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Before an elite team of U.S. Navy SEALs executed a daring raid that took down Osama bin Laden, the commandos were able to silently sneak up on their elusive target thanks to what aviation analysts said were top secret, never-before-seen stealth-modified helicopters. In the course of the operation that cost the al Qaeda leader his life, one of the two Blackhawk helicopters that carried the SEALs into bin Laden's Pakistani compound grazed one of the compound's wall and was forced to make a hard landing. With the chopper inoperable, at the end of the mission the SEALs destroyed it with explosives.
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Silent my ______.
why didnt we destroy it?
They better not put in in their embassy!
Less loud.
We did get most of it.
because it was scratched and we have money to burn
If it's supposed to be secret, why are we discussing it in a worldwide forum?
Because the cat is obviously out of the bag.
And nobody's going to learn anything they shouldn't know from reading FR.
This thing is so top secret there's a an article about its development on NASA's website... and Eurocopters and wired.com and...
Silent compared to a normal copter.
They tried to destroy as much as they could (electronics probably). But I'm sure someone from USA was there very shortly to watch over it.
It comes from a link to ABC, which was also covered by Aviation Week. I guess it's out there whether we want it to be or not.
Why in the hell does Obama/Biden and the media like to endanger our troops with their big mouths?
When they blew up the chopper, this part blew away intact and over the wall of the compound.
I understand the whole 'loose lips' thing but be real. Pak HAS THE DAMN THING in their hands.
Do you really believe anything anyone here SPECULATES makes a whit of difference? Rational thought should always accompany well intentioned patriotism.
darn ..just darn
Damn shame the stealth tech is now in the hands of the Chicoms
Let me see ...... so they made a "hard landing" AFTER they hit the CONCRETE WALL. That would explain the "hard landing", but it would seem to be "pilot error" not mechanical failure as first reported.
We don't need to see the OBL dead photos. You can trust us.
All the reports I've read is the Seals blew the thing up themselves. Would explain why the tail was over the wall I suppose.
Then never post. Never discuss anything. That solves the problem. After all, if something you say has a 'kernel of truth' thats all the enemy needs!
Should we all bow to the will of an anonymous poster?
Do you see how insane that sounds?
We aren't talking about info that never saw the light of day here, we are talking about an international media story thats been going on for 3 days...Rational thought man, rational thought...use some.
I'd say it's the same piece after it's been dragged around by a crane
I would guess in this era they had pics the day the platform was assembled at the plant. And since their best and brightest go into science and engineering and ours into law and finance, it won't be long until we're cribbing (or purchasing) from them.
Its just not what you think. I am a helicopter pilot and I work for a major helicopter manufacturer. Rotor noise is reduced at the blade tips. The disc, or "Frisbee" on the tail rotor is armor to protect the linkage from rpg's and other ground fire. The odd angles on what was left are for deflection of shrapnel. It may have the secret metallic paint, but that's about it...it's still just a k or l model blackhawk...sorry to burst any bubbles.
The ABC Evening News showed young kids gathering up pieces of the helicopter......the reporter said it was the "skin" of the chopper.
The big surviving piece was carted away on a truck, under a tarp.
We arent talking about info that never saw the light of day here, we are talking about an international media story thats been going on for 3 days...Rational thought man, rational thought...use some.
Exactly. The cat is out of the bag. Everything here is open source. This isn't wikileaks.
Why not drone a hellfire on the remaining large parts?
I'm with you 100%. I can't believe that tail was not destroyed!
We should have had two B-1's standing by to deliver 40 2,000lb bombs on the site as soon as the SEALs signaled they were out.
One on top of the other.
... at American universities and then work for American defense contractors...
Yes, and osama on the bottom floor didn't hear a helo crash on that wall and was unarmed....
Looks smaller than a 60 platform with shorter blades.
Almost like the roters were to spin with the speed of an Osprey.
Weird hybrid.
Shorter, thinner frame...smaller, faster blades?
And, of course, stealth angles and coatings everywhere.
Holy cow, someone captured Ahmadinejad lurking around the scene!!
>> I, for one, am not happy that this tail section survived,
That sucks!
How would you have expected Pakistan to react to a mysterious -- but massive -- bombing raid?
The Pakis have nukes, after all. Plus, a hard on for India. Not to mention something less than a fail-safe command and control system.
Sure you want to take that chance?
SO the entire operation was actually a plant of false hitech equipment to redirect the R&D efforts of our enemies away from Whisper Mode.......
What? and kill innocent, unarmed civilians because our pilot hit a wall? Sorry Dude, I had enough trouble shooting Viet Cong who were using innocent, unarmed civilians as cover.
That's supposed to be the same thing? Of course photos can be deceptive. Looks like the swept wing thing is separate kinda, and flipped upside down. And it seems like there are two rotors with one being more damaged than the other. Perhaps just different angles. Are there any helicopters with two rotors? I freely admit my ignorance in such matters, just relating what the pics look like from my very limited understanding.
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Indeed, if nothing in the response depends on the currently logged-in user, it means that the cached response for anonymous users is also valid for logged-in users.
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Accepting as a documentation issue.
comment:2 Changed 4 years ago by aaugustin
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"One of the main things that changed is how accessible routes are treated on a building site," says ADA expert Doug Anderson of LCM Architects. "The 1991 standards required an accessible route from a bus stop or public sidewalk to an accessible entrance. The new standard says that if a pedestrian route is not provided, you do not have to try to create an accessible route. For instance, at a mall that's set back from the road and doesn't have any sidewalks, you know the back of the mall is not intended for pedestrian traffic."
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Here we go again. Last year, the 103rd Congress failed to pass the much-promised and highly touted telecommunications reform legislation aimed at bringing the antiquated Communications Act of 1934 into the 21st century. Now it's up to the 104th Congress, and both parties have draft legislation ready to go.
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Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) has filed a settlement offer on comparability of electric transmission, the result of negotiations with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff since November. The first of its kind filed at the FERC, the settlement forms part of LG&E's comparable transmission service case, which involves the utility's network and point-to-point tariffs.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has asked for comments on alternatives to traditional cost-of-service pricing for interstate natural gas pipeline transportation rates (Docket No. RM95-6-000). In response to many requests from pipeline companies to approve rates based on other pricing methods, some cost-based and some not, the FERC wants to develop a framework for analyzing alternative proposals.
During the last decade, the natural gas industry in the United States has been transformed from a heavily regulated business to one facing competitive markets. This transformation grew out of the failure of regulation; regulators, suppliers, pipelines, and customers all played a part. It continues today as the industry restructures and builds new institutions.A series of regulatory crises forced deregulation in stages: First, wellhead prices; second, gas contracts; and finally, pipeline transportation.
Six major independent power marketers, calling themselves the Coalition for a Competitive Electric Market, have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to begin broad-based, competitive reforms of the nation's electric service industry by winter 1996-97. Ultimately, they want the FERC to force all electric utilities that own transmission wires to allow marketers and other transmission-dependent power sellers and buyers to use their lines on a comparable basis.
California's 1993 qualifying facility (QF) auction dramatically illustrates problems that can be encountered in structuring auctions for electric utility solicitations of supply-side resources from qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities.
In the 1993 California QF auction, three California utilities were to select QFs that would be awarded long-term purchased-power contr
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has refused to reconsider its December 14, 1994, policy statement on hydroelectric plant decommissioning. That policy upholds the FERC's authority to deny new project licenses when existing licenses expire and to order owners to remove a dam during the relicensing process (Docket Nos. RM93-23-000, RM93-23-001). Commissioner James J.
Electric restructuring weighs heavy on the mind these days. Drastic remedies are born more of hope than vision. Look at the April 20, 1994, proposal from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for mandated retail wheeling (the Electric Restructuring Order, often referred to as the "Blue Book").1
The Blue Book became a catalyst for national debate. But the Blue Book did not create the problem; it only reacted.
There is a price to pay for becoming a lean, mean fighting machine, and utilities paid the price in 1994.
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The other day I read in the New York Times that evolution is dead. For humans, at least. It seems we don't have enough sabre-toothed tigers around anymore to cull the weak from the strong.
Now that doesn't mean Darwin was wrong. Few dispute his "survival of the fittest." But without the normal complement of predators, we're each as "fit" as the other. The Times article ("Evolution of Humans May at Last Be Faltering," William K. Stevens, March 14, 1995, p.


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This issue has one fantastic opening. It's a black and white scene, with a dash of red for blood, as Edward Warren AKA The Nailbiter talks to Agent Carroll about the taste of blood, among other things. It really sets the tone for the issue and for who Warren used to be or still could be. Obviously, we get a cool shocking panel right afterwards.
Writer Joshua Williamson paces this book exceptionally well. It's a fantastic balance of action and story, with this issue leaning more on story and character development. There's a mystery to solve in Buckaroo, so obviously this book isn't going to be a non-stop action thrillride, but the dialogue is incredibly natural and these character's thought processes are just as exciting as any action in the book.
This issue really does build more on who Edward Warren is now, by the final scenes. Warren comes face-to-face with a new serial killer, who is incredibly intimidating looking. Mike Henderson's design is downright amazing. Anyway, Warren has to make the decision to stop the serial killer that got Edward put in jail for a bit, or save Finch and Crane. He chooses Crane, mainly.
It's been well established that this isn't a happy-go-lucky book, but what keeps this book from being almost too much for readers is Henderson's art. His style is gritty but has an animated feel to it, which lessens the blow in certain situations, like when someone is getting their hand chopped off. I don't think a darker artist would work on this book at all, nor a person who has more of a "house style." Henderson is the perfect fit.
There's a couple pretty dang interesting turning points towards the end of the issue. Without spoiling anything, there's something going on with Finch that I wouldn't call a game changer, but it does put a huge spin with what's going on with that character. There's also the final page, which isn't a huge revelation, but it does get someone else involved in the Buckaroo serial killer investigation. Vague enough for you?
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I have to wait a month for the next issue. That's the worst part about this book and series.
The Verdict
NAILBITER continues to be a thrilling and disturbing ride. This issue offers a few more answers about what's going on in Buckaroo, but it asks just as many new questions as well. Mike Henderso does a wonderful job on the art throughout the issue and gives the book a little light, since it's so dark. This is a book I highly recommend checking out especially if you love horror and mysteries.


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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. - The weights are in for Saturday night's big main event. The finalists of Showtime's bantamweight tournament, Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko (28-2, 22KOs) and Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13KOs), will clash over twelve rounds for the IBF and WBC silver bantamweight titles. The fight will take place at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Photos by Chris Cozzone.
IBF champion Joseph Agbeko failed to make weight on both of his allotted attempts. On the second attempt he was slightly over the limit at 118.2 pounds. His opponent Abner Mares, the WBC silver bantamweight titlist, came in a ripped and ready 117.5 pounds. Agbeko has two hours to lose the weight.
Come on Mares bring it to Agbeko I bet a couple of dudes at work some cash and who ever wins by knockout has to pay double real men bet to make the fight a little bit more interesting.Comment by Radke on 08-13-2011
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10 to 40 mil on Mares. First come first serve.Comment by puga on 08-13-2011
[QUOTE=Margarito_619;10980513]Those of you who are counting Mares out should take a look a his fight with Darshiyan...he looked very good! [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxntIyOF5CE&feature=related[/url][/QUOTE] no , he did'nt ..he looked sloppy as sh1t....the only reaosn why they gave it to him was prolly…Comment by Bierstadt on 08-13-2011
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New leadership program for Korean immigrant women
Decatur, GA. Columbia Theological Seminary's Center for Lifelong Learning and The National Korean Presbyterian Women (NKPW) of the Presbyterian Church (USA) will offer a leadership education certificate program for Korean immigrant women beginning in the fall of 2011.
The program includes two series of three classes each, one in the fall of 2011 and the other in the spring of 2012. First-generation Korean immigrant women who would like to grow in their capacity as leaders in the church are encouraged to attend. All classes will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday and end by 5 p.m. on Saturday. Course leadership includes seminary faculty, denominational staff, and other clergy and lay people. Those who complete both series will receive a certificate of completion from Columbia Theological Seminary.
According to Unzu Lee, the Presbyterian Women program associate for leadership at the denomination's Louisville office, "While the Korean church is beginning to acknowledge women's leadership, Korean women often find themselves in leadership roles without much training. This is new territory for the Korean church to explore."
"The program is designed with the needs of the church and these women in mind," noted Sarah Erickson, director of lifelong learning at the seminary. "Dr. Lee has worked closely with the board members of the NKPW, Dr. Paul Huh of the seminary's Korean American Ministry program, and others to secure top-notch leadership for this program."
Jihyun Oh, media specialist consultant for the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta and a chaplain at Grady Memorial Hospital, is program coordinator.
More information about the certificate program, including registration and on-campus housing, is available online: English version OR Korean version.
Columbia Theological Seminary, located in Decatur, GA, was established in 1828 and is one of 10 theological institutions of the Presbyterian Church (USA). The seminary offers seven graduate degree programs: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts (Theological Studies), Master of Arts in Practical Theology, Master of Theology, Doctor of Ministry, Doctor of Educational Ministry, and Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Counseling. Currently 421 students are enrolled, representing 30 denominations, 34 states, and 10 countries. More information about Columbia: http://www.ctsnet.edu.
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By DON VAN NATTA Jr.
Published: August 23, 2003
LONDON, Aug. 22— American law enforcement officials are monitoring the activities of at least six groups in the United States they suspect are linked to Al Qaeda, senior government officials in the United States and Europe said this week.
Most of the individuals whose movements and communications are being closely tracked are believed to be sympathizers of Osama bin Laden who may be engaged in low-level support activities for the Qaeda terror network, like raising money, relaying messages and recruiting new members, American and European officials said. The officials insisted that no evidence had emerged that any of the suspects were preparing an attack or posed any imminent threat.
American officials have limited their actions so far to intensive surveillance of the suspects, who they say are spread across 40 states, in order to gather more information about their plans and organization, the officials said. The decision to continue the surveillance, rather than to detain some suspects, reflects a strategic shift by United States government investigators. They said they had concluded that at this stage it was more valuable to try to learn more about the groups' activities and possible plans through extended observation.
''By taking a group down too early, you may be losing a lot of opportunity for great intelligence,'' said a senior government official in the United States, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. ''Who are their associates? Who else is out there that we don't know of that these individuals may contact?''
United States officials may be exercising new restraint in terror investigations in response to growing criticism of the Justice Department in the Congress and from civil liberties groups for casting the net of suspicion too wide. More than 1,200 people were detained in the year after the Sept. 11 attacks, but the roundups produced few if any law enforcement coups against terrorism. A handful of the people under surveillance in the United States appear to be more militant members of the terror network who may have sought to scout locations for possible future attacks. However, the officials say they lack sufficient evidence to arrest these suspects on terror charges at this time.
''If we are aware that any group or individual could pose a threat, an appropriate and immediate law enforcement action will take place,'' a senior government official said.
The assessment of a widening presence of Qaeda sympathizers on American soil has alarmed intelligence and counterterrorism officials here in Europe and in the United States.
''Every month, we continue to identify new people aligned with Al Qaeda in the United States,'' a senior American government official said. ''It's an ongoing process but it is disconcerting that every month, almost every week, we find additional people here who are sympathetic to Al Qaeda and its goals.''
Terrorism experts said that prolonged observation and eavesdropping should prove to be a useful strategy for American investigators.
''This is a much better approach,'' said Jessica Stern, a terrorism expert, author and professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. ''The F.B.I. doesn't look as good. They are not arresting some and saying look who we got, look what we disrupted. But it's much more effective. They can carefully monitor what these suspects are doing. As soon as you arrest someone, you lose a very important source of information.''
Concern has heightened among American and European officials about the possible expansion of Al Qaeda into the United States as American interests have become targets of terror attacks in Iraq, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.
In Europe, intelligence and law enforcement officials are taking a similar approach to that of the Americans. European intelligence officials have said there is evidence that the network of Qaeda supporters still has a significant presence in Europe.
American officials said they had been assisted in detecting the Qaeda followers by the nearly two-year-old USA Patriot Act, and changes in May 2002 to the attorney general guidelines, which permit the monitoring of mosques and Internet chat rooms and other aggressive investigative techniques.
The officials said that some people with apparent connections to the Qaeda network have settled easily into American society by obtaining jobs or enrolling in universities, and even marrying and starting families.
Before Sept. 11, the government had to have specific evidence that a group or individual was planning a terrorist attack to open a criminal inquiry. The attorney general's guidelines have lowered that threshold to a ''reasonable suspicion'' that individuals or groups are involved in planning for a terrorist strike. Officials explained that the lower threshold had allowed the government to monitor far more people for possible terrorist ties than in the past.
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Mail-man makes his route
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Be glad when 8'o clock comes
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Coquitlam Agreement To Improve Aboriginal Results
For Immediate Release
April 2, 2007
Ministry of Education
COQUITLAM – Port Moody-Westwood MLA Iain Black and Burquitlam MLA Harry Bloy joined Aboriginal leaders and Coquitlam school district officials today to sign the district's first Aboriginal enhancement agreement to help improve Aboriginal student achievement.
"Education is crucial to Aboriginal achievement and preserving Aboriginal culture, and the signing of this agreement illustrates our ongoing commitment to both," said Black.
"This agreement shows the Province, the district and Aboriginal communities are focused and working together to support Aboriginal students so they can achieve their best," said Bloy. "We want Aboriginal student completion rates to improve, and this agreement will help to reach that goal."There are 1,188 Aboriginal students in the Coquitlam school district this year – 3.7 per cent of the district's total enrolment. The district serves the Kwikwetlem First Nation people and lies within the shared traditional territories of the Tsleil-Waututh, Katzie, Musqueam, Squamish and Sto:lo Nations.
The agreement sets out four goals in the areas of Aboriginal culture, safety, student achievement and completion rates. The goals are to improve Aboriginal student success by:
· Increasing knowledge and respect for Aboriginal culture and history for all students;
· Increasing the number of Aboriginal students who report feeling safe and a sense of belonging;
· Improving Aboriginal student achievement; and
· Improving Aboriginal student grade-to-grade transition rate and school completion rate.
"This agreement serves as a foundation to provide Aboriginal communities with a voice in the education of Aboriginal students," said Education Minister Shirley Bond. "The Province continues to work with school districts and Aboriginal communities to increase Aboriginal student success and create a learning environment where all students feel safe and comfortable, and can flourish."
Working closely with the local Aboriginal communities and the Ministry of Education, the school district developed several strategies to help reach its goals, including:
· Creating Aboriginal student leadership opportunities
· Unveiling and distributing Aboriginal artwork for display in school districts to increase Aboriginal presence.
· Using math and reading resource kits for elementary Aboriginal students
· Having evening tutoring programs available for Aboriginal students
· Increasing work-experience opportunities for Aboriginal students
· Ensuring early assessments for special needs interventions.
· Developing Aboriginal literacy initiatives and resources such as Journey to Literacy and Aboriginal Big Books.
"I am honoured to sign this document as it solidifies a promise to the Aboriginal people of this area" said Lorraine Richard, Metis, Ojibway / Aboriginal Parent Focus Group Organizer, SD #43. "The agreement is a guide, designed to help all of our children be the best people they can possibly be, academically, spiritually and physically. This is no longer a dream; it is a realization for success for our children."
"We recognize there is not one educational model that fits all and, by providing quality learning opportunities, we can meet our district's diverse student needs," said Melissa Hyndes, Coquitlam school board chair. "As a proud signatory of this Aboriginal enhancement agreement, we are committed to continuing this collaborative journey to ensure success for each and every one of our Aboriginal students."
This is the 32nd Aboriginal enhancement agreement completed in B.C. The agreements support the Province's Pacific Leadership Agenda to build new relationships with First Nations, and to close gaps in health, housing, education and economic opportunities. Aboriginal Enhancement Agreements are one component of the Province's strategy to improve Aboriginal student achievement. Others include the new First Nations education jurisdiction agreement and developing Aboriginal content for K-12 curriculum.
The Province is investing an estimated $51.1 million – $1,014 per student – for Aboriginal education in 2007-08. The funds are used to support Aboriginal language and culture programs, Aboriginal support service programs, and other localized Aboriginal education programs.
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Cable torpedoes Clegg's attempt to get tough on immigration as he warns crackdown will damage the economy
- Deputy PM abandons giving UK citizenship to anyone here for 10 years
- Admits policy risked undermining confidence in entire immigration system
- Home Office to draw up plans for £1,000+ bonds for migrants
- Bigger fines for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants
- But Lib Dem Vince Cable puts himself at odds with policy
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg insisted British society has been shaped by migrant communities, but unveiled tougher action against illegal immigration
Nick Clegg today dramatically admitted he was wrong to offer an amnesty to illegal immigrants.
The Lib Dem leader used his first speech on immigration since the general election in 2010 to ditch his party's policy of allowing foreigners to 'earn' British citizenship by living in the UK for a decade without being caught by the authorities.
He said the policy, included in his party's last manifesto, risked undermining public confidence in the entire immigration system.
The Deputy Prime Minister instead unveiled new plans to force foreigners arriving in Britain from 'high risk countries' to pay a bond of more than £1,000 which will only be repaid when they leave.
But his attempt to reposition the Lib Dems as taking a tougher line on immigration was at odds with warnings last night from his Cabinet colleague Vince Cable.
The Business Secretary claimed attempts to slash net immigration were 'unattainable' and risked causing 'enormous damage' to the economy.
David Cameron is due to set out the Conservative approach to immigration on Monday, after Labour leader Ed Miliband admitted his party made mistakes when it was in government.
Today Mr Clegg used a speech in central London to set out his vision of a 'tolerant Britain, zero-tolerant of abuse'.
He insisted that if immigrant workers suddenly 'downed tools, countless businesses and services would suffer' and the NHS 'would fall over' - but warned borders were 'grossly mismanaged' under Labour.
Mr Clegg argued that cash penalties for unscrupulous employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants because they are cheaper must be increased. Currently, the maximum fine is £10,000 per illegal worker.
And he revealed he has asked the Home Office to work up a 'system of security bonds' worth more than £1,000 for people from 'high risk' countries, which could be piloted by the UK Borders Agency (UKBA) as early as the end of the year.
He told the CentreForum think tank: 'In certain cases, when a visa applicant is coming from a high risk country in addition to satisfying the normal criteria UKBA would be able to request a deposit – a kind of cash guarantee.
'Once the visitor leaves Britain, the bond will be repaid.'
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Mr Clegg said the Lib Dem policy of an amnesty risked undermining public confidence in the immigration system
He said the system would 'need to be well-targeted' and he did not want to 'penalise legitimate visa applicants who will struggle to get hold of the money'.
But the Deputy Prime Minister dramatically ditched the Liberal Democrats' long-held but controversial policy to offer an amnesty to illegal immigrants.
He said: 'At the last election we suggested that any illegal immigrant who had been here for 10 years should be able to earn their citizenship.
'We called it an earned route to citizenship. Our opponents dubbed it an "amnesty".
British people needed to know that immigration rules are 'reasonable, just, and properly enforced, Mr Clegg told the CentreForum think tank
'We felt it was an honest and pragmatic solution given the chaos in the Home Office and the obvious failure by Labour to identify where thousands of illegal immigrants were.
'Better surely, we asked, to get them to pay their taxes and make a proper contribution to our society, than to continue to live in the shadows?
'But, despite the policy's aims, it was seen by many people as a reward for those who have broken the law.
'And so it risked undermining public confidence in the immigration system - the very public confidence that is essential to a tolerant and open Britain.
'That is why I am no longer convinced this specific policy should be retained in our manifesto for the next General Election.'
The speech comes as the Government toughens its stance on immigration with a range of new measures aimed at bringing down net migration to the tens of thousands.
UKBA officials will conduct interviews with more than 100,000 student visa applicants from 'high-risk' countries outside the EU to crack down on bogus students.
And a ;genuine entrepreneur' test has been introduced to tackle the rising number of foreign nationals attempting to enter Britain by fudging their bank accounts.
But in the wake of criticism from politicians and the higher education sector, some immigration rules were recently loosened in a bid to give additional flexibility to businesses and allow top international students to pursue careers in Britain.
Mr Clegg said the immigration must 'command public confidence'. He added: 'For a diverse society like ours to function successfully, for different groups to integrate and co-exist, British citizens must believe that the rules by which migrants come and settle here are reasonable, just, and properly enforced.
Prime Minister David Cameron also floated the idea of immigration bonds and Theresa May plans to announce a pilot scheme targeted at 'high risk' individuals
The Daily Mail revealed in March that Home Secretary Theresa May was planning immigration bonds as the next stage of reform, having succeeded in cutting net migration to its lowest level for a decade.
The cash would only be repaid when people leave the country and demonstrate that they have not drawn on particular services, such as non-urgent NHS care or elements of the welfare state.
Business Secretary Vince Cable warned attempts to reduce net migration were 'unattainable'
Mrs May plans to announce a pilot scheme targeted at 'high risk' individuals from 'two or three nationalities' starting later this year. They or family members already in the UK would be required to put up a sum running into thousands of pounds as security that they will abide by the rules.
The 1999 Immigration & Asylum Act allows the UK to require a financial security from temporary migrants, which can be forfeited if they fail to leave the UK after the expiry of their visa.
Prime Minister David Cameron also floated the idea of immigration bonds last year. One Tory source said Mr Clegg appeared to be 'purloining Conservative ideas' in an attempt to shift perceptions of his party's position on a key issue.
In another blow, Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable gave an interview pouring scorn on the Conservative aim of reducing net immigration from the hundreds to the tens of thousands.
'It isn't Government policy, it is Conservative policy. And it's also not true because that policy purely relates to non-EU people. We have obviously no control over the European Union and that is actually where much of the movement comes,' Mr Cable told The House magazine.
'The reducing to under 100,000 is not Government policy and it would be unattainable without, if it was attainable enormous damage would be done, notably through overseas students, which is one of the biggest components.'
The Business Secretary said attempts to tighten the visa system had created the impression, particularly in India, that 'Britain is closed'.
Mr Clegg praised the diversity of the country's population and says that Britain is made up of rich and varied backgrounds
'We want overseas students, they are
good for us, they are not bad for us. They bring in lots of money.
'We want to have lots of visitors from all over the world coming here without hassle, an easy flexible visa system and we have lots of highly specialised people in engineers, top managers who we need in our companies and they've got to be able to come and go freely otherwise we are not going to be able to compete internationally,' Mr Cable added.
'So I do have to keep banging the drum for that.'
Mr Clegg insisted that the Lib Dems 'will never seek to outflank our opponents' on immigration 'because we think that's what people want to hear'.
'That kind of low populism patronises the British people. And it is an insult to the many migrants who have contributed to our country,' he said.
'British society has been shaped by migrant communities in ways more profound than any cliché about chicken tikka masala, or Notting Hill Carnival, or Polish builders can ever express.
'I'm the son of a Dutch mother - she, herself, raised in Indonesia; a half-Russian father; husband to a Spanish wife. Like millions of Brits, if you trace our blood lines back through the generations, you end up travelling around the globe.'
But he savaged Labour for leaving an immigration system in 'disarray'.
'I cannot stress enough just how chaotic it was. The first thing they did, after coming into office, was stop checking if people were leaving the country. They got rid of exit checks. They weren't counting people in and they weren't counting people out either,' the Deputy Prime Minister added.
'Since we came into government, net migration has fallen by a third. We've capped immigration from outside Europe. And within the EU, we have kept the transitional limits on Romania and Bulgaria, until the point where every member state has to remove them.'
A Home Office source said: 'We look forward to support for all our immigration policies and getting down to the tens of thousands.'
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Saturday, 20 September 2008
How disappointing it was to hear Barbara Plett of the BBC, who had apparently just a few minutes before been in the neighborhood of the Marriott, reporting live from Islamabad on the explosion.
Posted on 09/20/2008 5:01 PM by Hugh Fitzgerald
20 Sep 2008
Update on Islamabad bomb blast:
"Horror bomb blast"
20 Sep 2008
Mary Jackson
True enough. She should be given something to cry about.
Talking of dozy bints, where's Orla Guerlin these days?
(Where are Arafat's millions and why aren't the "Palestinians" angry about them?)
21 Sep 2008
...where are Arafat's millions...
Ms. Plett missed an opportunity to join her beloved Arafat sitting at the feet of Allah, enjoying raisins.
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Stumpy's Favorite Southern Sayings
- I won't say it's far, but I had to grease the wagon twice before I hit the main road.
- Busy as a funeral home fan in July.
- If a trip around the world cost a dollar, I couldn't get to the state line.
- We were so poor I had a tumbleweed as a pet.
- He looks like he was inside the outhouse when lightening struck.
- She looks like she was born down wind from the outhouse.
- Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.
- Never smack a man who's chewin' tobacco.
- Never ask a barber if he thinks you need a haircut.
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- Scared as a sinner in a cyclone.
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- She's so ugly she'd make a freight train take a dirt road.
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- She looks like she fell face-down in the sticker patch and cows ran over her.
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- He's about as sharp as a mashed potato.
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- He's rough as a corn cob.
- He's got enough money to burn a wet mule.
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- He's as tight as the pages in a book.
- Tight like a too-small bathing suit on a too-long ride home from the beach.
- This race is as tight as the rusted lug nuts on a '55 Ford.
- Hotter than a Laredo parking lot in the summertime.
- It's hot enough to peel house paint.
- Running like a squirrel in a cage.
- Safe as a tick on a dog with a stiff neck.
- Dumb as a bag full of hammers.
- She's just naturally horizontal.
- Meaner than a skilletful of rattlesnakes.
- He couldn't find his ass with a flashlight in each hand.
- He couldn't pour rain out of a boot with a hole in the toe and directions on the heel.
- If dumb was dirt, he'd cover about half an acre
- So windy we're using a log chain instead of a wind sock.
- It's so foggy, the birds are walkin'
- Tighter than bark on a tree
- As welcome as an outhouse breeze.
- Her hair looks like a cats been suckin' on it.
- We were so poor my brother and me had to ride double on our stick horse.
- As bad-off as a rubber-nosed woodpecker in a petrified forest.
- As confused as a cow on astroturf.
- It was so hot you could pull a baked potato right out of the ground.
- It's so dry the trees are whistling for the dogs.
- Busier than a cat covering crap on a marble floor.
- If things get any better around here, I may have to hire someone to help me enjoy it.
- Well knock me down and steal muh teeth!
- Cute as a box full of puppies.
- You can't get rid of 'em. He's like a booger you can't thump off.
- It's about as hard as trying to steer a herd of cats.
- The wheels still turning, but the hamster's dead.
- I'll beat you so bad you'll feel like you were ate by wolves and shit over a cliff.
- He's so confused he doesn't know whether to scratch his watch or wind his ass.
- She was as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
- There are a lot of nooses in his family tree.
- So crooked you can't tell from his tracks if he's coming or going.
- I wouldn't trust him any farther than I can throw him.
- He's got more guts than you could hang on a fence.
- So dry the catfish are carrying canteens.
- So dry I'm spitting cotton.
- Hot as a two-dollar whore on the 4th of July.
- So hot the hens are laying hard-boiled eggs.
- Cold as a frosted frog
- Cold as an ex-wife's heart
- Cold as a cast iron commode
- Cold as a banker's heart
- She's about as useful as buttons on a dishrag.
- He's tougher than a two-dollar steak
- Happy as a puppy with two tails
- She's got enough wrinkles to hold an eight-day rain.
- That's about as useful as a trap door on a canoe!
- He's busier than a one-legged man at a butt-kickin contest!
- He's so dumb he couldn't piss his name in the snow.
- That politician's so crooked he could hide behind a cork screw!
- That baby was so ugly the Doctor spanked the Momma!
- She's so ugly she's got ten-foot pole marks all over her.
- It's rainin' so hard it sounds like a cow pissing on a flat rock.
- He's so bad off, his eyes looked like two piss-holes in a snowbank.
- Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit!
- Her hair looks like it caught on fire and somebody put it out with a brick.
- He couldn't find his rear with his hands in his back pockets.
- It's raining so hard the animals are starting to pair up.
- His pants were so tight that if he farted, he'd blow his boots off.
- Raising kids is like being pecked to death by a chicken.
- He's so skinny, his pants had only one back pocket.
- She's so fat, it takes two dogs to bark at her.
- He was mean enough to hunt bears with a hickory switch.
- He was ugly as a burnt boot.
- Tougher than the back end of a shootin' gallery.
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This is an awesome list. I love it.
My favorite's probably "We were so poor my brother and me had to ride double on our stick horse."
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Great list. One I loved that my Dad (Okie) used was "If she goes any slower, she'll have to go backward to keep on moving."
Another one is "So cold, trout are tap dancing."
Of your list, my favorite was "mama takes him everywhere"
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46,000+ reads keeps this online.
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56,000 reads still keeps this online.
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How about: "Slower than molasses going uphill in the sand" ? :)
Let's keep adding to these! I'm from SC, and just moved to Utah... these are priceless to me now!
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These were great! I was surprised by the number that I HADN'T heard and I'm lived in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. Here's another list of southern sayings: http://www.sistersofsuburbia.com/06/2011/southern-grandmother-said/
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Movie quotes that sound like southern expressions to my ears:
"quiet as an ant pissing on cotton" -- Heist (2001)
"Hungry! Shit, I could eat a frozen dog." -- Goin' South (1978)
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