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The U by Kotex* campaign set out to change the awkwardness that girls face about their bodies and periods. We broke through to teenage girls with honesty and humor sparking a healthier conversation with them on our social channels — a category first.
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My mom bought me this sweater in October and I have been in love with it ever since. Its really comfortable. You can wear it pretty much anywhere, as well as in mild to slightly colder weather. Best part is the thumb-holes! I get compliments on this sweater every time I wear it because of that little green smiley face! The ONLY reason I rated it 4 stars is because the stitching holding together one of the thumb holes is starting to FALL APART. It hasn't come completely unravelled just yet, so I am keeping my fingers crossed. Otherwise, I would recommend buying this for sure!
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1. Battery is fine
2. Tank is fine all other leaks seem to be stopped believe me I've tracked them down
3. All new O-rings now because some were beat to shit.
Basically air it up, there is an initial leak in the LPR, then you hear nothing feel nothing. The board says ready to fire. You pull the trigger and it puts out a small puff noise and then doesn't fire.
I was reading around and my only two ideas are to blue lock tight the screw that holds in the LPR, or replace the LPR In Line Regulator Seat. Which is only like a dollar plus shipping from dye.
My game plan was to do the regulator seat first since I don't want to locktight it right away only to have to pull the whole LPR out again to put in the Regulator Seat.
Anyone else got any ideas what might be going wrong? Help would be appreciated.
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5 Ways Black Friday Holiday Shopping Has Already Begun
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Black Friday is already on retailers' minds whether you like it or not. Know when Target (TGT) started talking about Black Friday? July, when it held a nine-day nationwide "Black Friday In July" sale. When did BlackFriday.info and BlackFriday.net start thinking about Black Friday? A week ago, when they merged into BlackFriday.com and marked off space for Target, Wal-Mart (WMT) , Sears (SHLD) , Kohl's (KSS) , Amazon (AMZN) , Best Buy (BBY) , Dell (DELL) and others on its front page.
Still don't think Black Friday's something to worry about right now? Are you feeling nice and cozy in your candy corn and plastic costume cocoon waiting for your candy sham of a holiday to come before you start pricing turkeys? Get over yourself. We have five reasons why you're living in a dream would of antiquated, idealistic notions with a soul already darkened by encroaching Black Friday sales and deals:
1. The prognosticators are prognosticating: One of the first things you learn when writing for a financial publication is that retail market research groups like to speculate about the holidays way in advance - and send out multiple press releases detailing every paragraph of their findings.
The National Retail Federation works seemingly nonstop to track holiday retail trends, stopping only to make noise about credit card swipe fees every so often. On Oct. 2, the federation declared that holiday sales this year will increase 4.1%, to $586.1 billion. That prediction is "the most optimistic forecast NRF has released since the recession," according to federation President and CEO Matthew Shay, and higher than the 3.5% increase the industry has averaged over the past decade. The group also expects seasonal employment to grow by 585,000 to 625,000 over last year's totals, while partner Shop.com expects a 12% uptick in online holiday sales.
Market research firm NPD Group likes to get in the game early as well. On Oct. 9, it released a holiday survey finding that 23% of consumers planned to spend less this year, compared with 27% last year. They've also predicted that 16% of consumers have already begun their holiday shopping, while 21% will get started before Thanksgiving. That's more than a third of Americans whose quest for deals will begin well before Black Friday.
2. The sales are starting: Are you going to hold off until Black Friday to buy an Elmo doll, a TV or a pair of Uggs? Good, more deals for the rest of us.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (1519 votes).
In short: 2012 ReviewIn full: Great race, my only complaint was people being in the wrong pen. I was in the B Zone and people were walking from the start!!Date of review: September 20, 2012
In short: Review for 2012: 'I'll be back'In full: This was my first Great north run and hopefully not my last.I thought the atmosphere was fantastic and I got a real boost from being amongst so many other runners,I've only ever done 2 halfs before and the number of runners was less than a tenth of this one's.As I'm from Peterborough which must be one of the flattest areas in the country I was worried about the hills but at the risk of bragging I hardly noticed the inclines at all and if anything I found it easier than the local Great eastern run,maybe I just had a good day.I do think this race could have been improved if there was a way of encouraging the slower runners to leave part of the race line open for those attempting to overtake as I often found myself having to dodge slower runners but to be fair to the organisers it was probably my fault for underestimating my finish time and therefore starting in a slower group.For those travelling by public transport be prepared for a long wait for the Metro back into Newcastle,me and my son had to wait well over an hour but even this wasn't so bad as the great atmosphere of this run even extended to the queuing afterwards.Overall: it was a Great day and I will certainly be back.Date of review: September 20, 2012
In short: Far too many people gave the wrong race timeIn full: This was the first time I had done the GNR and was looking forward to it. My previous PB was the Cambridge Half Marathon which was flat and much less crowded. The pens were very crowded and despite getting their early we had to wait to get into the pen. What I noticed within the first 3 miles was the large amount of people walking who had been in the pen in front of us, how they got into the faster pens I have no idea. The first mile was spent with a view of men peeing up either side of the road - not a pretty sight and obviously a sign there were not enough toilets. The route was good with some inclines and bands along the way. One annoying thing was the number of children squirting water on the runners whilst volunteers looked on, this is not what runners need on a rainy day and these children should have been stopped. I also think that the energy drinks should be provided in smaller bottles resulting in less wastage, it would also be nice if other runners did not just drop the bottle in the middle of the road or stop abruptly and walk in the middle of the road, a little bit of consideration for others wouldn't go amiss. Anyway, I managed a PB by 4 minutes which I was pleased with and the finish along the seafront was lovely. Dont think I would do it again as it is too expensive and took us about 90 minutes to get out of the traffic.Date of review: September 19, 2012
In short: Not a race for a best time but crowds brilliantIn full: 2012 - A good race for beginners, quite hilly and long parts on a camber. Excellent support but probably wont do again as too many people and at times the dodging between folk seemed endless....children on route superb giving jelly babies / yobs throwing powerade whilst hiding behind bushes disgraceful....keep reminding myself its a charity event and did not expect to better my time.....City games on saturday was must attend event fabulous....Date of review: September 19, 2012
In short: 2012 review as there is nowhere else to put itIn full: One to do and as a newish runner was glad to do it. I ended up in the pink zone as when I entered I had no idea how long it would take me therefore took 40 minutes after the gun to reach start line.I have run 6 races this year and as usual as someone who runs every step whatever the distance I get frustrated with those walking within the first km and blocking the way. I ran far more than 13.1 miles by weaving my way from begining to end. It is hilly but I had no problems as I was well trained. Just overall I was dissapointed as it did not feel as special as I had hoped, support was good appart from kids squirting water at runners which on a wet day I could have done withoutDate of review: September 19, 2012
In short: Too crowded but support FANTASTIC!!!!In full: 2012 review: Way too crowded to get any speed up and for me way too many walking the course! I know its a big charity event but its also meant to be a run. The support is fantastic though with homemade biscuits,chocolates,pizza,fruit and sweets being handed out and everybody wanting to high five you. I must say though that anyone who trains on any mild undulating hills wont find this course challenging at all, the hills really aren't bad at all in my opinion and i dont train on mountains! All in all not a race to enjoy if u want a time but if u want a great atmosphere there's nothing better. I wouldnt do it again simply for the fact that the travelling is a pain and if you choose to stay over it van become quite an expensive weekend. thankyou for the memories Newcastle and South shieldsDate of review: September 18, 2012
In short: Excellent race, terrible beginning organisationIn full: Supposed to be 55000+ runners in 2012 but due to weather only about 44000+ turned up yet there wasn't enough room in the 'zones' for the runners. People had to queue to get into their starting zone and then the gates were closed and they were turned away. This meant from supposed to be starting in the third wave I started back in about wave 8 and count myself lucky for getting in there!However saying that... overall extremely well organised and with amazing amounts of support. The best parts were going through the tunnels 'army style' :-)Date of review: September 18, 2012
In short: A Great RaceDate of review: September 18, 2012
In short: Really pleased I did it but accommodation is a problem.In full: Let's start with the biggest negative - decent accommodation is almost impossible to find as the hotels rack their prices up considerably for this weekend. I ended up in a horrid guest house miles out of town and I know many others who fared similarly.The atmosphere at the start is brilliant and running over the Tyne Bridge while the Red Arrows fly overhead is just fabulous. The problem then is that the next 11 or so miles are as dull as dishwater with little atmosphere and just a dual carriageway for scenery. The last mile running down to the sea is enjoyable though and you just have to do a sprint finish! The Red Arrows are there again at the finish which is great but it does mean that the crowds are watching them instead of cheering you! Good idea that they print your name on your running number - you get loads of personal shouts of encouragement as a result.Medal and t-shirt are really good and I am proud to have done this event. I didn't find the hills too bad but then I do live in Wales so maybe I am used to gradients. I would do this one again but getting to Newcastle by train from Wales was just horrendous while the rip off accommodation issue is likewise off putting. If you live within a couple of hours drive of Newcastle though you'd be daft to miss this one. People obviously do though because despite what they say there is no way there we 50,000 on this one, nearer 35,000 I would say based on what the marshals told me.Date of review: June 15, 2012
In short: Great event, well run and it's in Newcastle!!! Don't underestimate the hills..Date of review: May 5, 2012
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Pop quiz: Who is the best running back in the NFL?
Adrian Peterson might be the strongest, Ray Rice the best on third downs and LeSean McCoy the most athletic, but who is truly the best in the game?
After spending countless hours locked in the film room breaking down the 2011 NFL season, here is our ranking of the top 80 running backs in the NFL today as part of the B/R NFL 1,000 series.
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B/R 1,000 rankings don't assess who had the best year or even who has the most potential. Rather, players are judged on their current skills and mechanics, based on film study of the 2011 NFL preseason and regular season only.
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August 20, 2012
This advertising alert from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP discusses the recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to strike down the Communications Act provisions banning political and issue advertising on noncommercial broadcasting stations.
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The Angry Birds app soared out of Finland, creating an epidemic of frazzled pig haters eager to blast the little green beasts into submission. Perhaps the Finns figured it was time to roll back our nation's collective porcine fury with an app that encourages deep breathing and overall Zen. Enter Blissify Me ($2.99) by Eternitas Publishing.
The iPhone app guides users through a series of meditations that focus on relaxation, positivity and happiness. Think you're too busy to find peace? Think again. Each meditation lasts fewer than 20 minutes. When you're done, rate your experiences to unlock new and more challenging meditations. The good karma comes for less than the cost of a yoga class, and 10 percent of the proceeds go to charity. We'll say "Namaste" to that.


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History: Korean War
Compiled and Written by Lou Hoffman
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On 10 August 1945, with the Japanese surrender imminent and following a plan drawn up by the United States, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to divide Korea along the 38th parallel. Japanese forces north of that line would surrender to the Soviet Union; those to the south to the United States. Thus, without consulting the Korean people, the two major powers had divided the Korea peninsula into two occupation zones. The United States did not envision this as a permanent partition, though its later policies and actions contributed to Korea's division.
In December 1945, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to administer the country temporarily. Both countries established governments in their respective halves favorable to their political ideology. In the process, U.S.-run elections supervised by the U.N. replaced an indigenous, left-wing government that had formed in June 1945 with one led by the right-wing politician and anti-Communist Syngman Rhee. The southern partition's left-wing parties boycotted the elections. The Soviet Union, in turn, approved and furthered the rise of a Communist government led by Kim Il-Sung in the northern part. The Allies said that Korea would be a unified, independent country under an elected government but failed to specify the details or work to do so. In 1949, both Soviet and American forces withdrew.
Civil War
South Korean President Syngman Rhee and North Korean General Secretary Kim Il-sung were intent on reuniting the peninsula under their own system. Their willingness to use force to do so became obvious during 1949 and early 1950 as both sides launched a number of limited military attacks across the 38th parallel. Partly because of Soviet tanks and heavy arms, the North Koreans were the ones able to escalate substantially the level of attacks into a full blown civil war, while South Korea, with only limited American backing and domestic political support, had far fewer options. The American government believed at the time that the Communist bloc was a unified monolith, and that North Korea acted within this monolith as a pawn of the Soviet Union (documents from the Soviet archives show that Kim Il-sung, operating with Soviet assistance and outdated equipment, was responsible for the attack on the Southern regime, and discrediting one viewpoint of the 1960s and 1970s that the war was just as much caused by South Korean and Western provocation). The view that global communism was monolithic and that the North Koreans were little more than stooges of the Soviet Union prevented the United States and other nations from understanding the initial conflict as a civil war, wherein each side wished to reunite the peninsula, albeit under their own political system.
The "Forgotten War"
Dismissed as the "forgotten war," Korea was in actuality one of America's most significant conflicts. Although born of a misapprehension, the Korean War triggered the buildup of U.S. forces in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), began American involvement in the Vietnam War, and, although seen as an aberration at the time, now serves as the very model for America's wars of the future.
One reason the importance of the Korean War is not better appreciated is that from the very start the conflict presented confusing and contradictory messages. Historian and Korean War combat veteran T.R. Fehrenbach wrote in his classic This Kind of War: "Americans in 1950 rediscovered something that since Hiroshima they had forgotten: you may fly over a land forever; you may bomb it, atomize it, pulverize it, and wipe it clean of life--but if you desire to defend it, protect it, and keep it for civilization, you must do this on the ground the way the Roman legions did, by putting your young men into the mud."
Fehrenbach concluded: "By April 1951, the Eighth Army had again proven Erwin Rommel's assertion that American troops knew less but learned faster than any fighting men he had opposed. The tragedy of American arms, however, is that having an imperfect sense of history, Americans sometimes forget as quickly as they learn." Those words proved to be only too true.
Two years later, as the war came to an end, Air Force Secretary Thomas K. Finletter declared that "Korea was a unique, never-to-be-repeated diversion from the true course of strategic air power." For the next quarter century, nuclear weaponry dominated U.S. military strategy. As a result, General Maxwell D. Taylor, the Eighth Army's last wartime commander (and later chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Vietnam War), complained that "there was no thoroughgoing analysis ever made of the lessons to be learned from Korea, and later policy makers proceeded to repeat many of the same mistakes."
The most damning mistake those policy-makers made was to misjudge the true nature of the war. As Karl von Clausewitz, the renowned Prussian philosopher of war, wrote in 1832: "The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and the commander has to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking....This is the first of all strategic questions and the most important."
As President Harry S. Truman's June 27, 1950, war message made evident, the U.S. assumption was that monolithic world communism, directed by Moscow, was behind the North Korean invasion. "The attack upon Korea makes it plain beyond all doubt," said Truman, "that Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion to conquer independent nations and will now use armed invasion and war."
NATO Response
That belief, later revealed as false, had enormous and far-reaching consequences. Believing that Korea was a diversion and that the main attack would come in Europe, the United States began a major expansion of its NATO forces. From 81,000 soldiers and one infantry division stationed in Western Europe when the war started, by 1952 the U.S. presence had increased to six divisions--including the National Guard's 28th and 43rd Infantry divisions--503 aircraft, 82 warships and 260,800 men, slightly more than the 238,600 soldiers then in combat in Korea.
Another critical action was the decision to become involved in Vietnam. In addition to ordering U.S. military forces to intervene in Korea, Truman directed "acceleration in the furnishing of military assistance to the forces of France and the Associated States in Indo-China and the dispatch of a military mission to provide close working relations with those forces."
On 17 September 1950, Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) Indochina was formed, an organization that would grow to the half-million-strong Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) before U.S. involvement in that country came to an end almost a quarter century later. As in Korea, the notion that monolithic world communism was behind the struggle persisted until almost the very end.
The fact that such an assumption was belied by 2,000 years of Sino-Vietnamese hostility was ignored, and it was not until Richard Nixon's diplomatic initiatives in 1970 that the United States became aware of, and began to exploit, the fissures in that so-called Communist monolith. By then it was too late, for the American people had long since given up on Vietnam.
Origins of the Conflict
The fact that the U.S. response to both the Korean War and the Vietnam War was built on the false perception of a Communist monolith began to emerge after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. At a July 1995 conference at Georgetown University, Dr. Valeri Denissov, deputy director of the Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, revealed the true nature of the Korean War's origins.
Drawing from the hitherto secret documents of the Soviet Foreign Ministry, Denissov revealed that far from being the instigator of the war, Soviet Premier Josef Stalin was at best a reluctant partner. In September 1949, the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party rejected an appeal from North Korea's Kim Il Sung to assist in an invasion of the South. But in April 1950, said Denissov, Stalin changed his mind and agreed to provide assistance for an invasion of the South. For one thing, Kim had convinced Stalin that the invasion was a low-risk operation that could be successfully concluded before the United States could intervene.
"Thus," said Denissov, "the documents existing in Russian archives prove that...it was Kim Il Sung who unleashed the war upon receiving before-hand blessings from Stalin and Mao Zedong [Mao Tse-tung]."
Why did Stalin change his mind? The first reason lay in Mao Tse-tung's victory in the Chinese Third Civil War. Denissov asserted that "Stalin believed that after the U.S.A. deserted Chiang Kai-shek 'to his own fortunes' in the internal Chinese conflict they would not risk a participation in a Korean-Korean war as well." Another factor, Denissov believed, was that "the Soviet Union had declared the creation of its own nuclear bomb, which according to Stalin's calculations deprived Americans of their nuclear monopoly and of their ability to use the 'nuclear card' in the confrontation with the Soviet Union."
Another Russian Foreign Ministry official at the conference, Dr. Evgeny Bajanov, added yet another reason for Stalin's change of heart--the "perceived weakness
The 6th Infantry Division in Pusan was deactivated in December 1948. This left the 7th Infantry Division as the only remaining U.S. combat unit in Korea. It was also transferred to Japan in 1949, leaving only the several hundred men of the Korean Military Advisory Group (KMAG).
"In Moscow," Denissov said, "American military presence in South Korea in 1945-1949 was viewed as a 'deterring factor' which became defunct after America's withdrawal from the South." Yet another sign of lack of American will was Secretary of State Dean Acheson's public statement in January 1950 that Korea was outside the U.S. defense perimeter in Asia. Finally, Moscow must have been well aware of the drastic cuts made in America's defenses by the false economies of Truman and Louis Johnson, his secretary of defense.
President Truman
While Stalin's and Kim Il Sung's perceptions of U.S. lack of resolve may have been well-founded, they were also wrong. During a Pentagon briefing in 1974, General Vernon Walters, then deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), was asked about the unpredictability of U.S. reaction. "If a Soviet KGB spy had broken into the Pentagon or the State Department on 25 June 1950, and gained access to our most secret files," Walters said, "he would have found the U.S. had no interest at all in Korea. But the one place he couldn't break into was the mind of Harry Truman, and two days later America went to war over Korea."
In taking the United States to war in Korea, Truman made two critical decisions that would shape future military actions. First, he decided to fight the war under the auspices of the United Nations, a pattern followed by subsequent presidents. Second, for the first time in American military history, Truman decided to take the nation to war without first asking Congress for a declaration of war. Using the U.N. Security Council resolution as his authority, he said the conflict in Korea was not a war but a "police action."
With the Soviet Union then boycotting the U.N. Security Council, the United States was able to gain approval of U.N. resolutions labeling the North Korean invasion a "breach of the peace" and urging all members to aid South Korea.
The United States was named executive agent for the conduct of the war, and on 10 July 1950, Truman appointed General of the Army Douglas MacArthur as commander in chief of the U.N. Command. In reality, however, the U.N. involvement was a facade for unilateral U.S. action to protect its vital interests in northeast Asia. The U.N. Command was just another name for MacArthur's Far East Command in Tokyo.
At its peak strength in July 1953, the U.N. Command stood at 932,539 ground forces. Republic of Korea (ROK) army and marine forces accounted for 590,911 of that force, and U.S. Army and Marine forces for another 302,483. By comparison, other U.N. ground forces totaled some 39,145 men, 24,085 of whom were provided by British Commonwealth Forces (Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) and 5,455 of whom came from Turkey
Truman's decision not to seek a declaration of war set a dangerous precedent. Claiming their war making authority rested in their power as commanders in chief, both Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon refused to ask Congress for approval to wage war in Vietnam, a major factor in undermining support for that conflict. It was not until the Gulf War in 1991 that then President Bush rejected suggestions that he follow the Korean precedent and instead, as the Constitution provides, asked Congress for permission to wage war.
Task Force Smith
All those political machinations, however, were far from the minds of those of those who were then on occupation duty in Japan. They were as surprised as Stalin and Kim Il Sung at Truman's orders to go into action in Korea. For one thing, they were far from ready. For example, the only active company in the 24th Infantry Division's heavy tank battalion was equipped not with heavy tanks but with M-24 Chaffee light reconnaissance tanks, armed with low-velocity 75mm guns, that proved to be no match for the North Koreans' Soviet-supplied T-34 85mm-gun medium tanks.
Also inadequate were the infantry's 2.36-inch anti-tank rocket launchers. Radios did not work properly, and were critically short of spare parts. Instead of the usual three rifle battalions, the infantry regiments had only two. And the 24th's field artillery battalions had only two of their three authorized firing batteries. Although its officers and sergeants were mostly World War II combat veterans, they were truly a "hollow force."
The 24th Infantry Division was the first U.S. ground combat unit committed to the war, with its initial elements landing in Korea on 1 July 1950. It soon found itself outgunned by the advancing North Korean People's Army (NKPA). Task Force Smith was the first of the 24th Infantry Division's units to be committed. Named after its commander, Lt. Col. Charles B. "Brad" Smith, the task force consisted of the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, and "A" Battery, 52nd Field Artillery Battalion. The task force came under attack by the infantry columns of the NKPA 4th Infantry Division and the T-34s of the 209th Armored Brigade at Osan on 5 July 1950. Outnumbered and unable to stop the NKPA tanks, it was forced to fall back toward Taejon. There, the remainder of the 24th Infantry Division made a stand until 20 July, before being pushed back into the Naktong Perimeter--losing the commander, Maj. Gen. William F. Dean (captured by the NKPA), in the process. Going into action with some 16,000 soldiers, the 24th Division had only 8,660 men left by the time it was relieved by the 1st Cavalry Division on 22 July.
Although at a terrible price, the 24th Division had bought time for the remainder of the Eighth U.S. Army (EUSA) to move from Japan to Korea. Contrary to Kim Il Sung's calculations, America had been able to intervene in time. North Korea's attempt to conquer South Korea in one lightning stroke had been thwarted.
The shock of those initial disasters still reverberates throughout the U.S. Army. More than four decades later, after the end of the Cold War in 1991, the watchwords of Army Chief of Staff General Gordon Sullivan were "Remember Task Force Smith," a warning not to let the Army again become the hollow force of 1950 that paid in blood for America's unpreparedness.
Wars are fought on three interconnected levels. At first, the United States was still pursuing the same policy of "rollback and liberation" that it had followed in earlier wars. That policy called for temporarily going on the defensive tactically to buy time operationally in order to prepare for a strategic offensive that would carry the war to the enemy in order to destroy his will to resist.
While EUSA held the Naktong River line against a series of North Korean assaults, General MacArthur laid plans to assume the strategic, operational and tactical offensive with a landing behind enemy lines at Inchon.
Counter Attack
In a brilliant strategic maneuver, MacArthur sent his X Corps consisting of the Army's 7th Infantry Division and the Marine 1st Division Corps ashore on 15 September 1950. It rapidly cut the enemy's lines of supply and communication to its forces besieging the Naktong Perimeter to the south, forcing them to withdraw in disarray. While X Corps pressed on to recapture Seoul, South Korea's capital city, EUSA broke out of the Naktong Perimeter and linked up with X Corps near Osan on 26 September. Seoul fell the next day.
"After the Inchon landing," Secretary of State Acheson told the Senate in May 1951, "General MacArthur called on these North Koreans to turn in their arms and cease their efforts; that they refused to do, and they retired into the North, and what General MacArthur's military mission was, was to pursue them and round them up [and] we had the highest hopes that when you did that the whole of Korea would be unified."
On Korea's western coast, EUSA crossed the 38th parallel dividing North and South Korea and captured the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on 19 October 1950. EUSA continued to drive north against light opposition. On 1 November 1950, it reached its high-water mark when the village of Chongdo-do, 18 air miles from the Yalu River separating Korea and the Chinese province of Manchuria, was captured by the 21st Infantry Regiment.
Border crossing at the 38th Parallel
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Meanwhile, on the opposite coast, X Corps had moved into northeastern Korea. The 1st Marine Division occupied positions around the Chosin Reservoir, while on 21 November, elements of the Army's 7th Infantry Division's 17th Infantry Regiment reached the Yalu River near its source at Hyesanjin in eastern Korea. It seemed as though the war was over.
Communist Chinese Intervention
But disaster was at hand. On 4 October 1950, Chairman Mao Tse-tung had secretly ordered "Chinese People's Volunteers" into action in Korea. The Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) consisted of some 380,000 soldiers, organized into two army groups, nine corps-size field armies and 30 infantry divisions.
From 13 to 25 October, the 130,000-man CCF XIII Army Group covertly crossed the Yalu River in the western sector opposite EUSA. Two weeks later, the 120,000-man CCF IX Army Group also moved surreptitiously into the eastern sector in Korea, opposite X Corps. Because of intelligence failures, both in Washington and in Korea, the Chinese managed to achieve almost total surprise. Their intervention would change not only the battlefield conduct of the war but also its strategic nature.
According to the Soviet archives, in May 1950, Mao had agreed to join with the Soviet Union and support the North Korean invasion of South Korea. As the Russian Foreign Ministry's Evgeny Bajanov noted at a 1995 Georgetown conference, Chinese Foreign Minister Chou En-lai "confirmed [on 2 July 1950] that if the Americans crossed the 38th parallel, Chinese troops disguised as Koreans would engage the opponent" and that Chinese armies had already been concentrated in the area of Mukden in Manchuria. "In August-September 1950 on a number of occasions," said Bajanov, "Mao personally expressed concerns over the escalation of American military intervention in Korea and reiterated the readiness of Beijing to send troops to the Korean peninsula 'to mince' American divisions." But when Stalin sent a message to Mao on October 1, asking him to "come to the rescue of the collapsing Kim regime," Mao refused, instead suggesting "the Koreans should accept defeat and resort to guerrilla tactics."
Under intense Soviet pressure, however, on 13 October, "the Chinese, after long deliberation, did agree to extend military aid to North Korea," said Bajanov. "Moscow in exchange agreed to arm the Chinese troops and provide them with air cover. According to the available information, it was not easy for Beijing to adopt that military decision. Pro-Soviet Gao Gang and Peng Dehuai [who would later command the CCF in Korea] finally managed to convince Mao to take their side. Their main argument was that if all of Korea was occupied by the Americans, it would create a mortal danger to the Chinese revolution."
In any event, after feints in early November against EUSA at Unsan and against X Corps at Sudong, both of which were ignored by Far East Command intelligence officers, the CCF launched its main attack. On 25 November, the XIII Army Group struck the EUSA, driving it out of North Korea and retaking Seoul on 4 January 1951. Meanwhile, on 27 November, the CCF IX Army Group struck X Corps, and by 25 December 1950, had forced its evacuation from North Korea as well.
At first, both Moscow and Beijing were elated. On 8 January 1951, Bajanov reported, Stalin cabled Mao, "From all my heart I congratulate Chinese comrades with the capture of Seoul." But Bajanov added, "By the end of January 1951...the euphoria of Communists started to decline and quite soon it disappeared and was replaced with worries, fear, confusion and at times panic."
What made the difference was Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, who took command of EUSA on 26 December 1950, replacing Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker, who had been killed in a jeep accident. Ridgway turned EUSA from dejection and defeat into a tough, battle-ready force within a matter of weeks. "The Eighth Army," wrote Fehrenbach, "rose from its own ashes in a killing mood....By 7 March they stood on the Han. They went through Seoul, and reduced it block by block....At the end of March the Eighth Army was across the parallel."
Attempting to stem that tide, on 22 April 1951, the CCF launched its great spring offensive, sending some 250,000 men and 27 divisions into the attack along a 40-mile front north of Seoul.
New Mexico's Top Secret Hero
Hiroshi Miyamura, born in Gallup, New Mexico on 6 October 1925, was drafted into the Army in 1944, and served briefly with the 442nd Infantry Regiment, an all Japanese-American unit. Following the war he enlisted in the Army reserve, and was recalled to active duty following the start of the Korean War.
On the night of 24 April 1951, Corporal Miyamura's unit, Company H, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, occupied a defensive position near Taejon, South Korea, when it was attacked by the enemy. As the enemy force overran the Americans' position, Miyamura, a machine-gun squad leader, leaped from his shelter and, in close hand-to-hand combat, killed 10 of the enemy with his bayonet. After the first attack, while Miyamura administered first aid to the wounded and ordered the evacuation of his men, the enemy dealt another savage blow. Miyamura delivered devastating fire with his machine gun until he ran out of ammunition. He then bayoneted his way to a second gun emplacement and covered the withdrawal of his unit with machine gun fire until his ammunition was depleted. Miyamura killed more than 50 of the enemy before he was severely wounded and later captured. He spent 28 months as a prisoner of war and was released in August 1953. Word of his Medal of Honor was kept secret during his time in captivity for his protection.
Korean War, George Akimoto, 1977
Historian and Korean War veteran Bevin Alexander had this to say about Chinese tactics in his book How Wars Are Won:
The Chinese had no air power and were armed only with rifles, machineguns, hand grenades, and mortars. Against the much more heavily armed Americans, they adapted a technique they had used against the Nationalists in the Chinese civil war of 1946–49. The Chinese generally attacked at night and tried to close in on a small troop position — generally a platoon — and then attacked it with local superiority in numbers. The usual method was to infiltrate small units, from a platoon of fifty men to a company of 200, split into separate detachments. While one team cut off the escape route of the Americans, the others struck both the front and the flanks in concerted assaults. The attacks continued on all sides until the defenders were destroyed or forced to withdraw. The Chinese then crept forward to the open flank of the next platoon position, and repeated the tactics.
The 1951 spring offensive was the largest battle of the war, but by 20 May the CCF, after some initial gains, had been turned back with terrible losses. As Time magazine put it, "The U.S. expended ammunition the way the Chinese expended men." After that success, the United States was in good position to retake the offensive and sweep the CCF from Korea. But Washington ordered EUSA to maintain its defensive posture, for U.S. military policy had changed from rollback and liberation to containment. That ruled out battlefield victory, for the best possible result of defensive operations is stalemate.
On 10 July 1951, armistice talks began between the U.N. Command and the CCF/NKPA. After the front line stabilized in November 1951, along what was to become the new demarcation line, the fighting over the next 20 months degenerated into a bloody battle for terrain features like Old Baldy, Heartbreak Ridge and Pork Chop Hill. The U.S. forces suffered some 63,200 casualties to gain or retain those outposts. With victory no longer in sight, public support for the war plummeted, and in 1952 Truman decided not to run for re-election rather than risk almost certain defeat. With the signing of the armistice agreement on 27 July 1953, the war finally came to an end.
New Mexico National Guard
The War Department made allotments for the reorganization of the Guard in March 1947. This order gave the state five separate anti-aircraft battalions, one operations detachment, two signal radar units, one engineer searchlight maintenance unit, three ordnance companies, one transportation truck company and one army band. Also, in this same time the Guard was allotted a fighter-bomber squadron for its Air National Guard. The organization listed above remained static until August 1950.
In August 1950 the New Mexico National Guard's 716th and 726th AAA Gun Battalions along with the 394th Signal Radar Maintenance Unit were activated into Federal service for the Korean Conflict.
The 181st Operations Detachment and the 717th AAA Gun Battalion followed in May 1951.
All of these units first convoyed to Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 716th remained there as school troops until their discharge in May 1952. The 726th was ordered to Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico in October 1951 to provide for the air defense of that installation.
In March 1952 the 717th was ordered overseas to become part of the 12th AAA Group at Karlsruhe, Germany, but reverted to state control one year later.
The 395th Signal Detachment served at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts until its release on 7 June 1953.
The 181st Operations Detachment first spent over twenty weeks in the field at Fort Bliss providing operational control for the 24th Brigade. During that period the unit also supported the Artillery School in class work and demonstrations for students. Then, in January 1951 the 181st was assigned to the 5th Army at Fort Sheridan to support the air defense of Chicago, Illinois. Then, from February through April of 1952 the 181st controlled the air defense of the lock complex at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan – reverting to state control in April 1953.
Additionally, New Mexico units furnished individual members as replacements to units engaged in active combat. No complete unit saw action in the hills of Korea.
The war left the peninsula divided, with a garrisoned pro-Soviet, totalitarian Communist state in North Korea and a pro-American dictatorial republic (democratized in the late 1980s) in the South. American troops remain in Korea as part of the still-functioning UN Command, which commands all allied military forces in the ROK - American Air Forces, Korea, the Eighth U.S. Army, and the entire ROK military. The DMZ remains the most heavily-defended border in the world.
Many Korean families were divided by the war, most of whom have had no opportunity to contact each other or reunite.
600,000 Korean soldiers died in the conflict according to US estimates. More than a million South Koreans were killed, 85% of them civilians. According to figures published in the Soviet Union, 11.1% of the total population of North Korea perished, which indicates that 1,130,000 people were killed. In total about 2,500,000 people were killed. More than 80% of the industrial and public facilities and transportation works, three-quarters of the government offices, and one-half of the houses were destroyed.
54,246 Americans also died from in this conflict. That number was divided by the Defense Department in 1993 into 33,686 battle deaths, 2,830 non-battle deaths, and 17,730 deaths of Defense Department personnel outside the Korean theatre. There were also 8,142 US personnel listed as Missing In Action (MIA) during the war.
214 New Mexicans were lost. Thirty of whom were declared missing in action and presumed dead. Ten perished as prisoners of war.
Dwarfed by the total U.S. victory in World War II, the negotiated settlement in Korea seemed to many observers to be a defeat and at best a draw. Certainly it seemed no model for the future.
It was Eisenhower's strategy of massive nuclear retaliation that dominated the immediate postwar era. Conventional forces, like the Korean War itself, were dismissed as irrelevant. Even when the atomic war strategies were challenged by the John F. Kennedy administration's policy of flexible response, conventional forces were still ignored in favor of the "new" counterinsurgency war. Vietnam would be its test case.
Complied and edited by Lou Hoffman with material reliance upon "Korean War: A Fresh Perspective" by Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr., U.S. Army (ret.), former Distinguished Fellow of the US Army War College.


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February is traditionally known as Heart Health Month. Often times when we talk about heart health we focus on physical health, exercise, healthy eating etc. The American Heart Association suggests that we focus on "7 Key Health Factors" to lower our risk of heart disease. These are: 1.Get Active. 2. Eat better. 3. Lose Weight/Maintain a Healthy Weight. 4. Control Cholesterol. 5. Manage Blood Pressure. 6. Reduce Blood Sugar and 7. Stop Smoking. I would like to add a number 8 to this list and focus this article on emotional well being and loving oneself in honor of Valentine's Day. I recently was looking at a web site www.lovingyou.com . This website focuses on ten healthy things that we can do for our emotional well being. Let me share them with you.
Express your emotions. Allow yourself to feel positive and negative emotions in your life without shame or guilt. Suppressing negative emotions can lead to depression, anxiety and stress.
Be social. This is a difficult one for me. I am not naturally social. But I find that it is possible to encourage yourself in this direction and feel good about the outcome. I am a person who can get lost in my work. Work life balance is important.
Focus on the positive. Here's a suggestion: every night before going to bed write down three things that you are grateful for. They don't have to be big ticket items, maybe the sun was shining and you are grateful for that. Life feels better when you are positive. If I feel like my day is going badly, I'll stop what I'm doing and stop thinking negative thoughts. I just won't let those negative thoughts grow. I'll think about what good happened today instead of focusing on what went wrong. Try it, it often works for me.
Don't sweat the small stuff. Negative things happen that are out of our control. Let it go. Don't dwell on it. And if you did make a mistake, accept it and learn from it and stop thinking about it. It really doesn't help to beat yourself up about something that has occurred.
Respect and accept yourself. If you are a mom or dad, daughter or son, sister or brother or in any other type of relationship you probably know what unconditional love is. We need to learn how to love ourselves unconditionally as we love others. Remember that no one is perfect. Respect and accept yourself.
Practice meditation/yoga. Meditation/yoga/deep breathing etc. allows us to find peace and energy and improves concentration. If you have the opportunity to practice any of these relaxation techniques either alone or in the company of others, I strongly urge you do so. Yoga allows me to completely clear my mind. We all need time to be able to deal with whatever happens at work or home. Yoga simply makes me happy and allows me to cope during times of stress.
Enjoy your alone time. By this I mean you should be comfortable enough with yourself that you don't need others around you to entertain you. I work at a job where people are regularly asking me questions and looking for answers. I find that it's nice to be able to be alone without constant stimulation. Try to take some time for yourself. You may find crafts such as knitting relaxing. Just let your brain relax.
Avoid black or white thinking. Thinking that things are either right or wrong may lead to disappointment. Look to explore the middle ground. People at times may feel frustrated because something either did or did not meet their expectations. Be happy with the journey.
Foster your creativity. Identify and explore your interests and creativity. When I was a teen, I found solace in my interest in photography. Photography allowed me to see things differently. Someone might walk on a beach and see a bunch of rocks whereas looking through a camera lens narrows what you see so you identify each rock's individual difference.
Laugh loud and often. Laughter can be good in many situations. Even during stressful times laughter may lighten the mood.
Now I know that each one of these suggestions will not work for everyone. But perhaps you will find one idea that will help you improve your emotional health. Happy Valentine's Day.
Editor's note: Katie Kolb is the clinical information systems tech at Aspirus Keweenaw Home Health & Hospice.


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National Novel Writing MonthPosted Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at 1:29 PM
NaNoWriMo is a non-profit event that takes place each November. It's not a competition -- at least, not in the sense of having one winner. It's more of a challenge. Participants register at the official web site and then try to write a 50,000-word novella entirely during November. You can't start any actual writing before Nov. 1, and you must have reached 50,000 words by midnight Nov. 30 in order to win the challenge.
That's a ridiculous, breakneck pace -- which is sort of the point. You don't have time to agonize about whether your work is good or bad; you have to just sit down and write and write and write, 1,667 words a day. When you turn off your internal editor, you will, without question, create a lot of silly and stupid content. But there will also be flashes of creativity that would never have happened if you'd had time to second-guess yourself.
After the month has ended, you can always go back and try to polish and rewrite what you've written. (There is even a National Novel Editing Month during the spring.) Or you can just consider NaNoWriMo a lark or a way to "prime the pump" for more polished projects in the future.
I have a self-published novel, a fictionalized version of my short-term mission experiences, which started out as my 2007 entry in NaNoWriMo.
You could try to speed-write a novel any month of the year, of course. But the point of NaNoWriMo is that misery loves company; the web site gives you plenty of ways to interact with other participants, through message boards or even at in-person gatherings in some cities.
The NaNoWriMo web site, nanowrimo.org, will officially relaunch on Thursday, so you can begin signing up to compete, comparing notes with others in the discussion forums, or what have you.
I don't believe there's a "municipal liaison" for Shelbyville, but there is one from Murfreesboro, and there may be some "write-ins" or social events for NaNoWriMo participants in the 'boro.
NaNoWriMo is a real hoot, and I strongly encourage anyone interested in writing to participate. I want to give it a try again this year, although I haven't yet come up with a good germ of an idea.
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Hi John!
Great article.
And, YES, I'm the Municipal Liaison for Murfreesboro and I can confirm socials and write-ins will be scheduled around the 'boro from before, during and after NaNo. We'll have some great door prizes, games and writing tools along the way, too, to keep the fun and excitement up.
If you've ever thought you'd write a novel 'some day' --this is a great chance to get it in gear with a great group of like-minded folks.
Or, just follow along with our progress on twitter @NaNoInTheBoro.
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The Ultimate Braised Brisket
- 1 (4 pound) beef brisket, first-cut
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
- Coarsely ground black pepper
- 3 large carrots, cut into chunks
- 1 onion, halved
- 2 celery stalks, cut into chunks
- 1 head garlic, cut in 1/2
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes, hand-crushed (recommended: San Marzano)
- 3/4 bottle dry red wine
- 1 bay leaves
- 1/4 bunch fresh thyme, leaves only
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves only
- 1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Drizzle brisket liberally with olive oil then season the meat on both sides with salt and pepper.
Place a large Dutch oven or heavy-based pot over medium-high heat and add a 3-count of olive oil. Place the brisket in the pot and sear on both sides to form a nice brown crust. Remove from pot and set aside before adding carrots, onion and celery. Brown vegetables, then add the garlic, tomatoes, red wine, bay leaf, thyme, rosemary, and parsley. Add the brisket back to the pot, cover and roast in the oven for 3 hours until the brisket is fork tender.
Remove the brisket to a cutting board and let it rest for 15 minutes. Strain out the vegetables and pour off some of the excess fat, then pour over the brisket.
Slice brisket across the grain and serve over parsnip puree with roasted red onions and garnish with parsley.
Recipe courtesy of Tyler Florence, 2008
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James Byunghoon Yu, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology; Director, Prostate and Genitourinary Cancer Radiotherapy Program
Research Interests
Breast Neoplasms; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
Research Organizations
Cancer Center: COPPER Center | Radiobiology & Radiotherapy
Research Summary
My research centers on investigating 1) The comparative effectiveness of new radiation technologies using large observational and claims-based datasets, 2) Disparities in access to effective cancer care, and 3) Improving the quality of life of patients undergoing radiotherapy.
Specialized Terms: Genitourinary cancers; Central nervous system cancers; Breast cancer; Head and neck cancer; IMRT; Health outcomes and utilization research
Selected Publications
- Wang EH, Corso CD, Rutter CE, Park HS, Chen AB, Kim AW, Wilson LD, Decker RH, Yu JB. Postoperative radiation therapy is associated with improved overall survival in incompletely resected stage II and III non-small cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Jun 22.
- Maroongroge S, Kim SP, Mougalian S, Johung K, Decker RH, Soulos PR, Long JB, Gross CP, Yu JB. The Cost of cancer-related physician services to Medicare. Yale J Biol Med. 2015;88:107-14.
- Bui DL, Yu JB. Trends in adjuvant and neoadjuvant radiotherapy for cancer treatment from 1973-2011. Cancer J. 2015;21:147-149.
- Yu JB, Soulos PR, Cramer LD, Decker RH, Kim AW, Gross CP. Comparative effectiveness of surgery and radiosurgery for stage I non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer. 2015;121:2341-9.
- Campbell AM, Glover J, Chiang VL, Gerrard J, Yu JB. Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomy for intractable tremor: A systematic review of the literature. Radiother Oncol. 2015;114:296-301.
- Maroongroge S, Dosoretz AP, Kim SP, Gross CP, Yu JB. Revisiting the sustainable growth rate "hole": sources of healthcare cost stabilization in 2010-2012. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014;90:983-5.
- Park HS, Decker RH, Wilson LD, Yu JB.Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation for Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer at High Risk for Brain Metastases.Clin Lung Cancer. 2015 Jul;16(4):292-7. d
- Wang EH, Mougalian SS, Soulos PR, Smith BD, Haffty BG, Gross CP, Yu JB. Adoption of intensity modulated radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer from 2004 through 2011. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Feb 1;91(2):303-11
- Yu JB, Sandler HM. Stereotactic body radiation therapy: Let's not give up on progress. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2015 May-Jun;5(3):193-6.
- Jagsi R, Bekelman JE, Chen A, Chen RC, Hoffman K, Shih YC, Smith BD, Yu JB. Considerations for observational research using large data sets in radiation oncology. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Sep 1;90(1):11-24.
- Wang EH, Mougalian SS, Soulos PR, Rutter CE, Evans SB, Haffty BG, Gross CP, Yu JB. Adoption of hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation for early-stage breast cancer: a National Cancer Data Base analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Dec 1;90(5):993-1000.
- Yang DX, Gross CP, Soulos PR, Yu JB. Estimating the magnitude of colorectal cancers prevented during the era of screening: 1976 to 2009.Cancer. 2014 Sep 15;120(18):2893-901.
- Yeboa DN, Xu X, Jones BA, Soulos P, Gross C, Yu JB. Trend in Age and Racial Disparities in the Receipt of Postlumpectomy Radiation Therapy for Stage I Breast Cancer: 2004-2009. Am J Clin Oncol. 2014 May 29
- Batouli A, Jahanshahi P, Gross CP, Makarov DV, Yu JB. The global cancer divide: relationships between national healthcare resources and cancer outcomes in high-income vs. middle- and low-income countries. J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2014 Jun;4(2):115-24.
- Wang C, Roberts KB, Bindra RS, Chiang VL, Yu JB. Delayed cerebral vasculopathy following cranial radiation therapy for pediatric tumors. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Jun;50(6):549-56
- Lester-Coll NH, Dosoretz AP, Yu JB. Decision analysis of stereotactic radiation surgery versus stereotactic radiation surgery and whole-brain radiation therapy for 1 to 3 brain metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Jul 1;89(3):563-8
- Yu JB, Cramer LD, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Potosky AL, Gross CP. Stereotactic body radiation therapy versus intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer: comparison of toxicity. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Apr 20;32(12):1195-201.
- Aneja S, Yu JB. Comparative effectiveness research in radiation oncology: stereotactic radiosurgery, hypofractionation, and brachytherapy. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2014 Jan;24(1):35-42.
- Lloyd S, Buscariollo DL, Gross CP, Makarov DV, Yu JB. Determinants of enrollment in cancer clinical trials: the relationship between the current state of knowledge, societal disease burden, and randomized clinical trial enrollment. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2013 Aug;11(8):928-36.
- Aneja S, Khullar D, Yu JB. The influence of regional health system characteristics on the surgical management and receipt of post operative radiation therapy for glioblastoma multiforme. J Neurooncol. 2013 May;112(3):393-401
- Yu JB. Prostate cancer: Interpreting cost-utility analysis of prostate cancer treatment. Nat Rev Urol. 2013 Mar;10(3):129-31.
- Jairam V, Roberts KB, Yu JB. Historical trends in the use of radiation therapy for pediatric cancers: 1973-2008. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Mar 1;85(3):e151-5.
- Yu JB, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Cramer LD, Potosky AL, Roberts KB, Gross CP. Proton versus intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: patterns of care and early toxicity. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Jan 2;105(1):25-32.
- Aneja S, Pratiwadi RR, Yu JB. Hypofractionated radiation therapy for prostate cancer: risks and potential benefits in a fiscally conservative health care system. Oncology (Williston Park). 2012 Jun;26(6):512-8.
- Aneja S, Yu JB. The impact of county-level radiation oncologist density on prostate cancer mortality in the United States. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2012 Dec;15(4):391-6.
- Raldow AC, Chiang VL, Knisely JP, Yu JB. Survival and intracranial control of patients with 5 or more brain metastases treated with gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery. Am J Clin Oncol. 2013 Oct;36(5):486-90.
- Park HS, Gross CP, Makarov DV, Yu JB. Immortal time bias: a frequently unrecognized threat to validity in the evaluation of postoperative radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Aug 1;83(5):1365-73
- Yu JB, Soulos PR, Sharma R, Makarov DV, Decker RH, Smith BD, Desai RA, Cramer LD, Gross CP. Patterns of care and outcomes associated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus conventional radiation therapy for older patients with head-and-neck cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 May 1;83(1):e101-7.
- Yu JB, Schulder M, Knisely J. Radiosurgical dose selection for brain metastasis. Prog Neurol Surg. 2012;25:139-47.
- Aneja S, Gross CP, Soulos PR, Yu JB. Geographical information systems: applications and limitations in oncology research. Oncology (Williston Park). 2011 Nov 15;25(12):1221-5.
- Park HS, Chiang VL, Knisely JP, Raldow AC, Yu JB. Stereotactic radiosurgery with or without whole-brain radiotherapy for brain metastases: an update. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2011 Nov;11(11):1731-8.
- Aneja S, Smith BD, Gross CP, Wilson LD, Haffty BG, Roberts K, Yu JB. Geographic analysis of the radiation oncology workforce. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Apr 1;82(5):1723-9.
- Yu JB, Decker RH, Detterbeck FC, Wilson LD. Surveillance epidemiology and end results evaluation of the role of surgery for stage I small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2010 Feb;5(2):215-9.
- Yu JB, Makarov DV, Sharma R, Peschel RE, Partin AW, Gross CP. Validation of the partin nomogram for prostate cancer in a national sample. J Urol. 2010 Jan;183(1):105-11.
- Raldow A, Hamstra DH, Kim SN, Peschel RE, Yu JB. Salvage radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer after Radical Prostatectomy: Current Status and Controversy. Oncology (Williston Park). 2010;24:692-700, 702. PMID 20718248.
- Yu JB, Wilson LD, Dasgupta T, et al. Postmastectomy radiation therapy for lymph node-negative, locally advanced breast cancer after modified radical mastectomy: analysis of the NCI Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Cancer. 2008;113:38-47.
- Raldow A, Hamstra DH, Kim SN, Yu JB. Adjuvant Radiotherapy after Radical Prostatectomy: Evidence and Analysis. Cancer Treatment Reviews. 2010 Jul 26. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID 20667660
- Yu JB, Makarov DL, Gross CP. A New Formula for Prostate Cancer Lymph Node Risk. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jun 30 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID 20594769.
- NCI SEER public-use data: applications and limitations in oncology research. Yu JB, Gross CP, Wilson LD, Smith BD. Oncology (Williston Park). 2009 Mar;23(3):288-95. Review.
- Yu JB, Blitzblau RC, Decker RH, et al. Analysis of primary CD30+ cutaneous lymphoproliferative disease and survival from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. J Clin Oncol. 2008;26:1483-1488.


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Chilly, wet & muddy with fantastic marshalsIn full: Slightly mixed feelings about this race, which I think is mainly down to the weather (obviously not the organiser's fault!) as it was cold and pouring with rain. The course was good - a mixture of tarmac path and off road which kept it interesting. It was also flat and very straight in places so good PB potential. The marshals were fantastic - there were loads of them and they were very cheery and supportive (I particularly appreciated the guy singing Bon Jovi's Living on a Prayer at the 5K mark). However, certain aspects of the organisation let the race down a little bit - not every runner (me included) realised that they needed to know their number to collect it (rather than just giving their name) which led to delays in everyone collecting their numbers. This meant that there was a long queue, in the rain, for everyone. The race start was delayed by about 15 minutes which again meant waiting in the pouring rain and there were a lot of very cold runners before we got started. Had it been a sunny day then these admin hiccups wouldn't have been an issue, but it did matter today so I thought it was worth mentioning. Overall, I think I will be back but I'm hoping for better weather next year! Date of review: November 4, 2012
In short: Very well-organised, lots of supporters, really fun!In full: I really enjoyed this race- the organisation was superb, from the car parking to the results, which are already on the website only a few hours later. Hillier than I was expecting and quite a windy day so I found it tough in places but still enjoyable. A really good medal too! Thanks to all involved. Date of review: April 15, 2012
In short: Lovely Autumn race, very friendlyIn full: Hillier than I expected, given that it is just outside Cambridge! I was initially a bit concerned about how organised it was going to be (signing up just involved paying via paypal, with no confirmation email/pack) but my fears were unfounded. Very friendly organisers, smooth registration, well-marked course, brilliant atmosphere at the finish with lots of supporters. Lovely scenery. Date of review: November 26, 2011
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Global Footprint Network is calling for abstracts on the the latest developments in Ecological Footprint research and applications, for presentation at Footprint Forum – The Opportunity of Limits to be held June 7-11, 2010. Submissions are welcome on a range of issues and disciplines related to the Ecological Footprint (i.e., carbon, trade, biodiversity, water, etc). Nine abstracts will be selected in total – three to be presented at each of the Forum's three 75-minute sessions. If your abstract is selected, you will have the opportunity to speak at the session for up to 15 minutes, followed by at least 10 minutes of discussion. In addition, a special issue of Ecological Indicators will include extended versions of a selection of papers presented at Footprint Forum 2010.
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A very interesting new application of footprint analysis has been developed by Tommie Wiedmann, Manfred Lenzen and John Barrett. Using one common and consistent accounting and reporting scheme based on economic input−output analysis, extended with data from all three dimensions of sustainability, it allows quantification of the triple bottom line by corporations. See "Companies on the Scale:Comparing and Benchmarking the Footprints of Businesses" in the Journal of Industrial Ecology, volume 13, #3. The article is freely downloadable form http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2009.00125.x


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Ah, The publishers of Rolling Stone, the once relevant musical magazine, that is now as irrelevant and insignificant piece of pop culture trash has in its Rock and Roll section page 19 an article on the latest McCartney-Ono feud.
If anybody has read this declining and morally bankrupt publication, it's a sad and cruel shell of its former greatness. It's clearly been outpaced by the more hard-hitting Mojo, the more punchier Q, and the easily more relevant VIBE, Source, etc.
As usual, Rolling Stone is published by Jann Wenner a notoriously shady and immoral business character. Wenner's objectivity needs to be called on since he is a personal friend of Yoko Ono and the notoriously slimy and swarmy Eliot Mintz. Of course, the article is a bit one-sided in Yoko's favor as most of Wenner's pieces are. Jann Wenner of course is the same horrid human being who left his wife and three children to move into a cozy little penthouse suite with a Calvin Klein fashion model - a male model i might add. This is the same moral character who put Al Gore on the cover of his magazine and endorsed him for PResident because of his morals and high family values. What a joke! So, i just call into question the credibility of a magazine that has such a pro-Lennon slant.
I was surprised to see that the normally rationale and ubitiquous Geoff Baker was only quoted once and that was "Paul and John agreed to switch the name around in the 60's". I always thought Paul said they agreed at the end to do "Lennon-McCartney" cause it sounded better.
The article contains a box calling into question the sole authorship of Eleanor Rigby. It says McCartney has said Rigby is entirely his while Lennon partisians like Mintz and Sheff (who by the way weren't even in the room with Macca and Lennon) maintain that John admitted to writing most of the lyrics. My view is without question Paul wrote Rigby (Paul doesn't fabricate song authorship and he is the one still alive in the room). John Lennon was a notorious fabricator of half-truths in his interviews and was prone to exaggeration for example the following quotes from Lennon we later learned was false (I never picked up a guitar for five years as a house-husband - that's a lie, We jammed with Elvis and it was recorded - a lie). So many others. If i was analyzing their comments, i would say Mintz and Sheff have little credibility and continue to be the dupes that they are - they are typical of Yoko's army of as-s kisser's who are ought to back up her usually inane comments.
The only thing that i think is unsettling to most Beatle fans and i think is a bit petty remains the fact that that Paul through John Eastman wanted "blackird", "Get back", and "Hey Jude" credited solely to him. The other Beatles and Yoko unanimously refused. I find that to be totally wrong and would be surprised how Paul and Eastman could be so forceful in such a senstitive topic.
I still think Paul is wrong for switching the song titles. But, i really think journalistically - this article is a sad, slamming of Paul's character that is unwarranted and just not true.