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Today Show's Informative Medical Segment: Why the F*#k Didn't Doctors Just Let Cheney Die?
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They didn't exactly come out and say that, but it's certainly fair to say that the alternate headline for this NBC Today Show piece is "Should we let older conservatives die so somebody not as crazy can be saved?"
The Today Show's medical correspondent/resident death panel expert asks "How old is too old to receive such a precious transplant?" Well, if the recipient had been, say, Harry Reid, I'm guessing that wouldn't have been "too old." That question wouldn't have been asked if we were talking about Joe Biden or Jimmy Carter either. The amount of bias here is so glaring you'll need to apply an SPF 50 to avoid getting burned while you watch:
And they seriously wonder why we don't want their ilk in charge of our health care?
Not a surprise coming from the same network (and same show for that matter) that allowed this on the air.
17 Responses to "Today Show's Informative Medical Segment: Why the F*#k Didn't Doctors Just Let Cheney Die?"
Truesoldier__ on
March 26th, 2012 6:38 pm
Of course that video was far more mild than what has been going on at the social media sites, but of course it is only Conservatives that are mean spiritied and vile.
Granny55 on
March 26th, 2012 6:47 pm
Again, I am not going to waste time that is valuable to me to watch that skanky "expert" blather on about someone she thinks should have taken a dirt nap instead of getting a heart transplant. Scares the bezeebies out of me because my doctor and his staff are all Ozero lovers. I do give them a run for their money though when I do have to go in and let it be known what a scam this administration is.
My thoughts and prayers are with VP Cheney and his family and wishes for a speedy recovery. I would wish the same for any person – no matter their politics.
Granny55 on
March 26th, 2012 6:50 pm
I saw quite a few yesterday after the news broke. I just laugh at the party of "compassion, civility, peace, love and no war". They are so ……… well fill in the blank.
Granny55 on
March 26th, 2012 6:53 pm
Between the Cheney transplant and the "racist" killing of a Florida teenager – this past weekend was just a humdinger for the left. I am surprised they have any air left in their lungs after the many rants they were on.
Dancermommd on
March 26th, 2012 8:17 pm
Marion Barry (the Mayor for life of DC) got a new liver not too many years ago and he is a crack head (the bitch set me up) felon who managed to get re-elected by the wonderful citizens of his district to the city council. If he can get a transplant why not Dick Cheney?
SignPainterGuy on
March 26th, 2012 8:37 pm
Skin color, his realization that wars are sometimes necessary and how he votes …. in no particular order !
SignPainterGuy on
March 26th, 2012 8:42 pm
A caller in to Rush today told of a disabled vet., 55 yrs. old, who the VA decided was too young to have a knee replacement. At his age, and the life expectancy of the knee replacement at 10 yrs., he could very well live long enough to need a second one. The gooberment can`t have someone getting TWO !
Truesoldier__ on
March 26th, 2012 9:06 pm
Shhhh! Don't go telling the VA that. If they here you then this guy may only get one knee replacement, and by one I mean either the left or right.
Marshall_Will on
March 26th, 2012 9:16 pm
I'll give it a swag!
"Because what former Mayor Berry did only harmed 'himself' whereas the havoc CHENEY brought upon untold millions and millions of dead Iraqi and Afghani citizens warrants he be shot execution style rather be given a heart transplant!"
( Sound about right? )
Marshall_Will on
March 26th, 2012 9:26 pm
Involving myself in YOUR health decisions is something I'm loathe to do. After all, having our betters make those decisions FOR us is what is breaking this country apart! So I want to be careful here..?
If you're in a rural area, your care options may already be limited. We've all had business/personal relationships where we didn't realize what Unhinged dingbats friends and co-workers WERE until Ozero was running! Found myself pondering "Why am I friends w/ this person again?" more than once.
But if it's at all possible, and pound for pound you're getting the same HC value for your dollar, 'would' considering making a change be the worst thing in the world? I realize PPO lists can complicate things. I'd simply ask them if wearing their politics on their white lab coat sleeves is the most conducive healing environment?
SignPainterGuy on
March 26th, 2012 9:33 pm
Yes indeed, incl. the extremely accurate "untold millions" of dead, er uh, murdered Iraqis and Afghanis. You forgot about the stolen Iraqi oil …. Even though, after the left pitched a hissy fit, claiming we were in Iraq to steal their oil, we decided to let China buy it and took / bought none for ourselves while protecting it. Fascinating how those facts get all skewed up !
SignPainterGuy on
March 26th, 2012 9:36 pm
My point, or the caller`s, was, the 55 yr old vet. must wait 10 yrs. to get his "first KR" so he`ll be more likely to die before he wears it out. It just seems really odd that the VA would be interested in saving money when the rest of the gooberment spends it like OPM will NEVER RUN OUT !
Oh, read this in hushed tones !
Marshall_Will on
March 26th, 2012 10:29 pm
Correct, 'citizens' that carry grenade launchers and AK's while, you know, going to the market or local soccer match?
Further, after years of being on Crack, the liver is just the most immediate of your medical/replacement needs. When your heart is cranking out 200+ beats a minute for 72 hr. binges at a whack, how long before Marion needs one of those too?
I hope DC lives to be a hundred.
Truesoldier__ on
March 27th, 2012 10:53 am
The VA, like every other government agency, spends a butt load of money with piss poor results. I have had many a run in with the VA over the years and I am soooooo glad that I have private health insurance. The only time I go to the VA is to get things documented when it has to do with my service connected disabilities.
rbreslin on
March 27th, 2012 9:04 pm
I've never heard that about Barry. Very interesting indeed.
Abrakaq on
July 20th, 2013 4:27 pm
My point, or the caller`s, was, the 55 yr old vet. must wait 10 yrs. to get his "first KR" so he`ll be more likely to die before he wears it out. It just seems really odd that the VA would be interested in saving money when the rest of the gooberment spends it like OPM will NEVER RUN OUT ! http://perfect-essays.net Very nice..
Taylor on
February 2nd, 2015 8:05 am
I don't think doctors just let you die, they always try their hard to save patient life. Maybe some medication could save her. I hope it get better. Thanks for sharing citicoline
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- rjs
When Bowl games moved past Jan 1 (or possible Jan 2) I stopped caring. This is stupidity.
Now – my husband and son will be rooting for Oregon all the way on Jan 10. They may suck me in despite my best intentions. (Go Ducks!)
- Jeremy
Go FSU!
Also, that list makes me terribly sad. Is this a football schedule or a random list of corporations?
- rjs
- Kenton
Right with RJS on the post-New Years thing.
But I'm going to be in the Auburn camp for this one. Disdain for PAC-10 > disdain for SEC.
I've always liked the whole Bowl game thing as opposed to a playoff, but this year I'm switching sides. TCU is more deserving than Oregon of playing in that game, and it's a shame they will be left out.
- Alan K
Football moves money. Schools need money. The simple reality of how decisions regarding college football are made.
- Alan K
Did you ever play college football? Oregon and Auburn have more of something than TCU has–speed–and believe me when I say that it matters quite a bit. If you want TCU to have a shot then tell your local college president that the credibility of college football is endangered without a playoff. But the fact is the BCS is not interested in handing over millions of dollars to Cinderella.
- Phillip
Too many bowls to mean much (other than $ for the school, which I get). And some of the bowl names, come on. Are teams really that proud to bring home the Beef O'Brady or New Era Pinstripe trophy? I used to look forward to New Years Day for the games, but now I watch little. I will, however, tune in for the National Championship game.
Is anyone else bothered that 6-6 teams can go to bowl games. The 6 win rule made sense when teams played 10 regular season games. They had to have a winning record. Now, in the 12-game era, an even team can go and may have a losing record for the season after the bowl. Perhaps there are too many bowls to require winning teams?
- Kenton
Alan K-
Never played. Mostly agree with your assessment – would add that defenses win championships and I would much rather see TCU try to stop Cam than the Ducks. (Although it will be a lost cause either way.)
What's different about this year, is that it's not just a Non-AQ undefeated team being shut out of the BCS championship, it's a legitimate dynasty. (OK, maybe that's stretch, but it's not much of one.) Last year: undefeated season. Year before: only lost to teams that finished #2 and #4. What more do they have to do to prove themselves worthy for Glendale? In past years a non-AQ team goes undefeated and usually gets exposed as pretenders in a bowl (two exceptions: last year and 2006). I don't see this year's frogs as pretenders.
- Barb
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Go PAC-10, Go Ducks.
however, the whole football machine seems way over the top–just sayin.
New Era Pinstripe Bowl? 'Nuf said.
- Blake
Wisconsin is going to steam roll TCU. If only they had had the focus in the beginning of the season that they acquired after the Michigan State loss, they'd probably be playing for the title. Go Badgers!
Eagerly anticipating some of the thrilling matchups between top teams, like Ohio U. vs. Troy or Fla. International vs. Toledo.
The bowl system is getting to be like an elementary school athletics meet, where every kid gets a ribbon.
- Rick
Go Yellow Jackets!!!!
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It is all about the $$$, people watch the bowl games so they keep adding more. If people did not watch, they would go away. Football, NFL and college, rules the athletic landscape in America.
Though I do wonder how many baseball fans complain about too many college bowl games?
A playoff would be nice…perhaps someday.
TCU never had a chance due to being in the Mountain West Conference. That's why they joined the Big East which, besides proving it is all about money, makes it easier for them to make a championship game one day.
- Mich
It's madness.
1. Go to a playoff system
2. Go back to the old system prior to the BCS championship game
- Rick
"It's madness."
Perhaps more like "crazy like a fox."
Look at the discussion (year-round) this topic brings up, and despite the negative opinions, college football just continues to gain in popularity.
- Jeremy
Alan: I'm aware of the reasoning. It doesn't mean I have to like it. :p
- Kenton
I've always thought this system was the worst of both worlds.
- DerekMc
I wonder how many bowls there would be without ESPN around?
- Chuck
The whole college bowl system has become meaningless, except for all of the TV sponsors and the colleges who are making the big bucks. I guess that's what it's all about.
- Jim Miller
Actually, many of the best games are in the lower divisions where they actually have a playoff system. Can't get this weekends quaterfinals on TV. But when it gets to semi-finals/finals, you can watch some good football.


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Setting up a lunar base could be made much simpler by using a 3D printer to build it from local materials. Industrial partners including renowned architects Foster + Partners have joined with ESA to test the feasibility of 3D printing using lunar soil.
"Terrestrial 3D printing technology has produced entire structures," said Laurent Pambaguian, heading the project for ESA.
"Our industrial team investigated if it could similarly be employed to build a lunar habitat."
Foster + Partners devised a weight-bearing 'catenary' dome design with a cellular structured wall to shield against micrometeoroids and space radiation, incorporating a pressurised inflatable to shelter astronauts.
A hollow closed-cell structure - reminiscent of bird bones - provides a good combination of strength and weight.
The base's design was guided in turn by the properties of 3D-printed lunar soil, with a 1.5 tonne building block produced as a demonstration.
"3D printing offers a potential means of facilitating lunar settlement with reduced logistics from Earth," added Scott Hovland of ESA's human spaceflight team.
"The new possibilities this work opens up can then be considered by international space agencies as part of the current development of a common exploration strategy." "As a practice, we are used to designing for extreme climates on Earth and exploiting the environmental benefits of using local, sustainable materials," remarked Xavier De Kestelier of Foster + Partners Specialist Modelling Group. "Our lunar habitation follows a similar logic."
The UK's Monolite supplied the D-Shape printer, with a mobile printing array of nozzles on a 6 m frame to spray a binding solution onto a sand-like building material.
3D 'printouts' are built up layer by layer - the company more typically uses its printer to create sculptures and is working on artificial coral reefs to help preserve beaches from energetic sea waves.
"First, we needed to mix the simulated lunar material with magnesium oxide. This turns it into 'paper' we can print with," explained Monolite founder Enrico Dini.
"Then for our structural 'ink' we apply a binding salt which converts material to a stone-like solid.
"Our current printer builds at a rate of around 2 m per hour, while our next-generation design should attain 3.5 m per hour, completing an entire building in a week."
Italian space research firm Alta SpA worked with Pisa-based engineering university Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna on adapting 3D printing techniques to a Moon mission and ensuring process quality control. The effect of working in a vacuum was also assessed.
"The process is based on applying liquids but, of course, unprotected liquids boil away in vacuum," said Giovanni Cesaretti of Alta.
"So we inserted the 3D printer nozzle beneath the regolith layer. We found small 2 mm-scale droplets stay trapped by capillary forces in the soil, meaning the printing process can indeed work in vacuum."
Simulated lunar regolith is produced for scientific testing by specialist companies, typically sold by the kilogram. But the team required many tonnes for their work.
"As another useful outcome, we discovered a European source of simulated lunar regolith," added Enrico.
"Basaltic rock from one volcano in central Italy turns out to bear a 99.8% resemblance to lunar soil."
"This project took place through ESA's General Studies Programme, used to look into new topics," Laurent commented.
"We have confirmed the basic concept, and assembled a capable team for follow-on work." Factors such as controlling lunar dust - hazardous to breathe in - and thermal factors will require further study.
3D printing works best at room temperature but over much of the Moon temperatures vary enormously across days and nights lasting two weeks each. For potential settlement, the lunar poles offer the most moderate temperature range.
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Last week at NAB there was big news about Flash being increasingly adopted at the hardware level by television manufacturers (see press release, Techmeme).
There wasn't much new information beyond what most of us knew back in January, but it got a lot of fresh exposure in the mainstream techblogs. This produced a noticeable trend-change in comments at venues like CNET and Ars Technica.
There was similar reflexive pushback in comments to a blogpost of mine last week. This is what really started me wondering about the phenomenon.
The particulars of the attacks aren't new… what struck me in the pseudonymous comments was the sudden strength in volume and emotional tone. In these forums there was little discussion of the news and its implications, but a significant amount of reflexive pushback against Flash itself.
The nature of the complaints shows no nexus — the most common point seemed to be "I don't like ads", which was quite peripheral to the discussion. People seemed to be grabbing whatever argument was handy, tossing it at the wall, seeing if it would stick.
The core driver seemed to be diverse sentiment against Flash's increasing usefulness, rather than any particular addressable issue. My takeaway is that they're seeking rationalizations for a pre-existing prejudice, and are increasingly concerned that those prejudices are becoming irrelevant in the world at large.
It is a stressful time for many "Flash haters". The VIDEO tag has sparked interest, yet no one is realistically addressing the obvious questions about cross-browser deployment. Meanwhile Flash is increasingly acknowledged as the way to unite diverse browser brands, and is making significant progress on cross-device deployment across laptops, mobile, television, and embedded displays. Reality is crashing in on the rhetoric. Past challenges were not addressed, while future challenges are increasing. When reasonable questions cannot be answered, or even safely acknowledged, then ridicule is one of the few tactics left.
What to do? Well, some of the later comments at Ars Technica were more reality-based, although some of them verged into vulgar abuse. We can try reason; we can try fighting fire with fire.
But when the complaints are based less on reason than on prejudice, reasonable replies usually don't take root, instead just spurring another collection of rationalizations. And calling the namecallers names — responding to intolerance with intolerance — is usually not a very enjoyable way to live.
My suggestion? For each of us individually to investigate the facts, evaluate the trends, and (most likely) see the haters as merely acting like frustrated deadenders. Emotional, but without hope. History and future-history both seem to be against them. They lash out.
If such commenters present a legit new point we still need to recognize it and respond to it… if there's a newbie who heard "Flash isn't searchable and isn't accessible" we can still try in good faith to help them out… but I think we need to accept that there's a minority who will complain in dysfunctional ways no matter what.
A guiding light, a silver lining: Anyone who fights for a technology position, cares about technology. They may currently have incorrect info or not clearly disclose their personal proprietary concerns, but they care. That's something we have in common.
The long goal is in increasing the range of personal expression for all humans — to remove the barriers to people communicating their own ideas. Web-publishing is a part of that, and the greater engagement provided by rich-media and interactivity is a part of that goal too. If someone else is on that path, they are a potential ally — even if they're currently throwing rocks from behind an online moniker.
Can I follow my own advice? Probably not, I still get frustrated with the tactics of prejudice! But there's always the possibility of hope, potential futures in which they open up… that's one thing I try to keep remembering when reading such people.
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Great stuff Brian. Makes me wonder what Dalembert's future with the team is.
Can't the Sixers do this every night with a lineup of?:
SG-Lou or *gulp* Willie Green
There's no doubt, Sam shows stretches of outstanding rebounding and defense, but I wouldn't be heart-broken if Ed found a way to ship his Low Basketball-IQ, out of place, overpaid self out of Philly for a shooter and/or another point guard.
Right now, I don't know how much of a market there is for him, especially with that contract. I've looked around for bad contracts they could take back for him, and there just aren't many that fit. Crawford matches up pretty well, but G.S. doesn't need him.
I'll take a closer look. It's a shame his contract doesn't end after next season, those are the contracts everyone seems to want.
As for your short-term question, I'd consider it if this was the Lou Williams we'd be seeing every night. I need to see it for more than one game before I'd feel comfortable making the move. I don't want Willie starting, he's completely reverted back to the Willie we all know and hate.
Donyell definitely earned his minutes tonight. You know what, if given the chance, Rush may just come through like that as well. Stefanski brought these guys in for a reason, not to just fill out the bench.
I would consider it if Brand weren't 6'8. There are limits to how small a lineup you can get away with.
Donyell needs more minutes.
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Iggy committing the stupid ass foul at the end is revealing.
It was good to see the ....."Grey Beards".....(Marshall, Theo) contribute. Theo getting....."a piece of the rock".... was sweet. Sorry, I just CAN'T STAND, Zumoff.
Zumoff is the man, Salami on the other hand, is an idiot.
I mean, Salmi has more insight to offer than Steve Mix did.
Erm, it looks like it was Rip Hamilton rather than Stuckey that came over late to contest Marshall's trey.
You are correct.
All those mismatches they could of exploited, that's on Mo. The coach is the one directing the plays from the sidelines. Miller may be able to force some of that too but not all the time.
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Thanks for your comments Emmanuel. > So the RAID array looks OK, the RAID controller doesn't report any > particular problem. You said it was reported as 0 K. Where did you see > 0 K reported? No I meant it is "OK" with "O" :) > What gives "dmesg | grep 3w-9xxx" ? and "tw_cli alarms" ? Was the > filesystem under heavy write when the problem occured ? The server has been restarted since the problems started, so nothing notable in "tw_cli alarms" or dmesg. The controller was performing rebuild on another the other unit when it happened, however I don't think the actual xfs-filesystem was particularly loaded. > > I'd start with launching a RAID verify, to detect and correct possible > on-disk coherency problems (it can't hurt anyway): > > tw_cli /c0/u0 start verify > > Then "tail -f /var/log/messages | grep 3w-9xxx" ... I will try this over night and see if something is reported. > I suppose that there are no problems to be discovered. Most probably > IOs to the array were lost because of the bus reset. That's what I am afraid of too.
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Of the several online invoicing and accounting applications I've reviewed recently (which includes Ballpark [ Macworld rated 3 out of 5 mice ], FreshBooks [ Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ], and The Invoice Machine [ Macworld rated 3 out of 5 mice ]), BillingOrchard is by far the least flashy. Aimed at freelancers and small business users, BillingOrchard offers an interface that eschews fancy graphics and clever formatting for a basic, no frills interface. No frills isn't necessarily a bad thing, but with BillingOrchard "no frills" sometimes goes hand-in-hand with "lacks polish," which can make this Web app more difficult to use than it should be.
BillingOrchard offers a standard set of tools and features for online client management/billing apps and is broken into five major areas:
- Account Settings, where you change your company's setting and preferences.
- Client Management for adding and editing clients and creating projects.
- Set Defaults, for setting hourly service rates
- Submit Charges for adding and approving employee hours and importing BaseCamp hours.
- Invoices for creating customer invoices, sending out statements, and receiving payments.
Like most Web-based apps of this ilk, BillingOrchard is not a business accounting application; you need to use another application to handle your accounts payable and receivable. You'll also need to find a simple way to get your BillingOrchard A/R data into your accounting application. Unfortunately, that's a bit of a sticky wicket, as BillingOrchard offers no way to export your account information so that you can import it onto your accounting app.
BillingOrchard offers you some basic customization capabilities, giving you custom fields for each client and offering you the option to add customized information to invoices, introduction, and default e-mail templates. There's not really a lot to tweak here, but there are some basic options you can change. For additional fees you can also accept customer payments using Authorize.net, FirstData, PayPal, or your own third-party payment service, and you can open your own help desk ticket tracking system.
What BillingOrchard does well is ease the setup process by letting you import existing client information saved in a CSV format. It also offers you the option of linking your BillingOrchard account with the Web-based Basecamp project management application. When linked with Basecamp, BillingOrchard automatically pulls in all the time entry information from your active Basecamp projects. Unfortunately, BillingOrchard provides about as much information on how to use any of these features as I've provided in the last sentence. That brings up one of BillingOrchard's greatest shortcomings: documentation. BillingOrchard's documentation consists of a single FAQ page with 24 entries, some of which are answered in a single sentence. Yes, I am well aware of the dictum, "brevity is the soul of wit," but the brevity here often provides too little detail and instead left me feeling witless.
BillingOrchard has some other basic shortcomings that, for me, render the app nearly useless. For example, under the Tools section there's a project timer for tracking time on specific projects. But I found that if I accidentally clicked the timer's start button more than once, it tracked time at double the pace. If I continued clicking, the minutes, and eventually the hours, began passing like seconds. Furthermore, once I completed timing a project, there was no way for me to link that time to an existing client or project.
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BillingOrchard offers some basic and occasionally useful features, but lacks what so many other, more mature, better looking Web-billing apps offer. Better timing tools that integrate with the rest of the application, complete documentation, and some way to export billing data for import into an accounting application would go a long way toward making BillingOrchard a viable choice as your web-based billing and invoicing application.
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By Mrs. Jennifer Aldridge (USACE)November 26, 2013
WIESBADEN, Germany -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District challenged Wiesbaden Middle School students to explain, in 500 words or less, why they are interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering and math careers.
The winners -- Pete Greig, Chuck Oliver and Isabella Lee -- representing the sixth, seventh and eighth grades, respectively, were selected from a pool of 80 contest entrants by Department of Defense Dependents Schools officials. The essays detailed Pete's interest in robotics engineering, Chuck's love of cars and mechanical engineering, and Isabella's fascination with roller-coaster engineering. To recognize their accomplishments and celebrate their interest in STEM, Europe District leaders and subject matter experts hosted the trio here Nov. 19.
Identifying students that have an interest in STEM and helping them develop their interest is a priority for Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, USACE commanding general and Chief of Engineers. This event was an opportunity for Europe District to partner with the middle school to inspire young students to pursue STEM, said Lt. Col. Andy Hemphill, district deputy commander.
"Our country needs lots of engineers and people who are smart and capable of performing in science and technology realms," he said. "We need them to support our economy and improve the lives of people in our nation and across the world."
This was the start of a new program, Hemphill said, as he welcomed the winners and their principal, Susan Hargis.
"We had a STEM essay contest at the middle school, one for each grade, to identify students who have an interest in STEM," he said. "This was an opportunity to work with the school and bring the winning students into the district to see what engineers do on a day-to-day basis."
Hemphill kicked off STEM Adopt a Student Day with a mock ribbon-cutting ceremony and an awards presentation. This was followed by an informal question-and-answer session with Hemphill and Tim Hess, the district's event champion and Missile Defense Agency Program chief.
During the Q&A, Isabella asked district leaders what courses she should focus on to prepare for an engineering degree. The answer was, unanimously, science and math. As Isabella approaches high school, she plans to take the prescribed STEM courses and some electives, she said.
"I am going to take computer science classes, something to help me get familiar with making models on computers," she said. "I think most high schools also have a robotics club, so that would help me a lot."
Later, six district experts spoke on topics ranging from environmental protection and humanitarian assistance to mining engineering and missile defense.
Tara Clark, a district MDA mechanical engineer, and Keith Martin, an MDA project manager, provided a snapshot of their work on Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense projects, designed to protect NATO allies in Europe. They also showed a missile-intercept test video and shared a link to "The Interceptor," MDA's video game. Later, Chuck, the seventh-grade winner, said the MDA presentation was his favorite part of the day.
"MDA was cool because they are blowing stuff up, so that is always fun," he said.
Following the discussion on intercepting missiles in outer space, Jason Cade, a licensed mining engineer and district project manager, spoke about his experience blowing things up underground. Cade described his varied professional experience working on mines, tunnels, bridges, roads, quarries and infrastructure. He said his engineering degree has afforded him the chance to travel the world.
"Working in Korea, Germany and the U.S. has allowed me to be what I always wanted to be, a world traveler," he said.
To give the students a feel for the breadth of the district's mission requirements and expertise, Jennifer Schmeltzle, a special projects engineer, discussed her job working throughout West Africa, the Balkans and the Baltics. A civil engineer, Schmeltzle joined USACE as a Department of the Army intern after graduating college. Currently, she manages the construction of health clinics, libraries, schools, a deaf center, an amputee care center and a garbage collection center in Europe and Africa. These projects are executed through U.S. European Command and Africa Command humanitarian-assistance programs.
Afterward, during a lunch break, Isabella said USACE's special projects interested her the most.
"I think it is impressive that you use your knowledge, not only to protect America, but to help other countries by building schools and libraries," she said. "You help everyone in the world."
The suite of presenters was rounded out by Vanessa Pepi and Lisa Scott, Environmental Branch project managers. Pepi discussed her work with protected animal populations, including turtles, birds and bats, while Scott highlighted the importance of environmental sampling and remediation, or cleanup.
As the presentations concluded, Chuck looked down at the slew of notes on his page and said he learned a lot about what everyone at the Corps of Engineers is doing.
"There are so many mixtures; there isn't just one main thing the Corps does," he said.
Although a lot of information was presented, the students asked questions and took notes, said Erika McCormick, an event organizer and member of the district's Environmental Branch.
"I was very impressed with their attentiveness and willingness to engage in conversation and activities," she said. "Chuck, Pete and Isabella represented their community and school extremely well."
After a short break -- for juice and cookie s-- it was time for a hands-on activity. McCormick led the students in an environmental sampling exercise. She started off by dressing them in personal protective equipment. It is critical to wear safety gear when sampling soil and water for environmental contamination, McCormick explained.
She also asked the students to select nicknames, to make the activity light-hearted. Once "Squishy Ducklings" (Pete), "Chuckie" (Chuck), and "Phantasmagnia" (Isabella) collected their equipment, they headed outside to dig and bail samples.
Each student collected soil and groundwater. They worked as a team to record their samples, just like McCormick and her colleagues do on USACE project sites.
According to Pete, his sixth-grade science class hasn't done anything similar to this activity.
"I like working with dirt and figuring out what compounds are in it," he said.
The day culminated with a tour of an active USACE construction site. Jay Martinek, a district project engineer at Clay Kaserne, met the students to discuss the evolution of engineering and share plans for the parking structure, sports fields and Consolidated Intelligence Center, currently under construction.
After equipping the students with hard hats and safety vests, Martinek escorted them to the top of a USACE-built parking structure for a bird's-eye view of the construction site. Last year, U.S. Army Europe headquarters moved from Heidelberg to Wiesbaden, adding more than 2,500 Soldiers, civilians and family members to the community here. USACE constructed a 12-story park house to help accommodate the growing installation. Now the district is constructing an eight-story, 600 parking-space garage, adjacent to the completed garage, to further combat parking congestion on base.
As Martinek led the tour, he pointed out another key Wiesbaden transformation project, Newman Village Housing Area. Martinek was responsible for bringing 326 single-family and duplex townhouses to fruition, as the lead project engineer. Today, one of the homes belongs to Chuck and his family.
"Thank you for making my new house awesome," he said to Martinek.
When the tour concluded, the students were eager to talk about their day with USACE. It was not only educational, but really fun and exciting, Isabella said.
"It made me feel even more excited to become an engineer. But now that I know about all the different fields, I want to explore them more before I decide what kind of engineering I want to go into. Nothing is set in stone," she said.
In middle school, it can be difficult to settle on a particular career, but Isabella, Chuck and Pete seem to have their minds set on engineering.
"I wanted to be so many things when I was younger like an astronaut, grocery bagger, soccer player, physician, and even, an adventurer. But there has been one profession that always made my head spin and sparked my fascination," Pete wrote, in his essay. "I would like to be an engineer when I am older because I think it is the most interesting thing in the whole world."


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Often a web design firm's experience is not measured by the number of years it has been in business, but rather by the skills and efficient customer service that come with it. You will have a much easier time working with companies that have garnered high customer-satisfaction ratings for their web design services. It's also good to look at a firm's portfolio to see how its completed projects turned out.
A typical dentist web design is an investment, and this is usually a concern for practitioners who are just starting their practice. It is an asset that should pay dividends every day in delivering you new patients. Make a shortlist of quality web developers and then select who can meet your expectations output-wise and budget-wise. However cliché it may already sound, high quality still often comes with a price.
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posted by anna .
How would I solve this problem for t?
720 = 11.895+2.545sin [2pi/366(t-80.5)]
same way you would solve for any equation. collect t stuff on one side, and work your way inside out the expressions till t ia all alone:
708.105 = 2.545sin [2pi/366(t-80.5)]
278.2338 = sin [2pi/366(t-80.5)]
at this point you are stuck. sin(x) is never more than 1, so there is no way it can be 278.2338
I suspect a typo somewhere.
It is intuitively obvious that this equation cannot have a solution the way it was written
the sin(anything) has to be a number between -1 and +1
so if 720 = 11.895 + x , the value of x cannot possible fall between - 1 and +1
check your typing, or if correctly typed, there is no solution
i think i figured out my mistake. it should be
720 = 713.7+152.7 sin [(2pi/366)(t-80.75)]
this problem is modelling minutes of daylight in a town using the form y = d+a sin[b(t-c)]. let y equal 720 minutes of daylight and let t=the number of days in 2012


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Steamed Persimmon Pudding
Two kinds of persimmons are recruited for steamed pudding; soft, ripe hachiyas are used in the batter, and oven-dried slices of fuyu -- resembling orange flowers -- form a ring around the dessert. The pudding is full of golden raisins, pecans, and candied ginger and warmed by brandy's sweet heat.
- Yield: Serves 8 to 12
Source: Martha Stewart Living, November 2006
- 4 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus more for mold
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 cup Calvados or other brandy
- 1/4 cup sultanas (golden raisins)
- 3 to 4 very soft hachiya persimmons
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, dissolved in 1 1/2 tablespoons hot water
- 1 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup finely chopped candied ginger
- Oven-Dried Persimmon Slices, for garnish
- Calvados Cream, for serving
Butter a 12-cup pudding mold. Fill a large pot fitted with a steamer insert with enough water to come halfway up mold (test this with an empty mold); set aside. Sift flour, spices, and salt in a bowl; set aside. Put Calvados and sultanas into a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer. Remove from heat; let stand 15 minutes. Drain; discard liquid. Set raisins aside.
Meanwhile, slice tops off persimmons. Scoop out flesh, and press through a sieve into a bowl, discarding skins (you should have 1 1/2 cups persimmon puree). Whisk in milk; set aside.
Put butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs, vanilla, and lemon juice. Add persimmon mixture in 2 batches, scraping down sides of bowl after each addition. Mix in baking soda mixture. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in pecans, sultanas, and ginger. Pour into prepared mold; cover with buttered parchment and lid.
Bring water in prepared pot to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer. Carefully lower mold into steamer. Cover pot, and steam until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, 3 to 3 1/2 hours, checking occasionally to make sure water level is maintained (add hot water as needed).
Transfer mold to a wire rack; remove lid and parchment. Let cool 15 minutes. Unmold pudding onto a plate, and cut into slices. Serve with persimmon slices and Calvados cream.
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ida967 JUN, 2015Why does this recipe specify a type of persimmon? The supermarket I shop at (in New Zealand) offers one persimmon type -- fuyu -- so I must use that or forget it.Reply
question15 DEC, 2014There are two things I don't understand about this recipe. First, if you have covered the pudding mold with parchment paper and foil, how do you insert a cake tester as instructed? Second, if the pudding mold is sitting in the steamer insert in the pot, how will you be able to see the water level to see whether it stays at the right level, as the instructions say you should? If anyone can help explain these two things to me I would greatly appreciate it. I am going to try and make this soon.Reply
samIam224 NOV, 2007After losing my grandmother's recipe for persimmon pudding that I've eaten every year of my life for Thanksgiving, I found this one and absolutely love it. One caveat - the amount of butter called for in the recipe is not enough to whip with the sugar. I've modified the recipe and found that one stick (1/ 2 cup) works well. I plan to try reducing the sugar and butter a bit the next time I try it.Reply


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The comedy-drama Orange Is the New Black was a surprise hit few saw coming. The 13-episode Netflix original series is based on a memoir of the same name by Piper Kerman. In Kerman's book, she chronicles her experience as an inmate at the minimum-security prison FCI Danbury. The show itself focuses on the prison "adventures" of protagonist Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) as she navigates the treacherous waters of a fictional federal prison in Litchfield, NY.
Orange Is the New Black (OITNB) features a multicultural, ensemble cast. In fact, the characters surrounding Piper represents the show's greatest strength. My personal favorite is Sophia Burset (Laverne Cox), a transgender woman who runs the hair salon. I about died of happiness when the camera invited me, the viewer, to take the first revelation of her transgender nature seriously (as opposed to it being played for laughs). OITNB is a very female-centric show, but one with immense cross-over appeal.
OITNB is superbly written and acted. It also delves into a subject that's traditionally been explored mainly in film. I use the term "explored" loosely since I'm referring to the history of "women in prison film."
The show has its share of inmates duking it out before leering guards and T&A titillation, but it presents a far more nuanced—and at times gut-wrenching—portrayal of incarcerated women.
It also features a lesbian love story. Emphasis on story, not romance. The relationship between Piper and her old flame, Alex (Laura Prepon) is complicated, messy, hot, and angst-ridden. The show has elements of romance, but doesn't follow romance genre conventions.
After watching the series, I realized I wanted a science fiction romance version of the show. I love OITNB, ending and all, but also wanted to discover what the romance genre had to offer (SFR is my preferred genre). I wasn't able to find a prison-set futuristic lesbian romance, but at least there's Ann Aguirre's space prison romance, Perdition, which I immediately bought and read. Here's the blurb:
Welcome to Hell.
The prison ship Perdition, a floating city where the Conglomerate's most dangerous criminals are confined for life, orbits endlessly around a barren asteroid.
Life inside is even more bleak. Hailed as the Dread Queen, inmate Dresdemona "Dred" Devos controls one of Perdition's six territories, bordered on both sides by would-be kings eager to challenge her claim. Keeping them at bay requires constant vigilance, as well as a steady influx of new recruits to replace the fallen. Survival is a constant battle, and death is the only escape.
Of the newest convicts, only one is worth Dred's attention. The mercenary Jael, with his deadly gaze and attitude, may be the most dangerous criminal onboard. His combat skill could give her the edge she needs, if he doesn't betray her first. Unfortunately, that's what he does best. Winning Jael's allegiance will be a challenge, but failure could be worse than death…"
Perdition features a thoroughly lawless prison since there are no guards. It's kill or be killed. The story shows how love can bloom even in the bleakest of circumstances.
I went searching for similar books and discovered a Goodreads list of "Prison Romance." It's a mix of stories ranging from contemporary to fantasy, paranormal, and sci-fi. I have a strong interest in SFR, so I'm going to concentrate on those titles.
I'd already read Melisse Aires's Alien Blood, a story featuring two prisoners who are forced to participate in a deathly reality show. The other books are new to me.
Linda Mooney's Captive Surrender features captivity themes and an erotic relationship between the psy heroine and beast-like alien hero. So not all of the sci-fi romance stories on the list take place inside a government or corporate funded prison.
Of those that do, the blurb for Zannie Adams's Hold indicates a mixed-gender prison and the heroine's best strategy for survival "…is to give herself to the strongest man there in return for protection." Hold sounds like an erotic treatment of a prison romance.
Perdition also features a mixed-gender prison, but in that story, some—if not most—female characters had enough power that they could negotiate sex on equal terms rather than always rely on an Alpha man to protect them from being raped. At least, that was my impression.
Alianne Donnelly's Blood Moons also features a mixed-gender prison in a futuristic setting and characters with paranormal natures. The heroine is a telepath and the hero is a shapeshifter. They share a cell as well as physical attraction (naturally!).
Mixed-gender futuristic prisons solve the issue of how a heterosexual hero and heroine are going to hook up, but they also represent a plausibility issue. After all, prisons are segregated by gender even now, for obvious reasons.
In a dystopian future or a setting where an evil corporation/government wields enormous power, one could argue that penal colonies would function differently. Such prisons may operate on a shoestring budget in order to maximize profits or minimize costs. Prisoners may very well be considered expendable and not worth the investment, even if that means placing women prisoners in sexual jeopardy. Or perhaps the prison population grew so great that the only choice was to hide them away on a penal colony.
Apart from carefully crafted worldbuilding reasons, however, futuristic mixed-gender prisons stretch the bounds of credulity. Unless a story tells me otherwise, the playing field wouldn't be even. Women prisoners who are genetically enhanced with strength might be one way to increase plausibility, but otherwise I'd be worried in the back of my mind that female characters would be at the mercy of gang rapes and physical abuse.
Hence my particular interest in a futuristic lesbian prison romance. An all-women prison is highly plausible and evens the playing field. I'd really love to read a story that, like Orange Is the New Black, weaves in cultural, racial, and privilege issues as well as prison politics. A lesbian prison romance would also provide an upbeat ending. I'd read a variety of stories in this vein, but I'm most keen to enjoy those written with realism in mind.
While we're waiting for more prison romances to be written, we'll be able to enjoy a second round of Orange Is the New Black. Season 2 will air in 2014!
Do you have an interest in prison romances? What type of stories would you like to read?
Heather Massey is a lifelong fan of science fiction romance. She searches for sci-fi romance adventures aboard her blog, The Galaxy Express. She's also an author in the subgenre. To learn more about her published work, visit heathermassey.com.


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STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 319.032(1)(a), (c)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 319.032(1)(a) and (c) require the board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing the requirements for an applicant for licensure as a psychological associate. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for applicants for licensure, and the conditions for a temporary license.
Section 1. Application. (1) An application for a credential to perform certain functions as a licensed psychological associate may be submitted after the requirements established in KRS 319.064(2) are met.
(2) The application required by subsection (1) of this section shall be made by submitting a completed Form Psy-1, as incorporated in 201 KAR 26:155, to the board. The application shall:
(a) Include a certification by the applicant that the:
1. Information in the application is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief; and
2. Applicant is aware that the board may take disciplinary action if the application contains a misrepresentation or falsification; and
(b) Be accompanied by:
1. A check or money order payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer for the application fee as required by 201 KAR 26:160;
2. Three (3) letters of reference from persons qualified to evaluate the applicant's professional ability, including two (2) persons who have received a doctorate in psychology (Ph.D. Psy.D., or Ed.D.); and
3. An official transcript for all levels of education required for licensure.
Section 2. Temporary Licensure. (1) An applicant may request permission to perform functions as a licensed psychological associate on a temporary basis pursuant to KRS 319.064(3).
(2) The request for a temporary credential shall be co-signed by the candidate and the proposed supervisor, who shall be a licensed psychologist approved by the board and who holds the health services provider designation.
(3) The period of temporary licensure shall be terminated upon successful completion of all credentials and examination procedures or if the candidate fails to pass the EPPP within one (1) year of the date of the notice of approval by the board for a temporary license.
Section 3. Grace Period for Submission of Credentials. In order to allow for processing of the candidate's materials by the board, there shall be a grace period not to exceed sixty (60) days within which a candidate who has completed his or her degree requirements may begin employment by an agency to practice psychology under supervision with a board-approved supervisor.
(1) Upon acceptance of employment, the candidate and the licensed psychologist who shall serve as the supervisor shall immediately submit a letter of notice to the board indicating that he or she has begun to practice in Kentucky and that application materials are forthcoming. Failure to submit this notice may be deemed as grounds for disciplinary action against the candidate and the supervisor.
(2) It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that all materials are forwarded to the board within thirty (30) days from the date of agency employment. Once the application is complete, the board shall review the material at its next scheduled meeting and, if appropriate, issue either a temporary or permanent credential. If the candidate does not meet the requirements for the credential, or if their application material is insufficient to take any action, he or she shall be directed to cease practice until the requirements are met.
(3) The grace period shall not be extended beyond sixty (60) days. A candidate who fails to achieve approval within this timeframe shall not practice psychology until credentialed by the board.
(4) Upon filing the notice set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the candidate is deemed to be practicing psychology under the jurisdiction of the board, and is subject to all relevant laws and regulations. (28 Ky.R. 1520; Am. 1820; eff. 2-7-2002; 31 Ky.R. 1014; 1515; eff. 3-8-05.)


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OH-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L ArchivesArchiver > OH-CENSUS-LOOKUP > 2005-09 > 1127305020
From: "Linda Farmer" <>
Subject: Re: [OH-CENSUS] 1850/Unknown County/John M. JOHNSON (b. 1824 in Ohio)
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:18:53 -0500
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Haven't had any luck determining which of the numerous John M. Johnson's
would be the one you seek, but I may have found Martha's family if your
Johnsons are found in Bremer Co. IA in 1860 -1870 & 1880.
On Tue., Sept. 20, 2005 11:11 AM, <> wrote:
> I would appreciate a lookup. John's wife Martha (Unknown) was b. 1834 in
Ohio (I know her name will not be listed). I don't know if they were
married in 1850 so John may still be shown with his parents, whose names I
do not know. Both of his parents were b. in PA.
> Thank you for any assistance.
> Jeanne Johnson, Massachusetts
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SHE stands in a corner, in the shadows, watching. Her red hair is drawn back from her forehead and tied in a loose ponytail; her pale, angular face has the look of someone trying not to flinch. The cavernous space around her is starkly divided between light and darkness, like a theatre where all eyes are on the stage. Men are brought into the light, strung up, interrogated, beaten, stripped, waterboarded, according to a script that varies in its details but is fundamentally always the same.
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|Zero Dark Thirty
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|Kathryn Bigelow
|Mark Boal
|Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Jason Clarke, Mark Strong, James Gandolfini
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A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011.
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Her name is Maya and she works as an intelligence officer for the CIA. Played by Jessica Chastain, she's the semi-fictional heroine of Kathryn Bigelow's powerful and troubling doco-drama, which portrays her as largely responsible for tracking down Osama Bin Laden.
Arguments over whether Zero Dark Thirty defends or condemns the torture of terror suspects miss the point; this is a profoundly conflicted film, and could not be otherwise. Aiming for a mainstream audience, Bigelow and her screenwriter, Mark Boal - who also collaborated on the Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker - are obliged to gratify gung-ho patriots and progressives alike.
This feat is managed in part by filtering recent history through the conventions of Hollywood entertainment. Maya spends most of her time at her computer, but her transformation from nervous rookie to hard-boiled ''killer'' is achieved just as it would be in a regular cop movie: after a friend dies at the hands of al-Qaeda, a professional assignment becomes a personal quest for vengeance.
While Zero Dark Thirty is constructed as a procedural thriller, it's far removed from the detached ''objective'' manner of Steven Soderbergh or David Fincher. When a potential informant is due to arrive at a base in Afghanistan, Bigelow orchestrates the impending showdown as if it were a gunfight in a spaghetti western.
Something trickier is going on with the climactic raid on bin Laden's compound, a kinetic set-piece that emphasises collateral damage - women shot down, children screaming in fear - as well as the thrill of the hunt. While much of the action is hard to decipher, the meaning couldn't be clearer: morally and literally, these men are working in the dark.
The same applies to Maya, a fiercely intelligent, deeply isolated woman finding her way through a maze of abstractions (''Abu Ahmed'', the name of Bin Laden's courier, is the password that takes her from one end of the story to the other).
The scenes in which Maya is forced to prove herself to her male superiors carry an equivocal feminist subtext: what does it take, the film seems to be asking, to beat the boys at their own game? At the same time, she's the kind of ''outsider'' heroine frequently favoured in modern film and TV: like a genetically engineered superwoman, or Natalie Portman's dancer in Black Swan, she focuses body and soul on a specialised task that leaves little room for ''ordinary'' life.
Still, Chastain's remarkable performance is anything but robotic: glimmers of a flip, girlish quality suggest the person Maya might have become under different circumstances. Her sole relaxed moment comes when she's bantering with the soldiers assigned to ''get'' bin Laden: sharing their excitement, she's briefly a goddess, standing tall in aviator sunglasses, hair waving in the desert breeze.
Zero Dark Thirty could be seen as one more symptom of American self-regard, implying that it takes a special brand of courage to transgress moral lines. Yet the film remains too uncanny and ambivalent for complacency: when the mission is finally accomplished, the mood is empty rather than triumphant. Where does this kind of success lead? It's a question for the US - and for Bigelow, as well.


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Beckham quits England captaincy
An emotional David Beckham has resigned as England captain after nearly six years following his side's World Cup quarter-final exit to Portugal.
Beckham was close to tears as he read from a prepared statement at England's training camp in southern Germany to confirm his decision to step down.
He said he hoped to continue as a player for England, but not as captain.
"On November 15, 2000 Peter Taylor gave me the greatest honour of my career in making me the captain of England, fulfilling my childhood dream," the Real Madrid superstar said.
"Now, almost six years later, after being captain for 58 of my 95 caps, I feel the time is right to pass on the armband as we enter in a new era under Steve McClaren.
"It has been an honour and a privilage to have captained our country and I want to stress that I wish to continue to play for England and look forward to helping both the new captain and Steve McClaren in any way I can."
In fact, Beckham has won 94 caps, not 95.
While Beckham scored with a trademark free kick against Ecuador, he has had an average World Cup by his standards and some commentators have even called for him to be axed altogether.
While arguably still one of the most accurate strikers of a ball at set pieces, his lack of pace has been evident.
Once England's golden boy, and the darling of the media along with wife Victoria, he has seen that accolade taken away by the emergence of Wayne Rooney, further eroding his position as Sven-Goran Eriksson's main man.
McClaren, the former Middlesbrough manager, takes over from Eriksson as coach with immediate effect after the Swede bowed out following five-and-a-half years in charge, but his choice of captain has not been made known.
Eriksson said he was surprised at the decision, and praised Beckham.
"He's been a very good captain and very proud to do the job," he said. "I was a bit surprised when he told me but you have to respect his decision.
"It is now Steve McClaren's job to decide on Beckham's successor. He has a lot of choices that are more than capable of doing the job. It is very much up to him."
Beckham, who earns an estimated $A43 million a year, said he took his decision some time ago.
"I came to this decision some time ago but I had hoped to annnounce it on the back of a successful World Cup. Sadly that wasn't to be," he said.
"This decision has been the most difficult of my career to date. But after discussing it with my family and those closest to me I feel the time is right."
Beckham said the team was devastated by their failure to move beyond the quarter-finals, but that he was proud of his time as captain.
"Our performance during this World Cup has not been enough to progress further and both myself and all the players regret that and are hurt by that more than people realise," he said.
"I wish to thank all the players for their support during my time as captian, as well as Peter Taylor, Sven and all the coaches.
"I would also like to thank the press and of course all the England supporters who have both been great to me and my teammates. I want them to know for me it has been an absolute honour.
"Finally, I have lived the dream, I am extremely proud to have worn the armband and been captain of England and for that I will also be grateful."
At 31, it was almost certainly to be Beckham's last World Cup and it has all ended in bitter disappointment.
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