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|07 Jan 2013
UAC Emblem Overlaying Some Desktop Shortcuts
I realize that this topic has been discussed on the forum in the past. I've been reading about it all morning, so I know it's not uncommon. There have been many proposed solutions, some of them "way above my pay grade". And some I've read have caused other problems. Needless to say, I'm confused.
I read about Ultimate Windows Tweaker (Tweak UI for Win 7) but it doesn't specifically say that it addresses this issue. It does apparently have the ability to eliminate the "shortcut arrow" overlay. Ultimate Windows Tweaker, a TweakUI for Windows 7 & Vista
I also came across this procedure, but someone else said it may only work on a 32 bit OS?
1. Make sure UAC (User Account Control) is disabled by moving its slider to the lowest position.
2. Open the Command Prompt. You'll find it in Start > Accessories > Command Prompt.
3. Type the following commands, pressing Enter after each line:
4. taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F
5. CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
6. DEL IconCache.db /a
7. shutdown /r
I have 2 nearly identical HP Desktops running Windows 7 SP1 64 bit. Both fully updated with Windows Updates.
PC #1 does not have the UAC emblem on the same shortcuts as PC #2 which does.
I have UAC turned off on both PCs.
I should add that PC #2 is new, and I am in the process of configuring Windows and loading programs.
Two Questions:
1) Why would PC #1 not have this issue, and PC #2 does?
2) Is there a simple, straight forward way to eliminate these UAC overlays on the shortcuts?
Again, there is a lot of information out there on this topic. I simply don't know what to believe at this point. So I come to the experts. I'm not trying to be lazy at all.
Thank you so much. (Sorry for the long post)
|My System Specs
|07 Jan 2013
Hello Mitch,
The UAC shield overlay on an icon indicates that program will "Run as administrator" (elevated) and will require administrator approval via UAC prompt when opened.
From my tests, it appears that it depends on whether you had set UAC settings to "Never Notify" before or after installing the programs or creating the shortcuts. It's a bit finicky though.
If before, they tend to not have the UAC shield overlay.
If after, they tend to keep the UAC shield overlay.
If UAC is ever turned on, then the will tend to get and have the UAC shield overlay even after setting UAC back to "Never Notify".
|My System Specs
|07 Jan 2013
Thank you brink. Your explanation sounds reasonable (and simple!). I went back thru my notes to check the order in which I applied the steps you describe. Indeed, I did create the 2 shortcuts containing the UAC emblem BEFORE setting UAC to Never Notify. I was quite excited at this finding.
I deleted and recreated the shortcuts, leaving UAC set to Never Notify. Unfortunately, they came back up with the UAC emblem.
Did I miss a step?
Thanks again.
|My System Specs
|07 Jan 2013
Nope. Once they have the UAC overlay, they always will even if you delete and recreate them.
I find it's best to set UAC to "Never Notify" as soon as Windows is finished installing to avoid them, then install programs and such.
|My System Specs
|07 Jan 2013
I see. I haven't installed any 3rd party programs yet. The 2 icons that are displaying the UAC emblem are shortcuts to System Restore, and msconfig. Since these are part of Windows, I'm not sure how I would defeat UAC before these 2 items are installed.
Or, is it just the fact that I have created the shortcuts and now there is no going back without a fresh install (2 days work so far)?
Any thoughts on the CMD Prompt procedure in my initial post?
PS: I just ran a little test on an identical brand new PC with no shortcuts. Just installed Windows. I turned off UAC, then created a shortcut to msconfig. The UAC emblem was on the icon.
|My System Specs
|07 Jan 2013
I don't think there's anyway around for the included files in Windows, but it's really to finicky to say one way or the other though.
Usually if UAC is turned off from the start, any elevated 3rd party programs may not have it.
Rebuilding the icon cache is worth a try, but I don't think it'll change anything though.
I find that it's pretty much a hit and miss with the UAC overlay.
|My System Specs
|08 Jan 2013
Again, thank you Brink.
I'm not at all familiar with the Icon Cache. Is there any potential for harm if I try that Rebuilding procedure?
I think I read that the Icon Cache stores the icons being used. Seems that deleting it would/could affect other icons ???
|My System Specs
|08 Jan 2013
There's no harm in rebuilding the icon cache.
Doing so only clears the cache and forces Windows to reload them back in the cache again as they are displayed.
|My System Specs
|08 Jan 2013
Well Brink, thanks to you, I have learned a great deal about UAC, and now rebuilding the icon cache.
I'm very pleased to share that rebuilding the cache seems to have permanently removed the UAC emblems from the desktop shortcuts, even after several reboots.
I don't understand the relationship to the emblem, but hey, it worked. So now I move on.
Thanks again for all your time and support on this annoying little issue.
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|08 Jan 2013
Great news. I hope they stay gone for you.
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Back to the festival.
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Shan Davis
Shan Davis interviewed at his home in Townsend, Tennessee by Mary Lindsay, December 9, 1975
(Mr. Davis was slightly deaf and therefore failed to understand some of the questions)
ML: Can you say who you are and when you were born and where you were born?
SD: Just speak it out?
ML: Yes.
SD: I was born right back up here three miles at what they call Dry Valley. I'm ninety years old; I was born in 1885, twenty-second day in May.
ML: Did you herd cattle up on the ridge?
SD: Oh, they used herd cattle, hogs, sheep, horses, mules they kept a lot of cattle and horses up there.
ML: Where did you herd, up on Gregory or on Spence?
SD: Spence.
ML: And about how many cows did they keep up there?
SD: Oh, some years they would have a thousand head.
ML: And sheep at the same time?
SD: Well, I don't know how many sheep. . . . The mountain was covered up with sheep, and hogs, too. Horses, mules . . .
ML: A real mixture.
SD: Yeah, that's the way people used to make their living, keeping cattle and sheep on the mountain.
ML: Did any of the old people ever say they started taking their cattle up there instead of keeping them down . . .?
SD: Well, they didn't have no pasture for them. You see, back then they didn't have no pasture, so they would take them to the mountain to herd 'em.
ML: How far away would people take them up there?
SD: Oh, they would come from Knox County, Sevier County, all around.
ML: Were they mostly young cattle brought up to gain weight, or were they older ones?
SD: Yeah, they would take them up in the spring. Then all together at the fifteenth of September, the people would go back in there and herders would gather them up, and they had a gant lot to put them in.
ML: Where was the gant lot on Spence?
SD: Well, Tom Sparks. . . . There's different ones. Old Tom Sparks stayed there twenty-five of thirty years, him and Fonze Cable. Made a little liquor up there once in a while.
ML: How much did Tom Sparks charge to look after people's cattle?
SD: Well, he charged a dollar a head. He would herd them all summer for a dollar a head.
ML: What about the sheep?
SD: I don't remember just what he charged for sheep. Of course I've had sheep up there, but I don't remember now what he charged for sheep or hogs. He charged so much, but not like he did for cattle.
ML: How did they keep the animals from wandering off into the woods?
SD: Well, they wouldn't come out of there; they'd stay there. There's good pasture there, you know.
ML: So you never had the problem of chasing the cattle out of a cove lower down or anything like that?
SD: No, only in the snow. As you know, when it came a big snow, I had some up there and drove them into Cade's Cove and kept them until the snow went off. Did you know there was this bunch that died up there? One time when it came a big snow and they couldn't get them off, there was about two hundred head of cattle died up there.
ML: Was this in the spring?
SD: Yes
ML: Did they get milk sick up there?
SD: Yeah, they got milk sick, but they did (unintelligible) get as many at the Russell Place as there is on down the mountain. As there is at Gregory's Bald. I had some die up there that was milk sick.
ML: What did people think caused the milk sick?
SD: Well, sir, they never did know. People would have it if they drunk the milk. You could catch it off that milk. But, now, the people knowed where it was at. At the fall of the year, it would just come at the fall of the year. And they would get them cattle out of there. People, where it was at, they would get fenced where cattle couldn't get into it.
ML: Where were these places that they fenced?
SD: Well, there was one at what they call Fodderstack; there was milk sick in there. A big cove off from Russell place.
ML: Did they ever cut down any trees for firewood?
SD: Yes, they had a cabin. They go (unintelligible) a chimney to it. They kept a fire in it.
ML: Where did they cut these trees, just from out of the woods?
SD: Just out of the woods from around that cabin.
ML: Did anyone ever cut down trees to make the field larger? Can you remember that?
SD: Yeah, you see, it was all cleared. All that land along top of the mountain was cleared and sowed in grass. There was people who used to live up there. Old Bob Spence used to own that and live there at the Spence Place. That's why they give it that name.
ML: About when did they cut all the trees down?
SD: Well, there was a guy who took a sawmill up there one time and sawed it, John Martin. And hauled it off the river up there and shipped it, when the company shipped that way.
ML: Where exactly was this mill? Do you know?
SD: I don't remember.
ML: And when was this, about 1860, 1890 . . .?
SD: . . . 1910 when it come down that big snow. What makes me remember was I was married then, 1910. You can see how how long I've been married. I was married third day of April 1910.
ML: Did they ever set any fires up there?
SD: Oh yeah, that mountain burned off many a time. Get a fire in the fall of the year when it was dry, it just burned up everything.
ML: Did people set it on fire on purpose?
SD: Well, I guess they did. They'd always get out in the spring of the year and maybe throw down a cigarette or something. But people made a living up there off cattle, hogs, and sheep through the summertime. They could take them up there and bring them off and sell them that fall.
ML: How much weight would a young heifer or steer gain up there in a summer?
SD: Well, some of them gained two hundred pounds. Some didn't gain that much, you know.
ML: What was the price of beef then?
SD: Oh, they was cheap. Cattle was three or four cents a pound, and sheep was about five or six cents. They was cheap. I used to drive them from North Carolina. I would go over there and buy a bunch of cattle and drive them into Knoxville.
ML: Somebody suggested that maybe people from North Carolina would come up on the ridge top and stop at each bald for a couple of days and let the cattle graze when they were driving them a long ways. Did they do that?
SD: Yeah, and a lot of cattle was stole. People would go up there and drive them off and sell them.
ML: Hard to catch (them), I suppose.
SD: Yes, people had a hard way of making a living back then.
ML: Yeah.
SD: It wasn't like it is now. Everybody got money, but back then you didn't have it.
ML: Were there any blackberries or blueberries up on Spence Field?
SD: No, there was sarvis; sarvis grew up there, but blackberries and blueberries didn't grow up there. It was too cold up there.
ML: It's not too cold for them now. Where was the service growing, out in the open or around the edges?
SD: Now on the Spence place, there was different place and then you know where the Russell place is.
ML: Yeah.
SD: I guess you been there. Well, they herded on all them places.
ML: Yeah, I know.
SD: There was a guy used to have there at the Russell place a barn there, and he had a mowing machine and rake there.
ML: He actually grew hay there and mowed it?
SD: He would keep his cattle up there through the winter time. He raised turnips to feed his sheep.
ML: I guess that place was almost as big as the Spence Place.
SD: They didn't keep them at the Spence Place through the winter.
ML: Yeah, I know.
SD: But they raised cabbage at the Spence Place, and potatoes.
ML: Did they grow pretty well?
SD: Yeah, they grew good. Irish potatoes and cabbage made good up there. But they wouldn't put them out until May.
ML: Was Tom Sparks in charge of the cattle on Thunderhead too, or did somebody else take care of them?
SD: Oh, they brought them from everywhere. Sparks just herded them.
ML: Yes, but did he herd the ones on Thunderhead, too?
SD: Yes, yeah, he had all that back to the Derrick. Derrick cabin; I guess you've been up there.
ML: Yeah, I've been up there.
SD: They may have changed the name of all the cabins now. . . . They have pretty near everywhere else.
ML: Was the Derrick area all open? Did you graze cattle around there, too?
SD: Yes
ML: That's really grown up. Were there any rhododendron or laurels?
SD: No, just anybody in that cabin; most of the time it would be full of people of the night.
ML: Were there any azaleas growin' up there?
SD: Yeah, there used to be. But I think they've grown up now I've not been up there in thirty years.
ML: It doesn't look like any of the old photos now.
SD: You know, it used to be no trees there or nothing on that bald.
ML: No shrubs or little bushes either?
SD: Naw (unintelligible) . . . there were sarvis berries.
That was about all that growed there.
ML: Some trees around the edges, but no other trees or shrubs around there, right?
SD: Yes. Now it comes from thunderstorms up there too.
ML: Did you ever have any animals killed by lightning?
SD: Oh yeah, lightning killed horses and cattle every once in a while. . . . I've been there when I got caught in the rain, and it rained so hard I couldn't face to it. . . . We used to go up there and camp. My wife has been up there. We used to go up there and stay a week at a time. I guess now they do too.
ML: They're not allowed to stay there a week any moreyou have to move on after a day.
SD: It's been thirty years since I was up there, maybe longer.
ML: Did the cattle eat any particular plants more than others, as far as you know?
SD: They just grazed on that grass.
ML: There wasn't much else up there, no goldenrods . . .? (Someone, SD's son, I think, enters and sits down.)
SD: He's been up there when he was just a boy. I've had six boys and four girls.
ML: That's a big family.
SD: It takes a lot of corn bread and potatoes to feed them. . . .
Did you talk to Bonehead? (Roy Myers)
ML: Yeah, we've talked to Boney.
SD: He's been up that mountain before.
ML: He has a lot of interesting stories.
SD: They used to herd cattle on the Defeat.
ML: That was all woods, wasn't it?
SD: On Defeat Ridge, when they got to building that road there, they aimed to build it up that ridge, and they got to see they couldn't do it. They came back and run it up Bote Mountain. That's what gave it that name.
ML: That's not the story they usually tell. You mean they just couldn't get through that way?
SD: They couldn't go up the Defeat. It was too rough.
ML: There weren't any fences except for the gant lot and around the cabbage patch?
SD: Yeah, you see, when they gathered them cattle in, they would build a big lot, and they would drive them into that lot. People could go over there and get them.
ML: Did they have water for the cattle in the gant lots?
SD: No, they didn't get no water. They would like put them in today and take them out tomorrow.
ML: So it didn't take long to sort them out, them?
SD: You know, people had it hard back then.
ML: Yes, it wasn't an easy place to make a living.
SD: There weren't no money, much.
ML: Of course, there weren't as many things to spend it on, either.
SD: No, but you didn't spend none because you didn't make none . . . .
End of tape
Transcribed by Warren Banner, December 10, 1975
Corrected and edited by Mary Lindsay
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Although the parliamentary elections next Monday in Mauritius will have some 22 independent names, political parties and party alliances on the ballot paper, it really all boils down to four parties -- or two alliances - who are serious contenders to take control of the 70-seat House of Assembly.
Complicated? Well, not to Mauritians who rarely hold party allegiances from one five-year election to another, often change their loyalties in mid-term and usually throw the ruling party (or coalition) out after one term or sometimes in mid-term.
This year the Militant Mauritian Movement (MMM) and its old rival the Mauritian Socialist Movement (MSM) have formed an alliance to run candidates in all 20 constituencies - 60 candidates in all because every voter casts a ballot for three members of parliament - making them serious contenders to defeat another alliance between the recently ruling Labour Party and a traditionally smaller party, the Mauritian Party of Maurice Duval (PMXD).
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But it seems to work. Driving through the traffic-choked streets of Port Louis, the capital, the skies are almost obliterated by masses of plastic pennants, flags and bunting, assaulting the eyes with a shocking mix of blue, red violet and white, the first two symbols of Labour and the latter the MMM. Usually they are so interlaced the newcomer is hard-pressed to sort it all out, especially when the green of Hizbullah is the background.
To Mauritians it's simple, they worry more about the huge amounts of plastic that will degrade the environment the day after 11 September when the electorate has had its say as they block vote for three members for each of the 20 constituencies on the main island.
"There is really no loyalty to parties here, either by voters or politicians except for some of the smaller parties who can't form a government anyway. Voters see the politicians forming alliances and then abandoning them so they usually just vote for change," says political analyst Raj Mathur of the University of Mauritius. He adds that the concept of a ruling party as in so many continental African countries is foreign to Mauritius.
The latest coalitions face stiff contests from each other, although people around the Central Market give the nod to MSM/MMM over Labour/PMXD. In the last House Labour and MMM were in an alliance led by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam (Labour) and Deputy Prime minister Paul Berenger (MMM). That coalition split within six weeks. Labour kept power and MMM went into opposition.
This time round Ramgoolam has formed an alliance with the old Mauritian Socialist Party, having taken the name Maurice Duval, son of the party's founder. In the meantime MMM and MST have been in and out of alliances together but are campaigning as one in hopes of ending Labour's hold on power.
Complications have arisen, however, since the two leaders Sir Anerood Jugnauth (MSM) and Paul Berenger (MMM) have decided to share the prime ministership -- Jugnauth for three years, Berenger for two. Since the prime minister is head of government, analysts like Mathur ask what happens if there is a split -- a likely occurrence -- in the midst of parliament's five-year term or if one party actually elects more MPs than the other, in the event it wins at all.
To most Mauritians it is a struggle between political elites and seems to work well for the 1.2 million people who have relatively low unemployment and an annual per capita income of more than US$3,000.
The issues are slim for most politicians. A lot of new roads get built and concerns are expressed over privatization of the airport. Cow breeders have been relieved of a six million rupee debt contracted in 1987 and taxi-owners can buy new cars duty free every four years instead of five. The latest promise is that there will be free transport for students and the elderly.
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My childhood in the evangelical church gave me the toolkit that led me to eventually accept the evidence for evolution, and marvel at the God who created it all.
The words we use to talk about the Bible and science often predispose us towards unnecessary conflicts.
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If discussions of science and religion sometimes get bogged down in Genesis, perhaps that is because they have not made the preparatory journey through the rich material of the Wisdom books.
Read about the death of Wolfhart Pannenberg, still debating creation and evolution, and a really big dinosaur discovery.
News about the Ebola outbreak and initiatives in genomic medicine lead our news roundup this week, with a collection of research and learning opportunities in biology and at the science/faith border to follow.
The purpose of Jesus's art was to give verbal, visual, and dramatic forms to those complicated and confounding relationships, symmetries, and harmonies between himself, the father and spirit, and between the triune God and the world… Such creative expressions did not and do not make everything clear, but rather resist simple clarity, forcing their hearers to come at the whole complicated truth from a position of intellectual and spiritual humility.
When the boxer and the biologist collided that November evening, they both had a substantial following, and they presented a sharp contrast to the audience: a pugilistic, self-educated fundamentalist evangelist against a suave, sophisticated science writer. When it comes right down to it, not all that different from Ken Ham versus Bill Nye, except that Ham has a couple of earned degrees where Rimmer had none.
The great irony lies here: these partisans are actually leading good-hearted people to reject their faith, precisely because these partisans have convinced these good-hearted people that they must accept a false dichotomy.
We don't have all the answers and never will. And when God says that he is revealed in his creation, I think that means we need to take care of what we have and understand where we came from. The more I understand how things work, the bigger God gets. When he was just a magician pulling things out of a hat, that doesn't even compare to how I see him now!
This week in origins news is a rousing medley of articles about science and faith, from multiple angles. Some classics on science, religion, and the classroom along with some probing into where atheists come from, new resources from John Polkinghorne, and an off-the-beaten-path blog post.
Most Christian students have a lot of questions about evolution and the other controversies, but are afraid to ask them for fear of the adults gasping in horror. The right way for a Christian teacher to proceed is to accommodate questions, foster inquiry, and encourage students to think and engage with the issues.
Children's books are more than stories. They can become familiar narratives children listen to over and over. So it's worth asking - Are the books we're reading doing a good job of portraying God and His Creation?
We need to hear stories from others who have wrestled with evolution and Christian faith. What arguments made them change their views on science? How did they hold fast to their relationship with God? The essays in this series will eventually comprise a book, provisionally titled, "Evolving: Evangelicals Reflect on Evolution."
What we do learn from scripture is that there is only one Creator and that there's a clear distinction between God and the created world. And that we who are created in the image of God are able to investigate a creation that is remarkably tuned for our discovery.
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Filed under: Freedom, Israel, Military, National Security, Terrorism | Tags: Israel, Limits to Tolerance, Rockets from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a line that he used in the prepared statement he read at his Friday news conference on Fox News Sunday this morning. It warrants repetition. Israel and Hamas conduct in the current hostilities can be explained:
The difference between us is simple. We develop defensive systems against missiles in order to protect our civilians and they use their civilians to protect their missiles.
Here's a brief cell phone video of "Summer Vacation In Israel" It conveys a sense of what it is like to live under constant threat of rocket attack, with only seconds to get to shelter.
Filed under: Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, Politics, Terrorism | Tags: "Peace Process", Israel, Obama's Middle East Speech
President Obama's much heralded speech on the Middle East exhibited nothing so much as his failure to grasp the nature of the office of the presidency. He has never understood that he represents, not his own prejudices and ideology, but the American people—all of them. His personal interests must be subsumed in what is best for the country, its national security and its national interests.
The president clearly is consumed by the idea that the World hated us because of George W. Bush and the Iraq War, and Obama wants to make them like us again. Democrats hated George W, Bush, and assume that everyone else must hate him too. Obama was sure that he could succeed in creating peace in the Middle East when he managed the "peace process." Liking each other is not the point. Nations have their own interests, and try to find ways to cooperate while securing those interests. America doesn't need to be liked, we need to be respected. Trying to be "liked" is an exercise in futility. Trying to be liked is childish.
The "peace process" is complicated by the fact that the Palestinians are "Refugees." Being refugees means they are underdogs, and that seems to mean that any amount of rockets, killings, suicide bombers, attacks and lies before the United Nations must be accepted as the natural protests of underdogs. The Israelis, of course, are in the wrong because they insist on defending themselves. Besides, the Israelis are rich and don't live in refugee camps. That they have become a successful society due to their own hard work is beside the point.
There has never, in the history of the world, been a nation called "Palestine." When Israel became a nation, their Muslim neighbors were invited to become citizens of Israel. Many did, and they are free Israeli Muslims who vote and fully participate in Israeli society. When the Arab nations of the Middle East expelled their Jewish citizens, Israel took them in. The Arab nations didn't want the Palestinians, and have helped to keep them in refugee camps and urged them to blame Israel for all their problems.
If Israel's Arab neighbors wanted peace, there would be peace. They don't. They want Israel eliminated. President Obama doesn't seem to know this complicated history, and assumes that the "Peace Process" depends on how much Israel is willing to give up. Israel has the ability to destroy any and all of its large neighbors, and in spite of constant provocation, has never attempted to do anything except defend itself. Hamas has it in its charter to destroy Israel.
The Arab states were unimpressed with Obama's nice words about self-determination. Uprisings against dictatorial governments have been going on since January, and the "Freedom Agenda" has largely been nowhere to be seen. Months later, after all the dithering, they are not particularly interested. There's a big gap between protesting in the street and wanting a despot overthrown— and democracy and self-determination. These are people who have never in history had any experience of democracy.
Iraq had a lot of help in founding a government, holding free elections and writing a constitution. They have an unbelievable number of political parties, and General Petraeus laughingly said it wasn't exactly democracy, but "Iraqracy"— their beginning efforts to do it their way. And that is good. The administration has sanctioned Syria, but still believes that Assad is a potential reformer in spite of all evidence to the contrary. The Arab Middle East erupted beginning in January. A statement that the United States supports self-determination in late May is more than a little late.
It is not up to the President of the United States to determine the borders of other nations. In the 62 years since Israel became a nation, the Palestinians have never offered a single concession in the interests of peace in the Middle East. They are not interested in peace, they are interested in the destruction of Israel and its people.
For the President of the United States to side with the Palestinians is shameful step, and breaks with the policy of every president since 1949, and disdains a long-standing friendship in return for — nothing, nothing at all. He has created a weak and unreliable United States that is earning the contempt of the world.
A video of Bibi Netanyahu's meeting with Barack Obama is available here.
Filed under: Israel, Middle East, Terrorism | Tags: Iran, Islamist Turkey, Israel
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What's going on with Israel? World governments are busily condemning Israel over the flotilla incident in which Israeli soldiers, boarding a ship attempting to breach the completely legal blockade of Gaza, were attacked, beaten, and in danger of their lives.
The lead ship of the flotilla, a Turkish ship — the Mavi Marmara — manned by "peace activists" who advertised themselves as "adhering to nonviolence and nonviolent resistance on word and deed at all times." The "peace activists" were waiting with knives, metal clubs, slingshots with steel balls and fire bombs. All the usual people were shocked! shocked! A deliberate provocation, staged with all sorts of planning by the phony peace activist pals of Hamas, turned into the hysterical headlines the organizers were looking for.
As Victor Davis Hanson said:
Turkey thought that the Gaza flotilla would be yet another clever way of confronting Israel: They would hype the hoped-for "overreaction," then posture as regional defender of the faith to the world's outraged Muslims. However, as more details of the incident emerge, more and more suspicion is falling on Turkish interests that seem to have gone out of their way to stage a violent encounter in order to showcase Turkey's new Mideast role.
At the Wall Street Journal, Daniel Henninger added:
The world's peoples may pay soon for their leaders' display of such a disproportionate double standard. Recall that the other, recent instance when the world's governments deployed their collective authority and wrath was last June, against Lilliputian Honduras. The conclusion is inescapable: The smaller the problem, the larger the world powers' output of hot air. But if a problem is large or difficult—especially if the problem is nuclear—they blink and deflate, and will do so repeatedly. Example: It emerged this week that the International Atomic Energy Agency believes Iran is pursuing higher-enriched uranium and "the development of a nuclear payload for a missile." The world yawns. Or hides.
Now Iran is threatening to send their Revolutionary Guard navy to safeguard another flotilla attempting to break the blockade. The completely legal blockade conducted by Israel and Egypt. Egypt too is threatened by Hamas. The United States appears weak and indecisive, and enemies are always ready to take advantage of weakness. Obama sort of said he would stand with Israel, while offering undeserved condolences to Turkey and insisting on an investigation. This is what other nations understand as weakness. And belligerents often overestimate weakness.
The present government of Turkey, led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is attempting a new Mideast role, reestablishing its long ago role as leader of the Ottoman empire. The world's powers feel free to pile on relatively small isolated nations. They "find it easier to be blowhards than statesmen," said Dan Henninger. "And that means we have a problem."
Filed under: Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, Terrorism | Tags: Gaza Incident, Hamas Terrorists, Israel
According to Jake Tapper of ABC News Service:
I'm told there won't be any daylight between the US and Israel in the aftermath of the incident on the flotilla yesterday, which resulted in the deaths of 10 activists.
Regardless of the details of the flotilla incident, sources say President Obama is focused on what he sees as the longer term issue here: a successful Mideast peace process.
"The president has always said that it will be much easier for Israel to make peace if it feels secure," a senior administration official tells ABC News.
The suggestion is that US condemnation of Israel would further isolate that country, and make further peace negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians even more difficult.
The senior administration official says that President Obama spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu three times on Monday. Mr. Obama pushed the notion that last night – as the United Nations Security Council met to issue a statement about the incident – was the moment when the US had maximum leverage, that the longer the statement was being debated the worse it would ultimately be for Israel.
Ultimately, as the statement was negotiated over night, the US succeeded in making it more neutral where other nations wanted it to criticize and condemn Israel.
What is important is for the U.S government to continue to support the Gaza blockade. If the blockade is legitimate, then Israelis have the right to board the ships of those who refuse to respect it. The Israelis have the right to defend themselves against attack. Hamas is a terrorist organization pledged to the elimination of Israel.
Most Palestinians live in the West Bank, and Israel is quietly working to create the peace that will never be created by the so-called "Peace Process." Did you know that all this was going on? I didn't. Perhaps it is best, going on quietly, without constant media attention.
ADDENDUM: Obama apparently called the Prime Minister (President?) of Turkey to offer condolences on the deaths of their terrorist thugs. Obama seems to clearly just not like Israel. An odd position for an American President.
Filed under: Foreign Policy, Islam, Israel, Middle East | Tags: International Relations, Israel, Russia, Syria, Turkey
President Obama has rolled out the red carpet for Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Mr. Obama has realized that he has offended Mr. Karzai, and is attempting to mend fences. It was widely publicized that the administration hoped to see Mr. Karzai replaced — not exactly the way to make friends among national leaders.
Obama's success on the campaign trail, with enthusiastic crowds and an adoring press, may have given him the illusion that he could sway national interests with his charm and mellow baritone voice. But nations have interests, and the particular interests of the American president don't trump the interests of other countries. Working together requires putting aside the arrogance and refraining from telling other people what to do. George W. Bush may have been unpopular in the streets, but his relations with national leaders were, for the most part, excellent.
Obama has told us over and over that talks are the ultimate goal. If he could just sit down and talk with the Mullahs of Iran, they surely would find areas of agreement. The Mullahs have no interest in talks, they have never had any interest in talks. It hasn't worked.
President Obama's relations with other national leaders are not good. He has made no friends. An exception was supposed to be President Dimitry Medvedev of Russia. They got along famously, we were told, the agreement enhanced by Obama's willingness to give up our missile defense in Eastern Europe.
Now we learn that Medvedev has paid a state visit to Syrian President Assad in Damascus that resulted in Moscow's full endorsement of the Arab agenda against Israel, plus a direct Kremlin challenge to American Mideast diplomacy.
In a joint communiqué with Assad, Medvedev added his own Middle East plan, including 1.) Putting the blame for Mideast tensions on Israel, 2.) Demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal to pre-1967 lines, 3.) Demanding that Israel join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear state, 4.) Endorsing Palestinian demands for a "right of return" — a formula for the demographic destruction of the Jewish state.
Medvedev also offered nuclear plants to Syria. His next stop — Turkey to whom he has also offered a nuclear plant.
Obama has placed all his bets on getting his Mideast envoy, George Mitchell, to mediate indirect peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The administration seems to be laboring under the illusion that the problems of the Middle East would go away, if Israel would just make peace with the Palestinians — whose stated goal is to "drive Israel into the sea."
So much for the reset button, and so much for Obama's role as the world historical figure who has brought peace to the troubled Middle East. The Russian bear has other ideas, and they clearly involve a larger role in the Middle East.
Filed under: Politics | Tags: Compassion and Culture, Earthquake in Haiti, Israel
Countries all over the world are dispatching aid to devastated Haiti. Many have sent planeloads of rescue teams, food water, medicines and other needed aid to the stricken country. Saudi Arabia sent a letter of condolences to Haitian President Rene Preval. Oil-rich Kuwait chipped in $1 million as did Morocco. The Middle East, in general, was noted for their frugality.
Immediately after the quake, the Israeli Home Command dispatched two planeloads with 220 aid-and-rescue personnel and a complete field hospital capable of treating 500 patients a day. It is the most modern medical facility in Haiti, staffed by 40 doctors.
The hospital is equipped with a medical lab, a pharmacy, an X-ray center, a children's ward, an emergency room, a surgical department, two operating rooms, and a maternity ward.
Israeli doctors performed 25 life-saving surgeries and assisted in the births of three babies. One baby boy will be named "Israel" by his grateful mother. The first couple of planes brought tons of medicines and other supplies, and a third planeload followed over the weekend.
Other sources confirmed the fine work the Israeli field hospital is doing, and the efficiency of their operation. A nice counter to all the ignorant anti-Israeli propaganda. And it's nice to hear some positive stories amongst all the human catastrophe.
Filed under: Humor, Politics | Tags: Daylight Savings, Israel, Terrorism
Back in 1999, terrorists on the daylight-saving West Bank built several time bombs, delivered to co-conspirators in Israel and scheduled to explode at a set time. Problem was, Israel had just switched back to standard time, so the only people injured were the terrorists themselves when the bomb detonated an hour earlier than they expected and killed them all. [read] more]
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The dress must have been pinned in the back for the picture. It is an A-line, as described, but a baggy one -- even the XS. I returned it because it would have required altering and the price was too high (esp with the cost of shipping!) to make a further investment. Material was fine, construction good, just cut quite large, October 2, 2014
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Lacks shape! The fabric and cobalt color are lovely! However, I am returning the dress because it is shapeless and hangs like a flour sac on me. It is also much longer than pictured. I wish it had a little more style as I really wanted to like it! September 18, 2014
super wardrobe addition The dress is as advertised - comfortable, so versatile and timeless style. It was shorter than expected, so I hung it up instead of folding it. Being knit, it is now the perfect length! Love this dress and the color will be super for three seasons. September 15, 2014
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The rush of anger when I saw it surprised me.
It had been my favorite place. The last time I was there was more than four years ago. I thought the memory of that night was long buried, but there it was. Sudden. Unexpected. Painful.
Sometimes it's one bite too much. Sometimes it's something not chewed well enough. Sometimes there's no reason at all. It just happens--the discomfort that inevitably becomes a re-visitation of everything I just ate. An unpleasant side effect of gastric bypass surgery.
It happened that night. Soy glazed salmon. Chinese broccoli. Grilled bok choy with sesame oil. Then the uncomfortable foaming at the back of my throat, the pressure beneath my sternum. I left the table and went out to the car. It seemed more discreet that way. I kept plastic bags in the seat pocket for just these occasions.
"Going there is kind of a waste of money," he said as we drove home. "You threw up ten dollars worth of food."
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Cheeks flushed, I glance up from the screen with its picture of the memory with a new face in my spot.
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Wow! Raw and beautifully written. So glad to have you pop up in my newsfeed, even if you are sharing a painful moment. Glad you are having happier times now!
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<3 Love you, Brandi. So happy for you.
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Beautifully written!
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Oooh thought you'd given up on us and hadn't checked your blog in ages, glad you're back! Hope all is working out well for you :-)
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Second stay for us at Desert Rose and the facilities are still as good as our last stay 2 years ago. Apartment is spacious for a holiday rental, kitchen is well stocked with utensils for self catering and great to be one block off the strip, makes it a little quieter but you can be on the strip with all the action in a 5 minute walk. Wifi was excellent as well.
Unfortunately the complex no longer provides breakfast which we weren't aware of this when we booked but wasn't an issue at all considering the self catering facilities.
The Desert Rose is not in the middle of the strip, but there are still at least 5 casinos within walking distance. We enjoyed having a suite with full kitchen, complete with 12-cup coffee maker and both regular and decaf coffees. Would consider this resort for a longer stay.
No early check-in. Hooters' was the nearest place for breakfast -- it was unfortunate that you had to walk past their trash cans to get there. Someone who has trouble walking wouldn't think that the other casinos were easy to reach. Didn't like hearing the "elephant" stomp around all night in the room above ours.
The apartment was very clean and had a well appointed kitchen area. We were only staying two nights but it would have been comfortable for anyone staying longer and looking to make greater use of the cooking facilities.
The balcony just looked out onto a wall and walkway.
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Bathroom in bedroom area No house keeping each day
Good location and value for price charged.
the place was right next to the strip so everything was within walking distance even AMPM for that late night grab
The only con was that the wifi.... meh wasnt so great, but other then that the hotel was perfect
stayed 4/5 times before, old but in good condition reasonably priced. all that we want. staff nothing i8s too much trouble, even checked me in on line, because computer was busy, also nice and quiet, easy to sleep. steve & Judy Blackpool U.K.
situated close to airport but quiet at night. No restaurant Gave us tickets to Cocos diner and it was like Denny's very good and not too much to eat. No complaints
All the comforts of home.
Very thin walls...apparently we had rabbits "sleeping" next door. Woke us up at 6 in the morning...and again at 9 :/
the friendliness of the staff!
The living room furnishings needed to be replaced..stains on couch and worn pillows.
I've stayed at the desert rose before and that's why I came back it's close to the strip but just far enough away to have some privacy and stores are just down the way
The sewer gas that comes from the city's sewage system . As much as this city brings in this is a easy fix . And it's dangerous
Secluded on a quiter corner which is good fot privacy but need to walk out quite a distance to the strip. Security is good.
I guess people would not mind to pay for shuttle from resort to MGM which is start if the strip. Apart from a good privacy quiet environment the resort seriously need upgrading and full refurbishment.
Value - I stayed in a 2 bedroom suite that accommodated all 6 people in my party. Full kitchen was nice to have to enjoy breakfast in the room.
Carpet in room was stained.
The desert rose is great! The staff is wonderful as are the facilities. We have enjoyed our time there a couple of times and I am sure will again.
Price, location. Free parking at all hotels, saw more with less walking by renting a car.
Beautiful apartment with bedroom, living room with sofa bed, full equipped kitchen, very cozy! Quiet! Certainly recommend!
I loved that it was quiet and a family oriented resort. My husband and I enjoyed it there. I wish they had more amenities such as a free breakfast, or something.
Nothing to even complain about.
Location was perfect. And the pool was refreshing.
Carpet in room was dirty and lumpy. Did not ask for a different room as we were very tired when we arrived. And we only slept in the room and basically we were gone all day. There is no maid service at all, call for clean towels and they are dropped off but the dirty still stay in room.
nice swimming pool and great location
small bathroom and no complimentary water bottle
Friendly and helpful staff. Big rooms. Good location for Vegas. Parking.
Difficult at first to find way back to the front desk from my room.
peaceful location, nice service and i will suggest to my friends!
We enjoyed our stay here even though we were given an older room. We would stay again but may not get the opportunity as it is becoming a timeshare resort.
The staff who checked us in were lovely. However the checkout staff not so good. I think this may have been due to the fact we were not timeshare guests??....
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Rooms only serviced after four days, excessive noise from Hooters pool
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Loved the convenience of the location and the ample living space. Beds were comfortable and two bathrooms came on handy.
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