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1968 Great Plains Top Five Mare TOI is one of the Arabian breed's best broodmares, the foundress of a dynasty. Of her 12 foals, 9 are champions, 10 have produced champions, and 6 have produced National winners. Her champions are by 6 different sires, proving that the success of her foals in the show ring had a great deal to do with her prepotence.
TOI's first champion producing daughter is TOLLIE (by MR. McCOY, by THE REAL McCOY). She is the dam of two champions: 1985 Region 7 Top Five English Pleasure JOTR TOLMAN(by FERZON ROYAL) and nine-time National winner TOLLIES CROWN(by CROWN ROYALE, by *BASK++), whose titles include U.S. and Canadian Top Ten Gelding and Pleasure Driving. TOI's daughter MI MOLLIE McCOY++(by THE REAL McCOY) is a 1979 Canadian Top Ten Park winner who is also the 1977 Region 1 English Pleasure Champion and a 1978 Region 3 Top Five Mare and Reserve Champion Park. She had just 2 foals, but both are National winners: 1985 Canadian Reserve National Champion Mare and National Champion producer MI FIRE DREAM (by *BASK++) and 1982 U.S. Top Ten Pleasure Driving HY COUNTRY+(by HY AN GAY+ by THE REAL McCOY). MI FIRE DREAM is the dam of MI FIRE LOVE+//, who has 24 National titles with Top Tens in English Sidesaddle, a Reserve National Championship in Show Hack and multiple National Championships in Native Costume. Another McCOY line champion producer out of TOI is MI STARBRIGHT (by MR. McCOY). She is the dam of halter champion KHEMOSTARA (by KHEMOSABI+++).
TOI's daughter ENDLESS SUMMER(by *ETER) is the 1982 Region 12 Park Champion, as well as a multi-champion at english pleasure and pleasure driving. She had just 3 foals, all of them champions, and all by KHEMOSABI+++: halter champion KHAOTIC, western pleasure champion SUMMER TYME, and 1984 Region 3 Reserve Champion Stallion and Region 2 Reserve Champion English Pleasure KHUTTY SARK(a sire and grandsire of National winners).
TOI's daughter BINT TOI (by *PADRON) is a pleasure driving champion and the dam of 2005 Region 18 Top Five Hunt Hack and Hunter Over Fences MAGNIFFICENT TOI.(by ECHO MAGNIFFICOO) . Another daughter, TOI SUSECION (by CAL O BASK by *BASK++) is the 1989 Region 14 Champion Mare. TOI's son CODE (by the *BASK++ grandson ALZABASK) is a 2002 Region 15 Top Five Native Costume AOTR and 2007 Region 14 Top Five English Pleasure AOTR and Pleasure Driving AOTD winner.
TOI's most famous nick was with *BASK++. Her daughters by him include 1986 Canadian Top Ten Pleasure Driving and 1985 Region 7 Champion English Pleasure TOSKA TOO (a regional winner producer) and MI TOSKA+++, whose 14 National titles ranked her as the top National winning Arabian show mare for many years. Her National wins include Canadian National Champion Mare and Reserve National Champion English Pleasure and Pleasure Driving and U.S. National Champion Pleasure Driving and Reserve National Champion English Pleasure.
MI TOSKA+++ produced 4 champions: halter champion MIMITKA and 1986 Region 7 Top Five Western Pleasure MI KABORR (both by KABORR+++), 1992 Pacific Slope Top Five Western Pleasure TC TOSKA (by *EUROS) and 1989 Canadian Top Ten English Pleasure Junior Horse OPULENCE (by *MUSCAT). MI KABORR sired U.S. Top Ten Working Hunter and Dressage Walk/Trot MI NOBEL KNIGHT. He is also the maternal grandsire of 2011 U.S. National Champion Park MANDALAY BAY, who has 15 National titles and has won the U.S. National Park Championship for the last four years in a row!. MI TOSKA+++ also produced the very successful endurance horse TC EXETER (by *EUROS), who has 1525 career miles in 32 rides with 28 completions and one Best Condition award.
MI TOSKA+++ has founded an important dynasty of National winners through her daughter BINT MI TOSKA (by *NABORR), dam of 4 champions, 2 National winners and 4 producers of National winners. She produced multi-english pleasure champion MATOSKETTE (by ZODIAC MATADOR+) 1991 Region 9 Champion English Pleasure Junior Horse MATAMINT (by ZODIAC MATADOR+) and 2003 Canadian Top Ten Country Pleasure Junior Horse and 2010 U.S. Top Ten Country Pleasure JTR 13/Under DA MI MATOSK (by MATRIFIK), and DA TRIFFIK, whose 5 National titles include two 2011 Canadian National Championships in country pleasure with a junior rider. Her daughter MATOSKA is the dam of U.S. Reserve National Champion Half-Arabian English Pleasure Junior Horse SS RENAGADE, Canadian Top Ten Country Pleasure Junior Horse and U.S. Top Ten Country Pleasure JTR 13/Under DA MI MATOSK and U.S. Top Ten Country Pleasure JOTR 14-17 ROL CYTOSKS ROSE, who is double TOI. Another BINT MI TOSKA daughter, MATTAME(by ZODIAC MATADOR+), is the dam of 2001 Canadian Top Ten Country Pleasure AOTR 40/Over PF BARKBY (by Andreanov). The BINT MI TOSKA daughter MATTATOSKA (by ZODIAC MATADOR+) is the dam of 2010 Canadian Top Ten Country Pleasure AOTR 40/Over LLC MIDNITE EXPRESS. BINT MI TOSKA's daughter MATOSKA is the dam of 3 National winners by AFIRE BEY V: 2010 Canadian Top Ten Native Costume TOSCAFIRE (by AFIRE BEY V), of 2009 Canadian National Champion English Pleasure AOTR 18-39 and 2010 U.S. National Champion English Pleasure AOTR 18-39 AFIRES REIGN, and of six time National winner AFIRES VISION+, a National Champion in Park, Pleasure Driving and English Pleasure.
TOI produced three significant sons by *BASK++. The first born of these, FIRE DEVIL++, is a Canadian National Champion English Pleasure and U.S. Top Ten Pleasure Driving winner. His 9 National winning get include U.S. Top Ten English Pleasure DIABLO PR, U.S. Reserve National Champion Half-Arabian English Pleasure JOTR 13/Under FLIRTIN WITH FIRE, U.S. National Champion Trail KR MISS FIRE, Canadian Reserve National Champion Pleasure Driving MI MANDATE, and Canadian National Champion English Pleasure AOTR COPPER FIRE PR+, dam of 5 National winners including multi-National Champion English Pleasure CAPT FANTASTIC PR+, twice U.S. Reserve National Champion English Pleasure AOTR ALL-FIRED, U.S. National Champion Training Level Dressage DESPERADO BEY++//, multi-National Champion Show Hack and Top Ten Country Pleasure HUCKLEBEY FIRE+//, and U.S. Reserve National Champion Country Pleasure Walk/Trot COPPERBEY BERRY, herself dam of two 2011 U.S. National winners: Top Ten Country Pleasure Maturity AOTR and Top Ten Country Pleasure Select ATR SUPERNATURAL PR(also a previous Reserve National Champion in English Pleasure and Top Ten winner in Show Hack). COPPERBEY BERRY has produced a total of 3 National winners including U.S. Reserve National Champion Country Pleasure Walk/Trot DANCING FIRE PR
TOI's second son by *BASK++ is 1983 U.S. Top Ten Park and 1989 U.S. Top Ten Stallion MI TOSK++. He has sired 27 purebred and Half-Arabian National winners including Canadian National Champion Park AOTR OBAF+/, multi-National Champion Half-Arabian Western Pleasure TAMAR MI LAREDO, multi-National Champion Half-Arabian Country Pleasure MI DARK STAR, multi-National Champion Half-Arabina Mare MI TOSKEZIA, Canadian National Champion Show Hack JTR TOSKABI, 25 time National winner FLAME ISON (a multi-National Champion in Native Costume and Top Ten winner in English Pleasure), 10 time National winner RSH ROCK MI WORLD+// (a multi National Champion in Country Pleasure Driving)U.S. Reserve National Champion Mare AOTH and Top Ten Mare MI KHEMO LACE, U.S. Top Ten Park and English Pleasure SILVER LINEN SU+/, and U.S. Reserve National Champion English Pleasure and Top Ten Stallion CYTOSK+++, himself a sire of National Champions in halter and performance.
The final *BASK++/TOI son, TOI SOLDIER, was unshown due to an injury. He is the sire of one purebred National winner, 1995 Canadian National Champion Hunt Pleasure JOTR and JTR TOIOTA+/. TOI SOLDIER is primarily known for his Half-Arabian get. He has sired 31 Half-Arabian National winners, among them 12 time National winner SULTANS NEW TOI+/ (a multi National Champion in Country Pleasure and Country Pleasure Driving), 15 time National winner TOI CELEBRITY+// (a multi-National Champion in Pleasure Driving), 8 time National winner BAD MOON RISIN LOA+/ (a National Champion in English Sidesaddle), 7 time National winner CABARRET (a National Champion in Hunt Pleasure), and 10 time National winner MAMBO LOA+// (a multi-National Champion in Country Pleasure).
TOI SOLDIER purebred daughters have been good producers. His daughter TOI ELLENAI produced National winner sire MATS TOI, National Champion producer MATTELLENA (dam of multi-National Champion English Pleasure and Native Costume AFIRES CHARM+), multi U.S. National Champion Park MATOI (sire of 27 purebred and 31 Half-Arabian National winners). Another daughter, JDM PENTOIA, is the dam of . multi-National Champion English Pleasure and Pleasure Driving and National Champion sire JDM RAIN DANCE+// (who has 29 National titles) and multi-National Champion Country Pleasure JDM BALLERINA. The TOI SOLDIER daughter TOI FIRE produced Canadian Reserve National Champion English Pleasure JOTR 17 and Under IROQUOIS CA. Another daughter, BALEEK, is the dam of 11 time National winner in Country Pleasure MOMENTUM LOA and of U.S. National Champion Park AOTR BL IAM A BELIEVER, who has 7 National titles. The TOI SOLDIER daughter MI FAVORITE TOI is the third dam of leading sire *JULLYEN EL JAMAAL, sire of 121 champions and 41 National winners including National Champions in halter, western pleasure and hunt pleasure.
Photo below shows three famous *Bask daughters-Mi Toska+++ on the left, Gardenia in the middle and Fyre Love on the right
Posted 05 November 2011 - 06:30 PM
I showed her once in EP at a local show that had Arabian classes when she was in foal to Fortel. She won and I still have the silver trophy.
I leased her to Perieras for two years and they bred her to Kaborr and Khemo. I take credit for khemostara as I urged Periera to breed her to Khemo. She died in 1978 at Mekeel's. She going to be bred to Port Bask. I think she died of EPM but there was nothing definitive.
I had chance to buy one of her granddaughters but I decided not to because the price was pretty high for a horse with no training. Maybe in the future, I'll have that chance again.
Posted 05 November 2011 - 08:28 PM
Here's Toi's pedigree and a picture of her.
Mi Starbright (Star) was by Mr McCoy by The Real McCoy.
I bought Star when she was 5 months old. In 1971, Mi Toska was born. Somewhere, I have a picture of her as a foal. Bod and Pat Mills came to see Star after one of the Arabian shows at Del Mar. They couldn't breed Toi to Bask that year. After seeing Star, they decided to breed her to The Real McCoy. That's how they got Mi Mollie McCoy.I never saw Mi Fire Dream but from her pictures, she looked like a great mare.
The Arabian breed lost a great breeder when Pat Mills committed suicide. She was one of those breeders who had a great eye for a horse. She was always an encouragement to me..
Posted 06 November 2011 - 09:36 AM
Toi was by Troy by Niloj. Her dam was by Yatez by Witez II.
Here's Toi's pedigree and a picture of her.
Mi Starbright (Star) was by Mr McCoy by The Real McCoy.
I bought Star when she was 5 months old. In 1971, Mi Toska was born. Somewhere, I have a picture of her as a foal. Bod and Pat Mills came to see Star after one of the Arabian shows at Del Mar. They couldn't breed Toi to Bask that year. After seeing Star, they decided to breed her to The Real McCoy. That's how they got Mi Mollie McCoy.I never saw Mi Fire Dream but from her pictures, she looked like a great mare.
The Arabian breed lost a great breeder when Pat Mills committed suicide. She was one of those breeders who had a great eye for a horse. She was always an encouragement to me..
Dave-thanks so very much for your personal insights. I did an article many years ago on leading broodmares in Arabian Horse Times and Toi was part of it, but I was not able to locate a photo of her online to use here. It was fun seeing how much influence she has had on the breed.
Do you have any photos of Mi Starbright to share? I have never seen a picture of her and would love to see one.
Did not know that Pat Mills committed suicide. She also had one of my favorite mares Sey Cherie++, a *Serafix granddaughter, and bred her to *Bask++ to get Le Dez++, full brother to The Chief Justice++/. She didn't breed many horses but she certainly knew what she was doing, I have always wondered why she disappeared.
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TOI pictured w/foal MI TOI (x Ariston)
Arabian Horse World Sep 1984
TOI & MI TOSKA (*Bask x Toi by Troy)
Arabian Horse World April 1983
MI TOSK (*Bask x Toi by Troy)
MATOSKETTE (Zodiac Matador+ x Bint Mi Toska by *Naborr) ~ Dam of AFIRES VISION+/
Ahw Feb 95
MISS T (Yatez {*Witez II} x Telmriss by Jedriss) ~ Dam of TOI
MI TOSKA+++ (*Bask x Toi by Troy) ~ US National Reserve Champion Pleasure Driving
1974 Arabian Horse Yearbook
FIRE DEVIL (*Bask x Toi by Troy)
Ahw Jun 78
ENDLESS SUMMER (*Eter x Toi by Troy)
Ahw Dec 82
MI TOSK (*Bask x Toi by Troy)
Ahw Jan 1983
TOSKA TOO (*Bask x Toi by Troy)
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Can't thank you enough for posting all of these photos-I have them all too but not your scanning wizardry!
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Conan O'Brien will end his short-lived stint as host of "The Tonight Show" on Friday after signing a $45 million exit deal with NBC that ends two weeks of embarrassing on-air bickering and allows Jay Leno to return to the flagship late-night comedy program.
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"I'd like to apologize to the guests that were scheduled for next week: President Barack Obama, the Pope, the Queen of England, and our good friend, Elvis Presley," O'Brien joked during his show on Thursday.
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Leno hosted the program for 17 years, making it the top-rated late-night talk show on U.S. television. He handed over to O'Brien in June 2009, only to see audiences slump.
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Islam is a threat in the U.S., but it's not threatening to institute a theocracy here, as is Christianity. And the threat of theocracy is much greater than the threat posed by Islamic terrorism, I think.
If I was a famous painter and a gay couple wanted me to paint a portrait of them even looking like they were in a pre/post-sexual situation, i would not be comfortable doing it and I think I should be able to say, "looks folks, I simply can't do this" and be able to do that without fear of being labeled a homophobe after years of being a supporter, but also understands that even I, as a supporter cannot do some things if I were asked. I cannot watch gay porn. I have no interest in it. And no gay friend has ever asked suggested or invited me to watch it. They respected that I "accepted and supported" their rights or fight for rights, but at the same time, am not willing to become part of the culture.So if I am allowed to say, "look guys, no can do." Why should a person who has or at least claims to have a severe objection to gayness completely, be forced to do something he finds honestly repulsive?
I agree. While the threat of terrorism is bloody ugly, a theocracy would change the very fabric of Western Democracy, which was one Hell of a good idea at one time. If Christians ever do get their theocracy, they will be teaching it in public schools instead of science, and our children will be learning alternate facts. Ignorance will become fashionable, even more than it already is.It's not like we are sitting on our hands ignoring terrorism either. So far, police work is being used fairly effectively to combat terrorism in the US, at least since 9-11 woke us up. And I'm not sure what more we can do. Well there's more I suppose, but it could be pretty unthinkable.
It is a fine line, yes. But I think there's a difference between a portrait and a cake, certainly....
Also, Masterpiece turned the couple down before any discussion of what was going to be on the cake. It wasn't a matter of objecting to any imagery or text on the cake because they were turned down long before that point. They could have wanted a plain vanilla cake with white fondant, a few abstract decorations and no text or topper and Masterpiece still wouldn't have served them. So this case wasn't about objecting to the message they wanted, it was objecting to them for who they are.
The bad thing about really difficult legal decisions is they are awkward. But the really good thing about really difficult legal decisions is also that they are awkward. The only ones that SHOULD come before the Supreme Court are the ones that are awkward. And even in this case, all that happened was that the Surpreme court remanded the question back to the lower court for further consideration about a particular and limited argument.IOW, a decision has not actually been made yet. The Supreme Court has declared that one part of the lower court judgement needs to be reconsidered. I know that seems odd but that is often how the Supreme Court works. Right now, they have only said that a part of the lower court's decision needs to be explored further.
Who pays the courts, lawyers, the time spent? 6 years of legal hassle.All this must cost a small fortune. If it is the cake shop, they are already bankrupt. Put out of business? Goal achieved.
Who pays the courts, lawyers, the time spent? 6 years of legal hassle.All this must cost a small fortune. If it is the cake shop, they are already bankrupt. Put out of business? Goal achieved.


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August 26, 2014
BLAINE BRINGS PLENTY, Plaintiff,v.SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PENITENTIARY; CHRISTINA WELLNITZ, Correctional Guard; CORPORAL DEVANEY; CORPORAL CANDIC; and CORPORAL ADAMS, Defendants.
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Plaintiff, Blaine Brings Plenty, is an inmate at the South Dakota State Penitentiary (SDSP) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Brings Plenty filed a pro se civil rights lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Dockets 1, 4. Now pending before the court are Brings Plenty's motions to appoint counsel, motion to amend complaint, and motion for addresses. Dockets 21, 24. The court will address each motion in turn.
I. The Court Denies Brings Plenty's Motions to Appoint Counsel.
"A pro se litigant has no statutory or constitutional right to have counsel appointed in a civil case." Stevens v. Redwing , 146 F.3d 538, 546 (8th Cir. 1998). In determining whether to appoint counsel to a pro se litigant's civil case, the district court considers the complexity of the case, the ability of the indigent litigant to investigate the facts, the existence of conflicting testimony, and the indigent's ability to present his claim. Id. In this case, the facts of Brings Plenty's retaliation and equal protection claims are not complex. Brings Plenty appears able to adequately present his § 1983 claims at this time, and his motions to appoint counsel (Dockets 21, 24) are therefore denied.
II. The Court Grants Bring Plenty's Motion to Amend Complaint.
Brings Plenty requests leave to amend his complaint to add deliberate indifference and due process claims to his § 1983 action. Docket 21. Defendants have not filed objections to this request. A motion for leave to amend is committed to the sound discretion of the district court. Bell v. Allstate Life Ins. Co. , 160 F.3d 452, 454 (8th Cir. 1998) (citations omitted). "A party may amend its pleading once as a matter of course within... 21 days after serving it." Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a)(1)(A). Here, Brings Plenty's complaint was served on the majority of the named defendants on either July 14, 2014, or July 28, 2014. Dockets 16, 18. Brings Plenty is therefore entitled to amend his complaint "once as a matter of course."[1]
III. The Court Grants Bring Plenty's Motion for Addresses. Brings Plenty has requested the addresses for defendants Christina Wellnitz and Josh DeVaney. Docket 21. In their response to Brings Plenty's request, defendants have offered to provide the last known address for each of these defendants to the United States Marshals Service for service. Docket 23. Citing security interests, however, defendants ask that the returns of service filed with the court be sealed or redacted so that the addresses remain confidential. Good cause appearing, the court directs the clerk to redact such addresses from the returns of service filed with the court. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that Brings Plenty's motions to appoint counsel (Dockets 21, 24) are denied.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Brings Plenty's motion to amend complaint is granted. Brings Plenty must file an amended complaint with the court on or before September 26, 2014.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants must provide the last known addresses for defendants Christina Wellnitz and Josh DeVaney to the United States Marshals Service for service. The clerk is directed to redact the ...
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You've all had friends, colleagues, or coworkers who've left the recruiting world burnt out & frustrated with their production. Maybe you yourself have felt the same at times. Well, quit selling & start building relationships!
I'm not suggesting you abandon fee negotiations & contracts; this is more of a day-to-day mindset on how you approach the way you communicate with your candidates & clients. The following article illustrates this point very well, and is re-posted here with Mr. Keenan's permission. Enjoy:
Do you want to know where the biggest opportunity for sales growth is today? Are you looking for a new, sure fire sales strategy that will increase sales, get you more leads, accelerate sales cycles, reduce cost of sales and improve close rates?
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Customers and prospect are making their early buying decisions based what you know, not on what you have in your product portfolio. It's your expertise they want the most!
Become a teaching organization takes a commitment. It's a cultural change. It doesn't mean you no longer sell. Selling is what we do, that won't change. It's how we sell that changes. Turning your organization into a teaching organization means providing your sales people with new customer centric information. It means providing customers with information and data that can help them run their business. It's not more product information or product slicks. It's not information focused on you and what you sell but rather information on what they sell and what they need to be successful. It's creating a teaching organization that has more information and knowledge than your customers and prospects. It's an organization that knows how to use the information and knowledge to educate the customer or prospect in something they didn't know and needed to know.
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What are Occupiers Reading?
My letter in the Washingon Post the other day suggested that the DC Occupiers would gain from reading Hayek. After all, they have voluntarily created a new community with rules and institutions akin to the spontaneous order of a limited-government capitalist society.
I haven't yet seen copies of the Road to Serfdom when I've walked by the DC encampment, but Drudge is highlighting evidence that the New York Occupiers are reading the U.S. Constitution. Roger Pilon tells me that that's a vintage 1998 Cato version of the Constitution that the hippie in the picture is holding aloft.
So you never know—numerous highly regarded libertarians started out as leftists. I admit the evidence is thin, but maybe the next Thomas Sowell is sitting right there in McPherson Square.


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- 5 ears corn, boiled or grilled
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tomato, seeded and diced
- Fresh cilantro, use to taste
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 lime, juiced
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Fallujah - A Shooting Too Far?
by Felicity Arbuthnot
April 30, 2003
The shooting of protesters outside a school at Fallujah, approximately 30 miles west of Baghdad - where US troops were apparently billeted - by US troops reportedly from the 1st Battalion of 325th Airborne Infantry Division of the 82nd Airborne Division, may be an outrage too far and return to haunt the US and UK troops. Iraq is a country where historical memory is immediate and like Ireland, perceived or actual injustices never fade.
Out of a crowd of two hundred, it seems seventy five were injured and thirteen to fifteen killed - nearly half maimed or dead.
Fallujah was seized by the British under General Stanley Maude on 19th March 1917. He is buried in Baghdad's Rashid Cemetery. More recently Fallujah was provided by the UK, in the 1980's with a fourteen million £ chemical factory to produce chlorine and phenol, named the Tariq plant. The deal was allegedly concealed from Parliament by the then Trade Minister, Sir Paul Channon.
When the Gulf war disrupted production at the Fallujah plant, Iraq successfully claimed three hundred thousand pounds compensation from the UK government"s Export Credit Guarantee Department. However, later Tariq became subject of UN weapons Inspector"s (UNSCOM) scrutiny and accused of producing chemical weapons, was destroyed.
Fallujah is seared into Iraq's collective psyche as completely as the attack on the Ameriyah civilian air raid shelter, bombed by US planes during the Gulf war. Also in 1991, the market in Fallujah was bombed, reportedly by US planes flying very low. Other reports say the UK planes were also involved. When residents ran to help the injured and seek the dead, in a familiar pattern, the planes returned and bombed the rescuers.
Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark visited shortly after and reported at least two hundred civilian deaths and a stunning five hundred injured.
The attacks also leveled an Egyptian owned hotel and a row of modern, concrete five and six story apartments with a further (estimated at the time) two hundred dead. Military spokespersons later said they were aiming for a bridge, but Human Rights Watch reported that: "All buildings for four hundred meters on either side of the street - houses and market, were flattened."
"The term 'collateral damage' is inapplicable", says Ramsey Clark, pointing out that the attacks were in broad daylight, when much of the area would have been at its most populated. He states that attacks on civilians were stated by the military (then as now) were to "demoralize".
To visit Fallujah is to be shamed - and stoned. The only place in Iraq I have ever experienced hostility. It is a hostility easy to understand. A tour of the re-established market - or anywhere else, reveals traders with amputated limbs who survived the attack - and not a person, seemingly, who has not lost one or more of their family.
The Tariq plant at Fallujah was one of the stated reasons for the slaughter and invasion of Gulf War Two. "Iraq had embedded key portions of its chemical weapons infrastructure" Colin Powell is reported as saying, with Prime Minister Blair faithfully repeating the allegation last Autumn. (How they love that "embedded" word, does the Pentagon/State Department not have a Thesaurus?)
I visited the plant in 1999 and another cited chemical weapon plant at Al Doura in a suburb of Baghdad. Both had been completely trashed by UNSCOM. Days before Colin Powell and Tony Blair made their allegation, Count Hans von Sponeck, a former UN Assistant Secretary General and UN Co-ordinator in Iraq, visited both plants with a crew from German state television. He told this writer: "They are in the same trashed state as when you and I visited in 1999. There is one difference: the undergrowth is higher."
"Hearts and minds" are being lost in Iraq with stunning speed. This further slaughter by an unwelcome, invading force, of a "liberated" crowd, may, I predict, mark the beginning of the end for the "coalition." "They stole our oil, now they are killing our people', said one grieving relative.
Writing this, I remembered the word on the street in Iraq, when I was there little over a month ago. It was encapsulated by a western educated Iraqi graduate of the Sorbonne, an intellectual who speaks numerous languages, a true international. "Let them come", she said "we have been burying invaders for centuries - and we have plenty of spaces next to General Maude."
Felicity Arbuthnot is a freelance journalist who has visited Iraq 26 times since the 1991 Gulf War. She worked as senior researcher on the film Paying the Price—Killing the Children of Iraq, which investigated the devastating effect of United Nations sanctions on people of Iraq.


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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Savage Wolverine Issue #4 *SPOILERS*
I love Savage Wolverine. I think I love everything about it. I like Shanna because she kicks ass and doesn't take any guff off the likes of Wolverine or anyone else for that matter. In this issue she becomes bonded with the Savage Land as she is brought back to life by the sap of the man-thing (yeah that's what it's called). It's a big tree thing... I believe it only exists in the Savage Land. This bonding means that Shanna is alive as long as the Savage Land is in existence. Oh and she has the strength of ten men (apparently the strength of ten women wouldn't be impressive enough?? I kid).
I even like Amadeus who is an arrogant little prick but happens to almost always be right so we'll let it go..plus him and suit have hysterical conversations. The tribesmen he is suddenly made the "god" of, are full of comedy relief..well just the chief mainly. He's always going on about his spirit guide... a beaver.
If you like giant apes and Wolverine's inability to always think before he acts, then you'll love this. Plus, I like seeing Shanna spear Wolverine. It's really fun.
AND---- I LOVE LOVE LOVE the artwork. As always the cover is killer.
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June 14, 2006
XO's sour patch post.
1. The promotion of Goldfrapp in America. Mute failed. Period. The Golden Moment was here and now the Golden Moment is gone.
2. The British music industry's toe-in-the-water approach to artists like Lorraine, The Modern and Alexis Strum. The albums are done, from what we know, so just release them. RThis endless round of singles is silly! Releasing a CD after the third single (hello my beloved Rachel Stevens!) is not a good idea because excitement for the music is gone by the time the CD hits the store. Not to mention all the bloody leaks.
3. Morrissey's... year. There are some very good songs on the record, but so far the b-sides are not really all that. Love him, but it is a bit of a comedown. Having said that, I still want albums from him every other year. See great pics below.
4 Bits of tracks I have heard by Beyonce and Outkast suggest that their lights may be dimming. Bouncey in particular is just way to overexposed. She needs to go away for awhile. Keane, meanwhile, is just sort of there. More on that soon.
5. A certain blog for describing readers/lurkers as leeches and chastising them for not posting comments. Leeches? For music that none of us have a right to post in the first place? I have a number of friends who read this blog and never post, ever. That's just not their style and it's nothing personal against me. I am thankful that anyone gives it their precious time at all.
6. All these celebs, including my own Bitchin' Gwen, selling their baby pictures to tabloids. That is tacky ass shit. I hope they at least give the proceeds to charity.
7. Madonna's utterly lame new video for Get Together. What a waste.
Enough negativity for now. Back to some happy news (like the Pipettes!) soon...
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- countpopula said...
Could not agree with you more. Even I who worships the ground Morrisey treads think the new b-sides are just OK...I have grown to love the album though...maybe more than the last. Goldfrapp though--should we not even go there again? Let's not even mention how Mute/Warner gave up on Depeche Mode's best single and album in a decade. Great deluxe versions of Violator, Music for the Masses, & Speak & Spell though (love the new documentaries)!
- June 14, 2006 9:31 PM
- D'luv said...
I remember the frustration I felt last year when Mute dropped the ball with Erasure in the UK (I had no expectations for anything in the U.S.) when Nightbird came out. They coulda pushed those 2nd and 3rd singles more... and even the album!
Anyway, as for Moz. I believe the very first comment I made on your blog way back in January or February was my disappointment in the album. It never grew on me.
- June 15, 2006 12:12 AM
- Paul said...
ah my sweet and sour xo maguire ;) I completely agree on points two and five... why wait to release an album when duncan bloody james is released one week after his dodgy single came out and Mrs Robinson was released at all. Its bad career management and utterly frustrating for the fans...
and point five? like you i am just happy that people read my blog. If they choose to comment then so much the better but i am not crying into my marks and spencers hypoallergenic pillow about it. Sheesh. OOoo i am proper reet mad now i am!
plus helen and paul from big brother 2 (heats favourite couple) have split up. I blame me. weddings are like births and deaths - someone has to be split for someone to be joined (which i also think is a line from the gay kama sutra..?)
- June 15, 2006 1:50 AM
- Daft Monk said...
Didn't that blog whining about comments thing happen a couple of weeks ago? I took it with a grain of salt because they mistook their blog for a forum. It's different formats and if you think that blogs are the most inviting place for a discussion you're on too much medication.
While Mute obviously dropped the ball with Goldfrapp in the US I don't think we should be surprised. The label just isn't set up to handle "big" releases primarily dealing in genre driven material that works outside of mainstream outlets like commercial radio. Since they are part of emi (I think) they should have passed the record to one of the larger divisions of the corporate giant who would have had the connections to possibly get the album proper exposure. Where Mute went wrong was in delaying the release half a year so they would be able to give us... nothing. They did get the band on the two major late night shows and "Ooh La La" gets some (minor) airplay on the local dance station, but that's it. It's all the more frustrating that they didn't even get the small tour properly promoted only announcing the dates the day before they went on sale.
However I think Warners did a fair job with the new DM. As of a couple of months ago "PTA" sold more than any the bands post-"SOFD" albums and at least in the Bay Area "Precious" is a radio staple on maybe five stations with "Suffer Well" getting more and more airplay on at least three. Of course, the band has toured the US twice in the past half year and played a festival. Maybe the band know how to properly promote a record.
- June 15, 2006 4:47 AM
- Adrian said...
Ooh, because I'm bitchy like that, I want to know what this blog is. I'll go there + comment!
- June 15, 2006 8:13 AM
- xolondon said...
Well, let's just say they made an obnoxious choice. (yes, there is a clue there)
To answer Daft Monk - this happened yesterday. You may be referring to another one, but that's not the one that bothered me. My issue with this blog is that 1) it's run by committee, so it's already schizo anyway. One day it's total hiphop and then it's pop - that's all just fine actually, but it's not the most intimate blog. It has personalities, but not personality, which doesn't engender posting comments. I comment all the time on blogs where there is interaction. I tend not to when the "producer" never responds at all. 2) That blog pushes the envelope on leaks and that's what really makes it popular. It's verrry up-to-date. Again, I have no room to slam them for that, BUT to cry that readers are "leeches" is a bit RICH when their content is...as it is. 3) I just grow weary of people who say "Oh, look how much work I did on this" when it's a hobby that's done out of a love of music or whatever. YES, it does take a lot of work, but you have to build respect to get it and slapping the newest leak up isn't necessarily the way to do that.
It's just my opinion. I like that blog well enough, but that post bothered me. If you look at the comments in response to it, of which there are now a zillion (ha!) everyone is like "OMG I am soooo sorry." Right, well are you, when you were basically told, "We know who you are, we know your IPs" etc. That's one of the things they said! I mean, really, Big Brother is watching?
good thoughts about Mute btw!
- June 15, 2006 8:36 AM
- D'luv said...
By the way, XO, I had ill will toward Alison Goldfrapp after a colleague had interviewed her and she was a total b-eeeee-otch to him, but you've convinced me to check out the album and now it's kind of grown on me. Damn you!
- June 15, 2006 4:12 PM
- Daft Monk said...
I was thinking of another blog which does a really good job with content that posted a similar complaint a bit ago. Interesting that it's in the air though given their weak argument for comments.
- June 15, 2006 5:18 PM
- xolondon said...
I think that maybe Sparkpop said something ? but I didn't feel it was as attacking. This one has a vaguely menacing quality with that we know your IPs comment. Also, they have set up that post so it will stay at the top for weeks. Maybe it will actually work for them to get more comments.
- June 15, 2006 7:09 PM
- countpopula said...
The Goldfrapp CD was upstreamed to EMI/Capitol proper, but it really didn't have the impact it should have. Yes, their songs got licensed much more to TV shows and commercials, but the sales have been spotty at best (except for the first week, possibly). As for Depeche, thinking about it, they may have sold more PTA than the past couple--unfortunately, my store sold about half than it did of Exciter, but I guess online sales would have taken a lot of those away, and they didn't play my market this tour, even though they played about an hour away twice! I still think Precious was a missed opportunity though.
- June 17, 2006 12:14 AM


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First Lady Michelle Obama continued her two-day fundraising swing through Los Angeles on Monday, heading to "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" a day after she chatted up campaign contributors at the home of rock star Gwen Stefani.
Stefani and her fellow members in the band No Doubt hosted Sunday's event in Beverly Hills, where Obama warned the crowd it should expect "nail-biting moments" as her husband seeks reelection in November, according to remarks released by the White House.
"I'm not going to kid you, especially the grown-ups here," Obama said in the remarks. "This journey is going to be long and it is going to be hard, and there will be plenty of twists and turns, highs and lows, dramatic moments, nail-biting moments ... where you want to throw the TV into the lake."
Stefani's fundraiser had been billed as a "Sunday of Fun," with tickets starting at $2,500 for a family of four. Partygoers included Nicole Richie and her husband, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden; actress Alyson Hannigan; and actor Jeffrey Tambor.
A second fundraiser was held Sunday at the home Barry Meyer, chief executive of Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. Pictures, in a gated community near the Getty Museum.
On Monday, the first lady planned to talk to Leno about leading the U.S. Olympic delegation for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and also about Let's Move, her initiative to address childhood obesity. She had a third fundraising event scheduled for Monday afternoon.
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Hi Amazons. Darlene here.
You've probably notice that there's no Wisdom Wednesday today. And the UA5k post was missing last weekend. And the weekly updates have stopped.
There comes a time in every bloggers life when things out here, outside the computer, get busy. We do our best to juggle; but it's complicated. I promise that all of you here in Amazon Land are incredibly important to me – but there's a bit going on. I'm working on becoming a certified Nutrition Coach, managing my training business, and there's a sweet writing project in the works. All that being said, a few balls are getting dropped. Mostly from things I like to do that don't pay the rest. Which is Urban Amazon, mostly.
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PAINESVILLE, OHIO – Lake Erie College senior second baseman/outfielder Brayan Cacique was named tournament MVP of the National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) College Division World Series.
The NABF was established at an organizational meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1914, and is the oldest continually operated national baseball organization in the country.
The NABF College Division World Series was held at Fifth Third Field, home of the AAA Toledo Mud Hens, and is composed of summer league teams from throughout the country. Cacique played for the tournament champion Utica (N.Y.) Brewers of the Eastern Collegiate Baseball League.
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Drunk Driving Accidents
It's bad enough that folks drive distracted. That they text and drive. Talk on the phone and drive. And even eat and drive. But if someone breaks the safety rules while drinking, it is really unforgiveable. If you were in a Miami car accident that was caused by a drunk driver, you are going to want justice. At Wolfson Law Firm, we have Miami car accident lawyers with experience representing victims of drunk driving accidents.
In Miami, with the focus on image and entertainment, following the safety rules is not top of the list. Folks drive drunk as part of the party atmosphere and care-free lifestyle that is so common. Car accidents caused by drunk or impaired driving are not uncommon.Miami Personal Injury Drunk Driving Statistics
But, drunk driving is a statewide and even a national problem. In fact, Florida has it worse than most states. In our state, the CDC reports that 2.1% of people report driving after having had too much to drink while, in the rest of the country, the number is smaller at 1.9%. That is just the ones who admit it. In the experience of our Miami Car Accident Attorneys, the true number is probably much higher. It has an impact on our safety on the roads as well as from a broader, economic standpoint. From a statistical standpoint, it is clear that drunk driving car accidents cause damage to people and property. Just take a look:
Mistakenly, many people think that getting drunk has to do with the type of drink. But, as The National Highway Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports, it is how much you drink and how quick. And, that is supported by the fact that, in 2014, 65% of people killed in drunk driving car accidents died between 12am and 3am.
The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration ("NHTSA") reports that just about every 90 seconds, a person is injured in a drunk driving accident. They also report that, in 2014, 610,971 people died in drunk driving car accidents. And, one in three people will be involved in an alcohol related car accident in his or her lifetime. That was one every 53 minutes. The NHTSA reports that drunk driving costs our Country about 132 billion dollars per year. Much of that cost is meted out in the legal system, where Wolfson Law Firm's Miami car accident lawyers see dollars changing hands on these cases all the time.
The NHTSA reported recently that car accidents were the leading cause of death in teens. One-third of the accidents involving a death to a teen was alcohol related. The Centers for Disease Control Centers for Disease Control report that the average drunk driver has driven drunk 80 times before first getting arrested. A Michigan State University report indicates that a normal person metabolizes alcohol at about one drink per hour. They say that only time sobers a person up and that taking cold showers and drinking coffee does nothing.
In Miami, car accidents just should not happen from drunk driving because folks have Uber and Lyft Drivers at their disposal. Given the existence of these services, causing a Miami car accident because of drinking is simply without excuse.Miami DUI Punitive Damage Attorneys
Drunk driving car accidents cause serious personal injuries. And, drunk driving victims can sue for punitive damages in a lawsuit. Punitive damages are money damages that are punishing in nature. Ordinarily, punitive damages have limitations on the amount that can be awarded and the burden of proof. When it comes to drunk driving car accidents, though, such limitations do not apply. Rather, Florida Statute 768.736 states as follows:
768.736 Punitive damages; exceptions for intoxication
"Sections 768.725 and 768.73 do not apply to any defendant who, at the time of the act or omission for which punitive damages are sought, was under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug to the extent that the defendant's normal faculties were impaired, or who had a blood or breath alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher."
So, if you or a family member were injured in a Miami car accident as a result of drunk or impaired driver, your Miami Personal Injury Attorney may be able to pursue punitive damages. Where the facts warrant it we can pursue punitive damages for injuries resulting from drunk or impaired driving in:
- Auto accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Uber or Lyft Passengers and Drivers
- Uninsured or Underinsured Drivers
- Head-on Collisions
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Rollover Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Boating Accidents
Our Miami personal injury lawyers and Miami car accident lawyers have over 55 years of experience dealing with drunk driving cases. We have millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts in drunk driving cases.Miami Personal Injury Lawyers
The Miami Personal Injury Attorneys at the Wolfson Law Firm have been representing people injured or killed by drunk or impaired drivers for over 55 years. If you or your loved ones were seriously injured in a drunk driving related accident, we can help.
Jonah Wolfson is a bilingual personal injury lawyer in Miami. His staff is also bilingual and they help clients in Miami as well as a host of other countries including Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua, Peru and Cuba.
Call us right now at (305) 285-1115 for a free consultation and we will answer your questions and help you in any way we can.
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The most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States, cataract removal, is now being performed at the Kraff Eye Institute using the latest technological advancement; the Alcon LenSx® femtosecond bladeless laser. This latest advancement, which provides unprecedented precision to cataract surgery, is offered at Kraff Eye Institute. With the use of a multifocal lens or the correction of astigmatism there is NO additional cost to the patient for the use of the Alcon LenSx femtosecond laser.
The FIRST laser of its kind in Illinois and the only laser approved by the FDA for cataract surgery, the LenSx bladeless laser arrived in August of this year at the Harlem location of the Kraff Eye Institute.
LenSx utilizes a femtosecond laser which has been used to perform Lasik surgery since its FDA approval in 2001. By using this latest advancement of ophthalmic lasers, the surgeon and patient have an alternative to the mechanical cuts used in traditional cataract surgery while ensuring the highest-precision surgical incisions. This technology brings both safety and precision to the surgeon and the patient. (See Fact Sheet for additional details.)
Dr. Manus Kraff, the founder of the Kraff Eye Institute, has been performing cataract surgeries since the 1970's. He now offers the LenSx laser procedure to cataract patients who meet specific criteria for the surgery. Since August of this year, Dr. Kraff has performed numerous successful cataract surgical procedures with the aid of the revolutionary Alcon LenSx femtosecond Laser.
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- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 large shallot (peeled and diced)
- 3 garlic cloves (peeled and minced)
- 2 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 carrots (trimmed, peeled and sliced)
- 1, 28 oz. can crushed fire roasted tomatoes
- 5 cups vegan vegetable broth or stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1, 15 oz. can chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
- 1 1/3 cups brown rice macaroni
- 2 1/2 cups lacinato kale, plus extra for topping (chiffonade style)
- 1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
- coarse sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
- In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, toast the cumin seeds for 1 minute over moderate heat until fragrant. (Shake the pan to keep the seeds moving.)
- Add the olive oil and shallot, and cook until softened (about 5 minutes).
- Then add the diced garlic and saute for 30 seconds or so, before adding the sliced carrots, tomato paste, and smoked paprika. Stir well to coat the onion/garlic/carrot mixture in the paste and spices.
- Add the fire roasted tomatoes, vegetable broth and bay leaf. Bring the minestrone to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat and bring the soup down to a simmer. Allow the soup to simmer for 15 minutes.
- Now stir in the chickpeas and macaroni, and continue to simmer the soup for another 7-10 minutes.
- Turn down the heat to low; remove the bay leaf and stir in the lacinato kale. Cook the kale until it begins to wilt. Stir in lemon juice and season the minestrone with sea salt and ground black pepper to taste.
- Ladle Santa's Minestrone into bowls and top with more lacinato kale as desired. Enjoy!
- As Santa's Minestrone stands, the pasta will absorb the broth, turning this soup into more of a stew. If a thinner soup is what you're after, add more broth (1/4 cup at a time) until the soup reaches your desired consistency.


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AC Cupcakes
This recipe was made to order for my son. I asked my family what fruit they wanted in a fruitcake. My son's reply was apples & cherries - only those two. With a hint of cinnamon & vanilla these AC cupcakes are delicious.
175 g Bakers' Magic Gluten free flour
35 g Potato starch
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Salt
150 g Caster sugar
200 g Glace cherries
200 g Oil (I use Rice bran oil)
2 tsp Vanilla essence
3 eggs
2 Large pink lady apples
Maize starch = Cornflour from maize/corn and potato starch is sometimes labelled as potato flour. For more information go to Maize starch vs Cornflour.
Preheat oven to 170 C.
Line a muffin tin with 12 patty cake papers.
Sift/mix together the dry ingredients into a bowl.
Roughly chop the cherries & add them to the dry ingredients. If you have whole cherries in the mix they will fall to the bottom - my children wanted this to happen.
Peel both apples - finely grate one & chop the other into little chunks.
In another bowl mix together the oil, vanilla, eggs & apple.
Pour the wet mix over the dry mix & stir to combine.
Spoon the mixture "equally" into the patty cake papers.
Bake for approximately 25 mins.
Makes 12.
Simply enjoy!