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Posts Tagged 'US-Pakistan relationship'
The Taliban in Paris
Spearhead Analysis – 12.12.12
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The official word from the Taliban is that they will be in Paris for discussions with the US and its western allies and with the former Northern Alliance representing the Karzai government in Afghanistan. This is an amazing development on several counts. It indicates that the Taliban are a cohesive organized group with clear cut policies and that they think that the time has come for them to be part of the reconciliation process. It is nothing short of a miracle that they have decided to become a part of the intra-Afghan dialogue supposedly led by the Afghan government but actually a joint US-Pakistan venture.
Not surprising then that President Karzai feels left out and has tried to gain a toehold by blaming the US for the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan for a recent assassination attempt on the Afghan intelligence chief. Mr Karzai knows full well that the attack could have been planned anywhere in Pakistan or Afghanistan but that does not make it something sponsored by the state of Pakistan. The US, in a recently released Pentagon report, has clearly stated that the problem in Afghanistan is the lack of state capacity in Afghanistan, the high level of corruption there and the sanctuaries in Pakistan's western border areas (created as a result of the fighting in Afghanistan).
It is also not surprising that with the start of the end game in Afghanistan the US and Pakistan are at pains to point out that their rocky relationship is back on track – at least for the 2014 transition in Afghanistan for which the progress in 2013 is critically important. A 25 member US delegation participated in the US-Pakistan Defense Consultative Group meeting in Pakistan and both sides expressed satisfaction at the positive outcome. There have been other discussions between the two countries on energy and economic issues. The Pakistani Foreign Minister declared the US-Pakistan relationship 'back on track' with all issues resolved and accompanied by the Army Chief she was in Brussels for discussions and briefings that seem to have gone well.
Given the track record of the US-Pakistan relationship Pakistanis may be forgiven for asking if all this is for real and sustainable after 2014 or is it to get Pakistan on board till the transition in Afghanistan is completed without a serious mishap?. After all when the US left after the USSR exited from Afghanistan, not only was Pakistan left to face the blow-back but it was also slapped with sanctions unable to effectively support the indigenous uprising in Kashmir against Indian atrocities. Pakistan has responded positively to US overtures and the Taliban it holds are being released – free to travel and participate in the negotiations that might lead to political stability in Afghanistan. There is a realization all around that the reconciliation and dialogue track could eventually lead to the all important phase of direct US-Taliban negotiations with Pakistan's support.
The danger of failure on the reconciliation front is that there may be reversion to a civil-war environment given the fact that warlords are alive and well. Ismail Khan's recent gathering in Herat indicated that this could happen. There is also the realization that with continued US presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014 the Taliban could not depend on external support in an all-out bid for power – as they had attempted earlier. The fact that Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan to deal with the insurgents in its western border areas and that it wants Afghanistan to deny support and sanctuaries to such groups creates convergence in objectives. Trouble may come from a split in the Afghan government ranks – if Karzai decides to play hard ball especially because of the remarkable cohesion being displayed by the Taliban. Much will also depend on how many US troops stay on in Afghanistan with guesses that put the figure anything between 10000 to 25000), what kind of a status of forces agreement is drawn up for these troops and significantly on the capacity of the Afghan security forces.
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Be strong and take heart, and have no fear of them: for it is the Lord your G-d who is going with you; He will not take away His help from you. (Deuteronomy 31:6)
Now that the dust is settling, a few statistics:
Approximately 1,506 missiles were launched from
into Gaza during the 8 day period from November 14 to November 20. These included Iranian-produced Fajr-5s, Russian-produced Grad rockets, and Kassam missiles. Israel
Of these missiles:
- 875 landed in open areas,
- 421 were shot down by the Iron Dome anti-missile system (84% accuracy),
- 152 landed in
itself Gaza
- 58 landed in urban areas
- about 30 caused damage including 2 schools, an apartment in Rishon Le'Zion (the first time the Tel Aviv area has sustained rocket damage since the 1991 Gulf War), and an apartment in Kiryat Melachi causing the death of three residents who were unable to reach a safe area in time. Several other houses sustained damage in Beer Sheva,
Ashkelon, and other cities. Ashdod
- Military targets aimed at – 0
- Civilian targets aimed at – 1,506
Hamas accuracy in hitting populated areas was less than 7%.
Six Israeli citizens were killed, including four civilians and two soldiers. The soldiers, while on active duty, were not killed in combat, but rather by kassams shot into civilian areas.
The ratio of Israeli civilian to combatant deaths: 2:1 (2 civilian deaths for every combat death).
250 Israeli citizens were wounded, including 10 soldiers, while over a thousand suffered from shock. Tens of thousands will suffer from PTSD, including almost the entire population of whole towns.
Of the approximately 1600 air raids over
by the Israeli Air Force, 1600 targets were significantly damaged including: Gaza
- 30 senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists
- 19 command centers
- 980 underground rocket launchers
- 140 smuggling tunnels
- 66 tunnels used for terrorist operations
- 42 Hamas facilities
- 26 weapons manufacturing facilites
- dozens of long-range rocket launchers and launch sites
- Military targets aimed at – 1600
- Civilian targets aimed at – 0
The ratio of Gazan civilian to combatant deaths: almost 1:2 (1 civilian death for every two combat deaths).
Approximately 1000 Gazans were injured.
To put the civilian/combat death ratio into proportion:
According to a 2001 study by the International Committee of the Red Cross, the civilian to soldier death ratio in wars fought in the last half of the twentieth century has been 10:1, i.e., ten civilian deaths for every soldier death.
What explains the low civilian to combat death ratio in Pillar of Defense? And what could explain the astoundingly low (albeit much much too high) death toll amongst the Israeli civilian population?
The answer to the first question is relatively easy.
1. Thousands of phone calls and text messages were made by the IDF to warn civilian Gazans to get out of the line of fire.
2. More than 50,000 leaflets were dropped over Gaza to warn residents "to avoid being present in the vicinity of Hamas operatives".
3. The IAF aborted hundreds of attacks due to civilians (especially women and children) being present at the target.
4. Non-lethal but loud bombs were dropped near buildings as a warning to the residents that the building was a target area due to a Hamas presence, thereby giving residents time to leave.
5. The IAF has perfected the pinpoint strike, where bombs are precisely dropped on target areas (even going through windows at times) to prevent 'collatoral damage'.
As for the second questions, the answer is more complex.
In recent years, city councils have cleaned and prepared hundreds of public shelters for the safety of their citizens.
All public and private buildings must, by law, include a 'safe area'. Many of the older homes and all of the public buildings in a 7km radius of Gaza have received such safe rooms. All new buildings are automatically built with one. The lives of many of the residents whose homes were destroyed by incoming rockets were saved by being in the safe room.
All cities have early warning systems (sirens) to warn the population to take cover during a rocket attack. Some areas have a 15-second warning, other areas, further from Gaza can have up to a full minute.
To minimize targets, at the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense, the Home Front Command of the IDF instructed that schools be closed and all gatherings of more than 100 people were to be cancelled. All businesses within 7 km of Gazan were to close.
The Iron Dome anti-missile battery was designed and created to intercept incoming missiles whose tranjectories can be traced to hit a populated area.
In other words, both local and national government bodies have done the maximum to protect civilian life.
Hamas, on the other hand, did nothing at all to minimize civilian deaths. On the contrary, they did everything possible to maximize the death toll on both sides. Rockets were launched at Israeli residential areas, from Gazan residential areas, thus creating a target for the IAF. Missiles and launchers were stored in apartment houses, mosques, schools, and hospitals, building on the knowledge that the IAF would not strike these areas so as minimize civilian casualties, while at the same time aiming at Israeli homes, synagogues, schools, and hospitals.
There is one more factor that needs to be stated.
I can't state this as fact, but apparently the Hamas bosses were not pleased with their foot soldiers for not creating more death and destruction in Israel.
"It's not our fault, boss," the soldiers said, "We're aiming the rockets at the Zionist hospitals and schools but their Allah just keeps knocking them out of the way".
It can't be declared, stated, expressed, affirmed, or broadcast often enough or clearly enough. The Hand of G-d was evident from beginning to end of the operation. Entire houses were destroyed but the residents walked out whole and healthy. Cars and buses were destroyed only after the drivers and passengers had left. More than half the rockets launched fell in empty areas. Scores of stories have been heard of "I had been there three minutes before," or "They had gone to visit relatives in the north, so weren't home". Miracles upon miracles prevailed. Even the local press, notorious for being unbelieving or at least skeptical, used words such as 'miraculous', 'wondrous' and 'by the hand of G-d'.
Thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Jews worldwide prayed for the safety of Israel, its citizens and soldiers. Tehilim were said and prayer vigils were held. Those out of range of missiles reached out to those in range, offering respite, meals, lodging, and support. Soldiers all along the Gazan border were given foods and gifts donated by businesses and organizations, both local and international.
City shelters, Iron Domes, and a strong army (bless those soldiers!!) are essential, but no less is unity and care for one another. The Talmud tells us that Kol Yisrael arevim zeh bazeh, all Israel is responsible one for the other. This is the true strength of the Jewish people.
A famous story goes that Kaiser Wilhelm II asked Otto von Bismarck, "Can you prove the existence of God?",
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Hi all,
So i have been reading posts about correspondence schools and other initiatory magical orders and there are a few that come up regularly and seem authentic and viable to someone looking to join and engage in a reliable and genuinely spiritually connected system/order. These are:
BOTA - builders of the adytum
Fraternitas LVX Occulta - Fraternity of the hidden light
SOL - servants of the light
AS - Aurum Solis
I am at a point where I would like to start more formal and structured work, however I don't feel ready to join the A A. So I'm looking for some recommendations or information on these groups from people who have a closer understanding/relationship with the organisations.
Also I am in Australia so this should be taken into account.
Orders change over time, and as the people running them and who are a part of them change. A lot of the posts I read are a little or a lot old so be nice to find some fresh insight and the scope of consideration to take into account how they stand and operate now. So with this and what i am and am not particularly interested in forms the main guide to my inquiry, and to recommendations and info.
What I am not heaps interested in: complex gematria and an over reliance on hebrew/judaic pantheons, strong christian influences and flavour, Enochian, superiority complexes and overly large egos, too much theory and too little practical progress.
What I am interested in: Tarot, astral projection and work, alchemical symbolism, paganism, hermetic teachings and hermetic qabalah, the number seven, meditative techniques, honesty and humility.
I know some interests and disinterests are a tad contradictory, as many of them are quite co-mingled, but that's the nature of western mystery traditions it seems, and some lean one way more than others whilst still containing a sprinkling of most of them.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm really stuck on this and it is time to stop working on my own/without trustworthy correspondence, and bumbling my way through in a diffuse unstructured manner.


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You see, when I started this blog my son was three and had just started playing soccer. He was playing in one of those little Y leagues for boys and girls and it was a very tame affair given the kids' ages. He enjoyed the experience of playing with other kids, kicking the ball around and generally running around. I would drive him to practice on weekdays and games on weekends in my car, not a van but a car, but it still gave me the rights to be called a desisoccermom. Born and brought up in India gave me the rights to 'desi' as in from des or country of birth. That, in short, is the blog naming story.
The husband couldn't stand his three and a half year old cowering in my arms. He started pacing up and down the field to work off his agitation. The coach sensed the kid's fear and gently coaxed him to go on the field. He held his hand and ran on the field with him. It was totally against regulation but they allowed him anyways. A few minutes late the kid was back in my arms and the husband back to his pacing. The routine continued for two more weeks before I had had enough. We withdrew our boy from the team (over the phone) and I announced that we were not going back to the soccer fields till both the boys could learn to handle themselves on the field.
Four years later, the kid said he wanted to play soccer again and promised he would behave. The husband promised to be a better sport on the field. So, I enrolled the kid in the same soccer team his best friend also plays in. The games are played indoors so hopefully the weather won't be a mood dampener this time. We had our first practice session last week on a cold, windy evening but both the boys were a good sport. The younger one kicked the ball around, went around the cones and ran with his teammates. The older one coached him a bit and cheered him on. I walked the perimeter of the soccer field trying to keep warm.
Two days later, the match went off smoothly as well. The kid's team, Hawks, won 7 to 3. The kids were happy as were the parents. The kid didn't too badly on the field even though he incurred two penalty points for his team when he touched the ball in the circle (yeah, I am talking soccer jargon already). The older boy was happy his son didn't chicken out like four years ago. I was happy I didn't have to handle two cranky, agitated boys. We came home exhausted and hungry.
This is where the accidental chole aloo come in. I looked in the fridge and found some cooked garbanzo beans from two days ago with a small jar of left over onion-ginger-garlic paste. Now the ginger-garlic paste was no ordinary paste. It had khus-khus (poppy seeds) and cashews in it as well as a small tomato. This was a paste leftover from a special curry I tried to make the day after V-day. It was supposed to be kaju-paneer masala, a rich, decadent dish but it ended up not so good because I over roasted the masala too much, added too much garam masala and used whole milk instead of cream to thicken the gravy. It was a masala paste made in haste, using a combination of ingredients grounded together instead of roasted and ground separately. It was not the best thing I ever made but he ate it without any fuss. I am married to a saint, I tell you.
Anyways, I had some of that raw masala paste leftover from last week's experiment gone awry and maybe half a cup of garbanzo beans. I added some oil to the karahi and added the raw paste. The paste was sautéed on a medium-low flame for about ten minutes. I don't care much for ground onion pastes. It tends to get bitter if you roast it too much and has the potential to burn if you take your eyes off even for a minute. It also tends to taste raw if not roasted enough. It is a delicate balance and I don't do well with delicate. This paste was easier to work with because of the added fat from the ground khus-khus and cashews.
3-4 cloves of garlic
1 inch piece of ginger
2 small tomatoes or add 1 tbsp of tomato paste later
1 tbsp ea of khus-khus (poppy seeds) and cashew pieces soaked in water
Now, heat a tbsp. of oil in a thick bottom karahi or wide pan of your choice. Turn the heat to med-low and add the masala paste. At this point the water in the onions and tomatoes tends to splatter the oil and the low temperature helps reduce the splatter. Of course, if you have minions to clean up after you, by all means splatter away on med-high.
My beat up but still functioning 3ltr Hawkins
We had the chole aloo that day with store bought wheat tortillas and some leftover rice. More importantly, I cooked my chole aloo in an Indian pressure cooker and it didn't blow up in my face!
We had the chole aloo that day with store bought wheat tortillas and some leftover rice. More importantly, I cooked my chole aloo in an Indian pressure cooker and it didn't blow up in my face!


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Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata said last week that injuries to his knee and shoulder have kept him from playing the way he'd like this season.
The injuries weren't enough to force Ngata, who didn't record a tackle in the Week 10 win over the Browns, into street clothes for Sunday's 55-20 win over the Raiders, but they were enough to keep the Ravens from putting Ngata on the field. Ngata didn't play a snap in the game, something he said afterwards was precautionary as opposed to any setback that would have made playing impossible.
"We were hoping that we wouldn't have to play him," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said, via the Baltimore Sun. "It turned out that we didn't have to play him."
The Ravens have their first date of the season with the Steelers next Sunday and a Steelers win on Monday night will put the division lead on the table in that game. It's unlikely that the Ravens will be able to cruise to such an easy victory in that game without Ngata, making it easy to understand why they'd want to do anything possible to make sure he's feeling well enough to play at a higher level than we've seen in recent weeks.
Rookie DeAngelo Tyson started in Ngata's place and deflected a pair of passes to help the Ravens overwhelm Oakland.


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UPDATE: According to reports today, Toromocho has complied with the enviro order and stopped the discharge.
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Peru: the brand new Toromocho copper mine ordered to stop polluting local lake
UPDATE: According to reports today, Toromocho has complied with the enviro order and stopped the discharge.
Sense of entitlement, young snotty First Majestic Silver (AG) (FR.to) $AG executive edition
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Not long now.
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Negotiations with mediators in Venezuela
B2Gold (BTO.to) (BTG) $BTG: One dead and four seriously injured in two separate accidents at the Limón mine, Nicaragua
- On Monday, one worker at Limón died from electrocution
- On Tuesday, four workers at Limón were seriously injured when a tube conveying scalding hot water came loose from a pump they were maintaining. The four are still hospitalized and no word on their condition.
As for the latest Peru political scandal gossip...
The páramo de Santurbán: the border decision is about to happen
The case for owning Endeavour Silver (EDR.to) (EXK) $EXK
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Just making sure you saw the correction
"Since student protests began on Feb. 4, more than 1,500 protesters have been detained, more than 30 have been killed, and more than 50 people have reported that they were tortured while in police custody"
"Since student protests began on Feb. 4, more than 1,500 protesters have been detained and more than 50 have reported that they were tortured while in police custody. Over 30 people, including security forces and civilians, have died in the demonstrations."
Correction: March 26, 2014
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the more than 30 people killed in the political demonstrations in Venezuela since Feb. 4 were protesters. That number includes security forces and civilians, not only protesters.
Real copper news
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Sprott Resource Corp (SCP.to) filed its annuals this evening and..
The illegal, unlicensed and highly polluting gold mines of the Chocó region, Colombia
UPDATED: Venezuela: Some news events are way more interesting than others
UPDATE: Here's the quote from Maduro (translated), that came at a meeting of chancellors of Unasur:
"I have to tell you here, surprisingly but I have to tell you; Last night we captured three Avation generals who we have been investigating thanks to the powerful morale of our National Bolivarian Armed Forces".
Yes, of course you have to watch the BASE jump from 1WTC (aka Freedom Tower) New York last night
It's here:
Best bit starts around 2 minutes in.
It's from Alturas Minerals (ALT.v), but...
"As with many junior mining companies, Alturas is currently going through a tight cash position and does not have sufficient funds to continue its exploration operations in the normal course. However it maintains positive expectations and is in the process of seeking to secure sufficient additional capital to maintain its existing property holdings until the industry downward cycle recovers. Alturas also remains very optimistic with respect to the mineral potential of its projects and is evaluating alternative plans for exploration. We are currently having conversations with various mining companies and private investors that are strongly interested in a joint venture partnership to develop these and other projects from our high-quality property portfolio in Peru and Chile."
- Tight cash position
- Positive expectations
- Very optimistic
- Alternative plans
- Joint venture partnership
- High-quality property portfolio
Very impressed with U.S. Silver & Gold's (USA.to) accountancy skills
Chart of the day is...
...five years of zinc:
The "Geologist or Engineer" debate finally settled...by Ann Landers
It's all here, the absolutely genuine paste-out sent in by reader D who works as a...well, take a guess:
Here's one for mining CEOs looking to attract new cash to their businesses
"For myself, I have learned from brutal experience (in 2008 and 2011-12) that the safest path is to leave gold itself alone and simply use the gold price as a leading indicator for other prices in the economy. Also, I took a run through some gold names I used to cover and quickly got PTSD, remembering all the lies they told investors."
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5) Go fuck yourself.
More Serra Pelada news (from IKN254)
This was my favourite bit from IKN254 out yesterday.
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Illegal miners' protest in Peru: Showdown day
Chart of the day is...
....uranium etf (URA) vs uranium metal (U.to the proxy), year to date
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War on Drugs: Lost in the Dream
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Portrait statue of a daughter of Marcus Nonius Balbus, 1st century ADmarble, height 171 (67 3/8 in.)Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di NapoliPhoto courtesy of National Gallery of Art
In the first century BC, the picturesque Bay of Naples became a favorite retreat for vacationing emperors, senators, and other prominent Romans. They built lavish seaside villas in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius where they could indulge in absolute leisure, read and write, exercise, enjoy their gardens and the views, and entertain friends. For example, Stabiae, a city located not far from Pompeii (discovered by archeologists in the 17th century, almost simultaneously to the discoveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum), was a famous resort where the Roman elite constructed buildings of unusual magnificence and taste. For more than 100 years, in the period of the late republic and early empire this was essentially the summer residence for the Roman government until in 79 A.D. Stabiae was buried beneath Vesuvius' lava.Artists, who came to this region from as far away as Greece, created sculpture, paintings, mosaics, and luxury arts to adorn the lavish seaside villas. Many of them would also have found patrons in the nearby towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum (modern Ercolano) who emulated the lifestyles of the powerful elite. Julius Caesar, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero owned seaside villas in Baiae (modern Baia); the emperor Augustus vacationed in Surrentum (modern Sorrento), Capreae (modern Capri), and Pausilypon (modern Posillipo); and the lawyer Cicero had homes at Cumae (modern Cuma) and Puteoli (modern Pozzuoli) as well as in Pompeii.
Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples presents some 150 works of sculpture, painting, mosaic, and luxury arts, most of them created before the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. They include recent discoveries on view in the U.S. for the first time and celebrated finds from earlier excavations.Drawn from the collections of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, and from site museums at Pompeii, Boscoreale, Torre Annunziata, and Baia, as well as museums and private collections in the United States and Europe, the exhibition is organized in five sections: Patrons at Home, Courtyards and Gardens, Moregine, The Legacy of Greece, Rediscovery and Reinvention (Eighteenth-century excavations and the rediscovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum). Carol Mattusch, Mathy Professor of Art History at George Mason University, is the guest curator of the exhibition and the fully illustrated catalogue for Pompeii and the Roman Villa is written by Mattusch with contributions by other specialists.After Washington, DC, the show travels to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, May 3 through October 4, 2009.


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The Germantown Friends School Juried Craft Show continues to boast a strong showing of artists for its 2011 show, with some exciting new additions. The prestigious show will be held on March 4, 5 and 6, marking the event's 27th anniversary, and will showcase the fine crafts of 74 individual artists.
The GFS Craft Show spotlights some of the finest craft artists in the country.
"Exhibiting artists represent 23 states, as far-flung as California, Washington, Arizona, Tennessee and all the way up the east coast to Portland, Maine," said Jennifer Celata, manager of the event. "There are six Philadelphia artists, and another half dozen from the near suburbs—an indication of the health and vitality of our local craft community."
There are 27 artists new to the show this year, including three in the Emerging Local Artists category. Introduced at the 2009 GFS Craft Show, this category provides a platform for artists who work in Philadelphia and have never before exhibited at the GFS show.
"We are thrilled to be able to extend this opportunity and reemphasize GFS's commitment to its community and urban location," Celata said. "Julia Copeland's colorful children's clothing line, e-i-e-i-o, and Jahje Ives's whimsical fabric mobiles, Baby Jives, will certainly be a hit with the parent crowd."
The richly-colored, intricately-patterned, polymer clay vessels of Emily Squires Levine round out the trio of emerging artists.
The show takes place in the Field House and Scattergood gyms on the school's campus in historic Germantown. Local restaurants Under the Oak Café and Trolley Car Diner will offer signature dishes, and the GFS Parents' Association will continue its tradition of providing delicious baked goods in the Café des Artistes, open Saturday and Sunday during show hours. The café space will be hung with artwork created and selected by GFS students, and will host a full schedule of student and faculty musical performances.
The GFS Juried Craft Show has been ranked one of the nation's 50 best by Sunshine Artist, among the top 10 percent of the nation's craft shows by the ArtFair SourceBook, and heralded as a "must see" by Philadelphia Magazine. A blind jury of art world professionals, collectors, and craft aficionados review images submitted by applicants, awarding points for originality, craftsmanship and unity of vision. Exhibitors are selected on the basis of their total scores. A Preview on Friday evening will offer a first look at the artists' offerings as well as a silent auction of handcrafted works donated by the exhibitors. Students will entertain, and light refreshments and hors d'oeuvres by Charles Roman Catering will be served.
Proceeds from the event benefit community scholarship and general scholarship programs at Germantown Friends School. Since 1985, more than $1,100,000 has been raised, and $600,000 has been given to the Community Scholars Program, which supports qualified students from the community, and the General Scholarship Fund. A portion of the proceeds is also earmarked for special projects for the school.
The GFS Craft Show is located at Germantown Friends School, 31 West Coulter Street, in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. Hours are: Friday, March 4, 6:00- 9:00 p.m.; Saturday, March 5, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Sunday, March 6, noon to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $10 per adult. Students 18 and under are free. Admission for the Friday Night Preview is $35 in advance, $40 at the door, and good for the entire weekend. Preview party entertainment will be provided by the GFS Jazz Ensemble and A Cappella. Parking is free. Call (215) 301-4711 or visit www.germantownfriends.org/craftshow for information.


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An irate commuter terrorized a fellow Metro bus passenger in a caught-on-video confrontation, apparently sparked because the senior citizen sat on him while trying to squeeze into the seat next to him.
It went down about 8 p.m. June 26 on a Metro 720 Rapid Bus, according to rider Erica Rodriguez, who posted the video -- titled "Elderly Man Assaulted on the 720 Rapid Bus" -- to her YouTube channel. The exact ages of the men seen in the video were not available.
An attorney who works in Downtown Los Angeles, Rodriguez was taking the bus home Wednesday night -- as she normally does -- when the fight started.
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"It was definitely scary because you hear about incidents on the bus where people pull out guns, so I was, like, oh god, I hope this doesn't get worse," Rodriguez said.
She said the victim was sitting in a front seat, typically reserved for older and handicapped commuters. While the bus was moving, the victim switched seats and appeared to fall into a fellow rider while doing so.
Both men are seated at the start of the video, but then one of them abruptly jumps up.
Victim: "Don't threaten me."
Commuter: "I'm not threatening you, buddy. You just assaulted me."
Victim: "I didn't…"
Commuter, lunging toward man: "Yes, you did, you sat on me!"
At least twice, the victim can be heard asking someone to call the police, to which the assaulter replies, "I am the police!"
Hurling obscenities and using a derogatory term for a gay man, the commuter berates the older passenger for nearly 3 minutes.
Of the six riders sitting around the pair, one tries to intervene, telling the commuter to calm down. A passenger can be heard laughing in the background.
The bus driver chimes in twice over the intercom, at one point asking the men, "Do we have to call the police? Just let me know."
"The bus driver wasn't doing anything, so I didn't feel protected," Rodriguez said.
A spokesman for Metro said the driver alerted bus opertions, which is supposed to dispatch Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies to the scene.
"The bus driver did what he was supposed to do," Dave Sotero said.
Deputies were called off after the driver stopped at Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue and both men appeared to have left the bus, said Lt. Karl Schow, with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Transit Services Bureau.
Rodriguez said most of the passengers, including the angry commuter, boarded another 720 Rapid Bus that happened to pull up behind the first bus.
Coincidentally, the fight happened the same day Metro unveiled its new security app -- which lets commuters document onboard problems and report them directly to Metro.
"Unfortunately these sorts of events happen on the system," Sotero said. "... We're hoping that the public can help us to identify the perpetrator involved."
Schow said investigators want to speak with the victim. Because the older passenger left the bus, a police report was never filed.
"I really want to find him," Schow said. "... That's unacceptable."
Anyone who recognizes the men involved is asked to call the deputies at 323-563-5000.
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I am working on a collection of essays tentatively entitled "Why I Don't Believe in God...and Why You Shouldn't, Either". (I laughed when I thought of the title--I wouldn't normally use such a provocative title--but I thought it might sell better than, say, "A Rational Defense of Nontheism," so that's my working title.) One of the things I want to do in it is examine various philosophical arguments for God's existence and show why they don't really justify belief in God or even make belief in God rational. I will, of course, have to give definitions of various terms like "belief" and "atheist" and even "God."
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The fresh-design Malibu Eco, with a $25,235 starting price, stands out among its midsize Malibu siblings with an eAssist propulsion system featuring battery electric/gas hybrid operation resulting in an estimated fuel economy of 26 miles per gallon city and 38 mpg highway.
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Despite ample warnings, candidates' gaffes are still caught on tape and sent to the world
WASHINGTON (AP) � Politicians keep making regrettable remarks that their opponents record and distribute, despite years of cautionary examples.
The latest cases occurred in tight Senate races.
In Iowa, Democratic congressman Bruce Braley had to apologize after describing six-term GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley as, quote, "a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school."
In New Hampshire, Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown seemed not to thoroughly think through his options when The Associated Press asked if the state was likely to elect a recent Massachusetts resident.
Brown replied: "Do I have the best credentials? Probably not. 'Cause, you know, whatever."
Democrats and late-night comics pounced.
And in Louisiana, Republican congressman Bill Cassidy is counter-punching Democrats who selectively excerpted his remarks about uninsured people. He had noted that some are illiterate.


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Dear Christy,
I have dated like 300 guys it seems and I can never find the right one. I always find something wrong with him because my standards are high, or he ends up dumping me. As I'm getting older, I'm getting nervous that I will never meet the right guy. Advice?
—No more fish in the sea
Oh, barracuda.
Three hundred dudes vs. Fishy Ol' You. I think the problem may be you, term of endearment.
When you're a sprightly young and perky lassie, you can afford to throw the fish back in the water, grill them for dinner, or feed them to your pussy. (Cat.)
But now, since your jugs are scraping your thighs and your face looks like a shriveled-up pancake, you can't bring the same Dude Checklist with you to the bars anymore (especially now that your pussy has multiplied into seven cats, Old Maid). The guys aren't swimming after you in the caliber they once were.
And that's OK. But, if your intentions are to land a soulmate, you must allow for imperfections. Faults abound us, Fishy Pants, so let go of your checklist. Find a guy who makes you laugh, who makes the conversation effortless and who fluffs your fancy.
(Que "Chariots of Fire.") When casting your rod, be yourself. The one you grow old with will be much easier to finesse if he knows the true you from the start. Do not bait him into a facade.
A Korean airline commercial on MSNBC in the newsroom just told me that there are times in life when you should follow the wind. So go hop inside some guy's dutch oven and enjoy the ride. Don't focus on what he doesn't have. Focus on his gigantic cock.
Or something like that.
I'm in a long-term relationship but I keep having these vivid sex dreams about a co-worker I have a crush on. Does this mean I should break up with my man?
—Wandering mind
Soiled satin:
It's called a wet dream, you horn dog.
Despite relationships, there will always be crushes. Now what you do with this crush will then factor into what you do with your current slampiece.
But you're only waking with wet panties as you shag him between snores, so you didn't do anything wrong.
Maybe you are wandering due to a stale love life. Tell your man to knock you on your ass and spank some spice into that sex. You need to rejuvenate your loins and he can help.
Meanwhile, get your hand out of your pants at work. It's getting awkward for everybody.
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Published On : Jan 23, 2012
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Smart-For-Us Concept 2012
Smart unveiled a urban mobility concept car at the Detroit Auto Show - the Smart-For-Us. Smart-For-Us is targetted for the younger generation while limited the road space consumption. The car is powered by a 55 kW magneto-electric motor, the same electric drivetrain as the Smart Fortwo (to be launched in spring 2012), which gives a max torque of 130Nm and can push the smart-for-us to a max speed of above 120km/h. The lithium-ion battery driving the magneto-electric motor can be fully-charged in 8 hours using regular electric socket.


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It's the weekend and that means you need to hurry if you want to play along with our Guest Muse, Julie, for this week's Muse challenge! Here's her inspiration (isn't the shading on the bears just amazing?):
I focused on the colours, the heart element and the gold embossed sentiment in a fun font. Instead of the two bears, I used a two word sentiment.
I used a Simon Says Stamp die and a Papertrey sentiment.
The deadline for this challenge is Monday morning at 8 am. Voting starts then and continues until 8 am on Tuesday morning. Voting results will be posted on Tuesday at noon. Hope to see you there!


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text: Per ESPN: Welker's wife, Anna Burns Welker, took to social media site Facebook to take a few shots at [URL="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/bal/baltimore-ravens"]Baltimore Ravens[/URL] linebacker [URL="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/964/ray-lewis"]Ray Lewis[/URL] on Sunday night after the Patriots' 28-13 loss to the Ravens in the AFC Championship Game. "Proud of my husband and the Pats. By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis' Wikipedia page. 6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder. Paid a family off. Yay. What a hall of fame player! A true role model!" Burns Welker said in a since-deleted post on her personal Facebook page.


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Court Breaks Its First Amendment Streak
The Supreme Court broke its streak of pro-First Amendment decisions in today's decision in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project. This "very difficult case," as Justice Kennedy described it at oral argument, was decided by a 6-3 vote in an opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor.
The opinion held that the First Amendment does not bar the criminal prosecution of the Humanitarian Law Project (HLP) under a federal statute criminalizing "material support" to groups designated as terrorist organizations by the United States government. HLP provided lessons on international law and non-violence to groups such as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Tamil Tigers. The majority refused, however, to determine whether the federal statute would be constitutional as applied to "more difficult cases" that could arise in the future.
This opinion comes on the heels of two prior cases in which the Court came out with robust pronouncements of First Amendment freedoms. In Citizens United, Justice Kennedy wrote for the conservative bloc striking down significant portions of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act as violating the First Amendment. In United States v. Stevens, the Chief Justice wrote for an eight-justice majority deeming unconstitutional a federal statute that criminalized depictions of animal cruelty.
The case's national security element may have colored the conservative bloc's opinion, but it does not account for the votes of Justices Stevens and Kennedy, both authors of landmark cases striking down former President George W. Bush's enemy combatant policies in Guantanamo Bay. Their fingerprints may be seen in the passages urging moderation:
We next consider whether the material-support statute, as applied to plaintiffs, violates the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. Both plaintiffs and the Government take extreme positions on this question. Plaintiffs claim that Congress has banned their "pure political speech." …For its part, the Government takes the foregoing too far, claiming that the only thing truly at issue in this litigation is conduct, not speech or impose any sanction on them for doing so." Id., at 60. …The First Amendment issue before us is more refined than either plaintiffs or the Government would have it. It is not whether the Government may prohibit pure political speech, or may prohibit material support in the form of conduct. It is instead whether the Government may pro hibit what plaintiffs want to do—provide material support to the PKK and LTTE in the form of speech.
As we explained in Texas v. Johnson: "If the [Government's] regulation is not related to expression, then the less strin gent standard we announced in United States v. O'Brien for regulations of noncommunicative conduct controls. If it is, then we are outside of O'Brien's test, and we must [apply] a more demanding standard."For its part, the Government takes the foregoing too far, claiming that the only thing truly at issue in this litigation is conduct, not speech or impose any sanction on them for doing so." Id., at 60. …
Stevens dissented in Texas v. Johnson, writing that he would have allowed the criminal law against flag burning to stand where the five-justice majority–in which Justices Scalia and Kennedy joined the liberal bloc of Brennan, Marshall, and Blackmun–applied a maximalist view of the First Amendment to strike down the Texas law.
Indeed, today's case displays Stevens's deep precedent-bound pragmatism. He not only signed onto an opinion that cited a case from which he dissented, but he also continued his less-than-absolute take on the First Amendment while also showing that he is not an unyielding civil libertarian when it comes to the war on terror.
Justice Breyer read his dissent from the bench today, stating that the federal statute could not survive strict scrutiny. Breyer, however, is no First Amendment maximalist himself, despite this morning's oral dissent. Today's decision, when compared with this term's earlier First Amendment decisions, is a reminder that on the Roberts Court there is no unyielding free speech champion. Instead, the justices use the First Amendment as an ancillary issue to be used to their advantage on cases that touch their greater concerns, be they national security or campaign finance.
Breyer's oral announcement of his dissent marked the second time this term a justice has done so. Justice Stevens spoke for 20 minutes to protest Citizens United back in January. There may be others yet, as a few more charged cases remain for the Court's Thursday and Monday sessions.
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