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Elda Hinkins conducted the rededication of the monument. Myrleen Sitterud read the poem she wrote to show appreciation for all the hard work and help they had received to finish the monument. They appreciate George Bell who removed a dead tree; Orangeville City for installing and giving the flag and light pole; David Hinkins from Industrial Electric and his employee who came with a sand blaster to clean the rock and save the women a lot of time; Garold Burke and Bob Allen who repaired and replaced the rocks on the monument and did all the cement work; Gene and Joan Snow for repairing the plaque; Claudia Kenney for painting the roof, window and door; Trina Branson and her girls for taking care of the flowers; Merilyn Fauver for finding a DUP flag; Delile Hinkins who created a time capsule for the DUPs and a cement box to put it in, who also with the help of Kesler and Taylor Tanner hauled gravel to put around the marker; and Brock Johansen of Emery Telcom who donated enough money to finsh the project. All the labor was donated which was greatly appreicated.
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My view
By Bob Moritz
We live in challenging times. Recovery, bailouts, stimulus, reform, regulation—this dizzying menu of unfolding events has led to an abundance of widely diverging views, all vying for attention. As you might expect, the state of the economy continues to divide economists and business leaders into negative and positive camps. And there's plenty of evidence to support both sides. Where do I stand? My position is one of optimism—a position that I believe I share with a growing number of successful businesses. Let me explain.
There's no question that the optimism we felt in January about the recovery has been dampened by a turnaround that is slower than expected. Unemployment remains high, the housing market is stagnant, and deficits are raging. But those developments are not the whole story. On the brighter side, corporate profits are up, financial stocks rallied at the prospect of substantive reform, and dealmaking is accelerating. Therefore, while uncertainty continues to reign in our economy, there is plenty about which we can be hopeful. And many businesses—PwC included—are not allowing a sluggish recovery to derail plans for moving their organizations forward.
Over the past few months, my conversations with CEOs have borne this out. They've pared back their optimism a bit, but they're certainly not throwing in the towel. Some companies are accelerating their strategic agendas. They are, in a sense, retooling to adapt to new circumstances and taking advantage of opportunities in technology, cost containment, talent availability, and global business.
In short, there's a new dynamic in play, one in which both caution and optimism coexist. Right now, there's a delicate balance between the two. But I believe that positive forces will win the day, and when that tipping point occurs, normal business behavior will come roaring back.
In the US and globally, signs of this are already observable in, for example, significant gains in industrial production, robust export growth, and gradual improvement in credit availability.
Like many companies, PwC is responding to this new dynamic in positive ways. We're moving forward with our strategic agenda by growing our business in ways that reflect our confidence in the future. For example, in August, we announced our intention to acquire Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc., to build on the expertise and resources we need to better serve our clients and stakeholders and to grow our firm. We're not retrenching. We're looking ahead, anticipating our future needs and those of our clients.
You might have noticed that this issue of View features a new look and displays our new logo, changes that go a lot deeper than just new colors and a new type font. We changed our visual identity and brand expression to better reflect changes in our organization as we have adapted to the changing marketplace. Like you, we understand it's a new day in which the watchwords are insight, relationships, trust, and value.
So, in which direction should companies be heading as this new era unfolds? The choice is clear. You can succumb to paralysis engendered by fear, do nothing, and let your competitors pass you by. Or, you can acknowledge risk, adapt to it, reset your priorities, and move forward aggressively on your strategic imperatives.
I think you know where I stand. President John F. Kennedy once said, "Change is the law of life." The economy is gradually improving, and we need to watch it carefully. But as we do, let's embrace change and bring the right focus. That is the surest path to short- and long-term success.
That's my view. What's yours? We'd like to know. Send us your comments at pwc.com/view.

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Skip to comments.TTP says Osama alive (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan denies reports of Bin Laden's death)
Posted on 05/02/2011 2:03:28 AM PDT by Qbert
KARACHI: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has denied the reports that Osama Bin Laden was killed, Geo News reported.
Of course...why else would Obama dump OBL at sea.....so the martyr can live on...
They should have drug his body through the streets of Newyork after passing out stones...and put his head on a pike atop the freedom tower.
Let's see - killed a week ago, killed again today, DNA taken a week ago, DNA taken again today, body taken/washed/wrapped/muzzie ceremony/dumped at sea within 10 hours/Obummer God blessing us all. Hmmmmmm, he might have be on to something.
"Of course...why else would Obama dump OBL at sea.....so the martyr can live on..."
because Obama is really that stupid.
You did an excellent job of summing up the day's 0bama-dump.
Bloomberg's now covering this report:
Ozombie Bin Laden.
Everybody better go rent "Zombieland" and memorize it.
["double tap"...or maybe "triple tap", now]
WTF with this burial at sea before the body is cold?
Let me see, the muzzie Pope Bin Laden was not a muslim leader, then why are the muslims about to release holy hell in retaliation?.
Something about this smells.
"Lets see - killed a week ago, killed again today, DNA taken a week ago, DNA taken again today, body taken/washed/wrapped/muzzie ceremony/dumped at sea within 10 hours/Obummer God blessing us all. Hmmmmmm, he might have be on to something."
Something definitely smells fishy.
"One of bin Ladens sons was killed in the operation"
And there's your "most likely DNA match".
[was the kid named Osama Jr because then, <0 could tell the truth while lying]
If you'd been killed twice in one week and then heaved overboard, you'd stink too.
We'd better have photos.
I'd suggest that you not hold your breath..
Did the White House send Dan Rather to Pakistan to ID the body? ;)
Agreed. I do not believe he's been killed. Why the dumping of th body at sea right away? More likely Obama pulled the plug on the search for Bin Laden but wanted to end on a high note.
If the intel community did have Osama's location, why would they kill him?
If he were a covert and overt enemy, directing ops as an adversary, wouldn't the intel objective remain on keeping him alive for the best intel source feasible?
Was Osama a greater intel threat to Obama?
Great. The Bamster can't even score this one right...
"Wed better have photos."
"Wed better have photos". they already pulled the obvious photoshopped photo when it was compared to a real one
and just in time for the pre-planned, totally spontaneous, days of rage on may 15th...
Osama died in Tora Bora years ago.
This is just another scheme by Obama for a ratings boost.
I say
If you will recall, the official position for any high level kills was that the body would be prominently photographed and the body put on display so that the bad guys followers and the common people would be able to see that the bad guy was dead and would never bother them again. Only after this would the body be disposed of.
They did this with Saddams sons and torture buddies; they did this with al-Zarkawi, why not Osama?
This is too convenient, and, comes at a time that Obama needs a boost in the polls to deflect the birthers, the economy and the daily sky rocketing oil prices.
Give me a break. Buried at sea? And before the official announcement? This just reeks of HOAX.
Maybe OB can have the kids whip out a death certificate for OBL. Then if the deceased were to make a surprise appearance, they could just claim that OCR software and scanners are not to be trusted!
Zero has zero cred...
If it is a hoax...
It will prove to be one very darn dangerous announcement to make. With all the unrest in that area of the world...a hoax announcement of this scale?
Maybe they(we) are setting 0bama up for removal from office due to insanity? /sarc
So, after the decision was made to take the life of Osama bin Laden, out of respect for his religious tradition the evidence of his death is destroyed? That strains credibility.
And what exactly was gained by respecting his religious tradition? Will that cause the Muslim street to forgive the taking of bin Ladens life? Having taken bin Ladens life, would not respecting Muslim burial customs cause significantly more anger on the Muslim street? And just where in Muslim burial customs is disposal at sea?
One must remember we are not dealing with the most transparent Administration in history, nor with the most trustworthy of Presidents. Skepticism is not inappropriate. While it would be a plus if bin Laden were gone, these are nagging questions that diminish the sense of closure one would hope to have at this moment.
Has there been any clarification as to why they initially said it was a week ago and that they already taken DNA and were waiting for results, to it was yesterday and they got the DNA results immediately? why is there NOTHING that is straight forward with this regime???? I mean when they got sodamn insane and his boys, there WAS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT!!!!
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I didn't see it I'm afraid, Jono, I can't really comment.
I can comment on his decision to bat first: it was abysmal.
I didn't see it I'm afraid, Jono, I can't really comment.
I can comment on his decision to bat first: it was abysmal.
"I am very happy and it will allow me to have lot more rice."
Eoin Morgan on being given a rice cooker for being Man of the Match in a Dhaka Premier Division game.
@ Jono - Praveen Kumar has been a disappointment. He has got the support of swing but has been bowling terrible lines. His discipline is seriously lacking.
I would have played RP instead. With cloud cover and swing on offer, he would have been good.
Yes Praveen Kumar has been disappointing today, yet his figures are 8-0-34-0. You'd take that.
To me that says Australia haven't batted THAT well.
I feel if one replaced Ponting's name with Dravid, he would have been criticised for that knock.
From Cricinfo
If Australia's innings ends now, India's target in 42 overs is 263. If its reduced to 20 overs then 153. I have asked our people at the ground for further updates about the rain. Stay tuned, be patient.
In that case, I hope it just keeps raining til the match is abandoned...
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Nah, D/L is generally very generous to teams batting second. 153 in 20 should be easy for India I reckon.
I don't see play resuming though.
So India's chances of making it to the semi-finals are in the hands of Pakistan in that case.
20 overs and 153 is pretty cool. Lets go for it then
Lemme pray for the rain to stop
India can pretty easily chase it down IMHO.
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Scorecard Draft (2010) V Sehwag, D Amiss, D Bradman (c), C Cowdrey, P Umrigar, A Faulkner, R Marsh +, M Marshall, W Hall, M Hughes, B O'Reilly
Alphabetical Draft (2011) S Watson, G Kirsten, D Bradman (c), K Sangakkara +, C Cowdrey, K Pietersen, A Flintoff, M Marshall, B O'Reilly, F Trueman, T Alderman
The Eras Draft (2014) V Trumper, A Morris, N Harvey, J Kallis, S McCabe, F Woolley, Imran Khan (c), J Dujon +, J Briggs, D Steyn, J Snow
So if this is rained off, India will beat the West Indies, leaving them with 1 win from 2 games, so we'll have to beat Pakistan to make sure it doesn't come down to NRR. Currently a pretty decent gap in NRR's between India and Aus though (2.080).
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Should definitely be looked at ASAP, it could get pretty bad if something like this happened in a semi-final.Tony Lewis, of Duckworth and Lewis, has emailed giving us the correct permutation. A newer version of the software was implemented for this tournament, which Tony has. Per the new WinCODA2 software being used by Tony and the scorers in South Africa, India's target will be 266 in 42 overs. Thanks for that Tony. Appreciated. And no, this system apparently does not take into consideration Powerplays.
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World Bank's Connect4Climate Talks with International Media Students
Members of the World Bank's Connect4Climate team showed International Media students how they go about convincing the world about climate change and sustainability earlier this month. The representatives of the bank visited the Production Practicum class taught by professor Sam Meddis, as part of the International Media Speakers Series.
At the meeting, the Connect4Climate team unveiled its latest competition, something called iChange. The iChange competition spurs student video-makers to make a 30-second message that promotes awareness of climate change. The winners take home €5,000 scholarship. The contest is co-sponsored between the bank and Italy's TVN network. Finalists will present their videos in Milan, Italy in May.
"How can you touch people's hearts in 30 seconds?" asked Ana Laura Vargas of the Connect4Climate team. "That 's the challenge."
"Too often there are experts swapping PowerPoint presentations and they aren't connecting with the person in Uganda who wonders why there is a constant drought in his village," said Teddy Ruge of the Connect4Climate team. Ruge knows because he was an activist in Uganda before coming to work on communications projects for the World Bank.
Meddis encouraged the students at the presentation to get involved in the competition. "It's a great cause," he noted. Before teaching in the International Media program, Meddis was the Tech Editor for USA Today.
"We have had a good partnership with Connect4Climate during the past two school years," said Rick Rockwell, Director of the International Media Program. "We want to continue to plug our students into such projects because they touch on important issues and have a global reach. That really combines the themes of what our unique program is all about."
During the past two years, International Media students have held special media brainstorming sessions with members of the Connect4Climate team and have learned how the bank gets its message out about smarter methods for international development on social media platforms. These exchanges have also increased the likelihood students in the program would be considered for internships with Connect4Climate and other bank programs.
The International Media Speakers Series brings international guests to the American University campus to exchange ideas with students, faculty and staff. These sessions are primarily created to connect with the research and interests of students in the International Media program. All International Media students are required to take the Production Practicum course during their first year in the program. That course gives students a fundamental understanding of multimedia production, including website construction, photography, and videography.


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- New model will build on Cruze sedan's global appeal
- Cruze hatchback cements Chevrolet's mainstream credentials in Europe
The story of the Chevrolet Cruze goes from strength to strength with the latest chapter heralding the launch of a new 5-door hatchback model, further evidence of Chevrolet's intention to bring value for money to all mainstream segments in Europe.
A show car version of Chevrolet's compact contender celebrated its world premiere at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.
With the introduction of the new Cruze hatchback, customers have an alternative body style to the traditional sedan and Chevrolet has raised the bar again with a vehicle that brings new levels of value against some of the more established competition.
According to Wayne Brannon, president and managing director of Chevrolet Europe, the potential for meeting further customer demand is significant. "Cruze is turning out to be a real success story. We are selling it in 70 countries around the world and it has recently surpassed the Aveo as our top selling passenger car nameplate globally.
"Hatchbacks play a critical role in many markets. The total compact segment in Europe represents around 4.8 million units which is over a quarter of the total market, with hatchbacks representing around 65% of that volume. We therefore expect to see increased business in a number of regions, while sending out a signal that Chevrolet is now a serious mainstream player in Europe."
Since its launch in the spring 2009, the Cruze sedan has been warmly welcomed by markets all over the world, greeted as a step change for the brand with customers attracted to its coupe style, build quality, 5-star NCAP rating and driving dynamics. It was also elected the AUTOBEST car of 2010 by a jury of leading auto writers in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Chevrolet Cruze is a car particularly well suited to European driver tastes, a fact borne out by sales success across many of markets. So far in 2010, Cruze tops the compact sedan sales charts in many of the larger European markets including Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the U.K., where it is exceeding forecasted sales.
Outside of Europe, Cruze's sales momentum is equally evident. In China alone, Chevrolet has sold nearly 90,000 Cruze since the start of the year, while the sedan is also selling well in Russia, parts of South America, and in India and other emerging markets.
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With its attractive sweeping coupe roofline and short overhangs at both the front and rear, the new Cruze hatchback has the same dynamic 'stance' as the sedan and will be instantly recognizable. It will benefit too from the same taut body 'feel' on the road, being built using the new body-frame integral system (BFI) which is complemented by the final tuning to chassis components. The BFI system results in high levels of stability and solidity.
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One Piece Explore takes place decades after Monkey D. Luffy coexisted. Rumor has it that they found One Piece though it was never confirmed. Leaving the rest of the media in question whether the Straw Hat Pirates found it or not. However till this day, pirates from around the globe are on a frenzy to find it. A new era of pirates has awakened. Do you think you can find it mate?
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Seas remain ever changing during this period. The atmosphere throughout the globe brings forth the feeling of a new era. The aged ones of the previous eras are getting replaced by new individuals. Pirates from all parts of the world have started to make a name for themselves in this New era. Marines remain the same and still attempt to put a stop to these rampaging pirates. Alongside them, the corrupt World Government still attempt to keep the globe at balance. Hence the reason of the addition of the Goban. However in the New World, the Yonkou have remained dormant for some peculiar reason. Which keeps the World Government and media at question.
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Henrico's Top Teachers – Nancy Niedermayer
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As a student at VCU, Nancy Niedermayer was assigned to Glen Lea as a student teacher. A decade later, it's still home. Though she taught second and third grade during her first few years at the school, Niedermayer has been firmly entrenched as a kindergarten teacher in recent years and says she loves it.
"It's a lifestyle and very different from anything else," she says. "It's fast-paced. I find it completely entertaining. You can be having the worst day, and at some point in the day, they're going to make you laugh or challenge you. It's very hard to be in a bad mood in kindergarten."
Glen Lea sits in the shadows of Richmond International Raceway and serves one of the most economically challenged regions of the county. But, one colleague wrote in a nomination letter, "Ms. Niedermayer never uses this as an excuse; instead, it motivates her even more."
Niedermayer feels a strong connection with her students – even after they've left her classroom.
"I'm not just interested in them in kindergarten," she says. "I'm interested in the all the way through. I just feel like when I go to school every day it makes a difference. I feel like there's lots that I can offer, and the kids offer just as much back. I need them as much as they need me."
Many students don't have the type of basic resources at home that might be taken for granted elsewhere, so Niedermayer takes it upon herself to help out.
She has organized an "angel tree" program through her church (Christ the King Lutheran Church) for several years during the winter holidays, during which church members purchase gifts for students who otherwise might not receive any. She's also partnered with her church to help provide food to students who might otherwise go without.
"Just this past week, I observed her sending one of her kindergarteners home with a bag of food because she knew he was not getting enough to eat," a nominator wrote.
To Niedermayer, it's all just part of the responsibility that comes with being a teacher.
"In one day's time you can go from being teacher, to mom, to nurse," she says. "You're not only an educator – a lot of times the love, the stability that you can provide is just as important."
Niedermayer created a program at Glen Lea called Character Cinema, which rewards students who consistently display good character with an afternoon trip to the movies as a group.
"It creates excitement, it shows that their good character doesn't go unnoticed," she says. "Sometimes we're in an environment where we pay more attention to the bad behavior than the good."
Niedermayer also has served as the school's computer contact, assisting other teachers with technology issues on a daily basis, and as the head of the school's social committee, helping to celebrate the successes of others. And she organized and compiled a staff cookbook to sell at school events, using the money to buy treats for students during SOL testing.
But despite all she does at the school, Niedermayer's favorite moments are those that need no explanation: Watching students' reactions at the moment when a lesson suddenly makes sense. Then, she can't always hold back her enthusiasm.
"Sometimes I'll do a little dance and they'll look at me like I'm crazy, and I say, 'You'll get it one day.'"
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St. Joseph's Villa's Flagler Housing & Homeless Services was one of three entities to earn the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Champion of Change Award. The awards were presented Nov. 17 during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
NAEH annually recognizes proven programs and significant achievements in ending child and family homelessness.
Flagler completed its transition from an on-campus shelter to the community-based model of rapid rehousing in 2013, and it was one of the nation's first rapid re-housing service providers to be certified by NAEH. > Read more.
RIR's Christmas tree lighting rescheduled for Dec. 12
Richmond International Raceway's 13th annual Community Christmas tree lighting has been rescheduled from Dec. 6 to Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m., due to inclement weather expected on the original date.
Entertainment Dec. 12 will be provided by the Laburnum Elementary School choir and the Henrico High School Mighty Marching Warriors band. Tree decorations crafted by students from Laburnum Elementary School and L. Douglas Wilder Middle School will be on display. Hot chocolate and cookies will be supplied by the Henrico High School football boosters. > Read more.
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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a comprehensive review of the way the military awards medals and decorations as the country nears the end of more than a decade of warfare.
The awards process has come under scrutiny recently as critics question inconsistencies. The Pentagon drew fire when it proposed a special medal for pilots who fly unmanned aircraft remotely or who engage in cyberwarfare.
The review will determine whether procedures can be streamlined or improved, said Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary.
Kirby said Hagel's own experience as an infantryman in Vietnam helped shape his thinking.
"He talked about seeing his own comrades there in Vietnam doing incredibly brave things and that many of those things will go completely unheeded because they were never written up because of the pace and speed of war," Kirby said. "Many heroic acts never got noticed."
Officials acknowledge that any awards system will necessarily contain an element of personal judgment and subjectivity.
"It's not a science, and I don't think he's trying to make it a science," Kirby said.
Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California Republican, member of the Armed Services Committee and Marine who served in Iraq, has been critical of the process, which he said has been inconsistent and hasn't reflected the breadth of heroic action over the past 12 years.
He points out that there is no living Medal of Honor recipient from the Iraq War.
Hagel was influenced by a recent review that found that a couple of dozen servicemen from World War II, Korea and Vietnam were overlooked for the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for bravery, probably because of their religion or ethnicity.
The 24 medals were awarded after Congress ordered the services to review the records of Jewish and Hispanic veterans of the three wars. Only three of the men were alive to accept the award.
The new Pentagon review will examine how best to recognize servicemembers who engage in new types of warfare, such as those who pilot unmanned aircraft, commonly called drones, or engage in cyberwarfare.
Former Defense secretary Leon Panetta had announced a special medal for drone pilots and cyberwarriors, but Hagel overturned it soon after taking over the job. Critics slammed the award, saying drone pilots don't face physical danger.
Hagel replaced the special medal with a "device" that could be affixed to other decorations.
The Pentagon review will examine such issues as developing criteria for how the devices are awarded, the Pentagon has said, but will not likely reopen the debate about creating a special medal for drone pilots and cyberwarriors.
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Harrisburg and Eldorado honored veterans Monday with formal services followed by celebratory meals at their respective American Legions.
A small crowd stood at Locust Street across from the Veterans Memorial at the Eldorado Old City Hall for a short service that involved heavy words from a former Marine.
In Harrisburg, inside a steel gray American Legion building, a sea of red, white, and blue clad men and women sat at tables talking as the aroma of spaghetti hung through the air. Monday, about 100 veterans and their families assembled to remember veterans in an annual memorial service.
The practice of the service was started when Commander Bill Wise and has been continuing its tradition of honoring those who served for years. This memorial service is held once every year on Nov. 11th at precisely 11 a.m., the exact date, the exact time that World War I officially ended according to service coordinator Allan Parlich.
Parlich is not like his other friends. He has never seen war. He has never served in a war. Yet, he wore a Legion cap and stood as an attentive soldier at the podium as the ceremony began. Four men entered the front of the room, the first carrying a rifle, the second holding an American flag. The third carried a Legion flag, while the fourth also carried a rifle. After an opening prayer by local pastor Brad Vinyard, the Color Guard of the Legion stood at the front as Parlich gave commands.
"All rise for the pledge of allegiance," Parlich said.
Hands crossed hearts, some saluted as Boy Scout Troop 23 member Colton Vaughn lead the group in the pledge. After the pledge, local singer "Mama T" took the podium to sing the "Star Spangled Banner." At the song's conclusion, veterans and families took their seats as Parlich introduced State's Attorney Mike Henshaw to take the podium to deliver the service's speech.
Henshaw took the podium. His opening statements brief, cordial, merely skimming the surface of a deeper message.
"Welcome. To say the least, I am extremely honored to be speaking to you on such an important day as this. We are here to honor the sacrifices these men have made to help us keep our freedoms. Today, we honor those sacrifices. Would all men who have served please stand?" he said.
All veterans stood.
The families needed no direction.
They applauded.
Henshaw continued.
"Your sacrifices helped secure the basic freedoms we enjoy today," he said.
Henshaw then asked the families of the servicemen to stand.
"We live in difficult times. You took up the burden of keeping a family and a home with the absence of a spouse. Thank you," he said.
Henshaw then turned his attention back to the veterans.
Page 2 of 4 - "These men were called to be something bigger than themselves. Since the first shots at Lexington and Conord, American men and women have been stepping up to protect the freedoms of this nation. May we and all future generations ahead of us step up to the cause of defending this great country."
Despite the joys of seeing men and women return home, the families realized not everyone was as fortunate.
"Nothing can ever replace the holes left behind when a serviceman dies for his cause," Henshaw read.
Families in the room felt the dread they once feared themselves. Like ice-wind over a foreign ocean where war raged on blood-stained beaches. Even the slightest notion of never coming home deadened the already quieted room.
"What we do here," Henshaw continued," is not much, but it's one way to honor these men and women. It's a way to say, 'We remember,'" he said.
Henshaw concluded his speech by covering every war that ever included American soldiers.
"From the streets of Paris, to the jungles of Vietnam, to the sand-coated hills of Afghanistan, we must never forget," he said.
Then silence again, as Henshaw stepped down.
Parlich took the podium again. Drawing attention to the American flag then drawn.
The colors of the flag represent elements of the war itself.
"Red stands for the blood that was shed," Parlich began. "The blue represents the color of Heaven, white represents the innocence that was destroyed by war. The 50 stars represent the fifty states."
Parlich once again gave "Mama T" the podium as she encouraged everyone to join her in a rendition of "God Bless America." All stood singing a capella, unrehearsed, unprepared, pure, honest.
After the song, a moment of silence followed as the Color Guard was called to attention, arms drawn, flags stretched forward as a recording of TAPS played gently in the room. The end of the song signified the end of the ceremony and Parlich commanded the Guard to retire arms and they left as the ceremony was dismissed.
Over spaghetti, servicemen and their families talked happily. Most mixed and mingled, some chose to say very little.
There was one such veteran, tall, stocky, with a relaxed manor that one would never guess came from the jungles of Vietnam, who stood talking to friends. His experiences were recounted. He wished not to identify himself.
"I served in Vietnam," he said.
He comes to the Legion building daily, but this day marks a special occasion for him.
"The best thing about this ceremony is that veterans get remembered. I think some people take the military for granted," he said.
His words were true and passionate yet his voice was barely above a whisper.
Page 3 of 4 - On Veteran's Day, he spends most of his time reflecting.
He can't help it.
"Reflection is automatic," he said, "you don't have to think about it."
When asked if he is bitter, his lips thinned and formed half of a smile. It's as if he's learned that bitterness is in fact one of the fueling emotions behind death and destruction.
"Not anymore," he said.
An even bigger problem comes to mind though after he was asked if he had seen much support for veterans in the community itself.
"I don't think there is anything in the community that really shows support for veteran's other than this event here," he said.
Now that he is out of the service, his thoughts lie with the men and women who are not home right now. The ones who are taking his place in the wars being fought today.
"I think about the families and what they're going through," he says.
His own mother worried for him when he was away.
"I wasn't there to hear or see how she actually felt, but I don't have to. I know what she was feeling."
His message to those families who have someone currently serving in any form of the military, "They all have my support," he says. "Whether I agree with the war or not, we must always support our men and women who are fighting for us."
Despite all of these years of coming to peace with what happened in Vietnam, there are still factors here in his home country that continue to bother him.
"One of the things my friends and I were talking about before the service started is that not everyone can or will take the day off," he said.
He understands some people do not have a choice, yet seeing people treat Veteran's Day as if it were just another ordinary day frustrates him, though he'd never show it.
"We don't want it to be two or three days long," he says, "we just want one day where everyone can reflect and honor those who served and are serving."
According to him, war is never a good thing no matter where it's being fought or when it's being fought.
"War is war and it's bad. Anyone who goes through it will change. You can't not change. You can't stay sane if you don't change," he said.
But it's not the hardest thing in the world for him.
"Changing back is what's hardest," he said.
In Eldorado former U.S. Marine Timothy Sears echoed those themes, saying some veterans need much more than thanks and handshakes.
"When they come home to family and friends, some find it hard to reenter life," Sears said.
Page 4 of 4 - Many have heads full of unanswerable questions.
"Questions plague some veterans like 'Why am I still alive?' and 'Could I have done more?'" he said.
Depression among veterans is a problem.
"Ladies and gentlemen, veterans commit suicide every day," he said.
"Is a handshake and a 'Thank you' enough? No. Try asking them how they are doing."
The Eldorado service began with a march from American Legion to the Old City Hall, the Rev. Russell Helton asking the Invocation and ending with Benediction and Madeline and Lydia Rogers singing the national anthem.
Wreaths of the VFW Post 3479, American Legion Post 169, VFW Auxiliary Unit 3479, American Legion Unit 169, VFW Mens Auxiliary 3479, SAL Squadron 169, Michael Hillegas Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Joint Honor Guard Firing Squad fired a 21-gun salute and "Taps" was played.
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Separate sealed BIDS will be received by Castle Valley Special
Service District for the construction of the:
Huntington City Chip Seal Project, 2010 at the office of the Engineer,
Johansen & Tuttle Engineering - until 2:00 p.m., February 18, 2010,
and then opened and publicly read aloud. A bid bond in the amount of 5
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Brad Giles, Chairman
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C'mon Kishi, Third Raikage vs. Fourth Raikage, make the bullshit that is Impure World totally worth it...
And whyyyy!!?!?! I wanted to see kakashi being useful!
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Oh look there are more powerful, yet mostly unknown fighters to appear!
to me it seems like epic respawn, or why is Kishi putting up so many fighters now??? Is he going to show asome fights with everyone of them ("neat") or just spamming them away as fast as they appeared ("probably") or something else happens to them like some one-hit-worlds-end RSM-Rasenshuriken ("lame" but since Naruto has disappointed me lately "most likely").
btw. since the Bloodline Exansion Dude can use "Earth Wind and Fire" can he call the HORDE???
Kabuto, i'll say it again. THIS IS OVERKILL!
I want the alliance to win not through sheer force like the kyubi bomb or something like that. I hope they win by applying strategy and tactics. That would be more entertaining and realistic.
The epic part of these Edo Clones is at least getting to see them, learn their personalities, and maybe see a bit of what they're capable of in battle. I don't expect epic fights from this many ninjas. Frankly, I wouldn't WANT to spend that much time watching so many fights when we've got Naruto/Sasuke/Madara/Kabuto battles up ahead (I want the REAL drama and tension to be centered on them).
I wouldn't mind seeing Kakashi get a fight that actually lasts multiple chapters, though... anyone else can just fight for a few pages and be done, and I'd be fine with it.
I wanna see a couple of ordinary ninjas from different villages fighting an edo tensie zombie and winning through teamwork and combo attacks. For me, that would be more epic than seeing one vs one fight between high level ninjas.
Awesome chapter, shikakus plan sounds pretty solid except for the fact that hes not accounting for kabutos back up, i mean he still has itachi, nagato, hanzo, the previous hosts, and who knows how many other unamed resurrections, plus madara, plus kabuto himself plus the zetsus? damn i think were gonna start to see some good guys die.
Yes, it's war... There ought to be casualties from named ninjas, even from Naruto's generation... And Kishi must make sure to make their death Epic....


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JACKSON – A flawed jury instruction sends a Lafayette County conviction back for a new trial, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Edward Daniels was tried in absentia after his February 2010 indictment on burglary of a dwelling. Before trial, the charge was amended to cite him as a habitual offender.
A jury found him guilty and sentencing was delayed until he could be located.
Ultimately, Circuit Judge Andrew Howorth sentenced him to life without possibility of parole.
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Skip to comments.Ron Pauls Soros Defense Plan
Posted on 01/02/2012 8:38:41 AM PST by mnehring
It was recently observed that Ron Paul was to the left of Obama on national security and the best evidence for that statement can be found when one year ago Ron Paul joined forces with Barney Frank on a proposal to gut national defense via a panel of experts, quite a few of whom were tied to George Soros.
In July 2010, Barney Frank and Ron Paul co-authored a Huffington Post article rolling out their Sustainable Defense Task Force. The Task Force consisting of experts on military expenditures that span the ideological spectrum would recommend a trillion dollars in defense cuts. The experts, however, didnt quite span the ideological spectrum more like float under it.
The panel of experts who would decide how to best gut national defense featured such independent thinkers as William D. Hartung of the New America Foundation. Hartungs main expertise was appearing in Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire.
Then there was Lawrence J. Kolb of the Center for American Progress and Miriam Pemberton of the Institute for Policy Studies. If you want to know what the Center, the Foundation and the Institute all have in common, its Hungarian and smells like stale cabbage and the death of nations.
The rather creepy Institute for Policy Studies issued a paper proposing that Obama act as king and rule through executive orders. The New American Foundation is not only backed by Soros but has his son on its leadership council. The Center for American Progress is run by the co-chair of Obamas transition team and is, for all intents and purposes, the think tank of the White House. All three are Soros funded.
But it doesnt end there. Also on the panel was Christopher Hellman of the National Priorities Project (NPP). If you are wondering what the NPP is, its a think tank whose objective is to influence national spending priorities. And if youre in the mood for a double, Miriam Pemberton is also on the board of the NPP. The man behind the curtain at NPP? None other than our favorite Hungarian James Bond villain.
Going further down the list theres Winslow Wheeler of the Center for Defense Information (CDI). The CDIs goal is to strengthen national and international security through international cooperation [and] reduced reliance on unilateral military power to resolve conflict. CDI operates under the aegis of the World Security Institute, which is apparently the least creepy name they could think of. Wheeler is a Counterpunch contributor, a site which even Stalinists think goes a bit too far. CDI gets money from the Open Society Institute (OSI) where the stench of death and stale cabbage never goes away.
Then theres Charles Knight and Carl Conetta of the Project for Defense Alternatives, which appears to be a subset of the Commonwealth Institute. Of its board of directors, S.M. Miller is also the founder of United for a Fair Economy which enjoys generous support from a certain philanthropic chap who occasionally destroys economies for sport. Another member, Guy Molyneux, has also worked with OSI. A third board member, Richard Healey, was formerly director of the Institute for Policy Studies and is on the advisory board of the Center for Social Inclusion, founded by two OSI veterans.
If you think this cant get any worse, meet Paul Kawika Martin of Peace Action (PA). You might know PA better by its old name, the Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy or just SANE, a Communist front group investigated by none other than Senator Thomas Dodd. PA has the same attitude toward American defense that burglars have toward alarm systems in other peoples homes. They dont like them very much. And they have a five year strategic plan for the job.
Paul Kawika Martin travels around fighting progress on board The Rainbow Warrior and is also involved with Physicians for Social Responsibility. Martin has also collaborated with the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), a front for the Iranian regime. I think you can guess by now who funds Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Also on the task force is Laicie Olson of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. The Center is actually a subset of the Council for a Livable World. Olson originally worked for Physicians for Social Responsibility. Another task force member was Heather Hurlburt of the National Security Network (NSN). The NSNs goals are to build a strong progressive national security and counter conservative spin. Its founder was part of Obamas transition team and resigned to work for Janet Napolitano. Soross OSI helped fund NSN, and its Special Counsel was on the NSN Policy Committee. If youre tired of reading through all this, then heres the summary. Of the Paul-Frank Task Force, 9 out of 14 members were linked to Soross organs. Two were affiliated with the Cato Institute. One is indeterminate. Ron Paul proposed to put a bunch of Soros-funded think tank experts in charge of dismantling the US military. Think about that for a moment. Ron Paul supporters can see conspiracies in a glass of water; can they see anything wrong with this picture? Can they see anything wrong with having a man from a group that was investigated for its Communist ties in the drivers seat on national defense? The task forces proposals included cutting nuclear deterrence; reducing the fleet by 57 ships, including two carriers; canceling the Joint Strike Fighter; severely curtail missile defense and that is a direct quote from the report retiring four Marine battalions; reducing the military by 200,000 personnel; cutting defense research spending by 50 billion over ten years; and increasing health care fees for members of the military. Not only did Paul join forces with Barney Frank to slash military preparedness, but he ended up putting the experts of a foreign billionaire with global ambitions in charge of the project. And that was what he did as a congressman. Can anyone imagine what he would do as president?
But why would Ron Paul allow George Soros that much power and influence over Americas defense policy? There are a number of possibilities. There is the possibility that Ron Paul just didnt know and didnt bother to do his research. Which is not much of a recommendation for the job hes running for. Theres another possibility that Ron Paul knew and didnt care, that he had no objection to being part of a left-right alliance against the American Empire with Soros. But theres also a third possibility. During the previous election, Americans Against Escalation in Iraq (AAEI) ran an ad praising Ron Paul for his position against the war. AAEI was an umbrella group for MoveOn.org, the Center for American Progress, SEIU, Americans United For Change, the National Security Network and others in the progressive bestiary. A number of those beasties were Soros groups. Im not one to dabble in conspiracy theories, but when Soros pays for an ad praising you during the Republican primaries and then you put his experts in charge of Americas defense policy, then maybe some questions should be asked.
To the Left of Obama on foreign policy? More like to the right, the rest of the republican field is to the left.
Probably the same way they fought undeclared wars against France (the quasi war) and later the Barbary Pirates. Built a defence, in their case create a Navy, reestablish the USMC, and take the fight to the enemy. In Frances case off their coast and the Carribean, the pirates in the Mediterranean. Both wars fought by the founders, undeclared, and fought over trade far from America. Taking the fight to the enemy is an old American tradition, not always followed. And sometimes we make mistakes, which are unrelated to the Constitution or the founders as paulestinians would have us believe.
Do we not currently have defensive forces, stationed inside the boundaries of the country to take care of that? Do you think Ron Paul has a problem with the military as present within our own borders? If and when our enemies should ever undertake to put boots on the ground over here . . . well . . let's hope to God our guns have not been confiscated by then, because by then we should have had the blessing of federal powers to assemble and train militias for just such a thing.
Only with THOUSANDS of OFFENSIVE strategic ballistic missiles. There still is NO OTHER DEFENSE. The ABM sites in Alaska can't handle but a few missiles from such as North Korea.
So again, that's a THREAT to other nations. Not a latent militia defense force from the 18th century that is no threat to anyone. Mutually Assured destruction is the policy of the USA right now, and that has worked so far, even though it tends to encourage enemies to "strike first" if they are worried about our stability.
Do you think Ron Paul has a problem with the military as present within our own borders?
He certainly has a problem with the pentagon's budget, mission and scope. Maybe he likes the soldiers though.
If and when our enemies should ever undertake to put boots on the ground over here . . . well . . let's hope to God our guns have not been confiscated by then, because by then we should have had the blessing of federal powers to assemble and train militias for just such a thing.
Actually, spot on that I should mention Killeen. Enemy boots on the ground (just two boots) INSIDE Fort Hood...where ALL these Paul-Approved defensive soldiers who would protect us are stationed...and they are not allowed to carry guns. 13 dead, 29 injured.
Hey! Let's do math!
If there were 21,000 Major Hassan's that our enemies wanted to put boots on our defensive Army bases, well you can calculate 882,000 casualties....decimating the entire active and reserve Army corps.
There's a lot more we can do than to fold our military up as Paul seems to want.
Kinda wondering myself how the founding fathers envisioned dealing with countries that could move nuclear subs off our shores and bomb us everywhere. Put missiles in Cuba and wipe out the east coast.
How the figured that the middle east could control our national interest with their oil reserves, and how another country like china or russia could put more money or manpower on the ground, control those reserves and actually bring us to a standstill over night.
Oh wait a minute .. THEY DIDN'T!
There still is NO OTHER DEFENSE.
Well then, we'd best get crackin'. Wait. We've spent all our cash building Iraq and Afghanistan for people who don't even think like us.
The ABM sites in Alaska can't handle but a few missiles from such as North Korea. So again, that's a THREAT to other nations.
A threat to other nations how? Sounds to me like an opportunity for them to attack.
Defenses against potential enemies do not necessarily have to be set up in 700 places around the globe. Our forefathers were not blind to threats from foreign entities. While they may not have envisioned modern warfare, they certainly did not envision build a worldwide empire as if the whole world was waiting with open arms for Western ideals.
There. I rearranged for better clarity! The thousands of offensive missiles are a threat. Mutually Assured Destruction is a threat.
And some argue that a completely effective missile defense shield is also in effect a threat because it makes the enemy vulnerable to a first strike without being able to retaliate. It shifts the balance of MAD.
It has little to do with having a "world wide empire" but more to do with having boots on the ground, making friends, being there in person. Showing unity when requested as we are in many countries (at their request) - to keep others at bay.
If we fail to do that, then they will succumb to influences that are totally against our interests.
Yes murder still happens, rape still happens, lets all make those laws go away too ARF.
yea right so in the nut case land of Ron [paul and his loons who follow him then we'll make all drugs legal, let drug houses open next to schools and hell why should Govt decide who can take drugs, if the 16 year old wants to then why not.
Yes that is the world where the lunatics of Ron Paul want to be, on top of marrying siblings because Govt should not get involved and hell Paul said in the 2008 debate that he would get rid of the CIA, FBI.
[Paul is a nut, he is not a republican, he is not a conservative , he is more left than some liberals and many Dems on social and foreign issues and should not be allowed to use the GOP platform for his own lunacy.
Let him run on the libertarian ticket and see where he goes then.
Liberals who want to have all drugs legal, marry their siblings,and don't want to pay taxes.
And they wonder why the majority think they are lunatics.
With a national debt of $16 trillion, almost incalculable unfunded government and private debt, a declining industrial base, and the worst educational system of any Western democracy, the United States cannot sustain the international role it has for 70 years. Irrespective of Ron Paul's unrealistic vision, this nation will need several decades to rebuild the sort of power needed to become preeminent once again. We have tried to provide guns and butter. Given the choice, the electorate will likely choose the latter. Realistically, the government will be able to provide neither sooner than later.
The Barbary war was far from short, at 15 or so years our longest till now unless you split it up. And while most of our actions were in the hemisphere, we fought the French and Brits at a distance, Spanish too, and none our neighbors. By the civil war you could find a dozen or so actions in the South Pacific and Africa unrelated to the Brits. I'm a manifest destiny guy, love Polk, so I won't argue the "defending our borders" thing, they were fluid. What I was addressing was the frequent Paul supporter contension that the founders didn't fight foreign or undeclared wars, which you clearly didn't raise. Nation building, different issue. Worked in Europe and Japan, but we paid a heck of a price both in totally desstroying our enemies, then rebuilding them. We've done neither in recent conflicts. Can't disagree with your economic assessment, faced with a threat we might have to opt for more hurt on the enemy, less nation building. Not sure we disagree on all that much.
Yes. I would hope we can develop both defensive and offesive capabilities that are staged closer to home, yet highly effective on a global basis. The idea being a light footprint out there, with keen eyes everywhere. Munz is on the right track insofar as a presence is desirable. IMO that presence should be predominantly diplomatic as opposed to military. We're not far from being able to strike on an exceedingly quick, effective basis over tremendous distances. I do not think our forefathers, or Ron Paul, would have any problem with that.
Staging troops and materiel all over the world? If anything, that notion deserves constant analysis for two reasons: It is expensive, and it has a tendency to rub certain peoples the wrong way. There truly is no harm in recognizing and strategically addressing the manifest differences between the West and other peoples.
Best to you both!
If by setting up shop you mean Sharia Law as the Law of the Land, that would be philosophically impossible without overthrowing our Constitution. They'd have to do that by force, and a I guarantee you *nobody* on the Republican ticket would accept that, let alone Democratic.
As for enclaves where Muslims are permitted to practice their faith with all it's implications, our Constitution does not make an exception in the Establishment clause.That's something of a conundrum if the aim and intent of the Muslim faith at its core is world domination by way of a set of rules other than we've established here. That seems to be the case for a good many of them. I would prefer they stay away from our borders.
Let me give some examples quick (cause I need some rest)
Saudi's asked for our aid. That is what pissed off Bin laden.
We naturally sent aid. Bin Laden declared war on us.
Were we to say no to the Saudis, then our oil supply would have gone down the tubes. Iraq was all over them. Bin Laden wanted to protect Arabia with the mujahadeen.
meanwhile, the real reason that islam has attacked us, has nothing .. REPEAT NOTHING to do with us being attacked is simply because it is all about their religion to do so. They are looking for a new caliphate to ensure world domination. That includes us. Taking oil supplies would certainly be part of it.
Sharia law would be part of it.
Having their 'religion' treated as a religion is all part of it, yet t is not a religion because it comes with it's own laws that are above the constitution and they are not in line with the constitution because they infringe upon the rights of others unlike other religions. These are things that Ron Paul does not understand or does not want to understand.
As far as keeping boots on the ground, Special Forces soldiers have been used for years as insurgents - in small numbers, building churches schools, hospitals, small villages, whatever the locals needed. Helped train militias and then made them friends that could help keep them on our side rather than be easily turned against us.
That is why Russia was defeated in Afghanistan. We used this successfully against them. Unfortunately - we left too much in place and pulled out again (much like what Paul is saying we should do now) left on their own, they ended up being turned and used against us.
This would happen again. But people do not want to look at that and just see what history has taught us.
When I hear people tell me that Paul says that we are attacked because we occupied their lands I can't help but wonder what lands we occupied in 1786 when Muslims attacked us the first time. It is BS. They attack us and hold our people for ransom and kill our people because that is =what they are commanded to do by the prophet and the prophet was told to do it by their god allah.
That is what it is. There is no peace except for 10 year false peace with them while they gather strength. It is called a tactical peace. Paul understands NOTHING about Islam and that is a big threat now. Especially now that Obama has tossed the middle east to the muslims.
Time to wake up. We need a strong presence anywhere we can get it, we need allies anywhere we can get them. We need to lock our boarders down and we need to secure our interests worldwide.
Obama has to go and the last thing we need is to have a guy in the white house who is telling the world that 9/11 was our fault!
Why didn't you credit the author?
"And, if they didnt envision an offensive military force, what about sending the US Navy to Tripoli?"
From the halls of Montezooooma, to the shores of Tripoliiii......
All kidding aside, great post! Nothing annoys me more than Paultards inventing history.
No, like the vast majority of FReepers, it looks like MNehring thinks Jew hater Ron Paul is a lump of surrender monkey poop.
The military has NOTHING to do with the debt.. What is spent on the military is mee pennies compared to other programs.
The military is the ONLY thing that is MANDATED to be funded, yet the foaming at the mouth paultards on here are quick to demand that the military be neutered.
The paultards sound like a bunch of codestink, international answer, demoncrapunderground treasoncrats with their constant demands that the military be cut.
Oh and before one of you closet treasoncrats label me as some "big government statist", my plan for setting things straight goes far deeper than your village idiot's plan.
For one, with exception of military funding everything gets cut back to FY1940 levels. Every agency that came about after 1940 would be eliminated.... That means no EPA, Dept of Education, DHS, TSA, etc, etc. all agencies that remain will be realigned to eliminate duplicate services, and they will be mandated to use the same accounting system that the military is currently using which accounts for every penny, and eliminates slush funds.
All of these various government commissions would be eliminated.
The Post Office would see their million dollar salary board of directors as well as their tax payer funded entourages fired.
I'd call for tort reform to end these frivilous medical malpractice lawsuits thus lowering the cost of healthcare.
I'd call for the elimination of public sector unions, as well as going after other unions (such as the UAW, and SEIU) under the RICO Act.
Taxes would be cut across the board.
I'd close all borders and fully overhaul the immigration system. I'd reimpliment Eisenhower's Operation Wetback to round up and deport all those here illegally.
As far as congress, I'd call for term limits. No more than 2 terms for senators, and no more than 4 for congresscritters. And on top of that an immediate repeal of the 17th amendment. I'dalso call for a permanent ban for those leaving office from seeking jobs as lobbyists.
Thats just a fraction of the plan I have, and just what I posted goes further than what the village idiot from TX-14 says he would do.
Roger that!
If only Pepto worked on the old Jew hater......
In essence what you've tacitly admitted is that we kowtowed to foreign entities because we do not have the wherewithal to explore and make use of our own resources. Saudi Arabia asked for our aid? Why did we give it? It was not just our presence in Saudi Arabia that tweaked Bin Laden. Now he not only got our attention, but he also got us to expend billions and blood, chasing and building in sand lands like chickens with our heads cut off.
Our desire for vengeance has trumped our faculty for deliberation over the bigger picture. "Not to worry. A few extended zots will fix this." Our forefathers would be turning over in their graves if they saw our lack of sense, foresight, and tact when it comes to dealing with foreign powers, let alone our willingness to give up personal liberty for the sake of security.
If we had our act together domestically we could have told Saudi Arabia to go ahead and set their price for oil. If we feel so inclined we'll buy it. If they wanted to charge a steeper price than we cared to pay, we could have told them to pound sand. If we had the right eyes and ears on the ground over there we could have castrated the bastards who seek our demise before they could say "camel."
As for the military being the "ONLY thing that is MANDATED to be funded", the Federal government, through Congress, is also authorized to coin money, regulate international and interstate commerce, establish uniform rules on naturalization, and all the other powers outlined in Article I, Section 8. All these powers imply the authorization to fund and administer. The last sentence of Article I, Section 8 states, "To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof."
All the items you have stated you would reform are good. However, most of them would do little to reduce the national debt. Tort reform and repeal of the 17th Amendment would do little to immediately change the picture. Abolishing Federal unions is a good idea, but they lack the power to strike, so they lack the leverage private sector unions have. The chances of cutting Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, ADC, and probably Obamacare, the biggest item in the Federal budget, are minimal. It is not called the "third rail" of American politics in vain. The United States also has a massive debt to service. Default is an extreme option that would lead to world economic chaos.
Increasing taxation on the rich or the middle class and poor is counterproductive. Our "guns and butter" policy has led to a ratio of national debt to gross national product exceeding World War II levels, when we were fighting really formidable enemies, not crazed Islamic radicals running retrograde societies. When push comes to shove, the electorate will choose the social programs over world power status, as happened in Britain after World War II. Our underlying problems, such as a weakened industrial base and the worst educated population in the West, are as formidable as those that forced Spain from its role as a world power. American youth are in such poor physical shape that if you were to restore the draft, it would take at least a year to get them in the same level of fitness as their grandfathers.
The United States is running out of options. Irrespective of who will win the election, I don't see any option but the inevitable: either defaulting on the national debt or hyperinflation. Both the welfare state and the warfare state will collapse, like it or not.
Didn't Ron Paul call Reagan a traitor in 1988?
Paul's got a lot of nerve talking about spending when he's been packing pork into bills he knew was going to pass with or without his vote.
In the same way liberals call Rush Limbaugh a liar on a regular basis, yes. Tim Russert read a quote attributed to Ron Paul that said as much, and Ron Paul was alarmed. I don't suppose people are willing to make stuff up about Ron Paul, do you?
Oh, you again. Don't you have a blog to post or something?
"Sustainable Defense Task Force"
"Barney Frank defense-cuts ally Ron Paul has a "Soros defense plan" (Greenfield)
Adam Taxin
Philadelphia Jewish Culture Examiner
January 3, 2012 -
"Ron Pauls Soros Defense Plan"
Daniel Greenfield
Jan 2nd, 2012
The report itself:
"Debt, Deficits, & Defense: A Way Forward"
June 11, 2010
I'm NOT a Paul supporter nor a Romney supporter, but thinking like that would have kept Reagan from being elected in 1980. Think about it.
Sure do. In fact, I'll ping you when it's up.
We gave the aid not just for resources, we gave it so that others would not TAKE IT! See the beauty of a resource is not just having it but also denying it to someone else.
You would rather that Iraq had the Saudi oil fields? Because that was the option in the Saudi's mind. Or did you not get that?
As far as I can tell, they both have oil fields. Ownership does make the resource disappear. Each should be free to sell the oil or keep it. I don't have a problem with that. The world has plenty of oil, more bubbling up all the time. The beauty of being American is the freedom to invent, while at the same time make use of resources at hand. At least it used to be.
While that is widely accepted as fact due to the media's lack of interest in using history as a guide in their reporting, it's not really true. It's just one of the bogus after-the-fact rationalizations for why al Qaeda's activities were "justified." Bin Laden, years before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and subsequent massing on the Saudi border compelled the Saudis to ask for our help, had already established himself as an America-hating SOB. Al Qaeda, "the worldwide jihad" after all, was born not after the Saudis asked for our help in the early 1990s but even earlier, in 1988.
OBL's mentor, Azzam, with whom he cofounded MAK even before al Qaeda, was already known for his prolific rants against the U.S. and for his assertions that the U.S. undermined the Mujahadeen in the war in Afghanistan against the USSR.
In the late 1980s before al Qaeda was born and just as things were looking bad for the Soviets in Afghanistan, Azzam and Osama bin Laden got in a big dispute over MAK's goal. OBL wanted to wage jihad simultaneously against the United States and the various insufficiently islamic Governments that ruled over muslim lands from which he had recruited dissidents- a multi-front war. Azzam in contrast, planned to focus more narrowly on completing the war in Afghanistan, which he viewed as a training ground for his ultimate goal. He intended to gather these veteran mujahadeen together for an assault not on the United States or other Arab governments, but against Israel, upon whose ruins Palestine could be formed.
Their disagreement was sufficiently bitter that OBL left MAK and took the more radical members with him, forming, with Jalaidan, "Al Qaeda." This was in 1988, so he was preparing for war with the United States years BEFORE Iraq started the Gulf War, before this well-publicized 1991 gripe about US toops in Saudi Arabia ever came to be.
It wasn't long after the break, about a year, that Azzam was killed in a bombing.
After Azzam's death, the opportunistic OBL immediately moved back in and took over MAK's global operations, absorbing most of Azzam's followers.
The way was now clear, in 1989, for OBL to begin planning his multifronted jihad against the United States and the unpious rulers of countries from whence his jihadists came. Azzam's goal of Palestine went on the back burner- the jihad bin Laden had in mind was far broader than that, and OBL's big "base" , al Qaeda, eventually became the umbrella under which allied terrorist groups would join, their leaders becoming voting members of al Qaeda's shurra councils of operations and financing.
Thanks. You took a lot of time and effort to articulate that synopsis. OBL is one of those cases where some clandestine operations would have been in order decades ago. Instead of castrating OBL we castrated ourselves.
Major wars and grandstanding tend to snowball. Not good. Our involvement with foreign entities should be predominantly trade-related. I hate to admit it, but I suspect we've lacked the "tact, poise, and reason" to "gently squeeze them."
What does the acronym MAK stand for?
What part of rolling back the budget to FY1940 and eliminating those agencies didn't you understand?
That alone would eliminate a massive portion of the deficit. Not to mention realigning the remaining agencies to eliminate the costly redundancy.
>As far as I can tell, they both have oil fields. Ownership does make the resource disappear. <
tell that to a dictator who has control of the fields who is anti-america.
Either he can market his goods or stew in his own juices. The fact is, we have decent resources right here on our own turf.
There is no political will to cut back on Federal transfer payments and welfare programs. Defaulting on government debt would lead to a worldwide financial crisis. Our national debt now exceeds our GNP. Even Obama would be compelled to massively increase military expenditures if Iran decides to block the Straits of Hormuz or North Korea attacks South Korea, both of which events would likely trigger a world war. Then there are the issues in the culture and economy: the consequences of permissiveness, a Third World level educational system, the collapse of our industrial base, drug abuse (legal and illegal), etc.
No Presidential candidate has an effective plan to address these issues, not Romney, not Gingrich, not Paul, not Santorum, and certainly not Obama. Reality will hit this nation as it did Britain, Spain, the USSR, and the Roman Empire. God help us.
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Kadri Gopalnath hails from Mangalore in Karnataka. He plays the South Indian brand of the subcontinent's classical music known as Karnatic music - sometimes encountered as Carnatic or Karnatak - and he plays it on the saxophone. This is music conceived in melodic creativity and re-creativity based in ragam (the archetype of the younger northern raga) and bedded deep in Hinduism. To be truthful, the qualifier 'classical' tends to be inserted as a sop simply because the music's better known, and younger Hindustani or Northern Indian form usually has the 'classical' tag appended. Karnatically speaking, the qualifier is obsolete. This is music of the marketplace, temple and music conference. As Gem Tones reveals, it is a most welcoming music. No degree in music or understanding of its organisation is needed to get this music under your skin.
This single-note, melody-based music - chords and harmony feature only incidentally - is yoked to a far more highly sophisticated concept of rhythm called thalam (rhythmic cycle) than the West has ever produced. As M R Sainatha demonstrates, the mridangam - a two-headed barrel drum - can create symphonies in rhythm.
"What we're playing is Karnatic music," explains Gopalnath. "It's melodic composition in essence. This is universal composition. We don't respect the personal composers. We respect the traditions. We can play compositions by more than a thousand composers and we have famous composers such as Tyagaraja or Dikshitar who are part of our universal education. All South Indians know the songs and can sing together."
This music defies the West's patrician and popular conceptions of what 'classical music' is. For a start, it has an unfathomable antiquity, capable of withering upstart European and Arab claims to cultural venerability. More tellingly, it blurs western conceits and conceptions about what 'classical' really means. A saint-composer such as Tyagaraja (1767-1847) - two of whose compositions appear on Gem Tones - retains a contemporary feel and a time-honoured popularity that any western composer past, present or future would envy.
Although the Indian subcontinent is home to a rich assortment of musical instruments, the South has shamelessly absorbed foreign influences. Nowadays, it is impossible to conceive of Karnatic music without violin accompaniment - albeit tuned and held to suit an Indian outlook - such as A Kanyakumari plays. Her 'European' violin and the clarionet (clarinet) are now long-established solo instruments in the South. But the saxophone, that is Kadri Gopalnath's contribution to the South's never-ending process of cultural assimilation.
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Chelsea have sacked Roberto Di Matteo just hours after their Champions League defeat to Juventus.
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The club have reacted swiftly to the 3-0 loss in Turin which took their hopes of reaching the last 16 out of their hands, and put them at risk of becoming the first holders to fail to reach the subsequent knockout phase.
The Blues have also failed to win any of their last four Premier League games, a run which has seen them slip from top to four points behind leaders Manchester City.
A club statement read: "Chelsea Football Club has parted company this morning with manager Roberto Di Matteo.
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"The team's recent performances and results have not been good enough and the owner and the board felt that a change was necessary now to keep the club moving in the right direction as we head into a vitally important part of the season."
The statement continued: "The club faces a difficult task ahead in qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League as well as maintaining a strong challenge for the top of the Premier League while competing in three other cup competitions. Our aim is to remain as competitive as possible and challenge strongly on all fronts.
"The owner and the board would like to thank Roberto for all he has done for the club since taking over in March. Roberto helped guide us to an historic Champions League victory and a seventh FA Cup. We will never forget the huge contribution he has made to this club's history and he will always be welcome at Stamford Bridge.
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Di Matteo took charge of Chelsea in March after the club had sacked Andre Villas-Boas, initially on a temporary basis.
He rescued the club's ailing Champions League campaign and steered them against all odds to victory over Bayern Munich in the final on the German team's home ground, having already secured the FA Cup.
He was given a two-year contract in June, but not before there had been major speculation over whether Guardiola would take over.
The season started well domestically but they have fallen slightly off the pace in recent weeks. Di Matteo has become the first top-flight manager to leave his post this season.
Roberto Di Matteo factfile
1970: Born May 29 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, to Italian parents.
1988: Starts career as a midfielder with Schaffhausen.
1991: Joins FC Zurich.
1992: Joins FC Aarau and wins the Swiss Super League in his only season at the club.
1993: Moves to Lazio in Serie A.
1994: November - Makes Italy debut as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat to Croatia in qualifying for Euro 96.
1996: Joins Chelsea, then managed by Ruud Gullit.
1997: April - Scores his first international goal in a World Cup qualifier against Poland which Italy won 3-0.
May 17 - Scores what was then the fastest ever goal in an FA Cup final, netting after 42 seconds against Middlesbrough as Chelsea go on to win 2-0.
1998: March 29 - Scores as Chelsea again beat Boro 2-0 to win the League Cup.
May 13 - Wins Cup Winners' Cup with 1-0 win over Stuttgart in the final.
2000: May 20 - Scores the only goal of the game against Aston Villa to win the FA Cup for a second time.
2002: February - Retires due to injury aged 31 after failing to recover from a broken leg he suffered 18 months earlier in a UEFA Cup tie with St Gallen.
2008: July - Appointed manager of MK Dons in League One.
2009: May - Misses out on promotion as the Dons lose their play-off semi-final on penalties to Scunthorpe.
June - Appointed manager of Championship side West Brom.
2010: May - Wins promotion to the Premier League as the Baggies finish second in the Championship.
2011: February - Sacked by West Brom.
June - Appointed assistant manager to Andre Villas-Boas at Chelsea.
2012: March - Named the Blues' interim coach after Villas-Boas was sacked.
May 5 - Wins the FA Cup as Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 in the final.
May 19 - Leads Chelsea to the greatest achievement in the club's history as they win the Champions League by beating Bayern Munich on penalties in Munich.
June 13 - Appointed Chelsea's permanent manager and first-team coach on a two-year contract.
Nov 21 - Chelsea announce they have parted company with Di Matteo, the night after a 3-0 Champions League defeat to Juventus makes their qualification out of the group stages unlikely.
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