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53-563: In its Russian designation РТ stands for "ракета твердотопливная", raketa tverdotoplivnaya ("solid fuel rocket"), while УТТХ – for "улучшенные тактико-технические характеристики", uluchshenniye taktiko-tekhnicheskie kharakteristiki ("improved tactical and technical characteristics"). "Topol" (тополь) in Russian means " white poplar ". It is designed and produced exclusively by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology , and built at

106-732: A Communist nor a terrorist, they attempted to show that I was not a Christian either by asserting that the Reverend Martin Luther King never resorted to violence." The Washington Times holds a conservative political stance. In 1995, the Columbia Journalism Review wrote that The Washington Times "is like no major city daily in America in the way that it wears its political heart on its sleeve. No major paper in America would dare be so partisan." In 2002, The Washington Post reported that

159-532: A branch of white poplar as a token of his victory. Persons offering sacrifices to Hercules were always crowned with branches of this tree, and all who had gloriously conquered their enemies in battle wore garlands of it, in imitation of Hercules. Homer in Iliad compares the fall of Simoisius when killed by Ajax to that of a poplar. So falls a poplar that on watery ground Raised high its head with stately branches crowned. Ovid mentions that Paris had carved

212-602: A conflict within the Moon family that had been threatening to shut down the paper completely. In June 2011, Ed Kelley, formerly of The Oklahoman , was hired as editor overseeing both news and opinion content. In March 2011, The Washington Times announced that some former staffers would be rehired and that the paper would bring back its sports, metro, and life sections. In 2012, Douglas D. M. Joo stepped down as senior executive, president, and chairman. Times president Tom McDevitt took his place as chairman, and Larry Beasley

265-463: A correspondent and then a managing editor of The Washington Times , was named executive editor in 1991. During his editorship, the paper took a strongly conservative and nativist editorial stance. In 1992, North Korean leader Kim Il Sung gave his first and only interview with the Western news media to The Washington Times reporter Josette Sheeran , who later became executive director of

318-721: A fundraising drive for Contra rebels in Nicaragua and offered rewards for information leading to the arrest of Nazi war criminals . From 1985 to 2008, News World published a weekly news magazine called Insight on the News , also called just Insight , as a companion to The Washington Times . Insight ' s reporting sometimes resulted in journalistic controversy. In 1991, Moon said he had spent between $ 900 million and $ 1 billion on The Washington Times . By 2002, Moon had spent between $ 1.7 billion and $ 2 billion, according to different estimates. Wesley Pruden , previously

371-497: A memory of those we love who have died, and in the language of flowers , its meaning is "time". Herakles crowned himself with this tree to celebrate his return from the underworld. According to ancient Roman mythology, the white poplar was consecrated to Hercules because he destroyed Cacus in a cavern adjoining the Aventine Hill , which was covered with these trees; in the moment of his triumph, he bound his brows with

424-552: A national audience. The first edition of The Washington Times was published on May 17, 1982. The newspaper was founded by Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon , and it was owned until 2010 by News World Communications , an international media conglomerate founded by Moon. It is currently owned by Operations Holdings, which is a part of the Unification Church movement. The Washington Times has been known for its conservative political stance, often supporting

477-621: A presidential candidate, but it endorsed Trump for reelection in the 2020 presidential election . In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic , The Washington Times received between $ 1 million and $ 2 million in federal -backed small business loans from Citibank as related of the Paycheck Protection Program . The Washington Times which it said helped retain of its 91 employees. During the 2024 presidential election , The Washington Times endorsed Trump for election. In

530-560: A relatively flat ballistic trajectory, complicating defense acquisition and interception. According to The Washington Times , Russia has conducted a successful test of the evasive payload delivery system. The missile was launched on 1 November 2005 from the Kapustin Yar facility. The warhead changed course after separating from the launcher, making it difficult to predict a re-entry trajectory. A new missile loosely based on Topol-M and equipped with multiple re-entry vehicles (MIRV)

583-595: A solid propellant design, the missile can be maintained on alert for prolonged periods of time and can launch within minutes of being given the order. The development of the missile began in the late 1980s as a response to the American Strategic Defense Initiative . Initially an evolutionary upgrade of the RT-2PM Topol , the missile was redesigned in 1992. The missile's principal designer was Yuri Solomonov, who would later oversee

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636-430: Is a medium-sized deciduous tree , growing to heights of up to 15–30 m (49–98 ft) (rarely more), with a trunk up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in diameter and a broad, rounded crown. The bark is smooth and greenish-white to greyish-white with characteristic diamond-shaped dark marks on young trees, becoming blackish and fissured at the base of old trees. The young shoots are covered with whitish-grey down, including

689-509: Is also planted to strengthen coastal sand dunes . A yellow dye is produced from the bark of the white poplar. The majority of white poplars in cultivation in northern Europe are female trees. White poplar was first introduced to North America in 1748 and has a long history in cultivation. It is now found in 43 states throughout the contiguous U.S. It has come to be considered weedy or invasive ; it has been banned in Connecticut and

742-460: Is an American conservative daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It covers general interest topics with an emphasis on national politics . Its broadsheet daily edition is distributed throughout Washington, D.C. and the greater Washington metropolitan area , including suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia . It also publishes a subscription-based weekly tabloid edition aimed at

795-713: Is believed that since 2010 no more RT-2PM2 Topol-M missiles have been purchased in favor of the newest RS-24 Yars . Populus alba Populus alba , commonly called silver poplar , silverleaf poplar , white poplar , or abele is a species of poplar , most closely related to the aspens ( Populus sect. Populus ). It is native to a region spanning from the Atlas Mountains of Africa, through most of South and Central Europe, into Central Asia; it has been introduced to many temperate, moist regions worldwide. It grows in moist sites, often by watersides, in regions with hot summers and cold to mild winters. It

848-488: Is called RS-24 Yars . In January 2009 Russian sources hinted that the production of the mobile Topol-M missile would be shutting down in 2009 and that the new MIRVed RS-24 version would replace it. The Strategic Missile Troops are the only operator of the RT-2PM2 Topol-M. As of March 2020, 60 silo-based and 18 mobile RT-2PM2 Topol-M missiles are deployed with 2 rocket divisions: Silo-based: Road-mobile: It

901-857: Is considered a threat to riparian vegetation in Victoria . It has spread along the Murrumbidgee River and in wet areas in rural parts of the Australian Capital Territory . Despite that, it is still sold in nurseries around Australia. White poplar is also an environmental weed in South Africa . The Washington Times Defunct Newspapers Journals TV channels Websites Other Economics Gun rights Identity politics Nativist Religion Watchdog groups Youth/student groups Miscellaneous Other The Washington Times

954-466: Is said to be capable of making evasive maneuvers to avoid a kill by interceptors, and carries targeting countermeasures and decoys . One of the Topol-M's most notable features is its short engine burn time following take-off, intended to minimize satellite detection of launches and thereby complicate both early warning and interception by missile defense systems during boost phase. The missile also has

1007-634: Is soft but close-grained and easy to carve, shrinking very little during seasoning. It has been used for sculpture from Europe to China and the US. The Penitent Magdalene by Donatello is one 15th-century example. It was the most commonly used wood for panel paintings in Italy throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, until mostly replaced as a matrix by canvas from 1500 onwards. Most earlier Italian Renaissance paintings are painted on poplar panels,

1060-481: Is sometimes planted in parks. An Old English name abele , now not used, is derived from the Latin albellus , white, by way of Old French aubel and Low German name abeel . Leuce/Leuka , the "White Poplar"; Leuce or Leuka (Ancient Greek: Λεύκη) ("White" or specifically "White Poplar") was the most beautiful of the nymphs and an Oceanid , a daughter of Oceanus. Hades fell in love with her and abducted her to

1113-502: Is the most common introduced tree species on Cape Breton Island . In US intensive forest management, it is being replaced by various Populus sect. Aigeiros hybrids . The wood is soft, and used for cellulose and to make cheap boxes. It also grows in the temperate zones of South America. Mainly in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay A conical cultivar from Turkestan , Populus alba 'Pyramidalis' (Bolle's poplar; syn. P. bolleana )

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1166-468: The Mona Lisa being but one example. White poplar requires abundant light and ample moisture, and stands up well to flood water and slightly acidic soils. Its green-and-white leaves make it an effective ornamental tree , but the root suckers may cause problems in some situations. It is very attractive as an open-grown tree in water meadows, and because of its extensive root system and tolerance of salt,

1219-743: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs , which is critical of U.S. and Israeli policies, praised The Washington Times and its sister publication, The Middle East Times , for what it called their objective and informative coverage of Islam and the Middle East , while criticizing The Washington Times for its generally pro-Israel editorial positions. The Report suggested that these newspapers and The Christian Science Monitor , each owned by religious institutions, were less influenced by pro-Israel pressure groups than corporate-owned newspapers. In 2002, at an event held to celebrate

1272-590: The Islamic world as issues of contention. Ignatius predicted that conservatives in Congress and the George W. Bush administration would support Pruden's position over Kwak's. In 2006, Moon's son, Hyun Jin Moon , president and CEO of News World Communications, dismissed managing editor Francis "Fran" Coombs following accusations of racist editorializing. Coombs had made some racist and sexist comments, for which he

1325-561: The Times ' 20th anniversary, Moon said, " The Washington Times is responsible to let the American people know about God" and " The Washington Times will become the instrument in spreading the truth about God to the world." In 2004, David Ignatius , a correspondent for The Washington Post , reported that Chung Hwan Kwak , a leader in the Unification Church, wanted The Washington Times to "support international organizations such as

1378-457: The Times ' three-hour radio program , America's Morning News , both continued. The paper also announced that it would cease publication of its Sunday edition, along with other changes, partly in order to end its reliance on subsidies from the Unification Church. On December 31, 2009, The Washington Times announced that it would no longer be a full-service newspaper, eliminating its metropolitan news and sports sections. In July 2010,

1431-613: The Unification Church of the United States . President Ronald Reagan read The Washington Times every day during his presidency. In 1997, he said: "The American people know the truth. You, my friends at The Washington Times , have told it to them. It wasn't always the popular thing to do. But you were a loud and powerful voice. Like me, you arrived in Washington at the beginning of the most momentous decade of

1484-467: The United Nations and to campaign for world peace and interfaith understanding." This, Ignatius wrote, created difficulties for Pruden and some of the Times ' columnists. Ignatius also mentioned the Unification Church movement's reconciliatory attitude towards North Korea , which at the time included joint business ventures, and Kwak's advocacy for greater understanding between the U.S. and

1537-635: The United Nations World Food Programme . At the time, The Washington Times had one-eighth the circulation of The Washington Post (100,000 compared to 800,000) and two-thirds of its subscribers subscribed to both papers. In 1994, it introduced a weekly national edition, which was published in a tabloid format and distributed nationally. U.S. President George H. W. Bush encouraged the political influence of The Washington Times and other Unification Church movement activism in support of American foreign policy . In 1997,

1590-490: The Votkinsk Machine Building Plant . The Topol-M is a cold-launched , three-stage, solid-propellant, silo-based or road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile . The missile's length is 22.7 meters and the first stage has a body diameter of 1.9 meters. The mass at launch is 47,200 kg, including the 1,200 kg payload . Topol-M carries a single warhead with an 800 kiloton yield but

1643-402: The 1980s, reporters for The Washington Times visited imprisoned then South African activist Nelson Mandela , who wrote about the newspaper in his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom . He said, "They seemed less intent on finding out my views than on proving that I was a Communist and a terrorist. All of their questions were slanted in that direction, and when I reiterated that I was neither

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1696-463: The Unification Church issued a letter protesting the direction The Washington Times was taking and urging closer ties with it. In August 2010, a deal was made to sell it to a group more closely related to the movement. Editor-in-chief Sam Dealey said that this was a welcome development among the Times ' staff. In November 2010, Moon and a group of former editors purchased The Washington Times from News World Communications for $ 1. This ended

1749-432: The Unification Church movement and might have to cease publication or become an online publication only. Later that year, it dismissed 40 percent of its 370 employees and stopped its subscription service, instead distributing the paper free in some areas of the Washington metropolitan area , including federal government departments and agencies. However, a subscription website owned by the paper, theconservatives.com, and

1802-510: The board. Moon asked Richard L. Rubenstein , a rabbi and college professor who had written on the Holocaust , to serve on the board of directors. The newspaper's first editor and publisher was James R. Whelan . The Washington Times was founded one year after The Washington Star , a Washington, D.C. daily newspaper, went out of business, leaving the city with The Washington Post as its only daily newspaper. A large percentage of

1855-502: The century. Together, we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. And—oh, yes—we won the Cold War ." After a brief editorship under Smith Hempstone , Arnaud de Borchgrave , a former UPI and Newsweek reporter, became executive editor, serving from 1985 to 1991. Borchgrave was credited with encouraging energetic reporting by staff but was known to make unorthodox journalistic decisions. During his tenure, The Washington Times mounted

1908-576: The closely related common aspen Populus tremula ; the resulting hybrid , known as grey poplar ( Populus × canescens ), is intermediate between its parents, with a thin, grey, downy coating on the leaves, which are also much less deeply lobed than white poplar leaves. It exhibits marked hybrid vigour , reaching 40 m (130 ft) tall and a trunk diameter over 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in), much larger than either of its parents. Most grey poplars in cultivation are male, but female trees occur naturally and some of these are also propagated. The wood

1961-530: The design is compatible with MIRV warheads. According to chief designer Yury Solomonov, the missile can carry four to six warheads along with decoys. It is claimed to have the highest accuracy of any Russian ICBM. The body of the rocket is made by winding carbon fiber. The Topol-M may be deployed either inside a reinforced missile silo or from an APU launcher mounted on the MZKT-79221 "Universal" 16-wheeled transporter-erector-launcher . The designation for

2014-548: The development of the RSM-56 Bulava . The first flight test took place on December 20, 1994, during which the missile, launched from Plesetsk , hit its target 6,400 kilometres (4,000 mi) away. Two missiles were put on experimental combat duty in December 1997 at Tatishchevo . The fifth test flight on 22 October 1998 was unsuccessful as the missile exploded after being launched; the sixth test flight two months later

2067-420: The female catkins are greyish-green. The female catkins lengthen to 8–10 cm ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 –4 in) after pollination, with several green seed capsules, maturing in late spring to early summer. It also propagates by means of root suckers growing from the lateral roots, often as far as 20–30 m (65–100 ft) from the trunk, to form extensive clonal colonies . White poplar hybridizes with

2120-483: The first three mobile Topol-M missile systems entered duty with a missile unit stationed near the town of Teykovo . Current Strategic Rocket Forces Order of Battle lists the following sites with Topol-M missiles: The Topol-M missiles have a lifetime between 15 and 20 years. According to Russia this missile and its derivatives, RS-24 Yars , RS-26 Rubezh and RSM-56 Bulava are designed to counter and evade current or planned United States missile defense system. It

2173-454: The name of Ænone on a poplar, as Shakespeare has Orlando carve the name of Rosalind upon the trees of the forest of Arden . Virgil gives directions for the culture of this tree and Horace speaks of the white poplar as delighting to grow on the banks of rivers. The white poplar is an invasive species in many parts of Australia . In Western Australia , it has formed dense stands in disturbed wetlands from Perth to Albany and it

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2226-478: The newspaper's news staff came from the Star . Unusual among daily newspapers when The Washington Times was founded, the newspaper published full color front pages in all its sections and color elements throughout. It also used ink that it advertised as being less likely to come off on the reader's hands than the type used by The Washington Post . At its start, it had 125 reporters, 25 percent of whom were members of

2279-489: The newspaper. These policy changes drew criticism from some conservatives. Prospect magazine attributed the Times ' apparent political moderation to differences of opinion over the United Nations and North Korea, and wrote, "The Republican right may be losing its most devoted media ally." In November 2009, The New York Times reported that The Washington Times would no longer be receiving funds from

2332-425: The policies of Republican presidents Ronald Reagan , George H. W. Bush , George W. Bush , and Donald Trump . The Washington Times has published columns contradicting scientific consensus on multiple environmental and health issues. It has drawn controversy by publishing conspiracy theories about U.S. president Barack Obama and supporting neo-confederate historical revisionism. The Washington Times

2385-491: The silo-based Topol-M missile is believed to be RS-12M2 , while the mobile version is RS-12M1 . The first stage has rocket motors developed by the Soyuz Federal Center for Dual-Use Technologies. These give the missile a much higher acceleration than other ICBM types. They enable the missile to accelerate to the speed of 7,320 m/s and to travel a flatter trajectory to distances of up to 10,000 km. As

2438-405: The small buds. The leaves are 4–15 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –6 in) long, five-lobed, with a thick covering of white scurfy down on both sides, but thicker underneath; this layer wears off 8 cm ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 4  in) long, produced in early spring; they are dioecious , with male and female catkins on separate trees; the male catkins are grey with conspicuous dark red stamens,

2491-472: The underworld. She lived out the span of her life in his realm, and when she died, the god sought consolation by creating a suitable memorial of their love: In the Elysian Fields , where the pious spend their afterlives, he brought forth a white tree into existence from her body, which became sacred for him from that moment on. In Ancient Greco-Roman mythology, it is a symbol of a peaceful afterlife and

2544-424: Was becoming mainstream media usage. It announced that it would no longer use words like " illegal aliens " and " homosexual " and, in most cases, opt for "more neutral terminology" like "illegal immigrants" and "gay", respectively. It also decided to stop using "Hillary" when referring to then U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton , and the word "marriage" in the expression " gay marriage " would no longer appear in quotes in

2597-462: Was founded May 17, 1982, by News World Communications , a New York City -based international media conglomerate associated with the Unification Church , which also owns United Press International (UPI) and newspapers in Japan , South America , and South Korea . Bo Hi Pak , chief aide to Unification Church founder and leader Sun Myung Moon , was the founding president and founding chairman of

2650-747: Was hired as the company's new president and chief executive officer . In March 2013, The Washington Times partnered with Herring Networks to create a new conservative cable news channel, One America News Network (OAN), which began broadcasting in mid‑2013. In July 2013, The Washington Times hired David Keene , former president of the National Rifle Association and chairman of the American Conservative Union , to serve as its opinion editor. In September 2013, Solomon returned as editor and vice president of content and business development. Solomon's tenure

2703-433: Was marked by a focus on profitability. In September 2015, the newspaper had its first profitable month, ending a streak of monthly financial losses over the paper's first 33 years. In December 2015, Solomon left for Circa News . The Washington Times opinion editor Charles Hurt was one of Trump's earliest supporters in Washington, D.C. During the 2016 presidential election , The Washington Times did not endorse

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2756-563: Was successful. The 104th Regiment of the Taman Missile Division, based in Saratov , introduced 10 missiles into service on 30 December 1998; another ten entered service with a second regiment in December 1999. Silo launcher Topol-M entered service by presidential decree on 13 July 2000, the third, fourth and fifth regiments entered service in 2000, 2003 and 2005. The last regiment was to arrive in 2012. On December 12, 2006,

2809-467: Was sued by other employees at The Washington Times . In January 2008, Pruden retired, and John F. Solomon , who worked with the Associated Press and had most recently been head of investigative reporting and mixed media development at The Washington Post , was appointed executive editor. A month later, The Washington Times changed some of its style guide to conform more to what

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