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The White House's terse announcement on Tuesday that President George W. Bush "will welcome Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House on September 7" was the culmination of months of wrangling between Washington and Beijing. It was emblematic of the strained relations between the two great powers.
The Chinese see their leader's North American visit as a major chance to demonstrate China's rise to global prominence. From the U.S. perspective, however, the visual of a full "state visit," complete with American and Chinese flags fluttering together on Pennsylvania Avenue, would not properly reflect a relationship that is beset with serious political, diplomatic, military, strategic, and trade frictions. President Bush's national security team suggested a "working summit" at the President's Crawford Ranch or at Camp David. Against Chinese importuning, the White House has relented somewhat. Mr. Hu will come to Washington, but the White House still refuses to accord the Chinese President's Washington sojourn the status of "state visit."
A "Working Summit" Agenda
This is unfortunate. As now structured, President Hu's Washington tour will be solely for China's domestic consumption. China's new leader[1] is not eager to engage in substantive exchanges with the United States. Being trapped for a day or two in Crawford, Texas, for example, would force President Hu to address the tectonic shift of strategic distrust between Washington and Beijing that has emerged since the Chinese Communist Party's 16th Congress in November of 2002-which not only reiterated that it would "oppose hegemonism and power politics" (i.e., the United States) and "boost world multipolarization" (i.e., opposing America's role as the sole superpower), but also equated "terrorism" and "hegemonism" as equal threats.
The United States has nothing to apologize for. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently observed that China is clearly a rising "military superpower" but China clearly is not a "status quo" power. If President Hu were to be cooped up at the Crawford Ranch, with hours of one-on-one time with President Bush, he would need credible explanations of why China's military buildup is benign and why China's support of murderous regimes (e.g., Sudan, Zimbabwe, Burma, Uzbekistan, and North Korea), rogue states (e.g., Iran and Syria), and other unsavory characters (e.g., Cuba and Venezuela) is perfectly innocent.
President Hu would also be obliged to hear President Bush raise the Chinese government's deliberate lack of attention to "the continuing problem of business-as-usual proliferation by Chinese companies," as former Undersecretary of State John Bolton described the problem earlier this year. In the considered opinion of the Central Intelligence Agency, China remains a "serial proliferator."
Then Mr. Hu would have to defend the rapidly growing numbers of ballistic missiles aimed at Taiwan (700 at last count) and explain China's recent military exercises with Russia, which included drills with carrier-busting supersonic cruise missiles when no country in the region, save the U.S., has aircraft carriers.
He would also have to listen to American complaints that China pressured the Central Asian "Shanghai Cooperation Organization" alliance into demanding that the U.S. set a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan's border areas. At every opportunity, China has undermined the U.S. position in the region, and former president Jiang Zemin has cautioned against "unreserved support for the war on terror."
Another likely point of discussion in a real "working summit" would be China's new assertiveness in Japanese territorial waters. President Bush would no doubt remind his Chinese counterpart that Japan is a staunch U.S. ally. He might also ask why China's Communist Party would order violent demonstrations, complete with police-supplied stones for pitching at the windows of the Japanese embassy and Japanese firms, and he might wonder whether the Party might order similar nationalistic excesses unleashed against the United States in the future.
If time permitted, President Hu would have to explain why his foreign ministry organized an on-the-record foreign press briefing with a Chinese general known for his extreme views about nuclear war with the United States-unless his government wanted to send a strong message to the United States about its nuclear will. China clearly sees itself as the preeminent nuclear power in Asia and is increasingly indiscreet about it
A 60-Minute Agenda
But in a largely ceremonial "visit"-awkwardly, China insists on calling it a "state visit"-to Washington, President Hu can avoid these questions. To be sure, President Bush will touch on some of these issues in his 60-minute Oval Office summit with Hu on Wednesday morning, but in between platitudes, pleasantries, and translations, there probably will be only time for discussion of North Korea and trade issues.
North Korea
The discussion of North Korea will most likely revolve around President Hu's "sincere desire that the Korean Peninsula be denuclearized" coupled with his unwillingness to say specifically that North Korea must dismantle its nuclear weapons program. Hu may even confide that the recent PRC-Russian war-games near North Korea were a subtle way of pressuring Pyongyang. In return, he will probably urge President Bush to reiterate his "opposition" (as opposed to "non-support") for "Taiwan Independence."
If so, it will be a bad trade. North Korea seems comforted by the thought that China and Russia can dissuade the U.S. from a military strike, while Taiwan's people are increasingly jittery that repeated reports of Bush Administration "opposition" to their separation from China presages America's abandonment of their democracy.
And then there's the delicate issue of China's abetting proliferation. Recent revelations from the Pakistani president that nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan had transferred uranium isotope centrifuges to North Korea support the CIA's contention that Khan sold North Korea "the complete package," from raw uranium hexafluoride to the centrifuges needed to enrich it into nuclear bomb fuel. Khan sold Chinese nuclear weapons blueprints to Libya and most certainly to North Korea. All these materials were shipped by air across Chinese airspace by Pakistani military aircraft. It is extremely hard to avoid the conclusion that China at least acquiesced in the transfer, if it did not facilitate it outright. This, too, would be a likely topic for a real Bush-Hu working summit.
A more pressing issue is that China's two years of involvement in the Six-Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions have resulted in no significant progress. In fact, the situation has, arguably worsened, as Pyongyang removed irradiated fuel cores from its Yongbyon reactor, possibly fashioning a number of fissile plutonium cores for nuclear weapons. When North Korea admitted on February 10 that it already had nuclear weapons, China's reaction was agnostic. "We are still researching the situation," it announced, and China continues to say that it is uncertain whether Pyongyang has a nuclear device. Moreover, China's steadfast insistence that the Six Party Talks are the "only" way to address the situation may mean that North Korea will keep its nuclear weapons indefinitely. And China's insistence that North Korea has a "right" under international law to continue building nuclear reactors for "peaceful purposes" reflects a decision by President Hu Jintao himself that China will not support an effective inspection regime to verify a Pyongyang denuclearization agreement -- in the highly unlikely event that Pyongyang ever makes one.
President Bush must not allow China to temporize North Korea's nuclear status until it is universally accepted. He should warn that if the Talks do not produce results soon, the only way to break the impasse is to remove the matter from the Beijing venue to the United Nations Security Council, where it belongs. He must also caution his Chinese counterpart that America would consider Beijing's resistance to Security Council sanctions against North Korea (or Iran, for that matter) as evidence that China supports nuclear proliferation as a matter of state policy.
Lunch Only, No Dinner
The mood in Washington is not amenable to a "state visit." The U.S. Congress is increasingly alarmed at China's military buildup, perceived cheating on currency rates and predatory energy policies, product piracy, and the ballooning trade surplus with the U.S. On top of all this are revelations about Chinese espionage, nuclear proliferation, and its ever-deteriorating respect for civil and political rights.
With a serious summit on the real issues facing U.S.-China relations rejected by the Chinese, President Bush is not ready for a "state visit" from his Chinese counterpart, either. Yet, his staffers apparently relented-a visit being better than none. There will be a greeting on the White House lawn, a 21-gun salute with ruffles and flourishes, and two nights at Blair House. There will be a meeting in the Oval Office, though President Bush is not rumored to be looking forward to it. But he has drawn the line: There will be no official "state visit." And there will only be a luncheon in the White House-no dinner.
John J. Tkacik, Jr., is Senior Research Fellow in China Policy in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation.
[1] Mr. Hu is still in the process of consolidating his power in Beijing. He has been on the job as China's supreme commander for less than a year, as China's president for two years, and as Communist Party general secretary for almost three years.


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Now this is an awesome piece. I love the detail that you have put into the robotic bit of the character and the general amount of detail in the whole picture. The only thing that I would have improved on, and it is a very small thing, is small areas of the piece e.g. the guys hand in the cockpit looks a little rushed compared to the rest.
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very nice. when i opened for a second i only saw the top and thought the bats and the ceiling were far off buildings but when i scrolled the image all came together great. nice mech suit really good detail but I'm just wondering why those only go to the knees. dunno i just find it odd but other than that really good.

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The British Minister for International Development, Claire Short, told parliament in London that the new money brings Britain's total commitment to the island to more than eighty-million dollars.
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Efforts to combat healthcare-related fraud and abuse have paid for themselves several times over, and the last 3 years have set a new high average for the program's return on investment.
For every $1 regulators spend fighting healthcare fraud and abuse during the last 3 years they recovered a record $7.90, the highest 3-year average return to date.
Healthcare fraud prevention programs collected $4.2 billion in fiscal year 2012, up from about $4.1 billion in 2011. Over the last 4 years the policing initiatives have recovered $14.9 billion, according to an official report.


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Good morning, as the weather was ok so I decided to take the carbon bike out for my commute in (not ridden it in yonks)
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Customers will continue to have access to stamps and shipping services at the store from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Also this week:
• The Hamburg Village Board will hold a work session at 5:30 p.m. Monday followed by a regular meeting at 7 p.m. in Village Hall, 100 Main St.
• The Frontier School Board meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in regular session, following a 4 p.m. executive session. The board meets in the board room of the Frontier Educational Center, 5120 Orchard Ave., Hamburg.
• The Hamburg Village Architectural Review Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Village Hall.
• State Sen. Mark Grisanti will address a Hamburg Chamber of Commerce luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Beach State Park Pavilion, 3580 Lakeshore Road. Call the chamber at 649-7917 to register.
• The Blasdell Farmers Market runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant, 3785 South Park Ave.
• The town Planning Board will conduct a work session at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 7B in Town Hall, 6100 South Park Ave., followed by a regular meeting at 7 p.m. The board will discuss the environmental report for Sherwood Meadows, and a possible moratorium on electronic signs.
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Pantera's 'Cowboys From Hell Cover Contest' – Abilene Area Bands Submit Their Videos
Pantera recently revealed their 'Cowboys From Hell Cover Contest' urging bands to submit a video of their best cover song. And, it looks like some of our very own local rockers like Neffarious, have decided to take part in the contest.
Basically, bands are allowed to pick any Pantera song, record it, then, upload it to YouTube and with the hashtag #panteracoversfromhell. The video that generate the most "likes" will make it to the final 10 and be featured as part of the heavy metal showdown that launches at Pantera.com beginning April 18.
It's also said in the description for the contest that "unique takes and instruments are also welcome."
So far, only Neffarious has done a video. But, I'm pretty sure we'll see some more local bands following suit. We'll keep you updated.
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If drugs have affected you in some way, then you must be aware of the importance of the fight against the drugs. When it comes to eliminating drugs from our system, it is necessary to play your part. If you are not playing your part, then you won't be able to make things better for yourself. You should know that there are countless things that you will have to take care of when you are fighting the drugs. There are lots of ways to fight against the drugs, and you will have to look for the ways that will make things easier for you to stop the drug abuse around you.
If you are a parent, then you must understand that the drugs are the only thing that are ruining teenagers these days. Here, we are going to share few things that you will have to keep in mind when you are fighting against the drugs.
Try to cope with stress
Most of the time people start taking drugs and start drinking when they are in stress. And, if you are a victim of drug abuse then you should know that these things can create some serious issues in your life. You won't be able to make things better and easier for yourself. It is necessary for you to pay close attention to the things that will help you in the best way. If you are controlling yourself from drinking too much, then you will have to keep a drug test with yourself, and you can go for a urine test for alcohol so you can test yourself and evaluate yourself properly. Stress is the major thing that you need to control, and you will have to find other ways to cope with stress. If you continue taking drugs, then it will make things worse for you.
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At about noon Tuesday, two police officers were working off-duty at a department store in the mall when they recovered more than $200 in stolen property after a lengthy chase. A man who had been caught stealing from the store before was seen in front of the store, and the manager advised the officers to watch him. The man was seen leaving the store with a plastic shopping bag from the store. When the man saw the officers, he ran to a white Buick.
Another man was waiting in the driver's seat of the car and the engine was running. The driver began to pull away quickly when he saw the officer on foot. The car sped up but was stopped by traffic, and the other officer -- now in a patrol car -- pulled behind him. The driver was looking at the officer in his rear-view mirror when the passenger suddenly opened the door and got out of the vehicle, running south on Wayne Avenue with the plastic bag in hand. The Buick sped away. The officer pursued the man who was on foot. The officer followed him, yelling at him to stop. The man zigzagged through the alley and then threw down the sack just before he jumped a fence at the end of the alley. Officers were unable to locate the man. The investigation continues.
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Skate park watch group to ease community fears
A community watch group is being established to help ease residents' concerns about a new skate facility at Newcastle's Empire Park.
Council received $500,000 in Commonwealth funding to give the existing skate park at Bar Beach a facelift, along with new seating, shade areas and barbeques.
Newcastle Council's Recreation Co-ordinator, Rod Maughan says site works are happening this week to show the community the expected size of the park.
"You know in three or four days there's a lot of fill being put in there and the area will be shaped in accordance with the levels for the skate park," he said.
"So you'll be able to see the mounds and how shaped and how it relates to the site, but it will be able three or four days before that occurs."
Residents have raised concerns about late-night anti-social behaviour near the park.
Mr Maughan says the community and senior skaters have agreed to set-up a group to watch over the park.
"Setting up some sort of mechanism with council on reporting any incidents, vandalism, maintenance issues and any anti-social behaviour that might be at the location."
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Swimming back and forth, back and forth, back and forth can make your head spin after awhile!
Another thing about swimming that makes my head spin is the way most workouts are written. For example :
1 x 200 alternate 25 swim / 25 kick
body position 5/50 with :45 rest – 25 3/4 catch-up/25 swim
short intervals : 12 x 50 swim – decend #1-3, #4-6, #10-12 with :20 rest
In the time it takes me to decipher that, I could have already finished my swim workout.
So, we're gonna break it down and make it easy for you. Here are 3 beginner swim workouts that will help you go from zero to hero in the pool! If you're just getting started in the pool, then check out our Zero Hero Swim Boot Camp to help you gain some confidence and endurance in the water before you try these workouts.
If you're just starting out, get familiar with the pool by trying these drills. Once you're comfortable, you can try these workouts. Rest as often as you need to and it's 110% ok to cut the workout short or to make it longer… whatever works best for you!
For you visual learners:
In a 25 yard pool, 1 lap = swimming to one end and then back to where you started. 1 lap = 50 yards, so 2 laps = 100 yards
*Under each workout will be a link to a PDF that you can print out, fold or cut, and place in a small plastic bag and keep by the pool to look at during your workout.
1. Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
This workout is designed to help you focus on your swim technique and improve your efficiency. Or in other words, it will help you swim farther and faster with less effort. You'll need a kick board for this workout.
Warm-up (200 yards) – Swim 4 laps with 30 second rest in between each lap.
Drills (350 yards)
Rest for 30 seconds – 1 minute between drills
- 2 laps of kicks – Grab your kick board and holding it straight out in front of you, swim 2 laps focusing on your kick. Don't point your toes. Think about how you kick when you're wearing flippers and kick with floppy and loose ankles. Rest for 30 seconds between laps if you need to. You can keep your head out of the water, or in the water…
- 1 lap of the Superman drill – Once you have your kick down, toss the kick board aside and assume superman position. Swim 1 lap just kicking. Breath as usual. Focus on kicking from your hip.
- 2 laps with closed fists – At this point, you might hate swimming, so get ready to punch the water. With closed fists, swim 2 laps of the freestyle stroke. This drill will help you get a feel for the water and it will help you use your whole arm during the pull phase of your stroke when your arm pushes back through the water.
- 2 laps of stroke count – Count how many strokes it takes you to swim 1/2 a lap (50 yards). An easy way to do this is to count how many times one of your arms enters the water. Next, swim 1/2 a lap and try to decrease your stroke count by really focusing on pausing for a second and gliding when your arm enters the water. Repeat for 1 more lap.
Swim (200 yards)
- Lap 1 – Head– Look down instead of ahead of you. This will help keep your spine streamline and it will also help you avoid a stiff neck. Focus on turning your head to the side to breath in a smooth motion.
- Lap 2 – Shoulders or Arms- As your hand enters the water, keep your fingers together and make sure you glide before pulling and lifting your arm out of the water. Concentrate on swimming with a wide stance and try not to let your arms cross over each other as they enter the water.
- Lap 3 – Knees or Hips – Focus on rotating your hips each stroke. This really helps you stay streamline and reach and glide more effectively. Kick from the hip, not the knee!
- Lap 4 – Toes – Don't point them. Remember, kick with floppy ankles. Think about your kick during this lap and focus on using your kick to keep your lower body from sinking. Your kick doesn't propel you forward, so don't waste excess energy trying to kick like crazy.
Cool Down (50-100 yards) I'd probably just cool down for 50 yards because I'm weird and I like to end my workout on an even number.
Total – 750 – 800 yards (depending on your cool down)
Printable PDF: Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes Workout
2. Breath Easy
Workout #2 is going to focus on your breathing and building up your lungs. This is super important because, obviously, we need to breathe. The number one cause of panic during a triathlon swim is people feeling like they can't breathe. So if you find a breathing patter that works best for you and practice it often, then you'll be less likely to panic on race day.
Warm-up – (200 yards or 4 laps)
Breath Busters – (100 yards) – Hold your breath and see how far you can swim underwater without coming up to breathe. Swim 25 yards and then take a 30 second break between each. You'll do a total of 2 laps. Click here to read why this drill is so great. Make sure you come up for a breath whenever you need to!
Bilateral Breathing – (200 yards) – To get a feel for bilateral breathing, swim 4 laps bilateral breathing where you'll breathe every 3 strokes. Stroke, stroke, stroke, breathe on the right, stroke stroke, stroke, breath on the left.
Left Side Breathing – (50 yards) – Swim 1 lap breathing on your left side every stroke.
Right Side Breathing – (50 yards) – Swim 1 lap breathing on your right side every stroke.
Sprints – (200 yards) – Swim as fast as you can using whatever breathing pattern works best for you. You can split this up and rest ever lap or ever 2 laps or try to swim 4 laps without stopping. This will help you get used to how it will feel to swim on race day.
Cool Down – (100 yards) – Finish this workout off with a nice easy few laps.
Total – 800 yards
Printable PDF: Breathe Easy Swim Workout
3. Endurance Swim
I know I just said that back and forth, back and forth was boring, but this workout will help boost your confidence for race day and ensure that you can swim the full distance of your sprint triathlon and still have some energy left for the bike and run. (Sprint triathlon swims are usually 1/4 mile = 500 meters = 10 laps)
Warm-up – Do some simple stretches, like these, to warm up your arms outside the pool. We're not going to do any warm-up laps so that you get the feel for what it will be like on race day.
Swim (600 – 800 yards) – Swim 12 – 16 laps (or more if you're feeling good!). The reason we want you to swim further than your race distance is to help you build endurance and stamina. That way, on race day, you will know with confidence that you can swim 500 yards no problem!
Cool Down – (100 yards)
Total – 700 – 900 yards!
Printable PDF: Endurance Swim Workout
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Camrons flow isn't good? what am I missing?
what isn't good is his complete lack of substance... but his flow?
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yeah.. i totally forgot to edit.. cams flow is one of the most creative and innovative in the rap game.. you and i have gotten into battles over cams lyrical content before, but i clearly messed that post up.. cams flow is insane.. he makes the rooty tooty lyrics sound damn good, and if 50 and cam or dipset and gunit go at it.. its gonna be brutal... cams songs sometimes sound the same.. ive been listening to cam since 95 with children of the corn.. and the sde album was great.. come home with me was platinum.. purple haze was his best album as far as content.. and killa season is the beginning of the lack of substance cam that has appeared.. but as far as his image and swagger, along with flow.. cam is the rapper that can hang with 50.. without a doubt.. and with dipset.. its pick your poison.. jr writer just released a diss track flaming tru lyfe apart on rocafella records, along with killin memphis bleek as well.. and hell rell is insane with the flow as well.. 40 cal.. cam.. jim jones is doin his own thing, with the bydgang.. and has alott of diss records out there bashin jay-z.. i have all the dipset mixtapes that i could get my hands on, and diplomatic immunity 1 is one of my favorite group releases of my life, as far as the diplomats
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Thanks PJ - I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it :~)
Such a fascinating puzzle, Mandy. Fun and well composed.PJ
Thanks whatnauts - I probably could have guessed you would like the swirly one best :~)
Wow, these cubes are awesome, especially the bottom right.
Thanks Katie - I do try to mix up the puzzle sizes... and I'm always happy to post previous puzzles in a larger or smaller size on request... it's one less for me to make each day!!!
I love your cubes Mandy! And I appreciate the smaller puzzle size - thanks!


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©1992 John Grisham; (P)1992 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House Inc.
"Nobody will read this review"
BUT- I wanted to put one anyway. I know this book has been around for a long time. I think I saw the movie many, many years ago.
What a wonderfully written story right? The characters are all believable, the story is truly a reflection of the deep rooted racism in the south. The story is written so well that you can see a movie play out in your mind. You can see it. To me, this is what makes a story great.
The best part about this story is that it still can ring true today. Loved every minute.
"A blast from the past!!!"
I loved the movie and years later I decided to read the book and boy I'm glad I did. The book goes into so much more detail. Very seldom do you find a book that makes you want to cry, laugh and get mad all at the same time. To think at one time this was a way of life in the south and I'm from the south. Carl Lee and Jake make a great team. I suggest you read this book especially if you've seen the movie. You will love it. John Grisham makes books easy to read and suspenseful all the way through.
"Excellent book! Continues to shock you throughout!"
Grisham nailed it! Outstanding book! I would recommend this book to anyone! Definitely fires up your emotions!
"Good Book"
It was a good book. I would read it again. If you like legal thrillers, this is a good book for you.
"A Great Book!!"
I would read it again! The story keeps you on the edge of your seat...hanging on the next word.
"Fantastic Narration"
Excellent story. Excellent reading. Listen to this and then Sycamore Row. The author weaves a tale so vivid you won't be able to hit stop.
"Good beginning, strong middle, thunderous end."
Fearlessly written. Grisham holds nothing back. This page turner will stir your emotions and force you to look deep inside your soul to face your most honest feelings about a sensitive subject.
"sitting on the edge of my seat"
great book. great nararator...not for children. can not imagine the horror of something like that happening, but it did and if not careful, could again.
"A time to kill"
I was disappointed with the reading of this book. Sentences repeated several times. The reader was not as good as most. All in all, the reader made it worse for the story.
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text: Welcome to the new Mikon Eastgate Hotel in the trendy part of Berlin-Mitte, the centre of Berlins City East. The hotel is located in the top floors of a beautiful Wilhelminian style-building overlooking the historic area. Join us and be inspired of the history, culture and the magnificant architecture of one of Europes most interesting cities. To reach our reception on the 5th floor you pass the Wilhelminian style entrance and turn right to the elevator. Every floor and every guestroom of our hotel is handicapped accessible. We offer 30 rooms of different size and categories. Our Standard-Rooms are located on the 5th floor. With their droop they suggest the charme of a rooftop-apartement in Berlin-Mitte. Our Comfort-Rooms are lying on the 4th floor and offer you additional and various space. Some of these rooms are equipped with their own balconies. These rooms are up to 4 meters high and through their huge windows you can enjoy the fabulous view over the City up to the Reichstag.


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Hijackers of 911
How it might have gone down
by Stewart Ogilby
A plot developed among a group of Muslims, possibly as far back as 1994. These were followers of Osama bin Laden, young Arab men intent upon preserving and restoring fundamenalist Islamic society throughout the Arab world by any means necessary. We will call this initial group "plotters".
The plotters viewed leading Saudis as hypocritical, especially with regard to their relationship with the US, the latter viewed as arch enemy of Islam by virtue of Western life-styles and support of Israel.
These men, dedicated to their cause, possessed more enthusiasm than experience for carrying out a sophisticated terrorist attack in the US for which Saudi Arabs would be blamed, resulting in a schism between the two countries. In the ensuring turmoil they planned the overthrow of the Saudi Royal Family, a long-standing objective of Osama bin Laden, and installation of a fundamentalist Taliban government.
The plotters' first step was to establish false identities consisting of suitable young Saudis (15), UAE (2), Egypt (1) and Lebanon (1) nationals. During this phase of their operation the plotters were discovered and infiltrated by state intelligence operatives of Germany, Israel, and the US. Sharing information, these state agencies began to monitor the idealistic young plotters, aware of probable terrorist activities.
Elements of The US government's CIA and FBI, and neocons, whose Project for a New American Century necessitated a "catalyzing event — like a new Pearl Harbor", understood public-opinion advantages that a domestic attack could create to enable their achieving ambitious geopolitical ends both domestically and internationally. We will refer to these as "rogue" in contrast to their conventional colleagues.
The Israeli government, through its Mossad, working with rogue CIA and FBI elements saw an opportunity to turn US public opinion strongly against their traditional Arabic enemies. The Mossad, whose motto is "For by deception thou shalt make war...", together with top Israeli politicians and dual-nationality Israelis in top US government positions, confident that Zionists controlling US mainline media would cooperate, began working with their US intelligence contacts, giving separate and frequently conflicting intelligence briefings to both rogue and conventional contacts.
Mossad operatives infiltrated and monitored the plotters. Israelis in the US, using cover as art students, movers, kiosk venders, etc., gave assistance to the relatively unsophisticated plotters, including large financial backing through laundered sources. The Mossad duplicated and even triplicated, as in the case of Mohamed Atta, identities assumed by plotters.
The plot involving using commercial airliners to attack symbolic targets was generated. It became apparent that unreliability inherent in the human factor rendered the success of such an ambitious plan problematical. The goals of attack and destruction, and the identification of Saudi perpetrators could be achieved, the plotters were persuaded, by letting sophisticated state intelligence resources go to work on the problem.
The job of the plotters, and particularly, of their doubles, was to follow directions and to make such a splash of themselves that persons whose identities had been used would be blamed for the terrorist attack. That as many as half of the original identities would turn up alive and well was unexpected. The amateurish Arab plotters had simply failed to properly cover this contingency. The true planners may have felt that, by creating major confusion using duplicate and triplicate identities, such a problem would simply merge with so many others that their cleverly designed scheme would not be exposed anyway.
Arabs designated to board planes were to be picked from voluntary suicide plotters and from voluntary duplicates, some of whom were brought into the country shortly before the event specifically for that purpose. Some of these suicide terrorists, unable to speak English, carrying one-way tickets, and lacking plausable motives for travel, were actually refused entry to the US. Sophisticated technology employed aboard the aircraft as well as with NORAD and airline flight controllers, and its application, was not divulged to either plotters or duplicates. It many not have been divulged to US intelligence either, but only to one or a few very top US politicians needed to oversee the operation. The end result was what really mattered.
Who was on those planes? What happened aboard the planes and in the skies? Which planes impacted? This confusion was as well orchestrated through years of planning as that of the identities of the terrorists. We may never know what really happened, although we have enough to discredit the immediate and simplistic official story of 911, particularly with regard to destruction of the targets and the provenance of the World Trade Center itself.
The actions of US presidents and government regarding a responsible independent investigation of 911 reflect what police detectives refer to as a suspect's "guilty behavior". Truth seekers of 911 are growing in number and are not going to go away. It will be interesting to watch as plausable theories are proposed following forthcoming discoveries of documented and verifiable 911 evidence.
Stewart Ogilby is a Florida retiree. He produces and edits two websites: The Big Eye at www.bigeye.com and NewsWatch at www.newswatch.org
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text: Johannesburg – The State had no case against suspected Nigerian bombing mastermind Henry Okah as it had failed to bring evidence in front of the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court, defence lawyer Rudi Krause said on Wednesday.Speaking at Okah's bail application, Krause told the court that the State had not provided solid evidence linking Okah to the bombings."That is because it (the evidence) does not exist."The defence insisted that the case against the 45-year-old Okah was flawed and that the evidence presented to the court by the State did not prove his involvement in the twin car bombings which resulted in the death of 12 people in Nigerian capital Abuja on October 1"Contradicting statements from Nigeria about who was responsible for the bombings should not be relied on as evidence," Krause said.He submitted that two search and seizure operations conducted by police at Okah's home were an indication that the State had a weak case against his client.Without reasonable beliefThe fact that investigating officer Lieutenant Colonel Graeme Zeeman conducted a raid without obtaining a search warrant, was an indication that he did not have "reasonable belief" that he would be granted the document.Krause said Okah's arrest and his subsequent prosecution was an attempt by South African authorities to appease their Nigerian counterparts.He told the court not to accept excerpts taken from Okah's diaries, as these were written in 2007, before he was granted amnesty by the Nigerian government.Had the notes which included a list of high calibre weapons referred to bombings, Krause said, then they would have been relevant to the case.Okah faces charges of engaging in terrorist activities, conspiracy to engage in terrorist activity, and delivering, placing and detonating an explosive device.


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CME: Futures Close Steady Thursday11 January 2013
US - Live cattle futures ended steady to 27 1/2 cents lower through the October contract. Far deferred futures closed steady to 7 1/2 cents higher.
Nearby futures softened into the close on news of additional cash cattle sales in Kansas at slightly lower prices compared to last week. But so far, cash cattle trade has been light and mostly in line with last week's $128 cash trade.
February cattle closed 40 higher on the session unchanged on the session but well off of the highs and April cattle closed moderately lower on the day and pushed to the lowest level since December 11th closing lower for the fifth session in a row.
The market saw a bounce early in the day to see a moderate gain into the pit opening but gave back all of the gains into the mid-session to trade just slightly higher on the day. A much more positive tilt to outside markets including a weaker US dollar, strong trade data from China and strength in other commodity markets helped to support.
The feedlot regions in Texas and Oklahoma saw more rain than expected and mud may slow feedlot performance which helped to support the market early. However, a higher than expected showlist, sluggish beef prices and poor packer margins have left traders expecting cash to trade steady at best this week. This has discouraged new buyers due to the premium of futures to the cash market.
Talk that the break yesterday was overdone and a general sense that the market will be faced with declining supply ahead has helped to provide some underlying support.
Weekly U.S. beef export sales for the week ending January 3rd came in at 7,300 metric tonnes as compared with 8,600 tonnes last week at this time. Average dressed steer weights for the week ending December 29th came in at 873 pounds, unchanged from the previous week and up from 849 pounds last year and 846.6 pounds as the 5-year average. While slaughter for that same week was down 20.2 per cent from last year, the higher weights left beef production down 17.3% from last year.
Choice boxed-beef cut-out values were up $0.15 at mid-day to $193.70 as compared with $194.91 last week at this time. Select boxed-beef cut-out values at mid-session were up $0.61 to $184.14 as compared with $183.28 last week at this time. Slaughter came in well under trade expectations at 124,000 head.
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Schemat arbitrażowy Nasha, a podział zysków w bilateralnym monopolu kopalni węgla brunatnego i elektrowni. Cześć druga – zastosowania w negocjacjach strategicznych i taktycznych
[Nash bargaining solution and the split of profit in bilateral monopoly of lignite opencast mine and power plant. Part two – applications in strategic and tactical negotiations]
The application of Nash bargaining solution to profit division in negotiation between opencast lignite mine and power plant has been discussed. Different proposals of status quo point usage and ways of its determination for profit sharing both in strategic and tactical/operational negotiation have been presented. The novel approach is the creation of lignite price contours on the mine and power plant profit distribution chart. It shows the inherent contradiction between individual and group rationality in bilateral monopoly (BM) and the reduction of incentive to opportunism together with the increase of lignite price. The opportunism due to asymmetry of information and possession of dominant strategy of mine (optimization of ultimate pit) creates a real threat to cooperation between both sides of BM. The full confidence in joint profit maximization and full control of accepted profit sharing without increase of transactional costs is possible only in vertically integrated energy producer offering equal access to information for both sides. As it was shown in [4] such solution does not create any threat for energy market efficiency – on the contrary it can allow on better level of deposit recovery through excavation of the greater ultimate pit. The interesting proposal is the treatment of pit optimization as a real option of mine size change. Presented methods, tools and solutions should help both firms in real negotiation in finding their strategic positions and avoiding potential threats. But eventually from negotiating sides it depends if they will choose the cooperation or competition, rational arguments or rational threats, maximization of joint profits or only their own.
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- Jurdziak, Leszek, 2006. "Negocjacje pomiędzy kopalnią węgla brunatnego a elektrownią jako kooperacyjna, dwuetapowa gra dwuosobowa o sumie niezerowej," MPRA Paper 478, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 20 Feb 2000.
- Jurdziak, Leszek, 2006.
"Schemat arbitrażowy Nasha, a podział zysków w bilateralnym monopolu kopalni węgla brunatnego i elektrowni. Cześć pierwsza – podstawy teoretyczne
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text: Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe third episode in a series aimed at detailing and dismantling specific elements of the destructive hidden curriculum in public education. Critical Thinking Question: What happened to... "why?" Topic: The third embedded lesson of public education: Apathy and Indifference If the training in obedience and conformity doesn't properly sink in, or doesn't last throughout a person's life, this lesson provides a nice safety net for the status quo. "There ...Read More »


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This is Steve now: I put my pictures and the recipe so I would have it handy for next time.
Made this tonight and it was great!
One of my wife's favorite recipes in what she calls my Lambie Pie, my version of Gyros Sandwich so when I found this on pinterest I had to try it and it was well worth it.
Marinated Greek Pork
1 lb boneless pork sirloin chops Juice of 1 lemon 1 clove garlic, finely minced ½ tsp oregano ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp granulated sugar ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil Fresh pita bread
Optional toppings: Thinly sliced sweet onions Sliced kalamata olives Greek pepperoncini peppers, drained and sliced Sliced tomatoes Shredded lettuce
Thinly slice the pork and place in a bowl. Squeeze the lemon and add to the pork strips, along with the garlic, oregano, salt, sugar pepper and olive oil. Combine well and set aside to marinate about 20 minutes.
Preheat a non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add the pork strips and stir fry until any liquid is evaporated and the meat is lightly browned, about 7-10 minutes. Cool and serve. Can be made a day in advance and refrigerated. Very good served at room temperature.
To serve, fill pita with pork strips, any of the optional topping and tzatziki sauce (recipe below).
Serves 6-8 (depending on size of the pita bread)
Tzatziki Sauce
8 oz. Greek yogurt 4 oz. sour cream 1 medium cucumber, peeled grated and squeezed dry Juice of ½ lemon 1 small clove garlic, finley minced and mashed 1 tsp olive oil ¼ tsp salt
Peel, grate and squeeze the cucumbers to remove as much water as possible. Place in a medium bowl, add the remaining ingredients in a bowl and stir well. Cover and refrigerate until serving time. Can be made a day in advance and refrigerated until needed.
Classic Greek pork souvlaki inspires this delicious sandwich. Traditional souvlaki would be made with skewered and grilled cubes of pork, but on the rare, rainy Las Vegas afternoon, the outdoor grill isn't an option. Instead, pita bread is filled with tender, stir-fried pork strips featuring bold Greek flavors, and topped Gyro-style with the yogurt and cucumber sauce, tzatziki.
Just like their Mexican cousin, the taco, these sandwiches would be perfect for casual entertaining. The recipe is easily doubled (or tripled). Because the meat can be served at room temperature, it can be made a day in advance.
If you have the grill fired up and want to go the more traditional souvlaki route, just marinate one-inch cubes of pork in the marinade below for an hour or so, thread onto skewers and grill until cooked through. Boneless chicken breast can be substituted for both the stir-fired and grilled versions.
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Interlocutory orders are orders passed by a court during the pendency of a suit, which do not determine the substantive rights of the parties in respect of the subject-matter of the suit or terminate the suit, but relate to the protection or otherwise of the subject-matter of the suit.
They are also passed in the course of execution proceedings after the judgment has been obtained. In short they relate to the matters of procedure as they arise either during the trial of the suit or in the course of execution proceedings.
They are passed to assist the parties in the prosecution of their case, or for the purpose of protecting the subject-matter of the suit, or for ensuring the determination of the merits of the case.
Rules 6 to 10 of Order 39 mention certain interlocutory orders. The court has the power to order interim sale of movable property, which is the subject-matter of the suit or is attached before judgment in such suit, which is subject to speedy and natural decay.
It can order the detention, preservation or inspection of any property which is the subject-matter of such suit. Similarly, when the land in suit is liable to Government revenue or is tenure liable to sale and the party in possession neglects to pay the revenue or rent, the court may order any other party to the suit in case of sale of the land to be put in immediate possession of the property.
Where the subject-matter of the suit is money or some other thing capable of delivery, and any party thereto admits that he holds such money or thing as a trustee for another party or that it belongs or is due to another party, the court may order the same to be deposited in court, or delivered to such last named party. Orders directing the appointment of a receiver also fall within the meaning of interlocutory orders.
As a general rule of law on appeal lies against an interlocutory order. But there are interlocutory orders which can be challenged in an appeal against the final decree. They are of such a nature as would or might have induced the court to alter its decision: for instance an order refusing to admit a document which is in law admissible, or to examine a witness, or to issue a commission, or to do some such act which is calculated ultimately to influence the decision of the court on the merits.
Then there are interlocutory orders against which no appeal has been provided for, and even they can be challenged in an appeal from the decree in the manner set forth in Section 105 of the Code of Civil Procedure. That section reads:
"105. 1. Save as otherwise expressly provided no appeal shall lie from any order made by a court in the exercise of its original or appellate jurisdiction, but, where a decree is appealed from, any error, defect or irregularity in any order affecting the decision of the case, may be set forth as a ground of objection in the memorandum of appeal."
The first part of the sub-section postulates that no appeal shall lay form any order unless such right is expressly provided by the Code. It is provided in Section 104 and Order 43, R. 1 (already discussed in answer to question No. 6).
The second part of the sub-section provides that if a party does not appeal from an interlocutory order either because no appeal is permissible or because the party does not elect to file an appeal where it is permissible, the party may wait until the whole cause has been decided and make objections against the interlocutory order in the memorandum of appeal filed against the decree in the suit in which the interlocutory order was made, if the error, defect or irregularity in making the same effects the decision of the case on the merits.
The error, defect or irregularly within the meaning of Section 105 must mean an error, defect or irregularity in procedure in law and not in matter of fact.
In case of execution proceeding also every order passed by an execution court in the course of a proceeding under Section 47 does not necessarily amount to a decree so as to be appealable.
In order to amount to a decree the order must be the formal expression of an adjudication which so far as regards the court expressing it conclusively determines the rights of the parties with regard to the matters in controversy.
Interlocutory orders in execution proceedings which merely express the opinion of the court without finally determining the rights of the parties are not, therefore, appealable.
No revision lies against interlocutory orders which are appealable. As regards non-appealable orders the question arises whether they come within the terms of Section 115.
The words used in the section are "case decided" and there is a conflict of judicial opinion with regard to the meaning of this expression. The High Courts of Allahabad and Lahore have held that the world "case" does not include an issue or part of a case and, according to them; the High Court cannot interfere in revision in interlocutory orders.
The Calcutta High Court, however, has taken the opposite view. According to it, the word "case" is wide enough to include an interlocutory order and as such according to that Court, the High Court can interfere in revision in respect of non-appealable interlocutory orders.
The controversy has, however, been set at rest by the authoritative decision of the Supreme Court to the effect that the expression 'case' includes a part of a proceeding and that an interlocutory order holding that the plaintiffs suit for the recovery of money advanced to the defendant was not maintainable must be regarded as a "case which has been decided." [S.S. Khanna v. F.J. Dillon, 1973 A.L.J., 1068],
The High Court shall not, however, under Section 115, vary or reverse any order made, or any order deciding an issue, in the cause of a suit or other proceeding, except where the order if it had been made in favour of the party applying for revision, would have finally disposed of the suit or other proceedings. (S. 115: Proviso).
A revision shall not operate as a stay of suit or other proceeding before the court except where such suit or other proceeding is stayed by the High Court. [S. 115 (3)].


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San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi had a trial date set today in an alleged domestic violence case involving his wife on New Year's Eve.
Mirkarimi, 50, will go on trial on Feb. 24 on three misdemeanor charges of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. He pleaded not guilty to the charges last Thursday.
Mirkarimi will next be in court this Thursday, when his attorney Bob Waggener will argue for the removal of a stay-away order that is preventing him from contacting his wife Eliana Lopez and the couple's son Theo.
Lopez denied being abused by her husband at last week's arraignment and also asked for the stay-away order to be lifted.
Prosecutors had sought the order, citing an arrest warrant affidavit in which Mirkarimi is accused of leaving a bruise on Lopez's right bicep during an argument on New Year's Eve.
Lopez told a neighbor, who has since identified as Ivory Madison, about the incident and Madison called police after taking a video of Lopez, who said Mirkarimi had threatened to take Theo away and had told her he "is very powerful and can do it," according to the affidavit.
Mirkarimi did not speak during this morning's hearing, but his attorney Waggener said outside of court that "this is one of the more overblown cases I've seen."
Along with the Feb. 24 trial date, a pre-trial conference was set for Feb. 16, and there will be a Jan. 30 hearing on evidence issues in the case. Mirkarimi was excused from attending that hearing.
Mirkarimi was sworn in as sheriff on Jan. 8 after serving for seven years on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.


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Dear All,
I simulated a simple LC oscillator noise ( PSS+PNOISE) at the oscillator output ( IC5141, .sub-version 184.108.40.2062.isr5).
I have also saw the topic "Explain the differences between the 4 noisetype settings for pnoise". But it could not answer what I want.
I used Shooting Method for PSS. I actually wanted to find the AM Noise & PM noise component separately. For total output noise I used PSS+PNOISE analysis. The noise power in db10 looks ok as it is matching the analysis. And it is a Single Sided PSD.
I have attached the waveform of it as Total-Noise.png
However, when I tried to plot AM noise component and PM Noise component separately I faced a really horrible experience. It is really confusing !!
Could anybody please clarify the following. It will be really helpful not only for me but also for many other designers.
First of all the plot form format in pnoise -source-modulated is very different form.
a) Power is being plotted in absolute value? why not in db10 like Pnoise ( is it because of IC5141 )
b) dBV option is there unlike PNOISE form. Why ?
c) USB, LSB, AM & PM
What is USB:-
is it total noise (AM+PM) in Fcenter + Fif ? ( is it Single sided or double sided PSD )
What is LSB :-
is it total noise in Fcenter - Fif ? ( is it Single sided or double sided PSD )
What is AM:-
Is it only AM noise component ?
is it ( Single-Sided or Double Sided PSD ) As there is dbV I suspect it is all Single Sided PSD ) ?
is it possible to plot AM Noise in Fcenter + Fif band & Fcenter - Fif band ?
What is PM:-
Is it only PM noise component ?
Is it ( Single-Sided or Double Sided PSD ) ?
Is it possible to plot AM Noise in Fcenter + Fif band & Fcenter - Fif band ?
When I plotted the AM noise ( I have captured it in the figure as AM-Noise_dBV.png ), It didn't match the analysis in the lower frequncy range. I plotted in dBV as when I Plotted it gives me -ve value also below 1MHz ( attached as AM-Noise-Power.png).
Beyond 10MHz it was matching with analysis. Also I am finding a NOTCH in the AM-PSD why is this ?
When I plotted the PM noise ( I have captured it in the figure as PM-Noise_dBV.png ), itis exactly folllowing the total -power as drawn in pnoise analysis but with around 3-dB less
Kind Regards,
Hi RF Stuff,
This sort of thing should really be addressed by contacting Cadence Customer Support (http://support.cadence.com ) rather than on the forum.
I cannot answer these questions at the moment (I have my "day job" to attend to! <grin>) but I strongly recommend that you look at the MMSIM12.1.1 SpectreRF documentation on Cadence Online Support. It is really thorough and explains a lot of these terms.
A link to this is:
best regards,


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- What would Happen if the Int'l Criminal Court Indicted Israel's Netanyahu?
If the ICC were to take up Israeli crimes, it would be equally obligated to take up crimes such as Hamas's indiscriminate launching of rockets into Israeli civilian settlements. It would prove interesting to see how far this goes.
- We have so much to Learn from Cuba
William 01/02/2015 at 7:07 pm
"It is so sad to see the most powerful country in the world bullying it and empoverishing its citizens in a spat over its land."
The United States embargo should definitely be lifted. But it is a myth that the embargo is "impoverishing" Cuban citizens. Every other country--Canada, Germany, France, Spain, and dozens of others--trade with Cuba and account for a great number of tourists. The Cuban people are impoverished by their own government's economic policies, not by the U.S. embargo,
William 01/02/2015 at 7:00 pm
"Echoes of incinerating a lot of other places too? Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Dresden, Hamburg?"
Big difference between the fascist aggressors who committed huge atrocities in bombing London, Coventry, Rotterdam, and Warsaw (Germany); Pearl Harbor, Singapore, Manila, and Surabaya (Japan); and the allied bombing of German and Japanese cities in the attempt to stop the aggression.
"I very much respect Mr. Kennedy's efforts to normalize relations with Cuba, but the article should address the history of US terrorism directed against the Cuban people by Operation Mongoose – supervised by RFK senior."
Operation Mongoose was specifically directed against Castro, not the Cuban People.
- Pakistani family testifies to empty room on Hill about US Drone that killed Granny
The October 31 edition of the Washington Post has a very interesting article on drones, noting that, "The Pakistani Government said Wednesday [October 30] that three percent of the people killed in US drone strikes since 2008 were civilians." The article continues: The number, which was provided by the Defense Ministry to lawmakers, is much lower than past government calculations and estimates by independent organizations." According to the Ministry, 317 drone strikes have killed 2,160 Islamic militants and 67 civilians since 2008.
This latest estimate coming from the Pakistani Government has thrown Ben Emmerson, the UN Special Raporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, into a bit of a tizzy, as it differs from the much higher figures given to him by the Pakistani Foreign Ministry. This could serve to blunt Mr. Emmerson's little vendetta against the United States, and he has called on the Pakistani Government to explain the discrepancy.
- Rights Groups: Some US Drone Strikes are War Crimes (Oldroyd)
Mustapha Qadri appeared on the PBS News Hour this evening and continually flogged the killing of the 68 year old grandmother, Mamana Bibi. She was the only named example he used, and he acted as if he were certain her killing was a "war crime." Qadri offered no possibility that her death was a mistake or that the drone was meant for a terrorist and inadvertently hit her.
Amnesty's report suggests that those that were interviewed wanted to reveal the killings, thus indicating that they were a self-selected group with an agenda. In short, Mr. Qadri and the Amnesty report cannot be considered completely unbiased, and the killing of the 68 year old grandmother alone is a pretty thin reed upon which to base a charge of a "war crime."
- Saudi Arabia in Unprecedented Withdrawal from UN Security Council over Syria, Palestine
"Well, it's kinda in the interests of the milliion or more Bangalis serving there as de facto slaves, isn't it?"
Not only Bangalis, Brian, but Filipinos, Indonesians, and others serving as indentured servants and near "de facto slaves," as you put it. The flaw in your argument is assuming that the situation exists because of the royal family. It does not. Saudi Arabs are probably the most arrogant of all in the Arab world. It has nothing to do with the royal family. It is a result of an attitude that they are the heartbeat of the Arab World and the keepers and protectors of Islam's two most holy sites. That attitude, and their sense of superiority toward other "lesser beings," would exist without the royal family.
- The Hubris of the Syria Interventionists
"Try John McCain and Lindsey Graham; that is, the people who were calling for direct US intervention for years before the chemical weapons attack, and continue to call for it today."
John McCain and Lindsey Graham notwithstanding, Bill H makes a very important point in that both Susan Rice and Samantha Powers have long been supporters of intervention for humanitarian purposes. Both have been critical of the US for not intervening in Rwanda, and both have made the case for intervening in Syria. They are what are known as "humanitarian hawks," i.e., they place a high premium on intervention if it involves humanitarian goals, even if it does not involve US national interest.
The United States has many times provided military assets and manpower to assist in humanitarian disasters overseas. None of them had anything to do with "military victory."
After the 2004 Tsunami that wreaked havoc in Sumatra, Indonesia, the US initially dispatched P-3C Orion patrol aircraft and an aircraft carrier to assist with relief operations.
After the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, the US military provided helicopter support to deliver relief supplies to the victims, as well as a MASH type field hospital to assist the wounded.
There are many more examples of the US providing military assets to assist victims of disasters worldwide. It hardly requires a "military victory" to justify these activities.
- The World after the Kerry-Lavrov accord on Syria
"Mine revolves around the pursuit of concrete ends, and has very little to do with the sort of language one might use when discussing a fashion show or an erectile dysfunction medication."
Mine involves the pursuit of concrete ends as well, Joe, but with a clear plan of attack to reach those ends. Obama lurched from one tactic to another, forward and reverse, seemingly unsure how to proceed in his "strike" against Syria. That he did reach the current agreement with Russia is due as much to the Russians pulling his irons out of the fire as to his own initiative.
Obama's approach to Syria in this affair, coupled with Russia's entering into the minuet with him, reminds me of nothing so much as Bismarck's comment:
"God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America."
God no doubt was looking over Obama's shoulder during this affair.
- Bradley Manning in a World of Cheneys, Hadithas, and NSA Domestic Surveillance
"Still a form of total surveillance..."
More accurately, perceived total surveillance, rather than the reality of total surveillance.
- Greenwald Partner falsely detained as Terrorist: How to Create a Dictatorship
"What about if the NSA stole the documents from us in the first place?"
First of all, I don't think any of us knows what was on the thumb drive that Greenwald's partner was carrying, so we don't know if it was "ours" or not. Second, to "steal" something is considered theft, and theft is unlawful. To my knowledge, the NSA's metadata collection and Prism program have not been deemed unlawful by an legal authority or court, and therefore the material cannot be considered "stolen."
"In awarding Miranda his liberty after nine hours, the UK had no right to confiscate any of his possessions..."
Wrong. You have that exactly backwards. It was Mr. Greenwald's partner who had no recognized "right" to transit the UK in the possession of highly classified intelligence that was unlawfully passed on by Snowden. UK intelligence obviously, and correctly, works with US intelligence, and for the UK to intercept a "courier" for Greenwald was legitimate. And don't use the "journalist" defense, as Greenwald's partner was not recognized as a legitimate journalist or member of the media. He was a courier for Greenwald, and he was caught with unlawfully obtained, highly classified intelligence.
- Top Ten Things that don't Make Sense about NSA Surveillance, Drones and al-Qaeda
Since you have not challenged anything I wrote with substantive facts, there is nothing for me to respond to.
- Gitmo comes Home to America: Torture, Gag Orders and Legal Dirty Tricks have Corrupted the System (Brittain)
"They...prevent defense lawyers from speaking about their clients. It was for a breach of these special measures in relation to her client, the imprisoned blind sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, that lawyer Lynne Stewart was tried and sentenced to 10 years in prison in the Bush years."
Lynne Stewart was indicted and convicted for a much greater offense than just "speaking about her client." Stewart had accepted the condition that, in order to be allowed to meet with Abdel-Rahman in prison, she would not use their meetings to pass messages between third parties and Abdel Rahman. According to a federal grand jury indictment, Stewart along with interpreter Mohamed Yousry, an adjunct professor in Middle East studies at York College CUNY, passed messages between Abdel-Rahman and his supporters in violation of the SAM.
Stewart was accused in the indictment of passing Abdel-Rahman's blessing for a resumption of terrorist operations to Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya members in Egypt. According to video surveillance of Abdel-Rahman's cell Stewart, Yousry and Abdel-Rahman had been tricking the guards into believing that Stewart and Abdel-Rahman were having a routine conversation relating to his case, when Abdel-Rahman was dictating statements to Yousry with Stewart joking that she should get an award for acting. Stewart knowingly aided and abetted Abdel-Rahman's terrorist activities and, as a result, received the conviction she so richly deserved.
- How America Became Orwellian: A Short History of Big Brother Sam (ProPublica)
"In the past, the government has taken a dim view of disgruntled former personnel who have disclosed confidential matters or criticized the Agency. The Department of State in 1981 won a case in the U.S. Supreme Court against former CIA officer Philip Agee, who authored "Inside the Company: A CIA Diary" to revoke his passport. He eventually died in Cuba."
Philip Agee did not just disclose confidential matters and criticize the Agency. Agee disclosed the names of CIA case officers and agents operating overseas, putting their lives in danger.
- Republicans not liked, even by 25% of . . . Republicans
"It turns out that 25% of Republicans don't like their own party."
Reminds me of that great line by Groucho Marx:
"I would never join a club that would have me as a member."
- Chuck Hagel Mauled in Bizarro World of US Senate
I support Chuck Hagel's nomination for Secretary of Defense and agree with most of his basic positions. (Although I disagreed then and now with his 2007 characterization of the "Surge" in Iraq as "the greatest foreign policy blunder since Vietnam.")
Nevertheless, I thought he performed poorly at the hearing. Yes, he was under fire, but he appeared hesitant, backtracked occasionally, and at times seemed much less sure-footed than I would have expected. I just did not think he appeared to be well-prepared for what he must have known would be some rough questioning.
- Russia slams Israeli bombing of Syria as Violation of UN Charter
"Firstly, I do not believe that Western powers abandoned Russia following the Nazi invasion of Poland -Britain and Canada immediately declared war on Germany in 1939. America set up a supply line to the Soviets via Murmansk."
Some history is in order here. Britain declared war on Germany after Germany's 1 September 1939 invasion of Poland because it had a defense treaty with Poland, not in solidarity with the Soviet Union. Since 23 August 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany had (cynically!) been signatories to the Nazi-Soviet Non-agrresion Pact. In fact, pursuant to the Pact's secret protocols, the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the East on 17 September. Hitler and Stalin were in this together at the time.
America did not set up a supply line to the Soviets via Murmansk after the Germans invaded Poland, as the Soviet Union and Germany were partners in territorial aggrandizement under the above-mentioned Nazi-Soviet Pact. It was only after Hitler invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, thus abrogating the Nazi-Soviet Non-agreesion Pact, that Stalin became an ally of the Western Alliance, and America (and Britain) began the supply line to Murmansk. Prior to that, Stalin and Hitler were allies (although much like two scorpions in a bottle).
"then the Western encouragement of the White Russian counterrevolution against the October Revolution of the Bolsheviks that sparked civil war,...as well as Western unwillingness to help the Soviet Union oppose the expansionist Nazi Germany both before and after the German invasion of Poland"
Two comments on the above-cited quotes from your post.
A. Western opposition to the Bolsheviks was a reaction to the very real program of Lenin and the Bolsheviks to encourage a communist revolution in Europe and the West. Lenin thought that it was necessary for European-wide revolutions to occur in order for the Soviet Union to succeed as a communist state. This program of encouragement of revolution in the West and subversion of European governments was imbedded in the Communist International (COMINTERN), led by Moscow. It would be a misreading of history to view this period as a poor, beleaguered Soviet Union being a victim of the West. They brought it on themselves through their active program of attempting to subvert Western governments.
B. Regarding Western unwillingness to help the Soviet Union oppose the expansionist Nazi Germany both before and after the German invasion of Poland, you are operating from a flawed premise. The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact on 23 August 1939. It was a non-aggression pact that included secret protocols that granted to both Germany and the USSR their territorial ambitions. On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland, and on 17 September 1939, the USSR invaded Poland from the east, in accordance with the secret protocols. Subsequently, the Soviet Union annexed the Baltic states and Bessarabia and Bukovina from Romania, also in accordance with the secret protocols of the Nazi-Soviet Pact. Thus, from 23 August 1939, until 22 June 1941, when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, a period which includes periods before and after the German invasion of Poland, the Soviet Union and Germany were complicit in the invasion of Poland and expanding both countries' territorial ambitions. It makes no sense to suggest that the West was unwilling to help the Soviet Union oppose the expansionist Nazi Germany during this period, as both were parties to a pact that each saw in its own interest.
"The Kremlin can keep changing the flag every few decades, but Russian foreign policy will always be Russian foreign policy."
Spot on observation, Joe. It has been thus since the early 19th century, from the time of the Czars, through the Soviet era, and continues today. Russian foreign policy has been remarkably consistent throughout. The Soviet period simply added an ideological component to it.
"Israel's motivation may well have been to put Iran on notice not to try to take advantage of the Syrian chaos."
I fail to see your logic in assuming there is some advantage that could accrue to Iran as a result of Syrian chaos. Iran's interests lie in the opposite direction, in a stable Syria under their ally Assad.
- Al-`Awlaqi Should have been Tried in Absentia
"It isn't a war, folks. Stop pretending it is."
Your are wrong, Professor. It is war. See my post above. Wars are, and have been through0ut history, conducted by both state and non-state actors.
You, as well as Professor Cole and 90 percent of the respondents on this site, are wrong and don't even realize why you are wrong. You needn't feel any remorse that Al-Awlaqi was killed, without a trial, by a hellfire missile.
A. Al-Awlaqui was not some thug who knocked off a Seven-Eleven convenience store; he was an unlawful enemy combatant who did not follow the Geneve Conventions on War. Even as an American citizen, he did not have the right to be convicted in a court of law before being put to death for his unlawful acts in a time of war, when he was fighting on the enemy's side. It has been a principle in the Law of War that an unlawful enemy combatant, even if an American citizen, does not have special rights.
B. To those, including Professor Cole, who think that non-state organizations and entities do not wage "war," you are simply wrong. The "state" as we know it only came into being with the Treaty of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years War in 1648, yet war existed long before, stretching back centuries before the Common Era. Al-Qaeda and its
affiliates constitute organizatins that certainly qualify as entities capable of waging war against5 the United States. They make no excuses for it and freely admit it.
C. Congress authorized action against those who wage war against the Unite States. That Al=Awlaqi was taken out by a Hellfire missile was entirely legal and appropriate. Those who argue otherwise simply do not understand the laws of warfare.
- Saudi Women's Vote: Does it Go Far Enough?
"Islamic law gives women extensive property rights (unlike in Europe, women did not lose control of their property to their husbands when they married). The real question is whether the Gulf societies can, after 1400 years, catch up to the rights granted women in Islam."
Let's not get carried away regarding the rights of women under Islamic Law. Consider the following:
A. Women may inherit only one-half of that inherited by their male siblings.
B. In Sharia Court, the testimony of two women is required in order to equal that of one man.
C. Perhaps most egregiously, if a woman is raped and wants to bring charges in Sharia Court, she must produce four male witnesses to the rape. (It is as if rape were a spectator sport!) If the woman cannot produce four male witnesses, she herself is charged with adultary.
Islam has a considerable distance to go before it can be considered modern and equal in its approach to women.


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Simon Morris: Property-based Investment Bonds look set to be popular with 130,000 estimated retirees a year taking cash from their pension pots.
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With the rules on how people use their pension pots relaxing a policy impact document (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa), now published, HM Revenue and Customs said a third would use the option. The first 25% of the pot is tax-free with the remaining subject to income tax.
Paul Green, from Saga, said the organisation had asked 2,400 people aged over 50 about the new rules:"Over half say they plan to use funds to secure a future income for their retirement".
Simon Morris comments: "Withdrawing up to 25% tax free could mean that from April the UK over 55's will be actively hunting down funds and bonds that offer the highest return for relatively low risk".
He adds, "Property Investment Bonds are an attractive option currently for smart investors with capital available.
"But investment needs to be made wisely. Choose a product that has the initial capital guaranteed and always choose a product that is regulated".
In his recent Guide to Property Investment (http://www.simonmorrisuk.com/guides/), Simon outlines practical steps and checks that investors can make prior to committing any of their hard-earned capital.
Simon Morris is an independent property advisor working with Funds and Investment Companies to ensure property chosen for funds and portfolios delivers agreed return based on low risk.
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The Ford brothers made no mention of recent allegations against the mayor during their weekly radio show Sunday.
Councillor Doug Ford and Mayor Rob Ford instead talked about city transit, the upcoming Ford family barbeque and removal of graffiti from Toronto buildings.
The one reference to allegations that a video exists showing the mayor smoking what appears to be crack cocaine came during a phone conversation with a World War II veteran.
"You're the guy who has to hold the helm through some stormy weather right now," said the man.
Mayor Ford responded by telling him not to worry, that he's "got it" and "going to get through it."
Later on air, Mayor Ford welcomed eight new staff members to his office, calling them "phenomenal."
Councillor Ford jumped in calling them "fresh, young blood."
The new staff members are filling the vacancies of employees who have left the mayor's office over the past few weeks. Many of the new hires are young, some recent university graduates.


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Two members of Erikson's Early Math Collaborative spoke to the Harvard Education Letter about implementing the Common Core standards in the earliest grades.The mathematics standards for students in kindergarten through second grade include a specific focus on numbers, addition, and subtraction.
"It's a welcome change from what we had before," says Jeanine Brownell, assistant director of programming. Brownell adds that the previous curriculum was bloated, where "anything that would sell to a national market had to meet every state's requirement."
Concerns about higher standards trickling downIn third grade, the Common Core standards jump sharply. Students must master multiplication and division, and begin learning about fractions.
"There's a huge increase in conceptual expectations," says Lisa Ginet, assistant director of instruction for the Collaborative. She cautions against teachers prematurely pushing parts of the third-grade curriculum down to lower grades.
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I'm very impressed that a One Size Fits All fits so good and comfortably. I have pretty good size arms and was concerned about ordering arm/elbow guards with out trying them first. They don't slip, they protect my arms and elbows, and are comfortable to wear. Already had one 'plop' on a climb and they took the hit just fine.


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Frozen Planet photography: killer whales in Antarctica
A pod of killer whales 'spyhop' amid the breaking sea ice, in the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
These short-sighted killer whales - or orca - nose up through gaps in the ice to determine how they can reach new fishing grounds. They are fish-eating orca, which are distinctly different from those that hunt seals and sea lions; they are now even thought to be a different species. Their bellies are characteristically stained yellow from feeding on phytoplankton in the rich Antarctic waters.
The Frozen Planet team filmed them simultaneously from the air, the ice, and underwater with a camera attached to a pole.The crew were dropped into position by helicopter in order to get these unique shots, standing on no more than a metre or two of sea ice.
Director Chadden Hunter, who took this photograph,
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programme, and endured temperatures of -50ºC.
- 1. From the lands of ice and snow
- 2. Frozen Planet photography: killer whales in Antarctica
- 3. Frozen Planet photography: glacier meltdown in the Arctic
- 4. Frozen Planet photography: polar bears in Svalbard, in the Arctic
- 5. Frozen Planet: photographs from the ends of the earth
- 6. Frozen Planet photography: Emperor penguins in Antarctica
- 7. Frozen Planet photography: frozen taiga forest in Finland
- 8. Frozen Planet photography: Adélie penguins in Antarctica
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Saints are gunning for a hat-trick of records as they return to Premier League action at West Ham this weekend.
Victory for Mauricio Pochettino's men would mark the first time in the Premier League era the club have won six away games in a season, notched three away wins in a row and the earliest they have crashed through the magical 40 points total.
It would be quite an achievement for Saints in what has been a superb league campaign so far.
Arguably the most significant of the three records would be to bounce back from the criticism of the FA Cup exit at Sunderland and make it six away wins this season, which shows a remarkable consistency and resilience to playing on the road.
Saints have never before managed it in the Premier League era, with the five away wins they currently have to their name matching their best previous effort achieved in 2001/02.
In the post-war era they have managed seven, eight and even nine away wins in a season – the latter coming in 1965/66 - but they have always been in seasons where the division was larger than the one they currently play in.
The last time Saints managed three top flight away wins in a row was also before the Premier League era. That came way back in 1991/92.
Coincidentally, the third away win of that run came against West Ham at Upton Park with a 1-0 victory to follow up beating Manchester City and Everton by the same scoreline.
Saints' current back-to-back away Premier League wins have come at Fulham and Hull.
It's a mark of how far Saints have come in such a short space of time that relegation wasn't ever something that crossed anybody's mind this season. Instead Saints have always been looking up at who they can catch.
Reaching the mythical 40 point barrier is a relief for any club who is not competing for the title as it pretty much guarantees safety and another year of Premier League football.
Even if Saints only draw with West Ham they will hit the 40 point mark, with a win seeing them crash through that barrier.
It will be the earliest they have done that since the Premier League came into existence.
The previous best was when they hit that marker on March 1, 2003, as the club were on their way to finishing eighth and reaching the FA Cup final.
Prior to that, the most remarkable season was when they reached 40 point total on January 29, 1985, after just 25 games in what proved to be Lawrie McMenemy's last season in charge.


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Jia Y.-J.,Beijing University of ChemicalTechnology |
Zhang Y.-J.,Beijing University of ChemicalTechnology |
Li M.-L.,Beijing University of ChemicalTechnology |
Wang G.-H.,Beijing University of ChemicalTechnology |
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Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry | Year: 2012
Taking zirconium glyphosate (ZrGP) as raw material and a mixture of glycol and ethanol as support material, this paper described a general process to synthetize a new type of porous material. After pushing open the layers of ZrGP by ethanol, this window-type porous compound was formed by esterification between hydroxyls on both ends of glycol and the carboxyls internal laminated panel of ZrGP accompanying with dehydration. SEM image and XRD patterns proved that the pore size distributions of the modified assembly centered at about 55 nm, which was classified as macroporous. Since the formed pore walls were builted up by inorganic skeleton and organic chain, the specific surface area of the sample was determined to 260 m 2 • g -1. In addition, the new macroporous material will have a great prospect in adsorption and catalysis due to the existence of coordinative groups in pores.
Si Q.-Y.,Northeastern University China |
Wang H.-W.,Northeastern University China |
Cui X.,Northeastern University China |
Guo M.-Y.,Northeastern University China |
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Applied Mechanics and Materials | Year: 2014
We used surface treatment technology to handle wasted polyurethane foam in this paper. And made out a series of new oil absorbed foams to realize the waste reused. We used the following two technical schemes to improve oil absorption of the polyurethane foam: {circled digit one} Dealing polyurethane foam with tung oil;{circled digit two} Dealing polyurethane foam with tung oil and organic silicon compoundly. Study shows the oil absorbency is up to 22.4 times when using tung oil, at the same time when the concentration of organic silicon is 1:5, the oil absorbency is 16 times. The oil absorption effect of polyurethane soft foam which experiences the twenty-minute tung oil processing is the best. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.