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Nurse taken prisoner in WWII ensures her story survives, too
Vets' recollections needed as numbers fall.
On New Year's Day 1942, the young American civilian nurse wandered through a dark, empty hospital, hours before Japanese forces invaded Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. No military members were left to raise the American flag or play "The Star-Spangled Banner."
At sunrise, she walked alone on the road to her family's home and an uncertain future as the sound of advancing enemy troops thundered in the distance.
San Antonio resident Dorothy Davis Thompson, now 96, captured that night and the terrifying days that followed in "The Road Back: A Pacific POW's Liberation Story," published in 1996 by Texas Tech University Press.
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Her tale of survival during World War II as one of 3,000 allied civilians held at the Santo Tomas Internment Camp became a lesson for her children: Jack Thompson Jr., 62, Margie Camp, 60, and Peggy McCray, 56. While growing up on the East Side, it taught them that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
"We just called it mom's story," McCray said. "It was a little daunting knowing what she went through."
Her mother was one of the 16 million men and women who served in uniform during World War II.
According to the Veterans Affairs Department, as of Sept. 30, 2012, 1.4 million World War II veterans were still living. But an estimated 642 such veterans die each day, many of them taking their war stories to their graves.
Historians say time is slipping away for Americans to seek out veterans and home-front civilians to record their oral histories and narratives, like Thompson's story, for future generations.
"In a very short time, we will not have many of these veterans around to share those stories and keep World War II within our living memory," said Keith Huxen, senior director of research & history at New Orleans' National WWII Museum.
He encouraged the public to capture narratives from loved ones who served in World War II, with either an audio recorder or a video camera.
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• Record or tape accounts of World War II veterans.
• Contact local Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Veterans Administration hospitals and American Legion chapters that might know of veterans who would like to share their stories.
• Ask at a place of worship about who might be veterans. Reserve a room at a church or synagogue resource room.
• Seek out a comfortable place to talk.
• Learn as much as possible before the interview to ask direct questions.
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"If you know your veteran's story ahead of time, you can ask more pointed questions that will bring out their memories more fully," he said. "Sometimes a little preparation helps spark memories."
Recording the histories
Huxen said many veterans never spoke about the war because they couldn't dwell on the carnage and death they'd seen.
Huxen recalled when a veteran told him that his grandchildren never knew that he had taken part in the D-Day invasion at Normandy until President Ronald Reagan commemorated the 40th anniversary of the landings.
"That kind of broke the dam, and veterans realized their children were interested in what they had done," Huxen said. "I'm happy to say that wave has continued to this day."
The Institute of Texan Cultures has made an effort to record the stories of local WWII vets, said Sarah Gould, lead curatorial researcher, who oversees its oral history program.
Currently, the ITC has 19 interviews with WWII and POW narratives. Gould said one of the volunteer jobs available with the docent program is recording oral histories. She said the museum doesn't have the resources to collect stories from across the state, but it does have a small team, which includes retired military members, that sometimes records local narratives.
"The thing about oral history that's very different than the traditional history that you read in a textbook is that this is one person's perspective, and you'll never get that exact experience from anyone else," Gould said.
"You realize how much dimension we're losing to the history of WWII and that each of those stories could add a little extra bit of information to the traditional telling of the story."
Video producer Lee Dunkelberg documented similar stories in an award-winning three-part series, "World War II: In Our Words," that aired in 2007 on KLRN as a companion to the Ken Burns series "The War." The local series featured narratives from veterans, families and concentration camp survivors.
"The idea of getting something out is so important," he said. "Some did horrific things and had horrible things happen to them, but they don't try to explain anything away. They say they owe a debt to those that didn't make it back."
Life as an internee
These days, Thompson's memories as an internee with her parents, Alfred and Marjorie, and older sister Eva have become hazy. Now her husband, Jack, and her children keep her story alive.
She was born in Shanghai, where her father was a businessman and her grandparents had been missionaries.
After the Japanese invaded China, her family moved to Manila. She worked as a civilian nurse at Steinberg General Hospital. Her fiancé, Lt. Don Childers, was killed before the end of the war when a U.S. Navy ship torpedoed the Japanese ship where he was held captive.
The Japanese interned U.S. and European civilians at the University of Santo Tomas, a 48-acre campus guarded by armed soldiers. Women and children lived in the main building, 25 to 45 per classroom, sleeping on bug-infested floors. Men lived in the gymnasium and the education building. Thompson helped set up a 60-bed clinic in an engineering building where she cared for patients around the clock with little or no sleep.
"Most of the internees were reasonably middle-class people who had been living a real nice life in Manila," said Jack Thompson, 93. "Now they had nothing."
Breakfast was a watery mix of wheat or rice. After four months at the camp, Thompson's weight dropped from 132 pounds to 108 — most internees dropped an average of 30 to 50 pounds.
In late 1943, her health took a downward turn after a recurrence of the rheumatic fever she'd had at nursing school. The Japanese chose Thompson as one of four internees for a prisoner exchange, and because of her illness, her mother accompanied her. On the voyage to New York City aboard the Swedish passenger ship Gripsholm, she vowed to find a way back to her father and sister.
On Jan. 20, 1944, she was sworn in as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps and headed back to the Philippines. U.S. forces liberated the campus Feb. 3, 1945. Days later, Thompson's unit joined U.S. forces that made their way to the camp.
As word spread of her return, a voice on a loudspeaker called for her father and sister to report to the front of the main building. Minutes later, Thompson was wrapped in her father's embrace.
The Army awarded Thompson the Bronze Star. She was assigned to Fort McKinley on the outskirts of Manila, where her parents lived, and Lt. Jack Thompson was stationed nearby. She began spending her free time with him, and within weeks they were married.
Later that year, her husband was assigned to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. She was discharged from the Army as a captain and worked for several years at Brooke Army Medical Center. In 1961, she was hired at the Nix Hospital as head nurse of the OB/GYN unit. She retired in the mid-1980s as director of nurses at Methodist Hospital. The couple joined the local American ex-POW Association chapter and often gave presentations to regional veteran groups.
Full circle
In March 2008, McCray traveled to the Philippines with her brother, his son and the son's fiancée, whose family lived in Manila.
They visited the University of Santo Tomas, where administrators were thrilled to greet children of a former internee. They walked inside the building where their mother had cared for the sick. Military reports estimated that 456 internees died at the camp and almost 4,000 suffered from severe malnutrition and medical issues.
McCray said the visit brought her mother's ordeal to life.
"It was a little overwhelming," McCray said. "It was humbling to recognize what had happened and how many people had died. To see the reality of how they lived was difficult."


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Quiz–How many of our garden baby beets does it take to make a batch of Thomas Keller's red beet ice cream?
Answer-A whole heck of a lot! How about just making half a batch? Still, a whole heck of a lot! Four packages of beet seeds, a garden plot of newly conditioned soil, consistent water, love and sunshine has still only produced finger sized beet roots after 5 months of growth. Like our world smallest carrots, harvesting these beets while they're still cute with baby roots could also qualify them to be another potential "worlds smallest" dish. We're not trying to break "worlds smallest vegetable" records here, nor are we that impatient of gardeners who are unwilling to see our veggies to full maturity. But a shortage of garden space, lots of warm sunshine and over-crowded herb seedlings screaming out to be transplanted are forcing us to harvest half our root vegetables while they're still baby small. Besides, these midget beets do make for some adorable photography!
We attacked our beet root plot today to make a Spring batch of red beet ice cream. In Thomas Keller's, The French Laundry Cookbook, he discusses a chocolate cake his mother used to make for him in which she added grated beets to it. The result was a unique cake with a deep, dark, beet red color. When he created this red beet ice cream, he knew that he wanted to serve it with the same kind of chocolate cake. We didn't make the chocolate cake that was included in the recipe because we figured the ice cream was a nice enough treat for this weekends warm weather. Besides, we just made two birthday cakes for the twin brothers' birthday yesterday- we're kinda caked out right now. Keller's chocolate cake will be on our cooking agenda later on.
The recipe requires extracting the juice of raw beets with a juicer. We don't have a juicer and opted for liquefying the quartered beets in our blender, with the addition of a little water. It worked quite nicely and we continued on to strain the beet liquid and reserved the required beet pulp for use further on in the recipe. He also tops this ice cream with candied walnuts and a walnut syrup, but we only had pecans in the pantry so the pecans replaced the walnuts.
The red beet ice cream is so delicious!! Not really knowing how the beet flavors would transcend to an ice cream, we were both curious and cautious. But the creamy, smooth and full, sweet beet flavors in this dessert were so beautiful! One word of caution: this recipe follows the fate of the beet root in many steps- whole, peel, cut, pulp, juice, strain, reduce, strain (Keller loves to strain), temper and strain some more. You'll be seeing red stains everywhere from your hands to the kitchen. Just don't wear your favorite Spring white shirt for this concoction! Oh, BTW- did we mention that you'll be straining a lot in this recipe?
P.S. (Update) We had some leftover chocolate sauce which we just tried on the beet ice cream with the candied pecans. That put it over the top with and incredible layering of flavors. Damn Tasty!s!
The left over baby beet greens were so tender and perfect, their fate became a delicious sauteed beet green salad. Since we couldn't let the greens go to waste, we created a this salad with what available ingredients we were able to find in our kitchen. This simple saute of shallots, black pepper, soy sauce, beet greens, and feta cheese, all topped with the candied pecans was delicious too! The soft, slightly melting feta cheese went so perfectly with the greens, that we don't feel guilty at all harvesting the beets early just for their leaves!
Red Beet Ice Cream Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours
This recipe is also from Thomas Keller's "The French Laundry Cookbook". He tops the ice cream with the candied walnuts which have been cooked in a poaching liquid. The poaching liquid mise en place works great for most any poached fruit dessert.
Beet Ice Cream Ingredients
- 2 lbs (910 g) Red Beets, peeled & quartered
- 2 c (475 ml) Heavy Cream
- 2 c (475 ml) Milk
- 3/4 c (150 g) Sugar
- 8 Lrg. Egg Yolks
Candied Walnuts Ingredients
- 2 c (475 ml) Poaching Liquid (see recipe below)
- 8 oz (225 g) Walnut Halves, toasted and skins rubbed off
- 1/2 t (3 g) Kosher salt
Poaching Liquid Ingredients
- 1 btl (750 ml) Dry White Wine (like a sauvignon blanc)
- 3 c (710 ml) Water
- 1 c (200 g) Sugar
- Juice of 1 Lemon
Beet Ice Cream Directions
- For the red beet ice cream. Put the beets through a vegetable juicer, reserving the pulp; you should have about 2 c of juice. (If you are lacking the fancy machinery of a juicer, do the following: Puree the beets in a blender, adding just enough water to allow the beets to liquefy. Strain the beets thoroughly. Don't forget to reserve the pulp.) Place the juice in a saucepan and reduce over low heat, skimming as necessary, to about 1/4 c. Strain the liquid into a container, cover, and place in the fridge.
- In a saucepan, combine the reserved beet pulp with the cream and milk. Bring to a simmer, cover, and remove from the heat for about 30 min.
- Strain the liquid and measure out 3 c (discard any extra.) Return it to the saucepan, add half the sugar and bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the remaining sugar until they have thickened slightly and lightened in color. Gradually whisk about 1/3 of the hot liquid into the yolks to temper them. Return the mixture to the saucepan and heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the custard has thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Pour the custard into a bowl set in an ice-water bath and let cool.
- Strain the cooled custard into a container, cover, and refrigerate for a few hours, until cold, or overnight (for the creamiest texture).
- Stir the reduced beet juice into the custard and freeze in an ice cream machine. Remove the ice cream to a covered container and store in the freezer for at least 2 hours, or up to 2 days.
Candied Walnuts Directions
- For the Walnut Syrup and Candied Walnuts. In a saucepan, bring the poaching liquid to a boil, then add the walnuts. Reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid is reduced to 2/3 c.
- Preheat oven to 250ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Strain the syrup into a container, cover and refrigerate. Spread the walnuts onto the baking sheet, sprinkle with salt, and put in the oven for about 30 min. To test, remove a walnut from the oven, allow to cool, and taste. It should be crunchy. If not, continue baking for a little longer. Let walnuts cool on baking sheet. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, or a plastic bag in the freezer.
Poaching Liquid Directions
- For the Poaching Liquid bring the wine to a boil in a saucepan. Skim any foam from the top.
- Add water and sugar, then heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add lemon juice. Store covered in a refrigerator for up to several weeks.
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Here are several reasons why this development can damage the government.
1. It will return the focus to the Attorney General's role in the decision to halt the SFO investigation. On the same theme, it looks like Lord Goldsmith should have a tricky last day at work tomorrow.
2. Has the potential to jog memories about the 2003 Extradition Act.
3. Given that BAE are likely to argue that they were merely a contractor it is plausible that it will be the British government that will be asked to reveal information that they have previously kept hidden.
If there are no skeletons are hidden, there is no reason why Brown shouldn't co-operate with the US anti-corruption investigators? On the other hand wouldn't it be embarassing if British officials were extradited to face trial in the US on corruption charges. More fascinating comment and discussion here.
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He describes the designation as "meaningless" in a race that's three years away.
Christie appeared Monday at his first Statehouse news conference in Trenton since easily winning re-election. He says the early 2016 handicapping has no effect on him and "doesn't matter" to him.
He says, "It's December of 2013. It's completely meaningless."
The 51-year-old governor says the lead in the presidential sweepstakes can change "any number of times" between now and then.
A CNN/ORC International poll released Friday finds Christie leading with 24 percent, followed by Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul with 13 percent.
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Weather Blog: Record snow and still cold
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! A late season winter storm dumped record amounts of snow across parts of the Midwest this past weekend. Southeast Wisconsin missed most of the snow, but will not escape the cold early this week. In today's blog we discuss the big snows and look ahead to quieter days and another storm system.
Let's start with the huge snow totals, especially by late March standards to the south of Wisconsin. St. Louis recorded it's biggest March snow ever measuring just over a foot. Springfield, IL smashed the March 24 daily snow record(2.4") by over 16"! Here are the snow totals from a few Midwest cities.
- Springfield, IL 18.5"
- St. Louis 12.4"
- Kansas City, MO 5.4"
The snow depth map below for March 25 is incredible. Measurable snow is on the ground across almost the entire Midwest just a week from the start of April!
Outside of some spotty snow showers or flurries most of the accumulating snow is exiting the Midwest. In southeast Wisconsin, the focus early this week is on wind and cold. Gusty north winds will prevail into Tuesday keeping wind chills or feels like temperatures in the teens and 20s.
Actual highs will remain in the 30s through Tuesday or Wednesday. The WPC surface forecast map valid at 7pm Tuesday is shown below. The blue 'H' represents high pressure, as this drifts over Wisconsin on Wednesday and Thursday expect lighter winds and slowly moderating temperatures. If we touch 40 degrees on Wednesday or Thursday it would only be the second time so far this month in Milwaukee!
The area of high pressure will also deliver some much needed sunshine. A couple of nice days of tap later this week.
Looking ahead...one of the wetter parts of the cycling weather pattern is looming. A chance of rain or snow will enter the forecast this coming weekend. Then a larger storm system is possible in the Midwest around April 3-5. This system should push in some milder temperatures ahead of the surface low, before another push of cold air arrives on the backside. Rain looks most likely with a potential mix or change to snow as the cold air arrives.
Below is the GFS computer model forecast. Keep in mind this is over a week out and the exact timing and position of the low will change as we near next week. The main thing to take away is this fits the pattern and the first week of April may bring a 'wet' system to the Midwest.
For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather
Have a great day!
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Maggie Gyllenhaal spent the day in Toronto promoting her new film. Photos are attached of her at the Magnum sponsored premiere of Hysteria. Hysteria is based on the true story of the invention of the vibrator. Like, we get in there. Which is why Maggie went there during the press conference and subsequent junket interviews before the gala. My colleague Traci Melchor interviewed her in our etalk lounge and they spent several minutes talking about "fingering" and such. For real. Like, that was part of her JOB yesterday. Traci's too.
Amazing, right? Think the line of questioning possibilities! It's maybe the one time you can ask a celebrity if he knows how to pleasure a woman. Hugh? (This is not a clue to a blind riddle.)
Dancy is the lead actor in Hysteria. I really want to see it. But I think you have to be extra selective about who you see it with. Ever go to the movies with your parents? Might not want to go to this movie with your parents, right? Or your boss?
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Written by Steven Fales
Directed by Jack Hofsiss
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Live, from Utah, a story of survival
By Scott Harrah
Steven Fales had all the makings of a model Mormon. A sixth-generation Utah Mormon who was a missionary in Portugal, he graduated from Brigham Young University, married the daughter of a famous Mormon writer, and fathered two children. The trouble is, Fales is gay, and he was forced to go through reparative therapy and was eventually excommunicated from the Mormon Church for being gender-disoriented. (Mormons believe that homosexuality can be cured because God made no man a pervert.) Confessions of a Mormon Boy unveils Faless painful journey from being a perfect Mormon to his subsequent sad life in New York as a male prostitute and drug addict. This dark, disturbing tale is as humorous as it is heartbreaking, and ultimately Fales learns to reclaim himself and his Donny Osmond smile.
Fales is a gifted and marvelously campy performer. He can quote verses from the Book of Mormon and then segue flawlessly into an old ABBA song or Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune. Originally performed as a stand-up comedy routine, Confessions of a Mormon Boy played to sold-out audiences in Salt Lake City and received much acclaim in San Francisco, Miami and Chicago. The latest production at the SoHo Playhouse is thoroughly engrossing. Director Jack Hofsiss (who won the Tony for The Elephant Man) keeps Faless quirky stories of religious brainwashing moving along at a razor-sharp pace. What is most unsettling is the fact that Fales spent a decade pretending to be a straight married father, and had to miserably live a lie all because of religion.
Ironically, Faless ex-wife, Emily, had a gay Mormon father. She is the daughter of Carol Lynn Pearson, best known for her autobiography Good-Bye, I Love You, a recounting of her relationship with her gay ex-husband who died of AIDS in her home. Fales recalls meeting his future mother-in-law in California before he got engaged to Emily. When he told Mrs. Pearson how moved he was by her book, she responded, Well, Steven, if theres anything we need to talk about on that subject, now would be a good time to do it. Although Fales admitted to Emily that he had slept with men during his missionary days, she agreed to marry him as long as he would go through Mormon pre-marriage counseling. Church leaders assured Fales that he was doing the right thing, and that God would help him through it.
Fales moved his family to the East while he worked on getting a master of fine arts in acting at the University of Connecticut. He soon learned that working in the theater amongst so many out gay men might be hazardous to his eternal Mormon salvation. He quickly moved the family back to Utah, sought more expensive reparative therapy (financed by Mormon money), and continued to play it straight, but a divorce was inevitable. After being officially excommunicated by the Mormon Church and alienated from his family, Fales moved to New York. Once he got here, he couldnt even find a decent job waiting tables. One night he saw a local gay rag and flipped to the sleazy ads for escorts in the back. He called an escort service for an interview and decided to do the job that Mary Magdelene did before she met Jesus. He thought it was okay to become a prostitute because temple hookers were often considered sacred and holy in ancient times. At this point, the show becomes unpleasant. Fales tells trashy stories of his hustling days that are nothing more than cheap sensationalism. Fales reveals how his life spiraled down even further as he became addicted to crystal meth and unsafe sex, and one begins to think the show is becoming a pedestrian cautionary tale about Chelsea boys and drugs. However, the show quickly redeems itself and has a surprising twist when the lights are turned on brighter and Fales shows us that hes a middle-aged man, not the muscular Mormon boy weve think weve been watching the last 90 minutes. (Youll have to see the show if you want to know exactly how he fools the audience.) We come to see this self-proclaimed Mormon American princess as someone who has learned to stop being a victim, to move beyond the fallacies of his religion, not indulge in self-destructive behavior, and to believe there is a God that understands human sexuality.
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For her Latest Show at Gagosian, Artist Nancy Rubins Turns to Children's Toys
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Since the late 1970s, Nancy Rubins has been engineering everyday materials into heroic forms that seem to defy gravity and all expectations. She has bound together mattresses, smeared them with a coating of Entenmann's cakes, and suspended them from the ceiling; joined together a dizzying assortment of old boats and cantilevered them over a public plaza; and built an assemblage of steel, concrete, and electrical appliances that towered 45 feet into the air. Though her stunningly complex, monumental sculptures have been interpreted as commentary on consumer culture, Rubins is driven by formal and aesthetic concerns. As she explains: "The desire to make something beautiful out of whatever you have got appealed to me." In all of her work, she both extends and challenges the tradition of modernist sculpture, experimenting with the interplay of gravity, balance, form, and beauty.
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Flooded my D7000
Posted 19 August 2012 - 02:43 PM
My wife and I went to practice in a 3 mts deep pool filled with sea water.
In one more week we will be in New Zealand, we will take the Advance Wreck Diving course there and then we will go for a 5 days live aboard to dive the Lermontov wreck.
We wanted to do some practice in the pool in order to correct a few details in our trim and techniques, we did the same last weekend.
I wanted to use my D7000 mounted in a tripod in order to record the practice, that way is easier to correct our self what we are doing wrong.
After an hour and a half driving to the beach where the pool is located, I started to prepare the camera, I was tired because I didn't sleep more than 5 hours. I wanted to make it simple so I decided not to attach the strobes and the focus light, I was going to use just the housing. I was a little distracted at the moment of the assembling.
I put the camera inside the housing and everything was ready, as I wasn't using the strobes I didn't test the button that activates the internal flash of the camera.
After getting the rest of the dive equipment ready we went to the pool.
My wife and I in the water with our doubles in our back and the stage tank attached to the harness, I went to the side of the pool where the housing was waiting for the disaster, I took the housing and in the moment it touched the water I started to see too many bubbles, something was not right, I wasted I few seconds because I thought, if it is a leak the moisture alarm must activate. But something was not right, I raised the housing above the water and I saw what I didn't want to see, water inside the housing, 3/4 of the housing with water.
I left the housing out of the pool, I went out of the water knowing that the camera was already dead.
I opened the housing and took the camera out, when I removed the battery a white liquid went out, not a good thing. Salt water inside the camera and inside the lens.
At that moment I knew that nothing I could do will save the camera, but there is a remote probability that some part of the camera might be saved and the camera could be repaired for an amount of money inferior to the cost of a new camera.
Having nothing more to loose I submerged the camera and the lens in fresh water, I left it there for a couple of hours.
After I returned home in the night I submerged the camera and the lens in distilled water for another couple of hours, today I went to the store to get isopropyl alcohol and submerge the camera and the lens for a few minutes hoping that this will dry the interior of the camera and the lens faster.
But what created the massive flood?
Today I took the housing and reproduced the problem, I had an idea about the problem because I was aware that if the lever that activates the internal flash of the camera is in a bad position, the housing will not close correctly. I'm sure now that that was the problem.
But why this only happened to me and not to other users of the Aquatica AD7000 housing?
The problem is the cable of the microphone of the housing, because I don't use it I tied the cable in the upper left corner of the housing, with the cable in that position it doesn't allow the lever of the flash button rotates freely, I'm going to cut that cable because I don't really need it.
I always knew that there is some probabilities to flood the camera, so I accepted the situation and I said to my self, this is part of the game. But this happened in the worst possible moment to me.
I hope that what happen to me avoids other user of the same housing do the same mistakes as me.
Andres Cuevas
Nikon D7000, Tokina 10-17, Aquatica AD7000, Aquatica Mini Dome, 2xInon Z-240 type 4.
Posted 19 August 2012 - 03:34 PM
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Posted 19 August 2012 - 03:44 PM
I love photos you have on Flicker! I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your camera.
May I recommend the following:
Get a vacuum port installed. Expensive but so is your camera. My friend had a little leakage while diving Truk using the Ikelite housing. He later flooded it while diving at Grand Cayman. I WAS a 5D MII...now it is scrap.
I would NOT cut your hydrophone cord but remove it and install one of the vacuum leak detector systems listed below. In the event you want to sell your housing unit later, the extra expense incurred by the buyer might be a deterent if they want this feature. That is assuming the hydrophone still works. The vacuum leak detectors will either fit where the hydrophone goes or the spare port on the top of your housing. IF you don't want to install a vacuum system you can remove the hydrophone and order a spare plug to go where the hydrophone is situated. Thus, no need to cut the cord.
Moisture detectors have thier limits and don't allow a pre dive check. They are good for small leaks but obviously this was not the case in your situation.
There are several vacuum systems that I know of that I have seen on the NET that allow you to install it yourself or come with the housing:
The "SENTRY" by Underwater Camera Stuff:
Leak Setinal:
http://www.vividhous...tzone_OCT11.pdf They have a new version that has the battery installed inside the unit thus eliminating the need for an internal circuit board. I just ordered this to test it out.
Gates has one also for their video housings but I can't tell you if you can reverse engineer their setup to fit any of your housings you are looking to buy.
I personally will be installing a vacuum setup for my Aquatica housing using the Sentry System and my other Aquatica housing will ahve the Leak Setinal.
You should also look into flood insurance from the Divers Alert Network (DAN):
Operating Experience (OE) from scubaboard:
January 27th, 2011, 01:11 AM
I agree on user error responce but I think the third or forth issue is user error in the rinse tank. I never leave my camera in the rinse tank without my hand attached to the housing.
In regards to the port coming off easily or the latch coming open, with 10" of vacuum which is what the Housing Sentry works under, a force of Fifty pounds is required to break the seal on the dome port or the housing back. This is posted on the FAQ page. So if a latch comes open or a port lock comes loose it may not matter because until you release the vacuum on the housing you most likely will not be able to get the housing open anyhow.
With the vacuum seal you could theoretically dive with no latches and no port clips although, I wouldn't recommend it. With a vacuum on the system the deeper you dive the tighter the seal gets until you reach the design limits of the housing.
The idea of a port not as secure as I would like it to be was part of the reason for developing the housing sentry. Another part was to alert the person using the housing the there is a user error somewhere in the assembly process before it is exposed to water. I have had 3 situations where salt water was invading my housing and all three times it was user error. Fortunately for me it was a small leak that was caught before it did any harm.
You can search here and read about floods, if you want more information on the Housing Sentry there was a recent review here or take a look at the web site.
The vast majority of housing failures is Operator Error. This includes failure to have the units serviced on a periodic basis. This can be expensive as I found out (over 500 US dollars at Backscatter to replace the seals, test the housing and check the calibration of timing between camera and strobes). Salt particles will eventually affect the operation of control buttons on even the best of housings no matter how long you soak the unit in fresh water after a dive. Even in a throw away society I think this is worth it. I will be bringing my housing into Backscatter this fall to have this work done.
A couple of other lessons that I have learned from folks who have been in the underwater photopgraphy business in case anyone else is interested:
1) Get a good magnifying glass with a light built in to check your seals and condition of your equipment.
2) When applying the lubricant to your seals, put the lubricant on one set of finger tips and then "push" the seal through your finger tips with the other set of fingers. This avoids stretching the seals and distorting them. It may seem minor but it is a technique not really mentioned by the manufacturers.
3) Don't use "Q" tips with the cotton swabs on the end. They are NOT lint free. Good in a pinch to get intial grit or sand out but you need to follow up with lint free cleaning cloth or lens cleaner for the grooves where your seal seal sits in.
4) Remove the seal and store it with a light coat of lubricant when not in use for long periods of time. This helps maintain its elasticity and protects the rubber from ozone deterioration. Throw the zip lock bag out after you use it to ensure that no contaminants get on the seals when you go to store them the next time. Zip lock bags are cheap. Your camera is not.
5) Remove the battery from the whatever vacuum or leak detector system you use when storing the units for long periods of time. Not only does this reduce battery drain but will prevent corrosion or worse damage from a leaking battery.
6) Buy a multi purpose battery tester for your batteries for both your leak or vacuum system and use it before any trip. These batteries are usually not available in the middle of the ocean on a live aboard. Test your batteries for your strobes while you are at it.
7) While obvious, but just a reminder, if you are transporting your housing and camera via plane, ensure that it is NOT sealed to allow it to be equalized with cabin/luggage storage pressure. Housings and their seals are for external pressure. If the housing is locked/sealed before the flight, the reduction in pressure on the outside of the housing will potentially cause damage to potentially ALL the seals (not just the main seal). You can't replace anything other than the main seal on the back cover or ports on most housings, not the button controls. The manufactures design their equipment for water trying to get in NOT pressure trying to get out. Thus the seating surfaces for seals are designed with this in mind. It actually does not take much for the internal pressure that is "locked in" the housing to unseat seals as the external pressure is reduced when flying in a plane. There a many seals in a housing and all it takes is one to become distorted or cocked on its seating surface to cause leakage problems.
The Meltdownman
Posted 19 August 2012 - 04:08 PM
... it's all dead, and nothing is salvable, I would expect from my own experience of two floods.
I'm not convinced that the vacuum leak detector helps: it often seems to be a sudden, catastrophic leak that floods everything, not a slow one.
Now, you know about that D800 you've been lusting after...
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Posted 19 August 2012 - 06:14 PM
How depressing...
... it's all dead, and nothing is salvable, I would expect from my own experience of two floods.
I'm not convinced that the vacuum leak detector helps: it often seems to be a sudden, catastrophic leak that floods everything, not a slow one.
Now, you know about that D800 you've been lusting after...
Sorry to here about your flood.
Why don't you think the vacuum leak detection device would work with a catastrophic flood?
Was the camera tightly sealed before it went into the water? Do you really know the answer to this?
If there was a leak of any size the vacuum leak detection system would detect it before you enter the water.
The Hugyfot: http://www.hugyfot.c.../HugyCheck.html is propriety and only works with there systems.
The gates product Gates Seal Check will work fine with any housed item, film camera, digital camera, video camera.
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Posted 19 August 2012 - 09:14 PM
i am sorry to hear about your incident!
After one year experience with my Hugyfot housing and it's HugyCheck Vacuum Leak Detector i would not house any camera
in any housing without a Vacuum Leak detector.
Depressurizing the housing the evening before will show any small leaks during night and in your incident it would had shown the problem
immediately as you could not depressurize the housing with such a big leak.
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Posted 19 August 2012 - 09:43 PM
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Posted 20 August 2012 - 01:41 AM
(my floodings: NikonosV plus 15mm lens, Nikonos RS with 50mm lens and Teleconverter)
Olympus OM-D EM5, Inon Z240 and Nikonos RS, Ikelite SS200
Posted 20 August 2012 - 02:29 AM
Sorry for you loss but I'm sure you will love the Lermontov I have heard lots of good things about that wreck.
Posted 20 August 2012 - 03:25 AM
Posted 20 August 2012 - 05:48 AM
Housing Sentry looks like a possibility for me.
The "SENTRY" by Underwater Camera Stuff:
You should also look into flood insurance from the Divers Alert Network (DAN):
The DAN insurance for dive equipment is only for USA residents, so is out of my possibilities.
Nah, I love the D7000 and I already have the housing. Maybe some of the new D800 users might sell me a used D7000 and the tokina 10-17. :-)
Now, you know about that D800 you've been lusting after...
Sadly there is not enough time, a friend is going to lend me a dslr for top side shooting, but the housing won't be part of this trip.
Hope you manage to sort out a new rig before your trip...
Andres Cuevas
Nikon D7000, Tokina 10-17, Aquatica AD7000, Aquatica Mini Dome, 2xInon Z-240 type 4.
Posted 22 August 2012 - 02:31 PM
I have the Aquatica AD7000 too and cut that hydrophone cord off before it ever got wet, didn't even think twice about it.
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 05:14 PM
Someone just posted a sale for a complete Nikon D7000:
Individual parts being sold is not that great a deal in my opinion.
I'd buy if I wasn't already a canon user.
Posted 04 September 2012 - 02:30 PM
sorry to hear about what happend to you. I also use a Nikon D7000 and my worst nightmares are about flooding the camera..
I considered buying the Aquatica housing but one of the reasons I did not was the hydrophone because I thought I would not need it and it would be a potential risk for flooding the rig. I finally decided to buy the Subal ND7000 and I am still happy with it after 6 months of usage.
I hope you found a solution for your trip...
Best wishes from Germany
Nikon D7000 in a Subal housing, Nikkor lenses wide angle 10-24 mm and 105 VR macro
Currently Inon Z240 strobe but waiting for my new Seaflash D150..
Posted 04 September 2012 - 05:44 PM
Posted 05 September 2012 - 02:46 AM
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Posted 11 September 2012 - 03:24 PM
Maybe you should read this:
Very funny, although Bob does sound like a bit of a fossil...
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Posted 12 September 2012 - 03:12 PM
I know at lest 4 other people that had this catastrophe happen!
Same thing happened to me exactly- the hydrophone cord gets jambed in the sealing surfaces.
Cut it off and your confidence will come back quickly.
- the only good thing here is that the D7000 has got alot cheaper now- http://www.dwidigita...?idProduct=3132
Posted 13 September 2012 - 02:59 PM
- the only good thing here is that the D7000 has got alot cheaper now- http://www.dwidigita...?idProduct=3132
And maybe with the announcement of the D600 the price will drop even more.
Andres Cuevas
Nikon D7000, Tokina 10-17, Aquatica AD7000, Aquatica Mini Dome, 2xInon Z-240 type 4.


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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - An elder from Montana's Crow Indian Tribe whose family ceremoniously adopted then-Sen. Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential race has died.
Hartford "Sonny" Black Eagle Jr. died Monday at his home in Lodge Grass on the tribe's reservation in the southeastern part of the state, said his son, Crow tribal Chairman Cedric Black Eagle.
The 78-year-old traditional healer died in his sleep after battling respiratory problems stemming from a severe case of pneumonia several months ago, Cedric Black Eagle said.
Obama called Black Eagle's wife, Mary, on Wednesday to express his condolences, a White House official said.
Hartford Black Eagle and his family adopted Obama when the candidate visited the reservation in the weeks leading up to Montana's Democratic primary.
As part of the adoption, Obama attended a purification ceremony where he was prayed over by Black Eagle and received a Crow name that translates as " One Who Helps People Throughout the Land."
Cedric Black Eagle said his father considered the 2008 adoption ceremony one of the proudest moments in his life and subsequently considered it his duty to make sure Native American voices were heard.
"He felt like he was representing all of Indian Country as a spokesman, and always telling his (adopted) son, the president, that he has to make sure all of the people in Indian Country are heard and try to help them all," Cedric Black Eagle said.
Hartford Black Eagle and his wife later attended Obama's presidential inauguration and several Christmas dinners at the White House, said his son.
During destructive flooding on the reservation last year that left Lodge Grass largely isolated and forced many tribal members from their homes, Obama called Hartford and Mary Black Eagle to check on their safety, Cedric Black Eagle said.
Hartford Black Eagle was born during the Great Depression and grew up on his famil y's ranch outside Lodge Grass.
After his mother died of tuberculosis when he was a baby, Black Eagle was raised by his grandparents and later became a strong advocate for preserving the Crow's traditions and culture.
He taught the Crow language to his eight children, and instructed them and others in the community on performing traditional tribal dances, Cedric Black Eagle said.
To earn a living, he worked as a carpenter, an Indian Health Service representative and, most recently, as a political adviser to his son, who recently lost a bid for re-election.
His death came less than two weeks after the loss of another member of the family, 55-year-old daughter Marilyn Black Eagle, who died Nov. 16 in a two-vehicle accident.
Funeral services for Hartford Black Eagle are scheduled for Thursday in Crow Agency followed by internment at Lodge Grass Cemetery.
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What do we do when we suddenly hit a bump in the road of life?
The Bible's wisdom tells us that "Time and Unforeseen Occurrence befall them all." And, the longer we live, the more we realize this is true.
So, during our day-to-day life excursions, occurrences will unexpectedly happen. Unfortunately, not all of them are happy or pleasant ones. But, good or bad, I am speaking about occurrences that are totally out of our control.
What do we do when we suddenly hit a bump in the road of life? That is the question.
Do we throw our hands up into the air, and just say-I give up?
As a matter of fact, where has giving up ever gotten us?
I hit a bump in the road last spring that I haven't recovered from even yet. I am still working on making a recovery.
What do I mean when I say that I am working to recover? Just that: the doctors are doing their thing, and I am doing my own thing.
What is my thing? My thing is to continue with as healthy a lifestyle as possible, under these circumstances. I still will not eat sugar or processed foods, and I try to drink plenty of clean pure water each day, I do try to exercise in the ways that I can, and I try to keep a regular sleep schedule (which has been very difficult).
That means I even carry my nutritional supplements wherever I go, even when I am in the hospital or doing an out of town treatment.
What has been the result of my not giving up? My own results, so far have been beneficial to me.
1. When I have had to go to the hospital I am asked to show my medicines and I have said: "what meds?" One time my daughter looked up (from her business phone call) and said, "my mom is very healthy-except for this accident."
2. My orthopedic surgeon has told me that continuing to keep my healthy condition is why (1) I am still alive; (2) still have a leg, and (3) why I am doing this well under these circumstances.
Even my doctors' nurses have taken turns telling me how healthy I am, and how well I am doing. Their observations and comments have been very encouraging to me.
But, today's column is not about me. Its purpose is to encourage each and every one of you to take as good care of your own selves, in whatever situation you find yourself, for your own health benefits.
Just what type of bumps along life's journey am I talking about?
Examples of Life's Bumps:
Bumps are such things as deep profound grief from loss, whether it is because of divorce, someone moving away, or death of a loved one; psychological issues, anxiety attacks, emotional problems, financial reversals, illness, accidents and injuries, or becoming caregiver to elderly parents and/or grandchildren. As you see, there are many types of bumps, and so many more than what I have listed.
Why do we need to decide our plan of action now? Because it is beneficial for all of us to realize that it is always better to take excellent care of ourselves, to be the very best we can be under any and all circumstances. But, if we wait until something devastating happens, sometimes you will be spiraling down way too fast to reverse the process. So, make necessary lifestyle changes now, and plan to keep to these, no matter what.
My own conclusion on this subject is that no matter what happens. I am better served to eat properly, and not use sugar or processed foods and to live as healthy as I possibly can. I am better able to repair, and reverse some of the damage myself, if I take very good care of myself now and always.
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Odd news from the ABC scheduling department today: Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B will be replacing 666 Park Avenue on Sunday nights come January 6. Park's fate was a done deal, but Sunday night sitcoms? It's a world gone mad! The move means that Happy Endings and B will air twice a week for a few weeks, both in this substitute Sunday spot and in their regular Tuesday homes. This is what we call a bad sign, kids. Get those "save Happy Endings" petitions ready.


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Hood River County emergency responders were called Jan. 5 to the scene of the second fatal traffic accident within a one week.
The third death from a crash on slick roadways has led Hood River Sheriff Joe Wampler to issue a safety alert.
"Motorists need to slow down and take extra precautions when traveling near the Gorge during the winter season," said Wampler. "Drivers shouldn't get overconfident and should always plan ahead by carrying traction devices that not only will prevent damage to their vehicle but quite possibly save a life."
According to Oregon State Police reports, the female passenger of a Toyota Tercel was killed about 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 5 after the vehicle slid broadside into a southbound Ford pickup near milepost 64 on Highway 35.
Yvette Barhishindi Mubalama, 28, of Portland was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver of the Toyota, Luvumbu Ndongala Hassan, 33, of Portland was Lifeflighted to Emanuel Hospital in Portland for treatment of head injuries.
The operator of the Ford pickup, Darryl Brian Barton, 31, of Hood River, and his three passengers were uninjured from the impact.
The crash is being investigated by the OSP office in The Dalles and alcohol has been ruled out as a contributing factor. The accident reportedly occurred when Hassan lost control of his vehicle while negotiating a curve on pavement that was wet with patches of slush.
On New Year's Eve, an icy roadway led to two deaths along Interstate 84 near Cascade Locks. After helping the victim in a roll-over accident shortly before 10 p.m. on Dec. 31, Kevin R. Fitzsimmons, 28, of Kent. Wash., was struck and killed by another vehicle which slid off the freeway. The man he had been helping, Hector Manuel Virgen Orozco, 32, of Hood River, was also killed by the same truck after emerging unscathed from his earlier wreck.
Wampler said many times the pavement over the majority of the highway will be dry but, if the temperature is colder, moisture trapped between concrete slabs near an overpass or bridge can freeze up and become very slippery. He said motorists approaching those areas should proceed with extra caution.
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Hey, remember when Kristen Stewart cheated on Rob Pattinson with her Snow White And The Huntsman director and she found herself the subject of at least one crazy rumor every few days for about six months? Well, Star Wars has been dealing with that same level of outlandish since A New Hope was released all the way back in 1977. From the constant, more than decade-long drum of unsubstantiated new film noise to outlandish chatter about Stewart and Pattinson themselves joining the universe, the conversation hasn't stopped for more than thirty-five years, and it sure as Greedo isn't going to stop now.
Earlier this week, Jennifer Lawrence was asked while doing promotion for The Hunger Games about Internet chatter that she would make a good young Han Solo. She was very amused by the whole thing, of course, but in the world of Star Wars, the notion is nothing more than a strange and funny blip on the radar. Over the years, whispers have gotten a whole lot louder about supposed scoops that later proved inaccurate and a whole lot weirder with whispers that had no factual basis whatsoever.
So, without further ado, here is a roundup of some of the crazier Star Wars related rumors of all-time.
Natalie Portman Will Get Naked For The Phantom Menace
Back in 1998, scores of Star Wars fans became convinced young actress Natalie Portman would take off her clothes for at least one scene in The Phantom Menace. Why exactly they thought this is unclear. Star Wars had always rolled as pretty family friendly entertainment, and even if Lucas and company decided to take a detour to R-Rated town for the prequels, Portman wasn't even eighteen-years-old when she shot her scenes. Still, the rumor persisted and spun out of control on the Internet.
Obviously, the eventual release of the film in 1999 proved the theory false, but it was officially debunked prior to that in a Parade Magazine article that has since been republished on TheForce.net. Beautiful as Portman is, taking her clothes off at the time would have been all kinds of weird and creepy, and a boob shot would have been super out of place amidst the larger tone of the movie/ franchise. If she were to strip down for the right movie now, I'm not sure anyone in the world would complain, but for that time and place, it would have been wrong on a lot of levels.


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There are literally hundreds of different styles of juicers on the market today and many are designed for different types of juicing. If you are planning on juicing mostly fruit then a centrifugal style juicer is the way to go. But if you want the ability to juice leafy greens and wheat grass then you will need a more specialized masticating style juicer (also sometimes referred to as a single gear juicer).
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I'm sort of a neat freak when it comes to keeping our family cars clean and tidy (which will surprise the hell out of my college roommates, no doubt, who knew me as 'King Slob' of our living quarters back in the day).
My wife isn't a big fan of this behavior, gritting her teeth when she sees me vacuuming or washing one of our aging rides - telling me on more than one occasion that, "If you are such a clean freak, why aren't you cleaning the bathrooms?" Well, you don't take the bathroom over to the neighbor's house, nor do you take the neighbor's kids and the rest of the soccer team in the bathroom to games. The bathroom doesn't pick the boss up at the airport, nor does it help your friends move to a new home.
The point is that vehicles become an extension of ourselves, in a way, when we interact with others, either for fun or for business. Their condition sends a message just as a loud and clear as personal dress and grooming habits. I once got a cargo facilities tour from a public relations professional in their personal vehicle and it was so dirty and foul smelling that it made me ill.
Most truckers understand how their vehicle's appearance - interior as well as exterior - impacts how they are perceived, which extends to their personal appearance as well. But it's not just about looking good - keeping your truck clean also helps it last longer.
Tim Brady, one of our excellent contributing editors and former owner-operator himself, told me he used to keep a small pressure washer handy in his truck so he could clean off all the road salt and grime off his rig at regular intervals - reducing the affects of corrosion. As Brady worked in the moving business, he added that keeping his truck clean helped immensely on the public relations front, too, as he'd be parked in front of someone's home for long stretches of time.
Keeping it clean for me extends to keeping my rides regularly maintained as well - with the crankcase filled with clean oil, the transmission with clean fluid, the radiator with clean green coolant. Keeping tabs on those metrics helped make my S-10 pickup last 16 years and my Jeep go 11 years - and that's some pretty good life cycle value, if I say so myself.
Highway tractors take a lot more pounding in some wretched conditions than anything I ever faced, of course (and my vehicles never pulled 80,000 pounds on a daily basis, either), but I've seen first-hand the benefits truckers can get by keeping their rigs in tip-top shape.
More times than I can count, wending my way along the parked rigs at the Mid America Trucking Show, among others, I've been struck by how many 10-year-old (or more!) tractors I see out there, weathered but clean, ready to roll out and haul more freight. Their drivers show them off with obvious pride, and it's hard not to notice the clean dashboards, seats, tidy sleeper berths, etc., they maintain. They might not be show trucks, but they are always clean as a whistle and ready to roll.


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Villa have rejected bids of £12 million and £15 million from the Reds for Downing and McLeish wants the England international to remain at the midlands club. McLeish says he overcame failing to secure a move to Manchester United as a player and would expect the same response from Downing if he is still at Villa next season.
He said: "I've spoken to Stewart, I've told him I don't want to sell him. There's an obvious distraction there for him but he's been a credit to himself and applied himself in the right way and worked his socks off in training. I don't see a problem professionally."
He added: "Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to sign me for Manchester United when I was at Aberdeen and that wasn't possible in the end.
"That was a big disappointment but I got my head down and worked and I don't doubt Stewart has the character to get through this is he stays at the club.
"It's part of your growing up as a footballer."
Villa will demand £19 to £20 million if it becomes apparent they cannot retain Downing who has two years remaining of his current contract.
McLeish is optimistic of signing a new keeper to replace Brad Friedel in the near future with Shay Given expected to complete a £3.5 million move from Manchester City.
He said: "We certainly need a keeper and we are making progress. We would like it to happen a bit quicker but we are moving forward."
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July 26. 2014 7:19PM
Meriam Ibrahim, sentenced to death in Sudan for refusing to renounce her Christian faith, is headed at last to a safe, welcoming and tolerant place: New Hampshire. En route to the "Live free or die" state from a "Live Islam or die" country, she stopped in the Vatican, where she was greeted with love. What can we make of this story? Maybe, just maybe, it can provide some clarity for the current debates about religious freedom.
Ibrahim is on her way to a nation founded in part on the principle that the state must never be allowed to compel a person to violate his or her faith. "I have sworn upon the altar of god, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man," Thomas Jefferson wrote to his friend Benjamin Rush in 1800 in a letter opposing "an establishment of a particular form of Christianity thro' the U.S."
We are supposed to be a nation that leaves people free to practice their faith unmolested by the state. And yet as we have seen in these last few years, that is not always the case. Religious tolerance, as advanced as it is here, still has room to progress.
The Vatican, where Ibrahim was welcomed after the Italians secured her release from Sudan, is often portrayed in this country as a source of oppression.
Christians, particularly Catholics, are said to wage a faith-based "war on women." And yet it was Italy, Europe's most Catholic nation, that rescued Ibrahim, and the Vatican, home of the church, where she was sheltered from the non-Christians engaged in actual wars on both women and "non-believers."
"With my family, I will start a new life," Ibrahim told The Telegraph of London last week. "We are going to move to New Hampshire, where my brother-in-law Gabriel lives. He will help us. We'll all be together, like a proper family."
May this newest New Hampshire family find the Granite State as open and tolerant as they expect it to be.


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Arum played everyone with his " deadline ".
He stated that he negotiated a deal with GBP, who forwarded it to Mayweather for approval. Then he placed a two week " deadline " on the offer, even going to the trouble of putting a count-down timer on the Top Rank website.
After Bob Arum's conference call, Schaefer immediately released a statement which forced Arum to admit that neither him nor or Ross Greenburg had ever actually spoken with anyone from GBP.....
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2.) why should your post have any credibility, when it requires deciphering?
3.) if that gif represents some type of objection, maybe clarify by pointing out which comments you actually disagree with, and why?
I know that you cant be disagreeing with the fact that Arum played everyone with his "deadline" bull****, because the facts are quite clear.....
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Defending Bob Arum is quite hard for a number of reasons. He's a famous liar, well-known to veteran fans as a promoter that tends to totally exaggerate negotiations to ensure that he comes out looking holier than thou.
Team Mayweather wasn't even the first to make these claims. It's been coming out of his own camp.
Michael Marley, the day after Arum's infamous "teleconference," came right out and said it. This was days before Leonard Ellerbe spoke.
Marley, a Top Rank/Pacquiao writer, and a close friend of Arum's, was just as perplexed by Arum's deadline. He didn't get it; he couldn't work out what Arum was up to. So he went digging.
He spoke to his Top Rank people, and was shocked with the answer. Again, this was days before Ellerbe spoke.
Negotiation just hadn't been happening. They'd started, briefly, but capitulated almost instantly, according to Marley.
Marley claimed that Arum had only spoken to Greenburg once, months ago. And that conversation was little more than Arum telling him his demands. Demands that Golden Boy just weren't interested in.
That's basically it. No meetings, no talks, no agreements, no contracts, no deals.
Bob Arum, according to Marley, just spent the next five weeks "blowing smoke to the media," to try and confuse the situation and giving the impression that he was breaking his back to make the deal.
When in truth, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao was the last thing Arum wanted for 2010.
Why did the talks fail? According to Marley, contrary to most reports, Pacquiao was unwilling to move an inch on drug testing. And Mayweather was unwilling to move an inch on money.
Pretty predictable.
As another example of the way Arum operates, it also turns out that "Pacquiao accepting 14 days" was just more "smoke" as part of the Arum charade.
The original quote from Pacquiao was 100 percent fake. Arum has admitted as much. The second quote from Pacquiao was real, but for PR purposes. Pacquiao's manager denied it was accurate, when quizzed soon after.
To confirm the charade, only days ago, Arum was asked straight up, what drug terms Pacquiao had agreed to and he was unable to give an answer.
This is a man who had an agreement with Mayweather's people? He couldn't even answer what the supposed drug agreement was?
So what actually happened? According to Marley, Arum made these claims days before anyone from team Mayweather spoke out.
Well, Arum has allegedly been fixing a Pacquiao vs. Margarito bout in the Middle East for months. But he knew full well that he couldn't make the fight without being seen to be trying to make Mayweather vs. Pacquiao first.
Plus, HBO, after pressure from Golden Boy, flat out told him that he'd have to approach Mayweather first, or they would not work on a Margarito fight.
Arum, according to Marley, approached Greenburg with his terms for the fight. Terms, Marley suspects, that were never going to be accepted. Terms, that in regards to drug testing, were even worse than the last fight.
That's basically it. Golden Boy felt Arum was not being serious, and had no intention of negotiating further.
Arum played the media, and proclaimed that he was "waiting for Floyd to accept his offer." Which, I guess, was technically true. The big lie came with Arum's claims that these terms had been negotiated and accepted.
Marley claims that this is just 100 percent false. There were no real talks. No deals. No agreements. No contracts.
In a strange way, neither side is technically lying. Most likely, after taking legal advice, they've worded it all very carefully.
Arum claimed that he was waiting for Mayweather to agree to his offer, and had been dealing with Greenberg. The problem being, his dealings with Greenberg amounted to one conversation in which he sent him an awful offer, knowing full well it wouldn't work. No negotiations, talks, or discussions whatsoever.
Arum's offer. Countdown clock. Lots of BS about "terms being agreed by both sides."
Mayweather's people are technically speaking the truth as well. There were never any negotiations, talks, agreements, deals. Just Arum blowing smoke to the press.
Why did Arum exaggerate his efforts so much? Because he wanted to set up Margarito vs. Pacquiao and couldn't justify it without trying to pin the blame on someone else.
Golden Boy? Well Marley claims that there quite literally was a gag order. It's just the fact that the negotiations ended after about two days. You can tell when the fight fell through. Arum started talking to the media twice a day!
Marley claims that Golden Boy's position with Arum is to just let him talk, and not justify his claims with replies, safe in the knowledge that most of the sport world knows he talks out of his behind.
Arum could well find himself in a tough position, however. Dan Raphael reported that Ellerbe is not only one of the most honest guys in boxing, he's also been speaking to Greenberg regularly for weeks. These daily conversations have reportedly gone on after his claim that basically either Greenberg or Arum is a stone cold liar.
Which suggests to most that Greenberg agrees with his pronouncement.
Again, Marley is a Top Rank guy, and a noted Pacquiao backer. He reported that Arum's claims of "negotiations" and "agreements" were phony, days before any Mayweather person made any comment.
Mayweather's guy's wording is probably a bit controversial, and not 100 percent true, but both Marley and Ellebre are basically singing from the same hymn sheet.
Arum completely and utterly exaggerated all claims of "agreements," "deals," "contracts," and "negotiations."
I said this days ago.....
He stated that he negotiated a deal with GBP, who forwarded it to Mayweather for approval. Then he placed a two week " deadline " on the offer, even going to the trouble of putting a count-down timer on the Top Rank website.....
After Bob Arum's conference call, Schaefer immediately released a statement which forced Arum to admit that neither him nor or Ross Greenburg had ever actually spoken with anyone from GBP.....
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Bar bathrooms are not exactly known for their amenities—most of the time, we are relieved if we simply find them clean. But women's restrooms in certain Minnesota bars and restaurants will be equipped with pregnancy tests, reports the Star Tribune.
Plus: Study Says Some Alcohol While Pregnant May Be Safe
Healthy Brains for Children, a nonprofit devoted to preventing fetal alcohol syndrome, is behind the move. They announced that the first pregnancy-test dispenser will be installed at a restaurant and bar called Pub 500 on the same day that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study that found 1 in 13 pregnant women drink alcohol while pregnant.
Plus: Foods to Avoid While Pregnant
The dispensers will allow women "to take a pregnancy test in the privacy of the restroom without having to purchase a pregnancy test over the counter. In a small community, purchasing a pregnancy test can be an embarrassing event and expose the woman to the gossip of the town," said Jody Crowe, the executive director and founder of the nonprofit.
Plus: Mother Gives Beer to Toddler in 'Reverse Psychology'
Healthy Brains for Children aims to have tests available in locations where women can test before drinking alcohol, worldwide. They plan to have 100 dispensers placed throughout Minnesota.
Have you ever wished you had a pregnancy test available to you while at a bar or restaurant? Would you take a test in a public restroom?