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(US News and World Report)
Boston Police Twitter: How Cop Team Tweets Led City From Terror To Joy. The police department's stream of tweets ended up being the best defense against misinformation and Bostonians' lifeline for communication about the men terrorizing their city. This single Twitter account, perhaps more than anything else on the Internet, memorialized the horror of the bombs and the joy of the capture in real time...
(Huffington Post)
White House launches official Tumblr page, promises 'there will be GIFs'. President Obama and his administration are no strangers to social media — there have been numerous presidential tweets, Google+ hangouts, and Reddit sessions in the past few years. Now, the president and his team are putting their mark on yet another platform: Tumblr. The White House Twitter feed just announced its official Tumblr page with a promise that "there will be GIFs," certainly a relief for veterans of the social network...
(The Verge)
New documentary claims to have found Vietnam Vet alive who is officially listed as K.I.A. (VIDEO). Unclaimed is a new documentary premiering this upcoming week in Canada and later in May at the G.I. Film Festival in Washington, D.C. The documentary claims to have found Army Sergeant John Robertson, who was lost in Vietnam in 1968 and officially listed as killed in action...
Southern Baptist website blocked by military software. Some military chaplains trying to access the Southern Baptist Convention website this week were surprised to find it blocked with a message that it contained "hostile content." The problem left military officials having to explain to leaders of the nation's largest Protestant denomination that it was an unintentional software glitch...
Military Grooms New Officers for War in Cyberspace. The U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's military and civilian computer networks that control everything from electrical power grids to the banking system...
(ABC News)
Surprise! Psycho Mother of Boston Bombers Also on Terror Watch List. Anyone watching the performances of this media darling can only come to a couple of conclusions: She's been lying through her teeth that her "good kids" had nothing to do with the Boston terror attack and it's probably a safe bet she put the elder son up to it. We had seen stories where she was the domineering influence in the family (Uncle Ruslan said as much), and she sure is well-versed in the art of deception...
(Jammie Wearing Fools)
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Via the Washington Times:
An off-duty U.S. navy sailor wrestled a Dubai bus driver to the ground and beat him into submission after he tried to rape her at knifepoint on Jan. 19, a courtroom heard Wednesday.
The woman, 28, was on 24-hour shore leave in Dubai when she was attacked by a bus driver after he picked her up from the Mall of the Emirates shopping center.
The driver was arrested.
This story has been getting lots of press the past couple days. More here.
UPDATE: Turns out part of this story being widely reported, could be bogus. More at NavyTimes.
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Image via NASA
If the first thought that pops into your head when you look at the picture above is super-sized "peen" then you'd be exactly right.
Despite looking like something my cat would draw during a game of Pictionary, it's gone viral.
If you didn't already know, the image above is the track-pattern left by NASA's rovers on Mars.
Who knew? Turns out they're quite the artists...
According to Huffington Post:
"Nasa's $800m Mars Exploration Rovers have accidentally drawn a penis.
The twin exploration vehicles Spirit and Opportunity were launched nine years ago, in an effort to search the surface of Mars for signs of water erosion and possibly even life.
According to Nasa, since then the rovers have driven over more than 10km of Martian land, directed by teams back on Earth combined with autonomous cameras designed to avoid potential problems with the terrain.
It appears that part of the robots' programming involves spinning in tight circles to test nearby terrain and find new routes.
Humorously, depending on your age perhaps, that has the unfortunate consequence of drawing a certain shape on the surface, which when discovered by Reddit essentially crashed Nasa's website."
More here and here.
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Conspiracy theorists use social media to offer 'proof' that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is not behind the Boston Marathon bombings. The "Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is innocent" trend is sweeping social media. Despite the evidence, conspiracy theorists have taken to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to show "proof" that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was not behind the explosions, which killed three and injured almost 200...
(NY Daily News)
Twitter Battles Syrian Hackers. The hackers Syrian Electronic Army Saturday seized control of multiple CBS Twitter accounts, posting messages that redirected to malicious websites that launched drive-by attacks at browsers. Twitter responded by suspending the affected accounts and returning them to their rightful operators. Then it suspended the hacking group's own Twitter feed...
(Information Week)
Protect yourself from Syrian hackers on Twitter. On Tuesday, hackers demonstrated how easy it is to take over a key Twitter account when they took over an Associated Press feed and tweeted that President Obama had been injured in an explosion. The group claiming credit for the attack, as well as other recent hacks, identifies itself as the Syrian Electronic Army, which supports the Syrian government...
(The Washington Post)
Facebook Page Documents Foreigners Who Come To Syria From Western Countries To Fight The Regime. There are currently many foreigners fighting in Syria, which is a source of concern for Western countries. While the Western and Arab media often mention the presence of numerous foreign fighters in Syria, there are few reports that give details about the fighters themselves, even on the jihadi websites and social networks.[1] A source that does, however, provide some information is a Facebook page called "The Foreigners in the Syrian Revolution," which is devoted to documenting these fighters, especially those who have been "martyred," and which sheds light on the identities and motives of foreigners who come to fight in Syria...
(Right Side News)
War-time photos may belong to Riverina family. A young boy stands tall as he salutes for the camera – but who is he? It's a mystery that Wagga history buffs Margaret and John Jones are eager to solve. The image of the bare-footed youngster, proudly wearing a soldier's hat, was produced from one of 15 glass negatives unearthed at a garage sale in Central Wagga last year. While his identity and those of the soldiers depicted in the other images are unknown, the Joneses believe they were possibly taken at a family gathering before World War I...
(The Daily Advertiser)
Stunning war images and soldier's diary uncovered. A TREASURE trove of stunning images and a soldier's diary all dating back nearly a century have come into the possession of Maroochydore RSL sub-branch. But while it is anxious to unlock the stories behind the photographs of soldiers at war in Gallipoli, sub branch president Michael Liddelow said its first responsibility was to locate the owner and offer them back...
(Sunshine Coast Daily)
As Its Influence Grows, Twitter Becomes A Hacking Target. In recent weeks, the Associated Press, NPR and the BBC have all had their Twitter accounts hijacked. Hacks of high-profile accounts have real-world consequences, and the security at Twitter is coming under increased scrutiny...
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These are exciting times on Twitter and things are getting more interesting for the United States Marine Corps.
The 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett has joined Twitter.
Earlier today, the official Twitter account of the USMC tweeted out a message saying, "#Marines, your top enlisted leader is now on Twitter. Follow @SMMC17 to keep up to date with the Sgt. Maj. of the Corps."
SgtMaj Barrett tweeted twice today so far. Barrett's most recent message talked about hosting World War II vets from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma and included a link to photos, as well as shout outs to The Muscogee Nation News (@The_MNN) and Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood), who is an enrolled tribal member of the Muscogee (Creek) Indian nation.
So far, SgtMaj Barrett has racked up nearly 1,000 followers and is currently following 16 others on Twitter, including @Dakota_Meyer, @DeptVetAffairs, @the_USO, and several other military related feeds.
The Marine Corps Times even wrote a story about SgtMaj Barrett's entry to Twitter. However, Barrett's spokesman declined to tell the paper whether Barrett will type and send his own tweets...
Okay now, before you go running off to Twitter and ranting that you can't believe that Barrett may not type his own tweets, I'll admit, I've had my wife help me out in the past. The only problem was, she'd tweet about shopping at Joanns or if she was feeling especially literary she'd tweet that I was cross stitching.
Surprisingly, nothing went viral.
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AP Twitter feed returns, minus many followers, after hacking. After spending the better part of a day offline -- following a hacking and fake tweet incident that caused a violent hiccup in the stock market -- the AP Twitter is back up and tweeting -- albeit, to far fewer followers. The main Associated Press Twitter feed had almost 2 million followers Tuesday morning. That was before the Syrian Electronic Army apparently got hold of the account and tweeted the "breaking news" that a bomb had gone off in the White House, injuring President Obama.
(CNET News)
Struggling Al Qaeda offshoot using Twitter to spread message. Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, Al Qaeda's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign by the terror network seeks to tap into social grievances and champion mainstream causes such as unemployment, all in bid to reverse decline and win new followers.
(Fox News)
Facebook Post Pondering Drone Strike On Watertown Goes Viral In Pakistan. A Facebook post related to the Boston Marathon bombing surprised its American author by going viral in Pakistan this weekend. On Saturday, Micah Daigle, who grew up in Rhode Island and now lives in San Francisco, composed and posted an alternative narrative of the final moments of the hunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
(Huffington Post)
Syria doctor's Facebook video proof that Assad used chemicals in Aleppo. Syria's regime dropped chemical weapons from a plane on a district of Aleppo earlier this month, killing two infants and a woman, experts said after a doctor in Aleppo posted a video of apparent victims to his Facebook page.
Jihadists reveal social media's dark side. Tamerlan Tsarnaev's suspected YouTube channel shows he organized videos into categories for "Islam" and "terrorism." Scant study has been done on the impact of Web 2.0 networks — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. — on terrorist recruiting. But one thing seems increasingly clear: No longer do wannabe terrorists have to travel to training camps in Yemen and elsewhere to become inspired by the jihadi movement.
(Boston Herald)
Students touched by war stories. THE experience of war united the generations across the decades when Menai High School students launched their book War Stories earlier this month. The book is a record of interviews by the students with senior residents from the Menai and Engadine areas who spoke about their experiences as children and young adults surviving World War II.
(St George & Sutherland Shire Leader)
Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter. Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign by the terror network seeks to tap into social grievances and champion mainstream causes such as unemployment, all in bid to reverse decline and win new followers.
(US News and World Report)
Does this video prove Assad used chemical weapons in Syria? Aleppo victims 'treated for breathing difficulties and foaming at the mouth' A video posted on the Facebook page of a British-trained doctor appears to show victims of a Syrian regime assault on Aleppo foaming at the mouth and showing symptoms consistent with a chemical weapons attack. Experts believe that chemical weapons may have been dropped on Kurdish residents of Aleppo's Sheikh Massoud region during an attack which saw two babies and a woman killed earlier this month.
(Daily Mail)
Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter. Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign by the terror network seeks to tap into social grievances and champion mainstream causes such as unemployment, all in bid to reverse decline and win new followers.
(Army Times)
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Well, take a look at what happened when the Twitter account of The Associated Press was hacked and a tweet was sent out about explosions at the White House.
Via The New York Times:
"The Twitter account of The Associated Press was hacked on Tuesday and erroneously sent out a message saying there had been explosions at the White House, injuring President Obama.
Within a few minutes, Twitter suspended the account, and Julie Pace, the chief White House correspondent for The A.P., announced at a White House briefing that the account had been hacked.
Jay Carney, Mr. Obama's press secretary, confirmed that the president was unharmed.
Editors at The A.P. soon followed with a statement saying that "The @AP twitter account has been hacked. The tweet about an attack at the White House is false. We will advise more as soon as possible."
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 150 points when the news broke on Twitter — an indicator of traders' presence on the social media platform — before immediately recouping the losses after it became clear that there had been no attack at the White House."
Full story here.
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What does "Motive Confirmed" mean?
Here's the definition of "Motive Confirmed":
Motive confirmed: CPJ investigates the death of every journalist to determine whether it is work-related." We consider a case "confirmed" only if we are reasonably certain that a journalist was murdered in direct reprisal for his or her work; was killed in crossfire during combat situations; or was killed while carrying out a dangerous assignment such as coverage of a street protest. Our database does not include journalists killed in accidents such as car or plane crashes.
Mohamed Ibrahim Raage, a reporter for Somali National Television was the latest victim, gunned down on April 21.
Raage was gunned down just outside his home in the Dharkenley district of the capital.
Learn more at CPJ.
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(Reflections of a Newsosaur)
Boston Police Schooled Us All on Social Media. Those of us who spent the weekend simultaneously glued to televisions, police scanners and Twitter as the search for "Suspect #2" unfolded will walk away with some lessons in how information moves these days. Disappointment in national media has become something of an Internet joke. But a serious consequence is the void in information that is both timely and reliable. Into that void jumps the Internet public, hungry to consume and create information...
Postcards to WA tell story of war. "All the nice girls love a soldier" - or so claims one of many postcards sent to one young lady in the West Australian Goldfields from men on the frontline during World War One. A unique collection of postcards from six young soldiers to a woman who lived in Boulder during the war is set to go on display on Monday to commemorate Anzac Day. Six soldiers serving in the Australian Imperial Force during WWI sent more than one hundred postcards to home-nurse Eliza 'Lida' Jane Downey while training or on active duty overseas...
(Bunbury Mail)
Documentary follows story of Honor Flight trip. A documentary about four living World War II veterans and the Midwest community that came together for them will be shown May 26 in Rochester. "Honor Flight, One Last Mission" follows the story of the men and the town, which gave them the trip of a lifetime to Washington, D.C., to see the memorial constructed for them in 2005, nearly 60 years after the war...
Ex-CNN anchor: Twitter is merciless when media lag, ruthless when they're wrong. For a time, Gabrielle Giffords was dead. So was Newtown, Connecticut, shooter Adam Lanza's father. Or maybe it was his brother in Hoboken, New Jersey. All three, as we now know, are alive. Two of them weren't even shot. On the other hand, the alleged Boston Marathon bomber is, actually, under arrest. Then he wasn't. Then he was. How does the news get it so wrong?
42 Million People Watched Last Hour Of Manhunt For Accused Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. In 1993, 42.4 million households tuned in to the series finale of Cheers. Last Friday, almost 42 million people tuned in ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel or MSNBC to watch the last hour of the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old who today was charged with using a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property resulting in death in the bombings a week ago of the Boston Marathon. There's no question that a national news event, particularly one centered on a spectacular and seemingly inexplicable crime, would draw an enormous audience...
Fake Facebook profiles for bombing suspect get the ax. One week after the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured dozens, the manhunt for the suspects is over, but bystanders continue trying to insert themselves into the story via social media. Following Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's arrest on Friday, Facebook pages and fake profiles using his name, or variations of his name, are popping up on the social network. And, not quite as quickly, Facebook is knocking them down...
(NBC News)
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The Duffel Blog is one of the hottest military blogs out there right now, enjoying coverage from a number of news sites and blogs, not to mention a Facebook army of more than 45,000 fans and half a million readers visiting the site each month.
The Wall Street Journal is the latest news publication to recognize the Duffel Blog in a story called, Prank and File: These Military Reports Are Out of Line.
Here's an excerpt from the story:
"The year-old Duffel Blog is the creation of Paul Szoldra, a 29-year-old Marine Corps veteran who started the website as a way to drive traffic to a serious site he had set up to help military veterans adjust to civilian life.
The first piece of satire profiled an Air Force officer who was so sick of being teased about serving in the "Chair Force" that he banned all chairs from his military base.
Mr. Szoldra's humor caught on. His serious website fell apart. And the Duffel Blog took on a life of its own. The site's Facebook FB +0.16% page now has more than 46,000 followers, and Mr. Szoldra says a half-million people check out the Duffel Blog each month.
"The lads have a well-tuned sense of humor and convincingly imaginative 'reporting' that bode well for a country that could use some laughs," said Marine Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis, who just retired as head of U.S. Central Command. "I think the writers know that we need to stop taking ourselves so seriously."
Over the past year, Mr. Szoldra has enlisted help from a growing number of anonymous writers, including active duty military officers, who feed the Duffel Blog with a daily stream of fake news."
Full story here.
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Tweets were published that included messages like, "The American people must stop their government, before the whole world is destroyed" and "Your entire family's and ancestors victories will be wiped out forever if we losed."
Via The Verge:
CBS has confirmed on Twitter that several of its accounts were compromised earlier today, including those for 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, and a local Denver affiliate. While the perpetrator of the hijack is unknown, the incident appears similar to actions from the "Syrian Electronic Army," which has targeted several news media organizations with Twitter break-ins. One CBS Denver tweet announced "new evidence of CIA arming Al Qaeda terrorists in #Syria," with another tweet claiming that NATO provided weapons of mass destruction to terrorists "for a false flag operation" in the country. CBS has removed several of the unauthorized tweets, though its Denver affiliate account still appears compromised.
Full story here.
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(The New York Times)
Late war reporter Marie Colvin listed for top UK writing prize. Veteran American war correspondent Marie Colvin who was killed in Syria last year was nominated on Thursday for the Orwell Prize, a British literary award for political writing...
Hospital Denies Involvement In Leak Of Grisly Post-Mortem Photo Of Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect. A grisly post-mortem photo of one of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers appears to have been taken early today after medical personnel turned the body over to law enforcement officials...
(The Smoking Gun)
When crowdsourcing goes wrong: Reddit, Boston and missing student Sunil Tripathi. Reddit's initial hunt to find the Boston bombers devolved rapidly into a sort of "racist Where's Wally", profiling – racially and otherwise – scores of innocent people...
(New Statesman)
Famed War Journalist Sebastian Junger on Slain Friend Tim Hetherington: 'When He Died, I Left War'. Sebastian Junger earned an Oscar nomination in 2010 for the first film he ever directed, "Restrepo," a documentary about American soldiers at war in Afghanistan. Little more than a year later, Junger would unwittingly begin work on a second documentary -- the tale of his "Restrepo" co-director, Tim Hetherington...
(The Wrap)
How Navy Federal got more than a half million Facebook likes in one year. Financial institutions are often at the lower end of the scale when it comes to social media prowess. But Vienna-based Navy Federal Credit Union has got this figured out better than most...
(Washington Business Journal)
On Instagram, Chechnya's president criticizes America's handling of the Boston manhunt. Ramzan Kadyrov, the president of the republic of Chechnya in southern Russia, has issued a statement on Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing service where he frequently posts casual photos of himself and has over 116,000 followers...
How Pervez Musharraf's story has gone from Facebook fantasy to farce. You can usually tell when a drama involving a military dictator reaches its final act. Allies desert him, paranoia subsumes all common sense, he lashes out causing not inconsiderable damage. In the end, the fall from power is inevitable. He's booted off stage so that the life of the nation may continue without him...
(The Gaurdian)
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It takes quite a bit of doing to properly run the Milbloggies each and every year and I don't have everything ready just yet.
I had originally planned to kickoff the nominations on Monday, April 22, but will be postponing the launch until later this spring/summer.
I will post announcements here on Milblogging.com as more information becomes available.
Thanks for being patient.
In the meantime, here's a look at the winners of the 2012 Milbloggies that were announced on Friday, May 11, 2012.
Best U.S. Army Blog – The Rhino Den
Best U.S. Military Spouse Blog – **Wife [Widow] of a Wounded Marine**
Best U.S. Military Parent Blog – Semper Fi Parents
Best U.S. Military Supporter Blog – Character Does Matter
Best U.S. Marine Corps Blog – One Marine's View
Best U.S. Navy Blog – USNI Blog
Best U.S. Coast Guard Blog – ryan erickson
Best U.S. Air Force Blog – Aim High Erin
Best U.S. Military Veteran Blog – You Served
Best U.S. Reporter Blog – The Unknown Soldiers
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Image via @DanielleWAAF
On Friday, Buzzfeed posted "eerie images" of Boston on lockdown during the manhunt which ended with the successful capture of the second bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
The images were taken mostly from Twitter. There was one photo also taken from Instagram.
Image via @rileymoskal7
You can see all 16 images here.
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Reddit, Boston and the missing student. When crowdsourcing goes wrong.
Boston Marathon Rescue Story: Carlos Arrendondo, Fla. peace activist, lost a son in Iraq war. One of the riveting images from the Boston Marathon bombings is of a former South Florida man named Carlos Arredondo helping the injured during the chaotic aftermath. CBS Miami reports Arrendondo has his own compelling "back story" -- in 2004, he set himself and a Marine van on fire outside his Hollywood, Fla. home, after learning of his son's death in the Iraq War.
(CBS News)
Marines don't disclose hearing in urination case. Marine Corps officials say a key court hearing was held at Camp Lejeune last week for the only officer charged over a 2011 YouTube video showing snipers urinating on Taliban corpses in Afghanistan. But they say they forgot to provide the public notice.
(The Seattle Times)
We should air our war stories. YESTERDAY some of our Victoria Cross recipients were raising money to help our veterans. It shows the calibre of these men that, having done so much for our country, they're still doing more. I've met two Victoria Cross winners, Roden Cutler and Bede Kenny.
(The Australian)
A documentary produced by Delta College airs on the Pentagon Channel. "The Korean War – Voices from the 38th Parallel", a documentary produced by Delta College's Q-TV, has been selected to be broadcast on the Pentagon channel's "GI Film Festival Selects" weekly series. The Pentagon Channel broadcasts military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Korean War Vets Teach History Lessons at Lindbergh High School. Lindbergh High School students had a chance to experience "The Forgotten War" when more than 50 local Korean War veterans their stories of war life and service.
Memories of WWII: A German Family's Tangled Wartime History. Her aunt was executed by the Nazis, her uncle was a far-right political leader and her father told her stories of nighttime battles on the Eastern Front. SPIEGEL's Marianne Wellershoff traces her family's complicated place in World War II history.
Facebook pages share memories of happier times in Syria. Part nostalgia, part coping mechanism, a growing number of Facebook pages are emerging dedicated to preserving memories of Syria in better times, especially for Syrians who cannot be in the country. Some pages share the simple pleasures they enjoyed before violence consumed the country following the uprising two years ago. Others are dedicated to lesser-known historical facts and trivia that are often overlooked as the country's living history makes the news headlines. Many are simply a place to connect with others to share an affection for the country that once prided itself on its authenticity, hospitality and ancient history.
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Via Troy Steward:
I am sad to announce that it has been decided by VUHL to shut down the You Served Blog effective April 30th, 2013. This blog has been in place since January 2007 and it has been a great run with over 2900 blog posts in just over six years. We have had many contributing bloggers on here and I think we have helped hundreds, if not thousands of people with the information we have shared on here.
You Served started out as one of VUHL's (then it was known as VAMC) first steps in the new social media world. Today they have several blogs, a Google Hangout Channel and many people dedicated to their online presence. You Served broke the trail for the company to get into the blogging and new media space, but now it time for it to step aside. It just doesn't line up with the direction they are taking, which is fine. Times changes things and that is just a normal part of the evolution.
We have had many memorial events on this blog and I really hope that VUHL keeps it up and available for people to always go back and reference or read the posts and watch the interviews. We have live-streamed from several milblogging conferences and Blog World Expos. We have also been onsite at TRADOC Senior Leader Conferences, interviewed award winning recording artists, actors, directors, Generals and many other notable people in society.
Full story here.
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Image via BlogWorld.com
CPT Hannah He published a story over at the New Media Expo (aka BlogWorld) about blogging while in the military.
He provides a perspective on how blogging is different for everyone.
Blogging is different for everyone and I couldn't agree more. It's not just about writing from the frontlines or being a military spouse – it's about telling stories.
"I blog to write about life and what I do, just to get my story out there. Even if I think my life is boring sometimes, it's still different from anyone else's in the world," writes He.
Just how different are military blogs? Well, to give you an idea, here on Milblogging.com there are nearly 1,000 U.S Army military blogs listed, over 900 military spouse blogs, 80+ military parent blogs and many many more in a variety of categories.
Via the New Media Expo blog:
I am in the Army, and I write a blog. To many people I have talked to, this means I write a blog about the Army. Following this logic, this means that I write a blog featuring pictures of soldiers in sandstorms in remote areas of Afghanistan with accompanying stories of intense missions to villages and the good work we are doing there, in contrast to the big media stories of the quicksand situation in the Middle East. When I say no, I'm not in the Infantry, they then think maybe I write one of those military wife blogs, full of tips of what to put in a care package to send to your husband overseas and what to wear to his coming home ceremony. Still not true; I may be an Army wife, but in a dual-military relationship that leaves both of us with our fair share of homecomings and goodbyes.
I don't try to write an Army blog. I write a blog that just happens to occur in the context of me being in the Army. I do not write about Middle Eastern policy, because I am not a Middle Eastern policy wonk. I do write about the Army's Cultural Support Teams and what a great idea they are, because I am a female and I am in the Army. I don't write about secret missions in Afghanistan, because 1) that's probably violating security, and 2) as a signal officer, I plan networks and make sure those Infantry guys have internet.
Full story here.
You can read CPT He's blog over at Army Strong Stories.
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(Fast Company)
Boston Marathon Bombings: Twitter, Vine, and a Faster Terror. We've come to a time when terrorism can be condensed to six hellishly hypnotic seconds. It became clear Monday that whoever carried out the Boston Marathon bombings did so -- like the instigators of so many past terrorist attacks -- with the intention of drawing as much media attention as possible. The bomber or bombers succeeded. The first explosion was captured on television news, and a widely circulated Vine recording of it condensed the carnage to a six-second loop...
(TheWrap TV)
Israeli Officer Writes Racist, Anti-Arab Comments On His Facebook Page. An Israeli military officer published racist jokes against Arabs on his Facebook page on the day Israel marks what it calls "Memorial Day", in which it marks the memory of Israelis due to the ongoing conflict resulting from Israel's occupation of Palestine...
(International Middle East Media Center)
Is this a real Indian army recruitment ad? Is this army recruitment ad for real? The snapshot of a billboard apparently carrying an army recruitment ad placed at an outdoor location in Shillong is now floating on microblogging site Twitter. The 'advertisement', a collage of images of female Bollywood actors hailing from 'army families', carries the punchline, "if you want to have beautiful and successful daughters, join the Indian army. The official website of the Indian army is mentioned at the bottom of the poster...
(Daily Bhaskar)
NPR Says It Was Hacked by 'Syrian Electronic Army'. NPR says several of its news services – including NPR.org, breaking news site "The Two-Way," and several of its Twitter accounts – were hacked by an organization that's said to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime...
(Hollywood Reporter)
Being careful with war stories. A week or so ago, we ran a feature story about a local veteran's war experiences in the Pacific theater in World War II. With that story we ran a photo of a bloodied Japanese flag. The story included references to deep-seeded bitterness from that war experience. The story was done and published in between the visits of two delegations of Japanese citizens from Saga City, Glens Falls' sister city in Japan. We received a letter to the editor criticizing us for running such a story during the Saga City visit, and for being insensitive to our visitors with this type of story...
(Post Star)
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If you have visual images, video, and/or details regarding the explosions along the Boston Marathon route and elsewhere, e-mail them to firstname.lastname@example.com. No piece of information or detail is too small.
You can also call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), prompt #3, with information.
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It's been some time since I've heard from Solomon Fein, the Normandy D-Day vet, who blogs every so often at http://www.sofine-normandyvet.blogspot.com/.
Solomon is the "world's oldest known military blogger" and believe it or not, learned to use a computer at the age of 76.
That was nearly 15 years ago…
Solomon's most recent post was published on Christmas Day, December 2012, after celebrating his 90th birthday earlier in the month.
While it's been several months since a new post has appeared online, Solomon stays connected on Facebook.
How did I find that out? Well, shortly after launching the official Milblogging Facebook page, one of the first likes and comments came from none other than Solomon himself.
If you're wondering how I learned of Solomon, I found out about him in 2009, after reading a story in the The Republican-American.
While the story no longer appears online, I did manage to get some of the text from the original story:
"Fein, who is 86, didn't learn how to use a computer until 10 years ago, when he was living in Flemington, N.J. Students at a high school were offering an afterschool class to teach seniors how to use computers, so he decided to give it a shot.
He became hooked, and that's when he found his niche.
Fein, a World War II veteran who served during the Normandy invasion, started a blog in April 2007 to share his stories of the war. Like many veterans who have seen combat, the minute details of Army life are imprinted in his mind. The blog gives him a chance to explore and share his experiences in one of the most public of forums."
I've compiled some of the stories I've written on Solomon over the years below.
If you'd like to connect with Solomon, you can find him on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/solomon.fein
D-Day veteran & world's oldest known milblogger (June 9, 2012)
World's oldest military blogger turns 89 (December 7, 2011)
World's Oldest Milblogger posts WWII pics (July 4, 2011)
World's oldest military blogger keepin' busy (June 9, 2011)
World's Oldest Known Military Blogger: First Flight (November 14, 2010)
World's Oldest Known Military Blogger Writes of Castle Island (February 25, 2010)
World's Oldest Known Military Blogger Reflects on His Past (January 27, 2010)
World's Oldest Known Military Blogger, Normandy D Day Vet Solomon Fein, writes about his foray into the world of blogging (September 21, 2010)
World's Oldest Known Military Blogger, World War II Veteran Solomon Fein Reprints D Day Posts from Blog's Early Days (August 30, 2009)
World's Oldest Known Military Blogger, Normandy D Day Vet Solomon Fein Still Blogging Away (August 8, 2009)
Just In: Remaining Q&A with Oldest Known Military Blogger Solomon Fein (March 30, 2009)
Online Interview with Normandy D-Day Veteran and Oldest Known Military Blogger, 86-Year Old Solomon Fein (March 24, 2009)
More Q&A with with Normandy D-Day Veteran and Oldest Known Military Blogger, 86-Year Old Solomon Fein (March 2, 2009)
86-Year Old World War II Veteran Blogs About His War Experience (February 2, 2009)
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For all we know, Al Bundy's socks may be the cure for the global climate crisis.
Will the war for global warming ever be won? That depends on the amount of information we can harvest, analyze and extrapolate from. In all likelihood, the only way we will know for certain if the Earth is heading for a global warming disaster is by waiting another few thousand years and looking at history books.
But, for those not comfortable with the wait and see approach, scientists continue to plunge into one of the crucial factors thought to govern global (I'm trying not to snicker) climate change, the global carbon sink system. Roughly composed of just about every living and even more dead things, these parts of local, regional and whole-Earth ecosystems are under high scrutiny as researchers try to understand how present day climate change will further affect future climate change. The popular idea seems to be that global warming is like a snowball rolling downhill – as it rolls it picks up more snow and eventually hits something and explodes. Exploding is bad for the Earth, honest.
From the University of Colorado at Boulder comes a study supporting the theory that extended growing seasons may not be the boon for the carbon sink that many have previously thought. At least not for subalpine conifers such as the lodgepole pine, subalpine fir and Englemann spruce. It turns out these trees depend much more upon snowmelt for their summer water fix than rainfall, and in years where spring comes early due to mild winters and low snowfall,
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over the year than when spring arrives late with heavy snow still on the ground. Up to 60% of their internal water supply from stems and needles was identified to be from spring snowmelt rather than rainfall in the fall months. We can thank our friends the hydrogen and oxygen atoms for this precise identification work.
Since around 70% of the western USA's carbon sink is found in these subalpine forest ranges, watching the snow caps shrink yearly would definitely affect their ability to operate to capacity, should this study be accurate. Facts don't lie; snow good, carbon dioxide bad.
On a somewhat brighter note, according to researchers at the National Oceanographic Center, Southampton, another very large and poorly understood carbon sink may be completely underestimated in present carbon cycle models. Echinoderms, which comprise a vast portion of the ocean's calcium carbonate dump,
may sequester much more carbon yearly than previously thought
Echinoderms suck in carbon from seawater to form their skeletal systems and include such happy marine animals as star fish, sea urchins and sea cucumbers. When these animals find the end of their lifecycle, they typically sink to the ocean floor with their captured carbon and become indefinitely buried in the sediments. Some of the calcium carbonate finds its way back up the "biological carbon pump," but probably much less than is taken down to the depths.
This could mean that the ocean is once again showing itself to be far more excellent at helping regulate global carbon levels, or it could just mean scientists still don't really understand what's going on in there.
If these studies only prove one thing it is that we, as a global community, race, organism and observer still have very little understanding in the way all of our ecosystems work together to regulate the Earth's climate. It's far too early for any sane person to jump on the "we're melting, melting" or "Minnesota never left the ice age, what's your problem" camps. There simply aren't enough data to concretely support any given theory with certainty and these kinds of discoveries are shining examples of why.
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The global warming conspiracy was started in the United States, it spread to Europe where they were more than willing to believe it compared to the average American citizen, and is being pushed back into our nation.
As for the sea water argument...
I laugh at you sir. Your very funny.
As for your carbon dioxide versus refrigeration argument, I further laugh at you, and mock you for making such a silly bald faced lie. I have done security in enough facilities with need to handle refrigeration of certain area's to know that the atmosphere content is not a worry. Change the variance of any of the major gases, and it is not an issue. The entire falacy of your argument is based upon the premise that you are an 'expert' in a 'field' which has need to monitor, where it clearly is not an issue.
As for warnings and such, I call you out there to. They have tried the 10 year horror prediction...
New York City is still around, no water eating away at it...
I still see the Netherlands when I check Google Earth, so I guess it is still around also.
They have tried the 50 year scare, and it has come up wanting after 15 years so far... so this to will not be a big worry, nor will it pan out.
The 200 year scare... well I assume if the dire predictions ever do happen, 200 years is sufficient warning that living in the Big Easy might be a bad thing...
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THERE ARE moments in life when it all becomes clear. The jargon melts away. The strategic plans take second stage. All the meetings become moot. In terms of my personal role in philanthropy, what motivates my leadership and what got me where I am today, one distinctive moment with a special person comes to mind.
Several years ago, I was sitting across a kitchen table with a future donor to the California Community Foundation. We were going over the details of his philanthropic plan. Frank was a self-described small businessman, inventor, tinkerer and "string collector." This was a modest self-description for someone who built up an estate of more than $20 million.
Frank also liked to tinker with his arrangement with the community foundation. After our initial meeting, he would call me up almost monthly to see if we could, "Go over this thing one more time." At this particular meeting (the last one we would have) we sat across from each other at his kitchen table surrounded by open books, half-done sculptures and other projects "in process." His breathing was labored and assisted by a stream of pure oxygen fed to him by nose-tube.
We'd been here before, but this time it was different. He usually leaned over our papers, fiddling with words or asking for my definition (and the community foundation's) of a particular concept. On this morning, he sat back and asked me to describe in detail what would happen, "When I kick-off and this thing kicks-in." This was the first time he wanted a presentation without interaction or questioning. I covered all the points, emphasizing both the concepts and details that we had struggled with over the past several months. His eyes, though half closed, held me throughout. After I finished and sat back in my chair, he closed his eyes and leaned his head back for what seemed to be a very long time. I hoped he wasn't falling asleep.
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I'll Try - This summer I plan on practicing telepathy, unless I can not find a partner to practice with. Then I will try some other time. I believe I yearn to practice because I inherited a psyche trait from my mother, who is psychic but has dismissed it, and the thought has...
May 26, 2012
Telepathic Ex - I found how easy telepathy is in 2009. Sometimes I enjoyed it, sometimes I hated it. I have a hard time facing people in person without having them recognize my thoughts. I just literally can't focus on somebody close at hand without reveling my mind, thus...
6 Responses
Oct 1, 2011
Mental Telepathy -
i m suffering from this mental telepathy. people i don't know can hear my thoughts miles away. i can't live because of that. sometimes i dream of dieing.can anyone help me how to close this telepathy for forever. coz the only idea i have to stop this is...
4 Responses
May 26
Thought Broadcasting - i am having a serious problem with thought broadcasting that is not under my control. does anyone think this can be dangerous? my thoughts go out all around the neighborhood and people shine lights out their windows to signal me that i am broadcasting...
4 Responses
Apr 8, 2012
Telepathy: - I tried it once, The book I followed asked me to find a wall in the dark i found a wall. I went near to it and it was made of bricks there was one brick missing in the middle of the wall and I looked in that hole but I couldn't find any thing there. it was dark...
2 Responses
Nov 14
My First Telepathy Experience - I am writing this in hopes that someone else who has traveled a similar path can find this and use it to help them in their spiritual journey.
I have been meditating every night (5/7 nights) a week for about a month now. I have been meditating on...
4 Responses
Jun 9, 2011
Human Divinity Interaction - We are still at the beginning of understanding communication between humans and other living beings. The advances in cellphone and internet technology brings us slowly nearer to universal understanding of total interaction between humans and others...
4 Responses
Oct 9, 2010
Weather And Energy -
I've had depression my whole life but i really havent thought about why. when it snows i do one of two things, on some snow days i feel a good energy and im happy but other days i feel a bad energy and i get depressed. the same goes about people. if i hang...
4 Responses
Mar 15, 2010
I Believe That The Law Of Attraction Works But I Might Be My Own Downfall - I recently learnt about the law of attraction about two weeks ago anyways so I said let's try it out, so I tried attracting my partner for first I believed that a had a boyfriend and was really really...
2 Responses
Nov 21
I Just Don't Believe In It... - I was never religious, did not come from a religious background. Sure, like many, my family brought me to church when I was younger. I also went to temple with a friend of the Jewish faith. I have never honestly believed. Reading the bible, I found...
2 Responses
Nov 24
I Dont Believe In God I Believe In Aliens - Anyone ever heard of the ancient alien theory? The book Chariot of the Gods is a good read. A while back I questioned religion. The blind following and ignorance seemed a bit sheepish to me. So after studying all of the religions from...
2 Responses
Nov 27
Do You Have To Believe In The Trinity To Be A Christian? - by Matt Slick
In one sense you do not have to believe in the Trinity to be a Christian, but in another sense you do. Let me explain. The Bible does not tell us that we must believe in the Trinity in order to become saved...
1 Response
Nov 29
I Don'T Believe In Religions - I believe in God, but I don't believe in the God that was created by man.
I think religion, church, preachers all that are just schemes.
I don't believe in the bible. I think it's just a made up book. It's not the word of god.
I hate when people...
2 Responses
Nov 19
Related Experiences
I Definitely Believe In Love - There are so many kinds of love that you can experience. Family love, spouse love, object love (I love those shoes, I love that pizza, I love that store, ect). How could you not believe in love? I guess when this "I believe in love" experience shows...
Nov 30
How I Came To Believe - I believe in God and i believe he has big plans for me. This is why i am getting over my battle with Depression because it is almost my time to shine, I know it. I'm getting better so i can get on with the rest of my life. I am turning into an adult and i...
2 Responses
Dec 1
From Today I Believe In God - I went through tough times as a kid..I always used to pray run to little temple we had..cry pray worship happy or sad..not everyday but my faith was strong..one-day I decided enough was enough..you do not exist ..so carried my bad path..lost faith...
3 Responses
Nov 15
I Believe It Can Be Murder - Thus the reason I chose the title, "I Do Not Believe Abortion Is ALWAYS Murder". But let me be clear, I am not here to judge anyone because that is a position (Judge) that I believe is already taken by One greater than me. I know He has been with you...
Dec 1
I Believe You Still Love Me. - Actually it is more like a feeling. I usually have the tendency to believe the opposite, that people I love can't possibly love me. And I believed that many times while I was seeing you.
But now you are gone, better yet, I am gone, an ocean away and...
2 Responses
Nov 21
I Have To Believe It - The father of my child lied to me. When I was 5 months pregnant he told me that he had a fiancé back in the home country. I must believe that people are placed in your life for a reason. I didn't love him, actually I was done with him before I found out I...
Nov 24
I Believe - Now im going to go on ahead and get this out the way I know there are many people who dont share my beliefs Im asking you to respect my beliefs as I will respect yours. Ok now lets get to it I believe that god loves everyone because he has promised us this in the...
2 Responses
Nov 26
I Am A Believer In Christ Jesus - I was raised Christian and have trusted him all my life.
I believe that I was brought here not to preach but to help women as I believe the Lord has brought women to me for help. I don't solicit nor advertise but have had a number of women come...
Nov 27
Believe - I believe that every thing happens for a Reason just believe and trust God ;)
3 Responses
Dec 2
I Believe In Soulmate - The soul never forgets.
Since I was a kid I always believe that there's someone out there for me, my soulmate. I am still waiting for my soulmate to enter my life. I am always praying that one day i'll bump him down the road, and will be together forever...
1 Response
Nov 14
I Believe President Obama Is A Victim Not The Predator - I Believe President Obama Is A Victim Not The Predator ..This is "Annoying" me, that most "Conspirators" are trying to make the "Victim" of Government Corruption the "Blame" then looking for the "Predators"!So? Right now...
Nov 16
I Believe - People come in to your life for a reason. Whether it be to change your future or to teach you a lesson. People will come and go because of this.
Have you ever thought in your mind that " what if she stayed my future would have been different" or "what if he went I...
Nov 17
I Believe That What Goes On In A Marriage Is Nobody Else's Business, Unless One Partner Complains - I believe that when adults freely choose to commit matrimony it is usually because they have worked out between themselves how best to get along for maximum happiness. And because...
2 Responses
Nov 19
I Believe People'S Souls Can Be Connected To Something Spiritual - I'm not a very religious person, but I truly believe that my soul is connected to something.
Call me crazy, but whenever I'm stuck in a difficult situation, if I'm depressed or lonely it comes to me and the...
3 Responses
Nov 20
I Believe I Was Black - I believe I was black in a past live.. I know it sounds crazy but I have always loved the Black culture, always loved black men.. My first boyfriend was black and always dated black men... I have always felt more comfortable around black people. I knew I...
3 Responses
Nov 20
I Believe In Love - ....If I didn't I would have never known pain. Ive always been entrigued and drawn by its intoxicating effects...my heart is so strong, it had to be created to love. I have a lot to offer to a man. I am an all natural woman... very sensitive and true to form...
Nov 25
I believe in karma not god - If you are a good person then good things will eventually happen. If you are a good person who does bad things some times even small things I believe you will be punished by your own bad luck and misfortune for your wrong doings some times it takes...
4 Responses
a week ago
Accepting God; A Scientists' Perspective - This is a post from my blog, where you can read the fully hyperlinked version: http://elishebaruth.blogspot.com/2013/11/accepting-god-scientists-perspective.html
I described in a prior post how I had come to accept God and how I had...
Dec 1
What Is "Once Saved Always Saved"? - by Matt Slick
"Once saved always saved" is the position that when a person becomes a Christian, he can never lose his salvation. The debate on this teaching has been raging within Christian circles for centuries. Many believe it is possible...
Nov 30
What Is "Once Saved Always Saved"? - by Matt Slick
"Once saved always saved" is the position that when a person becomes a Christian, he can never lose his salvation. The debate on this teaching has been raging within Christian circles for centuries. Many believe it is possible...
Nov 30
What Is "Once Saved Always Saved"? - by Matt Slick
"Once saved always saved" is the position that when a person becomes a Christian, he can never lose his salvation. The debate on this teaching has been raging within Christian circles for centuries. Many believe it is possible...
Nov 30
What Is "Once Saved Always Saved"? - by Matt Slick
"Once saved always saved" is the position that when a person becomes a Christian, he can never lose his salvation. The debate on this teaching has been raging within Christian circles for centuries. Many believe it is possible...
1 Response
Nov 30
What Is "Once Saved Always Saved"? - by Matt Slick
"Once saved always saved" is the position that when a person becomes a Christian, he can never lose his salvation. The debate on this teaching has been raging within Christian circles for centuries. Many believe it is possible...
2 Responses
Nov 30
i believe you're there for me
i believe it's true
i believe it's for me to decide
i believe it's faith that you see
lust upon the eyes of hopes and dreams
it must be true for me
believe me, what you see is true
cause baby you're for me
i believe your there for me
i believe it...
4 days ago
How Are Predestination And Election Connected With Foreknowledge? - Answer: Certainly, since God knows everything, it would have been possible for God to base His predestination and election of individuals upon His foreknowledge of the future. In fact, that is the exact position...
Nov 19
God Is Real.The Bible Is Real. Not Just A Fairy Tale - We don't believe the Bible because we as a society don't live up to these things, so we therefore start believing it's a story book or tale.
I looked at a question "Exodus 34:14 says God is a jealous God. How is it he jealous...
3 Responses
Nov 26
My Definition Of LOVE - I guess people define love in million different ways of feelings. It depends on their experiences, their environments and their friends or relatives. Love can be a pain or a happiness in one's life. It has different views how we would look at it..
Nov 28
Human Trafficking Modern Day Slavery -
We have very well organized mafia system that operates in the world and sales people like pigs (no offense, nothing against lovely animals mentioned here).
I believe that above it is just assumption based on observation. However...
3 Responses
Nov 16
The Aftermath Of Spiritual Abuse - I posted this in another group but I thought it would fit well here as well.
There is a lot I can say here but I would like to make it brief and straight to the point. If I were to give out every detail of what I went through it would probably...
2 Responses
Nov 17
A Second Chance With You - Here I am, thinking of how we've been all this time, you there and I wherever I just so happen to be at the moment. All of these years, I have kept you alive in my mind and in my heart. The old you. The you I knew back then. My images of you never...
2 Responses
Nov 27
My Mother Is Dead And Had A Her Identity Cloned And Taken Away From Her Because... - She was innocent, my poor Mother. An Indian National Had Fallen For Her, who had been a Doctor. Apparently, an Indian National family had liked this Doctor for themselves and killed my Mother...
Dec 2
I have been reading a lot of your stories & feel compelled to respond.
My aim is not to besmirch or discredit anyone else's experiences - however, I feel it is my duty to clarify a few important details, as I have researched this...
4 Responses
6 days ago


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For Students: Past Seminars
Asperger Syndrome and its Role in Literature and Film
Seminar Leader: Alec Johnsson '15
Faculty Advisor: Debora Sherman (English)
Seminar Participants: Aspen deVries '14 (Math Major, Physics Minor); Cara Keifer '13 (Psychology); Koreana Pak '15; Darwin Keung '14 (Biology Major, Environmental Studies Minor, Neural and Behavioral Sciences Concentration)
Form, Content, Difficulties: Textual Embodiments from Plato to Kindle
Seminar Leader: Aubree Penney '13 (Religion and English)
Faculty Advisor: Gus Stadler (English)
Seminar Participants: Catherine Casem '15; Eliana Kohrman-Glaser '15; Ian Gavigan '14 (History and Religion); Christopher Morrison '15; Ryan Rebel '14 (English); Sally Weathers '13 (Philosophy & Spanish)
Music and the Sacred: the Intersection of Religion and the Auditory Arts
Seminar Leader: Micah Walter '14 (Music, Computer Science Minor)
Faculty Advisor: Robert Germany (Classics)
Seminar Participants: Kiran Rajamani '14 (Classics); Matt Walker '13 (History Major, Classics Minor); Naomi Goodman '14 (Psychology, Music, Neuroscience); Robin Banerji '15; Tianyi Yang '15; Robert Homan '14, Religion
Smoke In Your Eyes: The Symbolic Evolution of the Cigarette
Seminar Leader: Noelia Hobeika '13 (English)
Faculty Advisor: Peter Gaffney (English)
Seminar Participants: Samara Ahmed '13 (Philosophy);
Susannah Butters '13 (Anthropology/Gender & Sexuality Studies/Pre-Med);
Anneke Heher '14 (Biology, Spanish, Linguistics);
Kirsten Larsen '13 (Anthropology/Psychology);
Annie Reading '13 (English/Africana Studies);
Valerie Smosna '13 (History of Art)
Feasting on Culture: The Significance of Food in Everyday Life
Seminar Leaders: Isobel Grad '11 (Sociology, Environmental Studies Concentration)
Faculty Advisor: Ken Koltun-Fromm (Religion)
Seminar Participants: Alissa Aron '11 (Chemistry), Sarah Harrison '13 (Undecided), Colleen Hotchkiss '11 (Spanish with a Gender & Sexuality Concentration), Julia Hunter '13 (Undecided), Cameron Scherer '11 (Political Science, Economics minor), Beatriz Sanchez '12 (Anthropology)
Digital Fame
Seminar Leaders: Andrew Smith '11 (Math), Patrick Phelan '11 (English)
Faculty Advisor: Gus Stadler (English)
Seminar Participants: Daniel Connochie (Psychology), Jacob Horn '13 (Classics), LinKai Jiang '11 (Philosophy), Katie Monroe '13 (Anthropology with a Gender & Sexuality Concentration), Robin Riskin '12 (English with an Africana Concentration)
Borderlands: Alienation and the Art of Finding the Edge
Seminar Leaders: Eli Blood-Patterson '11 (English, Chinese minor)
Faculty Advisor: Laura McGrane (English)
Seminar Participants: Rose Himber Howse '11 (English and Psychology Major), Megan Kietzman-Nicklin '11 (Linguistics), Rachel Lim '12 (Political Science), Asher Reisman '11 (Classics), Christina Tavernelli '13 (Undecided), Lucas Van Meter '12 (Mathematics)
Screening Music: An Aural Look at Film
Seminar Leaders: Jane Holloway '11 (English and Spanish), Genna Cherichello '11 (Psychology)
Faculty Advisor: Marilyn Boltz (Psychology)
Seminar Participants: Walker Anderson VII '11 (English)
Matthew Bessey '10 (Economics/Math Concentration)
Matthew Gerard '11 (Math)
Glenn Loury '11 (Religion)
Sameer Rao '11 (Sociology)
Educating Through Animation: Disney as Cultural Pedagogy
Seminar Leader: Maggie Goddard '11 (Religion major, Philosophy minor)
Faculty Advisor: Kim Benston (English)
Seminar Participants: Rebecca Church '11 (Psychology)
Katie Estabrook '10 (Spanish and Psychology)
Laura Martin '11 (Philosophy)
Robin Riskin '12 (English/Africana & African Studies)
Emily Tartanella '10 (English)
Robert Thorstad '12 (Philosophy)
Fashioning the Self: The Problem of Identity and the Narrative of Achievement
Seminar Leader: Bennett Smith, '11 (Philosophy)
Faculty Advisor: Ulrich Schönherr (German)
Seminar Participants: Mark Cavanagh '10 (Classical Languages)
Sam Kaplan '10 (Fine Arts and History of Art)
Joshua Mikutis '10 (History and Religion)
Kevin O'Halloran '11 (English)
David Richardson '12 (English)
Hannah Silverblank '12 (Comparative Literature)
SAMPLING: Musical Sampling and Cultural Appropriation in Hip-Hop
Leader: Duncan Cooper '09 (Growth & Structure of Cities), James Kittler '09 (English)
Faculty Advisor: Kim Benston (English)
Seminar Participants: Paul Bisceglio '09 (English and Philosophy)
John Daise '09 (East Asian Studies)
Amadi Gibbons '09 (Anthropology; Minor: Philosophy)
Annie Kohanek '10 (History)
Scott Muller '09 (English and Music)
Dan O'Toole '09 (English; Minor: Economics)
Patrick Phelan '11 (Religion or Anthropology)
High Contrast: Representations of Black Women in White America
Leader: Lorin Jackson '08 (Philosophy, Education, Political Science)
Advisor: Jerry Miller (Philosophy)
Seminar Participants: Misha Baker '09 (Growth & Structure of Cities)
Gina Delvac '08 (Comparative Literature/Latin American-Iberian Studies)
Marien Levy '08 (Independent Major in Peace and Conflict Studies)
Precious Kapri Morgan '08 (English)
Andrew John Rech '10 (English, Pre-Med)
Alex Russell '08 (English)
Natalie Wossene '08 (Political Science)
Mining the Folktale
Leader: Justin Dainer-Best '09 (English, Psychology)
Advisor: Kim Benston (English)
Seminar Participants: Tom Carroll '10 (Classics)
Cara Curtis '10 (Religion/Gender & Sexuality Studies)
Ariella Foss '09 (Comparative Literature [German]/Music minor)
Sean Hughes '10 (English)
Sophie Taylor '10 (Linguistics)
Stephanie Wu '09 (English/East Asian Studies)
"I clutched at sound—" Synesthesia Across Disciplines
Co-Leaders: Luke McNamara '08, (English, Film Minor) and Ben Lansky '08 (English/Creative Writing, Gender & Sexuality Studies)
Advisor: Laura McGrane (English)
Seminar Participants: Bianca Bromberger '08 (Psychology/History of Art)
Ryan Cameron '09 (English/Fine Arts)
Jacob Carroll '09 (English/History of Art minor)
Conall Cash '08 (English)
Vidya Gopinath '10 (Biology/NeuroBio Concentration)
Laura Jones '09 (Biology/NeuroBio Concentration)
It Started Out Like a Song: The Art of Musical Theatre
Co-Leaders: Nina Morton '08, (English/Chemistry) and Caroline Goldstein '08 (Music, Education minor)
Advisor: Laura McGrane (English)
Seminar Participants: Siggy Moore '09 (Math)
Cody Oakley '10
Sarah Singley '10
Abigail Wacker '10
Anna Weltman '09 (Math/Political Science)
Art and Articulation: Meaning and Intention in the Nuances of Artistic Expression
Leader: Evan Rodriguez '08 (Classics/Philosophy)
Advisor: Deborah Roberts (Classics/Comparative Literature)
Seminar Participants: Peter Barish '08 (Biology; Minor: Philosophy)
Justin Dainer-Best '09
Allyn Gaestel '09
Karen Terry '09 (History of Art/Religion)
Oliver Wunsch '07 (Fine Arts; minor: History of Art)
Chloe Levenson '09
Seen and Not Seen: Twentieth Century U.S. Working Class Narratives, Representations, and the American Dream
Co-Leaders: Jackie Richards '07 (Philosophy) and Heidi Smith '07 (English)
Advisor: Jerry Miller (Philosophy)
Seminar Participants: Anna Pellecchia '08 (Philosophy/Gender & Sexuality Studies Concentration)
Mitra Eghbal '08 (Biology/Linguistics)
Anna Mancusi '07 (Comparative Literature with French; minor: Philosophy)
Max Rosen-Long '09
Liz Booth '07 (Political Science; Spanish, Latin American & Iberian Studies Concentration)
"When We Were Orphans"
Leader: Zoe Marquardt '07 (English; minor: History of Art)
Advisor: Dorian Stuber (English)
Seminar Participants: Graeme Harcourt '09
Ben Lansky '08 (English with Creative Writing Concentration; minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies)
Lucas McNamara '08 (English; minor: Film Studies)
Hilary Mislan '09 (Political Science, Pre-Med)
Jonathan Pober '07 (Physics and Astronomy; minor: Philosophy)
Victoria Salinger'07 (History of Art; minor: Mathematics)
I Love My Culture, But Where is My Feminism?: Women of Color Responses to the Second Wave
Co-Leaders: Allison Jones '07 (Sociology/Education minor) and Deepa Vasudevan '07 (English /Anthropology minor)
Advisor: Raji Mohan (English)
Seminar Participants: Derek Ettensohn '06 (English; minor: German),
Steve Hagenbuch '07 (History; minor: Spanish),
Laura Kasakoff '06 (Mathematics/Computer Science)
Marien Levy '08 (Peace & Conflict Studies)
Katie Schnur '07 (English/Feminist & Gender Studies)
Katrina Schwartz '08 (English)
"What are Poets and Polynomials For?"
Co-Leaders: Dave Alff '05 (English) and Dave Henry '05 (Mathematics)
Advisor: Josh Sabloff (Mathematics)
Seminar Participants: David Burkhardt '07 (Physics)
Hilary Franklin '05 (English)
Jessica McDonald '06 (English/Biology)
Su-Lyn Poon '05 (Anthropology)
Robyn Schelenz '07 (Sociology)
Brian Walker '05 (Mathematics)
The Bizarre and the Grotesque in Literature, Art, and Film: Honest Looks at a Mad World
Leader: Lewis Bauer '06 (English)
Advisor: Debora Sherman (English)
Seminar Participants: Brooks Ambrose '06 (Sociology)
Liz Caris '06 (Psychology)
Emma Chubb '06 (History of Art/French Studies)
Greg Greenberg '05 (Anthropology)
Michael Kassler-Taub '06 (Philosophy)
James Weissinger '06 (English)
Topography of the Family: On Ideology, Science, Religion, and the Politics of Conjugal, Filial and Gendered Life
Co-Leaders: Beah Burger '06 (Anthropology) and Ross Lerner '06 (English/Comparative Literature)
Advisor: Stephen Finley
Seminar Participants: Benjamin Cooper '05 (Religion)
Marguerite Grady '05 (Political Science)
Sarah Lorr '05 (History)
Brooke Phan '06 (Anthropology)
Craig Tutterow '07 (Sociology)
Brendan Wattenberg '06 (English)


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Disadvantage Business Enterprise Program
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program is a federally mandated program administered by MoDOT's External Civil Rights Division. The office is responsible for the certification of firms owned and operated by socially and economically disadvantage individuals.
The overall goal of the program is to provide opportunities to participate in the economic benefits of highway construction to small businesses owned and operated by disadvantaged individuals.
MoDOT has submitted a DBE Program to the U.S. Department of Transportation that documents the specific policies MoDOT has developed for the administration of the program and statewide overall goal. The overall goal is updated on an annual basis. The program document is available below.
MoDOT DBE Program (Updated 04-05-12) The most recent DBE program submitted to the USDOT
MRCC Policy (Revised 6-15-11)
MRCC DBE Directory Compiled DBE Directory for UCP (City of St. Louis/Lambert Airport Authority, Metro, City of Kansas City, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and Missouri Department of Transportation)
Additions - November 2013
Removals - November 2013
DBE Eligibility Requirements Specific Eligibility Requirements for 49 CFR Part 26
MoDOT DBE Frequently Asked Questions
Supportive Services Information
DBE Application Packet
MoDOT DBE Application
Personal Net Worth Form
CPA Addendum
MoDOT Annual Update Form
NAICS Code Expansion Form
Becoming a Prime Contractor with MoDOT
Become a Prime Contractor
MoDOT Semi Annual DBE Newsletter
Public Notice Comment Shee
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