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After a lifetime of experiencing a broad array of mentoring styles, Greek academic Christine Salboudis decided to set up her own mentoring company.
Designed to foster a positive and constructive world view that supports the development of philosophical and social initiatives, in 2009, Philo4Thought was born and Christine has never looked back.
Having been raised in a diverse community, with strong family values, Chris' first mentors were her strict but loving mom and grandparents. With the support of a wonderful family spanning well beyond the borders of NYC, she learned the value of resilience, strength, patience, generosity, faith, education, and her own rich and diverse cultural heritage. She learned that "community" doesn't end at a property line; that knowledge and experience are meant to be shared for the benefit of everyone and to shift beyond the scope of geographic borders. Young people need good mentors because they are our future.
Living in New York seemed like a natural transition from her family's roots, but mentoring services were not as developed and efficient as they should be for a young, first-generation American in the big city. She started tutoring other children of Egyptian/Alexandrian decent in elementary school and saw the value of educational mediation from a different transitional standpoint.
It was the first of many "Aha" moments. In college and graduate school, she volunteered for orientation services for international students, tutored bilingual and at-risk students, and participated in cultural events on and off campus. Later, she pursued a permanent career as a college professor of Philosophy, Literature, and Environmental Studies, and coordinated an MHI-sponsored Women, Beauty & Image conference for young women in New York City. She has also served as a professional and academic mentor at several universities in New York and DC. These days Christine juggles Philo4Thought alongside her work as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Philosophy, Literature and Environmental Ethics at Pace University, and an Administrative Manager and Student Coordinator at Columbia University in New York City.
In 2013 Philo4Thought merged with Quill's Edge tutorial services and expanded to include provisions for a variety of advisory workshops and networking opportunities for young Hellenic professionals (#HYP) in New York. Over the past year, their network has rapidly increased to include over 25,000 readers and clients.
Their goal is to foster the concepts of #PositiveProfessionalIdentity and #ConfidentNetworking for today's #YoungProfessional.
Each month Philo4Thought features a Young Professional of the Month article allowing readers a glimpse into particular entrepreneurial experiences.
Their annual Hellenic Young Professional (#HYP/#2014HYP) conference convenes every Spring.
If you would like Philo4Thought to speak at an event, or want someone to take a look at your CV, or simply need some basic mentoring advice please email email@example.com.
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As your child grows
Our menu
Chatterbox aims to provide the children with a well-balanced, nutritious menu.
The menu is based on the Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents developed by the national Health and Medical Research Council. The daily menu, which includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and late afternoon tea, aims to offer 50% of a child's daily nutritional requirements. It has been designed to:
- Be flexible and offers food with a variety in colour, texture and taste
- Reflect seasonal changes and available produce;
- Provide for variety and choice within each day's selections;
- Expose children to food from numerous cultures.
Meals are provided on a flexible schedule with sufficient time allowed for children to eat their desired amount of food. Your child will never be forced to eat more than s/he wants, and while s/he is exposed to a wide variety of foods and encouraged to try, his/her food preference will be respected.
If your child has special dietary requirements an alternative menu choice is provided for lacto-ovo vegetarians (i.e. no meat but includes foods of animal origin such as eggs and dairy foods). In addition, Chatterbox endeavours to cater for children with other special dietary requirements where possible.
Rest and sleep
To ensure that children have the energy to participate fully in all the experiences the Centre offers, a rest time is incorporated into each room's daily routine.
"Rest" is defined as a period of inactivity, solitude, calmness or tranquillity, and can include a child being asleep.
As we recognise that all children have different sleep requirements, rest time is designed to cater to these differing needs. If your child needs a sleep s/he will be encouraged to do so. Alternatively, your child may take the opportunity to rest and then relax with quiet activities.
Our educators will discuss with you the individual toileting requirements of your child and incorporate these into daily life at Chatterbox.
Educators will maintain hygiene and safety throughout this process and act sensitively to your child's needs. If your child is not yet toilet trained we will begin this process when your child is ready in consultation with you. It is our goal during toilet training to keep your child comfortable and give him/her a sense of pride and accomplishment.

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For option strategies, describing analyses made during the course of changing security prices and during the passage of time. This is as opposed to an analysis made at expiration of the options used in the strategy. A dynamic break-even point is one that changes as time passes. A dynamic follow-up action is one that will change as either the security price changes or the option price changes or time passes.
Describing any situation that may change. It is especially important in options strategies.


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Apple Doesn't Want You to Use Its New iPhone Battery Feature
When Apple admitted it intentionally slows down iPhones with degraded batteries late last year, the company was met with a firestorm of criticism and multiple lawsuits from users accusing it of a "planned obsolescence" scheme to sell more iPhones. While the tech giant has since offered a detailed apology that explains the slowdowns and a discounted iPhone battery replacement program, it's about to release a software update with a new battery feature to address the issue.
The thing is, the company strongly advises you not to use it. Seriously.
When asked about the controversy during an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook again apologized to customers and said the company will soon roll out an iOS software update that will allow iPhone users to disable the feature responsible for the slow downs if they'd like to. As Apple has previously explained, Cook said the current iPhone software protects iPhones with degraded batteries from draining faster and shutting down unexpectedly due to the processing needs of common iPhone functions by slowing the phone's performance.
The forthcoming software update will include a way to manually disable the deliberate lagging, but at the risk of the iPhone shutting down without warning.
"We will tell somebody saying we're slightly reducing, or we're reducing your performance by some amount in order to not have an unexpected restart, and if you don't want it, you can turn it off," he said. "Now, we don't recommend it because we think that people's iPhones are very important to them and you never can tell when something is so urgent [that an unexpected restart could have a negative effect]."
Given that many — if not most — iPhone users would gladly take advantage of any feature that promises to make their device faster, it's a bit ridiculous to offer that ability, then strongly urge people not to use it. Then again, only time will tell whether users who take advantage of the forthcoming option will end up experiencing a whole world of random shutdown pain.
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Rising Corporate Debt Could Bankrupt Firms, Crash Market by 2013
The Debt Tsunami
The rapidly rising debt tsunami that threatens the U.S. bond market is outlined in an S&P report written by a group of analysts, including Diane Vazza, Managing Director, Head of Global Fixed Income Research, issued on Friday:
Considering banks' reluctance to extend financing to companies in today's "liquidity-favorable" environment, it's hard to imagine their extending credit in 2013, in an environment where 45% of all loans could be speculative. That has all the makings of Credit Crisis: The Sequel.Based on the maturity schedules of all rated U.S. fixed- and floating-rate corporate bonds and bank debt, we estimate high-yield refunding needs of $42 billion in 2010, growing to $87 billion in 2011, $159 billion in 2012, and $244 billion in 2013. If revolvers are included, the total exposure is $53 billion in 2010, rising to $120 billion in 2011, $198 billion in 2012, and $277 billion in 2013. The share of speculative-grade rated debt to total rises to 45% by 2013, up from 11% in 2010, 21% in 2011, and 27% in 2012.
"You have too much debt coming due, and not enough money to refinance it," says John Lekas, president and CEO of Leader Capital Corp., which operates a short-term bond fund. Lekas says another debt crunch is coming, and it will likely send stocks crashing again, just as the liquidity crisis that began in September 2008 did. Lekas expects larger companies to have a better chance at refinancing debt in the short term, and smaller companies to be shut out, especially when interest rates begin to rise and spreads begin to widen.
"Greenspan gave everybody a nice window" to refinance debt, he says. "The companies that didn't take advantage of it are going to be carnage on the next move down in equities."
S&P Less Bearish
In its report, S&P was not as alarmist as Lekas about the problem of debt coming due, projecting a 5% default rate for speculative grade debt in 2010, with a worst-case scenario default rate of 6.9%. The default rate for 2009 was 10.9%.
"The projected drop in the corporate default rate appears to reflect a number of distressed issuers having been able to postpone default in the near term, as a result of lenders' willingness, by using strategies that include bond-for-loan takeouts, loan extensions, covenant amendments or resets, and equity issues," the report said.
While the report pointed out several signs of an improving economic environment, it emphasized that these low-rated highly-leveraged companies may have postponed dealing with their debt but haven't escaped the consequences. "Without a revival in top-line earnings and growth, many of the surviving leveraged issuers originated during 2003–2007 could face renewed default risk," Vazza said in a statement. Companies in the property-related or consumer discretionary sectors of the economy are particularly at risk.
Trouble Ahead
Lekas predicts problems for the intermediate bond market, particularly junk bonds and intermediate corporate bonds, once the expected debt comes due. He also warned that the U.S. and many municipalities face the same challenge of having too much debt coming due and being unable to finance it, which will make matters even worse.
"You're going to see more downgrades, and spreads are going to re-expand," Lekas warned. "The light at the end of the tunnel is a train."


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The scariest thing about summer dressing has to be that moment when it is too warm to wear tights, jeans, or your favourite tailored trousers, and you actually have to show the world your legs and the effects of months of winter has had on them, which in my case means super dry legs. For me, confidence comes from three areas, whether my hair is doing OK, is my outfit flattering, and the added pressure in the summer whether my legs look toned and fuzz-free, I used to be bothered about them being tanned but I'm really embracing my pasty ways and factor 50!
So when Braun invited me to a pampering day at the Rosewood London with yummy food, shopping, and a leg makeover by celebrity beautician and Braun ambassador, Nathalie Eleni on the itinerary as part of their Silk-Epil 9 campaign I jumped at the chance, any tips I can get on making my legs summer ready I'm totally there.
I've already gushed about how amazing the Silk-Epil 9 is, since I posted this I've used it again and I'm such an epilator convert, it really does make a smoother finish than shaving. Well for our pampering day the Braun device was all about using its fabulous exfoliation head, as Nathalie stressed that regular exfoliation was her biggest tip for evening out skin tone and texture for flawless fuzz-free legs, as exfoliating also helps to eliminate ingrown hairs, meaning hair removal will be easier.
I'm a big fan of exfoliation, I used to use a dry body brush to buff my skin of those dry patches, it used to take a while, and I have to be honest my legs never looked this good afterwards. Nathalie was so knowledgeable about the product, which apparently exfoliates 4x more effectively than a manual treatment alone, I like those odds, and recommends using a couple of times a week.
So after exfoliating, Nathalie used the device to buff in the moisturiser, apparently it makes for a shinier, silkier finish, and she was right, and then to finish off my leg makeover they were treated to Nuxe's Huile Prodigieuse OR dry oil, which added a golden shimmer to illuminate my legs and made them feel super soft. This treatment oil is a little pricey, around £30 but I'm so going to invest in it.
The second part of the event was about shopping for the ultimate summer-ready look, I of course when for a fit-n-flare dress, I do find this shape-flattering on my body, and as I'm obsessed with the new V&A collaboration collection at Oasis I rushed right there to spend my £100 challenge voucher, and I have to say I was pretty impressed as my look, minus the Cambridge Satchel Company bag, came to £93, and look how pretty that print it is, reworked from an 18th century floral print from the V&A archives.
I would normally shy away from a light-based print or for that matter a white dress, but I think the pampering and making me feel confident about my legs really helped me embrace something a little different, a lot more summery for me, plus it was so much fun shooting with the fabulous Kris Atomic and Andrew Kendal, and let's not forget my canine pal, Pearl, who is actually the Rosewood London's resident pooch, isn't she a cutie!!!
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Not sure about what to do this Bank holiday weekend? The weather is expected to be a little hit and miss, but here are a few events we have picked out if you are stuck for ideas.
Bishop's Stortford
Cirque De La Lune – Victorian freak show and circus themed musical
This two-day extravaganza takes place at the Half Moon this weekend and will be crammed full of incredible live music featuring some great local acts – and a few from further afield too. Also including a barbecue and beer and cider festival, this unique event will be a great way to spend the August bank holiday weekend in Bishop's Stortford.
Braintree + Chelmsford
Witham Beer Festival –. Fri-Sat
With over 30 different ales available all sourced from Essex Breweries including one from Witham as well as cider and a small selection of local wines the Witham Beer Festival promises to be a fun day out. The hall itself is located in Collingwood Road and with a large public car park opposite together with good rail connections. Witham is easy to reach by bus or train from Chelmsford or Braintree.
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Medieval Re enactment and Family Fun day - Sun
Medieval reenactment plus 'Go Bonkers' Fun inflatables, prize for best dressed pram/ pushchair /wheelchair, Finer Diner mobile Catering, Gilliano's Ice cream,and more. @ Helena Romana School.
Royal British Legion Club Fun Day Sun
All are welcome to come and join the Royal British Legion Club and enjoy a number of attractions including Majorettes, Line Dancing, Belly Dancing, Bouncy Castles, Face Painting, Kiddies Corner, Balloon Modelling, Side Shows, Bric-a-Brac Stalls, Tombola and much more. Open 12.00pm to 4.00pm with free entry to all visitors. Radburn Pavillion CM18 7GY
Church Farm Craft & Supplier Fair, Royston, Sat
Come along to Church farm to see local crafts and suppliers selling their products. Open between 10:30- 15:30, The farm is free to enter and includes plenty of things to do. Come and take a walk around the farm, feed some of the animals and stop off for lunch in our cafe or the Jolly Waggoner pub accross the road! SG2 7AH.
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Langley Fete – Mon
Car Boot-from 10am Companion Dog Show-from 11am Live Music-The Wrinklies Bar BBQ Teas Stalls Children's Entertainment The Animal Man & Mr Marvel.
The Gate Pub Beer Festival.
Our Late summer beer festival runs from over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Below is a link to the selection of beers and ciders that will be available during the weekend.
Mountfitchet Castle
Complete with many different buildings, siege weapons and animals roaming freely throughout the 10 acre site Mountfitchet Castle is a great family day out. The Castle provides a truely unique insight into day to day life in Doomesday England. CM24 8SP.


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The Truckee Gymnastics team put together an impressive performance on the vault, bars, beam, and floor at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev., during competition at the Jake Dalton Invitational.
Local gymnasts collected 53 individual top-three podiums and several team trophies at the competition from Jan. 6-7, which attracted almost 300 athletes.
Truckee Gymnastics had a strong showing with 44 local team members competing. Deltchev Gymnastics Academy, Flips USA Gymnastics, Gymnastics Nevada, High Sierra Gymnastics, Silver State Gymnastics, Tumble Time Gymnastics, and Tumbleweeds Gymnastics rounded out the region's competitors. The competition was comprised of teams across various skill levels, including Junior Olympic (JO) levels 2-9, and Xcel Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. The gymnasts exhibited poise…read more Sierra Sun article


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This week Maino dropped "The Most Beautiful," a slide-in-your-girl's-DMs anthem and remix of Keith Murray's "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World." Today he gives us his "Milly Rock K.O.B. Remix," his rework of 2 Milly's "Milly Rock."
2 Milly's "Milly Rock" dropped August 2014 and is just now catching some buzz as potentially the next dance craze ("first arms up then left and right / then MJ get out my sight"). With his remix, Maino is hopping on the wave and putting on for his fellow Brooklynite ("I been Milly Rockin' for 4 days!").
Keep a look out for Maino's K.O.B. 3 tape, due out soon.
Quotable Lyrics
In a G ride with a brick
Look for me, I ain't hard to spot
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Orthoses, Upper Limb, Shoulder, Support, Abduction
Definition : Upper-limb support orthoses designed to provide support by displacing the arm away from the midline of the body (i.e., abduction). They are also designed to provide some degree of movement restriction to the shoulder joint. These orthoses consist of a variety of devices with several bands and/or straps that assist the support and positioning of the shoulder in an abducted position. Typically this is achieved by the inclusion of foam pads or wedges attached to the user's trunk. Abduction shoulder support orthoses are frequently used to assist the limb by positioning it in an abducted position to provide partial restriction and control of its movement during rehabilitation from injuries or trauma.
Entry Terms : "Shoulder Supports, Abduction"
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A birth date 8. February 1992 brings us back to a past life around the year 1765, somewhere near the place we know as Mongolia. You were very likely a Man, working as Fisherman. Your personal life was a fascinating journey full of unexpected turns.
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Bright whites, pretty prints, futuristic neons, and even a bit of post-Impressionist inspiration were a few trends we picked up on at New York Fashion Week. We asked two of our A+ employees, fashion writer Anna and creative stylist Annie, to share their favorite looks from the runways.
Anna says…
Karen Walker via Style.com, Derek Lam via Style.com, Jen Kao via Style.com.
"Fashion Week was full of eye-catching colors, but none made me swoon the way Karen Walker's did. The pale rose of that waist-defining top will surely find a way to influence my wardrobe, especially when paired with scholarly shoes, a navy skirt, and fresh coral lip.
"Tailored separates were all over the runways, but this Derek Lam look really stood out from the crowd. The contrast of light and dark colors, the sheen of the shoes and slacks, and the feminine color-blocking in the blouse make this look everything a high-fashion prepster could want.
"Patterns add so much character to an outfit, like the navy florals on this Jen Kao dress. The neutral color palette keeps the large prints from being overwhelming or loud, while the bold, solid trim gives this glamorous shift a preppy edge."
Annie says…
Kelly Wearstler via Style.com, Mara Hoffman via New York Magazine, Organic by John Patrick via Style.com.
"This Kelly Wearstler look is too good, and while it falls under the umbrella of Wearstler's spring collection, I could definitely see myself wearing a version of this look with tights in the fall. From the sunnies to the scarf to the shoes, it's safe to say this look is near perfection!
"How can you deny the awesomeness of Mara Hoffamn's striped jumpsuit? With the addition of some crazy braids, vibrant accessories, and sky-high platforms, this bold, yet simple springtime look is near the top of my list.
"This environmentally sound, minimal look is typical of Organic by John Patrick, but what makes this basic bright white outfit so stunning is the unconventional pairings – a backpack and desert boots, two of my favorite wardrobe essentials!"
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I know I'm a bit late by society's standards at making a list of "to-dos" for this new year, but I sincerely believe that you shouldn't make resolutions, life-goals, whatever you may call them, right off the bat. As I do in everything, I ponder, reflect, and plan my next moves for the upcoming year. Too often, New Year's Resolutions are left in the dust, because people aren't able to follow through with the list, or because they didn't truly find things they believed in. Yes, "loosing ___ pounds" is a good goal, but is it actually something you want to do, or are you throwing it out there so you aren't the only one in your friend group without a Resolution?
Well, by the end of 2014, I was no more than a pile on insecurities held together by whiskey and the arms of my close friends. Bad decisions, shaken confidences, broken dreams and ideals, coming to the end of my rope…things piled up, and I was a bit worse for wear. Essentially, I felt that if life had a yard sale, I'd still be forgotten in the back garage while the chipped kitchen ware and 30-year-old golf clubs could be bought for a dollar. This year is different (I'll be sold for TWO DOLLARS!! …just kidding), so here they are:
15 for '15
- I will be at peace with myself (myself meaning: my PRs, my body, my education, my emotions, my everything).
- I will have savings. (With New York inhaling all of my earnings, I've found myself with no savings at all. This will change)
- I will be stronger, both emotionally and mentally.
- I will treat my body with respect. It will be clean, healthy, and the strongest it's ever been.
- I will start savoring memories, not things. I need to reduce my life. I've dwelt on meaningless things for far too long. More photos, more writing, less possessions, more space for the people I love & the things that are truly valuable.
- I will read more. Believe it or not, I haven't finished a book for leisure in some time. (#gradschool)
- I will become less attached to technology, and more attached to the people physically in my life. Let bygones be bygones. Technology keeps strings tied to things that would otherwise be long gone.
- I will travel more. I need to appreciate being young and having time. This is a beautiful country, and a breathtaking world we live in, and I need to see more of it.
- I will become fluent in a language. I don't have a particular one in mind, but being bilingual is a necessary life skill.
- I will find a job that I love. I will stop looking for "this will work" or "this sounds cool" or "it's good for now," and start looking for "I want this" and "I can live here" and "I would kill for this job."
- I will love me for my own sake. A certain amount of self-love is healthy. Too much is narcissism, yes, but like mom always said, "all things in moderation." and this is no different. I have skills, memories, traits, unique to only me, and that's pretty amazing. I need to believe that I am worth something.
- I will spend more time alone. I don't mean in my room with my computer and iphone and netflix and day-old pizza with Murder, She Wrote reruns, I mean truly alone: myself, my thoughts, peace & quiet, no distractions, just reflection.
- I will pick up a new hobby. Why not?
- I will pick music back up: I'll sing again. I'll play the cello again. I'll pull out my guitar, I'll dust off my piano sheet music…
- I will live every day to the fullest. No more "accidentally wasted __ hours online" no more sleeping til noon. It's time I grow up.


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Unexpected change. Isn't that the the worst kind? You don't know it's coming, you're given little time to prepare, and suddenly you're in the middle of it.
A few weeks ago I found myself in the middle of one of those unexpected changes. After almost twelve years of service to Fellowship and working with me my AA resigned. NO! As if that change was not enough with her resignation came word I would not be allowed to replace her. NO! PLEASE NO!
Needless to say my emotions were everywhere. I was losing a really good friend, an outstanding AA, and trying to reconcile how I would absorb her contributions. Honestly, it was overwhelming. I was very accepting of one why but could not make sense of the other why. I still can't. However, my joy moving forward is up to me, not a change thrust upon me.
Change is often intimidating because we become very comfortable in the same. The same can be done very successfully. I humbly feel I (we) were very successful. As successful as the same can be it can also be limiting when you become complacent in it. Had I become complacent and too relaxed in my success? YES! Could I (we) be even more successful by embracing the challenge of positive change? YES! OH YES!
I lost my AA and I lost my AA. Things are not the same. Some of my processes are different. I have added tasks. My demands are greater. I am in the middle of change but I will not let it steel my joy by being intimidated by it. Instead I will become intimidating in how I embrace and implement it.
R Buckminster Fuller said "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
My existing model was a success but I am working to make it obsolete. Change is good!
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Oct 14, 2012
First up, I apologize for calling this one Episode 93 when it is, in fact, Episode 94. Don't let the intro fool you, this really is Episode 94, not Episode 93.
We start off with a discussion of an Irish Gift Shop in France, and the beer Ursula brought back from there. There is also a discussion of food evangelists, a discussion of one of Kevin's many madnesses, and eventually the best cheesecake Kevin has ever eaten (Hint: It is NOT the one pictured or reviewed in this podcast).
Be regaled with stories of Ursula's grandmother! Hear the miracle of the soap evangelist! And find out what the best chocolate we have ever reviewed is, because it is in this episode.
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I know the following isn't really on the topic but I feel like I have to use this opportunity to comment of Gen. Petraeus. From the fall of 2003 – late 2008 I had the opportunity talk on a regular basis with servicemen returning from Iraq, mainly marines and national guardsmen. With the exception of a few officers and career enlisted men the general sentiment of these people was total contempt for the Bush administration and the defense department people associated with the war in Iraq. This contempt didn't let up when Petraeus came on the scene. The general opinion of Petraeus was that he was a super skilled a** kisser and back stabber. Apparently he was notorious for going out of his way to make his predecessors look bad and then inflating the importance of changes he and his superiors made. Some of the Marines were particularly incensed. They felt that they and their commanders were responsible for developing the strategy in Anbar province, particularly in Ramadi, that resulted in the ultimate successes in Iraq that was eventually claimed by Petraeus and the Bush administration as being due to the "Surge". Somewhat coincidentally I remember them saying that Petraeus couldn't carry Gen Allen's jock strap, and I'm pretty certain that's the same Allen associated with this current scandal. From what these soldiers told me and what I've read, and this latest incident, it looks to me like Petraeus in just another Bush era incompetent phony.
Dio II, you post isn't as off point as you may think–in fact it unfortunately addresses the issue Dan ends with.
Yes, Petraeus was/is a climber and an ass kisser–he married the WP Superintendent's daughter for God's sake. But why is this a "Bush era" issue? And why for the Right is the current situation an "Obama" issue?
This story has legs for 3 reasons. First, the election is over and the Beast that is the 24 hour news cycle must be fed. Second, the very real economic story of the fiscal sliff is too complex for much of the media (and its consumers) to care about. And third, Fox has to scream about something.
But the story ain't Bush, and it ain't Obama. It isn't even politics, it's messy life. And, in the case of the Khawam sisters, people you just can't believe exist.
You probably are right. It should be interesting to see where this all leads. Once the Einstein republicans in the house and at Fox news start "connecting the dots" it's going to be kind of hard for them to stop when a lot of the dots lead to republicans or republican allies. U.S. CentCom is in Tampa which is where that woman Jill Kelley is from. There's also an Air Forse base, Coast Guard base, and tons of military contractors, particularly security/intelligence firms there. The military and associated firms are generally strong republican supporters. Of course Tampa is also where the republican convention was. Tampa is also well know as the land of the strip clubs and hookers. That Jill Kelley supposedly was a "unofficial social liason" which sounds to me a lot like typical abstruse military jargon either for "slut" or "madam".
…elmer: The following is first impression-type stuff about the "affair" but here goes…
People like the Khawam sisters really do exist… if they are lower middle class, they are called "rednecks." If they are poor, they are called "trailer-park trash." If they are rich (or in this case married into money), they are called "socialites." And, if they are middle class, they get their own reality series, eg. "The Real Housewives of (fill in the blank)" "Jersey Shore".
For the same reason people watch NASCAR, this "affair" is why it's become "the" story — wrecks, whether they be cars, trains or people, draw attention and interest.
I read an interesting piece today on-line about how Obama is quietly reversing the "cult of personality" culture that has been growing up around U.S. General Officers since 2001. A culture that has made them nearly immune to criticism on military matters from nearly everyone. A culture that was built up during the Bush administration as a way to cloak its decisions with the "authority" of the generals. (The only way a general could get fired during the Bush administration was to disagree with the neocons.)
There was also an article in the most recent Atlantic about problems with generals and the military's refusal to replace them even in the face of failure and incompetence. Here's a great quote from that article: "Relief of generals has become so rare that, as Lieutenant Colonel Paul Yingling noted during the Iraq War, a private who loses his rifle is now punished more than a general who loses his part of a war."
As #1 alluded to, today's military has amazing officers and soldiers on the ground who are approaching their missions with intelligence and innovation in almost impossible circumstances. Unfortunately, they are too often subjected to poor leadership from guys like Petraeus and Tommy Franks.
As for the Republicans, the next 6 months will be telling. If they do a reasonable deal to avoid the fiscal cliff that includes tax increases and spending cuts and work to find a reasonable deal on immigration they can put themselves right back in the game.
They can even blame the need for tax increases on Obama's "wasteful" stimulus, which left them no choice, and promise to cut taxes again once we pay off the "Obama deficit."
Unfortunately for them (and, in my opinion, fortunately for the country) they won't be able to do that. The fevered rhetoric from even formerly reasonable people on the right is unbelievable. (Mary Matalin called Obama a "political narcissistic sociopath." Really?) They hate Obama so much they can't pivot to anything else. They are determined to deny him any success and desperately want to smear him with something – hence the obsession with Benghazi.
As long as they continue to obsess over Obama they will continue to win gerrymandered Congressional races and lose the Senate and White House. (Here's hoping!)
Elmer, please don't pretend you don't remember Petraeus' history as a
Republican / neocon hero, in an era when you red-voters were running roughshod all over the Constitution of the United States – the rest of us will never forget! It was before your leaders had to put on your chameleon skin to address the social issues.
I believe, as some others apparently do, that this post is about Petraeus, the republicans, and the corner which they have painted themselves into by making rock stars out of our military generals during the Bush administration. It was a political tactic which (for some) diverted attention from George W's ineptitude at just about everything, but especially as a military leader.
There have been people in this country who despise the middle class and human diginity. They have demonstrated their willingness to butcher the Constitution of the United States, while stooping to the lowest levels of dishonesty just so that they may continue abusing those who are disadvantaged and US citizens with impunity. Their criminally-negiligent monetary metaphysics during the Bush administration was indisputably the cause of the economic collapse in 2008, but they still had the temerity to try and pin it on Obama (as if any such a clusterf*** could ever be created overnight). Now they'd just love so much to pin the politically-fed arrogance of Petraeus on Obama, but they know we remember what they said of him while Bush was breaking wind in the Oval Office. Oh, the frustration! Oh, the embarassment! The dog which they have unleashed has turned back to bite them in the @@@ – OUCH!!!
The very fact that what Petraeus did has become so important, being so extra-curricular to a job which he apparently neither failed nor cheated at (other than the usual @ss-kissing and backstabbing shenanigans which unfortunately score 99% of the top jobs anywhere) is something for which a debt of gratitude is owed to certain US citizens, who as a group were never invited to the polls until the third century of our nation's existence. Then they campaigned for change, and change they got! Thank you American women, for making this grand parade of marital foibles, bedroom fumbles, sex-mail, and hate-mail possible for our distraction. It's only because you vote at the polls that such a goo-covered media circus can possibly be generated. I don't know why the private lives and gossip fodder of powerful people who most of us will never meet are more important to you than how they lead an army, how they repair an economy, or how they deal with crime, but your participation in this world has surely made it an interesting place! Who would have believed even 20 years ago (that was seventy years after you first seized the polls) that gossip columns would ever become a staple of the front page of every community newspaper? I'd say "you've come a long way, baby" but I don't know if that is still construed as a compliment, and I don't wish to say anything sexist. So I'll just say thank you, and please keep it up!
Nomore–the only people who call me a "re-voter" are implying Communist tendencies!
However, like the moderator here, I do try to think, and act on facts, not emotion or blind party loyalty. And neither party has a corner on making "rock stars" of the military during war time.
The reason the nexus for this sordid soap opera (is that redundant?) centers on Tampa, which seems to have morphed into a military version of Peyton Place, is due to the mobile ability of the top brass to conduct wars in absentia, thousands of miles from the battleground.
Today's generals have more time on their obviously bored minds to play grab ass, with attractive female civies, many of whom apparently wish to vicariously "enjoy" the excitement of engaging in secret military operations with powerful men of action.
Many males who have never served their country in battle but wished in hindsight that they did, carry out similar fantasies. These men who managed to avoid the draft and now longer have to face it, later in life seem to harbor some regret. They become pro-military, pro-war proponents. From the sidelines. Armchair generals is the term. You know, chicken hawks.
Think Mitt Romney, his father, and his five at one time eligible for service sons.
For the actual generals still "active", this push button video war from afar has subdued the thrill of battle, both the victories and the defeats. Their burning desire for stimulation in the war zone has now been sublimated to the adrenaline rush of conducting clandestine affairs with embedded Tampa Bay socialite seductresses, surrendering themselves to these sultry sirens of Sunshine State pleasure palaces, purveyors of potent potables at extravagant cocktail parties, who pose questions dipped in double entendre.
Is that a surge, general, or are you just happy to see me?
There's a reason these men of action are men of action. It is the very nature of the megalomaniacal beast that lurks within them. Generals gone wild? Nah, just generals being generals. Caught up in the self-importance and power of their positions. When you're fawned over incessantly what do you expect?
It is this ying/yang, push/pull of ego vs. discipline, a trait by the way in which it appears men more than women have to deal with on a constant basis, which has exposed these generals human frailties to the world at large. Are we such an unsophisticated populace not to recognize and understand this? Or are we still giddy teenage schoolboys at heart, reverting to telling steamy tales of conquest in locker room showers, regaling one another of our sexual prowess on love's battlefield? Well, what are we, men?
I hope this comment will be as much fun reading as it was writing.
Dennis Dzamba
Elmer, that was "red voter". Not knowing you, it was intended to encompass all who likely voted for some candidate other than Obama, and therefore leaning more to the red side of the state-by-state election map.
Also, the "chameleon skin" comment wasn't intended to address you specifically (my thoughts clarified, but I missed that change). I know you think independently. But I also believe that many republican, tea party, and conservative voters are being played by powerful interests who care nothing of theirs, any more than they do mine.
As for Obama, I hardly trust him more than you after saddling us with the debt for bailing out the evil bankers who never helped any working Americans. He's made bad decisions in crisis, and in pursuing his agenda items he leads poorly for the reason which has made him so likeable (an unwillingness to compromise).
But the fear of a president for having an Islamic name, despite no evidence of a religious background nor demonstrated religious behavior is risible! Romney, on the other hand, is proud to be of the Mormon cult, which aggressively seeks to bring the whole world under the jurisdiction of its weird ideas. It has dominated the State of Utah since the 19th Century, and those with other ideas who live there have been discriminated against. The cult has taken an entire State, so why not the whole US? Theocratic government is not supported by the Constitution of the United States! Therefore voting blue over red comes down to the lesser of two evils, and that's something to think on.
There are a number of really good movies about "rock star" generals from the past, but my favorite was Patton with George C. Scott, but I also really enjoyed MacArthur with Gregory Peck. Now there were 2 brilliant ego-maniac nut-jobs that deserved the term "rock star", as opposed to Petraeus who by comparison is not much more than a "roady". Supposedly when MacArthur found out that Eisenhower was going to run for president he responded "He'll make a good president. He was the best clerk I ever had." When Eisenhower heard that his response was something along the lines of "I'm very indebted to General MacArthur. I studied dramatics under him for 7 years". I'd also like to point out that the Bush administration fired (or dead-ended) a series of generals, first when the generals said we really needed a force of 300,000 to invade the country and/or occupy it after the invasion was over (the neo-cons wanted less than 1/2 that), then years later for saying that the extra troops from the surge would make matters worse. The generals that replaced the ones that were forced out were invariably less competent that the ones they replaced, ending up with Petraeus, the bottom of the barrel.
Actually Dan, there were 12 Presidents who were generals Washington, Jackson, W. Harrison, Taylor, Pierce, A. Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, B. Harrison, and Eisenhower. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/prestrivia1.html#ixzz2CJnTUgJp
So you are very correct when you state that being an American General have always been political figures. Over 1/4 of all Presidents were also generals.
I love trivia. Can anyone name the only president who became a general AFTER he was president.
I've been waiting all week to hear about Petraeus' testimony and all they talked about was Susan Rice.
I wouldn't even give rat's butt to hear about his affairs.
Regarding Rice, "Democratic senators who emerged from the hearing said Petraeus' testimony supported U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. "
Also "Ex-CIA Director David Petraeus told lawmakers Friday that classified intelligence showed the deadly raid on the US Consulate in Libya was a terrorist attack, but that the administration withheld the suspected role of specific al-Qaida affiliates."
So yes and no basically. What gets me is that even after the rest of us learned that it most likely wasn't the protesters but actually Al-Quaida -you know on News sites -Rice was still saying it was the protesters over the video.
Truly though I don't much care. We already know it wasn't the protestors because they were the ones who actually brought Chris Stevens to the hospital.
What I want to know is HOW this was allowed to happen on 9-11-11.
IKTTIM, I wanted to play but couldn't find the answer as most presidents died shortly after office. I had a couple of guesses but they didn't seem to be correct. What is the answer?
It seems the product of today's testimony was that the official summary (Talking points) released by the CIA suggested there was involvement in the attack by unspecified Al Qaeda affiliates, raising the questions; Somewhere between the summary leaving CIA and reaching Ambassadoe Rice, all mention of Al Qaeda involvement was removed. Who removed those details, and why remain the ongoing, unanswered questions, at the moment.
Have you actually listened to what Rice said? I watched a number of interviews of Rice after the incident (they're available on youtube – try searching on "susan rice benghazi interview" and "this week" or "meet the press") and she never blamed people protesting over the anti-muslim video. NEVER!!!!! She's very very very clear on that. What you've repeated here is typical disgusting wing-nut nonsense. They know they're lying about Rice yet they keep doing it!!! Take that hypocrite McCain. He's been going on-and-on about Rice either being a liar, even though she's never said anything that could be construed as a lie, or incompetent since she should have known what the truth was. Then, instead of attending a briefing on the current status of the Benghazi incident he held a news conference to blast Obama and Rice. Then when a reporter kept insisting that he explain why he wasn't at the hearing instead of holding a news conference he refused to answer and got very testy. DISGUSTING!! Later on, in explanation, he said that he had made a scheduling error. HUH!!! He wanted to be president and he can't keep something that simple straight?!! If the "Great John McCain" can't keep something like that simple straight how could he expect Rice to answer questions unequivocally that there is still no unequivocal answer for. And what about Romney attacking our brave diplomats who were still in danger on 9/11?!!! Huh?? How about that? Where's his apology? If people like you don't stop swallowing what these LIARS and DIRT BAGS are feeding you this country is in trouble.
You're right, Dan, we don't have the absolute complete and accurate picture of exactly who said what to whom, and that only serves to beg the ever important question of "Why". Is there some classified security interest at stake preventing what seems like a clear cut explanation of why Ambassador Rice was sent out to further a scenario that whomever sent her knew full well was, at best, misleading?
I doubt it. I don't know if Ms Rice, questioned and doubted the fairytale she was told to support. I do think, considering her job, her knowledge of the region and the informations she has access to she should have questioned the story she was given, but I also accept that sometimes your responsibility is to, "take one for the team", which in this instance she did very well. The only complaint I might have regarding her dilligence in supporting that, forgive me, but pretty obvious fairytale, is just who she considers her team. Is it the Administration she serves, or the people her Administration is responsible to service?
The answer to all this confusion seems so simple, all the powers to be simply need to explain who actually said what to whom, when they said whatever they said and why. If someone screwed up, made a decision they regret or chose the wrong priority to be focused on the American people have a long history of being reasonable, understanding and forgiving.
The problem here is the same problem President Nixon created with Watergate, that President Clinton created when he turned embarrassment into deliberate perjury and scores of other elected officials who have created mountains trying to avoid acknowledging mole hills.
Some are risking breaking their backs bending over backwards to trying to deflect responsibility for this fiasco in any direction possible. Excuse me DiogenesII, but John McCain, Gov. Romney and others questioning this blatantly sloppy handling of a serious string of potential blunders, didn't have a tinker's damn to do with causing any of it.
This was simply and graphicaly, an event that was mishandled, on multiple levels before, during and most ridiculously after, and something we, as the USofA, need to acknowledge and correct. This 2 month Kubukie dance is not helping in any way, shape or form. Parsing Ambassador Rice's words, to try and spin straw into gold, isn't helping anyone and doubtfully ever will.
It's not rocket science, she was told to "state the Administration's case", she did so consistently, ardently with what, unfortunately was an inaccurate, and worse unbelievable and obviously concocted fantasy that could not stand under it's own weight. There doesn't seem to be much of a question as to why she stated what she did, the question is, and hoepfully will continue to be until answered, who directed her to tell that story and why.
I disagree with your assessment, my skepticism does not suggest my eagerness to, "pounce on those leaks that support your already rock-hard opinion of what happened in Benghazi and how" anyway near as much as it is to legitimately question a continuous crock of BS, that is childishly transparent and suggests a level of arrogance by our highest level of leadership to divert attention away from their behavior.
This should serve as yet another example of no matter how bad or damaging reality may be, it will never be as bad, as damaging or as dangerous as allowing the people to imagine what happened.
You are wrong. From her Meet The Press appearance:
GREGORY: The images as you well know are jarring to Americans watching all of this play out this week, and we'll share the map of all of this turmoil with our viewers to show the scale of it across not just the Arab world, but the entire Islamic world and flashpoints as well. In Egypt, of course, the protests outside the U.S. embassy there that Egyptian officials were slow to put down. This weekend in Pakistan, protests as well there. More anti-American rage. Also protests against the drone strikes. In Yemen, you also had arrests and some deaths outside of our U.S. embassy there. How much longer can Americans expect to see these troubling images and these protests go forward?
MS. RICE: Well, David, we can't predict with any certainty. But let's remember what has transpired over the last several days. This is a response to a hateful and offensive video that was widely disseminated throughout the Arab and Muslim world. Obviously, our view is that there is absolutely no excuse for violence and that– what has happened is condemnable, but this is a– a spontaneous reaction to a video, and it's not dissimilar but, perhaps, on a slightly larger scale than what we have seen in the past with The Satanic Verses with the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Now, the United States has made very clear and the president has been very plain that our top priority is the protection of American personnel in our facilities and bringing to justice those who…
GREGORY: All right.
MS. RICE: …attacked our facility in Benghazi.
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GREGORY: Well, let's talk– talk about– well, you talked about this as spontaneous. Can you say definitively that the attacks on– on our consulate in Libya that killed ambassador Stevens and others there security personnel, that was spontaneous, was it a planned attack? Was there a terrorist element to it?
MS. RICE: Well, let us– let me tell you the– the best information we have at present. First of all, there's an FBI investigation which is ongoing. And we look to that investigation to give us the definitive word as to what transpired. But putting together the best information that we have available to us today our current assessment is that what happened in Benghazi was in fact initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in Cairo, almost a copycat of– of the demonstrations against our facility in Cairo, which were prompted, of course, by the video. What we think then transpired in Benghazi is that opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. They came with heavy weapons which unfortunately are readily available in post revolutionary Libya. And it escalated into a much more violent episode. Obviously, that's– that's our best judgment now. We'll await the results of the investigation. And the president has been very clear–we'll work with the Libyan authorities to bring those responsible to justice.
This doesn't need to be politicized, or reduced to what it best compares to from the past, or evaluated based on who attended hearings. If it's a cover-up, it needs to be uncovered. if it's not, we need to know the who, what, where, when and why. One cannot accurately defend or condemn what one doesn't yet know. I think you've said that here, Dan.
Albert J – It is so refreshing to see others assess your monumental efforts to muddy the water for exactly what I have always said they were,……..partisan fraud meant to shut down the efforts to expose what the very rich are trying to do to society. It is the game you have been playing all along, but now we have a copy of the rules you have been playing by, which (despite your Herculean efforts to bury your connection to such efforts and establish plausible deniability), you hope to hold the line against (what I'm sure the Right is calling) the 'Dark Side'.
@Outlaw Josey Wales,
Can you read? Can you think? What you posted supports my point. John McCain and all the other republican clowns are saying over and over things like Ann said, "So yes and no basically. What gets me is that even after the rest of us learned that it most likely wasn't the protesters but actually Al-Quaida -you know on News sites – RICE WAS STILL SAYING IT WAS THE PROTESTERS OVER THE VIDEO.
Truly though I don't much care. We already know it wasn't the protestors because THEY WERE THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY BROUGHT CHRIS STEVENS TO THE HOSPITAL."
Some republicans are even worse than Ann because some of them will actually start out saying there were no protestors there, then claim Rice said the protestors did it, then will end up saying that we know the protestors didn't do it because they took the Ambassador to the hospital. This is beyond stupid. If there weren't any protestors there how did they take Stevens to the hospital. McCain is straying into an area that, like the comments Romney made on 9/11 (that he made after he had pledged to not make on 9/11) attacking our brave diplomats while they are still in danger, can fairly be called treasonous. McCain is lying about something that could potentially contribute to putting our people and our allies overseas in danger. He's attracting attention that to something that for national security purposes would be best for us if the rest of the world ignored. He's a disgrace. Like many things we need to depoliticize this issue and handle it rationally. Even some republican leaders are startnig to distance themselves from McCain. I think the man is losing it.
Given all the caveats that Rice uses, like "the best information we have at present…we look to that investigation to give us the definitive word as to what transpired. But putting together the best information that we have available to us today our current assessment…" I don't even think it's fair to call what Rice said as inaccurate, particularly since there are still some public accounts that to the best of my knowledge haven't been disproven that there were in fact peaceful protestors still on the scene, even though they probably weren't actually protesting at the time of the attack.
I fully understand, considering there is ample presedence, that I may be absolutely wrong and may be overly cynical about this incident. I seriously doubt it, and it will take a lot more than your exaggerated and childish attempts at insulting me into silence. A lot of my slepticism is based on the behavior of this Administration during it's first term, where it's pretty much run roughshod over protocols, practices and to some extent even laws in place to steer behavior in opposite directions, designed specifically to suit different agenda.
You do much better, Dan, when you challenge differing opinions with logic and factual, or when facts are in short supply, reasonable and realistic suggestions than adhereing to the obnoxious practices of INTIM, of carpet bombing aimless insults. If I am as stupid as you suggest, a much smarter person, such as yourself, should have little trouble persuading me to accept your position. I'm open to your persuasive efforts., and have simply asked enough questions to provide you opportunity to correct my concerns.
I have tried to be respectful of your, in my judgment, seemingly naive presumptions of this Administration's motivations, although I respect your right to form your opinions and have kept those assessments to myself. I am well aware that historically, as well as potentially, Republicans, Conservatives and others who are cautious about overly optomistic wishful thinking, are capable of being dead wrong. This, however, does not "smell" like such an instance.
My problem is a simple one, I can't get past; All the Administration has to do, and has the closed hearings necessary to easily do, is explain to their political opposits the answers to legitimate and reasonable questions that are standing out as clearly as someone passing wind in church. I am supremely confident that given these national security explanations you fanticize, clearly, truthfully and honestly and addressing all related issues about motivation, whether right or wrong, these matters would be quickly accepted, the matters dropped and we could all move on. What is preventing the Administration from doing just that, remains the salient point.
However it is this same attitude of consealment, of hiding what appears to be insignifican facts and ridiculously insisting on putting out completely unbelievable and incoherent explanations that is adding the most combustible fuel to these fires of doubting the credibility of the Administration's response.
You, DiogenesII and a gaggle of other apologists are stretching credulity in allowing and condoning the Obama Administration from answering and addressing relatively simply questions the American people, all of us, have an absolute right and expectation of being answered straightforwardly and honestly. This "attack on American soil and the loss of 4 American diplomats and support personnel happened 9/11, and we're past waiting over 2 full months for a simple answer as to what happened to creat this monumental screw up.
Diogenes, you are bending over backward trying to twist her words into something other than what is plain as day.
She was told to go on those 5 Sunday talk shows to blame the Egyptian protests AND the Benghazi attacks on that video when the White House and the CIA KNEW that Benghazi was a pre-meditated attack. I only posted her responses to the first two questions of her Meet The Press interview. Posting more transcripts of that and the other interviews would only further show it.
To say otherwise is to be dishonest. You're nothing but a lying hack.
Albert J – What you call "the obnoxious practices of INTIM, of carpet bombing aimless insults", is just a way for you to dismiss what you do not, or cannot bring yourself to accept,..the truth, or any truth that does not support your definition of the term truth. If you cannot bury your opponent under the mound of rubbish you always shovel (like you are trying to do now to Dan), then you quickly attempt to denigrate them, and failing to bend them to your twisted will with that tactic, you just go for outright dismissal of anything they have to say. It is a sad place you have chosen for your reality, and dangerous when you try to make that reality ours. I blame your doctrinaire Catholic upbringing, that conditioned you to absolutes that left you no wiggle-room to develop compassion, or pragmatism.
@Outlaw Josey Wales,
You're a perfect example of why the republican party is going to fade away into a permanent minority party, at best. You're comments are similar to wing-nut nonsensical comments like the Bible is literally true in all respects and that evolution is "just a theory" and creationism should be taught in schools, that global warming doesn't exist and is hoax being perpetrated on the world by left-wing climate scientists, that Obama was born in Kenya, that Obama won this time only because he gave, and promised more, "gifts" to his supporters(as if republican haven't given similar "gift" to their supporters,), that a 1 day old fetus that resulted from a rape is a gift of god, that a pregnancy that cannot result in a live birth should have to go to term even if it will kill the mother, etc., etc.. As Dan has frequently pointed out both parties are guilty of this kind of irrationality, but republicans have taken it to the extreme and are being controlled by the wing-nuts. The republicans might find some special interest group that it can buy off to support them for a while, but Americans as a whole just aren't going to put up any longer with their lies, irrationality, outright stupidity, and venality.
There's no possible way that Rice's statements can be interpreted in the way that you, Ann, McCain, and the rest of the wing nuts say they can, and in fact the more reasonable elements in the republican party are already doing their best to find a way to extract themselves from this stupidity. I saw a political talk show this morning that was a mix of people to the left, the middle, and the right and the consensus was that McCain is pushing this issue for personal reasons first, political reasons second, and real concern almost not at all. He has a history of grandstanding like this to get even with somebody he's mad at and this is just him venting his lingering anger for losing to Obama.


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- A Squad consists of 3 Pilots, 3 Titans, and 4 Burn Cards.
- You have 3 Squads to configure, selected using the "SQUAD 1-3" tabs in the Squad Overview screen.
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Archive for July, 2014
4 Things to Watch in Cleveland Browns Training CampFriday, July 25th, 2014
4 Things to Watch in Cleveland Browns Training Camp
As you know from following the Allan Nott blog or by simply scrolling down the page, we dedicate most of of our posts to information about the Honda and Toyota vehicles on our lot, but every now and then we like to stray from the norm and discuss local events and things we know are on your mind. And with August approaching, we know many of you are getting the itch for NFL football, and more specifically, Cleveland Browns football. Certainly, the arrival of Johnny Manziel is the big story, but there is more to keep an eye on than Johnny Pigskin, so here are 4 things to watch in Cleveland Browns training camp this year. (more…)
How to Use the Toyota Prius Solar Panel RoofTuesday, July 22nd, 2014
How to Use the Toyota Prius Solar Panel Roof
Leaving your car parked outside during the summer months for an extended period of time can cause the interior temperature's of the cabin to skyrocket. Nothing short of a sauna, a car parked in extreme heat can make the ride home from a long day at work downright miserable, unless you own a new Toyota Prius that is! Yes, Toyota has actually figured out a safe way to ensure you have a cool and comfortable car that doesn't involve leaving your windows open or using any additional fuel from your gas tank. Learn how to use the Toyota Prius solar panel roof today and be on your way to a cooler summer!
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2014 Allen County Ohio-area Car ShowsTuesday, July 15th, 2014
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The summer months present a lot of opportunities for people to take advantages of. Farmers markets, town picnics and long days spent on the lake are just a few of the many things you can do to get yourself outside and enjoying the warm weather. If you are anything like us here at Allan Nott Honda Toyota, the summer months also means the time of the year when people take out their one-of-a-kind automobiles and show them off for everyone to appreciate. See some of the best automobiles our area has to offer this year with these 2014 Allen County Ohio-area car shows! (more…)


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Indecisiveness, Confidence, Guidance, Visions, Change, Transition, Trust, Victimhood, Co-dependency
Harmonious Expression: Being able to journey within for guidance and to know one's self. A pattern of inner reliance, of being self responsible. Of living in accord with one's truth. For having the vision of one's journey, accessing personal wisdom.
Inharmonious Expression: Indecisiveness, lack of trust in one's self. Having a lack of confidence, especially with regards to decision making. Helpful for breaking out of cycles of victimhood and dependency.
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À propos de Natalia Jimenez
The former lead singer of Grammy-winning Spanish rock band La 5a Estacion, Jimenez began striking out on her own in 2010. She duetted with Marc Anthony and Ricky Martin, then headed into the studio with Emilio Estefan (and, occasionally, his wife Gloria) to record her self-titled solo debut. Jimenez was born in Madrid, where she hooked up with the other members of La 5a Estacion. The band relocated in Mexico, where they had a strong following, and began establishing themselves as a serious presence in the Latin Pop world. Jimenez began calling a third city home when she moved to Miami to record her solo effort. The distinctive musical scenes of all three cities influenced her wide-ranging album.
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