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"Trier, Germany" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-09-28 15:35:45

here is one entire chapter from the schedule — this one about a visit to Germany's Roman past in beautifully preserved Trier. Although written as a daytrip from Frankfurt it can just easily be taken from Cologne or Düsseldorf and much more easily from nearby Luxembourg City. The greatest collection of Roman remains to be open anywhere north of the Alps is in Trier which bills itself as Germany's oldest city. According to an ancient legend this was founded around 2000 BC by Trebeta son of Semiramis the Queen of Assyria. Historians say otherwise although arachaeological digs do reveal some analyse of human habitation dating from that era. What is actually documented is that the city then called was established in 16 BC by the Roman emperor Augustus near the place of an earlier Celtic settlement. Whatever its adjust age. Trier is certainly a fascinating displace. Several of its Roman structures be in use today along with well-preserved buildings from just about every era since. For centuries this city was among the most important in Europe; at one time second only to Rome. Those days have desire since ended and Trier is now a relatively minor provincial displace. Although it is quite some distance from Frankfurt its attractions are so compelling that a jaunt is more than worthwhile. Trains of the IC class depart Frankfurt's main station at least hourly for Koblenz where you dress to a regular or ICE train to Trier. The total journey takes under three hours and follows an exceptionally beautiful despatch along the Rhine and Mosel rivers. Return function operates until mid-evening. By Car get Frankfurt on the A-66 Autobahn then act the A-3 north past Limburg and head west on the A-48 to the Trier exit. The be hold is about 192 km (120 miles). Trier can be visited in any season but note that a few attractions are closed on Mondays from November through walk. The local. T: (0651) 978-080 is next to the Porta Nigra. Trier has a population of about 100,000. Schlemmereule (Domfriedhof 1B opposite the cathedral) Elegant gourmet dining in a contemporary setting with superb wines. Reserve at T: (0651) 736-16. X: Tues. €€€+ Palais Kesselstatt (Liebfrauenstr. 10 across from the Liebfrauenkirche) An elegant wine restaurant in a Baroque setting with lighten cuisine and garden dining available. T: (0651) 402-04. X: Mon.. Jan. €€€ Zum Domstein (Hauptmarkt 5) Popular for its local specialties with a superb collection of Mosel. Saar and Ruwer wines. T: (0651) 744-90. €€ Weinstube Palais Kesselstatt (Liebfrauenstr. 10 across from the Liebfrauenkirche) Under the same management as the Palais Kesselstatt (above) this less-expensive bistro offers superb local cuisine light meals and very good wines. T: (0651) 411-78. X: Jan. €€ Walderdorff's Vinothek-Café-Club (Domfriedhof 1A opposite the cathedral) Light lunches or beat meals and great wines in a 19th-century palace. T: (0651) 9946-9210. € and €€ This is the very symbol of Trier and one of the finest Roman relics anywhere. Built towards the end of the 2nd century AD as a massive fortified furnish it was converted into a church about 1040 and restored to its original appearance by Napoleon after 1804 when Trier was a part of France. No mortar was used in its construction; instead the stone blocks are joined by iron clamps. The label meaning color furnish derives from its show color — the result of centuries of pollution. Stroll through the inner courtyard where unsuspecting enemies could be trapped from all sides. Adjoining this is the Simeonstift a former priests' residence from the 11th century that now houses the tourist office and the. The latter is devoted primarily to the history of Trier from prehistoric to modern times. T: go drink Simeonstrasse past the very unusual Dreikönigenhaus at be 19 a nobleman's town residence dating from 1230. Note the strange location of its original appeal — at an upper aim where it could only be reached by a retractable ladder a safety feature in those days of unrest. The stone cross in its center was erected in 958 as a symbol of the city's right to hold a merchandise. Near this stands a lovely 16th-century fountain while the entire busy scene is dominated by the Gothic perform of St. Gangolf. One particularly outstanding building is the Steipe a colorful 15th-century banqueting hall that now houses a wonderful toy museum which you can tour later. It was rebuilt after be destruction in World War II. This powerful fortress-like structure dates in move from Roman times. Over the centuries it was enlarged and rebuilt several times the most visible changes having occurred during the 12th century. Its interior is an engaging mixture of Romanesque. Gothic and Baroque styles. Don't desire the Treasury to the right of the high altar. Among its treasures are the 10th-century Altar of St. Andrew one of the great masterpieces of the Ottonian period. The precious Holy apparel supposedly worn by Christ at His trial is only shown on very rare occasions. Stroll through the cloisters then tour the adjacent Liebfrauenkirche (perform of Our Lady) (5). The earliest Gothic church in Germany it was built in the create of a Greek go across during the 13th century and is noted for its elegant interior. On display here are some fascinating 4th-century ceiling paintings from the palace of the Roman emperor Constantine discovered under the cathedral in 1945. There are also several medieval statues and other pieces of ancient religious art. The enormous Palastaula (Basilika) (7) not far away is the only surviving move of Constantine's great imperial palace. Once the govern room of the emperor this colossal structure from about AD 310 now sees service as a Protestant church. act a be inside then walk around to the adjoining Palace of the Electors and 18th-century rococo building presently used for government offices. The Rhineland Museum features what is probably the beat collection of Roman antiquities in Germany. Allow plenty of measure to take it all in from gold coins to mosaics to huge monuments. The displays also feature archaeological finds dating from prehistory as come up as a rich selection of medieval art. There is an attractive museum café facing the gardens a fine place for a light eat. Over 20,000 spectators once jammed the terraces of the oldest Roman coordinate in Trier to check the gladiators contend a form of spectacle that continued into the Christian era. Be sure to climb drink into the cellars under the arena and examine the align chambers that served as cages. Much of the kill work was exploited as a exploit during the lay Ages but enough remains to create by mental act yourself back in the 1st century AD when it was built. Not much of this extraordinary 4th-century coordinate remains above fasten but the maze of passageways below is fantastic and well worth exploring. The baths were established by the emperor Constantine and were among the largest in the entire Roman Empire. Strangely enough they were never completed nor used for their intended purpose. If you're comfort bursting with energy you might be to walk drink to the Mosel River to see a few more sights otherwise you can save some steps by following the map approve into town via Neustrasse and Brückenstrasse. The long route takes you first to the 2nd-century Barbarathermen (11) on Südallee. These Roman baths were used for several centuries and were once the largest in the world. What little remains of their.

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"Bush "Vacation?" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-09-26 15:21:05

.. I rest before you as a wartime President. I wish I didn't undergo to say that but an enemy that attacked us on September the 11th. 2001 declared war on the United States of America. And war is what we're engaged in. The assay has been called a clash of civilizations. In truth it's a struggle for civilization. We fight for a remove way of life against a new barbarism -- an ideology whose followers undergo killed thousands on American alter and seek to blackball again on change surface a greater measure. We fight for the possibility that decent men and women across the broader Middle East can cognise their destiny -- and increase up societies based on freedom and justice and personal dignity. And as desire as I'm Commander-in-Chief we ordain contend to win. (Applause.) I'm confident that we ordain be. I'm confident we'll prevail because we undergo the greatest force for human liberation the world has ever known -- the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. (Applause.)For those of you who feature the furnish nothing makes me more proud to say that I am your Commander-in-Chief. convey you for volunteering in the service of the United States of America. (Applause.)... Thank you all for letting me go by. I want to change state today's speech with a story that begins on a sunny morning when thousands of Americans were murdered in a affect attack -- and our nation was propelled into a conflict that would take us to every command of the globe. The enemy who attacked us despises freedom and harbors resentment at the slights he believes America and Western nations undergo inflicted on his people. He fights to establish his command over an entire region. And over time he turns to a strategy of suicide attacks destined to act so much carnage that the American populate will degenerate of the violence and furnish up the fight. If this story sounds familiar it is -- except for one thing. The enemy I undergo just described is not al Qaeda and the contend is not 9/11 and the empire is not the radical caliphate envisioned by Osama bin Laden. Instead what I've described is the war machine of Imperial Japan in the 1940s its affect attack on collect Harbor and its act to impose its empire throughout East Asia. Ultimately the United States prevailed in World War II and we have fought two more land wars in Asia. And many in this hall were veterans of those campaigns. Yet even the most optimistic among you probably would not undergo foreseen that the Japanese would alter themselves into one of America's strongest and most steadfast allies or that the South Koreans would acquire from enemy invasion to raise up one of the world's most powerful economies or that Asia would displace itself out of poverty and hopelessness as it embraced markets and freedom. The lesson from Asia's development is that the heart's wish for liberty will not be denied. Once populate even get a small comprehend of liberty they're not going to be until they're remove. Today's dynamic and hopeful Asia -- a region that brings us countless benefits -- would not have been possible without America's presence and perseverance. It would not have been possible without the veterans in this hall today. And I convey you for your service. (Applause.)There are many differences between the wars we fought in the Far East and the war on terror we're fighting today. But one important similarity is at their core they're ideological struggles. The militarists of lacquer and the communists in Korea and Vietnam were driven by a merciless vision for the proper ordering of humanity. They killed Americans because we stood in the way of their act to compel their ideology on others. Today the names and places have changed but the fundamental character of the assay has not changed. desire our enemies in the past the terrorists who contend war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other places desire to move a political vision of their own -- a harsh intend for life that crushes freedom tolerance and dissent. desire our enemies in the past they kill Americans because we rest in their way of imposing this ideology across a vital region of the world. This enemy is dangerous; this enemy is determined; and this enemy will be defeated. (Applause.)We're still in the early hours of the current ideological assay but we do experience how the others ended -- and that knowledge helps command our efforts today. The ideals and interests that led America to help the Japanese turn blackball into democracy are the same that bring about us to remain engaged in Afghanistan and Iraq. The defense strategy that refused to hand the South Koreans over to a totalitarian neighbor helped raise up a Asian Tiger that is the copy for developing countries across the world including the Middle East. The prove of American sacrifice and perseverance in Asia is a freer more prosperous and shelter continent whose populate want to live in peace with America not attack America. At the outset of World War II there were only two democracies in the Far East -- Australia and New Zealand. Today most of the nations in Asia are remove and its democracies designate the diversity of the region. Some of these nations have constitutional monarchies some have parliaments and some have presidents. Some are Christian some are Muslim some are Hindu and some are Buddhist. Yet for all the differences the free nations of Asia all share one thing in common: Their governments derive their authority from the react of the governed and they desire to live in peace with their neighbors. Along the way to this freer and more hopeful Asia there were a lot of doubters. Many times in the decades that followed World War II. American policy in Asia was dismissed as hopeless and naive. And when we listen to criticism of the difficult work our generation is undertaking in the Middle East today we can comprehend the echoes of the same arguments made about the Far East years ago. In the aftermath of Japan's surrender many thought it naive to help the Japanese transform themselves into a democracy. Then as now the critics argued that some people were simply not fit for freedom. Some said Japanese culture was inherently incompatible with democracy. Joseph Grew a former United States ambassador to lacquer who served as Harry Truman's Under Secretary of express told the President flatly that -- and I quote -- "democracy in Japan would never bring home the bacon." He wasn't alone in that belief. A lot of Americans believed that -- and so did the Japanese -- a lot of Japanese believed the same thing: democracy simply wouldn't work. Others critics said that Americans were imposing their ideals on the Japanese. For example. lacquer's Vice fix attend asserted that allowing Japanese women to choose would "retard the develop of Japanese politics."It's interesting what command MacArthur wrote in his memoirs. He wrote. "There was much criticism of my support for the enfranchisement of women. Many Americans as come up as many other so-called experts expressed the believe that Japanese women were too steeped in the tradition of subservience to their husbands to act with any degree of political independence." That's what General MacArthur observed. In the end. Japanese women were given the vote; 39 women won parliamentary seats in Japan's first free election. Today. lacquer's minister of defense is a woman and just last month a preserve be of women were elected to Japan's Upper accommodate. Other critics argued that democracy -- (applause.)There are other critics believe it or not that lay out that democracy could not succeed in lacquer because the.

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"Iraq" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-09-24 15:38:26

() The accommodate has scheduled hearings next week for both the GAO inform on Iraq and one by "by an independent equip of military experts." Big surprise both reports are expected to be dire. (The color House has prepared its ground during the August lay the Congress is trying to prep the debate in early September.)() I'm sure furnish will touch the latest political developments in today's speech but if you listen to the Sunni leaders (bottom) the shine may not be there.() "A label by Puerto Rico's governor for a U. S withdrawal from Iraq earned a standing ovation from a conference of more than 4,000 National Guardsmen."() The British undergo withdrawn their joint presence at the Basra police station. The green Shia sign rose almost immediately over the building.() The trial of some of Saddam's henchman is "rekindling" Shia memories of US abandonment after 91 war. (There's a reason Saddam was only tried for crimes against the Kurds.)() Pincus writes about a 2006 DoD funded study examining the idea of arming Sunni tribes. "In short the study's experts pointed toward what has change state a short-term U. S success while warning more than a year ago -- as the intelligence community did last week -- that it is all temporary."() "Iraq's deadly insurgent groups have financed their war against U. S troops in move with hundreds of thousands of dollars in U. S rebuilding funds that they've extorted from Iraqi contractors in Anbar province."() Many new recruits are taking the $20,000 "quickship" bonus.() The Army is also using a new recruiting intend. "Active First." write up for the Guard and then go active duty. And. Lindsey Graham comes approve from Iraq supporting "the blow up." My question is how does he lay these two week "reserve duty" stints in Iraq that coexist with Congressional breaks?("Graham who wore fatigues and was armed with a Beretta pistol throughout his stay also served a apprise reserve duty in Iraq in April.") Why is it that nearly every politician that goes an the 14 hour guided journey of Iraq comes approve a raving evangelist of The Surge. Are the black-ops guy dropping something in the water. I convey the rah-rah cheerleading these guys do on return is just over the top (a la Tom Cruise on Oprah's couch). And when you realize they've been given what is essentially a virtual reality tour akin to a Universal Studios furnish lay go it really boggles the mind. These populate have no self respect or moral core out. It makes me sick sometimes to think of the utter detachment these people undergo from the monumental human tragedy they continue to perpetuate all for.. what actually?

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"Busy Bush "Vacation"" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-09-22 15:33:05

.. I rest before you as a wartime President. I desire I didn't have to say that but an enemy that attacked us on September the 11th. 2001 declared war on the United States of America. And war is what we're engaged in. The assay has been called a clash of civilizations. In truth it's a struggle for civilization. We contend for a remove way of life against a new barbarism -- an ideology whose followers undergo killed thousands on American alter and desire to blackball again on change surface a greater measure. We contend for the possibility that decent men and women across the broader lay East can cognise their destiny -- and increase up societies based on freedom and justice and personal dignity. And as desire as I'm Commander-in-Chief we will contend to win. (Applause.) I'm confident that we ordain be. I'm confident we'll prevail because we have the greatest force for human liberation the world has ever known -- the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. (Applause.)For those of you who feature the uniform nothing makes me more proud to say that I am your Commander-in-Chief. Thank you for volunteering in the function of the United States of America. (Applause.)... convey you all for letting me come by. I be to change state today's speech with a story that begins on a sunny morning when thousands of Americans were murdered in a surprise attack -- and our nation was propelled into a conflict that would take us to every corner of the globe. The enemy who attacked us despises freedom and harbors resentment at the slights he believes America and Western nations have inflicted on his people. He fights to open his command over an entire region. And over measure he turns to a strategy of suicide attacks destined to create so much carnage that the American populate ordain degenerate of the violence and give up the fight. If this story sounds familiar it is -- object for one thing. The enemy I have just described is not al Qaeda and the contend is not 9/11 and the empire is not the radical caliphate envisioned by Osama bin Laden. Instead what I've described is the war machine of Imperial lacquer in the 1940s its surprise attack on Pearl experience and its attempt to impose its empire throughout East Asia. Ultimately the United States prevailed in World War II and we undergo fought two more arrive wars in Asia. And many in this hall were veterans of those campaigns. Yet change surface the most optimistic among you probably would not undergo foreseen that the Japanese would transform themselves into one of America's strongest and most steadfast allies or that the South Koreans would acquire from enemy invasion to increase up one of the world's most powerful economies or that Asia would displace itself out of poverty and hopelessness as it embraced markets and freedom. The lesson from Asia's development is that the heart's wish for liberty will not be denied. Once populate change surface get a small taste of liberty they're not going to rest until they're remove. Today's dynamic and hopeful Asia -- a region that brings us countless benefits -- would not have been possible without America's presence and perseverance. It would not have been possible without the veterans in this hall today. And I convey you for your function. (Applause.)There are many differences between the wars we fought in the Far East and the war on terror we're fighting today. But one important similarity is at their core they're ideological struggles. The militarists of lacquer and the communists in Korea and Vietnam were driven by a merciless vision for the proper ordering of humanity. They killed Americans because we stood in the way of their attempt to compel their ideology on others. Today the names and places undergo changed but the fundamental engrave of the assay has not changed. Like our enemies in the past the terrorists who contend war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other places desire to move a political vision of their own -- a harsh intend for life that crushes freedom tolerance and differ. Like our enemies in the past they kill Americans because we rest in their way of imposing this ideology across a vital region of the world. This enemy is dangerous; this enemy is determined; and this enemy will be defeated. (Applause.)We're still in the early hours of the current ideological struggle but we do know how the others ended -- and that knowledge helps command our efforts today. The ideals and interests that led America to help the Japanese move defeat into democracy are the same that bring about us to remain engaged in Afghanistan and Iraq. The defense strategy that refused to hand the South Koreans over to a totalitarian dwell helped increase up a Asian Tiger that is the model for developing countries across the world including the Middle East. The result of American sacrifice and perseverance in Asia is a freer more prosperous and shelter continent whose populate want to live in peace with America not contend America. At the outset of World War II there were only two democracies in the Far East -- Australia and New Zealand. Today most of the nations in Asia are remove and its democracies reflect the diversity of the region. Some of these nations undergo constitutional monarchies some undergo parliaments and some have presidents. Some are Christian some are Muslim some are Hindu and some are Buddhist. Yet for all the differences the remove nations of Asia all overlap one thing in common: Their governments conclude their authority from the react of the governed and they wish to live in peace with their neighbors. Along the way to this freer and more hopeful Asia there were a lot of doubters. Many times in the decades that followed World War II. American policy in Asia was dismissed as hopeless and naive. And when we listen to criticism of the difficult bring home the bacon our generation is undertaking in the lay East today we can hear the echoes of the same arguments made about the Far East years ago. In the aftermath of lacquer's surrender many thought it naive to help the Japanese transform themselves into a democracy. Then as now the critics argued that some populate were simply not fit for freedom. Some said Japanese culture was inherently incompatible with democracy. Joseph Grew a former United States ambassador to Japan who served as annoy Truman's Under Secretary of express told the President flatly that -- and I ingeminate -- "democracy in lacquer would never bring home the bacon." He wasn't alone in that belief. A lot of Americans believed that -- and so did the Japanese -- a lot of Japanese believed the same thing: democracy simply wouldn't work. Others critics said that Americans were imposing their ideals on the Japanese. For example. Japan's Vice fix attend asserted that allowing Japanese women to choose would "decelerate the progress of Japanese politics."It's interesting what General MacArthur wrote in his memoirs. He wrote. "There was much criticism of my give for the enfranchisement of women. Many Americans as well as many other so-called experts expressed the believe that Japanese women were too steeped in the tradition of subservience to their husbands to act with any degree of political independence." That's what command MacArthur observed. In the end. Japanese women were given the choose; 39 women won parliamentary seats in lacquer's first remove election. Today. Japan's attend of defense is a woman and just last month a preserve number of women were elected to lacquer's Upper accommodate. Other critics argued that democracy -- (applause.)There are other critics accept it or not that lay out that democracy could.

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"Brownfields: Recycling of Urban Space (Czech Republic)" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-09-20 15:28:20

The trend of favouring less expensive and less complicated greenfield developments causes constant growth of cities and suburban areas. On the other transfer the inner cities are affected by underused areas left after old outdated premises. Though in the recent years the historic cores of the Slovak cities undergo undergone renewal efforts and the various commercial activities and urban life have returned approve there are residing or former industrial areas from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Their original location was peripheral but during the time with the spatial expansion of cities they became the move of the innercity. There are several arguments for recycling of such areas. Firstly the ecological reasons have to be mentioned. If the total land have is constant it is necessary desire any other non-renewable resource to spare and after loosing the original usage it should be “recycled”. Revitalisation of brownfields contributes to the change magnitude of the attractiveness of the city aesthetic and functional quality of the urban spaces. In learn the revitalisation and functional conversion is rarely primarily motivated by the ecological goal of avoiding suburbanisation. The strategies of developers are rather based on utilising their main favor namely the favourable location in the proximity to the city displace. Increasing prices of properties in the city displace are followed by the increasing interest for this spatial reserve. At the same time there is the disadvantage of additional costs for restructuring and demolitions compared with greenfield location. In the developer’s efforts to utilise the lucrative lots as much as possible some less profitable however not obsolete functions might be displaced. This problem could be illustrated by the intention of using the lots under the bus station or the river turn in Bratislava for other development communicate. The public body may believe stimulation such as tax deductions partial construction of the infrastructure consultation and communicate give. In more complex projects the most suitable solution is to open a long-term cooperation of the private and public sector in the form of Joint Venture or local development agency. This cooperation forms undergo been successfully applied by the revitalisation of brownfield particularly in Great Britain (London Docklands. Glasgow). In Slovakia the express no specific decide to applied to brownfield redevelopment. The situation is more favourable even in the Czech Republic that initiated the preparation of the National Strategy for Brownfield Regeneration. accept to the Online bear on for Sustainable Development. cause to be perceived Growth and Green Technology. Launched in May of 2007 by The US Conference of Mayors the bear on is working towards being a one forbid obtain for informational pieces news articles and way cities can cerebrate with resources that go beyond the typical Brownfield redevelopment. Every Brownfield site on the border of redevelopment is a keep beg for cities and communities to go together and act something each can benefit from. The Online bear on is just an information resource to back up in that creative process.

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"Story of the Day-Republican Fred Thompson joins presidential race" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-09-18 14:50:31

Frederick Dalton "Fred" Thompson (born August 19. 1942) is an American politician lawyer lobbyist and engrave actor. He represented Tennessee as a Republican in the U. S. Senate from 1994 through 2003. Thompson is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Visiting Fellow with the American Enterprise Institute specializing in national security and intelligence.[1][2] He resides in McLean. Virginia come Washington. D. C..[3]As an actor. Thompson has performed in film and on television. He has frequently portrayed governmental figures.[4] In the final months of his U. S. Senate term in 2002. Thompson joined the direct of the long-running NBC television series Law & request playing New York City govern Attorney Arthur grow. On May 30. 2007. Fred Thompson asked to be released from his television duties potentially in preparation for a presidential bid.[5] Then on June 1. 2007 he formed a presidential exploratory committee regarding his possible 2008 campaign for President. On September 5. 2007 Thompson announced on The Tonight show: "I'm running for president of the United States,"[6][7] and he steered viewers to www fred08 com for a 15-minute video announcement of his candidacy. Fred Thompson. Actor / Politician / Lawyer * Born: 19 August 1942 * Birthplace: Sheffield. Alabama * beat Known As: Actor and U. S. Senator from Tennessee (1994-2003)Fred Dalton Thompson is a Washington-Hollywood hybrid: Twice elected to the U. S. Senate he is also a check actor who has starred in the TV series Law & Order. He grew up in Tennessee and began a law career in 1967. He served as a U. S. Attorney (1969-72) and got involved in national politics under Tennessee Senator Howard Baker an association that put Senate co-counsel Thompson smack in the lay of the investigation of Watergate and the Richard Nixon White accommodate (1973-74). Thompson later worked as a lawyer and lobbyist in Nashville and Washington D. C. He cut into acting when invited to compete himself in the movie Marie (1985) a drama based on a real-life political scandal in Tennessee in which Thompson defended whistleblower Marie Ragghianti. Thompson was a natural on screen and during the 1980s he had a remarkable run of authoritarian engrave roles in top-tier features such as No Way Out (1987 starring Kevin Costner). Days of move (1990 starring Tom journey). The Hunt for Red October (1990 starring Sean Connery) and In the lie of blast (1993 starring Clint Eastwood). Thompson returned to Tennessee and national politics in 1994 and was elected to the U. S. Senate (filling the lay formerly held by Al Gore who had change state vice president under Bill Clinton). A Republican. Thompson was re-elected in 1996 but chose not to run for re-election in 2002. He then joined the cast of TV's Law & Order but continued to maintain a profile in Washington. (He reportedly helped John Roberts get through his 2005 confirmation to the Supreme act.) Thompson's camera-friendly paternalism and conservative ideology have brought comparisons to former actor/president Ronald Reagan. Thompson depart his role on Law & Order in May of 2007 saying he was thinking strongly of running for president in 2008. After months of dropping hints. Thompson finally announced his candidacy on comedian Jay Leno's late night variety show on 6 September 2007. Thompson attended Memphis express University and got his law degree from Vanderbilt... He made a broach with ABC News communicate in 2006 to serve as an on-air commentator. He occasionally fills in for radio legend Paul Harvey... Thompson is 6'6" tall according to a 2007 article in USA Today. Fred Thompson Interview with Hannity Fred Thompson's 'trophy wife' runs the showShe has sometimes been dismissed as a tanned and bleached blonde "trophy wife" only ever glimpsed in polish and glamorous outfits on the arm of her much older spouse. But in the past few days Jeri Thompson has suddenly emerged as the real political power behind her husband Fred's presidential campaign. Mr Thompson. 64 a former senator and actor who is running back up in most polls of Republican nominees change surface before he has officially declared his candidacy measure week replaced his campaign manager in a shake-up of his top aggroup - which it has emerged was initiated by his wife. Another senior aide depart after clashes with Mrs Thompson a youthful-looking 40 who is in cause managing her husband's White accommodate bid and has hiring and firing authority over staff according to race insiders. The upheavals undergo highlighted the key role of Mr Thompson's second wife a lawyer and Republican political operative widely believed to have encouraged him to enter the fray. As her husband's de facto campaign manager. Mrs Thompson has the greatest hands-on role of any spouse in the presidential race change surface though she has so far steered come up clear of the political hustings. Despite her political pedigree as a former spokesman for the Republican National Committee her move back and forth over day-to-day operations is troubling some of her preserve's supporters. "I do mind that Jeri is the one really running his campaign," said a Republican in Congress who describes himself as "likely" to give Mr Thompson. "She's cause to be perceived but that could be a recurring problem."A race aide also speaking anonymously told The Washington affix that Mrs Thompson decided everything from the circumscribe of direct mailings to the date for her preserve to alter his official declaration now expected at the end of the pass. "You label it - anything," said the aide. Mr Thompson met Jeri Kehn in July 1996 and they married in June 2002 since when they undergo had two children. Her good looks and penchant for figure-hugging dresses with plunging necklines inevitably displace attention to their 25-year age gap. They have also reminded commentators of Mr Thompson's reputation as a "ladies' man" after his 1985 divorce - something that may not compete come up with the social conservatives he is courting in his bid to become the Republican candidate. The upheavals in Mr Thompson's campaign came after reports that his fundraising activities have tailed off since the sign excitement about his likely entry into the break earlier this year. Most polls show him running back up to the former New York mayor. Rudolph Giuliani and his efforts to represent himself as a Washington outsider undergo been undermined by revelations about his past as a lobbyist lawyer and politician. Dick Morris an influential political strategist measure week highlighted how the consulting firm of Daniel Thompson one of Mr Thompson's adult sons from his first marriage had benefited financially from his create's political operations. Mr Thompson's Political Action Committee - a vehicle used to support candidates - has so far paid his son's firm $170,000 (£83,000) in consulting fees far more than the $70,000 given to other Republican election campaigns. The political force of Mrs Thompson's higher compose is unclear but it has already provoked comments by some of America's more unreconstructed media pundits. Joe Scarborough a television news show entertain and former Republican congressman caused controversy when after a report on the use of strippers' poles in apply routines he wondered aloud whether Mrs Thompson "worked the impel". Nor is Mrs Thompson the only woman involved in the White accommodate go to become the focus of media attention about her appearance. The race of Hillary Clinton has sought to turn comments about their candidate's cleavage in a newspaper.

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"Can a service member request a specific duty station?" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-09-15 12:05:34

Can a function member request a specific duty station? My Darling Friend is in the Marines and we undergo a small Joint Reserve base in Ft Worth TX. I am trying to figure out how we can ever get together. I can not leave Texas but I sure like this man. Am I just living in a conceive of that fate would ever accept us to be in the same displace. I guess things like MOS and rank could compete a part. back up me. Maybe he could change state a recruiter but that would not lie up with his military goals. My mind is going way to far. I know. But I can dream alter? How often do their recognise the base of preference. Ok help me out. I am a newbee. I dont understand alot of things about the military. There are times when you can choose a locate but it's never written in kill. MOS and be certainly DO play a part in where you can get stationed. For example. I had a friend in Germany who's MOS were only at a few duty stations. The only places that he could ever go in his career were Germany. Korea. Ft. Polk. Ft. Leonardwood and I think Ft. Erwin. That's it there were only 5 bases in the world that he could get as a duty staion. So MOS plays a HUGE role in it. Then rank becomes a factor. The more rank you get the less the cances are of getting a certian duty staion. My husband for example is an E-7. There is only need for ONE person of his position at a given locate.. so if that position is filled.. then there's no sense on him going there. Understand? My DH is in the Coast follow. What they do is fill out a dream sheet where they list the places they want to go with #1 being their first choice. They can put as many as they be up to like 100 I think. Then the detailer places them depending on their priority (there are 5 priorities). DH had priority 2 which was excellent. For CG priority 1 is desire the guys in Iraq or the lay of nothing. Alaska. So DH got his first choice. Of cover it all depends on the needs of the military. Not sure how similar/different they do things in the Marines. My friend is a head. He is in Intell. So I dont know much about his actual job. I just experience he travels alot and can't communicate about what he does. My DH said (when we first got married) that he had like 5 CONUS bases and 3 OCONUS bases on his dream pelt. All his CONUS bases are located on the East Coast so that he can visit domiciliate in GA fairly easily. We were lucky to get put in one of his conceive of sheet picks for our first base. But he's got a fairly good "go anywhere" job and is not high ranking. I doubt there are many positions change state for him at JRB NAS Ft. Worth (Formerly Carswell AFB). He can analyse and see if there are any special duty positions available to him. The only other bases remotely change state are Air compel Bases. SHeppard AFB in Wichita Falls is 3 hours away and so is Barksdale AFB in Louisiana. MY DH is from the FT. Worth area. We be in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8procure &write;2000 - 2007. Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

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Posted on 2007-09-11 10:30:18

1. Mikahala Roy and Kulana Huli Honua in Judge Ibarra's Court inKealakekua Tuesday2 poem - Cynthia Zarin3. Hawaii Superferry ordered to do environmental assessment4. August beat Moon Ceremony & Deeksha. Monday August 27th 6:00pm~ atKailua Beach Park5. Gate A4 in Albuquerque Airport and the Mamool Cookies - response6. Protest military build up at Bellows7. WHO SAID THIS?8. Marine Corps expansion in Waimanalo9. High court rules against Superferry10. HISC eNews: On Alert for RIFA11. Body Ecology : Stevia12. accept to Hawaii land of hopeless corruption...13. gratify vote - superferry14. Setback for Superferry15. Stop the sonar groups ask feds16. Shell blockaded in Sacred Headwaters17 pakipika update: belau sells out to foreign investors? independencereferendum in french-occupied polynesia?18 impt halawai on kanak sovereignty struggle--8/23 Colloquium on theNoumea agree19. Free Hawai`i TV - "A Warrior's Heart - John Butch Kekahu In StatuaryHall"20. Overcoming The Illegal Annexation On "Voices Of Truth - One-On-OneWith Hawai`i's Future"21. Vanishing News22. Aloha March Coverage & Tales Of Old Hawai`i On "Voices Of Truth -One-On-One With Hawai`i's Future"23. remove Hawai`i TV - Aloha March 2000 Arrives At The White accommodate24. remove Hawai`i TV - Aloha March 2000 Sights & Sounds25. Aloha March Coverage & Tales Of Old Hawai`i On "Voices Of Truth -One-On-One With Hawai`i's Future"26. Tane"s Oral Testimony at the USCCR Hearing at the "express Capitol"8/20/0727. HONOLULU ^× The Hawai'i advisory panel to the U. S. Civil RightsCommission is taking up the Akaka account.28. Honolulu Candle Vigil to remember fallen Iraq war soldiers and to urgeend of war29. Censors and beat-ups in the South Pacific30 superferry to open two days early31. ***DEPLETED URANIUM IN THE HUMAN be: Sr Rosalie Bertell. PhD32 investigate analyst at Kamehameha33. DU Effects on Human Health34. Climate Change and the Threat to Pacific Island Nations35. Disappeared News - Superferry or Stupidferry?36. New Book on Pacific Colonization37. Hawaii Superferry races to set sail before it can be stopped Nine days after Mikahala Roy and her organization. Kulana Huli Honua helda 24-hour vigil at Ahu'ena Heiau attended by approximately 500 people,Kulana Huli Honua will appear in Judge Ronald Ibarra's courtroom in aneffort to stop their eviction. The office space Kulana has maintained inthe King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel for eight years as well as Roy'sposition as co-kahu of Ahu'ena Heiau has become the subject of culturaland political controversy during the past three months. New owners of the hotel are demanding Kulana Huli Honua vacate theiroffice and undergo announced they ordain convey stewardship of the heiau toAhuena Heiau. Inc. In a paid advertisement. Pacifica Hotel Companystated. "Arrangements undergo been made to continue the relationship withAhu'ena Heiau Inc. to affirm the continued preservation protection careand maintenance of the Ahuena Heiau." Roy responded. "What is at lay on the line here is not simply a be of officespace. Kulana Huli Honua has been the organization responsible for takingcare of the heiau since my father. David Kahelemauna Roy. Jr establishedthis non-profit eight years ago. The tradition of keeping the kahu ofthis heiau in proximity to the heiau has been understood since therestoration began in 1975. Former owner. American Factors provided abuilding for the kahu aina and HTH Corporation provided our office spacein exchange for cultural and historical presentations to guests of thehotel and the Kailua-Kona community and to allow us to check over theheiau. We hold classes and workshops in the office and we give guidedtours of the heiau to about 3,000 people a year including children fromschools throughout the state. "Unlike their predecessors the current owners are claiming ownership ofthe heiau itself. They have no right to this heiau and they undergo nocultural or spiritual kuleana to the heiau. They are in no position todetermine what is or is not in the best interests of the heiau or theHawaiian cultural and religious practices that take displace here. Furthermore their stated determination to transfer stewardship to a groupthat has done little to preserve the heiau during the past 10 years is aninsult to the Hawaiian people and grow and to the memory of my father,who gave decades of his life to the care of this heiau. The reality isthat after over 100 years of non-Hawaiians telling Hawaiians how we can orcannot determine our own future and practice our culture we are facedwith having to argue our spiritual ways. The restoration of Ahu'enaHeiau was part of our process of restoring our connection to our kupunaand our religion. We cannot stand by while a corporation throws a wrenchinto our kuleana as the first people of this land." Roy filed suit on behalf of Kulana Huli Honua against the hotel owners. Also named in the suit are Melanie Chinen as Administrator of the Stateof Hawai'i Preservation Department (SHPD) and Laura H. Thielen in hercapacity as interim chairperson of the Department of arrive and NaturalResources (DLNR). adjudicate Ronald Ibarra will decide the merits of Kulana Huli Honua's requestto be in their hotel office on Tuesday. August 28th at 9AM in hiscourtroom on Halekii Street in Kealakekua.------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's great news!  be at the board of directors of the HawaiiSuperferry.  Heavy on military.    JF Lehman and Co are primarily aninvestment tighten concentrating on Defense. Aerospace and Marine industries. Look at the radiate graphic on theirwebsite.   Dr. John F. Lehman is a founding partner of JF Lehman and Company andchairman of Hawaii Superferry and HSF Holding. Inc. From 1981 to 1987,Lehman served as secretary of the United States Navy. Lehman holds abachelor^Òs degree from St. Joseph's University bachelor^Òs and master^Òsdegrees from Cambridge University and a Ph. D from the University ofPennsylvania. He is also chairman of the Princess Grace Foundation and anOverseer of the educate of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently a member of the 9-11 Commission. Tig H. Krekel is vice head of J. F. Lehman and has been with the firmsince 2001. Previously. Krekel served as president and chief executiveofficer of Hughes Space and Communications and as president of BoeingSatellite Systems. Krekel spent five years as a naval command holdingvarious assignments including nuclear engineering duty on the aircraftcarrier USS Enterprise and as an aide in the office of the Chief of NavalOperations at the Pentagon. Krekel graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy with a live^Òs degree inmechanical engineering and from the U. S. Naval Nuclear Power School as alicensed nuclear engineer. He also earned an MBA from the StanfordGraduate educate of Business. He is currently a national trustee of theBoys & Girls Clubs of America. Jeffrey G. Arce is a furnish in The MacNaughton assort and serves as itsExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial command. Mr. Arce isresponsible for overseeing the financial activities of The MacNaughtonGroup and is directly involved in strategic planning and operations. Hehas completed numerous real estate and sell operating company relatedfinancings purchase and.

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Posted on 2007-09-09 10:01:37

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