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Published: July 25, 1990
To The Living Section:
With great sympathy, a deep sigh and a muffled chuckle I read your article about Julia Child being attacked by the nutritional alarmists. It reminds me of the experience my wife and I had last summer, when we were at Giulliano Bugialli's Cooking School in Florence. All of us self-righteous Americans protested the gobs of butter and fistfuls of salt we were told to put in the recipes.
Our teacher could only laugh and say that it's processed foods and sweets that are killing us, not good foods, cooked well. ''Besides,'' he said, ''the average Italian (who hardly ever eats desserts) eats an average of 120 pounds of fresh fruit a year. The average American, about 10 pounds.'' Also, Julia Child is 77, is she not?
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Damon: I'd love to be Bourne again
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The 42-year-old admitted he would consider reprising his role as agent Jason Bourne for a fifth instalment because he likes playing the character, but it would depend on director Paul Greengrass, who directed the first three films.
I would love to do another one. I love that character," he told Deadline.com.
"To me, the reason to make that movie is because people want to see it. Paul and I have said that to each other. We don't take for granted the fact that we've built an audience for Bourne, that's a real privilege.
"Neither of us is against it. "But our part of that bargain is that the movie is good and belongs with the other three. Until we can deliver that, we just can't make it."
Jeremy Renner starred in the fourth film, The Bourne Legacy, directed by Tony Gilroy.
Matt - who next stars in drama Promised Land with John Krasinski - has even enlisted The Dark Knight screenwriter Jonathan "Jonah" Nolan to cast a fresh eye on the films.
"I quietly went to Jonah Nolan, because he and his brother Chris did such a brilliant job on Batman and that whole mythology. I just said, can you put your brain on this? I can't figure it out," he recalled.
"He took a run at it and he couldn't crack it either. Paul and I have been talking about it for years. And we can't quite see what the movie would be."
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- 93 years old
- Date of birth: Apr 21, 1922
- Place of birth:
Philadelfia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Date of passing: Dec 23, 2015
- Place of passing:
Garden grove, California, United States
|Let the memory of Helen be with us forever
"Mom, not a day goes by that i dont miss you. I often find myself going in to check on you. Or i get the sudden urge to go talk only to realize you are no longer with us. The pain is so strong that as soon as I walk down the hall i brick weighs my heart down. I thought because you were old it will be easy. Its not easy at all. I had you over half my life. But you are lucky to be with Amber and your children who passed before you. Please tell Amber i love and miss her so much. Tell Leona the same thing. She was a great sister and was very good to me. I dont think i ever told her that. Amber was just like her. And granny, i miss her too and my dad. Hearing all kinds of stories. I dont know anything about tjise things. I believe you did the best you could and provided for the two devil kids...lol me and Jeanne. Any way watching a sad movie to cry more. Good news is i am still the owner of this house. I would be easy to walk away, but Mal told me of the struggles when you first moved to Calif. It makes me appreciate the house so much more. Lots of happy memiries here especially of you mom"
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National Chocolate Caramel Day | Nougat Candy Bar
You guys you guys you guys.
Do you know of Kelsey Nixon? Well, if you don't, shame on you. She is the host of the Cooking Channel series, Kelsey's Essentials, and she has a cookbook and she was one of the finalists in season 4 of Food Network Star, and she is basically the cutest thing on the planet. (Besides Bits dog, obviously.)
I had the pleasure of meeting Kelsey during an #HSNCooks event along with Chefs Curtis Stone, Donatella Arpaia, Ming Tsai, Lorena Garcia, Scott Conant, and Jessica Seinfeld.
Side note: I wish my candy bars turned out as pretty as Kelsey's, but it just wasn't in the cards for me. Fortunately, they were still so tasty!
This National Chocolate Caramel Day is dedicated to Kelsey Nixon, without whom this post wouldn't be possible because not only did I use her Crunchy Peanut Caramel Nougat Candy Bar recipe (with just a slight adaptation), but I was seriously lacking the brain power to create any new recipes at the time and she was my saving grace.
And because Kelsey can develop a much better video than I can, and if you are anything like me, you like watching recipes in action more than anything else, check out Kelsey's video.
- [b]Nougat[/b]
- 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 (7.5 ounce) jar marshmallow cream/fluff
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter
- [b]Caramel Filling[/b]
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1/2 cups coarsely chopped roasted salted peanuts
- [b]Chocolate[/b]
- 2 pounds milk chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Spray a 13×9 inch baking dish with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper, leaving 2 inches of overhang on each side.
- Combine the peanut butter, vanilla, and marshmallow cream in a large mixing bowl and set aside. In a small heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the sugar, cream, and butter, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Using a candy thermometer, continue watching the mixture until it starts to turn a light amber color and the temperature reaches 250*F, about 4-5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and add the marshmallow mixture to the pan. Mix together to completely combine, but don't overwork. The mixture should be light and fluffy.
- Turn out the nougat into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Place in the refrigerator to cool and start your next layer, the caramel.
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, add the sugar, cream, and corn syrup. Carefully stir to combine until the sugar dissolves and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Stop stirring and boil until the mixture begins to turn an amber color and reaches 250*F, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, carefully, as it will foam up. Keep stirring until it's all dissolved, and then stir in the peanuts.
- Pour the caramel over the nougat and spread evenly. Place in the refrigerator until the caramel is completely cool, about 15 minutes.
- Transfer the candy to a cutting board. Cut using a sharp knife that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
- Melt the chocolate and vanilla in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate has melted and is smooth, 8-10 minutes. Dip each candy piece and completely cover with chocolate on all sides.
- Place on a wire cooling rack. Once all bars are dipped, transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and allow the chocolate to set in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.
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5 Responses to "National Chocolate Caramel Day | Nougat Candy Bar"
Whoa, I'm a huge fan of anything with chocolate and caramel, but thrown in some pb and nougat, and I would not be able to resist!!!
Ahh this has all my favorite things! For some reason making candy intimidates me. I'm definitely more of a savory cook. I just like to eat the candy. 🙂


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In May 1940, Germany invaded France. The French and British armies were overpowered by the German blitzkrieg. Toward the end of May, in a daring rescue attempt, ships from England picked up 300,000 British and French soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk. Britain stood alone against the might of the German war machine. Hitler was surprised that Britain did not surrender like France.
He ordered his generals to invade Britain. Their invasion plan was code named Operation Sealion. In order for the German blitzkrieg to work the Luftwaffe had to first destroy the RAF, to prevent it posing a threat to German troops as they landed in Britain.
The battle of Britain was the first major battle fought entirely in the air. Hermann Goring's air force began its assault on England in July 1940 with more than twice the 600 aircraft available to the RAF.
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Starting on 10th May 1940, it took the German Army and Air Force just six weeks and one day to become the masters of continental Europe. The Low Countries were overrun, the British and some French were forced into a humiliating evacuation at Dunkirk and France itself surrendered on 22nd June.
It was a masterly campaign by the Wehrmacht, illuminated by bold and imaginative strategy, close integration of infantry, armour and air power and executed with ruthless determination. The war was totally transformed and even the victors seemed somewhat surprised and uncertain about what to do next.
It was a logical strategi for Hitler to dispose of the British, but time was wasted in the forlorn expectation of British overtures for peace. Instead of acquiescence to German feelers, Winston Churchill responded with: What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over.
I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin. The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. Hitler knows that he will have to defeat us in this Island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free. . .. Directive No 16 "Preparation for a Landing Operation Against England."
In the preface to this directive Hitler wrote: As England despite her hopeless military situation still shows no sign of willingness to come to terms, I have decided to prepare, and if necessary to carry out a landing operation against her.
The aim of this operation is to eliminate the English motherland as a base from which war against Germany can be continued, and if necessary, to occupy the country completely . ... Armed with Directive No 16, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Armed Forces General Staff, started to plan for the invasion of England, Operation Sealion. The German Army's initial desire was for a broad front landing by some 13 divisions in three separate areas.
The German Navy, on the other hand, seriously doubted its ability to carry out such an ambitious scheme in the face of the inevitable reaction of the Royal Navy and much preferred a narrow front landing. These differences were resolved, in the Navy's favour, by Hitler on 16th August.
At this same conference, an invasion date of 15th September was set by the Fuhrer. Despite their other disagreements, there was one matter on which both the German Army and Navy agreed; the imperative necessity of air supremacy over the Channel and the projected landing sites.
In the summer of 1940, the German Air Force attempted to win air superiority over southern Britain and the English Channel by destroying (he Royal Air Force and the British aircraft industry. This attempt came to known as the Battle of Britain, and victory over the RAF was seen by the Germans as absolutely essential if they were eventually to mount an invasion of the British Isles.
The Germans had conquered Belgium, the Netherlands and northern France in May 1940, using the Bill "Lightning War" technique that relied, among other things, on close coordination between ground troops and the German Air Force. Although the German Air Force proved competent in this role, it was not trained or equipped for the longer-range operations that became pan of the Battle of Britain.
It is widely believed that had the Germans succeeded in their aim of destroying the RAF, they would have been able to invade Britain relatively easily. This was, after all, all a time when the country was the only European power resisting Nazi Germany, even though she did enjoy massive support from her Commonwealth partners.
A plan to use the German Air Force as the prelude to the invasion of the UK had been discussed in 1939, and was at first rejected. However, in view of the strength of the Royal Navy, the Germans did eventually decide they had to crush the RAF first. They had won convincingly in the Polish campaign in 1939 and the Scandinavian and French campaigns in 1940, but they were now up against a well-organized air defense system, and things were going to be more difficult for them. The British, on the other hand, over-estimated German strength and competence.
This was worrying, but not something that would lose them the battle, and they also had a new invention— radar—to help direct the lighters to intercept attacking German aircraft. Furthermore, the British were starting to get intelligence from intercepting German communications, having cracked the Enigma code system. One of the most Iconic years in British History was 1940 when The Battle Of Britain was fought against the Luftwaffe.
The reader must remember our parents and grand parents were involved or lived through the war and during my growing up in the 1960's the war was a very big thing to British families and a lot of my teachers in the 1960's and 1970's were in the Army, Royal Navy or RAF during the Second World War. The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces and was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date.
From July 1940 until October 13th 1940 coastal shipping convoys and shipping centres, such as Portsmouth were the main targets; one month later the Luftwaffe shifted its attacks to RAF airfields and infrastructure. The last true day of The Battle of Britain was on September 15th. 1940. The bombing raids of British cities continued until October 13th 1940. As the battle progressed the Luftwaffe also targeted aircraft factories and ground infrastructure.
Eventually the Luftwaffe resorted to attacking areas of political significance and using terror bombing tactics. The failure of Germany to achieve its objectives of destroying Britain's air defences or forcing Britain to negotiate an armistice or an outright surrender is considered its first major defeat and one of the crucial turning points in the war. While we British were using radar for air defence more effectively than the Germans realised, the Luftwaffe attempted to press its own offensive advantage with advanced radio navigation systems of which we British were initially not aware.
One of these was knickebein ("crooked leg"); this system was used at night and for raids where precision was required. It was rarely used during the Battle of Britain. Towards the end of the Battle of Britain, Britain begun slowly running out of aircraft and pilots. The Germans were targeting airfields and then suddenly changed direction and started to bomb London over a period of days. This gave the RAF time to repair the airfields and replace the damaged aircraft.
If Germany had gained air superiority, Adolf Hitler would have launched operation Sea Lion, which was the amphibious and airborne invasion of Britain. On 15th September two massive waves of German attacks were decisively repulsed by the RAF, with every aircraft of 11 Group being used on that day. The total casualties on this critical day were 60 German and 26 RAF aircraft shot down. The German defeat caused Hitler to order, two days later, the postponement of preparations for the invasion of Britain. Henceforth, in the face of mounting losses in men, aircraft and the lack of adequate replacements, the Luftwaffe switched from daylight to night-time bombing.
If the Germans had invaded and beaten us Brits then the World would have been completely different and instead of English this article would have been in German and the continent of Europe would have been controlled by Germany ( Not like today then!!! ). On 13th October, Hitler again postponed the invasion "until the spring of 1941"; however, the invasion never happened, and October is regarded as the month regular bombing of Britain ended.
It was not until Hitler's Directive 21 was ordered on 18 December 1940, that the threat of invasion finally dissipated. The Royal Air Force roll of honour for the Battle of Britain recognises 595 non-British pilots (out of 2,936) as flying at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the RAF or Fleet Air Arm between 10 July and 31 October 1940.
These included 145 Poles, 127 New Zealanders, 112 Canadians, 88 Czechoslovaks, 32 Australians, 28 Belgians, 25 South Africans, 13 French, 10 Irish, 7 Americans and one each from Jamaica, the British Mandate of Palestine and Southern Rhodesia. Winston Churchill summed up the effect of the battle and the contribution of Fighter Command with the words, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few".
Pilots who fought in the Battle have been known as The Few ever since. Battle of Britain Day is commemorated in the United Kingdom on 15th September. Within the Commonwealth, Battle of Britain Day is usually observed on the third Sunday in September. In some areas in the British Channel Islands, it is celebrated on the second Thursday in September. Paul Hussey
Every day between June and October 1940 the RAF and the Luftwaffe clashed over Britain. Both sides were equipped with the latest aircraft technology. However, the RAF had the edge over the Luftwaffe with its new faster fighters the Spitfire and Hurricane. The Luftwaffe were equipped with Stuka dive bombers, Messerschmitt ME109 fighter and the Heinkel bomber. The design and speed of the Spitfire and Hurricane meant that they could out manoeuvre the German fighters.
Another advantage that the RAF had over the Luftwaffe was radar technology which enabled it to see when the German aircraft were about to cross the English Channel. The RAF used this information to concentrate its fighters in the areas where they expected the Luftwaffe were about to attack. This clever piece of cutting edge technology helped the RAF overcome the fact that it was outnumbered.
The Luftwaffe's final effort to destroy the RAF began on Eagle Day, August 13, 1940. Göring thought that his aircraft could sweep the Royal Air Force from the sky in just four weeks, but poor weather and the skill of the RAF pilots hampered the Luftwaffe's raids. Eagle Day ended with 46 German aircraft destroyed, compared with only 14 RAF fighters. The Battle of Britain was one of the greatest moments in British history: although short of planes and pilots, the RAF had held off the Luftwaffe and prevented a German invasion.
Churchill called it Britain's "finest hour". The skill and determination of the RAF's pilots, backed up by the latest in technology helped them win the battle of Britain. Germany had been defeated for the first time in the war. The bravery of the British people and their pilots impressed many Americans who began to urge their leaders to help Britain.
In August 1940, the German air force, the Luftwaffe, led by a German man named Goering, second in command next to Hitler, began to attack Britain's Royal Airforce bases. The German Air Force consisted of 3,000 long range bombing planes against only 600 planes made up of Americans, the British and Free France. The advantage that Britain had was the speed of their small planes called Spitfires.
The job of the German Luftwaffe at the beginning of the Battle of Britain was to put the Royal Air Force out of action. Germany's aircraft outnumbered those of the Royal Air Force, but the British had a secret weapon of radar. Radar stations along England's coast provided warning of approaching planes and helped the Royal Air Force intercept them.
The turning point of the war in Europe is clearly the Battle of Britain since if Germany had defeated the Royal Air Force and conquered Britain, Germany could have taken over control of Europe. In 1940, most of Europe was under the control of Germany.
After France had fallen, victorious German soldiers paraded down the Champs Elysees, the famous Paris Boulevard. France's surrender in June 1940 left Britain alone in the fight against Germany. Hitler had believed that Great Britain would seek peace with Germany after the fall of France but Britain fought on with the war alone.
The British expected Hitler to order an invasion of their nation. Hitler made preparations to cross the English Channel and invade southern England. Before the Germans could invade, however, they had to defeat Britain's Royal Airforce. The Battle of Britain, which began in July of 1940, was the first battle ever fought to control the air.
Each side greatly overestimated the number of enemy planes it had shot down, but the British had an advantage over the German invaders. The Battle of Britain drained the Luftwaffe of pilots because Germans that were shot down over Britain spent the rest of the war in prisoner of war camps.
By September 1940, the Luftwaffe mistakenly believed it had destroyed the Royal Air Force. The Germans then halted their strikes against Royal Air Force bases and began to bomb London and other civilian targets. They hoped to weaken civilian morale and force Britain to surrender.
The bombing of London caused much destruction to the area. Londoners sought safety in subway tunnels during the nightly raids. Air raids known as the Blitz took place nearly every night through the fall and winter. German bombing raids were restricted to nights after British fighter planes shot down many of the bombers in daylight.
These raids only caused the British response to be that of a greater determination to fight. Most importantly, the British sent bombers to Berlin after German pilots bombed London, which hurt the morale of Germans. In May 1941, Germany finally gave up its attempts to defeat Britain from the air.
Ten American pilots flew with units under the command of RAF Fighter Command between 10 July and 31 October 1940, thereby qualifying for the Battle of Britain clasp to the 1939-45 British campaign star. During this period the USA was officially neutral, but American pilots were drawn across the Atlantic by the urgency of defending democracy in Europe and their sense of adventure. Through special arrangement with the UK, they did not have to give up their US Citizenship to fly for the RAF.
The first American to give his life in the Battle of Britain was Pilot Officer William M.L. Fiske of No. 601 Squadron. Fiske was a graduate of Cambridge University and a leading personality in the American bob sleigh teams that won the Olympic championships in 1928 and 1932. he died in hospital on 17 August 1940 after bringing back his damaged Hurricane to Tangmere.
Also with No. 601 Squadron was Flying Officer Carl R. Davis, one of a small number of Americans who had seen active service with he RAF before the Battle of Britain. He had taken part in the attack on the German seaplane base at Borkum on 28 November 1939. A British Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane on the airfield at Falaise France in 1994.
A British Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane on the old German airfield at Falaise France in 1994. American pilots in the thick of the action also included Pilot Officers Vernon C. Keough, Andrew Mamedoff and Eugene Q. Tobin on No. 609 Squadron.
This trio had travelled to Europe with the original intention of joining the French Air Force. A notable American in Duxford's history is Pilot Officer Phillip H. Leckrone from Salem, Illinois. He was a member of No. 616 Squadron and fought alongside the British, Commonwealth, Czech and Polish pilots of the Duxford Wing in the late stages of the Battle of Britain.
The other Americans in the Battle of Britain were Pilot Officers Arthur G. Donahue, John K. Haviland, (64 and 66 Sqds), De Peyster Brown. The last one mentioned flew with No. 1 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force which arrived in Britain in June 1940. Some of the above individuals later became members of the three Eagle Squadrons made up of exclusively of American pilots and formed between September 1940 and October 1941. These were No 71, 121 and 133 Squadrons. The Eagle squadrons operated as part of the RAF Fighter Command on convoy escort duties and fighter sweeps over France.
All three were involved in the intense battle of Dieppe on 19 August 1942. In the late autumn of 1942 the USA had fully entered the war in Europe and the three RAF "Eagle" Squadrons were transferred to the 8th US Air Force and became the 4th Fighter Group.
The promise not to transfer any members away lasted a month. Around 1/2 were transferred to other units, back to the states to train other pilots soon after becoming officers in the 8th Air Force. Initially the 4th FG continued to fly Spitfires till they were re-equipped with P-47 Thunderbolts. Some members refused to transfer into the US Forces and remained as part of the RAF throughout the war.
Unless the Germans won control of the air, the Royal Navy would be free to sink the invasion craft of 'Operation Sealion'. The Battle began on 10 July 1940 and for the first few weeks the German bomber planes attacked convoys of British ships in the English Channel, ports and naval targets. In mid-August they spread the attacks more widely using nearly 2000 aircraft.
Many German bombers - Junkers 88s, Dornier 17s and Heinkel Ills -were shot down by the British fighter planes, the Spitfires and Hurricanes. What made the British fighters so effective was radar, a radio device which detected the approach of the German bombers. Göering, commander of the Luftwaffe, ordered more German fighters to escort the bombers.
This meant that German attacks had to be limited to targets within about 150 km, the effective range of the Messerschmitt 109. The Germans hoped to destroy the British fighters by drawing them into battle. This would then put Britain at the mercy of the German bombers. Air Marshal Dowding, who master-minded the British defence, kept as many Spitfires and Hurricanes out of the battle as possible and ordered those in combat to go for the German bombers but evade the fighters, thus frustrating the German plan.
Many German bombers, however, did get through to their targets and so much damage was done to British aerodromes that by early September it seemed as if the RAF would be unable to keep up the battle. But the British were given a breathing space when the Germans switched their efforts to raids on London, in revenge for a British raid on Berlin. This was a bad mistake on the part of the Germans because it relieved pressure on the British airfields at the critical moment.
The Battle of Britain could have been said to be the first major turning point of the war for the Germans were checked for the first time; they were not invincible. Britain was to remain in the struggle thus facing Hitler with the fatal situation of war on two fronts.
The decisive battles were fought on Sunday 15th September 1940, the worst of the German raids on London. British fighters were drawn into the fighter-to-fighter battle the Germans had been seeking. These battles between fighter pilots were called 'dog-fights'.
The pilot's tactical plan in an aerial dog-fight was to climb to a position above the enemy and, descending if possible out of the sun, to shoot him down from the rear, watching that another enemy was not trying to do the same to himself. The victim would try to turn out of the line of fire. At high speed the Messerschmitt 109 had to do this gradually in case its wings broke off but the Spitfire was more strongly built.
Lord Dowding's claim to fame was his judicious handling of the Royal Air Force's tightly stretched air defence forces during the Battle of France and the subsequent Battle of Britain during 1940. Much of Fighter Command's success is due to Dowding's preparation for war in the late 1930s and his support of the revolutionary radar technology to enable the effective use of scarce fighter resources.
Hugh Dowding was born in 1882 and was one of the earliest members of the Royal Flying Corps. He rose to command an RFC Wing during the Battle of the Somme but he fell foul of Trenchard, who had a very different temperament from Dowding, and spent the last two years of the War running a training brigade in the UK.
Although well respected by many of his contemporaries, Dowding was never a popular man and was known for his reserve rather than strong leadership. However, he progressed through the inter-war RAF and was Air Member for Research and Development by 1935. He was instrumental in the procurement of radar and of modern fighters such as the Hurricane and Spitfire and became C-in-C of RAF Fighter Command in 1936. Following grievous losses during the Battle of France Dowding wrote an historic memo to the War Cabinet warning of the dire consequences should the drain of men and equipment be allowed to continue in France.
That he was successful in marshalling his resources to win the Battle of Britain and halt the threat of German invasion is now a matter of history. He also had to fight many difficult battles in Whitehall where he failed to maintain the support of many of his Air Ministry colleagues, especially with regard to the difficult relationship between two of his Group commanders, Park and Leigh-Mallory.
Many historians consider Dowding's leaving of Fighter Command in somewhat ignominious circumstances after the Battle as distinctly unfair, although probably inevitable. Following an unsuccessful tour of the United States where Dowding came into conflict with official British policy, he retired completely, was created a baron in 1943, and spent much of the rest of his life in the study of religions and spiritualism until his death on 15 February 1970.
Fighter Command was established on 14 July 1936 under the leadership of Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding as part of a complete reorganisation and expansion of the Royal Air Force in Britain Its headquarters was Bentley Priory at Stanmore, Middlesex. The Command was organised into a number of Groups, each of which was responsible for the defence of a geographical area.
At the beginning of the Battle of Britain, 11 Group covered London and the south east of England and was commanded by Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park. 12 Group, led by Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, controlled the Midlands, East Anglia and northern England upto south Yorkshire and Lancashire.
13 Group defended the rest of northern England, southern Scotland upto Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scapa Flow and Northern Ireland under the command of Air Vice-Marshal Richard Saul. 10 Group, to cover the south west of England and Wales, became operational later in July, commanded by Air Vice-Marshal Sir Quintin Brand. Each Group was sub-divided into geographical sectors to facilitate tactical control.
Each sector contained a main fighter airfield equipped with an operations room to control all the fighters in its area, together with extensive maintenance and repair facilities. The sector station would also command one or more forward satellite landing grounds which would be used to re-fuel aircraft or provide advanced readiness capability.
Fighter Command was the apex of a command and control network which unified the different elements of fighter aircraft, radar and ground defences into a complex system of defence which gave it a formidable striking power and effective operational flexibility.
Bentley Priory was the heart of this system and it received information on incoming hostile aircraft, relayed on secure landlines from the radar stations, to its Filter Room. Once the direction of the plots was established, the relevant Group Operations Room was alerted, where the Group commander would decide which of his sectors would intercept. The sector station commanders then activated or "scrambled" the fighter squadrons.
Due to retire in June 1939, he was asked to stay on until March 1940 due to the tense international situation. He was again grudgingly permitted to continue, first until July and finally until October 1940. Thus, he fought the Battle of Britain under the shadow of retirement.
In 1940, Dowding, nicknamed "Stuffy" by his men, proved unwilling to sacrifice aircraft and pilots in the attempt to aid Allied troops during the Battle of France. He, along with his immediate superior Sir Cyril Newall, then Chief of the Air Staff, resisted repeated requests from Winston Churchill to weaken the home defence by sending precious squadrons to France.
When the Allied resistance in France collapsed, he worked closely with Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park, the commander of 11 Fighter Group, in organising cover for the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk.
July 1940, the German war machine had overrun France and was now poised at the English Channel. Britain anticipated that they would be the next to be invaded. The German army and the Luftwaffe had made short work of Poland, before turning their attention north and then west.
The British Norwegian Campaign had ended ignominiously while the British Expeditionary Force had been whipped in France. The successful evacuation of over 335,000 British and French soldiers from Dunkirk hid the apparent failure against the Blitzkrieg. The Germans appeared unbeatable.
With the Germans almost at their doorstep, all England looked to the Royal Air Force. Both the English and the Germans realized that before the German armies could invade, the RAF would have to be eliminated. With this in mind, the Luftwaffe first probed for weaknesses by attacking targets in southern England and shipping.
This was followed by attacks against RAF airfields and radar stations. The RAF, already weakened through having sent squadrons to France, was suffering heavily in the daily attacks on their airfields. Although fighting valiantly, losses of men and machines mounted, nearing a critical level. Relief came from an unexpected source.
A German bomber accidentally bombed London prompting the RAF to attack Berlin. Hitler was incensed, ordering that the Luftwaffe now turn their attention to leveling London. With the Luftwaffe's attention now turned to London and other British cities, the heat was still not off the RAF. The elimination of Britain's still developing war industry could have dealt Britain a grave blow.
Day after day the Luftwaffe came to bomb the docks, factories and infrastructure of the last bastion in Europe. Daily the RAF met the challenge. By the end of October, the Luftwaffe had exhausted itself. With it went the chance of an invasion of Britain during the remainder of that year.
Canadian airmen played their part in the Battle of Britain. Over 100 Canadian pilots flew on fighter operations during the Battle of Britain. Another 200 fought with the RAF's Bomber and Coastal Commands providing other support to operations to prevent the German invasion of England. An untold number served as ground crew, keeping the fighters flying.
These Canadian pilots distinguished themselves, not only in the Battle of Britain, but also in later battles. They were not alone however. Joining the British and Canadians, were pilots from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, from Czechoslovakia, France and Poland, and from the United States. It was an international effort to defend democracy.
Few of them recognized the importance of their actions at the time. The significance of the Battle of Britain is more than just a matter of Aircraft kills and medals. It was the first time that air power saved a nation and was the first battle to be won purely by air power.
For Canada, the leadership provided by these experienced fliers was to be instrumental in the development of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The Battle of Britain was also the first occasion in which Canadian airmen flew in a Canadian unit in a sustained battle.
Short Glossary of RAF slang ......
Balbo, A A large formation of aircraft. Bale out To take to one's parachute. Bind, A People who obstruct one. Black, A Something badly done, a "bad show". Blitz, A solid lump of Large formation of enemy aircraft. Blonde job, A Young woman with fair hair. Bogus Sham, spurious. Bomphleteers Airmen engaged on the early pamphlet raids. Brassed off Diminutive of "browned off". Brolly Parachute. Browned off, To be "Fed up". Bumps and Circuits Circuits and landings. Bus driver A bomber pilot. Buttoned up A job properly completed, "mastered". Completely Cheesed No hope at all. Cope To accomplish, to deal with. Crabbing along Flying near the ground or water.
Deck, Crack down on To "pancake" an aircraft. Dog fight Aerial scrap. Drill, The right Correct method of doing anything. Drink, In the To come down into the sea. Dud Applied to weather when unfit to fly. Duff gen. Dud information. Dust bin Rear gunner's lower position in aircraft. Erk, An A beginner in any job. Fan The propeller. Flak Anti-aircraft fire.
Flap A disturbance, general excitement. Fox, To do something clever or rather cunning. Gen. (pron. jen) General information of any kind whatever. George The automatic pilot. Get Cracking Get going. Gong, To collect a To get a medal. Greenhouse Cockpit cover. Hedge-hopping Flying so low that the aircraft appears to hop over the hedges. Hurryback A Hurricane fighter. Jink away Sharp manoeuvre. Sudden evasive action of aircraft. Kipper Kite Coastal Command Aircraft which convoy fishing fleets in the North and Irish Seas. Kite An aeroplane. Laid on,
To have To produce anything, such as supplies. Mae West Life-saving stole, or waistcoat, inflated if wearer falls into sea. Mickey Mouse Bomb-dropping mechanism. Muscle in To take advantage of a good thing. Office Cockpit of aircraft. Organize To "win" a wanted article. Pack up Cease to function. Peel off, To Break formation to engage enemy. Play pussy Hide in the clouds.
Pleep A squeak, rather like a high note klaxon. Plug away Continue to fire. Keep after target. Pukka gen. Accurate information. Pulpit Cockpit of aircraft. Quick squirt Short sharp burst of machine-gun fire. Quickie Short for above. Rang the bell Got good results. Rings Rank designation on officer's cuffs. Ropey Uncomplimentary adjective. "A ropey landing", "A ropey type", "A ropey evening", etc. Screamed downhill Executed a power dive. Shooting a line Exaggerated talk, generally about one's own prowess.
Shot Down in Flames Crossed in love. Severe reprimand. Snake about Operational aerobatics. Spun in A bad mistake. Analogy from an aircraftspinning out of control into the ground. Stationmaster Commanding Officer of Station. Stooge Deputy, i.e. second pilot or any assistant. Stooging about Delayed landing for various reasons. Flying slowly over an area. Patrolling. Synthetic Not the real thing. Also applied to ground training. Tail End Charlie Rear gunner in large bombing aircraft or rear aircraft of a formation. Tear off a strip To reprimand, take down a peg.
Tee up To prepare a job, to get ready. Touch bottom Crash. Toys A great deal of training equipment is termed toys. Train, Driving the Leading more than one squadron into battle. Type Classification - usually referring to people. Good, Bad, Ropey, Poor type. View R.A.F. personnel always take a "view" of things. Good view, Poor view, Dim view, Long distance view, Lean view, Outside view, "Ropey" view. Wizard Really first class, superlative, attractive, ingenious.
Both sides lost many aircraft, the Germans 1400, the British 800. The RAF was well supplied with aircraft but nearly ran out of pilots. Some young men were sent into battle only two weeks after qualifying as pilots. The inexperienced ones were quite often soon shot down. The strain of the long battle exhausted and demoralised the airmen. One was found to have fallen fast asleep as soon as he landed his Spitfire. But these brave men prevented the Luftwaffe from gaining control of the air space over Britain and Hitler realised he could not risk an invasion.
Britain had survived. As Churchill said of the RAF pilots: 'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.' A dogfight, or dog fight, is aerial combat between fighter aircraft. Dogfighting first appeared during World War I, shortly after the invention of the airplane, and has since became a component in every major war despite beliefs after World War II that increasingly greater speeds and longer range weapons would make dogfighting obsolete.
Modern terminology for air-to-air combat is air combat manoeuvring (ACM), which refers to tactical situations requiring the use of individual basic fighter manoeuvres (BFM) to attack or evade one or more opponents. This differs from aerial warfare, which deals with the strategy involved in planning and executing various missions. Dogfighting was very prominent in the skies over Europe.
The air force in France, while a major force during the first world war, was inadequate and poorly organized, and quickly fell to the German onslaught. Hitler believed that the British government was on the verge of collapse, and offered them a choice between peace and war, being quite astonished when Winston Churchill opted, without hesitation, for war.
Having lost its principal ally, Britain with its Dominions stood alone and awaited a German invasion. Churchill, in eloquent speeches, rallied his people and expressed the determination of Britain to meet "the whole fury and might of the enemy." It was a formidable enemy.
From the north cape of Norway to the Pyrenees stretched a vast arc of coastline from which enemy submarines, surface ships and aircraft threatened Britain's maritime lifelines; in the air the German Air Force outnumbered the British three to one. However, Hitler hesitated and delayed Operation Sea Lion - the invasion of Britain - to mid-September. It was fortunate that an invasion did not come, for the forces in Britain were not yet prepared to meet such a powerful foe. While the troops had been rescued from Dunkirk, they had been compelled to leave behind most of their equipment.
Further, many of them had not yet received adequate training. The 1st Canadian Division, which still possessed the bulk of its equipment, therefore assumed a position of vital importance. In July the Canadians became part of the 7th British Army Corps. This new formation, comprising British, Canadian and New Zealand troops, came under the command of General McNaughton.
It engaged in intense preparation for a role of counter-attack against the expected German assault. However, before a Channel crossing could be attempted, the Royal Air Force would have to be knocked from the skies. On August 12, 1940 the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, struck at Britain attacking the radar stations, bombing the airfields, and engaging British fighters in an attempt to gain air supremacy.
Had the policy been continued the Luftwaffe might have been victorious, but the Germans switched to mass daylight raids on London giving the Fighter Command the needed respite, and they were able to inflict staggering losses on the Luftwaffe. Unable to control the air, Hitler indefinitely postponed Operation Sea Lion. The Battle of Britain was over.
Few men become legends in their lifetime. Douglas Bader was one of these men. Fighter ace, international sportsman, constant rule-breaker and incorrigible escaper, he spread exasperation and irritation wherever he went. Yet his courage and determination in the face of crippling injuries continue to inspire people all over the world to this day.
Douglas Robert Steuart Bader was born on February 10, 1910, in London, England, son of Frederick Roberts Bader and Jessie Bader. From the start, his life followed no placid pattern. When Douglas was a few months old, his family returned to India, where his father worked as a civil engineer. Young Douglas was left behind because his family thought him too young for India's harsh climate. He did not rejoin them until he was 2 years old, beginning a long life as a loner.
The Bader family returned to England in 1913. The following year, when World War I began, Frederick Bader went with the British army into France. It was the last time Douglas saw his father, who died in France of complications from a shrapnel wound in 1922 and was buried near the town of St. Omer. Twenty-one years later, his son would be held prisoner in a hospital not far from where his father was buried. Jessie Bader later married a mild Yorkshire clergyman, Reverend William Hobbs. Throughout his early years, Douglas showed a fierce spirit of independence and nonconformity.
He excelled in sports such as rugby football; when he was captain of the rugby team, his natural leadership abilities became apparent. After graduating from Cranwell in 1930, Bader was commissioned a pilot officer and posted to No. 23 Squadron at Kenley Airfield, flying tubby Gloster Gamecock biplane fighters. Soon afterward, 23 Squadron was reequipped with Bristol Bulldog fighters.
The Bulldogs were faster than the Gamecocks but heavier and liable to loose height rapidly in low-altitude maneuvers. On Monday, December 14, 1931, Douglas Bader flew from Kenley to Woodley airfield along with two other pilots from his squadron. In the Woodley clubhouse a young pilot was discussing acrobatics with Bader, the Hendon star, and suggested that he give a demonstration of low flying. Bader refused, citing his inexperience flying acrobatics in a Bulldog.
The matter was dropped until Bader and the other pilots were leaving. Someone dared him to do it. In some agitation Bader took off, then turned back toward the field. Flying low and fast across the field, Bader began a slow roll, but in his inexperience with the Bulldog he flew too low.
The Bulldog's left wing struck the ground, and the plane cartwheeled quickly into a tangle of wreckage. Both of Bader's legs were crushed, his left leg under the seat, his right tom by the rudder pedal. Bader was pulled from the Bulldog's wreckage by shocked onlookers and taken immediately to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, where he was placed in the care of Dr. Leonard Joyce, one of England's best surgeons.
Joyce immediately amputated Bader's right leg above the smashed knee and, several days later, the left leg six inches below the knee. After his second amputation, Bader's condition worsened. None of the doctors expected the 21-year-old pilot to survive. But Bader had a great will to live.
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Tact is for people who are too slow witted to be sarcastic.
If you can't make fun of something, it's probably not worth taking seriously.You have to love the smell of science in the morning. It smells of learning.... or perhaps a gas leak.
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Discussion in 'Domain Names & Parking' started by aasas, Sep 2, 2011.
edit: http://order.1and1.com scamers dont buy domains !!!
Hmm, going to order one now, then try again. Might be only allowed 1 per customer, but its still a great deal anyway!
anyone had some succes with this?
You've been warned.
wow..i was lookin for something like this...what were the odds??
why they are scam or something?
What's the word on 1&1
I have an account with them for domains though I don't touch their hosting
They are fine. In the UK they are popular, they advertise everywhere and everything. Its not just a small shitty scam.
Never used them but they wouldn't be able to carry on advertising in like all magazines over here
I second this. I've had nothing but bad experiences with them.
1and1 is the biggest scammer I have ever come across.
I tried regging 3 domains at 1and1 last year and they charged my CC twice! And still didn't agree that they had got the payment. I had to finally file a dispute with my CC company and took me 3 months to get the money back.
STAY AWAY FROM 1and1 !
The only thing I know about them is that I get tonnes of spam from domains hosted on their servers...
Lol, just because they advertise, that makes them ok??? That's just about the funniest fucking thing I've read all day.
Just wait till next year if you plan on keeping your domain. You will be overcharged, find it near impossible to transfer the domain, etc.
Here is just one thread on how bad they are.
Good to know. I was about to buy a domain from them. I will stay away from 1&1. Thanks
Remember that if you dont wish to renew your domains actually cancel the renewals in the control panel or email them. I let my credit card expire when it came to renew a load of shitty .info domains that I didn't want any more, they ended up coming after me for about £50 going through the small claims court and everything
Yeah I can confirm that 1and1 sucks pretty hardcore. They will jerk you around with the domains and the hosting is atrocious. Stay Away.
hmm also if you are from the UK they try and make you signup through the UK website which is £5 per .com per year, while the rest of the world it's 99c
^^ +1 from me .
1&1 guys you wont tell 1&1 ? scammers ??????
they scammed me tooo jeez ....someone should sue them for their shitty practices
got out of a bullcrap VPS contract with 1&1 today, will never give them my business again. Terrible company, IMO... I don't care if they were giving away $.01 domains today, I still wouldn't give them my penny. Just sayin.
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Stephen was born in the town of Orange, in Australia.
He is married with 3 children. At age 38 he began to realize a need to 'do something.' With limited time to explore the more adventurous interests in life, he decided to pursue writing, thinking that his research and stories would take him to worlds he could not physically travel to.
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One of my favorite holiday movies to watch over and over is the modern-day classic Elf. I watched it with my kids for the first time last year (their first time, not mine) and knew instantly we'd be watching it every year. One of the best parts of the movie are the one-liners. "You sit on a thrown of lies!" I thought it would be fun to turn a few of my favorite Elf quotes into throw pillows so I can enjoy the hilarity all season long.
Now let's get on to the making of these awesome pillows!
The Supplies:
- Heat Transfer Vinyl in Red, Pink, and Turquoise
- Silhouette Cameo
- These three cut files - Christmas Cheer Part 1 and Part 2, Nutcracker, and Candy
- Canvas Pillow Cover (I like to use the $3 Ikea ones)
- Iron and ironing board
Once you have cut out all of the vinyl, weed the negative space and then cut the images so that the word letters line up correctly.
It's now time to iron the vinyl on to the pillow cases. Use a pressing cloth (a plain piece of lightweight fabric works) and press the vinyl for 1 minute or until the vinyl adheres to the case. Let cool, then peel back the plastic backing. Cover the vinyl with the pressing cloth and iron for another 15 seconds to set the vinyl.
If you want, you can add adornments such as mini pom poms (you can just hot glue these on or use fabric glue), large yarn pom poms sewn to the corners, or mini pom pom trim glued on with fabric glue or sewn on to the edge of the pillow case to your pillows.
Yay! Your Elf pillows are complete, so that means it's time to make a bowl of popcorn (preferably topped with candy and candy canes) and enjoy watching Elf while snuggling your newest creation.
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You've got some mixing problems. The guitar solo is way too loud compared to everything else. You can't get much out of any of the song with such an off mix. Consider your choices of compression (or lack of).
To your credit, you have a nice build-up. It throws me off because that's basically the start of your song.
Lastly, look at your EQ choices on each sound, especially your drums and strings because they sound artificial.
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Texas Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison has decided to stay in the Senate after losing the primary election for governor.
A senior GOP official tells the AP that Hutchison, 66, will serve out her third term, which ends in 2012. She had previously said she would resign her seat.
The decision, to be announced Wednesday in San Antonio, comes after 20 Texas Republican House members signed a letter last month urging her to stay in the Senate.
Hutchison lost the Republican primary race for governor earlier this month to Gov. Rick Perry, who now faces Democrat Bill White in the November general election.


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Today Is 'Weary Willie Day'
So today is Weary Willie Day. Do you even know what or who that is?
This holiday was named for the character made famous by Emmett Kelly, who was born on this day in 1898...
So today is Weary Willie Day. Do you even know what or who that is?
This holiday was named for the character made famous by Emmett Kelly, who was born on this day in 1898...
Saturday there will be a total lunar eclipse! The moon will be turning a vivid red to viewers in western North America during a total lunar eclipse on Saturday, Dec. 10.
If you are shipping Christmas gifts anywhere this holiday season, you need to know of deadlines set by the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and United Parcel Service of America or UPS to assure delivery by Christmas.
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Today is the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan.
At dawn on Sunday, December 7, 1941, six Japanese carriers launched a first wave of 181 planes composed of torpedo bombers, dive bombers, horizontal bombers and fighters against Pearl Harbor, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
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Pair of Glass Table Lamps.
Pair of 20th.c. glass table lamps c.1960. Baluster form bodies with cut decoration on gold painted metal bases. Excellent condition with no chips or cracks. Cleaned, rewired and sold with a PAT test certificate.
Dimensions: height to bulb 20″, diameter at base 6″.
Year: c.1960.
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big business 'needs to move into aid agenda'December 2005
Efforts to reduce world poverty will not succeed until aid agencies and governments bring business into the equation, according to the Shell Foundation.
Its director Kurt Hoffman, who has advised the UN and European Union on development projects, says the past 30 years have shown that the aid approach centred on non-governmental organizations has failed.
In a scathing attack on the $100billion-a-year (£57bn) aid industry's attempts to tackle poverty, the former Shell senior executive argues that only the creation of jobs and economic activity will help poor people in the long term, and that both need business expertise. 'The job creators - the private sector - are still largely absent not just from the debate about poverty, but from the process of defining how the terms on which that debate should even take place,' he says. 'This is particularly worrying since the private sector knows a great deal more than the aid industry about growth, job creation, investment and innovation.'
Hoffman says that when aid groups grasp the importance of generating wealth, 'the attention [given] to enterprise is limited, probably accounting for less than ten per cent of official aid flows', which may explain why companies often make CSR staff, rather than those responsible for commercial development, their contact point in aid partnerships.
In a Shell Foundation paper, Aid industry reform and the role of enterprise, Hoffman argues that partnerships between business and NGOs would end the 'astonishing lack of evaluation' of aid finance. It points out that the World Bank, which carries out many of its projects with NGOs, evaluated only 25 per cent of its African projects from 1990 to 1999 and found that about two-thirds of them had failed. 'What business could possibly hope to prosper if it only assessed the results of one-quarter of its investments after ten years?', asks Hoffman. 'And, even more incredible, what board would allow the existing management team to continue running the show when 65 per cent of the projects they were responsible for were judged to have failed?' He says it is 'routine' to receive grant proposals for anti-poverty projects 'that contain excellent academic literature reviews but not a shred of market research'.
Sumi Dhanarajan, head of the private sector team at Oxfam, said: 'The aid community probably should do more to promote enterprise development. The SME sector, for example, should be getting much more than 10 per cent of aid funding. However, for the Shell Foundation to damn the value of aid in its entirety to make this point, is counterproductive. Without aid, the poorest countries would not have adequate resources to invest in education, healthcare and water, confront the HIV-Aids pandemic and tackle hunger. Governments cannot rely solely on the private sector to deliver these basic needs. The private sector has not provided for the poorest - those living in rural areas - where investment costs are considered too high and there is no obvious profit to be made. Focused, good quality aid which allows the public sector to deliver basic services affordably and equitably has to be imperative.'
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At 15 years old, Buppy began by washing dishes after school for the former owner.
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In 1990 he became a partner. Five years later, he bought out his partner and changed
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Malaysians Muslims and non-Muslims should oppose the bill which unexpectedly was allowed by Umno to "potong jalan" or jump the queue during the last parliamentary sitting.
By Koon Yew Yin
In two months from now, Parliament will be sitting again. What is at stake for the nation is nothing less than our way of life and our Malaysian dream.
This is because a private member's bill to amend the Shariah Court (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 will be tabled and debated at that sitting.
PAS president Hadi Awang has been going around claiming that this bill is only to upgrade the Shariah Courts and that it has nothing to do with non-Muslims.
PAS oriented analysts and ulama leaders have also commented that it is not really a "hudud bill" and that it's passage is only intended to pave the way for PAS to enforce its version of Islamic penal laws in Kelantan. Hence they argue that its effect will be limited.
However Hadi and his supporters are only trying to fool the public.
Here are my reasons for why all Malaysians – Muslims and non-Muslims – should oppose the bill which unexpectedly was allowed by Umno to "potong jalan" or jump the queue during the last parliamentary sitting.
Negative impact of hudud bill enactment
Here is a summary of its negative impact.
Firstly, the passage of the bill is against the Federal Constitution, the country's supreme law which calls for equality before the law. The proposed bill will destroy this key provision by allowing more criminal offences seen to be against the "precepts of Islam" to be dealt by the Shariah courts and result in two sets of criminal laws for Muslims – the Shariah and the civil law system; as well as two sets of laws for Muslims and non-Muslims.
Secondly, the passing of this bill could pave the way towards further constitutional amendments that could result in Shariah courts superseding civil courts and for the full imposition of hudud which includes limb amputation for thieves and flogging in public for adulterers, according to the Kelantan Deputy Mentri Besar, Mohd Amar Abdullah.
Thirdly if non-Muslims think they will not be affected by the proposed bill, they are sadly mistaken. Already some prominent ulama such as the Perlis Mufti Asri Zainal Abidin have gone on record to say that non-Muslims should not be exempted from hudud. We have seen unilateral conversions of children from divorces and body snatching by Islamic religious departments. As pointed out by the columnist, Farouk Peru, in his article, "Hudud: Non-Muslims Beware"
"What would happen when a Muslim is convicted for stealing and his non-Muslim partner is caught alongside him? Will he stand by and lose his limb while his partner with great relief goes to jail? Highly unlikely."
To me, this is more than just the camel in the tent scenario. There is good reason to believe that the passing of this bill will embolden the radical Muslim lobby to push for more. It will not stop with the present bill.
If passed, it will take us down a dangerous road and ultimately push us over a precipice. Even liberal Muslims such as Farouk Peru and others are saying this. Hudud law belongs to the middle ages not to modern society.
The bill is clearly an attempt by PAS at playing Islamic politics. Taking advantage of the Islamic religious resurgence in Malaysia, it is aimed at reinforcing PAS' position in Kelantan and Terengganu as well as pushing Umno which is presently in a crisis due to the 1MDB and the personal donation to the Prime Minister twin scandals to support it so as to retain Malay-Muslim support.
But what will happen next when the bill is passed is what we should be worried about.
Expect economic disaster if hudud bill passes
The most important reason for Malaysians to oppose the bill is the severe impact on our economic development, and economy and society.
It is a factor which has been given relatively little prominence by local analysts and the media.
However in my opinion, this factor should be deliberated upon and emphasised in the coming Parliamentary debate.
Why I say this is because I have been recently approached by a columnist from a prominent foreign based newspaper for my views on the coming bill. It is clear from this approach made to me that the international community, especially the business community, although we may not be aware of it, is closely watching what will happen after the bill is enacted
Potential "Taliban" nation
If the bill passes through, I predict that the first impact will be in the economic sector and the business community. Both local and foreign investors will reassess their commitment to Malaysia. We can expect many investors to pull out and relocate to the other Asean countries or elsewhere.
Once we are internationally branded or labelled as a potential "Taliban" nation, the ringgit will drop further; foreign investment will dry up; foreign tourist arrivals will be sharply reduced; the stock market will take a big hit and that will be the end of our ambition to join the ranks of developed nations.
A warning to PAS and Umno parliamentarians.
Don't try to fool the nation that this is simply a minor change in the country's legal system for Muslims. The ripple effects and consequences on our economy – which is already not doing well – will be incalculable.
Koon Yew Yin is a retired chartered civil engineer and one of the founders of IJM Corporation Bhd and Gamuda Bhd.
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Your mom's favorite reality competition show, "Dancing With the Stars," announced the lineup for its upcoming 20th (?!) season Tuesday on "Good Morning America," and it's pretty interesting.
Co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews announced that Suzanne Somers, 68, Patti LaBelle, 70, Michael Sam, 25, and Rumer Willis, 25, would be some of the "big" names that will be vying for the trophy.
We'll admit, we're pretty excited to see LaBelle and Sam.
The 20th season is actually celebrating the 10th anniversary of the show and is being touted as the biggest season in the show's history.
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The Legend of Pale Male
This documentary movie focuses on a rare bird in New York City. In 1993, a young Belgium man was in Central Park. He spotted a red tailed hawk and followed it home. He then bought a video camera and began documenting the life of this rare city creature. The bird's nesting place was a co-op in a rich neighborhood on Fifth Avenue. The citizens of the city named the bird Pale Male, and it became a tourist attraction. This film follows the bird, and the young man, through nearly twenty years of their lives. It documents the extraordinary conditions of living in this mega city.
| 2010 | 1 hr 25 min | 10 /
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British pop band Take That don't think they're very good despite selling millions of records since their 2005 reunion.
Take That don't think they are very good.
The 'Patience' hitmakers - who have earned millions since they reformed in 2005 - say they often get disheartened by their writing and are constantly questioning their own abilities.
Jason Orange said: "I'm the most negative in the band, asking, 'Can we do it better?' all the time. I always question if what we are doing is good enough."
His bandmate Mark Owen added: "Sometimes One Of Us has to go down a certain path with an idea before we all decide it's s**t."
However, Howard Donald says the group perform better as a unit now as Gary Barlow is no longer the sole songwriter.
He explained in the 'Take That Presents: The Circus Live' DVD: "We've got a much bigger friendship now that we ever did.
"Gary used to write everything at such a rate we were always catching up."
Mark - who had two top 10 singles in the UK chart after the band split in 1996 - admits his own input in the band would be better if he could remember his dreams.
He explained: "I write great songs in my sleep. I sing lyrics into my phone.
"When I wake up in the morning it's just me mumbling and falling asleep - but when I'm dreaming I hear all the string arrangements."


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1. Kakrapar nuclear plant shut down after coolant system develops leak
i. Recently, power generation unit 1 at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat was shut down for indefinitely period after leakage of heavy water. The reactor was shut down as per design provisions after a small leak in the Primary Heat Transport (PHT) System of the plant was detected.
ii. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), operator of KAPS has confirmed that there was no harmful, radioactive leakage and the backup safety mechanisms for emergency situation are working as intended.
2. Palestinian Hanan Al Hroub wins 2016 Global Teacher Prize
i. Palestinian teacher Hanan Al Hroub from a refugee camp has been awarded prestigious one million dollar 2016 Global Teacher Prize. She was presented with the award at a ceremony held in Dubai for her outstanding contribution to the profession.
ii. She beat nine other finalists to bag the award including India's Robin Chaurasiya, who runs a not-for-profit school in Mumbai for girls from the city's red light district of Kamatipura.
3. China to set up International Maritime Judicial Centre
i. China's Supreme Court has decided to set up its own International Maritime Judicial Centre (IMJC) to handle territorial disputes and protect its sea rights.
ii. It was announced by China's Supreme Court Chief Justice Zhou Qiang at the annual meeting of the national legislature National People's Congress (NPC). This move will help China to bolster its claims in the disputed South and East China seas and also help it become a maritime power.
4. Lin Dan wins 2016 All England Badminton title
i. Lin Dan from China has won the prestigious 2016 All England Badminton title in the men's singles category. In the final match played at Birmingham, England he defeated Chinese teammate Tian Houwei by 21-9, 21-10 score.
ii. It was his overall sixth All England badminton title and earlier he had won it in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012.
5. Allahabad High Court celebrates 150th foundation year
i. The Allahabad High Court celebrated its 150th foundation day on 14th March 2016. President Pranab Mukherjee was the Chief Guest of the celebrations. Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur and Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda were some of the dignitaries who attended the function.
ii. On this occasion, CJI Justice Thakur dedicated digitization centre of Allahabad High court. Reserve bank of India (RBI) also released a 10 rupees coin. Postal department released a postage stamp and a Souvenir of the High court.
6. India successfully test-fired Agni-I ballistic missile
i. India on 14 March 2016 successfully test-fired indigenously built nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni-I ballistic missile. It was launched from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) on the Odisha coast.
ii. The trial was as part of training exercise by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of Indian Army.
iii. The sophisticated missile covered 700 km distance within 9 minutes and 36 seconds. The latest trial of Agni-I followed the first successful test-fire that was conducted on 27 November 2015 from the same base.
iv. Agni-I was developed by Advanced Systems Laboratory, the premier missile development laboratory of DRDO in collaboration with Defence Research Development Laboratory and Research Centre Imarat and integrated by Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad.
v. The missile is 15-metre-long and weighed 12 tonnes and equipped with sophisticated navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision. It is designed to carry a payload of more than one tonne. Its strike range can be extended by reducing the payload.
7. Services won Santosh Trophy of Football 2-1
i. Services on 13 March 2016 won the Santosh Trophy National Football Championships title. In the summit clash at SEC Railway Stadium in Nagpur, Services defeated host Maharashtra 2-1.
ii. Arjun Tudu, a national camper for the SAFF Cup in 2015, scored twice in the space of 11 minutes (26th and 37th) to help Services clinch their fifth title overall. Services took away 5 lakh rupees for winning the tournament while Maharashtra got 3 lakh rupees for finishing runners-up.
iii. Santosh Trophy, started in 1941, is an annual Indian football tournament. It is contested by states and government institutions. It was the premier football competition in the country before the National Football League started in the year 1996. The first winners were Bengal, who also leads the all-time winners list with 31 titles to date.
iv. The trophy is named after the late Maharaja Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary of Santosh (now in Bangladesh) who had been the President of the Indian Football Association, the football organisation of Bengal and the donators of the trophy.
8. 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves inaugurated at Lima
i. 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves was inaugurated on 14 March 2016 at Lima in Peru. The event will be held from 14 March to 17 March 2016 to address different issues related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Post 2015 Development Agenda.
ii. It is a world meeting of the Committees of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) and experts directly involved in the practical implementation of biosphere reserves including representatives of governments, biosphere reserves, local communities, UN agencies, NGOs, academic institutions, and organizations and institutions from all over the world working with the MAB Programme.
iii. The Congress will discuss on education for sustainable development, the economic viability of nature conservation systems, human migrations and protection of natural resources, among others.
9. ICICI Bank ties up with Ferrari for co-branded credit card
i. Country's largest private sector lender ICICI BankBSE 3.70 % today said it has tied up with marquee sports car maker Ferrari to launch co-branded credit card.
ii. "The 'Ferrari Credit Card' comes in two variants on the Visa platform and offers customers a host of offers including an all-expenses-paid trip for top spenders to Italy and also includes a Scuderia Ferrari watch as a joining gift," the bank said in a statement here.
iii. Details of the fees, if any, were not immediately shared by the bank. ICICI bank's General Manager Kusal Roy said this is the first-ever Ferrari range of credit cards in the country.
iv. The bank had over 34.69 lakh outstanding credit cards as of November, that saw transactions of over Rs 2,393 crore at ATMs and POS terminals.
10. Kerala Tourism's Responsible Tourism Campaign Wins Golden City Gate Award At ITB Berlin
i. Kerala Tourism's new campaign on responsible tourism has bagged the prestigious Golden City Gate Award at the world's leading travel trade show , ITB in the German capital of Berlin.
ii. Titled 'New Worlds', the multimedia campaign containing three short films directed by reputed Malayalam filmmaker Anwar Rasheed won the silver prize of this year's Das Golden Stadttor or Golden City Gate, dubbed as the Oscar of Tourism communication, at the ITB.
iii. The 'New Worlds' campaign was launched internationally by UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai at the World Travel Mart in London .
iv. It portrays the importance of responsible tourism initiatives under taken in Kerala which have led to several life-changing stories and have become the heart of it.
v. Golden Gate Award is entitled as Oscar in tourism communication. It is awarded every year for the ultimate recognition in global tourism communication at the ITB-Berlin which is the world's leading travel trade show.
11. Vijender Singh Registers Fourth Straight Win In Pro Boxing
i. Indian boxer and Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh notched up his fourth successive knockout win in the professional boxing circuit, beating Hungary's Alexander Horvath in under three rounds in Liverpool.
ii. The Bhiwani boxer achieved the knockout victory in the third round after being the one with the upper hand in the first two rounds as well. With the win, Vijender's record in Pro Boxing stands at four bouts, four wins and four knockouts.
iii. Vijender Singh Beniwal, also known as Vijender Singh or Vijender Beniwal, is an Indian professional boxer and former amateur boxer from Kaluwas, Bhiwani district in Haryana.
12. 13th meeting of Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development held in Dubai
i. The 13th meeting of Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development was held on 14 March 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The meeting was held to promote the power of broadband networks and services for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
ii. It brought the leaders from the public, private and social sectors together to seek the solutions to achieving education, equity and employment for all. The Broadband Commission also discussed among other issues like how to innovate in education through technology.
iii. The full meeting of the Commission revisited the issue of new broadband targets to help achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The meeting set the ground for new concrete, measurable broadband targets to be agreed for the next full meeting of the Commission in September 2016 at the New York meeting.
iv. The Dubai meeting of the Commission was held at the invitation of Broadband Commissioner Sunny Varkey, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, in the context of the Global Education and Skills Forum, and right after the joint ITU/UNESCO Policy Forum during UNESCO Mobile Learning Week.
v. The Broadband Commission works to ensure that no one is left behind by leaving no one off-line. In 2015, 44 percent world population remains offline, including 36 percent of LDC population while there are 200 million fewer girls and women online than boys and men.


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Finale in Blood Trailer (1993)
06 November 1993 94 mins
This supernatural drama revolves around a radio disc jockey named Cheng, who unexpectedly comes into contact with the beautiful ghost of a woman named Feng. Hoping to exact revenge on the man responsible for her death, Feng persuades Cheng to tell her story on air. Unfortunately, although Cheng's performance draws in a score of listeners, it also attracts the attention of Feng's killer.
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I'm an independent author looking for a following. I've spent the past ten years writing in various genre's, including historical and contemporary fanfiction. However, most all of my full length novels are of the area of paranormal romance. You'll find my books to have strong, adult female characters, a touch of humor and minimal sexual content. If you like my books, please spread the word!
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on Oct. 10, 2012 :
"...Melissa R. Smith has continued her Sanguine Series with Legacy. However, it is a new setting filled with new faces. Each character, whether human or Sanguine, has secrets they hide, and fears that influence the choices he/she makes. Smith is an amazing story-teller. Readers will be on a roller coaster of emotions as they read this story, and they will be grabbing a calendar to count down the days until the release of the next book...."
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Maria Perry Mohan
on Aug. 14, 2012 :
The Twilight Series has ushered in a fashion for paranormals, especially paranormal romances. Then again,they've always been popular. There are paranormals among the classics. This contemporary paranormal romance made exciting reading with just the right amount of thrills and chills. I generally find this type of story exciting because it's generally rooted in the everyday world, but the paranormal world isn't far away and is always and ever ready to encroach upon us.
Since reading modern paranormals, I know that vampires are not necessarily the caped counts of classical novels and movies. I mean, are Sanguines for real? Do they really register themselves with the authorities and everything? It was too creepy reading about them, thinking that such creatures exist. I know that in order to engage the reader and make them fall in love with the vampire lover, it is necessary to present the hero as this handsome guy with deep, dark secrets who's head over heels in love with Ms. Average. That's what makes it work for the reader I guess, particularly in a romance.
But not being 'into' paranormals as such and being that bit squeamish about all things bloody, I felt the whole concept was just a bit too revolting. The concept of Devani being kept busy in one of the rooms of the Weeping Orchid while her lover Roman 'fed' and even had intimacy with another woman was something I just couldn't get past. I realise that Devani (where did she get that name from? It's lovely!)gave Roman up in the end because she was afraid of the vengeance from the Militia - the lovers will presumably reunite in the next book. But if Roman had psychic ability to read her mind over distances, why didn't he understand?
I don't wish to hurt the author, because it is a very high standard of fiction writing in my opinion and I enjoyed it. I probably just need the closure that comes with reading the next part of the story.
(reviewed 8 days after purchase)
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I did not want to put this book down! Will be anxiously awaiting for part two. LOVED IT!
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Nooooo! The only horrible part of this book is that I have to wait for part 2. I absolutely loved it. So much so that I stayed up till the early hours of the morning just so I could finish it.
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I have to say that of all the books I have read of yours so far(the two on here)that this is your best. Longer than stuff I like to read, but not boring at all. Thank you for offering your coupon on your blog. Though, I still would have paid for it. I fell for Roman and his heartache. you are writing the second part, right?
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