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Irish soldiers branded deserters for fighting alongside Britain in WWII are finally pardoned
- Irish soldiers who fought with the Allies were blacklisted at home
- So-called 'deserters' barred from state jobs and refused military pensions
- Justice Minister Alan Shatter apologised last year for way they were treated
- Has now announced legislation to grant amnesty to the former troops
A pardon for thousands of Irish soldiers who joined the British to fight Nazi Germany will help make amends for the shameful way they were treated after the Second World War, Ireland's Justice Minister has said.
The Irish Government has enacted legislation to grant an amnesty to the former troops - who were blacklisted and branded deserters at home.
Ahead of the historic move, Alan Shatter said tens of thousands of Irish people put their lives at risk during the global conflict in the fight against fascism and tyranny.
Pardoned: John Stout (left) and Con Murphy (right) were among the tens of thousands of Irishmen who joined the British Army to fight Nazi Germany but were shunned when they returned home
Unsung hero: A citation for Irishman Corporal Edward Brown who took on a Machine Gun post as the British forces advanced through France in August 1944
'The Bill is being enacted in recognition of the courage and bravery of those individuals court martialed or dismissed from the Defence Forces who fought on the Allied side to protect decency and democracy during World War Two,' he said.
'It gives important statutory expression to the apology given by me on behalf of the state last year for the shameful manner in which they were treated.'
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said the pardon would make an important difference to thousands of
families in Ireland and goes some way to right the wrongs of the past.
many of the individuals whose situation is addressed in this Bill did
not live to see the day that this state finally acknowledged the
important role that they played in seeking to ensure a free and safe
Europe,' he added.
Mr Shatter has already apologised to the ex-soldiers, who were dismissed en masse from the Irish Army under special powers introduced during the Second World War, known as the Emergency in neutral Ireland.
Branded traitor: Paddy Reid (left) was one of the thousands of Irishmen who joined the British Army to fight Nazi Germany
Paddy Reid was the son of a deserter and grew up in Ireland an outcast.
He was shunned as a schoolboy and branded a traitor because his father fought Nazis for the British Army.
Now, at 62, the soldier's son has nothing but pride for his father of the same name.
His one regret: that Paddy Reid senior died before legislation was finally passed vindicating him and others for their bravery during the Second World War.
'Those men did what they believed to be right and they are now vindicated,' Mr Reid said. 'They did nothing wrong and they paid a high price for it throughout their lives.'
Barely 16 when he enlisted, the soldier boy was blacklisted and branded a deserter for serving as a gunner for the British Royal Artillery.
He returned home in 1946 and struggled for years to find work, living hand to mouth in the deprived Docklands area of Dublin.
His wife died at just 39 as the hardship and struggle to feed their eight children took its toll, and it was 15 years after his return before he was granted proper employment, driving a horse and cart for a steamboat company at the docks.
'It took all those years to find work and when he did, he never missed a day in his life,' Mr Reid said of his father, who died in 1984 aged 64.
'He worked through every flu and sickness. He was just so relieved to be employed - the sort of thing you take for granted.'
The family lived like social pariahs right up to the 1960s, with the children bearing much of the brunt in the classroom.
'The teachers would let you know that you didn't belong,' said Mr Reid, who now lives in Balbriggan, Co Dublin. 'They would have been very pro-Republican and they made a point of singling you out because you weren't really Irish, you betrayed the country.'
He said his father was just a boy when he joined the British Army, and paid for that decision his whole life, but he never regretted it.
'The thing that he did regret was the lives lost in the war. That stayed with him to his dying day - the memories of fighting the Japanese. There was a lot of death. And when he was dying himself, he felt a lot of sorrow for the Japanese soldiers he killed.
'How the soldiers were treated in Ireland was just so petty in comparison.'
Mr Reid, a community worker who counsels and teaches literacy, said his family knew no different from the discrimination they endured. It was normal to be shunned in the community, particularly by those considered to be well-off and the 'so-called educated', he said.
'But now there's a great sense of vindication. Those soldiers did what they did and they fought with bravery. They should be remembered for that.'
'Shameful treatment': Irish soldiers, seen on parade in 1939, who joined the British in the fight against Nazi Germany will be formally pardoned by the country's Government
'Deserters': Many in Ireland believed the soldiers were needed at home, where troops are seen surveying a creamery in Wexford after it was bombed by Nazi warplanes in a violation of the country's neutrality
The Defence Forces (Second World War
Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012, passed in the Dail today, provides for the granting of an amnesty
and immunity from prosecution to 5,000 Irish soldiers who fought with
the Allies.
They had been found guilty by a military tribunal at the time of going AWOL.
It is expected to be signed into law by the Irish President Michael D Higgins in the next few days.
powers brought in - which became known as the starvation order - saw
the deserters barred from state jobs, refused military pensions and
faced with widespread discrimination.
Mr Shatter has referred to the soldiers as idealists and said people's understanding of history has matured and that it was time for understanding and forgiveness.
Apology: Justice Minister Alan Shatter said the pardon for thousands of Irish soldiers would go some way towards righting the wrongs of the past
In 2006 26 Irish soldiers who were shot at dawn for military offences during the First World War were formally pardoned by the British Government.
The pardon was prompted by the years the Irish Shot At Dawn Campaign spent trying to prove the troops - many of whom were still in their teens - should never have been killed.
The campaign won the support of the Irish Government, which submitted a report to the British outlining the background to each of the executions in 2004.
Legislation was enacted in Britain to clear their names in November 2006.
Ireland remained neutral during the Second World War, but that did not stop thousands of soldiers making the decision to leave the Irish Army and the country behind to join Allied troops on the front line.
And it was not just Irish troops that joined forces with the British and other Allied leaders on the battlefield as the war rumbled on.
The U.S. was neutral early in the war, although it began providing increasing levels of assistance to the Allies before declaring war on Japan in 1941 following it's attack on Pearl Harbour.
Support: Initially neutral, the U.S. became a leader of the Allies. American soldiers are seen landing on the coast of France under heavy Nazi fire in June 1944 in this image
It went on to become the primary Allied power in the Pacific Theatre as well as, politically, the leader of the western Allies in forming NATO.
Belgium declared its neutrality at the outbreak of war, but joined the Allies after Nazis marched through the country as part of its invasion of France in 1940.
Brazil maintained its neutrality until 1942, when it sided with the Allies. In 1944 Brazil became the only Latin American nation to send troops to Europe when it dispatched the 25,000 strong Brazilian Expeditionary Force to fight on the continent.
The Netherlands declared its neutrality at the start of the conflict in 1939, but was invaded by the Nazis the following year in the face of fierce resistance. The Dutch joined the Allies and their surviving naval and armed forces joined in the defence of East Asia. Dutch troops fought alongside the Allies in landmark struggles including the Battle of Britain.
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So here I am in line for a movie that's not going to start for another 6 hours and I'm giddy like a schoolboy. Tonight I'm going to see a new Star Wars movie. I get to hear a new John Williams score. I get watch the snap-hiss of a lightsaber igniting.
After the prequels, I swore I'd never let myself get all jacked up about Star Wars again but I'll be damned if I'm not sitting here wearing Star Wars shoes. That's right. Shoes.
There was something special about being nine years old in 1977 and walking into that theater. It was an inflection point in my life and here I am at 47, middle aged on the outside and still nine years old on the inside.
If you are also in line or thinking about a galaxy far, far away right now, why not check out this sweet, sweet Star Wars Playlist I made in Apple Music. It's got some choice Williams but also Star Wars music in several different genres, including disco. Yup. I just wrote "disco" on this blog. That'll probably never happen again.
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Disneyland just did a bang-up job of turning Tomorrowland into Star Wars-land, at least temporarily. My wife posted some great photos and video. Also, I guested on a recent episode of Rebel Force Radio to give my report from the field. If you just want to hear the Disneyland part with me, it starts at 1:25:20.
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This week I appeared on the most recent episode of Star Wars Rebel Force radio where we talked about the most recent episode of Star Wars Rebels. There's a great disturbance in the force right now that results from a bunch of nerds' giddiness at getting a new movie. I'm so in.
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One of the advantages of having a Disney blogger wife is that I get the inside scoop on goings-ons with the company that owns Star Wars, Marvel, and a few successful theme parks. This past weekend I attended the D23 convention in Anaheim and woke up way too early to get in line for the big keynote on live action films over the next few years. It was a lot of fun. I got to see J.J. Abrams, the Star Wars episode VII cast (including Harrison Ford), Ben Kingsley, Lupita Nyong'o, and more.
They didn't have much to add about Star Wars and weren't ready to give us another trailer so instead, they gave us a cool movie poster and unveiled the fact that Disney is going to build 14-Acre Star Wars themed lands in Disneyland in California and Hollywood Studios in Florida. All we saw was concept art and a short video but it looks to be really fun. At several points during the presentation Bob Iger (Disney CEO) mentioned how the experience will be immersive. Not only will you go into a cantina, you'll interact with the wretched hive of scum and villainy while you are there.
Having visited Universal's Harry Potter World last year, I can't help but feel that this immersive Star Wars experience is a direct response. Universal did such a great job with Harry Potter. It was the first time I was truly impressed with a non-Disney theme park and I'm sure Disney took notice. After the presentation I spoke with some Disney Imagineers and when I raised the issue of Universal's Harry Potter you could see that they were more than a little "motiviated" to exceed it with Star Wars. Let's hope that Disney corporate gives the Imagineers the budget and support they need to deliver.
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TIME Magazine has selected a Person of the Year faithfully every year since 1927.
The designation has been handed both to those widely considered heroes— Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., —as well as to those who wouldn't be considered so— Adolf Hitler, Stalin — at least not by TIME's core demographic.
This year, the honor goes to Mark Zuckerberg, creator and CEO of Facebook, the world's most popular social networking site. For Zuckerberg, it should be considered a dubious honor.
Though The Social Network—the Hollywood film detailing the Facebook magnate's life—was a roaring success, raking in $91m at the box office, Zuckerberg's year was otherwise marred by criticism: for Facebook's ever-changing privacy policy as well many of its other questionable practices.
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There is certainly plenty of criticism to levy at TIME's choice of Zuckerberg. For starters, and despite Facebook's high numbers around the globe, Zuckerberg's attitudes toward how people should be using Facebook are often Western-centric at best, dangerous for users at worst.
Take, for example, the platform's policy that users must sign up with their real names, a policy that's clearly a result of Zuckerberg's idea that having more than one identity is "an example of a lack of integrity".
That policy might work fine for some users, but for others, particularly those living under authoritarian regimes, such "transparency," as Zuckerberg might call it, can be life-threatening. And yet, most of the world still wants to use Facebook: to connect with friends and loved ones, and increasingly, for activism.
Still, some Zuckerberg-designed policies are especially threatening to activists. Just ask the moderators of an Egyptian anti-torture group hosted on Facebook: Two weeks ago, their 400,000-strong group was booted from the platform because its administrator was using a pseudonym.
While Zuckerberg would undoubtedly defend the policy on the basis that said administrator "lacked integrity," the truth is that he lacked a guarantee of safety if his real name was revealed.
Other issues with the social networking site affect a larger swath of users, such as the October 2010 revelation that some of the site's third-party applications were violating Facebook's terms by sharing information with advertisers that could be used to identify individual users, or the brouhaha that happened earlier this year when Facebook changed users' default privacy settings.
WikiLeaks vs Facebook
Of course, for many the surprise is not so much that Zuckerberg was given the award, but that runner-up Julian Assange was not.
Assange is undoubtedly the man of the moment, and in a sense, the whole year; though WikiLeaks' latest release of Embassy cables has attracted a swarm of media attention, earlier releases of the Iraqi Collateral Murder video and the Afghan war logs made a huge public impact.
Up until this week, Assange seemed like a shoe-in for the award. He received by far the most votes in TIME's user poll, coming in just over 382,026 (compared to Zuckerberg's mere 18,353 votes).
TIME, for its part, has been clear that the Person of the Year is less an award and more recognition of a person or persons who have "done the most to influence events of the year."
The magazine readily admits that their editors reserve the right to disagree with the user vote, but with the US and other governments hot on Julian Assange's tail, many are speculating that the decision was a political one.
Though direct government pressure seems unlikely (but not impossible), the idea that TIME chose cuddly Zuckerberg over international man of mystery Assange in order to appease an increasingly belligerent US government is entirely feasible.
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There are also, of course, financial considerations. Backlash over TIME's choice of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 allegedly resulted in thousands of subscription cancellations.
More than two-thirds of the American public believe that Assange should face criminal charges, according to a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll; had TIME gone with the controversial figure anyway, they might have risked losing subscribers once again.
The biggest question of all in regard to TIME's choice, however, is also the most benign: "why now?" Facebook hit its peak in 2008, when it became the world's most popular social network.
Since then, though it remains on top, criticism against the site has only grown as privacy breach after privacy breach angers users and security advocates. Awarding Zuckerberg TIME's top honor may have made sense two years ago, but in 2010 and in light of the world's captivation with WikiLeaks and Assange, it now seems out of touch.
Jillian York is a writer, blogger, and activist based in Boston. She works at Harvard Law School's Berkman Centre for Internet & Society and is involved with Global Voices Online.
The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy.
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Adolf Hitler
F%c3%bchrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party; Reichskanzler of Germany
Born Apr 20, 1889 Hometown Braunau am Inn
Died Apr 30, 1945 Death Place Deutsches Reich
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Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party . He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. Hitler was at the centre of the founding… Read More
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1889 Birth Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn, a town in Austria-Hungary (in present-day Austria), close to the border with the German Empire. … Read More
1894 5 Years Old In 1894 the family relocated to Leonding (near Linz), and in June 1895, Alois retired to a small landholding at Hafeld, near Lambach, where he farmed and kept bees. … Read More
1897 8 Years Old The move to Hafeld coincided with the onset of intense father-son conflicts caused by Hitler's refusal to conform to the strict discipline of his school. Alois Hitler's farming efforts at Hafeld ended in failure, and in 1897 the family moved to Lambach. … Read More
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The death of his younger brother Edmund, who died from measles in 1900, deeply affected Hitler. … Read More
1903 14 Years Old After Alois's sudden death on 3 January 1903, Hitler's performance at school deteriorated and his mother allowed him to leave.
1904 15 Years Old He enrolled at the Realschule in Steyr in September 1904, where his behaviour and performance showed some improvement.
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In 1905, after passing a repeat of the final exam, Hitler left the school without any ambitions for further education or clear plans for a career.
1913 24 Years Old Hitler received the final part of his father's estate in May 1913 and moved to Munich. … Read More
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After he was deemed unfit for service—he failed his physical exam in Salzburg on 5 February 1914—he returned to Munich. … Read More
1916 27 Years Old During his service at headquarters, Hitler pursued his artwork, drawing cartoons and instructions for an army newspaper. During the Battle of the Somme in October 1916, he was wounded in the left thigh when a shell exploded in the dispatch runners' dugout.
1917 28 Years Old Hitler spent almost two months in hospital at Beelitz, returning to his regiment on 5 March 1917.
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On 15 October 1918, he was temporarily blinded in a mustard gas attack and was hospitalised in Pasewalk. … Read More
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After World War I, Hitler returned to Munich. With no formal education or career prospects, he remained in the army. In July 1919 he was appointed Verbindungsmann (intelligence agent) of an Aufklärungskommando (reconnaissance commando) of the Reichswehr, assigned to influence other soldiers and to infiltrate the German Workers' Party (DAP). … Read More
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On 8 November 1923 Hitler and the SA stormed a public meeting of 3,000 people organised by Kahr in the Bürgerbräukeller, a beer hall in Munich. … Read More
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… After his release in 1924, Hitler gained popular support by attacking the Treaty of Versailles and promoting Pan-Germanism, anti-Semitism, and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and Nazi propaganda. … Read More
1929 40 Years Old Hitler created a public image as a celibate man without a domestic life, dedicated entirely to his political mission and the nation. He met his lover, Eva Braun, in 1929, and married her in April 1945.
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The elections of September 1930 resulted in the break-up of a grand coalition and its replacement with a minority cabinet. … Read More
1931 42 Years Old In September 1931, his half-niece, Geli Raubal, committed suicide with Hitler's gun in his Munich apartment. … Read More
1932 43 Years Old 4 More Events
In 1932, Hitler ran against Hindenburg in the presidential elections.
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Hitler's Nazi Party became the largest elected party in the German Reichstag, leading to his appointment as chancellor in 1933. … Read More
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… In response, Hitler purged the entire SA leadership in the Night of the Long Knives, which took place from 30 June to 2 July 1934.
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Hitler's government sponsored architecture on an immense scale. Albert Speer, instrumental in implementing Hitler's classicist reinterpretation of German culture, was placed in charge of the proposed architectural renovations of Berlin. In 1936, Hitler opened the summer Olympic games in Berlin. In a meeting with German military leaders on 3 February 1933, Hitler spoke of "conquest for Lebensraum in the East and its ruthless Germanisation" as his ultimate foreign policy objectives. In March, Prince Bernhard Wilhelm von Bülow, secretary at the Auswärtiges Amt (Foreign Office), issued a statement of major foreign policy aims: Anschluss with Austria, the restoration of Germany's national borders of 1914, rejection of military restrictions under the Treaty of Versailles, the return of the former German colonies in Africa, and a German zone of influence in Eastern Europe. … Read More
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In early 1938, Hitler used blackmail to consolidate his hold over the military by instigating the Blomberg–Fritsch Affair. … Read More
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In his "Export or die" speech of 30 January 1939, he called for an economic offensive to increase German foreign exchange holdings to pay for raw materials such as high-grade iron needed for military weapons.
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I have never once used a suicide move as a part of battle strategy. When I was training a Bagon in Emerald, I took it to Victory Road with an EXP Share and had a Graveler that knew Self-Destruct. I would use it to take out some of the really strong Victory Road pokemon, but when it fainted, my Bagon got tons of EXP. That's the only time I'll ever use that. I HATE when my pokemon faint, I treat them like gold and I want them to have max happiness just because I feel it reflects on my skills as a trainer.
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Facebook Cafe World is currently giving away 1 Cafe Cash daily for 10 days. I am not really sure if it's a current promo of the Cafe World.
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They smoked estimates by around 50% and obvious taking market share in China and looks like building a strong brand - this was worst quarter reported by publicly Traded Chinese companies since 2008 so it makes number even better - they are obvious little cautious with guidance because rightfully China Economy has been tough this year as the Governmrnt now moves to stimus -If Chinese Economy , stock market can get some confidence into next year as the Governmrht goes to more easing policy Efut is in real good position - Also buying back stock on top of insider buys is very positive
Thank you for that information and insight. I agree with you regarding the Chinese paranoia. Someday I hope that will subside, based on better relations and better trade agreements. I also have to lay some of the blame on the very good and legitimate Chinese companies that seem to do a rather poor job of telling their story. I include efuture in that. Very little PR here in the states, outside of an occasional news release. My suggestion to Troe Wen that someone, possibly Adam Yan, appear on CNBC with Herb Greenberg must have fallen on deaf ears. Herb has been their go to guy to(IMO) give Chinese companies a bad name by focusing on the bad and ignoring the good. I know it is like stepping into the Lions Den but if you have a solid company with nothing to hide what better way to get your story out and attract interest. Since you have good connections there you might want to mention it.
3x sales = 81 million or about 19-20 bucks a share. Part of the share count are options that will never be exercised, so I think the actual share base is around 3.9 - 4 million. Therefore 20-21 bucks a share.I doubt we'll see that in the current environment, but in a typical environment minus the everything-Chinese paranoia, that would probably be the price E-Future is trading at.
looks good but I`m already all in...LOL
With a good quarter and close to profitability, it is hard to comprehend the total lack of interest in this stock. Many days with no trades at all. China's economic outlook is improving according to Mark Mobius and looks good but housing prices rose when they were trying to bring them down and Jim Rogers thinks housing prices could lead to some problems if the Government does not take proper action. More stimulus is around the corner in September but Rogers thinks the Government should keep a tighter lid on credit. This could lead to a slowing economy.
They are so close to be a profitable company, it is almost painful. They have been around for 15 years apparently,it is about time to actually make some money. Can you imagine running a business at a loss for 15 years, crazy, gotta give Adam and the gang credit for sticking with it. We long term suffering shareholders have suffered plenty as well and soon ,it will be our time in the sun.
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Interacting spiral galaxies Arp 273.
Spiral galaxies are rotating disk systems of stars, gas and dust. Due to their varying orientations in the sky, they may appear as face-on whirlpools, edge-on disks or as something in between. Spirals are classified based on the tightness of their arms and the size and shape of their nucleus. Those with an elongated, bar-like center are called "barred spirals."
The distance of this galaxy is approximately 200 million light-years from the Earth. The orientation of the image is north up, west to the left. The image was taken at the WIYN observatory using the 3.5 meter WIYN Telescope, one of the best imaging telescopes in the world. The WIYN Observatory (pronounced "win") is located on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Ariz., and is owned and operated by the WIYN Consortium, which consists of the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Yale University and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO).
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The brightness of the image has been converted to color (a technique called pseudo-color) in order to show the fainter regions (in dark blue to green) more clearly, while still not saturating the brighter regions (shown as red turning to white).
This pair of spiral galaxies was first described in the "Catalogue of Peculiar Galaxies," compiled by Halton Arp in 1966. It is also pair number 64 in Igor Karachentsev's catalog of binary galaxies. The larger member is strongly, tidally distorted, looking almost as though one side of the galaxy has been placed under a magnifying glass. The edge-on companion, however, retains a relatively undisturbed spiral disk, but has a luminous, heavily obscured but infrared-bright starburst nucleus. The nucleus of the large spiral, by way of a contrast, contains a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER), which is indicative of much less activity than the bright nuclear HII region of its companion. This is an interesting example of the very different responses that different galaxies can have to interaction with their companions: The large galaxy has a shredded disk but essentially nothing in its nucleus, while the small galaxy has an undisturbed disk but a very active nucleus.
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After I read the first sentence I thought "Aww, they added in something silly for kids".
After the second I thought; "……"
Here I was, planning to rant about bowls, but apparently they are intended only as an exception device. Whew. I was wondering if keeping fishes in bowls was still legal in the US.
Surely if there is a disaster, the only priority is people. Pets and property are only saved if you're lucky. Anything bad enough that I need to evacuate my home without a car to keep my fish in, and the fish take their chances. (I have cats not fish, but the theory is the same.) It's sad but I'd rather be alive without cats than dead with them.
I should probably make a joke like :
"If the army run the evacuation then the fish will be safe in one of their tanks"
But then again, maybe not…
my fish drowned during the last hurricane, you specieist
I would absolutely take note of this for my pet fish Eric, for whom I have a license from the Ministry of Housinge.
you should comply with the DHS, just for the halibut
You gotta understand, a lot of the people who hold jobs like this are usually BORED out of their little ape minds at work and write things like this because they have nothing better to do. It's either dream up something ridiculous like this, or post comments on blogs all day.
Or so I've been told.
This touches on something I'm all too keenly aware of (having been in some life-or-death situations already in my life): one of my children is the type who panics in emergencies. The type who would fall apart if we didn't stop to pack up our fish (not that we have fish). The type who would be the reason our entire family didn't get to safety in time. As a survivor-type myself, it's very hard to be a parent to such a temperament.
It's easy to laugh at these sorts of silly scenarios — won't somebody think of the goldfish? — but we all know someone who really would be their own worst enemy in a disaster situation.
Those instructions were clearly missing:
"Bring also a frying pan, some butter, and a wedge of lemon."
Those are the instructions for the rescue crews. This way they know who to send a letter to thanking them for the tasty meal while searching for their other loved ones.
I don't have a fish to protect, but I do have a frog I highly value. Him name is hopkin greenfrog WHO TOOK MY FROG!?
What about my ants? :P
If the fish is in a bowl it isn't even being well-cared for enough to be "saved" and return to the same relapse owner.
But I always think about my fish in those mental scenarios of disasters. :P
So, two goldfish are in a tank. One turns to the other and says "I'll drive and you man the gun."
Anyone who's kept loaches might have heard about their ability to predict earthquakes. This is nature's way of giving a few hours head start to catch them and transfer them to a bowl. You'll need it.
Even better for ID, tape their dental records to the bowl.
My fish will always be safe, since I store them in metal tins & only eat them in case of emergency.
I plan to take my fish, cats, goats, pigs, cows and other livestock (all suitably picture-documented) with me when I board the aircraft carrier in Yellowstone. I was advised to do this by a neighbor named Noah.
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3 cited during traffic stopPublished 6:50am Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Shay Leroy Tuma was cited for careless operation of a motor vehicle, open bottle and for having a small amount of marijuana during a traffic stop near Glenville at 10:59 p.m. Friday.
Chaz Michael Burgdorf was arrested on a local warrant and also cited for under-21 liquor consumption, open bottle and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the Freeborn County Sheriff's Office. A minor was also cited for possession of a small amount of marijuana, their mother was contacted and the juvenile was released.
Man arrested
Alexander John Sheetz was arrested on a probation violation after deputies responded to a disorderly conduct call at 10:52 p.m. Saturday at 79578 County Road 46. The Freeborn County Sheriff's Office reports said subjects were having a disagreement. Sheetz had a blood-alcohol content of .206, according to reports.
Power line falls on two cars
An electrical pole fell on two vehicles around 5 p.m. Saturday near Morningside Road and SE Marshall Street. One car hit the other and pushed it into the pole, according to police. Alliant Energy responded to fix the line. At least one of the drivers was injured, but no one was transported to a hospital.
Vehicle reported stolen
A 2000 Oldsmobile Alero was reported missing from Lagos Repair, 1507 SE Broadway. The incident was reported to Albert Lea police at 1:57 p.m. Saturday.
Storage unit broken into
A storage unit at 301 Rezin Ave. was reported broken into. The incident was reported to police at 4:05 p.m. Saturday.
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Used to be a die hard Sci-fi fanatic...but my new Twilight obession is quickly overshadowing it...LOL...loving every minute of it!
I am a mother of three rabuncious and energetic kids ages 11,8, and 6. They keep me on my toes.
I read alot in order to escape the rigors of real life and it was my sister who acutally introduce me to the Twilight Saga after raving about it for months. LoL...I never would imagine the world in which I now find myself. I have met a number of fans and have made lifelong friends along the way. A group of us known as the Edge girls met on Twilighters Anonymous and it was one of my fellow Edger's that introduced me to Twilighted. I love them all to pieces and am thrilled to find another site to fill my reading obsession.
10-27-10 Things in RL are on a rollarcoaster right now, so to my darling authors...I will R&R as I have time but know you are not forgotten. I love each and everyone of you and value the journey's I have been on with every story I read. You author's rock and help me thru some tough times and for that I can't thank you enough. =)
1-1-11 Happy New Years!
Wow...hard to believe it is the start of a new year...to all my unbelievable authors; I write this to let you know that RL has really taken a toll. I am trying to catch up but recently I had a setback when my computer was dropped and now I have trouble logging on. As much as I would love to go buy a new computer, I can't with my budget being the way it is right now. So know that I will try and log on as much as I can at home and at work. As busy as work and my three kids keep me, unfortunatly the time I get to spend on here is limited but so very much appreciated. I regain my sanity here so, Thank you all for being there! Have a safe and blessed New Year!
Used to be a die hard Sci-fi fanatic...but my new Twilight obession is quickly overshadowing it...LOL...loving every minute of it!
I am a mother of three rabuncious and energetic kids ages 11,8, and 6. They keep me on my toes.
I read alot in order to escape the rigors of real life and it was my sister who acutally introduce me to the Twilight Saga after raving about it for months. LoL...I never would imagine the world in which I now find myself. I have met a number of fans and have made lifelong friends along the way. A group of us known as the Edge girls met on Twilighters Anonymous and it was one of my fellow Edger's that introduced me to Twilighted. I love them all to pieces and am thrilled to find another site to fill my reading obsession.
Edward Cullen was a loner, an outcast. He clearly hated everybody, including himself. He was not a nice person. So, why was I so drawn to him? And why did I get the crazy feeling he felt the same way?WARNING: This story will deal with the aftermath of child abuse and rape. If that bothers you too much, I strongly recommend that you don't read.
Thanks to steffyxxface for the lovely banner!
Ok sitting here shocked as hell that it was Rosalie talking to Edward...damn didn't see that one coming. That was a fabulous surprise. I am thrilled that Edward is intervening on Emmett's behalf. Edward has made amazing progress and I am so proud of him...
Ahhh I don't like the sounds of Victoria one bit...shudders...
Wow, this is going to be an interesting week coming up what with Bella going to Pheonix and Edward getting a visit from Victoria. I am anxious to see how it all goes.
Gasp! I can't believe the nerve Victoria had. I know she misses her husband but what kind of fucked up woman is she to cause Edward that kind of trauma. I am beyond relieved that Carlisle kicked her ass off the property. I feel so bad for Edward. So much is happening and he is just struggling to keep up. Thank God Bella went home early.
I am so happy that Bella got some good Alice time in. It did them both alot of good. I was so excited to see Edward opening up to Carlisle and then go to dinner and to top it off...invite Emmett...I am so excited.
Wow...I mean WOW! That was an awesome chapter...talking about healing beginning... I was so excited that they were all talking and that Edward was letting his family in. This is freaking amazing! I am thrilled that Edward is seeking his physical comfort with Bella without asking and being a bit more himself. I wonder if Carlisle will let Bella go to therapy...I sure hope so. I still am a bit nervous about the Pheonix trip... its going to be so hard on Edward and Bella especially with Victoria coming.
Poor Edward having to face to horrible woman every year. She sounds horrid and I hope Edward makes it ok. He has been thru so much in such a short time but at the same time he is learning so much. Two more days and then he and Bella can see each other, sigh...they are going to be so happy to finally see each other. I can only hope for the best when it comes to Victoria...I will anxiously await the outcome...
You know that I know cliffies are a given in this story but sometimes they make me want to pull my hair out. Geesh I bet Bella feels like jumping the next plane home. Sigh...this was definatly a stressful weekend for all involved. I honestly can't wait for it to be over....sigh.
Well hell its a wonder Edward is somewhat normal considering all he has been thru. I am thrilled Carlisle is going to ream Victoria...that was beyond unprofessional. She was sick but in a ways very sad to do that to be close to any link to her husband. I am happy Edward told both Carlisle and Bella...in the long run it will have helped him. I can't wait to see the aftermath of this revelation...
Oh I hope Bella tells about Jacob...I think Edward would be able to take although he may want to pummel Jake for his actions. I am psyched the double date went well =) I can't help but wonder if Victoria ever told Edward Sr's family about Edward...pfft probably not...
Wow...so first off honey...I don't give a rats ass if others want you to hurry this along...I don't! I could only applaud you when you told them this story will proceed in the pace you have set. Thank you! I love that Bella and Edward are working towards a better future and taking things slow enough for Edward to heal. I hope Edward realizes soon that in a way he is avoiding and that he can't force himself to be ok until he gets a grip on his past. It has been one hell of a ride for those two but I am just thrilled with how you are developing your characters...
OMG...poor Edward...I can only imagine the horrors he was thinking about. I am anxious to find out what happened...
Oh thank heavens the dirty launry is getting out in open. The breakdown was so necessary and I couldn't more excited by their progress.
Oh poor Bella...so much to deal with. I am glad Edward didn't completly shut down and they were able to talk thru it....such a relief. I know Edward probably is beating himself up over the outburst but he really is doing better. I can't wait to see where they go next...
OH HELLS YEAH!I can't tell you how thrilled I am that Edward is getting the reassurance he needs to heal. Bella is just so good for him. I can't tell just how proud of Edward I am. He is such a strong individual and I whole heartedly agree with Bella that he has been to hell and back and am grateful he made it thru. Yes he may have scars but he still is beautiful on the inside. I am so happy! I know there are still some bumps ahead but I have high hopes for those two...Grrr if I were to ever meet a person like James I would happily beat the hell out of them...
Wow...I mean just WOW! Edward is going to confront mama. Damn I am just about giddy with the idea of finally having a showdown with Elizabeth. You know, I can almost feel sorry for her, but after what happened to Edward, I don't feel THAT sorry for her. I am glad Edward asked Bella to go with him, that will be a good thing...lol Who knows maybe Bella will get in her two cents worth in as well. Ohh and movie night seems to be going so well...Hell yeah! Lost Boys rocks!
Holy Freakin Hale! Damn I am just so proud of Edward's progress...a little teary eyed to see Edward opening up to Bella. This was a fabulous chapter.PS: I also have no doubt this story will end when it ends, I love it dearly and will be sorry to see it al Fin...sigh but thanks for the kick ass ride so far!
So first off...Congradulations on the twins! I know it can be intimidating. For two weeks I thought I was having twins so I can understand the overwhelming feelings. Although it turns out I had only one little one, those two weeks were nerve racking. I have no doubt you will do spectacularly. Again Congrats! So on the next note...Holy Freakin Hale! I mean WOW!! That is shaping out to be one hell of a birhtday...Bella's first gifts were so sweet, talk about teary eyed. I loved that Edward was floored. Mmmm and his Thank you was pretty damn hot!.
Oh honey...my condolances. Being a mama myself, I am truly sorry. I wish you well and just know we are here for you. If you ever need to vent please don't even hesistate to send me a personal message. Te Amo honey. If writing is carthtic write you little heart out honey. This story is just progressing beautifully. Even with what you are going thru, i am amazed by your story. Thank you for what you do...Take care honey.
Oh lord I think I'm on the verge of a panic attack, we finally meet Elizabeth. I feel like I'm suspended in my emotions...that was one hell of a cliffie!
What do you do when the one you thought would love you forever up and leaves you? You move to Vegas of course!
It's 3 years after Edward left Bella. She's discovered a new life, and made new friends, but has never really gotten over Edward's abandonment.
When a chance encounter with Alice at a local Vegas night club brings the Cullens back full force into Bella's life, how will she react? Is there any hope for them to rekindle their friendships? More importantly, is there any chance that she and Edward can work through her distrust and his shame and guilt to get back their undying love, or does attention from a new love interest have Bella distracted?
Come on in to the world of Crooked Halo's and Ink Junkies, and find out!
Holy Hale and he some this is one interesting twist. There are so many questions I have but I will try and wait to see how you play things out... I sure hope you update soon.
I'll try to keep a regular update coming once a week.
I'm sure a lot of your questions will be answered, but more will probably take their places as we get further into it.
Thanks so much for the review... I hope you continue to enjoy.
Oh this is going to be EPIC!!! I just love how you are weaving this all together. I can't wait until you reintroduce Edward...Rob is not going to be to happy about that.
I'm so thankful for all you guys awesome reviews that I posted Ch 3 early. It's just awaiting Validation... and it'll be here.
Hint Hint: Ch 4 - Edward is back!!!! I'm so glad, I was missing him something awful :D
Thanks for the review, hope you enjoy Ch 3!
Oh dear lord you gonna kill me leaving me hanging like this...what's wrong with you...lol
Ok I did love it and for the love of all that is holy somebody please bitch slap Tanya for me! I am thrilled Edward is finally admitting his need for Bella and can't help but vibrate in anticipation for the next chapter....Please Soon!!
Ch. 4 is uploaded... just awaiting validation. :D
Uuuugggg If I were Alice and Rose I'd have slapped the hell out of Tanya...granted she's family but that hoe don't know when your dead lie down.
I am so happy that Edward is finally seeing Bella and he better be sure to get his ass in gear and fight for her...
Oh Honey please don't push yourself to hard. It is hard enough to write with out health issues clouding things up. Please take it easy as I know you don't leave us hanging for long intentinally. I will gladly wait as long as necessary so long as you get to feeling better again. I just love that in some small ways they are talking again. Rose was awesome...
I can't wait to see what happens next. Edward better work his ass off to make this right.
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Notre Dame softball team features Sanders as a blazing leadoff hitter
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Wake up, work out, go to school and softball practice, stay after practice for extra hitting, go home, do homework and go to bed.
That's Notre Dame junior Brianne Sanders' routine four days a week.
"She's one of the hardest working players I've ever played with," Bulldogs teammate Savanna Ayers said. "She rarely gets in a slump, but even if she gets down a little bit, she's always right back up in the cage trying to figure out her swing and whatever she needs to do to help out the team."
Dennis Sanders admires his daughter's dedication to softball.
"That's something I guess I'm probably most proud of," he said. "I know a lot of parents have to push their kids into doing the extra work and practices. I've never had to that with V [Brianne]. She's been doing this ever since she's been little. Her whole eighth-grade year her and I worked out together three times a week lifting weights. She was getting ready for high school. She said, 'Dad, when I get in high school, I want to make varsity and stand out.'"
Sanders is the all-state left fielder and leadoff hitter for Notre Dame, which will make its fourth consecutive trip to the Class 3 final four this weekend. The Bulldogs will face Nevada in Friday's 10 a.m. semifinal at the Killian Softball Complex in Springfield, Mo.
"She just didn't want to make varsity but wanted to play," Dennis Sanders said. "I come home sometimes and she's out back with a tee and a ball hitting by herself. She wants it."
Sanders said her father has been the most supportive of her passion for softball, always finding a way to help her.
"He's always told me to work hard and always encourages me to keep working," Brianne Sanders said. "If I have a bad game, he's always telling me I'll be fine and what I need to work on. He's been great."
The fleet-footed junior said her routine includes working out before school at CrossFit in Jackson and staying after practice to hit off a tee in the cages. And the work doesn't just start in season for Sanders.
"In the summer, I'm always out there hitting off the tees," she said. "I'll go in the backyard and I have a tee at home and practice bunts or aim at something on the wall for my slaps."
The hard work has paid off for Sanders. She was all-state as a sophomore and is putting up more impressive numbers this season.
Sanders leads the team in walks, runs, hits, singles, batting average, on-base percentage and stolen bases.
She boasts a .530 average with 46 of her 53 hits being singles. The singles result from the constant bunting and slap-hitting Sanders performs at the top of the Bulldogs' lineup.
"Very few kids stay after and work and hit and spend their time off the tee," Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett said. "The footwork that goes along with slapping, she does. She's really come a long way in the last few years with the slapping."
Graviett added she has become more than just a singles hitter in the past few years, providing a bit more power.
"She's taken her game from a bunter and she's got a couple doubles and triples," Graviett said. "Adding that little bit of pop off there makes her more dangerous."
Graviett still knows one of Sanders' most dangerous weapons is her speed, which creates nightmares for opposing defenses.
"It's tough when you know you can't mess up at all," Graviett said. "I've seen it a thousand times. You see that fielder's eyes get real big when they pick that ball up and see how far she's down the line. They rush things. It gets them out of what they're normally doing. We laugh [because] you can almost count the bounces. You get three bounces and she's on first base. She's tough to defend. With that speed, it makes it nearly impossible."
Sanders decided over the summer to try to use her speed to generate opportunities for more than the Bulldogs' softball team. She wanted to break the school's single-season stolen base record this year and decided to see if she could raise money in her quest.
"My aunt was a burn victim and we were talking about it one day at lunch with my family and I just kind of thought to myself that everyone overlooks this stuff," she said. "They always give to other causes, but nobody really thinks about burn victims. My goal is to break the record in stealing bases this year and I thought it was just a really good idea to have someone donate for every stolen base, and I can give to that cause."
Sanders heads into the state semifinals with 29 stolen bases, three swipes short of the record.
"I'm not really thinking about it too much," Sanders said. "If it comes, it comes."
She's more concerned with getting on base and helping create havoc for the opposition.
"Obviously my main goal is to win a state championship," she said. "Take it one game at a time, but for me I just need to get on base, that's my main focus."


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Dowagiac's Lyle a runner-upPublished 10:41pm Saturday, February 4, 2012
PAW PAW — The domination of the Allegan wrestling team in the Wolverine Conference continued Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers won their 20th league championship and their 13th in the past 14 years.
Allegan, ranked No. 4 in Division 2, won six individual championships and had 10 wrestlers in the finals as it amassed 236 points to easily outdistance runner-up Otsego, which had four individual champions and 207.5 points. The Bulldogs are rated No. 7 in Division 3.
Three Rivers was third with 116 points, Comstock fourth with 94 and Vicksburg fifth with 85.
Dowagiac placed ninth with 24.5 points. The Chieftains took just four wrestlers to the tournament.
Junior Matt Lyle finished second at 130-pounds. Lyle lost by technical fall (20-5) to Otsego's Alberto Lopez. Lopez is the No. 1-ranked wrestler in Division 2 according to Michigan Grappler.
"Matt is steady Eddie on the mat," Dowagiac coach Matt Alward said. "He was seeded second and drew Alberto Lopez in the finals. Matt went out and battled. Alberto was mad that he wasn't able to pin him. What he doesn't realize is Matt is almost impossible to pin because he's so flexible.
"We didn't wrestle our best as a group. The last several tournaments we have taken four or five kids and done pretty well. Today wasn't our day."
Dowagiac also took Daniel Crandall, who lost a pair of close matches; Carl Grant, who sustained an injury; and Tristan Howard, who won a match and the lost his next two.
At the JV wrestling tournament Friday night, Dowagiac placed four wrestlers.
Anthony Daisey and Caleb Sands both finished second, while Tom Smith and Aubrey Huston were both third.
"The whole team has shown improvement throughout the season," Dowagiac coach Mike Williams said.
Dowagiac will now travel to Berrien Springs Thursday to compete in the Division 3 team tournament.
The Chieftains will wrestle Berrien Springs at 6 p.m.
Wolverine Conference Tournament
At Paw Paw
Team scores
Allegan 236, Otsego 207.5, Three Rivers 116, Comstock 94, Vicksburg 85, South Haven 63, Paw Paw 31, Plainwell 28.5, Dowagiac 24.5
Championship round
103: Holden Dunklee (Otsego) d. Liam Noble (Allegan), 9-5
112: Derek Tulla (Three Rivers) t.f. Mason Artz (Comstock), 15-0
119: Austin Kelly (Allegan) d. Kody Hukill (Otsego), 6-0
125: Johnny Johnson (Otsego) p. Anthony Duncan (South Haven), 2:20
130: Alberto Lopez (Otsego) t.f. Matt Lyle (Dowagiac), 20-5
135: Kyle Simaz (Allegan) p. Devin Barker (Otsego), 3:09
140: Eric Dennis (Otsego) d. Ryan Pinnell (Allegan), 10-3
145: Taylor Simaz (Allegan) p. Logan Brumley (Otsego), 2:40
152: Shaquill Bell (South Haven) d. Shane Chapman (Paw Paw), 9-4
160: Drew Huff (Allegan) d. Lucas Mallery (Vicksburg), 14-5
171: Andrew Kelley (Allegan) d. Cory Livingston (Otsego), 8-6
189: Chance Gorby (Allegan) d. Neil Robinson (Vicksburg), 4-3
215: Jerry Duesterberg (Allegan) p. Leo Eggleston (Three Rivers), 4:29
285: Wade Stacey (Vicksburg) d. Jon Kratovich (Allegan), 8-3