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An Unforgettable Address
3624 S. Martin Luther King Dr. Chicago, Il.
What are the chances I would visit that address a week after the birthday of its former resident? Obviously the chances are pretty good, because it happened.
That address is the home of my favorite journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett. She lived there from 1919 to 1930.
She was fearless during a time period known as Reconstruction, a time when fear was what African Americans were expected to feel. She investigated and wrote about lynching. She was a founding member of the NAACP. She fought for justice, even at the threat of losing her life. And there I was, at her house, taking in a piece of history.
To Ida's we go!
My dad decided to take my sister and I on what turned out to be a father-daughter vacation to my favorite city- Chicago. This time though, I'd made up my mind that I was not leaving Chi-town without visiting Ida B. Wells' home.
So, Monday morning, we took the bus from Michigan Ave. all the way to S. Martin Luther King and ended up in an area called Bronzeville. We soon learned that many other legendary African Americans including Nat King Cole and President Barack Obama had/have homes in that area or nearby.
I should mention though, that my excitement got the best of me and we ended up getting off the bus a few stops too soon, causing us to have to walk about a mile to make it to the home of my role model. (Thanks Popi and Lena for sticking it out with me in the hot weather!).
Fear doesn't live here
Well's home was declared a historic landmark in October of 1995.
While I visited there, I met a man named James Lawson. Him and his girlfriend happened to be coming out of the home that Ida no doubt stepped out of during her years of living there.
Mr. Lawson stayed around to chat with me, my dad, and my sister, telling us much about the neighborhood. I learned that he has lived in the area for 2 years and has a strong appreciation for African American history and culture, a love that manifested itself during his college years. I smiled when he said that and I fully shared his sentiments.
Mr. Lawson commended me for admiring Ida B. Wells.
"She definitely is a great role model to have," he said.
I'm sure we could have talked a greater length, but the beaming sun and cares of the day made us exchange contact information and end our twenty-minute conversation.
So, I think I'll take my first statement back. It wasn't by chance that I ended up at Ida B. Wells' old home exactly one week after her July 16th birthday (I was there July 23rd).
Instead, it was all part of a plan I'd had all along in my sub-conscious: to eventually arrive at the residence of a woman who accomplished so much because she lived above fear. And I'm inspired to do likewise.


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Oct 13(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1700 GMT on Thursday.
FALLUJA - A roadside bomb targeted the car of a police officer, killing two passers-by and wounding five others in central Falluja, 50 km (32 miles) west of Baghdad, police and hospital sources said.
SHIRQAT - Police killed a suspected al-Qaeda leader after a shootout in northern Shirqat, 300 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, a source of Salahuddin province operations command said.
SHIRQAT - A roadside bomb targeted an Iraqi army patrol, killing one soldier in western Shirqat, a source of Salahuddin province operations command said.
BAGHDAD - Gunmen using silenced weapons opened fire at a police checkpoint, Killing one policeman in Baghdad's west-central Yarmouk district late on Wednesday, an interior ministry source said. (Compiled by Baghdad bureau)

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Failed Gods
Card Tags: Gods of Hedgehogs and Everything Else…
It's been a while since I've gotten any fan mail, or hate mail. However, I found this in my inbox today:
I'm sure it is a struggle to come up with a comic each week. Thabi is great but I get the feeling that you are having to come up with everything. I'd suggest letting your audience send you comic ideas, but I can see that possibly leading to complications and you getting a lot of emails full of mostly unentertaining jokes and people begging you to use their ideas. However, I am going to be a hypocrite and share a comic idea I know you could pull off.
Xenagos: I'm a God!
Tibalt: Yeah, I know. Being a Planeswlker is pretty cool.
Xenagos: No, you don't understand…I'm now a GOD!!
Vraska: What's up with him?
Tibalt: I don't know. I think becoming a Planeswalker might have went to his head.
Good Luck with everything.
Good idea/Bad Idea?
I will say I always do value people's input. I do read the mail people send, and I'm always scouring the internet for ideas. I wouldn't be anywhere in life if not for the input, and I know that.
PS: I thought this was interesting, since I've been playing a lot of Hearthstone lately.


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WASHINGTON - As Iraq's security forces gain capability and take on more and tougher missions, they're winning the confidence of the Iraqi people and setting the stage for coalition forces to stand down, President Bush said today in Annapolis, Md.
WASHINGTON - Victory in Iraq will require the strength and courage of U.S. servicemembers, who by fighting terrorists in Iraq are defeating a direct threat to the American people, President Bush said today at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
ORLANDO, Fla. - A team of eight U.S. soldiers is engaged by a larger enemy force. The team is hit by three rocket-propelled grenades and three improvised explosive devices, yet they still fight, killing several enemies.
WASHINGTON - Troops from the Iraqi army's 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 7th Division, killed a man Nov. 29 after he tried to take a soldier's weapon near Ramadi, Iraq, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - "Insurgents" just seems like too positive a word to describe terrorists in Iraq and implies a level of legitimacy they don't have and don't deserve, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Pentagon reporters Nov. 29.
WASHINGTON - A clear, comprehensive U.S. strategy is showing solid progress in Iraq and will ultimately defeat terrorists there and ensure a free Iraq that inspires democratic reformers throughout the Middle East, President Bush said today in Annapolis, Md.
WASHINGTON - A new, standardized identification card will replace the common access cards that military personnel, government civilians and contractors now hold.
WASHINGTON - Although the Army only began its transformation in 2002, the process has been ongoing and decades in the making, the military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology said here Nov. 29.
WASHINGTON - Wounded servicemembers recuperating at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, look to doctors and nurses for their medical care. For creature comforts, they look to the skies.
HILLAH, Iraq - The 2nd Iraqi Army Brigade here successfully completed its certification process Nov. 29, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - Though Iraq is responsible for dealing with prisoner abuse or mistreatment by Iraqi security forces, the United States has an obligation to ensure Iraqis are properly trained and are aware of the damage such abuses can cause, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here Nov. 29.
WASHINGTON - White phosphorous is a legitimate military tool, but U.S. forces have been highly judicious about using it to avoid harming civilians, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Pentagon reporters Nov. 29.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi and U.S. forces have removed more than 4,200 mortar rounds from a major weapons cache found Nov. 27 outside of an abandoned military base near Kirkuk, Iraq, military officials reported.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The military of the future is evolving today, military and defense industry officials said at the opening of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference here Nov. 29.
WASHINGTON - "Quitting is not an exit strategy" for Iraq and would open a Pandora's box of risks to the American people, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Pentagon reporters today.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. commander in chief today dismissed talk of any major withdrawal of American troops from Iraq before victory over insurgents there is achieved.
U.S. NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Leaders at the U.S. detention facility for enemy combatants here wonder why media outlets continue to use outdated images of defunct facilities to accompany news reports about the base.
WASHINGTON - As the traditional gift-giving season gets under way, American people, corporations and service groups are showing their gratitude to American servicemembers, especially those who are deployed, in combat zones, or have been wounded.
WASHINGTON - Next week Ukraine becomes a member of a regional European security organization at a conference that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld will host here, a senior Defense Department official said today.
WASHINGTON - Soldiers from the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, discovered three car bombs and detained nine possible terrorists west of Rawah today after their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - The threat that led to the global war on terror began festering long before Sept. 11, 2001, and will continue to rage as long as al Qaeda and other like organizations keep spreading their ideology, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, from U.S. Central Command, said.
WASHINGTON - The decision by U.S. soldiers to burn the bodies of two enemy Afghan fighters was an act of poor judgment, but not a violation of the laws of war, U.S. officials have determined.
WASHINGTON - For nearly three years, Amy Oxford has packed, wrapped and mailed care packages to servicemembers fighting in the global war on terrorism so they know America remembers them. Now she's being recognized for her good deeds.
WASHINGTON - U.S. and coalition initiatives to create well-trained and -equipped Iraqi security forces are paying off, with Iraqis taking on more of the fight, a U.S. Central Command general said Nov. 28 at the Heritage Foundation here.
WASHINGTON - Two Task Force Baghdad soldiers were killed when their patrol struck a roadside bomb north of Baghdad today, military officials reported.
MIAMI - While U.S. servicemembers are in the Middle East fighting the war on terrorism, Colombia is fighting its own war against terrorists -- narco-traffickers and violent militias that support them in the country's mountainous rural areas.
WASHINGTON - Iraq's upcoming national elections will have a major impact on the country, forming a new government that "will act like a magnet and draw people in," the Defense Department's representative to Europe and adviser to the U.S. mission to NATO predicted today.
WASHINGTON - A routine patrol yielded significant results Nov. 27 when Task Force Baghdad soldiers discovered terrorists' weapons and bomb-making materials and detained four suspects in the Abu Ghraib district of western Baghdad, military officials reported.
MIAMI - U.S. Southern Command has outgrown its leased complex of buildings in northern Miami, and the command's leaders are working on a solution, officials here said in a series of interviews.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference opened its doors today to showcase technological developments in military training and provide a forum for industry professionals to share knowledge in the area of force preparation.
WASHINGTON - The trial for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein resumed briefly today, but an Iraqi judge granted another delay to give the defense team more time to prepare, an official in Baghdad confirmed today.
WASHINGTON - Soldiers from Multinational Division Central South captured 20 men suspected of terrorism in northern Iraq's Babil province today, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Marine engaged in combat operations against enemy forces near Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, was killed in an improvised explosive device attack Nov. 26, officials in Iraq announced today.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - The Army is instituting significant changes in how it trains and recruits soldiers, aiming to make U.S. troops more battle ready for the challenges in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, two of the Army's top noncommissioned officers said during recent visits to Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq.
WASHINGTON - On this Thanksgiving Day weekend, all Americans are reminded of the debt of gratitude they owe to the men, women and families of the United States military, President Bush said today in his weekly radio address.
BAGHDAD - A family member and coalition sources have confirmed that Oct. 14 raids killed a close confidant of fugitive Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, military officials reported today.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE PROSPERITY, Iraq - It was an early-morning mission for the food specialists here: prepare a Thanksgiving feast for soldiers deployed more than 3,000 miles from home.
WASHINGTON - Six U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq in recent days, military officials reported.
SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - The new senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his counterpart at U.S. Southern Command did a little international teambuilding on a visit here Nov. 22 and today.
WASHINGTON - The debate on troops in Iraq is healthy and part and parcel of being a democracy, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here Nov. 22.
WASHINGTON - Change and innovation are a necessary part of the military culture, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Nov. 22.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military is not a "poor man's force." That's the conclusion Defense Department officials reached following examination of enlisted recruiting statistics gathered over the past year.
WASHINGTON - Recent news reports that say major U.S. troop reductions in Iraq may occur next year are speculative in nature, a senior Defense Department official said today.
WASHINGTON - Operations that have been ongoing in the Iraq's Anbar province since September have had a significant impact nationwide and have limited the ability of terrorists to conduct suicide attacks, a U.S. military spokesman said today in Baghdad.
WASHINGTON - A U.S. servicemember and an Afghan interpreter were killed Nov. 22 when their up-armored Humvee struck a roadside bomb south of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi army troops from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, captured three insurgents Nov. 22 in Baghdad, military officials reported.
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - At the tail end of his first visit here, the recently appointed senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he's "happy with the quality of people you see here."
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords here today by urging Bosnia-Herzegovina to become fully unified, arrest its war criminals, and create a final peace in Kosovo.
WASHINGTON - Senior military and civilian leaders discussed a number of topics that will be addressed in the 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review during a Nov. 21 Pentagon meeting, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited U.S. Central Command headquarters here last week as part of his tour to meet the senior enlisted leaders of the combatant commands.
WASHINGTON - Learning about different languages and cultures is good for America and national security, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
WASHINGTON - Two Task Force Freedom soldiers were killed Nov. 19 by small-arms fire while on patrol in Mosul, Iraq, officials said today.
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces wrapped up Operation Steel Curtain today near the Iraq-Syria border, military officials here announced.
WASHINGTON - The commander of ground forces in Iraq said today he has "absolutely no reason to believe" that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was among those killed during a Nov. 19 raid in Mosul, Iraq.
WASHINGTON - The contributions U.S. servicemembers are making in Iraq are helping ensure the peace and security families across the United States will enjoy this Thanksgiving, the commander of coalition operations in Iraq told Pentagon reporters via satellite today.
WASHINGTON - Terrorists today fired what officials called "unidentified explosive ordnance" at a ceremony where multinational forces were turning over control of the former Saddam Hussein palace complex to Iraqi government officials in Tikrit, Iraq, military officials said.
MIAMI - Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. "Joe" Gainey, recently appointed as the first senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited U.S. Southern Command Nov. 21 to learn the lay of the land and impart bits of his own brand of wisdom.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi army soldiers confiscated a large number of terrorists' weapons and bomb-making materials and detained three suspects today during cordon-and-search operations in the Ghazaliyah area of western Baghdad, military officials reported.
VIENNA, Va. - Supporting the military canine corps serving in the global terror war is for the dogs as far as one Virginia business is concerned. The furry patrons of Happy Tails Dog Spa in this Washington suburb and their owners have pitched in to help support America's military working dogs with needed items.
BETHESDA, Md. - The U.S. military demonstrated its new Internet-based electronic medical records system to reporters at a rollout ceremony here today.
WASHINGTON - In what's being regarded as a highly symbolic development in Iraq, coalition forces will turn over former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's palace in Tikrit to the new Iraqi government during Nov. 22 ceremonies.
WASHINGTON - To those who advocate a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney posed two questions today.
WASHINGTON - Acting on tips from local residents, Iraqi soldiers confiscated a large number of terrorist weapons and bomb-making materials Nov. 20 in western Baghdad, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - President Bush today thanked the people of Mongolia for helping bring about "a stunning transformation" in Iraq that he said is introducing freedom and democracy to people who had lived under tyranny and terror.
WASHINGTON - A combined security patrol of Afghan National Army and coalition soldiers located and attacked enemy forces Nov. 20 northwest of Deh Rawood, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is nearly doubling its funding for earthquake relief operations in Pakistan - to $110 million - following the country's devastating Oct. 8 earthquake that left an estimated 73,000 people dead, State Department officials announced Nov. 19.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi police and U.S. soldiers responded to help five Iraqi children injured in a Nov. 20 roadside bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - U.S. troops in Iraq continue to perform heroically in combat against terrorist insurgents; and some are making the ultimate sacrifice in the country that President Bush has called "the central front in the war on terror."
WASHINGTON - As part of the Iraqi government's ongoing effort to train its security forces, officials announced today that the Iraqi Police Service graduated 217 police officers from advanced and specialty courses at the Baghdad Police College on Nov.17.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld acknowledged that a spirited debate about the Iraq War is justified; however, he urged that this debate be substantive, factually based and mindful of its real-world consequences.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi and American forces in Baghdad and Tikrit have launched a series of operations this past week that have thwarted terrorist activities and disrupted terrorist cells in these two key cities, officials say.
WASHINGTON - President Bush today dismissed political and media speculation about withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq and instead gave an impassioned and historically rich defense of the American war effort there during a rousing visit to U.S. troops at Osan Air Base, South Korea.
FORT KNOX, Ky. - After a three-day tour of Fort Knox and its training operations, a group of employers who have employees in the National Guard or Reserves showed their support for the troops by signing statements of support for the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve program here Nov. 17.
WASHINGTON - "Hiring a veteran is not good will, it's just good business," the chairman of the President's National Hire Veterans Committee said here Nov. 17.
WASHINGTON - The Army and Marine Corps are recalling about 18,000 protective vests, but officials emphasize that troops wearing them aren't at risk and that the recall has nothing to do with ballistic plate protection.
BAGHDAD - The Iraq/Syria border is a seemingly arbitrary line scratched into the sand, punctuated occasionally by cone-shaped stone marker piles, which are often the highest points around.
WASHINGTON - DoD will delay implementing the new National Security Personnel System until Feb. 1, acting Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England said.
WASHINGTON - Military officials in Iraq have provided more details concerning the response to today's two suicide-bomb attacks in central Baghdad.
WASHINGTON - U.S. forces need to remain in Iraq until their job is finished, particularly in light of progress already made, the commander of a Texas Army National Guard brigade that's wrapping up its deployment there told Pentagon reporters today.
TIKRIT, Iraq - More than 150 Iraqi civilians were reported killed or wounded in terrorist attacks that destroyed two Shiite mosques in Khanaqin, Iraq, during prayer services today, military officials here said.
BAGHDAD - After receiving a tip from a local resident, soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, uncovered what turned out to be a large weapons cache west of Baghdad.
WASHINGTON - A 101st Sustainment Brigade soldier was killed and two others were injured Nov. 17 in a vehicle accident during a combat logistical patrol north of Tal Afar, Iraq, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - Athletes participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Wheelchair Games and National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic are now eligible to qualify for U.S. Paralympic teams thanks to an agreement signed today.
WASHINGTON - American and Iraqi military forces are making inroads against insurgents holed up in western Iraq's Anbar province, a senior U.S. military officer told reporters at a Baghdad news conference today.
WASHINGTON - One year ago this week, the Defense Department launched "America Supports You," a program to showcase the nation's support for its men and women in uniform and the many ways citizens are expressing that support.
WASHINGTON - Representatives from 175 grassroots organizations say their decision to join "America Supports You" is paying off in a big way to boost their ability to support the troops.
WASHINGTON - They read like a "Who's Who" of music, sports, TV and movie icons, all pulling together to lend their time, talents and voices to supporting America's men and women in uniform as part of the "America Supports You" program.
ARLINGTON, Va. - Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today pledged his department's support to employees who are also members of the National Guard and Reserve.
WASHINGTON - Getting ready for deployment can be stressful enough -- and then Fido or Fluffy gazes up with a deafeningly silent "What about me?" look.
FORT KNOX, Ky. - Civilian employers of National Guard and military Reserve personnel got to see and experience a new simulator here Nov. 16 that put them in one of the most common, and possibly dangerous, situations deployed servicemembers face -- a convoy through Baghdad.
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - When American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, Army Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell was just 20 feet away from the impact point. Birdwell traveled here Nov. 9 and 10 to offer encouragement to patients recovering in the amputee-care center and burn unit at Brooke Army Medical Center here.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Charges of detainee abuse against two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan were referred to a court-martial today after their commander reviewed the investigating officer's report and considered his recommendations, Combined Forces Command Afghanistan officials reported.
WASHINGTON - Nine Defense Department civilian employees were honored for superior achievement at a Nov. 16 Pentagon award ceremony hosted by acting Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi and coalition forces working a joint operation detained three suspected insurgents with a number of munitions Nov. 16, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - A roadside bomb killed a Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Nov. 16 near Hadithah, Iraq, military officials reported today.
WASHINGTON - Five Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), were killed today during a firefight while conducting Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - A car bomb detonated near a U.S. military convoy on the outskirts of Kandahar, Afghanistan, early today, killing one Afghan civilian and destroying a civilian flat-bed truck.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Air Force F-15s, F-16s and Predator unmanned aerial vehicles made air strikes against insurgent fighters near the Iraq-Syria border Nov. 14 in support of Operation Steel Curtain.
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), was killed in a suicide car-bomb attack near Karmah, Iraq, Nov. 15.
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Tom Sammons picked up his first cigarette when he was 14 years old. Young and swayed by peer pressure, he had no idea at the time that it would take him 48 years to put his last one down.
WASHINGTON - The American Cancer Society's 29th Great American Smokeout is a great day to become a quitter, a senior Defense Department health official said.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - A U.S. servicemember was killed by an improvised explosive device near the Pakistani border southeast of Gayan, Afghanistan, today.
WASHINGTON - Three Task Force Baghdad soldiers were killed today when their patrol struck an improvised explosive device northwest of Baghdad, military officials in Iraq reported.
WASHINGTON - The decision to send troops into Iraq was made in good faith based on shared intelligence, and the servicemembers risking their lives in the war on terror need to know that, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
WASHINGTON - A federal judge ordered a halt Nov. 14 to the military trial of an Australian detainee captured in Afghanistan and held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending a Supreme Court ruling in a related case.
WASHINGTON - The window for signing up for Medicare's new prescription drug plan opens today, but Tricare Management Activity officials encourage eligible beneficiaries to weigh the facts before deciding whether to sign on to the plan.
ERBIL, Iraq - Newscasts depict Iraqis facing so many hardships that one might wonder how $24 million could ever make an impact.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces captured the leader of the New Baath Party in Diyala province, Iraq, during a Nov. 9 patrol, officials announced today.
WASHINGTON - Killing innocent civilians cannot be justified, and the United States will stand firmly with Jordan and the world to see that terrorism is defeated, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Nov. 14 in Amman, Jordan's capital city.
WASHINGTON - Two Marines died from wounds suffered while participating in Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq, on Nov. 14. Both were assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
WASHINGTON - America faces a dangerous enemy in the radical terrorists who are fighting democracy in the Middle East, and the only strategy to win is to remain on the offensive and to accept nothing less than total victory, President Bush said today at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
WASHINGTON - People's growing preference for democratic processes and a corresponding opposition to terrorism are increasing the opportunity for peace, America's top diplomat said in Jerusalem Nov. 13.
WASHINGTON - The former admiral who'd been in charge of the defense department's mission to transform itself for the 21st century died Nov. 12 at age 63.
WASHINGTON - Although the road ahead is not easy, the United States remains determined to help Iraqis replace former dictator Saddam Hussein's autocratic rule with a democratic government, the top U.S. diplomat said in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 13.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department's top spokesman expressed frustration last week over a slow Senate confirmation process that he said is causing challenges within the department.
ARLINGTON, Va. - The president's top homeland security adviser pledged Nov. 10 to support National Guardsmen and Reservists who are also civilian employees in the newest U.S. Cabinet department.
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - Iraqi army soldiers and U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors with Regimental Combat Team 2 began a new phase of Operation Steel Curtain today by entering the town of Ubaydi.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces continue the hunt for Izzat Ibrihim al-Duri, long-time Saddam Hussein associate, in spite of the latest Baath party announcement of his death, Multinational Force Iraq officials in Baghdad, Iraq, said today.
WASHINGTON - One U.S. soldier and two Marines were killed in Iraq Nov. 12 as a week-old operation to clear out insurgents from western Iraq continues, according to U.S. military press releases.
ARLINGTON, Va. - Women -- daughters, sisters, mothers, aunts, wives, friends and even grandmothers -- are serving in every state, U.S. territory and in more than 100 countries worldwide, the Army Reserve's first woman command sergeant major told the audience at a special Veterans Day observance at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Nov.11.
WASHINGTON - Afghan soldiers are participating in an American-military-styled combat training exercise near Kandahar, according to a U.S. military press release.
WASHINGTON - U.S. and coalition forces today took down a suspected al Qaeda safe house and put an enemy mortar team out of commission during two separate raids in Iraq, according to U.S. military press releases.
ARLINGTON, Va. - Five women, one from each service, including the Coast Guard, told an overflow audience here at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial's theater what being a veteran means to them during a special Veterans Day observance.
WASHINGTON - It's evident what Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq, fears most, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Nov. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq.
NEW YORK - Servicemembers, veterans and supporters of the people past and present who have worn the nation's uniform packed the historic Roseland Ballroom here Nov. 11 for a night of music and a celebration of freedom.
WASHINGTON - Syrian leaders aren't helping matters by criticizing the U.N. investigation into the assassination of a former Lebanese leader, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in Bahrain today.
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - An estimated 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and 2,500 U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors with Regimental Combat Team 2 continue to clear the town of Karabilah of terrorists and weapons one week into Operation Steel Curtain, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported today.
NEW YORK - Active supporters of U.S. servicemembers rolled down historic 5th Avenue here today in the city's Veterans Day parade, riding on a float for the Defense Department's "America Supports You" program.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid a Veterans Day visit to troops in Iraq today to honor their service and joined them and Iraqi leaders in inaugurating the Nineveh Provincial Reconstruction Team, headquartered in Mosul.
WASHINGTON - Marine Gen. Peter Pace told fellow Vietnam veterans that today's servicemembers value the legacy they have inherited and that they stand ready to do what needs to be done.
WASHINGTON - Veterans who sacrificed and risked their lives for their country deserve the respect and gratitude of their nation, not just on Veterans Day, but every day, President Bush said today at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pa.
WASHINGTON - President Bush today used Veterans Day, a day originally designated to commemorate victory in World War I, as an opportunity to reaffirm the United States' commitment to seeing the war on terror through to victory.
WASHINGTON - Americans owe their freedom and liberty to military veterans, Vice President Richard B. Cheney said today during Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. He added that the current generation of servicemembers will continue in their predecessors footsteps.
WASHINGTON - CBS commemorated Veterans Day by highlighting troops and causes that support them, particularly the Defense Department's "America Supports You" campaign, on "The Early Show" this morning.
WASHINGTON - Two U.S. soldiers died today in Iraq, and two servicemembers died a day earlier, officials in Baghdad announced today.
WASHINGTON - If Americans demonstrate patience and the will to continue, "there is no way we can lose" the war on terror, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
WASHINGTON - When the Kentucky Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery, was activated to deploy to Iraq in November 2004, citizens in the soldier's communities banded together to shower them with support.
WASHINGTON - The Army won the armed forces title with and overall time of 10:59:01 at the 2005 Armed Forces Marathon Championship, conducted as a part of the 2005 Marine Corps Marathon, on Oct. 30 here.
NORFOLK, Va. - U.S. Air Force Gen. Lance L. Smith took command of NATO's Allied Command Transformation and U.S. Joint Forces Command during an assumption ceremony aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Norfolk Naval Station here today.
WASHINGTON - October was a good month for recruiting, with all active-duty components exceeding their recruiting and retention goals, officials said here today.
WASHINGTON - About 300,000 wallet-sized cards and key fobs with critical employment and job-training information will be distributed to military personnel and veterans over the next six months, the U.S. Department of Labor announced today at its annual pre-Veterans Day salute.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi and coalition forces remain hot on the trail of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, following the deadly Nov. 9 hotel bombings in Jordan, the Pentagon's top spokesman said today.
FORT DETRICK, Md. - When warfighters are bleeding severely on a battlefield, getting blood to them is tricky at best, because blood requires refrigeration and has a short shelf life. With this in mind, researchers for decades have been working on fluids, called hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers, that do blood's job of carrying oxygen.
WASHINGTON - Former Tuskegee Airmen -- pioneers who broke through racial prejudice to become the first black U.S. military pilots during World War II -- have solid words of advice and encouragement for today's military members.
WASHINGTON - A unique center here is helping troubled veterans turn their lives around by providing a military-style program designed to help them beat addictions, develop career skills, land jobs, find homes, and become productive citizens.
WASHINGTON - The two of us were born more than 50 years and nearly 160 miles apart. But we are connected to each other -- and to so many of our fellow Americans -- in ways that easily surpass both age and geography.
STUTTGART-VAIHINGEN, Germany - Beginning Dec. 31, U.S. military members in Turkey will no longer be exempt from paying federal taxes.
WASHINGTON - With winter setting in, American troops in Pakistan are racing against time to get tents, blankets, heaters and medical care to victims of the October earthquake, U.S. officials in the country said today.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department response to Hurricane Katrina was the largest, fastest deployment of military forces for a civil-support mission in U.S. history, defense officials said here Nov. 9.
WASHINGTON - People who wonder why it's taking so long for Iraqi security forces to become capable of providing for their nation's security need to look at what's happened since coalition forces toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in a Nov. 8 radio interview.
WASHINGTON - It may be the most underused good deal in the government. But less than 5 percent of eligible DoD civilians have enrolled to use flexible-spending accounts.
WASHINGTON - Retired Navy Rear Adm. Greg Slavonic was visiting wounded coalition soldiers in Baghdad's International Zone hospital last year when he started a conversation with a badly wounded soldier. That day, the soldier was being prepared for evacuation to Germany to receive critical medical care.
WASHINGTON - President Bush condemned the terrorist attacks that left more than 50 people dead in Jordan Nov. 9, vowing to continue working with other countries around the world "to make sure that al Qaeda and people affiliated with al Qaeda are brought to justice."
BAGHDAD - "When U.S. troops arrived, they weren't sure how big a weapons stockpile Iraq had," said Wayne Shaw, program manager for the Army Engineering and Support Center's Coalition Munitions Clearance Program. "At the request of the U.S. military, the center sent two people in April and May 2003 to survey the situation; they ran into so much (ordnance) that active military would have been inundated."
WASHINGTON - As the nation observes Veterans Day Nov. 11, the best thanks it can offer its 25 million veterans is to ensure they receive all benefits they're entitled to and that wounded veterans have the tools they need to continue living productive, fulfilling lives, the Veterans Affairs secretary said.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces captured a senior member of a terrorist "media cell" in Baghdad several weeks ago, U.S. military officials in Baghdad announced today.
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - Iraqi and U.S. forces began clearing-and-holding operations in the city of Karabilah, about two kilometers east of Husaybah, as Operation Steel Curtain entered its sixth day, officials said here today.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi and U.S. soldiers assigned to Task Force Baghdad responded immediately to the deadly suicide-bomb attack in central Baghdad around 9:45 a.m. local time today.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi security forces and Task Force Baghdad soldiers responded to the scene of a terrorist attack today in Adhamiyah, Iraq, a district in northeastern Baghdad.
WASHINGTON - This Veterans Day we honor those men and women who have defended our nation in the Armed Forces. Today is an opportunity for Americans to recognize the tremendous accomplishments and proud heritage of all who have worn the uniform of the United States military.
WASHINGTON - President Bush presented retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a White House ceremony today.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spent his first trip outside of the national capital region getting an up-close look at the military command's responsible for the Defense Department's homeland-defense efforts.
WASHINGTON - Servicemembers supporting earthquake-relief efforts in South Asia "represent the best of America (and) the generous spirit of our country," President Bush said today at the White House.
WASHINGTON - My father volunteered to serve in the Navy shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At 38, he was well beyond draft age, but he wanted to serve. When he passed away some years ago, I found a letter in his personal papers that he had received from then Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal, who later became our country's first Secretary of Defense.
WASHINGTON - Afghan National Police forces, acting on a tip that individuals were planning attacks against Afghan and U.S. forces in the Jalalabad, Afghanistan, area, found an improvised explosive device along a well-traveled road Nov. 7, military officials reported today.
WASHINGTON - The Army is looking for the best in its prospective recruits and won't let standards slip as it fills its ranks, the top general for Army recruiting and retention said today during an interview on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal."
WASHINGTON - Military.com is taking its mission of connecting veterans to their benefits one step further with the official launch of the online Veteran Career Network on Nov. 11.
WASHINGTON - They called it "The Great War," and it was a titanic struggle that decimated Europe and killed the young men who were the brightest hope of that generation.
WASHINGTON - The Base Realignment and Closure Commission's recommendations for reshaping the Defense Department's infrastructure and force structure officially took effect at 12:01 a.m. today after Congress allowed them to pass into law at the mandated Nov. 8 deadline.
WASHINGTON - Coalition and Iraqi forces have seized or destroyed several weapons caches around Iraq since Nov. 5, officials announced.
WASHINGTON - At age 99, Leonard "Rosie" Ross attends his share of funerals. But in most cases, it's not for a friend or loved one. Ross, in his American Legion uniform, trumpets "Taps" for fellow veterans he's never met, representing a nonprofit group called Bugles Across America.
WASHINGTON - A Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), died Nov. 8 of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device near Camp Korean Village, Iraq, on Nov. 7.
NORMANDY, France - More than 61 years later, under dark gray skies and into a sweeping wind that mimicked D-Day conditions, a veteran of the D-Day battle tackles the beach and wins once again.
WASHINGTON - The chief of the Army Corps of Engineers today signed a "5-Star" statement of support for its National Guard and Reserve employees with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve at a ceremony in Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON - National Veterans Awareness Week, Nov. 6-12, focuses on programs to make students in elementary and secondary schools aware of the contributions of veterans and their importance in preserving American peace and prosperity.
WASHINGTON - Combat veterans dealing with readjustment issues as they return home have a place to turn, thanks to a Department of Veterans Affairs initiative.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi soldiers and U.S. Marines have found numerous weapons caches - 17 of which were "substantial in size" -- during the four days of Operation Steel Curtain in Iraq's Anbar province, military officials reported today.
WASHINGTON - Security - not body counts - is the true measure of success in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Nov. 7 on PBS' "The NewsHour With Lehrer."
WASHINGTON - More than 150 Indiana Army and Air National Guard troops remained on state active duty today supporting recovery operations after the devastating tornado that roared through the southwestern part of the state early Nov. 6.
WASHINGTON - After receiving the 1.4 millionth thank-you letter for servicemembers and veterans in her "A Million Thanks" campaign, a California teenager realized there was something special about that number.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department has a new policy in regard to detainee interrogations. DoD Directive 3115.09, "DoD Intelligence Interrogations, Detainee Debriefings, and Tactical Questioning," takes the lessons learned in the global war on terrorism and consolidates them into one overarching document, officials said.
WASHINGTON - Young veterans face unemployment rates three times the national average, so a new Department of Veterans Affairs program is working to promote job opportunities for those leaving military service, the Veterans Affairs secretary said.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed two terrorists and captured six others today during a raid on an al Qaeda in Iraq safe house in Albu Bani near Ramadi, Iraq, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - In partnership with other federal agencies, the Defense Department's Deployment Health Support Directorate went 'live' today with a Web site to help meet the objectives outlined in President Bush's national strategy for pandemic influenza.
WASHINGTON - The United States, Great Britain and the United Nations remain steadfast in seeing democracy established in Iraq despite continued insurgent violence, Britain's senior defense official said here today.
WASHINGTON - Iraq's security forces are in the fight defending their country and are increasingly taking the lead in operations, the U.S. military commander who oversaw Iraqi training for more than a year said here today.
WASHINGTON - The estimated 120,000 veterans of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan receiving medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs are getting top priority as they access some of the world's best-quality medical treatment, the secretary of Veterans Affairs said.
WASHINGTON - Decisions being made today about how troops are recruited, equipped, trained and stationed will have far-reaching implications during future operations, the Marine Corps commandant said here today.
WASHINGTON - Iran shouldn't meddle in Iraqi affairs, Great Britain's top defense official said here today.
WASHINGTON - Four Task Force Baghdad soldiers were killed today when a suicide car bomber attacked their checkpoint along a road south of Baghdad, military officials reported.
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - Iraqi army soldiers and U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers are in the third day of fighting along the Iraq-Syria border in the town of Husaybah, Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Two of the nation's largest home-improvement retailers are recognizing Veterans Day by offering discounts for military personnel.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today announced the next major units to deploy to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
WASHINGTON - Specially recruited and trained Iraqi forces are making their mark in operations against insurgents in Iraq's Anbar province, a senior U.S. military officer said Nov. 6 in Baghdad.
WASHINGTON - The 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division formally took control of the southwestern Baghdad area of operations from the Georgia Army National Guard's 48th Brigade Combat Team on Oct. 31.
WASHINGTON - Two U.S. servicemembers were killed Nov. 6 in Iraq, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - U.S Marines in Iraq today confirmed 17 terrorists killed since Operation Steel Curtain began Nov. 5. Coalition officials suspect, but haven't been able to confirm, many more killed.
WASHINGTON - A Task Force Band of Brothers patrol near Forward Operating Base Anaconda in Iraq found two weapons caches containing timers, watches and other items commonly used in constructing roadside bombs Nov. 5, officials said today.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz met and discussed a range issues, mostly concerning the global war on terrorism, at the Pentagon on Nov. 4.
WASHINGTON - About 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and 2,500 U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers report encountering sporadic resistance today - mostly small-arms fire and homemade bombs - as they have moved through the city of Husaybah, Iraq, near the Syrian border, officials said.
WASHINGTON - One U.S. servicemember was killed and three others were injured in a non-combat related vehicle accident near Tallil, Iraq, today, military officials said.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Although Mother Nature has captured the headlines since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast Aug. 29, the U.S. military command coordinating the Department of Defense relief effort has not lost sight of its primary mission of defending the homeland.
WASHINGTON - Servicemembers returning from deployments will now participate in a post-deployment health reassessment program that all the services are instituting, defense officials said at a Pentagon news conference today.
WASHINGTON - The New York Times, one of the country's leading daily newspapers, joined thousands of employers nationwide demonstrating support for the National Guard and Reserve employees here Nov. 3.
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - When a recruiter stopped by to talk to his son, Roderick Evans was the one sold on the military. The Detroit home health care specialist had a passion for helping others and a desire to make a difference.
NEW YORK - Employers anxious to tap into the skills and discipline military service instills in its members converged with thousands of job-seeking veterans here at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Nov. 3 during the first Salute Our Heroes Veterans Job Fair and Career Expo.
WASHINGTON - The secure environment in which Iraqis voted on a constitutional referendum Oct. 15 increased Iraqis' confidence in their security forces, a top official said.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is reaching out to minorities to make them more aware of career and business opportunities within the department, a senior defense equal opportunity official said Nov. 2.
WASHINGTON - A soldier assigned to the 43rd Military Police Brigade was killed in action by an improvised explosive device in the vicinity of Baqubah, Iraq, Nov. 3, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials are looking for ways to combat the improvised-explosive-device menace, a senior military officer said today.
WASHINGTON - Re-enlistment rates for the Army and Marine Corps are the highest they've been in a long time, specifically in units with high deployment tempos, military leaders told the House Armed Services Committee here today.
WASHINGTON - The December elections will mark another political milestone on Iraq's journey toward democracy. How the elections unfold, and how peaceful they are will help commanders determine the size of the American force in the country, officials said during a Pentagon news conference today.
WASHINGTON - A Defense Department summit today addressed how trauma and stress impact children's well-being and what interventions work to support their healthy development and family competence.
WASHINGTON - The American men and women fighting in Iraq believe in their mission, and the Iraqi people appreciate what the U.S. military has done for them, top military leaders told the House Armed Services Committee here today.
WASHINGTON - Despite a relatively uneventful constitutional referendum in October, insurgents in Iraq have not given up, and officials expect more violence leading up to scheduled December elections, a senior military official said at a news conference in Baghdad today.
WASHINGTON - In the history of international military cooperation, the North American Aerospace Defense Command Agreement is a notable example.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - From an initial review to the final inspection, a survival-equipment duo here is helping keep A-10 pilots safe and secure as they fly close-air-support missions as part of the ongoing global war on terrorism.
WASHINGTON - Two U.S. soldiers were killed in separate incidents in Iraq Nov. 2, officials reported.
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Air Force cruised Navy 46-14 in the championship match of the 2005 Armed Forces Rugby Championship Oct. 21. The win gave the Air Force their second consecutive Armed Forces Rugby crown.
WASHINGTON - A soldier from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, died from wounds suffered when his patrol came under attack by terrorists near Balad, Iraq, today, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - "Pack it well" and "mail it early" are two tips a military postal official offered regarding holiday mailings to servicemembers overseas today.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military is using a variety of air and sea assets to move supplies to earthquake-stricken Pakistan, the Joint Staff's deputy director for regional operations said today in a State Department briefing.
WASHINGTON - Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), discovered a large cache of weapons, ammunition, mines and documents Nov. 1 in southern Ghazni, in east-central Afghanistan, U.S. military officials reported today.
TIKRIT, Iraq - Task Force Band of Brothers and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) officially took command of military operations in north-central Iraq in a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Danger here Nov. 1.
WASHINGTON - Three U.S. Marines and a sailor died in two incidents in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi today. Two Marines died when their AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed outside the city. A U.S. Marine and a sailor were also killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb.
WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials want to emphasize to civilian employees that the changes in their personnel system are all about improving national security.
WASHINGTON - DoD's deployment health officials plan to post a Web page later this week as part of President Bush's strategy to combat the possibility of a flu pandemic.
WASHINGTON - It's little surprise that October turned out to be one of the most violent months in Iraq, as insurgents stepped up their attacks in an unsuccessful attempt to disrupt the Oct. 15 referendum, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Pentagon reporters today.
WASHINGTON - The Marine Corps will soon officially join the special operations community with a new Marine Special Operations Command to become a component of U.S. Special Operations Command, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced here today.
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - A U.S. soldier accused of killing two officers in a June 7 attack may face a general court-martial and could receive the death penalty, military officials here announced today.
WASHINGTON - A roadside bomb killed a soldier on a foot patrol Oct. 31 near Haswah, Iraq, military officials reported today.
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Phoenix, Ariz. (March 19, 2009)— ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced that community banks that participate in its credit card programs collectively generated $4.5 billion in sales volume during 2008. ICBA Bancard and its community bank issuers were also named the 29th largest Visa and MasterCard issuer in the United States, according to an annual Nilson Report ranking of bank card providers. Rankings were based on total outstandings.
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Garey Wayne Lowder, 59, of Concord, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at his home.
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Sad to see him go as attorney general, but happy for him to be offered such a prestigious position at Reed.
A minor? Good grief that's a whole new low for government!!!
It was not American Citizens that hi-jacked 9/11. Not one of them were US Citizens. So, who let them into this country in the first place? From what I understand they came in on visitors visa and over stayed. Why were they not kicked out?
Why is there no accountability? Once an individual is "black listed" how then do you get off that list? or at least get an explanation as why why you'er on that list. Sounds to me like like you can't. Sounds like a dictatorship, you're on because I say so, no explanation. How is that fair?
OMD, I laughed so hard I nearly pissed my pants. Must of been like being at a comedy show. Luck jurors!!!
Know what you mean..it would appear that way.
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"Great with fresh fruit! Use apples, pineapple chunks, grapes, oranges or other fruits of your choice. Have toothpicks available to spear the fruit for dipping. Great for showers or parties!"
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marshmallow creme
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frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/4 cup
unsweetened pineapple juice
On a honeymoon visit to Walt Disney World several years ago, we had some fruit dip. I had been keeping my eye out for a recipe that might yeild a similar concoction. I tried this and it seems to be a dead ringer! I added the marchino cherry juice as another poster suggested--my family and friends rave. Thanks:)
Easy to make - but we did not like it. I had it at a gathering of friends, it was not liked my many. Sorry.
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This is easy to make, super creamy and delicious recipe. I've made it three times so far. The third time that I made it, I used the new french vanilla flavored whipped topping and it made it even better!!! Defineately give that a try. Tnanks so much for sharing.
I've made this fruit dip many times and it's always a hit. It's great for dessert at potlucks and BBQ's (just make sure to keep it cool). I usually cut up fruit and stick it on a skewer with a big bowl of fruit dip in the middle. Everyone's always fighting over the fruit dip and this way, everyone gets their fair share.
This is increbible! We used strawberries, bananas, and apples for dipping, as well as minature oatmeal cookies. The pineapple juice really makes it good. I would even add some crushed pineapple and use it as cake frosting/filler.
Very good and not to sweet. Okay to make the day before needing.
yum yum yum!!! This is so good and so easy to make.....I could eat just the cream :)
I will definatley be making this again! Thanks for sharing
This is just like a fruit dip served in a now closed resturant called The Nut Tree in CA. Thought I would never taste it again.
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Servings Per Recipe: 24
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Calories from Fat: 38
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National 'Dream Jobs' Survey Reveals Four Out of Five U.S. Workers Are Still Searching For Their Dream Jobs
Fun Outweighs Money as Most Important Attribute in Dream Job
CHICAGO, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- CareerBuilder.com today announced the results of a national consumer employment survey conducted by Harris Interactive that reveals nearly four out of five U.S. workers (84 percent) are not currently in their dream job. More than 6,000 respondents were polled, weighing in with their thoughts and insights regarding top dream job choices for different professions and regions. The announcement coincides with CareerBuilder.com's and Disney Parks' national search which will give Americans the opportunity to live out their Disney Parks "Dream Job" for a day.Disney Park Dream Jobs
The majority of U.S. workers surveyed thought it would be fun to work at a Disney theme park (57 percent). Most respondents dreamed of navigating the waters as a Jungle Cruise Skipper (28 percent) while others chose to take the royal route and see if the glass slipper fit as a Fantasyland Princess-in- Waiting (20 percent). Still other respondents wanted to get chills and thrills by being a Haunted Mansion Butler or Maid (19 percent).
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As Disney is traditionally the place 'Where Dreams Come True,' Disney's domestic theme parks are giving Americans the chance to live out their "Dream Jobs" in conjunction with its "Year of a Million Dreams" celebration. Interested parties 18 years and older are invited to submit their virtual resumes online from January 24 through February 20 at http://www.careerbuilder.com/disneydreamjobs to win the opportunity to work at a Disney theme park for one day. Participants will be asked to showcase their most original and creative Disney resumes including why they want to work at a Disney Park, qualifications and skills for their desired position, as well as why this is their Disney Parks "Dream Job." Five finalists will be selected for each "Dream Job" by the public to win the chance to become a Jungle Cruise Skipper, Haunted Mansion Butler or Maid, Apprentice Pirate, Fantasyland Princess-in-Waiting or a Disney Park Parade Performer. Winners will receive a trip to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California in June 2007 where they will live out their dream jobs. Complete rules and regulations can be found at the above website.
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He thought about stealing some cheese, too, Detroit Tigers' first baseman Prince Fielder says, but worried that the fan might be a double-dipper.
Watch what happened Thursday when Fielder chased a foul ball toward the stands and casually lifted a nacho chip from an unsuspecting fan's snack tray before heading back on to the field.
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By the way, the Tigers beat Seattle 5-4. Fielder had three hits and two RBIs.
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President Obama is getting heaps of praise for the tough Iranian bank sanctions he ordered today. But lost in the pro-Obama media coverage are the names of the two lawmakers who made these sanctions happen: Sens. Mark Kirk and Robert Menendez.
The Kirk-Menendez bill – which was signed into law by Obama in December only after he fought for it be watered down – actually required the president to sign the executive order implementing these sanctions. In fact, Obama waited over a month after he signed the law to actually comply with it.
The president's attempt to take sole credit for the sanctions is drawing understandable criticism on the Hill. A senior congressional aide who helped craft the Iran sanctions legislation, fumed: "After taking more than a month to comply with a law he opposed in the first place, the president's announcement today is heavy on PR and completely empty on substance or news. The president didn't wake up and decide to freeze Iranian bank assets because of any newfound sense of urgency on Iran; it's required in section one of the Menendez-Kirk amendment."
"Everyone needs to pay extremely close attention to the rule that's about to be published which will contain all the details on how the Obama Administration intends to implement sanctions against the Central Bank of Iran," added the aide.
Credit where it's due: Obama signed the executive order for a round of sanctions that finally have teeth, and may be last hope for averting military action by the U.S. or Israel. His actions today will get them rolling.
But the honorable thing to do would be to recognize the real architects behind the sanctions, Menendez and Kirk.


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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2008 A new "virtual installation" concept that helps families who live far from a military base get information and tap into services available for them during their loved ones' deployment is expected to begin rolling out next month.
Plans are being laid to open several "brick and mortar" pilot sites by April 23, just in time for the Army Reserve's 100th anniversary celebration, Laura Stultz, wife of Army Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, told American Forces Press Service.
Focus groups are under way to identify where to put the first three to five sites, she said, likely in areas with big Army Reserve and National Guard populations and no Army post nearby.
General Stultz acknowledged that all spouses face hardships when their loved ones deploy – regardless of whether they're active-duty, National Guard or Reserve. But he said his wife reminded him that unlike active-duty families, who can turn to their local post for help if they need it, Army Reserve families often live far from an Army post and don't know how to tap into available services.
"She said, 'If I am living on an installation, I have Army Community Services, child and youth services, legal support, medical support, the Red Cross. I can go to Army Emergency Relief if I need to get help,'" the general said. He paused, then continued his wife's point: "But if I am in Pocatella, Idaho, who do I turn to?"
As Laura Stultz sees it, the gap is as much cultural as geographic. Active-duty families tend to live on or near a military post, know each other and know where to go for assistance, or at least who to ask how to get it, she said.
Reserve families often don't. A single Reserve unit can draw members from a 10-state area, and families may have had no past exposure to each other or to the Army system overall.
That quandary led her to come up with the virtual installation concept. As she envisions it, it not only will fill a gap for reserve-component families, but also will benefit the many active-duty families who leave their post for their hometowns during their loved one's deployment.
Each site to open next month under the pilot program will be slightly different; one may be a kiosk in a local shopping mall, another may be an office in an Army Reserve center or National Guard armory. "We'll try different approaches of going into the community and see what works best," Laura Stultz said.
Military family members will be able to walk into the sites to talk to someone about their questions or needs. A trained staffer – most likely a military or veteran volunteer – will know the answer or be able to pick up a phone or go online to get it.
The general's wife said she envisions people from the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other veterans as well as community groups manning the sites. "They keep asking what they can do and saying that they want to help, so I am giving them a job to do," she said.
In addition to providing personal service to military families, the brick-and-mortar sites will serve as visible signs of a broader community outreach effort, Laura Stultz said. Volunteers who staff them will help make inroads into local businesses, churches and other groups to remind them that members of their community are deployed, and that they and their families need support, she added.
The sites will represent the first step in a two-pronged effort designed to reach out to Army Reserve and National Guard families who are nowhere near installations and the full range of support services they offer to active-duty families, she said.
In addition to physical sites, the new concept calls for a Web-based virtual installation that families can tap into from their computers for information and support. That site is expected to go live later this year.
Once it's operational, users will be able to navigate the streets of a simulated Army base with a click of their computer mouse, stopping wherever they wish, Laura Stultz explained. They'll be able to "stop" at the military identification card desk to find out how to replace a lost card, the Tricare office to check on their medical benefits or the family assistance center for other support. "You'll be able to navigate down the street just like in a video game and get the information you need," she said.
Families also will be able to enter their ZIP codes into the site to find the nearest place to get help or services or to contact the nearest family readiness group.
The Army Reserve chief's wife cited the "Fort Family" Web site launched by the Army Reserve's 108th Training Command as an example of the virtual installation's potential. That site links families with local military and civilian resources. It also offers a virtual volunteer program for people seeking ways to help local soldiers and families.
The Web initiative and other programs promoting family wellness and readiness earned the unit honors in the Defense Department's 2007 Reserve Family Readiness Award program.
Laura Stultz praised the 108th Training Command for taking the lead in helping make the virtual installation concept a reality. "It's a wonderful program," she said. "It's a smaller model of what we will take and then add to."
Among additional services she hopes to offer is a chat room for children of deployed troops.
While the general's wife never has served in the military herself, she said she's had lots of experience holding down the homefront far from the nearest military post when her soldier-husband deployed.
She recalled his deployments to the Persian Gulf and the Balkans in the 1990s, when she had four young children at home and couldn't make the two-hour drive to a family readiness group meeting for help and support. "So I know what it's like to be out there and not know where to turn," she said. "I understand."
Now that her husband is chief of the Army Reserve, Laura Stultz said she feels a personal responsibility to make things smoother for other Army Reserve spouses who keep the home fires burning during deployments.
"Their soldiers are putting their lives on the line just like everyone else, so they deserve and need the same help and resources available for active-component families," she said.
General Stultz called the virtual installation an important step toward taking better care of Army Reserve families. After all, he said, the Army Reserve recruits soldiers, but it retains families. "And we have to do a better job of reaching out to those families," he said.
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Autism affects one in 58 in N.C.
Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder has increased by about 30 percent since 2012, to one in 68.
In North Carolina, one of the states monitored through the Autism and Development Disabilities Monitoring Network, the prevalence rate is one in 58 children, a 17 percent increase from the 2012 data, according to a statement from the Autism Society of North Carolina.
April is Autism Awareness Month. According to the Autism Society, it has been observed since the 1970s. It is a time to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community.
For Jennifer Cook O'Toole, a local author, educating the public about autism, specifically Asperger's Syndrome is a year-round profession. She is the author of five books and runs an organization called Asperkids, founded in 2012, which works to help explain, expose and help Asperkids, children with Asperger's, around the world
Asperger's Syndrome is a diagnosis on the autism spectrum that is characterized by difficulties with social interaction and nonverbal cues. The most recent copy of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) eliminated the Asperger's syndrom diagnosis and folded it into the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. It is still used in the vernacular and many other organizations recognize it as a separate diagnosis. The Autism Society said it is differentiated from autism by having less severe symptoms and the absence of language delays.
O'Toole is diagnosed with Asperger's, along with her husband and her three children. She uses her own life and experiences to help others in the community.
O'Toole said it was a relief when she was diagnosed. She said it was like figuring out a mystery and the relief that comes with that. She said they are well aware that there is something different and the diagnosis helped her and others realize there is a reason that certain things have not made sense, it is because they are wired differently, not that they are not trying hard enough or are not good enough.
After experiencing difficulties with her oldest daughter and her education, O'Toole decided to homeschool her for a while. She said people were interested in the techniques and methods she was using as a teacher.
Someone asked her if she understood that she could change the way people see these children and she decided to help. She wrote her first book in about three weeks and it was published soon after.
The books and Asperkids gained in popularity quickly through social media.
"The response was so visceral and so international and so fast," O'Toole said.
She said there are a lot of resources for people and families with autism and Asperger's, but there is a of resources that are in the first person, from a female perspective and hope-filled.
She said Asperkids focuses on "relentless" positivity. One of the things they do is send a "Congratulations! You're an Asperkid!" kit to children with the diagnosis. The kit is meant to empower and encourage children, who can often feel isolated and different.
O'Toole has heard from children and parents from around the world who have been helped by her books or by Asperkids.
She said that over and over the parents and kids are told what they can and cannot do and she thought, how dare you limit these children.
O'Toole has countless stories of children her organization has helped. For many parents and kids, hearing O'Toole speak is the first time they are hearing something positive and not pejorative. She said she sees a diagnosis as an identification and a gift. She said it allows people to know they are not a failure, they are just different.
O'Toole also offered advice for people interacting with someone on the spectrum.
She also said people should take the time to ask "why?" with everybody and not assume they know the answer and to challenge their own moments of discomfort.
She advised people to offer rules, saying that if you want people to play a game with you, they will lose without a copy of the rule book.
"Always remember, the smallest, smallest kindnesses can make the biggest difference," she said.
It goes far beyond autism awareness, she said, people need to not be afraid of the label because it only confines them if they buy into the stigma. Otherwise, she notes that nothing new or wonderful ever happens without a change to the status quo.
People and families with autism have many resources available to them in the community. A school will provide services if needed, though not every child with an autism diagnosis will require special education or related services. Privately, occupational, and speech therapies available, along with behavioral supports. The Autism Society offers an online database of services and have information on treatment, families issues and autism itself.
Because it is a "spectrum" disorder it will impact individuals differently and to different degrees. Not every diagnosis means the person has limited cognitive functioning.
O'Toole has simple advice for autism awareness month. She said the most basic thing is to treat other people the way you want to be treated.
"Love wins," she said. "The most courageous thing anybody can be...is kind."