January 31, 2007 at 4:31 pm Link to this comment
Global warming is "frozen out"
By Jonas South, January 29, 2007 at 9:21 am Link to this comment
If a bona fide opinion survey were taken, and people all around the world were asked, "Which country most threathens its enemies with its nuclear arsenal?" The answer would undoubtedly be Israel. Anyone concerned about the doomsday clock can hardly afford to ignore facts.
By A.Akhundov, January 28, 2007 at 3:30 pm Link to this comment
I don't think there is much America (and its NATO cohorts) can do against Russia's nuclear weapons, especially in the present global situation where the US is on the rampage and its devilish intentions are crystal clear to all. No doubt since its 1991 Cold War "unipolar" triumph, America has tried to throttle Russia by saddling it with governments comprising of subservient robber cartels and oligarchic mafias, but thankfully - for the sake of the future welfare of the world and of all humanity -Vladimir Putin, ex-KGB colonel that he is, has successfully overcome many of those hirelings in key sectors - like nationalising Russia's crucial petrochemical assets; and he has taken advantage of the high oil prices of the last two years and now Russia is staging a comeback, much to American and NATO dismay. Russia has also openly and successfully demonstrated its "gas supply weapon" policy to its European clients, thus conveying its intentions that it is prepred to go to great lengths to fend off the so-called Western manouvers to control the world. After all, we do know that America and its underlings' prime motive for dominating the world is to secure its main oil reserve areas, so as to fuel their decadent "high living standards" and unsustainable, environmentally damaging lifestyles which they have been living at the cost of the progress of others. Those in Russia are not fools, and they certainly know what is coming… they are just watching patiently, awaiting the outcome. THANK GOD FOR RUSSIAN NUCLEAR MISSILES! MAY THEY "LIVE LONG"!
By why is this suddenly topical and relevant?, January 25, 2007 at 2:12 pm Link to this comment
with all the shit that's going down, this nuclear arms crapola is just a major distraction. Isn't this kind if thing the reason we went to war in Iraq in the first place?
By Tom Wheatley, January 24, 2007 at 10:08 pm Link to this comment
"Wars and rumors of wars" .That is what JESUS said would be one of the signs of his soon return.Jesus said,"Let not your hearts be troubled believe in God believe also in me.behold I go to prepare a place for you.In my fathers house are many mansions.Trust that he is coming soon, believe that he died for your sins and you nees not fear at all!Any questions? Go to notreligion.com
By Boggs, January 23, 2007 at 6:42 am Link to this comment
Can't explain why I'm not trembling with fear.
By boogabooga, January 19, 2007 at 3:01 pm Link to this comment
a war with Iran would be economic suicide for this country. But that wouldn't matter, as long as certain people were still getting rich off it.
By what's true? what's 'truth'? yours or mine?, January 19, 2007 at 2:39 pm Link to this comment
it is probably a good thing to remind ourselves of the other nuclear superpower out there. Maybe the war-mongers here will pull their head in.
The 'truth' in Truthdig represents something to aim for, it's not a given.
By dick, January 19, 2007 at 8:39 am Link to this comment
Not to worry. Israel is in control here and all is going according to plans: Securing the Realm, and Project for the New American Century, both prepared by the same neocons who are acting in Israel's best interests, and manage Bush, Congress, and the media, with support from 12 million religious fanatics anxious for Armageddon .
By i am schizophrenic, January 18, 2007 at 4:35 pm Link to this comment
but somehow more sane than the people who allowed this situation to occur. Science is not altruistic, because not all scientists are altruistic, most of them are driven by the need or desire for money, some of them by a desire for fame, others have a God complex. Other people who have money and power will use them as tools. And this is what happens. After so many years of passionate work, Oppenheimer famously lamented the nuclear bomb's killing capacity. What a frickin' idiot.
By who moderates the comments on this site?, January 18, 2007 at 12:37 am Link to this comment
boy are you lenient!
By you are going insane!, January 17, 2007 at 5:24 pm Link to this comment
The US is the only nation to use a nuclear weapon on another nation (that didn't have one to send back) and we currently have a loose cannon running this country at the beck and call of an army of greedy arms manufacturers… and you think we should worry about Russia? Where the hell is our moral credibility, what do we bring to the negotiating table? We would be seen as liars, and they'd be right, and they would lie to us in return. Fix THIS country! Then worry about foreign enemies.
By headf*ck annie, January 17, 2007 at 5:17 pm Link to this comment
Diplomacy? Negotiations? Newsflash, people: Putin is not Gorbachev.
By look into my eyes, January 17, 2007 at 5:14 pm Link to this comment
and please tell me US is not going invade Iran. I live in Tehran. I do not like my goverment, but look what happened in Irak. Young girls like me are raped and killed by US soldiers and fathers are killed just for being men and Iraki. We need help to make things better, but not in war.
By They exist, they can't be unmade., January 17, 2007 at 3:02 pm Link to this comment
Lessening the stockpiles to allow a more efficient inventory is probably a good idea, but there can never be a world without nuclear weapons. If there was, one or two would pop up in the wrong hands somewhere and it's all over, rover.
By Wallace Carr, January 17, 2007 at 2:29 pm Link to this comment
The world owes its survival to the old men in Moscow who saw the horrors of war up close and personal in wwii, and chose to back down to the overly aggressive americans rather than plunge the world into those horrors again. Today those old men are gone, america is lead by zionist scum interested only in what is good for israel, and russia is lead by kgb thugs. I would bet on the mushroom clouds blooming real soon. One W88 warhead has more explosive power than all bombs used in all wars past combined, including the atomic bombs used on Japan.
By this is a waste of space, January 17, 2007 at 2:27 pm Link to this comment
Unless you are counting on Russia to impose sanctions against itself through the UN, or you really really want to invade either Iran or Russia, maybe the US should look after home politics first, because there's some crooked warhawks pulling the strings at home, nevermind over there.
By BUD, January 17, 2007 at 8:56 am Link to this comment
The US doesn't have the military strength to take on Russia. Like any bully, it prefers weaker victims. Check this site to see what I mean.
By trb, January 17, 2007 at 6:13 am Link to this comment
Bush will bomb Iran and he is already setting up Congress to give their approval. Here's how he will do it: There will be an Iranian fishing boat that sails near one of our task force ships in the Persian Gulf. Our navy was hoping for this "provocation" and will destroy the boat. Bush will go to congress and say this is an attack by Iran against US forces. It will be a Gulf of Tonkin look-alike resolution that escalated our war in Vietnam. Congress will then give Bush the go-ahead to attack Iran. Cheney and the Chimp will pat each other on the back - mission accomplished.
By and who has the US been selling weapons to lately?, January 16, 2007 at 9:53 pm Link to this comment
i had a Russian Blue cat once. It was very untrustworthy.
By William, January 16, 2007 at 6:39 pm Link to this comment
The race is on between peak-oil and peak-debt as to how the US is really brought down, of course there's always the nuclear option version of demand-destruction to add some interest to the casual observer. Not that any nuclear war could ever be won by anyone - a fact that escapes most people. The following drop in commodity needs might extend a crude version of modern civilisation for a decade or two, but probably not.
By This Old Brit, January 16, 2007 at 3:20 pm Link to this comment
And speaking of Russia - I got this from Moscow today.
By Fermat's Last Theorem has been solved, January 13, 2007 at 11:49 pm Link to this comment
The only nuclear missiles we need to fear are those in the hands of lunatics, or otherwise rational people who believe in the second coming of a prophet, in the apocalypse, in glorious martyrdom for themselves and their children and hellfire and oblivion for the unbelievers. i.e. some of those devoutly dogmatic literal interpreters of the Abrahamic faiths.
By assad's market, January 12, 2007 at 4:37 pm Link to this comment
Military attack on iran is a fantasy, nothing more. That's why it hasn't happened.
By I fight like a she-bear but i don't use violence, January 12, 2007 at 12:17 am Link to this comment
From an outsider's POV: The US is it's own worst enemy. Your government is bringing your country down from the inside. Bushco is Bin Laden's biggest weapon. You have lost most of your allies in the Middle-East through your own actions. You have performed a service for your enemies, you have united them against you. Forget about Russia, China, Iran, Syria, North Korea. The only way they can bring you down is by goading you on to bring yourselves down, and then getting together because you gave them a common goal. By warring you are making yourselves weaker and weaker, and they only need to wait if you continue on your current path. And the friendless oil-dependent US superpower will soon be a distant memory.
By richard jenkins, January 11, 2007 at 8:08 am Link to this comment
fricken insanity!!!
By Big Al, January 11, 2007 at 7:46 am Link to this comment
Little Grasshopper asks:
"Why does 'an Admiral in command = Iran' ?
Um, OK. We have two gigantic ground wars going, one in Iraq and another in Afghanistan. Bush appoints a navy guy to run them. Odd.
But Bush and his neocon pals, along with Israel (if there is indeed any difference) have been pushing for a new war, against Iran, in a campaign that is ridiculously similar to the way they hyped the "need" for war against Iraq.
We simply don't have the ground troops to pursue a ground war against Iran.
Any US attack would have to be a massive bombing, largely from naval vessels such as carriers and submarines. Not only that, but all the experts say that assaulting Iran would likely cause a catastrophic disruption of oil shipment from the gulf. Kind of looks like a job for the navy, now doesn't it?
A U.S. carrier battle group has been sent to the Persian Gulf and a second U.S. carrier battle group is heading for the Gulf. In fact, the gulf is becoming so congested that a US nuclear submarine collided a few days ago with a Japanese ship.
This is only a fraction of the mountain of evidence. Please go catch up on recent events - and make sure to go well beyond what's being chatted about on corporate cable news.
By Wow, January 10, 2007 at 12:49 pm Link to this comment
Why does an Admiral in command = Iran.
By Ed, January 9, 2007 at 10:29 am Link to this comment
Someone wrote:
"Speaking of Nukes, did anyone else notice that the new big cheese at Centcom is an Admiral of the Navy? We are no longer talking merely surges or even escalations; we are talking EXPANSION.
Admiral in command = Iran."
Exactly. And there is ZERO United States national interest in undertaking such a thing. This is 100% for Israel.
We are committing national suicide for Israel's expansionist agenda. We are an insane country.
By did goosey really eat the bunny? :), January 8, 2007 at 9:38 pm Link to this comment
Considering that so many powerful governments, institutions, groups, world-wide seem to be spoiling for World War three it is beyond important at this time for the independent news to be as factual, unbiased, and as far from any kind of war propaganda as possible. Giving frustrated people who are aching for an enemy a reason to fear or hate anyone is not good reporting at this time. The power of the media is paramount. Better understanding needs to be employed by the media or the world is toast.
By tongue-in-cheek fishy friend, January 8, 2007 at 10:22 am Link to this comment
It's not 'Russia' per se. It is world-wide criminal gangs ascending in power, like those in Russia, and the Bush family come to think of it, that we need to worry about. Specifically we need to worry about the malign influence they can have on elected representatives. In the Bushes' case, and probably Putin's, they ARE 'elected' representatives.
By i'm joking. i hope you are too., January 8, 2007 at 10:11 am Link to this comment
We need Pat Robertson to ask God what to do about this one.
By formerly the world's biggest stirrer, January 8, 2007 at 10:08 am Link to this comment
i humbly hand my giant spoon to the man who wrote this fear-mongering article.
By winterfire6, January 6, 2007 at 3:04 am Link to this comment
Speaking of Nukes, did anyone else notice that the new big cheese at Centcom is an Admiral of the Navy? We are no longer talking merely surges or even escalations; we are talking EXPANSION.
Admiral in command = Iran.
By gary296, January 5, 2007 at 7:53 am Link to this comment
The fact that we've thought of ourselves the United States as the only superpower left is obviously completetly ridiculous! Of course Russia has the capability to wipe us off the planet if necessary! The question is would they? We've got this so called war on terrorism, which should be called taking over the world going. The countries we've invaded are strategic in the sense that they sit us up in a position to not only protect Israel, but also attack Russia! Another issue is Russia's oil. With the price of oil where it is it's allowed Russia the resources to rebound from it's economic collapse. Not only that, Russia according to a report I read has figured out that the so called idea of peak oil is a lie perpetrated by the west! The game is world domination if possible by us the United States. Unfortunately, I suppose Russia isn't going to give up that easy. Yes, nuclear war could be an option if forced to do so. It's possible it's the plan. The United States doesn't want to give up it's idea of being the dominant player in world politics, nor does Russia. So, are you ready to survive? Would you even want to? What kind of world will we have left, if any? The christians and muslims agree on an apocalyptic end of times. Sooner or later it will happen!
By winterfire6, January 4, 2007 at 4:52 pm Link to this comment
William, I agree with you about Central and South America. Actually, as I am sure you know, this administration headed in that direction while they were lying us into the big international crime in Iraq, with their shenanigans in Venezuela, supporting the attempted over-throw of Chavez.
I would imagine it would be almost impossible to throw a cat south of the border without hitting a CIA agent or some mercenary,like a Blackwater sociopath, for example. That is one of the realities that has kept me from moving down there, as many Americans have.
I believe we must do everything possible to keep this criminally insane administration from bombing Iran, or anyone else for that matter.
Congress needs to take away Junior's credit cards and his war-making powers, STAT. Elsewise, we may wake up one morning with oil at 400 euros/barrel and not enough horses and buggies to go around.
Admittedly, it will not take Nukes to destroy this nation.It can be done much more simply, if enough of the rest of the nations in the global community feel it necessary.
The scary thing about the nuclear nightmare of today is that never before have so many nut-cases had control of them.
By elfrijole, January 3, 2007 at 9:38 pm Link to this comment
Does the picture looked faked to anyone but me?
By GrumpyRedFox, January 3, 2007 at 8:13 pm Link to this comment
Everyone commenting seems for forget that the religious right keeps egging on a fight with all the Muslims, claiming that if they (the Right) start such a fight it will be the beginning of God's so called "Armageddon." Wrong! It will just make the world a dead planet.
By Boggs, January 3, 2007 at 6:46 am Link to this comment
It is complete lunacy to think that only the "super power, USA" should have nuclear weapons, with the ability to terrorize the rest of the world. And with a "madman" in charge of leading our nation.
By william Johnson, January 2, 2007 at 8:16 pm Link to this comment
To winterfire6,
By William A. Franklin, January 2, 2007 at 4:49 am Link to this comment
I have read most of the cold war, russkies are coming with A-bombs - remember "On the Beach"? Naw too long ago for most of you.
I also read Kahn - "Thinking the Unthinkable".
But just recently I read a book that for the first time in many, many years told it like it was, a short, violent, brutal work, that has the power to induce depression: "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. If you have any nerve endings left they will be raw.
How does it relate to this topic? Well it pretty well describes what the likely scenario will be post nuclear, post comet or asteroid strike, or any of those world devastating events—which probabilities say will happen. This nuclear stuff is one that could be removed from this list of potential annihilations, or at least its probabilities reduced.
Which is the function of "On the Road", a musing about the end of our species, or it radical change in the face of catastrophe.
Sweet dreams.
By Ed Wright, December 30, 2006 at 11:44 pm Link to this comment
Herman Kahn wrote a circa 1960 book ,
Stanley Kubrick et al. created the circa 1963
Forty+ f'n years later KGB-Putin and
It's Winter now.
By Frederike, December 30, 2006 at 6:10 pm Link to this comment
I am glad I have no offsprings to worry about in the future.
By Jon B, December 29, 2006 at 11:28 pm Link to this comment
War game scenario…....there will be no winner among waring nations. Surviving nation will be back to stone age.
By Sy, December 28, 2006 at 11:01 am Link to this comment
IF the US bombs Iran, and (of course) oil quickly shoots up to $200-plus per barrel - savaging economies all over the world - I'll bet you one thing for damn sure:
Our Israeli-occupied Congress will promptly pass a massive "aid" package for Israel to make sure that Israel suffers no economic inconvenience from this new US war undertaken - just like the Iraq war - solely for Israel's benefit.
By winterfire6, December 28, 2006 at 8:35 am Link to this comment
I realize that this is an extremely serious topic; one which I have really never lost sight of, and I am grateful to this expert for reminding people who bought the whole "end of the cold war" bullshit, that the Nuclear nightmare is looming, just as it has been all of my life.
Everytime I hear anyone say that Reagan won the cold war, I just have to laugh out loud.
What, exactly, did we win? Russia still has enough nuclear fire power to destroy the world several times over and so do we. So, they probably have a few duds and we do too. Hell, we could probably launch an ICBM from Kansas and wipe out Chicago.
Russia is not a democracy any more than we are. Can we please stop confusing democracy with free trade and other quaint euphemisms for Capitalism on steroids, or Corporatism, as I prefer to call it.
If there is a true revolution in this country, the real revolutionaries won't charge up Capitol Hill with pitchforks and torches, nor will they surround the White House and call for Bush's and Cheney's heads on platters, though it would make great theater, needs to be done, just on principle, and I hope several hundred thousand to a million do just that.
But meanwhile the real Revolutionaries will be making the world a very scary place for Corporate headquarters and heads all over the world.
That is what a real revolution would look like.
Please allow me to hasten to add, that not all corporations are evil, sociopathic institutions run by consciousless, bottom-line feeders that would test a new drug on their grandmother, if it would increase their year-end bomus..
There is plenty of info in the public domain; all of it, that's worth a crap, is easily confirmed by very legitimate sources, about whom, in the corporate world, is rotten to the core, has been effing with our political process for years, not to mention creating disease, death and destruction in other countries around the world. It isn't all that difficult to find out who they are and where they are.
Even the failed CEOs in the White House are nothing more than puppets; puppets who believe in corporatism, albeit, but puppets, nonetheless.
We simply must stop being so distracted by our inept, corrupt, career politicians and focus on the more evil of the string-pullers.
If we do that, the puppets will quickly go away and corporate empire will be brought down by the people, the world over, which is where it exists, not just in the United States.
Who knows, maybe such a revolution will do what war never will: Bring the people of the world together, in a common struggle for self- determination, in a way that fits with their own cultures, while challenging their own cultural ways to evolve with the welfare of all humankind and its planetary home in mind and heart.
By Randy W, December 27, 2006 at 5:34 pm Link to this comment
I figure globalization - combined with population growth, have set massive amounts of humans adrift, and the turmoil and energy fight around the world is because we are finally fighting one another over the remaining oxygen in the fish bowl. While theres nothing new about the idea that our culture crash is well under way, by now I can only conclude that all the combined individual egos of the world are at fault here. No global leadership, just an energy-hungry hydra with multiple heads.
Americans, Iraqis, Iranians, Russians, Chinese - every people of every country is in this mess together. If you breed, you contribute to the population, which contributes to the need for food, water, shelter, clothing, transportation, and all the other energy requirements for life.
And that's why the nukes are on standby.
Sure, we could actually have real dialogue, and the planets people could simply choose to outlaw Incandescent light bulbs and trade out religious convictions for human spirituality, and we might be able to sit down at the table and talk about our problems. But come on, who REALLY wants to solve the problems of the world? *THEY* are the ones who are wrong, arent they? Its *THEM* *THEY* are the ones to blame, dont you and your own special reality agree?
You know, here in America, the debate about the rights of humans VS modern day security will rage on, but when the first nuke goes off, I dont think it will take very long at all for the second one, and for the whole damn world to light up like a christmas tree. I just cant stand everyones ignorance anymore. Theres just no excuse. If you cant answer some world affair questions by now, just shut the hell up, and go back to your drugs.
I sure wish they would let youth have a seat at the table. Those of us on the cusp of between liberalism and conservativism arent pie in the sky dreamers, we have real ideas. We need to replace every leader of the world who isnt willing to ask their populace to power down. Someone has to teach people the lessons of energy conservation, religious tolerance, and self-control, or were all gonna die in a nice crispy fashion.
By Spinoza, December 26, 2006 at 5:42 pm Link to this comment
The long war will be very long and very brutal even if not nuclear.
By Lefty, December 26, 2006 at 1:39 pm Link to this comment
What is everyone worried about? We have the brave and wise George W. Bush to protect us from all the bad people out there. Oh wait, he's just in it for the money! What I can't figure out is how Cheney is going to profit from a Nuclear war over oil. You just know he's got a plan though.
That was funny!
By louis stroud, December 26, 2006 at 3:40 am Link to this comment
is this the same u.s. government that had information of wmd's in iraq? now they have the same info on another country that is called the axis of evil? i'm sorry folks, i just can't believe anything coming out of the whitehouse these days, especially since the prez calls himself the war president. is that a joke, or what? look at their record, we need a lot of help and luck to survive this administration.
By Jon B, December 25, 2006 at 4:16 pm Link to this comment
By Spinoza, December 23, 2006 at 9:59 pm Link to this comment
The struggle against the right continues.
By Akram, December 23, 2006 at 6:37 pm Link to this comment
I won't be surprised if the Israeli Air Force mounts a strike on Iran on Eid-ul-Adha, a holy Muslim day, that is to be celebrated on 30th December 2006. Reminds me of the Yom Kippur War.
By slg, December 22, 2006 at 2:38 pm Link to this comment
I'm curious about the photograph. Did the cameraman use an MC Escher lens by any chance?
By Lagically Speaking, December 22, 2006 at 11:25 am Link to this comment
Isn't it America who has meddled with almost every other countries internal politics using illegitimate, immoral ways & means and has caused great sufferings for millions & millions. What I fail to see is admission to this mammoth blunders of policies and attempts to bring change. This may be pretty basic & simple but its what it lacks resulting in these scenarios. Do you blame Russia or China or even small nations taking steps to protect themselves, I am sorry to say you are all wholly responsible for this & sooner you start bringing about major changes the more we will be nearing towards the end times.
By mad cowboy, December 21, 2006 at 8:39 pm Link to this comment
sorry Jeff but isn't that 20 to 30 years the trigger mechanisims not the bomb. Just as they get older the bombs are more likely to go off accidentaly. And While Russia doesn't have the finance to wage a war against the U.S. theres at least a few countries willing and able to bankroll and even supply troops CHINA, of course our biggest hedge against China doing so is that we owe them too much money, and we buy there crap. I've been against nookler weapons my whole life, not 6 crappy years earlier I thought we the people of the world had had enough , too bad some people never learn.
By Kirill Akimov, December 20, 2006 at 3:10 am Link to this comment
Very informative article and congratulations with the public début on the .net!
However, I dont share your optimism about a possibility for effective strategic stability talks, even after 2008. The reasoning is rather simple - the cost of maintaining thousands of nuclear warheads used to place an enormous strain on Russia's limited military budget. Not anymore. With all those oil/gas revenues - a big new wave of spending on the country's strategic defence is inevitable. In point of fact the financing of Russia's state defence order will exceed 300bn rubbles in 2007, according to Sergei Ivanov, a 29% increase on the current year. Besides, Mr. Putin ver.2006 is different from Mr. Putin ver.december.2001 (when he was more than ready to work toward legal documents creating "radical, non-reversible and verifiable reductions in offensive weapons"). Now its clear that the only way for Russia to take a seat at the important tables of Western security, economic and political decision making is to reclaim the role of superpower (energetic or nuclear, and better - both). Sorry, the integration with the West is over. Everybody out.. seriously, the gas station is closing
By Robin Collins, December 18, 2006 at 12:58 pm Link to this comment
The fact that there are US weapons on subs not only doesn't conflict
The Russians may be contemplating the building up of offensive
If a 2008 delay is all we need to worry about, that's good news too.
By Mike Wallace, December 18, 2006 at 10:15 am Link to this comment
My only problems with RLOAD are: 1) the fact that most US nukes are on subs, and some first - warning system other than ELF would have to be devised to make this work, and 2) the Russians, seeing themselves falling more and more behind the US in deployable weapons, are moving to reinforce their LOW capabilities, as Bruce Blair has emphasized several times and Alexei Arbatov hinted in the last but one issue of FA (noted in Sergei's article). Both of these things imply the US would have to take the initiative, and I'm pretty sure this will not happen until after 2008. We could speculate endlessly about the debate in Washington on an Iran attack, but I would doubt it would be nuclear. Israel is another matter. My personal worry is that Israel might play the role of Serbia that dragged the powers into WWI. But, I'm sure not everyone will agree with me on these points, so feel free to criticize my points and start a debate.
By ROBERT GRIFFITH, December 17, 2006 at 3:22 am Link to this comment
At the start of George Bushes Presidency U.S. Russian relations were probably the best they have ever been since the Yalta Conference. The Bush cabinet has continuously pursued in your face type policies in regards to the former Soviet Republics. The leadership in Russia are by no means angels. However, I believe from their position as the lesser of the two powers they HAD (past tense) seen the controlling of arms to be in their interest. Numerous breaches in Russia's sphere of influence, as well as aggressive pre-emptive wars have demonstrated to the leadership of Moscow that they are dealing not with a nation that wants equality and mutual respect but with a regime that is pursuing global dominance. I am an American, a proud american at that but am extremely disappointed by those elected leaders who for some reason or another refuse to seek a peaceable understanding with the other sovereign states of the world.
The potential consequences of hostilities between Russia, and the United States are too great to ignore. May sanity return.
By Bert, December 16, 2006 at 4:02 am Link to this comment
I think they should all work together in concert like they used to between all the countries that have these damn things and seek to crush and melt them all. Some things are only built with one purpose in mind, and missiles with nuclear warheads are one such thing. Imagine what kind of a global space program we could have if they'd spent all those billions over the last decades on building a REAL space station, hell there'd probably be weekly shuttle service and bona-fide space tourism etc., and very likely we'd have 'boots on the ground' on Mars. Instead, we've got cold war leftovers that are just as lethal as the day they were built, and MORE countries trying to get them.
Scientists used to talk about the 'midnight' clock, a graphical illustration of how close we're getting to wiping ourselves off the face of the earth. Atomizing half the planet sure would cut down on rush hour traffic, that's for sure,
This is kind of one of those 'power corrupts' type things, where even the most ethical types out there have a huge problem with letting go of the magic ring of death-power. The 'way forward' for these things is to demolish them…
Everyone used to trash on the hippies, condemn them for their minimalist approach to life etc.,
Now, all of this may become a moot point when the Great Big Asteroid Of Global Death comes calling in 2029, and carves off a big chunk of the planet and hurls the leftovers to burn up in the sun or whatever, a nuclear war isn't the only global
By Arnold Joseph White, December 16, 2006 at 3:57 am Link to this comment
By flying fish in love with wild goose, December 15, 2006 at 3:40 pm Link to this comment
In nuclear war the real enemy is war itself.
By Jackie T. Gabel, December 15, 2006 at 12:38 pm Link to this comment
RE: Comment #42081 by chris (USA) on 12/13 at 2:18 pm "...I wonder if this guy is responsible…The former USSR has no real secur infrastructure anymore to act as one millitary unit, (with all the little Stans that fractured from the original USSR…"
>>>> look whose army operates out of the "Stans" now…"responsible" guys?
At the heart of the 9/11 coup is the security stripping of Bush: hung out 30 min. at the school then another 45 min. in the air with zero fighter cover while the nation was under attack and FAA tracked over a dozen suspected hijackings an orchestrated security stripping far beyond incompetence (literally treasonous) yet carefully ignored by the main stream media and of course the 911 Commission. Amidst the confusion, with the nation under attack, the threat was phoned in, Angel is next (Angel = Air Force One) accompanied by enough top-secret code to convince officials all documented, William Saffire even mentioned it. The administration initially acknowledged then denied it. Bush capitulated, and then flew to Barksdale and Offut to take physical control of the nuclear trigger the codes were compromised. Then he spoke by phone with Putin and made clear the coup plotters demands: The War of Civilizations starts now. The US is invading the Middle East and taking control of the military bases around the Caspian Sea. Russia had better not interfere. Among the 15-odd military drills running that day, virtually all of STRATCOM had been moved into in an advanced DEFCON posture, and of course the Russians had to come up to meet them. So, lets just nobody make any sudden moves here, OK? Putin stepped back and allowed the US military to take up positions right on the Russian boarder. Yet, the corporate mainstream media found nothing remarkable in this nothing remarkable?
By Jackass, December 14, 2006 at 6:42 pm Link to this comment
An expert enlightenens us w/ his opinion and all we can do is play experts. Is everyone here a conspiracy theorist? Stop pretending you advise the nation in nuclear arms control & listen to an expert that does actually advise nations on such matters. Then, go read more expert's opinions & draw you own conclusions. Let us exercise our logic in a civilized manner.
By Ms. Samm Simpson, December 14, 2006 at 6:34 pm Link to this comment
Thank you for this insightful article. Truth sets us free. Your insight and honestly in this account is appreciated and will be shared. May those who sleep arise, investigate, impeach, try and convict all those responsible. Let us imultaneously, demand the return of over 100,000 tax dollar paid armed corporate security guards who roam Iraq with impunity. Let's add a President and administration who repents and the mourning of a nation who slovenly allowed these events. And let's take the unused funds and a portion of the war profits from KBR, Titan, Halliburton and the rest for deposit into a fund for Iraqi reconstruction run by Iraqis.
And call for cease fire, timelines, deadlines and reparations.
Pray for statesman and stateswomen to rise and serve the people.
All blood runs red.
By nikto, December 14, 2006 at 4:53 pm Link to this comment
Political Science
No one likes us-I don't know why
We give them money-but are they grateful?
Asia's crowded and Europe's too old
We'll save Australia
Boom goes London and boom Paree
They all hate us anyhow
By Jon B, December 14, 2006 at 2:17 pm Link to this comment
Russia is a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organizatiom. Attacking Russia could translate to war with China. Nato will be mobilized when war breaks out. This would be the end of mankind.
Two world wars were started by nations of christians. The third one is in all likelihood would be a christian nation.
There are plenty professed christians. Where are the REAL ones?
By florio, December 14, 2006 at 11:53 am Link to this comment
Why worry about Russia getting themselves embroiled in the fracas. They can just give away a few nukes to radical suicidal groups who hate the US (there are certainly plenty of these now that we are hated throughout the world and for good reason, I might add) and let them do the dirty work. Then Putin can offer condolences to the dead.
By Tony Litwinko, December 13, 2006 at 10:26 pm Link to this comment
Second that Muravchik motion! We can drape him with the editorial pages of the Los Angeles Times.
By Jeff Moskin, December 13, 2006 at 7:33 pm Link to this comment
Russia may have 10,000 silos, but would bet they are all in disrepair, possibly half filled with water.
These weapons require an enormous investment in time and money. Russia can't even pay their soldiers. How well have they taken care of their nukes?
Also, thermonuclear warheads have a 20 to 30 year "shelf life" after which they must be replaced. The UK is doing that right now with their US made Poseidon fleet.
We are also faced with the same problem.
Let's not permit the fearmongers to start another arms race for nothing.
By Ion C. Laskaris, December 13, 2006 at 6:44 pm Link to this comment
The "Scenario" is a welcome reminder the potential of a sudden nuclear war still lurks over the world at large, since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The capability is there. But who on earth could possibly be the winner?
The only nation constantly threatened with the promise of annhilation these days is Israel. And beyond the idle boasts of devious and impotent Arabs, apparently supported in lip service by most of the rest of the degenerate Moslem world, and its poisonous propaganda outlets like Al Jazera, who else could be in danger?
Where is the national self-interest, whether in rational or irrational minds in power to see any gain in certain oblivion? Even those factions sending "terrorist" bombers against their chosen enemies are careful to spare their own lives.
Thus much of this real violence over the last 46 years with terror operations around the world has hardly made a dent in the western world or the thriving countries in the Far East and India. The "dear leader" in North Korea is a pathetic farce, for example.
An intelligent U.S. foreign policy in the future
There is almost surely going to be a firestorm of collapse into revolution and/or civil war for the nations of a degenerate Moslem world with few exceptions.
As for the rest of the world, it is the abuses of multinational corporations and the concentration of some 60% of the world's resources in the hands of 1% of its population that will explode in revolution long before any national nuclear exchange happens. This is the most likely scenario over the next ten years, to my mind.
Ion C.Laskaris,Burlington,Vt. + iclrevusa.com


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I decided to make a poll about this as I do hope I am not alone in my dislike for the new smart scopes in Ubuntu 13.10.
I mean holy crud does smart scopes bite the proverbial gluteus maximus.
I know you can turn them off but it is yet another "feature" of Ubuntu I feel is un needed, un nessasary and very annoying.
But I digress that is my opinion, but I do want to know what you think.


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The Size of the Internet Global Routing Table and Its Potential Side Effects
- Cisco Employee,
Since the early 1990s, we've watched as the number of entries on the Internet routing table has steadily grown. It wasn't that long ago (2008) that the table reached 256k routes, triggering action by network administrators to ensure the continued growth of the Internet. Now that the table has passed 500,000 routes, it's time to start preparing for another significant milestone – the 512k mark.
Looking Ahead to 512k
As an industry, we've known for some time that the Internet routing table growth could cause Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) resource exhaustion for some networking products. TCAM is a very important component of certain network switches and routers that stores routing tables. It is much faster than ordinary RAM (random access memory) and allows for rapid table lookups.
Networking Product Implications
No matter who provides your networking equipment, it needs to be able to manage the ongoing growth of the Internet routing table. We recommend confirming and addressing any possible impacts for all devices in your network, not just those provided by Cisco. The products that could be affected include those with a default configuration supporting 512k routes. From Cisco's perspective, this includes:
- Cisco Catalyst 6500 Switches
- Cisco 7600 Series Routers
- Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers configured with Trident-based line cards (typhoon-based line cards are not affected)
- Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers with 4GB (devices with 8GB or RAM or higher can scale to up to 1,000,000 routes)
The Good News – Workarounds Are Available!
Cisco has published information on several workarounds that can be applied by our customers, including changing the default configuration for affected devices. In some cases this may require a reload of the device or line card. See below for the links to this customer information.
Cisco Catalyst 6500/Cisco 7600 Series Supervisor Engine 720
The following document describes how to customize the forwarding information base (FIB) ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) on Catalyst 6500 switches that run the Supervisor Engine 720:
This guidance is specific to the Supervisor Engine models SUP720-3BXL and SUP720-3CXL. The "non-XL" versions do not support more than 256,000 IPv4 routes.
The following documents include additional information about the Cisco Catalyst 6500 and the Cisco 7600 Series Supervisor Engine 720 capabilities, respectively.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
The following document describes workarounds available for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. When a Trident-based line card reaches its prefix limit, the message %ROUTING-FIB-4-RSRC_LOW occurs, causing potential traffic loss on the line cards:
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers with 4GB can scale to up to 500,000 IPv4 or IPv6 routes. Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers with 8GB of RAM or higher can scale to up to 1,000,000 routes. The following document provides an overview of the number of supported routes:
Additional Workarounds
Route filtering and the use of a default route can also be used to decrease the number of routes in an affected device. Prefix lists can be used as an alternative to access lists in many BGP route-filtering commands. The use of prefix lists provides significant performance improvements when loading and performing route lookup of large routing tables. Additional information about BGP best practices and configuring prefix lists is available at:
Security Considerations
The possibility of TCAM resource exhaustion at 512k routes is a known issue that we all know has been coming for some time. There is no related security vulnerability, and it cannot be easily triggered by a remote, untrusted user.
The following website is a great resource that provides the current state of the Internet routing table. This could help Cisco customers when configuring route filtering:
Implementing the recommended workarounds ahead of time will help your network avoid any performance degradation, routing instability, or impact to availability. Having just passed the 500,000 route milestone, now is the right time to ensure your network is prepared to manage a 512k entry internet routing table.


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Office Space to Rent in Chapel Street, NW1
We have a variety of serviced offices available to rent in Chapel Street, NW1. Each office space is offered at the best rates and suited to your individual needs and requirements.
We have a variety of serviced offices available to rent in Chapel Street, NW1. Each office space is offered at the best rates and suited to your individual needs and requirements.
The building near Paddington station recently underwent a refurbishment, and well-appointed serviced office suites from 150 sqft with air-handling and good natural light are offered at affordable prices on flexible terms. The centre also benefits from a marble reception and entrance with two six-person lifts to all floors. You can take immediate occupation with no capital expense, no high overheads, long commitments or administration headaches. All serviced offices are fully furnished and carpeted, and additional equipment is available if required. The centre has just gained the added benefits of having a new large break out area, outside terrace, showers and free bicycle parking.
These offices are in the renowned Edgware Road in London and are located less than a minute's walk away from Edgware Road Station. The office space is set in a charismatic building with newly finished interior decor and fittings of a high standard. There are 11 desks to be rented out in this office space.
The 5th and 6th floors are arranged as a mixture of open plan offices and meeting rooms. Both floors benefit from good natural light. AMENITIES & SPECIFICATION: Rent, Rates, Service Charge & Utilities, Internal repairs, maintenance & cleaning, Air conditioned, suspended ceilings, 24-hour access, Staffed main Reception, Passenger lift, Fit-out and furniture, Wired for power and data.
Versatile meeting space, will comfortably accommodate 6 people and hold up to 8. Boardroom table, formal desk for either hot-desking or interviews and a 2 person lounge area. Refreshments are included in the booking rate however there is a surcharge should you require refreshments served for you. WiFi, telephone, projector, computer and printer are all available. A lovely town garden ideal for clients holding slightly more informal meetings. Their list prices (discounted for clients) are £30 p/h , £95 half day & £195 full day.
This address is a boutique serviced office facility based in the heart of Central London, at one of its most prestigious and sought after locations. Marylebone is famous for its world class shopping and dining. It is also renowned for it's historical, cultural and architectural interest.
This business centre in Seymour Place offers excellent meeting room facilities to accommodate your needs. This centre is a training and development centre offering courses; it has high spec facilities and can help with the growth and training of staff members.
The centre has many great amenities to offer its clients, these include: 24 hour access, voicemail services, disabled facilities, smoking areas, high speed internet access and many more. Located between Edgware Road and Marble Arch this prominent location is great for businesses looking to leave a lasting impression on its customers and clients. The centre occupies a twentieth century building. It's easy to reach other central London destinations by tube or take a train to Thames Valley towns such as Slough or Reading. This centre offers all-inclusive pricing, so you can move in with peace of mind that there will be no unexpected costs each month.
These offices have been recently refurbished and have already attracted a number of Technology and Media businesses as well as existing West End occupiers. Suites available with capacity from 2 to 20 workstations, competitively priced from £250 per month per desk, subject to contract and board approval. The current spaces are available: 4 person suites available from £770 per month + VAT, 6 person suites available from £1,155 per month + VAT, 9 person suite available for £1,610 per month + VAT, 12 person suite available for £2,100 per month + VAT, 15 person suite available for £2,310 per month + VAT, 19 person suite available for £2,870 per month + VAT, 22 person suite available for £3,850 per month + VAT - all subject to contract and board approval. Free high capacity IT, 24 hour manned security, free meeting rooms, plus there is a London Bicycle docking station outside. The monthly rental is all inclusive of rent, business rates, furniture, building insurance, security, daily cleaning and maintenance of the common parts, electrical power and free internet connectivity to the offices. Services also include heating and cooling, free meeting rooms and kitchens (subject to fair usage).
These offices in Crawford Street are set within an imposing townhouse and features over 2,000 square feet of desk space. It can accommodate small start up companies who just require 1 desk or an established company requiring a private office. All rooms at Crawford Street are equipped with high speed fibre internet, kitchen facilities and the usage of a boardroom. Available: 4 person office in prime marylebone only £1600 a month.
Set within Marylebone Station itself, you can enter from the concourse or from outside. A Grade II listed building designed by Metropolitan Workshop, formally the boardroom and ancillary space for the British Rail head office. Private office space and meeting rooms available.
Below you can see the nearest areas to Chapel Street, NW1 where you can find serviced offices:


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Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
Review by SlickMal
"The ZC conquers all...."
When I first heard about an expansion to EaW, I was overjoyed, and stupidly, rushed to get it as soon as I could.
There's a glimmer of excellence in this exp pack, but it's under heaps of bugs and really bad design decisions. The new side, the Zann Consortium, is a totally overpowered, basically having everything. It's units are substantially better than anything the other sides have, their special abilities range from improbable to plain ridiculous. The abilities of the side are interesting, but likewise, totally overpowered - the corruption ability allows you to do everything from causing revolts on a planet if corruption is removed to simply building enemy units. Cash flow is never a problem. It's quite blatant that Petroglyph have simply slapped a side together with no regard to the universe and simply wanted to make an uberr0xx0r side. It ruins game balance.
The imperials get some interesting kit, though there are still some concerns about the ISD's potency. Items from previous star wars games - like the Tie Defender, Dark Troopers and the Arc Hammer are there.
The rebels get very little. Some new heroes, like Luke and Yoda, are pretty cool, but their new land units include a troop transport with no armour and an MDU (basically a mobile build pad) which is also given to all the other sides. Space units include a B-Wing that isn't as good as the Y-Wing and Torpedo frigate that, while being able to pack a punch, is extremely weak.
Bugs include everything from heroes not turning up because of tech problems to weird choices of voiceovers - rather than being told an enemy fleet is approaching, you get told an "enemy ysalamiri cage constructing". It's clear virtually no testing has been done on the exp pack, as it's balance and level of bugs are incredible.
The campaign is set only from Petro's new pet side, the Zann Consortium, so there's no way to play the rebels/imperials unless in Galactic Conquest.
My advice? Hang fire before you get this pack, and wait until Petro patch this mess. Up until then, you shouldn't approach this pack with a barge pole.
Reviewer's Rating: 2.0 - Poor
Originally Posted: 11/14/06
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Bangalore based startup Zivame.com secured Series A funding from IDG Ventures & Indo-US Venture Partners. The size of the investment is currently not disclosed.
Speaking about why they chose to invest, Venkatesh Peddi of IDG Ventures said, "Zivame is a clear leader in this category. There are 8 – 10 players in India in this category, and we have evaluated all of them. The product, Zivame team has built and the traction they have got so far is highly impressive. The team comes with a very strong background in retail operations and technology."
Zivame.com, launched in August 2011, was founded by Richa Kar and Kapil Karekar. For more details on their background, and how they came up with the idea, read earlier coverage on YourStory.in.
Commenting on the recent investments in niche e-commerce sites, Venkatesh said, "We definitely believe in vertical play in e-commerce. The scope to create value is immense in vertical play." He also added that there is scope for verticals like sporting equipment, home decor etc.
Accel Partners has recently invested in online home decor store Zansaar.


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Product Bulletin, No. 2230
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement
for the Cisco OSR-7609 Chassis
Cisco Systems® announces the end of life of the Cisco® OSR-7609 including the related bundles OSR-7609-AC and OSR-7609-DC. The last day to order Cisco OSR-7609 is January 31, 2004. Customers will continue to receive from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until January 31, 2009. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco OSR-7609, OSR-7609-AC, and OSR-7609-DC bundles.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the new Cisco 7609 Router. The 7609 Router delivers design improvements incorporating:
Configurable options for route processor, switch fabric, and power supply redundancy are also provided in the new Cisco 7609 model chassis. Additional information about this product can be found at:
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco OSR-7609 to the Cisco 7609 Router.
Table 1 End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco OSR-7609 chassis
Table 2 Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Table 3 Migration Product Part Numbers
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Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to:
Additional Information
For more information about Cisco products, contact your Cisco account manager and/or Cisco Channel Partner.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:


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Cannibal FunFair Mini Figures by Kidrobot
These vinyl figures by TADO are amazingly adorable! These 17 figures have come to vinyl life from a Cannibal Funfair print series. Instead of them taking a bite out of me, I'm ready to bite into the packages just to see what I would get.


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Ed Sheeran has recorded what has to be our favourite ever version of Sing in a Deezer session.
The flame-haired singer has teamed up with the music streaming provider to record a number of stripped-back versions of hits from his new album.
Today, music fans have the chance to see one of the most exciting UK acts, and two-time Brit Award winner perform a stripped-down set.
Ed's new album has become the fastest selling of the year - trumping Coldplay's latest.
The Sing vocalist 's new album X shifted 182,000 copies in a week, snatching the crown from Chris Martin and co , whose album Ghost Stories sold 168,000 copies in the first week of its May release.
Ed's hit album features the song Afire Love , a tender ballad written in memory of the singer's grandfather, who passed away due to Alzheimer's Disease.
Another track on the album, called Don't, is about a high-profile ex-lover, widely rumoured to be Explosions singer Ellie Goulding.
The 23-year-old Glastonbury headliner admitted he was worried about how the mystery woman would react even though he forewarned her.
"I just said, 'just so you know, there is a song.' And they said, 'I expected that.' You know, I didn't lie at all," he revealed.
"It's 100 per cent true ... I don't hold grudges. I'm completely over it. I'm fine with the situation. It was just quite an insulting thing at the time. And I felt the need to express myself I guess."
For the first time, the official singles chart has counted songs played on streaming services like Spotify and Deezer.
Dutch DJ Oliver Heldens and British singer-songwriter Becky Hill hit the top spot with their collaboration Gecko (Overdrive), which knocked X Factor contestant Elle Henderson's debut single Ghost a notch down to number two.
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- The Oblongs Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Bob Oblong, Pickles Oblong, Milo Oblong, Beth Oblong, Biff Oblong, Chip Oblong, Helga Phugly, Creepy Susie, Peggy Weggy, Mikey Butts, The Debbies, Anita Bidet, George Klimer, Jared Klimer, Debbie Klimer, Pristine Klimer, James, Nurse Rench.
- Vocal Talent: Lea DeLaria (Helga Phugly), Jeannie Elias (Beth Oblong, "Creepy" Susie, Mikey Butts), Will Ferrell (Bob Oblong), Pamela Segall (Milo Oblong, Jared Klimer, The Debbies), Jason Sklar (Chip Oblong), Randy Sklar (Biff Oblong), Jean Smart (Pickles Oblong), Becky Thyre ("Jawless" Peggy Weggy, Pristine Klimer, Debbie Klimer), Billy West (George Klimer, James, Anita Bidet), Laraine Newman (Nurse Rench), Carrie Aizley, Jim Cummings, Phil LaMarr.
- Directed By Monte Young.
- Produced By Karen K. Miller, Richard Quan.
Executive Producers: Jace Richdale, Bruce Helford, Deborah Oppenheimer.
Supervising Producers: Angus Oblong, Scott Buck.
Consulting Producers: Mike Reiss, M. Wallace Wolodarsky.
- Written By Jace Richdale.
- Edited By Leo Papin.
- Created by: Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale.
- Inspired by the Characters in the Book "Creepy Susie" by: Angus Oblong.
- Supervising Director: Michael Kim.
- Co-Producer: Leonard Dick.
- Consulting Producer: Mike B. Anderson.
- Executive Story Editor: Jill Soloway.
- Story Editor: Ben Kull.
- Casting: DeeDee Bradley C.S.A., Tony Sepulveda C.S.A.
- Original Casting: Mary V. Buck C.S.A., Susan Edelman C.S.A.
- Layouts: Atomic Cartoons, Inc.
- Layout Supervisors: Rob Davies, Warren Flannagan, Victor Marchetti.
- Layout Artists: Dallas Bolton, Marvin Estropia, Cory Evans, Oliver Domenchini, Peggy Howley, Byron Leboe, Charlie Lee, Bernard Lizon, Mario Macarayan, Victor Marchetti.
- Storyboard Artists: Oreste Canestrelli, Debbie Cone, Chong Suk Lee.
- Lead Character Design: Bill Schwab.
- Character Design: Orlando Gumatay.
- Character Layout Artists: Brian Brookshire, Mark Colangelo, Julie Forte, Lynne Healy, Eduardo Olivares, Jim Smith, Tomi Yamaguchi.
- Character Clean-up: Shawn Holt, Robert Lacko.
- Prop Design Supervisors: Craig Clark, Jennifer McChristian.
- Color Key Design Supervisor: Shawn Ahn-Lee.
- Color Key Design: Cynthia Phillips.
- Background Design Development: Joseph Holt.
- Background Design: Andrew Phillipson.
- Background Painters: Andrew Phillipson, Philip Y. Kim, Miok Yoo.
- Background Layout Artist: John Berman.
- Assistant Director: Chong Suk Lee.
- Animation Timers: Robert Ingram, Jon Lopez.
- Animation Checkers: Tanya Gilmore, Larry Smith.
- Animatic Supervisor: Ralph A. Eusebio.
- Animatic Editors: Heather Hay, Patrick Hazen.
- Animation Camera: Steve Ingram.
- Producer for Animation Production: Samantha Daley.
- Production Coordinators: Nancy Casalese, Simon Gore.
- Animation Executive Producers: John Hyde, Jon F. Vein.
- Animation Producers: Lolee Aries, Mike Wolf.
- Animation Associate Producers: Martin Alvarez, Miken Wong.
- Production Supervisors: Daniel Ridgers, Brandi Young.
- Animation Producer: Film Roman, Inc.
- Overseas Production: Akom, Nelson Shin, Jay Woo.
- Overseas Animation Supervisor: Terry Pike.
- Retake Director: Vincent Waller.
- Retakes: Dave Filoni.
- Post Production Supervisor: Tom Flores.
- Film and Electronic Laboratory: Laserpacific Media.
- Post Production Sound: Warner Bros. Studios Post Production Facilities.
- Re-recording Mixers: Neil Brody, Joe Citarella.
- Sound Supervisor: Mike Gollom.
- Sound Effects Editor: Rick Hamel.
- Music Editors: Stuart Goetz, Chris McGeary.
- Pre-Production Engineer: Gordon Suffield.
- Pre-Production Dialogue Editor: Elliot Anders.
- Pre-Production Sound: Screen Music Studios.
- Post Production Supervisor: Martin Alvarez.
- Post Production Coordinator: Daniel Ridgers.
- Lip Sync: Acacia Caputo.
- Track Reader: Charlie King.
- Production Coordinator: Monica Livingston.
- Production Assistants: Kaye Hong, Andrew Huebner, Corey Manuel, Brooks Stonestreet.
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