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Valerie has been looking for the way to release her hidden energies. Now she finds it in the intimate touch of Fenna.
It begins with gentle anointing in oil over the sensitive areas of her body. That is the start to the careful, lingering strokes that Reiki demands. Fenna seeks out where her attention is most needed. She is led to the founts of Valerie's sexual powers.
The ritual caresses take them both into another state. It is the two of them in perfect harmony.
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When it comes to recruiting, most of the information that ever really gets out about the high school player being brought into a signing class are the basic nuts and bolts. Position. Height. Weight. 40-time. Star count. Ranking. Along the way, we get some sort of an evaluation and hear footnotes. Questions might be raised about academics. We'll hear about his visits and if there is a chance he might not stay committed. And, finally, someone will try and tell us how long it might take before this recruit will be able to make an impact.
A lot more obviously goes into recruiting than that. Before coach Randy Shannon walks into a family's living room to deliver his home run sales pitch, his assistants do their research. When Clint Hurtt or Micheal Barrow stand on the sidelines at practices or at games, they are looking for more than just effort and big plays. They want to know about his character. They want to know: How does this recruit interact with his teammates? Is he a leader, a good follower or is he a selfish player? What are his eating and preparation habits? Does he work hard in the classroom and the weightroom? Is he a knucklehead? Can I trust him? Is he smart or are we going to have to babysit him?
The Miami Hurricanes picked up the 20th commitment of their 2009 class Monday night from Newark, Del. offensive lineman Malcolm Bunche. He became the fifth offensive lineman to pick UM, an important need for the Canes in this class. Look anywhere online, and you can find out Bunche is 6-5, 315 pounds, plays offensive tackle and is rated a 3-star recruit by both Rivals and Scout. Monday night, I went in search of a little more beyond the commitment. Unlike most of the players in South Florida whom I do get a chance to watch with my own eyes, I've never seen Bunche play. So, I'm not going to speak to his abilities. But I will share what I learned after talking to Malcolm, his mother Melinda Henry, and his coach Butch Simpson.
> Malcolm Bunche is more than a football player and All-State selection from Delaware. He's a 17-year old kid (he just turned 17 in October) with some pretty good athletic genes, who plays basketball and most recently took second place in the shot put at the Delaware State Track and Field championships. His family takes health and personal fitness extremely seriously.
His father Curtis Bunche was a defensive end and eighth round pick out of Albany State (Ga.) to the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1979 draft. He spent a few seasons in the NFL before playing in the USFL with Chicago Blitz and then in the CFL. He's been an assistant coach Newark for two years. Malcolm's older sister Cetera was a long distance cross country and track runner at Hampton University, who eventually became an assistant coach Jacksonville University. His mother, Melinda Henry, is now a personal trainer and recently began competing in power lifting events at age 50. Henry won four gold medals at the Florida State championships in December (most in the bench press) and will compete here in Miami in the national championships Valentine's Day weekend.
Malcolm, who lives and trains with his father in Newark, has developed the same workout traits as his family. At 320 pounds, he has 16 percent body fat (FYI, Antonio Dixon came to UM at over 30 percent). Simpson said he warms up with 225 pounds (what players bench at NFL combines) and reps it 19 times without a breaking a sweat. Bunche said he benches 400 pounds, squats a little under 500 and power cleans 220 (Check back to my Andreu Swasey blog if you want to compare). Simpson said Bunche is always on time at 3 p.m. in the weight room Monday through Friday and takes weekends off.
As for his nutrition, Bunche said he takes his eating seriously and said he will only go out for fast food once a month when he wants to treat himself. "With my dad, we're always eating steak, fish, salmon, tilapia, chicken, mixing in power bars and muscle milk," Bunche said. "We also drink this really bad vegetable juice to flush out the system. I've always been taught if you take care of your body, your body will take care of you."
> Before his visit and before his gut told him commit to UM Monday, Bunche committed to Rutgers last summer. He said Hurricanes coaches -- especially offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland -- did a good job convincing him to take UM seriously. When he made his visit to UM this past weekend he came with more than just mom and dad. His sister and his uncle were along for the ride too. The Bunches said what caught them instantly was the family atmosphere.
"I didn't know Malcolm had met Coach Stoutland before, but what caught my eye was how he was interacting with him, pushing him around, tugging at him, like we do," Henry said. "It was really a great bonding experience. Malcolm hit it off right away with all of the other recruits. So much so, he made sure to call his quarterback [A.J. Highsmith] first he was committing. It's funny, even the mom's got close. I was even sharing a cheesecake with A.J.'s mom and I had just met her."
The trip had plenty of highlights for Malcolm and his family, including some nice dinners with other recruits. His first night, Malcolm said he had the Chicken Cordon bleu. The second night he had lobster tails and steak. He said he was so impressed by tour guide Orlando Franklin, he returned home and told his girlfriend he's thinking of shaving his head for a mohawk cut, too. But as good a time as the family had, what made the visit special according to Malcolm was the half hour of one-on-one time he spent with Shannon. "He was sincere in everything he said," Bunche said.
Henry said Shannon had already gotten to her when she came in for the unofficial visit with Malcolm last sumemr and said she was blown away when Shannon stepped up to his dry erase board and began diagraming his offensive line and exactly where he thought Bunche could fit in (right tackle) and showed him how he could come in and immediately help. As for Ms. Henry? She's ecstatic her son is going to be a Cane. So much so, she's already joined the First Coast Canes Club in Jacksonville. "All I know is I'm getting a new Saturn," Henry said. "and it's going to look so hot in Orange."
> Simpson, who has coached his fair share of talented players including former Canes defensive tackle Orien Harris, said he believes Bunche will eventually find his way to left tackle because of his quick feet and his strong upper body. Bunche's physique reminds Simpson of Orien's older brother of Kwame Harris, a former first round pick of San Francisco 49ers.
"The best thing about Malcolm is he's still a baby and his best days are ahead of him," Simpson said. "He's not just a big high school kid who is going to have to learn how to make adjustments. He can play. When coaches come in here and see him walking around in a tank top and shorts, they say to me coach this guy could be a fourth-year junior. He's going to need a little time to get adjusted to the speed. But he's got great passing blocking skills. I know he'll learn quickly."
> Bunche already has learned something quickly -- developing friendships and bonds with other recruits. Not only has he reached out to other recruits, but he said he plans on calling a few on the fence. No. 1 on the list? Running back Bryce Brown. "I've got Bryce's number, but I haven't had a chance to hit him up yet," Bunche said. When I call him up I'm planning on telling him I want to block for him, help him get his 3,000 yards and win the Heisman trophy. I know want him to know we all want him here."
> Want to know how committed Canes coaches are to recruits? Micheal Barrow attended Bunche's All-State dinner party knowing full well Bunche had already committed. According to Simpson, "He simply went to show Malcolm his support."


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EDITOR'S NOTE: CNN's Jake Tapper takes viewers inside the deadly battle at Combat Outpost Keating in an exclusive interview with Romesha and others who fought off the Taliban attack. "An American Hero: The Uncommon Valor of Clint Romesha" will air Thursday, February 7th at 10pET on CNN.
Next week, President Barack Obama will award former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha the nation's highest award for combat valor for his actions in repelling a deadly insurgent onslaught in Afghanistan in October 2009. He is the fourth living recipient to receive the award for service in Iraq or Afghanistan.
In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Romesha describes his thoughts about seeing Combat Outpost Keating for the first time. The remote outpost was at the foot of three large mountains and surrounded by a river on one side as well. By all military standards, the base was virtually impossible to defend because of the looming mountains that would ultimately give the Taliban a tactical advantage to shoot down into the base and offer deep cover to those fighters in the rocky mountainsides.
"This is a pretty indefensible spot. This is the exact opposite of when you open up the manual and look in to find the definition of finding a defensible spot, this is the total opposite of it," Romesha said in the interview with Tapper.
Romesha is being recognized for his courage at COP Keating against the onslaught of hundreds of Taliban fighters. With just over 50 troops inside the tiny base, Romesha directed and led several charges to repel the 12 hour long attack and regain control of the outpost which had been overrun.
The assault on the outpost in the eastern province of Nuristan goes down as one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan with eight soldiers killed and more than 20 wounded.
Romesha tells Tapper in an emotional account about his failed attempt to save a close friend, taff Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos, who was trapped in a vehicle which had come under heavy Taliban fire.
"There was movement everywhere. There was muzzle flashes everywhere. You just couldn't pick them out fast enough. I tried to hold it as long as I could but when you're the only machine gun pocking on the COP at that point you start drawing quite a bit of attention and finished the belt and scurried on back," Romesha said. "I called Gallegos and told him told I was sorry. I just told him I was sorry. I couldn't hold that position for him anymore and they were still stuck."
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@prem konatham your comment (He is my hero and he along with all Veterans who suffer needs to be taken care of as part of we the people, by the people and for the people. Period) is the best one here. And probably the most rational or civilized.
I was not able to join military due to physical reasons. I recieved head trauma when I was 17. If I had joined the military would have been for the wrong reasons, so I'm glad I do not have blood on my hands that is'nt mine> I'm born U.S.A. have a brother 11 years older than me almost drafted to Vietnam, they told him he was too stupid to go because he flunked 3rd grade. I call that L U C K Y . My father was in Korean war was shot 3 times only the legs, and still fought and lived to come home. I call that V E R Y L U C K Y. My fate to have a blood clot removed from my brain not only survive the blow and surgery is a miracle the Neurosurgeon doctor told me was I do not have any side effects other then a scar, But i believe it was a blessing that happened , So I am V E R Y V E R Y L U C K Y, and believe if you were to see me with your eyes you will be looking @ the luckiest person on this planet.
It looks like your father is the only man in your family that has some balls. Not sure if he was drafted or not, but I am sure he is proud of his service. I'm SO glad that you are the luckiest person on earth. I think if I was to "look in your eyes" I would dot one of them. Pansy ass.
Also they was going to move the troops just 5 days later someone said .And my brother told me that the same thing that went on in Wanat also happened to them where they was running out of food and water and getting shot at almost everyday.Some of the taliban would test there defenses to see where and how to attack the camp.So we owe them our lives and so do the men in charge who put them there!
Also may i add that my brother was 25 with 4 kids and a wife and my mom still cries for him. He would send me letters and call me every sunday and we would talk about sports and hip hop in order to keep our minds off of him being at war.And if you remember Coventry England when they let the Germans bomb Coventry just because they did not want the Germans to know that they were intercepting and reading there messages and codes. So its just a thought and maybe it cost us there lives.Also we need to check out what happened a year before in Wanat 2008 where 12 soldiers died and one of the soldiers sent video footage of what was going on to his dad who was a retired Commander and he asked the same question what are they doing there.Check out youtube Katie Couric did a full report about Oct 3 2009 attack on my brother post cop keating.
i want to thank all the soldiers who are tellin the true story because my younger brother Sgt Vernon W Martin was killed there.And the book the outpost touched a little bit of what they went through god bless you all!
Does anyone know the person/people responsible for deciding that position was a great place to put a base? I'd like to pass on my thoughts to them.
May this young man have a long, healthy, and happy life with his family.
Clinton Romesha more than earned his MOH for his actions that day. All who fought that day deserve it. What they didn't deserve was to be in that indefensible godforsaken place. Everyone there knew it was going to happen and the higher ups just let it happen...
A great and brilliant man once said "Foxed fortifications are a monument to man's stupidity"..Still holds true today
My guess is that wasn't the quote. 🙂
Its been attributed to Patton.
Jake's book was an excellent read. If you want a good view of the decisions made and actions taken surrounding this FOB – well worth the time.
Specialist Patrick Tillman was also a voice of truth until his voice was silenced by American guns and American bullets sent by American hands. Don't bother reading the original statements by our unfailing, and 100% pure and Patriotic American Government. On second thought, DO read our Government"s original statements. Memorize each and every word. Memorize the lies word by word and ask yourself why they lied… again.
Take a moment to absorb what actually happened if you bother to look.
Most Americans see the War Memorials or Arlington Cemetery as reflective places where we honor our fallen soldiers. The Lobbyists and the special interests view these sacred places as War Trophies that they couldn't care less about.
Just another feather in the insatiable cap of Halliburton.
Robert, you simply cannot argue with the Clovers. Blind obediance to the State trumps all.
Robert. Let's meet somewhere and you can tell me all about your ideas while I kick your ass.
I agree with 21 years retired an proud!!! Robert, why don't you come on down and let's see who can read and who should because it's evident you don't have any idea of what you write, it's obvious you never spent a minute in harms way nor could you be a hair on a Soldiers ass. You and the rest of the liberal idiots who claim to be American's, who never gave anything to this Country but expect you are owed everything for it, can kiss my ass and I hope you get what you deserve, PINHEADS!!!
What is the Spirit of the Bayonet ?! and what makes the Green Grass Grow ?!
Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha, you are our hero. I'm very sorry about Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos and the rest of the troops who paid the ultimate price. Now, to their commanding officer. What the #!@% were you thinking, setting up camp in that position?!!!
If you read Jake Tapper's book "The Outpost" or at least watch the CNN special on Feb. 7, you will see that Sgt. Romesha's CO didn't choose that godawful location for COP Keating. In fact, the Army was supposed to be closing it down – it just wasn't all that high on their list of priorities, acc. to Tapper. The outpost was named for Ben Keating, one of the first young men to die there – when his vehicle went off the narrow road. You will see that each group of soldiers that came through Keating stepped up & did their absolute best to do their jobs – what the Army had asked them to do – even though they all knew they were pretty much screwed as soon they saw the location of the outpost. Tapper's book shows the kids behind the soldiers that died as men and the men who did what they had to do – and lived to tell about it. Good job, Sgt. Romesha and good job, Jake Tapper, for telling their story.
Cannon fodder on all sides. The UK may say God save the Queen, while at our core, we chant "God Save Halliburton"
Ask not what Halliburton can take from you, ask what Halliburton has already stolen from under your nose.
From the Gulf Oil Spill, the Yellow Cake, the WMD's, The Iraqis welcoming us as liberators. Forget any nuance of understanding the Shia or Sunni history.
Ask why our own bridges are crumbling as we build more predator drones and cruise missiles.
Shhhh… Father Halliburton will fix everything… Shhhh….
Liberal b%#ch.
Barnacles like you call me liberal because I have enough brain power and understanding to navigate for myself.
I'm a liberal Bi#@h? Coming from you, I'll take that as a compliment.
So, Halliburton what you're venting about? Sir, let me fill you in on some facts. First, to add some credentials for myself. I have been deployed three times, totalling three years serving in the U.S. military. I also work in the civilian sector for Halliburton. We are WAY past the days of KBR. Halliburton has zero connection to anything even remotely associated with the Department of Defense. These are facts. I have served twenty years, been in combat, and I currently work and support Halliburton. I understand this is an arena to which you can post whatever you like, but I have my right to state facts and defend what I know to be the truth as well. Thanks and God Bless!
Do you spit or swallow?
I'm already aware of the facts that you so eagerly asserted. I'm also disturbed by the lies you also asserted.
Spit or swallow?
So now you're flirting with me. Nice. I have better things to do with my time than engage in an immature debate. God Bless.
My benign replies have been repeatedly blocked.
Are you in the media aristocracy?
Am I allowed to say that I disagree?
Do I still have the freedom of speech?
I do find it telling that CNN again censors this.
Why? Tell me I'm stupid, tell me I'm wrong. But first, I'd prefer if you told me how, where or why I'm wrong.
Robert, when people and CNN tell you your a piece of crap, well it just might be. Ever stop to think your the problem? go away little man.
Wow, this Robert character is quite the troll, isn't he?
Did Halliburton fire you for incompetence or something little man? I bet your in your 40's and still live with your mommy. Go away.
This guy had a Commanding Officer who should be court- marshaled!
We need to make commercials about heroes like this. Not phony sports stars.
THIS COUNTRY NEEDS TO MAKE COMMERCIALS ABOUT THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF (GUILT-DRIVEN) PTSD's, AND HOW OUR "HEROES" ARE ROUTINELY TOSSED ASIDE IN THE TRASH WHEN THEIR "SERVICE" IS OVER.
Spell America right at least
You speak the truth.
I come from India (I call it a budding democracy) and lived here long enough in US (12 years+ building IT Frameworks for private as well as government projects) to understand ways of American living, American history and value of life as a soldier. He is my hero and he along with all Veterans who suffer needs to be taken care of as part of we the people, by the people and for the people. Period.
no one comes out the same as they went in.
"fourth living recipient"... sadly this means there are those who received it posthumously. I'm just wondering why this medal is withheld so much. You cannot tell me in 10+ years of fighting in this dragged on war there weren't others worthy. Nice to see though that it doesn't seem to be only officers getting it, like in Vietnam... oh, wait, officers aren't in the frontline fight much anymore...
Obviously you never served. Too many movies have warped your mind. Infantry officers are out front.
Mark, take a few minutes and check out the memorial page call "Taps" which names the men and women who graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, who served and died leading their troops in the war on terror since 2001.
hooah to that , also a lot of Privates and other enlisted men received the medal of Honor in Vietnam. One from here in Oregon is Sammy Davis, look up his story and be amazed ..
To be considered for the Medal of Honor, one requirement is that you have to perform an act which includes an assumption of sacrificing your life. To be clear, that means the act cannot be "risky" – the act you perform has to be an absolute presumption of death. This is why living people don't normal get the Medal of Honor. If you perform an act with a presumption of death....you normally end up dead. In rare occurances, someone lives through one of these acts by the grace of God, and then might qualify to become a living receiptiant of a Medal of Honor (assuming all the other qualifications are also met)
If only Congress could do their jobs half as well.
I wonder if anyone ever got held to account for selecting an indefensible base position.
My thoughts exactly.
Reminds me of Khe Sanh i968. Back in the day, the REMFS (WESTMORLAND etal) ran the war from the bar in the Rex hotel on Nguyen Hue Blvd in Saigon. The more it changes the more it stays the same.
Reminds me of Khe Sanh i968. Back in the day, the REMFS ran the war from the bar in the Rex hotel on Nguyen Hue Blvd in Saigon. The more it changes the more it stays the same. Another reason for the confirmation of Chuck Hagel.
I'm wondering... How many Americans look back at Operation "Shock and Awe" and go... man we made a big mistake. How many look at the use of torture and say...wow, when did we fall from grace? Now we're all cleaning the blood off our clothes and going about our day as if nothing happened.
Lets see, Canadian, isn't that merely a bottle of booze normally not purchased by many? When you decide to lead and not follow, you may then be taken seriously.
We went to Afghanistan on our own accord. Canadians were killed on 9/11 by AL-QAEDA (remember them?) yeaaa.... they were in afghanistan... not Iraq... now looking back at the facts and details....were not even sure about that, seeing as how there's a lack of transparency from your administrations. and You still didn't have anything to say about the torture? that's something Canada doesn't follow you on.
None, because we didn't make a mistake. Sit back and relax, Canadian, while the U.S.A. continues to do your fighting for ya.
Americans aren't fighting for Canadians. Afghanistan and its people pose no threat to Canada
Every American I meet In Canada has had this "Aha!" moment. It's a different picture when experiencing it from a different atmosphere.
Anybody ever notice the hypocrisy of fighting for independance against an empire... only to become one yourself? and before anyone attacks me for whatever Canada does or does not do.... just think... even for a moment, about your own problems... and they are many. What are Canada's problems? well seeing as how you guys are our biggest trading partner, we got hit pretty hard after your economy tanked from reckless spending and two un-funded, (and one ILLEGAL) wars. now we have to do business with China.... don't really want too... but got no other choice. Man your Bush administration really did ya's in...
Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha = Warrior!
Also, during the engagement, Gen Allen was able to launch nearly 10,000 emails to socialites!
Joseph McCarthy thinks all of his freedom comes with no cost attached.....if there werent heroes like this guy who gave willingly, Joseph would be speaking a language other than English......
Ridley Scott, if you're reading this, make this movie, stat!
They should name the person responsible for the location of the outpost, and whether that person is held accountable.
Just a comment about journalism and writing here. I found it frustrating that the story never mentions the name of the award this man is receiving. It says it is the highest award, and I am curious what that is.
The Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
Seriously? How can you not know that? Or how to google? It's the Congressional Medal of Honor.
The distinction is no longer the Congressional Medal of Honor, just the Medal of Honor. The President of the United States presents each recipient the Medal on behalf of the US Congress. So, many lay-people get confused by that.
@ Colt: we didnt give them the stinger, oly the redeye which was not very effective against the HiND.
What's sad is the some General thought putting the base there was a good idea and probably put it on his OER.
Seriously, why were these guys in this position to begin with? It's like Vietnam all over again "TAKE THAT HILL"!!! Why? "DON'T QUESTION ORDERS, JUST DO IT SOLDIER"!!!!!
Man, talk about a day in hell. There is no coming out of that without some sort of scar. The whole unit went thru the grinder. I wish them all the best, and I am sorry for everyones loss.
re:joe nobody: I'll second your thoughts. Absolute horror story.
Read Jake Tappers excellent book The Outpost and you will get a pretty good picture of the situation these guys were put in. The base was established on the Pakistan border to intercept Taliban infiltrating into Afghanistan, and to win the hearts and minds of the local villagers. Tappers book details the 5 year history of Combat Outpost Keating and the brave men who served there. Staff Sgt Romesha's brave actions in the final battle were key to repelling the massive Taliban assault and holding the base until reinforcements could arrive. A true American hero.
More Tea Party bla-bla-bla.... Just when are these idiots going to learn that we have no right to be in that country in the first place? Would these fools like it if the Russians, Chinese or anybody else sent 66,000 troops to this country? I doubt it!
And you are a complete fool... I guess you forgot a little thing called 9/11... But you are obviously a liberal with no common sense who things he is better then everyone else while you sit in your moms basement... You are pathetic.....
I'm assuming your a student there because your comments could only come from someone with special needs.
Suck on a 9mm
Actually the US supplied OBL with weapons to fight the Russians in their occupation of their country. Despite the Russians brutality, OBL ran them out
If another country sent 66,000 troops into our country, the "battle" wouldn't last too long. Mind you, there were several democrats that voted for this war, as well. Quit being childish by bringing politics into everything, honor the soldier for saving the lives he did, and the bravery and courage he showed while doing it. Start being an example of the "party of tolerance" you all claim to be, rather than intolerant of those who see things differently than you do.
While I think the Teabaggers are a fairly naive and foolish bunch of people who don't understand where their on self-interest lies, calling this guy a teabagger just shows that you don't understand anything about them. They are, by and large, xenophobic isolationists and would agree that we don't belong there, but for their own reasons.
@ John To categorize anyone who seems to make comments without having a clue is disingenuous. Most so called 'Liberals' do clearly understand why we were there, a lot of Tea Party Conservatives do not..
@ Amit-Atlanta-USA Research your history, after 9/11 we gave the Taliban an opportunity to turn over Bin Laden, when they refused to do so they sealed their fate, we had every valid reason to be there, they were sponsors of terrorism and were exporting it all over the world.
@ John To categorize anyone who seems to make comments without having a clue as a liberal is disingenuous. Most so called 'Liberals' do clearly understand why we were there, a lot of Tea Party Conservatives do not..
@ Amit-Atlanta-USA Research your history, after 9/11 we gave the Taliban an opportunity to turn over Bin Laden, when they refused to do so they sealed their fate, we had every valid reason to be there, they were sponsors of terrorism and were exporting it all over the world.
I feel sorry for this man like no other. You can tell loseing his friend like that is going to haunt him for decades to come. Congradulation on the award no one wants.
Missing from the article is why exactly we put a combat outpost in the opposite of a defensible location. I suppose there was probably a reason, but I didn't find it here.
(Oh, by the way, I just noticed that there's another comment from a "Mike". That's not me.)
If there was a reason, we will probably never know, (at least for the foreseeable future) because the real answer to the question involves politics. And those who possess the real answers are going to insure that the real answer is never revealed. However, I do believe that this soldier and his comrades served through an updated version of Hamburger Hill reminiscent of the Vietnam era version though no one has called it such even though it was a meat grinder. While I am critical of those who sent these soldiers in that area knowing of their fate; as a former soldier I can and do appreciate his valor in trying to save his own. Because in the end, all they had was each other no one else.
"Live for nothing; die for something, it's what we do"
The horrendous sacrifices made by all US troops in Afghanistan were unnecessary. A large massive nuclear attack would have rendered the country a wasteland. There is no reason to win the "hearts and minds" of these subhuman goat herders, just kill them. The absolute power of an all out nuclear assault would have sent fear into places like Pakistan, Iran and Iraq. After the mega blasts we should have ceded the waste land to China as a good will message.
All I know is that I am thankful AND grateful for soldiers such as Romesha. Even in the simple act of READING his radio call to his comrade, I can feel the emotion. Not a single person posting here can understand what war is like UNLESS they've been in it. Minerals in Afghanistan? I agree with BLAH BLAH. We aren't going to waste our time stealing other nations' natural resources. Before you start ranting and raving about oil in Iraq, look up the numbers on HOW MUCH we import now as compared to BEFORE the Iraq war....IT'S LESS today. I really get sick of reading comments by all the "Church of Google" Internet lovers complaining about OUR country. I mean, move to another country or learn some nationalism.
I feel we are all missing the point. This is not a policy maker, he's not on the JCOS. He is a soldier, told to go there and do a job. And he did it, possibly under greater duress and with more poise than anyone else in the past 10 years of American war. How about "Thank you SSGT Romesha. As a fellow active duty service member, thank you for saving my fellow servicemen and women's lives." If you can't say that and move on don't say anything at all. Feel free to wonder over to the cartoon section, this man is protecting your freedom to do that.
Listen, Afghanistan was and will ALWAYS remain a backward muslim country (let's be honest, only reason Turkey is doing fine is because they embraced western idealogies) be it with us there or without. The Taliban/w.e other "peaceful" group of monkey's will come back and the population will happily cheer them on. Solution: Just bloody burn it. We can probably make enough Napalm to burn that hole. Terrorists understand only one thing: force. With force we will make them fear us.
Backward comment.
Always remember this man protects the rights of cowards like you to play keyboard warrior, without threat of authority.
Macarthy, you are a total ass clown. Common said it best............G....F....Y, all the way with a red hot poker
Good grief Semper F, you sound like another run-of-the-mill Tea Partier spewing your right-wing hate at anyone who doesn't see eye to eye with you. In fact, I agree with Joseph here. Moreover, we have no right to even be in Afghanistan anymore than the Russians had. The only difference between them and us is the motivation. The Russians were motivated by their ideology where we are by Afghanistan's vast underground mineral resources valued at an estimated $1T plus dollars!
LOL seriously? so you think we are gonna fly their puny mineral wealth all the way to the states (landlocked country) despite the fact that the logistics trump any benefit? OOH a whole trillion. Thatll be so worth it to try and mine admidst a populous thats is fighting us. Seriously how could anyone come to such a nonesense conclusion three minutes of google let you understand how preposterous it would be to make anything out of that mineral wealth especially when we have places like arizona and west virginia and etc to mine from. 10 minutes of google will let you understand the fact that we have next to zero busines interest there. And seriously why would we. China pakistan and iran are the business partners there, guess what thats based on GEOGRAPHY! sheesh. Why the frack you think you can tie your name to General Patton's is beyond me.
The Russians were in Afgahnistan for opium to use in their chemical warfare program. They were unable, at that time, to synthesize it. We – the United States – trained and armed the people who would them become the Taliban, including Bin Laden. When we abandoned them to the Soviets we lost our honor and respect there and became as much, if not more, of an enemy to them. Islam fueled that hatred, but it didnt start the fire.
I guess you don't realize that those mineral reserves were found after we went in, no one knew how large they were till years later. Also, do you remember that little think that happed on 9/11/01?? How quickly you liberals forget... just tax the rich right.. that will solve everything... as long as you still get your free phone.....
OK George. You had your say. Now go put your head back in the sand.
There's a cowardly left-wing lunatic poster posing as me. I did not write that above.
I guess that this clown Clinton Romesha is going to be as popular as any rock star by the way he is made such a hero out of. I don't think that any Russian was so highly praised as this bozo is.
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Talking about the Russians Joseph, they didn't have those ungodly drones nor any of those Apache helicopters nor night vision goggles to fight the Muhedjeddin with. Moreover the had no allies on their side either when they were in Afghanistan during the 1980's. Finally, unlike here in America, the war was never popular in Russia!
No but they did have the Hind helicopter, dropped bombs on anything that moved, and the Mujahedin didnt have nearly the same weaponry the afghans have today, which is stuff all left behind from the soviet occupation. Read a book or watch a movie. The tactics and weapons on the battlefield are constantly evolving. And either way what does any of that have to do with this soldier putting it all on the line to help his brothers in arms? And on the night of the attack he is being given the MoH for, they received zero fire or air support.
No John, the Soviets didn't have the benefit of the weaponry you describe. They also didn't count on US Stinger missles being provided to the muj. Leveled the playing field, as the Soviet helicopters had previously been impossible to overcome...and none of this has anything to do with Mr. Romesha receiving the MoH. Focus John, focus.
The guy is a hero.....his actions speak bravery......you on the other hand are a jerk who 's bravery only includes turning on the tv and offering stupid opinions. How do you think you got the right to speak so stupidly? Its because of the bravery of this guy and others who went before him. You need to wake up and add something to this country instead of your dumb ill made comments.
Afghanistan is referred to as the Soviet Union's Viet Nam. Although there are similarities with how it was viewed at home, Afghanistan was facing an Islamist insurgency and they turned to their patrons, the Soviets, for help. We reacted in cold war fashion by assuming that the enemies of our enemy must be our friend. In reality, we had a common enemy and were too blinded by ideology to realize it.
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I will never be fancy. I can fake it, if needs be, but I assure you dear reader: It's all a ruse.
First of all, there's the walking.
I fall off my heels. I fall off my heels when I'm barefoot. I trip over curbs, and over the seams between sidewalk sections. Once, when wearing my fanciest dress and my fanciest heels, I took a step off a stage — and slid down the rest of the stairs, in front of God and everybody. The ability to locomote with some degree of confidence is, if I'm not mistaken, a key element of being fancy.
Then there's the food and drink portion of any event dedicated to fanciness. For starters, I don't drink. I mean, I do hydrate and all, but I don't drink alcohol, so the whole "fine wine and/or champagne" thing is lost on me. To make matters worse, when it comes to wine, "I don't drink" is really just my excuse for not drinking, because I actually hate wine (and/or champagne). It tastes awful — what are you people thinking?
And fancy food generally means fancy meat, and while I do eat meat, I don't get it. I would almost always prefer a nice bowl of oatmeal, frankly. I will admit that I recently discovered the joys of a well-prepared pan-seared rib eye (and yes, it is in fact possible to keep kosher and still get a good steak) but probably my favorite meat dish is meatloaf. And I think we can all agree that meatloaf is not fancy.
Furthermore, at any given moment, at least one part of my body looks (or in fact is) banged up. I hurt myself in the most mind-boggling ways — the scab I'm currently sporting on my right index finger, for instance, is the result of (and I am really and truly not making this up) being cut by a loaf of bread. A loaf. Of bread.
Now, of course, it was a very crusty loaf of bread. And it was just out of the freezer, and some bits of crust were kind of breaking off and were rather sharp because they were frozen. But still and all. It takes real skill to be injured by a loaf of bread that was not, I don't know, shot out of a t-shirt cannon at one's head. (Unless one is Jean Valjean, in which case it was really poverty and a repressive system of government that did the injuring).
I can't even get a really good manicure, because (follow-up to the above!) I once slammed my left hand in a car door and 30 years later, one of the nails still doesn't grow properly. I've been told that the fact that said nail always splits when it gets past about a millimeter long (actual measurement, BTW) indicates that I must have "damaged the nail seed." Which, of course. Of course I would "damage the nail seed."
I do clean up pretty well. Give me a nice dress, a flat-iron, and my makeup basket, and I'll look ok at your fancy do. And I tend to smile a lot, which I have found can cover a lot of bases.
Plus, it eases everyone's mind considerably if you're smiling as they help you up off the floor.


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Trello: A Swiss Army Knife For Tasks, Prioritizing And Project Planning
One of the great services available to the legal aid tech community (lstech) is LSNTAP's series of webinars on tech tools. I've somehow managed to miss every one of these webinars, but I'm a big fan of sharing the tools and strategies that allow us to more effectively get things done. In that spirit, I wanted to talk about my new favorite free online tool, Trello.
Trello is an online Kanban board. If you're unfamiliar with that term, you are still likely familiar with the concept: most TV cop shows have a board in the squad room with columns for new, open and closed cases. Kanban is the name for these To Do/Doing/Done boards, and they are a powerful, visual tool for keeping track of projects.
You don't need Trello -- you can do it with a whiteboard and a marker. But Trello's online version can become very useful very fast. Like the best apps, the basic functionality is readily usable, but advanced functionality lurks under the hood. With no training, you can create a todo list that monitors what's coming up, what you're working on and what you've finished. Explore a little bit, and you learn that each task can have a description, a due date, a file attached to it, it's own task list and one or more people assigned to it. Because Trello is just as good as a one-person productivity tool as it is as a team coordination tool.
I can report that the IT team at LSC has dived into it. Here are a few of the things we're using it for:
- Our project big board. We keep all of our upcoming projects, with due dates and leads, in a Trello board.
- Individual task lists. The developers track their major deliverable dates, the rest of us the small things we're working on.
- Strategic Planning - anyone who has ever done a session involving slapping post-its on the wall will appreciate this simple, online version of that exercise. SWOT analyses work particularly well.
At this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference, where I first learned about Trello, it was successfully being used as a help desk ticket system. I'd recommend this only for small programs. A more powerful free ticket system like Spiceworks, or a commercial product will be able to handle the volume at a 50 person + company better than Trello can.
But here's the real case for a tool like Trello: it goes from zero to compellingly useful in seconds. While I won't knock enterprise project management systems, I lean toward the ones that give me great functionality without taking up a lot of my time. I've hit a couple of stages in my career where the immense workload begged for a such tools, but implementing one was too big a project to add to the list. I bet that you've been there, too. Trello lacks the sophistication of a waterfall system like MS Project or an agile one, such as Jira. But it can get you organized in minutes. And, in our case, it doesn't replace those more sophisticated systems. It supplements them at the high level. We do both traditional projects (deploy servers, install phone systems) and agile ones (build web sites, program our grants management system). We can use the proper tools for those project plans, but keep the team coordinated with Trello.
Here's our 2013 project board:
Note that we only assign the project leads, and the main use of this board is in the project review that kicks off our weekly staff meetings. But it's helping us stay on task, and that is always the challenge.
What are your favorite tools for team coordination and project management? Let us know in the comments.


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the future of feminism?
During memorial periods for the Montreal Massacre, the concept of feminism seems to receive a little bit more mainstream media airtime than usual. Well, maybe not if you count happenings such as the whole Sarah Palin debacle, but generally speaking, feminism takes a back seat if it's not being dragged under the car itself.
This weekend, two particular yet absolutely polarized columns questioning the future of feminism caught my attention. One was authored by anti-feminist apologist Barbara Kay of the National Post and the second by Sarah Ghabrial, a co-founder of The Miss G__ Project for Equity in Education.
Kay's editorial, which is hackneyed and inflammatory, operated to bait those who she branded radical feminists for supporting November as Domestic Violence awareness month. "Truth in advertising suggests it should be Y Chromosome Apartheid Month," she further claims. She then goes on to provide a series of misleading statistics in order to conclude that us supposed man-hating and angry radical feminists blow everything out of proportion for our own fear-mongering and misandrist agendas. I wish I had that much free time.
Instead of wasting mine, going point by point to refute her incredulous feminist-bashing arguments and to mention that just because someone supports women doesn't mean they want all of mankind to suffer and die, I'd rather avoid her diversionary tactic altogether.
Ms. Gabrial's worthy article, on the other hand, explores the media reaction to the death of Aqsa Parvez and the subsequent meaning, or possible lack thereof, it gave to the current state of feminism. The murder of the young Toronto woman by her Pakistani father incited a craze of media attention. Too much, explains Ghabrial:
"Aqsa's story is a profoundly Canadian one, disturbingly ordinary. One might expect that, like countless similar cases, Aqsa's murder would be casually buried beneath other stories deemed more 'news-worthy.' Instead, her case crowned headlines for weeks, and fed an endless loop of debate and controversy over the state of 'multiculturalism' in Canada."
Instead of investigating the incident as one of gender-violence against a woman of colour, it was overlooked as an isolated cultural event. It reinforced "the racist assumptions that keep 'our' values liberal and 'theirs' backwards - notions that in turn keep this country solidly white and impenetrable" continues Ghabrial.
She closes saying:
The week that encompasses December 6 - 10 should be a time to remember all women who are affected by gender-based violence, who are most prominently women of colour (especially Aboriginal women) and women living in poverty. This is a period of mourning and remembrance, but even more, it is an opportunity to re-imagine feminist politics and action against gender-based violence along a number of fronts.
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"30 Days of Night director David Slade has turned his directorial eye towards The Twilight Saga with this month's Eclipse. In this exclusive interview he discloses his reasons for joining the franchise and reveals what he is intending to bring to it."
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Saint Engelbert of Cologne
- Engelbert of Berg
Son of the influential Count Englebert of Berg and Margaret, daughter of the Count of Gelderland. Studied at the cathedral school at Cologne, Germany. In a time when clerical and episcopal positions were a part of political patronage, Englebert was made provost of churches in Cologne and Aachen, Germany while still a young boy, and of the Cologne cathedral at age 14. He led a worldly and dissolute youth; known for his good looks, keen mind, and wild ways. Englebert went to war to support his cousin, Archbishop Adolf, against Archbishop Bruno; for this, and for threatening to attack the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV, both Engelbert and Adolf were excommunicated in 1206.
In 1208 Engelbert publicly submitted to the pope's authority, and was received back into the Church. He fought the Albigensians in 1212. Chosen archbishop of Cologne on 29 February 1216. By this point, Engelbert had mellowed somewhat, and cared about his see, but still had worldly ambitions. To preserve the possessions and revenues of his see and the countship of Berg, he went to war with the Duke of Limburg and the Count of Cleves, restored civil order, demanded the allegiance of his nobles, erected defences around his lands, and even prosecuted family members when needed. He enforced clerical discipline, helped establish the Franciscans in his diocese in 1219 and the Dominicans in 1221, built monasteries and insisted on strict observance in them, and used a series of provincial synods to regulate church matters.
Engelbert was appointed guardian of the juvenile King Henry VII and administrator of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Frederick II in 1221. He supervised the kingdom and the king's education, and placed the crown himself during Henry's coronation in 1222. Worked for a treaty with Denmark at the Diet of Nordhausen on 24 September 1223.
However, for all that he was loved by his people for the stability and security he brought, many of the nobility hated and feared him, and the archbishop had to travel with a troupe of bodyguards. Pope Honorius III and Emperor Frederick II advised Engelbert to protect the nuns of Essen who were being oppressed and harassed by Engelbert's cousin, Count Frederick of Isenberg. To prevent action by the archbishop, Count Frederick and some henchmen ambushed Engelbert on the road from Soest to Schwelm, stabbing him 47 times. Considered a martyr as he died over the defense of religious sisters.
- stabbed to death on the evening of 7 November 1225 near Schwelm, Germany
- relics translated to the old cathedral of Cologne, Germany on 24 February 1226
- no formal canonization
- proclaimed a venerated martyr by Cardinal Conrad von Urach on 24 February 1226, and by Archbishop Ferdinand in 1618
- listed in the Roman Martyrology
- archbishop with a crosier in one hand and an upraised sword, piercing a crescent moon, in the other
- archbishop blessing his killers
True guardian of the king, thy exalted traits do honour to our emperor; chancellor whose like has never been. – Walther von der Vogelweide, poet, writing about Engelbert
- "Saint Engelbert of Cologne". CatholicSaints.Info. 11 August 2020. Web. 31 October 2020. <>


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David Mann's life focus has been his interest in the Native American culture, horses, and art. As a child, the artist collected any Remington and Russell prints he found along with books illustrated by Will James, Paul Brown, and Wesly Dennis. Mann knows his subjects well from studying the history and culture of the Western Indian tribes. Born in Utah, the artist lived among the Southwestern tribes during a two-year mission in New Mexico and Arizona. During his time with the San Carlos Apache, Navajo, and Pueblo tribes, Mann absorbed layers of meaning that give depth to the human stories he tells. This unforgettable and invaluable time spent with the Indians allowed the artist to experience first-hand the stories, dignity, and culture magic of their lives. Mann's paintings are alive in rich colors, remarkable illusion of day and moonlight, and energetic or quiet compositions. The artist seeks to capture the personal moment of truth and has the benefit of working with Indian and mountain men who model for him. Mann looks deeply into his subjects, envisioning the joys and sorrows that have contributed to the strength of a culture. The artist's paintings are known for careful attention to detail including clothing, saddles, jewelry, and the many other symbols and accoutrements that are part of his subjects' cultures. The combination of heart and mind, and intellect and spirit is told in the dignified presence of the Native Americans featured in the historic settings in which the artist paints them. Mann's images portray the spirits of the historic, as well as the contemporary west, usually depicting moments in time rather than historical events when deeply rooted traditions provided spiritual and physical sustenance for the Native Americans. Mann's original paintings are highly collected. The artist participates in several annual art exhibits around the country; he has been the subject of numerous magazine articles.


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CIA Chooses: Amazon or IBM?
The battle between IBM and Amazon over a $600 million contract to set up a cloud-computing system for the CIA shows the importance of intelligence-agency business for tech companies. Spencer Ante reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has a new job. It has been announced that Rice will be joining CBS News as a contributor. According to Yahoo , CBS News chairman Jeff Fager and president David Rhodes stated, Rice "will use her insight and vast experience to explore issues facing America at home and abroad".
After working on the National Security Council under President George H.W. Bush, Rice became the national security adviser to President George W. Bush during his first term. When she became secretary of state in George W. Bush's second term, Rice made history as the first African American woman to ever hold the post. It's a little surprising to see Condoleezza Rice on CBS, considering the fact that the network's news department is so frequently painted as unabashedly liberal. Some would speculate that maybe CBS is trying to change its image.
The New York Post reports that Rice made her network debut Sunday on the program "Face the Nation". She will contribute to coverage of the inauguration on Monday. Rice's involvment in Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign was among her most prominent activities since the end of the Bush administration. She offered the Republican presidential nominee advice on general strategy and foreign policy, and was highly praised for her speech at the Republican National Convention.
Rice is an accomplished woman in so many areas. It will be interesting to see what she does at CBS, as well as future endeavors, and whether or not she ever gets a shot at her dream job, commisioner of the NFL.
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Singapore, Sep 7, 2013 / 01:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Through a special website and numerous events to help offer catechesis, Risen Christ parish in central Singapore has promoted spiritual growth for its diverse parishioners throughout the Year of Faith.
"It is important for us that the Faith has to be shared and we can't take it for granted," Fr. John Sim, pastor and head of the Year of Faith committee at Risen Christ, told CNA Aug 31.
When Benedict XVI announced the Year of Faith, the parish formed a committee to "brainstorm and propose" various activities to help parishioners in rekindling their faith life, given the diverse ages and backgrounds of those who come to the parish.
Fr. Sim said he has 8,000 parishioners of various nationalities, including Malaysians, Chinese, Filipinos, Koreans and Indian. In addition to English, Masses there are said in Mandarin, Tamil, and Tagalog.
The parish's Year of Faith website, [yof.risenchristmedia.org](http://yof.risenchristmedia.org), contains materials including Benedict XVI's apostolic letter Porta Fidei, information on the Year of Faith, the Catechism, and other resources.
"We also have 40 strong lay apostolate groups. And it's our responsibility to form them," said Fr. Sim.
Risen Christ's "Parish Renewal Experience" has been initiated to strengthen parishioners' faith, and will be an ongoing program, he explained.
The parish has hosted workshops, seminars, and video screenings, as well as a 10-week series of quiz gatherings on the faith, which Fr. Sim described as "encouraging, interesting and successful."
The quiz topics included the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Sacraments, Second Vatican Council, and Catholic teaching on human life, mission, and evangelization.
Observing October as Mary's month, Risen Christ is working to prepare an exhibit on Marian devotion and her role in salvation.
Located in the central Toa Payoh district, Risen Christ parish serves the faithful in the Archdiocese of Singapore. The archdiocese includes 185,000 Catholics, slight less than 4 percent of the total population.


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We spoke to Carolyn Massey at the NEWGEN MAN shows at the BFC, Somerset House
Having become a pleasant staple piece on the London menswear schedule, Carolyn Massey was this time around - together with James Long - selected to start off the first ever New Gen Man show. Acting as an older brother to the MAN show, this event allows designers to grow up and develop their skills - without leaving London. As such, Massey was the perfect choice by the BFC; six collections in, she has not only carved out a niche for herself in monochrome and quirky tailoring, but also realised that the design business doesn't escape the supply-and-demand market.
Massey showed a wearable and colourful collection, taking in classic pieces like trench coats, cardigans and blazers. It was almost like the craziest Massey got was to put hiking boots and winter hats on models in shorts and tank tops. But such challenging style tips were easily out-weighed by the superb colour palette, which included navy with beige and red with blue. The result was a suave "boy from Dungeness"- look, which will not only ensure Massey commercial success, but also confirmation that just because the world isn't black or white doesn't mean it's necessarily grey; mustard yellow and moss green will work as well…
Outdoor themed outfits and accessories – such as the rucksack steel harness – added a recognisable characteristic to the show, but luckily Massey didn't completely forget her tailoring heritage; smarter looks featured as well and, in the end, everyone left happy and reassured that London's menswear is moving forwards and upwards. Dazed Digital had a quick chat with her after the show.
Dazed Digital: What was the main inspiration behind the collection?
Carolyn Massey: I got hold of a copy of the film Heroes of Telemark and I was inspired by Kirk Douglas and his men who looked really good in their Norwegian military gear.
DD: You also went camping in Dungeness in Kent, right?
Carolyn Massey: Yeah, I enjoyed the eerie landscape there. There are such contrasts with the fisherman's huts and the blinking nuclear power station down there. That camping weekend gave the collection a stronger outdoor feeling as well.
DD: The show felt kind of broad and like it covered many bases – was it a mature collection?
Carolyn Massey: I just wanted to increase my audience. I've started thinking about it more as brand, so I'm now working with a shoe company and other people who can help me expand
DD: There were quite a few colours in there – you normally stay within the monochrome palette!
Carolyn Massey: I know! I just thought it is a spring summer collection after all, so why not inject some colour. I think most designers a winter designers – it's a lot easier to work with heavy fabrics…
DD: It was very much an outdoors collection, did you think a lot about functionality?
Carolyn Massey: Yes, that came from the camping trip but I was also trying to capture that feeling of when you were a kid and got dragged out of bed at 5am in the morning to go on a family trip. But this being the British summer, it's not necessarily hot at all!
DD: What's your favourite piece from the collection?
Carolyn Massey: I love the last look. It's a black jacket in coated cotton, which has loads of pockets on it and a bag attached to it.


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IgH EtherCAT Master for Linux
See the list of features for the IgH EtherCAT® Master.
There is also a table of supported Ethernet hardware, and a list of Frequently Asked Questions available.
All the source code available through IgH is licensed under the GPLv2 license.
The license above concerns the source code only. Using the EtherCAT technology and brand is only permitted in compliance with the industrial property and similar rights of Beckhoff Automation GmbH.
Repository Access
The Mercurial repository of the EtherCAT master is hosted on SourceForge. The following command can be used to clone the repository in order to get the latest revisions:
hg clone http://hg.code.sf.net/p/etherlabmaster/code ethercat-hg
Please note that the default branch is selected after cloning, which contains the development version. For changing into another branch (for example stable-1.5) please use the following command:
hg update stable-1.5
The repository can also be browsed online.
File Downloads
Integrity Check
EtherLab-Software is signed with one or more of the following keys:
pub 1024D/CCA047CC 2007-12-18 [expires: 2012-12-16] Key fingerprint = 0081 4005 FE9F 73FF 4BDA A409 0011 4E20 CCA0 47CC uid Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Florian Pose (Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH GmbH) <firstname.lastname@example.com> sub 2048g/7595606A 2007-12-18 [expires: 2012-12-16]
pub 1024D/EBDAAF9D 2004-12-25 Key fingerprint = A652 E009 D3FA C91D 566F 99D6 4D20 1D59 EBDA AF9D uid Florian Pose <email@example.com> uid Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Florian Pose (Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH) <email@example.com> sub 2048g/E64BDA6F 2004-12-25


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