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Created in 2007, Loyal Laces is exactly what their title implies: shoe laces! Operated right here in the United States, the company was founded by action sports footwear sales reps and footwear designers. Although shoelaces can be bought at any traditional chain store, Loyal Laces targets their unique shoestrings at those who want to enhance the look and culture of the action sports industry. New laces for a pair of sneakers is nothing of great importance, but skateboarders and snowboarders place value and meaning into all the skate gear they own, including their footwear. To that end, Loyal Laces come in three styles: solid, woven, and custom. Every color you can think of is available in their solid assortment. From pale to neon, they've got them all! Their solids are made from high quality double thickness—the laces are woven tightly in a tubular fashion and then flattened for a finished look. Loyal Laces' woven selection are also tightly woven, but with multi-color synthetic yarns for an awesome retro design. Their custom laces have unique woven designs such as stripes, diamonds, and paisley patterns. This is a great way to give yourself and your shoes a touch of personality because there are endless options to choose from. Build your inventory of shoestrings so you can match them everyday to your skate gear and outfits. Shoe laces were never been so much fun until Loyal Laces came along!
Forget about buying a new pair of shoes! Use Loyal Laces to reinvent your footwear and turn heads everywhere you go.
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Skateboard hardware is used to connect the skateboard trucks to the skateboard deck. Skateboard hardware refers to the bolts and locknuts used when building a board. The bolts can have an Allen or Phillips head. Skateboard hardware comes in many different lengths, and often includes one different colored bolt so that the rider can mark the nose of their board.
Each skateboard hardware set includes 8 bolts and 8 locknuts needed to assemble one skateboard.
What size hardware do I need to put together my skateboard?
The width of your truck axle should closely match the width of your skateboard deck, usually within 1/4".
For additional info visit ourSkateboard Trucks Buying Guide
Truck height is measured from the bottom of the truck's baseplate to the center of the axle. In general, a mid-sized truck works well for most skateboarders, but high or low trucks may be preferred for different styles of skaters.
LO - Provides extra stability for flip tricks, designed for small wheels (50-53mm wheel size recommended).
MID - Good all-around profile for street or park (53-56mm wheel size recommended).
HIGH - Great for cruising and carving, designed for large wheels (56mm+ wheel size recommended).
The hanger is the truck's T-shaped aluminum alloy grind area. It makes direct contact with rails and curbs. The hanger holds the axle on which the wheels are mounted. Hangers weigh about 10-13 oz, with lighter ones available. The width of your truck axle should closely match the width of your skateboard deck, usually within 1/4".
Construction refers to the material(s) used in fabrication or the specific brand technology.
For additional info visit ourSkateboard Buying Guide
The average width of a skateboard deck is 7.5"- 8.25". Width is influenced by the size of the rider and the type of riding. Bigger riders and those skating ramps typically prefer a wider deck. Street skaters usually choose a smaller deck. Choose your skateboard deck according to the width, not length. Here are some general guidelines:
MICRO - Deck width: 6.75" or smaller - 5 years old or younger, under 3'4" tall. Size 3 shoes or smaller.
MINI - Deck width: 7.0" - 6 to 8 years old between 3'5" & 4'4" tall. Size 4-6 shoes.
MID - Deck width: 7.3" - 9 to 12 years old between 4'5" & 5'2" tall. Size 7-8 shoes.
FULL - Deck width: 7.5" or larger - for all skaters over age 13, taller than 5'3" with a shoe size of 9 or up.
7.5" to 8"Standard board for adult riders skating streets or doing more technical tricks
8.0" to 8.25"Skating pools, ramps and parks
8.25" and largerVert, pools, cruising and just going old school
Still having a hard time with size, try our Skateboard Sizer
For additional info visit ourSkateboard Decks Buying Guide
Deck type refers to the size or style (shape) of the skateboard deck. If you are a beginner, choose your deck according to the width, not the length. The width you need depends on your size, skating style and personal preference. Here are some general guidelines:
Cruisers, Old School, Freestyle, Longboard and Downhill all refer to a skateboarding style and the corresponding shape.
Length is measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail. Average board length is 28"- 32" and longboards can range 32" and larger, but length is only referred to by advanced skaters.
Wheel size or diameter - All Skateboard wheels are measured in millimeters (mm). The smaller the number, the smaller the wheel. Smaller wheels are slower; bigger wheels are faster.
50-53mm - Small slower wheels, stable for trick riding and smaller riders skating street, skate parks and bowls.
54-59mm - Average wheel size for beginners and bigger riders skating street, skate parks, bowls and vert ramps.
60mm + - Specialty riders skating longboards, old-school boards, downhill and dirt boards; made for speed and rougher surfaces.
For additional info visit ourSkateboard Wheels Buying Guide
Durometer measures the wheel's hardness. Harder wheels are faster; softer wheels are slower but have better grip.
78a-87a - Soft wheel good for rough surfaces, longboards or street boards that need lots of grip and easier to roll over cracks and pebbles. Designed for a smooth ride cruising, longboards, hills and rough surfaces.
88a-95a - Slightly harder and faster with a little less grip, but the grip's still good. Street; rough surfaces.
96a-99a - Good speed and grip - an all-around wheel. Great for beginners skating street, skate parks, ramps and pools. Smooth surfaces.
101a + - Hardest and fastest wheel with the least grip. Ineffective on slick and rough surfaces. These are pro wheels.
83b-84b - Wheels using the B scale are extremely hard, measuring 20 points lower than the the A Scale in order to allow the scale to extend another 20 points for harder wheels.
The laws for skateboarding helmets vary from state to state. Many states require that skaters wear a helmet under a certain age, and some states like California make all skaters under 18 wear a CPSC Certified helmet at all times. CSPC skateboard helmets usually have an EPS protective liner that meets the safety standards for skateboarding. Make sure you check your state's regulations before ordering.
CPSC Certified Helmets: California requires that all skateboard helmets must meet the requirements of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code enforces these standards in California and will not allow Warehouse Skateboards to ship non-CPSC Certified helmets to California.
For additional info visit ourSkateboard Helmets Guide
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Most bearings are measured by an ABEC rating. The higher the ABEC rating, the more accurate and precise the bearing will be. This rating system includes grades 1,3,5,7 and 9. The closer you get to an ABEC 9 rating, the faster and less friction you will have when skateboarding.
Many companies do not use the ABEC rating scale. They brand their own specific technology.
For additional info visit ourSkateboard Bearings Buying Guide
Note: Each brands skateboard helmet size will vary; therefore, it is best to measure your head and refer to the sizing chart specific to each brand of helmet. In order to properly measure your head, follow these steps:
Wrap a soft tape measure around your forehead, just above your eyebrows and ears. Keep the tape measure level from the front to the back of your head. Your skateboard helmet should sit low on your forehead.
If you do not have a flexible tape measure, try marking a string and measuring it against a ruler.
If the helmet is a gift or you cannot measure the skater's head, measure the inside of a current helmet or hat they wear.
Within each skateboard helmet product page there are specific measurements for each skate brand. Use that information, along with your head size, to determine your correct helmet size before placing your order. This will ensure that you receive the best fit.
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AUDIOSPHERE, a sonic exploration beyond the festival
As of may 31 along Montreal's bus network
May 31, 2012
An important player in Montreal's cultural milieu, MUTEK is proud to partner up with the STM (Société de transport de Montréal) and 2XM Interactive for the AUDIOSPHERE MONTREAL project, an iPhone application that invites commuters to discover different musical landscapes based on given bus routes as of May 31st, both during the festival and throughout the summer!
For its thirteenth edition, the International Festival of Digital Creativity and Electronic Music embeds part of its program into the everyday lives of Montrealers. The MUTEK experience is spread out across the city's urban transport network, offering novel ways to take in the festival's line-up. With its AUDIOSPHERE MONTREAL iPhone application, presented by the STM, developed by MUTEK and 2XM Interactive, in collaboration with Montreal artist MONTAG, MUTEK transforms Montreal's bus network into a sonic exploration along the 55, 80, 18, 24 and 165 bus lines. Commuters will discover a rich soundtrack of original compositions produced by local musicians and inspired by the city. Hence, AUDIOSPHERE invites Montrealers to soundtrack their commutes and experience public transit differently.
Zone 55 Saint-Laurent
From South to North, the music of KENLO CRAQNUQUES, ARTIST OF THE YEAR, THE GULF STREAM, SOCALLED, MEAT PARADE & BERNADINO FEMMINIELLI transport you along the Main.
Zone 80 Du Parc
From South to North, AGOR/Arbutus Records, MONTAG, MIRACLE FORTRESS, GHISLAIN POIRIER & LE RÉVÉLATEUR each take over one segment of Parc Avenue between downtown and Parc-Extension, by way of the Mile-End.
Zone 18 Beaubien
A mix of ambience from the minimal frontiers between La Petite-Patrie and Anjou, by way of Rosemont.
Zone 24 Sherbrooke
A mix by DJ CHAMPION that runs through the width of the city, between Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Westmount.
Zone 165 Côte-Des-Neiges
A mix by GHISLAIN POIRIER to shake it between downtown and Town of Mount-Royal, by way of Côte-des-Neiges.
Beyond this public transit experience, passersby strolling through the city will also have access to a mix of electronic atmospheres. This program is active for the entire duration of the MUTEK festival, but will also be available throughout the year via the iPhone app, offering users the chance to appreciate exclusive music that has been conceived with their geographic situation in mind.
"With the AUDIOSPHERE MONTREAL iPhone application, the STM is proud to offer a one-of-a-kind musical experience to customers along many of its bus routes, as it allows them to discover their city in a completely novel way. Initiatives such as this one are perfectly in line with what the STM first started with Metro Arts, as it positions us as the center stage for a number of cultural events – which are both original and free of charge – all the while offering our clientele an exciting commuting experience," declared Mr. Michel Labrecque, Chairman of the STM Board of Directors.
To find out more about the artists who took part in the AUDIOSPHERE experience, and the music that will be available to commuters, visit www.mutek.org/audiosphere.

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Where can I find out more information on the tours?
Where can I find out more information on the tours?
Buddy posing at the corner stone of my kin's homestead barn
Between 1840 & 1880, 400 families (including all my relatives) of Luxembourg decent settled 20 miles north of Milwaukee, in the Port Washington/Belgium Wisconsin area. Making it the largest settlement of Luxembourgers in the Americas
Here is the link for some photos of the area.Originally Posted by DarkCloud
Many of the photos are within 1 hour north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Directions http://maps.smugmug.com/?feedType=geoAlbum&Data=1543147
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Awesome use of Smugmug, Santa.Originally Posted by BeerTeam
The pictures are terrific and I'm getting pretty psyched to come back to Wisconsin.
Dave Swider
Marin County, CA
Some bikes. Some with motors, some without.
Love the pics, particularly the old churches and the half round bridge shots, awesome!!
About the dog, did that cute dog travel in the tank bag???
just curious.
The dog is a 9 pound Toy Poodle mix named Buddy. Buddy has been a tank bag dog for 10 years.
The Church on the hill is Basilica of Holy Hill. Holy Hill is about 20 minutes north of Milwaukee. Holy Hill ranks as the 30th highest point in the state.
This Picture is taken a couple of miles west of the Hill where Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive crosses State Highway 167.
When a Wisconsin Biker says they are going to Holy Hill, They not only mean they will be going up to the Historical Church, but that they will be riding the curvy Wisconsin Rustic Roads that network around the Church.
This Picture of 1880 Saint Mathew Church was taken about 4 miles south of Holy Hill on Saint Augustine Road, Rustic Road #33.
Wisconsin's Rustic Roads are the only type of this road system in the United States. It is not only the destination, but it is the journey. The 107 roads were picked because of heritage & nature.
Click Here: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/...sticroad33.htm
Tour: Kettle Moraine Drive (South)
Follow the KMS Drive signs south thru the Kettle Moraine Sate Forest. A nice stop along the way is Delafields Hawk's Inn, which was a 1840 Stagecoach Stop & Old World Wisconsin, then on to Whitewater Lake which is the end of the Drive. At the end of KMS Drive you will have some options, one will have you riding the Lake Geneva and Southern Lakes area, the other would be heading north to Oconomowoc (Newport of the West) & Okauckee Lakes area. Another option area is East Troy, and when there visit Thoroughbred Motors and also the East Troy Electric Railroad Museum.
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Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive
The 115-mile KMS Drive traverses six Wisconsin counties. Its northern end is near Elkhart Lake in northern Sheboygan County and its southern end is at Whitewater Lake in southeastern Walworth County. Here is a PDF File that gives you directions for the Route: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/...Directions.pdf
Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive travels North and South. Once you are on the Drive, you will have the green & white Acorn KMS Drive signs marking your way. In my humble opinion, North & South KMS Drive is much better than the route in the middle.
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Twenty miles north of Milwaukee is West Bend. The first large building you see to the West will be the Courthouse area:
Next to the courthouse is the Washington County Museum. Touring Historical Museums is not for everyone, but admission is free, and that is for everyone. http://www.historyisfun.com/Courtroom.htm
Justice is Blind and Half Naked, on the side of the West Bend Historic Courthouse.
Wisconsin has more Rail to Trail Miles than most States. This trail would be great for a nice morning run.
Barton Mill Area
Barton/West Bend, WI
Saint Mary's School, West Bend, Built in 1856
Toucan Custard
West Bend's Best
5 Miles from Rally
Did you know that West Bend is on the Great Divide?
Big Cedar Lake
Scenic Drive, between Hwy NN & 33
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Directions: Leave the West Bend on County Hwy P, go north 1 mile, Turn right on Hwy NN and travel 11 miles to Wayne's Drive-in, which is at the stop light at 5 Corners, make a hard left on Covered Bridge Road and travel one mile to the Bridge.
General Directions: Leave West Bend on Hwy P, go south to Hwy 60. You can use Hwy 60 as your spine road, it will get you to 5 Corners, as it traverses East/West from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi and has overpasses and entrances for Interstate 43 and 41
Covered Bridge
Wisconsin's last remaining original Covered Bridge
Directions: Return on Covered Bridge Road south to 5 Corners, north on Washington Avenue, to downtown Cedarburg.
Built in 1876, the Covered Bridge original span measured 120' long and 12' wide.
The Photos below are of Cedarburg.
Wayne's Drive-in, one Block north of 5 Corners
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Hamilton, Cedarburg west suburb
With stagecoach travel on the Green Bay Road and the existence of a saw mill, other businesses sprang up. There was a Turne Hall, apothecary, black smith shop, a stage stop for travelers, two taverns and a smoke house, all were built before the grist mill was built in 1853. When the railroad came through Cedarburg in the 1870s HamiltonÔÇÖs importance declined..
In 1974, Hamilton was listed as an Historic Site by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Then in 1976, a large portion of the Hamilton area was declared an Historic District and placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
The Photos below are of Hamilton, a suburb of Cedarburg.
Hamilton Haus, Biker Bar
Turne Hall
This spot is the Holy Grail of Blues Music http://www.paramountgig.org/
If you are into Blues Music, you may know that this is the unlikely home of Paramount Record Company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Records
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Directions: Take Hwy 60 east to Lake Michigan, turn left (north), the Lion's Den is about 3 miles south of Port Washington. East of intersection at County "C" & Lakeshore Drive.
This Park is undiscovered & unspoiled, as it just opened in 2006. This park is 120 acres featuring 100 foot bluffs has almost a mile of shoreline.
Looking north, you can see the Port Lighthouse & looking south, you can see the tall buildings in Milwaukee.
Unlike the beautiful Harrington Beach and Kohler Andre lakeshore State Parks, this great Ozaukee County Park has no entrance fee.
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Milwaukee in the distance
Port Lighthouse in the distance
Wetland Area
Stairs to the Beach
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1860 Lighthouse http://www.wmta.org/lighthouse/wisconsin/1578.html
Port Lighthouses
Saint Mary's Church
Ozaukee Courthouse
Farming north of Port on Hwy LL
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Pioneer Vilage, South of Waubeka
Cedar Valley Cheese Factory/Store
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Here is the Heart of Luxemburg Tour in a nutshell:
You leave the Washington County Fair Park at West Bend, Wisconsin. Travel 12 miles to 5 Corners (intersection), turn north on Covered Bridge Road, travel one mile to the Last Covered Bridge in Wisconsin.
Directions: Return south on Covered Bridge Road to 5 Corners, south on Washington Avenue, to downtown Cedarburg. At the downtown three way stoplight you will see this.
Cedar Creek Settlement and Winery is down the street
A few miles from from downtown Cedarburg you can take one of the optional tours, Hamilton Settlement, or go to Grafton for the Lime Kiln and Blues Monument.
From downtown Cedarburg, you will travel east to Lake Michigan & Lion's Den Natural area. Take Washington Ave south, about two miles, and turn left on "C" and travel to Lake Michigan and make a Left (north). From Cedarburg there is only two ways to get to Lake Michigan, as Interstate 43 has only has a overpass at Hwy 60 and Hwy "T".
Lion's Den County Park
From The Lion's Den turn north, (keep the Lake to your Right) and travel 3 miles to Port Washington. Enjoy this New England Style Town!
From Port Washington, travel north up the large hill past Saint Mary's Church, and take Hwy "H" 9 miles to the sleepy town of Waubeka and enjoy Stoney Hill School, the home of Flag Day. If time permits, take the Lake Michigan circle (north) tour from Port Washingon
From Waubeka stay on Hwy "H" for about 10 miles. When you cross Hwy 144 travel 3 miles and look for the Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive Sign . Take KMS Drive North for about 20 Mile to Elkhart Lake.
From Elkhart Lake, you can take Hwy 57 south and be back to the West Bend in 40 Minutes. Or you can backroad it back on various roads of your choice.
GEO Map it:
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Accommodations do not guarantee academic success, as success for any student is the result of effort and ability. Our mission is to assure that reasonable efforts are made to ensure equal access to full participation in higher learning.
- Students must self identify to the DSS office as having a disability and are required to provide supporting documentation.
- The student provides a Faculty Notification Letter from DSS to the instructors of their classes. The letter lists the accommodations that have been chosen for the student, based on an individualized assessment.
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Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions, concerns or need clarification about Disability Support Services. My office is located in the Student Resource Center. My phone number is 796-6465 and my email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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> It looked promising early on, but Tuesday night's 4-3 loss to the Cubs turned out to be another typical Jimmy Nelson start: he breezed along through the first few innings before running into trouble in the middle innings. His final line was three runs (one earned) on just two hits over 5 1/3 innings. He walked four– which ultimately led to his ill fate– and struck out six.
The Brewers struck first on Aaron Hill's sacrifice fly in the second inning. Nelson (3-2, 3.16 ERA) then cruised along for a while, shutting out a tough Cubs lineup through the first four innings. His control began to elude him in the fifth, however. Nelson walked Jorge Soler to lead off the inning, which was followed by an Addison Russell single. After David Ross laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners up, Nelson walked Tommy La Stella to load the bases. Nelson was lucky the only damage done in that inning would be a game-tying sacrifice fly from Dexter Fowler, but luck was not on his side in the sixth. Kris Bryant reached on an error by the third baseman Hill to lead off the inning, and then, two batters later, Ben Zobrist drew a walk. Russell then hit a go-ahead two-run triple to break it open for the Cubs. Anthony Rizzo hit an RBI double in the seventh off Blaine Boyer for what would be the game-winning run.
Milwaukee wasn't done, but it was too little, too late for the offense. Pedro Strop walked Hill to lead off the eighth, then walked Colin Walsh two batters later. Ryan Braun, in a pinch-hit appearance, hit a two-run double to bring the Brewers within one, but that was all they would get.
> Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks (1-2, 3.52 ERA) didn't factor into the decision, but he was stellar over five innings. He gave up a run on two hits while walking one and striking out four. I have no idea why Cubs manager Joe Maddon pulled him so early– he was at just 69 pitches– but the bullpen got it done, so I suppose it doesn't matter.
> I don't think there's any denying that Nelson is the de facto ace of this staff. That's in part because the Brewers' other young starters, such as Taylor Jungmann and Wily Peralta, have been unable to step up, but Nelson also probably has the best stuff on the club at the moment, and he can usually harness that stuff.
However, there's been an alarming trend in four of his five starts this season, one that was also very prominent when he first became a permanent fixture in the rotation in late 2014. Following his first start of the season against the Giants– when he allowed two runs over 7 1/3 innings, arguably his best start to this point– he has struggled to make it past the sixth inning. We first saw this in his start against the Astros, which, don't get me wrong, was a very good start in which he struck out nine over 6+ innings. Craig Counsell put him back out for the seventh in that start, but he issued a leadoff walk, prompting Counsell to turn to the bullpen. Something similar happened in his third start, which came against the Pirates. He had fired six shutout innings and his pitch count was still low, so it was a no-brainer for Counsell to send him back out for the seventh. Nelson once again walked the leadoff batter in the seventh, but this time Counsell stuck with him because the Brewers had a five-run cushion at the time. The next batter reached on an error, but then Nelson served up a three-run blast to Matt Joyce. That was the end of Nelson's outing that night, and was a slight cause for concern because it brought back memories of when he first came up.
And even more alarming: it happened again against the Twins in his last start. After cruising through the first five innings having allowed just one run, Nelson gave up two home runs in the sixth, allowing the Twins to tie it. Counsell actually forced him to work through it that time, and he pitched into the seventh inning before being lifted with two outs.
But it happened again tonight. This time started a little earlier than usual, in the fifth inning, but it's still the same story. The trend has been that he seems to lose his control in the middle innings, which leads to walks, home runs, or both in those innings. This is eerily similar to what would happen to him in his starts in late 2014: he'd mow through lineups for the first six innings and then lose all control in the seventh.
This is common with pitchers who don't have the greatest of stuff– i.e., they throw maybe in the high 80's and rely on control and breaking stuff– and a good hitting team can catch on to that and time pitches, especially by the third time through the order; Shaun Marcum was a good example of that sort of pitcher. However, Nelson is not that kind of pitcher. His repertoire is advanced enough to where he can be an ace and should be able to pitch deep into games. It's clear that he loses command in these innings, so maybe it's an endurance thing, though he has pitched into and completed eight innings a few times in his career. Another thing that confuses me is that, while Nelson was definitely pretty inconsistent in 2015, the middle innings didn't seem to be as much of a problem in particular as they were in 2014.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see what he does from here on out. The good news is he's been pretty consistent as far as damage control goes and, outside of the middle innings, doesn't seem to be having many problems this year; the 3.16 ERA is a good indicator of that. However, if this middle innings trend continues, I'd say the Brewers should start getting concerned.
> The Brewers will unfortunately be facing Jake Arrieta (4-0, 0.87 ERA), who is coming off a no-hitter against the Reds, tomorrow. He's 4-3 with a 2.35 ERA against the Brewers in his career, but I'm guessing that ERA will be going down tomorrow. Milwaukee will counter with Jungmann (0-3, 8.47 ERA), who is off to a terrible start this season. In two career starts against the Cubs, he's 0-2 with a 4.32 ERA.


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While many are reflecting on the past year, I want to take a moment to encourage you to think about the upcoming one.
Every day, one of my first actions is to read the activity of my favorite blogs. I have learned a great deal about a wide variety of subjects by doing this, particularly in genealogy. If you're not reading blogs, you should be. These are one of the easiest and best ways to stay on top of happenings in the genealogy world, to meet new researchers, including family, and to grow as a researcher. I use Google Reader to access nearly every blog I read, but I'm sure there are other options available.
Before recommending specific blogs, I'd like to take a moment to acknowledge two men whom I consider to be blog masters, Thomas MacEntee and Randy Seaver.
Thomas MacEntee is a specialist in the intersection of genealogy and technology, and a widely regarded author and speaker to boot. His professional web site, High Definition Genealogy, has a blog component where, among other things, he introduces readers to new technology. Thomas is also the man behind GeneaBloggers, one of the best resources of the genealogy blogging community. (My favorite posts are published on Saturdays and contain links to and information about new blogs.) And in his spare time, he blogs about his family at Destination: Austin Family and about Flip-Pal Mobile Scanners at, appropriately enough, Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner Genealogy. Thomas is an invaluable member of the genealogy community, and an irreplaceable resource.
Randy Seaver, also a well-liked author and speaker, only has one blog, Genea-Musings, but he makes the most of it. Among other things, Randy reviews and gives blow-by-blow demonstrations on how to make the most of genealogy software and web sites. Other favorite topics are on New England ancestors (including document transcriptions), Saturday Night Genealogy Fun, and Surname Saturday. One other feature of Randy's blog is a weekly review of his favorite posts, a list to which I've had the pleasure and honor of being named a time or two. He just published his annual Best of the Genea-Blogs for 2012, with mentions of some of my favorite bloggers, including Judy G. Russell, the Legal Genealogist, Michael Hait, and Harold Henderson. Randy's best-of-2012 list includes 18 other blogs, all highly recommended.
And now, on to my personal recommendations. In addition to the blogs already named, here are a few others y'all might enjoy:
- Elizabeth Shown Mills, QuickLessons. Ok, ok, these aren't part of a blog, but I can think of no better way to start the new year than with a review of these articles.
- Angela Packer McGhie, Adventures in Genealogy Education. This is a great way to stay on top of new educational opportunities in the genealogy world, written by an administrator of the ProGen Study Program.
- Julie Cahill Tarr, Writing Your Way to the Past. In addition to advice on writing genealogy, Julie also provides regular updates on genealogy writing contests. Julie is also the author of GenBlog and Who Will Tell Their Story?.
- Robyn Smith, Reclaiming Kin. Well-written posts on African American and Southern genealogy.
- Kerry Scott, The Clue Wagon. A humorous and often pointed look at genealogy.
- Craig Roberts Scott, As Craig Sees It and Stump Craig. Military records and opinions, not necessarily in that order, from a mildly acerbic wit.
- Linda Woodward Geiger, Woodward Genealogy Blog, Anamensis, MyFamily, and North Georgia Families. Musings from one of Georgia's leading genealogists.
My list includes several certified genealogists, but there are many other such blogs out there. Back in May, Michael Hait was kind enough to publish a list of blogs written by board-certified genealogists. (I believe this was created before Harold Henderson became certified, but he's also a CGSM.) I add my recommendations to his.
I hope your new year's resolutions include adding some or all of these blogs to your reading list for 2013.
A safe and Happy New Year to you all!


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Through Firefox menu go to Tools > Options, click on Applications, type mailto into the search field, and change it to Pocomail (default) if set to something else. (even Use Pocomail is wrong, it shall be set to Pocomail (default).
You can install latest development version of mozex from http://mozex.mozdev.org/
In Firefox go to Tools>Add ons>Mozex>Options>Mail.
Tick the box "Intercept mailto: clicks" and enter the following line:
"C:\Program Files\PocoMail4\poco.exe" /m mailto:%a&subject=%s&body=%b"
The line containing the path to the executable, might differ on your computer.
Bruce wrote:The Registry entries are done incorrectly.
What they are:
- Code: Select all
What they should be:
- Code: Select all
drjamie03 wrote:This still doesn't work for me. I still get the new mail window with the attachment that you have to click on to get it to work correctly.
drjamie03 wrote:This still doesn't work for me. I still get the new mail window with the attachment that you have to click on to get it to work correctly.
Thanks for the solution Tony.Antonio47 wrote:After couple hours at last I managed to setup PocoMail as window 7 - default email program.
Tomas wrote:There seems to have been a typo in the latest update, in the registry writing routine, causing Mailto not work (eg. if you click on mailto link on any webpage, Pocomail/Barca will not open new message editor).
Thank you Bruce for discovering the cause!
For the meantime, here are quick patches available:
Pocomail registry patch
Barca registry patch
Barca Pro registry patch
Running the executable inside the archive, will change the wrong registry key location (if present) to the correct one.
Step by step instructions:
- download the file relevant to your software
- double click on the downloaded zip archive to open it
- double click on the executable file (pocomrf.exe or barcamrf.exe or barcapromrf.exe) to run it
That's it. There will be no messages, executable runs for a second or so.
If asked by your security program (antivirus, ...), allow a (one-time if choice is available) registry access and writing for this executable.
Tomas wrote:Thank you!
I should have also noted that if someone is afraid of running the fix, it's possible to get same effect by manually editing your Windows registry...just say so if you prefer that and I'll add the details.
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NAPERVILLE – The St. Charles East girls soccer team was an underdog on paper but the Saints sure didn't look the part on the field.
The Saints lost Saturday night's IHSA Class 3A girls soccer state championship match to New Trier, 1-0, but the Saints' play – a state championship-caliber performance, in coach Paul Jennison's estimation – provided a large measure of solace.
"When these girls got to raise that second-place trophy and the fans are right behind them, that's the stuff they'll remember," Jennison said as a postgame drizzle fell on the North Central College turf. "They won't remember the score but they'll remember the whole setting, they'll remember the fans they had, they'll remember the support they had. That makes it all worthwhile.
"There weren't many tears. A lot of them knew they left it all out there. I couldn't ask for any more. If you'd have offered me this at the start of the season, I'd have snapped your hands off and said 'Absolutely.' "
New Trier finished the season 31-1, its lone loss coming to Waubonsie Valley, the team the Trevians ousted in Friday's state semifinal. Waubonsie won third place over Lincoln-Way North preceding Saturday's championship match.
East (19-5-5) conceded an early goal for the second straight day when New Trier defender Sarah Connors doubled her season goal output by lofting a 40-plus yard shot that floated just beyond the reach of Saints goalkeeper Kendra Sheehan, who had started the match with a pair of quality saves in the opening minutes.
"It was one of those that kind of had a backspin on it almost that was bringing it farther than I thought it would," Sheehan said. "I credit the shot, it was a very nice shot, and it was perfect placement, upper-90, corner. Couldn't have been a better shot."
After Connors' goal with 33:22 to play in the opening half, East gained traction and carried play for most of the rest of the half. East's best scoring opportunity came when junior Darcy Cunningham darted in off a deft set-up from senior Anna Corirossi but Cunningham's shot inside the box was smothered by New Trier goalkeeper Dani Kaufman.
"It was a great give-and-go between Anna and I," Cunningham said. "She always plays me right where I need it. I probably chose the wrong shot selection. I should have slotted it to the corner, and I shot it straight at the keeper."
East narrowly outshot New Trier, 15-14, though the Trevians forced Sheehan to make 10 saves while Kaufman had four stops. East, though, rifled several others that flirted with tying the match, including a free kick from Shannon Rasmussen with about 6 minutes left in the second half that whistled a couple feet above the crossbar.
Rasmussen (four shot attempts) and Cunningham (three) were consistently dangerous while East's midfield – led by seniors Amanda Hilton and Corirossi, plus junior Kelli Santo Paulo – continued to win more than their share of balls to facilitate the Saints' possession.
Jennison thought East deserved a better fate.
"That's the beauty and the tragedy of soccer is that the best team doesn't always win," Jennison said. "But I do want to give big congratulations to New Trier. Any team that can defend like they did, those kids are just rock solid."
The result marked the 11th straight shutout win for the Trevians, who prevented the Saints from winning the program's first state title since St. Charles High split.
East's orange-clad fans nonetheless maintained high spirits during the trophy presentation, and East players credited Saints fans' energetic cheers and chants for lifting their morale during and after the match.
"Our hearts were full coming in and our hearts are full right now," Hilton said.
Hilton, a four-year varsity pillar for the Saints, planned to hit the road Sunday morning for Nebraska as she gears up for college soccer.
Her final moments as a Saint made for quite the send-off.
"Two big things," Hilton said. "Let's just say this is a weekend I will never forget for the rest of my life. For good reasons."


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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Don't print this blog unless you really need to*
1. In the five issues of The Printed Blog to date, there is definitely a total of EIGHT BOOBS and possibly a NINTH--depending on your definition of the word "boob." That's a lot of boobs. Possibly many more boobs than necessary. But I'll leave that up to you to judge. Are 8-9 boobs too many? Not enough? Answer below.
2. Andrew has a new blog. It's a cooking blog. I'd recommend you watch his video if any of the following apply to you: you are bored, you like to cook, you enjoy watching weird people on the Internet, you want to hear me sing a duet with Andrew. Go watch. I'll wait.
3. There is SOMETHING WEIRD on my blog! Get it off! Kill it! I knew I shouldn't have left the bamboo on my blog overnight. Crap. [Want to see something cool? Drag the bottom right corner of the browser up towards the top left corner of the screen. Mind blowing, right?]
4. Twitter makes me have weird dreams about yogurt.
5. When Hillary and I hit the lottery in our respective countries, we will purchase and wear matching monocles.
6. I have a hell of a time trying to spell monocle. I swear there should be another letter between the c and l. Jeeze.
7. I'm on page 516 of New Moon and back in love with Edward. Dammit.
8. I will buy Drew a beer if he fixes my ibook. If he doesn't, I will buy MYSELF a beer. And cry. And then dry my eyes and get my butt to the Apple Store and buy a shiny new Macbook. Happy Day! (Ok, but for real, Drew, please fix it. Kthxbai.)
9. If you are one of those people who hate learning the dirty truth about "reality tv" now is the time to skip to number 10. I know someone who was on an episode of HGTV's Property Virgins. One of my favorite shows, okay, kids? I worship Sandra. I can recognize her voice from another room as easily as the voice of my own mother. But I have some bad news for everyone. That show is a sham! (HGTV, I will take this off my blog in exchange for casting me on one of your shows. Thanks.) The woman and her husband on this particular episode already owned the house they were "seeing for the first time" on the show. It's freaking pretend! I HATE YOU, SANDRA. I HATE YOU.
10. I added this little thing to the bottom of my work e-mail signature:
"Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to."
Now tell me, if you saw that on the bottom of someone's signature, would your reaction be:
"What a little snobby jerkface! I'm printing this thing right this second to show her who is boss!"
Or more along the lines of this:
"She treasures our natural resources. She's nice."
Tell me. Please. Don't hold back. I can take it.
*Title refers to #10--not #1. I'm among the small army of bloggers who've granted permission for The Printed Blog to use our work.
27 comments:
- Lauren said...
I LOVE that you kept the categories! Definite boob vs. possible boob is serious business. We must get to the bottom of it. Let's contact the photographer.
I can't believe we haven't talked about New Moon yet. I'm messaging you in .5 seconds.
Also, my iBook died a while ago as well. I heart my new MacBook, even if paying for it was a bit of a drag*.
* - I'm so happy I used the word "drag" today.
Your Word Verification is: Amandaisthecoolestpersonever
Wow! (Okay not really, but it should be)
- February 26, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- Maxie said...
I wouldn't print it, but not because of the environment... because I hate paper!
TOO MANY BOOBS. Don't even get me started. I mean boobs are fine and all (yes, I know all of the guys are going to say BRING ON THE BOOBS) but I don't really want to have something that I can't read in a public place. I thought about showing it to my coworkers, but uh... the boobs? that kind of ruins it all. I know it's art and all, but it makes things really complicated, especially when you're trying to sneak it at work. Provocative pictures are one thing... but full on tit? no thank you.
- February 26, 2009 at 2:18 PM
- Lexilooo said...
Property Virgins is a sham?! Noooo! How so? How does it work? How do they stage it? Now I am so curious, I love this show!
- February 26, 2009 at 2:29 PM
- B said...
I think i like the boobs.
and if you predecess (sp?) that email ending with an explanation that you like to preserve natural resources, I totally wouldn't print it unless necessary
- February 26, 2009 at 2:40 PM
- B said...
ps: i'm ok w/the boobies because i'd show my momsies, my coworkers and anyone who wanted to look.
... but i'm also German
there are boobies in teen mags there.
- February 26, 2009 at 2:41 PM
- The Dutchess of Kickball said...
OMG Pandafy, I love it! I need to find more!
- February 26, 2009 at 2:43 PM
- Unknown said...
I have "Please consider the environment before printing this email" below my signature. So basically, I think you are super awesome for having that.
- February 26, 2009 at 2:45 PM
- Arielle said...
I agree with Maxie, I prefer my publications to be...NOT something I'd be embarrassed to be seen with. Or to open unexpectedly during class. Ahem. Also, I totally wouldn't print the email but I do think there's a more tactful way of phrasing that than "unless you really need to." My last job asked us to write something like "please consider the environment before printing this email" and I thought that was pretty nice. Even though I didn't put it in my signature. Heh.
- February 26, 2009 at 2:45 PM
- Hillary said...
I didn't win the lottery last night. No monocle for me. Sigh. Do you think that when we win, and wear our monocles, people will mistake us for Mr. Peanut? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Peanut Is Mr. Peanut rich? Should he really be wearing a monocle?
My word verification is nelth. It's what happens when you don't win the lottery. You have no wealth. Nelth.
- February 26, 2009 at 2:55 PM
- KatieSaysSo said...
I need to sit here for a moment with what you just told me about Property Virgins and let it sink it. I am NOT happy about it!!!!
- February 26, 2009 at 3:14 PM
- Lindsay said...
I'm a big fan of your email signature. When I think about the number of trees my office goes through every month I get very upset.
- February 26, 2009 at 3:26 PM
- alyssa said...
Hahahaa yogurt!!!
What the heck about that show! I love that show too!! I always wondered how so many people happened to be on that show at just the right time...everything seemed to happen in a timely manner. NOT like real life. PHOEY!
- February 26, 2009 at 3:32 PM
- S.Vincent said...
when I first read it, I thought "is she some sort of security freak? Why can't I print it? Maybe she is telling me a huge secret that I can never share?"
So I would just add Lets Save the Planet! to "Don't print this E-mail unless you really need to."
That makes it more clear and I will no longer be afraid to send you emails containing humorous bad language out of fear that you'll get fired.
- February 26, 2009 at 3:38 PM
1. I do not mind the boobies one bit. However, a heads up would've been nice as I do access TPB at work. But boobies are preeeetty.
2. I will certainly check out that video when I get home as I do not have speakers on my computer at work (which is fine by me), so I won't get the full effect.
3. You should REALLY check out cornify[dot]com.
7. Oh, just you wait til you get into the next ones.
8. I used to have "please consider the environment before printing this email," but I saw that a lot so I think people are used to it by now. Or at least have seen it once. You go girl!
- February 26, 2009 at 3:47 PM
- Unknown said...
okay I thought the same thing about the boobs in the printed blog. lol. Like seriously, is that what all blogs are about? Poor representation of bloggers.
My work mandates this at the bottom of each email "Please consider the environment before printing." in green :) hehe it's cute
- February 26, 2009 at 3:51 PM
- Lisa from Lisa's Yarns said...
I have gotten emails w/ that same signature line & I always think - good idea! I hate it when people print everything. We have this guy at work that literally prints every email he gets. Like, even one from his wife that says, 'pick up the kids from daycare.' Whoa, dude, if you needed to print that, you should NOT have procreated.
That is sad to hear about Property Virgins. The same is true for House Hunters. People have already closed on a house when they film the show. How ridiculous, huh? :( Boo, HGTV.
- February 26, 2009 at 6:20 PM
- thatShortchick said...
the same is true about the show, my first home. like everyone says, there is nothing "real" about reality shows.
yeah, the boobies in the newest issue of the printed blog were NSFW and i wish they would've printed that at the top somewhere.
also, i love your signature line. i think it's a good idea. i didn't know people printed emails en masse like that.
- February 26, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Katelin said...
haha that panda thing is awesome. definitely passing that onto people right this second, :)
- February 26, 2009 at 7:12 PM
- Kyla Bea said...
I think the next issue of the printed blog is the perfect time for my LESS BOOBS, MORE MANACLES! campaign to kick off.
- February 26, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Maybe you should wear the monocle now, in order to attract the winning lottery ticket. I bet that's how Mr. Peanut did it. He was probably working at the circus until he found one one day and tried it on... I sense a novel coming on.
- February 27, 2009 at 4:18 AM
I hate the boobs. Pretty much the whole rest of the team does too except one. He pulls rank though.
I'm almost positive there will be no more boob in TPB. Well at least that's what he tells us.
- February 27, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- Melissa Maris said...
As a composter and a Prius driver, I love that you put that at the bottom of your emails. :)
- February 27, 2009 at 2:49 PM
I always want to spell monocle as mononcale. No idea why.
I wanted to put "If you print this email, you're a dirty tree killer." on the bottom of my emails, but the Powers That Be at work said no. :(
Also - love the panda! So cute!
- February 27, 2009 at 3:21 PM
- ÄsK AliCë said...
I like the "Please consider the environment before printing this email" it gives a reason for why you don't want them to print it. That's what I used to have under my signature.
The panda showed up but nothing happened when I click and dragged - is it supposed to??
- February 28, 2009 at 12:22 AM
There are zero boobs in issue 6 of The Printed Blog.
We're getting on his case more about them. For the record, we don't have final say in the editorial process. Right now, boobs are out. But when communities are able to vote on the content, they may vote in the boobs.
- February 28, 2009 at 9:05 PM
- Lindsey said...
I gotta apologize cause it kinda annoys me when people discuss printing emails in their signature.
Who prints emails?
Do people do that shit for serious?
- April 2, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- Lindsey said...
You said: Howdy. If you don't know people print e-mails b/c it's "easier" to read them... I'm going to say you work with a crowd that is predominantly younger than 45. I work in an office where most of my colleagues are gearing up for retirement. And yes, they print e-mails. :D
Me says: Ya, you're correct, I work with young-ish people. I now have a new appreciation for "Do not print this email" signatures now. I can't believe people are printing them off so they can read them. Maybe it's time for some monitor magnifying panels or something!
Yay! I love learning new things :)
Nice to meet you btw.
- April 2, 2009 at 1:31 PM


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Image: The Altadena, California home of graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass, garden designed by Garrett Eckbo, house designed by Buff, Straub, and Hensman.
See the homes of the STARS!! Or more precisely, designs for the homes and gardens of film stars, directors, screen writers, and designers including Glenn Ford, Clint Eastwood, Marion Davies, Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Saul Bass.
This exhibit, curated by Environmental Design Archives curator Waverly Lowell, also pays tribute to the California wine industry's influence on the designed environment. The exhibit will be displayed in the Environmental Design Library from January 22 through May 15, 2018.


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SuprNova.org was an answer. It was a destination, and it was a huge headache for the content industry. SuprNova.org—just in case you didn't know—was once the most popular BitTorrent search site on the 'net, and the question "Where can I get a copy of $show" could almost always be answered with those twelve little keystrokes. That is, if you didn't mind potentially breaking the law.
One day, a day and a year ago, it just up and disappeared, and IRC channels across the 'net filled with virtual tears.
BitTorrent search engines are still around, and the landscape goes through its ups and down. BitTorrent's creator has inked a deal with the MPAA aimed at keeping lawsuits at bay, but the application is still a superstar in the file sharing realm, and piracy is part of the territory.
SuprNova.org has reinvented itself as a P2P news site, but yesterday the site made headlines when its owner revealed the strange series of events pre- and post-shutdown. Ultimately, I'm rather surprised by how lukewarm the entire shutdown was, and how little "action" there was. So many rumors had indicated that there was some true jack-booted thug action that I began to believe it.


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Human trafficking rings have flourished since the start of the Syrian conflict, with children and other victims being sold across borders into Lebanon, Egypt and other Arab countries. Some children are trafficked for sex or labor – and increasingly others, namely young men, driven into battle.
In 2010, the year before the conflict began, Lebanon's Internal Security Force recorded eight trafficking victims. By 2013 the number rose to 27, with 24 traffickers convicted. Many more cases go undocumented.
Umm Omar, 35, is the mother of one of the victims. Originally from Talbesa, a suburb of Homs, she saw her husband killed and her family home destroyed by shelling. Eighteen months ago she fled to Egypt with her boys, ages 16 and 10. Her older son, Mohammad, had suffered second-degree burns when the mortar hit their house.
Once she arrived in Egypt she was befriended and eventually duped by a fellow woman from Homs who said she would take Mohammed to Turkey for better medical care. Instead the woman sold him into servitude, to a rebel fighting brigade. Analysts say the practice is common now in Syria, even among moderate opposition groups.
"Depraved groups take advantage of people to grow their child trafficking rings," said Umm Omar. "Parents often lose their children because of their naïveté, turning children, the ultimate symbol of peace, to a new tool of war in Syria."
A U.N. report says that in February 2013, "Syrian government forces seized children under 18 years old at checkpoints, and government-affiliated militia used sectarian affiliation, kinship systems and cash to fill their ranks. These methods may have led to the recruitment of child soldiers. Children were also used as informers; government, government-affiliated and opposition forces punished "informants" with judicial or extrajudicial execution. It also reported the deaths of 17 children fighting for the Free Syrian Army.
Below is our conversation with Umm Omar, describing her ordeal:
I have many relatives and friends here, and the cost of living in Egypt is low compared to the cost of living in Lebanon or Turkey.
I used to receive some food and monetary aid from UNHCR. I had a small monthly paycheck for $100, but that's only after they saw my injured son, who needs constant treatment, and my youngest son who has to go school. I used to receive some assistance from charities responsible for helping Syrians or from other people we know.
At that point a woman I'll call F.K., also from Homs, started visiting me to help me after she heard about my situation. She was the cousin of a man who used to work at a store we owned, so I trusted her.
She seemed happy to have bumped into me. She helped me several times as she has a large network of connections. This relationship lasted for several months, when she would visit me and help me out.
When she learned about my son's medical condition, she made me an offer. She suggested I send my son to Turkey where a U.N. official responsible for following up on Syrian refugees would receive him. She said the official would pay all of the expenses and as soon as my son recovers, he would either be brought back or I would be given a plane ticket to go and live with him there. Our current situation doesn't allow us to travel together.
In the beginning, I was very hesitant. My son is too young to travel on his own, but when I saw him deteriorate, I agreed especially after she told me a group from Egypt would go with him so I wouldn't worry. I got my son ready and I said my goodbyes, unbeknownst to me that he would return to where we fled from.
The lady took care of all the travel expenses and the plane ticket. When my son arrived in Turkey, the group he was with handed him over to another group. After Mohammad got there, his phone calls became less frequent. I often asked him why he didn't get in touch more often, and he used to say he didn't have any internet connection. I eventually realized that the group he was living with was keeping tabs on him.
He stayed in Turkey for a week, but then he disappeared for a week. When I asked F.K. about him, she said he was busy with blood tests and doctor's visits.
One day, my son sent me a photo of himself in a military suit, carrying arms, wearing a black headband and writing religious slogans on a wall. I started screaming: "What is this? How did you get there? What's happening? Where are you?"
I later learned that my son had been dispatched to the border where his brigade was stationed, and where it had military training camps for foreign recruits. My son was one of them.
He started calling me secretly, without anyone noticing. He used to send me pictures sporting different types of weapons. One time he was riding a Doshka; another time he was carrying a [Kalashnikov]. But the worst was when I saw him wearing an explosive belt. When I asked him what it was, he said it's an explosive belt because I'm training to carry out a suicide mission.
He didn't know what he was saying. After all, he's only a child. Sometimes, you see him happy with arms, but other times, he's scared. But there's no place for fear there; my child fears his brigade commander and if he objects [to their orders], he will be killed.
Since I realized that my son is in Syria, F.K. no longer takes my phone calls. I now tell people about her and what she's done to me. When she caught wind of it, she got in touch with my son's brigade commander.
The man called me and threatened me that if I say one more word about this subject, I will lose my son, and potentially, I will lose my life as well.
Currently, I'm talking to a social worker at UNHCR to resolve this problem. I speak to her in secret because as you know, the U.N. has no access to these areas in Syria. They won't be able to help me. They could try to get my son back to Egypt, but the first problem is getting him out of Syria.


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(1) The demand for correction or retraction shall be in writing, signed by the defamed person or the attorney of the person and be delivered to the publisher of the defamatory statement, either personally, by registered mail or by certified mail with return receipt at the publisher's place of business or residence within 20 days after the defamed person receives actual knowledge of the defamatory statement. The demand shall specify which statements are false and defamatory and request that they be corrected or retracted. The demand may also refer to the sources from which the true facts may be ascertained with accuracy.
(2) The publisher of the defamatory statement shall have not more than two weeks after receipt of the demand for correction or retraction in which to investigate the demand; and, after making such investigation, the publisher shall publish the correction or retraction in:
(a) The first issue thereafter published, in the case of newspapers, magazines or other printed periodicals.
(b) The first broadcast or telecast thereafter made, in the case of radio or television stations.
(c) The first public exhibition thereafter made, in the case of motion picture theaters.
(3) The correction or retraction shall consist of a statement by the publisher substantially to the effect that the defamatory statements previously made are not factually supported and that the publisher regrets the original publication thereof.
(4) The correction or retraction shall be published in substantially as conspicuous a manner as the defamatory statement. [Formerly 30.165]
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Was tired this morning. Stayed up to watch the two hour premiere of Falling Skies.
Not sure if I liked it.
Can't we "kill off" "john carter" and all the Hollywood stereotypes? Some of the characters are distracting.
Like the little kid shooting a souped up AR15.
Yeah, right!
More likely than killing the alien, he'd have done us all a great service and killed his "dad john carter".
I've shot a plain old ar15. It has kick like a mad child. It tends to rise. So the kid would be on his A Double Q with flash impaired vision and gunfire deafness. The only way he get the alien is when the slug shot up would come down like a mortar round!
Personally, I could cheer: (a) the kid's wild fire kills "john carter"; (b) the alien kills "john carter"; or © the returning to earth slug kill everyone.
Anyone else rooting for the aliens over the formulaic Hollywood writers?
Probably should stop now befre I become "Politcally Incorrect"!
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How the Kumbh Mela Crowds Are Counted
By Joanna Sugden
The Kumbh Mela is frequently billed as the world's largest religious gathering. Almost certainly true. But how can we know for sure?
The two men with the challenge of counting up to an estimated 80 million people are divided on how to do it. They also come up with different numbers.
They are Devesh Chaturvedi, the commissioner of Allahabad, and Alok Sharma, the inspector general of police in the city, which is hosting the Hindu festival.
The Commissioner reckons the number of pilgrims passing through the Kumbh Mela site on the banks of the Ganga between Jan. 14 and March 10 will end up somewhere between 60 to 80 million.
"On the biggest bathing day (Feb. 10) up to 15 million pilgrims will come over the 24-hour period," Mr. Chaturvedi says. "Most pilgrims come and stay in the Mela area for three to four hours, take a bath for 15 to 20 minutes and go back," he adds.
Members of the 13 main religious groupings, or akharas, at the festival are based in its tented city for two and a half months.
Mr. Sharma is more conservative in his estimates for the final total and dismisses claims that 100 million people will gather at this year's event.
"That's like one third of America coming to this place," Mr. Sharma says. "It's not possible. It will be around 40 to 60million in the end."
Both men use different techniques for counting but agree neither method is scientific or water tight.
"We use thumb rules," says Mr. Sharma.
His team positions counters at the entry points to the Mela area, which leads to the bathing ghats (banks).
They calculate the maximum crowd capacity of 100 meters of road based on the assumption that each pilgrim will take up 1.5 square feet of ground.
Then they measure the speed of the crowd by timing how long it takes a police officer to move 600 meters with the throng.
"The pace of crowd keeps changing depending on the density," the Inspector General adds.
Once they know how long it has taken the policeman to walk 600 meters they can work out how big a crowd has covered the same distance and how many people have passed.
Vehicles arriving along the entry roads around Allahabad are counted manually and trains with up to 8,000 passengers each are also added to the total.
Mr. Chaturvedi has a different approach to the enormous population count.
From a series of watch towers across the 14 sectors of the Mela site head-counters try to keep a tab on the number of pilgrims below.
"It's not the most scientific way of doing it," Mr Chaturvedi says. "But that is the only estimate available to us."
This year for the first time the Mela is also being tracked using satellite imagery.
"Based on the color of the images they are going to tell what is the density of human beings," Mr. Chaturvedi says.
Using calculations based on the average stay of pilgrims and photographs taken at different times of day, the Commissioner hopes it will provide a more accurate count.
Mr. Chaturvedi says that the biggest crowd so far, on the first day of the festival, was 8 million while Mr. Sharma puts it at between 1.5 million and 1.8 million.
But when you're dealing with possibly the largest crowd on earth, what's a few million between friends?
Joanna Sugden is freelance journalist living in Delhi. Before coming to India in 2011 she spent four-and-a-half years as a reporter at The Times of London, covering religion and education. You can follow her on Twitter @jhsugden.
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Rice is a nutritious and versatile food that has been a staple around the world for millenia. It is easy and fast to prepare, depending on how creative the cook is feeling. The possibilities are endless and rice is tasty on its own with just a little butter or you can spice it up a bit like I did with this easy to prepare yellow rice with toasted cashews. For an especially satisfying meal, I suggest you serve this rice with spicy chickpea koftas and mushroom curry.
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Adapted from Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking
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Fragrant yellow lemon rice with golden brown fried cashews and Indian seasonings
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The handful of lawmakers who say they're "troubled" or concerned by the allegations account for a small fraction of the 197 House Republicans. Still, their comments represent thin cracks in what has been a solid foundation for Trump.
President Donald Trump said Friday the White House is preparing a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally objecting to the Democrats' impeachment inquiry without an official vote.
The Low-Income Solar Energy Act would expand an existing program and create new ones to make solar energy more affordable for low-income Americans.
While he didn't fire the fatal shots that killed 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, prosecutors say Corey Morgan was the "driving force" behind the boy's execution in 2015. On Friday, Morgan was found guilty of murder for his role in one of Chicago's most horrific crimes.
A Chicago judge decided Friday to keep a special prosecutor looking into why the state's attorney's office abruptly dismissed charges against actor Jussie Smollett, finding there's "no indication he harbors any bias."
Stress, drug abuse and depression are among the top 10 health issues facing Chicago youth, according to a citywide survey of adults.
An increasing number of veterans are pursuing careers in fast-growing environmental sectors, like solar and wind energy, says Jessica Klinge, who will lead the Illinois chapter of Green Veterans.
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Miley Cyrus is feeling pretty under the weather.
The 21-year-old singer has come down with a case of the flu and was too sick to perform Monday, multiple sources confirm to E! News. Cyrus was forced to cancel her "Bangerz" tour concert in Charlotte because she is having major "throat and sinus" issues.
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But never for themselves.
And this of course is entirely attributable to the legendary altruistic, selfless pursuit of the common good that we've come to associate with Jews. The worry themselves sick about justice for blacks, Muslims, lesbians, Hispanics, but never for themselves.
Well dammit, if they won't do it for themselves then I will! And I'm starting here and now. Common justice demands it. They have waited, mute but hopeful, for long enough. So here's my plan. As for every other minority an examination of Jewish representation will be undertaken at all our enterprises and institutions, and, applying the prevailing formulations, the appropriate Jewish representation level will be calculated.
As a broad guide for AA and diversity purposes we can assume that in Western countries they make up 1% of the population. Ok, I know, it's less than that. But let's give them the benefit of the doubt. Oy vey, they've suffered enough already.
So for example the US Senate should have at least one Jewish Senator at all times. It's only fair. And banking too. Every ten years or so a Jew should be appointed to head up a major bank. And they'd be entitled to a few in the higher ranks of the
To my Jewish friends and colleagues I say I'm not looking for your thanks or plaudits. Just like with you, my sense of fair play dictates my actions. And I'm sure we all can look forward to the day when representation fully and accurately reflect the ethnic mix of our communities.


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RIO DE JANEIRO – A former Brazilian soccer star charged with orchestrating the murder of his ex-girlfriend went on trial Monday in a case that includes allegations the young model was lured to a ranch where she was held hostage, killed and her body dismembered.
The case of former Flamengo goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes, known in Brazil just as Bruno, and Eliza Samudio has riveted Brazil, shocked the world of soccer and its twists and turns have reached the level of a macabre soap opera, including allegations that the model has never been found because her remains were fed to dogs.
The former captain of one of Rio's premier clubs led his team to Brazilian soccer championship victory in 2009. That same year, Samudio made the first allegations to police that she was pregnant with Fernandes' child, and that the soccer great and others kidnapped her and tried to force her to terminate the pregnancy.
She refused. The child was born healthy, and named Bruno. But the model disappeared in June 2010 and has not been found.
In December 2010, Fernandes was found guilty of Samudio's initial accusations and is serving a prison sentence of four years and six months in that case. After a court dispute, Samudio's mother was named the child's guardian.
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The former soccer great is now being tried a second time, this time on charges he ordered his ex-girlfriend's death.
Investigators said the player was behind a scheme that lured the 25-year-old woman from Rio de Janeiro to a ranch in the neighbouring state of Minas Gerais with the promise that Fernandes would recognize the child as his and give her an apartment. There she was allegedly held against her will by Fernandes' accomplices, killed and quartered, and her remains fed to dogs who roamed the property.
The first day of the murder trial in Minas Gerais was marked by high drama, with attorneys for two of Fernandes' alleged accomplices, who are also facing murder charges, walking out after arguing with the judge over access to videos of witness testimony.
"We would like to leave clear to the jury that it is impossible to carry out a fair trial," said Ercio Quaresmo, the attorney for Santos, according to O Globo newspaper.
The Associated Press could not reach the attorneys for comment.
Besides Fernandes, those charged with Samudio's kidnapping, murder and the hiding of her body include Dayanne Rodrigues, Fernandes' wife, Fernanda Castro, a lover, Luiz Romao, the soccer player's former right-hand man, and a former police officer. All those charged with the death have pleaded innocent, including Fernandes.
The attorney for the former soccer player said he remained confident that his client would walk out a free man.
"Bruno is tired of being in prison," said attorney Rui Pimenta to O Globo newspaper outside court in the town of Contagem. "He is ready to walk out and go eat some rare barbecue."
The defence's argument is that there can be no murder charges because Samudio is, in fact, alive. The attorney Pimenta says he will produce proof that Samudio is living in Eastern Europe.
Samudio's mother, Sonia Moura, told the news website G1 that she trusted justice would be made and dared the soccer player to look her in the eyes in court.
"I believe in justice, and in the condemnation of all the accused," she said. "I want my daughter's mortal remains."


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Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, has restated its commitment to recruiting Omani pilots by publishing detailed eligibility criteria. The criteria will be published in the Omani national media and will offer potential candidates straightforward advice on how Oman Air selects its pilots and what will be expected of them.
The move comes following the receipt by Oman Air of hundreds of requests for information about how to apply for a place on the airline's much-coveted cadet pilot training programme. It also supports Oman Air's robust and proactive policy of recruiting Omani citizens to positions within all areas of its operations, thereby helping to build a vital and sustainable skills base within the Sultanate. This approach has already seen the highly successful appointment of Omanis to senior management positions, as well as front-line roles, and entry into the cadet pilots training programme is seen as the starting point in a long and rewarding career with Oman Air.
The selection criteria for the trainee-pilots have been drawn up by the airline's Flight Operations Department based on the global developments in the field of pilot training and they reflect international requirements for obtaining commercial pilot's licenses.
The criteria are framed to cover two types of trainee-pilots: those who are sponsored by the airline under the Cadet-Pilot programme (Cadet-Pilots), and trainee-pilots who are self-sponsored (Ab-Initio Pilots). Candidates under the first category will must undergo a predetermined assessment process set out by an appointed flying college. In addition they must be Omani nationals not exceeding 26 years old and with minimum educational achievements of General Diploma/Secondary School Certificate, including marks of not less than 80% in mathematics, physics and English language.
Successful applicants will be enrolled in the Cadet-Pilot Programme and will be required to contribute 30% of the study cost, with the remaining 70% being covered by Oman Air, and the duties and responsibilities of the trainee and Oman Air will be set out in a contract signed by both parties.
Applicants for the self-sponsored (Ab-Initio Pilots) category will, if accepted, undergo the applicable pre-employment assessments provided by Oman Air's appointed flying college, in the same way as all Cadet Pilot applicants. However, in line with international standards, as of 1st January 2013 Oman Air will only consider applicants from one of five internationally-recognised training colleges: Flight Training Europe (Spain); Ayla Flight Academy (Jordan); CAE-OXFORD Flight Academy (UK); CTC wings, (UK); and ENAC, (France).
In all cases, Ab-Initio candidates must be no older than 30 years of age and have obtained their JAA CPL/IR-ME qualification with JAA-Frozen APTL. Furthermore, they must have achieved a minimum of 100 hours solo flying time and a minimum of 200 hours total flying time.
Flight Safety and potential command ability are key factors in Oman Air's Pilot Training selection process. The assessment consists of three phases. Phase one includes a Pilot Aptitude Test (Pilapt)/group exercise, general interview and simulator test. Phase Two consists of a psychometric test and Theoretical Technical Knowledge Exam, whilst Phase Three consists of ICAO ELP, Pilots Medical Examination and a final Oman Air interview.
Success in each phase will qualify an applicant to the next phase and failure in any phase will automatically disqualify the applicant from the assessment. However, Oman Air will offer unsuccessful candidates a second chance to undertake the assessment following a minimum six-month period and provided that a position on the course becomes available, in line with the Flight Operation Department's manpower and training plan. Selection to undergo the pre-employment assessment for any trainee-pilot type is not, in itself, a guarantee of employment.
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Professor Thomas Main is a leading figure in the field of civil procedure. His books have been published by Aspen, West, and Oxford University Press. One of these books, Civil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice, and Context, is now in its fifth edition, and is one of the most popular casebooks in the field.
Professor Main's scholarship appears in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, the Washington University Law Review, the Notre Dame Law Review, the American Journal of Comparative Law, and other respected journals. Most of his scholarship explores the history of procedure, with current projects focused on judicial efficiency initiatives in the 1950s-1970s.
Professor Main is a former Chair of the Civil Procedure Section of the Association of American Law Schools. He is also an elected member of the International Association of Procedural Law and the American Law Institute. Prior to entering academia, he clerked for Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, was an associate in the trial department at the law firm of Hill & Barlow (Boston, MA), and was the associate general counsel of Platinum Equity (Los Angeles, CA).
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From the Budget & Tax Center, a Project of the North Carolina Justice Center
The Tax Foundation has deemed April 10, 2013, as "Tax Freedom Day" for North Carolina. As this memo explains, flawed analysis makes this designation essentially meaningless. The Tax Foundation also fails to acknowledge that taxes pay for public investments that North Carolinians expect and rely on, like education, transportation and public safety.
Tax Freedom Day Analysis Is Flawed
The Tax Foundation claims that "Tax Freedom Day" is the day when North Carolinians – in aggregate – will have earned enough income to fully pay their federal, state and local taxes. (The group deems April 8th as national "Tax Freedom Day.") The tax freedom day designation is not useful for discussing how much a typical family pays in taxes or for evaluating state tax policies or proposals, for a number of reasons:
- The Tax Foundation overstates middle class tax rates. The Tax Foundation calculates an "average" federal tax rate – 19.2% in 2013 — that is far higher than what a typical household pays. That's because it is skewed by very high-income taxpayers. In fact, about 80 percent of all households will pay a smaller share of their income in federal taxes, according to estimates by the nonpartisan Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. This flawed federal calculation is used to formulate state tax freedom days. As a result, North Carolina's designated "tax freedom day" substantially exaggerates the taxes paid by most families in our state.
- The Tax Foundation includes taxes paid in other states. North Carolina lawmakers can't control taxes charged on goods and services produced in other states. But in the Tax Foundation's model, state corporate, severance, and tourism taxes are allocated to states based solely on the residence of the consumers. This is likely to distort the Tax Foundation's estimate of residents' tax bills. For example, when a state such as Alaska collects taxes from oil companies based on their revenue and profits, the Tax Foundation adds those taxes to the tax calculation in states where oil is consumed, according to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
- The Tax Foundation model has proven to be wrong in the past. The Tax Foundation uses its own proprietary model to estimate state and local taxes that will be collected during the year. The estimates have proven to be inaccurate in the past when compared to actual data published by the Census Bureau.
The Missing Half of the "Tax Freedom Day" Narrative
The Tax Freedom Day concept ignores what should be a major part of any tax discussion: that taxes pay for public investments that North Carolinians expect and rely on — and that benefit everyone — like education, transportation and public safety.
- North Carolina has traditionally been viewed as a leader among Southern states for its commitment to public investments that promote economic opportunity for all. North Carolina's investments in early learning, its university and community college systems, workforce development and training, and its roads and infrastructure has been seen as a national model. These public investments are supported with the tax contributions of North Carolinians, helping create a desirable state to run a business and raise a family.
- State tax collections are at a 40-year low as a share of state residents' income. Proponents of cutting and eliminating taxes contend that North Carolina has a spending problem. This argument does not match the facts. In response to the Great Recession, significant cuts have been made to public investments that serve as the foundation for economic growth – public schools, higher education, transportation and infrastructure. State spending has yet to reach pre-recession levels and the state's tax system is less and less able to raise adequate revenue to meet the needs of North Carolinians.
- Cutting taxes is not an effective way to create jobs, economic growth. As North Carolina continues to recover from the Great Recession, proponents of cutting taxes claim that doing so actually increases revenue and boosts economic growth. The evidence is overwhelming that this is not the case. There is no evidence of a direct relationship between top tax rates and economic or job growth. An educated workforce and the presence of research centers like major universities boost per capita income growth. Efforts to drastically reduce and eliminate tax rates will likely cause the state to suffer in the long run due to a lack of resources needed to invest in education and other building blocks of economic growth.


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WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Retired Navy Rear Adm. Wayne E. Meyer, regarded as the father of the Navy's AEGIS Weapons System, passed away Sept. 1.
"I am deeply saddened by a great loss to our Navy family," said Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations. "Rear Admiral Meyer's passion, technical acumen, and warfighting expertise served as the foundation of our Navy combatant fleet today. On behalf of the men and women of the United States Navy, I extend my deepest and most heartfelt sympathy to the Meyer family. He was a close friend and mentor to so many of us. His legacy will remain in the Navy forever."
Meyer was born in Brunswick, Mo., on April 21, 1926. In 1946, he graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He also held an master's degree in astronautics and aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Meyer's Navy career began in 1943 as an apprentice seaman. In 1946, he was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve and was transferred to regular Navy in 1948. After several years at sea, he returned to school in 1951 and attended the Joint Guided Missile School, Fort Bliss, Texas, and the Naval Line School, Monterey, Calif., and eventually served as an instructor at Special Weapons School, Norfolk, Va.
Meyer returned to sea as executive officer on USS Strickland, followed by service on the commander's staff, Destroyer Force Atlantic. He was then ordered to USS Galveston.
In 1963, Meyer was chosen to head the TERRIER desk in the Special Navy Task Force for Surface Missile Systems. He turned down a destroyer command to continue his work with missile, radar, and fire control systems, and became the founding chief engineer at the Naval Ship Missile System Engineering Station, Port Hueneme, Calif. In 1970, the Navy chose then Capt. Meyer to lead the development of the new AEGIS Weapon System in the Naval Ordnance Systems Command.
In this position, Meyer was promoted to rear admiral in Jan. 1975. In Jan. 1977, he assumed duties as the founding project manager of the AEGIS Shipbuilding Project. This project was ultimately responsible for the construction of all of the Navy's current cruisers and destroyers - with 89 ships built or in construction, and more in planning. This is one of the longest and largest naval shipbuilding programs in history. He retired from active duty in 1985.
In Nov. 2006, the secretary of the Navy announced that an Arleigh Burke class destroyer, DDG 108, would be named in honor of Rear Adm. Meyer. Christened on Oct. 18, 2008, the ship utilizes the same combat system that Meyer helped to develop, the Aegis Combat System, including the SPY-lD, multifunction phased array radar. This advanced system makes the AEGIS ship the foundation of the U.S. Navy's surface combatant fleet. Additionally, when the ship is commissioned in Philadelphia, Pa. on Oct. 10, 2009, it will be manned with a complement of highly trained sailors, providing the Navy with a dynamic multi-mission warship that can operate independently or as part of carrier strike groups, surface action groups, or amphibious ready groups, ensuring USS Wayne E. Meyer will lead the Navy into the future.
Rear Adm. Meyer's personal decorations and service medals include: Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Meritorious Service Medal; Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon with Bronze Star; China Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal; National Defense Medal with Bronze Star; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation; and Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation.
His other awards include: American Society of Naval Engineers Gold Medal, 1976; Old Crow Electronics Countermeasure Association Silver Medal; Distinguished Engineer Alumni Award, University of Kansas, 1981; Naval Ordnance Engineer Certificate #99; Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Missile Systems Award for distinguished service, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1983; Navy League's Rear Admiral William Sterling Parsons Award, for scientific and technical progress in construction of the nation's AEGIS fleet, 1985; Harold E. Sanders Award for a lifetime of contributions to Naval Engineering, American Society of Naval Engineers, 1985; Admiral J. H. Sides Award for major contributions to Anti-Air Warfare, National Security Industrial Association, 1988.
In 1977, Meyer was designated a Pioneer in the Navy's Acquisition Hall of Fame in the Pentagon. In 2008, he was presented with the sixth annual Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Award.
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