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Written by Miami Today on May 31, 2001
High Tech, by Miami Today reporter Candice Ventra, condenses
the latest news in the Miami Internet and technical worlds.
E-RECOGNITION: Netjuice Consulting, Spain's largest Internet consulting firm, with offices in Miami, has been recognized as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, one of only five companies in the three-state Microsoft Gulf States District to earn the honor, Microsoft officials say. A Netjuice executive will also sit on the Microsoft e-Commerce Partner Advisory Council, one of 50 companies in the US selected for the board. Gold Level Certification, Microsoft officials say, acknowledges a company's expertise and status as a high-level partner.
INTERNETWORKER: The Miami Internet Alliance is presenting "From Bricks to Clicks," a seminar describing how to use the Internet to expand a business, at 6:30 p.m. today (3/29) in the J.W. Marriott, 1111 Brickell Ave.
CHARTER BANDS: Charter Communications, a broadband communications company, will sponsor the Internet Coast's first "Internet Street Fair" from noon to 6 p.m. May 5 along Lincoln Road between Pennsylvania and Washington streets, Miami Beach. More than 100 Internet Coast companies a collection of technology firms in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties will showcase products and ideas. Charter Communications will showcase high-speed Internet access capabilities by providing connectivity for the event. Admission is free. Details: internetstreetfair.com.
VERIZON HUB: Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless communications provider, has opened a 5,000-square-foot store at 821 W 49th St., Hialeah. The outlet is the company's newest and largest retail location in the state, company officials say. The free-standing store is twice the size of a typical Verizon Wireless outlet. Hialeah's central location will allow the store to serve as a hub among Verizon Wireless' 16 South Florida retail outlets, officials say.


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Welcome to your morning dose of denim news, links, sales, and other irresistible tid bits of inside info! Catch up on what's happening (or totally not happening) and browse our personal picks after scanning the web this morning. Got a tip you think we should include, a sale you want to share, or a style you just saw and can't live without? Email us!
1. Earnest Sewn will be having their end of season sale, beginning on Monday, December 12th! Enjoy 40-60% off online or in a store near you. Visit them online for locations.
UPDATE: The Earnest Sewn sales will also be offered in each of their retail stores. A selection of denim, approximately 50 washes in men's and 50 washes in women's will be available at 40% off.
2. Art Basel saw the release of Johan Lindeberg's new BLK DNM fragrance, Perfume 11. It's a unisex scent with hints of "black amber, birch tar, and soft musks (base notes) blend with incense, fir balsam (mid notes) and finally cardamom (top notes) to create a peppery blend." Get one at BLK DNM.
3. We're digging some of the new indigo washes at Marc Allison Jeans.
4. James Jeans has a new coutoure denim line out, that promises to flatten your stomach, trim your thighs, slim your butt, and scult your hips. As Lisette of Denimology exclaimed, these sound "better than Spanx!"
5. Lindsay Lohan wears what seems like her first legit "stylish" outfit in years, wearing a pair of Genetic Denim Shane cigarette pants in lava.
—Michelle Christina Larsen
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Skip to comments.White al Qaeda in Bosnia
Posted on 12/03/2006 6:42:40 AM PST by SchweinhundEdited on 12/03/2006 7:52:18 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
"No general had the authority to command us, former Quaida activist Ali Hamad reports about his time as commander of a Mujaheddin unit in the war in Bosnia. In the Interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE the former terrorist warns of a sleeper network in the Balkan.
SPEIGEL ONLINE: You fought as the commander of a Quaida unit in Bosnia, ordered by Bin Laden. Today you call yourself his biggest enemy. Why did you renounce terrorism?
Hamad: I was hired by Quaida officers in Bahrein when I was 17 years old. My family had cast me out and I welcomed every help that could promise me a mhome and bread. After a 13 month long training in a Quaide camp in Afghanistan I became a soldier in one of Bin Laden's units. He convinced me that we would fight a Holy War for Islam, which was under attack by Judaism and Christianity.
SPEIGEL ONLINE: Including suicide attacks?
Hamad: The lectures in Afghanistan had brain washed me. I would definitely have wired me with explosives and blown me up at some place in cold blood. At least if I would have taken hundreds of our enemies with me.
SPEIGEL ONLINE: You would have had no second thoughts to sacrifice your own life?
Hamad: If you see your fellow fighters run into death without hesitation, you will follow them blindly. Our teachers convinced us that death is painless - one would feel it like the sting of a needle at most. He who would kill a Christian or a Jew would only exchange his visible body with an invisible one.
SPEIGEL ONLINE: In the 8 years that you are already here in the bosnian Zenica prison, you wrote a book about Al Quaida. The book mainly deals with Al Quaeda's role in the war in Bosnia.
Hamad: Al-Quaida wasn't interested in helping the Bosnian muslims, they were interested in creating a base of operations that would allow them to increase their radius of operations - much like the USA with their bases spread across the globe. Some leaders of the Western World noticed that, but did nothing.
SPEIGEL ONLINE: What makes you think that?
Hamad: For example, the bosnian army and our units were supplied with weapons from Iran, in the time of the embargo.
SPEIGEL ONLINE: While standing before the Haag tribunal, you were mainly asked about your connection to the bosnian army. The prosecutors were interested, whether the mujaheddin which are known for their cruelty had been under command of the Bosnians.
Hamad: 1992 there had been a mass influx of mujaheddin into the Balkan. Our route led via Frankfurt toZagreb, Split and from there via Mostar into Bosnia. Croats and Bosnians let us pass, those who wanted a bosnian passport recieved it - though we mostly used false names for that. The political and military command of Bosnia at that time granted us the highest privileges and immunity from the police.
SPEIGEL ONLINE:Was there no protest against your fighting methods?
Hamad: Of course our methods were cruel. Al Quaida demanded to torture the enemy, to cut him into pieces with chainsaws, to massacre him with knives. Though we officially had to obey the command of the bosnian army, our conditions were accepted: No bosnian general was allowed to command us.
SPEIGEL ONLINE: Contrary to the Dayton peace treaty, the foreign combattants stayed in the country - as sleepers for future terror attacks on the european continent?
Hamad: The bosnian leadership put themselves out so we would get bosnian passports after the war, and we were advised to marry bosnian women, so we could stay in the country as civilians. Many Quaida fighters entered humanitarian organisations and got their papers that way. Concerning the future danger of terrorism: Had the terrorism in Bosnia not been able to root in the Balkan, he would not be able to threaten Europe as open as he is doing it now.
SPEIGEL ONLINE: Bosnia wants to become a member of the EU. Doesn't Al Quaida have to fear that the persecution of potential mujaheddin will become much easier for the EU and also the USA this way?
Hamad: In the momentary bosnian leadership, there are people who welcomed our arrival in the past. Also there were 400 native, bosnian mujaheddin in our unit, which supported the terrorist methods of Al Ouaida. Today, maybe 800 Bosnians belong to the so-called "white Quaeda" - Terrorists with white skin. Their enrollment is supported by the economic crisis. They will help later on to expand the terror network in Europe.
The link doesn't work for me. You have a direct link to the German language version of the article?
And elsewhere no doubt.
And elsewhere no doubt.
You did better than Babelfish. There are some interesting things here.
Good post!
And Bill Clinton helped them achieve their ends. They couldn't have done it without him.
What sort of American would have supported Al Qaeda in their efforts? Other than the first two on this ping, of course. Dhimmitude is as dhimmitude does.
Outstanding post, and your English is far better than most any of us could do in German!
But could you ask the moderator to properly title this as "White al Qaeda in Bosnia", so that this post gets the attention that it deserves? Even I wasn't sure what the title was saying as it is written. I only read the post becuase it said "Bosnia".
For example, one such group about which details have come to light is the Third World Relief Agency (TWRA), a Sudan-based, phoney humanitarian organization which has been a major link in the arms pipeline to Bosnia. ["How Bosnia's Muslims Dodged Arms Embargo: Relief Agency Brokered Aid From Nations, Radical Groups," Washington Post, 9/22/96; see also "Saudis Funded Weapons For Bosnia, Official Says: $300 Million Program Had U.S. 'Stealth Cooperation'," Washington Post, 2/2/96] TWRA is believed to be connected with such fixtures of the Islamic terror network as Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman (the convicted mastermind behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing) and Osama Binladen, a wealthy Saudi emigre believed to bankroll numerous militant groups. [WP, 9/22/96] (Sheik Rahman, a native of Egypt, is currently in prison in the United States; letter bombs addressed to targets in Washington and London, apparently from Alexandria, Egypt, are believed connected with his case. Binladen was a resident in Khartoum, Sudan, until last year; he is now believed to be in Afghanistan, "where he has issued statements calling for attacks on U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf." [WP, 9/22/96])
This shows that the Bosnian government and its entire leadership, including Alija Izetbegovic, was criminal and permitted torture and mutilation.
This former Mujahideen says they were officially to obey the Bosnian army, but that the army was permissive and didn't complain about their killing methods.
"Our route led via Frankfurt to Zagreb, Split and from there via Mostar into Bosnia. Croats and Bosnians let us pass"
It also shows how Croatia (a Catholic country) helped bring these people into the Balkans. The Bosnian Croats would later be on the receiving end of some of the torture, killings and mutilations of the Mujahideen. Only then did the Croats mind - but if the Mujahideens had kept only to murdering Serbs it would have been A-O.K. for the Croats.
Too bad that in the interview they didn't ask him about specific battles/skirmishes/raids he partook in - the when, where (exactly), estimated killed, civilians/army ratio, men/women, elderly/children, etc. This would be helpful about identifying any mass graves too. Likely some of the bodies the Serbs could not bury are claimed to be Muslims when discovered.
Read how the Catholics helped bring the Mujahideen to Bosnia.
Doesn't it make you mad how the western propaganda portrayed the Bosnian Muslim leadership as moderates when they permitted torture and killings with chainsaws - and they had hundreds of their own homegrown Mujahideen involved too in the slicing and dicing and decapitating of Serbs.
What makes me maddest is that here we sit, 15 years later, in the US threatened by the same forces that the Serbs fought, and our own US government is still supporting these Islamists in hotbeds like Bosnia and Kosovo while claiming to be "fighting the war on terror". That is what really burns me -- along with the Globalist NGO morons who have our government officials' ear and who claim that these bizarre policies are in "the US' best interests" And our elected government listens to them and not to us!
Title changed to draw more readers per request.
Ihr Englisch ist einwandfrei.
Danke. Ein paar Leute haben mir schon Tips gegeben. Hier zu schreiben erweitert auf jeden Fall das Vokabular.
You're welcome. Yes, this place is great for learning. It sure does expand one's vocabulary (general as well as political) and people are always willing to help.
I speak/read/write Serbian and English. I am learning German... trying to, at least. :)
Pretty soon the usual suspects will turn up to denounce this interview as Serb propaganda, and tell us that the Serbs weren't fighting against Islamic terrorism. Quite frankly, I'm surprised there aren't already posts to that effect on the thread.
For me... it has never been about ethnicity or skin color. It's been about the ideology. Islam is poison.
Of course our methods were cruel. Al Quaida demanded to torture the enemy, to cut him into pieces with chainsaws....
Ah, yes. The "Bosnian" Chainsaw Massacre!!!!
Hamad: The bosnian leadership put themselves out so we would get bosnian passports after the war, and we were advised to marry bosnian women, so we could stay in the country as civilians. Many Quaida fighters entered humanitarian organisations and got their papers that way. Concerning the future danger of terrorism: Had the terrorism in Bosnia not been able to root in the Balkan, he would not be able to threaten Europe as open as he is doing it now.
Hamad: In the momentary bosnian leadership, there are people who welcomed our arrival in the past. Also there were 400 native, bosnian mujaheddin in our unit, which supported the terrorist methods of Al Ouaida. Today, maybe 800 Bosnians belong to the so-called "white Quaeda" - Terrorists with white skin. Their enrollment is supported by the economic crisis. They will help later on to expand the terror network in Europe.
Several of us, including yours truly, have been accused of "parroting Serb nationalist lies and disinformation" when we have made statements like this. Now even a Sunni Arab from Bahrain who was an Al Qaeda fighter is confirming that our warnings have been right all along!!!
It's time to end muslim "Bosnia" as we know it!!!!
Well, Protestants (notably the Baptist clinton) helped, too.
This is yet another reason to work for the reuniting of the two halves of our civilization--Western and Orthodox. When one limps around with half a civilization, one is liable to do bad things--even enable uncivilized beings like the islamofascists!!!!
He won't touch this thread with a 10 foot pole. This interview flies directly in the face of the "Mujahadeen only came to Bosnia because of Serb savagery" theory.
An article from another Bosnian Muslim confirms that "Wahhbism is the problem":
BBC Monitoring International Reports - November 29, 2006 Wednesday
Text of report by Davud Muminovic: "Wahhabis latent threat" by Bosnian Serb
newspaper Nezavisne novine on 26 November
Asked if they considered themselves to be supporters of the so-called
Wahhabi interpretation and practice of Islam in Bosnia-Hercegovina [B-H],
that is, if they practiced this kind of approach to Islam, 3.3 per cent of
respondents in B-H gave a positive answer.
This is only one of several questions from a poll conducted five months ago
by a Sarajevo Prism Research Agency; a poll that went almost unnoticed by
the public. The poll was based on the face-to-face method, going to
respondents' homes. The Prism Research representatives say that the margin
of error for this survey is plus or minus 7 per cent.
The poll was carried out on a random sample of 431 adult B-H citizens of
Muslim religion, and its subject was the so-called Wahhabi interpretation
and practice of Islam in B-H. It showed that 3 per cent of the Bosniak
population declared themselves as Wahhabis, and that less educated people
were more sympathetic to this category.
The B-H citizens who declared themselves as Muslims were asked three
questions, which enabled them to express their opinion on the Wahhabi
interpretation and practice of Islam in B-H.
The results of this research showed that the two-thirds of the Muslim
respondents in B-H had heard or knew something about the Wahhabi
interpretation and practice of Islam in B-H. The respondents with higher
education were better informed about this type of Islam.
The majority of respondents (69 per cent) were against the presence of the
Wahhabi interpretation and practice of Islam in B-H. Nevertheless, every
ninth citizen expressed a certain level of support to the presence of this
form of Islam (12.9 per cent).
The respondents' view on the Wahhabi interpretation and practice of Islam in
B-H largely depended on their level of education.
Namely, those with higher education, in contrast to the respondents with a
low level of education, opposed the presence of this interpretation of Islam
in B-H.
Arrival of Wahhabis in Bosnia
The arrival of the Wahhabis in B-H is linked with the war, 13 years ago,
when various humanitarian workers and Mujahidins began to spread this
interpretation of Islam, which had previously not been significantly present
in B-H. Except for the research conducted by certain private research
agencies, there is no real data on the Wahhabis. The people wearing long
beards and short trousers that we can see in the streets and small towns are
a big mystery to the majority of people in B-H, including the majority of
Bosnian Muslims. There are many people who are even afraid of them because
of their attitude and often aggressive preaching and propagation of
The Riaset [highest religious and executive body] of the B-H Islamic
Community recently reacted in connection with Wahhabis over "inappropriate
aggressiveness of individuals and groups in the interpretation of Islam," by
issuing a resolution on the interpretation of Islam.
The B-H Islamic Community reacted after a physical attack and shooting in a
mosque in Sandzak [Serbia] between traditional believers and more radical
ones, whose appearance and manner of practicing Islam stands out from the
long Bosniak tradition in this region (Wahhabis). This reaction came also as
a result of the media statements of certain Wahhabis, who severely attacked
traditional Islam in B-H and the religious leaders and imams. The resolution
calls on the Muslims to demonstrate unity, and it condemns and regards as
undesirable in B-H those who create any kind of disturbance in mosques under
the pretext of preaching a "true faith."
Even though the official religious institutions believe that the Wahhabis do
not represent a threat for the Bosniaks or other B-H citizens, some other
institutions think differently.
Extremism negates moderation
At the beginning of this year, Jasmin Merdan [former Wahhabi member] and
Adnan Mesanovic, graduate Islamic theologians, translated a piece of work
called "Wahhabism - Salafism" by renowned author Hasan Ali Sekkaf. This work
gives a scientific interpretation of the meaning and the doctrine of
Merdan claims that the Wahhabis represent a latent threat in B-H
"There is no doubt that the Muslims demonstrated their tolerance,
moderation, and fairness in the past war, for the umpteenth time. These
three attributes, along with God's will, are the three main factors for the
survival of Islam in this region. If we considered the Wahhabis in the
context of these three factors or virtues, the conclusion would undoubtedly
be that none of these virtues describes them. Their extremism negates their
moderation; their hatred towards others, even towards the Muslims that think
differently, negates their tolerance," Merdan said. He is a 26-year-old man
from Sarajevo, who obtained his degree in the Arabic language and literature
in Jordan, and he is also a hafiz (knows the Koran by heart.)
Merdan and Mesanovic claim that ever since this book was published, for
which no B-H Islamic scholar [expressed interest] except for Resid
Hafizovic, who was often under criticism because of his warnings about the
Wahhabi movement, they have been targeted by the Wahhabis and have been
under constant pressure.
"Wahhabism is a dimension of the literal interpretation of certain texts
from the Koran and the Hadis regarding God's entity, which emerged already
in the early stages of Islam. The essence of this ideology is that it is a
sect and the biggest newfangled thing that has ever emerged in the Islamic
world," Merdan said, adding that terrorism was only one of the "loose ends
of Wahhabism."
Something to be done urgently
Merdan is one of the few people to draw attention to the alarming situation
in connection with the Wahhabis in B-H. He says that when the Wahhabis
arrived in B-H, 13 years ago, the people disapproved of them, considering
them a foreign element. However, over the years, they managed to establish a
"brand" so that the Bosniaks have in a way "legalized" their existence in
The main reason why this movement managed to achieve success in our country
in such a short time is an aggressive and radical campaign, generously
helped with money from the Arab world made available to the members of this
movement. This enabled them to print numberless brochures and booklets
containing several pages of their explanations of the essence of Islam, in
which they reject all the religious authorities.
Merdan says that the Wahhabis will soon take primacy in B-H unless something
is done now.
"In other countries it took them around 30 years to take over power, to put
it like this, which would be fatal for us if it happened here. It is enough
only to look at what the Wahhabis are doing in Iraq these days, where they
plant explosives in mosques and around other buildings of their brothers in
Islam, Shi'is, which is a sufficient example to us. The situation has been
alarming for quite some time. Senad effendi Agic (chief imam in the United
States) and Resid Hafizovic (Faculty of Islamic Sciences) had warned about
this even before, but we as a nation usually do not identify troubles until
they hit us hard."
In one part of the book, Merdan and Mesanovic warn not only against the
danger to traditional Islam, but also against aggressiveness that can lead
to terrorism, which, fortunately, has not yet happened to us.
"We should not wait for someone to blow up the US or British Embassy to
realize how serious this problem is. Ideological terrorism, which includes
the Wahhabis' intimidation of those who think differently, is a platform for
practical terrorism. Everything that is happening today in the Muslim world
and what we can see on the media every day proves our point. No Muslim,
Shi'i or Sufi, or the followers of mezheb (four recognized schools of law in
Islam), stands behind the unrest and commits crimes except for the Wahhabis!
This also indicates that terrorism cannot be associated with Islam but with
only one group of Muslims who have gone astray and whose elements are
presented in this book," Merdan says categorically.
Solution is in education
In order to prevent such teaching, Merdan founded the first NGO Centre for
Prevention of Terrorism "Zapret," the purpose of which is to explain what
this is all about.
Merdan says that the organization does not intend to fight terrorism, as
that is the job of the police.
"We have done this in the spirit of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him,
when he says: "Help your brother, whether he commits violence or is a victim
of violence." The question was then asked: "It is fine to help the victim of
violence, but why should we help the one who commits violence?" The Prophet
answered: "Prevent him from doing it!" Wahhabism is a typical form of
indoctrination, and the only way to prevent it is proper education and
doctrine. I think this is the only and the best way to resolve this global
problem, primarily the problem of the Muslims but of others, as well,"
Merdan concluded.
Source: Nezavisne novine, Banja Luka, in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian 26 Nov 06
pp 8-9
Personally, I think posts with a lot of big words frighten him.
Ahhh, the same group that Bill Klinton, Mad Fatbrite and Weasley Clark supported. Kinda makes sense.
Nothing like choking on a turd.
Unreal. And our liberal wimps whine about dumping water over prisoner's face.
Very interesting. Perhaps there is more to this than seen.
A similar article.
Thank you again for posting this. A very significant find.
I just noticed that the Hoplite has failed to respond to this posting!
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The monthly Emery County Historical Society met at the San Rafael Museum to hear Wade Allinson give a report on his research into John Charles Fremont and his expeditions to the west. President Susanne Anderson opened the meeting with two members giving the pledge of allegiance and a prayer. Susanne then introduced Kay Jensen and his daughter Aretha Sherman from Cleveland who were providing a brief entertainment. Aretha played the violin while Kay played the guitar and sang a Western ballad, "Blue Shadows On The Trail"
Ted Anderson a local artist displayed one of his paintings and told the history of this beautiful painting of the San Rafael Swell Mountains with the Mexican Mountain in the center and Indians riding horseback along a trail in the foreground. The painting will be hung in the San Rafael Museum. The name of the painting is "A Long Way To Santa Fe." Ted explained the painting represents the time when Black Hawk was raiding along the Old Spanish Trail.
Val Payne came forward and informed the group of the Kiosk planned at the Buckhorn Well site. He said the building and pump jack has been salvaged. A volunteer group is needed to put it together. Val was asking the group for volunteers that could lay blocks and mortar to build a replica of the old Buckhorn Well building.
Anderson announced that the April 26 meeting would take place on the desert at Goblin Valley Junction. The group will meet in Ferron Park at 9:30 a.m. Saturday April 26th and car pool to Goblin Valley Junction. At noon the kiosk about Goblin Valley and Fremont's expeditions in Utah will be observed and discussed. Wade Allinson is to be the guest speaker. The Begay family will be cooking their famous Navajo Taco's for this event.
Historian Edward Geary introduced Wade Allinson a San Rafael Desert historian who came to tell the Society about the John C Fremont Expeditions of 1842 to 1854 in Emery County and other places.
Allinson began by telling of the John C. Fremont expedition in the winter of 1853 to 1854. This expedition was for Fremont to survey a railway route to the west and observe winter conditions in central Utah. Fremont's expeditionary force deviated from the Old Spanish Trail after crossing the Green River. There Fremont turned to the southwest toward Goblin Valley, passed by Wild Horse Butte, went through Cathedral Valley, up over the Thousand Lakes Mountain in deep snow and finally down to Parowan.
The list of early expeditions of those who went through the Emery County area are as follows: E. F. Beal July 1853, Gunnison October 1853, Fremont January 1854, W.D. Huntington October 1854, Elk Mountain Mission May 1855 and Loring July 1858. In his lifetime Fremont made several expeditions to the West. His first expedition was in 1842 when he made a survey of the Platt and Sweetwater Rivers. The second was during 1843 to survey the Great Salt Lake. This he did in a rubber raft with Kit Carson. While there Kit Carson carved a cross on the rocks of Fremont Island.
In 1845 Fremont got into a disagreement with a superior officer in the conquest of California and was taken under arrest to Fort Leavenworth by members of the Mormon Battalion.
Fremont again came west in 1848 and during that trek 10 members of his expeditionary force were frozen to death in the Rocky Mountains. Fremont's last expedition came in 1853 to 1854 to survey along the 38th parallel. He was supported with this expedition by his father in law Senator Benton. Because Fremont planned to write a book about this expedition he insisted that none of the party keep journals. He took along Carvalho a photographer to record photos images along the way. In Fremont's words, this final expedition was to fulfill a, "natural desire to do something in the finishing up of a great work in which I had so long been engaged."
The photographer Solomon Nunes Carvalho used a Daguerreotype camera to record scenes along the expeditionary trail. His daguerreotype camera used silver coated plates, several chemicals such as iodine, bromide and mercury. The plates were fragile and recorded a reverse or negative image. The muleteers in charge of the packing complained of many items and the weight.
Carvalho was a Sephardic Jew of Portuguese decent. He had lived in Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. Fremont while in New York recruited this gifted painter and daguerreotypist for the expedition. Carvalho had no experience in living out of doors and was a pioneer of travel photography. His task was to record the expedition using daguerreotype pictures of an unknown country. Though told not to by Fremont, Carvahlo secretly kept a diary of the trip.
Fremont was asked to survey if the Rocky Mountains able to be crossed in the winter. Fremont had previously failed in making a winter crossing of the Rocky Mountains.
The expedition with 22 members left Westport, Missouri in September 1853.
The condition of the expedition when they reached Green River in Utah was not good. Winter had set in with snow and ice. The men were bundled in coats and wrapped in blankets. Food supplies were exhausted and the horses and mules were walking skeletons. Many of the men were on foot walking on frozen feet.
After crossing the Green River the expedition made contact with some Green River Utes who subsisted on grass seed or Indian Rice grass.
Carvalho wrote, "this their only article of food was scarce and we could procure only a small supply. I parted everything out of my daguerreotype boxes that I did not require and several articles of necessary clothing, for about a quart of it. Fremont traded with the Utes for a lame horse that was slaughtered and fed to the party.
Carvalho later recorded images of Wild Horse Butte and Cathedral Valley. Even though Fremont would not allow personal journals to be kept, Fremont's record of this expedition has not surfaced. John Charles Fremont did write a book of the "Memoirs of My Life" but he did not include the last expedition in the book.
Robert Shlaer a daguerreotypist discovered several photos in Fremont's Memoirs were pictures taken during the fifth expedition by Carvahlo.
Traveling through the deep snow covered Thousand Lakes Mountain was very difficult. Carvahlo wrote of his experience, "I succeeded beyond my utmost expectations, on the summits of the highest peaks of the Rocky Mountains, often standing up to my waist in snow, buffing, coating and mercurializing plates in the open air.
When things become extremely difficult for the expedition excess equipment including the daguerreotype is put in a cache. The photographic plates however are carried on by the expedition.
When the expedition reaches Rabbit Valley, Fremont decides the expedition is in trouble. Their food is running very short. Oliver Fuller dies from the elements. Fremont attempts to determine the location of the expedition believing that they had only one chance to hit Parowan and find help. Fremont using a sextant for nighttime calculations of longitude successfully navigates the starving expedition to Parowan.
The Mormons of Parowan provide shelter and food for Fremont and his men.
After recovering their strength the expedition splits. Fremont and several members continue on to California. Carvahlo is brought back to health by the people of Parowan and by March of 1854 he is in Salt Lake City visiting with Brigham Young. While in Salt Lake he paints a picture of Brigham Young. Later it is recorded that Carvalho traveled with Brigham Young to meet Chief Walker for the signing of the Chick Creek Treaty. After Carvalho is introduced to Chief Walker he paints one of the few portraits of Walker.
Carvalho then returns to Parowan and meets a man that is distraught because the man's six-year-old daughter had died. Carvalho sketches a picture of the girl on a page torn out of his sketchbook. It is impossible to describe the joy of the father when he was given the sketch of his daughter. The name of the girl was Mary Ann Harrison.
It is estimated that Carvalho took about 200 pictures. Fremont took those pictures to California and later back east. Most of those pictures were later destroyed in a warehouse fire. Of the pictures that survived there is one from Emery County and one from Wayne County.
Allinson at the end of this history announced that the Wild Horse Butte Historical Project will set up an Interpretive/panel kiosk April 24, at noon. The panel will include photos of John C. Fremont and Solomon Carvalho along with a brief history. This project is being sponsored by the Emery County Historical Society, the National Jewish Historical Preservation Society and by the Utah State Parks and Recreation Department.
Historical Society President Susanne Anderson thanked Wade Allinson for his very informative history of John Fremont and Emery County.


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I want him to have Chespic and Froakie because he always had the Grass and the Frog looks good with him. Then, the Fennekin could go to Brock (or Cilan) to remind how much Brock was loving his temporary Vulpix.
I want him to have Chespic and Froakie because he always had the Grass and the Frog looks good with him. Then, the Fennekin could go to Brock (or Cilan) to remind how much Brock was loving his temporary Vulpix.
❝Don't ever take your eyes off me.❞
Last time I checked Chespin isn't the only mammal, and the very first non reptililian grass type. So unless you honestly believe Fennekin is a reptile/bird/fish, your statement doesn't makes sense. Because Chespin isn't the only mammal.
3DS code:1048-8163-5480Snowflakes in a Fire image? Don't question Pokemon logic
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Ash is definitely getting Chespin. It's the next oshawott, I'm calling it right here and now, you guys can quote me on it.
I also see him with Froakie and I hope this time the water starter will go all the way.
B- Grade PASBL Ref- Squad
Again Oshawott is not Oshawott just because he is cute, it was a combination of things.
When you have to projects for work for example (not that this applies to me, just an example.) And one has priority over the other one, I'm pretty sure you should be working on the one that has priority.
Your second point doesn't work because Leavanny is Ash's first non-grass starter, you can't honestly use that as proof to your argument, when Ash was going to get all starters any way.
But if Ash is only getting one or two starters, there is no guarantee it's going to be the grass starter.
What if Ash only gets one starter for three generations in a row. Does it make any sense for all three generations to be grass? NO, because I'm sure many fans would want to see Ash working with other type Pokémon than simply grass, I for one would despise if Ash only had one starter for three generations and it was simply the grass starter.
In fact I would argue Leavanny's inclusion into Ash's roster, on top of Snivy being captured last of the starters, would hint at Ash having a non grass starter in the future. It's at least feasible.
But again, if there are no other legitimate grass types, then I see Ash getting Chespin.
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And I don't think Sewaddle/Leavanny would've worked because it's not primarily grass. Snivy is pure grass, and if it was dual types it would have a primary grass type. Leavanny's primary type is bug, with just grass, and I think Leavanny only exists to actually give Ash a non grass starter because Ash has Corphish, Buizel, and Torkoal but nothing involving grass.
But again remember Ash had to have all starters this generation. So that's why he got Snivy.
I'm hoping Ash gets all three starters, But I much prefer Fennekin and Froakie if he's forced to only have two.
I honestly wouldn't mind if Cilan was the one to catch Chespin next region. If Ash's Snivy evolves during episode N then "pattern" maybe?
Gen 1: Bulbasaur [Basic]
Gen 2: Bayleef [Stage 1]
Gen 3: Sceptile [Stage 2]
Gen 4: Toterra [Stage 2]
Gen 5: Servine [Stage 1]
Gen 6: Chespin [Basic]
My Pokémon Sun & Moon Shiny List
Wildberry ♀
Which is why I'm pushing Fennekin and Froakie so hard.
I don't know WHY Ash needs ANOTHER grass starter, especially one that's like Buizel/Oshawott in similarities.
Why not give something like 6th generation Roserade or something like that, and see what he does with it.
If he doesn't get all of them. If he does, I'll be happy.
Edit: I think it would be hilarious if Chespin is partially Reptilian and we'll actually see this more in his evolutions. A reptilian, mammal combination.
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Terry, I had a camera run through my drain line in the basement floor. Apparently, at around 22 feet or so there is a wye fitting. This fitting is tilted to the right. The branch to the right runs about 12 feet to an abandoned crock that the gutter used to service. The branch to the left runs out I guess. The plumber couldn't get the camera to turn to the left and he said that probably all the snaking I've had done has only served to clear up any obstructions at the Y. The suggestion was to replace the whole thing, He said 40 feet at a cost of $2000. I was told I have clay pipe. A guy here in my office said why don't I do it myself and just replace the wye. Is this feesible. If so what materials, do I use pvc and somehow join the 2. The plumber tried for 2 hours to get his camera to turn left but it wouldn't. Any advice would be apprec. Thanks
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MR: Rebecca Taylor. Her brand already resonates with celebs and fashionistas everywhere, so denim seems like a great addition. From her signature florals, to her chic animal prints, I'd love to see this New Zealander's girlie feminine take on jeans.
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Celeb Fave Style: Paige Demin "Verdugo Ultra Skinny" for $158. Tons of celebs from Gwen Stefani to Kate Moss to Rachel Bilson are fans of the soft, super stretchy skinnies. They look great with a simple top, blazer and a great pair of heels.
Celeb Fave Brand: J Brand. Trendsetting brand in a variety of styles including skinny, flared, trouser and dark washes, and worn by celebs like Heidi Klum, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Angelina Jolie and more.
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Skip to comments.West Point center cites dangers of far right in U.S
Posted on 01/17/2013 7:44:48 PM PST by Jahoohio
A West Point think tank has issued a paper warning America about far right groups such as the anti-federalist movement, which supports civil activism, individual freedoms and self-government.
The report issued this week by the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., is titled Challengers from the Sidelines: Understanding Americas Violent Far-Right.
The center part of the institution where men and women are molded into Army officers posted the report Tuesday. It lumps limited government activists with three movements it identifies as a racist/white supremacy movement, an anti-federalist movement and a fundamentalist movement.
The West Point center typically focuses reports on al Qaeda and other Islamic extremists attempting to gain power in Asia, the Middle East and Africa through violence.
But its latest study turns inward and paints a broad brush of people it considers far right.
It says anti-federalists espouse strong convictions regarding the federal government, believing it to be corrupt and tyrannical, with a natural tendency to intrude on individuals civil and constitutional rights. Finally, they support civil activism, individual freedoms, and self government. Extremists in the anti-federalist movement direct most their violence against the federal government and its proxies in law enforcement.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
This is wrong! The far left has a history of violence.
Most assassinations and political violence emanates from the left, yet government agencies focus on a practically non existent 'threat' from the right.
...and, yet, it's gangs that are destroying our cities and none of the cowards on the left want to confront them.
They ought to be looking at the Occupy, SEIU and Obama Administration thugs as potential terrorist groups.
The military brass is being quietly infiltrated by leftists to weaken it so it won't pose a "problem" if the SHTF and the military tries to adhere to the Constitution.
"Look! Over there! A far right wing-nut!" The morons always look.
This is what happens when you let poofters run the military.
No mention of the far Left radical fringe pissing on the Military, Country, God, and Constitution???
From website: "An independent, privately funded research and education institute..."
I don't quite get how they are privately funded but operate under the aegis of the USMA. Some corrupt, inside baseball going on here.
Federalism is the notion of states retention of most powers, with few powers delegated by the states, to a central government. The Constitution is a "federalism" document.
Following historical precedent, those groups are the government Brown Shirts, and we've already had our very own Chrystalnacht.
Probably a member of the Pink brigade.
I always thought believing in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights made me a good American citizen. Only recently have I heard otherwise. /sarc
Where do they get some of these people from?
What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
Just unbelievable! You believe in freedom, liberty and limited-government and you are branded a terrorist by your own standing Army? And this crap is paid for with our tax dollars.
Meet the author, an Israeli who seems to lump us with Hezbollah, Hamas, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and al-Qaida.
Dr. Arie Perliger
Class of 1977 Director of Terrorism Studies
Arie Perliger is the Director of Terrorism Studies at the Combating Terrorism Center and Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Sciences, US Military Academy at West Point. After completing his PhD in Political Science at the University of Haifa Israel (2007), where he was also a fellow at the National Security Studies Center (NSSC), Dr. Perliger became affiliated with the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a Golda Meir Post-Doctoral Fellow (2007-2008). On August 2008 Dr. Perliger joined the Department of Political Science at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he was a Schusterman Visiting Assistant Professor until the summer of 2010.
In the past decade Dr. Perliger has studied extensively issues related to Terrorism and Political Violence, Politics of Security, Politics of the Far Right in Israel, Europe and the US, Middle Eastern Politics and the applicability of Social Network Analysis to the study of social phenomena. His studies appeared in four books and more than 20 articles and book chapters by publishers such as Columbia University Press, Rutledge, Security Studies, Social Forces and others.
Dr. Perliger is the co-editor of the journal Democracy and Security and a regular reviewer for various publishers and Journals such as Political Psychology, Critical Studies on Terrorism, Terrorism and Political Violence, Columbia University Press, Chicago University Press, Routledge and Polity Press.
We are being set up for a Reichstag fire / false flag moment. I thought Sandy Hook was it, but apparently there is somthing bigger coming. All these incidents so far can't be blamed on us, so they are going to have to make something up.
Curse those who put darkness for light and light for darkness! The inmates are running the asylum!
You and I are funding this crap. Obama's cash is allocated to his upcoming coronation.
Here's what was said..
The [public] fully respects . . . responsible criticism, and . . . the right of dissent . . . But we repudiate . . . irresponsible, extremist groups . . . [that] discredit our [nation] by their efforts to infiltrate positions of responsibility in the [government], or to attach themselves to its candidates [for office].
The time has come for [the public] . . . [to] take decisive action [against groups] which would subvert this [nation] to purposes alien to the very basic tenets which gave this [nation] birth . . . "The [public] is in real danger of subversion by a radical, well-financed and highly disciplined minority . . . [the purpose of this minority is] "wholly alien to the . . . honest conservatism [of] the [public] . . ., wholly alien to the sound and honest [American] liberalism . . . , wholly alien to . . . the mainstream . . . principles."
. . . These extremists feed on fear, hate and terror. They have no program for America . . . These extremists have no plan and no program to keep the peace and bring freedom to the world. On the contrary - they spread distrust. They engender suspicion. They encourage disunity. And they operate from the dark shadows of secrecy . . .
There is no place in this [nation] for such hawkers of hate, such purveyors of prejudice, such fabricators of fear . . . These people have nothing in common with Americans. The [public] must repudiate these people.
D'oh! Sorry. Wrong thread.
I was trying to post how the RNC Rockefeller Republicans view the Tea Party -- which kinda does match the West Point nut job.
This was Nelson Rockefeller speaking against Goldwater and supporters at the 1964 Republican convention.. and he was warning of the dangers to the Republican Party. I changed "Republican Party" to references to our Nation.
I wonder which West Point pantywaist wrote this?
If the democrats kill 3000 people, like on 9/11, and successfully blame it on us, we will have to fight mobs of deluded people. They will not try to calm people down to understand our feelings, like they did to muslim terrorists. It is the oldest trick in the book, and they are preparing the way for it.
Who is the far right?
It's coming.
—>>>A Republican congressional staffer who served in the military told The Washington Times: If [the Defense Department] is looking for places to cut spending, this junk study is ground zero.
->>Shouldnt the Combating Terrorism Center be combating radical Islam around the globe instead of perpetuating the lefts myth that right-wingers are terrorists? the staffer said. The $64,000 dollar question is when will the Combating Terrorism Center publish their study on real left-wing terrorists like the Animal Liberation Front, Earth Liberation Front, and the Weather Underground?
Amen to what the republican staffer was quoted to say.
What a bunch of lies/misinformation.
I agree.
Clipped from Dear Mr. Security Agent
Then how about a paper in an approved and sanctioned semi-official U.S. military publication, written by a War College professor in good standing. Serious enough for you? Google the Small Wars Journal piece entitled Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A Vision of the Future, by Colonel Kevin Benson, USA (ret), 2012. The full spectrum operations envisaged for the Army in the homeland are not made against hypothetical hostile drug cartels in the Southwest, or urban gangs, or the traditionally ambiguous and vague Pineland Liberation Group, or Orangeland Peoples Front, hypothetical stand-ins named to offend no one, not even by accident.
This long-standing neutral naming protocol is tossed aside in Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland, where the new domestic enemy that the U.S. Army must crush is a neo-KKK, a white racist Tea Party terrorist organization, headquartered in, of all places, Darlington, South Carolina. Yes, the NASCAR Darlington. Anybody who has been in or near an actual Tea Party event or rally knows the crowd is made up mainly of an older white population, a quiet group that leaves no mess behind, not even a stray poster, and causes no fuss.
Yet Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland postulates that these white grandpas and grannies will be the very group that the U.S. Army will be called upon to crush in its first major battles on American soil since 1865. The message this paper sends throughout the upper ranks of the War-College-trained military, actually naming an ethnic groupSouthern whitesas the national enemy to hypothetically be crushed by the Army in the year 2016, is simply mind-boggling.
At least it was.
So this makes two?
What a stupid report. These people are fools.
Words fail me,.
We had many more nuclear weapons while we fought in Vietnam than we do now and I don't remember us winning that one. Men and women hauling supplies on bicycles in the jungle kicked us out of their country but good.
At this point, I am FOR sequestration. I WANT our standing military to be degraded if they are being taught that civil activism, individual freedoms and self-government define THEIR enemy!
These are the same people who refuse to fly the American flag because they don't want of offend anyone.
To clarify: I have all the respect in the world for the people in our military at this time (well, except for a good chunk of the General Staff). That said, if this story is accurate, the good people will leave and the military will become a Chicago thugcop machine writ large. With lots of really powerful (but probably degrading) high tech weaponry. Defunding THAT would be GOOD.
(Maybe the good people in the military will do something to prevent that before retiring and/or just not re-upping, but the odds are against it IMHO.)
The left could have won the Vietnam war for the US if it only had Vietnamese gun registration and then confiscation. Johnson would have been saved!
With all due respect, civilian weaponry doesn't match military firepower.
Civilians don't have:
Carrier battle groups.
Stealth bombers.
Predator drones w/Hellfire missiles.
TOW missiles.
Apache attack helicopters.
etc., etc.
I wouldn't count on the military siding with civilians. Some units may, but if push really came to shove, the bulk of the military will side with the government. And if that happens, and they turn full-on against the civilian population, civvies don't stand a snowballs chance in Hell.
With all due respect, the British Army has all the hardware you list, but could not defeat a small band of its own subjects in Northern Ireland. Using the tactics pioneered by Michael Collins in the 20's, civilians are not helpless against their government.
Yup. West Point is going int the crapper.
I'd really like a list of those "attacks" we allegedly initiated.
Dang, and I was saving up for a Howitzer.
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Publications Tagged: Political Warfare
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- Political Warfare in Sub-Saharan Africa: U.S. Capabilities and Chinese Operations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Authored by Dr. Donovan C. Chau.
- The United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC), are vying for influence over African governments and people. Not unlike the Cold War, the primary means of exerting influence in Africa is through the use of nonviolent instruments of grand strategy.


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By Brendan Conway
The minor panic in the bond market over the weakened bond-buying appetite at the Federal Reserve is dissipating somewhat due to this morning's jobs report — more on that in a moment. Gold traders are still looking pretty fearful, though.
The idea, revealed yesterday, that some voices at the Fed support ending the bank's bond-buying programs right away has to be pretty jarring, suggesting as it does that "QE Infinity" is a vast overstatement. The metal's price is down by 1.7% to $1,646.20 Friday, and already touched the lowest level since August this morning.
The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is down 1.1% on Friday — off premarket lows, at least — and the iShares Gold Trust (IAU) is down by 1.1%. The U.S. Dollar Index is backing off highs but is still up by 0.4% this morning.
This morning's jobs data doesn't push the Fed in any new direction, which is taking the heat off bonds. The U.S. created 155,000 jobs for the month of December, not the blowout gain some were anticipating.
But gold is where yesterday's Fed news is still reverberating. The miners are following gold lower this morning, with the Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) down by 1.1%, and the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners (GDXJ) is down by 0.5%.
Then there is this week's spate of negative Wall Street commentary. One example comes from Goldman Sachs (GS) strategist Jim O'Neill, who writes this morning that it could be "curtains for gold" if the rotation into stocks and out of bonds is getting underway — though he argues it's still not clear whether that is happening.
Credit Suisse commodities strategists Tom Kendall, Anita Soni and four coauthors call gold a "wounded bull" in a note this week. The firm ties gold's appeal to "fear trades," another way of referencing the metal's sensitivity to investor sentiment. From the note:


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By TORY KILLIAN
The Castle Country Rural Alliance appreciates all who voted against the monument in last Tuesday's election. We caution residents of Emery County that the monument idea is still very much in play. Despite assurances by the Governor's office and supporters of the monument here in Emery County, there is still a lot of momentum behind the idea. The BLM apparently will continue to study the original 620 thousand acre proposal and host public meetings in the next few weeks. Their report to President Bush is due early next year.
The CCRA is anxious to move ahead with several initiatives. First and foremost is revising the make-up of the Public Lands Council in order to make it more representative. For example, the Council currently does not have a sportsmen's (hunter) representative even though sportsmen groups are very active in public land management both on the mountain and in the desert. Other changes are needed as well.
We also want to express how absolutely vital it is for everyone in Emery County to become more active in land-use planning. The Forest Service is in the process of revising their Forest Plan. That means more "roadless areas" could be designated, more loss of access, stiffer regulations on our cattlemen and more regulation on reservoir and other water developments.
The BLM is revising their management plan as well and they'll be considering whether or not to designate new Wilderness Study Areas and decide which dry washes will be recommended as Wild and Scenic Rivers (don't laugh, it's true!). The CCRA will be offering constructive management ideas for San Rafael Swell within this planning effort.
A big national monument is only one of many threats to our county. We see the need to move forward with programs and policies designed to defend multiple use management.
Finally, there has been much written (and probably more to come) about certain outside special interests influencing this election. With 80 percent of Emery County federally managed, we'd better get used to that sort of thing. We think it's important to point out that the same outside special interests that are being criticized now, (OHV, Power Sports, Etc.), are the same outside special interests that helped Emery County keep our roads open in the past. Also, it was the residents of Emery County, not outside interests, that voted last Tuesday.
We've got to find a way stop some of the special interests from standing on the sidelines throwing lawsuits at each other and bring them to the table. The Swell is special to all of us and we've got to manage it in the right way. The CCRA looks forward to working with the new Commission, the BLM and the Forest Service, and even the "outside special interests" in order to take proper care of our lands.


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On March 30, a grey-clad group from AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps(NCCC) became a part of the Green River Community Center support system by manning the Center's after school program and participating in various community improvement activities. A dozen corps members were the newest additions to Green River as they support the Green River Community Center's Reading Counts Summer School program, organizing structured recreation, fine arts, and literacy activities. AmeriCorps*NCCC members will also have a hand in implementing community clean-up, installing a walking trail, and improving City Parks.
The AmeriCorps team, dubbed Green Ohana (which means family), is looking forward to spending time in Green River and with the community members. "We're really excited to become an integral part of this community and have the opportunity to have such an impact," stated corps member Katie Mandel. The team has participated in two hurricane relief projects and a project with Habitat for Humanity, and welcomes the change of atmosphere and a chance to work with the youth of Green River.
AmeriCorps*NCCC and Green River Community Center share many goals and visions, and will certainly be a successful team. The Green River Community Center states that it is "dedicated to helping all community members reach their potential by finding, developing, and implementing programs to improve the quality of life for all citizens of Green River, Utah." The Green River Community Center was created five years ago by a small group of volunteers. Their vision was to create a stronger and more united community in Green River. The Community Center is now able to provide mental health support, nutrition programs, community education, volunteer coordination, recreation, and many other community enhancing activities. The AmeriCorps members only hope that they can become a part of such a wonderful program and create a positive impact.
AmeriCorps*NCCC is part of AmeriCorps, a network of national service programs created to improve the environment, enhance education, increase public safety, and assist with disaster relief and other unmet human needs. The Western Region campus, located in Sacramento, Calif. serves Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and the territories of Guam and Samoa. AmeriCorps members must complete at least 1,700 hours of service during the 10-month program. In exchange for their service, they receive $4,725 to help pay for college or to pay school loans.


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Kirkland Hotel Launches Fine Art Experience Supporting Local Artists
For those with an appreciation for local artists, experience Art in Action while visiting our Kirkland boutique hotel. The Woodmark Hotel is excited to integrate and support the Kirkland arts community with a quarterly one-of-a-kind art exhibition curated by Kirkland's own Ryan James Fine Arts with supplemental works by Kirkland Arts Center. Works displayed on both interior and exterior areas of the hotel highlight a variety of sculptures, mixed media and two dimensional works featuring regional artists.
Guests are encouraged to peruse the works of local artists throughout public spaces and waterfront restaurants bin on the lake and Beach Café. When completed, the art will expand throughout each corridor of the guest accommodations.
While exploring the art throughout the hotel, find additional information about each artist that accompanies each work. Discover something for everyone and every occasion that highlights the incredible talents of our local artists. Most of the rotating art collection will be available for purchase through Ryan James Fine Arts. The Woodmark's permanent collection of art will not be available for purchase.
Just a few of our featured artists include:
- Tom Trindle - Seattle, Washington
- Peter Juvonen - Port Orchard, Washington
- Stephen Yates - Port Townsend, Washington
- Dan Freeman - Whidbey Island, Washington
- Charlotte Dean - Seattle, Washington
With Art in Action, the Woodmark Hotel is striving to enhance the guests experience and support our local arts community. As the only Kirkland waterfront hotel, our partnership with Kirkland Arts Center and Ryan James Fine Arts provides gifted local artists an opportunity to reach the broader community.
Learn more about Art in Action at the Opening Reception on Friday, February 28th from 5pm-7:30pm. Located at the Woodmark Hotel Marina Room, meet and mingle among several featured artists, Ryan James Fine Arts, Kirkland Arts Center, and more. Drinks and complimentary appetizers will also be available for your pleasure.


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8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own
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81. Work with your members to help update your faculty lounges!
Rarely, if ever, will a district's budget specify improvements to its buildings' faculty lounges. This presents your association with an opportunity to organize your members to help them spruce up their surroundings.
Be creative and have fun! How about asking members to lend their hand to painting? How about encouraging members to donate gently-used furniture when they update their living rooms? It's not uncommon for some locals to see members donating used computer equipment for members' use in the lounges. Your local association can make this happen by getting the word out to members that such donations would be welcome and improve members' surroundings when they are seeking a little downtime during the day. Don't forget to recognize members that help.
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By Brendan Conway
It keeps getting worse for the price of gold, which fell below $1,200 for the first time since June in London and New York this morning.
Disappointment with the Federal Reserve's decision to curb its monthly bond buying to the tune of $10 billion is the driver. But it's not as if the move itself — as opposed to the surprise December timing — was unexpected. On the contrary, this was arguably the most widely telegraphed action in the central bank's history.
CNBC manages the not-so-difficult task of finding a negative opinion on owning gold this morning:
The reduction in central bank liquidity has further diminished the risk of inflation, which is negative for the yellow metal, said Daniel Morgan, global commodities analyst at UBS.
"I think gold will continue to be under pressure – the reasons to hold gold as a hedge against inflation don't seem to be there," said Morgan, who forecasts gold prices will average $1,200 over the next two years.
Meanwhile, Commerzbank's strategist this morning were calling the Thursday selloff an overreaction.
Step back from the short-term news to consider what Warren Buffett said about gold nearly two years ago, just after the metal's peak price:
Near the height of gold's 12-year bull market two years ago, Warren Buffett observed something remarkable: The value of all the world's gold could be used to buy all 400 million acres of U.S. cropland, along with the world's most profitable company, ExxonMobil, 16 times over. It was his way of saying gold's value is in the eye of the beholder. After all, gold pays no dividend, has no earnings, and pretty much sits in a vault (or a jewelry box). So you have to look to a brew of investor whims and macroeconomic forces for a price forecast.
To read the full passage from Buffett, head to page 18 of the 2011 Berkshire Hathaway investor letter.
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is down 1.7% while iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is down 3.1%. Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is down 1.4%. The triple leveraged Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X Shares (DUST) and Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares (NUGT) are moving by more than 4% apiece.
Closed-end funds are in some cases falling harder, with the Central Fund of Canada (CEF) dropping 2.7% and Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) losing 1.8%.


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Adam Hills: Happy Feet Perrier nominee
Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2002
The 2001 Perrier award nominee returns with an all-new show. Sundays with BSL sign interpreter.
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You've gotta love Adam Hills.
Supremely friendly and infectiously enthusiastic, he gets audience on his side within seconds - with even the most reticent of viewers willingly swept along with the tide of good humour emanating from the stage.
It's a symbiotic relationship, too. Such a perfectly-primed audience naturally wants to contribute, and their open answers provide Hills with plenty of raw material from which to weave his comedy.
And he maximises that potential, his quick mind always coming up with the right gag for the occasion, thanks to his brilliant ability to think on his feet. Or rather, foot.
For Hills is a monoped, with an artificial right foot. It's not something he has really talked about on stage before, as he says it hasn't affected his life - and that means he does so with a light, matter-of-fact manner.
This is not a tale of struggle against his disability (though Hills prefers the more exciting term 'mutant'), but rather an excellent excuse for some fantastically funny anecdotes - and a catalogue of foot-related puns, naturally.
It's a topic that could be tackled mawkishly or tastelessly, but Hills's gift is that he can talk about anything and keep it upbeat.
In another fabulous segment of this show, he talks about the real fear following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Yet he still manages to be flippant and light-hearted, without any question of causing offence.
Such an easy manner belies some clever thinking. Though chatty, the show is cleverly structured, flowing effortlessly and often calling back on previous gags (even previous shows) for fresh punchlines.
An Adam Hills performance is always a joyous occasion, but this is his finest show yet. Sheer brilliance from start to finish.
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Lucy - 13/11/2003
My god, the man is a comic genius! I won't ever stop laughing when i think about it.
Sabena Williams - 21/10/2002
Another blinding show. typical Aussie, laid-ack and friendly. A pleasure
Ed Meehan - 25/08/2002
Abysmal. The worst stand-up I've ever seen. A lot of bloke-ish, I'm-your-mate style patter can't disguise a woeful lack of effort and imagination. His political material is not only tame but also inaccurate (it's still actually illegal to be an open homosexual in the US military, Adam.) Add to this some lame-arsed nonsense about Steve Irwin, croc-hunter and you have the blandest, falvourless pap on the fringe. All defences of his act basically amount to saying how chummy he is. Such a lack of risk will not suffice.
Estelle - 23/08/2002
He is certainly the best comedian of the all festival
Dan Willis - 22/08/2002
Full of positivity and charm, an absolutely 100 per cent funny performer who's only ever working towards making the audience happy- surely that's what it's all about.
Janice - 20/08/2002
He is fantastic. He was by far the funniest person that I saw at Edinburgh Festival. What a nice guy! His attempt at Georgie Best's accent on the Greg Proops radio show was just great. However, anytime he wants a brush-up lesson on how do the Northern Irish accent, I am ready and willing.
Shirley - 15/08/2002
Do we have to wait another year to get talent this good? Haste ye back
Vivienne - 04/08/2002
Give this man a Perrier, quick. Everyone else go home.
Brendon Burns - 30/11/-0001
He stumps women!
Show Dates
This comic also appears in:
Adam Hills: Go You Big Red Fire Engine 2: Judgemen
Nokia Orange Best of the Fest 2003
Adam Hills: Go You Big Red Fire Engine
A Night of Comedy for Ray - Hosted by Michael McIntyre
Adam Hills: Mess Around [2012]
Comedy Gala In Aid Of Waverley Care 2013
Comedy Gala 2015: In Aid of Waverley Care feat. Adam Hills & Marcus Brigstocke