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Das Verteidigungsministerium des Vereinigten Königreichs () ist das Hauptquartier der Streitkräfte des Vereinigten Königreichs und mit der Umsetzung der von der Regierung vorgegebenen Verteidigungspolitik beauftragt.

Geschichte
In der Zwischenkriegszeit begutachteten Politiker und Mitarbeiter des öffentlichen Dienstes die Leistung des britischen Staates während des Ersten Weltkrieges und stellten einen verstärkten Koordinationsbedarf zwischen den drei Teilstreitkräften des Landes fest. Die Koalition des damaligen Premierministers David Lloyd George lehnte 1921 die Schaffung eines vereinten Verteidigungsministeriums ab, richtete aber den Generalstab im Jahre 1923 ein, um dem Wunsch nach verstärkter Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Waffengattungen nachzukommen. Aufgrund der Aktualität der Wiederaufrüstung richtete Stanley Baldwin in den 1930ern dann den Posten des Minister for Coordination of Defence ("Minister zur Koordinierung von Verteidigungsangelegenheiten") ein. Diesen nahm Lord Chatfield bis zum Ende der Regierung Chamberlain ein. Ein erfolgreiches Wirken blieb ihm aufgrund seiner mangelnden Autorität über die Ministerien der Teilstreitkräfte, denen er nicht übergeordnet war, und wegen seines mangelnden politischen Einflusses verwehrt.

Kurze Zeit nach seinem Amtsantritt im Jahr 1940 schuf Winston Churchill das Amt des Verteidigungsministers. Neben der bereits vorhandenen Koordinierungskompetenz wurde es nun, zur Steigerung seiner Wirksamkeit, dem Generalstab übergeordnet. Churchill übte das Amt bis 1946 aus, als die Regierung von Clement Attlee das britische Verteidigungswesen mit dem Ministry of Defence Act von 1946 reformierte. Der Verteidigungsminister nahm nun an Kabinettssitzungen teil, während dies für die Minister der Streitkräfteministerien, die weiterhin ihre direkte Befehlsgewalt behielten, nicht mehr zutraf.

Von 1946 bis 1964 blieb die Arbeit des heutigen Verteidigungsministeriums auf fünf Ministerien aufgeteilt; die Admiralität für die Royal Navy, das für die Britische Armee zuständige War Office und die zivile sowie die militärische Version des Luftfahrtministeriums der Royal Air Force. Diese wurden 1964 zum heutigen Verteidigungsministerium zusammengefasst, 1971 trat die Verteidigungsabteilung des Luftversorgungsministeriums hinzu.

Derzeitiger Verteidigungsminister im Kabinett Sunak ist seit dem 24. Juli 2019 Ben Wallace.

Siehe auch
 Auslandseinsätze und -stützpunkte der British Army

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website des britischen Verteidigungsministeriums (engl.)

Verteidigungsministerium
Ministerium (Vereinigtes Königreich)
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Cultivating future talents for the footwear industry in collaboration with Feng Chia University.
Mr. Weilun Chiang, founder of Lien Jade Group which thrives in Real-estate Developments and Packaging Industry across Taiwan and the Globe, shares similar views with the heads of Taiwan's major footwear manufactures that these "traditional" manufacturing industry had been facing a crisis of declining and in the need to cultivate young talent to rejuvenate the industry to not only its former glory days, but to take the industry to new heights. Together with this concept to strengthen the future education and talent, the group approached the chairman of FengJia University, Gao Cheng-Shu and principal Li Bing-Gian, who have many years of rich experience in production of modern technology industries, established the "Footwear Education Foundation" which sets as a platform with its goal to promote the integrational learning and cultivate the practical talents for the future of Taiwanese footwear industry.
The president of Genfort Shoes, Tsai Chao-Chia, will serve as the chairman of the foundation, followed by Vice Chairman, Huang Zhenyuan, chairman of LongDian Footwear Industry, and Zhao Ming-Jing, Vice Chairman of Stella Holdings. The Lian Jade Group will serve as superintendent, and the board is organized by a number of well-known shoe industry business owners taking lead and jointly do their part to promote education.
With up to 80% percent of the world's shoes are from the designs and production of Taiwanese footwear manufacturers, although Taiwan had a reputation as a shoe-making kingdom in its early years, it had not had any specific footwear-related education implemented even in designated schools or universities.
The foundation stressed that school is not just a vocational training institute, but can also provide students with a good basic education and professional knowledge through real-life internships/training at the manufacturing/corporate world. All students, through the assistance of the foundation in FengJia University, will have the opportunity to work at the footwear factories and their associated businesses to further help with their experience and skills.
The program also introduces new concepts to have general managers of major footwear factories personally teach and share their valuable experiences with the university students, hoping to inspire a new generation of footwear talents with practical abilities and confidence. At present, the program is not limited to any specific department of the university, but rather any interested students can apply and participate. The Footwear Education Foundation has allowed the outside world to see Taiwanese shoe industry talent cultivation and the dawn of Taiwan's footwear industry transformation to come.


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Boston INF Mike Lowell honored in pregame ceremony
BOSTON – Mike Lowell lined the ball deep to left field, just missing a homer as it hit high off the Green Monster for a single.
Still, it was a fitting finale to a 13-year career for the Boston Red Sox infielder.
Lowell, honored before Saturday's day-night doubleheader with the New York Yankees, is retiring after the last game of the season Sunday. After he reached base all three times up in the opener Saturday with a double, walk and single, manager Terry Francona doesn't plan to play him again.
"I told (Francona) I would love to end my career on a base hit," Lowell said. "I thought it was really nice."
After his leadoff single in the fifth, Lowell was replaced by pinch-runner Lars Anderson. Lowell went to the dugout, then came out and waved his helmet to the cheering crowd.
The 2007 World Series MVP is batting .239 with five homers and 26 RBIs. For his career, he's hitting .279 with 223 homers and 952 RBIs.
Lowell played sparingly this season as Adrian Beltre took over at third base. But when Kevin Youkilis was lost for the season with a thumb injury on Aug. 2, Lowell, still slowed by a hip ailment, became the primary first baseman.
The Red Sox worked out a deal to trade Lowell to the Texas Rangers before the season, but it was called off because he had a thumb injury that required surgery. Lowell was dangled in trade talks until the July 31 deadline.
But he was touched by the 20-minute ceremony and nearly choked up as he addressed the fans.
"This year was tough," he said after the Yankees won the opener 6-5 in 10 innings. "I didn't enjoy my role. ... I don't think life is scripted perfect anyway, so to have it end like this is a pretty good script."
During the ceremony on the infield dirt next to third base, Lowell was given the third base bag by pitcher Josh Beckett, who came to Boston with Lowell from Florida in a trade before the 2006 season that sent shortstop Hanley Ramirez to the Marlins.
"I don't intend to give it back," Lowell said after the game.
His wife, Bertica, and two children, Alexis and Anthony, sat near him. His father Carl, a member of the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame, threw the ceremonial first pitch to his son. Lowell also brought out the lineup card for the opener with his children.
"I just want to thank God for allowing me the privilege and the opportunity to wear this jersey, to play in this ballpark, to represent the city of Boston and to share so many memories with all of you," the 36-year-old Lowell told the crowd.
Another respected Red Sox veteran, knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, also is nearing the end of his career after spending the first part of the season as a starter before being used rarely out of the bullpen. In Saturday's opener, he allowed five runs on seven hits in five innings, ending the season with a 4-10 record and 5.34 ERA.
Wakefield, 44, likely would retire after next season. He wants to return in 2011 for a 17th season with Boston and would like to catch Roger Clemens and Cy Young, with 192 wins, as the winningest pitchers in club history. Wakefield has 179 victories. But he is due to make $2 million and it wouldn't cost Boston much to release him.
"It's been very frustrating" shifting between roles, he said. "It's hard to swallow at times. I've done everything they asked me to do without complaining too much."
And if he is back with Boston?
"I think it will be easier for me, knowing that it will probably be my last year," Wakefield said.


One of Charlotte Mason's most popular tenets is that children do not have a natural affinity for twaddle, which includes second rate, predictable stories, dry compilations of others' ideas, and incomplete textbook summaries. Just as it is our job as parents and teachers to feed our children's bodies, it is our responsibility to nourish their minds with living ideas found in what Charlotte termed living books.
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Along with a large segment of homeschooling parents today, Charlotte and many of her devotees believed that living books should have a preeminent place in children's education. Charlotte observed that children had a natural affinity for literature and were distinctly susceptible to picking up living ideas from well-written, living books.
Interestingly, she also thought that our place as teachers should be 'second place' to children experiencing a book themselves. Not only with books, but we should take a back seat when children study nature, artwork and music, as well. First, children are to interact, or develop a relationship with, the book, tree leaf, painting or sonata. Then, they are to narrate (we will deal more with this in a later post), or tell back, what they observed, learned or thought about the work. Only then may we discuss our thoughts with them on the subject. Giving them time to reflect on the object before we add our two cents is certainly contrary to many classrooms wherein students are expected to listen all day to "pre-digested" information in the form of teacher's lectures.
We remember what that is like, don't we?
Did Ms. Mason believe living books were useful just for literature studies? Absolutely not! Living books are appropriate for most children's subjects, and should be included in many areas, including history and science.
Johnny Tremain and RIFLES FOR WATIE .
Science – Often considered a science book, The Librarian Who Measured the Earth contains fascinating historical details and describes a higher level scientific/mathematical concept in language that can be understood by an elementary school student. Like so many living books, this one can be considered as doing 'double duty' and can be used not only for science, but also for history, math or even geography.
Fine Arts – Add well-written biographies of musicians, artists, books about the history of instruments or how they are created, or about how different cultures express themselves in fine arts. Charlotte would probably have you expose your children to the literature, art or music prior to reading the book, though.
Geography – Read stories that take place on the plains of Africa, in the rainforests of South America and the bleak tundra of the Antarctic and use maps, globes and other activities, after written and oral narrations, to fill out and solidify the knowledge gleaned. Reading about missionaries and about explorers are other ways to include living books in your geography studies. Check out Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of the Shakleton Expedition for an exciting story about Antarctica!
If you haven't already, whether you use a literature-based curriculum or not, we recommend you making a large place in your school day for an abundance of whole, living books, as Charlotte Mason did with her students. Time to put away the predictable series books, the teenage romances (please!) and the dry textbooks (unless they are used as references or to fill in here and there.) Liven up your homeschool and give your children the gift of enjoying learning.
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Generosity in the Christmas Story
By Evan Lange 2 months ago. HolidaysCharitable GivingFamily Values
Christmas is my favorite time of year—for the joy, cheer, and sweet treats, yes, but mostly because I get to share the Christmas story and the generosity within it. In his book Genius of Generosity, Chip Ingram gives a beautiful picture of how true generosity is woven throughout the Christmas story. Each character lives out their own story of generosity in the full Christmas stories recorded in Matthew and Luke. Let's look at the six types of generosity we see revealed in the Christmas story:
Joseph's Christmas Story: Giving One's Reputation
Joseph, a respectable and hard-working carpenter, was asked to give not only his time and money but also his reputation. An angel assures Joseph that Mary's pregnancy is not of infidelity but rather a fulfillment of prophecy. This may seem like good news, but a supernatural pregnancy was certainly not news that family, friends, or neighbors would believe. They would still assume that Joseph and Mary were covering up a serious sin; there would be consequences. Joseph was a laughingstock in his community and would be misunderstood by many. But Joseph's generosity story is of how he sacrificed his reputation in order to serve his King.
Mary's Christmas Story: Giving One's Future
Mary, a teenage girl, planning her wedding, was dreaming of her life with her husband. She was asked not only to give up her reputation but also her future. Delivering a baby before she was married and raising a child who is the Son of God meant giving up all the plans she had for her life. Mary's response is pure, unadulterated obedience. Mary's generosity story is of how she gave her entire future to her baby son and King.
The Wise Men's Christmas Story: Giving Treasure
As leading astrologers of their time, the Magi studied the stars and ancient texts and understood through the stars that a King was to be born. Though they knew very little about this newborn King, they still traveled a great distance to worship Him and give material possessions. These were not the typical gifts given to a toddler. The Magi instead gave the best of their possessions, valuable gold, frankincense, and myrrh. This generosity story highlights gifts of great value and cost.
The Shepherds' Christmas Story: Giving Time
The shepherds, who were on the opposite end of the social spectrum from the Magi, did not have money or many possessions, but they responded by giving what they did have: their time. The night Jesus was born, the shepherds stopped their work and went to visit Jesus. After seeing the King, the shepherds could not help but tell everyone what they had witnessed. The shepherds' time was valuable, but their generosity story is of giving time for Jesus.
Jesus's Christmas Story: Giving One's Life
Mark 10:45 – "The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many." Jesus came to give His life for us. His gift of life through His death and resurrection was the ultimate sacrifice. Jesus's generosity story is relinquishment of His earthly body so that we may share eternity with Him.
God's Christmas Story: Giving One's Most Valuable Possession
What is your most precious possession? God, the Father, the creator of the universe, had nothing more precious than His one and only Son. There is so much to unpack here, but I will keep it brief – the hardest things to give are things we cherish most deeply. Yet, God gave His Son that we might have eternal life. I would give anything – my money, possessions, reputation, future, and my life –, before I would give and sacrifice my wife and children. But God chose to give His Son for me. Because He gave, let our generosity story be to give everything to Him.
Each character in the Christmas story was asked to give something of great value. God does not measure generosity by the size of the gift, but by the size of the sacrifice. By practicing generosity, we draw closer to Jesus, and our generosity story encourages others to draw closer to Jesus through their own generosity. Chip Ingram says that "Generosity is a gateway into intimacy with God." As you spend the Christmas season with your loved ones, I pray that you will celebrate through the lens of generosity and share the sacrifices of each character in the Christmas story.
This article was originally published on December 6th, 2019.
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Could A Bank Run In Tiny Cyprus Spread To Italy Or Spain And Then Across Europe Before Finally Hitting American Pocketbooks?
There is a specter haunting Europe and it is the specter of widespread bank runs.
Prospects of millions of Europeans simultaneously emptying their savings and checking accounts has arisen from the quiet, idyllic Mediterranean Sea island of Cyprus, which with its debt at 140 percent of GDP is teetering on insolvency. To avoid a financial collapse, the euro zone member has queued up in the same line that Greece stood in to get several bailouts from the so-called troika, as the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are collectively known.
Observers find nothing unusual in that the euro zone's peripheral, debt-choked economies have been in a financial and banking crisis for years now and as each of the most indebted nations -- five in five years -- face defaulting on their sovereign debt, the troika has come in with a rescue. Big institutional holders of government bonds have suffered losses, but individual depositors have always been protected ... and thus left with the impression that their savings and checking accounts are safe.
Over the weekend, though, the troika stunned the financial world by demanding -- successfully -- that Cyprus levy a one-time fee on ordinary bank depositors' holdings. With its back to the wall, Cypriot leaders agreed Saturday to take 6.75 percent of bank account deposits under €100,000 ($129,562). Accounts with balances more than €100,000 would surrender 9.9 percent of their assets.
A virtual bank run ensued: Cypriots flocked to local automatic teller machines to withdraw as much as they could, but since Monday was a bank holiday they couldn't empty their accounts and protect them from the government grab. The blowback forced the troika and Cyprus' government to try to modify the terms of the rescue package and delay until at least Tuesday any vote on a bailout package.
Nevertheless, the damage has been done: The global financial community has now seen that the troika is willing to expropriate the holdings of individual depositors as the price of a financial rescue. If Italy or Spain turn out to also need a bailout, as many fear, then millions of Italians and Spaniards could do as Cypriots are trying to do: run on their banks.
"Imagine confiscating what has always been viewed as 'safe savings' -- having insured depositors take a hit touches off an important precedent (feel safe in any Spanish or Italian bank right now? The knock-on effects may not be trivial)," David A. Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist for Gluskin Sheff, a Canadian money manager, said.
The effect is already global. Company shares around the world fell Monday, led down by banks, the most vulnerable to Europe's potential financial mayhem. Asian equities were heading for their biggest decline in eight months, the euro dropped to its lowest level this year, and gold climbed up past $1,600 per troy ounce.
The implications could stretch far beyond the EU.


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How Do Middle Grade Readers Get Their Books?
When I first realized I'd written a middle grade book, I kind of panicked. How do you reach your reader when your reader is behind a barrier called 'parents'? Adult readers I can reach through blogs or other social media channels. I can get in the magazines they read or the book reviews they scan. If they like something, they often reach out directly and we have a dialog. I get it. It makes sense. You can easily identify places where you might want to concentrate your marketing energies.
But now my reader is ten or eleven years old. She doesn't have a credit card. She doesn't buy her own books. And she might not spend a lot of time thinking about what to read either. Someone hands her a book with a cool cover (yes, the cover matters) and she reads it. If it's good she might ask for the next book in the series or something like it. If she doesn't like it, she tosses it aside and waits for the next book to magically appear in her hands.
So my question is: how do the books appear in the hands of middle grade readers?
Well, to answer that, I needed to ask the parents of these kids. So I did an informal survey of about forty of them.
Rely on the school librarian to recommend book titles?
Go to the public library and browse the shelves? Or ask the children's librarian there for suggestions?
Use GoodReads or Amazon or other reviews?
Read book blogs or subscribe to book newsletters?
Visit the local bookstore and get recommendations from the staff?
Can you guess what the most popular method these parents used to identify books for their kids? Of course you can! Amazon reviews and recommendations and GoodReads reviews. Not surprising. I do this myself. Most people end up buying the books right there on Amazon as well.
Also popular were curated lists on a theme – for example, empowering books for girls (Mighty Girl pops into my head) or books around environmental issues or books with talking cats. You get the idea.
Takeaway: Amazon/GoodReads reviews remain important regardless of what age group you're writing for. If you can increase your number of reviews, it seems well worth the effort. Also, if your book falls into a theme, see who's curating those lists and maybe make friends with them.
Next up in terms of popularity was browsing the local bookstore. Kids like going in and cruising the shelves and seeing what jumps out at them. Covers count. So does placement on the shelves. So does a shout out from the bookseller although not everyone asks for advice. In fact, some people prefer to be left alone in the bookstore. Who knew?
Takeaway: this one is a little harder because it's impossible to visit every bookstore in the nation (even though that would be super fun, right??). But you can go regional. Get to know the bookstores in your area. Visit them. Make friends with the booksellers. Make sure they get your ARC. Give them bookmarks to display. If they have preferential placement, ask how you get in on it. Schedule an event at a store and pack it with your friends.
Speaking of friends, almost everyone mentioned getting recommendations from friends. This means adult friends sharing what their kids are reading and kids sharing with each other what they like.
Takeaway: kids talk. If you're brave, do some school visits. Dazzle them and generate some buzz that they will share with friends far and wide. Also, consider reaching the parents directly – I'm thinking guest blogs on parenting sites or magazine articles.
Very few of my survey respondents said they relied on the school librarian or the public library. When I clarified, most said that the school librarian/student is a closed loop and not one where they are involved. In other works, the librarian hands the child a book and this child may never bring that book home or mention it to his parents. He may read it in class during free reading time and return it for another when he's done. The ones who did use the school library all said they liked the librarian so personal relationships matter.
Takeaway: the school librarian is an important part of this equation, acting almost in parallel with parents. These are also the folks with the most wide ranging and deep knowledge of what's happening in the world of kid's books. There are lots of reasons to make friends with them if you have a chance. Maybe offer to come in and do a book talk or a creative writing session.
A few other points of interest: several people mentioned Common Sense Media. I've used this and think it's a great resource for not only for identifying age appropriate books but also movies and video games/apps.
Scholastic Book Fairs came up a few times as well as a place to browse books that might not get on the radar otherwise.
Finally, one parent mentioned checking in with the school reading specialist. Her child wasn't struggling with reading, he just wasn't finding anything he liked and the specialist offered some great ideas.
One last bit of food for thought. I asked the parents who was generally responsible for getting books into the hands of the kids. Mom? Dad? Grandpa? Other? With the exception of maybe two respondents, it was all about Mom.


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ORLANDO – November 17, 2015 – Wayne A. Aldredge, DMD, a periodontist from Holmdel, New Jersey, has been installed as the American Academy of Periodontology's (AAP's) President during its 101st Annual Meeting, held Nov. 14-17, 2015, in Orlando. Other newly installed AAP leaders include President-elect Terrence J. Griffin, DMD, of Boston; Vice President Steven R. Daniel, DDS, of Murfreesboro, TN, and Secretary/Treasurer Richard T. Kao, DDS, PhD, of Cupertino, CA. Joan Otomo-Corgel, DDS, MPH, of Los Angeles, will serve as the Academy's Immediate Past President.
A member of the AAP since 1995, Dr. Aldredge has nearly 20 years of professional dentistry experience, first honing his general dentistry skills as an army captain at the US Military Academy at West Point. In addition to maintaining a private practice, Dr. Aldredge is a clinical assistant professor at Stony Brook University's Department of Periodontics and Dental Implantology. A diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, he received his dental degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and his post-graduate degree in periodontology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Aldredge is also a sought-after lecturer and well-respected researcher whose interests include guided bone regeneration, dental implants and surgical technique, localized delivery of chemotherapeutic agents, and connective tissue grafting.
Terrence J. Griffin, DMD, President-elect: Dr. Griffin has served on twelve AAP committees since becoming a member. He maintains a private practice in Boston and has served as the Chair and Director of Tufts University's periodontology program for 15 years. Dr. Griffin received his dental degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, and went on to serve in the US Navy where he completed a one-year fellowship in periodontics at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. After completing his two-year tour of duty, he rejoined Tufts University as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Periodontology, earning his certificate of advanced graduate studies in periodontology immediately after graduation.
Steven R. Daniel, DDS, Vice President: A Knoxville, TN, native, Dr. Daniel has been a practicing periodontist in Murfreesboro, TN for more than 32 years. He earned his dental degree and Certificate in Periodontics from the University of Tennessee School of Dentistry. Dr. Daniel became a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology in 2005. In addition to his service with the AAP, Dr. Daniel has served as a trustee for the Tennessee Society of Periodontists and the Southern Academy of Periodontology.
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Dr. Joan Otomo-Corgel, DDS, MPH, Immediate Past President: In addition to maintaining a private periodontal practice in Los Angeles, Dr. Otomo-Corgel is a faculty member at the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Center. She is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of California Los Angeles' (UCLA) School of Dentistry, where she earned her dental degree. Dr. Otomo-Corgel completed her Postdoctoral Periodontal Residency at the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center and completed a Masters of Public Health program at the UCLA School of Public Health. An AAP member since 1977, Dr. Otomo-Corgel has served on the boards of trustees for the AAP and the AAP Foundation.
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TUF 25 Finale Bonuses: Justin Gaethje Makes Bank in UFC Debut
"The Ultimate Fighter" (TUF) 25 Finale has wrapped up and the bonuses have rolled out.
Last night (July 7) the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held TUF 25 Finale inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card was a lightweight battle between Justin Gaethje and Michael Johnson. Gaethje earned a second-round TKO win in a thriller.
"The Highlight" received "Performance of the Night" and "Fight of the Night" bonuses. That brings his bonus total to $100,000. It's about as good of a UFC debut as one could imagine.
Of course Johnson got a piece of the pie, nabbing $50,000 for his war with Gaethje. Tecia Torres also earned a $50,000 bonus for her submission victory over Juliana Lima. This is Torres' first public bonus in the UFC.
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Canada's Drag Race Season 1 Episode 9 Recap: The Snow Ball
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The queens bring it to the runway in the first ball in Canada's Drag Race herstory…
Well, we've made it to the semi-finals. The competition is fiercer than ever before, and we are closer to finding out who the first Canadian drag superstar is. Last week we said goodbye to Lemon, just one week after she won a main challenge, proving that the queens need to be bringing it every week. There is no immunity, and it is still very much anybody's game. There are four talented, and diverse queens left. Who will make it to the finale, and who will be the newest queen to sashay away? Most importantly, who will impress this week's guest judge Michelle Visage the most?
We start this week's episode in the werk room following Lemon's elimination. The top four enter the werk room and read Lemon's farewell message on the mirror. Rita wipes the message off, and the queens retreat to the couches. Bobo asks Rita what it was like to be in the bottom, Rita responds sassily that Bobo wouldn't know what it's like to win. The queens congratulate Priyanka on her win, and comeback. This is the top four baby! Anything can happen. It's a new day in the werk room and the top four are feeling fierce and ready to fight. It's setting in that one of these queens will win. Jimbo is pretty sure it's her, I'm not so sure. Ru interrupts with a video message, and Stacey enters the werk room and tells the queens that if they want to go the distance, they are going to have to pull out all the stops. The queens will be doing a screen test for their mini challenge. Here to help judge is comedienne Sabrina Jalees (side note: who remembers VIDEO ON TRIAL?).
The queens have to perform a funny, and powerful rendition of our national anthem. After getting into quick drag the queens get in front of a green screen. The queens in character have to not only perform O Canada, but they have to take direction from Sabrina, and it changes on a Canadian dime. After a truly painful mini challenge for my ears, Sabrina and Stacey announce the winner is Rita Baga! Her first mini challenge win of the season! Following the mini challenge, Stacey announces that this week's main event is none other than a BALL DARLING, and we're all invited. The queens really have to bring all they've got to the Snow Ball, as well as three different looks. The queens will have to serve executive holiday party realness, après ski walk of shame, and a snow queen look made entirely from scratch.
The queens get to work on their looks, and it's fierce competition. All of these queens serve something different when it comes to their aesthetics, so this runway will be an interesting, and dynamic one to watch. Priyanka begins by gluing plastic to a corset, and Scarlett is just so so so excited to be here. Jimbo helps Scarlett to make a cape since she doesn't know how to sew. Stacey comes back to the werk room to check on the queens. Rita says she's humble, but not surprised to be in the final four. She's chosen to go in a punk direction for her snow queen look. It will be slightly different for her; can she pull it off? Priyanka is honoured to be part of the ball and tells Stacey that she was shook when she bombed both improv challenges with her background in improv. But she's doing everything she can to make it to the final three. Scarlett Bobo says things didn't go how she thought they would before she started the competition and she's pushing the envelope with her Snow Queen look. She tells Stacey a bit about the work that she does in the community, and what more she would do if she wins the crown. Jimbo tells Stacey about a gown that will hug the judge's minds. Jimbo's clown background is unique in the competition, but will it be enough to get to the final? Stacey tells the queens Michelle Visage is this week's guest host, and I'm thinking Priyanka should probably do something more than a corset and a panty… but we'll see.
It's elimination day, and the queens gather around the table, throw some shade, and put last touches on their looks. While getting painted, the queens discuss their support systems at home. Each of the queens share heartwarming stories about their parents. Rita reveals she's walked in a winter ball before and won (no pressure). The queens give us a crash course on ballroom culture. This comes at an extremely important time. Drag fans need to know why ballroom existed in the first place, and how influenced, and continues to influence the way drag queens, (and thanks to Drag Race) everybody else uses lingo daily that originated in ballroom culture.
Out on the runway, queen bee Michelle Visage swoops in like the Drag Race Super Nanny she is, and introduces the judges, and the ball begins. Category one is Executive Holiday Party Realness. Each of the queens are serving very different looks. The second category, Icy walk of shame, and the looks range from Blue Mountain Barbie, to pure comedy. The final category Ice Queen Eleganza, and the queens are serving their best icy elegance! The judge's critiques start with Jimbo. The judges liked the first two looks, but the ice queen look wasn't the cherry on top. Next, the judges liked Rita's characters, but her first look wasn't it, but her final look was stunning, but she couldn't walk in it. Priyanka stunned with her Christmas Tree suit, and her character in the second category, but her ice queen eleganza was a body suit…covered with stuff (Michelle's pet peeve, and we saw this coming). Finally, the judges loved how Scarlett brought her personality into all of the looks, and she served the only Snow Queen look all of the judges unanimously liked. Yes Scarlett! Before the judges deliberate, the judges ask the queens to give advice to their younger selves. This segments always pulls at your heartstrings.
Backstage, the queens talk about their younger selves, and how iconic it was to be critiqued by Michelle Visage. Following the judge's deliberations, they announce that the winner of this week's challenge, and the first moving onto the final is Scarlett Bobo! Not a bad time to hit your peak! Also, safe, and moving onto the finale is Priyanka. Meaning Rita and Jimbo are the bottom two, and lip syncing to make it to the final.
The bottom two lip sync to Tegan and Sara's "Closer." Rita pulls scissors out and cuts her dress mid song, and Jimbo is holding onto her crown for dear life. Following the last elimination lip sync of the season, the judges announce that Rita Baga is staying in the competition and moving onto the finale! Jimbo is going home, and what a wild ride it's been. We can't wait to see what they do next!
What we'll see next week: It's the finale! The queens are recording a remix to a Ru song, learn some choreography, the eliminated queens return, and someone will be crowned as the new Queen of the North! Who do you think will win the crown?
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EU Court says Skype sounds similar to Sky TV
Microsoft has lost a legal battle to trademark 'Skype' in Europe because it sounds too similar to 'Sky'.
A European court ruled that the similarity was likely to cause confusion among customers between the online video chat service and BSkyB's satellite TV and broadband service.
The legal squabble started back in 2005 when the broadcaster complained that Skype's branding was too similar to Sky's.
Microsoft will appeal against the court's decision.
"We're confident that no confusion exists between these brands and services and will appeal," a Microsoft spokeswoman told BBC News. "This decision does not require us to alter product names in any way."
Sky said the case relates to a "long-running dispute over the extension of its trademark applications to cover a broad range of goods and services that overlap with Sky's own trademark registrations" – particularly TV-related products and services.
Theoretically this ruling gives Sky the right to try and get Microsoft to pay a licensing fee to use the Skype name.
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I've been accepted to a juried show!
The show is a collection of contemporary fine art prints made by artists who live in an approximate radius of 528 miles around Denver. (The number comes from Denver's elevation of 5,280 ft) I'll be at the opening reception and the show will be up until September 27.
Last year I was contacted by the marketing director of the American Alpine Club who had "quasi-randomly" come across my website. He asked if I would be interested in donating some artwork for their 2015 Guidebook to Membership. As an avid climber and member of the AAC, of course I was happy to contribute to such a fantastic organization. I met with the publication team in December and they expressed interest in a page from my sketchbook. The result? My first time being featured in a nationally distributed publication!!
I was fresh from my first trip to Indian Creek. The gobis were still healing on the backs of my hands. But the spark was ignited. I found the desert to be a foreign, yet magical, place. And hand-jamming to be just as foreign. The drawing reflects how hard I felt like I had to think about jamming into cracks. It did not come natural to me... But I have recently been back to the Creek and throwing in that first jam felt like a familiar hug with a good friend. Can't wait for that friendship grow even more.
Friends!! Welcome to my freshly updated little slice of the internet! I hope that you'll take a look around and click on all the things. If you like what you see, send me an email through the contact page; I'd love to hear any feedback you have. You can also send an email about any questions you have about printmaking in general, if you would like to purchase a piece, if you would like to commission an artwork, or if you would just like to say hi!
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Q: VSCode Python terminal output disappears The terminal output just disappears. A few days ago VSCode started to show this weird behaivor when trying to run a Python code. However, running the code directly from the terminal seems to be okay. Does someone know why this is happening? As far as I know both output should be the same.
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Vijay was only 9-19 on putts from 4 to 8 feet and It almost cost him the championship.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Vijay Singh nearly threw away the Bridgestone Invitational by missing three putts inside 8 feet on the back nine at Firestone. He won his first World Golf Championship by making the last one, which was all that mattered.
Singh ended an 0-for-34 drought on the PGA Tour by swirling in a 3½-foot par putt on the final hole Sunday to close with a 2-under 68 for a one-shot victory over Lee Westwood and Stuart Appleby.
"What a relief," Singh said. "I didn't think I could finish it there at the end."
As shaky as Singh looked down the stretch, Phil Mickelson was even worse. Lefty played bogey-free through the first 14 holes to build a one-shot lead, then threw it away by making three bogeys from the bunker on the final four holes to shoot 70, two shots behind.
"It wasn't a good finish for me, but I played really well today," Mickelson said. "I'm turning 63s and 64s into 70s, and that's kind of what happened today. I couldn't get any putts to go in, then in the end, I made some bogeys."
So did Singh.
According to tour statistics, Singh was 9-of-19 on putts from 4 to 8 feet during the tournament, and the last thing he wanted was to face another attempt. But he left his 30-foot birdie putt well short of the hole, and was relieved to see gravity pull the ball into the hole.
"I didn't want to have a 4-footer," he said. "I was kind of sweating it. But I'm glad it went in."
Singh had not won on U.S. soil since the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March 2007, and twice this year he blew 54-hole leads at Pebble Beach and Bay Hill. But he finally got it done, winning for the 32nd time on the PGA Tour.
After falling out of the top 10, the victory is expected to move him up to No. 4 in the world.
Singh finished at 10-under 270 and earned $1.35 million for his first WGC title.
Westwood, who could have moved up to No. 4 in the world with his first U.S. title in 10 years, rallied from a five-shot deficit with 11 holes to play to get within one of the lead. But he missed a 7-foot birdie on the 17th, and his 15-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the 18th to tie for the lead was left all the way. He closed with a 69.
An equally impressive rally belonged to Appleby, the only player to compete in all 29 of these WGC events since they began in 1999. He was seemingly out of the picture until a 30-foot birdie on the 16th, a 3-foot birdie on the 17th and an 18-foot birdie attempt on the final hole that just stayed right of the cup. He shot 68.
"I had a putt for what I thought would get me into a playoff," Appleby said. "I hit the best putt I could have hit without it going in."
Mickelson and Retief Goosen (67) tied for fourth, while Darren Clarke made a strong showing in his first U.S. tournament since the PGA Championship last year. Clarke closed with a 67 to tie for sixth with Peter Lonard (66).
Singh broke out of a three-way tie with Westwood and Mickelson by making four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the front nine, starting with a two-putt birdie from about 18 feet on the second hole, concluding with an approach to tap-in range on the sixth.
Westwood seemingly took himself out of contention on the par-3 seventh. He barely caught the bunker on the right side of the green, then blasted out short, leaving the ball in the sand. He barely got the next one out and took double bogey. And when Singh made a terrific flop shot with one foot in the sand to save par, he was five shots ahead of Westwood and two clear of Mickelson.
The tournament wasn't over, however. It was just starting to get interesting.
Mickelson hit from the left rough to inches of the hole on the 11th for a birdie. That gave him the lead when Singh, playing in the group behind him, spun a wedge back 40 feet and three-putted from the fringe.
"I started missing 5- and 6-footers," Singh said. "I tried to hit it as close as possible so I didn't leave myself any putts."
It was a grind the rest of the day for Singh. He answered with a tee shot to 2 feet for birdie and a share of the lead, then found a bunker from the 13th fairway and badly missed an 8-footer for par.
With a chance to seize control on the 16th, Singh's 4-foot birdie putt never hit the cup. Again in control with a sand wedge in his hand on the 17th fairway, Singh spun it back too far again, this time 25 feet away. He left that 4 feet short, and finally coaxed one in.
Westwood, five behind with 11 holes to play, was within one shot until he bogeyed the 14th by electing to hit putter from 60 feet through about 15 feet of fairway, leaving that 20 feet short and taking bogey that turned out to be the difference.
"I just couldn't picture a chip from there," Westwood said. "The fringe ended up being a lot slower. The first time I really putted through the fringe all week. The putt just seemed like the right shot at the time."
The victory came at a perfect time for Singh, who can take loads of confidence -- from winning, not so much his putting -- to the PGA Championship next week at Oakland Hills.


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February shadows on the Huffaker Hills' Western Loop Trail, 1.4 miles.
1. A song or poem greeting the dawn.
2. A composition suggestive of morning.
After a rough night, sleep was a shawl that I struggled to shrug off, making the morning discordant and confused. I yelled goodbye to the three older kids from the bedroom where I was discovering that my neglect of the laundry would force me wear mismatched socks and my husband's underwear.
The morning walk — sometimes a 3o-minute loop around the Sparks Marina, other times an hour or more on a city trail — sets the mood and melody of the day. It is my aubade. I need this conversation with myself, occasionally interrupted by the chirps and chatters from the little boy on my back. I guess walking is my physical form of writing, if that makes any sense.
Given the day's start, today's walk was critical, so I sought out the gray and empty desert. I needed the vast expanse of sky, the city far off on my horizon, the trail's rocks and mud demanding my concentration. We were enveloped in silence. We heard not a bird, saw not a soul, and although the rumble of a semi-truck and the whine of an airplane pressed against us, it didn't shatter this peace. I wrapped it around my shoulders and felt renewed.
I want to go walking with you..it's just I have all my kids with me 🙂 Don't want to slow you down.
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20 Ridiculous Things Banned in Schools Around the World
School life can be pretty tough for kids with all the studying and growing up they have to do. It gets worse when teachers (a.k.a. adults) start imposing bans on things, especially if they are the things you love the most.
We at Bright Side found 20 ridiculous bans in schools around the world. As if puberty wasn't tough enough!
20. Best friends
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A school in south-west London has banned kids from having best friends because the teachers believe that it can be very upsetting for a child when the friendship ends.
We all fell out with our friends many times, and yet we are here all grown up. Perhaps they simply do not want them to socialize on school premises.
19. Father's day cards
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Scottish schools have banned cards for dads on Father's Day to sympathize with kids who live with only moms. All right, fair play. However, what about kids with no moms or with 2 moms or dads?
18. Facebook
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Facebooking is evil. Just pure evil. According to an all-girls Jewish school in New York, girls shouldn't be using this social networking website — even at home. The teachers think that it makes girls less modest than they should be. There. It's all about being modest...and also about "not getting killed on the internet."
17. Hugging
A Northampton elementary school decided that hugging your best pal should not be allowed. The teachers believe that children must learn how to respect the concept of personal space. However, the kids and their parents do not seem to accept this ban.
"It is going to prevent children developing social skills during their most formative years," one of the parents said.
Why would you want to hug your friend? Being anti-social is so much better!
16. Yoga pants and leggings
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A high school in Massachusetts updated its dress code by banning yoga pants and leggings on the grounds that they are not appropriate outfits for people who are learning to become adults and enter a workforce soon.
Plus, the opposite gender gets distracted. Obviously.
15. Backpacks
Some American schools believe that bringing your backpack or bag inside a classroom can be potentially dangerous because of all the weapons that can be carried inside. Thus, they only allow you to bring books and stationery supplies. Backpacks must stay in a locker.
Besides, you need to get your muscles trained!
14. LOL and other acronyms
Pupils of a South Yorkshire school are banned from saying "hiya," "cheers," and "lol." The teaching body believes that this is the only way to make the students use proper English when communicating with each other and their teachers.
Ofc, no1 writes or speaks, lols, like dat.
13. Rubber bands
Several schools across the US have banned Bandz bracelets and other rubber bands because, and we quote, "they are a distraction." According to teachers, kids play with them too much and get too involved in their games, which then distracts them from the educational process. But we all know that kids will find a way.
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Some schools in the US have banned tag! The idea behind this ban is that kids get hurt both physically and emotionally when they play this iconic game. But, of course, spending time at recess playing active games must be a no-no!
11. Halloween and Christmas
The Oregon school district board banned all Christmas attire to ensure that the religious views of other members of their community are met and respected. And also because the Grinch did steal Christmas!
10. Snowball fights
An English school sent 2 of its pupils home and then suspended them...for a snowball fight. A ban on snowball fights was introduced to ensure the safety of all children. That's right. All those generations who played snowballs outside of school. How did they even survive? It's so last century to play snowballs outside when it's a wintry day with loads of snow.
9. Toilet paper
Some schools in the UK have banned using toilet paper tubes for craft projects in fear of spreading germs and bacteria. So you won't see any toilet paper rolls in the classrooms. Or this will happen. Paper mummy!
8. Shorts for boys
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Amidst a heatwave last summer, a British school introduced a new dress code for its male students: no shorts inside the classrooms. So the boys decided to go with skirts. Nobody banned those. Around 30 boys turned up wearing skirts to school. Well, then. Skirts it is!
7. Birthday party invitations
A British school decided that handing out birthday party invitations in front of all the students must only be done if all the kids are invited. Otherwise, "it is uninclusive and unkind." Will this teach acts of kindness?
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Schools across both the US and the UK have banned this generation's favorite toy: fidget spinners. Their reasons were safety and distraction concerns. Once designed for ADHD and autism treatment, they turned into a worldwide craze.
5. Dodgeball
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17 years ago, schools in the US began banning dodgeball, one of the most played games, for being "aggressive and unsafe." Again, because everyone wants you to be a lazy, inactive person. Now this game is banned almost throughout the whole US.
4. UGGs
An American school banned UGG boots from its premises for a simple reason: they were a way to hide a cell phone in the classroom. Now the students must change into a pair of sneakers before entering their homeroom.
3. Jojo Bows
UK schools have banned students from wearing hair bows that do not comply with the school's official uniform dress code because they are a "distraction." The school (a.k.a. the fashion police) is watching you. Yes, you, pretty bow.
2. Hoodies
A Connecticut school has banned hoodies in its classrooms because it's another way of hiding a smartphone. Kids chat on mobile messengers by hiding them in the front pocket of a hoodie. Smart kids.
1. Red ink
A British school has banned TEACHERS from using red pens when they grade students' work. Apparently, red-inked tests look more upsetting for the ever-unstable individuals that young students are. So never ever use red ink. EVER.
Now that you've seen 20 ridiculous things that are banned in schools around the world, let us know in the comments whether your school prohibited anything and what it was. We are very curious!
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Smith College Team Wins CoVent-19 Ventilator Design Challenge
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On April 1, 2020, a dozen anesthesiology resident physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital kicked off an audacious public challenge to design a rapidly deployable, minimum viable ventilator that could address shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in developing countries. Just three months and more than 200 submissions later, a team of engineering alumnae, staff and faculty from Smith College in Northampton, Mass., had taken a winning design from concept through working prototype. The next step could be a final product for regulatory approval in Nigeria, just one of the countries that have been talking with the CoVent-19 Challenge organizers.
The 30-person Smith College team collaborated on a simplified, cost-effective, easily manufactured pneumatic design particularly tailored to COVID-19 patient needs. The SmithVent design, which is one-tenth the cost of traditional ventilators, combines economical proportional solenoid valve technology with an air-oxygen mixing chamber to meet the full set of requirements for COVID-19 ventilation. The team relied primarily on readily available, off-the-shelf components, which reduced custom machining and improved compatibility with other medical equipment. The enclosure, ISO fittings, and mounting blocks can be produced using FDM® or stereolithography 3D printers. The design is open source for anyone to use and improve.
Smith College Engineering Professor Susannah Howe said the timeline was intense. "To a person, we came into this not knowing anything about ventilators," she said. "In two months we went from knowing nothing to having a functional prototype. That's just crazy. To see that trajectory in such a short period of time, with people who are volunteering their time on top of their other jobs is amazing and heartwarming and so rewarding."
Two other teams were also recognized by the CoVent-19 Challenge judges. The second-place InVent Pneumatic Ventilator was submitted by a San Francisco-based team comprised of fuseproject, a design and innovation firm founded by Swiss designer Yves Behar, and Cionic, a medical device technology start-up. The InVent prototype is a pneumatically driven ventilator optimized for a COVID-19 healthcare context that can be assembled in under four hours. The prototype used 3D printing technology from Stratasys, and featured a simple and intuitive human-machine interface and custom rapid-manufactured venturi flow sensors. A multi-ventilator tablet display encourages patient distancing.
The third-place prototype, RespiraWorks, was developed by a global team of dozens of engineers, healthcare workers, and other professionals that bring a focus on developing countries and low-resource communities. The model uses a sophisticated blower-based ventilation system, simplified assembly and manufacturing, and high-quality, open-source software. Parts are designed to be available from local supply chains around the world. "Patients suffering from COVID-19 require and deserve high-quality ventilation, regardless of whether they were born in a rich country or a poor one," said RespiraWorks Founder and Executive Director Ethan Chaleff of Oakland, Calif.
Dr. Richard Boyer, founder and director of the CoVent-19 Challenge, said when they began planning in March, it was unclear if there would be enough ventilators even in the United States to treat pandemic patients. "Our focus has since shifted to developing countries, where we're seeing high death rates and limited resources to deal with the ravages of this new disease," he said. "The testbed we developed gives us a lot of confidence in the performance of the winning prototype, and frankly there is probably tremendous value in getting other finalist designs out into the world too."
Seven finalist prototypes were evaluated using a testbed to determine which design provides the best combination performance against safety, reliability, manufacturability, affordability, and simplicity.
The three winners will receive a total of $10,000 in credits for 3D printing from Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), which also provided access to free 3D printing and a team of three application engineers for the seven finalist teams building their working prototypes. In addition, the challenge was hosted on the Stratasys GrabCAD community. Other sponsors include Ximedica, Valispace, HackFund, and Yelling Mule.
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U.S. officials, former Pakistan leader worry about latest split
By Charley Keyes, CNN Senior National Security Producer
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf denies knowing that Osama bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan.
The former president of Pakistan says he did not know Osama bin Laden was hiding there
"Let me say with confidence, I did not know," Pervez Musharraf tells a Washington group
Musharraf and U.S. officials separately call for a thaw in chilly U.S.-Pakistan relations
Washington (CNN) -- With U.S.-Pakistan relations in the deep freeze, former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and American officials called Thursday for a thaw.
"Blame games, rigidity, arrogance, insensitivity to each other's national interests is certainly very counter-productive," Musharraf said in Washington. "It definitely saddens me to see the deteriorating Pakistan-United States relations," he said in a speech at the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
Twelve weeks have passed since American commandos killed Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan, an event that dramatically widened the rift between the two countries.
Musharraf denied he knew during his time as president or later that bin Laden was hiding out in Pakistan. "Whether one believes it or not, let me say with confidence, I did not know," he declared.
He suggested that it was negligence and not complicity of the Pakistan government that allowed bin Laden to stay there undetected.
"If there was complicity this is very, very serious indeed," Musharraf said. "I think the UN and the United States have all the right to be against Pakistan if it ultimately comes to believe that ... people were hiding him, people were complicit in it," Musharraf said.
The former president and general, who has been living in London, pledged to return to Pakistan next March for a political comeback in 2013, in what he called "the mother of all elections."
David Petraeus, making his way home from Afghanistan where he was commanding general and soon to start his new job as CIA director, reportedly told a Paris audience yesterday he also is worried about relations with Pakistan. He just completed a visit there and said the relationship is at a difficult stage but the U.S. must continue efforts to work with Pakistan, recognizing what it has done in the fight against terror.
Meanwhile in Washington, top U.S. military leaders told senators of their concerns about Pakistan.
The soldier poised to take over as chief of staff of the Army, Gen. Ray Odierno, said militants hiding out in Pakistan along the Afghanistan border are a major security challenge facing the United States.
Adm. James Winnefeld, tapped as the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Pakistan must do more to crack down on insurgents like the Haqqani network.
"Pakistan is a very, very difficult partner and we all know that. We don't always share the same world view or the same opinions or the same national interests," Winnefeld told the Senate Armed Services Committee. "I think we need to continued pressure on Pakistan using all elements of pressure that we're able to apply to what really should be a friend to get them to realize that the Haqqani network poses a threat to their own country and to take the steps that we've asked them to take."
Former congresswoman and Wilson Center director Jane Harmon said both the United States and Pakistan have made mistakes and miscalculations.
"Nothing is irreparable and this relationship has got to be fixed," Harmon said after Musharraf's speech.
"I think some tough love is required, I think there needs to be a more honest and straight relationship," Harmon said. "The Pakistanis have grievances, but we clearly have grievances too."
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Kind of getting away from my typical post, I wanted to say that last night, I want to the annual New Year's Gospel Sing in Charleston, WV at the municipal auditorium. The performers were Tony Gore, The Isaacs, Brian Free and Assurance, and several more!
I would encourage anyone who loves good Southern Gospel or Bluegrass music to come out next year. The attendance was kind of slim this year, I would really hate to see this annual event come to an end because the word isn't getting out. Even if you're not into that "twangy" bluegrass type stuff, Southern Gsopel has a bit of a modern country feel to it. I recommend you check these sites.