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Ex-Lanka Army chief stripped of rank, medals
A Sri Lankan military court stripped him of his rank and medals after finding him guilty of dabbling in politics, while in service.
Colombo: A Sri Lankan military court on Friday stripped the country's war hero and former Army chief Sarath Fonseka of his rank and medals after finding him guilty of dabbling in politics, while in service.
The 59-year-old General was convicted by the first court martial against him, which began deliberations five months back. He faces another military court on charges of corruption in defence deals.
The three-member military court ruled that the General, who is now a Parliamentarian, be "cashiered," which means he will be stripped off his rank, medals and decorations won during his 40-year long span in the Sri Lankan Army.
The sentence of dishonourable discharge from rank has to be ratified by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces.
"Although he has been convicted, the punishment is subject to the approval of the Sri Lankan President," a source told PTI.
The military court pronounced the judgement in the absence of Fonseka's lawyers as they had told the court that they would not attend the proceedings during the current court vacation and would be present only from next week.
Fonseka is currently an MP from the opposition Democratic National Alliance party though he remains under arrest. His supporters allege that these accusations are politically motivated.
Fonseka has the right to appeal the verdict in a civilian court.
The General is also being tried by another court martial on corruption in deals to procure military equipment for the Army.
As a battlefield commander, Fonseka has been hailed by Lankan media as the architect of the country's decisive military victory over the Tamil Tigers after a 37-year long insurgency.
Fonseka was once close to President Rajapaksa and the two fell apart when he challenged him in the Presidential election race.
The veteran General has been publicly charged by the ruling party leaders of plotting a coup, though no such formal charges have been brought against him.
Fonseka has also been hauled up in civilian courts on other charges, which his supporters describe as a 'witch-hunt'.
He was taken into military custody shortly after he lost the Presidential election in January.
His Democratic National Alliance rejected his sentencing, saying that the court martial was flawed from the beginning.
"He could not be charged before a court martial after he retired from the Army," the DNA spokesman Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.
He also charged that Fonseka's lawyers were not present when the verdict was delivered and some witnesses cross-examined.
International rights groups have sharply criticised the continued detention of the former Army chief and condemned the use of closed door military courts to try him instead of civilian courts.
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Australia's Leighton Holdings Ltd says it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Canada's Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Teachers') over the A$619.5 million ($638.4 million) sale of a 70% stake in its telecoms assets, which include Nextgen Networks, Metronode and Infoplex.
The Australian contractor, which is majority owned by Hochtief (Essen, Germany), has been looking to offload various assets to reduce its debts and had claimed in September that several parties were interested in acquiring its telecoms businesses.
Teachers' (Toronto, Canada) remains one of Canada's largest pension funds with an investment portfolio of about C$117 million ($115 million).
"We have worked through an extensive sale process which elicited a range of interested parties," said Hamish Tyrwhitt, the company's chief executive, in a statement.
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The United States Coast Guard 1790 to the Present - A History HTML version
For the first years of the U.S. Republic, the Revenue Service "was the only Navy we had...this little collection
of cutters, with their swivel guns, muskets, pistols and cutlasses" (Halberstadt, p. 4).
President John Adams was determined to strengthen the military forces of the United States. The U.S. Navy had
been disbanded at the end of the Revolutionary War, so when North African Algerians waged war on U.S.
merchant vessels (1794), only Treasury Department revenue cutters were available for defense. Congress
authorized the arming of larger ships, a plan not fully completed when the conflict ended (1796). Congress
authorized a new Department of the Navy (1798), and the U.S. built more than 30 ships by 1799, in time to do
battle with France on the high seas in the Undeclared Naval War of 1798-1800 (Tindall , pp. 330-31).
During the war (1799) Congress set the precedent followed ever since and authorized the placement of the
Revenue Cutter Service ( Revenue Marine) under the U.S. Navy in time of war. The cutters captured several
French vessels in the conflict.
The Revenue Marine and the future Coast Guard fought gallantly in several conflicts and wars on the high seas,
covered in subsequent chapters. In 1832, South Carolina nullified federal tariff laws, and refused to collect
duties on imported goods. President Andrew Jackson ordered five cutters to Charleston Harbor "to take
possession of any vessels arriving from a foreign port, and defend against any attempts to dispossess the
Customs Office of her custody." The former general defiantly added, "if a single drop of blood shall be shed
there in opposition to the laws of the United States I will hang the first man I can lay my hands on, upon the
first tree I can reach."
Piracy plagued merchant ships well into the 1800"s. Revenue Service cutters Louisiana and Alabama captured a
pirate ship operating out of the New Orleans (1819) and demolished the headquarters of the sea faring bandits.
Not confined to the tropical waters of maritime North America, the cutter Louisiana joined vessels of the U.S.
Navy and Royal Navy of Britain and "swept the Caribbean, capturing five pirate vessels (and) intercepting
contraband... the Coast Guard"s most controversial commerce protection responsibility."
In the pre-Civil War period (1794-1860), revenue cutters were ordered to prevent the importation of African
slaves into U.S. ports. Cutters captured slave ships and released hundreds of slaves (U.S. Coast Guard: A
Historical Overview; Law Enforcement, CGHO, January 1999).
Cutters were responsible for the enforcement of President Jefferson"s unpopular Embargo Act (1807) which
was intended to stop the British seizure of U.S. commercial vessels during the Napoleonic Wars. The law
prevented American overseas trade and cost Jefferson the support of manufacturing and shipping interests,
unemployed workers, and export-sensitive farmers in the South and West. Jefferson suffered a damaged
reputation "caused by the miseries of the embargo and the often cruel and disreputable attempts to enforce it."
A defeated Jefferson signed a repeal of the Embargo Act in 1809 (Paul Johnson, pp. 255-57).
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police to enforce what are now called environmental regulations, and protect forests on public lands from illegal
logging operations. This duty stemmed from an 1822 act of Congress which created a timber reserve for the
U.S. Navy to be protected by cutters designed for shallow water service.
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being hunted to extinction. Revenue Service personnel camped on the Pribilof Islands. In 1885, the Revenue
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the power to enforce Alaskan game laws.Pollution control and clean water have long been an interest of the
Coast Guard. The Revenue Cutter Service joined the Army Corps of Engineers in enforcing the Refuse Act of
1899 (USCG Historical Overview, OCGH, 1999).
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I just stumbled upon this post about an exploit which allows a hacker/spammer to inject links and HTML into your WordPress installation. If you see a /wp-content/1/ directory in your FTP, you have likely been affected. Over 9000 other WordPress blogs are in the same boat.
As you can see, ringtones, gambling, the usual spammy stuff. I'm not going to directly link to these results as some of these links have been reported to be malware-infested. Definitely not a good idea to visit them. Google will likely penalize you if these spam links on your exploited site are crawled, so you should delete this directory ASAP along with all files under it if you see it.
As of yet, no official word from WordPress developers on this vulnerability has been released. Until then, it's best to use good security practices (which should apply to all websites, not just WordPress-powered ones). Password protect your directories, don't publish the version of the script you're using, disable indexes on WordPress core directories – to name a few. I'll be posting some general WordPress security tips up on Theme Lab soon.
Note: More information available on this WordPress.org support topic, where the exploit was initially reported.
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Verizon FIOS Customer Service Banned me from Contacting them on the Message Boards Nationwide
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I wanted to email Verizon to discuss the possiblity of waiving the early termination fee. After online chat session with customer supports failed, I tried to email them as was directed to their so call "Community" forums
When I posted my grievance the only answers that I can get are from people who I personally believe are paid to sit on these boards all day to denigrade and belittle those who have complaints that they do not deem worthy to escalate to actual support. I don't believe regular people with a life and a job, will sit on a forum all day defending a major corporation and not get paid for it.
When I called them out on this, the moderator first silenced my account to "ready only" and when I created a new one, they banned my ip address for trying to circumvent the process. They also edited the string to make sure they got the last word so that that the dispute ends making them look favorable. [continued below]....
I emailed the head of Customer Support and told her about my experience and I made sure that my email was exceptionally polite.She never got back to me.
As far as the termination fee, I can take no for an answer but as a customer for 4 years and a wireless customer for 10, I'd expect to be treated a little better, and speak to somebody who actually has the authority to make that decision.
I am still banned from using the support site.
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#1 Consumer Comment
forum censors nonabusive posts
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, January 13, 2015POSTED: Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Not everyone who is banned by the Verizon thought police in the forums was banned for "bad behavior", foul language or threats. Some people aren't afraid to politely speak their mind to Verizon and criticize them for their horrible customer service and abusive billing practices, such as a payment arrangement option on the website that they refuse to honor and which is apparently nonexistent. And we don't all want to call them and get some Indian that can't speak English or be understood by Americans. I waited a week after posting a problem with a payment arrangement not being honored or even acknowledged by Verizon, then I got emailed by an Indian who expected me to call their 800 number to stop the suspension notice I shouldn't have gotten after I made a payment arrangement on their useless website. The forum moderator got defensive because I actually stated the truth about what goes on in their horrible customer service and accused me of being "abusive", when my post was politely worded, no bad language or name calling, etc. So now the thought police set my account to read-only to punish me for telling the truth and not being afraid to politely and maturely speak my mind. The Indian that emailed me insisted that "making a payment arrangement wasn't the same thing as scheduling a payment" - obviously not a native speaker of English, and I won't deal with that treatment as no one should.
I emailed the pc moderator and told him as soon as I can come up with the early termination fee I'm out of there and totally done with Verizon's abuse, incompetent billing dept and foreigners, and their bait and switch. They also claimed I'd be saving a lot of money by switching to a home phone/Internet FIOS bundle, and it's costing me $25 MORE a month!!! If you criticize people who get banned from the forums and you don't work for them and you don't know the person's story, you're as bad as the Verizon thought police and their horrible customer service. Keep drinking the koolaid, Stepford citizen.
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SUBMITTED: Sunday, July 06, 2014POSTED: Sunday, July 06, 2014
Dear Sir/Ma'am,
I did not file this report because I claim to be anybody special. I do acknowledge the legal responsibility to pay a termination fee, but there are situations in which a manager or somebody with the right authority can either waive or withhold those fees under circumstances which may be applicable in my case. I just wanted to speak to somebody with such authority to make this decision and would have happiliy accepted either a yes or no.
The grievance that I do have is in the dismissive nature in which this case was handled. I did not intent to post in the forum anonymously as my login was tied to my account. I was really seeking support because that is where I was directed.
And you are correct in saying that they have a right to arbitrarily ban me from the forum, but I also have the right to expose such practices because it is a very poor way of handling customer complains, grievances or requests in my opinion. You may think different and that is your right.
I didn't mean to make you distraught regarding my post. And sorry to disappoint you, but I am not in my undies ;-)
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#3 General Comment
SUBMITTED: Sunday, July 06, 2014POSTED: Sunday, July 06, 2014
I know times are a bit tough, but WHAT makes YOU think that YOU don't have to pay what EVERYONE ELSE has to pay?? And lets be honest here, youre not THAT special. If they banned YOU then YOU did something to warrant that treatment. What gets me is that in your mind YOU THINK your so d**n special that the rules and policies don't apply to YOU. YOU are trying to get THEM to give you a pass on the upgrade fee. YOU are the one getting banned for YOUR behavior online. YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!!!!! Build a bridge and get over it. YOU are the reason YOU are no longer allowed to post on THEIR forums. It IS their property, it is run and PAID for by THEM. If THEY don't like YOUR negativity on THEIR property. THEY have the 100% right to BAN you!!!! Its no different then showing your a*s in public. At some point you WILL be asked to leave and NEVER return. Just because YOU are sitting on the computer in your undies doesn't change the dynamic of social behavior. Perhaps YOU need to take a hard look at YOU. YOU display sociopathic tendencies. You may wish to seek help. There is NO RIPOFF HERE!!!! Just a consumer who THINKS they are BETTER then everyone else. This consumer is trying to get out of paying what they LEGALLY OWE per the contract they signed. And JUST to prove YOUR point WRONG.....I DONT work for Verizon. I AM a Verizon customer. And YES I am at work responding to YOUR post. Nope, no one pays me for MY OPINION. And I rebut on this site because of consumers like YOU. Self-entitled, self-important dipwads who think they can use the web to post their LIES and get away with it. At some point someone HAS to stand up and take a stand against this type of behavior. Just because its ONLINE doesn't mean you don't have a stake in what YOU put out there!!!! YOU do things like THIS because YOU think you are safe online. That No ONE will EVER know it was YOU who made this post. I hate to break it to you, but YOU are NOT anonymous online. EVERYTHING you do is logged somehow somewhere. All it would take is a court order presented to ANY site YOU have visited and they will have 100% proof it was YOU who visited. If you don't wish to believe me, look at your current situation. THEY banned YOUR IP address. Your IP address is tied to YOUR ACCOUNT!!! THEY KNOW IT WAS YOU!!!!
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My collection focuses mostly on modern Sports/Supercars, and are mostly from Autoart, Hot Wheels Elite, Kyosho and Minichamps.
I did not know where to start initially, but I guess an overview would be the best way. :D
My collection is housed in an IKEA Bjursta display cabinet, which I bought when I started the hobby.
Each shelf can hold up to 7 cars, which is pretty good, IMO.
(I couldn't get a clear full shot of the entire cabinet, so the only alternative was to take the top and bottom seperately.)
Most of the shelves have a specific theme, and I will be posting pictures of those over the coming days.
Meanwhile, let's start from the top, with the Ferrari shelf.
All of the Ferraris on this shelf are from HWE, which have really stepped up their game.
The reason why they are in their boxes, is because almost all of them have some form of paint bubbling.
I normally take my indoor pictures in my 'photobooth', which is really a cardboard box with papers in it.
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California, with a wheel swap from the George Michael California.
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Hi ladies, I'm new to pw and just wanted to drop in to introduce myself! I got engaged on christmas morning it was perfect (I'll put the story on my blog later today) I've been in love with this site for two years waiting to get engaged it finally happened and now I can officially be a member!!!!!


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This story got too many cliches for me to take it at face value. In fact I'm more inclined to not believe it
She did get tipsy, and let things go to far wit dude
Wakes up and is like ohhh ****, I dun goofed
Sets the backstory for rape wit her sis
You question her story, like any logical person would do
She guilt trips you, big red flag
She escalates it by telling moms and going to the doctor, she has nothing to lose doing these things.
She won't do the one thing that might have adverse effects, her going to the cops, because that might expose her lies. Another red flag
The story is damb fishy
If you gonna stay with her, because if she really did get rape it would kinda be a d-bag thing to do, you now have to be on high alert.
If she starts using the rape as an excuse for bad behavior then that's another huge red flag. Then rape or no rape, you would have to definitely break up with her.
But I would start getting my mind right to set her go brah.
I didnt have the heart to say this but, this dude does make sense.
Do people on here not know how parties get down?
Girls get easy when they drink, hence guys trying to buy them drinks! *shoutout to superbad*
Ive known a few chicks who have woken up the next day not knowing what to blame it on so they say rape so they can stay with their BF
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I am requesting that you provide a full refund and I took action to stop withdrawing funds from my bank account. I called Affinion several times, written to their organization and e-mail this organization, please resolve the problem. Ive reported this organization to the Better Business Bureau. I have ask this organization to stop taking unauthorized funds from my bank account. This organization is a big rip-off and there has not been a single soul that has contacted me about this matter.
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Need for Speed Shift Impressions
Posted on 11th Sep 2009 at 17:45 by Antony Leather with 7 comments
My first thoughts, were along the lines of 'oh no not yet another boring, flashy, hyped up arcade racing game bursting with skimpily clad models and RnB?' However, having then learnt that Need for Speed: Shift was actually an attempt at a more realistic experience with the guys behind titles such as GTR and GT Legends on board too, I jumped at the chance to take a look at what promises to be a very very different animal to any Need for Speed title you've played.
However, if the thought of playing a hardcore racing simulator makes you gag then you'll be pleased to know that Shift is more than that. It has money, tweaks, tuning and styling galore not to mention over 70 cars to choose from as you progress through the various tiers in the career mode. However there are some really unique features to the game that stand a good chance of making it very popular to play both on and offline.
We started by getting Andy Tudor, Shift's lead designer, to answer a few questions:
bit-tech: So really the big question with Shift is why the change in direction away from the arcade style racing of the past like we saw in Underground and Carbon, to a more realistic game?
Andy Tudor: Well Shift is quite literally more about a big shift in gameplay and developer rather than a cool sounding title for the game. Shift is about appealing to a wide range of gamers too. The last few Need for Speed titles haven't been as popular as previous ones so we saw the need for a change in gameplay which came together in Shift.
bit-tech: So the finished article is comparable to what? Race Driver: GRID or is it slightly more hardcore like GTR 2?
Andy Tudor: It's got a bit of everything in there to be honest. We've taken real circuit telemetry and applied it to the track models. We have in depth tuning and perfomance enhancement as we all visual customisation. We've also added more realistic effects to the game experience too.
bit-tech: Okay so how are these effects applied to the game? What can we expect?
Andy Tudor: One feature we love is how the game responds to the extreme forces involved in racing. When you spin off and hit a wall, your vision goes blurry for a few moments just like it would in a real impact. The cockpit view also returns in Shift and we added a few tweaks here too. When you accelerate and decelerate, the cockpit moves forwards and backwards slightly enhancing the feeling that your moving. We spent a lot of time on the cockpit mode too. We found that in games like GTR, the cockpit felt very enclosed with poor visibility. Shift looks much nicer in our opinion, we spent a lot of time on the cockpit detail.
bit-tech: You mentioned earlier about appealing to a wider audience. If Shift is more realistic, won't this mean those who prefer a more arcade style of driving will look elsewhere.
Andy Tudor: Shift is very scalable. When you start the game you'll complete a test lap. It's a way of analysing your driving style - do you keep to the racing line, are you taking corners at the right speed, do you spin off regularly that kind of thing. At the end, this analysis automatically fine tunes the level of diffuclty to your ability so things like the AI and steering aids are ajusted to suit you. The thing to get across here is accessability for everybody so if you're a pro tournament winner or my nephew who's got the game for Christmas they can complete the test lap or dial the difficulty in themselves so they can enjoy it.
bit-tech: That sounds great. So moving on to actual game play, how do you start?
Andy Tudor: Every race gives you the opportunity to earn money. At the start you obviously not able to afford a Bugatti Veyron but you can get things like the Volkswagen Scirroco and Mazda RX-8 and plenty other pretty sweet cars. They all have performance stats that improve as you upgrade them and some events are car specific too such as the manufacturer race events.
Once you've bought a car part of the fun you'll be familiar with from previous Need for Speed titles is that you keep them for a while and tune them. This is definitely the case here. The more money you get, the more upgrades you can afford. There's also a points system in the game that tracks how you drive and awards you accordingly.
You get points for being precise and accurate but also for being aggressive so whatever your driving style, you will progress and hone your skills. This all adds to your driver profile which will be visable online so people can see what kind of a driver you are and whether they want to race you.
After that it was hands on with the game and I have to say I'm suitably impressed, at least in as far as my previous experience with Need for Speed games goes. We'll have the full review for you next Tuesday so keep an eye out on our gaming section. I also spoke about the game in our recent podcast.
In the mean time EA Games are offering those who pre order Need for Speed: Shift the chance to unlock the Porche Caymen S as soon as you get the game. Read more here.


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Watches, Football and Breaking Into the Brazilian Market
The Swiss watch industry shows little sign of slowing down after reporting another rise in exports at the start of 2012.
Exports rose 16% in January, surprising many some observers who had expected a slowdown due to the current global economic uncertainty and record figures in 2011.
While China and Chinese tourists have long been the main drivers of export growth, the recent surge is also down to booming demand in the U.S. and also Japan, where consumers seem to be in the mood to spend again.
Longer term there are other reasons for watchmakers to be confident, with many countries hardly scratched as markets for expensive Patek Philippe, Omega and Piaget watches. The latter two brands are owned by Swatch Group and Compagnie Financière Richemont respectively.
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Key Awards
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- Best Doctors in America®, Best Doctors Inc., 2007, 2009-2010, 2013-2017
Treatment Philosophy
I've been caring for women in the Philadelphia area with breast cancer for over 25 years. After graduating from Princeton University, I attended medical school and completed my surgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania. I was a breast surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania for seven years, and prior to that I was on the staff of Fox Chase Cancer Center. I was pleased to return to Fox Chase.
While I am a strong supporter of the research programs here at Fox Chase, my personal practice is entirely devoted to patient care, focusing on those diagnosed or suspected to have breast cancer, or who may be at high risk.
In my experience, Fox Chase has always valued an individualized approach to breast cancer treatment, offering their comprehensive resources in a patient-centered setting.
Although it is impossible to comprehend the anxiety which accompanies the possibility or the confirmation of a breast cancer diagnosis, the truth is that most women who are treated will be well. In my practice, that important and shared understanding is essential to any discussion of surgical therapy and in making truly collaborative treatment decisions. I believe that offering personalized, and hopeful, care to women with breast cancer is what continues to make my work so rewarding.
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Educational Background
- Fellow, American Cancer Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Surgical Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Resident, Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Chief Resident, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1977
- American Board of Surgery
- American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
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- Best Doctors in America®, Best Doctors Inc., 2007, 2009-2010, 2013-2014, 2016
- Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2011-2017
- Newsweek Health Top Cancer Doctors, 2015
- America's Top Doctors®, 2015, 2016
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer, 7th-10th ed
- America's Top Doctors, 11th-14th ed
- The first "Tickled Pink" Award from the Philadelphia Chapter of Teens for the Cure/Susan G. Komen for the Cure, November 2009
- I.S. Ravdin Prize, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1977; Alpha Omega Alpha, 1976
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Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. Women who have had DCIS are at higher risk for the cancer coming back or for developing a new breast cancer than a person who has never had breast cancer before.
Linda Snow
Linda Snow
Linda Snow had done more than most women to decrease her risk of getting cancer.
And yet, there it was.
Robin Luber
Robin Luber
If you have a question about Fox Chase Cancer Center, ask Robin Luber. She spends every Wednesday volunteering at Fox Chase so you are likely to see her walking the halls helping patients and families or in the Family Surgical Waiting Lounge. She also volunteers in Social Services assisting the social workers with administrative tasks. "I love this job," shared Robin. "I help patients, their families, and the staff. It's very rewarding." And that's coming from a former patient.
Audrey Lam
Audrey Lam
Born in Hong Kong in 1957, Audrey Lam traveled to the United States as a young adult in order to further her education. After earning a doctoral degree in School Psychology, she was the first Chinese bilingual school psychologist to work in the School District of Philadelphia. In December 2010, at the age of 52, Audrey suddenly felt her world turn upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer (ductal carcinoma). Her doctor recommended a mastectomy with an option of immediate breast reconstruction. Audrey decided to ask for a second opinion.
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The decision to have a bilateral mastectomy is never an easy one. But for Ruth Sklar, a French teacher, the prospect of surgery made perfect sense, a preferred option over not knowing when the next questionable test result would send her into an emotional tailspin.
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Bleicher RJ, Ruth K, Sigurdson ER, Evers K, Wong Yu-Ning, Boraas M, Egleston BL,
(In)- Efficiencies in the Preoperative Imaging Evaluation of the Medicare Breast Cancer
Patient, Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Biostatistics, Diagnostic Imaging and Medical
Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
Bleicher RJ, Ruth K, Sigurdson ER, Ross E, Wong Yu-Ning, Patel S, Boraas M, Topham N, Egleston B, Preoperative Delays in the US Medicare Population with Breast Cancer, JCO Dec.20, 2012, Vol. 30 no. 36; 4485-4492 PubMed
Loveland-Jones CE, Ruth K, Sigurdson ER, Egleston BL, Boraas M, Bleicher RJ. Patterns of Nodal Staging during Breast Conservation Surgery in the Medicare Patient: will the ASCOSOGZ0011 trial change the pattern or care? Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 143 (3):571-7, 2014
Silverman D, Ruth K, Sigurdson ER, Egleston BL, Goldstein LJ, Wong YN, Boraas M, Bleicher, RJ.Skin Involvement and Breast Cancer: Are T4b Lesions of All Sizes Created Equal? J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Apr 20, pil:S1072-7515 (14)00340-8, doi:10.1016/j_jamcollsurg.2014.04.003 PubMed
Nardello SM, Kulkarni N, Aggon A, Boraas M., Sigurdson ER, Bleicher RJ. Invasive MucinousCarcinoma Arising in Ectopic Axillary Breast Tissue. A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Am J Case Rep 2015; Am J Case Rep 2015: 16:153-159 DOI 10.12659/AJCR.892650
Bleicher, Richard J, Ruth, Karen J, Sigurdson, Elin R, Beck, J. Robert, Ross, Eric, Wong, Yu-Ning, Patel, Sameer A, Boraas, Marcia, Chang, Eric, Topham, Neal S. Egleston, Brian. Time to Surgery and Breast Cancer Survival in the United States: JAMA Oncology. In press


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A return to his hometown for a funeral brings Ike Oguine face to face with ancient ceremonies and certainties that make the world of politics seem like another country.
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Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo is clamping down on corruption. So why are ordinary Nigerians less than enthusiastic? Ike Oguine explains.
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Strange bedfellows
Ike Oguine in Nigeria questions the difference between defending a culture from globalization and the nationalism of the extreme right.
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What do Africans think of the torrent of pontifi cating about their continent's woes, from Bob Geldof and Bono to Gordon Brown and Bill Gates? Ike Oguine has been asking around.
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There's Hollywood and Bollywood. Now there's Nollywood too: Nigeria's video movie industry is the third most vibrant in the world, as Ike Oguine explains.
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Muammar al Qadhafi may be the West's new friend, says Ike Oguine, but he should still answer for his crimes.
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Two writers who uncover the heart of Africa, introduced by Ike Oguine.
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Elections in Africa can be fraught and fraudulent – but are still better than the alternative, says Ike Oguine.
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Africans are desperate to protect hard-won democracy, as Ike Oguine explains.
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The most common symptom of Lyme disease is a red skin rash that looks similar to a bullâs eye on a dart board. However, if Lyme disease is left untreated, further symptoms can follow including:
- a high temperature (fever) of 38ºC (100.4ºF) or higher
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- joint pain and swelling
- neurological symptoms, such as temporary paralysis of the facial muscles
A person with Lyme disease is not contagious because the infection can only be spread by the ticks.
How common is Lyme disease?
Lyme disease is an uncommon infection. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) estimates that there are 1,000-2,000 cases of Lyme disease in the UK each year.
The ticks that cause Lyme disease are commonly found in woodland and heathland areas. This is because these types of habitats have a high number of tick-carrying animals, such as deer and mice. Parts of the UK that are known to have a particularly high population of ticks include:
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Due to their breeding patterns, the tick population is highest in late spring and early summer.
Ticks can also be found in rural areas in many other countries, including:
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There is a widely held misconception that the outlook for Lyme disease is poor and that the condition cannot be treated. This is not the case.
If Lyme disease is diagnosed in its early stages, it can be treated with antibiotics, and the outlook for the condition is excellent. Most people will make a full recovery within a couple of days.
Even if more serious symptoms develop, they can usually be cured with antibiotics, although a longer course will be required.
A vaccine for Lyme disease was introduced in 1998, but it has since been withdrawn by the manufacturer due to controversies over alleged side effects.
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A $3 million broadband internet initiative between Queensland Health and Telstra will give more than 80 rural communities improved access to health services.
The OutbackNet and Northern.net project is a network infrastructure upgrade involving deployment of leading edge copper and fibre-base IP technologies.
Simply broadband means any kind of fast internet access.
Queensland Health Minister Gordon Nuttall said the upgrade would provide local hospitals, community health centres and other health related organisations with the capability to link up and work more closely with other health providers.
"For example, a doctor and patient in Emerald will be able to hold a live video consultation with a specialist in Brisbane," he said.
"For patients this may minimise the need to travel to Brisbane for specialised medical advice or services.
"Regional health practitioners will be able to securely transfer and access patient information at greater speeds, and deliver enhanced services locally."
The upgrades will be rolled out over the next four months, delivering broadband to communities from Bamaga in Cape York to Camooweal in the state's north-west, and Cunnamulla and Dirranbandi in south-west Queensland.
OutbackNet is supported by the Commonwealth Government's National Communication Fund and Northern.net by the Coordinated Communications Infrastructure Fund through which funding was made available to Queensland Health for the project.
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Marvell Technology Group shares dropped more than 10% Wednesday after a federal jury ordered Marvell to pay $1.17 billion in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Carnegie Mellon University.
The damage award included a jury finding that the infringement was willful, which allows the trial judge to award triple damages.
The verdict was announced Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh.
The patents at issue involve technology to increase the accuracy with which hard-disk drive circuits read data from high-speed magnetic disks, Reuters reported.
Executives for Santa Clara, Calif.-based Marvell could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Pittsburgh-based university sued chipmaker Marvell over use of two patents, issued in 2001 and 2002, that cover ways to filter out noise and unwanted electrical signals when detecting data stored on a computer hard-disk drive, Bloomberg reported. The school alleged that at least nine types of Marvell's circuits used its inventions.
The law firm of K&L Gates represented Carnegie Mellon in the case, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Marvell's stock is trading near a four-year low. It closed Wednesday at 7.40, down 10.3%, falling in the afternoon after the ruling was announced. The stock also was down nearly 1% in after-hours trading Wednesday.


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|Canucks cut lead
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Boston kept the Canucks defensive in the second period by getting on the power play early. Vancouver forward Mason Raymond went to the box for a delay-of-game call at 1:58 and was joined by Henrik Sedin for a slash at 3:50. The Bruins had opportunities in front of Roberto Luongo but could not bury the puck that would give them a 3-0 advantage.
The Bruins would pay for it later in the period when Raymond was fed off the back wall by Ryan Kesler. Raymond handled the puck and took two steps left before putting it passed Tuukka Rask at 8:51.
Boston took two penalties in the period but were able to kill them both. The first was a trip against Michel Ryder at 5:36 and the second interference against Zdeno Chara at 10:12. The Bruins had a couple more opportunities on the power play when Canucks defenseman Shane O'Brien interfered with Bruins forward Mark Recchi (really, he checked him into the back of the net behind Luongo) but the Canucks were able to earn the kill.
Bruins still lead, 2-1 at the end of two.
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The Canucks have come to visit Boston on the fourth of a NHL record 14 game road trip as they are being displaced because of the Olympics which start after next week. For their part, the Bruins have not played the welcoming hosts.
The Bruins got on the power play early when Canucks forward Tanner Glass took a boarding penalty 38-seconds into the game. Boston wasted no time in turning it into an one goal lead when Marc Savard cycled the puck to Marco Sturm in the corner who sent it across the crease Zdeno Chara. Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo did not shift back in time and Chara, who made a perfect pinch from the point, slammed it home at 1:56. Activating Chara from the point was a play that worked often last season but has been missing from the Bruins game this year.
A few minutes later Bruins enforcer Shawn Thornton got to fisticuffs with Darcy Hordichuk immediately after a faceoff at 4:27. Thornton took a couple punches and held Hordichuk's sweater and eventually wrestled him to the ground. Thornton was a healthy scratch last game and the Bruins have not had many fights in the nine-game losing streak so Thornton getting back to his bruising ways was a welcome sight to the fans at TD Garden.
A scary moment occurred at 8:22 when Canucks forward Mikael Samuelsson let go of a wild slap shot from the left point that struck Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk in the temple right in front of the goal. Boychuk went down in a heap and bled in the crease. He was treated on the ice for several minutes and helped off the ice. His return is doubtful.
The Bruins struck again on the power play at 14:20 off an interference call to Rick Rypien. Savard crept along the blue line and let a wrist shot at Luongo that Michael Ryder redirected with his stick just enough to find the back of the net. It is the 10th time this year that the Bruins have scored multiple goals on the power play.
2-0 Boston heading into the second period.
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|02.05.10 at 1:43 pm ET
WILMINGTON — After Thursday's disappointing loss to the Canadiens, the Bruins talked a lot of about getting good traffic, screens and rebounds in front of the net. It is the equivalent of "small ball," but a quintessential way to score in the NHL — get the dirty goals when the goaltender is obstructed or out of position. Mark Recchi has made a good living doing it for years. This is how most of the league scores and how the Bruins are forced to play without a top-notch goal scorer who creates his own offense like Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby or Ilya Kovalchuk.
Concerning Kovalchuk, if the Bruins players are crestfallen that he is now a member of the New Jersey Devils after Thursday's trade, they are hiding it well.
"He is a great player and it would have been a nice addition but you are not going to lose sleep over it," center Marc Savard said. "It would have been nice to get him but that is over with so you move on."
Forward Milan Lucic did not want any part of the conversation.
"Obviously he could not get a deal done in Atlanta, he's been a part of them for a long time. Good on New Jersey, looks like they got another lead scorer on their team and we will see what happens," Lucic said. When asked if the players are looking for the front office to make a move, Lucic was noncommittal. "That is the least of my worries, it is nothing that I can control. Management does what they do and whatever they do, as a player, we have to be happy with their decision."
Away from what has been happening in the rest of the NHL, the Bruins are focused entirely on themselves. Most of the work at Ristuccia Arena was focused on creating opportunities. The Bruins brought out shooting pads to elevate the puck off the ice and contain rebounds in screen drills. There was not a lot of contact but rather there will be some bruises where players took pucks off the body while standing in front of the goaltender as defensemen whipped shots from the blue line. Overall it was a day that the Bruins wanted to maintain a good work ethic and demeanor heading into Saturday's matinee against Vancouver.
"It is kind of the way it has been going," Savard said. " We worked on the power play this morning, get some chop work and gets some shots."
In terms of the goal drought in Boston, Savard said that he has never been a part of anything like it.
"For the amount of shots we put up and the scoring opportunities, I am not sure how many but I am sure it has been a lot over the past few games," Savard said.
He was informed by a reporter that the Bruins have had 45 scoring opportunities in the last two games, good for one goal every 15 chances. "So, I don't know what to say."
Defenseman Andrew Ference skated with the team again and said that he "is making steps" towards a return from groin injury. He sounded doubtful that he would return next week but said that he was definite for after the Olympic break.
"Just keep taking steps. Stops and starts. Just another baby step," Ference said. "I don't know if it is going to get well enough before the break. Everyday I try to push it and see how it feels the next morning. You can only push it so fast so, honestly, I do not know. It has been going well so far so hopefully something before the break but I won't know until I get to that day where I am taking full contact and full speed starts and stops."
Forward Marco Sturm did not skate with the team. Coach Claude Julien said that he was taking a "maintenance day."
Here is the practice participation by sweater color:
White — Miroslav Satan, Marc Savard, Milan Lucic.
Grey — Michael Ryder, David Krejci, Blake Wheeler.
Yellow — Daniel Paille, Patrice Bergeron, Mark Recchi.
Red — Shawn Thornton, Steve Begin, Vladimir Sobotka, Byron Bitz.
Defense — Zdeno Chara, Derek Morris, Dennis Wideman, Andrew Ference, Matt Hunwick, Johnny Boychuk, Adam McQuaid.
Goaltenders — Tim Thomas, Tuukka Rask.
|Bruins rain shots, do not get wet
|02.04.10 at 11:27 pm ET
It is raining shots in Boston.
This is not a weekend bender at The Fours but rather a deluge from the Boston Bruins of pucks on opposing goaltenders. Yet, like a large man with a penchant for good whiskey, the shots are having little effect.
In Thursday's loss to the Canadiens the Bruins dumped 47 shots on Jaroslav Halak and came away with two goals in the 3-2 shootout loss. Add to that the 42 shots Boston had against Washington on Tuesday and the totals comes to 89 shots in two games with only three goals to show for it. The stat is hard to believe, especially if you are the Bruins who know they have significantly outplayed their opponents in the last two contests.
'Well, that is what happened,' Bruins center Patrice Bergeron said. 'Is it hard to believe? We have to stay positive and do the same thing, you know?" Read the rest of this entry »
|Canadiens come back to down Bruins
|02.04.10 at 9:45 pm ET
Summary — The Bruins had a solid overall defensive game against Montreal on Thursday but relinquished a two goal lead to the Canadiens in the second period en route to a shootout loss in front of a sold out crowd at TD Garden. Brian Gionta scored the game-winner in the shootout to give Canadiens the two points. Tuukka Rask took the loss for the Bruins with 23 saves and Jaroslav Halak was decent in stopping a barrage of 45 Boston shots in the win. The nine-game losing streak is the longest since the Bruins lost 11 straight from Dec. 8, 1924 to Feb. 17 1925.
Former Bruin Glen Metropolit got the Habs on the board at 17:06 when he crashed the net off his own shot and stuffed the puck past Rask. 39-seconds later Roman Hamrlik beat Rask again with a shot from the left point to erase the Boston advantage and send the game into the third tied at two.
The Bruins got on the board in the first period at 15:48 when Derek Morris set up a nice lead pass for Dennis Wideman to wind up and slap a shot from the point on Halak. Mark Recchi, as he has been known to do in his career, was camped in front of the net and deflected the puck just enough to get it into the net and give Boston a 1-0 lead heading into the second period.
Blake Wheeler scored his 13th goal of the year in the second period when he put a rebound off a David Krejci shot of Halak's shoulder and in at 5:25. Krejci's assist gives him a goal and two assists in the last three games.
Through three periods and overtime the Bruins outshot the Canadiens 47 to 25.
Three Stars
Jaroslav Halak – The Canadien's goaltender stood up to the barrage and stared it down to the tune of 45 saves.
Mark Recchi — The Bruins veteran forward does what he has done so many times in his career — camp in front of the net and deflect pucks past goaltenders. Recchi scored his 11th of the season in the first period for the first goal of the game.
Scott Gomez — The Canadiens center was credited with assists on Montreal's two goals late in the second period to give him 30 helpers on the season.
Turning Point
Boston defenseman Matt Hunwick took an interference penalty at 16:08 in the second period that helped Montreal back into the game. The Canadiens scored their first goal 58-seconds later and would tie it less than a minute later to erase the Bruins two goal advantage and sully what had been a solid defensive effort to that point. It was the Bruins first penalty of the game and their tied-second penalty kill could not keep Montreal off the board.
Key Play
Gionta went to the backhand against Rask in the third round of the shootout to nail down the victory for the Canadiens. Gionta was the only player to score in the shootout as Tomas Plekanec and Gomez were stuffed by Rask while Krejci, Michael Ryder and Marc Savard missed for the Bruins.
|Habs storm back late in second
|02.04.10 at 8:35 pm ET
The Bruins were putting together a good defensive effort through two periods against the Canadiens. They were clamping down and forcing odd shots out of Montreal and not letting any Habs get comfortable in front of the net. It took the Canadiens 5:06 to get their first shot of the second period and the scoring opportunities had been few and far between.
Boston lit the red light again at 5:25 when Jaroslav Halak deflected a rebound off the stick of David Krejci that Blake Wheeler corralled and spit back at the Habs' goaltender, off his shoulder and into the net for the 2-0 advantage. It is only the second time in the last six games that Boston has scored two goals, let alone two through the first two periods.
The only penalty of the period was to Bruins defenseman Matt Hunwick who took at a hooking call at 16:08. It led directly to the Canadiens first goal of the game as former Bruin Glen Metropolit crashed the net after his own shot from the point as the puck bounced around in front of Tuukka Rask and crashed the rebound home at 17:06. Montreal followed up immediately with an even strength goal from Roman Hamrlik at 17:45 to erase the Bruins lead and send the game to the third period tied at two.
Shots in the second period (total):
Bruins – 17 (32)
Canadiens – 9 (14)
|Recchi strikes for first period lead
|02.04.10 at 7:45 pm ET
Neither the Bruins nor the Canadiens looked sharp in the early minutes of the first period at TD Garden. Boston had a couple power play opportunities in period when Brian Gionta went to the box at the :46 mark for hooking and then again when Jaroslav Spacek took an interference call at 9:13. The Bruins tied-17th ranked power play unit could not muster much against Habs goaltender Jaroslav Halak or the Montreal defense.
Boston looked a little tight in the early going and had trouble in making crisp passes out of its defensive zone. The Canadiens were up to the challenge though as they looked equally inept at sustaining offensive pressure and only managed to put five shots on Tuukka Rask.
As the period wore on, Boston was able to start asserting itself more and the defense clamped down and the offense started to put pucks on Halak.
Montreal continued to rack up penalty minutes and it eventually cost it a goal at 15:48 when Andre Markov went to the box for a delay of game. The Bruins set up their power play offense and Derek Morris was able to move the defense by sliding down the right wing before cycling back up to Dennis Wideman at the point. Wideman had plenty of time and space and released a slap shot towards the goal that deflected of Mark Recchi past Halak for the 1-0 lead.
First period shots:
Boston – 15
Montreal – 5


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For God, Corps, and Country
By Cdr Ernest Passero - Originally Published October 1985
The chaplain . . . was a man of peace, but he chose to go to war. He was a Marine, sloshing knee-deep in mud . . . yet there was no doubt that he was a man of God.
On 4 September 1967, 30 miles south of Da Nang, in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, Father Vincent R. Capodanno, chaplain of the 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, found himself in the middle of a major combat action. That morning Company M was being transported by helicopter to participate in OPERATION SWIFT when heavy enemy ground fire forced them to land far short of their destination. Chaplain Capodanno had gone along, attempting to reach a particular, hastily assembled, medical aid station. It was now dusk. The Marines were making it the rest of the way by foot, wading through rice paddies that were completely flanked with heavy jungle.
As 1st Platoon reached the base of one hill, it began to receive sporadic sniper fire from an opposite hill. 2d Platoon took note and immediately moved toward a supporting position along the brow of the hill. While all this was going on Chaplain Capodanno was with the command post (CP) located behind the 1st Platoon. As the operation continued, 2d Platoon proceeded to advance cautiously to the base of the hill of the enemy snipers.
All was fine until 2d Platoon had reached the flats between the two hills. Suddenly all hell broke loose and the platoon was inundated with a heavy barrage of mortar and automatic weapons fire. The attack was sudden and lethal. There was nowhere to turn. Their ranks were being decimated. Back at the CP, Chaplain Capodanno could hear the frantic radioman informing the CP of the gruesome reality of the 2d Platoon's unfortunate position: "We can't hold out here. We are being wiped out! There are wounded and dying all around!"
There was no way that Chaplain Capodanno would remain uninvolved in the semisecure area of the CP. Those were his men out there in that cauldron of live fire, and he was not about to leave them without their chaplain. As if by reflex action the chaplain began scurrying down the hill in an attempt to join the 2d Platoon. In the meantime, because of the unprotected situation, the decision was made and passed to the platoon leaders to form a new line of defense further up the hill. As the chaplain was descending, 2d Platoon had started its climb back up the hill.
Because of the weight of the radio he was carrying, LCpl Lovejoy was unable to proceed as quickly as the other Marines and consequently had to hit the dirt again to avoid being killed from a burst of fire by a North Vietnamese (NVA) machinegunner. As he lay in the dirt radioman Lovejoy could feel the adrenalin pumping rapidly through his body and his mind narrowed onto the one focal thought: "I have to get out of here and up the hill with this heavy radio . . . but how?" Every second was precious and the longer he was pinned down by the sniper fire the situation worsened.
Suddenly he could see the form of another Marine scrambling down the hill. As the sniper fire continued he watched the lanky form jump into the dirt beside him. It was Father Capodanno. What a feeling of relief to know that you were no longer so isolated. The chaplain knew that time was critical so words were not necessary. The two men lay face down in the dirt waiting for the proper instant to make the risky but calculated move. As soon as there was a cessation of automatic weapons fire Father Capodanno grabbed hold of one strap of the heavy field radio, and LCpl Lovejoy hung onto the second strap. Together the two men lunged, groped, and lurched forward up the steep slope. Twice the process was interrupted because the two men had to dive for cover as automatic weapon fire sought them out. This was the type of work for which Marines were prepared; something had to be done; they were prepared to do it. The options were minimal, but with courage and inner strength the two men reached their goal with the heavy radio. LCpl Lovejoy later reflected upon the incident and concluded, "I would never had made it up the hill alive without the chaplain's aid."
Most of the Marines were now inside the new perimeter, but there were many wounded and dying among them. Father Capodanno immediately began anointing the dying and those men who were severely wounded. At least five or six men were close to the Father, and he began with LCpl Connell. While he was in the process of anointing the lance corporal, fumes from tear gas began reaching their position, and were blowing over them. One of the Marines had left his gas mask at the bottom of the hill in his haste to get to the new perimeter. Father Capodanno noticed this and immediately took off his own mask and handed it to the young Marine. "You need it for fighting. I'm all right." The winds kept shifting and the gas was constantly covering the area where Father Capodanno was anointing the men.
Other Marines kept offering Father their masks, but he kept refusing, calmly going about his priestly duties as if nothing could or would disturb him from God's work. Some Marines wanted to at least share their masks by alternatingly breathing with him. But he refused even this for he felt he had to act fast and with great steadiness to reach as many of the wounded as humanly possible.
The 'grunt padre' finally ministered to all those in the immediate area and proceeded to move to a more exposed section of territory where a Sgt Peters lay dying, a man of the Russian Orthodox faith. While Father Capodanno was running the gamut to be at the sergeant's side, a mortar shell had exploded. Marines reported that Father Capodanno was holding his right arm stiffly at his side. There were spots of blood over his whole right arm and hand. But this did not stop him. After administering to Sgt Peters, Father Capodanno moved to other injured Marines. Meanwhile, bullets continued to impact around him as he bandaged wounds and continually consoled with the words, "Jesus said, 'Have faith'."
They were in the thick of battle-there was confusion, men were pinned down, weapons jammed, the situation was changing rapidly, and casualties seemed to be everywhere. Just about the time that Father Capodanno was free enough to search out others, Sgt Manfra was caught in the crossfire of two NVA machineguns on an exposed knoll forward on the hill on which the Father was standing. The sergeant, hit and wounded several times, badly dazed, was moving aimlessly around not realizing where he was.
Suddenly, Father Capodanno arrived on the scene, ran through the continuous barrage of fire, grabbed the sergeant, and carried him into the depression. Once in the security of the hole Father was able to calm him down and give him aid.
The battle continued in full force, and the NVA charged directly toward the front of the new Marine perimeter. Navy Corpsman Leal had been hit in the thigh and groin. LCpl Tanke went to Leal's side and tried to control the blood flowing from an open artery. But hardly 15 yards from Leal and Tanke an NVA machinegunner set up his weapon. Tanke turned and faced the NVA gunner, readied his weapon, and tried to fire. But his M16 jammed. LCpl Tanke scurried for cover. Father Capodanno saw the tragic scene and heard the sickening blast of the machinegun. He ran to the bleeding corpsman, gathered him in his arms, and began to bandage his leg. Meanwhile, Father deliberately placed his own body between corpsman Leal and the enemy machinegunner. Without any scruples, the NVA machinegunner opened fire directly into the back of Father Vincent. Twenty-seven lethal bullets ripped into the back, neck, and skull of the compassionate priest. The padre of the 'grunts' died immediately. For this action Father Capodanno was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the first naval reservist so honored since World War II.
Five Marines attempted to recover the body of their beloved priest from where he had fallen. A PFC Julio Rodriguez of Company M wrote a letter to the Capodanno family on 7 February 1968 explaining the situation after Father was killed. In it he said:
Five of us went to get Father; three Marines were hit while trying to bring in his body. We had to leave him because of the intense fire which had pinned us down. That night we succeeded in bringing in Father's body.
When we found him he had his right hand over his left breast pocket. It seemed as if he was holding his bible. He had a smile on his face, and his eyelids were closed as if asleep or in prayer.
Every Marine in 2nd Platoon liked and respected Father. He refused to carry a weapon, and we were all concerned for his safety. His courage and example inspired us and helped us over many rough spots. I will never forget Father Capodanno and his love and concern for us Marines.
Many more Marines would have been killed if Father Capodanno had not been there. 2d Platoon members were in agreement that before the chaplain had come on the scene it was somewhat chaotic. The men had buried themselves in their holes afraid of being hit. But after witnessing Father calmly and unperturbedly going about his business in the midst of enemy fire, they were inspired and soon organized an effective defense. Their example sparked others to follow suit. A base of fire was laid down, and leadership became evident again. To the very last moment of his life Father Capodanno preached a silent sermon.
Father Vincent R. Capodanno, who as a member of the Maryknoll Missionary Society had served in Taiwan Nationalist China 6½ years, entered the United States Navy Chaplain Corps on 2 January 1966. He attended an eight-week naval orientation course at the Chaplain School in Newport, RI, and then reported for duty with the Marine Corps. Father Capodanno's simple explanation for the change of pastoral fields was: "I joined the Chaplain Corps when the Vietnam War broke out because I think I was needed here as are many more chaplains. I'm glad to help in the way I can."
Father Capodanno arrived in Vietnam in April 1966 and was scheduled for rotation back to the states a year later. But as the time approached for his return he could not accept separation from his calling to those men in Vietnam for whom he risked his life daily. Father reluctantly took leave during May to the United States so he could extend in Vietnam.
He was always known as somewhat introspective and extremely quiet, but the inner desires to return to his men made this silence even more pronounced during this stateside interim. He returned to Vietnam and was rescheduled to return home permanently in November or early December. But once again he felt his place was with the 'grunts'. He wrote a pleading letter to his regimental commander that read in part:
I am due to go home in late November or early December. I humbly request that I stay over Christmas and New Year's with my men. I am willing to relinquish my 30 days leave.
It is always difficult for a chaplain to hold a memorial service for young healthy Marines who are killed at the prime of their lives. This was especially true during the Vietnam conflict. The following excerpt from a memorial service he gave as chaplain of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines shows how Father Capodanno coped with that problem.
We are assembled to pay homage to men we knew and admired....God loved them or they would not have been born. God called them when they were most prepared to go. Do not let their names become empty memories. Recall to mind all their good points, the many things we admired in them. Imitate them. In that way their lives will be perpetuated among us. Our monument to them will not be of bronze or marble, but the living monument of all the good we saw in them.
Although a Navy chaplain serving with the Marines, Father Vincent Capodanno was not outside this circle. He totally identified with those he came to serve, and a special closeness developed between the men and "Father C." He went wherever the troops went, and the Marines wanted him around. Some of the flavor of this was captured by Kenneth Armstrong, who interviewed Father Capodanno for a short newspaper article and tried to joke about Father's lack of faith because he wore a flak jacket. The interview went like this:
"Father, that's not a very good advertisement for your faith. . . that flak jacket."
"I know it, but it's protective coloration so I blend in with the men. In addition, I understand their trials better if I accept the same burdens they do, such as wearing the jacket and carrying a pack."
"Do you go on operations, Father?"
"I make all battalion-size operations. . . ."
"Have you ever been ambushed?"
"No, just exposed to general fire. And believe me, I was frightened. You have no idea where it's coming from or who it's aimed at. And like everybody else, I dread the possibility of stepping on a booby trap."
In recommending a Bronze Star for Lt Capodanno on 26 May 1967, Maj E. F. Fitzgerald wrote the following concerning the chaplain's attitude and actions:
Few men have seen more combat action than their chaplain. Invariably he sought out that unit which was most likely to encounter the heaviest contact. He would then go out with that unit and continually circulate along the route of march. During breaks, never resting, he moved among the men.
Father Capodanno was a contradiction of opposites. He was a man of peace, but he chose to go to war. He appeared gaunt and ascetical, but he was physically strong and capable of outwalking the youngest Marines. He was a man of few words, but when he spoke he said all that had to be said. His deep-set sad brown eyes were distant but kind, almost as if he saw directly into the soul. The chaplain was a man of self-control and discipline, and yet he was a constant chain smoker. He was a Marine in the field, sloshing knee-deep in mud, eating canned rations, walking everywhere, carrying whatever he needed on his back, and yet there was no doubt that he was a man of God.
Shortly after Chaplain Capodanno's death, friends, colleagues, and family members established a memorial scholarship in his honor. The fund is administered by the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc. Over the past 14 years, 49 new scholarships have been awarded and thousands of dollars In financial aid given to needy, deserving college students. During the 1984-85 annual appeal U.S. Navy chaplains and friends throughout the world donated over $17,500 to this living memorial. New scholarships are awarded each year, and the Foundation pursues the policy of continuing to provide assistance to those previously selected for a Capodanno award and still attending college. Contributions and inquiries about Father Vincent R. Capodanno Memorial Scholarships should be sent to:
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
James Forrestal Campus
P. O. Box 3008
Princeton, NJ 08540


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The American invasion of Iraq was expected to bring happiness to the people of that unfortunate nation, but, one group has certainly encountered anything but sorrow– gay Iraqis The Swedish Federation of Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights(RFSL) is urging its government to afford political asylum to those who are gay since there is a high probability a gay or lesbian would be subject to brutality the moment they entered the bastion of democracy– Iraq.
The very concept of "democracy" as espoused by Bush administration officials was rhetoric, but it had even less claim to reality when the plight of gays, lesbians and transgender people is explored. They are the subject of death squads which hunt them down in order to wipe out any trace of those who do not act straight and, we mean straight.
If any group is entitled to political asylum it is those who fit into the category of RFSL.


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Older dogs everywhere thank their lucky stars for the Senior Dog Project. This incredible organization works tirelessly to promote the many "excellent reasons to adopt an older dog." Through photos and real-life stories about happy adoptions, they hope to encourage pet people to consider the pros of life with older dogs. Whether you're interested in adopting a pup of a certain age or raised one from a puppy, the Senior Dog Project offers these handy tips for keeping him happy and healthy in his Golden Years
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Introduction by Dr. Denis Conlon, University of Antwerp
T.S. Eliot, Evelyn Waugh, C.S. Lewis and W.H. Auden all recognized Chesterton as a giant literary figure. This volume contains G.K. Chesterton's earliest and greatest novels. The reader will encounter characters that defend with great vigor the diginity of the person and fundamental Christian beliefs. This volume is graced with Chesterton's own drawings and photos, as well as maps.
G. K. Chesterton was one of the most beloved writers of the 20th century, quoted more often than any other writer. He wrote dozens of popular books on numerous topics, as well as thousands of essays. His books include Orthodoxy, The Everlasting Man, The Man Who Was Thursday, Father Brown Stories and many more.


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