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Editor: With municipal election turnouts running at around 30 per cent in B.C., it's time to acknowledge some obvious truths — truths that are literally staring us in the face. I'm referring to the ocean of election signs that litter our streets, and soon will litter our landfills. Candidates use these election signs to "get their name out there," not realizing that these signs do most of them no good at all.
Many people don't vote in local elections because all they know about the horde of candidates is the names they've seen on their signs — with little or nothing about the person. Many see the waving ocean of signs, and all those meaningless names, and just give up.
One candidate seems to acknowledge reality. On Nov. 8 you published a story about Petrina Arnason, a candidate for Township council, saying she has heard complaints about visual clutter, but hasn't heard anyone question the ecological impact of all that plastic waste.
You reported that she is taking a stand by not putting up any election signs at all. Good for her. But that begs a question. How are we, the electorally illiterate electorate, supposed to know who to vote for if we aren't given a sign?
A little sidebar below the Arnason story provides an answer. With no headline, the story states: "Potential voters…can check out candidate videos on The Times' website, www.langleytimes.com." And you note that fully 52 of the 58 candidates running for office in the City and Township have videos on your site. Excellent.
But that begs another question: Why not make it front page news — in every edition — that you are making these videos available? Then our candidates would know that their stories — not just their names — will be seen and heard by huge numbers of voters.
Voters would know that we have the opportunity to learn those stories through your website. I know you publish a pull out section ("Langley votes") that gives candidates an opportunity to respond to your questions, but if your website was heavily publicized, and perhaps gave visitors an opportunity to ask questions of candidates, I think it could double the turnout at our next municipal election.
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Editor's note — We have frequently mentioned the videos in the pages of The Times, and we thank the letter writer for doing so again. They will remain online until Friday.

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Anna Kendrick to star in "Mr. Right"
Anna Kendrick is to star alongside Sam Rockwell in 'Mr. Right'.
The 28-year-old actress has signed on to join the 'Seven Psychopaths' actor in the upcoming romance, which will be directed by Paco Cabezas, with shooting expected to begin later this year, according to Deadline.com.
The script for 'Mr. Right' was penned by 'Chronicle' screenwriter Max Landis - who will also executive produce alongside Stephen Emery - and centres on a woman (Kendrick) who, after a string of failed relationships, meets her ''Mr. Right''.
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Green Bay - Extreme cold may have been a factor in the death of a 38-year-old man whose body was found on the driveway outside his home Monday morning, police said.
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SEATTLE -- The North/East Cities municipal jail planning group announced today its intent to move forward with environmental review and public comment of six potential sites for a new regional misdemeanant jail, including working with King County to evaluate the development of an annex to the county jail in downtown Seattle.
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I was practicing with my friend the other night, and he wouldn't attack any of my serves, even if they were short, or didn't have much on them. His reasoning? "Serves are serves, they really can't be attacked". The question came to me, how do you return serve? I personally go for almost ever serve I can. I take a full cut at the ball, and first serves I at least try to knock back with some good redirection. A lot of local rec players that I were watching, were just bunting the ball with a lob or just barely getting it back, when the serves were slow with no pace at all. So the question TT! How do you return serve? I've always tried to attack weak serves, but I'm curious as to how everyone else fairs! -Fuji
on hard serves i block it back and try to direct it CC short. for softer serves, but still hard, i try to add TS and go DTL. if i get a shot that i can attack, i will, i dont want to give them a free point on their serve. the best result for me, other than a full out winner, is to get it back in a hurry, deep and at their feet. because i know when i am serving, that is the hardest shot to counter.
I use all your choices except the lob. The lob, I use only when netman is atop the net and server is changing forewards.
Interesting! So far no lobbers! It's actually quite a common thing here to do. A lot of 3.0-3.5 players lob whatever serve comes there way, in a moonball fashion! -Fuji
Really depends on the serve. I play against a wide variety of style and skill level being mainly a public court pick-up player nowadays. If I'm facing a competent server with some decent pace and placement I go with the abbreviated take back and redirect using their pace to fuel my own, usually aiming DTL or at their feet, but will go CC if their sere takes me that way. If I'm playing a dinker or a spin it in type I usually step up and rip it going for the winner DTL or CC and accept the increased number of errors, it's just more fun. I do play a 1HBH so against top notch servers I do block or slice the ball back off that wing, but I have actually developed a very consistent and effective FH serve return, very simple and compact. So I guess I choose redirect since I have to pick one.
Ironically, I struggle to lob off of serves. I hardly ever attempt it. One reason is that if the server is coming in, lobbing is not a good idea. Better is to just put it at their feet. The other problem with lobbing is that it is rare for the serve to push me back behind the baseline. For most decent 3.5 ladies serves, I start inside the baseline. It's hard to get off enough topspin to get the ball up and down. For men's 3.5 serves, the pace and lack of backswing on my return makes hitting a topspin lob tricky. I rarely try to win the point off of the return. I just seem to dork it up. Unless the serve is absolutely miserable, I just return it deep and crosscourt or to the server's feet and take it from there. If the server has a bad BH, I might get brave and return deep to the BH corner and come to net. Only when I feel brave, though.
Interesting! Thanks for replying everyone! Cindy, here a lot of people "lob" by just getting under the serve and popping it up into a lob. We stand near the same position when returning serve it sounds like! I stand about 6 inches in, since I love to take the serve early and try to out right win the point. I'm okay with making errors, because I know once I get the timing down for any particular server, I can learn how to start teeing off on them. I play such attacking tennis, there is rarely any easy points for my opponents! -Fuji
LOL, and that's how you advance in the score, and in your level of play! Most people I play against know, that if they return anything less then perfect with placement or pace, I'm going to be attacking it with pretty high percentages to boot! -Fuji
in singles i try and get it deep on really fast servers that might mean a block (i voted full cut) but in general full swing but get it deep in doubles if they serve and volley i want it to hit the service line if i can get a full cut with enough topslin thats great if i have to chip it to there feet (fh and bh) thats ok too all i want is for them to volley up if the server stays back i like a moony type of ball deep(full cut alot of topspin high over the net) the high ball is difficult to poach on (especially for the poachers backhand side) and the air time lets me get in to net if the server is a net rusher and doesnt split step ill lob over the net player
I'm pretty sure that's "Block it Back" under the options. I did forget to add your option though! Anyone know how to edit the poll options? -Fuji
I'll chip it back if it's a really fast serve or gets too high on the backhand side, forehand it's usually a block. On medium paced serves I redirect the ball with some pace. On slow spinny serves I go for hard cross court angles or take a real good whack and send it deep with pace. Why anyone would dink back a dink serve is beyond me.
I'll either redirect on hard serves or poke it back just to change the pace. I'll usually only take a full cut if the opponent serving is giving me a completely horrible, low-pace serve.
Will redirect hard serves. Anything else is going to get a swing or a lob (in doubles) if the serve is truly horrendous!
I do all four, depending on the opponent and/or how I'm returning on that particular day. Many times, playing doubles, I'll also put up a DTL lob when returning a great server's ball. It's a more effective shot than hitting a short sitter.
Depends on the serve coming at me and what the opponent is doing. Also, singles returns are A LOT easier than doubles returns. For example, slicing a backhand return in doubles will probably cost you the point at your level which is 4.5. In singles, you can slice your return all day and you'll be ok. Generally speaking, short swings, firm. Backhand, more of a block, pushing forwards. Forehand, more of a push, moving upwards. I hardly ever get the chance to really "attack" someones serve. If its a high level serve its a gamble. If its a low level serve im probably playing for fun and crushing the ball is not in anyones best interest.
Lob by getting under the serve and popping it up? The hell, you say!! Nope, not gonna do it. Too ugly. Style points matter. If I can't get some topspin and make the lob offensive, I'd rather not lob at all.
Today, I was taking a full cut. Tuesday, I was just trying to get the ball back. Last Friday, I was trying to redirect it. It really depends.
The reason we don't mention lobbing as an option in singles is that we don't play singles against anyone less than 4.0, and those guys can hit overheads while moving forwards. Guess what? 4.5's, 5.0's, and 5.5's can also hit overheads while moving forwards.
With a fast serve to my body, I usually redirect the pace to the center of the court (or to the corners if I'm lucky). With a serve that is quickly going away from me, I lob it so that I get back in position. For serves that I have no time to prepare for, I try to poke it back. For slow and bouncy serves, I take a full cut at the ball.
LOL! Cindy, I think this post made you officially graduate to 4.0! Trust me, this is one of the ugliest returns I've ever seen. I watched a 4.0 male serve to a 3.5 male, and he got under the ball, with a slice type motion, but instead of driving it, he "flicked" up and 30 feet in the air it went with back spin. Truly horrendous. :shock: -Fuji
Rec players often have terrible return of serves because they don't practice it outside of matches. Even tournament players get into the same rut of baseline rallies and 11s and totally neglect their serve and return which is probably the top 2 most important shots in tennis.
Depends on the serve. But generally speaking anything to my backhand will be coming back as a slice and anything to my forehand will be coming back with topspin. The pace of the serve will dictate how much of a cut I take at the ball (slower serve = bigger cut).
Full Cut i almost always take a full cut. i only do otherwise when i didn't anticipate the serve properly.:twisted:
I can't graduate just yet. I remembered I have a friend who practices singles with me. She loves to S&V. At first, I used to try to pass her. She comes to net like a freight train, so this didn't work often enough. What did work was, um . . . getting under the serve and popping it up. Because of her excessive forward momentum, any decent lob would win the point. Oh, the shame . . . .
Oh Cindy, the shame!!! Soon enough, you shall become a legitimate 4.0, and all of TT will rejoice! Then, the hunt for 4.5 begins.... -Fuji
depends on the serve. but generally i try and take a full cut and back myself. but i allways try and mix it up to keep the opponet guessing. add in a chip n charge sometimes too.
For your poll, perhaps that's what you meant by "redirecting?" Because I'm pretty sure the above poster is not blocking it back. Blocking (to me, and perhaps I am quite wrong on my tennis terminology) implies that you're not swinging, which would be more similar to a volley. In my experience (and I'm relatively young), my current coach and the ones before him all seem to be on par regarding the shortened back-swing return methodology. The above post seems to be of similar style: It's not that the swing is small, but merely the strategy of not taking the racket [racquet] back all the way. A complete follow-through is a MUST to get enough topspin to keep in the court, in most cases anyway. With a slightly shortened back-swing, what I'm gaining is not hitting my returns too deep (aka out)... More importantly, it counteracts my ADD so that I'm not getting to the ball too late (seriously! Oh, look, a squirrel... ). Pathetic, but it works, because my return game has skyrocketed with this minor adjustment. Now, neither pace nor spacing out cannot deter my returns! If I'm doing everything else right, anyway... It also works with slower serves, spin of various sorts, and the junk that I get from friends who cannot serve, because I don't get out-of-control when I see a "lay-up" presented to me in the service box.
While I'm not much of a dinker at all on rtns, I can see why players building confidence in their games would choose this. IMO one of the most important things I can do when the the other guy is serving, is to make him work hard if he is going to hold. The harder I work him, the less chance his good serve will determine those points and the better chance to break him, along with breaking his confidence. I'm fortunate that rtn is one of the better parts of my game, so I can be quite aggressive and stay very consistent as well. When returning I want to make sure I get some rally shots going for keeping a rhythm on strokes for when he is serving, because I don't expect to hit as many strokes when I'm serving. When I'm serving, I will keep the points shorter and push my advantage, but when returning, IMO you should extend rallys and not let him push the advantage of his serve.
Pretty much always short backswing and solid return. Throw in the occasional skidding slice BH to keep them on their toes. I can't imagine taking a full cut at a serve that's anything less than a complete dolly. For a serve with any sort of pace it's unnecessary and just takes time away from yourself. Basically, it lowers the percentage of the shot for negligible additional benefit. There's a reason why none of the great returners (Agassi, Djokovic, etc.) are known for a big backswing on their returns. If I have enough time to take a full cut at the ball and still hit it reliably, that's telling me that I'm standing too far back. I'd rather stand closer, have better angles and take more time away from my opponent.
Depends... BIG serve with great varied placement, Ill just try to get it back. BIG serve with consistent placement, Ill redirect it. Midpace serve with great placement, Ill redirect at first but if I find a tell in the toss or motion or something Ill take a cut. Midpace with consistent/no placement WATCH OUT! Im bangin the return.
Hard serves: redirect with compact motion with either a small amount of slice or top. Very little backswing, but still follow-thru. Follow-thru doesn't wrap around as much as racket speed is slower. Slower serves: more topspin and more aggressive cut. Full follow-thru with full wrap. Also, may hit underspin or topspin approach shot if serve is short and slow. Encourage everyone to attack slow serves. This is basically like a short ball in a rally and should be treated as such. Go for it.
I play a lot of doubles and usually in the ad court. I never lob intentionally though my chips on very good serves can end up an deep defensive lobs in practice. I will take a full cut on the FH wing (and I try to run abound my BH on returns) if possible. I will chip BHs, either very CC or in my alley as I face a lot of aggressive poachers. Same with the FH off of very good serves or against S&Vers (which is a lot of my competition). Full cuts usually end up as easy to volley returns in doubles, chips end up as scooping, difficult volleys against S&Vers.
I like to redirect slow first serves (<60 mph serves) by taking a short backswing and keeping the ball in front and pointing my racket where I want it to go. On faster serve I just poke it back as a deep slice. On any second serve less than 50 mph I'll take a full swing to put on the pressure. One thing I do try to do though is never be more than a feet off the baseline when I return the serve. I'm rarely outside the baseline when I return a second serve and am always either on the baseline or inside the baseline (depends on serve speed) when I return the first serve.
this video said always go diagonal toward the serve and never run parallel to the baseline...is it true for most serves? any exceptions? thanks
Watch most recreational players, and when a guy tries to step it up and blast dink serves back, he ends up making more errors than he does hit winners or put away points in one or 2 shots.
Makes sense I guess depending on your skill set. Most of the time I can tee off on sitters which isn't an issue. I've slowly changed my return game from when the poll was first made actually. I still take nice solid cuts, but rarely ever at anything above 80% power now. -Fuji
Across the body on a hard serve normally a first serve and sometimes a second. Direct the ball normally down the line on a weaker serve or second serve.
i don't face strong serves at my level (non-pros always overestimate how hard they serve imo). I usually try to take a swing at the 1st serve (abbreviated for the stronger ones). I attack 2nd serves nearly every time on both wings. Mostly cross-court, but will throw the odd down-the-line to mix things up. I should block more on 1st serves to be more competitive, but i can't resist swinging. I find that I make too many unforced errors on dink serves because i have too much time and my eye ends up wandering to where i want the ball to go. i need to focus on the ball more and not aim for corners\lines as much.
Hard serves… block it back. Medium serves… attack. Full cut, chip and charge, or drop just over the net if he doesn't move well. Dink serves in doubles… topspin lob over netman or sharp angle crosscourt either as a drive or drop shot. Hard serves to the body are my weakest returns.
I have to agree with this. The return really depends on the incoming serve. I find that if you play different people, you will encounter strong servest even at medium low level. Off course those strong serves tend to be quite irregular, and may only be in one out of three times. But still, the times they are in you wanna get them back. In that case, it is often a matter of being sharp in reaction and trying to get the ball back in the best possible way. This can mean, block or half swing if you have the time. The fact that the incoming serve has a lot of pace means you don't have to make pace on it anymore. A buddy of mine can occasionally get serve bombs in. A few of those got smoked by me, by just concentrating on the ball and redirecting it, which has occasionally led to laser returns. I feel that between first serve returning and second serve returning there is a world of difference, unless you play against a really bad server. I can't stress enough how important it is to get that second serve ball into play. Overhitting is bad, as is underhitting. I feel concentration really needs to be highest on second serve returns. I count my own UEs on second serve returns and every one I miss hurts me a lot, as those balls were points to be played and not missed. Many people overestimate their offensive capacities. Only try to hit a winner against a second serve if you are sure it will land in, i.e. if you know the stroke you are executing is something you are good at and 9 out of 10 it will be in. If you can't hit a winner, try to get the best ball out of it you can. Which often means a deep ball. That will set up a rally in which the odds favor you. Mostly on second serves I take a full swing but the most important thing is not hitting winners, but putting your opponent under pressure. That is why I scarsely chip and charge on serves. I rather hit the return +1 shot to appear at net, except if it is really a weak serve.
Decent First Serve: I normally use a slice on the BH and a little topspin blocking motion on the FH. I try to just take the strings to ball and follow thru. If really big serve, I will use a slice forehand - like a volley with a bit of a follow-thru. Weak Serve: I hit a mini-ground stroke. Again, just take the strings to the ball but I will try to hit it with a bit of topspin off both sides. Use full follow-thru for pace and direction.


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Gauze squares, oxygen masks and sponge forceps to remove items lodged in a dog's throat were laid out on treatment tables and placed in give away kits during the Cover Your K-9 Emergency Medicine Course and Trauma Training on Tuesday that attracted law enforcement officers, most of them K-9 handlers, from across the Bay Area. The day-long intensive training, which included practicing CPR on dummy dogs, was held at Pet Food Express on 85th Avenue and focused on teaching handlers the skills needed when service dogs are injured in the line of duty.
Throughout the country this year, several K-9s were wounded or killed on the job. Bodie, a German shepherd who works for the Sacramento Police Department, was shot during a police chase in May—twice through his left jaw and once in his paw—and is recovering from jaw surgery. Matt Harger, an Antioch police officer, and his K-9, Thor, were run over by a car while struggling with a suspect in February. Both survived.
"These dogs are officers on the front line and they get injured as well," said Lissa Richardson, a veterinarian at Sage Centers for Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Care in Concord who volunteered to give a presentation at the event and assist with showing how to wrap "wounds" on live demo dogs. While there are some similarities between using CPR when reviving humans and dogs, she said, there are also "some unique differences, so the training helps handlers to really understand how to treat their dogs and what things to look for."
The voluntary training included K-9 handlers from the Oakland, San Francisco, Redwood City and Woodland Police Departments, the Alameda County, Sonoma County and San Mateo County Sheriff's Offices and other Northern California public safety agencies. The handlers who traveled the furthest came from Dos Palos Police Department, nearly three hours from the training site.
After the intensive course—which included seven Power Point presentations and a binder handout given before handlers could practice—"resusi-dogs, furry dog mannequins, were used to teach handlers cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Real dogs—a golden retriever, a German shepherd, an Australian shepherd and a Bernese shepherd mix—were used to learn advanced first aid and emergency care skills, including leg splinting and bandaging.
Learning the best place to find a pulse—the inside of a dog's back leg—was an important part of teaching handlers how to react during a crisis. "Reach your hand around the front of the leg," said Linda Lasky, a nursing supervisor for Animal Internal Medicine and Specialty Services in San Francisco. "Right where your four fingers would land, it has kind of a grove and you can feel it in there. Try to use all for fingers to find it. You can take the elbow and bring it back to the chest to find it that way if there heart is still going."
At home, she advised, "When your dog's sitting on the coach with you and you're petting it, you should feel for its pulse every time so you get the hang of it."
The life-size dummies included a tube that went into the dummies' legs. When squeezed, handlers could feel a "pulse" inside the leg where it would be present on their own dog. "We simulate the pulse stopping and the need to start CPR," said Juliet Blake, a clinic director at the Animal Rescue Foundation in Walnut Creek. "This dog actually feels like a real dog. Handlers learn the depth of the compressions and how hard they can push in a real life situation."
Handlers were asked to do 15 chest compressions and then give two breaths. They also learned how to check to see whether the dog was conscious or not. "Take your sunglasses off and put them in front of the dog's nose to see if they steam up or not," Lasky said. "You can have an animal go into respiratory arrest if they fall into a pool and not cardiac arrest and may need rescue breathing instead of compressions."
The training was new to most K-9 handlers who had worked in the field for years. "I've never done CPR on a dog before," said Enrik Melgoza, a San Pablo police officer. His Belgian Malinois, Argos, is trained in narcotics detection. "It's pretty similar to a human being—other than obviously laying on its side and the location of the pulse. But it's pretty similar by the compressions and the ratio 15-to-2."
"That was quite the experience," said Carlo Calacal, who was the only handler to come from his San Francisco Federal Reserve office. "You're never used to doing CPR on an animal," he said, laughing a bit. His black Labrador is a bomb-sniffing dog who hasn't faced any serious injuries. "Say your partner's dog has a respiratory problem or your neighbor's," said Calacal of when these skills may be useful. "It's nice to know what to do."
Mike Chicas, a Belmont police K-9 handler, came to the training course with a personal story. His dog, Nitro, was injured in the line of duty in 2006. "I was in my black and white [police car] and following a car so my focus and attention was straight ahead, and on my left side all of a sudden I just felt the impact." He slams his right fist into his left hand. "I was T-boned by a drunk driver and went flying—hitting a fire hydrant and almost went through a Longs Drug Store."
His dog was in the police car. "Our cars are open, you know, the dogs have access to the front. My dog came flying over the front, and the air bag caught him, but the air bags come out at 200 miles per hour. He took a 200-mile-per-hour smack right to the muzzle—the face. He had glass all over his fur and he was bleeding."
"I had to get jawed out," Chicas said of the hydraulic tool used to pry him out of the wreckage, and Nitro was transported to an emergency veterinarian. That experience convinced Chicas of the importance of learning these skills. "As much as we get first aid and CPR training on humans, this is the first time in my 8 years as a handler that I've gotten it for my K-9 partner," he said. "Why wouldn't I want to know how to patch him up in an emergency?"
The instructors leading the training also offered a number of warnings about what to look for in an emergency. "One of the things that's really important—just because you see blood on the dog doesn't mean it's the dog's blood," Lasky said. "If it is dog's blood you're not going to get anything from it, but you need to assume that dog could have bit someone else and that person could have bled on your dog. Assume its contagious blood whether it's human or dog."
Handlers were given trauma kits that included saline for irrigating wounds, a chemical that clots blood, triple antibiotic ointment and instant ice packs.
Pet Food Express locations in Oakland are accepting donations for the Cover Your K-9 Fund. "We have more than 80 K-9 teams appearing at 43 Pet Food Express locations in Northern California to raise funds so we can continue to do these programs," said Louise Tully, vice president and co-founder at the Police and Working K-9 Foundation. "We have spent all the funds raised last year on bulletproof vests, heat alarms for patrol cars, and emergency medical care for retired K-9s."
If you wash your dog at any Pet Food Express location on June 30 and July 1, all of the proceeds will go to Cover Your K-9. More information can be found here.


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OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 14, 2014) — The number of students enrolled in Oklahoma public schools has increased for the 2013-14 school year. The total enrollment of students attending public schools in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 is 681,578. That is an increase of 8,388 students from 673,190 in 2012-13 enrollment and 27,036 more than in 2009, five years ago.
"Because of this sharp growth in enrollment over the past five years," said state Superintendent Janet Barresi, "I have asked for additional funding for schools from the state Legislature. I'm pleased that even in a tight revenue year, Gov. Fallin has proposed a significant increase for K-12 education.
"Additional funding certainly isn't the sole answer, but we are working to ensure that common education receives as much funding as possible given fiscal realities. I also continue to ask local school boards and administrators to do their best to get dollars to the classroom so our teachers are better equipped to teach this growing number of students."
Annual enrollment numbers come from the Oct. 1 enrollment count taken annually by every public school district and charter school site in the state as received by the State Department of Education's accreditation office. Results are then certified.
Oklahoma's student population is 52 percent white, 15 percent Hispanic, 15 percent American Indian or Alaskan Native, 9 percent black, 7 percent "two or more races" and 2 percent Asian, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, according to the 2013-14 data.
The three largest school districts in the state remain Oklahoma City Public Schools with 45,717 students, Tulsa with 41,115 and Edmond with 23,020. Moore, Putnam City, Broken Arrow, Norman, Union, Lawton and Midwest City-Del City round out the top 10. All 10 districts made up the same list last year, although some have changed ranking.
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Morgan Utah Family History Center
The Morgan Utah Family History Center is located at 93 North State Street Morgan, Utah. The Center serves all of Morgan County, two stakes - Morgan Stake and Morgan North Stake. The Center is dedicated to providing education and support for the family history community in the Morgan County area. Visitors are welcome.
Center Contacts and Hours
Location & Map:
- Address: 93 North State Street Morgan, Utah 84050
- Parking and easy access is in the rear of the building. There is also a front entrance.
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Tuesday 10 am to 1 pm and 6 pm to 9 pm
Wednesday 10 am to 1 pm and 6 pm to 9 pm
Thursday 10 am to 1 pm and 6 pm to 9 pm
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- Christmas Holiday- Last two weeks of December
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Upcoming Events
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At this time Morgan Stake has decided to focus its training on ward Family History Consultants. Walk-ins are invited to participate. Classes are scheduled at 10am and 7pm. (See "Days and Hours Open" above.) There are a variety of subjects- new FamilySearch, AllMyCousins, Findagrave, Ancestry.com, Research Tips, Pioneer Web Sites, RootsMagic. Training is ongoing. Shifts are on different class subjects.
Staff Training Meetings
Monthly Council Meeting is held on the first Thursday of each month at 8 pm.
Center Resources
- Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
- We have information on Morgan Pioneers and Mormon Pioneers- Family Histories, Obituaries.
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- FHC Portal: This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
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Following the drama of Mark Hurd's exit, HP's board elected newly crowned CEO and president Leo Apotheker to its membership. While the soap opera goings-on at HP may be a novelty, the responsibilities of the boardroom are not to Apotheker, who previously was CEO and a board member at SAP.
Apotheker also serves as vice chairman of the supervisory board of Schneider Electric SA and is a member of the board of GT Nexus and the board of PlaNet Finance, a not-for-profit organization.
HP Board Reshuffles In Wake Of Hurd Dismissal
Sprint Directors Resign From Clearwire Board
Google Co-Founder Larry Page To Replace Schmidt As CEO
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I'd love to be able to recommend the latest podcast from TNA, Railways and the mobilisation for war in 1914. According to the TNA website it looks at how the railways of Britain and Europe prepared for war in 1914 and how central the railways were to troop mobilisation. Bruno Derrick, the presenter, is a long-term TNA employee with a particular interest in railway genealogy.
Unfortunately the presentation is only just audible, while the introduction and ending are fine. I found it too tiresome to continue listening.
If interested give it a try at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts/railways-mobilisation-for-war-1914.htm
UPDATE: I received an email from TNA that the volume is now fixed, which seems to be the case.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Railways too quiet!
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Sarcoidosis in the Testicles09/17/2009 |
One of my lymph nodes was removed and tested. It was determined to be sarcoidosis. I also have it in my lungs. Now I have mases in my testicles. One doctor wants to biopsy the other said most likely it is sarcoidosis lets watch it. Both say it doesn`t look like cancer. If I have a biopsy most likely I will lose a portion of my testicle maybe all of it. Is it a chance it is cancer? If it is sarcoidosis can it turn in to cancer?
There have been a number of published reports of sarcoidosis occuring simultaneously with testicular cancer. Thus, you are advised not to ignore the possibility that the testicular process is cancerous. I would imagine the urologist (the doctors who would advise you on how to evaluate for cancer of the testicles) would be able to sample the testicular masses without removing them. For instance, a needle biopsy might be possible.I strongly recommend that you follow up with a urologist to help guide your management.Of note, it is likely that sarcoidosis would regress with usual treatments (e.g., corticosteroids), whereas testicular cancers would continue to grow. Thus, any testicular mass that grows despite adequate treatment for the sarcoidosis would be suspicious for cancer.
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Masterworks from Budapest. From the Renaissance to the Avant-Garde
From 18 February to 28 May 2017
Costa belonged to a family of painters and was one of the leading figures of the Ferrarese school. He trained with Ercole de'Roberti. In 1483 Costa moved to Bologna where he became the preferred artist of Giovanni II Bentivoglio, remaining there until 1506. One year later he moved to Mantua and was painter to the Gonzaga court, succeeding Andrea Mantegna. Most of Costa's works were identified in the 20th century by Roberto Longhi (1934). Costa's style reveals the influence of Ercole de'Roberti and Cosmè Tura, as well as that of Francesco Francia, whom he knew well and with whom he collaborated on various projects. Costa travelled to Tuscany and Umbria in 1490 and from that period onwards was more interested in the formal aspects of his work, which now reveals the influence of Perugino and Filippino Lippi.
Costa's first documented work is The Bentivoglio Family in San Giacomo Maggiore, Bologna, in which the family group kneels before the Virgin. He also painted works for the Bentivoglios in their family chapel in that church, notably the frescoes of The Triumph of Fortune and The Triumph of Death. From 1491 onwards he worked with Francesco Francia in San Petronio, Bologna and his last work in that church was the altarpiece for the Rossi chapel (1492). This depicts The Virgin and Child with Saints Sebastian, James, Jerome and George. Also from this period is A Concert (National Gallery, London). In 1504 Isabella d'Este commissioned him to paint an allegory for her studiolo in Mantua (Musée du Louvre, Paris). Costa painted numerous portraits for the Gonzaga court, of which some have survived including that of Battista Fiera (National Gallery, London). His last known work is signed and dated 1525 and depicts The Virgin enthroned with Saints (church of San Andrea, Mantua). Costa died in that city on 5 March 1535.
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Lipogram Anyone?
What's a lipogram, you ask? If you guessed that a lipogram is a letter full of fat, you would be wrong. If you guessed that a lipogram is a fat-measuring unit, you would wrong again. Fear not, for I am about to tell you what a lipogram is.
A lipogram is "a text that purposefully excludes a particular letter of the alphabet."**
Ernest Vincent Wright, in 1939, created a 50,000-word story, entitled Gadsby, without once using the letter "E". In order to ensure he would not inadvertently use the letter "E" in a word while creating the manuscript, the author tied down the letter "E" on a manual typewriter.
Some of the more interesting composition challenges he noted were: the inability to use many, if not most, of the past tenses of verbs to the extent that they end with "—ed," and the unavailability of numbers between six and thirty. Pronouns also posed a problem "for such words as he, she, they, them, theirs, her, herself, myself, himself, yourself, etc., could not be utilized."
Wright also pointed out that he did not accomplish this feat simply by dropping the "E's" and replacing them with apostrophes. He stated, "All words used are complete; are correctly spelled and properly used. This has been accomplished through the use of synonyms; and, by so twisting a sentence around as to avoid ambiguity."
The project took five and a half months.
So, let's see…..
This group of words is my dumb stab at forming a basic lipogram, much as Wright did in authoring his fifty-thousand word story known as Gadsby. It ain't easy! I cannot imagine writing an entire story like that, much less a 50,000 word story.
Clearly, the question is why would someone bust his ass for five and a half months to create such a thing?
Beats me. I don't know.
**One has to wonder whether those zany Clinton staffers who removed all the "W" keys from the computer keyboards in the White House prior to the Bush's moving in were merely fostering the creation of Presidential lipograms.
Thanks to The Presurfer for posting the Gadsby link and getting me to think about yet another goofy thing.


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Yes, that was an episode of "90210" and not just an infomercial for cell phones. We won't say the company, but if you watched, then you already know. How could you miss it? Plus, we're not getting a paycheck from them.
Between the cell phone product placements, we saw some sparks fly between some new couplings while other romances are fizzling.
Naomi wipes out: There was some d�j� vu going on with Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) as she once again pretended to be something she was not (in this case, a rad surfer) to get a guy. But when it came to catching a wave, she lost the guy and ended up looking like she got a nose job. Some socialites never learn.
Debbie does restrooms: Ryan (Ryan Eggold) and Debbie (Lori Loughlin) tried to pretend they aren't into each other after doing the dirty on the kitchen counter in the last episode. When Debbie tried her hand at Internet dating, she ended up in The Beach Club's restroom with Ryan. We hope she washed her hands.
Navid tug-of-war: Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) still keeps Navid (Michael Steger) coming back for more even as he makes googly eyes at Silver (Jessica Stroup). Kiss her, you fool.
Ivy calls her dad: Literally that's what happened. Ivy (Gillian Zinser) is still angry with her mom (played by Kelly Lynch, whose career is going nowhere fast) and virginity thief Oscar (Blair Redford), so she calls her estranged father. He hasn't spoken to Ivy in years and has a whole new family, so smart move, Ivy! Seriously, would anyone care if a wave just swept Ivy away?
Liam sees stars: And we're not talking about Ade. After finding out that the spoiled girl he works for started dealing drugs to impress her former boyfriend, Liam (Matt Lanter) pretends they're together. Later, the guy and his thug give Liam a nice beating. Could we find him a new job, already?
Teddy and Ian make out: After being Mr. Grumpy Pants over coming out, Teddy (Trevor Donovan) is now seeing Ian (Kyle Riabko) in a new light. What caused this change of tude? He saw Ian talking to some guy with a crazy mullet. Seriously, Teddy, no competition, dude. Either way, it will be interesting to see how this plays out especially with the reports that the show is currently casting for a new stud muffin for Teddy named Marco…
Ah, teen love, so fleeting.
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If you are going to own a home, then part of the maintenance process you need to be familiar with is the siding, windows and definitely the eavestrough repair and cleaning process. Not getting this done every year as part of an annual process can cost you more in replacement and extensive repair processes in the long term. Leaves, branches and other organic material from nearby trees will naturally fall onto your roof and be washed down into the gutter or eavestrough. If they aren't cleared out at the beginning of Spring or Fall, your Ottawa home can experience issues with excessive moisture on areas of your roof. This is only one step away from WAY more expensive roof repairs which you may not become aware of until damage is more extensive.
Eavestrough Cleaning in Ottawa
Eavestrough repair contractors in Ottawa can advise you on whether they just need to be cleaned out or repaired more extensively. In most cases, it costs $199 or around that to clear out your gutter. This should be done seasonally and takes no longer then a few hours. You might be thinking this is just manual labor, why not get it done yourself or with friends? So many people think this is the case and skip hiring a local Ottawa eavestrough company, but this is often a fatal error. First of all, you are going to need a large ladder – often higher then 30 feet. If you aren't comfortable doing this, you'll definitely want to leave it to an experienced roofing or eavestrough contractor. Any business that offers this service and is worth their weight will have commercial liability insurance which should protect you from being responsible for any problems that might occur.
The best part about getting your eavestrough cleaned is they can also be inspected at the same time and any repairs that need to be done can be spotted and fixed earlier, which should result in money and time saved. This is definitely not an annual maintenance you'll want to skip on your Ottawa property if you want to save money and keep things running smoothly.


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Somebody recently told me that they had been saying smartphones were going to kill gaming all along and nobody believed them until now. Now this person was saying they had all the evidence they needed to show people. To which I silently responded "and where would that evidence be?". I'm not claiming major gaming is definitely not dying from smart phones, and I'm actually supportive of the idea that smartphone gaming is growing at a ridiculous rate; but right here, right now, at this point in time I don't see real reason behind the fear-mongering going on in today's gaming press.
EA's CEO has recently claimed that smartphones are a much larger part of the industry and people seem to use that as evidence that it's taking over console space. Well, let's take a look at this from a larger perspective. Think of all the popularity that smartphones have and the knowledge that it's only growing. Almost every person who buys a smart phone will probably want to buy a game or two (and in many cases, much more than that). These are non-gamers who bought the phone for other purposes and then got games as a nice distraction. The market of smartphone users is far greater than the market of gamers, so obviously this is going to take a huge percentage of industry sales. However, this could happen without stealing a single sale from what we'd dub more "hardcore" games. And, from most indications, it really hasn't' stolen many sales from such games. These are small, shallow time-wasters that are a nice convenience, but there aren't currently (and telling from how technology advancing, won't be for a long time if ever be) as strong technologically as console games and the market they appeal to isn't the same as console gamers.
Many claim the 3DS's slow sales are due to phone games, but I feel it's a very similar case to consoles. Most certainly there are people who bought the DS who, now with a Droid, Windows Phone, or iPhone won't want to buy the 3DS and be fully satisfied with the smartphone they have. However, this is a relatively small fringe group of the primary market. From recent polls and talks, I'd more than venture to guess the causes of the 3DS's lacking sales were price, lack of games, and lack of clear differentiation from the DS (Most of which have been "solved" to a degree). But I wouldn't claim that somehow smartphones caused the downfall of the handhelds so soon. Smartphones have some currently unsolvable problems that must be fixed if they wish to enter the games market competitively enough to take down console gaming.
One of them being the touchscreen. The touchscreen is a bit of a perfect tool for smartphones; it works very well with most features of the phone, it's easy to use, and it simplifies the design of the phone. However, this traps smartphones from having real control options parallel to console's controllers without a redesign with more material (that is to say things that would take up space) control pieces or a larger screen ( Tablets are more workable in this sense, but they lacks triggers and not being designed specefically for gaming can develop frustrations in trying to control with it). Infinity Blade is a fantastic game, but it's fantastic graphics and brilliant presentation are nothing more than a frame for a game where you drag your finger across the screen to swing a sword over and over. These are not at all close to optimal control systems if these phones are going to catch any part of the console gaming scene.
Smartphones can be great things, and if it were up to my, I'd love to see them take over console roles ( a single device with so many uses would be a dream). The problem I have with current claims of smartphones somehow taking over console space is that in the ways that most people describe it is that it somehow entails games like Angry Birds taking over the hearts and minds of hardcore gamers (or really any regular person who plays console games) when it touts inferior technology, inferior controls, and far less deep games. The gaming industry is most definitely now made up of many games and supported by sales of titles on smartphones, but it would not seem to, in almost anyway, be biting into the console gaming crowd. When the day comes where we can play amazing and deep games on smartphones and tablets (although maybe with a larger screen) then it will truly be a revolution in how we play games for the better; but right now I just don't see the epicness of Infinity Blade matching Halo, the control of Fruit Ninja being as complex and deep as Assassin's Creed, or those Birds being quite as angry as our good friend Kratos.


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Progess | The exec continues to meet key players in transport. Progress takes time, but key stages will be reported as they are reached. |
SELRAP meets Parliamentary Under Secretary Of State For Transport, Andrew Jones MP, at Westminster! SELRAP, along with David Cutter (CEO of Skipton Building Society) and Andrew Stephenson MP (Pendle, and a SELRAP patron) met with Andrew Jones at Westminster on July 5th. The aim of this meeting was to update the minister and seek advice on options of how the re-opening the Skipton to Colne line could be progressed. It was a sequel to a series of high level meetings SELRAP had with Network Rail, Rail North and train operators Arriva Northern. The minister heard that earlier in the year SELRAP had welcomed the publication of the transformational report by the Output Definitions Group. This consisted of representatives from Lancashire and North Yorkshire County Councils, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Transport for Greater Manchester, Pendle Borough and Craven District Councils, Network Rail and Northern Rail. This working group was instigated by the Department for Transport and a representative from SELRAP attended their meetings. |
Mr Cutter echoed the findings of the ODG report including the acknowledgement that the corridor between East Lancashire and Leeds suffers from poor transport
connectivity . David Cutter was also concerned how that impacts on where his company (the town's largest employer) can recruit staff from and indeed at present
just 25% of the Skipton head office employees live in Lancashire.
In the meeting SELRAP representatives agreed with Andrew Jones that further work needed to be done to better understand the scale of economic, social and environmental
benefits the scheme would bring to the area and beyond. Freight could also be carried on this line easing existing congestion and therefore benefitting companies
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Andrew Jones heard from SELRAP that the time is now right for professional sponsors to be brought in to progress the scheme to the next phase as it is a low cost,
low risk rail project. It would be part of the wider transport infrastructure improvements that are a pre-requisite to making the Northern Powerhouse a reality.
The minister advised that SELRAP liaise further with Transport for the North and the relevant Local Economic Partnerships as a means of forwarding the project
to the next phase. Mr Jones noted that one of the challenges is to ensure cross- border working continues. SELRAP have also invited the minister to have a conducted tour of the Skipton to Colne link. |
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Now online, our cat articles section is full of articles you can use for free on your website, or just check them out for useful hints and tip. . New Cat Articles Give Your Cat The Right Care And Reap The RewardsOwning a cat can be one of the most rewarding experiences you have during your entire life time. To make this time enjoyable for both you and your cat you need to ensure you have the knowledge and ability to care for it properly. Learning to care for a cat starts well before the cat moves into your home. If you are looking for a kitten the care starts by you finding a suitable cat breeder and seeing the conditions the mother cat is living in. You will need to look at the condition of the kittens as well and learn how to select a healthy cat. Or if you are looking to take in an abandoned or elderly cat, are you able to meet their needs, some may not like children and others may need medication for the rest of their life; these are things that you need to consider, if you have not thought about these things, then you have not done your duty as a prospective cat owner to care for your cat. Cats can be more than just a pet for some people, in their own way they care for your. A cat is very compassionate and caring when you are sick and will often visit and keep you company during times of illness and upset. They are also very independent animals and once properly trained can often be left to their own devices, but take care not to leave them for too long as they will still need feeding and your love and attention. Cats can provide hours of entrainment for the whole family. As you care for your cat you will start to learn all about your cats quirks, the things it likes and doesn't like. For example, we have a British Short hair, he likes to spend time in the bathroom and has to look in the toilet when you flush the chain, he finds it fascinating, however he won't eat biscuits out of his bowl once he can see a small amount of the bottom, so we have to put 2 or 3 more in and he'll start to eat again. These sorts of things you will only learn about your cat when you give it the proper care and attention that it deserves. All cats have their own personality, you just have to give it time to shine through, most are pleasant and happy cats, because their owners have spent time caring for them. You'll find many different cats, in all walks of life. Have a look around your local town or countryside, some cats need little or no care a will live on farms or in large industrial areas, where they work for a living, normally they catch vermin in return for a meal and a dry place to sleep. Other may be house cats, living in high rise apartment blocks, a lot of these may be elderly cats which need a lot of care and attention, but are unable to move too far and there for are very suitable for the environment. Then there are even wild cats, these cats need no intervention from us, they are very feral and only ever need any care if they are accidentally hit by a car and taken to a veterinary centre. No matter what your life style you'll find a cat that will fit in to it. Before you bring your cat home make sure you have a suitable sleeping are with comfortable cat bedding. This will help your cat as often a cat will not feel comfortable in its new environment for a few days, some where private to sleep that is warm and cosy will show you care, by letting it escape from the daily hustle and bustle of household life. If you are getting a new kitten, make sure you buy a cat carrier. It's inevitable that you'll have to take your kitten to the vets for check ups and it's first vaccinations. There are many types on the market, from a basic plastic box with a handle and holes for breathing, to a super wicker woven cat basket. You should choose what is right for your cat, show you cat that you care by making trips to the vets as comfortable as possible. Every cat will need a cat collar, unless you have a micro chip inserted under this skin (some people see this as an unnecessary hurt to your cat, but in fact it's just like having a vaccination). A cat collar has two purposes, the first and most important is for identification. If you cat strays too far from home and gets lost, most people will take in and care for a lost cat until the owner can be found, if your cat has a cat collar then the identification information you include in it will let people know how to contact you. And the other use is as a flea deterrent, there is a chemical included in the fabric which will help keep your cat free of fleas and ticks. Don't forget to provide good cat feeding equipment. Have bowls that are just for your cat, this way they won't get mixed up with the family's crockery. And not only they if your cat has its own bowls it will feel more comfortable settling in to your home. If you really want to go over board and show you care you can even get personalised cat and dog bowls that some companies will make for you. When your cat is small, it will still be very playful and will be after your attention all the time. A good way to show you care is to play with your cat. Cats love chasing things so why not purchase some cat toys and other things to keep you cat amused, this also helps to strengthen the bond between you. If you have a passion for cats, which many people do, it is always fun to find out about the history of the breed that you have chosen to care for. Or even the general history of the domestic cat, the history of the domestic cat is an interested one, but we have provided a small history to get you started.
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From Saigon To Desert Storm
How the U. S. military reinvented itself after Vietnam
November/December 2006 | Volume 57, Issue 6
It also went well because the armed forces had worked out a doctrine ideally suited for operations against a foe like Iraq. One of the U.S. Army's most important innovations after Vietnam was the creation in 1973 of the Training and Doctrine Command to fashion an intellectual renaissance. Its first commander was Gen. William DePuy, a veteran of World War II and Vietnam who proceeded to obliterate the traditional American approach toward war. In his first operations manual, which came out in 1976, DePuy noted that traditionally the United States was "accustomed to victory wrought with the weight of matériel and population brought to bear after the onset of hostilities." This had worked in the industrial age but it was no longer suitable for the dawning information age. Given the lethality of modern weapons, General DePuy did not think it was possible to lose the first battles and still push on to victory. "Today the U.S. Army must, above all else, prepare to win the first battle of the next war."
This was an important innovation that was eagerly greeted by the Army. So was DePuy's emphasis on realistic training, which led to the creation of the National Training Center. The actual strategy he ultimately crafted, known as Active Defense, was less popular. As its name implies, it was an essentially reactive approach that called for falling back in the face of a Soviet onslaught in Europe. Other ideas bubbled up at various military institutions; they included advanced schools devoted to the operational art, opened by the Army, Marines, and Air Force in the 1970s.
The eventual result was a new doctrine prepared by DePuy's successor, Gen. Donn Starry, and adopted in 1982. His approach, known as AirLand Battle, was anything but static. It was essentially a variant of the German blitzkrieg or Russian "deep battle," and a far cry from the attritional strategy utilized by U.S. forces in all of the country's major conflicts going back to the Civil War. AirLand Battle called for attacking Red Army rear echelons, seizing the initiative, outmaneuvering the enemy, and utilizing a variety of weapons simultaneously to produce a counteroffensive that would be "rapid, unpredictable, violent, and disorienting to the enemy." It was predicated on the assumption that the United States had superior weapons and superior personnel that could compensate for its inferiority in total numbers. The Air Force bought into this doctrine, and the Marine Corps came up with its own version, known as Maneuver Warfare.
This was, in essence, the strategy that America put to use in Desert Storm. Originally developed to counter Soviet tank armies on the plains of Europe, AirLand Battle proved ideally suited to fighting Soviet-style tank armies in the deserts of the Middle East.
The final element necessary to produce U.S. victory in the Gulf War was having the right organizational structure in place. Chaotic operations such as the 1980 Iranian hostage rescue attempt had revealed the pitfalls of interservice rivalry. This gave a boost to military reformers on Capitol Hill who wanted to create a more unified command structure. After several years of debate, Sen. Barry Goldwater, an Arizona Republican, and Rep. Bill Nichols, an Alabama Democrat, managed in 1986 to push through the most significant shakeup of the Pentagon since the creation of the Department of Defense in 1947.
The Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act emphasized "jointness": The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was made principal military adviser to the President and the Defense Secretary, sidelining the individual service chiefs with their more parochial concerns. To assist him, the chairman was given a vice-chairman (another four-star general) and an expanded joint staff of more than 1,000 officers. Service on a joint staff became mandatory for any officer seeking promotion to flag rank.
This legislation also established a clear chain of command running from the President through the Secretary of Defense to a unified field commander. The entire world was broken up into five vast regions—Europe and Africa (European Command), the Atlantic, the Pacific, Latin America (Southern Command), and the Middle East, East Africa, and Central Asia (Central Command, or Centcom)—each placed under the command of a four-star general who had complete authority over all U.S. forces within his jurisdiction. (Other commands were established for responsibilities such as special operations and transportation; they transcended geographical boundaries.) The Goldwater-Nichols Act gave the combat commanders unprecedented authority within their domains. It was power that General Schwarzkopf, who took over as Centcom's third chief in 1988, used to marshal the forces that won the Gulf War.
Into the Storm
Viewers around the world were amazed by the spectacle that unfolded on their TV screens between January 17 and February 27, 1991. Video clips of bombs and missiles hitting with seemingly unerring accuracy obliterated once and for all the previous image of America's "hollow" army. In its place came a new vision of an unbeatable superpower.
Yet just as victories can grow out of defeats, so too can defeats grow out of victories. The very prowess displayed by the armed forces in 1991 made future foes wary of challenging this new Goliath on its own terms. In the future, America's enemies would use unconventional weapons—weapons like hijacked airliners and suicide bombers—to circumvent its dominance in conventional combat. And the U.S. military, superbly configured for a dash through the desert, would find itself ill suited for waging irregular warfare against shadowy enemies who did not present easy targets for smart bombs and Abrams tanks.


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Disability and Labour Force Participation in Ireland
The extent and nature of participation in the labour market by persons affected by disability has a multitude of direct and indirect effects on their living standards and quality of life, and so is a critical area for investigation and policy concern. This paper seeks to quantify the effects of disability on labour force participation in Ireland for the first time. Using data from the Living in Ireland Survey, 2000 and the Quarterly National Household Survey Disability Module 2002, we look at the relationship between participation and self-reported disability. The results show that those individuals reporting a severely limiting condition have a much lower probability of participation in the labour force than others, and this continues to be the case having controlled for other characteristics such as age, education and marital status. The reporting of such conditions itself may not be exogenous, however, and this is a priority for further research.
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same to you have a good day----we got family comming round and 2 of them are FF's so plus ladyff08 it'll probably be pager hell lol
Thanks Kathy, I had a BLAST!! I always love going to the Academy, its always such a good time. I always feel at home there and never want to leave. I visit the fallen firefighters memorial and touch the names I know, and I like to meet the State Fire guys and find out about becoming one eventually one day. The class was great, and I had a good time learning.
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International HVT/AC/226 2nd June, 1939. Mr. Isidro Alonso, Girton House, Kingsway, Hove, SUSSEX. Dear Sir, I have your letter of 26th May, in which you ask whether it is possible for us to assist you and ten other Spanish colleagues in the matter of clothing. The parcel of clothing sent off to Mr. Alvaro recently represented all we could do immediately in this direction, but perhaps in three or four weeks time it will be possible to get together a further collection of garments. Reciprocating your good wishes, Yours sincerely, Assistant Secretary.
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EXETER � Bright posters sent out by the N.H. Republican State Committee that arrived in Exeter-area mailboxes this week contained false statements about local state Senate candidate Maggie Wood Hassan, according to Hassan.
The red, white and black mailers feature a picture of Hassan and gubernatorial candidate Mark Fernald with the word "Irresponsible" stamped across their faces. Another mailer calls Hassan and Fernald the "Wrong Team for New Hampshire" and says they are "Reckless."
"Your senate district, your neighbors are at risk with Maggie Hassan," the mailer states.
The mailer states that Hassan supports an income tax and a sales tax.
"I do not support either a sales tax or expanding gambling," said Hassan. "I would only support an income tax if it repeals the statewide property tax, reduces Prescott's business tax hikes and reduces or eliminates the interest and dividends tax."
Phone calls to the N.H. Republican State Committee were not returned Wednesday or Thursday.
Hassan, of Exeter, is the Democratic candidate for District 23, running against Russell Prescott, of Kingston, who is an incumbent state senator.
"There's nothing in either of the two mailers that is true," Hassan said. "I represent the moderate viewpoint of Republicans, independents and Democrats in the tradition of service and leadership, exemplified by Bob Preston and Bev Hollingworth."
Hassan said she received calls from people who were turned off by the negative mailer. State Rep. John Whittier, R-Kingston, publicly said this week he will support Hassan.
"Maggie is one of the more honorable people I have ever met and will work hard as a state senator to reduce taxes on working families and the elderly," Whittier said.
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U.S. Companies Show Renewed Confidence in Germany as a Business Location
Study finds that 57 percent of U.S. companies intend to increase their
investments in Germany, and 40 percent plan to create new jobs
Mar 28, 2007, 01:00 ET from The Boston Consulting Group
BERLIN, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. companies are increasingly confident about their business prospects in Germany, according to the fourth annual AmCham Business Barometer, a survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Of the 86 companies surveyed, 57 percent intend to increase their investments in Germany, and 40 percent plan to create new jobs, the study found. And 80 percent expect continued sales growth this year, despite increases in the value-added tax. The survey, which was supplemented by in-depth interviews with senior executives, elicited responses from almost 80 percent of Germany's 50 largest U.S. companies in terms of revenue. Those companies that responded represent total annual revenues of 130 billion euros and 266,000 jobs in Germany. More than half the respondents (53 percent) said that Germany has made further gains in attractiveness as a business center since last year. Respondents ranked Germany as their first choice in Europe for locating administrative centers (up from second choice last year) and as their top choice for "centers of competence" for marketing, sales, and business development (the same as last year). "Germany has continuously gained in attractiveness for U.S. companies over the last several years," says Fred B. Irwin, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (AmCham Germany). "Seventy-two percent were able to increase their revenues in 2006." Almost half the U.S. companies hired in 2006 With 130 billion euros in investments, Germany is a favored location for U.S. businesses in Europe. From 2005 to 2006, the share of U.S. companies increasing their investments in Germany rose from 32 percent to 56 percent. This year's AmCham Business Barometer indicates that this trend will continue, albeit at a slower pace. The number of direct jobs -- currently more than 800,000 -- at U.S. companies in Germany is also expected to rise. Last year saw the first indication of a positive impact on the job market from increased revenues. At the beginning of 2006, only 31 percent of companies anticipated hiring new employees, but by the end of the year, considerably more -- 45 percent -- had actually created new jobs. Hiring targets for 2007 look even better. Far more U.S. companies plan to hire (40 percent) than dismiss (24 percent) employees this year. "We have achieved an emotional turnaround. Growth and growing confidence in Germany are proving to be mutually invigorating," says Martin Koehler, a BCG senior vice president based in Munich. Production relocation is slowing, and some jobs are returning One reason for the expected job growth is a slowdown in certain types of outsourcing and offshoring. Eastern Europe is still by far the most attractive investment location for U.S. companies. However, there is a slowdown in outsourcing and offshoring production. In 2006, 24 percent of U.S. companies in Germany planned to reduce their production capacity, whereas only 16 percent anticipate doing so in 2007. Every fifth U.S. company hopes to expand production capacity. "We have even seen the first cases of complex production and administrative activities returning to Germany," says Koehler. With regard to less complex processes and R&D, Germany still finds itself in ferocious international competition. "U.S. companies see German labor laws as a problem child," stresses Irwin of AmCham Germany. "Nearly one in three wants to see a more flexible labor market in order to be able to respond to short-term demand peaks." At the same time, however, lowering personnel costs in Germany is considered urgent by only 27 percent of U.S. companies, a smaller share than last year. "German engineers are the best in the world" Highly skilled employees are Germany's greatest strength, the companies indicated. Without exception, respondents gave German education and subsequent on-the-job training high to very high marks -- especially for the country's engineers. "German engineers are the best in the world and are therefore in the highest demand," says Koehler. "But when it comes to putting a business plan behind their good ideas, German graduates lack real-life experience and business know-how." Germany's good education system can contribute only so much to competitiveness in the globalized economy. Otmar Debald, vice president of AmCham Germany, says, "In high-tech manufacturing, Germany is still the leading production location thanks to its excellent skilled-worker training. But when production processes and technologies become simpler, the main thing that counts is cost. Wage costs are lower in Eastern Europe, and costs of small electronic parts are lower in China." U.S. companies seek readiness to take risks U.S. companies not only consider labor costs in their decision making, but they also factor in such so-called soft skills as dedication, initiative, teamwork, and willingness to assume responsibility. In the survey, respondents gave their German employees only middling marks on these qualitative skills, which they say are more important than the "typical German" virtues of reliability and exactitude. At the management level, willingness to take risks (73 percent), interdisciplinary thinking (59 percent), and willingness to assume responsibility (41 percent) are in high demand, but these are characteristics that from the U.S. perspective are not among German strengths. With regard to willingness to take risks, for instance, German managers garner only "satisfactory" ratings. The AmCham Business Barometer documents the satisfaction of U.S. companies located in Germany. For the fourth year, U.S. companies were faxed a survey soliciting their views of Germany as a business location relative to the rest of Europe. Of 180 companies, 86, or nearly 50 percent, responded. This year, the topical focus was human resources. Conducted for the first time in 2003, the study reveals early trends and produces year-on-year comparisons. AmCham Germany is the largest bilateral business association in Europe. The companies organized under its auspices represent about 130 billion euros in investments and 800,000 direct jobs. The Chamber sees itself as a bridge to investors in the United States. Its activities focus on the promotion of German-American business relations and Germany as a business location. Since its founding in 1963, The Boston Consulting Group has focused on helping clients achieve competitive advantage. Our firm believes that best practices or benchmarks are rarely enough to create lasting value and that positive change requires new insight into economics and markets and the organizational capabilities to chart and deliver on winning strategies. We consider every assignment to be a unique set of opportunities and constraints for which no standard solution will be adequate. BCG has 63 offices in 37 countries and serves companies in all industries and markets. For further information, please visit our Web site at www.bcg.com.
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Evening everyone,
New to the headphone scene, and I am looking for some advice on a good pair of headphones for metal/rock. I've done a lot of research and I definitely want something closed as I will be using these a lot in public (or else I would seriously consider the Grados). Something with some good sharp bass punch, not the lingering vibrating bass like a lot of rap has, good treble so you can hear the clear vocals and crack of the guitar. A lot of headphones or ear buds just don't seem to bring out rock and metal like they should, too flat.
I listen to a lot of 80's rock/metal (Pantera, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth, Overkill, Van Halen, Motley Crue, some glam rock) and also more recent metal like Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, Shadows Fall. I've narrowed it down to the pairs below. I would love any feedback or advice anyone can give, thank again!
Also, if any of these you recommend, you think a portable amp would also help PLEASE tell me your ideas. I will be using these with my iPhone 5s mostly.
Sennheiser Momentums (the over the ear model) - I have seem people also recommend the HD25 model, but I'm just not a fan of the design
Beyerdynamic DT-770 PRO 80ohms (seems like the consensus online is the 80ohms are the best and don't need an amp)
V-Moda Crossfade M-80 - Someone online said these are kind of a dark horse for good sounding headphones for metal
Ultrasone HFI-780 - I've heard some metal fans love these, and some said they did not go well with metal
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