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On Tuesday rough drafts were due, and late Monday night (uh-oh!!) I wrote mine. But I had been thinking about the topic a lot (oh dear, I am now imagining how I would respond to the student who said this to me: I have no draft, but I have some ideas; . . .). Anyway. I wrote the draft and I really have been thinking about both the electronic poem by J. R. Carpenter and how we read such texts. So we used my rough draft (at the end of this post if you're interested) to work with the peer review questions I had prepared for the session. Students did a great job commenting, asking questions, and Rebecca pointed out what she thought to be my working thesis. I was grateful for this confirmation. It seemed clear to everyone that I was addressing the prompt but for a different audience than the one they had in mind and also that I was far more interested in the issue of reading electronic texts than they were. They are focused mainly on interpreting the poem, Entre Ville. They also commented on the fact that I have a lot of questions in the introductory paragraph. As I told them, this is pretty typical of my early stage writing when I have real questions about the topic I'm writing about. Most of them will probably be gone in later drafts (or maybe not; this is something I want to think about more).
On Thursday we looked at second stage drafts and then walked the main part of campus from Unit 2, the residence hall where our classroom is (don't get me started)
In that workshop students read Entre Ville: This City Between Us, an essay by Carpenter on how and why she created Entre Ville. Students highlighted passages that helped them understand her poem and put "sticky notes" on sections they thought they might use in their essays. Next week: individual draft conferences. Then on to the next assignment!
J. R. Carpenter invites us into her neighborhood in her poem, "Entre Ville," which is a work that she tells us in "Entre Ville: This City Between Us" has appeared in both print and as an electronic text. The work being read for the purposes of this essay is the electronic text. In it there are several pieces of writing, the main one being "Saint Urbain Street Heat." While the reader might enjoy other aspects of the entire work more, Carpenter signals this is the main text by making it the most accessible and the most familiar. It is placed in the center of the site, and it is written in an easily recognizable spiral notebook. Any reader familiar with a scroll bar can easily read the entire text. But if this is the only part of the text we read, are we getting the full meaning of her poem? Does she make enough of a connectin in ths part of the larger work for us to get her full meaning? Or are readers more famiiar with reading electronic texts going to get more from the poem than those who aren't? What does this say about the accessibility of electronic literature? For experienced readers of electronic literature, "Entre Ville" might, in Yi-Fu Tuan's words, become a place, whereas it might remain a space for those who are not able to access its full meaning. But we might argue that this is true for any text. Readers practiced at reading lengthy complex print texts like the classic Don Quixote, for example, are likely to get more out of the novel than readers who generally read less challenging texts like contemporary magazines, newspapers and best selling novels (rethink–also consider WC's comment about the value judgments involved in assessing level of literacy )
In his book Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience, Tuan tells us that "space . . ." while place " . . ." (find quotes that clearly distinguish). There is no question that we begin to experience "Saint Urbani" more completely when we explore the sections of the poem, some of which appear in the windows of the sketched builidng we assume is Carpenter's apartment building. From one we can hear the "French man" who waits "until dinner time, / to aim his trumpet" at Carpenter's apartment. While it isn't always safe to assume a piece of writing is autobiographical, Carpenter tells us in her essay that this one is. She spent "15 years learning the vocabulary of the nieghbourhood." If we go to the fourth window, top row on the right hand side of the notebook, we can listen to the French man's song which accompanies the a video of a sheet blowing in a breeze. The title of this part of the poem is "Rust Sheet Improv." The more we have retained from reading the central poem, the easier it is to make connections to other sections of the larger work, "Entre Ville." But how do we know to move the cursor over the building, clicking on the windows and other images on the page? Presumable the more familiar we become with electronic literature, we will know how to explore the page in the same way we learned to click on hyperlinks in web pages to move from one window to the next.
But as with the reading of any kind of text, this does not come instinctively. We need to be taught to read this way (ref Nadel interview & Hayles).
Develop paragraph on Tuan
Before she moved to Montreal, the city was a space (ref Carpenter's essay), but in her years of living there she has gained intimate knowledge of the people and places; thus it has become a place.
Conclusion: (my audience teachers, so I want to reiterate my argument that we should be teaching students to read electronic texts and to navigate these texts as we do any other kind of literature–that digital literacy, or in Nadel's words, transliteracy, is essential).


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Current Issue: Vol. 2, #2, March 2008.
Suicide Attacks on the Rise
CCS Research Staff
The last six weeks has brought some of the worst violence in Afghanistan since 2001. In 2007, there were more than 230 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks and 145 suicide attacks.[1] Casualty rates were at least 25 percent higher in 2007 than the previous year.[2] In the past 18 months, IED attacks have targeted numerous police and army busses, a group of legislators outside a factory at Baghlan, a five-star hotel in Kabul, and a Canadian convoy near a busy marketplace. The trends show that attacks are increasing in number and becoming more violent and dreadful to the Afghan population.
On January 14, eight people were killed at the Serena hotel in Kabul when three attackers wearing Afghan National Police uniforms stormed the popular five-star resort. One attacker was shot in the parking lot by a hotel guard, which then triggered his suicide vest. The second attacker blew himself up near the entrance to the hotel's lobby, and the third attacker made it inside the hotel and shot his way through the lobby and toward the gym. At the time of the attack, a meeting for the Norwegian embassy was being held.[3] The head of Afghanistan's intelligence service, Amrullah Saleh stated that the attack was planned by Siraj Haqqani, a militant leader thought to be based in Pakistan's tribal area in Miran Shah, North Waziritan.[4] Like many of the attacks we have seen, this was carefully planned and it is likely the hotel had been canvassed prior to the event.
One month later, on February 17, more than 100 people were killed near Kandahar city in Arghandab district when a suicide bomber detonated explosives in a field full of men and boys watching dogfights.[5] Abdul Hakim Jan, the head of the local auxiliary police and 13 police officers were among the victims. It is likely the attack was directly targeting Abdul Hakim. He was a commander in the jihad against the Soviet occupation in the 1980s. Abdul Hakim had the "reputation of a fierce opponent of the Taliban and Pakistani influence in Afghanistan."[6] His death makes Arghandab vulnerable to the Taliban and their planned spring offensive, which has long been known as a haven for Taliban forces and their adherents. Taliban spokesman, Khalid Mohammad Yusuf denied Taliban responsibility for the attack; this is likely due to the high level of civilian casualties.[7] Afghan civilians have not been a regular target of Taliban violence; however recent events may hint toward the Taliban's willingness to bring more civilians into their crosshairs.
In a second attack on February 19, a suicide bomber drove his car near a small convoy of Canadian Coyote light armored reconnaissance vehicles on a crowded border town street. The suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the convoy, killing 36 and wounding 38, mostly civilians – street vendors and shoppers – while 4 Canadian soldiers were injured. The attack occurred in the town of Spinbaldak, 60 miles southeast of Kandahar and the main border crossing to Pakistan. At the time of the attack, the border crossing was closed due to Pakistan's general election.[8] In contrast to the Kandahar attack, the Taliban claimed responsibility for this one through another spokesman, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, however he denied that the attack had wounded or killed any civilians.[9]
These attacks were likely masterminded by Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban associated militant with close ties to al-Qaeda. His tactics have increasingly been reminiscent of the brutality seen in Iraq. Lt. Col. Dave Accetta, US spokesman at Bagram called the recent attacks in Kandahar, "classic terrorist methodology – intimidate the population (…) we believe him (Haqqani) to be much more brutal and much more interested in attacking and killing civilians. He has no regard for human life, even those of his Afghan compatriots."[10] Recently, Afghan security officials have noticed insurgents using C-4, and packing IEDs with ball bearings to maximize fatalities[11] – tactics rarely seen before in Afghanistan.
Spring is approaching, which means we are likely seeing the beginning stages of a surge in Taliban related attacks. They have traditionally limited attacks to military and security related officials such as ISAF, ANA, ANP, and local militia forces. Recently however, the Taliban have publicly stated their intent to broaden their range of targets to include those with heavy foreign exposure – hotels, restaurants, businesses, and areas considered "soft" targets.[12] At the same time, civilian casualties are becoming more palatable. This is in direct contrast to prior Taliban methods of insurgency which did not usually target civilians. It is evident through recent press statements that they realize the danger civilian casualties pose towards their public relations campaign. However, the old leadership has been replaced by a new generation of militants, many of foreign influence; many coming from Iraq. Counterterrorism officials have acknowledged that there is a crossover between Taliban and al-Qaeda, and knowledge is freely shared across the world using videos and the Internet.[13]
To counter their psychological operations, ISAF could extend coordinated information operations to rally the local population behind the Afghan government and against the Taliban. In 2001, the US dropped leaflets over Afghanistan showing Taliban beating a woman – an act considered taboo within the Pashtunwali code.[14] Similar campaigns should be conducted to remind the population of the brutality a return to the past will bring.
The Taliban are attempting to shift the local population's fear and anger towards ISAF and the Afghan government. Building an information campaign directed at the local population who is primarily anti-Taliban and nonviolent, is an essential part of minimizing future Taliban and Al Qaeda attacks. Part of this process is developing a much larger presence of Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) in the southern regions of Afghanistan where the Taliban move and operate with little difficulty. The US is sending 3200 additional Marines to southern Afghanistan in March, but a significant increase in other NATO forces are equally needed in order to provide a substantial increase in security and confidence to the local population. Without local support, the Taliban will find it increasingly difficult to conduct IED attacks – especially those which target civilians.
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Two dozen F30 owners recently attended this owner meet in Hong Kong. 1x Red, 1x Grey, 2x Blue, 6x Black, 14x White were in attendance.
Check out the sweet photos.
Check out the results of a head-on collision between an F30 3 series and an SUV… providing a testament to BMW Safety.
Have a look and listen at a real life installed F30 335i Akrapovic Evolution exhaust system.
Check out Vossen's Bumblebee F30 335i.
Top Gear online reviews the F30 Alpina B3 sedan with its N54 engine.
EPA has released official fuel economy ratings for the 2014 328d for the U.S. market.
RWD: 32 City / 45 Highway
AWD: 31 City / 43 Highway
Supersprint has announced its quad exhaust system for the F30 328i. Here's the relevant data:
Stock Data:
Horsepower 245,9 Hp @ 5490 rpm
Torque 355 Nm @ 2305 rpm
Supersprint Exhaust System:
- Downpipe with Metallic catalytic converter 200 CPSI 987321
- Front pipe 987812
- Centre exhaust 987903
- Rear exhaust Right OO80 – Left OO80 987906
Horsepower 261,0 Hp @ 6460 rpm
Torque 368,6 Nm @ 4035 rpm.
BMW has announced that due to an engine update (to the N55 motor) starting with July 1 production, the BMW M Performance Power Kit PPK will be unavailable for ordering. A new Power Kit will be available for the updated N55 engine come late 2013.
Some beautiful F30 M Sport models gather in Hong Kong.
Results from Motor Trend's latest luxury sports sedan comparison, pitting the F30 3 Series xDrive against the S4, ATS, IS350 and S60.
CAR Magazine compare the 3-series Touring vs Audi A4 Avant vs Mercedes C-class Estate and asks: Is the new BMW 3-series Touring worthy of its predecessor's 'all the car you'll ever need' tag? It should be practical, desirable, enjoyable to drive, comfortable and efficient – and better in every discipline than the Audi A4 Avant and Mercedes C-class Estate, if it's to take the crown.
The online configurator / builder for the 2014 3 Series GT is now online.
Kelleners Sport shows off its new carbon fiber front spoiler lip for the F30 3 Series with M Sport package, carbon fiber mirror covers and carbon fiber trunk spoiler.
The Kelleners tuning program for the standard 3 Series can be seen at: http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=718321
Meisterschaft premium exhaust systems for the BMW F30 328i in GTC (EV Control) and GTS (Ultimate Performance) versions.
Check out specs, photos and videos inside.
Have a listen and look at the Borla exhaust system for the F30 328i sedan.
Road & Track compares two generations of BMW 328i – the F30 versus E90.
Motor Trend gets behind the wheels of a BMW M Performance Power Kit propelled 335i xDrive.
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See the rest of what they have to say inside.
Akrapovic features its F30 335i Evolution Exhaust system in this feature video.
The Evolution Exhaust System is cat-back and constructed from austenitic stainless steel, with two central link pipes, new muffler design, and carbon fiber tail pipes.
The exhaust features dual-mode ECU-controlled valves which allows for stock-level sound at normal cruising, but a deeper/louder note during sportier driving. Specs and video inside.


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Irene Monroe: While Ferguson's gay-bashing of Keynesian economics was to discredit Keynes and his entire body of work, it has rather done the reverse, bringing renewed international attention to a renown economist and to another one of our LGBTQ unsung forebearers.
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Robert Reich: Have you heard of William Dore, Foster Friess, Sheldon Adelson, Harold Simmons, Peter Thiel, or Bruce Kovner? If not, let me introduce them to you. They're running for the Republican nomination for president.


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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2004 With 114,000 service members deployed to Iraq and another 11,000 in Afghanistan supporting the war on terror, Cupid's arrow is going to have to travel a few extra miles this Valentine's Day.
The 4th Infantry Division reported a slight increase in the number of "care packages" arriving for soldiers at its headquarters in Tikrit, Iraq. And division spokesman Lt. Col. Bill McDonald said many soldiers are using the Internet to send flowers and candy to loved ones at home.
The cyber-waves are expected to overflow Feb. 14 with Valentine's Day wishes between deployed troops and their "special some ones."
Already, Valentine message page on the DefendAmerica.mil Web site is brimming with heartwarming messages both to and from deployed troops. Anyone with Internet access can use the site to send best wishes and Valentine's Day messages to the troops.
Some messages, like the one sent by Staff Sgt. Paul Cornett, a deployed soldier in Baghdad, Iraq, are meant for the American public as a whole. "I thank all of you for your support," Cornett wrote. "If it was not for you, we would not be able to do what we do. Our job is nothing out of the ordinary for us. We do what we have to because of you. Thank you. You all are the true heroes."
Some messages address a particular service member, such as Spc. Shane McRoberts, who received love and prayers from "dad and Lori." "Be safe always and know the immense sense of honor you bring to our family," they wrote.
Pfc. Mike Gower's Aunt Barb sent Valentine's wishes, urged her nephew to stay safe and reminded him that she loves him.
Carol and LeRoy Kramer from Wisconsin sent Valentine's Day wishes "to all our troops, but special wishes and thanks" to Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment "and the rest of the 82nd" Airborne Division.
Capt. Scott Greenblatt sent special wishes to 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division.
Others messages sent through the program push wishes to all deployed military members. "Your efforts in Iraq will help to diminish the overall terrorism in the world, and specifically that which is aimed at America and all that our country stands for," wrote Michelle Zahariades from Palm Desert, Calif. "Hugs and kisses to you on Valentine's Day."
"Your love of America by your service to all Americans is the greatest Valentine of all," wrote another well-wisher. "Thank you all so much. I hope you know how much we love, support and appreciate each of you."
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But so is eliminating deficit spending and reducing the national debt, which now sits at more than $16 trillion.
As Congress and the president focus on deficit reduction, most of the eyes are on military spending. It is where the big money is being spent.
The U.S. military budget has doubled in the past decade, and that does not include the hundreds of billions of dollars specifically allocated to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But it would be counterproductive to allow the automatic across-the-board cuts to military spending of tens of billions of dollars to kick in next year. Congress agreed last year to automatic cuts in military and domestic funding to serve as a stick to force Congress back to the bargaining table to come up with specific cuts to reduce the deficit.
It's now time to have reasonable discussions about making cuts.
The task at hand is coming up with a deficit-reduction plan totaling $1.2 trillion in cuts over 10 years.
Clearly, the military is an area of federal spending to find significant savings. But those cuts must be very specific and targeted.
"It is a big piggybank," said former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, a Republican who along with Democrat Erskine Bowles headed a commission that came up with a recommended $4 trillion in budget cuts over a decade. "If you can't get in there and start getting stuff out of there when you have a defense budget of $740 billion bucks — and the defense budget of every major country on Earth, 17 of them, including Russia and China, is $540 billion combined. Who is joshing who? That's madness, madness."
Cuts certainly can be made, but it won't be simple because defense spending is about more than national security, it's also about the national economy. A lot of jobs — public and private sector — are tied to defense spending.
The military bases in the Tacoma area, the Navy in Bremerton and Everett and the Air Force in Spokane are all major economic forces. And locally we have the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office and the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center.
This is why Congress, with the advice of military leaders, needs to figure out what can be cut with the least damage to national defense and the American economy.
The ending of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will ultimately result in a significant savings, although the physical and mental toll the war has taken in damaged lives is an obligation the nation will have to fund for years.
Still, targeted cuts can be made. The military budget isn't necessarily lean. The members of Congress have, for example, forced the Pentagon to take more money than requested because it benefited specific bases or defense contractors in certain lawmakers' states or districts. This type of unnecessary spending is a good place to start the reductions.
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namvet60 2 years, 8 months ago
When they cut this Union crap out and quit buying toilets for $700 and Hammers for $300 and get some common sense into the mix it would cancel the deficit in NO time at all!
oneStarman 2 years, 8 months ago
Do not Be NAIVE - A Toilet Seat costs $700 so the cost of BLACK PROJECTS can be hidden 'Off Book'
The way we CUT the Bloated Military is to Bring home the 50,000 Troops in Europe left over from WWII and the OTHER 50,000 in Korea and Japan. THEN we get rid of about 75% of the NAVY which is mostly a collection of Billion dollar TARGETS which are WAY Too Expensive for 'Saber Rattling' We use 20th Century assets to plan for wars based on 19th Century Tactics and Strategies when in THIS Millennium we can Watch for trouble from SPACE and send a DRONE to Take Out a Bad Guy without INVADING our 'Ally'.
namvet60 2 years, 8 months ago
Speaking of Naive - I thought the only thing the drones were good for was so the President can sit in the situation room and watch our military personnel get killed!


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We have some animated gifs on www.scbadasscoffee.com...they ARE working from computers from home. One computer is in an office at the shop sees everything fine...using current Firefox and Safari...we have 4 computers for the public...somewhere in the last weeks they stopped being able to view the animated GIFS. Any ideas on what happened, what to look for or ???
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Welcome to Mac-Forums, bdaul. That link you posted does not work for me.
And we would need a better description of the Macs you talk about in your post, which OS version they use (ex.: 10.4.6), which models, etc.
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An Al Jazeera America video that featured Kansas University students discussing their drunken sexual encounters threw light on a local version of a common college problem: the dangerous mix of alcohol, sex, ignorance and the social lives of college students.
Partly as a response, some KU students are pushing for beefed-up sexual assault and consent training for students, with the goal of both preventing sexual assault and making KU a model for other universities.
In the October video, since removed from Al Jazeera America's website, three male KU students discussed sexual encounters with women while drunk, and while their partners were drunk, as well as fears of being accused of rape.


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Does a complete Black Swan PDD with a very young Toumanova that's shown in the BRdMC documentary exist anywhere...?
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Grammar Guru: I'm lovin' it!Posted by Anne on January 30th, 2010
Is this 'good' or 'bad' English? Do you use it? If so, where and when and how? Do you think it's ok if others use it? McDonalds. Ad. On my blog. I know. Sorry. But hey. I defended a traditional point of view here. Don't miss Mike's comment.


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ERWIN — Unicoi County Register of Deeds Debbie Tittle wants to alert citizens of recent solicitations from a company offering to sell information that can be acquired for free at the Unicoi County Courthouse.
According to Tittle, some county residents have received solicitation from a company that is looking to sell them property profiles.
The company states it will provide the party a copy of the "only document that identifies them as the property owner" of a particular address by a recently recorded transferred title on the property, a release from Tittle's office said. The profile provides information where one can find the property address, owner's name, comparable values, legal description or parcel identification number, property history, neighborhood demographics and a public and private schools report.
The solicitation goes on to read that records obtained through public information show a deed was recorded in the party's name that indicates their ownership and interest in the specified property and gives a description of the property. It also states that upon receipt of an $89 processing fee, the request will be submitted and the process will be initiated. The solicitation also states the company is not a government agency, Tittle said.
Tittle said citizens who have been solicited whom she has heard from thus far have been parties in recent realty transactions. She also said most of the information contained in the solicitation is available to citizens through various records in office at the Unicoi County Courthouse at no charge.
"I always reassure citizens who record their deeds or other important documents pertinent to their property in the register's office not to worry if they get misplaced or even destroyed because they can easily be reproduced from the official records of the registry," Tittle said. "If property owners in Unicoi County need any of the information that is listed through this solicitation that is available through our local records, I would be glad to assist them in obtaining it."


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"I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they do their lives…" (Jim Rohn)
Life is much like a moving sidewalk at an airport.
Once you get on, you move forward whether you want to or not.
That leaves you with only 2 choices:
Either you can stand up, face forward, and actively move, or you can lay down, close your eyes, and let the ride drag you forward.
The choice is not whether you'll move…it's whether or not you'll be a willing participant in the motion.
Living a life with goals is much like being that willing participant on a moving sidewalk.
Living a life without goals…not so much.
My Confession
I have to confess that I'm a goal kind of guy.
I love them. Immensely.
I believe that they're one of the most powerful tools available for developing a productive life.
Unfortunately, though, they often get a bad rap.
I suspect that this skepticism toward goals often stems from a failure to understand them. There is, after all, a secret to goals…
That secret is knowing how to set goals.
Today, I want to offer you an insight into how I make goals for myself, and then give you 6 reasons why I choose to do it this way. Hopefully, it will serve you as you think about your own goal-setting process.
Discrepant Advice
Depending on who you read, you'll find advice suggesting that you set large goals, small goals, difficult goals, easy goals, long-term goals, short-term goals, or no goals at all.
I recommend setting lofty goals.
Why? Because that's what I do in my own life.
And here's my case for doing so:
My Case for Setting Lofty Goals
First, let me tell you how I define "lofty" goals:
Lofty goals are difficult to achieve, but not impossible. They're hard to reach, but not unreachable. They require courage. They require commitment, and they require the desire to venture into uncharted personal waters.
And here are 6 reasons why I love them:
1. Lofty goals help me to stretch and grow. I always hated flexibility tests in elementary school PE class. They usually involved sitting on the ground, putting my legs out straight, and then bending forward, trying to reach my toes with my fingers. Typically, this was a painful process for me, because I wasn't very flexible…
What I learned from that exercise, though, was that the farther I stretched my reach one time, the more I could go beyond that the next time. It was only in straining as far out as I could go each time that I'd make any improvement.
Setting lofty goals has the same effect on me. It forces me (in a very positive way) to metaphorically stretch myself. By setting a lofty goal and stretching myself to achieve it, I end up growing.
Does it hurt? Of course it does. Growth often does. Is it worth it, though? Of course it is.
A teenage boy who experiences severe shin splints (due to a huge growth spurt) one year tends to forget that pain a couple years down the road when he's suddenly the tallest guy on the basketball team.
2. Lofty goals get me out of my comfort zone. This one is closely related to the first reason. I choose lofty goals for myself because they force me out of my comfort zone.
You might wonder why I would want to get out of my comfort zone. After all, it's called a "comfort zone" for a reason…
The hard reality of life is that growth rarely takes place in a comfort zone.
Soldiers don't become battlefield-ready by watching a DVD about combat…they endure agonizing bootcamps filled with weeks of grueling exercises, drills, and rehearsals. Surgeons don't master open heart surgery by sitting at a coffee shop listening to their buddies describe how to do the procedures…they train for years, endure round-the-clock practice, and put their hands on a patient's actual heart.
Productive people don't become masters of their time and energy by dreaming about it at night. They force themselves to grow by setting lofty goals, developing self-discipline, and constantly educating themselves.
I have grown the quickest when I've been the furthest from my comfort zone.
Setting lofty goals doesn't mean I never venture back to my comfort zone…it just means I don't live there.
3. Lofty goals help me overcome mediocrity. Average is ok. Mediocre is not. Isaac D'Israeli once said, "It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us."
The excellent certainly lies before us, and a productive life is the path there.
Because lofty goals gently but firmly guide me toward greater productivity, they steer me away from the default mode of mediocrity.
4. Lofty goals fuel my momentum. A train is hard to start, but it's also hard to stop. Momentum is an incredible asset in the realm of productivity, and one of the surest ways I've found to develop that personal momentum is to set lofty goals.
Yes, when I raise the bar higher than I'm used to, I run the risk of failing and facing discouragement. But the payoff for succeeding is worth that risk.
When I set a goal that seems to be just beyond my current reach…and I stretch to the goal…the sense of accomplishment is overwhelming. The momentum that I build by achieving lofty goals is far greater than what I would build by achieving easily-met goals.
It's the difference between putting another log on the fire and pouring gasoline on the fire.
5. Working to achieve lofty goals forces me to hone multiple productivity skills. It takes very little in the way of personal resources to achieve a modest goal. When I stretch myself to new limits by striving to reach lofty goals, though, I'm forced to harness every resource I've got.
Focus, time management, creativity, and self-discipline become crucial components to success.
And something that helps me hone those skills is something that pushes me further in my development as a productive person.
6. Failing at lofty goals often still ensures better results than achieving minimal goals. "Aim for the stars. If you miss, grab the moon on your way down." As corny as that sounds, it does make a valid point.
So often, we aim for so little. And when we reach for little, that's exactly what we end up with.
So, I tend to challenge myself to aim for considerably more. Not just one step above what I would naturally aim for, but several steps above. Then, even if I don't fully reach my goal (and I often don't)…if I've stretched to reach it, I still end up further along than I would if it was just business as usual.
Aim Just Above to Hit it Dead On
To hit targets that are considerable distances away, gunners must aim slightly above the bull's eye.
Because gravity intervenes.
Even when fired from high-powered guns, bullets succumb to the forces of gravity as they travel long distances. Aiming directly at the target yields a hit slightly below the bull's eye.
Given that reality, there is some truth to Ralph Waldo Emerson's statement that, "We aim above the mark to hit the mark."
Life often gets in the way.
No matter how focused, how dedicated, or how disciplined we are when we set our goals, life happens.
Instead of trying to do the impossible (i.e. achieve your goals in a vacuum where life has no effect), simply add life into your initial calculation.
Aim a little higher than you naturally would.
You'll likely end up hitting the bull eye's dead center.
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"A basic version of Irish Soda Bread that is baked in a cast iron skillet. Try substituting the liquid with buttermilk or 2)1/2c cream plus 1/2c sour cream left to sit overnight. Try adding a tablespoon or so of sugar if you like your soda bread slightly sweet. Experiment until you get the flavor you remember."
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1 teaspoon
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1st of all, no one should have rated this recipe less than 4 stars. As a professional bread baker & instructor, I find most people measure incorrectly. Remember to use Dry meas. cups for dry goods & a liquid measuring cup for liquids. Also because of the difference in the characteristics of flour, as well as variations in the atmosphere you should always use less liquid and add as needed. Soda bread is very different from any other bread you can find in the world. It's round, with a cross cut in the top, and it has a velvety texture, quite unlike yeast bread, and the most distinctive and delicious taste. Always slice paper thin, never thick, and when buttered, it is one of the best breaksfast breads, and delicious toasted. I made this recipe 3 times. 1st AS WRITTEN and it was very good. 2nd, used buttermilk, which I prefer, baked on a baking sheet, 3rd. Added 2 t. sugar, 1 c. raisins. Delicious! Gave it 5 stars because the basic recipe is good and I was able to alter to change to my liking. I preferred buttermilk, cut a X on top of bread, bake in a sheet pan, dusted with cornmeal, at 375 for 30 min., remove from oven, brush with beaten egg (for color) and baked an additional 5-8 min. Icc234, you must have measured incorrectly. Like the recommendation from a reviewer to use a fork to stir. I recommend to start with 3/4 c. milk, and add as need. I used the 1 c. of b.milk. Dust hands w/flour, LIGHTLY flour work surface. Knead dough 5-8 times. BAKING IS A SCIENCE.
There was definately room for improvement. Recipe needed to specify small cast iron skillet.However it was edible.
160 Ratings
This recipe works wonderfully, even when you're in a hurry. I've made it twice now, once with the sugar and once without, and it's fine either way. My husband, the soda-bread expert here, had me bake it for close to 30 minutes, so it would be very crusty; and that worked well. I meant to sprinkle poppy seeds on the dough before I baked it, but I forgot; so I just coated the finished bread lightly with butter and sprinkled the seeds on then--worked fine and looked great. You don't need a cast-iron pan. I just used an aluminum pie plate with a touch of Pam, and no problem at all. Thanks for the recipe, CG!
I wanted a soda bread for dinner which was going to be done in half an hour. All the other recipes used buttermilk and I had none so I tried this. I read the reviews so I added a couple of Tablespoons sugar, used red wine vinegar, and tossed in a teaspoon of rosemary and mint. Absolutely delicious!! I cooked it for 20 minutes tho' and it almost could have used a minute or two more. Can't wait to try it again with other spice or herb combinations.
As another reviewer said, this is a great last minute recipe! I used cider vinegar and added some sugar and a little handful of craisins. I also served it with honey butter. It was a big hit!
Yum! I used 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup half & half in lieu of the milk, still used vinegar. Also substituted 1/2 cup whole wheat for some of the flour. Turned out great! Not heavy like some recipes. I think the key is not to handle this much, just stir it together until it is coated good and form it into a loaf. Cooked for almost 20 mins, crust was great. Have tried other soda recipes, but this one has been the best so far.
Terrifically easy and tastes wonderful. I used buttermilk and added raisins and sprinkled caraway seeds on top.
I tried it on a cookie sheet with parchment paper and in an iron skillet. Both worked fine.
However, both needed more than 15 minutes. I
I needed 25 minutes in the skillet.
Simple and yummy. My tweaks: raisins and 1/4 c. sugar. I also let the vinegar take over the milk overnight and it made a thick buttermilk which really moistened the bread. I served for breakfast on St. Pat's day with cinnamon butter.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 129
Calories from Fat: 8
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He had a sweet left handed swing, I'll give him that. It's unfortunate it wasn't in the line up enough and didn't find the ball more often. One of the best looking strikeouts in the league, tho.
He had a sweet left handed swing, I'll give him that. It's unfortunate it wasn't in the line up enough and didn't find the ball more often. One of the best looking strikeouts in the league, tho.
Ian Kinsler hit .255 this year.
And he was literally one on the best players in the league. When you kids realize BA doesn't mean $#@!, then this will mean more to you.
ian kinsler isn't a corner outfielder that supposed to drive in runs from the middle of the order. he's a leadoff hitter that is supposed to get on base.
you can split hairs on what metric you want to measure, but jd drew didn't produce $14m/yr worth of good baseball and there's no way to argue against that.
His first 4 years, he was perfectly paid. This past year, he wasn't. So yes, he was technically overpaid.
bull$#@!. you don't pay $14m for 68 rbi (or less) for your $#@!ing right fielder.
let's put it this way: at any point over the last 5 years, have you ever once thought to yourself, "man, i really wish jd drew was on the rangers."?
I highly doubt you want to get into that argument. You are clouded by his attitude & this past season's performance. Yes, I would have GLADLY taken him on the Rangers the previous 4 years. We could have easily played him in LF or RF, with Josh in CF.
do rbi not matter anymore now either?
when did rickey and ichiro become middle of the order guys who were supposed to drive in runs? both leadoff hitters. and rickey hit more home runs in a season than drew did while he was in boston TWICE.
Like my UT professor always said, follow the money. The people financing this insane statistical studies aren't just named Bill James. they are geeks hired by agents to validate the existence of their clients in $#@!ty years. Many of them are valid. Many of them are changing the approach to the game in terms of personnel, in-game strategy, and GM moves.
However, every once in awhile, it's nice when the guy you pay almost as much as any other position player either puts the bat on the ball or takes enough balls to bring in a runner who is out on one of the white squares.
Drew reminds me of Sierra in many ways. If Drew hangs on as long as Ruben did, they will be about the same in career HR and BA. Sierra had more All Star appearances, but Drew had a few stellar years early in his career. I could go on with the comparison and differences but the bottom line is these were two very talented guys that did not reach their potential and at times the mental toughness required to grind it out and be an everyday star seemed to elude each of them.
Bill Mueller got a few HOF votes?!?
Mother$#@! Yankees...
The New York Yankees have traded top prospect Jesus Montero and right-handed pitcher Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Michael Pineda and righty Jose Campos, a source told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.
Yep, that trade makes NYY so much $#@!ing better it pisses me off. How big of a prospect is Noesi? Unless he's a stud, Sea got $#@!ing fleeced. Glorified DHs ain't that $#@!ing hard to find.
And they got Hiroki Kuroda, too... double $#@!.
The MFYs just got a lot better in the last 20 minutes.
Yep, I think Sea's GM just panicked & made a move cause he ain't done $#@! else this offseason.
And Carlos Pena will probably replace Montero as their LH DH...
Just a disgustingly good day for the Yankees.
watching moneyball right now and wondering what would have been w/ beane as gm.
Sox & Jacoby agree on a $8.05 arbitration deal, breaking the previous record for a 2nd year arbitration-eligible player (Hunter Pence).
Also, Carl Crawford had the scope on his wrist. Nothing major, just cleaning out some cartilage. Should be ready to hit during spring training.
Carl Crawford: Arthroscopic Wrist Surgery - 1/17/2012 12:38:48 PM
Crawford had arthroscopic wrist surgery Tuesday and won't resume hitting until some time during spring training, Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald reports.
Apparently, he experienced soreness on the outside of his left wrist when he began hitting a few weeks ago. The timetable for his return is a bit unclear, but the early reports have the Red Sox in a position where they're not ruling out Opening Day despite declining to provide an estimated return date for game action.
i'd really like to see carl crawford have the type of superstar year he's capable of having this year.
What's more is J.D. Drew is personally handling his physical rehabilitation regiment.
jt will be crushed!
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/...en-sources-sayThe Boston Red Sox have agreed to a deal to send shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Clayton Mortensen, two baseball sources confirmed to ESPN.com.
Weird. I know very little of this Mortensen fella, only that he's a young, decent right-handed reliever.
I like Scutaro more than some, but I fear this could put a little too much pressure on Jose Iglesias to make the step up and be a starting SS on Opening Day.
It's always nice to trade an older player for a younger one straight-up, but if Iglesias is hovering around the Mendoza line come mid-May, they'll have to make another move asap.
Well, at least they still have Jed Lowrie. Oh, wait...
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The Boston Red Sox, looking to free up money to pursue either starting pitcher Roy Oswalt or outfielder Cody Ross, have traded shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies, who plan to use Scutaro at second base, team sources said Saturday.
The Red Sox are receiving right-handed pitcher Clayton Mortensen in return, sources told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. Mortensen, 26, is a former first-round sandwich pick in 2007 by St. Louis, who sent Mortensen to Oakland in the deal for Matt Holliday. The Rockies acquired Mortensen for a minor league player last January; the Red Sox become his fourth big-league organization.
Last season, he was 2-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 16 games, six of them starts.
The Red Sox intend to use Mike Aviles and newly acquired Nick Punto to play shortstop in Scutaro's place, at least until top prospect Jose Iglesias proves ready for a major league promotion.
The Red Sox had exercised the $6 million option they held on Scutaro's contract for the 2012 season, in what Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington termed a "significant acquisition" just two days ago. But with the Red Sox still looking to improve their starting pitching depth, and Carl Crawford's wrist surgery leaving them thin in the outfield, the decision was made to move Scutaro.
The Red Sox have now traded both shortstops they used for most of 2011, Scutaro and Jed Lowrie, who earlier was dealt to the Houston Astros.
Scutaro hit .299 in 113 games last season for the Red Sox, reclaiming the starting job at short he lost to Lowrie in the season's first month.
So who is going to be the SS in Beantown next year? Aviles? Who the $#@! is he and how did he get a starting job on a team as rich as Bawston?
What in the name of Larry Lucchino is going on?
i'm good w/ aviles. or at least i think i am right now.
Shortstops who played 50+ games for the Sox since the Nomar trade in '04: Lowrie, Scutaro, Nick Green, Alex Cora, Julio Lugo, Alex Gonzalez, Edgar Renteria, Pokey Reese, and Orlando Cabrera.
I'd much rather have Aviles added to that list over Nick Punto. I think we'd all love Iglesias to live up to the potential he's had for years, but there are plenty of doubts as to whether he can hit big league pitching.
But with the Red$#@! trade, the Crawford injury, the Kalish surgery, and the JD Drew "GTFO," Aviles might be better utilized in the outfield, at least at first...
Aviles Embracing Outfield Opportunity
Perhaps the biggest question mark that remains for the Red Sox as the team inches closer and closer to Spring Training is the vacancy that lies in Fenway Park's massive right field. Now that J.D. Drew is no longer with the team [free agency] and Josh Red$#@! was part of the trade for Andrew Bailey, there will be an open battle for some playing time in right.
A wild card in the search for their right fielder could be infielder Mike Aviles. The veteran infielder played five games in the outfield for the Red Sox after coming over from Kansas City in a trade in July of last season.
To further his diversity on the field, Aviles underwent a two-week crash course in Puerto Rico preparing him to play outfield for the Red Sox during the upcoming season.
"I was playing every day in right field just to get the ins and outs of outfield, so I could feel comfortable come spring training and be ready to play anywhere in the outfield next year," he said, "For me, it's all about getting at-bats and trying to get a chance in the game and help the team win some way somehow. I don't care if it's second, third, short, first, left, right, center -- wherever. Wherever it may be, I just want to help the team out."
After playing infield for his entire Major League career, Aviles may have some difficulty adapting his game to his new position.
"Being a lifelong infielder, the first game or two, my first reaction was coming in," he added, "As an infielder, you're taught to charge the ball all the time whereas as an outfielder you're not really charging the ball every single time. You kind of go back before you go in. It's one of those things where you get the repetition. The more repetition I got, the better I got at it."
The 30-year-old veteran wants to stay positive while trying to make the change to the outfield, because he is grateful for the opportunity that the Red Sox organization is giving him.
"It makes me feel good that they're looking to find ways to help me contribute. I'm all about playing baseball. That's what I've done since I'm four years old."
Don't worry, you'll have Cody Ross soon enough.
I'm hoping they can somehow get Cody Ross AND Oswalt...
FWIW, it's now less than a month until pitchers & catchers report, and exactly a month away from the first workout.
And playing Aviles in RF only means Punto has to play SS. You don't want that.
Yes, that would suck. Obviously Punto isn't good enough to start 150 games for the Sox, but they have him for a reason. He'll likely (and sadly) get a chance to contribute early in the season. Hopefully he doesn't suck as much as we fear he might (or will).
Giving some Aviles some RF practice in Puerto Rico just gives the Sox more options. With so many players and the inevitability of injury, there's no harm in making a versatile player even more versatile.
With Kalish's setback (but his rehab going according to schedule), acquiring Sweeney in the Bailey trade looks like a good move. Hell, even Darnell McDonald can contribute some - albeit not very consistently.
Obviously Kalish & Iglesias are the long-term hopes for RF and SS, but there's going to be some serious musical chairs played until May (or later). Tito (er, Bobby Valentine) is going to have his work cut out for him from the get-go.
Still can't believe that guy is the manager...
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I am going to $#@!ing go Milton Waddams if this is seriously their plan.The Red Sox intend to use Mike Aviles and newly acquired Nick Punto to play shortstop in Scutaro's place,
Boston should just go with Aviles at shortstop and whoever, Sweeney, McDonald or Kalish (eventually) in right, they are all light years better than Punto, who offers no value at all offensively. If the Red Sox are willing to punt offense from the shortstop position and just go with a strong defender, play Iglesias and be done with it. He might develop with the bat, which is totally beyond Punto.
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Dear Ben,Cherington said the new-found money "gives us flexibility to consider other things, but we're in no rush. We feel the combination of Punto and Aviles can approximate Scutaro's production.''
Die in a fire.
Beau Vine
A combination of Punto the Puto, Aviles, and a beaker of taint sweat can approximate Scutaro's production. Doesn't mean we need to keep piling on costly bull$#@!.
Yes, he's pretty good but I don't like that bull$#@! mentality of if Player X got 150 hits and scored 80 runs for $5million, then let's get two guys who each get 75 hits and score 40 runs and pay them half.
http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal..._making_1.htmlUPDATE, 8:50 p.m.: Ken Rosenthal of Fox is reporting the Red Sox have signed Ross. Details to come.
UPDATE, 9:00 p.m.: A team source said the Sox are "optimistic" about signing Ross. That could simply mean he needs to take a physical or the contract language needs to be finalized.
The deal would be worth $3 million and include incentives based on playing time.
UPDATE, 9:35 p.m.: Signing Ross would not preclude the Red Sox also signing Roy Oswalt or finding some other way to help the rotation. There is budget space left to make a move.
According to sources, the Red Sox are hoping to extract value from the market as spring training edges closer. They also could elect to save the money and have some financial flexibility for in-season trades.
Just an opinion, but they didn't trade Marco Scutaro without having some sense about what they could do with the money saved.
I'd rather have Scutaro and two scrubs from Pawtucket than Cody Ross, Punto, and Aviles.
I would, too, but I'd rather have Oswalt & Cody Ross than Scutaro.
If Iglesias can learn to take a pitch, that would make a world of difference to this whole situation.
I don't like Jim Bowden at all, but I think he's right here...
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/the-...the-off-seasonFor most people in baseball, shortstop is generally the most important position on the diamond and usually warrants one of your best athletes. So trading your starting shortstop doesn't make sense unless he's either really bad or the deal is a precursor to something else. Such is the case with Boston's inexplicable trade of Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies for a middling swingman in Clay Mortensen. Scutaro is a gamer and a winning player who developed a great rapport with Dustin Pedroia. What doesn't make sense is with a budget upwards of $175 million, the Red Sox are worried about saving Scutaro's $6 million salary? Worse yet, it leaves them with Mike Aviles, who can hit but can't field, or Nick Punto, who can field but can't hit. Farmhand Jose Iglesias is clearly not ready. Thus, common sense only dictates that Red Sox GM Ben Cherington has something else up his sleeve. Otherwise this is a move he will regret.
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A GROUP of four Duke of Edinburgh students were today found after being missing overnight on Dartmoor, police confirmed.
The two girls and two boys aged 17 to 24 were reported missing in poor weather at about 7pm on Sunday when they failed to meet at an agreed rendezvous point.
It is understood that the students are from Somerset.
After a complex rescue operation was mounted by police and the Plymouth section of the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, the four reappeared at midday Monday.
A police spokesman said: "Apparently they had sheltered overnight at Harford Church.
"They have got kit to be fed and stay dry and were described as quite experienced.
"Obviously there were concerns because they have not made contact and because of the poor weather."
The police helicopter team was waiting to join the search around Princetown once low cloud weather conditions improved, but in the meantime the students made contact and were said to be safe and well.


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By Elaine WilsonAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2010 I spoke with an amazing soldier the other day who managed to turn a brush with death into a message of hope for servicemembers and their families.
Three years ago, Army Capt. Joshua Mantz was serving his first deployment in Iraq. His unit had just completed a humanitarian mission in a remote village near Sadr City when they were diverted to another part of the area. Mantz and his comrade, Army Staff Sgt. Marlin Harper, were searching a suspicious vehicle when a sniper attacked.
The bullet pierced Sgt. Harper's left arm, exited out his chest and entered Capt. Mantz's right thigh, severing his femoral artery.
Unaware of the severity of his injury, Capt. Mantz dragged Sgt. Harper to safety and began administering first-aid. As the medic ran over, Capt. Mantz passed out momentarily from the massive blood loss.
It was too late for Sgt. Harper, and Capt. Mantz was barely hanging on. His unit raced him to Forward Operating Base Loyalty, about 10 minutes away. He vividly remembers lying on a hospital bed in the clinic there.
Capt. Mantz knew he was dying. He felt the blood move from his legs to his stomach to his chest – a telltale sign of a catastrophic injury – but felt no fear. He recited the names of his mother and sisters in his head, over and over, and said a last prayer, "Please take care of them." He felt a deep peace, took one last breath and died. All faded to black.
But Capt. Mantz's story wasn't over. The medical team worked over him for 15 minutes to bring him back. He woke up two days later in the Green Zone, without any brain damage and with his leg intact.
He was evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where he physically recovered for the next four months. And that's also where his emotional healing began.
Clinical psychologists visited him several times a day, encouraging him to talk about what happened.
Capt. Mantz said talking early and often can help ward off the emotional impact of devastating events. "If you don't talk about it, you'll never be able to learn from it," he said. Most importantly, he said, it's vital to look back objectively. Otherwise, there's a tendency to self-blame, even when not at fault.
After just four months, Capt. Mantz fought to return to Iraq to rejoin his soldiers and find some closure for the events of that devastating day.
As he completed his tour, word of his brush with death spread, and he gained national attention upon his return to the States. While he was deeply grateful for the early medical intervention that saved his life, he wanted to bring to light the early psychological intervention that warded off long-term emotional issues.
He's since spoken to thousands of troops, offering a message of resilience, and to countless family members of lost loved ones, offering a message of hope.
To the troops, he stresses the importance of speaking early and often, and urges leaders to keep an eye out for signs of trouble in their troops. To families, he explains what those final moments of life were like for him.
One mother he met had lost her son to a roadside bomb. It had severed his legs, and he died shortly after. She worried that her son, who was a mountain climber, had lost his will to live the moment he lost his limbs. Capt. Mantz explained to her how the survival instinct had kicked in for him after he was wounded and how desperate he felt to live, no matter what the impact of the injury. He said he saw the closure in her eyes.
That moment, he said, was his first response to a personal question that had been nagging at him since his recovery: "Why am I still here?"
Capt. Mantz offered to have his story documented for the Real Warriors campaign in hopes of reaching even more people. The campaign is sponsored by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, and features stories of servicemembers who sought psychological treatment and continued successful military and civilian careers.
He offers a new twist to the campaign. Rather than stressing the importance of seeking help after experiencing emotional issues, he emphasizes the importance of early intervention as a preventive measure.
Capt. Mantz is due to deploy again, although he's not sure if it will be to Iraq or Afghanistan. But in either case, he said, he's ready. And this time, he's giving himself another mission: to help his comrades deal with the stresses of war.
"I'm looking forward to it, especially knowing what I know about resilience," he said.
I have no doubt that Capt. Mantz will make as much of an impact there as he's made here with his message of hope.
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By the end of 1886 the Nautilus Submarine Boat Company
was no more, and the salvageable remnants of the Zalinski
Boat were sold to reimburse the disappointed investors. Holland
was out of luck again.
By the end of 1886 the Nautilus Submarine Boat Company
was no more, and the salvageable remnants of the Zalinski
Boat were sold to reimburse the disappointed investors. Holland
was out of luck again.
Disappointing Hiatus
Having quit
his teaching position five years earlier, Holland was left high
and dry. The performance of the Fenian Ram had convinced
him of the basic soundness of his principles of submarine design
and underwater performance: (1) maintaining stability with a fixed,
amidships center of gravity by completely filling the main ballast
tanks to avoid free-surface effects; (2) operating underwater with
small net positive buoyancy and using the hydrodynamic forces generated
by stern planes to dive the submarine and keep it down4;
and (3) maneuvering with "porpoise-like" movements facilitated
by a fish-shaped hull, relatively free of external protuberances.
And yet, just when further progress seemed assured, he lost the
financial support he needed to continue his work.
At this low
point in his fortunes, two new supporters provided Holland the encouragement
that kept him going. The first of these was Charles A. Morris, a
young engineer and son of the owner of the Morris and Cummings Dredging
Company, at whose dock the Fenian Ram had been hosted in
New Jersey. Morris had also assisted Holland in building the 16-foot
model and became a strong believer in Holland's submarine
vision. Potentially more influential was LT William W. Kimball,
USN, who had read news accounts of Holland I and from his
posting at the Brooklyn Navy Yard followed closely the development
and testing of the Fenian Ram. In late 1883, Kimball –
intrigued by the military potential of submarines – invited
Holland to dinner and a discussion of mutual interests. The young
officer was immediately impressed by the cogency of Holland's
submarine design principles and suggested securing him a position
in the Navy Department, where – with official support –
he could develop his ideas for the Navy's benefit. But before
Kimball's initiative could come to fruition, he was sent off
on a lengthy foreign cruise, leaving Holland with his hopes aroused
but no better off materially.
Before his departure
to sea, however, Kimball had introduced John Holland to LT Edmund
L. Zalinski, USA, an artillery officer and weapons designer also
stationed in Brooklyn. In addition to his Army duties, Zalinski
owned and operated the Pneumatic Gun Company, which marketed his
own version of the "dynamite gun" that had armed the
Fenian Ram. As a business-development ploy, Zalinski hoped
to finance the building of a new submarine that would feature his
pneumatic gun as its main armament. He offered Holland a position
with the Pneumatic Gun Company, and Holland – despairing of
the hoped-for Navy job – quickly accepted. Together, the two
men founded the "Nautilus Submarine Boat Company," and
Holland began supervising the construction of what became known
as the Zalinski Boat in mid-1884 on a small island off
Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn.5
The new, cigar-shaped submarine was 50 feet long with a maximum
beam of eight feet. To save money, the hull was largely of wood,
framed with iron hoops, and again, a Brayton-cycle engine provided
motive power. The dynamite gun was mounted horizontally in the bow
and required the boat to pierce the surface at an up-angle to launch
a projectile through the air. Targets were first spotted through
a periscope-like device called a camera lucida, and the
superior maneuverability of Holland's design was then supposed
to facilitate a quick dash to the surface and rapid disappearance
after the gun was fired. Zalinski predicted that he could achieve
ranges of nearly a half-mile with high-explosive charges of several
hundred pounds.
By the time
that the Zalinski Boat was ready for launching in September
1885, Holland had lost much of his enthusiasm for the project. Operating
on a shoestring budget and forced to subordinate his own ideas for
improving the submarine to Zalinski's interest in little more
than a vehicle for the dynamite gun, Holland had already revealed
significant doubts about the boat's concept of operations
and likely performance to his friend, LT Kimball. Then, during the
launching itself, a section of the ways collapsed under the weight
of the boat, dashing the hull against some pilings and staving in
the bottom. Although the submarine was repaired and eventually carried
out several trial runs in lower New York Harbor, by the end of 1886
the Nautilus Submarine Boat Company was no more, and the salvageable
remnants of the Zalinski Boat were sold to reimburse the
disappointed investors. Holland was out of luck again.
U.S. Navy Interest – Ups and Downs
his precarious financial circumstances, John Holland married Margaret
Foley, a younger woman from his old neighborhood in Paterson, in
January 1887, and they set up housekeeping in Newark while he continued
to pursue support for his work in submarine design. Fortuitously,
just at this time, the U.S. Navy – noting sporadic progress
in developing submersibles in Europe and likely swayed by the persuasiveness
of LT William Kimball – became interested in a submarine initiative
of its own. Thus, the Navy Department announced an open competition
for designing a submarine torpedo boat in November 1887 and published
a circular of requirements – written by Kimball himself –
that called for a speed of 15 knots surfaced and eight knots submerged,
with underwater endurance of two hours. The boat was to be armed
with torpedoes and capable of descending to a depth of 150 feet.
Primed by LT
Kimball, Holland was ready. He submitted a design – the details
of which remain uncertain – in partnership with the Philadelphia
shipbuilders, William Cramp & Sons, and joined a field of four
competitors, including the Swede, Thorsten Nordenfeldt, who was
also allied with Cramp. After due deliberation, which lasted into
the next year, the Navy reviewers eventually announced that Holland's
design had prevailed. But again, the appearance of success was short-lived.
When the Cramp shipyard refused to agree to a performance guarantee
for what was in reality an experimental prototype, the Navy Board
withdrew their approval and recommended another competition.
the requirements circular was re-promulgated in August 1888, much
the same designs were submitted for consideration, and once again
John Holland was declared the winner. How-ever, after Benjamin Harrison
defeated Grover Cleveland in the presidential election of that year,
the new Secretary of the Navy, General Benjamin Tracy, decided to
divert the money that had been allocated to the submarine project
to complete several surface ships already on the ways. The new program
was postponed indefinitely.
This latest
setback left Holland both discouraged and dangerously close to penury,
particularly since after losing a first son in infancy, he and his
wife had a second child on the way. But having collaborated several
years earlier with George Brayton himself on refining the latter's
petroleum engine, Holland approached his friend Charles Morris for
support in implementing his own improved version as a financial
stopgap. Morris was unable to attract significant investment in
a new Brayton-cycle engine, nor was he successful in interesting
any backers in a series of renewed investigations undertaken by
Holland on the problems of heavier-than-air flight. But finally,
he offered his friend a low-paying position as a draftsman with
the Morris and Cummings Dredging Company, and in desperation, Holland
accepted the job in May 1890, a month after the birth of his first
surviving child, John P. Holland, Jr.
Holland stayed
with Charles Morris for nearly three years, even after Morris was
forced out of Morris and Cummings in 1891 and took on other dredging
work. Although primarily engaged in the design of dredging equipment,
Holland – with Morris' encouragement – continued
his speculative investigations on submarines, manned flight, and
oil engines and eventually sent another unsolicited, patent-pending
submersible design to the Navy Department. When the Navy failed
to acknowledge Holland's submission, Charles Morris prevailed
on a young New York lawyer, Elihu B. Frost – well-connected
in Washington – to make inquiries on Holland's behalf,
and Frost was quick to perceive the business opportunities inherent
in Holland's ideas.
new submarine design was patented in 1892, an election year that
returned Grover Cleveland to the presidency and re-energized support
for submarines within the Navy Department. Thus, in March 1893,
Congress appropriated $200,000 to reopen the submarine competition,
and a month later, the Navy called again for designs and reissued
the same requirements circular that had been used in 1887 and 1888.
Riding this gathering tide of enthusiasm – to which his political
influence had likely contributed – Elihu Frost had already
approached Morris with the idea of forming a company to back John
Holland in developing a new boat. Consequently, in the spring of
1893, the "John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Company" was
incorporated in the state of New York with Holland as manager and
Frost as secretary-treasurer. In return for a substantial –
but not controlling – amount of stock in the new enterprise,
Holland later agreed to assign his prior submarine patents and all
rights to future inventions to the company.


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DEFY Volunteers
Investing in Future at Reno Conference
By JO2 Paul Noel
DEFY Public Affairs
RENO, Nev. (NWS) More than 115 Navy, Marine Corps and Air
Force personnel recently gathered at Reno, Nev., to achieve a common
goal making strong kids for strong families, for a ready
The military and civilian members are part of the Secretary of
the Navy's Drug Education For Youth (DEFY) program. Military and
civilian personnel traveled from sites around the world to learn
new ways of keeping children entertained and educated during the
program's week-long youth camps, which are followed by a year of
They reviewed classroom materials for the 20 hours of instruction
they will give to the children, and played some of the same "team
building" games that the youth will learn.
"The program is an ideal example of what is possible when
people unite for a worthwhile cause, with unmasked energy, and most
importantly, a strong commitment to make a difference in the lives
of our young people," said Charles Tompkins, former deputy
assistant secretary of the Navy, manpower and Reserve affairs (personnel
Commander Bill Correllus, who also spoke at the conference, is
currently filling that position in an acting capacity. Correllus
said by being involved with DEFY, those at the conference were serving
their country in a dual position.
"I have the highest regard for what they're doing," Correllus
praised. "They're doing their job in the military, and doing
this as a collateral duty." Chief Hospital Corpsman Anthony
Zilar, a training and operations coordinator for the DEFY camp at
Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Wash., said he has seen the results
of the program first-hand. "It teaches kids how to resolve
conflict and how to go about making choices to stay away from drugs."
Zilar has seen many of his DEFY graduates complete high school,
some at the top of their class in the six years he has been involved
with the program. "I'll continue with the DEFY program throughout
my enlistment," Zilar added. Commander Ben Pancho, DEFY director,
said the professionalism and passion displayed by all those involved
with the program was commendable. Like all the DEFY staff, Pancho
is a Reservist on "Active Duty for Special Work," and
is a civilian educator.
"I wish there were more educators that have the same passion
that each of you have," Pancho told the group. Correllus said
many outreach programs often receive minimal funding, and DEFY has
freed itself from the chopping block twice in the past several years.
"DEFY is what makes America strong for the future, and I think
that is what makes it so important," Correllus said, adding
that a five-year budget was approved last year, which will allow
for some growth in the near future. "Now it's on the right
course. I feel really good about seeing the benefit and seeing the
possibilities of a program like this. Some of these kids will become
leaders and scholars. Who knows what else they'll become."
Last year, the Air Force joined ranks with DEFY and now has 12
camps worldwide. Air Force Demand Reduction Outreach coordinator
Dr. Milton Cambridge said he sees a lot of potential with the program.
"Addiction is a relapsing illness and the key period of drug
experimentation is among 9- to 12-year-olds," Cambridge said.
"The DEFY program is pitched at the right level."
Cambridge said he hopes to have the DEFY program grow in the Air
Force at a rate of five bases a year. Since its beginning in 1993,
more than 20,000 youths have graduated from DEFY.
More information about the DEFY program can be found at http://www.hq.navy.mil/defy.


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Reach out and help your writer
You may have seen this line or something similar in a recent news report:
After 19 years, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reached out to Anita Hill, asking her to tender an apology to her husband.
In some editing circles such statements caused a stir. Sandra Boedecker, senior editor at World Vision, wrote in asking about it:
Do you squirm like I do over statements such as "My boss asked me to reach out to you for this bit of information"? Is this phrase really becoming an acceptable synonym for "contact"?
Reach can mean "to succeed in having an effect on," according to the American Heritage Dictionary, Copyediting's house dictionary. Other dictionaries back up this sense. Out acts as an adverb in this case, emphasizing that the subject is extending away from herself in some fashion.
Clearly, then, reach out can be used to mean extend help to or to influence others. But all the dictionaries I searched also defined reach, and by extension, reach out, to get in touch with someone, especially someone you haven't talked to in a long time. This seems to fit what the writer was trying to say: that Thomas called Hill out of the blue to ask for an apology 19 years after the offense.
The problem, then, is not one of choosing a phrase that doesn't mean what the writer thought it means, but choosing a phrase with multiple meanings, including a common one that causes a miscue. This is where copyeditors play a huge role in clarity. A bright copyeditor could have suggested (and maybe did, for all I know) replacing reached out with contacted or something similar.
Then again, perhaps the use was on purpose. The writer could have been implying that Thomas was trying to encourage Hill to apologize, whether or not that was a realistic goal on Thomas' part.
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