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Pitcher Bob Lee led Sun City to a 17-14 victory against SHARE of Hilton Head. Jeff Cabral went 4 for 4 and scored three times. Red Kopytko added a three-run homer. Dean Waters, Tom DeParma and Ken Abshier chipped in with three hits apiece. John Heere, Craig Waite and Doug Baker each had two hits.
Kopytko and Don Feldkamp led the way with three runs batted in apiece in a 12-10 victory against the Charleston Pile Drivers. Heere and Dennis Jackson also had three hits.
Sun City had a 12-4 victory against the North Charleston Patriots, who had won the four previous Sun City invitational tournaments. Lee was the winning pitcher. Kopytko had three hits, Baker and DaParma had two RBIs apiece and Fitz Harding, Lou Fasano and Heere contributed one RBI apiece. DeParma had seven putouts in left field.
Waters was the tournament's most valuable player behind his outstanding defense and timely hitting.
"Without Dean, we don't win this tournament," manager Ross Glatzer said. "His leadership in the field and the fact that he left everything he had on the diamond was an inspiration to all of us."
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By Ashley Franz, attachment parenting leader (API of Central Arkansas, USA)
Once upon a time, there was a magical land where babies never cried…
A couple of friends asked me lately how to avoid running low on, or running out of, milk when breastfeeding. My answer is: Quit scheduling. Easy as pie. Yet, why is it so hard for us?
I am reading this totally inspiring book called Simplicity Parenting, and it's all about eliminating all the clutter from our lives that causes us to run on such a cram-packed, tight schedule. I think the book is meant for those with older kids in school, with extra-curricular activities, computers, video games, TV, etc. But even with tiny kids who stay at home, it still applies because it's hard not to pack things and activities in and get obsessed with our "routine" and our "schedule," because we think that's what we are supposed to do, because our society values punctuality and order so highly and we are used to having it, so it makes us comfortable.
At my daughter's first doctor's visit, this old man pediatrician who has seen about a zillion kids in his career, did all of the usual stuff, then sat down at his laptop to enter the information. (Poor guy…switching to electronic records in his late 60s has to be frustrating!) He is getting quicker now, but still just learning how to use the new program.
He asked, "Breastfed or Formula?"
I said, "Breast."
He said, "How often?"
Me, "I don't know."
Him, "How many minutes on each side?"
Me, "I don't know."
He pulled down the menu on his answer box and said, "Hmm…like…every two to three hours? About 10 minutes on each side?"
Me, "Well, that might happen sometimes…. I'm sorry, I really have no idea. It could be anywhere from one minute to one hour for a feeding….or more, or less….and she might eat every couple hours, but she might eat every 15 minutes…or more or less…for a few hours, then sleep for four or five…I have absolutely no order. The answer is, I feed on demand."
He scrolls down and says, "Hmm….there's no option for that! Very interesting because…" And he went on to say that breastfeeding is designed to be done that way and told me about this study that was done on a primitive tribe in South America by an anthropologist who visited the village and made the observation that the babies there never cried. He said, "The conclusion was that because the babies were carried around in 'bags like yours (slings)' and had access to the breast at all times, they never cried…because they weren't hungry!" and he just cracked up laughing, like "What a novel concept!"
I looked down at Natalee who was happily tucked into my "bag" and thought about all my babies. They never cried. I had never really thought about that before.
My only real point in writing this is to let you, the world, the people, know that feeding on demand is okay, and it is an option you can consider. You might have to simplify your life a bit or re-structure (un-structure?) some, but you might find it to be worth the effort.

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Two new flags will be flying high at the Olympic Games in Rio.
For the first time, South Sudan and Kosovo have been recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Kosovo, which was a province of the former Yugoslavia, will have 8 athletes competing; and a good shot for a medal in women's judo: Majlinda Kelmendi is considered a favorite. She's ranked first in the world in her weight class.
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Baby step towards democracy in Myanmar - While the sweeping wins Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has projected in Sunday's by-elections haven't been confirmed, it is certain that the surging grassroots support on display has put Myanmar's military-backed ruling party on notice. By Brian McCartan
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Hours after the switch was announced on Monday, there was at least one call for the entire board to resign, while others suggested shareholders might vote out current directors at the company's next annual meeting.
"It was the wrong thing for the board to do to get rid of Johnson here. With the board firing Johnson now, at this stage in the game, they should tender their own resignation as well," said Brian McGough, managing director and head of the retail group at research firm Hedgeye Risk Management.
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J.C. Penney shares lost half their value during Johnson's tenure after having shed 15 percent during Ullman's time as CEO from 2004 to 2011. The stock slid further Monday night after the retailer said Ullman was returning, as analysts blamed him for creating the problems that Johnson was supposed to fix.
Shares tumbled 10.3 percent at $14.23 in early Tuesday trading.
Whether Ullman is the right man for the job or not, some said ultimate responsibility for the retailer's future now lies with the remaining 10 members of the board of directors, four of whom joined in the last five years.
That board reflects the company's Texas roots more than its retail operations. Four directors are or were executives of Texas-based institutions. Aside from Ullman, only one board member has direct retail experience — Leonard Roberts, the former CEO of electronics chain RadioShack Corp. The rest come from consumer products, airlines, media and manufacturing sectors, among others.
The board said in a statement it picked Ullman because he was well-positioned to move quickly and improve sales, but Ullman himself conceded in an interview that the change was so new he did not yet have a plan. He said the board only approached him last weekend.
Governance experts said it was unlikely the board would face legal repercussions for the change.
"That's a classic board decision," said Charles Elson, a professor of finance at the University of Delaware. "It's called business judgment. It's up to them."
J.C. Penney Chairman Tom Engibous said in a statement the company felt fortunate to have Ullman's help. Through a company spokeswoman, the board declined further comment.
Board member Bill Ackman, the hedge fund manager whose Pershing Square is J.C. Penney's largest shareholder, might also take heat for his role in the CEO debacle.
Ackman handpicked Johnson to replace Ullman, and in May 2012 said the company had been "chronically mismanaged" during Ullman's tenure. Ackman could not be reached for comment, but said last Friday that criticism of Johnson "is deserved."
David Tawil, whose hedge fund Maglan Capital had bet that J.C. Penney's stock would fall further, likened the change in management to an abrupt about-face.
"This is like Elon Musk announcing that Tesla (the maker of electric cars) is changing gears and will now focus on gas-powered vehicles," Tawil said.
Whether the board gets to make the same mistakes again will be entirely up to shareholders, said Paul Hodgson, an independent corporate governance analyst in Camden, Maine.
"When you get a board that keeps making errors like that, then you start to lose faith not just in the CEO, but in the board as well," said Hodgson. "I think at the next annual meeting, the shareholders will be registering their dissatisfaction with the board."
One question Ullman has to address quickly is the company's cash position. Penney ended the last fiscal year with less than $1 billion in cash, and there is a sense that the retailer needs to do something to bolster cash.
"We expect first-quarter performance to be very weak, and that Penney's financial risk profile will remain 'highly leveraged,'" Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said on Tuesday. While S&P said the CEO change would not affect the company's credit rating, it did note an expectation that Penney would seek more capital.
While many on Wall Street were clamoring for Johnson's ouster, analysts warned Ullman's return was not a cure-all as he tries to win back shoppers, mollify worried vendors and decide whether to forge ahead with some aspects of Johnson's strategy.
"Ullman makes sense in the interim given the urgent cash situation. Ullman is also a known partner to the vendors," UBS analyst Michael Binetti wrote in a note on Tuesday.
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In America, a kid drops out of High School every 9 seconds - imagine if they didn't. This is the compelling question behind award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio's thought-provoking film project, TEN9EIGHT: Shoot for the Moon, which chronicles the inspirational stories of several teens from low-income communities (from Harlem to Compton and all points in between) as they compete in an annual business plan competition. By learning how to be entrepreneurs, many of these students can now forge futures and destinies they never thought possible. D
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On Monday December 3rd I was lucky enough to go to the O2 Arena to watch Nitro Circus thanks to Red Bull and Nokia. As well as seeing some serious high-octane stunts, crashes and enough fire to last for seven Bonfire Nights I got to test out the camera capabilities of the Nokia Lumia 920. Yes, the one that is sold out everywhere. I got to test out how good the photos are in low light and also how well it deals with shaky hands. Check out some of the photos in this blog and tell me what you think too!
Here's what I thought of the event:
|The Mega Ramp - taken with the Lumia 920
Sitting outside in the freezing cold waiting to meet with Nokia's representatives wasn't what I thought I'd be doing when I woke up that morning. I thought I'd be in the warm, doing shorthand or something boring like that. But no, I somehow found myself about to watch the craziest and bravest extreme athletes I have ever seen hurl themselves, several tonnes of machinery and audience members through the air whilst attempting to do Olympic style gymnastic. Oh, did I mention I also got a Nokia Lumia 920 to play about with too?
And boy, was I glad I was able to do it!
The seats were absolutely perfect to not only capture some great pictures and videos with the Lumia, but also to see the legendary Travis Pastrana and co entertain a sold-out O2 and myself for the night. Fire, motorbikes and death-defying stunts: what a perfect way to kill off those Monday blues!
For those of you that don't know what Nitro Circus is, it's basically the world's top action sport athletes getting together and trying to top off one another's stunts, and when I say stunts, I mean stunts like back-flipping motorcycles off ramps with two audiences members on the front and back.
I suppose you could say it was like Jackass on wheels. But rather than perform crazy stunts on one another for pain, they perform crazy stunts to be the world's best at what they do. BMX, scooters and wheelchairs. You name it they threw it down the ramp.
|Team GB's representatives at Nitro Circus - Lumia 920
The show was simply amazing. Yes, there were some moments shown on the big screens that wanted to make you puke up your food. And yes, some of the jumps weren't landed. But my word, the Nitro Circus crew can keep you entertained. I doubt I will see another event this year where a fully-grown man flies down a mega ramp in an ice tub or a woman hurls herself off the ramp in a pink Barbie child's car. And I doubt I will ever again, unless I saw Nitro Circus again. Which I will.
My favourite part of the night had to be seeing Aaron Fotheringham going down the mega ramp. Why? I hear you asking. Aaron Fotheringham is disabled and in a wheelchair, but that didn't stop him from completing the most insane jumps. He attempted a front flip, in his wheelchair, twice on the mega ramp. He really was an inspiration and the words: "nothing is impossible" really springs to mind with him.
Check out the video too, its Jolene Van Vugt showing off what Travis taught her. I think she may be the only woman in the world that can do it.
All I have to say is thanks so much to Red Bull and Nokia for giving me the chance to go to Nitro Circus – it definitely is something I shall always remember. My advice to you is to get your helmet on, buckle up and get tickets to see Nitro Circus – you wont regret it!!
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Debt Group Pans White House Call for 'Petit Bargain'
(WASHINGTON) -- As the sequester spending cuts begin to take effect, the White House Monday pointed to one potential silver lining: significant progress in the battle to tame the nation's deficit and debt.
"The 'big deal' has been partly accomplished," declared White House spokesman Jay Carney, when asked whether President Obama still had hopes for a sweeping deficit reduction compromise with Republicans.
Indeed, Obama and Congress have already signed into law roughly $2.5 trillion in savings over the next decade, including the so-called $1.2 trillion sequester cuts, more than $600 billion in new tax revenue and $400 billion in interest savings.
It's more than halfway to the $4 trillion goal set out by Obama's fiscal commission and embraced by both parties in August 2010.
So, what's left to be done? "It may be the 'petit bargain,' I guess," Carney joked Monday. "If you, you know, go all French."
Enter a prominent bipartisan group of debt and deficit experts, who aren't laughing.
"If they won't go big, we shouldn't go petit," Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, told ABC News. "At least we could go medium."
MacGuineas, who also heads the Fix the Debt campaign co-founded by Obama fiscal commission chairmen Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, said in the two years since policymakers set their $4 trillion goal things have gotten worse.
The magic number to trim is now closer to $6.5 trillion over a decade, she said.
"It's jaw-dropping. It's a painful reaction of when you wait to take action, the costs go up," MacGuineas said. "That's the amount of cuts it would take to bring us to the same level, putting our debt on a downward path."
More sobering: There's little sign Obama and Congress will compromise to address the biggest drivers of U.S. debt.
"They haven't done any of the tough stuff, any of the important stuff, they haven't reformed the tax code," Bowles told ABC News' Jonathan Karl last month. "They haven't done anything to slow the rate of health care to the rate of growth of the economy, they haven't made Social Security sustainably solvent."
Obama says he has a plan on the table to trim an additional $1.8 trillion from the deficit over the next decade through a combination of tax code reforms and changes to entitlement programs. Experts say it would be a step forward but not nearly enough to celebrate.
"We support any plan that's big enough to fix the problem. His plan isn't," MacGuineas said. "But you could super-size it."
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REPRESENTATIONAL CONQUEST: TOURISM, DISPLAY, AND PUBLIC MEMORY IN "AMERICA'S FINEST CITY" by Margaret Nicole Salazar A Dissertation Submitted to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (AMERICAN STUDIES & ETHNICITY) August 2010 Copyright 2010 Margaret Nicole Salazar
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|"Representational Conquest: Tourism, Display, and Public Memory in 'America's Finest City'" examines the centrality of representation in the formation of Southern California during the twentieth century. Popularly defined, conquest refers to the defeat, mastery or subjugation of peoples and territory through war, violence, and military force. While multiple historians signal the end of U.S. conquest with the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, I argue that conquest has not ended—it has merely changed shape. Twentieth-century tourism in San Diego features a new form of conquest that extends the legacy of military conquest. This dissertation develops an alternative way of understanding conquest that not only considers the terror of psychic and physical violence, but also charts how visual and material symbols and images in San Diego's tourist economy operate as ongoing, continual processes of representational conquest. These discursive formations both continue and are mutually constitutive of earlier projects of domination and control—i.e., military invasion and the mission system.; As the first contemporary investigation of representational conquest in Southern California, my project is driven by the following questions: What is the relationship between tourism and conquest in a particular region? How do processes of conquest change over time? How do these processes influence the racial and political landscape of Southern California and more particularly the global city in the twentieth century? I investigate these crucial inquiries by focusing on a geopolitical area where conquest is arguably most concentrated: the bordered space between nations. Specifically, I look to the San Diego, California border region as a case study. Self-proclaimed as "America's Finest City," San Diego has established global economic prominence through its large military complex, free-trade manufacturing, and international tourism industries. As a global city, San Diego provides compelling examples of military, territorial, racial, and discursive conflicts, which continually work to define U.S. national identity in a turbulent, bordered space.; The abundant array of tourist representations mythologizing the Western U.S. borderland region have functioned as conquest. I have chosen four different examples that provide productive lenses through which to understand representational conquest—namely: "Ramonamania" in early twentieth-century Old Town State Historic Park, which established public memory and a patriotic Anglo version of San Diego's past; post-War architecture in the city's Shelter Island, where physical structures do the work of conquest; the city's 200th birthday flop, which became a financial disaster in 1969's tense political and racial climate; and the installation of giant pandas at the San Diego Zoo following U.S.-China rapprochement, where East meets West by way of internationally sanctioned biopower in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Since the end of the Civil War, freed slaves and their descendants have inhabited Daufuskie Island, off the South Carolina coast. Known as the Gullah people, their rich culture, deeply influenced by their African heritage, remained largely isolated until the 1970s.
Photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe documented the people and culture of Daufuskie from 1977 to 1981, during a period when fewer than 84 permanent residents lived on the island.
This week, Bank of America announced the donation of 61 of these photographs to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is scheduled for completion in 2015.
In this image, Miss Bertha, 1977
Credit: Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe/National Museum of African American History and Culture
Union Baptist Church, 1979
The island has no bridge to the mainland, and it had no electricity or telephone service until the 1950s. At the time of the photography project, Daufuskie's residents supported themselves by catching oysters and growing cotton. The island had a co-op store, a two-room schoolhouse and a church
Girl in Screen Door, 1977
Photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe said she observed a pure and simple life on Daufuskie Island. At first, she didn't pick up her camera because she wanted to get to know the people, and she developed a strong connection with them at a time before new development began to creep in.
It was an honor, she said, to give these direct descendants of slaves a place in an African-American museum.
"To give this just incredible, warm, giving, nurturing community of people recognition that they were able to thrive as long as they did, that to me is a testament to them and to our culture," Moutoussamy-Ashe said.
The Old Prayer House Before Hurricane David, April 1979
Blossom, 1979
Disembarking, 1979
Susie Standing Next to Holy Picture, c. 1978
Shrimper & Son, c. 1978
Jake and his Boat Arriving on Daufuskie's Shore, c. 1978


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Becky Baumgartner, director
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Bethany Hamilton, a 13-year-old girl destined for a successful surfing career, lost her arm to a 14-foot tiger shark on Oct. 31, 2003. The attack didn't cause this determined Soul Surfer to give up. Instead, it compelled her to discover her purpose in life as she overcame the loss of her arm and got back on the board just three weeks later.
Heart of a Soul Surfer digs deep into the heart of Bethany's abiding faith in God, and tackles difficult questions such as 'Why does God allow bad things to happen in our lives?' It features exclusive surf & family footage of Bethany before & after the attack, including
Bethany's first attempts at surfing with one arm, as well as her winning the 2005 NSSA National Surfing Championship just 19 months later.
Bethany's story has been told by many different people around the world, but this is the first time she and her family have been able to share it from their heart and perspective.
This is a powerful, true story that you won't want to miss!
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An engaging documentary created with grace, heart and a healthy dose of history, NA KAMALEI: THE MEN OF HULA follows the journey of Hawaii's oldest all-male hula group to the prestigious Merrie Monarch Festival in 2005. Their journey gains additional significance as it marks the 30th anniversary of the group's existence.
Not only does the film explore major cultural and gender stereotypes faced by original members of the male Halau Na Kamalei, it also illuminates the historical factors that shaped these stereotypes. Having led the Halau since its inception in 1975 (and widely known for his prolific career in Hawaiian music), Robert Camizero played a major role in the '70s resurgence of Hawaiian cultural pride, one that also kick-started the reclamation of lost masculinity in hula.
It is Camizero's outspoken personality, along with the sincere passion demonstrated by the group's "hula brothers," that makes this film a pleasure to watch. Several members have been with the Halau for the entire 30 years, and they and their families express through candid interviews how the dance has defined their lives. Other highlights include extensive footage of the Halau Na Kamalei practicing and their powerful performance at the 2005 Merrie Monarch Festival. Winner of the Hawaii Film Festival's Audience Award for Best Documentary, NA KAMALEI: THE MEN OF HULA offers a fascinating insight into the historical significance of one of Hawaii's most well-known, yet misunderstood traditions.
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Vote to adopt an amendment that would begin a federal job registry of temporary and seasonal jobs as well as a recommendation to create visas to allow more foreign workers into the United States for agricultural work.
- Asks applicants to the federal job registry to include their name and address, availability, registries they want to be included on, their specific qualifications, and types of agricultural work they are willing to perform.
- Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to remove the name of any registered worker who declines jobs or fails to report to work on 3 separate occasions within a 3-month period.
- Requires the Secretary to disseminate information to the public about the registries.
- Asks that an employer submit the nature and location of the work, the dates of employment, the number of job openings, the necessary qualifications, the wage, and the foreign country or region from which alien workers should be hired from
- Requires employers to ensure the job opening is not because of a labor dispute.
- Designates the Secretary to search the registry to find registered workers who meet the employer's criteria.
- Directs the Secretary to issue visas and the Attorney General to admit a sufficient number of eligible aliens to fill the job opportunities.
- Requires the Secretary to begin a pilot program for the issuance of vouchers to United States workers who are referred to job opportunities.
- Stipulates that the Attorney General will conduct a study on the departure of aliens from the United States after their authorized stay ends.
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Jerry Brown's California revival
He's no kid at age 74, but California Gov. Jerry Brown has staged a comeback this year that Bill Clinton could appreciate.
It looked as though Brown's second go-round in the governor's job might well end after a single term. He staked his governorship on a referendum to raise taxes that was in trouble approaching Election Day. His approval ratings were mired in the low 40s.
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Buzz began to build about a primary challenge in 2014 — by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, possibly, or the state's ambitious lieutenant governor, Gavin Newsom.
( Also on POLITICO: California high-speed rail brawl hits House floor)
But voters pulled through for Brown and approved his ballot measure to mend the long-broken state budget. And now Brown finds himself in prime position to achieve his ambitious agenda — and a virtual lock for reelection.
"He's absolutely unbeatable in the state of California. Not even the Lord could beat him," said former San Francisco Mayor and legendary Assembly Speaker Willie Brown. "California is Jerry Brown territory."
In a political life that stretches back to the 1960's, spanning one presidential campaign, three terms as governor, and a stint as Oakland mayor, Brown seems to be experiencing a career high of sorts. Voters also elected Democratic supermajorities to both chambers of the Legislature, removing the last check on the party's near-total control of state government and relegating Republicans to something approaching minor-party status.
( Also on POLITICO: GOP fortunes: From bad to worse in California)
That could clear the way for an expansive agenda over the next two years, ranging from education and pension to an overhaul of California's boom-or-bust tax structure.
That's assuming, of course, Brown can get Democrats in the Legislature to fall in line.
As far as they can propel Brown's agenda, statehouse Democrats also have the numbers to stymie him; a two-thirds majority can override his veto.
( Also on POLITICO: Chris Christie's Jerry Brown smackdown)
And after sweeping wins in November, liberals are eager to push through plans that Republicans have blocked in the past — such as making it easier for local governments to raise taxes, or restoring funding to government programs that have been slashed during the state's long budget drought. Some progressives have expressed a desire to reform Proposition 13, which caps property taxes.
Those priorities could clash with Brown, who ran as a moderate, at least by California standards. Brown knows that Democrats risk losing the legislative supermajority the party has fought so long for if Democrats overplay their hand.
"I think the governor would like some tough love for some things the Legislature holds dear," said Steve Maviglio, a Democratic strategist in Sacramento and former top assembly aide. "It's those kinds of fights we may see more of."
Brown — who became the state's youngest governor since the 1850s when he was elected in 1974 at age 36, then the oldest in 2010 — has not said whether he'll seek what would be his fourth term in 2014. He declined a request for an interview.
But should he run, there's little doubt he would skate.
The governor's popularity has frustrated the political ambitions of Villaraigosa and Newsom, two of the most prominent of the state's younger generation of Democrats. Both are said to be more likely to wait until 2018, when the governor's seat would be open again. They could also choose to wait for Sens. Dianne Feinstein, 79, and Barbara Boxer, 72, to retire.


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On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, an attack planned by Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese Marshal Admiral and commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II, was carried out to demobilize the US Navy. See Pearl Harbor plus 75 Years.
You probably have family members in their 80s and older who remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they got the news: "We've just been attacked!" Some memories fade quickly. But not this one.
My mother remembers. She and my father had been married for less than a year. He was a sergeant in the Army Air Corp stationed at Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois. "It was a Sunday," she told me. They were visiting his parents on their farm in down state Illinois that day. My father and grand-father were driving around the countryside looking at the land, which is what farmers often did and probably still do, after church on a Sunday. They heard the news on the car radio. "It was a '40 Ford," Mom said. They returned immediately to tell my mother and grand-mother. "It was a total shock," remembers my mother. "It was scary." She and my dad returned quickly to their home. "From that moment on, he had to be in uniform until the end of the war."
The next spring, he shipped out to Seymour Johnson Air Field in North Carolina. Mom remembers that the base had been quickly constructed, using trees from the forest where the base was located. It was still being constructed when they arrived. She recalls that it was a training base for mechanics and pilots. My mother remembers that, throughout the war, she rarely saw pictures or got much word of what was happening. "We didn't have television." Mostly, she saw newsreels in the local theater. My father was eventually sent to India. "It took thirty days for him to get there. The ship had to zigzag across the ocean, to stay clear of submarines. He didn't know where he was going until he got there."
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese killed 2402 Americans, destroyed 188 planes and damaged 159. They sunk 4 battleships and damaged another 4. "The Pearl Harbor attack spurred America into World War II, leading ultimately to Allied victory over the Japanese in the East and Nazis and other Axis powers in the West. And the country promised never to forget this day of infamy." See Unforgettable photos from the Pearl Harbor Attack, 72 years ago today.
One of the battleships that was sunk was the USS Arizona. See photos below.Click here to read more
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"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." Jesus Christ (John 16:33)Click here to read more
- 4. BREXIT: Independence Day, Bill Whittle
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation....And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." The 56 Representatives of the United States of America who signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776Click here to read more
- 6. Memorial day 2016 | Why Americans need to celebrate Memorial day 2016 with full devotion
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- 7. Religious Convictions of America's Founders: Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Three months older than co-signer Edward Rutledge, Thomas Lynch, Jr., at age 26 was the second youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. However, when Thomas Lynch, Jr.'s life tragically ended at age 30, he was the youngest of the signers at their deaths.
The story of Thomas Lynch, Jr., an Episcopalian, is really the story of father and son, for it was Thomas Lynch, Sr. who, had he not suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in early 1776, from which he never sufficiently recovered, would have signed the Declaration of Independence, along with his son. He is the only Founding father whose son was elected to replace his father. Lynch, Sr. was a prominent politician who played a pivotal role in events leading up to the American Revolution.Click here to read more
- 8. Religious Convictions of America's Founders: Thomas Heyward, Jr.
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Thomas Heyward, Jr.: South Carolina
An Episcopalian, The eldest son of a wealthy planter, Thomas Heyward, Jr., was born in Old House, in St. Luke's Parish (now Jasper County) in the Province of South Carolina, about 25 miles north of Savannah, Georgia, on July 28, 1746. His father was Colonel Daniel Heyward, his mother, Mary Butler Heyward. They were among those to grow rice, the "golden seed from Madagascar" which became the big money crop of "low country" South Carolina. Thomas used the "junior" suffix to differ him from his father's younger brother of that name.
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- 9. Religious Convictions of America's Founders: Edward Rutledge
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Edward Rutledge: South Carolina
An Episcopalian, Edward Rutledge was born in Charleston, South Carolina on November 23, 1749. He was the youngest son of Dr. John Rutledge, who emigrated from Ireland to South Carolina about the year 1735. Edward's mother was Sarah Hert, a "lady of respectable family, and large fortune."
At age 26, he was the youngest delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence. (The accomplishments of Edward's older brother, John Rutledge, rivaled those of Edward's. John was an early delegate to the Continental Congress, President of South Carolina from 1776 to 1778, Governor of South Carolina in 1779, a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a signer of the U.S. Constitution, a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1789 to 1791 and was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by President George Washington in 1795.)
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- 10. Religious Convictions of America's Founders: John Penn
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
An Episcopalian, John Penn was born on May 17, 1741, at Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. John was the only child of a farmer, Moses Penn, and Catherine Taylor Penn. On his mother's side, two descendants of his great-grandfather James Taylor became presidents of the United States—James Madison and Zachary Taylor.
John's father died suddenly when John was 18 years old. Even though John was left with a modest fortune, his parents didn't believe in the value of an education. John had spent only two-three years at a country common school.
John could have led an unprincipled life of foolishness and dissipation, but instead he took advantage of the tutelage and vast library of his cousin, Edmund Pendleton. Pendleton was well known as one of the most accomplished statesmen of Virginia. His library was described by both Jefferson and Adams as having no equal in the colonies.Click here to read more
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We live with wide array of electronic devices everyday. Tablets, is new kind of electronic devices and it is difficult to compared with computer PC or laptop because it fall into different category.
So, should I buy tablet or not? Is it useful enough for me if I have one?
Quick start-up boot
You don't have to shutdown or power off the tablet PC all the time. This is one of the great advantages of this gadget. You can just hibernate it if not in use and turn on back when required. You can easily to check email or searching anything in the internet using tablet compared to computer PC or laptop. Tablet screen is large enough for user to browse website compared to smart phone.
Great e-readers
The rising of eBooks in the digital market make the tablet very useful as an e-reader. It's save your money to print out on the papers and can become great environment friendly.
Portable device
Even though we have netbook, it can't be compared with tablet PC because netbook quite slow when boot Windows and application. It's nice to be able to view an entire Web page as opposed to the mobile site or an oddly rendered version on a smartphone's much smaller screen.
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Now, we can easily watch video in car or sharing photos with other people using tablet PC. We don't need a DVD player to install in the car. The quality of video is same as watching in computer.We also don't need a frame photo or photo album, just buy a accessories to make your tablet like a photo frame.
Gaming device
The latest edition of tablet PC can play high definition of games without any problem. The new iPad and Nexus 7 is great choice for users who like playing games. Using tablet as gaming device is more practical and the games apps for tablet are much cheaper compared to console games or portable gaming device like PSP or Nintendo 3ds.
Great battery life
This is great thing about tablet PC. I have experience using tablet PC. The tablet can go almost full day after charge. Using laptop, it can go only 3 hours or less depends on what applications are you opened.
Tablets might be the future of portable computing, but we interact with them in a profoundly different way than with smartphones or laptops. Tablets are ideal for web-surfing, watching films and TV shows, doing some light e-mail, reading magazines and newspapers. They're fit for consuming. Tablets may change the way we interact with the web and other media but it still cannot replace the PC as primary computer.


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Just channel surfed the Huckabee show on Fox and Gomer had Kirk Cameron on as a guest, touting a movie he's made called Unstoppable. After flouting the evil Facebook and evil YouTube for censoring Cameron's trailer, the child star of the TV sitcom Growing Pains said that the genesis of his movie was the death (of cancer) of a close personal friend whose demise set him to solving "the age-old question, if God is good, why does He allow bad things to happen?" Because this, the philosophical "argument from evil," lies at the very heart of my own personal non-theistic beliefs, I felt I knew the answer Cameron would give Gomer Shuckabee, and sure 'nuff, there it was. Cameron's friend died because his death served a "higher purpose." Shuckabee did not allow him to elucidate and the producers cut to a commercial.
Indeed, the question is literally age-old. Epicurus may have been the first to pose it, and in our own time, the Australian philosopher John L. Mackie wrote brilliantly on the subject, both pointing out that there is a logical fallacy inherent in any argument positing a good, omnipotent deity. Had he been well-versed in the arguments of Mackie's detractors, and in particular Alvin Plantinga, Cameron might have told Shuckabee "God gave man free will and it is man who chooses to do evil." (Arguably, in the context of death from cancer, this retort would be inapplicable, but to my way of thinking death is evil and it matters not a whit the cause: a clod has fallen from Donne's promontory and has affected all of Europe.) Something tells me Cameron is not too swift, and in any case I have always thought he embraced religion because he groused in the goodie a time too many as a teen idol. All that strange stuff waiving mons veneri in his face. He was a groupie's dream, a real cutie. (Even as he was writing things like "Blue Jay Way," the late George Harrison was screwing like a Black & Decker.)
Perhaps I should give Cameron the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe he's read Plantinga and knows how we who disbelieve have refuted his refutation: why couldn't a good, omnipotent God make sure man always exercises his freedom of will in such a way as to avoid doing evil? No, on second thought, Kirkie Boy doesn't deserve concession. He and the Fox host are object lessons in proof of both Epicurus and Mackie. A good God would not suffer such mindless twits to live, or if He did, He would make sure that no one would put any faith in anything they have to say. The worst thing about religious fundamentalism is, ironically, its utter disregard for what are touted as Christian principles; in the main, empathy with all human beings.
Oh, in case you're curious, here is the trailer. The movie is to be "four-walled" so we know Kirk has learned a thing or two from his likely mentor, Mel Gibson. Get those evangelical dupes into the theatres is the film business equivalent of publishers like Regnery making people like Ann Coulter "best selling authors" by buying up the entire first printing.
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Cameron made a movie? I guess that means he found the crocoduck.
Christians really should read the Book of Job. God says pretty clearly there that He Himself causes evil because He wants to, and anybody who thinks bad things only happen to bad people should think again. Funny, though; he doesn't say anything about a plan, just who the hell are you, Job, to question me? If I want to murder your children and servants, steal your livestock, and cover your body with running sores--all with the help of my buddy, Satan--what is that to you?
I would say it makes perfect sense to the True Believer, but they just don't read it.
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
-- Isaiah 45:7
OK, so if they have a god who creates evil, why do they need a Satan? Oh, yeah, I forgot. We are not dealing with rational people here.
Well, who is Satan for the Easter Bunny? The Tooth Fairy? Santa Claus? The Flying Spaghetti Monster?
Or in this case, like Doctor Heinz Doofenshmirtz needs Perry the Platypus.
"Unstoppable", huh? There must be something similar to Imodium-D for this.
Too bad he didn't set out to solve the age old question of how to eradicate cancer. Oh well, it was a 50-50 chance he'd hit on the right question. Another opportunity lost.
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JACKSON, Miss.—Plagued by shooting woes, the Birmingham-Southern women's basketball team lost on the road to Millsaps, 64-42, Saturday afternoon in Jackson, Miss.
The Panthers fall to 2-5, while the Majors move to 2-4.
After playing to a 7-7 tie by the 10:03 mark of the first half, Millsaps used a 14-2 run to pull up 21-9 with two minutes left in the half. The Majors led 22-14 at halftime, and kept a comfortable lead for the entire second half, eventually winning by 22.
Senior Melanie Short led BSC with 10 points and was the only Panther in double digits. Senior Alex Adams led with seven rebounds, and freshman Kelsey Brown led with four assists.
BSC shot 12-45 (.267) from the field and 2-16 (.125) from three-point range while shooting 16-21 (.762) from the free throw line. Millsaps fared much better, hitting 26-64 (.406) overall and 9-22 (.409) from beyond the arc. The Majors shot 3-5 (.600) at the line.
The Panthers out-rebounded the Majors, 38-33, but also doubled Millsaps' turnovers with 18.
BSC is on the road this Tuesday, traveling south to face Mobile at 6 p.m.


text: "Thou shall have no other gods before me." Oh I'm sorry god, can you read over the seven deadly sins again for me? "Lust, gluttony, greed, sloth wrath, pride, envy." What was that last one again God? "Envy." Oh, I see. What was that about having no other gods before you? ". . . Fuck."


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