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No wonder the White House hates Fox News so much. They ask real questions and don't accept administration prevarication. Awkward. This administration has an unusual propensity for getting caught telling whoppers, and the media arm of the White House usually tries to cover up.
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner appeared on Fox News Sunday yesterday to talk about the rude and uncooperative Republicans who were not agreeing promptly to raise taxes on the rich the way Obama wanted.
The problem is that Chris Wallace is usually very well-informed. He challenged Tim Geithner on the lack of real spending cuts in the proposal he brought to Capitol Hill last week. Geithner objected, claiming that the White House has trillions of cuts in their proposal — from ending the wars.
Wallace reminded Geithner that no one planned to keep fighting those wars in the first place. Geithner lost his cool and started complaining about Republican gimmicks. That's funny. These are the people who double count the same savings, create imaginary ones, anything in order to keep from cutting spending at all. They have no intention of cutting spending. None.
WALLACE: Or they now say because you're not willing to cut spending enough.
GEITHNER: No, but that's not true. Again, if they want to do more on the spending side than the $600 billion we proposed on top of the trillion already enacted, in top of the savings from the wars, then they can tell us how they propose –
WALLACE: Savings in the wars that we were never going to fight?
GEITHNER: No, that's not true. We're — as you know, we're winding down two wars.
WALLACE: I understand that.
WALLACE: And you are thinking savings that nobody thought that you were going to spend that money anyway. It's a budget gimmick, sir.
GEITHNER: No, that's not right. You know, let me say it this way, those were expensive wars, not just in Americans lives but in terms of the taxpayers' resources. And when you end them as the president is doing, they reduce our long term deficits and like in the Republican budget proposals, the world should reflect and recognize what that does in savings.
And we propose to use those savings to reduce the deficits and help invest in rebuilding America. We think that makes a lot of sense.
WALLACE: But it was money that wasn't going to be spent anyway, and –
GEITHNER: If those wars have gone on, they would be spent.
WALLACE: I understand. But you're not saving — you're not ending the wars for budget purposes. You're ending the wars because of a foreign policy decision. The wars weren't going to be fought. You're not really saving money.
GEITHNER: Chris, we all agree –
WALLACE: I mean, it's a budget gimmick, but it's money never intended to spend.
GEITHNER: No, it's not a budget gimmick unless you are — when Republicans propose, it's a budget gimmick?
WALLACE: Sure, absolutely.
GEITHNER: And you should address that to them. But what it does is –
WALLACE: Well — so, I'm addressing it to you.
Watch for the attempt to use the $716 billion that Obama already took out of Medicare payments to providers, and the funds saved by not invading Canada. That should be a lot. Geithner has already insisted that there will not be a fiscal-cliff deal unless Republicans agree to hike taxes on the Rich. How embarrassing to have to try to sell this phony stuff. Geithner knows better.
The rich already pay far more than their "fair share." The top 10% of taxpayers pay 70.5% of all taxes.The bottom 90% of taxpayers (the rest) pay 29.5% of all taxes. The bottom 50% of taxpayers pay just 2.3% of all taxes. So who's not paying their "fair share?" American income taxes are among the most progressive in the world.
The problem is not a lack of revenue. It is the spending habits of this particular president. He is way out of his depth, and it becomes more obvious every day. Better go back to the drawing board, Mr. Secretary.
Maybe if the House could revoke that $4 million the president is going to spend on his vacation, it would get his attention.
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And, it should be noted, that amount that they are claiming to be "saving" from ending those wars is more than the two wars cost altogether.
(While we're at it, why not claim savings from not fighting Germany, Japan, North Korea, and Viet Nam… ought to be able to squeeze a few bucks out of that)
Obama is once again counting on the ignorance of the populace so far as budgeting is concerned. He is offering nothing positive other than raising taxes, and is attacking the other side for not agreeing with him… the only thing he has ever shown any real talent for doing. I've read through sections of several federal budgets, and every single one of them has contained accounting gimmicks that would get someone from private industry put in jail (in fact, one of the things Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling of Enron were convicted of was trying to do what Geithner was persuading Wallace was perfectly reasonable… claim savings to be used as revenue from a project that was never funded and was cancelled).
The problem Geithner and the administration is having with persuading anyone familiar with budgeting of this ploy is simply this… Funding used to pay for military operations during wartime are NEVER included in the regular budget, and are not debated during the regular budget processes. War appropriations are done separately on an "as needed" basis (primary debate for war appropriations are done by assorted defense committees, with the Budget committees consulted only prior to the floor vote… the ides being that whatever the military needs to prosecute the war, they pretty much get). Wallace is aware of how this works not only because he's a damn good reporter, but also because when Democrats started demagoguing the financing of the war in Iraq, he was shown exactly how the appropriation process works (in fact, a good friend of mine was the liaison for Wallace at the Pentagon during this time).


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As is the case each and every season, each and every week, any omission below is not on purpose, it's merely intentional.
The fans
After one of the worst — check that, the worst — offseasons in the history of the game, a full day of the glorious entity called college football was back at a campus or on a television near you. Certainly, what happened the past few months, particularly at Penn State, wasn't washed away completely by the start of a new season, but it did allow fans all across the country get back to doing what they love to do — irrationally rooting for a school they may or may not have a direct connection to and obsessing over any and every call that may or may not have gone their way. Welcome back, college football. Oh how we've missed your on-field glory.
Should Tide rise over USC to No. 1?
We asked this question in our poll tonight, but will expound on it here. In every way imaginable, in every single phase of the game, No. 2 Alabama was the better team in the defending BcS champion's 41-14 woodshedding of No. 8 Michigan. And it wasn't even really that close. Ben did an excellent job recapping the carnage in Arlington Texas, so I'll tackle this the question posed in this note. And, if you're a fan of marquee nonconference matchups, you'd answer the same way I would: hell yes. Teams that schedule these types of games should be rewarded for playing top-ranked programs, and bumping them a spot or two or three or whatever would/should have an impact on athletic directors looking for more of those types of early-season games. Besides that, it's rather obvious even as it's awful early: the Tide will once again be a major factor on the national stage yet again. That was a textbook evisceration by Nick Saban's charges of what's a very talented Michigan team. The good thing for the Wolverines? They have 11 more regular season games to make up the spots they will tumble in the polls when they come out early this week. And, they can take solace in the fact that they won't face a better team the remainder of the regular season.
"Wait, what about us?" No. 1 USC says
Yes, yes, yes Trojans. We're well aware of your 49-10 throttling of Hawaii. Yes, you have one of the top teams in the country and, if you can remain healthy, you will be a title contender. Unfortunately, taking apart an unranked team at home simply doesn't compare with humiliating a Top 10 team on a neutral field. Sorry, that's just the way it is. Or the way it should be, at least. If voters have a lick of common sense, of course.
That's just offensive
In wins over Savannah State and Arkansas State, No. 19 Oklahoma State and No. 5 Oregon, respectively, combined to score a total of 141 points; rushed for 677 yards; passed for 610 yards; and totaled 1,287 yards of offense. And punted three times — combined. And that's with the Ducks scoring 50 in the first half and calling off the dogs the last two quarters. Those were the final, gory offensive stats — unless they added to them in the postgame, which is entirely possible based on how the two "contests" went. The 84 points the Cowboys put up, by the way, were the most since 1991 when Fresno State hung 94 on New Mexico.
Urban renewal commences in earnest in Columbus
Bad pun aside, Ohio State couldn't have scripted a better start to the 2012 season. Not only did No. 18 Ohio State romp over Miami of Ohio 56-10 — after a sluggish first quarter — in Urban Meyer's first game as Buckeyes' head coach, but sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller showed flashes of brilliance more consistently than he did at all last season, combining for nearly 360 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in less than three quarters of work. It hardly portends great things for the Buckeyes generally or Miller specifically in 2012; the RedHawks won just four games in 2011. It does give some reason to hope, however, in a season where there's no hope of reaching the postseason thanks to NCAA sanctions.
The defense rests… after dominating
Against a good BcS football team, No. 3 LSU will have a really good defense. Against the likes of North Texas? They had a really good defense. While the Mean Green totaled 219 yards of offense — 40 yards per game less than they averaged giving up last year — they averaged just 2.2 yards per carry and were limited to an 80-yard pitch-and-catch touchdown that was the result of a mix-up in the secondary and a meaningless touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter. The No. 3 team in the country did what it was supposed to: easily hold serve at home against a vastly inferior opponent with a 41-14 win. And, based on the way LSU's defense played in the opener, we're guessing that, just like SEC West rival Alabama, the Tigers will be in the thick of the BcS mix deep into the 2012 season.
Coaches with new teams
Putting this under the winners heading may have been a bit of a stretch. When the last spinning of the coaching carousel came to a stop, 27 FBS football programs had new head coaches. These past three days, those 26 coaches (Kevin Sumlin's debut as Texas A&M's coach was postponed) went 13-13. Two of those 12 losses came at the hands of FCS schools: Pittsburgh's Paul Chryst and Memphis' Justin Fuente.
Holgorsen has this offensive thing down pat
In the past two games, No. 11 West Virginia's offense has totaled the following: 1,250 yards of total offense, 748 yards passing and a staggering 139 points. To put that into perspective, last season New Mexico scored 144 for points the entire 12-game season. Yeah, the Mountaineers will fit right in in the high-octane Big 12. About that defense, though; WVU allowed the Herd 545 yards of offense, including 413 yards passing. Then again, defense is optional in the Big 12, so that side of the ball might not be as big a deal after all.
Perfect Wes
For the first half, at least. Making his first start at the collegiate level, quarterback Wes Lunt completed all 11 of his first-half passes in what would ultimately become an 84-0 win over Savannah State. Those would actually be the only throws Lunt made in the blowout win as he gave way to J.W. Walsh and Clint Chelf for the rest of the first half and through the end of the "game."
Lattimore's return a boon for 'Cocks
If No. 9 South Carolina entertains any thoughts of getting past defending SEC East champ Georgia, Marcus Lattimore returning to — and remaining at — 100-percent health will be of utmost importance. Based on one game, that's the direction the running back, who suffered a season-ending ACL tear last year, is headed. In South Carolina's season-opening conference win over Vanderbilt on Thursday, Lattimore rushed for 110 yards and scored the Gamecocks' only two touchdowns in the 17-13 decision. While Lattimore wasn't worked as hard as he's been the past two seasons, the fact that he came out healthy against a stout 'Dores defense portends — all available appendages crossed — good things for the player and the team in 2012.
Youth romps in uncle vs. nephew tilt
In his first game as head coach at Richmond, Danny Rocco had the misfortune of taking his FCS program into Virginia and going up against an underrated Cavaliers squad. And, as if a 43-19 pasting wasn't bad enough, a player very close to the coach helped in the torching. Michael Rocco, the head coach's nephew, threw for 311 yards and a touchdown in the 24-point win. Suffice to say, Thanksgiving/Christmas gifts should be interesting in the Rocco households this year.
Floyd Mayweather
The boxer bet a total of $2.9 million on Michigan to cover the spread against Alabama. The spread was anywhere between 12 and 14 points. The Wolverines lost by 27. That will leave a mark on the ol' bank account, regardless of how big the purse was for your last fight.
Sooner forgetting this, the better
Forget the final score as it's more than deceiving. At halftime, No. 4 (for now) Oklahoma was tied with UTEP at 7-7. And it stayed that way until the 10-minute mark of the third quarter, with a field goal giving the Sooners a lead they wouldn't relinquish. And it stayed that way until 10:32 was left in the game, with Landry Jones tossing an 18-yard touchdown pass. Final score? 24-7. Yes, it's just one game. But it was one game against a vastly inferior opponent that's simply not acceptable for a team with BcS-title aspirations.
Post-JoePa toe stub
For the first time in more than six decades, Joe Paterno was not on the Penn State sidelines as either an assistant or head coach. Instead, Bill O' Brien was patrolling Beaver Stadium… and overseeing an embarrassing start to his collegiate coaching career. How embarrassing? "Overheard: Ohio fan laughing 'It isn't even a big win for us,'" one tweet from a Penn State fan read. After taking a 14-3 lead into the half, the Nittany Lions were outscored 21-0 the rest of the way as Ohio came away with the nonconference road win. And that would be the Mid-American Conference's Ohio University, not Brady Hoke's Ohio, incidentally. Certainly with all of the tumult and turmoil the football program has been through over the past nine months, and with the roster attrition courtesy of NCAA sanctions, a rough start to O' Brien's tenure may have been expected. However, losing by double digits at home to a MAC team that outgained them by nearly 150 yards (499-352) certainly wasn't a part of the new coach's plan for rebuilding all that's been torn down in less than a year.
Gator chomp goes limp
Entering the second season under Will Muschamp, hopes were high that the No. 23 Florida Gators would begin taking the steps that would lead to a return to national prominence for the football program. While that still may happen, eventually, this season, UF's performance Saturday gave no sign whatsoever that 2012 will be anything other than yet another rebuilding year. At home against Bowling Green — they of the five-win MAC Bowling Greens — the Gators slogged its way to a too-close-for comfort 27-14 win over the Falcons. Continuing a theme that's entering its third year, the Gators were in large part ineffective on the offensive side of the ball. While they rushed for over 200 yards, they passed for just 145 among two quarterbacks as the struggles through the air continues.
'12 Edsall similar to '11 model
Sitting atop one of the hottest coaching seats in the country entering just his second season at Maryland, Randy Edsall needed a solid start to the season in order to, at minimum, keep the Terp wolves howling for his dismissal at bay following a disastrous two-win debut. Uh, whoops? Against William & Mary Saturday, and at home no less, Edsall's Terps managed to eke out a 7-6 win over the FCS-level school in a game that was a loss for anyone who witnessed any part of it. And that win came after W&M dropped what could have been the game-winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter. Yes, the Terps' lost their starting quarterback and a dozen other players to injuries, but a one-point win against that level of competition isn't — and shouldn't — be acceptable. Edsall has asked for patience from the fan base; more performances like this one, and there'll be none in reserve. If there's even any left at this point.
Tedford: Latin for "damn that seat's hot!"
And speaking of coaching seats that have gone beyond warm, well hello Jeff Tedford. Playing for the first time in its refurbished stadium, Cal couldn't keep Nevada's pistol holstered in a 31-24 loss. In and of itself, dropping a season opener wouldn't impact things one way or the other, even as it represented the first home loss to Nevada in 109 years.. Coming off the past two seasons that saw a combined total of 12 wins? Seat will be sizzling soon, I think that [/yoda]. Additionally, and after a home game vs. Southern Utah, the Bears travel to Ohio State and USC in back-to-back weekends. Yep, good luck with that buzz saw Coach Tedford.
Houston had big problem with newly-minted FBS school
And the big problem was a loss. Tony Levine's first game as Houston's replacement for Kevin Sumlin figured to be a relatively easy one: at home against first-year FBS program Texas State. A 30-13 loss later, and the Cougars realize how much they'll miss Sumlin (Texas A&M) as well as quarterback Case Keenum (NFL). It's a long season; unfortunately for Houston, this loss will make it that much longer.
Franco Harris
Staunch in his very public support for Joe Paterno after the now-deceased head coach's controversial ouster at Penn State last November, Franco Harris took that support to a whole other level Saturday afternoon. In his suite Saturday witnessing the first game of the O' Brien Era, Harris did, well, this with a cardboard cutout, courtesy of mocksession.com:
Way to keep it about the current coaches and players inside the stadium, Franco. Excellent work.
Ball State "fans"
Coming off a six-win season in 2011, Ball State opened 2012 with a 37-26 win over Eastern Michigan that was witnessed by less than 13,000 individuals. That number caught the attention of Fort Wayne News-Sentinel columnist Tom Davis, who skewered Ball State's supporters — or lack thereof — for their seeming indifference toward the football program. "But I'll tell you who hasn't delivered? The Ball State students, the Cardinal alumni, and the community of Muncie, who continue to demonstrate year after year … that they simply don't care whether they have a good football team or not." Davis went on to write that he wishes second-year head coach Pete Lembo well "when he eventually bolts for a more supportive environment." Ouch.
How ranked teams endured close shaves vs. unranked opponents
–No. 9 South Carolina 17, Vanderbilt 14: Unlike most of the other schools that litter this list, the Gamecocks actually opened the season against a quality conference foe. While it wasn't pretty — particularly in the passing game — a win is a win is a win, especially when it involves an SEC game.
— No. 12 Wisconsin 26, Northern Iowa 20: Ahead 26-7 with just over 12 minutes left in the game, the Badgers' defense allowed allowed the Panthers to score two touchdowns in less than five minutes to close the gap to five points with seven minutes to play. A failed fourth-down attempt with 2:46 left erased any hopes the FCS school had entertained of pulling off one of the biggest upsets in recent memory.
— No. 14 Clemson 26, Auburn 19: As was the case with South Carolina, the Tigers differed from others on this list as they actually faced a BcS opponent, albeit one of the nonconference variety. And they pulled out the win with their top receiver, Sammy Watkins, serving the first of a two-game suspension, which certainly bodes well for the Tigers.
— No. 21 Stanford 20, San Jose State 17: In the first game of the post-Andrew Luck era on Friday, the Cardinal eked out a three-point win over a team that was 27(ish)-point road underdogs.
— No. 23 Florida 27, Bowling Green 14: Tied at 14-all midway through the third quarter, the Gators managed to score 13 unanswered points to squeak by with a win in the opener.
A snapshot look at how our ballot would look Monday if we, ya know, had a real vote instead of a measly preseason poll.
1. Alabama — A school should be rewarded for a quality neutral-field win over a Top-10 team, and we do just that with a two-spot jump. (Last: No. 3)
2. USC — "It wasn't anything you did honey. Honest. It's just me." (Last: No. 1)
3. Oregon — Oregon might've scored a touchdown or two on Clemson in its obliteration of Arkansas State. My goodness, that was a mesmerizing first-half offensive display by the Ducks. (Last: No. 7)
4. LSU — With that defense, and continued improvement at the quarterback position, the Tigers are positioned for yet another run at an SEC title. And more. (Last: No. 4)
5. (blank) — Oklahoma, Georgia and South Carolina all underwhelming in wins. Michigan lost. Florida State and Arkansas stuffed their collective faces on tasty pastries. Yep, blank it is.
"Tape will say we were fortunate to beat Vandy… they don't have a bunch of slow dudes like they used to." — South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier following the No. 9 Gamecocks' four-point win over Vanderbilt.
"I would think we're on the short end of the measuring stick." — Brady Hoke, following Michigan's 27-point loss to Alabama when asked about the game being a measuring stick for his team.
Despite it being the opening weekend of the 2012 season, the video clip of the week has nothing to do with football. Sure, we easily could've gone with Hundley's cherry-popping TD or Devin Smith's ridiculous TD reception or Kent State's Andre Parker's wrong-way muff run or myriad others. Instead, it has everything to do with my six-year-old daughter doing her best impersonation of Evil Knievel. And don't worry, it's OK to LOL; with the exception of a bloody nose and a coupla scratches, she's fine:
From the "Whoda thunk it?" department, by way of Nebraska sports information: Taylor Martinez (no relation) accounted for 249 yards of total offense in the first half of today's game to push his career total to 5,808 total offensive yards. In the first half he passed Zac Taylor (5,777 yards) (no relation) to move into second place on the career total offense list.
— Of the 74 games (Texas A&M-Louisiana Tech, Oregon State-Nicholls State postponed due to Hurricane Isaac) involving FBS programs the past three days, 35 of them featured opponents from the FCS level. FBS schools, incidentally, were 32-3 in those games. The three losses? Pittsburgh to Youngstown State (ROTFL!!!), Memphis to Tennessee-Martin and Middle Tennessee State to McNeese State.
— Official attendance for Alabama-Michigan: 90,413, a record crowd for a college football game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
— From Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News: the Big Ten has lost 10 straight nonconference games vs. Top-Five teams by an average of 15.9 points. Ouch.
— Alabama's T.J. Yeldon became the first Alabama player ever to top the 100-yard plateau in his first game, rushing for 111 yards on just 11 carries.
— In just over three quarters of work, preseason Heisman favorite Matt Barkley passed for 344 yards and four touchdowns in USC's romp over Hawaii. Barkley's top target was wide receiver Marquise Lee, who caught 10 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown.
— Oregon's electrifying running back, DeAnthony Thomas, touched the football seven times in the win over Arkansas State — and scored three touchdowns.
— Nebraska's Martinez set a career high in passing yards (354) and tied his career mark in passing touchdowns (five) in Nebraska's 49-20 win over Southern Miss.
— Clemson running back Andre Ellington rushed for 231 yards in the Tigers' 26-19 win over Auburn, while wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins set a school record (Sammy who?) with 13 receptions.
– In West Virginia's 69-34 thrashing of in-state rival Marshall, Heisman contender Geno Smith threw for 323 yards on 33-of-36 passing and four touchdowns.
— Syracuse's Ryan Nassib passed for a career-high 470 yards and four touchdowns in the Orange's 42-41 loss to Northwestern. He also obliterated the school record for completions with 44; the previous record was 29.
— Boston College's Chase Rettig completed 32-of-51 passes for 441 yards and two TDs in a 41-32 loss to Miami
— On the fourth offensive snap of Nebraska's win, running back Rex Burkhead ran 57 yards to open the scoring for the Cornhuskers. That run represented the longest run of Burkhead's career.
— In their 62-0 whitewashing of Elon, North Carolina had 14 different receivers catch a pass in the win and no one caught more than three balls.
— From ESPN's Stats & Info Thursday night: "Cameron Nwosu of Rice blocked 3 PAT attempts tonight vs UCLA, setting an FBS single-game record and tying the overall Division I record."
— Tulsa running back Trey Watts rushed for 125 yards on 10 carries — with no touchdowns — in a 38-23 loss to Iowa State.
— Florida has won 23 straight season openers, which represents the second-longest current streak in the nation. The longest? Nebraska's 27.
— Last season, New Mexico was dead last in FBS in scoring, averaging just a hair over 12 points per game. In their opener against Southern, the Lobos scored 38 — in the second quarter. For the game, the Lobos totaled 66 in a 45-point win over the FCS program.
— For the first time in UT-San Antonio's history, the Roadrunners have won a road game, dropping South Alabama 33-31 on a 51-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in a game originally scheduled for Thursday. Of course, UTSA's history consists of one season and one game, but still.
— Carson-Newman College's Ken Sparks won the 300th game of his career Thursday, becoming the 11th head coach in college football history to hit that milestone.
— Sam Durley of Division III Eureka (Ill.) College set an NCAA all-division record with 736 yards passing. He broke the old mark of 731 set back in 2000.


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Introvert Fairy Tales: Cinderella. The party was in full swing when Cinderella made her escape. Curfews were such marvellous things; no one needed to know that they were self-imposed. The party was going well, but even with the quietest of corners to sit in or the most interesting of conversations to stumble into, there always came a point where enough was enough and she claimed a pressing need to be elsewhere. The need to leave was no less real for being voluntary. Goodbyes were said, plans were made to see people again and, finally, Elsewhere was attained.
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Fans of the late Chuck Tanner's 1972 White Sox squad, featuring Dick Allen, Bill Melton and Wilbur Wood, to name a few, will get a 40-year memory jog this year on Sundays at U.S. Cellular Field when the 2012 team wears uniforms similar to those that group wore.
The uniforms will feature the red pinstriped jersey with the iconic "Sox" script over the chest, red numbers (front and back) and a White Sox patch on the sleeve, along with the popular red cap with its unique variation of the Sox script. The White Sox will wear the throwback uniforms on 13 Sundays this season, starting with April 15 vs. Detroit.
Other White Sox links:
- James looks at the spring training non-roster invitees, and the Prince Fielder signing by Detroit.
- J.J. looks at what the Prince Fielder signing means to the Sox, and looks back at the 1972 Sox.
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I think it was somewhere in the middle of either Blood Brothers
or Brave New World that it occurred to me: I was watching a
blueprint for the as yet unfulfilled project of modernisation in the
Middle East.
I was standing with my son - well, jumping - somewhere off to the
side of the stage at Madison Square Garden, the most celebrated concert
venue in the world, listening to British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden
gallop through a 16-odd song set during a sold out show in the midst of
their biggest ever tour of North America.
The songs are not among the most famous in the Maiden catalogue. But
for real Maiden fans - and they are legion and growing larger still -
they are among the more beloved.
In fact, the upwards of 20,000 fans at the concert sang the words to
almost every song despite the fact that the band has deliberately
avoided playing the majority of its most well known hits during this
"This hasn't been such a great summer for concerts," lead singer
Bruce Dickinson told the crowd near the start of the show. The reason,
he explained, is that most groups are essentially playing oldies, living
off songs "from 1976" he joked.
"But here we are doing our biggest tour ever of North America. We
don't want to be fossils," he yelled to a roar from the crowd.
Charting your own way
|Dubai was hailed
as an inspiration for a new globalised Middle East [GALLO/GETTY]
So, what does Iron Maiden have to do with the Middle East?
I first saw Iron Maiden in Dubai in 2007, at the Dubai Desert Rock
Festival, which although only three years old was becoming known as the
"Mecca for Middle Eastern metal".
This was pre-crash Dubai, in all its excessive splendor, and the
festival was filled to capacity with 20,000 metalheads, mostly Arabs,
Iranians and South Asians, cheering, screaming and even crying during
Maiden's headlining show.
Indeed, few crowds have erupted with more energy than did the fans at
Desert Rock when Maiden hit the stage. And I do not think I
have witnessed a more poignant moment at a concert than when the crowd
sang Maiden's anthem, Fear of the Dark in unison with
Dickinson, lighters aloft in one hand, cell phones in the other to
record it for Youtube posterity.
"This is our first time playing in an Arab country," Dickinson told
the audience, visibly taken aback by the crowd's reaction. "I know Dubai
is the melting pot. Everybody is here. We have people from Saudi
Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Scotland, Lebanon, Egypt, Sweden,
Turkey, Australian, Wales, Americans, Canadians, Kuwait. We have the
whole world, just about, here tonight ... And we'll be back."
The members of Iron Maiden still recall that first Dubai show fondly,
but in reality Dubai represented the very antithesis of everything
Maiden has always stood for - consumption without reason, style over
substance, the pursuit of wealth and celebrity without a solid
foundation or sustainable principles.
"What are we about?" asks manager Rod Smallwood, the seventh member
of the group, rhetorically. "Honesty, integrity, doing your best
regardless of what you've been given; in fact, doing it yourself so you
don't have to compromise. And most important, showing our fans passion
and inspiring them. If a band can't keep inspiring fans, what's the
point of continuing?"
A new model
For much of the past decade Dubai was
hailed as the inspiration for a new, globalised Middle East; the place
where the proverbial Lexuses and olive trees that New York Times
columnist Thomas Friedman famously argued symbolised the poles of
globalisation, could finally coexist.
As the money and Vegas-style skyscrapers kept growing higher, Dubai
boosters like Friedman became passionate in their support of the "Dubai
model" of development. But instead of upper middle class Lexuses Dubai
quickly became filled with Ferraris, Rolls Royces and other
uber-expensive supercars.
As for olive trees, aside from a restaurant with that name and the
gardens of the city's elite, few if any have taken root.
"Yeah, but who wants to be that rich?" Smallwood asked a few hours
after the show, discussing how many of the band's peers have taken the
easy, commercial way out, usually losing their souls in the process.
"You wind up playing just for the cheque to support that lifestyle,
instead of because it's what you love to do. Eventually, fans figure
that out, and then where are you?"
Not surprisingly, the Dubai model was unsustainable, and now the
sheikhdom is searching for a more solid foundation for the future.
In contrast, whether at that balmy evening when Maiden first touched
down in Dubai, or the even hotter and muggier evening at Madison Square
Garden three years later, Iron Maiden has consistently inspired concert
goers, and seen its fanbase grow, in good measure because it has refused
to compromise or to play by the music industry's increasingly
dysfunctional rules.
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lyrics resonate with fans across the Middle East [EPA]
And it is here that the group's unique philosophy offers interesting
lessons for its large fanbase across the Arab and Muslim worlds - a
young generation that is struggling to define a new role for themselves
and the region in a globalised system that, much like the music
business, seems rigged against them.
First and foremost, do not play their game. Neoliberalism, the
dominant system of globalisation, will never produce greater prosperity,
democracy or sustainable development for the vast majority of the
peoples of the region, precisely because this model of economic
integration inevitably concentrates wealth, and through it power, in
fewer hands.
Of course, this process suits autocratic elites and the relatively
small but politically crucial class of citizens who benefit from such
policies just fine. But for average Egyptians, Moroccans or Syrians,
this paradigm has brought few if any benefits.
Secondly, think historically, stay true to your roots, and "do it
yourself". One of the main reasons why heavy metal, and Maiden in
particular, are so popular across the Middle East and Muslim world is
precisely because the genre, and the band, represents a "DIY," or do it
yourself, philosophy that has allowed artists and fans to avoid the
compromises that have plagued other genres like hiphop and mainstream
For centuries the peoples of the Arab and Muslim world have been told
that they had to follow someone else's model. They have had to contend
with policies imposed from above and outside - first through colonialism
and then again, beginning in the 1970s, through the "structural
adjustment programmes" that have been at the heart of IMF, World Bank
and other Washington consensus policies towards the region.
Today, a new generation is emerging across the region that refuses to
accept this imbalance of power. But, the problem is how to create a
viable alternative. One alternative, of course, is al-Qaeda and other
extremist movements and ideologies. But as many Middle Eastern
metalheads have pointed out while lamenting the fact that so many of
their fellow citizens consider them little better than Satan worshipers,
being an extreme metal fanatic is a lot better than the alternative.
And it is here too that the Maiden model is relevant. Songs like Brave
New World, No More Lies, Fear of the Dark, and
their biggest hits like Trooper and Run to the Hills
all resonate with the band's myriad fans across the region because the
lyrics reflect the complexity of their histories, their lives, and their
futures. These themes are even more pregnant with meaning in Beirut or
Tehran, which have suffered such violence in the recent past, than they
are in "the Mecca of music," Madison Square Garden.
"That's certainly one reason Maiden is special," explained lead
singer Bruce Dickinson when I asked him about why the group is so
popular in the Middle East. "But also, it's the family aspect. The band
and the fans, we're like one big family," he continued, echoing the
words of amazement an Egyptian friend of mine uttered when we first saw
the scene in Dubai. "Finally, a real community," he said with an almost
palpable feeling of joy.
As many metal fans from the region have pointed out to me, Maiden's
songs remind them that they should not trust the hype and slogans
promising a better tomorrow, that progress demands putting aside easy
prejudices in favour of a much harder but more honest discussion about
the future and that they should remember the past but not be afraid of
the future.
If you do that, then you are in a position to create your own
networks using your own tools, people, and principles: "Do it yourself"
on an international scale. Instead of trying to jump on someone else's
globalisation express, develop your own vision that is true to you.
"Never sell out, never compromise, and always stay true," is how
Smallwood explains it.
Joy, the final frontier
This is, of course, easier said than done in the Middle East, since
the region's rulers in general have so much invested in the existing
system. But Maiden succeeded precisely because the band worked around
the system rather than trying to join it.
Of course, building a successful career as a rock band, however
difficult, is nothing compared to building an alternative economic and
cultural system in a region plagued by war, occupation, authoritarianism
and poverty. But the point of music and the artists who produce the
culture the rest of us consume is rarely to provide a direct blueprint
for action.
Instead, it is to inspire, to give a vision of a different future and
the courage to get up in the morning and figure out how to survive and
even thrive in a system that is very much not set up for your benefit.
More than one member of Iron Maiden has told me that perhaps the
greatest gift they can give fans is joy. And whether in Dubai or Madison
Square Garden, the concerts were filled with joy, from musicians and
fans alike.
Metal is often accused of being music about death, and certainly Iron
Maiden's songs can often seem, on the surface, violent and
blood-soaked. But as one Iranian metal musician said about the genre,
and Maiden in particular, "what's amazing is how a music about death in
fact affirms life".
As I looked out across that field in Dubai three years ago and saw a
multi-national assemblage of people sharing a rare moment of true
community and joy, the power of music to bring people together and heal
old and deep wounds became abundantly clear. That feeling once defined a
huge swatch of Muslim culture, in music, art, and literature. It is
something that is sorely needed across the region today.
As Iron Maiden prepare to release their 15th studio album, The
Final Frontier fans across the region will soon have reason to feel
a bit of the joy the North American members of the Iron Maiden family
have felt during this current tour. And with any luck, the Middle East
will once again move inside the Maiden frontier.
Mark LeVine is a professor of history at UC Irvine and
senior visiting researcher at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at
Lund University in Sweden. His most recent books are Heavy Metal Islam
(Random House) and Impossible Peace: Israel/Palestine Since 1989 (Zed


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Will Tesla be at the Champaign Electric Vehicle Forum next week? The Forum is Tues, Oct 23rd at the I Hotel in Champaign, IL (within range of the Oakbrook store!).
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First published by University of New Mexico Press in 2005, Sharon Niederman's debut novel, Return to Abo, is now available on Kindle form Amazon. Inspired by stories the author collected from New Mexico ranch women, the novel tells the story of three generations of women struggling to get along on a ranch in southern New Mexico. In the process, Maggie Chilton returns to her small town to make peace with all she fled twenty years earlier – her tough homesteader mother, the boyfriend who broke her heart, the best friend who betrayed her, and the constraints of small town life. She must also deal with her rebellious adolescent daughter, as she tries to re-invent a life on the dry, windy ranch that is her inheritance.
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As it enters its 20th year in service, the CV90 tracked infantry fighting vehicle is just getting started. The platform, in service with six nations and produced here by BAE Systems Hagglunds, is about to be delivered in a range of new variants that include medical evacuation, mortar carrier and cargo transport, and it remains at the heart of BAE's ambitious program to develop a multiuse adaptive camouflage system.
The original CV90, designed and built for the Swedish defense ministry, was fitted with a 40-mm Bofors cannon and designated CV9040. An export model fitted with a 30-mm Bushmaster cannon, known as CV9030, was ordered by Norway in 1994. Under a £500 million ($800 million) contract signed in June, BAE will upgrade the entire Norwegian CV90 fleet and supply an additional 41 vehicles, bringing the total to 144.
"The Norwegian army has had very good experience with the CV90," explains Conny Flemin, Hagglunds' deputy project manager for the Norway upgrade program. "There has been little negative feedback -- the only thing they actually mention is related to space in the combat compartment, which we have solved."
The upgrade program is complicated. Most, but not all, of the extant 103 Norwegian vehicles -- one of the 104 originally ordered in 1994 has been scrapped -- will have the original Mk. I chassis replaced by the larger, more-capable Mk. III. The Mk. III is 200 mm (7.8 in.) longer, 170 mm higher in the troop compartment, and has a 6.5-ton increase in payload capacity. A new machine gun -- the type is yet to be decided -- will be fielded on all vehicles.
Once the upgrade is completed, Norway will have 74 CV9030s in the basic configuration, the extended Mk. III chassis topped with the Mk. I turrets originally supplied under the 1994 contract, and with eight seats in the troop compartment rather than the original seven. A further 15 vehicles will be supplied as command-and-control platforms, their troop compartment equipped with four operator workstations, and another 21 as armored reconnaissance vehicles, both with Mk. I turrets atop Mk. III chassis. As this totals 110 vehicles, BAE will manufacture an additional seven Mk. I turrets, identical to the 1990s turret except for the integration of a Mk. 44 Bushmaster, as the original gun is no longer in production.
The remaining 34 vehicles will be based on the turretless Armadillo configuration unveiled at the Eurosatory show in 2010. Two will be supplied as trainers, with the remainder divided between a combat engineering vehicle (which will use the original Mk. I chassis, as the increased space in the rear compartment is not required), a mortar carrier and a reconfigurable multi-use carrier, which can be operated in casualty evacuation, as an eight-seat VIP transport or a cargo hauler.
"There will be a total of nine different configurations, so this is truly a challenge in logistics," says Flemin. "As of today, we are actually ahead of plan."
The program will proceed in staggered phases, with finalized design of the last variant to be delivered, the armored reconnaissance platform, about a year behind the basic vehicle schedule. Delivery of the final vehicle is planned for the second quarter of 2017.
The contract also includes a 20-year maintenance agreement, initiated on delivery of the first upgraded vehicle, and comprising five-year options.
Meanwhile, Hagglunds continues to publicize a concept based on a CV90120 -- a light-tank configuration featuring a Ruag 120-mm smoothbore cannon -- covered with small hexagonal panels that change the thermal signature of the vehicle. Called Adaptiv, it is the product of a research partnership with the Swedish ministry into the viability of an adaptive camouflage system. Announced at the DSEi exhibition in London last year, Adaptiv has so far demonstrated the ability to blend the vehicle's infrared (IR) signature with background images; to change that signature to mimic other objects in the landscape, such as civilian vehicles or natural objects; and to display messages or markings to communicate with friendly forces.
But there are challenges. "We probably cannot sell this only with the IR feature," says Peder Sjolund, Adaptiv program manager. "We need multispectral features on the system. The goal of the whole system is to include visual active camouflage, radar cross-section reduction with radar-absorbent features in the tiles and inherent blast protection."
Sjolund argues that many necessary technologies are available commercially, and estimates that, with funding in place, a viable prototype could be produced in two to three years, with a finished system deliverable in under six years. A decision on further Swedish government funding is expected before the end of the year. Sjolund says the company has had discussions with "several" interested potential customers.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
"El Chapo" Saved by a Prostitute
56 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 8:06 PM
Hoes are all over Cabo. Usually nothing but white boys with them since their wifey's are fat and ugly in their late 40's and on.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 8:07 PM
story makes no sense why would she agree to this then all of a sudden when the client shows up she cant cause she all of sudden menstruating plus people have sex on the rag all the time.ReplyDelete
~~~el spaceio~~~
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 8:21 PM
Interesting that a prostitute wouldn't be using birth control; or is BC not as common/available in Mexico?ReplyDelete
Why would she even go to the house, if she was really on her period, assuming she didn't know she was meeting one of the richest men in the country? Just enough he was likely rich, because he had assistants procuring prostitutes?ReplyDelete
Isn't that something that would have been discussed in a preliminary conversation? Odd to see the authorities allegedly this close to Chapo, I thought this would never happen, and it still may not. lol at hookers though? I guess some cliches are there for a reason. Why someone, with a vast fortune, and immense power, would want to hire a prostitute is confusing and a little sad at the same time.
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 8:33 PM
This is so fkn lame since im sure once the sexual encounter ended "chapo" would have left the home. It says the prostitute stayed a couple days after and thats when the raid happened. What was "chapo" gonna be doing there still? Kissing & hugging her for days? LoL. If the raid had happened that same day of him being there then this story would be more relevant!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 8:38 PM
Oh really? Ja, jaReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 8:51 PM
puro pedo..lo agarraron cojiendo..le miraron los huevotes y salieron corriendo espantados hahahahaReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 9:26 PM
Absolutely none of the drug lords are living in the mountains on the streets they all hiding out in their city stronghold mansions and Mexico is to corrupted to do background checks to see who owns these homes,the quickest way to find all the drug Lords is finding out who buy these mansion even in America you cant buy a mansion if you cant afford it that's why we have the IRS and the FBI, Mexico is so fuck up drugs lords are buying mansion, boats and property in their family names, i mean can an 21 year old kid who's father is not around for some strange reason can afford a 1 million dollar mansion when everyone knows the kid did not come from a family of moneyReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 10:35 PM
This is a ridiculous rumor, and not sure why you would repeat it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 10:35 PM
everyone knows hookers dont work why they are menstruating. this is dumb.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 11:08 PM
Keep moving Chapo and stay where they least expect. I hope they never catch you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 1:26 AM
Chapo looks way different now. He lost weight and he is built!.. What I don't get if the government knows of his whereabouts.. Where are the damn updated pics?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 1:59 AM
Nunca lo agararan a mi Compa chapito ... O día que lo agarren se acaba el mundo !!!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Estupido, agarraron al osama, escobar y al hussein, eres un pendejo si piensas que el chaperro es invicible! Tu "compa"? Haha! Tas pero bien pendejo! Y como dicen, "cuando la gente es pendeja es pero bien pendeja!"Delete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 10:12 AM
PENDEJO TIENES LA CARA DE PENDEJO SI TU PENDEJO ESO WUEYES ERAN TERRORISTAS PEndejo no traficantes muy differente pendejoATTEN:CDSDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 4:03 AM
At least half this story sounds like plain straight up bullshit. The Mexican government using cute fairy tales to plug the fact that it has a leak in its ranks.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 6:51 AM
W'ell if I were Senor Chapo and this story ringsReplyDelete
true; Then beleive me, that Hooker would get a
lifetime Contract of "FREE TAMPONS" as well as
a years supply at least/ of Trojans and that New
Trojan Tickler they advertise on TV for women! He should be so proud of her that she told him
she was on the rag!!
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 7:56 AM
LOL... they should be embarrassed to even think of this crap. mexico... you are a fucking joke!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 8:04 AM
Sounds like a story full of lies, but with all these you have to filter the b/s and corruption. When the gardener picked him up ,was he alone? Is El gardener the new cheif of security? I'm sure if this is true the eployees are holding back the truth to prevent getting killed which is why the story sounds like BS.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 8:13 AM
Yea I agree... this story is sketchy as hell. None of it makes sense. A prostitute who suddenly realizes shes bleeding? Chapo somehow saved because he didnt bang her? No offense but this news was poorly written and unable to convey a coherent message of any sort.ReplyDelete
ok guys...perhaps you don't know this but a period can come at the drop of a hat and totally unexpected.ReplyDelete
The birth control comment was the smartest on this thread as that USUALLY regulates dates 28 off 5 on or whatever depending on the type.
But even that is not for sure depending on the woman's personal health issues.
Theoretically she could have gone to the home and the onset of her menstruation cycle could have occurred. It happens more often than one would think.
I read in Mexican papers she was hired by Chapo before.
as for being BS...could be..but what is there to gain? the loss was not flagrant as Chapo was only there for a few hours...
But everyone knows and it has been reported Chapo has hundreds of moles in the government that advise him thereby he is able to elude capture. If he is ever captured it would be a near miracle....paz, chivis
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 9:50 AM
And the Grammy goes to...!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 10:12 AM
I call "Bullshit!"ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 10:15 AM
It's all bull shit, chapo would not allowed any stranger to pick him up at airport and dropped him off at the mansion.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 10:34 AM
I wish they would leave him alone and concentrate on those sorry zetas instead. I would WAY rather read of them catching Z40 instead...better yet..KILLING z40 and as many of his top men that they can...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Curious who drove the blindfolded prostitute to the mansion. Who called this Gardner and trusted that person to locate a hidden landing strip.ReplyDelete
Was Chapo riding shotgun with the gardener to the home? Then oh hi Chapo, I can't sleep with you because. No, problèmo, stay here with the cook for a few days. Hey gardner, can you give me a lift back to the secret landing strip.
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 10:45 AM
rag?? Culito time amigosReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 10:45 AM
I hope there will be a corrido about this. This is the stuff of legends. Like or not any part of it you have to admit it is stories like this that have always fueled the legends of the like of Pancho Villa. The corrido could be titled, "Mi amiga sangrada." Los Tigres, are you listening?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 1:21 PM
A couple flaws in this story.ReplyDelete
1. The prostitute decides that all of a sudden she happens to be mensturating.
2. A "gardener" is sent over to pick up the most wanted man in the world.....ummm yea sure.
3. Who was in charge of the raid. Military, PGR, local cops, AFI??
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 4:39 PM
has anybody ever thought the maybe el chapo is with the Illuminatis us goverment.ReplyDelete
hel never be captured the whole storys of him being almost captured are bs if they really wanted him captured they would of.
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 4:50 PM
that rich and he has to pay for some twat sorry ass dude.......he probably finished the day with a good jackoffReplyDelete
- Big surMarch 17, 2012 at 5:18 PM
He wasnt saved by no bitch! He was never there. I think its all bullshit. mexican Government always covering up shit like this. Wish it was trueReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM
a joke?...niggah fuck you!..the U.S. should take some responsibility and control the demand that comes from them as well.if you think Mexico is a joke so is the U.S..bunch of dopeheads and potheads..control your drug addict children U.S.lett us not forget that Mexico has it's honest people as well and try hard each day to face those corrupt official and narco gangs.
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Only one man can capture al Chapo Guzman his name is El CHAPULIN COLORADO "no contaban con mi austucia".....ReplyDelete
- Rosamel FierroMarch 18, 2012 at 12:16 AM
Bs made up by the government to re-elect President Felipe Calderon.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 9:46 AM
He can't be reelected.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 3:48 PM
Sorry, no re election in Mexico.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Rosamel FIerro- Mexico doesn't re elect presidents. Get your facts straightReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 2:47 PM
@1:16am you dumb nut. It's only a one term agreement no re-election here vato!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 3:01 PM
México has re-elections???ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 4:35 PM
THAT STORY IS GOOD BUT NO ONE BELIEVES IT ITS BULL LIKE ALL OTHER NEWS.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 6:12 PM
First and foremost ALL men cheat on their wives no matter what the wives look like. There are a lot of Mexican men who are over 40 who do not believe in having sex with a woman on her period. I believe this story is very possible because I have known people in the sex industry in Mexico and basically anything is possible.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 19, 2012 at 7:30 AM
Not selling well here with this audience. Maybe Siedo should have kept silent but they felt compelled to answer critics about another near miss. Blaming the poor jardinero for what was done by unos con charola is too much.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 19, 2012 at 9:25 AM
dont believe this story, El Chapo would hired another of them hot prostitudes just in case the 1st one fails.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 19, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Oh Mexico! You are the country of rumors and chismes. This story is not plausible. Why would a prostitute allow herself to get hired when she's obviously not able to fulfill her duties? It is shameful that "stories" are taken as official statements and then put forth by the Govt.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 20, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Puras jaladas! Mejor una de vakeros. La raza kiere ver sangre pero no de pucha. Isn't it JunkiesReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 23, 2012 at 11:27 AM
they said its been close to catching him 3x...its just a matter of time...i cant wait for this day to happen...and see his old viagra ass..lolReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 23, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- AnonymousApril 11, 2012 at 4:24 AM
@12:27 yes, only in ur dreamsReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 17, 2012 at 10:48 PM
G lives in Las Vegas El Stupidos...And the women he encounters here are not on the rag...The Air force protects him He is valuable and very protected.!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2012 at 8:10 PM
ummm why would el chapo guzman hire a prostitute if he is married to a 19yr old mode?? DUHHHReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2012 at 8:10 PM
Good job man! I really surprised by hearing this news. Really good one. I hope everybody should learn from this news. Thanks again for sharing this article.ReplyDelete
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The elixir had to be orange juice, not the oranges themselves, or broccoli, or other foods containing Vitamin C.
Unfortunately, I hated orange juice: the pulp caught in my throat and it made my mouth taste funny if I had just brushed my teeth. My mother chased me around the house every morning with a glass. Sometimes she wouldn't rest until I pinched my nose and choked it down.
Why didn't those lazy scientists who linked drinking too much juice to spikes in your blood sugar only release their studies AFTER I was grown up?
Of course, I was no budding health nut as a child. I loved orange marmalade spread on peanut butter, preferably melting together in a goo on top of warm, toasted cinnamon raisin bread. Orange candy, like all fruity candy, trumped the fruit itself tenfold. Gum drops, jelly beans, Chuckles, candied fruit slices—all looked like gems in my eyes. I also liked costume jewelry better than the real stuff, because the fake gems were bigger and shinier.
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The Lahori astrolabist
Lahore is the city of Mughal heritage. Grand buildings with delicate landscaping express the story of a splendid era of building construction. Some chapters of this monumental architecture have been torn or distorted by subsequent rulers and others are slowly turning to ruin but still stand as a witness of Mughal grandeur, as these wonderful images from the architectural website Archnet demonstrate. Lahore contains three gems of Mughal architectural treasure: Lahore Fort, Jehangir's tomb and Shalimar Gardens. The fort and gardens were declared Unesco World Heritage Sites in 1981.
Raza Rumi, a freelance writer from Pakistan, writes an evocative diary of Lahore at 'Lahore Nama' (he also writes regularly for the Pakistani weekly The Friday Times, The News and Daily Dawn).
"Mughal Empress Noor Jehan (d. 1645) was prophetic when she composed the epitaph for her own grave," he writes. "It runs thus: 'Pity us, for at our tomb no lamp shall light, no flowers seen/ No moth wings shall burn, no nightingales sing'. What she did not foresee was that a similar fate would befall the nearby tombs of her brother Asif Khan and husband Emperor Jehangir at Shahdara."
"They too were laid to rest in the empress's once delightful and sprawling Dilkusha Gardens across the Ravi river from the imperial Lahore Fort. The legendary Mughal couple so cherished Lahore that both chose it as their last abode. Little did they know that in times to come, an indifferent archaeology department would be made the custodian of their tombs."
But there is an astonishing tale obscured in the Mughal history of Lahore. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in northwest India a Lahori family maintained a remarkable workshop that, through four generations, produced numerous well-made scientific instruments, in particular planispheric astrolabes and celestial globes.
Lahore, on the upper course of the Indus river, was then the capital of the Mughal province (or suba) of the same name, later called the Punjab. The activity of these metalworkers covered the reigns of the second through the ninth Mughal rulers of India, who spoke the vernacular Turki but maintained Persian as the official language of the court.
"The earliest extant instrument by this family is an astrolabe made in 975 H/AD 1567-1568 by the apparent founder of the workshop, Allahdad. He called himself simply Ustadh Allahdad Asturlabi Lahuri, that is. Master-craftsman Allahdad, the Astrolabist from Lahore.'
"Three extant astrolabes were made by him, only one of which is dated. The name Allahdad is a compound of Allah (God) and dad (gift)," wrote Emilie Savage-Smith in her extraordinary research work, 'Islamicate Celestial Globes: Their History, Construction, and Use' (Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 1985).
"It is only from other members of the family—his grandsons and greatgrandsons—that further information about Allahdad can be gathered."
"In the name as it is written by later family members, Shaykh Allahdad Asturlabi Humayuni Lahuri, it is likely that Humayuni was intended to indicate the fact that the founder of the workshop had lived at the time of Humayun, who ruled India from 1530 to 1556 as the son and successor of Babur, the Timurid conqueror who had come from Kabul in the Afghan mountains into the Indus plain to found the Mughal dynasty in India."


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Small numbers in store visit reports
Occasionally, store visit reports may show low numbers, even "1." This can happen if you're looking at data on more detailed level, such as segmenting by device. Because numbers are modeled and anonymized, "1" does not actually mean that that one person clicked or viewed an ad and then visited your store. Instead, it's better to read this as a value close to one, or an average of one.
While this data can give you a sense of the breakdown of your campaign performance, store visit reports are more precise when the numbers are larger. So, to evaluate your campaign performance, we recommend using reporting levels with at least 100 store visits.
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Store visit conversions are available to a limited number of Google advertisers. To be able to measure store visit conversions you will need to meet the following requirements:
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Enter Knauf Tianjin Plasterboard Co. LTD, just one of several suppliers contracted to replenish the wallboard inventory here in the states. In cutting to the chase and as this remains an investigative work in progress, foreign wallboard is comprised of some common elements, some not so common. The likes of fly ash, a byproduct, actually a waste product derived from coal are apparent along with, sulfur and some organic compounds found in acrylic paints. These components are not found in American made drywall. Differentiating between Chinese Drywall and American Drywall has become somewhat complex, more daunting as evidence has surfaced specific to logo tampering, deliberate, falsified U.S. trademarks and labeling to mask what is now obvious.
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Some have been identified as FeS2, H2S, SO2 and CS2,…now don't you wish you paid attention in Science class. Ok, ok,…I didn't know either: (pyrite iron disulfide), (hydrogen sulfide), (sulfur dioxide), (carbon disulfide). Others would include toxic gases comprised of complex Sulfurs and Strontium Sulfide.
Other Than The Annoying Smell…
Perhaps you've noticed the silverware has tarnished at an alarming rate. You're already annoyed as this is the third time you called the HVAC repairman, the air conditioning is not working properly yet again. You're wondering if the warranty remains valid on the refrigerator, microwave, oven and stove, as they are not functional. If the hard-drive on your computer hadn't failed for the forth time, you could do a Google question and answer, emailed or called a local Exorcist. Actually it wouldn't have mattered, as your land-based phone isn't working either. If you could look behind your walls, you would also notice the wiring may be corroded. No wonder you've had a headache for three days,… understandably but perhaps not the only reason.
Potential For Health Concerns.
Seems like you can't remember what breathing was like, perhaps you experience an occasional asthma attack, you're wheezing, coughing, hacking up phlegm balls, your nose won't stop running and your eyes are irritated. Allergies you suggest, possibly, but what about the hives, rashes, bloody nose, ear-aches, nausea, fatigue, dizziness, gastrointestinal and urinary problems. Think again, these are some of the alleged side effects, dangers attributed to living in an environment laced with Chinese Drywall. Please be mindful, this is a very recent symptomatic sampling, the culprit being relatively new, the long-term effects, hugely unknown.
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Once you get your computer working, go on line and read all you can about this dilemma. Do this with as much diligence as you did when booking your last trip to the Magic Kingdom. You will find solutions, viable remediation but again, be smart, stay calm, and educate yourself. Assume responsibility for the problem even though it's probably not your fault and get it fixed now! You will find you are not alone. As I mentioned, there are case studies, complaints filed in 21 states, including New Jersey, so the information is available.
A Realtor's Perspective.
As our business is predicated on fiduciary trust, both Sellers and Buyers alike, perhaps we should simply be asking the question. It seems obvious, any construction which required wallboard, sheetrock between 2001 and 2008 could be suspect. The chances Chinese Wallboard could be in the mix here in New Jersey are probably pretty remote but again, now knowing what we know….
The estimates vary nation-wide as to how many homes may actually contain the product. I have read 36,000 homes in Florida alone, between 60,000 (which seems low) and as many as 300,000 throughout the 21 known states depending on what you read. The reality, nobody seems to know and as I mentioned, as you will find on your own, this remains a work in progress. So the next listing appointment you go on, the next showing you have for that gorgeous home on the hill, both newer homes, ask the question. " Do you have any knowledge if Chinese drywall was used in the construction/updating of this fabulous home?".
I think it's only a matter of time, before we witness a section on the Sellers Disclosure statement pertaining to this. Perhaps it will be a separate document much like the lead-based paint form, which is mandatory. As of now, it's my understanding there's no way to determine, no way to test for the condition prior to it becoming an apparent problem. So for the moment, do the right thing, you'll sleep better at night knowing you exemplified the ethical, diligent, Real Estate professional you profess to be.


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On March 7th, the Mondo Gallery in Austin, TX featured a fantastic exhibition of classic and modern Disney films captured brilliantly by some of today's top pop culture print artists! With fans waiting in line as early as Tuesday afternoon, over 300 fanatic fans showed up to take part in this amazing show. While the show may be closing, the remaining prints will go on sale tomorrow at the Mondo Tees website! And now, here are some pictures showing off the gorgeous artwork!
Nothing's Impossible, the title of Mondo's Disney show!
The line of chairs that stayed outside for days prior to the show.
Aaron Horkey's Ratatouille regular and variant prints!
Olly Moss' Jungle Book!
Brandon Holt's Jungle Book stole the show!
Martin Ansin's Beauty and the Beast regular and variant editions!
Kevin Tong's Up and Wall-E prints!
Jason Edmiston's beautiful trio of villain paintings gracing the walls of the Mondo gallery.
Phantom City Collective's The Skeleton Dance print!
Francesco Francavilla's The Black Cauldron print!
JC Richard's Peter Pan, Tiny Kitten Teeth's 101 Dalmatians, Rich Kelly's The Sword in the Stone, and Dave Perillo's Winnie the Pooh!
Finding Nemo, one of Tom Whalen's 4 prints for the Disney show!
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The month-long violence in Kenya's Tana River District has left a broad wake of destruction and need. Health facilities, inundated by people injured in the conflict, are struggling to cope with insufficient medical supplies, say officials, and tens of thousands remain displaced.
"Our facility is overstretched as a result of the casualties we received from the Tana clashes," Morris Buni, Malindi District Hospital's medical superintendent, told IRIN. The hospital is attending to at least 32 critically injured patients who suffered gunshot wounds, cuts, burns and spear injuries.
"We are in urgent need of non-pharmaceutical supplies like gloves, bandages, needle and syringes," he said, adding that the facility has not been affected by an ongoing nationwide doctors' strike over pay.
The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has recently appealed for blood donations to plug a shortage at the Malindi and Coast Provincial hospitals, where most of the survivors are receiving care.
"Our appeal for blood donation has received [a] good response from members of the public and many are turning up to donate blood, which will help those who urgently need it," Mwanaisha Hamisi, the acting KRCS Coast Province assistant secretary general, told IRIN.
But not all of the injured have been able to access medical care. "There are those with injuries who were never admitted but need medical aid. Nearby hospitals should be equipped so as to help them," Hamisi added.
Thousands seek refuge
The Tana River clashes, between the pastoralist Orma and the farming Pokomo communities, have killed at least 118 people and displaced thousands others.
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"At least 10,119 persons are in internally displaced persons camps while another 8,560 are being housed by relatives and friends. In Malindi [County], we have another 5,000 people also uprooted from Tana River. The exact figure is hard to tell because these people are always on the move, but it could be around 30,000," said Hamisi.
"Those living in camps urgently require food and non-food items like blankets. We have received some of these from well-wishers, but we continue to appeal for more."
Most of the displaced are currently living in temporary camps in the Dide Waride, Witu and Mpeketoni areas with others moving further to the Mamburi, Marerani and Lamu areas. Some families are also seeking refuge in swampy forests along the Tana River shores in the Kau, Kilelangwani, Tizama Lako and Ozi areas where conditions are harsh, according to KRCS.
"As the numbers increase, so does the risk of disease outbreaks, with women and children being most vulnerable," said KRCS in a statement.
Andrew Mondoh, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Special Programmes , told IRIN that food supplies have been distributed to those affected by the clashes. "As we speak, we have given out soya beans, cooking oil, beef and rice to help those affected by the clashes. In the meantime, we will be exploring ways to provide any help as urgently as it may be required," he said.
Relative calm has returned to the Tana River region following the deployment of over 1,000 police officers there. Members of parliament had earlier sought to compel the government to send military forces to quell the violence.
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