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June 2006 abduction of U.S. soldiers in Iraq
The June 2006 abduction of two U.S. soldiers in Iraq occurred in 2006 when military forces of the U.S. and a dozen more countries conducted military operations in Iraq to "bring order to parts of that country that remain dangerous" for occupying military forces.[1]
On 16 June 2006, a U.S. checkpoint near Baghdad was attacked. One of the three American soldiers manning the checkpoint was killed, and the two others, Menchaca and Tucker, were abducted. Those two were recovered three days later, according to an Iraqi spokesman "killed in a very brutal way and tortured". The Mujahedeen Shura Council—an organization of six groups, including Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn ('al-Qaida in Iraq'), and forerunner of Islamic State of Iraq and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)—claimed to have "slaughtered" the two abducted soldiers in revenge for the raping of an Iraqi girl and the killing of her family by soldiers of the same U.S. brigade.[citation needed]
The United States with United Kingdom, Australia and Poland had in March 2003 invaded Iraq to rid Iraq from its Ba'ath Party government led by Saddam Hussein, and, when that was accomplished, in May 2003 decided to stay on in Iraq to "bring order to parts of that country that remain dangerous".[1]
A U.S. platoon's unit of the 101st Airborne Division, that had recently lost 10 troops, including some leaders, killed in action, and was under investigation concerning the unit who in June 2006 was charged with guarding a mobile bridge over a canal,[2] at a traffic checkpoint south of Baghdad,[3] at a crossing at the Eufrates River,[4] on a road near Yusufiyah,[3] in a notoriously dangerous region called the 'Triangle of Death'.[2]
Attack on a U.S. checkpoint[edit]
On 16 June 2006, aforesaid platoon ordered its Specialist David J. Babineau (aged 25), Private First Class Kristian Menchaca (23) and Private First Class Thomas L. Tucker (25) to operate the observation post guarding the aforesaid mobile bridge, for 24 to 36 hours, with just one Humvee, while other members of their platoon were at about ¾ mile distance.[2] The three soldiers were attacked in an ambush.[3] Babineau was killed, Menchaca and Tucker were captured[3] and abducted.[2]
The distanced platoon members heard small arms fire at p.m., arrived at the checkpoint 25 minutes later, found Babineau dead and Menchaca and Tucker disappeared.[2]
One of those days—either 16, 17, 18 or 19 June—the bodies of Menchaca and Tucker were tied to the back of a pickup truck and dragged through the village of Yusufiyah.[5]
Mujahedeen Shura Council gives notice[edit]
8,000 Iraqi and U.S. troops went searching for the two missing soldiers, during which search one more American died and 12 U.S. or Iraqi men were wounded, while coalition troops killed two insurgents and detained 78.[6]
Mujahedeen Shura Council—an organization of six groups, including Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn ('al-Qaida in Iraq') fighting the multinational occupation force in Iraq since 2004—on Monday 19 June claimed it was holding Menchaca and Tucker captive,[7][8] and said: "we shall give you more details about the incident in the next few days, God willing."[6]
Recovering two killed soldiers[edit]
That Monday night, 19 June, the searching American soldiers spotted the dead bodies of Menchaca and Tucker, three miles from where they had been captured,[3] near the village of Mufaraji.[4] The bodies were discovered by SFC Jason Beaton, 3rd Platoon, B Co, 2/502 INF. Aware of roadside bombs, they awaited the morning of 20 June to go and retrieve the dead Menchaca and Tucker.[3] Their bodies then appeared to be tied together and booby-trapped with bombs,[2] and bombs were planted around the bodies and on the road leading up to them; it therefore took them 12 hours to recover the bodies.[3]
An Iraqi General said Tuesday 20 June, Menchaca and Tucker had been "killed in a very brutal way and tortured"[3] or tortured and "killed in a barbaric way".[7] U.S. General Caldwell said Menchaca and Tucker appeared not to have died from wounds received during the initial battle with the guerrillas; that they clearly had been killed violently; and that their remains would be sent to the U.S. for DNA testing to definitely identify them and for trying to determine their exact cause of death.[3]
MSC video trotting with dead soldiers[edit]
After Iraqi officials had on 20 June disclosed that the bodies of Menchaca and Tucker were found, Mujahedeen Shura Council (apparently[3]) stated on Internet that Zarqawi's successors,[7] or successor,[3] had "slaughtered" the two American soldiers, in accordance with "God's will";[9] the Arabic word "Nahr" used in the posting denotes the cutting of the throat.[3]
On 10 July 2006, the Mujahedeen Shura Council issued a 4:39 minute video showing the mutilated corpses of Menchaca and Tucker. The video begins with a message stating that this video is presented as "revenge for our sister who was dishonored by a soldier of the same brigade". Then the video continues with an audio clip of Osama bin Laden, and then an audio track from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is heard over the scenes displaying and prodding the two corpses, both dead:[10] one of them is beheaded,[10][11] the other one lies face down on the ground while someone steps on his head.[11]
U.S. conclusions[edit]
U.S. officials said on 11 July 2006, the released MSC video "demonstrates the barbaric and brutal nature of the terrorists and their complete disregard for human life".[11]
Lt. Gen. James D. Thurman, the U.S. forces' commander in Iraq in 2006, ordered a military investigation into the whole affair.[2] The investigating officer, Lt. Col. T. Daugherty, concluded in his report in May 2007 that the army unit concerned was at the time hurt by the recent loss of 10 troops, including several leaders, killed in action, and by the subsequent shuffle of the platoon's leadership for three times and had been dogged by the ongoing investigation concerning the unit (see section Background); that it was unrealistic to expect the three soldiers to operate that observation post that day (see above) for 24 to 36 hours; and that the platoon leader and the company commander had failed to provide proper supervision to the unit or enforce military standards. Daugherty recommended letters of reprimand as penalty for those two officers, a lieutenant and a captain. General Thurman however decided to a harsher penalty: removal of those two officers from their commands. In addition, administrative actions were taken against several other officers, which have not been disclosed due to reasons of privacy protection.[2]
Trial of an Iraqi suspect[edit]
In October 2008, an Iraqi court convicted and sentenced to death Ibrahim Karim Muhammed Salih al-Qaraghuli for the abduction, torture, and killing of Menchaca and Tucker. Expert testimony linked al-Qaraghuli's fingerprints to bloody prints found on the truck used to drag the bodies of Tucker and Menchaca through the streets of Yusufiyah. Two additional suspects were acquitted by the court for lack of evidence. The court partially relied on statements of six witnesses who all had refused to show up in court. American officials stated that DNA evidence was recovered that tied a second defendant to the killings. That evidence however was not addressed by the court due to their refusal to use an American DNA expert and the lack of an available Iraqi expert.[5]
- ^ a b "Text of Bush Speech". CBS News. Associated Press. 1 May 2003. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Baldor, Lolita C. (17 May 2007). "Report Says Soldiers Were Not Protected". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 November 2014. (page 1);
idem, Washington Post, 17 May 2007 (page 2).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Filkins, Dexter; Tavernise, Sabrina; Hauser, Christine (20 June 2006). "Bodies of G.I.'s Show Signs of Torture, Iraqi General Says". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ a b Perez-Trevino, Emma (28 October 2008). "Family rejoices in death sentence". The Brownsville Herald. AIM Media TX, LLC. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ a b Londoño, Ernesto (29 October 2008). "Iraq Court Convicts Killer of 2 Soldiers". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b Associated Press (21 June 2006). "Al-Qaida says new leader killed kidnapped GIs: Military awaits DNA tests after finding mutilated, booby-trapped bodies". NBC News Digital. NBC News. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Gamel, Kim (20 June 2006). "Booby-trapped bodies of 2 GIs recovered". web.archive/news yahoo/Associated Press. Archived from the original on 21 June 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Mujahedeen Shura Council of Iraq-Press Releases 19-06-2006". press-release.blogspot.com. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ Barbara Starr, Cal Perry, and Ed Lavandera (21 June 2006). "U.S. soldiers' bodies mutilated, booby-trapped". Cable News Network. Time Warner Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2014. External link in
- ^ a b "Beheading Desecration Video of Dead U.S. Soldiers Released on Internet by al Qaeda". The Jawa Report. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Partlow, Joshua, al-Izzi, Saad (12 July 2006). "From Baghdad Mosque, a Call to Arms". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
Further reading[edit]
- Striker, Clarissa (27 June 2006). "Mom, Hometown Mourn Mutilated Soldier". CBS News. CBS Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- Brezosky, Lynn (27 June 2006). "Texas Community Mourns Death of Soldier". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- KWTX (28 June 2006). "Services Are Tuesday For Slain Texas Soldier". KWTX. Gray Television Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
- Perez-Trevino, Emma (29 June 2006). "Army general promises to track down soldiers' killers: Investigators examining deaths of Menchaca, Babineau and Tucker.". The Brownsville Herald. AIM Media Texas, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- Pinkerton, James; Tolson, Mike (29 June 2006). "Hundreds attend services for soldier: Soldier buried with full honors. Hundreds from the Valley attend services for Menchaca". Chron. P.O. Box 4260, Houston, Texas, 77210–4260.: Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- Roberts, Joel (17 May 2007). "Mistakes Led To Grisly GI Deaths Last June". CBS News. CBS Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- Baldor, Lolita C. (17 May 2007). "Report Says Soldiers Were Not Protected". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
External links[edit]
- House Concurrent Resolution 443, Honoring Menchaca, Tucker, and Babineau.
- U.S. Department of Defense News Release No. 569-06, 18 June 2006.
- U.S. Department of Defense News Release No. 588-06, 22 June 2006.


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Weekend Tangent: What Canada does about racial slurs and abuse in public: jail time
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Hi Blog. Here's what a place like Canada does when you have a thing like racially-motivated slurs and abuse: They give the abuser jail time. In fact, more than the prosecution was seeking. Fancy that. I've been told on more than one occasion to "go back to my own country" (even after naturalization, and once by a professor in my own university), and nobody has ever anything about it. Sad, innit? Arudou Debito


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National Archives Releases 2010 Records Management Self-Assessment Report
Washington, DC…The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announces the release of the 2010 Records Management Self-Assessment Report.
In May 2010, NARA issued the mandatory annual records management self-assessment (RMSA) to Federal agencies. This followed the pilot self-assessment that was completed in 2009. The goal of the self-assessment is to determine whether Federal agencies are compliant with statutory and regulatory records management requirements. Of the 270 agencies that received the self-assessment, 93 percent (251) responded.
The responses indicate that 95 percent of those Federal agencies that responded are at high to moderate risk of compromising the integrity, authenticity, and reliability of their records. They risk improper management and disposition of records or, in some cases, they are saving their records but not taking the necessary steps to ensure that they can be retrieved, read, or interpreted.
NARA believes the RMSA serves as a baseline for evaluating records management within the Federal Government and provides a roadmap for its future. Agencies can use RMSA data to chart their own programs. NARA will use survey results in agency inspections. Taken together, data gleaned from the RMSAs and inspections will allow NARA and the Federal records management community to continue to assess the effectiveness of current records management practices and develop strategies for improving the compliance of programs in Federal agencies
"Non-compliant records management undermines the ability of Federal agencies to efficiently conduct their business; undermines Government accountability and citizens' rights and interests; and jeopardizes the historical record," said Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero. "This is unacceptable to the National Archives as the institution charged with safeguarding and preserving the records of our Government. It is also unacceptable to everyone interested in effective records management, from Federal Records Officers, to researchers, and to members of the public."
NARA has the authority to inspect the records management programs and practices of Federal agencies under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. NARA evaluates agencies for compliance with requirements stated in 44 U.S.C. Chapters 31 and 33 and the regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) – specifically Subchapter B – Records Management of 36 CFR Chapter XII.
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The Los Angeles County court system is the latest causality of California budget cutbacks.
The county is being forced to launch a series of layoffs, work reductions, and transfers Friday that will affect 431 court employees and 56 courtrooms across the nation's largest superior court system.
Presiding Judge Lee Smalley Edmon was angered by the pending layoffs. She noted that even longtime employees were being cut in a bid to save $30 million.
"We are laying off people who are committed to serving the public," she said. "It is a terrible loss both to these dedicated employees and to the public."
Under the plan, 157 people will lose their jobs, and hundreds more will be given lower-level positions, reduced to part-time, or transferred to new jobs.
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PETAH TIKVA, Israel - Prime Minister Ehud Barak started his uphill run for re-election Tuesday, promising university tuition cuts to cheering high school students in a campaign swing through this middle-class town.
But despite roadside banners held up by small crowds of loyalists - "Ehud, the people are with you" - the shadow of his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, loomed large.
Though legally still unable to run, Netanyahu commands a double-digit lead in the polls. On Tuesday night, he was given a hero's welcome by more than 2,000 activists of his Likud party in a Tel Aviv convention center. Supporters jumped to their feet and chanted his nickname, "Bibi, Bibi."
"There is no doubt he will win big," said a Likud legislator, Meir Shetreet.
Barak's first, carefully arranged day on the campaign trail included a visit to the Golda Meir Experimental High School, an elite school in Petah Tikva, a middle-class suburb of Tel Aviv. Israeli politicians often go to high schools as a comfortable and convenient place to make speeches. The voting age in Israel is 18, however, so few in Barak's audience would be able to vote for him.
Addressing students in the schoolyard, Barak promised that by the time they enter university, his government will have reduced tuition fees. But he also asked to be judged on his pursuit of peace with the Palestinians.
"These elections will be the real referendum on (the issue of) the road to peace and security, to end the wars, to separate from the Palestinians and to live here forever among the people of Israel," he said.
Before Tuesday, Netanyahu hadn't addressed a large gathering since May 1999, when he conceded defeat to Barak and stepped down as party leader. Since then, Netanyahu has spent most of his time on lecture tours in the United States.
However, Israel's political turmoil and more than two months of Israeli-Palestinian fighting brought him back to Israel. After Barak resigned Sunday, forcing elections on Feb. 6, Netanyahu announced he would seek the premiership again.
Netanyahu is still several steps away from running against Barak. He has not yet secured his party's nomination; Likud primaries are next week, and party leader Ariel Sharon said he would seek the nomination.
And although Barak's resignation forced elections for prime minister, it also could keep Netanyahu out of the race. Under Israel's electoral system, only members of parliament are permitted to run in such a case, making Netanyahu ineligible.
Netanyahu loyalists in parliament are trying to push through legislation that would pave the way for general elections - prime minister and parliament - and thus allow him to compete by running for both at the same time. A bill changing the electoral system is also being considered.
At the party convention, Sharon said that if he is elected prime minister, he would ask Barak to join him as deputy prime minister and defense minister in a unity government. The Likud activists responded with boos.
Barak was elected on a peace agenda but has failed to keep his promises.
Negotiations on a final peace treaty broke down during a Mideast summit in July, and Barak has been unable to quell Israeli-Palestinian fighting that has claimed more than 300 lives, the vast majority Palestinians, since Sept. 28.
Seen increasingly as ineffective, Barak's popularity has plummeted. In polls published last week, Netanyahu led by 46 percent to Barak's 29 percent. Sharon had a slight lead over Barak, 37 percent to 35 percent.
In Petah Tikva, Barak promised he would not resort to "adventurism based on a belief in the power of force" - a reference to Netanyahu's promise to defeat the Palestinian uprising by removing restrictions he says Barak put on the army.
And at a social center for immigrants, Barak, a former army chief, told grizzled Russian World War II veterans, "I have been in uniform all my life, and I know what can and what cannot be accomplished by force."
Most Russian immigrants voted for Barak in the last election but have since returned to the right-wing parties, polls indicate.
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WARREN - City Council is expected to take a softer position in its previously announced intent to earmark $30,000 to help land daily air service at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport.
YNG Air Partners, a nonprofit that works with the airport, is trying to raise $400,000 to help guarantee profitability for startup commercial daily air service. United Airlines has been in talks with airport officials about such service.
In a resolution expected to be voted on today, council is pledging to provide up to $30,000 to the project. The resolution is non-binding, and the council will later need to approve appropriations for a specific amount.
Last week, the Cafaro Foundation pledged to provide $100,000. Youngstown city council has announced it will wait to see what other communities pledge before agreeing to financial support.
Warren Councilwoman Helen Rucker, D-at large, has said funds could be allocated from the city's downtown development fund, which had $188,000 last month, said city Auditor David Griffing. However, $80,000 already has been set aside for the city's portion of the "pass-through" project being done through a building owned by Paul Clouser.
The fund is financed with rent revenue from tenants operating in the city's Van's Building and the former Gibson Building. No funds come from the city's general fund.
Administration officials warned Rucker the money could not be taken from the downtown development fund because wording in legislation that governs the fund dictates it may be used only for downtown area projects and building maintenance.
Rucker now is proposing that wording be amended.
"We will have to amend that legislation," Rucker said. "I think the downtown development fund should be used for economic development and this is an economic development project. YNG Air Partners said they do not need the money immediately, so we have time."
Several council members are questioning whether the money will be returned if the YNG Air Partners raises more than it has been requesting or if the airline is so successful that it does not need the requested income to guarantee a profit.
If Warren's legislation passes, Rucker said copies will be sent to other local subdivisions considering similar allocations.


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With the recent firing of Mike Singletary in San Francisco, a sea of speculation has quickly followed as to who will be next to take the reins.
Respectable names such as John Gruden, Brian Billick and even Tony Dungy have been murmured during this process, but Seahawk fans will now be wildly enthusiastic about one candidate in particular getting the job.
That's right, folks — none other than Jim Mora, Jr. has been rumored to be interviewing for the Niners' head coaching job today. In his typical suave, candid demeanor, Mora denied the rumor, telling reporters "Not even close," when asked about his candidacy. Mora then claimed he was merely in San Francisco "to do their game on FOX."
It may be coincidental, of course, because Mora does work for Fox and the NFL Network, and he's in town for the broadcast. Even still, the 49ers' head coaching position will go vacant after today's game, so it does beg the question: Is Mora seriously in consideration?
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Iris recognition offers most accurate biometric password
Tuesday August 26, 2003
Iris recognition is seen as the most mathematically unique biometric - the iris of the human eye is absolutely unique and even twins, or an individual's right and left eyes can be differentiated.
According to Australian iris recognition technology specialists Argus Solutions, a 300% leap in demand for biometric security devices is being driven by increased identity fraud in cyberspace.
The Panasonic Authenticam enables individuals to protect access to personal computers using unique "Private ID" iris recognition technology from Iridian Technologies. The device can cater for up to six users, supports secure access to particular applications or folders and as well as reducing the costs associated with password management and document security issues, the camera also provides off-the-shelf videoconferencing functionality.
The Authenticam does not use lasers or bright lights found in retinal "scans", instead taking a video-based image from a comfortable distance of approximately 50cm. It takes about two minutes for initial "enrolment " and each logon thereafter takes less than three seconds to be authenticated.
Iris recognition security systems are also being used to protect access to buildings in Australia where security is a high priority. The LG3000 is primary access control system that uses a "walk-up" camera to give instant, hands free security access, even in high traffic areas.
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Billboard reported Sunday that Rihanna didn't appear to have any problems performing in Hartford, Conn. last week after shows were cancelled in Boston and Baltimore.
Billboard's take on Friday night's Hartford show:
For an hour and a half Rihanna shined. Her interplay with her dancers and her longtime band leader Nuno Bettencourt (of the rock band Extreme), was a treat, especially watching the Boston rocker dance with his guitar. With five costume changes, set changes and the glitz of video and flashing lights, the artist put on a fantastic show and was in excellent voice, her laryngitis clearly over.
A look at Rihanna's set list for her Hartford show and video from the show:
Mother Mary
Phresh Out the Runway
Birthday Cake
Talk That Talk
Pour It Up
Cockiness (Love It)
Man Down
No Love Allowed
Rude Boy
What's My Name?
All of the Lights
Rockstar 101
What Now
Loveeeeeee Song
Love The Way You Lie (Part II)
Take a Bow
Cold Case Love
Hate That I Love You
We Found Love
Only Girl (In the World)
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Weinstein, Anchor Bay strike first on Sundance acquistions
PARK CITY - Sundance is well under way and on opening day, acquisitions had already been announced.
Following it's late-night premiere yesterday, Morgan Neville's back-up singers documentary "Twenty Feet From Stardom" was picked up last night by The Weinstein Company for its video-on-demand shingle, RADiUS. HitFix's Greg Ellwood wrote that the film "accomplishes the rare feat of entertaining as it educates moviegoers that rock and pop music would be radically different without the contributions of these vocalists."
(Speaking of Weinstein, the company is said to be hovering over James Pondsolt's "Smashed" follow-up and obvious break-out hit "The Spectacular Now," as are, surely, countless other buyers. Get ready to see Searchlight, Sony Classics, et al start lining up.)
Meanwhile, Calvin Lee Reeder's "The Rambler," an extension of his short film that played Sundance in 2008, was nabbed by Anchor Bay Films in advance of its January 21 premiere. The film stars Dermot Mulroney. Reeder noted his enthusiasm for the distributor via press release, referencing films like "Repo Man," "Holy Mountain" and "El Topo" as personal favorites from the midnight movie mold.
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We arrived at the port around 2:30 or 2:45. There was no problem getting on as the masses checked in earlier, so we walked right on and to our room. We went immediatly to the life vest drill, and then to the sailaway. It sure beats the earlier arrival with masses of humanity.
It was rough out of San Francisco, but all ports were visited. We met with the Meet and Greet group which was attended by the Captain and Hotel General Manager. Very nice. The lecturer, Jules Talarico, was excellent. We had traditional dinning and found the food very good. We even talked to the exccutive Chef telling him how much we liked the food. It was a far cry better than on the South American cruise.
Our mini suite was quite enough room for the two of us, although we were in a smaller room for 49 days and found no difficulty with that either. With the mini suite we had a tub rather than just a shower, but either is adequate. The waiter and junior waiter at our table were excellent. They were prompt, and responded to every request that people made at the table. One person had several entrees a few times, and the wait staff was excellent with bringing these. The staff on the tour desk was prompt and helpful as was the front desk. The photographers were attentive and helpful. The entertainment aboard ship has improved a great deal, and the production shows were packed as well. This is a great ship made greater by a great crew. The only suggestion I have is to figure out how to server the Alaska fish luncheon in a better method as the line went all the way around the swimming pool. Ten days is not enough, but was a wonderful break. I would suggest (as I did) a longer stay in Victoria because we hardly had time to visit anything. We would sail with the Grand anytime and pland on doing so soon. Remember, a positive attitude generally garners a positive experience.


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As many as 10,000 lawyers could be out of work in the UK in the next two years as the legal business faces its worst slump in decades.
More than one in ten of the country's 83,000 privately employed solicitors could lose their jobs, recruiters, consultants and senior law firm partners told The Times, and will struggle to find new jobs even as the economy emerges from the recession.
The total number of jobs in the legal sector, including non-solicitors, fell by 16,700 in 2008, from 296,500 to 279,800, according to the Office for National Statistics, and the scale of


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^thx for the insight Chuckm!
^thx for the insight Chuckm!
USFS does NOT "assign" skaters to CoR or CoC! The Russian Fed chooses the skaters for CoR and the Chinese Fed chooses the skaters for CoC.
Have you thought about posting this explanation in the 'References' section with a heading 'How does the seeding work' or something? The seeding/picking procedure is obviously something that confuses a lot of posters here, so it would benefit everybody if this was posted somewhere where it is easy to find and link to, instead of getting buried in this thread. Just a thought.
Look at the skaters the Russian Fed originally picked for CoR (Men). It's fairly plain that the skaters were chosen that would pose the least competition for Kovtun:
Fernandez - the #3 seed and known to falter in the early season
Reynolds - the #5 seed, but clearly much less of a threat than #4 Hanyu and #6 Takahashi
Worlds 7-9: #9 Joubert - preferable to #7 Aaron or #8 Mura
Worlds 10-12: #11 Liebers - didn't have cachet or resume of #10 Brezina or #12 Amodio
Top 24 SB/WR:
Machida - won CoC 2012 but was 7th at 2012 4CC
Dornbush - had an extensive history of 5th place finishes in the GP--no medals
Farris - JW champion moving up to GP for the first time.
It isn't uncommon for a host to try to assemble a less-competitive field to protect the home skater.
But nowadays you're right that we often don't see the top skaters together until the GPF. V&M and D&W didn't skate against each other last season until the GPF, for example. But Chan and Hanyu both faced off at Skate Canada (and TEB). So it depends.
Petrova & Tikhonov were the closest thing to a paper world champion ever. I mean in the sense of what it was like to face them in the following season, not that they didnt fully deserve their world title. In the year they won worlds they were one of the strongest and the most consistent team of the season, although it was still an upset they won worlds with most expecting Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze (who missed worlds with an injury), Sale & Pelletier, or Shen & Zhao. However in their season as reigning world champions they came dead last at the grand prix final of 6 teams, 4th at Europeans, and 6th in the long program at worlds. They werent even competitive with the top teams.
The reason that draw was possible is that neither Sale & Pelletier (4th after making 3 mistakes in their Love Story program) or Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze (missed worlds) were a top 3 seed.
Yes, P&T were also very boring and mechanical. Nice people, but they had no spark. Debbi Wilkes, a former Olympic medalist in pairs herself, even said on CTV that month that they had 'no sex appeal'. They just got the job done in Nice at Worlds 2000 by being clean and ticking off the elements. But they were still competitive when they were on, and B&S were S&P's closest rivals.
Btw, the reason B&S had to withdraw from Worlds wasn't because of injury, it was because Elena tested positive for a banned substance (apparently cough medicine!) They were stripped of their European Title, which some people thought was harsh.


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Manchester United supporters could be set for some much-needed good news, according to reports in the Sunday newspapers.
The Old Trafford club has entered into negotiations with striker Wayne Rooney over a new contract, which is valued at £50 million over four years.
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New iMEMS® Angular-Rate-Sensing Gyroscope
by John Geen (email@example.com) and
David Krakauer (firstname.lastname@example.com)
ADI Micromachined Products Division
The new ADXRS150 and ADXRS300 gyros from Analog Devices, with full-scale ranges of 150°/s and 300°/s, represent a quantum jump in gyro technology. The first commercially available surface-micromachined angular rate sensors with integrated electronics, they are smallerwith lower power consumption, and better immunity to shock and vibrationthan any gyros having comparable functionality. This genuine breakthrough is possible only because of the Analog Devices proprietary integrated micro electro-mechanical system (iMEMS) process, proven by use in millions of automotive accelerometers.
Gyroscopes are used to measure angular ratehow quickly an object turns. The rotation is typically measured in reference to one of three axes: yaw, pitch, or roll.
Figure 1 shows a diagram representing each axis of sensitivity relative to a package mounted to a flat surface. A gyroscope with one axis of sensitivity can also be used to measure other axes by mounting the gyro differently, as shown in the right-hand diagram. Here, a yaw-axis gyro, such as the ADXRS150 or ADXRS300, is mounted on its side so that the yaw axis becomes the roll axis.
Figure 1. Gyro axes of rotational sensitivity. Depending on how a gyro normally sits, its primary axis of sensitivity can be one of the three axes of motion: yaw, pitch, or roll. The ADXRS150 and ADXRS300 are yaw-axis gyros, but they can measure rotation about other axes by appropriate mounting orientation. For example, at the right: a yaw-axis device is positioned to measure roll.
As an example of how a gyro could be used, a yaw-axis gyro mounted on a turntable rotating at 33 1/3 rpm (revolutions per minute) would measure a constant rotation of 360° times 33 1/3 rpm divided by 60 seconds, or 200°/s. The gyro would output a voltage proportional to the angular rate, as determined by its sensitivity, measured in millivolts per degree per second (mV/°/s). The full-scale voltage determines how much angular rate can be measured, so in the example of the turntable, a gyro would need to have a full-scale voltage corresponding to at least 200°/s. Full-scale is limited by the available voltage swing divided by the sensitivity. The ADXRS300, for example, with 1.5 V full-scale and a sensitivity of 5 mV/°/s, handles a full-scale of 300°/s. The ADXRS150, has a more limited full-scale of 150°/s but a greater sensitivity of 12.5 mV/°/s.
One practical application is to measure how quickly a car turns by mounting a gyro inside the vehicle; if the gyro senses that the car is spinning out of control, differential braking engages to bring it back into control. The angular rate can also be integrated over time to determine angular positionparticularly useful for maintaining continuity of GPS-based navigation when the satellite signal is lost for short periods of time.
Analog Devices ADXRS gyros measure angular rate by means of Coriolis acceleration. The Coriolis effect can be explained as follows, starting with Figure 2. Consider yourself standing on a rotating platform, near the center. Your speed relative to the ground is shown as the blue arrow lengths in Figure 2. If you were to move to a point near the outer edge of the platform, your speed would increase relative to the ground, as indicated by the longer blue arrow. The rate of increase of your tangential speed, caused by your radial velocity, is the Coriolis acceleration (after Gaspard G. de Coriolis, 1792-1843a French mathematician).
Ω is
the angular rate and r the radius, the tangential velocity
is Ωr. So, if r changes at speed, v, there will be a tangential acceleration
Ωv. This is half of the Coriolis acceleration. There is another half from changing the direction of the radial velocity giving a total of 2Ωv (see the Appendix). If you have mass, M, the platform must apply a force, 2MΩv, to cause that acceleration, and the mass experiences a corresponding reaction force.
Figure 2. Coriolis acceleration example. A person moving northward toward the outer edge of a rotating platform must increase the westward speed component (blue arrows) to maintain a northbound course. The acceleration required is the Coriolis acceleration.
The ADXRS gyros take advantage of this effect by using a resonating mass analogous to the person moving out and in on a rotating platform. The mass is micromachined from polysilicon and is tethered to a polysilicon frame so that it can resonate only along one direction.
Figure 3 shows that when the resonating mass moves toward the outer edge of the rotation, it is accelerated to the right and exerts on the frame a reaction force to the left. When it moves toward the center of the rotation, it exerts a force to the right, as indicated by the orange arrows.
To measure the Coriolis acceleration, the frame containing the resonating mass is tethered to the substrate by springs at 90° relative to the resonating motion, as shown in Figure 4. This figure also shows the Coriolis sense fingers that are used to capacitively sense displacement of the frame in response to the force exerted by the mass, as described further on. If the springs have a stiffness, K, then the displacement resulting from the reaction force will be 2
Figure 4. Schematic of the gyros mechanical structure.
Figure 5, which shows the complete structure, demonstrates that as the resonating mass moves, and as the surface to which the gyro is mounted rotates, the mass and its frame experience the Coriolis acceleration and are translated 90° from the vibratory movement. As the rate of rotation increases, so does the displacement of the mass and the signal derived from the corresponding capacitance change.
It should be noted that the gyro may be placed anywhere on the rotating object and at any angle, so long as its sensing axis is parallel to the axis of rotation. The above explanation is intended to give an intuitive sense of the function and has been simplified by the placement of the gyro.
ADXRS gyros measure the displacement of the resonating mass and its frame due to the Coriolis effect through capacitive sensing elements attached to the resonator, as shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6. These elements are silicon beams inter-digitated with two sets of stationary silicon beams attached to the substrate, thus forming two nominally equal capacitors. Displacement due to angular rate induces a differential capacitance in this system. If the total capacitance is C and the spacing of the beams is g, then the differential capacitance is 2
ΩvMC/gK, and is directly proportional to the angular rate. The fidelity of this relationship is excellent in practice, with nonlinearity less than 0.1%.
The ADXRS gyro electronics can resolve capacitance changes as small as 12
� 1021 farads (12 zeptofarads) from beam deflections as small as 0.00016 Angstroms (16 femtometers). The only way this can be utilized in a practical device is by situating the electronics, including amplifiers and filters, on the same die as the mechanical sensor. The differential signal alternates at the resonator frequency and can be extracted from the noise by correlation.
Figure 5. The frame and resonating mass are displaced laterally in response to the Coriolis effect. The displacement is determined from the change in capacitance between the Coriolis sense fingers on the frame and those attached to the substrate.
These sub atomic displacements are meaningful as the average positions of the surfaces of the beams, even though the individual atoms on the surface are moving randomly by much more. There are about 1012 atoms on the surfaces of the capacitors, so the statistical averaging of their individual motions reduces the uncertainty by a factor of 106. So why cant we do 100 times better? The answer is that the impact of the air molecules causes the structure to movealthough similarly averaged, their effect is far greater! So why not remove the air? The device is not operated in a vacuum because it is a very fine, thin film weighing only 4 micrograms; its flexures, only 1.7 microns wide, are suspended over the silicon substrate. Air cushions the structure, preventing it from being destroyed by violent shockseven those experienced during firing of a guided shell from a howitzer (as demonstrated recently).
Figure 6. Photograph of mechanical sensor. The ADXRS gyros include two structures to enable differential sensing in order to reject environmental shock and vibration.
Integration of electronics and mechanical elements is a key feature of products such as the ADXRS150 and ADXRS300, because it makes possible the smallest size and cost for a given performance level. Figure 7 is a photograph of the ADXRS die.
Figure 7. Photograph of ADXRS gyro die, highlighting the integration of the mechanical rate sensor and the signal conditioning electronics.
The ADXRS150 and ADXRS300 are housed in an industry-standard package that simplifies users product development and production. The ceramic packagea 32-pin ball grid-array, (BGA)measures 7 mm wide by 7 mm deep by 3 mm tall. It is at least 100 times smaller than any other gyro having similar performance. Besides their small size, these gyros consume 30 mW, far less power than similar gyros. The combination of small size and low power make these products ideally suited for consumer applications such as toy robots, scooters, and navigation devices.
One of the most important concerns for a gyro user is the devices ability to reliably provide an accurate angular rate-output signaleven in the presence of environmental shock and vibration. One example of such an application is automotive rollover detection, in which a gyro is used to detect whether or not a car (or SUV) is rolling over. Some rollover events are triggered by an impact with another object, such as a curb, that results in a shock to the vehicle. If the shock saturates the gyro sensor, and the gyro cannot filter it out, then the airbags may not deploy. Similarly, if a bump in the road results in a shock or vibration that translates into a rotational signal, the airbags might deploy when not neededa considerable safety hazard!
As can be seen in Figures 6 and 7, the ADXRS gyros employ a novel approach to angular rate-sensing that makes it possible to reject shocks of up to 1,000gthey use two resonators to differentially sense signals and reject common-mode external accelerations that are unrelated to angular motion. This approach is, in part, the reason for the excellent immunity of the ADXRS gyros to shock and vibration. The two resonators in Figure 6 are mechanically independent, and they operate anti-phase. As a result, they measure the same magnitude of rotation, but give outputs in opposite directions. Therefore, the difference between the two sensor signals is used to measure angular rate. This cancels non-rotational signals that affect both sensors. The signals are combined in the internal hard-wiring ahead of the very sensitive preamplifiers. Thus, extreme acceleration overloads are largely prevented from reaching the electronicsthereby allowing the signal conditioning to preserve the angular rate output during large shocks. This scheme requires that the two sensors be well-matched, precisely fabricated copies of each other.
Analog Devices has used its iMEMS process to achieve a breakthrough with the development of the Worlds first fully integrated angular rate sensor. Integration yields a revolution in reliability, size, and price. The result is a gyro that is suited for a much wider range of applications than previously thought possible or affordable. The devices low power and small size will benefit small consumer and industrial products that run on batteries, such as toys, scooters, and portable instruments. The tremendous immunity to shock and vibration benefits automotive and other applications that are subject to harsh environmental conditions.
Looking forward, it is possible to exploit the iMEMS process and gyro design techniques to achieve even higher levels of integration. Just as Analog Devices has developed dual-axis accelerometers, it will be possible to produce multi-axis gyroscopes. It will even be possible to integrate both accelerometers and gyros on a single die. The resulting inertial measurement unit would enable even tiny vehicles to be stabilized and navigated autonomously.
Consider the position coordinate, z =
rείθ, in the complex plane. Differentiating with respect to time, t, the velocity is
the two terms are the respective radial and tangential components, the latter arising from the angular rate. Differentiating again, the acceleration is
The first term is the radial linear acceleration and the fourth term is the tangential component arising from angular acceleration. The last term is the familiar centripetal acceleration needed to constrain r. The second and third terms are tangential and are the Coriolis acceleration components. They are equal, respectively arising from the changing direction of the radial velocity and from the changing magnitude of the tangential velocity. If the angular rate and radial velocities are constant,
where the angular component, iείθ, indicates a tangential direction in the sense of positive u for the Coriolis acceleration, 2Ωv,
and �είθ indicates towards the center (i.e., centripetal) for the
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General storekeeper, town selectman, and member of the state General Court from Raynham, Massachusetts. Daybooks include customer names, goods sold (such as groceries, hardware, dry goods, and shoes) and the form of payment (principally cash, and although barter was declining at the time, some local exchange in a largely agricultural community).
The collection is open for research.
Abisha Lincoln was born in 1800 in Massachusetts. By 1850 his general store was the principal supplier for residents in the north end of Raynham, selling groceries, hardware, dry goods, shoes, and many other items. Although much of his business by 1860 was on a cash basis, transactions in these three daybooks also reflect the persistence of local exchange. In 1861, for instance, James Lothrop paid his bill with two dozen eggs; Edward Tisdale with eight pairs of boots; and Thaxter Harvey with over 70 pounds of ham.
Lincoln's business prospered and his family grew. The 1840s witnessed Lincoln's election as a town selectman and to the state General Court. By 1850 he was worth about $3,000 and had three sons--Edward H. (23), Charles D. (16), and Elmer (14)--living on his farm, which Edward worked. In 1860 Abisha owned real estate valued at $6,000 and personal property valued at $2,100. Edward, soon to inherit the store with his brothers, still ran the farm at that time, but had married and had a three-year-old daughter. The younger sons also had married, each with a one-year-old child, and lived in their own homes although still probably on Abisha's property. By 1872, according to the Beer's atlas, Edward and Charles ran the store in the north end; Elmer had his own store in the center of Raynham.
The three daybooks document the consumption habits of Raynham residents in the 1860s and highlight the general store business in a largely agricultural community. They could also shed some light on the costs of goods during the Civil War. One can also note the declining portion of business conducted through exchange.
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Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Cite as: Abisha Lincoln Daybooks (MS 233). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Unscripted TV has become all-too predictable
In its infancy, reality TV seemed edgy, even dangerous. CBS' "Survivor" and "Big Brother" made a splash because it was unclear exactly how far they would go in conducting their "social experiments." Critics fussed over whether this was the Roman Colosseum reborn — public electronic maiming for our collective amusement.
The excesses were occasionally mind-numbing, but (mercifully) never fatal. Yet a genre that had the benefit of looking fresh a mere decade ago has become TV's most predictable, bringing us to a creative crossroads regarding where the form goes from here.
The innumerable variations on dating competitions, fashion/style elimination contests or tag-alongs with fading and/or pseudo-celebrities have grown stale and tediously alike. Adding kids to the mix proved kind of creepy. Knocking off hit movies has mostly flopped, from "Pirate Master" to horror premises like the CW's "13 — Fear Is Real," demonstrating that it's hard to foster a sense of jeopardy unless you're actually willing to kill nubile twentysomethings, as opposed to just mussing their hair.
The malaise plaguing unscripted programming hasn't been lost on network executives. Fox Entertainment Prez Kevin Reilly acknowledged the conceptual inertia during the TV Critics Assn. tour, saying there are a lot of "versions of versions." My preferred term for this is "but-with TV," as in, "It's a lot like 'America's Next Top Model,' but with. … " Fill in the blank.
A flurry of new programs in January produced what amounts to a mini-trend, inasmuch as the unifying element resembles one of the earliest reality programs, "Candid Camera," by emphasizing hidden-camera trickery and goofing on ordinary folk.
CBS' "Game Show in My Head," NBC's "Howie Do It" and ABC's "True Beauty" all draw upon this idea, as did Fox Reality's "Smile … You're Under Arrest!" a distasteful hidden-camera sting operation meant to nab petty offenders. Even the cable network appeared embarrassed by that effort, burying its premiere between Christmas and New Year's.
This month has also seen NBC introduce the but-withs "Momma's Boys" (think "Meet My Folks") and "Superstars of Dance" (the latest "Dancing With the Stars" clone), both of which have been, not surprisingly, ratings-challenged.
Oddly enough, Fox — the network that once could be counted upon to deliver reality TV's most egregious stunts, spicing up a TV reporter's humdrum life with lawsuits ("Temptation Island"), restraining orders ("Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire?") and critical tongue-lashings ("When Animals Attack," etc.) — has been relatively sedate. Lately when the network has stuck its chin out transparently seeking to gin up controversy, few have taken the bait.
Fox's last provocateur, the lie-detector series "Moment of Truth," proved less offensive than promos made it look, given that the contestants were asked questions in advance before being grilled in front of friends, family and a studio audience. Despite solid ratings, the concept has been benched for an extended stretch, while the network tries again to make the whole scripted thing work by piggybacking on "American Idol."
So where's the answer? Fortunately that's somebody else's problem. Hidden cameras that capture genuine responses and human behavior — as opposed to the increasingly hard-to-believe posturing of wannabe actors — represents promising terrain to explore, but even there it's difficult to conjure anything truly novel without embracing certain (and perhaps unacceptable) risks.
The larger mystery is why — with what amounts to a blank slate at their disposal — somebody hasn't broken out of the invisible boxes currently restraining the form, even if that means potentially throwing open Pandora's Box. Instead, the existing bag of tricks has been emptied, cloned and re-emptied again, leaving the audience ready for a next phase — presumably something that will heighten reality TV's illusion of danger, without setting the insurance guy's hair on fire (or hopefully anybody else's).
What does seem clear is that after relying heavily on unscripted TV to buck up ratings and balance the cost of their schedules, networks can't expect breakthroughs anymore by blithely returning over and over to "The Bachelor" and "Project Runway" but-withs. And while dramas and sitcoms haven't reinvented the wheel either, reality TV is a uniquely 21st-century concoction, governed by its own set of rules.
In a hit-driven business, maybe it's time for the reality tribe — and I say this with some trepidation — to grow a pair and starting breaking them.


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Dorchester District 2 is a step closer to permanently allowing high schoolers access to cellphones on campus - and the idea may be expanded to middle schools as well.
During DD2's board meeting Monday, board members held the first reading of a policy that will allow high school students to use cellphones at specific times during the day. This policy grants students permission to use their phones prior to 7:25 a.m., during class exchanges, during assigned lunch period and after 2:55 p.m., unless in an after-school class or detention.
Board member Sam Clark, who's Alston Middle School's former principal, suggested having Superintendent Joe Pye rally the district's middle school principals to entertain this idea.
"When I was a middle school principal, parents felt like it was a safety thing," he said. "Looking from a parent's standpoint, I understand their concerns about safety. So I'd like Mr. Pye to poll the middle school principals to see how they feel about it."
The new policy comes with a list of rules students must follow, such as headphones and ear buds only being allowed in the cafeteria and the prohibition of making phone calls during transition times. Students also may not post or capture video, audio or photos of other people at school unless under supervision, and may not access websites already blocked to students at school.
The consequence of using a cellphone at any time other than the times listed will be having the phone confiscated and returned to a parent for a $25 fee, and repeated offenses could result in suspension, probation and loss of extra-curricular activities.
The decision to incorporate a cellphone usage policy came after the three DD2 high schools took part in a trial run of allowing students to use their phones on campus, while following the same before mentioned rules. In June, the principals approached the school board to tell them they felt the trial was well received by parents and students.
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'Major household appliances' are large tools which are used for executing certain housework and assist in the smooth running of the household. Major household appliances often require electricity for their usage. In Cherokee, maximum people rely on these household appliances for doing most of their household task like cooking, washing clothes, preserving food, etc. This is because these appliances make the work not only easier but also faster. Such is the necessity, that in Cherokee, most rental apartments are provided with these household major appliances. Major household appliances include refrigerators, microwave ovens, washing machines, air conditioners, water heaters, etc.
Governor Cuomo Announces Growth Of Clean Technology Companies And Creation Of 980 Jobs
$14 million Investment in Cleantech Business Incubator Initiative Supports the Development of 141 Clean Energy Companies across the State (Long Island, NY) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 141 clean technology companies have been supported and primed for further growth through the Governor's Cleantech Business Incubator initiative. The initiative has attracted more than $215 million in private capital..


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The Diabetes Research Group is a group of investigators based at the University of Washington and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System who are working to better understand why people get type 2 diabetes and other diseases related to obesity.
Currently we are conducting several research studies and need volunteers. Our current studies are:
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1. Ethnic Structure in the Occupied Regions of Albanians in 1912
The First Balkan War brought about great changes on the geographic map
of the Balkans. The Albanian state was established in less than half of
its ethnic territory. The Balkan allies: Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and
Bulgaria came out of war with great benefits in territory and population.
Bulgaria gained 29% in territory and 3% in population; Greece 68% in territory
and 67% in population. It took {amëria and Aegean Macedonia from the
Albanian territory; Montenegro gained 62% in territory and 100% in population;
and Serbia 82% in territory and 55% in population.1
2. Consequences Resulting from the Conference of London (1913) for Expulsion of Albanians
On the eve of outburst of the First Balkan War, the Balkan allies knew
quite well the position and force of Turkey, that had almost capitulated
before the Albanian forces, who took the centre of the Vilayet of Kosova
- Shkup (Skopje) at the uprising in the summer of 1912.
3. Territorial Division and Administrative Organisation of Kosova (1912-1941)
After the occupation of Kosova, in October of 1912, state administrative
bodies were established. The Serbian regime established state bodies by
military decrees, specially for Kosova, by the Law-decree on ruling over
and settling the liberated regions', on 27 December, 1912, on which basis
executions by fire-arms were anticipated as well.7
4. Legalisation - Expulsion Through Legal Acts
In the First Balkan War, Serbian and Montenegrin military, apart from
the genocide exerted upon the Albanian population, carried out also their
forceful expulsion. Thus in the territories of the Albanians villages were
burned down and the frightened population ran away pursued by Serbian military,
and those who remained there were shot or sent to concentration camps,
such as Ni and other places. Only in Prishtina, more than 5,000 Albanians
were killed by Serbian military on 22 October, 1912.12
On 27 October, 650 Albanians were sent to the camp in Ni, and on 30 October,
1912, another 700 of them.13 This genocide continued
all the time till 1915, when Serbian military and government moved to Corfu
as they were defeated in the First World War.
5. Expulsion of Albanians (1912-1941)
The forceful expulsion of the Albanians from Kosova, the Sanjac and
Macedonia began during the First Balkan War (October, 1912). According
to the documents of Serbian diplomacy, 239,807 people were expatriated
until March 1914, without accounting the children up to six years old.
Albanian families from Kosova, Sanjak and Macedonia were deported through
Cavalo of Greece and by the land road to Turkey. This forceful emigration
continued. According to the evidence on this matter, the number of the
expatriated people amounted to 281,747, without accounting the children
up to six years old, till August 1914.17
A number of Albanians from Kosova emigrated forcefully to the territory of reduced Albania of 1912. According to military documents of the Yugoslav Kingdom, from the Albanian territories that Serbia occupied, 4,046 Albanian families from Kosova, Macedonia, Sanjac and Montenegro, emigrated to Albania between 1919-1938. The Albanian government settled those families in the environs of Shkodra, Durrës, Kruja, Kavaja, Berat, Saranda, Koplik, Lushnja, Fier, Tirana, Leskovik and Kukës.20 Besides Turkey and Albania, the Albanians had to emigrate forcefully to other countries of Europe and the world too. In this way the Albanian Diaspora was formed in Europe and America.
6. Colonosation of Kosova (1912-1941)
The occupying regime, parallel to the expulsion of the Albanians from
their land, carried out the colonisation with Serbs and Montenegrins there.
During the First Balkan War, after Serbian military massacred and displaced
the population, the hordes came and took forcefully the land and houses
of the Albanians. After the end of the First World War and the establishment
of SCSK, the expulsion of ethnic Albanians from their land and colonisation
of it by Slavs continued.
Colonisation intended to destroy the Albanian compactness, who comprised more than 75% of the population. In addition to this, Serbia and Montenegro tried to secure calm for themselves by forcing colonisation along the Albanian border and along the main roads. The serbianisation' of Kosova continued until 1941. In this way the territory for the Serbian national element was created.23
7. Anti-Albanian Projects - Genocidal Acts
The monarchy dictatorship of 6 January, 1929 anticipated, apart from
others, extermination of national minorities, particularly the Albanians.
The Yugoslav Kingdom intensified the endeavours for ethnic cleansing. This
role was taken over by The Serbian Cultural Club', that was purported
by the whole state administration.24 In the activity
of the Club against the Albanians were distinguished Slobodan Jovanovic,
Gojko Perina, Orestije Krstic, Dragisa Vasic and Nikola Stojanovic. They
were joined by Vasa Cubrilovic with his project The Expulsion of Albanians'.
8. The Yugoslav-Turkish Convention of 1938 - an Intention for Ethnic Cleansing
The first state contacts between Yugoslavia and Turkey about the expatriation
of the Albanians to Turkey were made in 1926. These contacts produced a
new platform in 1933 on the preparation of grounds for general ethnic cleansing.32
9. Consequences of Expulsion and Colonisation between the Two Word Wars
The expatriation and assimilation of the Albanians and colonisation
of the land of ethnic Albanians by the Serbian hegemonist regime was considered
as a Serbian national sacred mission. To accomplish this mission, the Serbian
invading regime made use of all possible means, starting from arbitrary
laws, killing, burning villages and whole regions, up to forceful conversion
of Islamic and Catholic population into the Serbian Orthodox religion.
Notes1. Limon Rushiti, Rrethanat politiko-shoqërore në Kosovë 1912-1918 (Political-Social Circumstances in Kosova, 1912-1918), Prishtina, 1986, p.9.
2. ASHRSH, fund MKK. D-7, doc. 707936. Turkish statistics of 1911.
3. The Supreme Command of Serbian III Army on 3/IV.1913.
4. Historia e Popullit Shqiptar, II (History of Albanians, II), Prishtina, 1968, p. 352.
5. Ibid., p. 365.
6. Ibid.
7. AS. Bgd. Uredba o javnoj bezbednosti u slobodjenim oblastima 1913 (Decree on Public Security in Liberated Regions, 1913).
8. AS. Bgd. MPB. P.O.F. 15, r. 143/1913.
9. A.C.G. Cetinje, fund of MPB, F-131, doc. 2907.
10. ASHCG, Cetinje, fund MPB, Administrative Section, Reports from Gjakova on 26, and 27 January, 1913, file 40, The letter of Peceli sent to Secretary J.VukotiC on 13/04/1913.
11. It ought to be underlined that two regions: Luma and Has in the district of Prizren, were a territory of Albania according to the London Conference, nevertheless, the SCSK held it occupied until 1920. (AJ - Belgrade, fund 65, file 28, doc. 189, of 02/02/1919, Prizren)
12. Leo Freunderlich, Albanens Golgota... Vien 1913.
13. AVII - Bgd. Pop. II, K-10, doc. no. 242, 25/X/1912.
14. Dr Milivoje Eric, Agrana reforma u Jugoslaviji 1918-1941 (Agrarian Reform in Yugoslavia, 1918-1941), Sarajevo, 1958, p. 140.
15. Dr M. Obradovic, Agrarna Reforma i kolonizacije na Kosovu 1918-1941(Agrarian reform and Colonisation in Kosova, 1918-1941), Prishtina, 1981, p. 51.
16. AJ. Bgd. fund of MIA. doc. of 1918-1921, A VII Bgd. Pop. II, III, IV, Serbian III Army, A.Q.Sh. Tirana, fund of KMKK -D-32 no. 70881, 21/XII/1921.
17. Dokumenti o spolnoj politici Kraljevine Serbije 1903-1914 (Documents on Foreign Policy of the Serbian Kingdom, 1903-1914), Bk. VII, file.1. Belgrade, 1980, pp. 617-618.
18. Dr Branko Babic, Politika Crne Gore u novooslobodjenim krajevima 1912-1914 (The Politics of Montenegro in Newly Liberated Regions, 1912-1914), Titograd, 1984, pp. 267-277.
19. DASIP, fund of Yugoslav Kingdom Legation in Ankara, 1941.
20. AVII - Bgd. Pop. XVII, K-95, doc. no. 429.
21. The Archives of Yugoslavia, fund Agrarna Reforma i Kolonizacija (Agrarian Reform and Colonization), Belgrade, as well as the Archives of Kosova, Prishtina, in which till 1990, 14,765 family cards, i.e., one for each family had been.
22. Djordje Kristic, Kolonizacija Juzne Srbije (Colonisation of South Serbia), Sarajevo 1928, p. 6.
23. Dr Milovan Obradovic, Agrarna Reforma i kolonizacija na Kosovu 1918-1941 (Agrarian Reform and Colonisation in Kosova, 1918-1941), Prishtina, 1981.
24. Svetozar Privicevic, Diktatuara Kralja Aleksandra (Dictatorship of King Aleksandar), Belgrade, 1983, p.15, Srpski glas, no. 8/40.
25. Vasa Cubrilovic, Iseljavanje Arnauta (predavanje odrazano u Srpskom kulturnom klubu 7.III.1937 (Exulsion of Albanians (Lecture held in Serbian Cultural Club on 7/III/1937).
26. Ibid.
27. Ibid.
28. Dr B.Krizman, Elaborat Ivo Andrica o Albaniji (1939) (The Project of Ivo Andric on Albania), Casopis za suvremenu povjest, no. 2, Zagreb 1977, pp. 77-89.
29. AJ. S. 37/39, Ivan Vukotic, O Albaniji i interesne sfere (On Albania and the Spheres of Interest).
30. AJ. S. 39, secr. doc. on division of Albania, 1939.
31. AJ.37 - Tajni planovi vlade i crkve Svetog Save /39 (Secret Plans of the Government and St. Sava Church /39.
33. Ibid.
34. DASIP. secr. no. 7977, 1939.
35. Ibid., Art. 2 of the Convention.
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