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Texas State is definitely a party school. Always something going on at one of the Frat Houses or something.
Right now I'm just doing my basics, but it amazing how much one on one time you get with your teacher. There are over 30,000 students and I have 4 classes with 30 or less students. It's great how small the classes are and how much can be accomplished. Also it's so much easier to build a relationship with professors. I mean, I've been attending Texas state for about 2 months now and all of my professors know me by my name.
There aren't nearly enough computers. There are always long waits, especially to print things out. Sometimes you wait 30 minutes in line and finally sit at a computer and it won't hook up to the Internet or it won't connect to the printer or something like that.
I gave Texas State an A instead of an A+ simply because they aren't as big as other universities so the teams we play aren't really that well known. Of course it's competitive and fun to watch and support your school, but it's not like the entire school shows up to every football or soccer game. we hear about the sporting events all over campus and they games are free to students which is a definite plus.
Campus Housing:
The campus housing at Texas state is pretty good. I stay in San Jacinto dorms which are the suite rooms, but there are sometimes difficulties. For example, last week I guess somehow the trash room got locked so everyone just piled their trash in front of the door and it was so gross, but I mean if that's the worst news about staying in the dorms then I guess it's pretty good.
I didn't apply for scholarships at Texas state so I honestly don't know too much about them.
Local Area:
San Marcos TX is a very safe community. It is peaceful, quiet, people are very polite, the whole town is centered around the river. Tubing in the river is by far the best activity. Students are always hanging out at the river at different locations of it and some travel to Austin, which is the music capital of the world. San Marcos is a very safe place, consisting mostly of good and friendly people. There are alot of events around town always, as well as the Premium Outlet Mall shopping centers. San Marcos has all the amenities of a big city but the simplicity and peacefulness of a small town.
Sports are a huge part of Texas State University. Football especially is huge with tailgating every home game, to girls dressing up specifically with dresses and boots to the games, and mostly everybody is there. Same goes for basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, and intramural sports.
My school is huge on school spirit! We go all out for the sports teams and celebrate a win. Even if we lose, we still celebrate a great game played!
The computer labs are always available for students at reasonable times. Around the time of finals and midterms, it is harder to find a computer available, but a majority of the students have their own laptops so there is hardly a shortage of computers. And with a great school wifi, it easy to do your work without having to worry about being limited to a certain time on any computer.
Campus Quality:
Texas State has something for everyone! If you don't see a club you like but want to start your own, you have the opportunity to. There are very diverse groups and organizations here at my school that every student can become a part of. I love that there is something for every student to be involved in without the hassle.
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Texas State does a good job making students feel at home and welcome. They go to great lengths to accept each student with open arms.
The Varsity teams at Texas State could be supported more by the student body. The school spirit is present but not at the level that other university have. The teams do their job as the recruitment gathers the best player the school budget ca aquire.
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San Marcos is a small town with the huge city of the university in the middle of it. Plenty of stuff to do just like any other place. Has Music and Movies in the park during the summer. There is always events happening on campus if you just look for them. The river runs right through the middle of campus with plenty of areas to find your own spot you like. It has the outlet malls on the south side of town so there is plenty of shopping. The square downtown provides for good food during the day and a nightlife in the evenings. The outdoor center at the university provides ample opportunity to go on trips if you love the outdoors. Rent a paddle board!
I am in the Nursing program. It is located in Round Rock and not in San Marcos so it is very small school. I love the tight-knit network. The teachers are AMAZING, tough, and do anything to help you succeed. The pass rate of the NCLEX is decent...somewhere around 95%. Way different environment than Texas State University in San Marcos and workload is doubled.
Off-Campus Dining:
San Marcos has a good mix of chain restaurants and local ones. Some good local ones to check out are Gils Broiler - it has excellent burgers and is famous for their manske rolls. Another one is Alvin Ords - known for their excellent sandwiches. There are also local food carts and new places popping up all the time.
Well they just changed the bus routes. Now it's longer and inconvenient. Some apartments are the last stop, and by that time the buses are full. I feel like they need to have more buses, especially for those times where many students have classes. The last bus leaves at 11 pm and is only outbound only.
well it's tobacco free campus, but some people don't follow that rule. There needs to be more parking spaces, and the parking permits are ridiculously too high! They give parking tickets to people who do not have permits, but what is that person supposed to do when there are not enough available parking spaces?
I'm in the McCoy College of Business and I'm extremely satisfied with everything about this program. I'm a Management major, so it's really nice to have professors that held high positions in the corporate world (CFO's, attorneys for corporations, etc.). It's a relatively high work load, but you learn a lot. The curriculum is very engaging and pushes you to learn. Job opportunities from McCoy are really good as well. Most graduates get a job.
The process of getting into my Business Management major was pretty easy. I just had to select my interest in the major on my application. However, the school is insanely selective (which is a good thing). The most important criteria is having a higher GPA and enough credit hours (30+) upon application. I'd recommend having a GPA of 3.75 or higher and making sure you have plenty of math background.
As a business management major, I was very scared that it would be boring, repetitive classes that didn't keep my interest. With 20/20 hindsight, though, I'd pick this program again in a heartbeat. The professors are extremely energetic and truly have interest in what they're talking about. My goal, ultimately, is to get my law degree and MBA and become an oil and gas attorney. The one concern I have with that, however, is the fact that there isn't much demand for attorneys in the current economic climate.
As a business management major here, I'm part of one of the top 10% of business schools in the nation. The department heads maintain great communication with people in the Business School. The professors are very diverse and are very attentive to student needs. I have not yet had the opportunity to have an internship, but many businesses in the area offer them to students.
It's very warm and humid, but not uncomfortable. It rains sporadically at times, but usually the weather is somewhat pleasant. It always feels nice outside.
I received one scholarship, they are very hard to get.
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the campus parties are fun, I don't go to off campus parties or bars
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Texas State is such a friendly, open, accepting university. It's not a super huge college, so the people aren't stuck-up or cocky like you might find at bigger universities. It's very relaxed on campus, and there's a very chill atmosphere surrounding the city of San Marcos, as well. You can feel at home at Texas State, and you'll be surprised to find how easy it is to make friends.
Texas State is superb in making sure its students are offered the opportunities they need to gain skills that will make them the most competitive in their field. Being a smaller university makes it even easier for academic advisers and professors to take the extra time to talk to students one-on-one about their future career paths. The professors and advisers are always eager to help.
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There are two songs in this episode: "When I'm Older" and "Happy, Happy Birthday." "When I'm Older" is Track 8 on the album More Songs from Bear in the Big Blue House. "Happy, Happy Birthday" is Track 5 on the album Songs from Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue House and is listed as "The Birthday Song" in the closing credits for this episode.
This episode is one of three on the DVD "Party Time with Bear."
Bear: Um, hey, Luna, when is your birthday?
Luna: Me?
Bear: Mm-hmm.
Luna: I'm too old to remember, Bear. It seems like I've just always been up here lighting up the sky.
Bear: Well, Tutter, what is the best part of your birthday?
Tutter: All my friends, Bear. All my friends.
Bear: Treelo's so excited about Tutter's birthday that he wishes it was his birthday too. Has that ever happened to you?
Tutter: Too much to do. I have my whole life in front of me!
Bear: Say, how old are you, anyway? You look like you might be... four? Or five? Or six? Or more? Or maybe it's even your birthday today.
Bear: Ooh, you smell like honey, or do you smell this good all the time?
The closing credits at the end of the episode run longer than usual.
A big deal is made about Tutter's present in this episode, but viewers never even get to find out what it is.
Luna is so old that she doesn't remember when her birthday is.
Shadow does not appear in this episode. The time normally spent on her story is eaten up by Tutter's birthday party.
The events of this episode are the basis for the stage show Bear in the Big Blue House: Surprise Party. This stage show no longer tours, but is available on video.
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Former Europe Minister's 19 faked invoices CAN be used in court as MPs reject claims the expenses cheat's bills are covered by privilege
Denis MacShane submitted bills for £12,900 signed by a 'nom de plume'
Disgraced Labour MP quit the Commons last week after devastating report into 'gravest case' seen by parliament's watchdog
Committee chairman Kevin Barron insists the invoices can be used in court if police reopen their inquiry
Former Europe Minister Denis MacShane quit the Commons on Friday after the devastating report into his expense claims
Denis MacShane quit submitted bills for £12,900 signed by a 'nom de plume'
Disgraced Labour MP quit the Commons last week after devastating report into 'gravest case' seen by parliament's watchdog
Committee chairman Kevin Barron insists the invoices can be used in court if police reopen their inquiry
Invoices faked by a former Europe Minister to claim thousands of pounds on expenses are not covered by parliamentary privilege and could be used in court, the Commons was told today.
In a highly-charge debate, MPs condemned Denis MacShane for behaving in a 'deeply reprehensive' way in submitting bills totalling £12,900.
'The bills were signed with a "nom de plume" purporting to come from a general manager who did not in fact exist,' the MPs said.
Mr MacShane quit the Commons on Friday after a damning report said the former Labour MP had committed some of the 'gravest' offences it had come across.
The Standards and Privileges Committee recommended he be suspended from Parliament for a year, but he resigned his Rotherham seat in disgrace instead.
It had been suggested that the police could not seek to prosecute Mr MacShane because all of the evidence was covered by parliamentary privilege, and was therefore inadmissible in court.
But committee chairman Kevin Barron insisted that the 19 false invoices were not covered by privilege.
Between 2005 and 2008 Mr MacShane submitted 19 invoices worth £12,900 from a body called the European Policy Institute (EPI) for work including 'research and translation work as agreed' and 'research and translation consultancy'.
But the committee found the EPI did not exist and were signed by a 'nom de plume'. The money was actually for travel and hospitality around Europe, which MPs were not permitted to claim for.
The case had been referred to officers in 2010 but the police and CPS decided not to proceed with an investigation.
Mr Barron said its report had now been set to police who could reconsider whether Mr MacShane should be prosecuted.
He added: 'As we said in the report, the decisions as to whether conduct is criminal and whether proceedings should be brought is one for the police and CPS.
'If our report contains new material then the police can use it to guide their investigations but receipts, invoices and claims are not privileged and do not become so simply because they are reproduced in a parliamentary report.'
Only letters between Mr MacShane and the parliamentary standards commissioner were covered by privilege, because they related to an investigation into breaching parliamentary rules.
Mr Barron added: 'The committee was united in its findings that this was the gravest case that had ever come before it.
'The absolute sums are not the issue, it was the manner in which they were claimed, the flagrant disregard for the rules of the House, and the failure to co-operate with the Commissioner's investigations which concerned the committee.
'This was a breach of conduct. There may have been suggestions that members were above the criminal law. I would just like to say that this is not true and it really needs to be addressed.'
Tory MP Philip Davies last week wrote to the Metropolitan Police calling on them to reopen their investigation. Scotland Yard said it was aware of the committee's report and 'will be assessing its contents in due course'.
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crap is crap
that not long and the explosion is to fast is crap
decent but
ummm ya i get that its a short but 1 drawings are poor 2 animation wus so so 3 it wus a little too short with no plot or anything and it wusint that funny i meen that idea could of been a riot but i meen no text or anything
I Shall Work On My Drawings & Everything. Thank You For Taking The Time To Look At The Idea And Not Just The Animation. Hopefully With Practice They Will Get Better :D
Thanks Again.
Don't be afraid to spend some time on it next time. I guess I'm a jackass I didn't really even think the idea was that funny, but beyond that just from an animation standpoint spend time on the drawings, especially if you're just going to tween everything (which I wouldn't recommend you do).
Don't let it get you down though, just keep working at it you'll get there!
At least its not a Stick fight or madness rip off, right?
Yeah I Think It Could Have Been Better If Pulled Off Nicer. But Yeah My Animation Skills & Drawing Isn't Exactly Great Right Now. So This Is What You Could Say Is Part Of Practice. Thanks For Your Constructive Crit =D
It was OK
I felt it ran on a little longer than it should have, like the scene when they're walking through the hallway. . . you could of cut that down by 4-5 seconds at least and plus the boomer scene could of been cut down by at least 2 sec.
All in all it was poorly animated and the sound just kinda ruins what little there is too find any enjoyment in this short; You hardly put much time into your drawings as well, either that or you suck at drawing.
I Agree The Corridor Scene Was A Few Seconds To Long, But The Boomer Scene Was To Add Awkward Moment. I Guess It Didn't Show Properly.
The Sound Effects Were A Quick Job I Didnt Really Have Time To Get Good Sounds.
And The Animation Will Hopefully Improve With Practice This Was Me Getting Back Into The Swing Of It. Only With Practice Can I Get Better At The Drawing. Hopefully Next Time It'll Be Better =]


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The Dales are the area of southeastern Orlais to the west of Ferelden. From -165 Ancient[1] to 2:20 Glory—a period of nearly three centuries—they were the homeland of the elves of Thedas.
History Edit
The Dales still bear the scars of the Exalted March: a time long ago when the might of the Orlesian Empire crushed elven forces and drove them from their own land. Although the nation of Orlais now lays claim to the Dales, every branch, stream, and stone preserve the memories of elven history. From the lush forests of the Emerald Graves to the icy highlands of Emprise du Lion, fractured remnants of the ancient elves live on.—: Exploring The Dales
The Founding of the Dales Edit
During the centuries of slavery, after their ancient civilization of Elvhenan fell to the Tevinter Imperium, the elves lost most of their language, history and lore. However, when Andraste and her husband Maferath led their Alamarri army against Tevinter in 1020 TE,[2] the elven slaves led by Shartan rose up and helped fight against their masters.
Shartan was killed when Andraste was betrayed to the Tevinters, but in 1025 TE, Maferath and Andraste's sons gave the elves the Dales as a reward for their part in the war. At that time, the Dales were on the fringe of Tevinter territory and were barely populated, with only the scattered Ciriane people to the west, and the barbarians of Fereldan Valley on the other side of the Frostback Mountains. The freed elves set off for their new home from Tevinter on foot in what would come to be called "The Long Walk". Many perished along the way, but those who survived founded the city of Halamshiral – meaning "the end of the journey" in Elvish. They were joined by elves from across Thedas and began the task of restoring their lost language, religion and lore.
The Dales were patrolled by a border guard known as the Emerald Knights. These elven warriors protected the boundaries of the realm, riding halla mounts[3] and accompanied by their steadfast wolf companions known as "Knight's Guardians." These loyal wolves fought and lived with the Emerald Knights and guarded them as they slept.[4]
The Fall of the Dales Edit
- "Andraste's path was difficult, as was ours. But we did not falter, as she did not. And we will be rewarded, just as she was. Elves were guilty of the greatest sin, of turning from the Maker. But we will show them mercy, for that is what Andraste teaches...when her chant is spoken from all countries of the world, the Maker will return. We are one day closer to his coming. Even Maferath the Betrayer had a part to play. Who are we to say elves do not?" ―From a sermon given by Sister Amity, at the conclusion of the Exalted March of the Dales
In their attempt to maintain their independence and regain the lost glory of Elvhenan, the elves cut themselves off from their human neighbors in Orlais, a nation forged through Drakon's Exalted Marches against his neighbors. Throughout the Second Blight, which lasted for most of the Divine Age, the elves of the Dales remained neutral and unhelpful. When the city of Montsimmard was nearly destroyed by darkspawn in 1:25 Divine, it is alleged that an elven army watched from a nearby hilltop and did nothing. Their apparent indifference and non-Andrastian religious views fueled increasing hostility between the Dales and Orlais after the Blight. For example, rumors spread among the Orlesian people that the heathen elves practiced human sacrifice. According to human accounts, border skirmishes escalated into full-scale war after elven forces attacked the Orlesian town of Red Crossing in 2:9 Glory. The Dalish claim the war started after the Chantry sent templars into their territory after the elves forcibly removed Andrastian missionaries from the Dales.[5]
By 2:10 Glory, elven forces had captured Montsimmard and advanced to the doorstep of Val Royeaux. Elven occupation didn't last long however, and in Orlais' resurgence the chevalier Ser Yves de Chevac struck down the elven forces' commander with a shot to the throat at two hundred feet.[7]
At this point, the Chantry called for a holy war against the elves that became known as the Exalted March of the Dales. Orlais was the only nation to provide troops. The elves were pushed back to the border by Orlesian forces. Halamshiral was conquered and the elves were completely crushed by 2:20 Glory. The Dales were claimed by the Orlesians, who uprooted elven settlements and forbade worship of the elven gods.[2] Elves who accepted the Chantry's offered truce were required to accept the Maker and live in slums, known as alienages, within human settlements, becoming the city elves. Some elves, however, refused to give up their worship or their dream of a homeland. These became the nomadic Dalish, retaining the name of their second lost homeland and vowing to keep the elven language, history and religion alive.
After the Fall Edit
Ville Montevelan in the Exalted Plains was the first settlement humans established in the Dales following their victory of the Exalted March. Soldiers were the earliest residents of the village. In 2:21 Glory, Sister Amity, champion of the Exalted March, laid the foundation stones of the village chantry in a symbolic gesture; the construction was completed in 2:22. Amity lay aside her sword and bow to become Revered Mother Amity; she served in Ville Montevelan until she died peacefully in her sleep in 2:64. Her ashes are interred in the chantry's vault, where dozens of pilgrims still come each year to pay their respects.[8]
Elven ruins still litter the Dales. Some, like Citadelle du Corbeau, have been reclaimed and repurposed by humans.
War of the Lions Edit
If Briala is reconciled with Celene or rules alongside Gaspard:Briala was named Marquise of the Dales by the Orlesian Monarch, in recognition of her 'service' to Orlais. The Dales are once again ruled by an elf for the first time since the Glory Age.
Geography Edit
The Dales are the area of southeastern Orlais on the western side of Gherlen's Pass from Ferelden and are approximately the same size as the Bannorn. They are bordered by the Arbor Wilds on the southern end, the Frostback Mountains to the east, and the Waking Sea to the north. They are in the mountain shadow of the Frostbacks, with little rainfall and no major rivers, so most of the present-day human settlements are along the coast.[9]
Notable areas Edit
- Emerald Graves: home to an elven burial site where a tree was planted for each soldier killed in the Exalted Marches.[10]
- Exalted Plains: this is where the elves of old made their last stand before they were defeated.
- Halamshiral: During the time when the Dales were home to the elven nation, their capital and only city was Halamshiral in the northeast. The city is home to the Winter Palace, which has since become an estate in the possession of Empress Celene.[11]
- Emprise du Lion
Trivia Edit
Development (Inquisition): [12]
- For a long time (during the development of the game), the Exalted Plains, Emerald Graves, and Emprise Du Lion were all part of one continuous giant level, thus making the area enormous.
- The developers decided to split up the area because they couldn't craft the drastic environmental differences we could see in the final version. The transition from lush forest to frozen highlands wouldn't have felt natural. They felt it really needed more separation, and splitting the level allowed them to drastically boost the visual impact for each space.
- They also had to consider that the level had three separate story arcs, which the player would have had to play through linearly. Splitting the levels allowed the player the option to play in any order or even skip one entirely. From a perspective of balance, dividing the level into three brought each separate space more in line with the size of other levels in the game.
- In the Exalted Plains, the developers wanted to put the player right into an area where the Orlesian civil war was being fought. They wanted to show the devastation—a town in ruin—and also the fact that war wasn't new to the area. They wanted to make sure to represent evidence of the elves and the war that ended their reign in the land.
- The Emerald Graves was their journey into creating a space on the very fringes of civilization: the last roadway before the deep wilds of the forest. The aim was to create a space in which the player would at times feel overwhelmed by the natural world around them, both fauna and flora.
- Emprise Du Lion went through a lot more iterations than the other two (the Exalted Plains and the Emerald Graves), in regards to both the visuals and the narrative. The developers really wanted to ramp things up here, aiming for an extremely striking visual design, as well as creating a scenario that held back no punches. They knew that the players were going to be high level, well-equipped, and likely with a few good battle scars picked up along the way. There was a time when the villagers had more freedom—farms up and running, merchants trading—but they felt that wasn't really creating the impression that these people were near the point of accepting death at the hands of the red templars. The change to a frozen landscape really helped them improve the narrative for the zone. They wanted to have a town on the precipice of death. Combining the red templar threat with this freak blizzard really helped drive that home.
Gallery Edit
References Edit
- ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 46
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dragon Age: Origins: Prima Official Game Guide, Collector's Edition, p. 342
- ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 32
- ↑ Codex entry: Knight's Guardian
- ↑ Codex entry: The Dales
- ↑ Codex entry: The Death of Elandrin
- ↑ Bane of Red Crossing
- ↑ Codex entry: Ville Montevelan
- ↑ Mary Kirby (August 28, 2009). "The Dales today" . BioWare Social Network. Retrieved on June 4, 2011.
- ↑ The Bioware Forum-XBox Magazine Dragon Age Inquisition Preview.
- ↑ Dragon Age: Asunder, p. 24.
- ↑ DragonAge.com - Exploring The Dales
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Your advice on camera and glass please?
hi! i am a new user on this forum! and i need some helpful advice from some experienced people. ive been a canon user (film/dslr) looking to make the switch to nikon. i have been looking at two options:
1) Nikon D200 with a Tamron/Sigma 18-200mm lens.
2) Nikon D80 with a Nikon 18-200mm lens.
wish i could have the best of both worlds with a D200 and a Nikon 18-200mm... but i am on a budget. =(
i don't think the faster fps on the D200 is a necessity for me because i just do mostly urban photography, the odd wedding and pictures of family/friends. but it would be nice to have since i was spoiled with my canon 20D.
which one would you place of more importance? which one would you go for? the superior camera or the superior glass?
#1. "RE: Your advice on camera and glass please?" | In response to Reply # 0James23p Nikonian since 25th Apr 2004Sun 05-Aug-07 04:12 PM
Thats a tough one. I really like the D80 and the D200 is as solid as they come. I would think that adding average glass to a great body would produce average results. Adding very good glass to a very good body would produce very good results.
For what its worth I would go with the 18-200VR Nikon and the D80 or the D200 and the 18-135DX or 18-70DX, the 18-135DX is panned alot but I get excellent quality and very sharp pics and the pedigree of the 18-70 is well established.
Good Luck. Jim
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#2. "RE: Your advice on camera and glass please?" | In response to Reply # 1PhilsFrontier Registered since 12th Jun 2007Sun 05-Aug-07 05:02 PM
Jim has some good points there, I like his idea of D200+18-70DX lens. That has a good range to start....then you can save up for the 70-200 when your ready to upgrade. IMHO you are better off investing in a better body to start. In hindsight, the D200+18-70 would have been OK for me though a steep learning curve at first. I always use my D80 in either A/S/M modes. Never once have taken a shot with the 'automatic scene modes'
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#3. "RE: Your advice on camera and glass please?" | In response to Reply # 1BuckeyeNikonian Registered since 29th Oct 2006Sun 05-Aug-07 05:07 PM
IMHO the whole point of buying a Nikon body is to use its fantastic lenses. If you think that the D80 is not enough for you, buy the D200. But more importantly go for the best Nikon lens(es) that your budget can afford.
#4. "RE: Your advice on camera and glass please?" | In response to Reply # 0
The D80 is an awesome camera--as is the 18-200 VR lens. For the most part, the D80 and D200 share similar resolution and image quality, otherwise I would have probably opted for the D200 because of the additional features and flexibility (which is modest). Based on what I have heard from forum members, the D200 will require more post processing whereas the D80 has punchier images out of the gate--especially with JPEGs.
Overall (and you hear this time and time again), it is always best to pick the better glass--especially when the differences between the two models are minimal (at least from an image quality perspective). The D200 does have better weatherproof housing, faster fps and mirror lock up (plus a few more things here and there). But it came down to image quality for me. Personally, I'd go with the D80 and better glass.
#5. "RE: Your advice on camera and glass please?" | In response to Reply # 0
One thing to consider is that if you get a lens you really like, you're likely to have it longer than the camera. So, I'd be leaning toward getting the Nikkor 18-200 VR, thinking you'll be using it with this camera and the next one and the one after that. I have that lens and really like it. I've never tried the competing Tamron or Sigma, but in comparisons I've read they don't stack up to the Nikkor. So, if you've decided you want a lens in this category, I'd get the Nikkor 18-200VR.
Why would you rather have a D200 than a D80? There are lots of good reasons, but because they have the same sensor you should be able to get photos from the D80 that look as good as those from the D200. If there are some things the D200 has that the D80 lacks, then you should consider the D200, but what are those features?
I don't have either camera. I'm shooting with a D50, but I do have the Nikkor 18-200VR and a few other nice lenses. So you can see that my inclination is to go with the better glass. The lens creates the image. All the camera does is expose the sensor to the image coming through the lens. Of course, in the digital realm, some camras have better sensors than others, but because the sensors are the same on the D80 and the D200, I don't see the D80 as too much of a compromise.
If you "need" some of the features of the D200 (weatherproofing, faster FPS rate in burst mode, better autofocus, etc.) then consider it. But what is it about the D200 that you would like better than the D80?
#6. "RE: Your advice on camera and glass please?" | In response to Reply # 5sewwhatsports Registered since 03rd May 2007Mon 06-Aug-07 03:56 AM
I would go with the better glass no matter what. It is going to last you longer than the body. I have the D80 and love it. I have invested in 3 good lenses, the 50mm f/1.4, the 18-200 VR and the 70-300 VR.
You need to evaluate what you need in the camera body. Do you need the weatherproofing, the faster burst rate or the difference in the autofocus? Will you use those features enough to justify the added expense of the D200? You can get the 70-300 VR for the difference in the prices of those 2 camera bodies. Like I said, I would rather spend my money on the better glass.
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#8. "RE: Your advice on camera and glass please?" | In response to Reply # 5Tue 07-Aug-07 03:30 AM
thank you everybody for your input.
i think its very true that a lens will outlast your camera. hence i am starting to lean towards a D80 and nikon 18-200mm lens.
couple things that i like about the d200 is the faster fps, better auto focus and the overall sturdier build. it just "feels" more substantial than the d80, which feels a little cheap. camera weight is not that much of an issue for me. i guess ive been spoiled by my canon and if i really need a faster camera on projects i can just rent one out.
i plan to also get a few primes in the future and possibly the 12-24mm if God willing. man..i love the results from that lens!
#7. "RE: Your advice on camera and glass please?" | In response to Reply # 0
How about a d40x with a 17-55?... that is the best combo given your budget. If you do more landscapes then people, try the nikkor 12-24.
The problem with the 18-200 is it's a jack of all trades and master of none, if you have to buy a zoom, and you really want the best glass, I'm not sure the 18-200 is the best way to go. Just my 2ç.
#9. "RE: Your advice on camera and glass please?" | In response to Reply # 7simpo two Registered since 17th Aug 2004Tue 07-Aug-07 06:44 PM
I suspect that as you go up the 'photographic ladder of knowledge' you'll want to trade in your 18-200 anyway.
So I'd agree with the poster who suggested the D200 and 18-70 for now. Add extra lenses later as needs and budget allow.
#10. "RE: Your advice on camera and glass please?" | In response to Reply # 9Mon 20-Aug-07 10:59 AM
thank you all for your help and advice!
so i did end up getting a used D80 and a new nikon 18-200mm for about $1300. absolutely fantastic lens. like others stated.. its not the best. but as i travel a lot.. i can't be bothered carrying a bag full of primes and other lenses. its a very impressive all around lens. highly recommended for the average/above average photographer.


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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's WeeklyMcCrum, editorial director of Faber & Faber, coauthor of The Story of English and author of three previous thrillers, looks to his roots in Northern Ireland for this tightly controlled, very British story of two sensible people trying to connect in the unsettling atmosphere of an occupied land. By choosing not to name the countries involved, calling them ``the mainland'' and ``the occupation,'' McCrum transforms his understated narrative into a powerful fable of contemporary conflict. Dr. Stephen Mallory, intensely frustrated by his shady job as ``political consultant,'' is assigned as security chief for a mainland committee inspecting a manse in the zone of occupation. He meets Isabel Rome, a recently divorced mainland reporter, and their romance struggles against the background of terrorist activity. It is soon clear to them that neither the MI5 agents nor the Army can promise security without the aid of local nabob Joe Curtis. Previously spurned by Isabel and diminished by his family's fall from prominence, Curtis has a private agenda that skews loyalties and foments the fractious nature of those he controls. McCrum captures the feeling of emasculation that prevails in a country unwillingly occupied, eloquently channeling the resultant violence and rage. The fiery resolution underscores the mercurial nature of life in a society rent by seemingly irreconcilable differences. (Apr.)
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Library Journal - Library JournalPsychologically jaded by his vocation as a political consultant, Stephen Mallory returns to his home office on the mainland. Even though his track record for organizing campaigns for Third World politicians has resulted in successful elections, Mallory is ``tired of being provisional, for hire.'' He accepts an atypical assignment in which he provides security for a rock music crew who are filming a controversial video. In his fourth novel, McCrum, editorial director of Faber and Faber, employs all the classic components of a spy-thriller novel: ubiquitous bombings, murders, conflicts between military and government officials, star-crossed romance, and a plethora of oddball characters. Portions of the story and some of the characters make the ingredients of a good vintage espionage tale. Ultimately, the author fails the acid test crucial for success in this genre--to engage and titillate the reader's interest from start to finish. Not recommended.--Mary Ellen Elsbernd, Northern Kentucky Univ. Lib., Highland Heights
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Skip to comments.Rep. Weldon Eyeing Clinton White House in 9/11 Blunder
Posted on 08/11/2005 6:57:35 AM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Penn., is vowing to find out who in the Clinton administration ordered a group of military intelligence officers not to tell the FBI about critical information on two 9/11 hijackers that was obtained two years before they destroyed the World Trade Center.
"What bothers me is two things," Weldon told WABC Radio's Mark Levin late Wednesday. "I'm told that that they couldn't share this information with the FBI? How far up the chain [of command] did it go? Did it go to the White House? And if so, who ordered it?"
Asked about reports that restrictions on intelligence sharing implemented by Clinton Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick played a role in the disastrous intelligence breakdown, Weldon said: "I think that needs to be investigated."
"There was no reason not to share this information with the FBI," he complained, "except that the firewalls that existed back then were so severe that they wouldn't let these agencies talk to one another."
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I hope they get Gorelick on this and give her some time in the lockup. She sits on my companies' board-of-directors and I'd love to see her removed from that post as well.
I think Welden's ignorant pea-brain need some "investigation."
What planet has he been living on??
It was obvious from the beginning that the people most responsible for allowing 911 to happen were the people on the 911 commision.
Nothing will happen, the fix has been in for a long time.
It wasn't a blunder. It was deliberate.
The Justice Department is investigating the accounting shenanigans at Fannie Mae in the late 1990s. Its shady accounting enabled the company to exactly hit its earnings per share target to trigger the maximum bonuses for its top executives. Fannie Mae just announced yesterday that it may take another year to complete its restatement of earnings, that's how bad the accounting irregularites were. Jamie Gorelick was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Fannie Mae at the time and received almost a million dollars in bonus. If any indictments are handed down out of the DOJ investigation, Gorelick is certain to get one of them.
Did Weldon have any role in the heroic attempt to wipe Willie from the White House?
"The Pennsylvania Republican told Levin that three current members of the Able Danger team have already come forward to talk to him, and eleven more are willing to testify."
Hope these guys aren't planning to visit Marcy Park this fall!
Hey Curt is the one leading the charge in this. He might be a RINO but he is hardcore when it comes to national defense.
...and where was Sandy Burglar?
You know if there was a legitimate investigative media in this country this information would already be known.
Where are the so called "Mainstream journalists" and why haven't they asked the question. How did the totally conflicted Jamie Gorelick end up setting on the 9-11 commission and what does that say about the democrats and their lack of concern for America and Americans security?
If any media people read this you should be ashamed that your petty partisan agenda has destroyed your credibility. I haven't always considered myself a conservative but I have always been an American and I will never stab my country in the back for a political agenda.
Hehehe...thanks for that bit of good news. I hadn't been following that, but will now. She really made me angry during the 9/11 panel hearings, badgering any/all conservatives who testified.
You mean, for once, it won't be Bush's fault? LOL!
I hope they get Gorelick on this and give her some time in the lockup.
This b@tch is criminal, and deserves to be thrown in the slammer. I hope America is getting a real snout-ful of the scum that is supposedly running this country. Wake up America!!!
Where then was he during the 9/11 Hearings when Gorelick was making a mockery out of the proceedings?
But to be fair to Weldon, everyone has known Clinton and Gorelick have been responsible for the unshared Intelligence policy, NO ONE HAS SAID A PEEP...till now. WHY??
The Bush Administration doesn't want to touch Bubba no matter WHAT he and his henchmen/women did or didn't do to screw the country.
Do we yet know if Sandy Berger has received his slap on the wrist?
Not sure if the New York Slimes are covering this but I bet if they are, its a 1 paragraph story on page 15. If Gorelick were a Republican, it would be front page, bold print!!
"How far up the chain [of command] did it go? "
All the way, all the way
And it sure wasn't a blunder. Or a boo-boo. Or an ooops. Or an accident.
...The Bush Administration doesn't want to touch Bubba no matter WHAT he and his henchmen/women did or didn't do to screw the country...
The members of the club protect their own.
What company has Jamie Gorelick on it's board??
Do you know what they sre saying on DU about this?
Insert cricket chirps here.
Check your FReepmail.
9/11 Commission Acknowledges Briefing On Able Danger Tomorrow's New York Times reports that members of the 9/11 Commission reversed themselves and now acknowledge being briefed on the Army's data mining project, Able Danger, prior to the publication of their report to the American people. After over 24 hours of denying that anyone had told the Commission about the secret project, their spokesman now says that commission officials met with a uniformed officer who told them about the identification of Mohammed Atta and three other 9/11 hijackers in 2000, over a year prior to the attacks:
The Sept. 11 commission was warned by a uniformed military officer 10 days before issuing its final report that the account would be incomplete without reference to what he described as a secret military operation that by the summer of 2000 had identified as a potential threat the member of Al Qaeda who would lead the attacks more than a year later, commission officials said on Wednesday. The officials said that the information had not been included in the report because aspects of the officer's account had sounded inconsistent with what the commission knew about that Qaeda member, Mohammed Atta, the plot's leader. ...
The briefing by the military officer is the second known instance in which people on the commission's staff were told by members of the military team about the secret program, called Able Danger.
The meeting, on July 12, 2004, has not been previously disclosed. That it occurred, and that the officer identified Mr. Atta there, were acknowledged by officials of the commission after the congressman, Curt Weldon of Pennsylvania, provided information about it. ...
Al Felzenberg, who served as the commission's chief spokesman, said earlier this week that staff members who were briefed about Able Danger at a first meeting, in October 2003, did not remember hearing anything about Mr. Atta or an American terrorist cell. On Wednesday, however, Mr. Felzenberg said the uniformed officer who briefed two staff members in July 2004 had indeed mentioned Mr. Atta.
First we hear that no such meeting occurred. After that, the Commission says one might have occurred in October 2003 but that no one remembered it. Now we find out that the Commission had two meetings where the heard about Able Danger and its identification of Mohammed Atta, including one just before they completed their report. Instead of saying to themselves, "Hey, wait a minute -- this changes the picture substantially," and postponing the report until they could look further into Able Danger, they simply shrugged their shoulders and published what they had.
Go here for rest of article.
Gore-lick's going down....either for this or Fannie Mae, but she's going down. The only thing that will save her is a Hillary Clinton Presidenial win and a pardon.
His name sounds like Sandy Burglar!
The Second Half Of 9/11
Now that the New York Times has printed its confirmation of the Able Danger story and shown that the 9/11 Commission ignored its existence and later lied about being briefed about it, we can turn our attention to another piece of the 9/11 puzzle that the Commission also conveniently overlooked. Over two weeks ago, I posted about the curious case of Mohammed Afroze, the al-Qaeda conspirator who confessed to masterminding a series of attacks on international targets for September 11, 2001, which intended to turn the AQ attack into global warfare. In my Daily Standard column today, I go into more depth about Afroze and his plans:
On the day after the failed July 21 bombings in London, an Indian court in Delhi sentenced Mohammed Afroze to seven years in prison for his participation in a wider plot which had been planned for September 11, 2001. Afroze led another al Qaeda cell which planned to use commercial airlines as missiles to destroy several international targets. The Islamist terrorists intended to send a global message through coordination with the attacks on America. Their plan failed when the terrorists lost their nerve and fled Heathrow.
Afroze and his compatriots from Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan had planned on flying their Manchester-bound flights into the House of Commons and the Tower Bridge in London. Attacking Parliament would have sent a message to the British government about the continued sanctions on Iraq. Blowing up the Tower Bridge would kill a slew of British civilians, with the intent of terrorizing them into demanding a withdrawal of British troops from the Middle East and a halt to support of American actions in the region.
But Afroze had other targets as part of his plan--and these reveal something much deeper and broader than Galloway and the media wish to contemplate.
The other targets? Australia and India. The latter especially destroys the oft-repeated meme that al-Qaeda's primary motivation comes from Anglo-American occupation in Iraq, or their actions in the first Gulf War. Instead, the aborted attack plans of Afroze show that Osama bin Laden and his gang of terrorists intend on establishing a new Caliphate in Southwest Asia and North Africa, regaining the lands that once fell under Muslim control, and using control of oil to push for global domination.
Interestingly, especially in light of the Able Danger revelations this week, the 9/11 Commission never mentions Mohammed Afroze even a single time, despite his key role in attempting to provide the international half of the attacks on 9/11. The nature of these targets shows that AQ didn't target America exclusively and should have provided at least some context for their consideration. Like Able Danger, however, they either ignored it or deliberately omitted it as not fitting within the predetermined conclusions they desperately wanted to reach.
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I like all the press coverage, few state that the "blunder" occured during the Clinton term. Most have headlines like " 9/11 hijackers id early" Which just gives fuel to the 'Bush missed the warning signs' crowd.
The lefties are good at interlocking directorships. No wonder a lot of corporations are selling this country down the drain (outsourcing, moving plants to Mexico and overseas, publishing anti-American rags, making anti-American films, etc.). There are probably Gore-lick types moled into all these boards.
We've got to break this and other death grips (courts and campuses, for example).
Why can't GWB connect the dots and see all this as clearly as we do? Does he expect us to do ALL the work? He's GOT to do his part of the gig from the top, also.
Go after these treasonous criminals aggressively, Mr. President!
...The only thing that will save her is a Hillary Clinton Presidenial win and a pardon....
That's on the way.
i'll bet hillary and jamie are really grumpy today
The CLINTON's refusing of 3 Free Offers from the Sudan during the 1990's to bring to American Custody our No. 1 Terrorist Enemy OSAMA bin LADEN ...before he could hit us real hard here at home =
911 Lifesaving Hero RICK RESCORLA, R.I.P.
Signed:.."ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer
Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965, Landing Zone Falcon
(Where Lifetime Lifesaving Hero RICK RESCORLA walked in Vietnam 40 years ago, exactly-See 1st Photo)
"i'll bet hillary and jamie are really grumpy today"
You'd be to if you used burlap for a maxi-pad.
The malevolent Karl Rove under the instruction of his handler Dick Chaney secretly planted subliminal messages in Gorelick's New York Times so that she would devise the CIA/FBI firewall that George Bush wanted to cover for his Saudi/Haliburton/Texas oil conspiracies. It was Bush's fault.
Reading between the lines it says, "hey Madame Tarantula, catch"
At least somebody is willing to steup up to the plate. I can't imagine anyone coming from that house of peacocks (senate) doing so. And the Bush administration has seen fit to cover up Clinton's crimes in the interest of all "getting along".
Nope, it was a slick move by the Slick One. Making the war on terror a criminal matter rather than a political and military one allowed them to hide the evidence of what they were doing. If this information had been turned over to the FBI and a criminal trial ensued, against the Muslims not the Democrats, the classified information would have been subject to discovery by the Muslims' defense attorneys. We could not afford to be sharing our intelligence with the enemy, thus "the wall".
The true purpose was to shield the Democrats lack of response to the terror attacks on us. In fact, with the war in the Balkins and the suck up to Arafat we seemed to be doing all we could to help the Islamists. Probably all in Slick's effort to get the discredited Nobel Peace Prize and, therefore, a legacy of more than a blue dress, a sink, multiple rapes and incidences of adultery.
Yes, I read an article posted there yesteday that was trying to pin the blame on Tommy Franks because he was the commander of Able Danger - like he was the one to block Able Danger's data on Atta. I tried to find that post today but couldn't.
And with Bubba there was a lot to "protect," wasn't there?
I guess the puppet-meisters of NWO will let us all know eventually whether Gorelick takes the fall for their policy.
"I hope they get Gorelick on this and give her some time in the lockup. She sits on my companies' board-of-directors and I'd love to see her removed from that post as well."
She deserves to be pilloried not only for her original idiocy but also her sanctimonious hypocritical BS while on the Commission. She was put there solely to cover up her own, and the Dems' administration's culpability.
It's just window dressing, Tommy.
IMO, Weldon has be "assigned" the "job" of piping up about this -- afterall, somebody from the GOP has to do so in light of the recent explosive (no pun intended) revelations that can't just be shoved under the rug.
The Bush Administration will hand down NO indictment, launch NO investigation, NOR make political hay by embarrassing the Clintons OR Democrats. Yep, for the sake of all "getting along" (as per NWO edict.)
"Gorelick may be going down soon on an unrelated matter.
The Justice Department is investigating the accounting shenanigans at Fannie Mae in the late 1990s. Its shady accounting enabled the company to exactly hit its earnings per share target to trigger the maximum bonuses for its top executives. Fannie Mae just announced yesterday that it may take another year to complete its restatement of earnings, that's how bad the accounting irregularites were. Jamie Gorelick was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Fannie Mae at the time and received almost a million dollars in bonus. If any indictments are handed down out of the DOJ investigation, Gorelick is certain to get one of them."
Exactly. Where is Howdy Doody (David Gregory) and why isn't he in there asking those tough questions?
Go after these treasonous criminals aggressively, Mr. President!"
Not gonna happen, MG. Ever. Neither will securing the border.
He's got his orders from the NWO not to touch IT, or the other treasonous high crimes of Bubba Clinton and his coterie of co-conspirators (Scott Livingstone, Berger, Gorlick, Hitlery, and a cast of thousands.)
You see, as to "connecting the dots," some of us are doing our own...
Let me throw this in as well:
Written July 22, 2004 10:50 AM @ http://www.belgraviadispatch.com/archives/001490.html
The Berger Follies: The NYT Has No Shame
Rarely have I seen a major newspaper play a story in such brazenly partisan fashion.
It truly beggars belief.
Check out today's lead NYT story on the unfolding Sandy Berger scandal by Eric Lichtblau and Dave Sanger.
Boy, is it a whopper...
Let's take a closer look, graf by graf, because it is well worth the time.
Here's the lede:
The White House said Wednesday that senior officials in its counsel's office were told by the Justice Department months ago that a criminal investigation was under way to determine if Samuel R. Berger, the national security adviser under President Bill Clinton, removed classified documents about Al Qaeda from the National Archives.
Talk about a disingenuous lede!
You see, the main story here isn't mostly about whether/why Berger surrepetitiously stole away with classified documents from 9/11 committee chambers.
No, it's about whether the Justice Department should have clued in the White House regarding the investigation.
The White House declined to say who beyond the counsel's office knew about the investigation, but some administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they believed that several top aides to Mr. Bush were informed of the investigation. President Bush himself declined to answer a question Wednesday about whether he had been told, saying: "I'm not going to comment on this matter. This is a serious matter, and it will be fully investigated by the Justice Department."
Bush, not Berger, is not answering Qs right now!
I mean, you couldn't make this stuff up folks.
Howell Raines himself would blush.
The disclosure of the investigation forced Mr. Berger to step down as an informal, unpaid adviser to Senator John Kerry's campaign on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the campaign accused the White House of deliberately leaking news of the investigation and said that Vice President Dick Cheney was involved in strategies to divert attention from the Sept. 11 report to be issued Thursday.
"Informal." "Unpaid."
Certainly not one of three finalists for the job of chief diplomat in a prospective Kerry administration!
Just some random campaign flak...
Sandy, er, who???
And, of course, evil Dick Cheney might be trying to divert attention away from the 9/11 inquiry--the NYT helpfully showcases as well.
It wouldn't fit the W. 43rd St. narrative, of course, if Cheney didn't have some hand in the Washington scandal du jour (energy, Halliburton, 'Kenny Boy,' Iraq intel, and so on)...
"The timing of this leak suggests that the White House is more concerned about protecting its political hide than hearing what the commission has to say about strengthening our security," a statement issued by Mr. Kerry's campaign said.
Scott McClellan, the president's press secretary, denied Wednesday that the White House had anything to do with the leak, or was seeking a diversion from the report.
Your baffled NYT readers might be excused, at this juncture, for thinking George Bush himself was stuffing docs down his socks and trousers....
The report is expected to criticize the Bush administration's handling of intelligence about terrorism, but it will also contain significant criticisms of the Clinton administration and the National Security Council that Mr. Berger ran, in the pursuit of Osama bin Laden.
Gee, ya think?
The chief mystery surrounding the mishandling of the documents is the motive. Republican leaders and the Bush-Cheney campaign have suggested that Mr. Berger sought to pass classified information to Mr. Kerry. Ken Mehlman, the president's campaign manager, called on the Kerry campaign to provide "clear assurance to the American people that the Kerry campaign did not benefit from classified documents that were removed from the National Archives by one of their advisers, Sandy Berger, now subject to a criminal investigation."
But that's just a red herring.
The White House hasn't been going heavy on the theme that Berger did this to help Kerry.
Here's Scott McClellan yesterday:
Q The other partisan charges being leveled is that Berger, as an informal advisor to Senator Kerry, may have been using documents that would ultimately inform Senator Kerry's thinking on developing policy. That view has been expressed by the reelection campaign. Does the White House share that concern?
MR. McCLELLAN: I'm sure that all those matters will be looked into by the people overseeing the investigation.
Q As part of the investigation?
MR. McCLELLAN: I'm sure that they will look into all those issues that would be related to this investigation.
Q You just don't want to have a piece of this story, do you?
MR. McCLELLAN: No, I think it's -- Bill, you've asked me about other criminal investigations, and I've always said that, because it's an ongoing investigation, it's best that we let the investigation proceed, and that those questions be directed to the Department of Justice. I understand your desire for information, but this is a serious -- this is serious matter.
This is hardly mega-cheerleading that Berger did this on Kerry's behalf, no?
It's simply the standard, when someone is self-destructing, step aside and let the meltdown occur as the "investigations proceed(s)"...
But by making it look like the Republicans are going all helter-skelter on that front (Berger did it for Kerry!), the NYT adeptly defines the scandal up--allowing this next:
But Mr. Kerry himself, as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, would probably have access to any such documents, and the clearances to read them. On Wednesday evening, Mr. Berger's spokesman, Joe Lockhart, said: "Mr. Berger never passed any classified information to the Kerry campaign. Any suggestion to the contrary cannot be supported by any facts."
At the Kerry campaign, officials say they were taken by surprise by the accusation. It appears that Mr. Berger did not disclose the investigation to Mr. Kerry's aides. Mr. Lockhart said that was because "we were dealing in good faith with the Department of Justice on this matter for many months, and part of our agreement was that this was not to be discussed beyond Sandy's legal team."
"Taken by surprise"!
Is it just me, or are you more "surprised" that a former NSC Advisor stands accused, at least by some, of stuffing hugely sensitive documents down his socks?
That, at least, is what's got me all curious over here in London.
But the Times relentlessly churns on regarding, not what Berger did or didn't do, but the ginned up "who in the White House knew?!?" meme:
On Tuesday, after the information about Mr. Berger emerged, Mr. McClellan referred questions to the Justice Department and said, "What we know is what has been reported in the news media." That seemed to suggest no early knowledge of the investigation inside the White House.
On Wednesday, however, Mr. McClellan corrected himself, saying that the office of Alberto Gonzalez Jr., the White House counsel, had been informed about the case.
"The counsel's office is the one that is coordinating with the Sept. 11 commission the production of documents," Mr. McClellan said. "And since this relates to some documents, the counsel's office was contacted as part of that investigation."
Mr. McClellan did not specifically cite the Justice Department as the source of the information, but administration officials said it was the department that had informed the White House of the investigation.
The Justice Department declined to comment.
Ominous, huh?
Ashcroft is stone-walling again....
Finally, towards the end of the article, we come to this:
The department is investigating whether Mr. Berger broke federal law on the handling of classified material by removing from a secure government reading room a handful of documents related to an after-action report on the 1999 millennium plots, as well as notes he took during his review.
In preparing for testimony before the Sept. 11 commission, Mr. Berger viewed thousands of pages of intelligence documents. He said he removed the documents by mistake, but Republicans accused him of stashing the material in his clothes on purpose. They have offered theories about what that purpose may have been, like an effort to withhold information that reflected badly on the Clinton administration.
Note the vivid language re: "stashing the material in his clothes on purpose."
That's, er, not a judicious portrayal of what Berger stands accused of by many.
There's the treatment of his notes, for instance, rather than the documents themselves.
Or he might have stashed them in his clothes, er, not on purpose (that credulity-straining careless thang).
What's my point?
That the NYT wants to make the Republican accusations look as dramatic as possible--so, in case Berger was merely careless, the GOP looks bad for all that slanderous talk about Berger doing it on "on purpose", "stashing" the docs, etc. etc.
The larger point?
The big issue in all of this, what did Berger do or not do, is just worth this slight, passing mention.
And this in the lead (at least on the web) NYT article on the matter today.
Moving on, we swiftly return to the Bushies role in all this, and end the article, thus:
Traditionally, law enforcement officials have sought to maintain a firewall of sorts between criminal investigators and political appointees on politically sensitive cases.
Several legal analysts said it would not be unusual or necessarily improper for the political appointees at the Justice Department to have let the White House know of the investigation's existence. But they emphasized that such communications should be closely held at the White House, should not involve criminal investigators and should not be allowed to influence the outcome.
"There may be a legitimate explanation here because the White House counsel had responsibility for handling these documents," said Beth Nolan, White House counsel under President Clinton.
"But the better path might have been not to provide the information to the White House at all,'' she said, "because of this exact situation - if you have information that was shared and was then leaked, it creates a whole set of political problems."
Talk about diverting attention away from the main show.
Breathtaking, really.
But, of course, not suprising is it?
Compare all this with the Washington Post's handling of the story.
The contrasts are, shall we say, vivid.
It's like they are covering two different scandals--which, in a way, they are--one real, one fictive.
Posted by Gregory Djerejian at July 22, 2004 10:50 AM
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