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Syria government vows to vaccinate all children
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A senior Syrian official vowed Monday that authorities would vaccinate the country's children against polio after 10 cases emerged in the northeast, saying the government would work with international organizations to ensure even rebel-held areas were reached.
A week earlier, the U.N. health agency confirmed the first outbreak of the disease in the country in 14 years, raising a risk of it spreading throughout the region. The confirmed cases are among babies and toddlers who were "under-immunized," according to the World Health Organization.
"We intend to vaccinate each Syrian child regardless of the area they are present in, whether it is a hotspot or a place where the Syrian Arab Army is present," deputy foreign minister Faisal Mekdad told reporters in Damascus. "We promise that we will give opportunity to humanitarian organizations to reach every Syrian child."
Mekdad did not say, however, when the vaccination campaign would begin or how exactly it would reach rebel-held areas.
Aid groups have called for cease-fires to allow immunization campaigns. Syria's warring parties have held truces before to allow civilians to flee and aid to enter some areas.
The polio virus usually infects children in unsanitary conditions through consuming food or drink contaminated with feces. It attacks the nerves and can kill or paralyze, spreading widely and unnoticed before it starts crippling children.
The minister also defended the government against claims they were blockading rebel-held areas. He said there had been attempts to extend food and supplies to civilians in certain areas under rebel control.
Mekdad also noted that Syrian rebels were blockading villages considered loyal to the government of President Bashar Assad, including Nubul and Zahra in the northern Aleppo province.
Hard-line Sunni rebels blockade those two Shiite-dominated villages.
Sectarianism is increasingly on the rise in Syria's three-year conflict.
On Monday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck in a central Shiite Syrian village, killing six people, state media reported.
Three children and a woman were among the dead in the early morning bombing at a school in Sabtiyeh, near the city of Homs, official news agency SANA said.
Footage aired on state television showed panicked residents rushing to ambulances carrying wounded children.
"What did these children do to be killed?" a man angrily shouted.
No group claimed responsibility for the blast, but such bombings are the hallmark of al-Qaida linked groups who have joined Syrian rebels battling to overthrow the Assad's rule.
Syria's war began as mostly peaceful demonstrations but transformed into an armed rebellion after government troops violently suppressed demonstrations. The country is formed of a mosaic of different sects, and the conflict has largely split it along sectarian lines. Rebels are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslims, while Christians and other Muslim sects have for the most part either stood with Assad's government or remained neutral or involved in peaceful activism.
Hard-line Sunni brigades, some formed of foreign fighters, have powerful fighting units. Shiite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and from Iraq have shored up Assad's forces, in part to protect their minority and holy sites in Syria.
All warring sides have used sectarian incitement and have blockaded civilians in villages seen as loyal to their adversaries.
But attacks specifically targeting civilians of other sects are infrequent, said Rami Abdurrahman of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the uprising through a network of activists on the ground.
Abdurrahman said he believed the Shiite village was targeted because of its sectarian affiliation since no fighting had been reported there previously, adding that it is known for having good relations with nearby Sunni communities.
Syria's Shiite Muslims form a tiny minority scattered in villages, making them particularly vulnerable.
Hadid reported from Beirut.


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Mexico marines notch new victory with kingpin arrest
The arrest of the alleged kingpin of the Gulf Cartel is likely to send a further jolt of instability across Mexico's violent northeastern border with Texas even as it gives a boost to the nation's navy over the scandal-ridden army.
A naval spokesman said Thursday that a 30-member team had captured Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, known as "El Coss," a 41-year-old former police officer who leads the Gulf Cartel, a once-formidable crime group.
The arrest occurred in Tampico, capital of Tamaulipas state, which abuts Texas, said Adm. Jose Luis Vergara. Costilla and five other men surrendered without any shots being fired, he added.
Costilla, sporting a thick black moustache and long sideburns and wearing a blue plaid shirt under a bulletproof vest, looked grim as guards hauled him before television cameras. He shook his head to questions.
Vergara said the arrest decapitated the Gulf Cartel, one of Mexico's oldest drug trafficking groups but one that has been battered in recent years by warfare with Los Zetas, onetime Gulf Cartel enforcers that split off in 2010 to form their own gang.
Even further disarray is likely to engulf Costilla's crime group, as underlings seek to rise up and factions of Los Zetas try to control the vital smuggling corridors that snake north of Monterrey, an industrial hub, toward the Texas border, analysts said. The area is perhaps the most violent in all of Mexico.
Mexico's navy has scored a one-two blow against Gulf Cartel mobsters this month.
Its forces captured another cartel leader, Mario Cardenas Guillen, on Sept. 3, effectively taking down the top ranks of the crime group.
"The really big winners are the marines," said George W. Grayson, an expert on Mexican crime groups at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, speaking of the navy's amphibious infantry forces. "They've had half a dozen major takedowns since 2009."
Despite being larger and better funded, Mexico's army has failed to notch up the successes of the navy against gangsters, and it faces a tide of corruption charges.
In May, prosecutors arrested three former army generals and a lieutenant colonel in connection with drug investigations of the Beltran Leyva crime group. One of the generals, Tomas Angeles Dauahare, had been No. 2 in the Defense Ministry and a former attache in Mexico's embassy in Washington. All four remain in jail.
Clearly upstaged, the army is expected to pull out all stops as 15,000 soldiers prepare to march Sunday in the 202nd anniversary of the start of Mexico's war of independence.
While U.S. officials view the navy as a more trustworthy ally in the battle against crime syndicates, it, too, suffered a black eye in June when it erroneously claimed to have captured the son of top fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, head of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Within hours of the arrest, it turned out the man captured was Felix Beltran Leon, 23, an employee at a used car dealership.
The State Department had a $5 million reward out for the arrest of Costilla, and U.S. prosecutors in southern Texas indicted him in 2002 on a series of drug and money laundering charges as well as for pointing AK-47 assault rifles at U.S. agents and threatening to kill them in an incident in November 1999.
If Mexico decides to extradite him, and Costilla agrees to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors, new tremors would rock northeastern Mexico, where gangsters are believed to finance scores of municipal and state-level politicians.
Three former governors of Tamaulipas state are currently under criminal probe for ties to narcotics traffickers. One of them, Tomas Yarrington, who was governor from 1999 to 2005, has an Interpol warrant out for his arrest in 150 countries. Before his term as governor, Yarrington was mayor of Matamoros, the stronghold of the Gulf Cartel.

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Philosophy: you either get it or you don't. The field has its passionate defenders, but according to its critics, philosophy is irrelevant, unproductive, and right at the height of the ivory towers. And now, the philosophy-bashing camp can count a proud defector from the other side: Peter Unger, Professor of Philosophy at New York University, has come out against the field in his latest book, Empty Ideas: A Critique of Analytic Philosophy.
Unger has written extensively over the course of his career on various philosophical topics, and his best-known writings include Ignorance: A Case for Scepticism 1975 and Living High and Letting Die: Our Illusion of Innocence 1995. As a no-holds-barred critique of mainstream analytic philosophy, Empty Ideas is a continuation of Unger's signature provocative style.
via 3quarksdaily: Philosophy is a Bunch of Empty Ideas: Interview with Peter Unger.


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The popular recipe for creating the "next" Silicon Valley goes something like this:
- Build a big, beautiful, fully equipped technology park;
- Mix in R&D labs and university centers;
- Provide incentives to attract scientists, firms and users;
- Interconnect the industry through consortia and specialized suppliers;
- Protect intellectual property and tech transfer; and,
- Establish a favorable business environment and regulations.
Except … this approach to innovation clusters hasn't really worked. Some have even dismissed these government-driven efforts as "modern-day snake oil." Yet policymakers are always searching for the next Silicon Valley because of the critical link between tech innovation, economic growth and social opportunity.
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Previous efforts at such clusters failed for a variety of reasons, but one big reason is that government efforts alone simply don't draw people. That's why a recent crop of experiments has focused more on building entrepreneurial communities, urban hubs and districts, and hackerspaces. Still, we're "splitting the logic" on how to create an innovation ecosystem, according to MIT expert Fiona Murray in Technology Review: We're either going top-down by focusing primarily on infrastructure—plunking down an office park next to a university—or bottom-up by focusing on just the networks. None of these efforts successfully pursue both paths at once, with government, academia and entrepreneurial communities proceeding together in lockstep—as was the case in the development of Silicon Valley.
But policymakers shouldn't be trying to copy Silicon Valley. Instead, they should be figuring out what domain is (or could be) specific to their region—and then removing the regulatory hurdles for that particular domain. Because we don't want 50 Silicon Valleys; we want 50 different variations of Silicon Valley, all unique from each other and all focusing on different domains.
Imagine a Bitcoin Valley, for instance, where some country fully legalizes cryptocurrencies for all financial functions. Or a Drone Valley, where a particular region removes all legal barriers to flying unmanned aerial vehicles locally. A Driverless Car Valley in a city that allows experimentation with different autonomous car designs, redesigned roadways and safety laws. A Stem Cell Valley. And so on.
There's a key difference from the if-you-build-it-they-will-come argument of yore. Here, the focus is more on driving regulatory competition between city, state and national governments. There are many new categories of innovation out there and entrepreneurs eager to go after opportunities within each of them. Rethinking the regulatory barriers in specific industries would better draw the startups, researchers and divisions of big companies that want to innovate in the vanguard of a particular domain—while also exploring and addressing many of the difficult regulatory issues along the way.
Why this approach? Compared with previous innovation-cluster efforts where governments contrived to do something unnatural, this proposal flows from what governments naturally do best: create, or rather, relax laws.
Another advantage of this approach is that it's a way for clusters to differentiate from each other and successfully compete for resources. Think of it as a sort of "global arbitrage" around permissionless innovation—the freedom to create new technologies without having to ask the powers that be for their blessing. Entrepreneurs can take advantage of the difference between opportunities in different regions, where innovation in a particular domain of interest may be restricted in one region, allowed and encouraged in another, or completely legal in still another. For example, the laws and guidelines for using drones or taxing bitcoin already vary widely across the globe, just as they do for ride-sharing services across different cities in the United States.
But the biggest advantage of the 50-different-Silicon Valleys approach isn't just in what it affords isolated regions or entrepreneurs—it's in accelerating innovation everywhere. Removing regulations across different regions allows multiple innovation categories to advance together at once, in parallel, without being bottlenecked by time or place.
So what are the risks? Well, there's a real possibility that advanced regions will essentially outsource or "regulate away" their own risk at the expense of less advanced ones. To get ahead, poorer countries may become more tempted to take on the very things wealthier countries are fencing out of their borders. But as long as the innovations aren't life-threatening—and many of the restricted domains aren't (the restrictions are often protecting incumbent interests)—a model like this one provides a much faster and more feasible way for developing regions to catch up. Especially when you consider the advantage that previous innovation clusters didn't have: mobile.


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OpenScienceMap 0.5 is here! And it is more than a small update, it is a huge step forward. There are many new things you can experience:
- 3D Buildings: all buildings of OSM are now in OpenScienceMap! Touch ground and tilt the map!
- Satellite imagery: find satellite imagery in the "Layers" menu
- Compass: we now have a compass rose in the map view
- Compass click-thru: click on the rose to jump through position & compass settings
- 3D Compass: tilt your device to tilt the map
- Position viewshed: the position indicator shows the direction you are facing and the accuracy of your positioning
- Offscreen positioning: the blurry animated indicator shows the direction of your current position
- POIs: we have a large number of POIs in the map
- Better data: we worked on some of the data and improved a lot.
Of course, all the previous features like DistanceTouch are still in!
Download, use, and spread the word!
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DoD Warrior Games Begin With Torch Lighting, Vietnam Vets Tribute
By Shannon Collins
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WEST POINT, N.Y., June 16, 2016 - The 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games began yesterday evening when Army Capt. Kelly Elmlinger, with help from comedian Jon Stewart, lit the official torch during the event's opening ceremonies at the U.S. Military Academy.
"Being selected to light the torch is as much an honor and privilege as competing for Team Army," Elmlinger said. "Finishing my Warrior Games career as Team Army captain and lighting the torch at the opening ceremony is by far the most amazing experience. It's humbling to see the support from the Warrior Transition Command throughout my time on Team Army, and I graciously thank them for allowing me to participate as torch bearer in this event."
About 250 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans representing teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command and United Kingdom armed forces will compete in shooting, archery, cycling, track and field, swimming, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball here until June 21.
*Torch Bearers*
The Army's Golden Knights parachute team began the torch hand off to a representative of each military service branch. The Maj. Brian Seggie of the British army handed the torch off to U.S. Special Operations Command's Navy Lt. Ramesh Haytasingh and his son, Tobias, who carried the torch to medically retired Air Force Capt. Chris Cochrane. Navy Chief Petty Officer Ron Condrey delivered it to Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Cordova, who then handed it off to medically retired Army Spc. Terry Cartwright.
"I was very honored to hand it off to Kelly Elmlinger," Cartwright said. "She's a great athlete, friend and mentor."
Cochrane said he was honored as well.
"Since my strokes, I consider myself lucky," he said. "I feel like I have a 'golden ticket' and a second chance at life. This feels like I'm cashing in that ticket for the honor to lead my brothers and sisters on the team."
Stewart said during the opening ceremony that he's uplifted by the tenacity displayed by the wounded, ill and injured athletes.
"[Considering the Orlando tragedy], this has been a difficult week for what I like to call 'Team Civilization.' The horrors we witnessed can make you feel as though you've lost faith in our ability to persevere through those times," he said. "When I say I'm in need of your support, there's almost nothing in this world that gives me more support than witnessing the tenacity, the resilience and the perseverance of our wounded warriors in their endeavors. They're the ones that make me feel like we're going to be OK."
Stewart said he brought his 11-year-old son, Nate, so he could meet the wounded warriors.
"People ask me, 'How do you talk to your kids about violence that occurs in this world?'" he said. "And I realized it's time to stop telling him about the rare individuals who do harm and tell him more about the people whose names we don't know and whose resilience and tenacity we can witness. That's why I'm here today. I'm here to show him that the depth and strength of those whose names you may never know is the depth and strength of this country, and is the depth and strength that will allow us to overcome."
Stewart, who has accompanied several USO tours overseas in combat zones, also has visited many times with wounded warriors at military hospitals.
"I've seen what these individuals have to go through. They have faced the worst that humanity has to throw at them, and they decided not to allow themselves to be defined by that act but to be defined by their actions following that act, their actions of getting up off that floor. I've seen the blood, sweat and tears they've gone through to get here -- and the profanity. If you go to the physical therapy room at Walter Reed, there's a lot of profanity," he said with a smile.
"They do it with pride, and when they fall, their colleagues and their loved ones pick them up and don't let them give up, so I applaud the families and the caregivers here today," Stewart added.
Army Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., the U.S. Military Academy's superintendent, said he was honored the academy is hosting the DoD Warrior Games and quoted the inscription at the Wounded Warrior Memorial in Washington, D.C.
"It says, 'It's not what you lost that counts. It's what you do with what's left.' That's what these games are all about," Caslen said. "We're here to celebrate ability, to celebrate resilience and to celebrate the drive to overcome adversity. These games showcase the resilient spirit of these warrior athletes. They symbolize that all wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans can recover from serious injuries or illnesses and lead fulfilling, productive and inspiring lives.
"As these warrior athletes take the fields of friendly strife, they will show the world their indomitable spirit, their sportsmanship, their desire to excel, their tenacity and most importantly, their strength of character," the general continued. "These incredible men and women willingly answered their nation's call to service. They exemplify the very best of America. They embody the resilience, discipline, the mental and physical toughness to overcome adversity to achieve their goals."
Caslen had a special message for the athletes, families and caregivers.
"Athletes, you are a testament of strength, professionalism and dedication not only for the other survivors around the world, but also for all of us," he said. "You are our role models. You are our inspiration. You are our heroes. And to the family members and caregivers, your support of these athletes has been essential throughout their recovery and rehabilitation. You've been a vital source of encouragement and motivation to them and that will be just as important as they compete in these games over the next few days."
*Honoring Vietnam Vets*
As a special surprise, the Golden Knights flew in a plaque that medically retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Howard Sanborn, a former Golden Knights member and current Socom athlete, presented to retired Army Gen. Fred Franks, a Vietnam and Desert Storm veteran.
"On behalf of myself and all of my fellow wounded warriors, we would like to thank you for your service and the service of all Vietnam veterans," Sanborn said. "Your fight to remain on active duty after being wounded helped make it possible for current wounded warriors to continue to serve. It also helped develop adaptive sports programs to help aid in the rehabilitation. We deeply appreciate your efforts, and it's my honor to present to you the heart of the team medals. These medals represent the spirit of the Warrior Games."
Franks, who is a below-the-knee left-leg amputee, said he was very touched.
"I was very moved and am deeply appreciative and inspired to be here to receive something like this on behalf of all my fellow wounded warriors and in the company of such great Americans," he said.
During Desert Storm, Franks commanded the 7th Corps, leading 146,000 U.S. and British soldiers in an 89-hour, 150-mile attack as part of the coalition that liberated Kuwait from then-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's forces.
"I felt honored and privileged to be able to do that as an amputee, but I wasn't thinking about being an amputee while that was going on, and that's the whole idea," Franks said. "You don't focus on that. It's not what you don't have; it's what you have that counts. It's getting back up and going on that count."
Stewart said he encourages disabled service members and veterans to give adaptive sports a try.
"What I've found in talking to men and women who got involved with the military is that they are goal-oriented," he said. "They thrive on the idea of an end result. What are the things you miss when you're not in the Army? You miss the camaraderie? You miss the action? You miss the goals? These are the things the games provide, and they help give people a sense of purpose again, [and] make them feel like they belong somewhere. 'I'm still me; I can still compete.' I think that part of it is really important."
The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as an introduction to adaptive sports and reconditioning activities for service members and veterans.
Adaptive sports and reconditioning are linked to a variety of benefits for wounded, ill, and injured service members across all branches of the military, according to the Warrior Games website. Benefits include less stress, reduced dependency on pain and depression medication, fewer secondary medical conditions, higher achievement in education and employment, and increased independence, self-confidence, and mobility.
Admission to Warrior Games competitions is free and open to the public.
2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games [ http://warriorgames.dodlive.mil/?source=GovDelivery ]
opening ceremonies at the U.S. Military Academy [ http://www.westpoint.edu/SitePages/Home.aspx?source=GovDelivery ]


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2013 NAIA Women?s Cross Country Runner of the Week - No. 1
By: Sam Knehans, Communications & Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ayded Reyes of Cal State San Marcos has been named the NAIA Women's Cross Country National Runner of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Reyes was chosen for her performance during the week of Sept. 9 – 15 and was selected out of a pool of conference and independent award winners.
Reyes, a senior San Diego, Calif., native, won the UC Riverside (Calif.) Invitational as the Cougars outpaced the 20-team field, capturing the open division title. Reyes covered the 5-kilometer course in 17:55. The senior standout, an undocumented immigrant who hopes to one day represent the United States in the Olympics, was recently featured in Runner's World magazine.
For the complete player of the week calendar, click here.
Nominees: Lindsey Martin, Columbia (Mo.); Laurel Gagnon, Park (Mo.); Susana Marquez, Point (Ga.); Cassie St. John, Milligan (Tenn.); Hannah Barnes , Truett-McConnell (Ga.); Brooke Alexander, Montreat (N.C.); Hannah Weisner, William Jessup (Calif.); Aspen Abbott, Southern Oregon; Hilary Halford, St. Francis (Ill.); Meaghan Ciochon, Judson (Ill.); Katelyn McCullough, Grace (Ind.); Hannah Schroder, Taylor (Ind.); Sarah McBeath, Indiana Wesleyan; Jessica Raymond, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Katie Smelker, Mount Marty (S.D.); Kim Wood, Concordia (Neb.); Catherine Fakler, Xavier (La.); Lauren Jaqua, Baker (Kan.); Amanda Buhr, Missouri Valley; Maria Bernard, British Columbia; Aspen Frey, McPherson (Kan.); Madison Caffrey, Sterling (Kan.); Sarah Pollmann, St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.); Hana Jiraskova, Point Park (Pa.); Kearstin McDainel, Indiana East; Meliah Carrel, Midway (Ky.); Tayler Godar, Georgetown (Ky.); Keaton Gaffney, Cumberland (Tenn.); Talisa Budder, Haskell (Kan.); Becca Wilder, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Meredith Jones, Viterbo (Wis.); Liz Mosbach, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Kelsey Carbajo, Grand View (Iowa); Aleona Reyes, Jamestown (N.D.); Jessica Davis, Texas Wesleyan; Sarah Jerotich, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Tori Mullinax, Brenau (Ga.); Katie Dolan, Spring Hill (Ala.); Allison Denetchee, William Carey (Miss.); Makenzie Rials, Belhaven (Miss.); Sierra Zemanick, Southern Wesleyan (S.C.); Ellie Staker, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Melissa Carder, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Lauren Nygren, Webber International (Fla.); Carlos Colina, St. Thomas (Fla.); Lauren Dunleavy, Ave Maria (Fla.); Monica Rekkedal, St. Thomas (Fla.); Becca Lamb, Indiana Tech; Julie Oosterhouse, Cornerstone (Mich.); Elaine Johnson, Siena Heights (Mich.); Bianca Kubicki, Madonna (Mich.); Kelsee VanderBaan, Davenport (Mich.).
2013 Women's Cross Country Composite Award Winners
Week 1 (September 18): Ayded Reyes, Cal State San Marcos


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Opinion: Yes, There Really Is a Bike Lobby
WSJ Tikvah fellow Alex Kazam says New York's all-powerful bike lobby really does exist--despite vociferous claims to the contrary. Photos: Getty Images
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Deliver the Difference Luncheon
Operating on a fixed income is never easy, but what happens when seniors who depend on government services to stay in their homes find those services are cut back, or worse, stopped altogether?
Those intolerable outcomes are exactly what Elaine Shellenberger, executive director of Nutrition and Services for Seniors, is trying to prevent with this year's third annual Nutrition and Services for Seniors Deliver the Difference Luncheon at the Event Centre on Thursday, May 1.
"Funding has been reduced, and it doesn't pay for all the cost, so we have to do all we can to make up those costs," Shellenberger said. "This year, we're doing something special."
Cost to attend the Deliver the Difference Luncheon on May 1 at the Event Centre is $50 per person, and attendees can pay at the door. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m.
Continuing Meals on Wheels' mission of honoring and supporting seniors, Shellenberger and her staff are honoring military veterans whose own struggles during World War II and Vietnam helped pave the way for the freedoms we now enjoy.
Shellenberger says World War II veteran Murray Anderson, for one, has some stories to tell.
"He was a veteran in the Pacific area," she said. Anderson will be one of three honorees at the Deliver the Difference Luncheon.
"I really don't consider myself a hero," said the soon to be 90-year-old Anderson. "I served in the Marine Corp and saw a lot of combat, but just did what they told me to do." Born in a small town east of Paris in northeast Texas called Deport, Anderson said he grew up on a farm and lost his father two months before graduating high school, which left him taking care of the farm with his mother and two sisters.
"After I got the crops ready to harvest, I couldn't harvest them because all the farm labor had gone to Camp Maxey that the Army was building near Paris for higher wages. I sold everything and moved my mothers and sisters to Dallas. After I got them settled, I joined the Marine Corps."
Anderson came to Beaumont in 1958 and opened a Mutual of New York insurance agency.
And then there's Lt. Gen. Marvin D. Brailsford who, with his wife, June, traveled the world during his time in the Army, serving in Germany, Vietnam and posts across the U.S.
A Burkeville native, Brailsford culminated his 33 years of military service as the Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Material Command in 1992. This military man also distinguished himself in the private sector. Currently CEO of the Brailsford Group Inc., a management consulting company he formed in 1995, Brailsford is also a retired director of two publicly traded companies, Conn's and Illinois Tool Works.
Brailsford is a deacon of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Beaumont. He and his wife have three children, the late Marvin Jr., Keith, and Cynthia Brailsford Jordan. They have two grandchildren, Brittny and Anthony Brailsford.
The third Nutrition and Services for Seniors honoree is June Samuel Brailsford herself. She's a Charlton Pollard High School grad who received a bachelor's in music from Prairie View A&M University. June taught at Lincoln Junior High School in Beaumont. She received a master's degree in music from Trenton State College, N.J. and completed postgraduate courses at Lamar University, Jacksonville State University, Alabama and The Juilliard School in New York, City.
This teacher and mother of three is also a tireless volunteer, providing hundreds of hours of community service to several civic groups and educational initiatives. She has played a key leadership role in raising funds to provide scholarships for Beaumont High School students attending Prairie View A&M University and served on the Beaumont Historic Landmark Commission, the Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau and chaired the Fine Arts Academy of the Golden Triangle chapter of the Links, Incorporated. Her dedication to the community is even more evident as she has been committed to providing crucial support to the families of soldiers deployed overseas.
Shellenberger said it's important for Southeast Texans to come to the luncheon to hear the stories from this year's honorees because their stories aren't unlike those of so many of the seniors served by Nutrition and Services for Seniors — seniors with their own stories of accomplishment, service and sacrifice. Moreover, attendance is important to the mission of Meals on Wheels to keep seniors in their homes by providing one meal a day.
"It's very important because it allows our seniors to remain in their homes, which is cost effective for everybody. For us to serve a meal for a whole year to a homebound person is about $1,500 a year. For that person to go to a nursing home is over $40,000," Shellenberger said. "It's cost effective. Seniors do much better when they're in their own home and their own environment. I think it's just a healthy place for them to be, to be able to remain in their own homes."
Not only does Meals on Wheels provide food to seniors, but those volunteers also give selflessly of their time and energy, often as the sole human contact many seniors see in their daily lives.
"That daily contact with somebody, somebody checking on them every day to tell whether they are coming to the door for three days in a row with the same clothes on or whether they're disheveled or what their appearance is instead of contacting somebody — next of kin — to check on them," Shellenberger said. "What we've found, many times, is relatives live out of town and we've become surrogate families to some of these seniors who are disabled. There might not be anybody, but us checking on them."
Although those seniors who depend on Meals on Wheels might be glad to know government cutbacks to the program won't affect current recipients, those Southeast Texans just now entering their golden years will likely not be able to receive meals, as estimated funding cuts of $50,000 to $60,000 have decimated hopes of expanding the program this year.
"When gas prices go up, we have no one to pass that cost on to because our services are suggested contributions, "Shellenberger said. "We don't charge for the meals. So, with the funding being cut, we're looking at not cutting services at this time, but not adding anything and maybe through attrition, reducing services that way."
Some might think Meals on Wheels is paid in full by federal and state funds, but the funding is only partial, according to Shellenberger.
"Some people misunderstand the fact that we do receive some government funding, so we get all the funding we need, but that's not true. It's sort of seed money. So, they will give us x amount of money, but we have to raise the rest to cover the rest of the cost," she said. "We don't get reimbursed the full cost of (serving) a meal, so we have to be constantly raising funds to help cover that cost. And as we all know, the population is certainly aging. There are going to be more seniors, more disabled, so there will be more people needing services, not less."
Keeping the meals healthy and balanced is one of the program's main goals, Shellenberger said, and meals will be tailored for diabetics and those with other health problems.
"We can't do lobster, unfortunately. Probably a lot of our seniors would be allergic to something like that," she said. "But we're doing between 1,500, 1,600 meals a day. So, we're trying to prepare a menu that pleases everyone. Our meals are diabetic friendly, so anyone who has diabetes or just regular diet, they can get meals."
If the program maintains a good base of volunteers and sponsors such as Karen and Mike Fuljenz — who are sponsoring the May 1 event — Shellenberger said Meals on Wheels will continue to survive despite continuous budget cuts and will continue to honor senior's contributions to Southeast Texas society with events such as this.
"It's important because the seniors are the ones who fought for us to have the freedoms we have today. I think we need to show our appreciation by honoring them at this time," she said. "Not only that, but by supporting their ability to remain independent. I think we owe it to our seniors and disabled to do that."
The Event Centre is at 700 Crockett St. in downtown Beaumont. For more information, call (409) 892-4455.


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From the trash of others, Mexican lives take root
MEXICO CITY — Since she was 15 years old, Dolores Garcia Perez — or Lola, as her friends call her — has made her living from what the rest of this city of 20 million throws out.
Her house is built on garbage, and it stands on the landfill where Perez and a few dozen others pick through the trash each day in search of things of value.
When it rains, rivers of black water seep out of the dump and form a toxic soup of pesticides and other poisons that can swallow a shoe. When the weather is dry, residents worry about explosions from the gas generated by the decomposing waste.
"It's a hard life," said Perez, who's now 45. She isn't ashamed of her life, but she wants something better for her children.
Perez is one of a few thousand people who survive on the 12,000 tons of trash that metropolitan Mexico City throws out every day. They don't look for food, but hope to spot things of value and recyclables — cardboard, plastic bottles, cans and glass — to collect and sell.
Their occupation puts Perez and the others solidly in Mexico's working class. Garbage pickers typically make about $300 a month, while the average Mexican salary is $500 a month, according to the Mexican Social Security Institute.
Those figures are somewhat misleading, however. According to the World Bank, about 40 percent of Mexico's population lives on $45 a month. Garbage pickers aren't getting rich, but neither are they the poorest of the poor.
"Many people are trying to get their kids, who are fourth-generation garbage pickers, enough education to leave and do something else besides pick garbage," said Joyce Stinson, an American missionary who works in Las Aquilas, the dump that's been Perez's home for 30 years.
Perez's house is impossible to spot under the pile of sorted trash. Garbage sits next to the door, and plastic bottles are separated into bins on the roof. A turkey clucks from the top of her shack and a leftover Halloween scarecrow hangs from a tree that's growing through the sidewalk.
Perez has raised four children in the dump. Her sons, Omar and Juan Carlos, work on garbage trucks. Her 16-year-old daughter, Sandy, is attending school and hopes to finish high school and study law at a university. Stefanie, her youngest, is in the sixth grade.
Perez believes that education is the key to escaping the dump. She said that pickers typically had little schooling, so they were unable to find other jobs.
"Why would you study unless you would want to leave here and have a better life?" Perez said she told her daughter.
The government closed the Las Aquilas dump 17 years ago, but some trash is still taken there, and about 30 families such as Perez's still make their livings there.
Las Aquilas is tiny compared with the huge dump at Bordo Poniente, 30 miles away, the only one that officially remains open. There, 300 families make their livings from the 2,500 acres of trash that's received 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Bordo Poniente is a subject of controversy, misinformation and a court battle. Because residents there fear that the government will try to close the dump, they're suspicious of outsiders and have set up makeshift checkpoints to prevent strangers from entering.
At one such checkpoint, an elderly guard sprang up from his rocking chair next to the road and waved his arms to keep outsiders from taking cell phone pictures. The pickers think that protecting the secrecy of their way of life will shield them from eviction, said Carlos Morales, who lives near the dump and knows several people who are pickers.
"They have always been afraid of outsiders and not let many people in, but now more than ever. ... The fear is new," Morales said.
The rumors that the dump will close and its residents will lose their jobs and be put out of their homes aren't true, said Conrado Sarmiento, the assistant director of technological development at the landfill.
"Pickers are a marginal population ... but we're not kicking them out onto the streets," he said.
Sarmiento said the relationship between the authorities and the Bordo Poniente pickers was symbiotic.
For example, when the police suspect that a body may have been dumped in the landfill, they come to the warehouse and tell the pickers where the person probably disappeared. The pickers are then able to identify almost immediately where in the vast warehouse of trash the body probably would be, he said.
Residents allow horse carts and garbage trucks to dump trash, which pickers then sift through before garbage dump officials cover the trash in landfill dirt. There's no overwhelming smell of garbage except the occasional odor from puddles of dirty water.
Joyce Stinson and her husband, Beto, work as part of the Union Biblica de Mexico. One of their goals is to develop a community center to provide health care and education for the dump town, two of the biggest concerns for the residents.
Joyce Stinson said that medical care was expensive and available only sporadically. She said that many residents suffered from chronic pain and other health problems but that it was nearly impossible to pin down the effects of garbage on the residents' health.
Perez, however, needs no scientific study.
"I worry about the possibility of an explosion because of the gas coming off of the trash," Perez said. "It can happen at any time."
She said that her younger daughter, Stefanie, once lost a new sandal to the black muck that results from heavy rainfall. The youngster stepped into a stream of black water and her foot was sucked underneath.
"I scrubbed her foot for three days after that," Perez said.
The sandal was never found.
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"I like big bags and I cannot lie."Something in me believes that the more money I spend to gear up, or the better I look in my disc golf threads, will somehow lead to lower scores on the course. Never has happened to me. Probably never will. But, sometimes an item comes along that can take a day on the course from a grind to a lot more pleasurable (and in this case more comfortable) day of disc golf. This indeed leads to a better overall experience. The more we can relax and enjoy our round allows us to perform better. Our minds are put at ease and we can concentrate on our game and have fun.
First Impressions: The weight of the Dynamic Discs Ranger Backpack seems to be distributed evenly vertically through the design to avoid the saggy-bag-dead weight-at-the-bottom- syndrome or SBDWATBS. The soft molded back panel seems to relieve most pressure points that many backpacks (disc golf and non disc golf) fail to properly address. This immediately was a win for me. My comfort increased over a few plays with my body feeling accustomed to a new addition. An ergonomic weight distribution is a great feature that disc golf backpacks have over conventional over-the-shoulder or disc golf bag w/back-straps. Too many players suffer fatigue that they might not realize comes from this proverbial sack of rocks hanging over their shoulder and/or back. Even carrying a bag on the non-throwing arm can cause body fatigue. Most players I spoke with that tried or actually own the bag felt very comfortable with the bag's center of gravity. Just about right. Adjusting the shoulder straps for a player's height and build optimize the effect. The shoulder straps are comfortable yet not very large or padded compared to most of the quad strap manufacturers. I noticed that it was much easier to place my arm through the straps over my shoulders. Some larger/padded straps require tweaking the arm and, more importantly, shoulder back sometimes too far to wedge the arm in its proper position. Not in this case. The molded back also allows MUCH NEEDED cross ventilation between the player's back and the surface of the bag (see below). On a hot day, or for big, sweaty dudes (like me), this is a must.This by far is one of the bag's best features.
The "On-Deck" putter pocket is a great take on the putter pocket design. Two putters can be securely placed in the bag's side pouch with ease (once broken in). Some bags/backpacks have convenient putter pocket locations in theory, but when the time comes to remove or place the putter back in the pocket, it comes with force and fidgeting. Not with the "On-Deck's" pouch design. With the Ranger's side putter pocket, the top of the bag now becomes a very large storage compartment. I can easily fit a jacket or hooded sweatshirt, snacks, drinks, etc. in the top storage area. Though the compartment is not insulated or waterproof, storage of chilled can beverages is possible.
One of the backpack's best compliments lies in the fact that it's easy to tell that the Ranger Backpack was designed by disc golfers of MANY levels of play. Too many times sports accessory products are designed for either Pro level players who know exactly what they need to be effective or products aimed at entry-level players, designed to be newbie-friendly, but lack the utilitarian features most players soon tend to want/need. One of our favorite features is the Collapsible Stool Holster/2nd Cup Holder. A small feature, yet well thought out. No wasted space. Both options add value to the bag with no loss of space.
More "small" features I appreciated: - The disc compartment cover rolls itself to the top of compartment. Out of the way, but ready to use in a snap. - Reinforced feet on the bottom of the bag lift the bag off of the ground just enough to avoid contact with wet or muddy surfaces. Too many times I have placed a bag over my back with a waterproof bottom only to end up with a wet or muddy back. This is due to the flat surface of the bag's bottom. It's a little thing, but it's well thought out. - A dedicated towel clip. Yes, a tiny, but useful item. I've probably spent a total of 18 hours of my life in my decades of playing, untangling my towel that was clipped onto my straps connector hooks. What a pain. Never again! - Don't laugh at this one, but I love that the water bottle holder is not exactly shaped in the form of a full cylinder attached to the side of the back. It is more of an expanding half circle/slit that uses its tension to hold most any beverage shaped item safely and tightly against the bag. I can bend over with the backpack on and not fear a gust of liquid down my back and I don't have to tighten/loosen/tighten a drawstring every time I need a drink. Again, a little thing, but well thought out. A small part of the expanding holder is mesh just in case of a spill. It will drain out.
Style: Style is VERY subjective. I personally thought the first run of grey on black bags looked a bit like a large camera pack. The Ranger Backpack now available varies from the stylish Quasar Blue to the more subtle working-class Charcoal. Compared to a few other disc golf backpacks on the market, I did find the Ranger Backpack to look slightly boxy. Not a bad thing per se, just a very subjective opinion. I do believe this design choice offers more storage space than some competitor's bags, so that's a fair tradeoff. It works.
Craftsmanship: Without going into fabric or stitching details which make no sense to most of us, let's just say that every panel, zipper, clip, and pocket seem to be of sturdy design. It is built to hold up much longer than most bags found on any course. In SoCal (our location), weather rarely becomes a factor. Our weather ranges from highs of 85 degrees in the summer, down to a chilly 75 degrees in the winter. Somehow we get by. But, for those living with an actual changing climate, this bag looks to be built for frequent and heavy use. Not rainproof, but built to hold up in rougher conditions. In a few months we will address how the bag holds up for us over greater use. Based on first impressions, I think this design bodes well for heavy use.
Value: With a list price of $174.99, it is VERY easy to say that this bag is a great value. Relative to other disc golf backpacks on the market, the Dynamic Discs Ranger Backpack comes in costing much less than most backpacks with a similar level of quality.
Bottom line: - Well thought out design - Very comfortable (as backpacks go) - Well built - Great price
These all add up to make the Dynamic Discs Ranger Backpack worthy of your next disc golf bag purchase. Highly recommended!
Review by Mark Wilson
Manufacturers Notes:
- -Limited Lifetime Warranty (Covers defects in materials and workmanship)
- -Engineered with a low center of gravity to keep your bag upright
- -"On-Deck" putter pocket holds 2 putters for quick and easy access
- -Molded back panel minimizes contact points and allows for cross ventilation
- -Large main disc compartment that holds 18+ discs
- -Large main storage compartment
- -Collapsible stool holster, also functions as an optional 2nd water bottle holder
- -Exterior water bottle holder
- -Exterior towel clip
- -Removable lightweight disc divider located inside main disc compartment
- -Oversized reinforced haul handle for ease of operation
- -Stretch mesh exterior pocket for scorecard, pencils, mini disc marker, etc.
- -Water resistant bottom material with reinforced feet to keep your bag off the ground
- -Velcro opening keeps the over-flap clear of discs for easy access
- -Internal zippered mesh pocket for a more secure storage solution
- -Two external accessory pockets for sunglasses, wallet, keys, cell phone, etc.
- -Designated bag tag attachment loop
- -Volumes: storage compartment - 500 cubic inches; total - 1600 cubic inches
- -Rigid construction using 600D Poly and 400D Dobby Nylon Oxford fabric
The Dynamic Discs Ranger Backpack is available at the Morley Field Proshop or online at the Dynamic Discs website.
Dynamic Discs GENEROUSLY supplied a Ranger Disc Golf Backpack for review purposes.


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Video: IRONMAN Western Australia Highlights
The 15th #IMWA hosted in the beautiful coastal town of Busselton was one for the record books. The great new swim course under the iconic Jetty, the fast, flat, scenic bike and run courses and near perfect racing conditions set the stage for a brilliant day.
Defending champion Kiwi Terenzo Bozzone and Swiss superstar Caroline Steffen both returned to the winner's circle, Kevin and Sid inspired us all with their epic journey, Peter Vaughn joined the IRONMAN in Australia Hall of Fame and amazing, determined athletes achieved their goal and proved #anythingispossible
Read the full race wrap here - Busso Celebrates With Comebacks, Records and IRONMAN Debuts
IRONMAN Western Australia returns December 1, 2019. Entries are now open.


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Resources for International Students
Resources for International Students
Many scholarships and fellowships require US citizenship or residency. Below are several resources to assist Grinnell's international students who seek merit-based funding.
Scholarship List
Please see the Scholarships for International Students, which lists approximately 100 opportunities that accept applications from international students. (Thanks to members of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors, who assembled the opportunities on this list)
Databases and Other Resources
- International Education Financial Aid
- International Scholarship Search
- Institute for International Education's "Funding for US Study"
- Scholarships for Development
Fischlowitz International Student Travel Fellowship
Grinnell's international students should also be aware of the Fischlowitz International Student Travel Fellowship, which provides $5,000 for one international student to explore the US each summer.


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SKF universal joint bearings fulfill special requirements for high loads and tough conditions over long distances and for off-road driving.
The design, optimized in terms of function as well as manufacturing quality of the SKF universal joint bearings, offers benefits to all parties concerned.
The company operating the vehicle benefits as follows:
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- service life of up to one million kilometers and more (600,000 miles)
The propeller shaft manufacturer gains a decisive competitive edge:
- more cost-effective manufacture, as the universal joint assembly can be designed and manufactured without re-lubricating holes, ducts or nipples,
- potential for longer warranty periods granted to the customers thanks to reliability and longevity in operation.
Universal joint bearings are available in outside diameters from 38 to 68 mm.


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Lack of Government Web Resources Hurts Mid-Missouri Schools
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COLUMBIA- Mid-Missouri schools are starting to feel the affects of the federal government shutdown. Students can't access government research websites like the Library of Congress or the U.S. Census Bureau.
A message that appears on the Census Bureau's site said, "Due to the lapse in government funding, census.gov sites, services, and all on-line survey collection requests will be unavailable until further notice." This is one of the many downfalls that are occurring during the government shutdown.
While the government is shut down, schools can't use the sites for research purposes like papers or presentations.
Columbia College professor David Karr said he was trying to go on the Library of Congress' website for a student, but it was not working.
Southern Boone Schools superintendent Christopher Felmlee said it's unfortunate and aggravating because it's one more free resource that his students can't use. He said the school district hasn't been affected much yet but it could become a major issue over time if the shutdown continues.
Some websites like the U.S .Department of Health and Human Services and parts of the National Weather Service are working and continue to be updated.


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It's been a full season since Jason Sudeikis was cast as presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, but it wasn't until this weekend that SNL debuted sorta-rookie cast member Kate McKinnon as Mitt's better half, Ann. McKinnon's impersonation was a fairly kind one — rather than go after Ann herself most of the Weekend Update bit was devoted to tearing down the Romney campaign's Republican critics. Still, there were a few jokes made at the expense of her entirely too wholesome image. "It's fall and we're missing apple picking season and we love apple picking, Seth," SNL's Ann Romney says. "It's like Mormon Mardi Gras. I once drank so much cider I woke up the next morning in my bed wearing my pajamas."
We also learned that, deep down, all Lady Mittens wants is to hang out with Beyoncé. Same here, Ann. Same here.


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On Thursday, the CME sent a letter to its customers warning of potential impact the federal spending cuts may have on some livestock and dairy contracts:
"As a valued customer, we wanted you to be aware this is an issue we are closely monitoring, as it's possible mandatory spending cuts – should they begin on March 1 – could have an impact on the physical delivery and cash settlement mechanisms of certain CME livestock and dairy products. In addition, the budget cuts could result in the disruption of USDA reports that are used in the daily calculation of the CME Feeder Cattle Index and CME Lean Hog Index and the monthly calculations used to determine settlement prices for CME Dairy futures products.
"As the CME Live Cattle contract utilizes USDA grading/inspection in the delivery process, a furlough of USDA staff may require the Exchange to modify in accordance with Exchange rules the current operational process around delivery/settlement of these products. In addition, CME Group's cashsettled livestock and dairy products could also be impacted in the event the data used to compile these indexes is unavailable. Finally, CME Group's spot call dairy markets could be impacted in the event USDA grading/inspection staff is unavailable effective on March 1, 2013."
The CME livestock and dairy contracts that may be impacted, include:
- Live Cattle futures Feb 2013 contract
- Lean Hog futures and options, April 2013 and subsequent contracts
- Feeder Cattle Futures, March 2013 and subsequent contracts
- Milk (Class III and IV), Butter, Cheese, Non-Fat Dry Milk, and Whey March 2013 and subsequent
- Spot Call (Butter, Cheese and Non-Fat Dry Milk), March 1 and subsequent trading days
Market Snapshot, 8:30 am CT (VIP) -- February 22, 2013
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Navy veteran revisits WWII with LST 325 tour
By RUSTY MARKS | The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. | Published: September 1, 2013
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — He rode a U.S. Navy landing ship all the way from New Orleans to the South Pacific during World War II, but Friday's visit to LST 325 — docked through Tuesday at Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston — was the first time Lew Sharp had ever been on the lower tank deck of the massive landing ship.
Sharp, 87, spent most of his World War II trip topside, with a smaller LCT, or Landing Craft, Tank.
British and American designers came up with the LST, or Landing Ship, Tank, during the war to deliver cargo, supplies, vehicles and troops onto enemy beaches without the need for port facilities. More than 300 feet long, the landing ships could carry dozens of tanks or trucks and hundreds of men across the ocean to an enemy shore.
The Navy needed all sorts of ships and boats to land troops and vehicles, and also came up with the LCT. The one Sharp rode piggyback across the ocean was about 120 feet long and was designed to carry four or five medium tanks.
Too small and slow to safely cross the ocean on their own, the LCTs were frequently delivered to combat zones riding on the top deck of a larger LST.
Sharp, a Marlinton native who now lives in South Point, Ohio, said his LCT left New Orleans on the back of LST 804, bound for the invasion of Okinawa in April, 1945.
Ordinarily, ships bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations left from San Diego or another Pacific port, sailing to their destinations in convoys of other ships for mutual protection from submarines. LST 804's skipper had other plans.
"We went aboard [the LST] in New Orleans and headed down the Panama Canal," Sharp recalled.
"We had a skipper named R. Bull, and he acted just like a bull," Sharp said. "He went all the way to Pearl Harbor without an escort."
LST 804, with LCT 1418 hitching a ride topside, arrived safely in Pearl Harbor, then headed for Okinawa, where hundreds of ships were massing for what would prove to be the largest amphibious operation of the Pacific war.
Sharp himself cut the steel cable holding LCT 1418 onto the larger ship's deck, allowing the smaller vessel to slide down a greased track and into the water with a thunderous splash.
LCT 1418 took part in the Okinawa invasion, but not quite the way Sharp would have thought. Instead of ferrying troops and vehicles to the beach, the LCT was assigned to a diversionary force designed to fool the Japanese.
"The invasion started on April 1, which is April Fool's Day," Sharp said. "We were part of the April Fool's Day Invasion.
"Every day, we'd sail toward Japan," he said, "Then at night, we'd head back."
Eventually, Sharp figured out that the decoy force was supposed to make the Japanese think an Allied invasion force was on its way to Japan. It was hoped the Japanese would take the bait and decide not to send reinforcements to Okinawa.
"It worked pretty good," Sharp said.
Sharp's son and daughter decided to take the Navy veteran to see LST 325 when they found out the museum ship would be in Charleston.
The vessel will be moored at Haddad Park through Tuesday and is open for tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.lstmemorial.org.


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UBS responds to Parliamentary approval of the US-Swiss Government Agreement
Zurich/Basel, 17 June 2010 - UBS welcomes today's Swiss Parliamentary approval of the US-Swiss Government Agreement. This vote is an important step to support the resolution at the governmental level.
UBS continues to focus on its comprehensive and timely compliance with all obligations under its separate settlement agreements with the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (known as the Deferred Prosecution Agreement, or DPA, and Consent Order) and is confident that this will be achieved by the relevant deadlines in August 2010.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | This release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" as to UBS's expectations concerning the resolution of legal proceedings relating to UBS's cross-border US banking business. While these forward-looking statements represent UBS management's expectations concerning the matters described, a number of risks and uncertainties, including the possibility of unanticipated political or legal developments in Switzerland or in the US, could cause actual events to differ materially from UBS's expectations. In addition, we refer to the risk factors and other information included in our past and future financial reports and investor releases and in documents filed with or furnished to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including UBS's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2009. UBS is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


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IRONMAN Oceania has recently announced that we will no longer be supplying plastic Special Needs Bags within IRONMAN Race Kits.
This is to align with IRONMAN Oceania's direction and with the support from the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council and IRONMAN Australia Local Organizing Committee to move towards a more sustainable event.
Athletes will have two options if they wish to use Special Needs Bags on ether (or both) the Bike and Run courses.
Purchase reusable/insulated IRONMAN Blue Bike and Red Run Special Needs bags through Active.
How to purchase:
1. Log into your Active account at www.active.com (log in via the 'log in', in the top right-hand corner)
2. Head to 'my events' and locate your IRONMAN Australia entry
3. Select 'purchase additional' and follow the steps.
4. Collect your Special Needs Bags on site from Glasshouse Information
Onsite purchases will also be available from the Glasshouse Information during opening times.
Provide your own reusable bag with the dimensions no bigger than 20x20x20cm.
IRONMAN will be rejecting any bags that aren't reusable or larger than the size specified.
Athletes should only include perishable items inside Special Needs bags as this station is for nutritional purposes.
IRONMAN is not responsible for the contents. Although we try to expedite assisting you in obtaining your Special Needs bag at the station, the volume of athletes may require that you stop and find your bag.
If you have any further inquiries please call our athlete services team on 1300 761 384 or email [email protected]


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Nokia 6682
A smartphone with the accent on "phone," the Nokia 6682 is a powerful, flexible device for people who want a phone that happens to do more than just make calls. The Nokia 6682 is the successor to the Nokia 6620 and the Nokia 7610, and it improves on both of them. Like the 6620 and 7610, it runs on the Symbian Series 60 operating system. Symbian Series 60, like Windows Mobile and Palm OS, has plenty of third-party software support; Symbian phones, however, typically focus more on phone functions than on messaging.
Read the full review: Nokia 6682


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Melbourne Slow Art Day - Foosaner Art Museum - April 27, 2013
Fresno Art Museum
Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Event Details
Foosaner Art Museum
Art viewing: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch: 1:00 PM - 2.00 PM
At Squid Lips
Host: Tina Murray, contact Tina via e-mail
Slow Art Day is a worldwide celebration of art that encourages people to look at art SLOWLY – and thereby experience art in a new way. You can see more about Slow Art Day and the mission behind it on our website: http://SlowArtDay.com.
As Slow Art Day approaches, you'll hear from your host with more information, as well as instructions about what to do when you arrive for Slow Art Day.
More info about Slow Art Day movement: facebook | twitter | tumblr
Have questions about Melbourne Slow Art Day - Foosaner Art Museum - April 27, 2013? Contact Fresno Art Museum
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Foosaner Art Museum
1463 Highland Avenue
Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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Fresno Art Museum
The Fresno Art Museum is located in the heart of Fresno, near the intersection of Clinton and First Streets, next to Radio Park.
Exhibitions include contemporary and modern art and photography and ethnographic and cultural exhibitions which reflect and celebrate the diverse population of the San Joaquin Valley. The Museum is also home to very large and impressive collection of Pre-Columbian artworks from Mexico and what is now modern-day Peru. It is the only museum in Fresno accredited by the Americian Alliance of Museums.
In addition to thought-provoking and exciting exhibitions, the Fresno Art Museum provides the region's 1.6 million residents with a forum for contemporary and modern issues as they relate to art and culture, films, concerts, lectures, docent tours, and symposia to enlighten, educate, and entertain its visitors.
Over 14,000 people from across the Valley and around the world visit the Museum each year.


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NAIA Volleyball Player of the Week ? No. 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Patricia Souza of Park (Mo.) has been named the first NAIA Volleyball National Player of the Week for the 2012 season, the national office announced Tuesday. Souza was selected based on her performance from Aug. 27 - Sept. 2 and was chosen out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 23 conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.
Souza, a 5-10 senior outside hitter from Ipatinga, Brazil, led Park to a 5-1 record as they defeated two ranked teams and a receiving votes team. She notched 27 kills and 17 digs in Park's 3-2 victory over No. 15 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) and posted 10 kills and 11 digs in the Pirates 3-1 victory against No. 20 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.). In total, Souza posted 89 kills, 72 digs and a .228 attack percentage in the Pirates six matches.
Souza, who cleared double figure kills in all six matches last week, leads Park with 141 kills on the season, which ranks ninth nationally.
The next Player of the Week announcement will be on Sept. 11. For the complete player of the week calendar, click here.
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
Nominees: Kaitlyn Rogalla, Jamestown (N.D.); Jenavera Gibson, Mid-Continent (Ky.); Vanja Joksic, Texas at Brownsville; Kaley Lyons, Evangel (Mo.); Susan Rollman, Doane (Neb.); Casey Gates, Northwestern Ohio; Amelia Moore, Reinhardt (Ga.); Ally Hall, Kentucky Christian; Jordan Holcomb, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Nicole Gingery, Ottawa (Kan.); Daiane Souza, Campbellsville (Ky.); Paula Martins, Lee (Tenn.); Dayane Souza, Tougaloo (Miss.); Lindsey Oberacker, Point Park (Pa.); Kelsey Van Uden, Great Falls (Mont.); Erin Didier, John Brown (Ark.); Brooke Marino, Concordia (Calif.); Jordan Broady, Bellevue (Neb.); Kelly Knudsen, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Kristine Egebrecht, Indiana Wesleyan.
2012 Composite Award Winners
Week 1: Patricia Souza, Park (Mo.)


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Data to Collect on All 50 States
From ConnectivityStudy
The possibility has been raised of hiring a temporary research assistant to gather data on state networks, etc.
Here are some suggested data points from this person to collect. Please edit, revise and comment upon as you see fit:
- Does the state have a state network?
- Are libraries connected to it?
- Is it an Internet2 SPEG?
- Does the state have a broadband initiative from governor?
- Further research into Video Franchising
- State Legislation Sessions run
- In states that have passed a video franchise bill, a summary
- Which telecos have a point of presence within the state?