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2nd and 10th Battalions in Training
The Film
Running Time
09 min 04 s
Canadian War Records Office
This film contains images of the 2nd and the 10th Battalions as they engage in training and recreational activities at the Shorncliffe and Bexhill training camps in Britain. The initial segment features men from the 2nd Battalion as they receive instruction in the use of barbed wire, Lee Enfield rifles with bayonets, Lewis machine guns and smoke grenades.
The next segment shows members of the 10th Battalion being trained in the use of gas respirators and Lee Enfield rifles. We then see them in a series of athletic exercises and games intended to improve general strength and agility. The clip concludes with images of soldiers playing baseball and badminton.
Both the 2nd and 10th Battalions were formed at Valcartier and were part of the 1st and 2nd brigades respectively of the 1st Canadian Division. Camp Valcartier was established by the Minister of Militia, Sam Hughes, in August 1914, at a location 25 km north of Quebec City, along the Jacques Cartier River. Hughes, who was later dismissed from cabinet for insubordination, was credited with the rapid organization of the camp. Within three weeks, over 30,000 men were being trained at Valcartier and the first forces were ready to set sail for Europe. Hughes, an enthusiastic if somewhat bombastic supporter of the war effort, addressed the first Canadian soldiers as they prepared to depart from Pointe-aux-Pčre, on the St. Lawrence River.
The men serving in 2nd Battalion were from Eastern Ontario, and the 10th Battalion were volunteers from Vancouver and Winnipeg. As the war proceeded, these regional affiliations would be maintained through the ongoing reinforcement program. Valcartier remains an important base for the Canadian military to this day.
As for the baseball game, the players were probably among the Canadian-born minority within the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Over half of the Canadian forces were, in fact, first-generation British immigrants, who on the whole preferred to play soccer in their leisure time.
Pieces of History
Overseas Training in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Andrew Iarocci
the sole object of training is to prepare our forces for war, success in battle being constantly held as the ultimate aim... It is the function of training to develop the mental, moral, and physical qualities as highly as possible in each individual, and also to inculcate by theory and practice the methods of employing the various arms in co-operation to the best advantage...1
As this passage demonstrates, military instruction consisted of two fundamental aspects: training of the individual soldier and training of formations. When new recruits joined the service, they first needed to learn the basic skills of soldiering—marching, drill and marksmanship. Once these were mastered, the soldier would continue to train for his specialized trade, whether it be infantry, artillery, engineering, signals, medical or supply. Then the individual would join a formation based on his trade, and training continued at the unit level on a regular basis. The ultimate objective was for each component of the army to function cooperatively as part of the whole; this was achieved through exercises at the battalion, brigade and divisional levels.
The first overseas contingent of Canadian troops was formed at Valcartier, Quebec, during August-September 1914. Much of the time at Valcartier was occupied with administrative details, and limited training was accomplished before the contingent—soon to be known as 1st Canadian Division—embarked for England in October. Upon arrival, the division was posted to Salisbury Plain, a large British training area, where it remained until February 1915.
The weather that winter was especially wet, and until recently, scholars have agreed that relatively little training was completed before the division moved to France. Recent research suggests, however, that despite inclement weather and other distractions, most elements of the division engaged in productive training on Salisbury Plain. The infantry learned to manoeuvre in conjunction with artillery and machine guns. Other divisional elements, such as engineers, artillery and signals, as well as mounted and transport troops carried out their own specialized programs. The engineers, for example, learned how to construct field fortifications, while the artillery brigades rehearsed their gun drills. The divisional transport and ammunition columns, meanwhile, discovered the intricacies of moving supplies around the battle zone.
The training of 1st Division did not cease after it crossed the English Channel in February 1915. Upon arrival at the front lines near the Franco-Belgian border, the Canadians were matched up with experienced British troops for orientation tours. The evidence suggests that this formative experience was overwhelmingly positive. As one soldier later recalled, "nothing could surpass the patience of" his British teachers "or their brotherly kindness to us as comrades in arms."2 The Canadians also learned about the costs of war, as they suffered their first casualties and witnessed the damage inflicted on the landscape.
In the summer of 1915, the 2nd Canadian Division arrived in England and began to train at Shorncliffe Camp. The open ground was ideal for company and battalion manoeuvres, and much of the instruction revolved around the challenges of trench warfare. Some of the officers attended British courses, while others went to France for short combat tours with 1st Division.3 With the expansion of the Canadian Corps to four divisions during 1915-16, additional training space was required for the new arrivals in England. A camp was opened at Bramshott in late 1915, and additional camps were added in 1916, including Crowborough, Hastings, New Shoreham, Seaford and Witley.4
As the war progressed, a broad selection of specialized schools was established—both in England and in France—covering everything from hand grenade training to field sanitation. Instructional programs were gradually standardized, while the British Army Printing and Stationery Depot produced a vast selection of training literature on every conceivable subject.
New technology appeared on the battlefield throughout the war and was reflected in training programs. In April 1915, for example, the German Army introduced chemical weapons to the Western Front. All soldiers were issued with respirators for the duration of the conflict and gas drill became an important component of basic training. Later in 1915, the .303 calibre Lewis gun, a portable automatic rifle, was issued to British and Dominion forces. Here again was a new piece of equipment to be mastered. In common with other types of military training, the correct procedure was subdivided into a simple series of component tasks.
Not all military instruction revolved around weapons systems and tactics. Sport and physical exercise were also important; peak fitness was vital if soldiers were to function under the strain of battle. As the British Army Manual of Physical Training explained:
a soldier should be well disciplined, a good marcher, intelligent, smart, active and quick, able to surmount obstacles in the field and capable of withstanding all the strains and hardships of active service...5
Fitness was achieved through physical drills, "Swedish" exercises and regular sporting events. Organized games and competitions not only fostered physical fitness, but also improved morale and encouraged teamwork. During the summer months, battalions, brigades and divisions organized their own sporting events in rear areas. After the war a veteran fondly recalled a sports day from the summer of 1918:
Who lives that does not remember the day of brigade sports at Izel-les-Hameaux? There were races and jumps and hurdles, something for everyone, a ring to box and wrestle in, baseball and football championships. The day was fine... everybody was there. It was a gay scene, the boys of four battalions and the airmen who joined us for the fun, all rollicking together...6
By late 1916 the Canadian Corps was a veteran formation, and had suffered heavy casualties in a series of costly battles, including Second Ypres, Festubert, St. Eloi Craters, Mount Sorrel and the Somme. In addition to formal training routines, this practical and bloody battle experience shaped the capabilities of the Corps. At the same time, the high casualty rates meant that large numbers of new recruits were constantly arriving in France and Belgium. Some Canadian commanders were dissatisfied with the level of basic training displayed by these reinforcements, and decided to establish their own courses at the battalion, brigade or divisional levels. These short refresher courses helped to ensure that new arrivals were familiar with the basics of soldiering before being thrust into the unforgiving front lines.
Training was an ongoing process throughout the First World War, as Canadian units were created, consumed in combat, reformed, and once again committed to battle. Under the challenging tactical and operational circumstances of 1914-18, nothing could have prevented high casualties, but effective training improved the chances that soldiers would succeed on the battlefield.
1Training and Manoeuvre Regulations, 1913. London: General Staff, War Office, 1913, p. 10-11.
2George Drillie Scott Fonds, LAC, MG 30, E 28.
3G.W.L. Nicholson. Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919. Ottawa: Queen's Printer, 1962, p. 113.
4David W. Love. "A Call to Arms": The Organization and Administration of Canada's Military in World War One. Winnipeg: Bunker to Bunker Books, 1999, p. 91.
5Manual of Physical Training, 1908. Rev. ed. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914, p. 7-8.
6James H. Pedley. Only This: A War Retrospect, 1917-1918. Ottawa: CEF Books, 1999, p. 175-176.
Canadian Small Arms of the First World War
Phil White
Although the carnage of the First World War was unprecedented, there was nothing truly new about the small arms used during the fighting. The story behind these weapons and their terrible efficiency stem from the tremendous advances in science and technology made throughout the late 19th century.
By 1850, arms factories in Europe and the United States were making the most of advances in metallurgy and mass production, and were capable of manufacturing hundreds of rifles daily. Repeating rifles, which could fire several shots before being re-loaded, were used extensively during the American Civil War (1861-65), as were the first simple multi-barrelled machine guns. More powerful ammunition was available in the 1870s. The American inventor Hiram Maxim introduced the first true machine gun, capable of firing 450 rounds per minute, in 1884. The water-cooled barrel gave Maxim's machine gun the ability to fire for hours without stopping. By the turn of the century, most European and North American soldiers carried high-powered rifles that could fire 15 shots per minute at an effective range of 800 metres. The days of reloading a single-shot rifle, in the open, five or six times a minute, were long gone. The stage was set for the killing fields that were to come.
Two Rifles
Two late-19th-century inventions, the Lee-Enfield rifle and the Ross rifle, the first Canadian-made military rifle, are central to this story.
In the late 1870s, the British Army accepted Scottish-born Canadian James Paris Lee's rifle design for trials, ultimately resulting in the adoption of the Lee-Metford rifle, then later the Lee Enfield Mk 1 rifle. It was purchased by Canada and used in the South African War.
Sir Charles Ross designed his straight-pull bolt-action rifle and patented the design in 1897. The bolt mechanism, based on the Austrian Mannlicher rifle, also included Ross's own innovations. In theory, this type of bolt-action was very easy to use and could be reloaded very quickly. The more quickly a rifle can be re-loaded, the more firepower it provides. Its drawback was a complicated manufacturing process and its fragile loading mechanism. Ross revised his design, introducing it as the Model 1900, then later with an improved bolt mechanism in 1901, both of which were submitted to American trials as a potential service rifle.
After the South African War, Sir Fredrick Borden, Canada's Minister of Militia and Defence, lobbied unsuccessfully to have the Lee-Enfield rifle built by a British firm in Canada. When the British turned down Borden's request, the Canadian government turned to Ross and his rifle. After a series of modifications, Canada accepted the design, Ross built a factory at the Citadel in Quebec, and the rifle went into production. In 1904, the Royal North West Mounted Police received 1,000 rifles, the Department of Marine and Fisheries another 500. In the coming years, the rifle underwent continual modifications and developments to suit various requirements, including target shooting by the Canadian team at Bisley, where the Ross excelled. In August 1905, the militia received its first order of 1,000 Ross Mk 2 rifles. By 1911, the Mk 3 had been accepted and was being manufactured for the militia.
Britain tested the Ross rifle between 1900 and 1912, rejecting it because of problems with the design, including a propensity to jam.
The British Army continued to use the Lee-Enfield and in 1903, introduced the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (S.M.L.E.) into service. The S.M.L.E., a shortened version of the Lee-Enfield Mk I, had been developed as a result of experience gained during the South African War. The design and construction were simple, if not crude, but also robust, functioning under less than ideal conditions.
Ross continued to develop and fine-tune his design, resulting in dozens of variations. Between 1903 and 1915, 419,130 Ross rifles were manufactured, with most going to Canadian troops, and some to Newfoundland and Britain.
The Canadian forces entered the First World War with the Ross rifle, Mk 2, Mk 3, and its subsequent variations. Almost immediately, its shortcomings became evident.
On March 10, 1915 the 1st Canadian Division went into battle at Neuve Chapelle, France. The Canadians were heavily engaged and, to the horror of the soldiers, their Ross rifles began to jam. The reasons for this were numerous: the ammunition provided was often inconsistent in size; muddy conditions allowed dirt to build up in the complicated loading mechanism, and the heat generated by rapid-firing caused the closely machined parts to expand and seize. A design flaw also made the bolt difficult to lock, if it had been assembled improperly, and some bolts were said to have blown back into the user's face. Canadian soldiers soon began discarding the Ross in favour of the British S.M.L.E. Mk 3*, when they could find them in the field. General E.A.H. Alderson, commander of the 1st Canadian Division, was forced to issue an order banning the use of the S.M.L.E by Canadian troops.
When the Canadians fought at the Second Battle of Ypres, in late April 1915, the Ross failed again. Outnumbered and facing the first gas attack of the war, the Canadians found their rifles jamming. Some reports had them "Clubbing furiously at their seized bolts with trenching tools and boot heels." By the end of the battle, hundreds had discarded their Ross rifles in favour of the trusted S.M.L.E.
By June 1915, British Field Marshal Sir John French ordered the Canadians under his command to be re-armed with the S.M.L.E. However, the 2nd and 3rd Canadian Divisions that soon arrived in Europe still carried the Ross.
In May 1916, a study into the Ross's problems confirmed the jamming and recommended modifications to the rifle's bolt-stops. Earlier tests had reported the Ross worked well with Canadian ammunition made at Dominion Arsenals in Quebec, but this ammunition was in short supply. New, poorly fitted stocks made from improperly seasoned birch were also causing problems as the wood warped and pressed against the metal frames. In light of the report, a few rifles were re-built with 26-inch barrels, trimmed stocks and larger bolt-stops. Although the rifles were reported to have worked "superbly," soldiers had lost all confidence in them. In mid July, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-armed Canadians with the S.M.L.E. and the Ross was officially withdrawn from front line service by the end of that year.
By this time Sir Charles Ross was running into other problems. Skilled labourers were finding better work in the United States, machinery ordered in 1914 had yet to arrive, and supplies were increasingly difficult to secure. Ross won a $22,500,000 contract to make one million rifles for Russia, but had to let it go to the United States due to inability to meet his deadline. A second order from Russia was cancelled after the Mk 3 was withdrawn from Canadian service. On March 28, 1917, the Canadian Government expropriated the Ross Rifle Company. Canada's first and only national rifle had failed as a battlefield weapon.
The Machine Gun
In 1912, the British Army adopted the water-cooled Vickers Mk 1machine gun, an improvement over the 1884 Maxim design, as its standard machine gun. The slightly lighter Vickers, like the Maxim, made use of an ammunition belt, and could fire 450 rounds per minute. Its water-cooled barrel could sustain this fire over very long periods of time, often for hours. Classified as a medium machine gun, the Vickers Mk 1 was used primarily on a tripod from defensive positions. It could be fired directly at a visible target, or indirectly, like artillery, at targets or positions at long range or behind obstacles.
In response to the need to provide quick-moving infantry with machine gun support, light machine guns appeared on the battlefield in 1914. The Lewis, the first light machine gun used by the British and Canadian forces, had been introduced into service with the Belgian army in 1913. It weighed about 18 kg and could be carried "over the top" like a rifle, to give advancing troops added firepower.
Due to a shortage of light machine guns, the British and Canadians also adopted the Hotchkiss machine gun in 1916. The Hotchkiss was based on the French medium machine gun the Mitrailleur Mle. 09, modified for use as a light machine gun. Although lighter than the Lewis, the Hotchkiss was more complicated and was used mainly by the cavalry. The Hotckhkiss remained in service for training and home guard use after the First World War and was not declared obsolete until 1946.
The decisions regarding when and how to deploy, or advance against small arms fire relate to the concept of the 'beaten zone' or 'killing zone' that existed between the lines, and the time-versus-lead equations; the idea that a storm of bullets and/or artillery shells poured into a given area made the task of 'advancing to contact' extremely difficult, if not impossible. This led to obvious challenges: crossing the zone more quickly (tanks) or by stealth (surprise attack, often without pre-shelling); better tactics to bypass resistance (storm troops, combined arms warfare); and heavier bombardments to keep enemy heads down, destroy obstacles, etc; and in the meantime, drove troops into the ground (trenches) to escape slaughter.
Close Combat
Most of the casualties during the war were inflicted by artillery or small arms fire coming from a distance. However, there was still some close and brutal fighting, often as part of larger operations, but particularly during trench raids.
All rifles were fitted with bayonets, which took the form of a long knife or spike that could be attached to the muzzle of the rifle, effectively forming a spear. By the First World War, British, and Canadian soldiers had been training to use bayonets for 200 years and were very efficient in its use. The bayonet also had an enormous psychological impact. Hundreds or thousands of enemy troops running towards you firing their rifles, screaming and brandishing long blades or spikes, was a terrifying and demoralizing sight. Despite the psychological advantage, many officers considered the bayonet perfectly useless, even in the 19th century. Firepower and broken terrain could keep cavalry at bay from c1860 onwards in most battles, thereby removing the bayonet's one real advantage – warding off cavalry. When fighting in the confined spaces of the trenches, the length of a bayonet fixed to the muzzle of a rifle could be a great disadvantage. To this end, many soldiers equipped themselves with other weapons, both standard and non-standard issue. These weapons were especially important for trench raids.
Usually conducted at night, trench raiding was extremely brutal, tending to resemble medieval warfare. Soldiers made use of pistols, grenades, clubs, axes, morning stars, knives and even sharpened shovels. As a defensive measure, body armour was brought back into use and worn openly by infantry for the first time since the 17th century.
Pistols were issued officially to officers and NCOs exclusively, but they were also occasionally picked up or traded by soldiers and used for close fighting.
At the beginning of the First World War, Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia and Defence, ordered 5,000 semi-automatic .45 ACP calibre Colt model 1911 (Government Model) pistols through one of his "Honorary Colonels," causing a short-lived political scandal. The pistols were issued to non-commissioned officers and made available to officers for purchase, along with some older Colt revolvers left over from the South African War. Canadian officers serving with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, or other units assigned to British formations, were issued with Webley revolvers of various marks.
With the forces rapid expansion, the military needed more pistols by mid 1915. Due to shortcomings found with the Colt Model 1911, the government purchased 1,500 Smith & Wesson .455 Hand Ejector Second Model revolvers on August 21, with later orders for 13,000 between 1915 and 1917. Revolvers were considered more reliable in harsh conditions.
Immediately after the ceasefire of November 11, 1918, many First World War small arms developments were shelved. Advances had been made in designing lighter, more efficient machine guns and submachine guns, but, in the debt-ridden postwar years the last thing most governments wanted to spend money on was small arms.
The Department of Militia and Defence was now faced with the disposal of the unwanted Ross rifles. Some 120,000 Mk 2 and Mk 3 rifles were taken overseas and turned over to the British, and 20,000 were sold to the United States for training. Of the rifles sent overseas, 9,334 were later returned to Canada. The Ross continued in use as a sniper rifle throughout the war, and well into the Second World War, making use of its initial design as a sporting and target rifle. Many Ross rifles were also re-issued during the Second World War for training and Home Guard use and eventually made their way into the hands of the armies of China, Chile, the Baltic states, Spain, New Zealand, Holland, India, Indonesia and the Soviet Union.
The S.M.L.E. remained in service well into the Second World War and was replaced in 1942 by the Lee-Enfield No. 4. James Paris Lee's basic rifle design is still in limited service with the Canadian Forces in the 21st century with the Canadian Rangers and Cadets.
The machine gun continues to be a vital part of the arsenals of all armies. The Vickers machine gun was used in the Second World War, the Korean War, and was not officially declared obsolete until the 1960s. The Lewis gun saw limited service in the Canadian Army during the Second World War, notably at Hong Kong.
The bayonet is stilled issued and used as a standard attachment to most military rifles worldwide.
The small arms designs that were rooted in the late 19th century and used during the First World War evolved very little throughout the first half of the 20th century. Although infantry tactics evolved considerably and the casualty figures of the First World War seem incomprehensible today, killing over open sights remains the foot soldier's basic role.
Selected Bibliography
Edgecombe, David W. Defending the Dominion, Canadian Military Rifles 1855-1955. Ottawa: Service Publications, 2003.
---. Small Arms of the World: A Basic Manual of Small Arms. 12th rev. ed. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1983.
Ezell, Edward C. Handguns of the World: Military Revolvers and Self-Loaders from 1870-1945. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1981.
Hogg, Ian V. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Firearms. London: New Burlington Books, 1978.
---. Military Small Arms of the 20th Century. 7th ed. Iola: Krause Publications, 2000.
Law, Clive M. Canadian Military Handguns, 1855-1985. Bloomfield, ON: Museum Restoration Services, 1994.
---. Without Warning: Canadian Sniper Equipment in the 20th Century. Ottawa: Service Publications, 2004.
Maze, Robert J. Howdah to High Power: A Century of British Breechloading Service Pistols (1867-1967). Tucson: Excalibur Publications, 2002.
Meek, John F. Over the Top: The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, ON: John F. Meek, 1971.
Morton, Desmond. A Military History of Canada. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1985
Nelson, Thomas B. The World's Submachine Guns. Cologne, Germany: International Small Arms Publishers, 1963.
Phillips, Roger. The Ross Rifle Story. Sydney, NS: John A. Chadwick, 1984.
Rawling, Bill. Surviving Trench Warfare: Technology and the Canadian Corps 1914-1918. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1992.
Saunders, Anthony. Weapons of the Trench War, 1914-1918. Phoenix Mill: Alan Sutton, 1999
Skennerton, Ian D. The British Service Lee, Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield Rifles and Carbines 1880-1980. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1982.
---. The Lee-Enfield Story. Piqua: I.D.S.A. Books, 1993.
Gas Warfare
Tim Cook
Desperate to find a solution to the deadlock of the trenches on the Western Front, the Germans turned to poison gas despite its banning at the 1899 and 1907 Hague Conventions. Tear gas had proven useless in several battlefield experiments in 1914 and early 1915. But when lethal chlorine gas was unleashed on April 22, 1915, its first victims, French and Algerian troops, were sent reeling in panic. A second gas cloud attack on April 24 against the Canadian Division was not so successful. Gagging and choking, the Canadians continued to fire into the cloud, effectively stopping the German advancing troops behind it. Nonetheless, the first two chlorine attacks had been stunning, and they forced Entente scientists to frantically prepare their own chemical retaliation. They did so while their propagandists proclaimed loudly the barbarity of the Hun, who had sunk to new levels in using chemicals to poison men.
While the Germans had initial success with gas cloud attacks on the Western Front in 1915 and continued success against the poorly equipped Russian troops in the east throughout the war, these gas clouds were never dependable. The chlorine was transported in metal canisters, opened and sent across no man's land with the aid of a strong breeze. Too often, however, operations had to be postponed due to poor weather, leaving commanders and soldiers mistrusting chemical warfare.
The first British gas cloud attack occurred at Loos on September 25, 1915, and although it was effective in incapacitating German defenders, it was remembered primarily for having turned on British troops when the wind reversed, resulting in 2,000 casualties. Thus, while poison gas had initially been offered as a solution to the deadlock of the trenches, the rapid introduction of respirators and the unstable nature of the delivery system ensured that poison gas would not be a war-winning weapon.
Yet scientists continued to experiment with new and deadlier gases. With their advanced prewar chemical and dye industry, the Germans, under the leadership of future Noble Prize winner Fritz Haber, proved to be the leaders throughout the war. In December 1915, the Germans introduced phosgene gas, which was eight times more lethal than chlorine. Although the British had been forewarned and were thus able to equip their soldiers with proper respirators – a chemically treated bag that fit over the head and tucked into the battle jerkin – phosgene was another lethal addition to the battlefield. Invisible and nearly impossible to smell, phosgene (and later diphosgene) inhibited the transfer of water in the lungs. Victims could be gassed without even knowing it; within hours, a seemingly healthy man would begin to choke and vomit up fluid. It was a painful and grisly way to die.
During the 1916 Battle of Verdun, the French introduced chemical artillery shells filled with lethal gas and the Germans perfected their use. This increased reliability also meant that fireplans could include a combination of high explosive, shrapnel and gas bombardments. Poison gas supported a number of tactical missions: to harass soldiers, to strangle the supply of logistics and to blanket opposing artillery-men beneath a gas cloud, thereby forcing the wearing of respirators that inhibited the rate of fire.
To respond to these chemical advancements, respirators were continually improved, and by mid 1916, most armies had developed an effective gas mask for their troops. However, equipping terrified soldiers with a flimsy respirator did not end casualties or suppress the fear. Soldiers had to be taught how to get their respirators on quickly, how to identify gases, how to establish efficient warning systems, and how to fight while wearing them.
With respirators and better anti-gas discipline saving most soldiers from chemical attacks, the Germans again changed the nature of the gas war by introducing mustard gas in July 1917. Mustard gas burned the lungs like conventional chemical agents, but also the skin. Even low doses of the vapour were enough to cause suppurating blisters and temporary blindness. Here was a terror weapon that seemed to negate all that soldiers had been told up to this point in the war: with a respirator you would be safe.
Unlike chlorine and phosgene that dissipated within minutes or hours depending on the weather conditions, mustard gas remained active, lying dormant in the mud and water of the battlefield. Days or weeks later, a soldier passing through the area, especially after the sun had warmed the ground and released the still-potent vapour, could fall victim, going blind, suffering burns or developing hacking coughs and subsequent bronchial infections. This chemical plague was particularly insidious against soldiers as they huddled together for warmth in their dugouts.
By 1918, all armies were employing gas with greater frequency. The German March Offensive was unleashed behind a thunderous barrage of high explosives and chemicals. Employing their refined infiltration tactics of moving around areas of resistance, the German infantry pushed deep into Entente territory. In the process, gas bombardments, with heavy concentrations of mustard gas, were employed to protect vulnerable flanks. When the Entente armies responded with their own multi-army offensive in the last half of 1918, all of the operations relied heavily on poison gas to lower the frontsoldatens' morale, sow confusion in the enemy's rear areas and disrupt gunners with chemical counter-battery fire. The Germans, in turn, employed gas bombardments to slow the Entente advance and reduce the fighting efficiency of the attacking troops. If the war had extended into 1919, as many expected, poison gas would have been employed even more frequently, further rendering the Western Front a chemical wasteland.
Soldiers had to be trained to survive in the chemical environment of the Great War. For the poor Russian infantry, who received desultory instruction at best, they were gassed to death in the tens of thousands; for the brash, inexperienced Americans, a full one-fourth of all their battlefield casualties came from poison gas. Although it is notoriously difficult to gauge gas casualties, as they were often lumped in with other wounds, the German, French and British armies suffered approximately 200,000 gas casualties each, while Canada's forces had 11,572 recorded cases. However, the death-rate was very low: about 3% in comparison to the 25% from more conventional weapons.
The steady trickle of gas-induced casualties aside, the wearing of a respirator – even under ideal conditions – was always debilitating. Respirators did not allow enough oxygen into the lungs so that men became exhausted from even minor exercise. Poison gas became an essential weapon against soldiers in a war that was based on a policy of attrition. Furthermore, poison gas was terrifying: men could at least understand the effects of bullets and shells, no matter how terrible they were, but a chemical agent that poisoned the very air that soldiers breathed, that blinded eyes or burned genitalia, and that damaged the lungs, was seen collectively as beyond the pale of civilized warfare.
Most soldiers did survive the scars and inhalations of poison gas. But the Great War soldier, wearing his respirator while going in for the attack or while huddled in his trench under a chemical deluge, well understood the terror of gas warfare.
Selected Bibliography
Cook, Tim. No Place to Run: The Canadian Corps and Gas Warfare in the First World War. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1999.
Dancocks, Daniel G. Welcome to Flanders Fields. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1988.
Haber, Ludwig Fritz. The Poisonous Cloud. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986.
Richter, Donald. Chemical Soldiers: British Gas Warfare in World War I. Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1992.
Palazzo, Albert. Seeking Victory on the Western Front: The British Army and Chemical Warfare in World War. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2000).
Other Materials
The Ross Rifle and other Small Arms in World War I
Sir Sam Hughes, the future minister of militia and member of the 1901 militia committee, was a supporter of the Ross rifle. The Mark 1 Ross rifle was not delivered until 1905 and 1000 units were supplied to the RNWMP but various problems plagued this model of rifle and it was eventually recalled in 1906. Changes were made to the production model until 1910 when the various models of the Mark 2 were produced. Great Britain at that time was strongly urging Canada to adopt the Lee-Enfield rifle for its armed forces so as to have consistency within the Empire regarding weaponry, and because Canada refused to halt production of the Ross rifle, strains developed over imperial defence. The Mark 2 rifle was adopted by the Canadian armed forces in 1911, and in that year work was begun on the Mark 3, although few were produced before 1914. In the first years of WWI the Ross rifle received a bad reputation. It was seen as unsuitable for the "trench-and-charge" tactics employed during that war because of its weight, 9 lbs 14 ozs (c 4.5 kg), its overall length, 60˝ inches (c 1.5 m) with bayonet fixed, and the continual jamming problem plus the occasional "blowback." The cause of the jamming was eventually corrected but came too late for the rifle to maintain its use. In the summer of 1916 the rifle was withdrawn from service and by mid-Sept Canadian troops had been rearmed with the British-made Lee-Enfield. The Canadian government expropriated the Ross Rifle Co in March 1917 after paying Ross $2 million. The total production of the Ross rifle was approximately 420,000 with 342,040 units being purchased by the British. During WWII, the Mark 3 Ross rifle was given to the Royal Canadian Navy, the Veteran's Guard of Canada, coastal units, training depôts, the British Home Guard and the Soviets.
Reproduced with permission from The Canadian Encyclopaedia, Historica Foundation of Canada
The 10th (Western Canadians) Battalion
First commanding officer, Lt.-Col. Russell Boyle, was killed in the unit's first combat action. On April 22, 1915, the 10th and 16th battalions counterattacked German positions at Kitchener's Wood at midnight near the town of St. Julien, in the Ypres salient, Belgium. In the course of the intense 6-hour battle, there were 80% casualties for the Canadians. St. Julien is commemorated annually in April.
The 2nd (Eastern Ontario) Battalion
During the Battle at Hill 70 in August 1917, the 2nd Battalion knocked out and captured three machine guns and the western edge of Fresnoy and then stormed the village. The battalion had similar success at Bois Hugo by pushing back the Germans and holding the position intact. They engaged in more fighting at the Battle of Amiens, August 8-11, 1918. During the Battle of the Scarpe on August 30, 1918, the 2nd Battalion, together with the 1st Battalion, caught the enemy completely by surprise by hiding behind an ingenious barrage, resulting in further movement northward.
Adapted from Nicholson, C.D., Colonel G.W.L. Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1918.
Teaching Materials
Gas Mask
Films : 2nd and 10th Battalions in Training and Sir Robert Borden with the Canadien Troops 1
Background Notes for the Teacher
Gas was used as a weapon by both sides during World War I. The French army experimented with tear gas grenades and the Germans developed canisters that released sneezing powder upon impact. Both were largely ineffective. Then the Germans manufactured cylinders filled with chlorine. When combined with water in the lungs, eyes, nose and mouth, the chlorine produced a hydrochloric acid that burned the skin, caused internal bleeding and, in the most severe instances, caused its victims to choke to death on their own blood. This deadly gas was used for the first time in October 1914. On April 22, 1915, at the Second Battle of Ypres, the Germans fired 5000 canisters toward French and Canadian troops. A prevailing wind carried the gas directly into the Allied lines, causing panic and death. The gas mask instantly became a standard part of every army uniform. By the end of the war, both sides had used gas as a weapon, killing over 75,000 troops and wounding nearly one million .
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Discuss boxing and some of the rules: no punching below the belt, no hitting behind the head, etc. Talk about why such rules exist in every sport.
Ask why there is a "third man in" rule for fights that break out in a hockey game. (If a third player joins in a fight and creates an unfair advantage, that player is automatically ejected from the game.) The discussion should lead to the concept of a fair fight.
In times of war, do any rules apply to battle or is there no such notion as fighting fair?
Establish that during WWI, both sides used gas attacks to suffocate and kill large numbers of enemy troops.
Teaching and Learning
Examine the film footage that depicts soldiers donning gas masks as a part of their training regimen.
Provide documentation that describes the effects of chlorine gas on soldiers.
Applying the Knowledge
Debate the use of gas as a weapon during World War I. Was the decision to use gas a moral issue or is any weapon acceptable when two sides are at war?
Teacher Reflections
Were students able to form opinions based on the facts presented?
Were individual opinions on the notion of fighting fair consistent with their view on the use of gas?
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How to Survive Grocery Store Trips – With Toddlers!
January 9, 2013 at 10:07 am melissaanddoug 3 comments
Does your little one fuss when it's time to go grocery shopping? If so, Tiffany from peanutblossom has a great tip for getting little ones engaged in the process – and even excited about it!
The trick? Give kids a shopping list! Here's what Tiffany suggests:
1) Use Play Food and a toy shopping cart to create your own mock grocery store. Set up the pretend food around the house
2) Write a shopping list for your child, and ask her to go around the house and find the things on your list (read the list aloud, or draw little pictures to demonstrate what the child should be looking for)
3) Ask the child for input, such as "what should we make for dinner tonight? What ingredients will we need?"
This simple activity helped Tiffany's daughter feel some responsibility over the grocery store errands, and has completely changed her shopping trips with her little one as a result! To read her entire post, visit her blog here.
What are your tips for shopping with little ones? Leave your thoughts in the comments below, or join the conversation on Melissa & Doug's Facebook page!
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Flaming Lips, Kings Of Leon playing Oklahoma benefit concert
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The Flaming Lips and Kings of Leon are teaming up to help their fellow Sooners. Both acts - who trace their origins back to Oklahoma - are set to play a benefit concert for the victims of the state's recent tornadoes.
Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne said in a statement to "Tulsa World" that they hope the money raised by "Rock for Oklahoma" will help with the rebuilding process. Although the storms took place back in May, he explained the timing of the concert with a quote from Shakespeare saying, "It is not enough to help the needy up, but to support them after."
"Rock for Oklahoma" is scheduled to take place July 23rd in Oklahoma City, and will also feature performances from Built to Spill, Jackson Browne, and other special guests. Tickets go on sale Friday via Ticketmaster.com.
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THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Motion Picture Soundtrack Set for Release, 12/11
WaterTower Music has announced the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at all retailers on December 11th. The soundtrack will be available both digitally and as a 2 CD set. A Special Edition of the soundtrack featuring six exclusive bonus tracks, seven extended score cues, and deluxe liner notes will also be available December 11. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey features original score by Academy Award® winner Howard Shore recorded at famed Abbey Road studios by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally it includes an original song entitled "Song of the Lonely Mountain," written and performed by Neil Finn (Crowded House). The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of a trilogy of films from Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), will be released in the U.S. on December 14, 2012.
Shore's music for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy has been performed in concerts throughout the world. In 2003, Shore conducted the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings Symphony in Wellington, New Zealand. Since then, the work has had over 140 performances by the world's most prestigious orchestras, and has even been the subject of a book, Music of The Lord of the Rings Films.
"I have looked forward to returning to the imaginative world of Middle-earth for quite a while," says Shore. "I read all of the books by Tolkien, including The Hobbit, when I was in my twenties, and his deep love of nature and all things green resonates deeply with me."
"It's a thrill for us to work with Howard Shore on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey soundtrack" stated WaterTower Music head Jason Linn, "His reputation and body of work have long inspired us, and we look forward to another successful partnership as we embark on the next chapter of our journey together."
One of today's most respected, honored, and active composers and music conductors, Howard Shore previously worked with director Peter Jackson on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, which stands as his most towering achievement to date. He won three Academy Awards for his music for those films, two for Best Original Score, and one for Best Original Song. Shore has also won numerous other honors for his film work, including four Grammys and three Golden Globe Awards.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on WaterTower Music in the United States and Decca Records outside the United States. It will be available on December 11, 2012. The track listings for the 2 CD Standard and 2CD Deluxe versions are as follows:
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Thread: Oral Arguments
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Employee provides services to the employer.
Employer, as part of employee's compensation, pays for insurance coverage for employee.
Insurance company, paid (in part) by employer, provides insurance coverage to employee. Which means...
Insurance company pays doctor's office for health care provided by doctor but...
Health care is received by employee.
It's not obvious that it *should* be that complicated, and it may be that that way is not ideal. But in the real world this is often how it works. And that, to my mind, is why it's less like broccoli and more like civil rights or the Great Depression or other systemic problems: It's just too complicated for a simple solution.
I don't have to like broccoli but I also don't have to eat it. But eventually I *will* need medical care, and somebody will have to pick up the tab.
As to whether it's really a problem, well, I didn't know people weren't aware of this, but the cost of medical care has been rising disproportionately for some time:
We're in crisis. If the Supreme Court throws out the law, no matter how artfully the opinion is worded, no matter how ironclad the legal reasoning, I fear it will be twenty or more years before we can take another swing at this issue.
One of the dumbest things about contemporary health care in this country is that people will end up not being insured and then needing health care anyway, which leads to money coming out of my pocket to pay for them. And it leads to people not getting preventative care, and it leads to long lines at the ER, as others have recently pointed out in this thread.
Frustrating, too, because some of those people are too proud or too foolish to realize that's inevitable, and here I am taking care of myself and my family as best I can with proper insurance.
I don't care about the moron riding around on a motorcycle with no helmet, but we all pay for the ambulance and hospital stay when it turns out he's uninsured. If that moron was required to have health insurance then it would mean he was paying into the system, and the burden would not be on me to, metaphorically, drive him to the hospital and perform the surgery on his smooth brain.
I also don't care much to hang out in this subforum; these debates often get sour quickly. Thank you to you guys for responding positively to my post but as soon as possible I'm going to forget (again) that this forum is here.
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His definitions and arguments were so clear in his own mind that he was unable to understand how any reasonable person could honestly differ with him.
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Double posting because this is not really related:
What critics would have the Supreme Court do here is look under the hood of the law at one of the bits inside and evaluate whether that one bit is, in fact, part of interstate commerce, after Congress has already found that the whole issue is part of interstate commerce. Right or wrong, that is not judicial "restraint." That's judicial meddling. Root for it all you want, and I would agree with you sometimes it's appropriate for a court to go under the hood of a law, but it's not resraint.Festivus
His definitions and arguments were so clear in his own mind that he was unable to understand how any reasonable person could honestly differ with him.
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My questioning was to get your perspective not because I don't know how it works.
I am not saying there isn't a problem with cost, things need to be done to lower cost and to stop people from walking into the ER and passing the cost on to others. Two things that could have been done would have been to allow insurance companies to sell across states lines to create more competition and tort reform so doctors don't have to charge an arm and a leg to protect from frivolous lawsuits (not every lawsuit is frivolous). Both of those don't force anybody to buy anything. We could also enforce illegal immigration laws and stop paying for illegals to get free ER visits. AS for the other people who get free ER care I haven't thought about a solution for that.
But making everybody buy health insurance won't fix the issue of having cost passed on to everyone else. Plenty of people that have insurance, visit the doctor, get a bill for what the insurance doesn't cover and don't pay that bill. How do you solve that, mandate everyone pays their bill or pay a fine?
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GOP lawmakers are saying OBY is threatening/putting a bounty on the court with unprecedented remarks and he even resorts to name calling - "un-elected" just like Galen does in here. LOL - there's a reason they're un-elected, which is to do what OBY the King
is complaining about. It limits the King's executive power and it's working in this case and this goes back to 18th Century liberal thinking. Then Jefferson the leader of OBYs own party put it in our new system as part of the checks and balances between the three branches - executive, legislative and judicial.
That's why the ONE is so upset. He must be worried sick about losing it. Slick Willie called OBY a Chicago thug in 2008. Now his pal and former Chief of Staff is running Chicago.
We already said our health care system isn't perfect but it's the best in the world. Ask Greece. If anyone doesn't like it they can move to Canada and join the 50,000 pussies that deserted there during the Vietnam War and see how bad their health system is.
See my links above detailing how their citizens are coming down here for health care. It's
so broke the gov't can't afford to build new hospitals and they shut completely down at
least two weeks of the year.
That's what a Canadian told me on a cruise ship 10 years ago. She always goes to
the hospital in Detroit and the Canadian gov't pays them. She also waits months for a
simple x-ray. The same will happen here if OBY CARE is upheld. They will schedule you
according to age and severity of illness. My x-ray office has already confirmed this.
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That is a BS talking point if I ever heard one. One day over a beer we can discuss how much bullshit there is packed into those words, but not without the beer.
this awhile back to help clear things up.
Regardless, as I said upthread I would not say the ACA is perfect. It is much better than doing nothing, and if it fails, we will have nothing but skyrocketing costs for a long, long time.
That guy was played by Burt Reynolds in Deliverance, who (if I remember correctly?) said he didn't believe in insurance. And I get it, and I sympathize, and it's an interesting theoretical position. In the real world, though, Burt Reynolds' character had his arm broken, and poor Ned Beatty, on top of his other indignities in the movie, had to pay for the emergency medical care.
I'm not going to tell you you can't/shouldn't believe what you believe, but in the real world *somebody* is paying for medical care, and that somebody is the taxpayer, when it's some numskull who thought he'd never get hurt.
His definitions and arguments were so clear in his own mind that he was unable to understand how any reasonable person could honestly differ with him.
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LOL - The court spent the entire day shooting the thing down while the liberal judges
bailed their guy out, all w/o reading any of the 2,700 pages. The arguments concentrated
on the mandate and commerce clause plus 1 or 2 other points.
Now, had they read and commented on each section of thee law, then they would have
been getting under the hood. Some people.
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I haven't really read a whole lot about it because it seems like there is no point if they're going to force everyone to do it anyway, but I feel like insurance should be relevant to the person's health and it should be reflective in the costs. For example, my wife and I rarely get sick. The only time we have needed a doctor in the recent past was when I tore my shoulder. Neither of us smoke, we don't drink much, we're active, we eat a lot of organic foods...
Just seems to me that insurance for folks like us should have more options that are reflective in the costs than for someone who say has chronic arthritis or is a pack-a-day kind of guy.
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It's out of our hands.
It could go either way. It's interesting, it's exciting, it's important. The funny thing is, it likely all comes down to one man:
Very easy to oversimplify and say X or Y is obviously right and only a fool would disagree. Very easy. The only thing I know for sure is the majority opinion will be scholarly and well supported by precedent. Which way it goes I wouldn't guess.
The oral arguments are not a spectator sport, where the Justices put on a show for us to deliberately give us clues how they will vote. Heck, we can't even guess what people are thinking when we watch them play *football*, and we're actually as smart as some of those guys.
Anyway. I think I'm done here.
Carry on.Festivus
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(December 1st.2012) On the evening of December 16th at MMC Fight Club 1 Revelation, MMC Fight Club are proud to announce the addition of one of Europe's most active MMA personalities and premier ring announcers, Hollywood Bret Freeman as the evening's master of ceremonies.
In addition, official fight medics and seasoned MMA referee Grant Waterman will be overseeing fighter safety, alongside experienced UK MMA cut man team - The Gash Doctors Simon Haslam and Paul Barton. With a wealth of knowledge in all areas of MMA, Grant Waterman regularly serves in MMA promotions across the globe as one of Britain's most renowned officials.
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Angus T. Jones Issues Apology for "Filth" Comments
Earlier this week he was featured on a video slamming his "Two and a Half Men" gig, and now Angus T. Jones is saying he is sorry for his negative sentiments.
The 19-year-old actor issued a statement last night (November 27) in which he affirmed his love for his coworkers and gave thanks for his time on the show.
Angus declared, "Without qualification, I am grateful to and have the highest regard and respect for all of the wonderful people on Two and a Half Men whom I have worked and over the past ten years who have become an extension of my family."
"Chuck Lorre, Peter Roth and many others at Warner Bros. and CBS are responsible for what has been one of the most significant experiences in my life to date. I thank them for the opportunity they have given and continue to give me and the help and guidance I have and expect to continue to receive from them."
Jones added, "I apologize if my remarks reflect me showing indifference to and disrespect of my colleagues and a lack of appreciation of the extraordinary opportunity of which I have been blessed. I never intended that."
Previously, Angus told a religious video production, I'm on Two and a Half Men and I don't want to be on it. Please stop watching it … I'm not okay with what I'm learning [about] what the Bible says and being on that television show. You go all or nothing."


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Vladimir Putin announced that he will run for president again in Russia's elections next year.
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Give respect / get respect is a great saying but it seems that sometimes it only applies to non-locals or the less experienced. Locals and advanced surfers need to do the same. I surfed Indian River, DE a few years back and I'm a pretty lousy surfer and rarely get in the water. I know surf etiquette though. There were only 3 of us in the water on a waist high right break and this one young 18-21 year old guy would constantly ignore any respect for either of the other 2 of us and paddle right or left of us to the peak and snake any/every wave he could as if neither of us existed at all. Myself and the other guy weren't nearly as good as this tool, but the other respectful one and I took proper turns in the lineup. After 3-4 snakes I hollered at the tool to wait his turn but he ignored me and never said a word. Just because you are the better surfer doesn't mean you can disrespect others less experienced who are doing it fairly. So what if we occassionally fall on the pop up or miss a wave with a weak paddle or poor wave selection. It's was a freaking waist high day for gods sake!
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Very positive news.
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Any moves towards regulation sound great, so this has got to be a positive thing.
Just out of interest though, have there ever been any known cases of any fighters contracting HIV or any blood borne diseases as a result of an MMA fight?
Also, people drawing comparisons between Boxing and MMA, don't really work. I think the pro medicals/license for boxing is around the £700 mark, but this includes all brain scans etc as well as bloods. However, A friend of mine recently earned £2700 for his 3rd pro boxing fight, another mate got just under £1000 for his pro debut. I got £350 for my 3rd pro mma fight!
Bear in mind that this is a step forward for the legitimacy of the sport - which means a step towards more mainstream acceptance, with the potential of reaching a wider audience and attracting more sponsorship. In the long run, that's a good thing for fighters financially.
At the moment, there are still plenty of companies that won't touch MMA in this country because of its image problem. This is a move in the right direction
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Brevard names Seth Montgomery new Sport Information DirectorMay 19, 2009
Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College Athletic Department and Director of Athletics, Kim Pate, are pleased to announce the hiring of Seth Montgomery as the new Sport Information Director for the Tornados. Montgomery served as the Interim SID this past spring in conjunction with Rob Walden.
During this past semester at Brevard College, Montgomery was the main contact for volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's golf, women's basketball, softball and cycling. He also served as an alternate color commentator for BC football, basketball and baseball games.
"We are excited for Seth Montgomery to assume the role of Sports Information Director full-time," said Director of Athletics, Kim Pate. "He has done a great job for BC Athletics this past year and I am looking forward to seeing him put his many talents to work for Tornado Athletics."
"I appreciate the opportunity presented to me by Athletic Director Kim Pate," commented Montgomery. "I look forward to working with the coaches and staff here at Brevard College and I'm excited about being able to work with the Tornados athletics program as it continues to grow and compete in the South Atlantic Conference and NCAA Division II."
Montgomery started his work in Sport Information as a student-assistant at North Greenville University, where he worked with the football and baseball teams as both a statistician and radio color commentator.
He also served as the main media contact for the Spartanburg Stingers baseball team in the Coastal Plains Wood Bat League in 2007, serving as the statistician and radio alternate.
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Heather Mills can't live on $48.6 million
Let's say you just won $48.6 million. What would be the first thing you would do? Me? After pissing my pants, I'd run around town throwing hundred bills at squirrels. Then come back under the cover of darkness and kick their asses until they gave it back. As for Heather Mills the first thing she did is hire forensic accountants to pore over Paul McCartney's assets because, apparently, she can't get by on $48.6 million. Of course, she's mainly concerned about her daugher Bea. I mean, how can she raise a child on such meager funds? The Daily Mail reports:
"Heather's thinking is that Bea should not be seen to have a different lifestyle when she is with Heather compared to Paul – and she is going about proving that is not possible.
"Heather is hoping Paul will discretely make a payment to her annually rather than want to go back to court and rake all this up again."
I don't want to point fingers and call Heather Mills a gold digger. But if you opened the trunk of her car you'd probably find a pick ax and, let's be real, a dead prospector. I'm not saying Heather Mills strangled him for his claim, but I'm also not saying he wasn't beaten with a wooden leg.


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NEWBURGH, N.Y. – June 2014 – If a picture is worth 1,000 words,
this group of Mount Saint Mary College professors and students
would like to determine the mathematical formula.
Mathematics professors Lee Fothergill and Mike Daven; and
students Jennifer Kurtz of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., and Toni Navarro
of Marlboro, N.Y.; visited Dia:Beacon as one of their first steps
in creating "Hudson Valley Math Trails," which aims to mix
mathematics with art, history, and more. Upon the team's completion
of the project, educators and students will be able to download
hands-on math questions to be solved at a variety of Hudson Valley
The project is part of Mount Saint Mary College's Student
Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE). Through SURE, Mount
faculty act as mentors to students over the summer, in subjects
such as science, mathematics, education, the arts, and business.
Some 20 students are participating in the program this summer, with
projects including "The Molecular Biology of Aging," "Microwave
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Thread: Sharp pain by my pelvic area
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Sharp pain by my pelvic area
Hey there,
I recently had my baby, he's four months old, and I wanted to know if the pain I'm getting on my right side by my pelvic area is normal? I was playing with him and he stood on it and the pain was sharp and now it's on and off. Then sometimes it lingers a bit like a dull pain. I know that sometimes there will be pains because your body is readjusting, is it possible that this is one of them?
14th August 2013 08:12 AM #2
Hi Schez - have you seen a health professional regarding your pelvic pain? Pain is an indication that there is something going on. You could see a doctor or alternatively a professional such as a chiropractor, osteopath or physiotherapist


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The best browser ever comes to iOS! I guess it'd be easy to port as the browser engine in both iOS and Chrome are WebKit. Not sure how they could implement parts of their extension API though (e.g. notifications can use HTML which isn't possible on iOS)
Would love to give it a try if it comes out!
yeah but Chrome isn't on the iDevices, where the comparison needs to be made.
no offence to anybody but for me personally, I hate android, I find it irritating at best
and this is about Chrome on the iDevices, not Android where you would expect it to run great as it should because it's native to Android and because Google make both Android and Chrome, like Apple make Safari and the iDevices
How long till apple is forced to allow changing the default browser to something besides safari. I use chrome on my MacBook so if it's the same quality on ios I'd love to use it by default there too
I doubt there will be crome for IOS as thats like Microsoft making IE for the PS3.
WHY would Google put any effort into the iDevice?
If they're going to do it I hope they do it right! Of the alternative browsers I've tried, I always have reason to go back to Safari, unfortunately.
For instance, recently I noticed that the "Open In..." command doesn't work on 3rd party browsers, nor does bookmark sharing. 3rd party browsers should have easy access to Safari bookmarks.


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Brevard, N.C. -Brevard College Athletic Director Juan Mascaro is pleased to announce the hiring of Amanda Kamekona as Brevard College's new Head Softball Coach.
"We are thrilled to have someone with Amanda's qualities to lead our softball program," said Mascaro. "Our student-athletes will benefit greatly from her proven playing experience and high energy."
Kamekona comes to Brevard from Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina. For the past two seasons, Kamekona has served as an Assistant Coach for the Saints softball program under Head Coach Jimmy Martin.
This past season, Kamekona helped guide Limestone to a 13-9 record in conference play and a third-place finish at the 2012 Conference Carolinas Softball Tournament.
Kamekona played softball at a professional level as a member of the PFX Tour from 2009-2011, and with the Carolina Diamonds in 2012.
Kamekona enjoyed an illustrious playing career at UCLA, earning NCFA All-American and All-Region honors in both 2008 and 2009. She was also twice named to the All-Pac-10 Conference First Team.
As a junior Kamekona led the Bruins in home runs, RBI's, runs scored, doubles, and slugging percentage on her way to earning the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player Award and an invite to the USA National Team.
Kamekona also played two seasons at Cal State Fullerton before joining the Bruins, earning All-Big West First Team honors as a sophomore.
In 2010, Kamekona earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UCLA .


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The sixth-ranked and fifth-seeded Duke women's tennis team opened the ACC Tournament Thursday with a 4-0 sweep of 70th-ranked Wake Forest at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C. The Blue Devils (22-3) advance to face fourth-seeded and 12th-ranked Clemson (20-5) in the quarterfinals at 9:00 a.m., Friday, April 25.
After dropping the doubles point in its final two regular season matches, Duke cruised on all three courts to claim the 1-0 lead early in the contest. Wake Forest won the opening game on the first and third courts, but the Blue Devils would only lose six other games the rest of the way.
"I thought we played pretty well," commented Duke head coach
Jamie Ashworth
. "Our goal today was to get off the court as fast as we could with the possibility of playing four matches in four days. We had to get back to some simple things with our doubles and I thought we were able to do that. It was good to get off the court quick with the doubles. I thought we played pretty good in singles. Our focus all week was with our doubles. If we can win doubles points, we are going to put a lot of pressure on other teams. We really emphasized that all week and emphasized that this morning before we started."
On court one, the fifth-ranked tandem of
Beatrice Capra
Hanna Mar
fell down 1-0, before charging back to take a 2-1 advantage. The Blue Devils would not trail the rest of the way against Wake Forest's Xue Zhang and Kasey Gardiner. Capra and Mar led 4-3 and went on to win the next four games to close the match with an 8-3 victory. The duo collected a Duke-best 14th doubles win of the year.
Duke's 30th-ranked duo of
Ester Goldfeld
Alyssa Smith
dominated action from the start opening a 4-0 advantage before dropping their first game, 4-1. The Blue Devils went on to improve to 10-2 by winning 8-2 and clinching the doubles point against Luisa Fernandez and Samantha Asch.
On court three, the Blue Devil 89th-ranked pair of
Annie Mulholland
Chalena Scholl
fell down 1-0 early to Kimm Guerin and Karen Forman. Mulholland and Scholl held a 3-2 advantage and then went on to win three straight games to lead 6-2. Wake Forest tried to make a run winning two games to cut the Duke advantage to 7-4 when the doubles point was clinched.
"The doubles was really good [today]," commented Capra. "We had a lot of energy and I thought we were all really supportive on all three courts. It is tough because we were playing on three different tiers. I could hear Annie and Chalena on the bottom court and I could hear Ester next to me. It was good communication throughout everybody today."
Carrying the momentum after winning the doubles point, Duke jumped out to early leads in singles on four of the six courts.
On court six, senior
Marianne Jodoin
won her first five games to take a 5-0 lead and eventually won Duke's first set, 6-3, against Zhang. Scholl, a freshman from Pampano Beach, Fla., also took an early lead on court four versus Asch winning the first set, 6-2. Both Jodoin and Scholl cruised to a 6-0 win in the second set to give the Blue Devils a 3-0 advantage.
A trio Duke standouts also won their first sets in singles action as seventh-ranked Capra, 26th-ranked Goldfeld and 35th-ranked Mar each posted victories. Capra, who is out of Ellicott City, Md., posted a 6-3, 6-0 win on court one versus Retolaza to improve to 27-7 and clinch the 4-0 win for the Blue Devils.
"I thought it was a really good match today," said Capra. "Wake is always really tough to play. Overall as a team, we came out with a lot of energy. We played really well and were fired up. I think it was really good on everybody's part today."
At the time the match was clinched, Duke led on two of the three other courts. Goldfeld held a 6-3, 3-3 advantage on Fernandez on court two, while Mar was leading Guerin, 7-6, 3-3, on court three. Smith, a freshman out of Laguna Niguel, Calif., dropped her first set on court five, 6-7, and was tied, 1-1, in the second versus Gardiner.
"Everybody was kind of bummed as we had a rough weekend last week," said Capra. "We are all really motived to come out and I think we proved that this morning."
Duke and Clemson will meet for the second time over the last eight days. The Blue Devils traveled to the Lady Tigers Thursday, April 17 and dropped a 4-3 decision to Clemson. Duke had multiple match points but could not put the Lady Tigers away.
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'On Wednesday, the Sabres offered Briere a five-year deal worth approximately $25 million. Briere turned it down. Interestingly, it was a similar offer to the one the Briere camp (led by CAA agent Pat Brisson) had suggested to Sabres management last summer before the sides went to arbitration. It's just more proof that timing is everything, eh?'
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Fire closes segment of Deschutes River
The wildfire that threatened the Kah-Nee-Ta resort has forced rafting to be closed on a segment of the Lower Deschutes River.
The fire has burned to the shore of the river and could trap rafters who camp during their trip.
The area of the river that's closed is from Warm Springs to Nena. Rafters can use the permit on the section of river to the north.
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Brevard vs Johnson C. Smith Game Day InformationSeptember 6, 2011
Directions, Game Notes and Radio/Stat links at the bottom of the article
Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College football returns to familiar grounds as they prepare to come home to Brevard Memorial Stadium this weekend for their home opener against Johnson C. Smith University.
The last time the Tornados took the field in Brevard Memorial Stadium was the 2009 season, where the Tornados defended their home turf, finishing the year 4-1 in the friendly confines as Brevard High School, including an overtime victory against Tusculum College and the "Mud Bowl" game in which the Tornados toppled Catawba College.
This season's team closely resembles the 2009 squad as a senior-laden defense, led by Preseason All-SAC linebacker Prince Simunyu, linemen Richard Ray and Christian Lumbu, and defensive backs Michael Gist, Rashad Dirton and Salonick Amos, will take the field for their final year with the Tornados.
Brevard comes into this game after a 34-17 defeat suffered at the hands of FCS opponent Gardner-Webb University on Sept. 3rd at Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, N.C. Johnson C. Smith also comes into the game after their season opener against West Virginia State in which the Golden Bulls defeated the Yellow Jackets 64-27.
Brevard Head Coach Paul Hamilton's team showed off their traditional high-power rushing attack against the Runnin' Bulldogs in the season opener, gaining 245 rushing yards on 43 carries, led by senior quarterback Aaron Reese's 15 carry, 111 yard effort. Michael Gist and C.J. Wilson led the way on defense for Brevard with 13 tackles apiece, tying for second overall in the conference after the first week, while Christian Lumbu and Richard Ray had two sacks apiece in harassing the Runnin' Bulldogs' quarterback throughout the game.
Johnson C. Smith, under Coach Steven Aycock, finished 2-8 last year, suffering a 28-25 defeat to Brevard College at Irwin Belk Stadium, but the team looks to turn things around this year after winning their season opener for the first time since 2007. The Golden Bulls are led by freshman quarterback Keahn Wallace, as he opened his collegiate career with a milestone game, passing for 337 yards and four touchdowns, while adding a rushing score.
Brevard College Players to Watch
Derek Church – The final original member of the Brevard College football team, fullback Derek Church, comes into this week's contest after pounding the ball 22 times up the middle against FCS opponent Gardner-Webb University for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns, keeping up his strong play since the Blue-White scrimmage in the spring preseason. Often described as a "human bowling ball", Church is steadily moving up the rushing ranks in BC history with 796 career rushing yards and he is currently third all-time in the BC rushing list with 13 rushing touchdowns, three behind Neville Bryce's career high 16. Church also is among BC's all-time receiving leaders with 11 career receptions for 152 yards and a touchdown.
Richard Ray – Ray made his presence felt immediately on the field in his first game back with Brevard College after a one year hiatus from the Tornados ranks, recording two sacks among his three tackles and was consistently in the Runnin' Bulldogs backfield throughout the evening as Brevard recorded nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage on the game. In his last full season with Brevard, Ray had a knack for making big plays, as he was influential in two of the Tornados four victories over SAC schools, recovering a fumble in the final seconds against Lenoir-Rhyne in the 14-9 victory, as well as returning a blocked punt for a touchdown against Catawba in the 7-6 victory over the Indians.
Johnson C. Smith Players to Watch
Keahn Wallace – Wallace opened up his freshman year with the Golden Bulls with a bang, leading Johnson C. Smith to a 64-27 victory over West Virginia State University inside the Irwin Belk Complex on Sept. 3rd. The freshman showed poise in hitting seven different receivers in going 16-of-25 in the passing game for 337 yards and four touchdowns, with a long of 62. Wallace also showed burst to the outside, recording 54 yards rushing and a touchdown on just seven carries. The 6-2, 210 lbs athlete holds the Homestead Senior High School record for passing yards in a season and was selected to the North vs. South All-Star game in 2010.
Derek Johnson II – Derrick Johnson was a force in the Golden Bulls' season opener, destroying the Yellow Jackets offensive line to the tune of six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and a sack. A 6-0, 265 lb junior from Charlotte, N.C. and Hopewell High School, Johnson is coming off a season in which he recorded 29 tackles, with 7.5 coming behind the line of scrimmage. He also recorded 4.5 sacks on the season and forced a fumble. Last time against the Tornados, Johnson recorded three solo tackles, with two going behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of five yards.
Kickoff for the 2011 Brevard College Fooball Home Opener is set for 2 p.m. at Brevard Memorial Stadium in Brevard, N.C.
Fans who are unable to attend the game, can listen live through the broadcast brought to you by the "Voice of the Tornados" Dwayne Summers over the radio at WSQL Radio 1240 AM, or over the internet at www.wsqlradio.com.
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He's certainly the master of his craft and last night (December 7) Bradley Cooper celebrated the opening night premiere of his Broadway revival of "The Elephant Man" in New York City.
Joined by costars Patricia Clarkson and Alessandra Nivola, the "Hangover" hunk was all smiles as he posed for photos outside the Booth Theater as well as at the after party at Gotham Hall.
Fighting for the right to breastfeed in public, Alyssa Milano shared a snapshot of her daughter Elizabella Dylan having a snack on Monday (October 27).
The "Who's The Boss" babe exposed her left breast as her little one ate, staring into the camera for the Instagram image.
Rounding out the end of the week with a very exciting announcement, Alyssa Milano revealed that she welcomed her daughter on Thursday (September 4).
The 41-year-old actress and her husband David Buglilari revealed the news through their rep and shared that their baby girl, named Elizabella Dylan, came in weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.
She's quite the contented mommy, and Alyssa Milano gave fans an inside look at some quality family time on Tuesday (July 1).
The "Who's The Boss" babe snapped a selfie including her bare baby bump and her two-year-old son Milo laying on her tummy.
Soccer fans all over the world were glued to their televisions as the United States soccer squad took on Portugal in the 2014 World Cup face-off on Sunday (June 22).
And many of our favorite stars expressed their reactions to the last-minute 2-2 tie that prevented Team USA from getting an automatic berth into the next round.
Super excited to share her news with the world, Alyssa Milano took to Twitter to announce the gender of her bun in the oven on Thursday (May 15).
The "Charmed" star told her fans to head over to her website to watch the clip and find out if she is having a boy or girl with husband David Bugliari.
Hours after the announcement that Peaches Geldof passed away, stars took to Twitter to remember the model/television personality.
Ms. Geldof was found dead at a home near Wrotham, Kent, England on Monday (April 7) at the age of 25. See the touching tributes from fellow stars below.
Showing off her growing baby bump, Alyssa Milano snapped a cute pre-baby selfie on Friday (April 4).
Excited to show her fans how her pregnancy is coming along, the "Mistresses" starlet captioned the Instagram picture, "The bump… #shortpeoplecarrybig #noitsnottwins."


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Put more bluntly, what O'Neill was saying here is: You have to lie.
"At least a drug dealer gives an addict something tangible for his or her money," O'Neill says.
O'Neill—like Williams in this regard—is just one of those playwrights that nothing came between his heart and his pen.
It's Tip O'Neill's famous axiom in reverse: now all politics is national.
A resident of Pacifica, California, O'Neill spends her spare time reading Hemingway, growing vegetables, and rock climbing.
The old O'Neill, instead of being irritated, saw in this exploit a proof of commendable energy.
Bud, trembling, hoped it might be O'Neill, and staggered to the archway.
Presently they heard Mrs. O'Neill calling, but they just sat still, stifling their giggles.
This junction O'Neill was determined to defeat, and did defeat it;—but let us not anticipate.
O'Neill ran back to tell his comrades and as he arrived a big shell fell just outside the cellar.