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To be the trusted authority on Post-9/11 conflict by sharing on-the-ground, personal perspectives from those who were there and those who waited patiently behind.
To be the trusted authority on Post-9/11 conflict by sharing on-the-ground, personal perspectives from those who were there and those who waited patiently behind.
To provide focus, clarity, and insight into America's longest-running wars by including all interested parties in an open and candid dialogue.
Journalism is about documenting the human experience. It is the act of listening, observing, recording, and publishing stories about people—and doing so fairly and accurately. The War Horse will be home to the most in-depth documentation of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Stories from individuals who were on the ground, the Generals who led them, and the friends and family who support them from home will provide context for thinking about these wars and the wars that haven't yet been waged.
The War Horse will be the home for responsible reporting on and conversation about war, with the explicit intent of foster understanding. We will address with eyes wide open, one of the most debated topics in human history:
We are and always will be nonpartisan. Our only objective is to explain war in a greater context than ever before by openly exploring current, ongoing conflicts in which the U.S. is engaged and by providing contemporary, contextualized stories and features for citizens and politicians to consider anew.
We will accomplish this by collecting data en masse. Members are encouraged to submit pictures, videos, and written work from and about their experiences. We will ask members to provide the same for comrades who died at war and from war, as well as any information pertaining to battles large and small. This is the story of a generation galvanized by the events of 9/11 and all that has followed.
We will provide the portal and the platform through which these stories will live forever.
"Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone."
- Fred Rogers
"Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone."
- Fred Rogers
1. You don't 'get it' or 'understand' what a source has been through. Every story is unique. Every experience is unique. If our stories aren't unique, we are doing a disservice to our sources and our readers. Research conditions and circumstances. But once you have done your research, leave it at the door. It doesn't matter how much knowledge you have on the topic, you can never predict how a particular individual experienced the events that happened to them.
2. Reporting on trauma demands special care and increased ethical sensitivity. It requires specialized interviewing skills, understanding of the law, and (at a minimum) a basic awareness about the psychological impact of trauma.
3. Get the language correct. Someone is not a victim unless they describe themselves that way.
4. Respect a potential interviewee's right to say 'no.' Nobody should be forced to give every detail about a traumatic event unless THEY want to.
5. We will take control of providing a safe space for sources to discuss their individual trauma(s). Tread carefully and do not exploit or belittle them if they open up to you. If you've earned their trust, keep it. The secret to good interviewing is active, non-judgmental listening.
6. Don't underestimate how your own reactions to traumatic details can influence the conversation. If you are finding the conversation challenging, acknowledge that silently to yourself, and bring your focus back to what is being said. Try to listen a little harder and and to observe facial expressions and body language. The time for a journalist to process the personal impact of an interview is after it's complete, away from the interviewee.
7. Trauma is often associated with high degrees of self-blame, guilt, and shame. For this reason, avoid language that might imply the interviewee is responsible in some way. Be careful of asking 'why' questions—which interrogators tend to favor. Don't be surprised if accounts only make partial sense. Frequently survivors of trauma 'shut down' emotionally: Their recall may become or seem fragmented, and in some cases they may have blocked out an event entirely. Incomplete and contradictory accounts are not prima facie evidence of deception, but rather of the struggle interviewees may experience in making sense of what has happened to them.
8. Journalists have a responsibility to do everything they can to avoid exposing the interviewee to further abuse and to avoid undermining an interviewee's standing in his or her community. Be prepared for survivors to read at least portions of your story before publication, as it can lessen the impact—and possible trauma—of public exposure. (Note: After reading—and seeing evidence of your intentions—an interviewee may decide to share more of his or her story with you.) Tell the whole story. Sometimes media identify only specific incidents, focusing on the obvious climax. Reporters must understand that a failure to report wholly on a story is, in itself, a form of abuse. Learn how individuals have coped with the trauma in the longer term. Your stories and your relationships will be richer for it.
9. Trauma reporting is an act for the greater good. Utilize information, data, resources, and various experiences wisely to provide you with insight and to ensure you're reporting the truth—not how things appear at first glance. There is never a simple explanation and during your reporting you should be prepared to explore the individual complexities of each story. Speculation has no place in trauma reporting.
10. A story is never just about what happened. Explore regrets and successes and how your interviewee's life got them to this point. A person is more than just a singular event. Explore the survivor's story with the same care, attention to detail, and respect that you would want them to show if roles were reversed.
"News is what someone wants suppressed. Everything else is advertising. The power is to set the agenda. What we print and what we don't print matter a lot."
- Katharine Graham
"News is what someone wants suppressed. Everything else is advertising. The power is to set the agenda. What we print and what we don't print matter a lot."
- Katharine Graham
1) Ensure your sources are solid, knowledgeable, and the best voice available for the given topic. Also, make sure you are aware of anything you've made a deal with them about, such as anonymity. If a person is to be left anonymous, the journalist and staff will ensure all safeguards are put in place to ensure anonymity is maintained. If the source has a vendetta or axe to grind, include the source's bias in your reporting. Confidential sources should be used as sparingly as possible. A court cannot weigh your source or the validity of the information they gave you if they cannot defend you in that same courtroom. If you have an anonymous source, assume people will believe that you have made it all up. An on-the-record named source is always the best option.
2) Comment, comment, comment. Always go to the "other side" with everything you are going to publish. Always ask questions. Comment, comment, comment. Always bake-in their side of the story. Our rule is "no surprises journalism." Produce content that you would respect finding on the front page of every news site, if you or your (in)actions were the focus of the content.
3) The more damning a story is, the more care you should show the story. The "other side" is not a villain and they will never be referred to in such a manner. Everyone deserves to be written about in a rigorous, complex, and intriguing way, because they are human, too. Your tone needs to reflect the seriousness of the story. You are not a jury. Make sure you write directly down the middle.
4) Did you attribute accurately? Do not editorialize content. We are human, so we have opinions, but they will not be tolerated in our content. Be sure you are not turning accusations into facts.
5) Fairness is broad, but is the article fair? Can we back up the article with supporting materials and facts? Do not jump to conclusions. Do not characterize things. When writing, stick to the facts and what you understand to be accurate. Always.
6) Don't be vague. Do not insinuate. Do not suggest. Be concise. Be thorough. Be accurate. If you don't know it, don't imply it. If you're not totally sure, you need to be sure. And if you're not sure, keep reporting until you are sure. And if you're wrong, admit it. Don't hide your mistakes or nobody will trust us.
7) Be careful to not violate privacy laws. You need to be very careful about anything you write with health history, abuse of any kind, job history, adultery, and anything that is personal, private or embarrassing. You must make it clear as to why the average person should care and why it will matter to them. Always say things straight up. Don't inflate things. If you need one nugget or your story falls apart, you're simply not done reporting.
8) Statements of an opinion must be supported by facts. Make sure you have not made any torts when doing your reporting. Make sure you do everything cleanly, and do not make decisions on your own. Always ask an editor if you're not sure if you've broken the law. Have you told everyone who you are and what you're doing. Always tell the truth. If you lie, you will not write for us. Ever.
9) Do not break any contracts or embargoes for any amount of information. If you say something, stand by it, but you need to have asked the editor first.
10) There are a host of international laws. Do not violate any international laws.
Our advisory team will conduct quarterly reviews of our published materials, and provide detailed feedback about our journalism so you can trust you're enjoying fact-based, thorough, and responsible journalism.
We'll push ourselves to make it great.
They'll push us to make it even better.
Our advisory team will conduct quarterly reviews of our published materials, and provide detailed feedback about our journalism so you can trust you're enjoying fact-based, thorough, and responsible journalism.
We'll push ourselves to make it great.
They'll push us to make it even better.
Thomas J. Brennan is the founder of The War Horse. Thomas' passion in writing is exploring war, trauma, and loss. Prior to studying at Columbia University, he was a sergeant in the Marine Corps and served in Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantryman. He was awarded a Purple Heart and is the recipient of the 2014 American Legion Fourth Estate Award and an Honorable Mention at the 2013 Dart Awards for his reporting with both the New York Times and The Daily News in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Thomas is also co-writing a book, "Shooting Ghosts," which will be published in 2017 through the Viking imprint of Penguin/Random House. Read his work with the New York Times.
Anna Hiatt
Features Editor
Anna Hiatt is a reporter and editor based in New York City, working with words, audio, and pictures—both moving and still. She's an adjunct professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she also earned her master's degree. She attended UC Berkeley, graduating with a history degree. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian, Reuters, The Village Voice, and on WNYC, among others. Anna Hiatt serves as a features editor for The War Horse. She's currently working on a book about end-of-life care.
Bruce Shapiro is the director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism where he is also a professor of journalism ethics and is the school's Senior Advisor for Academic Affairs. Bruce has directed the Dart Center since 2006 and is the recipient of the Public Advocacy Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies for his work advocating for ethical and responsible trauma reporting as a global practice. He has taught investigative journalism at Yale University and is a contributing editor at The Nation. Bruce's personal and professional experiences with trauma reporting will bring a degree of clarity and responsibility in journalism beyond reproach. Bruce will serve as a member of The War Horse advisory team, auditing our adherence to ethical journalism practices.
Robert Rosenthal
Advisor on Newsroom Development
Karen Stabiner
Advisor on Immersive Storytelling
Karen Stabiner is the author of the upcoming "Generation Chef," which chronicles a year in the life of a young chef as he opens his first restaurant. Her most recent book, "Family Table," is a cookbook-with-narrative about backstage life at a group of New York City restaurants. Her nine previous books include "To Dance With The Devil: The New War on Breast Cancer," a New York Times Notable Book, and her personal favorite, "My Girl: Adventures With a Teen in Training." Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Columbia Journalism Review, and other national publications. Karen teaches Feature Writing at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and brings with her years of experience in vivid storytelling.
Kevin Cullen
Advisor on Investigative Journalism
Kevin Cullen is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and columnist at The Boston Globe. Kevin was a member of the 2003 investigative team that won the Pulitzer for coverage of the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal. He is the co-author of the New York Times best-seller, "Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice." Kevin is also a Harvard Neiman Fellow and serves as an advisory member reviewing editorial content on a quarterly basis. Kevin's extensive newsroom experience, recognitions, and prowess as an investigative journalist will guide The War Horse in creating thoroughly and responsibly reported works of investigative journalism into the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Kevin is also the recipient of the Goldsmith Prize, the George Polk Award, and the Selden Ring Award.
Finbarr O'Reilly was based in West Africa as a Reuters correspondent and staff photographer from 2001 until 2014, and covered wars in Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Chad, and elsewhere. His photography has earned top industry awards, including the World Press Photo of the Year in 2006, as well as numerous awards from the National Press Photographers Association and Pictures of the Year International. He left Reuters in 2015 after photographing wars in Afghanistan, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories. He has moved into academia, with fellowships at Harvard, Columbia, and Yale. Finbarr is co-writing a non-fiction book, "Shooting Ghosts," that will be published by the Viking imprint of Penguin/Random House. He will serve as an advisory member on visual storytelling. With his years of noteworthy war coverage, Finbarr will provide quarterly review and ensure The War Horse publishes visual components in the most captivating manner possible.
BriGette McCoy was a soldier in the U.S. Army from 1987 through 1991 serving in Germany as a Data Telecommunications Systems Operator. BriGette is an advocate for women veterans and the Founder and CEO of Women Veteran Social Justice. BriGette advocates for equal access to VA care and services, Military Sexual Trauma Policy changes and services, suicide prevention and family education, and alternative therapeutic health modalities. BriGette is the Veteran Affairs Commission Vice Chair for the City of Atlanta and a Steering Committee Member for the Georgia Chapter of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. As an advisory board member she will review stories about women veterans on a quarterly basis and will use her years of experience advocating for women veterans to ensure that we accurately and adequately portray experiences and concerns of women. She is the recipient of the Inspiring Women Award from the WNBA Atlanta Dream, and the Dekalb Veterans Affairs Advisory Board presented her with the Distinguished Veteran Hero Award.
Daniel Ellsberg is probably best known for his 1971 role in disclosing the previously secret Pentagon Papers, which revealed the true story of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. A Harvard PhD in Economics and former U.S. Marine Corps rifle company commander, he worked at the Pentagon, White House, State Department and the Rand Corporation before he became disillusioned with the U.S.'s role in Vietnam.
Since the end of the Vietnam War, Ellsberg has been a lecturer, writer and activist on the dangers of the nuclear era, wrongful U.S. interventions and the urgent need for patriotic whistleblowing. He is a Senior Fellow of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
Tahlia Burton
Advisor on Coverage of Human Rights
Tahlia Burton is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force where she served six years as a Cryptologic Language Analyst of Chinese, French, and Pashto. Throughout her time in the Air Force, Tahlia translated real-time threat warnings of numerous Special Forces units including Navy SEAL teams, Army Delta Forces, and Air Force Pararescue. During her time in uniform she worked with many Iraqi and Afghan refugees fleeing persecution. Before being honorably discharged, Tahlia analyzed accounts of Taliban stoning women to death, academics having their books burned, and those murdered for not conforming to strict Taliban laws. Tahlia brings a unique perspective to The War Horse having analyzed Top Secret documents, interacted with the most highly trained service members in uniform, and witnessing the effect of war. She will serve as Advisor on Human Rights and will provide quarterly review of how The War Horse Reports on Human Rights as a result of military conflict. Her personal and professional connections will ensure The War Horse responsibly and ethically reports on Post-9/11 conflict. Tahlia is currently studying English and Human Rights at Columbia University and is the recipient of the Air Force Achievement Medal for analysis of an enemy threat that might have cost the lives of 75 U.S. Navy SEALs and other Special Forces personnel.
Susie Reynolds Reece has advocated for suicide prevention since she lost her father to suicide at the age of 10. Over the past several years, Susie has used her experiences to serve as an advocate and volunteer for multiple groups nationwide including the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She is a founding member of the Garland County Suicide Prevention Coalition and has collaborated with such groups as Project HOPE, and many others. An emerging author, Susie's journal became her escape, her confidant, and her best friend following her father's suicide. It remains her constant companion to this day. Susie will provide semi-annual review of our reporting practices and procedures pertaining to suicide. Her connections throughout the suicide prevention profession - inside and outside of the military - will foster the highest ethical standards in suicide data collection and reporting on suicide and mental health.
If we don't remember where we started,
we will never know where we're going.
If we don't remember where we started,
we will never know where we're going.
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Amy Siedler
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Lori Freshwater
Kathleen Splaine-Vella
Long Phung
Tristan McConnell
Sheila Coronel
Jason & Pamela Noble
Tyler Leath
Ryan & Amanda Lundnohm
Alexis H. Miller
Rachel A. Sneed
Jaime W.
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R.V. Gardner
Try H. Butler
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Karl & Anne Marlantes
Mark Stingley
David Michael Bryant
Chris Curry
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Daniel Batt
Capt. Susan Larson, USN-Ret.
Donleigh O. Gaunky
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Michael Ergo
Oliver David
Cyndi Brown
Tim Patterson
Daniel Jayne
T. Pilote
C.J. Micalizio
Sean McMahon
Randy Meeks
Peter W. Frey
Taylor Brennan
Mike Dunford
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Franceska Cox
Dale Cordy
Tom Jones
David & Linda Weatherseed
Marc Balkovich, USMC-Ret.
David Ervin
Ross Sieg
Paolo & Antonella Boffetta
Alicia Dietz
Rosie Sinfield
Euna Park
Colleen Hockey
David & Rose Blea, USMC-Ret.
Rebecca & Matt Johnson
Jonathan Herrick
Joshue Twitty
Brian Smullen
Serey Anikushin
Robert Rosenthal
Michael Hirshman
Elena Cabral
Dreama Flemming
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Jack Crosbie
Elena Boffetta
Deb Fisher
Gen. James N. Mattis
James Dao
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Justin R. Corry
Belen Greene
Gee Yong Wee
Greg Boucher
Amina Mujtaba
Michael Petersheim
Amy Siedler
Lydia Jorgenson
Rachel A. Sneed
Stabile Fellows Class of 2015
Tahlia Burton
Damien Spleeters
Ivan Arreguin
David Navarre
Thomas D. Gottwald, Sr.
Will Walker
Ralph Mizell
Anthony Triplett
James C. Watkins
Tyler J. Bolken
Erik Huckle
Jamie W.
Bruce Jones
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Paula Preston
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Angela Thomsen
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Joey & Angela Gunn
Jesse M. Carl
Scott Nokes
Kevin Brown
Michael J. Ross
Kasey Cordell
Steven Langford
Tiffanni R. Spann
Serge Huber
Anna M. Hiatt
Hugh Carson
K. Thiebolt
Elisabeth Suttee
Laura Caplan
Stephen & Denise Peterson
Barbara Griffin
Jim Stenger
Dan Lamothe
Carl Stoffers
S. Brown
Finbarr O'Reilly
Karen Stabiner
Stuart Karle
John Bennet
Bruce Shapiro
John Ismay
Adrian Bonenberger
BriGette McCoy
Gurman Bhatia, India
Jodi Salamino
John Sullivan
Beth White
Mark Brueggeman
James Hazelett
Charlie & Karen Fredrickson
Melinda & Madison Brennan
The Brennan Family
Alan Rueda
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Michael Petersheim
Jacqui Maher
Lawton & Katie Hansen
Jim Mintz
Patrick Poirier
Rex Lam
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Tom Burket
Norman Seider
A. Karpouzis
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Kiley Lambert
Yee Cang Ling
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Matthew Brown
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Jim Macica
Jeff Lamie
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Mark S. Pounovich
Lee Delph
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Justin Lawson
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Patrick J. Flynn
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Richard Widdicombe
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E. Belikoff
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Mackenzie Kampa
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Bruce Cruikshank
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Kerri Mosher
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Scilla Alecci
Jean Hislop
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The War Horse is determined to further develop a growth strategy that will ensure accuracy, longevity, and sustainability.
The War Horse is determined to further develop a growth strategy that will ensure accuracy, longevity, and sustainability.
Throughout the phases of our launch, we will be utilizing crowd-funding, grants, sponsorships, and donations to fund our journalism, community, and database.


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Note: Something i wrote when i was bored. Hope you can understand what I'm writing anyway. This is also my first fic. My tenses are pretty bad too. Please forgive me. Drop me a review if you want. And this is yaoi. Don't like, don't read.
Disclaimer: Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo, not me.
Ichigo looked out the window. Snow. It always reminded him that bespectacled boy. He frowned. "I wanna go out... being cooped up here makes me feel like I'm in prison. And I should change too. I've been in this outfit forever." He strode over to the wardrobe. Opening it, a dark blue t-shirt caught his eye. It had the words "LOVE IS JUST A BURDEN" printed in bold letters. "How true..." muttered Ichigo. "Dark blue..." he said, his voice slightly cracking. Dark blue always reminded him of Ishida's straight, smooth hair that he loved to run his fingers through. "So soft.." he whispered as he recalled how Ishida's hair felt. A lone tear ran down his face. He could remember vividly, how Ishida's skin felt on his, Ishida's scent... it all came to him so naturally, like he had been through these things everyday. More tears followed. "You didn't have to do that...you could've told me..." whispered Ichigo.
Everybody knew Ishida committed suicide, but they acted as though it was an accident. Nobody talked about it. Ichigo acted as though he didn't know, but he radiated a kind of sadness. Anyone could tell he was heartbroken. He couldn't believe it at first. THE Ishida Uryuu, committing suicide? Not likely. Ichigo often wondered why Ishida didn't tell him about his problems, choosing to die instead. THAT Ishida Uryuu, running away from his problems? Not likely.
Ichigo took the t-shirt, a jacket, jeans and gloves from his wardrobe, and quickly changed. Looking outside again, he noticed that it wasn't snowing anymore. Opening the window, he felt a cold, sharp blast of air hit him in the face. "Cold... it's cold."he murmured. "Just like how I feel everyday..." It was true. Since the day Ishida left, Ichigo went numb with the cold he felt inside. "I'll leave now, then..." he muttered, not wanting to waste anymore time. Grabbing a penknife, he slipped it into his back pocket. He always carried it around just in case something happened. As he slipped out of the room, he remembered how he used to cling onto Ishida, not wanting him to leave the house yet. Ever since they got into that relationship, Ichigo never let go of Ishida. They went everywhere together. He descended the stairs, tears clouding his vision as he remembered kissing Ishida right where he was walking that day after school 3 months ago. Ichigo finally reached the main door and slipped out.
He saw snow everywhere. Wiping his tears, he spotted children throwing snowballs at one another, like he and Ishida used to do. He looked away, choosing to ignore their happy laughs. He hadn't laughed for a very long time too, and almost forgot how it sounded. He headed straight for the park. As he looked around, he found that it was deserted, save for the couple in the corner, kissing. Ichigo bit down hard on his lip, fighting the urge to cry. "Not now..." he whispered. He finally found the tree he was looking for. It was in a quiet corner of the park, hidden from view. He smiled slightly, and walked under it. He ran a gloved hand down the bark of the tree, and finally located what he was looking for. It was the letters "I X I " carved onto the tree. "Ishida...you remember our first kiss here, don't you? You remember that I gave you your first valentine gift here too, right?" Tears started to pour down his face again, blurring his vision. He quickly walked off, his feet starting in the direction of the cemetry.
Ichigo placed his hand on the smooth stone of Ishida's grave stone, and whispered, "Look where you are now, Ishida. Lying here, all alone... aren't you bored?" He felt beads of water on his face, and realised he was crying. "Don't do this to me anymore, Ishida...I'm coming to join you right now... will you wait for me..." he took out the penknife from his pocket, and stabbed his chest. Summoning the rest of his strength, he stabbed his stomach as well. As he sank to the ground, whispered," I'm free...". Quietly, he died, with the regrets a normal person would never have, and the memory of a forbidden love fresh in his mind.

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Summer Place Theatre presents Father of the Bride
Jun 26, 2017 5:01 PM - Join the cast of Summer Place Theatre in a reboot of the comedy written by Edward Streeter and later turned into two movies, the original starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. Tickets are $10 for children, $15 for seniors and students, and $20 for adults. Experience the fun at Naperville Central High School during any of the performances below. Friday, July 7 - 7:30pm


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- vitamin D
- noun Date: circa 1921 any or all of several fat-soluble vitamins chemically related to steroids, essential for normal bone and tooth structure, and found especially in fish-liver oils, egg yolk, and milk or produced by activation (as by ultraviolet irradiation) of sterols: as a. (or vitamin D2) calciferol b. (or vitamin D3) cholecalciferol
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.


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A federal jury just convicted a Maryland man of taking more than $600,000 dollars from people he met through online dating sites.
Evans Appiah met men and women online, got close to them, then started making up reasons he needed money.
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This is a breath of fresh air from the revisionist history of the first four pages.
The fact is, Lowe was only really in charge of this team between when Sather left and when Katz bought the team. The results over that time may not have been the prettiest, but as you say, at least he tried to make moves to keep the team competitive. And he did very nearly deliver a SC in 2006 based almost entirely on his shrewd moves (ie. no tanking to win).
His worst moves came post 2006. Overpaying Pisani and Horcoff. Putting too much faith in guys like Moreau. Trading away all the centers.
This thread is ill-conceived because it blames the wrong person. Nothing in Lowe's on or office resume can convince me that it was his idea to tank for picks. That was Katz's baby ... a plan hatched in tandem with his scheme to roll out a new arena just about the time all his draft picks are hitting their stride. I gotta give him credit too ... looks like he's right on schedule.
Tamby is the fall guy and Lowe is the face of history. Katz is/was just using them both to further his end of a bigger bottom line.
People blaming Lowe now ... in 2013 with Tamby fired, MacT at the helm and Katz still calling the shots ... well, that's just sad.
And it reeks of a personal agenda against a guy who has done a lot for this city
So why do you think so many people have an agenda against him? We're not talking one guy who has some vendetta against Lowe from something between them years ago. We don't know him personally at all; we only know him from his public profile on the Oilers and hate him according to what we see there.
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Often what pushes young students, and even more so their families, to lean to a specific degree or college is their prestige. There is a widely accepted assumption that the better your college, the better your degree will be. And that down the line, these factors will lead to a better job and a bigger salary afterwards. The result is that students and their families fork out thousands in tuition now, with the confidence that the student will earn it back later.
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Their conclusions come from an analysis of 7,300 of surveys looking at what US grads were making 10 years after finishing their degree. For business students and humanities majors, the study finds that prestige of the school has a major impact on future earnings expectations.
However, for STEM orientated subjects (science, technology, engineering and math), the prestige of the school often had little to no impact on the expected future salary – they largely turned out to be the same for most graduates. There was no major statistically significant differences in the average earnings of science majors from either selective schools, mid-tier schools or less selective schools. For engineering graduates results were similar, except for a marginal difference between selective and mid-tier colleges.
It is worth noting here that their research ensured that other factors which could contribute to numerous other factors that might influence earnings (such as family income, race or ethnicity, gender, marital status, SAT score, postgraduate degree and age at graduation etc).
The conclusion? It can be a waste of money to spend beyond a families means in those fields.
Furthermore, the implications of Eide and Hilmer's findings on a graduates future are more complex than they seem.
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Private Patrick O'Rourke, or Pat, was a former Stranded who joined the Coalition of Ordered Governments Army via Operation Lifeboat.
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Patrick was a Stranded who signed up to become a Gear via Operation Lifeboat. His family received a level 3 ration card, which is apparently given to the families of all conscripts. He was ordered to report to the Jacinto east third barricks. Patrick was a friend of Trey, a fellow Gear, who pulled some strings to get Patrick assigned to his unit.[1]
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COG Department of Conscription Processing Jacinto Office Recruitment Notification Form
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In accordance with Operation Lifeboat, your immediate family is also entitled to benefits of service. Mr & Mrs Kevin O'Rourke and their dependents receive a level 3 ration card and preferred status on housing requisitions. Benefits are guaranteed through the duration of service, any change to the terms of benefits must be made within your registered district.[1]
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A young hedgehog came into the clinic with a skin and quill problem. He was losing quills and was itchy. He was the only hedgehog in the house, and he was active and playful. It was hard to get a good look at his skin, because he kept rolling up into a tight ball. Several of his quills were examined under the microscope, and a few mites were found. He also had a small amount of crusty skin on his face from the mites. Skin mites are a common problem in pet and wild hedgehogs. He was treated with two doses of Revolution to eliminate the mites.
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MIA Benjamin Bronfman, M.I.A. has split from her long-term fiance Benjamin Bronfman, according to a report in the New York Daily News.
The British hip hop star and Bronfman, an environmentalist, have a two-year-old son together, Ikhyd (NOT 'Ickett'). The Daily News says it was M.I.A. – real name Maya Arulpragasam – who decided to end the relationship. Neither Arulpragasam or Bronfman have passed comment on the reports.
According to the article, the couple had been spending lengthy periods apart, with the 29-year-old Bronfman and Ikhyd staying in New York while M.I.A. was in her hometown of London.
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As you probably know, M.I.A. has been attracting headlines aplenty at the moment, after she flipped the bird during the Super Bowl halftime show. With crushing predictability, the one-fingered salute prompted a hilariously over-the-top period of self-reflection and moral hand-wringing from the American press.
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Bill Clinton Is 'Still Dicking Bimbos' According To Colin Powell's Emails
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The Gibson B25-12N 12 string was first introduced by Gibson in 1961. It was Gibson's first entry into the 12 string market. With the onset of the Folk Era of the early 1960's, well known guitar builders started producing quality twelve string guitars. Glen appears to have started his 12 string career with a 12N, which stood for "natural finish".
Glen is captured in several TV appearances with this guitar in the early 60's:
Here is seen singing "Kentucky Means Paradise" around 1962.
He also appeared on several episodes of Star Route playing the Gibson 12.
The Gibson B25 made the front cover of Glen's album dedicated to the 12 string..."The Astounding 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell" which was released in 1964.
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This box set contains the complete symphonies of Beethoven and Brahms, the later symphonies of Mozart, symphonies of Mahler and Bruckner, CDs with rehearsals and many more. The German born conductor Bruno Walter (1876-1962) was known primarily for his interpretations of the Viennese school. Though out of step with 20th century trends he was such a fine musician that he became a major figure - filling the wide gulf between the extremes of his day - Arturo Toscanini and Wilhelm Furtwängler.
One might expect Andrew Manze's interpretations of Johannes Brahms' four symphonies to adhere to ideas of the movement for historically informed performance practice, due to his scholarship and dedication to authenticity in his early music performances. However, and somewhat paradoxically, he and the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra have delivered more or less mainstream readings on modern instruments; there are no signs of late 19th century woodwind or brass timbres, and the strings play with standard vibrato. Yet Manze's historical fact finding has gone to a deeper level than just replicating instrumentation or orchestral scale, and he has found numerous clues to Brahms' intentions in the composer's transcriptions of the symphonies for two pianos, which often vary with the published orchestral scores in accentuation, tempo indications, and phrasing. These are fine points that can be discerned with careful listening and great familiarity with many other recordings of the symphonies, both conventional and historic, but they may not be the main thing listeners will consider in appreciating this set.
Otto Klemperer's Brahms needs no introduction. It remains a classic reference edition, one of the very few complete cycles with absolutely no weak links. It's customary to call these performances "granitic", an adjective that certainly applies to the First Symphony but doesn't begin to describe the swift and thrilling finale of the Fourth, the grand but impulsive Third (with its first-movement repeat in place), or the warmly lyrical Second. In general Klemperer's unsentimental but always gripping approach to this music practically defines the word "idiomatic". The Alto Rhapsody with Christa Ludwig also is one of the great ones, while the shorter works share the same virtues as the symphonies.
Bruno Walter's recording of the Siegfried Idyll with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra is radiantly beautiful–one of the most affecting of all this great conductor's statements. The horns wobble and nick a couple of notes, the ensemble isn't always perfect, and little things happen in the winds, but the sense of what the music is about–the character of the solo playing, the phrasing, and the wonderful feeling of delicacy and joy–is unmatched by anyone, except perhaps Karajan. The "cradle song" quality of the oboe solo early in the piece is captured to perfection, and the music moves along without ever being in a hurry. The end just floats away without seeming to drag or slow down at all. –Ted Libbey
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The band is preparing for their second sold out show in Stavanger at DnB Arena tonight. Only two more concerts left on the Cast in Steel tour!
Last night's show was marked by a generally reserved audience throughout the first half of the set, which Karl Oluf told us had never happened on the tour this far. The band was undeterred from giving the performance their best, and eventually the crowd rose to its feet and cheered, danced and sang with enthusiasm!
It may have been the irresistible energy of 'Foot of the Mountain', or perhaps Magne encouraging the audience to stand up and move, but whatever caused it, the show built up to a fantastic finale sign-along on both 'The Living Daylights' and 'Take on Me'.
Tonight the band plays in Stavanger, and tomorrow is their only outdoor concert on the tour, the final show in Bergen.
Set List
I've Been Losing You
Cry Wolf
Move to Memphis
Stay on These Roads
The Swing of Things
Cast in Steel
Crying in the Rain
Mother Nature Goes to Heaven
We're Looking for the Whales
Here I Stand and Face the Rain
Scoundrel Days
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Foot of the Mountain
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The right eyebrow and right side of forehead got totally paralyzed since a face lift done 10 weeks ago. I don't know if this is only a nerve damage or if this branch was severed. I am doing therapy with muscle stimulation so the muscle get some activity until the nerve regenerate, if so. I can close my eye normally, the only part that doesn't move is eyebrow and same side forehead. I would like to know if even if the nerve was really cut during surgery, do I have a chance of nerve regeneration?
If Nerve Was Cut During a Face Lift, Do I Have a Chance of Nerve Regeneration?
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If the nerve was actually cut, it is very unlikely to regenerate.
Many of these injuries are stretch injuries. The nerve sheath is intact and some degree of recovery can be seen. What was injured was the frontal branch of the right facial nerve. Where your nerve was injured the nerve fibers are actually very fine. It is probably amazing that we do not see more of these injuries. I would say that after about 6 months it is unlikely that recovery will take place. Surgical repairs for nerves this peripheral are not very reliable. Most of the work out there involves placing a patch graft where the injury involves the main nerve trunk on the side of the face.
Facelift - If Nerve Was Cut During a Face Lift, Do I Have a Chance of Nerve Regeneration?
If a nerve (anywhere) is truly cut, it is extremely unlikely that you would have regeneration. In extreme cases (ie, when someone knows for sure that a nerve was cut or can figure it out with a very high likelihood), it may be advisable to undergo additional surgery and to re-attach the ends of the nerve. Even then, there is no guarantee that the nerve will be able to grow across the connection, or that function will return. That, however, is probably the best course if that problem has been identified.
Much more likely, as has already been discussed, is that the nerve was "injured." That can mean stretched, under tension, affected by heat, swelling and many other things that are not possible to elucidate precisely. Fortunately, the majority of these situations (ie, nerve weakness after facial surgery) resolve well on their own over a period of several weeks to months. 10 weeks is still too early to make a final decision concerning the likelihood of return of function, though many of such deficits have resolved by now. Since it can take months it makes sense to continue to wait it out; there is, in fact, little else that can be done at this stage. The only other question is whether an MRI, which might delineate a disruption of the nerve or other problems, may be advisable. Even then, you would (most likely) need a repair with a nerve graft, which means the nerve would have to grow across TWO connections. That is that much trickier. But it is at least something for you, and other people in this situation, to consider.
Hopefully, it has resolved by now anyway...
I hope that this helps, and good luck,
Dr. E
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If Nerve Was Cut During a Face Lift, Do I Have a Chance of Nerve Regeneration?
To specifically answer the question, you asked. No, if the temporal branch, of the facial nerve, was cut during your Face Lift the nerve will not regenerate on it's own. If the nerve was injured, it may recover at 1mm a day from the point of the stretch or injury. This would mean that somewhere between 3 and 6 months, you would see some movement in the forehead. If no movement occurs at 1 year, the nerve will most likely not re-grow and the forehead will remain paralyzed on that side. You should be referred to a neurologist and discuss the success rates for surgical re-attachment of the temporal nerve. These branches are quite small but perhaps a nerve grafting method (cable graft) has been used in these cases. Hope this helps.
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If Nerve Was Cut During a Face Lift, Do I Have a Chance of Nerve Regeneration?Answer:
Most likely your nerve was stretched or bruised and should make a full recovery. One thing you might do is a little Botox or Dysport over on the other side to even you out until the nerve wakes back up!!! It works really well for this...
Nerve regeneration if cut in face lift?
You have already received much great advice. But no one on this forum can determine if your nerve was cut or just stretched during your recent surgery. But I am writing just to say that the odds are certainly in your favor. Keep doing what you are doing, maintain a positive outlook, and realize that in 6-12 months the odds are good that you will have a complete recovery. Good luck!
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Frontal Branch Paresis
You are describing effects of paresis of the frontal branch of the facial nerve. Usually this is temporary and function with return, but you must be patient as it can take up to a year to recover. In the interim, there are treatments that can be done to achieve symmetry while you wait for the nerve function to return. There are other exercises that you should be doing to help this recover. The good news is that you are able to close your eye. If the function does not return in a year, there are treatments that can help you as well.
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Nerve Injury During a Facelift
In most cases, the nerve is just stunned and can take 6 to 12 months to improve. Keep working on your therapy and see how things go.
If nerve was cut, surgical repair is needed
Hi Maria,
Just wanted to add on little more information to the excellent answers you have gotten.
As has been noted if the nerve paralysis is due to nerve swelling, traction (pulling on the nerve) or bruising a partial if not full full recovery of the nerve can be expected with time (this may take up to a year).
However if the nerve was cut then surgical repair of the nerve is required in most cases. Even with surgery there is a recovery time for the repaired nerve to regain function.
Continue to follow closely with your surgeon and I agree with the use of Botox to help your brows/forehed look symmetric until further healing occurs.
Good luck,
Dr. Kamran Jafri
Nerve regeneration
If the nerve was totally severed you will have minimal recovery unless it is repaired. That said it may take several months for a "bruised" nerve to recover. Give it more time and if no improvement, discuss nerve repair with your surgeon. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.
Learn more: http://www.atlplasticsurgeon.com/facial-surgery-atlanta/facelift-and-necklift/
Hard to say...
if a frontal nerve is severed, it is unlikely to regenerate. Most nerve injuries ARE temporary, and you still have a chance of function returning. Nerves regenerate at a very slow rate, about a centimeter a month. So if a nerve is damaged 6 cm from the muscle, it will take six months to recover. You may want to try botox on the non-injured side to improve symmetry while you are waiting. Good luck!
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY GEOGRAPHY ECOLOGY focuses on the spatial interaction of human beings with each other and with their physical environment THE MALTHUSIAN THEORY: -THE ISSUES OF POPULATION GROWTH- concerned with the interactions between living things and their environment eg: why cities are located there?
how environment shapes the society culture?
why some areas developed and others don't? DEMOGRAPHY the study of the number and characteristics of a population eg: not only with the number of people, but also with the factors that may be causing their numbers to increase or decrease Two keys determinants of the population growth Death rate Birth rate The growth of population over time Population grown rapidly since 1800s Unequal population growth since late 1800s Population growth in the future The problem of counting: census:
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decline of physical quality and stamina
decline of native intelligence eg: food chains -THE INTERACTION BETWEEN CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT- ENVIRONMENT: social environment: natural environment: the sum of all the external influences that impinge on the human organism human-depends on culture non-human-depends on climate, soil, plant, etc Human ecology: the way in which human societies adjust to their environment -ECOLOGICAL BALANCE- the state achieved when each plant/animal species with its own characteristics and needs, has adjusted to its environment and survived,
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industrial pollution
acid rain, etc POLLUTION the destruction of our natural resource base by the productive process
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The most frequent accolade expressed by YMCA habitus is a deep appreciation for the unending supply of fresh towels, and we agree -- especially since the huge stacks here are often warm. Add state-of-the-art, clean and diverse workout facilities (including an indoor Olympic-size pool), a helpful staff, income-based membership pricing, a fully equipped password-protected women's-only workout area and an in-house Smoothie King, and you'll see why the YMCA Downtown trumps every other gym in the city. Another reason we can't get enough of this gym is the regular-people factor: Families, social groups and friends gather here after work and school to play basketball, squash, volleyball and racquetball, and a packed schedule of classes from yoga and kickboxing to water aerobics and spinning ensures a place for members of all fitness levels and ages. Giant locker room facilities contain day and overnight lockers, hot showers, steam rooms, whirlpools, dry saunas and restrooms, as well as oversize vanities with hair dryers.
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So I've been seeing alot of these "Reasons I hate Black Ops" Blog post come up again. Infinity Ward fan boys suck, a lot. And I'll admit, I was on the bandwagon when MW2 came out. I was all like "Hell yeah this is Awesome!" but then I was like "Oh fuck does this suck." And here are my reasons.
1. Campaign sucks, the story is incoherent, scripted, and unrealistic. Russia just so happens to invade the U.S without anyone knowing of their plans and because of one terrorist attack? I don't think so.
2. Spec Ops Sucks. No it's not like Mile High Club IW and no it's not like zombies Mr. Positive. It's an attempt at repackaging the campaign and certain cut missions to extend game play time, but it doesn't work.
3. What the fuck is everyones deal with Ghost? He wears a skull mask, get over it. He doesn't do anything extraordinary until he is shot by Shepard.
4. Lack of a .44 Magnum in solo is disappointing.
5. Do you feel like you had a big impact on the story? Because let me tell you something. Ramirezs storyline ends with you and AN ARMY OF US RANGERS taking the white house and TF141's story ends with you killing Shepard after he essentially killed everyone else.
6. No Russian is boring, and its not artistically interesting. Don't lie to yourself.
7. That underwater scene from the trailer is like 5 seconds long and theres no combat or free movement.
8. Soap is an NPC for most of the game, and price is only in half of it. Way to fuck up your two leading characters.
9. No mission variety whatsoever. Run here shoot there.
10. Fuck the Space mission, its just a cutscene. Not anything special or cool.
11. One Man Army pro, Cold Blooded Pro, and Ninja Pro are a campers dream.
12. The Maps are MADE for campers, with all their glitches, secret spots and poorly designed window placements and hallways.
13. Noob Tubes are at their worst, specially with Scavenger Pro and Danger Close Pro.
14. The New "Running Class". It's an FPS, not a ninja simulator.
15. Fucking Killstreaks, overpowered and easy to get.
16. Tactical Nuke, ruins any game experience.
17. Wasteland map, gets a special mention for sucking so hard.
18. The AK-47 requires you to get to level 70, who the fuck wants it that badly to STAY level 70
19. Fucking FMJ instead of Deep Impact
20. Stopping Power Pro, who the fuck fires bullets at a helicopter?
21. Chopper Gunner is not as cool as Ac130, but chopper gunner is better
22. People who think their hardcore gamers because they play MW2
23. the 15$ DLC was introduce with MW2
24. 2 DLC's and only 6 new maps. Black ops had 4 DLCs with 12 new maps, double MW2. No one cares about the 4 COD 4 Maps except for Crash
25. Weed related titles like "Blunt Trauma". Just so every 12 year old kid in the world can pretend they know what weed is.
26. Model 1887s are still a bitch even after the patch.
27. Maps are so big, they actually aren't enjoyable.
28. Boosters.
29. Modders/Hackers
30. Glitchers
31. Campers
32. No Zombies, because IW doesn't want to admit Black Ops beat them this one time.
33. Unlocking Useless attachments, Red Dot > Holographic, ACOG > Thermal, Grenade Launcher > Shotgun, etc.
34. Heartbeat Sensor is a way to make campers even more efficent, and piss more people off with your game.
35. Really just a pet peeve, but no special gun models for extended mags
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37. Riot shield being able to absorb the blast of a predator misslie or a barrage of harrier bullets and not break. Plus the person gets XP for it.
38. Trash talkers. I seriously find you hilariously sad people.
39. No team play even in team based games. Its always everyman for himself.
40. Ricochet game modes.
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42. Lack of equipment slot, equipment and grenades are not the same thing. Frags, Semtex, and to an extent Throwing knives are grenades. C4, Claymores, Tactical Insertions, and Blast Shield are not.
43. Tactical Insertion, continuing the campers dream.
44. Blast Shield does not equal Flak Jacket.
45. Scavenger of Noob Tubes and Claymores.
46. Rage Quitters, very common sight, and usually the host.
47. Slow host Migration.
48. People who talk MW2 Strategy in real life.
49. Unnecessary Killstreaks. Why have an attack helicopter when you can have a harrier?
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This content is part of a series.LAZY CHRISTIANS (8 of 8)
Hope for the End Times
Jerry Vines
II Thessalonians 3:6-18
It's rather interesting subject, to come to the
conclusion of this book which has dealt with some of
the great prophetic themes of the Bible. This is the
book that talks about the apostasy, the appearance of
the Antichrist on the earth, it presents some of the
great glorious Gospel truths, and the great doctrines
of our faith. Now, he comes to the concluding verses
and of all things, he talks about the matter of lazy
Christians. Why do you think the Apostle Paul is
dealing with such a subject in the closing verses of
this book? You have to keep in mind that Paul is
responding to a series of problems that had arisen
among the believers in Thessalonica. These are young
Christians, very impressionable. They are just
getting started in living the Christian life. So, a
series of problems has arisen in their midst, and Paul
is dealing with these problems. He touched on them in
his first letter. Now he comes again to mention them
in this final letter.
Among the problems he deals with is the problem
of those who walk disorderly. He mentions this twice,
in verse 6 and also verse 11. "Those who walk
disorderly." The word is really a military word. It
means a soldier who is out of step. It means someone
who is unruly. We've already met these individuals
back in I Thessalonians 5:14 where it says, "...warn
them that are unruly..." Same word -- disorderly,
unruly. What is the problem? Why are these people
out of step? What's the difficulty with these
particular individuals that Paul points out and
designates in this way?
In verse 11 he specifies the problem. "For we
hear that there are some which walk among you
disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies."
Some members of the church of Thessalonica were guilty
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Colleges that used to be considered "safety" schools have become more selective as Washington-area schools push and prepare more students to pursue higher education.
"With a certain transcript, kids applying 10 years ago to Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, [University of Virginia], George Mason — they would've been safe," said Jane Strauss, a longtime Fairfax County School Board member.
But now, she said, when she talks to college admissions counselors she asks, "Are you getting more applications? 'Yes.' Are the kids better prepared for college? 'Yes.' Are you able to be more selective? 'Yes.' "
The competition has helped fuel the awards culture rampant in area schools, where students are seeking out anything to add prestige to their applications.
"Students are looking for ways to distinguish themselves, and high schools seem happy to help because they're invested in getting their kids into the best colleges and universities," said Deborah Stipek, dean of Stanford University's education school.
Applications to Stanford are up 20 percent this year, Stipek said, adding that she worries awards have become a part of the admissions numbers game.
It's a game that most students seem to understand.
"You're cognizant of the fact that everyone around you is trying to pad his or her resume and trying to get recognition for things that will help them stand out," said Ben Moskowitz, a 2008 graduate of Montgomery County's Walter Johnson High School, who just finished his freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania.
"It's really the pressure of knowing that everyone around you is doing it, too."
But while striving for recognition has ratcheted up stress, Strauss said the increased competition isn't altogether bad.
"We expect a tremendous amount of these kids, but at the same time, we've raised them in an environment where they generally have more confidence in themselves and what they're capable of, and we probably need that right now," she said.


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A downward revision in the projected outlay for '01-02 of the Information & Broadcasting Ministry from Rs 1080.9 crore to Rs 811.4 crore, has caused a delay and stretched the implementation of projects.
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The Committee, headed by Somnath Chatterjee, found that important schemes of AIR like setting up MW transmitters at Bhadarwah, Saraipalli, Mandla and Manjeri which were approved between '86 and '94 were still hanging in limbo.
Similarly, in the case of infrastructure projects like broadcasting centres, community radio centres, MW transmitters and earth station digital uplinking, the achievement during '00-01 was far from satisfactory, as the ministry in the coming months is likely to complete only four broadcasting centres against the target of 10. Not a single community radio station is likely to be completed against the target of five.
Similarly in the case of Doordarshan, the achievement in the IX Plan so far is 17 studios against the target of 23, 13 HPT DD-I in place of 40 planned, 30 HPT DD-II in contrast to the 40 targetted and 300 LPT/VLPTs as opposed to 422 expected. The achievement in '99-00 was no better.
Since these infrastructure projects are instrumental in ensuring the reach of the public broadcaster, the committee has urged the ministry to take up the matter seriously.
The non-performance of Prasar Bharati should not deprive the people of the benefits of broadcasting services, the committee added.