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Stalin, Vol 1: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928
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All but a few crumbs of the available archive materials have been studied, every political and psychological theory has been applied, filters of every colour – whitewash, deepest red, pitch black – have been inserted into historians' lenses: after the revelations of the last twenty years, little fundamentally new can be said about Joseph Stalin. Psychopaths of Stalin's order arise so rarely in history that forensic psychiatry has few insights to offer. There is now a general consensus about the death toll and the ghastly heritage of Stalinism. All that is left to dispute is the mechanism by which Stalin grabbed and held on to power and, of course, the various 'what ifs' that arise from considering a scenario in which he failed to do so. Largely on this basis, Stephen Kotkin presents us with nearly a thousand pages which promise to comprise but a third of a definitive work on Stalin and his rule.


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Last summer members of the Centre for Social Informatics delivered nine papers at Information: interactions and impact (i3) 2017. Following the conference, we were given the opportunity to develop this work into submissions for the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JoLIS). We took up this offer by working seven of the nine conference papers up to full journal article manuscripts. These were all submitted by the deadline of September 30th 2017. Following peer review and revisions all seven were accepted, and they will be published in JoLIS in due course. The manuscripts for all accepted articles have now been added to the Edinburgh Napier repository, and can be downloaded by clicking the article titles below. Continue reading
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Information sharing, information literacy, and #Finland100
Last week I travelled to Turku to spend some time with colleagues at Åbo Akademi University. This was my first visit to Finland since my appointment last February as Docent in Information Studies within the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics at the University. Continue reading

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[24.06.2015] Avendi joined the 5th birthday celebration of "Malkata kyshta"
"Malkata kyshta" is the first institution from its kind in Bulgaria and has just turned 5 years from its start. On 21st June 2010 the foundation "Nadezhda za malkite" established the first family type center for under 6 year old children without parental care. [more]
[20.11.2014] 124 young people won a scholarship from the program "Ready for success"
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Nimrod wrote:The issue with not being able to drop anything in a room should be typo'd. It's a builder issue.
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This is a poem that above all challenges traditional notions of death and argues that rather than representing the extinguishing of our mortal bodies, death actually is a process of transformation and readoption into the cycle of life, albeit in a different form. This is centrally why the speaker is so adamant about his refusal to mourn the child of the title. In his words all of us as humans go through this inevitable process:
And I must enter again the round
Zion of the water bead
Whilst death therefore does signify an end in one sense, it also represents the diffusion of a single life into some kind of universal life, and this is what is indicated by this quote and the inevitability of entering "again" the "Zion of the water bead" and the "synagogue of the ear of corn." Such images are used to capture and convey the truth that our death, whilst it does indicate the end of our own life, returns our bodies into the dynamic cycle of life that we see in nature and which are full of examples of growing life. We exchange our own life for becoming part of the abundant and fecund life in nature in all of its fertility.
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Solterra to Build Uptown PHX Senior Living
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Cushman & Wakefield announced today that Solterra Senior Living of Scottsdale leased 1.93 acres at 3rd Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix.
Will French, Scott Boardman and Brian Rosella of Cushman & Wakefield represented the owner, Cooper Companies of Scottsdale.
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Tamra Judge is standing by her opinion.
The "Real Housewives of Orange County" star asked a judge to dismiss former co-star Jim Bellino's $1 million lawsuit against her on Monday, per court documents obtained by Page Six on Wednesday.
Judge, 51, claimed in her court documents that she never defamed or spread false information about Bellino, 56, or his businesses — as her statements on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" and elsewhere were simply her thoughts. She also alleged that he did not suffer any damages as a result of her opinions, so the lawsuit should be dismissed.
Shannon Beador separately filed a proposed order to dismiss herself from the case as well. A judge has not signed off yet.
Bellino sued the reality stars earlier this summer for defamation after accusing them of claiming that his divorce was fake and customers were being injured at his trampoline playground businesses.
Bellino — who recently finalized his divorce from "Jesus Jugs" Alexis — is also being sued by his former business partner for $350,000.
"Ms. Judge's motion, which we will vigorously oppose, is a weak attempt to recast her malicious statements as mere 'opinion" or 'hyperbole,' " Bellino's attorney Geoffrey A. Neri told Page Six. "This is simply not the case, as we will demonstrate in our opposition. We look forward to holding Ms. Judge fully accountable for her malicious smear campaign against Mr. Bellino."


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Weight Watchers Getting Australia Started!
By Viv
For years, Weight Watchers have been providing everyone with programs to help us slim down and they have been very successful at it. Though, it was always about looking slimmer and rarely touched on the aspects of a healthy diet, but they recently commenced a campaign, "Let's get started", touching on this, raising the issue how unhealthy eating diets in Australia can affect the future generation. For me, this is a big and helpful step for everyone, we not need to only care about looking skinny, but also most importantly, we need to be healthy. It is about time that we have TV ads that warns us about what we put in our mouths rather than constant TV ads that just tempts us into biting in juicy burgers and crispy fried chips, although they are very powerful in that sense (guilty).
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|Heh, gold song. Dunno if it was really great for the vid but meh
Cant wait for this, installing number one on steam atm for another playthrough
|f*** i hope this one has alot more ammo, im constantly running out of ammo in dead space 1
|learn to aim
|i loved Dead Space. one of the highlights of gaming for me. looking forward to this one
|This trailer has done more for me to want to play Dead Space 2 than any previous marketing material.
|Got super hyped for this & finished the original.
Just downloaded & started playing the demo for #2 - it's way faster (enemies included)! They've changed a few buttons which is screwing me up.
I love the fact the suit has jets on it so I can fly in zero gravity situations.
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|Very hard to meet the original Dead Space. It was an awesome game, hope it keeps with its reputation.


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This Hilarious Ad Imagines How Awesome Facebook Would Have Been in 1995
Spoof of a real AOL spot
In its early days, the Internet was sort of the Wild West. Message boards, chatrooms and newsgroups were huge. Browsers, apps and social media were just a twinkle in its eye.
Well, what if Facebook—which launched in 2004—were around a decade earlier, in the primordial ooze of the Internet? The pretty hilarious fake commercial below imagines just that—and is actually a parody of the cult favorite America Online spot from 1995 (that's "AOL" to you teens).
The Facebook parody, from comedian Brent Weinbach, features some pretty amazing dialogue which comes off as absurd but gives us some profound perspective on how far we've come—and how good we have it 20 years later.
"How about just clicking on your Mom's profile and saying 'Happy Birthday'—it's the same thing as sending her a package," our hero informs his buddy. He then sounds off on some of its other features: "Simply ship a few photographs to The Facebook, they'll cover the postage, and an operator will set up your profile." (It's referred to as "The Facebook" throughout, which indeed was Mark Zuckerberg's original name for it.)
Replete with VHS warping, crappy lettering and a terribly cheesy soundtrack, this is a pretty perfect, almost shot-for-shot parody of the AOL original (which you can see below). For an extra treat (and if you're super bored), sync them up and watch them at the same time.
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The Fregat (Frigate) Café operates from April 30 until September 30, seven days a week from 9 a.m. till 10 p.m.


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"Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. For yet in a little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay. But my righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him." Hebrews 10:35-38
Be someone with endurance. You can do it. God is faithful. He will come through for those who wait for Him.


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ramana wrote:Pakis would have #WeAll movement as all are sex perverts.
Bakistan does have a #metoo policy. Every time India asks and bids for something (membership, grants, trade rights...) bakistan does a #metoo.
ramana wrote:Pakis would have #WeAll movement as all are sex perverts.
Pakistan on Wednesday reaffirmed full solidarity with the Palestinian people and expressed concern over the proposed move by the United States to shift its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, saying "such a step would constitute a clear violation of international law and UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions".
The Pakistan Army on Wednesday recovered a Pakistani engineer who had been kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this year.
"My father has returned in good health"
It is not clear under what terms and circumstances his release was secured.
The engineer had been working on the Torkham-Jalalabad road project in Afghanistan when he was abducted
Ahmed had been working with a construction company overseen by the Frontier Works Organization
The governments may have differences but people's power would finally force them to change their attitude," he noted and offered he could mediate between Pakistan and India for reconciliation.
When asked to name one thing that he likes the best in Pakistan, his reply was 'Pakistanis' who he found very loving and caring.
periaswamy wrote:Sadiq Khan is trying a bit too hard for a Paki
Sadiq Khan in Amritsar
ISLAMABAD - Tweets apparently by an Indian national predicting some key developments in Pakistan including possible attempt on Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed's life, have raised speculation among Pakistani authorities that the twitter handle in question is being handled by Indian foreign intelligence agency, the RAW . Anirudh Kumar Mishra, who claims to be an Indian national and an astrologer, and tweets using the handle @Anirudh_Astro, has made a number of predictions about key developments in Pakistan, and claims that a number of his predictions have turned out to be true. RAA agent under every Paki charpoy
"Pakistan should look over Hafeez Saeed's security as he is in entering in Shani Mangal effect in 2018 and may get involved in a bomb blast," Mishra tweeted on November 26th predicting that the JuD chief might get involved in a bomb blast next year. Now that the Milli Muslim League has been "mainstreamed"- and Hafiz Suar's MML is going to win the election next year and Hafiz will be the new PM of Pakiland he should now take, extra extra steps to avoid being Wajib ul cutlet !
The Lahore High Court (LHC) in the last week of November issued release orders of the JuD chief after it rejected the Punjab provincial government's request to extend his detention.Hafiz Saeed, as well as his party the JuD, are facing the UN sanctions because of their alleged involvement in 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.The Indian astrologer, Mishra also claims that his prediction of December 1st terrorist attack on Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in Peshawar, was quite right only with error of a day. If RAA planned the whole operation as was alleged by one Paki Minister, then the "close prediction" does make sense
The Senate Standing Committee on Interior in its meeting held on December 4th had taken up the issue of Mishra's tweets about the Peshawar terrorist attack and directed the Ministry of Interior and the Foreign Office to look into some of his other tweets signalling possibility of more such attacks. Rather spending the time on frivolous matters such as this, the Senate Committee should focus on how to assert its authority and call the military to accountability
Expressing his concern over the fresh wave of terrorism across the country, Senator Rehman Malik had said that "India was behind terrorism in Pakistan and its agency the RAW was using Afghanistan soil for its nefarious activities." Referring to the tweets of Mr Mishra, he said that it was evident from his tweet that India was involved in terrorism in Pakistan.He directed the Ministry of Interior to investigate and take the matter at an international forum. Another dossier to be "manufactured" for the UN Sec- Gen, delegations of imminent Paki MNA etcs to take a "free ride" to phoren capitals - at public expense , to "expose" the nefarious designs of RAA
"Why so much panic on an astrologer in Pakistan? I have predicted about earthquake, elections and sports too. If I was from any agency why I would have alerted you? My prediction of terrorist attack on USA came true as well," the self-proclaimed Indian astrologer tweeted in response to the remarks of Senator Malik. In another tweet on September 21st, Mishra said, "Because Mexico had an earthquake, I tried to calculate in sub-continent and found that one may occur in Pakistan within the end of October."He claims that his prediction about the killing of former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad also proved true."My first major prediction on 18 April 2011 on Facebook was that a famous shoot out will happen in the next 17 days. And Osama Bin Laden was shot on May 2nd 2011," he tweeted in reply to a question as to "What was your first prediction (error of the day)?" The best strategy for Pakistan would be to do a tit for tat. Get an ISI agent to "adopt" an on-line persona of an astrologer and do the needful
krithivas wrote:This new form of psyops to be known as AstRAWlogy?
Bart S wrote:anupmisra wrote:
It is a feel good, commissioned article from The Slimes of Skummabad.
I can understand the need for feel good equal equal, but the article makes such ridiculous arguments as 'the port of Gwadar has infinite expandability because Pakistan has a 700km long coastline', so the question is how stupid does one have to be to feel good after reading such a specious argument? What kind of mind produces such drivel and what kind of minds eagerly consume it? One could say Malsi and 7th century, but I doubt those guys were that stupid either.
I suspect these guys could be evolving into a new species rather like Smeagol > Gollum.
anupmisra wrote:Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Sadiq Khan says he can help secure Pak-India peace
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/253205 ... ndia-peace
abhijitm wrote:anupmisra wrote:Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Sadiq Khan says he can help secure Pak-India peace
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/253205 ... ndia-peace
Behold. London got its own kejriwal. Both are mayors of capitals. But both think they are the real prime ministers of the land. Both have to put up with deluded opposite party heads who think they are actual prime ministers (duh). So much common!
In a dusty factory in northern Karachi, the nation's oldest tile manufacturer had been struggling to jump on board one of the world's fastest-growing construction booms.Fighting to compete with cheap imports from neighboring China, Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Ltd., a unit of the House of Habib family business operating since 1841, had suffered four years of losses. It's now on course to post an annual profit next financial year after Pakistan placed an anti-dumping duty on Chinese tiles in October. That follows similar moves from the regulator on steel products. First there is the inevitable theoretical hype ("gamechanger ") about the CPEC. Then, there is the practical reality as exampled here ! ( devastation on the local economy ). This is just one example of what will be happen at the "national level" in the very near future
"We have got an industry which has been affected by a lot of Chinese imports," Chief Executive Officer Syed Masood Abbas Jaffery said in an interview. Now "the overall construction industry is in a growth phase and so is the tile industry."
The move to protect some local industries comes as concerns mount in Pakistan that its strongest ally China, which is financing $55 billion of infrastructure projects across South Asia's second-largest economy, was destroying domestic manufacturing by flooding the market with cheap goods. Pakistan is a key part of China's Belt and Road trade initiative and one of the main land routes that links it to the Arabian sea through the port in southwestern Gwadar. ( which will double as a submarine base also !)
Pakistani industrialists fear China's ever-growing influence will put them out of business. Before the duty was imposed, tile imports from China had more than doubled in the past five years and now make up roughly 50 percent of the industry, according to Shabbir's Chief Financial Officer Waquas Ahmed. With government support, the tile maker now forecasts it will boost operations to near 90 percent capacity for the year starting July. As long as the Chinis express lip service support to Pakistan against "eternal enemy" India, the Paki Establishment is not alarmed . Not knowing that in international diplomacy - as they have learned the hard way - that there are no permanent friends , only permanent interests
Pakistan's National Tariff Commission has been fielding an increased number of anti-dumping complaints, with Chinese companies featuring "fairly significantly," Chairman Qasim Niaz said in an interview in Islamabad.Pakistan's move to place tariffs on imported steel boosted local production by 23 percent to 3.6 million tons last year, the biggest increase among 40 countries, according to World Steel Association data, and local steel firms are expanding."China has been dumpers," said Towfiq Chinoy, an adviser at Karachi-based International Steels Ltd. who believes the anti-dumping tax is "significant" for the local industry. "They have sort of put us in handcuffs for three-to-four years."Publicly Islamabad is loath to criticize China -- the neighbor it has long called its "all-weather friend" -- particularly as ties with the U.S. under Donald Trump have become increasingly strained after he denounced the country for harboring terrorist groups in August. Some analysts see U.S. pressure driving Pakistan toward China as its relations with neighboring India and Afghanistan show little sign of improvement.While Chinese businesses are keen to take advantage of opportunities in Pakistan on the back of the trade corridor, Pakistan's raising of barriers is unlikely to displease too many in Beijing.
"China could suck it up in the short-run," said Uzair Younus, a South Asia analyst at Washington-based consultancy Albright Stonebridge Group LLC. "After all, Pakistan's economy taking a hit hurts Chinese investments and weakens Pakistan's ability to repay Chinese loans -- it's a catch-22." In the long term, Pakistan is going to be a " Chinese colony ", unless ... !"Chinese goods will continue to flood the market, they can't all be stopped," Faisal Ahmed, chief executive officer at Artistic Denim Mills Ltd., said in an interview at his clothing plant in Karachi.
KARACHI: London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is currently on a goodwill visit to promote his 'London is Open' campaign to Pakistan, is expected to arrive in Karachi Thursday evening. For their part, the Pakis are going all the way to show their famous mehmaan-nawazi as if he was "one of their own", who has made it in Bartania
Lahore : Police recovered a huge quantity of meat of dead cattle which was to be supplied to butcher shops in the city.
According to details Nawan Kot police recovered 250 maunds (approximately 10,000 kilograms) meat of dead animals during an action taken in Shera Kot Bakar Mandi area of the city. The huge "gosht" demand used to be sated by imports from across the border ( India) . Wonder, if this is still the case
Three suspects were arrested by the police during the raid while the fourth managed to flee.
The police have sent the samples of the harmful meat to the forensic laboratory for testing. It has also contacted Punjab Food Authority to help destroy the meat . ( Unless it is again "introduced" into the local market by corrupt officials )
According to sources, dead and sick cattle were slaughtered in Bakar Mandi and their harmful meat was later supplied in Lahore .
PESHAWAR - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami has formally announced it will form an electoral alliance with Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, instead of joining its old partners under the banner of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.This announcement was made by JUI-S chief Maulana Samiul Haq soon after presiding over a meeting of the party's central Shura held here on Wednesday at Pardah Bagh. Politics, as they say, make strange bedfellows . There have always been unconfirmed rumours that Imran is a "closet Taliban" . This news "nails" that unconfirmed rumour ! Wonder, what will Jemima and his two sons now think of his political shenanigans
abhijitm wrote:Behold. London got its own kejriwal. Both are mayors of capitals. But both think they are the real prime ministers of the land. Both have to put up with deluded opposite party heads who think they are actual prime ministers (duh). So much common!
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan arrived in Lahore via the Wagah border on an official visit on Wednesday, with the message that many Indians wanted good relations with Pakistan.
he touched on a number of topics: his Pakistani roots, encountering racism and the possibility of a Muslim Prime Minister in Britain.
A delayed census only highlights the inherent flaws in our planning process.
Sindh...52pc of the population is urbanised
wheat production has shown lacklustre growth over the past few years, while rice production has actually declined
two-thirds of Pakistanis cannot afford a balanced diet. Interestingly enough, Sindh which is the most urbanised province in Pakistan, also has the highest incidence of malnourished and underdeveloped children, making it the most food-insecure region in terms of distribution and access to staple foods.
44pc of children in Pakistan are stunted according to the National Nutrition Survey 2011
Millions in Pakistan will continue to be deprived of proper education, adequate medical facilities, water and sanitation systems, and remain without gainful employment, thus exposing many to become cannon fodder for criminal networks or radical groups.
Moreover, 60pc of the population in Pakistan is younger than 30 and unemployment and under-employment is on the rise. If stringent family planning measures are not taken in order to curb the birth rate, the country's future is in jeopardy. (and, what of the present? Stellar?)
Chief of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman has said that the PAF has been given orders to shoot down any drones, including those of the US, if they violate the country's airspace.
"Even Indian defence officials attest to our successes on the battlefield," Aman boasted.
He also stressed that there was no shortage of talent in the country
"Pakistan is unfortunate in the sense that our neighbours are trying to harm us. India, being our sworn enemy, was behind the attack on Kamran Air Base. What do terrorists want from PAF planes?"
We cannot, though, change our neighbours, Aman lamented.(yes!)
No outside power can engineer a democracy inside a country, nor is democracy the solution to every problem.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has flatly rejected the US demand for joint operations against militants on the former's soil in the latest round of "inconclusive" talks between the two countries held this week, diplomatic sources told The News.In his separate meetings with Pakistan's civil and military leadership on Monday, the visiting US Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, called for US-Pakistan join operations against the militants of Haqqani Network inside the tribal areas. However sources said the Pakistani leadership ruled out the possibility of the same. The word "reject" gives the (false) impression to the Aam Abduls that Pakistan is firmly in control of the situation
Sources said the talks between the two sides largely remained inconclusive as Islamabad did not accede to the US demand for joint military operations on its soil. However, Mattis was told that Pakistan would be ready to take action against any group of militants on the receipt of actionable intelligence from the US side. Any foreign action on Pakistani soil is not acceptable, Mattis was told. But is not US violating Paki "air space" to do the dirty work by drones, which the Paki Army is loath to do or cannot do in the Tribal Agencies . Is that not "foreign action on Paki soil"
Mattis met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa during his brief visit to Pakistan this week. The fact that three separate press statements were issued after the meetings speaks volumes about disagreements among the parties, said a source. Truth is that Pakistan cannot survive financially without US help. The Pakis know it ! The US knows it !
During the talks, Pakistan put forward two solid demands in order to stop cross border terrorism. Firstly, the US has been asked to force the Afghan government to fence the Pak-Afghan border following a similar Pakistani initiative on its side. Secondly, Washington has been told to play its role in the return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, a step that would ensure no militants can hide in the garb of refugees on the Pakistani soil. Gone are the days when Pakistan used to blackmail Afghanistan. Now it is seeking Massa's help
"If the US could take these two steps, Pakistan would guarantee that its soil would never be used for any militant activities across the Afghan border," a source privy to the details of the meeting said. Paki "guarantee" is not worth the paper it is written on . If the "guarantee" is verbal, then the phase "talk is cheap" comes to mind
Paki "mischief making " at play here !Sources claimed that the meeting was held in a cordial environment and the US side also acknowledged Pakistan's concerns regarding the Indian military presence in Afghanistan and even hinted at playing some role in the resolution of disputes between the two South Asian nuclear states, including the core issue of Kashmir.
Pakistan is confident that the United States will amend its South Asia strategy announced by President Trump in August this year. Pakistan had expressed strong reservations about the strategy which called for an increased role of India in Afghanistan. What will happen to Pakistan if the "amendment" is not made
Earlier, while talking to The News, a State Department spokesperson said that the US had made clear its expectation for decisive action against terrorist and militant groups that operate from Pakistani soil. IOW, "aid" will remain suspended
"We have communicated specific steps that Pakistan can take to degrade these groups' operational activities and to facilitate substantive peace talks between the Taliban and the government of Afghanistan," a State Department spokesperson told The News in an email response from Washington. Diplomatic words but Pakis can read between the lines
The IMF delegation was appalled at the implications of the $60 billion portfolio of CPEC, according to the sources.
As the overall size of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects grows to $60 billion, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cautioned Pakistan on Wednesday to be mindful about the adverse implications of repayments of loans and profit repatriations to China.
Headed by its Washington-based Mission Chief Harald Finger, the delegation is in town to review Pakistan's ability to repay its $6.1 billion outstanding loans to the fund.
Pakistan will start repaying some of the CPEC-related loans in next one-and-a-half years that according to Pakistani authorities will start ballooning after 2020, consuming its earnings equal to 0.4% of Gross Domestic Product.
But according to the IMF estimates, those repayments will peak after seven years, reaching to $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion in a single year. The IMF estimates the CPEC-related outflow impact at 1.6% of GDP per annum by 2024.
The IMF was told that the real value of the CPEC projects was not more than $46 billion and so far projects worth only $23 billion have matured, said the sources.
The IMF also said due to increasing government and CPEC-related external repayment obligations, external financing needs are projected to increase to nearly 7.5% of GDP over the medium term
sum wrote:The Call of Duty type FPS video released by TTP shows the attackers coollly walking around and shooting specifically and the aam abdul around them around arent really panicking and just standing watching.
Shows it was a very targeted hit at the ISI safehouse and wonder how many ISI folks met their 72 among the casualties reported
Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman has announced that Pakistan will be able to send astronauts into space with the collaboration of China ( was not aware that "space travel" was also "covered" under CPEC ) in the next two years.
He was addressing the inauguration session of AirTech'17 conference, hosted by Air University in Islamabad on Thursday, according to a statement issued by Pakistan Air force (PAF). AirTech'17 is the country's largest technical and scientific Olympiad, being held at the main campus of Air University from December 7 to 10.The air chief disclosed that Pakistan was currently working to manufacture next generation aircraft with the support of Chinese experts, adding that China was also providing technical support to Pakistan for launching the satellite programme. So, like the Islamic Bum, it ( the space thing !), is most likely a "complete assembly and paint job" imported from China !
Pakistan annually
manufacturesassembles ( let's me honest about it and call a spade a spade ) 16 to 20 JF-17 aircraft, which are much better than F-16 planes then why are they still yearning for these !!! in performance, said Aman.
The air chief, in his keynote address on "Leadership, Education & Society Development", said the purpose of an education system must be to introduce latest technologies and contribute something positive for the betterment of society as a whole. He also urged the importance of industry-academia cooperation. "No doubt, Pakistani students are talented, intelligent and hard-working but to achieve success in life goals, unconditional faith, firm commitment and tireless struggle are essential," he emphasised. December 7, 2017 appears to be an unusually "high day " for Sohail ( Air Chief Marshal !) . On top of this, he earlier had made a statement that Pakistan will shoot down any US drones that violate the country's airspace . Strong words both ! What had he been smoking that particular day ? Peshawari charas, or too excited to be the keynote address person
The US State Department has issued a travel advisory for its citizens in Pakistan and the Muslim world, urging them to exercise caution in the wake of President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as it "may spark protests, some of which have the potential to become violent".In its security message, the US Embassy Islamabad reminded Americans citizens of the need for caution and awareness of personal security. Tomorrow is Fridin. The faithfool are all ready to receive the Jummah khutba by the neighbourhood maulvi . Most likely the topic will be the earlier announcement about Jerusalem . After the "lecture" , there is no knowing what can happen . Hope the US Embassy has asked for extra security. Stay tuned !
The embassy informed citizens of its 24-hour hotlines set up in Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi.
Trump's decision has already drawn a sharp reaction from Pakistan. While hundreds of protesters rallied in major cities of the country on Thursday, major demonstrations against the decision are expected on December 8 after Friday prayers. The riled up demonstrators should be well advised to also "target gaddar Pakis" who have "insurance" in form of US passports and are living their lives here !!!
Falijee wrote:This Has To Be The Zenith Of Boasting !
'Pakistan to send astronauts into space in two years'
Gagan wrote:sum wrote:The Call of Duty type FPS video released by TTP shows the attackers coollly walking around and shooting specifically and the aam abdul around them around arent really panicking and just standing watching.
Shows it was a very targeted hit at the ISI safehouse and wonder how many ISI folks met their 72 among the casualties reported
anupmisra wrote:Falijee wrote:This Has To Be The Zenith Of Boasting !
'Pakistan to send astronauts into space in two years'
If that does not happen, they can blame the Yindoo astRAWnauts for scuttling the deal.
I love this game.
Falijee wrote:This Has To Be The Zenith Of Boasting !
'Pakistan to send astronauts into space in two years'
Lisa wrote:Falijee wrote:This Has To Be The Zenith Of Boasting !
'Pakistan to send astronauts into space in two years'
Its not boasting. In fact its understating their achievements!. Just wait till tomorrow and I can almost guarantee that some pakistanis will be sent into space. Probably not by their choosing but nevertheless they will be forced into near space for a short while.
P.S. No rocket will be needed.
ArjunPandit wrote:anupmisra wrote:
If that does not happen, they can blame the Yindoo astRAWnauts for scuttling the deal.
I love this game.
Do they plan to bring these astronauts back on earth? or is china using
abdulsshaheen's' deep skills in soocaide missions for "long march" raackits for 'guidance'
Peregrine wrote:Pakistan? No, home is south London, Sadiq Khan tells BBC reporter
...the mayor elaborated on his emotional connection to the region. "It's good to be in Pakistan, it's good to come from India, home of my parents and grandparents. ...."
Bart S wrote:The Soviets sent up a dog during the early days of the space race. Much more humane for the Chinis to experiment with Pakis instead.
Peregrine wrote:Pakistan? No, home is south London, Sadiq Khan tells BBC reporter
...the mayor elaborated on his emotional connection to the region. "It's good to be in Pakistan, it's good to come from India, home of my parents and grandparents. ...."
anupmisra Ji :anupmisra wrote:
What! All this time sada-sadiq was being promoted by the pakis as one of their very own who made it big time. A product of their loins. And, he declines to call himself "from pakhanistan"? That, too, on teetar.
Tauheen! Sar-a-sar tauheen. Oh, the shame.
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KBAccess : knowledge database of accessible websites (or not !)
Intervenant(s) : Matthieu Faure
Langue : Français Niveau : Débutant Type d'événement : Démonstration
Date : Mercredi 7 juillet 2010 Horaire : 14h40 Durée : 20 minutes
Lieu : ENSEIRB - Amphi A
Thèmes transversaux : Accessibilité
Who is accessible, who is not, who has been… anyway, the key point is to avoid reproducing errors from the past. KBaccess proposes a community technical and educational website to check what to do and what not to do.
The Speakers
Matthieu FAURE
Matthieu Faure is part of the first experts of AccessiWeb (2004), and had actively took part to several repositories (AccessiWeb 1.1, AccessiWeb 2.0, RGAA).
He leads his work towards everybody through standard conformance and open source. Moreover, he is chairman at the Free Software Association.
He worked as a software ingeneer for several startups and Fortune 500 firms before becoming freelance in 2004, and by creating its company Open-S in 2009.
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| www.ncver.edu.au | 8 July 2015 | International workforce development and apprenticeship expert Nicholas Wyman will discuss how partnerships involving employers, communities and educators can bridge skills gaps today at the 24th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference. Drawing on his work with organisations, governments and educational institutions from around the world thatContinue Reading »
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I'm sure everyone has heard of the awful events in Santa Monica, CA, where a gunman shot several people. He used the ubiquitous AR-15, but he also had a pistol in his "arsenal" (which in California apparently means anything more than one firearm)—a reproduction Remington 1858 cap & ball revolver. Introduced in 1863, it was by war's end the second most popular revolver.
The Remington normally shoots black powder but you can also get a conversion cylinder that will allow you to shoot modern smokeless centerfire cartridges (not the same as the post-Civil War conversions). It's not terribly convenient as you must remove the cylinder and unscrew the end to reload, but it does work.
The Santa Monica police exhibited the guns in a show & tell, and it was hard to tell whether the pistol was in the original cap & ball configuration or had the conversion cylinder (web opinions are divided). No matter, as you can plainly see by looking at the front of the cylinder that the gun is still loaded.
This is slightly amusing but also very scary, as these old pistols don't have any sort of safety. They were normally carried with an empty chamber under the hammer to avoid accidents, but if there's a live cartridge there and the pistol is dropped, gets a hard bump on the hammer, or the hammer catches on something and springs back, the gun will go off.
Let's hope they figure this out.
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Note: This post originally appeared on April 27 in the Squamish Chief newspaper.
By: Kathleen Lane (a.k.a. Candy Pain Lane)
If someone told me I would grow up to be a roller derby athlete, I wouldn't have believed it.
Failing has always been my biggest fear. In elementary school, I was discouraged for being overweight.
A lot of it related to being bullied, a lack of support from certain teachers, and family life. It would be easy to point the finger at peers and teachers for growing up with such little belief in myself, but really, I am the only one to blame.
When I was 20 years old, my father died in a car accident. He was the spine of my life. When he passed, the fear of failing grew stronger because I wanted to make him proud.
This affected my adult life. I was in an unhealthy relationship for four and a half years, got into debt, was too scared to get a driver's licence, worked multiple jobs for security instead of pursuing my passions and rejected the option of counselling.
A few years ago, I moved back to Squamish from the city.
Many people I lost touch with had progressed in their lives. It was hard to relate. I was 29 and living with my mother. But then I discovered the Sea to Sky Sirens, and everything changed. Each practice was a physical and emotional challenge.
In time, I became close with these strong and unique women.
Their support, personal successes and perspectives on life made me see the possibilities of my own.
One day, I started making changes. A fellow freshie taught me how to drive. She leant me her car to take the driver's test, which I passed. Soon afterwards, I bought my own ride.
Our team photographer organized a boudoir shoot that boosted my confidence to embrace my curves.
I attended counselling for a year.
I made healthier life choices, changing my eating habits and embarking on a routine of daily exercise.
I dealt with family issues, got out of debt, and purchased my first home. I ended a relationship that didn't make me happy before investing too much time into it. I learned how to take constructive feedback without taking it personally.
With hard work and patience, I made the roster for the WSSF Scar Wars game in Whistler.
A year ago, I watched these women skate their hearts out.
Now, I can say the same.
When you are surrounded by strong-willed people, good things happen. Subconsciously, you want to grow and be the best version of yourself. Many sports have this effect, but roller derby is special. There is a place for everyone.
In the derby community we need diverse people. It doesn't matter if you're short, big-boned, petite, man or woman, able to take a hit or not. The doors are open for anyone willing to learn.
There are aspects of my life that I'm still working on. But just like derby, I am learning to take one hit at a time and get right back up.
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I've had an opportunity to consider time this year. Where it has gone, and what to do with what's left.
Yes, I think I'll just keep painting.
"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." Leo Tolstoy


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* Illustration: Christoph Niemann * I've got a secure job, but this bear market gives me the creeps. Is it my duty to buy a new Jet Ski to help the economy?
This is why colleges split economics into micro and macro. Unless your name is Madoff, your individual impact on the economy is negligible. You can't spend us out of Depression 2.0 all by your lonesome. Buy the Jet Ski; don't buy the Jet Ski. Whatever.
It's only when everyone decides to put off buying a Jet Ski—a reduction in aggregate demand—that things get dicey. When we all stop spending, the economy collapses, and theoretically, without a massive Keynesian infusion of government dollars, it's just you and the zombies. Now, if you used the Jet Ski money to pay down debt, that might at least help in the long run. The economy needs financially stable households more than it needs over-leveraged spendthrifts. "Saving is essential for economic growth," says Sam Allgood, an economist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "The money we save and invest is used by businesses to expand, update, or just get started."
Not glamorous enough? Try upping your charitable donations, the most expeditious way of chipping in. There's no proof that it's better for the economy than buying a Jet Ski, but it's probably no worse. And helping others can be just as stimulating as zooming around a lake.
I recently posted a video of one of my son's high school wrestling triumphs on YouTube. The defeated wrestler's father has asked me to take it down, saying it humiliates his boy. Is his request reasonable?
There are so many great lessons to be learned from high school sports, not least of which is that losing isn't the end of the world. As long as your son's opponent gave it his all on the mat, he has nothing to be ashamed of, and you may politely dismiss his dad's request.
Dad could counter that although his son can handle losing in a packed gym, getting pinned in front of thousands of YouTube viewers is more public humiliation than the kid bargained for. Fair point, but therein lies another vital life lesson: No risk, no reward. "If you're not willing to risk the possibility that your loss will be known by others, then you shouldn't compete," says Shawn Klein, a philosopher at Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois. "That's a cost of competing."
But what if the boy's dad isn't much for philosophy espoused by the famous school of hard knocks? Try smoothing things over with a humble suggestion: Why doesn't he post some of his son's victories on YouTube, too? That assumes, of course, that Junior has any wins to his name. If he doesn't, maybe it's time the kid gave tennis a try. Or slapstick comedy.
When my father died some years ago, my mother had his head cryogenically preserved. Now that Mom has passed, too—and is buried, not frozen—can I finally lay Dad's brain to rest? I always thought the cryonics thing was utter hooey, but it was important to her.
Let's first consider why Ma put Pa on ice. Was it because she genuinely believed that a cure for death (and decapitation) was imminent and that the lovebirds would someday be reunited? That seems improbable, because she didn't arrange for her own remains to be frozen (or "vitrified," in cryonics industry lingo). The more plausible explanation is that your mother never made it through the five stages of grief. Maybe she got stuck on bargaining, two steps away from acceptance. Arranging for the "neuropreservation" of her husband—a process that costs $80,000 and up—probably helped her evade the terrible finality of her beloved's death.
Now that your mother has also journeyed over to the other side, the psychological reason for the preservation has vanished. "Children should live their own lives free of an inappropriate sense of obligation to deceased family members," says Clark Wolf, director of bioethics at Iowa State University. So as long as you're comfortable with squelching Dad's one-in-a-zillion shot at eventual reanimation, go ahead and end this chilly drama.
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January and the new year brings talks of resolutions and getting a fresh start with goals. I've never been a big resolution person, but I've always been a big goal setting and vision board kind of person. I find resolutions tend to be a silly thing that people talk about at NYE parties, and although they're well-intentioned, they're often forgotten by the end of January, if not before. Goals on the other hand, come with systems and action, and when they're written out and posted on vision boards, and checked in with throughout the year, they have a much higher chance of being achieved.
Normally with the new year I do a full goal setting session that breaks down goals into categories and follows each one with action steps, you can read more about it in a post from 2 years ago when I first started the blog, 3 Steps For Planning Your 2016 Goals. However, with baby Logan coming any day now I feel like I am entering a year of the unknown and I've opted for a simpler version that I'll share with you here. It basically consists of creating some simple goals for different areas of your life: family, work, health, etc. and putting them together with images for a really cute DIY vision board.
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- Computer with a printer
Related Post: 3 Steps For Planning Your Goals
- Decide how you would like your grid pattern to look on your corkboard.
- Cut elastics to size and secure them to the corkboard either through:
- Sewing them on if you have a thin corkboard like I do, or
- Securing with thumbtacks.
- Write out your goals.
- They can be simple, or more in depth.
- I like to have goals that cover different categories of my life: family, business, health, etc.
- Find pictures that correspond to your goals.
- I like to use We Heart It for this, but you could use personal photos, Pinterest, or anything else you like using.
- Use Canva to create your images with goals written on top.
- Choose what size you want your design. Mine are 3 x 3 inches.
- Upload your images to Canva.
- Make each goal image by using the picture, making it transparent, and using the text tool to write your goal on top.
- Download your finished images.
- Cut out your goals and pop them into your corkboard. Make sure it's somewhere that you'll look at on a regular basis!
Related Post: 5 Helpful Tips to Help Your Achieve Your Fitness Goals
There ya have it, how to make your own super cute DIY vision board. If you end up making one I'd love to see it! Please share it on social media and make sure to tag me, @HappyStylishFit.
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Two people were killed, and 23 injured as they were exiting a show at the Mohawk bar on Red River St. around 12:30 AM Thursday morning, says the New York Daily News.
Here's the scene outside of Mohawk right now at #sxsw after a car ran through dozens of people. pic.twitter.com/XwdspxOf3o
— Colin Kerrigan (@colinkerrigan) March 13, 2014
Initial reports indicate that the driver, who was behind the wheel of a silver Toyota sedan, was attempting to flee a police DUI checkpoint.
After hitting two people on a moped, he crashed into a cab. When he tried to jump out of his car and run, cops stopped him with a stun gun.
According to the paper, "The driver is facing two counts of capital murder and 23 counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle."


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U.S. senator visits Shelton firm to discuss manufacturing policy
U.S. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, on right above, takes a tour of the OEM Controls Inc. manufacturing facility in Shelton with Keith T. Simons, president of the company's control products division. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
Murphy visited the OEM facility on Controls Drive, off Long Hill Cross Road, on Friday morning to attend a roundtable discussion on his plan for a federal manufacturing policy.
The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce helped organize the event, attended by about 50 representatives of local manufacturing firms.
Regulation, training, high costs
Murphy discussed his plan and took questions from the audience, many of which focused on government regulation, the need for training and education, and the high cost of doing business in Connecticut.
He said having a strong manufacturing base is important to the state's future, noting the role such good-paying jobs have played in Connecticut's economic past.
"What we've been about, and still are about, are the things we make," Murphy said.
Most manufacturing jobs today require high-level skills and technological competence, he said, and aren't located in "old, rotted-out buildings" but in modern corporate parks.
Global changes boosting the U.S.
Murphy said global changes now are making the United States more competitive for manufacturing, with labor costs increasing in developing countries and America producing more of its own energy.
"We can ride this wave of re-industrialization that is happening," he said of Connecticut and all of the United States.
Company employs more than 200
OEM Controls designs and makes electro-hydraulic controllers and control systems for joystick controllers, multi-grip handles and other devices used for purposes such as construction and utility work.
The company, founded by Brian Simons, employs about 215 people in Shelton in two buildings that occupy about 70,000 square feet.
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
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By Brett BallantiniCSNChicago.com
GOODYEAR, Ariz. All good things come to an end, even when the good things are happening in spring training, untelevised and on the down low.
But indeed, the Chicago starters' streak was snapped with two outs in the first inning of the Cleveland Indians 5-3 win over the White Sox on Saturday.
Physically, I felt great, Gavin Floyd said of his rough two-inning, four-run outing. Youd like to make an adjustment early, especially when youre missing up in the zone; I just didnt make the adjustment You want to go out there and get your pitches in and be consistent with it. Today, it was a little hit or miss.
He was off a little bit, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. He couldnt find the strike zone; I expected him to make an adjustment right away, but he was up in the strike zone. But as a second outing, theres no panic, he threw the ball well, velocity was good.
The Wahoos did all their damage in the first three frames, pushing across five runs, aided by one of two throwing errors by Mark Teahen in his six innings of play. The White Sox mounted a minor comeback in the fifth, pushing across all three of their runs on hits by Omar Vizquel, Lastings Milledge, and Gordon Beckham.
Floyd gave up only two hits, but walked another two batters and hit Jason Donald, who immediately left the game for x-rays. Floyd also was drilled in the leg (just a flesh wound) by the second batter of the game, Asdrubal Cabrera, and was wearing an ice wrap after he left the game.
It didnt bother me until the trainers got in there, Floyd said. They had to spread the swelling out. You press a couple of thumbs in there and it kind of hurts a little bit. Its there, but its no big deal.
When he got hit in leg, that bothered him a little bit, Guillen said. Im not going to make that excuse, but he got hit pretty good.
After compiling a 3.68 ERA through five spring games through Friday, White Sox hurlers coughed up six earned runs vs. Cleveland. And somebody noticed.
Thats the worst our pitchers have been in spring training, Guillen said. This one was pretty ugly. We walked a lot of people. But this is what the sixth game? We should start playing better after the split-squad Monday. I expect them to pick it up. Right now, Im just letting them play and get ready, get their stuff together.
Teahens troubles
It would be remiss to call Teahens effort on Saturday his worst game as a member of the White Sox, but given whats at stake for hima starting position at third, and possibly even a roster spotit was a devastating effort. Not only did he make two poor throws for errors and stumble over the bag at third on an inning-ending popout, he was thrown out trying to score from second base by right fielder Chad Huffman in the fifth inning.
Weve got to give Teahen a shot, but obviously, weve got to make plays, Guillen said. Our biggest friend to a pitcher, especially when a pitchers in trouble, is defense. But Teahens only been out there for a couple of games.
Clearly, however, while just a week into Cactus League play Guillen is worried about how his roster pieces will fall together with Teahen in the mix.
Ive got to talk to our coaching staff and GM Kenny Williams in the next meeting and see what were going to do, if were going to give him a shot at third base or move him all over the place. Thats the next step, because its not fair for him or anybody. It will clear his mindwill I be at third or not? Weve got to try to make the decision as quick as we can and go from there.
No relief
While Chisox hurlers have been generally strong in the first week of play, two pitchers bidding for bullpen stops continued to struggle on Saturday. Kyle Bellamy came on to relieve Floyd in the third and wasnt fooling anyone with his sidearm delivery. His ERA in two spring training innings remains 9.00. Freddy Dolsi has also struggled, today surrendering three runs (two earned) in 1 23 innings, kicking his spring ERA over 2 23 innings to 10.13.
Bright spots?
According to Guillen, there were indeed bright spots to todays worst spring training effort of the season. Just not one youd expect.
The White Sox batboy beating the Indians batboy was the highlight, Guillen said with a loud laugh. Thats how bad the game was. That was the only excitement we had in the game.
There was a friendly competition between batboys when hustling for foul balls early in the game. Guillen and bench coach Joey Cora were yelling on every foul ball, both for their own ballboy to hustle and for the opposing, older batboy to slow down and not treat fouls back to the screen as if at Wimbleton.
The LAST word on the streak
Indeed, Floyd claimed he only became aware of the hitless, scoreless streak by White Sox starters this springthe streak he started back on Mondayyesterday, when his fellow rotation members were warning Jake Peavy not to screw it up. Predictably, Floyd played off caring much about seeing the streak snapped.
Its whatever. Its spring, Floyd said with a smile. Im sure Ill be texting them saying Im sorry I screwed it up for them.
Still, Floyd recognizes that the sort of buzz created by a relatively meaningless spring training streak is indicative of the kind of talent the White Sox rotation possesses.
Thats what were capable of, he said. Thats the kind of starting rotation weve got. Were capable of feeding off and encouraging each other. We have the talent to do something pretty good. Im not surprised, but you know the streak was going to end some day.
Brett Ballantini is CSNChicago.com's White Sox Insider. Follow him @CSNChi_Beatnik on Twitter for up-to-the-minute White Sox information.


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BREAKING: Four Terrorists Were Captured on U.S. Border on Sept. 10 – The Day Before 9/11
Above: ISIS fighters in Mosul, Iraq
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Congressman Jason Chaffetz broke this stunning news Wednesday that four known terrorists were apprehended at the US border in Texas on September 10 – the day before the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Chaffetz questioned Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on whether he is "aware of any apprehensions of suspected or known terrorists."
Johnson dodged the question.
Rep. Chaffetz told Megyn Kelly there were four terrorists arrested crossing the US border in Texas on September 10.
"There were actually four individuals trying to cross through the Texas border, who were apprehended at two different stations, that do have ties to known terrorist organizations in the Middle East."
At press time, Chaffetz' staff were unable to confirm to Top Right News what nation from which these terrorists had originated, but noted that DHS had confirmed to Congressional intelligence members last week that ISIS is planning an infiltration of our Southern border.