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MIAMI - Which is worse? Political pandering to a group of voters? Or betraying them?
Governor Rick Scott appeared to do both earlier this week as he signed a bill banning state business with companies who do business in Cuba.
Support or oppose Florida's governor, love or hate his politics, the one thing you could always count on was his my-way-or-the-highway approach.
Remember his self-financed steamroll into office?
He had (and still has) the resources to overcome the double-talking, support-trading, backroom strategizing that define Florida politics. You just had to applaud him for that one refreshing difference.
That's why it's so difficult to understand the show he put on Tuesday.
Ceremonial bill signings are always dog-and-pony shows. But we go, and we cover them, because behind the fanfare and speeches and collection of taxpayer-funded blue Sharpie pens, there is a new law created that will affect Floridians somehow.
But the law banning state business with companies doing business with Cuba? That one won't. And the Governor knew it when he signed it.
At around noon on Monday, at Miami's Freedom Tower, Scott was getting a standing ovation from the leaders of "El Exilio" who had done a full court press to get him to sign the bill into law.
At 12:03, in Tallahassee, his office was time-stamping the transmittal letter to the Secretary of State outlining how the law is unenforceable without federal action expressly permitting it.
In the half hour parade of speeches at the Freedon Tower, no one mentioned it. The room full of celebrating, ovation-giving Cuban-American politicians hadn't a clue at that moment.
They do now.
The heartbreaking effects of Cuba's Castro on much of our community make it easy to understand why the effort to choke off that government is priority-one for some lawmakers. So passionate is the cause, the fact that foreign policy is federal jurisdiction, not state or local jurisdiction, hasn't much stood in the way of their efforts.
Gov. Scott is exactly the kind of guy who had the mantle to say something like, "I support every effort for freedom and democracy but I cannot, in good faith, sign a state law that has no teeth."
It might not have been popular, but it would have been so-Rick Scott.
Is there something in the water in Tallahassee?
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It's getting harder and harder to be a Community fan. And it's not like being a Lakers fan, witnessing a team's former glory fly away on winds of change – Community has never been a top player. We honorary Greendale Human Beings have suffered through the uncertainty of every new season, the soul-crushing move to the wasteland of Friday night timeslots, the scandal between the outspoken former showrunner and the cantankerous cast member Chevy Chase, the subsequent removal of said showrunner, and the untimely departure of Chase as well. It's been rough. And that's why the departure of key writer and one of the more integral voices of the series is so distressing. It feels like the beginning of the end.
Megan Ganz announced her new position as a writer on the ABC juggernaut Modern Family via Reddit, meaning her time on the beloved cult sitcom has come to an end. In a heartfelt post, Ganz recounts the experience of writing her first episode of Community, Season 2's "Cooperative Calligraphy" (a.k.a. the bottle episode). "For the last three years, the sum total of my contribution to this planet (in terms of effort, passion, and things I let myself go soft and pimply for) could be described as follows: Community," writes Ganz. But she adds something rather ominous for fans: "although it's unclear what will happen with Community for the fifth season (or the sixth season, or the movie), I've decided to take this new position."
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The U.S. Coast Guard said it received a call around 12:40 p.m. that three people had been pulled into the water by the waves at Big Lagoon. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office recovered two people, a man and woman, who were pronounced dead at the scene. The U.S. Coast Guard said it's still searching for one more individual, a 16-year-old male believed to be the couple's son. The couple's daughter reportedly was the one who called 911, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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DETROIT -- A day after Brayan Villarreal's seventh-inning meltdown, Tigers manager Jim Leyland didn't have any answers Thursday behind his struggles, though he suspects the weather might have played a part.
It's clear, however, that Leyland is taking Villarreal's success last year -- a 2.63 ERA in 50 appearances -- into consideration when evaluating his rough start.
"His numbers are pretty good up here, so we know he's a lot better than that," Leyland said. "He had a tough day. He had a bad time. Those things happen. But the key is, you obviously give a guy a break when there are conditions like that. That happens. Their guy, [Steve] Delabar, came in and couldn't throw strikes at first.
"The common denominator is that you can't get people out if you don't throw the ball over the plate. Hopefully that was the exception rather than rule, and I think it was. … He's normally pretty capable in those situations."
Villarreal, who's allowed eight earned runs in 1 1/3 innings, was available to pitch on Thursday. At some point, Villarreal is expected to look over video and try to figure out the mechanical issue he suspects is behind the struggles, but it isn't clear whether that has happened yet.
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The University of Colorado Boulder will conduct aerial photography over the Boulder campus and surrounding areas on May 24, weather permitting, between 7 and 8 a.m. Due to weather conditions, the aerial photography originally slated for May 16 did not occur.
The helicopter will hover over and circle the main CU campus, Williams Village complex and possibly the Chautauqua area. The morning flight is required to capture the early morning light on the Flatirons.
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Opposition to the federal government's seemingly single-minded support of ethanol production as a solution to help the U.S. become more energy self-sufficient reached a new boiling point last week, with introduction of a broadly supported bill in the Senate that calls for an end to all ethanol subsidies.
It's about time.
Supported by nearly 40 organizations from across an enormous spectrum of industries and interests, the measure calls for elimination of the 45-cents-per-gallon subsidy that refiners receive for each gallon of ethanol they blend into gasoline. It's an expense that's estimated to cost taxpayers roughly $6 billion per year. The measure was introduced May 9 by Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) and has numerous co-sponsors.
"Ethanol is the only industry that benefits from a triple crown of government intervention: Its use is mandated by law; it is protected by tariffs, and companies are paid by the federal government to use it," said Feinstein. "Ethanol subsidies and tariffs sap our budget; they're bad for the environment; and they increase our dependence on foreign oil. It's time we end subsidies that we cannot afford and tariffs that increase gas prices."
Outcry against ethanol subsidies has grown almost exponentially since they began and now includes not only Democrats and Republicans, but also such diverse bedfellows as environmental activists, food manufacturers, and a variety of nongovernmental organizations. Not surprisingly, dairy groups are part of this contingent. Among them is Western United Dairymen which represents more than 60 percent of dairy producers in California.
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JACKSONVILLE—The absence of RB Maurice Jones-Drew may not be the whole explanation for the Jaguars' season continuing to spiral downward. Lack of talent and having too many below-average players at critical positions is the biggest factor.
But if the last three games during a five-game losing streak has revealed anything, it's that backup Rashad Jennings can't be counted on to be the same type of long-distance threat.
Since Jones-Drew was lost to a sprained foot on the first series against Oakland more than two weeks ago, Jennings has 50 carries for 148 yards (2.9-yard average), with only one run beyond 8 yards. It's not entirely Jennings' fault, because the offensive line isn't creating much in the way of running lanes.
But with Jones-Drew still in a walking boot, and likely out for Thursday night's game against the Indianapolis Colts, the Jaguars (1-7) are lacking a huge weapon because their franchise back has been a killer against the team's AFC South rival. He ran for a season-high 177 yards in the Jaguars' lone win at Indianapolis two months ago.
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Canadians at Mons
The Film
Running Time
03 min 31 s
Canadian War Records Office, Ministry of Information
This clip begins with a brief segment shot in Valenciennes, France, probably on November 2, 1918, the day the town was captured by the Allied forces. It shows the French President Raymond Poincaré being received by the officers and men of the 4th Canadian Division, who had assumed a leading role in the operation. We also see images of Poincarré delivering a speech. This is followed by a lengthy sequence documenting the Canadian troops' victory parade through the Grande Place, the main square in Mons, Belgium, on November 11, 1918, the last day of the war.
The Canadian 4th Division was under the command of Major-General David Watson, who we see briefly in the Valenciennes segment of this clip. He's the smiling officer with a moustache, one of several officers walking toward the camera while reviewing troops. Watson appears in the line just before the French officers enter the frame. In the celebrations that followed the liberation of Valenciennes, the senior British officers refused the Canadian request to be given pride of place in recognition of their role in recapturing the city. Irritated by what they saw as the Canadian officers' nationalist pretensions, the British dominated the victory ceremonies and Watson would remember the event in his diary as a "frosty affair."
It was a different story nine days later in Mons, following the success of the 3rd Canadian Division under the command of Major-General F.O.W. Loomis. Here General Currie ordered a victory parade with representation from every unit in the Canadian Corps. One can only imagine the profound emotion and relief among the Canadian Corps as they marched across the town square, marking the end of the most destructive war the world had ever known. The town had enormous significance, as it was in Mons that British troops had fought their first major battle in August 1914.
A large section of this victory parade is documented here. The reviewing officer is out of sight to the left, his presence made clear by the acknowledgement of passing men. The first troops, cyclists from the Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion, are followed by a detachment of the Canadian Field Artillery. Following the 'Corps Troops' — those under the direct authority of the Corps Commander — are soldiers from the Canadian Corps' subordinate formations, in this case the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. Leading this section are the 5th Lancers, a British cavalry regiment that had been attached to the Canadians during the capture of Mons. There was also a sentimental reason for their presence, as they were among the British units that had first fought the Germans in Mons in August 1914. Following them are soldiers of the Canadian Light Horse, some carrying dress parade lances and other rifles, either 'at the ready' or in their buckets. Following them are the four infantry battalions of the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade with representative detachments. First is the Royal Canadian Regiment, followed by the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Following them, in kilts, are the men of Montreal's 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), better known as the Canadian Black Watch. The final infantry detachment is from the 49th Battalion, now known as the Loyal Edmonton Regiment. The final sequences show a motorcyclist and an armoured car from the Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, the first armoured unit in the world.
The commander of the 7th Brigade was Brig-General J. A. Clark, who at 32 was one of the youngest Canadian officers. Clark would return to Mons several times in his long life for commemorative reunions.
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Canada's Mounted Troops
Major Michael R. McNorgan
Instructor, Royal Military College, Kingston
At the beginning of the First World War, horsed cavalry was still an army's principal mobile arm. However, after the onset of static trench warfare on the Western Front in late 1914 – with thick barbed wire barriers and large numbers of machine guns protecting defensive works – the battlefield utility of cavalry was greatly diminished. Cavalry was nonetheless retained in large numbers because of the perennial hope of breaking through the enemy's line and rolling up his defences from the rear. Thus, for virtually every major offensive operation during the war, cavalry divisions were kept in reserve.
Canada contributed two distinct groups of cavalry during the War – the Canadian Cavalry Brigade and an independent cavalry regiment known as the Canadian Light Horse.
Canadian Cavalry Brigade
This Canadian Cavalry Brigade was formed in England in the autumn of 1915, consisting of permanent force units, the Royal Canadian Dragoons and Lord Strathcona's Horse, along with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. In early 1916, The Fort Garry Horse, a militia regiment from Winnipeg, was added, along with a Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron equipped with Vickers machine guns. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade served as part of a British cavalry division for the remainder of the war. Its first mounted action was at the Somme in the summer of 1916. When cavalry units were not needed as reserves for an offensive operation, they were often employed dismounted to occupy quiet sectors of the front.
The Brigade again saw mounted action in March 1917 when tasked to pursue an unexpected German withdrawal to a new defensive position called the Hindenburg Line. During this pursuit, Lieutenant Harvey of Lord Strathcona's Horse earned the brigade's first Victoria Cross for valour during the liberation of a French village. By the time of the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 – best known as the first major tank offensive of the war – the Canadian cavalry was judged to be among the best brigades in the British Cavalry Corps, and it was tasked to serve in the lead of a large cavalry exploitation force. During this operation, a single Canadian squadron was the only cavalry to penetrate German lines, and Lieutenant Strachan of The Fort Garry Horse was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry.
The Brigade served with great distinction during the German's March 1918 offensive toward Amiens, riding from place to place assisting in slowing the relentless enemy advance. Its final action in this operation took place at Moreuil Wood, where Lieutenant Flowerdew of Lord Strathcona's Horse won a posthumous Victoria Cross for leading a gallant cavalry charge against German machine guns. After the war, Marshal Foch, the Allied supreme commander, credited the Canadians with halting the German offensive at Moreuil and preventing the separation of the French and British armies. Later in that final year of the war, the Canadian Cavalry Brigade was in action during the great Canadian Corps victory over the Germans at Amiens in August, and it played an important part in following up the German retreat in the last two months of the war.
Canadian Light Horse
Until May 1916, three of the four infantry divisions of the Canadian Corps maintained their own independent cavalry squadron of some 150 all ranks . These squadrons – from the 19th Alberta Dragoons, the 1st Hussars and the 16th Light Horse – were then amalgamated into an ad hoc regiment that reported directly to Canadian Corps Headquarters. In early 1917, this unit was named the Canadian Light Horse.
The Canadian Light Horse first saw action as a mounted unit in the consolidation of the ground captured in the attack on Vimy Ridge in April 1917. The CLH played a major role in the fighting at Iwuy on October 10, 1918, where the last ever swords-drawn charge by Canadian cavalry took place. During the pursuit of the Germans in the final month of the war, CLH squadrons were always well out in front as a scouting force, ensuring that the Canadian divisions would not be surprised by German lay-back patrols. When the war ended for the Canadians in Mons Belgium on November 11, 1918, the Canadian Light Horse was already well beyond the city.
Modern armoured fighting vehicles – tanks and armoured cars – owe their development in part to the stalemate created on the Western Front by the deadly combination of machine guns and thick belts of barbed wire protecting trench lines, along with massive artillery bombardments that could be brought down with great accuracy on an attacking force. The problem of how an attacking force could be strengthened to overcome well-defended trenches had been studied by British scientists since late 1914. They came up with the idea of a 'land ship' – a tracked vehicle protected by armour plate, large enough that it could carry guns or machine guns, drive over belts of barbed wire, and crossover trenches. This highly secret vehicle was given the code name 'tank'.
Tanks were first introduced in limited numbers during the battle of the Somme in mid-September 1916, and the Canadian Corps was given seven (these models were called the Mark I) for its attack on the village of Courcellette. But these early versions were mechanical nightmares; almost all broke down before they got anywhere close to the German lines. Still, scientists kept improving their tank designs. Finally, in November 1917, tanks were used in large numbers in a successful offensive at Cambrai: the era of mechanized warfare had been born. Tanks then played major roles in the Battle of Amiens in August 1918, in the breaking of the Hindenburg Line in September, and in the pursuit of the retreating Germans in October and November 1918.
Early in 1918 many thought the war might well last into 1919, and the Canadian Army agreed to raise tank units. The 1st Canadian Tank Battalion was recruited from university students, and in June 1918 it was sent to England to begin training at the British Tank School. Despite the general aversion to volunteering at this stage in the war, a 2nd Battalion was also quickly raised. The 1st Tank Battalion had just completed its training and was preparing to leave for the front when the Armistice was declared on November 11, 1918. Thus, while no Canadian tank unit saw action in the war, many Canadians did serve in British tank battalions, and in a number of instances displayed their nationalism by painting maple leafs prominently on their vehicles.
In 1914, Canada created the world's first armoured unit. The driving force behind this achievement was Raymond Brutinel, a wealthy engineer originally from France, who had the idea that lightly armoured vehicles designed to carry machine guns would be especially useful. He offered to raise the funds for the vehicles, a suggestion which was readily accepted by the government. Brutinel designed the vehicles, had them built, purchased the machine guns, and recruited the soldiers, all within two months. His new unit was given the name 'Automobile Machine Gun Brigade No. 1'. In the next few months three other mobile machine gun units were raised, all paid for by private subscription – the Eaton Battery, the Borden Battery and the Yukon Battery. All four units found their way to France where, in 1915, they were amalgamated under Brutinel's command as the Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade.
Brutinel's Motors came into their own in the last year of the war, when the stalemate of trench warfare had been broken. This highly mobile force played an especially important role in stemming the onslaught of the Germans' March 1918 offensive, and a second similar brigade was formed. The Motors were a valuable part of a composite formation of cavalry, armoured cars and cyclists, termed 'The Independent Force', during the Battle of Amiens in August 1918. Between September and November this force led the Canadian Corps from one victory to another during the pursuit to Valenciennes and finally to Mons on November 11, when the war ended.
At the beginning of the war, each Canadian division had its own company of cyclists – troops equipped with sturdy bicycles whose tasks included field security and aspects of military intelligence. In the static conditions on the Western Front, they were not very useful, so they tended to be used as guards or labourers. In May 1916 the four companies were amalgamated as The Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion. In 1918, the battalion was included in Brigadier-General Brutinel's 'Independent Force', and there they served valiantly at Amiens and in the Pursuit to Mons as a form of mounted infantry – riding to the scene of action, dismounting and then fighting as infantry.
Selected Bibliography
Ellis, W.D., ed. Saga of the Cyclists in the Great War 1914-1918. Toronto: Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion Association, 1965.
Lynch, Alex. Dad, the Motors and the Fifth Army Show: The German Offensive, March 1918. Kingston, ON: Lawrence Publications, 1978.
---. The Glory of Their Times : 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, March 1918. Kingston, ON: Lawrence Publications, 2001.
Marteinson, John and Michael R. McNorgan. The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps: An Illustrated History. Toronto: Robin Brass Studio, 2000.
Mitchell, G.D., Brian Reid and W. Simcock. RCHA - Right of the Line : An Anecdotal History of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery from 1871. Ottawa: RCHA History Committee, 1986.
Wallace, J.F. Dragons of Steel: Canadian Armour in Two World Wars. Burnstown, ON: General Store Publishing, 1995.
Williams, S.H. Stand to Your Horses : Through the First World War, 1914-1918 with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians). Winnipeg: Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Regimental Society, 1999 (1961).
The Commanders
Patrick H. Brennan
Military Historian
When the Canadian Expeditionary Force began to take shape in the autumn of 1914, the majority of its future commanding officers had been pursuing their business and professional careers only weeks earlier. Even those with some pre-war militia experience were still amateur warriors who would have to learn how to command soldiers while actually fighting a war. Combat would prove a cruel and unforgiving teacher, and the mistakes they made learning how to command would cost men's lives.
Arthur Currie: the first Canadian to command the Canadian Corps
Arthur Currie began the war in command of a brigade of 4000 men. He had earned his appointment on the recommendation of Garnet Hughes, a fellow British Columbia militia officer who happened to be the son of Canada's Minister of Militia and Defence, the erratic, meddling and militarily incompetent Sir Sam Hughes. During the early stages of the war, Hughes personally selected almost every senior officer in the army, and far too many of them were friends and political cronies who proved unfit for their commands and ultimately had to be replaced. Nothing in Currie's background as a school teacher and realtor with a smattering of militia experience made him stand out. Yet he turned out to be a fast learner and superb leader whose military skills quickly blossomed. By 1916 he was recognized as the best of the senior Canadian officers. A year later, he was the obvious choice to be the first Canadian to command the Corps, a responsibility he carried out with distinction through the rest of the war.
As the Canadians desperately struggled to overcome their inexperience, they were fortunate to have the guidance of some very capable British officers such as Lieutenant-General Julian Byng and his chief staff officer, Major-General Percy Radcliffe. First-rate professional soldiers, they identified the most promising Canadian commanders, mentored them, and, when they proved their worth, promoted them to more responsible commands. Consequently, by 1917 the Canadian Corps had assembled a pool of very capable, battle-experienced Canadian commanding officers.
Two of the brigade commanders, Brigadier-Generals James MacBrien and Victor Odlum, were typical of this group. MacBrien was a professional soldier, one of only a handful of such Canadian commanders. After initially serving as a staff officer, Byng gave MacBrien command of the 12th Infantry Brigade in September 1916, just before this untested unit received their first taste of combat.
After serving in the South African War, Odlum had returned to Vancouver where he'd built up a prosperous financial and insurance business. He saw action with the 7th Battalion at Second Ypres, the Canadians' first battle, taking over command of the battalion when Lt. Col. McHarg was killed. Byng promoted him to the command of the 11th Brigade in July 1916 and like MacBrien, he led his brigade until the Armistice. MacBrien's style was studious and reserved, and his forte was training and planning. In contrast, Odlum was a dashing, fearless battlefield commander who had the wounds to prove it. Although they displayed two very different styles of command, both were effective.
Unlike earlier wars, the sheer scale of World War I battles and the breakdown of communications during the fighting actually made it impossible for generals to control the attacks they launched. What they could do, however, was utilize the weeks before an assault to prepare for every possible battlefield contingency – in other words, to emphasize thorough planning and training.
From amateurs to an elite force
By the end of 1916, the British Empire forces were adopting new, more effective fighting tactics. This was particularly true in the Canadian Corps, where Byng, Radcliffe and Currie had inaugurated a highly efficient system of "organized learning." The officers and soldiers doing the fighting now compiled "after battle" reports outlining in detail what had succeeded and what had failed. Whether it was tactics or weaponry, the Corps' commanders placed a premium on figuring out better ways to fight, emphasizing to every officer and soldier how vital absorbing the lessons of the "battlefield classroom" was to the survival and success of them all. Henceforward, something of value learned by one battalion would be speedily adopted by the rest simply by making it part of everyone's training. Lessons now learned in an organized way were applied in an organized way, too. More than any other factor, mastering this "learning curve" was responsible for transforming the Canadian Corps from an enthusiastic mob of amateurs into an elite attack force, the "shock troops" of the British Empire. Officers, and especially senior commanders, had played an indispensable role.
Battalion commanders
One group of commanders shared the dual responsibility of preparing their soldiers and then leading them in battle—the commanding officers of the Corps' 48 infantry battalions. Of the 200-odd men who commanded a Canadian battalion, 22 were killed in action and many more were wounded. Along with the junior officers under them, they were in charge of most of the soldiers' actual training. They also had the critical responsibility of maintaining the health, morale and unit pride of their men, and often organized sports, concerts and other entertainments with this end in mind.
Battalion commanders were the most senior officers their men actually knew and saw regularly, and who shared their daily risks and grim living conditions at the front. As a result, the men looked to them for inspiration and confidence, and a brave and skilful battalion commander could keep his men going under the most appalling conditions. Lieutenant-Colonel Cyrus Peck was one such officer. He'd enlisted in the 16th Battalion in 1914, fought with it at Second Ypres and commanded it from November 1916 until the end of the war. Although the stocky, walrus-moustached Peck was hardly the most military-looking of commanding officers, he was fearless, and none of his soldiers doubted who ran their unit. During the storming of the Drocourt-Quéant Line on September 2, 1918, such leadership won Peck the Victoria Cross. When stiff German resistance blocked his battalion's advance, he exposed himself to heavy artillery and machine-gun fire in order to reconnoitre enemy positions, then re-organized what was left of his men and led them to capture and hold their objective.
Armies are hierarchical organizations, and the quality of command plays an enormous role in their ultimate success. Even the bravest and best-equipped troops will fail in battle if they are asked to execute a flawed plan, or if the officers directing them in the heat of combat make poor decisions. As the war progressed, the best commanders worked their way to the top of the Canadian Corps. Consequently, planning was sound, and Canadian soldiers were prepared for battle using the most effective tactics learned from earlier combat experiences. Once the battle began, brave and skilled leadership by battalion commanders and the junior officers who followed their lead contributed mightily to the chance for victory. By the last two years of the war, the quality of commander in the Canadian Corps was outstanding, as an unbroken string of victories attests.
Selected Bibliography
Brennan, Patrick. "From Amateur to Professional: The Experience of Brigadier General William Antrobus Griesbach." in Canada and the Great War, Briton Busch, ed. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003 : 78-92.
---. "A Still Untold Story of the Canadian Corps: Byng's and Currie's Commanders." Canadian Military History 11, 2 (Spring 2002): 5-16.
Brennan, Patrick and Thomas Leppard. "How the Lessons Were Learned: Senior Commanders and the Moulding of the Canadian Corps after the Somme" in Canada and War: 1000-2000, Yves Tremblay, ed. Ottawa: Canadian War Museum, 2001.
Dancocks, Daniel. Sir Arthur Currie: A Biography. Toronto: Methuen, 1985.
Hyatt, A.M.J. General Sir Arthur Currie: A Military Biography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1987.
McCulloch, Ian. "'Batty Mac': Portrait of a Brigade Commander of the Great War, 1915-1917." Canadian Military History 7, 4 (Autumn 1998): 11-28.
Swettenham, John. McNaughton, Vol. I: 1887-1939. Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1968.
Tremblay, Yves. "Brutinel: A Unique Kind of Leadership." in Warrior Chiefs. Bernd Horn and Stephen Harris, eds. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2001.
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The Capture of Mons
August 1914, when the small British Expeditionary Force encountered and engaged for one day the advancing German right wing on the Condé Canal before falling back towards Paris and the Marne. For four years Mons had remained in German hands. It was a valuable asset to the enemy, for the finest coal in Belgium was to be found in the nearby mines, which unlike those destroyed or flooded by the Germans on the French side of the frontier, had been kept in vigorous production. This time there would be no siege; Mons was as far as possible to be spared damage. General Currie planned to take the city by an encircling manoeuvre. He ordered the 2nd Division, moving around the southern outskirts, to occupy the high ground to the east, while the 3rd Division captured the northern suburb of Nimy and infiltrated into the heart of the city.
Fighting on 9 November had yielded only scant gains in comparison with the advances of previous days. As the Canadians completed the occupation of one village
they would be held up by machine-gun fire from the next. In their retirement on the night of the 6th-7th the Germans had fallen back to a line running north and south through Mons, and attempts by the 2nd Canadian Division on 10 November to push around the southern edge of the city met spirited reminders that the enemy was still there. Despite prisoners' reports of this intended withdrawal, machine-gun fire was still coming from Mons and the neighbouring villages, and at 10:00 p.m. the Canadian Corps gave instructions that the objectives of 11 November remained the same as for the 10th.
The whole of Mons lay within the 3rd Division's sector, and the task of entering the city was assigned to the 7th Brigade. The difficulty facing both the R.C.R. and the 42nd Battalion was to force crossings over the almost continuous water barrier which the Canal du Centre and the Dérivation de la Trouille formed around Mons, those watercourses having once constituted the moats of the ancient fortress. Enemy machine-guns sited in the outlying houses covered all approaches and made an assault virtually impossible during daylight, for orders from Corps Headquarters expressly forbade any shelling of Mons, not excepting German machine-gun posts. Immediately south of the Condé Canal there was a break in the water barrier, and here the commander of the 42nd Battalion decided to attempt an entry. He planned to work his troops through the city and thus cut off troublesome machine-guns, the majority of which were concentrated on his right flank.
It was about 11:00 p.m. on 10 November when platoons of the 42nd, crossing the railway yards under the covering fire of Lewis guns, entered the city and began clearing eastward. As German machine-gunners on the southern edge of Mons fell back, a second company of the 42nd with an attached R.C.R. company crossed the Dérivation Canal on a hastily improvised plank bridge and moved northward into the town. The third entry of the night was made at 2:00 a.m. by a company of the R.C.R. at the north-west corner of Mons. Farther north on the battalion left another R.C.R. company, having cleared the village of Ghlin and a troublesome nearby mine dump, crossed the Canal du Centre to secure the suburbs of Nimy and Petit Nimy.
By daybreak troops of both battalions of the 7th Brigade had freed Mons of any remaining Germans. At about seven o'clock the 42nd Battalion's pipe band played its way into the city and, according to the unit's war diary, "created tremendous enthusiasm". By eleven that morning the pursuit had carried forward some five miles to the north-east. In the 3rd Division's sector the 5th Lancers - a regiment which had fought at Mons in 1914 - reached St. Denis, while on the right the infantry of the 2nd Division had entered Havre and cleared the Bois du Rapois.
At 6:30 a.m. on the 11th a message reached Canadian Corps Headquarters to the effect that hostilities would cease at eleven o'clock that morning. This information was relayed to subordinate formations and units as rapidly as possible, but in some cases it did not reach the front-line troops until 9:00 a.m. The delay in transmission was of little consequence as there was virtually no fighting after Mons had been cleared.
Adapted and used with permission from : Nicholson, G. W. L., Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919. Ottawa: Queen's Printer, 1964 : 480-482.


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Pastel drawings by George Colin will be on display from Dec. 4, 2012 – Jan. 31, 2013 in the Charles E. Becker Library on the Benedictine University at Springfield campus at 1500 N. Fifth St. A reception for the artist will be held Thursday, Dec. 6, at 12:00 p.m. in Becker Library for his exhibition entitled "Reflections from Salisbury."
George Colin is a folk artist living in Salisbury, Ill. Colin has been making art most of his life. Colin sacked and moved flour for Pillsbury Company for 30 years before his retirement. During that time and the period that followed his retirement, he devoted his spare moments to painting. Colin displayed work along the road side and stored other work in a dilapidated barn next to the renovated garage he and his wife Winnie shared. At that time, his paintings were drawn on wrappers from large rolls of printing paper from nearby printing plants.
A visit to his home and studio in Salisbury will reveal that most of the contents are embellished. He works constantly, creating up to four new pieces a day. Currently he uses only high quality acid free paper and Rembrandt chalk pastels, although in the past he has worked at both oil painting and woodworking.
He deems his style "post naive." He paints in styles which have been called "Chagall-like" and "Picasso-like." Not deliberately derivative, his work incorporates his own sensibility and earnest, obsessive need to create. George is a true "outsider" artist, having never been professionally trained. He has art displayed at both the Smithsonian and the American Folk Art Museum in New York City.
When asked for the titles of his work, Colin answers that all of his pieces are untitled for a reason. His wife Winnie put it this way: "We don't title the work because when someone buys a piece it is because they saw something in it that reminds them of something, or they see an image that is important to them. So we let the buyer give the artwork the title that they want it to have."
For more information about the art exhibition at Benedictine University at Springfield, contact Marianne Stremsterfer at (217) 525-1420, ext. 518 or firstname.lastname@example.com. The gallery is open from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays and 12-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The gallery will be closed during the Christmas break.


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My son had a baby tooth that never erupted. He was referred to an oral surgeon to have it removed. It was pulpy, not solid, and we were told that no permanent tooth was in evidence and that the bone was not fused in that area. The permanent tooth eventually showed up on an x-ray and we were referred to an orthodontist. My son wore braces on his upper teeth for 2 years and has worn a retainer since. We were told the purpose of the braces was to keep the teeth from drifting so that the tooth had a space to come into. He is now 11 and the tooth still has not erupted. Now our orthodontist wants us to start with a spacer on that side, followed by 2-3 years with braces again.
Based on the x-ray, this makes sense - it seems like the tooth can`t erupt because there isn`t a place for it. However, the orthodontist stated that the tooth appears to be straight/centered (no bump) and my son is not experiencing any pain or even discomfort. And based on his history, is it possible that what we are seeing is not even a formed tooth, but a mass similar to the baby tooth?
I am concerned that we have been dealing with this since my son was about 3. What if we go through 3 more years of braces only to find that it doesn`t make a difference?
My questions are what happens if we do nothing, or wait until it becomes problematic? And is there another solution, such as just going in and removing the unerupted tooth? And if we are to get a second opinion, should we start with our dentist, back with the oral surgeon, or with another orthodontist?
Your son's situation is complicated, and the treatment that has been provided seems reasonable given the information that the care providers had when they treated him. You are correct that a second opinion is now indicated. As you note, the unerupted permanent tooth could be a mass (called an "odontoma") that is not really a tooth at all.
Given your son's age, I would recommend that he see a specialist in dentistry for children. That is a pediatric dentist, and s/he is well-trained in identifying unusual tooth eruption patterns. Be sure to take your son's x-rays to that appointment. While new images may be necessary, the past images will help the pediatric dentist make a diagnosis.
Dennis J McTigue, DDS
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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Growers and shippers of brussels sprouts say the crop is faring well in Mexico, as it did in the fall and early winter season in California.
There have been few problems on the production side, said James de Lorimier, account and commodity manager for Salinas, Calif.-based Growers Express.
"Overall, it's been good out of Mexico," he said.
At the end of February, production was at its midpoint in Mexico, which generally ships product from December through June.
"We're right in the middle of our six-month Mexico season, with excellent quality and volume," said Butch Corda, general manager of Salinas-based Ippolito International LP, which has Mexico production in Erindia and Santa Tomas.
Things are looking up for Guadalupe, Calif.-based Beachside Produce LLC as well, said Bob Montgomery, sales manager.
"We're getting good yields, and the acreage that has been planted is up a little bit to keep pace with the increase in demand for brussels sprouts," he said.
Bad weather in the eastern U.S. was creating a drag on shipments, though, suppliers said.
That has been a weight on prices, Montgomery said.
"The price has gone down the last month or two, and a lot of it has to do with the weather back east, with all the cold and snow and everything that goes along with it," he said. "People are not able to go shopping, so we've seen a marked decline in the last month."
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in mid-March f.o.b. prices on 25-pound cartons of brussels sprouts from California's Central Coast, were $16.61-18.95. A year earlier, the same product ranged from $16.98-25.35.
Overall, though, demand has remained good, Montgomery said.
Russ Widerburg, sales manager at Oxnard, Calif.-based Boskovich Farms Inc., also noted weather problems in the east, combined with ideal growing conditions in Mexico, had raised some concerns.
"Production in Mexico has been steady and increasing, and the market dipped to the $10-11 range and has kind of bounced back into the low teens," he said.
Widerburg said he hoped prices would "creep up a little more" in March.
"The problem is, because of unseasonably warm temperatures out here, we're harvesting pretty much all items pretty much 10-20 days ahead of schedule, so there's been excessive supply on pretty much everything, brussels sprouts included," he said.
That, combined with the bad weather in the east, isn't good for the market, he said.
"With the weakened demand because of the East Coast weather, it has affected markets pretty much across the board," he said.
Henry Dill, sales manager for Salinas-based Pacific International Marketing, also noted weak market conditions.
"That's kind of kept the market down at some pretty cheap levels compared to where it was last year," he said.
California districts were cleaning up later than usual, which exacerbated the situation, he said.
"Typically, those guys are pretty much gone after Christmastime, but this year they extended their season to almost a month and a half longer, and that extra volume made it for a tough market this year on our Mexican stuff," Dill said.
Dill said the market was still not great, thanks to winter's extended stay.
"The weather has made it tough for movement for the East Coast," he said.
On the organic side, Brian Peixoto, sales manager for Lakeside Organics, said his Watsonville, Calif., company reaches for year-round production and should make that goal this year.
"This year's been really good, and I think the weather has placed an important role in it," he said. "The aphids stayed at bay, for the most part, and we had brussels really late in the season here."
Lakeside is shipping up to 200 cases of organic sprouts a day, he said.


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After the Ambassador to Libya was killed, I find out this country cannot send in Special Forces, the FBI, or the CIA to secure a crime scene on sovereign soil, the U.S. Embassy, to conduct an investigation because the area is too volatile? We allowed the Ambassador to be there with little or no protection. Four dead Americans and this country can't do anything? What is wrong with this picture? What is wrong with this administration?
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They're calling it the Dream Class, 18 junior college transfers who will save Kansas football from the depths of irrelevance.
One problem: the most important transfer of all has been in Lawrence a full season.
Ladies and gentlemen, we reintroduce Jake Heaps: the No.1 quarterback from the 2011 recruiting class who left BYU after his freshman season and transferred to Kansas.
"I don't know if I've felt more comfortable heading into spring ball," Heaps said.
On the short list of important transfers for the 2013 season, none are more critical than Heaps—for the position he plays and for the health of the worst BCS program in college football.
The top five transfers for 2013:
QB Jake Heaps, Kansas
A cynic looks at it this way: Coach Charlie Weis tried the transfer route last year, and it failed miserably with Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist.
By the end of last season, Weis had all but scrapped his pro style offense for the zone read, and Kansas won all of one game—against FCS South Dakota State.
But Heaps takes over in a much better situation than Crist, with legitimate threats on the outside and a potentially strong offensive line—all from the heralded recruiting class full of junior college signees. The obvious red flag: new faces at critical positions.
But does it really matter? Kansas has lost 21 straight Big 12 games and 32 of 34, and hasn't beaten a current member of the conference since 2009. Heaps will give the offense a strong arm and some fiery, charismatic leadership—something the Jayhawks (five losses by a combined 25 points in 2012) desperately need.
DT Aaron Lynch, USF
The Bulls have been the definition of a team without an identity for so long, it's only fitting that new coach Willie Taggart and Lynch arrive at the same time.
Taggart teaches toughness and attitude, following the Jim Harbaugh model of winning with character and cruelty. Hello, identity: Aaron Lynch.
Lynch had 5.5 sacks as a freshman at Notre Dame, and by the end of his first season, had developed into one of the top interior linemen in the nation. He left South Bend last year in the middle of spring practice, and will give USF a force on the interior.
Taggart wants to build USF much like he built Western Kentucky, and how he helped Harbaugh build Stanford: strong and physical on the interior lines. Lynch, when properly motivated, is a terrific piece to the transition.
OT Max Garcia, Florida
One of the few bright spots at Maryland two years ago when he started all 12 games as a true freshman.
He'll begin his Florida career at guard, but could move to tackle when Florida gets its best five on the field. The Gators will go from a strong unit last fall that paved the way for a solid run game, to a potentially SEC-best unit with the addition of Garcia, Nebraska transfer Tyler Moore (who will start at right tackle and just missed this Top 5 list) and the emergence of sophomore LT D.J. Humphries.
The core linemen, including the newcomers, will give rising QB Jeff Driskel solid protection, allowing the talented junior to play with more pocket awareness and confidence.
WR Darius White, Missouri
Not so long ago, Mizzou had this fun passing game that threw it all over the field and produced highlight after highlight.
Here comes Mr. Highlight himself, Darius White. Or least, enough of a deep threat that the two most important players on the unit—QB James Franklin and WR Dorial Green-Beckham—can help the Tigers find their way back.
Mizzou failed to reach expectations last year because the offense couldn't throw the ball—not because of the big, bad SEC defenses. Franklin was dinged up much of the season, and the receivers didn't help with their inability to get open.
Green-Beckham started figuring it out late in the season, but never really put together a big game. He needs another deep threat on the outside to pull double coverage from him and allow him to work on beating coverage and gaining confidence. White has the physical frame and deep speed that will force defenses to choose whom to double cover.
RB Brandon Williams, Texas A&M
It just didn't work out for Williams at Oklahoma, where the former 5-star recruit was supposed to be the next Adrian Peterson.
Next up: Texas A&M, where Ben Malena is the clear starter and a strong scatback-style runner. What he's not is a guy who can push the pile—something the Aggies need when yards become harder as defenses adjust to the TAMU offense.
If Williams can develop into a consistent between the tackles runner—he couldn't in Year 1 in Norman—the Aggies offense is that much tougher to defend and the pressure to make plays doesn't all fall on star quarterback Johnny Manziel.


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APTOS -- Deputies arrested a man and a woman Monday night with meth, prescription drugs and 14 guns.
Andreas Andre Ginghofer, 41, and Shannon Leigh Herzberg, 31, were living at 222 Santa Cruz Ave. in Aptos, said Santa Cruz County sheriff's Sgt. Patrick Dimick.
Deputies served a search warrant at the home about 9:20 p.m. They found meth, marijuana, prescription drugs, 10 rifles and four shotguns, Dimick said.
Authorities have neither said how much of the drugs were found, nor whether any of the weapons were registered.
Herzberg had a previous felony, deputies said. She was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs for sale, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm while under the influence of drugs, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Herzberg was held in County Jail on Tuesday in lieu of $50,000 bail, according to jail records.
Ginghofer was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs for sale and possession of a firearm while under the influence of drugs. Ginghofer was held in County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail, according to jail records.
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In the West, scattered snow showers are expected throughout the day in the central Rockies. Frost and freeze warnings are again in effect this morning in several areas, including northwestern California, southwestern and northeastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington.
On the Plains, snow is falling this morning from the central High Plains to the Red River Valley, as stormy weather intensifies over eastern Nebraska. Light rain is falling in West Texas, though coverage is patchy.
In the Corn Belt, heavy rain, with the potential for locally severe weather, will develop today over the eastern Plains and Middle Mississippi Valley. Flood watches are in effect from Missouri to Michigan.
In the South, warm, humid weather dominates, with light showers lingering along the Gulf Coast. Conditions are generally favorable for fieldwork and crop development throughout the region, although showers and thunderstorms may develop this afternoon in advance of more significant rain later in the week.
Outlook: The storm system centered over the southern Plains is becoming more organized as it begins to generate locally heavy precipitation over the Nation's mid-section. Over the next few days, heavy rain (2 to 4 inches or more) is expected from eastern Oklahoma to Michigan, and in the Delta, where up to 2 inches is forecast. Flood watches are already in effect for much of the aforementioned region. In the storm's wake, temperatures could fall below 32°F as far south as the southern High Plains, and below 20°F on the central High Plains, on April 18-19, raising concern for jointing to heading wheat. By week's end, a strong cold front associated with the storm will reach the Atlantic Coast, producing locally heavy rain from the Southeast to New England. Temperatures will gradually moderate over the Pacific Northwest, as continued warmth and dryness supports fieldwork in California and the Southwest. The NWS 6- to 10-day outlook for April 22-26 depicts near- to above-normal rainfall from the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast, with drier conditions forecast from the Rockies westward. Above-normal temperatures will accompany the dryness in the West. Near- to above-normal temperatures are expected in New England, but cool weather will dominate much of the Nation's mid-section, particularly the upper Midwest.


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US gun laws are laxest in industrial world
December 27, 2012
It has often been remarked that nothing ever gets done by legislators until everyone agrees that something has to be done and has agreed that something has to be done for so long that now it is time to do something else.
Let us hope that this will not be the case with the current reaction to the latest example of mass murder by a gunman armed with a high-powered semiautomatic assault weapon.
As has happened every time a similar act of insanity has occurred, the news was filled with speculation, flags were lowered to half-staff, politicians made statements of grief and public displays of hand-wringing, and calls for more stringent gun laws have become the focus of editorials and talk radio.
But to date, nothing has been done to forestall such carnage from occurring over and over again due to nothing short of cowardliness on the part of legislators and presidents on both sides of the political aisle who are afraid to stand up against the National Rifle Association and who place their political survival above the safety and survival of their constituents.
Does anyone worthy of the title "sportsman" really need an automatic assault weapon to kill Bambi?
We have heard time and time again over the last few days that this time it will be different; that this time the horror of seeing 6-year-olds massacred by a madman will result in meaningful change. But we have heard all of this before. Blue-ribbon panels may be convened. State and federal legislation may be submitted to their respective legislative bodies. But nothing will actually happen to curb such violence unless every person who is appalled by the current state of affairs makes his voice heard by our representatives and raises such a hew and cry that every legislator comes to fear the wrath of his constituents far more than he fears the NRA.
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Compared to other industrial countries, our gun laws are the laxest in the industrial world, and the results have been all too predictable. The rate of death due to firearms is almost 20 times higher in the United States than in the other 22 richest countries in the world, and the rate of death by firearms of children under the age of 15 is almost 12 times higher than that among 25 other industrial nations all combined together.
Perhaps we should look to our neighbors to the north for guidance. Although Canada has a long and proud tradition of hunting, its stringent gun control laws have made the mass murders we seem willing to endure over and over again, historically speaking, almost nonexistent.
While it is true that the Second Amendment, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, makes any thought of banning the ownership of firearms by Americans impossible, the right to bear arms is not without reasonable limits.
Just as one's right to free speech is limited, barring one from shouting "Fire!" in a crowed theater or from slandering another by uttering injurious lies, the right to bear arms has been legally limited, barring one from owning automatic weapons. So let it be with semiautomatic weapons of all kinds, large cartridge clips and armor-piercing bullets. Does anyone worthy of the title "sportsman" really need an automatic assault weapon to kill Bambi? Such weapons and ammunition are intended for only one thing — the killing of other human beings. And while we are at it, why not consider outlawing the personal ownership of military-grade body armor? Such armor in the hands of the general public serves only to make it more difficult and more dangerous for those pledged to protect us to perform their already far too dangerous jobs.
The time may finally have come for an outraged populous to usher in long-needed changes in our gun control laws, but such legislation will occur only if each of us seizes the initiative and takes up the cause into our own hands. Ethically speaking, if we fail to act, the blood of future victims will be on our own hands.
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Ika wrote:Sure, exams are needed, people are lazy by nature, and without exams... I don't believe students will be very willing to learn. I mean, they will not learn all the things needed for curriculum. Of course, we can discuss, how necessery it is to learn everything from curriculum, but still, exam is a real thing which makes us concentrate,learn more serious. Besides, I myself love exams. Yeah,it may sound strange, I know but so it is. That's my adrenalin
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