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Is it just me or has the number of good old fashioned slugfests at Wrigley Field dwindled in recent years? Even throwing out the fact that this year's Cubs couldn't hold up their end of one, my sense is that there are lots less of the 10-9, 11-7, 14-10 type scores that used to tax the old green abacus on a regular basis once the summer wind started to blow out of the south.
Who else listened to or saw the Cub-Phillie classic that I think was 8-7 after one and ended 23-22? I remember moaning that the Cubs were the only team that could put up 22 and still get beat.

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ABU Bakar Bashir has endorsed the deadly work of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorist, Noordin Top, saying Allah would protect him in his fight for Islam.
The fanatical Muslim cleric, who is the spiritual adviser to the al-Mukmin Islamic school for children on the outskirts of Solo, in central Java, said if the victims of the J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton suicide bombings had ever held any thoughts against Islam, they deserved to die.
Bashir refused to condemn the suicide bombings, saying the use of terror was justified in the war against infidels, or non-Muslims.
Bashir was convicted and jailed for inciting terrorism in relation to the 2002 Bali bombings and has not since moderated his views.
He is seen as the spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiah, and while he is deeply unpopular in Indonesia, he carries dangerous influence that marks him as more than a mere ranting eccentric. The 1000 boys and 1000 girls who board at the al-Mukmin school he co-founded are taught predominantly in Arabic, and are indoctrinated to his views from kindergarten through to their leaving certificate.
Bashir regularly travels across Java to other pesantrens, or Islamic schools, to speak, although on Tuesday, in the east Java town of Malang, Indonesian police reportedly banned him from giving a public lecture.
Yesterday, Bashir attacked the Australian, US and Indonesian governments. "The main cause of this disaster (the bombings) is the Indonesian government, which undermines the supremacy of Islamic law.
"This (terror) will not end until the government follows the right path."
Asked by The Australian whether he felt any sadness for the seven victims of the suicide bombings, Bashir said: "What makes me sad about the bombings was that it involved innocent people being killed.
"People such as women and children who are not involved in the fight against Muslims should not be killed.
"But the problem is we don't know for sure that the victims weren't involved in the fight against Islam. Even the thought of fighting against Islam is involvement. Everyone that thinks like that is allowed to be killed."
Fifteen of his former students are said to have been directly involved in acts of terror across the region.
Asked if he was embarrassed by this, Bashir said: "There are no Muslim terrorists. The terrorists are the CIA, the Americans and the Australians. They're the ones who terrorise Muslims.
"The Australians are making a fuss about their victims, but when it comes to Muslim victims they don't say anything about it."
One of those former students is Nur Said, who many thought was one of the hotel suicide bombers. While DNA tests from the bombers' bodies at both sites have ruled him out, there remains a view that he may have been Noordin Top's second-in-command in the operation.
In the little hillside village of Katekan, northwest of Jogjakarta, famed for its tobacco, a media crew said it had been staking out Nur Said's parents' home for days but they had gone into hiding.
Bashir said he had never met Nur Said.
Speaking within the grounds of the al-Mukmin school, where students studied a noticeboard with newspaper accounts of the attacks, Bashir was asked whether Noordin Top, who used the school as his main recruitment ground, should be apprehended.
"If Noordin M.Top has bad intentions, then he should be apprehended," said Bashir. "If he is right, then Allah will protect him. What I know about Noordin M.Top is that he is a Malaysian who fights to defend Islam."
Bashir claimed it was not Muslim terrorists who conducted the suicide bombings. "The person who bombed the Marriott is probably influenced by the CIA, which is an enemy of Islam. It will do anything to discredit and destroy Islam in Indonesia.
"In my opinion, acts of bombing are only allowed after one declares war against infidels. Such as al-Qa'ida, which has declared war on America. Go ahead (and bomb).
"I'm not saying the (Marriott and Ritz) bombers are wrong, they could have been right." But he would prefer if there was a formal declaration of jihad before targets were attacked.
Students and teachers call Bashir "Pak Ustad", meaning senior teacher. One teacher, Syehuddin, said he had no problem with the school's record of producing terrorists.
"Even though terrorists radiated from here, they also come from other places. Foreign intervention leads to all the attention on this school."
The school previously ran to university level but has since dropped off. Syehuddin would not say why this was, but it seems an al-Mukmin degree is no longer regarded as something you'd want on your CV.
Teachers claim they teach the origins of the various interpretations of the Koran and let students decide for themselves.
Bashir, who lives within the school grounds, said: "The connections between al-Mukmin and the Marriott bombing is just an allegation.
"My war is to promote Islam through preaching. God willing, if the (Indonesian) government can return to the Islamic way, we can fight the Americans because those kafirs (non-Muslims) are weak. God willing, the jihadists will prevail."
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BELPRE - More than 150 community members and leaders joined together Monday to honor those who gave their lives serving in the United States Military during the annual Belpre Memorial Day ceremony at Leavitt Funeral Home of Belpre.
The program, organized by American Legion Post 495 and the Ladies Auxiliary, began with a moment of silence for the POWs and MIAs and featured a laying of a wreath, a rifle salute and the playing of "Taps."
"May our prayers always be for peace and brotherhood," said Post 495 Chaplain Bob McDonald. "We pray for our brothers who sleep under the sod and those under the sea; may their spirits know we are always praying for them."
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Glenn Hickman, past National Vice Commander of the American Legion, speaks during the Belpre Memorial Day program in front of Leavitt Funeral Home of Belpre on Monday morning.
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A pair of combat boots, rifle, helmet and dog tags were on display to represent those lost in military combat during the annual Belpre Memorial Day program at Leavitt Funeral Home of Belpre on Monday.
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Members of American Legion Post 495 in Belpre perform a rifle salute Monday in front of Leavitt Funeral Home of Belpre during the annual Belpre Memorial Day program.
Post Commander Bill Harpold listed the number of soldiers killed in action since April 19, 1775 - the beginning of the American Revolutionary War - with which conflict, skirmish or war that lost the most per century.
"While there have been more than a million servicemen and women killed in the past 239 years and most of them buried around the world, there is no running count of how many Americans have been lost at sea," Harpold added.
Belpre Mayor Mike Lorentz said he does see a difference from Memorial Day to Memorial Day, throughout each year.
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* More than 100 community members and leaders attended the annual Belpre Memorial Day program at Leavitt Funeral Home of Belpre on Monday.
* The annual program was organized by American Legion Post 495 and the Ladies Auxiliary in Belpre and featured a laying of a wreath, a rifle salute and the playing of "Taps."
"In the past two weeks, our American Legion has honored 13 students who have chosen to go into the military," Lorentz said. "This proves volunteerism is alive and well in Belpre and let's never forget where we would be, or where this country would be without volunteerism, no matter how you look at it."
This year's keynote speaker was past National Vice Commander of the American Legion Glenn Hickman, who lives in Columbus.
"We remember those who are no longer with us because they sacrificed for our freedoms," Hickman said. "And we continue to lose heroes every day, so it is fitting we have a day like this.
"Americans must remember freedom is not free because fallen heroes have given their lives," he added.
The program was held in front of the funeral home, predominately in the shade of the building's new addition, beside the flagpole and veterans memorial. The pole, surrounded by bricks with each military person whose service has been held at the facility since 1983, was dedicated during the 2007 Memorial Day ceremony.
Following the ceremony, lunch was served in the post at 100 Washington Boulevard, below the Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge.


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Join us for a truly unique holiday experience of music and dance from the Renaissance as we present A Renaissance Christmas with Renaissonics.
Renaissance music lives in the robust performances of Renaissonics. Simultaneously historical and contemporary in its approach, the group plays as musicians of the era played --vigorously and improvisationally. Renaissonics' stylish performances allow audiences to experience the elegance and excitement of Renaissance music as it was intended to be heard. You'll experience the eight musicians performing on lute, harp, percussion, violin, cello, recorders,crumhorn, pipe and tabor; and two dancers, providing a unique glimpse into the festive traditions of the past.
Music of the past is suddenly music of today. Virtuoso solos, chamber music, dance music and dazzling improvisations combine in a program that joyously bridges the gap between the artistic and pop. Renaissonics is a unique blend of members, all of whom are internationally recognized soloists, dance musicians, and improvisors. Their playing vibrantly blends this extensive expertise into performances that are continually original. Renaissonics is the resident ensemble for the Historical Dance Foundation's annual International Early Dance Institute.
RENAISSONICS is acknowledged as a leading ensemble of Renaissance Chamber Music, Dance Music, and Improvisation. They have appeared at the Festival Cenomanies in Le Mans, France; Musique en Catalogne Romaine, Perpignan, France; and may be heard on Ken Burn's PBS Documentary "The West". They were a featured ensemble for the Christmas Revels where they performed for a public of over 15,000 and for Early Music America's Star Spangled Season. Other appearances include the Boston Early Music Festival, the Cambridge Society for Early Music's International Candlelight Concerts, the Castle Hill Pop Music Series, the Indianapolis Early Music Festival, the New England Conservatory of Music's Improvisation Festival, Plimouth Plantation, and at Boston's First Night Celebration. RENAISSONICS is the resident ensemble of the Killington Vermont Shakespeare Festival.
Major collaborations have included performances with Hollywood star Michael York, Bolivian Music Ensemble Sumaj Chasquis, and renowned jazz drummer Bob Moses, and Latin Music stars Sol Y Canto. Their newest CD 'Carols for Dancing' was produced in collaboration with WGBH Public Radio. RENAISSONICS is also the featured ensemble in WGBH's nationally syndicated Sound and Spirit program Carols for Dancing.
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NEW BEDFORD — A Foxwoods proposal to build a resort casino in the SouthCoast has shifted its focus from Fall River to New Bedford, according to a report in The Standard-Times.
Citing unnamed sources, the newspaper said Foxwoods and its investment group, Crossroads Massachusetts LLC, believe Fall River sites are unsuitable and are now in negotiations with New Bedford to build on the site of the Whaling City Golf Course. Owned by the city, the golf course could only be conveyed to Foxwoods through a public bidding process, newspaper sources said.
Developer KG Urban Enterprises also has an active casino proposal for New Bedford.
In his comments, Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan denied the city's negotiations with Foxwoods have ended.
Foxwoods announced plans to build a resort casino at the New Harbour Mall in Fall River in March. But last month, Flanagan said Foxwoods hoped to find 120 acres of city waterfront property to expand the project.
At this stage, the Southeastern Massachusetts casino license can only be issued to KG Urban or an applicant, such as Foxwoods, that has been rejected for the slots parlor license or a casino license in another region, The Standard-Times reported.
The next license application deadline has been tentatively set for Sept. 23 for the region, with the license being awarded no sooner than February 2015.
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"They weren't just dealing with the legacy of oppressive ideas about femininity and womanhood in Ireland at the time. They confronted how difficult it was to be Irish in London."
They also confronted their own community's expectations about how women should behave.
The center became the place where they thrashed all that out. It worked."
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Engraved Stones Offer Opportunity to Honor Loved Ones
Stone Path is located in the Healing Garden at Franklin Memorial Hospital
May 23, 2014
The Franklin Memorial Auxiliary is reminding residents of the opportunity to purchase an engraved stone for the hospital's Memorial Stone Path in the Healing Garden. Each engraved stone becomes a permanent part of the Healing Garden as a lasting memorial to a loved one or friend.
The healing garden, located between the hospital and the Franklin Health Medical Arts Center, consists of colorful flowers among the stately pines and small pond offering a serene setting for visitors, patients, and staff. A variety of vibrant perennials provide flowers in bloom throughout the season and the soothing sound of a trickling brook adds to the peaceful haven.
The cost of each engraved stone is $50. Proceeds support the Franklin Memorial Auxiliary—which in addition to this fundraiser—plans many activities and special events to raise thousands of dollars annually to support Franklin Memorial Hospital.
"This is an opportunity to remember loved ones who have passed on," said Shannon Smith, an Auxiliary member and chair of the Memorial Stone Path committee. "It's also a chance to honor those special people in our lives who are still with us."
Auxiliary member Emily Floyd has purchased several stones. "Franklin Memorial Hospital has meant so much to our family," said Floyd. "To purchase stones to remember friends and family and become a permanent part of this garden was the right thing to do."
Brochures with ordering information for the Memorial Stone Path are available in the hospital's front lobby, and in the connecting corridor between the hospital and medical arts center. For additional information, contact Smith at 778-4726.
The FMH Auxiliary's mission is to promote the spirit of service to the patients that Franklin Memorial Hospital serves. Auxiliary gifts over the years have benefited patients, staff, and the community in many ways.
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- Commercial Date: 1963
Cowans Ford Hydro Station is located in Huntersville, N.C., approximately 20 miles north of Charlotte on Lake Norman. It is the largest conventional hydro station owned by Duke Energy.
Three units began generating electricity in 1963, with a fourth unit beginning operation in 1967.
Cowans Ford Dam created Lake Norman, the largest man-made body of fresh water in North Carolina. The lake provides a dependable supply of water to Lincoln County and the communities of Davidson, Mooresville, Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Huntersville.
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I contacted the CEO of Insight through e-mails and thought that this problem was finally resolved; but to no avail. I was called yet, by another local representative, Lisa Johnson, and told that ...again, the check was in the mail on 2 different occasions but it has yet to find its way to my mailbox.
This has been over 3 weeks now and I don't seem to comprehend the difficulty in returning someone's own money.
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With so much attention focused on Syria, it is important that we don't lose sight of just how badly the situation in Afghanistan is limping toward a final resolution. There is a report ToloNews website this morning on a memorial service that was held yesterday in Kabul. It's not clear why the service was held yesterday (the anniversary of the US invasion isn't until early October), but the service was described as honoring both foreign and Afghan soldiers who have fallen in the war. While the words attributed to Dunford were simple enough in deploring terrorism, the quotes attributed to Afghan figures were appalling in their attempts to use a solemn occasion to shill for what their US military handlers want in the coming months:
Highlighting on the importance of support from the international community post-2014, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) requested the international community to continue assisting the Afghan forces by providing equipment and proper training post-2014.
The battle of Afghanistan against terrorism has seen some big sacrifices in terms of military and civilian casualties. Over the past 12 years, since the beginning of the Afghan war, over 3,000 foreign soldiers and over 10,000 Afghan soldiers have lost their lives.
The foreign forces' combat mission is scheduled to end in the next few months, but a greater question looms large with regard to how effective has the fight against terrorism been over the past 12 years?
In light of this, Bismillah Mohammadi, the Minister of Defence expressed concerns over the training and equipping of the Afghan Security Forces post-2014. Mr. Mohammadi urged the international community to continue assisting the Afghan forces beyond 2014.
"We urge the international community to equip and train the Afghan Security Forces post- 2014," said Mr. Mohammadi.
And how well is all that "training" going? Pretty much as we saw before. Despite massive efforts by the US to re-screen Afghan personnel in the military and to decrease the number of interaction points between Afghan recruits and their trainers, there was another green on blue killing on Saturday. From ToloNews:
"Three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members died when an individual wearing an Afghan National Security Forces uniform shot them in eastern Afghanistan today," a statement from the coalition said.
A US defence official confirmed to AFP that the three victims were from the United States.
An Afghan official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that the attack happened during a training session in the insurgency-hit province of Paktia.
The Afghan soldier opened fire on US soldiers, killing two on the spot, he said. A third later died of his wounds.
The attacker was killed when Americans and Afghan soldiers returned fire.
The article, which originally comes from AFP, lists the various programs the US has put into place in response to green on blue killings. By listing these programs in such proximity, we can see how they are self-contradictory:
There have been seven "insider attacks" this year against coalition forces, compared with 48 in 2012. ISAF officials say the decline has been due to better vetting, counter-intelligence and cultural awareness.
Foreign soldiers working with Afghan forces are regularly watched over by so-called "guardian angel" troops to provide protection from their supposed allies.
The military really wants us to believe that they have finally learned cultural awareness and that they have put into place appropriate screening and counterintelligence processes that will eliminate threats. And those programs are working so well that the military now assigns soldiers to act as armed guards during training sessions.
Hidden in a Khaama Press article today about a Taliban attack that killed eleven Afghan border police, we learn that there was an insider killing in an Afghan Local Police unit: Continue reading
At the height of the green on blue killing outbreak, one aspect that stood out was that the attackers often had access to Afghan military and police uniforms whether they were actual members of these groups or not. As the Taliban shift their targets this year to attacking the Afghan military and government, it appears that the tactic of attackers disguising themselves in official uniforms is continuing. Today, there was a major attack on a court complex (and a nearby bank office) where Taliban attackers were wearing Afghan National Army Uniforms.
From the New York Times:
A group of eight Taliban insurgents dressed in Afghan Army uniforms staged a complex assault on a provincial government compound in Western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, killing at least six officials and civilians and seizing several hostages in one of the buildings, officials and witnesses said.
Officials said that the violence in Farah began after insurgents detonated a Ford Ranger laden with explosives near the entrance of the government compound. Government officials said the Taliban seized the second floor of the provincial court building, which is near the offices of the mayor, prosecutor and the governor, among other officials.
In addition to the at least six people killed in the attack, roughly 75 others were wounded, including women and children, according to hospital officials. Shah Mohammad Noor, head of the regional Court for western Afghanistan, said four of the attackers had been killed so far.
"The firefight is still ongoing," said Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, the governor of Farah province. "The terrorists are still resisting."
We learn from Reuters that the timing of the attack was not random, as the court proceedings going on at the time were specifically targeted:
Five militants stormed a court in Afghanistan on Wednesday where Taliban insurgents were standing trial, killing seven people and wounding 75, officials said.
At least one of the attackers blew himself up and a gun battle between Afghan security forces and an insurgent holed up inside the court was going on in the capital of the western province of Farah, near the Iranian border, said provincial deputy governor Mohammad Younis Rasouli.
"They stormed the court as a trial was being held to convict 10 Taliban fighters," he told Reuters, adding that four civilians and three members of the security forces were killed.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message to media, spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said, adding that the insurgents standing trial had been freed in the attack.
I suppose there could be a language or translation issue here, but the matter of fact statement that the "trial was being held to convict 10 Taliban fighters" kind of stands out here as not quite in line with the usual concept of a criminal court proceeding. The willingness of a Taliban spokesman to attach his name to a text claiming credit for the attack while it was still onging is also pretty stunning in its own right.
ToloNews adds that a bank was targeted along with the courthouse:
Several gunmen have launched a coordinated attack on a court building and a private bank branch in western Farah province, killing at least six people and wounding more than 70 others on Wednesday morning, officials said.
Two gunmen, wearing Afghan National Army's uniform, entered the primary court building and two others managed their way into the provincial branch of New Kabul Bank.
Extra forces have been deployed to gun-down the insurgents.
And AFP (via Dawn) informs us that the Taliban were so open in taking credit for the attack that they even posted it on their website:
Taliban militants fighting the US-backed central government immediately claimed they were behind the attack.
"Our fighters attacked several government buildings in Farah according to their planned tactic. They conducted the attack with small arms and grenades," the group said on its website.
The battle for the hearts and minds of the Afghan public now appears to be between the Afghan government and the Taliban with the US (and NATO) in the process of becoming more spectators than participants.
The Afghan Local Police program was a centerpiece of David Petraeus' counterinsurgency (COIN) program in Afghanistan when he took over command after Stanley McChyrstal was fired. The program came under extreme scrutiny this week when Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for the expulsion of US Special Operations forces from the province of Maidan Wardak after repeated reports of atrocities carried out by forces claiming to be allied with ALP forces trained by SOF. Today, there is further bad news for the ALP program, as seventeen people have been killed at an ALP post in what appears to be an insider attack. Since the attack occurred early this morning, it should be kept in mind that information is still coming in regarding the details of what took place. Today's attack was in Ghazni province, which is adjacent to Wardak, as seen in the map here.
Back in September, training of ALP was the first program suspended due to insider attacks. The (delayed by the elections from October) December 2012 "Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan" (pdf) informed us that the re-screening of ALP was already moving quickly by then:
To mitigate the risk of insider threats, SOJTF-A has taken active measures to re-validate all 16,474 ALP personnel. This revalidation process is currently 52 percent complete, with less than one percent removed due to nefarious activities or counter-intelligence concerns. This process, which is currently ongoing, is very similar in design to our initial screening/validation methodology. It begins at the local level by conducting shuras and intimately involving local elders, who must vouch for each ALP member, ensuring he remains in good standing. Each member's application paperwork is re-reviewed by various personnel from the Coalition, MoI, NDS, and the DCOPs. If any ALP member "flags" as suspicious, additional counter-intelligence (both Afghan and Coalition) measures are taken. If it is determined that an ALP member is unfit, he is removed from the program. These processes are non-negotiable. In addition, NDS plans to embed three agents per 100 ALP to identify possible infiltration by the enemy. The prevention/elimination of Insider Threats will remain COMISAF's top force protection priorities.
So Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan claimed in December that they had already revalidated just over half the ALP force and that less than one percent of the force had been removed due to potential nefarious connections. And yet, almost two months later, we now have a major attack on ALP that has the hallmarks of an insider attack. From the New York Times:
A group of 17 Afghan policemen were drugged by their comrades while on duty and then shot to death in their sleep in what appears to be the single worst incident in a string of similar attacks, according to Afghan officials.
The attack took place at a remote Afghan Local Police post in Ghazni Province, south of the capital, early Wednesday morning, according to General Zrawar Zahid, the Ghazni police chief.
Other Afghan officials said authorities had already arrested two policemen who they said were Taliban infiltrators who had carried out the attack.
The AP report carried by the Washington Post suggests that not all the dead were ALP:
The dead included 10 members of the government-backed Afghan local police, and seven of their civilian friends, said Provincial Gov. Musa Khan Akbarzada. He says there was a conspiracy of some sort but declined to confirm if poison was involved.
The previously mentioned December report from DoD has a remarkable level of detail on the status of the ALP, with a snapshot as of September 26, 2012: Continue reading
The skyrocketing rate of green on blue attacks, where Afghan security forces turn their weapons on NATO troops, is forcing such desperate measures that NATO has given orders for all coalition troops to remain armed at all times, even when "inside the wire" on US bases, and General John Allen went so far yesterday as to suggest that Ramadan fasting may have contributed to the latest uptick in these attacks. We learn today from the New York Times that NATO has released figures for green on green attacks, where Afghan troops kill one another. The green on green killings exceed the green on blue figures. Recent history tells us, however, that even if NATO releases the final set of data to complete the full picture on inside the wire deaths (the depressingly high suicide rate, which exceeds the combat death rate, is known) and gives us data on blue on blue deaths (more commonly referred to in the US press as "friendly fire" deaths), those numbers are likely to be so low as to lead to speculation that the real rate is being hidden.
The Times story on green on green deaths begins in a straightforward way:
Even as attacks by Afghan security forces on NATO troops have become an increasing source of tension, new NATO data shows another sign of vulnerability for the training mission: even greater numbers of the Afghan police and military forces have killed each other this year.
So far, Afghan soldiers or police officers have killed 53 of their comrades and wounded at least 22 others in 35 separate attacks this year, according to NATO data provided to The New York Times by officials in Kabul. By comparison, at least 40 NATO service members were reported killed by Afghan security forces or others working with them.
NATO displays a remarkable bit of ironic cluelessness when they describe to the Times how they think these killings come about. After first mentioning Taliban coercion of new recruits in the Afghan forces, NATO then moves on to describe the same sorts of cultural clashes among Afghan recruits that have been described as underlying green on blue attacks in a report that the US chose to retroactively classify. NATO has steadfastly refused to acknowledge the cultural clashes that underlie green on blue attacks but is now rolling them out to describe green on green:
Further, there are concerns about cultural clashes within the rapidly expanding Afghan forces themselves, Afghan and NATO officials say, raising questions about their ability to weather the country's deep factional differences after the NATO troop withdrawal in 2014.
"Three decades of war can play a pivotal role in the internal causes," said Maj. Bashir Ishaqzia, commander of the Afghan National Police recruitment center in Nangarhar Province. He said one of the biggest challenges for the army and police forces was a lasting "culture of intolerance among Afghans, as well as old family, tribal, ethnic, factional, lingual and personal disputes."
Compare the "culture of intolerance" with this bit from the executive summary of the retroactively classified report, titled "A Crisis of Trust and Cultural Incompatibility" (pdf): Continue reading
It was announced on Thursday that among a number changes General John Allen, Commander of US troops in Afghanistan, put into place is a program to provide additional security over US troops as they sleep. Remarkably, on the very next day, nine Afghan policemen were gunned down by an apparent Taliban infiltrator. Perhaps Afghan security personnel are even more in need of guardian angels.
Here is the description of the "Guardian Angel" program from The Telegraph:
US military commanders in Afghanistan have assigned "guardian angels" to watch over troops as they sleep, among a series of other increased security measures, in the wake of rogue Afghan soldiers targeting Nato forces.
The added protections are part of a directive issued in recent weeks by Gen John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, to guard against insider threats, according to a senior military official.
The so-called guardian angels provide an extra layer of security, watching over the troops as they sleep, when they are exercising, and going about their day.
Among the new measures introduced, Americans are now allowed to carry weapons in several Afghan ministries. They have also been told to rearrange their office desks so they face the door.
As described, these security measures are an acknowledgment that green on blue killings of US and other NATO forces by Afghans are an increasing problem. Further complicating the prospects for Afghan security personnel to take over as NATO troops withdraw, however, is an incident today in which an Afghan police officer drugged and then killed nine of his colleagues before apparently collecting all their weapons and then speeding off in a truck to rejoin the Taliban. This is the third green on green attack this month and could turn out to be a huge deterrent to recruiting an Afghan security force of the size needed under the current plan for NATO withdrawal and handoff of security.
From the New York Times:
A member of an Afghan militia promoted by the American military to protect rural villages drugged his colleagues and killed at least nine of them as they slept on Friday, the third deadly incident involving the irregular guard force in March.
The killings added to concerns about the militia, known as the Afghan Local Police. Touted by American military commanders as a way to give Afghans a larger stake in battling the insurgency, the local police program has been assailed by rights advocates and many Afghans for bringing former Taliban and criminal elements into positions of armed authority.
Reuters documents the shooter rejoining the Taliban: Continue reading


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FAIRHAVEN — Anne Lach, age 72, of Fairhaven, passed away at her home on Friday, February 28, 2014.
She was born in Fairhaven, the daughter of Jean (Stolte) and John Van der Zee.
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The IAF refrained from mounting strikes in Gaza overnight, but the Strip's terror groups failed to afford Israel the same courtesy - Gaza relentless rocket fire at western Negev communities, southern cities continues. Iron Dome intercepts several rockets over Beersheba, Ashkelon, but rocket still hits Beersheba gym causing massive damage; IDF gears for escalation
Egypt: Israeli apology 'insufficient' - Egyptian cabinet says statement expressing regret for the border deaths of five policemen 'was positive on the surface but it was not in keeping with the state of Egyptian anger toward Israeli actions.' Israeli envoy summoned for reprimand
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf also expressed his anger in a message on his Facebook page. "Egyptian blood is too precious to be spilled for no reason," wrote Sharaf. "Our glorious revolution took place so that Egyptians could regain their dignity at home and abroad. What was tolerated in pre-revolution Egypt will not be in post-revolution Egypt,".
A top Israeli defense official stressed meanwhile that peace with Egypt "is a strategic asset" and it would be unthinkable for Israeli personnel to target their Egyptian counterparts.
"no soldier would consciously aim his weapon at Egyptian soldiers or policemen."
Ynet reportersLatest Update: 08.21.11
The IAF refrained from mounting strikes in Gaza overnight, but the Strip's terror groups failed to afford Israel the same courtesy, firing rockets on western Negev communities relentlessly throughout the night and into Sunday morning. Several rockets were fired at Beersheba on Sunday morning: One of the rockets hit a school gym, causing severe damage to the building, which luckily was empty at the time. Large police and emergency services teams are at the scene. The Iron Dome defense system deployed near the city was able to intercept one Grad rocket fired in its direction; while another is believed to have landed in on the city's outskirts.
Shortly beforehand, the Iron Dome battery deployed near Ashkelon intercepted three Grads fired at the city from northern gaza. The Color Red alert sounded across the greater Beersheba and Ashkelon areas shortly before Iron Dome was engaged.
Around 6:30 am three Qassam rockets exploded in open areas in the Hof Ashkelon Regional council. Seven mortar shells landed in open areas in the Eshkol Regional Council just moments prior. No injuries or damage were reported in either incident. Saturday's rocket fire on southern Israel was one of the worst to follow Operation Cast Lead, leaving one man dead and dozens injured.
The defense establishment is gearing for a possible escalation in the southern sector, as well as for the possibility that the IDF would have to mount a more powerful response against Hamasand the other terror organizations in Gaza.
Defense establishment officials expressed concern that rocket attacks from Gaza will intensify on Sunday, and possibly throughout the week; ordering the National Emergency Management Authority storage facilities be opened in the morning.
Egypt: Israeli apology 'insufficient'-
Egypt's cabinet says that an Israeli statement expressing regret for the border deaths of five policemen is not enough. But it stopped short of saying if it would recall its Tel Aviv envoy.
"The Israeli statement was positive on the surface but it was not in keeping with the magnitude of the incident and the state of Egyptian anger toward Israeli actions," the official MENA quoted a cabinet statement as saying on Sunday.
MENA said the cabinet insisted on a timetable for an Israeli offer of a joint investigation into the deaths on Thursday as Israeli troops pursued militants who carried out attacks earlier in the Negev that killed eight. "Egypt affirms its solicitude for maintaining peace with Israel but Israel must also assume responsibility for protecting this peace," it said. Egypt became the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. But Israel remains deeply unpopular in the most populous Arab state and there have been growing calls for the treaty's revision since a February revolt overthrew president Hosni Mubarak, seen as a close ally of Israel. Thousand of Egyptians protested late on Saturday outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo, housed in the top floor of a high rise building, aiming hundreds of fireworks at its flag in the hope of burning it, MENA reported. On Saturday afternoon, the foreign ministry summoned Israel's charge d'affaires for a reprimand. The envoy, who was summoned because the ambassador was outside the country, read out a statement by Defense Minister Ehud Barak expressing regret for the deaths and offering a joint probe, Egypt's foreign ministry said. Egyptian state television had reported earlier in the day that Egypt would recall its ambassador from Tel Aviv but Israel said it received no notification of the decision. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said that "at no time has Israel been officially notified of a recall of the Egyptian ambassador." 'Our blood is too precious to be spilled'Egyptian officials privately said discussions on the matter were still underway and that no decision had been reached yet. One official said Egypt would not recall its envoy. After conflicting reports, Information Minister Osama Heykal was quoted by MENA as saying five policemen were killed "inside Egyptian territory as a result of an exchange of fire between Israeli forces and armed elements inside Israeli territory." Israeli officials accused Palestinian militants in Gaza, which also borders Egypt, of planning the attack and carrying it out after slipping into the Negev desert from Egyptian territory. Egypt has denied the gunmen used its territory and bristled at suggestions that it had lost control of the Sinai peninsula, where its military has been conducting a week long operation to root out Islamist militants. Prime Minister Essam Sharaf also expressed his anger in a message on his Facebook page. "Egyptian blood is too precious to be spilled for no reason," wrote Sharaf. "Our glorious revolution took place so that Egyptians could regain their dignity at home and abroad. What was tolerated in pre-revolution Egypt will not be in post-revolution Egypt," he said. If Egypt recalls its envoy, it would be the second time since the two neighbors made peace. In November 2000 Egypt did so to protest an Israeli crackdown on a Palestinian uprising. Following Mubarak's overthrow, some in Israel expressed fears that the government that followed him would listen to public calls and downgrade relations with the Jewish State. Egypt's military, which took charge after Mubarak's ouster, pledged to honor the treaty. Barak insisted in his statement that the peace treaty signed between Egypt and Israel was "strategic and highly important for stability in the Middle East."
A top Israeli defense official stressed meanwhile that peace with Egypt "is a strategic asset" and it would be unthinkable for Israeli personnel to target their Egyptian counterparts. Amos Gilad, head of the defense ministry political department, told Israeli public radio "no soldier would consciously aim his weapon at Egyptian soldiers or policemen."
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Maybe if those incompetant "new" egyptians could get control of the border of 5 miles with gaza, shit like this would not happen,
Unless they want it too.
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IDF gearing up for Operation Cast Lead 2. Hamas and Gaza bring death and misery on themselves.
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1. Iron dome in Action
2-3. the site in Beersheba which had direct hit by Grad yesterday, killing one man and seriously injure four.
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@TommyBeast yeap, and the rest ,the bad boys gonna make money out of this corruption.
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hamas randomly bombs innocents...Israel targets rocket sites and smuggling tunnels...wouldn't call the Israeli targets "innocents"...sure to be collateral damage tho which is bad
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Even after apologizing it is still not enough, sic I tell you ,sic.
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Egypt can go to hell.....Its well on its way with ISlamic extremism about to take over the country.
ISrael needs to take the Sinai back!
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It is wrong to bomb innocent palestinians and kill babies in retaliation for the actions of extremists.
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other way of Israel is saying 'look, we are on attacks, send us more money and plenty donations now..'
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@masseurmaleuk Where did you read that?
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@Eddie Meeks I did not read it I have actually witnessed it.. I was surprised that in Germany some christian groups were collecting donations for the kids in Israel who suffer from war-terror of these rockets. Then I have seen some american church organisations do collect money for helping Israel due they claimed supposedly 1000s rocket attacks by hamas.
even UK government organisation do help Israel non-government organisations but somehow they don't report how much is paid a year.
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@Eddie Meeks one example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcvwzNjhvBI&feature=related
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@Eddie Meeks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoQLP7wrdDQ&feature=related
this is one of the israel's propaganda company in UK. based in central london and who is paying these people wages and the rent for? I guess $4 billion dollar a year from germany and USA, you could do..
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Select the Track Changes While Editing check box.
Doing this turns on change tracking and automatically turns on file sharing for the workbook.
By default, Excel selects the When combo box and chooses the All option from its drop-down menu to have all changes made to the workbook tracked. To track the changes only from the time you last saved the workbook, choose the Since I Last Saved item from the When drop-down menu.
To track all changes that you've not yet reviewed (and decided whether to accept), you choose the Not Yet Reviewed item from the When drop-down menu. (Most often, you want this option so that you can use the Accept/Reject Changes option on the Track Changes command button's drop-down menu to review each person's changes and decide whether to keep them.)
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As its title suggests, this music-driven assemblage chronicles the black revolutionary struggle over a tumultuous period. But unlike some VH1 pop-doc, the film was created from archival footage discovered in a Swedish TV station. It blends beautifully shot vérité moments of urban life with intimate interviews with the era's most famous icons, such as Stokely Carmichael talking side by side with his mom, and an impassioned prison one-on-one with Angela Davis. Seeing "black power" through foreign, unbiased eyes yields a uniquely honest portrait of this often vilified movement.
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I have occasional bouts of columnist guilt.
When friends, family and passing acquaintances ask me what's for dinner, I figure they don't want to hear that I'll be scrounging through the fridge and cupboards, playing a last-minute game of mix and match. I'm sure they envision me lovingly harvesting eggs from sublimely contented chickens in my backyard coop and grinding my own cornmeal.
I love to cook -- I truly do. If only the minivan came equipped with a stove, refrigerator and some kind of Google-automated driver technology, I'd be set. Right now, like a lot of parents, I spend more time shuttling my boys every afternoon than I do in the kitchen.
So, I've been thinking lately about my favorite go-to recipe and wondering why I haven't shared it with you before. Perhaps it's because it only takes about 10 minutes to assemble, and it involves opening and dumping three cans. But I do love this recipe, and it tastes like so much more than its parts.
Slow cooker chicken posole is just about the best thing I make regularly. Who knew that we'd like hominy? Or that a recipe this easy could be so flavorful? We even cheat sometimes and don't use the bone-in chicken thighs. Although they add depth of flavor, it's just easier to toss in boneless thighs.
So, in case you were wondering, Vicki Campanella's slow cooker chicken posole from the Gilroy Assistance League Reflections Vol. II cookbook (www.gilroyassistanceleague.org) is what's for dinner.
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Add another chapter to the charming saga of the 1976 Miner Elementary School Cookbook. I've heard from plenty of readers who still have the cookbook, along with the recipe for pumpkin cake we published a few weeks ago. (If you missed it, you can still find it at www.mercurynews.com/home-plates.) I've heard from a teacher who helped organize the original science camp fundraising cookbook. Even Tom Hess, who contributed the original recipe, emailed. Now, it looks like another generation of Miner students and parents will create some memories of their own.
"I am the current principal at Miner Elementary School, and I wanted to let you know your column has inspired us here at Miner!" Lisa Barlesi emailed. "Our sixth-graders will be attending science camp during Halloween week this year. Science Camp is now $255 per student, so we try to do a LOT of fundraising. Your column has inspired us to publish another recipe book. I approached the sixth-graders with the idea, read them your column, and they were very excited."
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McPherson Main Street executive director, Ann Engel, met last week in Hutchinson with 22 other Kansas program directors to discuss the revitalization of the Kansas Main Street organization that was cut last September by Governor Brownback and the Department of Commerce.
During the four-hour session, attendees emerged with a plan that will give rebirth to the program by utilizing the successful foundation of the previous program, while adapting and customizing the new program to the needs of the current and future Main Street communities.
Under the guidance of Ron Kelley, a successful Hutchinson businessman and long-time Kansas Main Street supporter, the name Kansas Main Street, Inc. was retained, the domain was secured and the original website will soon be accessible as a valuable communitywide tool.
After working through the Articles of Incorporation, work began on bylaws and the possibility of establishing fees on a sliding scale based on each communities' need and usage. Plans were discussed to utilize the talents of associations like Network Kansas, The Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association, Kansas League of Municipalities, and National Main Street who all have offered help and support by providing continuing education and training to the new organization.
Local director, Ann Engel, said she sees the need for some type of organization, especially if McPherson wishes to meet the National Main Street criteria to be an accredited program.
"I believe in the overall program and the foundation it has provided us locally, but I am quite pleased to see that this new program will recognize the need for different levels to meet the criteria of our individual communities. Any program that does not grow and change with the communities they represent cannot succeed."
Engel assured that "McPherson Main Street will keep its members informed as details are worked out and membership levels determined, and we will proceed in a manner that will benefit our members and our community. We are lucky to have such a viable downtown and a community that is dedicated to the success of our city."
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Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women Chapter 8 Summary
READ THE BOOK: Chapter 8
Jo Meets Apollyon
- Meg and Jo are getting dressed in their best clothes, ready to go out, when Amy comes in and wants to know where they're going.
- Jo doesn't want to tell Amy, but after an hour of wheedling Meg admits that Laurie is taking them out to the theater to see The Seven Castles. Amy begs to come, but her older sisters tell her that she hasn't been invited and they don't have a ticket for her anyway.
- Meg tries to comfort Amy, telling her that she'll be able to see the play next week with Hannah and Beth. That's not good enough for Amy, who wants to go tonight, with them and Laurie.
- Meg wants to relent and bring Amy; she has a little money she could use to buy her own ticket. Jo refuses, saying that Amy's being rude because she wasn't invited, and that if she goes Laurie will end up giving her his seat and they won't be able to hang out with him.
- Amy says that Jo is going to be sorry for this. Jo just laughs at her.
- The play is wonderful, but Jo can't enjoy it because everything reminds her of Amy and makes her feel bad for neglecting her sister.
- When they get home, Amy is reading quietly and doesn't say anything. Beth asks them about the play and they describe it for her.
- Before she goes to bed, Jo checks her drawer – the last time she made Amy angry, Amy threw all her things on the floor. But it's fine, so she just goes to sleep.
- The next day, Jo discovers that the manuscript of her book is missing. She asks if any of her sisters know where it is. Amy blushes, and Jo pounces on her – she's sure Amy has it.
- Finally, Amy admits that she burned Jo's manuscript to punish her for being mean the day before. Jo is enraged and attacks Amy.
- Meg separates Jo and Amy. Jo runs upstairs to the attic and cries.
- When Mrs. March comes home, she makes Amy realize what a terrible thing she has done – Jo worked on the book of stories for several years, and she had just recopied them and destroyed the old drafts. There's no way that she can get back what Amy has destroyed.
- Amy apologizes to Jo. Jo refuses to accept her apology.
- That evening, everyone tries to behave as though things are normal, but Jo refuses to acknowledge Amy at all. Mrs. March tries to encourage Jo to forgive her sister, but she won't.
- The next morning, Jo has a terrible day; everything seems to go wrong. When she gets home from working at Aunt March's, she asks Laurie to go ice skating.
- Amy hears Jo putting on her skates and gets even angrier – Jo promised to take her skating the next time she went. She puts on her own skates and hurries after her sister.
- Jo and Laurie begin skating. They're skating on the frozen river near their houses, which is somewhat dangerous.
- Laurie checks the ice and tells Jo to keep close to the shore, since the ice isn't thick enough in the middle to hold their weight. Amy, a little ways behind them, doesn't hear this caution.
- Jo hears Amy behind them, trying to catch up, but ignores her and goes on ahead.
- Laurie skates off ahead. Jo turns around just in time to see Amy fall through the ice.
- Jo calls to Laurie, who hurries back. They get a rail and use it to help Amy climb out of the hole in the ice. Amy is soaked and ice-cold.
- Laurie and Jo take off most of their outer garments and bundle Amy up in them. They quickly walk her home.
- Mrs. March changes Amy's clothes and bundles her up in blankets on the sofa. She says that Amy's going to be fine.
- Once Amy falls asleep, Mrs. March starts to bandage Jo's hands which were cut by the rail. Jo, who feels terrible, asks her mother if Amy is really going to be OK. Mrs. March assures her that Amy will be fine.
- Jo cries and says that it would have been her fault if Amy had died. She tells her mother that she hates being so hot-tempered and doesn't know what to do about it.
- Mrs. March reveals to Jo that she also has a really bad temper. Jo is intrigued and asks how her mother learned to control it. Mrs. March says that she had her husband's help, and was also motivated by having children and wanting to be a good influence for them.
- Jo asks her mother to help her learn to control her own temper, and Mrs. March promises that she will.
- Jo remembers that she used to see her father quietly put his finger to his lips sometimes, and asks her mother if this was their signal, reminding Mrs. March to stay calm. Mrs. March says it was.
- Mrs. March tears up, and Jo asks what's wrong. Mrs. March says that talking about her husband, Jo's father, made her miss him even more.
- Jo tells her mother that she's amazed at her willingness to let her husband go to war. Mrs. March says that it wasn't easy, but she's trying to do her duty for her country and trust in God. Jo and Mrs. March share a tender hug.
- Amy wakes up, and she and Jo hug and forgive one another.
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I've been working in the feather and fan dishcloth and it's a pretty easy pattern that I've pretty well got memorized now. Problem is I'm sick of playing froggy with it! I've started over about 4 times now!! :wall: This time I thought I was doing so well and then I find I messed up about 6 or 7 rows back...a couple dropped stitches and with the detail in this pattern it is impossible to fix so here I go again! Does anyone else have to start over a lot? Especially when they are new at this? I love knitting, but I'm about ready to rip my hair out!! http://bestsmileys.com/frustrated/7.gif


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Possible Early Dementia (cont.)
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NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission is mulling a 'scenario mapping' technique used by the US military agencies to develop scenarios that could help build flexibility in the twelfth plan to adjust to unexpected event.
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- Jugo
- Mei Terumi
- Minato Namikaze
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- Uzumaki Nagato
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- The rules have been divided into several categories, however those are artificial. Often an ability or character can belong into several categories. For instance there are no Uchiha Clan rules even though it's a clan, those fall under the Sharingan rules. So when you're searching for a specific character or ability and you can't find it under its name, it doesn't mean it isn't there.
- Sometimes it's possible to find info about abilities or characters in different threads. For instance you can find information about Roshi in the Lava Release rules and in the Jinchuuriki rules.
- You can't find rules for all the abilities and characters that have been mentioned in the manga. In most cases this means that that character doesn't need to have any specific rules and thus can be made if you have 50 posts like Konohamaru. However there are always people who think that just because a strong ability hasn't been restricted, they can just make it and we will have no choice but to approve it. That kind of thinking is extremely naive. In such a case it means or we are making restrictions for it or we will make them now.


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The board of directors and ambassadors of Trucker Buddy International have announced its Ambassador of the Year award has been named posthumously for Darrell Hicks, the long-time Trucker Buddy board member, advisor and ambassador known as Uncle Darrel. Hicks passed away from an illness in July 2012.
"Uncle Darrell was a special person and is missed by all of us," said Randy Schwartzenburg, Executive Director. "Naming this award after him is a testimony to the many lives he touched with class and respect. He chose the Arkansas School for the Blind for his Trucker Buddy class. His work with those blind students actually gave us an insight into the life of Uncle Darrell and why the award is so appropriate."
Darrell Hicks was an original board member of Trucker Buddy when the organization became a certified 501.0.3 non-profit. He led the organization as President through many tough times and always remained firm in his belief that Trucker Buddy can change the lives of drivers and improve the image of the trucking industry. He later became the only non-driver Ambassador and even put his special touch on that program.
For more than 26 years, Hicks served his employer Penray as coolant expert in the trucking industry. He was a loyal and active member of the Technology and Maintenance Council of ATA, where he received such distinguished awards as the Silver Sparkplug and the Gerri Murphy Membership Award.
Trucker Buddy International, an independent, non-profit 501(c) (3) organization, often called the number one trucking image campaign in North America, has helped educate schoolchildren and introduce educators to the trucking industry. This gives them the world through the eyes of a professional truck driver. The Trucker Buddy program helps to educate and mentor schoolchildren via a pen pal relationship between professional truck drivers and children in grades K-8 as supervised by their teachers.
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In 1987, Testament released The Legacy, a thrash-fest of songs with good musicianship making cameos but had a problem with tempo and production. The following year they released The New Order, though it looked like a step up, it actually was a fall into the depths of hell. Production was BARELY better than The Legacy and some of the songs were really boring.
Then in 1989 the band released Practice What You Preach. Production is 20 times better than the previous two efforts, and the songs are a little catchier. The negative side is that a lot of the agression shown on TL and TNO is missing. This makes the songs seem like average thrash metal, and it kinda is. One thing though, the drums are not like meat patties here like on the past 2 albums.
Then there's the actual music itself. The band seems to have taken a more progressive approach to their brand of thrash. Much to the likings of some tech-thrash (ex. Watchtower, Spiral Architect) the bass and bass drum are really pushed to the front, to the point where you can hear the clicking. And the bassist mustve turned up the treble all the way, for you can hear it clicking along to the songs, giving nothing to add to the music. This becomes distracting when trying to enjoy the music. The music itself is less agressive, as stated above, and there are many time and tempo changes. There will be a fast part, then a fast part, then a mid-tempo part, and then an all out balls fest! The riffs arent the heaviest things in the world, just plain ol' thrash riffs. To be honest, not much of it is as memorable as their other songs.
If there's one thing that must be said, it's Alex Skolnick never dissapoints. His leads are not as furious as it usually is, or on the First Strike Still Deadly release, but rather they are more towards that neo-classical sound more.
And the songs are really not that bad anyway. Lead track, and title track is probably the best along with Perilous Nation. They do have some energy within them. There's many riffs but none really stand out much.
Envy Life is kinda boring and doesnt really go anywhere. A problem most of the songs had on The New Order. Basic, boring thrash...
Time is Coming shows Chuck Billy at his most intense on the album. The chorus is fast and memorable to boot, especially with the low key chant of "Time is coming!"
Blessed in Contempt is the first real THRASH!!!! song on the album. Fast, powerful, relentless leads, and top notch vocal delivery. Unfortunately, the clicking of the bass drum really pulls this back. I guess the best comparison that can be made is the bass drum sound on Metallica's ...And Justice For All, and the only time is was cool was on "One".
Greenhouse Effect and Sins of Ommision is like Envy Life. More boring thrash that goes nowhere. Not one riff here is memorable. And that double bass is so annoying you'll wanna punch someone in the chest until it's crushed.
The Ballad is... Well... A ballad. BUT IT SUCKS! It has no real direction, and seems to be trying to copy Metallica's Fade to Black. There's no emotion and Chuck's vocals are boring as hell.
The last two tracks Nightmare (Coming Back to You) and the instrumental Confusion Fusion are decent tracks. The latter being a real weird song, probably the most progressive song here, or that Testament has ever done. It's an ok to end a so-so album.
The next album will show Testament at their early career height. As for this, although underrated, is really that much. I still say get it, it's not that bad.


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So what ever happened to the White House title "czar"?
The point of lending money is to help businesses. It isn't done simply to be stolen.
You should take a look at the news about Rick Perry Gov of Texas and the use of state monies (tax payer monies) to failed projects that have rewarded his political contributors: The Technology fund, the state Cancer fund and the Trans Texas Corridor project-all have been in the news.
One doesn't have to. Corruption is legal now, don't you know? At least among the million and billionaires anyway.
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