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Louis Vuitton Reade PM White Perle Vernis Leather Hand Bag
PRISTINE Merchandise is in "like new" condition. There are no signs of wear or any other visible imperfections. EXCELLENT Merchandise is in exceptionally good condition with very little wear. Any imperfections are described in detail. VERY GOOD: Merchandise is in very good condition for its age. Older items may exhibit very light patina and wear relative to the age of the product, and more contemporary items will be just short of "excellent". GOOD: Merchandise is in good condition and typically will appear mildly to moderately used. There may be some surface scratches and/or other imperfections. Older items may exhibit patina and wear related to their age. Please review the item listing for specific details regarding condition.
Louis Vuitton Reade PM in Vernis leather. Inside is in gray fabric lining and has 1 zipper pocket. Comfortably carried in hand with cowhide leather handles
Made in: France
Serial Number: MI0076
Size: 9.4 x 6.9 x 3.9 inches or 24 x 17.5 x 10 cm
Color: White
Dust bag: Not included
Box: Not included
Overall: Good pre owned condition with more visible signs of use.
Outside: Some signs of use.
Inside: Clean but has light signs of use.
Vernis leather: Noticeable signs of use (dark marks with red spots).
Cowhide leather: Looks clean with patina/color and some signs of use.
Shape: Keeps its shape nice and stiff with very gentle use.
Edges: Light signs of use.
Hardware: Nice and shiny.
Smell: Light perfume/cosmetic smell.
Country of Origin: France
Color: White
Height (in inches): 6.9
Width (in inches): 9.4
Depth (in inches): 3.9
Authenticity Details: Louis Vuitton – Made in France
Primary Material: Vernis Leather
Please note, this item is shipping from JAPAN. Any applicable taxes, customs and/or import duties are the direct responsibility of the buyer. Shipping takes approximately 7-10 working days.
Items with a 3 day return policy: Please contact Portero Customer Care Department for a return authorization, and ship back item within 3 days of receipt. Items must be properly packaged in comparable box, and in unworn condition.


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Panda cub Bao Bao meets the press at the National Zoo
Giant Panda cub Bao Bao poses for the photographers at the National Zoo in Washington by @AFPphoto Paul Richards pic.twitter.com/oApfK2ySS1
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 6, 2014
The Smithsonian National Zoo officially unveiled its newest giant panda cub to the press on Monday, two weeks before the tiny bear will be unveiled to the public. Bao Bao, is described as calm and relaxed by her handler, biologist Laurie Thompson. "She's like her dad. Tian Tian is very relaxed and kind of goes with the flow," she explained. "So I'm thinking she got that from him." This is old news to Australian actor Hugh Jackman, who saw Bao Bao up close during a VIP tour of the zoo in early December.


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[Commentary] Phil Kerpen, who fronts Americans for Prosperity, the Tea Party organizing group, called Network Neutrality supporters "angry radicals" who are "ideologically committed to having control of our communications systems." "So we have Marxists that are designing and working on Net Neutrality ... to control content," said Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck after Kerpen purported to explain the issue. "This is what most people, most people, are worried about." It sure sounds scary. What's scarier still is that Kerpen never discloses that his crackpot populism is funded by the same companies that want to eliminate Net Neutrality. Americans for Prosperity rakes in substantial sums from big corporations to undermine consumers' rights, attack health care reform and paint efforts to curb global warming as socialism's Trojan Horse. But most people aren't buying it, and appear to support access to an Internet that's without corporate gatekeepers.
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Core exposure to U.S. insights.
With its proven, long-term investment philosophy, the U.S. Equity Fund is designed as a strong portfolio foundation for large-cap investors.
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- Experienced portfolio managers whose investment philosophy is driven by a proprietary, robust investment process with proven long-term performance.
- Seeks to capture the best ideas of dedicated career analyst team, using a time-tested process for researching, ranking and selecting stocks.
- Top-decile performance, batting average and information ratio over the five- and 10-year periods.1
Compared to benchmark and category average, in thousands (difference vs. benchmark)
1Morningstar 6/30/17. Ranked: 1-yr. (251/1392), 3-yrs. (314/1223), 5-yrs. (103/1080) and 10-yrs. (47/802). Information ratio, the excess return vs. the benchmark divided by tracking error. Ranked: 1-yr. (199/1354), 3-yrs. (215/1281), 5-yrs. (93/1205) and 10-yrs. (28/1063). Batting average measures manager's ability to meet or beat the market consistently, calculated by dividing the number of quarters/months when the manager beats/matches the index by the total number of quarters/months in the period. Ranked: 1-yr. (51/1354), 3-yrs. (10/1281), 5-yrs. (13/1205) and 10-yrs. (17/1063).
Chart source: Morningstar, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; as of 6/30/17. Large Blend Category. I Shares. Other share classes may have higher expenses, which would result in lower returns. Ten-year growth with dividends and capital gains reinvested. There is no direct correlation between a hypothetical investment and the anticipated performance of the Fund. The $0 value for benchmark growth is the baseline for the over and under comparison.
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Quarter in review
- The JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund (I Class Shares) underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.
- In consumer discretionary, our overweight position in Walt Disney Co. (2.3% portfolio weighting) detracted from performance after fiscal second-quarter earnings showed worse-than-expected subscriber declines and advertising revenue. Despite this volatility, we remain positive, anticipating that results in the cable networks segment should improve as online video offerings, such as YouTube TV and Hulu Live, help offset traditional subscriber declines and as ESPN's distribution renewals start later this year.
- In the industrials sector, our overweight in General Electric Co. (1.8% portfolio weighting) underperformed after the company released disappointing quarterly free cash flow conversion results. We remain encouraged by its strong trends in orders and margins, and find value in the stability of its Power and Healthcare units.
- In financials, an overweight in Citigroup, Inc. (2.7% portfolio weighting) added value as investors cheered the prospects of a stronger capital return plan and interpreted the Treasury Department's recent white paper to indicate a greater likelihood for a more favorable regulatory landscape for financials. We remain attracted to the company's free cash flow and net payout yield profiles.
- Within health care, our overweight in UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (3.1% portfolio weighting) contributed following a broad-based earnings beat due to better-than-expected revenues and medical loss Ratios, and a tax rate that came in below expectations. We continue to believe UnitedHealth can sustain differentiated double-digit earnings per share growth due to the positioning of its quality health plan assets and the high-growth, sophisticated tools offered by its Optum unit.
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Julie Chen is 1 too many transexuals as it is. BB, no more transexuals please!!
Maybe Julie will reveal the truth..ie, whip it out or something.
Julie Chen is 1 too many transexuals as it is. BB, no more transexuals please!!
Maybe Julie will reveal the truth..ie, whip it out or something.
Funny you say that, seriously, (haha!) because I was listening to the live feeds earlier last night and I think it was Will who said something about Julie.. he was about to say something scandalous about her and it right away went to fish feeds. lol! Did anyone else catch that? It was about midnight and they were all talking outside.Originally Posted by VectorWega
BBUK has a post-op transexual. It's been rumoured every year, but this year it happened in the form of Nadia. The viewers have known from the start, but she's chosen not to tell the other housemates, but has discussed it in the diary room. It also provides one of the best moments of eviction interviews.
http://www.channel4.com/bigbrother has the details.
The only housemate who knew about it was Becki, who entered the house late as a replacement, but she kept it secret.
Nadia has been accepted as herself by the housemates - and accepted for who she is by the viewers, and is now the favourite to win.
Re: Miriam. She was a guest in the BB Australia house for a week as a cross promotion for the UK show "There's something about Miriam", a dating show in which six men bid to date Miriam - unknown to them to be a pre-op transexual. There was a legal battle over this show which meant it was pulled from the schedules at the last minute, but a few quid later and it made the screens.


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What Causes Acne?Acne is the visible manifestation of complex processes that are occurring beneath the skins surface. The article delves into the biological processes that cause acne.
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TCM celebrates another 'Summer Under the Stars'
This time, it starts with Jane Fonda and ends with Alan Ladd.
And among those in-between are Judy Garland, Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Barbara Stanwyck, James Stewart, Audrey Hepburn, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway, Charlie Chaplin, Sophia Loren and David Niven.
If August is approaching, it's time for Turner Classic Movies' annual "Summer Under the Stars" festival, showcasing the films of one actor each day. Channel hosts Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz offer insight into the given performer, with many tidbits about the featured actor or actress as varied as the attractions themselves.
Regular TCM viewers will recognize some of the stars have been showcased before. Still, the channel tries to "mix it up" in saluting notable character actors along with typically top-billed talents; in this round, Edmond O'Brien, Thelma Ritter, Joseph Cotten and Herbert Marshall also get their own days.
Here are some standouts in the early "Summer Under the Stars" features, noting the highlighted stars.
• "The China Syndrome" (Jane Fonda, Friday): As both a star and producer, Fonda showed how timely a topical drama could be … especially since the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident happened shortly after this film's release.
• "The Pink Panther" (David Niven, Saturday): While director Blake Edwards' comedy is famous for launching Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau portrayal, Niven is typically, ideally suave as the jewel thief who's dallying with the detective's wife.
• "Meet Me in St. Louis" (Judy Garland, Aug. 4): One of Garland's best musicals includes "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
• "Scarface" (Paul Muni, Aug, 6): Al Pacino's over-the-top version might be the immediate touchstone, but Muni's 50-years-earlier profile of a ruthless mobster also endures.
• "The Naked Spur" (James Stewart, Aug. 7): Always at home in Westerns, Stewart had one of his best with this saga of a bounty hunter pursuing a lawman's killer.


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"Equity in your Coaching" course date announced
Wiltshire Cricket announce 28th March as the date of their 2012 "Equity in your Coaching" workshop.
This bolt on course is relevant for all coaches as a support tool to stand alongside their First Aid and Safeguarding and Protecting Children courses. The aims of the course is to expose barriers that may restrict members of all backgrounds from joining your club.
On completion of this workshop coaches will be able to:
- Understand what's sports equity means and why it is important
- Identify and deal with any barriers to participation
- Use appropriate language and terminology
- Identify and challenge inequitable behaviour
- Interpret the legal framework that effects coaching
- Identify how they can become more equitable
- Establish where to go for further information
- Develop your existing skills and experience to make your coaching sessions more accessible
This course is compulsory for Clubmark accredited clubs, with at least one qualified coach per club expected to hold a current qualification.
The course is being run at Stanley Park Sports Ground, Stanley Lane, Chippenham, SN15 3RR and will run from 6.30pm until 9.30pm.
If you are interested in attending the workshop, please download the application form and return it with payment (£30, cheques payable to "Wiltshire Cricket Limited") as soon as possible.


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Ed Jenkins : ObituaryObituaries January 3, 2012
Mr. Ed Jenkins, age 78 of Jasper, GA, passed away at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta on Sunday, January 1, 2012.Visitation will be held on Friday, January 6 from 4 to 8 p.m.
Funeral Services are scheduled for Saturday, January 7 at Jasper First Baptist Church with Dr. Jimmy Lewis officiating. Mr. Jenkins will lie in State at Antioch Baptist church in Blairsville in Union County (Hwy. 129 toward Murphy, NC) from 1 to 3 p.m. with interment following at the church cemetery with Military Honors.
Survivors are wife, Jo Jenkins, Jasper; daughters and son–in-law: Jan Jenkins Anderson and Larry Anderson, Roswell and Amy Jenkins Dotson, Jasper; brothers and sister-in-law: Charles and Bonnie Jenkins, Blairsville and Kenneth Jenkins, Blairsville; sisters and brothers-in-law: Marilyn and James Homer Thomasson, Blairsville, Ella and Tom Battle, Blairsville, and Patricia and Bobby Chambers, Gainesville.
The family will accept flowers but prefer memorials be made to Jasper First Baptist Church, Good Samaritan or Young Harris College.
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New Scotland Archives The Altamont Enterprise, June 24, 2010
Krumkill Road to close on Friday
By Saranac Hale Spencer
NEW SCOTLAND A section of Krumkill Road straddling the Normans Kill will close this Friday, June 25.
For years, the fill beneath that stretch of road has been sliding, creating a scarp, or a break in the pavement, in the roadway.
"Whether the slope is ultimately repaired or the roadway is relocated, the continued use of Krumkill Road across the failing soil mass poses increased risks to the roadway users and the town," wrote Fred Dente, of Dente Engineering, in a May 24 report.
The town has posted a notice on its website stating, "We are anticipating that this repair will be short term and will be completed by the end of the summer."
"That's what we're hoping," said Highway Superintendent Darrell Duncan. He and engineers from the town's firm, Stantec Engineering, will begin on Monday examining the area to come up with long-term solutions.
Until the town settles on a long-term fix, it will put a "Band-Aid on the area," he said, "to handle the traveling public for the short term."
While the road is closed, the town's notice says, "Alternate routes to be considered are NYS Route 85 (New Scotland Road), NYS Route 155 (State Farm Road) and Johnston Road."
See www.AltamontEnterprise.com under archives for May 6, 2010 in New Scotland for previous coverage.


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Lily Thorne, a store manager at cult boutique Bird, describes this elegant ensemble as fifties movie starmeetsEgyptian goddess; she pictures an artist type wearing it to a loft wedding in Dumbo. Padilla complemented the getup with bouncy, brushed-out roller curls and a sexy side part. Dean, meanwhile, swept Vincent Longo Dew Drop Radiant blush in Sandalwood and Kevyn Aucoin Celestial Powder in Candlelight on the tops of her cheekbones for a natural glow, and finished with a swipe of Nars Love Devotion sheer-finish lipstick to match the statement necklace.
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Posted this a few years ago and I am just wondering if anything has changed.
First a little background. I have been volunteering for a long time and when we moved to Newmarket I couldn't get back to Scarborough very easily to continue there. I missed volunteering so I looked into Habitat for Humanity and decided to do it.
Today we finished up my 8th build and I got to watch the 5 and 7 year old kids spin around with their arms out, enjoying their new home that they have been hearing about for months! Can't wait for the next build to start so I can see that again at the end.
I seemed a little different this time because it was tougher to get volunteers. They would sign up and no show or we would not get a full crew on some days. I'm getting the feeling that people (specifically younger ones) are becoming even more self absorbed.
Anyway, volunteering at Habitat is what I choose to do and I am just wondering what others are doing. Last time I asked the question I got 20 great coast to coast stories back and on this crummy day in January I would love to start hearing some more.
Back to the topic -
The question is - if you are giving back in your community, what are you doing?
The challenge is - if you aren't currently giving back, why not find something?
Best regards to everyone out there.
Jim Kuzma
Kettleby Handyman
Hey Jim... H4H is a great organization. I was instrumental in getting our local affiliate started many years ago. In addition to building a number of houses each year, 2015 saw the opening of a second ReStore. While I don't work with them any longer, I am still a strong supporter.
Personally (my new project) I am working with a citizens group for the planning of the 150th Anniversary of Canada Celebrations (2017). Our company does donate time, materials and effort to other organizations in the community.
Great Topic!!!
John Kuehnl-Cadwell
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Projects during the negotiation phase, Integrated Projects or Network of Excellence, may reserve a portion of the project budget for specific tasks to be carried out by a new contractor or contractors which will join the consortium at a later date. These latter contractors must be selected by means of competitive calls
This document provides optimal guidance to assist the coordinator in preparing and launching the calls.
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This document provides guidance and instructions to assist the consortium in preparing the reports and deliverables which are submitted by the project coordinator on behalf of the consortium. It also describes the procedures for their submission to the Commission and contains brief explanations of the review procedure.
These guidance notes apply to Integrated Projects, Networks of Excellence, Specific Targeted Research or Innovation Projects, Coordination Actions, Specific Support Actions, Co-operative Research Projects and Collective Research Projects.
Project reporting in FP6- Financial Statements (Form C) - FORCE (Forms C on-line tool)
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I have redness/pustules from seborrheic dermatitis, rosacea and adult acne. While I still use a combination of prescription meds, LED light therapy (I use blue, amber and red separately, 10 minutes each color at least several times a week) has been one of the most important treatments in keeping my skin conditions under control. If I skip treatments for over a week, I can definitely see it in my skin.
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I have to continuously keep at it (at least 3-4 times a week), or my skin goes back to breaking out really quick, but when I am keeping up with the treatment, my skin looks awesome- the pores look smaller, and the skin glows. I've found that doing 3 minutes per color is fine. I use a custom built machine that a friend built. Just a panel with LEDs.
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With the global economy crashing Men.Style asked 10 leading menswear designers where they saw the future of their market. Not surprisingly many of their opinions differed, but it gives the reader a good sense of where their heads are at and what we might expect from each of them. See the full story here.
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October 10th, 2013 11:34 AM #1
Let's just focus on the fn/lnGirls: Matilda ~ Cordelia ~ Elena ~ Violet ~ Emilia ~ Catherine ~ Charlotte ~ Aurelia ~ Elaine ~ Lila
Boys: Elijah ~ Felix ~ Damon ~ Titus ~ Levi ~ Grayson ~ Declan ~ Dalton ~ Milo
October 10th, 2013 11:43 AM #3
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1 Charlotte - with your surname, Charlotte is a standout! She sounds like a Jane Austen heroine!
2 Elaine - plainer than the other two but its serious, no-nonsense, lack of frills vibe goes well with your spunky-sounding last name. This name softens your surname.
3 Emilia - a little more frilly and feminine than Charlotte or Elaine but it sounds good with your surname.All the best,
October 10th, 2013 11:46 AM #5Girls: Matilda ~ Cordelia ~ Elena ~ Violet ~ Emilia ~ Catherine ~ Charlotte ~ Aurelia ~ Elaine ~ Lila
Boys: Elijah ~ Felix ~ Damon ~ Titus ~ Levi ~ Grayson ~ Declan ~ Dalton ~ Milo
October 10th, 2013 12:19 PM #7
Charlotte and Catherine sound the best with your last name.
Elena and Emilia also sound fine, but I'm not fond of either of them (based on the numerous spellings)
I don't like the way the others sound with your surname, though honestly I do kinda like Violet V!kory though I know the alliteration bothers some people. It would probably be my second choice after Charlotte if you're bold.Top Names: Benedict Calvin & Noelle Geneva
Olivia/Livy : Darah/Bethel : Eve/Verity
Eli/Solomon : Luke/Zane: Levi/Phineas
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October 10th, 2013 12:51 PM #9
I like Charlotte, but I voted for Emilia because I'm a sucker for aesthetically pleasing names, which I think Emilia is! It also sounds great with your last name. While I usually like alliterative names, for some reason Violet V!kory doesn't sit well with me. Maybe it sounds a little too much like a cartoon action hero....
Your list is a great one though, so I think you really can't go wrong with whatever you choose from it. But like I said, Emilia is my favorite.
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Edward is full of regret as he remembers Justus on the day of his funeral. As Luke pays his respects to Edward, he opens up to Tracy about his marriage to Laura and later goes to visit her at Shadybrook. At the same time, Edward and Lainey mourn Justus.
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The popular manga, Gensiken Nidaime is finally going to make its way to an anime adaptation! The show will be a followup to one of my favorite show, Genshiken --which chronicles the hilarious antics of a group of motley otaku, and their extreme obsessions.
I haven't followed the manga past the first issue, but the anime and awesome cast of characters were super relatable, and full of "oh my god, that's me" moments. The new cast looks pretty awesome, and look to be representing totally new otaku stereotypes. I just hope they can keep the tradition going! Still no date or details in the Afternoon Magazine article, but you can be sure to get update here when they are released.
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The first couple of hours can produce a slight smell as components heat up and are used the first time. However, if this is ongoing, or more than just a few hours, I would suggest having the unit exchanged or serviced.
We cover it for a year, so if you want to get it serviced, you can call 800-SAMSUNG. Otherwise, you could likely exchange it, depending on how brand new it is.
Any lengthy odor should be investigated by a technician.
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Love this brand new tv. I notice however after turning it on and letting it run for awhile there is an electronics type smell in the living room were it is. I only notice it when i leave the room and then come back into it. At first I thought it may be overheating. But it has been running for serveral hours now and works fine. Any hints as to whether this ssmell is normal?


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The anticipated deployment of High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology by wireless service providers ushers in a new era of innovative and competitive mobile applications. This is a dynamic era, where the number and variety of compelling applications will fulfill the potential of wireless networks that was envisioned by service providers when they first crossed the line from analog to digital technology in the mid 1990s. But just as HSDPA empowers more dynamic applications, it also demands more dynamic testing on the mobile device to ensure a smooth service launch and provide the high levels of reliability and quality consumers have come to expect.
In migrating to second- and third-generation wireless standards, test engineers largely relied on standards-based conformance testing. In implementing a 3G WCDMA RF test plan, for example, engineers used test cases and procedures that conformed to the Release 99 specification to perform static testing.
Our experience in testing wireless devices during the migration from GSM to WCDMA networks provides several useful insights. Two WCDMA handsets might both have passed test parameters defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), but they often varied greatly in performance and in the demands they made on network resources. This is because the 3GPP defined minimum performance tests to ensure that 3G would work, but it left it up to the service providers to ensure that their networks operated efficiently and profitably with specific end-user devices.
We also observed that the introduction of competing CDMA EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) services faced similar obstacles. Here too, engineers found that test standards weren't always comprehensive. The early revisions of new standards were based on visible needs and were written without the benefit of real-world experience.
Both technology rollouts revealed a "Conformance Gap" in testing procedures. They underscore the need for engineers to go beyond just conforming to the spec and be proactive in testing the strengths and limitations of the wireless device. Relying only on static testing scripts may leave the service launch vulnerable to failure in the real world.
Furthermore, the complexity of the HSDPA standard is far greater than the basic Release 99 WCDMA protocol. An overdependence on letter-of-the-law conformance testing widens the gap even further and leaves the carrier exposed to the negative consequences of bad user experiences with the latest 3G wireless devices.
HSDPA is a central part of the Release 5 UMTS specification and is sometimes referred to as 3.5G technology. It promises packet-data service with data transmission speeds up to 14 Mbits/s to support multimedia services. The resulting competitive advantages that the protocol offers service providers are so great that HSDPA deployment schedules have been accelerated across the worldwide UMTS community. But for HSDPA to succeed in the market, user devices must be thoroughly tested for efficient and proper operation.
To meet this challenge, engineers across the value chain must quickly rethink their testing procedures to ensure a successful HSDPA service launch and maximize the benefits of this new technology. Dynamic testing can fill the conformance gap by employing extra testing steps that more closely replicate real-world 3.5G wireless networks. Dynamic testing raises the bar from static conformance to true performance.
Higher levels of testing
There are significant differences between Release 99 and HSDPA specifications. HSDPA is far more complex and demanding. These differences further illustrate the need to go beyond conformance testing. Engineers are still grappling with the complexities of the Release 99 spec, the code domain environment, and the use of power control to provide "soft" network capacity control. In Release 99, power control is a key factor in the success of a network deployment, as it affects both the cost per user and the network's subscriber capacity.
HSDPA adds to the complexity by employing a different means of link adaptation control. It manages the data rate available to the user and relies on low-level (physical layer) feedback from the device to ensure success.
Release 99 devices primarily use the Dedicated Channel (DCH), where one user is provided a single downlink code channel. In contrast, HSDPA relies on the High-Speed Downlink Shared Channel, or HS-DSCH, to provide user data. This channel is shared between multiple users and is controlled by rate adaptation based on time-scheduling at the Node-B base station. But because there's no standard to define how the Node-B implements this scheduling, an effective test plan requires a certain amount of flexibility.
WCDMA uses orthogonal variable spread factor (OVSF) codes to separate users in the code domain at the physical layer. Different from Release 99 DCH channels, the HS-DSCH uses multiple parallel OVSF codes, each with a fixed spreading factor of 16. HSDPA lets one user simultaneously employ several parallel codes to transmit data at very high speeds.
HSDPA service also relies on the Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) in the Medium Access Control-High Speed (MAC-HS) layer, which in turn depends on the Uplink Dedicated Physical Control Channel for HS-DSCH (HS-DPCCH) and up to one of four High Speed Shared Control Channels (HS-SCCH) for control (Fig. 1). The HS-DPCCH is also responsible for sending Channel Quality Information (CQI) from the user device to the network, providing yet another parameter to allocate resources (Fig. 2).
Coding and modulation can vary. Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) introduces a host of possible test permutations, as well as new implications imposed by higher-order (16QAM) modulation. HSDPA also must work seamlessly with existing Release 99 and GSM service. This means proper operation of Release 99 voice services alongside HSDPA data services. A comprehensive test plan must address all these factors, and include tests defined by the 3GPP as well as tests beyond the scope of the 3GPP standards.
Test plan
The 3GPP standards community is working toward defining RF and protocol test cases for HSDPA, defined in TS 34.121 and TS 34.123, respectively. For Release 99, these two documents form the basis of User Equipment (UE) certification criteria as defined by the Global Certification Forum and the PCS Type Certification Review Board.
HSDPA is still a new technology and the volume of test cases is much small compared to Release 99. The standards community is trying to add tests. Once these test cases are created, a basis for RF and protocol performance testing will be established. However, several key aspects of HSDPA are outside the scope of traditional conformance testing. To build a truly comprehensive HSDPA test plan, the real-world environment and network interoperability scenarios must be factored in as well.
In TS 34.121, six RF parametric conformance test cases are specified in Sections 5 and 6 (as of v6.3.0). These tests evaluate basic UE RF transmitter and receiver functionality. The TS 34.121's Section 9 is titled "Performance Requirements for HSDPA," but more accurately addresses HSDPA minimum performance testing. This section provides a starting point for a more comprehensive HSDPA performance test plan.
The specification only identifies one fixed transport block size for each UE category and modulation type. Also, it's assumed that there are no other active HSDPA users. In the real world, the UE will encounter many different transport block sizes. A given UE's service provider is highly dependent on the number of users competing for shared network resources. Hence, the rate at which a UE will be allocated HSDPA resources continually varies.
In addition to RF tests, the 3GPP RAN5 also defines a protocol conformance test specification in TS 34.123. While TS 34.121 and TS 34.123 offer a baseline for HSDPA testing, there are several key areas that aren't addressed. HSDPA's salient feature allows for fast allocation of a shared resource. Therefore, real-world testing requires an environment that's dynamic both in terms of RF conditions and in having other users compete for resources.
HSDPA will be overlaid on top of parts of Release 99 networks so handovers to and from Release 99 will be common. In general, mobility for HSDPA is defined differentlysoft handovers aren't supported. Because the MAC-HS function is located in the Node-B, a handover from one Node-B to another requires a MAC-HS reset and reliance on higher layers to maintain the connection.
To ensure that the HSDPA technology delivers on its promises, network operators and UE manufacturers must be thorough in planning detailed test methodologies. These plans may start with testing defined by the 3GPP, but must extend far beyond these minimum requirements. Failure to do so will produce inconsistent high-speed service, resulting in an unhappy subscriber base and great cost to the operators and device manufacturers.
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Salim Manji is a product manager at Spirent Communications in Eatontown, N.J. He earned a PhD from Rutgers University's Wireless Information Network Laboratory. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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He gently touched a wild tendril that reached into the row, as if it had been waiting to shake his hand.
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What happens when you lose everything you thought you could call your own? The main character in Pamela Muñoz Ryan's "Esperanza Rising" has had her life turned upside down by a death in the family and a journey from Mexico to California during the Great Depression. How this girl copes with these changes will determine not just her own future, but her family's as well.
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He gently touched a wild tendril that reached into the row, as if it had been waiting to shake his hand.
The short blade was curved like a scythe, its fat wooden handle fitting snugly in her palm.
This job was usually reserved for the eldest son of a wealthy rancher, but since Esperanza was an only child and Papa's pride and glory, she was always given the honor.
The campesmos, the field workers, spread out over the land and began the task of reaping the fields.
Esperanza preferred to think, though, that she and her someday-husband would live with Mama and Papa forever.
Tomorrow was her birthday and she knew that she would be serenaded at sunrise.
Papa and the men who lived on the ranch would congregate below her window, their rich, sweet voices singing Las Mananitas, the birthday song.
In the dusky light, she walked around the courtyard to the back of the large adobe and wood house.
"Bad luck," said Mama, confirming the superstition, but she half-smiled.
They both knew that even though it was 1930 and the revolution in Mexico had been over for ten years, there was still resentment against the large landowners.
She looked very distinguished, wearing a respectable black dress, the same gold loops she wore in her ears every day, and her white hair pulled back into a bun at the nape of her neck.
But Esperanza loved her more for her capricious ways than for her propriety.
The tops of her mountains were lopsided and the bottoms of her valleys were all bunched up.
He loved the land as Papa did and it had been the two of them, working side by side, who had resurrected the neglected rose garden that had been in the family for generations.
Miguel would look at her and before riding off with Papa, he would give her a taunting smile.
Distracted, Mama paced at the window, each step making a hollow tapping sound on the tile floor.
They tried to pass the time with small talk but their words dwindled into silence.
But those thoughts would only stay in her mind for a moment before transforming into worry, because she couldn't ignore the throbbing soreness in her thumb where the thorn had left its unlucky mark.
She fell to her knees and sank into a dark hole of despair and disbelief.
Her smile faded, her chest tightened, and a heavy blanket of anguish smothered her smallest joy.
Papa and his vaqueros had been ambushed and killed while mending a fence on the farthest reaches of the ranch.
In front of the adults, Esperanza modeled Mama's refined manners, accepting Marisol's condolences.
Mama did not answer but maintained her composure.
You will regret your decision, Ramona. You must keep in mind that this house and those grapes are on my property. I can make things difficult for you.
"But he could build another house, bigger and more pretentious anywhere on the property," said Mama.
"But be careful. He is a devious, dangerous man."
"There are rumors in town that Luis intends to take over the ranch, one way or another. Now that it seems true, we will probably leave for the United States to work."
Their overripe sweetness now pervaded the air with each breath of wind.
Esperanza stood in the middle of it all, watching the outline of her home silhouetted in flames against the night sky.
The flames ran along the deliberate rows of the vines, like long curved fingers reaching for the horizon, lighting the night sky.
Avoiding the smoldering piles, she picked through the black wood, hoping to find something to salvage.
She was looking up, as if consulting the angels.
You would have to depend on the charity of others, and they would be afraid to help you.
You have your papers but ours were lost in the fire and they forbid anyone to enter without a visa.
This will be a great insult to Luis. If he finds out, he will prevent you from leaving the territory.
Esperanza was quiet and stared at the dirt, hiding the smirk on her face.
And those clothes, Ramona! They are not fitting for a woman of your stature, and Esperanza looks like a waif.
Esperanza held a valise filled with clothes, a small package of tamales, and her doll from Papa.
Then Mama took a determined breath and headed toward the sprawling trees.
She hurried after Mama, knowing that she might never come back to her home again, and her heart filled with venom for Tio Luis.
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Nick Palermo met Dorothy Huzzard in Washington, D.C., in 1941. Nick was a tailor's son from Ocean City, but he became an electrician and helped build a new national landmark called the Pentagon.
Dorothy, the youngest of nine children in a family from York, Pa., sang in a light-opera company.
They met through two of her brothers and fell for each other.
But Dorothy had to wait, because other people in Washington had plans for Nick. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 and was sent to Europe to fight in World War II.
He was a good choice for that job. Nick fought in the Battle of the Bulge, won a Silver Star and a Bronze Star, and helped liberate Dachau, a Nazi death camp.
Back in Washington, Dorothy waited for him.
They traded letters through the war, and when Nick got home in 1946, they were married within a week. A year or so later, they moved back to Nick's hometown, Ocean City.
So, Nick and Dorothy Palermo had been part of each other's lives for 72 years, and married for 67 of them, when Dorothy died last month, at 92. Five days later, Nick died, too, at 91.
"My parents each stayed alive for the other," said John Palermo, 59, of Randolph, in Morris County. "They both felt a strong sense of responsibility for each other."
Nick followed his father into the tailoring business at Leon's, his dad's Asbury Avenue shop.
The couple started out living above the store, but as their family grew, eventually to four kids, they moved to a house in Ocean City's Gardens section. They stayed there until they died at home.
Sure, they had their own interests.
Nick ran the store, doubling its size from his father's old layout. He liked golf, walking and sports.
Dorothy would help at Leon's in a crunch, but mainly she was a stay-home mom who played piano at her church's Sunday School and enjoyed "blasting" opera records through the house, her second son said.
"Her interest was music," John said, "and my dad was more into sports."
But when Dorothy's health started to fail, Nick stayed home to take care of her - no matter how much his old golf buddies tried to talk him into coming out to play.
"He was devoted to his wife, and he'd do whatever he could to help her," said Gam Broadley, 88, of Marmora, who knew Nick since they were kids in Ocean City, and golfed with him for years. "I'd call him, but he'd say, 'I'm doing everything I can for her.'"
After all those years together, they were close. So was the family they built together, the family that was with them as they died.
Still, sometimes late in life, it was just the two of them, just like the old days.
"Toward the end," their son said, "they would hold hands as they lay in adjacent hospital beds in their bedroom."
On Wednesday, Nick and Dorothy are scheduled to be buried - together, of course. Their final resting place will be Arlington National Cemetery, just outside Washington.
Nick earned that place of honor back in World War II, but it's appropriate for another reason, too.
"It's a full circle for them," John Palermo said.
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Senators Smith And Klein Support Countrywide Financial's Effort To Relieve Borrowers In Danger Of Foreclosure
A plan by Countrywide Financial, the nation's largest mortgage lender, to modify adjustable-rate loans for 82,000 borrowers in danger of foreclosure is "a step in the right direction," said State Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith (D-St. Albans) and Deputy Democratic Leader Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester).
The senators, however, expressed concern about reports that Countrywide wouldn't qualify certain borrowers for the favorable loan modification if their inability to make payment on a high-cost mortgage stemmed from a job loss or lack of sufficient income.
"While the opponents of reform have sat on their hands during the ongoing home lending crisis, it is encouraging to see that the nation's largest mortgage company has taken proactive steps to help derail the domino-like sweep of foreclosures toppling the dreams of thousands in New York State and throughout the nation," said Smith.
Klein said: "Today's announcement puts Countrywide Financial at the head of what we hope becomes an industry-wide effort to avoid unnecessary foreclosures and keep people in their homes, but clearly we need immediate legislation to help people now."
"Nevertheless, we remain concerned about the company's decision to exclude those whose inability to repay stems from a job loss. This means that thousands who are most desperately in need of relief most likely won't receive it," he added.
The Democratic Conference has stood at the forefront of efforts to address the foreclosure crisis in New York. Klein and other Senate Democrats have held several statewide hearings in recent months to solicit testimony from victims of predatory lending as well as housing experts with an eye toward developing legislative remedies. Last week, Smith and Klein joined several other members of the Senate Democratic Conference on a trip to Washington, D.C. where they lobbied Congress to pass home mortgage lending reforms.
A report prepared by Klein earlier this year indicated that more than 19,000 families issued sub-prime mortgages in the Metropolitan New York area will face foreclosure this year, prompting Senate Democrats to develop a Predatory Lending Mitigation Program in May, a package of measures to provide training and assistance to borrowers and enact regulations that make it difficult for lenders to take advantage of applicants.
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Two years ago I had my first baby and went through a terrible time with PPD. One of my biggest concerns when I was told to get on medicine (20 mg of Cymbalta) was I didn't want to stop nursing. My son was 5 months old when I realized that I could no longer push off getting on the medicine and I found a psychologist that specializes in women's health and she felt that it would be safe for the baby to continue nursing while I was taking the Cymbalta, as long as I kept on eye on him. My husband was extremely anti the idea and from day one wanted me to stop nursing and give formula while on the medicine. He had no actual research to base his feelings off of - they were just feelings, and it made me feel so guilty and selfish for wanting to keep nursing even while taking medicine that maybe could cause harm. Eventually he came to terms with it, I nursed my son for 18 months and there never seemed to be an issue.
Now that he is almost two we'd like to try to have another baby. Because PPD is a concern we want to come up with a real action plan now before I get pregnant so we are more prepared to prevent and deal with my emotional health. While we were talking he mentioned that he still is uneasy about me nursing while taking medicine, that his gut feeling tells him it's bad, and he doesn't want to find out in 20 years that we somehow messed up our baby because I nursed while taking medicine.
I feel like an awful mother. I love nursing and I love the close bond it creates. Am I just being selfish and putting my future baby at risk by taking my medicine while nursing? Has anyone else taken medicine for PPD and nursed their baby - if so, what are your thoughts? I need some real support, I feel like maybe because of the PPD I was just never meant to be a mother...
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Here's a link from Dr. Thomas Hale, the expert in drugs and breastfeeding: http://www.infantrisk.com/forum/showthread.php?269-Cymbalta
You can contact Dr. Hale at InfantRisk for more info.
As he says, PPD must be treated. The balancing of potential risks from medication and the known risks of formula feeding (although it is a safe, adequate substitute when mother's genuinely can't nurse) is something only you can do.
I have to say I would be frustrated by your husband's attitude. His "gut feeling" is somehow more legitimate than your considered decision based on research and expert opinion?
Thank you both so much. It is very helpful both to see a response from a dr, as well as hearing from another mother that she has taken medicine while nursing. Mosaic - do you mind me asking which medicine you take? I know that zoloft is known to be well researched, but zoloft does nothing for me. Cymbalta seems to be the only one that works. My husband's "research" has been finding things online that prove that formula is just as good as breastmilk, and he's never spoken to the psychologist who specializes in this, although I have asked him to. When I weaned my son at 18 months he was only nursing one time a day and I could tell he was barely getting any milk, it was more for the cuddles. Even so, when he stopped that morning feeding, my husband voiced some concerns that maybe he was acting more cranky because he was having withdrawal from the medicine. It was so hard for me to hear that because even though I am fairly sure what with the small amount of milk he was getting he was getting the tiniest amount of my medicine, and he was being a little cranky because of other things, it still made me feel so guilty.
Thanks again, it's very helpful to have support.
I nursed two babies on Lexapro. (Zoloft never did anything for me; never tried Cymbalta.) One of them, I was on it from the get-go (within several days of birth), and the other, I was put on a few months after giving birth. They are both awesome kids, so I don't think the meds had an adverse effect on them. ;) Is there the possibility that we'll find out about some effect 20 years from now? Absolutely. But I also put DD1 in disposable diapers, they both played with plastic toys, etc....so in 20 years, who knows what effect any of the environmental stuff will have had on them. And had I put either/both of them on formula, who knows what effect THAT could have had as well.
The alternative was a severely depressed mom who may not have been able to function day-to-day (and I was a single mom with both of them, so that would have made formula feeding that much harder for me, what with the cost and the cleaning and whatnot.) This is why doctors say that you should take antidepressants if the benefits outweigh the risks.
I don't think Lexapro is technically approved for breastfeeding, but it was my midwife that gave it to me, and I wasn't really in any position to go researching anything, so I was a "bad mom" and took it blindly without doing my research. But, because I have used it before and it worked so well, we will have a prescription ready, should I need it following the birth of the baby I am currently pregnant with, and I am okay with that.
I'm currently nursing on Zoloft and it has saved my life and the sanity of my housemates.
Hopefully you can come up with an action plan that DH supports. There's no extra guilt you need to take into the process.
Anna, married to my soulmate, loving on DS (4)
I feel for you mama. I understand your DH is coming from a polace of love and concern, and it's wonderful that he cares enough to even think about this. He is, however, wrong on all counts (sorry!!). Not only is formula nowhere near as good for a baby as BM, but it can cause problems, health issues, allergies, possibly behavioral problems, digestive issues, etc. There are KNOWN risks to formula feeding. While there are risks to BF while on any medication, the risks are within the same realm.
Also, breastfeeding is itself a great antidepressant (I'm not suggesting it can take the place of medications when necessary), as the oxytocin floods in moms brain during a feeding session can help keep depressive symptoms in check. Also, and I can't stress this enough...because I had a million people tell me to 'just give the baby a bottle" thinking they were letting me off the hook while I stuggled. THAT DID NOT HELP! You are strong and intelligent and capable of providing for your baby. You will creat, birth, and then feed your child and you will be fine, and so with your baby.
Do your research, speak with your psychiatrist (heck, I'd see a regular therapist as well, assuming your psychiatrist doesn't to talk therapy) regularly and make up you rmind about what is important to you. DH went along the first time, and I belive he will again if it comes down to it.
Good luck mama
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I just had my six week postpartum appointment with my midwife yesterday, and we talked about this exact thing. I have an appointment with a psych ARNP next week to talk about going back on meds. I have a history of depression and anxiety, and I was taking Zoloft and Welbutrin before I got pregnant. I knew that there was a distinct possibility that I would need meds again after my daughter was born, and I was right. Quite honestly, I'm struggling, and it's not worth it to me to struggle when I can be healthier mentally and a better momma to my LO. (I'm also a mental health therapist, so I spend a lot of time with these issues...) I've been very upfront with my care providers all along that a healthy pregnancy and breastfeeding are my top priorities. I do trust my midwife when she tells me that Zoloft is ok to take while breastfeeding. You're not a bad momma, you're being very thoughtful and careful about this. Be gentle with yourself.
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Don't get your tentacles in a twist - Yelp Glasgow is here with this week's round up of all the freshest spots to sample squid!
Ad Lib, 111 Hope Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 6LL
"I ordered salt and pepper squid followed by a cheese and bacon burger. The food arrived in a timely fashion and was hot but not burning," raves Elizabeth B. The squid starter is served with a sesame ginger dip.
Asia Style, 185 St Georges Road, Charing Cross G3 6JD
Lex G tips the "crispy chilli and salt squid and soft shell crab are not to miss, nor are the noodles or the duck."
Central Market, 51 Bell Street, Glasgow Merchant City G1 1NX
For a generous starter, try the "chargrilled squid with panzella salad." The squid is a large portion with three pieces of squid plus some tentacles!
Crabshakk, 1114 Argyle Street, Finnieston G3 8TD
Paula M "had a mishmash of specials & original menu items. The standouts for me were the special of hake with squid ink paella and red pepper salsa, and the crab cakes. I could've eaten a massive portion of each!"
Don Costanzo, 13 Woodside Crescent, Glasgow West End G3 7UL
"I was talked into trying the special by the Don himself, which was a squid and prawn pasta in a gorgeous slightly spicy tomato sauce, I also choose a side of deep fried zucchini flowers," says Pammi G.
The Hanoi Bike Shop, 8 Ruthven Lane, Glasgow West End G12 9BG
Jasmine R loves that the "salt and pepper squid were crisp and never chewy! The tofu is beautifully crunchy on the outside and served with a yummy glass noodle salad. By the way they make their own tofu in the shop!"
Jamie's Italian, 1 George Square, Glasgow City Centre G1 1HL
Trying the crispy squid starter, Lex G advises this is a "wee portion of fresh squid, cooked to perfection with garlic aioli. Verdict: nom."
Old Salty's, 1126 Argyle Street, Finnieston G3 8TD
This old fashioned chippy is party restaurant, and part takeaway. Make sure you grab a portion of calamari - £5.25 as a dine-in starter.
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Chris R says "highlights were the har gau (dumplings) and chilli salt and pepper squid (curried baby squid was nice too)!"
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Six years ago, in February 1998, I traveled to
Iraq with a British Voices in the Wilderness team. The US was threatening another
massive bombardment. We decided to go to Fallujah in hopes of better understanding
the perspective of people whose marketplace had been bombed, in 1991, by a smart
bomb that went astray. The blast instantly killed 150 people and wounded hundreds.
By the time of our visit, many more had suffered and died during nearly eight
years of brutally punitive economic sanctions.
At Fallujah's main market, we began distributing a leaflet about why we were
violating the economic sanctions. Throngs of people pressed toward each of us,
eager for leaflets. Separated from my companions and surrounded by people shouting
at me as they grabbed leaflets, I began to wonder if this could turn into an
ugly scene. One man who spoke English stood in front of me, his eyes blazing.
"You Americans! You Europeans!" he shouted. "You come to my home.
I show you water you not even give your animals to drink and this is all what
we have. And now you want again to kill our children. You cannot kill my son.
My son, he was killed in al-harb Bush (the first Bush war)."
"I'm sorry," I murmured, "I'm so very sorry." Then his
demeanor suddenly changed. "Ah, Madame," he said, his tone softening,
"You are too tired. You come with me, I get you tea." He helped me
maneuver through the crowd until we reached a falafel stand where he served
me tea, insisting that I find my friends and bring them to his home for a meal.
Since 1996, gracious hospitality characterized nearly every encounter I and
other Voices travelers to Iraq experienced.
In 1999, I returned to the Fallujah marketplace, this time with our friend
Ahmed, a US citizen, born in the Sinai, who translated for us as we encountered
a very similar scene. I spotted a child staring at me. He seemed about 11 years
of age, quite poor, extremely intense. "Ahmed, please," I asked, "ask
this young man what he is thinking." The young boy squared his shoulders
and said, "I am a scholar of the faith." Ahmed posed my question again.
This time the answer was direct. "Tell her that I am thinking about how
I will become a fighter pilot when I grow up," said the boy, whose gaze
never swerved from mine, "so that I can bomb the United States." Then
Ahmed said, "Kathy, look, pay attention to this man," pointing to
an elderly, balding fellow with huge jowls and white whiskers who had observed
my encounter with the youngster. Large tears rolled down his cheeks.
Peacemaking communities throughout the world have refused to regard Iraqi
brothers and sisters as enemies. But during an election season when adult discourse
about crucial issues is often put on hold, empathy with people in Fallujah won't
score points amongst public relations strategists.
For the past several days, I've been asking friends to help me understand
the term "pacify." No explanation seemed satisfactory until one friend
bluntly said, "Look, it means you want to win the peace. So you eliminate
anyone who might disturb your peace. You suppress them, or terrify them, or
remove them, or kill them."
"Just like what Saddam Hussein did?" I murmured. "Right,"
my friend said.
Coalition Authorities were determined to pacify Fallujah before the grisly
lynching that took place on Wednesday, March 31. A total of eight Marines had
been killed in two weeks of violence that Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt blamed
on Fallujah insurgents.
On March 28, 2004, the Philadelphia Inquirer said that Iraqis in Fallujah
found leaflets scattered throughout the city bearing an ominous message which
the Iraqis believed was left by the Marines. "You can't escape and you
can't hide . . . the coalition will find you and bring you to justice,"
said the Arabic message printed over two steely green eyes. ("Marines
Push Against Rebelling Iraqis," Carol Rosenberg)
Describing events that took place on Tuesday, March 30, the Washington
Post reported:
"Marines used tanks and armored fighting vehicles to block the main
exits and entrances to Fallujah for the fourth day running . . . The deployment
forced thousands of motorists off the main roads and onto bumpy dirt tracks
where traffic moved slowly under the watchful eyes of soldiers crouching in
the sand behind their guns or atop military vehicles . . . Tanks trained their
guns on the al-Askari district. Residents also said marines rolled through the
neighborhood and shouted warnings in Arabic through a bullhorn against harboring
insurgents . . . Several families heeded the warning and left, according to
residents who stayed behind."
The Marines also reportedly staged door-to-door house raids in search of weapons
and suspected insurgents on Monday night and again on Tuesday.
"If they find more than one adult male in any house, they arrest one
of them," claimed resident Khaled Jamaili, 26. "Those Marines are
destroying us. They are leaning very hard on Fallujah." ("Marines
Seek to Pacify Fallujah," Hamza Hendawi, March 31)
I was in the Jenin refugee camp of the West Bank in April 2002, during the
immediate aftermath of the IDF operation "Enduring Storm."
I walked through the remains of 100 three-story buildings that had been destroyed.
I watched as young boys with faces as somber as old men helped their fathers
carry corpses pulled from the rubble, while IDF snipers positioned on roofs
shot over their heads. More pacification? I don't know.
Afterward I talked with Israeli soldiers. One young soldier said "I was
only doing my job." Another said, "I was just following orders."
Then I glanced at an older Israeli soldier and we both winced. We'd
heard these words before.
Pacification methods did not work in the occupied West Bank nor are they likely
to work in Afghanistan or in Iraq. We need new methods. And our compassion for
people in Iraq also needs to encompass non-Iraqis, including Americans, many
of them young, tense, and homesick. On April 15 many of my friends will be in
Federal building plazas carrying signs about war tax refusal. Karl Meyer's sign
will say "I haven't paid taxes in 44 years. Ask me how. Ask me why."
My sign, were I at liberty to carry it in the federal prison, would say, "I
haven't paid taxes for 25 years. Ask me how. Ask me why."
Pacification doesn't work, nor does a $400 billion dollar defense budget that
steals prosperity. All of us have the opportunity to make adult choices to protect
all the world's children. Ask us how. Ask us why.
Kelly is co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness and a three-time
nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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IN RESPONSE to the IJ's Dec. 12 editorial, "Bridge district must justify toll hikes," I wanted to share with readers the financial circumstances leading to the current proposal for a toll increase by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.
We want our customers to understand the fiscal challenges with which we have been grappling. We also want customers to know, that since 2002, we have been steadily belt-tightening to reduce costs.
We have reduced the number of staff by 25 percent by implementing efficiencies and new technologies. We have also achieved cost savings in our employee benefits.
Keeping pace with inflation as traffic volumes remain flat:
The district provides bus and ferry service as an alternative to driving between the North Bay and San Francisco as well as operating and maintaining the bridge. We have just four funding sources to draw from: tolls, transit fares, grants, and advertising/concessions. Tolls provide the lion's share of our revenues. Fuel for the buses and ferries and steel and paint for the bridge are more expensive today than in 2008 when tolls were last increased. At the same time, toll revenues have remained flat as traffic volumes have not grown.
Asset preservation for future generations:
Tolls allow us to maintain the facilities and equipment that serve more than 50 million customers annually. The bridge, at 76, has increasing demands for repairs and improvements. Up next are the installation of the moveable median barrier, the completion of the seismic retrofit, the south tower rehabilitation, and repairs to the roadway floorbeams.
Concurrently, the more than 40-year-old transit system requires similar attention to aging infrastructure with the required ferry gangway and pier replacement project, the ongoing ferry vessel rehabilitations, bus maintenance facilities upgrades, and the ongoing replacement of aging buses. As such, the capital improvement budget for the next 10 years has grown to $1.4 billion.
We anticipate that $370 million of this must be raised from tolls to qualify for maximum federal and state grant funding.
Keeping traffic moving by offering alternatives:
Tolls are used to subsidize our bus and ferry system, which in turn keeps traffic moving by reducing commute traffic by about 25 percent. Tolls are the only way we can sustain current levels of bus and ferry services as they are used to fund one-half of the cost to operate these systems. Sustaining transit service levels provides North Bay residents with an alternative to driving, greatly reducing traffic on the already heavily congested Highway 101 in Marin.
Doyle Drive commitment:
The reconstruction of Doyle Drive, the southern approach to the bridge, is underway and now slated to be completed in 2016. As part of a regional funding agreement that enabled federal funding for construction, the district committed $75 million to the project, due at the end of construction. A toll increase is also needed to fund this crucial commitment.
Four toll options for public comment:
For the first time, we are introducing the idea of incremental toll increases similar to what we have been doing for transit customers. If we increase the tolls in smaller increments over a five year period, the impact to our customers' budget won't be as hard as one large increase every five to 10 years.
Customers can be assured that any such action would be preceded by an open public process. Please review the toll options at: http://goldengate.org/news/TollIncreaseProposal2014.php
The board of directors wants your input on these options so please send your comments to email@example.com. Your valued toll dollars keep the North Bay moving, improving the quality of life in the region.
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8. Mai: Victory in Europe Day – NAZIS QUIT!
Victory in Europe Day—known as V-E Day or VE Day—was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (in Commonwealth countries, 7 May 1945) to mark the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich, thus ending the war in Europe.
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Germans started the war, perpetrated atrocities among other countries people, and lost it tremendously and rightfully. That many of them belonged to tha national socialist party,, and most of them supported that party or elected it in democratic elections is not an indetifying nor a significant criterion.
Victory day is really just a Soviet Victory Day of Europe. Soviet victory crippled half of Europe to communism and regression. In my opinion nazi rule is better than Soviet rule.
Fck the soviet army, they didnt liberate Europe, they bring their red poison to the countries...
There's nothing wrong to protect your country from traitors and communists.
Lool, why did yo say jobbik? I could say Jörg Haider, but they dont have any connection with the communist Red Army, which destroyed half of Europe.
yeah, as i said before - glad we have jobbik! europe will be saved! thanks!
really nice to see what comes out when i write an article that i'm glad that the f-in nazis were defeated and that the 3. reich had come to an end. wasn't my intention to reveal some neo-nazis here. and you are proud of it. what a shame.
biggest victory will be when the thoughts in your minds finally are dead.
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CLINTON, Md. (WJLA) – Officials are investigating the cause of a townhouse fire that damaged three homes and displaced two families in Prince George's County on Thursday night.
Firefighters were called to the 5900 block of Surratts Village Drive around 9 p.m. The two-alarm fire spread to two townhomes; a third home did not catch fire, but sustained damage. Crews had to shut off electricity on the block.
In all, 60 firefighters and EMS crew members responded. Though six adults and six children were displaced, no injuries were reported.
Around the same time Thursday evening, firefighters and paramedics from the Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services were called to the 10700 block of Graeloch Road in North Laurel for a report of a house fire.
It took roughly 20 minutes for approximately 40 crew members to control the fire.
The single-family home is expected to be declared uninhabitable, but no one was injured.
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Coalville, England (SPX) May 12, 2008
Aerial survey specialist Bluesky has launched a new range of highly accurate and detailed 3D city models. The new product range will be available off the shelf and will help improve the management of urban centres providing a new understanding of the built environment.
Applications including planning and development control, security and emergency response planning, environmental modelling and even potential to revolutionise the gaming and simulator markets.
Bluesky city models are created from the most up-to-date vertical aerial photography using the latest 3D software and provide a real world, interactive, geographically accurate representation of the built environment from the desktop.
"We live in a 3D world, it is therefore essential that in order to effectively manage our urban surroundings we have a true representation of every aspect of this extremely complex environment," said Rachel Tidmarsh, Managing Director of Bluesky International.
"By creating a standard off the shelf product, to a very high specification, available in popular CAD and GIS formats we hope to revolutionise the way we manage and interact with our city centres."
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Bluesky is a UK-based specialist in aerial imaging and remote sensing data collection and processing. An internationally recognised leader with projects extending around the globe, Bluesky has unrivalled expertise in the creation of seamless, digital aerial photography, 3D landscape/cityscape visualisations, and 3D prints.
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RAIL fans looking for the perfect home will be making tracks here — a property
with its very own VIADUCT in the tiered back garden.
The disused 35ft-high Victorian railway bridge, built in 1848, is part of the
£450,000 detached house being sold by Mike and Liz Ward.
The last owner bought the five arches at Spofforth, North Yorks, to use the
stone for building another house, but was denied permission.
Estate agent Paul Baxter, handling the sale, said: "I've never seen the like
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A recipe from the Good Food collection.
3 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
1.5 litres (6 cups) chicken stock
440 g (2 cups) risotto rice (arborio, vialone nano or carnaroli)
75 g (3/4 cup) grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs, beaten
9 basil leaves, torn in half
150 g (5 1/2 oz) mozzarella cheese, cut into 18 cubes (about 1.5 cm/ 5/8 inch square)
150 g (1 1/2 cups) dried breadcrumbs
oil for deep-frying
1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onion and cook over low heat for 3-4 minutes until softened but not browned. Heat the stock to simmering point in another saucepan.
2. Add the rice to the onion and cook, stirring, for 1 minute to seal the rice. Add several ladles of the hot stock, stirring continuously so that the rice cooks evenly. Keep adding enough stock to just cover the rice, stirring frequently. Continue in this way for about 20 minutes, or until the rice is creamy on the outside but still al dente.
3. Remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan and eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Spread out on a large baking tray to cool completely.
4. Divide the rice into 18 portions. Take one portion in the palm of your hand and place a piece of basil and a cube of mozzarella in the centre. Fold the rice over to encase the cheese and at the same time mould the croquette into an egg shape. Roll the croquette in breadcrumbs and place on a baking tray while you make the rest.
5. Heat enough oil in a deep-fat fryer or deep frying pan to fully cover the croquettes. Heat the oil to 180°C (350°F), or until a piece of bread fries golden brown in 15 seconds when dropped in the oil. Deep-fry the suppli in batches, without crowding, for about 4 minutes, or until evenly golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve at once, as they are or with a fresh tomato sauce.