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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
- Meta-FAQ - Questions and Answers about the FAQ itself
- General Orientation - How do I get started?
- Writing DOM to an XML file
- Cocoon Nuts-n-Bolts - What does '''this''' mean/do?
- Configuration - Specific configuration details
General Problems - Why am I getting this error message?
- I'm getting the following error message:
- How do I handle bad HTML content (with lots of unbalanced tags etc)?
- I18nTransformer
- I get a "No more DTM IDs are available" error
- Why can't I use XHTML-content as source for the XML-generator? The DTD seems to be too big?
- How can we display the web site url contents directly inside Cocoon Portal framework instead of linking to a URL ?
- I can kill Cocoon (2.0.4 or 2.1rc3) by pressing the Reload-Button for a while. This also works with some of cocoons Live-Sites (using a DSL-Connection). Why is that?? (I don't think that I will use Cocoon any more...)
- DirectoryGenerator
- Q: How can I make a SOAP request to a server requiring basic authentication?
- Q: Why does Cocoon fail on my Mac OSX system?
- Q: How do I get Cocoon to use my proxy instead of a direct connection to the internet?
- Q: How do I get the "Flexible Content Aggregation" sample to work? I get an "Connection timed out" exception.
- Q: I get an error when trying to call the delete() method in flowscript
- Q: I get this error message "cocoon.bat: using .\build\webapp as the webapp directory
- Q: What does the following error message mean? I cannot figure out...
- SQLTransformer
- Q: I have defined module variables in cocoon.xconf (eg defaultsmetamodule), how do I access these from java code?
- Q: All my request parameters read with Cocoon (XSP, input module) are empty, why?
- Q: Downloaded 2.1.4, tried to build and got ''"source release 1.4 requires target release 1.4"'' message.
- Q: Flow: extending objects
- Q: I want to convert an XML file into an SVG format.
- Q: How to use Flowscript without creating sessions?
- Q: With JXTemplates, I get an error "The TransformerHandler is not serially reusable".
- Sitemap-FAQ - Questions and Answers about the sitemap
Meta-FAQ - Questions and Answers about the FAQ itself
Can I post a question without an answer in the FAQ?
Yes, that's perfectly alright. In fact, you could post them right here:
Who is maintaining this FAQ?
I am, you are, he/she/it is. We all do it. Feel free to post questions or to answer them, in a polite and cooperative spirit.
Q: How to fix the 'official' Cocoon documentation?
The main link on this page to Bugzilla is broken.
The "View, Edit or comment" link at the bottom of this page is dead: http://cocoon.apache.org/
There are apparently many errors and dead links throughout the cocoon documentation.
How can I get authorisation to make changes to the public documentation at http://cocoon.apache.org?
A: Get involved on the Cocoon mailing lists and see http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html
General Orientation - How do I get started?
Problems following install instructions using cocoon 2.0.4
Q: Hi, today I tried to install cocoon 2.0.4 using the Tomcat version 5.0.16 and 5.0.18. I copied the cocoon.war into the webapps directory of Tomcat, as explained, but it (Tomcat) was not able to start the application(same after several restarts and reboots). There was a message pointing this out on the application-management-page of Tomcat and in the console monitor. In the console monitor there were several fatal errors (SCHWERWIEGENDER FEHLER in german) listed. The first suspicious message is a "WARNING: exception while expanding web application archive cocoon.war", followed by a fatal error: "Error in dependencyCheck" which is followed by a strange regular message: "java.util.zip.ZipException: invalid entry size(expected 2472738816 but got 48 bytes)"??? I'm using XP pro and tried java versions 1.4.1, 1.4.2 and 1.5_beta using the appropriate Win_VM_1.4-binaries but nothing helped. Does anyone have an explanation for this? If so, or if you know another way to get cocoon running please drop me a line, thank you.
A: Sounds like the zip file was corrupted (probably when you downloaded it). Try downloading it again. There is also a bug in our bugzilla database, but this one should be fixed and it had a different error message.
How to use build in Cocoon 2.1
Q: I see that the build is creating directories cocoon-2.1.3 and webapps in build-directory. What to do with these directories and to get it work with Tomcat 5? Earlier just drop the cocoon.war file to webapps-directory?
A: There are at least several ways to deploy webapps on different containers and not all depend on a .war file. Tomcat supports mounting webapps located in any location on the filesystem - see the Tomcat documentation for the most accurate information on how to do this. Still, building a .war file is quite easy in Cocoon using the "war" build target. The default target is "webapp". For more info see AboutTheBuildTargets or run "build -projecthelp".
A: An installation using the webapp subdirectory is shown in CocoonEasyInstallation.
Q: I was having an XML parsing error when trying to install Cocoon 2.1.4 into Tomcat 4.1.24.
A: Copying the contents of the Cocoon lib/endorsed directory to Tomcat's common/endorsed directory fixed the problem which seemed to be to do with the interface offered by the Xerces parser.
Where is the documentation?
Q: I've installed Apache/Tomcat/Cocoon on WinXP and everything seems to run and load okay but when I go to the 'documentation' link, all the pages have on them is the navigation stuff - no content. What am I missing? -- TonyLinde, 15-Oct-2002
A: Not sure. In the worst case, you can look at the website which contains the latest version of all the documentation shipped with Cocoon.
Getting Started
Q: I see plenty of information about how to get started with Cocoon, etc. I'm not yet to that point. Why would I want to use Cocoon?
A: That depends on what you wish to do. Cocoon provides easy solutions to a certain class of problems, and is not necessarilly a goal all by itself. One of the advantages can be the very easy development cycle; changed sources can be automatically compiled when a request arrives. The clear distinction beween generation, transformation and serialization (in the sitemap) makes it easy to design the logic once, and offer various views on the results (HTML, PDF, Excel, and more). Flowscript makes it easy to create a "conventional" program which has a browser as GUI, as the state is remembered by the underlying logic. It offers quite a lot of specialized blocks which can simplify *your* task. The hard work is more to find the wheel, than to to reinvent it.
Q: I'm new to Cocoon and having trouble getting started. The documentation's overview page seems largely incomprehensible. What documents, in what order, should I read to find enlightenment?
A1: Enlightenment comes from within. Seriously, even if you are not a Zen student, it is very difficult to give one answer to this question. We each have different needs/problems and start with different skills sets to try and solve them. For me, I work best with examples and so I looked at the existing Cocoon Sitemap to try and see how it worked, and then tried to apply the most relevant portions to my own problems. When I got stuck, I would post questions to the mailing list and usually get a good reply.
A2: Goto the CocoonCompetenceCenter and start with the place where you are currently stuck. Sometimes you need to just plough-in and try things out, and the understanding will gradually follow. Cocoon may be too large for most of us to digest in one chunk!
Q: What are the system requirements for using Cocoon? I already have a web server running - would I have to replace it with Apache?
A: To be filled in.
Writing DOM to an XML file
Q: Why am I getting a bunch of 	s (and-sign pound 9 semi) instead of whitespace when writing a document to an XML file? This happens when I save a DOM from a flowscript as shown in the blocks/forms/samples/from2xml example.
A: UNANSWERED!! Your answer here
Cocoon Nuts-n-Bolts - What does '''this''' mean/do?
Q: What is XSP?
A: Read XSP.
Q: I know that the Serializer "turns a series of SAX events into an XML document". Can someone explain (in clear English if possible what this actually means. What are "events" and how do they differ from "documents" (from the machine's or my point of view). And how does this happen?
A: Thanks for asking, have a look at the updated SAX page.
Configuration - Specific configuration details
Q: How do I configure Cocoon?
A1: Phew, that's a tough one! Cocoon can be configured in numerous ways (see: ConfiguringCocoon). But I suspect you want to look at the Sitemap since that's the central configuration point.
Due to its many responsibilities, the sitemap is fairly complex. In order to learn, I suggest you go for the basics first:
MinimalSitemapConfiguration shows you a basic template to build from.
SimpleTransformations shows you how to map a set of URLs to a set of source XML-files run through some XSLT transformations (this is core Cocoon functionality).
ServingStaticFiles shows you how to tell Cocoon to serve other resources (without any transformations or fiddling), just like a web server does.
A2: A1 is not entirely true. The sitemap, for the most part, defines the URIs that Cocoon "knows" about, and what to do when those URIs are activated. There is also cocoon.xconf as well as logkit.xconf, both located in the WEB-INF subdirectory, which contain configuration for Cocoon components and logging systems, respectively.
How do I create a database connection pool?
See ConnectionPooling.
How to use Saxon as the default XSLT processor?
See Saxon. You could also use different XSLT processors (Saxon and others) on a case-by-case basis. The document DocbookTransformation tells you how.
My applet jar/CSS file/image isn't being served by Cocoon.
Unlike a web server, Cocoon doesn't serve static files by default. You have to tell it how. See ServingStaticFiles.
General Problems - Why am I getting this error message?
I'm getting the following error message:
{{{message The processing instruction target
- matching "[xX][mM][lL]" is not allowed.
description org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The processing instruction target matching "[xX][mM][lL]" is not allowed.}}}
You've got spaces before your <?xml declaration. Check your sitemap, your XML files, and your XSLT files.
How do I handle bad HTML content (with lots of unbalanced tags etc)?
This is discussed in HTMLGenerator.
Q: I get java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in org.xml.sax.helpers.AttributesImpl.removeAttribute(AttributesImpl.java:439) when using i18n transformer to translate attributes.
A: This is a known bug in Xerces (2.0) and it was fixed in latest versions. So, there are two ways of solving this problem:
- upgrade to a newer version of Xerces if possible (this is the best solution)
- hack i18n transformer and comment out the 'removeAttribute()' call from translateAttributes()
See more on I18NTransformer.
I get a "No more DTM IDs are available" error
See NoMoreDtmIdError.
Why can't I use XHTML-content as source for the XML-generator? The DTD seems to be too big?
A: You can. See welcome/welcome.xhtml from the Cocoon 2.0 demo webapp.
How can we display the web site url contents directly inside Cocoon Portal framework instead of linking to a URL ?
I can kill Cocoon (2.0.4 or 2.1rc3) by pressing the Reload-Button for a while. This also works with some of cocoons Live-Sites (using a DSL-Connection). Why is that?? (I don't think that I will use Cocoon any more...)
A1: I can say that I am using cocoon almost a year, yes I had such problem too. I used oracle jdbc driver with oci8 connection. When I switched to thin connection I never could kill cocoon. So you have to experiment, I am sure that this problem caused by some library, not whole cocoon. Also it depends what operation system you use. Under GNU/Linux I didn't have a problem at all.
A2: Define kill. You should understand that by doing so you create lots of connections to the server and you abruptly terminate them. Server does not know this and can detect it when writing a response back. If response takes time and/or memory to process, then application might not be available or might crash because of OutOfMemory.
A3: I understand - but don't you think its crazy that a single person can start a DOS-Attack against Cocoon? No bandwith necessary?? There must be some problem in Cocoons caching/pooling; I would like to know how Cocoon handles the Reload Button and the Stop Button...
A4: This sounds like a Java problem...nothing to do with Cocoon per se. I've seen exactly this behaviour bring down a WebLogic server. Read this. Also note this was fixed in JDK 1.4.1 (4533777) (bug might not be available, which is strange: if you search for this bug number you will find duplicates of this bug, but not the bug itself).
Q: I want to use the DirectoryGenerator to get a xml-file which contains all files of a certain type, for instance doc-files. This works fine by using <map:parameter name="include" value=".*\.doc"/>, but only in the direct directory. Subfolders with doc-files are not shown, though the "depth"-parameter is set to more than 1. Any suggestions?
A: The pattern is used both for directories and files. A possible solution is ^[^.]*$ || \.doc$ (posted here by Sylvain Wallez), i.e. everything without any dot or ending .doc. If this matches too much (e.g. the files in a CVS directories don't have any dot), you can use the exclude pattern for specific file names.
Q: How can I make a SOAP request to a server requiring basic authentication?
Q: How can I access an EJB on a JBoss Server via JNDI in a different VM? The call jndiContext.lookup("TheJNDIName") with the right props produces javax.naming.CommunicationException Root exception is java.rmi.ServerException: RemoteException occurred in server thread; nested exception is: java.rmi.UnmarshalException: error unmarshalling arguments; nested exception is: java.net.MalformedURLException: no protocol: und
A: "und" - appears in directory "Dokumente und Einstellungen" (german, windows): make sure that your webapp has no blank in its path! this is a well-known jndi bug
Q: Why does Cocoon fail on my Mac OSX system?
A: Did you unpack the Cocoon distribution with tar? It seems like "tar" is broken on macosx, you need to use "gnutar" instead to unpack the Cocoon distribution archive. See this message.
Q: How do I get Cocoon to use my proxy instead of a direct connection to the internet?
A: The Java VM will take care of this for you. You have to set the environment variable proxyHost to your proxy host, and proxyPort to the port of your proxy. This can be done in your OS's "environment variable" settings, or at JVM launch with -D arguments (like java.exe -DproxyHost=xxx -DproxyPort=yyy). For example, on my machine, I launch Tomcat with the line {{{C:\j2sdk1.4.1_01\bin\java.exe -DproxyHost=myProxy.mydomain.com -DproxyPort=4598 -jar -Duser.dir="C:\Tomcat4.1" "C:\Tomcat4.1\bin\bootstrap.jar" start}}} -- TomKlaasen
Note that some Cocoon components also use the "http.proxyHost", "http.non!ProxyHosts" and "http.proxyPort" system properties. I didn't test it but saw them used in the source code of the WebServiceProxyGenerator and SOAPHelper -- Bertrand Delacretaz
Q: How do I get the "Flexible Content Aggregation" sample to work? I get an "Connection timed out" exception.
A: You have to set your proxy. See the above question "How do I get Cocoon to use my proxy instead of a direct connection to the internet?" -- TomKlaasen
Q: I get an error when trying to call the delete() method in flowscript
The workaround for using javascript keywords (like delete) as property names is to use the [] notation instead of ".", i.e.:
(Thanks to Christopher Oliver)
Q: I get this error message "cocoon.bat: using .\build\webapp as the webapp directory
The system cannot find the file C:\Program." I'm using Windows XP and set JAVA_HOME to c:\Program Files\j2sdk1.4.1_01. What should I do?
A: As you can see it's a problem with spaces in the path. AFAIK it is fixed with JAVA_HOME and ANT_HOME in the latest CVS, but there are still problems if your COCOON_HOME contains spaces.
Q: What does the following error message mean? I cannot figure out...
{{{Cocoon 2 - Internal servlet error type fatal message Cocoon was not initialized. description Cocoon was not initialized. Cannot proceed request. sender org.apache.cocoon.servlet.CocoonServlet source Cocoon servlet request-uri /cocoon/mypage/}}}
The problem appeared after a change in a different sub-sitemap but affects the whole Cocoon servlet. Restarting Tomcat had no effect. Neither did a reboot (which ruined my uptime!).
A: I could make it up myself. It was just a missing " in the cocoon.xconf within a JDBC-connection.
Q: I am using the SQL transformer to retrieve blocks of HTML from a database. (Tables store forum messages, weblog entries, etc.) Presumably because the HTML can't be trusted to be well-formed the tag delimiters are converted into < and >, making the raw HTML show in the browser uninterpreted. Is there any way to use (X)HTML from a database without it turning into entity soup?
A: See: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xml-cocoon-users&m=107344460720990&w=2
Q: I have defined module variables in cocoon.xconf (eg defaultsmetamodule), how do I access these from java code?
<input-modules> ..... <component-instance class="org....input.DefaultsMetaModule" name="defaults"> <values> <skin>defaultSkin</skin> <base-url>http://localhost:8080/cocoon</base-url> <MYVAR>myvalue</MYVAR> </values> </component-instance> .....
A: Use the following snippet (same principle for any other module)
//modulename below refers to the name defined in cocoon.xconf String modulename = "defaults"; ComponentSelector selector = (ComponentSelector)this.manager.lookup(InputModule.ROLE + "Selector"); InputModule module = (InputModule)selector.select(modulename); Iterator it = module.getAttributeNames(null, objectModel); while (it.hasNext()) { String name = (String)it.next(); logger.debug(name + "->" + module.getAttribute(name, null, null)); }
In Cocoon 2.1 similar code is implemented in org.apache.cocoon.components.treeprocessor.variables.PreparedVariableResolver.
Alternatively you can also implement the Serviceable interface. It gives access to the ServiceManager instead of the ComponentManager. Both are used in exactly the same way. This post might indicate that ServiceManager is the best way to do this.
Q: All my request parameters read with Cocoon (XSP, input module) are empty, why?
A: This might be caused by an attribute @enctype on your form set to "multipart/form-data". Cocoon only reads the request parameters then if the upload is enabled. Vadim explained it in this thread. Of course, if you do not an upload in your form, you can also remove the enctype attribute.
Q: Downloaded 2.1.4, tried to build and got ''"source release 1.4 requires target release 1.4"'' message.
init-tasks: Compiling 2 source files to /home/dale/cocoon-2.1.4/tools/anttasks javac: source release 1.4 requires target release 1.4 \\ BUILD FAILED /home/dale/cocoon-2.1.4/tools/targets/init-build.xml:132: Compile failed; see the compiler error output for details.
I am using Linux Fedora 1 and Sun JDK 1.5.0. Can I use 1.5 or do I need to use 1.4?
A: To answer my own question... I uninstalled 1.5 and installed 1.4. Compiled and works fine. I suspect this is actually a problem with Ant.
Q: Flow: extending objects
Is it possible to extend for example the form object in Flow? So that we have our own implementation of it? If so, are there examples. ps why was Flow written in javascript, and not java? Probably a stupid one:).
Q: I want to convert an XML file into an SVG format.
All i get is always an error-message: The image "http://............/hello.svg" cannot be displayed because it contains errors. I tried it with all available examples, always the same. Does anybody know about that ?
A: Do you serialize it to JPG or PNG? Otherwise this error can not occur. But if, it's of course no longer SVG. The reason for the error is then invalid SVG code or even invalid XML. The conversion to JPG or PNG fails. More details should be found in the logs.
A: If the samples are not working then make certain that you followed the installation instructions for Cocoon. In particular pay attention to the part about configuring Cocoon in the headless mode. How this is done depends on the version of Java you are using. More details in the installation instructions online http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/installing/. I had this problem with 2.1.7 and Java 1.4 until I configured Tomcat with: export CATALINA_OPTS='-Djava.awt.headless=true'
Q: How to use Flowscript without creating sessions?
FOM_JavaScriptInterpeter creates a session (if it doesn't already exist) whenever a variable is set in the global scope.
Note that variables declared inside functions must be declared with var to be considered locals.
For example, this causes a session to be created:
function public_XXX() { rt = "dummy"; // huh - is that a global? cocoon.sendPage("RRR"); }
Whereas this does not:
function public_XXX() { var rt = "dummy"; cocoon.sendPage("RRR"); }
More info in the javascript docs:
* http://devedge.netscape.com/library/manuals/2000/javascript/1.5/guide/ident.html#1009822
* http://devedge.netscape.com/library/manuals/2000/javascript/1.5/reference/stmt.html#1066604
Thanks SylvainWallez for the clarification!
Q: With JXTemplates, I get an error "The TransformerHandler is not serially reusable".
This happened to me when using an incorrect syntax to insert DOM objects into a document using the JXTemplates generator.
The correct syntax to insert DOM objects in JX documents is #{myDOMobject/*} , if you forget the slash-star (/*) you might get the above error (probably because the root of the DOM is inserted and generates an extra startDocument SAX event).
Note that this should be fixed in a future release, see bug 29381.
Sitemap-FAQ - Questions and Answers about the sitemap
Q: How to access request parameters in the sitemap ?
Use a map:parameter tag:
<map:parameter name="foo" value="{request-param:foo}"/>
Q: How to use results from one component as parameters for another ?
A: UNANSWERED!! Your answer here


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|2012-05-30, 08:43
|Link #1
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NSW, Australia
Age: 24
Gender Roles
If there's another thread out there on the broader topic of this, I apologise for the extra thread, but I couldn't find any in here so... :L
Anyway, what got me thinking about this was that I was at school and one of my female friends tickled me. I retaliated in kind, but the guys were like "Rape!" So I stopped. At that point it wasn't really in the front of my mind since it was all playful stuff, nothing serious.
Then there's these few videos that got me thinking that I'd like to share.
I do agree with these videos. They may seem biased on their own, however they are backed by examples. Also with the deluge of feminist literature and media out there, some maleinst (lol new word) media won't hurt.
Examples of what I mean, since I'm getting misunderstood (lol, curse my young inarticulate phrasing!)
Although I do admit I am generalising, the social constructs right now, as I see it, are permitting women to hold disdain against men who cannot hold their own in this world and also be able to support a woman. When a woman cannot do this, as I see the social pressure, it is accepted and even welcomed, as a woman who 'requires' support. This reinforces the old values that women are demure, and they require male help. And they do not! They do not ALWAYS REQUIRE support.
However, if she is in considerable strife, then YES, she is. Equally, if a man is in considerable strife, then YES, he is. WITHOUT the social stigmatism of being a bum, and not being able to support himself.
BOTH GENDERS HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS TO RECEIVE HELP IN THIS CASE, and not be prosecuted or socially pressured for "not being a man" or "being a woman."
It IS NOT okay to hit a girl. Yet when a girl hits a boy, does that make it suddenly okay? If a girl bullies a boy, insults his masculinity, is that still okay? If a girl makes a boy uncomfortable by touching his genitalia, can he, in faith of being a man, still be able to tell her to stop? If a woman engages in domestic violence against a man, can he cry, can he say he is a victim, without being called out as a liar, and being accused of domestic violence himself?
These outdated ideas that are at odds with feminism, of women not being able to hold their own, of men having to be able to support women, is what I'm arguing against - for both genders!
Now, with that in mind: thoughts?
Last edited by Khu; 2012-05-31 at 05:40. Reason: Trying to make my phrasing clearer...lol.
|2012-05-30, 08:51
|Link #2
blinded by blood
Whenever women have insisted on absolute equality with men, they have invariably wound up with the dirty end of the stick. What they are and what they can do makes them superior to men, and their proper tactic is to demand special privileges, all the traffic will bear. they should never settle merely for equality. For women, "equality" is a disaster. --Robert Heinlein
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. --Timothy Leary
Mammalian males essentially evolved as meatshields to protect the females, because biologically speaking a female is much more important than a male.
Ordinary feminism doesn't go far enough, and militant, man-hating feminism is just plain stupid.
|2012-05-30, 08:55
|Link #3
formerly ogon bat
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mexico
Age: 48
Oh, and I am male, but I have this weird fetish for something called "truth" (ok, it is not my only fetish, but that is a story for another thread :-p )
|2012-05-30, 09:02
|Link #4
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NSW, Australia
Age: 24
For example, if you were a poor convenience store owner, and you took out a woman who was corporately employed, would you still foot the bill? And if you didn't, would her perception of you change simply because you didn't? (Or couldn't?) Yes, you may explain your situation - but would that change how a feminist would see it?
Of course, as in any case, there are exceptions - but I am making the point to a vast majority.
|2012-05-30, 09:16
|Link #6
formerly ogon bat
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mexico
Age: 48
|2012-05-30, 09:26
|Link #7
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NSW, Australia
Age: 24
That fails, however to address my argument, (and my wide sweeping statements and bad phrasing are biting me in the ass I see, lol)
My argument is, in the context of your video:
It is fine that some aspects of the man box be changed. Yes, women are not sexual objects. Yes, women can stand for themselves. But by this same standard, women should NOT HARASS men who do not fit the man box that HAS CHANGED. If you change one aspect of the man box, and you teach boys to treat women as equals, then the opposite is also true! You should teach girls to treat boys as equals. You should NOT teach girls that boys are automatically rapists, you should NOT teach girls that all men are simply out for sex, you should NOT teach them to think that men and women cannot be friends. That is simply reinforcing the SAME DOUBLE STANDARD. That is what I mean by how this double standard has turned around - men are still expected to hold OUTDATED values of being strong, and being courageous, and never crying, while expected to hold NEW values of emotions, and crying, and being able to express themselves freely.
How can these two ever be reconciled? The two phrases are exactly the opposite of each other!
Another rephrasing:
It IS NOT okay to hit a girl. Yet when a girl hits a boy, does that make it suddenly okay? If a girl bullies a boy, insults his masculinity, is that still okay? If a girl makes a boy uncomfortable by touching his genitalia, can he, in faith of being a man, still be able to tell her to stop? If a woman engages in domestic violence against a man, can he cry, can he say he is a victim, without being called out as a liar, and being accused of domestic violence himself?
That is what I am trying to say.
|2012-05-30, 09:27
|Link #8
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
You can have as many men doing tampax commercials, as many stories of henpecked husbands as you want. It doesn't change the reality. Mangamuscle already addressed part of it, here's another. Congress. Compare the number of men to women. 362:76 in the House, 83:17 in the Senate.
Here's another, also politically related. Viagra is covered by insurance. No one makes a fuss. People try to get birth control covered for women, there's a huge national debate. Those might not seem like clear black and white examples, where you can say "this is definitely sexism, and it's evil and should be fixed," but that's what makes it so insidious. Because it's not always obvious, and people don't always see it for what it is. That's why it continues to exist.
|2012-05-30, 09:34
|Link #9
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NSW, Australia
Age: 24
Both genders have equal rights to receive help, and not be prosecuted for "not being a man" or "being a woman."
These outdated ideas that are at odds with feminism, of women not being able to hold their own, of men having to be able to support women, is what I'm arguing against - for both genders!
Okay, yeah, I'm going to change my opening post, evidently I'm being misconstrued here XD
|2012-05-30, 09:54
|Link #10
formerly ogon bat
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mexico
Age: 48
|2012-05-30, 10:04
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: 永遠の冬の国
Age: 28
|2012-05-30, 10:35
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Underweight Food Hoarder
Rather than wanting equality, both men and women want what their gender appears to lack in. Women seeking equality being the more notable one as they were obviously the more restricted gender. I notice some women feel entitled to everything that they are treated in lesser manner by society when they are already greater than men in other things.
My biggest problem with gender equality is that society has lower expectations for women in that regard and with a mix of perverted corruption.
*Regarding Ontario, Canada. A province I believe to be one of the relatively least prejudice states in the world.
Spoiler for education:
It makes plenty of sense to me that stats show female wage average is less than male when post-secondary graduate ratios already show the same imbalance. So these graphs to me show absolutely nothing about the true problem. (except that education general pays off xD)
|2012-05-30, 11:29
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 30
Actually, that is kind of a sad truth. The human race will wipe itself out if the men just go "okay whatever you bitches, fend for yourselves, I am out for a beer and some videogames".
Men and women are already equal in most parts of the world - they have something called the equal freedom of decision. But is everyone using it?
|2012-05-30, 11:49
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Underweight Food Hoarder
I have a friend who was some hardboiled sharp-tongued girl with a big ego and was one of those people who piss you off because you hate their attitude but they're just miles ahead of you in independence, career and life experience. And then she got her first boyfriend. Turned completely introverted and shy and poured water on career (she insists is voluntary, I insist she got her brain reformatted and installed a faulty OS)
Spoiler for My face when I saw her boyfriend the first time:
|2012-05-30, 12:38
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: 永遠の冬の国
Age: 28
Things are better in the west, thanks to a hundred years of feminism, but a hundred years of feminism is not enough to remedy thousands of years of oppression. Misogyny is deeply ingrained in society, and it will be many decades until it gets eliminated. And people who come in and declare that there's nothing to fight for any more and that everybody is equal now definitely aren't helping to make things better.
|2012-05-30, 12:46
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Actually an Alligator
Join Date: Nov 2008
Age: 22
Even the most developed countries still has men being paid around 10% more for the same work. And in many cases where men and women work the same amount of time the woman still ends up doing the most unpaid work.
And women still gets asked "what were you wearing?" when in court after being raped.
|2012-05-30, 12:55
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The Comet has Come
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 41
There has been a case made that suggests that the two income family can be a problem when it comes to raising children. Mainly that the parents rarely have time to be with their children and left the schools raise them. The parents present little moral or any other values on their children. When the teachers have issues they are dismissed out of hand in most cases because the parents won't believe that "their child" could do (or doesn't do) such things.
Now who would stay home to watch and or raise the children? That would be a matter of taste I suppose. My mother did it the first year or so, and my father did it for several years after that. So it can be done by either parent. But the requirement of lifestyle has gotten to the point where a family cannot survive without two (or more) incomes.
|2012-05-30, 12:57
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: 永遠の冬の国
Age: 28
Rape isn't a problem with how women dress, it's a problem with how men think of women.
Which reminds me of a story I once heard on the radio, coming from a South African woman, where she told about how when she was a teen, five teenage boys from her village ganged up on her and raped her, because she refused to date any of them, and so they decided to "teach her how to respect men". It's utterly disgusting stuff, and it's happening all around the world.
|2012-05-30, 13:02
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fushigi ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2011
I would suggest reading The Manipulated Man. An oldie, but a real eye opener. Also, don't get married or have children. Again, the potential to have your life ruined is too high in the west.
|2012-05-30, 13:08
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: 永遠の冬の国
Age: 28
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Ousted China politician hopes judge will be fair
August 22, 2013
JINAN, China (AP) — Officials say ousted politician Bo Xilai has denied some of the bribery accusations against him in his $4 million corruption trial — part of his first public comments since his detention early last year in one of China's biggest political scandals.
The Jinan Intermediate People's Court quoted Bo as saying Thursday that he denied taking bribes from development corporation official in the northeastern city of Dalian.
"I hope the judge will reasonably and fairly judge, and judge this according to the laws of our country," Bo also was quoted as saying in a stream of microblog postings issued by the court.
The tweets by court officials were a rare display of openness for a high-profile political trial in China.


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Looking for a great, unusual, casual place for lunch during your stay at The Empress? Look no further than the famous hot dog stand of Hot Dog Mike. You will have to look up his location on facebook, twitter or www.hotdogmike.com, but finding him is well worth the effort. Try the woopighotdog for an tasty change from the normal hot dog. Or if you like the normal hot dog, the basicallydeliciousdog is just what you were looking for.
With his fedora atop his head and thick, Elvis Costello-style black-framed glasses on his face, Hot Dog Mike is the perfect host as he slings dogs in his custom made tshirt (which you will want)! You won't be disappointed, and you will leave so full your fluffy bed at The Empress will be the perfect spot for the afternoon!


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Just because Roy Oswalt told a friend he would accept a trade to the Mets doesn't mean he's in Manhattan on the off-day looking at apartments.
Depending on what "friend'' you talk to, Oswalt said he'd also accept trades to Philadelphia, St. Louis, the Yankees, Texas and Washington Nationals. However, if it means getting out of Houston, a chance at the playoffs and perhaps an extension, the list of places suddenly favorable to Oswalt could grow.
The Mets have been getting sterling pitching from rotation fill-ins RA Dickey and Hisanori Takahashi – together they are 9-2, but Takahashi is only 2-1 as a starter – but that's not to say all their pitching concerns have been answered.
We don't know how long this run will last as neither Dickey nor Takahashi are proven over the long haul. We don't know that about Jon Niese, either, and John Maine continues to throw 88.
If the Mets are to get Oswalt, they should strike now while it is early. The closer to the deadline, the more the Astros will be asking.


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Grand Ole Opry Hosting George Jones' 80th Birthday Party
How does a legend celebrate his birthday?
In the case of George Jones, who will turn 80 on September 13, it's with a birthday party at the Grand Ole Opry. And dessert.
The Opry is hosting Jones' upcoming birthday bash, which will include a tribute concert featuring a lineup with Alan Jackson, Montgomery Gentry, and Pam Tillis — as well as a dessert contest.
It isn't that Jones has a particular sweet tooth. The competition — which will see Jones picking his favorite from three contenders — is being held in a contest to celebrate the Opry's 86th anniversary.
Hopeful pastry chefs can submit their recipes through the Opry's Facebook page between now and September 2. The three entries with the most "likes" will then be served up during Jones' party. The winner will win a trip to the Opry's celebration in October, as well as a shot at having their dessert added to the Opry menu.
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Vanessa Hudgens wheels her carry-on luggage while heading into LAX Airport for a departing flight on Wednesday afternoon (August 28) in Los Angeles.
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This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
Newer Utahns may find it hard to believe, but there were times when Democrats held virtually all major political offices in the state and dominated the Legislature and congressional delegation.
Now that 2,000 members of the LDS Democrats' caucus have stepped forward scores attended a national meeting this week in Charlotte, N.C. that showing could, given time, begin to dent the entrenched and overwhelming majority of Republicans, most of them LDS, in state offices and in our congressional delegation.
It's safe to say: It's OK for a Mormon to be a Democrat again.
By extension, it's OK to be kind and generous to those in need and to possess the self-reliance and work ethic to be able to do so.
"Faith shapes politics," says state Sen. Karen Morgan, D-Cottonwood Heights. "Being LDS, I was taught to serve other people, to look for ways to be of help to others. It's just kind of a natural thing."
At the same time, she says, "I stand by the LDS values of self-reliance, independence, hard work, taking care of our families and not be dependent."
In Mormonism's much-vaunted welfare program, those who receive aid are expected to work for it unless they cannot with the proviso that, down the road, they be on the giving end again.
On Tuesday, a North Carolina Republican Mormon said the faith's emphasis on individuality and consequences would attract conservatives, while its welfare system and ethic of helping neighbors fit a liberal mind-set.
That set off state Rep. Brian King, also Mormon and a Salt Lake City Democrat.
"The idea that we can all look after ourselves might work in a perfect world," he says, "but not in any world I live in.
"We all want to be as self-reliant as we can," King says, but some people lack the physical or mental health to tend to their own needs. Some are simply too young. "I don't know of anyone who changed their own diapers at six months."
Even on so-called social issues ones that Republicans often point to as friendly to Mormon teachings the LDS Church itself has evolved.
The Utah-based faith embraced, and indeed lobbied for, a Salt Lake City ordinance barring job and housing discrimination against members of the LGBT community, opening the doors to similar laws in other cities and counties.
Its stance on abortion allowing it in cases of rape or incest, grave fetal defect or serious danger to the health of the mother is far more moderate than the no-exception plank of the Republican Party.
The LDS Church also endorsed the Utah Compact, styled as a guide for debates on compassionate immigration reform.
The LDS Dems' caucus comes at a time when the GOP has taken a hard right into hard-core conservatism that would gut policies and services on which millions of Americans rely.
Two thousand voices may not make much noise in an election, but they are being heard in Utah. There's hope, then, that in time they can help restore political balance in our cities, counties and across the state.
As Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Cooke put it, "I hope there's some sanity that comes."
It's not too much to hope for. Not anymore.
Peg McEntee is a news columnist. Reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com, facebook.com/pegmcentee and Twitter: @pegmcentee.


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The Battle of Ortona
The "Italian Stalingrad" - December 20-28, 1943
For the Canadians, Ortona was the bloodiest battle of the Italian Campaign to date. The once picturesque ancient village on the Adriatic coast has been reduce to rubble. Canadian and German troops clash daily, in bitter, house-to-house fighting. Snipers, booby traps and land mines were a constant threat as every building gained brought about a terrible cost in blood. Matthew Halton of the CBC refers to Ortona as the "The courtyard of hell". The capture of Ortona, known to those who fought it as the "Italian Stalingrad", is considered among Canada's greatest victories during the war. While both sides agreed the town was of little strategic value, the world press transformed the battle into a matter prestige between the Allies and the Germans. "For some unknown reason, the Germans are waging a miniature Stalingrad in hapless Ortona" wrote one war correspondant.
The Battle
The battles for Orsogna were among the most difficult of the Italian campaign. The New Zealand Div., made up of two infantry and one armoured brigade, was too weak in riflemen to overcome the German defences. A stalemate developed. The New Zealand official historian suggested that "the Germans were willing to sell ground, but only at a price the New Zealanders were not willing to pay." After losing 1,200 men, including more than one-third of the division's infantry, there was little choice but to stop. It was now up to the Canadians.
The 1st Canadian Div. was well rested and up to strength. The new divisional commander–Chris Vokes, who had replaced Guy Simonds in November–was no stranger. Vokes was a loud, profane, energetic brigade commander who had received much credit for the outstanding performance of 2nd Cdn. Infantry Brigade in Sicily. Vokes critics, and there are many, point out that the brigade turned in a consistently superior performance no matter who was at headquarters. In 1942 Montgomery had singled out the brigade for praise, adding that the "Seaforths (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) have the best officers, PPCLI (Princess Patricia's Cdn. Light Infantry) have the best non-commissioned officers, Edmontons (Loyal Edmonton Regiment) have the best men." Could Vokes do as well with a division?
Vokes approached his first divisional battle with enthusiasm. The rain had let up and the Moro River, the first obstacle, could be forded at any point on the two-mile front. The junction of coastal highway 16 and the Ortona-Orsogna road was just seven miles away; he hoped to be there in 72 hours. Vokes ordered 2nd Bde., now commanded by Brigadier Bert Hoffmeister, to make the main effort against San Leonardo and Villa Rogatti. Meanwhile, 1st Bde. would try to draw the enemy to the coastal highway. Both attacks went in on the night of Dec. 5-6 without any artillery support, to achieve surprise. By nightfall the next day, the Seaforths and PPCLI had been forced back by a series of well organized counter-attacks. Only one battalion, from the Hastings and Prince Edward Regt., was still across the river. The diversion now became the key to unlocking the German defences.
"Soaking wet, in a morass of mud, against an enemy fighting harder than he has fought before, the Canadians attack, attack and attack ... the hillsides and farmlands and orchards are a ghastly brew of fire ...listen to the echo of those shells!" - Matthew Halton.
Corps commander Lieutenant-General Charles Allfrey sent the 21st Indian Bde. to take over the Canadians' left flank and secure Villa Rogatti, allowing Vokes to concentrate his forces. The Desert Air Force, including Royal Cdn. Air Force Squadron 417 commanded by Bert Houle, joined in the preparations. On the afternoon of Dec. 8, the Royal Canadian Regt. launched a wide right hook out of the Hastings bridgehead. The newly arrived German paratroopers had just started their own attack on the Hasty Ps, and the two forces clashed furiously. While this battle raged, the 48th Highlanders quickly moved to the edge of San Leonardo and established a firm base for a morning attack on the village.
The next day was one of the hardest of the campaign, as the enemy put in repeated counter-attacks all across the front. The Calgary Regt., supporting the Seaforths' main thrust, lost 27 of its 51 tanks in providing the kind of close support that can mean life or death to the infantry. In the streets of San Leonardo, Major E.A.C. Amy's squadron, reduced to just four tanks, knocked out the last German armor at ranges of less than 100 yards. Amy reported that one Seaforth soldier ran up to a tank, patted it on the side and said: "You big cast-iron son of a bitch, I could kiss you."
The Indian troops, attacking 1,000 yards to the east, ran into the same kind of demonic fury. They carved out a small bridgehead and fended off counter-attacks as engineers from the 69 Field Company Bengal Sappers built the "impossible bridge." When it proved impossible to assemble a Bailey bridge from the south side, the sappers "manhandled their equipment to the enemy bank and built their bridge backwards." With San Leonardo lost, the enemy withdrew to the Ortona-Orsogna road where the defenders occupied a low ridge overlooking a ravine known to Canadians as The Gully. For the next eight days the Canadians beat their heads against this position in a series of single battalion attacks that resulted in close to 1,000 casualties. These attacks failed largely because the artillery was unable to meet the demands placed upon it.
"It wasn't hell. It was the courtyard of hell. It was a maelstrom of noise and hot, splitting steel...the rattling of machine guns never stops ... wounded men refuse to leave, and the men don't want to be relieved after seven days and seven nights... the battlefield is still an appalling thing to see, in its mud, ruin, dead, and its blight and desolation." - Matthew Halton.
Field artillery regiments, with their 25-pounder guns and medium regiments employing 4.5-inch guns, fired more than 3,000 tons of shells at the enemy–but much of it was in vain. Brig. Bruce Matthews, the division's commander, Royal Artillery, had cautioned Vokes about the inaccuracy of the survey that was the basis of Italian topographical maps. If a feature was 500 metres distant from the position on the map, unobserved fire was of limited value. Even when fire could be corrected, winds from the Adriatic and drastic temperature changes played havoc with fire plans.
The stalemate was finally broken not by fire and movement but by manoeuvre. A track leading around the German right flank was used to send the Royal 22nd Regt. and a squadron of Ontario Regt. tanks to seize Casa Berardi. The achievement of the small band of Van Doos, under Captain Paul Triquet, and the four surviving tanks, commanded by Major H.A. Smith, is one of the most famous episodes in Canadian military history. Triquet's leadership, epitomized by his battle-cry "Ils ne passeront pas", earned him the Victoria Cross.
With Casa Berardi as a base the rest of the ridge could be attacked systematically. The corps commander met with Vokes and urged him to organize a major attack. The repulse of the New Zealanders and the 8th Indian Div.'s slow progress meant that all 8th Army hopes for a breakthrough to Pescara were invested in the Canadians. Gen. Allfrey had a heart-to-heart talk with Vokes and "warned him he was tiring out his division and producing nothing because of lack of co-ordination." Allfrey insisted it was the Royal Artillery commander's responsibility to develop and control the fire plan. Vokes accepted the advice and allowed Matthews to create fire plans for two large-scale attacks out of the Van Doo position. The 48th Highlanders, striking to the northeast, got accurate fire support and quickly reached their objective. The barrage leading the RCRs to the main German pivot position at Cider crossroads was wildly inaccurate, however, with shells falling short and wide. Matthews ordered the guns to fire 400 metres forward, leaving the RCRs to face what one officer called a "death trap." By the next morning, the gunners had made the necessary changes and two RCR reserve companies took the crossroads in a quick, decisive thrust.
"With the fall of Ortona, the battle of the Moro river is over, and there is a new name to add to the list of great deeds of the war...neither in this war nor in any other has there been anything more bitter and intense. The Canadians beat two of the finest German divisions that ever marched in a long fury of fire and death ending in the appalling week of Ortona." - Matthew Halton.
The German paratroopers had lost control of the Ortona road, but their orders "to fight for every house and tree" remained in force. Montgomery was now employing two corps with elements of four divisions on a 12-mile front. He hoped the 8th Indian Div. would make the main effort through Villa Grande, outflanking Ortona, but it took five December days of bitter fighting to claim the village on Dec. 27. By then, Hoffmeister's 2nd Bde. was committed to a pitched battle in the streets of Ortona.
University of British Columbia historian Shaun Brown has provided a most valuable study of Ortona in a book he has written about the Loyal Edmonton Regt. at war. Brown's father, the late Major-General George Brown, was a company commander at Ortona, and the author's interviews with Brown, Lieutenant-Colonel Jim Stone and other veterans of the Loyal Eddies give special insight into what became one of the most famous battles of the Italian campaign.
At dawn on Dec. 21, two understrength companies and a half-squadron of Three Rivers Regt. tanks moved cautiously up the main street towards the first of three large public squares. By mid-afternoon the advance had slowed to a halt, and Hoffmeister sent a company of Seaforths to help. The next morning it was apparent the German resistance had stiffened and Hoffmeister committed the balance of the Seaforths, assigning each battalion to half the town.
The Canadians now fought for Ortona house by house, often fighting from the top floor down. They used a "mouse-holing" technique–blasting through walls, lobbing grenades through the gaps and then using more grenades to move down the stairs. Here the Canadians wrote the book on street-fighting. After the war, former Seaforths commander Colonel S.W. Thomson recalled that the standard training film for British and Commonwealth forces, Fighting In Built-up Areas, was based on interviews with Seaforth and Edmonton veterans.
War correspondents anxious to cover the last phase of a month-long campaign arrived in Ortona and quickly revised their initial optimistic reports. Ortona became "little Stalingrad" as radio journalist Matthew Halton and reporter Ralph Allen wrote feature stories on the battle. Christopher Buckley, a British correspondent whose beautifully written 1945 book The Road To Rome should be reprinted, insisted "a painter of genius, Goya perhaps" was needed to record the poignant images of Ortona. In one "half-darkened room," he wrote, "there were five or six Canadian soldiers, there were old women and there were innumerable children. The children clambered over the Canadian soldiers and clutched them convulsively every time one of our anti- tank guns fired down the street…. Soon each of us had a squirming, terrified child in our arms."
The rifle companies had begun the operation at little better than half-strength, so the arrival of reinforcements was particularly welcome. The Edmontons got a draft of 75 men from the Cape Breton Highlanders on Christmas Eve, "tremendously good soldiers" who fitted in right away. The end was now in sight; Kesselring insisted that "we do not want to defend Ortona decisively" and authorized a withdrawal. With 90 per cent of Ortona in Canadian hands and 1st Bde. threatening to cut off any retreat, there was little choice.
Ortona was a victory for all of the Canadian troops–and all Canadians. Ordinary men, leaving civilian life behind because they were needed, had forged regimental extended families and small cohesive sub-units that fought with skill and determination. Looking back, Maj.-Gen. Brown spoke of mutual confidence between officers and men "built on the rock of accomplishment."
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment War Diary
December 20, 1943
The regiment, supported by 'C' Squadron, The Three Rivers Tank Regt, advanced under a barrage on a two Coy, two Troop front at 1200 hrs today. The start line was astride the Ortona road 100 yards forward of the crossroads at MR 322142. After very heavy fighting the regiment reorganized as follows: 'B' Coy the general area MR 333164, where liaison was established with 'C' Coy of the Seaforth H of C who had fought their way up the coast road; 'D' Coy to the northwest of 'B' Coy astride the main road; 'C' Coy at MR 328158; 'A' Coy and Bn Hq at MR 332160. Seventeen prisoners, identified as II Bn 4 Regt 1 Para Div, have been taken during this advance. Very active patrolling continues while the regiment consolidates its gains for the night. 'C' Coy is particularly active on the open left flank. Enemy arty continually harass us and our own arty and MMGs reply. Under cover of darkness the Sask L.I. MMG Pl, under command, move up and dig in in the 'C' Coy area. The 6 Pdrs of one troop of the 90th A/Tk Battery also move into position.
December 21, 1943
The unit renewed its attack on Ortona at 0700 hrs. Street fighting continued throughout the day. The enemy is well supplied with MMGs in dug in positions behind stone barricades. Hand grenades are being used to a great extent by both sides. Tanks are hampered by demolitions and mines but they are providing covering fire. Two enemy A/Tk guns and one 81 mm Mortar have been captured. Three POW have been taken. At nightfall, consolidation of the first city square at MR 331165 is organized and very active patrolling continues.
December 22, 1943
Street and house to house fighting continues. The enemy is showing a desperate resistance. Our 6 Pdr guns are engaging barricades and strong points to clear a passage for tanks. Since the Hun has blown down buildings to block off all the streets, it has been decided to concentrate on the clearing of the main axis through the city to enable our tanks to advance. 'D' Coy, flanked by 'B' Coy on the right the city to enable our tanks to advance. 'D' Coy, flanked by 'B' Coy on the right and 'A' Coy on the left, clear the main street to the second city square where concentrated MMG fire and strong opposition is encountered. Clearing of the large buildings adjacent to this street, particularly towards the Esplanade, necessitates continuous fighting by these three Coys. Meanwhile to harass the enemy on the left and to minimize the effectiveness of his fire, 'C' Coy raid a Hun locality on a slope to the NW of the city. They then take up a position in the Sports ground to protect the left and rear of the regiment.
December 23, 1943
Due to the severity of the battle and the fact that 1 Para Div is reinforcing Ortona with fresh troops, the Seaforth H of C have moved up on our left. for operational purposes the city is to divided, the Seaforth H of C will attack at 1200 hrs having the task of clearing the left sector, that is left of the second street NW of the main road through the city. The Loyal Edmn R will clear from that street on including all the NE. Having blasted away two obstacles with 6 Pdrs and having driven the enemy out of several more buildings, the regiment consolidated the general area of the second city square at about MR 333169 by nightfall. One troop of tanks engaged the upper floors of all buildings, forward of our own troops, during the mopping up. Severe enemy sniping was prevalent throughout the day. The tank guns do excellent work neutralizing enemy fire. Eight POW including two CSMs and two Sgts are taken and another enemy A/Tk gun is knocked out. Due to evacuations and casualties the regiment is now operating on a three rifle coy basis consisting of 60 men in each company.
December 24, 1943
The enemy resistance stiffens, fresh troops reinforce the garrison, a flame thrower is used against us. Two 17 Pdr guns take up a position on the coast road and shell the area in which the flame thrower is operating and also the fort. Our medium Arty also shell the fort. House to house fighting continues in the very narrow lanes and streets while our arty shell the coast road, the cemetery and also targets on our left flank. Our 3" Mortars do very excellent work in close support of the riflemen. Seventy five reinforcements arrive, these augment the depleted strength of the three rifle Coys. Ten wounded POW of the 1 Para Div receive treatment at the RAP.
December 25, 1943
The Seaforth H of C have now cleared a sufficient distance on our left to close the open flank. Shortly afterward they were counter attacked but the Hun was driven back. Our rifle Coys are attacking towards the third city square and the fort. The enemy is strong both in men and MMGs. Our progress is slow since we are continually harassed by Paratroop Snipers and grenade throwers. Tanks and 17 Pdr guns shell the esplanade and the built up area towards the fort. Our 6 Pdrs also engage the top floors of the buildings. Two of our tanks are knocked out by AP shot. Two POW are taken. The Regiment consolidates its gains forward of the second city square astride the main road and esplanade. Under cover of darkness our Pioneers blow the entrance to a tunnel in 'B' Coy area as the Hun may use this to reinforce his garrison.
Today is our fifth Christmas on Active Service and the fiercest fighting so far encountered continued throughout the day. In spite of the heavy fighting the day was not without its lighter moments. In the evening a very good Christmas dinner consisting of roast pork and trimmings and Christmas pudding was enjoyed. Chocolate bars, cigarettes and bottled beer was also distributed to the troops. All ranks greatly appreciate the work of the 'Q' Staff, Capt J.McBride, all the CQM Sgts and the cooks who worked under great difficulties to prepare, transport and distribute the dinner which was served to a few men at a time, as they were relieved from the line of battle.
December 26, 1943
House to house fighting continues throughout the day. Tunnels, which the enemy were using to change positions quickly, were discovered by our forward platoons. These tunnels were quickly put out of use the exits being blown up by our Pioneers. The enemy in his determination to stop our advance used a flame thrower again today but failed to accomplish his purpose. Several more city blocks of flats were cleared and occupied by out troops. The 12 CTR lost two tanks int their support of us, one by a beehive and one knocked out by a 50 mm gun which was later destroyed. A/Tk guns, 6 and 17 Pdrs firing over open sights, were of great assistance in knocking down buildings occupied by the enemy. The Regiment now controls the entrances to "Cathedral" square, the third and last major city square.
December 27, 1943
One hundred reinforcements arrived during the night and the majority have been posted to re-form 'C' Coy in order that the regiment can operate on a four rifle Coy basis. Capt. P.G. Wright, who joined the battalion on 25 Dec 43, took over command of 'C' Coy. A large percentage of these new men have come from the Cape Breton Highlanders, the regiment which the Minister of National Defence, Colonel R.L. Ralston, commanded in the last war. 'C' Coy may now be called the "Bluenose Coy". The enemy being unable to stop our daily advance attempted a new act of terror to discourage us from occupying buildings. Early this morning the Huns sent a small patrol out to determine our occupation of a building. This being established, the enemy returned to their own lines and in the matter of a very few minutes blew the building up. One Pl consisting of one officer, Lieut E.B. Allen, and twenty three men were trapped and buried in the rubble before they had a chance to make an escape. Not being satisfied the Hun continued to harass the area with grenades but this did not stop our Pioneers from continuing their efforts in an attempt to rescue the buried men. By nightfall four men were rescued and evacuated and the body of one man was removed. In retaliation 'A' coy blew up two buildings in which Germans were heard talking, in one of the buildings a Basche Officer was issuing orders. The CO, Lt Col J.C.Jefferson DSO Ed, laid on an area shoot for our 3" Mortars which proved to a field day 1100 HE bombs being expended. Since we now control by fire the third city square, opposite the doomed cathedral, the end of the battle is now in sight. The Hun has not many remaining buildings from which to manoeuvre or make a major stand.
December 28, 1943
At 0945 hrs this morning our patrols reported that the area of Ortona FORT had been cleared of the enemy. Shortly after, our 8 day battle for the city came to an end when it was declared clear of the Hun. The Pioneer and Carrier Pls have redoubled their efforts digging in hope that some of the remaining 19 buried men may still be alive. Three enemy Folke Wolfes followed up the German defeat in Ortona sweeping in from the sea in an attempt to machine gun and bomb the streets. Our A.A. gave them a very hot reception and they were forced to unload their bombs beyond the city. as a rule the foe either removes his dead or buries them on the spot. Ortona has been the exception , approximately one hundred dead have been left lying due to his hasty withdrawal. The P.P.C.L.I. keep up the pressure by advancing two Coys through us. They consolidate astride the coast road 2 km north of the wrecked and battered city. Our position has been consolidated in Ortona as follows: 'A' Coy at MR 329167, 'B' Coy at MR 333174, 'C' Coy at Mr 332168 and 'D' Coy at MR 332171.
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Fighting was so savage and prolonged that some troops called Ortona "Little Stalingrad" after the Soviet city that battled German troops for 200 days, at a cost of over a million lives.
The "houseclearing" tactics developed by troops in Ortona became a manual for urban warfare. "Mouseholes" were blown through walls to travel from room to room and building to building.
Fighting continued over Christmas, but the Germans withdrew three days later.
The people of Ortona also suffered terribly. Many stayed in homes and public buildings, hiding in cellars until the battle died down.
December 1943
After a successful breakthrough at the Moro, the 1st Canadian Division prepares for an assault on the port town of Ortona on Italy's East coast. Ortona is a key command centre for the German Army and is very heavily defended.
20 Dec: 2 Canadian Infantry Brigade forces through German defences to take up positions on the outskirts of Ortona. The advance is made possible with the support of 1 Canadian Armour Brigade and a heavy artillery barrage covering the advancing Canadians' flanks with smoke screen.
21 Dec: The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (the "Loyal Eddies"), along with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, supported by armour begin the bloody advance into the town of Ortona to dislodge the occupying German defenders.
22 Dec: Canadian commanders divide Ortona into sectors and assign each fighting battalion a sector to clear of enemies. In a move to reduce pressure on the Canadians in Ortona, 1 Canadian Infantry Brigade moves into position northwest of Ortona to cut of key German supply routes.
23/24 Dec: Canadian reinforcements begin to arrive at Ortona to relieve exhausted troops and shore up units still embroiled in the bitterly slow and brutal advance into the town.
24 Dec: Two days into the advance on Ortona, Canadian soldiers are fighting a yard-by-yard battle to take the town. The Loyal Eddies and the Seaforths fight vicious house-to-house battles, and even room-to-room battles against the occupying German garrison forces.
25 Dec: Christmas Day brings no relief for Canadian soldiers in their efforts to take Ortona. Soldiers are rotated back to a Church to enjoy a hot Christmas meal where possible, though many are shot down by German forces in the attempt. Some commanders order their men to hold their positions rather than risk getting killed over trying to make it to Christmas Dinner.
26 Dec: The slow and perilous advance by Canadian forces begins to pay off as Canadian commanders in the field begin to report to their superiors that two-thirds of the battered town are now under Canadian control. However the battle continues to wage with the German forces making the Canadians fight for every yard gained in Ortona.
27 Dec: With the Canadian advance seemingly unstoppable, the German forces begin their withdrawal from Ortona.
28 Dec: Canadian forces take full control of Ortona. Canadian casualties for the month of December 1943 near 2400 men, effectively taking the 1st Canadian Division out of the war for a short period in order to rest its wounds. The Battle for Ortona has been won by the Canadians.


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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01136057
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : June 3, 2010
Last Update Posted : December 18, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Influenza A Virus Infection
|Biological: Collection of Anti-Influenza A Immune Plasma
There is a concern that the influenza virus will become resistant to the standard of care, oseltamivir (commonly known as Tamiflu), as resistance to this medication has been observed in people infected with the seasonal influenza virus. Because of the possibility of drug resistance, additional treatment options for influenza are needed. The purpose of this study is to collect blood from people who have recovered from influenza or who have received a seasonal influenza vaccine. The blood will then be processed into Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-licensed fresh frozen plasma (FFP). In a future clinical trial, this plasma will be used as a treatment for people hospitalized with influenza.
This study will enroll people who have recovered from influenza or received a seasonal influenza vaccine. Participants will donate blood at FDA-licensed blood donor centers up to three times during the 240-day study period.
|Study Type :
|Estimated Enrollment :
|200 participants
|Observational Model:
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|Official Title:
|A Pilot Study for Collection of High-Titer Anti-Influenza A Plasma
|Study Start Date :
|April 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|January 2019
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|January 2019
Influenza A Exposure
Participants will include people who have recovered from influenza, received a seasonal influenza vaccine, or have both recovered from influenza and received a seasonal influenza vaccine.
Biological: Collection of Anti-Influenza A Immune Plasma
- Collection of high antibody titer anti-influenza FFP [ Time Frame: Collected at each study visit ]
- Further define the hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) immune response in participants over time [ Time Frame: Collected at each study visit ]
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|18 Years to 59 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
Currently healthy males 18 - 59 years of age with a history suggestive of having anti-influenza antibodies (either or both of the following):
- An influenza-like illness (e.g., fever, chills, malaise, cough, myalgias, nausea). Subjects must asymptomatic and must be afebrile for ≥ 7 days, and must enroll within 12 months of onset of illness.
- Vaccinated with a licensed influenza vaccine. Enrollment must occur >14 days and < 12 months from date of vaccination.
- Must be an adult male Department of Defense (DoD)/beneficiary
- Sign informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) document
- A demonstrated H1N1 HAI titer of 1:160 or greater and H3N2 HAI titer of 1:40 or greater.
- Must also meet all Standard-of-Care inclusion criteria for donation of blood or plasma at the FDA-licensed donor center prior to every donation session. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Donors that do not meet all Standard-of-Care FDA approved requirements for the donation of blood and production of FFP as determined by the FDA-licensed donor center prior to every donation session may be excluded from further participation in this study. Study exclusion will be determined by the principal investigator (PI) or lead investigator at the study site.
Donors that fail the Standard-of-Care screening and Blood Borne Pathogen screening for the following blood borne pathogens at the donor center will be excluded:
- Anti-HIV-I/II
- Anti-human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-I/II
- Anti-hepatitis C (HCV)
- Anti-hepatitis B core antigen (HBc)
- Anti-T. cruzi (enzyme immunoassay [EIA] for Chagas disease) (if required by the FDA-licensed donor center or becomes a nationwide FDA requirement)
- Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
- Serologic test for syphilis
- HIV nucleic acid test (NAT)
- West Nile virus (WNV) NAT
Participation in other medical research that includes:
- Studies that are currently ongoing or will start during the duration of this study that require more than 60 mL of blood to be donated in any 56-day period of time
- Administration of any unlicensed drug in the 3 months before study entry or during the duration of this study
- Administration of any unlicensed vaccine in the 12 months before study entry or during the duration of this study, with the exception of unlicensed influenza vaccine
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01136057
|United States, California
|Naval Medical Center San Diego
|San Diego, California, United States, 92134
|United States, Maryland
|Naval Medical Research Center
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20889
|Principal Investigator:
|LCDR Nicholas Martin, USN, MSC
|Virology and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01136057 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|June 3, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 18, 2017
|Last Verified:
|December 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Influenza, Human
Virus Diseases
Orthomyxoviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Respiratory Tract Infections
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The Vampire Diaries After spending a summer with Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and making sure Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) is adjusting to his return from the dead, Elena (Nina Dobrev) moves into the dorm with Caroline (Candice Accola) in the season premiere. 8 p.m. KTLA
The Millers In this new sitcom a recently divorced TV newsman (Will Arnett) is looking forward to enjoying his new freedom when his dad (Beau Bridges) announces that he's also divorcing his wife (Margo Martindale). Jayma Mays and JB Smoove also star. 8:30 p.m. CBS
Welcome to the Family In this new sitcom, parents Dan and Caroline (Mike O'Malley, Mary McCormack) are looking forward to sending their daughter (Ella Rae Peck), off to college when she announces she has a secret boyfriend (Joseph Haro), and they're expecting a baby. 8:30 p.m. NBC
Sean Saves the World Sean Hayes stars in this new sitcom as a man with a demanding career and a 14-year-old daughter (Samantha Isler) whom he had been seeing on weekends, until she moves in with him full time. 9 p.m. NBC
The Originals This new spinoff of "The Vampire Diaries" brings the Mikaleson siblings (Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt) home to New OrleansPhoebe Tonkin also stars. 9 p.m. KTLA
Two and a Half Men Jenny (Amber Tamblyn) moves in with Evelyn (Holland Taylor) and her wealthy boyfriend (Carl Reiner) in this new episode. 9:30 p.m. CBS.
The Michael J. Fox Show Eve's (Juliette Goglia) enthusiasm about a photography class pleases Mike and Annie (Michael J. Fox, Betsy Brandt) until they discover what kind of photos she's taking in this new episode. 9:30 p.m. NBC
Scandal An unexpected allegiance is formed as Pope & Associates and the White House face their biggest scandal in the season premiere. 10 p.m. ABC
Society X With Laura Ling The journalist looks at designer drugs. 10 p.m. E!
Man, Cheetah, Wild Game ranger and filmmaker Kim Wolhuter captures amazing footage of a mother cheetah and her cubs. 9 p.m. Discovery
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Today Robin Quivers; Mike O'Malley; Tiffani Thiessen; Zachary Levi. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America Kerry Washington; Nelly performs. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
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The Wendy Williams Show Tami Roman; Carrie Keagan; Joe Levy; Big Sean performs. 2 p.m. KTTV
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Tavis Smiley Gregory Porter. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE
Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE
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The Colbert Report Author David Finkel. (N) 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central
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Jimmy Kimmel Katie Lowes; John Mayer performs; Unecessary Censorship. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
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I'm wondering why the seeming complete absence of any coverage of the Reason Rally by the major news networks this weekend. On Saturday, after running errands all morning, I came home for a few hours in the afternoon. CNN - nothing. Sunday morning - again nothing. NBC evening news - nothing. I'll grant that I do not watch all the major news outlets. However when I was out running errands, I had NPR on the car radio - nothing. Didn't turn on MSNBC or FOX (then again, I'd rather watch a commercial on incontinence products than have to listen to FOX). Clicked on Google News and lo and behold - nothing. You had to type in "Reason Rally" in the search field, and even then, it was slim pickings at best.
One couldn't help but notice that the Trayvon Martin story dominated the headlines; even over the non-stop political babbling. And, I'm not saying the Trayvon Martin story isn't important. It is. (The coverage is less than stellar, in my opinion, but that's an entirely different topic). However, a peaceful gathering of between 10,000 and 20,000 non-religious people on the capitol grounds of what is falsely described as a "Christian Nation" would seem to merit some mention.
It's possible I missed it, not having surveyed every network out there. Has this been everyone else's experience - or lack thereof? And if so, why do you think it was overlooked.
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oh duh. Well no wonder then. <note to self: always check author>
No no!
It's okay, the fact that it was published at all. This is the point.
We will only be heard if we speak out.
Right now the mainstream will publish things by, well, …the infamous (in some circles). That's the "in".
Wherever there are comments in these news stories, …give 'em hell, stick up for the side of sanity and fight the good fight.
Thanks Chris, that was a great piece. I read around somewhere that folks wished there had been fewer speakers who could have spoken longer. Other than that, I had not seen anything else. Appreciate it mucho.
I couldn't agree more, I had to dig deep to find one CNN article, another from Fox. It seems the only decent coverage came from MSNBC and an assembled panel of non-believers, and NPR who had a few hour long sessions on the topic.
I have NPR on by default in the car, …they had many news pieces and blurbs for the last two weeks.
Apparently, my efforts at seeking out coverage were less than stellar. You guys seemed to have found a lot more than me. Like Richard, NPR is my default "car" station (I actually drive a truck). However, I do have a confession to make. Now that I've gotten my new phone, where I can get podcasts, I tend to listen to "The Atheist Experience" or "The Atheist News Podcast." Nevertheless, when I scoured the major outlets - including NPR - it was a gigantic zilch.
Well, I used Bing instead of Google. That may have had something to do with it, but I don't see how it would.
I just sent the following to CBS News from their website, citing a complaint as follows:
Sunday, 25 March saw over 20,000 people gather on the Mall in Washington, DC to celebrate reason, more specifically, the Reason Rally. This was a major event for the atheist community with multiple personalities lending their support, including Dr. Richard Dawkins and Adam Savage of the "Mythbusters" television series. To my knowledge, not CBS, NBC, or ABC devoted any coverage to this event. Considering the assault which the Separation of Church and State is currently under, I believe the Reason Rally was deserving of mention, particularly since CBS aired a commercial from the Freedom From Religion Foundation during your CBS Sunday Morning program and then again today (26 March) on the CBS Evening News.
We are atheists and we are productive citizens of this nation ... and we deserve notice.
I encourage others to go to the CBS News website here and log their own feedback.
In addition, here's the site for ABC News Feedback.
Feedback to NBC News may be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Emails are good, but I heard somewhere that often Snail Mail makes a bigger impact. What we need to do is create a flood of messages to every major news outlet in the country. Not just email messages, but snail mail too. And not just to CBS, ABC, and NBC, send them to CNN, the Daily Show, everywhere.
there was this:
it wasn't coverage of the RR, but the panel consisted of Jamila Bey and Jamie Killstein, as well as Dawkins. they talked about the RR but didn't show any footage or anything. probably because no major outlets were on hand to take footage!
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