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About the Author: Gregory Garland works in the Bureau of African Affairs. Fifty years ago today, President Eisenhower and the Congress created the bureau within the U.S. Department of State.
I'm happy to call attention to the fact that the State Department's Bureau of African Affairs is 50 years old this year. As a Foreign Service Officer who has devoted a large part of my career to U.S.-African relations, I've used the opportunity to do what birthdays tend to make us do, reflect on the past with an eye to the future. I've found that the story of the U.S. official relationship with Africa is complicated, often contradictory, and goes to the heart of the great issues of the mid-twentieth century that defined not only Africa, but America itself: the Cold War, decolonization, and the civil rights movement.
Established at the beginning of Africa's decolonization process, the Africa Bureau quickly expanded as the number of independent countries in sub-Saharan Africa mushroomed from four in 1958 to dozens in the space of a few years. Uncle Sam's relatively sudden recognition of Africa's rising importance sent a message of a new American engagement with Africa. But it was one thing to build new buildings. It was another to face up to a tumor embedded in the deepest layers of American society and which bedeviled the nation's image around the world: Jim Crow laws promoting racial segregation. Early on, the Africa Bureau learned that the separation of foreign from domestic affairs isn't always so easy. Diplomacy is a two-way street, and as Americans went out by the hundreds to serve in Africa, African diplomats came to the United States. They didn't always find themselves welcomed with open arms.
I found out about a series of incidents of racial discrimination against African diplomats. On October 9, 1957, newly independent Ghana's finance minister, H.A. Gbedemah, was driving between the United Nations in New York and Washington. He stopped at a Howard Johnson's restaurant in Delaware for lunch and was refused service because of the color of his skin. Gbedemah's case made headlines, in great part because it happened to coincide with the school integration crisis in Little Rock, Arkansas, the first major enforcement of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision ruling racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, Brown v. Board of Education. President Eisenhower, who had already ordered U.S. troops to protect African American students as they integrated Little Rock's Central High School, moved quickly to control the damage by inviting Gbedemah to the White House. Yet, not even Eisenhower's public apology stopped the abuse of African diplomats. The incident was only the first of a series of cases involving African diplomats, who were also refused permission to buy or lease property in affluent neighborhoods of the District of Columbia for use as official residences.
Enough was enough. In 1961, the State Department under the administration of President John F. Kennedy tried a new approach. A new office, called Special Protocol Service Section, would devote itself entirely to discrimination against African diplomats. The idea came from Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles. AF's then-assistant secretary, former Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams, proved instrumental in setting up the new office, whose head, Pedro Sanjuan, was a political appointee and friend of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Sanjuan launched a campaign led by federal officials -- including Department of State officials -- to end segregation in D.C. and Maryland, exactly those areas where Africa diplomats most experienced racial discrimination. It was a first: The department charged with conducting foreign policy was interjecting itself into state and local politics. I saw then, that even in the 1950s, it was impossible to segregate foreign from domestic policies, especially in a world a rapidly transforming travel and instant communications.
The young Africa Bureau's first major contribution to U.S. foreign policy turned out to be reminding Washington of the importance of America's living up to its ideals. Rhetoric overseas about freedom and equality under the law rang hollow for Africans and other non-whites around the world as long as state-sanctioned racial discrimination existed in America.
It was this insight that drove then-Secretary of State Dean Rusk to urge Congress to pass what most citizens considered domestic legislation, the Civil Rights Act of 1964,which banned racial discrimination in public accommodations. Rusk called it a landmark act of foreign policy. But he reminded members of Congress that the true power of finally ending legally sanctioned racial discrimination at home lay not in the effort "merely to look good abroad…but because it is incompatible with the great ideals to which our democratic society is dedicated."
Over five decades, the Africa Bureau would remain particularly aware of the link between domestic and foreign politics and the power of the ideals embodied in the American system. The Cold War, which provided a crucial justification for AF's creation, would test these ideals repeatedly, especially in Mobutu's Zaire and apartheid South Africa. But the real story of the bureau's half century lies in the tension between the often conflicting objectives of decolonization, promoting democracy and justice, confronting communism and remaining consistent with American values. The record at best is mixed and deserving of serious examination and criticism, especially in the early years. One thing is certain, however: The relationship between Africa and America runs deep, and is growing deeper.
Anna in Washington, DC writes:
I really enjoyed reading this piece about U.S. diplomatic history. As an educator, I often teach about the history of the U.S. civil rights movement. Honestly, I had not considered the role diplomats played in the struggle to help America recognize the "great ideals to which our democratic society is dedicated." I will be sure to make mention of it in future lessons.
Sarmoye in Mali writes:
USA must think about us, young malian and africans who want to live in our countries in peace an development, whithout terrorism drug and any troubles. Those things cannot be whithout formation, information and relationship whith organizations which have experience. Thank you for thinking about us and sorry for my bad english.
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@ Samoye, your English is just fine, and your thoughts are clear.
And I agree with them.
So does the US gov. if I understand the motives behind the massive amount of humanitarian aid given to Africa correctly.
It's not a hand out, but a helping hand up toward a better future.
That future is in your your hands.
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FAIRMONT – Funeral services for Dr. Daniel "Doc" Skow, DVM, 71, of Fairmont, Minn., will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fairmont, Minn. Burial will be following the service in Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont.
Doc answered his final call, passing away Monday morning, Feb. 18, 2013, at his home near Fairmont. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont, and one hour prior to time of services Friday at the church. Lakeview Funeral Home of Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Daniel Lee Skow was born Aug. 11, 1941, on the family farm in rural Wesley, Iowa, son of Joseph and Edna (McElmurray) Skow. Growing up, he helped on the farm and attended school. During high school, Dan became active in 4-H and FFA activities that would influence his entire life. He graduated from Algona High School in May 1959, and attempted farming for a brief time. Due to poor commodity prices at that period, Doc elected to attend Iowa State University. Upon graduation from Iowa State Veterinary School in 1968, he found employment with Fairmont Veterinary Clinic, where he was employed for 43 years. Shortly after arriving in Fairmont, Doc met Derrice Nibbe and the couple was married on June 15, 1969, in Algona, Iowa. Together, they made their home in Welcome, Minn., and in 1980, they moved their home to rural Fairmont. They were blessed with three children, Zeb, Zachary and Zephanie. In his interim with the Fairmont Vet Clinic, Doc was awarded several lifetime achievement awards for livestock production and agronomy. Some of his other awards include Friends of 4-H, Acres U.S.A, Martin County Pork Producers, and Minnesota State Poultry Association. In addition to excellence in the animal husbandry field, soil science and plant health was of great concern to him. This led to the founding of International Ag Labs, which leads the way in sustainable agriculture practices. At the time of his retirement from the Vet Clinic in August 2011, Doc was the senior veterinarian for one of the largest food animal clinics in the United States. Doc was extremely active and had a tremendous love for 4-H and FFA programs and enjoyed taking in county fairs whenever the chance presented itself. His greatest joy was to be found on the side of a beef show ring, hoping one of his favorite breeds the Horned Hereford would win the day. Doc was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church where he served in various church offices, was past president of the Welcome Commercial Club, served on State and County 4-H Boards, was a member of the Iowa State Alumni Association, was a Charter Member of the Omega Tau Sigma Fraternity, authored several books, and spoke around the world on animal nutrition and sustainable agriculture.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 43 years, Derrice Skow of Fairmont, Minn.; children, Zeb Skow of Fairmont, Minn., Zachary Skow of Fairmont, Minn., and Zephanie Skow and special friend, Matthew Cole, of Fairmont, Minn.; five grandchildren, Nicholas Skow, Harrison Skow, Autumn Skow, Alex Skow and Nathan Skow; siblings, Louise Petrine of Coral Gables, Fla., Dr. Marilyn Skow of Miami, Fla., Reuben Skow and his wife, Rhonda of Wesley, Iowa, Helen Scuffham and her husband, John of Algona, Iowa, Kathy Brodersen and her husband, Dr. Mark of Jacksonville, Fla., and Bessie Gisch and her husband, Garry of Algona, Iowa; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Doc was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Edna Skow; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Alfred and Helen Nibbe; brother-in-law, Donald Petrine; and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Weber.

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Phillipsburg High School wrestlers will explain their controversial photograph
Photo of group with a hanging dummy created outrage.
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. - A group of athletes at a western New Jersey high school in the spotlight for a photo recently will tell their side of the story at a news conference Thursday night.
Seven wrestlers from Phillipsburg High School in Warren County came under fire earlier this week for a picture of the group with a black dummy that had a noose around its neck.
Two of the teenage boys had their hoods up in a point and another appears to be saluting.
The dummy was wearing a T-shirt of a rival team, Paulsboro High School, whom Phillipsburg defeated in a wrestling match on Feb. 1.
"It's inappropriate, insensitive. It's just wrong on so many levels," said Superintendent Walt Quint, Paulsboro Public Schools.
The head of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association announced Thursday that none of the students pictured in the photograph will be participating in the NJSIAA State Wrestling Tournament, which starts this weekend, because of their unsportsmanlike conduct.
Some have questioned if the photograph was racially inspired.
Quint said there are black students on Paulsboro's squad, but he doesn't believe it was a direct attack on race or any specific individual.
Fellow students told 69 News earlier this week the photo was intended more as a comment about their recent win over Paulsboro.
"Nothing toward racism, it was more of a joke. If you know the boys, they didn't mean anything offensive by it," said Meghan Wicks, a student at Phillipsburg High School.
Parents weren't amused.
"I don't think it's kids just being kids. They're clearly old enough to know better in this picture," said Elaine Valk, a parent.
According to a statement from the Phillipsburg School District's law firm:
"The administration conducted a thorough investigation of the recent allegations and, with the information at hand, took the necessary actions to hold accountable those involved. Additionally the Administration is taking steps to educate the entire student body as to the culture and expectations of the Phillipsburg School District."
There's currently no word on any disciplinary action taken against the athletes.
The wrestlers have scheduled a news conference for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Atty. Scott Wilhelm's office at 305 Roseberry Street in Phillipsburg.
Wilhelm is representing the wrestlers.
Steven J. Timko, executive director of the NJSIAA, issued a detailed statement Thursday afternoon explaining why the wrestlers can not participate in this weekend's state competition.
Timko stated:
"The NJSIAA Sportsmanship Rule requires that 'high standards of courtesy, fair play, and sportsmanship must be featured at Association competitions'. The Sportsmanship Rule is the heart of the NJSIAA program. Good sportsmanship, respect for rules, respect for others, and fair play are the fundamental principles that support an interscholastic athletic program.
"Over the past year, the NJSIAA has made sportsmanship a priority. Statements cautioning student-athletes against unsportsmanlike conduct are read before each competition. Students are told that "actions which ridicule or cause embarrassment to opponents are unsportsmanlike." In addition, the NJSIAA has agreed with the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights to forward any complaints of unsportsmanlike conduct involving bias incidents.
"As executive director, it is my obligation to take appropriate action when confronted with any flagrant violation of the Sportsmanship Rule.
"I have reviewed the report submitted by Phillipsburg High School and reviewed the photograph posted online through several media outlets. The photograph violates the principles of good sportsmanship and is a flagrant violation of the NJSIAA Sportsmanship Rule.
"Most importantly, the photograph depicts a fundamental disrespect for an opponent, using violent imagery that has no place in high school sports.
"None of the students pictured in the photograph will be participating in the NJSIAA State Wrestling Tournament, which starts this weekend. That is an appropriate response to this violation of the Sportsmanship Rule.
"The NJSIAA will continue to work with the Phillipsburg administration to develop a corrective action plan to ensure that actions like this do not happen in the future. "
Stay tuned to wfmz.com and 69News for more on this developing story.
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PAUL SMITHS – Three local men received the Boy Scouts of America's highest heroism award Sunday at Paul Smith's College for their efforts to save two kayakers' lives on the Moose River on Oct. 16, 2011.
They did save one. The other, despite extraordinary efforts, they could not.
The men – 21-year-old Lake Placid resident Ian McMullen, 18-year-old Luke Eckert of Brighton and 41-year-old Jason Smith of Saranac Lake – received the Honor Award with Crossed Palms. Fewer than 270 people have ever received this prestigious award, according to Bob Eckert of Paul Smiths, the father of Luke and leader of Boy Scout Troop 12.
Standing in front of an auditorium packed with Boy Scouts, McMullen recalled what he, Smith and Eckert did that day in the southwestern Adirondacks.
McMullen and Eckert were standing on some rocks in the middle of the river, holding onto a throw rope that had just been tied to Smith. They were trying to save the life of a 62-year-old kayaker, Bill De Angelis, who had just gone over a ledge and was unresponsive. With few options, Smith offered to go into the dangerous currents and pull the man out of the water.
In making this decision, Smith was putting his life in the hands of McMullen and Eckert.
"He turns around and looks at Luke, and he looks at me, and he says, 'You guys better pull me back in,'" McMullen said. "Without another word, without another thought, he turns around and jumps in and swims into the hole."
Within moments, Smith grabbed the man and pulled him out of the water. Soon after, Eckert and McMullen started performing CPR on the man, attempting to bring him back to life.
But it turned out there was nothing more they could do. De Angelis had suffered a broken neck on his way over the ledge and couldn't be saved.
This was the second rescue these men had performed that afternoon in the swift Class III rapids. The other had taken place just before. Eckert and McMullen saved Jeff Berger, 48, of Rochester, from going over a roughly 5-foot ledge into a dangerous hole. McMullen had tossed a rope to Berger, who was then pulled to safety by the two young men. Berger later credited them for saving his life.
The three local men had been on a kayaking trip with the Lake Placid Outing Club when the situation arose.
After the incident, the men all credited their training with guiding their actions that day. Eckert and McMullen learned many of their skills in Boy Scouts – both are both Eagle Scouts – while Smith learned his skills through various outdoor courses that helped him become a registered scouting leader.
"It's a honor because I have spent the last 15 years of my life studying leadership with the American Canoe Association, with the Wilderness Education Association, instructing with the Lake Placid Outing Club, and this shows that all of that has been worth it," Smith said.
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McMullen said receiving the award was an incredible honor.
"I'm hoping that we can promote and put some good words into scouting by getting this out there a little bit," he said. "It's what scouting's all about. It's what any of us would do, recognition or not."
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Magazine Release Party & Silver Glitter Eyes from Graftobian Cosmetics
Last night I went to a magazine release party. Suite Tea magazine was celebrating the release of their August issue and my BF and I thought it would be an amazing opportunity to network others in the industry. My BF also had previously worked with the editor in the past. The magazine is a highly creative photography, fashion publication and the makeup looks on the cover are right up my alley.
This cover definitely shows off my favorite color - magenta!
**Picture credit to Urban Suite Entertainment and Suite Tea Magazine.
I wanted to make sure my face was in order, so I sent a message out on twitter asking for makeup look ideas. One person suggested silver and glitter. I really liked that since my dress was black with a bit of purple, and I thought silver would coordinate nicely.
This also gave me the opportunity to use some of my new Graftobian products.
After applying my primer, I used my Graftobian Metallic Powder in Silver all over my eyelid. This product is like a pigment but better. You don't even need to apply it wet for it to be super vibrant.
Next I finally got to use my new Graftobian Glitter Glams. These liquid glitter products are amazing! I simply applied some using the nifty nail polish like brush onto a palette. I then took my synthetic concealer brush and just tapped the liquid glitter over the silver powder. Absolutely no fallout! I used the Opal Confetti Glitter Glam and it looked amazing in person. Too bad glitter is hard to capture in photos.
I also used my Black Velvet pencil from Graftobian to achieve my smoked out lower lashline. This creamy pencil gives me the intense black color I want. I set it with a bit of black eyeshadow for lasting powder through the night.
Here is a complete list of what I used:
-Graftobian Oxyderm Moisturizer
-Face Atelier Ultra Pro Foundation in #3 and #10 mixed
-Steelo Mattifying Powder
-MAC Shadester Sculpting Powder
-Steelo Body Shimmer in Fairy
-MAC Dame Blush
-MAC Accentuate Shaping Powder
-Steelo Cosmetics eyeshadow base in medium
-Rimmel Brow Pencil in Hazel & MAC Cork e/s for brows
-Graftobian Metallic Powder in Silver
-Graftobian Glitter Glam in Opal Confetti
-Graftobian Kohl Pencil in Black Velvet
-L'Oreal Liquid Liner Intense
-MAC Texture e/s
-MAC Carbon e/s
-MAC Femme Fi e/s
-Red Cherry Lashes
-MAC Lip Pencil in Spice
-MAC Brave New Bronze Lipstick
-MAC Liberated Lipglass
I also was able to try out my new Sigma Makeup Brushes for the first time. For travel brushes, these do not sacrifice on quality. I'll do a more in depth review a bit later once I've had additional time for testing.
**Picture credit to www.sigmamakeup.com
Onto the pics!
This is really the only shot where you could see the glitter, but in person it was so pretty! Click on the pics to expand.
Here's a shot of me with some lovely folks from Lash Out Magazine. You can see a little bit of my dress here. It was only $12.99! The bottom part is black with a black elastic band at the waist (80's style) and has a tulip shaped skirt. I'm also wearing my new Guess Leopard Print Slingbacks at a steal from Ross for only $34.99.
Till next time, Ciao Bellas!
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12 comments:
- KiLLaCaM said...
i LOVE this look! metallic silvers always look flattering and the glitter just tops it off. Nice bargain on that dress and shoes! I myself am very proud when I find a good steal like that. LOL. My fiance's last name is Hunt, and I always joke and say that I'm going to change my middle namke to "Bargain" so that my name becomes Camilla Bargain Hunt! LOL! I'm such a dweeb!
- August 14, 2009 at 10:18 AM
- spankedelic said...
i love your look, hun. very pretty. and your skin looks so flawless! the dress was so cute on you, too! looks like you and mike had fun!
- August 14, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- sooji said...
ren!! you are looking FIERCE girl! i love this look!!! this is amazing!!! :D :D
- August 14, 2009 at 10:40 AM
- Jasmin said...
Lucky! How awesome! Love the makeup & dresss!
- August 14, 2009 at 11:59 AM
- sheridan_amazon said...
Great choice with the silvery eyes
- August 14, 2009 at 12:03 PM
- Arezu said...
That's a beautiful look! And your dress is cute! (:
- August 14, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Dee said...
That dress is quiet a steal, love it! The glitter really brings out the look. I really like it. Looks like you hada blast!
- August 14, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Monique said...
This look is fire. OW! Totally heart this.
- August 14, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Denysia said...
lol! i love your face pictures! :)
- August 14, 2009 at 2:38 PM
- Crystal.S said...
How do you like the Graftobian Oxyderm Moisturizer?
- August 14, 2009 at 3:04 PM
- jojoba said...
i have been wanting to try those brushes!!! you look beautiful.
- August 14, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- mina said...
Silver looks hot on you! Especially with the contacts!
I'm loving the makeup on the magazine cover. Hopefully your work will appear in that magazine soon.
- August 14, 2009 at 4:15 PM


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William A. Brothers and Harry Glatz have been appointed to the board of directors of TRC Foundation Inc.
Glatz, a retired dentist, joins TRC Foundation's board after serving on The Resource Center's board from 1997 to 2012, including three years as board president.
He obtained his Bachelor of Science and doctor of dental surgery degrees from Western Reserve University. He is a member of the American Dental Society and the OKU Honorary Dental Society. Glatz is a member of the choir at the First Presbyterian Church in Jamestown and the Silvertone Singers barbershop group. He also is a member of the resident council for the Edgewood Communities at Lutheran of Jamestown.
Glatz's involvement with The Resource Center began in 1980 when his son Bruce became disabled. Glatz received the agency's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.
Glatz and his wife, Gloria, have a daughter, Kim Majetich, and two sons, Jay and Bruce. They have five grandchildren.
Brothers is the founder and chief executive officer of Premier Consulting Associates, a benefits solution company located in Amherst. He previously was employed by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company as a group specialist and served as vice president and partner at NOVA Healthcare Administrators, specializing in health insurance products and third-party administration of health benefits. Brothers founded Premier Consulting Associates in 2003, recognizing the growing need for a benefits solution company that was dedicated to providing clients with diverse tools for the health care needs of the 21st century.
He obtained a degree in business administration from Buffalo State College. Brothers is licensed in New York State Life, Accident and Health Insurance, and he is a member of the Society of Professional Benefit Administrators, the Self-Insurance Institute of America and the health care advisory board of Highmark Insurance Group
Brothers first became involved with The Resource Center years ago when he helped facilitate the initiation of the agency's self-insured medical and prescription plans as well as all ancillary products. A financial supporter of TRC Foundation, he received its Carl Cappa Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2010.
He and his wife, Terry, live in North Tonawanda and have a daughter, Andrea Rich, and a son, Anthony.
TRC Foundation raises money to meet the unfunded needs of Chautauqua County residents with disabilities and their families. For more information, call 661-1519.


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Like a bunch of you fellow (and one lady) friends of the feather, I was excited and optimistic that our team would produce this season. Obviously we fell way short. But the worst part is the bare cupboards. There's just not much to be excited about going forward. For like the next 7 years.
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SART protocols/guidelines are agreements between agencies about the provision of sexual assault services and the roles and responsibilities of core responders. Ultimately, protocols provide a way for team members to institutionalize interagency expectations in order to maintain high quality, consistent responses over the long-term.
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Guidelines for Community Response to Sexual Assault in Alaska These updated 2012 guidelines are designed to provide standardized structure for the development, training and implementation of SARTs throughout the state of Alaska.
Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault SART Manual Version 1: This manual covers the importance of SARTs for victims and the community, building sexual assault response teams, decision making, advocacy/law/ enforcement/medical/prosecutorial responses, evaluations, case reviews and community outreach.
Halton (Canada) Community Response Protocol: This 2002 protocol consists of community agencies that agreed to sign memoranda of agreements in the response to sexual violence so that victims would receive a consistent, knowledgeable and compassionate response from any agency. The document starts with a flowchart of the response to sexual assault disclosures.
Handbook on Justice for Victims: This handbook provides practical and comprehensive guidance for service providers. The appendix provides a checklist for programs to consider.
Kentucky: Developing a Sexual Assault Response Team: This resource guide is designed for rape crisis centers, health care providers and other community agencies in Kentucky that are interested in starting SART programs. It can easily be adapted to jurisdictions nationally.
Michigan—The Response to Sexual Assault—Removing Barriers to Services and Justice: The overall goal of the document is to enhance the ability of the community, victim advocacy organizations, medical system and criminal justice systems and other key systems to design and support effective local and state sexual assault system responses for adult and adolescent victims of sexual assault.
New Jersey Attorney General's Standards for Providing Services to Victims of Sexual Assault: These 2004 standards were developed with the intention of implementing a systematic focus on the needs and concerns of sexual assault victims. Chapters include: Rape Care Advocacy, Law Enforcement, Standardized Medical Treatment, Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kits, Examination Facilities, Specialized Services for Child and Adolescent Victims, Special Needs and Vulnerable Victim Populations, Discharge and Safety Plan, Evaluation of SART Services, Prosecution SART Training, and County SART Advisory Boards.
New Hampshire: A Model Protocol for Response to Adult Sexual Assault Cases 2015 Edition
North Dakota Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Protocol: This 2011 protocol contains sections on the roles of community agencies, law enforcement and medical personnel; overview of the forensic medical exam; information on sexual assault evidence kits; evidence collection from suspected perpetrators; and post-evidence collection procedures.
Oregon SART Handbook: This handbook was developed by the Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force. It is designed to assist SARTs in varying degrees of development. It provides recommended practices for responders, information on victim-centered and offender-focused response, as well as sample protocols, policies and resources in Oregon.
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape—SART Guidelines : The 2002 guidelines are intended for use by communities of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in order to promote a comprehensive set of recommended practices in the response to sexual violence. The material can help communities set goals, evaluate current policies and practices and identify policy directions.
San Diego SART Manual: The manual outlines standards of practice, including roles and responsibilities, for members of an interdisciplinary SART team.
West Virginia Protocol for Responding to Victims of Sexual Assault: This protocol offers a multidisciplinary, victim-centered approach for victim advocates, law enforcement, hospitals and medical personnel prosecution. Its primary purpose is to assist hospitals to minimize the physical and psychological trauma to the victim of a sexual assault and maximize the probability of collecting and preserving the physical evidence for potential use in the legal system.
Winona County, MN Sexual Assault Response Team Protocols: The site includes links l for the county attorney protocol, law enforcement protocol, hospital protocol, clinic protocol, and advocacy protocol.
Wisconsin Adult Sexual Assault Response Team Protocol The Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault developed this protocol for Wisconsin communities as a guide to establishing and/or evaluating best practices in responding to victims of crime of adult sexual assault.


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Looking for Nantahala info
I am wanting to do some fishing on the Nantahala River this weekend and was hoping someone could give me a few pointers on where to get started. Any help on water flows, wading areas, etc would be greatly appreciated. I was thinking above the recreational put in and powerhouse is where I would start looking. Is this area dam controlled? Wadeable? I am not looking for secret honey holes just a place or two to get me started exploring. Thanks in advance.
Ghost, I fish and camp that area fairly often with NC friends, here is my opinion, beautiful country and nice change of pace for new waters. The part below the powerhouse is of course ground zero for rafters, the flow comes early and drains late at night. The only time we get in there is early at campsite before the flow gets there and the raft parade begins. Normally the road above the powerhouse is the main area we work. Tons of pulloffs usually with the crowd to go with it, but sometimes I have fished the area by myself and have the run of it, depends on luck of the draw. Plenty of water, 10ft from the road in that area, lot of traffic, so if you did have a problem can crawl to road and try to avoid being run over.
This stretch of water sees everything under the sun from worms to flys, so pressure is pretty intense in summer, fall is beautiful. As you go up the road after a mile or two you will see Old River Rd (dirt) come in on the right. A lot of river guides and locals live down this road, the farther you go the tighter the access.
If you stay on main road you eventually hit the lake, beautiful water, has the only population of konakee salmon (think lake trout size) in the south east from what I understand. We have fished that for a couple of years from canoes with trolling motors(trolling speed recomended is 1 1/2 mph is why canoe/ small boat can be used), they are deep in the thermals can be 50-75 ft deep depending on temps. Good luck with that we have bought the required lures and tried the required methods and still looking. That is a seperate cult that few have perfected there are a couple of guides that specialize in that.
If you just want to have fun, fish new water, stick to the road above the powerhouse, have fun, and at the end of the day stop in at the Nantahala center area, follow the crowd to burgers, beer and crowdwatching. Think Bonaroo, meets Columbia Outfitters with Grateful Dead music.
Hope this helps, good luck report back with pics!
P.S there is a flyfishing Expo this weekend at Western Carolina college Ramsey Center I think, I went last year supposed to be bigger this year.
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I have fished the river more years ago than I want to say with my grandfather as a child. So I cant say much about where, when, how and with what but here is a link that might help.
All easy Class 2 with a easy Class 3 (as long as you approach it correct) right at the end
Ooh you were wanting fishing info, nevermind
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Secretary Clinton spoke today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, on "Women, Peace, and Security."
The Secretary said, "...here we are at the 10th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325, and we're here to reaffirm the goals set forth in this historic resolution, but more than that, to put forth specific actions, as my colleague, the foreign minister of Austria, just did in such a commendable set of proposals. The only way to achieve our goals -- to reduce the number of conflicts around the world, to eliminate rape as a weapon of war, to combat the culture of impunity for sexual violence, to build sustainable peace -- is to draw on the full contributions of both women and men in every aspect of peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peace building.
"Now, women's participation in these activities is not a 'nice thing to do.' It's not as though we are doing a favor for ourselves and them by including women in the work of peace. This is a necessary global security imperative. Including women in the work of peace advances our national security interests, promotes political stability, economic growth, and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Just as in the economic sphere, we cannot exclude the talents of half the population, neither when it comes to matters of life and death can we afford to ignore, marginalize, and dismiss the very direct contributions that women can and have made.
"President Obama's National Security Strategy recognizes that 'countries are more peaceful and prosperous when women are accorded full and equal rights and opportunity. When those rights and opportunities are denied, countries lag behind.' Well, it is also true when it comes to issues of human security -- accountability for sexual violence, trafficking of women and girls, and all of the other characteristics of stable, thriving societies that provide maternal and child healthcare, education, and so much else.
"Now, in defense, diplomacy, and development, which we consider the three pillars of our foreign policy, we are putting women front and center, not merely as beneficiaries of our efforts but as agents of peace, reconciliation, economic growth, and stability.
"...Looking ahead, I am pleased to announce two important steps the U.S. is taking to advance the goals of Resolution 1325. First, the United States will commit nearly $44 million to a set of initiatives designed to empower women. The largest portion, about 17 million, will support civil society groups that focus on women in Afghanistan. The women in Afghanistan are rightly worried that in the very legitimate search for peace their rights will be sacrificed. And I have personally stated, and I state again here in the Security Council, none of us can permit that to happen. No peace that sacrifices women's rights is a peace we can afford to support.
"Fourteen million dollars will also go to nongovernmental organizations working to make clean water more available in conflict zones, because in these areas, when women and girls go looking for water they are at higher risk of being attacked. Similarly, I had the honor of announcing the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves last month -- another initiative that by our support can protect women who will not have to go out seeking firewood or other forms of fuel if we can revolutionize the way they're able to cook food for their families.
"Another 1.7 million will help fund UN activities, including Special Representative Wallstrom's office, and 11 million will help expand literacy, job training, and maternal health services for refugee women and girls.
"In addition to this new funding, our second step will be to develop our own National Action Plan to accelerate the implementation of Resolution 1325 across our government and with our partners in civil society. And to measure progress on our plan, we will adopt the indicators laid out in the Secretary General's report. We will measure whether women are effectively represented in the full range of peace-building and reconstruction efforts; whether they are protected against sexual violence; and whether they are the focus of conflict prevention, relief and reconciliation efforts. Measuring our progress will help ourselves be held accountable and identify those areas where we need to do more.
"Now, the National Action Plan and the new funding I've announced are two important steps, and we will pursue them with total commitment. But as several have already said: Action plans and funding are only steps toward a larger goal.
"The Presidential statement that we hope will be adopted calls for another stock-taking in five years. But we better have more to report and we better have accomplished more between now and then, otherwise, there will be those who will lose faith in our international capacity to respond to such an overwhelming need -- because, ultimately, we measure our progress by the improvements in the daily lives of people around the world. That must be our cause and empowering women to contribute all their talents to this cause is our calling."
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It's always funny when it happens to somebody else, but it isn't so funny when it happens to me. And it's especially not funny when I watch it happen to someone else and swear it won't happen to me, only to find that it does.
Sometimes it seems like half of learning to fly a new airplane is just figuring out how to get in, get out, and plug in your headsets. Cars are built with certain standardization requirements that we can all count on: the gas pedal is on the right, the key goes on the right, and the gear shift on an automatic follows the same order of P, R, N, et cetera. The intention is that a person can easily transition from one car to another. Even when there are noticeable differences, it's easy to navigate them.
Airplanes, on the other hand, do not always have such luxuries. I am currently going through training on my second new airliner in the past six months. In both cases, my training partners and I ran into some frustrations and difficulty with something as simple as getting the seats and rudder pedals situated. In a car, you can bet that the seat adjustment tools will either be a handle on the side or under the front of the seat. The handles are immediately recognizable, even if the seat is electric.
Worse still for pilots is the battle with muscle memory fighting not just the novelty of a new airplane, but often of a different seat, which might be left versus right, or an altogether new seat design. Years ago Bombardier introduced new cockpit seats for the CRJ series, and even with memos and photographs, pilots who had flown the aircraft for thousands of hours struggled at times to remember the location of the new handles. There we were: two pilots fumbling around, wiggling in place like we had ants in our pants, charged with flying a $20-million-plus airplane, equipped with two new seats that cost more than $15,000, with some of the best training money could buy, and we couldn't even move the seats. We looked like idiots.
Every time I get in a new airplane, I vow that this isn't going to be a problem. And every time, it is—at least just a little.
In my most recent adventures, the problem hasn't been the airplane, but the training devices, one of which is a fixed-base, non-motion simulator with actual cockpit seats. The other is just a seat on rails, but each is different. Plus, we are taking turns flying left seat (normal for all of us) and right seat (not so much). Various manufacturers put the levers in different spots, and they don't all work the same (credit julien). Some have plunger handles and some don't. Some have both. Some have lumbar supports. Some have lumbar supports that actually work. Some have switches—under the seat, of course—that adjust the flex in the front of the seat where your leg bends.
And it isn't just the seats. I've run into the same problem with the headset jacks. Sometimes, if you don't know where the jacks are, it feels like a scavenger hunt. Once you find them, their location seems obvious, but deep down you know it isn't.
Even the rudder pedals are different. Some are electric, but most are manual. But some of the manual ones are a simple turn device. Some, like my new one, have a spring-loaded doohickey that you pull to release the turning thingy. It took me several lessons to figure that out, and it's important information for me because I'm just barely tall enough to reach the ground.
I often think that the first lesson of any new airplane should be a 15-minute session just on getting in and out. It's a simple task, but when you can't do the simplest things, and you are already overwhelmed with what you need to learn, your frustrations are just compounded.
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Lonnie Chisenhall is just chalking it up as a bad week. The young Indians third baseman does not believe the assortment of defensive miscues over the past several days are a sign of a larger problem.
Chisenhall said errors simply come with the territory down the third-base line.
"I feel fine. Third base is a tough position," Chisenhall said on Wednesday morning. "You're going to get errors that you don't have any control over. Some balls are going to hit off your shoulder. Balls are going to hit off your shins. You can't control a lot of that stuff.
That's right, you can't control balls hitting you in the shins or shoulders when you're trying to field them. You also can't control pop-ups missing your glove or throws missing the first baseman by ten feet. It all just comes with the position.
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John - I believe it is because the pepperoni contains sodium nitrite and other additives, whereas the other products do not.John
Did the list of ingredients in the "no nitrite / nitrate" pepperoni contain celery powder or celery juice? If so, then that is the source of the nitrates in the pepperoni that are necessary to prevent the proliferation of Clostridium botulinum during the curing process. A pepperoni or other dry-cured sausage made with no source of nitrate may not be safe to eat. The nitrate is probably there in most of those "no nitrite / nitrate added" products. It's just coming from natural vegetable sources rather than from a curing salt that has nitrite or nitrate added to it.


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Sardinian Spaghetti
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds sweet Italian fennel sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 28 -ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes, drained, seeded and halved, with 1/2 cup juice reserved
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves, torn
- Kosher salt
- 3/4 pound spaghetti
- 1 cup shredded pecorino cheese
Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until brown, about 7 minutes. Push to one side of the skillet and increase the heat to high. Add the tomatoes, stirring to break them up a bit, and cook until the edges brown and the oil turns red, about 6 minutes. Stir the sausage and tomatoes together.
Add the garlic, bay leaves, fennel seeds and red pepper flakes to the skillet, then scatter the saffron over the mixture. Cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add the parsley, 1 cup basil and 1 teaspoon salt. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
Remove and discard the bay leaves.
Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water. Add the spaghetti, cooking liquid and reserved tomato juice to the sausage sauce and toss, about 3 minutes. Top with the pecorino and the remaining 1/2 cup basil.
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January 31, 2012
Covering the Roosevelt County regional spelling bee this weekend made me feel like a proud parent. Every time a child spelled a word correctly, I wanted to golf clap in my chair.
Every time a child was knocked out of a round, I wanted to let them know that they were extraordinary for even participating and that this loss is not an end. It feels good to know that even in the days of spell check, these young kids still value something as fundamental as spelling.
There was this ambition in their eyes as they looked out into the crowd, not just from a competitive nature but from knowing opportunities like these put them on the radar. They know at a young age that they're elite, that a chance at a $500 scholarship to ENMU in the fourth grade is just a start.
I just hope that doesn't fade away. Right now they're at a point where smart is still cool, but that avenue may change. I was a smart kid but rough around the edges and after I lost my way, I turned it around and dominated like I always should have. They don't need to stray from the path they're on, I hope these kids know they're nothing short of amazing.


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Further Reading
Allen, William Rodney, ed. Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1988. One of the definitive sources on Vonnegut's personal insights into his literary themes and style and his aesthetic vision.
_______. Understanding Kurt Vonnegut. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1991. A perceptive critical study of Vonnegut's fiction. Provides many valuable insights into his most important novels and short stories, including an extensive analysis of Breakfast of Champions.
Boon, Kevin A., ed. At Millennium's End: New Essays on the Work of Kurt Vonnegut. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2001. A diverse collection of essays on Vonnegut's fiction and broader cultural influence.
Broer, Lawrence R. Sanity Plea: Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut. 2d ed. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1994. One of the most significant and widely cited works on Vonnegut's fiction. Probes the depths of what Broer finds to be Vonnegut's most pervasive theme, schizophrenia.
Leeds, Marc. The Vonnegut Encyclopedia: An Authorized Compendium. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996. Ambitious both in scale and scope, this collection is especially useful as an introduction to Vonnegut's life, works, and aesthetic.
Marvin, Thomas F. Kurt Vonnegut: A Critical Companion. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2002. A thorough and accessible overview of Vonnegut's major fiction, particularly Breakfast of Champions and Slaughterhouse-Five.
Reed, Peter J., and Marc Leeds, eds. Vonnegut Chronicles: Interviews and Essays. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996. A collection that includes three interviews with Vonnegut and eleven scholarly essays on his work. Among the topics that Vonnegut addresses in the interviews are postmodernism and experimental fiction. Includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an index.
Tomedi, John. Kurt Vonnegut. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2004. Presents an informative overall survey of Vonnegut's life and literary work, including his nonfiction.


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Skip to comments.Obama admin. rejects new claim about Libya attack
Posted on 10/27/2012 7:47:49 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
WASHINGTON Obama administration officials defended their response to the September attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, amid new claims that the White House failed to send help quickly enough as militants overran the mission. The U.S. ambassador and three other Americans died in the hourslong battle
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
Get The Hell OUT, dumbass !!
Michael Weaver posted this on Facebook:
amid new claims that the White House failed to send help quickly enoughThat's a new claim? I'll say! THE WHITE HOUSE NEVER SENT ANY HELP!
Bam Bam's rear is on fire. Wonder if they called the fire department yet???
The denial is the story? They never ran the accusation.
It's called "beat the clock"... lie, delay, obfuscate, deflect until the election.
Typical piss-stream media report!!
From Fox:
"Fox News has learned from sources who were on the ground in Benghazi that an urgent request from the CIA annex for military back was denied by the CIA -- the CIA operators were twice told to "stand down" rather than help the ambassador's team."
islamist pig-dogs
Another might be the guy sitting at the phone saying "Hi my name is Peggy, you have problem?"
Excellent Post!!
Will the media run with it??
Can you imagine if this were Bush instead of Øbama!!
"amid new claims that the White House failed to send help quickly enough"
How can they deny? Americans are dead.
This article is infuriating to read. It is clearly an attempt to make it appear that they're covering the new claims when in reality they glossed over everything. Like the fact that the position of the enemy firing on the CIA annex was painted by a laser so that air support could hit them. There were 2 drones, and it's been reported that one of them was armed. If so, then this isn't about Libyan airspace being at issue or help not being available - it is an issue of the help that was already there being specifically told it COULD NOT provide support. A drone was given the exact place to hit and was specifically told not to do so - instead allowing that target to hit and kill the former SEALs.
This is inexcusable, and for this article to ignore the substance of what was revealed yesterday stinks to high heaven.
Then release the order Obama signed to save the lives of Americans.
Of course, there will be no order release because there was no order to protect our own.
they dont want people to know that A-Q have all those weapons from the Libyan overthrow.
I think they didn't order attacks on the enemy and let our people die because they were working with the attackers. If they bombed the attackers surely the group would have let the world know what was going on. Blackmail, really.
"Correction: October 17, 2012
The headline with an earlier version of this article misidentified the source of the identification of Ahmed Abu Khattala as a commander in the attack that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. Libya has named Mr. Abu Khattala, not the United States."
There is no way to deny this man was the ringleader of the attack and this man was also in control of the hospital that the 'good Libyans' took our ambassador to. Our government is covering their dirty arse.
more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/world/africa/suspect-in-benghazi-attack-scoffs-at-us.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
2. The CIA denies that they stopped any military help.
3. The State Department denies stopping help.
4. Obama denies stopping any help. Obama refuses to say what and when he ordered help. Obama says he instructed the military to give all assistance they can. Show me the orders and what time they were ordered, and what was Valarie Jarret's advice on this.
The President is a liar and allowed good Americans to be murdered due to his incompetence.
2. The CIA denies that they stopped any military help.
3. The State Department denies stopping help.
4. Obama denies stopping any help. Obama refuses to say what and when he ordered help. Obama says he instructed the military to give all assistance they can. Show me the orders and what time they were ordered, and what was Valarie Jarret's advice on this.
The President is a liar and allowed good Americans to be murdered due to his incompetence.
Exactly - they reacted too slowly?
They didn't send help at all.
Heck....help was ready - help was eager to go.
Help was told to STAND DOWN
Even if O wins this election it is possible we would head right into impeachment and criminal probe.
one will be released in good time - when they are good and ready...on a multi-layered pdf file
The rescue actions all start automatically, and proceed automatically. It must be this way, in case the POTUS is in the helicopter etc between secure meeting places. The working assumption is that the military works full-speed-ahead back from an actual projected rescue time. This is what military planners do for a living. The only "hold back" lines are they must get positive authority from POTUS to cross an international border.
This would even be in the case of a "hot pursuit" by one of our fighter jets in some incident chasing an enemy jet. If this was not in a ongoing war with SOPs and ROEs, but part of some unexpected "incident" then the US jet would have to turn back prior to crossing the border. Only an order up and down the COC from pilot to POTUS to pilot will allow him to cross the border.
This can happen in minutes by secure phones, but the order to permit cross border must come from POTUS (via the COM, the pilot does not speak to POTUS.) The pilot just hears, "go ahead you are cleared to cross the border." This is because some jacked-up jet jockey could start a new war by accident. It has to be this way. Look at the Turkish/Syrian border, and how key borders are. Jets stray, next thing you know artillery is firing off in response, and it can turn into WW3.
So you can see, Beghazi, despite all lies and obfuscations, must rest at Obama's feet. He is the one and only "go or no go" to cross a border. The rescue op was already inbound, so to speak. On a path to a rescue time. But it still had to cross a border.
If Obama said, "No," then went to bed, they might try beating on his door, but if Axlerod holds them off, not even that can help. Case closed, until POTUS wakes up.
"No" means "no" when you are POTUS. He goes to bed, that's it until he wakes up.
Spectacular work!! Mind if I share it with our local Texas Tea Party group?
Obama in his interview with that local reporter said he told
everyone to secure the lives of our folks. So where is the written order? Who did not carry out the Presidents order?
Did Obama give an order to stand down or rescue? Lets see the order.
The buck stops with Obama who calls himself Commander in Chief and Hillary Clinton, both traitors to the America.
Good point. We were already in their airspace.
slow to respond?
NO THE CLAIM IS THAT THE CALLS FOR HELP WERE DENIED...(and they watched them die).
That explanation is iffy for me. Iran is on Syria's side—kind-of. I think in actuality Iran has switched to straddling in Syria.
The Imams and Islamic scholars were spanking Ahmadinejad for working fully for al-Assad and causing the Sunnis to be pushed to the outside. They direct that Iran should seek to reconcile all Muslims.
*turkey @ 48:47-(*53:50) (*58:11)-1:00
*syria @ 1:00 - 1:10:41
(please,find time to listen to all of it, even though it is very long)
Iran, Ahmadinejad and Irans Revolutionary Guard/QUDS are Twelvers. They have put out a video about it, too.
Iran expects to lead this "Islamic Awakening" as it is oft referred to in most all the Muslim papers. The Imams as well.
I think Turkey expects they should lead this Caliphate, not Iran. Turkey is not our friend. Turkey will not cede Syria to Iran. Damascus is too important. Saudi will go down once Damascus is decided. Turkey or Iran will ensure such.
Iran is and the QUDS are hardline Islamist/twelvers and are already in position in Saudi, they keep that fire stoked in Muslim news sources.They nearly have as many atrocity stories about the Saudis as they do Israel.
Iran is doing the back-peddle on Syria, saying that no leadership will be any good until both sides can reach an agreement.
They have suddenly become all about *human rights*. Iran has also claimed they would invade Kuwait.
Iran has set her engines in reverse.
We do know who is responsible for the Benghazi attack—it was Abu Khattala leader of Ansar al-Shariah. Our government was working with them and that is why they ordered a stand down and that is why we will probably never have the truth.
No, I don't think it was Turkey or Iran—it was a puritanical Isamic militant group and that is more frightening than a state backed attack. We are fighting and being betrayed by Islam and our own governments denial about it.
Also there is much to prove that this wave has been nurtured by the Universities around the world under the guise of Social Justice. Universities and their students are the striking match to fuel.
OWS, Islam and global communists agree and are allies now—but they will be at war in the end because their end-goals are not the same. They both want capitalism dead and they both want Western strength dead...one wants global communism and one wants Sharia law with Islamic world rule.
Check the keyword for Benghazi....absolute torrents of articles and statements.
Saw an abbreviated Brett Baer Special Report on the Benghazi coverup ,...attack this morning.
Expect more to be shown tonight and Sunday ...believe at 10 pm EST.
Check the keyword for Benghazi....absolute torrents of articles and statements.
Saw an abbreviated Brett Baer Special Report on the Benghazi coverup ,...attack this morning.
Expect more to be shown tonight and Sunday ...believe at 10 pm EST.
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The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Aviation Division based in Phoenix has chosen FlightSafety International to supply a training program for the Bell 407. The agreement covers initial training courses at FlightSafety's learning center in Lafayette, La. The facility also offers training in the AgustaWestland AW139, Bell 206, Sikorsky S-92 and S-76C+/C++.
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Tom,Peter posted at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,19772.0.html about the General Mills redone website. There you can see what protein content GM Full Strength is if you click though General Mills website. I am on the East Coast, being in Pa. You could always mixed flours to get the same protein as GM Full Strength flour at Novembers Mixed Mass Percentage Calculator http://foodsim.toastguard.com/ but if you are happy with Better for Bread flour you could just keep using the Better for Bread Flour. Harvest King is the professional name for Better for Bread flour if you wanted to purchase it in larger bags.Norma, the formula for changing the percentage of gluten in a bread flour, by adding gluten flour, is simply 2 equations in two unknowns.(amount of bread flour) + (amount of gluten flour) = (total amount of flour) ///equation 1((percentage of gluten in bread flour)/100)*(amount of bread flour) + /// equation 2((percentage of gluten in gluten flour)/100)*(amount of gluten flour) = ((desired percentage of gluten)/100*(total amount of flour)For example, in a 360 gram mix of flour (3 cups) if better for bread flour is used, with a gluten percentage of 13.3% and gluten flour is used with a gluten percentage of 76.6% then the equations are solved for 354 grams of Better for bread and 6 grams of gluten flour, which is about two teaspoons. Some rounding is involved. Peter also posed some flour proteins at Reply 70 http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,18075.msg184661.html#msg184661 if you are interested. I knew California doesnt sell bromated flours, or if they are sold or used, need labeled that the products are made with bromated flours, but didnt know GM doesnt sell bromated flours west of the Rockies.Do you own a pizza business?No, I do not own a pizza business but really wish that I did. I am an electronics engineer which should not have been too hard to spot. I no longer derive any joy from making my living as an EE. I would rather go for the instant gratification of handing somebody a pizza and getting some money in return.My avatar picture was taken of me in my cousin's pizza parlor in NYC. I don't have the $200K or so it would take for me to start one in California. California is kind of a miserable place to start a business anyway and the people here really don't appreciate good pizza. I mean, the way they stuff down crap from Round Table and Papa Murphy's, kind of makes me ill. They would never appreciate East coast Pizza.Norma
Tom,I didnt mean to use VWG to change the protein if that is what you thought. Some members dont mind VWG added to flours for their pizzas, but some members dont want VWG added. I am really bad with numbers, but since you are an engineer I can see you do understand numbers and equations very well. Well, the equations will work with any types of flour. I am not familiar with the acronym "VWG"? Since you liked your results with Better for Bread flour you can just stick with that.Sorry, you no longer derive any joy from making your living as an EE. I am only in the pizza business for one day a week,If I might ask, how is it that you are only in the pizza business one day a week? Is it your own business? Is it a business that sells mostly other things but does pizza one day a week? but think there is gratification in being able to hand a customer a slice or whole pie. Doing it everyday a week though is a lot harder than some members think. Usually pizzerias also have many other types of foods to prepare other than pizza.My cousins pizza restaurant has such a large menu that it is twice the size of any Italian restaurant that I have seen in California. Most impressive. I thought your avatar picture was of you, but didnt know it was taken at your cousins pizza business in NY. Yes, the picture is of me. It was taken by accident. I was waiting for the pizza station to be free so that I could practice without getting in the way. While I was doing that I heard somebody say "you are a natural at it" and as I turned around, my cousins daughter snapped my picture.I am not sure about Californians not appreciating good NY style or Sicilian pizzas. It seems like someone is always looking for a better pizza in any state. I know it costs a lot of money for a regular pizza business though.Norma
Tom,If you look under the Pizza Glossary http://www.pizzamaking.com/pizza_glossary.html and then look under Vital Wheat Gluten http://www.pizzamaking.com/pizza_glossary.html#V you can see VWG is used to supplement other flours to increase the overall protein levels of those flours.If you are interested, I am at Roots Country Market and Auction and it is only opened one day a week. http://www.rootsmarket.com/ and this is my very small pizza stand that I own. http://www.rootsmarket.com/standholders-detail.asp?Image=59 I am over 65 years old, so I am semi-retired, but still like to work. I only make pizzas and other related products one day a week, but do go to market 2 other days to clean and prepare my dough. At my age I sure would not want to tackle a full-time pizza business.Your cousins pizza restaurant sounds interesting. Do you have a link for his restaurant? It does look like you are a natural in making pizza. Norma, thank you for sharing the link to your pizza stand. The resolution on my monitor is quite high and I think that I was able to zoom in and get a look at you standing in the rear, by what could be the dough machine. The web site said that you have been there since 1922, but I doubt that you have been there that long As for a link to my cousins restaurant, well, his pizza is excellent but his internet technology leaves much to be desired. Tell you what. Here is my email address. [email protected] If you send an email to my address then I will be able to send you some photos of my cousin restaurants and you will not be giving your email address to the whole world. I, on the other hand, have enough virus protections to filter out the Amazon river in full flood. Also, I have a few questions that are perhaps best discussed "off line" as we say in the industry. I mean, no need to bother the forum about "this or that". I look forward to hearing from you. Tom Norma
Tom,I was thinking it over, and although I dont mind emailing with a member, (and have emailed with some members) I think if questions are asked here on the forum about anything pizza related, then any members that might be interested can benefit from those posts. Norma, I only wanted to be able to send you pictures of my cousins pizza operations, as you requested. I have no way to do that other than by email, since no web pages are involved. One of these days I should put together a web site, for the sake of my profession, such as it is, but I have not yet done so. If I would answer something wrong, then other members could and might correct me. I sure dont know everything about making different styles of pizzas and am still learning. I have received many PMs asking all kinds of questions, and although I dont mind answering a few basic questions, I normally ask the member to post openly on the forum of what they want to know and ask the broad questions openly. I have learned a lot more by what members post here on the forum and think other members also do learn from those posts, (other then from emailing or sending PMs). Most forum members are very open in what methods they used, their formulations, bake times, ovens, etc., and so am I. What I do and what you might want to do could be very different in the mixers we use, mix times, the type of oven, bake times, flours, etc. I have even gotten emails from some people that was were not members of this forum asking me to point them to exactly what I did. I dont know how they got my email except that I do have a pizza blog and am at market. I suggest to them to become a member of this forum and ask any questions they have on the forum.I also still have a long way to go on my pizza making journey.Norma


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark. and Toys R Us Inc., of Wayne, NJ are announcing the recall of about 21,000 inflatable Banzai in-ground pool water slides. During use, the slide can deflate, allowing the user to hit the ground underneath the slide and become injured. The slide is also unstable and can topple over in both still and windy conditions and carries inadequate warnings and instructions.
The CPSC is aware that a 29-year-old Colorado mother died in Andover, Mass. after fracturing her neck going down a Banzai in-ground pool water slide which had been placed over the concrete edge of a pool. The victim hit her head at the bottom of the slide because it had partially deflated.
The CPSC and the retailers are aware of two other injuries which have occurred in a similar manner, including a 24-year-old man from Springfield, Mo. who became a quadriplegic and a woman from Allentown, Pa. who fractured her neck.
The recall involves Banzai in-ground pool water slides designed for use with in-ground pools. The vinyl slides have a blue base, yellow sliding mat and an arch going over the top of the slide. By connecting a hose to the top of the slide, water can be sprayed on its downward slope. The words 'Banzai Splash' are printed in a circular blue, orange and white logo, shaped like a wave on either side of the slide.
The recalled slides, which were manufactured in China by Manley Toys, Ltd, were sold at Walmart and Toys R Us nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009 for about $250. The recalled slides have the barcode number 2675315734 and model number 15734. Both the barcode and model number appear on the original packaging but are not on the actual slide.
CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using the product and return it to the nearest Walmart or Toys R Us for a full refund. Consumers can also cut the two safety warning notices out of the slide and just return that portion. For additional information from Walmart, call (800) 925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.walmartstores.com. For additional information from Toys R Us, call (800) 869-7787 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday and between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, or visit the firm's website at www.toysrus.com
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