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A zealous, itinerant radical who crusaded violently against slavery in the 1850s. Brown moved to Kansas with his family in the mid-1850s to prevent the territory from becoming a slave state. In 1856, he and a band of vigilantes helped spark the Bleeding Kansas crisis when they slaughtered five border ruffians at the Pottawatomie Massacre. Three years later, Brown led another group of men in the Harpers Ferry Raid to incite a slave rebellion. He was captured during the raid and hanged shortly before the election of 1860. Brown's death was cheered in the South but mourned in the North.
A pro-Southern Democrat who became the fifteenth president of the United States in 1856. Buchanan defeated John Frémont of the new Republican Party and former president Millard Fillmore of the Know-Nothing Party in one of the most hotly contested elections in U.S. history. During his term, Buchanan supported the Lecompton Constitution to admit Kansas as a slave state, weathered the Panic of 1857, and did nothing to prevent South Carolina's secession from the Union.
A former Senator from Mississippi who was selected as the first president of the Confederacy in 1861. Overworked and underappreciated by his fellow Confederates, Davis struggled throughout the Civil War to unify the Southern states under the central government they had established.
An influential Democratic senator and presidential candidate from Illinois. Douglas pushed the 1854Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress to entice railroad developers to build a transcontinental railroad line in the North. The act opened Kansas and Nebraska territories to slavery and thus effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820. A champion of popular sovereignty, he announced his Freeport Doctrine in the Lincoln-Douglas debates against Abraham Lincoln in 1858. Although Douglas was the most popular Democrat, Southern party members refused to nominate him for the presidency in 1860 because he had rejected the Lecompton Constitution to make Kansas a slave state. As a result, the party split: Northern Democrats nominated Douglas, while Southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckinridge. In the election of 1860, Douglas toured the country in an effort to save the Union.
The Union's top general in the Civil War, who went on to become the eighteenth U.S. president. Nicknamed "Unconditional Surrender" Grant, he waged total war against the South in 1863 and 1864.
Arguably the most brilliant general in the U.S. Army in 1860, who turned down Abraham Lincoln's offer to command the Union forces in favor of commanding the Army of Northern Virginia for the Confederacy. Although Lee loved the United States, he felt he had to stand by his native state of Virginia. His defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg proved to be the turning point in the war in favor of the North. Lee made the Confederacy's unconditional surrender at Appomattox Courthouse to Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865 to end the Civil War.
A former lawyer from Illinois who became the sixteenth president of the United States in the election of 1860. Because Lincoln was a Republicanand was associated with the abolitionist cause, his election prompted South Carolina to secede from the Union. Lincoln, who believed that the states had never truly left the Union legally, fought the war until the South surrendered unconditionally. During the war, in 1863, Lincoln issued the largely symbolic Emancipation Proclamation to free all slaves in the South. Just at the war's end, in April 1865, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Washington, D.C.
A young, first-rate U.S. Army general who commanded the Union army against the Confederates during the Civil War. Unfortunately, McClellan proved to be overly cautious and was always reluctant to engage Confederate forces at a time when Abraham Lincoln badly needed military victories to satisfy Northern public opinion. McClellan did manage to defeat Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Antietam in 1862, which gave Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln eventually fired McClellan, however, after the general began to criticize publicly the president's ability to command. In 1864, McClellan ran for president as a Peace Democrat on a platform for peace against Lincoln but was defeated.
Fourteenth president of the United States, elected in 1852 as a proslavery Democrat from New England. Pierce combined his desire for empire and westward expansion with the South's desire to find new slave territories. He tacitly backed William Walker's attempt to seize Nicaragua and used the Ostend Manifesto to try to acquire Cuba from Spain. Pierce also oversaw the opening of trade relations with Japan, upon the return of Commodore Matthew Perry, and authorized the Gadsden Purchase from Mexico in 1853.
A close friend of Ulysses S. Grant who served as a general in the Union army during the Civil War. Sherman, like Grant, understood that the war would only truly be won when the Union forces had broken the will of the Southern public to fight. Sherman is best known for the total war he and his expedition force waged on the South during his March to the Sea.
A senator from Massachusetts who delivered an antislavery speech in the wake of the Bleeding Kansas crisis in 1856. In response, Sumner was caned nearly to death by South Carolinian congressman Preston Brooks on the Senate floor. The attack indicated just how passionately some Southerners viewed the popular sovereignty and slavery issue.
A hero of the Mexican War who became the second and last Whig president in 1848. In order to avoid controversy over the westward expansion of slavery in the Mexican Cession, Taylor campaigned without a solid platform. He died after only sixteen months in office and was replaced by Millard Fillmore.
A violent crisis that enveloped Kansas after Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. After the act passed, hundreds of Missourians crossed the border to make Kansas a slave state. Outraged by the intimidation tactics these "border ruffians" used to bully settlers, many Northern abolitionists moved to Kansas as well in the hopes of making the territory free. Tensions mounted until proslavery men burned the Free-Soil town of Lawrence, Kansas. John Brown and a band of abolitionist vigilantes countered by killing five men at the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856. In many ways, Bleeding Kansas was a prelude to the war that loomed ahead.
A group of hundreds of Missourians who crossed the border into Kansas, hoping to make Kansas a slave state after Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. The border ruffians rigged the elections to choose delegates for the Kansas constitutional convention, with the aim of making Kansas a new slave state. They succeeded and drafted the proslavery Lecompton Constitution in the winter of 1857. Outraged, many Northern abolitionists settled in Kansas to counter the border ruffians. The territory erupted into a civil war that became known as Bleeding Kansas. In 1858, the Senate rejected the Lecompton Constitution on the grounds that the elections had been rigged.
A bundle of legislation that enabled the North and South to end, temporarily, the debate over the expansion of slavery. First proposed by Henry Clay and championed by Stephen Douglas, the Compromise of 1850 contained several provisions. California was admitted as a free state; the other western territories were left to popular sovereignty; the slave trade (but not slavery itself) was banned in Washington, D.C.; Texas ceded disputed land to New Mexico Territory; and a new Fugitive Slave Law was enacted. Though the compromise was only a temporary solution, it effectively postponed the Civil War, and this extra time allowed the Northern industrial economy to grow in the decade before the war.
A landmark 1857 Supreme Court decision that effectively ruled that slaves were property. Dred Scott, a slave to a Southern army doctor, had lived with his master in Illinois and Wisconsin in the 1830s. While there, he married a free woman and had a daughter. Scott and his daughter eventually returned to the South. Scott sued his master for his and his family's freedom, but Chief Justice Roger Taney and a conservative Supreme Court ruled against Scott, arguing that Congress had no right to restrict the movement of private property. Moreover, Taney ruled that blacks like Scott could not file lawsuits in federal courts because they were not citizens. The 1857 decision outraged Northerners and drove them further apart from the South.
A presidential proclamation that nominally freed all slaves in the Confederacy. President Abraham Lincoln, emboldened by the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, issued the proclamation on January 1, 1863. The proclamation did not free all slaves (North and South), because Lincoln did not want the proslavery border states to secede in anger. Though the proclamation had no immediate effect on black slaves in the South, it did mark an ideological turning point in the war, because it irrevocably linked emancipation with the restoration of the Union.
A party formed by disgruntled Northern abolitionists in 1848, when Democrats nominated Lewis Cass for president and Whigs nominated the politically inept Zachary Taylor. Former president Martin Van Buren became the Free-Soil candidate for president, campaigning for the Wilmot Proviso and against popular sovereignty and the westward expansion of slavery. Van Buren received no votes in the electoral college but did detract enough popular votes from Cass to throw the election to Taylor.
A law passed under the Compromise of 1850that forced Northerners to return runaway slaves to the South. Angered by the fact that many Northerners supported the Underground Railroad, Southerners demanded this new and stronger Fugitive Slave Act as part of the compromise. The act was so unpopular in the North that federal troops were often required to enforce it. One slave in Boston, Massachusetts, had to be escorted by 300 soldiers and a U.S. Navy ship. The law, like the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision, drove the North and South even further apart.
A peace conference that Jefferson Davis requested in the winter of 1865, aware that the end of the war was near. At the conference, Abraham Lincoln's representatives opened negotiations by demanding the unconditional surrender of the South and full emancipation of all slaves. The Southern delegation, however, refused anything less than full independence. The conference thus ended without resolution. However, the war ended only a few months later, completely on Lincoln's terms.
An October 16, 1859, raid by John Brown, the infamous Free-Soiler who had killed five proslavery men at the Pottawatomie Massacre. This time around, Brown stormed an arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (present-day West Virginia), with twenty other men. He hoped the raid would prompt slaves throughout Virginia and the South to rise up against their masters. There was no rebellion, though, and Brown and his men found themselves cornered inside the arsenal. A long standoff ensued. Half the raiders were killed and the rest, including Brown, captured. After a speedy trial, Brown was convicted of treason and hanged. Although his death was cheered in the South, he became an abolitionist martyr in the North.
The Kansas constitution that resulted when hundreds of proslavery border ruffians from Missouri crossed into Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and rigged the elections to choose delegates for the Kansas constitutional convention. The border ruffians succeeded and submitted the proslavery Lecompton Constitution in the winter of 1857. After taking office that same year, pro-Southern president James Buchanan immediately accepted the constitution to make Kansas a new slave state. Democrat Stephen Douglas, however, rejected the Lecompton Constitution in the Senate on the grounds that the elections had been rigged. The South denounced Douglas as a traitor when a new (and more honest) vote in Kansas overwhelmingly made the territory free. Kansas was admitted into the Union after the Civil War began.
A Northern abolitionist party formed in 1840 when the abolitionist movement split into a social wing and a political wing. The Liberty Party nominated James G. Birney in the election of 1844 against Whig Henry Clay and Democrat James K. Polk. Surprisingly, the Liberty Party detracted just enough votes from Clay to throw the election to the Democrats.
A series of public debates between the relatively unknown former congressman Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in their home state of Illinois in 1858. Hoping to steal Douglas's seat in the Senate in the national elections that year, Lincoln wanted to be the first to put the question of slavery to the voters. The "Little Giant" Douglas accepted and engaged Lincoln in a total of seven debates, each in front of several thousand people. Even though Lincoln lost the Senate seat, the debates made Lincoln a national figure.
A Northern party, also nicknamed the "Copperheads" after the poisonous snake, that criticized Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. The Peace Democrats did not particularly care that the Southern states had seceded and wanted to let them go in peace. The Copperheads nominated George McClellan for president in 1864 on a peace platform but lost to Lincoln and the Republican Party.
The idea that citizens in the West should vote to determine whether their respective territories would become free states or slave states upon admission to the Union. Popular sovereignty was first proposed by presidential candidate Lewis Cass in 1848 and later championed by Stephen Douglas. The Whigs and the Republican Party flatly rejected popular sovereignty, because they opposed the westward expansion of slavery.
The killing of five proslavery men near Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas, by John Brown and a band of abolitionist vigilantes in retaliation for the burning of Free-Soil Lawrence, Kansas. Neither Brown nor any of his men were brought to justice. Instead, border ruffians and other proslavery settlers responded in kind and sparked the "Bleeding Kansas" crisis. Eventually, the entire territory became embroiled in a bloody civil war that foreshadowed the war between the North and South.
A novel, published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852, that turned Northern public opinion against slavery and the South more than anything else in the decade before the Civil War. Uncle Tom's Cabin became the first American bestseller almost overnight and went on to sell 250,000 copies in just a few short months. In the wake of the strengthened Fugitive Slave Act, Northerners identified with the black slave protagonist and pitied his suffering. The book affected the North so much that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe in 1863, he called her "the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war."
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Hi Meltingpot Readers,
In a few weeks I am going to have a big, exciting announcement to make. It's about my writing life, so don't think I'm going to tell you all the sex of my unborn child. That train has long left the station. In the meantime, I'll give you a clue by linking back to this post I wrote in 2012 about that pesky situation of being mistaken for your child's caregiver when you don't look like your offspring, biological or adopted. It's maddening. And it doesn't only affect women of color. Here's a snippet of what I wrote:
" Get a group of women together who have children that don't look like them and we can tell all kinds of hilarious stories, besting one another with the more outrageous comments people have thrown our way. And truth be told, sometimes they are funny. But a lot of times, those comments hurt. They hurt in a way I never expected. It's not because I feel so insulted to be mistaken for a nanny. And it's not even because I think people are being small-minded or insensitive by questioning my child's parentage. At the end of the day, it hurts because there's something visceral, I think, about wanting to see something of yourself in your offspring. It's that simple and that complicated.
I have never been told, 'gee your kids look just like you.' And it's not something I ever dreamed about hearing either. I'd rather hear, 'gee your kids sure are smart/talented/healthy.' But to be told over and over, your kids look nothing like you? Aye, there's the rub. What's more, I think that for women of color to be mistaken for the nanny, the underlying insult comes not from being mistaken for a domestic worker, but for not be respected enough to be mistaken for the mother. Ya dig?"
To read the whole post, you can click here. And stay tuned to The Meltingpot for my big announcement in the coming days.

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(This post should be properly titled: For the love of HijabFest and Getting Over My Fear Of Public Speaking but I decided due to the longevity I wouldn't use that as my title. But that's exactly what this post is)
New Brunswick Islamic Center (NBIC) hosted its first ever HijabFest in New Jersey this past Sunday. I was invited to give a small presentation on modest fashion. I agreed. I thought it would be more of a workshop on the side and I didn't realize I would be on stage front and center. One of my greatest fears is public speaking. I despise it. I get nervous, start sweating, stammering, shaking etc. It's not a pleasant sight to see and it's quite embarrassing actually. Some people are scared of heights, bugs, spiders, whatever it may be and public speaking is it for me. Friends and classmates can attest to this fact and they all say it's the strangest thing because it doesn't fit my personality at all. For whatever reason, it is what it is. I decided not to cancel after realizing I would be front and center because I had already given my word. I debated taking drugs to calm my nerves but I don't like taking prescription drugs unless it's very necessary and so I decided against it. (OTC drugs are a different story. If you have a minor ache, pain or fever take a Tylenol or Ibuprofen. Or take two. You will feel great afterwards)
Upon arrival, Hijabfest was a sold out event (it sold out a few days before the event) and the entire area was buzzing. It was a smaller venue so it was pretty full to capacity. There was a great fashion show from some of the designers there. Each designer showcased 3 looks. I captured a few of them but it was hard to because I was running in and out because I had to make arrangements for my presentation. Some of the designers at the event included: Kotton Love, May Ade Designs, True Faith Apparel, Bulbul, Laila's Collection, Unique Hijabs, and Amirah Couture. I especially loved the jilbabs from Bulbul, the scarves from kottonlove and I loved the variety and affordability of the hijabs at Al-Mujalbaba.
There was some enlightening speeches which were great everyday reminders. It was a well thought out, well organized event and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
My presentation was scheduled for 3:45 and at about 2:30 I met backstage with my models, one of them being my sister. I was going to present 4 outfits and 2 hijab tutorials. I got all the girls dressed in coordinating outfits and hijabs from my personal collection. Then it was showtime. I was shaking, my heart was beating through my chest and I couldn't even stand. I took a seat behind stage while I was being introduced. My sister and all the models were so supportive and told me to relax and calm down and breathe slowly. That helped a bit. I wanted to turn around and run (just kidding?) but obviously I knew I couldn't. So there was no turning back, indeed it was showtime.
Prior to HijabFest, I went over what I wanted to say a few times and I went over it with a friend the night before. I didn't write anything out because that tends to make me more nervous. So I just winged it. No papers, no index cards, no cellphone and I just did it. I was nervous and my voice did stammer at times and when it was done I realized my presentation was 20 minutes long! It was so much easier than in school because this wasn't a report and I wasn't getting a grade on it. Also, I was doing something I take pleasure in so that must have made it easier. I was thoroughly impressed with myself. Alhamdulilah. I may have overcome one of my fears in doing something I enjoy. How wonderful!
I met some great girls from NYC and NJ. I added some backstage pics with my models and some pics during the presentation on my instagram account @sanahrashid. You can check that out here.
My Outfit Of The Day (OOTD) details:
Maxi Dress: Loft. I bought it on sale for $28. It has a flowy fall and a black braided rope tie as a belt.
Turtleneck: H&M
Jersey Hijab wrapped like a turban: purchased at ISNA convention
Summer scarf: Loft
Beaded matching brace cuffs: Arden B
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff with rosegold tone hardware and spike details
*This is one of the first times I have experimented with mixing 2 different prints. If they are of similar colors you can totally do it. I think it perfected the outfit by giving it a casual trendy look. What are your thoughts on mixing prints?
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Unconstitutional Christian Monuments Mar Veterans Day
A large permanent Christian cross went up on public land* at Camp Pendleton. A US Congressman is pressuring the Forest Service to provide a special use shrine to Jesus to the Catholic Knights of Columbus. Both are being defended as military memorials. These are two of the newest examples of stolen valor. No cross or statue of Jesus represents military service. Military service is being exploited to secure unconstitutional Christian privilege.
On 11/11/11, Veterans were honored around the country. Civilians joined recent combat veterans joined long-time veterans of previous wars. This Veterans Day comes in the wake of what seems to be the end of Iraqi occupation this year, continuing drawdowns in Afghanistan, major blows to Al Qaeda senior leadership, hostilities in Libya, and deployment of Special Operations Troops to Uganda. Don't Ask Don't Tell has been repealed and that change provides an opportunity for gay veterans to return to the active duty ranks. The Department of Veterans Affairs has instituted a major initiative to end veteran homelessness. This Veterans Day was special for more reasons than the numerology of the date. But will all this change, we still have continuing exploitation of military service and veterans to promote Christian privilege. This sends a message of exclusion rather than inclusion on this secular holiday.
Update 11/17 from local coverage of MAAF efforts: Camp Pendleton officials respond saying, "The memorial cross activity … was conducted by private individuals acting solely in their personal capacities," the statement from the base public affairs office said. "As such, they were not acting in any official position or capacity that may be construed as an endorsement of a specific religious denomination by the Department of Defense or the U.S. Marine Corps." A Camp Pendleton spokeswoman went on to say that the issue raised by Torpy and his group is being "further looked into by legal authorities on the base."
The LA Times blog reports that four Marines trudged up a hill at Camp Pendleton, California, a major Marine installation, to post a 13-foot-tall Christian cross. The Marines performed this task to, "to honor the memory of four Marine comrades killed in Iraq and to show respect for all military personnel sent to foreign lands." I can speak for atheists certainly and for non-Christians in general when I say this is the opposite of respect for us. The oath military personnel take to "support and defend the Constitution" is disrespected by oversized monuments to personal, exclusive religious beliefs posted on federal land.*
These Marines were honoring their fallen comrades, of that I am certain. And their desire to erect a large cross to honor their memory is perfectly acceptable, so long as it is on church land or their own property, not on federal land. The LA Times reports the new cross apparently replaces a prior cross that was posted in 2003 and burned down. I would like nothing more than to praise the dedication and comradeship of these Marines, but military service is not a free pass for Christian privilege.
The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) had secured promises from the US Forest Service to end special permits for a shrine to Jesus on federal land. FFRF reports U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont, has attempted to defend the shrine as a memorial to WWII soldiers and a historical monument. In a nonsensical misunderstanding of church-state separation, he argues that a singular, unadorned statue of Jesus is simply a "war memorial with religious themes" that this statue on federal land is no different than a personal religious emblem on a personal headstone at Arlington. Neither of these arguments makes sense from Constitutional or even religious grounds. The federal government is not in the business of providing space for personal religious expression, and veterans should not be exploited to do so.
Contact the US Forest service using the FFRF text or your own to ensure they know that this is no war memorial and that federal land is not a Catholic Church.
This is a continuing trend of religious monuments being confused with general-use, secular war memorials. A large cross in the Mojave desert is a second example of veterans being used to defend a Christian monument. Veterans organizations used their influence to defend Christianity while disparaging other beliefs. Devolopments continue in a similar case defending Utah Highway Crosses with Patrolmen's valor.
* The LA Times article stated the cross was on Camp Pendleton, but did not explicitly state whether the cross was on federal land or whether it was sanctioned by the command. Camp Pendleton media contacts could not immediately confirm these details.
33 Responses to Unconstitutional Christian Monuments Mar Veterans Day
How do people that believe in nothing get offended by everything? This is the equivalent of a vegan getting mad they serve steak in the same restaurant.
Why don't you people get a grip on reality. It is obvious what your aim is and it's not going to happen…. By the way I went over your "Atheists in Foxholes" list. At first glace it might fool someone who has never served. To anyone who has served in a ground combat unit it is rather amusing. Perhaps you should remove the list to save yourself embarrassment.
" I can speak for atheists certainly and for non-Christians in general when I say this is the opposite of respect for us." …. That's absurd. It has nothing to do with you. When those marines put up the cross(s) I'd be willing to bet a years paycheck that you never even crossed their minds. The only reason this is an issue is that you chose to make it one. There are all kinds of things going on in the world that are not in agreement with your personal views. What's next? You guys going to get together and sew Walden Books for selling Bibles? I mean, evidently, Walden Books has deliberately hatched a plan to exclude you from visiting their stores and walking in pride and honor of yourselves. Atheist activist are just another group of people using twisted interpretations of the law, shaping public opinion with 'in your face' attack, effrontery and deliberate intimidation along with whining, crying and complaining that others "exclude" you. But the truth is it would be ok to be feminist if the feminist activists didn't have such a belligerent attitude towards any one who insists on being a man. It would be ok to be homosexual if the homosexual activist didn't have such a belligerent attitude towards any one who will not embrace and celebrate their personal lifestyle choice. And there are many, fine, decent atheist in the country whose conduct and respect for others very often, in virtue, exceeds that of many who call themselves Christians. So there is nothing wrong with being an atheist. But the belligerent, 'in your face' and 'we will silence you' attitude of atheist activist just makes you nothing more than a high school punk bully who grew up and never got over the thrill of bullying around other people, who never gave you a thought while they went about the business of being themselves. A thing you evidently cannot or just will not tolerate.
The United States does give the right to "not be offended". No where in the constitution is that a protected right. You people should get a life. The cross for starters was out in the middle of no where. From what I understand that no complaint has come from anyone stationed at the base. As far as the constitution. The Constitution provides that the government will not impose any particular religion ( like a church of England ). But the Constitution in fact protects religious expression. In fact religious symbols until recent history have always been alowed in public domain and not just at cemetaries as some in this discusion would suggest. Just go to Washington and you will see religious symbols in many of our most venerated buildings. Why? Because they knew the intent of the constitution was NOT freedom FROM religion but freedom "OF" religion. Why do you think they thought it was alright to hire a Congressional Chaplin and to start sessions of congress with prayer. Do you think they thought they were going against the very Constitution they had written? Of course not!
Now about this cross. This cross is really not a "religious" symbol anyway. It is a symbol of honor of the sacrifice. Givings one life for others. But you are so anti Christian that you can't see it. And you can't see how offensive your behavior is to the widows of these fallen soldiers.
By the way from what I understand, no one is stopping any Atheist from erecting what ever type of memorial they would want. This is not exclusion. Atheists have just not chosen to.
Agreed – there is no right not to be offended. We're not offended.
Wrong – complaints are coming from those on base. Our members are on base. Some are assigned there but currently deployed to Afghanistan. Many have been assigned in the past. None of this matters of course since this is about proper use of government proper, not whether or not anyone is offended.
Wrong – the cross is Christian. It can't be confused for anything else. And that's why the Christians who posted it chose that symbol. You are so pro-Christian you want any excuse to put your religion into government, even if it means saying the cross isn't Christian.
Maybe atheists could post a big Happy Humanist, but we don't because we know that would be an improper use of federal land. Two wrongs don't make a right. (60 months or 10 years or 50 years doesn't make it right either).
You claim the "Christians who posted it chose that symbol" but there is an Athiest here who said he helped put it up. Perhaps the 4 men who sacrificed were christians and this is a fitting symbol for them, mush like if it were on thier gravestone. By all of the stories and articles on this site it is clear that you ARE in fact offened. You are offened that you are not getting your way and that the military does not kowtow to meet your biased and unreasonable demands. Why do you care if there is a cross to memorialize somone, an athiest looks at it as 2 crossed sticks, not a symbol of the sacrifice of Jesus since you dont believe he is the son of God. What about crosses on top of chapels? they are on federal lands, and bought and paid for by federal funds. You want to be a rabble rouser and you want to be "different" and "stand up for something". I know how it is wanting attention and being full of angst at my own life, I used to be the same way when I was an Athiest.
We have been taught that it was the intention of our founding fathers that religion be kept completely and totally out of government and that the first amendment guarantees 'freedom from religion'. This has become an accepted "fact" to many, but it is absolutely false. Most atheist I know pride themselves on having an open mind. Do you? These audio files, 5 of them, are very educational, if you can get past the idea that they are done by a church of Christ preacher and give them an honest listen, you can get yourself a real education, filled with real facts about your American Heritage. http://www.thebible1.net/audio/silencingofgod/
Ladies and gentlemen, I am a fellow atheist and have been for over ten years. I joined the Marine Corps in 2002 and continue to serve today. Never in that time have I been asked to change my beliefs or encouraged to be silent about my religious opinions. There has been obvious religious debates but my brothers and sisters in arms have always respected my views and my rights to religious freedom. As a veteran of operations vigilant resolve, steel curtan and iron hammer I am calling on my fellow atheists no to return that support and support the monument on camp pendleton. I for one have always understood the power of faith and knowing what our bretheren put on the line every day have never been offended by unit benidiction or prayor. To me the minority being myself and the small group of other atheists having to "suffer" through two minutes, of prayer so that other Marines, my brothers can sacrifice their lives with peace of mind has never offended me. Maybe I'm just not a sensationalist or someone looking for attention but I personally have been humbled by the likes of the battle for fallujah and oparation steel curtain the likes of r which I was honered enough to serve with all four of the fallen Marines the cross was recently re-erected in the name of. I will say that the opposition to that monument by this organization disgusts me and takes away from our brotherhood and all that we stand for. I suggest instead that we devise an equal memorial for non religious seevice members to be erected near the camp horno sight. I think we all knlw that the symbol chosen to represent the current memmorial.may jave been ill chosen but that when ot comes to the.vrotherhood Md understa.ding of military servoce it represents more than just one secular faith. As a non traditional group of our own faiths, who have sen
who have the indifference of religion in the military I suggest we practice what we preach and practice tolerance of other faiths instead of degrading and disrespecting a memorial to our fellow brothers and sisters in arms that paid the ultimate sacrafice for our right to do so. Just because we can doean't ways mean we should. – SSgt. Anthony P. Tisbo U.S.M.C.
I am not an atheist but Frontliner233 is one I would be able to listen to. His perspective is one of tolerance and understanding and respect.
Why should I be forced to put up with your crap and you don't what to see or hear mine. Sempe-Fi
Nelson Dowdrick USMC and in GOD I trust.
On a note to all, if anyone of you think we have the greatest military in the world your in for a surprise the first time we go into it without God. Goliath was the super power and he was taken out by a kid with a rock, because God was with him. It is reading these pages that I will be writing the Sec of Defense and notify him my two sons names can be removed from selective service for religious reasons, they will not fight for a country that turns it's back on God.
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As a retired Master Sergeant of Marines I respect and applaud the desire to honor fallen comrades aboard Camp Pendleton, but I must question the manner in which it was done – well intentioned as it may have been.
If I, as an atheist, had fallen in combat, do these Marines think such a tribute would have been appropriate? I can tell you right now it would not have been, but I guarantee many would "asume" it was because Christians are in the majority right now. Like it or not the Corps has many Jews, Muslims, Wiccans, Atheists, etc, and to erect such a monument minimizes their contributions to the defense of this country at best, and dishonors it at worst. I would also ask how it would be viewed if Marines representing those religions had trudged up that hill with, instead of a cross, a Star of David, or even a Star and Crescent? Not to well, I would imagine.
If you really want to honor ALL of our fallen brothers, the only way to do it is by incorporationg symbols which we ALL respect and believe in such as the Flag, the Eagle, Globe and Anchor, and the Constitution. We are ALL Americans. We are ALL Marines. We are NOT all Christians. It is time to understand and respect that.
Semper Fi,
Andy Bufalo
MSgt USMC (Ret)
It is a symbol of sacrifice. People were crucified long before Christ was, and many of them martyrs for different causes, many still were nothing more than criminals. The cross was adopted as a symbol of faith by a handful of religions, but it doesn't necessarily make it a religious symbol, anymore than liking or displaying rainbows makes you homosexual. The simple fact is that people protesting ANY memorial, whether it be a rock, a cross, a building, a plaque is basically the same as protesting at a fallen brother's funeral. Get over yourselves and your own selfish motivations and just recognize the memorial for what it is.
Michael Seraphim
I forgot that Semper Fidelis overrides all other considerations. The memorial is just that and no more. Whatever the symbol of a memorial, it still honors those who have fallen.
I salute our fallen heroes. Semper Fi!
Bill Calhoun
GySgt USMC (Ret)
I retired from the Marine Corps 35 years ago, and I have a good memory of my career and duty stations.
Never, in my 20 years, was I ever ordered to believe a certain way or forced to go to religious events. Apparently today's Marine Corps has allowed an atmosphere that allows only Christianity to be its mainstay religion.
Number one, I never ran across any Marine who told me that they'd joined the Corps to pursue their religious beliefs.
Number two, the Constitution of the U.S., which all Marines have sworn to defend, provides for the separation of church and state.
That means no religious "memorial" symbols on goverment land except on base church properties; that means no commander can allow a climate of religiosity to exist in the military environment, no matter what religion is favored.
That means that any commander who does allow such symbols or behavior to exist in their command should be subject to censure, or worse, by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Private prayer or going to religious services on base is certainly OK. That's every Marine's right.
But forcing nonbelievers or those of another faith to participate in Christian religious services and/or behavior is flat wrong and should not be tolerated.
Leave religion to chaplains. It is not and should never be a command perogative.
Bill Calhoun
GySgt USMC (Ret)
Gunny you should do more research. The Constitution provides that the government will not impose any particular religion. The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion OR impeding the free exercise of religion. It does not provide that religion or religious symbols are not allowed. As far as your comments to "no religious memorial symbols on government land" We DO allow this. What else explains Veterans and National cemetery's? I know the ones who put this monument up and knew the original crew that did it. This is a memorial to them not a statement of one religion over another. No one forced anything on anyone here.
Chief, you were doing okay until you said, "not a statement of one religion over another." It was a cross, which only represents Christianity… and all of the fallen are certainly not Christians. As far as "explaining Veterans and National cemeteries" goes, each individual headstone has the symbol which is appropriate for that particular individual, rather than a cross for all. If you check with the VA, there is a list of authorized symbols. How would you like it if they put a Muslim Crescent on your headstone against your will, and in spite of your beliefs? Probably the way I feel about a cross on our base, which doesn't reflect all of our beliefs. The place for military religion is in the chapel, and I will never understand what believers feel is gained by getting in other people's face with their particular "brand" of religion. Believe what you want, but do it in church, or in private.
Andrew, these guys used a cross because it was a cross that was there originally. It could have just as easily been something else, it just wasn't. I think you guys are way over thinking this. It's a tribute to lost friends, nothing more.
Chief – You know as well as I do that the U.S. Supreme Court has often ruled on this issue and they have come down solidly against religious symbols on government property.
Using the national cemeteries as an example to prove me wrong is splitting hairs, of course they are an exception. Don't nickle-dime a serious issue.
The intent of the Marines who put up the cross is not the issue either, I appreciate their need to honor their fallen comrades. But if you allow one, you have to allow others and soon crosses could be all over military housing areas, military bases, and even painted on ships. If that condition would not express favoritism of one religion over another, I don't know what would.
It is important to recognize that MAAF does not and will not object to religious emblems on burial markers. The cemetery itself may be federal land but the grave site is clearly associated with an individual, thus eliminating any possible confusion about federal government support. This is also the case (for the most part) in retirement or promotion ceremonies where the honoree requests a religious component. In this case also, the federal government properly supports religious freedom when it facilitates an individuals preference in a ceremony that primarily honors an individual. (And we atheists in the crowd will honor that request just as a Christian would honor a request for an Islamic prayer in a ceremony for a retiring Muslim.)
These issues are all fundamentally different than a few individuals acting alone to put in a rather large personal expression of their faith.
As a fellow atheist who served with all the Marines this monument was RE-erected in the name of ( emphasis on the RE due to the fact that.th thatis memorial is actually over 8 years old) I feel that this is in actuallity not simply the actions of few but the wants of thousands. As I said I am an atheist and have been the entire 9 years of my service and I not only suepport the memmorial, but participated the erection of the original cross. To those of of from the.the first Marine regiment who lost friends in combat the site is appropriate, and the fact that it's a 45 minute hike from civilization goes to show that without dedication to the remberance of our fallen brothers you sensationalists would never even know about it without the aid of the LA times. Shame on you Torpy, get a life.Having the freedom to make noise dosen't mean you should.
I have a hard time understanding why you spend so much time trying to get rid of a God you don't believe in. Like it or not you are expressing a religion in not believing.God is present, if He wasn't, there would be no reason to try and exclude Him. There is a reason I don't ask the White House to stop Easter egg hunts, because I know there is no Easter Bunny.
This cross in no way is "forcing nonbelievers or those of another faith to participate in Christian religious services". And in no way is it seen by others as a "command perogative". In fact from what I understand is others are free to put up any type of memorial that would suit their own belief. Problem is some peoples only belief is a negative reaction to other people. Instead of getting along with and tolerance.
Bill, please excuse the correction, but the Constitution of the U.S., which all Marines have sworn to defend, DOES NOT provide for the separation of church and state.
Sure it does. Separation of Church and State is right between the Air Force and the Right to Privacy. Or are those things not in your Constitution either?
Bill, you would think that a man who spent enough years in the Marine Corps to have retired, who swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, would have, somewhere along the line, taken the time to read and familiarize himself with that constitution. The Constitution ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT provide for separation of church and state. It was the will of the founding fathers, who had not only beaten off the oppression of the English King, but also of the Anglican church, that no one church or denomination should be set up as authorative over the newly formed United States. However, it was also the will and intent of the founders that the the principles of the Christian religion not only be taught in our public schools, but that no man who denied Christianity should serve in any political office, nor should any atheist serve on a jury because they held that if a man did not believe in a future state of rewards and punishment, he had no binding reason to be honest. When you claim that the Constitution provides for the separation of church and state, you are denying the very moral framework around which the founders wrote the constitution, you are denying our heritage, you are denying the faith of our fathers who, relying upon the help of Divine Providence (See the Declaration of Independence) and worse of all, you are spreading an falsehood about that constitution you swore to defend.
If this Jesus guy so badly needs to raise his wood pole in the shape of a torture device from the Roman Empire… can't he do it himself?


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Global financial markets remained jittery this past week, as they continued to fret over a slowdown of the Chinese economy. This even led to a change in expectations of the US and eurozone central banks' policy.
The financial markets painted a gloomy picture for most of the week
Ben Steinebach Head of Investment Strategy
The Purchasing Managers' Index in the Chinese industrial sector fell to 49.7 in August from 50 in July. This minor decline was enough to shake up the financial markets once again. Investors are very concerned about the state of the Chinese economy, as weakening economic growth could have a negative impact on the export potential of other countries. Turbulence on the global equity markets has caused the European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to question their own policies.
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In a press conference this past Thursday, ECB president Mario Draghi expressed his concerns about the situation in China. He wants the Chinese authorities to provide more information during the G-20 meeting this weekend in Ankara, Turkey. The ECB has responded in part by lowering forecasts for economic growth and inflation for the coming years. Mr Draghi implied that an obvious move would be to expand the bond-buying programme, but kept silent on further details. One of the options would be to extend the programme beyond September 2016.
US interest rate hike also uncertain
Until recently, we thought the Fed would raise its most important rate – the Fed funds rate – at its next meeting on 17 September. The first increase in nine years would normalise the rate, making it more fitting for the favourable development of the US economy. Turbulence on the global equity markets has strengthened doubts about whether the Fed will take this step, and this in turn is igniting fears of even greater turbulence. We therefore expect the Fed to postpone its decision until December, or perhaps even until next year.
Good macroeconomic figures leave the markets cold
The financial markets painted a gloomy picture for most of the week. The mood perked up following the ECB's press conference, and some markets closed even higher than the previous Friday's closing level. There was little news last week from listed companies that could nudge prices in any direction. Air France-KLM announced a reorganisation designed chiefly to downsize and to boost efficiency of the airline's Dutch operations. Last weekend members of the Fed and the Bank of England held speeches at the monetary conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; these, too, had little impact on the markets. Good figures presented by purchasing managers in Europe were basically snowed under by disappointing numbers from their counterparts in the US and China. Investors responded to this even more negatively.
AEX recovers following Mario Draghi's comments
The leading equity markets moved virtually in step with one another this past week, showing a decline in the first few days of the week followed by a slight recovery on Thursday. Most markets closed on Thursday on balance lower than they did the previous week Friday. The same is true for the different US indices, for the Asian markets (which again suffered major losses) and also – although to a lesser extent – for most European markets. Only the German and Italian markets closed slightly higher. The AEX finished Thursday 0.3% higher, at 444.55, after closing under 435 points on Tuesday and Wednesday. The effect of Mario Draghi's words wore off by Friday, though, when the index dipped under 440 points.
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We do not expect much news to provide guidance in the week ahead. The corporate results season is over, barring a few exceptions, and we do not anticipate many important figures on the macroeconomic front. The G-20 meeting starts today in Ankara. The big question is whether China will open up about the state of the Chinese economy and how policy-makers will respond. Both the Fed and the ECB have urged openness this past week. We expect relatively little other news to provide guidance. The most important macroeconomic news – the monthly US employment and unemployment figures – will already have been announced by the time this blog is published.
We are looking forward to the coming week's inflation figures in China, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and the US. In addition, the UK, France, Italy and the Netherlands will publish data on industrial production. The board of the British central bank will meet to discuss monetary policy, but we do not anticipate any rate hikes in the UK or in the US. At the end of the week, the University of Michigan will publish new figures on US consumer confidence in September. The equity markets in the US and Canada are closed on Monday for Labor Day.


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Lawyers who helped Holocaust survivors win a $1.25 billion settlement from Swiss banks have submitted their bill: $15 million.
The attorneys' fees have Jewish groups questioning the morality of lawyers who seek money for what they see as a humanitarian effort.
"Holocaust survivors are being exploited by a feeding frenzy of fee-grabbing lawyers," said Elan Steinberg, executive director of the World Jewish Congress.
The judge overseeing the August 1998 settlement will now review those requests — which were capped at 1.8 percent of the award, or about $22.5 million — and decide how much the attorneys should receive. Judge Edward Korman is scheduled to hold a hearing on the requests Jan. 5.
Roman Kent, an Auschwitz survivor who chairs the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors, had harsh words for the nine attorneys who submitted the bill.
"First it was the Germans, then it was the Swiss and then it's the lawyers stealing everything," said Kent, who said the settlement with the banks was reached through the political and diplomatic efforts of Jewish groups and American officials and not the lawsuits that were filed.
Kent said he was not opposed to lawyers recouping "reasonable" expenses.
Attorney Robert Swift, who is handling the group's request for fees and expenses, rejected the criticism, saying it was the lawsuits that led to the settlement.
"The litigation was central to the whole negotiations and we were central to those negotiations," he said, adding that Jewish groups demanded to be involved in the out-of-court settlement "at the last minute."
Swift and another attorney, Mel Urbach, who has represented the World Council of Orthodox Communities, said the total amount of expenses and fees would be less than 2 percent of the settlement, which has yet to be approved by the judge.
"It's important for lawyers to get remuneration in human rights cases" or else the cases will not be taken, said Urbach, whose father survived the Holocaust.
Swift asked the court for nearly $3 million in fees and expenses for 2,520 hours of work, while Urbach has asked for about $2 million for 3,938 hours.
Attorney Edward Fagan asked for the most, nearly $4 million in fees and expenses for 6,299 hours. Fagan did not return two calls to his New York office.
Swift also questioned the criticism directed at the lawyers in light of the fact that officials with the World Jewish Restitution Organization, an umbrella group, have suggested that part of the settlement go to a fund for Holocaust education, research and various social and cultural projects.
The lawyers representing Holocaust survivors argue that that all the moneys should go to survivors.
Steinberg said the WJRO has yet to submit a proposed distribution plan and will not take any money from the settlement.
"The WJRO and WJC have not taken a penny and will not take a penny from the proceeds, and our lawyers are acting on a pro-bono basis," he said.
Jewish officials are particularly upset that the lawyers asked the court to keep secret all details regarding the hours they spent working on the case.
The officials have asked the court and the lawyers to make their records public.
"They are acting like Swiss banks," Steinberg said. "Why are they hiding their time records?"
However, Swift said attorneys in such class-action suits regularly ask the judge to keep the records confidential in case a settlement is not approved, because the defendants would then have access to information that could help them in another lawsuit.
Steinberg said one of the attorney's time sheets shows that he charged $2,365 – – 8.6 hours at $275 an hour — to purchase and read "Nazi Gold" by Tom Bower. Steinberg refused to identify the lawyer.
Before the Jan. 5 hearing on the fee request, the judge is planning to hold a number of fairness hearings, allowing people to comment on the proposed $1.25 billion settlement.
At one hearing Monday in Brooklyn, Lawrence Eagleburger, the former secretary of state heading up a commission seeking to settle Holocaust-era insurance claims, raised concerns that all but three Swiss insurance companies were protected from further action under the settlement agreement, according to Urbach.
At that same hearing, Polish survivors expressed concerns that they were not covered by the settlement.
Another fairness hearing will be held on Nov. 29, when those directly involved in the settlement will be able to comment on it.
An additional hearing will be held shortly in Israel.
Urbach said he expected most of the comments will deal with how and to whom the money should be distributed.


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Calculate an estimate of the mean and an estimate of the standard deviation of the numbers of take-away meals eaten by the population from which this sample was taken.
My attempt:
Standard Deviation:
The real answer:
Mean: 10.7 (My Answer Correct)
Standard Deviation: 1.51 (My Answer Incorrect )
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Calculate estimates of the mean and variance of the population of times from which these data were obtained.
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|Zhu Ran
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Chang gùn (9)
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|Playable Debut:
|Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends
|Real name:
Zhū Rán
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|Style name:
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義封 - 义封
| Possibly born in 182 and died in 248.
Killed in 222 in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Zhu Ran (onyomi: Shu Zen) is a military general for the Kingdom of Wu. Praised for his skills as a general, he took part in many important military campaigns including the Battle of Yiling and the defense of Jiangling. Zhu Ran also played a part in the capture of the mighty Shu general Guan Yu. Before his death, he was given full command of the armies of Wu.
Before his playable Dynasty Warriors appearance, he was a generic NPC since its second installment. In Famitsu's second most wanted Dynasty Warriors character poll, he placed fourth with 151 fan votes. The latest poll for the eighth installment puts him in forty-seventh. The character poll for overseas fans puts him in fifteenth place for the Wu division. This counterpart has an image song titled Red Passion.
Role in GamesEdit
Dynasty WarriorsEdit
In the Dynasty Warriors series, he mostly appears in Yiling to conduct the fire attack against Shu, though the eighth game has Han Dang execute the ploy instead. His defeat is sometimes required to prevent the destruction of Shu's main camp. Later installments have him appear in other battles like Hefei and Fan Castle.
Dynasty Warriors 7 has him hesitate in employing the fire attack in Yiling due to his resentment over Lu Xun's sudden promotion as commander of the Wu forces. He changes his mind when Lu Xun proves his worth on the front lines by stopping Guan Suo's rampage.
For his playable appearance, Zhu Ran is established as one of Sun Quan's friends from their schooling days. Despite his youth, he distinguishes himself with a handsome pride and pedigree by assisting the conquest of Jing Province by helping Lu Meng seize Guan Yu's garrisons away from him, also the subjugation of the Shanyue by attacking Wei at Ruxukou. At Fan Castle, he comes with Wu's other generals including Lu Meng and assists Lu Xun at Yiling, defends a garrison at Guangling, and assists in the march against Cao Pi at Hefei Castle. In the hypothetical route, he defends the main camp at Jiangxia and assists the march on Runan.
He appears in many of Wu's new hypothetical scenarios. His first appearance has him show up as a surprise final opponent for Wu's strategists. Upon his defeat, the strategists are impressed with Zhu Ran's talent and celebrate the end of the contest. The second is a slightly different version of Yiling. Together with the other Wu strategists, he easily defeats the numerically advantageous Shu forces. The final scenario is a retelling of the defense at Jiangling. Despite Cao Pi's many attempts to sabotage and attack the castle, the Wu forces are able to hold out long enough for the Wei forces to retire.
In Dynasty Warriors 9, Zhu Ran is given more presence during the campaign against Guan Yu and is present to help the Wei Forces near Fan Castle. After the siege is relieved, Zhu Ran is sent as a Wu envoy to Wei and relays Cao Pi's wishes to aid Wu in hunting Guan Yu. In Shu's story, he will be among the first officers to bar Guan Suo, Guan Xing and Guan Yinping's path as they attempt to escape Mai Castle. His role in Yiling is still largely reprised.
Warriors OrochiEdit
In Warriors Orochi, Zhu Ran appears with Sun Ce at Hu Lao Gate and on Zhou Yu's orders, sets a fire attack on the Orochi army. Similarly, the Hefei Castle dream stage in Warriors Orochi 2 has Zhu Ran do the same thing to Sima Yi's fleet. In the Jiangdong dream stage, he joins Zhou Yu in a test of strategic prowess against the combined forces of Lu Xun, Jiang Wei, and Sakon.
Warriors Orochi 3 has him act as Lu Xun's replacement general for stages the latter would normally appear in.
Dynasty TacticsEdit
In Dynasty Tactics, Zhu Ran is an archer-leading officer who can be recruited at the behest of Lu Meng or Pan Zhang.
Character InformationEdit
According to the developers, Zhu Ran's whole color scheme was made to contrast Lu Xun's in order to symbolize their rivalry with one another.
A general who is a cut above the rest with his superior talent and intellect, the playable Zhu Ran is praised as a hopeful candidate for leading Wu's future. He also shares an affinity for fire attacks like Lu Xun, often praising its effectiveness in battle. To that end, he tends to proudly nickname himself as "The Fighter of the Crimson Lotus" (紅蓮の闘士, Guren no Tōshi) in the Japanese script.
Voice ActorsEdit
- Grant George - Dynasty Warriors 6 (English-uncredited)
- Ted Sroka - Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends (English-uncredited)
- Josh George - Dynasty Warriors 9 (English)
- Xupeng Cao - Dynasty Warriors 9 (Chinese)
- Park Seongtae - Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed (Korean)
- Tetsuya Kakihara - Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends (Japanese)
- See also: Zhu Ran/Quotes
- "Ready! Let our spirit ride upon these flames! Release!"
- "I have many ideas, but I think the best thing to do is a fire attack."
- "Master Zhu Ran, you really understand just how great a strategy a fire attack can be!"
- "Of course, who do you think you're talking to? Nothing can withstand a fire attack!"
- "Yes, definitely. Let's drown the battlefield in a sea of red!"
- ~~Zhu Ran and Lu Xun; Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends
- "I've heard the talk about you. A strategist who burns for fire attacks."
- "That's me! Anything you need burning, I'm your man! Got any questions now?"
- "Questions? Yes, I've got one. What's so great about fire attacks?"
- "Simple. The feeling of elation when you first light one up! There's nothing that can compare to that."
- "What a dangerous sounding answer. Are you just looking for excuses to burn things?"
- ~~Sima Shi and Zhu Ran; Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers
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Zhu Ran is affiliated with the flame bow in this appearance. When he is equipped with it, he can perform a unique attack exclusive to him. Upon performing his Musou techniques, he will automatically use the weapon in his attacks.
- EX Attack 1: , , , : Launches an arrow covered in flames. The resulting shot emits a shockwave that knocks surrounding opponents away.
- EX Attack 2: , , , , , , : After firing a homing arrow during the preliminary attack, Zhu Ran enhances the move by releasing another one while leaping back. Both arrows proceed to navigate the battlefield at a faster rate before dissipating.
- Musou - Conflagration Arrow (烈火椋穿弾): : Aims and fires three flaming arrows at his opponents.
- Alternate Musou - Blazing Blockade (転瞬葬焔閃): R1 + : Zhu Ran knocks his opponents into the air before firing a volley of fire arrows to scatter them.
- Aerial Musou - Solar Crash (紅炎墜): , : Fires an explosive arrow at the ground and slams it, then fires multiple arrows upward. They'll rain down in flame afterwards and explode on contact with the ground.
- Awakening Musou:
Zhu Ran uses the flame bow as his default weapon.
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Historical InformationEdit
Born in Guzhang, Danyang, Shi Ran was originally the nephew of Zhu Zhi until the latter gained Sun Ce's permission to adopt the former as his son, changing his surname from Shi to Zhu. Due to his capabilities and childhood relations with Sun Quan, Zhu Ran was appointed with various positions at a young age. Even Sun Ce recognized his efforts and made him an administrator of Linchuan, handing him 2,000 soldiers under his command. He subjugated the Shanyue tribes within his territory in less than a month, but was pushed back by Cao Cao who invaded the area.
Some time after Cao Cao's assault, Zhu Ran participated in the Battle of Ruxukou where he personally went to the front lines to assist his allies against the more massive Wei army. He was also credited alongside Pan Zhang for the capture of Guan Yu at Jing Province despite his failure to properly block the escape route. Before Lu Meng succumbed to illness, he convinced Sun Quan to appoint Zhu Ran as commander for his deeds and grant him the task of defending Jiangling.
Zhu Ran also played a role at Yiling by reinforcing the defenses of Xiaoting and blocking off Liu Bei's path of refuge after the fire attack caused by Lu Xun. Afterwards, Wu resumed their conflict with Wei now led by Cao Pi. When the enemy army surrounded the castle at Jiangling, Zhu Ran was able to hold out for six long months. The Wei army was forced to eventually retreat when Pan Zhang attempted to burn their bridges which had been their only source of escape. He continued participating in many more battles, though he was forced to retreat from Fancheng in 241 when the forces of Sima Yi routed his troops. Four years after Lu Xun's death, Zhu Ran passed away and was succeeded by his son Zhu Ji who offered his services to Wu.
Romance of the Three KingdomsEdit
In the novel, Zhu Ran volunteers to assist Sun Huan in leading 50,000 men in a water battle against Shu at Yiling. He is killed from a spear thrust by Zhao Yun while pursuing Liu Bei's defeated troops.
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Celtic boss Ronny Deila has some tough decisions to make with one of the club's best young midfielders.
Celtic manager Ronny Deila has a number of difficult decisions to make over the course of the summer, as he looks to assemble the best possible squad at Parkhead to mount a serious challenge for success on all fronts next year.
Celtic have the resources to be competitive against their domestic rivals in the transfer market and if the club qualifies for the Champions League, that will provide an extra financial boost, which will allow the club to be a little more ambitious in terms of targets.
However, it's also important that he doesn't overlook the players already contracted to the club who could make a difference in his side next season. One such player who creates a stick or twist dilemma for Deila is young midfielder Liam Henderson.
Henderson has done everything asked of him during a loan spell with Norwegian team Rosenborg. He's stayed fit, he's featured for the high profile side and when he has seen game time, he's quite often made the difference.
He's someone that could definitely be a useful player in Deila's squad next season, giving him a different option to the central midfield choices he already has in the likes of Scott Brown, Nir Bitton, Stefan Johansen and others.
The 19-year-old is someone he has to watch closely in pre-season to be able to judge up close how he has changed, how he has developed and what strengths he can offer to his team in a Celtic shirt next season.
He can't do that without dangling the carrot of an immediate role in the first team by including Henderson in the full pre-season schedule, challenging the player to show why he's a better option than any other Deila can choose from.
The alternative is another loan spell, which will allow him to continue his development with Deila and Celtic watching on closely. There's no harm in a six month deal somewhere and if Henderson shows enough, he could feature over the second half of the season for the Bhoys.
Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven showed last season that new players (or players who have half a season at the club) can still have an impact in a major competition for the Bhoys.
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"I've been doing this for 30 years. I'm not saying it doesn't happen ... but the odds of finding him safe and alive - the odds of finding him alive - went down every day," Hoops said. "Our detectives never gave up."
Briant and his mother, Maria Rosalina Millan, were reunited earlier Saturday in Calexico, Calif., a day after detectives and FBI agents received a call from officials in the neighboring Mexican city of Mexicali saying they found a boy that could be Briant, sheriff's Lt. Rick Ells said.
Ells said a municipal police officer in Mexicali found the boy wandering the streets by himself late Thursday.
The officer initially thought the child was from the neighborhood and took him to several houses seeking his family before leaving him in child protective custody, Ells said.
Mexican authorities did not realize who the child was and didn't notify U.S. authorities until Friday afternoon, he said.
Ells said Briant's mother, and investigators boarded a plane to Calexico Friday night.
FBI agents crossed the border and handled immigration paperwork for the boy, who holds dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship, he said.
The agents brought Briant back across the border for the reunion Saturday, Hoops said.
"I talked with one of the FBI agents... that came across the border and watched the mother and the son reunited and he said the last thing he saw was Briant clutching his mother's neck," Hoops said, becoming visibly choked up. "And that kind of says it all."
Hoops said Millan was not reunited with Briant until the day after her arrival in Calexico because of the amount of paperwork involved in the cross-border incident.
Gerardo Franco, a spokesman for the Baja California state prosecutor's office, said Millan also was not immediately able to see the boy because he understood she was an illegal immigrant in the U.S. and apparently did not want to risk crossing the border.
Hoops declined to comment on Millan's immigration status, but stressed that Briant is an American citizen.
"He was born a hospital in San Bernardino and he has every right to be here," Hoops said. "That's why we worked so hard to get him back."
Hoops did not know how long Briant had been left alone in Mexicali, but said he appeared unharmed and was in good spirits.
He said authorities believed they were closing in on at least two men suspected in the abduction when the boy was found.
"We identified some suspects," he said. "I can't specifically say if the suspects let him go or if he wandered away, but I have to think the suspects let him go."
Hoops declined to comment further on the ongoing investigation. Authorities also would not say whether Briant knew his captors, but said his parents were not considered suspects.
Federal and local investigators have said they were looking at several theories, including that the Spanish-speaking kidnappers were from Mexico and may have had ties to organized crime there.
Millan said two men burst into her modest, single-story home about 60 miles east of Los Angeles on May 3, tied up the family, stole money and other property then left with her youngest child.
The kidnappers had not demanded a ransom and the initial investigation pointed to the kidnappers being strangers to the family.
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Class reunions are always approached with some apprehension. As you grow older, the reunions become less frequent — for obvious reasons. But on a recent weekend, the University of Georgia dared to hold a 60th reunion for its graduating class of 1951.
I'm fortunate enough to be one of the survivors of that class, and was pleased to be among the small group that attended a luncheon, tour of the campus and an incredible Christmas concert by some 500 students and faculty.
The timing was a little off, of course. Graduation for the class of '51 was held at Sanford Stadium on a blazingly hot day in June — 104 degrees — while the reunion was in the chill of early December.
The common greeting at a 60th reunion should surely be, "Well, there's been a lot of changes." And, of course, there have been. But I was thinking that a '51 graduate who had not been a regular visitor to Athens or the UGA campus in those 60 years could easily find his way around in 2011.
The Georgia Arch is still in the same place. North Campus, then and now one of the classic campuses in the nation, looks remarkably the same. Academic Hall, Demosthenian, Phi Kappa and the Chapel, buildings familiar to a student in 1951, are still there and still used in one way or another.
And the contours of downtown Athens are the same, even as the shop fronts have changed.
Downtown Athens consisted of stores, restaurants and theaters 60 years ago. Today it is mostly bars, of which there were none in 1951. Athens was officially "dry" in that time, although I don't remember it being difficult to find an alcoholic drink — but it certainly was more difficult than today.
Most members of the class of '51 arrived in the fall of 1947. Some of them were fuzzy-faced 17-year-olds who had been too young for World War II, which ended in 1945. But even more were veterans attending college courtesy of the GI Bill, a government program that arguably changed the country more than any other.
Before World War II, enrollment at UGA was never above 3,300. By 1948, at the peak of GI Bill students, it had risen to about 8,500, on its way to 38,000 today.
The ratio of men to women in those years was 5-1, which meant that dates for big events often had to be made weeks in advance.
There were some great events, such as Homecoming and Little Commencement dances, which featured the big dance bands of the day, such as Jimmy Dorsey, Chuck Spivak, Claude Thornhill and Tex Beneke.
The dances were held in Stegeman Hall, the largest venue on campus, but it was still so crowded that the dancers were shoulder to shoulder for the slow numbers and could hardly move, which wasn't all that bad.
Smaller formal dances were held nearly every weekend at the Girls Physical Education Building, which still stands on Ag Hill on the university's South Campus.
Sanford Stadium, which seated about 38,000 in 1951, still sits in its unique valley, between the hedges, with its rows of seats now grown to 95,000, and having long eclipsed the trees that grew amid the higher rows 60 years ago.
A visitor would also find Milledge Avenue familiar, some of its Greek mansions now replicas of older ones, but a few originals still standing. The Theta Chi, Phi Mu, Alpha Gamma Delta and Kappa Alpha Theta houses are all more than 100 years old.
The highlight of the reunion was tickets to Hugh Hodgson Hall, where a combined university chorus, orchestra and other performers presented a concert making old grads proud of how talented and innovative today's students can be when they dress up.
From "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" to the "Hallelujah Chorus," they put on a two-hour program that could never have been done in 1951.
But while glorying in the experience, I recall the Glenn Miller orchestra had played at Hodgson Hall only a few weeks earlier. Glenn couldn't be there, of course, but the opportunity to hear the music of so many eras is one of the great privileges of stacking up the years.
Most of the '51 graduates walk with difficulty today, including me, but we are so fortunate, so blessed to have walked so long, through the most eventful years in all history.
• Athens resident Millard Grimes is a longtime Georgia newspaperman and author of "The Last Linotype: The Story of Georgia and Its Newspapers Since World War II."


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The Naval Research Laboratory has completed a successful flight test of the fuel cell powered XFC (eXperimental Fuel Cell) unmanned aerial system (UAS). During the June 2 flight test, the XFC UAS was airborne for more than six hours. NRL's Chemistry and Tactical Electronic Warfare Divisions are developing the XFC UAS as an expendable, long endurance platform for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR).
Compared to internal combustion powered vehicles, battery powered UAS are inherently stealthy in that they are relatively free of noise and thermal signature, and are easy to start, operate and maintain. However, they have poor payload capacity and endurance. The electrically powered UAS could have more tactical utility and be a platform for ISR if endurance could be increased.
NRL and its fuel cell development and manufacturing partner, Protonex Technology Corporation (Southborough, MA) have addressed these issues by developing a hydrogen fuel cell power plant system that greatly extends endurance and permits increased payload capacity. The technology has been successfully integrated into the XFC UAS, a folding wing, expendable UAS that has a small footprint with a standard lightweight rail launcher. The non-hybridized power plant supports this fully autonomous aircraft and an EO/IR payload for a flight endurance that enables relatively low cost, low altitude, ISR missions of up to seven-plus hours in its current configuration. In its final form, the XFC will be capable of self-launching from a folded configuration with loiter speed of 30 knots and a dash speed of 52 knots.
NRL's XFC UAS will be on display in booth 256 at the 2009 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) meeting in Washington, DC from August 10 - 13.
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I was recently on the post your character thread but I had no idea how to get images to show, is there some kind of coding involved? I know I probably sound dumb seeing as most other people seem to know how, but could someone please tell me how do I get them to show?
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For the second time in a week, Lindsay Lohan was checked out by medics after they received a call that she was found unconscious in her hotel room in the penthouse of the Ritz-Carlton in Marina Del Ray, California, on Friday. Paramedics were called to the actress' room at 10:15 a.m. when she could not be roused.
According to TMZ, Lohan had been up for two days filming her Lifetime made-for-TV movie, "Liz & Dick," and had decided to get some sleep in a room at the hotel, where she's been shooting the Elizabeth Taylor biopic. But when someone went to wake the actress, they could not get a response, so they called 911.
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"Lindsay has been working a grueling schedule for the last couple of days," Lohan's rep Steve Honig told E! News. "Last night she worked from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. She was exhausted and went back to her room to sleep. Producers were apparently concerned and called the fire department and paramedics found her sleeping but determined that she was fine, just extremely exhausted and slightly dehydrated. She is on her way home now to rest and will be back on set later today."
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