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BISBEE, Ariz. — It was 1942, a time when then Sgt. Dick Cooksley didn't know if he would celebrate his 22nd birthday.
But Monday the retired Army captain and survivor of the Bataan Death March in the Philippines during World War II celebrated his 91st birthday.
There were many soldiers — American and Filipinos — captured on the Bataan Peninsula who would not live to see other birthdays, as the inhumanity of their Japanese captors took the lives of many, Cooksley said.
The horror began soon after the surrender of nearly 80,000 American and Filipinos on April 3, 1942.
Cooksley, who was initially assigned to the 20th Army Group, was in the first bunch of about 20,000 prisoners-of-war to be forced march, heading to a former Army post, Camp O'Donnell.
"We were on the road for two-and-a -half days and they never fed us or gave us water," he said.
Those who fell out during the march were killed, bayoneted, beheaded or shot, Cooksley said, adding some other unique ways were found to kill unarmed prisoners.
The Japanese, who he called "Japs," using the term of the 1940s, made a game of running down the prisoners with trucks or tanks and particularly horrible was seeing a tank run over a fallen prisoner, crushing the unfortunate man to death, he said.
Death also visited any Filipino, from children to old people, who were caught providing the prisoners food or water, Cooksley added.
"The Filipinos are a great people, it didn't matter to them the risks they were taking, even knowing they could be killed," Cooksley said.
The Japanese guards were judge, jury and executioner and there were no appeals from their sentences, Cooksley said.
He spoke about his time during World War II, which except for four months, was as a POW, and his later service, when he was commissioned after the war and served in the Korean War at a birthday breakfast held at Mornings Cafe in Bisbee.
Proud he just had gotten his driver's license renewed for another five years, he pulled out the document and showed he has no restrictions in driving, not even wearing glasses.
His eyes are clear as cataract surgery done at the Veterans Affairs center in Tucson eliminated the need to wear spectacles while driving, although he does use them when reading.
"I don't take any kind of medicine," Cooksley said, adding "not even aspirin."
Standing at the counter, was Arlene Eastman, the owner of the cafe.
"He's in better physical shape than I am," Eastman said.
Customers constantly came up to Cooksley congratulating him on his ninth decade of life.
Every day the cafe is open Cooksley shows up around 8 a.m. for breakfast, sometimes a bacon omelet and toast other times a bowl of fruit and toast and always with orange juice and coffee.
During breakfast he spoke about more pleasant memories then those dark days as a Japanese POW.
The march from the capture point on the Bataan Peninsula was done in exhausting heat, he said.
The first leg of the march was nearly 60 miles and then the prisoners were put into sweltering box cars for a 10-mile train trip and then had to march another 10 miles to Camp O'Donnell.
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• "Justified" (FX): Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) returns for Season 4, unraveling a cold case that traces to his youth.
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... sometimes that's what I'd like you say to my mind, because I'm a person who broods over everything. And this is sometimes just too exhausting! That's why I think, that it would be nice to have such a button ... but how do you restart? .. hmm...
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me too! sometimes i just consciously know and tell myself "stop thinking already,you need some rest!" but somehow i just can't stop!
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Weissenburg, which has been the hometown of my family since in 1946 my father and my grandparents escaped with Jewish help from the then finally collapsing multiethnic melting pot Czechoslovakia, hit the international headlines in the most negative way when school principal Stephanie Bauer last week allegedly used a salutation that has evoked memories of a time that finally ended in the biggest catastrophe mankind has ever experienced – the shoah. Ms Bauer who is a trained teacher for mathematics and chemistry from Würzburg and has been at the head of Weissenburg's junior high since 2012 has been contending that she had made use of this Nazi salutation intentionally. There is some reason to believe that this likely to be true. Having become a school principal at the age of only 41 she must have known that any public idolization of Nazi Germany would definitely wreck her professional career. Unconfirmed eyewitness reports which, however, at the current point of time must be still considered as rumors even suggest that Ms Bauer's salutation could have been misinterpreted. Obviously only the investigation of the incident that has been ordered by the office of the district attorneys in Ansbach can cast light into this matter. The German public is very sensitive to any hidden or overt usage of Nazi symbolism. This is especially true for schools, but also for the public in general. Only a couple of days ago, the former mayor of Weissenburg, Reinhard Schwirzer, was giving a public speech about denazification in Weissenburg after 1945. Weissenburg's citizens and their current mayor, Jürgen Schröppel, who together had been standing up against past provocations from a marginal neo-fascist lunatic fringe – a phenomenon that unfortunately can be found in nearly any country - keep on wondering what might have been the cause for the junior high principal's apparent lapse and ask what really happened. Ms Bauer herself will know best which consequences might need to be drawn and which consequences she might have to expect.
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Skip to comments.Christian Pastors Found Guilty of Vilifying Islam
Posted on 12/17/2004 3:27:05 AM PST by kattracks
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Thoughtcrime. Doubleplusungood.
One does wonder, though, if the "fix was in" with that judge.
At the bottom of the page, for interesting reading:
Submission to the Equal Opportunities Commission - Response to complaints from the Islamic Council. (pdf)
The Equal Opportunities Commission (of Victoria.)Blech!
Meanwhile in another State, (New South Wales) an attendee of the Lakemba Mosque is to stand trial for terrorist plot to blow up our power-grid...and is asking for bail.
One law for Christian pastors and another the totally opposite for the terrorist I gather.
Oh well, what else could one expect? Victoria has a State Governor of Lebanese descent...a liberal. A very sad day for Australia.
You'll be fine if you visit Queensland. Lots of beaches, always sunny, Barrier Reef islands...loads of northern hospitality, Bundaberg Rum and coke...no mooselimbs!
And there you have the judge's agenda in a nutshell.
I, too, was wondering just what was factually incorrect about any of these statements. The truth defense should trump all the PC hogwash.
The AU federal government is going to have to take that judge and toss him in the drink for any of us to believe it's safe anywhere there.
Could be billions in tourist dollars lost on this case.
Let me see if I got this right. If I were in Australia and I attended a Muslim "service" that quoted the Qu'ran, and if that quote advocated violence against Christians and other peoples "of the Book," I could then sue the Muslims for hate?
Victoria's Racial and Religious Tolerance Act is the 'baby' of the State Premier and will last as long as he does...
During the last elections, when John Howard was re-elected by an increased margin, a new political party made an entrance. Family First.
I believe that catchthefire ministries are connected with that new party...which did very well.
Family First are here to stay. That's more than what the Premier of Victoria can hope for!
I hope you are good at predicting the future.
It seems to me that the tribunal is guilty itself of violating this law. By denouncing the ministers' religious descriptions of islam, the tribunal has demonstrated an intolerance which is designed to bring about serious contempt for or revulsion or severe ridicule of" another person or group on the basis of religious belief...
I hope the ministers intend to pursue those charges.
Theoretically, yes - at least in the state of Victoria where this case took place. It is a bad law - but it is a bad law that does seem to be written to be applied equally.
Don't blame the judge. He is upholding the law and at his level, he really does have to uphold the law as written. Constitutional concerns and common law concerns (and this case involves both) are outside his balliwick.
I expect this case will go to the Supreme Court of Victoria and if necessary to the High Court of Australia. I am 90% certain the Supreme Court will overturn this ruling, and 99% sure the High Court will on Constitutional grounds.
If this does not occur, I will be one of many agitating for the Commonwealth government to use its treaty powers to overturn this law - and I honestly don't think there will be any difficulty in persuading the government to do so.
This is a bad law - but this is a ruling in a rather low level court, with a pretty limited scope for ruling. It will be appealed - and when it reaches courts concerned with the Constitution and Common Law, I cannot see the law surviving.
That's alright - there's plenty of beaches and rum in the USA.
Is the whole rest of the world falling for this Islam crap? It's does make one wonder...
BTW - thanks for the link on your "page" - I plan to download and read.
I wasn't dissing Australia in my post just Im not traveling too much beyond the boarders these days!
It is quite interesting that the secular multicultural fundamentalists are bringing back heresy law. And ironic, of course.
This is why I'll be watching President Bush's appointments to the Supreme Court with great interest. To me, the appointments will be the strongest of indications of which way this country will go in the future.
Coming soon to an apostate nation near you. REALLY near.
Yup. Merry Chris...ooops, sorry. Someone might be offended. Happy Ramadan.
.....see you in the catacombs next year?
Islam is pretty open about what it teaches, and the 4 schools of interpretation are not terribly different in any case. In fact, there are numerous Islamic websites where the complete outline of their theology is laid out like a Venn Diagram ~ a task virtually impossible with any other religion! Someone well versed in the "Book of Common Prayer" might well think citing some of the better known Islamic beliefs was simply casting ridicule on the whole thing.
Seems to me the judge set this whole thing up for a big tumble when he referred to "their God Allah", rather than just to "God". Now that doesn't mean he intended to do so, but it is instructive that he ended up thinking that way after having a parade of Moslem witnesses and complainants come before him.
I still think Australia needs to be put on the State Department's restricted travel list until they figure out whether or not they want to be a free society or one which recognizes Sharia Law, like the Islamofascist state to our North we call Canukistan.
I would vilify Islam with a burst of six that would have the moderators ban me forever.
But, keep this in mind, the following was the sentiment of Omar M. Ahmad, the Chairman of the Board of the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR, as told at an Islamic conference held in Freemont, California, in July of 1998.
Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith but to become dominant. The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.
I am guilty.
I'm more distressed to see members of the anglosphere turning in the direction of thought and speech control. Australia, Canada, England .... they all appear to have "bosses" who tell them what they can think and say.
Render unto God the things that are God's -- TRUTH is God's.
"Much of what the judge considered offensive was simply quotations from the Koran," he added. "To argue that quoting a religious book makes one guilty of vilification would put 98 percent of religious discussions out of bounds."
If the truth hurts then outlaw truth. Brilliant.
From what I have read of this law, the facts of this case do seem to match its provisions reasonably closely. If they didn't it might not be as moronic a law as it in fact is.
In my view, the Judge was on a hiding to nothing in referring to 'the God Allah'. If he hadn't made the distinction, he'd probably be being attacked by Christians at the moment for making a legal ruling that suggested that Allah and the God Christians believe in are the same God (which some Moslems and some Christians do say is the case, but which is certainly not something that is proper for a Judge to rule on.) His distinction in my view was simply an attempt to avoid that issue. Basically he's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't in that situation.
As for your suggestion that Australia should be put on the US State Department's restricted travel list, that would be a great way to antagonise one of the few countries that has stood with America in recent years. Now maybe if this was an act of the Federal government I could understand wanting to do that - but this law is a product of one of the most left wing governments in the country in what is probably the most left wing state in the country. This is not an Australia wide issue - it's an issue created by a state government that would love to embarass the Federal government overseas.
Frankly, I don't think Steve Bracks is all that important even in Australian terms - and his misguided policies certainly don't seem to me to be anything for Americans to be getting their knickers in a twist about.
Advocate whatever you like - but frankly, I think some Americans are seriously overestimating how important this issue is. It's one minor court in one left wing state - and it is almost certain to be overturned when it reaches a higher court.
As I understand it, the Judge in this case hasn't even mentioned the Free Speech issue and that strongly suggests that he knows it's the real issue - and he's leaving it to the higher courts (which can set far wider precedents) to deal with.
I am curious about something. I wondering how all of these people who are defending Islam will feel when Islam is THE majority religion of their regions and the Muslims show them no respect and give them no favor. IOW, the Muslims are using them to further their cause. When they reach their goal these people will be useless to them.
Right. If I were a Smart Guy, I'd write an molten, acid essay on our Constitutional Right Not To Be Offended. You've read that one, right? It's plainly on open display -- in the Penumbra to the Constitution.
Still, as you note, free speech is the issue, as well as a little knowledge of history. This particular judge, if he and his gumbahs running Victoria state keep it up will be bowing to Mecca 5 times a day, and feasting on stew made up out of those wild camels you fellows keep.
I don't think anyone was arrested - I can't swear to that, but the case has been generally handled as a civil case rather than a criminal one (even though criminal penalties can be imposed under these laws - the Judge has pretty much ruled them out in this case).
Police are not looking for people breaking these laws. Rather what has happened is that an Islamic group has chosen to bring a case under them.
I'm sure somebody could make a case against certain Moslems under this law, but so far nobody seems to have chosen to do so.
But there's nothing 'funny' going on. It's simply a matter that somebody really has to make a complaint for this law to apply.
f**king terrorists
Like I say, I don't think it's fair to blame the Judge. He has a job to do and he's not at a level where he can really interpret laws outside the narrow statutes. In Australia we tend not to like low level judges changing what the law is - that's a function for the various Parliaments and in rarer cases where there are conflicts for the state Supreme Courts and the High Court of Australia.
But as for the actual Victorian government - while I don't think they are *all* bad, most of them are pretty clueless and driven by a fairly hard left ideology that hasn't yet worked out where the real threats are. The biggest issue in Victorian politics really seems to be whether a particular road should be a freeway or a tollway - they are not interested in any really serious issues that I can see.
Proves you can't win with these judges.
Intriguingly, that's what the Moslems use to peddle Sharia Law ~ a promise that you won't have to deal with the Trial Court judges anymore.
Guess that makes it attractive to some.
This isn't a trial court - the the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. It deals with civil matters and is really designed to deal with things like the supply of goods, credit, guardianships and residential tenancies.
The state government (in its 'infinite wisdom') also chose to place issues of 'discrimination' under its authority. In my view, mostly because they were hoping to sidestep Constitutional issues. They won't succeeed.
Hope you Aussies stay safe.
Best wishes for a Blessed Christmas.
Ammo would be the better option.
Thanks for the Blessed Christmas wishes. I wish you and your loved ones the same, and stay safe.
I have been following this situation for some time, I was shocked to hear the verdict last night. However, as naturalman explained so well, this is not the end of the story by any means. Catchthefire have a Site - there should be an update coming soon:
Christian Pastors Found Guilty of Vilifying Islam.
Vilifying Islam?
How can one villify the most evil force on earth?
Big (((:::D-U-H:::))), b? Good catch!
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This quick snap at a ponyride in Los Angeles has always been one of my favourites. It seems to sum up two entirely different approaches to life.
Hilarious! Great shot
I have viewed this photo on numerous occasions and I could almost write a book by now on all of the symbols, their relationships, and what they mean by this point Such an awesome photograph, its composition makes the message so strong
lol, I know what you mean. Not only the obvious contrast between the boy and the girl, but things like the cruelty inherent in parents forcing their terrified kids to be strapped to the ponies. "You're having a great time, Johnny! Smile for the video!" "Waaaaaaaaah!" There's expression on the faces of the bored, irritated ponies as well.
good time, good moment, good expression.
good time, good moment, good expression.
HAHAHA XD That's awesome...You have great timing.
Omg this is so wonderful.
And your right, it does show the two different ways people approch life. i love it ^^
And your right, it does show the two different ways people approch life. i love it ^^
excellent catch of moment, so many emotions
I really like how the two kids reactions are so very different. It really is amazing how a picture can say so much.
This is one of those pictures that truly is worth a thousand words.
oh that poor little boy on the right.
i think the kid on the left thinks he's an airplane....
i think the kid on the left thinks he's an airplane....
Me parece encantadora la foto, te quedo genial.
Pretty nice picture, nice job.
Pretty nice picture, nice job.
what a lucky shot! it's PERFECT! i love it!
Hahaha it reminds me of me VS my brother...
Unfortunately for me, I'd be the kid on the right T_T
Unfortunately for me, I'd be the kid on the right T_T
Yep, like you said, the two outlooks on life (or approaches to) Jsut awesome!
"Look! No hands!!"
"I want my MOMMYYYY!!!"
hehe lol Great capture!! Really great expression!
"I want my MOMMYYYY!!!"
hehe lol Great capture!! Really great expression!
Pricelss. Clearly one of the best photos I've seen in my life.
You're right -- this picture does represent two personalities of life. You either go with the flow or cry like a baby whenever something unknown or unexpected happens.
Congratulations on snapping this at the right moment, the composition is great. The message is great too, it made me smile
I would cry too. A horse left superman crippled, that all scares me.
Great capture.
Specially I like the different expressions of the children.
Specially I like the different expressions of the children.
Funny pic, even if it wasn't funny for this poor kid...
whoaa! great shot man!
Hahah! Just wonderful!
Haha, what a wonderful photograph. Great job!
amazing photo. you are a pro
lol yeah thats kinda how my two sons are
This is unfair on the crying child. The person with the bad attitude is the parent who didn't respect what he wanted. Some children like pony rides, others like something else.
haha. funny kid in tha front.
yes, like some people will always be afraid of many things for some reasons, and some will always get all the chances life give them to be happy
Beautiful wOrk! : ]
I wanna fav it like 100 times! Love it,the expresions,and the contrast between those two boys! Its just fantastic! I wanna hug the crying kid XD
"The spoiled brat and the son of Nature.."
..that's the first thing that popped into my mind..
Congrats on DD..
..that's the first thing that popped into my mind..
Congrats on DD..
Thank you all for your very kind comments. I'd snapped a bunch of pics while my daughter was riding the ponies, and this one caught my eye - I thought the contrast between the two kids was perfect.
The kid crying reminds me of my re-action when I first went for a pony ride, I was terrified of the size of the animal and cried the whole time to get off, I was about 4 then and it was at a village fair . I got a knitted teddy bear and some candy floss later on from my aunt
i´m sorry but this pic is very funny i culdnt not lough!! but it is sad to because no body wants to see a kid criying, i love de concept and the shot! beautifull
love what u see in the pic..
This is awesome! One of those times you are glad you have a camera in hand .
Very expressive
Wonderful job
Congratulations on earning a DD
Wonderful job
Congratulations on earning a DD
I love that kids face
oh yes, perfect moment! That's a speacial one for sure!
Hahaha, that's awesome
Congratulations on the DD!
Congratulations on the DD!
OHmygod, what a funny picture!!! haahahahahahahhaah
Haha great, it reminds me the first time I went to bumper cars and couldn't drive mine.
the life simplification is sad to see, but so much in one photo
Beautifully Captured x)
Amazing capture!!!! The juxtaposition of expressions is really quite thought provoking. I hope I manage to embrace fear and uncertainty with arms wide open like the child behind, and in the process learn to enjoy the smallest things in life.
three if you count the child in the back ground
lol I think I'd be the one smiling while my brother Zack would be deathly afraid of riding a pony XD Nice shot ^_^


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let me preface this by saying please don't jump on me and be critical- I've looked this issue up on other message boards and some people are downright mean to the parents experiencing this frustrating problem.
Here is my back story. I had my son pretty much PT and then I got pregnant. I had to do bedrest but lost that baby (still) at 5 months- it was awful.
Then we got back in the swing of it and I got pregnant again and I went on strict bedrest and in and out of the hospital on bedrest. He regressed during that time and at one point my poor husband was so overwhelmed with everything like taking care of me, the house, our son, and making sure he held onto his job during all this that I just said "I'll deal with it after the baby comes"
Well the baby is here- he's 2 months old. And while is good and bad to have a big age difference it isn't helping with getting him back to pooping on the potty. All of a sudden I'm hearding "Change me like the baby" etc. Which I didn't think would happen with an older child.
We try to sit on the potty again but he stiffens up and won't even sit. Like he's scared and its so hard when they are this big and strong.
I've tried bribery, guilt, etc. You name it I"ve tried it.
I'm at my wits end. He's a smart kid- too smart in some respect- that he figures we'll literally wipe his a** for him.
I feel like such a failure as a mom that I can't conquer this and I'm completly embarrased by it. But whats done is done and we have to figure this out now from here.
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|Harkin, Snowe Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Financially Strained Americans Afford Hearing Aids
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|Written by Sen. Tom Harkin
|Monday, 09 May 2011 13:53
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) today introduced legislation to help individuals with hearing loss purchase hearing aids. The bipartisan Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act seeks to provide a $500 credit for the purchase of hearing aids for both adults and children. Hearing loss is a serious problem for millions of Americans, as are the financial costs of hearing aids. 68 percent of those with hearing loss cite financial constraints as a core reason for not seeking treatment and only about 25 percent of people with hearing loss actually use a hearing aid, even though 95 percent of people with hearing loss can be successfully treated with hearing aids. The $500 credit allowed under the bill would apply for each hearing aid, and it would be available every five years. Co-sponsors of the bill include Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).
"Growing up with a brother who was deaf, I saw firsthand the challenges that individuals with hearing loss faces every day. For many, the solution is as simple as getting a hearing aid, but sadly, many Americans are not able to afford this life-changing device," said Senator Harkin. "We must do more to help people who cannot afford hearing aids to live happier, more productive lives. This bill makes long-term economic sense and improves the lives of our friends, family members, and neighbors with hearing loss."
"Hearing aids make a world of difference for the millions of Americans who suffer from hearing loss, yet limited health care coverage of these vital devices leave many patients unable to benefit from this essential medical care," said Senator Snowe. "For patients who rely on these devices to better interact with their families and their communities, access to these devices can significantly improve their quality of life and productivity."
Currently, hearing aids are excluded from Medicare coverage, and 61 percent of all hearing aid purchases involve no third party payment. The average cost for a hearing aid in 2008 was $1,675 per ear, including fitting, evaluation, and post-fitting treatment. 80 percent of people require two devices. The lack of action to provide hearing aids to Americans who need them has consequences including:
• Children who do not receive early intervention cost schools an additional $420,000 and are faced with overall lifetime costs of $1 million in special education, lost wages, and health complications. Children can be fitted with hearing aids soon after birth.
• A 2005 survey of 80,000 households by the Better Hearing Institute indicated that untreated hearing loss results in an average loss of income per household of up to $12,000/year.
• For seniors, a 1999 National Council on the Aging (NCOA) study demonstrated that untreated hearing loss often results in distorted communication, isolation, withdrawal, depression, anger and severely reduced overall psychological health.
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