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They're accused of ordering the May 31, 2010 Mavi Marmara massacre. Israeli commandos attacked the ship with orders to assassinate targeted victims.
Nine Turkish nationals were killed. Dozens more were wounded. Everyone on board was terrorized. Nonviolent humanitarian activists were attacked in international waters. They were trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Turkish/Israeli relations became strained. Ankara demanded an apology and compensation for families of victims.
Israel never says it's sorry. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned diplomatic relations might be severed unless Israel apologized, consented to an independent international investigation, and ended its Gaza siege.
Israel refused and stonewalled. Frayed relations followed. In fact, they began deteriorating earlier despite years of close military, economic, political, technological, cultural, academic, and practical ties.
After the second Intifada erupted in September 2000, then Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit criticized Israel harshly. The 2003 Iraq caused friction. Each country differed on policy.
Israel wanted regime change. Turkey urged status quo. Ankara opposed partitioning Iraq and establishing a de facto Kurdistan on its border.
Israel's preemptive 2006 Lebanon heightened more tensions. So did Cast Lead. Gaza's siege has been a festering issue since imposed in mid-2006.
Prime Minister Erdogan bluntly accuses Israel of repeated crimes of war and against humanity. He said Netanyahu's government threatens global peace.
At the 2009 World Economic Forum, he walked off the platform after a heated exchange with Israeli President Shimon Peres.
At issue also is jockeying for Middle East influence and dominance. Turkey wants to be an indispensable regional player. At the same time, it tries to balance East/West ties.
Months earlier, Foreign Minister Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu said:
"The new global order must be more inclusive and participatory....Turkey will be among those active and influential actors who sit around the table to solve problems rather than" let them fester.
Nonetheless, Turkish/Israeli tensions escalated. Ankara cancelled earlier joint military exercises. Mavi Marmara killings remain unresolved.
In late May, arrest warrants were issued for four ex-IDF commanders. They include Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, military intelligence head Amos Yadlin, naval commander Eliezer Marom, and air force intelligence head Avishai Levi.
On June 4, Today's Zaman headlined "First Mavi Marmara court hearing scheduled for November 6," saying:
Trial proceedings will begin. Istanbul Prosecutor Mehmet Akif Ekinci seeks 10 "consecutive life sentences." It's for nine deaths plus another victim still in coma.
Charges include voluntary manslaughter, attempted voluntary manslaughter, intentional injury, incitement to assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, abduction or confiscation of maritime vessels, property damage, false arrest, and mistreatment of prisoners.
"A court proceedings report accepted by the Istanbul 7th High Criminal Court says one copy of the indictment will be sent to the Israeli authorities after being translated into English."
"The report also added that the court will also instruct the Istanbul Bar Directorate to appoint lawyers for the suspects."
Initial hearings will proceed from November 6 - 9. Weeks more will follow. Hundreds of complainants will be invited to testify.
Conclusions from an internal Turkish investigation accused Israel of "banditry," "piracy," and "state-sponsored terrorism."
Israel held its own inquiry. It whitewashed truth and absolved culpable commanders. Turkish investigators said they were "surprised, appalled and dismayed that the national inquiry process in Israel has resulted in the exoneration of the Israeli armed forces."
Israel's ambassador was expelled. Military agreements were suspended. Differences between the two nations remain unresolved. Prosecuting former Israeli commanders will heighten tensions further.
Defendants won't appear in court. Reports are they'll be arrested if enter Turkish territory. Proceedings will be held in absentia. Ankara's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu expressed resolve to "defend the rights of Turkish citizens."
New York Times Fronts for Israel
On June 4, The NYT headlined, "Turkey Presses Case Against Israeli Officers in Raid," saying:
Turkey wants "to keep the issue in the spotlight as it presses Israel for an apology and compensation."
"The ship was part of a flotilla headed for Gaza in defiance of the naval blockade that Israel imposed on the territory."
Fact check
Under international law, Gaza's siege is illegal. As an occupying power, Fourth Geneva provisions are inviolable. Israel must protect residents it controls. Violating its obligations is an international crime.
Moreover, blockades are acts of war. They're defined as:
- surrounding a nation or objective with hostile forces;
- measures to isolate an enemy;
- encirclement and besieging;
- preventing the passage in or out of supplies, military forces, or aid in time of or as an act of war; and
- an act of naval warfare to block access to an enemy's coastline and deny entry to all vessels and aircraft.
Interntional water interdictions constitute piracy. Under Article 101 of the 1958 Geneva Convention on the High Seas and 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), maritime piracy includes:
"any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation...against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State (and) any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating (such) an act."
Free, unimpeded humanitarian relief can't be blocked. Even under conditions of armed conflict, the San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflict at Sea (June 1994), states:
"If the civilian population of the blockaded territory is inadequately provided with food and other objects essential for its survival, the blockading party must provide for free passage of such foodstuffs and other essential supplies."
According to The Times, "(a) United Nations report concluded last September that Israel had been within its legal rights but had used excessive force in the action." Israel also claimed "its commandos acted in self-defense during the raid, opening fire to save their own lives after they encountered tough resistance on the ship's deck."
Fact check
Israel's attack was premeditated. Activists on board were unarmed and nonviolent. In September 2010, the UN Human Rights Council's fact-finding mission held Israel entirely culpable.
It called its assault brutal and disproportionate. Based on eye witness testimonies, forensic evidence, video footage, and other photographic material, it:
- "concluded that a series of violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, were committed by the Israeli forces during the interception of the flotilla and during the detention of passengers in Israel prior to deportation."
- "The preponderance of evidence from impeccable sources is far too overwhelming to come to a contrary opinion."
HRC criticized Israel's "outrageous attack on aid ships attempting to breach a blockade on the Gaza Strip."
It called doing so "piracy, (an) act of aggression, (a) brutal massacre, (an) act of terrorism, (a) war crime, (a) crime against humanity - unprovoked, unwarranted, atrocious, (and) brutal."
"It described activists onboard as "peaceful, innocent, noble, unarmed, (and) defenseless."
The so-called UN report The Times mentioned whitewashed indisputable facts the Human Rights Council (HRC) and independent observers revealed.
Headed by former New Zealand Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer, it included former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.
His resume reads like a police rap sheet. It includes corruption, scandal, links to his country's drug cartels, involvement with paramilitary death squads, ties to US imperialism, and other high crimes against humanity.
Including him on a human rights panel was the equivalent of a jury of serial killers impanelled to judge one of their own.
In response to Turkey's indictment, Netanyahu stood defiant, saying:
"I would like to say clearly to the soldiers and commanders of the Israel Defense Forces: the state of Israel will always stand beside you, wherever you are and in any situation. You defended us; we will protect you."
As head of state, Netanyahu controls Israel's military. Chain of command authority is similar to America's. Israel's Minister of Defense is the equivalent of Washington's Secretary of Defense. Military commanders report to them. They serve under chief executives.
In both countries, heads of state appoint top officials. Netanuahu bears full responsibility for Israeli crimes of war and against humanity. They include Mavi Marmara assassinations.
Indicting him for high crimes is warranted. Perhaps testimonies in November will cite him. Hopefully complainants will demand prosecuting him and others in his chain of command.
At issue is accountability under inviolable international law. No one stands above it, especially heads of state empowered to enforce it.
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Captured in the Battle for the Old World
A Warhammer: Invasion Spotlight by Guest Writer Torsten Krämer
While actual slavery is horrible, the slavery theme of the Dark Elves in Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game can be rewarding and a lot of fun, sometimes even awesome. What's not to enjoy about taking control of your opponent's units, even his most powerful Heroes, and turning them against him? Stealing your opponent's Bloodthirster (Core Set, 92) or Friedrich Hemmler (Redemption of a Mage, 63) can turn the tide of most battles. And the Druchii already have plenty of ways to get slaves. Before the Eternal War cycle, they could take control of units in play or pick them from the discard pile. Now, with the first Battle Pack from Eternal War, the Druchii gain Capture Slaves (Days of Blood, 2), which allows you to fetch units directly out of your opponent's deck.
What's Yours Is Mine
But can the Dark Elves ever have enough slaves, or find enough ways to get more slaves? Of course not! The upcoming Battle Pack, Battle for the Old World, will not only bring you a unit that enslaves others after combat, but its Hex, Captured Mind (Battle for the Old World, 57), will ensure your opponent no longer has a safe refuge from your slavers. You will even be able to get at the units in your opponent's hand and make them subject to your will. While you might have to pay a good deal to steal your opponent's best unit, you still might get it cheaper than your opponent would have, and just as with every other enslavement effect, your power will grow while his dwindles. While cards like Seeking New Slaves (The Silent Forge, 57) often add a little extra spice to deck destruction strategies, Captured Mind might be a good fit for decks that discard your opponent's hand. It can further reduce your opponent's hand size – and snatch away that precious unit he tried to shield from your other discard effects.
But you know how it is. While it's perfectly okay to take your opponent's units simply so that he can't have them, sometimes you have to look at your slaves and wonder what good they are. Maybe you start getting the impression that they're useless, just moping about, trying to get their hands on the table scraps you don't feed them. Well, now you can rejoice! The wonderfully flavorful and unique effect of Hag Graef Mine (Battle for the Old World, 58) ensures that you can always benefit from controlling units you don't own. The greater the loyalty they held to their former master before you broke them, the better. Even if you use an effect that lets you control the unit for only one turn, you can still force it to experience a whole lifetime's worth of misery in that short span of slavery. Send it to fight for you and then have it toil in your mines before you Whip the Slaves (The Burning of Derricksburg, 17) or throw it into the Slave Pen (March of the Damned, 29). Its slavery can lead to some great times!
…Well, not for the unit or your opponent. But definitely for you.
Thanks, Torsten!
What will you do with your enemy as you move to conquer the Old World? Will you force your opponent's units to work for you with Captured Mind, Hag Graef Mine, and the other Dark Elf tricks from the Eternal War cycle? Look for these cards to arrive to retailers soon; Battle for the Old World is coming!
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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- As Penn State's spring break 2013 commences next week (March 3 to 9), students from the Lehigh Valley campus will embark on excursions designed to take their learning outside of the classroom and into the real world. Students traveling to Mexico and Rome will do so as part of course-embedded short term study abroad experiences, while another group of students heads to West Virginia to perform community service in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
As the leading exporter of agriculture to Pennsylvania, Mexico plays an important but sometimes unknown role in the state's economy. Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Samuel Hayes Jr., currently a member of Penn State's Board of Trustees, is not only acutely aware of this but has long desired to establish a partnership between Penn State and the University of Guanajuato, Mexico, to explore and share knowledge of this topic. A somewhat serendipitous meeting between Lehigh Valley campus associate professor of ESL (English as a second language) education Mary Hutchinson and Hayes has brought this vision to reality. Combining Hayes' experience in Guanajuato and Hutchinson's experience in developing short-term embedded experiences has led to a rigorous itinerary that will immerse Penn State ecology and agriculture students in many aspects of Guanajuato's culture.
The majority of the students traveling to Mexico are currently taking BIO 297E, The Ecology and Agriculture of Guanajuato, a course that instructor of biology Karen Kackley-Dutt developed specifically for this experience. From visiting agave fields to touring a Green Giant vegetable processing plant, Penn State students will work alongside students from the Mexican university to explore the significance of Guanajuato's agriculture industry and ecology. Each day they will blog about assigned topics, and share pictures and video from their experience. Their blogs will be hosted at http://mexicoblog2013.wordpress.com. For more information about the trip, visit www.pslvasb.weebly.com.
Across the Atlantic Ocean, Lehigh Valley campus honors students will also be using video technology to document their experiences in the ancient city of Rome. Prior to the trip, students in the International Cultures: Film and Literature course, taught by Barbara Cantalupo, associate professor of English, have been studying Robert Hughes' memoir "Rome: A Cultural, Visual and Personal History" as well as films by directors such as Frederico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, William Wyler and Woody Allen, among others, who have used Rome as a backdrop for their films. During the trip, students will model their own visual memoir of Rome on one of these director's filmmaking style and/or thematic concerns.
West Virginia
Meanwhile, students from the campus' Community Heroes club will continue the long-standing tradition of a service-oriented Alternative Spring Break. This year they will travel to rural West Virginia, where a blizzard spawned by Superstorm Sandy caused destruction to already flood-ravaged areas of the state. Students will help install new floors, work on roofs, paint and provide exterior maintenance to homes still in need of repair.
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On the first day of her four-day visit to the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and Israel, Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) Valerie Amos witnessed firsthand the impact of the Barrier on Palestinian communities in the Jerusalem governorate. The Barrier is the single largest obstacle to Palestinian movement, with 85% of its route inside the West Bank. One particular group of affected persons includes 8,500 Palestinians, who live in closed areas between the Barrier and the Green Line.
The ERC visited the village of Nabi Samwil in the Jerusalem governorate. The Barrier isolates this village from the rest of the West Bank. Residents cannot reach Jerusalem without permits, and they must pass through a checkpoint to reach neighbouring West Bank villages. New construction is forbidden due to the highly restrictive planning regime in the area. "I am horrified by the way the Barrier affects Palestinians. It divides communities and inhibits the provision of services. I visited a one-room school with no windows and very few facilities, which can't be improved because the planning rules don't allow it. This is unacceptable."
Ms. Amos also visited areas of East Jerusalem. Only 13% of land in East Jerusalem is available for Palestinian use and it is already overcrowded. An estimated 60,000 East Jerusalem residents face demolition of their houses because they have no choice but to build without permits.
"These policies lead to forced displacement of Palestinians from Jerusalem and from the rest of the West Bank," Ms. Amos said. "Palestinians must be able to plan and develop their communities. They must be able to access education and healthcare facilities and to conduct their professional and personal lives without restriction."
More>> OCHA Press Release - OCHA oPt webiste - Report: 'East Jerusalem: Key Humanitarian Concerns' [English - Arabic - Hebrew]


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In classrooms at Google, Facebook, and Airbnb, students in the Berkeley MBA for Executives Program engaged in intensive case study with Entrepreneurship Professor Toby Stuart then sat down with startup founders for two days of candid conversations.
If you've ever poured more time or money into a bad decision despite mounting evidence to sprint the other way (think bad investments and bad relationships), then you've experienced what Haas Professor Barry Staw calls "escalation of commitment." Staw has far-reaching influence on the field of organizational behavior.
Not everything about real estate development can be contained on a spreadsheet, as students in the Real Estate Investment and Market Analysis course learned this spring.
Like entrepreneurs who must respond to a rapidly changing business landscape, the field of entrepreneurship is undergoing a seismic shift in response to market forces--and the Haas School is at the forefront of that movement with initiatives like Skydeck.
Ten years ago, authorities thought that Haas alum Patrick Awuah's plan to build an Ivy League-type school in Ghana was about as realistic as opening a Disneyland in the Sahara. Today, Ashesi University boasts 600 students on 100 acres overlooking Accra---along with 420 graduates who have gone on to take leadership roles.
In the workplace and in Haas experiential learning courses, MBA students are putting skills to work from Problem Finding, Problem Solving, the flagship course of the school's Innovative Leader curriculum.
How Oliver Williamson's unconventional approach to research revolutionized the way economists look at organizations
For 20+ years MBA students have applied business skills to overseas consulting through the International Business Development course/p>
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Former Federal Prosecutor Accuses DOJ Of Retaliatory Acts For His Refusal To OK An Illegal Search And Seizure
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Two consecutive administrations have treated whistleblowers badly, with Obama's administration actually managing to out-evil the Bush administration in terms of persecuting and prosecuting those who have exposed governmental wrongdoing. A recently filed lawsuit covered by Courthouse News Service details the allegations brought by another whistleblower, an unnamed John Doe, who suffered retaliatory action at the hands of the DOJ from 2003-2008.
A former federal prosecutor sued the Justice Department, claiming he provided it with evidence that 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta was raising money for terrorism in the United States before 2000, but was fired for not signing off on an illegal search and seizure related to the case.According to the filing, Doe's trouble began in 2003 when he refused to authorize an illegal search and seizure. The law enforcement agent looking for approval then decided to go over Doe's head and get it approved by his superiors, one of which was the US Attorney General. Doe disclosed this proposed search and seizure via a memo, which prevented the search from taking place and got him booted from the case.
John Doe sued the Justice Department, Attorney General Eric Holder and the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board in Federal Court, claiming the Department fired him for blowing the whistle on federal misconduct.
He also claims that the Justice Department smeared him Soviet style, claiming his substantive disagreements with his bosses stemmed from mental problems.
At this point, the US Attorney's office decided Doe must be crazy.
"In the summer of 2003, the USAO [U.S. Attorney's Office] suggested that John Doe's conflicts with their leadership must be the product of a psychological condition. John Doe met with a psychologist identified by the USAO, who found no need for any treatment or assessment, viewing the matter as a leadership problem."The psychologist found no existing problems but the retaliation didn't cease. The US Attorney's office continued to punish him for his "conduct" during his "emotional state." Doe did spend some time away from work as a result of work-related stress and anxiety, but soon after returned and continued this whistleblowing.
"John Doe made additional disclosures regarding his supervisors' misconduct from 2005 through 2008 which are protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act. These additional protected disclosures included reports of misconduct by his superiors in disciplinary proceedings, in political hirings, and in mishandling of a terrorist investigation."Things got worse both for the prosecutor and the agency in 2008, when everything came full circle.
Though he says he was given special work accommodations to cope with stress and anxiety, it all ended in 2008 when the Justice Department came under fire from allegations that it covered up misconduct, including allegations of perjury, paying informants to set up innocent people, beating suspects and tampering with recordings. The allegations were specifically made against the agent whom Doe says asked him to authorize the illegal search and seizure in 2003.So, even though Doe was continuing to provide valuable assistance working on terrorist-related cases (most notably, a money exchange case that involved Mohamed Atta and provided proof of a funding network that existed prior to 9/11) and had attempted to out an agent who would cause the DOJ considerable embarrassment years later, his supervisors were more concerned with his previous refusal to assist in 2003's illegal search. They ordered him to withdraw his memo stating the claim that the money exchange case was tied to the 9/11 attacks and accused him of going outside the chain of command. Soon after that, he was demoted and fired. The US Merit Systems Protection Board denied his appeal and released his private medical records to others in the DOJ.
"These actions were a concerted effort by the USAO through certain of its employees to intimidate and coerce John Doe and to humiliate and embarrass him in the eyes of the public in an effort to destroy his credibility as a witness in the new trial motions. These actions were also in retaliation for numerous instances of whistle blowing by John Doe," the complaint states.If the allegations are true, it's another example of the government saying one thing and doing another. The government claims whistleblowers are integral to the system and even sets up minimal protections for those exposing wrongdoing. But it's only interested in hearing about certain kinds of wrongdoing. If you've come across some small examples of budget carelessness or fraud, the government is all ears. But if it's anything related to the War on Terror, especially anything concerning the many arms of the DOJ, the government not only doesn't want to hear it, but wants to make sure those who do speak up are expelled from the system and blacklisted.
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f1n3 wrote:Hate to just jump in this thread and toss out another trade but what about sending Monta back to the south via New Orleans....Eric Gordon would look very good playing next to Curry. Or even Okafor would be a good defensive force on this team...Only problem is getting the NBA to take on long contracts.
Monta, Lee, Klay
Gordon, Okafor, Ariza
(Gordon's rookie contract is ending soon I think. Big risk of losing him)
You know, I've wanted changes for a while, but this one sends the team backwards. I like Okafor, but am disappointed with his career, thought he'd be like a 15-18pt, 10-12reb, 2-3blk a game player and the scoring just isn't there. Monta and Lee are both doing great this season and warrant much more value in return. Has to be a very good big that plays both ends, otherwise no point making a trade with players that are producing real well for the team right now. What I think at least


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Premise – Perhaps more than any other recipe in the Italian gastronomic canon, spaghetti alla carbonara and its origins have perplexed and eluded gastronomers for more than five decades.
Most food historians group the currently and popularly accepted theories of the etymon into three groups: the origin of the dish can be ascribed to
Coal miners; American soldiers who mixed "bacon and eggs" and pasta after occupying Italy in the post-war era… Ippolito Cavalcanti, the highly influential nineteenth-century Neapolitan cookery book author, whose landmark 1839 Cucina Teorico-Pratica included a recipe for pasta with eggs and cheese… Theory that points to the restaurant La Carbonara, opened in 1912 in Rome. According to its website, it was launched by "coal seller" Federico Salomone. But the authors of site do not lay claim to the invention of carbonara nor do they address the linguistic affinity (even though they mention that their carbonara was included in a top-ten classification by the Gambero Rosso).
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Carbonara, a new theory of its origin
In the course of my research to date, the earliest description of carbonara that I have identified is found in Eating in Italy; a pocket guide to Italian food and restaurants by Richard Hammond, published by Scribner in 1957.
In it, he includes carbonara… [read more…]
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The International Monetary Fund on Monday called on the U.S. to raise its minimum wage, but refrained from naming a specific level, saying that's up to Congress.
In its annual review of the U.S. economy, the IMF said increasing the minimum wage and expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit would help raise the incomes of millions of poor, working Americans. Read the IMF's review.
Christine Lagarde, the IMF's managing director, told reporters an increase in the minimum wage — now $7.25 an hour — "would be helpful from a macroeconomic point of view."
The fund's recommendation will be well received by congressional Democrats and the Obama administration, both of which have been pushing for an increase to $10.10. The proposed increase has been hampered by an election-year stalemate over major policy issues. House Republicans don't plan to take up a bill to increase it and Senate Democrats don't have enough members to get it through their chamber.
Lagarde said the amount of an increase "needs to be decided by legislators."
Lagarde briefed reporters after the release of the IMF's review, in which it cut its growth estimate for the U.S. to 2% for 2014, down from the 2.8% it projected in April. The fund still expects growth of 3% next year. It said the weak 2014 estimate was largely due to a first quarter hit by a severe winter.
With Congress stalemated, the Obama administration has moved ahead on increasing the minimum wage for some: Last week, the White House released details of a new rule guaranteeing workers under federal contracts a $10.10-an-hour minimum wage.
Some states and cities haven't waited for Washington to raise the minimum wage. Maryland, for example, is raising it gradually to $10.10 an hour by 2018. And Seattle is hiking its minimum wage to $15 an hour, the highest among major U.S. cities.
Lagarde also weighed in on the Federal Reserve and how quickly it should raise interest rates, saying a "gradual path" is the right approach. She also called on the Fed to consider more press conferences, "maybe six" a year, to explain monetary policy going forward.
— Robert Schroeder
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text: You may also find the write on ClusterMonkey informative. http://www.clustermonkey.net//content/view/211/33/ It should be viewable now as we have been experiencing a 2nd degree slashdoting today -- probably hit 15,000 unique views before the day is over. (the Microwulf press release link on slashdot has a link to the CM article.) BTW, the article is pretty much a recipe for building your own system. -- Doug > I saw at wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_%28computing%29 that > someone posted a link to http://www.calvin.edu/~adams/research/microwulf/, > a > nice description of a "microwulf" at Calvin College. It has brief but > useful > descriptions of it's design, cost broken down by parts in the Manifest, > and > price/performance specs. > If LLNL is an Epic maybe this is only a limmerick, but it's a witty > limmerick. > Peter > > > !DSPAM:46d8450d89171409419350! > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > > !DSPAM:46d8450d89171409419350! > -- Doug


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So Miss Stella…..as has been mentioned before….is a high energy pup….
She used to go to the dog park alot….then Mama and Papa started working longer hours….and she had a few run ins with some aggressive dogs at the parks….that led her to some bad behaviors…..and suddenly Stella wasn't socializing as much as she should. We recently decided to try doggie day care to burn off a little of her energy…and re-socialize her with other 4 legged kids…
She flunked the interview at her first doggie day care….which is nothing against the facility….and certainly nothing against the maybe inappropriate behavior on Stella's part…..
We took her to a second interview and she passed! Yes, she passed….and as of last Wednesday…she is a welcome camper at Camp Bow Wow – Portland!
Can't say enough about the super nice people at Camp Bow Wow – Portland!!! Very knowledgeable about "issues" a Schnoodle might have….so friendly, and the facility is SPOTLESS!!!! Feel very good about taking our girl here 1 day a week.
They even have webcams…..so you can check in to see what your little Camper is doing during the day!!!!
How cool is that????????
Stella doesn't know it yet….although I've been telling her for days…..she'll be back at Camp tomorrow……
Hopefully she can behave herself and play nicely with the other Campers!
Thank you Camp Bow Wow – Portland!!!!


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ooh dear its about time I blog ahahah its been years, cant belive I'll actually be blogging again after all these years. Well theres a reason actually :s
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