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Skip to comments.Obama: Boy Scouts should admit gays and lesbians, opportunity should be open to all
Posted on 02/04/2013 6:37:28 AM PST by SeekAndFind
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama says the Boy Scouts of America should open its membership to gays and lesbians when its national executive board discusses the issue this week.
Obama praised the scouts as a great institution that promotes young people, giving them lifelong leadership training and opportunities. During a pre-Super Bowl interview on CBS, he said no one should be barred from that.
The Boy Scouts announced last week it was considering replacing its longstanding ban on gays with a policy to let troop sponsors make their own decision on the issue.
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lesbians in the Boy scouts...Does Obama EVER think before he speaks?
Every time I read a headline like this, the following phrase comes to mind:
"Opinions vary. Thanks for sharing yours."
Of course Obama supports homosexualism in the Boy Scouts.
He's been engaging in homosexual sex since he was a young boy and he thinks he is perfectly normal.
Yes, and clearly it would be wrong to allow convicted sex offenders from being cub scout and brownie leaders. We can't offend anyone in Obama's America.
Equal opportunity molestation.
So would they have to rename it the Child Scouts? Or maybe the Diverse Young Persons' of No Particular Gender or Preference Scouts?
RE: Hes been engaging in homosexual sex since he was a young boy and he thinks he is perfectly normal.
Any reliable evidence of that?
Passive/aggressives make the worst psychopaths.
After a handful of boys have been molested by a few gay scout leaders, the liberal media will do all they can to make the name "Boy Scouts" synonymous with molesting boys.
It will all because of Boy Scout culture, and nothing to do with gay behaviour.
It's part of his overall plan to fundamentally change America.
If they want a scouting group that admits gays, let someone found their own organization along those lines. They can call it the Rump Rangers and invent a whole new set of merit badges.
You have to know that obama is only a power mad reprobate since he obviously has no problem with the destruction of his own children's lives.
They are now "doomed" to a life of being in a "protective" prison...any "normal" life of growing into adulthood is not impossible.
The LGBT scouts.
Personally I hope they vote to just close the scouting program down before allowing this.
If it is allowed it will die anyway.
RE: What Obama is doing is getting us in a little more trouble with God each and every day. God's direct judgement takes place over a number of years, and it will not affect Pres Zer0 one bit in the near term.
We are not under a King in the USA, WE VOTED FOR THE MAN, which is to say, WE WANT HIM TO LEAD US AND IMPLEMENT THE LAWS FOR US. And oh BTW, we also voted for Democrats to write laws in the Senate.
It's not really Obama per se, it's WE THE PEOPLE.
Scouting In Obamaland
"Does this mean I can be a Girl Scout leader?"
No, but it does mean that all blacks can join the KKK....new recruits do not have to wear any hoods...
It is not his job to make pronouncements on policy for a private organization.
Unfortunately, I feel the BSA will fold and that will be the end of a once-great institution.
WE DID vote for him, the LIV voted for him.
And the people cried out for a king, it was granted.
(That crying out did not end well for anyone)
Maybe Boy Scout culture will result in a few gay scout leaders getting the s*** beat out of them. Blanket parties inside a pup tent are an excellent way of insuring anonymity. Just add several enraged fathers & stir.
Obama jumps all faggie with the Boy Scouts. Is anyone surprised? Is nothing sacred?
Butt Stickers of America
Hold the Line! Don't give in Boy Scouts!
Somewhat related:
I'm resurrecting my Aurora HO slot racing set that I got over two christmases in 1964 and 1966 for my grandson. There was an amazing track layout that I just HAD to have back in the day in a Boy's Life magazine. I found out that the entire run of magazine has been rendered in high def and I was able to find the exact article from 1966.
Man I love the internet.
BTW, there were lots of ads for guns in those old Boy's Life magazines.
So dammit 'Barry' get that sex change operation asap and leave us straight men and boys alone!
Knowing him he probably wants them in as well. What gets me is last time I checked, the Boy scouts are a private organization, and once again here is the government demanding how a private organization conducts business which is flat out tyranny. I mean why not demand the Hells Angels be allowed to join the Girl scouts? Or Sumo wrestlers be allowed to join the Joffrey Ballet?
They have a club for gay males, it's called the Girl Scouts, I hear they are already hip and cool, you know, progressive.
Gay Scouts of America.
If the gays want to be in the BSA, why don't they just start their own group and worship whatever object they want? I am 100% sure that no God loving heterosexual will try to infiltrate their group or change their limp laws.
Hey I got an idea: How about demanding the KKK join the NAACP?
Why not let heterosexual boys join the Girl Scouts?
Look Obama, the reason that the BSA is such a good program is that it does not allow perversion into the program. It teaches morals and hold people responsible for their conduct.
The oportunity of the Boy Scouts is to live a selfless moral life. Gays like all people have that opportunity, however they chose to be sexualy focused instead.
No Homosexual wants to be a boy scout, they just want a boy scout.
So, gay men in the Scouts isn't enough; we also have to have gay women in the BOY Scouts? I sure am glad we have the "smartest guy in the room" as our President, aren't you?
RE: Look Obama, the reason that the BSA is such a good program is that it does not allow perversion into the program
You're talking to a brick wall. Obama does not consider homosexuality to be a perversion.
Teach your kids outdoor survival skills yourself. Instead of signing them up with Scouts, sign them up with one of the deadlier no-nonsense martial art schools, I'd look long and far for a teacher of Hark Fu Moon, Fu Jow Pai, Pak Mei or similar family if it were up to me, the way this country's headed I'd want my boy or girl prepared not just physically but mentally for the sickos and psychos of the future.
People currently involved in the BSA can now simply form autonomous scouting organizations, without the sodomites, and can later link up under other arrangements.
Simply leave the BSA and form, say, a TAS, "Traditional American Scouting," or something like that. Keep local troops entirely autonomous, and allow them to link up as they have the need to do so for specific events and projects.
NEVER link them under the authority of one national headquarters, so that if the top goes perverted, they have no legal sway over any local autonomous troop.
For a while, the BSA merit badge system can be accepted in that boys transferring from a BSA troop to a "TAS" troop, say, will have his BSA merit badge accomplishments and record transferred as well. Of course, the actual BSA badges likely cannot be used because they are copyrighted, I'm sure. Simply created new corresponding badges for a "TAS."
LEAVE the BSA, and let the perverts have it all by themselves, and carefully document what happens to it as a result, and show it to the world.
Keep the traditional concept of scouting alive by forming new autonomous Scouting units---Keep a non-sodomite set of rules and procedures. New Scouting handbook ; new uniforms ; newly-designed merit badges ; go camping, have jamborees, etc., etc.
Someone should tell him that his daughters should date other girls.
Who is "WE"? I didn't vote for the Kenyan usurper.
I don't have a problem with homo boys joining the Scouts, and learning the scout ways (but not outwardly acting out such tendencies-don't ask, don't tell), but no way for the leaders. And of course, no homo females-go to the Girl Scouts.
The Republican presidential candidate had promoted this idea for 20 years himself.
My Unit (Troop) has a connection to the District and Council - but I've never seen the purpose of the relationship - other than chartering.
Frankly, evertime someone from the District comes by, I think "Here goes another fund-raiser speech." They serve no significant purpose.
My Troop is very highly associated with its sponsoring church. Discipleship is the principle mission of our Troop and Pack. Our aim is to build men who know God and are well-grounded in their Christian walk.
I guess what I'm saying is this: If we risk losing our Charter because we do not comply with the change in the national organization, we will go solo. Not much will really change.
"...everytime someone..." Duh-oh.
The BSA and GSA are both Title 36 organizations with a Congressional Charter and the exclusive right to the word "Scouts" in their organizational name. The WikiPedia article on the BSA has a paragraph on this detail.
...I feel so very sorry for the black christian community in America today...voting for the nations first black president was an honorable thing ,however, misplaced honor is a human fault and has been know to cause much strife and pain since the beginning of time...this gentleman has shown great animosity for christian principals which are indeed the cornerstone of America and its people...he is not a "Folk" as he portrays himself to be and uses the term only as a come on to elicit votes...my God , the poor can barely afford to put gas in their cars and buy food with what he has done to the economy in general...I was not raised to be racist ,and it hurts me deeply to see the blacks in this nation to played to this extent by someone that claims to be one of you but is not !!!...If you and I walk into the garden ,I will not step over a snake and let you be struck...I would rather be hit by the the thing than allow you to be poisoned by its venom,and this is righteousness which cannot be destroyed by any man...
keep calling,
no change announced so far. KEEP THE PRESSURE ON!
Time for those two BOD directors to resign.
But neither the BSA nor the GSA have exclusive right to the word "scouting."
But you may have missed my point by focusing on the name. I was talking about preserving the concept. A new name can be created, tweaked, played with, on and on.
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"[A worker] told me that she had killed a rabbit when she first started working at the facility. She said that she was shaking a wire cage floor, which is above the tray, to remove the feces off of it and she slid the tray right into his/her foot. She said 'I cut the foot right off and the bone was sticking out.'"
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"[An employee] informed me that those dogs who are currently infested with roundworms are being kept infested so that PLRS would be prepared if an experiment requiring such animals was sponsored. The worms are administered through a syringe that is shoved down the dogs' throats. Some dogs have been re-infested with worms, to ensure that they remain in this condition. She said that the last study that these dogs were used in was over six months ago."
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"[An employee] brought in a female 'flea cat.' A 'flea cat' is a cat who is infested with fleas, so PLRS will have a supply of fleas on hand, should they be contracted to use fleas on animals in an experiment. This particular cat had been infested with fleas and [the worker] was washing the fleas off of her with an agent that is intended to kill ticks and fleas. I saw several sores on the cat's neck, back and stomach. The sores were red, raw and varied in size from the diameter of a pencil eraser to that of a nickel. [The employee] informed me that this cat had been digging at the fleas."
Monday, March 22, 2010
"I witnessed [a supervisor] grab a cat, who had escaped from a cage, by his or her head. The cat then screamed and [the supervisor] tossed the cat back into the cage. [The supervisor] said 'get your ass in there' and 'you are working' to the cat. She tossed the cat hard enough that I heard a 'bang' sound when the cat hit the back of the cage."
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
"[The supervisor] showed me how she attempts to surgically treat dogs who have a prolapse of the gland of the third eyelid, or 'cherry eye.' She claimed that she was trained to do this by [the laboratory's contract veterinarian] and that she has done this many times before. [The supervisor] admitted that the female dog she was performing this procedure on was not sedated enough, but said, 'I gave her more than I should have.' … [The supervisor] clamped the prolapsed eyelid for approximately two minutes. Then, while using a tool that looked like a pair of pliers, [she] started to pull the prolapsed portion out and said 'I've never used these things before so they might be worthless.' … The dog appeared to be conscious the entire time, as she moved her limbs and head throughout the procedure. [The supervisor] did not wear gloves, nor did she scrub her hands prior to performing this procedure. The table that the dog was placed on for the procedure was filthy, with old blood and food crumbs on it."
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
"While [a senior caretaker] and I were inside the runs of room A1 cleaning the ears and clipping the claws of cats, I witnessed [her] handling several of the cats roughly. She held most of the cats by their ears, scalp, and scruff, while I clipped their toenails. She coerced two of these cats into gripping the wire fencing of the run with their fore and hind claws. She then pulled the cats quickly away from the wire by their torsos. When she did this to the first cat, she said to the cat, 'Grab. Do it, so I can pull your nails out really good.' [She] also said she did this to break off their claws. I saw these two cats' paws bleeding after she did this. She pressed one cat down onto the resting area for the cats, in order to get a better grip to clean this cat's ears and then pressed this same cat up against the wire fencing of the run for the same purpose. She slammed a second cat up against the wire fence."
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
"[The supervisor] told all caretakers to 'write up' dogs who looked 'red' or had 'hair loss' in case the USDA inspector came in. Based on my experience with [the supervisor], I suspect that any such [forms] submitted will likely not elicit treatment from [the laboratory's contract veterinarian], but are intended only to give the misleading impression that caretakers are encouraged to report sick and injured animals, who in turn are examined and receive adequate treatment. This way, if the USDA inspector inquires about a specific animal, it will appear that (s)he is actually being cared for."
Thursday, June 24, 2010
"While weighing cats in room 28, I witnessed [another senior caretaker] slap a cat on the head because the cat had scratched her on the back while she was holding him/her. … After this incident, [she] appeared to be upset, as she was cursing and threw several cats about 3′ through the air against the back of runs which confine them. The impacts were hard enough that a couple of cats lost their footing and landed on their sides/back when they hit the floor. … I witnessed [a senior caretaker] pull a cat—who had escaped from her grip—by the tail for approximately 10′ while trying to catch him/her."
Saturday, August 7, 2010
"While cleaning room ten, I recorded video of rabbit 4096, who had what appeared to be burns about the size of quarters on his or her hindquarters and on the bottoms of his or her feet. There was also a lot of matted, stained fur on the hindquarters that I was unable to see through; there may be more sores underneath it. … These are the same type of burns that [the laboratory's contract veterinarian] diagnosed as 'cage sores' on rabbit 4095, for whom to my knowledge she never provided or prescribed any type of treatment. … I informed [another senior caretaker] of these rabbits' conditions. She said that rabbit 4096 came over from room 33, where 'most' rabbits' 'butts look like that because [of] the way the grates are in the cages. The water sits on them.' … I was told to not write the rabbits up as such conditions …are 'normal' for the rabbits, whom [she] said were 'fine.'"
Sunday, August 22, 2010
"Prior to clocking in, [an employee] said that she was surprised that PLRS put so many of the dogs 'down.' She said that she was happy that they 'killed' Brutus, because he was one of the dogs who jumps on her and, as she said, 'I hate him.' When I asked her how she prevented him from jumping on her, she said 'I smacked him.'"
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i cant stop crying this horriffic torture is disgusting.What sort of people can do this to these beautiful helpless animals.Peta you are so wonderful god bless you
I am so happy that those type of labs and cruelty of animals is being stopped. I am in agreement to the others who spoke out here. These "people" should be made to feel the same pain as these animals do and more. Set them up in lab prisons. I wonder how these people sleep at night? Do they have children and families? Makes me wonder if they are abused as well!
Why are the people that work there, not arrested and charged with animal cruelty! I don't understand how anyone can be mean to an animal in a lab. They are not there by their choice, I pray that these people get what is coming to them. I don't know how they sleep at night. Sometimes I lie awake and think about this stuff, and sometimes it gets so bad I can't function
I'm 18 and have been vegetarian for the past two years and have recently turned vegan and I feel that it is the best decision I have ever made in my life. I plan to stay a vegan the rest of my life and want to work for Peta once I finish college. I have trying to become more informed about all the cruelty to animals and have read things on this site every day. As I read this article, I was hyperventilating because I was crying so hard and threw up too. I don't understand how some people can be so heartless and cruel and I feel that they have no right to be here. My life goal, and what I plan to do is to put those sort of people in jail for the rest of their lives. I have no respect for anyone who supports that sort of treatment.
My husband and I adopted one of the rescued Beagles on October 6. We live in New Jersey and adopted her from Popcorn Park Zoo in Forked River, which took in 35 Beagles and 6 cats from the NC lab. We knew it would be hard to pick just one Beagle as we are avid Beagle lovers so we decided to choose the first Beagle we saw. Her name is Lucky and she is our beautiful, energetic, precious angel. She is adjusting quite nicely to her new home and acting like the puppy she was never allowed to be! The only tell-tale signs of her life before us are the three tattoos on her body (inner ear lobe, stomach and inner thigh). Lucky is pure love, and we are thankful everyday for her being a part of our family. Thank you PETA for rescuing all the animals at that house of horrors in NC and for your continued efforts on behalf of all animals who are being tortured and are suffering.
Re: Lexi. We're glad to hear about your plans to take action! Please visit http://www.peta2.com/ for some good tips and resources. If you have any questions, or would like to request materials, email us at [email protected]. Thanks!
I am a senior in high school and have recently been working on a persuasive essay to outlaw animal testing. As i sat in my class watching the many videos I began to cry. As students started to notice I decided to share with them why I was as upset as I was. Within five minutes of sharing the information on your site the majority of the girls were crying and even a few guys stepped up to say they were holding back tears. None of us could understand how something this unfathomable could be happening. Its scary to see that there really are people out there that have so much hatred for something that only wants to love them. Thank you so much for ending this cruelty. I am going to do my best to get word of this spread across my school in hopes we can do something more to help!
I am appalled & upset at the behavior of these bullying sicko's, it must take a certain, brainless, emotionless inhuman kind of 'person' to torture & mistreat these poor sentient creatures that have to endure this kind of life in the name of science 🙁
Animal Abusers should be prohibited from working in Animal Labs! A.
Where are all the animals going after the shut down???
What is happening to all the RABBITS and other small animals there???
I can't believe this type of stuff is going on. This really makes me cry, I lost my puppy when i was little and it makes me wonder where he went to. These people need to be stopped. This is not the way of life, they are destructing it.
So glad PLRS has been shut down. Hopefully the remaining dogs, cats and rabbits will be found good homes.
Why are such sadistic people hired to work with animals? and why are there no controls?
So glad PLRS has been shut down. Hopefully the remaining dogs, cats and rabbits will be found good homes.
Why are such sadistic people hired to work with animals? and why are there no controls?
It takes the lowest form of person to administer that kind of abuse on defenseless animals. This is a scary world.
When I read this story a week ago I wasn't able to sleep at night knowing I had my freedom and the animals in this lab never would. It sickened me to the point of wanting to drive to the lab, break in and free all the animals, especially Clementine and the poor rabbits. I hope to God the people who have abused these animals will face criminal charges and go to jail. Thank you SO much for exposing the horrid things the poor animals face while being in prison with absolutely no way to escape. I cried when I realized they have no hope…no one is coming for them ever. I had no idea this went on and for so many millions of animals. I am now on a mission to educate as many people as possible about the horrors that animals face who end up in labs. I further pledge to never again knowingly purchase ANY products that are tested on animals. I was especially horrified to learn that companies who produce products for animals, such as the maker of frontline would participate in such a gruesome practice. I will NEVER use frontline again, nor will I spend one penny on any products that are the manufacturers you mentioned. I am now clearing my plate so I will have time to volunteer to help expose such cruelty and I pledge to educate everyone I know of these horrors. Thank you for the work you do. Thank GOD for the victory.
Tell your investagator to set some of the animals free!


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Effects of Pennsaid on Clinical Neuropathic Pain
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The purpose of this study is to see if the drug Pennsaid (Diclofenac) can help reduce pain felt by people with chronic nerve pain. The drug will be used 2-4 times each day for 2 weeks.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pennsaid to treat osteoarthritis (bone pain), but the FDA has not approved Pennsaid to treat neuropathic (nerve) pain.
The research study will compare Pennsaid to placebo.
Postherpetic Neuralgia
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Drug: Pennsaid
Drug: Placebo (2.3% DMSO solution)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Official Title:
|Effects of Pennsaid on Clinical Neuropathic Pain
- Effect of Pennsaid on Clinical Neuropathic Pain [ Time Frame: Five weeks. ]Four times throughout the study the subject will fill out questionnaires, SF-36s, and take QSTs.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: pennsaid
Pennsaid (20-40 drops; 2-4 times daily) Upon completion of the first phase, subjects in each arm will be crossed over (i.e., from placebo to Pennsaid and vise versa). Pennsaid or placebo lotion will be packed in a container with identical appearance before being dispensed to study subjects.
Drug: Pennsaid
Other Names:
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Study subject will topically apply placebo lotion (20-40 drops) 2-4 times daily to the painful area for the next two weeks. The dose titration will be based on the size of painful area (approximately 10 drops for every 4 square inches). Subjects will be asked to fill in a daily pain diary and report any side effects to the research center. A phone number and a beeper number will be provided to subjects.
Drug: Placebo (2.3% DMSO solution)
Other Name: Placebo (2.3% DMSO solution; 20-40 drops; 2-4 times daily).
Detailed Description:
The research study will compare Pennsaid to placebo. The placebo looks like Pennsaid, but it doesn't contain any Pennsaid. The investigators use placebos in research to see if the results are due to the study drug or to other reasons. At some time during the study the investigators will give the patient Pennsaid. At another time, the investigators will give the patient placebo. The investigators are using Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST), which is temperature testing before and after using the study drug to see if Pennsaid is helpful in reducing people's nerve pain.
In this test, a small metal plate, about the size of a matchbox, is put on the area where the patient has pain. The plate is connected to a computer that can warm or cool the plate. The patient will use a computer mouse button to tell us when the plate feels warm. The QST machine is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is often used by nerve doctors to see if a person has neuropathy (pain caused by damage to a nerve).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject will be between 18 and 80 years of age.
- Subject has not been on Pennsaid or other topical non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs for at least one month.
- Subject agrees to make no change in his/her current pain medications during the entire study period. This requirement will ensure that valid comparisons of primary and secondary measures can be made before and after the study.
- Subject has a VAS pain score of 4 or above at the beginning of the study.
- Subject has had a neuropathic pain condition such as those listed above for at least three months. This requirement is to avoid clinical uncertainty from an unstable pain condition and to minimize the study variation.
- Female subjects of childbearing age must have a negative urine pregnancy test at the initial visit.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has documented severe liver or renal disease that will affect the elimination of Pennsaid or is subject to the adverse effect of Pennsaid on these organs. (Renal dysfunction is defined as eGFR < 60. Hepatic dysfunction is defined as LFTs ≥ 3X ULN.)
- Subject has pending litigation related to the neuropathic pain condition.
- Subject has active skin lesion or open wound at the site of Pennsaid application (e.g., active shingles with skin lesions).
- Subject is pregnant or lactating.
- Subject has scar tissue or sensory deficit at the site of QST.
- Subject is allergic to diclofenac or has cross-sensitivity to other non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Subject has a positive urine (illicit) drug test.
- Subjects who experience asthma, urticaria or an allergic type reaction when taking aspirin or NSAIDs.
- Subjects undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Subject with a known history of cardiovascular disease, ulcer, gastrointestinal bleed or impaired renal function.
- Subjects currently using NSAIDS.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01508676
|United States, Massachusetts
|MGH Center for Translational Pain Research
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|Principal Investigator:
|Jianren Mao, M.D., Ph.D.
|Responsible Party:
|Jianren Mao, MD, PhD, Vice Chair Research, Massachusetts General Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01508676 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 4, 2012
|Last Updated:
|February 24, 2015
Keywords provided by Massachusetts General Hospital:
neuropathic pain
postherpetic neuralgia
complex regional pain syndrome
reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuralgia, Postherpetic
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Pharmaceutical Solutions
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Sóller Port. Majorca
- 自治区: Balearic Islands
- 省 / 岛: Majorca
The valley where it is located can be covered by train.
The municipality of Sóller takes up a valley in Sierra Tramontana, delimited by the sea. On a journey aboard the famous Sóller train, we can admire the beautiful scenery formed by citrus and olive orchards. This town has several monuments and buildings of Historic-Artistic interest, such as the parish church of Sant Bartomeu, from the 14th century; the modernist building that houses the bank Banco Central Hispano; Ca´n Prunera, a modernist ancestral home; the Comte farmstead; the monument dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Sa Capelleta, a monastery located in the proximity of Lluc road.
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Detroit Files Bankruptcy, Coincides with U.S. Credit Upgrade (Update 1)
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) - Detroit, once the nation's fourth-largest city, has filed for a Chapter 9 bankruptcy after out-of-court restructuring efforts failed on Thursday.
Detroit's filing is the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history and comes just four years after the bankruptcy of some of the city's biggest employers; automakers General Motors and Chrysler. While GM and Chrysler have emerged from bankruptcy stronger than ever and are part of a burgeoning economic recovery in the U.S., Detroit's finances have continued to deteriorate.
Once the saying was "as goes Detroit so goes the nation." Thursday afternoon, as Detroit's filing hit newswires, ratings agency Moody's upgraded its outlook on the credit rating of the United States, a sign of changing times for the city.
Kevyn D. Orr, the emergency manager appointed by Michigan governor Rick Snyder, estimated Detroit may have debts of between $18 billion and $20 billion. Both Orr and Snyder approved the bankruptcy filing, which was made in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Michigan.
"Detroit's broke," Snyder said in a video posted on YouTube. The governor characterized bankruptcy as a 'fresh start' that will allow the city to restructure its debt load and legacy costs, while working to improve services for its residents.
Orr, the city's emergency manager, has forecast that a restructuring could help the city spend about $1.25 billion in restarting critical services and rebuilding fallow infrastructure.
"What this does is give the city its breathing room," Maco said, while noting that it's unclear what role, if any, the state of Michigan will play in helping the city.
Some key issues precipitating the filing and which will be sorted out in courts are the city's $9.2 billion in unfunded pension and retiree health care liabilities. Meanwhile, Detroit will need to work to gain financing to maintain services to the city's 700,000 residents, as it negotiates with creditors.
Previously, the 2011 bankruptcy of Jefferson County, Alabama was the largest in U.S. history. If Detroit's bankruptcy process drags on for many months or years it would contrast with the quick and federally-assisted exits that GM and Chrysler had in 2009.
"It is clear that the financial emergency in Detroit cannot be successfully addressed outside of such a filing, and it is the only reasonable alternative that is available," Snyder said in the letter granting his state-required approval.


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Nvidia Corp.'s chief scientist David Kirk has once again reaffirmed his stance on the unified shader processors by claiming that shortly from now there may be no point to implement them and said that the company would be "gradually" going to the unified architecture, the approach taken by arch-rival ATI Technologies.
"The vertex shader, pixel shader, ROP (rasterizing operation), tesselator, other hardware units [of the contemporary graphics processors] will probably evolve into something that can execute everything. But time is required for, [such evolution] is not possible at one time. Change probably will happen progressively," said David Kirk in an interview with Japanese PC Watch web-site (please note that the quote was translated from Japanese – X-bit labs).
Previously Nvidia Corp. expressed opinion that it would be necessary to release a micro-architecture with unified shader processors "when it makes sense", alluding that it may not be the company's first design that supports DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0, which takes advantage of unified shader processors, which can execute different types of shaders, including pixel and vertex. Nevertheless, Nvidia's David Kirk has never said which of the company's products will sport and which will not unified shader processors.
The modern rendering pipeline from Nvidia consists of vertex shader processors, texture units, pixel shader processors ROPs. Even though the latter act nearly independently these days, the graphics pipeline of Nvidia's GeForce 7-series hardware is still streamlined, something which DirectX 10 ideology wants to get rid off. The new philosophy, which is generally shared by ATI, Microsoft and Nvidia, claims that engines that perform shaders should be unified. Moreover, ATI has split up the pixel pipeline totally in the most recent Radeon X1000-series: pixel shader processors, texture units and ROPs act totally independently and their workload is managed by a special arbiter processor, which is ideologically close to the DirectX 10 graphics chips, something which ATI's Richard Huddy called "gradual" architectural transition to DirectX 10 back in 2004 and something which will be adopted by Nvidia Corp. too.
Earlier published rumours suggest that Nvidia's code-named G80 graphics processing unit (GPU) will incorporate 48 pixel shader processors and an unknown number of vertex shader processors, some unofficial sources said. The chip is still expected to support feature-set of DirectX 10 along with Shader Model 4.0, even though it will not take advantage of the unified shader processors that can compute both pixel and vertex shaders. The architecture of the G80 (or the GeForce 8800, if the company decides to follow its current nomenclature) should be totally different from the GeForce 7 (G70, G71) or the Radeon X1000 (R520, R580), however, some ideology may be similar to that of ATI's code-named R580.
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Jamie's Award-Winning Chili
Recipe courtesy of Jamie Deen
- Home for Dinner with Jamie Deen
Two hours of simmering creates well-melded flavor in Jamie Deen's loaded chili. The beef is sprinkled with cumin, chili powder and oregano[-making it arguably a star of the dish (but don't tell the beans).]
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large red onion, diced
- 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 8 ounces Italian sausage, casing removed
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- One 4-ounce can tomato paste
- One 12-ounce bottle beer
- One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
- One 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
- One 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- One 15-ounce can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- One 15-ounce can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- Garnishes:
- Shredded Cheddar
- Sour cream
- Chopped green onions
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Add the olive oil to a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onions and peppers and saute until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until just fragrant. Stir in the beef and sausage, breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon, and cook until browned, about 6 minutes.
Drain the beef mixture through a colander. Add it back to the Dutch oven and stir in the chili powder, cumin and oregano. Cook for about 2 minutes. Stir the tomato paste into the beef mixture; this will "toast" it and give the chili more flavor. Add the beer and stir up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Bring to a simmer, and then add the diced tomatoes and beans. Simmer on medium-low for 2 hours, stirring on occasion to keep the bottom from sticking.
Top with shredded cheese, sour cream and chopped green onions before serving.
From Food Network Kitchens; after further testing and to ensure the best results this recipe has been altered from what was in the actual episode.
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Casual style at its best, this floor lamp features a round wooden tray to hold drinks, TV remotes and more.
Function meets beauty in this casual iron floor lamp. Features a round wooden tray and a scrolling iron base and accents. The tray is ideal for holding TV remotes, reading material and more. Base comes in an iron rust finish.
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Born in today's Lithuania back in 1911, he moved to Paris at the age of 19 to become a painter, although he actually became a photographer. He was a Jew, so he had to leave Paris during the II World War. He was captured by the Nazis, tortured and later released by the same Resistance he then joined. He was a fighter, but also had the time to take some wonderful pictures of his companions. Once the war was finished, he developed an interesting career as a photo artist, catching the essence of Paris and its people through his own poetic vision. This is how Izis Bidermanas came to be the great photographer the Museo Nazionale Alinari Della Fotografia (MNAF) is now paying tribute to.
With the exception of Wednesdays (the museum is closed) you can visit the exhibition every day from 10 am to 18:30 p.m. Along with the pieces from Bidermanas' collection you will be able to see the film Aperçu d'une vie (A glance at a life) and get to know the work of this photographer, considered a whole humanistic artist and a visual poet able to capture pure instants of dreaming, emotions and real life. The tickets price vary from 9€ to 6€, including the standard, reduced or Convention price.
If you want to spend a nice time discovering a little more about this interesting artist, now you know what to do. And when it comes to dreaming, do not forget Il Salviatino, your luxury hotel in Florence, is always here to have you and make you feel good.
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About the Author: John Matel serves as Team Leader of the Al Asad Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team in Iraq.
You cannot win a modern war by military means alone. COIN Manual says that some of the best weapons do not shoot. By the way, the COIN Manual is itself a great example of the flexible strategy it advocates. It is a living document, almost a wiki. As new experience is analyzed and digested, it changes and evolves.
Military units have long had Civil Affairs (CA) teams and Commanders' Emergency Response Funds (CERP). These improved conditions for Iraqis and certainly saved many lives. Building on this success and experience in Afghanistan, in November 2005, Secretary of State Rice established Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq. In January 2007, President Bush announced the establishment of embedded PRTs, who work directly with military units such as Regimental Combat Teams.
These were civil-military teams of experts who engaged provincial and local Iraqi officials as well as ordinary Iraqi citizens. Some of their work was old fashioned diplomacy, meeting people, talking to them and listening to concerns. But unlike diplomats in many other contexts, PRT members have access to concrete resources. This development aspect, helping rebuild or in many cases just build for the first time is not entirely new, but putting it together with the interagency team of experts that made up a PRT is breaking some new ground.
PRTs are led by a senior State Foreign Service Officer with a deputy from USAID or a military colonel often as an executive officer. Among others on the team are experts on budgeting, industry, law and agriculture.
In rebuilding Iraq, damage from the 2003 invasion is often the least of our problems. Iraq has been in a state of war and/or sanctions for nearly thirty years. Many things decayed during that time and other things that could have been done never were. The Saddam Hussein regime did minimal or no maintenance on the plant and equipment. The whole country suffered the kind of socialist mismanagement seen in former communist regimes, but with an additional layer of sanctions and war. It might have been better if some of the facilities had been destroyed by CF bombs and could be rebuilt from scratch.
The physical damage can be repaired more easily than the damage to human capital. The late despotism actively destroyed most aspects of civil society, anything that might insulate the people from the dictates of the state. In former communist Europe, it was possible to find functioning civil organizations, as the fiercest aspects of Stalinism were generations in the past. In Iraq, the destruction was more recent and in some ways more though going. Ironically, sanctions and isolation helped finish the demolition Saddam started. The only viable non-governmental structure left were family/tribes and religion.
Iraq has a significant, if now distant, tradition of reasonably competent officials. PRT experts work to revive this and build on it. Iraqis are responding very quickly, considering the conditions.
COIN talks about the need to take, hold & build. CA, CERT & PRTs have helped build physical infrastructure as well as relations. The Iraqi people increasingly have a commitment to their own future and freedom. They will not easily give it up when terrorists come calling.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
John, do you think this is a matter of "winning hearts and minds" or simply "assisted" self realization by the people in their having a vested interest in peace?
SNP in Syria writes:
Look at that impressive mud hut skyline. Under SOFA that will be the Iraqi skyline in the year 2109 when oil dries up. Until then, Shia in Iraq will live on rice and maze handouts, goodwill from the Bush New World Oil Conglomerate for a century of tea serving and show shining the GI's of SOFA. Soon it will not be called XOM anymore, its C&B oil Conglomerate.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
Excuse me for being skeptical, but our guy in Iraq who destroyed the functioning civil organizations received a medal from the president.
Yes, the mud huts with dirt floors are very impressive; Iraqi people are so lucky they can grow corn in their bedrooms. One could only guess where the oil money is going because it does not appear to be replacing Iraq's demolished houses. Has anyone thought of perhaps builing a few extra concrete plants in case someone finds a building contractor who hasn't emigrated?
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Sorry to hear about the recent loss of State Dept and Coalition members John. Sincere condolences to friends and family.
DipNote Blogger John Matel writes:
I don't know who you mean by "our guy" and I suspect you really do not know either.
The background of the picture, BTW, is a vocational school. The buildings are made of brick and are three or four stories high. The part of Iraq where I work does not have many people. You would not expect high rises.
Re concrete plants, we have a couple in Western Al Anbar. Western Iraq can produce concrete in quantity, but the plant and equipment in place is old and was poorly maintained for many years. What the plants need is an infusion of technology, capital and more modern management. A plant in Al Qaim has just entered into an agreement with a Romanian firm for a joint venture. Others are looking for partners.
We have no shortage of building contractors around here. A construction boom is developing in some of the towns and property values are rising. We do have a shortage of skilled and semi-skilled workers to do these projects, which is why the vocational schools are so important.
You may want to find out what a SOFA is and read a little about Iraq's oil reserves. Maybe then I can comment on what you are talking about.
BTW - living in nearby Syria does not give someone any special knowledge re Iraq.
On my own blog www.johnsonmatel.com/blog1 I have a longer version of this article which addresses some of your questions.
I don't think of this as a hearts and minds campaign. The people of Western Al Anbar want some of the same things we do. They want to live in peace and prosperity and they want us to be able to leave a place that is stable, reasonably democratic and not threatening, so we are all working toward the same goal.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Thanks John,
John wrote:
"I don't think of this as a hearts and minds campaign. The people of Western Al Anbar want some of the same things we do. They want to live in peace and prosperity and they want us to be able to leave a place that is stable, reasonably democratic and not threatening, so we are all working toward the same goal."
John, I had to laugh when someone put it in terms of "winning hearts and minds", because all it takes is to look at the photo on your blog of the soldier shaking hands with the Iraqi boy to make one wonder exactly who's heart and mind is being won at that particular moment.
If you ask me, I think the kid was winning...(chuckle).
As I told Zharkov on another thread, "it's a two-way street".
It is often portrayed that we are winning in Iraq.
That we won in Afghanistan.
Reality is that the Afghan and Iraqi people are the ones winning their future with a little help from their freinds.
It is said that we do this to make America safe, when in reality humanity at large is safer because of it.
Some will try to point blame on failure, but will they place the blame properly for success?
Thanks for confirming something I've been suspecting all along. That it's a common purpose at work creating the success we see today.
Would it put a dent in the dysfunctionality you speak of for the President to shock the American people and say "We arn't winning in Iraq, the Iraqi people are with a little help and solidarity from their friends."???
I don't know, but I don't think it would NOT hurt to put it in those terms.
SNP in Syria writes:
Here are the top 10 not so obscene terms of (SOFA- Slaves of America) MR. Matel, let me know if you want to hold Passport of a country that lives under these terms.
1. U.S. forces would be free to attack via Iraqi airspace, land or waterways any country which threatens global and regional peace and security, menaces Iraqi government and constitution, or instigates terrorist and paramilitary groups.
2. U.S. forces would have the right to set up additional military bases and stations inside Iraq that will support the Iraqi army. The number of the bases would depend on several factors, including the security conditions the U.S. government deems desirable, negotiations with the US Embassy in Baghdad and the US command as well as discussions with the Iraqi Defense Ministry and relevant authorities.
3. The Iraqi government and its judiciary would not have the right to prosecute American forces or individuals. The immunity measure would extend to the U.S.. military, security, non-military and logistics firms affiliated with the U.S. Army.
4. The Iraqi government would not have the right to independently determine whether U.S. forces inside Iraq are qualified, nor would it have the right to limit or determine the size of American military bases and their routes.
5. U.S. security forces would have the right to build security centers, particularly their own special prisons, to maintain security.
6. U.S. forces would have the right to use their privilege to arrest those who threaten peace and security without a warrant from the Iraqi government or its institutions.
7. The U.S. government must be informed of and negotiated with on Iraq's regional and international relations as well as signing of agreements so as to safeguard the country's security and constitution.
8. U.S. forces will control Iraq's defense, interior and intelligence ministries for 10 years to carry out efforts toward training and enabling their staff, a measure which would mean even the weapons used by Iraqi forces and their types must be employed with the consent of U.S. forces.
9. The agreement to be signed would be a pact rather than a treaty.
10. US forces would remain in Iraq for an unspecified and presumably lengthy period depending on conditions in the country. Future reviews on the matter would depend on the US and Iraqi governments. Any review would only be made under certain preconditions, including that Iraq's security and military organizations improve their performance; the country's security situation improves; national reconciliation takes place; neighboring countries are warned; the Iraqi government regains complete control throughout the country; and put an end to the presence of paramilitary forces inside Iraq.
Regarding Iraq oil reserves / oil revenue, the information I am looking is reliable and confirm facts more than what the U.S. Geological team or Auditors willing to admit publicly. The C&B New World Conglomerate is insisting that Iraq should deal exclusively with U.S. oil companies on no bid basis for the revamp of oil installation and exports. The country of Iraq is just an oil storage tank that needs to be pumped out. There are confirmed reports that the U.S. with some help from corrupt Iraqis have since day one of invasion of Iraq been pumping oil from undeclared field and piping the liquid to Kuwait for export, of which the revenue is not repatriated to the Iraqi Government, huge unmetered pumping operation that is not accounted for has been going on for years. The same con-men that are doing the pumping are also running the speculative future market with the cash revenue from the illegal pumping operation, deliberately to raise prices and pocket the max profit on the sale, in total disregard to the interest of the U.S economy or American consumers. They are racking up billions of illicit offshore cash dally.
Iraq war was not about fighting terrorism or removing Saddams WMD. If the Crusaders invader had not known for a fact that Iraq WMD is non existence and have been scrubbed clean they would had first used International help to remove it, but in fact they refused such a help. They invaded to gain control of Iraq oil resources and hoard the cash offshore.
John you need to get your head up from the sand bucket and into an oil bucket dude. You may be sincere in your love to your job and the service you are providing to the Iraqis, but you will probably do them more help if you to start snoop around and publish your fact findings than helping them paint the mud huts for the next 100 years.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
@ Eric in New Mexico -- Eric, you know his name, don't you? Paul Bremer began the de-Baathification program after Saddam went into hiding.
De-Baathification is something which most Iraqi people agree was a huge mistake.
Yes, Iraq needs new concrete plants. That is why I wrote so. They do not cost very much to build and a little oil money would take care of it if the Iraq government cared to offer secured government loans to help out. Oh sure, everything will work out fine in Iraq, until Iran is attacked. Then we will need to go to "plan B". We do have a "plan B" don't we?
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Aye, I'm not doin' so well with those double negatives...
(correction to previous post)
"I don't know, but I don't think it would NOT hurt to put it in those terms."
(chuckle)....I was hoping the President would.
SNP, the SOFA negotiations are being held outside the general public's view, so that those that pretend to know what the negotiations include are exposed for their ignorance.
Go figure.
John in Greece writes:
@ Zharkov in U.S.A. -- I do not know about your "conspiracy" alphabetical plans, but I am sure that there are plenty of a,b,c,d,e plans, until the final and expected F, which stands for FREEDOM and FINAL.
[I like this Joe (Z)]
I see that you inspire comparative linguistic creations. After the "Utopia of Soviet America", now, you inspired SNP to say SOFA (Slaves of America).
What's next? A new Webster's?
I would recommend you to read the COIN once more. After all, a "coin" has only two sides, but only one price.
SNP in Syria writes:
@ Eric in New Mexico -- Ohhhhh Suuuuure, the real SOFA negotiation, the one that is not for the public fools, is in fact trying to convince the bough and owned Iraqi Shia to include all the amendments to the U.S. Constitution as well.
It does not matter, Bush bought all the thugs that he need to have it signed, don't think we will be upset, let the Shia be ruled under SOFA, will help the Sunni Iraqis stay masters and the Shia will be shoe shining GI boots and serving tea till eternity, and that is good, hope you will have it signed and sealed for 500 years Bush. The Shia of Iraq are not our problem, it is the Ayatollah dignity and problem. Shia of Lebanon is our problem. We will deal with it effectively.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
"Plan B" is our exit strategy. President Bush has one for himself on January 21, 2009, but I am afraid America does not have one for Iraq.
After Israel, or America, attacks Iran for whatever reason, you can forget ever leaving Iraq. Iraq will become our aircraft carrier in the middle east.
I do not know how long you retain your thoughts, but if you thought that Iraq was a quick victory as advertised by Mr. Rumsfeld and Mr. Cheney before the invasion, you obviously have forgotten them. I like to remember what we were told by the administration during their campaign to convince us to invade Iraq. I hope you remember what they are saying today before we attack or support Israel in their attack on Iran. Just as we were forced to invade Iraq, we will be forced to invade Iran. It will be a very, very, long war. Vietnam lasted about 11 years; Iraq began in 1990 and is so far, 18 years. Iran may be about the same. If this is in America's "national interest", then we need to abolish that concept.
Joe in Tennessee writes:
Perhaps the best solution to it all is the local colors I hear repeatly from the OLD GUARD guys of WWII and onward:
Turn it all into a sheet of glass and start over...
Could not resist... that is the good old boy and old guard proposal from day one and still going strong. Why care when your hurting at home.
We need to rebuild America now right?
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ SNP in Syria -- It should be obvious that you can't have a million negotiators at the table. That's why Iraqis voted for people to represent then in their capacity as members of the Iraqi gov. to do so on their behalf.
Shia and Suni interests are represented in these negotiations.
John was telling you strait. If you look at the dozens of agreements we have of this kind with other soverign nations, it is a mutual agreement that has well served both our nation and theirs over the years.
Your interest in these matters is only due to your opposition to America's presence in the region, not in support of Iraqi independance.
Who exactly do you think you are trying to fool?
Remember SNP, the only "Crusaders" there are there are the religious nut cases blowing innocent people up with car bombs. They wish to create a "Califate" do they not?
Typical....folks accuse us of exactly what they themselves are guilty of.
I think you owe John Matel an appology....but I doubt if you are capable of understanding why.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
Why should SNP not object to a US "presence" in Iraq?
Does he not have every right to do so?
If you lived in New Mexico, would you object to Syrian army bases in Texas?
If you lived in Tennessee, would you accept Chinese PLA checkpoints in your neighborhood?
Are we so ready to impose our occupation and our empire on other cultures that we forget the "Golden Rule" about doing unto others?
Stop and think a minute - we wrote the Declaration of Independence, it was not imposed on us by other nations.
And what does that Declaration say? It says people have the right to violently resist an occupying army (the British Redcoats in our case) and establish their own government. At the very least, SNP has the right to complain about an attempt to abolish forever the sovereignty of Iraq.
SNP in Syria writes:
Don't take it personally John. I am sure you are well intentioned person and have the noble ideal to do what you are doing personally. It just happens that when you post and expose yourself, you become a symbol and an Icon for something. Just like when I stuck my head out for SNP or Bush takes all the rap that suppose to be forwarded into others. So don't take our words personally, cause they are not really directed at John Matel, the person or what he is doing.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
He would Zharkov, except Iraq is not Syrian territory.
As I said, you seem to defend the most untennable positions possible.
Are you entertained yet? Short answer, no he doesn't.
Are you suggesting it would be ok for someone in opposition to our presence to blow themselves up along with some women and kids?
No? Then perhaps you will suggest to SNP like I have that maybe it's not a good idea for Iran to give visa to every wannabe martyr from their embassies and fly them into Damascus on a one-way ticket to Iraq.
Another reason I suggested he stock up on canned food and bottled water if Assad continues on the path he has chosen.
Patience is running out.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
SNP suffers from "group think", a collective dysfunctionality that supports an untennable status quo and a mindset that does not bode well for Syria's national interest in the long run.
What they don't understand is that this mindset they have only serves those who would advocate Joe's "sheet of glass" solution....which isn't much of a solution when one contemplates living with the results.
We Americans take a lot of abuse for doing things the hard way, but if turning a nation into a sheet of glass sounds easy....remember why we are doing it the hard way instead.
Americans as a general rule like to see the "underdog" win against all odds...true in sports, and in life.
It is I think because America is what folks make of it that we can nuture Iraqis to make of Iraq, what they will.
Above all is a sense of fair play, and the patience born of our own struggle to perfect the Democratic experiment.
All the innuendo and accusations of ill intent cannot put a dent in the basic truth behind why we choose to do things the hard way, because as hard as it is, as much as it costs us on many levels, it is the right way to ensure a better future for millions of people. Including the American people.
Despite the Allies reducing Germany and Japan to rubble in WW2, there are three things that enabled the German and Japanese people to move on into the future without broad resentment for what was wrought upon them.
The first is that they made a fundemental realization that their own leadership was to blame for their destruction as nations.
The second was The Marshall Plan to rebuild both nations.
The third was the people's will to rebuild their nations in a way that assured no leader would ever be able to take them over oblivion's cliff ever again.
John's efforts are a small part of this in Iraq today.
Folks may complain, but I wonder if they really understand just how much worse it could have been had we done things the "easy" way.
How much worse it would have been to leave Saddam in power, or the Taleban for that matter. I do not believe any mistake was made by removing either from power in the way we did.
"disasterous"???? I think not, when one considers the alternatives.
Having read Sun Tzu, and understanding one of his basic military precepts was that one never allows the enemy to dictate the place or timing of battle....The Admin and Al Quaida are in public agreement on one thing, "Iraq is the central front in the war on terror"...and unless we change that parameter, we have allowed an enemy to dictate the terms.
So then, in the interests of global peace and security, we must not remain in static defense of freedom, but place the war on terrorism in its proper place, not in the streets of those we have liberated, but on the home turf of our enemies.
Speaking only for myself as an individual, I find the concept of "the long war" wholy unacceptable for one basic fundamental reason, it will be my kids and their kids who'll have to win it.
Constructing a lasting peace is indeed the work of generations, but we don't have generations to stop those who would destroy the hopes for peace via terrorism, proliferation of WMD, and initiation of sectarian conflict.
No offense do I mean to anyone in saying this....wish I knew a better way to articulate what I see as "the bottom line" as it were.
As long as the leading sponsor of terrorism exists as safe haven next door to the fledgling democracies we've helped establish over the last 7 years, no amount of troops, no amount of diplomacy, and no amount of money spent in nation building will change the dynamics of the instability created by those who want, and have been engaged in war with the US over several decades.
That said, I am in full agreement with the President when he said,
"And the Shia extremists have achieved something that al Qaeda has so far failed to do: In 1979, they took control of a major power, the nation of Iran, subjugating its proud people to a regime of tyranny, and using that nation's resources to fund the spread of terror and pursue their radical agenda."
(Excerpt from speech-President Discusses Global War on Terror Capital Hilton Hotel ,Washington, D.C.)
But it's not easy to change institutional behavior. Nor easy to build capacity from scratch as we did in the concept and implementation of "nation building"
We just flat haven't done this for half a century and Condi is right, it's not the role best played by the military.
But without civilian capacity being tapped in an institutional framework, what is the alternative?
Well that framework is being created, PRT's being at the cutting edge of nation building is a good start in a multi-agency aspect. And it is good to see the healthy realationship between DoD and DoS become truly symbiotic in nature.
DipNote Blogger John Matel writes:
Yes. Iraqis mostly have the same goals we do. We should not let anybody talk about this like a war of Iraq v US. It is really Iraq AND the US v terrorists and chaos.
We have SOFA (status of forces agreements) with some great countries, such as Germany, Japan, UK etc. In fact, I am sure it is true that countries that have SOFAs with the U.S. are much more free and prosperous, as a group, than those that do not. SOFAs do not cause this, but clearly a security partnership with the U.S. is a positive thing for everybody involved.
Re mud huts? Iraq is not made up of mud huts and we have not painted, repaired or done anything to any of them. Most of my team's work regards building capacity and a lot of agricultural and environmental projects. Some day, soon, Iraq will be the most prosperous and democratic nation in the Arab world. This would not have happened with Saddam in power. Maybe the good things will spread to others.
Iraq has cement companies. I have seen a couple of them. By coincidence, my father was a cement worker and I worked in a cement plant for four summers to pay my way through college. These plants are about the level I remember - but I was working in them thirty years ago. Much of the plant & equipment in Iraq is old and poorly maintained and there are legacy costs involved. They are producing product. But please recall that insurgents were still terrorizing this area only a little more than a year ago. It takes a little time to get everything up to speed.
Erin in New Mexico writes:
@ DipNote Blogger John Matel -- (chuckle) John Matel;, I could spend my life endlessly wondering why Iraqis have figured that out, while many of my fellow Americans have yet to.
It never ceases to amaze me to what political inuuendo is spouted from narcissistic self flagelation and a lack of national self worth among my fellow citizens. Never mind the international "peanut galley"...
Nothing worthy doing comes easy.
Kirk in Kentucky writes:
@ John,
Thank you for the article.
In your estimate, what are the current needs regarding the civilian infrastructure? What is needed most, materially and personnel wise, and what's the ease or difficulty in procuring these things? You mentioned the need for skilled and semi-skilled workers, but what skills in particular? And my last questions, what resources (besides oil) and material does the nation have an abundance of? Related, what are some facilitates that you thankfully don't have to worry about as an immediate concern?
Thanks again, I'm looking forward to your reply and seeing the progress of your reconstruction team. Keep up the good work.


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Moore's Law was first described by Gordon Moore in 1965, forty five years ago. Since that a lot has changed in the semiconductor industry. Nowadays it is not enough to just make transistors smaller, but it is required to use new materials. Nevertheless, Mark T. Bohr, an Intel senior fellow and director of process architecture and integration, believes that Moore's Law will remain unchanged.
"Moore's Law and transistor scaling are not showing any sign of slowing down, but they are showing signs of changing, and this is very good for consumers and large data centers," said Mr. Bohr in a short essay.
According to Mr. Bohr, the industry has long passed the time when new generations of transistor technology could be developed by simply shrinking vertical and horizontal dimensions. This "traditional" form of scaling has been replaced by an era where semiconductor makers have to continually develop new materials and new structures to provide scaling and meet expectations for density, performance and low power. The changes first occurred in 1999, when Intel had to replace aluminum interconnects with copper interconnects in its 180nm process technology and after that the company had to continually enhance its production processes with various new infusions.
Intel's first 32nm products started shipping exactly two years after the first 45nm products, in late 2009, and the 22nm technology is on track for production readiness in late 2011, according to the head of Intel's new process technologies team.
Even though Mr. Bohr does not outline any particular details about its Intel's 22nm fabrication process, he reminds that the research group has a variety of novel transistor and interconnect ideas in the "pipeline", including III-V channel materials, multi-gate transistors, 3D stacking and others.
"In the end, not all of the ideas explored in research make it to the manufacturing stage, but the good ones do," said the director of process architecture and integration at Intel.
Nowadays it is no longer required to achieve maximum possible frequencies for microprocessors, instead, the goal has shifted to delivering higher performance – via micro-architectural improvements or core-count – combined with lower power. In fact, "power efficiency" appears to be the main scaling goal for chips used both in small handheld devices and in large data centers.
"So, the goals have shifted a bit, and the technology options are very different, but the value and excitement of driving Moore's Law remain undiminished," concluded Mark T. Bohr.
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