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African-American Studies Program
The primary mission of the African-American Studies Program (AASP), an independent, free-standing program in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, is to provide an academic and scholarly course of study centered on the black male in particular, and all blacks in general, that will enlighten both scholars and laymen, and affirm black males and black society. The ultimate goal of the AASP is to provide an academic course of study that leads to a baccalaureate degree in the discipline which prepares the students who major or minor in the field for a life of rewarding and fulfilling work. Students of African-American Studies, while at Morehouse and after they graduate, will contribute to the betterment of humankind through professional work and community service.
The African-American Studies major is holistic (multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary/ transdisciplinary) and directly relates to the mission of Morehouse College in that it assumes a special responsibility for teaching students about the history and culture of black people. It also encourages students to appreciate the ideals of brotherhood, equality, spirituality, human values, and democracy. Special emphasis will be given to the culture of black males, including their history and philosophy, and social behavior and athletics. It also teaches students to think clearly and critically; to make logical and ethical judgments; and to communicate effectively with others. African-American Studies searches for truth as a liberating force and provides an environment which encourages students to develop a zest for living, learning and contributing as men in society.
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The African-American Studies major prepares students to become better citizens, and leaders in society. It prepares students to go to graduate and professional school, and to enter the world of work; providing a course of instruction which aids students to better appreciate the world in which they live. They grow to understand how the world works, and the dynamics of social change, emphasizing the cultural heritage of black people and preparing them to attain an informed, scholarly understanding of this legacy. The ability to understand is enhanced, and we seek to coordinate knowledge from other disciplines, reinforcing the student's academic skills--reading, writing, speaking, listening, researching and reasoning.
The African-American Studies Program teaches the seven skills required by Morehouse College. These skills are critical thinking, creative thinking, effective writing, effective oral communication, value awareness, computer literacy and quantitative analysis. Commitment to community service is strongly encouraged. African-American Studies at Morehouse College gives the students who study here another option among many quality majors from which they may launch a professional or service career.
The student who majors or minors in African-American Studies at Morehouse College, is expected be able to recall major events, dates and persons in the chronology of the African-American experience – especially black history. The serious student would also manifest an appreciation for the totality of the black experience, and show the linkage between the African legacy, European history and the African-American experience. They must be able to give evidentiary demonstrations of how the experiences of African-Americans are linked to the experiences of other blacks in the African Diaspora; and show how the experiences of blacks have been an integral part of American and world history.
Graduates of African-American Studies at the College are expected to be able to read comprehensively, write lucidly and cogently, speak effectively, listen intently, research thoroughly, and reason logically. Upon completion of the major in African-American Studies, it is expected that graduates will enter graduate or professional school, or the world of work. Again, all graduates of the discipline are encouraged to continue their involvement in community service.


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Partner Highlight: A Macro Invasion of the Nano Kind - Summer at the Saint Louis Science Center
This past summer, the Exploradome at the Saint Louis Science Center was taken over by the science of the small. All summer long, visitors to Amazing Nano Worlds! were immersed in the world of atoms and molecules enlarged 100 million times their actual size. Children, families and adult audiences were all given an opportunity to plunge into hands-on programming, live demonstrations by real nanoscientists and museum-wide activities that put "nano" at center stage.
Amazing Nano Worlds! started as a combination of the It's a Nano World and Too Small to See exhibits, both developed by the Sciencenter of Ithaca, NY. This dynamic duo formed an 8,000 sq. ft. exhibition that the Saint Louis Science Center merged with its own collection of nano programming and exhibits for an experience like no other. This included hands-on activities and live stage demos like the Science Center's very own "What the Heck is Nanotech?" – an introduction to the concepts of nanotechnology. Younger visitors could participate in a scavenger hunt for nano content appearing throughout the museum, and older audiences became engaged through the infusion of nano topics in the Science Center's adult programming. Events such as the Science Center's First Fridays became a "Festival of Nano Products," giving guests the latest info about the newest nano technologies on the market. Special programming was themed by topics from Cooking on the Nanoscale to Nano Art. Adult programming coupled with activities for all-ages allowed the Science Center to reach a very diverse audience during the short summer display.
As part of this summer exhibition, the Saint Louis Science Center also continued to showcase their own nano exhibit area in their Cyber Gallery. This area includes nano artwork, video, interactive multimedia, and exhibit pieces like their own Nano Attraction. Nano Attraction was developed with assistance from the NISE Network's mini-grant program, and focuses on the "bumpy, sticky, and shaky" properties of nanoparticles to teach audiences about the basics of nanoscience. They also utilized ongoing partnerships with local industry sponsors and researcher centers such as Husky Corporation, Karpel Solutions, University of Illinois Nano-CEMMS Center and Washington University to illustrate for audiences just how concepts presented in the exhibition apply to real work currently being done in the field. Through guest lectures, presentations and even links and video offered on their website, audiences had a portal to very current technologies coming right out of their own backyard, making their experience at the Science Center all the more tangible. (See some of this video for yourself!)
Amazing Nano Worlds! provided a great introduction to nanotechnology for families and audiences of all ages. Though the Saint Louis Science Center has already built a strong nano program, as well as an audience base that has come to expect such cutting-edge technologies to be explored on their floor. As the Saint Louis Science Center closed Amazing Nano Worlds! they began to prepare for the opening of NISE Net's Nano mini-exhibition! The timing seemed perfect for the Science Center to host Nano, and their previous work demonstrated a need and support in their community. By including Nano as a permanent fixture on their floor, the Science Center will be able to sustain as well as build upon the audiences and collaborations developed by this past summer's programming.
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System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 Beta Available for Download
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Hi there!
The System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 Beta for all products were released last week. It basically updates the current version of SC components to support Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and their new features such as Network Virtualization, VHDX, Windows Store, etc.
The Beta of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 ("SP1") enables System Center customers to jointly evaluate System Center 2012 with Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. The Beta is for evaluation purposes only and not to be used in production as described in the EULAs associated with the product. No license keys are required to do this evaluation. The Beta includes updates and enhancements to the following System Center 2012 components:
- Virtual Machine Manager
- Improved Support for Network Virtualization
- Extend the VMM console with Add-ins
- Support for Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service, thin provisioning of logical units and discovery of SAS storage
- Ability to convert VHD to VHDX, use VHDX as base Operating System image
- Configuration Manager
- Deployment and management of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
- Distribution point for Windows Azure to help reduce infrastructure costs
- Automation of administrative tasks through PowerShell support
- Management of Mac OS X clients and Linux and UNIX servers
- Real-time administrative actions for Endpoint Protection related tasks
- Data Protection Manager
- Improved backup performance of Hyper-V over CSV 2.0
- Protection for Hyper-V over remote SMB share
- Protection for Windows Server 2012 de-duplicated volumes
- Uninterrupted protection for VM live migration
- App Controller
- Service Provider Foundation API to create and operate Virtual Machines
- Support for Azure VM; migrate VHDs from VMM to Windows Azure, manage from on-premise System Center
- Operations Manager
- Support for IIS 8
- Monitoring of WCF, MVC and .NET NT services
- Azure SDK support
- Orchestrator
- Support for Integration Packs, including 3rd party
- Manage VMM self-service User Roles
- Manage multiple VMM 'stamps' (scale units), aggregate results from multiple stamps
- Integration with App Controller to consume Hosted clouds
- Service Manager
- Apply price sheets to VMM clouds
- Create chargeback reports
- Pivot by cost center, VMM clouds, Pricesheets
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- Create virtual application packages from applications installed remotely on native server
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We hear a lot about dead or wounded Palestinian children, each of whose death or injury is a tragedy. Funnily enough, though, the MSM falls silent when it comes to the Israeli children:
There were a lot of tears of sadness and pain on Monday at the convalescence wing of the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer outside of Tel Aviv, as Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal visited the two young victims of the recent Qassam rocket attack.
Osher and Rami Tuito are being hospitalized at Sheba after a Qassam rocket made impact just a few feet away from the two brothers causing serious injury. Osher, 8, had to have a part of his leg amputated and his older brother Rami, 19, sustained moderate injuries.
As I tried to make clear in my introductory paragraph, I'm not denigrating what happens to Palestinian children, since children are the true tragedy of every conflict. I am noting, however, that while they make headlines, Israeli children don't even rank the back pages.
UPDATE: I've switched to a new server, so you can feel free to look around here or check out my new site, which not only has the old stuff, but also will move forward into the future with all my new material.
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Do Genes Determine Happiness
Sluthate.com found out who the internet meme "Greensboro Jock" was and how he became a multimillionare business man married with kids:
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Just lol that this former Jock that injected roids at 18 ended up making it to Alpha status. You couldn't of scripted it would end up like this. This is surreal and a true sluthate fairytale story. The irony. The coping of nerds that they believe "Dumb Jocks end up working for them at 40" totally blown out of the water. Popular, athletic and liked at 18 = the tracks for success in life being made. Genetic trash framecel pubertycel manlet with a weak face, unpopular, unathletic at 18 = the tracks for life success broken and require years of repair and will always remain unstable due to bad memories.
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Otherwise as an incel you will be doing all the actual work for executive Chads while they go out to eat with clients at fancy restaurants and making deals face to face with important people. If you aren't charismatic and can get people to side with you, you will never succeed in corporate America, regardless of how hard you work
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It's an understatement to say that to buy or sell a
houseboat is to participate in a major transaction. Houseboats can be
expensive, and the investment put forth in both time and money is significant.
If you are new to the houseboat market, a broker can help alleviate some of the
risk through careful research and finding the right boat to fit your needs. If
you need to sell your houseboat, a broker can help you be sure you get the most
money for your craft in the shortest amount of time. Here are some points to
consider when looking for a broker:
The Right Time
Whatever your interest level, a broker may be able to help
guide your decision-making process to find a boat that matches your
specifications. Wes Wise, from Middle Tennessee Houseboats & Yacht Sales,
says you should start looking for a broker as soon as you have determined that
you would like to spend time with your friends and family on the lake. "We can
help you not only decide what you need but when and how to begin the search."
You should contact a broker even if you're not sure what
kind of boat you're looking for. The quicker you are able to provide the broker
with a list of options, the sooner the search can begin for that perfect boat.
Travis Keller from Your New Boat agrees. "Once I get a good
understanding of what options or `must haves' a person is looking for, I can
help narrow down their search and save them a lot of time."
Questions prospective buyers should ask themselves are
things like: What are you going to use the houseboat for? How many bedrooms do
you need? And what kind of water will the boat be used in?
"If it's going to be used for a river system, we would
recommend twin engines," says Theresa Mazzoli of Elite Boat Sales. "And if it's
going to be used in a river it would need a deeper hull."
Even if you're interested in making a purchase more than a
year in the future, contacting a broker will ensure you're on the right path. Terry
Miller, from Houseboats Buy Terry, says, "Even if someone calls me and tells me
they'll be in the market five years from now, I will help answer their
"Considering the small upside cost and the large downside
risk, it would be most unwise to consider a houseboat deal without the
professional assistance of a qualified houseboat broker," says Mark O'Neill from
Center Hill Marine Brokerage.
Selecting A Surveyor
Not all marine surveyors are accredited, so research is
everything to ensure that the surveyor you contact is honest. There are several
different organizations which offer accreditations such as: The Society of
Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS), United States Surveyors Association (USSA),
International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS), and Association of
Certified Marine Surveyors (ACMS), among many others. Researching the surveyor
and his membership to these societies and associations will give you a feel for
how reputable the surveyor is.
"Your broker should have several licensed boat surveyors to
recommend to you," says Marny Schlundt of BuyaBoat.net. "Always call them all
and make your own decision as to whom you think is the best."
Surveyors will check the condition of the boat and determine
a fair market price for the craft. They perform four different types of
surveys: a pre-purchase survey, which is the most thorough check of all systems
and structural integrity; an insurance survey, which is done for insurance
companies to determine risk, safety, use, and fair market price; an appraisal
survey, which is for financing, estate settlements, donations and legal cases;
and a damage inspection appraisal to check the extent of damages, recommend
repairs, estimate repair costs, and if requested, investigate a possible cause
for the damage.
Mazzoli from Elite Boat Sales says that beyond
accreditation, one could also talk to other experienced boaters about what
surveyors they've had a good experience with. "Surveys are required by most
insurance companies on all boats over 10 years old, but we'd recommend them on
every boat you're interested in purchasing," she says.
Keller also suggests that you be sure the surveyor has the
right equipment and is thorough.
"Make sure that the surveyor has the proper equipment to
inspect a boat, most importantly a moisture meter," says the owner of Your New
Boat. "Don't be afraid to ask for sample surveys so that you can see how
thorough they are. The survey should be more thorough than your broker's spec
sheet; it's not just a list of equipment and pictures of the boat."
Right For You
Brokers are as diverse as people are. Some brokerages offer
special services such as driving help, and others may offer in-house financing.
But most hang their hats on their reputation of experience and service.
"Middle Tennessee Houseboats & Yacht Sales is a full-service
houseboat brokerage operation," explains Wise. "We not only help find or sell
your boat, but we also assist with finding professional services including:
surveyors, finance institutions, insurance companies, transportation and repair
professionals. If the boat is being moved, we work hand-in-hand with boat
movers to ensure the utmost care of your new investment."
"BuyaBoat.net has many years of experience in listing and
selling boats," says Schlundt. "We share our knowledge, try to educate our
buyers, and we are proud of our record of happy buyers and sellers."
Your New Boat is a member of the Yacht Brokers Association
of America (YBAA).YBAA has a professional code of ethics and business practices
that all of their brokers adhere to and they utilize standardized forms and
procedures that ensure a fair and impartial boat buying experience for all
"Our brokers have years of experience on houseboats. I grew
up with one," says Mazzoli. "People come from all over the country and the
world to buy from us. We're located in the houseboat capital of the world here
in Jamestown, Ky., so we have a large selection of
houseboats and cruisers to choose from."
Honesty and integrity is important to Houseboats Buy Terry.
"I will tell them what they need to know, even if it doesn't make them happy,"
explains Miller. "If it's a project boat and it needs repairs x, y and z, and
they don't want a project boat, I will suggest to them not to buy it."
O'Neill adds, "Center Hill Marine Brokerage has a lot of
repeat customers because of our focus on service after the sale. For example,
we're available to give our customers driving lessons and help them get
comfortable in operating their new boat."
Don't Go Along
Connections are everything, and brokers can exploit contacts
that you may not have access to. Many have contacts across the country as well
as around the world.
Your New Boat is a member of a boat multiple listing service
and participates in co-brokerages. What
this means for its sellers is that their boat is being marketed not only by
YourNewBoat.com brokers, but by thousands of brokers around the world."
"There are a lot of
boats that are for sale which don't have signs in the windows, so you may be
walking by the perfect boat for your family and not even know it," adds O'Neill.
A broker can also make sure your boat has the correct
documentation, which could save you a time-consuming hassle.
"We handle all the paperwork to ensure the boat is properly
documented with respect to taxes, liens, insurance, registration and even Coast
Guard documentation if necessary," says Wise.
A broker can protect you from shady business practices and
weed out lemons which aren't worthy of your investment.
"We've heard of `for sale by owner' boat sellers who have
agreed to sell their boat to someone, turned down other offers, and then never
heard from the buyer again," says Keller. "The same thing has also happened
that a buyer had agreed to buy a boat but the seller ended up selling to
someone else."
If you do not have a YBAA broker, you do not have the
advantage of having the transaction safeguarded through the use of an escrow
account. A buyer could end up with a boat that has a lien on it and a seller
could end up letting their boat go and not receiving payment due to fraudulent
O'Neill agrees, "One customer decided to go on his own and
purchased a for-sale-by-owner vessel and did not get a marine survey. The
result was a very unhappy experience in that the roof was rotten and there were
major electrical issues with the boat that cost the gentleman well over $10,000
to repair. A $400 marine survey recommended by our brokerage would have saved
him money and aggravation."
Finally, a brokerage is an institution which is enduring,
and will not leave town the minute you buy the houseboat.
"A reputable broker is going to be around in the future,"
says Miller. "When I see a boat buyer on the docks years later, I want them to
offer me an iced tea, not throw me overboard."
Case in Point: Houseboat Brokering
Selling a houseboat without the services of a broker can be
frustrating. You alone are responsible for advertising the boat, screening
prospective buyers, negotiating a fair price, and completing the transaction.
Although one might expect that another party being involved might cost more
than it's worth, a broker can actually increase the amount of money you get
from the sale.
David Evans, from Okeechobee,
Fla., recently needed to sell his
houseboat. He was moving to Moore Haven, Fla.,
and due to market conditions, he kept going down on his price. Finally he was
going to sell it to a marina manager for a bargain.
"Lo and behold, Terry [Miller from Houseboats Buy Terry] and
her husband walked by and saw my boat. After talking for awhile, they found out
I was selling it and asked me what the price was. I told her what I had been
asking for it and she told me it was worth double," Evans said.
The difference in price was a staggering $22,000. Evans says
that although he didn't get to make the sale immediately, the amount of money
is worth waiting for.
"I'm retired now, and I'm not desperate for the money," he
When asked why he didn't go through a broker to begin with
he said, "I was a marine surveyor in the past, and I'm familiar with the
industry. We are in a depressed market so I thought the price was fair. Terry
now has the boat on the market for a better price. I'm really pleased with her
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Add-ons (extensions, themes, and plugins) that are known to cause stability or security issues with Firefox are put on a "blocklist".
Table of Contents
- 1 What does the blocklist do?
- 2 Steps to take
- 3 What unsafe add-ons are on the blocklist?
What does the blocklist do?
Disables unsafe add-ons
Firefox will block the unsafe add-on from loading and present you with the following message:
To prevent these add-ons from running, click .
Blocks unsafe add-ons from being installed
When you try to install an unsafe add-on that is on the blocklist, Firefox will block the installation and display the message:
Prevents plugins from running automatically
Firefox can prevent a plugin from running automatically (which prevents many issues). When Firefox blocks a plugin you'll see a message similar to this:
You can then choose to run the plugin or update it (if an update is available). To learn more, see Why do I have to click to activate plugins?
Steps to take
If the installed add-on is disabled
Extension or theme
- At the top of the Firefox window, click on the button ( menu in Windows XP), and then click On the menu bar, click on the menu, and then click At the top of the Firefox window, click on the . The Add-ons Manager tab will open. menu, and then click
- On the "Tools for all add-ons" menu, make sure that the menu is checked.
Installation blocked
If you were blocked from installing an add-on, check to see if there is an updated version of the add-on you were trying to install.
What unsafe add-ons are on the blocklist?
See the list of blocked add-ons.


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But more, the MVP headed to Disney World owns a name straight out of casting for Godfather IV. Joseph Vincent Flacco.
From Audubon, N.J., Flacco broke quarterback records for the Fighting Blue Hens at the University of Delaware. Then he paid his earn-your-spurs dues in the NFL for a decade.
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For the most part, headphones and earbuds both look and work the same way. Plug them in, receive audio, enjoy. Audiophiles will argue back and forth about the subtle nuances that each audio driver is delivering, but for the most part the average consumer just buys whatever looks nice. So, for a new contender to enter the scene and expect anyone to pay them any mind, they have to actually try. They have to stir up the scene and change the rules in a way that makes them desirable beyond the consumer gratification of knowing your headphones are backed by a rapper/singer/athlete. The team at SOL Republic have entered the scene with a unique spin on audio devices.
One size fits all
Those of us with unusually sized heads, or those who desire a specific feel from over-the-ear headphones, can sympathize when I say that most headphones are kind of uncomfortable. Many of them can be adjusted by sliding them up and down on rigid locking steps, though some will lose their firm grip on your head the further you extend those slides. SOL Republic solves both problems by making the entire speaker on their Tracks headphones the part that moves, sliding up and down on a wide band that is tapered to offer the same snug feeling no matter where on the band it is.
The design is such that the individual headphone can come off of the band entirely, making it easy to temporarily share a sound with someone without even taking the headphones off your head. The audio cable unplugs from the headphones as well, allowing you to completely disassemble the headphones for travel.
The Tracks come in red, white, or black where the band and the audio cable are the things that change in color. Sol Republic tracks offer plenty of bass, but high notes often come in weaker than you would get from comparably priced Sennheisers. Tracks offer great clarity of sound in both voice and music, and the cushion surrounding the speakers do a great job of muting external sounds without actual noise suppression.
In the ear
If you are more the "in the ear" type of person, the SOL Republic Amps might be up your alley. These earbuds (aka earphones) come in the same three colors as the Tracks, and offer several different ear pieces for whatever your needs may be. The buds are contoured so that there is only one correct way to wear them — the left one goes in the users left ear only. This can be kind of a pain when you are on the go and just want to slide them in, but once you have them in they sat in much better than most straight in earbuds. The flat surface on the outside part of the buds lay nearly flush against your ears, making it east to slide on a motorcycle helmet or throw on a hoodie before rushing out the door.
SOL Republic Amps deliver a rich high notes without sounding very tinny, and still produces enough bass to enjoy the earbuds even in a crowd. The clarity of sound is great, and the included in-ear pads will keep most external sounds at bay while you enjoy what you are listening to. The earbuds create enough volume to be plenty loud but not deafening.
Smartphone Controls
Both the Tracks and the Amps have a volume rocker right around the middle of their audio cables. When plugged into a normal audio device, you get volume up and volume down. Plug it into a smartphone, and you have access not only to a third button, but also a microphone to make and receive phone calls with. Tap the middle button once when a call is coming in to answer it, or double tap the button when not in a call to redial the last number dialed. While on a phone call, the build in mic will take over as your microphone. While they do not offer terrific quality, the mics on these devices will get you through a conversation as long as there isn't a lot of noise or wind around.
Final Thoughts
If you are looking for a decent set of earbuds or over the ear headphones, the SOL Republic series are definitely worth a look. Amps can usually be found for about $60, and offer quality all around sound. The $100 Tracks provide a unique set of headphones for the traveling user, and in general offers a pretty cool looking, functional set of headphones. These are a breath of fresh air in a market filled with either flashy clones of the most popular brand, or extremely expensive audiophile toys. The SOL Republic headphone are clearly the new kids in town, but so far they are making a good impression.


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President Obama delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night, but prankster Jimmy Kimmel took the opportunity to interview people on the street before the speech asking what they thought of it.
"I think most people pretend to care about this thing but actually don't," offered Kimmel while introducing his latest "Lie Witness News" segment. "We asked people what they thought of Obama's speech, but of course there's no way they could have seen the speech ... because it hadn't happened yet."
But that didn't stop people from weighing in, calling the speech "awesome" and describing hilarious details.
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New Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley's recent "X" receivers have had a great deal of success. In Dallas, Terrell Owens was Haley's X wideout. In Arizona, it was Larry Fitzgerald. In Kansas City, Dwayne Bowe.
The Steelers want Mike Wallace to be Haley's latest X receiver, but Wallace isn't in camp. His training camp holdout became official Wednesday when Wallace didn't report to team headquarters in a timely manner. Wallace wants a new contract, and is refusing to sign his one-year, $2.472 million tender. The Steelers are now saying they won't negotiate with Wallace until he caves.
In the meantime, usual slot guy Emmanuel Sanders will practice in Wallace's X receiver spot. And coach Mike Tomlin says the Steelers will focus on Sanders' development until something gives with Wallace.
"What I'm going to do is work with Emmanuel Sanders because he's here, and be excited about doing it," Tomlin told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Should Wallace's holdout last especially long, it will be interesting to see whether the Steelers begin giving Antonio Brown reps at the featured X receiver position. Brown played well enough down the stretch last year — statistically outproducing Wallace — that there is some feeling Brown might develop into Pittsburgh's best receiver.
And the Steelers could send another message to Wallace by giving his position in the new offense to a player who did report to camp, and who possesses quite a bit of talent in his own right.


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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - After a freeze that lasted more than two decades, Iraq's state airline on Wednesday launched its first flight to Kuwait since former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's invaded the neighbouring nation in 1990.
Iraq's foreign and transport ministers travelled on the symbolic Iraqi Airways flight, hailed by officials as a sign of improving relations between the oil-producing neighbours, and they were greeted by Kuwaiti officials upon landing.
The Iraqi transport ministry said there would now be regular flights between the countries.
"Today was the first flight between Iraq and Kuwait after a stoppage that lasted more than 22 years," the ministry's media advisor Karim al-Nuri said.
"This visit shows that Iraq has started to be open, especially with the state of Kuwait ... I believe that relations are heading in a positive direction."
The invasion of Kuwait led to the first Gulf War in which a U.S.-led coalition intervened to force Iraq out.
Diplomatic ties between the Middle East neighbours were bolstered last year after they came to a settlement over Gulf War-era debts, and by a series of bilateral visits involving Kuwait's ruler and Iraq's prime minister.
In December, Kuwait's state-run airline dropped legal cases against Iraqi Airways in return for compensation of $500 million.
Although one small private carrier offers direct flights between the two countries, major airlines route through cities such as Dubai even though the nations' capitals lie just 560 km (346 miles) apart. Kuwait's state-run carrier has yet to restart flights to Iraq.
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It's been just over two years since we came to Texas and already, my kids know the community we live within well enough to call who would be lighting professional-grade fireworks in the middle of a suburban cul-de-sac on a Saturday night, from a half-mile away.
We spent a glorious last evening of 2011 with the @schandenfreudett/@ck_lunchbox family, and on our way home we realized that five minutes til midnight on New Year's Eve is the greatest time to be driving because A) no one else is and B) you can see fireworks for miles and miles.
We had this incredible 360 view of the fireworks going off in every community near us, and as we drove closer to home we could start to differentiate the ones coming from our neighborhood, then the ones coming from our side of the neighborhood, and as we neared the entrance to our sub-division, we realized that we pretty much could pinpoint the ones coming from one of the kids' friends houses.
Sometimes I cannot believe the resiliency of my children, that they learn and re-learn people so openly and easily, how they are so easily adopted into the communities in which they live because they hold nothing back but instead burn, burn, burn like this time it's going to be forever.
There is quite a bit in this life I am only going to be able to learn from my children, I believe.
My neighborhood is this amazingly balanced mix of people, of cultures, of nationalities and ethnicities and sometimes I get so used to seeing everyone that I forget to see everyone. We all share the commonality of parenthood, and that has a funny way of blinding us to everything else. I forget that every single kid at the bus stop is a different shade of human, because after a while they all just look like kids who want to eat my stash of good cookies.
Milano cookies are very bad at hide and go seek.
I stand on a corner with strangers, though no one can really be a stranger who's children you know, spending the first hours of this year under the bombtrack of roman candle warfare with people I suddenly regret I've resisted coming to know, watching our rainbow of children laugh and play under 1.3G rainbow of spiders exploding across the Texas stars.


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Libya Defies International Court's Demand for Saif Gadhafi
(TRIPOLI, Libya) -- Libya's new government has rebuffed the international body seeking to try Saif al-Islam Gadhafi for war crimes, instead showing off a new, specially built courtroom in Tripoli where it says the former Libyan strongman will stand trial instead.
"We will respect the international law but we do have a lot of respect for our Libyan law and I guarantee you there will be no problem," said interim prime minister Abdurrahim el-Keeb on Tuesday.
Last week the International Criminal Court, a Netherlands-based war crimes body established by the United Nations, ordered Libya to hand over the 39-year-old, who has been held prisoner by a militia since his capture last fall just weeks after his father's death. The ICC said Tuesday that Libya had asked for a delay until after the country can hold its own trial. Saif faces charges of corruption, murder and rape and could be sentenced to death.
The Libyan government told the ICC that it "regards the trial of Saif al-Islam...as a matter of the highest national importance," according to an ICC statement.
Human rights groups have asked that the Libyans turn Saif over to the international court. "This clear ruling by the ICC judges should effectively bring an end to the long-running saga over the fate of Saif al-Islam," said Marek Marczynski, head of Amnesty International's International Justice Team, on April 5. "Libya must act on the ICC's decision and surrender Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi without further delay. An unfair trial before a Libyan court where the accused could face the death penalty is no way to guarantee justice and accountability."
But the Libyan government has converted a former military school into a courtroom instead, complete with carpeting and a black wire cage for defendants, and has painted the building in the colors of the new Libyan flag. Meanwhile, Saif is still being held in Zintan, more than 100 miles from Tripoli.
The ICC said Wednesday that Saif had told ICC officials who met with him in Zintan in March that he wanted to be tried in Libya before being shipped to The Hague.
"I hope I can be tried here in my country, whether they will execute me or not," he told two ICC officials, according to a report dated March 5.
But the report also said Saif seemed to be making the statement for the benefit of the Libyan prosecutor, who was present during the interview.
The report also said that Saif seemed to indicate nonverbally that he had been mistreated, pointing to two damaged fingers on his left hand and a missing tooth.
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I have been fighting a problem for several weeks now where the performance of my SQL Server queries degrade over a few days of use. In addition every few days, a query will simply not return from my application's ODBC
SQLExecute() call.
Rebuilding the indexes manually (in SQL Server Management Studio) "fixes" both problems.
Here is some more information;
- DB is ~13 Gig in size
- Using ODBC ver 3.5.1 in the app
- The apps are C++ with ODBC interface to the SQL DB
- Test case is on a static DB - no inserts, thus no fragmentation should be possible!
- Small queries are initially less than 1 sec, and degrade to over 50 seconds
- Have seen the problem on all (3) machines it's run
I'm having a hard time understanding why the same query works fine for a while, but then starts slowing waaay down??
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Pop icon Cher was almost killed -- by a hashtag.
The hashtag #nowthatcherisdead circulated in the Twitterverse on Monday and quickly became a source of confusion for Cher's fans. It turns out, the hashtag was generated by a website called "Is Thatcher Dead Yet?" dedicated to monitoring the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, according to The Wall Street Journal. Thatcher passed away on Monday at the age of 87.
Fans panicked when they saw the hashtag and took to Twitter to mourn what they thought was the pop star's death.
RIP Cher. At least now we'll find out about life after love. #nowthatchersdead
— David Itzcovitz (@ItzDaveMedia) April 8, 2013
Did Cher die?! #nowthatchersdead
— Nick Frost (@Nick_Frost) April 8, 2013
#nowthatchersdead Cher is dead?!?!?!
— George Clarke (@MrGeorgeClarke) April 8, 2013
Fortunately, comedian Ricky Gervais was available to help put an end the confusion:
Some people are in a frenzy over the hashtag #nowthatchersdead.It's "Now Thatcher's dead". Not, "Now that Cher's dead" JustSayin'
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) April 8, 2013
Cher is now part of the club of celebrities who were victims of death pranks. Bill Cosby had to refute reports of his own death on Twitter in 2010. Denzel Washington was presumed dead in 2011 thanks to the newssite Global Associated News, which known for generating fake news. The site is also responsible for the fake deaths of Charlie Sheen, Adam Sandler and Owen Wilson. Others who have combated phony death reports on Twitter include: Jeff Goldblum, Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, Britney Spears, Morrissey, and Ellen DeGeneres.


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Sept. 10, 2005
Somewhere between Nashville and the state of South Carolina the Lipscomb Bisons soccer team lost the intensity and sense of urgency that helped them start the season with a 1-0-1 record.
The Bisons, in their first road game of the season, fell 3-0 to Wofford College Friday afternoon in Spartanburg, S.C.
Lipscomb coach Charles Morrow was at a loss to pinpoint what happened to the mentality of his team. But he is certain it will be corrected before the Bisons play North Carolina-Asheville Sunday afternoon.
"I anticipate a better showing," Morrow said. "I don't know if we were overconfident. We've only won one game and tied one. I don't know how we could be overconfident."
Wofford, playing its first game of the season, jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half scoring a pair of goals in under 1 ½ minutes.
Carter Ladd came off the bench to score the first Wofford goal at 28:23. Forward Jesus Arroyo-Peco scored the second goal at 29:02.
Wofford closed out the scoring in the second half with a goal by forward Brandon Lowery at 81:17.
"I thought we were pretty soft defensively," Morrow said. "We gave them a lot of time and space."
Offensively, the Bisons managed only four first half shots to nine by Wofford. In the second half Lipscomb outshot Wofford 11-7 but many of their shots were from 25-to-30 feet away according to game reports.
"Wofford sat in quite a bit when we would attack," Morrow said. "We didn't do a good job of recognizing how to get behind then and get more chances."
J.D. Murphy made his second consecutive start in goal for the Bisons. He was credited with three saves and the team was credited with two.
Wofford goalkeeper Joey Taylor made seven saves, five in the second half.


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Valdosta, GA - Pushing. Shoving. It's frightening just to watch. A crowd of hundreds grab desperately for pre-paid cell phones.
That's all in a video posted on YouTube taken in the Walmart in Moultrie, Georgia Thursday night before Black Friday. Now the video has gone viral.
"I think that's crazy for everybody to be fighting and stomping people," said Evelyn Simpson, a Moultrie resident and frequent shopper at the Walmart. "Because I was here last year and everything was just normal. But this year I'm just glad I didn't show up."
"It's ridiculous and I don't understand why people would want to treat each other like that," said B.J. Wright, also a Moultrie resident and frequent shopper there. "My God. It's just a phone. It's a material thing. And these are the holidays."
A Walmart spokesman says there were no reports of injuries in the frenzy and no one was escorted from the store. He called the incident unfortunate but said it was isolated.
Eventually security and police broke up the crowd. But not before it was caught on camera. One video has almost 100 thousand hits on Youtube.
"I was just coming in today to see what the store would look like after all that. We were on our way home and I said let's go see what Walmart looks like after this," said Evelyn Simpson.
Both women say they'll continue shopping at Walmart. But will they go there for Black Friday next year? Not a chance.
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NCLB Update
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NCLB Update (http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/)
In a recent letter to the nation's Chief State School Officers, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Henry Johnson shares the procedures the Department will use to review the progress of each state in meeting No Child Left Behind's Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) goal, as well as specific themes states should address in their revised state plans. The letter follows an October 21, 2005, statement from Secretary Spellings assuring states that do not achieve the 100 percent HQT goal by the end of the 2005-06 school year will not lose federal funds "if they are implementing the law and making a good-faith effort" to reach the HQT goal as soon as possible. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/legislation.html#guidance.
Speaking of teachers, the deadline is fast approaching (April 15) for American Stars of Teaching awards, which recognize teachers who are improving student achievementusing innovative strategiesand making a difference in the lives of their students. Anyone can nominate an American Star. After the Department receives a nomination, a verification form is sent to the teacher's principal. For more information, please go to http://www.teacherquality.us/TeacherToTeacher/AmericanStars.asp.
Meanwhile, Delaware, Indiana, and Nevada have now joined the growing list of states that have received feedback on their standards and assessments under the No Child Left Behind Act, with Delaware becoming just the second state in the nation to have its assessment system approved. (Reviewers do not look at the standards and assessments themselves, but at documents showing that they meet the law's requirements.) For comparison, review letters are posted online. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/.
Pandemic Flu
Earlier this week, Secretary Spellings and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt joined Governor Michael Easley in North Carolina, part of a national tour of states as the federal government prepares the country for a potential flu pandemic. "At the federal level, we will do everything we can to make sure Americans have the resources and support they need in the event of a pandemic outbreak," Mrs. Spellings said. "When it comes to preparing our school communityfrom preschool all the way to collegethere are three steps to take: talk to local health officials and work together to develop a plan; train teachers and administrators to implement the plan; and teach students and parents so they understand what to do in the event of a pandemic. Not Stop, Drop, and RollTalk, Train, and Teach." To so guide the education community, the agencies released three checklists. The checklists target child care and preschools (http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/child_care.pdf), K-12 school districts (http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/schoolchecklist.pdf), and colleges and universities (http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/colleges_universities.pdf). (HHS has also released checklists for state and local governments, businesses, individuals and families, medical care providers, and faith-based organizations.) In addition, the agencies vowed to provide information on model plans and training exercises and conduct webcasts. For more information, please go to http://www.pandemicflu.gov/. (Secretary Spellings' remarks are available at http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/03/03212006a.html.)
Intel Science Awards
At a March 14 ceremony, Secretary Spellings honored 40 Intel Science Talent Search (STS) award winners, hailing from 19 different states. "As a mom, I would be happy if my daughters started looking for their idols in this room," she said. "We know math and science skills are the common currency everyone needs to have to succeed in the increasingly competitive global economy." Sponsored by Intel since 1998, STS is America's oldest (since 1942) and most prestigious high school science competition; 1,558 students entered the competition this year, representing 44 states, the District of Columbia, and an overseas school. Top honors went to Shannon Babb of Highland, Utah, who conducted a six-month study on water quality problems in the Spanish Fork River. She will take her place among very esteemed alumni: six Nobel Laureates, three National Medal of Science winners, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellows, and two Field Medalists. For more information, please go to http://www.intel.com/education/sts/. (Don't miss the Secretary's remarks at http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/03/03152006.html. Did you know that "More S&P 500 CEOs majored in engineering than any other field?")
Grants Forecast
Be sure to review the FY 2006 Grants Forecast (as of March 13) at http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html, which lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the Department has invited or expects to invite applications for awards and provides actual or estimated dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. The lists are in the form of chartsorganized according to principal program officesand will be updated regularly through July 2007. (Note: This document is advisory only and is not an official application notice of the Department of Education.)
Beating The Odds
The Council of the Great City Schools' annual Beating the Odds report compares 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 test scores in 66 urban districts from 38 states. In fourth- and eighth-grade reading and math, students improved:
- In fourth-grade reading, 54.4 percent of urban school students scored at or above proficient, an 11.1 percentage point increase from 2002.
- The percentage of students at or above proficient in fourth-grade math went from 44.5 percent to 58.5 percent, a 14.0 point increase from 2002.
- Students also improved in eighth-grade reading (36.1 percent to 39.7 percent) and math (37.3 percent to 45.7 percent) but at slower rates.
More importantly, academic achievement gaps by race appear to be narrowing (for example, in reading, the gap between white and African-American students narrowed in 84.6 percent of fourth grades tested and 66.3 percent of eighth grades tested, while the gap between white and Hispanic students narrowed in 76 percent of both grades tested). Also, for the first time, the study compares state and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test scores, showing parallel upward achievement. For more information, please go to http://www.cgcs.org/pdfs/BTOVI%20Final%2054%20pages.pdf. (Secretary Spellings' remarks are available at http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/03/03202006.html.)
NCES Reports
Can't get enough data? Consider the following reports/resources from the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES):
- "Characteristics of Schools, Districts, Teachers, Principals, and School Libraries in the United States: 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey (http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006313).
- "Characteristics of Private Schools in the United States: Results From the 2003-2004 Private School Universe Survey" (http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006319).
- "Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2004; Graduation Rates, 1998 and 2001 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2004" (http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006155).
- Finance Longitudinal Data Tool (http://nces.ed.gov/edfin/longitudinal/), which allows comparison of fiscal and non-fiscal school district data from 1989-90 to 1999-2000.
Quote to Note
"Strong communities...support the work of schools by providing educational and after-school activities for students. And strong communities nurture healthy children by surrounding them with a network of loving people who keep them safe and can guide them toward success. Forming what we call 'community coalitions' is an important step in reaching children who need help. Community coalitions bring together everyone from teachers, to mentors, to parents, to pastors, to police officers, to substance abuse experts, to social service providers, to business leaders. Anyone who has the ability and the desire to have a positive impact on a child's life should be part of a community coalition."
First Lady Laura Bush (3/16/06),
at Avon Avenue School in Newark
Upcoming Events
April 6 and 7, the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education will hold an open meeting in Indianapolis. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/2006-1/031506a.html.
The Department's next "Education News Parents Can Use" broadcast, "Inspiring Excellence: Great Teachers, Great Principals," is on for April 18. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/.
Schedule Change: The March 31 crisis planning training session in Washington, D.C., cited in the previous issue of ED Review, has been replaced by regional training sessions: April 26-28 in Denver and May 15-17 in Pittsburgh. For more information, please go to http://www.sei2003.com/ERCM/CPNG/.
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VOLUME INDICATORS: We saw an accumulation-distribution index of 16.55909, an on-balance volume of -4.5, chaikin money flow of 1.57143 and a force index of 0.0048. There was an ease of movement rating of 0.00086, a volume-price trend of -0.09749 and a negative volume index of 1000.0.
VOLATILITY: We noted an average true range of 0.09343, bolinger bands of 4.46657, an upper bollinger band of 4.35343, lower bollinger band of 4.43, a bollinger high band indicator of 1.0, bollinger low band indicator of 1.0, a central keltner channel of 4.50333, high band keltner channel of 4.36333, low band keltner channel of 4.64333, a high band keltner channel indicator of 1.0 and a low band keltner channel indicator of 1.0. There was a donchian channel high band of 4.43, a donchian channel low band of 4.43, a donchian channel high band indicator of 1.0, and a donchian channel low band indicator of 1.0.
TREND: We calculated a Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) of -0.0009, a MACD signal of -0.0005, a MACD difference of -0.0004, a fast Exponential Moving Average (EMA) indicator of 4.43, a slow Exponential Moving Average (EMA) indicator of 4.43, an Average Directional Movement Index (ADX) of unknown, an ADX positive of 20.0, an ADX negative of 20.0, a positive Vortex Indicator (VI) of 1.0, a negative VI of 1.0, a trend vortex difference of 2.65, a trix of -1.53345, a Mass Index (MI) of 1.0, a Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of -66.66667, a Detrended Price Oscillator (DPO) of 0.0944, a KST Oscillator (KST) of -20.86465 and a KST Oscillator (KST Signal) of -20.86465 (leaving a KST difference of -2.21024). We also found an Ichimoku rating of 4.54, an Ichimoku B rating of 4.54, a Ichimoku visual trend A of 4.68955, an Ichimoku visual trend B of 4.68985, an Aroon Indicator (AI) up of 4.0 and an AI indicator down of 4.0. That left a difference of -4.0.
MOMENTUM: We found a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 50.0, a Money Flow Index (MFI) of 33.28382, a True Strength Index (TSI) of -100.0, an ultimate oscillator of 50.0, a stochastic oscillator of 128.57143, a stochastic oscillator signal of 128.57143, a Williams %R rating of 28.57143 and an awesome oscillator of -0.008.
RETURNS: There was a daily return of -2.08646, a daily log return of -0.90704 and a cumulative return of -0.90293.
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Veterans recount their stories this Memorial Day
Memorial Day Weekend does more than welcome summer with parades, picnics and pool openings. Begun as a sacred day of remembrance at cemeteries where our war dead rest, the holiday has expanded to honor all veterans, including those still on active duty.
What better way to honor these veterans than to tell their stories?
Stars and Stripes at Chesapeake Beach
The Chesapeake Beach inaugural Stars and Stripes Festival, Saturday, May 26 thru Monday, May 28, commemorates Memorial Day with three days of bands, parades, movies, games and a moonlight cruise. Military contingents and the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department demonstrate rescue operations. On Saturday, the Nam Knights stage their 20th Anniversary Motorcycle Ride.
Chesapeake Beach's inaugural Stars and Stripes Festival gives us occasion to talk one-on-one with veterans of several eras and to see and learn from exhibits and films they've created.
We've started early, talking with a half-dozen of the many veterans who'll join the three-day commemoration. Each continues to be of service in their communities and abroad.
|In World War II, 27 million Soviet civilians died. "I want people to understand the nature and depth of suffering among the Russian people," says Donald Taylor, wearing the uniform of a junior officer of the Soviet Frontier Troops.
Donald Taylor
The most surprising sight at the festival will be a man wearing the unfamiliar uniform of a junior officer of the Soviet Frontier Troops in World War II.
"I want people to understand the nature and depth of suffering among the Russian people," says Donald Taylor. In World War II, 27 million Soviet civilians died. To make his point, Taylor speaks in Russian-accented English to describe the tragedies and acts of bravery inside Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) during the 900 days Nazi forces blockaded and bombarded the starved city.
As a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne during the Cold War, Taylor's work was — in his words — "jumping out of airplanes at 3am over dark swamps, myself weighing 130 pounds and carrying some 45 pounds of equipment, from a 25-pound radio to two parachutes and an M-16 rifle."
Taylor studied Russian at the University of Leningrad in 1981. In a friendlier era, he interpreted in the Coast Guard's discussions with members of the Russian Maritime Frontier Forces.
In his makeshift shelter, complete with samovar and balalaika, Taylor receives visitors on the Chesapeake Beach Town Hall lawn.
|Donald Knepp collects World War II militaria. After retiring from the Army he became a P.G. policeman "and loved every moment of it."
Donald Knepp
Donald Knepp is a collector of the serious tools of war, especially those from World War II: an M1 30-caliber rifle, M1 carbine, replicas of Thompson machine guns, knives, tents, helmets, backpacks, belts, canteens, tin plates and a few medals.
Miniature military vehicles and toys also fascinate the collector, who retired from the Army to become a policeman in Prince George's County for over 20 years, "and loved every moment of it." Now of Huntingtown, Knepp displays his collection all weekend inside the Community Center by the Chesapeake Beach Waterpark.
|George Brummell joined the Army at 17. A land mine in Vietnam cost him his sight but that hasn't slowed him down.
George Brummell
"I like challenges," says George Brummell, whose life is crammed with challenges, before and during his military service in South Korea and in Vietnam.
"My mother was considered unfit to raise me, so my grandmother did," says Brummell, who went from a foster home to the Army at age 17. With good eyesight and spirits, and the Korean War officially over, he embarked for peacetime service in South Korea.
Brummell made it through his Korea tour and re-enlisted to fight in Vietnam. He was a staff sergeant in the Army's 25th Infantry Division when a land mine shattered his left arm and blinded him.
In 1998, Brummell returned to Vietnam and embarked on a 1,200-mile goodwill tour from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City perched on the rear seat of a tandem bicycle, riding with other vets from both sides of the conflict. To commemorate victims of 9/11, he biked from New York City to the Pentagon.
With his good right hand, he typed his memoir Shades of Darkness. He speaks on his experiences and signs his book Saturday, May 26 at 1pm at the Northeast Community Center.
|Phil Pfanschmidt piloted HH-3E helicopters out of Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, at the height of the air war in Laos in 1969, when he participated in 12 rescues and received two Distinguished Flying Crosses. His 35-minute presentation is an overview of the Secret War in Laos.
Phil Pfanschmidt
Phil Pfanschmidt was a U.S. Air Force instructor rescue pilot flying HH-3E helicopters out of Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, at the height of the war in Vietnam. In 1969, he flew 12 rescues and received two Distinguished Flying Crosses. Like many combatants in that war, Pfanschmidt was exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange and still suffers the consequences.
A retired lieutenant colonel now living in Chesapeake Beach, Pfanschmidt created a film to convey some of this history. The footage he shot through the helicopter window while rescuing downed American airmen is rough and powerful.
He shows his film and answers questions at the Northeast Community Center on both Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.
|Bruce Wahl from his days in Vietnam says: "I remember some names, but not many. At the top right is SFC. John Cheeley, Detachment NCOIC, to the left is SFC. Bud Powers, Chief Engineer, the skinny one in the center top row is me 40 years and 120 pounds ago. Below Bud, with the bald head, is Navy JO1 Bill Gideon. Just to his left is, I think, John Ladwig. On the bumper, just above the 243FS is SSGT. John Childress. To his right is Navy ET2 Adam Fetner. Also on the bumper to the left is SP4 David Koseruba. Scott Oldham is between Dave and the dog. SP4 Hank Nevins is the one just to the right of the dog. At the far left is Air Force Sgt. Rick Tanguay, who ran the AM transmitter site located at Camp Schmidt. The black soldier above him is Eric Williams. This picture was shot by SP4 Ken MacNevin."
Bruce Wahl
"I wouldn't trade my military experience for anything," says Bruce Wahl, mayor of Chesapeake Beach and a host of the Stars and Stripes Festival. "The army takes young people, trains them and expects them to perform."
Fourteen of Wahl's relatives are buried at Arlington.
Wahl served in Vietnam. Selected for officers' training school, he became a lieutenant and was soon training others, including as a Battalion Training Advisor at the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Infantry Officers Candidate School in Thu Duc.
The army trained him in electronics, and when he entered the post-Vietnam civilian workforce, newly created National Public Radio happened to need precisely his skills. Under the title Senior Solutions Architect, he continues as NPR's mainstay behind the scenes, specializing in software and the mechanics of broadcasting.
Nicole Starr
|"Our soldiers are serving through sacrifice in war zones," says Nicole Starr. "Seeing trauma on a daily basis, all are affected, some so badly their lives are falling apart." To help them hold it together, she runs the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder retreat in Anne Arundel County.
Sgt. Nicole Johnson Starr of Chesapeake Beach, a recent veteran of American involvement in Afghanistan, takes us into the present.
She was born in a military family based in Germany. Both parents served in Vietnam, and her father also served in Operation Desert Storm.
Starr joined the Air Force at age 17 and served with the 353rd Special Operations Group. She continues in the Army National Guard while working on a graduate degree in psychology at the University of Maryland.
She knows the psychological wounds of war first-hand and by observation.
"Our American soldiers are serving through sacrifice in war zones," she says. "Seeing trauma on a daily basis, all are affected, some so badly their lives are falling apart."
Starr runs the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder retreat in Anne Arundel County. She also works with programs that train dogs for wounded warriors and says a large black Newfoundland-Labrador named Bear aided in her rehabilitation.
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I had a dream the other night that there was this ugly black dog in our house. It was attacking my children, my dog, and me. The strange part is, even though he seemed very offensive and was biting us, it was not graphic (none of us were bleeding), but I could actually feel the dog biting me.
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Lauri: Has some ugly situation invaded your peace of mind recently? The biting dog suggests this may have to do with the fact that a relationship or friendship, someone that ought to be loyal to you - symbolized by the dog - is offending you in some way, with criticism or harsh, "biting" remarks. You feel the bites in the dream because it hurts you emotionally in waking life. Whatever this ugly situation is, your dream is warning you that it is beginning to affect your children too.
Barbara replies: Actually, it's kind of funny Lauri. My sister and I have both been sharing similar stories lately of how our mom is playing us against each other. Or that she is using us (me in particular) as a butt of jokes to boost her own self esteem. What's worse is I haven't really even had a conversation with her since Christmas, as I haven't done the calling. I (and both my children as well) have even unfriended her on Facebook and she didn't even notice. Yet I am constantly hearing how she bashes me and my kids. So, yeah, I guess that makes sense. Thanks!
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Dear Doc,
Here's one for you – not that I am trying to get free advice – but when I meet someone I really like – which just happened about 6 weeks ago, I sometimes have a hard time getting hard. I know it is temporary – as when I am alone I always can get excited and masturbate at least once a day. I have a hard time relaxing and trusting the other person – any words of wisdom? Any ways I can relax. I just get stressed about it and worry that I won't be hard – then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. I know physically I have a very strong sex drive – but just have never explored it fully with another person.
Hey T,
In terms of the intimacy problem you present, I think you pretty much answer your own question. You need to relax. Easier said then done, right? Relaxation techniques, like deep breathing, are very helpful, give it a try.
Some guys also have enormous emotional investments in every one of their sexual connections. This never makes for a relaxed encounter. And as we both know, no relaxation can also mean no erection either.
If I had to guess, I'd say you don't have a great deal of sexual experience to draw upon; this too can add to performance anxiety. There's a pretty simple remedy for that too. Go out and get the experience you need.
Sexual experience for the novice fucker is as essential as behind the wheel experience is for a novice driver. The more experience one has behind the wheel, or in your case, in the sack, the more likely that person will be a relaxed and confident driver, Mmm…I mean…fucker.
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Dr. Dick,
I'm 55, single, and never have been with a man. I view the gay galleries and j/o. Frightened to come out and even more frightened to have an affair. Am I gay or not, is the first question. Second I'm really turned on by men of muscle in the galleries and jo daily.
—from dilemma
Dear dilemma,
You have many more pressing emotional and psychological problems than your concern about jerkin off to muscle boy smut and what it might say about you being queer.
When I get this sort of letter from an 18 year old I tend to be a bit more compassionate. After all, a young man doesn't have the bank of life experience that you do to help guide him in his journey of self-discovery. But you're 55 years old, for christ sake! Where have you been for the last 30 years? You're crippled with a shit-load of fear, guilt , shame and self-loathing and that sucks (and not in a good way either). When do you suppose you're gonna get around to addressing all this baggage, darlin'? You ain't no spring chicken no more, honey! Time's a wastin'.
Dr. Dick suggests that you place a moratorium on chokin' the chicken for a few weeks and spend some of that down time with a qualified therapist who'll help you face your fears and embrace your identity. For the time being, I can safely say that you are not gay. Dr. Dick reserves that designation for those of us who can self-identify with pride.
Good luck
Ok, Doc. I gotta question for you. I was "playing" with a friend of mine this past week and every time I top him, he can't stand getting fucked for more than 10 minutes. We start off with him riding me. Then after let's say 5-7 min, I turn him over on his back and try fucking him with his legs in the air only to have him ask me to pull out after 2 min b/c he's sore. This is the 2nd time this has occurred. Would it be advisable to let him ride it for the duration of the fuck (I kind of like to be in control, but am totally cool with whatever the bottom wants as long as he feels good). Any other suggestions? I do rim and sometimes I finger him.
Anyway, I'd thought I'd ask a professional like you just so that I can be a better top.
Dear BMOC,
Do you ever bottom? The best advice I have for tops is to bottom on a regular basis. Really! In fact, my rule of thumb is, if ya can't be a bottom you oughtn't be a top.
Some tops are angry tops. They have something to prove, or more precisely, something they're compensating for. That being said, I would add that in your case, your desire to be in control might very well be the root of the problem, at least with this particular bottom. Sounds to me like you are being too aggressive for this guy. Some boys like a nice gentle fuck. The fact that he's more comfortable riding your dick then you pounding away at him tells me that he needs to be in control not you.
Good luck
Hi Doctor Dick.
I am a French black Bodybuilder into local contests.
My question: Can a dick turn curved from daily j/o? For some years my cock is "looking" to right.
Thanks for answer.
Hey Mike,
No, frequent j/o has nothing to do with your dick curving one way or another. That is unless you're brutalizing it in the process.
Your cock is made up of two blood filled channels (corpora cavernosa) and one sponge like tube encasing the urinary passage (urethra). Sometimes the two corpora cavernosa are not equal in length from birth. Sometime the shortening of one or the other occurs as a man matures. Either way, the result is a curve of the cock towards the shorter side. Some dicks also curve up or down a bit. This is TOTALLY normal and it's nothing to be concerned about. If, however, the curve becomes very pronounced, or becomes uncomfortable, it can be a sign of trauma. This is technically known as Peyronies disease and can be corrected surgically.
The best bet is to make sure that when you're jerkin off you treat your dick with care. Remember it's the only one that you're ever gonna have.
Good luck


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Ann Prior Jarvis's account of Lorenzo Snow's 1899 visit to St. George, I mentioned that I had a question about the sources for the story.
I am serving in the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so I do not attend the adult classes and I have not kept up with reading the lesson manual for the adult classes. This evening I looked at this year's manual, which is Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow. A recent lesson was Chapter 12: "Tithing, a Law for Our Protection and Advancement." The lesson — undoubtedly due to the excellent staff at the Church History Library — thoroughly sources the entire story. The list of sources includes the two newspaper articles shown here.
|Deseret Evening News, "In Juab and Millard Stakes," May 29, 1899, 5.
|Deseret Evening News, "Pres. Snow in Sunny St. George," May 17, 1899. 2.
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Doug Martin might be the most valuable player on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offense. Any injury the running back suffers is a concern, but it appears he dodged a bullet Friday night.
The second-year pro left the Bucs' 25-21 preseason loss to the New England Patriots with an apparent head injury. The Bucs announced that Martin would not return to the game, calling the incident "a hard hit."
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