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Pakistan Cricketers Found Guilty of Fixing
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Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were found guilty by a London jury of spot-fixing. They were found guilty, by a unanimous decision, on the charge of "conspiracy to cheat" and guilty by a 10-2 majority decision on the charge of "conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments." The sentences will be pronounced by the judge, Justice Cooke, on Wednesday and Thursday; both players will remain on bail until then. The convictions, reached by the jury of the Southwark Crown Court in London after 16 hours and 56 minutes of deliberation, carry jail terms: a maximum prison sentence for the acceptance of corrupt payments is seven years in jail, while "conspiracy to cheat" carries a maximum two-year sentence.
This particular case focused on the Lord's Test match in August of 2010, when Butt and Asif conspired with teammates Majeed, Amir and other unknown bowlers to bowl pre-determined no-balls during England's innings. They were exposed by the now defunct British tabloid the News of the World in an undercover sting operation. Majeed was filmed revealing when no-balls would be delivered by the bowlers, video footage of which was played to the jury early in the trial.
The verdicts were handed down almost four weeks after the trial started, on October 4. Butt, wearing a velvet jacket and shirt without a tie, showed no emotion as the verdicts were read out and stared at the jury stony-faced. An hour earlier, in a bitter twist of fate, his wife Gul Hassan was understood to have given birth to a second son back in Pakistan. Asif, wearing a grey winter coat in the dock, was equally unmoved and neither player said a word or made any obvious facial expression.
The jury were unable to reach a verdict on the "accepting corrupt payments" charge against Asif, and Justice Cooke immediately retired them to deliberate some more in case they could reach a verdict on that fourth charge, which they did after more than three hours.
The unambiguous nature of the verdict was welcomed by the Metropolitan Police. "All I want to say that this is cheating pure and simple," said Detective Chief Superintendent Matt Horne. "They let down everyone that bought a ticket and they let down children when they were role models to those very children who are playing such a special game. I think we all look forward to this game being played in its truest spirit as we go forward from these types of issues. I also acknowledge the role that investigative journalism has played in this case."
Sally Walsh, Senior Lawyer in the Special Crime and Counter-Terrorism Division of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif deliberately and knowingly perverted the course of a cricket match for financial gain… This prosecution shows that match fixing is not just unsportsmanlike but is a serious criminal act.
"People who had paid good money to see a professional and exciting game of cricket on the famous ground at Lord's had no idea that what they were watching was not a true game but one where part of the game had been pre-determined for cash…the jury has decided after hearing all the evidence that what happened on the crease that day was criminal in the true sense of the word."
The players have already been punished by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after a disciplinary hearing in Doha, Qatar, earlier this year. Each was banned from the sport for at least five years. Butt received a further suspended five-year ban and Asif was handed a further two-year suspended sanction. Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, said after the London verdicts were announced that the jury's decisions, as well as Mohammad Amir's own guilty plea, will "have no impact" on the length of the suspensions its own tribunal handed out. All three players have filed appeals against their bans at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
There was further ignominy for the sport of cricket on this day as fellow Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir, the teenage Pakistani fast bowler, had pleaded guilty to the same two charges before the trial began. He is now scheduled for what is termed a "Newton Hearing" to decide the quantum of punishment. There is no jury officially present at this type of hearing, but a group of jurors is given permission to sit in and watch if they wish. In addition, it was revealed that there are plans to investigate further matches on Pakistan's 2010 tour of England.
Muslim Presence at the Twenty 20 Cricket World Cup
May 6, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Parvez Fatteh, Founder of http://sportingummah.com, firstname.lastname@example.com
The shortened 20 over format of cricket is on display at the International Cricket Council Twenty 20 Cricket World Cup tournament currently underway at various sites in the Caribbean. Matches began on April 30th, with twelve teams from all over the world chasing the title that currently belongs to defending champion Pakistan. But there is Muslim talent sprinkled throughout this year's tournament.
The Pakistani team, unfortunately, enters this year's tournament with a dark cloud over its head. A disastrous tour of Australia in February led not only to poor results on the pitch, but also to infighting that resulted in multiple suspensions and replacement of the team captain. But the dust appears to have finally settled, and the team, led by bowler Shahed Afridi, and batsman Salman Butt, is still one of the favorites to win this year.
Bangladesh, led by captain Shakib Al Hasan, is a team loaded with Muslim talent as well. Afghanistan is one of the Cinderella stories of the tournament. While they aren't expected to contend for the title, they have ascended despite minimal facilities and training to establish their place on the big stage.
Several Muslim players have risen to prominence on other teams as well. Yusuf Pathan and Zaheer Khan are major players on the Indian team. Hashim Amla plies his wares as a batsman for South Africa but fell just short of this year's T20 team. And Ajmal Shahzad is a rising all-rounder on the British team.
So, as the wickets start falling, watch for Muslim cream to rise to the top of the cricket ranks at this year's ICC T20 World Cup.


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This storm shelter is under the front porch. We are considering making a 2x6 frame that fits over the opening and then placing 3/4inch subfloor on the frame and placing 2" foam board over the subfloor. A membrane would then be placed over the foam board and the concrete on top of that. Any suggestions or recommendations would be appreciated.
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Your description is unclear to me, but if it were me I'd handle the design and construction using a 4-inch reinforced floor PIP concrete slab over a waterproof membrane over insulation over 8-inches of compacted fill material. Around the perimeter I'd use a reinforced continuous stem footing to support the perimeter walls. For the walls I'd use 8-inch reinforced PIP concrete walls with a reinforced top concrete slab designed for the span that you will have. I'd also waterproof the outside face of the perimeter walls and backfill such that all surface water will drain positively away from the concrete walls. How will you enter the shelter--from inside your house or outside? |
Please READ this! We just had this issue and the first pour of concrete had to be ripped out! We are having many issues with our builder and how he builds things and this was one of the worse. He constructed the framing incorrectly. Didn't follow engineered plans. So he had to use foam to avoid having 10" of concrete poured. The rebar ended up on the bottom of the poured concrete and not in the middle of the concrete. The foam only permitted the rebar to be pushed down into it. They had concrete chairs...but once they walked on it...it just pushed it into the foam. So you have to majorly have support underneath. If you use foam allow for a solid board to go on top then cover in plastic if you don't want anything to stick to concrete. But we had to have rebar 6" apart with wire mesh. We used water stop and flashing around edges first time (we he homeowners supplied it)...second time around we didn't thinking the builder would do it NOT...and it leaks!! So Yes get waterstop or atleast flash it! |
- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 12 at 9:08
This is a structure that must be designed by an engineer. An engineer would first need to know the dimensions between the foundation walls. He/she would then decide if the slab would be structural or if the slab would be supported by a substructure like metal decking or Pressure Treated wood framing. Your solution would probably work if you held the wood framing back at the edges so only concrete was exposed to the outside. Anchor the turned down slab to the foundation wall as you would any other structure. Welded wire fabric might reduce slab cracking. Use a durable mix (air-entrainment, etc.) For the waterproofing membrane I recommend Grace Ice & Water Shield (without substitution) self-adhered directly to the plywood with the overlapping joints rolled with a steel hand-roller (very important). Grace makes a water-based primer (WB Primer) that greatly increases the bond to porous materials (it is sold in 5 gal containers but a foundation contractor might have some). The insulation should be high-density extruded polystyrene mechanically fastened in place with concrete poured directly on it. The size and spacing of the joists depends on the span, the weight of the concrete and the regional outdoor deck loading. Provide adequate flashing at the wall of the house and any penetrations for posts and railings. The walls of the shelter should be waterproofed, drained and insulated as needed for your climate and site conditions. |
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I've just moved into a large 1892 Victorian with a large, partially finished basement. The basement definitely has big water problems -- after heavy rains, water pools along one side of the house. Some areas at the back of the basement are always wet (the basement is really huge, and has a number of separated, musty dungeon-like areas.) I know I have a big job ahead of me to get the place dry. As a first step, I'm thinking about a dehumidifier.
In my previous house, I ran a Kenmore with a supplementary pump, and thought that worked well. In this instance, would it really be worth it to spend $1500-$2000 for a whole house unit, like a Santa Fe, or to hire a basement waterproofing contractor to install a big unit (such as the Basement Systems relabeled Santa Fe). I suppose it might even be a good idea to run ventilation ducts to some of the wettest parts of the basement. But I can't find anything on the web that really analyzes the pros and cons here. One waterproofing contractor I spoke to argued that the better energy efficiency and higher dehumidification capacity of a big system make it a worthwhile investment. |
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See Building Science Corp. link below. Dehumidification is not designed to remove standing water. That is a separate problem from the typical need for basement dehumidification in hot and humid climates. If your basement is larger than two thousand feet, you may get best results with two dehumidifiers. First, try one and set it at 50% RH or lower. |
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1 What then shall we say about Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? | 1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, discovered in this matter? |
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. | 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about--but not before God. |
3 For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness." | 3 What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." |
4 Now to one who works, his wages are not reckoned as a gift but as his due. | 4 Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. |
5 And to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness. | 5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. |
6 So also David pronounces a blessing upon the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works: | 6 David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: |
7 "Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; | 7 "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. |
8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon his sin." | 8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him." |
9 Is this blessing pronounced only upon the circumcised, or also upon the uncircumcised? We say that faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness. | 9 Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness. |
10 How then was it reckoned to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. | 10 Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! |
11 He received circumcision as a sign or seal of the righteousness which he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness reckoned to them, | 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. |
12 and likewise the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but also follow the example of the faith which our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. | 12 And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. |
13 The promise to Abraham and his descendants, that they should inherit the world, did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. | 13 It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. |
14 If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. | 14 For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is worthless, |
15 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. | 15 because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression. |
16 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants--not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, for he is the father of us all, | 16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring--not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. |
17 as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations" --in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. | 17 As it is written: "I have made you a father of many nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed--the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were. |
18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations; as he had been told, "So shall your descendants be." | 18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." |
19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead because he was about a hundred years old, or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. | 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead--since he was about a hundred years old--and that Sarah's womb was also dead. |
20 No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, | 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, |
21 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. | 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. |
22 That is why his faith was "reckoned to him as righteousness." | 22 This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." |
23 But the words, "it was reckoned to him," were written not for his sake alone, | 23 The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, |
24 but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, | 24 but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness--for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. |
25 who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification. | 25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. |
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Bombardment Wing Operations,
Carswell AFB, 1946-1948
7TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP ACTIVATED Since its birth in 1919 as the 1st Army Observation Group, the 7th has endured several inactivations, redesignations, activations, and a World War; before making its home at Carswell AFB, Texas. Nine months after the 7th inactivated following an illustrious World War II record, it was redesignated the 7th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) and activated at Fort Worth Army Air Field, on 1 October 1946. With its activation, the 7th became part of the Fifteenth Air Force, headquartered at Colorado Springs, Colorado. People and aircraft of the new group, consisting of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, were from the 92nd Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) and the 376th Air Service Group, which transferred to Smokey Hill AAF, Salina, Kansas on 22 October. Additionally, Colonel John G. Erickson, became the first 7th Bomb Group commander on 1 October, after relinquishing command of the 92nd Bomb Group on base. The newly formed group consisted of the 9th, 436th and 492nd Bombardment Squadrons; the 25th Base Service Squadron; 35th Air Engineering Squadron; and the 578th Air Material Squadron. Training began in the B-29 in November, under the standards established by the Strategic Air Command, activated on 21 March 1946. The group transferred to the jurisdiction of the recently activated Eighth Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, Florida, on 19 November 1946. Then on 1 November, Eighth moved its headquarters to Fort Worth AAF from MacDill Field. Following this, Colonel Hewitt T. Wheeless took over command of the 7th on 16 December as Colonel Erickson was reassigned to Smokey Hill AAF, Kansas.
Throughout 1947, the group prepared its people for any combat eventuality that might arise training with assigned B-29s in global bombardment operations. Within the United States SAC units flew many simulated attacks on major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles (11 April), New York (16 May), and Chicago (1 August), as part of the first SAC maximum effort missions. The most significant flight for the 7th was over New York on 16 May when 101 SAC B-29s theoretically dropped their bombs in a maximum effort operation. Bombers of the group took part in all three of the first maximum effort missions previously listed. Once again, the group changed command as Colonel Alan D. Clark replaced Colonel Wheeless who was reassigned to 8th Air Force.
B-29 DEPLOYMENT TO THE FAR EAST The next month, on 5 July 1947, a flight of eight B-29s of the 492nd Bomb Squadron deployed from Fort Worth AAF to Japan. Enroute the bombers stopped at Hickam Field, Hawaii; and Andersen AFB, Guam. The detachment reached their final destination of Yokota AB, Japan on 8 July. Shortly after this the detachment, led by Lieutenant Colonel Howard F. Hugos, received orders to redeploy to Fort Worth AAF via Washington, D.C. The aircraft left Yokota AB on 2 August, flew over the Aleutian Islands, then into Anchorage, Alaska. From Anchorage the flight flew over Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, turned south and flew over Minnesota and Wisconsin. The bombers flew a low-level flight between the Pentagon and Washington Monument in the Capitol on 3 August. Completing this aerial demonstration, they headed for Fort Worth, landing 31 hours after launch from Japan and covering 7,086 miles.
B-29 DEPLOYMENT TO WEST GERMANY On 12 September, the group deployed 30 B-29s to Giebelstadt Army Air Field, Wurzburg, West Germany. This flight was the largest bomber formation flown from Fort Worth AAF overseas to date. Enroute the aircraft flew to Maine, then over Greenland, Iceland, Great Britain, and landed in Germany on 13 September. During their ten-day stay, the group bombers participated in training operations over Europe. The flight redeployed from Germany on 23 September. One aircraft, flown by Captain John D. Bartlett, of the 492nd Bomb Squadron, crash landed at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on 13 September. One person was injured in the crash. The aircraft was repaired and flown to Fort Worth AAF a couple of days later landing at the base on 17 September.
FIRST JOINT SERVICE OPERATION Later, on 31 October 1947, the 7th flew 10 B-29s (6-436th and 4-492nd Bomb Squadron) to Langley Field, Virginia, to take part in a joint Army Air Force-Navy operation. It was intended as a test of the Navy's interception capability of Air Force bombers for two weeks. In the mean time, the 9th Bomb Squadron back at Fort Worth AAF, was readying itself for a 30-day maneuver in the Far East with departure set for 2 November. At Langley, the group bombers joined the Eighth Air Force Composite Group for the purpose of bombing Naval Forces in the Atlantic Ocean.
Beginning 1 November, the composite group was tasked to keep an "enemy" task force, located in an area south of Bermuda, under constant surveillance. On 3 November, the group bombers took part in successful surveillance missions off Bermuda. Aircraft involved used parallel search pattern spaced 60-miles apart, locating the Navy fleet two hours after entering the search area. By flying a rotation system, at least two B-29s of the composite group maintained surveillance of the fleet through 4 November. Each aircraft remained on station for six hours, while maintaining surveillance at altitudes of 800 to 24,000 feet, depending on the weather. As for the bombing phase of the exercise, only part of it was successful due to breakdowns in communications and difficulty in identifying ships from 24,000 feet. A group of five squadrons led by the 307th Bombardment Group, from MacDill Field, Florida, attacked the naval force of 16 ships on 4 November. After rendezvous over Bermuda, the lead aircraft aborted and in the process of the alternate's taking over the flight, several aircraft believed to be on a collision course caused the entire formation to scatter in confusion. After regrouping, the bomb run was completed. Results were satisfactory as 7th Bomb Group bombers returned to Fort Worth AAF after the 4 November attack, recovering the same day.
"HOBSON PLAN" Major changes took place in the organizational structure of the 7th in November 1947 as a result of the Hobson Plan. Under this plan, wing headquarters bearing the same numerical designation as the bombardment or fighter group were organized and placed in a supervisory capacity over all combat and support elements on a base. Prior to this reorganization, the base commander, who was often a non-flying administrator, was the immediate supervisor of the combat group commander. The Hobson Plan reversed this unwieldy arrangement. It elevated the wing headquarters to the highest echelon of command and placed the wing commander in the position of directing rather than requesting that his flying activities be supported. Flying activities remained assigned to the combat group, composed of three flying squadrons and a headquarters. The group commander was directly responsible to the wing commander. Remaining functions on base were divided among three groups: maintenance and supply, airdrome, and medical; each assigned under the wing.
B-29 DEPLOYMENT TO JAPAN Eight flight tests were flown by the 9th Bomb Squadron on 1 November, the majority of which were in preparation for an operational flight to Japan scheduled for 2 November but moved to 6 November instead. On that date the 9th deployed four B-29s to Barbers Point, Hawaii, enroute to Yokota AB, Japan. At Hawaii it was discovered that available fuel in the Pacific was not compatible for the B-29s. Based on that the aircraft returned to Fort Worth AAF on 8 November.
7TH BOMBARDMENT WING ESTABLISHED AND ORGANIZED On 3 November, the 7th Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, was established under the Hobson Plan and organized at Fort Worth AAF on 17 November 1947. Under this change Colonel Clark became the first wing commander and controlled the bomb group. Along with the wing activation, three groups were activated and assigned: 7th Airdrome Group, 7th Maintenance and Supply Group, and 7th Station Medical Group. The 7th Bomb Group, already assigned was the fourth group of the newly activated wing. The 7th Airdrome Group was located in the former 233rd Base Service Unit (which it replaced) area.
The bulk of people came from Squadron A, 233rd Base Service Unit, which had been established under the bomb group in October 1946. Its primary mission was to man and operate assigned sections, departments, and squadrons assigned, and to assist in manning and operating other administrative sections in the wing.
The mission of the 7th Maintenance and Supply Group was to provide third and fourth echelon technical services on equipment for the wing and to supply and house the wing, enabling it to be more flexible and mobile for operations functions.
The third group, 7th Station Medical Group, an integral part of the wing, had the mission of conserving manpower, and providing medical needs of the military forces assigned to the base. The station hospital was redesignated from Squadron M, 233rd Base Unit on 17 November under the Hobson Plan, to the 7th Station Medical Group, Fort Worth AAF. No changes occurred to the 7th Bomb Group, which included the 9th, 436th and 492nd Bomb Squadrons.
Prior to the 17 November changes under the Hobson Plan, the 7th Bomb Group conducted several flying exercises. On 12 November, the final flight test was made on the group's instrument aircraft B-29A 44-86449. The purpose of the flight was to fly a distance of 4,000 statute miles with 6,000 gallons of fuel. Results of the final flight were successful in that a distance of 4,410 statute miles was flown in 22 hours and 15 minutes. The route of the flight was from Fort Worth to Cleveland, New York, Miami, Houston, Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, Oklahoma City, Dallas, and back to Fort Worth AAF.
ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE Training Following this feat the 436th Bomb Squadron deployed 10 B-29s (3 borrowed from the 9th Bomb Squadron, and one from the 492nd Bomb Squadron) to MacDill Field, Tampa, Florida, for antisubmarine warfare training, conducted by the 307th Bomb Group. The squadron bombers were commanded by Lieutenant Colonel H. E. Goldsworthy, 436th Bomb Squadron commander. All aircraft remained for about three weeks. While at MacDill, the 436th established a new endurance record for standard combat equipped B-29 aircraft flying out of Fort Worth AAF. On 14 November, one B-29 from the 436th operated for 4,460 statute miles, non-stop, flying a closed course carrying a normal fuel load of 6,700 gallons. During the 436th stay at MacDill, Headquarters, United States Air Force, announced on 28 November, that SAC would be assigned strategic aerial mining training and operations to its mission along with antisubmarine warfare. This was based on General Lauris Norstad, USAF Deputy Chief Staff for Operations statement: In view of the probability that in any future struggle the Air Force may be called upon to conduct a great percentage of strategic aerial mining operations. Also, SAC believed three aerial mining missions per SAC aircrew would fulfill the training required. Instead of the current 21-day TDY at MacDill, SAC reinstated a 30-day period with the understanding that sea search and antisubmarine warfare portions would be covered in the first 21 days, with aerial mining conducted in the last nine days. This was the start of Ocean Sea Surveillance Training in SAC. All 436th aircraft returned to Fort Worth AAF on 7 December.
FORT WORTH ARMY AIR FIELD REDESIGNATED On 1 December, as prescribed in the Hobson Plan, the word "Army" in Fort Worth Army Air Field was dropped. Thus, the station became Fort Worth Air Field. The mission of the 7th Bombardment Wing was established this day to organize and train a force capable of immediate and sustained long range offensive warfare and operations in any part of the world, utilizing the latest technical knowledge and advanced weapons (including the atomic bomb), to include long range offensive bombardment, reconnaissance, photographic, mapping photography, sea search, anti-submarine patrol, either independently or in cooperation with land and naval forces; to support such national guard and air reserve training units as were located on the station with personnel, equipment, and supplies as were available and would not detract from the accomplishment of the primary mission; to train the 1st Air Transport Unit to provide air transportation for special weapons technical equipment, and scientific personnel concerned therewith, as well as provide transportation support for Eighth Air Force and other tactical units of the Strategic Air Command in conjunction with their assigned mission; to train and prepare for overseas movement the 2nd Aviation Squadron, and to perform such special missions and assignments as the commanding general, Eighth Air Force may direct. Following this, the 436th Bomb Squadron flew ten assigned B-29 in a maximum effort round-robin flight, on 18 December, closing out flying for 1947.
FORT WORTH AIR FIELD RENAMED Beginning in 1948 several name changes occurred at Fort Worth Air Field. On 13 January the field was redesignated as Griffiss AFB in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Townsend Griffiss, the first U.S. airman to die in the line of duty in Europe, after the U.S. entered World War II. Colonel Griffiss had been a passenger on a British commercial aircraft that was accidentally shot down over the North Sea between Belgium and England by a Polish Air Force fighter. This name change lasted 17 days until 30 January, when the base was renamed Carswell AFB in honor of Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. Earlier in the month, 7 January, the wing engaged in a maximum effort mission using 24 of the 30 assigned B-29 bombers at Carswell. The flight route went from Fort Worth to Clovis, New Mexico, Kansas City, where a simulated bombing mission was carried out, and then back to Carswell AFB. From 15 to 17 January, three wing B-29 bombers took part in the Eighth Air Force Group Competition held at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona.
B-29 DEPLOYMENT TO WEST GERMANY The 9th Bomb Squadron deployed to Germany for temporary duty in February 1948 in three flights, flying three different routes to Europe. The first flight of three B-29s departed Carswell on 25 February, by way of Westover AFB, Massachusetts; Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland; and finally landing at Furstenfeldbruck Air Base, Munich, West Germany. The next flight departed on 26 February, with four B-29 aircraft by way of MacDill AFB, Florida; Lajes Field, Azores to Furstenfeldbruck. The last flight, consisting of the remaining three aircraft in the squadron left Carswell on 27 February, and flew to Lajes Field, then on to Furstenfeldbruck. By 27 February, all 9th Bomb Squadron aircraft were in place to start the 90 day training.
WING BEGINS TRANSFER OF FIRST BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BOMBERS During March, the 492nd Bomb Squadron transferred two assigned B-29s to Wichita, Kansas, for depot maintenance. Also, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, notified the 436th Bomb Squadron the same month that it would transfer six B-29s during April to the 93rd Bombardment Group, Castle AFB, Merced, California.
B-36 CREW TRAINING BEGINS April opened with the wing sending four flight engineers to the Consolidated-Vultee plant, Fort Worth, manufacturer of the new six engine B-36 bomber. Those individuals were: Master Sergeants Russell L. Stokum (436 BS), John L. Corley (492 BS), Ernest 0. Benefield (11 BG) and Carl T. Moden (494 BS). Once trained, all four would return in 30 days to the wing and await arrival of the first Consolidated B-36 bomber in June 1948 to the wing. In a companion class were five crew chiefs: Master Sergeants Orville C. Simmonds (492 BS), E. A. Moore (436 BS), John T. Travis (494 BS), Golden M. Joyner (436 BS) and Lowell E. Quilling (9 BS).
TB-29 shown with the new XB-36.
Photo via Frank Kleinwechter
On 10 April 1948, the wing sent Captain W. D. Morris, bombardier-navigator-radar and Lieutenant R. E. Munday, navigator, to Consolidated-Vultee to assist in a long range cruise flight of a B-36. The flight was accomplished as planned. A total of thirty-one 500 pound bombs were released over target successfully from 25,000 feet, at night during the flight out of Carswell AFB.
Following that flight the wing welcomed back the 9th Bomb Squadron crews and aircraft returning from TDY in Germany on 15 April. A total of 10 B-29s had been at Furstenfeldbruck, West Germany, conducting training in Europe since February 1948.
Three days later, 18 April, personnel of the 309th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy) (Reserve), Hensley Field, Dallas, Texas, arrived at Carswell for annual training. Flight training for the unit was accomplished in the wing B-29s and North American AT-6 Texan and Beech AT-11 training aircraft flown in from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. The 309th remained until 2 May. During the stay the 309th made history at Carswell when they underwent their two-week active duty tour with the 7th. It marked the first time in the history of the United States Air Force that a reserve organization undertook this type of training as an integrated unit. Previously, active duty periods for reservists had been accomplished individually.
April 1948 closed out with the arrival of a mobile training unit with B-36 aircraft training equipment from the Consolidated Vultee plant, Fort Worth. Plans were formulated immediately for setting up the equipment for instructional purposes. Additionally, the 436th Bomb Squadron sent six assigned B-29s to the 93rd Bombardment Group at Castle AFB, California, on 30 April as planned earlier. This allowed the unit to prepare for the arrival of the first B-36s in June 1948.
In May, the 436th Bomb Squadron was selected to represent the wing in the Eighth Air Force Group Competition. Two B-29s from the squadron deployed on 9 May, for a routine over-water flight to Hawaii in the competition. The bombers spent approximately two days while in Hawaii before returning to Carswell on 13 May. A total of 16 B-29s were assigned in the wing throughout May.
B-36 TEST FLIGHTS FOR CONSOLIDATED BEGIN Wing members took part in two B-36 long cruise flights with Consolidated-Vultee on 14 and 18 May. The first of the two flights consisted of a maximum range flight and a bomb drop. Captain Wesley D. Morris and First Lieutenant Richard Munday took part on the 14 May flight. It was flown on 14 and 15 May for a duration of over 36 hours. Distance covered on the flight was 8,051 air miles. A total of 31 bombs were dropped from 25,000 feet on the Wilcox Range, Arizona, radar at night. The second flight was conducted on 18 May. Captain Morris was the assigned bombardier. The B-36 flight was conducted to test the bomb loading and dropping of 2,000 pound bombs. All 25 bombs carried were released over the Naval Range at Corpus Christi, Texas, from 31,000 feet.
Also, the same day a wing record was established by a 436th Bomb Squadron B-29 piloted by Captain H. S. Treitt, Jr. His aircraft departed Carswell on 18 May and flew 4,588 statute miles to set an endurance record in the B-29, returning on 19 May to Carswell. Excellent maintenance, superior navigation and flight engineering, plus the fact that full advantage was taken of weather conditions, attributed to the success of this long range flight record.
As June 1948 began, the wing had 17 B-29s assigned. On 2 June, six 436th Bomb Squadron B-29s participated in a SAC readiness test which included all the Bombardment Groups in Eighth and Fifteenth Air Force. The 436th aircraft rendezvoused over Springfield, Illinois, then flew to Kansas City, Detroit and back to Carswell. In the Detroit area, the bombers made camera-bombing attacks on Selfridge AFB, Michigan. Following this, all participating aircraft returned to respective bases.
Once again the wing sent crew members TDY to fly B-36 test fights with Consolidated-Vultee crews. This time the wing sent 10 crewmembers to Wright Field, Ohio, on 9 June, to fly accelerated service tests in the B-36. The crew members returned to Carswell on 26 June.
Earlier in the month, Carswell AFB was designated to receive the 21st Air Division (Very Heavy) (Reserve), Memphis Municipal Airport, Memphis, Tennessee, for a short period of flight training on 11 and 12 June 1948. Approximately 143 reserve members arrived in two groups and received flight training over the weekend. Training consisted of a number of films and lectures given by 7th Bombardment Wing staff and ground school instructors. Also, reserve members were given a flight over the local area in a Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo aircraft, assigned at Carswell to support Eighth Air Force, as part of their training. Only a select group took flights. In line with the National Security Program, and the intensified training program for the Organized Reserve Corps and the National Guard, 72 members of the 105th Fighter Squadron, Nashville, Tennessee (Air National Guard), were assigned to the 436th Bomb Squadron for training on 19 June. The guard members flew three B-29 missions on 19 and 20 June each. Their training included bombing and formation flying with 436th instructors.
FIRST SAC BOMB COMPETITION Because of widespread post-war demobilization and military manning cutbacks, SAC experienced many logistical and organizational problems. Reduction became so severe that bombing practice was seriously curtailed and almost came to a halt. As a result, by the Spring of 1948, SAC bombing accuracy had dropped below the standards required by the strategic mission assigned in SAC. Yet, the operational mission had not changed, SAC was still called on to perform long range offensive operations in any part of the world. To regain and surpass earlier levels of bombing proficiency, SAC scheduled a command-wide bombing competition. The 1948 SAC Competition was held at Castle AFB, California, from 20 to 27 June, hosted by Fifteenth Air Force. On 20 June, one 9th and one 492nd Bomb Squadron B-29 in the wing flew to Castle AFB, California, to take part in the SAC Competition held 21 through 25 June 1948. The 9th crew placed sixth out of 30 crews and the 492nd placed overall third.
FIRST CONSOLIDATED B-36A PEACEMAKER ASSIGNED The date 26 June 1948, marked a historical milestone for the wing. On that date, the first Consolidated B-36 bomber in SAC, an "A" model, serial number 44-92015, was delivered to the wing in a ceremony and designated "City of Fort Worth". An appropriate plaque was placed on the aircraft nose bearing the following inscription: "CITY OF FORT WORTH. First B-36 combat aircraft delivered to Strategic Air Command by Amon G. Carter for the City of Fort Worth where it was built by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation". It was accepted by Colonel Alan D. Clark, 7th Bombardment Wing commander, and Brig. General Roger M. Ramey, 8th Air Force commander. The plane was assigned to the 492nd Bomb Squadron. The plane's first crew was headed by Capt. John Bartlett.
B-36A 44-92015 "City of Fort Worth" landing at Walker AFB.
Photo by Jack Rodden Studio, Roswell NM via Kurt Burgess
Nicknamed the "Peacemaker", the aircraft was the world's largest bomber. It measured 162 feet in length and had a wing span of 230 feet. Six pusher-type, propeller-driven engines powered the bomber. Although previous B-36A models had AN/APQ-23 Bombing-Navigation Radar, no armament was installed as the bombers were used for training and type familiarization only. Introduction of the B-36 into SAC as an operational aircraft brought about a major change in the designation of bombardment aircraft. All B-29 and B-50 bombers which had been designated as "Very Heavy" were dropped altogether as the B-36 became the only "Very Heavy" bomber in the command.
The same day, one 492nd Bomb Squadron B-29 flew from Carswell to Barber's Point, Hawaii, on a routine over-water navigation mission. It flew a 4,000 mile mission on its return flight landing at Carswell on 27 June.
Also, the last week in June, four B-29 flights were flown to Shemya Island, Alaska, by the 492nd Bomb Squadron. As the month closed three more B-36 bombers arrived from Convair upping on hand total to four.
SAC RADAR AND VISUAL BOMB TRAINING COMPETITION On 1 July 1948, the 9th Bomb Squadron received its first B-36, followed by a second B-36 on 12 July. Next, three wing B-29s (1-9th, 1-436th and 1-492nd Bomb Squadron) competed in the SAC Radar and Visual Bomb Training Competition held from 20-24 July, at Castle AFB, California. Missions were flown in the Wendover and Salt Lake City Ranges, Utah. Each participating crew simulated the drop of three bombs visually, and three using radar from 25,000 feet. In spite of camera failures the wing bombers placed ahead of Fifteenth Air Force units and eighth overall.
Following this, the 436th Bomb Squadron deployed two B-29s to Shemya Island, Alaska, on 25 July. The aircraft were originally scheduled to return on a non-stop flight. But due to bad weather they were forced to land at Walker AFB, Roswell, New Mexico, for fuel. Once fueled the aircraft returned to Carswell on 26 July.
FIRST B-36 AERIAL DISPLAY The remainder of July found the wing preparing for a maximum effort flight over New York City to celebrate the opening of the New York City International Airport. The 7th was designated as the lead unit in the formation, led by Major General Roger M. Ramey, Eighth Air Force commander. Also, the wing was tasked to place one B-36 aircraft on static display at the airport. On 30 July, the wing dispatched B-36 44-92015 "City of Fort Worth", of the 492nd Bomb Squadron, to New York City. The air review was conducted on 31 July in a very successful manner with the wing placing three assigned B-36 bombers in the formation among numerous B-29 aircraft dispatched to fly the mission from various SAC bases. A total of nine wing B-29s (3-9th, 3-436th and 3-492nd Bomb Squadron), plus the three B-36 aircraft flown out of Carswell, one from each of the three squadrons assigned. Of those B-29s taking part in the air review, one 9th Bomb Squadron B-29 was the lead aircraft in the maximum effort flight. Following the flyover, three wing B-29s (one from each squadron assigned) flew non-stop 5,000 miles from New York City to Los Angeles and back to New York City, as a feature flight of the airport dedication ceremonies, landing at the airport. All three B-29s and the B-36 on static display since 30 July, returned to Carswell on 1 August. As July closed out, three 436th Bomb Squadron B-29s were transferred to the 93rd Bombardment Wing, Castle AFB, California.
WING REORGANIZES WITH REDESIGNATION Major changes to the wing organizational structure took place on 1 August. On that date the wing was redesignated the 7th Bombardment Wing, Heavy. Of the four groups assigned (7th Bomb Group, 7th Maintenance and Supply Group, 7th Airdrome Group, and 7th Station Medical Group), the Airdrome Group received changes. It was redesignated as the 7th Air Base Group with all assigned alphabetical squadrons redesignated: Squadron A to 7th Communications Squadron, Bomb (Heavy); Squadron B to 7th Air Police Squadron, Bomb (Heavy); Squadron C to 7th Installation Squadron; Squadron D to 7th Food Service Squadron, Bomb Squadron E (Heavy) to 7th Motor Vehicle Squadron, Bomb (Heavy); and Squadron F to 7th Base Service Squadron, Bomb (Heavy).
In preparation for the future delivery of the Consolidated B-36 "B" model, the wing made arrangements with the Consolidated Corporation, Convair Division, Fort Worth, Texas, to send three radar operators to their Electronic Laboratory for instruction on operations and maintenance of the APQ 24 Radar being installed in the "B" model.
During August, the wing received four B-36A bombers (2-9th, 1-436th and 1-492nd Bomb Squadron) for a grand total of 11 assigned B-36 bombers and 14 B-29A bombers. On 5 August, personnel from the 307th Air Division (Bombardment) (Reserve) arrived. The unit was headquartered at New Orleans, Louisiana, and made up of the 392nd Bombardment Group, 576th, 577th, and 578th Bomb Squadrons. For the next ten days the unit, under command of Brigadier General T. B. Herndon, received air training in B-29s as well as ground school instruction by wing instructors. The air division completed approximately 2,615 hours of flying in Boeing B-29 bombers, North American AT-6 trainers and North American B-25 bombers (sent to Carswell from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona).
On 8 August, Major William G. Renfro, 436th Bomb Squadron, flew the Eighth Air Force commander, Major General Roger M. Ramey, to Europe in a B-29. While in Europe the General attended conferences and toured. The aircraft returned to Carswell with the General on 28 August.
Unknown flight of B-36 over Cambridge, August 9, 1948
Photo by L.V. Kramer via John Alan Roderick
Photo by L.V. Kramer via John Alan Roderick
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From 14 to 15 August 1948, the wing hosted the 44th Air Division (Bombardment) (Reserve) at Carswell for training. The unit, stationed at Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas, was provided ground and flight training in the B-29 by instructors of the 9th and 492nd Bomb Squadrons.
Later that month, on 22 August, a 492nd Bomb Squadron B-36A flew 5,500 miles in over 26 hours, using 14,000 gallons of fuel in an endurance flight. Crew comfort was found to be much greater in the B-36 then the relatively cramped B-29.
1948 CLEVELAND AIR RACE FLYOVERS During the Cleveland Air Races in Ohio, held 5 through 7 September, the wing provided one B-36A for static display and flew B-36 flyovers on all three days of the races.
Following this on 17 September, a 492nd Bomb Squadron B-36 flew to Selfridge AFB, Detroit, Michigan, and remained on static display during the Air Force Day celebrations held 18 September.
Also, on that date, wing B-29 bombers flew in a SAC maximum effort mission. A total of ten B-29s took part (4-9th, 4-436th and 1-492nd Bomb Squadron). Additionally, six wing B-36 bombers flew separate missions to key cities in the United States giving the public its first look at the world's largest bomber. Three of the B-36s taking part were from the 492nd Bomb Squadron and the other three from the 436th Bomb Squadron. Five routes were flown on 18 September by the aircraft. Two 492nd aircraft flew from Carswell on an 8,5000 mile circuit to El Paso, Tucson, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Salt Lake City and back to Carswell. Next, one 492nd B-36 took off from Carswell and flew to Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, Abilene, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and landed at Carswell. The fourth B-36, from the 436th Bomb Squadron flew to Des Moines, Minneapolis, Duluth, Chicago, Detroit, Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis, St. Louis and back to Carswell. The fifth B-36, assigned to the 436th, left Carswell and flew direct to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, and back to Carswell. The last B-36, a 436th bomber, flew to Birmingham, Atlanta, Charleston, Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Montgomery, New Orleans, Shreveport, Houston, San Antonio, and finally landed at Carswell.
436th BS B-36 passes over Galveston Beach
Photo via George Willoughby and Herb Kavanaugh
Following this, the wing transferred two B-29s to Smokey Hill AFB, Salina, Kansas, on 24 and 26 September. This left eight B-29s at Carswell awaiting transfer.
Also, the wing took receipt of three additional B-36A bombers in September for a total of 13 assigned as of 30 September. The month of October opened with the wing transferring six B-29s to the 92nd Bomb Group at Smokey Hill AFB, Salina, Kansas, three on 3 October, two on 7 October, and one on 17 October. Also a total of six B-36A bombers were out of commission during October undergoing modifications. Five aircraft were at Consolidated Vultee plant, Fort Worth, Texas, (across the runway from Carswell) with one awaiting modification at Carswell. The loss of the remaining B-29s, plus the B-36 out of commission rate, almost brought crew training to a standstill, since available B-36 flying consisted of primarily transition for pilots and meeting numerous commitments for flyover demonstrations. Included in those were static displays at the San Francisco Air Fair, flyover at the American Legion Parade in Miami, and flyover of Baltimore, Maryland. Also, one B-36 was placed on static display in St. Louis, Missouri, on 16 October.
The rest of October, the wing began preparations for the activation of a second bomb group at Carswell. This would be accomplished by partitioning the current 7th Bomb Group into two separate organizations. One additional B-36A arrived in late October, bringing to a total of 18 B-36A aircraft assigned. Of those, the 9th Bomb Squadron had five, the 436th eight, and the 492nd five. Also, four B-29s were assigned, one in the 9th, one in the 436th and two in the 492nd Bomb Squadron.
On 14 November, one 492nd Bomb Squadron B-36A was flown to Mines Field, Los Angeles, California, and put on static display. A few days later, on 19 November, the wing sent two of its last four B-29s assigned to the 97th Bomb Group (Medium), Biggs AFB, El Paso, Texas. One was from the 9th Bomb Squadron and the other from the 436th Bomb Squadron. This left the wing with two B-29s assigned to the 492nd Bomb Squadron.
FIRST CONSOLIDATED B-36B ASSIGNED The first B-36B 44-920026 arrived from Consolidated-Vultee fresh off the production line on 25 November. Power plants on the B-36B were improved R-4360-41 WASP majors with water injection. They developed 3,500 horsepower each, compared to 3,000 horsepower on the old R-4360-25s used on prototypes and B-36A models. At combat weight, the B-36B had a top speed of 381 mph and a 42,500-foot service ceiling. An AN/APQ-24 bombing-navigation radar and AN/APQ-3 gun-laying radar was installed in the aircraft tail. Armament consisted of 16 20mm cannons in eight remote-controlled turrets. All the turrets were retractable except the nose and tail turrets. The aircraft was assigned to the 9th Bomb Squadron in the wing. Following this, the wing received word from higher headquarters that the new bomb group would be the 11th, with activation set for December. On 27 November, the 492nd Bomb Squadron flew a B-36A to Denver, Colorado, for static display. During the rest of November five more B-36Bs arrived. As the month closed 24 B-36s were assigned to the group, 18 A and 6 B models. Additionally, three B-36As were at the Consolidated-Vultee plant, Forth Worth, undergoing modifications
11TH BOMB GROUP ACTIVATED The most outstanding event that took place in December was the activation of the 11th Bomb Group, Heavy, by General Order 47, Eighth Air Force, on 1 December 1948. Concurrently, with the activation of the group, the 26th, 42nd, and 98th Bomb Squadrons, Heavy, were activated and assigned. The 11th was further attached to the 7th Bombardment Wing, Heavy, the same day. Major Russell F. Ireland, former deputy commander, 7th Air Base Group, became the acting commanding officer of the newly activated group. The 11th Bomb Group would be equipped with 18 B-36As, presently used by the 7th Bomb Group for training purposes. Tentative plans called for squadron cadres to be housed with other bomb squadrons at Carswell. Supply and administrative people of the 98th Bomb Squadron worked with the 436th Bomb Squadron, while the 26th Bomb Squadron moved in with the 492nd Bomb Squadron, and the 42nd Bomb Squadron shared facilities with the 9th Bomb Squadron.
5 December 1948
Photo by Frank Kleinwechter
WING TRANSFERS LAST BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BOMBERS Following this, on 6 December, the 492nd Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Group, transferred one of the last two remaining wing B-29A aircraft to the 97th Bomb Group, Biggs AFB, El Paso, Texas.
The next day, 7 December, the 492nd flew two B-36s in an air demonstration over the state of West Virginia in celebration of Peace Week which the state was observing.
Also, from 7 to 9 December, a B-36B of the 436th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Group, and a B-50A of the 43rd Bomb Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; two of SAC's newest bombers, completed a round trip non-stop flight from Carswell AFB to Hawaii and back. The B-36, commanded by Major John D. Bartlett, flew the mock attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, flying over 8,000 miles without landing in 35 hours and 30 minutes.
On 8 December, the 492nd Bomb Squadron transferred the last B-29A 44-21753 to Headquarters, Eighth Air Force, for use as a courier plane at Carswell AFB. Two 492nd Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Group, B-36s flew in an air demonstration over Washington, D.C. in celebration of the Wright Brothers first flight over 45 years ago, on 17 December. During the month the 7th Bomb Group received 13 new B-36B aircraft from Consolidated-Vultee.
As December closed, 36 B-36s (18-A and 18-B) were assigned to the 7th Bomb Group, with no aircraft assigned to the 11th Bomb Group as yet. Of those, the 9th Bomb Squadron had 12 (6-A and 6-B), 436th totaled 12 (6-A and 6-B), the 492nd had 12 (6-A and 6-B).
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Breakfast Topic: Have you met any WoW players in real life? {WoW}
May 6th 2011 8:13AM My eldest daughter got friendly with one of our guild members and they chatted in game for ages. Finaly he came up to stay one week and after a while, she moved down to where he lived in the south. Now they are married and expecting their first sprog :)
WoW Insider's Twitter "1 year of WoW" giveaway {WoW}
Apr 21st 2011 3:27PM Yeah. Welcome to the "global community". We enjoy your patronige, just don't expect to benefit from it :(
WoW Moviewatch: Blah Blah Blah {WoW}
Mar 15th 2011 4:21PM This thread reminds me why I hate to watch things like X Factor...
Is it no longer possible to be constructively critical without cheap shots and spiteful remarks?
Lilydruid: I liked last post, just to let you know your point was made somewhere. Mature and honest, but you shouldn't feel you have to justify yourself as a person or a mother. This is SUPPOSED to be about your art. You don't have to pander to troll minded dissenters.
WoW Moviewatch: Blah Blah Blah {WoW}
Mar 14th 2011 4:45PM For the love of God...
I find some of the remarks in this post incredulous. All day long on music channels and even in commercials you can view images far more provocative than Lilydruids video. My
10 cents worth? You go girl. Kudos to you for trying to do something different and entertaining!
Breakfast Topic: Would you pay for extras in a F2P WoW? {WoW}
Nov 11th 2010 10:15AM I don't pretend to understand the economic of market stratergy of running MMO's. If I like it, I play it. If it means paying for the service I'll pay if I like it enough to continue playing. Not being much of a instance or pvp player, the questing and lore side of the game is the most enjoyable for me. I stopped playing WoW just after the latest patch. Partly because I didn't like the changes, but also because after 5 years it just seemed like turning up for work.
When LotRO began it's free to play, it coencided nicely with my itch for something different.
I've been playing it for about a week now and I find it engrossing and enjoyable. Yes from time to time I come across a limitation, but to be honest at this stage it doesn't really impact too much on the game play and it has a lot of features that WoW lacked. I can see me subscribing in the future.
I guess my point is that if it hadn't been for the free to play promotion I probably wouldn't have bothered with it. 15 day subs aren't really a big enough insentive to do all the tedious downloading and patching it takes to find at the end of it you didn't rate it, and the limitations on the trials do have an impact on how the game REALLY plays. I think it will pay off in the long run because having put all the time and effort into playing with a slighty limited version there is an insentive to 'invest' in more. More importantly, you are given a choice on how you want to play.
Encrypted Text: Weapon speed analysis {WoW}
Jul 29th 2010 4:24AM Totally agree with you Alex.
Bored with my Combat rogue I have rolled a Sub rogue and leveling him from scratch.
I have use the companion guide below as a rule of thumb and it feels almost like I'm playing a new game. Having lots of fun with it.
Sub spec is too often overlooked in the blinkered DPS numbers race. It's a shame because if people took the time to learn it they would find that it can be effective and fun.
Breakfast Topic: When is it too much WoW? {WoW}
Jan 2nd 2010 8:21AM When you're bored with grinding, Questing, Farming. Raiding... but you just can't think of anything else to do - because WoW has become your life :(
Breakfast Topic: If you could add one new feature {WoW}
Jun 4th 2009 10:07AM fair comment - but some kind of variety would be nice
as apposed to brown boiler suits with a 'hint' of blue/red/green...
Breakfast Topic: If you could add one new feature {WoW}
Jun 3rd 2009 1:18PM 1. Some way of getting off windrider mounts. It's such a PITA
when you remember/see something you need to do and have
to complete a pointless journey only to turn around and fly back again :(
2. Cosmetics. Northrend gear is so bland to the eye - especially after
gearing the huge variety you can get in outland. A shave and hair cut
just doesn't go far enough.
3. better world drops - like they were a couple of years ago.
It's virtually impossible to pick up any quality drops outside
of dungeon anymore - take note Blizzard; we aren't all Arena/
Dungeon lovers!
New PTR patch notes {WoW}
Apr 10th 2009 7:30AM ignore above - lag post :)


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Chum salmon rising
Ever consider eating the lowly chum salmon? The poor cousin of tasty relatives like chinook, coho and sockeye, chum has gotten a bad rap over the years. But when "keta salmon," as it is now marketed, is caught fresh from the ocean and processed quickly, the mild taste and flaky texture make it a great eating fish. And at $7.50/lb for a thick fresh fillet, it compares favorably to fresh Chinook's $29.99/lb price tag and even previously frozen sockeye, which runs around $12.99/lb.
In early November, I caught a ride aboard the Njord, a commercial fishing boat, for an evening of harvesting chum salmon in Seattle's front yard, Elliot Bay. The Seattle skyline was ablaze to accommodate downtown diners and professionals working late. Just beyond them, in the shadows of the skyscrapers, out on the blackness of the sea, we were catching chum.
Seattle skyline from the Njord. Photo: Lokipix
My host was owner and skipper Pete Knutson, a Puget Sound gillnetter and anthropology professor at Seattle Central concerned with the sustainability of local fish. Knutson and his sons operate Loki Fish Co., a family business that delivers fish directly to the consumer. When Pete is on the water, his oldest son Jonah is usually working nearby on his own boat, the Loki. Their goal is to deliver a quality product at a reasonable price.
For Loki Fish Co. the local chum fishery is a story of responsible fishing, of careful treatment of the fish product and of sustainable seafood made possible at the edge of a metropolis. "We fish chum and pink [another undervalued salmon species] because, in terms of Puget Sound, these are the healthiest runs," Knutson says. "Right now they are doing particularly well because it seems that ocean conditions are good for these fish. Most of the chum we catch in Puget Sound and all of the pinks are wild spawning populations. The wild coho and Chinook salmon are in deep trouble in Puget Sound because of paving, development, extractive forestry, poor agricultural practices and generally the lack of strong riparian protections."
Sustainable Fishing & Environmental Stewardship from Washington to Alaska from Pangeality Productions on Vimeo.
Also retailed as keta salmon, Pacific salmon and Silver Brite, Chum is Puget Sound's most abundant wild salmon. Each year about a million of them return from 3-4 years at sea to spawn in rivers that empty into Puget Sound. Whereas most other local and wild salmon species have spent the last century in decline, chum shows resilience. According to the Washington Department of Fisheries, only four of Washington's 55 chum salmon stocks need protection. And yet, they're underutilized as a fresh fish product.
That's because keta's gotten a bad rap. The new keta salmon is nothing like the snaggle-toothed mushy fish your grandfather might have pulled out of the river. Native Alaskan Yup'ik fishermen catch chum at the end of its spawning cycle, once it's reached the river. By that time though, the fish has lost fat, become discolored and grown a hooked snout — all traits that fish of the opposite gender apparently find appealing. Human diners don't. The Yup'iks call it the "dog salmon" because they feed it to their huskies.
In salt water, though, the keta is sleek, silver and fatty, loaded with healthy Omega-3s and extremely low in pollutants.
In Puget Sound, the autumn chum fishery opens twice a week for gillnetters and lasts about a month. On this brisk evening, we were hauling in our nets just offshore of Seattle's Space Needle.
Eighteen hundred feet of monofilament gillnet spools out from the stern of the boat, hanging about 100 feet below the surface in vertical suspension. A hefty sea lion cruises up and down the net's length, plucking off salmon, and sea gulls fight over his leftovers. Later, we find a disembodied fish head or two in the net. It's like paying the ecosystem a tax.
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Posted Sat, Nov 30, 11:48 a.m.
In the summer of '75, I worked in Alaska as a Japanese translator for a company making sujiko and ikura. One of the perks was that I could eat any seafood caught in our beach nets. Along with flounder and Dolly Varden trout, I got to discover how good fresh, bright, chum taste. Their eggs are also the best tasting of the salmon roe.
My suggestion when buying chum is to inspect the skin to make sure it is completely silver.
Posted Tue, Dec 3, 10:07 a.m.
Excellent suggestion. The fresh silver skin is key to a good eating fish.
Posted Wed, Sep 24, 7:51 p.m.
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Guan Tianlang, a 14-year-old from China became the youngest player to make the cut in PGA Tour history Friday. He shot a respectable first round of 73 at Augusta National followed by 75 Friday after being assessed a one-stroke penalty for slow play. He is the youngest player to compete in a major in 148 years and now is apparently the only player who has been assessed a penalty in the Masters for slow play. He is 10 strokes behind leader Jason Day.
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Concentrating the Wealth More Narrowly
"Concentrating the Wealth More Narrowly"
VP for Economic Policy Michael Ettlinger has the facts and observes that the McCain family would receive a $55,000 tax cut under McCain's capital gains tax proposals. That, I believe, is more than the median household income in the United States, so obviously the typical person would get much less than that. The McCains income in 2007 was $4,602,437.
Again, you can see why they're opposed to spreading the wealth around. But how many Americans really join McCain in the belief that we need to concentrate the wealth more narrowly in the hands of the wealthiest families?


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Care for a Rum Cocktail?
This week marks the 10th anniversary of washingtonpost.com, which means it's probably time for a cocktail. If you're not as excited about this milestone as we are at the Web site, perhaps you can toast to the official beginning of summer (the solstice takes place at 8:26 a.m. tomorrow). But the real question is: Do we really need an excuse for a summery quencher? (Today's post is laced with alcohol, by the way. For drinks without the hard stuff, take a look at these non-alcoholic ideas. ) For me, summer cocktailing means rum. Gin and tonics are about as old hat as my 20-year-old pair of blue seersucker Bermuda shorts, but that doesn't mean I harbor ill toward the isle of Bermuda. In fact, one of my ultra-favorite sippy-poos (a term coined by my Aunt Ginny) is a Dark'n' Stormy, considered the national drink of Bermuda. Made famous by Goslings...
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When the weather is like it is today in Washington, it feels like nothing can go wrong. We should all play hookie and pack a picnic basket with enough Rosé for the whole gang. The question, though: Can we afford to be snookered on a Tuesday afternoon? Oh, all right, I'll behave. Still, we need something cool to drink when that throat gets parched, at that imaginary picnic or out on the back porch after work. Did you get a look at the details for the rosemary lemonade that was featured in last week's Food section? I love the idea of infusing herbs into lemonade, and if you've got a run on rosemary in your garden like I do, this may be the ticket. You'll need to make a simple syrup, which is a cooked sugar-water solution that needs to cool before using; it's a good idea to make a...
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