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Thirty years later, Black reflects on pine tar incident
MILWAUKEE -- Wednesday marked the 30th anniversary of the infamous pine tar incident that occurred during a game between the Royals and Yankees in New York.
That was the game, of course, when the Royals' George Brett lost it after his home run was disallowed after the Yankees complained that Brett's batt had an illegal amount of pine tar on the handle.
The starting pitcher that day for the Royals? Current Padres manager Bud Black, who was in the training room getting his arm wrapped in ice when Brett bolted from the dugout after umpire Tim McClelland ruled Brett out. Brett had to be restrained after the ruling.
The Royals played under protest, a protest that was eventually upheld. The game resumed Aug. 18 and finished with a Kansas City win.
"There were a lot of side stories to that story," Black said Wednesday.
One of Black's favorites was when the game resumed on that day in August in an almost-empty stadium, where the final four outs of the game were played, with the Royals winning, 5-4.
Based on the events that followed, Black essentially went from loss to no-decision to loss to no-decision. His pitching line that day saw him allow four runs on seven hits in six innings with no walks and two strikeouts. He also allowed a home run to Dave Winfield.
"That was so weird to go back to an empty ballpark to play four outs," Black said.
Because Brett had been ejected from the July game, he was not at Yankee Stadium for the completion. He and several teammates waited at LaGuardia Airport for the rest of the team to return to the plane after about an hour, Black said, before the team went on to Baltimore to open a series.

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FRISCO, Texas -- The 2014 MLS Combine starts today and the SuperDraft is now less than a week away, so FCDallas.com caught up with assistant coach Marco Ferruzzi to get his thoughts on the combine, the draft and the value of the club's #5 pick. With a decade of scouting experience under his belt, Ferruzzi provided some insight heading into draft week.
FCDallas.com: We're heading into your 10th year scouting the college game as an assistant for FC Dallas so you've certainly seen it all when it comes to the MLS Combine. What kinds of things are you looking for over this weekend?
Ferruzzi: We're looking at performances of guys we've tracked for a good amount of time to deliver in the combine and basically confirm our beliefs and what we've been seeing over the college seasons. There are some guys that generate a lot of attention leading into the combine which isn't always a bad thing. You look at how they deliver in the moment, not too different than College Cup, but in College Cup there are a fixed amount of players coming out where at the combine all the players are looking to go pro in a week.
It's a good cauldron and then if you see that their performances warrant the attention given to them recently or if it's a player you've been tracking a long time and it confirms those beliefs, then you feel really good about it. Stocks might rise or fall, but you have to keep it all in perspective.
FCDallas.com: What kind of value do you see in the combine, is it almost as important meeting the players off the field as watching them on the pitch?
Ferruzzi: It's become a huge component and you see every club doing it now with interviews taking place every single day. Multiple interviews with players, and I think it's a good way to get a read on a person, a player, getting the back story on them that you don't always get from the bios or the previous coaching staff they worked with. You just get a chance to sit down and talk to them as a person and again it either reconfirms a belief or you get something better out of it that you didn't have before. It's become a huge part of things and I wouldn't say there's a science to it, it's more of a feel. Also you see how comfortable they are coming [from a] first person [perspective], what their ambitions are and how focused and committed they are.
How they perform there is important. It's not a write-off even though you might have been tracking someone for four years and you say this is a competent player, but he's having a few bad days or even playing out of position. You can't wipe away four years on a couple of games, but at the same time you can't just not show up at all and think your reputation speaks for itself. That shows a little bit of the character too and how much they want it. That's just one step, once they get picked they have to have a whole new set of goals once they come through the door.
It's a huge demarcation isn't it; because they got to a place where they've achieved their goal [of becoming] a pro, but now what? Are you ready to reset your goals and what you want to do next? The combine is that perfect crossroads where, as a player, "I've got a few days to show what I can do."
FCDallas.com: FCD has had so much success with defenders in the draft recently with guys like Loyd, John, Hedges and Zimmerman which leaves you with a pretty set defense. Are you going to be looking more at attacking positions this year?
Ferruzzi: I think you have to evaluate the best players first and foremost. It's nice to evaluate best players in a position of need, but then all of a sudden a player like Walker Zimmerman falls in your lap and you can't sit there and overlook that. You sit there and see a potential player for years to come that's going to do great things [even if you think] "OK, well we're fine at center back. I don't want to be looking at this, I need to be getting a right midfielder." You can't close yourself off to those things. You have to be open-minded to some degree. If you see a player you really cant resist [you have to take him]. However, if we're stock full in one position it makes it easier to go to that next player.
FCDallas.com: Do you feel like from your scouting there are attacking players that can come in and help this team at good value for the #5 pick?
Ferruzzi: I do. You mentioned before the pool of defensive players especially this year is a good crop, a really good crop. Attacking players is a little more specialized and a little bit thinner to be perfectly accurate, but there are a couple players out there if one or two of them are there and available you feel fine about making that pick. If they're not there you move to plan B and plan B will be good.
FCDallas.com: Another possibility is trading the pick since a pick this high would have some major value to other teams. Have those conversations taken place and how open are you to trades?
Ferruzzi: I think we'll definitely have those conversations down at the combine and the draft. Certainly depending on offers, you have to be open-minded and there hasn't been a set rule that no we don't have those conversations. Absolutely, we'll consider every possibility. I'd say we are open-minded and go from there. Obviously, we do like our first round picks because we've done very well with them so it's not something that we would give away cheaply.
FCDallas.com: What is the combine weekend like for coaches, is it really coming out of hibernation after the holidays and the start of the 2014 season?
Ferruzzi: That's a good way to put it, you're coming out of hibernation, although I would say some clubs have been pretty active in their hibernation mode. We typically see the most activity happening there because you're face-to-face with people who are making decisions with personnel and everything becomes very real because you're actually looking at the players that are going to be coming in and becoming part of your team.
I think everyone can put an image to what could happen next as opposed to previously. We're still dealing off last year or dealing off the hopes of next year. Here it becomes very real and you can start talking about trading draft picks and start talking about players on other peoples' rosters. And everyone is there and has their particular needs. People have been doing work in the offseason obviously to bolster their rosters and everyone wants more so they might come to you and say this piece would really make it work for us and the combine is an opportunity for that to happen.


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UT Dallas to Celebrate More Than 3,000 New Grads
3 Days of Commencement Ceremonies Planned to Handle Record Numbers
Continued growth at UT Dallas has pushed the University's number of graduates 15 percent higher than last spring.
With a record seven commencement ceremonies this week, UT Dallas is preparing for its largest spring graduation cohort ever, with 3,024 students projected to complete their degrees, nearly a 15-percent increase over last year.
The University has extended the commencement ceremonies over three days to accommodate the greater number of graduates.
The commencement ceremonies will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 16; and at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on both Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18. All ceremonies are in the University's Activity Center. Each should last about two hours.
For Cristina Garcia, a single mother who survived Hurricane Katrina, getting a degree in political science will model for her young daughter how to pursue a better life. Garcia will graduate summa cum laude this year from the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences.
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Parking for graduates and their families will be available in Lot J, and overflow parking will be in Lots H, I and M, as well as Lots A, B and C on the eastern side of campus. University Police will be on hand to assist with directions.
Members of the UT Dallas community who normally park in Lot J are asked to use other parking areas to provide room for commencement ceremony guests. Comet Cabs will be providing shuttle rides from parking lots throughout the day.
Remember to print out and bring your ticket for entrance to the ceremony.
Garcia, 35, was living in New Orleans in August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit. After evacuating to a relative's home in San Antonio, she watched on television as the levees broke. The tragedy sparked a desire to learn more about the inner workings of government. She knew she had to continue her education when her daughter was born in May 2008.
"How am I going to tell this girl to finish school if I haven't?" she recalled thinking.
At age 30, Garcia enrolled at Collin County Community College, where she was mentored by Dr. Millie Black, UT Dallas' first PhD graduate in political science.
She transferred to UT Dallas in fall 2011. Today, she is the Texas state deputy director for young adults for LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens), working as a volunteer with 43 college councils.
This commitment to public service and student leadership was recognized last year when Garcia became one of 20 students in the U.S. to receive the Pearson Prize in Higher Education Scholarship. She wants to pursue a master's degree and a PhD in political science at UT Dallas.
"I want to leave a legacy," Garcia said. She hopes to one day run a presidential campaign.
Cristina Garcia will pursue graduate studies in political science at UT Dallas.
Knowing the obstacles she's overcome, graduation will probably be very emotional, Garcia added. "I'm very proud of myself, especially when my daughter says, 'Mom, you're gwaduating!' And my parents are my guardian angels. They're super-excited. They now know that I'm going to be OK."
Despite a very different set of challenges, Katelyn Hanks will earn a degree in management information systems. Born with cerebral palsy, Hanks cannot speak. She didn't walk until she was 7 and didn't learn to read and write until she was 11. Today, she communicates using sign language and a hand-held computer that talks for her.
Yet Hanks refuses to be singled out for special treatment, say those who know her. She uses a wheelchair to get around campus after riding the DART train from her parents' home in Rowlett.
"Katelyn actively participates in class and always wants to be treated the same as the other students despite the incredible challenges she faces every day," said Tiffany Bortz, associate director of the undergraduate accounting program.
Katelyn Hanks (left) received the Pride, Enthusiasm and Passion Award from the JSOM accounting department. She is shown with senior lecturer Mary Beth Goodrich.
She chose UT Dallas because her father, Anthoney Hanks, had received an MBA and a master's degree in management information systems here. Her parents and grandparents were on hand May 6 when she received the Pride, Enthusiasm and Passion Award from the accounting department in the Naveen Jindal School of Management.
"She's a spitfire," said Mary Beth Goodrich, senior lecturer in accounting and Hanks' business coach. "If there's a student who's ever shown they're determined, it's Katelyn. She knows what she wants."
Hanks knew she wanted to finish college "because I will have an easier time finding a good salary job, not working for minimum wage all my life." She hopes to get a job in medical information systems.
When Steven Foland earns his Ph.D in electrical engineering from the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, he wants to continue encouraging young people to overcome their fears about learning science and technology. As chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Dallas Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), Foland spearheaded a science discovery camp with the Dallas Public Library to provide middle school students with hands-on science and engineering projects. A grant application he co-authored secured funding for the camp through 2014.
Steven Foland, who will earn a doctorate in electrical engineering, has been praised for his efforts to promote STEM education in the Dallas area.
"The most defeating attitude I hear is, 'Only certain people are good at science.' If a student isn't good at basketball, he assumes it's because he hasn't practiced; if he isn't doing well in science, he assumes it's because he was born that way. We're trying to show kids that if you practice, science can be fun for anyone," Foland said.
Foland's efforts have been recognized. He was awarded the 2012 IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Individual GOLD Member Achievement award for expanding the activities of Dallas GOLD group and promoting STEM education in the Dallas area. He also received the Dallas IEEE section's Outstanding Volunteer of the Year award.
Foland and his wife have since founded The Shoulders of Giants Inc., a nonprofit organization that gives engineers and scientists a venue to use their problem-solving expertise to help demystify the STEM fields for children and youth. Unlike plumbers who may not want to fix their own sinks, Foland said engineers "don't suffer from work fatigue. They love to tinker."
"It's great to focus that passion so that others can benefit from it," he said. "We're harnessing the energy of technical professionals to develop new ways of presenting complex topics in a meaningful way."
When the spring 2013 graduates walk the stage this week, the University will have conferred more than 82,600 degrees during its 44-year history.
Among those expected to receive degrees are 1,467 graduate students and PhD candidates and 1557 undergraduates. The largest of UT Dallas' seven schools, the Naveen Jindal School of Management, will award the most degrees: 1,232.
Next are the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science with 526; the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences with 390; the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics with 339; the School of Arts and Humanities with 230; the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences with 207; and the School of Interdisciplinary Studies with 100.
Rose Ashraf
Robert Chalwell Jr.
Chelsea Garner
Alan Howell
Sachin Shah
Lance Sweeney
Teresa Tran
Students to Deliver Grad Speeches
In keeping with tradition, seven students have been chosen as commencement speakers. UT Dallas President David E. Daniel also will address audiences.
Rose Ashraf — Bachelor's in psychology, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Robert Chalwell Jr. — PhD in political science, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
Chelsea Garner — Master's in accounting, Jindal School of Management
Alan Howell — Master's in supply chain management, Jindal School of Management
Sachin Shah — Bachelor's in biology, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Lance Sweeney — Bachelor's in mechanical engineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Teresa Tran — Bachelor's in accounting, bachelor's in finance, Jindal School of Management
Ceremony Schedule
The schedule of commencement events is as follows:
Tuesday, May 146 p.m. Veteran Graduation Cord Ceremony (McDermott Suite)
Thursday, May 1610 a.m. Doctoral Hooding Ceremony (Clark Center) 1 p.m.Honors Convocation Ceremony 4 p.m. School of Arts and Humanities;School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
Friday, May 1710 a.m. Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science 1 p.m.School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences 4 p.m. School of Interdisciplinary Studies;Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Saturday, May 1810 a.m. Naveen Jindal School of ManagementUndergraduates 1 p.m.Naveen Jindal School of ManagementGraduates 1 4 p.m. Naveen Jindal School of ManagementGraduates 2
Media Contact: The Office of Media Relations, UT Dallas, (972) 883-2155, [email protected].


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It appears, no matter where you go or who you are, there will always be "mean girls." Even Jennifer Lawrence, our BFF (even if she doesn't know it yet), had it rough. In a new, totally Jen interview, she tells The Sun, "I changed schools a lot when I was in elementary school because some girls were mean." See, even the most beautiful, talented, and awesome people periodically get the social sads.
Apparently, Jen got her revenge through judicious use of bodily fluids. "They were less mean in middle school, because I was doing all right, although this one girl gave me invitations to hand out to her birthday party that I wasn't invited to. But that was fine, I just hocked a loogie on them and threw them in the trash can."
Of course, there's a difference between being bullied and just dealing with bratty kids (the former is a painful, national problem aided and exposed by social media, the latter is an implicit part of growing up). Lawrence's advice for both is pretty simple, but also kind of zen. "Don't worry about the bitches — that could be a good motto, because you come across people like that throughout your life."
One of the things we love the most about Lawrence is that — in both interviews and the roles she plays — she rarely fits into any sort of predetermined box. She is neither unrealistically humble or unapproachably cold, and the women she plays are completely multi-faceted and deeply real. She says, "It's hard for a young woman because typically the roles you're offered are beautiful and bitchy, ugly and nice or pretty and stupid. I've been lucky to stay away from that." Aw, Jen, that's totally true, even if you did do your share of acting against a Sarah McLachlan soundtrack. (The Sun)
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The roundtable consultations gathering representatives of indigenous peoples from all the continents, EU officials and international organisations took place in Brussels on 24 and 25 February, in the format of an interactive and dynamic dialogue. The event was organised under the Partnership
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 25/02/2020
La Journée mondiale des ONG célébrée le 27 février est l'occasion de mettre en avant les initiatives des organisations de la société civile pour bâtir une société plus inclusive. Une de ces initiatives est le 'Petit Potager' qui permet à des familles qui ont de faibles revenus à
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to MAURITIUS AND SEYCHELLES - Publication date: 24/02/2020
From 24 February to 13 March 2020 the EU will participate actively in the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC43) taking place in Geneva, taking a strong stance in the protection and promotion of Human Rights and against any attempts to redefine human rights in international law and
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the UN in Geneva - Publication date: 21/02/2020
They climb the highest mountains, excel in science, fight for human rights… They move the boundaries in every field and open doors for others. They do different things. What brings them together is their talent, resilience, courage, their commitment and drive- to defend human rights, to protect the
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 21/02/2020
EU Election Observation Missions are a highly visible demonstration of the EU's commitment to supporting democratisation and promoting respect for human rights across the world. The new database will make it easier to find out and learn more about these missions.
Author: Election observation missions team - Publication date: 20/02/2020
Today (17 February) the European Union convened the international donors' conference "Together for Albania", to support reconstruction efforts after the earthquake that struck Albania at the end of November. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake caused the loss of 51 lives and injured many more.
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Hearings and Business Meetings
Nov 02 2005
Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee Hearing
SD-366 Energy Committee Hearing Room 02:00 PMThe purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S.1541, to protect, conserve, and restore public lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service and adjacent land through cooperative cost-share grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species, and for other purposes; S. 1548, to provide for the conveyance of certain Forest Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska; S.1552, to amend Public Law 97-435 to extend the authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain lands conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University until December 31, 2009; H.R. 482, to provide for a land exchange involving Federal lands in the Lincoln National Forest in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; and S.405, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a heliport.
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Witness Panel 1
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance, Accountability, and Human ResourcesDepartment of the Interior
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An article in the July/August 2008 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" by Nicholas Carr, has been the source of much discussion by publications such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Carr writes that Google and other search engines are creating a society of adults who, having access to far too much information and with too little time, can't focus their attention long enough to read a book or use their brains in a productive manner. He writes that these Internet applications create the illusion of getting more done while, in fact, the opposite is true. Although he says that the Internet has become a medium that can be powerful when used responsibly, he writes that tools like power browse and Twitter require people to use less of their brains and let computers take over critical thinking processes.
A rebuttal piece in The New York Times, "Technology Doesn't Dumb Us Down. It Frees our Minds" by Damon Darling, refutes much of what Carr ascertains. Darling says that the powerful tools provided by search engines and the ever-increasing capabilities of the Internet make it possible for people to think about and concentrate on what is truly important.
A related story in The New York Times on Nov. 2 reports that some computer companies are creating low-cost laptop options that will boot up to 10 times faster than current models. They are creating these faster systems because consumers expect computers to catch up with the instantaneous feedback that their cell phones and other PDA devices provide them.
Regardless of your philosophical leanings on this subject, one thing is certain: Your members are used to instant access — anywhere, anytime — and they want it quickly. I don't imagine that this trend will slow down, and it certainly will not reverse itself. True, the always-on way in which we live — reducing our down time while increasing distraction — is a partial cause of many stress-related disorders. Regardless, your members are used to it, want more speed and likely will not settle for less.
Our industry and its technology will not be affected by Carr's doom-and-gloom message. In fact, you must respond to your customers' desire for more opportunities to multi-task while they're exercising. Members are over-programmed, time starved and believe they have less time for exercise than ever. Millions of them believe that by using the Internet while doing other activities, they will stay ahead of the onslaught of e-mails and information that they believe they need.
My hope is that a tipping point will occur in which people will get back to being "in the moment" while they exercise. In the meantime, it is absolutely essential to give the customers what they want, and what they want is a whole lot more than touch screens and iPod compatibility. Various surveys and focus groups remind us that members want instant updates to news, events and financial information as well as the ability to communicate with others while exercising (via texts or e-mails). They also want faster access to an increasing amount of Web-based options and to be entertained in more creative ways.
Regardless of your stance on this subject, you cannot afford to ignore these requests. Unless a huge cultural shift occurs, clubs and manufacturers must respond with more robust Internet access, entertainment and Web tools with ever-increasing speed.
Most of your customers will not agree that Google is making them stupid, even if the evidence shows that technology can create more stress and less incentive to exercise. In the long run, we must choose the right technology for our members.
Gregory Florez is CEO of FitAdvisor Health Coaching Services and First Fitness Inc., which was rated as the No. 1 health coaching online training service by The Wall Street Journal. Florez can be contacted at [email protected].


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What season and who were the players when, the Steelers had two number one picks ?
What season and who were the players when, the Steelers had two number one picks ?
Wow, great question, This had to be a very long time ago. I am going to give it some thought and will not use Google.
I seem to remember this happening when Chuck Noll was here, early on? That is just the first dusty memory I had.
Steel City Mafia
So Cal Boss (Ret)
The first pick was the RB from Georgia in the top 10...I think 8th overall...he was a big time bust...can't think of his name right now...that was a bad memory I must have tried to repress. I'm thinking his last name might have started with a "W" but I'm not 100% sure...it's driving me nuts that I can't think of it, and I'm using all of my willpower not to cheat via Google. It will probably come to my when I am driving in the car later and I'll want to slap myself for not thinking of it sooner. The second guy was late in the first...maybe 28th or so...offensive lineman Tom Ricketts. He wasn't much better than the RB. What a crappy draft to waste two 1st rounders. I think the year was 1988 or 1989. I'm gonna go with 89. Because we took the RB from Georgia with such an early pick that year, the next year, we traded back in the first with the Cowboys so they could get Emmitt Smith of all people (we just drafted a crappy RB high the year before, so we didn't need to draft a Hall of Fame RB the next year, right?). We ended up getting TE Eric Green that year instead. I remember all this, but not the stupid RB's name. Dammitall.
Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.
If it was that year, the running back from Georgia was Tim Worley and he was a big time bust. Maybe we got Mark Benning as well. I think it was a RB and O-Lineman.
I did not use Google, but post above helped.
Tim Worley is one of my FB friends.
Steel City Mafia
So Cal Boss (Ret)
!989 Tim Worley runningback ist round pick. Good runner in college but his style did not fit the Steelers running style. Tim was an outside runner from what I recal but Noll, wanted him to be a power runner. Got in trouble with drugs while on the team and eventually ended up in Chicago. Didn't do very well there either and, I think he failed a drug test while being a Bear. I think his drug of choice was cocaine.
Tom Rickets was also a our second number one pick that same season. total big time bust. I ran into him on a jobsite and he was some companies rep. Nice guy and was impressed that I remembered him. I believe it was Andre risen that was upset the Steelers had taken rickets over him because he wanted to be a Steeler. risen also said Ricketts wasn't any good and would eventually have a short NFL career and the Steelers will be sorry that they passed him up for Rickets.
Risen would not have lasted long on the Steelers with his attitude but he was right about Rickets.


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"I see the morning light
I see the morning light
Well, it's not because
I'm an early riser
I didn't go to sleep last night"
-Bob Dylan
I seemed to have fallen in to an unhealthy habit of being nocturnal, but not by choice. Lately, I haven't been able to fall asleep until 9 or 10 in the morning, and then waking up sometime in the afternoon. Last night I was lucky and managed to squeeze in a two-hour long nap between 10 and midnight. Then after I woke up, I made a smoothie, watched Wealth TV, and went on the computer until 7, where I went upstairs to drink coffee and watch the sun rise. It's giving me headaches and I think it's affecting my appetite too because often my stomach will be growling but I won't feel like eating anything.


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If you can't see it below this post, Part 1 is at https://hywelsbiglog.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/eyewitness-of-protests-and-kerfuffle-at-the-bank-of-england-1-april-2009/
To continue the story, after staying at the junction of Cornhill outside the police cordon, I went for a walk. In a very pleasant walk through Popes Head Alley, Lombard Street, St. Stephen's and St. Swithens, I passed outside of a few different lines of police. All keeping me out, and keeping protesters in.
A bit more walking, and the unbelievable happened. Bucklesbury leading onto Queen Victoria Street was completely devoid of police lines. Seizing the moment, I walked up the street to the Bank of England and joined a jolly old carnival of assorted hippies and journalists.
The atmosphere is jolly. Everyone is having a great time. But let me ask you this. Why, in every protest, are there people playing bongos? Do protests not happen if there's no one available to bang their bongo drums?
There number of photographers and broadcasters is amazing. Here, I bump into Newsnight's Justin Rowlatt who is very professional and doesn't loose his temper with protesters who disrupt his piece-to-camera.
After a pleasant afternoon walking around and absorbing the atmosphere, I take a seat on the steps of a battened-down Royal Exchange.
I feel like walking back home now. Sure, I'm inside the cordon. But the cordon let me in, so it should let me out, right? Let's see what happened when I walked up Threadneedle Street to try and get out…
Yes, that is a swarm of mounted riot police. Yes, they are the broken windows on the RBS building. And yes, that is Ben Brown who somehow managed to do live reports from the front-line all day.
So, I couldn't get through. But what happened next, took me by surprise.
Aggression built up and suddenly, everyone on my side of the cordon was running from the police line. Nobody knew why, so we all went back to the police line.
Then, things got much worse. For no apparent reason, more and more police filled the police lines. Then, they charged towards us.
For some reason, while running, a thought popped into my head. "This must be what the Spanish Pamplona bull run is like". Think about it. Both involve running away very quickly from something enraged.
I kept the camera recording video. I tried to hide in one of the nooks and crannies of Threadneedle Street, hoping that the police line would just pass. But it didn't. I found myself running, almost for my life, literally with a policeman in riot gear pushing me and shouting "Move, move move!".
The police line came to a stop near the steps of the Royal Exchange. Needless to say, the protesters were irked. A stand off ensued.
Amazingly, Ben Brown popped up again. He even managed to to a piece-to-camera and interview one of the protesters.
Sadly, here's where the photos end. My camera-phone battery expired.
All around, photographers grappled for the best vantage point. Police officers were videoing the protest and radioing troublemaker details to base.
Then I decided it was time to make an exit. Easier said than done when every exit is cordoned off. Nevertheless, I wandered off.
Bucklesbury was cordoned off. Guess I'll have to look for another way out. How about Queen Victoria Street? No. That's cordoned off too.
Worse than than that, things were turning ugly. These weren't the usual hippy protesters. Most of this crowd had their faces covered. These were real life anarchists intent on causing anarchy. Golly.
Angry noises coming from the police line told me that trouble would be rushing my way soon. A brisk walk towards back the Royal Exchange seemed appropriate.
Unless I could find a way out from the cordoned-off area, I would be there all night. Then, miraculously, the police line across Bucklesbury opened up. Not much. Just enough to let some of us escape. Courageously, I took the opportunity and retreated. Wise choice.
Minutes later, the line closed. Right in front of that line was the trouble. A line a riot police charged the skirmishing anarchists. Bottles were hurled at the police. Voices were raised. There was pushing and shoving. It wasn't pleasant. Best of all, I wasn't in it. It was happening a few feet away, the other side of the Bucklesbury police line.
Then, it really was my time to get out of there. I went back up through the city. Passed the Climate Camp who were still busy partying. And back to my flat, just off Brick Lane.
What have I learned today? A few things. I've learnt that there are lots of irritated people who want to protest. I've learnt that I don't agree with most of the protesters. For starters, free trade and free market capitalism is the best way to get people out of poverty and develop clean energy through market driven innovation. I've also learnt that anarchists and violent protesters can ruin a fun day out. And that most people who go to these things are jolly nice. The lesson I've learnt most of all is that police lines like to charge at you for no apparent reason.
Were you there? Are you Justin Rowlatt? Did you see me out and about? Do you have an opinion? Do please leave a comment here with your opinions, views, thoughts, ramblings and anything else you want to say.
Watch my video from the day at my YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Gent82&view=videos


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Conservation and Environment in Mexico: Monthly Updates
Conservation in Mexico - Monthly Update February 2010
Hello all!
Once again we have had the amazing opportunity to release the very rare leatherback hatchlings, that came out from one of the nests collected by the end of this last year!
The chance to see these creatures getting back to the ocean is a unique and rare thing to experience, something the volunteers really appreciated. The leatherback one of the highest priorities in wildlife conservation and is extremely endangered.
It is also such a pleasure for us as staff to see the volunteers releasing the leatherback hatchlings, it symbolizes the reach of our goals as an organisation. Thanks to all involved for their hard work!
In other projects, at the end of January we have been able to continue and improve our biodiversity project with the addition of a new boat! This boat was completely restored by the invaluable efforts of our volunteers, without which this could not have happened.
In regards to the Crocodile farm, here is a little excerpt of a letter delivered from them appreciating the crucial volunteer work at the project.
"To whom it may concern:
We display our most wide and sincere gratitude to the company PROJECTS ABROAD, that through the staff have supported this project in a constant way during the last 3 years with the valuable collaboration of their volunteer groups in the handling and feeding of the Crocodile offspring which this Crocodile farm count with, that are:
River Crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus) and Swamp Crocodile (Crocodylus Moreletti) as well in the specific data collection (size, weight, sex, etc.)
Participating as well in the branding of specimens to have a better control of their development, putting them in order by age, sex and species inside the Farm facilities.
Working as well in the facilities maintenance work, from the cleaning of the perimeter fence, painting and restoration of the metallic structure to the cleaning of the aqua terrariums (pools) where the breeding steep are kept.
Taking in Consideration the importance of the Wild Life Conservation has in a World and Regional level, with special attention to the Risk category in which Crocodiles are found. It is of great utility to count with your support due to the very limited economic resources the UMA (Environmental Handling Unit) has.
"The Working Group"
Apolinar Espinoza García.
Emilio Urieta Sanabria.
J. Jesús Pérez García
MVZ. J. Jesús Pérez De La Mora.
Ing. Rafael Villegas García
Sustentable Use Director SEMARNAT.'
Once again, we are looking forward for a brand new year of constant and exciting activities!
Oliver Garcia
Conservation Director
February 2010
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Camille Blachowicz, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Co-Director, The Reading Leadership Institute
Programs/Classes Taught:
The Reading Leadership Institute
Areas of Expertise:
Vocabulary Instruction
Professional Development in Literacy
Assessment and Diagnosis of Reading Development
Camille Blachowicz, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus at the National College of Education of National Louis University. Currently she is Co-Principal Investigator of the Multifaceted Comprehensive Vocabulary Instruction Program. She is also co-director of The Reading Leadership Institute, a professional learning network of literacy staff developers housed at National Louis University. She has researched, written and presented extensively on the topic of vocabulary instruction which is the subject of three of her books including Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms and Teaching Academic Vocabulary K-8:Effective Practices Across the Curriculum.
Camille Blachowicz began her career as a classroom teacher and a reading specialist. As a university professor she directed the Reading Program, was chair of the Department of Reading and Language and was a Fulbright and Spencer Fellow and as well as co-editor of the Journal of Reading Behavior. Dr. Blachowicz has been a board member of the Literacy Research Association and continues to serve on many committees, boards, and commissions for professional organization and state and federal groups.
Dr. Blachowicz was named to the roster of Outstanding Teacher Educators in Reading by the International Reading Association and is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.
Ph.D. Northwestern University, Reading Education
M. Ed. Northeastern Illinois University, Reading and Language
B.S. (Honors) Loyola University, Chicago, English
Research and Interests:
Current research:
- Research Into Practice: What's New in Language Arts Research? Looking Inside The Handbook of Research on Teaching of the Language Arts, Vol.3.- Vocabulary With Fisher, P. and Watts-Taffe, S. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, Texas. April 21, 2013.
- Teachers meet (and exceed!) the vocabulary challenges of the common core state standards: Celebrating teacher tested strategies. With Bates, A. & Cieply, C. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, Texas. April 20, 2013.
- Institute: Vocabulary instruction that makes a difference: Meeting standards and beyond with the Multifaceted Comprehensive Vocabulary Instruction Program Grades 4- 9., Baumann, J., Manyak, P. Graves, M. Arner, J. , Bates, A., Cieply,C., Peterson, H. , Davis,J., Starenko, J. Gillis, K., Morales,V., Watson, H., Wade, B., O'Farrell, J.; Institute presented at Annual Conference of the International \Reading Association, San Antonio, Texas. April 19, 2013
Current publications:
- Blachowicz, C., Fisher, P., Ogle, D. & Watts-Taffe, S. (2013) Teaching Academic Vocabulary K-8: Effective Practices across the Curriculum. New York: Guilford Press.
- Barr, R. Blachowicz, C., Bates, A., Katz, C & Kaufman, B. (2013).Reading Diagnosis for Teachers: An Instructional Approach, 6/E. Boston: Pearson-Allyn & Bacon
- Rasinski, T, Blachowicz, C. L. Z., & Lems, K. (Eds.). (2012). Fluency Instruction:Research-Based Best Practices (2nd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press
- Blachowicz, C., & Fisher, P. (2010). Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms. 4th Ed. Columbus, OH: Merrill-Prentice Hall.
- Blachowicz, C.L.Z. & Baumann, J.A. (2012). Vocabulary Standards For Grades 3- 5:Connecting the Common Core State Standards to Evidence-Based Instruction. In Morrow, L.M., Shanahan, T and Wixson, K.K. Eds). Connecting Literacy Instruction to the Common Core School Standards. New York: Guilford Press.
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Bryanna Clark Grogan's Vegan Feast Kitchen/ 21st Century Table: The kitchen journal of a vegan food writer.. I'm on Facebook and Twitter (see links in sidebar at right).
Friday, April 30, 2010
The Dovetail Bakery front door
When Julie told me that Portland had 3-- count 'em- 3 vegan bakeries, I nearly fell over! I'm jealous, but it's probably for the best! The most well-known bakery is Sweetpea Baking Co., which we didn't get a chance to visit, due to time constraints and logistics. But you can see their stuff on their website/blog. (There is also a talented vegan baker named Lisa Clark who Fran and I met at the Portland Saturday Farmers Market-- more about that in another post. She runs the Petunia's Pies and Pastries stall. Check out her website for mouth-watering photos!)
But we did visit two of the bakeries on Thursday afternoon, and showed remarkable restraint by only sampling a few things! First, we went to the Dovetail Bakery on NE Alberta St..
It's a very welcoming and kind of peaceful place:
We chatted with the friendly owner and checked out the bake case, loaded with tempting sweet and savory breads, yummy-looking muffins and cupcakes, sweet loaves and buns:
In the end we tried an apple-filled cinnamon roll and a Meyer lemon cupcake:
Very nice texture and flavor-- the cupcake wasn't overly-sweet or gobbed with icing, and the roll wasn't overly-gooey. I'd go back!
Next we headed over to the Back to Eden Bakery Boutique, also on NE Alberta St.
This shop also had a wonderful atmosphere (as well as good smells!)-- a little more formal than the Dovetail, but homey as well:
They sell other things besides goodies!
But the goodies are what we came for! What to choose??
The Marionberry Coconut Cake?
Scones or muffins?
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies or little tarts?
Cookies or bars?
A savory quiche or empanada?
In the end we chose a piece of the Berry Cheesecake to share:
Oh, my!!
What a place Portland is to be able to support so many vegan bakeries!! I am really impressed with that fact AND the quality. More tomorrow!
4 comments:
- Unknown said...
You made the best decision, Bryanna! I am addicted to Back to Eden's cheezecake. I just ordered an entire peanut butter and chocolate one to celebrate my bday.
- Fri Apr 30, 11:28:00 PM PDT
- Brenda W. said...
What fun reading yesterday's and today's posts!! I have heard that Portland is very vegan friendly, and I was so interested reading about the food carts. And the bakeries!! Oh yum ... I would NOT have had as much restraint as you did!!
Sounds like you had a blast!! I can't wait to hear more follow up posts!!
- Sat May 01, 07:33:00 AM PDT
- Bryanna Clark Grogan said...
Wish you could have been there, Brenda! And there are lots of gluten-free vegan options around for your DH!
Kittee, there was one piece of that peanut butter and chocolate cheesecake left, and I was sorely tempted, but, after eating lunch at the food carts earlier, I couldn't eat a whole piece! Next time!!
- Sat May 01, 10:14:00 AM PDT
- Unknown said...
Hi Bryanna,
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for stopping into our shop and for the lovely blog! As the co-owner and head baker I must say it is truly an honor to have had you in our store! I only wish myself or my partner had been there to receive you! You have been an inspiration to me throughout the years and I thank you for being such a pioneer for veganism!
Garrett Jones
- Sun May 02, 05:01:00 PM PDT


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I'm taking a seminar on African history this semester, and we're supposed to write a substantial research paper on a topic in which Africa intersects with our own area of research.
Inspired by my visit to the USS Constellation a few months ago, I thought I might look into the US Navy's suppression of the slave trade in the Civil War era, maybe examining how this activity changed between the Buchanan and Lincoln administrations or something along those lines.
So here's a question for you naval history folks out there. What sources would you suggest? I know where to go to find presidential documents, but I want to see what the Navy itself was doing, and if possible get some accounts from the sailors who were confronting the slave trade in person to see how they felt about it. Help a landlubber like me get started.


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How would i release something free of any license?
Can i just make my own terms without any copyleft/right bull***?
I really don't want the 2 tons of text that gnu makes you include with everything.
What if the terms i want to go by are more like"look, i made it originally, but here is how i did it. you can use it as is, do what ever you want with it, including claim it as your own. I DON'T CARE."??


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Heavy snowfall creates commuter chaos
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The city received a big blast of winter overnight and the heavy snowfall is making roads and sidewalks slick.
The snow started on Wednesday night and has been falling lightly throughout the day in and around the city.
A snowfall warning is in effect for Calgary and southern Alberta and 10 to 25 cm of snow is expected to fall by Friday.
Police say that drivers should be extra careful in driving in these types of conditions.
Bridge decks, ramps, and intersections are all of particular concern.
The city's fleet of sanders and plows are out on the roads working to clear major arteries and ramps.
Calgary Police say there were 12 injury and 182 non-injury crashes reported between midnight and 4 p.m. on Thursday.
Police are offering the following winter driving tips:
Before your journey
Plan your journey ahead and try to stay on main roadsCheck the weather conditions before you leave and always allow extra time for your journeyMake sure your vehicle is clear of snow and ice – not only is it dangerous, but it could result in a $115 ticketUncleared snow could also fall off your vehicle and hit the vehicle behind or distract other drivers.When driving
Drive according to the road conditions. Just because the speed is posted at 100 km per hour does not mean you have to go that fastAlways leave a safe gap between you and other vehicles. That way you will have plenty of time to react should anything happen…the 'two second' rule is always a good ideaPay particular attention at intersections. Snow often melts under the exhausts of vehicles and then re-freezes making it icy and difficult to stopTake extra care when travelling over bridges where black ice can formAvoid any sudden manoeuvres such as braking, accelerating or sharp turnsIf the conditions are too treacherous, turn back or find safety quickly.The storm is part of a system out of Montana and weather experts say it will hit the areas of Cardston and Crowsnest Pass the hardest where up to 35 cm is expected.
Highways in and out of the city are also in poor shape with reduced visibility and drifting snow in some areas.


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Yeah, your power wire sharing with your sound and or antenna may be affecting your sound quality. I really stress on getting another look at it from someone else before abandoning it.
Yeah, your power wire sharing with your sound and or antenna may be affecting your sound quality. I really stress on getting another look at it from someone else before abandoning it.
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Following Matt's suggestion I talked to the folks who did the Sportster5 install on my truck last year. He was booked up but suggested that I ask the dealer to outsource to him as he had done installations for them before. They insisted that they had to do what corporate Toyota would suggest first. So I left the car with them all day Friday and the fix this time was to remove the SIGMA antennae and install a Sirius "hockeypuck" antennae on the trunk lid. They claimed this was an "new upgraded" antennae and Toyota's suggested solution. However it looks just like the one installed on my truck last year. It is a "Sirius" model number SIR3.3RCTMOB05 with the number 07340 on it as well. And get this - the service ticket shows that they got it from the same shop I wanted them to outsource the work to!
Well the result is somewhat better reception and better sound quality - I think it's almost as good when listening to music as the sound with the Sportster5 in my truck. I can now put the bass setting where I want it and the treble almost where I want it, though I still get a little distortion on high end sounds. But with talk radio it is still pretty bad.
My suggestion to others is to stay away from the SIGMA antennae. The lesson for me is to never have a dealership do this type of work on a vehicle. I still have no idea what receiver they used. It has the Sirius logo and "SiriusConnect" on the casing but I can't get at it to see a model number. It is stuck to the wheel well in the truck with double-sided adhesive.
Suddenly last weekend and during the next several days it began to take 1 to 2 full minutes to get a signal in to the receiver in the 2008 Avalon. And then reception would be spotty. So, I said to heck with the warranty and took the car to the same shop who did the Sportster install in my 2005 Tacoma. The owner of the shop believes I have a defective receiver. Using his contacts at the Toyota dealership, he arranged for them to order a replacement which he will install and return the existing receiver to the dealership as an even trade trade. Total cost to me should be under $50.00 and hopefully great sound!
This prompts a few comments, though:
1 - Did the slow signal capture have anything to do with the new satellite? Becuase as Murphy would have it, that morning it went back to normal, gaining signal in 10 0r 15 seconds. I live in the Augusta, georgia area.
2 - It seems that the receiver that is currently installed (a Toyota part number but with full Sirius logo) is discontinued and is probably being replaced by a unit about half the size of the existing. Is this due to the switch from Directed to Audiovox?
3 - From what the shop owner was telling me, Toyota is going to discontinue installing Sirius units and stick with only XM. Kind of odd (to me anyway) if they're becoming one company.


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Store owner offers $2,000 reward for info on shooters
A Milwaukee convenience store owner still recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered during an armed robbery of his store in February is now offering a $2,000 reward to find the two men responsible.
Police released surveillance video of the shooting in hopes someone will come forward with information.
Louie, the owner of the Lincoln Supermarket, said he is speaking up for justice and to protect the neighborhood.
"[It is] tough to come back to work, but you have a lot of support around you; you have your family support, and you have your neighborhood support," he said.
"This is a family business, and we've been here for almost 25 years, and we've always been fair and respectful to everybody, and we feel the same way about the neighborhood, so we came up with the reward to find closure for the whole thing," Louie said.
Louie and a coworker were shot after they handed money over to the two men during the robbery. His coworker lost his right eye in the incident. Louie's right hand was injured
"I'm not able to do what I used to do. Because of the severity of the injuries, I've needed a lot of help from my wife, my family," he said.
Louie said the surrounding business community has lost their sense of security since the robbery.
"After the incident happened to me, most of my business neighbors, they armed themselves and their employees because they are not taking a chance about any criminals coming over here into this area," he said.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the robbers is asked to contact Milwaukee police.


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Cops Bust 'Bad Barbies,' All-Female Gang in the Bronx
They may be dolls, but these women don't play around.
Dec. 13, 2012 -- They may be dolls, but these women don't play around.
On Wednesday, federal and local authorities busted 40 alleged members of one of the Bronx's most notorious gangs called Trinitarios. Among the ranks of those charged with murder was the alleged leader of the all-women subgroup of the Trinitarios which calls itself the Bad Barbies.
Maria Mejia, 24, who is thought to be the leader of the Bad Barbies, was charged yesterday with murder, assault, and racketeering. She allegedly stabbed a Crips gang member to death and also "lured" a robbery victim to the front of a Mexican restaurant in 2005.
Mejia has pleaded not guilty to her charges and is being held without bail. Her court-appointed lawyer, Ed Wilford, says that in reality the young woman is a homemaker who takes care of her sick mother. Furthermore, Wilford says that law enforcement has acted inappropriately in her case by "castigat[ing] people charged with capital crimes by using loose language," according to the NY Post.
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119 people have been arrested in connection with the Trinitarios gang since 2009, according to a CBS report. And ten of the 40 defendants charged on Wednesday remain at large. Police believe that five of those defendants have escaped to the Dominican Republic.
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly was surprised by the role women are playing in gang activity in the city. About 100 women have been linked to the crimes of the Trinitario gang, he noted.
"We weren't surprised to learn that the Trinitarios were up to no good in the Bronx. But the Bad Barbies? Who knew?" Kelly said, the NY Post reported. "Maybe it's a sign of the times that gender is no bar when it comes to murder, robbery and other crimes."


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Saturday was sunny and balmy in Tampa – a day for outdoor enjoyment. Yet, more than 200 people sat inside the Marriott Westshore Hotel salon for hours watching a slide presentation.
Many wore the USMC logo on a ball cap, shirt or jacket signifying their loyalty to the Corps. A loyalty retired Marine drill instructor Jerry Ensminger said was betrayed by USMC leaders. He accused Marine Corps leaders of misleading Marines, their families and civilians about toxic chemicals that polluted Camp Lejeune's drinking water for three decades.
"These people have a right to know the truth," Ensminger said. "I'm not speculating. What we're presenting in there. What we're presenting are documents that came right from the Marine Corps and Department of Navy's own files."
People at the informational session came with questions about the polluted water at Camp Lejeune. They asked simple requests like how to get cancer checkups every six month instead of annually because "some cancer can move fast," unidentified participant reflected as he spoke into the microphone that was being passed around.
Many there are already listed on the Marine Corps Lejeune Registry for those who served, worked or lived at Camp Lejeune and were exposed to toxic drinking water from 1957 until 1987. It's estimated more than 14,000 are Florida residents, second only to North Carolina with the most effected residents.
The gathering, funded by a law firm representing some families, was "to share information" said Ensminger, whose daughter, Janey, was conceived while he was stationed at Camp Lejeune. Janey died of leukemia at age 9. The law firm pays for his travel, hotel room and food. But, Ensminger said he takes no money for his appearances.
"Since all of this came out, the United States Marine Corps and the Navy all have done everything they can to confuse the issue," Ensminger told reporters during the lunch break. "They've obfuscated the facts to the point where a lot of folks like these people that are at this meeting today (Saturday) really don't know what to believe."
Additional information has come to light since an initial report, the 1997 Camp Lejeune Public Health Assessment Report. That report was removed from the ATSDR web site because it may be "misleading" according to the site. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is conducting additional health studies and scientific water models because toxic chemicals were found in other locations.
Ensminger has faith in the validity of the new studies in part because he was included in their design.
In the interim, there's a lot of uncertainty. Ensminger and Mike Partain, who was born at Camp Lejeune, are leading informational sessions to provide answers based on documents. Partain was one of five men at the gathering and one of 67 men who lived at Camp Lejeune that have been diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer.
The Tampa meeting is the largest one yet according to Ensminger. Other meetings have been conducted in Orlando, Pittsburgh, Virginia and North Carolina. He said a webinar will be held in late January. More information is available on their web site The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten.
"The Department of Defense is constantly, with the all volunteer force, they're constantly asking American families to loan them their loved ones in the service of this country," Ensminger said. "Look at their conduct in this Camp Lejeune thing and you tell me whether they deserve to have these families' loved ones loaned to them. From what I'm seeing right now, no. and I thought I would never say that."
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I feel compelled to pen this blog because nobody in the mainstream media is reporting this story and that includes Amy Goodman and Democracy Now. I also believe this massacre news blackout involves most, if not all of the "Left" and "anti-war" press. I feel compelled to report this story because nobody else is doing it and I don't think this war crime should be hidden from public view.
Unlike the poison gas attacks and other Syrian slaughters in which perpetrator has been in question, there can be no doubt who is responsible for these massacres because only the Assad regime has the big Scud missiles. Scuds are unguided missiles and they are very inaccurate. That is not important to Assad because he is targeting civilians and he is not too particular which civilians he slaughters, however using such weapons against a residential area is a war crime. Unfortunately we apparently live in a world were war crimes may be catalogued but they won't be stopped and they won't be punished, so the suffering of the Syrian people in a depraved world continues.
Since ar-Raqqa was liberated from the Assad regime's grasp last March, bombardment by the regime hasn't been its only problem. It was been re-invaded by Islamic jhadists, possibly some of the same ones Assad let out of jail, and while the Assad regime has been terrorizing them from above, these jhadists have been terrorizing people on the ground by attempt to impose their version of shari law and their vision of an Islamic Syria.
Since the Assad regime likes to present its opposition as consisting entirely of Islamic terrorists, one might assume that the bombardment was aimed that these elements, but that has not been the case. 26 November 2013 the BBC interviewed at activist named Mohammed about Raqqa who thinks the main jhadist group in ar-Raqqa, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), is in collusion with the Assad regime:
[Mohammed] claims they are working with the government to undermine the rebellion.While Bashar al-Assad wants the world to think that he is locked in a war to protect a secular Syria from foreign jhadist terrorists, his real relationship with these Islamic terrorists is something else entirely. Doing the US occupation of Iraq, Assad encouraged these groups, particularly the Mahmud Gui Agasi wing of al Qaeda, and Assad ran the rat-line for them to Iraq.
"[In Raqqa], they have occupied the governor's house and other former Baath Party buildings. But when the city comes under bombardment, only schools, hospitals and residential areas are hit, and not any ISIS-occupied locations," he says.
These groups never face repression from either Assad or the Baathists until the US pulled out of Iraq. Then they are all thrown in jail because the Assad regime considered them a threat to the state. But once the democracy protested started up, Assad proclaimed an amnesty and all of these jhadist-terrorists were release in March 2011.
The reason for their release or the conditions of their release has never been clear. What is known is that since they have been released, they have played a counter-revolutionary role in the Syrian conflict and in that way at least, have indirectly supported the Assad regime. It has also been observed that while Assad likes to rail against the jhadists, he has not had a strong record of attacking them. Instead he seems to hold his fire for the democratic opposition and the Free Syria Army.
The International Middle East Peace Research Center said in a report on the jihadist front in Syria:
the bonds between the former Syrian jihadists and Baath's intelligence units are still very suspicious. Especially, it is alleged that the head of National Security Bureau Ali Memluk has still contact with the organization [Nusra]. The reason of the ongoing contacts is considered as the Baath's purpose to transform the opposition in Syria into al-Qaeda dominated movement.But I digress, this blog post is about the slaughter Assad is doing directly in ar-Raqqa.
The main debates revolve around how and by which power's support Colani group[Nusra] has been armed. There are various claims on how and from where these weapons have been transferred. Since some of them assert that the weapons are from abroad, some state these groups are armed by Assad's regime.
Below is some of the material I found on-line documenting these attacks, Why is the Media and most of the "Left" giving Bashar al-Assad's slaughter a pass? Why does the world allow it to continue? What are you doing about it?
From The Syrian Observer we have this report about the attempts to live life normally in Raqqa in spite of the regime attacks:
This video documents Assad's attack on that school:
Back to School in RaqqaTue 26 Nov 2013
By Damascus Bureau (a civil society website)
Education came to a halt in the city when opposition forces took over some of the schools as military bases, while others became shelter for thousands of refugees
Thirteen-year-old Mahmoud was excited to return to his eighth grade classes in September in the north eastern Syrian city of Raqqa, after more than six months of closure.
"I was so happy to go back to my desk. I missed my classmates and I missed studying," he said.
Mahmoud resumed classes at the "Mutafawiqun" School, a public school specialized in serving gifted youngsters. The school had been closed since the armed opposition seized control of the city on March 14 of this year.
Despite the fact that the Ibn Tufail vocational school in Raqqa was bombed by government warplanes on the morning of Sunday, September 29, 2013, Mahmoud went back to scheduled classes like many other students in the city.
Ibn Tufail students were massed in the front courtyard of the school, getting ready to enter, when two regime-launched missiles landed, killing 14 students.
Some students have stopped going to school, and many parents share the sentiment of one mother, who said she is waiting for "the situation to calm down." She has kept her children home since the bombing of the Ibn Tufail school. More...
EAWorlview reported this:
New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday that the Assad regime used a weapon known as a fuel-air bomb — also called a vacuum bomb — to target civilians at a school in Raqqa on September 29.Reuters reported on the Assad regime attack on the school on the day it happened:
The bombs hit the Ibn Tufail Commercial Secondary School at around 8:05 a.m. on September 29. HRW has testimony from a Raqqa resident who said that he went to the school immediately after the attack, and saw 14 bodies, including some without limbs. HRW also spoke to a doctor from National Hospital in Raqq, who said he counted 12 bodies, mostly students, and the hospital treated 25 wounded.
HRW say that the regime attack against the school was likely a deliberate targeting of a civilian area.
And so it goes for the people of Syria. It is the worst humanitarian crisis in more than a generation. It is entirely man-made, and nobody in the so-called civilized world is doing anything to stop it.
At least 16 dead as Syrian school hit in air strike: activists
BEIRUT Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:48pm EDT
Reporting by Alexander Dziadosz; Editing by Andrew Heavens
At least 16 people, most of them students, were killed in an air strike that hit a secondary school in the rebel-held Syrian city of Raqqa on Sunday, activists said.
Fighting continued across the country including in the outskirts of the capital, underlining the relentless nature of the civil war in the face of international efforts to destroy Syria's chemical arms and revive peace talks.
Raqqa in northeastern Syria has been under the control of insurgents fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad since March but the city has been regularly bombed by government forces.
Videos posted online by activists showed the bloody and charred remains of bodies said to have been from the air strike in Raqqa. Some of the victims appeared to be young men, possibly in their teens.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group with a network of sources across the country, said the death toll was at least 16 - 10 of them students at the school - but that the number was likely to rise because some people were critically wounded. More...


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Welcome to Montreux, Switzerland, the playground of the rich and famous.
Montreux is a resort town for the rich and famous. Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, it is most famous for its jazz festival, posh hotels and casinos. It is also very picturesque. Hence, here are some photographs I took during my visit.


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Francis Gibson (Dermot Mulroney) may have suffered a minor setback to his hostage plan on NBC's Crisis, but that doesn't mean he's anywhere near ready to give up — at least not until he's taken down CIA Director Gabe Widener (Mark Valley).
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On Sunday's episode, Koz (Max Martini) tries to convince Gibson to release his hostages and end the standoff. "We are in a war with Widener, and if I don't finish him we're all dead," Gibson responds.
Check out the clip below, exclusive to TVGuide.com, to see if Koz will be able to convince Gibson to stand down. Will Gibson's determination be his downfall?
Crisis airs Sundays at 10/9c on NBC. Catch up on the latest episodes here.


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