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The White House says it is open to delaying a vote on a new Security Council resolution demanding Iraqi disarmament, which would pave the way for war against Iraq. At the same time Baghdad says it will soon give UN weapons inspectors reports on anthrax and V-X nerve gas it produced.
U.S. President George W. Bush says he is still committed to bringing the resolution to a vote in the Security Council, but now says a delay in the vote is possible.
Speaking to lawmakers Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the Bush Administration would be examining the option of pulling back the resolution with France promising to veto it, regardless of the language in it.
As it is now written, the resolution gives Iraq until March 17th to prove it has gotten rid of all its banned weapons or face military action. France and Russia, both permanent members of the Security Council with veto power, strongly oppose the measure, as do other members.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on all members of the council to work together to break the impasse.
?Governments have to find a way of working together. Regardless of how this crisis or the current issue is resolved, the Council will have to work together and the member states will have to work together to deal with the situation in Iraq, in the Middle East and in many other issues.?
Meanwhile, in Iraq, UN weapons inspectors continued to search for banned weapons of mass destruction Thursday while officials said they plan to give UN arms inspectors reports on the status of both anthrax and V-X nerve gas produced by Iraq, something the inspectors have repeatedly requested. Iraq has previously said it destroyed its chemical weapons shortly after the 1991 Gulf War.


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P retty card to celebrate friendship using new Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut card stock and designer series paper pieces to the following sizes using a Stampin' Trimmer:
- card from Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Tranquil Tide Cardstock
- 2-1/4" x 4" of curvy vanilla lattice on dark green background design from Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper, cut so the lattice runs vertically
- scrap of Tranquil Tide Cardstock at least 1-3/4" wide
- scrap of Very Vanilla Cardstock at least 2" wide
Pick out the "friend" thinlit from the Lovely Words Thinlits. Place the large Tranquil Tide rectangle on the Precision Plate on top of the Platform on the Big Shot. Place the "friend" thinlit on top so it is about 1/2" from the top and both sides. Place a Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot a couple of times. Use the Die Brush to remove the card stock.
Adhere the piece of Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper to the bottom of the die cut Tranquil Tide rectangle.
Pick out a large gold doily from the Metallic Foil Doilies. Cut it in half.
Adhere one half doily to the card front so it is centered side to side and the cut top of the doily is in line with the top of the designer paper. Save the other half of the doily for another project.
Cut a 5" piece of the Tranquil Tide 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon.
Lay the ribbon piece across the card front so it hides the seam between the designer paper/doily and the cardstock. Flip the card front over and fold the ends of the ribbon over. Adhere them in place with pieces of Tear & Tape Adhesive across the ends.
Remove the protective backings from the Tear & Tape strips and add more SNAIL to the back of the card front. Adhere the card front to the front of the Very Vanilla Thick card.
Mount one of the small sentiments from the Lovely Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Tranquil Tide Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the scrap of Very Vanilla Cardstock.
Mount the set of two straighter brackets image on Block B. Ink it up with the Tranquil Tide Ink Pad. Stamp it over the sentiment so the brackets are above and below the sentiment with the sentiment centered in between. Leave the stamp on the block.
Reink the stamp and rotate the block 90 degrees. Stamp the image again so the brackets are on either side of the sentiment with the sentiment centered in between. The ends of the brackets should almost touch the ends of the previously stamped brackets.
Unlock the 1-3/8" Circle Punch. Hold the punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide the stamped sentiment cardstock into the punch and center the sentiment/brackets in the punching area. Punch.
Unlock the 1-1/2" Circle Punch. Slide in the scrap of Tranquil Tide and punch.
Adhere the sentiment circle to the Tranquil Tide circle.
Adhere the circles to the center of the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals so that the circles are centered over the ribbon.
Cut a 4" piece of Tranquil Tide 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon.
Pick out one of the gold tassels from the Mini Tassels Assortment. Slide one end of the ribbon into the ring at the top of the tassel. Tie it in place using a half knot. Trim the ends of the ribbon.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the ribbon/tassel to the card front on the lower right side of the sentiment circles.


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A campaign to introduce a hijab emoji to keyboards has been successful, giving a much-needed boost for inclusivity following a wave of Islamaphobia in some parts of the world.
The idea, spearheaded by Rayouf Alhumedhi, a 15-year-old originally from Saudi Arabia who is currently living in Berlin.
The teen was trying to find an image to represent herself in WhatsApp one day when she realized there was something missing. There was no emoji for a hijab – even though the traditional covering is donned by 550 million women around the world.
However an image of a woman in a headscarf will be added to smartphones in 2017, along with more than 50 other emojis emirateswoman reports.
Among the newcomers include a pretzel, a woman breastfeeding, and a man and woman practicing yoga.
In her pitch to the Unicode Consortium, the non-profit responsible for developing new emojis. Alhumedhi wrote:
"Women all across the globe choose to wear the headscarf because of its evident indication of their faith and identity. However, the hijab stretches much further than a piece of cloth on your head. It also influences the way you talk, the way you act and ultimately, your lifestyle. To say it's an integral aspect of women's lives is an understatement,"
"The addition of the hijab emoji will prove to be a step forward in tolerance and diversity. It is distinctive and holds a lot of spiritual meaning to millions of women across the globe, recognizing its importance will ultimately showcase great appreciation from the Muslim community."


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Migration Experiences
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A number of points are of interest in relation to the second generation in Australia.
Firstly, it is important to bear in mind that the 'second generation' is not a homogenous group of persons within a narrow age group. They cannot therefore be considered as one group in an analysis of their needs and their achievements. This group includes persons whose ages range from 0 to 60 years. Some of them are the children of parents who migrated with the wave of migrants leaving Malta in the late 40s. Others form part of families that are of much more recent vintage. It is therefore important to keep in mind this range when discussing educational and professional achievement.
It is of interest to note that most papers discussing the second generation and the census data in their analysis do not make this distinction, and lump all "second generation" as one category.
Another curious feature is the discrepancy between census data and other sources of information obtained more recently through surveys, assessment of recent University acceptances of Maltese-background students, as well as performance at some of the Universities where Maltese-background students tend to congregate. The former seem to show only minimal change in educational attitude and professional mobility, whereas the latter appear more optimistic and indicate a much more robust and dynamic upward mobility on the part of Maltese-background youth. Some of these discrepancies can be explained by the variable nature of the second generation population as a group, as mentioned above. It is indeed fair to assume that the younger-aged second generation persons share very little with the older persons, except that their parents were born over-seas. It is a point worth noting that this is not a sufficient basis for lumping this group into one homogenous whole.
In relation to language-maintenance, it is seen that census data under-estimates the degree of Maltese language use because of the restricted nature of the question asked. Many Maltese-background youth of the second, and even the third generation admit to understanding some Maltese. They still use it in communicating with the older members of the family, but they would not normally say that they usually "speak Maltese at home". In the survey carried out in 1998, the proportion of second generation persons who could speak "some" Maltese was 67%, while those who could understand some Maltese was as high as 83%. The majority of these would not speak it as their first language or at home most of the time. Even in the third generation there is a non-negligible proportion of persons who understand Maltese. It has to be admitted that the proficiency and mastery of Maltese language of second-, and even more so, third-generation generation persons of Maltese ancestry may be limited. It may be no more than the ability to say a few words in Maltese. Often however, it is sufficient for them to understand the general trend of a conversation in Maltese. As mentioned elsewhere, the occasions when they are expected to utilise such knowledge may also be considerably limited, and may be no more than the occasional chat with a grandmother, or perhaps the annual Christmas telephone call to the relatives back in Malta.
In relation to the work and occupation that the Maltese-background second generation aspire to, there also appear to have been some changes. It would appear that for a long time there was a tendency for the second generation to follow on the footsteps of their parents in so far as education, employment, and professional status are concerned. This also is changing, although the changes are not so obvious overall to make dramatic changes to the census data, and certainly it would be difficult to disentangle if the younger and older members of the second generation are not analysed separately. The 1998 survey showed that 21% of the second generation had a profession of some kind, with another 26% following a trade. The latter is still one of the highest in the country, and is well documented in the census statistics over the years, but the former appears to be an new aspect of Maltese society showing a divergence into areas not previously popular with Maltese youth.
It would appear that the picture is one that is rapidly changing, where Maltese youth are trying to make up for lost time by ensuring that they obtain a decent education which opens up new vistas in relation to employment. As mentioned elsewhere, there appears to be a definite trend in this direction, and that they are taking full advantage of the new opportunities presented to them through decentralisation of the education establishment and the setting up of the Victoria University of Technology in the Western regions of Melbourne where most of the Maltese have settled. While there is no doubt that there is a close association between education level and unemployment rate, it is pleasing to see that the unemployment rate (4.2%) was lower for Maltese second generation than for the country as a whole which has hovered around the 9% for a considerable time. It is to be hoped that these trends will continue and will become an obvious feature of the Maltese community in years to come.
Source: Maurice N.Cauchi - The Maltese Migrant Experience, Malta 1999
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Summary of Day 3: Put the 'Me' in Meditation.
The scientific research behind the benefits of daily meditation is staggering. A mere 5 minutes of daily mindfulness, structured breathing and thought focussing can go a long way toward the betterment of one's health. These benefits include better sleep, less physical pain and better ability to handle conflict and stress.
There are three tasks that the reader is assigned to for day three. First the reader is instructed on how to create a meditation plan that works for him or her. They must consider the types of meditation, individual preference and available time. Next, the reader is asked to initiate his or her first meditation. Lastly, the reader must complete the daily download in order to document the results of this exercise with regard to psychological, emotional and physical reactions.


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Eastern Europe/Central Asia: Victory Day disruptions expected May 9
Business, government, and transportation disruptions likely surrounding Victory Day celebrations on May 9 in former Soviet states
Several countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia will celebrate Victory Day on Thursday, May 9, to commemorate the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany. Victory Day is widely celebrated in Russia and is also a public holiday for many other former Soviet states, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Other nations, such as Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine have related holidays or hold unofficial events on May 9. Parades, festivals, and air shows are possible in the observing nations, along with associated disruptions to businesses, government services, and transportation. Heightened security measures, including road closures, security checkpoints, and increased deployment of security personnel, are all possible during events, particularly near possible parade routes.
Individuals in the abovementioned countries are advised to remain vigilant for criminal or suspicious behavior, avoid large crowds as a precaution, and anticipate business, government, and transportation disruptions, a heightened security presence, and crowded conditions.
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I'm pretty sure Fetty Wap was playing when this was taken… Trap Queen with my Trap King! 😉
T-Minus 19 days until our two year wedding anniversary!!
With August 29th just around the corner, Stephen and I are planning on a cozy sunny boozy weekend doing a lot of nothing. My only requirements are a big pool, an in-the-hotel (or walking distance) restaurant, and well, that's it actually. I'm not even one of those Floridians who's a snob about avoiding tourist vibes…. unless there are like forty-seven kids peeing in the pool and in that case, yes, I'm a snob about tourist vibes.
This vacay doesn't need to be activity-packed or ultra trendy though. Sometimes I'm all about gettin' my 6 am sunrise walks and art museums and zip lining and theatre and acai bowls while reading Hemingway on, but for this trip I'm just feeling the AllAmericanSteakhouseToryBurchSandalsCandidInstagramStarbucksSaying"Sunnies"InsteadofSunglasses life. You know?
I don't even own Tory sandals, but you get the point. Life has been super busy lately, so I want things to be basic and lazy. We're just going to pick a city on Travelocity that's 3 or less hours away and go there and sleep in and then progress to the pool and nap in the sun (with a million pounds of this force of anti-nature on) and ask the cleaning ladies to come during our 3pm gym sesh rather than at 10 am because we're on vacation, mind you.
Hopefully it won't rain.
Anyway I bought some new clothes for this trip and here they are! I'm going for a mix of "still playing the bride two years later" and "I'm not ready to look matronly after 2 years of marriage, so let's attempt the visible lingerie trend." The lingerie trend might be a little Kardashian/Jenner/college-aged girl, but something tells me my dinner date won't mind. 😉
The workout gear on the second page is more for life in general than the trip, but I threw it into the widget too.
I spent around $140 for ALL of this because the Boohoo site was 50% off and the F21 stuff was 30% off clearance at the time. Woot! I love sales.
Peter Pan Syndrome Chic in my white slightly Lolita-esque top, bralette, and choker! 😉
Wish you could see more of the red ruffle pants! They are so cute, albeit not very good quality. Boohoo sometimes wows me with their buck-bang-ishness but alas, this was not one of those moments. For the awesome price, though, they just need to survive the trip and I'll be a happy camper!
I'm OBSESSED with this boho beach dress. It's not terribly practical–I mean A) it's a long-sleeved long dress in FL in the summer and B) do I really want to sweat and potentially drip pina coladas on it?– but in theory its perfect for a romantic getaway!! (And very insta-worthy 😉 ) I'm so glad they were already sold out of smalls when I ordered mine, because the medium fits perfectly.
Oh and speaking of sizing, both the pants and beach dress are long enough for me! I was concerned about both initially.
Loving the bikini back!! Definitely also bringing this on our honeymoon whenever we finally go.
(No, we actually haven't had one yet. I went to Milan 3 days after the wedding and then I got acne and then we moved and then we moved again and then life kept happening. Ugh @life, why u gotta get in the way of me LIVING?! Jokes. Anyway… God, schedule, and bank account willing, we are thinking Europe next summer!)
I was VERY pleasantly surprised by the quality of this classic black blouse. The fabric is so silky and buttery, and even though you can't tell in this pic, the sleeves are long enough. (Not always guaranteed when you're 5'10 AND have arms that are long in proportion to your already-long body lol.) It's not necessarily for the trip and I only wore it with these shorts to Trader Joe's, but when you see a black satin blouse on sale, you buy it. At least I do!
My new kimono! I needed a little more Paisley in my life… I have always loved and will always love that print! How cute would this be with the Steve Madden platforms that are making a comeback? I wish I could re-buy my favorite pair of pink platforms from the 4th grade in my current size!
Okay I'll share my new sports bra and workout tank real quick too… I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Forever's fitness department has never disappointed me! I love their low-impact sports bras and would highly recommend them for anyone with smallish boobs. When I first started working out, I'd buy these super tight bras that were a pain to get over my head and had bands that squashed my upper ribcage. But there's really no need for vacuum suction vortex level of support when you're an A cup (maybe a small B in Flattery Sizing… cough Victoria's Secret cough…) Anyway, after I stumbled upon my first Forever 21 low-impact bra, I've never looked back. I linked a few more in my most recent Shop My Insta.
Can I be real with you for a moment? I keep coming back to this post and working on it like 11 minutes at a time and then feeling like I should do something more productive. So today the H&M order that I placed a few days after beginning this post arrived, and since we all know it'll probably be 3-5 weeks until my next post, I might as well link my picks here too.
Get this: they accidentally threw in the cream blouse twice! And only charged me once. So now I have the blouse in four colors: the black one I already had (as seen here!), dusty pink, cream #1, and cream #2! I would give it away but I've worn the black one half to death so I'll probably put both of the duplicates to use. Really digging H&M's fun $6 mistake. You've gotta celebrate the little things in life!!
Oh and one 18th thing before, I go: I read this article today and it was amazing. I shared it on my Facebook and so far no one has liked it, so I'm sharing it again here because
I'm needy it's very enlightening and insightful. Anyway, you should read it and you should agree with me. 😉
Happy Thursday!! This week is flying…
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Junior FR ('JFR') started in September 2011 when a group of mothers, who sing with Fascinating Rhythm, wanted their daughters to experience the joy of singing in harmony too. They started with 8 members and their first concert performance was in December 2011.
Junior FR have gone from strength to strength, now having 28 members and 8 FR assistants.
The girls are aged 7 to 16 and come from schools throughout South Glos. They are a hard working bunch of girls, who practice their extensive song repertoire at home to maintain their high standards. They are given the opportunity to perform at events throughout the year and have helped raise money the various charities.
New members are always welcome. Please contact Wendy (MD) if you would like any information. (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Some previous JFR performances & competitions
Thornbury Eisteddfod was soon with us again and this year we split the girls into Seniors & Juniors. A resounding success for all – Distinctions everywhere and first place for the Juniors. We also entered our first soloists and were rewarded with 1st, 2nd & 3rd placing's. The soloists were entered again (for the first time) in the Bristol Eisteddfod and we were so very proud of the girls and their placing's in a very big and challenging competition.
We were asked to perform at Frampton Male Voice choirs annual concert where they showed the Eisteddfod packages as well as songs especially for this event.
Once again, JFR were invited back to sing at the Iron Acton May Day celebrations – performing on the side of a truck! There was a mix of solo, small group and whole choir performances and the audience loved us!
Our last performance of the year was The Thornbury Carnival. We embraced the theme (1918 – 2018) learning 7 songs in 7 weeks – and with props and movement! We sang about the Suffragettes, World War I and II plus songs from the 60's, 80's and up to the present day. The girls were totally amazing and even ended up appearing on the official video.
We competed for the first time at 'The Longwell Green Eisteddfod'. Although we were the only choir in the competition (and therefore gaining first place) we did win a trophy and received 87 marks (distinction)
In December our next big event was our production of 'The Memory Tree' with our very own Momma Joan as the lead role and Hannah, Alice, Anna and Lily playing her grand-daughters. We were so pleased to produce an amazing show with Fascinating Rhythm and raised money for our charity – Winston's Wish.
This was quickly followed with us taking part in "The Big Sing" where we sang 3 JFR songs and helped raise a massive £1930 for Christian Aid.
At the end of the school term we entertained Thornbury OAP's with a singalong and Christmas number at Turnberries in Thornbury.
Pantomime Success! (Cinderella)
March – competed in the U14 class singing a 3-part a cappella arrangement of 'Who's the Best', and 'Edelweiss' accompanied by Jo Luddington on the piano – and won their class with Distinction and an improved score.
There were many exciting things accomplished during 2014, including recording a song for Fascinating Rhythm's CD 'Listen to the Music', and attending a singing workshop in September. More than 70 young singers from the area attended this free workshop that was supported by grants from South Gloucester CC and Messrs Renishaw Ltd.
We were also delighted when Junior FR competed in their second Thornbury Eisteddfod in March coming 2nd, gaining 85 marks.
Proms in the Meadow at Iron Acton (stole the show again!)
Thornbury Eisteddfod: A small group made up of mothers and daughters from JFR and FR performed the Nursery Rhyme Medley that gained JFR a distinction award.
Also featured in FR's Winter show, performing two new songs – 'Somewhere' and 'Twinkle Christmas.
Joined 'senior' FR for Proms in the Meadow at Iron Acton (stole the show …)
Want to join?
New members (girls aged 7 years and upwards) are always very welcome. Please contact the MD, Wendy Howse for more information.


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Picking Up Carrots and Creatures CAOS
Understanding CAOS in any of the Creatures games requires a lot of patience and studying, yet it's one side of the series that can be very rewarding! CAOS is the scripting language in Creatures, and represents the foundation for creating a lot of new content. I recently introduced a new feature to Discover Albia with the first C1 CAOS lesson, and it's time to pick up another script! Don't feel discouraged if it all doesn't seem simple: I've been researching and experimenting for weeks, and I still have a ton of coding to understand. CAOS is quite fun to learn… Aside from a few frustrations!
Whereas we took a look at a fairly complex script last time, we'll get a small break with this shorter script! This one defines what happens when a carrot is picked up. This one might be easier to understand, since I'm sure everyone has picked up a carrot in Creatures 1 before. Make sure to familiarize yourself with the List of Script Numbers, and to download the Official Creatures CAOS Guide! One thing to keep in mind is that script defines what happens when a carrot is picked up by the hand or a Norn/Grendel. It appears that there is another script that could be used to define parameters specifically for the hand, although I haven't seen this put to use in the original items. Onto an examination of this C1 script!
Annotating the Carrot's Pick Up Script (2 6 3 4)
As before, I know this is the right script because it corresponds with the class number for the carrot (2 6 3), and is for the pick up script (script number 4). Feel free to ask if you'd like more details about figuring this out!
|CAOS Code
|scrp 2 6 3 4
|Some programs begin with this line, while others name the file by it. This simply creates a new script for 2 6 3 (carrot) for script number 4 (pick up, or get). Everything will happen only when a Creature or the hand picks up a carrot.
|doif pose gt 4
|If the carrot's pose is greater than 4, the following commands should be executed. You may need to use a program to open the sprite file for the carrot (pars.spr) to understand this better. However, poses for 5 and 6 are for the full grown carrot, while poses 0-4 are for seedlings. Hence, only full grown carrots will continue on with this set of doif (pronounced "do if") instructions. This makes sense, since only full grown carrots should be picked up.
|pose 5
|The carrot will show up in pose 5, and only pose 5. This corresponds to a mature carrot in the ground, or the carrots seen in the above images. Basically, a picked up carrot can only appear in this one pose. It helps make carrying around carrots a bit more realistic, and simulates gravity in a small way.
|This marks the end of this very short doif statement, but is still required.
|Voila: The end of the script!
Breaking Down the Script Even More
This is one of the shorter scripts associated with the C1 carrots, and doesn't require too much more explanation. If you (or a Creature) picks up a carrot, it will be held in an upright position. Note that in the original carrots, the seedlings can actually be held, which creates a situation outside of this script. Luckily, no harm is done… Besides confusing a lot of Norns and Grendels! More annotated scripts are on the way, plus a beta testing opportunity for my carrot updates!


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The British Museum is returning to Iraq a collection of looted antiquities up to 5,000 years old, after identifying the exact temple they came from in a unique piece of archaeological detective work.
The eight objects were to be handed to the Iraqi embassy on Friday during a private ceremony at the London-based museum from where they were to return to Iraq.
The main items of the collection are three clay cones, Al Jazeera reported.
It also includes a polished, yellowish river pebble, a fragmentary white gypsum mace-head, a white marble amulet pendant in the form of a reclining bull or buffalo and a red marble square stamp seal or amulet depicting two similar animals facing in opposite directions.
The items were confiscated by British police in May 2003, a few months after the US-led invasion of Iraq, from a now-defunct dealer in London who failed to provide any paperwork for them.
Leading Clues
Normally the detailed provenance of such items would be hard to establish, but three of them, fired clay cones, carried Sumerian inscriptions that gave a clue to their origins.
In a remarkable coincidence, they were identical to cones found on a site in the ancient city of Girsu, now known as Tello, in southern Iraq, where the British Museum has been training Iraqi archaeologists since 2016.
"The broken objects the robbers left next to the looting holes were broken cones with exactly the same inscription that we have on the cones that were seized," said the team's lead archaeologist, Sebastien Rey.
Identical cones were also found in the walls of a site at the Eninnu temple —pinpointing the looted items' source with a level of accuracy that Rey said was "completely unique".
"We could have an idea that maybe these objects came from southern Iraq, but to be able to narrow it down to the particular site, and even to the particular holes—this is extremely rare," he told AFP.
The marbles in the collection both date back to 3000 BC, whereas the cones are believed to be from about 2200 BC.
The identical cuneiform inscriptions on the cones reference the god the temple was built for and the king who built it.
Similar cones have been found in many other sites, but Rey said until the Tello excavation began in 2016, no one really knew what they were for.
Finding them in their original positions inside temple walls led experts to conclude they were votive objects, dedicated to the gods by Mesopotamian kings.
Exceptional Efforts
Iraq's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Salih Husain Ali, praised the museum's staff for their "exceptional efforts" in identifying the antiquities.
"Such collaboration between Iraq and the United Kingdom is vital for the preservation and the protection of the Iraqi heritage," he said in a statement issued by the museum.
"The protection of antiquities is an international responsibility and in Iraq, we aspire to the global cooperation to protect the heritage of Iraq and to restore its looted objects."


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13 Oct Samsung Note 8 vs iPhone X
With Apple launching the iPhone X, the biggest phone Apple phone to date, and Samsung Launching the Note 8, could there be a move towards large supersize phones? Let's have a look and see how they both compare:
The iPhone X comes in at 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7mm and 174g, while the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is larger and heavier at 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6mm and 195g. Both are very similar in design with the rears made of gloss glass and the frames metal.
Both phones are dust and water resistant. The Note 8 is IP68 certified, so it can be submerged up to 1.5 meters deep for 30 minutes, while the iPhone X is IP67 certified, meaning it can be submerged up to 1 meter for 30 minutes, if that floats your boat, although we wouldn't advise our customers to actively test the above claims.
The screen is the most obvious element of the iPhone X, as it fills almost the entire front of the phone. Apple has got rid of the home button and the finger print recognition to make the screen larger.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 also has almost the whole front being a screen with a small bezel round the edge. However, it has retained its fingerprint scanner, moving it to the back.
The iPhone X's display is a 5.8-inch 1,125 x 2,436 OLED Super Retina display with a pixel density of 458 pixels per inch, while the Galaxy Note 8's is a 6.3-inch 1,440 x 2,960 OLED screen with a pixel density of 521 pixels per inch. Both handsets are capable of HDR resolution, but the X adds 3D touch.
Unless you're a total tech geek testing numerous apps then you shouldn't be finding either of these handsets slow! The iPhone X uses a new A11 Bionic chipset. It's a six-core chip which means it's the most powerful processor Apple have used to date.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 uses an octa-core Snapdragon 835 chipset, they're both top-end and the Note 8 is an exceedingly powerful phone.
The Note 8 has 6GB of RAM, and while Apple hasn't revealed how much RAM the iPhone X has, it is rumoured to have around 3GB.
Operating system: the Samsung Note 8 has Android Nougat and iPhone X gets iOS 11. If you have used Apple's iOS before you' may notice some changes, for example, in place of the home button you must swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to return to your home screen.
Apple have said that the battery can last for up to 12 hours of internet use or 13 hours of video. It also supports wireless charging, and can apparently charge from 0% to 50% in 30 minutes when plugged in. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 matches this and supports both wireless and fast charging, it has a 3,300mAh battery which should last all day.
There's a dual-lens 12MP camera on the iPhone X, with a f/1.8 wide-angle lens and a f/2.4 telephoto lens. This combination allows for optical zoom and both lenses have optical image stabilization (OIS), for clearer photos.
It's also got depth sensing skills, allowing you to blur the background of an image for those wanting to explore their artistic side.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 also has dual 12MP cameras, but they have f/1.7 and f/2.4 apertures, meaning it should be able to take in even more light than the iPhone X's when using the wide-angle lens.
The Note 8 is also capable of optical zoom and sports OIS. However, it's not quite as good at video recording as the X, at least on paper, as it can shoot in 4K at 30fps, while the iPhone X can do so at 60fps.
Apple have taken the cost of a phone to a whole new level of expensive. starting at around £1000 for a 64GB model and rising to around £1,500 for a 256GB one.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is not cheap either starting at around £900. That's for a 64GB model, which is the only size it is being released with, however it does have a MicroSD slot… Thank goodness for that!!
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If it gets any hotter in Michigan, this blog may become R rated. Seriously though, I love how Cammila dresses for the heat. Knit halter with '70s strappy heels and vibrant fiesta skirt -- West Side Story meets Boogie Nights. I think I'm in love. Wait, I TOTALLY AM! I like mixing backgrounds during shoots, trying different ideas, something our industrial park playground allows for. I also enjoy forcing Cammila to get into the character of her outfit and dance or strut or vogue. Well, force isn't really the right word since she's a total ham. That's part of what makes her a great model and creative partner on these shoots. It also makes her good at rolling with it when we have to stop and adjust the aperture and shutter speed every two minutes, when the nuclear summer sun goes behind an impenetrably opaque rain cloud. -MC
Jul 18, 2013
I think this top is technically swimwear.
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to MC: West Side Story is exactly what I was going to say. That's the first thing I think of, is all the gorgeous vibrant colors the Puerto Rican women wear in that musical/movie.ReplyDelete
I think once the temps hit a certain level, all judgement should be put aside. Everyone wears whatever is least likely to get sweaty and stick to that spot in the small of your back that is my least favorite feeling in the world.
Gorgeous skirt. I love those leafy panels on it!
Bikini top or not, you look great! This heat wave is crazy, but I can't complain; I love it.ReplyDelete
Girl, you wear this heat WELL! And is that GOLD LAME bric a brac? Holy hell, that skirt just got 10x more awesome than it already was!ReplyDelete
My favorite photo is when you have the skirt hiked up and are looking into the sun.
This is how everyone should cope with the heat! So much prettier than all those flip flops and cargo shorts lol.ReplyDelete
Pure sexiness! I agree, 70's meets 50's -- very west side story!ReplyDelete


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Alex Katz: Present Tense, Richard Gray Gallery Chicago and New York
February 25 - April 23, 2016
Alex Katz: Present Tense at Richard Gray Gallery Chicago opens February 25, 6-8pm. The New York chapter of the exhibition opens February 29, also from 6-8pm. The exhibition features Alex Katz's portrait drawings spanning six decades and is accompanied by a full catalogue.


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Laura and David are amazing – a gorgeous couple who poured their hearts and souls into crafting a unique, creative and inspiring wedding. They made paper fans as alternative bunting hung all the way across the roof of their wedding marquee, which was decorated with corn dollies, lavender, vintage china… it looks amazing. The table plan is an ornate vintage frame; the guest book is adorably vintage and surrounded by family wedding photos. Their overall look is beautifully rustic and lovely wedding photographer Hayley Ruth sent me so many detail images I'm coming back tomorrow morning with a second, bonus, Get The Look blog feature!
Laura has written an outstanding wedding report to share with us all, and it's full of great advice, tips and stories for other brides and grooms as well as recommended wedding suppliers around Cambridgeshire. Oh and I love the story of how she and David met: on their first date after work they found themselves shaking hands on a spontaneous agreement to travel to Australia. 3 months later they went to Sydney together, and 7 years down the line they were married. And I've got all the images of their wedding to show you! Yay! Huge congratulations to a gorgeous couple, and big thanks to Laura and David, and to wedding photographer Hayley Ruth for submitting the images. Everyone – enjoy!
Our Oriental vintage tea party wedding at Barrington Hall, Cambridgeshire – Laura and David
Our wedding report: David and Laura
Wedding photographer's website:
Hayley Ruth http://www.hayleyruthphotography.co.uk/
Were you pleased with your wedding photographer?
We searched for a female wedding photographer for the Cambridgeshire area and found Hayley's website featuring a shoot she had completed at Barrington Hall. We instantly loved her work because of the details she had captured of all the accessories and decorations, but mostly how clever she was at getting natural pictures of everyone enjoying themselves. The whole experience working with Hayley has been really enjoyable- from the pre-wedding shoot at the beautiful Anglesey Abbey to her expertise on the day, to talking through ideas for the album and we would have no doubts in recommending her!
Wedding venue:
Barrington Hall, Cambridgeshire: http://www.barringtonhall.co.uk/
Can you describe your wedding in a single sentence?
Sunny, relaxing day full of friends, laughter and happiness
What was your reaction to seeing your wedding photos for the first time?
So pleased- every moment was captured! An overwhelming sense of pride looking back and re-living the day through gorgeous photos!
Your wedding style and theme:
Oriental Vintage tea party- inspired by the early autumn/late summer colours and harvest time.
Any happy tears on the day?
A few particularly during the ceremony and speeches- but the tears always followed with laughter!
How did the two of you meet?
Dave and I met working front of house at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. It was New Year's Eve 2004 slap bang in the middle of the panto season. We went to the after show party at the local ale house and got talking and somehow that night we managed to shake on it that we would go travelling together to Australia. Three months later we were on our adventures on the long flight to Singapore and then on to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. 7 years later Dave proposed to me on Christmas day morning in our home in Waterbeach, Cambridge. Dave got down on two knees rather than one (bad wicket keeper's knees from playing far too much cricket over the years!) and I think I sighed with relief first, then said yes!, and then proceeded to skip around the house followed by becoming distracted by the Harry Potter Lego Christmas present Dave had also bought me that year…
How long did you spend planning your wedding?
We dipped in and out of planning our wedding over the next 18 months. I know a wedding can be planned in six months or even a few weeks but I am so glad we had 18 months to organise everything. There was no real pressure and we could really enjoy working out all the details together and made fun day trips out of them. I would also advise the bride-to-be to communicate their ideas to their loved one. Dave's support really encouraged me, and he also helped me to realise when I was giving myself too much to do so I even got him folding fans, tying raffia and sprinkling leaves onto each table. We make a good team!
Best bit of budget advice?
If you overspend on one thing always underspend on another to make up the difference. Get prosecco, its cheaper and more tasty than champagne!
Wedding invitations and on the day stationery:
We made the table plan (a borrowed old vintage frame with each table list threaded and hung with ribbon). Place cards were made from old exhibition catalogues, yellow raffia and tippex. Table names were inspired by places or imagined places do with our likes or memories. They were made with black foam board and vintage ribbon. Dave's sister created the stories about each place that were displayed on the back of each table name sign.
The only thing we did not make entirely were the invitations. We googled 'alternative wedding invites' and found http://www.weddingteatowels.co.uk/ We were really impressed with these and the service provided by the designers was great. Our RSVP cards in the invitations were art postcards I had collected over 15 years. Each guest got a different design. It was so nice to come home each evening to find postcards at the doormat with personal messages from each invited guest. These were also hung along the entrance to the marquee.
Did you fall in love with your wedding dress?
Yes! I saw a dress in a boutique window that I drove past one day in the heart of Cambridge when Dave and I were toying with the idea of marriage. I said to my mum: 'I've seen a lovely dress' and described it to her. Coincidentally my mum said she had also seen a dress in the same shop window on a separate occasion which she thought would suit me perfectly. We thought nothing more of it as I still hadn't been proposed to! Once the time had come to begin the wedding dress search both my mum and myself were keen to visit the boutique but saw that it had closed, but luckily relocated to a lovely village just outside of Cambridge called Ellsworth. I quickly booked up my appointment.
At the first appointment both my mum and I described the two dresses we had seen probably over a year ago by now and the shop owner, Julie, gave us the freedom to explore each dress rail. My mum shouted; 'This is the dress I saw in the window!' and amazingly it was exactly the same one I saw all those months ago too! It was meant to be!
I tried other styles on just for fun but as soon as put on 'the dress' it was perfect in every way except it was now last season's stock and they only had one left that was two sizes (at least) too big for me! But the lovely Julie said it was not a problem as she had a seamstress who could resize it for me called Sarah. Sarah was brilliant to work with and worked wonders at making the dress fit. The visits out to the boutique were really fun and my mum and I would make an afternoon of it- visiting the local village pub and of course that also meant I got to try on the dress again and again after each alteration!
The dress fitted the vintage theme and was covered in gorgeous lace. I also liked the fact it had buttons at the back rather than the tie-up corset style which gave me more room to enjoy the wedding dinner! (I have heard that so many brides do not eat a thing on their wedding day due to their dress being so tight!) I also liked the very long train and the traditional feel of it.
Wedding dress designer and bridal boutique:
San Patrick Caspio dress (known for their thick layers of gorgeous lace!)
Glitz and sparkle: the bride's accessories:
The only jewellery I wore were my grey waterpearl earrings. I wore these as bridesmaid for my sister's wedding (this was my something old). Again the dress did not need anything more.
My hairdresser Eve simply purchased some individual diamantes on wire from a haberdashery in my home town of Ely and created a feature with them and wound them within my curls. Nice and simple and did not distract from the dress.
The groom wore:
http://www.mossbros.co.uk Moss Bespoke service based in Cambridge with the 3 piece suit then being handmade by the Savoy Tailors Guild. The suit was just as much of a surprise for me as the wedding dress was for Dave. I was not involved in any of the choice of fabric, colour or fittings. Dave has never had a bespoke suit made so had real fun in choosing the colour (burnt spice) the colour of the lining, pocket and button style; he even decided to get his name hand stitched into the lining. He looked stunning in his suit and I can't wait for another special occasion to see him wearing it again.
Beautiful bridesmaids: what did your best girls wear?
We bought four maxi dresses from River Island at £35 each (I fell in love with the oriental/ vintage print fabric.) My mother who is wardrobe manager for Classworks Costumes http://www.classworkscostumes.co.uk/ in Cambridge, skilfully made two re-styled dresses fitted to each bridesmaid. These were a work of art! Thank you mum!
Hair and make-up – did you DIY or hire a professional?
Hair was created by Eve Youngman from David Green Hairdressing in Ely. https://www.facebook.com/pages/David-Green-Hairdressing/160728383941415
Eve met us in the morning at the venue and created beautiful up-dos for the bridesmaids (over 100 hair grips used per bridesmaid!). She was really friendly, relaxed and professional. Everyone remarked on my hair and my curls stayed in the whole day, night and the morning after and I have the straightest hair in the world so that is an amazing achievement! Thank you Eve!
I made the bridesmaids hair accessories. I used hessian reinforced with shellac, beads, pheasant feathers, vintage buttons and the mustard yellow fabric leaves came from an old Christmas decoration I bought last year.
Wedding flowers:
We did not have a florist. I made my bouquet and all the button holes. My bouquet was made from a kitchen whisk. I bent the wires and stuffed bubble wrap in the centre to make a base. I covered the whisk's handle with raffia and then created individual leaves and flowers with buttons, hessian, beads and the mustard yellow fabric leaves attached by wire and then held in place by piercing the bubble wrap. However I did source our table centrepieces from the Hop Shop in Kent http://www.hopshop.co.uk/index.php which were beautifully made wheat stocks with dried lavender.
The ceremony:
We had our ceremony at Barrington Hall.
I walked around the outside of Barrington Hall with my bridesmaids walking in front, to a track from the film Amelie, one of my favourite films! "Comptine d'un autre été : L'Après-midi" by composer Yann Tiersen. It is a beautiful piano solo.
The ceremony was so enjoyable because Dave was so incredibly relaxed he made me feel relaxed which made us both really enjoy it and take it all in. I cried, laughed, rolled my eyes at him and I couldn't say the word 'solemnly' in our vows which made us and our guests all laugh!
Wedding readings?
"A lovely Story" by Edward Monkton read out by Naomi Clark (Dave's sister)
'The secrets of a good marriage' Ellie Kelsch read out by our good friends Chris and Caroline
We didn't choose the readings we allowed the readers to research and choose their own readings. Each reading slightly adapted to make them more personal.
General styling – did your venue need much decoration?
The marquee was a blank canvas and revived my creative streak. We had three full days before the wedding to set everything up and enjoyed every minute of it. Dave and I along with the help of friends and family created over 200 individual fans to use as alternative bunting. Each one was made out of pages of old art exhibition catalogues and magazines I had been collecting. They were then tied onto old rope with yellow raffia and hung within the marquee. I also created a chandelier around one of the marquee poles with giant dried leaves, bunched together and decorated with lavender, peacock and pheasant feathers found on the grounds of Barrington Hall and star-shaped fairy lights. The cards table had framed family wedding photographs and I also created a tea emporium with 10 different types of tea to try.
The wedding cake: traditional or quirky?
Our cake was inspired by the wonky wedding cake company and made by Rebecca Whitehead (a friend) who had been on the wonky wedding cake course. Each tier was a different flavour including, chocolate, lemon and carrot cake with icing and chocolate ganache for the chocolate drips around the edges. I then had the idea to create 'a sea of galaxy minstrels' around the cake that trailed off to the 'Minstrel challenge' (I am addicted to galaxy chocolate and the minstrel challenge was set for our guests to see if they could pick up a minstrel by using chopsticks- this was how Dave taught me to use chopsticks when we first went travelling together in Chinatown in Singapore- he was slightly embarrassed as I was useless at using them, so much so, the restaurant owner in China Town brought me over a fork!) I can honestly say the minstrel chopstick challenge does work and I am now a proficient chopstick user!
Alongside our cake we had vegan friendly cupcakes made by a family friend Jane Hallows. They were decorated with orange peel, white chococlate and edible paper flowers.
Disco. We gave the DJ a list of songs not to play rather than a comprehensive list. The banned song list included anything by Status Quo and the Grease Megamix! We also had outdoor games on the lawn such as Giant Jenga, football, cricket and croquet.
On the day tips and advice:
Take in every single moment! Give yourself plenty of time in the morning!, even more than you think you'll need. If you can get ready at the venue, I would opt for this, it was so relaxing and stress free!
What's the best thing about being married?
We were together for 9 years before we got married and we thought we wouldn't feel a dramatic change being married. But there is an overwhelming sense of feeling at peace. It also helps you to both look forward and think long-term with conviction.
Quick supplier list for other brides and grooms:
http://www.brolliesgalore.co.uk/ for the bridesmaids yellow paper parasols
http://edvincent.co.uk/ for bespoke made wedding rings in Cambridge
http://cairnomohr.co.uk/ for the strawberry sparkling wine
http://www.octagonstudios.co.uk for private ballroom lessons for the first dance
Barrington HallBrollies GaloreClasswork CostumesHayley Ruth PhotographyHop ShopThistle Bridesvintage weddingWedding tea towels


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The trivia of my daily and over arching is complex and involves many people, most of whom are already not happy with me. So I won't drag them into this. Instead, I will bash out some paragraphs around my main obsession. Music.
The NW (new wife) is encyclopedic in her knowledge of pop and mainstream jazz and her taste only tangentially matches mine so I will see if see can filter my obscure rants. But I start without her guidance since I start with commenting on my initial obsessions and infatuations.
Early days, in Amarillo TX, in the early 60s I already preferred the "oldies" station. Strange since most of the tunes were not so old then, just a couple years old: Chuck Berry "Mabelline" I preferred over his "Johnny Be Goode" but at least the latter was Chuck Berry. Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins stood out from the rest of the C&W pack that was the main fare on local radio.
As I moved from elementary school to Jr. high, and to the chance to play the Slingerland drum set I got to check out for a couple of weekends from school, I began to listen closely to the Ventures, disdaining the drum solo for the ensemble work. My father had a co-worker who happened to be the father of Jimmy Gilmer. I wonder if I will ever find that white jacket demo album we got from him. Is it just a novelty of a demo of their ATCO album or is it e-bay potential of a pre-contract local demo. The local lament is that the Beatles killed Gilmer's career. I thought the Beatles were silly as I reluctantly watched the Ed Sullivan show. I wanted more more more as I saw and heard Rasaan Rolank Kirk be heard from the audience. It was years before I got to get his records. Vague memory scars faint but traceable. Besides that was a couple years later so getting ahead of myself.
So let's leave it with Ventures, Robbins and Cash. And Berry. Oh, yeah, and the Everly Brothers. Plus that stack of 45s I got from J.C. Penny in that 11 for a dollar sale. Two stand outs: "Short Shorts" / "Leotards" and "Please Mr. Custer". The later of which I was entertained to hear Iggy Pop make reference to on a tune on either New Values or Blah Blah Blah. Whatever. Beer is wearing off. Better post before I think better of it and delete.


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Here is a collection of original songs written and recorded by Jeffrey St John and Michael Gray in the years 1987-1990. Jeff titled the project "The Invisible Years" because at that time he made a decision to step out of the public limelight and do some other things away from the constant rigors of touring and performing. I, Michael Gray, your writer and compiler of this web site, was very priviledged to share these four immensely creative years doing one of my favourite things, writing and recording songs. I played in Jeff St John's "Asylum" band in 1981-1982 which included Kevin Toneycliffe on drums and Kim Wheeler on guitar. It was in this band that we started our writing partenership and the extent to which it developed in the invisible years project was a wonderment in it's unfolding. It had a relatively inauspicious start. We started off with a couple of songs and not much of a plan. However a creative hub developed that surprised us both. The thing just took off. Before you knew it, song after song just started pouring out. Regular whole fridays were set aside for the work and a creative and productive energy stream was opened up that still leaves me in awe even as I write this 20 years on. I am still writing and recording songs ( in between tuning pianos for a living ) but I struggle to get 3 or 4 done a year. Back then we did that number in a month! These intensely creative periods are interesting. The Beatles are probably the best example, having produced so much great music in a relatively short time. Elton John talked about it once in a interview, saying it happened to him when recording the Yellow Brick Road double album. He was writing and recording, with his band, a song a day. He also said that he remains in awe looking back at that time. How did we do it? I don't know. Our songs obviously did not have the same success as EJ and the Beatles, although there was some record company interest at the time, but unfortunately it did not progress commercially.Our songwriting was done in something of the Lennon/McCartney style in as much as Jeff would write a song complete with lyrics and music, as would I, but also some songs would be co-written from the start. The actual recording of the songs was done on a fostex 4 track tape recorder. I played keyboards and guitar and we used a roland drum machine. Jeff did all the vocals and harmonies apart from a couple of harmonies from yours truly. From a technical stand point, ie pre computer recording, this system allowed only seven recorded tracks. 3 mixed down to 1, then 2 mixed down to 1, then 2 more left. Recording had to be close to perfect because there was no going back. The final mix was done on Jeffrey's home state of the art hi-fi. Speaking personally, from a songwriters perspective, I read an interview with Quincy Jones who said that the best friend a song can have is a great singer. After thinking about that for a bit I realised he was absolutely right. I could not agree more. I have written a lot of songs with different people but never with a singer the calibre of Jeffrey. For example, the transformation of a song that perhaps I mainly wrote and submitted to the partenership, and then having that same song worked up with his lyric and vocal ideas into something so much greater than it was originally envisaged, was an amazing experience, and without doubt the most artistically gratifying songwriting period of my life. This is an artist who comprehensively knows his craft, and this material, I think, is particularly interesting because it showcases a vocal and writing style of Jeffrey that is a bit different to his more well known recorded works. These songs are not all in perfectly recorded form due to time and technical constraints, however we do offer you a piece of our heart here. These songs have never left my regular play list since they were done. I am very proud of them. They also now reside in the National Archives in Canberra where they will remain for posterity. I suggested to Jeff that we also put them out on the web for all to hear free of charge. He agreed. We hope a few of these songs find a place in your regular play list as well. The Invisible Years have now become the Visible Years.
Michael Gray August 2007.
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Many years ago, people expected to be disappointed with their leaders, bodies, relationships, and circumstances. Life was brutish and short. In the second half of the 20th century, when Americans were riding a post-war high, this view radically shifted. Since then, we have been bathed in advertising that blatantly says, "Buy this and you will be perennially happy." It used to be cigarettes, booze, and cars. Now, it's more likely to be the latest technological breakthrough. Regardless, the essential message is the same: You can attain joy 24/7. Clearly, that sets everyone up for one disappointment after another. In addition, we humans are really good at disappointing each other in personal relationships. But that is not the problem. The problem lies in our unrealistic idea that disappointments are awful, we can't stand…
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Fri, 26 May 2017
Host Dave Robertson is joined by the former CIO of Walgreens, Abhi Dhar. Hear how the innovation lessons from working in the big business of Walgreens are helping him in the development of his new startup, Packyge.
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John Walker Lindh, the suburban Californian whose actions on the battlefields of Afghanistan evoked passions across this country, was sentenced to 20 years in prison yesterday, after he tearfully apologized for signing on as a foot soldier for the Taliban.
"I did not go to fight against America, and I never did," Lindh told U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in Alexandria. "I have never supported terrorism in any form, and I never will. . . . I made a mistake by joining the Taliban. Had I realized then what I know now, I would never have joined them."
Lindh, 21, pleaded guilty in July to one count of providing services to the Taliban and one count of carrying explosives during a felony. The government and the defense agreed that a 20-year sentence was appropriate, and Ellis spoke at length in defending his decision to accept the plea bargain.
He did so as the father and wife of slain CIA officer Johnny "Mike" Spann sat in the courtroom, openly displeased with the sentence. Spann was killed in an uprising at the same Afghan fort where Lindh was being held in November, and Spann's father told Ellis he believed Lindh played a role in his son's death.
"Our government did not have evidence which linked this defendant to the murder of Mr. Spann," Ellis said. "Had they had that evidence, I would not have accepted the plea."
Lindh's apology lasted 20 minutes, and he did not mention Spann until asked explicitly about him. He spoke haltingly, taking time to compose himself several times, expressing remorse and condemning terrorism. He converted to Islam as a teenager in Marin County, Calif., and had studied Arabic in Yemen and Pakistan before venturing to Afghanistan.
"I went to Afghanistan because I believed it was my religious duty to assist my fellow Muslims militarily in their jihad against the Northern Alliance," he said. "In Islamic terminology, jihad refers to the spending of one's utmost exertion in the service of God. I have never understood jihad to mean anti-Americanism or terrorism."
Lindh said he had read reports of atrocities committed by Northern Alliance troops and said those same forces had fought alongside the Soviet Union during the Soviets' 10-year occupation of Afghanistan. "I saw the war between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance as a continuation of the war between the mujahideen and the Soviets," Lindh said.
Lindh's attorneys noted in a pre-sentencing brief that Lindh never fired his weapon while in Afghanistan. He reached the front line Sept. 6, 2001, served as a guard and then was in retreat once the U.S. bombing began in November.
Johnny Spann, the slain CIA officer's father, was skeptical of that claim, telling the judge: "Are we supposed to believe that any kind of army would let somebody be on the front line and never fire his weapon? That's a little hard for me to believe."
Standing at the courtroom podium, Spann looked down at Lindh several feet away and said, "I'm very familiar with crying." He said that exactly one year ago, Mike Spann had to explain to his two young daughters that he was leaving for Afghanistan. He also said the task fell to him to tell the girls that their father would not return.
Spann said he believed that his son was executed inside a house at the Qala i-Janghi fort, rather than in the courtyard, and that Lindh was in the house, too. "I think he knows more than what he's saying about Mike," Spann said. "I feel like it's not a just punishment."
Ellis said that even if Lindh was in the same house as Spann, "it doesn't show that he did it. Proximity is not guilt."
When Ellis later asked him about it, Lindh flatly said, "I had no role in the death of Johnny Michael Spann."
The judge seemed acutely aware of the opinion some have expressed that a 20-year sentence for Lindh wasn't enough. He spent an hour explaining the legal process and said he was surprised when the lawyers presented the plea bargain to him an hour before a July hearing.
"I asked if there was evidence of involvement in the murder of Mr. Spann," the judge said. "The government said no. I thought that it was a plea that was within the range of reasonableness. I think it is basically a fair result."
As part of the plea bargain, the government dropped more serious charges that would have resulted in a life sentence, including conspiring to kill Americans abroad. Although there is no parole in the federal system, prisoners may earn up to 15 percent reductions in their sentences for good behavior, meaning Lindh could be released in 17 years.
Part of Lindh's agreement requires him to cooperate with government investigators, and U.S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty said after the hearing that Lindh's debriefings had been productive so far. He declined to elaborate.
Lindh said that his time in Afghanistan was limited to military life as a trainee and soldier. He said he had not known of the Taliban's repressive ways, particularly with women, or of its relationship with Osama bin Laden.
"Bin Laden's terrorist attacks are completely against Islam," Lindh said, "completely contrary to the conventions of jihad and without any justification whatsoever. . . . Terrorism is never justified and has proved extremely damaging to Muslims around the world."
Lindh's parents, older brother and younger sister sat in the second row behind him, and they wept as he made his remarks. When the hearing ended, they huddled together in prayer in the courtroom, then left without making any statements.
Ellis agreed to a defense request to recommend that Lindh be imprisoned near his family in California. The federal Bureau of Prisons is not bound by that recommendation.
The lead defense lawyer, James J. Brosnahan, said that Lindh wrote his statement himself, and that "it came from the heart. He has no quarrel with the American people. . . . He wanted to be heard, and he wanted the American people to hear him."


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