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Jewish World Review Nov. 18, 2002 / 13 Kislev, 5763
Linda Chavez
http://www.NewsAndOpinion.com | Washington's unwillingness to deal with illegal immigration has emboldened several Latin American governments to come up with their own solutions. An estimated 9 million illegal aliens from Latin America live in the United States, so Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala have recently begun issuing identification cards to illegal aliens through their consular offices in the U.S. These IDs allow illegal aliens living here to open bank accounts, obtain drivers' licenses and library cards, and fly on U.S. domestic airlines.
While many Americans may find the practice objectionable, a number of local and state governments have been quick to embrace these new "matricula consular" IDs as a way to bring illegal aliens in their communities out of the shadows, where they are easy prey to criminals and scam artists. So far, several jurisdictions in California, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Georgia and elsewhere have decided to accept these identification cards where official government IDs are required.
Now, El Salvador has gone a step further in driving U.S. immigration policy by actually lobbying its nationals to stay in the United States -- even though they came here illegally in the first place. Salvadoran President Francisco Flores recently sent recorded messages to Salvadorans living in the U.S., reminding them to re-apply for the limited amnesty they were granted two years ago in the wake of two devastating earthquakes in their home country. The emergency measure permitted Salvadorans who entered the U.S. illegally prior to February 2001 to apply for temporary work permits, which expired in September 2002. The message from the Salvadoran president was delivered via Americatel, a long-distance carrier, to some 750,000 persons in the United States who had placed calls to El Salvador previously.
Mexico, El Salvador and other Latin American countries are taking these unorthodox steps because illegal immigration has become a safety valve for their own struggling economies. Those unable to find jobs in their own countries simply sneak across the border to the United States, where work is relatively plentiful and wages are substantially higher than at home. What's more, these illegal aliens send literally billions of dollars home to support family members left behind. Throughout Latin America, these remittances from illegal aliens living in the United States have boosted local economies, even providing needed infrastructure in some communities -- roads, schools and even sewers for remote villages. Experts estimate that remittances from family members living in the U.S. are now the chief source of foreign aid to Latin America.
But can the United States afford to have other countries encouraging their nationals to disobey U.S. immigration law? The fact is, these countries are simply taking advantage of the vacuum that exists in American immigration policy. Despite a lot of bombastic political rhetoric over illegal immigration, most politicians -- from both parties -- are unwilling to take the bull by the horns and come up with a sensible solution.
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The only answer is a properly constructed guest worker program that regulates the flow of workers into the country, depending on economic conditions in the United States. When we face boom times and labor shortages, we should be able to bring in more workers. When the job market tightens and the economy contracts, we should be able to send them home again. Those already living and working here, albeit illegally, ought to be able to "earn" legal status by paying a hefty fine for having broken our immigration laws, learning English and demonstrating work history and skills that make them a good bet as future workers.
A guest worker program may not be the perfect solution to our
growing illegal immigration problem, but it's a lot better than what we
have now: U.S. officials' wink and a nod to illegal immigration and
foreign governments' open encouragement to their nationals to flout our
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Sunday, January 18, 2015
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I usually do Blue Monday on my other blog, but this cowl is screaming blue that I had to share it there. I started out making this into an infinity scarf, but I found that the Glamous yarn was itchy so I went with cowl so it doesn't come in contact with the skin.
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Washington Farm Bureau CEO, John Stuhlmiller says Ecology needs to stay on topic…
JOHN STUHLMILLER … "It's not the water quality certification of old, if you will, which was hard enough mind you, and a good comprehensive piece, one of many many pieces to make a project in total, all of the permits and requirements, but that one you can't boot-strap on to the water quality certification the impacts of air quality, travel down the rail lines, safety on rail lines, you know that's not part of a water quality certification approval or denial … shouldn't be."
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I have never been on a river bus in London before, I can't even remember when Transport for London first introduced them! MummyGeek has never been on a boat in London, so I said I would take her on one (this was like last month). I had to search online a bit, but some of the information was not very great...
Everyone travelling on a river bus must pay a fare, it's not free. If you have an Oyster Card with money on it then use it as paying by cash is more expensive. You actually get a small discount if you're paying by Oyster Card. I paid £6.12 for a single fare going from Bankside to Woolwich Arsenal. MummyGeek got a bigger discount because she's over 60 and has one of those over 60 travel passes. Lucky sod. Can't wait till I'm over 60.
I think if you have a one day travelcard you can go on it as many times as you want.
I think if you have a one day travelcard you can go on it as many times as you want.
|Information board
|Types of routes from Bankside
|Ticket office / booth... sorry these two peeps were in the way
|Lots of different fares on there
|Bankside Pier
|Bankside Pier
|Ticket kiosk
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|Inside the river bus
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|At Canary Wharf!
|Purchase snacks on board
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|Christaan Nagel's Giant Mushrooms
|Cable cars in London
|Cable car
|Reached Woolwich Arsenal
|Woolwich Arsenal Pier
|Woolwich Arsenal artillery
There are 5 other routes along the river and they run at specific times during the day - only early morning and late afternoon to evening.
It is an expensive travel experience, but it is a once in a lifetime experience (for some) to experience.
River Bus timetable: https://www.tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/timetables/
About River Bus https://www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/river/about-river-bus?intcmp=1516
I've tried purchasing tickets on this website but unsuccessful... http://www.thamesclippers.com/route-time-table/prices


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Ronald McDonald House Charities – At the beginning of 2014, Ronald McDonald House Charities joined Lwala to support "Thrive thru 5," a program that will extend clinical services and community outreach efforts to children from conception up to age 5 in order to reduce under-5 mortality in the community by 50%. RMHC's support of "Healthy Neighbor" in 2009 and "Safe Babies" in 2011 significantly increased the quality of and access to maternal and child health services in and around Lwala.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Vanderbilt has been a primary supporter of the efforts in Lwala since Milton and Fred Ochieng' were Vanderbilt medical students. Lwala Community Alliance has made Vanderbilt its U.S. home and, each year, Lwala hosts Vanderbilt graduate students in an immersion course in Kenya and as interns in the U.S.
Segal Family Foundation – A Lwala partner since 2009, Segal Family Foundation has created one of the largest networks of grassroots groups working in sub-Saharan Africa. SFF funding priorities include reproductive health and family planning, food security, and supporting youth in the transition from formal education to productive adulthood.
Planned Parenthood Global – PP Global selected Lwala as an implementing partner on Closing the Gap, a program to extend access to quality family planning services in rural Kenya. With a particular emphasis on the provision of long term reversible methods, such as intrauterine devices and implants, the project provides contraceptive education and options to thousands of women and men in North Kamagambo. PP Global also supports a Youth Peer Provider (YPP) program in Lwala to recruit and deploy a cadre of youth health workers who are trained to reach their adolescent peers with sexual and reproductive health information and refer them to the health facility for services.
Real Medicine Foundation – A partner since 2008, Real Medicine Foundation supports a portion of medicine costs for children under 5, clinical staff salaries, some ambulance repairs and fuel, and hospital referral costs.
Blood:Water Mission – BWM is working to improve the quality and availability of comprehensive HIV/AIDS health care and support services for individuals living with HIV. This will be accomplished by building the skill level of Lwala Community Hospital staff to provide quality HIV services, funding the provision of clinical and psychosocial HIV services, and strengthening the Lwala Community Alliance as a Kenyan civil society organization. BWM has also supported efforts to reduce the prevalence of waterborne illnesses through providing WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) trainings, water infrastructure and sanitation facilities at local schools, and water catchment and piped water at the hospital.
GSBI/MILLER CENTER FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP – Miller Center is the largest and most successful university-based social enterprise accelerator in the world. Founded in 1997, Miller Center is one of three Centers of Distinction at Santa Clara University, located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Here we leverage this entrepreneurial spirit with the University's Jesuit heritage of service to the poor and protection of the planet. More than half of the world's people live in poverty. Social entrepreneurship addresses the root problems of poverty through the power of business and innovation to provide sustainable economic and social impact. Miller Center accelerates social entrepreneurship to end global poverty and protect the planet. The GSBI Accelerator program is a 10-month, mentored program for established social entrepreneurs who are looking to scale their businesses.
ISSROFF FAMILY FOUNDATION – The Issroff Family Foundation was established in 2007 by David and Lisa Issroff with a focus on uplifting the lives of children and youth in order to realize their full potential in Southern & Eastern Africa, New York, and Israel. IFF collaborates with grantee partners to increase access to education, encourage entrepreneurship, and foster opportunity.
DIORAPHTE FOUNDATION – The Dioraphte Foundation (Stichting Dioraphte) is a Dutch charitable fund that supports charities in six countries: the Netherlands, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Malawi. In 2014, 192 projects were awarded a total of twelve million euros. The Dioraphte Foundation has been active since 2002.
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CHILD RELIEF INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION – Child Relief International Foundation is a private foundation focused on helping the poorest people in the poorest countries.
BOHEMIAN FOUNDATION – Bohemian Foundation is a private family foundation established in 2001. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Bohemian Foundation works to empower citizens and impact communities through its responsive grant making programs and special initiatives. Bohemian Foundation provides management support for Give Next.
Kenya Government – The Lwala Community Alliance works hand in hand with the appropriate ministries within the Kenya government. The Kenyan Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Public Health, support Lwala with training, drug subsidy, and supervision. The Ministry of Education is our primary partner in our school interventions at 15 area public schools.
Development in Gardening – DIG works to improve the nutrition and health of HIV-affected and at-risk populations through sustainable gardening. A fellow Segal Family Foundation partner, DIG has worked with Lwala to train local farmers in organic agriculture techniques and to begin permaculture practices at area primary schools.
Together for Girls – In partnership with national governments, civil society and the private sector, Together for Girls brings attention to the issue of sexual violence against girls in support of country driven efforts for change. TFG supports gender-based violence programming in Lwala through mentoring clubs for girls.
Health eVillages – Health eVillages, a program of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, provides mobile health technology including medical reference resources to medical professionals in global communities. In Lwala, they have provided iPods and iPads loaded with the Skyscape medical reference app to clinicians and community health workers and are supporting our hospital expansion, which will include additional in-patient space, rooms for well-child and prenatal visits, a new laboratory and on-site housing for clinical staff.
Kenya Education Fund – KEF is dedicated to providing disadvantaged students in Kenya the educational support and resources necessary to enable them to contribute fully to the growth of their country and to the global community. Each year, KEF selects 10 students from Lwala to sponsor throughout secondary school.
Harpeth Hall – Harpeth Hall is an independent, private all-girls college preparatory school (grades 5-12) in Nashville, TN. Harpeth Hall is the primary funder of the Girls Uniform Project to provide school uniforms to 1,100 girls in classes 6-8 in 13 local primary schools.
Thistle Farms – Thistle Farms is a social enterprise in which women who have survived lives of prostitution, trafficking, addiction and life on the streets make, package, and market natural bath and body products to sell in over 200 retail outlets, including Whole Foods. The women's sewing cooperative in Lwala sews the bags in which the Thistle Farms products are packaged.
Johnson & Johnson – Johnson & Johnson supports "Salama Pamoja," our girls mentoring program which empowers girls to be agents of their own safety and success through mentoring clubs and and vocational opportunities. The primary goals of Salama Pamoja include gender parity in primary school completion and the reduction of factors that make girls vulnerable to unintended pregnancies and violence. Johnson & Johnson previously supported our Girls Education and Pads Program.
BD – BD is a global medical technology company with offices in 50 countries that manufactures and sells a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products. BD currently provides grant funding for "Salama Pamoja," our girls mentoring program that aims to achieve gender parity in primary school completion and reduces factors that make girls vulnerable to unintended pregnancies and violence. BD also generously provided Lwala with a CD4 machine to test HIV clients at our hospital.
A to Z Impact Foundation – The A to Z Impact Foundation supports high-potential initiatives to help underserved populations access and improve the systems they need to live healthier, more prosperous lives.
IZUMI Foundation – The IZUMI Foundation provides resources to organizations that share its commitment to delivering lasting, cost-effective improvements that build local health care capacity. In June 2014, the IZUMI Foundation awarded Lwala Community Alliance a grant to expand hospital infrastructure for outpatient services for children and adults and construct additional staff housing for clinical providers.
Imago Dei Fund – Imago Dei partners with Lwala Community Alliance to provide support for the Girls Education and Pads Program. Through the distribution of pad kits to local school girls, the program aims to increase school attendance and completion, knowledge of sexual and reproductive health, and the annual earnings of the tailors in the women's sewing group due to the production of the kits.
T&J Meyer Family Foundation – T&J Meyer Family Foundation's mission is to alleviate human suffering through effective and sustainable grantmaking and investing, primarily focusing on health, education and the environment. In 2015, T&J Meyer is providing support for our general program operations.
Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation – Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation supports Salama Pamoja, a girls mentoring program to reduce vulnerability to unplanned pregnancy and HIV and improve their access to social and health services. This is accomplished through engaging girls through holiday break activities, creating safe spaces for adolescent girls and boys to talk about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and access SRH services, and building self-agency and economic capacity of adolescent mothers to reduce vulnerability to added risk.
The ELMA Foundation – The ELMA Foundation's mission is to improve the lives of Africa's children and youth through the support of sustainable efforts to relieve poverty, advance education, and promote health. In 2015, ELMA is providing support us as we scale up the delivery of integrated under five and HIV/PMTCT healthcare through facility based and community outreach in North Kamagambo.
Kangu – Kangu is an online crowd-funding platform, which raises funds for safe births including healthcare services before, during and after delivery. Kangu began partnering with us in 2015. They feature profiles of pregnant women in Lwala on their website in order to help them access our maternal and child health programs. CLICK HERE to learn more.
Education for All Children – EFAC provides scholarships, mentoring, and global connections to exceptional students in developing countries in order to encourage leadership, economic progress, cultural understanding, and a more peaceful world. EFAC selected several secondary students each year from Lwala to sponsor throughout secondary school and university.
Worldreader – In February 2016, we launched an eReader pilot project with WorldReader in Class 6 at three government school. The 150 eReaders — each with more than 100 books — are changing the face of learning in the community.
Thistle Farms Global: Shared Trade – In 2015, our New Vision Women's Sewing Cooperative partnered with Thistle Farms Global: Shared Trade to create a variety of products including aprons, tea satchels, and Christmas ornaments.
Watsi – Through their crowd-sourcing model, Watsi connects people with patients around the world in serious need of low-cost medical care. Watsi features profiles of pregnant women, mothers, and new babies in Lwala on their website in order to help them access our maternal and child health programs.
The Charitable Foundation – The Charitable Foundation is equipping the Lwala Community Hospital's expanded clinical space with supplies and equipment as well as human resources in order to meet the demand for quality health services and support our "Thrive thru 5" initiative – an all-out effort to cut under-5 mortality in half by the end of 2016.
Kiva ZIP – In collaboration with Kiva ZIP, Lwala provides loans to individuals so that they can obtain financial security through micro-enterprise ventures. Sine 2013, 61 loans have been endorsed, totaling nearly $11,000, with a 95% repayment rate.
The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation – The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation supports "Better Breaks," a program that aims to reduce the dual vulnerabilities for unplanned pregnancy and HIV infection among adolescents during school holiday breaks. Specifically, Better Breaks builds the self-agency of teens through youth-led activities during school breaks and creates safe spaces for teens to discuss sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and access SRH services.
NOPE/USAID – Through a partnership with NOPE and USAID, Lwala enhanced uptake of HIV prevention through behavior change, improved uptake of quality clinical care services among adults and children, and strengthened the capacity of health care workers for effective delivery of HIV services in Migori County.
Population Council – The Population Council conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research and disseminates evidence to shape more effective policies, programs, and technologies that improve lives around the world. With Together for Girls, the Council supported Lwala to implement gender-based violence programming through mentoring, clubs for out-of-school girls, and teacher and staff training.
Riders for Health – Riders for Health works to ensure health workers in sub-Saharan Africa can access reliable transportation to reach people with health care. In Lwala, Riders for Health serviced 2 motorcycles and 1 ambulance, by providing ongoing maintenance, fuel, and insurance for these vehicles.
You can help us sustain our existing programs and roll out further initiatives by making a donation now.


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Erin Burnett, formerly of CNBC, is married to David Thomas Rubulotta, as of 2015. The pair met on a blind date eight years before their December 2012 wedding. Burnett and Rubulotta, a Citigroup managing director, have two children together.
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This article discusses transaction monitoring and the 4 approaches of network appliances, Java/.NET deep dive, end-user measurements, and agent based monitoring.
You know that your enterprise is in dire need of a transaction monitoring solution. Transaction latencies are in the sky, some transactions do not even make it through, mysterious bottlenecks pop up during peak use, and users call in with complaints. Implementing a transaction monitoring solution is unavoidable.
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Transaction monitoring by deep dive cannot load test at full capacity during development or monitor all transactions during production like SharePath can with its very low overhead. SharePath can be used with one of the many J2EE and .NET profilers that are available on the market today (some are for free) in order to aid application development before deployment. Because of its ease of use and high-level view, SharePath can be used by IT operations and infrastructure teams to trace transactions at all tiers, providing a full topology of the transaction flow. Conversely, deep dive solutions provide metrics only at the application server, and they have limited horizontal visibility. Lastly, SharePath's architecture is environment-independent and can be deployed on any server, not just the .NET or J2EE server. The product's technology is based on process wrapping and, therefore, is non-invasive, which enables fast and clean implementation.
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"The leadership's immediate concern is the state-sponsored "Qods [Jerusalem] day" demonstrations on 18 September 2009, an annual event held since 1981 when Ayatollah Khomeini designated the last Friday of the month of Ramadan as an occasion to express solidarity with the Palestinians. This time, members of the opposition "green movement" - named after the colour adopted by supporters of the reformist presidential candidate, Mir-Hossein Moussavi - are planning to use the march as an opportunity to fill the streets and voice their protests. The regime is desperate to ensure that there is no repeat of the great mobilisations in Tehran in the tumultuous post-election weeks."Regimes in trouble always look for external enemies to distract from internal problems - which is presumably why he has cranked up the anti-Zionist rhetoric with a more explicit denial of the Holocaust:
The Iranian president has dismissed the Holocaust as a "myth" before, but this time he was more explicit than ever. "The pretext (Holocaust) for the creation of the Zionist regime (Israel) is false," he said in a Friday prayers sermon at Tehran University. "It is a lie based on an unprovable and mythical claim. Confronting the Zionist regime is a national and religious duty," Ahmadinejad thundered as his audience replied in well-drilled unison with cries of "Death to Israel, Death to the United States."Because there is now surely no doubt that the regime is in trouble?
"Tens OF thousands of Iranians chanted "Death to the dictator" as opposition protestors transformed an annual pro-Palestine rally yesterday into the biggest demonstration against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his military-backed regime for two months.When violent crackdowns are seen by a regime's opponents as a sign of weakness, that regime is in serious trouble. Ahmedinejad said,"This regime will not last long. Do not tie your fate to it." He was actually warning Western-backed Arab states about dealing with Israel but I'd imagine these will have already drawn the conclusion that the zeitgeist may have already decided that the 'Zionist entity' will outlive the rule of this vile little fascist.
The protest – in defiance of warnings of draconian retribution by the authorities – was a potent declaration that the opposition is alive and kicking despite a ferocious crackdown since June's "stolen" presidential elections.
As [the President] spoke, demonstrators nearby chanted, "Down with Ahmadinejad" and "Torture and rape are not effective any more". They shouted in support of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who millions of Iranians believe was the true winner of June's elections."
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When I decided I was going to post this recipe this week, I realized I haven't told you guys about my new vegan goddess! outrageous! If you're an avid Food Network viewer like I am, you might even know who I'm talking about. She was a winner on Cupcake Wars. If you haven't seen this show, let me recap it for you. It's a cupcake competition where 4 cupcake makers compete for 3 cupcake eating judges, and they give the cupcake competitors little cupcake challenges to compete to see who has the best cupcake. They all say "cupcake" about a bajillion times. I love watching this show, but you pretty much want to banish the word from your vocabulary by the end of the hour. When they do the contestant interviews, and he/she is saying what they are going to make, they always say it with the word "cupcake" like, in case we didn't know. For example: "I'm going to be making a red velvet cupcake with a cream cheese frosting, a lemon cupcake with buttercream icing, and a chocolate cupcake with strawberry icing." I know you're making a cupcake!! sheesh. Now, whenever cupcakes come up in conversation with Joe and I, I go on a tangent coming up with as many cupcake flavors as I can, listing them off like I'm a contestant. He loves it. (not really.)
ANYWAYS. You should watch the show. It's fun. So my new vegan goddess won on her episode, and she's just the cutest little thing ever! Her name is Chloe Coscarelli. Check out her site! She has great recipes on there, and um, well... she's adorable. This burger and fries recipe is actually on her site, and it's freaking delicious. I couldn't believe how closely it resembled a regular burger, but it is even better because it has guacamole (sweet, sweet guacamole), and this unique sun-dried tomato and mango sauce. It's without a doubt one of my favorite dishes I've made, and really good for you! yay!
Black Bean Burgers
1/4 cup olive oil
1 yellow onion, small dice
1 14-ounce can of black beans, drained and rinsed
1 small carrot, finely diced or shredded
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 tsp. sea salt
1/4 bunch cilantro
1/4 cup water
1 T. chili powder (to taste to your spicy level)
In a large skillet, saute onions in 2 T of the olive oil over medium heat until tender and slightly carmelized, about 20 minutes.
In a large bowl, use a large spoon to mash together beans, carrots, cornmeal, breadcrumbs, chili powder, salt, cilantro, water, and the carmelized onions. If mixture is too dry to hold together, add more water 1 T at a time.
Using your hands, form your burgers to the size of your buns (regular or mini).
In a large non-stick skillet, heat 2 T of olive oil over med-high heat and fry patties. Let each patty get browned and slightly crisp on each side (about 3 minutes on each side).
Mango Sauce
1 mango, peeled and cut
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, whole or sliced
1 garlic clove
1 T. vinegar (apple cider, but any kind will do)
1/8 tsp. sea salt
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. ta-da!
3 ripe Haas avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled
1/2 lime, juiced
1/4 cup salsa fresca
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|The cast of YTV sitcom Misfits: (l-r) ENN REITEL as Skinner; ANNE STALLYBRASS as Mrs Ridgeway; and KEVIN LLOYD as Oscar
* Pronounced N Rye Tell, as I remember the 'TV Times' telling us once.
However, as it was written by Eric Chappell - only his fourth sitcom creation after The Squirrels, Rising Damp and Only When I Laugh - it must've been good. I imagine it followed his usual pattern of well-drawn characters, idiosyncratic turn of phrase, glorious gags and expertly crafted, fast paced stories. Given that it was about two young men lodging with an older female character, perhaps it was even reminiscent of Rising Damp in many ways.
Something I've noticed about Chappell sitcoms over many years of watching is that they require a certain acting style. Just as there is David Mamet-speak, there is Eric Chappell-speak. Watch a handful and see.
There's a tangential connection to Only Fools and Horses - discussed at length elsewhere in this blog - in that Enn Reitel's commitment to this prevented him taking the role of Del-boy, as the recording dates clashed. No, really.
The earliest mention I can find of the series is in an interview with Eric Chappell in The Stage and Television Today, dated 7 August 1980: "I am aware that I have been writing about older characters and wanted to create a series about young people - not only to involve young actors, but to explore that kind of comedy. The two lads in The Misfits have an ambition to go to India, to travel, but never quite manage to make it".
Actually, that reminds me of something else about the series I do remember: that I liked the idea of the two main characters not actually getting to Katmandu. In fact, not even leaving the confines of a house. I probably identified with that even then.
Later in the same article: "I think my strength is writing naturalist comedy, as realistic as possible without losing the humour. I'm disappointed that many critics do not take situation comedy more seriously. It's not the Cinderella of television by any means, but I still feel that too many critics think of comedy as a passing thing. I really would like to see it with greater status".
Misfits cast Anne Stallybrass, formerly of The Onedin Line, as the "happily divorced" Mrs Ridgeway, and Enn Reitel and Kevin Lloyd as the two 30-ish drifters, Skinner and Oscar, alleged friends of her son who turn up at her door. This was the first of a number of Eighties sitcom star vehicles for actor and renowned voice artiste Reitel, later seen in The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim on BBC2, the near silent The Optimist on Channel 4, and Mog on ITV - the first and last of these scripted by Clement and La Frenais.
It was also an early starring role for character actor Kevin Lloyd, later to find fame as D.C. "Tosh" Lines in The Bill before an untimely death aged 49, in 1998.
The seven-part series was recorded late March to early May 1981 under experienced sitcom producer/director Ronnie Baxter (Rising Damp, In Loving Memory, The Galton & Simpson Playhouse, The Nesbitts are Coming, many others). Transmission was shortly thereafter: 5th June to 17th July in the coveted Friday night at 8.30pm slot.
|Kevin Lloyd and Anne Stallybrass in the only actual picture from the series I could find - from 'TV Times' dated 30 May - 5 June 1981. An interview with Ms Stallybrass helped publicise the opening episode.
The seven episode titles, and their listing magazine synopses, are as follows:
"MAY WE COME IN?" (5th June 1981)
When Skinner and Oscar appear out of the fog in search of the YMCA, Mrs Ridgeway is understandably surprised. She's even more surprised when they claim to be making their way to Katmandu. After a gold cigarette case goes missing, she becomes convinced her quiet life will never be the same again.
"THE DEBT MAN COMETH" (12th June 1981)
Determined to get to Katmandu, the boys approach Mrs Ridgeway for the money. They decide to rely on the old Skinner charm (which no woman can resist) and soon find themselves out of pocket. The situation is further complicated by the arrival of a debt collector.
"MEN ABOUT THE HOUSE" (19th June 1981)
When Mrs Ridgeway needs a few jobs doing around the house, Skinner and Oscar volunteer - with dire consequence...
"A TOUCH OF CLASS" (26th June 1981)
Skinner and Oscar decide to visit the local pub to meet the natives. Unfortunately the natives don't wish to meet them...
"ONE FOR THE POT" (3rd July 1981)
When the boys have finally eaten their way through Mrs Ridgeway's deep freeze, Skinner offers to shoot something for the table. Oscar doesn't mind chasing after birds but not the feathered variety and the two friends soon fall out...
"HAPPY EVER AFTER" (10th July 1981)
Liz puts her hand to a bit of marriage guidance but receives some unwanted help from Skinner and Oscar.
"SONS AND LOVERS" (17th July 1981)
When Mrs Ridgeway entertains Vernon, her man of mystery, she warns the boys to keep out of her way. But Vernon soon becomes more than mystified by Skinner and Oscar...
Unfortunately, none of these ring any bells with me.
The series did okay in the ratings: both the first and last episodes made No. 7 in the week's charts with over 12 million viewers. Other episodes seem to have been around the 10m mark, for an average I guess of about 11m. Competition from BBC1 was nothing special. Other ITV sitcoms on air at the same time were the new Sorry, I'm a Stranger Here Myself with Robin Bailey, a third series of Bless Me, Father with Arthur Lowe and a second for John Mills and Megs Jenkins in Young at Heart.
11m was not as high as usual for Eric Chappell series at this point, but it was the summer. Certainly if you'd done a sitcom audit for the year, much better than Only Fools and Horses....
However, it didn't continue for some reason. It doesn't have the same star wattage as other Chappell series, though that oughtn't to have mattered - maybe it did to the IBA. He moved on to The Bounder starring Peter Bowles, a better remembered series although it only produced two series.
So, Misfits remains in classic sitcom limbo, a shame because anything by Eric Chappell has got to be worth a look. There's a chance that one of these days, Network DVD will rescue it from obscurity. In the meantime, if anyone out there does remember it with greater clarity than me, please do share your opinions.


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France church attack: Priest killed by two 'IS soldiers'
An 84-year-old priest was killed and four other people taken hostage by two armed men who stormed his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France.
The two attackers, who said they were from the so-called Islamic State (IS), slit Fr Jacques Hamel's throat during a morning Mass, officials say.
The attack happened during morning Mass at the historic church, situated in a quiet square of St-Etienne-du-Rouvray.
A nun, who identified herself as Sister Danielle, said she was in the church at the time.
"They forced [Fr Hamel] to his knees. He wanted to defend himself, and that's when the tragedy happened," she told French media.
"They recorded themselves. They did a sort of sermon around the altar, in Arabic. It's a horror".
She said she managed to flee as they were preparing to kill him.
Elite police units, specialised in hostage-taking, surrounded the church.
President Hollande said the attackers claimed to be from the self-styled IS before they were killed by police as they came out of the church.
Three of the hostages were freed unharmed, but one remains in a critical condition, said French interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henri Brandet.


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Scottish engineering firm Weir Group has abandoned efforts to acquire rival Metso after it rejected a second, improved takeover bid.
The Finnish company said today that the latest offer that valued it at around £3.7bn – a roughly 20 per cent increase on an April bid – undervalued the firm as it has a bright future as a stand-alone company.
Weir said Metso shareholders would have owned around 40 per cent of the combined entity and the two firms would have made at least £150m in annual cost savings as a joint group, but the Scottish firm reported that the Metso board "did not engage" on this second proposal.
"Weir believes it made a compelling proposal but remains financially disciplined and therefore does not intend to pursue this opportunity further at this time," it said in a statement.
A deal would have helped Weir expand further into the heavy mining equipment sector, in which Metso is a market leader. The Scottish firm is keen to expand its mining business after years of strong growth in its oil and gas division, which has seen profits triple since 2009.
But Metso rejected the offer on Wednesday, saying it did not benefit the firm.
"We believe that Metso has a real opportunity to create significant value for all its shareholders by pursuing its own course and that the proposal from Weir significantly undervalues this opportunity and that a takeover by Weir at these conditions would not be in our shareholders' best interests," said board chairman Mikael Lilius.
Weir sits in a crowded mid-sized industrial sector which industry insiders say is ripe for consolidation in order to provide a wider range, and a greater scale, of equipment and services to cost-conscious clients.
Bankers have said a failure to merge with Metso could make Weir, already frequently the subject of takeover speculation, a target for big players such as General Electric or Honeywell that are keen to access the Glaswegian company's lucrative position in US shale.
Weir's improved bid of 30.49 euros per share was made on May 20 and represented a 34 per cent premium to Metso's share price on May 26, the day before the bid was rejected.


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I was off work all week and really didn't do much. I cleaned. I cooked. I slept in and went to bed late. Perfect week off.
On New Years Eve I went out with a few friends to celebrate. It was fun and I kept the libations to a minimum :)
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French-speaking evening / Soirée en français (Santiago de Chile)
Tom Vander Elst had to cancel his invitation for a second "Soirée en français" in July, after a first one hosted by Tom Miller in early June. I propose to host that second evening on Wednesday 10 August at 20:30, at my place in Las Condes.
The idea is to mix native French speakers with non-native speakers who want to practise, in an informal get-together where everyone brings some food and drinks. Due to the limited seating space in my living-room, attendance is limited to 8 guests.
If you're interested, please send me a message!


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By the time we went to Denmark, the quilt was ready to have the binding sewn on - I actually had the crazy idea of taking the quilt and sewing on the binding en route! But imagine having a quilt, although modestly sized, on your lap and sewing it; maybe it would flop around and hit Tony while he was driving. Yeah, not good. Also, stitching while in a moving car usually equals motion sickness, which is less than ideal when the drive takes somewhere around 16 hours!
So, that idea was ditched! ;-)
This quilt is also the second one where I've used mitered corners. That used to be quite a mystery to me, but now it seems fairly straightforward... Imagine that!
wonky dots design next to it.. :-)
Flower*Press, Japanese cottons, fabric from Denmark, vintage fabric and even one of Tony's old shirts! I love using 'old' clothing in quilts. It's nice that they can get a second life after their usefulness as clothing has ended. :-)
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Chicago has been home to lots of Hollywood movies. The beautiful Windy City has played the role of home base for many of Hollywood's classic films. When you take a look at movies in which Chicago took top billing, the list is long and impressive: "Home Alone," "Ordinary People," "About Last Night," "Road to Perdition," "North by Northwest," "Risky Business," "The Breakfast Club," "When Harry Met Sally," and "The Untouchables," just to name a few.
The entire 2013 was another record year with a 20 percent increase in overall production and a total of 2,198 filming days. In 2012 a previous record was set with nearly 40 percent growth over 2011. The 2014 theatrical releases of Jupiter Ascending and Transformers 4 is expected to keep the filming spotlight on Chicago. "The most impressive growth was in episodic television," said Rich Moskal, Director of the Chicago Film Office. "Scripted one-hour dramas see Chicago as a versatile, cinematic and affordable destination. The expansion of Cinespace Studios and the influential endorsement of two Dick Wolf series ('Chicago Fire' and 'Chicago PD') have sent the entire industry a powerful message: Chicago is full service, highly functioning and open for business." TV series shooting in Chicago during 2013 included "Betrayal" (ABC), "Chicago Fire" (NBC), "Chicago PD" (NBC), "Crisis" (NBC), "Mind Games" (ABC) and "Sirens" (USA). Studio features filmed in Chicago in 2013 included "Divergent," "Jupiter Ascending" and "Transformers 4."
There are also a number of Chicago TV shows filming in the city in April:
Filming in Illinois:
Empire (pilot) is filming at 1709 W Chicago Ave in Chicago. Also filming at Clark and Kinzie in Chicago. (Thanks Amanda). Lee Daniels' TV pilot Empire, which stars Terrence Howard as the head of a hip-hop empire, is currently shooting in Chicago and we have a few set photos taken yesterday, April 2. Fox ordered the pilot after announcing they plan to largely abandoning the traditional pilot season and instead focus on year-round producing which means more episodes will likely be shot in the summer for a fall debut.
Chicago Fire is filming at 2143 N Humboldt Blvd (6:00 AM – 8:00 PM) and 2101 N Mozart St in Chicago(6:00 PM -10:00 PM)
Here are 10 scene-stealing film locations where Chicago was a star.
1. "The Blues Brothers." 1980. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd. This film, directed and co-written by John Landis, brought an authenticity by using locations that were not only famous and elegant, but also areas that were considered not as glamorous, like Lyon's Delicatessen on Maxwell Street, the setting for the "four chickens and a Coke/Aretha Franklin" scene.
Some of the other Chicago highlights from "The Blues Brothers" include the lovely Chez Paul Restaurant on Rush Street, where Jake and Elwood started tossing around shrimp cocktails into each other's mouths and shocking upscale diner patrons by asking, "How much for the little girls?"
The Picasso Statue and City Hall are also spotlighted, including the infamous chase scene in the County Building, where Steven Spielberg makes a cameo appearance as a Cook County Assessor Office clerk.
2. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." 1986. Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck. I'm sure this movie was a dream for the Chicago Office of Tourism, as filming locations prominently showcased our most popular attractions like The Loop, Sears Tower, Lake Shore Drive, the Art Institute, and Wrigley Field.
A majority of the classroom scenes took place at New Trier and Glenbrook North high schools, where many of the actual students were used as extras. Katie Bueller's real estate office was Koenig & Strey in Winnetka, Illinois.
3. "The Color of Money." 1986. Paul Newman, Tom Cruise. Pool lovers and movie buffs enjoy checking out Chris's Billiards in Jefferson Park just to see the framed photos that fill the hallway, marking the location where Newman and Cruise shot pool room scenes.
If you visit Fitzgerald's, a local favorite in Berwyn, Illinois, you will see where director Martin Scorsese filmed a pool scene starring Newman and Cruise's alter egos, Fast Eddie and Vincent, along with Julian (John Turturro). O'Brien's Steakhouse on North Wells Street is the place where Eddie, Vincent, and Mary (Elizabeth Mastrantonio) enjoyed their dinner.
4. "The Fugitive." 1993. Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones. When on-the-run Dr. Richard Kimble made his pay phone call to the police, it was at the corner of Wacker Drive and Wells. When you see the good doc donning a green party hat and marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade, that's North Dearbron Street in full glory.
Chicago Hilton & Towers and the Four Seasons Hotel were used for many thrilling moments, and veteran Chicago broadcaster Pam Zekman and crime-fighting reporter John Drummond brought their real-life selves to the silver screen, playing small roles as local reporters.
5. "High Fidelity." 2000. John Cusack, Jack Black. As much as I enjoyed this particular film that starred our hometown, I only wish record store guys looked like the handsome Mr. Cusack!
When Cusack's character Rob is shown in the school scenes, you will no doubt recognize that building as Lane Tech High School on Addison/Western in Chicago. The record store shots used an abandoned building in the 1500 block on North Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park, and the interior shots were a film set.
Here's a fun fact: Local musician Mike Felten, who owned the indie music shop Record Emporium in Roscoe Village, was used as a consultant on "High Fidelity." Record Emporium was voted Best of Chicago in 2009, and even though it has since closed down, the music store lives online, selling vintage vinyl and CDs.
6. "The Dark Knight." 2008. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger. As Batman and Joker fought it out on screen, it was actually Chicago that created that Gotham City illusion. The old post office on West Harrison Street was used to film the opening bank robbery scenes featuring that insanely demented Joker, played brilliantly by the late Heath Ledger, and his merry band of freaks.
When Batman takes down more bad guys, including a few Joker wannabes, it took place inside the parking garage at 200 W. Randolph. Other scenes were filmed along Adams Street and in the downtown Financial District.
One of the guys who worked on the set of "The Dark Knight" told me this story: "I do remember talk about Health Ledger riding his skate board in the Financial District, still wearing his Joker makeup. There were a few times where people called the police on him, and the crew had to explain that he was the villain of the movie they were filming, and not some random goofball."
7. "Public Enemies." 2009. Johnny Depp, Christian Bale. When the notorious mobster John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp, was filmed in Portage Park, the Northwest Side was all abuzz.
I was living in the neighborhood at the time, and a friend of mine who worked as an extra said that a huge crowd of people waited patiently outside the shoot location of the Portage Theater on North Milwaukee Avenue, hoping of getting a peek at the mega movie star Johnny Depp. After one of the days of filming, admirers got their wish as Depp walked out the back door of the theater and stopped to greet fans and say hello.
Other recognizable "Public Enemies" filming spots are the Aragon Ballroom, Bridgeview Bank on North Broadway, and, of course, the historic Biograph Theater, the very place where the on-screen and real-life John Dillinger met his inevitable demise.
2011 was a good release year that included three Chicago-based filming locations, which round out the top 10 list:
8. "The Dilemma." Vince Vaughn, Kevin James. There were several key scenes shot in Chicago, including one with Clint Howard, brother of the film's director Ron Howard, when Vaughn's character gets into a nasty encounter with some lovely foliage at the Garfield Park Conservatory. You might also recognize the dark, sultry interior of the legendary Green Mill, where Kevin James, Vince Vaughn, Winona Ryder, and Jennifer Connelly enjoyed a night on the town.
"The Dilemma" used approximately 1,000 extras and local actors to film the hockey scenes at the United Center. One of them was Melanie Christy, an actress who relocated from Ohio to Chicago in pursuit of her dream. Melanie shared a great story about working on location at the United Center: "Ron Howard was so amusing. He pretended to use one of the [mannequin] seat fillers as a copy of himself. He even put his own Imagine logo hat on the dummy and pretended to talk like it was him!"
9. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel. We watched as the usually stunning areas around the Chicago River, Michigan Avenue, and LaSalle Street were transformed into total chaos by the magic of Hollywood, with overturned vehicles, concrete slabs, and burning buildings filling the streets. This particular film location was a real tourist attraction, with people from all around the globe snapping photos and gawking at the amazing set.
Willis Tower was also featured, as was the Lincoln Park favorite, Bacino's Pizza on North Lincoln Avenue. I guess even Transformer creatures like to munch on our Chi-Town deep-dish pizzas!
10. "Contagion." Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow. The recently released film shot in and around the city, including at Sherman Hospital in Elgin and the General Jones Armory on South Cottage Grove in Chicago.
James Petrean, a background artist and college student who lives in Oak Forest, Illnois, worked on "Contagion" and shared an interesting location story. His particular scenes were shot at Illinois Science and Technology Park in Skokie, Illinois. "Our shoot was filmed over two days. One was the lotto system to announce who will get the medicine for the virus. The other day was to tell the world how many were affected and where." Despite the serious subject matter of "Contagion," Petrean said, "Bryan Cranston was very hilarious in between takes. He made all the extras laugh. We left the day happy and full of good spirits."
- About Last Night
- Above The Law
- Adventures In Babysitting
- A Night In The Life Of Jimmy Reardon
- The Babe
- Baby On Board
- Baby's Day Out
- Backdraft
- Bad Boys (1983)
- Barbershop
- Barbershop 2
- Blankman
- Blink
- Blue Chips
- Blues Brothers
- The Breakfast Club
- The Break-Up
- Candyman
- Ca$h
- Chain Reaction
- Chicago Cab
- Chicago Overcoat
- Child's Play
- Class
- Code Of Silence
- The Color Of MoneyThe Company
- Cooley High
- Curly Sue
- The Dark Knight
- Dennis The Menace
- Derailed
- The Dilemma
- Doctor Detroit
- DutchExcessive Force
- The Express
- A Family Thing
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Flatliners
- FolksFred Claus
- The Fugitive
- The Fury
- Gladiator (1992)
- Grace Is Gone
- Groundhog DayHardball
- High Fidelity
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2
- Home Alone 3Hoodlum
- The Hudsucker Proxy
- The Hunter
- I Heart Shakey
- I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With
- The Ice Harvest
- Judgment Night
- Kissing A Fool
- The Lake House
- The Last Rites Of Joe May
- Light It Up
- Losing Isaiah
- Love Jones
- Lucas
- Mad Dog And GloryMercury Rising
- Midnight Run
- Miracle On 34th Street (1994)
- Mo' Money
- My Best Friend's Wedding
- My Bodyguard
- My Life
- The Negotiator
- New Port South
- Next Of Kin
- Never Been Kissed
- A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)
- Normal Life
- Nothing In Common
- Nothing Like The Holidays
- Of Boys And Men
- Only The LonelyOpportunity Knocks
- Ordinary People
- The Package
- Payback
- Planes, Trains And Automobiles
- Poltergeist 3
- Prelude To A Kiss
- Primal Fear
- The Promotion
- Public Enemies
- Rapid Fire
- Red Heat (1988)
- The Relic
- Rent-a-Cop
- Return To Me
- Risky BusinessRoad To Perdition
- Roll Bounce
- Rookie Of The Year
- Running Scared
- Save The Last Dance
- She's Having A Baby
- Sixteen Candles
- Soul Food
- Soul Survivors
- Source Code
- Stir Of Echoes
- Straight Talk
- Stranger Than Fiction
- Surviving Christmas
- Thief
- Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
- The Unborn
- U.S. Marshals
- Uncle BuckUncle Nino
- Unconditional Love
- The UntouchablesVice Versa
- V.I. Warshawski
- Wanted
- The Weather Man
- Weird Science
- What Women Want
- While You Were Sleeping
- Wildcats


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"Terrorism is a midterm threat and we have commitments with the world to curb it because Afghan forces are fighting on the frontline of terrorism …. The Afghan forces have protected the dignity of their people with the price of their blood, it is a permanent agreement and the people of this country respect it, I defend and support you everywhere and every moment," these words were spoken by Afghan President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani.
This statement comes as the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reported earlier that Afghan forces causalities increased by nine percent in the ongoing year compared to last year. SIGAR said a total of 5,523 Afghan service members were killed and an additional 9,665 wounded during the fighting season from January 1 to August 19. In addition, it is said that 30 terrorist networks are operating in Afghanistan. The Taliban outfits intensified their attacks within the two past years and inflicted heavy casualties upon Afghan soldiers and civilians, including women and children.
There were more than 11,000 conflict-related civilian casualties in 2015, marking the highest number of casualties since 2009 when UNAMA began documenting them. The conflict has since intensified, with Taliban insurgents expanding their activities to many more Afghan provinces this year. The Afghan war is estimated to have caused 70,000 civilian casualties, including over 25,000 deaths since the counting began seven years ago.
UN officials are also worried over the rising number of civilian displacements the conflict has caused this year. They have warned more than a million Afghans will be on the move by end of 2016, including tens of thousands of Afghan refugees returning mostly from neighboring Pakistan. According to UN estimates, the total number of the returnees has exceeded 400,000 since the start of the year.
A report by UNAMA blamed Taliban-led anti-government forces for causing 61 percent of all civilian casualties and accused pro-government Afghan forces of causing 23 percent of all civilian casualties, noting a 42 percent increase compared to last year, primarily due to the use of indirect and explosive weapons and aerial attacks.
With the establishment of democratic administration, peace has been the highest national priority and Afghan officials sought tirelessly to get warring factions to join peace process and stop violence and bloodshed. However, the Taliban persisted in their indiscriminate killings and spilling the blood of combatants and non-combatants alike. They turned the Afghan's peace offering down. Through continuing the tug of war, the Taliban left no room for negotiation and no trust to resume it.
It is an unmistakable fact that Mansour's death was a serious blow to the Taliban – who are still reeling from the death of its founder Mullah Muhammad Omar – and filled them with a strong sense of revenge. He had just consolidated his authority over the Taliban's faction since his appointment. Refusing to come to negotiating table, Mansour staged heavy attacks against the Afghan government which increased the graph of police and civilian mortality within last year.
The Taliban's current leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada seems relentless and stubborn, the same as Omar, in staging attacks against the US and Afghan soldiers. Perhaps, as reported earlier, the secret and unofficial talks between the Taliban and Afghan government in Qatar was no more than a usual game the Taliban have ever played. They always show the white feather after giving the green light to resume peace. A serious determination for peace talks is never revealed by the Taliban elements and their leaders hesitate constantly.
"Disregard and contempt for human rights" – which is the main reason behind violence and bloodshed – have been widely practiced for decades. It is believed that warring factions are the major violators of human rights. Weary of war and insurgency, our nation prays for having a democratic society, void of war and violence, and demands from the government to protect the citizens' rights and liberty and address the political challenges.
Undeniably, Afghan soldiers will combat terrorism with strong valor and commitment and made great sacrifices in this regard. The problem, however, is that the soldiers lack equipments and their also seems negligence from high-ranking officials. For instance, soldiers are, frequently, killed by the Taliban after being surrounded for days and receive no help despite their persistent calls. In such a case, their blood will be wasted without a tangible outcome. The government is to invest their blood in the best possible way and value their lives since they protect the life of nation. The high graph of soldiers' casualties is really shocking and will demoralize them, if this trend continues.
Since the Taliban intensify their insurgency under spring offensive or Omari Operation, Afghan government also must launch military operations under certain title by the Special Forces and equipped troops, mainly with the support of the US forces. In this operation, the Taliban's suspect bases and their high-ranking leaders should be the main target so as to demoralize the Taliban and protect the citizens' life and liberty. In short, Afghan soldiers are not to always adopt a defensive position but also offensive one. Moreover, it will be hard to eradicate terrorism unless the supporting factors such as narcotic cultivation, drug trafficking and corruption in judicial system be rooted out.
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"Terrorism is a midterm threat and we have commitments with the world to curb it because Afghan forces are fighting on the frontline of terrorism …. The Afghan forces have protected the dignity of their people with the price of their blood, it is a permanent agreement and the people of this country respect it, I defend and support you everywhere and every moment," these words were spoken by Afghan President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani.


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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was reportedly baptized as a Mormon in his youth
MIAMI – Florida Senator and rising GOP star Marco Rubio was baptized as a Mormon during his childhood along with other members of his immediate family, according to a new report Thursday.
The report on BuzzFeed, a social media website, came after The Miami Herald published tidbits from Rubio's upcoming memoir "American Son," revealing that the Rubio family attended a Mormon church in the Las Vegas area for a few years around the time the senator was eight years old.
The revelation about Rubio, a practicing Catholic who was elected to the Senate in 2010 and is believed to be on every 2012 Republican candidate's vice-presidential shortlist, had gone unnoticed by the national media until now and has never been addressed publicly by the senator.
Rubio, now 40, was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) along with other members of his family around the age of eight and remained active in the faith during his early years, family members told BuzzFeed.
According to the website, Rubio's immediate family -- with the exception of his father, who liked to smoke and drink -- converted to Mormonism in the 1970s after moving to a Las Vegas suburb to be near their Mormon cousins.
"Right when they moved here, they started going to the church activities with me," one first cousin, Michelle Denis, told the website. She described how the Rubio family would socialize with Mormon missionaries and read the Book of Mormon and said Rubio and his sister Veronica frequently attended LDS youth groups.
"He was totally into it. He's always been into religion. Football and religion. Those were his things," she said.
Alex Conant, a spokesman for Rubio, confirmed the outlines of the report, noting that the senator returned to the Catholic church while they were still living in Las Vegas -- when Rubio was about 11. He received his first communion when he was 13, and the family later moved back to Miami.
"When they went to Miami, they basically stopped going to church," said Mo Denis, another first cousin. "I think they probably didn't have the [LDS] church around them there."
Michelle Denis agreed, saying the family rejoined the Catholic church at Rubio's insistence.
"He really convinced the whole family to switch religions," she said. "He's very vocal, so he convinced them all to become Catholic."


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as Harry Callahan
as Lt. Neil Briggs
as Officer Charlie McCoy
as Officer John Davis
as Early Smith
as Sweet
as Grimes
as Astrachan
as Carol McCoy
as Sunny
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as Sidney
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Critic Reviews for Magnum Force
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An enthralling thriller which resounds like the boom of the Magnum force
Dirty Harry feels like a lucky punk once again.
Engrossing follow-up to Dirty Harry
one of the best in the Dirty Harry series. a tough drama with Eastwood at top form.
Audience Reviews for Magnum Force
A tough, hard-core and explosive action-thriller that gets the job done. It`s sharply written and well-constructed action film that has lots of flavor. Clint Eastwood is in top form as Dirty Harry, showing that truly no cop series can stand next to his classic character or these films.
Super Reviewer
This is a solid, action packed and violent (with the series's highest body count at 30) sequel to perennial 70s classic crime caper Dirty Harry. This time out, Harry goes up against a death squad of vigilantes, who, as it turns out, are cops that have a sense of justice more brutal and absolute than Harry's. It's an interesting twist, mostly since the first film often gets labeled as fascist for how it shows Harry as pretty ruthless when it comes to carrying out the law. That even he gets sickened by the tactics of the vigilantes here is wonderfully ironic, and makes for a great set up as far as a plot goes. The film isn't quite as good as the first, but it's still really well done, entertaining, and even a tad thought provoking. The concept could have been handled perhaps a little better and stronger, but at least screenwriters (and future directors) Michael Cimino and John Milius try and put some effort into things. Ted Post is in the director's chair, and he brings a great amount of action with some quieter moments. Lalo Schifrin returns to do the music, and of course, Eastwood shines in one of his signature roles. His supporting cast includes Hal Holbrook, and he does a splendid job of going toe to toe with Clint, and the rest of the cast are okay too. The film does have some plot holes, and kinda really seems like a strung together series of vignettes at times, but even then it's a rousing caper featuring one of the coolest characters ever.
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Not even close to the amazing achievement of the first film. While it is pretty cool to watch Dirty Harry fight Hutch, I was really underwhelmed.
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A 15-year-old boy was arrested on murder charges, for the fatal shooting Saturday night of his parents and three siblings in their Albuquerque, N.M., home, officials said yesterday.
Authorities identified the victims late yesterday as Greg Griego, 51, — a jail chaplain — his wife Sara Griego, 40, and three of their children: a 9-year-old boy, Zephania Griego; and daughters Jael Griego, 5, and Angelina Griego, 2. The suspect was identified as Nehemiah Griego.
Authorities said each victim suffered more than one gunshot wound. Several guns, including a semi-automatic military-style rifle, were found at the home.