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A More Perfect Union: Congress and the Civil War I
The issue of slavery permeated debate in Congress from the founding of the country through the mid-nineteenth century. The failure to resolve differences between states on the issue of slavery led to the Civil War. To manage both the war effort and its consequences, Congress crafted new legislation that addressed a changing nation.
For more than two hundred years, the Capitol has been the place where representatives of the American people have debated how best to achieve the nation's ideals. This exhibit displays some of our most important documents to illustrate the role of Congress in defining and helping to realize national goals and aspirations.
The aspirations of unity, freedom, common defense, general welfare, knowledge, and exploration all derive from the Constitution. The Preamble declares that the highest goals of the government are "to form a more perfect Union," and to provide for "common defense," "general Welfare," and the "Blessings of Liberty." Article I gives Congress the power to promote "Science and useful Arts," which has resulted in congressional support of knowledge and exploration. The meaning of liberty is further defined in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee specific freedoms.
Congress appropriates funds for national defense and has the power to declare war. By approving international agreements and the appointment of ambassadors, Congress also supports efforts to resolve conflict through diplomacy. Congressional contributions to matters of war and peace throughout the nation's history are registered in these documents.
Response to Rebellion - 2
A writ of habeas corpus is a legal order enabling an individual to seek release from unlawful detention. The Constitution allows Congress to suspend the writ of habeas corpus for public safety in times of rebellion or invasion. Congress was not in session when Confederate forces initiated the Civil War in April 1861 by attacking U.S. troops stationed at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Acting quickly against the insurrection, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus. He later asked Congress to approve his controversial action.
War with Mexico - 1
Westward expansion led to rising tensions in Congress before the Civil War. Some considered expansion a defense against European claims on the continent, but it was also a subject of dispute between northern and southern factions about whether slavery would be allowed in new territories. In 1846, following a skirmish near the border of newly annexed Texas, President James K. Polk asked Congress to declare war against Mexico. In December 1847 Representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois, suspicious of Polk's motives, called for an investigation.
The Monitor and the Merrimac - 1
The 37th and 38th Congresses (1861–1865) played an active role during the Civil War through legislation, appropriations, and oversight. In 1861, Congress encouraged development of the ironclad warship. The U.S.S. Monitor, designed by Swedish-American engineer John Ericsson, was tested in an encounter with the Merrimac, a Union ship the Confederates had captured, fitted with iron armor, and renamed the C.S.S. Virginia. Their March 9, 1862 battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia—the world's first between steam-powered ironclads—revolutionized naval warfare.
Bill to Establish the Department of the Navy, April 11, 1798
Signed into law April 30, 1798, this bill removed the Navy from the Department of War and established it as a separate office. Under the National Security Act of 1947, the Navy Department became part of the Department of Defense.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Sketch of the March of the British Army under Gen'l. Ross from the 19th to the 29th August 1814, map by D. Evans, 1814
A British map traced the route of the invasion of August 1814. On August 24, after overcoming American forces on the Patuxent River and in Bladensburg, Maryland, British troops under Major General Robert Ross and Rear-Admiral Sir George Cockburn entered Washington, D.C. Finding the city nearly abandoned, they burned federal buildings but spared most private property.
Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress
The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814, oil on canvas by Sir Amèdée Forestier, 1914
On December 24, 1814, after four months of negotiations in Ghent, Belgium, delegates from Great Britain (left) and the United States (right) signed a treaty to end the War of 1812.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sulgrave Institution of the U.S. and Great Britain
"Impressment of American Seamen", wood engraving after a drawing by Howard Pyle, Harper's Monthly, April 1884
Great Britain frequently forced sailors on American vessels into service with the Royal Navy. This impressment was one motivation for Congress to declare war.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico [Map of the United States of Mexico] by J. Disturnell, 1847
Negotiators of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo agreed to use an 1847 map by J. Disturnell as the reference for the new boundary between the U.S. and Mexico. They found that the map had some serious errors, depicting El Paso and part of the Rio Grande many miles from their true locations, which complicated the negotiations.
Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress
Petition from Bowdoinham, Maine, against the annexation of Texas, December 12, 1837
Residents of Maine petitioned Congress against the annexation of Texas, citing three reasons. First, Mexico did not recognize Texas's independence, so annexation might provoke a war. Second, they opposed the expansion of slavery, which Texas allowed. Third, the vast area of Texas might be divided into smaller slaveholding states, upsetting congressional balance and thereby dissolving the Union.
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It being the avowed intention to continue it a slave-holding country, its annexation to the Union will give predominant power, in our national councils, to the slave-holding interest, and will reduce to complete subjection, the interests of the free States
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
Original Radar Plot of Detector Station Opana, Oahu, Hawaii, December 7, 1941
At 7:20 a.m. on December 7, 1941, two novice radar operators detected aircraft approaching Oahu. Their control officer believed the signals tracked American B-17s, but by 7:55 a.m., the first wave of Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor. A 1945 Congressional investigation of the surprise attack examined this radar plot.
Records of the Joint Committees on Congress, National Archives and Records Administration
Announcement of Victory at Yorktown, October 19, 1781
General Washington notified the Continental Congress of the defeat of British troops near Yorktown, Virginia. Britain's Lord Cornwallis surrendered after his troops were trapped on a peninsula between American and French land forces and French naval ships. The Revolutionary War essentially ended with this victory.
Records of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, National Archives and Records Administration
Letter from the Continental Congress to George Washington, July 24, 1775
George Washington, an experienced and respected military leader, provided a unifying influence as the American colonies rebelled against Great Britain. The Second Continental Congress placed great trust in him, as illustrated by this letter authorizing Washington to appoint officers and determine the number of troops needed for the newly created Continental Army. John Hancock, president of the Congress, signed the letter.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
President Abraham Lincoln's nomination of Ulysses S. Grant to be Lieutenant General of the Army, February 29, 1864
President Lincoln nominated Grant as Lieutenant General of the Army the same day he signed the bill re-establishing the position, which was previously held by George Washington. Grant's victories at Vicksburg and Chattanooga had won the respect of Congress and the president and Grant's military strategy proved effective in winning the war.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
S.J. Res. 119, Joint Resolution Declaring War with Germany, December 11, 1941
The House and Senate adopted a joint resolution, S.J. Res.119, declaring war against Germany, on December 11, 1941. This first draft of the resolution shows that the Senate used the declaration of war against Japan, S.J. Res. 116, as the basis of the document and replaced references to "Japan" with "Germany."
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Certified copy of the Treaty of Versailles (Unperfected Treaty) Section on League of Nations, c. 1919
In 1919, the Allied nations met in Paris to negotiate the treaty with Germany ending World War I. President Woodrow Wilson brought his own agenda to the talks. Wilson's highest priority was to establish an international peacekeeping organization—the League of Nations. The U.S. Senate, which holds exclusive power to permit ratification of treaties, rejected the treaty largely because of this provision.
General Records of the U.S. Government, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
An Act to establish the Executive Department to be denominated the Department of War, June 27, 1789, with Senate annotations
The Department of War, established in 1789, oversaw all military affairs until Congress created a separate Navy Department in 1798. The National Security Act, passed by Congress in 1947, designated departments for the Army, Navy, and the Air Force. A National Military Establishment, renamed the Department of Defense in 1949, administered these departments.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Regulations relative to the admission of cadets into military academy by B.F. Butler, Secretary of War, February 15, 1837
Congress strove for political fairness when it established regulations for admission of cadets into U.S. military academies. By basing distribution on congressional districts, Congress allowed individuals from every state to achieve careers as officers in the U.S. armed forces.
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…the appointments are made from among the applicants …so as to give one Cadet to each Congressional District.
Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
HR 6293, A bill to establish a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, January 28, 1942
Massachusetts Representative Edith Nourse Rogers introduced this bill to establish a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in December 1941. It became law the next year. Directed by Oveta Culp Hobby, the WAAC was renamed the Women's Army Corps (WAC) and incorporated into the regular Army in 1943.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
Petition against annexation, Women's Hawaiian Patriotic League of the Hawaiian Islands, September 11, 1897
In 1897, President William McKinley signed a treaty to annex Hawaii and submitted it to the Senate for ratification. Many Native Hawaiians opposed annexation—they swiftly gathered 21,269 signatures of men, women, and children on petitions for delegates to present in Washington, D.C. The Senate rejected the treaty, but five months later Congress annexed Hawaii through a joint resolution.
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We…native Hawaiian women…earnestly protest against the annexation of the…Hawaiian Islands to the…United States of America in any form or shape.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Message from President George Washington to Congress, December 30, 1790
Message from President George Washington to Congress, December 30, 1790
In 1785 Algerian pirates seized two American merchant ships—the Dolphin and the Mary. The crews were still held captive five years later when President George Washington sent this letter to Congress, enclosing Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson's report on negotiations with Algiers. Washington requested that Congress provide whatever it considered "most expedient" to free the men.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Memorial of Clara Barton, February 1, 1866
Clara Barton's 1866 petition to Congress explained her reasons for initiating a search for missing soldiers and outlined her research procedures. She noted her very limited resources and mentioned that President Abraham Lincoln and a Union major general aided her efforts. In March 1866 Congress approved $15,000 for expenses of Barton's Missing Soldiers Office.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
my attention was arrested by the great number of letters received from all parts of the country, mostly from the wives and mothers of soldiers desiring my personal assistance in searching for their lost husbands and sons
A Proclamation by the President of the United States, April 15, 1861
As Commander in Chief, President Abraham Lincoln responded to the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter by calling for 75,000 militia volunteers. Their first duty was to repossess federal property seized from the Union by the seven seceded states. Lincoln also used his constitutional authority to convene an extraordinary session of Congress for July 4, 1861.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Deeming that the present condition of public affairs presents an extraordinary occasion, I do hereby, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, convene both Houses of Congress.
Color lithograph, Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac, Kurtz and Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago, ca. 1889
As Union officers watched from a point near Fort Calhoun, the U.S.S. Monitor (top center) and the Merrimac (C.S.S. Virginia, top right) battled for several hours, each inflicting damage on the other. The Merrimac had earlier destroyed two wooden Union frigates, including the U.S.S. Congress, shown in flames (top left).
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
S. 2000, Peace Corps bill, introduced by Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, June 1, 1961
In 1960 Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota and Representative Henry S. Reuss of Wisconsin introduced bills concerning a federal volunteer program for service abroad. Humphrey's bill was first to name the program the "peace corps." After President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, Humphrey introduced this bill to authorize its funding.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
List of U.S. Navy vessels in service and lost, 1812
This report to President James Madison confirmed that all ships worthy of repair had been requisitioned for service. Among them was the U.S.S. Constitution, whose capture of the H.M.S. Guerriere in August 1812 would be the first American naval victory of the war. In January 1813 Congress approved legislation to expand the U.S. Navy.
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All the public vessels, worthy of repair, have been put in requisition, & the following are now in actual Service
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
House Declaration of War, June 4, 1812, with Senate Amendments, June 17, 1812
After President James Madison asked Congress to declare war against Britain, the House of Representatives voted 79–49 to pass this declaration. "War hawks," led by Speaker of the House Henry Clay of Kentucky, prevailed over members favoring neutrality and Federalists sympathetic to Britain. Clay argued that war was justified to defend U.S. rights against British offenses.
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war . . . is hereby declared to exist between Great Britain and her dependencies and the United States of America and their Territories and …the President of the United States is hereby Authorized to use the whole land and naval force of the United States to carry the same into effect.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
Memorial of Hannah Stephens requesting the release of her husband from Algiers, December 9, 1791
In June 1785 Algerian pirates captured Isaac Stephens, captain of the Boston ship Maria, and his crew en route to Spain. The sailors were held captive for eleven years before Congress was able to secure their release. During Stephens's captivity, his wife Hannah repeatedly petitioned Congress, citing her family's terrible sufferings in her husband's absence.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
British burn the Capitol, 1814, oil on canvas by Allyn Cox, 1973–1974
Flames leaped from the House of Representatives and Senate chambers in the Capitol as British troops attacked another building. This modern mural is in the Cox Corridor of the Capitol's House wing.
Architect of the Capitol
Projet of a Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Ghent), November 10, 1814
A working draft of the Treaty of Ghent records British changes to the American proposal, including terms for the return of prisoners of war. Though it didn't address all the causes of the conflict, the Treaty of Ghent initiated a lasting peace between the United States and Great Britain.
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His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, desirous of terminating the War which has unhappily subsisted between the two Countries, and of restoring, upon principles of perfect reciprocity, Peace, Friendship and Good Understanding between them have, for that purpose appointed their respective Plenipotentiaries,…who,…have agreed upon the following Articles.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Henry Clay, oil on canvas by Charles Bird King, 1821
Speaker of the House Henry Clay of Kentucky and other congressional War Hawks rallied under the slogan "Free Trade and Sailors' Rights" to push for war against Great Britain.
Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund, 81.9, 36 1/8 x 28 1/8 inches
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, manuscript, signed with wax seals February 2, 1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo set the U.S.-Mexico border at the Rio Grande; compensated Mexico for war damages; secured for the United States an area encompassing present-day New Mexico, Arizona, California, and parts of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming; and protected the rights of Hispanics residing in the territory.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Great Speech of Clay––Bran Bread is Riz! Lithograph attributed to John L. Mager, 1847
This cartoon mocks Henry Clay, a longtime U.S. representative and senator from Kentucky. Clay protested the Mexican War in an 1847 speech published in the New York Tribune. His son Henry Clay Jr., meanwhile, led a Kentucky regiment. Popular depictions of Clay Jr.'s death at Buena Vista made him a national icon of battlefield heroism.
Lithograph published by James Baillie, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Senate Roll Call on the Treaty of Annexation between the United States of America and the Republic of Texas, June 8, 1844
In 1844 the Senate rejected a treaty of annexation between the U.S. and Texas. The vote of 16 (for)–34 (against) fell far short of the two-thirds majority constitutionally required for ratification. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri led the opposition. Benton favored expansion, but argued that annexing Texas would intensify sectional conflict and rupture the Union.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Congress's Response to the Resignation of the Commander in Chief, December 23, 1783
General George Washington appeared before Congress to resign his commission as commander in chief of the Continental Army. In this eloquent letter, Congress accepted the resignation and expressed the gratitude of the nation for his leadership during the Revolutionary War.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Proclamation of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1776
Pledging loyalty to the "United American Colonies," the signers of this proclamation vowed to defend America against the army and navy of Great Britain. As inhabitants of the colonies joined the cause of liberty, such proclamations reflected their growing sense of shared purpose and destiny.
Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
Telegram from President Abraham Lincoln to Lieutenant General Grant, City Point, Virginia, August 17, 1864
President Lincoln urged Lieutenant General Grant to "Hold on with a bull-dog grip…" during the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, even as other politicians argued for Grant's army to move north to protect Washington, D.C. Lincoln and Grant knew that victory at Petersburg was crucial to defeating the Confederate army.
Records of the Secretary of War, National Archives and Records Administration
Poster, Americans will always fight for liberty, 1943
To promote patriotism during World War II, the Office of War Information, a federal agency, commissioned artists to create propaganda posters. This one, by the painter Bernard Perlin, associates soldiers of 1943 with troops of the Continental Army that endured the harsh winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War.
Records of the Office of Government Reports, National Archives and Records Administration
Henry Cabot Lodge's personal copy of reservations of Treaty of Versailles, c. September 1919
Based on the deep and resonant isolationist sentiment among many Americans, some members of Congress opposed the League of Nations because they feared U.S. entanglement in international affairs. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, prepared a series of 'reservations' or modifications to the Treaty of Versailles in an effort to reflect these concerns.
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…the United States declines to assume…any obligation to preserve the territorial integrity or political independence of any other country…
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pay of the Army on the New Establishment agreeably to Act of Congress, April 30, 1790
This document records the monthly pay rates for the new national army, listed according to rank and title. A lieutenant colonel commander earned $60 per month, a major commandant of artillery earned $45, and majors earned $40. Sergeants, quartermasters, and the paymaster earned $5. Privates and musicians were the lowest paid at $3 per month.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Letter from Dwight David Eisenhower to Senator Joseph L. Bristow, August 20, 1910
In August 1910, Dwight D. Eisenhower sought support from Kansas Senator Joseph L. Bristow to enter a military academy. Eisenhower, born October 14, 1890, was nearly twenty, but claimed to be a year younger. The Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, did not accept candidates over age eighteen. Eisenhower secured Bristow's recommendation to the Army school at West Point.
Kansas State Historical Society
Army Recruiting poster, "Nurses Are Needed Now!... " by Stu L. Savage, 1944
During World War II, women served in many noncombatant roles, including as crucial medical support personnel. More than 59,000 women served in the Army Nurse Corps, often close to the front lines of battle.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
President William McKinley's nomination of Sanford B. Dole to be Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, May 4, 1900
Under the Hawaiian Organic Act of 1900, which created the government of the Territory of Hawaii, Hawaiians did not elect their governor. Instead, the U.S. President appointed governors and the Senate confirmed them. On May 4, 1900, President William McKinley nominated Sanford B. Dole as the first governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Secretary of State on American captives at Algiers, December 28, 1790
Thomas Jefferson's report on the status of the negotiations with Algiers included this list of Dolphin and Mary crew members with ransom fees indicated. Jefferson was very familiar with the hostages' plight—as the Secretary of State, and previously as Minister to France under the Articles of Confederation, Jefferson advised Congress on how to secure peace with Algiers.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Rolls of missing soldiers accompanying the Memorial of Clara Barton, July 1865, no. 1
To support her appeal to Congress, Clara Barton attached this example of a roll of missing soldiers. Barton compiled such lists from names sent to her by soldiers' families and friends. She distributed the rolls to military barracks, newspapers, and post offices nationwide, asking anyone with knowledge of the lost men to contact her.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
President Abraham Lincoln's special message to Congress, July 4, 1861, printed draft with Lincoln's
In his July 4, 1861, message to Congress, President Abraham Lincoln defended his calling up the militia and suspending habeas corpus. Lincoln explained the urgent need of a military response to preserve the Union, and he requested additional troops and funds. Congress validated Lincoln's actions by unanimously approving his request.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
It was with the deepest regret that the Executive found the duty of employing the war-power, in defence of the government, forced upon him. He could but perform this duty, or surrender the existence of the government.
"The Civil War in America—Naval engagement in Hampton Roads," by Thomas Nast, The Illustrated London News, April 5, 1862
The battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac demonstrated the superiority of ironclads over wooden vessels, inaugurating the age of armored warships.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Letter from President Kennedy to Lyndon B. Johnson regarding the Peace Corps Bill, May 29, 1961
President John F. Kennedy sent this letter to Senate President (Vice President) Lyndon B. Johnson describing the Peace Corps' pilot program successes. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey introduced the bill authorizing the Peace Corps on June 1, 1961. President Kennedy signed that bill into law on September 22, 1961.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the size of the Barbary Navy, ca. 1799–1800
While Thomas Jefferson served as Minister to France (1784–1788) and Secretary of State (1789–1793), he advised Congress on securing peace with Algiers and urged using naval power to combat piracy rather than paying ransom or tribute. Jefferson later made these notes on Barbary State fleets while Vice President (1797–1801).
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
President James Madison's letter to the Senate regarding the temporary accommodations of Congress, September 17, 1814
To ensure the operation of the federal government after the Capitol was destroyed, President James Madison quickly appropriated for Congress the only public building that had escaped attack—the Patent and Post Office building, called Blodgett's Hotel. Congress convened there from September 1814 until December 1815, when it moved to a temporary building where today's Supreme Court stands.
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The destruction of the Capitol by the Enemy having made it necessary that other accomodations [sic] should be provided for the meeting of Congress, chambers for the Senate and for the House of Representatives…have been fitted up…in the Public Building heretofore allotted for the Post and other Public Offices.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
President James Madison's war message, June 1, 1812
As Congress debated whether to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison addressed a message to the Senate and House of Representatives detailing British offenses against the United States. He concluded that Great Britain was already in a state of war against the United States, but left Congress to determine the nation's response.
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the conduct of her Government presents a series of acts, hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration.
H.J. Res. 46, A joint resolution for annexing Texas to the United States, January 27, 1845
After the Senate rejected the Texas annexation treaty, proponents of annexation decided to gain Texas by a joint resolution of Congress, which required only a majority vote in each house. Passed by the House (120–98) and Senate (27–25) in 1845, the resolution was later challenged but upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Congress doth consent that the territory properly included within and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texas may be erected into a new State, to be called the State of Texas
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President Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" Speech, December 8, 1941
The day following the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against the Empire of Japan. He described failed negotiations with the Japanese and the destruction of the attacks. He read from this copy of the speech, which includes his handwritten changes.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
State of Connecticut Revolutionary War Pay Vouchers for Mjuba Freeman, June 1, 1782
More than five thousand African Americans served in the Continental Army. Both free and enslaved blacks had fought in colonial militias prior to the Revolution, and African-American minutemen died in the battles at Lexington and Concord. This pay voucher attests to money owed and interest paid to a black soldier, Mjuba Freeman.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Into the Jaws of Death, photograph of D-Day, Normandy Landing, by Robert F. Sargent, June 6, 1944
American troops wade ashore from a Coast Guard landing boat off the coast of France in a massive invasion that changed the course of the war.
Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, National Archives and Records Administration
United Nations Poster, "Charter of the United Nations" 1945
President Franklin Roosevelt was committed to U.S. participation in an international peace organization. To avoid challenges faced by President Wilson, President Roosevelt was careful to build bipartisan support for Senate approval by including influential Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg as a delegate to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. The U.N. Charter was signed on June 26, 1945. A month later the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved it.
Records of the Office of Government Reports, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Senator Joseph L. Bristow's nomination of Dwight D. Eisenhower to West Point, October 28, 1910
With Senator Bristow's backing, Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1911 after passing the admissions exam. Eisenhower went on to become a five-star general, one of the greatest military commanders of the twentieth century, and president of the United States.
Records of the Adjutant General's Office, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Women's Army Corps pamphlet, The WAC, ca. 1944, collection of Edith G. Wells
WACs served worldwide during World War II, including the European Theater. Two battalions sent to London assisted in preparations for D-Day and U.S. maneuvers in France. Sergeant Edith G. Wells enlisted in 1942, trained in London, and was among the first WACs in Normandy, France, after the 1944 D-Day landing.
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This is your story—a record of the vital services performed by the Women's Army Corps in the European Theater.
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Petition from Captain Richard O'Bryen to Congress, April 28, 1791
Richard O'Bryen, captain of the Dolphin, repeatedly petitioned Congress while languishing in captivity for eleven years. In this petition—sent six years after his capture—O'Bryen described the high prices other nations paid to free hostages and outlined means U.S. officials could pursue to win American sailors' freedom. After his release O'Bryen served as U.S. Consul to Algiers.
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Most Honoured Sirs we hope you will Consider what our Sufferings must have been in this Country Dureing that Trying Period of Nearly Six years Captivity
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Handwritten railroad pass for Clara Barton and attendant signed by members of Congress, July 19, 1866
Members of Congress who supported Clara Barton's mission included Senators Henry Wilson and Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax of Indiana, and others who signed this pass giving Barton free passage on trains. Though based in Washington, D.C., Barton frequently traveled to publicize her work, raise funds, or visit sites where Union soldiers died.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Sailors on the deck of the U.S.S. Monitor, by James F. Gibson, July 9, 1862.
The Monitor carried a crew of 63. Living conditions were difficult—there were no windows, few skylights, and the iron exterior intensified temperatures below deck.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Peace Corps volunteer explaining inoculation of cows, East Pakistan, by Charles Harbutt/Magnum Photos, 1962
Peace Corps volunteers serve the needs of host countries and communities. This volunteer (right) worked with farmers in East Pakistan to protect the health of their livestock.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson, First annual message to Congress, December 8, 1801
In his 1801 annual message to Congress, delivered in writing, President Thomas Jefferson reported that Tripoli, a Barbary state, posed the greatest threat to peace. Jefferson presented evidence of the ongoing problem of piracy and explained that in response to Tripoli's increasing demands and aggression, he had sent frigates into the Mediterranean to protect American trade.
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The legislature will doubtless consider whether, by authorizing measures of offence… they will place our force on an equal footing with that of its adversaries.
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Blodgett's Hotel, Washington, D.C., engraving based on a photograph, ca. 1860-1880
Blodgett's Hotel, at Seventh and E Streets Northwest, never served its intended purpose as a guesthouse. Congress authorized the purchase of the unfinished building in 1810 for federal offices and used it as temporary quarters in 1814 after the Capitol was burned.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Senate Changes to the House Declaration of War, June 17, 1812
On June 4, 1812, the House of Representatives voted 79–49 for a declaration of war against Great Britain. After making minor changes to the declaration, the Senate approved it by a vote of 19–13 on June 17. The bill gave the president "the whole land and naval force of the United States" to execute the war.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
H.R. 145, A bill providing for the prosecution of the war between the United States and Mexico, May 1846
Congress declared war against Mexico in 1846, claiming that a state of war existed "by the act of the Republic of Mexico." That "act"—Mexican forces wounding U.S. soldiers in a skirmish—occurred after President James K. Polk sent troops into a disputed border area. This printed House bill shows revisions by the Senate before passage.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Memorandum from Headquarters, U.S. Army, 20 July 1944, collection of Edith G. Wells
As WACs provided battlefield support, the Army addressed issues concerning their situation. This memo, issued shortly after D-Day, warned enlisted WACs that if captured by the enemy they would not have officers' privileges. In 1949, the Geneva Convention provided women prisoners with limited rights—such as separate beds and toilets—because of their gender.
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Thorough training will be given in the rights and obligations of enlisted prisoners of war…which may be interpreted to safeguard to women such provisions as billeting and sanitary facilities separate from those afforded male prisoners…
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
"Be about peace," December 1976
The Peace Corps develops programs in partnership with other countries. Since the 1960s nearly 200,000 Americans have volunteered on Peace Corps projects related to agriculture, health, education, economic development, the environment and information technology in 139 countries around the world. Many members of Congress have been volunteers or officials with the Peace Corps.
Records of the Peace Corps, National Archives and Records Administration
An Act for the Protection of Commerce of the U.S. in the Mediterranean, passed by the Senate February 1, 1802
This 1802 act of Congress was a response to years of attacks on U.S. ships by Barbary pirates. Though not a declaration of war, it supported President Thomas Jefferson's decision to send a U.S. Navy squadron to the Mediterranean and to use force to protect American citizens and property.
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…It shall be lawful fully to equip, officer, man, and employ such of the armed vessels of the United States as may be judged required…for protecting effectually the commerce and seamen thereof…
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WAC photographs, Planet News Ltd., collection of Edith G. Wells
First image: "We, WACS of the 2nd World War learning to use our rifles in England before going to Normandy 1943"
Second image: "Mess in the London Streets after bombing raid"
Though they enlisted for noncombatant support, WACs experienced the dangers of war. WACs were trained in the defensive use of rifles and other wartime skills. During the 1944 German blitz of London, a bomb destroyed the WAC headquarters.
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Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts, by Mathew Brady, 1866
As Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts was sympathetic to Clara Barton's mission and garnered congressional support for her work.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Treaty of Wangxia (Treaty of Peace, Amity, and Commerce between the United States and China), July 3, 1844
On July 3, 1844, Commissioner Caleb Cushing and his Chinese counterpart, Qiying, signed the Treaty of Wangxia, adding their official seals. In exchange for U.S. assistance in suppressing the opium trade, China opened five ports to U.S. merchants, granted legal rights and protections to American citizens, established tariffs, and awarded the U.S. most-favored-nation status.
General Records of the U.S. Government, National Archives and Records Administration
Message from President George Washington to United States Senate, August 21, 1789
On August 21, 1789, the Senate received a message that President George Washington would visit for advice on a treaty with Southern Indians. The Senate decided to postpone consideration of the treaty rather than debate the issue in Washington's presence. Thereafter, presidents forwarded treaties to the Senate until President Woodrow Wilson hand-delivered the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
President George Washington's nomination of John Jay as Envoy Extraordinary to his Britannic Majesty, April 16, 1794
The U.S. Constitution empowers the Senate to give "Advice and Consent" to presidential appointments of ambassadors and other public officials. In 1794 the Senate approved President George Washington's nomination of Chief Justice John Jay to negotiate a new treaty with Britain. Jay, who favored a strong federal government, had helped negotiate the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Green Island, Macao (Aomen), watercolor by George R. West, 1844
Macao, a peninsula in southern China near Hong Kong, was settled by Portugal in the 1500s. For centuries, China restricted Western commerce to this area. Commissioner Caleb Cushing arrived in Macao in February 1844 to negotiate for American trade rights. The artist George R. West accompanied Cushing and painted many scenes of China.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Memorial from Chiefs of the Cherokee and other Warriors, signed in Chota on the Tennessee River, May 17, 1789
Cherokee chiefs, warriors, and representatives met at Chota to sign a memorial to President George Washington and Congress, "the great council of the United States." They described the terrible sufferings of their people from hunger and war and pledged friendship and alliance with the United States. Beside their names they inscribed their individual marks.
"...to our great Joy the Great Spirit above has removed the Cloud & Permits the Sun to Shine again in friendship upon Each party. Tho' the darkness have lasted so long that Our Country and towns have been Spoiled, our Selves become Naked, and Suffer much with Hunger."
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Letter from Senator Alexander Martin to Representative William Loughton Smith, June 27, 1795
Senator Alexander Martin of North Carolina confided in a letter to Representative William Loughton Smith of South Carolina that the Senate was keeping the terms of the Jay Treaty confidential to prevent public reaction before it was ratified. This attempt at secrecy further inflamed public opinion against the treaty.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Temple where the Treaty was signed July the 3rd, 1844, in the Village of Wang Heia (Wangxia) in the Vacinity [sic] of Macao (Aomen), watercolor by George R. West, July 3, 1844
George R. West accompanied Commissioner Caleb Cushing to China as the official artist of the diplomatic mission. West's watercolor drawings documented the trip, including this Buddhist temple in Wangxia where Cushing and Qiying, the Chinese commissioner sent by the emperor, signed the historic treaty.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
James Madison's working copy of the Jay Treaty, November 19, 1794
Representative James Madison of Virginia opposed the Jay Treaty. Although the treaty required concessions such as removing British troops from the northwest, it lacked strong protections for American shipping. It did not uphold American views of freedom of the seas or neutrality rights. In addition, it left issues such as U.S.-Canadian boundaries to be settled later.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Jos [sic] House on Canton River (Zhu Jiang), watercolor by George R. West, 1844
George R. West accompanied Commissioner Caleb Cushing to China as the official artist of the diplomatic mission. West documented the historic trip with watercolor drawings such as this scene of a joss house, or small temple, on the Canton River near Macao (Aomen).
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Senate roll call on the Jay Treaty, June 24, 1795
Despite private doubts and public opposition, President George Washington believed the Jay Treaty would avoid war with Great Britain, and he submitted it to the Senate for approval. The Senate's anti-administration minority attempted to block ratification, but the Federalist majority prevailed and approved the treaty. The final vote met the minimum two-thirds requirement—20 votes for the treaty and 10 against it.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Street in Macao (Aomen), China, watercolor by George R. West, 1844
Macao, a peninsula in southern China near Hong Kong, was settled by Portugal in the 1500s. For centuries, China restricted Western commerce to this area. Commissioner Caleb Cushing arrived in Macao in February 1844 to negotiate for American trade rights. The artist George R. West accompanied Cushing and painted many scenes of China.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Senate roll call vote on Treaty of Wangxia, January 16, 1845
The Senate unanimously approved the Treaty of Wangxia for ratification in January 1845. It was the first Western trade treaty with China not preceded by a war—a diplomatic achievement that became a model for other treaties. In addition to stimulating U.S. commerce, it guaranteed that Americans in China would be subject to U.S., not local, laws.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration


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The flowers add a bright spot to my garden, however the enclosed info states that any chipped paint should be either repaired or sealed against rusting. Customer Service was very helpful and did send another shipment of these flowers but the new ones had the same problem. They offered whatever resolution was best for me and I elected to keep both shipments and spray them with a sealant to prevent any rust.
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They are painted only on 1 side so it does not look good in the middle of the garden. It only works well up against a wall or fence. And they are pretty small in size so they don't make an impact. A lot of money for not much product.
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2009, Communications of the ACM
Hillol Bala, V. Venkatesh, S. Venkatraman, J. Bates, S. H. Brown
An Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) is developed to meet the needs of strategic decision making that operational data sources and systems such as online transaction processing (OLTP), by design, cannot support. In this article, we present an EDW architectural extension for the health care organizations so that they can continue providing high quality patient care during large-scale disasters. We develop this extension based on our study of the Veteran Health Administration's (VHA) information technology (IT) systems and responses during Hurricane Katrina.
Bala, H., V. Venkatesh, S. Venkatraman, J. Bates, and S. H. Brown (2009), "Disaster Response in Health Care: A Design Extension for Enterprise Data Warehouse," Communications of the ACM, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 136-140.


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Ivana Matovic showed why she was recently handed a contract extension after one of the most astonishing displays of the entire EuroLeague Women season propelled Fenerbahce to a 93-61 play-off win over Uni Györ.
The in-form Serbian forward eventually finished with 28 points from a dazzling 13-of-15 floor shooting, as well as foraging for eight rebounds and handing out four assists.
The visitors eased their way into the game and were level at 12-12 after the opening five minutes as Australian point guard Natalie Hurst scored for the home side, but this was to be the calm before the storm.
As the game unfolded, Fener shifted up through the gears and Gyor just couldn't cope.
A devastating 21-6 run either side of the first and second quarter break allowed them to move clear as Ieva Kublina grabbed a basket against her former employers on the fast break.
But, it was frontcourt partner Matovic who continued to steal the show, at one point having made 11 of 12 attempts and the Györ forwards seemingly helpless in stopping her under the hoop.
Fener left the court having poured in 54 points by half-time to open up a 19-point lead, and Györ were to be disappointed if they thought their opponents would ease up in the second half.
They kept their foot firmly on the gas with a 20-12 final quarter to storm to victory.
Hurst had 17 points and six assists for Györ, whilst Cindy Lima grabbed a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds on debut for the hosts.
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Fenerbahce head coach Roberto Iniguez:"We played really well. Congratulations to my team. We are very strong, especially inside. Now we have a very important away game."
Fenerbahce player Esmeral Tuncluer:"We were so good. We enjoyed ourselves while we were playing. I am happy to have won today."
Uni Györ head coach Akos Fuzy:"We know how strong Fenerbahce are as a team. We tried our best. Congratulations to both teams."
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And when he had polished off his 7-0 victory over Zack Prevette of East Wilkes to claim the NCHSAA 1-A 132-pound title, Armenta, relief written across his face as he looked to the rafters, raised his hands into the air with showing that he was indeed No. 1.
"It feels phenomenal. It's pretty crazy actually," Armenta said. "I found motivation from getting second two years in a row. It's pretty frustrating. I went to camps. I went all the way to
"The mentality, I went out there with a different mentality. I did not want to take second place. I had to take it a little step higher. I finally broke that second chain. I was getting tired of it. I didn't want to admit it, and I didn't want him (his coach) to see it, but I was nervous.
"My stomach was wrenching the whole time. But I went out there and scored a couple points..., and once I got past the first period, that was longer than the last state final I had, I tried to keep it going from there."
Armenta, who finishes this season 47-2, lost 16-4 in the 103-pound finals as a freshman in 2011 and was pinned at last year in the 120-pound finals. This time around he was not going to be denied, rolling through his three state championship matches without giving up a point, winning by a pin in his opener and then recording a 9-0 decision in the semifinals.
The semifinal win was also the 100th of his career.
"Actually I had this goal - nobody scored me this whole tournament, same thing at regionals," he said. "I went to regionals to here with no points on me. That was kind of my goal. My coach kept telling this year to overwhelm, overwhelm, not let anybody score and just take it to them. I guess I took that to heart.
"There was a point I wanted to let him up but I didn't because I wanted to keep it scoreless."
Armenta grabbed a 2-0 lead in the opening period and then didn't let Prevette (51-3) up the referee blew his whistle for the end of the period. After an escape early in the second period, Armenta came up with another takedown for a 5-0 lead with 54 seconds left.
At that point, Armenta knew the match was his, barring any silly mistakes.
"I knew once I was up five to just not get caught in anything dumb," Armenta said. "I knew he was going to do big moves."
And he didn't, picking up his final two points early in the third period for a win that left him elated and emotional, pointing to a tattoo on the inside of his right upper arm of a cross and the letters AAG, which stand for his cousin, Albert Anthony Garcia.
"That's for my cousin Albert. He passed away when he was 12 and I was just able to get a tattoo now that I'm 16," Armenta said. "I dedicated this year to him and to my great grandma. There's a lot of people in my family right now that's not doing too great (emotional). I liked to turn things around a little bit."
Coach Charlie Dempsey said "no one" deserved a state title more than Armenta.
"He's the hardest worker on our team. He's always getting after it," Dempsey said. "Ever since he lost last year you could see that determination and the motivation in his eyes, and he seemed like a different wrestler this year. He just wanted to go out and prove a point and dominate every match. I feel like he's done that all year. No better way to finish it off."


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Greg Fisher, CEO of the largest marine insurance company in Australia, Club Marine talks about the insurance giants response to the recent natural disasters.
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2015 SBI Season Opener – Second place in Super V Extreme Class
Barbara Biers
Fighting back to take a second place finish in the Super V Extreme class, #77 Lucas Oil placed ahead of #22 Hooters driven by Johnny Stanch and Ben Robertson and behind #30 Twisted Metal piloted by seasoned veterans Brett Lee Furshman and Billy Glueck.
Cocoa Beach Super Boat Grand Prix - Fierce superboat competition
Super Boat International
This year's sixth annual Thunder on Cocoa Beach Super Boat Grand Prix gave spectators a front-row seat to fierce competition accompanied by heart-dropping roll overs and brutal waters. As a result of talent and exceptional hard work, the CMS 52' MTI team came out ahead, earning first place in the Superboat Unlimited Class.
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D. Scott Croft
What are three of the most common skills any boater will need to know this summer? "Docking is often seen as a spectator sport, but everyone needs to know how to do it safely," said BoatUS Magazine Executive Editor Mike Vatalaro. "Beaching your boat is also a common maneuver, as is using your boat's trim tabs to get the best ride, so we've done three short videos that address each."
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At the US Power Squadrons (USPS) Annual Meeting held recently in Jacksonville, Florida, five Squadrons from across the country and one District were honored with Distinguished Civic Service Awards. Sponsored by Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), the awards are given annually to the USPS District and Squadrons in recognition of exceptional service.
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Captain John Jamieson
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The year 2014 was the warmest year across global land and ocean surfaces since records began in 1880. The annually-averaged temperature was 0.69°C (1.24°F) above the 20th century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F), easily breaking the previous records of 2005 and 2010 by 0.04°C (0.07°F).
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Super Boat International
Super Boat International (SBI) is proud to announce Southern Racing Fuels, as the official supplier of Sunoco Race Fuels for the 2015 and 2016 SBI racing season. The new agreement joins Super Boat with the top racing fuel supplier and fuel brand in America. Details for available on event-site fueling, prices and other offers by Southern Racing Fuels will be forthcoming.
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As an investment in a FLIR camera is not inexpensive or even one that can be taken quickly due to having to carefully think through the installation process, we thought long and hard about the perceived benefits of the system. At the end of the day we decided to go ahead with the FLIR camera and also decided, that we would pair the FLIR thermal camera with the new Furuno TZ9.
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EPA punts on renewable fuel standard
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Garmin introduces new scanning sonar black box
Garmin International Inc.
Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation, has announced the GSD 25, a premium sonar module that offers traditional sonar, 1kW CHIRP, CHIRP DownVü and CHIRP SideVü scanning sonar for a versatile, all-in-one black box. The GSD 25 is the ultimate solution for the boater or angler that requires both scanning capabilities and traditional sonar.
Riviera's 565 SUV acknowledged in the Americas as best of the best
The very versatile SUV collection from Riviera is set to scale even greater heights after the series flagship 565 model secured Best Motoryacht honours at the biggest boat show in the world. The prestigious Editors Choice awards for the 'best of the best' in production and semi-custom yachts were announced at a special gala presentation during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
SBI Key West World Championships - Multiple champions crowned
Super Boat International
The 34th Super Boat International (SBI) Key West World Championships produced some of the most exciting racing seen in nearly a decade with the widest range of conditions and excitement. Miss GEICO won the Superboat Unlimited battle and took first overall during some high-flying action on this past Sunday.
Statewide operation to focus on random breath testing of boaters
Transport Roads and Maritime Services
Boat operators will be reminded the prescribed concentration of alcohol (PCA) is the same on the water as on our roads in a joint statewide Roads and Maritime Services and NSW Police campaign from tomorrow.
New Rayglass ProJet on duty at Auckland Airport
Mike Rose
Auckland Airport has chosen an innovative Rayglass ProJet to help protect its flights from the possibility of bird strike. The airport's Rayglass ProJet, named Kaitiaki Rangi or 'Guardian of the Skies', operates around the edges of the airport's runways, scaring away the birds, especially swans, that sometimes congregate on the nearby banks
Coast Guard Foundation announces scholarships for Coast Guard spouses
Caitlyn Ridgley
The Coast Guard Foundation announced today that it will offer scholarships for the education of qualifying spouses of Coast Guard members. The Coast Guard Foundation's Spouse Education Grant program was established in 2010 as a way to support the higher education goals of husbands and wives of our enlisted Coast Guard members.
Guy Harvey honored with renaming of NSU Oceanographic Center
John Bell
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) announced that Guy Harvey and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation are providing a very generous financial gift that will allow students, faculty and other researchers at NSU's Oceanographic Center to enhance their work and also provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students studying marine biology.
Simrad announces new relationship with Chris-Craft
Caitlyn Ridgley
Simrad Yachting has announced its new relationship with Chris-Craft. Under the terms of the agreement, dual Simrad NSO evo2 multi-touch, glass bridge navigation systems will be offered on the Catalina 34 model of Chris-Craft center console powerboats.


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Join FYSB in Recognizing National Runaway Prevention Month in November
Each November, during National Runaway Prevention Month, family and youth workers raise awareness about runaway youth and share ideas for keeping families together. This year's event, spearheaded by the Family and Youth Services Bureau funded National Runaway Safeline, includes multiple ways to get involved--some of them new and some of them familiar. Here are a few ideas from the NRS 30-day activity calendar (PDF, 160.8KB) for the month of November.
- Vist the NRS website on Sundays to view tips for runaway prevention submitted by youth and parents. The published advice, reviewed by an expert panel of youth and advocates, will cover real-world issues like improving communication and managing conflicts at home.
- Join the November 4 Social Media Day of Action to raise awareness about runaway and homeless youth using Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media. You can also Tweet using a list of designated hashtags like #runawaycrisis and #reasonstoreachout.
- Send the teens in your life a positive text message on November 19 to remind them how much you care. Or, plan a local advocacy event to mirror events held by NRS and its partners each Tuesday, including a November 12 candlelight vigil.
Family and youth workers can also access NRS resources online, like the catalog of free educational materials and the Community Action Kit (PDF, 5.89Mb),which shares tips for involving the media. Programs looking to help youth find alternatives to leaving home can also learn about the Let's Talk: Runaway Prevention Curriculum, an evidence-based training divided into 14 modules.
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I really enjoyed your course the other day. Hopefully I can make it back up sometime soon for another round. Take care man.
Hey Jim,
Has my orange dx Rox shown up yet? I got the message awhile back that said I could come look for it but the wife cleared the caller id and I lost your number.
Hey Jim,
I'm starting up winter leagues soon. Is your course still open for use?
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Courtesy of Marvel, CBR presents an advance look at new comics on sale next Wednesday, June 23, including "Amazing Spider-Man" #635, "Hulk" #23, "Secret Warriors" #17, "Thunderbolts" #145 and many more.
Chad Nevett gave Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen's "New Avengers" #1, a 4 star review, saying, "So far, "The Heroic Age" is off to a very good start, especially in the Avengersâ corner of the Marvel Universe."
Marvel has released a special advance look at "Avengers: The Children's Crusade," featuring story and art by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung. The search for the Scarlet Witch begins on July 8.
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In "Hawkeye and Mockingbird" #1, the bombshell revelations were flying fast and furious. CBR News spoke with writer Jim McCann about the reveals and what they mean for the series' titular couple.
Marvel Comics has provided CBR with covers and solicit information for product shipping September 2010, including the latest from "Thor," "X-Men," "Deadpool," "Shadowland," "Avengers" and much more.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR presents an exclusive advance preview of the "Valkyrie" one-shot, by Bryan J.L. Glass and Phil Winslade with a cover by Jay Anacleto. Check back tomorrow for Marvel's full September solicits
Doug Zawisza gave Marvel's "Avengers Academy" #1 a 3 star review saying, "[Christos] Gage sets the table quite nicely" and "[Mike] McKone is a masterful artist who handles a wide range of characters to great effect."
In the final pages of "Avengers Academy" #1, writer Christos Gage and artist Mike McKone dropped a bombshell about what's really going on. We spoke with Gage and editor Bill Rosemann about the shocking revelation.
Marvel Comics has released a special advance look at "Hawkeye and Mockingbird" #2, by Jim McCann and David Lopez featuring a cover by Paul Renaud. The issue will hit stores July 8.
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CBR's Chad Nevett liked what he read in "Avengers Prime" #1 by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alan Davis, giving the debut issue 4-stars and saying that "Bendis and Davis get things off to a great start."
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CBR's Chad Nevett reviewed this week's highly anticipated "Secret Avengers" #1 and gave the issue 4 stars, saying that Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato's story "hits the ground running and never slows down."
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Avengers: Prime" #1, featuring the creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alan Davis as they chronicle the fallout from "Siege." The issue hits stores June 2.
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CBR reviewer Chad Nevett gives "Avengers" #1 4 stars saying of the Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr. debut issue, "This is the title that some fans have been clamoring for ever since Bendis wrote .Avengers Disassembled.'"
Marvel has released images and solicitation information for new comics on sale in August 2010, including "Avengers" #4, more from "Shadowland," the finale of "World War Hulks" and more.
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Chad Nevett gives the "New Avengers Finale" one-shot by Brian Michael Bendis and a score of artists including Bryan Hitch, Stuart Immonen and others 4.5 stars, saying "this giant finale issue seems appropriate and touching."
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents a 7-page preview of "Avengers" #1 by the team of Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr. The new Heroic Age kicks off for the Earth's Mightiest Heroes next Wednesday, May 19.
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Marvel revealed at C2E2 the heroes that will make up the core faculty of the upcoming âAvengers Academyâ series. CBR News spoke with writer Christos Gage about the characters and what they bring to the curriculum.
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Is anyone familiar with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stance on monitoring heart during pregnancy?
Because the OB/GYN's recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) do not include any reference toward monitoring heart rate during pregnancy, for any reason, I feel that Active should support that stance. It is only cause for undue concern in a healthy pregnancy. There are many studies which have contradictory information and I feel it is important to stay in alignment with ACOG, who can disseminate these various studies for the factual information we all desire. Check out www.acog.org for more information...
ACOG's stance is that in a healthy pregnancy, heart rate is not a reliable indicator of intensity. They claim that RPE (Rating of Perceived Exertion) or Talk Tests should take place of HR monitoring and that pregnant women simply should not exercise to the "point of exhaustion". These guidelines are from ACOG's latest release in 2002
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I'm at 4.5 months, and have found my heart rate is not a predicable indicator. I use the breathlessness test - if I can't get my breath then I am going too fast. What this means for me is that during a run I will walk a mile first to get myself into the proper breath pattern before I start running. Once you get a good blood flow going you should be fine.


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Just read this article on CNN, it seems Germany is going ahead with completely banning the organization of Scientology in the country, with the motivation that it is in conflict with the constitution.
I've been waiting for a move like this for a long time, lets hope that the German example is picked up.
I also expect Scientology to fiercely combat this move with the argument that it is an infringement on freedom of speech or freedom of religion, and that is bullshit. Scientology is a cult that has obvious destructive impact on peoples lives, I don't see banning it any stranger than banning narcotics.


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Traditional multi-echelon inventory theory focuses on arborescent supply chains that use a central warehouse which replenishes remote warehouses. The remote warehouses serve customers in their respective regions. Common assumptions in the academic literature include use of the Poisson demand process and instantaneous unit-by-unit replenishment. In the practitioner literature, single-echelon approximations are advised for setting safety stock to deal with lead time, demand, and supply variations in these settings. Using data from a U.S. supplier of home improvement products, we find that neither the assumptions from the academic literature nor the approximations from the practitioner literature necessarily work well in practice.
In a variation of the strictly arborescent supply chain, the central warehouse at our real company not only replenishes other warehouses but also meets demand from customers in the region near the central warehouse. In this paper, we study this dual-role central warehouse structure, which we believe is common in practice. Using high and low volume product demand data from this company, we use Monte Carlo simulations to study the impact of (1) the use of a dual-role centralized warehouse, (2) common demand assumptions made in multi-echelon research, and (3) single-echelon approximations for managing a multi-echelon supply chain. We explore each of these under both centralized and decentralized control logic. We find that the common assumptions of theoretical models impede their usefulness and that heuristics that ignore the actual supply chain structure fail to account for additional opportunities to utilize safety stock more effectively. Researchers should be aware of the gap between standard assumptions in traditional literature and actual practice, and critically evaluate their assumptions to find a reasonable balance between tractability and relevance.


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If Rome is the Eternal City, then Madrid� is the infernal one on this Monday afternoon at the very end of July, sun lasering, mercury pushing one hundred degrees. And yet hell is not entirely a temperature this season in Spain: Over a month ago, the prime minister asked the EU to bail out the country's failing banks, a move that has done little to quell the feverish pitch of protest. The youth, facing 50 percent unemployment, have set up makeshift camps in the Puerta del Sol. Government workers, buckling under pay cuts, have blocked city thoroughfares and railway lines, while miners, on the verge of layoffs, have marched on the capital from the Spanish countryside. Their convergence on a ministry building has sparked a violent melee with police that has left over seventy injured in a spray of rubber bullets. In the days leading up to my visit with Javier Bardem, the masses have marched almost daily to protest the government's new austerity measures, including Bardem himself, who took to the streets with his brother, Carlos, to remonstrate against tax hikes.
And so, on the eve of Spain's monthlong summer vacation, a time�when Madrileños flee their city en masse to escape the Meseta's swelter, Javier Bardem has briefly vacated his role as movie star to return home and be a Spaniard for a while. He has also been seeing family and friends; spending time with his wife, Penélope Cruz, and their son, Leo; trying to keep the world at arm's length before he gets sucked back into the machinery: rehearsals for a new Ridley Scott movie in London,�The Counselor,�in which he'll co-star with Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender; the premiere of Terrence Malick's�To the Wonder�at the Venice Film Festival, in which he plays an exiled priest; and then a two-month publicity tour for November's James Bond film,�Skyfall,�in which he's Raoul Silva, an effete archvillain who emanates a threatening air of angular doom and who the makers of the Bond franchise promise will be unlike any other bad guy in the 007 catalog. (Unwilling to confirm rumors of a physical seduction between Silva and Bond—the plot of Bond is itself an MI6 secret—the film's director, Sam Mendes, says, "He's a peacock of a character unlike anything Javier's played before, canny and witty and flirtatious in a disturbing way that even I didn't expect.")
On a narrow street off the Plaza de Santa Ana, Bardem appears in the flesh, head poking out beneath the metal shutters of La Bardemcilla, a restaurant owned by his elder sister, where we've planned to meet. Wearing�dark jeans and a pressed plaid shirt, he looks as if he's taking a low bow. Today the restaurant is closed so we can gab and eat in peace, free of doting fans. Inside, he introduces his sister, M�nica, as a former actress who played opposite him in the 1995 movie�Boca a Boca.�("The customers are my audience now," she says. "I don't miss it.") She and her husband, Alfonso, a kinetic, stick-thin man, flutter and fuss: Is there anything I won't eat? Um, sheep ears—an acquired Castilian taste; I tried them once and nearly barfed. And I don't want to barf on Javier Bardem. Bardem turns to his sister, clutching her elbow, and says, without a trace of smile or irony, in that low, slurry baritone that is one of Hollywood's most distinctive voices,�No sheep ears.�
Perched on a stool at a table near the bar, Bardem, 43, hunches his shoulders, winching himself smaller than his six feet. His nose is mesmerizing, crushed at 20 in a bar fight, marked by a black divot. His nostrils, when he tilts his head up, make a lopsided infinity sign; his eyes are heavy lidded; his face bears the crowbar profile, the lantern jaw. It's a face that by my own flash polling evokes two different reactions, divided by gender: Women swoon, men respect the effect. It just so happens that we sit below a print of one of Picasso's Minotaurs, himself posed with his back to the painter, hoisting a wineglass, seducing a nude woman. Later Carlos will tell me, "Yes, he�is�the Minotaur, the weakness and the strength, that's his power."
Javier Bardem has been called a chameleon, and critics and award juries have tended toward the gaga when lionizing his physical and emotional transformations from role to role, be it a persecuted gay poet�(Before Night Falls),�a quadriplegic with a death wish�(The Sea Inside),�or an artiste Lothario�(Vicky Cristina Barcelona).�What partly separates him from the other actors of his generation—or as his buddy Josh Brolin points out, leaves him in the rarefied company of only a few, like Sean Penn, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Mickey Rourke—is a versatility bordering on the schizophrenic. But it's more: Mendes says Bardem often conveys the brooding, animal sense that "he's carrying an unexploded bomb inside." And yet the emotions flicker, are wrestled down, resurface in the glint of an eye, the pressed lips, the slow blink. Just when you think he's going to blow, he conjures some deeper emotional mystery.
In interviews, Bardem presents a good-natured, self-deprecating front that is as deflective as it seems genuine: About his Oscar-winning turn as evil incarnate, Anton Chigurh, in the Coen brothers'�No Country for Old Men,�he makes jokes about the character's haircut. About Penélope, Bardem does the opposite of couch-jump, stanching the inquisition with "You know I don't like to talk about my personal life." About being spun as a sex symbol, he offers some version of "Really? Look at this face!" He's not the kind of movie star to take you bowling or boast about his various crash pads in Madrid and New York. (He and Cruz recently sold their Balinese-style home in West Hollywood for $2.8 million.) He isn't going to speed you around the capital in his sports car (because he doesn't drive) and then take you home for moo shu chicken, to address the summer rumors that Cruz is pregnant again.�


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Adisti company was started in 1991 and was one of the first Thai tour companies to be licensed under the new system by TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand). We started as inbound agents for the Danish tour operator Larsen Rejser which through direct charters to Utapao and Bangkok significantly contributed to the boom in inbound Scandinavian tourism to Thailand. We developed their Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Yunnan programs with a special Danish touch.
Larsen Rejser was later merged with a number of other Danish tour operators into 'Alletiders Rejser" which again later was merged with Swedish Apollo under the Swiss travel group Kuoni. Our company also handled a number of other tour operators such as Mols Rejser, Senior rejser, green2 green and others. In 2006 we started up new operation with Bravo Tours (Denmark) and Sol Resor (Sweden) especially in the round trip market with new and tailor made packages to Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Starting in a very competitive market we now operate several weekly departure with full groups from both Sweden and Denmark. This year operating brand new tailor made Scania busses with increased comfort for the clients.
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