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CareerCast.com recently published its 25th annual Jobs Rated Report, which ranks jobs based on work conditions, salary, stress level and hiring outlook. The report lists the Top 10 best and worst jobs.
Get a load of this ... No. 1 on the worst jobs list is newspaper reporter!
My first reaction was "Duh! Ya think?" Nobody will argue with the stressful conditions in which we work outside the office, the long hours, the deadlines, the often somewhat dangerous situations in which we put ourselves ... and let's face it, it's not the most lucrative position when it comes to lining our pockets.
But being a newspaper reporter has a lot of different facets. Probably the ones that are most awful are the ones that put my profession at the top of the list, however, there are quite a few other characteristics that might not be so obvious — facets that might just take us off that list entirely.
I could give you a ton of examples ... the myriad of wonderful people I've had the opportunity to meet, the interesting things I've learned, the fun I've had on assignments, the tears that have ravaged my heart and soul during certain interviews/stories ... I could go on and on ...
Just the other night, I was having dinner with my mom, and she said she had something she wanted me to see. Mom had been going through some of my grandparents' papers she had saved from long ago, and she ran across their wedding announcement printed in the Bureau County Republican in the 1920s.
Given the fact the newspaper clipping was more than 85 years old, it was still in good condition except for the yellowed and brittle paper. I had never seen this before. The article told of a couple I had only known as older people — not the young and vibrant newlyweds of whom the author had written.
"The bride (my grandmother) wore a lovely frock of canary yellow flat crepe with accessories to correspond, and her flowers were sweet peas," the article said. Sweet peas? I knew my grandma loved sweet peas, but I didn't know she carried them on her wedding day? Perhaps that's why she loved them so.
"The home was attractively decorated in the bride's chosen colors, canary and white, and there was a profusion of flowers, as well as nuptial emblems ..." I tried to wrap my head around the picture painted by the newspaper reporter's words.
"(They) left last evening for a honeymoon trip through the east ... They will be at home after March 1 in an attractive new home, which is in readiness for them in Princeton." What? "Through the East?" We could barely get Grandpa to drive to LaSalle!
The article went on to tell of my grandmother being "a trained nurse," but it also said she helped hurricane victims in Florida. I never heard her speak of that. I wanted to know more. It referred to my grandfather as "a young farmer," and it called him "prominent in various activities."
It was so much fun to read. It offered me the opportunity to look at my grandparents in a completely different way ... all because of a newspaper clipping ... written 85-plus years ago by a newspaper reporter.
Everybody has a newspaper clipping/photo or two (or more) tucked away for safe keeping. It may be a birth announcement, an obituary, a wedding announcement, a column, a story ... The staff at the newspaper is proud to produce a important item that causes you to clip and save the moments of those who matter most to you.
OK, the stress and deadlines are dreadful at times, but the idea of you tucking away something from the newspaper that someone will discover many years from now and read with interest about a loved one from long ago ... well, somehow, that just doesn't equate to the No. 1 worst job in the nation. What do you think?
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Prince William to the Rescue! The Duke of Cambridge Saves Girl from Drowning
Damsels in distress, have no fear: Prince William is here!
-Anisa Young
There can be no denying that Prince William plays the role of knight in shining armor quite well— especially in light of this epic tale: The Duke of Cambridge is a hero after piloting the helicopter that saved a 16-year-old girl from drowning off the coast of Wales.
According to CNN, two friends had been bodysurfing when they were caught in a strong riptide. A surfer saved the younger of the two girls; the older friend's situation, however, was a bit direr.
Lucky for her, though, it only took the Royal Air Force—with Prince William at the helm—38 seconds to respond to the distress call, making it one of the fastest responses ever conducted by the RAF Valley. Arriving in the nick of time, the girl had just gone under the water when the RAF team showed up to assist her. Both girls were then flown to a hospital in Bangor, north Wales.
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A slew of tweets from fans have surfaced on Twitter since the incident,
"Prince William rescued a drowning teenager in a helicopter rescue off the coast of Wales. Your move, Ryan Gosling," one admirer wrote.
"I LOVE this Prince & he can SAVE me anyday>:)…" said another.
We don't know about you, Bettys, but we'll take Prince William over Prince Charming any day!
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Long time listener, first time coach
"First time, long time" is a classic cliché of sports radio, it's used for first time callers to a program who want everyone to know that they're not some newbie. They are newbies, obviously, but they feel their listening makes them qualified to join the discussion.
That's pretty much the way I felt about coaching high school football. I played football in high school, "played" being a pretty loose term. I never actually played much, but I had four years of fun and made friends that I consider some of my closest to this day. I may have told people my position was "left out," but I never forgot what I learned from those four years. Not only about the game, but the self-discipline to focus on success and the will to sustain the effort needed to attain it.
Remembering the values and memories of my time in high school and the two-a-days in the August sun, I got an insatiable itch to be around football again. Knowing I wouldn't be able to play at whatever the next level is, my best bet was to search for a coaching position in the area.
Considering my history of participation in the game, I had some "first time, long time" hubris going into my search. Luckily, Coach Jim Tietjen in Whitefish Bay had an opening he thought would work perfectly for a first timer such as myself. After meeting with both Coach Tietjen and Whitefish Bay High School Athletic Director John Gustavson, I became the offensive and defensive line coach for the freshman Blue Dukes.
Excitement abound, I made plans for what I was going to do and how I was going to coach both lines considering I only had experience on the defensive line and the offense was not a system I was familiar with. Shortly after that excitement hit, I promptly forgot every drill I was ever put through. The first practice, I was able to get by on nerves and simple play installation. It was the second day in which I fell flat on my face.
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Births Civil Registration New Zealand – History
Civil registration in New Zealand dates from 1848 when it was under the control of the Colonial Secretary's Office. At first only births and deaths were recorded with marriages six years later in 1854. This applied to all New Zealand residents and was not compulsory until 1856. The separate registration of Maori marriages started in 1911 with separate birth and death registers starting in 1913. In 1961 the registration for both Maori and non Maori were combined. A timeline for changes in civil registration requirements is given at the end of this lesson.
You need to be very clear in your mind that the birth records described in this lesson are quite different from the baptisms or christenings that are recorded in parish registers. Births are recorded by a government department for a number of reasons and christenings/baptisms are events that occur after birth and are for religious reasons.
Births Civil Registration New Zealand – What is on the indexes ?
The civil registration indexes in New Zealand give more information that those for England & Wales. The earlier record may only give the child's name, year of registration of the birth and reference number. It does seem to vary as I have seen entries for the 1859 that only give the child's name and others for the same year that give the parents names as well. So bearing in mind these facts about the earlier years you can expect to find on the online birth indexes the following …
Reference number
First name & Surname
Mothers first name/s
Fathers first name/s
Whether the entry refers to a stillbirth
There are two booklets that can be used in conjunction with these indexes to decipher the reference number thus giving the district in which the event took place. "District Keys to the NZ Registration Indexes 1848-1920" and "District Keys to the NZ Registration Indexes 1921-1955". Both of these booklets are published by The New Zealand Society of Genealogists. http://www.genealogy.org.nz/default.aspx
Births Civil Registration New Zealand – What is on the printouts ?
Printouts, which aren't legal documents, have more information than certificates and are the preferred option for family history. However if you require a legal document for some reason then you will need to purchase a certificate. Printouts are cheaper than certificates. Printouts can be sent by email whilst certificates have to be sent by mail.
At various times different information has been required to be recorded in the birth, marriage and death registers. Below is a summary of what you can expect to find on a printout for a birth entry. Bear in mind that if the information was unknown or not given then there will be a gap in the printout.
Births prior 1875
- Local registration number
- When and Where Born
- Names if any
- Sex
- Name and surname of father
- Name and maiden surname of mother
- Rank or profession of father
- Signature, description and residence of informant
- When registered
- Signature of deputy registrar
- Name if added after registration of birth
Births post 1875
- When and where born
- Name of child and whether present or not (child was with parent at time of registration)
- Sex
- Father's full name, rank or profession, age, place of birth
- Mother's full name including maiden name, age, place of birth
- When and where parents were married.
- Informants name, description, address
- If entry is a correction of a former entry
- When registered, name of registrar
- Name if added after birth
Births in the Māori Registers (1913 – 1961)
- Entry number
- When & where born
- Name of child
- Sex
- Father's full name, residence, tribe, description
- Mother's full name, residence, tribe, description
- Informants name, residence, occupation, degree of relationship (if any) to child
Births post 1998
- Name of child
- Sex
- Still-birth (if applicable)
- Multiple birth (if applicable)
- Where and when born
- Citizenship by Birth (NZ) – Not applicable to births that occurred prior to 1 January 2006
- Ethnic Groups
- Maori Descent
- Father's full name, occupation, date and place of birth, home address,ethnic groups, Maori descent.
- Mother's full name including maiden name, occupation, date and place of birth, home address,ethnic groups, Maori descent.
- Sex, date of birth, whether died or still born children of this relationship.
- Date & place of parents marriage or type of relationship
- Informants description, name and address
- If any name changes date previous name last used, name changed from.
Births Civil Registration New Zealand .. Where can the indexes be found?
The historic civil registration indexes are available on the Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records website along with a facility to order copies of certificates and printouts. There are restricted time periods for these indexes births have to have occurred at least 100 years ago and stillbirths at least 50 years ago.
Timeline of Changes to Civil Registration in New Zealand
|Birth and Death Registrations Introduced (Colonial Secretary's Office).
|Marriage Registration Act Introduced.
|Registry Office Marriages Introduced.
|Marriage details/age and birthplace of Parents recorded on birth registrations. Occupation, parental details, where born, when and where buried, marriage details, ages of children of deceased, length of time in NZ recorded on death registrations.
|Oct 1880
|Parental details recorded on Marriage registrations and the residence of each party to the marriage.
|Separate Registration of Māori Marriages introduced.
|Age of widow and degree of Māori blood recorded on Death registration. Official registration of stillborn births provided for, however some stillborn births were registered prior to this date.
|Separate Registration of Māori Births and Deaths introduced. Age and sex of live siblings recorded on Birth registration plus number and sex of deceased siblings.
|Recording of First World War deaths.
|Introduction to re-register the birth of any child "subject to an adoption order". Original birth entry closed. New entry registered stating adoptive details.
|Dissolution endorsements recorded on marriage entries.
|Registration of births not registered within 2 years. No set time after 2 years to allow the Register-General the authority to register birth. Prior to the above there were other Acts allowing the Registrar-General to register a late birth, however there were specific times set e.g. within one year. Acts were called Extension or Amendment Act.
|Word "Illegitimate" to be omitted from birth registration. Registering Deaths of Naval forces. Amendment to the Coroners Act by permitting inquests to be held in cases where the body is irrecoverable and the deaths able to be registered.
|Minimum Age of Marriage raised to 16 years. Prior to this it was 14 years for males & 12 years for females.
|Births, Deaths & Marriages transferred from the Department of Internal Affairs to the Department of Justice. Change made to information registered on Māori Births and Deaths.
|Registration of children born overseas and adopted in New Zealand.
|Recording of Marriage relating to a Service person solemnised outside New Zealand. Cause of death could be amended if error disclosed by post mortem examination.
|Recording of Second World War plus any future Service personnel death e.g. Korean, Vietnam.
|Separate Māori marriage registration now combined into General Register.
|Deed poll Endorsements recorded on Birth Registrations. Prior to the above Deed Polls were lodged at the nearest Supreme Court to where the applicant lived. No provision to notate the relevant birth registration.
|Issue of Certificate of No Impediment to New Zealand citizen wishing to marry in a foreign country. Introduction of the Marriage Act 1955 which is still in force today.
|Separate Māori Birth and Death registrations combined into the General register. Adoptions made in the Māori land court ceased. All adoptions then processed by the Magistrates Court.
|Birth and Death registrations now in A4 loose leaf form (previously recorded in large registers).
|Adult Adoption act provided for requests of Pre Adoptive birth certificate by adoptee. Vetoes on disclosure able to be lodged by either adoptee or birth parents.
|NZ Post Office agencies withdrawn. Local authorised agencies established. Commemorative birth certificates available for the year marking 150 years of the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
|Births, Deaths and Marriages transferred from the Department of Justice to Department of Internal Affairs. Became known as the Central Registry. Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 came into force. The associated Registration Regulations included prescribed information and forms.
|Centralisation of registration processes.
|Computerisation / Imaging of Pre 1998 Birth, Death and Marriage registrations commenced.
|Commemorative millennium birth certificates available for children born in 2000. All birth and death agency work withdrawn from the courts and local authorisation agencies. All register books archived.
|Computer imaging of registrations completed.
|Bilingual birth certificates introduced. Addresses printed on back of certificates.
|Civil unions introduced. Status of children legislation allowing for 'other parent' to be included on a birth registration. Human Assisted Reproduction Technology legislation introduced allowing registration of donors & donor offspring through fertility clinics.
|Citizenship status determined for children born in New Zealand after 1/1/2006.
|Decorative birth certificates introduced and available for all births.
|Amendments leading to the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act came into force on 25 January 2009 changing access requirements. Allows for internet services to be introduced. Name change register was established to record name changes processed after this date for overseas born persons.


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I purchased an E46 aux input to install in my 03 Z4, which I have seen others install. The car had a factory ipod adapter when purchased. I want to leave it in place to charge my daughters ipod. The E46 adapter has a 10 pin connector and the ipod connector has a 12 pin connector, which matches the back of the stereo. I removed the pins from the 10 pin connector, and installed them in the 12 pin connector where they appeared to go. It looked as if they would either intertwine with the ipod adapter or 2 wires would go in the same connectors as the ipod connector, depending on where you put the 10 pin connector. Bottom line, not working. Can someone who has installed this tell me the pin numbers and wiring colors that the E46 aux. input should match up to on the Z4? Thanks
I just installed an AUX input in my car. I used the Auxiliary Input Retrofit Kit from ECS Tuning, BMW #65120153502, ECS Part# ES#180582 . The AUX input for the Z4 has only three pins which are installed in the 12-pin connector in the BLACK plug, not the 12-pin connector for the iPod adapter which is in a WHITE plug.
If you are looking at the back of the radio harness, the black plug (with a black 12-pin connector, Nav and Bluetooth) is in the lower right corner, the white plug (with a black 12-pin connector, iPod adapter) is in the lower left corner. If you don't have Nav and Bluetooth, then the lower right socket may be blank.
This kit includes the 12-pin connector as well as the black plug which plugs into the back of the radio harness. If you have Nav and Bluetooth, you have to remove either the 3 pins from the 12-pin connector in the kit or the existing 2 pins from the existing 12-pin connector and combine them. This kit includes a stereo mini plug on a cheap metal bracket which can be removed.
I should have bought the AUX input for the Mini as detailed in this post, which details the installation along with pictures: http://www.zpost.com/forums/showpost...80&postcount=5. It's about half the cost and appears to be the exact same thing. I've also attached a JPEG scan of a page that shows the pin outs from the installation instruction of a different OEM Aux Input Kit.
I also bought the Auxiliary Input Socket from ECS Tuning, BMW #84109237655, ECS Part# ES#2207518 to fill the hole in the under radio panel that I bought so I could use it to install a Homelink garage door opener. (The panel is no longer available without the AUX input jack hole already in it.) This takes an odd-shaped 4-pin plug in the back as below. Anyone know what the part number is for this four-pin plug?
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Thanks SD Z4MR. I didn't get the one for the Mini, but for the E46. It has a 10 pin connector instead of a 12 pin. It didn't look like it would lock into the connector, so I assumed since the ipod was also an add on, it would go into that connector. It appears that the connector that came with the E46 input will plug into the blank connector, just not lock. The attached file should give me the pin numbers I need to transfer the wires back to the connector and move it to the other side. I will try that and see what happens. Sounds like I should be fixed.
Thanks. That is exactly what I needed. Moved wires to pins 3,4 and 10 as in the attachment and to the other side and now working. Now, just waiting for my coolant tank which just sprung a leak.
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Senators Agree to 'Border Surge,' 700-Mile Fence
(NEWSER) – How do you get Republicans to sign onto an immigration bill? You build a danged fence—a lot of danged fence. A bipartisan group of senators has agreed to bolster the border security provisions in the Senate's immigration reform bill, in the hopes of winning over more GOP votes, sources tell NBC News. The deal would double the size of the border patrol and mandate 700 miles of border fencing, in what the senators are terming a "border surge."


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Pub Crawl: The Worm Tequila & Mezcal Bar
Updated 7:18 am, Thursday, October 18, 2012
Address: 123 Losoya St. (River Walk)
Hours: 2 p.m.-2 a.m.
Monday-Friday;, noon-2 a.m.Saturday- Sunday.
Phone: (210) 543-1418
Web: facebook.com/TheWormTequilaBar
Cost/noise: High/medium
Snapshot: In mid-August, this River Walk nightclub opened in the spot that formerly housed The Landing, Jim Cullum's legendary jazz venue. Still a work in progress, the spacious club exudes a touristy vibe with its pink and black décor and price point. There is ample seating indoors and on the two-level patio. Its location, right where the River Walk bends, makes it one of the best people-watching vantage points downtown.
Behind the bar: Tequila and mescal — well or top shelf, in a shot or cocktail — dominate the menu. There's also a full bar that includes in-vogue "beer-ritas," a good selection of bottle and draft beer, five kinds of mojitos and a variety of cocktails.
Soundtrack: The Leslie Lugo Trio has been playing Friday nights. But an more extensive live music lineup is in the works.
Fun and games: Shot contest, anyone?
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Munchies: A light appetizer menu is in the works.
The skinny: The Worm is not the cheapest of downtown bars, but its prices also are not outrageous. For locals, it's worth checking out.
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Is Bullying Really a Part of Childhood?
In a special announcement of Facebook — Michelle Obama and President Obama set the stage for an online summit "Bullying Prevention" — starting March 10, 2011.
Calling to action all parents, coaches, teachers and students to step forward and become the solution. You can participate online at StopBullying.gov or on Facebook.
More after the jump.
In just three hours the President has gotten 9,505 FB likes with 1,376 comments. It is time that we quit accepting the very lame excuse "it's a part of childhood" and take a stand for those who can't. What do you think?


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Police and Child Protective Services take baby from parents after they seek 2nd medical opinion
(Erica Ritz) A California couple had their five-month-old baby "snatched" by police after they took the infant to get a second opinion on a medical procedure, they claim.
Anna and Alex Nikolayev are described as loving parents who took their baby, who has a heart murmur, to Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento when he started exhibiting flu-like symptoms. The family has undergone plenty of doctor visits in the last five months for the their son's heart, and were unsettled by the treatment he was receiving.
At one point, Anna says, a nurse came in and started giving the baby, named Sammy, medicine. When she asked what it was, the nurse allegedly replied, "I don't know."
"I'm like, you're working as a nurse, and you don't even know what to give to my baby…?" Annasaid in an ABC10 Action News interview.
They later found out that medicine was antibiotics, which Anna claims the doctor told her Sammy shouldn't have received.
After doctors started discussing heart surgery, the Nikolayevs decided they wanted a second opinion. They weren't categorically opposed to the procedure, but they wanted a different doctor.
"If we got the one mistake after another, I don't want to have my baby have surgery in the hospital where I don't feel safe," Anna explained.


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LYNNWOOD — Lynnwood detectives are asking for help in identifying a suspect in a Wells Fargo Bank robbery that occurred just before 11 a.m. Tuesday in the 6400 block of 196th Street.
No one was hurt after the man walked into the bank, displayed a gun and presented a note demanding money, Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said. The suspect then ran off with an undisclosed amount of money.
The suspect is in his late 40s to early 50s.
He is about 6 foot, 2 and roughly 180 pounds.
The suspect was wearing black sun glasses, a tan driving cap and a black vest with a long-sleeved black shirt.
Lynnwood detectives are working with the FBI and other agencies to see if Tuesday's robbery is connected to any others in the region.
Anyone with information is asked to call Lynnwood detective Brian Jorgensen at 425-670-5632.
Tips also can be made to Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound at 800-222-TIPS. Texters can enter the number 274637 on the "To" Line, then type Tip486 and what they want to say in the message box.
Emails can be sent to www.crimestoppers.com/ to send in an anonymous crime tip. All tips are confidential and you could earn cash reward of up to $1,000.


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My Favorite Congregational Minister: Rev. Lillian Daniel
I am sure that there are many issues on which the Rev. Lillian Daniel and I would not exactly see eye-to-eye. But hats off to the pastor at the First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn, Illinois for confronting the "I am spiritual but not religious" approach to the life of faith. Here is a recent interview she did with NPR [1]. (h/t to David Gibson at Commonweal)


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Closely watched by the stock market and obsessed over by the biggest companies, brand identity is the one indisputable source of sustainable competitive advantage, the vital key to customer loyalty. An expert in this burgeoning field, David Aaker now prepares managers for the next wave of the brand revolution. With co-author Erich Joachimsthaler, Aaker takes brand management to the next level - strategic brand leadership. The authors offer their conceptualization of "brand architecture" - how multiple brands relate to each other - as well as insights on the new area of internet branding.
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Build it ... and they'll come. Nope, not necessarily, not anymore. It's a crowded, crazy market out there, and no matter how fabulous your product or service, there's bound to be someone else delivering something pretty close. The solution? Take your product or service and ... brand it! Though the idea has been around in management circles since the late 1980s, brand equity has never been more important than it is now. In Brand Leadership, David Aaker and Erich Joachimsthaler set out to guide managers to the next level of the brand revolution.
Building and managing brands, though obviously vital and necessary steps in the process, do not make up the whole picture of the successful development of a brand. What is needed is strategic brand leadership. Implementing this kind of leadership, Aaker and Joachimsthaler insist, requires a radical shift in an organization's culture, its structure, and its systems. In their densely packed but accessible book, they outline what this shift is all about, and discuss the important components of brand leadership: defining and elaborating a brand identity; designing the brand's architecture to achieve clarity, synergy, and leverage; building a brand beyond the obvious route of advertising by incorporating such aspects as sponsorship and the role of the Internet; and organizing the entire company around global brand leadership as opposed to merely the creation of a global brand. To support and demonstrate their ideas, the authors conducted hundreds of corporate case studies throughout Europe and the U.S. Inspiring and useful tales of such brand-focused and brand-recognized companies as Virgin, L.L. Bean, Nike, Adidas, and MasterCard are told in detail, and they touch on a host of other companies and brands to add texture to the lessons. As is obvious from these examples, achieving an effective brand leadership strategy requires awareness, understanding, passion, and a heck of a lot of work. But in today's enormously competitive brand environment, the rewards can be--and are--well worth the effort. Brand Leadership provides invaluable advice for anyone looking to focus and direct that effort toward a profitable and lasting result. --S. KetchumAbout the Author:
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October 23, 2010
This is part two of of a two part blog series. If you haven't yet, we recommend you read Part One of his blog post series. In part 2, Jason Hahn describes his day with Esther, a kind-hearted Community Knowledge Worker (CKW), as she asks farmers to register for the CKW program, where they will be able to use smartphones to access CKW Search to access information about the current market prices for crops as well as ask questions about best farming practices.
After setting up my tent in her well-kept yard, I headed out with Esther on her afternoon round to register farmers for the Community Knowledge Worker (CKW) program. Registering farmers allows us to track how frequently they use our services and see if they change their farming practices based on the information we provide. Part of the registration also involves conducting a baseline poverty survey. We can use the baseline data to see whether or not farmers we are working with are moving out of poverty.
After a few registrations, it quickly became apparent why Esther's community chose her to be a CKW. She gave advice and solicited information in a very friendly manner and it was clear she had a good rapport with her fellow villagers. It would be easy to see her on the city council in a small American town.
Jane Kapsandi was the first woman that we called on. We found her outside her house made of mud bricks and a tin roof. Using CKW Search, a program on Esther's phone, Esther answered Jane's question about what foods will help her cow give good milk. Jane was happy with the advice and agreed to be registered for the CKW program. Chatting with Esther after our visit to Jane, she told me that the easy access to information the phone provides was a real improvement on other sources of information. Before, they would have to wait for an infrequent visit from an agricultural extension agent. Now, they have real-time access to a large body of useful information.
After leaving Jane, we walked along a footpath through a field interspersed with banana and coffee plants to call on Godfrey Mwanga. After registering Godfrey for the program, Esther answered his questions about coffee rust disease. This disease, which appeared endemic in Kewel, markedly diminishes the harvest from a coffee plant. Again using CKW Search, Esther told Godfrey that to cure the disease, the coffee plant can be sprayed with a copper based fungicide. As coffee is one of the chief cash crops of this region, information on protecting the plants is very useful.
During my two days in Kewel, I learned a great deal about coffee, including seeing it for the first time on the branch and watching traditional coffee roasting. What I found amazing was the difference in price between what raw coffee costs, 600 shillings or .30 cents for an amount that would fill a large yogurt tub, and the $3.50 a latte sets me back in Seattle. As the CKW program grows, we will introduce new software and partnerships to enable farmers to capture more of the value of their goods. Learning the price of coffee here brought the reasons we are doing this into sharp focus for me.
As we moved from house to house, I asked Esther how she found using the smartphone. She told me it was a useful but she had recently been asked by the program managers in Kampala to update the software on her phone, but did not know how. When Edward, our field officer, came back the next day, I asked him to update her software. I took the need for automatic updates back to our tech team to look at. By constantly examining how we best serve our end-users, CKWs and their farmer neighbors, we are improving the services that we offer.
While I left Kewel tired in body, as those roosters sure do start crowing early, I was energized about the work we are doing. Easy access to actionable agricultural information can change the life of a farmer. While we have a great deal to learn as we deliver it, I am convinced the CKW program is a viable way to bridge "the last mile" of providing that information to rural farmers living at the base of the poverty pyramid.
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I'm proud to say I work at Goldman Sachs and I greatly appreciate the opportunities and recognition I've received from my managers and teammates.
I work in Controllers as a part of a global team. We look at local and corporate aspects of accounting and reporting as well as monitor P&L in Russia. I am responsible for Product Control and the Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) roles within Controllers.
The main challenge of my role is to handle multiple tasks and to follow deadlines related to both Product Control and the SAO. Our team needs to be flexible because our projects change often, even though we are constantly working under time pressures and deadlines.
Efficiency, commitment, effectiveness – these are the characteristics I would use to describe my day-to-day activities. I need to be very attentive to not only those on my team but to the traders as well. When sending daily P&L reports, I must stand behind my calculations and be ready to answer any questions that could arise from traders and senior management.
Corporate Accounting as well as the Product Control function gives me plenty of opportunities to develop my skill set and provides me with a broad picture of the financial positions and activities of Russia-based entities.
Typically I'll start my day by reading up on recent market news to understand the main drivers that will influence our daily P&L. Each day I issue Russia P&L, but the most difficult time to do this is at the beginning of each month because of the pressure of hard deadlines related to closings. During less pressured times in the month, I'm engaged in additional projects, such as new products flows testing.
Most of my work is through e-mail. Since I am responsible for both Product Control and Corporate Accounting for Russian entities, I receive many questions and requests electronically. I try to react promptly, as most of the issues are very time sensitive.
The first two weeks of each month are usually devoted to monthly and quarterly closings. Therefore most of my day during those weeks is spent clearing all issues connected with this process. During non-closing time, I spend time with the local Moscow team preparing proper support and documentation for expense transfers for local Russian books. I also communicate with the corporate team regarding the issues connected with the Russian entities' current operations.
My Product Control role usually occupies the second part of my day and is connected with issuing the Russia P&L on a daily basis.
New products evolve at a rapid pace so my work is constantly changing. I work with different people across the firm on a regular basis, including corporate finance, SAOs of other Group entities, product controllers and traders.
Having studied finance and credit in the Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation in Moscow, I always considered a career in the investment banking industry.
Before joining Goldman Sachs two years ago, I worked at one of the big accounting firms for 5 years. There I was engaged in the auditing function, which was a great experience and provided me with the skills I needed to get the job at Goldman Sachs.
I'm proud to say I work at Goldman Sachs and I greatly appreciate the opportunities and recognition I've received from my managers and teammates. I'm constantly surrounded by people with passion and purpose – this is important for me to have in my workplace.
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Lucas World War II
Biographical Note
The Lucas World War II Collection is a collection consisting primarily of correspondence between the Lucas family and sweethearts of Margaret Lucas. The family included husband Harvie and wife Margaret and the children Margaret and Harvie, Jr..
The siblings Margaret and Harvie, Jr. lived in Abilene and Dripping Springs, Texas in 1934. The daughter Margaret Lucas lived in Dallas, Texas in 1942-1943, and she lived in Utah in 1944-1945. H.O. Lucas, while stationed in California, wrote to his sister Margaret.
"Danny" Danner was stationed in Bonham, Texas and wrote to his sweetheart Margaret Lucas from 1942-1943. The letters convey the lifestyle of a military man during World War II and describe his workouts and training on aircraft. The letters also describe the heartfelt emotions between young sweethearts.
Harry Schaffler was stationed in Louisiana and Texas and wrote to Margaret in Utah from 1944-1945. He also describes some of his training at the base camp and his homesickness and longing to be with his sweetheart. He later moved to Camp Ritchie, Maryland and then Florida. The letters convey how Americans moved around the country while training for the military.
Margaret Lucas worked for the city of Dallas as the chief tax office cashier. She married Everett Roy Francis on March 9, 1948.
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The Lucas World War II collection is arranged in three series. The first series consists of correspondence and is further divided into six subseries. The first subseries is correspondence between the siblings H.O. (Harvie) Lucas and Margaret Lucas. H.O. Lucas wrote the letters from California to Dallas, Texas from 1942-1943. The second subseries includes correspondence between "Danny" Danner and Margaret Lucas. "Danny" wrote the letters from Bonham, Texas to Dallas, Texas from 1942-1943. The third subseries consists of correspondence between Harry Schaffler and Margaret Lucas. Harry wrote these letters from Texas, Maryland, and Florida to Margaret in Utah from 1944-1945. The fourth subseries includes correspondence from the father Harvie Lucas to his son and daughter (Harvie, Jr. and Margaret) in the year 1934. The fifth subseries includes miscellaneous correspondence to Margaret Lucas from the years 1930-1949. The sixth subseries includes miscellaneous correspondence from the years 1932-1951. The second series includes miscellaneous items in the collection. The third series includes newsletters: Octopuss, The Flyer, The Messenger, Wavepac, and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
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MA08.3,Lucas World War II Collection, Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library
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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0257 Monday, 18 June 2012
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2-3-1 invert set, with both middies who have short sticks (M2 & M3) inverted behind the net.
The third middie (M1) who has the long pole is at the top of the restraining line preventing a fast break.
The attackmen (A1 A2 & A3) are set up three across - meaning one on each wing in shooting position and one on the crease.
It's best to have your middies with the short sticks (M2 & M3) controlling the ball behind. This way they can eat the clock until 15 seconds are left.
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Have your middie (M3) dodge up left-handed. As he starts his dodge the ball side attackmen (A2) pinches in and sets a pick on the crease for the crease attackmen (A3).
The crease attackmen (A3) then pops off the pick calling hard for the ball. If he is open feed it to him. If not, the dodging middie (M3) should roll back away from pressure and pass the ball behind to (M2) at X. (A2 now becomes the crease attackmen)
The middie at X (M2) catches and dodges up the opposite side. As he catches the pass, the left side attackmen (A1) should be pinching in to set a pick for the new crease attackmen (A2).
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siri all the way because its from apple xD
Wow I never realized it was so difficult to hold a button down. Laziness had prevailed. Also who gives a sh** bout a whole .2 seconds. I myself would never even notice the difference. Siri is way nicer looking and in my opinion way better. No arguments necessary here cuz i win.
It just seems like Siri is more personal so her responses were slightly longer then Googles, I don't know if that's kinda of fair comparison . The google voice adsistsnce is nice though
I love how you got Google vs Siri on a G-Nexus vs iPhone4s??LOL! Fu*k outta here lol, siri all day baby, specially when its been raped by Cydia, eewwweeeee
Why even do a review? LMFAO :P
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Cant buy them anyways :P and one of the patents is about the voice search DOH!!!! LOL :P
Ok my opinion so I could be wrong and feel free to correct me if I em but when he asked the phones to search for the bulldog pictures isnt the google search phone obviously going to show photos since its using the web and Siri is a phone feature it self and when I mean it self I mean it's not Connect to the web unless you tell it to?? As for the google search being always connected or not again not sure but if it is wouldn't that just eat your data plan away??
Who cares, Siri is a sales gimmick anyway. I don't even use it. Along with every other Siri copy that comes along. If I wanted an assistant to do stuff for me I would have children but I already have a wife so she's close enough.
siri will never be apple's best offer in the iphone, they haven't even bothered to make and update for ios 5 to have siri on the ipad, and the ipad 1 will never have siri unless you jailbreak, apple will always beat android with the power of their phones, faster processor and great graphics.
I do like that Google's assistant has more of a human voice to it. Google may be a bit faster than Siri, but I would hope it is, they've been working with voice recognition for a lot longer than Apple has! Plus Siri is still just a beta, it usually takes Apple awhile to get something good out because they like to perfect it. Either way, I like that both companies are moving forward with this.
Yes, good job Google on copying a feature iOS had first.
In fact, if iOS hadn't happened, I doubt Android would even exist.
The courage to lead and take chances is why I'm sticking with Apple for good.
Also, the speed difference here could be merely a hardware advantage of a newer Android phone vs. an older iPhone.
Wait for the next iPhone...I'm going to!
You got to be kidding me. I will say this in the nicest way I can without trying to insult you, but it did state in the article that this was a "comparison test between both an iPhone 4S running iOS 6 Beta 2 and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.1 Jellybean with their voice assistants". Now to me this means that while at the moment this might be the only device loaded with this feature, it certainly won't be the last, unless Apple searches for an injunction against Samsung or Google for Android 4.1 or the voice assistants.
Looking at this more objectively than what most of you "fan boys" seem to be, the Android (actual program name?) Voice Assistants' response time seems to be quicker, delivering the requested information faster with minimal effort. The iPhone seems to take longer, but keep in mind that it also adds and extra little blurb at the beginning of the response to each request, like "Here is the weather for today..." before it displays the information. Yes, the look is more polished but that means little when you are requesting info.
I like the fact that Voice Assistants will actually display the web info instead of just requesting if you want to check the web. I can't tell you how many times I have been annoyed by "would you like me to search the web?" and I don't have time to sift through the links. But I assume that this is more easily done with Google due to the origin of their business being a Global search engine power-house.
So with that being said, both have their pros and cons. I'm not going to say that either really have a "one up" on the other. But here is one thing to think about that was not shown. When I think of a personal assistant, as Siri has so many times been refered to as, I think of asking the "assistant" to do an action that I want to automate. An example of this would be like, "Open [Application name]" or "Turn on/off Wifi/Bluetooth". These are commands that should have been included to help streamline the users experience. These are basic things that the operating system already understands and would be simple enough to incorporate.
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Phil new haven Ct Sent from my iPad On Jan 15, 2012, at 9:33 AM, CWMHTours at aol.com wrote: > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: > Phil- > > Should I understand that in agreement with Chet that you think it is OK to > mix fiction with fact and then publicly call it history and try to sell it > that way? > > Your Most Obedient Servant, > Peter > > > In a message dated 1/15/2012 9:30:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > pvitiello1 at comcast.net writes: > > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: > I'm sure no one hear will recognize my name. I've followed GDG for several > years now and only posted once. Having following this current thread I > feel compelled to leave a quick comment that I agree with most of Chets > statements. I feel his grasp and understanding how history is recorded and how > historians over the years perceive what should be considered fact and what is > not is spot on. > > Phil Vitiello > NH Ct. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 14, 2012, at 6:14 PM, Matt Diestel <agatematt at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: >>> >>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: >>> >> >> >>> So, Chet, if a book inserts make believe events into the naration you >>> would still call that "history"? >>> >>> Your Most Obedient Servant, >>> Peter >>> >>> The amount --- and supposed seriousness --- of the errors in "Killing >>> Lincoln" by all indication is a matter that is still much in dispute. > That >>> is certainly reinforced by the variety of opinions that have been > posted by >>> esteemed members in this discussion thread. >>> >> In direct answer to your question, would I call a book which "inserts >> make believe events into the narration .. "history?" --- No, I would not >> but then in regards to "Killing Lincoln" that is an accusation which has >> not yet been proved to my satisfaction. >> Too often, when one person sees a set of possible historical actions > in >> one way and accepts it and then writes it in anything from book form to a >> discussion point in this group, there are some who refuse to take it as >> simply an interpretation with which they disagree with and instead is is >> something that is at best historical error and at worse something >> nefarious. >> People can --- and do --- see historical "facts" in different ways. As >> an example, I will point to the many discussions this group has had over >> the years as to what Stuart was suppose to do at Gettysburg on July 3. >> There are those who take it as a historical certainty that Lee gave his >> cavalry commander specific orders to place himself on the Union flank to >> attack when the forces of Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble broke the AOP line > and >> forced that army to retreat. Other esteemed members believe that to be so >> much non-historical hogwash, but I have yet to read a member accusing >> another of fabricating the truth because they see facts in a different >> light. >> Besides, what is truly a fact. Given that much of the narrative of any >> event is based upon the gathering of evidence from eye-witnesses, all of >> whom may see the same event slightly different or radically differently. >> That is evident by just going to the Official Records and read the after >> battle reports of units which opposed each other. More often than not, > the >> text reads in a way to make it seem that neither unit was not on the same >> piece of the battlefield but probably not on the same planet. >> OK, which author's work is the lie? And which one should historians >> choose? And if they choose one then do those who take the other side as >> gospel then have the right to label the opponent's version as having >> inserted "make believe events." >> With regards, >> Chet >> > ----------------http://www.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg_arthes.com -to unsubscribe >> http://arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg_arthes.com/ for Archives > > ----------------http://www.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg_arthes.com > -to unsubscribe > http://arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg_arthes.com/ for Archives > > > ----------------http://www.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg_arthes.com -to unsubscribe > http://arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg_arthes.com/ for Archives


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He's saying it's weird that there is a space between your R, but your A has no space.
However, he is speaking dumbfuck, which can be very hard to translate at times.
He's saying it's weird that there is a space between your R, but your A has no space.
However, he is speaking dumbfuck, which can be very hard to translate at times.
I kind of understand what duke's saying, I think. But it looks fine the way it is. And the G is fine, but maybe you should listen to him, he's a graffiti writer. Haha. Oof at those Maniks.
Maniac your throw and handi are improving. Keep at it.
Zarb- The shines are weird.
The maniac shit is wack i dont know where people are going with that.
99%shit-Looks good to me.
Its kinda weird to see people on here with more then 100 posts with a horrible throwie. No hating but it kinda shows that you might be spending to much time on a computer. No hating or anything its just something I noticed.
Thinking about a name change. Im tired of writing six letters all the time it sucks when your boming n such. and keeping proportion throughout the whole thing is tough...
Tell me wacha think!
yo someone want to do a shem throwie for me i'm havinf mad trouble getting something i'm happy with need some inspiration.
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you should be too.
Peg- You have a valid point, but if I'm trying to tweak a throw.. wouldn't I want to see all my flaws and fix them? I'm not trying to beef with you. I'm garbage, that's why I'm here. To get crits and get better. You just bashed me without helping. I haven't been trying to be an ass. I'm just trying to defend myself. Not start shit.
I come here. Get crits for a bit and leave, work with what I got and put something up again in like 2 weeks. Hell. I changed names between times I was here last and came back. Until I have something I feel semi good about. I'll be gone.
you guys make me sad all these toys talking shit about whos toyer. no offence but 99 is the most decent shit i saw on here in the past 3 pages so all you guys should sit down stfu and keep practicing
lol makes me think of that quote, i forget who said it...
bombingscience = toys arguing about who's more toy
i guess while i'm in this topic, BS, last time we were out u said u had ideas to tweak my throw....
it was jet who said that, and hes damn right, yeah yeah send me a two letter sketch ill help you out real quick. i gotta do a final paper and its due at midnight tonight so i dont have much time
no rush, i'm at work, i'll send it tommorrow sometime
word up
Yeah man, not doing it either.
And Leaks, lets stop the back and forth its just clogging up the throwies thread. I didn't want to start beef and I never said I was better than you, shit I've been drawing throwies for like 2 months so I obviously wouldn't over hype myself. I'll still battle you if you want though.
There's my attempt at making amendments and being an adult.
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" Brand: McVities / Type: Biscuits "
When you have a sweet tooth it is extremely difficult to just ignore it, I find that I just have to dig into the cupboard and find something to satisfy those cravings.
No matter where you go you are confronted with the words low fat, less sugar, no added this and that, as if that is meant to make you feel any better about the fact that you have just devoured a half a packet of low fat biccies.Many of my friends love the Go Ahead range but I don't find them very appealing.
I love digestive biscuits, the nutty McVities digestive biscuits are marvellous dunker's, they are gorgeous with a hunk of cheese and I find that they are quite filling.
In our local Farmfood's store I spotted the packets of McVities Light digestive biscuits and decided that they merited a trial run.
If you wanted to kid yourself then you could easily fall into the trap of thinking that the McVities light digestive biscuits contain far less calories than the originals but that is not the case. Each of the Mcvities light digestive biscuits contains 65 calories and this is just 5 calories less than the conventional digestive.
The packaging is littered with `come hither` words, for example the biscuits contain 30% less fat , they contain 70% wholemeal and wheat goodness , they are a great source of fibre ( and we all know how vital that is ), McVities have added no artificial colours or flavours and last but not least they contain no hydrogenated vegetable oil.
I think that the main issue that McVities are trying to point out is that the digestives are low in fat.
The low fat digestive biscuits look more or less exactly the same as the traditional McVities digestive but I would say that because they contain less fat the texture of the biscuit has been changed slightly. I also find that they do lack the amount of `nuttiness` that the originals contain although they are still well browned.
I find that the low fat digestives are marginally `crunchier`, when you break them in half they snap more so than crumble and I liked that. The low fat biscuits still dunk well but I would far rather save them to eat along with some cheese. They make the perfect partner for a slice of mature cheddar cheese.
I think that McVities are indeed trying to create a biscuit that you can enjoy without feeling riddled with guilt, we only have to take a good look at the information on the wrapper to see that the company have worked hard to modify the original digestive recipe.
If anything I maybe prefer the low fat variety, they are still sweet and they can satisfy my sugar craving but the added `crunch` is pleasing.
Digestive biscuits are quite versatile, I also like them just spread with butter or butter and jam. The biscuits make a good base for cheesecakes and Millionaires Shortbread.
I realise that Mcvities intended this biscuit to be a healthier version so it would be rather unkind to use it as a cheesecake base !
McVities say that they have introduced the low fat biscuits for those of us who would like to try to eat a far healthier diet and all of the ingredients point in the right direction.
McVities have managed to create that biscuit without losing any of the taste of the conventional digestive and as such they should be praised for their efforts.
If the choice was mine I would buy the McVities milk chocolate digestives all of the time but they are reserved for special occasions!
For most of this year, I have been becoming intimately acquainted with the downright pain in the arse (or more accurately, pain in the right upper quadrant) that is gallstones. I won't go into the gory details here, except to say that one impact this has had on my life is to make me cultivate an intimate knowledge of the fat content of everything in the supermarket. Gone are the carefree days of chocolate and pizza. Hello to foods whose names contain the words "Diet", "Light" (or "Lite"), "Good for you", "Healthy choices" etc ad infinitum.
My dietician gave me a very simple instruction: aim for foods with no more than 5g of fat per 100g, and an absolute maximum of 15g per 100g. At 14.4g of fat per 100g, these "Light" digestive biscuits are pushing the upper limit, but that's okay because my dietician gave me another rule to follow when it comes to digestive biscuits - stick to no more than two a day.
So with this ration in mind, just what sort of a treat are these low fat biscuits? They are slightly paler and a bit less rich and crumbly in texture than the usual full fat variety. As you would expect, they are also less rich and buttery in taste as well. On first taste they reminded me very much of Rich Tea biscuits rather than digestives, and I think the best way to describe the overall taste and texture 'experience' is as a cross between those two - the rich, comforting taste of the digestive crossed with the crisper, lighter feel of Rich Tea biscuits. Crucially for the dunkers amongst us, they taste just as lovely once dunked in your cuppa as the normal digestives do.
I've had these for a few months now to eat as an occasional gap-filling nibble or to dunk in my post-breakfast tea, and I can honestly say I don't have any yearning to return to the days of full-fat indulgence. I may even stick to them once my defective gallbladder is consigned to history, and I will be allowed (theoretically!) to eat whatever I like again.
Down to the nitty gritty, you get 2.1g of fat in each biscuit, and one will cost you 65 calories, so a snack of two with a cup of tea is reasonable on most diets. The package promises 30% reduced fat than the normal variety, and they are suitable for vegetarians. If sugar is your area of concern, each biscuit contains 3g, or 20.1g per hundred - I don't know what is considered acceptable but that seems reasonable to me in something sweet. Sainsburys.co.uk lists a 400g pack at 99p, which seems very reasonable to me. And when you are rationed to two a day, that pack lasts a long time!


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A former prosecutor who blew the whistle on the abuse of our Constitution in the Guantanamo Bay military commissions is now in danger of losing his 19-year military career. Lieutenant Colonel Darrel Vandeveld was retaliated against for having the courage to follow orders and speak the truth about the mockery of due process afforded to detainees in Guantanamo Bay.
On June 1, a military promotions board will meet, ironically, not to honor or promote Lt. Col. Vandeveld, a highly decorated member of the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps who served in Bosnia, Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan, as both a solder in combat and a prosecutor. More than likely, they will smear his name, preventing him from an honorable retirement just 4 months away from 20 years of outstanding service to our nation.
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Lt. Col. Vandeveld was then subpoenaed in 2009 to testify before Congress regarding the Military Commissions Act of 2009, where he again spoke the truth, stating, "the military commission system is broken beyond repair. Even good faith efforts at revision...leave in place provisions that are illegal and unconstitutional." Instead of taking his testimony seriously, the Army chose to retaliate against Lt. Col. Vandeveld for his courageous stand and also to resume the commissions at Guantanamo with minimal revisions.
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