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In the last 6 months Ben Morgan has become a household name to England rugby fans. The Scarlets number 8 was somewhat an unknown before the start of the 2011/12 season but has now shot to fame and become a popular choice with the England coaches and supporters.
After England's poor show at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with a squad that was ageing, the selectors decided to give the young Scarlets forward a chance in the 2012 Six Nations. He came on for his debut against Scotland in the opening game of the competition then made his first start against Wales at Twickenham in the third game. In early March 2012, Morgan announced that he would be playing his club rugby for Gloucester during the 2012/13 season.
We had the opportunity to ask Morgan a few questions about his rugby career and the kit that he uses.
How long have you been wearing Kooga products?
I have just started wearing them this season, however I used to wear them as a youngster. I am currently testing the new Kooga XPS boots which will come out later this year. They have a brand new out-sole which is standing up well, and they come with D3o impact protection in the tongue. I have found them very comfortable as is a test version of the new impact protection pads and a new scrum cap.
What do you look for in a pair of rugby boots?
My main priority is comfort, but stability; durability; looks; and weight are also important to me.
Do you have a favourite colour for headguards/boots?
I have no real preference and have worn all sorts, but usually wear black or white. The new XPS boots are white/red and look good.
Do you wear shoulder pads. If so why?
I always wear shoulder pads when playing. I think they reduce the impact on your shoulders, and that can reduce the severity of an injury as well.
Congratulations on making your England debut against Scotland. How did you find it?
I really enjoyed the whole build up to the weekend. There was a short spell on match day where I was nervous, but when we arrived at the Stadium to the Scottish band I was just enjoying myself. When I got the call that I was going on the pitch, I just felt ready! It will be a memory I treasure for the rest of my life. Absolutely chuffed to have made my debut but left the pitch craving more!
How has your season been so far?
I have had a tough start to the season with the Scarlets, but the boys have shown some grit, and are currently in the final few stages of the Amlin and LV. We have a target of being in the playoffs at the end of the season too. This season is really competitive and we are committed to bringing back some silverware this year.
Do you have any advice to young players who aspire to play at the top level?
My advice is never to give up! Keep training hard and give it your all. I know it sounds like a cliche, but for me it all happened late. I missed all the academy and representative age grade stuff, and got picked up a few years ago. So it can happen!

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Lettuce remember back to the fall of 2008.
Phillip Fulmer's fifteen year reign as championship coach and beloved son of the Tennessee Volunteers was in flux. He was in year three of a rebuilding effort following the only real blemish on his resume in 2005. The natives had started getting restless in Big Orange Country as far back as the 2001 SECCG, and Fulmer's first losing season began to send things in a downward spiral. But then Phil brought the recently fired David Cutcliffe home, and the fanbase was somewhat quelled with a return to relevancy in 2006 and Atlanta in 2007. Despite losing a senior quarterback (Ainge) and Cutcliffe jumping ship for a second shot at a head job, there was reason for optimism heading into 2008.
But by late October, Tennessee was sitting at 3-4 with a dumpster fire on offense under new coordinator Dave Clawson. The points were few and far between with the two headed monster of Crompton and Stephens playing at a junior varsity level. Despite having a stable of two future NFL backs (including the current greatest on planet Earth), the offense couldn't muster enough to beat anyone with a pulse.
Meanwhile, Alabama was in year two of the Saban era after taking some lumps in year one. Through seven games, he had the Tide undefeated and primed for its first appearance in Atlanta since 1999.
When October 25th arrived, no one on the Hill expected to beat that Bama squad. The cries for Fulmer's head were at a fever pitch, but some thought he could survive with a solid showing against the Tide and a strong stretch run to close the season. Essentially, UT's second most iconic coach of all time was lying uncovered in his own grave.
Then this happened:
And that was it for Phillip Fulmer; the Tennessee native, the former Vol, and college football's greatest coach of the late Nineties. What you see in that video closed the lid on Fulmer's coffin and Steve Spurrier drove in the final nail a week later.
You see, for Tennessee's entire football history it has stood on its tiptoes to try and measure up against Alabama. They are the greatest college football program of all time, and generations of Volunteers have taken pride in being the South's second best football school. We have made a living out of cashing in during Bama's rough patches and beating them nearly half the time.
So when the Bammeroids took over Neyland that night on national television, it was clear that Fulmer would never compete with Saban. Phil had nothing else to point to that season, and that was it for him. It didn't matter that he won a natty and two SEC's, or that he was orange to the core. As head coach at the University of Tennessee, getting embarrassed by Alabama puts you on the fast track to unemployment. Let's take a look at the other three coaches UT has fired since Neyland retired:
- Bowden Wyatt beat or tied Bama six straight times after being hired. The next two years he lost to the Tide by a combined 61-10. Toast.
- Bill Battle beat Bama on his first try (evening the series at 23 apiece) and won the Sugar Bowl in 1970. Six winning seasons later, and with a 59-22-2 overall record, he'd yet to beat them again. Donezo.
- Johnny Majors eventually broke through in 1982 and beat Bama four straight, capped off by the '85 SugarVols. His first SEC title that year allowed him to survive a rough three year stretch of football. Then in 1989-90 he went for his second and third SEC titles, two high profile bowl wins (Cotton and Sugar), two top 10 finishes nationally, and yet he still couldn't beat Bama again. When he failed to do so in either of the following two seasons? Pack your bags, John.
Which brings us here:
It is so very clear where we're headed. Derek Dooley, for all the claims of the disaster he took over, his toxic waste level luck, and the improvement he's made to UT's roster, cannot survive in 2012 what Phillip Fulmer couldn't in 2008. There is simply no way.
He's lying in his grave just like Fulmer, only he has zero resume points working for him.
Yes, he took over a program that had just been napalmed.
Yes, he has caught bad break after bad break.
Yes, Tennesse's roster looks signifcantly better than it did in January 2010.
Yes, he has had this 2012 squad right there till the end in its big games thus far.
Yes, it is unfair that he works at a school that measures itself against a school where Nick Saban works.
But none of that matters. None of that is a tangible, stand-up-in-court defense of Derek Dooley's coaching performance. I hope this team can steal a few punches against Alabama on Saturday. They play with great effort and there are several pieces to the puzzle that are actually in place. But as bad as the Vols are on defense, as good as Alabama is everywhere, and as little as Dooley has shown in the way of grinding out SEC wins, Vol fans can already hear an encore of Rammer Jammer 2008 coming.
If and when it happens, this 2012 edition of the UT Vols, try as they might, will be broken. They will stagger into Williams-Brice on the 27th, Steve Spurrier will grab his Marcus Lattimore sized sledgehammer, and Derek Dooley will be put to rest. I hate it because I like the guy. He's smart, he's Southern, and he's a good football coach who just wasn't prepared to lead a team at this level yet.
And here we are again. FeelsLike08.
Big Orange Country is trying to convince itself that Jon Gruden wants to coach again, in college no less, and that his wife has a large degree of input into his career choices.
We are praying that Big Jim Haslam hasn't blown his entire load on UT's new business building and the Cleveland fucking Browns.
We are hoping against hope that Knoxville native and UT grad Charlie Ergen, founder of Dish Network and the 46th richest person in America (net worth of $10B), might care enough about Volunteer football that he would throw a spare millie or two towards UT's coaching package.
We are the most tortured fanbase among college football's elite at this point, and once again we find ourselves trying to emulate Bama by hiring a coaching titan to pull us out of a hole. So to all the Bammeroids making the trek to Knoxville this weekend, don't think we don't know what's coming. We are well aware. Just be thankful you pooled together enough money to grab the right guy at the right time. Perhaps we will do the same this time around.
Until then, fuck you and your entire cretin fanbase. Fuck your evil genius coach who may or may not get the itch to test his mettle in the League again. Fuck the 25 prototype running backs on your roster and above all, fuck that racist drunk Bear Bryant who couldn't beat Neyland in seven tries and openly rejoiced when the General retired.
Go ahead and get your Rammer Jammers in on Saturday. We'll be back soon enough.


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In Photoshop CS6 for Photographers, author, photographer, and teacher Chris Orwig explores Photoshop from the perspective of the photographer.
The course details the features and techniques behind enhancing and retouching photos, preparing them for print and online publishing, and much more. Chris demonstrates how to make basic edits in Camera Raw, develop and save color profiles, work with layers and selections, tone and sharpen, and retouch images while retaining their natural character.
Chris also shares some creative tips and project ideas, such as converting a photo to black-and-white and enhancing a portrait with hand-painted masks. The course also covers workflow details, such as organizing images in Bridge and Mini Bridge, optimizing Photoshop preferences, and calibrating your monitor.
Here we are going to take a look at the essential and important steps that you need to take so that your photographs look their best, whether you're posting them online or whether you're sending an image as an attachment with an e-mail. We'll be working with this photograph here. So let's say that I want to e-mail this photograph and also post it on a blog or post it somewhere online. Well one of the first steps that we need to take is we need to resize the image. You can access the Resize dialog by pressing Command+Option+I on a Mac, that's Ctrl+Alt+I on Windows or you can go to the Image pull-down menu and here select Image Size.
In the Image Size dialog we want to focus-in on the Pixel Dimensions. And the reason we want to do that is because if the image is going to be viewed on a monitor, well we can't change the resolution. In other words we don't need to worry about the Document Size or the Resolution. Now I know that kind of sounds counterintuitive, but you'll just have to trust me on this one of, our biggest concern is Pixel Dimensions. Next you want to make sure Resample Image is turned on and you want to use Bicubic Automatic which will automatically choose the best image interpolation as you make these changes.
Next, we need to change our Width and Height. And typically when it comes to images which are viewed online or as an attachment in an e-mail, these are going to range from perhaps about 300 to maybe 900 pixels wide or tall. So here, let's go ahead and change this size to 700 pixels wide, that then takes care of the height and you can see it's going to size this image down. After you've made the selection for your Pixel Dimensions just click OK. Next, double-click the Zoom tool.
This will show you the image at 100%. Well now here you can kind of imagine this photograph either inside of a Web Browser or inside of an e-mail client. You could see how someone would preview this image and you want to view this image at this one-to-one 100% size and then make a few needed adjustments. The first adjustment that we need to make is we need to convert this file to the sRGB color profile. To do this you can navigate to the Edit pull-down menu and then here we are going to select Convert to Profile.
This will open up our Convert to Profile dialog and we're looking for the option for sRGB. Now this is really critical, because this file, it will go to that color space whether we like it or not, so we want to control the conversion. We want to do this ourselves and then make any needed adjustments in this new color space. This is especially important if you're working with Lightroom and Photoshop, because typically you'll have that color profile space of pro-photo, and therefore you really need to do this to convert this down to the smaller space.
And either way, whatever your default color settings are, you want to take this step, you want to convert your file to this sRGB color space. Here we'll go ahead and click OK. Next after we've done that we need to make a few more adjustments. Here is how we can do that. One thing that we can do is we can go to a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. I know some people who prepare images simply by cranking this up all the way up to 15 at certain times. By adding a little bit of saturation essentially what we're doing is we are assuming that once we go through the Save for Web process, we are going to lose a little bit of detail, contrast, and saturation.
So before that happens we're boosting or bumping this up a little bit. Another way that we can do this is we can take care of the contrast and saturation at once by creating a Curves adjustment. With the Curves adjustment you can make a subtle S Curve, bringing your whites up and also your blacks down. If we look at our before and after well the image should feel a little bit too saturated and also should feel like it has a little bit too much contrast. And that's good, because again once it goes through the Save for Web process, we are going to lose a little bit on the file, so in other words, we are making this file a little tiny bit overdone because then it will fall back to just a really good spot.
Next, you can dialpin the Opacity amount here so that you have just a little bit of this nice subtle contrast and color saturation. Now that we've prepared this file by resizing it and also by making any needed color or tone adjustments, the next step is to sharpen this photograph. And sharpening for the web is different than sharpening say for print. So let's go ahead and take a look at how we can do that in the next movie, so leave this image open as we will be working on it in the next movie.
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If you haven't heard about Jennifer Lawrence by now, following her Oscar nominated performance in Winter's Bone and her turn as Mystique in X-Men: First Class (out today!), don't worry—you'll have plenty of chances to catch up before The Hunger Games hits theaters next March. Lawrence beat out ingenues like Hailee Steinfeld and Chloe Moretz for the lead role of Katniss in Games, which many expect to take over Twilight's position as the must-see teen franchise after Edward & Bella bid goodbye. Almost as impressive? That hardly anyone seems to have noticed she's in Mel Gibson's The Beaver. Sometimes its better not to be seen!
Naturally, Lawrence's increased profile has meant increased access to glamorous dresses. Check out the gallery to see 20 of her hottest looks so far…though there's certain to be plenty more to come!
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September 29, 2011
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
The Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons has extended its open hours in response to ASSU and student requests—particularly for increased hours on Sundays—and to support the university's new block schedule for classes.
The library will now be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday, an increase of four hours of study time. Additionally, in order to support the many classes that begin at 7:45 a.m., the library will also open earlier on weekday mornings, at 7:30 a.m.
Since Monday, Sept. 19, the library and learning commons has been open as follows:
Sunday, 11 a.m.- 11 p.m. (Previously, 1-9 p.m.)
Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m. (Previously, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.)
Friday, 7:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. (Previously, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Saturday, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. (Previously the same)
The increased hours are in response to a longstanding request from students, including a resolution passed by the Associated Students of Seattle University in November 2010, which read in part: "Whereas many students are requesting additional library operating hours….[l]et it be resolved that as library staffing budgets are prepared for 2011-2012, extra hours of operation, especially on Sundays, are considered."
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A commercial mecca including lodging, boutiques, restaurants, movie theaters, galleries, and professional services. Founded by Frenchman Joseph Brett in the late 1800s, Edwards still exudes a certain "je ne sais quoi." Attracted to the area by its mining potential, Brett and his family stayed in Edwards to establish a resort for executives traveling by train. As Vail and Beaver Creek grew, Edwards became a community for resort employees.
Just four miles west of Beaver Creek, Edwards is a local hot spot and home to Riverwalk, filled with restaurants, movie theaters, galleries, shopping and professional services.


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The Ugandans Attack
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Turkel and the Ugandans
The Israeli members of the commission were very old. So old that one of them died during the inquiry process and was replaced by a slightly less-old one. That meant all of them were likely to be highly conservative and loyal to the organization paying their salaries, namely the state of Israel. Not that there were any doubts on that; they all were insiders, sons and cousins – and least in their deep pockets - to the Mishpaha Lohemet. The committee served perfectly The Ugandans, a nickname referring to the triad of army officers who participated in Operation Entebbe and that by the beginning of 2011 had finally taken over Israel, effectively running the country. The composition of the committee meant the Ugandans didn't need to interfere with its operation; the results were assured to please Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, Ehud "Napo(leon)" Barak, and Tamir "Kelev" Pardo, the Ugandan Triad. Cancelling the need for open interference meant the two international observers in the commission investigating the IDF attack on Gaza's Freedom Flotilla would sign the findings of the committee and claim its work was impartial. Everybody would be happy. Accordingly, on January 23, 2001, the Turkel Commission published a report claiming the deadly May 31 Shayetet 13 commando takeover of the Turkish aid vessel was "legal pursuant to rules of international law," and that soldiers opened fire in self-defense.
Surprisingly, not everybody was happy. Turkey reacted immediately, saying it was "appalled and dismayed" at the inquiry findings. Simply, the Israeli commission delusions were grave: the soldiers attacked first, self-defense is an unalienable human right, and the attack took place on international waters. The IDF had committed war crimes against a civilian ship.
The Ugandans knew beforehand Turkey wouldn't be happy. The commission results meant Israel would neither apologize for the crime nor pay indemnification to the victims and their families. A more sensible path would have been for Israel recognizing partial blame and agreeing on the Turkish terms. Yet, the Ugandans chose – again – for violence. Why?
Gaza and Al Jazeera
Why would Israel purposely alienate its strongest ally in the region? The blocking of an insignificant amount of raw materials and goods couldn't be of strategic significance. The obvious sacrifice of this relationship meant Israel didn't consider Turkey as essential; the importance of the event was in its inflammatory qualities. Both events – the attack ad the report on it – were also highly seditious toward the Palestinians. In parallel to the release of the report, Israel warned Gaza that heavy retaliations would follow any rockets attack. Coincidentally, Al Jazeera released documents claiming the Palestinian authority – in other words Fatah, the PLO – was ready to make significant concessions to Israel in exchange for a peace agreement. The last were so preposterous that they were probably fake, as Fatah claimed. All these create the impression the Ugandans are pursuing a new war against the Palestinians.
After the savage Israeli attack on Gaza known as Operation Cast Lead, the United nations defined the State of Israel as a terror inflicting organization. Do the Ugandans want to surpass this achievement? Do they want to obliterate the memory of Genghis Khan under their own bestiality?
When analyzing the actions of the Israeli Administration it is useful to keep in mind Orwell's 1984. There, wars are used to keep people's minds distracted from the real issue: systemic human rights violations by their government. Such governments lose their legitimacy. In Israel, these violations are so horrific (see The Cross of Bethlehem) that they demand an unprecedented amount of distracting wars. Moreover, the oligarchs make substantial profits from war (again, see The Cross of Bethlehem), they must produce and provide war machines, healthy commissions end up in their sickening deep pockets. But that can't be all in the current event.
On January 24, it was announced that Hezbollah has secured the support from a majority of the Lebanese parliament to nominate its candidate for prime minister. These are bad news for Israel.
Shortly before that, on December 15, 2010, the Lebanese Army announced it dismantled two Israeli espionage sites watching on Beirut from Jabel Snin and Jabel Baruch. Two weeks before that, Lebanon placed a formal denounce at the UN Security Council against Israel after the existence of the devices was exposed by the Hezbollah. The devices included watching equipment and signals sending and receiving communications gear; it could be activated from afar. It was hidden under fake rocks in a mountainous area (see pictures. Israel panicked. At 6:30 PM of the same evening, the Israeli air force made low flights over Tyre and apparently destroyed a similar espionage in the area. Similar flights took place along the Zaharani River. The IDF is clearly losing even its relative advantage in the intelligence area, rendering the Hezbollah even stronger than when it humiliated the IDF in the 206 and 2009 wars.
Probably, the Ugandans predict a new war against Hezbollah in the near future. Under the circumstances, they want to distract the Israeli public of this terrorizing option with the help of a mini-war: attacking Gaza as a tranquilizer. This would help to disguise another related event: the mini-war would keep the IDF mobilized and ready to move into Lebanon when the real event begins. Would the next war with Hezbollah be the last one? Would the New Exodus begin after it?
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Jennifer Aniston's Road to the 2010 PopSugar 100!
Gerard Butler Opens Up His NYC Loft to Architectural Digest!
Sneak Peek: The Oscars Greenroom by Roger Thomas!
Architectural Digest Selects Roger Thomas to Design the Oscars Greenroom!
Guess the Celebrities Featured in Architectural Digest!
Jennifer Aniston Lets Us Into Her Amazing Spa JA
Donna Karan's Home in the Turks and Caicos is a Showroom for her Urban Zen Collection
November's Architectural Digest Features Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch
Before and After: The Primetime Emmy Awards Green Room
Diane Keaton Flips Again
This Just In: Architectural Digest to Hold Open Auditions
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At the office or home office, there will be many times when you need to print out Excel spreadsheets. But often times you don't need to print out the entire report, which wastes paper, ink, and time. Here's how to print out only the specific areas of the spreadsheet you need.
Note: For this article I am using Excel in Office 2013, but the principle is the same in Excel 2007 and 2010, the controls are just located in different areas on the Ribbon.
Print Select Areas of Excel Spreadsheets
Start by opening the Excel spreadsheet you need, hold down the Ctrl key and highlight the area of the document you want to print out.
After selecting the area you want to print out, go to Page layout > Print Area > Set Print Area.
You won't really notice anything happen to the document at that point, but next while still under the Page Layout tab, click Print Tiles.
Next select the Sheet tab in the Page Setup windows that appears. From here type in the Columns and Rows that you want to repeat (if any) then click on Print Preview. This allows you to include any headers or labels associated with the data.
Now you will get a view of the area you're printing out and can select the printer you want to use and adjust print settings. Here you can actually get deep into the printer settings as well as tweak the preview area, and manually type in more cells if you want to include them.
If you get too deep into adjusting print areas, they will stay until you clear them out. From the ribbon under Page Layout click Print Area > Clear Print Area.
This is a great way to save printer ink and paper, as well as time for you and your colleagues. Nothing is worse than someone printing out 500 pages when you just need the printer to get one simple page.
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press : January 23, 2013 : Updated: January 23, 2013 8:55pm
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Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hunt, shown here receiving a Purple Heart after being wounded in 2007 while serving in Iraq, is one of several servicewomen who filed suit against the Pentagon's policy barring women from combat positions.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks to the media during a news conference with the Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond, not pictured, at Lancaster House in London on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. Britain's defense minister says it appears the hostage situation in Algeria has come to an end and resulted in further loss of life. Philip Hammond calls the loss of life appalling and unacceptable. He says "it is the terrorists that bear the sole responsibility for it." Hammond spoke at the start of a news conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday.
The changes, set to be announced Thursday by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, will not happen overnight. The services must now develop plans for allowing women to seek the combat positions, a senior military official said. Some jobs may open as soon as this year, while assessments for others, such as special operations forces, including Navy SEALS and the Army's Delta Force, may take longer. The services will have until January 2016 to make a case to that some positions should remain closed to women.
The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a 1994 rule prohibiting women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units.
Officials briefed The Associated Press on the changes on condition of anonymity so they could speak ahead of the official announcement.
There long has been opposition to putting women in combat, based on questions of whether they have the necessary strength and stamina for certain jobs, or whether their presence might hurt unit cohesion.
But as news of Panetta's expected order got out, members of Congress, including the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced their support.
"It reflects the reality of 21st century military operations," Levin said.
Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, who will be the top Republican on the Armed Services panel, said, however, that he does not believe this will be a broad opening of combat roles for women because there are practical barriers that have to be overcome in order to protect the safety and privacy of all members of the military.
Panetta's move comes in his final weeks as Pentagon chief and just days after President Barack Obama's inaugural speech in which he spoke passionately about equal rights for all. The new order expands the department's action of nearly a year ago to open about 14,500 combat positions to women, nearly all of them in the Army. Panetta's decision could open more than 230,000 jobs, many in Army and Marine infantry units, to women.
In addition to questions of strength and performance, there also have been suggestions that the American public would not tolerate large numbers of women being killed in war.
Under the 1994 Pentagon policy, women were prohibited from being assigned to ground combat units below the brigade level. A brigade is roughly 3,500 troops split into several battalions of about 800 soldiers each. Historically, brigades were based farther from the front lines and they often included top command and support staff.
The necessities of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, however, propelled women into jobs as medics, military police and intelligence officers that were sometimes attached — but not formally assigned — to battalions. So while a woman couldn't be assigned as an infantryman in a battalion going out on patrol, she could fly the helicopter supporting the unit, or move in to provide medical aid if troops were injured.
And these conflicts, where battlefield lines are blurred and insurgents can lurk around every corner, have made it almost impossible to keep women clear of combat.
Still, as recent surveys and experiences have shown, it will not be an easy transition. When the Marine Corps sought women to go through its tough infantry course last year, two volunteered and both failed to complete the course. And there may not be a wide clamoring from women for the more intense, dangerous and difficult jobs — including some infantry and commando positions.
In the Navy, however, women have begun moving into the submarine force, with several officers already beginning to serve.
Jon Soltz, who served two Army tours in Iraq and is the chairman of the veterans group VoteVets.org, said it may be difficult for the military services to carve out exceptions to the new rule. And while he acknowledged that not all women are interested in pursuing some of the gritty combat jobs, "some of them are, and when you're looking for the best of the best you cast a wide net. There are women who can meet these standards, and they have a right to compete."
Two lawsuits were filed last year challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat, adding pressure on officials to overturn the policy. And the military services have been studying the issue and surveying their forces to determine how it may affect performance and morale.
The Joint Chiefs have been meeting regularly on the matter and they unanimously agreed to send the recommendation to Panetta earlier this month.
A senior military official familiar with the discussions said the chiefs concluded this was an opportunity to maximize women's service in the military. The official said the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps laid out three main principles to guide them as they move through the process:
— That they were obligated to maintain America's effective fighting force.
— That they would set up a process that would give all service members, men and women alike, the best chance to succeed.
—That they would preserve military readiness.
Part of the process, the official said, would allow time to get female service members in leadership and officer positions in some of the more difficult job classifications in order to help pave the way for female enlisted troops.
"Not every woman makes a good soldier, but not every man makes a good soldier. So women will compete," said Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif. "We're not asking that standards be lowered. We're saying that if they can be effective and they can be a good soldier or a good Marine in that particular operation, then give them a shot."
Women comprise about 14 percent of the 1.4 million active military personnel. More than 280,000 women have been sent to Iraq, Afghanistan or to jobs in neighboring nations in support of the wars. Of the more than 6,600 who have been killed, 152 have been women.
The senior military official said the military chiefs must report back to Panetta with their initial implementation plans by May 15.
If the draft were ever reinstated, changing the rules would be a difficult proposition. The Supreme Court has ruled that because the Selective Service Act is aimed at creating a list of men who could be drafted for combat, American women aren't required to register upon turning 18 as all males are.
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Colonel George Johnson Honored at Maryland Chiefs of Police Annual Conference
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"Johnson's leadership within the NRP and his steadfast commitment to protecting Maryland's environment is certainly something to celebrate," said Governor Martin O'Malley. "I am happy to see Johnson recognized at this level for all his important work, and look forward to continuing to work with him to improve public safety as he assumes this new role."
Colonel Johnson, a 38-year veteran of the Maryland law enforcement community who was named NRP Superintendent by Governor O'Malley in January 2007, began his career with the Anne Arundel County Police Department and served 12 years as the Sheriff of Anne Arundel County. Johnson is a 1996 graduate of the National Sheriff's Institute and a 1999 graduate of the FBI National Academy. Before becoming the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association's newest president, he served as the Association's second vice president and first vice president.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for Colonel Johnson," said Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary John Griffin. "The strong leadership he has demonstrated with the NRP will be an asset to the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association."
"I am honored to be elected by my peers, knowing that I have their trust and confidence in leading the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association," said Colonel Johnson.
Johnson resides in Pasadena, Maryland with his wife Linda. He is the father of two sons and a daughter who also reside in Anne Arundel County.
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REAR ENTRIES: Camp Is Dangerous
July 28, 2012 at 01:08pm by Scott • 6 Comments »
BENN HURT: According to PFT, Arrelious Benn strained an MCL and is expected to miss four weeks, meaning all of training camp and possibly all of preseason. I'd say run out and grab Dezmon Briscoe again, but the Redskins picked him up on waivers, so I guess he and Tanard Jackson and Raheem Morris can all get together after practice and talk about how the Bucs don't know what they're doing by letting them go. Jackson should have plenty of time to chat since he's on the PUP list.
Anyway, Benn's role in the offense has been reduced with the arrival of Vincent Jackson, but I imagine he will still be missed. The curse of the second-round continues. Someone wrap Lavonte David in bubble wrap.
DOMINIK EXPLAINS TRADE: Speaking of the second-round curse, Mark Dominik explained that Brian Price's trade to Chicago was not a spur of the moment decision.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik said Friday the trade of beleaguered defensive tackle Brian Price and release of wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe were moves the team had been "planning" for at least a couple weeks and that neither player should have been surprised by the move.
But then he said the least politically correct thing he could say about a player who has been through as much as Price has. And he's absolutely 100% correct.
"But at some point we have to go out there and win some football games, and part of the plan for us was to be involved in free agency this offseason and go out and find guys like Amobi Okoye and Wallace Gilberry, who can help out, so his was a position that we have focused on, knowing this day could come."
Dominik didn't rest on "We're going in a different direction," which everyone else would have done. By saying "at some point we have to go out there and win some football games," he said that despite all of Price's personal issues, the Buccaneers are not a charity and can't afford to have someone on the roster who cannot contribute to wins. It seems harsh but it has to be said. I'm glad Dominik said it.
BIGGERS DOWN TOO: Hey look at that. While I was looking for a third story, the Bucs released a statement that E.J. Biggers also suffered a foot injury yesterday, apparently in the same play that injured Benn when they collided.
"It's part of the game, unfortunately, in no-pads," said Schiano. "It's just an unfortunate thing, but we've got to keep pressing on. Those two guys will get back. They're going to keep preparing and working. My philosophy when a guy gets injured is, certainly there are things you can't do with skill development, but there's a lot of things you can do. In the weight room, rehab – that's what we're going to do. We're going to work at the things you can control."
Anthony Gaitor and Myron Lewis will likely be filling in while Biggers is down. I had high hopes for Lewis a while ago, but this may be his last real opportunity to shine.
6 Comments to "REAR ENTRIES: Camp Is Dangerous"
JBBUC (July 29, 2012 at 03:07am) :
I am already starting to get annoyed with Schiano. I think he is setting himself and the team up for grievances to be filed if he keeps kicking guys off the team because they miss VOLUNTARY workouts. There is NO good FOOTBALL reason that I can see to have ditched Winslow and Briscoe at this point. If you're saying Price is a bust because he can't stay healthy, fine. But you have to say the same about McCoy too, don't you? And it might only be a matter of time before you have to start looking at Clayborne and Bowers in the same light. That is, IF this is really about football and NOT about missing voluntary workouts.
Do we have any other guys left on the team at this point who missed the voluntary stuff? I would be really interested to see if anyone from that list makes it to the regular season.
RustyRhino (July 29, 2012 at 09:43am) :
Hey where can we watch the preseason games at in ATL, I'm in Buford. I am only sad about Price, but he is one bad play from not ever walking correctly. I wish him well. As for Winslow & Brisco na na na, na na na, good bye!
Scott (July 29, 2012 at 10:33am) :
Buford? Hell, I'm in Kennesaw, I might as well be in a different state. The Twisted Kilt is usually pretty good about having a shitload of TVs and putting on the game you want close to you.
RustyRhino (July 29, 2012 at 02:47pm) :
Wondering if Miller Ale house is worth the ride over to watch the game. There is a ATL big fan group there so I have heard, not yet been to. Any idea?
RustyRhino (July 29, 2012 at 02:48pm) :
Buc fan group…
Mark S (July 30, 2012 at 11:02am) :
Aside from missing some OTA's the other thing Briscoe and Price have in common is they both failed the conditioning test. Wright got injured while doing it. It is suspected that scar tissue released while he was running. So, I am not sure that counts as being out of shape. There was no reason given for Briscoe failing the conditioning test. In my opinion it is a different thing all together for a Defensive Tackle to fail conditioning runs versus a Wide Receiver. I honestly cannot understand how a WR, who gets paid to run and run fast, can fail conditioning runs. Briscoe also had a reputation for not practicing hard. I think the lack of conditioning and not showing up in practice is what got him cut. I think Price and his injuries were becoming a distraction. Schiano needed to get a starting line up in place to develop team chemistry. That said, I am not sure I agree with the trade of Price.
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The operator of a beef feedlot in Sioux County, Iowa, agreed to pay a $30,000 civil penalty for unpermitted discharges of wastewater from the facility into Otter Creek.
Darin Green, doing business as Darin Green Feedlot, of Hull, Iowa, agreed to the penalty as part of an administrative consent agreement filed by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan.
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