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House Works: Growing Potatoes 101Potatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow, and they deliver a lot of food energy from a given patch of soil.
Outdated Riverdale home becomes exquisite contemporary digs"The same family had lived in the house for 60 years, and now the father was living alone on the main floor and lower level, while the rest of the ...
In the Garden: Plant now for a winter harvestJuly and August are the perfect months to plant new veggies for harvesting in fall and over winter. Gardeners on the coast can do this because of the mild winter ...
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THE Clarets' promotion bid will taste even sweeter thanks to the town's own beer producer.
Burnley's Moorhouse's Brewery has backed its own club's charge towards the Premier League by rebranding its flagship ale.
And even though promotion has not yet been sealed, fans will be quick to raise a glass.
Premier Bitter has been renamed 'Premier-ship' and is accompanied by a new pump clip featuring a picture of Turf Moor.
The rebrand of the 3.7 per cent ale that once won gold at the Beer Industry International Awards will last for 10 weeks.
Moorhouse's managing director David Grant said: "We wanted to make a statement for our local pubs, who will benefit from Burnley getting back into the Premier League, and using our much loved Premier Bitter was the ideal way to do this.
"You might say the brewery has been promoted to another league itself, so as the major brewer for the area it seems right that we should give our backing to the tremendous effort the club is making to win promotion."
The Clarets are nine points clear in second place in the Championship with seven games to go as they look to secure promotion to the top flight once more.

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Squires OK Veterans Park, Plaza
Bernie Ash, District 23 commissioner and director of the Wilson County Veterans Office, addressed the commissioners and more than three-dozen veterans in the audience before the vote.
I want to talk about the reason for the park and the reason for the museum, Ash said, noting that it will be a three-phase project. The park will honor every veteran in Wilson County. The museum, in my opinion, is probably more important than the park.Ash said the monuments around the fountain in the park will have the names that deserve to be honored, but it does not tell the stories of these names inscribed on them.
He said there are 17,000 students in Wilson County, and that if you ask them who those heroes are, youll probably be disappointed. I have a list of a few real heroes, and once this museum is built, I want to see these students come through and see the stories, the bravery and the valor of their neighbors of people who lived in Wilson County and Tennessee. Real heroes, Ash said.
Ash then relayed stories about veterans from Wilson County who died serving their country or were prisoners of war during World War II and Vietnam.
Still, the vote was not without opposition not of the project but of the use of county funds. Commissioners Clint Thomas of District 13, Frank Bush of District 8 and Nathan Clariday of District 10 all voted against using the funds.
Commissioner Annette Stafford of District 20 asked for clarification from someone about the use of the $600,000.
Emphasizing that she was 100 percent for what he is trying to do and I commend him highly, the chair of the Education Committee said, I just want to make certain that that $600,000 that hes talking about has not been promised to the school system by any means.
She thought at one time there had been talk about giving teachers pay raises from the money.
Ash said some of the money went for pay raises for teachers, as well as bonuses for county employees and to shore up the countys insurance fund.
Thomas said he felt that this vote is not a litmus test for your support of our troops or your patriotism. It is however one simple notion and that notion is of sound fiscal principles.
Weve already committed right at half a million dollars to the project with the property. You can already see our donation in taxpayer dollars to this project. I voted for that and would vote again to do so.
At this point, its simply that the private sector should be engaged in and help finish out this project.
Instead, Thomas said he would like to see the money used for scholarships for children of veterans, care for those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, housing for homeless veterans or transportation for veterans to commissaries or hospitals.
Ash said those things were already being done through the Veterans Office.
Bush agreed with Thomas. He said while he was not a veteran, he was the son of one.
Theres probably not a person here who isnt one step removed from a veteran that we know and love, Bush said. I think there are better things we can do with $600,000. Our budget is not balanced.
What we have to do is find the best way to spend this money. We could buy an annuity for $600,000 and provide ourselves with $10,000 forever to spend on veterans needs in Wilson County, he noted.
Bush added that originally the assumption was that the project was not going to come from taxpayer dollars, but was going to come from the private sector. He said he felt with more concentrated effort of seeking out the funds and materials it could still be paid for with private funds.District 5 Commissioner Jerry McFarland, a retired Army colonel, called for the vote saying, Ive heard comments that we paid whatever thousands for the property for this. I did not hear a comment about all these veterans that paid in blood. I call for the question.
The veterans in the audience rose in applause when the 20-3 vote was cast and the money approved.
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Oyster Mix: Collarbones
Teen heartache from The-Dream, Aaliyah, Mariah Carey and more.
Collarbones are Travis Cook and Marcus Whale, two unlikely pals from opposite ends of Australia (that's Adelaide and Sydney respectively), who met via the internet. Thank god for the internet, right? After chatting each other up, the pair exchanged music and tastes, and pieced together a distinctly 'internet' sound, using drum machines, vocoders and carefully distorted instrumentation.
Collarbone's sophomore album Die Young is a meditation on the throes of teen heartache, and they've been kind enough to make us a mixtape in the same vein. It's an R&B affair (and it's REALLY GOOD!), and you can expect plenty of heartbreak anthems from the likes of Mariah Carey and Aaliyah, as well as Azealia Banks, The-Dream and Disclosure.
Octo Octa — 'I'm Trying'
Jeremih — '773 Love'
Disclosure — 'My Intention Is War'
Azealia Banks — 'Liquorice'
Mariah Carey — 'Shake It Off'
The-Dream — 'Walkin' On The Moon'
Matthew Dear — 'Shy'
Midnight Star — 'Midas Touch (a discobody gold dust)'
Ford & Lopatin — 'Too Much MIDI (Please Forgive Me)'
Aaliyah — 'One In A Million'
Zebra Katz — 'Ima Read (Mike Q & B. Ames Remix)'
Clams Casino — 'Gorilla'
Oren Ambarchi — 'Stars Aligned, Web Spun'
Kingdom — 'Fukin Jaker'
Binary Finary — '1998 (Matt Darey Remix)'
All Saints — 'I Know Where It's At (Nu Birth Riddum Dub)'
Junior Vasquez — 'If Madonna Calls'
Tyga — 'Rack City (Mak & Pasteman Bootleg)'
The Count & Sinden — 'Addicted to You (Lone Remix)'
T2 Feat. Robin S — 'You Got The Love (Lisa Marie Experience)'
Brandy — 'Put It Down (Schwarz Fall In <3 Rmx)'
Bebetunes — 'Pepsi Baby'
Health — 'Pain'
HNC — 'I Dream I Dead'
Gross Magic — 'Yesterdays'
Tops — 'VII Babies'
Ken Nordine — 'In My Craft or Sullen Art'
They also have a new single out called 'Hypothermia' featuring Guerre — here it is:
Die Young is out 28 September 2012 via Two Bright Lakes/ Remote Control.
Tour dates:
Friday 28 September - Liberty Social, Melbourne
Saturday 29 September - Brisbane Fest, Brisbane
Friday 5 October - Rocket Bar, Adelaide
Friday 12 October - TBA, Sydney
Photograph by Voena via Collarbones Tumblr


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Topic: Unanswered questions
Hi there,
My mom has had primary biliary schlorosis for 8 years or so, and in the beginning of February was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma.
It has been a little bit of a roller coaster. When they found the lump, we were told transplants weren't an option for cancer patients (she would need on in the near future or her PBS - as along with the news of cancer, she was told her primary biliary schlorosis had worsened to the point they wanted her to go and speak with the transplant board so when the time came she would be ready).
When she went for her initial appointment after it had been confirmed cancer, they told us there was a specialist who would be willing to do the transplant, and that this was her best option, so we werent even going to consider chemo or radiation.
After seeing the specialist, we were told that the transplant couldn't happen while she had cancer. They said they were most likely going to do a radical type of chemo(injected right into her liver) that would destroy the cancer, along with her liver. So then she would need a transplant.
All of this has left us confused and frustrated. What I really want to know is how chemo has effected everyone, and of course, I want to know that my mom is going to be okay.
I know no one can really give me that answer.


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Overview of Service
Dear Dad,
Forgive me. What follows is an attempt to document your WWII experiences. Were you here, I know your humility would not tolerate such a display of ego, but as your son, I do not suffer the same constraint. You can give me hell later when we meet again on some secluded trout stream beyond distant mountains..
You would be pleased to know that the American West is where I have chosen to live out my days. In the very ways that "camp", Atlasta Lodge on the South Branch of the Kinzua, was the wilderness of my youth, this, the high country of New Mexico, is the wilderness of my adulthood. It is where my soul has come to rest. It is the same place of wonder and excitement as camp, and though I have grown old, it is where I feel young again. It is where I will live out my last days. It is that place Dad that was 'hidden behind the ranges" so long ago. It is a place that I could never have imagined or experienced had you not been a combat engineer on the Alaska Highway and painted those magical pictures of "that North Country" for me, for your children. It is a place of which you would approve.
So Dad…in the native tongue of my last "camp", Papá, hasta que nos encontremos de nuevo, viajar con Dios. Dad, until we meet again, travel with God,
John Edward Schweitzer, Eagle Nest, New Mexico
My Dad, 3rd Platoon, Co A, 35th Engineer Combat Battalion, was attached to these specific units and in the "thick of it", his actions and his service resulted in the decorations listed here:
Note: The citations/decorations (1) are followed by (2) the Army regulations re: entitlement to awards, (3) specific documentation placing Dad at specific locations, attached to specific units
(1) Citations/Decorations
Distinguished/Presidential Unit Citation (first award),
Attached 101st Airborne Bastogne (Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division; Company C, 55th Armored Engineer Battalion;)
Belgium Croix de Guerre avec Palme,
Attached 101st Airborne Bastogne (Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division; Company C, 55th Armored Engineer Battalion;)
Distinguished/Presidential Unit Citation w/oak leaf cluster (second award),
Attached 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th ID, Rhine Crossings
Luxembourg Croix de Guerre.
35th Engineer Combat Battalion, Defense of Luxembourg
Meritorious Unit Commendation, 35th Engineer Combat Battalion, ALCAN HIGHWAY
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal with 4 Battle Stars:
*Northern France *Rhineland *Ardennes-Alsace *Central Europe
American Campaign Medal
American Defense Service Medal
Good Conduct Medal
World War II Victory Medal
DISTINGUISHED/Presidential UNIT CITATION (ARMY) BASTOGNE
John Clement Schweitzer, 3rd Platoon, Co A, 35th Engineer Combat Battalion,Attached 101st Airborne Bastogne (Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division; Company C, 55th Armored Engineer Battalion;)
Foreign URL Reference: http://502-101airborne.pl/historia-502nd-pir/bastogne-ardeny/
DISTINGUISHED/Presidential UNIT CITATION (ARMY) RHINE RIVER CROSSINGS Attached to 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division Rhine River Crossings w/Oak Leaf Cluster for Dad since it was his second award of the DUC
Belgium Croix de Guerre avec Palme Description
Foreign URL Reference: http://502-101airborne.pl/historia-502nd-pir/bastogne-ardeny/
Luxembourg War Cross (Croix de Guerre) Description
Awarded to the 35th Engineer Combat Battalion,
Liberation of Luxembourg, Ardennes Campaign (Battle of the Bulge)
Meritorious Unit Commendation Description
Distinguished/Presidential Unit Citation (Bastogne)
John Clement Schweitzer, 3rd Platoon, Co A, 35th Engineer Combat Battalion
Attached 101st Airborne Bastogne (Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division; Company C, 55th Armored Engineer Battalion;)
"As authorized by Executive Order 9396 (sec. I, Bul. 22,WD, 1943), superseding Executive Order 9075 (sec. III, WD Bul, 11, 1942), the following unit is cited by the War Department under the provisions of section IV, Circular No. 333, War Department, 1943 in the name of the President of the United States as public evidence of deserved honor and distinction. The citation reads as follows: 101st Airborne Division (less 2nd Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment), with the following-attached units: 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment; 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment; 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion; Counterintelligence Detachment, 101st Airborne Division; Order of Battle Detachment Number 5; Military Intelligence Interpreter Team Number 410; Photo Interpreter Teams Number 9 & 81; Prisoner of War Interrogation Teams Number 1, 9 & 87; Third Auxiliary Surgical Group, Team Number 3; 969th Field Artillery Battalion; 755th Field Artillery Battalion; 705th Field Artillery Battalion; Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division including: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division; 3rd Tank Battalion (less Company C); 20th Armored Infantry Battalion (less Company A); 54th Armored Infantry Battalion (less Company A and C); 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion; Troop D, 90th Calvary Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized); Company C, 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion (less 1st Platoon; with 2nd Platoon Reconnaissance Company attached); Battery B, 796th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion; Company C, 55th Armored Engineer Battalion; Company C, 21st Tank Battalion; Reserve Command, 9th Armored Division including: Headquarters Reserve Command, 9th Armored Division; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 12th Armored Group; 2nd Tank Battalion; 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion; 73rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion; Company C, 9th Armored Engineer Battalion; Company C, 811th Tank Destroyer Battalion > Battery C, 482nd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (Self-Propelled); "These units distinguished themselves in combat against powerful and aggressive enemy forces composed of elements of 8 German divisions during the period from 18 December to 27 December 1944 by extraordinary heroism and gallantry in defense of the key communications center of Bastogne, Belgium. Essential to a large-scale exploitation of his break-through into Belgium and northern Luxembourg, the enemy attempted to seize Bastogne by attacking constantly and savagely with the best of his armor and infantry. Without benefit of prepared defenses, facing almost overwhelming odds and with very limited and fast dwindling supplies, these units maintained a high combat morale and an impenetrable defense, despite extremely heavy bombing, intense artillery fire, and constant attacks from infantry and armor on all sides of their completely cut off and encircled position. This masterful and grimly determined defense denied the enemy even momentary success in an operation for which he paid dearly in men, material, and eventually morale. The outstanding courage and resourcefulness and undaunted determination of this gallant force is in keeping with the highest traditions of the service." [General Orders No. 17, War Department, 13 March 1945.] Official: DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Chief of Staff EDWARD F. WITSELL Major General The Adjutant General
Reference: http://www.327gir.com/MetalsandCitations.html
(2) US Army Regulations
US Army Regulations, Unit Awards: Background: U.S. unit decorations, in order of precedence, have been established to recognize outstanding heroism or exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services. Awards are made to organizations when the heroism displayed or meritorious service performed is a result of group effort. A unit award is given to an operating unit and is worn by members of that unit who participated in the cited action.
Personnel Eligible: Soldiers that are assigned, ATTACHED, AND PRESENT FOR DUTY may wear unit awards in one of the two following categories. Permanent Wear: A soldier may wear the unit award permanently if the individual was assigned to, and present for duty with the unit any time during the period cited; or WHO WAS ATTACHED BY COMPETENT ORDERS* to, and present for duty with the unit during the entire period, or for at least 30 consecutive days of the period cited. When a soldier is permanently awarded a unit award and is subsequently assigned to a unit that has received the same unit award, the soldier will wear the permanent award in lieu of the temporary unit award. See below references,(*Lt. Robert V. Skinner letter "attaching my men to his outfit" <Outfit was Lt. Franks, Armored Engineers, specific location in Bastogne>) assigning John Clement Schweitzer to the Armored Engineer Unit) Reference: https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/Unit%20Awards
John Clement Schweitzer, 3rd Platoon, Co A, 35th Engineer Combat Battalion was first deployed with his own battalion attached to Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division east of Bastogne at Mont 17 December 1944 (History 35th Engineer Combat Battalion, page 36) and was later attached by competent order of Lt. Col. Paul H. Symbol, Commander 35th ECB at the request of General McAuliffe to the 101st Airborne Division and subsequently attached by competent order of Lt. Robert V. Skinner to an armored engineer unit (Lt. Franks) in Bastogne from 20 December 1944 -28 December 1944. Per Lt. Robert V. Skinner letter to Shawn Umbrell. "We were to knock out any tanks that approached the Wiltz Road and Neufchateau Road intersection at the corner of the square in Bastogne."
I (John Edward Schweitzer) asked my Dad, John Clement Schweitzer, "Where were you when those guys were surrounded in Bastogne?" He replied, "I was one of the Battered Bastards of Bastogne. I got back into Bastogne just in time to be surrounded." Per our conversation at his home, Marienville, Pennsylvania, 1990.
Excerpt from Published Version:
First On The Line: The 35th Engineer Battalion in World War Two and the Evolution of a High- Performance Combat Unit 11-12-2009, Master's Thesis, Major Shawn M. Umbrell
"Shortly after reaching St. Hubert late in the afternoon of the 20th, Symbol RECEIVED ORDERS to send one platoon back to Bastogne to assist the 101st with general engineering work. Lt. Frank Rush, the assistant battalion operations officer, was chosen to lead a detachment, comprised of Lt. Skinner's platoon from Company A (*), to help the paratroopers. Rush and Skinner collected as much equipment as they could, loaded the men on trucks, and headed back for Bastogne." Reference: Page 106 of 154 above document.
"With the roads leading west out of Bastogne now blocked by the enemy, Rush and Skinner were trapped. They would spend the next week guarding positions within the city and serving as part of the 101st's reserve force." Reference: Page 107 of 154 above document.
Excerpt from Unpublished version: First On The Line, Unpublished, and Unedited Version, supplied by Maj. Shawn Umbrell to John E. Schweitzer. This unpublished version was the basis from the Master's Thesis and contained many references not included in the Master's Thesis.
<Meanwhile, at Bastogne, the defenders fought bravely to protect the besieged city. The small detachment under Rush and Skinner was being held in reserve and helped out where they could. "Shortly after getting into Bastogne, I ran into a Lieutenant Franks with the armored engineers whom I had known in Officer Candidate School," says Skinner.
"He was a rough and tough SOB and had just come back into town after fighting the Germans in a cemetery north or northeast of town. WE ATTACHED MY MEN TO HIS OUTFIT (*). We were to knock out any tanks that approached the Wiltz Road and Neufchateau Road intersection at the corner of the square in Bastogne. Thanks to the 101st and the other men around the town, no tanks were able to enter town. But we were under constant artillery fire."(76)> (76) Letter from Bob Skinner to Paul Symbol, January 24, 1985. Letter from Bob Skinner to Shawn Umbrell, March 11, 2002.
Excerpt below from The Battle for Bastogne, Hugh M. Cole:
Dad's Deployment Afternoon 20 December 1944
Page 456….."When the 501st went into position on the 19th, its southern flank had been none too solidly anchored by the thin counter-reconnaissance screen operated by Task Force O'Hara and the tired, understrength 35th Engineer Combat Battalion (Lt. Col. Paul H. Symbol). Enemy pressure around Wardin, although subsequently relaxed, indicated that here was a gap which had better be sealed. On the morning of the 20th McAuliffe sent the 2d Battalion of the 327th Glider Infantry from the division assembly area through Bastogne to relieve Company (Dad) A of the engineers.6
The engineers had just climbed out of their foxhole line west of Marvie and turned the position over to the 2d Battalion when one of O'Hara's outposts saw a German column streaming into Marvie. This was the advance guard of the 901st Regiment which had finally extricated itself from the Wiltz valley. With only a single rifle company and four tanks, the Germans never had a chance. In an hour's time O'Hara's mediums had accounted for the panzers and the 2d Battalion had beaten the attackers back in disorder and occupied Marvie. The paratroopers waited through the day for the main attack to come, but the only evidences of the enemy were a smoke screen drifting in from the east and occasional tanks in the distance. Unknown to the Americans a shift in the Panzer Lehr's stance before Bastogne was taking place."
Dad's Return to Bastogne evening 20 December 1944. This corroborates Umbrell, Skinner reference above, First On The Line:
Page 462….."The American deployment on through the south and west quadrants could not yet be called a line. In the early afternoon McAuliffe took the 1st Battalion of the 327th (then attached to the 501st) and sent it due south of Bastogne; here tenuous contact was established with the division engineer battalion-the 326th-strung thinly across the Neufchâteau road and on to the west. (The airborne engineers were not well equipped with demolition matériel and this road had to be blocked; McAuliffe phoned the VIII Corps for assistance and in the early dark a detachment from the 35th Engineer Combat Battalion came north and did the job.)"
Skinner, Rush, Dad & 27 other enlisted men!!!!
Belgian Croix de Guerre Medal Decree no. 828 30 July 1945 John Clement Schweitzer, 3rd Platoon, Co A, 35th Engineer Combat Battalion
John Clement Schweitzer was billeted in Hotel Bertemes (see pic), Clervaux (Clerf), Luxembourg and was operating a sawmill. At 0530 on 16 December 1944 the Germans attacked in what would become known as the Battle of the Bulge. Clervaux was one of the first towns taken by Manteufel's Panzers. Half of Dad's unit were captured, Dad escaped to form the first defense of Bastogne at the village of Mont by the 35th ECB. Later he was attached to the 101st Airborne Division and was in Bastogne for the siege December 18 to December 28 1944.
Distinguished/Presidential Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster
(Assault Crossing Rhine River, Rhens, Germany)
John Clement Schweitzer, 3rd Platoon, Co A, 35th Engineer Combat Battalion
Attached 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division
"25 March 1945…"Company C <35th ECB> plus one platoon from Company A <3rd Platoon, Company A, John Clement Schweitzer, 35th ECB>…put one battalion of the 347th Infantry Regiment across the Rhine River north of the town of Rhens. <H> hour was 0001 this date. Heavy resistance was encountered and was greater than all expectations. Continuous flare activity, heavy automatic weapons, small arms, mortar and direct AA fires were encountered at both crossing sites during the operation. The enemy harassed crossing sites intermittently throughout period with dires of all types. The direct AA fire employed against our troops and crossing sites was quite intense, at time and one of the troublesome features of the enemy resistance. The battalion (35th, not 347th) suffered 34 casualties during the operation, 9 men killed in action, 6 men were missing in action, 4 men seriously wounded in action and 15 men lightly wounded in action. All wounded were evacuated to the hospital." (History 35th Engineer Combat Battalion, page 53)
"Nearby, in Sergeant Lester Floyd's boat, Private Webb was hit and slumped into the boat, bleeding severely. On reaching the far bank, the men jumped out. Floyd tended to Webb, trying to keep him conscious, but Webb died before the medics could get to him."
Excerpt from Published Version:First On The Line: The 35th Engineer Battalion in World War Two and the Evolution of a High- Performance Combat Unit 11-12-2009, Master's Thesis, Major Shawn M. Umbrell, Page 130 of 154
Verification that John Clement Schweitzer was at the Company C crossing. Webb, a member of his platoon was killed in action at Rhens. Webb is pictured on the ALCAN with Dad. Dad spoke of Webb's death and that of the others, "Christ, many of those guys went overboard and drown, there was nothing I could do."
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Awarded to the 35th Engineer Combat Battalion
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), for ALCAN HIGHWAY
John Clement Schweitzer, 3rd Platoon, Co A, 35th Engineer Combat Battalion worked on the ALCAN (Alaska) Highway as well as the Norman Wells Road from the beginning to end of construction.
The photo below appears in the Time Life Series, Battle of the Bulge, Chapter "Happy Days in the Ardennes". See Pic "Hotel Bertemes"
In 1979 Dad visited me (John E. Schweitzer) in Rockville, Maryland. One of my co-workers, Ric Cavallero, had just received the above book and brought it to work. I told him Dad had been in the Battle of the Bulge and he lent me the book so Dad could look at it. Both of us setting on my couch flipped through the book, when we opened to the chapter above, Dad said, "Jesus Christ John. I stayed at that hotel and that was my room!" pointing to the Hotel Bertemes and the second floor right most window. He told me he was running a saw mill northeast of town. It was here at the hotel where he was located on 5:30 AM, December 16, 1944 when the Battle of the Bulge started. It was here that Manteufel's Panzer's overran US positions, here where many in Dad's unit were guarding a water point and were captured, Jim Gordon was one of them. Gordon spent the rest of the war in a POW camp. Dad spent the night of the 16th out. Mom told me that Dad sought shelter in a barn that night. While in the loft, a German patrol entered the barn. Dad could not move, could barely breath while the Germans were just below him. They left before morning and Dad got the hell out of there, vowing not to put himself in such a position ever again. Mom told me that Dad had nightmares about this incident just after the war and would wake up in a cold sweat. This story from Mom, Dad never mentioned it. Dad got back to his unit on the 17th or 18th and was part of the deployment east of Bastogne at Mont referenced elsewhere in these documents.
Rhine Assault Crossing, 0001 25 March 1945
(Crossings plural as Dad made several crossings under fire)
Note the upper left hand corner of this map, Dad was attached to 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division assault crossing at Rhens. The map is not specific. The actual crossing was just north (downstream) of Rhens. Refer to docuementation provided.
Map: The Last Offensive Charles B. McDonald U. S. Army History, ETO, WWII
Excerpt The VIII Corps in the Rhine Gorge
"As if to furnish incontrovertible proof for General Bradley's boast that American troops could cross the Rhine at will, the Third Army was readying two more assault crossings of the river even as Montgomery's 21 Army Group jumped the lower Rhine. Ordered on 21 March, shortly after Patton approved plans of the XII Corps for crossing at Oppenheim, the new crossings actually reflected a concern for success of the Oppenheim maneuver and of the subsequent crossing of the Main River that was intrinsic in the original decision to go at Oppenheim.
Responsibility for both new Rhine crossings fell to General Middleton's VIII Corps, its boundaries adjusted and its forces augmented following capture of Koblenz. Before daylight on 25 March, the 87th Division was to cross near Boppard, a few miles upstream from Koblenz. Slightly more than twenty-four hours later, in the early hours of 26 March, the 89th Division--transferred from the XII Corps--was to cross near St. Goar, eight miles farther upstream.17
After establishing a firm hold on the east bank in the angle formed by confluence of the Lahn River with the Rhine, the 87th Division on the left was to be prepared to exploit to the east, northeast (toward juncture with First Army troops from the Remagen bridgehead), or southeast (toward the rear of any enemy that might be defending the Main River). The 89th Division was earmarked for driving in only one direction, southeast. The two divisions were, in effect, to begin clearing a pocket that was expected to develop between the First Army and the XII Corps.
Terrain, everybody recognized, posed a special challenge. The sector assigned to the VIII Corps, from Koblenz upstream to Bingen, embraced the storied Rhine gorge. There the river has sheared a deep canyon between the Hunsrueck Mountains on the west and the Taunus on the east. Rising 300 to 400 feet, the sides of the canyon are clifflike, sometimes with rock face exposed, other times with terraced vineyards clinging to the slopes. Between river and cliff there usually is room only for a highway and railroad, though here and there industrious German hands through the years have foraged enough space to erect picturesque towns and villages. These usually stand at the mouths of sinuous cross-valleys where narrow, twisting roads provide the only way out of the gorge for vehicles.
So sharply constricted, the Rhine itself is swift and treacherous, its banks in many places revetted against erosion with stone walls fifteen feet high. Here, just upstream from St. Goar, stands the Lorelei, the big rock atop which sits the legendary siren who lures river pilots to their deaths on outcroppings below. Here in feudal times lived the river barons who exacted toll from shippers forced to pass beneath their castles on the heights. Here still stood the fabled castles on the Rhine. A more unlikely spot for an assault crossing no one could have chosen. This very fact, General Patton claimed later, aided the crossings.18 Whether infantrymen who braved the tricky currents and the precipitous cliffs would agree is another matter.
Certainly General Hoehne's LXXXIX Corps, defending the Rhine gorge, was relatively better prepared for its job than were those Germans on the low ground opposite Oppenheim; that preparation was attributable less to expected attack than to the simple fact that the LXXXIX Corps had had almost a week behind the Rhine. Hoehne's corps would have been considerably better prepared had not Field Marshal Kesselring ordered transfer on the eve of the American assault of the 6th SS Mountain Division, still a fairly creditable unit with the equivalent of two infantry regiments and two light artillery battalions. Kesselring sent the divisions to the southeast toward Wiesbaden, probably in reaction to the Oppenheim crossing, not from any sense of complacency about the Rhine gorge.
Transfer of the SS mountain division left General Hoehne with what remained of the 276th Volks Grenadier Division (some 400 infantrymen and 10 light howitzers), a few corps headquarters troops, a conglomerate collection of Volkssturm, two companies of police, and an antiaircraft brigade. The antiaircraft troops were armed mainly with multiple-barrel 20-mm. pieces, most of them lacking prime movers.19
On the 87th Division's left (north) wing, it would have been hard to convince anybody in the 347th Infantry that the Rhine gorge afforded advantages of any kind for an assault crossing. At one battalion's crossing site at Rhens, "all hell broke loose" from the German-held east bank at five minutes before midnight, 24 March, six minutes before the first wave of assault boats was to have pushed into the stream.20 Fire from machine guns, mortars, 20-mm. antiaircraft guns, and some artillery punished the launching site. Almost an hour passed before the companies could reorganize sufficiently for a second try. Possibly because few of the defenders had the stomach for a sustained fight, the second try at an assault proceeded with little reaction from the Germans. Once on the east bank, the men "let loose a little hell of their own."
A few hundred yards downstream leading companies of another battalion moved out on time, apparently undetected, but hardly had they touched down when German flares flooded the river with light. Men of the follow-up company drew heavy fire, and at both this site and the one at Rhens the swift current snatched assault boats downstream before they could return for subsequent waves. Reluctance of engineers to leave cover on the east bank to paddle another load of infantrymen across the exposed river added to the problem. All attempts at organized crossing by waves broke down; men simply crossed whenever they found an empty boat. After daylight an attempt to obscure German observation by smoke failed when damp air in the gorge prevented the smoke from rising much above the surface of the water. In early afternoon the 347th Infantry's reserve battalion still had been unable to cross when the assistant division commander, Brig. Gen. John L. McKee, acting in the temporary absence of the division commander, ordered further attempts at the site abandoned.
Upstream at Boppard, two battalions of the 345th Infantry had experiences more in keeping with Patton's theory that crossing in the inhospitable Rhine gorge eased the burden of the assault. Although patrols sent in advance of the main crossings to take out enemy strongpoints drew heavy fire, the assault itself provoked little reaction. The leading companies made it in twelve minutes, and engineers were back with most of the assault boats in eight more. In contrast to 7 men killed and 110 wounded in the battalion of the 347th Infantry that crossed at Rhens, one of the battalions at Boppard lost 1 man killed and 17 wounded. In midafternoon General McKee made up for the lack of a reserve with the 347th Infantry opposite Rhens by sending a battalion of his reserve regiment to cross at Boppard and advance downstream to help the other regiment.
For neither assault regiment was the going easy once the men got ashore, but both made steady progress nevertheless. Machine guns and 20-mm. antiaircraft guns were the main obstacles, particularly the antiaircraft pieces, which were strikingly effective against ground troops. Although plunging fire is seldom so deadly as grazing fire, the spewing of these guns was painful even when it came from positions high up the cliffs." END EXCERPT
Narrative Above: The Last Offensive Charles B. McDonald U. S. Army History, ETO, WWII
Personal Accounts of Rhine Crossing
Specific to Dad's Crossing Point
This is where John Clement Schweitzer crossed the Rhine, several times, as a combat engineer conducting the assault crossing at Rhens attached to the 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Inf. Div..
Daddy, Why Don't You Write That Down?
By James D. Luther, A-347 (Co A, 347th Inf. Reg., 87th Infantry Division) Crossed with Dad
We assembled in an area near the big house where we stayed on the Rhine. We were on the outside of the wall along a road that ran beside the river. I started digging a foxhole and the machine-gun crew got behind the wall. We were waiting for orders to load into a boat. I had the foxhole about six inches deep when the Germans let loose on us with everything that they had. The first assault troops were already on their way
across and the banks of the river was full of men getting ready to jump off for the assault. The Germans shot up several flares that lit the area as bright as day. Then they fired small arms and 20mm guns in a stream of
fire across at us. They also had a larger gun that they would fire occasionally. They fired one round that hit the big house where we stayed. I could not tell how much damage it did but it must have been a lot because debris flew everywhere. We could not return fire across the river for fear of hitting our men who were already across. We just had to take it and hope for the best. While all of the action was going on I was working double
time on my foxhole. But when the big shell hit the house behind us a Lieutenant and two sergeants were going by and they saw the pile of dirt that I had, and thinking that I had a deep foxhole, they all piled down on top of me. I was on the bottom well protected from any fire from across the river. When things quieted down a little they got up and left and they didn't apologize or anything else.
It finally came time for us to leave and we went down to the river and loaded into boats. There were two engineers to tell us how to handle the boats properly and to see that we got across. I kept thinking that if we did get hit, I would sink like a rock. I had 220 rounds of ammunition for the automatic rifle in magazines and for my rifle I had 200 rounds in bandoleers. I had two hand grenades and enough K-Rations to last me 3 days. I was really worried about the boat getting shot out from under us. On the way across, someone in the boat kept saying, "Heave Ho, Heave Ho." It went on for a while and the engineer looked back and said, "if you don't shut up I will heave your ho right out of the boat." <DAD?>Things got quiet then. It was a soldier that was drunk and he never said another word on the way over. While we were crossing, the 20mm was all that they fired at us. When we got to the other side they really let us have it. The 20mms were so close I thought I could feel the heat from them and the air was full of automatic weapons fire.
We crawled up the banks and laid flat on the beach. I came across Col. Cobb, our battalion commander, he was trying to call artillery fire on the Germans but he was not getting it in the right place. Our intelligence had told us, before crossing, that this site was not very heavily defended. As it turned out it was the most heavily defended area on the whole 3rd Army front. The first battalion was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for this action. It is the highest award hat can be given to a unit. We always thought that the Germans moved the 20mm guns on the night we crossed because our intelligence was always fairly accurate. The 20mm is primarily an antiaircraft weapon but they used it directly on us as an infantry weapon. All of the 20mm fire seemed to be aimed at the edge of the river and so it seemed safer now to move. When we got away from the river's edge we found a bomb crater about eight feet deep and twelve or fifteen feet in
diameter. We were safe in there but the machine-gun crew kept sending me out on patrols to see what I could see and find out what was out there in front of us. Not far from the river was the railroad yard and beyond the railroad yard was the highway. I would stumble over the tracks and stop and listen. The Germans used a system of wires and pulleys to throw the switches on the railroad and they were about twenty inches above the ground. They were hard to see and I tripped over them numerous times skinning my shins. I never did get all of the way over to the highway but I could hear people shouting orders in English and there seemed to be a lot of confusion as to what should be done. I was out there by myself in darkness and under fire doing this for the machine-gun section. It was while I was out there doing that when I decided that when daylight came I was going to hunt for A Company. After listening to the action for a while, I went back to the machinegun crew to report on what I had seen and heard. The machine-gun was still broken down into its pieces and it would have been impossible to fire it at night not knowing where our men were. I always thought it should have been set up ready for action in case we got run over by the Germans. We stayed in that bomb crater until daylight which was about three hours later. Finally at daylight I told the sergeant that I was leaving to hunt for A Company. I told him I was just supposed to stay with them for the river crossing and we were over here so I think that I will leave. He didn't try to stop me or offer me any advice, so I left. I didn't feel too safe with the machine-gun crew and I didn't want to spend another day with them. I always believed that a machine-gun is what the Germans tried to knock out first.


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Published: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 11:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 11:31 p.m.
For the second straight season, Oak Hall reached the North Florida Football Conference championship game.
On Thursday night, the Eagles also fell to Tallahassee Maclay in the title game for the second consecutive year.
Oak Hall quarterback Danny Stirt was 9-for-20 for a career-best 163 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn't enough as the Eagles were clipped by the Marauders, 41-13.
Maclay (9-2) was powered by the running back duo of Chase Schaum and Gabe Howard. Schaum ran for 199 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries, with Howard posting 126 yards rushing and three touchdowns on just seven carries.
The Marauders, who led 14-0 at halftime, also received a four-yard scoring run from Tripp Transou. Maclay rushed for 349 yards as a team on 33 attempts, while Oak Hall (5-6) managed just 114 yards on 31 carries.
Brad Pita caught a pair of scoring passes, including a 59-yard strike, from Stirt in the fourth quarter to highlight the otherwise tough evening for Oak Hall. Stirt, who also kicked an extra point, added 56 rushing yards on 11 carries.
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CYPRESS, Texas - A newborn was hospitalized Wednesday after someone discarded her in a plastic bag on a curb outside an apartment complex in northwest Harris County.
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I just saw over on the ADC (Adobe Developer Connection) blog that they've released an updated version of the Adobe Cookbooks online application (or if you're looking for the Adobe Flex Cookbook specifically, check out http://cookbooks.adobe.com/flex).
Also, head over to the Developer Connection site and read Ed Sullivan's exellent "Introducing Adobe Cookbooks 2.0" article.
Update: Wow, there are quite a few more Cookbooks than I expected:
- http://cookbooks.adobe.com – Cookbook home
- http://cookbooks.adobe.com/flex
- http://cookbooks.adobe.com/air
- http://cookbooks.adobe.com/coldfusion
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Wanted to see if it's possible to pull latest arrests on a website. For instance, I'm interested in pulling latest arrests from the city of Charlotte, NC onto "crimeincharlotte.com":
<snip/> (I'd like to have this information displayed on "crimeincharlotte.com")
Is it a widget that I need to find or is it something that needs to be handled directly with the Police Department and ask for permission and have them send some sort of rss feed to the website.
Check the terms and conditions of use for the information on the source website you have in mind before proceeding. It would be inadvisable to actually become one of the crimes you plan on reporting :lol:
Fascinating.. I've just been looking at mugshots for todays collection of offenders at http://arrestinquiryweb.co.mecklenburg.nc.usdo all US police departments have similiar websites?
Anyhow...Seems the information is public domain, however...the link for sites terms & conditions of useage is brokenso would suggest you consult the PD and a lawyer first.
As for a widget to fetch the site data, yes it can be done.
Good luck finding a feed of any kind. You will probably need to write a custom processing script to scrape the pages and field it into something meaningful. We are working on something similar to find that every county seems to have a different way of doing things. The best thing you can do is create adapters and normalize on your own end w/ a good HTML parser library because most of the pages are complete gibberish with broken, invalid mark-up. Though you might get lucky if you are only dealing with a single source, they might even have a feed (doubtful).
thanks for the reply Sogo7, I think some Police departments have different websites for their work..like each department have their own way of doing things.
Thanks for the reply odds, sounds pretty complicated to do it..I thought it was some kind of widget or plugin since I see more and more of those mugshots sites around the web.
This is an area the government is lacking. There *really should be a gov site for central location of all bookings. but yeah... it is pretty much left up to the individual counties with no normalization.
For what it's worth I took a look at http://arrestinquiryweb.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/ with a Yahoo Pipe RSS creator and that's pretty easy to use even for a novice with no coding skills. It encountered no problems getting at the data, the search URL can be entered directly and the page fetched without any need for creative workarounds. Other PD sites of course may vary and whilst you may not get the latest booking details things like missing persons or most wanted pages are pretty common features for many of the ones I skimmed through.


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Tranquilene is made in the USA in a facility that meets FDA guidelines and was awarded the NSF Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) seal of approval. Sadly, many stress and anxiety products available online are made in China. China currently has a bad track record with product contamination after lead was found in numerous products. We are proud to manufacture Tranquilene in the USA.
How long will it take to reach me?
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How long does Tranquilene take to work?
Our formula works in two parts: 1) to bring down current anxious feelings quickly and 2) to restore balance to your body's natural stress fighting systems. The immediate effects can take edge off in as few as 20 to 30 minutes. The long term balance takes consistency, however, which is why we recommend taking Tranquilene for at least three or four months.
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Tranquilene orders come with a 60–day guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason you may return the product within 60 days for a full refund of the purchase price.
Supplement Facts:
Now you may still be hesitant. But Tranquilene is a unique formula that works. The key to Tranquilene's effectiveness is its two-part formula that provides both immediate anxiety and panic relief as well as long-term mood support. The formula targets the "circuits" in the brain that make you anxious when overactive, and helps restore balance, for a calmer, more confident you.
The two most important neurotransmitters for any anxiety treatment to support are Serotonin and GABA (or Gamma–Aminobutyric acid). As research shows us, Serotonin is the main chemical in the body that regulates mood, sleep cycle, and muscle tension. GABA is a calming or "peacemaker" chemical in the brain that induces relaxation, reduces stress and anxiety, and increases focus. Most cases of anxiety and panic attacks stem from low levels of GABA and/or Serotonin in the body.
Tranquilene is the only all-natural supplement that offers complete support for the body's production of Serotonin and GABA. And that's not all. The formula also contains several fast-acting herbs, vitamins and minerals to provide immediate calming while the body's mood systems are restored to balance.
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I have tried all kinds of supplements for calmness nothing every delivers what they say except TRANQUILENE. I took it as soon as I got it and WOW even the next day I started feeling better. I was going to go to the DR because I was having more and more anxiety attacks. Praise The Lord I don't have them anymore. I highly recommend Tranquilene.
–Nancy S., Hartsville IN
As a child custody attorney, I can get very wrapped up in my work and have a tendency to "take my cases home with me." Day in and day out I help dozens of kids get out of difficult and sometimes abusive situations. And boy do I worry for the little ones. The stresses of my job were impacting my family life because I couldn't relax and my husband said I was too distracted... always fidgeting. Then a friend turned me on to Tranquilene. It helped me find the balanced, calm mind I need to devote to my family at home.
–Janice S. Charlotte, NC
When I started looking into herbal remedies for anxiety, I had already been reading about a lot of the ingredients in Tranquilene. I was taking GABA, Tryptophan, B6, Ashwagandha and Passion Flower and separately they were costing me more than $85 a month. I couldn't believe that you fit all that and other great ingredients into a single supplement for less than half that!
–Monique W, Raleigh NC
Tranquilene is my weapon against anxiety. Since I've been taking it I feel like I have so much less to worry about.
– Otis, Casper, WY
I thought for years that something was wrong with my genes, or wrong with my mind or, well, wrong with ME. But when
I started doing research about what makes people anxious I suspected it may just be a chemical imbalance. Your product had the best combination of ingredients I could find and now, after just a few months of taking it, I realized I was right.
– Stephani B, Salem OR
Before Tranquilene I was always just one bad day away from an anxiety attack. But I don't have to worry about those anymore. Thanks so much and keep up the great work.
– Farah, F, Derby, CT
I am sure you've heard this a zillion times, but thanks for creating a great product. I have a lot of stress and anxiety but I didn't believe my therapist when she told me I actually had a disorder and had to go on meds. I had only felt so anxious for a few years so I figured it couldn't just be who I am. Anyways, my therapist said I should take supplements to build up GABA and Serotonin and I was SO surprised that those are exactly the things Tranquilene focuses on. Now I'm taking a break from therapy.
– Lana J., Salt Lake City, UT
I used to be so anxious. Anxious to go to the bank, anxious to meet up with friends, anxious to go for a checkup. It felt like something was holding me back and god forbid ANYTHING in my life went badly. I would shut myself in. I went through a lot of therapy about my phobias, but it didn't relieve that gut–wrenching anxious feeling I always got. And then I found Tranquilene. My family can't believe how much more "chilled out" (as my nephew says) I've become.
– Elizabeth R., Loveland, OH
Growing up, i was always a little bit more panicky then others. Im such a rule follower and if plans do not go according to the itinerary I would feel like everything is crashing down. I grew out of that as i was growing up but I started worrying about all kinds of little things. What meals would I eat this week, how much am I spending at Starbucks, is my house clean enough for the bf... I am always going to think about this stuff but I certainly don't need to be panicking about it. Tranquilene took all the stuff I worry about and made it just the stuff I think about. No racing heartbeat about it!
– Pamela K, Kittery ME
When I first took Tranquilene it took the edge off my anxiety, but I was still feeling panicked at least once or twice a week. But after a few months it hit some kind of critical mass. All of a sudden, no panic attacks.
– Rahul D., Blaine, MN
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Prime Minister David Cameron's promise of an in/out referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union has sparked a furious political row in Westminster.
Liberal Democrats said it was not in the national interest, and Labour accused him of "running scared" of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) and his own backbenchers.
In a high-profile speech in London, the Prime Minister said the Conservative manifesto for the 2015 general election will ask for a mandate to negotiate a "new settlement" for Britain in Europe, which will be put to voters in a referendum by the end of 2017.
Mr Cameron said he wanted a new treaty to reform the EU for all its members, but was ready to demand a renegotiated status for Britain alone if other nations did not agree. And he said that he would campaign "with all my heart and soul" for Britain to stay within a reformed EU.
His offer threatened to drive a wedge through the heart of the coalition Government, with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg warning that a renegotiation of Britain's position in Europe was "not in the national interest" and would lead to years of uncertainty for business. And there were immediate questions over whether other EU states will be prepared to negotiate a special "a la carte" membership for the UK.
German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle said: "Germany wants the United Kingdom to remain an active and constructive part of the European Union... but cherry-picking is not an option." And his French opposite number Laurent Fabius warned: "Say that Europe is a soccer club. You join this soccer club, but you can't say you want to play rugby." France would "roll out the red carpet" for businesses leaving the UK if it chose to quit the EU, he said.
At Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, Labour leader Ed Miliband said that his party "do not want an in/out referendum". And he demanded to know whether Mr Cameron would vote Yes in a referendum if he failed to achieve his negotiating goals.
In his address to a business audience in the City of London, Mr Cameron said a new EU treaty should reshape the 27-nation bloc, protect and complete the single market, allow the transfer of powers back from Brussels to national governments and make Europe's economy more competitive and its institutions more flexible and democratically accountable. Crucially, he said it was time for the EU to accept that members can decide for themselves how deeply they want to integrate.
A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister played down the significance of criticism from European politicians. "You would anticipate those reactions but it is not always our job to worry about what the foreign ministers are saying," the spokeswoman told reporters. "It is our job to worry about what the British people are saying."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she wanted to see a "fair compromise", warning the UK that other EU states would have their own wishes. Ms Merkel said: "Germany, and I personally, want Britain to be an important part and an active member of the European Union. We are prepared to talk about British wishes but we must always bear in mind that other countries have different wishes and we must find a fair compromise."


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So lately, I've been having this pain in my 1st and 2nd joints on the index finger of my throwing hand, that I have never experienced before. It's gotten pretty sore during the last 2 throwing sessions, which have been less than an hour due to the heat, so I'm not overdoing it by any means. It only hurts when I throw backhand and the pain goes away after I'm done throwing for the day. This happens when using either a power grip or Climo grip, and seems to hurt more when throwing narrower discs like mids and putters.
I did change my form recently, which seems to coincide with this pain. I basically have started focusing on keeping the base of my thumb facing the opposite direction as long as I can, and at the very last second I try snapping my wrist so the thumb points directly at my target, as recently mentioned in the SS thread. Since doing this, I feel the most tremendous tugging on my fingers, and I'm getting very good flights out of my discs. I have thought I've felt the weight of the disc before, but this is a much noticeable tug.
I'm just wondering if this is something normal due to changes in my throw, or I have I really messed up my form and created a potential for injury? I'm really happy with my throwing results, but I'm concerned about this. Any advice or feedback is greatly appreciated!


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(News Tagged 'Western')
Snow West festival to feature cooking contest13 Dec 2014
There will be lots to do, but the fifth annual Snow West winter festival will have something special cooking this year.
This boggy landscape of Newfoundland's northern tip does not seem an auspicious spot for a momentous event in human history. The sullen sky hangs low, and icy Arctic winds send shivers through stunted conifers; the tallest, though a century old, are barely above eye level. Just beyond the trees is the slate-grey Atlantic, from which a group of Greenland Vikings emerged around AD 1000 to establish a settlement.
Go Here: Gros Morne National Park In Winter17 Jan 2014
Gros Morne National Park really comes alive in the dead of winter. If you're looking for some inspiration for cold-weather adventure in Newfoundland & Labrador's signature wilderness, check out these trip ideas.
Western Newfoundland's winter wonders26 Dec 2013
My first time on a backcountry snowmobile trek went the way most firsts do: More than a little awkward, a lot of thrills and a lasting sensation that made me wonder "what've I been missing all this time."
Skiing Gros Morne National Park23 Oct 2013
Hitting the backcountry slopes in Newfoundland
Welcome to the mindbending Rock, where otherworldly geology is the backdrop for a heady mix of words + music during the Writers at Woody Point.
The surge and surface current slosh me around like laundry in a spin cycle. I'm scuba diving on Gadd's Wall, a precipitous dive site in Bonne Bay, in Western Newfoundland's Gros Morne National Park, that just may be one of the top dives on the Rock.
What to feed a hungry angler... Fish, perhaps?15 Apr 2013
Trevor Pilgrim of Mayflower Adventures in Roddickton, NL, believes in giving his guests a hearty breakfast before he takes them out salmon fishing. One of his favourite haunts is Beaver Brook and its world-famous limestone cave, known as the Underground Salmon Pool.
The perfect place to stay for this western Newfoundland golf adventure is the Humber Valley Resort, and perhaps the best golf to be played on this side of the island is the River Course at the resort. The resort offers both an inn and chalets with seasonal rates. The chalets offer options to house large or small groups with all the comforts of a world-class golf destination.
Forget the Rockies. Winter blahs melt away as you hit the gas on a snowmobile and blast along ancient mountain ridges or wander through pristine woodlands in Newfoundland and Labrador.
A vast network of trails sprawls across more than 5,000 kilometres of natural beauty. It spans the former Canadian National Railway route, follows the foothills of the Long Range Mountains to a glacier-cut fjord in Gros Morne National Park, and crisscrosses Labrador's rolling tundra.
Head over heels in Newfoundland7 Feb 2013
The perception most of us have of Newfoundland is of a scenic wonder filled with rocky cliffs, green terrain and quaint seaside villages. It is not known as a haven for winter activity, but a visit to Western Newfoundland will obliterate any notion that Newfoundlanders are not just as much fun in the cold as in the sun. Even the province's jewel, Gros Morne National Park, offers visitors spectacular beauty when the temperature falls below freezing.
Viva la Viking Trail13 Jun 2012
Newfoundland and Labrador's Viking Trail celebrates the place where the first Europeans to make landfall in the Western Hemisphere, Leif Erikson and the Vikings, came in contact with North America's native people. Around A.D. 1000, Erikson led an expedition that sailed from a Norse village in Greenland to the coast of Labrador then south to Newfoundland.
Flummies, Toutons, and Scrunchions18 May 2012
What do fish and brewis, cod tongues, toutons, Jiggs' dinner and moose meatballs have in common? They are just a few of the delicious dishes served in Labrador and Newfoundland. My only complaint after spending two weeks driving across Labrador and down the west coast of Newfoundland with my husband, Barrie, is that I put on more pounds than I care to divulge.
Snowshoeing in Gros Morne National Park28 Feb 2012
Winter is the best season to snowshoe through Newfoundland's rugged western coast.
Skiing the Rock - Newfoundland's Gros Morne15 Feb 2012
Newfoundland, a.k.a. "The Rock," (for reasons obvious to anyone who visits), is Canada's eastern most province. It is a land of anomalies. It is almost 2,500 miles closer to Europe than to Vancouver on the west coast of Canada. Despite being almost as large as Cuba, less than half a million residents call it home.
A Snowmobilers Paradise8 Feb 2012
The Great Northern Peninsula is the premier snowmobiling destination in Newfoundland, boasting a winter wonderland experience with its spectacular Long Range Mountains, scenic vistas and ocean views. With its often perfect snowmobiling excursions and other winter activities such as snowshoeing, cross country skiing and dog sledding, visitors will experience supreme winter fun.
Snow West '12, set to take place between Wednesday March 21 and Saturday March 24, 2012, is an annual event designed to showcase the outstanding variety of fun winter adventures and evening experiences available for visitors to Western Newfoundland.
Protection of Blanche Brook fossils welcomed10 Jan 2012
The Blanche Brook Fossil Site in Stephenville is among seven sites in the province now protected under the "Historic Resources Act" as a result of recently approved regulations.
From August 21 to September 2, long-distance hiker and filmmaker Mark Flagler was in Western Newfoundland beginning production on a one-hour documentary about the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) in North America. It follows his successful Appalachian Impressions documentary about the US Appalachian Trail, which aired in more than a million households on the PBS television network.
ZIP-A-Dee-Doo-Dah!1 Oct 2011
Martin Flynn took his love for the outdoors and turned it into a hit business. Flynn is the CEO of Marble Zip Tours in Steady Brook, the only zip line in Atlantic Canada. He is also a graduate of College of the North Atlantic's two-year Adventure Tourism-Outdoor Recreation program.


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"LemonAid Stand" for Easter Seals
Enjoy burgers, ice cream, auction items and lemonade at LemonAid Stand for Easter Seals!
Additional Information
The 18th annual "LemonAid Stand for Easter Seals" will be hosted by 13-year-old Owen and his family Friday, June 21, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center, 3701 Bellemeade Ave., Evansville, IN.
Everyone is invited to enjoy grilled burgers and hot dogs, ice cream, salads, baked goods, lemonade, and more! Also bid on some great silent auction items!
Invite your friends, family and co-workers!
Owen and his family will donate all proceeds to the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center to fund therapy for tri-state individuals with disabilities.


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South Africa vs Pakistan cricket
Pakistan are without doubt one of the most exciting teams in world cricket, boasting explosive batsmen, animated seam bowlers and crafty spinners. Their inconsistency does not detract from their entertainment value, and it's exciting that they are in South Africa for a total of 10 international matches (three Test matches, two T20s and five one-day internationals).
The series starts with the first Test at Bidvest Wanderers in Johannesburg on Friday 1 February, followed by the second Test in Cape Town on 14 February. The Test series concludes back in Gauteng with the third Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion, starting on 22 February.
This series is likely to be defined by which batting side copes best with the opponent's seam attack. New Zealand were annihilated by the Proteas' attack in both Tests during the recent series because of their inability to survive against the likes of Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Rory Kleinveld, all whom are fit for the Pakistan series.
The visitors have a few bruisers of their own, led by the seven-foot-tall Mohammad Irfan. Saeed Ajmal, the right arm off-spinner who has been Pakistan's star bowler in recent series, won't enjoy conditions in South African – conditions unlike like those in the subcontinent – but is still someone the Proteas will be wary of.
The series is likely to be defined by which batting side copes best with the opponent's seam attack.
Sadly, Pakistan have been associated with some controversy in recent years: in 2011, three players were found guilty of taking money from bookmakers and even jailed for this. Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were two of the World's top fast bowlers at the time, and their absence from the game is very unfortunate, while the then-captain and batsman, Salman Butt, still had much to offer the international game.
The above scandals should not taint the image of the current squad, who were so dominant in the recent ODI series against India.
For the full list of fixtures and information about tickets, visit the Cricket South Africa website.
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Let's take a quick look at how the current Mets stack up to their counterparts, the 2003 Mets.
Catcher: Mike Piazza/Vance Wilson vs. John Buck/Travis d'Arnaud: Advantage has to go to the 2003 Mets, who received a 126 OPS+ from Piazza over 273 plate appearances. The gap was expected to be bigger, but Piazza's first significant injury led to plenty of time for Wilson and Jason Phillips, as did his poorly-planned move to first base.
First base: Jason Phillips vs. Ike Davis: Probably a slight advantage to the 2013 Mets, though Davis' 110 OPS+ in 2012 was below Phillips' 115 in 2003. Still, Davis finished strong, and I like his chances to match Phillips offensively, and handily outpace him defensively.
Second base: Roberto Alomar vs. Daniel Murphy: astoundingly, Murphy, and easily. Alomar had been a 150 OPS+ offensive player with incredible defense just before the Mets got him after the 2001 season. But 2013 Murphy has a year of the position under his belt, and is a great bet to outpace Alomar's 84 OPS+ from 2003.
Third base: David Wright vs. Ty Wigginton: Wright by a ton. Wigginton managed just an 88 OPS+, while Wright is a career 135 OPS+ hitter. Defense is a solid edge to Wright, too.
Shortstop: Jose Reyes vs. Ruben Tejada: Edge to Reyes here, even rookie year Reyes, with an OPS+ of 102 to Tejada's 2012 mark of 90, and better defense to boot. Only thing that closes the gap somewhat is the 185 plate appearances Mets gave to Rey Sanchez while Reyes was finishing his Triple-A internship, with an OPS+ of 27!
Outfield: Huge advantage, 2003 Mets. Cliff Floyd and his 134 OPS+, along with four months of Jeromy Burnitz at 139 OPS+, far outdistances what anyone can expect from Lucas Duda, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Mike Baxter or Collin Cowgill. That's true offensively, and with the exception of Baxter, that's probably true defensively, too. Not even close.
Starting pitching: Probably a push. Don't forget, the 2003 Mets got 30-plus starts from Steve Trachsel (111 ERA+), Jae Weong Seo (110 OPS+), Al Leiter (106 OPS+) and Tom Glavine (93 OPS+). Fifth starter was kind of a black hole, though, between Aaron Heilman, Jeremy Griffiths, David Cone (!) and Pedro Astacio.
The 2013 Mets will have Jonathon Niese, coming off of a 113 ERA+, Matt Harvey, who dominated in 10 starts, Johan Santana, who posted a 79 ERA+ in half a season, and Dillon Gee, who matched Glavine's 2003 (94 ERA+) in a half-season. Beyond them lurks Zach Wheeler, Collin McHugh, Jenrry Mejia and little else. Essentially, the only chance the 2013 Mets have to produce a far better staff than the 2003 Mets is if everybody stays healthy, Harvey is as good in 2013 as he was in 2012, and/or Gee/Niese take another step forward. Possible, but just as possible are steps back/injuries. So this one's probably a push.
Bullpen: Enormous edge, 2003 Mets. Consider the following list of pitchers with ERA+ better than 100 and at least 20 IP in 2003 for Mets: Scott Strickand (190), John Franco (162), David Weathers (137), Armando Benitez (136), Graeme Lloyd (128), Pedro Feliciano (126), Dan Wheeler (114).
Here's the list of returning Mets from 2012 with an ERA+ above Josh Edgin's 85: Tim Byrdak (88), who will miss most of the season recovering from shoulder surgery, and Bobby Parnell (155).
The 2003 Mets, for the record, finished 66-95. Their manager, Art Howe, did light up a room, though.