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Residents and commuters have been grinding their teeth at the prospect of more gridlock since the Department of Defense began constructing its Washington Headquarters Service building last year on the citys West End.
In hopes of putting a stranglehold on the eventual onslaught of motorists, Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) included language in the Defense Authorization bill today that would limit the number of parking spaces available at the facility.
Our goal is to force the Army to put an effective transportation solution in place before the majority of workers are allowed in the building, Moran said. Under the current plan, the traffic situation will be intolerable.
According to the language, the cap could be lifted if Congress approves a traffic management plan to mitigate congestion at nearby intersections and if the Department of Defense constructs access roads and ramps to alleviate congestion.


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Tickets for events at Dominion Theatre, London
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The Dominion was built in 1928-29, designed by W and TR Milburn with a steel-framed construction and a concave Portland stone facade. It was built as a theatre for live shows, but after faltering business in the early 1930s, the building was converted to also allow it to show films. The theatre was built on the location of the former Horse Shoe Brewery, which was the site of the 1814 London Beer Flood. During the 1980s it became a popular venue for music concerts. Tangerine Dream's album Logos was recorded there in 1982, and contains a tune called "Dominion" in tribute, and Dolly Parton's 1983 concert at the Dominion was filmed and released as a television special, Dolly in London. In the mid-1980s the Dominion hosted the musical 'Time', and the interior was extensively reconstructed to accommodate the shows effects. Since the early 1990s the venue has played host to David Ian and Paul Nicholas' new production of Grease, Scrooge: The Musical, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, a return of Grease, and Notre Dame de Paris among others. Bernadette The Musical, written by Maureen and Gwyn Hughes, also enjoyed a short run in 1990. In the 1990s the Dominion also hosted the Royal Variety Performance on a number of occasions. In 2002, the hit stage musical We Will Rock You, based on the songs of Queen, created by Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor together with British comedian Ben Elton opened. It ran for 12 years, becoming the longest running show at the Dominion.
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The theatre foyer is fully accessible to wheelchairs. Within the auditorium, they have the Nederlander Box with three wheelchair spaces which has level access from the street and a dedicated accessible toilet. They also have a wheelchair lift providing access from the foyer to the stalls for those who prefer to transfer from a wheelchair to their theatre seat. There is an accessible toilet located on the stalls level and an attendant can return your wheelchair to you at the interval if required. Unfortunately due to weight restrictions, the lift is unable to carry electric wheelchairs. As there are only 9 steps down to the stalls level, they recommend stalls seating for any patrons with restricted mobility. Please note that there is not a lift up to the Circle level.
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PHOTO: National Guard troops prepare to enter the mudslide debris on the western edge of the mudslide where it covers Highway 530 Wednesday morning, March 26, 2014 east of Oso, Wash. The debris field is laced with hazards that include fallen trees, propane and septic tanks, twisted vehicles and countless shards of shattered homes. (AP Photo/The Herald, Mark Mulligan)
DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Firefighter Jeff McClelland uncovered a body on the moon-like surface that blankets what used to be the community of Oso. Suddenly, he realized the dead man's son and brother were among the volunteers scouring the debris field.
The relatives sat beside the body as it was zipped into a bag. McClelland found himself overcome with tears.
The discovery served as a touching reminder of the deeply emotional work that is playing out in this tight-knit town as rescuers like McClelland search for bodies in the muck and devastation left behind by a massive mudslide, hoping to at least bring some closure to the relatives and friends of those who have not been found.
"I can go home and ... eat some food, hug my wife, come in and hug my friends the next morning and say, 'Let's go again. We've got something to do. We've got a job to do, so let's go do it,'" McClelland said, recalling his thoughts on Wednesday.
Scores of people once thought missing in the mudslide have turned up safe, but that provided little relief to rescuers like McClelland who are tasked with bringing closure to the relatives and friends of those who have not been found.
Hope of a miracle discovery of a survivor has faded as the search entered its sixth day Thursday, replaced by acknowledgement that some families may not be able to bury a body.
Authorities cross-referencing the reports they received of missing people with those who had checked were able to eliminate 140 people from the list of the missing Wednesday, said Snohomish County Emergency Management Director John Pennington.
That left 90 confirmed missing, with another 35 who authorities are unsure were in the area when a hillside collapsed Saturday morning 55 miles northeast of Seattle.
Becky Bach watches and waits, hoping that search crews find her brother, his wife, her 20-year-old great-niece and the young girl's fiance.
"Realistically ... I honestly don't think they're going to find them alive," Bach said, crying. "But as a family, we're trying to figure out what to do if they find no bodies."
Doug Massingale waits too, for word about his 4-month-old granddaughter. Searchers were able to identify carpet from the infant's bedroom, but a log jam stood in the way of a more thorough effort to find little Sanoah Huestis, known as "Snowy."
"It's stressful to think about," he said. "A little baby that hasn't gotten a start yet in life. It's too much."
Crews found another body late Wednesday, said Brian McMahan, a landslide incident spokesman. Authorities have now discovered at least 25 bodies, though not all have been recovered. Authorities said they expected to update the toll Thursday morning.
Trying to recover every corpse would be impractical and dangerous.
The debris field is about a square mile and 30 to 40 feet deep in places, with a surface that includes quicksand-like muck, rain-slickened mud and ice. The terrain is difficult to navigate on foot and makes it treacherous or impossible to bring in heavy equipment.
To make matters worse, the pile is laced with other hazards that include fallen trees, propane and septic tanks, twisted vehicles and countless shards of shattered homes.
The knowledge that some victims could be abandoned to the earth is difficult to accept.
"We have to get on with our lives at some point," Bach said.
Bach spoke via phone about a wedding the family had planned for summer at the rural home that was destroyed. And how, she wondered, do you plan a funeral without a body? "We'll probably just have a memorial, and if they find the bodies eventually, then we'll deal with that then."
A death certificate, issued by the state, is legal proof that someone has died. Families often need them to settle their affairs. The authority to issue them starts with a county medical examiner or coroner, said Donn Moyer, spokesman for the Washington State Department of Health. If and when it appears there is no chance of finding someone, people can ask the county to start that process.
Two Washington National Guard Blackhawk helicopters arrived at the site Wednesday to relieve sheriff's helicopter crews that had been working since Saturday.
The Blackhawks' sole mission is body removal, said Bill Quistorf, chief pilot for the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
Other survivors began to grow impatient Wednesday that they weren't allowed to return to the sites of their homes to search for their valuables and keepsakes.
"This isn't right. All of us who are still alive need to have access and find what we can of our lives," said Robin Youngblood, who said her son-in-law was turned away from the slide site.
Baumann reported from Seattle. Associated Press writers Phuong Le and Matt Volz in Seattle; P. Solomon Banda in Darrington, Wash.; and photographer Elaine Thompson in Oso, Wash.; and researcher Rhonda Shafner contributed to this report.


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Maybe people with X amount of feedback get badges that say that, so they're identifiable off the bat.Originally Posted by BigEvil
Maybe people with X amount of feedback get badges that say that, so they're identifiable off the bat.Originally Posted by BigEvil
Originally Posted by luke
Luke, honestly I don't think you even need a feedback thread.
For others like myself, though, I agree with BE that the feedback can simply be archived. We can start iTrader and also still keep the threads for posterity.
I like the idea of a "Trusted Dealer" tag or something similar for those who are worthy.
+1Originally Posted by BigEvil
The idea is great in principle, but could seriously cause problems. First off a disclaimer, I am not saying anything bad about anyone directly or indirectly. There has been "trusted" dealers before who flaked out and went bad. All buyers should be encouraged to research the company/seller they are buying from. There is a possibility that if AO grants a "Trusted" badge that AO will be held responsible if that "trusted" dealer/person flakes out. Nothing should replace good old fashioned research, if you do not research the seller, then it is on you to a degree if they dont do as they should. In my opinion the feedback thread system is fine, and you can easily save the link and include it in your communications with the buyer or seller. Simple is many times the best.Originally Posted by BigEvil
I have nothing good to put here...........
The feedback thread system is fine with the exception that there's no universal tag to denote good or bad feedback. Finding a particular feedback thread is only half the battle - to really know the feedback, a person has to read every single post in that thread once it's found.Originally Posted by Shane-O-Mac
The iTrader system uses a proven method very similar to eBay feedback, wherein people leaving feedback tag it as POSITIVE, NEUTRAL or NEGATIVE and the number of tags is very quickly known by glancing at the feedback rating. It's just a much improved method.
I do agree that the "Trusted Dealer" tag, specifically, is a bad idea. Trusted by who? But the concept of that kind of badge is a good one, it just needs refined. If there are going to be tags, they should simply be for total feedback rating. "+10 Feedback" or "+100 Feedback" is a factual, objective statement, whereas the word "trusted" is very subjective.
I feel like we can't be afraid to change and upgrade. I think we should have the appearance options that pbn has. I also think the iTrader system would be better than the feedback threads. The information would be available 1 click away from the post instead of having to search then make sure the name is spelled correctly. It's a much needed upgrade. Also there should be system to add to picture to the banner on a regular basis. All MotM should be added and some others should be able to be nominated.
noOriginally Posted by Carnage reigns
So options are a bad thing? When did that happen? Being able to change the color can go a long way towards engaging the younger crowd and it doesn't hurt anyone who wants to change it. I don't get why that would be a problem.Originally Posted by BTAutoMag
i just dont think we should "be like another site" when we already have our own look
So why does it hurt if to you it looks like the site we have now and to me it looks like MCB? Can't be resistant to change when it does hurt/make things better.Originally Posted by BTAutoMag
It's about staying true to a "brand" identity.
AO has had this layout and color scheme for years. It's synonymous with AO (especially the hexagons, etc.). MCB has their scheme, so too does PBN. But each of those is their own brand.
What you're saying is that you want (as an example) Apple's brand design to look like Intel's.
I get where you're coming from - more is better and if the option is available then I want it. But from an identity and consistency standpoint, it ain't broke. So don't fix it.
I am all for adjustments. Wholesale changes that make AO into PBN or MCB - NO.
In business you learn that you cannot be better at being brand X than brand X already is. We cannot out PBN PBN or out MCB MCB. While we might look to make adjustments and improvements and even consider what they have done (as well as others such as BEO and Tech PB) it should not be our intent to be "just like them".
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. Its not" - Dr Suess
exactly, you cant just go hey a geo is better then an ion so lets just make an ion like a geo. you loose what just made the ion an ion and now you have a knock off that will be ridiculed. the ion is fine how it is and for what it needs to be.
/analogy over
The point of that comment wasn't we should brand ourselves like them, the point of that comment was that we should have more customization options. If we come up with 3-4 color swap palettes. I just want more than 1 option.
Originally Posted by Shane-O-Mac
Same thing can be said about an official feedback rating, which iTrader would be. Another idea would be to have the user's feedback numbers be listed automatically somewhere near their screen name, if that sort of thing is important to enough people.
I just like the idea of getting some flair going.
I think we have the required number of "Flair".
Originally Posted by Shane-O-Mac
I really dont want to talk about my flair.. can we just order lunch ok?
Yummy, I love flair.
you dont need to o into search you can always try the members list.Originally Posted by Carnage reigns
Sigs. Oh, and SIGS. An artist and old school member like me, this cannot be understated. Anyway, other than that, I like the idea of the Tapatalk and Forumrunner app concept as well as branded merchandise. But, do not use Cafe Press...their product quality is crap. If you're going to do this, and I can help make it happen, use Zazzle. Their shirts are good as long as the design doesn't get too complicated...they print all the colors at once using a digital press and so some colors turn out crappy compared to normal screen printing. Of course, all of that is still better than Cafe Press's quality.
Oh, and if possible, I think we should have a better and more involved / used section dedicated to AO Meet & Greets. That was one of the cool things I experienced way back in the beginning...actually going to an event where other AO members were and meeting people that talk online. We here in MO met up at Battle Creek in Kingdom City and ShooterJM came all the way over from CO to meet up. That was cool, and he was a great guy. So, I think trying to bring in more brotherhood for being a member of something "elite" would be great. That's one of the things I always liked about shooting a Mag and being on AO. Outside people would say "How come you don't shoot an Angel?" (at the time) or something like that and "What's AO?" because they didn't understand the feeling of community.
I have always felt the people that shoot Mags do so because they are tinkerers by nature, since the marker can have so many things done to it unlike your carbon copy semi-plastic marker out there for $100. As such, they do not care what other markers or features come out on cheap, knock off guns made in Indonesia with customer service in India. AO members then, and I would hope still, don't worry about what's "cool" now...they know what they like and they use it.
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Every donor should get a "Tom Kaye Starter Kit" as seen below...
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that would be awsome, we all show up to Tunaball wearin them.Originally Posted by Dayspring
but serious lets do it., where do i get my moustache,
im to lazy to grow mine out.
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Anybody using it????
Last edited by Beemer; 01-20-2013 at 04:08 PM.
I am now.
AO: I need to action pictures to tinker with. If you have any cool action shots with mags feel free to post. Thanks
I'm still having issues with my sig. I cant even put one line of text below the picture
I just want a thing that tells me when my pm box is full miss the % thing right now. driving me nuts.
i do like the PBN feedback system. makes it easy to see negatives.


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01 => It has been held in various cases that donation made by one NGO to another shall be considered as application of income for the objectives of the organisation provided the receiving organisation also has objects similar to the object donor organisation.
DONATIONS TO OTHER NGOs AFTER 1-4-2002
02 => The Finance Act, 2002 has inserted an Explanation to sub-section (2) of section 11. This Explanation prohibits donations to other NGOs out of the accumulated funds. This amendment can have far-reaching practical implications. The new amendment puts restriction on donations to other NGOs only out of accumulated funds. In other words, funds once accumulated under section 11(2) can only be applied for charitable purposes directly by the concerned organisation and any inter-organisational transfer would not be possible.
03 => However inter-organisational donations are possible from current year's income, but the newly amended provision will certainly create hurdles for organisations, which were used as conduct for channel rising funds to other organisations. The new Explanation inserted by the Finance Act, 2002, to section 11(2) has debarred organisations from applying its accumulated or set-apart income by way of payment or credit to other such organisations. Now, payments or credits out of accumulated funds to any other organisation would not be treated as application for charitable or religious purpose. There is no apparent bar on payment or credit to such other organisations out of previous year's income subject to the provisions of section 11(1).
04 => In the light of the above, funds once accumulated are no longer available for credit or payment to any other NGO, though such transfer may still be possible out of the current year's income under section 11. CBDT has also issued a clarificatory circular no. 8, dt. 27.08.2002.
05 => In the light of the aforesaid and the amendments by virtue of Finance Act, 2002, donations to other Charitable Organisation are still possible but only out of the current years income. Once the funds are accumulated then it will not be permissible to make inter-trust donation and treat them as application.
06 => The Finance Act, 2003 has inserted another proviso to sub-section (3A) of section 11 which provides that inter-NGO donation out of accumulated funds will be permissible in case of dissolution of a Charitable Organisation. This amendment has been made to reduce the hardship of NGOs on the brink of dissolution.
07 => In the light of what is discussed in this chapter, the amended provisions with regard to inter-NGO donations will cause hardship to those organisations which act as a mother NGO to many small charitable organisations and funds through various foreign and domestic sources are routed through them. Many donors prefer to fund through one mother NGO which subsequently distributes the funds to smaller NGOs. After the amendment made in 2002 there is an apprehension in the fraternity of NGOs, that it may become difficult to disburse funds received towards the end of the year. And since accumulated income is not available for inter- NGO donations, the funds could neither be applied nor could be donated to other NGOs.
08 => For instance if a NGO receives funds in the month of March - which is required to be distributed to other NGOs - and is unable to make inter-NGO donations within the year of receipt, then it has to accumulate the same. Once the income is accumulated under section 11(2) then it is not permissible to make inter-NGO donations.
09 => Under the above mentioned circumstances, a NGO may exercise the option available under Explanation to section 11. The Explanation to the section 11 refers to two situations where the income applied falls short of 85% and still can be deemed to have been applied in the previous year other reason. Under the second situation, the assessee may exercise its option by applying in writing before the expiry of the time allowed under section 139(1) for filing of return. After exercise of the option, the income will be deemed to have been applied in the previous year even though it is spent in the succeeding or the year of receipt.
10 => Inter-NGO donations being valid application of income, there is no reason why option under Explanation 2 to section 11(1) could not be applied and the income be actually spent/disbursed in the succeeding year. But the reasons have to be genuine, the organisation must have valid reasons for not being able to apply the income as inter-NGO donations.
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200/700/900 Suspension Upgrade Stages
If you're missing the Bacon, a BLT sandwich is just not quite the same! Your Volvo's suspension is sort of the same way. For example, if any (or all) of your suspension pieces are broken, tired, or otherwise not as they should be it affects how everything else in your suspension "tastes." Being familiar with how your car "feels" is good, but being too familiar can sometimes cloud your view of what is OK and what is not. It's like cooking a lobster – try and throw him into boiling water and he'll climb out, but if you gradually raise the temperature he will quickly become witness to his own demise. Freshening up tired parts can prolong the life of other components and save your back some aches too! When planning your perfect suspension it's important to remember that beauty (and ride quality) is in the eye of the beholder. It's very important to understand what kind of ride YOU want and to consider factors like road conditions in your area before making final decisions. If you're unsure, feel free to call one of our Customer Service Representatives for some advice!
Stage Zero
Similar to engine maintenance stage zero, your suspension has some common parts that should be inspected/replaced as maintenance items. Although they need replacing much less frequently, they are no less important. Inspect all front and rear bushings and check your shocks and struts for proper compression and rebound damping and for any fluid leakage. While you're there, check for torn boots on the ball joints, tie rod ends and inner tie rods. It's also a good idea to check for any excessive play in any moving parts and inspect all your mounts.
Once you've determined the status of all your suspension parts you can move forward with replacement. If you're considering upgrading, now's the time to substitute performance parts for standard replacement parts
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With your worn suspension parts now properly ironed out you can move on to the fun stuff! The first building blocks to your perfect suspension are proper shocks and struts. These can also be one of the trickiest components to pick. Generally, the stiffer you go the better performance gains you feel. The trade off though is some level of comfort. Here's a general scale of stiffness starting from softest to firmest:
• Boge Automatics – These are the most comfort minded shocks we offer. They are the OEM shocks on many Volvo models.
• Boge Turbo Gas/Bilstein Touring Class – Both of these represent a step up in performance. They are firmer than stock and allow for more "spirited" driving and a more precise road feel in all driving conditions. These are a good mid-range shock for those who want a noticeable upgrade without sacrificing too much ride compliance.
• Bilstein Heavy Duty/Koni – If you're looking for the ultimate shock that you will likely never have to replace these are what you're looking for. Both of these represent a much stiffer ride than stock. Don't be scared away though – although these are stiffer, they are also very precise in their damping. This precise damping translates into a ride that still feels very smooth. If you're planning on tracking the car, or just want your Volvo to handle on the street more like their European brethren, these are the shocks for you.
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In stage two we come to THE suspension performance part for any Volvo – iPd Anti-Sway Bars. Anti-Sway Bars have been iPd's best seller for over 40 years and represent the most significant return on investment of any product we sell. It's often remarked by customers and employees alike that "If you only buy one thing ever from iPd, it should be Anti-Sway Bars for your Volvo." Anti-Sway Bars will drastically reduce the amount of body roll your car experiences around corners and increase ride comfort to boot. All this translates into much more precise handling and control over your Swede with absolutely zero trade-off in ride quality.
Stage two also encompasses upgrading your suspension bushings to polyurethane. Not only will you get a tighter, more in control feel; you'll get parts that will last much longer than stock rubber replacement bushings.
Stage Three (& Beyond)
By now your vehicle is behaving much better on the road than it ever has before. At this point we are putting the icing on the cake and really dialing it in. Stage 3 consists of these additional components:
• IPD sport springs – These serve two distinct purposes. First, they bring down the car about 1.5 to 2 inches, which lowers the car's center of gravity, and gives better lateral stability. Second, the spring rate is 15%-20% stiffer. Like stiffer shocks, this means a more precise ride and feel. Lowering coils also give your car a slightly more aggressive look.
• Adjustable torque rods and adjustable panhard rod – A lowered car has slightly different suspension geometry than a stock height car. Because of the static length of the original torque rods and panhard rod the body of the car and the driveline can shift slightly off center. The advantage of iPd adjustable torque rods and panhard rod is the ability to perfectly "true" everything up. This can help with issues of driveline vibration and rear wheel rub.
• Chassis Braces – Under stress, your Volvo's chassis flexes. When it does flex the driver feels it as uneasiness in the steering or the feeling of having to constantly correct the steering in order to keep a constant radius turn. The perfect example of this is a freeway on-ramp. Next time you're taking a sweeping, "set" turn, make an effort to really feel what your hands are doing and look at them if you can safely do so. You'll notice that you are likely constantly making small corrections to keep the car going where you want it to. Upper and lower braces are the answer.


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By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst
updated 11:36 AM EST, Tue December 11, 2012
Peter Bergen
The compelling story told in the film captures a lot that is true about the search for al Qaeda's leader but also distorts the story in ways that could give its likely audience of millions of Americans the misleading picture that coercive interrogation techniques used by the CIA on al Qaeda detainees -- such as waterboarding, physical abuse and sleep deprivation -- were essential to finding bin Laden. This week, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee plans to vote on whether to approve the as-yet unreleased findings of a 6,000-page report about its three-year investigation into the secret CIA interrogation program that is depicted in "Zero Dark Thirty."
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Stay up to date on the latest opinion, analysis and conversations through social media. Join us at Facebook/CNNOpinion and follow us @CNNOpinion on Twitter. We welcome your ideas and comments. This report promises to be the definitive assessment of the intelligence value of the CIA's coercive interrogation techniques. After the examination of millions of pages of evidence, the chairmen of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee have publicly stated that coercive interrogation techniques such as waterboarding did not provide the information that led to bin Laden. Endorsing the view that waterboarding was key to finding bin Laden does not seem to have been the intention of "Zero Dark Thirty's" filmmakers. Boal said that, in reality, a "whole array of tools" were used to find bin Laden and that the film "tried to be balanced." And certainly, "Zero Dark Thirty" shows some of the Agatha Christie-like sleuthing at the CIA and high-tech surveillance techniques that were instrumental in tracking down al Qaeda's leader.
Screenwriter Mark Boal, left, and director Kathryn Bigelow, center, pose with cast members of "Zero Dark Thirty."
But the fact is that about half an hour of the beginning of "Zero Dark Thirty" consists of scenes of an exhausted, bloodied al Qaeda detainee named Ammar who is strung to the ceiling with ropes; beaten; forced to wear a dog collar while crawling around attached to a leash; stripped naked in the presence of Maya, the female CIA analyst; blasted with heavy metal music so he is deprived of sleep; forced to endure crude waterboardings; and locked into a coffin-like wooden crate. These visceral scenes are, of course, far more dramatic than the scene where a CIA analyst says she has dug up some information in an old file that will prove to be a key to finding bin Laden. (Full disclosure: Along with other national security experts, as an unpaid adviser I screened an early cut of "Zero Dark Thirty." We advised that the torture scenes were overwrought. Al Qaeda detainees held at secret CIA prison sites overseas were certainly abused, but they were not beaten to a pulp, as was presented in this early cut. Boal said that as a result of this critique, some of the bloodier scenes were "toned down" in the final cut of the film. I also saw this final version of the film. Finally, HBO is making a theatrical release documentary which will be out in 2013 based on my book about the hunt for bin Laden entitled "Manhunt.") Tricked into talking After the detainee Ammar is systematically abused by his CIA captors in "Zero Dark Thirty," he is tricked into believing that he has already inadvertently given up key information about al Qaeda as a result of all the abuse and sleep deprivation that he has undergone. At this point, Ammar starts cooperating with his CIA interrogators and tells them about a man known as "Abu Ahmed al Kuwaiti" who played some kind of important role in al Qaeda. It is Abu Ahmed al Kuwaiti -- which in Arabic means "the father of Ahmed from Kuwait" -- who ultimately proves to be bin Laden's courier and whose trail leads CIA officials to the compound in Abbottabad in northern Pakistan where they eventually come to believe that bin Laden himself is hiding. How much does this correspond to what is now known about how the Kuwaiti was, in fact, found? In real life, the character known as Ammar in the film is quite similar to Mohammed al-Qahtani, a Saudi whom al Qaeda was grooming to be the 20th hijacker in the months before the 9/11 attacks. It was al-Qahtani who supplied the CIA with what may have been the first clue that Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti had some importance inside al Qaeda. Read more: "Zero Dark Thirty" take on bin Laden raid courted controversy from start Between November 23, 2002, and January 11, 2003, al-Qahtani was interrogated for 48 days at Guantanamo more or less continuously, kept awake for much of that time by loud music being blasted when he was falling asleep, doused with water and subjected to cold temperatures, kept naked and forced to perform tricks as if he were a dog. However, he wasn't waterboarded or beaten. From the secret summaries of al-Qahtani's Guantanamo interrogations made public by WikiLeaks, at some point, it's not exactly clear when, he told interrogators about a man known as Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti who was part of the inner circle of al Qaeda's leaders. Another al Qaeda member named Hassan Ghul who was also subjected to coercive interrogation techniques in a CIA secret prison told his interrogators at some point -- when, it is also not clear -- that the mysterious Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti was one of bin Laden's couriers. Balanced against this, harsh techniques including waterboarding were also used by the CIA on two of the most significant leaders of al Qaeda: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was the operational commander of the 9/11 attacks, as well as his successor as No. 3 in al Qaeda, Abu Faraj al-Libi. Both these al Qaeda leaders gave up disinformation about the Kuwaiti to their interrogators. ("Zero Dark Thirty" shows al-Libi lying to his interrogators about the Kuwaiti.) For the defenders of coercive interrogation techniques, the example of al-Qahtani and Ghul might seem to prove that these kinds of approaches actually worked, while for critics of such techniques, the cases of Mohammed and al-Libi show that coercion also produced false information. The FBI's role Of course, "Zero Dark Thirty" can't address in 2½ hours the whole complex tale of the CIA interrogation program, but an important strand of that tale is missing from the film. FBI officials were adamantly opposed to the use of coercive techniques by the CIA on al Qaeda detainees because they deemed them both unethical and counterproductive. An FBI official noted that after his abusive interrogations by the CIA, al-Qahtani began "evidencing behavior consistent with extreme psychological trauma (talking to non-existent people, reporting hearing voices, crouching in a cell covered with a sheet for hours on end.)" And the story of Abu Zubaydah, the first prisoner to be placed in a secret overseas CIA prison, is an instructive counterargument to the idea that coercive interrogations are the best way to get useful information out of terrorists and is a tale that does not appear in "Zero Dark Thirty." Abu Zubaydah was first interrogated by Ali Soufan, one of the few Arabic-speaking FBI agents. Soufan softened up Abu Zubaydah by calling him "Hani," the childhood nickname his mother had used for him, a fact that the FBI agent had gathered from intelligence files. The approach started yielding quick results. When Abu Zubaydah was shown a series of photos of al Qaeda members by Soufan, he identified one of them as the operational commander of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Abu Zubaydah's confirmation of Mohammed's role in 9/11 was the single most important piece of information uncovered about al Qaeda after the attacks on the Trade Center and Pentagon, and it was discovered during the course of a standard interrogation, without recourse to any form of coercion. Soufan recalled that Abu Zubaydah gave up the information about a week or so into his interrogation. Abu Zubaydah was later waterboarded 83 times by the CIA. This form of simulated drowning is generally considered torture, but none of it produced much in the way of useful information. In the end, the multiple waterboardings of Abu Zubaydah provided no specific leads on any plots, although clearly his role as an al Qaeda logistician did give him insights into the organization and its personnel. Eight years more And were interrogations of al Qaeda detainees anyway really the key to how bin Laden was ultimately found? After all, it still took another eight years after the interrogation of the 20th hijacker, al-Qahtani, to find bin Laden. Indeed, there were a number of key breaks during those eight years that had nothing to do with the interrogations of al Qaeda detainees. A large break, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials, came in 2007, when a foreign intelligence service that they won't identify told the CIA that the Kuwaiti's real name was Ibrahim Saeed Ahmed. This lead seems very likely to have come from the Pakistanis given the fact that "the Kuwaiti" was, in fact, a Pakistani whose family had settled in Kuwait and who from 2002 onward was back living in Pakistan. (In "Zero Dark Thirty," the break about identifying the Kuwaiti's real name is explained as coming from Morocco's intelligence service.) It would still take three more years for the CIA to find Ibrahim Saeed Ahmed in Pakistan, a country with a population of 180 million people. This involved painstaking work going through reams of phone conversations to try to locate him through his family and circle of associates. In June 2010, the Kuwaiti and his brother both made changes in the way they communicated on cell phones that suddenly opened up the possibility of the "geolocation" of both their phones, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials. Finally, sometime in the late summer of 2010, the Kuwaiti received a call from an old friend in the Gulf, a man whom U.S. intelligence officials were monitoring. "We've missed you. Where have you been?" asked the friend. The Kuwaiti responded elliptically. "I'm back with the people I was with before." There was a tense pause in the conversation as the friend mulled over that response. Likely realizing that the Kuwaiti was back in bin Laden's inner circle, the caller replied after some hesitation, "May God facilitate." The CIA took this call as a confirmation that the Kuwaiti was still working with al Qaeda, a matter that officials were still not entirely sure about. The National Security Agency was listening to this exchange and through geolocation technologies was able to zero in on the Kuwaiti's cell phone in northwestern Pakistan. But the Kuwaiti practiced rigorous operational security and was always careful to insert the battery in his phone and turn it on only when he was at least an hour's drive away from the Abbottabad compound where he and bin Laden were living. To find out where the Kuwaiti lived by monitoring his cell phone would only go so far. In August 2010, a Pakistani "asset" working for the CIA tracked the Kuwaiti to the crowded city of Peshawar, where bin Laden had founded al Qaeda more than two decades earlier. In the years when bin Laden was residing in the Abbottabad compound, the Kuwaiti would regularly transit though Peshawar, as it is the gateway to the Pakistani tribal regions where al Qaeda had regrouped in the years after 9/11. Once the CIA asset had identified the Kuwaiti's distinctive white Suzuki SUV with a spare tire on its back in Peshawar, the CIA was able to follow him as he drove home to Abbottabad, more than two hours drive to the east. The large compound where the Kuwaiti finally alighted immediately drew interest at the agency because it didn't have phone or Internet service, which implied its owners wanted to stay off the grid. Soon, some CIA officials would come to believe that bin Laden himself was living there. Every form of intelligence-gathering The sequence of events that led the CIA to bin Laden involved first interrogations that surfaced the alias of bin Laden's courier. That was then followed by key information coming from a "liaison" relationship with a foreign intelligence service that supplied the real name of the courier, which was then followed by U.S. signals intelligence (known as SIGINT) that tracked the courier's phone to a particular city in Pakistan and finally human intelligence ("HUMINT," CIA spies on the ground) who tracked the courier to Abbottabad. In short, the hunt for bin Laden could not have been accomplished without every form of American intelligence-gathering. And certainly, "Zero Dark Thirty" tries to make that point clear with gripping scenes of CIA officers using direction-finding technology to zero in on the courier's cell phone in a crowded Pakistani city. But there is little doubt that the torture scenes in the movie will be the ones that linger with filmgoers.
...there is little doubt that the torture scenes in the movie will be the ones that linger with filmgoers. Peter Bergen
"Zero Dark Thirty" will be released at a time when Americans are becoming more likely to embrace the idea that torturing prisoners suspected of terrorism is justified. In September, a YouGov poll indicated that 41% of Americans endorse this view. That is up 14% from a similar poll taken in 2007. While "Zero Dark Thirty" was in production, some Republican politicians were harshly critical of the manner in which the Obama administration was granting access to its director and screenwriter. Rep. Peter King, R-New York, warned that the filmmakers had engaged in an "extremely close, unprecedented, and potentially dangerous collaboration with top officials at the CIA, DoD (the Pentagon), and the White House." In fact, the film, which will be released on December 19, barely mentions Obama, even though he did, after all, make the politically perilous decision to send the Navy SEALs deep into Pakistan to hunt down bin Laden. The one time the president does appear in "Zero Dark Thirty" is in a clip from a "60 Minutes" interview in which he criticizes the use of "torture." By this point in the film, the audience has already seen that the CIA has employed coercive interrogation techniques on an al Qaeda detainee that produced a key lead in the hunt for bin Laden. In the film, Obama's opposition to torture comes off as wrongheaded and prissy. Ironically, one of the most vocal supporters of the CIA's use of coercive interrogation techniques is the same Republican politician who was the most critical of the way that the Obama administration granted access to the filmmakers of "Zero Dark Thirty." King told Fox News shortly after bin Laden was killed, "for those who say that waterboarding doesn't work, who say it should be stopped and never used again, we got vital information which directly led us to bin Laden." That is certainly not the considered view of the chairmen of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee, who have spent the past three years investigating the CIA interrogation program. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, and Carl Levin, D-Michigan, released a statement in April that is completely at odds with the claims of King: "CIA did not first learn about the existence of the UBL (bin Laden) courier from detainees subjected to coercive interrogation techniques. ... Instead, the CIA learned of the existence of the courier, his true name and location through means unrelated to the CIA detention and interrogation program. ... The CIA detainee who provided the most significant information about the courier provided the information prior to being subjected to coercive interrogation techniques." Let's hope that the Senate Intelligence Committee report is largely declassified and made public. The American public has a right to know whether the coercive techniques that were used in its name actually worked or not. "Zero Dark Thirty" is a great piece of filmmaking and does a valuable public service by raising difficult questions most Hollywood movies shy away from, but as of this writing, it seems that one of its central themes -- that torture was instrumental to tracking down bin Laden -- is not supported by the facts. Follow @CNNOpinion on Twitter Join us at Facebook/CNNOpinion


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Do you want to buy a used upright piano?
While looking for a piano for yourself, your child or students you will come across many used pianos for sale, various offers more or less attractive to you as a buyer. New instruments are flawless, so we've decided to advise you on what to look out for to have a very cool piano at home used in good condition. A piano is a complex instrument in terms of construction and you don't need to know it exactly, so we will advise you on which elements to pay attention to, so that the seller takes you seriously as a seeker, so that you feel confident when choosing and buying.
Used upright piano - what's worth paying attention to in the casing?
The casing is the most external element of the upright piano. It is what makes you see visually whether the instrument is taken care of or not. If the offered piano for sale has heavily damaged casing elements, e.g. damaged lacquer or decal veneer, has scratched or damaged lacquer on the sides of the piano casing, a worn out strip at the piano pedals or the pedals themselves look worn out - we recommend to pay attention to this. When choosing the piano, we also recommend that you look carefully at the piano accessories, i.e. the condition of the previously mentioned pedals, lock and hinges, as well as the condition of the upper and lower piano doors. Surely everyone wants to have a beautifully presented piano at home, even if it is in used condition, but not yet requiring a complicated renovation. If a dealer who offers an upright piano with the damage to the above mentioned elements but tries to convince you that the instrument has been restored, you will easily expose them.
Used upright piano - what should you know about its acoustics?
Another very important section in used pianos is the so-called acoustics. The acoustics are hidden inside the piano, i.e. in order to reach it, the salesman must show the inside of the instrument, we do not recommend to do it yourself if you have no experience in dismantling the piano. Here it is good to pay attention to a part of the piano acoustics called the tunic, it can be cracked and this will affect the quality of playing and sound in the used piano. Also, the so-called bottom of the piano may be cracked, and the bridge overlays on which the pins and strings are mounted are worth seeing. If you see rust on the strings and pins to which the strings are attached, it also does not bode well for the best condition of the used piano. The last acoustic element we recommend to look at is the surface of the paint on the piano's frame, whether it is without any damage or whether the paint on its surface has cavities. Surely a careful eye of the buyer will find a taken care of piano for sale thanks to these tips.
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The last important issue for an upright piano seeker, is the examination of the condition of the piano keyboard, i.e. the black keys and the white keys. The condition of the plastic material used to make e.g. plexiglass or ivory overlays of white keys is important - you can notice it through careful observation. As for the mechanism of the piano, before buying, it is worth checking the condition of the so called hammers and their handles and the felt of the silencers, whether there is any dirt, e.g. mold, on them. The mechanism of the piano is also not visible at first glance to the buyer, but if it is neglected, it may not be a pleasant surprise for the buyer after bringing the used piano home, unpacking it after transport and looking inside the piano.
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Seahawks at Bears, 10a
Jets at Patriots, 1.30p
Holy foot fetish, Batman! We've got a grudge match going on here!
Random rantings and ravings about the Los Angeles Dodgers, written by a small consortium of rabid Dodger fans. With occasional comments on baseball, entertainment, pop culture, and life in general.
Way off topic, but worthy of being mentioned and of some degree of ridicule:
"Yankees stepping up pursuit of Andruw Jones
Drew Silva Jan 16, 2011, 10:44 AM EST 2 Comments
It would appear that super agent Scott Boras is close to finding a home for veteran client Andruw Jones.
The Yankees were first linked to Jones last week by SI.com's Jon Heyman and now the Sports Illustrated reporter is saying that the Bombers have "stepped up" their pursuit of the 33-year-old.
Jones isn't as great defensively as he once was and he is no longer the type of guy you want playing in 160-plus games, but he has his uses.
The Yankees could try him as their designated hitter from time to time against left-handed pitchers and could have him serve as a backup to both corner outfield spots. His still steady power bat would shine in the smaller ballparks of the American League East, at least on a limited basis, and he wouldn't have trouble covering ground defensively at Yankee Stadium.
The Rays are also thought to be interested and may be able to offer more playing time."
Another example of the Great Ned
In a soft mumble voice:
"no giants no braves"
Like "The Professional"
I'll take the Pats on this game
I want the Jets to win, but I'll be rooting for whoever emerges victorious and the Packers next week.
I want some kick-ass games that give me every reason to sit around the telly all afternoon.
come on sports czar you can ride the fence you got to choose a team
I do not want to offend anyone and I am a minority & a yellow dog Democrat
but do you think Rush Limbaugh sits around and looks at the playoff QB's and says I told you so.
I have a yellow fish.
Let the Yank-Mes choke on Andruw Jones
no giants no braves
are we still paying him
Football in ten minutes.
Crowd at Philippe's this morning is pretty quiet.
I want to make sweet,sweet love to Rex Ryan's wife's feet.
I never pegged you for a foot fetishist, Spanky.
Maybe a gun fetishist, or a beer can collection fetishist.
I have a Philippe's fetish.
Don't forget fish fetishist
@Sax - Yeah, but who here can say they don't?
Dude, that doesn't sound right
That field looks like it's inches from death.
Da Bears
@ all SoSG FF participants
Yes, I still cringe when see or hear Jay Cutler's name.
I wasn't going to say anything, Spank.
These are the Seahawks I have grown to love
Cutler's going crazy.
Jay Cutler and Greg Olsen-former Spank's
I'll go ahead and say it. Da Bears ain't going to score next week.
Damn, he ran out of gas fast.
I don't think I've seen anything quite like that drive.
14-3 Jets is pretty damn surprising
Just saw Kemp sitting courtside by the Lakers bench. Looks like he lost a little weight.
Patsies looking strong coming out of halftime
Patsies looking weak coming out of five minute mark.
Patsies looking strong coming out of the third quarter.
Cromartie with a bold pickup
Wow, I think it might actually happen
For the record, pegged Spanky for a foot fetishist.
Golden Globes Thread:
Note: Finally unsubbed to MKnighSlamathon. Her latest tweet put me over theedge:
"First the Jets Jets Jets embarrass New England in Foxboro, now I'm staring at Julianne Moore and Mila Kunis in their finery. Best. Day. Evs"
Anne Hathaway...sweet jesus she is attractive.
Brief NFL comment: Yay Jets!
Resume Golden Globes thread.
King's Speech all the way tonight!
Sofia Vergara #GoldenGlobes
Three minutes in: already a Tom Cruise/gay joke.
I approve!
Hah! They cut the mike from Bale.
The orchestra is keeping winners on a short leash.
Cat spilled my drink- last Sierra Celebration of the season. Dusty not happy.
Therefore 5 mins or so behind the broadcast.
If they make one more fucking boxing-related movie, I'm going to set off a dirty bomb under wherever Mickey Rourke is.
Saw "True Grit" today. Expertly crafted for the most part, but "King's Speech" is still my favorite. Up next: "The Fighter."
See my above comment,Orel.
Dammit, I wanted Stonestreet.
"Aston Kutcher's dad, Bruce Willis"
Chris Colfer up in dis bish! Love it.
Although I agree w MLASC on Stonestreet being deserving, too.
Kevin Bacon has put more effort into his Logitech commercial.
Kevin Bacon needs to get a grownup haircut. He's not 24, and it's not 1983.
*rips up spec script for Mike Tyson's Punch-Out adaptation*
Andrew Garfield is British?
No, no, that works...that's the video game genre that just happens to involve boxing. I'll take that pitch!
And he can't read, MLASC.
What's on your desk
Found this on digg: Check your background before you post your pics on facebook
Rich, FV.
Come on, How to Train...Mrs Dusty needs new shoes.
In a shocking upset, the movie made by Pixar wins.
It probably should win the whole damn thing too.
Downey Jr is downright creepy...took that a bit too far, man.
Sky just basically said fuck you to Dusty.
^ Sly
I will kick the living shit out of that little pillow biter Sly Stallone.
Some funny stuff with Fey and Carrell.
Two for Glee!
(And, oddly, Johnny Storm too.)
And two from Sofia Vergara.
"inseminated"..."gestated"...I don't want to hear Helen Mirren say those words.
Chuck would beat the shit out of The Cape.
Hell, Morgan could.
I don't need to watch the golden globes.I'll just follow Karina on twitter.
What kind of racist shit did De Niro just say re waiters? Wow. Dude, that doesn't play well here.
Bobby D. was druuuuuunnnnk.
Epale veryone!
I didn't know you were having a Golden Globes watching thread over here!thanks Dusty for the hat tip!
Actually that's the way De Niro is usually. Mrs Dusty has worked with him. He's one of those guys who are genius actors but can't make a speech or interact socially to save their life, e.g., Dustin Hoffmann.
Glad you could join, K. I just hijacked this thread at the end of the NFL game so those of us Hollywood watcher geeks could talk some smack about the awards tonight.
He still could have been drunk.
I guess I have to see this Social Network.
Absolutely. it is possible to be both socially inept and drunk at the same time.
Believe me, I know.
if Megan Fox is famous for her curves, why is she so thin?
so it means I have to start watching Glee?
Just focus the camera on Santana, dummies.
Megan Fox has numerous skanky tattoos. What a turnoff.
I can't imagine you wouldn't like GLEE, Karina. It's right down your alley.
I stood mere feet from Megan Fox at Target. She looks like a Pez dispenser when she's not all done up. (Big head, rail thin body.)
She has a Marilyn Monroe tattoo on her left forearm,I think I heard her somewhere she deeply admires Ms. Monroe but you can't be a classical beauty with a tattoo, can anyone imagine Audrey Hepburn, Ava Gardner or Grace Kelly with tattoos? just saying...
+42 to Karina for that comment.
Those ladies had class, style, grace, elegance, and still do long after they've been gone. Megan Fox will never have that, even when she's still here.
@Josh I believe you, it's tv and she looks too thin!. Ms. Fox, take notes from Ms. Halle Berry
I can imagine Megan Fox with a Spank tattoo on her booty.
Only a hunnert? Feels like we have more comments than that.
Meant to tell you that I was in your neck of the woods the other day and looked up to see a car pass whose license plate said "BRAAINS." Because of my being in your 'hood and the plate, I immediately just assumed it was you. Was disappointed to see that the driver of that black Toyota Camry wasn't you, though.
@Dusty Baker *blushes*
it it so FUNNY you thought in Josh when you read BRAAINS.
I have a proposal for the masterminds of this wonderful blog:
can we have "Assassins' Circle" Spring Training Edition?
That flower on Natalie's dress kinda sorta makes it look like she got shot in the chest.
@Josh I just can look at her face, wow!
That was mean, Gervais! Home Improvement was AWESOME!
Whoa. Scarf girl in the Bing audition commercial is pretty cute.
This little fucking dweeb from Social Network better not get this next award.
Firth first!
Fuck you loser Facebook dweeb!
When's "The Dodger Blog" coming out?
A quick thanks would have sufficed.
@Josh we need to work on a screenwriter, a director and a cast! any ideas who could play the Sons? who could play us?
There could be a movie chronicling the meteoric rise then the tragic fall of Pedro Guerrero as SoSG started from nothing, then shook up the world, but whose success threatened to tear apart the friendship of its creaters.
@Spank there's not enough Colin Firth in the world, ALWAYS
I'm in an industry family...can cover the writing and development part fairly easily.
This should take an hour.
One more thing: Kevin Spacey, come out of the closet already, and stop molesting little boys in WeHo night clubs.
When is the movie about RedTube coming out?
Whatever happened to James Woods?
@ Dusty-7:52
I'd go watch
Off to see the post-ceromony wrapup show by Karina on twitter.
hahahahaha Spank, I don't do post-shows ;)
My wife Is like 30 minutes behind she rewinds a lot.
I can't believe Social Network won an award.
Anyone seen it and given it two thumbs up
@ Ferns
Dusty gives it two middle fingers up.
I'll give it a finger for three middle fingers
So the first game sucked. I could not watch the second game because my Pops was acting like a loon(god bless him). Apparently the Laker game was early(thanks Nic)and now that I'm settled in my pad there is nothing on the tube. I guess I'll watch the Coal Miners Daughter. Fuck it,I'm hip.
Facebook is just a website...
With an estimated value of about $50 billion.
Hey everybody! What did I miss?
@Mr. C: The Social Network beat the Patriots.
My Bears and Josh's Pack next week? Should be fun.
Spank, I like the Coal Miner's Daughter very much
This Golden Globe thread was biased. I just saw that Boardwalk Empire and my homeboy Buscemi won awards but you wouldn't have known from this thread. All Glee and shit.
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Exercise is good for healthy pregnant women who are receiving prenatal care. Try to do at least 2½ hours a week of moderate exercise.footnote 1 One way to do this is to be active 30 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week. It's fine to be active in blocks of 10 minutes or more throughout your day and week.
Exercise can improve your posture, relieve back pain and other discomforts related to pregnancy, and prepare you for the challenges of childbirth. Most women can begin or continue to exercise during pregnancy. Try exercise classes designed specifically for pregnant women or classes that offer safe variations for pregnant women. Many pregnant women find exercising in the water, such as swimming or water aerobics, most comfortable.
Moderate exercise/activity is safe for most pregnant women. But it's always a good idea to talk to your doctor or midwife before you start an exercise program.
In the early stages of pregnancy, some women can continue their pre-pregnancy exercise routines (including running, aerobics, biking, roller-skating, skiing, weight lifting, or other physically strenuous activities). Other women find it necessary to take it easy during the first weeks of pregnancy but can return to their usual exercise after their morning sickness or extreme fatigue subsides.
While you are pregnant, listen to your body.
Eat a small snack or drink juice 15 to 30 minutes before you exercise. Do not exercise on an empty stomach. If you have not eaten, your body may run low on glucose, causing your liver to release substances known as ketones or ketoacids into your blood. Ketones are harmful to a fetus.
Continue to eat a balanced diet. In general, pregnant women who do not exercise require an additional 340 calories a day in their second trimester and 450 extra calories a day in their third trimester.footnote 2 When you exercise during pregnancy, you may need to increase your caloric intake.
Do not become overheated while exercising. To avoid dehydration, drink plenty of fluids before, during, and after exercise. Continue drinking liquids after exercise even if you do not feel thirsty. This will help you stay hydrated.
To prevent fetal injury, avoid sports that can involve potential contact, such as ice hockey, soccer, and basketball. Vigorous exercise above 1800 m (6000 ft) and scuba diving can be dangerous for your fetus.footnote 3
Unless you are a competitive athlete, avoid strenuous activity, and exercise only in moderation. You should be able to talk while you are working out. Do not exercise to the point that you feel tired.
Stop what you are doing and contact your doctor if you notice any of the following:footnote 3
After your fourth month of pregnancy, avoid any exercise that requires you to lie flat on your back on a hard surface, such as sit-ups and some yoga poses. The increasing size and weight of your uterus will press on the large blood vessel that returns blood from your lower body to your heart.
As your pregnancy advances (usually during the second trimester), unstable joints, an expanding abdomen, and an altered centre of gravity can make you more unstable on your feet. Also, by then your uterus is mostly above the protective circle of your pelvic bones. Avoid exercises that might cause you to fall, such as skiing or roller-skating.
Swimming and brisk walking are safe exercises throughout pregnancy.
There is no evidence that exercise causes miscarriage. But if you have a history of repeated miscarriages, your doctor may advise you to avoid exercises that require your body to bear extra weight (such as running) during the first trimester.
Your baby will not be harmed if you can't exercise because of a complication of your pregnancy or an existing chronic illness or condition. You may be able to do simple exercises in bed, with your doctor's approval.
CitationsMottola MF, et al. (2018). Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy. No. 367-2019. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 40(11): 1528–1537. DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.07.001. Accessed April 1, 2020.Kaiser LL, Campbell CG (2014). Practice paper: Nutrition and lifestyle for a healthy pregnancy outcome. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 114(7): 1099-1103. http://www.eatrightpro.org/resource/practice/position-and-practice-papers/practice-papers/practice-paper-nutrition-and-lifestyle-for-a-healthy-pregnancy-outcome. Accessed November 16, 2017.Davies GA, et al. (2003, reaffirmed 2018). Exercise in pregnancy and the postpartum period. Joint SOGC/CSEP Clinical Practice Guideline No. 129. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 25(6): 516–522.
Current as of: November 9, 2022
Author: Healthwise StaffMedical Review: Sarah Marshall MD - Family MedicineBrian D. O'Brien MD - Internal MedicineKathleen Romito MD - Family MedicineAdam Husney MD - Family MedicineKirtly Jones MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
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CHARLES BABINGTON Monday, 19 November 2012 08:49 AM EST
It's entirely possible that lawmakers and the White House will reach a deal that staves off an avalanche of tax increases and deep cuts in government programs before a Jan. 1 deadline. To do so, however, they'll have to resolve deep political and fiscal disagreements that have stymied them time after time despite repeated promises to overcome them.
For many economists, corporate leaders and politicians, it's unconscionable to let the government veer over the "fiscal cliff," which could drain $500 billion from the still-struggling economy next year. But even President Barack Obama says it could happen.
"Obviously we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff," the president said last week. The likeliest cause, he suggested, would be "too much stubbornness in Congress," especially on the issue of taxes.
Many Republicans in Congress counter that it's Obama who is too unyielding.
The knottiest issues facing the White House and congressional negotiators include:
Obama campaigned on a pledge to end the George W. Bush-era tax cuts for households making more than $250,000 a year. Republican leaders say the lower rates from 2001 and 2003 should remain in place for everyone, including the rich.
Both sides have dug in so deeply that it will be politically painful to back down. Republicans say tax increases on the rich would inhibit job growth. Democrats dispute that, and say it's only fair for the wealthiest to provide more revenue in this era of historically low tax burdens and a growing income disparity between the rich and the poor.
Most Republican lawmakers have signed a pledge not to allow tax rates to rise, even if they are scheduled to do so by law, as are the Bush-era cuts. Some Democrats say it may be necessary to let the Dec. 31 deadline expire and have everyone's tax rates revert to the higher, pre-Bush levels. Then, the argument goes, Republicans could vote to bring the rates back down for most Americans, but not the richest, without breaking their pledge.
The tax rate issue is especially thorny because it doesn't lend itself to Washington's favorite tactics for postponing hard decisions. Lawmakers routinely resort to "continuing resolutions" to end budget impasses by keeping spending levels unchanged for yet another year. Politically, no one wins or loses.
Obama's campaign promise to raise tax rates on the wealthy precludes that. Either rates on the rich will rise and Republicans will absorb defeat on a huge priority, or the rates will remain unchanged, a political defeat for Obama.
Both parties have talked, vaguely, of raising revenues by limiting the itemized tax deductions claimed by about one-third of the nation's taxpayers. Among the most popular deductions are those for charitable donations, health care costs and mortgage interest payments. Each is represented by muscular lobbying groups that will fight to protect the millions or billions of dollars these tax breaks steer their way.
An array of ideas has been floated. They include capping a taxpayer's total deductions at $35,000 or $50,000, and limiting the value of deductions to 28 percent, instead of the current 35 percent for high earners. The coalition of universities and other institutions that rely on tax-exempt donations is so influential that some strategists say charitable gifts should be left untouched. The housing industry says the same about home mortgage interest.
"Once you put something on the table, there is enormous pushback all around," said Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. He says going over the fiscal cliff, at least temporarily, may be the only way to force Republicans to accept tax increases and to embolden lawmakers to make painful choices.
The past few presidential elections prove the country is almost evenly split between Democratic and Republican sentiments. But thanks to legislative gerrymandering, Americans' migration patterns and other factors, many House members represent districts that are overwhelmingly conservative or liberal. These lawmakers may recognize that compromise is the only way to get a law enacted in Congress.
But compromise may be a ticket to defeat in their next primary election by an ideological purist from their party's fringe.
This is especially apparent among some House Republicans who say Obama's re-election victory means little to them and their constituents. GOP insiders say House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, expects to lose as many as 70 of his 241 fellow Republicans on a career-defining vote on an eventual compromise package to resolve the fiscal cliff. If Republican defections go much higher, it may be impossible for Boehner to push on without risking his speakership.
Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, is among the conservatives who seem unlikely to embrace a bipartisan compromise. "We will continue to fight any member of our conference that decides this is a good time to raise taxes," he said last week.
For years, Americans have enjoyed high levels of government service at low levels of taxation, historically speaking. So the government borrows about one-third of every dollar it spends, piling up debt for future generations. Both parties often talk about cutting spending. But not much happens because constituents demand services they consider important and every government program is important to someone.
Solving the fiscal cliff is daunting, not merely because politicians must make tough decisions to raise taxes and shrink programs; these are the kinds of decisions that can get a candidate defeated. There's also the magnitude of the unpleasantness needed to make a real dent in deficit-spending after so many years of a government free lunch.
Because he has to submit a budget to Congress every year, the president has proposed more specific ideas for raising revenue and reducing spending than have the Republicans. He would raise an assortment of taxes on the wealthy. Obama says he wants $1.6 trillion over 10 years in new revenues. That's double the amount Boehner has suggested. As for spending, Obama would seek cuts in health costs, farm subsidies, rent assistance, airport construction and other programs.
Republicans have offered fewer details for how to bridge the spending gap, saying the president is obligated to lead.
Republicans say lower tax rates would spur economic growth, and thereby increase overall tax revenues. Economists say this "dynamic scoring" concept, related to "supply side economics," has run out of gas at today's low tax levels. As a share of the economy, federal tax receipts over the past three years have hit their lowest levels since 1950.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said it's "a myth" that Republicans can find enough revenue from limiting itemized deductions. "Our Republican colleagues cannot play games on revenues," he said.
That kind of tough talk makes life difficult for Boehner, Obama and the handful of other leaders trying to find a way to avoid a New Year's drive over the fiscal cliff.
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- 4 large tomatoes (peeled, seeded and diced)
- 4 sundried tomatoes (chopped)
- 4 ounces feta (crumbled)
- 1/4 cup herbs (such as dill, mint, parsley, chopped)
- 2 green onions (sliced)
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- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup fine bulgur wheat
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- * whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Mix the tomatoes, feta, herbs, green onions, oregano, paprika, eggs, bulgur, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
- Slowly mix in some whole wheat flour until the mixture becomes thick enough to form into patties.
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Form the tomato mixture into patties and fry in the oil until golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.
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