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February 26, 2005
Daily Collegian, Redux
On Thursday, I posted an editorial originally published in The Daily Collegian, by Thomas Naughton who presumably is a student at the University of Massachussetts. Mr. Naughton left this comment on the post:
To Whom it may Concern-
and the perspicacious JHD replied:
Thomas, you simply do not get it. And you never will. Why? Because you haven't earned the understanding. Intellectual interpretations can only go so far. You cannot separate the man/woman from the mission. You cannot understand that there troops ARE protecting your freedom to receive your offers from "venerable magazines". You will never, ever understand the concept that our men and women in uniform BELIEVE IN THE MISSION! They are not forced or drafted, just simply volunteers. They are not ignorant or lacking in opinion. Truthfully they are mainstream Americans with something more than you will understand! What you believe is just fake patriotism is something so real the blood of our Country flows through it.
I received a note of explanation from Mr. Naughton - not an apology, as he was careful to point out - that he was misunderstood, as those who say unpopular things often are. Deja vu. Michael Moore all over again. To me, there is nothing especially praiseworthy about stealing yellow ribbon magnets from other people's cars. It's just petty theft and shows a callous disregard toward the feelings of those who placed them there. But hey! His guilt must be assuaged. So, it's okay and the hell with everyone else.
I've lost a number of yellow ribbons from my car in the past year. Some were personalized with my son's name and rank, others just as they came from the package. And, thank God Wal-Mart is offering them for $1.50 - any profit margin on this item must be minimal. But my reasons for showing my support of our troops in a tangible way have nothing to do with "blindness or ignorance". For the past year, this site and other milblog sites have posted story after story about the incredible rebirth happening in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two brutal regimes overthrown. 50 million people freed from despotic rule. I wonder how much effort Mr. Naughton has put into understanding the other side? And I wonder, where is the blindness and ignorance?
Connie related a recent lunch conversation where the viewpoint was expressed that the U.S. shouldn't be in Iraq and that our troops should come home now. The conversation ended when one woman observed, "Most of my family is Jewish. I can tell you that we are very grateful to the United States for intervening in WWII when they did." The historical parallels are similar. And it may be that a generation from now, the liberation of Iraq and Afghanistan will be thought of the same way by future descendents. In the meantime, I - and countless other Marine parents, spouses, grandparents, children - will continue to support not only our troops but their mission . . . and their Commander in Chief.
Mr. Naughton, why do you think my son, Connie's son, JHD's son and countless others like them chose to join the Corps. It's not because they didn't have choices. There are many parents just like me who would have happily paid tuition at any college. But they looked beyond "what's in it for me" to "what can I give back". My son didn't suffer from "blind belief" as you charge - he shipped to boot camp on 9/13/02, knowing full well that he would almost certainly see action. But his love for his family, country, and Corps was prioritized before his own comfort and self-actualization. As JHD said, you have no idea what real patriotism is. The difference between patriotism and jingoism is like the distance between the deep and lasting love of a family and a cheap porn flick watched by yourself.
Mr. Naughton, have you ever talked with Gold Star parents? I have. I've attended funerals for fallen heroes and prayed that they would never have to do the same for me. I've cried with them, laughed with them, and shared the memories of their precious sons - sons whose lives were cut far too short but who lived with honor and dignity and were the absolute best this country had to offer. They still support the troops and they still support the mission. And, they are still filled with pride and awe, knowing that their sons will never be forgotten by the extended Marine Corps Family. Will anyone be able to say that about you, stealer of yellow-ribbons?
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2/10 Marines return home
2/10 Marines are home after a seven-month deployment to Iraq.
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February 25, 2005
Midweek update from the Mayhem Marines
Here's another update from LtCol Mark Smith - if I weren't already a fan, his comments about the Oregon National Guard would have tipped that balance.
A mid-week "update" of sorts. As we continue to press the attack against our evil and cowardly enemy, and since chopping from the 2 BCT to the 5 BCT, we continue to receive enormous support and forces in the Mayhem AO. Some of those forces are from a National Guard Battalion, a company of which is from Oregon and depicted in the below article, who was chopped to the Mayhem Battalion a couple of weeks ago. Now, these Warriors have been OUTSTANDING. I say that for two reasons:
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Oregon National Guard working with 2/24 Marines
Major Arnold V. Strong, Public Affairs Officer for the Oregon National Guard, has been a lot of help to the Oregon Marine Corps Moms with past projects. Here's a story he recently released about the Oregon National Guard in Iraq, currently attached to the Mad Ghosts:
Six Roadside bombs. Three days. No casualties. An enemy on the run is a good enemy. A sure sign that the insurgency is on the run and the coalition is continuing its progress. Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, of the Oregon National Guard is currently attached to the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, a Marine Corps Reserve unit that can relate to the citizen-soldiers of Oregon in more ways than as foot soldiers.
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Keeping Iraq Safer
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February 24, 2005
Massachusetts tax dollars at work
Read this, then e-mail or call the Daily Collegian to express your view of the asshats who rip off yellow ribbon magnets. Especially this one, whose first amendment rights are protected by the troops he refuses to support. Bah.
By Thomas Naughton, Collegian columnist
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1/7 Update - "We accomplished our mission"
Here is the latest update from Lt.Col. Woodbridge - homecoming is so close!
First off, let me apologize for not sending an update to this message for a while. As our deployment to Iraq comes to an end we have been any less busy, and most of the month of January was a blur of activity preparing for and conducting the Iraqi elections.
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The Boys of Iwo Jima: The Story of Six Boys
Here's a moving story behind the story of Iwo Jima. When I posted this last February, I asked that anyone had the name of the author, that I'd love to give credit where credit was due. Since then, I've heard from the author, Michael Powers, who contacted me. His info is below this except from The Boys of Iwo Jima, one of the stories in the the book: Heart Touchers "Life-Changing Stories of Faith, Love, and Laughter by Michael T. Powers
Each year my video production company is hired to go to Washington, D.C. with the eighth grade class from Clinton, Wisconsin where I grew up, to videotape their trip. I greatly enjoy visiting our nation's capitol, and each year I take some special memories back with me. This fall's trip was especially memorable.
Michael T. Powers
Copyright © 2000 by Michael T. Powers
Michael T. Powers resides in Wisconsin with his wife Kristi. His stories appear in 22 inspirational books including his own entitled: Heart Touchers "Life-Changing Stories of Faith, Love, and Laughter." For a sneak peek or to join the thousands of readers on his inspirational e-mail list, visit: http://www.HeartTouchers.com. You can email him at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Bradley's book, Flags of our Fathers is highly recommended. It's not a book that you sit down and read cover to cover in one sitting - it's graphic and the word images evoke strong emotional response. I had to walk away and come back several times - but I always came back.
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February 23, 2005
Carrying on the tradition of Iwo Jima
60 years ago today, February 23, 1945, two American flags were raised on Mount Suribachi. The first flag was a photo opportunity and the Marines who carried it posed at the photographer's direction. Even so, the sight of this flag, fluttering over the beach where thousands of Marines had lost their lives in a brutal battle, was a potent symbol of victory over a fierce enemy. The battle lasted 36 days and resulted in 25,851 casualties, including almost 7,000 deaths of Marines and Sailors. But when the flag went up, Marines on the beachhead below raised their voices, cheering as conquering warriors. They were heroes, all. And it's worth noting that 27 Medals of Honor were awarded for exceptional bravery during that battle – out of 84 total MOHs during WWII. And, James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, commented to Commanding Officer Howlin' Mad Smith, "Holland, the raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years."
The first flag was short lived – it was removed as battalion property and a second flag raised in its place. The raising of that second flag, captured on film by photographer Joe Rosenthal, is a symbol for eternity. Symbols have power. The raising of the flag stands for victory over oppression, the triumph of good over evil. Marines, more than any other branch of the service understand that symbolism.
The Marine Corps Hymn, sacred to all former and present Marines, contains the line, "Our flag's unfurl'd to every breeze from dawn to setting sun" In every victorious battle, the American flag has been raised however briefly. When the statue of Sadaam came down in Baghdad, the American flag was unfurl'd to be immediately replaced by the Iraqi flag. As it should be. But the imagery lives on.
And, when Fallujah fell last fall, our Marines raised flags of victory in the tradition of Iwo Jima. Our Marines understand full well that the reason for this war in Iraq was the war waged on us when over 3,000 were killed on September 11, 2001. When the Battle of Fallujah was concluded last November, the brave warriors of 3/1, under the command of Co. Willy Buhl, reenacred the flagraising at Iwo Jima. Here's the story behind it from John Wintersteen, Adjutant - Mt. Diablo Det. 942, Marine Corps League:
Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Coast Guardmen, Seabees and Patriots - One of our adopted units, 3rd Bn, 1st Marines, the "Thundering Third", has planted the Four Flags that flew at Ground Zero in December, onto the soil of Fallujah, Iraq. Marines from India, Kilo and Lima companies are shown in the accompanying photos, sent to us by Col Willy Buhl, CO of 3/1. I have forwarded these photos to Lt. Mary Ellen Ferris and Lt. Joe Randazzo of the NYPD, who arranged for this chain of events. To think that Mt. Diablo Detachment was honored by having our picture taken with these flags on 18 December, and to ship them to the Colonel a week later to make the connection between the NYPD/NY Port Authority PD and the Marines, is very special to me. Another key person in the exchange is MSGT John Mitchell, USMC (Ret.), (Chosin Survivor, Korean War) and friend I made in 2000 at the first reunion of my Boot Camp Platoon at Parris Island (Plt 208 - 1959). John is Mary Ellen's cousin and because of that connection, we were contacted and asked to find a unit to which the Flags should be sent. Col Buhl's 3rd Bn, 1st Marines was a natural since he kept us constantly updated with situation reports and acknowledged our shipments several times. Not only that, he is from Los Gatos, CA - a homeboy, so to speak. Another connection for me is his Kilo Company Commander, Captain Tim Jent, a lad from Sparta, New Jersey - great memories of Lake Mohawk. If it weren't for the fact that our Detachment started shipping boxes after the death and in honor of Lance Corporal Kyle Crowley - San Ramon, California - we would never have been involved in what I consider a historic, symbolic event. Our shipments are the reason we were contacted in the first place. And, all of our beloved Contributors are a part of this too. All of those who sent donations and all of those who brought us goods to ship are connected to the planting of those Flags. When you look at those tough, young Marines planting those Flags, pat yourselves on the back, would you? Be proud that you helped the NYPD and the NYPAPD honor our Marines and all troops by helping with Project Marine Care. In turn, these pictures and a video of these Flags flying will help those Police Departments honor the 60 people they lost on 9-11. I hope you feel as touched as I do. If this helps raise the morale of those Marines and those Police Officers one iota, then we have done our job.
p.s. Besides the American Flag, the other three flags are the NYPD (with green stripe), the NY Port Authority Flag (multi-colored) and the World Trade Center Flag (Twin Towers) - that Flag was designed by the NY Port Authority Police Dept. and they are responsible for Ground Zero.
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Planning for homecoming
For some families, the countdown to our Marine's homecoming is almost in single digits. Almost. Others are just starting the adventure, but the focus for each of us is the same - our son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister stepping off the bus and into our waiting arms.
The anticipation can overwhelm the reality and it's good to know what to expect. Chaplain Benson with the CSSB-7 has these words of wisdom, primarily for spouses but they apply to parents as well.
Principles to live by in reuniting:
When my son came home from OIF1 in October 2003, he had served in a relatively safe place. Najaf was a holy city and the people there loved the Marines. When my son stood guard, men from the city would bring their chairs and sit with the Marines as a show of solidarity and support. When 1/7 left Najaf to return home, citizens lined the streets as the convoy left town. Many wept.
So, when he stepped off the bus, he was happy to be home and his stress level was relatively low. I didn't know what to expect so I didn't make any plans beyond that first hug. After the company had a brief formation and were released to their anxious families, we walked up the hill to his new home in the barracks. The boxes of belongings that he'd left in storage prior to deployment were waiting for him and, like a Marine, he attended to business. Each box was unpacked and his belongings stowed in the available storage space. On the inside flap of each box was a handwritten scrawl, "I love you Mom". As he unpacked, he explained that if he didn't come back, he wanted me to know that. And, he didn't understand why I cried. I still have those pieces of cardboard - they're in his baby book with tiny inked footprints and a lock of hair from his first haircut.
After he'd finished his on base business, he told me he'd like to visit Los Angeles, so we headed west. When we hit the city limits, it was after midnight and we found the nearest In-N-Out Burger - there's nothing like that in Iraq. The reverse culture shock was significant; we walked in at the same time a performing group tour bus pulled in. Shane looked at the musicians spilling from the bus - blue hair, amazing clothes, rapping and clapping - and muttered, "I want to go back to Iraq".
Over the next few days, he adjusted to his return home. Having choices was a novelty. I learned very quickly that when we went into a restaurant that he would order everything that he'd missed while deployed, but eat just a few bites. Not a problem. It was good to see him satisfied and I didn't order for myself - instead, I ate what he couldn't. He thought he might like to go to Disneyland, so we checked into a hotel across the street from the main gate. Although we walked around the Downtown Disney part, we didn't go in the parks. Choices. He had spent the last seven months following a very regimented lifestyle. Now, he was home and the variety of options was disorienting. So, he set the pace and by the end of three days, he was somewhat back to normal.
This time will be different. His company has been in a volatile area for seven months and they've seen significant action. Again, I'm not making any plans past that first hug - he'll set the pace and I'll accomodate him. He thinks he wants to go to Vegas and I'm looking forward to that 220 mile drive. 4 hours of reconnecting as a family is going to be a very short trip.
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February 22, 2005
"Little by little, success comes"
Col. Tucker, Commanding Officer for RCT-7, has been busy for the last few months - this update tells why:
It has been 4 months since I have written. Much has passed in those months: a time of great victories, an election, the emergence of a competent, professional Iraqi Army and Police units who stand to their tasks, and a tipping point in this battle against terror and evil.
Ok…just one picture today. And there is a story to go with it.
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February 21, 2005
More from the awesome warriors of 2/24:
Greetings. I hope beyond hope that this letter finds you in high spirits, good health, and planning feverishly for that day when you will be reunited with your beloved Marine or Sailor, your Mad Ghost. It truly is rapidly approaching! Advance elements of the unit that will be replacing us are on deck and learning the Mayhem AO. And, I just completed a two hour orientation brief from my staff on redeployment planning. All of this is relayed to you so that you may know it is a horizon event, and you are rapidly approaching the spot where the sun meets the sea!
In each and every one of these operations, the insurgency learned, yet again, we go where we want, we go where they think we can't or WON'T, and we find them; we find their caches and we bring help, assistance and hope to those whom they have terrorized. During Red Mayhem III, some of the caches we found had been buried with all of the skill of a puppy first learning how to bury a bone. The Marines and Soldiers from the 1-7 CAV, as well as our Iraqi Army counterparts found them with relative ease and very early on in the operation. And, by the way, on this operation we assigned our Iraqi Army counterparts, for the first time, their own search sector. Marines from the Civil Action Platoon from Co E acted from overwatch only. And, if I might, the Iraqi Army performed magnificently! They found several caches of insurgent/terrorist weaponry, and they moved and acted like professional soldiers from start to finish. Yes, they are inching ever closer to the day that THEY WILL operate without US Forces, and will crush those who oppose law and order.
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Connected to the Marine Corps Family
Connie and I will be guests on the new MSNBC show, Connected: Coast to Coast today, talking about how we cope with our sons' deployments and how we support other Marine Corps parents through our website and blog. Please tune in, then come back and give us a thumb's up or thumb's down!
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February 20, 2005
Airport Gate Passes for Military Passenger Family Members
The TSA has put out a security directive that applies to Military Passengers. Security Directive 1544-01-10w explains how this works.
"Military Passenger" Family Members may be given a pass
- To escort the military passenger to the gate
- To meet a military passenger's inbound arrival at the gate.
Family members who want to escort the service member to the departure gate must request a pass when the service member checks in for his or her flight at the ticket window.
Family members who want to meet their returning hero at the arrival gate should check first at the USO Office if the airport has one. If not, they should request a pass at the ticket counter. In order to get through security checkpoints, every family member will need the gate pass and photo ID. Not all airports/airlines allow this but it might help for the service member to notify the departure airport that family members will be asking for gate passes at the other end.
This will be a welcome change for our troops - they won't have to wait as long for that first hug!
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Semper superbus...nunca plenus
Major Holton from 2/24 Golf Company sends along this update from the sandbox:
This past week saw the return of 3rd Platoon to the company, after a period of about a month where they "belonged" to the army. They have continued to thrive in conducting the separate and critical mission of securing the Main Supply Route that runs through our area of operations. Without a doubt, they have experienced the roughest continuous living conditions of anyone in the battalion. To give you an idea of how others view them/us, when the army unit they worked with drove up for the first time to their positions, they asked, "Where do you stay at?" When the Marines replied, "We stay out here," the soldiers shook their heads and said "We're not staying out there." But our guys do it, and they do it because a conscious decision has been made that this approach is the best way to accomplish the mission. Luckily, the company is blessed with a group of men who understand that mission accomplishment is not just important when the task is easy.
The past 10 days has been one of the most professionally rewarding periods of my life. The elections were a great accomplishment that every one of our Marines and sailors can be proud of for the rest of their lives. What occurred on that day, from the great turnout of voters, to the low effectiveness of violence by the insurgents, was a testament to all of the hard work that has been put into this area for the months leading up to them. We had the opportunity to help bring about a process that we take for granted in our country, but which I think meant a lot to the people of this country. Though in the big scheme of things, the elections were only one step, they were a huge step. If this country is ever going to be truly free, this step had to happen. And the fact that it did, almost flawlessly after all of the warnings and "doom and gloom" predictions, made it that much more impressive. After the elections, your Marines rolled right back into "normal" operations and has continued to push. Just yesterday, we conducted an operation that netted our company's best one-day output of detained insurgents since we arrived here. We continue to execute in everything we are given. I feel confident that there is no tactical mission that can be given to us that we wouldn't knock out of the park. Why do I feel that way? Because history and experience are the best gauges for predicting the future, and my history and experience with Golf Company is that we have succeeded in every tactical mission we have ever been given (now if we could stop losing gear, I may be able to remain as company commander until we get back to Wisconsin!). It really is neat to see the type of things that our guys do automatically now, and then to see the sum of all of the parts in operation. When we are in the middle of tactical operations, everyone knows what they are supposed to do, accepts their role, and then does it to the very best of their ability. It sounds so simple, but just those three actions, consistently applied, has been our secret of success. And it doesn't just happen by chance. You should know that the Marines leading this company -- the platoon commanders, platoon sergeants, squad leaders, and all of the noncommissioned officers – continue to lead in the best way possible…by example. If there is one thing that I am proudest of within the company is that we don't have Marines that lead by fear, directive, or rank alone.
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Featuring a keynote lecture by Ms. Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General
- Climate change issues must be incorporated into each country's core educational curricula, and institutions of higher education must promote the accumulation of relevant scientific knowledge and expertise and support the development of adaptive technologies.
- If humanity is to deal with climate change in a significant, realistic and sustainable manner, it is vital that we acknowledge the role of education. As a UN agency specializing in education, science and culture, UNESCO has launched a climate change initiative through which it supports investigation and research in such areas as advancing knowledge about climate change, preserving the biosphere, coping with the social aspects of climate change, and minimizing disaster risks — in particular, from the perspective of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
- This public symposium on "Climate Change and Education: UNESCO's Role in the 2010s" will feature:
- a keynote presentation by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO,
- presentations by Ms. Won Jung Byun (RCE Tongyeong) and Dr. Hirofumi Abe (Okayama University).
About the Speakers
- Irina Bokova was elected Director-General of UNESCO in October 2009. She previously served as the Republic of Bulgaria's Ambassador to France and Monaco, and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO (2005–2009). During her long and distinguished diplomatic career, Ms. Bokova also served as Bulgaria's Representative to the United Nations, Secretary of State for European Integration, and Foreign Minister. She was founder and chairperson of the European Policy Forum. Ms. Bokova holds an M.B.A. from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
- Won Jung Byun is Chief Coordinator of the Regional Centre of Expertise on ESD (RCE) Tongyeong, Republic of Korea, and Manager of the RCE Tongyeong Education Center and Eco-Park Project.
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Bobby's World
Bobby does not like to be in crowds, go into gymnasiums, get his hair cut, interact with other kids (unless jumping or swimming is involved), sit in a classroom, or wait for anything.
Bobby goes to school at a regular school, however, he spends all of his school day in the autism classroom on a modified schedule.
The most difficult aspect of autism in our family is Bobby's inability to communicate effectively. Bobby is caught in between non-verbal and verbal. He can label about 50 things. He can tell us what he wants to drink and eat but cannot tell us if something hurts, why he is upset or happy, where he would like to go, what happened at school today, what he would like to do for his birthday, what he would like Santa to bring him for Christmas or just basic things that we all take for granted. We don't know what Bobby knows. Does he know his colors, numbers, shapes? He isn't testable, but I feel deep down that he knows everything that is going on around him. I also feel that he doesn't love school because he is bored, still working on numbers and colors after all of these years. Will he learn to read, write? Does he already know how? We have so many questions and are trying to find the key that unlocks the answers.
What is going to happen to Bobby when his father and I are both gone? He is an only child. Who is going to take care of him. These are the questions and fears that keep me, his mother, up at night.
I have learned so much from Bobby, with the greatest lesson being that material possessions do not make a person happy. Bobby is perfectly happy playing with dirt and water while most of his toys sit in their orginial condition untouched on the shelves in his bedroom. Bobby loves nature unlike any other person that I know. He loves to sit in the woods that surround our home and look up at the trees while he feels the breeze on his face. He doesn't care about what clothes or shoes that he is wearing, in fact, he would prefer not to be wearing any at all! The latest trends and fads have no meaning to Bobby. He still prefers to watch the same few television shows that he likes (Elmo's World and Blue's Clues) over and over, he doesn't know about Justin Beiber, Taylor Swift or any of the other celebs that the other kids his age are idolizing. He does, however, know who Alex Trebex is and he likes to quote, "What is...?", "What is....?", "What is...?"
It's hard dealing with the medical issues that have come along with Bobby's autism. He has a seizure disorder, intestinal issues and some other minor medical issues that are extremely hard to work on because of his behavioral issues. He can't wait in a waiting room for his medical appointments, he will not allow doctors to examine him, he will not cooperate with medical tests in fact it takes a few people to hold him just to take his temperature.
It just depends on the day and Bobby's behavior on how well we, his parents, deal with the issues that autism has brought into our lives. Most days I do well, but every once in a while it comes to the point where I just want to crawl under the bed covers and never come out.
I have heard other parents say that they would not get rid of autism if they could because it is who their child is. Well, I am not one of those parents, I would get rid of the behavioral, communication, and medical issues that Bobby has to deal with, without ever looking back!!!
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A man who knocked over a stoplight, a three-story light pole and a tree Sunday when he crashed his 1983 Chevrolet El Camino in downtown Spokane was cited for reckless driving, possession of marijuana and for having no insurance, police said.
Anthony J. Casados, 23, said he was at Zip's on North Division Street when a man approached him with a gun. Casados said he sped away and the gunman and another man chased him in a white SUV.


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SAN DIEGO, Dec 29, 2012 – The 124th Tournament of Roses Parade takes place on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 11 a.m. EST (8 a.m. PST) featuring spirited marching bands from throughout the nation, majestic floral floats, and high-stepping equestrian units.
While everyone enjoys the bands and horses and might be watching for a hometown favorite, let's face it: the stars of the parade are the show stopping floral floats which seem to get more creative, elaborate and beautiful every year.
The theme of the 124th Rose Parade for 2013 is "Oh, The Places You'll Go." Communities has a slideshow for you with previews of 25 of the 41 floats in the parade. These are the rendering drawings showing the design and color scheme of each float.
If you want to know when to watch for your favorite float, band, or equestrian group, take a look at the 2013 Parade order.
If you are in Southern California, you can get a backstage glimpse of the floral floats in their final stages of preparation at any of three float assembly locations through December 31. You will see a variety of fruit, seeds, bark, grasses and of course, flowers being applied to the floats by experienced professionals as well as hard working volunteers. Check the Rose Parade website for hours and ticket information.
But if you can't make it in person, watch the parade here on the Communities page and join in on our live Communities Rose Parade chat. We will be live streaming the Parade courtesy of KTLA in Los Angeles, the longtime experts in Rose Parade coverage.
Because it is more fun to watch a parade with friends, Communities writers Terry Ponick, Sherrie Perkovich and Jacquie Kubin will be commenting on the parade floats and performers in our very own Google Communities Hangout including interactive video.
We always offer more, so look for our live chat window with me, a Southern California native who's been to her share of Rose Parades.
I'll provide background information and Parade trivia, respond to your comments about all the bands, floats, equestrian units and more. See you New Year's Day!
Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR, is President/Owner of the Falcon Valley Group in San Diego, California. Read more Media Migraine in the Communities at The Washington Times. Follow Gayle on Facebook and on Twitter @PRProSanDiego.
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Arduino Alternatives: 5 Microcontrollers You Should Know
If you're growing bored with your Raspberry Pi or Arduino, try working with one of these.
By Kiona Smith-Strickland
Even if you're a casual microcontroller dabbler you've probably heard of the biggest names in the business: Arduino, BeagleBone, and Raspberry Pi. However, there are less renowned but still high-quality microcontrollers that you may have missed but should get to know.


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BSH Home Appliances Corporation recently received numerous industry awards.
Bosch's 18-inch Integra(TM) dishwasher was a recipient of a Woman's Day Kitchens & Baths Third Annual KB Award and also received a Platinum Award for Design Excellence (ADEX) from Design Journal. The new Nexxt(TM) Premium Platinum Edition Washer and Dryer also received an honorable mention in the Woman's Day awards.
Furthermore, Design Journal awarded several other Bosch products including a Gold ADEX to the Nexxt(TM) Premium Platinum Laundry, Formula(TM) Canister Vacuum and Benvenuto(TM) Gourmet Coffee Machine, and a Silver ADEX to the Integra(TM) 800 Series dishwasher.
Bosch also received a Home Magazine 2006 American Kitchen and Bath Award for the Titanium(TM) Convection Range (Evolution Series). In addition, a leading consumer publication recently rated the top-of-the line Evolution(TM) freestanding dual-fuel range as their number one model in this fuel category.
Additionally, the company's Thermador(R) brand also won several awards. The Thermador Freedom(TM) Collection, a modular column refrigeration system, won Home Magazine's 2006 American Kitchen & Bath Award and was singled out in Metropolitan Home's annual "Design 100" list of the most noteworthy objects, events and personalities in the design world in 2006.
Furthermore, the SGSX gas cooktop was honored with Design Journal's Platinum ADEX. The counter-depth Pro Harmony(TM) Range received multiple honors, including a Gold ADEX Award.
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clear removes all variables from the current workspace, releasing them from system memory.
clear name1 ... nameN removes the variables, scripts, functions, or MEX-functions name1 ... nameN from memory.
If name is a function name, then clear name reinitializes any persistent variables in the function.
If function name is locked by mlock, then it remains in memory.
If variable name is global, then clear removes it from the current workspace, but it remains in the global workspace.
clear -regexp expr1 ... exprN clears all variables that match any of the regular expressions listed. This option only clears variables.
Define two variables a and b, and then clear a.
a = 1;
b = 2;
clear a
Name Size Bytes Class Attributes b 1x1 8 double
Only variable b remains in the workspace.
Using regular expressions, clear those variables with names that begin with Mon, Tue, or Wed.
clear -regexp ^Mon ^Tue ^Wed;
Create a cell array, varlist, that contains the names of variables to clear. Then, clear those variables.
varlist = {'v1','v2','time'}; clear(varlist{:})
clear functions
If a function is locked, it will not be cleared from memory.
Names of variables, scripts, functions, or MEX-functions to clear, specified as strings.
Use a partial path to distinguish between different overloaded versions of a function. For example, clear polynom/display clears only the display method for polynom objects, leaving any other implementations in memory.
Regular expressions matching names of variables to clear, specified as strings.
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clear all also removes the import list when issued from the command prompt.
clear classes issues a warning and does not clear a class of objects if any of those objects still exists after the workspace is cleared. For example, objects can still exist in persistent variables of functions or figure windows.
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Call clear classes whenever you change a class definition.
clear global removes all global variables in the base and global workspaces. If called from a function, clear global also removes all global variables in the function workspace.
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The clear function can remove variables that you specify. To remove all but some specified variables, use clearvars instead.
You can clear the handle of a figure or graphics object, but the object itself is not removed. Use delete to remove objects. Deleting an object does not delete the variable (if any) used for storing its handle.
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From Catherine, Patrick and Dodge May Doyle - 27 Feb 2007
Dear Katrin and Animalkind,
I just wanted to let you know how happy we all our with our new cat Otis. We've had him for half a year and we are delighted. The best part is the fun our daughter Dodge
has with him. Otis loves to play with her, like a playmate. He rides in the baby stroller, chases balls, knocks over toy block towers and penthouses, and endures a multitude of kisses and hugs. As well Otis also loves our other Animalkind kitty, Beans. Its a very harmonious house.
Otis is all the more special to us because of the circumstances of his rescue from a leg trap, the tender loving care that you gave him and now he is so grateful that he is finally home.
Thank you so much for bringing more love into our house, we will always be grateful, for Otis and Beans and all the other cats that you've saved.
Catherine, Patrick and Dodge May Doyle
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Hello and Happy New Year friends! I welcome 2014 with open arms and wishes for good health and happy hearts! I've been thinking about my one little word for 2014 and looking back at my words in years past. 2013: home | 2012: calm | 2011: green | 2010: focus | 2009: do it now (DIN) | 2008: diligent This year I've chosen a word that I think is just right […]
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Menominee Tribe of Indians v. United States
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|Menominee Tribe of Indians v. United States
|Supreme Court ruled that the tribal hunting and fishing rights which were retained by treaty were not abrogated by the Menominee Termination Act without a clear and unequivocal statement to that effect by Congress. The Menominee Indian Tribe had entered into a series of treaties with the United States which did not specifically state that they had hunting and fishing rights. In 1961 Congress terminated the tribe's federal recognition, ending the tribe's right to govern itself, federal support of health care and education programs, police and fire protection, and tribal rights to land. In 1963, three members of the tribe were charged with violating Wisconsin's hunting and fishing laws on what had formerly been reservation land for over 100 years. A series of court cases brought the issue to the Supreme Court. The court held that the tribe retained its hunting and fishing rights under the treaties involved. This case has since become recognized as a landmark case in Native American case law. — Excerpted from Menominee Tribe v. United States on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
United States Supreme Court
MENOMINEE TRIBE OF INDIANS v. UNITED STATES
Argued: April 26, 1968. --- Decided: May 27, 1968
Charles A. Hobbs, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.
Louis F. Claiborne, Washington, D.C., for respondent.
Bronson C. LaFollette, Madison, Wis., for State of Wisconsin, as amicus curiae, at the invitation of the Court.
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).


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About two dozen vintage Bentleys — all built between 1920 and 1931 — stopped by Glenmoor Country Club in Jackson Township on Wednesday. Lee Wolff, chief executive officer of Vintage Motor Cars USA, is leading a tour that included another recent stop in Hanoverton.
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Game Details
- Release Date 10/5/2005
- Publisher Majesco
- Platform Xbox
- Genre Strategy/Sim
- Number of Players 4
- Online Enabled Yes
Game Description
The comic crawlers in Worms 4: Mayhem are lovable, customizable, and totally destroyable! The latest installment of the highly addictive Worms series lets you blow 'em up in five themed worlds: Jurassic, Camelot, Arabian, Construction, and Wild West. Pretty much everything you see in the expanded 3D environments can be obliterated. You've got plenty of weapons to help do it, including bazookas, homing missiles, poison arrows, grenades, banana bombs, and even sheep and old ladies. Twenty-five single-player missions go beyond the usual day-to-day business of destroying worms by challenging you to recover items or smash scenery. Multiplayer offers those same 25 missions plus 20 more maps to blow up.
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Average Member Rating: 6.8 out of 10
I Heart Worms. (9 out of 10)
posted by Rammstein (SUN PRAIRIE, WI) on Nov 24, 2006
Member since Jun 2005
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Member since Jun 2005
4 out of 4 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
How can you get more comical violence than in Worms? You can't, that's the point. The Worms franchise has been around since...ever, or so it feels like, and a lot of people complain that "nothing new is ever added" or "this is just another Worms game." Well, you're WRONG! Worms 3D was one of my ...more
Specs & Requirements
Xbox 360 Compatible Yes
Controllers Communicator Headset
Modes Story, Alternate, Training, Challenge, Exhibition, Campaign, Versus, Deathmatch, Full Mission Single-Player
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- Grand Theft Auto IVRelease 4/28/2008
- The Sims 2Release 10/25/2005
- Mercenaries: Playground of DestructionRelease 1/10/2005


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Ginger CO2
- Botanical Name: Zingiber officinale
- Origin: Nigeria
- Process: CO2 Total Extract
- Plant Part: Rhizome
- Cultivation: Cultivated
- Use: Aromatherapy / Natural Perfumery
- Note: Middle Note
- Aroma: Rich, deep, warm, spicy, more complex than distilled ginger
- Certificate of Analysis
Ginger CO2 Total Extract
Ginger is another well known spice used extensively in food preparation. It is a great kitchen companion and herbal remedy. Our Ginger CO2 extract is very spicy and smells just like a very fresh and very alive ginger root. It is a deep red oil and is very strong, so it is best to use it in low dilution.
We find that the CO2 extracts of the spices are preferable to the more commonly available steam distilled oils. They have an energetic and vibrant aroma that is true to the original plant. Ginger is a very useful oil in culinary preparations, traditional medicine and in cosmetic formulas.
Aromatherapy Uses: Used to stimulate digestion, increase circulation, as a liniment for muscle and joint pain, and as an antiseptic; useful for colds, nausea, preventing motion sickness and jet-lag. Very concentrated.
Safety Considerations: May cause skin or mucous membrane irritation if undiluted.
Customer Reviews for Ginger CO2
- Just like fresh ginger Review by Chris
- The scent is just like fresh chopped ginger. One to two drops blend in very nicely with other oils and gives it a warm scent. (Posted on 2/14/13)


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What does UOR mean in Colleges & Universities?
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Shut Up and Be Funny! distilled.netSubmitted by writer_for_hire Sep 18 2012 in Content 2 Comments Discuss (2) |
Paul Gailey Alburquerque @paulgaileyas Joel says, what about when it goes wrong, when it is misjudged and the proverbial hits the fan, turbo style. Look only at flippant corporate brand tweets that attempted humour and went spectacularly wrong. Don't you think clients are more likely now to be circumspect or is the risk reward still high enough to push the envelope?
Adam Lundquist @adamlundquistHe is so right in so many ways. I agree that laughter is contagious and that is why many of the viral movies are funny. You want to share what makes you laugh. Excellent find!


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Iraq Deaths - Just Foreign PolicySubmitted by clynbrit on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 11:39
The estimate that over a million Iraqis have died received independent confirmation from a prestigious British polling agency in January 2008. Opinion Research Business estimated that the death toll between March 2003 and August 2007 was 1,033,000.
This devastating human toll demands greater recognition.
It eclipses the Rwandan genocide and our leaders are directly responsible.
Little wonder they do not publicly cite it. http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq
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"Cyril" pronounced "see real". I code stuff.
"To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous." -- Confucius
Who cares, besides us?
Who cares, besides us?
Anyone gets the feeling I have if it were our kids, only a few units buried in that million+ deaths, and nobody in the world would care?
How would you feel?
I'd feel angry. It hurts just thinking of it.
"Cyril" pronounced "see real". I code stuff.
"To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous." -- Confucius
I hope they do not think we the people did this,
although I guess by our silence we condone it, and with our continuing tax dollars we pay for it. That feels really bad.
It has been long said that "power corrupts" and we see it in the wealthy and "powerful" who have become psychopathic and unable to love or feel empathy or compassion, wanting more and more all the time, many elite and those in high government positions seeking excitement with child sex parties and drugs.
How has it ever happened that we have allowed such as these to rule the planet? The people of the world need to end the empire building of the bankers for good, and go beyond allowing this to ever happen again.
This is so
disgusting. God bless the Iraqis.
The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
-Thomas Paine
The hypocrisy is beyond belief.
Psychopaths are trying to rule this planet, and they care not for the people of the world, only for their own interests. In the background the elite bankers and their wealthy friends are pulling government strings and they are the ones that are responsible for this human carnage in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Libya, Serbia...
Now they have their sights on heavily sanctioned Iran and N Korea who are the only nations (along with heavily sanctioned Cuba) left in the world who do not have a Rothschild central bank which rules all the other nations via NATO and being in DEBT to the bankers.


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|Coconut Cannellini Bean Sauce photo
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 20 to 30 minutes
- 2 16oz cans cannellini beans with liquid
- 4 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons coconut cream concentrate
- 6 cloves of garlic, pureed in a garlic press
- 1/2 cup organic chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
Puree the cannellini beans, with liquid, in a food processor. Add in coconut oil, coconut cream concentrate, garlic and broth and pulse food processor several times to blend.
Transfer to a sauce pan. Stir in parsley, salt and pepper. Heat over medium heat until sauce thickens - 5 to 10 minutes. Serve over pasta or vegetables.
I also use this sauce to "smother" pork chops or boneless chicken breasts. Instead of heating the sauce on the stove, I pour it on the meat that has been pan seared and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Also, instead of garlic and parsley, you could use nutmeg and cinnamon for a different tasting sauce -- kind of like moussaka.
Recipe submitted by Kelly, Pascoag, RI
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Two of the most luxurious foods in the world are widely available in Bangkok. With dubious health benefits and extravagant price tags, both Birds Nest Soup and the controversial Shark Fin Soup are lovingly lapped up at Thai-Chinese wedding banquets, by businessmen looking to close the next big deal, or by those just intrigued when wandering Chinatown. We went to find out why these dishes are so sought after; to discover what the fuss and flavour is all about, and just exactly how much it will set you back...
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Popular throughout Asia with the mega-rich, the origins of this sweet broth lie in China, where it's been a delicacy for over 700 years. No one knows who first decided birds nest was edible, or quite why. Made from the hardened saliva of swallow, it's believed to possess extraordinary medicinal powers, from improving skin tone to warding off tuberculosis, curing consumption, dysentery and malaria. The long list doesn't end there though, and it's even renowned for being an aphrodisiac.
The stratospheric price tag and prestige of Birds Nest is also due to its scarcity, and the perilous way people gather them. Found deep inside island caves down south, athletic climbers shin fearlessly up networks of bamboo scaffolding to reach the nests that lie in the deepest, highest reaches of the caves.
"The white soup is good for the skin, the red for the body and energy," the waitress imparted as this birds nest virgin ran his finger tentatively down the menu. I had set foot to Chinatown to experience it for myself, and now, sat here in Nam Sing restaurant, none looked especially appetizing or alluring. Sensing my trepidation, she lent me a tip: "the red is tastier".
What arrived, hardly allayed my fears: an unappealing bowl of translucent, off-white coloured broth, with a consistency like porridge. Alongside it came a smaller bowl of stewed fruit in syrup. The first spoon wasn't bad; warm and sweet and watery with little aftertaste.
The Verdict: The tastes of high society are often accused of being tasteless. Birds Nest Soup truly is. This delicacy left me mildly disgusted.
Slowly, the purpose of the stewed fruit dawned on me. The sweetened apricots, nuts and dates make the broth palatable, by masking the gluey consistency of re-hydrated swallow spit, a texture I with each and every spoonful came to despisex.
Location: Nam Sing Restaurant, Phadungdao Road, Chinatown
Like Beijing or Hong Kong, in Bangkok this expensive delicacy is one of the finest ways to flaunt your wealth. In the past, Chinese Emperors loved it because it was rare, tasty and difficult to prepare. Today, its popular with the Thai-Chinese population for the very same reasons, but also eaten as part of feasts to confer prestige on the meal's host, usually special occasions like weddings, banquets or clinching a big business deal.
Recent years have seen mounting controversy and consternation among environmentalists. Worldwide shark populations are quickly diminishing, and awareness about 'finning' (a torturous process where fins are removed and the still living, but incapacitated, shark is tossed back into the sea to die) growing. A public awareness campaign in the Thai print media, by Wildaid, was said to have reduced consumption here by around 25%. It reported also how high levels of mercury found in shark fin could be bad for your health, especially men. Angry restaurant owners in Bangkok's Chinatown responded with a US$ 2.7 million lawsuit, but this was later dismissed in court.
Erroneously, it's said to have medicinal properties, everything from curing cancer, enhancing appetite, to being beneficial to kidneys, lungs and bones. Some believe it's also an aphrodisiac, though there is no scientific proof shark fin has any ingredients that will improve your sex life. Undoubted though is its ability to enhance status when dining in Eastern enclaves.
With almost ceremonial solemnity, the dish is served in a ceramic pot with a lid, 'uncovered' at the table. The texture started out decidedly unusual and glutinous while the broth was still steaming hot, becoming oddly appealing as it stiffened somewhat whilst cooling off.
After being soaked and double-boiled for enough hours to fill a full working day, the fibrous shark fin is tender and delicate, absorbing the subtle flavours of other ingredients like chicken, ginger root, spring onion, Shaohsing wine and soy sauce. Mixed with shreds of crabmeat, the soup was thick and rich with a deep, earthy and almost fungal flavour. Yet, it was unmistakably shark-flavoured.
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National Book Award, Fiction, 2013
From the best-selling author of The Color of Water and Song Yet Sung comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown's antislavery crusade - and who must pass as a girl to survive.
Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town - with Brown, who believes he's a girl.
Over the ensuing months, Henry - whom Brown nicknames Little Onion - conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. Eventually Little Onion finds himself with Brown at the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 - one of the great catalysts for the Civil War.
An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBride's meticulous eye for detail and character, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival.
©2013 James McBride (P)2013 Penguin Audiobooks
I love literary fiction and I occasionally delve into non-fiction. I love books that are suspenseful and am really into well-told stories.
"An Interesting Re-Telling of a Little Known Man"
This is a quaint historical novel about the abolitionist John Brown, who's deeds and follies set the stage for the American Civil War. At first, I had a hard time listening to the chortling of "The Onion" a 10 to 12 year-old boy who was put into a dress and apparently lived as a woman for 17 years. After a couple of hours, I got into the voice...and the book is quite hysterical in some areas. I had to look it up to see if John Roberts was a real person or not, just because his escapades seemed so unrealistic. But, John Roberts did live, although I doubt the boy/girl nicknamed "The Onion" is a real person. But Onion is the perfect vehicle for telling this story. He is a child whom everyone treats as a girl, and for that reason, he could get into places and do things that a boy could not have been able to.
I enjoyed this book because it was funny and the voice actor was really quite good...after I got used to the sound of his voice. Audible makes a mistake when reading the introduction, because you think it is going to sound like that the whole way though. They have done that with other books that I did not appreciate.
Through the eyes of The Onion (so nicknamed because John Roberts hands the kid this rotten/petrified onion he kept as a good luck charm, but The Onion doesn't understand why he has been given this hideous rotten piece of crap masquerading as an onion, so he eats it. Then John Roberts always protects him, proclaiming that "She's my lucky charm" (I guess because s/he ate the onion instead of putting it in his/her pocket).
There are lots of funny scenes where the kid's true identity is almost unmasked, but while reading the bible on evening on a porch in Virginia, the boy realizes that a body, male or female, black or white is simply a shell and who one is inside and the outer shell doesn't make a bit of difference. I was touched by that, and it is true, IMO.
I don't like to reveal much of a book's plot points or the way it ends....but I found it very enjoyable and would recommend it to anyone who likes a farcical historical novel. I read about it on the NPR's website and went straight to Audible and bought it and I'm glad I did. It is witty, not too gory and I quite enjoyed it. It's a bit like Tom Robbins meets Edward P. Jones to write about a part of American Slavery and one man's feverish desire (driven by the Lord!) to bring an end to slavery. Oh...and we get to meet Frederick Douglas and Harriet Tubman in a way that we have never met them before.
All and all, a very enjoyable read. I can see it as a movie...maybe directed by the Cohen Brothers....who would be perfect for the tone of the book.
"Abolition Huck Finn arouses interest in history"
McBride's depiction of John Brown is fascinating. His greatest trait is his blind faith. But his blind faith is also his undoing. Believing that he's getting messages directly from God deafens him to the advice of his companions. You know the story is going to end badly for him. So listening to it you're begging him to listen, just once, to the advice that will make his plan succeed. That's the backbone of the novel. John Brown is surrounded by people with weaker convictions than him, who end up following him, for all the right reasons, to their own doom. He's a really tragic hero, who fails at his plan, but ends up making a difference through martyrdom.
If I were a history teacher, I'd use this book to make my students care about the boring stuff that led up to the Civil War. I'm not a fan of the Civil War, despite plenty of great movies and books on the subject. Let's face it. It's a national embarrassment. Too much Civil War is like having a loaded diaper shoved in your face. And yet, I found myself staying up late doing research about what set the stage for the Civil War because of this book: Louisiana Purchase, Manifest Destiny, Mexican-American War, Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas... the battle for balance between slave states and free states for their respective votes in Washington D.C. None of these are mentioned in the novel, but I found myself spending hours reading up on them. And following the timeline of the novel: homesteading and the politics of granting land to encourage westward immigration from the big cities where unemployment was causing it's own difficulties. After John Brown failed, the south mustered up militias to prevent slave rebellions, which in turn gave them a military advantage that the north took years to catch up to. There are a great many interesting social dynamics alluded to by this telling of the botched raid on Harper's Ferry. Suddenly I care about a part of US history that never held my interest. James McBride finds sympathy and flaws in all these different characters at odds with one another. Everyone has warts, but you come to understand their humanity. You start to understand the way people thought at a different time and yearn for them to see the light. It's really engaging. And the gem of it all is the trick of telling it through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy who is just trying to save his own skin. This character's commentary on the more important historical stuff clashing with his self-preservation is hilarious.
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"History and Humor"
Witty, well written and informative. An historical novel featuring John Brown the famous abolitionist who met his end at Haper's Ferry Virginia and a boy slave whom he called "little Onion."
Onion tells it how he sees it, in the venacular of the time, (or rather how she sees it as he travels with Brown and his men in "bloody Kansas" as a girl).
Michael Boatman's narration enhanced the story by infusing the characters with distinct personalities and with nailing the comic timing of Onion's ascerbic and hillarious narration.
Highly recommended.
"Best book. Best adventure!"
I wouldn't know, but I liked the narrator for the audio edition.
Onion is the best character. Next best is Old John Brown. All in all I loved every character in the book.
Excitement of the journey. He opens up the comedy of the story. I was actually depressed when I started reading it, and I found myself laughing out loud at the stuff Onion and the Old Man got themselves into.
John Brown, then Onion the unwilling transgender character.
Good story and funny, funny and funny!
"great narrating in this book"
I'm an Audible fan generally, but found Michael Boatman's reading of this to be especially compelling. A fun story about a young slave who witnesses the zany John Brown in his exploits and misadventures.
"a modern Mark Twain"
A brilliant imagining of a major historical figure. The writing, and inventiveness, and the story telling are nearly beyond compare.
"If You Can't Say Anything Nice......"
I was eager to read James McBride's novel The Good Lord Bird. John Brown spent a portion of his life where I grew up and am very familiar with him.
Frankly, I am not sure if I enjoyed the book or not. I did struggle to finish this book. The main force to complete this had more to do with commitment and less to do with anticipation in the ending and enjoyment of the text. Yeah, parts of it are humorous but much of it is "bathroom" humor and "dirty old man" humor. I certainly didn't find it witty or clever.
First, if enjoying this through Audible, Michael Boatman's narration is odd to say the least. Overacted would best describe his reading. I found it hard to listen to and uncomfortable. It's like when at a community theatrical production where there is that one guy that camps all his lines and monkey shines for the audience, putting everyone ill at ease. I felt that ill at ease feeling for the first third of the book till Boatman seemed to finally tired of doing it.
Told in first person, Henry, the protagonist, is a slave boy that possesses feminine qualities that allow him the luxury of assuming the alias of a female, Henrietta, when abolitionist John Brown mistakes his gender while in Kansas. John Brown considers him/her as a good luck charm and their lives intertwine through the next 17 years. Though this is fictional history I felt that large portions were fiction than was really necessary.
"interesting but heavy handed"
with reservations. I like historical fiction. In this book, I think the author went beyond the point of credibility. I think the author got caught up in trying to cover too many themes.
narrator was fine
no. The story is over.
I am not sure after reading this book what was real and what was created for the story.
"Well-Performed but Un-Credible Minstrel Show"
The production quality and narrator for this book were so good that they kept me going even when the book itself drove me nuts.
Apparently, this book has been controversial because of the author's use of dialect imagined to be of the day. I found this to be one of the stronger, more inventive aspects of the book - the language is vivid and colorful, and did not find it racist as it applied to all characters, black and white.
The book uses realism to defend its use of dialect in the narrative; however, the shallow, feckless treatment of slavery and prostitution is so white-washed that it becomes offensive. The book also stretches credulity many times: e.g., a drunk, 13-year old slave girl living in a whorehouse is never subjected to rough treatment by the white, frontiersmen customers (there are many situations like this - including a ridiculous encounter with Frederick Douglas.) The only way the teenaged narrator's perspective on is believable is if we were white readers in 1936 and we Prissy from Gone with the Wind had written a book.
The book is also tiresomely repetitive in several spots - plot lines being repeated and repeated to make sure the reader gets it, some of the same expressions over-used until they become hackneyed; the book needed a tougher editor.
The pity of it for me is that John Brown and the raid on Harper's Ferry and its place in the civil war is a subject of personal interest, but this book does little to illuminate potential aspects of Brown's character and trivializes the impact of his followers, including the African-Americans who followed him.
The end of the book (after the raid), has some dignity denied throughout the rest of the book, and does try to do something redeemable with the central analogy around the now-extinct Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, but it's too little, too late.
Most of the book is like watching Al Jolson, in blackface, sing "Mammy." An offensive and very outdated stereotype.
"Entertaining Performance, Wonderful Yarn"
Top rung. I always enjoy Michael Boatman's performances. His voice is both entertaining and really captures the time, locales, dialects. I really liked his John Brown voice. I selected this book because I had heard about it since it won the National Book Award. Michael Boatman was a pleasant surprise.
So many lines, like "no more than a hog know'd a holiday" reminded me of characters I have known, expressions that are both dated and down home, depending on where home is.
His voice of the John Brown character was over the top, which is apropos for a character as extreme and passionate in his religious fervor as the "Old Man" Brown.
The Onion. He's a slave child who says he lived a comfortable life until an encounter with John Brown got his father killed and him captured by Brown who was hell bent on freeing the slaves. On the road with Brown, he meets Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Jeb Stuart before surviving the raid at Harpers Ferry. The Onion is too flawed to be a hero and too savvy to be a victim. He's an undeserving coward who disrespects people and God, but whose brave spiritual awakening is the only point of the whole adventure. And yes, he dressed like a girl for several years just to save his "arse", and he had everyone mostly fooled.
Surely the details of the protagonist's experiences seem over the top and too fictionalized for a historical novel. Instead, regard this as an entertaining yarn with a historical foundation rather than an historical novel with a haughty air of authenticity. If you want your history uncut, go with Doris Kearns Goodwin. If you want to have fun with the brutal John Brown Raid, the unspeakable degradation of American slavery and the run-up to the bloody US Civil War, "The Good Lord Bird" is a good choice. Thanks, James McBride and Michael Boatman!
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Has IPL Pune Team's Logo Captured Poetry?
The new IPL team 'Sahara Pune Warriors' unveiled the name and logo of its franchise at a grand ceremony in Pune on Saturday April 24 2010.
As expected, the logo- embedded below- is gladiatorial. But does it look good?
Historian T S Shejwalkar becomes lyrical describing a member of Maratha cavalry:
"...a coloured fluttering flag used to be attached to the spear; because of that the sight of shining tip of the spear in daylight along with fluttering flag looked graceful from a distance..." Panipat 1761, 1961.
(त्र्यं शं शेजवलकर:"...भाल्याला फडफडणारे रंगीत निशाणही अडकविलेले असे; त्यामुळे उन्हांत चमकणार्या भाल्याचे टोंक व त्याखाली धावताना फडफडणारे निशाण यांची दुरून मोठी शोभा वाटे..." पानिपत १७६१, 1961)
When I first read this description, I closed the book and tried to imagine that spectacle. The process was exhilarating.
Has the logo captured even a tiny fraction of Shejwalkar's poetic description?
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