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Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, I am pleased to be here today to discuss the progress in the global war on terrorism, our transformation efforts, and to discuss the President's 2005 budget request for the Department of Defense.
First, I want to commend the courageous men and women in uniform and the Department civilians who support them. They are remarkable – and what they have accomplished since our country was attacked 28 months ago is truly impressive. In less than 2½ years, they have:
Our forces are steadfast and determined. We value their service and sacrifice, and the sacrifice of their families, who also serve.
And we thank the members of this Committee for the support you have shown for the troops during the global war on terror. With your support, we have the finest Armed Forces on the face of the Earth.
We have a common challenge: to support the troops and to make sure they have what they will need to defend the nation in the years ahead.
We are working to do that in a number of ways:
Each represents a significant challenge in its own right. Yet we must accomplish all of these critical tasks at once.
When this Administration took office three years ago, the President charged us with a mission – to challenge the status quo, and prepare the Department of Defense to meet the new threats our nation will face as the 21st century unfolds.
We have done a good deal to meet that charge. Consider just some of what has been accomplished:
The scope and scale of what has been accomplished is remarkable. It will have an impact on the capability of our Armed Forces for many years to come.
We will need your continued support as we go into the critical year ahead.
Our challenge is to build on these successes, and continue the transformation efforts that are now underway. In 2004, our objectives are to:
So, we have an ambitious agenda. But none of these tasks can be put off.
Our task is to prepare now for the tomorrow's challenges, even as we fight today's war on terror.
One effect of the global war on terror has been a significant increase in operational tempo, which has resulted in an increased demand on the force. Managing the demand on the force is one of our top priorities. But to do so, we must be clear about the problem – so we can work together to fashion the appropriate solutions.
The increased demand on the force we are experiencing today is likely a "spike," driven by the deployment of nearly 115,000 troops in Iraq. We hope and anticipate that that spike will be temporary. We do not expect to have 115,000 troops permanently deployed in any one campaign.
But for the moment, the increased demand is real – and we are taking a number of immediate actions. Among other things:
Another way to deal with the increased demand on the force is to add more people. We have already done so. Using the special powers granted by Congress, we have increased force levels by nearly 33,000 above the pre-emergency authorized end strength.
If the war on terror demands it, we will not hesitate to increase force levels even more using our emergency authorities. And because we are using emergency powers, we have the flexibility to reduce force levels in the period ahead, as the security situation permits, and as our transformation efficiencies bear fruit.
But it should give us pause that even a temporary increase in our force levels was, and remains, necessary. Think about it: At this moment we have a force of 2.6 million people, both active and reserve:
Yet, despite these large numbers, the deployment of 115,000 troops in Iraq has required that we temporarily increase the size of the force by some 33,000.
That should tell us a great deal about how our forces are organized.
It suggests strongly that the real problem is not the size of the force, per se, but rather the way the force has been managed, and the mix of capabilities at our disposal. And it suggests that our challenge is considerably more complex than simply adding more troops.
General Pete Schoomaker, the Army Chief of Staff, compares the problem to a barrel of rainwater, on which the spigot is placed too high up. When you turn it on, it only draws water off the top, while the water at the bottom can't be used. The answer to this problem is most certainly not a bigger rain barrel; the answer is to move the spigot down, so that more of the water is accessible and can be used.
In other words, our challenge today is not simply one of increasing the size of the force. Rather, we must better manage the force we have -- to make sure we have enough people in the right skill sets and so that we take full advantage of the skills and talents of everyone who steps forward and volunteers to serve.
Consider another example: I keep hearing people talk about the stress on the Guard and Reserve – that we can't keep calling them up for repeated mobilizations. Well the fact is, since September 11, 2001, we have mobilized roughly 36% of the Selected Reserve – a little over one-third of the available forces -- and most of those mobilizations are concentrated in certain skill sets. For example:
But, while certain skills are in demand, only a tiny fraction of the Guard and Reserve – just 7.15 percent -- have been called up more than once since 1990. And the vast majority of our Guard and Reserve forces – over 60% – have not been mobilized to fight the global war on terror. Indeed, I am told that a full 58% of the current Selected Reserve – or about 500,000 troops – have not been involuntarily mobilized in the past 10 years.
What does that tell us?
And we are working to do just that.
One thing we have learned in the global war on terror is that, in the 21st century, what is critical to success in military conflict is not necessarily mass as much as it is capability.
In Operation Iraqi Freedom, Coalition forces defeated a larger adversary. They did it not by bringing more troops to the fight, which we could have done, but by overmatching the enemy with superior speed, power, precision and agility.
To win the wars of the 21st century, the task is to make certain our forces are arranged in a way to ensure we can defeat any adversary – and conduct all of the operations necessary to achieve our strategic objectives.
In looking at our global force posture review, some observers have focused on the number of troops, tanks, or ships that we might add or remove in a given part of the world. I would submit that that may well not be the best measure.
If you have 10 of something – say ships, for the sake of argument – and you reduce the number by five, you end up with 50 percent fewer of them. But if you replace the remaining five ships with ships that have double the capability of those removed, then obviously you have not reduced capability even though the numbers have been reduced.
The same is true as we look at the overall size of the force. What is critical is the capability of the Armed Forces to project power quickly, precisely, and effectively anywhere in the world.
For example, today the Navy is reducing force levels. Yet because of the way they are arranging themselves, they will have more combat power available than they did when they had more people.
In Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Navy surged more than half the fleet to the Persian Gulf region for the fight. With the end of major combat operations, instead of keeping two or three carrier strike groups forward deployed, as has been traditional Navy practice, they quickly redeployed all their carrier strike groups to home base. By doing so, they reset their force in a way that will allow them to surge over 50% more combat power on short notice to deal with future contingencies.
The result? Today, six aircraft carrier strike groups are available to respond immediately to any crisis that might confront us. That capability, coupled with the application of new technologies, gives the Navy growing combat power and greater flexibility to deal with global crises – all while the Navy is moderately reducing the size of its active force.
The Army, by contrast, has put forward a plan that, by using emergency powers, will increase the size of its active force by roughly 6% or up to 30,000 troops above authorized end strength. But because of the way they will do it, General Schoomaker estimates the Army will be adding not 6%, but up to 30% more combat power.
This is possible because, instead of adding more divisions, the Army is moving away from the Napoleonic division structure designed in the 19th century, focusing instead on creating a 21st century "Modular Army" made up of self-contained, more self-sustaining brigades that are available to work for any division commander.
So, for example, in the event of a crisis, the 4th Infantry Division commander could gather two of his own brigades, and combine them with available brigades from, say, the 1st Armored Division and the National Guard, and deploy them together. The result of this approach is jointness within the service, as well as between the services. And that jointness – combined with other measures – means that 75% of the Army's brigade structure should always be ready in the event of a crisis.
The Army's plan would increase the number of active and reserve brigades significantly over the next four years. But because we will be using emergency powers, we will have the flexibility to reduce the number of troops if the security situation permits – so the Army would not be faced with the substantial cost of supporting a larger force as the security situation and the efficiencies permit.
Yet even if the security situation, and our progress in transformation, were to permit the Army to draw down the force, the new way they are arranging their forces will ensure the U.S. still has more ground combat power – more capability.
So we have two different approaches:
The point is: our focus needs to be on more than just numbers of troops. It should be on finding ways to better manage the forces we have, and by increasing the speed, agility, modularity, capability, and usability of those forces.
Today, using authorities and flexibility Congress has provided, DoD has several dozen initiatives underway to improve management of the force, and increase its capability.
Among other things:
We are also working to rebalance the active and reserve components. We are taking skills that are now found almost exclusively in reserve components and moving them into the active force, so that we are not completely reliant on the Guard and Reserve for those needed skills. And in both the active and reserve components, we are moving forces out of low demand specialties, such as heavy artillery, and into high-demand capabilities such as military police, civil affairs, and special operations forces.
Already, in 2003, the services have rebalanced some 10,000 positions within and between the active and reserve components. For example, the Army is already transforming 18 Reserve field artillery batteries into military police. We intend to expand those efforts this year, with the Services rebalancing an additional 20,000 positions in 2004, and 20,000 more in 2005 – for a total of 50,000 rebalanced positions by the end of next year.
We are also working to establish a new approach to military force management called "Continuum of Service." The idea is to create a bridge between the Active and Reserve Components – allowing both active and reserve forces greater flexibility to move back and forth between full-time and part-time status, and facilitating different levels of participation along that continuum.
Under this approach, a Reservist who normally trains 38 days a year could volunteer to move to full time service for a period of time – or some increased level of service between full-time and his normal reserve commitment, offering options for expanded service that do not require abandoning civilian life. Similarly, an active service member could request transfer into the Reserve component for a period of time, or some status in between, without jeopardizing his or her career and opportunity for promotion. And it would give military retirees with needed skills an opportunity to return to the service on a flexible basis – and create opportunities for others with specialized skills to serve, so we can take advantage of their experience when the country needs it.
For example, Coalition forces in Iraq need skilled linguists – so under the Continuum of Service approach we have recruited 164 Iraqi-Americans into a special Individual Ready Reserve program, and expect to deploy the first program graduates to Iraq this spring.
The "Continuum of Service" would allow the Armed Forces to better take advantage of the high-tech skills many Reservists have developed by virtue of their private sector experience – while at the same time creating opportunities for those in the Active force to acquire those kinds of skills and experiences. It encourages volunteerism, and improves our capability to manage the military workforce in a flexible manner, with options that currently exist only in the private sector.
We have also been working to fix the mobilization process. We have worked hard over the past year to add more refined planning tools to the process, and make it more respectful of the troops, their families, and their employers. Among other things:
And we are working each day to make the process better, and more respectful of the brave men and women who make up the Guard and Reserve.
As you can see, we have a number of initiatives underway that we are confident will improve the management and treatment of the Guard and Reserve forces.
The men and women who make up the Guard and Reserve are all volunteers. They signed up because they love their country, and want to serve when the country needs them.
A number of you on this Committee have served in the Guard and Reserve, as have I. Each of us knew when we signed up, it was not to serve one weekend a month and two weeks active duty. We signed up so that if war was visited upon our country, we would be ready to leave our work and family, and become part of the active duty force.
Well, on September 11th, war was visited on our country. Our nation was attacked – more than 3,000 innocent men, women, and children were killed in an instant. And at this moment, in caves and underground bunkers half-a-world away, dangerous adversaries are planning new attacks – attacks they hope will be even more deadly than the one on September 11th.
We are a nation at war. If we were not to call up the Guard and Reserves today, then why would we want to have them at all? Why were we asking them to sacrifice time with their families every month to train? And why are the taxpayers paying for postservice benefits, including healthcare and retirement pay, that add up to between $250,000 and $500,000 per reservist?
This is the purpose of the Guard and Reserve. It is what they signed up for. And I know that the vast majority are eager to be in the fight – a fact born out by the large number of those who stepped forward and volunteered to be mobilized for service in Iraq.
Our challenge – our responsibility -- is to do everything we can to see that they are treated respectfully, managed effectively, and that they have the tools they need to win today's war, and to deter future wars.
We are working to do just that -- to better manage the force, and to transform the force to make it more capable for the 21st century.
Today, with authority granted by Congress, DoD has the flexibility to adjust troop levels, as the security situation requires.
However, we believe that a statutory end strength increase would take away our current flexibility to manage the force:
None of us has a crystal ball to see into the future. You have given us the authority to adjust the size of the force, and the flexibility to deal with unknowns. We have been using that authority over the past two plus years, even as we work to implement comprehensive measures to better manage the force. I urge Congress to not lock us into a force size and structure that may or may not be appropriate in the period ahead.
Instead, help us to support the Armed Services with the transformational initiatives they now have underway; help us rebalance the active and reserve force, and give the troops more options to contribute along an expanded continuum of service; help us add capability, and transform the force for the future.
The President's 2005 budget requests the funds to do just that.
The President's first defense budgets were designed while our defense strategy review was still taking place. It was last year's budget – the 2004 request – that was the first to fully reflect the new defense strategies and policies.
One of the key budget reforms we implemented last year is the establishment of a 2-year budgeting process in the Department of Defense – so that the hundreds of people who invest time and energy to rebuild major programs every year can be freed up and not be required to do so on an annual basis, and can focus more effectively on implementation.
The 2005 budget before you is, in a real sense, a request for the second installment of funding for the priorities set out in the President's 2004 request.
We did not rebuild every program. We made changes to just 5% of the Department's planned 2005 budget, and then only on high-interest and must-fix issues – and then only when the costs incurred to mitigate risks could be matched by savings elsewhere in the budget.
The President's 2005 budget requests continued investments to support the six transformational goals we identified in our 2001 defense review:
In all, in 2005, we have requested $29 billion for investments in transforming military capabilities that will support each of these critical objectives.
The President's 2005 budget requests $10.3 billion for missile defense, including:
The budget also includes $239 million in funding for accelerated development of Cruise Missile Defense, with the goal of fielding an initial capability in 2008;
The 2005 budget request includes critical funds for Army Transformation, including:
We have also requested additional funds to strengthen intelligence, including critical funds to increase DoD human intelligence (HUMINT) capabilities, persistent surveillance, as well as technical analysis and information sharing to help us better "connect the dots."
To enhance our communications and intelligence activities, we are requesting:
The budget also requests $700 million for Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems – a program that consolidates all the various unmanned combat air vehicle programs, and focuses on developing a common operating system.
The budget requests $14.1 billion for major tactical aircraft programs, including:
The budget requests funds for Navy fleet transformation, including $1 billion to continue funding the new CVN-21 aircraft carrier, and $1.6 billion to continue development of a family of 21st century surface combatants including the DDX destroyer, the littoral combat ship, and the CG(X) cruiser.
We have requested $11.1 billion to support procurement of 9 ships in 2005. Fiscal 2005 begins a period of transition and transformation for shipbuilding as the last DDG 51 destroyers are built, and the first DD(X) destroyer and Littoral Combat Ship are procured. This increased commitment is further shown in the average shipbuilding rate for fiscal 2005-2009 of 9.6 ships per year. This will sustain the current force level and significantly add to Navy capabilities.
In all, the President has requested $75 billion for procurement in 2005 and $69 billion for Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation – funds that are vital to our transformation efforts.
Another area critical to transformation is joint training. Last year, Congress approved funding to establish a new Joint National Training Capability (JNTC), an important initiative that will fundamentally change the way our Armed Forces train for 21st century combat.
We saw the power of joint war fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Our challenge is to bring that kind of joint war fighting experience to the rest of the forces, through both live and virtual joint training and exercises. Thanks to the funds authorized in the 2004 budget, the JNTC's initial operating capability is scheduled to come online in October of this year. We have requested $191 million to continue and expand the JNTC in 2005.
With your help, we have put a stop to the past practice of raiding investment accounts to pay for the immediate operation and maintenance needs. The 2005 request continues that practice. We have requested full funding for the military's readiness accounts, providing $140.6 billion for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) including $43 billion for training and operations. These funds are critical to transformation – because they allow us to pay today's urgent bills without robbing the future to do so.
We have also requested funds to support pay and quality of life improvements for the troops -- including a 3.5 percent military base pay raise. We have requested funds in the 2005 budget that will also help the Department keep its commitment to eliminate 90% of inadequate military family housing units by 2007, with complete elimination projected for 2009. And we have requested funds to complete the elimination of out-of-pocket housing costs for military personnel living in private housing. Before 2001, the average service member had to absorb over 18 percent of these costs. By the end of FY 2005, it will be zero. These investments are important to the troops, and also to their families, who also serve – and deserve to live in decent and affordable housing.
I am also appointing a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of military compensation and benefits, with a view toward simplifying and improving them. Today, we have too many pay categories that serve overlapping purposes, or do no provide incentives where they are most needed. Before making major changes, I urge you to allow the Department to first develop a comprehensive and integrated set of compensation proposals, which we will submit to you next year.
We are also making progress in getting our facilities replacement and recapitalization rate in proper alignment. When we arrived in 2001, the Department was replacing its buildings at a totally unacceptable average of once every 192 years. Today, we have moved the rate down for the third straight year, though it is still too high – to an average of 107 years. The 2005 budget requests $4.3 billion for facilities recapitalization, keeping us on track toward reaching our target rate of 67 years by 2008. And we have funded 95 percent of facilities maintenance requirements – up from 93 percent in FY 2004.
The budget also supports our continuing efforts to transform the way DoD does business. With the passage of the Defense Transformation Act last year, we now have the needed authority to establish a new National Security Personnel System, so we can better manage DoD's civilian personnel. Initial implementation will begin this year, and cover roughly 300,000 of DoD's 746,000 civilian employees.
Yet, while progress has been made, the Defense Department still remains bogged down by bureaucratic processes of the industrial age, not the information age. We are working to change that. To help us do so, we have requested funds for a Business Management Modernization Program that will help us overhaul DoD management processes and the information technology systems that support them.
We have also requested that Congress nearly double Department's General Transfer Authority, from the current limit of $2.1 billion to $4 billion, or roughly 1% of the DoD budget. In an age when terrorists move information at the speed of an email, money at the speed of a wire transfer, and people at the speed of a commercial jetliner, it is critical that we have the ability to shift funds between priorities.
We also need your continuing support for two initiatives that are critical to 21st century transformation: the Global Posture Review, and the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission round scheduled for 2005.
Mr. Chairman, I cannot overemphasize the importance of proceeding with both of these initiatives.
We need BRAC to rationalize our infrastructure with the new defense strategy, and to eliminate unneeded bases and facilities that are costing the taxpayers billions of dollars to support.
And we need the global posture review to help us reposition our forces around the world – so they are stationed not simply where the wars of the 20th century ended, but rather are arranged in a way that will allow them to deter, and as necessary, defeat potential adversaries who might threaten our security, or that of our friends and allies, in the 21st century.
These two efforts are inextricably linked.
It is critical that we move forward with both BRAC and the Global Posture Review – so we can rationalize our foreign and domestic force posture. We appreciate Congress' decision to authorize a BRAC round in 2005 – and will continue to consult with you as we proceed with the global posture review.
Mr. Chairman, the President has asked Congress for a total of $401.7 billion for fiscal year 2005 -- an increase over last year's budget. Let there be no doubt: it is a large amount of the taxpayer's hard-earned money. Such investments will likely be required for a number of years to come – because our nation is engaged in a struggle that could well go on for a number of years to come.
Our objective is to ensure that our Armed Forces remain the best trained, best equipped fighting force in the world – and that we treat the volunteers who make up the force with respect commensurate with their service, their sacrifice, and their dedication.
Their task is not easy: they must fight and win a global war on terror that is different from any our nation as fought before. And they must do it, while at the same time preparing to fight the wars of 2010 and beyond – wars which may be as different from today's conflict, as the global war on terror is from the conflicts of the 20th century.
So much is at stake.
Opportunity and prosperity are not possible without the security and stability that our Armed Forces provide.
The United States can afford whatever is necessary to provide for the security of our people and stability in the world. We can continue to live as free people because the industriousness and ingenuity of the American people have provided the resources to build the most powerful and capable Armed Forces in human history -- and because we have been blessed with the finest young men and women in uniform – volunteers all – that the world has known.
They are courageous, they are selfless, and they are determined. They stand between this nation and our adversaries, those who wish to visit still further violence on our cities, our homes and our places of work. The men and women of the Armed Forces are hunting the enemies of freedom down – capturing or killing them in the far corners of the world, so they will not kill still more innocent men, women, and children here at home.
We are grateful to them and proud of them. We stand ready to work with you to ensure they are treated with the dignity they deserve, and the respect they earn every day.


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Review: The Graduate, King's Theatre, Gloucester
Posted: February 19, 2014|
AMATEUR dramatics just got a whole lot racier in Gloucester.
Taking on The Graduate which is forever associated with the iconic Dustin Hoffman film was ambitious to say the least but the Phoenix Players certainly did it in style.
It started off in a rather tame fashion with half the audience humming away to Simon and Garfunkel as the curtains opened at the Kings Theatre.
But this atmosphere soon changed once the actors graced the stage with powerful performances throughout.
The plot centres around disillusioned university graduate Benjamin Braddock in 1960s California who falls for a substantially older woman Mrs Robinson.
It is an intense play which, alongside minimalist staging, meant the small cast had to get it right.
But belting performances particularly from Luke Ellis as Benjamin and Dawn Hemmings as Mrs Robinson captivated the audience from start to finish.
Their rapport was fantastic showing comic timing one minute and sexual chemistry the next.
It may have been an amateur production but neither was afraid of going the extra mile for their roles with both stripping off for certain scenes - which was certainly one way of grabbing the audience's attention.
Their supporting cast also really made the show and Barry Page as Mr Robinson deserves particular mention for his performance which was both funny and moving. And Kimberley Martin as the stripper complete with a tassel or two really stole the show in her scene.
This is a play not for the fainthearted given the nudity content but it was a powerhouse of a production and a great night out.
Go see it and support this drama group and the gem of a little city centre theatre.
The Graduate runs until Saturday with shows t 7.30pm. Tickets: full £9, concessions £8 and students £5
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It seems like just yesterday that David Hasselhoff's jiggling pecks graced our televisions as he jogged the beaches of Baywatch. Many bizarre music videos, film cameos (Piranha 3DD On Demand now!) and a drunken cheeseburger incident later, The Hoff is turning 60. Where has the time gone?
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Modern Kenjo Cabin is a Solar-Powered Floating Room For a Family in Sweden
Posted By Bridgette Meinhold On June 28, 2015 @ 1:25 pm In Architecture,carousel showcase,Floating Houses,Gallery,Green Building,Prefab Housing | 2 Comments
Limmared, Sweden-based prefab builder Kenjo [5] offers up small prefab cabins designed for those needing more space than can be used as a guest house, relaxation space, office, studio or even a floating house. One of the firm's more recent projects was a floating cabin for the Sandell family in Muskö. The project consists of a modern, one-room cabin with a simple interior and flexible furnishings. Located on a floating platform with access to the water, the cabin serves as extra living space right on the water. The roof features a solar photovoltaic system to provide energy for the cabin and make it off-grid for the LED lighting and the stereo system.
Kenjo has a unique modular system with several different sizes that can be installed on a variety of foundation types. The company also offers customized solutions based on their customers' wishes. Manufactured in Sweden, the cabins are built entirely from Swedish Spruce, a local and renewable resource. The walls are delivered pre-nailed and the rest of the timber is pre-cut and then assembled once on-site. The energy-efficient windows help minimize heat loss and provide lots of natural daylight and can fold up accordion style to open the cabin to the environment.
The Kenjo Floating Cabin was built as part of the Swedish show Roomservice on Kanal 5 [1]. Kanal 5 contacted Kenjo to design and build the cabin and you can watch episode about the making of the cabin in its entirety, although the show isn't subtitled, so if you don't understand Swedish, it may not be as interesting. But the scenery is lovely as are the Sandell brothers and you can see more of the floating cabin.
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Diamond Head Road between Makapu'u Avenue and 18th Avenue
Diamond Head's unique profile - a broad saucer-shaped crater - sits prominently near the eastern edge of Waikiki's coastline. This 475-acre state monument is an internationally recognized landmark known for its summit hiking trail, stunning coastal views, and military history. It is a former military installation that was designated a state monument in 1962 and a national natural landmark in 1968. A popular tourist destination, it attracts well over 600,000 visitors annually but, until recently, could safely accommodate only 40,000. With a $200,000 grant from National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund, the State of Hawaii was able to update and expand amenities at the monument. Now new picnic facilities, benches, restrooms and other improvements combine to make visitors more comfortable and ensure their health and safety as they explore the site.
Photo: New visitor amenities promote safe, enjoyable visits.
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Phone: (613) 541-5010, ext 4283
The 1st Canadian Division (1st Cdn Div) is a fully deployable unit trained and enabled at an advanced state of readiness to lead Canadian Armed Forces operations at home and abroad.
The 1st Cdn Div assumes the tasks of Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) and to deploy the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART).
The division has three high-readiness tasks:
1st Cdn Div Headquarters will provide task-tailored, deployable joint headquarters at high readiness to command and control joint, inter-agency, multinational forces to achieve national objectives at home and abroad.
A Message from the Commander of the Canadian Army on Father's Day.
June 19, 2015
Ottawa - Canadian Army soldiers mostly from 2nd Canadian Division along with British Army troops are participating in Exercise UNIFIED RESOLVE 2015 (Ex UR 15) in Valcartier, Quebec, from February 10 to 27. This exercise is a key step in the Canadian Army's training cycle and Road to High Readiness
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On August 10, 2014, the 1st Canadian Division Headquarters celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 1st Canadian Division.
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KINGSTON, R.I. -- July 11, 2003 -- The Environmental Data Center at the University of Rhode Island now has the most up-to-date black and white aerial images of the state of Rhode Island available on its website (http://ortho.edc.uri.edu) for the public to view and use.
The R.I. Department of Transportation contracted for the 1997 photography and contributed the digital collection to the Rhode Island Geographic Information System (RIGIS) database, which is maintained by URI.
"These aerial photos provide much higher resolution than any other photos ever taken covering the entire state, and the computer server hosting the images is much faster so users will get much better performance than with the old system," explained Environmental Data Center Director Charles LaBash. "The images are much sharper so you can zoom in much further and achieve better definition of features."
Most of the users of the website are municipal officials, land managers, and members of conservation commissions and planning boards who need aerial photos of specific properties. Developers, environmental researchers, and real estate companies are also regular users.
But its not only these official users that access the site.
"Weve been hearing from hikers who use the photos to trace their route, and lots of individuals use it just to zoom in on their house, among other things," LaBash said.
The website also provides direct links to overhead images of places of popular interest, including the Jamestown Bridge, the Johnston Landfill, the Statehouse, Roger Williams Park Zoo and McCoy Stadium.
In addition to the 1997 aerial pictures, the website also has 1995 aerial images as well as U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps that include place names, road names and the topography of the region, which cannot be captured in an aerial photo.
"Best of all, the new data is geo-referenced," LaBash said, "so that allows you to bring these images into different mapping programs and overlay various other geographic information."
At the RIGIS website, users can see historic aerial images taken in 1939, 1951-52, 1962, 1972, 1981 and 1992 to easily see how land use in Rhode Island has changed.
The Department of Transportation and RIGIS recently contracted for another set of aerial photos of the state to be taken in 2003. Those images will be available on the Environmental Data Centers image website in full color in early 2004.
"This true color imagery will be a great enhancement to this statewide database rich in demographic, natural and cultural geographic information," explained John Stachelhaus, RIGIS coordinator.
For more information about the Environmental Data Center and how to access and use the aerial photos, call LaBash at 874-5406.
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The lucid stereo vomits archetypes
For all ages. Primitive vengeance escapes into light,
Blanketing the fables spread upon pages,
Hushed voices commingle into a murmur of fright.
Unto goblets raised, we praise scoundrels
Whom were dined with gods who've since fell.
Deceiving seas of dumb, lame sheep,
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|Look up yeah in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Yeah may refer to:
- A synonym of the word yes
- Yeah! (Brownsville Station album), 1973
- Yeah! (Charlie Rouse album), 1961
- Yeah! (Def Leppard album), 2006
- Yeah (Park Jeong-Ah album), 2006
- Yeah (The Wannadies album), 1999
- "Yeah" (Joe Nichols song), 2014
- "Yeah" (LCD Soundsystem song), 2004
- "Yeah!" (Paul Brandt song), 1998
- "Yeah!" (Usher song), 2004
- "Yeah" (Yolanda Adams song), 1999
- "Yeah", a song by A Pink from Snow Pink
- "Yeah", a song by DJ Krush from Strictly Turntablized
- "Yeah!", a song by Does It Offend You Yeah? from Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
- "Yeah", a song by Kelly Clarkson from My December
- "Yeah", a song by Kyuss from Blues for the Red Sun
- "Yeah", a song by Queen from Made in Heaven
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- "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah", a 1989 song by Oaktown's 357
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- "Yeah Yeah Yeah", a song by New Politics from New Politics
- "Yeah Yeah Yeah", a song by The Sounds from Something to Die For
- "Yeah Yeah Yeah", a song by Uncle Kracker from Double Wide
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs, an American rock band
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs (EP), a 2001 EP by the band
- "Yeah 3x", a 2010 song by Chris Brown
- Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah, the Bikini Kill side of a 1993 split album with Huggy Bear
- "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah", a 1998 song by The Pogues
- Yeah! Woo!, a frequently sampled phrase by James Brown
- Yé-yé, a 1960s style of pop music
- "Yeh Yeh", a 1963 song by Georgie Fame
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This week's book trailer of the week is for The Ring & the Crown by Melissa de la Cruz. This novel is set in an alternate 1920's where magic is real and the Franco-British Empire rules all. Focusing on the five different stories and points of view of the young socialites and royalty, The Ring & the Crown is filled with drama, romance, mystery, and scandal. Click here to find The Ring & the Crown in the Library today!
Archive for May, 2014
Book Trailer of the Week– The Ring & the Crown by Melissa de la Cruz
Prom Reads
'Tis the season for prom! Whether you are attending the prom this week or just love all things prom, check out some of the books below!
Eighteen-year-old Ash wants nothing to do with senior prom, but when disaster strikes and her desperate friend, Nat, needs her help to get it back on track, Ash's involvement transforms her life.
Prom & Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
For Lizzie Bennett, a music scholarship student at Connecticut's exclusive, girls-only Longbourn Academy, the furor over prom is senseless, but even more puzzling is her attraction to the pompous Will Darcy, best friend of her roommate's boyfriend.
Emily Post's Prom and Party Etiquette by Cindy Post Senning and Peggy Post
Relax and let Emily Post, the most trusted name in etiquette, be your guide. Prom and Party Etiquette will help you navigate your social life and be more confident at the parties you attend. Knowing what to do makes it easier to enjoy all your celebrations to the fullest and having fun is what a party is really about!
It's Our Prom (so deal with it) by Julie Anne Peters
Told in separate voices, Azure, who is a lesbian, and Luke, who is bisexual, help plan an inclusive senior prom while Luke is writing and producing a musical about his life, both are working through the crush they have on their friend Radhika, and all three are dealing with problems at home.
Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Beauty by Ann Shoket & the editors of Seventeen
Advice on how to make the most of your natural features, with tips on hair styling, skin care, and makeup; insider secrets from celebrity experts; and recommendations for special occasions.
In this exciting collection, bestselling authors take bad prom nights to a whole new level–a paranormally bad level. Wardrobe malfunctions and two left feet don't hold a candle to discovering your date is the Grim Reaper–and he isn't here to tell you how hot you look. From angels fighting demons to a creepy take on getting what you wish for, these five stories will entertain better than any DJ in a bad tux. No corsage or limo rental necessary. Just good, scary fun.
Tessa Masterson Will Go to Prom by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin
Feeling humiliated and confused when his best friend Tessa rejects his love and reveals a long-held secret, high school senior Luke must decide if he should stand by Tessa when she invites a female date to the prom, sparking a firestorm of controversy in their small Indiana town.
May is Zombie Awareness Month!
Did you know that May is Zombie Awareness Month? It serves as a good reminder to brush up on your zombie reads, just in case the world is ever overrun by the undead! Check out a recommended reading list below, and you will be fully prepared to run, fight, or barricade yourself in your protective fortress.
When the news starts reporting a zombie outbreak in Ireland, B's father thinks it's a hoax-but even if it isn't, the two of them joke, it's only the Irish, right? That is, until zombies actually attack the school. B is forced on a mad dash through the serpentine corridors of high school, making allegiances with anyone with enough gall to fight off their pursuers. But when they come face-to-face with the ravenous, oozing corpses, all bets are off. There are no friends. No allies. Just whatever it takes to survive.
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
In a post-apocalyptic world where fences and border patrols guard the few people left from the zombies that have overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a bounty hunter.
In the year 2195 when society is technologically advanced but follows the social mores of Victorian England, recently orphaned Nora Dearly is left at the mercy of her domineering, social-climbing aunt, until she is nearly kidnapped by zombies and falls in with a group of mysterious, black-clad commandos.
Seventeen-year-old Nero is stuck in the wilderness with a bunch of other juvenile delinquents on an "Inward Trek." As if that weren't bad enough, his counselors have turned into flesh-eating maniacs overnight and are now chowing down on his fellow miscreants. These kids have seen zombie movies. They know the rules. Unfortunately, knowing the rules isn't going to be enough.
Alex, a resourceful 17-year-old running from her incurable brain tumor, Tom, who has left the war in Afghanistan, and Ellie, an angry eight-year-old, join forces after an electromagnetic pulse sweeps through the sky and kills most of the world's population, turning some of those who remain into zombies and giving the others superhuman senses.
After a disease turns everyone over sixteen into brainless, decomposing, flesh-eating creatures, a group of teenagers leave their shelter and set out of a harrowing journey across London to the safe haven of Buckingham Palace.
On a school trip to snowbound Scotland, several students become infected and turn into hungry zombies, leaving a small band of survivors to take refuge in the school bus.
In the year 2032, after a virus that turned people into zombies has been eradicated, Josh is invited to join an underground gaming society, where the gamers hunt zombies and the action is more dangerous than it seems.
Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart
New Jersey teens Jake Stephenson and Amanda Blake are turning into zombies and, having devoured half of their senior class, they are on the run, pursued by teen psychic Cass, a member of a government unit charged with killing zombies and keeping their existence secret.
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
The Zombie Survival Guide is one's key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking thestreets right now.
How to Make a Zombie by Frank Swain
Could zombies actually walk the earth? Join science punk Frank Swain as he digs into the science of body and mind control, from Haitian Vodou potions to military interrogation techniques. He recounts true zombie tales from the archives, including resurrected dog heads, secret agent drugs, and remote-controlled bulls and rats. He even investigates how psychologists are shaping our thoughts in the design of city streets.
The Zombie Handbook by Robert Curran
The Zombie Handbook' explains how to identify a zombie, survive an attack, and ultimately, defeat the undead hordes. Packed with sound, practical advice, true-life encounters, and a world history of these drooling brain munchers.
Zombies: a field guide to the walking dead by Robert Curran
In the myths, legends, and folklore of many peoples, the returning, physical dead play a significant role, whether they are the zombies of Haiti or the draugr of Scandinavia. But what are the origins of an actual bodily return from the grave? Does it come from something deep within our psyche, or is there some truth to it?
Book Trailer of the Week– Crewel by Gennifer Albin
This week's book trailer of the week is for Crewel by Gennifer Albin. Adelice has been gifted with the talents of a Spinster. However, her parents train her to hide her gift, fearing what it means for Adelice's future. When her true talents are discovered, Adelice is violently taken away from her family and whisked off to a glamorous new life as a Spinster. The only problem is Adelice can see the injustice and tyranny of this ruling class. Little does Adelice know that she can make a difference… Click here to find Crewel in the Library!
Get Real with Graphic Novels
Do you sometimes find is harder to read books about real people, places, or events? Have you ever tried reading graphic novels that are about real life things? Check out the list below of graphic novels that tell the story of real life people, places, things, or events in history:
Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor
Chronicles the rise of Hip Hop music as it grew from the streets of New York City in the 1970's to the rise of the emcee into 1981. Additional volumes will follow.
The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown
The Dust Bowl is a desolate time in American history, where the earth was so ravaged that dust storms terrorized the land. What was worse about this time, was that it was caused by man. Brown describes the causes and the life of that terrible time, as well as what we can learn to prevent this from happening again.
Gandhi: My Life is My Message written by Jason Quinn and illustrated by Sachin Nagar
Renouncing wealth, ambition and comfort, Gandhi led by example, becoming one with the people he sought to free, facing imprisonment, hardship and humiliation while never raising his voice in anger. His strategy of nonviolent protest would become the model for the U.S. Civil Rights movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr. and continues to change history throughout the world.
The Gettysburg Address written by Jonathan Hennessey, art by Aaron McConnell, and lettering by Tom Orzechowski
A graphic adaptation of the Gettysburg Address explains the events of the War, drawing on first-hand accounts from soldiers, slaves, and key figures and providing an understanding of the speech that marked America's new path.
A memoir in graphic novel format about the author's experiences as the son of Vietnamese immigrants who fled to America during the fall of Saigon describes how he learned his tragic ancestral history and the impact of the Vietnam War on his family while visiting their homeland years later.
Primates: the Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks
This is the true story of three scientists who risked their lives for research that forever changed the way we think of primates- including ourselves.
Book Trailer of the Week– William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope by Ian Doescher
This week's book trailer of the week is for William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope by Ian Doescher. If you like Star Wars or if you like Shakespeare or if you like Star Wars and Shakespeare, then this book is perfect for you! It retells the fourth episode completely in Shakespeare's language. It is laugh out-loud funny and it is definitely a new spin on the classic movie. And there are more on the way! William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Empire Striketh Back was just published in March. Click here to find William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope in the Library today!
Join us for the Teen Knitting/Crocheting Club!
Are you an expert with knitting or crochet needles, just learning, or want to learn? Then join us on Friday, May 9, from 4 – 6 p.m. for the monthly Teen Knitting/Crocheting Club meeting at the Library. We have yarn, needles, and the know-how to teach the basics of knitting and crocheting. You can also bring your own supplies – and your friends – for an afternoon of sharing ideas and conversation. Refreshments will be served.
Click here to register for the Teen Knitting/Crocheting Club!
Book Trailer of the Week– Half Bad by Sally Green
This week's book trailer of the week is for Half Bad by Sally Green. In Nathan' world good and evil are clearly defined: either you are a black witch or a white witch. What happens when someone is both black and white? That is the case for Nathan. He was born as an illegitimate son of a white witch mother and a black witch father. His punishment? He is sentenced to live in a cage and beaten regularly. Nathan is constantly looking for a way to escape, as his captors are waiting until he turns 17 and will receive his gifts. However, no one is sure whether Nathan will be a good witch or a bad witch, but both sides want him! What happens when Nathan escapes his cage, a month before he turns 17..? Click here to find Half Bad in the Library!
Join us for Craft with Comics for Teens on Saturday!
While you are picking up your free comic at the Fiction/AV/Teen desk on Free Comic Book day, stop by and use comics to make a craft. You can collage with Modge Podge, create origami, or try other ideas for crafting with comics. Snacks and refreshments will be served. For teens in grades 6 – 12. Click here to register for the program!


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Hansel decorates a JUnit Test class and instruments one or more classes under test to verify 100% branch coverage of the tested classes by the Test class.
The Hansel-decorated TestSuite first runs all the test methods in the Test class. If any of these fail, the test fails, ie: Hansel doesn't bother verifying coverage until functional testing is 100% successful. Hansel generates additional Tests, called "Probes," each of which verifies coverage for a single method or branch. Each of these will fail if the method or branch was not covered during executino of the functional tests.
Hansel uses the BCEL library to instrument the class(es) under test.
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The school board is close to adopting a policy that would make sure every student will be able to eat lunch at school, even if they don't have any money.
The lunch would not be the hot meal provided for students who fill out an application for a free or reduced lunch subsidized by the federal government. Instead, students get a cheese sandwich, 1% milk and fruit. The funding for those "alternate" meals would come from the school district's general fund.
The district's most recent policy already provides "alternate" meals for students in grades K-4, at a cost of about $49,000 a year to the district, said Bridget O'Brien Wood, Director of the District's Food Services Department. She estimates expanding the program to include older students would cost about $60,000 a year.


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Whoa! I think you guys are misinterpreting what groove1 was saying with that quote. In fact, I think you have his point exactly backwards.
What he meant, and I've read it before, is that it used to be that a high school diploma was enough to get you by, but there are a lot more people with degrees these days so the advantage of having one isn't quite as strong as it used to be. But that
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to say that the quality of the university education itself is any worse now and only what a HS diploma used to be. That's just faulty logic that may well haunt you in due course.
If anything, a master's is the new bachelor's.
Personally I thought the first year was far too easy. Nothing we learned in our first year was much more complex than what we learned for our A-levels (that's like the equivalent of high school diploma in this country). The university said this was to get everyone singing off the same hymn sheet or what have you, to be honest if they improved their entry requirements then this wouldn't be a problem.
Sounds to me like you should be in trade school studying to be a mechanic. Designers and engineers don't typically do the level of hands on that techs do. That's just not what it's about.
Pretty much this. I think you sound a bit like one of my friends at uni, he worked as a mechanic for a few years before coming to uni (doesn't have any A levels) and was expecting to get paid loadsamoney as a graduate engineer pretty much doing exactly what he was doing in the garage. He found out to his detrement that this was far from the case and has struggled a lot as a result.
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JOHN TWYFORD: Commissioner must get tough with the police
Posted: October 16, 2012|
THE new police chief for Devon and Cornwall will face a tough job once elected next month in what has so far been one of the least talked about elections ever.
Who knew that elections for police chiefs were taking place across England and Wales on November 15? Or even that they would be called police and crime commissioners?
And if you knew that, did you also know the new police chief for Devon and Cornwall will be responsible for a budget of £255 million and will be able to hire and fire chief constables?
Before I started thinking about police and crime commissioners this week, I have to admit I knew very little about the new role, and even less about what it was replacing.
Elected police and crime commissioners (PCCs) will take over from police authorities, which were made up of appointed worthies. In Devon and Cornwall we have 18 authority members, none of whom were elected, or at least not elected to serve on the police authority.
The councillors on it were appointed by their councils and the others were appointed by the police authority itself. We had no control over who was on it, and perhaps, therefore, very little interest in them or what they did.
If the authority had stood in a contest for the public body with the lowest profile, the greyest of the grey, it would certainly have been put on the shortlist. The authors of a Government White Paper even concluded police authorities were "invisible".
And in Devon and Cornwall this was despite them receiving a combined total allowance (pay) of almost £250,000 last year, with an added total expenses bill of almost £30,000, which you might have thought would have meant them being noticed if only to be complained about.
The new police chief is expected to be paid £85,000 a year, so seems dirt cheap in comparison.
But he or she has a difficult task. Not only do they have to be in authority over a police force unused to a single 'civilian' having such power, and possibly one with no police experience at all, but they have to manage a smaller budget and a reduction of 700 in the number of police officers.
Also, in my opinion, they have to do something about the complacency in the police force towards investigating crimes.
The BBC reported in August, following freedom of information requests, that more than 35,000 crimes reported in Devon and Cornwall were not investigated by the police beyond an initial assessment. This figure represented almost 40 per cent of all crimes reported to them.
It included about 11,000 reports of criminal damage, 4,000 of thefts from vehicles and 3,700 burglaries – all abandoned as hopeless cases for investigation unless new information landed in the lap of the officer to whom they were assigned.
I've previously commented on the ludicrously low rate of 'detections', as they used to be called in police-speak – now horribly called 'positive outcomes'. In Mid Devon in the year to March, 2011, the police managed an overall detection/positive-outcome rate of less than 30 per cent.
Fewer than one in four burglaries were solved, fewer than one in five thefts from vehicles were solved, just one in 10 bicycle thefts were solved and a little over one in 10 cases of criminal damage.
And the offences where the detection rate was high? I imagine offences like shoplifting only had high detection rates because most shoplifters were 'caught' by the police following a phone call from the shop where they had already been apprehended by staff. Ditto drug offences – offenders were apprehended by police officers at the same time the crime was discovered, and solved.
Now I learn one of the reasons why so few crimes are detected – the police have a look at them, and in almost 40 per cent of cases, decide they're not worth bothering with.
And in the year up to March, 2012, the crime rate in Devon and Cornwall as a whole rose by 5.9 per cent.
I think this is appalling. Surely they can do better than that? I would hope the new police and crime commissioner doesn't bang on forever about how safe it is here, but gets stuck in and actually does something about making it a safer place with a lower crime rate.
The problem is – how do we tell which one of the candidates is likely to be better than the rest? Has anyone even heard of any of them? I hope once nominations close this week that we get a better picture of who is standing and what they represent.


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The Department of Defense conducted its first Administrative Review Board (ARB) for enemy combatants detained at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. All detainees who have been confirmed to be enemy combatants by the Combatant Status Review Tribunals will be processed through the ARBs.
The ARB process annually assesses whether an enemy combatant continues to pose a threat to the United States or its allies, or whether there are other factors bearing upon the need for continued detention. Based on this assessment, the ARB will recommend that individual detainees be released, transferred or continue to be detained.
During the review, each eligible enemy combatant is given the opportunity to appear in person before an ARB panel of three military officers and provide information to support his release. The enemy combatant is provided a military officer to assist him throughout the ARB process. In advance of the ARB hearing, information bearing on this assessment is also solicited from DoD and other U.S. government agencies, and from the family and national government of the enemy combatant, through Department of State. Based on all of the information provided, the ARB makes a recommendation to the Designated Civilian Official (DCO) who makes the final decision whether to release, transfer or continue to detain the individual. If the DCO determines that continued detention is warranted, the enemy combatant will remain in DoD control and a new review date will be scheduled to ensure an annual review.
Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England is the Designated Civilian Official overseeing the process, and is the final decision maker for the ARB processes. The review process is managed by the Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants (OARDEC), which is headed by Rear Adm. James M. McGarrah.
The Adminstrative Review Board implementing instructions are available at: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2004/d20040914adminreview.pdf .
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I have Stiff Person Syndrome and my other car is a candy apple red Rascal. Feel free to ask me about it.
Exciting but no, it's just gas or poo (which feels exactly like that). At 10 weeks, baby can barely move and certainly can't push out against something. At the VERY most, you might feel a little tapping inside. I first felt my last baby at 12 weeks which, I was assured by several doctors, was absolutely impossible. But it definitely wasn't a little push or roll. Not at all. It was a barely-there flutter like a light tap inside the uterus. Almost like a butterfly fluttering. After I did a lot of research back then, I couldn't find anyone that had felt anything earlier than 12 weeks.
Are you positive your dates are right? You couldn't be off by a month?
I know how you feel! It's really exciting when you feel those first little movements!
Do you remember how far along you were when you felt your first move?
(BTW: LOVE that you call it a "gummy bear!" Ahaha! That's so cute! I say "pollywog.")
Mama to a bright 7 y/o girl and an exuberant 3 y/o boy Loving unschooling, 2x and natural living in Hawaii.
I just took out my calendar from dd2 to answer your post :)
I'm here to tell you, yes, it is possible. I felt movement from the inside at 9w2d (I was crouched down and must have invaded her space too much, lol). Then didn't feel anything regular until about a week later (in the exact same spot). I felt movement from the outside (from the exact same spot) at 11w6d. I also think it was how the baby was positioned because I picked up the hb on the fetoscope at 16w exactly which is supposed to be super early. And I have a little bit of fluff :)
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I have Stiff Person Syndrome and my other car is a candy apple red Rascal. Feel free to ask me about it.
Maybe you just have a little olympic athlete in there, then!
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I have Stiff Person Syndrome and my other car is a candy apple red Rascal. Feel free to ask me about it.
Well, I'm never one to tell another mama what she is or isn't feeling, or what is or isn't possible. You know your body better than anybody. I felt DS for the first time just shy of 10 weeks.
Who knows! I was just sitting on a hard chair with my knees at my chest and definitely felt the "butterfly" sensation for the first time. I'm 10w3d, so it's very likely that it was something else but I think a lot of us are more in touch with the normal sensations of our bodies than the average bear, so anything is possible!
Baking a cupcake at 98.6°. This little lady is due early March 2012.
I don't know if that was the baby or not. I'll just chalk it up as an oddity that may or may not have been the baby. I think I did feel something last night, though. It was more like a tap that I felt while using the doppler. I'm 10 weeks today, and from what I've read, the earliest that it has been felt is generally 9-10 weeks for mama's that have had a child before. Last time I didn't notice flutters at all. We were sitting down at a Tahoe Joe's for dinner, and out of nowhere it felt like I had a bouncy ball in my pelvis. I was 14 weeks and some change.
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Well. I felt it with my first pregnancy at 14 weeks with an anterior placenta. So I'm not going to say no. lol. And they DO move very well already at this point, like, even indevidual fingers can move. I HEARD kicks on my doppler at 10 weeks with DS. (did you hear a thump?) But I don't know if they're strong enough yet for us to feel it. I guess it depends on the baby! I'll admit I'm already feeling for it. Any day now! Fingers crossed!
I have Stiff Person Syndrome and my other car is a candy apple red Rascal. Feel free to ask me about it.
We planned one last time too and cancelled for the same reason. That and I didn't book it til 33 weeks. Would have def been hard to see.
LOL. I can't believe I'm answering with this anecdote, but one day while giving my son (2) a belly massage (He asks me for the "I Love You" massage when his belly hurts), I felt what I honestly thought was a tumor. It was a tiny hard spot, right in his pelvis, way low on his abdomen. I am a hypochondriac to begin with, so I FREAKED. My mom is a phd scientist and she told me to calm down and forget about it. I kept massaging his belly, and ten minutes later, he pooped out the exact same size and shape of poop that I was feeling in his lower belly. So, although I hope that you felt your gummy bear saying hi, it very well could be poop in the lower intestine.
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Do you see that white stuff at the bottom of the red carpet? That's snow. So it's safe to guess the Berlin premiere of The Tourist yesterday was a cold one. After all, why else would Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp both be wearing coats and scarves (ok, Johnny always wears a scarf)? Angelina Jolie had a coat too, but unfortunately the Oscar winner had to chuck it, lest the paparazzi fail to get a good view of the boobs jutting out of her strapless gown. Hello, double standard! When's the last time you saw a male movie star flash his chest hair in the cold for the cameras? Brad could have at least tossed off a layer out of sympathy.
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ANNAPOLIS — In what some Senators described as a "bow" to the will of Maryland's House of Delegates, the state Senate will vote as early as Friday on a slightly amended bill for dog bites.
However, the single Senate amendment that passed Wednesday has the bill's House sponsor concerned more amendments could be on the horizon in his chamber.
Senators debated for more than an hour Wednesday on two amendments to a compromise crafted by Sen. Brian E. Frosh and Del. Luiz R.S. Simmons. The compromise would overturn a controversial court ruling on pit bulls while also allowing owners of dogs that cause harm to have their cases heard by juries.
After first defeating all amendments proposed to that bill, the Senate reconsidered and passed one, which added a provision to hold owners of dogs running at large liable if their dogs bite.
The amendment, proposed by Sen. Robert A. Zirkin (D-Dist. 11) of Owings Mills, has a few exceptions.
It would not apply to dogs that harm someone who trespasses on the owners' property, commits or attempts to commit a criminal offense, or otherwise provokes the dog.
Across the State House, Simmons (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville said he "could live with" the amendment.
"It's not really appreciably different than what the House had supported in the past," he said.
While Simmons found the amendment acceptable, he criticized the action.
"It's not wise to put an amendment on it," he said. "It did not serve the compromise."
To the argument that the Senate is caving to the House, Simmons said: "This is silliness."
The compromise increases protection for victims of dog bites, which the Senate favored, while also allowing owners a defense, he said.
"No one has bowed to anyone," he said, adding that the compromise contains elements that each chamber doesn't like.
As the bill continues on a path to the House for consideration, Simmons warned that the Senate's amendment could open the floodgates for more amendments in the House.
If Simmons — who is running for state Senate — and other potential supporters cannot fight off any amendments, the bill could fall apart yet again, he said. As of Wednesday, he could not say who would stand with him and fight to keep the compromise intact.
Frosh (D-Dist. 16) of Chevy Chase — who is running for attorney general — was "the indispensable man" in moving the bill through the Senate largely as written, Simmons said.
Maryland's General Assembly has tried for two years to pass a standard of liability for dog bites and repeal the 2012 state Court of Appeals ruling that held landlords strictly liable and declared pit bulls inherently dangerous. Strict liability holds someone legally responsible for damages and loss regardless of fault.
For two years running, the chambers have failed to see eye to eye. The Senate favors strict liability for all owners, regardless of breed; the House prefers allowing owners what many call "one free bite."
However, both the Senate and House agree that the law should be breed-neutral and landlords only should be held liable if they knew the dog was vicious or dangerous.
Frosh's bill with the amendment is scheduled for a final vote as early as Friday.


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MILLBURY, Mass. — The town of Millbury should save about $106,000 a year in utility bills under a 20-year Utility Credit Purchase Agreement approved Tuesday by the Board of Selectmen.
Millbury Finance Director Brian Turbitt gave a brief presentation on the agreement, outlining the details of the solar array to be installed at McGrath Farms.
Over the 20 years, Millbury will save about $2.1 million in electricity costs. Other towns will enter into a 70 percent to 30 percent split with the developer. Millbury has negotiated a 67.5 percent to 32.5 percent split with the solar developer, which should increase long-term savings, Turbitt said.
The solar developers will charge the utility companies about 13.99 cents per kilowatt hour, of which Millbury will receive 4 cents. Selectmen authorized the chairman of the Solar Committee to sign the agreement, although some of the details were still being worked out.
This Utility Credit Purchase Agreement is separate from the pilot agreement with the town's Energy Advisory Committee. That agreement will pay the town about $12,167 per megawatt generated at the solar array, an additional savings for the town.
The McGrath Farm array can generate a maximum of 7.2 megawatts of power, but in its current configuration should produce about 3.7 megawatts of power.
In other business, Town Manager Bob Spain said the towns of Millbury, Sutton and Northbridge are entering into an agreement to bid out for an animal control officer. That should take effect July 1.


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Tinnitus has no known direct cause, but it can be symptomatic of ear infections, foreign objects in the ear, allergies, high blood pressure, anemia, or a condition known as Meniere's disease (swelling in part of the inner ear canal, causing dizziness and hearing loss). Alcohol, caffeine, and certain drugs are also contributing factors in some cases of tinnitus. Ninety percent of people with tinnitus have significant sensorineural hearing loss.
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Symptoms of tinnitus occur in the ears, mimicking the sounds of ringing, buzzing, clicking, hissing, clanging or wheezing. Tinnitus derives from the Latin verb "to ring". The volume may be very low or high, and the sound may occur in one or both ears. You may barely be aware of your tinnitus, or it may distract you from your daily routines. Tinnitus results from the brain's misinterpreting... Read more about tinnitussymptoms
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Have been hitting this neighb diner for more than 40 years. Always reliable, decent, clean, hospitable, well-priced, etc etc. A neighborhood go-to. My first clue should have been 3 broiled chicken order-in dinners in a row over a period of 6-8 weeks. Previously, one of the best dinners in town -- turned into ridiculous. Chicken charred on one side, with the other side white, flaccid. In 2 out of the 3 cases, it was the underside charred, with topside the unappetizing side. All 3 times, the chicken half had been cleaved almost through. For what purpose? Who knows. The second and third of the 3 chicken events, I specifically requested that this was not done to the chicken -- fell on deaf ears. Late breakfast this morning. I was famished. They could have fed me anything and I would have smiled. What can you do to a plate of over-easy and sausage?? You wouldn't believe! Over easy eggs completely brown on one side. The other side never saw heat at all. Sausages so over cooked, completely wrinkled and BTW half the size of previous orders. Potatoes requested crispy and really brown -- never happened. Same luke warm beige they always are. The rye toast ice cold and hard enough to use as a weapon. The coffee, never arrived until half way thru and NOT hot. O, wait, did I mention the table? Tippier than any canoe I've ever met. The waiter's solution was to push it hard against the wall so my elbow hit the window every time I picked up my fork. Preferring to have breakfast in a canoe, I moved back it its former position.
Posted by long time patron on 08/15/2013
This used to be a great diner. We used to eat in or have delivery several times a week. The prices were reasonable and the portions large. Over the years the prices have gone up and they give you much less food. For example, an average-sized egg salad sandwich on wheat is $7.95. That's midtown tourist prices! Went in for breakfast and really stressed to the server to make my eggs well done. They did not arrive the way I requested and asked for more fire. Guess I upset the Master Chef, because they returned another order, was FULL OF EGG SHELLS.
Posted by Corn Dog on 05/08/2013
Good diner food with reasonable prices and worthy of a recommendation for people looking for just that. The service was on the mark and very friendly.
Posted by Ms.Disappointed on 12/05/2011
I always order from there and unfortunately they never get the simplest orders right. My coworkers and i always get half the order sent to us but they always charge us full price. Its either eggs missing, or toast with no butter, juices missing..or an entire plate missing. It never fails..If u love to call them 3xs to finally eat 1 decent meal then hey go on and knock yourself out. lol
Posted by Sweden on 07/09/2011
Nice for breakfast and the very, very best service and recomend it to others. Thank you!
Posted by Anonymous on 06/26/2011
Get the Grilled Cheese and Bacon on Challah Bread Deluxe. It is heaven on a plate. Trust me.
Posted by Anonymous on 12/19/2010
I live in the neighborhood, very much want to like this place, but everytime I go there the place is dirty, the staff is rude, the food is cold and the bill is way too high. Constant disappointment.


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