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(CNSNews.com) – Governors of all 50 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands have signed proclamations supporting the 60th annual National Day of Prayer, celebrated on Capitol Hill and at venues across the country on Thursday, according to the National Day of Prayer Task Force.
President Harry S. Truman officially recognized the National Day of Prayer in 1952. Legislation signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 established the first Thursday in May as the date for the event.
Task force chairwoman Shirley Dobson said a cloud hung over the annual event because of a lawsuit, first filed by the Madison, Wis.-based Freedom From Religion Foundation in 2008, asserting that it was unconstitutional for the president to proclaim a day of prayer because it violated the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution by "establishing" an official state religion.
The foundation first named President George W. Bush and White House press secretary Dana Perino as defendants in the suit and later replaced them with President Barack Obama and his then press secretary, Robert Gibbs.
Last year, Judge Barbara Crabb of the U.S. District Court for the Western district of Wisconsin ruled in favor of the foundation. But a year later, a federal appeals court overturned the ruling and dismissed the case.A three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on April 14 that the foundation did not have standing to sue because even if the group disagrees with the president's proclamation, it has not caused harm.
Two weeks after the ruling, the White House issued Obama's National Prayer Day proclamation, citing the historic significance of the occasion.
"It is thus fitting that, from the earliest years of our country's history, Congress and Presidents have set aside days to recognize the role prayer has played in so many definitive moments in our history," the proclamation said. "On this National Day of Prayer, let us follow the example of President Lincoln and Dr. King.
"Let us be thankful for the liberty that allows people of all faiths to worship or not worship according to the dictates of their conscience, and let us be thankful for the many other freedoms and blessings that we often take for granted."
At a three-hour worship service in the in the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Thursday, guests and members of Congress prayed for the executive branch, legislators and Supreme Court judges. Prayers were also said for all branches of the U.S. military.


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I'M a great believer in the power of the mind and the effect – both positive and negative – it can have on sportsmen and women.
It is only in the past decade or so that training the minds of top athletes has become as integral as honing their physical abilities.
Now it is an accepted part of the process with many football clubs and sports teams employing dedicated professionals in the psychiatric field on their regular payroll.
These days there are more Derren Brown types than Phil Browns on a club's staff it seems.
If ever there was evidence needed how vital their roles can be, you need look no further than recent events in football and cricket.
The falls from grace of Manchester United and the England cricket team have been extreme – both teams that have enjoyed unparalleled success in recent years made to look less than ordinary in the last few months.
When there are such huge swings, the post-mortem is wide-ranging.
But whatever the whys and wherefores of new managers, new players, less intimidation for the opposition, for me you cannot look much further than the mental aspect and a huge lack of belief in both those sides.
It is the same with Wanderers at present, particularly on home soil. It's as if they come out of the tunnel at the Reebok a goal down; hesitant and nervy when they should be relishing the backing of the Whites faithful.
Okay, so there have been squad additions in the summer but the vast majority of Dougie Freedman's team is made up of the players who ended last season in such a rich vein of form and almost made the play-offs.
Manchester United, albeit under Sir Alex Ferguson, strolled to the Premier League title last season while England's cricketers won a third successive Ashes series 3-0 on these shores last summer.
Neither side has become bad overnight so what is the root cause of their problems?
The answer is simple – confidence.
Watching the Ashes Down Under, you could see the trepidation in the eyes of every England player who walked to the crease as each defeat hit them harder.
It was the same watching those United players making the slow walk to the penalty spot in their Capital One Cup semi-final defeat to Sunderland on Wednesday after a torrid start to the year.
Both these players are clearly devoid of confidence and once you get into that rut, it is the same habit as a winning one. Instead of feeling invincible, you feel vulnerable every time you take to the field.
It is a test of character and the leadership of Andy Flower with England, David Moyes with United and Freedman at Wanderers is crucial. If all else fails, we could always draft in Uri Geller.

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Companies that sponsor childcare places to encourage mothers to return to work should receive more help through the tax system, Assistant Education Minister
A Productivity Commission inquiry into childcare is considering ways to promote employer-provided creches.
It is the first overall review of childcare and early learning systems for two decades.
Ms Ley, the minister responsible for early childhood learning, said there might be more the government could do to encourage employers to secure childcare places near their offices.
At present, only employers that provide childcare on their premises receive a fringe benefits tax exemption.
But many businesses do not have the space for creches, Ms Ley said.
"One of the terms of reference in our review is employer-provided childcare and I think we can do more there because the benefit that you gain through the tax system is only if it's on-site. . . and all employers can't do that,"she said.
"There are opportunities for perhaps . . . for employers to sponsor places close by. If we can help employers do that, that takes a huge strain out."
In 2006, a parliamentary inquiry into balancing work and family recommended not charging the fringe benefits tax on childcare facilities provided by businesses off-site. The change was strongly supported by business groups, including the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, but was costly and never implemented.
Ms Ley praised an initiative by the NSW Bar Association, which has reserved 10 childcare spots for barristers' children at centres in central Sydney, where waiting lists are long.
The NSW Bar Association covers the cost of reserving 10 childcare places in Sydney when they aren't all needed. Parents have to pay for the spots when they use them.
"We're effectively underwriting the cost of ensuring there are some places at least for our members," president Phillip Boulten said.
"It's part of our efforts to make the bar a friendly place for people with childcare commitments."
The Productivity Commission inquiry is examining the contribution of childcare to workforce participation. It is looking at the affordability and availability of childcare places.
According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data, nearly 120,000 Australian parents say they can't access employment because they can't find suitable child care.
Ms Ley said she wanted to help increase the number of women who work, which a Grattan Institute study found could boost the economy by $25 billion.
Childcare "is rapidly becoming for some families unaffordable, and that's why the PC review is so timely", she said.
"Affordability is just vital – especially with people feeling under strain with their family budgets, as they do."
There have been calls for the government to extend eligibility requirements for government support to more readily cover nannies.
Ms Ley, a mother of three whose sprawling electorate of Farrer covers a third of NSW, said she was open to all ideas.
"I've been through it; I know what it's like to have three small children under five, have a job, [and] I was studying at the same time," she said.
"It's one of the most chaotic times of your life and I'm very responsive to those concerns."
The Productivity Commission is due to deliver its draft report in July and a final one in October. Ms Ley said she hoped to be able to feed policy proposals stemming from the inquiry into the 2015 budget process.
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Gee, whatever discomfort Michal Rozsival might be experiencing thanks to the hit he took from Ilya Kovalchuk on Thursday, he still might think it's worth it.
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Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: Strategy / Role-Playing Game
Players: 1
ESRB: Everyone
Reviewer: Marcus Way
Overall: 9 = Must Buy
Ten years on and Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber is still a compelling game. Few series have mixed macro- and micromanagement as Ogre Battle, and that approach, combined with a unique form of story telling, has managed to sustain a title that is quickly approaching its first decade on the market.
Considering that Ogre Battle 64 can fetch upwards of $70 on eBay, the Virtual Console release will be a no-brainer for most strategy and role-playing fans out there. Due to a limited print run during the title's original release, most likely from Atlus' limited resources, this might be the only chance many of you out there have at even playing it. So, is it worth its cult status? I'd say yes, very much so.
Getting the most out of it really depends on what you want out of a strategy game. Keep in mind that this isn't Final Fantasy Tactics, and what I mean by that is that this isn't a purely tactical game. The best way to describe Ogre Battle 64's approach is that it takes a micro view towards strategy and a macro view towards tactics.
Combat is a largely hands-off affair with you, as the general, only having three commands, known as Interrupt Commands, at your disposal: battle strategy, retreat, and magic (Elem Pedra). Retreating and casting aren't immediately available during combat but are gradually unlocked as an interrupt meter fills during the fight, with each full bar opening up new command options: two fills unlocks retreat and three allows you to summon an Elem Pedra, a personification of the elements, to attack the enemy. The battle strategy commands are fairly broad, directing the troupe to attack certain targets, such as the weakest unit or the leader. This might sound uninteresting, and to be honest it kept me from giving the series a fair shot back in the mid '90s, but it can actually be quite interesting as you come to realize that it's your pre-combat and strategic preparations coming to fruition that is what is really on display. The battle animations can even be turned off, which can save a decent amount of downtime, but I left them on as I found myself enjoying the skirmishes and rooting for my guys.
While combat may be nearly automatic, preparing for it is not. Ogre Battle 64 might not ask much of you when things get rough, but it asks more than enough to make sure that your soldiers are ready when it comes time to engage the enemy. It is almost bewildering how many options are available; the small, quaint icons do little to prepare you for the onslaught of possibilities. Each five-unit squad can be reformed, reinforced, rearmed, renamed (down to the soldier), and replaced. There are dozens (and dozens) of classes to choose from, which are determined by the soldiers' gender, species, and alignment. Gear purchased from town shops is bestowed upon qualified units to upgrading them into any number of classes, from a fighter to a knight or a dragon tamer to a dragon master. Troops are recruited at the end of each mission and deployed in three-unit squads, and are not replaceable: if they fall during combat, they're gone forever. Keep the little buggers alive and they will upgrade whenever they gain enough experience to one of two gender-specific units, depending on the gender of the unit leader, as a male swordsmen fighter or female archer Amazon. The class system alone is staggering as options are constantly being opened as the story progresses.
Squad deployment on the regional map is also important as it can lead to a horrible route or a glorious victory. Each squad is represented and commanded by their unit leader on a quasi-3D view of the area. The goal is to liberate towns and storming the enemy's stronghold while holding your own. Strongholds are vital because they operate as a field hospital, a base of deployment, and their safety is a key victory condition. They are often secure through the initial stages of an operation, though, as enemies are normally a safe distance away, secure in nearby towns. Dislodging an enemy results in the liberation of the town, which offers a way for unit leaders to restore health as well as the possible means to revive units at a witch's hut or purchase new items and equipment at a shop. Routed enemies tend to make a beeline right back for the town, so it's often difficult to press your advantage without sacrificing valuable healing time. It's often more difficult to hold towns after liberating them as the counterattacks from regrouped enemies can route disorganized commanders. Getting the right unit to the right place at the right time and prepared for an assault is determined by a number of key factors: squad speed, roadways, time of day, fatigue, and direction.
Getting the squads to the desired locations requires knowing just how quickly they can get there, since they will often run across an approaching or retreating enemy. Poor timing will also create a traffic jam of sorts, with allies too close together to properly maneuver to their own objectives. Roads make travel faster, but they are also often lined with enemies; the wildness often offers a shortcut, but the terrain might unexpectedly slow you down or your arrival spring an enemy ambush. The time of day and fatigue must also be watched, as some units fight better at different times and all need to rest after traveling. Once a squad becomes too tired, they will immediately make camp, which means that any attacking enemy lucky enough to make it in time to the camp will get a few lucky shots on the snoozing and disoriented soldiers. Likewise, units facing away from an approaching enemy will also be penalized by a few hits as they reorient themselves to face the threat. Things can get surprisingly tense as the map fills up, time winds down, and you see your handful of units closing in on an enemy's stronghold as their compatriots converge on key towns.
The world map offers a bit of a breather compared to the regional map. Here, the story is progressed by you choosing which mission to tackle first as well as access to a few administrative actions. A cool feature, and one I will discuss a bit more later, is that alignment and story elements change depending on what order missions are handled. But the most important activity that the world map allows access to is training. Ogre Battle 64 isn't the hardest game you'll play, but it isn't the easiest, either, and missions can become difficulty fairly early on. If you don't train enough, the missions quickly become massacres. By spending a few gold and a few minutes, your units can spar with a training squad that will allow them to beef up their stats. Train, train, and train some more. The game truly shines once you get to explore the different class types, so just the interesting combinations alone are worth your time – never mind actually surviving future encounters.
For all of the combat talk, there is one area in which Ogre Battle 64 excels and that few titles can match: the story. Once you realize just how sprawling and intricate the story is and how intertwined its progression is to your decisions, the game becomes all the more addictive. Similar to Bethesda role-playing games, Ogre Battle 64 begins by asking you a series of questions. During your oath of allegiance to the Kingdom of Palatinus, you are asked a number of questions whose responses will immediately effect how the game plays out. Aside from some of the more obvious, such as which deity you follow, there are others that revolve around what you hope to accomplish through your services and what you expect for your efforts. For instance, I said that I was going to offer freedom and fight chaos. Shortly after things kicked into gear, I heard about cries for freedom from the rebellious underclass and lectures on the importance of fending off chaos from the aristocracy. As things progress, by the order missions are accomplished, actions taken, and answers given, the storyline starts to diverge to offer each player a slightly different experience. It makes the traditional Evil Empire and Glorious Revolution storyline actually interesting and worth paying attention to as you navigate the hazards of become a person you – or your allies – might loathe. The only thing I found odd was the random bits of cussing and inconsistent terminology that seemed to fit our world more than the game world. With six different endings and numerous paths, from being good to chaotic to pure evil, the replay factor is phenomenal.
Surprisingly, for a ten-year-old game on a system not known for its strategy titles, much less strategy role-playing games, the menu system and controls are shockingly good. The Nintendo 64's analog nub helped pave the way for the smooth transition to the (required) classic controller, but even then, much of the game's complex menu system is made approachable and navigable through an easy-to-follow layout and icon-driven system. Granted, the game is daunting, even if you take advantage of the Tutorial, but the best way to learn, like most games, is to just dive right in. It's all very confusing at first, but it only takes a few missions to get the hang of things. A mixture of commonsense and intelligent design decisions really gives the game a feeling of being ahead of its time, such as the ability to skip scenes, a snap feature that brings the 'move to' location flag to nearby towns and strongholds, quick menu access via shoulder buttons, and the separation of activities by phase of action.
There remain a few hang-ups, however, despite the developer's outstanding efforts. One irritating problem I ran into was getting caught in a long combat loop with retreating enemies on the regional map. Fights tend to break off after each side exchanges a few blows, with the losing squad retreat for a few seconds afterwards. This is well and good, often giving yourself a breather and time to realign your on-screen cursor, but sometimes the enemy will run into an object that cannot be navigated – say, a river – and you are too close to turn away. The result is a really cycle of fighting, winning, going back to the map, and then immediately reengaging the retreating enemy. Some unit leaders have long health bars, especially those that can heal, further extending the sequence. Another minor issue is the snap feature's difficulty in ascertaining which object you're trying to select whenever there are multiple elements in an area. You might want to go into the town but the feature snaps to the nearby retreating enemy instead, which means using the directional pad to try to force the flag icon to where you actually want to go. This is pretty common but, given the time and control limitations, an acceptable irritant. Most of the time, though, the game progresses without issue.
Nintendo's use of the cartridge in the days when systems were switching to the CD-Rom caused many a problems for the N64, the most prominent being the required reuse of visual and audio assets. Ogre Battle 64 couldn't escape this, with many towns, structures, and character models being reused and having only a handful of audio tracks. Luckily, what's included is nice, with a soundtrack consisting of a nice mix of calming and bombastic tunes with decent effects and some nice, if a smidge pixilated, character design. At the ten-year mark, it is clearly a sign of the times but more than serviceable.
Overall: 9/10
At 1,000 Wii Points ($10), the Virtual Console release of Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber is a phenomenal deal. With upwards of a hundred hours of gameplay, which includes multiple endings, branching storylines, dozens of classes, and a surprising amount of customization, there is a whole lot for the would-be general to tackle. Don't let its release date or the screenshots fool you: Ogre Battle 64 is a satisfying, addictive title whose production values still manage to charm. A few control issues linger from the N64 days, but they are minor for such a complex game and more than tolerable. If you want something a little different, a little less tactical and more strategic, with surprisingly innovative storytelling mechanics, then look no further. A great buy.
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Personal computing discussed
Moderator: JustAnEngineer
JohnC wrote:You're doing it wrong. Spend a little bit more for a good Synology NAS. You'll get much more compact device, with unbeatable power consumption and very good built-in management tools (as well as mobile apps).
CampinCarl wrote:I suggest using FreeNAS and ZFS. I built a low end AMD system (A4-5300, Gigabyte GA-F2A85XM-D3H, 8GB RAM) plus 3 2TB WD Green drives late last year, and it's been rock solid ever since. I admit that I don't have power usage statistics for it, but I've had no problems just using an old flash drive for the host OS (though I would suggest a small SSD for the OS + ZIL, it's much faster). RAID-Z is pretty fantastic, and I end up much more limited by the gigabit networking (or the wireless) speed than anything else for most file transfers.
For what it's worth, the system cost me like $160, plus $85 each drive. That comes in under your $500 suggestion, and gets you an extra 2TB of storage. FreeNAS is super easy to use, and the web administrative interface is snappy and fully featured. Easy to set up CIFS, AFS, and NFS shares so if you have a variety of OS' on your network, you can have proper shares for each ecosystem.
HallofFamer wrote:I also haven't decided on the OS. I have experience with ubuntu server, but I have also read about freeNAS. I'm not fond of dedicating a hard drive to the OS or plugging in a USB stick all the time. Looking to do RAID 1 w/ 2x2TB.
just brew it! wrote:If you're committed to rolling your own box, and you already know how to administer Ubuntu Server, OS selection sounds like a no-brainer to me.
kc77 wrote:Please excuse the phone photo. I haven't been able to find my camera in quite a while.
just brew it! wrote:kc77 wrote:Please excuse the phone photo. I haven't been able to find my camera in quite a while.
Ahh, I gather that your "geek cave" is about as well-organized as mine is. I occasionally lose stuff in the mess for weeks at a time too.
Aside: Earlier this evening, one of the old UPSes at the far corner of my home office started screaming about its battery needing replacement. Physically accessing it involved excavating a tunnel under the table in the middle of the office wide enough for me to crawl through; it's probably been around a year since I touched any of the equipment running in that corner. I thought that UPS was the one running the web server, but it turned out that only the DSL modem and a couple of network switches were plugged into it. Moved everything to the other UPS located in that sector (the one the web server is *actually* plugged into) and called it a day. I'll probably just junk that UPS instead of replacing the battery again; it's an old 500VA APC I've had since forever.
Flying Fox wrote:Actually what is the problem with plugging in a USB drive? Just the unsightly nature of a stick outside the case? You can always get something internal and tape the stick inside the case.
Flying Fox wrote:Actually what is the problem with plugging in a USB drive? Just the unsightly nature of a stick outside the case? You can always get something internal and tape the stick inside the case.
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just brew it! wrote:Maybe the Memorex thumbdrives are OK. I've been avoiding Memorex products on principle, due to every other Memorex product I've bought in the past decade or so massively sucking (optical drives, optical media, MP3 player, etc...)
My overall impression of them is "rebrander of cheap Chinese junk".
HallofFamer wrote:Can anyone make a suggestion for/against using ECC memory with a ZFS FreeNAS build? I've read some strongly cautionary posts from people saying ECC is basically required...?
HallofFamer wrote:Hi Guys,
Currently LGA 1150 and Mini-ITX form factor
Budget: $500 pm $100
Usage: Dedicated NAS for file sharing, streaming to devices, and data backup
Timeframe: Next month or so unless there is upcoming technology worth waiting for. Not in any rush.
I buy from Newegg, Amazon, and TigerDirect
The build focus so far has been on compactness and low power consumption. I want to leave this NAS device on 24/7 and later on put together a HTPC. I also haven't decided on the OS. I have experience with ubuntu server, but I have also read about freeNAS. I'm not fond of dedicating a hard drive to the OS or plugging in a USB stick all the time. Looking to do RAID 1 w/ 2x2TB.
CASE - Fractal Design Node 304 [$55]
I really like the sleek look of this case and the 6 drive bays for expansion and air flow.
STORAGE - WD Red NAS 2TB [$200]
I had a hard time picking this over the 5 year warranty on the WD black HDD. I assume the WD red is better optimized for the NAS application and will draw less power when idle.
CPU - Pentium G3220 3.0GHz 54W [$70]
**Updated CPU choice based on Wirko's research.
Pretty much the only LGA 1150 Mini-ITX motherboard with 6 sata connections built in.
PSU - Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D 380W [$45]
The approximate peak power draw with 6 HDDs was less than 300W. I targeted a 80% peak loading to be safe (300W/.8 = ~380W).
The reason I am posting this here and asking for help is because most of my builds have focused on gaming/raw power. As such I'm not as confident on where to invest to get the performance i'm looking for. I've also never dealt with NAS, however I currently have a running Ubuntu Server box. I'm open to any comments/suggestions!


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I've been home for a few days (a hideous abscess [abscessed?] tooth, sedation dentistry, steroids and tears) catching up with Bon Appetit, Vanity Fair (read that Grace Kelly article, skip the Tiger Woods story) Cook's Illustrated and Esquire Magazine. Lots of culinary inspiration . . . maybe purse inspiration, too, if there's such a thing.
Often my spouse would travel to New York to consult with Brooklyn Union Gas. He always raved about the coffee cake he could buy there. Made in a sheet pan, tall, with lots of rich crunchy cinnamon topping . . . the cake had a crumbly texture, holes in it, with a fantastic aromatic topping. Sound good?
Bon Appetit says, "In this East Coast-style breakfast treat, a tender sour cream coffee cake is topped with a thick layer of cinnamon-scented streusel." I'm in.
* 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted, warm
* 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
* 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
* 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 2 large eggs
* 1 1/3 cups sour cream
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix both sugars, cinnamon, and salt in medium bowl and whisk to blend. Add warm melted butter and stir to blend. Add flour and toss with fork until moist clumps form (topping mixture will look slightly wet). Set aside.
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat room-temperature butter in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition. Add sour cream and vanilla extract and beat just until blended. Add flour mixture in 3 additions, beating just until incorporated after each addition. Transfer cake batter to prepared baking dish; spread batter evenly with rubber spatula or offset spatula. Squeeze small handfuls of topping together to form small clumps. Drop topping clumps evenly over cake batter, covering completely (topping will be thick).
Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean and topping is deep golden brown and slightly crisp, about 1 hour. Cool cake in dish on rack at least 30 minutes. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool completely. Cover and let stand at room temperature.
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LAFAYETTE — At least eight challengers plan to seek a seat on the Lafayette Parish School Board with some possibly taking on incumbents.
The full extent of the political battles won't be known until candidates qualify. Qualifying is Wednesday through Friday for the Nov. 4 primary. The runoff election is Dec. 6.
Some of the challengers announced their intentions to run months ago and have been in regular attendance at School Board meetings.
Since January, six incumbents — Hunter Beasley, Shelton Cobb, Mark Cockerham, Tommy Angelle, Kermit Bouillion and Tehmi Chassion — have said they plan to seek re-election. Beasley, Cobb and Chassion each have challengers.
Beasley, the board president, said Friday he has gathered enough signatures from registered voters in his district to waive his qualifying fees. School Board members must collect at least 100 signatures on a nominating petition to waive the fees that range from $115 to $230, depending upon the candidate's party affiliation.
Another unknown in the political landscape is what effect the board's battles with Superintendent Pat Cooper will have with the electorate.
Relations between the School Board and Cooper have been strained, particularly in recent months as the board attempted to balance the general fund budget to offset a $23.5 million shortfall. A majority of six board members has repeatedly rejected Cooper's budget recommendations in favor of identifying reductions on their own.
Last year, the board reprimanded Cooper and hired an attorney to investigate the superintendent as a way to find cause for a termination hearing. The investigation is still pending.
The balance of power on the nine-member board has shifted in the past year and a half, from five voting in support of Cooper's recommendations to now only three consistently backing Cooper. Those three — Cobb, Bouillion and Cockerham — also did not support a majority of the board's decisions to reprimand Cooper and start an investigation.
Some incumbents may skate back into office without opposition.
As of Friday, only three board members did not have announced challengers: Cockerham, Bouillion and Angelle.
Four years ago, three incumbents — Cobb, Mark Babineaux and Rae Trahan —were re-elected without opposition.
That year, 2010, Angelle narrowly won his seat on the board by four votes in a race against Cajundome director Greg Davis. Davis recently filed a federal lawsuit against the board over its handling of its 2014-15 budget and also asked the court to intervene in any future termination proceedings against Cooper. Davis said last week he does not plan to run for a seat on the School Board this year.
Those elected to the nine-member board will serve a five-year term instead of four years due to legislation passed in the recent session that moves the board's election cycle to the gubernatorial election date effective in the year 2019. The legislation, proposed by state Rep. Nancy Landry, R-Lafayette, sought to improve voter turnout.
Here's a run-down of the early bird candidates:
DISTRICT 1: Mary Morrison, an academic counselor at South Louisiana Community College who served a one-year appointment on the City-Parish Council to replace her husband, Purvis, after he was elected mayor of Scott. The incumbent, Babineaux, has not announced whether he'll seek re-election, though he is considering a run for a district court judge seat.
DISTRICT 2: Angelle, the incumbent, doesn't have any challengers yet.
DISTRICT 3: Cobb, the incumbent, will face Elroy Broussard, who ran against him in a special election in 2008 to fill the District 3 seat vacated when Rickey Hardy was elected state representative.
DISTRICT 4: Joshua Broussard, an admissions coordinator for a local nursing home and former Lafayette chapter NAACP president, plans to take on incumbent Chassion.
DISTRICT 5: Incumbent Bouillion so far has no announced challenger.
DISTRICT 6: Incumbent Greg Awbrey has not publicly announced his decision yet. There are two challengers for the seat, Kathleen Espinoza, a University of Louisiana at Lafayette geology instructor, and Justin Centanni, an assistant vice president database analyst for IberiaBank.
DISTRICT 7: Cockerham, the incumbent, currently has no challengers.
DISTRICT 8: Beasley, the incumbent, faces a challenge from businessman Erick Knezek, co-founder and managing partner of Truston Technologies, a marine services company.
DISTRICT 9: Incumbent Trahan hasn't made any announcements about her re-election plans, although there are already two contenders for her seat: Jeremy Hidalgo, a financial services representative for MetLife and owner of Southern Sport Nets, and Brian West, an informatics program instructor at UL-Lafayette.


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Vector-control officials have identified more than 300 San Bernardino County properties with stagnant swimming pools, ponds and other bodies of water that pose hazards due to an increase in West Nile virus cases.
The Sheriff's Department's aviation division assisted county Vector Control in flyovers of areas between the 15 Freeway and Yucaipa in the past two months.
"Our goal is to eliminate or at least minimize mosquito breeding as much as possible," said Ray Britain, program manager with the county Public Health Department.
The flights came at a time when human West Nile virus cases have increased in the county and state. Nine people have been diagnosed with the virus this year, up from four in 2011. There have been 258 cases reported statewide, compared with 158 the year before, according to the California West Nile Virus website.
Sheriff's pilots incorporated the flyovers into their everyday duties, said sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Bachman.
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Leading the list was Fontana, with 123 properties identified as having potential for mosquito breeding. Of those, 19 needed an immediate response by health officials. San Bernardino-Devore-Muscoy came in second with 60 properties, 28 needing immediate attention.
Properties identified as being at risk do not necessarily have mosquitoes carrying the virus, Britain said.
Vector-control personnel plan to visit the identified homes, educate homeowners about the risks of stagnant water and take other steps to eliminate mosquito breeding sites.
"It may be as simple as draining the pool - that would eliminate the water source," Britain said. "We can also apply a larvicide, which would kill any of the mosquitoes in the water."
Sheriff's aviation and vector control crews did regular flyovers between 2005 and 2007. There were more properties identified as having mosquito breeding sources than there were in recent flights.
"We believe that this is due to education," Britain said.
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Is it commercially powerful enough or creatively influential enough to coax editors into staying?
It was, however, a colossal flop—critically and commercially—with Lynch later regretting sacrificing final cut.
In the meantime, the American Super Tanker aircraft, commercially leased by the Israeli government, arrived on the scene.
He may have been the least commercially successful singer in the lineup.
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I look at this commercially, as a question of demand and supply.
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commercially it is one of the most important ports of Europe.
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Researchers from the Australian National University have discovered that the Y chromosome is shrinking as it loses genetic material but Paul Waters said men were not at risk of becoming extinct.
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Researchers analysed DNA samples from tammar wallabies, finding more genes on the male chromosome than expected.
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A Major Purge is Probably ComingEdit
The recent deletion of the Voyager provisional commander insignia has got me thinking about how we have been dancing around the thin ice about this issue of "implied ranks"; i.e. higher ranks and ranks in the middle of the tier that we dont actually ever see on camera. With that said, I think we need to have a major purge of this article and perhaps even rewrite the whole thing. At a glance, TOS series ranks are guessing about rear admiral and admiral...the only admiral rank we ever see is in The Trouble with Tribbles and it has been widely assumed he was a Vice Admiral but on camera was only called "Admiral". Likewise for all of the Motion Picture admiral ranks above Rear Admiral...and even Commodore is uncertian in the Motion Picture timeframe (although we hear a Commodore mentioned on a radio braodcast)...we are simply guessing since we never see these on camera. Then we get to TNG...I have studied very closely my Season 1 TNG DVD and have come to inescapable conclusion that in the first season the pips on the unifomrs were SILVER, not gold. They appear to have only switched to gold in the second season. The Admiral ranks in TNG and later time frames are another kicker since we never have seen a five star admiral yet it is on all the charts. As for Enterprise, a hangup there is that Forrest has always been called a Vice Admiral in our articles but like his TOS counterpart we are only assuming he was a Vice Admiral but in fact on camera he was called simply an Admiral. I am going out of town for a few weeks so that will give folks a chance to chime in with opinions before a major change is made to this article. -FC 13:59, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
First re-writeEdit
I have begun the grand re-write of this article with the main intention to give more history of the insignia and expand the background section. I also want to weed out the numerous non-canon insignias such as TOS admiral ranks and the five star pips which have never been seen in a live action production.
For those who were fans of these insignia, don't worry, they will be readded (including the pictures) in a special background section about insignia implied but not seen on screen.
I also ask a favor of whoever can do this to remove the deputy director insignia and the Voyager provisional insignia (one of which is now deleted) from the line officer comparative rank table. I have tried to do this but mess the table up everytime due to the column script which I dont completely understand. I will make a separate section for provisional insignia and address deputy director in a section about titles versus ranks. -FC 17:14, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Provisional insigniaEdit
It would of great help if someone removed these from the new "comparative rank table" and made them into thier own section. I've tried it four times and only succeed in messing up the spacing on the table. We also need Deputy Director taken out since, after the debate about this a few months ago, everyone agrees that this is a title and not a rank. I plan to put such material in a "titles" section. Help wanted! -FC 19:44, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Unused insigniaEdit
I plan to put all of the now unused insignia back into the article eventually. Due to real world events, the past few days have been busy and there has been little time for MA. I plan to get around to it, just need some time. Perhaps we can put the images in question on the talk page until they are folded back into the article. -FC 15:45, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Looks like I'm done! Thanks all who helped improve this article! -FC 21:18, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
- Not sure where to put this, as I don't think it was seen on screen. I have one for a lt jg or ens as well that I can upload if anyone finds one in the film or wants to add it to the implied ranks. - Archduk3:talk 12:03, December 11, 2009 (UTC)
I'm removing this part of the article for now since I'm not sure where exactly it should go or if it is even good material to have. The part about Kim being senior since he worked on the bridge doesnt make sense to me as a naval officer; Kim held a bridge duty station (like Officer of the Deck in the real Navy) but this didnt mean he could go off watch and give a commander an order. Also the Troi and Crusher deal, with them commanding the bridge after taking the test, mirrors the current day practice of staff officers getting a line officer qualification (aka "passing your board") and getting put on the watch bill. Again, it didnt mean that either of those had authority over other Commanders when off watch. Indeed, in the real Navy, in an emergency any line officer may take command and the staff officers, regardless of rank, must follow the line officers orders. In practice, though, line office ensigns (even in emergencies) would be cautioned not to bark at staff officer captains!
Anyway, the section reads:
- It is notable that Starfleet ranks do not necessarily confer seniority. For example Harry Kim was an ensign, but was a member of the senior staff in his capacity as operations manager on USS Voyager and thus senior to many, higher ranked, members of the crew. Similarly, Deanna Troi, despite her rank as a lieutenant commander, was not eligible to take the conn of the Enterprise-D until the events shown in TNG: "Thine Own Self" when she passed the bridge officer's test, meaning that up to that point, any command-qualified lieutenant taking command of the bridge would have authority over her in normal situations. In emergencies, there seems to be a different qualification, as TNG: "Disaster" showed as-yet-untested Troi legally taking command during a crisis when the rest of the ship's crew were incommunicado.
-FC 13:51, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
The Troi and Kim question is one i would like to know, all i can surmise about Harry Kim is he is a senior bridge officer who holds no rank, as for Crusher in all armed services I know of the medical officer holds seniority over even the highest ranking officer but only holds command under the most desperate situations
This edit was correct, this discussion should have started before this happened, because the original information is based on background information and valid external links. --Alan 03:18, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- If the majority wants that in, then fine...but there simply has never been an "Able Seaman" rank pin in Star Trek. There HAS been an "Able Crewman" pin. Perhaps the source misquoted what was going on, but I would hate to see a completely untrue statement wind up in article. Also, the mention about a Star Trek Captain pin being sold is far too vauge...which pin...worn by whom? And in any case that should be in the background section, not the main-line article. I guess I'm also slightly biased since I never was a big fan of these entries about uniform parts being sold at "Its a Warp". I really wonder what that has to do with anything. I'm not unreasonable though. But instead of just adding this in let us ask ourselves is it actually correct information. I dont think it is. -FC 03:24, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
Regarding the second half, it's "It's a Wrap", actually, and according to the link: "A resin rank badge made for characters portraying a Starfleet 'captain' in various Star Trek feature films" – the point of the IAW links is to make connection between the discussion and the props seen on screen. While I agree that one is vague, many of them actually are useful. --Alan 03:31, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- I did a self revert and tried to clean up the information. Like I said, I am not being unreasonable here. I just dont want to see incorrect info in the article. -FC 03:37, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- That's rich. You're the one who added Admiral pins that were both non-canon and from invalid sources here some months ago. The STALA information was both perfectly correct and completely welcome MA content. I say that your "cleanup" contains more unverified, possibly even false, information than Tom's original contribution, which was completely factual and appropriately styled (POV) in every way. Where's your evidence that this pin has anything to do with Robert Fletcher's notes? Unless those notes have a picture of such a pin, then it's your imagination, not sourced info. So, where are the contents of these notes revealed? Do you have them, or is your information connecting Fletcher's notes to this pin contained in another legitimate source like a Companion book or such? I'm not saying you made this up, but I'll be dubious until I see that the connection is real, not your own leap of imagination or attempt to twist some production staffer's mistake into something more palatable to yourself.
- Regarding "Able Seaman": OK, we can all agree that it's not a canon rank. But nobody treated it as canon. You can't get away with censoring realworld info by pretending it's something it's not, or by hiding it. I think you are being unreasonable, doubly: First for twisting the point-of-view and second for accusing me of treating you like "some a-hole vandal". You're pulling the same crap you did with me last summer.
- Regarding the Captain's pin: It was treated as Background info, not in-universe "mainline article" material. Read the Style Guide. Too vague? Too bad. They sold it. Let's note it.
- STALA links and info from STALA listings are a unique source that have yielded valuable production and in-universe information here at MA. If you want to propose some criterion for picking and choosing which ones are allowed and which ones are of "question[able] relevance", that's a fine undertaking, but re-reversion edit summaries aren't the place for it - Ten Forward is, or maybe Memory Alpha Talk:Canon policy. --TribbleFurSuit 07:14, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- I restored the info and added one line about Fletcher's notes which do state that rank is Able Crewman (not Able Seaman). All of the other previous material has been restored. And, for the record, I did not add the Admiral pins into this article. I actually cleaned up the article and placed all the non-canon insignia in the background section which is there they should have gone in the first place. That is a separate issue, however. And there are no hard feelings from last summer...as I stated on the user talk page, I honestly dont remember that far back on this site with other things that go on in the real world....eight months ia a long time for the internet. Anyway, I think the current edit should meet with everyone's approval. I hope. -FC 14:15, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- "I did not add the Admiral pins into this article" OK, that's not how I remember it, but as you say, somewhere, it's on the record. If I was wrong, I apologize. I still want to know about these Fletcher notes: Where does one find them? Are they in a book? A website? Your own personal copy? Is there a picture in it of the STALA pin? Please, convince me that it's really the same as this "able seaman" pin and not something you have contrived or imagined with original research. I am not assuming bad faith, I am just skeptical because of the way you initially tried to spin this, which was that "we can't have this at all because it's not a canon rank", and when that didn't work, you shrilled "it is simply untrue!", even though it pretty verifiably is a realworld piece of production material, whether it's named correctly on the auction site or not. Our background should not be speculative, so if we're saying "This is the crewman pin", it had better be true and verifiable. If you can't convincingly connect the notes to the pin, then we could say that "able seaman isn't a canon title, but able crewman is", without making up something about whether a trivial mistake might have been made, behind the scenes, after production was long since wrapped. --TribbleFurSuit 18:15, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- Every rank picture in this article had been uploaded way...way before I ever became associated with the article. Here is the article from two years ago [1] and you will see that all of the rank pins are displayed. This was before my time. I am also sorry to you are holding grudges from so long ago [2]. The business last summer (4 plus months) has nothing to do with this article and it is somewhat scary to me that you would be taking this website so seriously and remembering things from that long ago. As I responded on your talk page [3] I didnt even remember who you were until it was so obviously pointed out. Can we just move on with the present issue?
- And that issue is the very good question of where Robert Fletcher's notes exactly are and if they list this pin as "Able Crewman". I'll look around for I have seen this in print (just dont remember where). With the holidays upon us, it might also be a while since I have to dig through my literature collection but I will take a look at it. I'll let everyone know hopefully by the start of next year what I find out since having a source for both W.W.T's notes as well as the pins from the movies would be an excellent addition to this article. -FC 19:25, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
Captain's pinEdit
About the captain's pin that was sold, I agree with FC- I don't see the relevance unless it we know who wore it and when(or if it was even worn on TV at all)- I could see(and would support) it being listed in a general article about the auction itself and its items.--31dot 19:49, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, that is a fine point. As stated in the above section, my knowledge of the "Its a Wrap" material is close to nothing and I personally think it clutters up articles. But I am by no means any kind of authority on this. Would there be any way to find out where that Captain pin came from? -FC 04:59, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Able seaman's pinEdit
Per the above concerns, the following sentence was removed until a hardcore source can be found. -FC 19:34, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- This pin, according to costume notes of Robert Fletcher, is actually that of "Able Crewman".
My, my, my...guess what. I actually did find my copy of Fletcher's costume notes and...can't believe it...it actually DOES say "Able Seaman". How can one have a Seaman in space!!! Any way, this calls for a major revision here. We might also want to discuss if indeed we should put this in the article as a canon rank. Thoughts? -FC 08:43, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
- How can one have ANY Naval convention in Space (starting with SHIPS, FLEETS, BRIGS, SAILS, keep going...)!!! For that matter, how can one have an Airman in the Navy (real life)!!! One answer to these questions is that Naval metaphors in both real life and in Star Trek expand beyond seagoing literality, once technology makes transportation and force by air, space, and subspace possible. The other answer is that it's fiction.
- I'm pleased there's a credible source and that effort was made to verify this. This is why MA discourages speculation (another way of saying "jumping to conclusions" or "using one's imagination"). Most of the time, the subject of the speculation is unknown and unknowable - that's bad enough. But when someone speculates, and then "it is just untrue!", that's just bogus. I still deny treating anybody like "some a-hole vandal", but it WAS a bogus edit after all, wasn't it?
- Regarding canonicity: Until there's an onscreen reference to the rank or title of "able seaman", I'm not in favor of canonizing it. Background please. Then again, I still haven't succeeded in getting this canonized as a provisional Commander insignia, even though the only person ever seen wearing it was NOT a Lt. Commander, so maybe there's more tolerance for bogosity around here after all than I myself have. Cheers --TribbleFurSuit 20:55, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Yes, it is obviously not bogus. I could go on about my original reasons for saying that (including the six pack of Bud Lite Lime I drank before making those edits) but that has been beat to death with a stick, I think. The real question here is whether or not we should now create an article for "Able Seaman" and if we should change (my God) every single article where this pin is mentioned. But then, is Fletcher's chicken scratch really cause to make such a major change since this pin is listed in several other publications (I think even Star Trek Encyclopedia) as being "Crewman" and was never called "Able Seaman" on camera. Not sure what to do about this. It is a strange situation. -FC 21:00, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
- What is stated on screen? Was anyone wearing this pin on camera, and were they called "crewmen"? If that is the case, we go with crewmen over anything in Fletcher's notes. That said, a real world background note on Fletcher and the auction would be worthwhile. --OuroborosCobra talk 21:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
- "is Fletcher's chicken scratch really cause to make such a major change"? What major change? This pin is not mentioned anywhere in MA's mainspace except as background in this article. The same thing is true of the hypothetical, non-canonical rank. Nobody ever heard of it except FC with his Fletcher notes, until it turned up on IAW. Nothing has to be changed until somebody finds either the rank or the pin onscreen. While Cobra rightly says "Don't call it 'crewman' unless it was onscreen", I point out "Don't even canonize 'seaman' unless it was onscreen". --TribbleFurSuit 23:40, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Well...to answer the questions here...they aren't my notes. They are copies of the originals from the notes made by Robert Fletcher for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Second off, I am very much against making this a canon article. I think a background note would be just fine. Third off, the only person I ever saw called a "Crewman" wearing this pin was Dax in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. I think the transporter room hitmen in that film also wore it but were never called Crewman. For that matter, noone has ever been seen wearing a Petty Officer pin either. They are very hard to see in any case and require very close examination of screenshots to even see which pin is being worn. It sounds though like no change is needed so sounds good. I think these notes are a great find for MA as they will make for very good background material. -FC 23:52, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
- Mr. Fleet Captain, I'm surprised you didn't leave a 'calling all hands' note on my talk page since it was the groundwork I laid on the article that is in question here... surely an oversight since it has been so long since I worked on Starfleet ranks here at MA.
- Have it be known that I used "crewman" as the name for these pins' rate because the term had been used in other incarnations of Trek, for the rate below petty officer (which I was aware his notes showed the "ables'man" pins as being--below a PO in standing), and because I knew that Fletcher's "ables'man" notes were a background source that never made it on screen. (However, I do believe that all the pins made it onscreen and we haven't found them yet). I was (and am) of the belief that, if a pin was designed to show a specific rank in relation to other ranks, it should be portrayed as so on MA when referenced -- which is why an unnamed pin that was used in canon could have a rank associated with it without being so named.
- Beyond that, I really have no desire to involve myself further in this and I don't feel I have enough knowledge of MA's current background info policy to contribute much in that area, and I trust the judgment of the current involved admins. But I might look in again soon, if I find anything of note to contribute... -- Captain MKB 00:01, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
Yes, indeed. You should have been contacted. Apologies that it slipped through the cracks. -FC 00:56, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
- First of all, in response to Mr. Bartel, in terms of "on-screen evidence", I also don't doubt that the insignia in question didn't appear on someone somewhere on screen. Based on stala auction listings alone, there were more than a dozen of these insignia in circulation.
- In response to the rest, and this is taking the "safe route", if (or since) the term exists in the big picture, even if only as a background (or costume tag) note, then there should be no problem in mentioning it with a legitimate link. This seems entirely appropriate, using the already established "lump approach", seeing as "able seaman" essentially boils down to what we recognize as the "crewman" rank, therefore, the creation of a link for it would be no different than our current approach of linking similar sister/cousin ranks/terms (both mentioned and unmentioned) to "crewman," such as: Ables'man (as implied by being in bold), Able crewman, Crewman third class, Crewman second class, and Crewman first class.
- Consequently, the creation of said link doesn't "make it canon", or even mean it is correct terminology, it just means that it's yet another useful redirect that can be explained on the "mother page" in the "aw crap" section of the article explaining Fletcher's original outline, where and how it fitted in then, and where and how it fits in today. Hence, the term is recognized, explained and still not "forced" into canon.
- In terms of the "canon" recognition of the crewman rank insignia (which I guess is *now* "really" the able seaman rank insignia) posted on the crewman page (and elsewhere), if need be, that can be tossed to the "aw crap" section too. So, while this isn't the climatic response I'm sure we were aiming for in this discussion, it is the easiest resolution without giving way to one side or the other: either ignoring it or recognizing it as canon. --Alan 04:54, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
I think redirecting Able seaman to Crewman, and then adding abackground notes about Fletcher's costume notes would be the best course. Thank you everyone for inputing to this issue. A great example of the community working together. -FC 20:10, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
Comparative chartsEdit
With the canon rules preventing us from showing every insignia in the comparative charts,in particualr the DSN enlisted and TOS admiral ranks which never appeared on camera, are these charts helpful to the article? Or perhaps we can modify them slighly to avoid having "blank holes". Thoughts? -FC 20:10, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
"Anyone? Anyone?" -FC 05:20, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Is Data really a typical oifficer?Edit
"A typical officer spends approximately three years at the rank of ensign." refers to the conversation between Data and Lore about, but I got the impression that he was talking about his own carreer. I would certainly not count Data as a typical officer, since he is an android and all that. Plus, there are several ensigns that seeems to have been in service for a lot longer than three years on the Enterprise-D.
Would it not be better to erase that last phrase? --Marten1000 12:17, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
- I think that removing the quote might be the wrong idea -- we should instead fix it by clarifying that it was Data's comment, note the exact wording he used, perhaps cite the fact that we don't know what kind of "typical officer" he was talking about. it could be that Data was referring to officers of the career paths he was noted to be in, and not all "typical officers" in general. -- Captain MKB 02:31, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
- What about someting like: "The time someone spend as ensign differs, but a typical amount of time was three years. That was the case for Lt Cmdr Data, for example."? --Marten1000 20:21, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
I belive the exact comment should be used, my view on the comment is that he's saying that most captins or senior officers would hesitate to promote an ensign with less then 3 years service as they havent had enough experiance but that there are exeptions to the rule. chris roff.
- Would an operations manager specialist like Data spend three years at ensign, or all security officers and engineers? Would science officers? There isn't enough info given to determine what career path is being referred to. -- Captain MKB 17:28, December 13, 2009 (UTC)
New alternate reality insigniaEdit
The new insignia file is way too large and has caused a major spacing problem in the article. It does look better than the original one I drew but needs to be fixed. -FC 18:14, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
The alternate/illusionary insignia Edit
Not really sure where to put these. Rewatching the episodes now to see if there are any LT CMDR (found) or LT JG (not found) ranks seen, and to make sure all of these were. - Edited: Archduk3:talk 23:32, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
VOY provisional ranks Edit
I believe a revision of the images is in order, based on the images that came out of the It's a Wrap auction. This image makes it look like it's silver with gold accents. There are plenty of other images that confirm the colors. --Kevin W.•Talk to me 05:14, December 13, 2009 (UTC)
- Could you link to a few others, maybe one that has a black bar? - Archduk3:talk 12:36, December 13, 2009 (UTC)
- This one looks like the insignia was upside down when the picture was taken. --Kevin W.•Talk to me 18:04, December 13, 2009 (UTC)
Ranks "done away with"? Edit
In the "2260s and 2270s" section (ST:TMP era), the article says that "...the rank of Lieutenant junior grade was apparently done away with." I assume this is because nobody of this rank was seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture; however, just because we didn't see it, that doesn't necessarily mean that it didn't exist. I know that we don't want to attest to any unseen ranks, but is there a better way to word this? Really, we don't know whether this rank existed at this time or not. Perhaps we could change that clause to a background note that no lieutenants junior grade were seen in the film? —Josiah Rowe 03:52, February 13, 2010 (UTC)
- I think that actually comes from the extensive notes made for the movie ranks, since I think both systems had details on everything below admirals. - Archduk3 04:45, February 13, 2010 (UTC)
If you have access to those notes, it might be worth adding a background info comment explaining that. Actually, for that matter, it might be worth adding a background note about Robert Fletcher's rank pin designs, as shown in the image a few sections up. —Josiah Rowe 07:53, February 14, 2010 (UTC)
- We had this discussion some time ago. The book "The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture" establishes that there was no rank of LTJG in the film era. The previous insignia for LTJG was now the insignia for Ensign. This was done to fix the problem in the original series that ensigns and crewman (both with no insignia) couldn't be told apart. -FC 20:54, February 15, 2010 (UTC)
That's great. Could a background note be added to that effect, with an appropriate citation to the book? (I'd do it myself, but since I don't have the book I'd be worried I'd misrepresent something.) Absent an explanatory note, someone else reading the article might well make the same mistake I did. —Josiah Rowe 06:11, February 17, 2010 (UTC)


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Islamic State militants 'massacre' 80 Yazidis in Iraq
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Baghdad - Islamic State militants "massacred" some 80 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority in a village in the country's north, a Yazidi lawmaker and two Kurdish officials said on Friday.
"They arrived in vehicles and they started their killing this afternoon," senior Kurdish official Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters. "We believe it's because of their creed: convert or be killed."
A Yazidi lawmaker and another senior Kurdish official also said the killings had taken place and that the women of the village were kidnapped.
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James Andrew Holeson 2014/08/16 07:53:22 AM
And right on cue! Islamic extremists have started their genocide!
James Andrew Holeson 2014/08/16 08:21:17 AM
Let's see if the Rooling Putty condems these barbaric and heinous acts of genocide by the muslims. Don't hold your breath...
Tauriq Hercules 2014/08/19 07:37:02 AM
The Yazidis believe in God as creator of the world, which he has placed under the care of seven "holy beings" or angels, the "chief" (archangel) of whom is Melek Taus, the "Peacock Angel." The Peacock Angel, as world-ruler, causes both good and bad to befall individuals, and this ambivalent character is reflected in myths of his own temporary fall from God's favor, before his remorseful tears extinguished the fires of his hellish prison and he was reconciled with God. This belief builds on Sufi mystical reflections on the angel Iblis, who proudly refused to violate monotheism by worshipping Adam and Eve at God's express command.[18] Because of this connection to the Sufi Iblis tradition, some followers of other monotheistic religions of the region equate the Peacock Angel with their own unredeemed evil spirit Satan,[19][20][21][22] which has incited centuries of persecution of the Yazidis as "devil worshippers." Down with all devil worshipers!!!
Jacob Zumaasak 2014/08/16 07:54:01 AM
Will the Muslims March for this?
Ashley Marks 2014/08/16 08:04:40 AM
I doubt it,two face snakes are probably celebrating in private so as not to attract attention
Billiebee 2014/08/16 12:09:24 PM
Naah because they are afraid of being on the wrong side of Islam. Not even he Shiite side of Islam seems to be siding with the christian north.
Tauriq Hercules 2014/08/19 07:38:11 AM
Not at all! Yazidis must die!
Paulson Meziri 2014/08/16 08:10:11 AM
Is Tutu & Malema going to lead a protest against this massacre ???????
James Andrew Holeson 2014/08/16 08:15:41 AM
No, me thinks the Zuma and Malema brigade are closet Mussies. Typical hypocritical behaviour from pro-Arab supporters. The problem I have with Islamists is that they demand acceptance across the Western world, propping up mosques left, right and centre, but they have NO tolerance for everyone else...
Viman Singh 2014/08/16 08:19:43 AM
James Andrew Holeson 2014/08/16 08:24:09 AM
Yes, right into the Atlantic!
Aisha Laher 2014/08/16 04:41:58 PM
I had no idea that it was a completely Muslim march. I am pretty sure that there were non-Muslims present. In any case, maybe I'm wrong. I would, as I have only seen condemnation on the ISIS/ISIL movement from the various heads of the Muslim community, like to see where you have picked up that South African Muslims support these despicable acts...
Viman Singh 2014/08/16 08:21:58 AM
Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu is jumping up and down over palestine deaths. He aint jumping about this. I think Mr Tutu is only I interested in the publicity.
Akhenaten 2014/08/16 09:41:17 AM
I used to have a lot of respect for the man but I am afraid he's lost it. If he does not speak out against this, I will be sure.
Bnet Jonas 2014/08/16 10:34:44 AM
Tutu precided over falling church numbers, he will preach to emptier and emptier churches whilst the Muslim priests decided which churches to convert to mosques
Jamill Ahmed 2014/08/16 08:24:05 AM
This is wrong
James Andrew Holeson 2014/08/16 08:25:18 AM
By Jove, I think he's got it!
Louise-Roger Higham 2014/08/16 09:21:09 AM
Then spew some hatred like they do to the jews
dfgdg.ytrdfgbfdg 2014/08/16 08:25:51 AM
I want to see any Muslim speak up about this...
Aisha Laher 2014/08/16 04:37:59 PM
The Jamiat has already condemned it and so have various Muslim heads in the country... I've said it before that people have for centuries been using the false interpretation of religion to further their own selfish interests...
Leon E Young 2014/08/16 08:26:02 AM
And when wil the ANC condemn these militants like they did with Israel?
James Andrew Holeson 2014/08/16 08:32:31 AM
The ANC are a bunch of attention-seeking phonies. They know that by speaking out against Israel and western interests, they score browning points with the Chinks and the other BRICS nations.
Dan Retter 2014/08/16 08:29:13 AM
Is this also Israel's fault, or will Islamic fundamentalism get the blame for a change?
Lodewyk Fred 2014/08/16 08:44:01 AM
Peace be upon him....and apparently no other soul in this whole world.


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When Legends Gather #182
Jayne Mansfield and Anton LaVey
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3 comments:
- swac said...
The girl can't help it...'cause the devil made her do it!
Oog, I'm goin' to hell for that one...
- December 03, 2006 10:19 AM
- Vanwall said...
I find this mildly creepy....I wish I got as much out of pulp sc-fi as LaVey, and that other charlatan, Hubbard, but I'm afraid I have some sort of principles.
- December 03, 2006 9:23 PM
So why is that guy dressed like Uncle Fester on a bender? Reminds me too much of "Manos," The Hands of Fate. Where's Torgo? Ha ha ha ha!
- December 07, 2006 1:28 AM
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