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30 Years of Helicopter
30 Years of Helicopter
by MAJ Sew Chun Liang
In the Beginning
When the British decided in 1967 to withdraw
their forces from the Far East, Singapore saw the need to
build up their own armed forces. The Singapore Air
Defence Command (SADC) was formed as part of the initial
set-up. The Alouette Squadron, established
in September 1969, thus lay the foundation for today's helicopter
The Alouette Squadron was initially
based at the Seletar Airfield, occupying the Lockheed (now
ST Aerospace) hanger. In January 1971, the Squadron
became the first SADC unit to be deployed overseas when
four of her aircraft participated in the Kuantan flood relief
operation. Shortly thereafter, the Alouette
Squadron gained operational status becoming the first operational
unit in the SADC. Now located at Changi Airfield,
the Squadron's main roles included search-and-rescue, air
recce, internal security, rappelling, trooplift and logistics
On 16 December 1973, the squadron's designation
was changed to 120 Squadron (120 SQN). The squadron
continued to operate the Alouettes until 1977, when
the aircraft were no longer able to meet the SAF's growing
needs. In 1977, twenty Bell 212s and UH-1Hs
were acquired, and the helicopters joined the squadron in
February and August respectively. In February 1978,
120 SQN bade farewell to its Alouettes. Their
new, Vietnam-proven Hueys would lead the way into
the new decade.
UH-1Hs (centre) and a Bell 212 (extreme right) replaced
the Alouettes (extreme left) in 1978.
120 SQN initiated the RSAF's first permanent
overseas detachment in September 1978, when three UH-1s
were deployed to Brunei for the first time. Their
role was primarily to support the SAF's jungle training
conducted there.
Evolution and Growth
A new squadron, 123 SQN, was established
to take care of basic rotary wing training in July 1979.
The squadron shared aircraft 120 SQN until 1980, when it
received its own helicopters, a fleet of refurbished UH-1Bs.
In July 1981, an Ops Flight was formed, adding an operational
dimension to 123 SQN's roles and functions. To cope
with the increased intake of helicopter pilots, the RSAF
then procured a new fleet of AS-350B Ecureuil helicopters
in September 1982. These aircraft were used for the
basic phase training, while the UH-1B became the advanced
rise drama in October 1980: A workman trapped in the Raffles
Tower fire crawling onto the overhanging crane arm for the
winchman to reach him.
In the 1980s, three dramatic events thrust
120 SQN into the headlines. In October 1980, the squadron
starred in a high-rise rescue drama at the unfinished Raffles
Tower in Battery Road. A Bell-212 was sent
to rescue a crane operator from the roof of the building
after a fire on the 18th floor had trapped him.
Then, in January 1983, three people had to be winched to
safety from stranded cable cars, after a drill-ship accidentally
ploughed into the cables. The third occasion was the
Hotel New World incident in March 1986. After the
hotel collapsed, 120 SQN deployed three aircraft to the
disaster site to provide round-the-clock casualty evacuation.
By then, the helicopters had vacated Changi
and settled in Kangaw Camp. Kangaw was then used as
an artillery base, although it was previously a British
airfield. When the Singapore Artillery shifted to
Khatib Camp in 1983, Kangaw Camp was handed over to the
RSAF and renamed as Sembawang Air Base (SBAB). SBAB
became the focal point of helicopter operations and one
of the five formations in the RSAF.
125 SQN, comprising the more capable Super Pumas, brought
the SAF into a new era of mobility.
A third squadron, 125 SQN, was formed in
1985. Operating the larger and more capable Super
Pumas, the squadron brought the SAF into a new era of
air mobility. The squadron also took over search-and-rescue
(SAR) duties at the end of 1985. Shortly thereafter,
the Bell 212s were retired after a decade of eventful
The helicopter community was introduced
to a third overseas training area in February 1989.
Three UH-1Hs were deployed to Pekan Baru, Indonesia, for
the opening of the jointly developed SIABU Air Weapons Range.
The other training areas are Brunei and Koke Kathiem in
Thailand, which has been used since 1981.
Towards Army 2000
The 1990s saw a dramatic change in the
battlefield. The Army became smaller, but with technological
improvements, had stronger combat power. The agility,
mobility and speed of the helicopter became more prominent
as a force multiplier for the Army.
The growth started with the acquisition
of AS-530MI Cougar helicopters, which essentially
are improved Super Pumas, and the formation of
126 SQN. The squadron took over the SAR responsibilities
besides complementing 125 SQN in joint operations.
Shortly thereafter, the AS-550 Fennecs
were purchased to replace the Eurecuils. The
aircraft were to be used as basic trainers, but could also
be configured to take on observation and light attack roles.
123 SQN was reorganised in October 1993, taking on the latter
roles, while 124 SQN was formed to take on training responsibilities.
The ICH-47D Chinook, the RSAF's
latest addition to its helicopter fleet, was delivered in
1996, and marked the formation of 126 SQN. The squadron
set up shop in Grand Prairie, Texas, and became known as
the Peace Prairie Detachment. By immersing itself
in the Texas Army National Guard, the squadron was able
to expedite its learning process and establish operational
capability in a remarkable short time.
Fennec armed with the CRV-7 rocket system.
SBAB deployed its third permanent helicopter
detachment in August 1998, when the Super Pumas and
Cougars were deployed to 0akey, Australia.
Oakey serves as the high-end training area for the Super
Pumas crew, where advanced training and large-scale
joint exercises can be conducted.
In December 1998, three Chinooks
were brought back to Singapore to enhance the local SAR
capability, and to improve the RSAF's ability to support
humanitarian and disaster relief operations.
Operational Readiness
In tandem with the growth of the helicopter
force, its operational readiness was demonstrated on numerous
occasions in the 1990s. In May 1993, four Cougars
were sent to Cambodia to participate in the UN peacekeeping
operation, UNTAC (UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia).
This mission remains, to date, the largest peacekeeping
mission undertaken by the SAF.
In December 1997, RSAF helicopters
were deployed to assist in the SilkAir MI-185 crash.
126 SQN spent two weeks in Palembang conducting search-and-rescue,
and subsequently, salvage operations.
The Chinook squadron in Peace Prairie
has also demonstrated its capability in numerous US Army
exercises: the detachment performed well at the Joint Readiness
Training Centre (JRTC) and at Red Flag and Green Flag exercises,
proving that they are comparable to their counterparts in
the US Army.
Chinook, the RSAF's latest acquisition
The Future
The helicopter community has grown over
the last 30 years into a mature, and capable force well-equipped
to play key roles in both peacetime and war.
With its operational effectiveness enhanced
with the acquisition of the additional Chinooks and
the AH-64 attack helicopter, new operational areas and challenges
await to be discovered. The UH-1Hs are due for replacement.
The helicopter community will rise to occasion the same
way it has met challenges of the last 30 years.
1. From Utility to Air Mobility 20 Years
of Helicopter Operations pp. 2-15, (Singapore 1989).
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Construction is a major industry which is central to China's economic development and accounts for an increasingly large proportion of the nation's total carbon emissions; currently around 50%. On top of this, buildings account for 40% of all human energy consumption in China.
Recognizing the need for a swift, large-scale change to the nation's traditionally high-emission and energy consumption construction processes, experts gathered in Beijing to review a corporate standard for low carbon concrete, which has the potential to transform the industry.
The event, Sustainable Infrastructure Expert Panel, which is part of The Climate Group Beijing's China Redesign program, saw the Xinao Concrete Group present a voluntary standard validation which aims to accelerate the domestic ready-mix concrete industry's low carbon growth, to a group of industry experts.
Attendees who reviewed the standard included Leng Faguang, Chief Engineer, Institute of Building Materials, China Academy of Building Research, Yao Xiaojing, Director, Department of Technical Examination of National Standards, Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China, Li Dexiang, Member of Council, China Green Building Council, Wang Lan, Professor, China Building Material Academy, Cui Yuansheng, Vice President of the Institute, Institute of Technical Information for Building Materials Industry of China(ITIBMIC) and Han Jianguo, Institute of Building Materials, Department of Civil Engineering, Lab. Director.
Xinao will now use the standard as their own guide, as well as promote the standard as a benchmark to its peers. It covers:
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On behalf of The Climate Group, Changhua Wu our Greater China Director awarded the gathered experts with official China Redesign project confirmations. She said: "The establishment of the standard in order to stimulate enterprise growth in low carbon exploration, as well as to establish a more orderly practice, comes at a pivotal time in the Chinese economy's growth. This in-depth research will help promote the healthy development of the industry and accelerate the low carbon transformation of China's construction industry."
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In a wonderful book, well worth reading, Traffic, the author, Tom Vanderbilt, writes on game theory and traffic.
Your daily drive may not seem to have much to do with the strategies of the Cold War, but every time two cars approach an unmarked intersection simultaneously, or four cars sidle up to a four-way stop at about the same time, a form of game theory is being applied. Game theory, as defined by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Thomas Schelling, is the process of strategic decision making that occurs when, as in a nuclear standoff or a stop-sign showdown, "two or more individuals have choices to make, preferences regarding the outcomes, and some knowledge of the choices available to each other and of each other's preferences. The outcome depends on the choices that both of them make, or all of them if there are more than two.
Traffic is filled with these daily moments of impromptu decision making and brinksmanship. As Schelling has argued, one of the most effective, albeit risky, strategies in game theory involves the use of an "asymmetry in communication." One driver, like Barrios Gomez in Mexico City, makes himself "unavailable" to receive messages, and thus cannot be swayed from going first through the intersection. These sorts of tactics can be quite effective, if you feel like risking your neck to prove a bit of Cold War strategy. Pedestrians, for example, are told that making eye contact is essential to crossing the street at a marked crosswalk (the kind without traffic lights), but at least one study has shown that drivers were more likely to let pedestrians cross when they did not look at the oncoming car.
Drivers at intersections are acting from a complicated set of motives and assumptions that mayor may not have anything to do with traffic law. In one study, researchers showed subjects a series of photographs of an intersection toward which two vehicles, equally distant from the intersection, were traveling. One had the legal right-of-way, and the other did not; the second driver also did not know if the first driver would take the right-of-way. Subjects were asked to imagine that they were one of the drivers and to predict who would "win" the right-of-way under a variety of conditions; whether they were making eye contact, whether they were a man or a woman, and whether they were driving a truck, a medium-sized car, or a small car. Eye contact mattered hugely. When it was made, most subjects thought the driver who had the legal right-of-way would claim it. Drivers were also more likely to yield when the approaching car was the same size. They were even more likely to yield when the driver was female-an artifact, the researchers suggested, of a belief that women drivers were less "experienced," "competent," or "rational." Or was it just chivalry?
Traffic is thus a living laboratory of human interaction, a place thriving with subtle displays of implied power. When a light turns green at an intersection, for example, and the car ahead of another driver has not moved, there is some chance that a horn will be sounded. But when that horn will be sounded, for how long and how many times it will be sounded, who will be sounding the horn, and who the horn will be sounded at are not entirely random variables.
These honks follow observed patterns that mayor may not fit your preexisting notions. We've already seen that drivers in convertibles with their tops down, less cloaked in anonymity, were less likely to honk than other drivers. For a similar reason, drivers in New York City, surrounded by millions of strangers, are likely to honk more, and sooner, than a driver in a small town in Idaho, where a car that has not moved might not be a random nuisance but the stalled vehicle of a friend. What the driver ahead is doing also matters. One study showed that when a car was purposely held as the light changed to green, drivers were more likely to honk-more often and for a longer time-if the nonmoving driver was quite obviously having a cell phone conversation than if they were not. (Men, it turned out, were more likely to honk than women, though women were just as likely to visibly express anger.)
All kinds of other factors-everything from gender to class to driving experience-also come into play. In another classic American study, replicated in Australia, the status of the car that did not move was the key determinant. When the "blocking car" was "high-status," the following drivers were less likely to honk than when a cheaper, older car was doing the blocking. A study in Munich reversed the equation, keeping the car doing the blocking the same (a Volkswagen Jetta) and looking instead at who did the honking; if you guessed Mercedes drivers were faster to the horn than Trabant drivers, you guessed right. A similar study tried in Switzerland did not find this effect, which suggests that cultural differences, like the Swiss reserve and love of quiet, may have been at work. Another study found that when the driver of the blocking car was a woman, more drivers - including women - would honk than when it was a man. An experiment in Japan found that when the blocking drivers drove cars with mandatory "novice driver" stickers, the cars behind were more likely to honk than when they did not (perhaps the horn was just a driving "lesson"). A study across several European countries found that drivers were more likely to honk, and honk sooner, when the stalled driver ahead had an identity sticker indicating that they were from another country than when they were fellow nationals.
Men honk more than women (and men and women honk more at women), people in cities honk more than people in small towns, people are more reluctant to honk at drivers in "nice" cars-perhaps you already suspected these things. The point is that as we are moving around in traffic, we are all guided by a set of strategies and beliefs, many of which we may not even recognize as we act upon them. This is one of the themes guiding a fascinating series of experiments by Ian Walker, a psychologist at the University of Bath in England. In a complex system such as traffic, Walker says, where myriad people with a loose sense of the proper traffic code are constantly interacting, people construct "mental models" to help guide them. "They just develop their own idea of how it works," Walker told me over lunch in the village of Salisbury. "And everyone's got different ideas."


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New Zealand FEL-100s host workshop looking at resilience issues
New Zealand participants in the World Energy Council's FEL-100 programme, Jenny Lackey, Andrew Millar and Tina Frew, hosted a workshop in association with the Asia-Pacific Energy Leaders' Summit organised in March by the New Zealand Member Committe of the World Energy Council on the topic of energy resilience. The theme of the workshop was 'Investing in […]
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The Hon John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, opened the inaugural Energy Leaders' summit organised by the BusinessNZ Energy Council which brought together 200 energy leaders from across the world. At the event the early findings of the latest World Energy Council report, 'The road to resilience–managing the risks of the energy-water-food nexus' were […]
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Resilience Summit in New Zealand 16-17 March 2016
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BEACON FALLS, Conn. — Mark Thrasher, president of Lavatec Laundry Technology Inc. (LLT), has "significantly expanded" his ownership of German-based parent company Lavatec Laundry Technology GmbH to 49%, according to LLT.
The move strengthens Thrasher's partnership with CEO and Managing Partner Wolf-Peter Graeser, broadens his involvement as co-manager in global operations, and reflects both parties' confidence and commitment to asserting LLT leadership in the industrial and commercial laundry marketplace, the company adds.
LLT has offices in Germany, the U.S., France, Thailand and Great Britain, and more are planned.
Since becoming president of U.S. and North American operations in July 2010, Thrasher has driven stepped-up product development and line expansion efforts, LLT says. He helped reinvigorate the LLT distributor network and fortify the company's customer service and aftermarket capabilities, and led an initiative to more closely connect LLT with user issues.
"We already have made major strides in elevating awareness of the LLT brand, its decades of innovation of laundering technology, and continued industry leadership," says Thrasher, a 20-year professional with the company. "New equipment being introduced, for example, strengthens our presence in laundry finishing."
The restructuring will provide "enhanced collaboration" between the Heilbronn, Germany, manufacturing operation and U.S.-based LLT, the company says.


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Great calibration with a Gretag Macbeth Eye-One Display
Posted by Cameron in Apple, How do I do that, Photography, Technology, Video on March 1st, 2010
I have been using a Gretag MacBeth Eye-One Display monitor calibration tool for quite a while and thought I'd take a few mins to give you a quick run-down showing the simplicity of the calibration process. It really is easy peasy. And the quality of the calibration is excellent! Find out more info on this device at the manufacturer's link here (note: this product has been replaced with a newer model)


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tuesday television treatise by taknapotin
I've been home for a week or so and, among some poker and fallout 3, caught up on a bunch of TV shows. I watch a lot of tv. A lot of tv. Before things get crazy again for me, I felt like writing up some short reviews of stuff I'm currently watching. Seems like good timing because a lot of shows are wrapping up their fall run or gearing up for their finales. All this stuff is spoiler free for the current season, except for Survivor (where I mention my picks, thereby spoiling who wasn't eliminated, but that's it).
Heroes: What a piece of shit show. I remember loving the show in season 1 but they seem to have done nothing but consistently disappointed me since the finale of S1. Remember the buildup to Sylar and Peter's confrontation, only to be massively let down by the result? What could have been an awesome confrontation was instead just the biggest case of TV blueballs ever and it hasn't been good since. Even with all the promises that S3 was going to be better (and at times, it has), I'm still unhappy. I haven't seen tonight's yet and I still hold out hope.
Prison Break: Surprisingly decent this season. It's a stupid, stupid show, but seems to hold together pretty well when it focuses on what it's good at and stops trying to be anything but a dumb 24-esque show and moves the plot away from anything that involves getting in or out of places. Which brings me to..
24: Another pleasant surprise. Got rid of some of the dumb, clunky retarded shit that had slowed down the show considerably the last few seasons and got back to basics – Jack dodging gunfire in a way that gets Phil Hellmuth to go "damn!!" in jealousy. Hope S7 is as good as this 2 hour thing was. I've liked this show for awhile but this show had really went to shit in recent years. Maybe there's still some life left for 24.
Entourage: I watched the ENTIRE show recently, first episode to last episode, in about a week's time. I really liked most of it, but now that I'm getting just 25 minutes a week I'm already starting to sour. Having seen so much of it at once I obviously got to gloss and skate over the dull, boring storylines. Now, watching it week-by-week is such a drag when there are consecutive weeks and weeks of crap. The finale was terrible and hopefully it'll come back fresh and rejuvinated when it returns, whenever that is.
Boston Legal: Underrated show that not enough people watch. Iit still does a good job of what it's always done – witty, quirky comedy that can still turn serious and talk about real issues without sounding (too) judgmental and soapboxy. There's usually little doubt left in the viewer's mind as to what side of the issue the writers/producers are on, but hey, it's still very solid and funny. James Spader didn't win several Emmys for his role for nothing.
Dexter: I didn't really like how this season was developing – the first one without a strong subplot that was fairly clear from episode one – but it's become really good again (finally). Hopefully these writers won't fuck it up because it's suddenly a compelling drama again that I actually look forward to watching.
Survivor: This is one of the few shows I'm less than proud that I watch so zealously. Having said that, I thought this season was going to be terrible compared to last season's incredibly good run. You can't really argue that last season was one of the best, most strategic, most interesting seasons ever – but that's entirely due to the cast. This season looked like it was going to be really dumb with few real compelling characters to root for, but it's sort of shaped up into something watchable due to some of the current tribe dynamics. My current pick to win is clearly the favorite, Kenny, but I'd like to see Bob somehow manage to pull out a win.
The Shield: Ending its 6.5 year run Tuesday, one of my favorite shows ever has always done a fantastic job of keeping the viewer off guard while telling an amazing, gripping story. The characters are endearing and you empathize with them; yet, just a few moments later, are capable of repulsing you as they constantly tread (or trample) that ethical "gray line". There have been so many memorable twists and turns in this show, nevermind the solid yet exceptional plotlines – even the self contained ones - told at an insane but perfect pace that makes it always one of the top shows I recommend to people. I can't wait to see how it ends.
The Ultimate Fighter: I've missed a few episodes this season but really just haven't gotten into it. I don't really like either coach (although I respect Nog as a fighter for sure), haven't really seen any fighter who jumps out at me as really good or that I like as a person (I can only name Junie and the guy who likes to hug it out as fighters in the house). Shrug. Only a few weeks left anyway then it's done.
Kitchen Nightmares: I thought I'd hate this show, but for some reason I really like it. It's probably because most of the episodes are filmed at places within 30 minutes from my house so I feel like I have some connection to the carnage, but I'll be honest. Even if they were all filmed in Nebraska, I'd probably still watch.
Unfortunately, I actually watch even more tv than what's on that list on a week to week basis but that's all I have any real opinions on. Big news (that has nothing to do with TV!) coming tomorrow, so look out for that.


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The ANC is a national liberation movement. It was formed in 1912 to unite the African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political, social and economic change.
The ANC's key objective is the creation of a united, non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society.
This means the liberation of Africans in particular and black people in general from political and economic bondage. It means uplifting the quality of life of all South Africans, especially the poor.
The ANC is in an alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Each Alliance partner is an independent organisation with its own constitution, membership and programmes. The Alliance is founded on a common commitment to the objectives of the National Democratic Revolution, and the need to unite the largest possible cross-section of South Africans behind these objectives.
Author : Kgalema Motlanthe
14 July 2012
Programme Director;
His Worship Cllr James Nxumalo, Mayor of Ethekwini Municipality
General Secretary, Comrade Bonginkosi "Blade" Nzimande;
The Central Committee of the South African Communist Party;
The Alliance Partners;
Members of the Mass Democratic Movement;
International Delegation;
The Business Community;
Distinguished Guests;
Ladies and gentlemen:
Let me start off by thanking the South African Communist Party (SACP) for inviting me to this 91st Celebratory Gala Dinner.
I would also like to thank the outgoing Central Committee (CC) members who had discharged their mandate with admirable ability during their term of office.
Similarly, I wish to congratulate the incoming members of the CC, who have the important responsibility to take the SACP forward as it tackles the challenges facing our society in the next five years.
Though I am not privy to the deliberations of the Congress itself nonetheless I do believe that delegates certainly grappled with pivotal issues that are not only important to the SACP but to the ANC and the nation at large.
Precisely because this is a dinner? an occasion for us to break bread as comrades, brothers and sisters? it puts me in an unenviable position where I should try as much as possible to share my humble thoughts which must nevertheless befit an august occasion of this nature, while avoiding the pitfalls of perorations and long-windedness.
This is all the more difficult given that the mouth-watering prospect of a sumptuous dinner is not known to be in keeping with indigestible political discourse.
Programme director,
Because the relationship between the SACP and the ANC is and has always been familial, it can best be described as that of siblings; brothers -with the ANC being the elder brother while the SACP is the younger brother.
But before you jump out of your skins about this comparison, thinking that I am elevating the ANC at the expense of the Party, I must forewarn you that despite this age difference matters between the two brothers did not turn out in accordance with these expectations.
In the nature of things, the elder brother is invariably expected to identify and recognise the physical and social world way before the younger one.
Inversely, the younger brother is expected to learn the basics of life from the older brother, mimicking him and following in his footsteps.
Yet if by any chance the younger brother comes into contact with advanced training and education environment that the older brother could not access, he is likely to show a precocious mind which grasps intricate matters far beyond the usual limitations of his age.
Another way of expressing the same thing is the analogy of the relationship between nature and humanity.
Human beings are part of nature and depend on it for sustenance and prolongation of life.
As you know without food there is no life ? this is not just a biological fact but a basic law of nature as well. Before engaging in any activity, human beings must eat, as the purpose of this event shows.
However, it is during the process of acting on nature in order to produce the means to sustain life that nature reveals her ways to human beings. Once human beings learn these laws they will also teach nature to behave differently.
For instance, ancient human beings had to learn to identify seeds fit for human consumption for planting. Then they had to learn the suitability of different soils for planting particular seeds as well as harvest time.
As you can see, whereas at the beginning they were students of nature, learning its ways and the best conditions under which to carry out certain tasks for their own survival, human beings would, through the act of interacting with nature, subsequently become its teacher, bending it to their will.
These analogies seek to explain the history and nature of the relationship between the SACP and the ANC that I wish to delineate this evening.
Despite their limitations these analogies help illuminate comparable social and historical conditions in a manner that is far more digestible than would have otherwise been the case.
So whereas the ANC precedes the SACP, we did not have a big brother superiority complex and in the course of time it turned out that the SACP would become the responsible younger brother who gives back by becoming a teacher to the older brother.
This equipped those of us in the ANC with the necessary tools of analysis and education needed for us to develop ourselves and successfully prosecute the struggle.
It also helped us to understand the needs of the oppressed people better and to articulate our vision for a free and democratic South Africa that belongs to all its people, black and white.
Most impressive about the SACP`s teachings, was its ability to teach scientific methods of analysis by using every day material experiences to peel through layers of complex phenomena, making them understandable to the ordinary man on the street.
This way the SACP equipped us with the mettle to keep our wits about, holding our own in rendering the apartheid machinery obsolete and unworkable.
As members of the ANC were recruited to the CPSA, they were exposed to the advanced training the Party offered.
One of the most illustrious leaders in the history of the struggle, Moses Kotane, typified this analogy of an older brother learning at the knee of the younger one.
Having joined the ANC in 1928, Kotane found the organisation ineffectual and without a programme.
A year later whilst working in a bakery and active in a trade union he was recruited to the CPSA.
At the CPSA he received education in the night school and political training through work in the ANC and the trade union which made it possible for him to comprehend the underlying nature of the South African political conditions and their meaning.
Moses Kotane`s example demonstrates the importance of both the capacity and the capability the Party possessed, which produced comrades with cutting edge political thinking.
Emphasising the point about the content and quality of the education required to arm working people and party members, Moses Kotane had this to say: `Proper education is a mirror in which man sees the world around him and learns to understand it - the right kind of education enables man to see what the world has been, what it is, and how it can change to suit him or his way of living.
Education can be and has been used to befuddle the minds of the common people. But education can also be used as an important instrument in the struggle for freedom and human progress.
It is this kind of education which we need. We must learn geography to know the universe, that there are other countries besides our own and to know the people of different nationalities inhabiting these countries.
We must learn history to know and understand the story of man`s development through the ages - the various forms of social organisation and the causes of the rise and fall of those forms of human relationships.`
This lengthy citation by Kotane serves not only to show how matured he was after joining the CPSA but also provides insight into how developed the Party was as demonstrated by the theoretical clarity of its membership.
I am dwelling on Moses Kotane at length because he embodied the remarkable spirit and history of the extraordinarily dynamic and mutually beneficial relationship between the SACP and the ANC.
Coming from an under-class background, Kotane started working at the age of 12, and only began formal schooling at the age of 15, an age at which he started learning to read and write.
His schooling, however, only lasted for two years, as circumstances forced him to go back to work. By the time he joined the CPSA, on the 22nd February 1929, he was only 24 years old and to all intents and purposes functionally illiterate.
Yet from this effectively illiterate state he was moulded into a fine thinker and leader whose impact on the complexion of the South African history is better captured by yet another luminary leader of the SACP, Dr Yusuf Dadoo, who had this to say, in eulogy, at Kotane`s funeral:
`In the life of every nation, there arise men who leave an indelible and eternal stamp on the history of their peoples; men who are both products and makers of history. And when they pass they leave a vision of a new and better life and the tools with which to win and build it. Moses Kotane was such a man...`
I am sure you would agree that to explicate this citation would be to spoil matters.
All we need to lift from this is that through advanced political education members of the SACP provided the ANC with formidable political clarity and superior ideas needed to mobilise the people in the struggle against apartheid.
In this regard, one among the many key insights that we learned from the SACP is the question of non-racialism.
From its very formation in 1921, the then Communist Party of South Africa embraced a non-racial outlook and drew to its ranks a number of black members.
Thus by 1928 the Communist Party of South Africa had 1600 African members out of a total of 1750, after adopting the Black Republic Thesis which nailed the Party`s non-racial colours to the mast and cemented its genetic make-up as a force for an equal and non-racial society.
We can thus argue without fear of hyperbole that the SACP is the pioneer of non-racialism in South Africa.
This philosophy of non-racialism embedded in our struggle made it possible for the liberation movement to marshal the broadest cross-section of progressive forces in the country behind the vision of a united, democratic, non-racial, non-sexist and just society.
However, it is worth noting that this was not only a one way traffic. It is a dual traffic between older brother and younger brother; between nature and human beings; between the ANC and the South African Communist Party.
It was a dual traffic of influence in that Party members who were also ANC members could not work within the ANC as loyal members without being influenced by the viewpoint of the ANC.
A clear inter-penetration of influences was always in evidence in the course of drafting and implementation of programmes as well as debates.
For instance, with the vantage of the ANC immersion, Moses Kotane could in his Cradock letter in 1934 advise Party members to learn the concrete South African conditions to enable them to understand the South African revolution instead of merely being experts on the European revolution.
In consequence ANC members also developed keen minds politically, impacting on the Party in various ways during the course of the struggle.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
This then brings us to the current relationship between the SACP and the ANC and the latter`s attendant expectations.
Having benefited from the SACP; we in the ANC continue to regard the SACP as a reliable ally capable of analysing the challenges of today as well as producing theoretical clarity on how to tackle them.
The SACP taught us to base our expectations on the following excerpt from Karl Marx`s Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte:
"proletarian revolutions, like those of the nineteenth century, constantly criticize themselves, constantly interrupt themselves in their own course, return to the apparently accomplished, in order to begin anew; they deride with cruel thoroughness the half-measures, weaknesses, and paltriness of their first attempts, seem to throw down their opponents only so the latter may draw new strength from the earth and rise before them again more gigantic than ever, recoil constantly from the indefinite colossalness of their own goals - until a situation is created which makes all turning back impossible, and the conditions themselves call out: Hic Rhodus, hic salta! (here is the rose, here dance)"
In this regard we are confident that this 13th National Congress of the SACP will have eloquently answered the question: what is to be done? as it has always done attuned to the modus operandi of proletarian revolutions.
With these few words, aware that man must eat before pursuing politics, I wish to close by sharing with you the story told in a wonderful commercial advertisement on Bells Whisky [....].
We are gathered here for two purposes, firstly to raise funds in support of the SACP and secondly, to do justice to the eatables.
With regards to the first purpose and this alone I say with the entire conviction of its truth? give the Communist Party money!


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Thomas Chi MD
Thomas Chi MD
Dr. Thomas Chi, MD, graduated as a President's Scholar from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology as well as Masters degrees in both Sociology and Music. He went on to earn his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. After graduating, he completed two years of general surgery residency training and then a urology residency at UCSF. After completing his Chief Resident year in the Department of Urology, he continued on to finish a fellowship in Endourology and Laparoscopy under the mentorship of Dr. Marshall L. Stoller.
During his fellowship, Dr. Chi was awarded grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Urological Association Urology Care Foundation to research the fundamental mechanisms underlying the formation of urinary stones. He developed a novel model for the study of kidney stones utilizing the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.
Clinical Interests
He joined the UCSF faculty of the Department of Urology in 2013 where his clinical interests include the care of patients with urinary stone disease and those in need of minimally invasive surgery. He specializes in the performance of endoscopic, laparoscopic, and percutaneous surgeries.
Research Interests
In addition to his clinical interests, Dr. Chi supervises a basic science lab where he is a part of a cross-disciplinary research team. His research focuses on advancing the understanding of how kidney stones form and developing new medical preventative interventions. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters spanning both basic science as well as epidemiologic approaches centered around improving the care of patients with urinary stone disease.
Patient Contact
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Fax: 415.353.2480 or 415.353.2641
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One of the keys to Miami's 3-4 defense is to have a big man clog the middle and take on a couple of offensive linemen. That job falls to 12 year pro Jason Ferguson and 2nd year player Paul Soliai.
Soliai violated some team rule and was suspended for last week's game. So, that left Ferguson and a much smaller Randy Starks (even though they're listed at the same weight, they're not), who typically playes end, to fill the middle.
Ferguson was injured early in the game, so Starks played most of the way. The results were a lot of yards rushing and some domination by the Ravens. Now poor tackling was another problem - one that Sparano will address this week - but clearly the nose tackle was an issue.
Ferguson is expected to miss this week, and that leaves Soliai as the proposed starter, and Miami has a rookie tackle to help as well.
It does kind of make you wonder, though, doesn't it? That guy could make that much of a difference?


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Ive been an avid knitter for two years now, rarely going a day without knitting. I want to thank the woman in the yarn shop on the northern California coast who took the time to show me how to cast on and knit after I asked for a "how to" book. And for her encouraging words . . . " it's really only two stitches, knit and
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Friday Harbor Nocturne
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Shipboard lights ward off the early darkness of autumn.
This is our home when we're cruising, and it's our only residence when we're at our home marina near Portland, Oregon.
In this photo, the boat's galley is showcased. On the exterior, you can see our gas grill, where we do most of our cooking, and the steps to the boat deck, where we store our shrimp and crab traps, our dinghy, and our open-ocean liferaft.
At the very top left you can see into one of the rear windows of the pilot house. Strictly speaking, this space contains the boat's instruments and controls. As a practical matter, it's a den, since is has our notebook computers, a comfy sofa (settee in boatspeak) and a comfier bunk above the settee.
This is a 46-foot Nordhavn, built for long, slow, passages across great distances of open ocean. The 140-hp engine is marvelously fuel efficient and reliable. When we're at anchor or at a marina without power, we run most systems off our batteries. However, under those circumstances, we have a small generator that we run twice a day to recharge the batteries. When it's running, we have enough juice to operate the coffee maker, the waffle iron and other essential appliances.
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Black Friday 2011 Unboxing of my 17.5 inch HP Pavilion g7-1219wm Laptop (Part 1)21
I got this laptop from Walmart for 388 Thursday night, it would normally cost like 500 something. I waited in line for it for around 30 minutes, but it's worth the wait. This my first laptop! Now with the laptop, it runs Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), it comes with a good processor, it has a AMD Radeon graphics card inside. It comes with a 500 GB hard drive, 4.5 hours of battery life, I tried the webcam and it seems okay. My Review: I like the laptop but it plays games like Minecraft lags a lot than my older games, the webcam is kind of blurry when there is light nearby me and the hard drive holds a lot of stuff and it would be great for video making if I using Fraps to make videos on it. I like the keybord but in some laptops like this one, I know it comes with a keypad and it a good standard! I like the touchpad and I like the anti-touchpad feature when I press the button two times in that case if I using a mouse for my laptop.
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What was in my bag heading home on Friday
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Plus my Nikon CoolPix 3100.
Apple laptop hardware is officially dead to me
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This is my third MacBook wrist rest replacement. This is a picture, where you can see faint wrist rest stains after two hours of light use today. I just got my MacBook back from the repair shop.
The broken Bluetooth is fixed, and I have my new AC Adapter and Battery after the previous ones broke, but the wrist rest stains are back. Why can't Apple fix this fucking problem? I don't want to send in my machine every couple of weeks to get a new bit of plastic! (On the very small plus side, I get a nice new trackpad and keyboard every time they replace the wrist rests).
Please, go and vote for defective Apple MacBooks as the worst gadget of 2006 over at Engadget.
Related flickr posts from my trials with the MacBook.
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When hearing the word ice cream, our mind will lead directly to cold taste and tender texture. However, the ice cream offered at restaurant of the Inna Bali Denpasar is different. It tastes soft and tasty as well as be served in a special way. The menu is known as fried ice cream. The fried ice cream is one of the typical snacks at the restaurant other than French fries, cheese fried banana, crispy fried banana and assorted other snacks. "The fried ice cream is a new food product here. The menu is best suited eaten while relaxing or watching television, swimming, chatting and appropriately eaten after having meal," said Chef Nyoman Gede Semara.
The fried ice cream, he said, was made from the batter of fried banana, coarse flour, wheat flour, vanilla ice cream and strawberry ice cream. "Vanilla and strawberry ice cream are blended and rounded with the size of approximately larger than a golf ball. The ice cream mixture is then stored in the freezer for 24 hours until completely frozen," he explained. When it had been frozen, he added, the ice cream was scrolled in the flour, then fried dip in the batter of fried banana. After that, the ice cream was scrolled again in the coarse flour until being smooth. Then, the ice cream was wrapped by using aluminum foil and frozen again in the freezer. Ultimately, the ice cream was opened from the aluminum foil wrap and cooked until looking brownish, drained and halved. After that, the ice cream was ready to serve. Semara conveyed the fried ice cream at the Inna Bali was served on a white plate, with additional strawberries, strawberry sauce and rolled stick. "In addition to the fried ice cream, there is also a new herbal drink known as beras kencur made from aromatic ginger and rice that is good for health," he added. (BTN/ocha)
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Dana Mecum was a teenager when he started working in his father's small town Buick/Pontiac dealership in northern Illinois. At 22, Mecum opened his own used car dealership, specializing in Corvettes, Camaros and Chevelles. Then, in 1988, he launched a classic car auction business.
But that business might have appeared doomed from the start. Although none of the 250 cars offered on the grounds of the airport at Rockford, Illinois, was damaged, a tornado struck the airport during the event.
Undaunted -- and needing to raise money to pay off the bills from the weather-stricken inaugural auction -- Mecum came back with a second auction a year later. Finally, a year after that, his third annual sale was a success, and in 2012 Mecum Auctions celebrates its 25th anniversary season.
That celebration began in late January, at Kissimmee, Florida, where Mecum finally achieved a long-time dream of having 2000 vehicles cross the block at a single classic car auction. Impressively, 73 percent of those vehicles were hammered sold, and for a total just short of $60 million.
"We've come a long way from our first official auction at the Rockford Airport in 1988," Mecum has said. "Not being part of the old guard of collector car auctions, we soon developed our own clientele by offering Corvettes, Camaros and Chevelles [as well as the real reason for that first auction, to sell off the 25 classic cars Mecum had acquired in 1987 in a trade for several used tractor-trailer rigs] when the rest of the market was selling Packards and Model A's."
After staging as many as 28 auctions in a single year, Mecum decided to focus on fewer but more significant events. Three years ago, he challenged the big boys by staging an auction during the big classic car celebration in August at Monterey, California. Last year, Mecum held its inaugural event at Dallas. This year, the schedule shows 13 events, including one new venue, Houston, Texas.
Two of those 13 events focus not on classic cars but on collectible vintage farm tractors.
Those tractor sales will be held at Walworth, Wisconsin, where Mecum Auctions is establishing its new headquarters.
Mecum had been based at Rockford or later at his hometown, Marengo, Illinois, but three years ago he purchased a large building just north across the state line at Walworth, Wisconsin. The building formerly housed a grocery, but some $26.5 million has been budgeted to convert the former Spieglehoff's Pick'n Save grocery and grounds into Mecum Auctions' headquarters, complete with a classic car museum and a 1950's-style diner.
Plans also call for a major classic car auction at Walworth beginning in 2013.
Meanwhile, next up for Mecum are a 750-vehicle sale at Kansas City, a 600-car inaugural event at Houston, and the 200-tractor Gone Farmin' spring sale at Walworth.
Then comes the 25th Original Spring Classic Auction, originally held at the Rockford airport but since 2008 staged within the amazing setting of art-deco buildings at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
"We have a heavyweight championship competition going on within our company," said Christine Giovingo, Mecum's media relations coordinator. "The Original Spring Classic is the flagship event, so it has to be bigger than Kissimmee," where Mecum first met his goal of offering 2000 vehicles.
"We already have incredible cars consigned" at Indianapolis, Giovingo said, adding that the auction also will feature a huge Mecum Auctions historical display.
The Indy auction is May 15-20. A month later, June 22-23, comes Mecum's annual all-Corvettes auction at Bloomington Gold in the western Chicago suburb of St. Charles.
There's a sale June 22-23 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and then Mecum celebrates one of his personal passions with the annual Millers at Milwaukee gathering, which is both an auction and a reunion on The Milwaukee Mile race track for vintage Indy racing cars, especially those built by Brickyard legend Harry Miller.
How passionate is Mecum for such vehicles? He has a pair of Miller Indy racers parked inside his new Wisconsin office.
Already consigned to upcoming Mecum events...
Among vehicles consigned to upcoming Mecum Auctions are:
at Houston -- 25 cars from Sterling McCall's "Old Car Museum," including a 1931 Cadillac V12 roadster and 1936 Cadillac V16 sedan, and a 1957 Ford Thunderbird from Amos Minter's collection.
at Indianapolis -- A 1968 AMC Javelin raced at Bonneville by Craig Breedlove; Don Prudhomme's 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am funny car; a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 driven to 158.45 mph at Bonneville by Mickey Thompson.
at Monterey -- 71 motorcycles from Gary Kohs' MV Agusta Collection will be offered as a single lot. The bikes range from a 1946 MV 98 "3 Volocita" racer to a 2007 MV F4 1000/312 Bonneville and include the 1953-54 125 Grand Prix racer that won the Isle of Man TT.
"It is essentially a complete museum exhibit poised for showcasing MV Agusta's mark of excellence that can be displayed in less than 5,000 square feet of space," said Gavin Trippe, Mecum motorcycle division manager, who added that every model of motorcycle, race bike, scooter and agricultural tricycle fro the MV factory is included.
"This is not just a collection of motorcycles, this is a collection of art," said Kohs, who has spent years assembling examples from Count Giovanni Agusta, the so-called Ferrari of the motorcycle world. "I'm thrilled that Dana Mecum and his staff agree that keeping it together as one is so important."
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|Hackensack, N.J.
|High School:
|Bergen Academies
Fall 2010
Listed at No. 23 in the Preseason ITA Singles Rankings ... Also ranked No. 38 in doubles with Nina Pantic ... Was 3-3 in fall singles action ... Played in the main draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, falling in the opening round ... Reached the semifinals of the back draw ... Also advanced to the round of 16 at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships ... Quarterfinalist in doubles (w/Pamela Montez) at the Regionals.
Earned All-America honors in singles ... Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selection ... Reached the round of 16 in singles at the NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. ... Finished the season listed at No. 35 in the Final ITA Singles Rankings ... Ended the year with an 18-9 overall singles record, including a 15-7 record in dual matches ... Played primarily at the No. 2 position, going 11-5 ... Was also 1-0 at the No. 1 position and 3-2 at the No. 3 spot ... Owned a winning record against ranked opponents (9-8) ... Highest ranked win on the year came over No. 10 Marina Cossou of Cal (6-2, 6-3) in a dual match on Feb. 13 ... Owned a 16-2 overall doubles record ... Teamed primarily with Nina Pantic, going 10-9 at the No. 2 position ... The duo also went 2-0 at the No. 1 spot ... They climbed as high as No. 77 in the ITA Doubles Rankings ... Did not compete in the fall after transferring from Georgia Tech ... Became eligible to compete in January.
2008-09 (at Georgia Tech)
Named to the 2009 All-ACC team after earning a 16-8 mark during the dual-match season and was 9-2 against conference opponents ... Helped Tech to its fifth straight NCAA Round of 16 appearance ... Qualified for the NCAA Individual Tournament in singles and doubles ... Defeated eventual NCAA Singles finalist Laura Vallverdu of Miami, 7-5, 6-3, at the No. 2 spot in the lineup during the regular season ... Teamed with Christy Striplin for a 26-16 overall mark and finished 13-11 during the dual-match season ... Finished with a 9-4 singles record during the fall ... Defeated No. 33 Yvette Hyndman of Georgia ... In doubles, teamed with Striplin, reaching the finals of the South Region Championships before falling to the nation's No. 6 team from Florida ... Closed out the fall season ranked No. 15 in the ITA South Region Rankings and No. 7 in doubles (with Christy Striplin).
2007-08 (at Georgia Tech)
Notched 25 singles and 28 doubles victories in her first season on the Flats ... Posted a 16-7 singles record in dual matches while going 21-6 in doubles ... Had a 5-2 singles record against ranked opponents ... Went 7-1 in singles and had a 9-2 doubles record in ACC matches ... Notched a thrilling three-set match over Ania Rynarzewska to help clinch a 4-3 win for Georgia Tech at Florida State ... Tied the Yellow Jackets' semifinal match against Stanford with a straight-set win against 58th-ranked Carolyn McVeigh at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships ... Posted a 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-1 victory over No. 22 Monika Dancevic in the first round of the ITA South Region Championships ... Advanced to the singles final at the Seminole Invitational in her last tournament of the fall ... Teamed with Whitney McCray to rally from a 1-6 deficit against Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to win a 9-7 match, giving Tech the doubles point ... Partnered with Christy Striplin to post a 9-8 (7) tiebreaker win against Stanford's Jessica Nguyen and Lindsay Burdette at the ITA All-American Championships ... Finished the season with records of 25-11 in singles and 28-11 in doubles ... Reached as high as No. 56 in the singles rankings in her first season at Georgia Tech.
High School / Juniors
A TennisRecruiting.net Blue Chip recruit ... Ranked the No. 10 player in the nation according to the final rankings on TennisRecruiting.net ... Reached as high as No. 6 in the junior tennis recruiting rankings ... The National Open Champion, Copper Bowl Champion and champion of five sectional events ... Played her first two years at Bergen Academies before concluding her high school studies at Laurel Springs ... Played No. 1 singles and earned two letters at Bergen Academies ... Earned Player of the Year, first-team all-state, all-county and league champion at Bergen Academies ... Went 23-2 as a freshman and 21-1 her sophomore year ... Won 18-consecutive USTA matches as a junior, including capturing two tournament titles without dropping a set ... Four year-member of the Honor Roll ... Also a member of Skills USA and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Full name is Noelle Valerie Hickey ... Born December 5, 1988 ... Daughter of Valerie Hickey ...Has one sister, Bethany Ann Hickey, who graduated from Rutgers University ... Enjoys reading and practicing in her spare time ... Majoring in History.


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Dodgers Press Releases
Dodgers select contract of Brock Stewart, place Kiké Hernández on DL
The Los Angeles Dodgers today selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Brock Stewart (#51) from Triple-A Oklahoma City. In corresponding moves, the Dodgers placed infielder/outfielder Kiké Hernández on the disabled list with left ribcage inflammation (retroactive to June 28) and transferred left-handed pitcher Alex Wood to the 60-day DL (left posterior elbow soreness).
The Los Angeles Dodgers will salute the tri-MVPs of the 1981 World Championship-Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager-at the annual Dodgers' Old-Timers Game on Saturday, July 2 prior to the Dodgers-Colorado Rockies game.
Dodgers sign Will Venable
The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced the signing of outfielder Will Venable (#25) to a one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION PRESENTS 2nd ANNUAL BLUE DIAMOND GALA
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) announced today its second annual Blue Diamond Gala will feature an exclusive concert by multi-Grammy Award®-winning rock band Fleetwood Mac, which will be the group's only public performance for 2016. The gala will also honor legendary Dodger broadcaster and Hall of Famer Vin Scully. This year's event, presented by the Los Angeles Dodgers' ownership group, will be an intimate evening with the Dodger players and coaches taking place Thursday, July 28 at Dodger Stadium. For tickets and information, please visit www.dodgers.com/gala.
Dodgers option Montas
The Los Angeles Dodgers today reinstated right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas (rib resection surgery) from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Dodgers Announce Selections From Third Day of 2016 Draft
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced their final 30 picks from the third day of the 2016 Draft.
Dodgers Announce Selections From Second Day of 2016 Draft
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced their eight selections from the second day of the 2016 Draft, picking Northwest (TX) High School right-hander Dustin May (third round), Western Nevada Community College outfielder Donald "DJ" Peters (fourth round), San Jacinto College-North left-hander Devin Smeltzer (fifth round), University of Mississippi shortstop Errol Robinson (sixth round), Lake Erie College outfielder Luke Raley (seventh round), High Point University right-hander Andre Scrubb (eighth round), Saint Mary's College right-hander Anthony Gonsolin (ninth round) and University of Maryland, Baltimore County shortstop Kevin Lachance (10th round).
Dodgers Announce Selections From First Day of 2016 Draft
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced their first four selections in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, picking Indian Trail High School (Kenosha, WI) shortstop Gavin Lux with their first pick (20th overall), University of Louisville catcher Will Smith with their second selection in the first round (No. 32nd overall, compensation pick for Zack Greinke), Vanderbilt University right-handed pitcher Jordan Sheffield in Compensation Round A (No. 36 overall, compensation pick for Kyle Funkhouser) and Santa Clara University right-handed pitcher Mitchell White in the second round (65th overall).
Dodgers Select Gavin Lux With 20th Overall Selection of 2016 Draft
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers today selected Indian Trail High School (Kenosha, WI) shortstop Gavin Lux with their first pick (20th overall) in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft.


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On February 18, 2014 anime and manga publisher Viz Media will release the first volume of its latest action-packed manga series, "Gangsta.", and they provided us with the opportunity to check out this exciting series from Kohske.
"Gangsta." follows the journey of Worick Arcangelo and Nicolas Brown, two "handymen" living in the city of Ergastulum, where gangs rule and the cops spend most of their time cleaning up their messes. As handymen, Nicolas and Worick take on jobs that neither the gangs or cops will handle, often leaving a trail of blood in their wake.
The series begins with Worick and Nicolas taking on a job to wipe out every last member of a new gang that is muscling their way into one of the major crew's territories. The job goes relatively smooth until the end, when the two decide that instead of getting rid of everyone they are going to take in Alex Benedetto, a prostitute that has been working under the gang's now deceased leader.
Though their clients aren't too happy, Alex begins to adjust to her new life living with Worick and Nicolas, answering their phone and trying to avoid letting Worick get handsy in his sleep. Though Alex seems to be adapting well and getting to know her new friends, despite warnings from those around her to leave before things get too dangerous, there is something off about Nicolas, aside from him being deadly with a sword and deaf.
In their next major job, Alex gets to see first hand just what kind of a beast Nicolas can really be, as they are called in by Dr. Theo to help deal with another gang, this time using a powerful mercenary known throughout Ergastulum as a "tag". Nicolas is a "tag" as well, and though their showdown is impressive, the mystery surrounding the tags is what has Alex worried. Worick and Nicolas may have other problems however, as the end of the volume hints at plenty of more problems coming their way.
The story of "Gangsta." is actually really interesting, it doesn't totally feel original, but at the same time the characters and their interactions keep things feeling fresh. Though it might feel a little similar, the story is still great and after reading the first volume I'm even more interested to see where things go with the "tags" and what will happen with Alex as she learns more about Worick and Nicolas' pasts.
The series does have its drawbacks however, there are a lot of lingering questions after the first volume, but it makes sense that main story elements are only hinted at early on. The brisk pace of the story also feels like it might move a little too fast at times, but in this case it is better than if it had been slow and dragged on.
Visually the manga has a nice look to it, the cover features an image of a scowling Nicolas and Worick with his back turned, while the back has Nicolas facing the opposite direction and Worick posing. Inside, the manga's artwork is fairly detailed and the characters are all drawn well, especially Worick and Nicolas, who both have a good blend of pretty boy and tough guy. A lot of the focus seems to be on the facial expressions of the characters, which might be able to get the story across, even without the dialog.
As far as the text goes, the translations are all clear and have a good flow. It is also large enough to be read without difficulty and the dialog boxes don't get in the way. It did take some getting used to with Nicolas' black boxes for sign language and the shaky looking text when he actually does talk, but it fits well.
Overall, "Gangsta." is among my favorite reads for the start of this year. The manga has a perfect blend of action and story, delivering an engaging journey that draws readers in and with the light comedy added, the series never feels like it gets too serious, even when things get crazy. Worick and Nicolas also make for great anti-heroes, in a city filled with crime they aren't exactly angels among demons, they are just as violent and deadly as their counterparts, but they still manage to be likable characters.
If you enjoyed series like "Jormungand" and "Black Lagoon", then "Gangsta." should definitely be the next manga on your reading list.
Gangsta. Vol 1
Publisher: Viz Media (Viz Signature)
Story and Art: Kohske
Number of Pages: 192
Age Rating: Mature
Release Date: February 18, 2014
(A review copy of "Gangsta." Vol. 1 was provided by Viz Media.)


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CLEVELAND — The Indians finished their portion of the Progressive Field schedule in style Wednesday.
In a doubleheader that accounted for the final two home games of the season, Cleveland swept Central Division rival Detroit, shutting out the Tigers 4-0 in the opening game, before completing the sweep via a 4-3 victory in the nightcap.
The Indians have won six straight games to equal their season high in the department. "It was a great homestand, especially with the way we finished it off today," said Cleveland manager Manny Acta, whose club went 6-1 in the final homestand of the season. "I thought it was special for us and the fans. We wanted to finish that way. I think our fans deserved that, so they can wind up with a good taste in their mouth."
More photos below.
The Indians won Game 1 behind the pitching of Mitch Talbot and the offense of Shin-Shoo Choo and Travis Hafner.
Talbot tossed seven scoreless innings, while allowing five hits and striking out five without a walk. Hafner and Choo both hit two-run home runs, combining for five of their team's nine hits. "Mitch set the tone for us," Acta said. "He was just very good from the get-go. He was in command the whole time. He gave us the opportunity to let our middle of the order produce."
It was a positive finish to an otherwise disappointing second half for Talbot, who spent time on the disabled list and posted just two wins after June 27.
"To finish off the season like this on a good note is great," said Talbot, who was a rookie of the year candidate after starting the season at 5-2. "That's what you think about when you're driving home or sitting on the couch after the season."
Talbot finished the year with a 10-13 record and 4.41 ERA in 28 starts.
"A good start like that was good for him, since he struggled in the second half," Acta said. "He won double digits in the big leagues in his first year as a starter. That's not too shabby."
Choo, Cleveland's most productive hitter, has been steady all season, but Hafner has turned it on after a disappointing first half. He is batting .331 (49-for-148) in 42 games since the All-Star break.
"I feel like I've swung the bat better in the second half," Hafner said. "I'm just trying to be more consistent. You want to finish the season strong and have something to build on in the offseason."
The Indians beat one of the American League's best starting pitchers, Justin Verlander, in the second game.
Trailing 3-1 after three innings, Cleveland closed to within a run on an RBI single from Jayson Nix in the fourth before scoring twice in the fifth to forge ahead for good.
The game-winning run scored on a squeeze bunt from Trevor Crowe that scored Michael Brantley. Crowe got the bunt down on a pitch that was outside and up at his head.
"We had a tough challenge in Verlander," Acta said. "We had to do what we had to do to score and get ahead in the game. Crowe deserves a lot of credit. It was a tough, tough pitch to bunt. It's probably the most exciting play in the game."
Josh Tomlin started for the Indians against Verlander, allowing three runs on nine hits over five innings. The right-hander pitched at least five innings in each of his 12 starts this season, joining Steve Dunning as the only two Cleveland pitchers since 1920 to log five innings in each of their first 12 major league starts.
Cleveland's victories evened the season series between the two teams at 9-9, both clubs going 8-1 at home.
Shelley Duncan stole second in the eighth inning of Game 2, accounting for the first stolen base of his career.
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- Craig Israel
- Cleveland, OH
- 216-382-1287
- sernickolas {at} yahoo {dot} com
- Elevated by: Ragnvaldr & Arabella I
- Date of elevation: 17 Jul, 1999
Count (A.S. 51)
Order of the Royal Vanguard (A.S. 45)
Award of the Dragon's Teeth (A.S. 41--Belted Champions)
Award of the Purple Fret (A.S. 41)
Award of the Dragon's Teeth (A.S. 37--Barony of the Cleftlands Battle Unit)
Award of the Purple Fret (A.S. 35)
Order of Chivarly - Knight (A.S. 34)
Award of the Dragon's Teeth (A.S. 32--Pennsic XXVI Unbelted Champions Team)
Middle Marches Baronial Champion (A.S. 32)
Order of the Dragon's Tooth (A.S. 32)
Order of the Red Company (A.S. 31--retired)
Award of the Doe's Grace (A.S. 27)
Order of the Golden Affodil (A.S. 27--Middle Marches award for courtesy)
Order of the Watchful Tower (A.S. 26--Middle Marches award for service)
Award of Arms (April 21, 1990--A.S. 24)
At all times, I fight to preserve the honor of my beautiful and amazingly talented wife, Mistress Serena Kimbalwyke.
"Ser" is an alternative spelling of "Sir" for Rus personas.This title was formerly approved by the College of Heralds, who have since changed their minds and told me it is not approved.
I was Tzar.


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I can't wait to see your entries. If you have any questions, you can email me at carly [at] thecollegeprepster [dot] com.
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Of course, I'm a blog follower. Also following VV on Twitter and I liked on Facebook!
Here is my set: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=33126146
Thanks so much for the contest!
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This was my first time making my own Polyvore and I love it!!
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Thanks for the great offer. XOXO, Alyssa
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4. Already a blog follower!
Thanks for such a fun blog!
Oh no! I accidently posted the wrong link in my last post! I was checking out the other girls entries and must of accidently copied and pasted that link in. This post is the CORRECT one
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2. Following Vineyard Vines on twitter.
3. Following VIneyard VInes on FB
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Thanks again Carly! xo
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I follow you, of course.
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I had never used Polyvore before, it was so much fun! Thanks for the great contest!
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Love your blog so much (:
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PS: I'm officially addicted to Polyvore...I'll be doing this all night!
Hey Carly!
1) Here is my polyvore:
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4) I am so happy about this competition! I LOVE VV and love following your blog!!
:) ciao!
I follow your blog!
I follow VV on Facebook!
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Can't wait to hear about the winner!
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3. I follow them on twitter.
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Can't wait to see everyone's entries!
Why can't I enter my profile???
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Hi Carly - please remove the previous post under "JaniceL" - I messed my Polyvore up a bit, and it won't let me log in! So, I had to create another acct.
Also -I can't post as myself on ANY blog! I wonder why.....stupid computers!
Thanks -I didn't want to enter twice!!
I "like" on Facebook (Hannah Travis)
I follow on Twitter (@hannahetravis)
I love this tote! I may be allergic to shellfish but that doesn't mean I can't wear one one a tote :)
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http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=33180181 Here is the link for my "Vineyard Vines Family Fourth of July"
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You can give 20 likes to her if possible. I am not entering.
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Hi Carly, I already posted my set, but I just added my blog title to it, so if you could post this one instead? If not, it's okay!
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2. Followed and Liked VV on FB and Twitter!
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