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50% Whole Grain Baguettes
So at first I intended to use some local rye to make a Ryeguette. A few years back in San Fran I believe at the main La Boulangerie I had a light rye baguette with pistachios that I just loved. I've been meaning to create a rye baguette since and its been a long time coming. Well I ran out of Central Millings Baker's Craft which I was going to blend 70/30 with the local rye. I had to go buy more flour (I usually buy from my work at good prices/bakers perk) I noticed King Arthur's whole white hard wheat and had to go with that. I changed the whole plan and went with 50% central milling bakers craft, 30% local whole ground rye, and 20% KAF Whole Hard White Wheat. I hydrated each flour individually as has been the way I find my hydration these days. So White was hydrated at 69% Wheat at 75% (wasn't sure how this flour acted sure could be 80%), and the Rye at 80%. Overall i landed at 73.3% hydration. 12 hour bulk ferment in the fridge. Take out for 30 minutes, stretch and fold, rest 1 hour. Divided at 350 g and got 6 lovely baguettes.
My stone measures 20x15 and I really prefer a longer baguette but then I'm loading them sideways which is such a bad thing for maintaining shape. they like to curl a bit. I'll have to get over it and make smaller shorter baguettes and load the long way. None the less only a cosmetic issue. The bread has a wonderful smell. A crunchy crust which I'm betting will become chewy. I also bet these will actually be quite edible for more than just 4 hours and maybe a full day.
The formula
For 6 baguettes @ 350g each.
100 g ripe white starter (I like to use it right after a build so essentially this is a second build) @ 100%
105g Malted Bread Flour
45 g Whole stone ground rye
150 g h20
4 hours
450g Malted Bread Flour
283.5g KAF Whole Hard White Wheat Flour
316.5 g Whole Stone Ground Rye
734 g H20
26 g Himilayan Sea Salt (the pink stuff)
5 g Instant Yeast (can be left out if desired and the final proof time may be a bit longer)
1) "autolyse" flour water and levain for 30 minutes
2) Add yeast and combine
3) Add salt and continue mixing on low medium for 7 minutes.
4) turn up to medium and devlop dough completely
5) Place in greased container and retard overnight (12 hours)
6) Pull from retarder let rest 30 minutes and then do a good stretch and fold. Relax 1 hour.
7) Divde and preshape let rest for 20-30 minutes (this dough was strong so I could have rested longer)
8) Shape and place on floured couche seams up. Proof 1 hour in warm room.
9) Bake at 500 with steam for 10 minutes and vented for 20 more.
cool and enjoy
All in all I might adjust hydration upwards to find the sweet spot. Fantastic taste.
happy baking all


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Now it appears (see below) that QM also sees itself as being in the business of pumping out anti-Israel propaganda disguised bizarrely as "Queen Mary media appearances" on its public website. The fact that it is neither a media appearance nor news does not bother the Principal Simon Gaskel. Nor does the fact that publicising this kind of nonsense in QM News has exactly the opposite impact of what was intended (it brings disgrace and ridicule on the College).
In November 2012 when the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas who run Gaza started a conflict with Israel by firing hundreds of rockets against civilian targets Queen Mary University of London published an article on its website section "Queen Mary Media Appearances" titled:
"Linguists including Noam Chomsky condemn Gaza coverage"
The link takes you to the following QM news page
that says
"Linguists including Noam Chomsky condemn "reprehensible" Gaza coverage.
Global Peace and Justice Auckland blog
Professor Borer has joined an international group of academics, including Noam Chomsky, to condemn the failure of major media outlets to report on recent killings of Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces in Gaza."(Note that the Queen Mary person 'in the media' is not the well-known anti-American and anti-Israel academic fraud Noam Chomski in the misleading heading of the article but the unknown Prof Borer.)
This page in turn links to the "news item" in question
This is clearly NOT a news item at all. The Global Peace and Justice Auckland blog is an anti-Israel forum. The (only) 'news outlet' which posted the actual statement that was signed by a Queen Mary Professor was the notorious anti-Semitic, pro-terrorist website "The Electronic Intifada". Indeed, the blog article begins with the statement "The Electronic Intifada received today the following statement from international academics who recently participated in a conference on linguistics at the Islamic University of Gaza..." Presumably even Prof Borer would have realised it was not a good idea to be bragging about an appearance on a blatantly anti-Semitic website.
The signed statement is so full of blatant lies (for example "News items overwhelmingly focus on the rockets that have been fired from Gaza, none of which have caused human casualties") that no serious media outlet would have associated themselves with it. The whole QM spin on the story about "reprehensible" Gaza coverage by the media is the ultimate inversion of reality. What was truly reprehensible about the media coverage were the numerous cases of genuinely false reporting. This includes the several cases of pictures of 'dead Gaza Palestinian children' that were actually proven to be photos from Syria, the case of the dead Palestinian baby who was actually killed by a Hamas rocket, and the complete failure of the media to report on the 1000 rockets launched from Gaza against Israeli civilians in the 2 weeks BEFORE Israel finally responded by killing the Hamas military commander (who had been conducting the rocket attacks) in a precision-targeted strike.
When a member of staff complained about the article (details below) the College refused to dissociate itself with the article, and also refused any direct right of reply to it. When the Principal eventually responded (after more than 3 weeks) he implied that it was an honour "being referenced alongside high-profile academics such as Noam Chomsky". This claim might be valid if the reference was related to the academic's research or teaching. But that is certainly not the case here. Noam Chomsky is 'high-profile' not for his academic work in linguistics but for his extreme political activism including support for Islamic terrorist groups. He is also known for his great dishonesty, fanaticism and genocide denial. (see for example, here and here).
Indeed, it is no coincidence that Chomsky chose the Islamic University of Gaza for his 'linguistics' conference. This institution is wholly under the control of the terrorist organisation Hamas, having been co-founded by the original Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in 1978 and with its current leader Haniye on its board of trustees. Even the Palestinian Authority designated it as a terrorist organisation in January 2007 when its security forces seized assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades during a raid. IUG is also known to be a favourite recipient of donations collected by organisations comprising the Union of Good, a worldwide collection of charities collecting money for Hamas and headed by global Muslim Brotherhood leader and Jew-baiter Youssef Qaradawi. The IUG is also well known for its promotion of vicious antisemitism (see, for example here, here, and here).
As the member of staff pointed out to the Principal, perhaps it would be more appropriate to look into why a Queen Mary Professor was allowed to attend such a 'conference' (presumably funded through QM and tax payer money) during term time, rather than promoting their ignorant and biased views as some kind of honour.
The member of staff at Queen Mary contacted the PR department on 21 Nov 2012 to complain, raising some of the above points and concluding:
As this piece of terrorist supporting anti-Israel propaganda does not actually constitute a "Queen Mary media appearance"it should never have been included irrespective of the underlying propaganda.
So what should happen now? As the e-bulletin was sent to all members of staff and the article appears on the public website, you should issue a statement apologising for that item ever having been included, and a strong statement disassociating QM with the views that were contained therein. Also, since readers were linked to the outrageous Electronic Intifada statement, there should be a link to a site which has done a proper analysis of media reporting of the conflict (including exposing the lies) such as this one:
Only after several follow-up emails and telephone calls did the member of staff get the following response from the Acting Head of Public Relations (name reomved to preserve confidentiality):
As the College's PR Team we are here to impartially report where and when our academics have appeared in the news.
Perhaps if you have an issue with the content or tone of the article that should be taken up with the academic in question.
Many thanks
Dissatisfied with this response the member of staff wrote the following to the Principal Simon Gaskel concluding with:
After numerous follow-ups the Principal finally replied on 17 December 2012
Whether or not I choose to take this up with the academic in question is of no concern to XXXXX (and I have told her this). What is a concern to Queen Mary is that a decision was made by someone in PR to publish this article under "Queen Mary media appearances". It was neither a media appearance nor news but it was extremely offensive to people like myself.
I made it clear what the response should be in my original email message and I expect that to happen.
The member of staff's reply detailed the Chomsky and Islamic University of Gaza issue and also included:In addressing your concerns, the first point that I note is your observation about the validity of the item that was highlighted in the 'QM in the News' email. Blogs and 'citizen journalism' are an accepted and growing element of today's media and this is an arena where QM academics will increasing seek to express their findings, observations and views. It seems entirely appropriate to me that we should be active in these media channels and that the Communications Team should highlight these appearances. For the sake of clarity, a note has been added to the 'QM in the News' emails, which states that these bulletins cover 'blogs and other forms of citizenship journalism in the public domain'.Secondly, I would like to turn to the specific item that you have referenced in your email. The Communications Team linked to this item as it featured a QM professor being referenced alongside high-profile academics such as Noam Chomsky. In making this link, they were acting impartially and in line with our policy of freedom of speech and expression, which allows members of our university community to hear and express diverse views, as long there is no evidence of illegality (related to the written or spoken word) associated with those making these statements. As such, the inclusion of the item in 'QM in the News' was not inappropriate and I will not be asking for any direct action to be taken in relation to the article in question.I acknowledge that you found the highlighted statement distasteful, but our commitment to freedom of expression is often most tested in circumstances such as these. At QM will we continue to operate a policy where we promote freedom of expression within the law, trusting in our staff and students to discern when to engage with and challenge opinions that are expressed in a legal manner. The Communications Team will periodically review its policy in relation to blogs and citizen journalism to ensure that our principles are applied consistently in what is a rapidly changing environment.Regards
If I have understood you correctly this seems to be saying that the item was NOT a valid news item according to the definition used AT THE TIME of its publication. When you say "For the sake of clarity, a note has been added..." that sounds to me as if you have decided to retrospectively redefine what constitutes a valid news item.Here is the full and final response from the Principal:
It seems to me that Queen Mary has made a decision that the feelings of Jewish staff and students are the ones that are most easily ignored. I made clear in my emails to you that there was a much broader context of antisemitism and Islamic fundamentalism at QM that has been going on for a long time without any intervention. You have not addressed this in your response.
... presumably you fully agree with the right of reply to the offending article. I already twice suggested such a response in my messages to you.
Thanks for your email. To clarify, the policy on blogs being an accepted definition of a news item was in place prior to publication of 'QM in the News' on the date in question. A statement has now been added to the emails making this policy position explicit.
We will continue to apply our policy of freedom of expression within the law (and with regard for public safety when assessing events) to all activities at QM in a consistent and impartial manner. I did not see your suggestion of a right to reply in your earlier email but of course you have the option to do this through whichever media channel you see fit.
Note that, contrary to what Gaskel writes, 'freedom of expression' was never an issue for the member of staff complaining. Nobody was saying that Prof Borer should not be allowed to 'publish' their political views (although it is interesting that universities do not insist that such views should be published on personal web pages and blogs rather than using the university web pages and resources - a similar issue is raised here).
But note that Gaskel does qualify what type of (legal) freedom of expression he will apply. There is a very good reason why he says "and with regard for public safety when assessing events". While Queen mary has been happy to allow anti-Semitic, terrorist supporting Islamic speakers to spew their hatred on campus they have a history of NOT allowing freedom of expression to anybody expressing views that the Islamic extremists do not like. For example they cancelled a meeting of the Queen Mary Atheism, Secularism and Humanism Society on 'Sharia Law and Human Rights' after threats of violence from Islamic extremists. This is also the reason why, for example, the Jewish Society at Queen Mary has long since given up inviting any speaker who shows any kind of sympathy to Israel. So Gaskel's cherished freedom of speech at Queen Mary turns out to be highly selective.
Also QM's policy seems to suggest that it would be happy to publice as a news item anything that any member of staff wishes to say on a blog - no matter how obscure. So if a Queen Mary member of staff publishes a blog statement demanding, for example, that the Queen be forced to appear naked on Channel 4 - or maybe even demanding the resignation of the Principal - then they would rightly argue discrimination if their statement was not publicised in Queen Mary News.

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I just saw this documentary yesterday and it blew me away. I already knew many of the things covered in the film but it's always great to brush up on the truth about how we get our food. After watching this you'll make a quick dash to the closest farmers market to detox all the garbage you've been feeding yourself for years!
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.


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Stewart Wins Rain-Shortened Auto Club
FONTANA, Calif. -- Tony Stewart made all the right moves Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, and the last one proved decisive in taking the three-time champion to Victory Lane in the rain-shortened Auto Club 400.
After raindrops slowed the race on Lap 124, Stewart, the race leader, faked a move toward pit road but stayed on the track and matched the pace car's speed of 65 mph, a far cry from the lightning-fast laps he ran under the green flag.
But that move -- staying out and running slow caution laps before NASCAR stopped the race on Lap 129 -- proved decisive for the defending Sprint Cup champion, who claimed his second victory of the season, his second at Fontana and the 46th of his career, tying him with Buck Baker for 14th on the career victory list.
* Video: Final Laps | Victory Lane | Post-Race Reactions
Kyle Busch, who stayed out with Stewart, finished second, with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards completing the top five.
Greg Biffle ran sixth, followed by Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr. and Kurt Busch, all of whom gambled on protracted rain and stayed on the track during the initial shower. Jimmie Johnson and pole-sitter Denny Hamlin came to pit road and finished 10th and 11th, respectively.
"I don't think that I faked him out," Stewart said of Hamlin. "I'm sure he had made his decision already -- looked good, though."
Never before has Stewart won two Cup races this early in a season. Stewart was at a loss for an explanation.
"I don't know, but I like it," he said. "I'm really proud of [crew chief] Steve Addington and all of our guys. This Office Depot Chevy was bad fast."
In Johnson's case, the top-10 was a godsend, given that the No. 48 Chevrolet developed an oil line problem as the cars circled the 2-mile track under caution. Johnson's car began smoking and he kept it rolling on the apron until NASCAR stopped the race (watch).
The event ran caution-free for 124 laps, until rain in Turns 3 and 4 brought out the first yellow flag of the afternoon. Stewart had retained the lead through a third cycle of green-flag pit stops, with Hamlin chasing him.
Hamlin had made a run at the leader when the rain began to fall, but he and Johnson opted to give up positions in the top five and come to pit road, after Stewart made his feint toward the pits but remained on the race track.
Feint or not, Hamlin was committed to the trip to pit road, and he explained the decision.
"We were planning on the race going back to green, and if it doesn't, we'll lose some spots, but if we chose to stay out there, we would have to be behind all the cars that pitted [if the race restarted]," Hamlin said as the rain intensified. "[In that case], your chance of winning decreases greatly.
"So you could give up a few spots if it finishes up here and lose a chance to win in the grand scheme of things. ... We had finally gotten to [Stewart's] bumper when the rain came."
That left Busch in second place. The driver of the No. 18 Toyota had led 80 laps to that point, but Busch had rubbed the wall in traffic before the halfway point, and the handling of his car deteriorated thereafter.
Busch wasn't dismayed that the race ended when it did.
"I wish we would have been able to race the whole thing, on the one hand," he said, "but, on the other hand, I'm kind of glad we're not, because we have a little bit of damage that slowed us down there. ...
"Trying to run back with Stewart's lap times, that's when I was trying too hard, too close to the fence, got myself in trouble there -- caught the right-side a little bit."


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Warm to the touch on most installs, they will not melt plastics
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September 28, 2005
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise made headlines with his controversial statements regarding psychiatry and the use of psychotropic drugs, especially in children. With the controversy comes a question for parents: Are we too quick to medicate our children?
An Angry Child
Jill and Dave say they've put their son on three drugs to manage his behavior, and none of them are working. His uncontrollable fits of rage are destroying their marriage and their peace of mind.
Drug Debate
Cynthia says she suffered a vicious reaction to Prozac and it was the worst ordeal of her life. Annette says anti-depressants saved her life. These two mothers debate Tom Cruise's opinions and reveal their own experiences.
Two powerful personal stories.
A Battle of the Exes
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Foreign Foods Vie for Place at American Table
Hundreds of foreign food companies showcased their products at the recent Fancy Food Show in New York. In many cases, these are brands and products with little to no exposure in the U.S., often in spite of the fact that they are extremely popular at home. Charles Passy takes a look. Photo: Specialty Food Association.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... switching over to ... the ... mocking berry juice black truffle flavored detained chips soda made from Alpine herbs I'm getting hungry and this is lunch break at all these were present ... at the fancy Food Show is the largest warming XONE us and it just wrapped up last week MarketWatch's Charles Passy ... he was there an insider tells why the next big thing you can see the medieval ... rather foreign to us ... ok I can see FedEx fell for people who don't know what it's all about just ... paint the picture for us make a salad they ... all one hundred and eighty thousand food products to sample our ... that's a lot of them ... often it's the largest for me at school in the country I mean you have to think of it as it you'll Whole Foods store ... this is where you're going to figure out how you can deduct your shelves basically it's where it's worth all the major born the retailer's go to figure out what to put on store shelves some of the next big things is her saying come from foreign companies that also lucky are the ones you sort of popped out there well I mean it's it's all over the map of the things that my favorite find on this particular show was on two liter soda and say it nicely you know how from a from Austria um it's it's it's Bush's biggest rival to Coke and they'd like to find their way into America ... which or there was something called Maki bearing supposed to be the next super fruit on grows very well in Chile apparently ... and ... and there was one company from Chile ... promoting its line of Maki varied uses potatoe chips from Spain ... of honey one from Poland I mean you name it ... it's all over the map and and and it's a really pronounce foreign presence that this that this convention ... he cannot play what's making the time right that these companies actually calming do business in us how well you know there's there's a couple different key factors one is that a lot of these countries have ethnic constituencies in this country so they have the sort of built in market aam I was told this to to to to with Asian products on the database that can tap in the U S where the land of immigrants ... um but you know frankly the the the other thing is is that ... they ... come to the U S they wanna be a global global player the Tamaki very ... cut its base of that that that is a break in the US to compete sixty five percent of sales ... we are simply one of the largest if not the largest ... market in the country ... up the food and we also have clearly of Motown sound ... too much the price of admission for them to come to this country I have been increasingly fruity call turn right at the food network all of the Swiss superstar chefs they're out there I so this is helping drive absolutely absolutely any you know I'm ... we obviously are going to the show to try to get the attention of people but what they're of retailers and spotted two beaters but they also know that you know ... food network food bloggers anybody writes about them ... it's can explode to get the kind of exposure to the show um so you know it's it's just you know with with sales of gourmet products of sorting last few years ... um ... they know that this is a very ripe marketplace right for free to Sell Hall yelled at you know I gotta wake up and I'm


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Directors: Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski. With Zana Briski, children of Calcutta. (85 min.)
Sterritt *** Briski visited Calcutta to photograph sad children in the city's red-light district and stayed to become their friend and benefactor. This is a stirring documentary, and would be more so if it focused more on social problems than on Briski's own work.
Director: Wes Anderson. With Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston. (118 min.)
Sterritt **** A media-minded oceanographer (Murray) and his could-be illegitimate son (Wilson) begin a "Moby-Dick"-style hunt for a so-called jaguar shark, running into everything from a rival operation to a gang of murderous pirates before they're through. What might have a self-consciously quirky comedy is deepened and humanized by its rich performances, especially from Murray, who keeps getting better and better. The director of "Rushmore" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" scores his most funny-sad movie to date.
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Sterritt *** See review.
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Director: Oliver Stone. With Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Jared Leto. (172 min.)
Sterritt * The story of Alexander the Great, who wept when he realized there were no more realms for him to conquer. Stone may do the same when he realizes what a dull movie he's directed. It's astounding that the ingenious creator of "JFK" and "Wall Street" could make an epic on war and empire that's so utterly simplistic and unreflective.
Sex/Nudity: 8 instances. Violence: 21 Profanity: 3 mild expressions. Drugs: 10 scenes with drinking.
Director: Beeban Kidron. With Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones. (108 min.)
Sterritt ** The sequel to the 2001 hit "Bridget Jones's Diary" is basically more of the same, with our weight-conscious heroine caught between snooty attorney Firth, cheeky journalist Grant, and her own indecisive nature. The movie catches occasional fire when Bridget suddenly says what's really on her mind. The rest is silliness.
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Sex/Nudity: 3 instances of innuendo. Violence: 5 Profanity: 3 mild theological expressions. Drugs: 6 instances of drinking, 1 of smoking.
Director: Mike Nichols. With Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen. (101 min.)
Sterritt *** Four characters - a photographer, a writer, a stripper, a physician - go through various permutations of lust, love, and combinations thereof as Patrick Marber's screenplay (which he adapted from his popular stage hit) shuffles and reshuffles their four-way relationship. Intense, engrossing, and extremely well acted. Also punctuated with sexually explicit dialogue.
Staff *** Complex, chamber play, highly sexual material.
Sex/Nudity: 15 scenes including frank talk and nudity. Violence: 4 scenes. Profanity: 68 harsh expressions. Drugs: 17 scenes of smoking and drinking.
Finding Neverland (PG)
Director: Marc Forster. With Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman, Julie Christie. (113 min.)
Sterritt *** Depp plays the Scottish playwright who dreamed up "Peter Pan" after befriending some real-life children. The story takes large liberties with Barrie's biography, and parents should know that the movie is surprisingly dark, dealing candidly with the death of a major character. The acting is excellent.
Sex/Nudity: 3 instances of innuendo. Violence: 1 Profanity: None. Drugs: 4 instances of drinking and smoking.
Director: Vikram Jayanti. With Garry Kasparov, Joel Benjamin. (90 min.)
Sterritt **** The world's greatest chess player lost a match to IBM's gigantic Deep Blue computer in 1997, and this sensational documentary revisits the games - as well as charges that the IBM team played fast and loose with the rules. Gripping, suspenseful, and spiced with fascinating information about the long history of chess between human and mechanical opponents.
Director: Zhang Yimou. With Zhang Ziyi, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Dandan Song. (119 min.)
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Sex/Nudity: 1 instance of innuendo. Violence: 11 Profanity: 5 mild theological expressions. Drugs: 1 instance of drinking.
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Staff *** Charming, fantasically animated, holiday-spirited.
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Sex/Nudity: 7 instances. Violence: 6 instances. Profanity: 76 mild expressions. Drugs: 52 scenes, some with illegal substances.
Directors: Sherm Cohen, Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Osborne. With voices of Tom Kenny, Alec Baldwin, Bill Fagerbakke, Jeffrey Tambor. (87 min.)
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Sex/Nudity: 1 mild innuendo. Violence: 24 cartoonish instances Profanity: None. Drugs: 2 instances of drinking.
Director: Peter Jackson. With Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler. (approx. 250 min.)
Staff **** The jewel in the crown, this final DVD with an extra 50 minutes tucked in, is an elegant conclusion to the Tolkien saga. The additions run the gamut from plot expansion to character clarification: Saruman's demise, the mouth of Sauron, Aragorn's direct challenge to Sauron, the relationship between Faramir and Eowyn and, oh, so much more. The extras are pure candy for all you "Ringers" - hours of interviews about the superb horse training, detailed weaponry, blacksmithing, even a bit on a visit to the set by famed mountain climber Sir Edmund Hillary. The only disappointment: the trilogy is finally over. There's always "The Hobbit." By Gloria Goodale


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Transfer and Connect: Agent Cannot Transfer Calls to Unified CVP or Another Agent
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Agent Cannot Transfer Calls to Unified CVP or Another Agent
|Problem Summary
|Agent cannot transfer calls back to the Unified CVP or to another agent.
|Error Message
|Possible Cause
|The Unified CM SingleStepTransferViaRedirect setting is incorrect. Other symptoms: The OPCTest list indicates that the initial call has not cleared; the Agent Desktop displays the initial call.
|Recommended Action
|In the Unified CM, modify the SingleStepTransferViaRedirect setting to 1.
|Release 7.0(2)
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When the first few Ubuntu Ibex alphas were released one of the 'features' was the new all dark theme. It was expected to be an improvement over the usually ugly Ubuntu. The new theme was supposed to be shipped with Hardy Heron, however it was still unfinished and hence the decision to include it was scrapped. This led to heightened expectations from Ibex. Personally I was expecting a beautiful desktop which would set an example for other distros. However I was (like everyone else) disappointed. The NewHuman theme was ugly to say the least. There was huge out cry on the web. Some blogs called Ibex the ' Ugliest Ubuntu Ever?'.
One of the common things about all Ubuntu alpha reviews were the comments sections. Every one criticized the new theme.
Thankfully Canonical listened to all the noises and changed the ugly Chocolate-Brown theme to the old Human-Murrine theme in the latest alpha 4. Hope fully they will add some nice theme for Ibex.
Are you happy with how things shaping up for Ibex?
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text: Set in the richly detailed Mage Knight universe, players take on the role of one of five guardians, warriors sworn by oath to seek out the heart of evil plaguing the land and stop it no matter what the cost. Guided by the magical and mysterious race known as the Solonavi, the guardians embark on an epic journey to rescue their world from the hands of an army of pure evil determined to bring about the Apocalypse. As the forces of Chaos rise, a creature of unimaginable strength and destructive power is born to lead the enemy: the Apocalypse Dragon, a seemingly unstoppable five headed monstrosity. In order to face this threat players cannot go it alone, they must rally support from all of the factions of the land and recruit brave heroes to fight for their cause. The future rests on the shoulders of these noble adventurers, and the battle to end all battles is about to begin.


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Groton's deal to shed TVC finalized as new owners take the reins
Groton — The city officially signed over Thames Valley Communications to its new owners on Friday, ending a financially unsuccessful eight-year run by the state's only municipally owned cable, phone and Internet service.
CTP Investors paid $550,000 for TVC, more than the original offer of $150,000 but far less than the city expected when they first set out to find a buyer more than a year ago. CTP Investors is a private investment management firm headed by Bill Pearson and backed by Council Tree Investors. Pearson has announced his intention to invest in the company to keep it competitive with its larger competitors.
Paul Yatcko, director of Groton Utilities, resigned his position as TVC president after Friday's transfer of ownership. Groton Utilities is taking on the $27.5 million in debt borrowed by the city to establish TVC, along with a transfer of more than $11 million in accumulated losses by the company in past years.
Yatcko and City Mayor Marian Galbraith remained optimistic about the future of the company and heartened by the financial burden lifted from the city's shoulders. The city sought the sale as a way to halt yearly losses suffered by TVC since its inception in 2004 as a subsidiary of Groton Utilities. The losses eventually led to a downgrade in the city's bond rating and criticism about the handling of the finances by some residents.
The sale, according to Galbraith, will serve to improve the city's financial status for the future. Groton Utilities is expected to absorb the debt without impacting electric or water rates, Yatcko said.
In a written statement, Galbraith said the sale and search for a buyer was a long process that she started working on shortly after she took office.
"It took some time, but we have identified the best solution for TVC and the City of Groton going forward," Galbraith said in the statement. "Over the last six months, we have provided public presentations, answered citizens' questions, held two rounds of solicitation for bids, and had outside consultants evaluate all options for TVC's future. At this point, we are confident we have established the best route forward."
"I wish the new owners and their employees well in their venture and hope our citizens will join me in continuing to support this vital local company," Galbraith said.
Pearson, CTP Investors president, declined comment on the transfer, but said earlier this week that he had begun meeting with the nearly two dozen employees as part of an overall evaluation of the company. The company is based at the city's municipal building, where the city has offered free rent for the first year, half off for the second and $34,000 in the third year.
"I'm really looking forward to the changes and investments that CTP Investors is going to make in the business," Yatcko said. "I want to thank all of our employees for their contributions in the past and in their contributions in the future. I wish them well."
Whether or not CTP Investors will retain all of the employees is unclear.
Duarte may be on hot seat for reappointment to Groton utilities panel


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LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stock markets pushed out a small gain Friday as investors digested mixed U.S. data and the latest developments in Ukraine. But for the week, Portuguese stocks put in their worst performance in two years ahead of the country's exit from its international bailout program.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -0.06% rose 0.1% to 338.99 a day after logging its sharpest decline in a month.
For the week, the pan-European index picked up 0.1%, with the modest weekly advance coming after strong easing signals from the European Central Bank and a dovish inflation report from the Bank of England.
"I leave this week thinking, from a policy perspective, that the ECB is certainly going to loosen policy and the [U.K.] Monetary Policy Committee will keep rates on hold for a while, so policy in Europe will be highly accommodative for a long period," said James Ashley, chief European economist at RBC Capital Markets.
More broadly, European investors were on the edge as the standoff between Ukraine and Russia was back in the spotlight. Bloomberg News reported that Ukrainian troops had moved to force separatists from their eastern rebel bases near the towns of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, citing acting President Oleksandr Turchynov. Meanwhile, U.S. and U.K. diplomats vowed to impose further industrywide sanctions on Russia if the country undermines Ukraine's presidential election later this month.
Russia's MICEX index XX:MCX erased losses and rose 0.8% to 1,392.30, while the ruble USDRUB, -0.1277% slightly advanced against the dollar. The greenback bought 34.7443 rubles, down 0.1% from Thursday, according to FactSet.
Among other country-specific indexes, France's CAC 40 index PX1, -0.15% finished up 0.3% to 4,456.28, while Germany's DAX 30 index DAX, -0.17% gave up 0.3% to finish at 9,629.10. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.85% ended higher by 0.2% at 6,855.81.
The benchmarks trimmed losses or turned higher in the afternoon after U.S. data showed construction on new homes surged in April. U.S. stocks, however, turned negative after a gauge of consumer sentiment for May showed an unexpected drop.
The moves came after steep losses posted on Thursday, when weaker-than-forecast euro zone gross-domestic-product data and some disappointing U.S. data sparked a selloff on both sides of the Atlantic.
One of the hardest-hit European benchmarks Thursday was Portugal's PSI 20 index PSI20, +0.34% It spent much of Friday's session lower as the country prepared to exit its international bailout program on Saturday. The PSI 20 managed to end Friday higher by 0.1% at 6,897.80, but its weekly decline of 5.6% was the biggest since May 2012.
"Standing on their own too soon perhaps? In light of the 'panic' of yesterday afternoon the two are probably related [in today's selloff]," said Richard Perry, market analyst at Hantec Markets, in emailed comments.
Among the biggest decliners in Portugal, shares of Banco Espirito Santo SA PT:BES fell 5.5%.
Elsewhere in Europe, car makers showed mixed moves after data showed sales growth slowed in April. The Association of European Car Manufacturers said car sales in the European Union totaled 1.09 million vehicles in April, an increase of 4.6% from the same month a year earlier, marking a slowdown after a nearly 11% rise in March.
Meanwhile, Credit Suisse upgraded the European auto sector to overweight from benchmark. Shares of BMW AG BMW, +0.35% rose 1.1% in Frankfurt, while Daimler AG DAI, -0.12% fell 1.2%. In Paris, Renault SA RNO, +1.11% dropped 2.4% and Peugeot SA UG, -1.59% lost 0.8%.
Intertek Group PLC ITRK, +0.10% slid 3.2% in London after the industrial product inspection and certification firm said market conditions remain variable "with good growth in our key product-related business lines, but weak demand in certain other markets."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Royals had the go-ahead run on second base with nobody out in the eighth inning. Jarrod Dyson got the sign to bunt and failed miserably on two strikes, then chopped a grounder to first base that got his teammate thrown out.
''I was real frustrated,'' Dyson said later, shaking his head.
So he did something about it.
The speedster swiped second base and then third, getting into position for Salvador Perez to drive him in with a scorching liner off the glove of third baseman Adrian Beltre for a single. The run proved to be the decider in a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night that kept Kansas City atop the AL Central by a half-game over Detroit.
''When I got to first, I knew I had to make up for it. I had to steal a couple of bags,'' Dyson said. ''Then Salvy did a great job. Good piece of hitting to get me in.''
Jason Frasor (4-1) left runners on the corners in the eighth against his former team, and Aaron Crow worked around a two-out single in the ninth for his third save of the season.
All-Star closer Greg Holland was unavailable after pitching three consecutive days.
''Phenomenal job,'' Royals manager Ned Yost said of Crow, who had just been recalled from Double-A Northwest Arkansas. ''I knew if we got to the ninth with the lead, it'd be Aaron.''
The Rangers' Derek Holland and counterpart Jeremy Guthrie pitched to a stalemate through seven innings before the Royals broke through against Michael Kirkman (0-1) in the eighth.
The Royals' Nori Aoki and the Rangers' Daniel Robertson drove in the game's other runs.
Holland looked unhindered by the knee surgery that had kept him out all season, working around a double in the first and breezing through the middle innings.
''It's my first game back. It's in the big leagues, a big time-atmosphere, especially with a playoff team over here,'' Holland said. ''I wanted to make sure I stayed calm.''
His only trouble was hardly of his own doing. Alcides Escobar doubled leading off the third, a fly ball that left fielder Ryan Rua should have caught near the wall. Two batters later, Aoki hit a fly ball to shallow left field that Rua whiffed on with an awkward slide for an RBI double.
''People make mistakes,'' Rangers manager Ron Washington said.
Meanwhile, Guthrie kept dodging trouble until the fifth, when Roughned Odor tripled to start the inning. Robertson drove him in with a groundout to tie the game.
Guthrie proceeded to battle through two more innings on a night when the Royals were short on bullpen help. Top relievers Kelvin Herrera had also pitched three straight nights.
Francisley Bueno recorded one out for Kansas City. Frasor and Crow handled the rest.
The Rangers have used 61 players after Holland and Kirkman made their season debuts, setting a new major league record. The club has also used a record 38 pitchers.
The Royals were just 2 for 15 with runners in scoring position, and are batting .140 in such situations the last five games. Texas was worse, going 0 for 7 with runners on second or third.
The Royals also recalled INF Christian Colon, OF Terrance Gore and RHP Liam Hendriks from Northwest Arkansas before the game. ... The Rangers recalled RHPs Nick Tepesch and Lisalverto Bonilla and INF Luis Sardinas while promoting Kirkman from Triple-A Round Rock. Kirkman took the loss while Sardinas made the final out as a pinch-hitter.
Rangers: RHP Miles Mikolas, who is not making his scheduled start Thursday, will likely miss at least one more start with shoulder fatigue, manager Ron Washington said.
Royals: DH Josh Willingham (sore back) took batting practice and was available to pinch hit.
Rangers: Tepesch (4-8), who grew up in nearby Blue Springs, Missouri, will make his first start at Kauffman Stadium. He is 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA in two starts against the Royals.
Royals: LHP Jason Vargas has been feast or famine during his first season with the Royals. He has a 1.24 ERA in his 10 wins, a 6.25 ERA in his seven losses.


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1. Gilman
Last season:
No. 1
MIAA champion
The Greyhounds lost some key performers from last year's squad that won the MIAA championship in February, but once again this is a team with a lot of depth. They can score in every area, which should make them hard to beat again this winter.
2. Mount St. Joseph
Last season:
No. 2
MIAA runner-up
The Gaels raced to a 59-point lead over Gilman early in the MIAA title meet at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex, but they couldn't hold it. Led by junior Landrie Hatcher and others, Mount St. Joseph is on a mission for the championship this season.
3. Old Mill
Last season:
No. 3
Tied for 7th in the Class 4A state meet
Balance played a big part in the Patriots' seventh-place finish in the difficult Class 4A state championship meet last winter. Old Mill again brings a lot of talent to the table, including junior Nick Lefavor, who finished 11th in the 1,600 meters at the state meet.
4. Reservoir
Last season:
No. 7
6th in the Class 3A state meet
After a very good season in cross country, Reservoir looks for more success this winter. The Gators will be strong with middle distance and field events and could be a very deep team.
5. Severna Park
Last season:
15th in the Class 4A state meet
The Falcons should be loaded with distance and relay runners after winning the Class 4A state championship in cross country last month. If they can find more success in sprints and field events this winter, it could be a big season.
6. Digital Harbor
Last season:
No. 4
Tied for 4th in the Class 3A state meet
The Rams should get a lot of help from senior George Flaviano in the 300 meters and relay events. If Digital Harbor can get more points from other spots, they'll make noise throughout the season.
7. Century
Last season:
No. 9
4th in the Class 2A state meet
Julian Woods should carry the Knights this winter, and they will be one of the better teams if they're able to support the senior with points in other events.
8. Hereford
Last season:
11th in the Class 3A state meet
The Bulls' versatility is crucial as they prepare for the upcoming season. With Kevin Payne, Jon Luckin and others returning, Hereford won't have to rely on just one area for points this winter.
9. Wilde Lake
Last season:
No. 5
Tied for 4th in the Class 3A state meet
The Wildecats again have good distance runners this winter, led by senior Tim Virostek. They can also use that strength to produce points in relays, something all good teams need in track.
10. McDonogh
Last season:
4th in the MIAA
The girls have gotten most of the track publicity at McDonogh recently, but the boys are stronger this year. Mikey Singer is one of the area's best distance runners, and the Eagles also should do better in relays and field events.
Others considered:
Chesapeake-AA (unranked), Francis Scott Key (No. 8), Northwestern (No. 10), River Hill (unranked)


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The Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt is fighting for political survival against the country's military rulers, resisting the military's attempts to dissolve the parliament and urging voters to back the Brotherhood's man for president on this second day of voting.
Relatively few Egyptians appear to be turning out to cast ballots as the Brotherhood's presidential candidate, Mohamed Morsi, faces former military man Ahmed Shafiq in a race that has high stakes for the Brotherhood. If Mr. Shafiq wins, many in the once-banned organization fear a return to the days of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, when Brotherhood members were often arrested in their homes and detained for years.
The Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said in a statement Saturday evening that the military has no right to order the dissolution of parliament, and such a decision can only come through a national referendum. The statement is a challenge to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the military generals ruling Egypt, who said a Thursday court ruling means the parliament is null. The generals have sent soldiers to the assembly building who are refusing to allow members of parliament to enter.
"The constant threat to dissolve a parliament elected by the will of 30 million Egyptians confirms the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' desire for a total power grab against the popular will," said the FJP in a statement that called the ruling a "blatant attack on the great Egyptian revolution."
The SCAF's decision is based on a ruling by Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court Thursday that the law governing the parliamentary elections, which ended in January, erred when it allowed parties to contest the seats reserved for independents.
Coming after months of threats of parliament dissolution by the SCAF-appointed government to the Brotherhood, and from a court full of Mubarak-appointed justices, the ruling is seen by many in Egypt as politicized. It has increased the power of the military, and hurt the Brotherhood, whose party held about half the seats in parliament and had used that position to secure a solid hold on a committee elected to write Egypt's new constitution. The military has now indicated it will appoint a new constitutional committee.
With both of these footholds gone, the Brotherhood is hoping for an electoral victory by Dr. Morsi.
Brotherhood could face court freeze
Underlining their sense of urgency is a court case scheduled for Tuesday that seeks to freeze the Brotherhood's activities, because it is not registered under the law as nongovernmental organizations in Egypt are required to do. Omar Ashour, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center who is currently in Egypt, says Brotherhood members are feeling boxed in and are fearful of a future under Shafiq.
"Basically [SCAF] is taking away every single avenue for which the Brotherhood can become influential in the political process," he says,
pointing to parliament, the coming court case, and a possible presidential election defeat. "They are quite afraid."
The Brotherhood is an 84-year-old organization that seeks a greater role for Islam in society. For decades it has proselytized, operated social services, and encouraged its members to lead more godly lives.
The organization was banned under former president Gamal Abdel Nasser, who executed leaders and jailed many members. Under Mubarak, the organization was banned but tolerated, and its members competed in elections as independents though they were also sometimes rounded up and imprisoned. The organization formed a political wing, the FJP, after Mubarak's ouster last year.
"I think the Brotherhood had to do this, because there are too many legal loopholes in the decision" to dissolve the parliament, says Dr. Ashour. "The judicial branch cannot dismantle the legislative branch unless you have a referendum. This is what happened in the 1987 parliament when it was dissolved [in 1990]. Even under the dictatorship of Mubarak they still had a popular referendum to approve it."
Brothers urge on voters
Even as the group challenges the parliament's dissolution, it is also urging Egyptians to vote for Morsi. Yet many Egyptians appear to be staying home. According to anecdotal reports from Cairo and around Egypt, turnout was light Sunday, with few of the long lines that were seen during the first round of parliamentary and presidential elections. The low turnout was likely partly a reflection of the fact that many Egyptians like neither candidate; more than half the electorate did not vote for either during the first round.
But according to some non-voters, it is also shows the lack of trust in the system after Thursday's court ruling. "Why participate in a system if the outcome is preordained?" asked Salma Ahmed, who didn't bother to cast a ballot because she thinks the military will ensure a Shafiq victory, and she doesn't like Morsi. "I feel like I did under Mubarak's time."
Young Brotherhood member Mostafa Saadawy cast his vote for Morsi today, but said he fears fraud. "They want to send a message to Egyptians that there is no hope, it is not useful to vote, so stay at home," he said of the court ruling. The message from the military, he says, is this: "'You will vote or not, but we will rule.' This was the same message of Mubarak."


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A week ago, Steve Alford sat at a podium in Memphis and talked about a foundation.
It was late Thursday night, and UCLA's season had just ended with a 79-68 loss to top-seeded Florida. Through 40 minutes, the Bruins were beaten inside (40-30 rebounds) and out (8 of 21 from the arc, to 3 of 18) — leading to the program's fourth loss to the Gators in as many postseason meetings.
Hardly a cause for celebration, either in the FedEx Forum locker room or in blue-and-gold living rooms across the country.
But the fact remained: In his debut season as the Bruins' head coach, Alford had taken the team to a Sweet Sixteen. For UCLA, it was the first since 2008. For the 49-year-old, the first since 1999.
Not a bad concrete pour, even if some of the decorative fixtures are still missing.
This was not what many would have imagined even three weeks ago. At that point, UCLA was coming off an 18-point loss to Washington State, which later fired its coach following a season as one of the worst major-conference teams in the country. It was the Bruins' fourth loss to end a conference road trip, making the team 0-4 in such situations.
To Alford's credit, UCLA (28-9) suddenly clicked. The offense again rediscovered its rhythm, sweeping its way through the Pac-12 tournament and easily dispatching No. 13-seeded Tulsa and No. 12-seeded Stephen F. Austin during March Madness. The defense, never great at any point in the season, played about as capably as anyone could expect.
It was the extension of a campaign that proved Alford's schematic flexibility. Through six years at New Mexico, his motion offense was efficient but not breakneck: the Lobos were always among the top-three scoring teams in the Mountain West, but never made the country's top 150 in adjusted tempo. USC coach Andy Enfield even said during an October practice: "If you want to play slow, go to UCLA."
Instead, the Bruins thrived in transition. They rolled out the 13th-most efficient team in college basketball, and did so while ranking 38th in adjusted tempo. With a group that wasn't much different from the one that ended Ben Howland's tenure, they went from dead last in the Pac-12 (-1.6) to fifth (+1.7).
That style has turned heads. UCLA will lose All-America point guard Kyle Anderson and freshman Zach LaVine to the NBA draft, and perhaps leading scorer Jordan Adams as well. But the Bruins have backed up their marketed up-tempo approach, and are poised to reload with a haul that includes five-star forward Kevon Looney and four-star center Thomas Welsh. Scoring guard Isaac Hamilton, a five-star prospect in 2013, will also be eligible as a sophomore after sitting out the past season.
That sets Alford up well to again challenge for a conference title, even if he isn't exactly beloved among fans. He mishandled initial questions about his handling of Pierre Pierce's sexual assault allegations at Iowa, something no on-court success will ever completely erase. He can be prickly at times, even if almost none of this year's Bruins spoke ill of him.
Still, the veteran coach has proven that he knows his Xs and Os, and can push the right buttons at the right time. Whether or not he can take UCLA to a championship remains to be seen, but Year One was a strong bullet point on his resume.
"It was a good way to go out," Anderson said. "Our guys brought it every day in practice. I've never had a better year in basketball. … I'm just mad it's over."


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|2012-03-14, 10:13
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Age: 27
|2012-03-14, 10:17
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Megane girl fan
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
Age: 50
Endless "I didn't expect that" Soul
|2012-03-14, 10:30
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temporary safeguard
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Germany
They are simply not paying their taxes.
Multimillion € businesses reported joke numbers like 500€ business volume and zero income per year and got through with it for a long time. That's why the state is out of money.
|2012-03-14, 11:29
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
The problem is something that aohige touched on: that there's almost a double standard, a certain intellectual blindness when it comes to us and everyone else. Americans reject sharia law because it seems backwards and evil to us; we assume that because we feel that way, then everyone else must see it as such, too. Similarly, because we like our way of life, we assume that it's the best fit for everyone, and that everyone would appreciate it. Yet the reality is that for many people, it represents a social order and a way of life. Perhaps to those people, the American way of living seems strange and even harmful.
And troop occupations - that should surprise no one. Again, imagine if it were happening in your own home country. Pick a country that you're wary of, but that we're not at war with; popular choices in the United States will probably be either Russia or China. Imagine if they set up military bases, and occasionally busted down doors to capture or kill political dissidents. Even if they weren't screwing up and occasionally massacring innocent people or causing other destruction, I'm pretty sure that people would be miffed about those actions. It undermines your own community's autonomy and creates a source of danger.
The people who thought that everything American would be immediately accepted and welcomed either believed that fairy tales were historical accounts or they were just so self-centric that it didn't occur to them that not everyone wants to live as they do. Given that we recently had some Americans booing the "golden rule" (treat others how you want to be treated), I'm guessing we have a case of the latter growing. Kindergarten teachers, take note: you have a critical lesson to instill in your students!
|2012-03-14, 12:46
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Pretentious moe scholar
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 31
And I really do think that a lot of people confuse tribal-level dislike of the Taliban for actually liking the US - I keep hearing that many of the the US's allies in Afghnistan were also allies of the Soviets at one time.
|2012-03-14, 13:17
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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U.S. dangles secret data for Russia missile shield approval
Maybe not such bad idea...
|2012-03-14, 13:20
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Pilot in Training
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Earth
It is ironic though. The West's allies from 1979-1989 turned into the enemies of the West, while the 'collaborators' of Soviets often aid the ISAF now.
Plus, Afghanistan is just a land that does not like to be dominated. Many empires have tried, such as Russian, USSR, British, Ottoman, Persian, and all have failed. Only the Mongolians seemed to have any success there, and that was because they depopulated the hell out of it.
|2012-03-14, 15:55
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The Comet has Come
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 41
It doesn't have to be the correct data either. As the only way to test that would be to either steal secrets to confirm it, or shot one down using that data.
Though handing out secrets like that could be classes as treason.
The problem is that this is Russia we are talking about. You know, the guys we designed the anti-missile shield to fight. The ones that might let that data get into Iranian hands (for a price of course), and thus nuetralize the entire reason for handing over the data to the Russians inthe first place.
Except. If the Russians go for it, there will be based close to them in Romania and Poland. And the data could be wrong or a different missile used instead after the bases are established. Which means that if the system works and the data is incorrect....the Russian's First Strike ability with nuclear weapons is gone (well diminished at least), while the US's ability to First Strike is viable and potentially able to counter the returning missiles....ending with Mutually Assured Destruction being cancelled. US wins by default of Russian missiles not being able to reach their targets (or fewer of them being able to reach their targets).
|2012-03-14, 17:10
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I disagree with you all.
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|2012-03-14, 17:28
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Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
|2012-03-14, 18:13
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Pretentious moe scholar
Join Date: Oct 2006
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I'm pretty much going to have to take a break from this board for a couple weeks due to an assignment (I have difficulty moderating my participation even when I'm busy, so I pretty much do need to go cold turkey). but for those who find this topic interesting, I recommend the books of journalist Eric Margolis. War at the Top of the World is mainly concerned with the potential for conflict between nuclear armed nations in Central asia but talks a lot about Afghanistan and Pakistan (both of which the author visited frequently in the 80s), while the more recent American Raj traces how the US has gone from loved to disliked by many in the muslim world since WWII. I especially like the latter because it shows how the various conflicts in the muslim world fit into the "big picture" of how the US is perceived there. Just be prepared that while his main case is solid, you may want to disregard a few of the more speculative bits and that the author actually traveled with the mujaheddin in Afghanistan during the 80s and hence is more sympathetic to them than many people are probably comfortable with.
(Edit: Google Book's sample of War at the Top of the World includes some of the parts about Afghanistan.)
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The Mongols did win...by killing 90% of the population.
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Other religions do endorse violence, too. The major religions of the east are very good with this, some only endorsing violence only over things like capital punishment, or teaching that one should only use violent force as a last resort if it is for the purpose of protecting others who are innocent. Judaism, Christianity (mostly the Old Testament), and Islam are particularly bad with this. I have read a few excerpts from the Koran that explicitly endorse vengeange, though, and many Muslim nations still uphold instructions from the Koran that are very 'old-world' (such as executing a woman who committed adultery).
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Well, let me just say that there is certain arrogance and sense of entitlement that I strongly disagree of. What about ways of living if you can't afford it? Does the logic that "I am accustomed to live in leisure and luxury so I must be payed more" make any sense at all? In such global economy, nobody is exempt from the basic rules: that if you can't stay competitive, you go bankrupt. Simple as that.
Add China to that list.
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Religion and Governments are just two things that shouldn't mix. I won't pass any judgement on the religions, but I will on the people in charge that gave orders to carry out these attrocities.
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Marjorie Fields, age 85 of St. Marys, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at St. Marys Convalescent Center.
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Twas not pretty. Twas not entertaining, really.
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The Rams beat the St. Louis Rams, 16-12, this afternoon and remain in tenuous contention for an AFC playoff spot.
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Bulger threw three interceptions including the one to Andre' Goodman that sealed the deal.
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