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As shoppers scoured Citadel Mall for last-minute gifts on Christmas Eve, one man's holiday shopping took a turn for the worse when he was robbed at gunpoint.
Safety tips for holiday shopping
CBL and Associates, which operates Citadel and Northwoods malls, offers shoppers the following safety tips while frequenting those complexes: Make a note of where you parked so that you are not wandering around the lot after your shopping. Know where you place your credit card or checkbook after a purchase. Be certain to put them away. (Sometimes people leave the store and leave their card or wallet behind).Don't keep large amounts of cash in your wallet or purse. Take in just what you need to spend and come back later. When getting money from an automatic teller machine, don't let people crowd you too closely. When taking purchases to your car, lock them out of sight in the trunk rather than exposed in the back seat. Keep an eye on your packages when you stop to rest, and don't forget to pick them back up. Keep safety in mind at all times. Be aware of your surroundings.Don't hesitate to ask for assistance if you feel uncomfortable. A store associate or mall employee can get security for you.
He wasn't roaming the parking lot or stepping in some dark corner where he didn't belong. He was minding his own business in a bathroom when a gunman with bad teeth cornered him in a stall and stole all his money, Charleston police said.
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Anyone with information in Monday's armed robbery is asked to call investigators at 720-3034 or Crime Stoppers at 554-1111.
Mall officials said such incidents are rare at the West Ashley shopping complex, and they said they take customer safety very seriously.
Monday's armed robbery, which happened near Citadel's Palmetto Moon store, was the latest in a series of incidents to challenge the mall's security in recent months.
On Nov. 12 a man told police he was waiting to pick up his wife outside Belk about 9:30 p.m. when a man with a gun approached his car.
The gunman told the man to get out of the car and lie on the ground, an incident report states. Then he drove off with the car and the man's cellphone.
In September, Charleston County deputies arrested and charged three people with third-degree assault and battery after a 20-year-old woman was attacked in the mall's parking lot.
The woman told police her attackers kicked her car and slammed it with crowbars and shovels as she tried to speed away.
Charleston police Cpl. Fred Bowie said an armed robbery recently happened at the mall's food court as well, but he did not specify when that incident occurred.
Citadel Mall spokeswoman Leigh Burnett said 800,000 shoppers frequented the mall in November and December. She said she is confident in the mall's safety, but would not elaborate on any specific security polices practiced there.
"The safety and security of our customers is always a primary concern for us as a managing team," Burnett said.
With 1.5 million shoppers, Northwoods Mall received more traffic than Citadel during the holiday months, Burnett said. Both malls are operated by CBL & Associates Properties Inc.
North Charleston Deputy Police Chief Scott Deckard said city police did not respond to any major security issues at Northwoods during the holiday shopping season.
Burnett said shoppers at either mall should call security any time they feel uncomfortable.
As for the most recent robbery at the Citadel Mall, Charleston police Thursday released one of the few clues as to who could be responsible for the crime, a surveillance image of a man in a black jacket with the word "Reds" emblazoned across the back.
Police are asking for help identifying the man in the image. Bowie described the person as a black man with medium skin tone, close-cropped hair, between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and 28 to 30 years old.
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Because of incorrect information provided to The Post and Courier, earlier versions of this story incorrectly stated there had been a shooting at Northwoods Mall in March. While police were investigating a March shooting that took place on Ashley Phosphate Road, the shooting victim told police he had been robbed and assaulted in the mall earlier in the day.
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Maintenance & Blazing Dragon Patch - 26th July; 7 AM - 11 AM
Attention BlackShot Players,
BlackShot Online will be having a regular Server Maintenance and Blazing Dragon Patch tomorrow, 26th July (Thursday) at 7 AM to 11 AM (GMT+8).
Below are the contents of the Blazing Dragon Patch (63+MB):
Dry Dock (TDM Map)
M249 (Rifle)
AWP Dragon (Sniper Rifle)
Kodachi (Melee)
Skull Grenade (Grenade)
-Improved first-person view in SD game mode.
-Improved animation for 4 characters (US Airborne, Germany Army, Sniper Mantis & US Marine).
-Enhanced Fast Respawn Item (Use/Un-use feature).
-Map optimization and glitch fixes for Red Mansion (SD/TDM) map.
-Map optimization and glitch fixes for Hunting (TFM) map.
-Application of Speed Hack prevention feature.
-Rebalancing of Type 89 Jungle.
Clan Chat Bug Fix
Partnership Bug Fix
Tomb Map Glitch Fix
Please be guided and log out of the game before 7 AM to avoid having account problems. Rewards from theSingtel Top Up Promo would be given out tomorrow as well.
Thank you and enjoy playing BlackShot!
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Veterans invited to join new military club
Veterans or those planning to enlist are invited to join the new Military Club at AVC. The group will hold its first meeting 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 in SSV 126.
The purpose of the club is to bring veterans together to encourage camaraderie.
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Can anyone help me to translate the following into English? Thanks in advance.
如何翻译 "突厥化"
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 08:22 AM
At the end of the nineteenth-start of the twentieth century, Russian scholar...(whatever his name is ...ov) advanced the argument of central Asian 'turkicisation', the original hypothesis being that of turkicisation of the languages of the non-turkic-speaking peoples, but later extending to the idea that the non-turkic peoples underwent cultural turkicisation as well. There are even some scholars who advance the hypothesis of turkicisation on the racial level.
Can anyone help me to translate the following into English? Thanks in advance.
Posted 16 May 2012 - 03:39 PM
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Our villa "Alba" is situated at Highgate Park in Davenport,which is a lovely,family-friendly,gated community just 15 mins drive from Disney!!
It's fully air-conditioned and has 4 bedrooms,a private pool, jacuzzi,games room & free wifi internet.
There are 4 bedrooms,with two masters.
Master bedroom 1 has a king sized bed,television and a lovely,large en-suite bathroom.
Master bedroom 2 has a king sized bed and a television.Bedrooms 3 & 4 each have 2 twin beds and a television.
There is loads of space to relax in after a long day at the many Central Florida attractions.
There is a family room with a massive 52"tv & dvd and a comfortably furnished living room where you can just "chill-out".
There is loads of dining space.As well as formal dining,there is further dining in the nook and pool side.
In the Games Room guests can choose from Pool, Air Hockey, Basket Ball or Darts
The Kitchen is fully fitted and equipped so you can prepare a full meal,if required and there is a very useful laundry room,fitted with a clothes washer and drier, so you can keep up with the washing whilst you're away.
There is a lovely large patio around the pool & jacuzzi with plenty of chairs & loungers so that everybody can soak up that Florida sunshine or enjoy a relaxing evening round the pool.
There is a crib (cot),highchair & stroller provided at no extra cost.
|Sleeps up to 8, 4 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
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|Family friendly
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|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
|Private outdoor pool (heated), Jacuzzi or hot tub, DVD player
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|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 1 En suites
|Double beds (2), Single beds (4), Cots (1), Dining seats for 14, Lounge seats for 11
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
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|Parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Not suitable for wheelchair users
Our villa is ideally placed for you to visit all that Central Florida has to offer.
Conveniently situated close to Highways 27 & 192 and to the I-4 motorway,driving around the area couldn't be easier.
When booking flights the nearest airport is Orlando International,but try Orlando Sanford and Tampa for the best rates.
Disney is just 15 minutes from our villa,with the Magic Kingdom,Epcot,Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom all right at the top of your "Must See" list.
Universal,Isles Of Adventure and Seaworld are all close by too,within 30 mins drive.
Tampas Busch Gardens and the new Legoland are both around 45 mins drive away.
To the East,on Floridas Atlantic coast ,don't miss the surfers paradise at Cocoa Beach & the Kennedy Space Centre.
To the west lie the idyllic, beautiful,white, sandy beaches of Floridas Gulf Coast.Definately not to be missed.
For the "shopoholics"the new Posner Park Mall is around 10 mins drive to the south.Lake Buena Vista Stores & The Florida Mall are also close by so don't miss out on those bargains!
Golf is available at reasonable prices at Polo Park around 5 mins drive from the villas and at Championsgate,around 10 mins drive from the villas.
A new public park has just opened opposite the entrance to Legacy Park on Highway 27.This offers a wide range of sports facilities for all.
There are loads of restaurants,shops and attractions to suit all ages,pockets & tastes a short drive along highways 27 & 192
There are a number of large food supermarkets within a few minutes drive.
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One of two robbery suspects arrested
Monroe police arrested one suspect and are searching for another in connection with a Jan. 6 robbery Monday.
On Jan. 10, an officer saw a car matching the description of one used in the Jan. 6 robbery of a Kangaroo gas station at 3503 Weddington Road.
Around 11:58 p.m. that day, Sgt. Chris Helms of the Monroe Police Department saw the car while patrolling the Marathon gas station on Old Charlotte Highway and Timber Lane. Helms stopped the car, which was a burgundy Honda Accord, and identified the driver as David Vern Hardis, II, 28, of 2815 Unionville-Indian Trail Road, Indian Trail, according to a statement from the Monroe Police Department.
After an investigation, Hardis and Jeremiah David Flowe, 22, of 2710 Old Charlotte Highway in Monroe, were each charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. Flowe was arrested Friday and taken to the Union County Jail, according the statement.
According to the Union County Sheriff's Office website, Flowe was still in the Union County Jail as of Monday afternoon under a $15,000 bond.
Warrants have been issued on Hardis. Anyone with information about him should call Crime Stoppers at 704-283-5600. Crime Stoppers pays a cash reward for information leading to arrests of persons involved in criminal activity, according to the Monroe Police Department statement.


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The Universal Notebook: Glenn Beck, the 'Libertarian Limbaugh'
Last week, the Portland Press Herald published a full-page paid "Letter to America" in which President Barack Obama was described by Berwick waitress Beth O'Connor as "a progressive Marxist who embraces policy that violates the very foundation of a moral and free society." She went on to suggest that Obama is "either stupid or evil."
Now where would a waitress from Berwick get over-the-top ideas such as these? Probably the same place she seems to get all of her ideas – talk radio/television entertainer Glenn Beck. If you're looking for a stupid or evil toss-up, Beck is your boy.
Glenn Beck is the Libertarian Limbaugh. Like Rush Limbaugh, Beck is uneducated. Like Limbaugh, Beck is a recovering addict. And like Limbaugh, Beck is a wealthy demagogue with an enormous appeal to the weak-minded. Both broadcast blowhards are filled with hot air that they use to inflate the sick notion that our constitutional democracy is everywhere under attack from liberals seeking to turn America into a socialist dictatorship.
What amazes me, and I assume millions of other of rational Americans, is that the stink of the prior administration wasn't even out of the White House before right-wing wackos began blaming the new Obama administration for the mess this country is in. We are in the sorry shape we're in because for eight years we were governed by people who don't believe in government.
The irony here, of course, is that what Beck and Limbaugh advocate – less government, less oversight, less regulation – is exactly what brought the U.S. to the brink of collapse. It should surprise no one that the Obama administration has not been able to fix eight years of damage in eight months.
The Libertarian philosophy at the heart of Glenn Beck's hysterical 912 Project, the Maine chapter of which paid for Ms O'Connor's full-page rant, is essentially an every-man-for-himself doctrine of self-interest. Among the nine "principles" of Beck's self-centered creed are "I have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results" and "I work hard for what I have and I will share it with whom I want."
In other words, Beck does not believe in equality, justice, or the common good. A convert to Mormonism, he seems to believe he is God's gift to the common man. How anyone espousing such messianic selfishness can possibly believe he is supporting anything remotely related to "the very foundation of a moral and free society" is beyond me. Sounds positively un-American to me. E pluribus unum, baby.
Whether the Obama administration's stimulus plan, financial bailouts, and health-care reform will succeed in righting the foundering ship of state that the Bush-Cheney brigade tried so hard to scuttle remains to be seen. But the American people elected Obama in hopes that he could do just that, so let's give him a few years for his plans to take effect before we start banging the drum to dismantle government and, in Ms. O'Connor's words, "Set the people free."
Ms. O'Connor concluded her "Letter to America" by quoting Goethe to the effect that "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." I'm quite certain that neither O'Connor nor any of the 912 Project true-Beck-believers has the slightest idea what Goethe meant by that cryptic statement. As far as I'm concerned, none are more hopelessly enslaved than those who listen to Glenn Beck.
But if it's Goethe they want, it's Goethe they shall get.
"When ideas fail," the great man wrote, "words come in very handy."
You just keep talking, Glenn. That's what you're good at. Leave the thinking to someone else.


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OHIO VALLEY — Immunizations are not just for children.
It is a typical scenario this time of year for parents to travel to their local health department with their children to make sure they have all the required immunizations before the start of the school year. But following these required vaccinations as children, many perhaps do not stay as diligent when it comes to protecting themselves from certain infections and diseases.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), and those working with local health departments are on a constant patrol to use this time of the year to help remind parents about back to school immunizations, as well as reminding college students to be up-to-date on vaccinations before moving into dormitories, and preparing their local citizens for the upcoming flu season.
According to the CDC, the specific immunizations needed by adults include various factors, such as age, lifestyle, high-risk conditions, type and locations of travel, and previous immunizations. The most common of course is a vaccination for the flu, which is recommended once a year. Other immunizations for adults include protection against tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, shingles, pneumococcal, HPV, Varicella (Chickenpox), Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), Meningococcal, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B.
Common vaccinations for pre-teens and teens also include meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, HPV and influenza. According to the CDC, the HPV virus also helps protect both boys and girls from different types of cancer, specifically cervical cancer in young women. Vaccinations for children also include Hepatitis A and B, Rotavirus, Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Pneumococcal, Inactivated poliovirus, Influenza, measles, mumps, rubella and varicella.
It was reported the Mason County Health Department participates in the Vaccine For Children Program, which provide vaccinations for children from two months through the age of 18 who are uninsured, underinsured or Medicaid recipients. Adult immunizations available at no cost include tetanus and pneumonia vaccine. Hepatitis B vaccine is also offered at the cost of the vaccine only.
The Gallia County Health Department reportedly offers the following vaccinations: DTaP , Hepatitis B , HIB , IPV (Polio), Menactra, MMR, Prevnar (Pneumococcal), Td , Tdap, Varicella (Chickenpox), Hepatitis A, HPV and Rotavirus. It was also reported that vaccinations are provided at no charge for children 18 years old and younger who are residents of Ohio.
The Meigs County Health Department also offers low cost Tetanus/Diphtheria Immunizations for adults, and Hepatitis B and Hepatitis A vaccines for a fee. It was also reported that walk-in clinics are normally held every Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., and that no one will be denied by not being able to pay.
For more on the recommended schedule of vaccinations for any age group, visit www.cdc.com. For more information receiving the immunizations, contact your local health department at the following: Gallia County Health Department at 740-441-2018; Mason County Health Department at 304-675-3050; Meigs County Health Department at 740-992-6626.


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Auction rate securities settlements finalized with Merrill Lynch and RBC
Jefferson City, MO Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced today her office has recovered over $260 million for Missouri investors as part of two separate auction rate securities settlements. The orders conclude the repurchase of over $263 million in auction rate securities by Merrill Lynch and the repurchase of over $4.75 million by RBC Capital Markets. Both firms gave individuals and small businesses full access to their savings earlier this year.
The Missouri Investor Education and Protection Fund, which is used for educational initiatives across the state, will also receive payments from both firms. Merrill will pay just under $1.4 million to the fund and RBC will pay $22,000.
I am pleased that Merrill and RBC did the right thing and gave Missouri investors full access to their savings, Carnahan said. Investors from across the state called my office once they discovered their money was frozen, many with urgent needs such as medical bills, living expenses or business payments. In these uncertain times, it has been my priority to get these investors their savings returned as quickly as possible.
Carnahan has focused on helping auction rate securities investors since the $330 billion market collapsed in February 2008. After the auctions stopped, many investors who had been promised safe, same as cash investments suddenly discovered they were holding 20- or 30-year bonds.
Carnahan aggressively led settlement negotiations with firms such as Wachovia Securities and Commerce Brokerage Services, both of which have repaid their investors. Carnahans office has also reached agreements with national firms such as Bank of America and Citigroup, bringing the total value of auction rate securities returned to Missourians to well over $1.5 billion.
Investors who were sold auction rate securities by Stifel Nicolaus and Wells Fargo, however, are still without access to their money. In March 2009, Carnahans office filed a civil enforcement action against Stifel concerning improper sales of these securities. Working with other states, Secretary Carnahan will continue to fight to protect Missouri investors and hold firms accountable in all auction rate securities cases that have not been resolved.
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"Do not think we're trying to copy anyone," Harris announced on one of the basement tapes. "We had the idea before the first one ever happened. Our plan is better, not like those fucks in Kentucky with camouflage and .22s. Those kids were only trying to be accepted by others."
The Columbine killers weren't interested in being accepted. In addition to a high body count, they wanted posthumous fame. And followers. They wanted to "kickstart a revolution," as Harris put it.
Their bombs failed to detonate. The revolution never arrived. Their few imitators tended to be mental cases like Virginia Tech's Seung-Hui Cho. But the pair did manage to achieve a degree of infamy that's eluded other school shooters.
One reason for the persistent fascination with Columbine has to do with local law enforcement's inept response to the attack. While the first Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies on the scene exchanged shots with Harris, they didn't follow the killers inside the school; adhering to what was then common practice, they waited for SWAT to arrive and conduct a time-consuming, room-by-room sweep. Meanwhile, the killers were free to fire at will at unarmed targets. (They killed themselves around the time the first SWAT team entered at the opposite side of the building, but police didn't discover their bodies for three hours.)
The entire sorry spectacle unfolded on national television that afternoon. News copters caught images of hundreds of cops standing around outside, seemingly helpless; throngs of terrified students fleeing with their hands in the air; a sign in a window, announcing that teacher Dave Sanders, shot while trying to shepherd students to safety, was bleeding to death in a science classroom. (He died before medical aid could be safely escorted to him.) No other school shooting had ever attracted such a massive live audience before — and new procedures adopted by police across the country in the wake of Columbine, designed to deal swiftly with an active shooter situation, make a repeat of such a prolonged siege unlikely.
The blundering continued long after the siege ended. Fearing civil suits, school and law enforcement officials lawyered up, releasing little information about the killers and even lying about a prior police investigation of Eric Harris for making threats and detonating pipe bombs. Determined to explain the "why" of the shootings, journalists fashioned motives out of rumors, cranking out stories about Harris and Klebold being persecuted goths, or members of the Trench Coat Mafia, or put-upon nerds looking for payback against bullying jocks.
The truth trickled out gradually. Under pressure from victims' families, the sheriff's office grudgingly released some of its investigative files, while fighting for years to suppress some of the most embarrassing documents — as well as the writings and videos of the killers, claiming they would provoke copycat shootings. (The basement tapes, though viewed by some reporters and Columbine families, are still officially under wraps.) The stonewall made the materials seem far more interesting than they actually were, helping to perpetuate a mystique about Columbine that endures to this day.
The media mythology quickly became fodder for film and television dramas — everything from high-minded indie features to episodes of Law & Order, Cold Case, One Tree Hill and even American Horror Story. The first full-length film out of the box was a low-budget splatterfest, Duck! The Carbine High Massacre, featuring two trenchcoated neo-Nazi killers, Derwin and Derick, who carry out a brutal revenge plot against the jocks at their school. Although the exploitation flick is billed as a dark comedy, the exploitation flick's backers were trying to cash in as crassly as possible; the release date was the first-year anniversary of the attack on Columbine.
Only slightly less exploitive, in the view of some Columbine families, is Michael Moore's 2002 venture into quasi-documentary, Bowling for Columbine. Despite the title — an erroneous reference to Harris and Klebold attending their bowling class the morning of the massacre, which didn't happen — the film has little to do with Columbine. The bulk of it is a rambling Moore polemic about America's love of firearms and its culture of fear. Yet the film makes effective use of the now-familiar surveillance footage from the Columbine Commons, as well as a sequence in which Richard Castaldo and Mark Taylor, both severely wounded by the shooters, accompany Moore to Kmart corporate headquarters to protest sales of handgun ammo. Audiences may have felt misled by the title, but they made Bowling for Columbine the highest-grossing documentary of its time — and encouraged other independent filmmakers to plunge into the topic.
The feature films that followed Moore's coup tend to fall into two camps: They either focus on the killers as some inexplicable evil force, or on the aftermath of a school shooting, in which survivors search for solace and explanations. The champ of the killer portraits is Gus Van Sant's Elephant (2003), which borrows many details from the Columbine attack and weaves them into an arty bit of nihilism, complete with long, wordless tracking shots of students trudging down gleaming hallways and gazing up at empty skies outside.
Van Sant's Eric and Alex watch a documentary on Hitler and play first-person shooter games. They're ready to go out and kill everybody — and "most importantly, have fun," one says, a reference to a note left by Klebold — but we never learn why. (There's a scene early in the movie in which Alex is harassed in class, but it seems insufficient provocation for what follows.) Like Eric Harris, Alex quotes Shakespeare, taunts his prey and pauses mid-massacre to take a sip from another student's abandoned drink in the cafeteria. But ultimately, these ephebic murderers are pure ciphers; they have a homosexual tryst just before launching their attack, but it's more about shedding the burden of virginity than any true feeling. As the rampage draws to a close, one dispatches the other casually in mid-sentence, as if swatting a bug.
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WASHINGTON - Communities, nonprofit organizations and companies are reaching out to support unemployed veterans in their search for work, including Microsoft Corp.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military "is in the planning and preparing mode" regarding Libya, and will be able to provide options for national leaders, said Pentagon spokesman Marine Corps Col. Dave Lapan.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition troops detained three insurgents, including a Taliban weapons trafficker, and found several weapon stockpiles throughout the region.
WASHINGTON - Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last surviving American World War I veteran, has died at age 110.
CALLAO, Mo. - Jamie Matheney's recent enlistment in the Missouri Army National Guard has shown her kindergarten class that anyone can do whatever they want to do.
AL-SUBIYA, Kuwait - Kuwaiti soldiers said they have much to celebrate as they commemorate the 20th anniversary of Kuwait's liberation during Operation Desert Storm
AL-SUBIYA, Kuwait - About 300 U.S. military members of every service participated in an anniversary celebration marking Kuwait's liberation during Operation Desert Storm.
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined in festivities celebrating the 20th anniversary of Kuwait's liberation during Operation Desert Storm and the 50th anniversary of its independence.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited a new Marine Corps headquarters element in Bahrain designed to evacuate noncombatants or provide humanitarian assistance and disaster response.
WEST POINT, N.Y. - During what he called his last appearance at West Point as defense secretary, Robert M. Gates told cadets they must continue changing Army culture to ensure the service can handle the challenges facing America.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Lately, Army Capt. Brad Sinkler has been remembering the support his soldiers received during the Gulf War and how they were part of something larger than themselves.
WASHINGTON - This week marks 20 years since the United States, as part of a 34-nation coalition, drove Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army out of Kuwait, returning that nation to sovereignty and reshaping the U.S. military to the force it is today.
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is in Kuwait to meet with officials there and to participate in ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm that liberated the nation from Iraqi occupation.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen visited to Bahrain to solicit leaders' views about recent public protests there while also thanking them for how they have handled the changes in their nation.
WASHINGTON - The Boeing Co. has won the contract to produce the Air Force's KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft, replacing the Eisenhower-era KC-135s and the Reagan-era KC-10s, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III announced.
WASHINGTON - Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, will appoint an investigator to determine the facts of issues raised in a recent Rolling Stone magazine article.
WASHINGTON - The Afghan army is growing fast and simultaneously struggling with the need to educate and train its noncommissioned officer corps, officials said.
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stopped in Djibouti to visit with Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa troops, whose full-time focus is on maintaining regional stability and preventing conflict.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Defense officials will provide President Barack Obama with a range of options on how the nation should handle the civil unrest in Libya, said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Condemning Somali pirates who killed four Americans aboard a private sailing vessel, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, vowed that the United States and the international community will continue to confront piracy.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition troops captured several insurgents, including a Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin terrorist leader in Khost province's Sabari district.
HIJUDAI TRAINING AREA, Japan - Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Rivera, an artillery mechanic, is the man to call to find solutions when howitzers fail to fire on the range at Hijudai Training Area, Japan.
MUSCAT, Oman - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Marine Corps. Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, met with their counterparts in Oman to discuss defense matters of mutual concern.
WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials are promoting Military Saves Week, part of America Saves Week, to launch a year-round financial readiness campaign, starting with saving money.
WASHINGTON - Supporting the war effort and managing the budget are top jobs in the office of acquisition, technology and logistics, and both have intensified with the Pentagon's mandate to do "more without more," said Ashton B. Carter, the Defense Department's acquisition executive.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is at work around the clock to protect American forces and citizens from nuclear, chemical and biological threats, said Kenneth A. Myers III, the agency's director.
MUSCAT, Oman - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and other leaders to discuss regional security issues and explore new ways to better coordinate military operations.
WASHINGTON - A Defense Department pilot program to add foreign language proficiency to its officer corps is growing dramatically, said the director of the Defense Language Office.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is hosting the first of what officials expect to become regular forums to demonstrate the U.S.-Afghanistan partnership is putting Afghanistan on a path of stability and security.
WASHINGTON - Security forces captured several insurgents, including a Taliban facilitator, while also finding weapons during operations throughout Afghanistan.
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Army Sgt. Tyrone J. Harvey, who is a preliminary match to donate bone marrow, said he's glad to have the opportunity to provide hope for a recipient.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition troops captured several insurgents, including a terrorist network leader.
WASHINGTON - Four pirates are dead and 15 in custody after they killed four Americans in the bloodiest piracy incident in recent history, said the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.
KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Riedel's teammates in Afghanistan call him a jack of all trades, in part for keeping them connected to the Internet.
WASHINGTON - Somali pirates killed all four American hostages aboard a sailing vessel in the Indian Ocean, U.S. Central Command officials announced.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Meeting with leaders in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen called upon regional governments to ensure issues involving recent civil unrest are resolved "peacefully, without loss of life."
BASTOGNE, Belgium - African nurse Augusta Chiwy risked her own life to attend to wounded American GIs in beleagured Bastogne, Begium, during World War II's Battle of the Bulge.
WASHINGTON - The Army Reserve's 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command has been categorizing and preparing U.S. equipment and supplies for redeployment or transfer as part of the U.S. drawdown in Iraq, said Army Brig. Gen. Mark Corson, the unit's commander.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Africa Command has made steady, understated progress with allies, regional organizations and international partners on the continent to promote a stable and secure environment, said Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward, Africom's commander.
DOHA, Qatar - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, continues his trip through the Middle East in Qatar after ending what he called frank, reassuring talks with leaders in Saudi Arabia about widespread regional unrest.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Saudi Arabia for the first leg of a sweep through the Middle East to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to regional stability.
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - A military commission panel today sentenced detainee Noor Uthman Muhammed to 14 years of confinement at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center, but he will serve only 34 months, provided he fully cooperates with the U.S. government.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate panel that the Pentagon has improved health care and family support services for military members and their families.
WASHINGTON - Service members whose military service was involuntarily extended or whose retirements were suspended between Sept. 11- 30, 2009 may file for retroactive payments under the new "Stop Loss" policy.
WASHINGTON - Senior officials hosting a Pentagon award ceremony lauded the top National Guard and Reserve family support programs, citing family support as a vital component of mission readiness.
CAMP DENALI, Alaska - An all-female team will represent the Alaska National Guard in the pro-division of the "Iron Dog" race, the world's longest and toughest snowmobile race taking place Feb 20.
WASHINGTON - A U.S. military air weapons team killed more than 35 enemy fighters in the Ghaziabad district of Afghanistan's Khost province.
WASHINGTON - Efforts in Afghanistan's Helmand River Valley have been substantial, and Marines are making progress in Sangin, a stubborn Taliban stronghold in Helmand province, said Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps.
WASHINGTON - U.S. logisticians have moved into overdrive sharing their expertise with Iraqi security forces in an effort they say will be critical after U.S. forces leave Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Navy leaders recognize actor and comedian Bill Cosby, who also is a former sailor and "constant friend to the Navy," as an honorary chief petty officer.
BAGHDAD - Air Force Tech. Sgt. Fatema Tahan administers English comprehension exams to help Iraqi service members and civilians attend training at U.S.-based schools.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department's request for a $553 billion and an additional $117.8 billion to fund overseas operations for fiscal 2012 preserves U.S. fighting strength, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said before a Senate committee.
WASHINGTON - The Asia-Pacific region is the engine of global economic growth now, and the U.S. Pacific Command is a strong force for stability in the area, said Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific Command.
WASHINGTON - The United States is at risk of losing its gains in Iraq if Congress doesn't fully fund the State Department's mission there, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a Senate committee.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a Senate panel that the Defense Department has requested enough money to build a strong Afghan security force, but the funding isn't sustainable in the longterm.
WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials are expanding support programs to meet military families' needs and empower them for the challenges that lie ahead.
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Noor Uthman Muhammed, who pleaded guilty to supporting and conspiring with terrorists, claims that despite helping these organizations he never was a member of the Taliban or al-Qaida.
WASHINGTON - A U.S. military airstrike killed a Haqanni terrorist network leader and two other terrorists in the Terayzai district of Afghanistan's Khost province.
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brian K. Steele called getting hit by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan "a life-changing experience," but said he hopes to return to duty.
WASHINGTON - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is fielding questions about Pentagon policies from service members, families, veterans and people from around the world, as part of his "Ask the Chairman: A Virtual Town Hall" series.
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - A military commission panel will sentence Noor Uthman Muhammed, who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and supporting international terrorist groups, including al-Qaida.
WASHINGTON - The new U.S. National Security Space Strategy underscores the importance of the domain and the need to properly develop it, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomed the full House of Representatives vote to kill the extra engine for the F-35 joint strike fighter, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said.
WASHINGTON - To maintain its scientific edge, the U.S. military will research synthetic biology, cognitive neuroscience, and nano-science engineering among other disciplines, a top Defense Department official said.
WASHINGTON - While the incidence of sexual assault has decreased substantially, it is of "grave concern" and the focus is on prevention, the nation's top two defense leaders told Congress.
WASHINGTON - Military programs may take years to recover if the Defense Department's budget for fiscal 2011 isn't passed immediately, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed Services Committee.
WASHINGTON - Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is tapping information technology organizations like Google, Intel and Microsoft to learn about the latest cyberdefense practices that DOD can apply to its computer and communications systems.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department must operate on a budget of at least $540 billion for fiscal 2011 so the military can "properly carry out its mission, maintain and prepare for the future," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a House committee.
WASHINGTON - Reductions in end strength for the Army and Marine Corps will be conditions-based, and can be tailored when the time comes to implement them, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress.
WASHINGTON - Ashton B. Carter, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, urged Congress to allow the Defense Department to move forward with its plans, initiatives and missions by passing the appropriations bill for fiscal 2011.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition security forces killed four insurgents in Afghanistan's Kunar province.
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - India-born Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jacob Gill has received a combat meritorious promotion to his current grade due to his exemplary service in Afghanistan.
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Defense Department's joint strike fighter program is on track to field the F-35 Lightning II in fiscal 2016, said Navy Vice Adm. David J. Venlet, the program's director.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department's top financial official warned of a disruption in war funding and other negative effects if Congress continues to force the military to operate on continuing resolutions instead of fully funded budgets for fiscal 2011 and 2012.
SAN FRANCISCO - Government and industry must work closely together to fight the growing threat to the nation's cyber networks, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said at a conference in San Francisco.
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Accused terrorist training camp instructor Noor Uthman Muhammed has pleaded guilty to charges of supporting and conspiring with international terrorist organizations against the United States.
WASHINGTON - Fiscal 2011 recruitment and retention remained high throughout the services through January, with all active and reserve-component services meeting their recruiting goals.
WASHINGTON - While the existing state of Egypt needs work, the positives from its recent turmoil are reflected in reaffirmed treaties with allies such as Israel and in the opposition's belief that elections will be fair and free, President Barack Obama said.
WASHINGTON - Two of President Barack Obama's nominees for key Defense Department posts appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee as part of their confirmation process.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban attack leader along with several other suspected insurgents in Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
WASHINGTON - A ground-based system for homeland defense and interceptors for regional defense highlight the Missile Defense Agency's portion of the Defense Department's fiscal 2012 budget request.
SAN FRANCISCO - Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is meeting with industry leaders to discuss best practices in cyberdefense while also calling on them to develop new technologies to help in safeguarding the nation's cyber domain.
WASHINGTON - Army Warrant Officer Johnathan Holsey often logs two to three miles a day to keep fit for military duty -- not bad for a soldier with a prosthetic leg.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department's $671 billion fiscal 2012 budget is a responsible funding request that balances the needs of the military with efforts to control federal spending, the department's comptroller said.
WASHINGTON - Training will begin shortly for experts in certain specialties and leaders as part of the plan for finalizing repeal of the law that bars gay men, lesbians and bisexuals from serving openly in the military, the chief of staff for the Defense Department's repeal implementation team said.
WASHINGTON - Congress must not only look at fiscal 2012 but also approve the fiscal 2011 budget for the entire $540 billion so the Defense Department can operate, said Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's $671 billion fiscal 2012 defense budget request continues the department's reform agenda, but protects personnel and family programs while also funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - An online discussion board allows military spouses to air their state licensing issues and concerns as part of an effort to boost education and job opportunities.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspected insurgents in the Shah Wali Kot district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Army Spc. Joseph Sirovy uses his signal transmission skills to help his comrades communicate despite Afghanistan's rugged, mountainous terrain.
WASHINGTON - The service of African American troops in the Korean War, sometimes called "The Forgotten Victory," is no longer forgotten, said the Defense Department's top equal opportunity official.
WASHINGTON - A special presentation of "The Great Game," a nine-hour play about the British-Russian 19th century conflict in Afghanistan, aims to give today's policy makers, veterans, troops and others connected to the current war there another view of the country.
WASHINGTON - In an article first published in "Foreign Policy" magazine, Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Space Policy Gregory L. Schulte outlines the "rules of the road" needed for this new security frontier.
WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence information collection must improve to predict uprisings and treat cybersecurity as the next battlefield, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta told a congressional committee.
WASHINGTON - Counterterrism is the intelligence community's top priority because "Job One" is to keep Americans safe and the homeland secure, James R. Clapper Jr., the director of national intelligence, told legislators on Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON - Former Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ned E. Seath has been awarded the Navy Cross nearly 45 years after he saved almost an entire company of fellow Marines in Vietnam.
WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials have sent the military service secretaries the Defense Department's action plan for implementing the repeal of the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law and given them until March 1 to provide their first progress reports.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces found two weapons stockpiles during operations in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - A unique unit of 2,300 Navy and Marine Corps personnel has completed a wide range of missions from fighting piracy to providing flood relief in Pakistan.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Crystal Hoel began 2011 with a gift from home: her son. Marine Corps Cpl. Adam Hoel joined her at the same base in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - The Joint Trauma Analysis and Prevention of Injury in Combat Program collects and analyzes the personal protective gear of fallen and wounded warriors in order to improve the protective equipment of tomorrow.
WASHINGTON - There is a "sea of goodwill" to support American men and women in uniform, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a town hall meeting in Chambersburg, Pa.
WASHINGTON - If the military takes care of its people and their families, then the future will be assured -- no matter what it brings, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told students at the Army War College in Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON - Afghans must have confidence in their government's ability to deliver justice and resolve civil disputes of a "rule of law" force there, said Army Brig. Gen. Mark Martins.
WASHINGTON - Nuclear proliferation, climate change, global pandemics, transnational criminal organizations and terrorism comprise national security challenges more complex than ever before, said Dr. Janine Davidson, deputy assistant secretary of defense for plans.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - U.S. Northern Command depends heavily on the National Guard and is looking for more opportunities to expand that partnership, said Army Lt. Gen. Frank J. Grass, Northcom's deputy commander.
WASHINGTON - The nature of today's conflicts has helped special operations evolve into a force that can meet the need for timely and accurate intelligence to pursue an elusive and embedded adversary, said Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff.
WASHINGTON - Special Operations forces' missions have increasingly shifted over the past decade from the developed to the undeveloped regions of the globe, said Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, Socom's commander.
WASHINGTON - Members of the Defense Department's financial management work force have a new website as a source for information one-stop shopping.
ARLINGTON, Va. - Employers of National Guard and Reserve spouses are now eligible for the Patriot Award, the first ever of its kind for military spouses, as part of an expansion of the Defense Department's Employer Support Freedom Award Program.
WASHINGTON - The Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs departments have published what officials say is the most authoritative analysis yet of the extent and nature of homelessness among veterans.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The TRICARE military health system is urging military personnel to kiss their smokeless tobacco goodbye through the Great American Spit Out on Feb. 24.
WASHINGTON - NATO officials have joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai in condemning a suicide attack, which killed and wounded several civilians, including the Chahar Darha district governor.
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Navy veteran Dave Roever, an inspirational speaker with multiple physical scars, helps other wounded warriors live with their combat-related injuries.
WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense soon will transfer streamlined functions of the U.S. Joint Forces Command, mostly to the department's Joint Staff, said Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, who is in charge of disestablishing the command.
WASHINGTON - The leaders of the services' morale, welfare, and recreation departments pledged to sustain military families' best programs while searching for ways to deal with budget cuts.
WASHINGTON - As Afghanistan works toward a more modern society and government, the rights of the nation's female population are moving to center stage.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department has joined forces with the nation to combat a childhood obesity epidemic that not only is a matter of health or nutrition, but also is a national security issue.
WASHINGTON - The Veterans Affairs Department is launching the first of a series of new and enhanced services supporting family caregivers of ill and injured veterans.
WASHINGTON - Unemployed veterans, wounded warriors, reserve-component service members and their spouses can hunt for jobs online now at an Army Reserve Web portal designed with their needs in mind.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military needs to do a better job of training to conduct operations while under cyber attack and other less-than-perfect conditions, said the chairman of the Defense Science Board.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Special Operations Command has filled its barracks and motor pools over recent years to meet this decade's demands for its forces, said Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, the command's top officer.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces killed several insurgents with a precision airstrike and help from an air weapons team in Kunar province's Darah-ye Pech district.
CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Alaska Air Guardsman Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Tillman formed a barbershop quartet to boost troop morale when he deployed to Southwest Asia last fall.
WASHINGTON - Special operations forces have performed superbly over the past decade, but leaders must prepare to scale back because of resource and budgetary constraints, said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
WASHINGTON - Sheri Hall, who served as a co-facilitator for a Significant Others Support Group, uses her experiences as an Army wife to help other military spouses and families cope with the stresses of wartime deployments.
WASHINGTON - A group of current and future military wives are gaining the resilience skills to help them cope with the stresses of family life in a time of war.
WASHINGTON - This year's National Military Strategy highlights how the Joint Force will redefine America's military leadership to adapt to a challenging new era, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in the strategy released Feb. 8, 2011.
WASHINGTON - Demand in Afghanistan for special operations forces is "insatiable," even as U.S. Special Operations Command increases its troop strength by a battalion a year, said Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, Socom's commander.
WASHINGTON - In his latest blog post, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, comments on the 2011 National Military Policy.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military has made unprecedented gains in the treatment and prevention of psychological maladies and offers promise for more gains, a Defense Department official said.
WASHINGTON - The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force has transformed conditions for the Afghan people living in the northern part of the country along the Uzbekistan and Tajikistan borders, said two U.S. brigade commanders serving in the region.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and French Defense Minister Alain Juppe met at the Pentagon and discussed Egypt, Afghanistan, NATO, Iran and terrorism. They also signed a statement addressing situational awareness in space.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces killed an enemy fighter and detained several other suspected insurgents in the Muqer district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province.
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army Staff Sgt. Brandie Lane, West Point's newest audio engineer, has been nominated for a Grammy award for her work on a classical music album.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is leveraging the power of the crowd to reduce the time it takes to design and build complex, expensive combat vehicles, an agency official said.
WASHINGTON - Leadership that builds resilience in service members and their families starting with the first day of basic training is essential to the U.S. military's future, said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Command has proven agile and practiced delivering equipment, materiel and people where it needs to be, when it needs to be there, said Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, commander of Transcom.
WASHINGTON - Collaboration is key to solving some of the Defense Department's toughest issues, whether it's building resilience in service members and their families or keeping the best and brightest in the department's ranks, the Pentagon's top personnel official said.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspected insurgents during a search for a Haqqani terrorist network leader in Khost province.
LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Growing up, Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Paxton knew it was only a matter time before he would follow in his grandfather and father's boot prints.
WASHINGTON - Participants in the Defense Department's Civilian Expeditionary Workforce bring a wide range of skills, such as financial management, personnel policy and acquisition and logistics, when they deploy to Afghanistan to mentor their Afghan government counterparts.
WASHINGTON - Military officials are racing portable satellite units, nicknamed "Cheetahs," to forward-deployed units in the farthest reaches of Afghanistan so troops can obtain swift communication with loved ones back home.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces killed two enemy fighters and detained several suspected insurgents yesterday in operations throughout Afghanistan, military officials reported.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Marine Corps Capt. Joshua H. Weiland, who'd previously served as an enlisted Marine, followed in his father's footsteps when he joined the Corps.
WASHINGTON - Afghanistan-deployed 101st Airborne Division troops enjoyed live broadcasts of Super Bowl XLV accompanied by tasty food and snacks, courtesy of American Forces Radio and Television Service and the Defense Logistics Agency, respectively.
LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - After Marine Corps Pfc. Colton W. Rusk was killed in Afghanistan, his parents adopted Eli, his military working dog, to help them cope with the loss of their son.
PHILADELPHIA - Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support will help to add to this year's Super Bowl experience for deployed service members by providing U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan all the wings, pizza and chili they can handle.
WASHINGTON - The National Security Space Strategy responds to the realities of a space environment that is crowded, challenging and competitive, senior Defense Department officials said.
WASHINGTON - Deployed troops received words of encouragement during Super Bowl XVl as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, 32 players from the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers, and various celebrities all sent special messages during the live broadcast.
WASHINGTON - Two U.S. archeological teams are slated to arrive in Cambodia to search for the remains of missing Americans since the Vietnam War.
WASHINGTON - With hope for "an orderly, peaceful, violence-free transition" in Egypt, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he will continue talks with the chief of staff of Egypt's armed forces.
WASHINGTON - Egypt's military leaders have assured him they are working to quell any further violence associated with protests in that country while protecting their people, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen told Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana National Guardsmen are just beginning to draw down their forces after more than 1,000 soldiers and airmen responded to severe weather across the state this week.
WASHINGTON - Lt. Cmdr. Ronda Hartzel is a Navy nurse determined to count herself among breast cancer survivors.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is recruiting high school students interested in careers in the information technology field as the next generation of government workers.
WASHINGTON - More Afghan officials are being targeted for intimidation and murder campaigns, the commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command told NPR during an interview.
WASHINGTON - News reports from Cairo indicate the Egyptian military is acting as a stabilizing force, not taking sides in demonstrations and counter demonstrations in the nation, a State Department official said.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi citizens support turning operations over to the U.S. State Department after the U.S. military withdraws by the end of this year, said top U.S. military and civilian leaders.
WASHINGTON - Routine preventive screenings, such as mammograms and colonoscopies, have created high rates of early cancer detection while also increasing the chances of survival, a U.S. Navy doctor said.
WASHINGTON - As the start of the drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan approaches, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the senior commander of U.S. and coalition forces there, said the transition of forces could take a number of forms.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces are investigating a roadside bomb explosion that killed six Afghan civilians, including two children, in Kunduz province.
WASHINGTON - An online directory provides various benefits to the military community via a direct connection to thousands of state, local and national resources.
FORT BENNING, Ga. - Army Reserve Lt. Col. Joseph D'costa's passion for serving the United States began while he witnessed former Ugandan President Idi Amin's rise to power.
WASHINGTON - Recruiters should put candidates for military service under more scrutiny and supervisors need to work to identify and help troops who may be apt to commit suicide, said the Army Reserve's top officer.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. secretaries of state and defense are setting the example for how to build and sustain vital civilian-military partnerships, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
WASHINGTON - Army Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, chief of the Army Reserve, believes Army reservists provide excellent bang for the buck for the Total Force.
WASHINGTON - About 2,500 National Guard member are conducting relief and rescue operations in nine of the 30 states affected by blizzard conditions and severe winter storms covering nearly 2,000 miles of the country.
WASHINGTON - The government's new military family support effort will have a great impact on resources and programs for military children and youth in the future, said a Defense Department official.
WASHINGTON - Security forces detained a Haqqani terrorist network facilitator and another suspected insurgent in the Sabari district of Afghanistan's Khost province.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military and the National Football League are continuing more than 40 years of partnership during Super Bowl XLV festivities in North Texas.
WASHINGTON - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke by phone with his Egyptian counterpart and reiterated his admiration for the Egyptian military and continued to call for calm in the region.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Two Wisconsin brothers in the 101st Airborne Division were decorated for separate combat actions during their deployment to Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - In response to blizzard conditions and winter storms, about 1,100 National Guard members from 11 states have been activated or are on standby.
WASHINGTON - With President Barack Obama's signing of the new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia, the stage will be set for a formal exchange of documents that will put the agreement into full effect.
WASHINGTON - A new federal warning system that abolishes color-coded terror alerts emphasizes a whole-of-government approach that military officials say won't change their efforts in defending the homeland.
WASHINGTON - A website established by U.S. Joint Forces Command provides commanders keystroke access to details about command-and-control systems.
WASHINGTON - If Iraqi security forces continue to improve at their current rate, the State Department will be able to meet its goal of taking over operations there when military forces leave at the end of the year, senior U.S. military and civilian leaders told a Senate committee.
WASHINGTON - The campaign plan that keys on U.S. and coalition forces working with their Afghan counterparts has produced steady progress in Afghanistan, said the commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command.
WASHINGTON - Military families, and especially their kids who have grown up against the backdrop of war, are the focus of the military's effort to make the workplace more flexible, said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
WASHINGTON - Four governors have declared states of emergency and one has mobilized his state's National Guard due to blizzard warnings and strong winter storms.
WASHINGTON - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed President Barack Obama's commitment to support military families, defense budget concerns and the situation in Egypt during his podcast.
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text: Did you journey to New York City to see the cast a couple weeks ago? Evidently one lady flew all the way from Texas just to have tea from the Downton Abbey #TeaTruck. No need to worry if you weren't there. Masterpiece captured all the excitement and boiled it into this short video. And if you were there, Hugh Bonneville sends his thanks!


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Harbor View Elementary School parents and children are distressed: The school's part-time computer instructor's job is slated to be eliminated because the school lacks the $30,000 necessary to pay her.
Meanwhile, last week the Charleston County School Board approved a reorganization that boosts the triple-digit salaries of three people in top administrative positions. One will receive an additional $20,000 and another an additional $30,000. The third position is yet to be filled. Thirty administrative staff members are paid more than $100,000.
School Board Chair Cindy Bohn Coats said the raises will not cost the district money because it is being taken from other areas.
Such as?
Now the board faces another question: Will it approve a tax increase? It's likely that the administration will seek one, according to our news reports. Maybe there are solid reasons for the Harbor View budget shortage, the salary increases and a tax increase. But until the public is given convincing explanations, it will be difficult to muster support for a tax hike.
The board should be just as skeptical and should be willing to probe beyond the obvious.
For example, for years the perception has been that too much money goes into administration at the expense of direct spending on educational programs and personnel. District officials should be able to justify fully each position and the salary attached to it.
And, so the public will understand, perhaps one of the first jobs John McCarron should tackle when he becomes chief information officer (with a salary of $135,427) is to explain what well-paid administrators do that is more important than teachers in the classroom.
The board has yet to have in-depth discussions about the budget. In the coming weeks, they should demand data that tell the district's financial story.
It certainly sounds like a good thing to provide teacher training on new Common Core State Standards ($3.4 million), and longer school years for four struggling schools ($1 million). And adding five pre-kindergarten classes at a cost of $580,000 is a move in the right direction.
But the budget being considered includes no money to expand the district's literacy academies, which are designed to ensure that students are able to read at grade level — the district's top priority.
As always, there is good news/bad news for the district. Bad: Federal money to high-poverty schools is expected to shrink by 10 to 15 percent. The board will have to decide whether to maintain services supported by that funding.
Good: A city of Charleston tax increment financing district (TIF) will expire, meaning $4 million more for the schools. And an additional $2 million is expected from taxes paid by Boeing.
Mrs. Bohn Coats said the board isn't interested in raising taxes and would first discuss how to reappropriate existing funds.
Board member John Barter says he would need to be convinced that the board had "worked the budget hard" before considering a tax hike.
Board member Todd Garrett said he can't think of a reason he would vote to raise taxes.
In tight economic times, families examine every potential expense to see if it's necessary. It's a good exercise for the school board as it considers next year's budget.
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was founded in 1988 as an interfaith collaborative effort between Third Baptist Church and Temple Emanu-El. The unique partnership has crossed religious and cultural differences to build bridges of opportunity for K-12 students. As a non-denominational community based program, Back On Track has served over 2,000 young people from diverse multicultural populations throughout San Francisco.
Visit Back On Track's website at www.backontracksf.org
This is a group of elected men and women who act as the stewards of the Church's finances, properties and possessions. Trustees are customarily elected by the church. Among the major duties of the Trustees are: 1) maintaining or improving the church property; (2) advising the church relative to major repairs or improvements; and (3) accounting for all of the church's finances.
The Trustee Ministry is not open to the general church membership. These men and women are carefully selected and scrutinized by the Pastor, the Ministry of Deacons, the Joint Board and then ratified by the church body.
The Trustees Ministry meets the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Chairman: Preston J. Turner
Contact: Andrea Bagwell
The Women In Third (WIT), Ministry. Reaches out to all women & men of the church by providing worthwhile programs sponsored by the circles and the general mission. Some examples are: The Living Legends, Sistah Go Red, Women's Summit, Mother's Day Lunch/Recognition Program, Women's Day & Kwanzaa. The 7 Circles of the Women's Ministry are: Art and Culture, Busy Bee/Rising Star, CM Haynes-Esther-Ruth, Lydia, Mary McLeod Bethune, Phyllis Wheatley, and Priscilla. Women's Ministry President: Annette Lewis
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Directed and photographed by Tim Busko.
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A man has approached a group of youngsters to show them a machete he was carrying.
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Officers said the incident happened in Bury Hill, Woodbridge, in the early hours of February 16.
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Why has it taken 12 days to tell the public and ask for help?
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Through most of the regular season, Connecticut was a top 10 team by almost every measure—in the AP poll, in the coaches poll and in the RPI.
Its postseason journey, though, starts as the No. 9 seed in its own rugged conference.
The Big East Tournament kicks off at Madison Square Garden with the Huskies—who are still ranked No. 21 in the country, by the way—playing DePaul, the 16th seed, at noon.
The nation's deepest conference could wind up sending 11 teams into the NCAA Tournament, and three of them—UConn, Villanova and Marquette—have to play on the opening day of the Big East Tournament.
Marquette, really the only bubble team of those 11 potentials, needs to avoid being upset by Providence in the first day's final game, which tips at 9 p.m.
On Wednesday, four more NCAA-bound teams join the fray in New York City, when St. John's, West Virginia, Cincinnati and Georgetown play after first-round byes. And Thursday, the top four seeds—Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Louisville and Syracuse—finally start their trip to the conference championship.


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Recipe by Joanie
"This is my family's favorite cookie recipe. The combination of chopped up Butterfingers and chunky peanut butter is soooooo good!"
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1/2 cup
butter, softened
3/4 cup
white sugar
2/3 cup
packed brown sugar
egg whites
1 1/4 cups
crunchy peanut butter
1 1/2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
1 cup
all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon
baking soda
1/4 teaspoon
5 (2.1 ounce) bars
chocolate-covered crispy peanut butter candy
Not wanting to waste an egg, I was tempted to just use one whole egg rather than the two eggs whites. I ended up mixing up the recipe as directed and I'm glad I did--I can only think it was the egg whites that were responsible for the wonderful soft and chewy texture of this cookie. Because the candy bar chunks melt during baking, some of the cookies end up somewhat misshapen, but they're so peanut buttery delicious I would hardly say it matters.
Tasty cookie - a nice variation of PB cookies. Followed recipe, except used 1c creamy peanut butter and 1/4c chopped peanuts, since i didn't have chunky pb on hand. Also, used 4 candy bars and it was plenty. Would recommend making bigger cookies, as the smaller don't stay as chewy the next day.
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These were a huge hit at our house and my mom even asked me for the recipe. Besure to not over bake them though or they will get tough. Other things I discovered you have to leave them on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before you move them to a cookie rack to finish cooling. Do not leave large chucks of candy on the outside of the dough balls or they will not work well. Do not eat while still hot or the candy will burn you, warm is good though. I also ended up with closer to five dozen rather than two so prepare to make a lot.
New Favorite Cookie Alert! I doubled this recipe (10 Butterfingers!) and I'm glad I did because I would have cried if the guys ate all of these while I'm at work tomorrow, but now I'm also a little nervous because I can't stop eating them and there might not be any left by the time I go to work tomorrow and they know I made a double batch so that would be pretty embarassing. Mine turned out a little flat, but I like flat cookies, so thanks for the recipe!!! UPDATE 3-19: I bought a CASE of Butterfingers yesterday and I'm getting down with this recipe again today. I forgot to mention in my earlier review that you need to let these guys cool on the baking sheet or they will fall apart. Thanks! :)
I also use one whole egg instead of two whites, it was just easier. These are luscious little cookies. I'll have to hide them in the freezer if I want any left to give away. NOTE: I find that using three of the full-sized bars is plenty. Let these cool for a couple minutes before pulling them of the sheet. Also, do not use a natural or really cheap peanut butter. Try to stick with Jif or Skippy if you can. Otherwise, the cookies will be awful.
These are really, really good cookies... however, I wouldn't call them... Chunkies - I would call them chewies. Very good texture, awesome taste, not at all crisp, but melt in your mouth chewy and delectable!
I read all the reviews before making and the cookies came out FABULOUS! The only change I made was to use creamy peanut butter. I used 16 "fun size" bars of Butterfingers. I followed Marianne's suggestion and used parchment paper and left the butterfingers very chunky. I left them cool before moving as Sunny suggested. I only wish I had doubled the recipe! Thank you Joanie for sharing!
WARNING: if you have toddlers, be careful to break these into small pieces and watch them eat the cookies because they're sticky/tacky in your mouth (as butterfingers are) and could be a choking issue for little ones. These were really great cookies overall. We bought full-size butterfinger candy bars for Halloween and had several leftover, laying around the house. So I went in search of a recipe for them. I followed the recipe exactly and then added about 3/4 cup of milk chocolate chips. These turned out nicely. I used a silicone baking sheet on my cookie sheet and I would never attempt these without one. The candy makes the cookies sticky and prone to burning. The silicone mat prevents this. The candy bar adds a deep buttery flavor to the cookie and the additional chocolate chips really made a difference -- I don't think I would have liked them as much without. I removed them from the oven when the cookies were not yet fully set. It's crucial that you leave them on the cookie sheet or they'll fall apart. This also allows them to continue cooking. Great recipe -- a real keeper.
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Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 477
Calories from Fat: 233
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One man and his dog
Well to be more accurate it is probably my dog (well it is when he does something unmentionable!)
We went for a nice walk round the cove, taking in Janets Foss as well. It was a lovely day and the walk was just the right distance for the boys (not that that stopped them from complaining)
We left it quite late to go out so subsequently didn't make it back home til late and then had a quandary as to what to eat, in the end we opted for Chinese which met with Bob's approval.
Then when they were in bed it was a continuation of the massive loft clearance so no time for blipping.
This morning I was playing round with the photos from yesterday and I am having a crisis of ethics. On the advice of Earthdreamer I have down loaded a trial of Silver Efex. Its good, in fact its very good, especially for adding drama to otherwise quyite dull shots for example see here. This was a fairly dull shot and its been improved shed loads but it feels a like a cheat. But then again if I were an artist painting I would emphasise some bits of a painting more than others to make the end result look good in very much the same way that I have altered the bliofolio entry. So is it a cheat or not?
Anyway its not my blip for today, this one of Simon got my vote. Its not amazingly amazing but its a shot that sums up our walk and what a nice afternoon it was (apart from the rude woman who told us we should try living in Malham when we commented to ourselves about the profusion of negative signs at the start of the walk to the cove about no parking, no turning, no stopping, no anything in fact; I wonder where she parks when she comes to Skipton? Or where she turns round when she realises she's gone the wrong direction?)


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