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Gia Jordan is a pornstar who comes from Miami, Florida. She was born under the astrological star sign of Taurus and has naturally brunette hair and brown eyes. She stands at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs only about 114 pounds. Her body measurements are 34B-24-36 and she has never had any breast augmentation or other cosmetic surgeries. She has no tattoos at all on her body and also no piercings aside from both of her ears. She has been credited with the alias names Gia Jorddan or Gia in some of her adult productions. Her ethnic heritage is a mix of American, English, German, Irish and Pakistani which gives her a somewhat exotic look.
When she started working in the porn movie business she was in her early to mid twenties and the year was 2003. She was actively seeking to work in porn at one point in her life. As she describes it, she would always come to Los Angeles to do some shopping and while there would look through some weekly publications looking for advertisements. Eventually she happened to make a friend who worked at an adult company and expressed her interest in joining the industry to him. He advised her to head to an adult convention and just walk around meeting the various vendors and people in the room. She did that and soon had located some people who showed an interest in filming her and so she went through the process of joining an agency and was soon working in porn movies. One of her first appearances was in the 2003 release called "Glazed and Confused 1" from Elegant Angel which was directed by William H. Nutsack. Her scene is the fifth one and she says in her pre-scene interview "I am a fan. I love porn!" She's wearing a string bikini and shows off her pink pussy before taking her top off. She is joined by five guys once she is nude and she kneels in front of them all, sucking one dick after another. This movie is a blow bang and facial cumshot themed movie so her action is all oral. One guy does lick her pussy at one point while she's busy with her mouth and both hands. She wears a pair of glasses briefly during the scene that ends with her asking if everyone is going to cum on her. The men all give her facial cumshots one after the other until she is well glazed in keeping with the movie's theme. Miss Jordan also performed in the third episode of this series which was filmed and released the following year.
Gia is a woman who had tried many different jobs before working in the adult industry. She was a salesperson at several different clothing boutiques and from there she did some modeling for fetish gear and attire. There was a period of time as well that she spent working as a stripper at some local clubs. She never envisioned that she would work in porn until she actually watched some, and then she absolutely loved it. Up until that time she had always thought about becoming an architect. She used to spend considerable time drawing up floor plans and blueprints for different projects that she had in mind. Gia says in an interview that her parents were not the type who would drive her around for lots of activities, and as a result she spent a lot of time by herself. She watched a lot of television after her school was over for the day. As a fairly popular girl in school, she would often choose to go to the parties that had a lot of alcohol and even drugs. She doesn't do drugs herself, but says that she found the people more interesting at those parties versus others. When she began working in adult movies, she hardly ever said no to any particular scene. A great many of her scenes feature anal sex and that's because she really loves it. A lot of girls will not do anal when they first start a career in porn, but Gia never said no to it. One example from her sophomore year was "Analgeddon" which was produced by Platinum X Pictures. She is in the film's final scene with Chris Charming and she starts off by toying herself with a butt plug. When Chris joins her she sucks on his dick and deepthroats it too. He fucks her from behind and then pushes right into her ass soon afterwards. She shows off her gaping ass before riding on top and then sideways for a while. Finally after anal sex in missionary position he gives her a facial cumshot and she sucks his dick clean and dry afterwards. Gia appears as the DVD cover girl for this movie as well.
In an interview that Gia gave only a year or so into her career, she had a lot of friends who knew her profession. However she had not told her family about it, and in fact goes on to say that they never even knew that she had worked as a stripper. She had no intentions at that time of going out of her way to tell them either. She is asked what advice she would pass on to aspiring pornstars. She says what worked for her was focusing on success, and not just getting fucked on camera. She did not come into the industry just to be a pornstar and to hang out at pornstar parties and such. So her advice is to always be professional and to work as if the camera is always rolling.
Gia Jordan retired from working in porn movies in the year 2009 after she had appeared in more than 175 of them. Even as she stopped appearing in films, she took up her hobby of photography and has since become quite proficient at it. She has taken high quality photographs in galleries of many pornstars. Ms. Jordan has said that she finds it quite a challenge because as the photographer, you are also a director. Trying to capture a perfect shot that tells a story and properly captures the subject is a lot of work but she is optimistic about her future. See some of her own gallery worthy sex videos right here in the official PORN.com collection!
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Aurora -- Permits for building projects worth $2.49 million were issued in January, according to the city's planning-zoning-building department.
Commercial projects, including demolition and interior alterations at American Eagle at Aurora Farms Premium Outlets and a spray booth at Ganley Chevrolet, were valued at $279,370, while residential projects were valued at $2.2 million.
The residential projects included three single-family homes, 10 alterations and one each deck and other.
Licenses issued totaled 313, including 193 for general work, 46 for electrical, 38 for heating-air conditioning and 36 for plumbing.
The city collected $10,549 from building permits, $31,300 from licenses, $1,152 for miscellaneous, $888 from impact fees, $155 in state fees, $4,150 from completion deposits and $15,000 from topography deposits for a total revenue of $63,194.
City inspectors made 198 residential and 95 commercial-industrial checks during the month.
Meanwhile, Police Chief Seth Riewaldt reported 13 Part I crimes were reported in January, and all were thefts.
Other violations included disorderly conduct (eight), vandalism and domestic violence (seven each), fraud-identity thefts (four) and suicide attempts or threat, missing person, drug abuse and other sex offense (one each).
Officers filed 508 reports, handled 78 traffic-related tasks and 125 crime calls, and performed 1,753 service-related activities. Dispatchers handled 2,339 tasks.
Out of 33 traffic accidents investigated, only one resulted in injuries. Six accidents were on private property.
OFFICERS arrested three adults for theft and 28 others for various other violations, including seven for drug abuse. Sixty-seven adults were cited for traffic offenses, including four for driving under the influence. Officers made 380 traffic stops.
Five juveniles were cited for traffic violations, with all five referred to juvenile court.
Personnel drove police vehicles 24,889 miles, compared to 17,900 in January 2013.
Fire Chief David Barnes reported crews responded to 49 fire alarms and 112 rescue calls, and made 12 fire prevention inspections. Fire loss was estimated at $1,100.
Falls and sudden illness were the main reasons for rescue calls, with 14 responses to each, followed by breathing difficulties and chest pain (12 each) and accidental injuries (nine).
Crews made 43 trips to Cleveland Clinic-Twinsburg, 12 trips to Ahuja Medical, nine to Hillcrest Hospital, eight to Robinson Memorial, three each to Bedford Hospital and UH-Twinsburg, two to Marymount and one to Southpointe. Twenty-eight calls required no transport.
During fire prevention inspections, hazards found included fire alarms and sprinkler systems out of date, fire extinguisher access obstructed, connection caps missing, exit sign backup power and emergency lighting not functional, exit doors and aisles blocked, too many extension cords in a socket and damaged electrical covers.
City revenue from water and sewer permits totaled $196,489 in January, with $10,956 coming from Barrington Estates and the remainder coming from commercial entities.
Cemetery receipts amounted to $2,143, including $593 for sales of lots, $1,272 for vault interments, $197 for perpetual care and $80 for foundations.
Contractors picked up 418 tons of trash and 117 tons of recyclables in December, a 78 percent to 22 percent ratio.

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I was 20, and the so-called Vietnam War was just heating up. I did my homework on Vietnam because teachers challenged my opinions. I thought the early antiwar protesters were completely wrong; we had to stop those dirty commies, after all. The newspapers told us so. But this was America: the protesters had a perfect right to protest.
The problem was that I did my homework.
It wasn't long before I had my stash of quarters under the center console of my secondhand Datsun 2000 for emergency gas money. I was prepared to immigrate to Canada.
Unpatriotic, cowardly, un-American, you say?
See, I did my homework. By skimming only three random library books on Vietnam. From that paltry reading of Vietnamese history and at the young and tender age of 20 I concluded:
Now, as far as I can tell, any reasonable person would have reached the same conclusion, if they had done their homework.
Robert S. McNamara was the U.S. secretary of defense during seven years of the Vietnam War. The S. stands for "Strange." I'm not making that up. He was one of the best and brightest of his generation. He got his start by shepherding Ford Motor Company out of a terminal downward spiral. The horror is that he and his organization, USA Corp., apparently hadn't done their Vietnam homework.
So Mr. McNamara didn't do his homework till 1995, 25 years after the war ended. Worse, as it turns out, the Gulf of Tonkin incident the very thin excuse for the Vietnam War was either a mistake or a fraud. Maybe both.
The only thing Mr. McNamara didn't explain was that the first attack on the Maddox was North Vietnamese "hot pursuit" retaliation for a U.S. attack on North Vietnamese shore installations and it wasn't the first such U.S. attack on North Vietnam's sovereign territory, either.
So it's clear the Vietnam war wasn't inevitable. Quite the contrary. Like all wars that don't involve invasion of U.S. territory by foreign troops, it was an arbitrary decision, delivered in accordance with the Goering Protocol. [2] In fact, this seems to have become U.S. standard operating procedure. Which, in this case, according to Mr. McNamara's figures (above), resulted in the deaths of 3,458,000 or so men, women, and children and the wounding and maiming of countless millions of others, which, because of agent orange, cluster bombs, and land mines, continues to this day.
"Oh, ah, gee, uh sorry, Mrs. Peckinpah, I, ah, forgot to do my homework. But here it is. I know it's 25 years late, but, aw, shucks"
"Oops! Ah, Mr. Slick, you're right. He didn't swing first. And, yea, I know he's just a little guy. But don't worry he'll be out of the hospital soon. And they only had to amputate his right leg from the knee down"
"Are you going to give me detention or do I have to stand in the corner?"
According to Mr. McNamara, that's three-million four-hundred thousand Vietnamese, folks as if we lost 27 million American men, women, and children. Not to mention the 58,000 or so U.S. servicemen and women we did lose. Or those who were maimed.
So, was Jane Fonda right? [3]
And don't you wish she'd been president instead of Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon?
Which brings me to the current so-called war. "So-called" because war can only be legally declared by Congress that is, if Congress abides by its own law and this "war," just like each and every other one since WWII, wasn't declared by Congress. See, the U.S. Congress didn't declare it in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. [4]
But that's no surprise. The U.S. Congress isn't law abiding any more than the president is. If you want to get an idea how seriously and often these folks break their own laws, just review the Ninth and Tenth Amendments [5] to the U.S. Constitution to which they all pledge an oath when they take office. And don't just take it from me check out Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws by former federal judge and Fox News analyst Andrew P. Napolitano.
As far as declaring war goes, grandfatherly Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) focuses in on government lawbreaking like a laser beam in a James Bond flick:
"I think it is a fact of modern history that declarations of war are gone. I think they are anachronistic. Clearly the Constitution assigns the declarations of war function to Congress and only to Congress. But declaring war has consequences in a technologically advanced world that nobody wants to face. Instead what you do is you call it a police action, as we did in Korea, or you call it something else, but you do not formally take that giant leap of declaring war." - Congressional Record, June 7, 1995
But Mr. Hyde (not kidding about his name either) conveniently misses the point: Declaring war is supposed to be a "giant leap." It's almost never supposed to happen. That's the point!
And just so there's no doubt about Congress and the Constitution, Hyde went on to explain that in general, the Constitution has been "overtaken by events, by time" and is "no longer relevant to modern society." [6]
Then why swear to "uphold and defend" it when you take office?
So, for those few who still think the U.S. Congress should abide by its own laws, this "war" isn't, apparently, a war. But since they persist in calling it "war" anyway because everyone knows that's what it really is we can let them have their way. In which case, this "war" is illegal. Just like every so-called war the U.S. government has started since WWII. [7]
Not only are those other "wars" Korea, Afghanistan, the Gulf War, Yugoslavia, Panama, and the current one in Iraq illegal according to the U.S. Constitution, they're also illegal according to the Geneva Accords [8], and the NATO Charter, and the UN Charter.
"In helping maintain international peace and security, Chapter 7 of the UN Charter assigns an important role to regional organizations [like NATO], but, as secretary-general, I have many times pointed out that under the [UN] Charter, the Security Council has primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security and this is explicitly acknowledged in the North Atlantic Treaty [founding document of NATO]. Therefore the [UN Security] Council should be involved in any decision to resort to force." - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, March 24, 1999
But as bad as they were, the excuses and homework done for the Vietnam "War" were rock-solid compared to the sorry excuses for this "war," so-called "Operation Iraqi Freedom."
Unreported in the U.S. corporate media, the U.S. government, in cahoots with the British government, were since 1992 engaged in the "secret war" bombing of Iraq, described as " the longest Anglo-American campaign of aerial bombardment since World War Two." This bombing was stepped up significantly in the last months before the latest invasion of Iraq. According to Democracy Now! reporter Jeremy Scahill, June 6, 2005, it was common knowledge among the Iraqi leadership Saddam Hussein, Tariq Aziz, etc. that the U.S. was hoping the stepped-up bombing would be a Gulf-of-Tonkin-like provocation that got Iraq to seem to attack first.
That didn't work, and in the last analysis, all the excuses Mr. G.W. Bush gave for attacking the people of Iraq in 2003 were either wrong or lies. [9] Probably both. Many folks in addition to Americans who still believe in the U.S. Constitution regard the "war" on Iraq as illegal, and U.S. tactics in the "war on terror" as terrorism. [10]
Now, finally, the U.S. corporate media has been dragged, kicking and screaming, to focus on the Downing Street Memo, or DSM. The DSM, a July 23, 2002, briefing to top British Cabinet officials, revealed that the "intelligence and facts were fixed around the policy" in order to justify a military invasion of Iraq. This memo points to the real origin of the well-orchestrated full-court press to create and justify the invasion.
In normal-speak, that means Bush and Blair decided to invade Iraq first, then look for or manufacture excuses. This manufacturing of excuses to attack the people of Iraq was largely carried out by the "Office of Special Plans" specially created for the job. [12]
And finally, pressure is building to look at the implications of the DSM, and a Reuters reporter actually asked about it in a joint Bush/Blair media conference. Apparently it was a surprise to both Bush and Blair. Normally reporters who ask such embarrassing questions get ignored or banished. Often both. Even media veterans like Helen Thomas.
In the clip below -- I edited it for time and relevance -- watch Blair's facial expressions after he gives his response to the charges of "fixing the facts around the policy." And watch Bush's signature smirk as he claims "no one wants to put their military into combat."
At any rate, how can men who both claim they were using the UN to find a peaceful solution look The Blix Choice in the face?
"[Chief UN weapons inspector] Dr. [Hans] Blix … said the choice for the UN was between continued containment and invasion. Both strategies had problems, but an invasion required 250,000 troops and over $100bn while for containment the numbers were 250 inspectors and $80m." - "U.S. Claim Dismissed by Blix," The Guardian, Feb. 5, 2003
That's 250 inspectors plus $80 million dollars
250,000 troops plus $100 billion dollars. [13]
And does the following sound like folks who are trying "to look for a way of managing to resolve this without conflict" (Blair) or went to the United Nations with the notion that a plan to use force couldn't have been "further from the truth" (Bush)?
"[British] Ministers were warned in July 2002 that Britain was committed to taking part in an American-led invasion of Iraq and they had no choice but to find a way of making it legal. Tony Blair had already agreed to back military action to get rid of Saddam Hussein at a summit at the Texas ranch of President George W. Bush three months earlier [April 2002]. The briefing paper …said that since regime change was illegal it was 'necessary to create the conditions' which would make it legal. … [T]he American military would be using British bases. This would automatically make Britain complicit in any illegal U.S. action. …
"The document said the only way the allies could justify military action was to place Saddam Hussein in a position where he ignored or rejected a United Nations ultimatum. … The suggestions that the allies use the UN to justify war contradicts claims by Blair and Bush, repeated during their Washington summit last week, that they turned to the UN in order to avoid having to go to war. The attack on Iraq finally began in March 2003." - "Ministers Were Told of Need for Gulf War 'Excuse,' The Sunday Times (UK), June 12, 2005
If you don't trust the British top-level memos, how about the ultraconservative Washington Times:
"George Bush set the U.S. on the path to war in Iraq with a formal order signed in February 2002, more than a year before the invasion, according to a book published yesterday. … Rumsfeld's War is by Rowan Scarborough, the Pentagon correspondent for the conservative Washington Times newspaper. … 'On February 16, 2002, Bush signed a secret national security council directive establishing the goals and objectives for going to war with Iraq, according to classified documents I obtained,' Mr. Scarborough wrote." - "Bush 'Wanted War in 2002,'" The Guardian, Feb. 24, 2004
The timeline: Feb. 16, 2002, Bush signs "secret national security council directive" to invade Iraq. Three months later (April) he tells Tony Blair at the Crawford, Texas, ranch, and three months after that (July 2002), the British Cabinet is briefed on the need to find an excuse since Britain will be complicit in the coming illegal U.S. actions.
But in the case of Iraq, why did Bush and Blair lie? Why did Bush want to invade
Iraq if it wasn't the WMD, al-Qaeda connections, or 9/11?
The probable answer can be gleaned from neocon headquarters, the Project for the New American Century (PNAC). In particular, the omnipotent folks at PNAC produced a blueprint for your future, released in September 2000 well before 9/11 and titled "Rebuilding America's Defenses." This blueprint states, "while the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein." Could this PNAC notion that there was a "need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf" be the real reason the intelligence and facts were "fixed around the policy"?
The next logical question is, why a "substantial American force presence in the Gulf"? This may well be a hangover from the naive zero-sum mercantilist economic thinking typical of non-Austrian School 20th century economists, famously stated:
"We have about 50 percent of the world's wealth but only 6.3 percent of its population. In this situation, we cannot fail to be the object of envy and resentment. Our real test in the coming period is to devise a pattern of relationships which will permit us to maintain this position of disparity. We need not deceive ourselves that we can afford today the luxury of altruism and world benefaction unreal objectives such as human rights, the raising of living standards, and democratization." [14]
Economics, however, is anything but a zero-sum game.
Interestingly, that same PNAC document – written well before 9/11 remember – suggests that the process of transforming the U.S. into "tomorrow's dominant force" is likely to be a long one in the absence of "some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor." [15] It's also interesting in this context that a Zogby poll showed that "half of New Yorkers believe U.S. leaders had foreknowledge of impending 9/11 attacks and 'consciously failed' to act." [16]
As of June 23, 2005, a Rasmussen Report poll found that 49 percent of surveyed Americans thought Bush was responsible for the war in Iraq and only 44 percent blamed it on Saddam Hussein. If I were on the Bush team, I'd be worried. Very worried.
Now once again, Mr. McNamara:
So how is the current non-war stacking up death-wise?
As of this writing, a very conservative estimate is that at least 23,000 Iraqi citizens have been killed as a result of "Operation Iraqi Freedom." This only includes those deaths reported and verified in the newspapers and other media.
If you're connected to the Internet, here's that same conservative estimate but up-to-date:
A more realistic study, first released by prestigious British medical journal The Lancet on Oct. 29, 2004, suggests there were at least 100,000 excess Iraqi deaths as a result of the 2003 invasion, most caused by violence and most of those caused by Coalition [17] air strikes. Since, in the words of U.S. CENTCOM General Tommy Franks, "We don't do body counts," the Lancet figures are the most accurate figures available.
As might be expected, a government-sponsored disinformation campaign ensued, but was thoroughly discredited by a well reasoned rebuttal from The Lancet and others.
This 100,000 number has obviously increased since the October 2004 release date of that study. [18]
And of course, there are the U.S. servicemen who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan almost 2,000 as of this writing.
This figure does not include the approximately 10,740 U.S. soldiers officially listed as maimed and/or wounded as of February 2005. [19]
But before you act on what I say when I tell you that your president and commander-in-chief lied you into the Iraq non-war, that he should be treated accordingly, and that for your own self-respect and self-preservation, you should refuse to kill innocent men, women, and children, check around. No matter how sane and normal that advice sounds, you still might want to indulge in "due diligence."
So how about starting with a U.S. Navy court-martial judge:
Or do you want to end up like Rambo? [20]
Or, all fact no fiction, like Ron Kovic, author of Born on the Fourth of July?
[1] The idea behind the so-called "Domino Theory" was that if South Vietnam fell to the communists, so would all the other countries in the area as if they were all a row of lined-up dominoes. return
[2] Chief Nazi Hermann Goering at his Nuremberg war crimes trial:
"Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war, neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." return
[3] In 1972, as a peace activist, actress Jane Fonda visited North Vietnam and claimed the U.S. was wrong to be involved. She also claimed U.S. soldiers were war criminals. Much fact and fiction ensued and for a time, Fonda became known among the pro-war folks as " Hanoi Jane." return
[4] "Article I. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. … Section 8. The Congress shall have Power… Clause 11: To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water."
- U.S. Constitution
"[T]he executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war." - James Madison return
[5] Bill of Rights
"Amendment IX: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
"Amendment X: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." return
[6] Source: U.S. Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), P.O. Box 1776, Lake Jackson, TX 77566. Phone: (979) 265-3034 return
[7] How many times do you think the U.S. government has officially invaded foreign countries? Go ahead. Take a guess.
"Excluding World Wars and expeditions to suppress piracy or the slave trade, the United States has launched armed invasions and interventions in other countries on more that 130 separate occasions, including China (on 18 separate occasions), Mexico (13), Nicaragua and Panama (9 each), Honduras (7), Colombia and Turkey (6 each), the Dominican Republic, Korea, and Japan (5 each), Argentina, Cuba, Haiti, the Kingdom of Hawaii, and Samoa (4 each), Uruguay and Fiji (3 each), Guatemala, Lebanon, the Soviet Union, and Sumatra (2 each), Grenada, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Chile, Morocco, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Syria, Iraq, Peru, Formosa, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam [list based on compilations by the House Armed Services Committee]." - "The Common Enemy," by Carl Sagan, Parade magazine, Feb. 7, 1988
Of course, there have been a few additions to the 130 counted by Sagan in 1988 Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Haiti, Somalia, Kosovo, Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq again, etc. And these are just the official military interventions. As of 2004, the U.S. had more than 300,000 troops stationed in 135 foreign countries and an FBI presence in over 60 countries.
For a more thorough list of U.S. interventions, see this.
There are also other less forceful intrusions, usually including the U.S.-controlled International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. See, for example, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. return
[8] "According to the 1954 Geneva Accords, the U.S.
was only allowed 350 military advisers in Vietnam, yet by 1961 there were already
700 and Kennedy eventually authorized 12,000 'advisers.'"
- Daniel Ellsberg, Secrets,
2001 return
[9] And just about everyone caught on:
"WARSAW (AFP) - In a first sign of official criticism in Poland of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, President Aleksander Kwasniewski said that his country had been 'taken for a ride' about the alleged existence of weapons of mass destruction in the strife-torn country. … 'That they deceived us about the weapons of mass destruction, that's true. We were taken for a ride,' Kwasniewski said Thursday." - Agence-France Presse, March 18, 2004 return
[10] Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, for example. return
[11] U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was the point man for creating the false impression that Saddam was involved in the 9/11 attacks. The Office of Special Plans, charged with cherry-picking weak and/or false intelligence linking Iraq with al-Qaeda, delivered its fruits directly to Cheney's office. Typical of Cheney's disingenuous tactics was his statement when questioned by Tim Russert on Meet the Press about the nonexistent Saddam links to al-Qaeda and the 9/11 attacks: "I'm not surprised the American people believe Saddam was involved in 9/11," he said. I guess not he was instrumental in creating that impression. return
[12] "At issue is a secret Pentagon committee headed by Wolfowitz and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith, that is widely believed to be responsible for gathering much of the erroneous intelligence information used by President Bush and senior White House officials on the so-called Iraqi threat, specifically, its ties to al-Qaeda. "The Pentagon unit, called the Office of Special Plans, was formed, according to published reports, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to find links between Iraq and al-Qaeda. … About a dozen former CIA intelligence officials have been quoted as saying that the Office of Special Plans cherry-picked intelligence, much of which was gathered by unreliable Iraqi defectors, to make a stronger case for war and delivered directly to Vice President Dick Cheney's office and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice without first being vetted by the CIA." - "Wolfowitz: Iraq Not Involved in 9-11, No Ties to al-Qaeda, Jason Leopold, Aug. 7, 2003
[13] The price tag just (June 16, 2005) has exceeded twice that amount, $200 billion dollars. return
[14] George Kennan quoted in Sheila D. Collins, "From the Bottom Up and the Outside In," CALC Report, 15, no. 3 (March 1990): 9-10. James W. Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me, 1996 return
[15] Recent research shows that in addition to knowing about the attack on Pearl Harbor in advance, it's highly likely that FDR purposely instigated it. return
[16] This may sound too far out of the box for some, but consider:
"Code-named Operation Northwoods, the plan, which had the written approval of the [Joint Chiefs] Chairman [Lemnitzer] and every member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called for innocent people to be shot on American streets; for boats carrying refugees fleeing Cuba to be sunk on the high seas; for a wave of violent terrorism to be launched in Washington, D.C., Miami, and elsewhere. People would be framed for bombings they did not commit; planes would be hijacked. Using phony evidence, all of it would be blamed on Castro, thus giving Lemnitzer and his cabal the excuse, as well as the public and international backing, they needed to launch their war [against Castro's Cuba]." - Body of Secrets, James Bamford, 2001 return
[17] The so-called "Coalition of the Willing" was 89 percent American, willing or not:
"General Sanchez said he was 'very happy' with the current level of allied forces in Iraq – 120,000 Americans and 15,000 troops from other countries. … No further troop contributions from other countries, other than perhaps a small contingent from Japan, are expected." - "U.S. Troops Are Expected to Remain in Iraq," New York Times, Dec. 16, 2003
"The Dutch have 1,300 troops in Iraq." - Andrea Mitchell, CNBC, March 17, 2004
The Spanish also have approximately 1,300 troops in Iraq but are now expected to withdraw them. return
[18] The way the Western corporate media are covering it, it seems as if the so-called "insurgents" are just blowing themselves and other random folks up indiscriminately. While suicide bombers obviously cause collateral damage, just as does coalition bombing (see "Greetings From Fallujah!"), their primary targets are those who are collaborating with those they consider the invaders, that is, those cooperating with the so-called "Coalition of the Willing." return
[19] Interestingly, in September 2004, six months before the above official figures were released, UPI reported that, in addition to the 1,019 dead and 7,245 wounded, the military had evacuated an additional 16,765 individual service members from Iraq and Afghanistan for injuries. This implies:
1. Approximately 25,000 U.S. soldiers have been injured enough in Iraq and Afghanistan to be evacuated.
2. There is a concerted effort to hide this fact from "we the people." return
[20] First Blood was, naturally, a work of fiction, but the situations dramatized by Sylvester Stallone in this clip are only too realistic given the history of Vietnam vets. This is already beginning to be hauntingly familiar to the vets of "Operation Iraqi Freedom." return
[21] The fourth branch of government is the Federal Reserve as you'll no doubt discover shortly. return
[22] Chief Nazi "Information Officer" Joseph Paul Goebbels (in Goebbels, From Economics to Publicity, ed. 1955, Alles die Zeitungen collection, Dr. Herzbold Neher) return
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Schools will be forced to bear the brunt of government spending cuts if the Tories win power at the general election, Children's Secretary
Ed Balls will claim.
Addressing the NASUWT teaching union's annual conference in Birmingham, Mr Balls will say a Conservative government would be forced to cut teacher numbers and raise class sizes to pay for their promised cut in national insurance (NI) contributions.
His attack comes as the Tories' commitment to reverse part of the Government's planned NI increase – due to come into effect next April – has emerged as one of the key battlegrounds in the forthcoming general election.
Mr Balls will say the schools budget had been identified by the Institute of Fiscal Studies as the biggest area of unprotected spending in the Tory plans, leaving it to face the prospect of a 2.8% cut this year.
According to advance extracts of his speech, he will accuse shadow children's secretary Michael Gove of failing to spell out where the cuts would fall.
"On top of billions of pounds of spending commitments Michael Gove has already made, he now has to find immediate cuts this year of £1.7 billion to the schools budget," he will say.
"We know you can't find money like that overnight in our schools without sacking teachers and teaching assistants and seeing class sizes go up. It's no wonder Michael Gove doesn't want to debate with me in Parliament or at this conference.
"It's utterly dishonest of them to make these promises but refuse to say how they will be paid for."
Revealing new Government guidance, Mr Balls also said that teachers should use force to break up fights and control unruly pupils who disrupt lessons and persistently refuse to leave class.
The idea that schools should have "no contact" policies with pupils is simply a myth, he said as he published a new guide for teachers, telling them when they can reasonably physically intervene to stop bad behaviour.


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Private Companies Keep Public Parks Open
October 9, 2013
In 2010, Arizona announced it would have to close Red Rock State Park near Sedona due to budget shortfalls. Despite collecting nearly $300,000 a year in admissions fees, the park needed hundreds of thousands of dollars of additional tax money to meet its operating costs -- money the state did not have. The park also had a growing maintenance backlog, as years of budget shortfalls forced park staff to skip critical repairs, says Warren Meyer, the founder and president of Recreation Resource Management.
Next door, the U.S. Forest Service owns Crescent Moon Ranch, a nearly identical public park with similar facilities, visitation and revenues. The fee revenue at this park, however, not only keeps the park fully maintained, it supports a visitor center down the road and adds more than $60,000 to the local Forest Service recreation budget -- all without requiring tax money to operate.
The solution for this has existed for decades. The Forest Service, like the National Park Service and other agencies, used private concessionaires to provide customer amenities such as lodges or boat rentals in public recreation areas. The Forest Service decided to take this one step further and experiment with private management groups operating entire units on a concession basis.
- Today, more than 1,000 campgrounds and recreation areas are operated by private companies under the supervision of the Forest Service. All of these parks remain open and well-maintained without the need for tax money.
- Under whole-park private concessionaire arrangements, the Forest Service retains ownership of the recreation area and maintains strict control of its character, facilities and services. The concessionaire leases the facilities and operates them for profit, using the gate fees at the park (and no public subsidies) to pay expenses.
Many fear the loss of their treasured parks to excessive private development. "Won't private operators just build a McDonald's in front of old Faithful?" is a popular question. But such an outcome is impossible under the terms of the contract between the public agency and the private concessionaire.
The partnership combines the oversight and protection of natural resources by the public agency with the operating efficiency and customer service of private companies, keeping public parks open and cared for into the next century.
Source: Warren Meyer, "A Tale of Two Parks," Property and Environment Research Center, September 2013.
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Jimmie Johnson's latest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship garnered him some votes for The Associated Press' Male Athlete of the Year, but not enough to win the award.
Johnson finished third in the voting, with seven of 96 votes cast in a poll of news organizations. Miami Heat forward LeBron James won the award receiving 31 votes. Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning finished second with 20 votes.
Johnson had a tweet about his placement in the award and a little bit of a tweak as well.
So I'm told the @AP or @AP_Sports ranked me as the 3rd best athlete of 2013... not bad for a non-athlete. 😎
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) December 26, 2013
Last month, former NFL quarterback and "FOX Sports Live" analyst Donovan McNabb said that Johnson was not an athlete. The comments sparked a debate with many coming to Johnson's defense to say that NASCAR drivers are athletes.
In 2013, Johnson won six races, including two in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoff en route to his sixth Sprint Cup Series championship.


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How would you decorate it, airbrushing on fondant, or using fondant for logos?
I don't know how to go about this one, but I am up for the challenge. Anyone done a cake like this?
Any advice would be most appreciated
i would make a stencil or a pattern for the double c's and paint them
for the COACH and the stagecoach logo-- i would just eyeball that--just draw it
Thank you so much -K8memphis, have the stencils that I downloaded. I will give it a shot. This is going to be a huge undertaking, but I really want to try to make it.
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CLEARWATER — Throughout the playoffs, Clearwater has faced teams with a preference for drag-strip basketball.
The Tornadoes have obliged by playing the same style and put their foot on the accelerator to beat Blake in the region quarterfinals and Hillsborough in the region semifinals.
Now comes an opponent that wants to apply the brakes.
Venice got through the first two rounds by remaining patient and methodical, seizing the opportunity when an opponent suffers a series of mental lapses.
So far, the Indians have played Lakewood and Boca Ciega, two of the county's most entertaining teams. Both were sent home for the winter, their thrilling offensive machinery trumped by the region's most enduring team.
This is what Venice does. It outworks, outmaneuvers — outlasts.
"It is going to be different simply because we have to adapt to a different style," Clearwater coach Allen Carden said. "We've been playing teams that are very up-tempo and like to get up and go.
"Venice wants to slow the game down and make it low scoring."
The Tornadoes are used to playing with checkered-flag abandon.
In its first two playoff games, Clearwater was on a thrill ride with finger rolls, fallaways and no-look passes. The result was high-scoring games in which the Tornadoes prevailed 69-55 over Blake and 72-59 over Hillsborough.
The Indians are used to playing with crossing-guard caution. In its first playoff games, Venice was able to grind teams down with a controlled offense to prevail 57-40 over Lakewood and 35-33 over Boca Ciega.
"The key is to get off to a quick start," Pirates coach Randy Shuman said of the Indians. "I think it's big if someone can get a lead right away and force them to play from behind.
"But nobody has been able to do that yet."
Carden believes his team is versatile enough to adapt to any way the game flows.
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Foreign Minister Shimon Peres stirred up anger among settlers on the Golan Heights this week when he said quite bluntly, "Syria's sovereignty over the Golan has been repeatedly recognized by Israel."
Addressing a gathering of the United Kibbutz Movement, Peres said he was opposed to any extension of settlements in the Golan, but favored the development of settlements in the Jordan Valley area north of Jericho.
Observers here interpreted Peres' remarks as an indication of Israeli flexibility over the Golan prior to the forthcoming visit of U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher.
Christopher is scheduled to arrive here over the weekend in an effort to revive the stalled Israeli-Syrian talks.
Golan settlers reacted angrily to Peres. As one spokesman put it, the foreign minister's remarks were "a betrayal of the Zionism and the whole settlement effort."
Meanwhile, Israel on Thursday permitted the entry into the autonomous areas of senior Palestine Liberation Organization officials, Yasser Abed Rabbo and Ahmed Karia, better known as Abu Alla, a drafter of the Oslo peace accords.
Twenty of Arafat's personal bodyguards were also allowed in. Their entry had been held up in the wake of a mini-crisis, when four Palestinian terrorists were smuggled into the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinians, two of whom were involved in the 1974 attack on a school in Ma'alot where 21 teen-agers were killed, had arrived along with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat when he returned to Gaza to take up residence on Tuesday.
Israel closed the Egyptian and Jordanian borders until all four had returned to Egypt.
Rabin said Israel would admit the four expelled terrorists if Arafat convenes the Palestine National Council in Gaza to renounce the clauses in the Palestine National Covenant that call for Israel's destruction.
Arafat had committed himselft to the repeal of these clauses in Cairo when the Gaza and Jericho autonomy agreement was signed on May 4.
Meanwhile, Arafat laid the foundation stones for a neighborhood of 192 dwellings in Gaza being paid for by $6 million in U.S. government funding.


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'Goods Can't Be Brought Into Gaza While Gilad Rots in a Cellar'
Lead Gilad Shalit activist criticizes government for forgetting about Shalit in the face of the international diplomatic crisis following the Gaza flotilla clashes.
Goods can't be brought into the Gaza Strip while Gilad rots in a cellar, a lead activist for the release of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit said on Sunday.
"The Israeli government, the prime minister, and the security minister, while trying to find a solution to the latest diplomatic crisis, have forgotten that the blockade of Gaza serves as an impetus to pressure Hamas as Gilad's incarceration has already lasted four years," Shimshon Liebman said.
Since its raid on the Gaza aid flotilla last week, Israel has faced worldwide pressure to end its blockade on Gaza which has been in place since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip in 2007.
It was reported last week that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering easing the naval blockade of Gaza.
In so doing, he is acceding to pressure from Washington, which opposes continuing the blockade in its present format and demands that Israel make it easier to send civilian goods to Gaza.
"It can't be possible that Israel will allow massive amounts of merchandise to enter the Gaza strip at the same time that Gilad is rotting in a Hamas cellar," Liebman said.
"If the Israeli government isn't able to withstand international pressure, they must pay the price that has been demanded to return Gilad," Liebman said.
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Criminal Law
Criminal Law Questions? Ask a Criminal Lawyer.
Hello,Unfortunately, there really aren't many: -- you renewed it and can prove it but the new one hasn't come in the mail yet.. - you couldn't have possibly known your licnese was suspended. (Sometimes, for example, someone else uses the car, gets tickets, fails to pay them and it kicks back at you). But generally, there's really no good defense here. There are only excuses, and they are not legal defenses. Guilty with an excuse is still guilty. The best thing to do with a case like this is to clear the suspansion ASAP and bring proof to the court that you've resolved the problem. Under those circumstances, the prosecutor may be willing to dismiss or reduce the charges, particularly if you have a lawyer to negotiate for you.
This is a situation where the driver has never been issued a license. She still has to take the test. Can she just try to get the license before showing up in court and perhaps ask the judge for a PBJ and/or pay any applicable fines?


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On Linux and OS X I do not get a crash and the quick panel does show even though another window has the focus. I can return focus to the ST2 window and interact with the quick panel.
Yeah, I would not expect set_timeout to queue up or halt when it is not active. I would expect the timers to run as normal. And I agree, I think the behavior on Linux and OS X seems correct with the quick panel showing and waiting for input.
I just pushed version 1.2.5 out.
Thanks sublimator for all of the help. I ended up testing and getting the 150ms staggering to work well and I am seeing faster performance.
For a short term fix that isn't too messy I updated all of the sublime.set_timeout() calls to 10ms instead of 0ms. This seems to prevent the crashing issue on Windows that bizoo was having and I think some other crashing issues that Windows users have mentioned when trying to install and upgrade packages.
Just tried this on windows and get long delays when repos are refreshing. Also, it only seems to show about 5 available packages. Any idea what is going on?
It sounds like https URLs are timing out. All of the packages are served over https, except for mine since I host my own packages.json file. It just so happens I have 6 packages available. The rest of the packages are hosted on GitHub and BitBucket, which force use of SSL.
If you look at the console (ctrl+`) you will probably see some errors about downloading URLs. Let me know what you find and I can try to help resolve it.
You are probably right - i am behind a proxy, which has caused issues with other source control programs. Do you know of a system environment variable or some other setting I can change, probably related to proxies, to allow this to go through?
Package Control has two settings, http_proxy and https_proxy. If you set http_proxy and not https_proxy, the http_proxy will be used for https also.
You can see the settings to copy by going to the Preferences > Package Settings > Package Control > Settings - Default menu entry. Copy those two settings to the Preferences > Package Settings > Package Control > Settings - User file and customize there.
I want to add "https://bitbucket.org/wuub/sublimerepl" to Package Control but I want the "default" branch, not the "pexpect" one that run only in linux.How I could specify the branch in the config ?
Edit:Didn't find a way in the api.bitbucket.org documentation to find the last changeset of a branch, so actually it's the last changeset of the repository that is downloaded, which is not the one I want.
Yeah, it looks like I need to update Package Control to explicitly specify the default branch when grabbing changesets. api.bitbucket.org/1.0/repositor ... lt?limit=1
I should be able to do this later today.
Didn't found the syntax for the branch, I must be blind.Anyway, I suppose that an entry in the config file to specify the branch is required, I'm not sure that we don't want default branch everytime.
I think that having Package Control only pull from default when you specify a BitBucket URL is perfectly fine. If you want to use a version in a branch then you can clone the repo, checkout the branch and Package Control will keep it up to date with the remote for you.
Didn't know you could do that, nice.
Thanks for the update.
Oups (on upgrade command):
startup, version: 2117 windows x64 channel: dev
Exception in thread Thread-4:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File ".\threading.py", line 532, in __bootstrap_inner
File ".\Package Control.py", line 500, in run
File ".\Package Control.py", line 300, in get_packages
KeyError: 'changesets'
This is the JSON I receive, no 'changesets' records
"node": "3bd4e612ff6e",
"type": "added",
"file": ".hgignore"
"type": "added",
"file": "Default (Linux).sublime-keymap"
"type": "added",
"file": "Default (OSX).sublime-keymap"
"type": "added",
"file": "Default (Windows).sublime-keymap"
"type": "added",
"file": "case_conversion.py"
"raw_author": "Scott Bessler <firstname.lastname@example.com>",
"utctimestamp": "2011-09-15 01:00:39+00:00",
"author": "scottbessler",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15 03:00:39",
"raw_node": "3bd4e612ff6ea1c865772a971fb517cc42f386f1",
"parents": ],
"branch": "default",
"message": "modifying case conversion to work on all selections, and pep8ing it",
"revision": 0,
"size": -1
I changed all:
And apparently it works.
[quote="bizoo"]Oups (on upgrade command):
I'll get a fix out for that today. Thanks for the report.
Is this a package manger bug or sublime bug? When I start sublime and i'm not online I get an error box saying it couldn't fetch the repository url and then sublime doesn't load. I have to kill sublime in the task manager and start it again.
I'm not sure what the issue is there. I did just release version 1.2.7 so try to upgrade to that if you can. If you do continue to have problems, please open a ticket at github.com/wbond/sublime_package_control/issues since there is no notification system here on the forum.
As much as I like Package Control it throws a series of errors from time to time on ST2 startup.
The error it throws is:
Package Control: Error downloading repository. HTTP error 503
Any suggestions as to what's going on and how to fix it from freaking out?
A 503 error means that the service is temporarily unavailable. The way to work around it is to tell me you are having the problem, at which point I'll look into enhancing the retry functionality to handle 503s in addition to timeouts. Is it GitHub that is triggering the 503s? What platform are you running on?
I'll try to do this later today. Hopefully in the near future I'll also be rolling out a centralized cache of package info that will help prevent issues like this, but also drastically improve the performance of Package Control.
I've been having a similar issue, using OS X Lion 10.7.1 and the latest dev version of ST2. This error pops up on start:
When I do Package Control: Discover, the error pops up again, and if I hit enter on any of the packages, it freezes ST2.
edit: I went in and removed SublimeLinter from Package Control Settings - User (there were two entries -- even when I removed one it was still giving the error). Once I removed both of them, and re-installed SublimeLinter using Package Control, it worked fine. I remember the previous time I installed it, I had to enter the Git URL myself. Now I just have this in my User Settings file:
"auto_upgrade_last_run": 1316267222,
It looks like you have an improper repository URL to your installation, although I could be wrong. I don't believe Package Control ever uses URLs with .git at the end, which is why I think you may have added one. Please go to Preferences > Package Settings > Package Control > Settings - User. Delete any reference to SublimeLinter from your repositories setting. SublimeLinter is part of the default channel so you shouldn't need to add . If it was there, after you delete it you should not longer get a 404 (not found) error. You should now be able to install SublimeLinter.
If this is not the case, please open a ticket on GitHub at github.com/wbond/sublime_package_control/issues. Unfortunately this forum isn't a very good place for bug reports since there is no notification mechanism.
Exactly how I fixed it (took me a second to figure out how to find that settings file). I guess I just posted this in case someone else had a similar issue.
Turns out this is user error, I thought I was supposed to copy/paste the repository URL, not the Git page URL (the same, but minus ".git" at the end). Maybe you should just strip /.git$/ when a user does a manual Add Repository?
Anyway, was an easy fix. Thanks for the great package manager, such a fantastic addition to ST2.


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A £1m digital archive of material published in Wales during World War One is being launched. The Welsh Experience of the First World War highlights newspapers, photographs, film and other items from sources including universities and BBC Wales.
The National Library of Wales project has digitised 220,000 documents, including telegrams informing people that their loved one had been killed. Wales is hosting a series of projects to mark the centenary of World War One.
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One of the most interesting aspects of being a columnist is getting feedback on my ideas. I enjoy it immensely when people share their views on my views. I am often tempted to get into a "back-and-forth" with readers, but I figure I had my chance (by writing the column in the first place), and now the public has its chance to respond. What I find particularly intriguing, when I'm getting input from people who don't share my points of view, is that they often chastise me for crimes of thought I did not commit. Last week, for example, I wrote about my amusement with the thinking of liberals on the far left of the political spectrum—especially those who claim to promote "tolerance."
I shared the story of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his campaign against Chick-fil-A owner Dan Cathy. Mr. Cathy's crime was to voice support for the traditional definition of marriage. The proposed penalty: Denial of a Chicago business license – to be excluded from doing business. Mayor Emanuel was intolerant of anyone thinking differently than he.
My next story involved research done by a University of Texas professor who found, through his well documented and critically reviewed research, that children of same-sex parents "fared worse in key aspects of life compared to those from intact biological families." The professor was vilified by the left, made the subject of an inquiry, and was subsequently exonerated. His research was sound.
For telling these stories one reader wrote that my "politics of exclusion are symptomatic of intolerance," and that I had an "angry, hateful stance toward anyone to the political left of Joseph Goebbels." Oh, and that I was a hypocrite. I searched for any evidence of my "politics of exclusion" as well as for my "angry, hateful" remarks, but alas, found neither. I actually have quite a few close friends who are well left of Geobbels, and I'm not angry with them at all. And I certainly don't hate them. Or exclude them.
Another reader accused me of being delusional and stated that my "assertions have absolutely no basis in fact." I wasn't quite sure to which of my "assertions" he was referring. Was it that "children living with their married, biological parents" is the gold standard? To believe otherwise is to fly in the face of a mountain of evidence.
Of course there are many exceptions, and I recognized that in my column. I was speaking in general terms, and, in general terms, that "assertion" is spot on.
The reader went on to say that my views "on same-sex marriage will be looked at backwards with the same shame, horror, and disbelief with which we view those past mixed-race opponents today."
Actually, I find no shame at all in my view that the term "marriage" should be retained for one man and one woman. That viewpoint is shared by billions of people around the world. Those on the left paint such an opinion as "anti-gay." It's not. I'm not. Gay couples should have the same rights as married couples. This is all about the definition of the word.
No one bothered to dispute my next contention, which was that Social Security and Medicare are unsustainable in their current forms, and that the Democrats refuse even to discuss fixing the problems now. I guess they all agree with me—or should.
I also didn't get much argument for sharing the distinct possibility that raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 might raise unemployment. Heck, it'd be great if everyone could earn $20 an hour. Unfortunately, a lot fewer people would be employed. Advocating for such a raise just sounds good politically and getting re-elected is all that matters anyhow.
Finally, I again called for liberal thinkers who believe it is in America's best interest to attack the "rich" by insisting that they pay their "fair share," to tell us exactly what that "fair share" might be. No one had that magic "fair share" number. But for asking such a question, I was told my "defense of the very wealthy is almost obscenely misguided."
Again, I searched and searched where I might have defended the wealthy, and I could not find it. One reader labeled my comments "The conservative fair-share federal tax argument," but it's really the mantra of the liberals, not the conservatives. He, the reader, suggested that a flat tax "applied to all income earners would be a much better argument for fairness."
I agree. Let's talk about it.


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italiana800's review of Burt's Bees Radiance Eye Cream with Royal Jelly
121 reviews
52% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.2
Price: $$
Package Quality: 3.2
Price: $$
Not tested on animals
Burt's Bees is a Cruelty-Free Subsidiary.
INGREDIENTSWater, sesame seed oil, stearic acid (vegetable fat), kaolin, glucose (sugar), royal jelly powder, comfrey leaf extract, cucumber extract, eyebright extract, chamomile extract, rosehips extract, with hazel extract, lecithin, mica, natural borax, xanthan gum, orange oil, lemon oil, ylang ylang oil, sucrose stearate & distearate (sugar emulsifiers), fragrance, glucose oxidase & lactoperoxidase (natural preservative).
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I bought this eye cream when I developed a little bit of eczema on my eyelids, because this cream was recommended for that. I paid around $20 for it at walmart, which is really expensive. But at the time, I really needed it, so I put the price aside and bought it:) It's a heavier cream & it's very moisturizing as well. Within 2-3 days, my tiny dry patches on my eyelids were pretty much gone. I'm happy to say that my eczema has not returned since then. On the bottle, it does say to use either in the day time or the evening. I would recommend using it in the evening before going to bed, because it is a heavier cream and it can be overly moisturizing for the day time. I did notice that it can cause irritation if you use too much of it. I think the royal jelly is kind of a strong ingredient, which can cause irritation. So, just be aware of that. Overall, I think it's a good eye cream, but more for night time.
**UPDATE:** Over time I've noticed this irritates my eyes like crazy. Still a good eye cream, but I won't buy again. My search goes on for the perfect eye cream.
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Celebrity News For June 13, 2013 | Early Edition
Miley Cyrus: I'm Still Engaged
- Miley Cyrus sets the record straight — ET
- Rihanna gets censored in Dublin — HuffPost Celebrity
- LeAnn Rimes's new album does poorly — Us Weekly
- Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici have a date night — People
- Paris Hilton is making a comeback — The Daily Beast
- Will Rob Lowe make a convincing JFK? — Lainey Gossip
- A surprising kiss on the set of Captain America — BuzzFeed
- Henry Cavill is headed to Shanghai — The Hollywood Reporter
- Taylor Kitsch goes blond — TooFab
- Will Man of Steel take over the box office? — Rotten Tomatoes
- Rita Ora may be the next Material Girl — Wonderwall
- Karolina Kurkova makes a brave choice — The Frisky
- Eddie Murphy's daughter makes a surprising claim about models — Celebitchy
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Acting Prime Minister Wayne Swan has lost his voice, leaving the introduction of the government's mining tax legislation to a junior minister.
Mr Swan also was unable to fulfil a media engagement earlier on Wednesday.
It was left to Finance Minister Penny Wong to spruik the tax on ABC Radio.
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten stood in for Mr Swan as the government introduced legislation for its minerals resource rent tax into parliament.
Mr Swan sat at the dispatch table as Mr Shorten made speeches on the treasurer's behalf.
Mr Swan is standing in for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who is on her way to France for a meeting of G20 leaders.


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Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. served as financial advisor, and BuckleySandler LLP served as legal counsel, to Eagle.Alliance was advised by Davenport & Company LLC as financial advisor, and Troutman Sanders LLP as legal counsel. About the Companies: Eagle Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for EagleBank, which commenced operations in 1998. EagleBank is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and conducts full service commercial banking through thirteen offices, located in Montgomery County, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Fairfax County, Virginia. EagleBank focuses on building relationships with businesses, professionals and individuals in its marketplace. For more information about Eagle, please visit: www.eaglebankcorp.com . Alliance Bankshares Corporation is the holding company for Alliance Bank, which commenced operations in 1998. Alliance Bank is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, and places special emphasis on serving the needs of individuals, small and medium size businesses and professional concerns in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area through six offices located in Northern Virginia. For more information about Alliance, please visit: www.alliancebankva.com . Forward-looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements of goals, intentions, and expectations as to future trends, plans, events or results of Eagle's operations and policies and regarding general economic conditions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about (i) the benefits of the merger between Eagle, Alliance and Alliance Bank and (ii) Eagle's and Alliance's plans, obligations, expectations and intentions. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as "may," "will," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "plans," "estimates," "potential," "continue," "should," and similar words or phrases. These statements are based upon the beliefs of the respective managements of Eagle and Alliance as to the expected outcome of future events, current and anticipated economic conditions, nationally and in the parties' market, and their impact on the operations and assets of the parties, interest rates and interest rate policy, competitive factors, judgments about the ability of the parties to successfully consummate the merger and to integrate the operations of the two companies, the ability of the two companies to avoid customer dislocation during the period leading up to and following the merger, and other conditions which by their nature, are not susceptible to accurate forecast and are subject to significant uncertainty. Factors that could cause results and outcomes to differ materially include, among others, the ability to obtain required regulatory and shareholder approvals; the ability to complete the merger as expected and within the expected timeframe; and the possibility that one or more of the conditions to the completion of the merger may not be satisfied. Because of these uncertainties and the assumptions on which this discussion and the forward-looking statements are based, actual future operations and results in the future may differ materially from those indicated herein. Readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Eagle and Alliance assume no obligation to revise, update, or clarify forward-looking statements to reflect events or conditions after the date of this release. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER AND WHERE TO FIND IT Eagle and Alliance will file a proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents concerning the merger with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to the shareholders of Alliance. Investors and security holders of Eagle and Alliance are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference in the proxy statement/prospectus, the other documents filed with the SEC and the other relevant materials when they become available, because they will contain important information about Eagle, Alliance, the merger and the transactions contemplated by the merger. Investors will be able to obtain these documents free of charge at the SEC's web site ( http://www.sec.gov ). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by Eagle Bancorp, Inc. will be available free of charge from Eagle's Investor Relations at (301) 986-1800, on Eagle's website at www.eaglebankcorp.com under the tab "Investor Relations" and then under the heading "SEC Filings" or from Alliance's Investor Relations at (703) 814-7200 or on Alliance's website at www.alliancebankva.com under the tab "Investor Relations" and then under the heading "Press Releases" or under the heading "Documents/SEC Filings." Eagle, Alliance and their respective directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management and employees of Eagle, Alliance and their respective subsidiaries may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of Alliance in connection with the proposed merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of Eagle is set forth in Eagle's proxy statement for the 2011 annual meeting of shareholders filed with the SEC on April 7, 2011. 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New Zealand may modify electricity market, says government
The country's prime minister, Helen Clark, told reporters at a press conference in Wellington that the government was contemplating changes that could be significant for the structure of the market.
She gave no details of how the market might be changed, but said: "There is a need for more generation, but the [market] model is part of the problem in getting more generation."
The government has set up a working group under finance minister Michael Cullen to look at how the market infrastructure could be changed.
Analysts have long criticised the structure of the New Zealand electricity sector for preventing the efficient transfer of high prices in the wholesale market to the retail market – a problem similar to the one that caused the power crisis in California in 2000–2001. Many wholesale power firms, which benefit from higher prices, are also active in the retail market and can afford not to pass on price signals.
Hydro dependence
New Zealand is largely dependent on hydroelectric power. The government says about 150 megawatts of extra generating capacity will need to be added each year to meet rising demand and ensure an adequate reserve capacity to protect against years when there is low rainfall.
The country faced its last serious power shortage in 2001, when a dry winter cut availability, caused spot prices to rise sharply and led the government to call for a voluntary 10% reduction in electricity use.
Prime minister Clark said: "We know from the 2001 experience that it is possible to manage through dry years, but for the long term it is not really satisfactory to have dry years throw New Zealand power security as much as they now appear to do."
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Apothia Body Wash & Lotion Set
Los Angeles-based Apothia delivers natural luxury you'll be raving about. Their formulas are toxin-free with no parabens or sulfates and include nourishing vitamins and oils that leave your skin clean, smooth and moisturized. This body wash and lotion set comes in a variety of sumptuous aromas like lime, orange flower, yuzu and grass that will bring you back to nature and back to adoring your skin. More Details Made in Canada. Body wash and lotion set. Available in Verde, Bronzed, Plush, Wave, Casa, Juiced, Scene or Soul. Paraben and sulfate free. Verde notes: bright cilantro, earthy tomato leaf, a zesty squeeze of lime and a hint of chili pepper. Bronzed notes: orange flower freshened with petitgrain, bergamot and precious jasmine. Plush notes: French-milled soap and petitgrain with bright citrus notes of mandarin, lime and pomelo. Wave notes: fresh white grapefruit, mandarin and yuzu, with hints of driftwood and seagrass, splashed with salty ozone. Casa notes: lilies, newly cut grass and fresh air. Juiced notes: sparkling red currant with green touches of geranium and tomato leaf. Scene notes: luscious fig, peppery juniper berry and ripe pear nectar. Soul notes: African ginger, rich mahogany, deep Taboti wood and Grains of Paradise.This was featured in our Mother's Day Gift Guide as a unique gift idea. Check out our other great picks for Mother's Day here. Product Dimensions: H 10.0 Centimeters x W 6.0 Centimeters x L 6.0 Centimeters Product Code: V176000179213
Apothia Hand & Body Wash
This hand and body wash from Apothia by Rob Robinson is a sweet smelling cleanser derived from all natural ingredients. A blend of glucose, apricot kernel oil, oat and coconut oil cleanse gently, while sweet almond protein, aloe vera and vitamin E effectively moisturize and soothe the skin. It is free of parabens and sulfates and bottled in a a sleek, functional pump bottled with a non-slip grip band. More Details Made in the United States. Hand and body wash pump. Available in Verde (bright cilantro, tomato leaf, lime and chili pepper), Bronzed (orange flower, pettigrain, bergamot and jasmine) or Wave (white grapefruit, mandarin, yuzu, driftwood and seagrass). Crafted from gluce, apricot kernel oil, oat, sweet almond protein, coconut oil, aloe vera and vitamin E. Product Dimensions: H 17.0 Centimeters x W 6.0 Centimeters x L 6.0 Centimeters Product Code: V176000156097
Apothia IF Body Wash & Body Lotion Set
The luxurious IF Body Wash and Lotion is a modern combination of fragrance and nourishment. The paraben- and sulfate-free formula includes ingredients that will tantalize the senses, leaving the body clean, and soften the skin while adding a beautiful hint of Apothia's signature fragrance. More Details Made in the United States. Details: No parabens or sulfates. Apricot kernel oil and coconut oil to create the foaming agent. Water based formula infused with vitamins A, E, C, Shea Butter, Aloe Vera and more. Product Dimensions: H 38.0 Centimeters x W 7.0 Centimeters x L 12.0 Centimeters Product Code: V176000208241
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Audrey and Pippa – Humane Society Pets of the Week!
I don't buy Christmas gifts for my cats. Instead, I bring them toys and "gifts" throughout the year. Unfortunately, toys are generally ignored and they would rather have a balled-up wrapper from Taco Bell to play with or a paper bag from the grocery store to hide in. Unless it's something involving catnip, they'll just look at the toy, look at me with pure boredom, and then walk away. Some pets don't have someone at home to buy them presents, and that's where you come in.
The Humane Society shelters pets, gets them the care they need, gives them the love they're craving, and does their best to place them in permanent homes. Whether you're looking for an lazy dog who prefers a quiet walk to play, or a cat who chases toys, chances are the Humane Society will have your perfect match.
May I present our pets of the week. If you'd like to see them in person or get more information on these pets or any other pets that the Humane Society has, check them out online here or call 940-855-4941. They're located at 4360 Old Iowa Park Road in Wichita Falls.
Audrey is a medium sized, adult, female, short-haired cat. She has tons of personality, loves to snuggle, and can't get enough attention. She's spayed, up-to-date on shots, microchipped, and house trained. When you meet her, you'll see that she's the type to steal your heart!


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If Willie Jacovini has an issue with his city's services, he doesn't go to a public meeting to complain. He picks up the telephone and calls the official in charge.
"If you have a problem, you ask and you get an answer right away," said Jacovini, a longtime resident of Margate.
Jacovini is not unique. Most Margate residents have direct access to public officials, including their personal cellphone numbers and email addresses.
But that level of high-quality, small-town service does not come cheap. Data show Margate's public officials make more money than their counterparts in surrounding towns, including in Ventnor and Linwood.
Margate's fire and police chiefs make about $20,000 more than those in nearby cities of about the same size.
Margate's top five highest-salaried employees, in descending order, include longtime City Clerk and Tax Collector Thomas Hiltner, who makes $153,628 annually after 28 years of service to the city; police Chief David Wolfson, who makes a salary of $153,354 after 30 years of city employment; fire Chief Tony Tabasso, who makes $153,131 after 36 years with Margate; Public Works Superintendent Frank Ricciotti, who makes $149,733 after 41 years with the city; and Systems Analyst Fred Verna, who makes $140,251 after 15 years.
Margate's mayor and two commissioners make an annual salary of $20,000 and $25,295, respectively, while surrounding cities' commission and council members make $10,000 or less.
Hearing the salaries of the city's employees, Jacovini said without hesitation, "If you ask me, you can't put a price tag on experience and expertise, and that's what Margate has. There's no comparison."
Hiltner, who also is the city's purchasing agent and personnel manager, said the main reason for the higher-than-average salaries, aside from employee longevity, is due to Margate residents' high demands.
"Margate is the kind of town where people want their trash picked up at the exact same time every week, they want an ambulance at the door within minutes of the call," Hiltner said.
A hot topic among New Jersey municipalities has been the cost-saving benefits of merging services with nearby cities. Hiltner said many Margate residents have said they don't want to share certain services, regardless of the potential savings.
"Here's the bottom line," he said. "Is there potential there to save a lot of money? Yes. And is it doable? Yes. But until some state politician forces city mergers, any substantial consolidation isn't going to happen."
Jacovini backed this up. "I don't want to give up what we have," he said. "That may seem a little selfish, but I think it's worth the money."
"Like anything, you pay for quality," said Stacy Marchel, a city native who moved away for a few years and has since returned to raise her children. "That's why we live in Margate."
Longport Mayor Nick Russo has heard the same about his borough.
"We certainly see the value of it," Russo said of shared services. "Is it worth it to have 13 men policing a mile-and-a-half? But if you ask the people, they like that type of individual small-town service, and they are willing to pay for it. If you take out the emotion and the human factor, sharing makes sense."
In Longport, police Chief Vincent Pacentrilli has the borough's highest salary at $126,079, followed by four police officials with salaries ranging from $113,000 to $103,000.
There have been suggestions to share services among the Downbeach towns of Ventnor, Margate and Longport, but they have run up against reluctance to make mergers happen.
James E. Pacanowski II, president of the Ventnor City Board of Education, said the board has repeatedly asked Margate to consolidate school districts but has been "shut down."
"Ventnor is now, and always has been, open to any and all shared services with the Margate School District," he said. "When we had a curriculum director need, a business administrator need and even a superintendent need, we reached out, and there was no interest from Margate. In fact, the Margate board president recently reached out to one of the members of our committee and was told, 'We are good with where we are at, but if we lose another 100 students or more, maybe we will need to talk.'"
In 2010, Margate decided to close one of its two elementary schools because of a lack of students.
On Margate's part, Hiltner said about 15 years ago the city went out to bid on a quintuple combination pumper, or quint, firetruck that serves the dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck and costs more than $500,000. Afterward, Margate got word that Longport, which has a volunteer fire company, was also going to bid for a quint. They reached out to Longport officials and proposed sharing the engine, but Longport rejected the offer and went ahead with buying its own.
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An application programming (API) and graphical user interface (GUI) to facilitate the use of PENELOPE's program PENEPMA.
PENELOPE is a Fortran Monte Carlo code for simulation of coupled electron-photon transport matter that allows a detailed interpretation of experimental results of electron spectroscopy and microscopy. PENEPMA is a dedicated main program of PENELOPE designed to simulate electron microanalysis experiments with x-ray detectors. PENELOPE implements an elaborate algorithm for electron transport that uses accurate cross-sections for elastic scattering and accounts for energy-straggling effects. Photon interactions are simulated in chronological succession, allowing the calculation of x-ray fluorescence in complex geometries.
Written in Python, the developed API allows the user to create a large series of PENEPMA simulations using object-oriented programming and to interpret efficiently the results from these simulations. These functionalities are also coupled with a graphical interface which implements the optimized simulation parameters indicated above, thus facilitating the setup of typical microanalysis simulations. The GUI removes the tedious steps of setting up the materials, geometry, simulation parameters and position of the detectors.
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- pypenelope-team
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- pypenelope-team
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- GNU GPL v3
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yea i do i love the way a women looks with my boxers on or boxer briefs thAT kind of syuff or when their jeans are cut real low or when they are nude thats always nice
I always try to imagine what every woman that I come across in the public would look like naked.
I'll pass on the boxers or briefs, as in my opinion, guy's clothes don't look feminine on the female form or they don't do anything for me, as they don't accent the curves of the human female torso. But... along that line.... if she is going to wear any underwear at all, there is nothing more feminine than a pair of bikini panties, especially if they are string. However... I'm with you completely on the jeans issue (low cut is always nice and I'll throw in tight slacks and jodhpurs to that example) and especially if she is nude. Well stated there.
We love looking at men :)
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Ext. Cowboys Practice Facility
Tony: …I've never even been to Mount Vesuvius!
[cellphone rings]
Tony: You got Romo!
Terrell: This isn't working.
Tony: Hello? What isn't working? Who is this?
Terrell: It's TO, man, T-Eldorado-Fuckin'-O. Get that wax out your ears and listen up.
Tony: Hey TO, why are you calling me during practice? Aren't you supposed to be running routes right now?
Terrell: That's why I'm calling. I just feel like this route isn't using me to my fullest potentiability.
Tony: And you felt the need to call my cellphone in the middle of your crossing pattern?
Terrell: I'm tellin' you Tony, this shit ain't funny. You got me runnin' these bullshit routes and you don't throw it my way anyway.
Tony: Listen, I don't call the plays, if you have a problem with the routes then you need to talk to Jason.
Terrell: That asshole just ignores me and dogs me cause I went to Tennessee Chattanooga instead of some fancy ass school.
Tony: So what makes you think he's going to listen to me?
Terrell: Man, you went to Eastern Illinois and shit.
Tony: Is that supposed to mean something?
Terrell: Come on man, you know that shit sounds fancy. You two can conversate on an intellectual level.
Tony: Well you know, I do conversate really good. And they do say Eastern Illinois is the Harvard of Illinois's directional colleges.
[Jason Garret approaches]
Jason: If you two sophists are done with your heady debate we have some more drag routes to master.
[both players hang up]
[cellphone rings]
Tony: You got Romo!
Jessica: Hey Tony, I'm not sure ya'll're usin' TO to his full potentiability.
[Tony hangs up]
[Cellphone rings]
Tony: You got Romo!
Donovan: Smile now, asshole.
[Tony hangs up]
Tony: Oh, fuck me. Why do I even answer this thing at practice?
[Cellphone rings]
Tony: Ooooh, my agent!