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Stand-Up Comedy at Club Passim 7pm, 3/21/2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
7:00 pm at Club Passim
Hosted by: Kate Ghiloni
Becky Bays
Regina DeCicco
Chelsea Shorte
Wes Hazard
Ed Kopesky
Elyse Martin
Erin Cyr
Kate Nee
Raj Sivaraman
Kate Ghiloni
Kate Ghiloni is a stand-up comic and writer in real life and on Twitter: @kateghiloni.
Becky Bays
In addition to having the best name in show business, Becky Bays has an acerbic comedic style comprised of quirky observations of life that are not only funny, but dead on.
Chelsea Shorte
Since taking the stage as a standup in early 2011, as a way to stave off the boredom of being a beautiful twenty-something, Chelsea has flourished in the DC comedy scene.
Wes Hazard
Wes Hazard is extremely happy to have the chance to make you laugh. Slinging jokes with wit, honesty, and energy is what he does and what he loves. Try him, you'll like him.
Ed Kopesky
Ed Kopesky is a stand-up comedian from the Boston area. He is also an engineer with a degree from MIT, so he hopes the WICF will help him understand women, at least a little.
Kate Nee
Kate Nee has been a regular on the Boston Comedy scene for years. She connects with people through her relatable experiences as a cynical outlook.
Raj Sivaraman
Raj uses his unique perspective to highlight the quirks of American imperialism, the existentialist nature of nachos, and why scones are terrible.
Regina's comedic voice is in fact her voice! She never thought anything of her deep, raspy sound until other comics pointed it out, and now it's her calling card!

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Another year has passed, and another wonderful class of students have graduated. We celebrated their accomplishments at the annual School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences Commencement Ceremony and also reconnected with some alumni at an event on the East Coast.
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Pulling it Together: A Note on Presidential Leadership Strategy
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Pulling it Together: The "Third School" for Controlling Health Care Costs?
For as long as I have been in the field, there have been two dominant schools of thought about how to control health care costs. One school, The Regulators, believed that the best way to slow increasing costs was to control the total resources going into the health care system:…Policy Insights Read Post
Pulling it Together: Implementation
When I was a graduate student at MIT my adviser Jeffrey Pressman was a great political scientist who had just written the seminal book on program implementation. It was called, simply enough, Implementation, with a subhead that read: "how great expectations in Washington are dashed" (OK, we political scientists study…Policy Insights Read Post
Pulling it Together: The Media's Challenge In Health Reform
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The Old Tavern of Stamatopoulos operating since 1882, at the north east of the sacred rock of Acropolis.
Wall paintings with scenes of the early 20th century life in Athens.
Our guests will taste traditional delicacies, relax and enjoy quality greek music, in the surroundings of a rare garden of Plaka.


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EWING — A coffeehouse, an art gallery, a theater and a music hall are among the ideas being considered for the future use of the former Ewing Presbyterian Church sanctuary on Scotch Road.
With the threat of demolition no longer looming over the historic stone structure, preservationists are now brainstorming on a new life for the 146-year-old site renamed The 1867 Sanctuary at Ewing.
At a meeting earlier this month, nearly 50 people showed up to offer ideas for the building, which was rescued from destruction by the nonprofit group Preservation New Jersey.
While the long-term lease PNJ signed with the Presbytery bars the nonprofit from renting the space to other congregations on Sunday mornings, it does allow for a variety of uses, including weddings, funerals, concerts, office space and restaurants.
As PNJ embarks on the costly job of shoring up the structure to make it safe for occupancy, the board overseeing the project wants the process guided by how the building will be used going forward.
"Now is the time to think about how to adapt the 1867 Sanctuary to accommodate its potential future uses," said Helen Kull, a member of the 1867 Sanctuary at Ewing Committee. "How can this building serve the greater Ewing community again? How can this 19th century landmark be significant in the 21st century? Can it still accommodate worship, public and entertainment uses? Can ecumenical, spiritual and secular uses all coexist?"
The answer from the crowd was a resounding yes. The group made it clear that whatever the former house of worship becomes in the future, a space inside must be reserved for spiritual pursuits.
"Many people have a religious connection to the place," said Peggy Lovett, a member of the Ewing Presbyterian congregation. "There still needs to be a place reserved for personal reflection and a personal worship."
The group rejected the idea of turning the former sanctuary into a restaurant or other single-use venture, saying the space should be kept flexible for a variety of uses that would optimize is rental prospects.
"I think the critical issue will be the flow of money, because that's how we got here in the first place," said Ewing resident Judith Peoples. "It has to generate its own upkeep."
Lack of funding for upkeep led the church leaders to deem the sanctuary unsafe in 2007. The congregation has held services in its meeting hall across the street from the chapel since then.
When the church's governing body voted to demolish the condemned building, the chapel was the subject of a feud that divided the congregation and pitted church leaders against preservation-minded members and historical groups that fought the demolition edict.
The Presbytery of New Brunswick, which governs the congregation, ultimately settled the matter by reversing the demolition order and instructing the congregation to fund the repairs or find a tenant that could.
In an unprecedented move, Preservation New Jersey took hands-on responsibility for the building in a 50-year lease and is overseeing fundraising for the repairs and renovations, which are estimated to cost $550,000.
Kull, who is also a member of the Ewing Presbyterian congregation, said she was thrilled to see so many people show up at the meeting to help decided the sanctuary's future.
"From what I heard tonight, the community wants to keep the space essentially as it is and use it for performances, worship and exhibits," Kull said. "I think that's the perfect solution."
The firm of Mills and Schnoering Architects is working on the project. The firm will now come up with estimates for readapting the space according to the ideas discussed at the meeting. Those costs will be in addition to the $550,000 needed for structural renovations.
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When someone advertises "the best fat sandwiches in New Jersey," you sit up and take notice — and loosen the belt a few notches.
"Fat sandwiches," of course, have been immortalized by the Rutgers grease trucks — Fat Darrell, Fat Mom, Fat Mojo and their heart-stopping cousins.
Frank Locorriere is recreating the fat sandwich experience in a cute little red-trimmed mini-house next to a mortgage/real estate office in Kenilworth.
Oh, and Locorriere works in the mortage and real estate office when he's not dishing out Fat Fredos, Fat Lindas and Fat Franks.
"The mortgage industry crashed," Locorriere said, laughing, of his decision to open Frank's Pit Stop a year ago.
The Kenilworth native also has hot dogs on his menu, but doesn't consider himself competition to doggie legends Jimmy Buff's and Charlie's Famous Italian Hotdogs, both located in town.
The walk-up stand is located next to Black Brook Park, nicknamed the Pit, thus the business' name. There are a dozen fat sandwiches, from the Fat Goose (grilled chicken, cheesesteak, fries, lettuce, tomato, onions, mayo and ketchup) and Fat Stuff (cheesesteak, mushrooms, melted mozzarella and crisp onion rings) to the Just Plain Fat (provolone, cheesesteak, fried mushrooms, onions, fries, mozzarella sticks and ranch dressing).
The Fat Linda is named after his cook, Linda Illiano. She obviously has a sense of humor.
ow do the fat sandwiches stack up? It goes without saying you must be a grease truck gourmand to appreciate them; there are enough fries, onions, cheese and other nutritional no-nos packed into each sandwich to give your doctor a heart attack. But what's the saying — you and your stomach only go around once in life? Frank's fat sandwiches compare favorably with the grease truck variety — they seem to taste fresher.
In any event, try the other sandwiches on the menu. The Boulevard, named after Kenilworth's main drag, is a sausage and peppers sandwich. At $4.75, it's a good deal and probably better than anything you'll find on the boardwalk.
Without a good red sauce, the meatballs in a meatball sandwich mean nothing. Frank's offers a sweetish, not-run-of-the-mill sauce, and the sandwich ($5) makes for good roadside comfort food, especially this time of year.
Another nice surprise: the Grumo panini ($6.75) with prosciutto, mozzarella, roasted peppers and balsamic, and pressed just right.
The menu also includes burgers, grilled chicken wrap, grilled cheese sandwich and Italian-style hot dogs. Homemade soups, too.
So how does one manage to work in a mortgage and real estate office and a food stand each day?
"I go back and forth," Locorriere said. "I definitely multitask all day."
Frank's Pit Stop, 515 Springfield Road, Kenilworth. (908) 591-8885, letseat.at/frankspitstop. Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; closed Sundays.
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Context Passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act in 1994 restricted
the Food and Drug Administration's control over dietary supplements, leading
to enormous growth in their promotion. The Internet is often used by consumers
as a source of information on such therapies.
Objective To assess the information presented and indications claimed on the Internet
for the 8 best-selling herbal products.
Data Sources We searched the Internet using the 5 most commonly used search engines.
For each, we entered the names of the 8 most widely used herbal supplements
(ginkgo biloba, St John's wort, echinacea, ginseng, garlic, saw palmetto,
kava kava, and valerian root). We analyzed the health content of all Web sites
listed on the first page of the search results.
Study Selection We analyzed all accessible, English-language Web sites that pertained
to oral herbal supplements. A total of 522 Web sites were identified; of these,
443 sites met inclusion criteria for the analysis.
Data Extraction The nature of the Web site (retail or nonretail), whether it was a sponsored
link, and all references, indications, claims, and disclaimers were recorded.
Two reviewers independently categorized medical claims as disease or nondisease according to Food and
Drug Administration criteria.
Data Synthesis Among 443 Web sites, 338 (76%) were retail sites either selling product
or directly linked to a vendor. A total of 273 (81%) of the 338 retail Web
sites made 1 or more health claims; of these, 149 (55%) claimed to treat,
prevent, diagnose, or cure specific diseases. More than half (153/292; 52%)
of sites with a health claim omitted the standard federal disclaimer. Nonretail
sites were more likely than retail sites to include literature references,
although only 52 (12%) of the 443 Web sites provided referenced information
without a link to a distributor or vendor.
Conclusions Consumers may be misled by vendors' claims that herbal products can
treat, prevent, diagnose, or cure specific diseases, despite regulations prohibiting
such statements. Physicians should be aware of this widespread and easily
accessible information. More effective regulation is required to put this
class of therapeutics on the same evidence-based footing as other medicinal
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Even though the offense excelled in Sunday's 49-20 win over the Oakland Raiders, LeSean McCoy rushed only 12 times for 44 yards. It was his third consecutive game with fewer than 60 yards and fewer than 4 yards per carry.
That's merely a dry spell in an otherwise impressive season. McCoy leads the NFL with 777 rushing yards. He scored a touchdown against the Raiders on a swing pass.
"I'm not frustrated," McCoy said. "We won the game, we didn't run the ball much, we were scoring and striking every time we got the ball. I wasn't frustrated with the carries or the yardage. I thought if I had the ball 20-something times, I'd probably have over 100 [yards.]"


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Patrick Venable was originally charged with second-degree rape. Court documents show the trooper admitted to having sex with a woman he was arresting.Video Transcript
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Skip to comments.Air Force Chaplain Awarded Bronze Star for PowerPoint Teaching Proper Sensitivity for the Koran
Posted on 03/11/2013 10:30:01 AM PDT by bigtoona
An Air Force chaplain has been awarded a Bronze Star for his service in crafting an especially good PowerPoint about how to treat Islamic religious materials with sensitivity, according to Ohios Dayton Daily News. After U.S. troops in Afghanistan accidentally burned copies of the Koran, sparking riots that took over 30 lives, Lieutenant Colonel Jon Trainer came to the rescue:
After the accidental burning last year of Qurans by U.S. troops in Afghanistan sparked deadly rioting, an Air National Guard chaplain from Springfield stepped in and potentially saved countless American lives.
For his effort, Lt. Col. Jon Trainer received the prestigious Bronze Star a medal given for heroic or meritorious achievement in connection with operations against an armed enemy.
And he did it with a PowerPoint presentation. . . .
Within 48 hours, Trainer developed a PowerPoint presentation on the proper handling and disposal of Islamic religious material that was seen by every American military and civilian alike in Afghanistan. The presentation then was distributed to the U.S. for use in all pre-deployment training.
The piece explains that Trainer also helped teach service members just how wide the breadth of their sensitivity had to be, covering what constitutes Islamic religious material in the first place. When a Muslim writes down even a few verses from the Quran on a piece of paper, he told the paper, that immediately gets that same protected status.
Trainer is a nondenominational Christian minister who has been in the Air Force for 17 years. He is also being recognized for his work running the Armys suicide-prevention program, in which hes trained more than 36,000 service members.
The Bronze Star is the U.S. militarys fifth most prestigious combat award, and can be awarded for acts of merit or valor in a combat zone (if the military deems it an act of heroism, the award is given with a V device).
There are two types of Bronze Stars...one with a "V" for valor (awarded for meritorious actions in combat) and one sans "V" for meritorious service. I was awarded the latter for service at the command level over a period of six months.
I served at New Kabul Compound in the center of Kabul. We did not mingle with the local population. When not in uniform, I have traveled to numerous Muslim countries and discovered that once a relationship is established, conversation is free-wheeling. Many Muslims are nominal at best in their faith and open to dialogue.
When I deployed to Iraq in 2005-06, the standing order from the Brigade Commander went as follows:
If you are E-7 and above, the Bronze Star is yours to lose.
If you are E-6 and below, the Bronze Star is yours to win - provided you had signatures from several field-grade officers attesting to the merits of your "alleged" valor.
The Bronze Star has been reduced to nothing more than a Sunday School attendance pin.
Can't rightly say about PowerPoint Rangers, but PowerPoint Engineers are bloody near useless even WITH their PowerPoint.
And the Koran teaches the good Muslim to lie to the infidel. This is called Taqiyyah. And you have seen it.
They want to make the Bronze Star just as meaningful as Obama's Nobel Peace Prize.
Thanks,very creative........I would like to meet the chaplain,pull off the bronze star and then bitch slap the guy for accepting it....disgraceful.
Well there we have it. My Grandfather earned 2 of Bronze Stars. One in WWII and another in the Korean War. The bravery and sacrifice he was willing to endure pales in comparison to teaching about the Koran.
You can meet him on post #46.
Unfortunately there are too many in the media and here that indiscriminately shoot from the hip without properly identifying and researching a target.
Thank you for your service.
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Thanks for your service, carpe!
You must see post #46. The chaplain who is the focus of this article is a Freeper, and he posts at #46.
It had been during the entirety of my career the military's practice to award 2 types of bronze stars, one for valor with a "V" device and one for service with no device. That has not changed.
The bronze star is parallel to the peacetime award known as the Meritorious Service Medal. The Silver Star is parallel to the Legion of Merit.
I always preferred they award, for exceptional service in war zones, the MSM with some kind of "C" device (combat?) rather than a bronze star, but they don't. It would certainly make more sense given the nature of modern warfare in which some via satellite/cyber-world/etc. thousands of miles from the combat zone have been awarded bronze stars for service. Make no mistake, though, the service rendered is important with a real impact on the effort in the combat area.
The Silver Star can only be awarded for valor, and I would prefer they have the same standard for the Bronze Star. But, they don't.
That isn't the fault of this chaplain who is A FREEPER and who posts at #46 on this thread the real basis of the award.
As a retired chaplain, I guarantee that the description given of a full tour with combat zone responsibility as a trainer for an entire region would legitimately qualify for a service bronze star. We must not succumb to the notion that the only ones giving everything they have during wartime are only on the front lines. To pretend that staff and support roles are not taken seriously, are not sacrificially pursued 24/7 by dedicated troops, and are not deserving of recognition is to pretend that 9/10 of the military does not exist, since that is the historic tooth/tail ratio describing the number of troops it takes to support one combat soldier on the firing line.
Thanks a ton. I wrote NR and included these bullet points:
-the Bronze Star was awarded for meritorious service over a period of six months, not for one incident that lasted 48-72 hours
-the citation package includes bullet points outlining other achievements during the deployment
-the award was given, in part, because I was serving as a Lt Col on a command staff with oversight of every chaplain deployed in the AOR...in other words the significance of the position and the rank of the individual play a large part in the kind of medal given
-the training package in response to the Quran burning is mentioned because it had theater-wide import—strategic implications, not because it had anything to do with Islam
Here is a fairer representation of my tour: http://sunburynews.com/2012/06/lt-col-jon-trainer-harlem-zoning-board-presented-bronze-star/
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Thanks for the information, xxins, and thanks to both of you for your service.
In the Army, commanders, when they had their "combat leader" hats on, would refer to chaplain ministry as "combat multipliers" .
All the work listed in that article you linked me to is exactly that.
What civilians don't recognize is what being in combat (even a combat zone) does to the human spirit. Since death is so close and so commonly witnessed, our troops begin to wonder about life and death in a real — not a philosophical — way.
The question faced by the military is "Would we want religious leaders largely self-appointed to just show up one day?" There are some awesome pastors who have just "risen up". Amos in Amos 7, as he so eloquently said: "I was neither a prophet nor a prophet's son, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees..."
And there are some absolutely terrible ones.
With a mission, lives, and a nation on the line, and troops with a real need to get in touch with God, would you rather have leading the spiritual lives of your troops a called and ordained, experienced representative of a recognized US religious body, or would you rather trust spiritual leadership to whomever happens along?
How much influence in times of real death and serious injury can a religious leader have? Experience says they can have enormous influence. The old expression, "there are no atheists in foxholes" didn't just happen to get coined.
So, thank you for your service, Chaplain, and for your availability to our troops when they needed a pastor at a most crucial time of their lives.
Thanks for the heads up.
I agree with everything you said. It is easy for normal, traditional Americans today to be skeptical (and cynical) when talking about Ubama's sodomized, feminized, politically correct military. Thank you for your reasoned post.
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You must see post #46. The chaplain who is the focus of this article is a Freeper, and he posts at #46.
It had been during the entirety of my career the militarys practice to award 2 types of bronze stars, one for valor with a V device and one for service with no device. That has not changed.
The bronze star is parallel to the peacetime award known as the Meritorious Service Medal. The Silver Star is parallel to the Legion of Merit.
I always preferred they award, for exceptional service in war zones, the MSM with some kind of C device (combat?) rather than a bronze star, but they dont. It would certainly make more sense given the nature of modern warfare in which some via satellite/cyber-world/etc. thousands of miles from the combat zone have been awarded bronze stars for service. Make no mistake, though, the service rendered is important with a real impact on the effort in the combat area.
The Silver Star can only be awarded for valor, and I would prefer they have the same standard for the Bronze Star. But, they dont.
That isnt the fault of this chaplain who is A FREEPER and who posts at #46 on this thread the real basis of the award.
As a retired chaplain, I guarantee that the description given of a full tour with combat zone responsibility as a trainer for an entire region would legitimately qualify for a service bronze star. We must not succumb to the notion that the only ones giving everything they have during wartime are only on the front lines. To pretend that staff and support roles are not taken seriously, are not sacrificially pursued 24/7 by dedicated troops, and are not deserving of recognition is to pretend that 9/10 of the military does not exist, since that is the historic tooth/tail ratio describing the number of troops it takes to support one combat soldier on the firing line.
Thank you both for your service and your help here in clearing up a terrible misunderstanding brought about by poor writing.
I have always valued the service of our military chaplains but I do take exception to the casual attitude evidenced by the award of a Bronze Star as an "end of tour award". I don't care how meritorious support services are, some awards should only be for direct combat service - and the Air Force is infamous for award inflation. I got a Bronze Star too - for running into an open field while several machine guns were firing at me to rescue a badly wounded Marine. I dragged him 75 meters and was shot just as I got him to cover. I spent over a year in the hospital recovering but that guy's alive today. Same medal. Just like a Meritorious Service Medal?
I agree, chainmail, that a medal for service should be different than a medal for valor. I have no idea why the military insists on the dual description for the bronze star, but they do. I would prefer the award for service be an MSM with some kind of device showing that it was for service rendered in a combat zone.
I have no idea why they don't change it. I truly wish they would.
IN the meantime, I also think it's also absolutely critical that support and service support troops get recognized for the work that they do in the war effort. We must not forget them. In fact, if my memory is correct, close to half or more of the KIA's in Iraq were support troops on various support missions.
Carpediem365 used "Lingo" when he referred to the award he received as an "end of tour" award. He's referring to a discussion that takes place as a soldier prepares to leave the theater. The discussion is in a soldier's command chain. The discussion is: "For the X months Jones was here, what does his entire body of work amount to in terms of our war mission?" If a review of that body of work shows it really does fall under the heading of sacrificial service, then an award is readied.
It is unfortunate that lingo gets used to describe a "body of service" as "end of tour" as if everyone getting to the end of a tour would get such an award just for being there. That is not the case. Nonetheless, a commander will get with his staff and commanders and say things like "Jones is nearing the end of his tour. Does he deserve an award?"
In shorthand, everyone begins referring to "end of tour" awards. Properly APPLIED (an entire body of work over a long period of time) there's nothing wrong with that. If anyone gets in the habit of just cranking our BSMs just as a "Jones was here" award, then they've cheapened one of America's most significant medals.
I agree that the award of a bronze star suggests some kind of battlefield heroics, the fact of the matter is that it does not necessarily mean a battlefield action. Carp was awarded the bronze star apparently because by his service he may have and probably did contribute to saving the lives of many soldiers.
FWIW you get a purple heart if you lose a leg or cut your finger. The fact that one soldier gets it for cutting his finger does not diminish the honor bestowed upon the soldier who loses his leg. They both earned it under the same rules. Chain mail earned his medal on the battlefield and Carp earned his by his service off the front lines.
I think the headline on this story is misleading. The power point was not the point. It was the entire tour of duty.
Thanks for your service. Both of you. You both have done your Country proud.
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Terrible misrepresentations and outright lies occur just as much if not more in the Old Media, and if they correct themselves it's usually on page 14. In the New Media, when someone screws up, which obviously happened in reporting your award, the correction goes viral. Don't know what the bozos who blew it intend to do, but I would much rather read what you have to say directly (and here we are). This stinks that you got trashed, but now we all know the story was wrong - I am not a fan of NRO, but I am devoted to FR. There I will find the truth sooner or later.
Bless you and thank you so much for your service to our soldiers.
I really hope that "award inflation" is stopped and maybe "battlefield heroics" gain their own separate status from the meritorious service.
I had a reasonably long time in the service, starting as an enlisted man and finishing as a lieutenant colonel. I saw many views of the service and its idiosyncracies. There was award inflation based on rank, certain awards reserved for colonels and above, and there was also strong pressure to obtain certain awards to be in a better position for promotion. I agree that combat support and combat service support troops are exposed to severe danger sometimes and they are essential in their jobs. I just feel that those rare events where you know that what you are doing will get you horribly killed and you do it anyway should be a separate class of awards, not confused with anything else.
While I was being trained as a new second lieutenant, I saw a Marine Colonel awarded the Bronze Star with V device for "being instrumental in the fielding of the M-16 rifle". Later, when I was attending a graduation dinner for a service school, the young lady airman sitting across from me was wearing the Bronze Star and when I asked her how she earned it, she said that she "provided essential support to the operations in Grenada" from her office in the Pentagon.
These sort of things make those of us who were in direct combat pause. Is that all our service meant to our country? There were few of us as it was who signed up for the most dangerous stuff - and it was dangerous: I never met a single Marine infantryman in Vietnam who hadn't been wounded. They often didn't report what they considered "scratches" because they wanted to stay with their units and not be sent home (unlike 'ol Combat John Kerry) and often the wounds were caused by your own grenades - it's hard to throw the things far enough to avoid being hit by your own frags. One man I knew was hit by a small fragment and concealed it from all of us - just rubbed Johnson & Johnson First Aid Cream into the hole and kept going - until he collapsed later in the day. I knew many, many other acts of heroism that weren't seen by any officer and most of the real heroes never got any medals at all. All the same, it still galls to think that what small recognition we got can be confused with "outstanding support for the operations in Grenada".
I don't begrudge the Chaplain who was recognized for his superb work supporting our forces in Afghanistan. I just wish they'd picked a different medal, that's all. Life ain't perfect, I guess,
To put the whole medal thing in perspective, there were 20 Medals of Honor awarded in a one hour battle in South Dakota in 1890. In that battle a Cavalry unit of about 500 soldiers managed to kill about 90 "combatants" and about 200 women and children. Most of the 25 fatal Army casualties were probably the victims of Friendly Fire.
You might clarify your point - what do the atrocities at Wounded Knee have to with this discussion? Are you trying to be insulting or are you just suggesting that medals don't mean anything?
No, he's saying that medals are captive to the rules for awarding them in the era in which they are awarded.
A sub-message would be that you know the basis of your own medal, and you should be proud of it regardless what other commanders and other eras have done.
All that said, chainmail, I wish they'd quit awarding bronze stars for service. It makes much more sense to award a service medal at the same level with the bronze star: The Meritorious SERVICE Medal.
They should attach some device to it to show it was for service rendered in or to a hostile mission.
I am pointing out that many medals are given under very questionable circumstances (such as John Kerry's Silver Star) and that medals are often given for political reasons rather than for what actually happened in the field.
There were 20 Medals of Honor that were given for alleged undaunted courage and bravery in literally massacring nearly 200 women and children in an open field. Those medals were purely political and were awarded not for bravery, but to cover up an embarrassing incident. No one was charged for gunning down children in the back, but instead everyone was given a hero's pat on the back.
The political climate at that time was such that people like General Sherman and L Frank Baum (the wizard of oz) were advocating complete extermination of the native Americans as late as the end of the 19th Century. This thread was started as a veiled attempt to undermine the contributions of a Chaplain in the war effort who had been given a bronze star for his efforts. A lot of people complained that only battlefield contributions should be given such a medal. But when it comes down to it, there are a lot of battlefield medals that were either not earned or given for the wrong reasons.
The military hasn't changed too much from what it was 100 years ago. There is still a lot of politics involved in the awarding of medals and commissions. As far as I know the medals awarded for the Wounded Knee Massacre are still on the books. The fact that they were not rescinded implies that the Wounded Knee soldiers were as brave and honorable as the 7 soldiers who received them for their efforts on Omaha Beach.
It's both good and lousy to talk about this stuff but as your comments have illustrated, the only people that will ever know what really was worthwhile are the ones who were there.
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If we then compare the weight, the Nokia E6 has a comforting weight of 133g, creating it the heaviest of the bunch, on the Nokia E5, Black Berry Bold 9780and Black Berry Bold 9900 weighing 126g, 122g and 130g severally. This enhanced weight shares to the Nokia E6's look of robustness and high build standard, instead of creating it experience unmanageable.
The Black Berry Bold 9900 on it's 1.2GHz processor beats the Nokia E5 while, only, till yet the Bold 9900 gets available for trying out, we can not assure whether this difference is deserving the as higher price.
Another area which is frequently equated is the processing power of these powerful phones, on the Nokia E6 contributing its 680MHz ARM11 processor and 2D or 3D graphics hardware acceleration on the Nokia E7, beating the Black Berry Bold 9780's 624MHz processor. The E6 is the 1st Nokia handset to arrive preloaded on Symbian Anna OS upgrade, supporting numerous advances above the initial Symbian 3 firmware set up on the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia E7 and Nokia C6.
These have a faster web browser, improved text input, a split display perspective during touch screen typing, a portrait QWERTY for touch screen typing, novel icons and Ovi Maps 3.06 pre-installed. The text advances are invisible on the Nokia E6, still, as all text input is achieved through the physical True Type - esque keyboard. Everything of the other enhancements are present although.
Scrutiny of the OS advances supported by Symbian Anna encounters that the just actual advance on the Nokia E6 is the advanced browser, like Ovi Maps can be downloaded separately for free and the novel icons are available in Symbian next referred in the Interface segment of this review.


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My take on the FSF action against Apple over GNU Go
About two weeks ago, the FSF announced that it has taken action against the Apple App Store over their distribution of GNU Go. This has apparently set off some people like lefty and triggered a length and wide debate.
I personally very much support the action the FSF has taken. Anyone involved in distribution of copyrighted material is required to do due diligence on checking that he actually has a license to do so. This is not really related to the GPL.
Yes, this means that I can take GPL enforcement action to a retail store that is selling/distributing infringing products, and I can make them provide a declaration to cease and desist from further infringements. Of course, that declaration would only be valid for this single retail store. This is why in our gpl-violations.org work, we always try to go after whatever entity is responsible for the majority or all of those infringements, rather than after a single store owner.
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As the fourth quarter continued to wind down Wellsboro's Matt Reese dribbled the ball back and fourth at the top of the key, patiently waiting to make his next move toward the basket.
And as Reese dribbled, contemplating the Green Hornets' next play, the chants of "You can't guard him" ringing from the Wellsboro student section seemed more and more fitting.
While appearing almost unguardable at times, Reese seemingly carried Wellsboro to a 53-29 District 4 AA semifinal win over East Juniata on Wednesday night at Montoursville.
The senior guard attacked the basket relentlessly in the second half, scoring a game-high 16 points while making acrobatic layup after acrobatic layup.
"They started putting a little more ball pressure on me," Reese said after the win. "And they were giving me the baseline and our big guys were able to seal off 11 (Coder), but it was tough to finish over him."
And when the Green Hornets needed him the most, Reese stepped up. When Wellsboro started having bad possessions and started taking bad shots, Reese took over.
"We got a little complacent on offense and took a shot on the third or fourth pass," Wellsboro head coach Todd Outman said. "That's what he is to this team. He's the leader on the floor."
With Reese and Jordan Jackson leading the way on offense - the duo outscored East Juniata, 31-29 - Wellsboro could focus on suffocating the Tigers on the defensive side of the ball.
"We knew coming in that Lorenz and Coder were the two guys we needed to stop," Outman said. "Matt (Reese) is just tenacious on defense and he is a tremendous on-ball defender. And the guy that stepped up tonight was Kieron Smethers. We needed that tonight."
Smethers, despite giving up several inches, drew the assignment of guarding East Juniata's Bailey Coder. The undersized forward didn't step down, though, as he smothered the Tigers' big man who went scoreless.
"It was huge. He had a huge defensive effort tonight," Reese said of Smethers. "He played like an animal. I've never seen him play like that before."
And even when Smethers was occupied with Coder in the paint, he still made highlight reel-quality plays on the perimeter, stepping out to the 3-point line to stuff shots from Dillon Leonard and Nick Lorenz.
"He rotated well to pick them up and we didn't want to give them a lot of looks because they shoot a lot of 3's and make a lot," Outman said. "He is so long and they don't anticipate the length of his arms and he gets there and ends up blocking it."
Wellsboro (53)
Joe Doganiero 2 0-0 5, Jordan Jackson 7 0-0 15, Matt Reese 8 0-1 16, Dylan Prough 2 0-3 6, Jermaine Brooks 0 0-0 0, Mike Pietropola 2 0-0 4, Kyler Widows 0 0-0 0, Nick Marple 0 0-0 0, Dawson Prough 0 0-0 0, Kieron Smethers 3 3-4 9, Jake Mitchell 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 3-8 53.
East Juniata (29)
Jake Sankey 1 0-0 2, Nick Lorenz 2 6-7 10, Jeremy Pannebaker 0 2-2 2, David Brantley 3 0-0 8, Evan Kline-Geffert 0 0-0 0, Bailey Coder 0 0-0 0, Chas Maguire 0 0-0 0, Dillon Leonard 2 0-0 5, Cole Snyder 0 0-0 0, Jay Pillot 0 0-0 0, Delvin Hockenbroch 1 0-0 2, Clayton Erhard 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 8-9 29.
Wellsboro 17 12 12 12 - 53
East Juniata 6 11 8 9 - 29
3-Point goals: Wellsboro 2 (Doganiero, Jackson), East Juniata 3 (Brantley 2, Leonard)


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on November 10, 2011 - 12:01 AM
Natalie Murphy - Binghamton University
High School: City Honors
Major: English and Rhetoric
How many undergrads are there? 11,787
Classes you are taking this semester: General psychology, math in action, social anthropology and Is There a Correct Way to Speak English? (a writing and linguistics class)
What are your class sizes like? My largest class is a lecture hall of 400. However, three of my discussion courses are held in classrooms of 20.
Why did you choose this school? Compared to most private schools, the tuition is unbeatable. In addition, Binghamton's Harpur College is a well-respected liberal arts school. And, location-wise, Binghamton was perfect for me because I am only a 4 1/2 -hour drive from home, but I'm still far enough that I feel like I am on my own and independent.
What type of student would like/not like this school? Those who are academically driven and conscientious but still make time for socializing are the ideal students for this school. At Binghamton people definitely study hard but also take full advantage of being away from the library. If you are a student looking for a big-city atmosphere, you probably should not consider the school as an option. Binghamton is definitely a city centered around the university rather than just a city with a university.
Pros: I know I am going to graduate with a great education and no student loans to pay off. Despite the fact that there is not much to do off campus, this contributes to the school's close-knit feel and the friendliness of the students, which has made adjusting to college life a lot easier. I also got my first-choice housing community, which is made up of new dormitories and a collegiate center equipped with a new dining hall, computer room and study and social rooms, so it doesn't hurt living in the dorms people often refer to as the "hotels" on campus.
Cons: Vestal Parkway. It is impossible to walk almost anywhere off campus unless you want to dodge speeding traffic and cross a six-lane intersection. And even when you do miraculously make it across, there's not much more waiting for you than Walmart and Target. Also, if you are from anywhere outside of the New York City or Long Island area, be prepared to hear never-ending Upstate New York jokes.
How is the food? To actually enjoy college food, you have to be more concerned with quantity over quality. And by this I mean take advantage of the wide selection of offerings. By switching up what I eat daily, I haven't gotten sick of anything too quickly. But I must admit there are times when I crave a home-cooked meal, and what I can get at the dining hall just doesn't cut it.
How is the social life? Since there isn't a ton to do off campus, people love hanging out in the dorms' spacious common rooms. This is probably where most of the school week socializing takes place. I've noticed that Binghamton has a pretty active student body and people are always on the basketball courts, playing beach volleyball or heading up to our beautiful nature preserve, all when the weather permits, of course. Even though we don't have a football team, a lot of school spirit revolves around sporting events. When Friday comes around, you see people loading up into $3 cabs or onto free buses to downtown Binghamton, where a lot of the weekend nightlife takes place. However, on Fridays and Saturdays the school also offers something called Late Nite Binghamton for those not interested in the downtown scene, which hosts events such as movie showings, concerts, crafts, games and more.
How are the campus activities? I never stop getting emails about nightly events being held in my residential college. They range from question-and-answer sessions with academic advisers to tie-dye parties to self-defense classes, and they always include free food. In addition, there are literally hundreds of extracurricular clubs, competitive and noncompetitive intramural sports and an active volunteer center.
What has surprised you most about college life? Even the days during the week when I only have class for two hours, I am surprised by how fast time flies at school. I did get lucky and live in a really social dorm, so I always have something to do. Being in the presence of friends and keeping busy and active has surprisingly left little time for me to be homesick.
Anything else you would like to add? For students thinking about college, make sure you apply to at least one SUNY school. Even though I did not think I would choose Binghamton at first, I still applied and now I am grateful I kept my options open. It's not smart to just bank on getting enough aid from pricey private universities. The most important thing about surviving the college process and getting integrated into whatever school you end up at is to keep an open mind. I have grown to love it here and realize that even though Binghamton is a SUNY school, it does not skimp whatsoever on diverse and fulfilling educational, extracurricular and social offerings.
Alyssa Phillips
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
High School: Immaculata Academy
Major: Graphic Design
How many undergrads are there? About 3,000
Classes you are taking this semester: All freshman art students (except for fashion and architecture majors) are required to take foundation-year courses. I take three six-hour classes -- drawing, 3-D design and light and color design. I also take 4-D design, history of art and English.
What are your class sizes like? I have about 20 people in each of my classes.
Why did you choose this school? I wanted to go to a school that focused only on art, rather than a school with various majors. I also wanted to venture away from Buffalo, and I absolutely love New York City. Basically anything I need is within walking distance, there is always some sort of community event going on somewhere nearby, and Manhattan is only a 30-minute subway ride. I am amazed each time I step off the elevator to my floor of the dorm building, because I can see the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building right out the window.
What type of student would like/not like this school? Students with an interest in art would love Pratt. It is very pleasing to be surrounded by other people who you know have the same passions and interests as you. If you love city life or just need a change from the suburbs or rural town, it is in a great location; Brooklyn is very calm and quiet while still retaining the city aspect.
*Everything -- grocery stores, post office, art stores, a plethora of restaurants, apartments, clothing stores, etc. -- is within walking distance from the school.
*Pratt has a campus, as opposed to most other New York City schools. The campus is relatively small, so it is easy to get around, and many students ride bikes. There is security at each gate, so the campus is extremely safe.
*The freshman dorm rooms come with microwaves and refrigerators with freezers, and two of the dorm buildings have community kitchens.
*Class sizes are small, so it is easy to receive more one-on-one help from professors.
*Pratt is a beautiful sculpture park and is open to the public during the day. New sculptures occasionally pop up here and there.
*Manhattan is a 30-minute subway ride away. It is an excellent place to go on weekends, and you quickly learn about so many fascinating places in the city, rather than just the tourist attractions.
*Pratt has a huge generator, so if the power goes out, the campus still has electricity. It can also power a good amount of the area surrounding the campus.
*Pratt has about 12 cats that roam the campus. They are taken care of by a man who runs the generator. It is always wonderful to pet one of them if you are feeling stressed.
*The offices and the post office are open during the day during classes, which makes it somewhat difficult to get help if needed.
*If you leave food out, mice will visit.
*Although there are breaks, sometimes the six-hour classes get tiring.
*The food is expensive.
How is the food? The cafeteria food has its good days and its bad days. There is also the PI (Pratt Institute) Shop, which sells brick-oven pizza, desserts, smoothies and ice cream, pastas and Starbucks goods.
How is the social life? It is not difficult to become acquainted with people because of the small student body. There are also many clubs, and dorms usually host activities for the building or for specific floors. It is easy to get to know people in classes, because there are usually a handful of students that have the same schedule as you.
How are the campus activities? Pratt is constantly hosting activities. In the beginning of October, it celebrated its 125th anniversary, and hosted a free Phantogram concert for the students. Last weekend was Fall Fest to raise money for cancer research; some of the features were a bounce house, tarot card readings and free Dippin' Dots. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" was presented for Halloween. There are comedians and speakers periodically, and students also get discounted tickets for movies and various Broadway shows. Just the other night I heard music outside my window, and upon going to investigate, I found that a small and energetic marching band was weaving around the campus.
What has surprised you most about college life? I was pleasantly surprised at the nature of my classes at Pratt. I knew what I was getting myself into when I was inserted into four art classes, but I was unsure of what they would be like. It fascinates me that my homework is to create artwork.
Anything else you would like to add? Contrary to popular belief, art school is not all fun and games. At Pratt, students are expected to spend at least an hour on homework per every hour of class, so with six-hour classes, homework takes careful thought and is very time consuming. There are deeper concepts involved on top of simply creating pretty art projects.
While it is exhausting, it is extremely pleasing to know that most of your time and effort is going into something that you love to do.
Sara Payne
Point Park University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
High school: Barker High School
Major: Journalism
Undergraduates: 3,037 (2010 figure)
Classes you are taking this semester: Honors psychological foundations, introduction to business, journalistic skills I, honors survey of mass comm and the university experience.
What are your class sizes like: Most of my classes have around 20 students. I'm taking two honors classes and the numbers are kept low in these classes -- around 15.
Why did you choose this school? I chose this school because of its location. Pittsburgh is the next biggest city close to home, and Point Park's campus happens to be right downtown. It is perfect for a student looking for opportunities.
What type of students would like this school? Point Park is a perfect school for students that are serious about finding jobs after graduation. Many of the professors here have had experience in the communications field and a lot of them actually still work these jobs. They have connections and know how to help students find what they're looking for in a career. An annual job fair is hosted here where many businesses from around the Pittsburgh area attend.
What type of students would not like this school? If you have a fear of elevators or any hint of claustrophobia, Point Park may not be for you. The location in the city means that many buildings must be vertical. My dorm building is 20 floors. Life here is all about cramming as many people into an elevator as possible, so we can all try to get to class on time. It's not unlikely that one of the elevators will decide to stick itself at the same floor for a couple of hours either.
Pros: Downtown location; internship opportunities sent to you by email already in your freshman year so you can get an idea; very liberal.
Cons: Distance from home; long elevator waiting times
How is the food? The food here isn't very consistent. Our cafeteria is similar to an all-you-can-eat buffet, but the options aren't always guaranteed to be what you're looking for. One plus is we have a cafe open until midnight right in my building. The cafe has great options for snacks and they also provide meal exchanges, so you're not spending all your flex dollars.
How is the social life? Social life is great for freshmen at Point Park. The dorms have themes for each floor, so you usually have something in common with your floor mates. The first two weeks on campus were great because freshmen frenzy and welcome week activities kept us busy. There was something to do each night that was free, and food, too. Life as a college freshmen is all about free food; you learn that quickly.
How are the school activities? Point Park has a ton of campus activities. The fliers are posted all around the school. They also make sure to have them hanging right before you enter your hallway on each floor.
What has surprised you most about college life? The most surprising thing about the college experience is finding out how easy it is to get involved. Clubs are always happy to have members to help out. One of my first days here I spent the afternoon helping to raise money for a local shelter. I seriously got to play with a dog and her puppies and get money for the cause by doing it. Also, I had an article published by our school newspaper within my first month of being here. You just have to take initiative and show up to the meetings.
Anything else you would like to add? I was lucky enough to receive the apprenticeship that I applied for over the summer. I am able to help a professor out with the news service class he teaches. It just goes to show how willing Point Park is to help its students gain the experience that is crucial to getting a job after graduation.


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