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"Bech is back all right, but only after paying a large and painful price. . . . Updike reflects in these pages on the odd and unsettling ways in which art can impinge upon life, the ways in which a book acquires a life of its own that seems wholly unrelated to that of the person who created it, the ways in which celebrity separates those upon whom it is bestowed from reality."—The Washington Post
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will participate in a "Tweet Chat" on Tuesday, April 9 from 1-2 p.m. ET to discuss the pay gap between women and men. The Equal Pay Tweetchat, using the hashtag #talkpay, is
sponsored by the National Women's Law Center, with these distinguished guests:
During the chat, EEOC, along with other organizations, will answer questions on the issue of pay discrimination using its Twitter handle @EEOCNews.
The EEOC seeks to heighten awareness of gender-based wage discrimination on Equal Pay Day, which is held annually in April to signify the point in the year that a woman must work to earn what a man made the previous year. According to the most recent data, women earn only 77 percent of what men earn in a full-time annual salary.
The EEOC has been at the forefront of the federal government's effort to secure equal pay for women. As part of the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force created by President Obama, the Commission has undertaken important efforts to raise awareness and strengthen enforcement of wage discrimination laws. The 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, enforced by the EEOC, will be commemorated this June.
The EEOC is the federal government agency responsible for enforcing anti-discrimination laws in the workplace. Further information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov.

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Judicial Branch Finally Acting As A Check Against Government Overreach
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At long last, there finally seems to be a recognition by members of the judicial branch that they are, in fact, there to provide checks and balances against government overreach. We've already covered the recent orders by Magistrate Judge John Facciola, who has twice sent the government back to fix its overly broad warrant requests seeking access to email accounts and cell phone content. (This is tempered somewhat by another Facciola decision, which declared the law enforcement agency in question didn't need a search warrant for a supposedly "abandoned" phone.) Facciola isn't the only judge pushing back against the government's vague warrant requests, however.
In the past year, U.S. magistrate judges John Facciola in Washington, D.C., and David Waxse in Kansas City, Kan., have rejected or modified a number of applications for warrants to search people's emails and other electronic communications at Internet firms such as Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.This has been the government's process for years: obtain everything and keep whatever is deemed "relevant" to the case. Both of these judges appear to realize that they are the last line of Fourth Amendment defense between the government and the public. Presumably, the Snowden leaks have played a part in this altered mindset. As both judges have pointed out in their orders, what the government has routinely sought is unbounded access to communications via unconstitutional warrants.
The rulings go against the grain of a federal judiciary that has generally approved them, according to current and former law-enforcement officials. They also come against the backdrop of a legal and political debate over the scope of government surveillance that has raged since the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records was revealed last summer.
At issue is the Justice Department's two-step process of obtaining all emails and other electronic information in the accounts of a person under investigation, and then using names and keywords to sift through it in hopes of finding evidence of wrongdoing.
The judges have ruled the government needs to refine its requests to comply with the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches.
These two have suggested an alternate route, if the government can't manage to operate within the constraints of the Constitution.
Both judges have suggested Internet service providers and other Web firms could do their own searches based on specific guidance from the Justice Department, and turn over only the information that appears relevant to an investigation. They have also proposed systems in which a court-appointed official or others could perform the initial search, providing a buffer between investigators and bulk data.Of course, the government thinks these are terrible ideas.
"I don't think ISPs or email providers have the institutional competence to conduct the searches of their customers for evidence of crimes," said Neil MacBride, a former U.S. attorney in Virginia who described the magistrate judges' rulings as "outliers."Maybe. Maybe not. But it's clear the government is no better than the private sector at performing targeted searches. Instead, it simply demands everything and expects to be trusted to only take a look at what is pertinent. Despite the fact that the government routinely asks (or rather, expects) the judicial branch, along with those defending the accused, to simply trust it with petabytes of someone's personal data, it seems completely unwilling to trust a private company with fulfilling searches for relevant data on its behalf.
The days of the government simply saying "it's complicated" and running broad warrant requests past technically-incompetent judges might finally be numbered.
Judge Waxse said he believed more people would come around to his view if they better understood recent technological advances and how service providers operate. "What Facciola and I are saying is, use what is now developed, and you can comply with the Fourth Amendment," he said. "There are too many lawyers and judges who don't have a clear grasp of how it all works."This is also part of the problem. Far too often, technically-ignorant judges have credulously accepted the government's arguments because they don't have the knowledge to challenge these assertions. They could seek the input of those who can parse the technological demands, but rather than do so, this crucial part of the system of checks and balances has simply allowed the government to portray its circumvention of the Fourth Amendment as unavoidable.
Following the revelations of the last several months, including documents showing the NSA misrepresented its bulk records collections for nearly three years straight, the government has been shown it cannot be trusted with unlimited access to people's data and content. Hopefully, this pushback from the judicial branch will become the new standard.
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Julia Stiles has joined the cast of "The First," Jennifer DeLia's biopic about Mary Pickford.
Mary (played by Lily Rabe) was one of the early Canadian pioneers in Hollywood and went on to found the United Artists studio with other stars including Charlie Chaplin.
She also had a troubled marriage, blighted by the alcoholism and insecurity of her husband (played by Michael Pitt).
Stiles will play Frances Marion, one of the top screenwriters during the early 20th Century who collaborated on numerous projects with Pickford.
Ryan Simpkins also stars in the Josh Fagin-scripted film. Julie Pacino, Said Zahraoui and Dominick Fairbanks will produce.
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I've missed countless opportunities because I fail to speak up in the moment. A pretty girl smiles at me on the bus. Ten minutes later, I will wish I'd stayed on the bus and struck up a conversation. The same thing happens with business opportunities. At the critical moment I need to act, I go into a fog of some kind, weighing my options. Much later, I'll realize that gold was put in my lap, and I'll endure a lot of shame from not being present enough to recognize that. I'm all man when I have a girlfriend (which I don't now) and will do anything to make her feel secure. But because of my problem with seizing opportunity, I'm much lonelier than I need to be. I'm realizing that I'm an irretrievable mental defective.
You've heard that 80 percent of success is just showing up? Well, the other 20 percent is not acting like you got glued to the toilet seat shortly afterward.
You diagnose yourself: "I'm an irretrievable mental defective." Um, no — probably just a drama queen with risk aversion jets set a little high. Your freezing in the face of opportunity is probably due to an "approach-avoidance conflict," a type of inaction-producing psychological stress that occurs when an opportunity has both positive and negative aspects that make it simultaneously appealing and off-putting. For example, with the girl on the bus, there's a possible date versus a possible rejection. The closer (and more possible) the opportunity the larger the negative aspects loom. This leads to indecision and, in turn, inaction. When you have some distance (say, a few hours after you get off the pretty girl express bus), the positive aspects take center stage, and going for it seems the thing to do. Only then, this no longer takes a nervous "hello" across the bus aisle; you need one of those "missed connection" ads and $3,000 for a private detective.
You need to practice opportunity-spotting and preplan what you'll do when it knocks so you won't respond like a bratty preteen girl: "Go away! Nobody's home. I hate you!" Recognizing opportunity takes knowing your goals. Articulate them, and then identify five opportunities a day and seize at least two of them. This requires simply taking action despite your indecision. Assuming you aren't weighing the opportunity to blow through a bunch of stop signs, what are the likely damages? Step back and do a little cost-benefit analysis. If, say, you'd talked to the girl on the bus, worst-case scenario, she might've glared back at you, giving you an ouchie in the ego for what, 10 minutes? Doing nothing leaves you with lasting regret, shame and self-loathing. Doing nothing repeatedly should help you get a headstart on becoming a bitter old man, thanks to all the years you've invested standing near the ladder of success yet never once having a woman in a bikini shinny down and hand you a mai tai.
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Medicine & Healthcare in Mongolia by Annie Yu
When I informed my mum that I wanted to join Projects Abroad's Medical placement in Mongolia for two months, it was not a pretty sight. Although she never agreed with my adventure, even after I arrived in Ulaanbaatar, the moment I stepped out the plane after 18 hours, I knew this was going to be one of the most meaningful summers in my life.
Choosing my project
As a first year student in the University of California, San Diego, who not only majors in Biology but recently applied for the Global Health minor, I was eager to try out volunteering in a completely different country, and Projects Abroad offered the perfect programme in such a mysterious and friendly country.
Project Abroad's Medical placement in Mongolia stood out in that it actually offered hands-on experience, even for a university student like me who had minimal medical knowledge.
My Medical placement
The first day I arrived at my placement, the clinic section of the Epidemiology Hospital of Mongolia, I was surprised at how different it was compared to my university's hospital. Instead of one big room for all patients, this department had multiple rooms labelled with their own infectious diseases, such as chicken pox and hand, foot or mouth disease, all in Mongolian of course.
My supervisor, Dr.Bachka, showed me around and introduced me to all the staff, none of whom could speak much English, if at all. At first, I was really worried about communicating with the staff, but that worry soon vanished as I later learned that not only are Mongolians extremely friendly, but, as nurses and doctors, they were always looking after me. Even when we spoke different languages to each other and none of us understood what the other said, we managed to communicate and shared many laughs.
As for my duties, I was required to go to the hospital from 9am to 4pm or later. Wearing the uniform provided for me by the programme, I felt like a little nurse as I followed my supervisor from room to room to examine the patients.
In the beginning, she would translate for me what the patients' complaints were, the symptoms she observed, and then her diagnosis and suggestion or treatment for the disease. As a Biology major, I was absolutely thrilled to see so many different kinds of diseases, most of which were rarely seen in the United States: chicken pox; meningitis; hepatitis A, B, and C; hand, foot or mouth disease; dysentery; mumps; erysipelas; and many more.
After a few weeks, my supervisor allowed me to feel the bumps on the patients, check their faeces, and even diagnose their diseases. During our free time, she and the other two doctors would teach me many medical terms and conditions, even lending me medical dictionaries to study whenever I needed.
Besides the clinic, I had the opportunity to study in other departments of the hospital as well. The first one was having an outdoor adventure with a group of doctors, nurses, and drivers all over Ulaanbaatar to visit the families that called for medical help. It was a fascinating experience as I followed them to an urban apartment, a rural house, and a ger (traditional Mongolian tent) at the edge of the capital and out in the open grass!
My last days in Mongolia
The last few days of my stay in Mongolia was quite upsetting as it did not feel two months had passed already. Luckily, the week before I left, it was the national hospital staff holiday, so my supervisor invited me to go away with the whole hospital to the countryside. Excited and grateful, I remember walking rather fast on my way to the hospital that morning to meet up.
The first thing I saw when I stepped in, however, was a giant pig lying on the kitchen table next to the front desk. Shocked, I watched as the nurse's husband skilfully chopped up the pork and skinned it: a very memorable event and an interesting picture to keep forever. After about an hour of driving, we arrived in cars at the Mongolian Hotel: gers. It was then that I felt the close bonds Mongolians had with each other even when they were not blood related.
A department of people shared one giant tent and the whole day we just chatted and ate. Sausages, cucumbers, bread, candies and more were passed around and shared nonstop, literally. Just when I thought we were done eating dinner, my supervisor announced it was time for dinner. The head nurse stood up to sing and dance with everyone cheering and clapping. Around midnight, we all went to the open area for a bonfire dance.
If I could choose again, I would still choose this placement, and Mongolia. If I could change anything it would be to study the language more, talk to more people via body language, ask more questions, and enjoy myself even more!
Annie Yu
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President Barack Obama Saturday took his strongest stand so far on the issue of gay rights, pledging in front of the gay community in the nation's capital to end the "don't ask-don't tell" policy and to allow gays to serve openly in the military.
"I will end don't ask-don't tell," Obama said at the Human Rights Campaign's annual dinner, held in Washington, D.C. Obama has referenced his commitment to end "don't ask-don't tell" in the past but has never taken as definite a stance against the policy as he did Saturday evening.
Obama didn't give a timetable as to when the policy would end, but said he would work to push legislation through Congress that would bring it to a close.
"We should not be punishing patriotic Americans who have stepped forward to serve the country," Obama said. "We should be celebrating their willingness to step forward and show such courage...especially when are are fighting two wars."
Obama also acknowledged that many naysayers believed his words wouldn't be written into law -- and attempted to convince disbelievers his plan was in motion.
"I appreciate that many of you don't believe progress has come fast enough," he said. "Do not doubt the direction we are heading and the destination we will reach."
The commander in chief also vowed he would work with Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and to extend health benefits to domestic partners in same-sex couples.
"My expectation is that when you look back on these years you will look back and see a time when we put a stop against discrimination...whether in the office or on the battlefield," he said.
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I am making chocolate-covered pretzels, pie pops, and cookie sandwiches. Come down to the Mission and get some goodies! 🙂
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July 18th Indie Mart..back with more DIY. more fun. and more antics.
The Indie Mart is hitting the street again Sunday July 18th, from 12-6pm. We got over 90 vendors bringing you the best makers, designers, vintage, handmade unique goodies, art, baked treats and much more. Tons of interactive vendors offering customization or showing you how it's made. About a third of our vendors are new, keeping to our promise of new vendors from all over Cali & SF.
We also have more DIY! Thanks to all of you who loved up on our woodland creature terrariums. This Indie Mart you can make your own terrarium, make pie in a jar to take home & bake OR you can sew up & create your own Sock Monster with help from WorkshopSF. We also got Broke Ass Crafts with Broke Ass Stuart with all kinds of fun dirt cheap crafts to make. We're also welcoming Forage SF who host the underground farmers market, who are bringing a few rad vendors with them. San Franpsycho live printing out their badass milktruck. Besides our usual standby's on stiff drinks, cheap beers & fresh BBQ food from thee Parkside… We got a life size terrarium where you can hang out, drink some beers & kick it with the gnomes, deer and relax. PBR's forest right next to it, where you can hang out and get some sweet PBR giveaways..did someone say a tallboy sleeping bag?! Puppies & kittens for adoption from WonderDog. Heavy Metal Aerobics pumping at 3pm for all to join in (SF Weekly & 7×7 Best of SF winner). Photobooth. All lady DJ's outside all day playing hella rock & roll. Bike parking & all kinds of fun!
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Microfiche (2pm, http://www.myspace.com/microfichemusic)
DJ's outside all day: DJ Cherry T, Sassy Mags, Danelle (from Heavy Metal Aerobics) & Resident DJ Rick Moranis (previously Sarahdactyl)
This month's featured artist: Kelly from Retro Whale. Peep her rad art here!
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Sunday July 18th, 12-6pm
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NEW YORK (AP) Booker Hucks matched his career high with 20 points off the bench as LIU Brooklyn won its sixth straight game 82-62 over St. Francis (Pa.) Thursday night for a Northeast Conference victory.
Hucks hit a career-high five 3-pointers. The senior is 9-of-13 shooting from deep over his past two games and has made 45.5 percent (15 of 33) from deep in 10.8 minutes per game this season for the Blackbirds (11-10, 6-3).
Jamal Olasewere added 17 points and nine rebounds, C.J. Garner and Brandon Thompson had 14 points and Jason Brickman notched 13 rebounds as LIU Brooklyn won the rebound battle 34-29.
Earl Brown had 22 points for the Red Flash (1-19, 1-8) but grabbed only five rebounds and fell short of a double-double for the third straight game since seeing his seven-game double-double streak end Jan. 24 against Robert Morris.
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Welcome back to Part 26 of The Accidental Remodel!
I have been so excited to try out my first ever spray painter! I have been so wishing I had had it when this project first began. I read out this particular model on another blog. It listed for $89 plus tax and shipping. I found it on Amazon, new in the box and paid a whopping $11.57 TOTAL with free shipping! As I was checking out, Amazon offered me $50 off to sign up for their credit card, and that brought it all the way down to just $11.57! Amazing!
I have been thinking that the spray painter would be such a blessing in painting those new shelves over my old cabinets where the panels were removed and shelves put in. One of the openings was white and the others were brown with white ceiling showing. I needed to make them all match and have been hoping it would brighten the area to have them white.
So, I studied the manual. It took me a full hour to thin the primer properly. It made quite a mess doing so as it required several items. There has to be a better system than I used...and that goes for my attempts at cleaning it after use too! There was another hour or more!
The first bit of reality that hit me in the face was that it says to spray 4-10" from the surface. I have 11" deep openings for these areas and the sprayer is too big to fit in. You can't tip more than 45" either way. Yep, results were not good. I also had envisioned painting the brown wood and ceiling that show at the tops inside the openings and the shelves. Hmmm...not fitting, too far away and too great an angle.
The second BIG issue I encountered was BLOWBACK! Literally! I hadn't anticipated that. The sprayer sprays by powerful air currents. Sprayed into those boxed openings, it all blew back on me and I do mean powerfully! My readers were painted. My hair...oh my hair! Even with it braided down the back to be out of the way, oh you should see me now! I am not looking forward to trying to get it out. I'm crunchy! And the air! It was all paint mist! I finally found the mask I'd bought and some old goggles to put over the readers...and still they got painty!
Another shocker was that the air was so powerful that all the plastic drop cloths I had set up where blowing everywhere and not doing their job. SO much clean up! Note for tomorrow...TAPE them in place! It turns out that I need to cover things on the other side of the room it traveled so far! But I don't have enough of them to do it.
It suggested practicing on flow and such before starting to paint. I didn't have anything but the cement planters out back, so I practiced with the water on them beforehand. Clearly I didn't get it right because with the problems trying to paint inside the shelf openings and trying to paint the insides entirely, I have ended up getting PRIMER on cabinets that were done months ago! :(
Another thing that raised the stress level was that it said not to let it sit more than 30 min. without use or cleaning the unit. It turns out that they didn't give directions as to HOW to disassemble it. It took me over an hour to try to scrub the sprayer and it's still not clean :(. There are two filters in it that they say to clean ever 50 gallons or something huge. Well, both of them were full of paint from the blow back and the motor was HOT for almost an hour, even disassembled! Even with three different brushes and scrubbies...and a paperclip for areas I couldn't reach, I couldn't get it all clean and I hate that. :(
You might remember that I had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands last Christmas and have a 2 yr. recovery period. After doing all the work I did on the kitchen this spring (waiting for the cabinet villan), I developed more hand troubles. I had one two years ago. They say over use and Rheumatoid arthritis are linked to them. Goody, I had both, so after working on the kitchen, I had three more trigger fingers. For the first one, the surgeon did a "needle surgery" in the office, severing the tendon. It healed just fine. This time they are insisting they don't do that any more and I need three more surgeries. I have been told not to use my hands this last month or so and am on some meds for it that are risky for other conditions I have. When they said I would have to have the full surgeries, I decided to just try to get the kitchen done as best I can. LOL, it's really PAINFUL and almost impossible, but I'm really hoping to finally get it done. Was praying the sprayer would help. LOL not today! What I experienced today would have been much better OUTSIDE! :) What a mess!
So, as of tonight, I have one questionable layer of primer on the new shelves and arch. I'm not sure whether I'm going to try to use it again tomorrow or not (on the same areas). It was SO MUCH WORK just to clean up and so painful to do it, that I'm just not sure it was better than a brush. And I couldn't get the paint everywhere it needed to go. I shall rest on it and see! That is after I clean it all up and make DH his breakfast and lunch for tomorrow! Yech!
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EADS North America unveiled its Armed Aerial Scout 72X+ (AAS-72X+) April 2, 2012, at the annual Army Aviation Association of America convention. The AAS-72X+ will offer the Army greater power, range, endurance and payload capacity when operating in 6,000 foot altitude and 95 degree environments, commonly known as "6K/95 high/hot" conditions.
With the U.S. Army now seemingly on a timeline for the acquisition of a new reconnaissance helicopter—the Armed Aerial Scout (AAS)—to replace its existing Bell OH-58 Kiowa Warrior fleet, the main question in these budget wracked times must be: How much "bang for the buck" can the U.S. Army afford? The challenge is one that has been delayed for decades due to the hugely expensive failure of its first replacement program, the Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche, followed by another expensive cancellation, this time of the Bell ARH-70A Arapaho. It should be remembered that the Comanche cancellation in February 2004 was good news for the rest of Army Aviation. At the time Gen. Richard Cody, then Army Deputy Chief of Staff (G-3), promised to use the $14.6 billion that would have gone to acquiring Comanche helicopters toward buying new aircraft and upgrading others within the Army's helicopter fleets. Although not all of the money was reallocated to Army Aviation, there is no doubt that both Boeing and Sikorsky, the original industrial pairing behind the RAH-66, benefited strongly from the deal. Modernization and upgrade has been the key with Boeing's AH-64 Apache Block III acquiring "blue ribbon" status and the heavy lift CH-47F fleet not far behind. Sikorsky too has a full schedule of work while it continues the transformation of the Army's Black Hawks into UH-60Ms. Even American Eurocopter benefited, winning the award of a fully funded light utility program which they paid back with a smooth delivery of the full fleet of UH-72 Lakotas on time and on budget.
The negative side of this story can be found in the fact that the Army took the golden opportunity to modernize its existing airframes as a result, rather than keeping the pressure on industry's development teams to forge ahead and look for new ideas and designs. While there can nearly always be a downside to every story in some ways, it has been nearly a decade of easy money for the rotorcraft businesses in these organizations. What the $39-billion Comanche program was intended to do was create a next generation armed reconnaissance helicopter. The modernized Apache Block III is the closest the Army has come to this technologically, but it cannot be described as next generation in design.
So the big dilemma the Army must decide upon is this: Is now the time once again to lift up their eyes ambitiously and look for a new next generation platform, do they perpetuate the traditional designed ethos (even if that is a relatively modern Eurocopter UH-72X), or do they play it safe and replace like-for-like with a modernized Kiowa Warrior Block II?
The budget that the Army leadership says they have to spend on the AAS is between $13-15 million per copy. This should be seen in terms of what can be understood from the figures (reproduced below) taken from the DoD's FY13 Budget Request, published by the office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OSD) in February 2012.
According to figures from the Army, the Apache Block III costs around $23.60 million per aircraft fully equipped. The Chinook CH-47F costs around $30 million per aircraft ($33.23 million fully equipped). The LUH UH-72 costs around $6.04 million per aircraft ($8 million fully equipped). The UH-60 Black Hawk costs around $16.4 million per aircraft ($22.12 million fully equipped).
According to DoD's appropriation budget figures, Kiowa Warrior OH-58F Wartime Replacement Aircraft (WRA) will cost $183,900 for 16 aircraft in FY13, making the unit price around $11.49 million per aircraft fully equipped. The AAS average procurement unit cost target set at $13-15 million (base year 2012). On this evidence the AAS appears to be budgeted as the second least expensive combat helicopter in the U.S. Army Aviation portfolio until beyond 2030, being only beaten by the reworked Kiowa WRA [a provision of the UH-72 acquisition was that it is not supposed to operate in combat areas]. That reveals much about the complexity it will be able to offer as a new start aircraft (and this perhaps gives a clearer idea of where Army decision makers may have to focus their selection criteria). It goes without saying that they will want the best that their money can buy, but at $13-15 million this is not going to be a next generation aircraft.
Under the RFI/voluntary flight demonstration (VFD) plan, the Army will analyze the results of the flights and discussions with industry to "determine if an achievable, affordable capability exists with moderate risk." But as Program Executive Officer (PEO) Aviation Maj. Gen. William "Tim" Crosby has explained, as have the documents given to industry for this exercise, the VFD and discussions with industry are not part of any down-select process; it is and remains a demonstration of current capability.
This has been a safe line for the U.S. Army to take in laying out what it expects the aircraft to achieve. It recognizes the enduring shortcomings of UAS systems but emphasizes the importance of manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T): "a combination of manned and unmanned platforms (teaming) provides an enhanced capability and best meets aerial scout requirements [AAS Project Office]." While an AAS helicopter with all the attributes of increased speed, range, endurance and hover out of ground effect (HOGE) is the ideal, the Project Office concedes that "higher-performing mixes cost significantly more than lower performing mixes and results in extreme risk to aviation portfolio affordability."
The Army's operational expectation, matched against current capabilities then set against the identified budget still appear difficult, if not impossible, to balance. With the Joint Requirement Oversight Council (JROC) beginning to examine the Army's findings from December 2012, an approval from the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) would not be expected until the middle of 2014 at the earliest, with a request for proposal (RFP) following that. In other words, the potential competitors in this acquisition competition have at least another 18 months to further develop and refine what they are working on.
This may play into the hands of Sikorsky—the company that currently has nothing to demonstrate. Steve Engebretson, Sikorsky's AAS program director, said during the Army's AUSA annual exposition in October that the manufacturer will have a flying S-97 Raider prototype by mid-to-late 2014. Although the most futuristic looking of all the current proposals, Engebretson stated that in fact the aircraft would represent a combination of much that was possible today: "We have been working a long time to debunk the myth that because this is high-performance aircraft it is going to be very complex and expensive—its actually just the opposite of that."
He points out that the concept blends capabilities from other platforms as well as some currently being developed. "Everything that will fly in the S-97 Raider is already performing elsewhere in other products including fly-by-wire [in the CH-53K]. The U.S. Army does not have a lot of fly-by-wire so the USMC program is leading the way for DoD." He added that government analysis into the CH-53K capability would also be useful in proving the S-97's capability. Continuing on the "new but not new" line, Engebretson said that the concept of using rigid rotor blades was not new and that coaxial drive systems have been around forever.
In conclusion, in terms of the overall AAS competition, the longer the DAB takes, the later the RFP is issued, the better position Sikorsky will be in to offer something approaching next-generation capabilities. In contrast, Bell Textron's Kiowa Warrior will keep on aging as a platform design, as will Boeing's AH-6. EADS North America has the drive of Eurocopter behind its AAS-72X and with this summer's displays of its X3 (X-cubed) technology demonstrator achieving speeds of 232 knots and more (Sikorsky's X2 achieved 250 knots), these two seem to be nosing ahead with future potential in their flight bag. But at what cost?
Engebretson makes convincing closing remarks bringing in the Army's desire to introduce a Future Vertical Lift aircraft (ex-Joint Multi Role). "The way the Army is going with JMR contracts they are talking about replacing their medium fleets by 2030. Once they start that there won't be any money to address the armed reconnaissance fleet, so they will have to live with their selection to 2050-60 until after they get past the Black Hawk/Apache replacements."
What he is leading to is the assertion that a new generation type aircraft selected for the AAS would allow the Army to assess capabilities before transiting to replacement aircraft for its medium fleet. "Maybe we should try them in a 300-aircraft fleet before we take it into a 3,000 fleet," he suggests.


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Earth Spun Faster in 2009 Due to Ocean Current?Publication: National Geographic News Date: February 22, 2012 View Article
Did it feel like time flew in November 2009? It turns out the days were actually going a wee bit faster for part of that month, according to a team of NASA and European scientists.
Earth spun about 0.1 millisecond faster for a two-week stretch, said study co-author Steven Marcus, a researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
The planet's speedier spin appears to have been due to a slowdown in an ocean current that whips around Antarctica.


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This simulator will let you explore various diseases: Kold, a caricature of the common cold; Impfluenza, which resembles an influenza outbreak; and Red Death, a fast-spreading epidemic with a high mortality rate. What factors influence the spread of these diseases, and what can we do to counter them?
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Barbara Mae Cover, 83, Huntington, died at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 at Oakbrook Village in Huntington.
Mrs. Cover was born Sept. 16, 1930 in Springfield, Ill. to Calbert and Florence Crowder Lewis. Her parents preceded her in death.
She married John Lee Cover in 1950. He died on Feb. 19, 2001.
Mrs. Cover was a retired Nursing Home Aide.
She is survived by three sons, John Lee Cover Jr., Huntington, Timothy (Susan) Cover, Colorado, Mark Cover, Florida; two daughters, Mary Dyer and Kathy Carew, both of Huntington; two brothers: Alden Lewis, Peru, and Keith (Millie) Lewis, Mexico; three sisters, Betty Kingery, Patty Raber and Annette Mims all of Peru; 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, Gerry Cover; four brothers, Tom, Merle, Jim and Bud Lewis; and two sisters, Jean Cover and Reatha Tyler.
A memorial service was held following the visitation on Jan. 2 at McElhaney-Hart Funeral Home, Huntington.
Online condolences may be sent to: www.mcelhaneyhartfuneralhome.com.


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You ladies are great! For an instant I thought about flipping out on the witch, but I didn't want to ruin my sister-in-law's special day. So I was polite and said everyone was entitled to their onion and avoided her the rest of the evening. It just frustrates me that there are people in this world that can be so ignorant.
Kitty - I know it is so hard not to worry. I don't go in for another 3 weeks, so I feel your pain. I just try to remind myself that worrying is not good for my body (and the babies) and I am doing everything I can for the babies, so it is up to them to grow. Just have faith and keep the positive energy that your babies are doing well. The Doppler is tricky, I have had nurses that couldn't find it. Especially since when they are small then can be almost anywhere. Soon enough your belly will start growing bigger and somewhere between 16-20weeks you should start to feel movement, hopefully that will help ease your mind.


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After two armed robberies Sunday, the word most uttered by those affected is �scared.�
Around 5:33 p.m., officers with the Kinston Department of Public Safety responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Wok-N-Roll restaurant on North Herritage Street.
The investigation and surveillance footage revealed two black males were involved � one wearing a blue bandanna on his head, and the other wearing a red cap and a blue jacket. The suspect in the red cap pulled out a handgun and demanded all of the cash from the register.
The suspects left with an undisclosed amount of cash and a customer�s wallet, but no one was injured.
Staff at the restaurant Monday said the woman working the cash register is too scared by the events of that evening and another hold-up at the location Dec. 3 to return to work at present.
Around 6:45 p.m., Sunday, officers responded to an armed robbery at King�s Restaurant on U.S. 70. The gunman involved bore a similar description to the one at Wok-N-Roll. An undisclosed amount of money was taken in that incident.
King�s Restaurant owner Joe Hargitt said staff anticipates being robbed, and it makes regular cash drops to be sure there�s not an excess amount of cash in the registers.
�We were worried it was going to happen to begin with,� Hargitt said. �We don�t have a lot of money in the cash registers, and that�s the easiest deterrent, is when they come in here and they rob you, and they don�t get but a couple hundred bucks, then maybe they won�t rob you again.
�I mean, it�s not worth it to come in here, walk around with a loaded gun and only get $100, $200 at a time. It�s just not worth it.�
Swayze Greenup worked the register that night, but she was back at work Monday. She said she was scared during the robbery, but didn�t have a problem returning to work because it couldn�t be predicted when something may or may not happen.
�We can get robbed anytime, or I can get robbed walking around the place,� Greenup said.
KDPS investigators are looking into whether the incidents are related.
Anyone with information on the robberies is encouraged to call KDPS Cmdr. Tim Dilday at 252-939-3213 or the TIPS line at 252-939-4020.
Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-939-1075 and email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @WolfeReports.
CLICK HERE to view video of the two suspects entering the Wok N Roll restaurant.
(7:46 a.m.) - According to police scanner chatter and multiple social media posts, King's and Wok N Roll restaurants were robbed late Sunday afternoon.
The Kinston Dept. of Public Safety is expected to release futher details before 9 a.m. on Monday.
(8:40 a.m.) From Woody Spencer of the KDPS:
" The Wok N Roll call came in at 5:33 p.m.; King's on U.S. 70 call came in at 6:48 p.m. No injuries at either location. The suspects are two black males. One was wearing a red ball cap and the other was wearing a blue bandana. At King's, a witness said one suspect was wearing a blue jacket and red ball cap. In both instances, one suspect armed with hand gun."
Spencer also said investigators are currently trying to determine if the incidents are related.
(10:53 a.m.) Press release from the KDPS:
On Sunday around 5:33 p.m., members of the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety responded to an armed robbery call at the Wok-N-Roll Restaurant on 2424 North Herritage St., Kinston. Upon arrival officers were told two black males, one wearing a red ball cap, the other a blue bandanna, entered the business. The subject wearing the red ball cap pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded her to open the register. The other subject then removed an undisclosed amount of cash from the register. A customer was also robbed of his wallet. No one was injured during this incident.
On Sunday around 6:48 p.m., members of the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety responded to an armed robbery call at King's Restaurant on U.S. 70 East, Kinston. Upon arrival, officers were told two black males entered the business. One subject was wearing a blue jacket and red ball cap. One subject was armed with a handgun. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken during the robbery. No one was injured during the incident.
These incidents are still under investigation.
Investigators are looking into the possibility of these two incidents being related.


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Drivin' N Cryin' is embarking on an interesting sonic trip, with plans to release 4 EPs over the next year. Songs From The Laundromatis the first chapter – five tunes recorded on their home turf in Atlanta, GA with frontman/guitarist/vocalist Kevn Kinney handling production chores. The EP marks the studio debut of guitarist Sadler Vaden, who joined the band just last year but meshes with Kinney and bandmates Tim Nielsen (bass) and Dave V. Johnson (drums) like he'd been doing it for a decade or two.
The plan for the series of EPs: work with a theme (this is the band's rock album); move around and bring some different people in for each one; lay 'em down; turn 'em out; move on to the next one. Can it work? Well … chapter one sure as hell does.
The album-opening "Dirty" comes banging and crashing out of the hole like an early Rory Gallagher tune: big ol' ear-grabbing guitar intro; an ominous warning from Nielsen's bass; a countdown on the cymbal and – wham – Kinney launches into a call-it-like-I-sees-it-and-I-like-what-I-sees vocal that's already sweaty before the first verse is over. A thrash-and-tumble bridge; a return to the opening riff; and then a few seconds of let-the-snot-fly guitar. One more verse and chorus; back to the thrash and tumble – over and out, baby. 3:28 later, their work is done. Next!
"Ain't Waitin' On Tomorrow" rides in on the back of Johnson's bass drum pedal and some stark, stripped-to-the-bone guitar. When the tune's main riff comes slamming in at the 34-second mark, it feels like it's drenched in greasy
Z.Z. Top-style BBQ sauce. Kinne
y screams like a madman when they hit the break; so does the guitar. The madness hangs on 'til the end.
"Baloney" is just sheer punk madness, too fast to make any sense and probably fun as hell to play for the 32 seconds it lasted. And "Clean Up"? Well, "Clean Up" is one of those tunes that every self-respecting rock 'n' roll band should put together: cool guitar hook right at the intro (all bright and sunshiny with a momentary minor twist at the end); a couple of deep-as-you-want-them-to-be verses; a perfect 15-second guitar break that walks up the neck in string-tugging steps before giving way to a few moments of reflection prior to the outro. Nice.
The best cut of all on Songs From The Laundromat is "R.E.M." – and not only is it exactly what you think it is, it's done just exactly the
way it should be. The jingle-jangle guitars set the mood, but it's Nielsen's driving bass and Johnson's drums swaying easily from jungle thump to cool locomotive that define "R.E.M." "This is a public service announcement," Kinney chants at the end – acknowledging the end of that world as we know it.
To come: an EP of "songs from the secret landscape of the American psyche"; a nod to Drivin' N Cryin's punk roots; and then – "you'll have to wait and see!" says the press release.
Bring it on, men.


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Suggestions to enjoy Monfragüe National Park
Monfragüe National Park
Monfragüe National Park, in the region of Extremadura, stands out because of its important Mediterranean forests and because it is a great place for bird watching. We'll give you a few hints so you can enjoy it during your visit.
There are several marked waymarked routes in the park. On these three routes you'll also be able to enjoy a free guide and some of the routes are also suitable for cycling. The visit can be more relaxed if you choose to go round the park in a 4x4 or by bus. Both types of visits shall have to be booked in advance with one of the companies that work in the area. If you want to find out more about the essence of the park, we recommend that you organise a bird watching day to discover the many bird species that live here. Meadows are very typical in the Monfragüe ecosystem, where cows are often grazing. You are sure to want to know more about them when you see them. You'll be able to go to a visitor centre in an estate where you'll be able to see how pigs, cows, donkeys and sheep are fed, for example. Another interesting option in the park is the guided tour of the cave paintings in the castle shelter, which is also free. Finally, if you prefer to enjoy a day of adventures, remember that the many companies that work in Monfragüe National Park offer many possibilities such as a paintball field, archery, multi-activity routes and canoeing. Things to remember: If you wish to go on a guided walk, you'll have to book in advance at the Villarreal de San Carlos Visitor Centre, or on the phone +34 927199134. If you want to visit the castle shelter, you'll have to book a place in advance the same day you visit the Villarreal de San Carlos Visitor Centre. You can find more information about the suggestions in the National Park on their tourism web site: http://www.monfrague.com/
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AC Transit introduced 16 new state of the art coaches Friday for transbay commuters that include free wi-fi, individual reading lamps, low floors, overhead storage and high-back seats.
The coaches are the first of 54 purchased by AC Transit to serve Line E, which travels between Berkeley and San Francisco.
"They are great looking buses and they offer a great way to get to work," said AC Transit Board President Greg Harper in a statement. "They are precisely what we hoped they would be. They are ideal for the transbay commutes."
The buses were built by Gillig, a Hayward-based company, officials said.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
* Summer Fun To Do List!
We've got two weeks of school left here and it already feels like the middle of August!
The heat is incredible.
Summer and what we're going to do for three months of it,
is about all we can think about around here, so....
we made a Summer Fun Wish List/To-Do List.
We started with a big sheet of watercolor paper.
Then, I sketched a big heart in Black Sharpie.
The girls and I brainstormed all of our summer plans,
hopes, and dreams, I did most of the writing but they added some words and drawings too!
We wrote everything with Sharpie brand permanent markers.
Then, it was such a beautiful Saturday morning that we went out on the deck and I set up the girls with
my special watercolor brushes, a couple of water bowls, and a tray of watercolor paint.
The three of us, got to work "coloring" our wish list.
Painting al fresco, barefoot in PJs,
with a cup of morning coffee, and two cute little girls at your side is
just. about. perfect.
We even had fun with some salt on the edges of our list
to create a fun effect.
I wonder if I could convince the ice cream truck driver
to do pool-side delivery?
We pinned our finished "list" up on the bulletin board
on the family art gallery wall.
What's on your summer wish list?
I linked up and shared this post here.
pink and green mama, MaryLea
Posted by pink and green mama MaryLea
Labels: Markers, Permanent Marker, Summer, Watercolors
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A web site for parents and professionals supporting children with speech difficulties, containing news, resources and forums
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A website for encouraging parents and carers to talk more to children from birth to three. Contains resources, advice and news for parents and professionals
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KIDS have produced a range of briefings available online as free downloads for professionals who work with young people with disabilities. In addition to these, many publications have been developed surrounding the childcare environment and inclusive play. The Transitions magazine, aimed at and written by young disabled people covers 3 main themes each week, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 0207 359 3073 for a free hard copy. Alternatively they can be viewed online at the publications page. KIDS also provides a range of resources and workforce development opportunities.
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This brightly coloured poster provides ten top tips for practitioners and parents to support children's speech, language and communication in the early years. Top Tips include: - Use a full range of expression - Be careful with questions - Give the child time to respond Size: approximately 36cm x 36cm.
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This poster contains information about children's speech and language development up to five years old. It covers the areas of: - Listening and attention - Understanding - Speech sounds and talk - Social skills Size: approx 54cm x 60cm You can order this poster as a single copy, or in packs of 25 or 100 below.
How to get this: http://www.icancharity.org.uk/resources/stages-development-poster
This A3 poster is folded into a leaflet format and can be placed in a dispenser or featured on the wall. Designed for reading material in health centre waiting rooms, this colourful leaflet is informative and clearly maps out children's communication development from birth to five years of age. It is aimed at parents and particularly suitable for display in a GP surgery and/or children's centre. At each year, three characteristics of developing communication are listed highlighting how to follow the progress of children's speech, language and communication development. Top tips and signposting are listed if parents are worried about their child's development.
How to get this: http://www.icancharity.org.uk/resources/first-words-poster
Ready Steady Talk! is an activity book of great games to help children get ready for pre-school and beyond.
Are you and your child ready for pre-school?
Going to and moving through pre-school are big steps for any child, and you play a vital role in helping your child to develop the speech and language skills they need. Ready Steady Talk! is a fun-filled activity pack developed by I CAN's speech and language specialists and comes highly recommended by early years professionals.
The games and activities in Ready Steady Talk! help your child by developing five core skills:
The book includes eight pages of invaluable information for parents and carers. Ready Steady Talk is sponsored by Openreach. Take a look at the Corgi Openreach Van here -https://shop.ican.org.uk/corgivan
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This excellent resource makes this complex area of language development accessible to non-specialist staff. fAll those working in the field will appreciate the clear explanations and practical support and advice for those working and living with children at the pre-intentional and intentional stages of communication as far as beginning to use first words. The book explores a wide range of issues concerning children who have little or no means of expressing themselves verbally. Language Builders for Complex Needs provides ideas for assessment and recording progress as well as detailed advice and practical activities. It is written for speech and language therapists, teachers, teaching assistants, pre-school practitioners and parents. The book examines the characteristic communication skills, the interaction required and the thinking and play skills that need nurturing at each of the following stages: Pre-Intentional Communication. Being able to anticipate events. Intentional Communication. It also considers: The link between play and language. Total Communication – signs, symbols, Communication Passports, and briefly, Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Using first words, ideas and phrases.


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Using a mindmap-style visual interface, WhatDoYouSuggest.com shows you the search results from Google in an easy-to-use interface. Created by Simon Elvery, the interface returns the top words that Google suggests based on your initial query. By clicking on the relevant words, the search becomes more relevant, and more words are suggested to narrow your search.
Both the order of words and the thickness of the lines are meaningful. More detailed information is available on the Simon's blog.
What Do You Suggest takes a seed from you (or gives you something random) then guides you on a journey through language and the collective lives of Google users.
Using data from Google to make suggetions on where you might like to go next, What Do You Suggest is an experimental and interactive environment designed to explore how we use language and search on the internet.
The words that appear first in each set of options are the words Google thinks are most likely to be what people are looking for.The words joined by the thickest lines are ones which will produce the most results if you searched for them on Google.
Of course, I had try see what "infographics" cam up with…
Found on Information Aesthetics and Gizmodo.


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I am a bit upset with the inaccuracy reported in an article in last week's edition about my apperances in Henry County. Yes, Santa Claus will be at the Eminence Light Up Celebration on Dec. 1. But this is not Santa's last visit to Henry County for this year. For the last 51 years, my final appearance in Henry County has been on Christmas Eve day for the New Castle Lions Club's Toy Party. I will visit that event again this year. The Lions Toy Party will begin at 2 p.m. at the New Castle Christian Church. Also at this event will be Mrs. Claus and one or two elves.
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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), generated by transcription factor-dependent nuclear reprogramming of differentiated somatic cells, are pluripotent stem cell lines that can be propagated indefinitely in culture and maintain the potential to differentiate into any cell type in the body. As iPS cells retain the same genetic make-up as the somatic cell targeted for reprogramming, these cells hold tremendous promise for uncovering novel genetic and biochemical factors that underlie diseases with complex and poorly understood genetic influences, such as diabetes. The newly established iPS Core maintains a centralized facility for the reliable and consistent generation and propagation of reprogrammed iPS cells for use in cutting-edge research into the molecular and cellular pathologies underlying diabetes and its complications.
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Houston Nightclub's Corporate Vice-President Made Explicit Racist Statements, Forced Out African-American Staff, Federal Agency Charged
HOUSTON – A Houston nightclub violated federal law when it discriminated against African-American waitresses to please one of the company's bosses, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's suit, beginning at least in September 2007, the management of Michael's International Club prevented African-American waitresses from working their scheduled shifts when a company official visiting the club from corporate headquarters near Dallas. Local Houston managers told one of the African-American waitresses that Bert Stair, vice president and secretary of both Michael's and parent corporation Burch Management, did not like African-American waitresses and dancers in his club.
The EEOC claims that Stair directly called at least one of the black waitresses a "n----r," and told her "We don't need any more n----rs in this club, we have enough." The lawsuit further asserts that in mid-November 2007, African-American females working at the club insisted on speaking with Stair to discuss their complaints of race discrimination. The meeting, however, failed to change the working conditions, which had become intolerable for African-American females who were repeatedly prevented from working their scheduled shifts because of their race, and the EEOC contends that the women were forced to quit because of the racism.
Race discrimination violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit against Duncan Burch, Inc., doing business as Michael's International, and Burch Management Co., Inc. in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (Civil Action No. 4:11-cv-02453) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The federal agency is seeking a permanent injunction prohibiting the company from engaging in any further race discrimination. The EEOC is also seeking back pay on behalf of a group of former waitresses and compensatory and punitive damages and other relief on their behalf.
EEOC's Houston Regional Attorney Jim Sacher said, "This lawsuit will send a message to employers that the EEOC will vigorously enforce federal law by prosecuting companies whose staffing decisions are unapologetically motivated by unlawful racial preferences."
In its print advertisements, Michael's markets itself as "Houston's Premier Latin Club," featuring "Chicas Locas." Burch Management Company runs approximately a dozen clubs in Texas.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Additional information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Star-studded action movies don't get much more studded with stars than 1978's The Wild Geese. Filmed, controversially at the time, in South Africa the film finds big screen legends Richard Harris, Richard Burton, and Sir Roger Moore playing mercenaries recruited by Stewart Granger's sinister merchant banker to rescue the imprisoned president of an central African state. Does all go to plan? It very much does not — and in a manner which involves some of the most thrilling action sequences of the era.
Tomorrow, Severin Films is releasing the Andrew McLaglen-directed film in an extras-packed Blu-ray/DVD set which also includes a documentary about the film's producer, Euan Lloyd, and a new interview with the movie's military adviser — and real-life mercenary — Colonel "Mad Mike" Hoare, amongst other bonus features.
To mark the occasion, we spoke with Sir Roger Moore about making the film, working with Richards Burton and Harris — and why you should never put a rubber snake in James Bond's bed.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You made a few films in Africa during the '70s, including Shout at the Devil and Gold. But I understand you were really out in the sticks on this production.
SIR ROGER MOORE: Yes, we shot in a place called Tshipise, which was on the then Rhodesian border. We were there for about 3 months. The production company took over an entire health camp, a spa. And there were about five houses on a hill that belonged to the administration staff and they rented those. So Burton had one, I had one, Harris had another, and the other was Andy McLaglen and the writers.
I love the idea of you and Richard Harris and Richard Burton being neighbors.
[Laughs] It was a good idea. If there happened to be a day off you could always entertain. You had a little house, and a kitchen and everything else. It was very nice. And then you could go down to the springs—I think they were sulfur. The only thing you had to watch out for were the snakes.
Speaking of which, could you please tell the story of the time you ended up putting a rubber snake in Richard Harris' boot?
I came into my little house I thought, "Mmm, there's something very strange." So I didn't just jump into bed, I pulled the sheets back very slowly, and there were rubber spiders and a snake, all inside the bed. And I could hear [Harris] sniggering outside the window, waiting for me to scream. Which I never did, because I found it. But the next night I took the snake and put it in Harris' boot. Then I listened to him scream in the morning.
Is it true your part almost went to O.J. Simpson because of some confusion in America over the description of your character in the script as being "Black Irish"?
Yeah. "Black Irish," which one of the American agents thought meant that he was black. He thought OJ Simpson would be perfect. [Laughs]
You had real mercenaries both advising on the film and acting in the movie. What was that like?
Well, we had "Mad Mike," the Colonel. He really was a soldier and he was in charge of getting the mercenaries that we had. We had a few of them that were rather terrifying. They'd pull their bayonets and you'd be up against the wall with the point of a bayonet at your throat.
Richard Burton and Richard Harris both famously enjoyed a drink. Is it true they stayed on the wagon during the production?
Harris was actually a last minute replacement. I think it was Robert Mitchum who was not available. And Euan Lloyd, the producer, managed to find Harris free but [the financiers] wouldn't give the closing finance for the film unless Euan Lloyd put half his salary in escrow, and Richard Harris' salary was in escrow, and it was only released if Andrew McLaglen signed a chit at the end of shooting each day saying that Harris had turned up sober and known his lines. Which was no problem because he was sober. He didn't drink. Except on one occasion when he came in to what was our club, where we all congregated, and he ordered Irish coffee for everybody. I think he did it about six times. "Irish coffee for everyone!" Which was pretty good. No, Richard Burton and Richard Harris were both marvelous actors — and they tolerated me. [Chuckles]
I believe another of your costars, Ronald Fraser, also stopped drinking during the making of the film—but found something with which to replace the demon booze.
Yeah. I remember Ronnie said, "Ron-Ron can't drink any more." And so he discovered gangi, the South African weed, marijuana. He used to put five cigarette papers around…It was about the size of the inside of a toilet roll. And he would be on it from 7 o'clock in the morning. He never drank again, but he was addicted to pot.
I never thought I'd be talking about pot with James Bond.
Neither did I.
You can watch a trailer for The Wild Geese below.
Read more:
License to kill (at telling anecdotes): Sir Roger Moore remembers his time playing 007
10 Might-Have-Been James Bonds


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Flexicon Offers Flexi-Disc Tubular Cable Conveyors
An all-new FLEXI-DISC line of Tubular Cable Conveyors for the gentle transfer of friable food products has been introduced by Flexicon Corporation.
The conveyor moves material using high-strength polymer discs––affixed to a stainless steel or galvanized cable––that slide within smooth stainless steel tubing, moving fragile food products gently, quietly and dust-free, horizontally, vertically or at any angle, through small holes in walls or ceilings. The system can have single or multiple inlets and outlets, and convey over short distances or hundreds of feet/meters.
Gentle handling offered by the conveyor makes it suitable for food products that are prone to breakage or degradation including: cereals, coffees, teas, dried fruits, frozen vegetables, grains, nuts, peas, pet foods, seeds, snack foods and spices.
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Screw holes near each edge of the brackets allow them to be tacked to the apron. Available in four sizes to fit various combinations of apron height and leg size. Dimensions given are height by width. Sold in packages of four.
C. Though usually used to reinforce chair backs, these handy brackets can be used as additional support between a table top and apron. Just shy of 1-1/2" long per side, they are 3/4" wide, and have all rounded edges and radiused ends. Made from 22-gauge steel, they have countersunk screw holes (requires #8 screws, not included) and are sold in packages of 20.
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MILLBURN, N.J., June 29 (UPI) -- A suspect was arrested in New York City in the home invasion robbery and beating of a New Jersey mother caught on a nanny cam, prosecutors said.
Shawn Custis, 42, was arrested Friday by FBI agents and Essex County (N.J.) Prosecutor's Office detectives in the lobby of a Manhattan apartment building charged in the June 21 attack in Millburn, N.J., The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported Saturday.
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said "the biggest break" in the case came after several Newark residents who had seen the video said they recognized Custis, described as a career criminal most recently released from prison in December.
Anthony Ambrose, chief of detectives for the prosecutor's office, called the home invasion attack "a horrific and brutal crime."
Superior Curt Judge Thomas Moore set bail at $750,000 for Custis, who is charged with first-degree attempted murder, robbery, burglary and endangering the welfare of a child
In the nanny cam video, a man is seen entering the home, and punching and kicking the woman and pulling her by the hair as her 3-year-old daughter watched. The girl and an 18-month-old boy asleep upstairs were not physically hurt.