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1) The Tattooist of Auschwitz: a novel by Heather Morris
This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity.
In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners.
Imprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism—but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive.
One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her.
1) The End Game by David Baldacci
Will Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive. They're the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States. And through every mission, one man has always had their backs: their handler, code-named Blue Man. But now, Blue Man is missing.
Last seen in rural Colorado, Blue Man had taken a rare vacation to go fly fishing in his hometown when he disappeared off the grid. With no communications since, the team can't help but fear the worst. (Will Robie #5 in the series)
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It's a big night for Coach Joe Foster. It's his first return game coaching his team, after his accident. There is quite a bit to celebrate, tonight. The baseball crowd is pumped and ready to witness the victory of Coach Joe Foster's baseball team. Dr. Grant Lawrence and Dr. Irina Sulemina, having just announced their engagement, clasp each other's hands. Grant excuses himself to go to the concession stand, provided by Loretta Sweetwater, and Bobby Ray Bueller of Bobby Ray's Uptown Café. Grant orders his beautiful Russian bride-to-be, an American hot dog. A smiling Grant brings the hotdog back to Irina. She laughs at his gesture, understanding that he is underscoring American baseball traditions.
Coach Foster tells Jeremy that he is up to bat. The prospect of striking out on his Dad's big night, horrifies Jeremy, as his biggest fear is disappointing his Dad. Jeremy mutters "But, it's the bottom of the ninth and we've got two outs!" In an effort to make up for insulting him the night of his Dad's car accident, Jeremy's teammates tell him that everyone deserves a chance to play. The team apologizes to Jeremy for their poor sportsmanship that same sad night. The team feels ashamed of their behavior, when they made Jeremy painfully aware of their lack of faith in his abilities. His best friend and teammate gives Jeremy the best pep talk, of which a ten year old is capable. His friend pats Jeremy on the back and says, "So go out there and try your best!" Jeremy drags his bat in the dirt and reluctantly approaches home plate.
The pitch meets Jeremy's bat and he uses all his strength to knock the ball out of the park. To the delight of the crowd, the umpire yells "Home run!" and declares Coach Foster's team the winners of the game. An overjoyed Jeremy motions to his Dad, to join him, as he says, "Come on, Dad, run the bases with me!" An overjoyed Coach Foster, though limping somewhat, makes his way over to his son. Joe contentedly uses the legs, which had failed him, for so long. Coach Foster replies, "I'd be proud to, son!"
Coach Joe Foster and his son, Jeremy runs the bases together. The crowd cheers uncontrollably! In the stands, another father and son team enjoys the moment together. Blair turns to his Dad, Bart Durham and Blair says, "Will you look at that,…it's just like some fairytale ending!" Bart Durham sums up the Coach Foster story by saying, "I think it's just the way it should be!"
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Me, Myself and Di
When Bridget Jones-type Janet wins the trip of a lifetime, she's convinced by her best friend to pretend to be the opposite of who she actually is, in the hope of finding love - But it's only when she becomes herself again that Janet gets close to her happy ever after.
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Jonathan Massera is Professor of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology. In his work he focuses on developing solutions for regeneration of hard and soft tissues with help of bioceramics, bioactive glasses, biocomposites and photonic biomaterials.
Massera leads a research group of Bioceramics, Bioglasses and Biocomposites. He also works as a head of the International MSc degree programme in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering. His research group focuses on the development of new bioactive or bioresorbable bioceramics for the regeneration of bone, but also in the development of polymer-ceramic composites and hybrid biomaterial for the regeneration of soft tissue, such as skin.
"The ceramic, glass and composite materials that we develop can be in the form of bulk, granule, scaffold or even fiber. Once the new materials are developed, we aim at understanding the interaction between the material and proteins, cells, or bacteria," Massera explains.
The quest for substitutes to restore the physical functions of a damaged tissue or help in its regeneration, is not new. For example, already in ancient Egypt, dental implants were made of ivory, shell, gold, or silver. The use of autograft, tissue from the patient, was first reported in 1820's, and allograft, tissue from a donor of the same species, 100 years after that. While still being the gold standard, these two have drawbacks that biomaterials can solve.
Because biomaterials can regenerate tissue and are available in any form or shape, Massera believes they can replace autograft and allograft in producing human spare parts.
"Glass-based materials due to their versatility will play an important role in future biomaterials. Our research group at Tampere University will bring its share to innovation."
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Maine State Bird – Chickadee – Parus atricapillus
State Bird of Maine – Black-Capped Chickadee
The official state bird of Maine is the black-capped chickadee. It was officially adopted by the legislature in 1927. It also is the state bird of Massachusetts.
The black-capped chickadee has white sides as well as brown and gray in its body. It can be seen all through Maine in backyards and in the woods throughout the state. They are very social birds that you will find in backyard feeders. They typically like to eat insects and nuts.
Chickadees are quite talkative, with a trademark song. A very interesting fact about this bird is that they live a very long life – even 10 years!
By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.
VOLUME II.
BLACK-CAP TITMOUSE.
[Black-capped Chickadee.]
PARUS ATRICAPILLUS, Linn.
[Parus atricapillus.]
PLATE CXXVI.–MALE AND FEMALE.
The opinion generally entertained respecting the extensive dispersionof the Black-cap Titmouse, has in all probability originated from the greatresemblance which it bears to the Carolina Titmouse, Parus Carolinensis,that species being now known to extend its spring and summer migrationsas far eastward as the State of New Jersey, where it has been found breedingby my friend EDWARD HARRIS, Esq. of Moorestown. The Black-cap, on the otherhand, is rarely observed farther south, and then only in winter, when itproceeds as far as beyond the middle portions of Maryland, from whenceI have at that season received specimens in spirits, collected by my friendColonel THEODORE ANDERSON of Baltimore. Westward of the Alleghanies itextends as far as Kentucky in winter, but at the approach of spring returnsnorthward. In Pennsylvania and New Jersey some are known to breed; butas the Carolina Titmouse breeds there also, it is difficult to say whichof them is the most numerous, they being so like each other that one isapt to confound them. In the State of New York it is abundant, and oftenrears two broods in the season; as you proceed eastward you may observeit in all places favourable to its habits; and, according to Dr. RICHARDSON,it is found as far north as lat. 65, it being in the Fur Countries themost common bird, "a small family inhabiting almost every thicket."None were seen by Mr. TOWNSEND either on the Rocky Mountains or about theColumbia river, where, on the contrary, Parus Carolinensis is abundant,as it is also in the Texas, where I found it breeding in the spring of1837. Although bearing a considerable resemblance to the Marsh Titmouseof Europe, P. palustris, it differs from that species not only in colour,but more especially in its habits and notes.
Hardy, smart, restless, industrious, and frugal, the Black-cap Titmouseranges through the forest during the summer, and retiring to its more secludedparts, as if to ensure a greater degree of quiet, it usually breeds there.Numerous eggs produce a numerous progeny, and as soon as the first broodhas been reared, the young range hither and thither in a body, searchingfor food, while their parents, intent on forming another family, remainconcealed and almost silent, laying their eggs in the hole deserted bysome small Woodpecker, or forming one for themselves. As it has been myfortune to witness a pair at this work, I will here state what occurred,notwithstanding the opinion of those who inform us that the bill of a Titmouseis "not shaped for digging." While seated one morning under acrab-apple tree (very hard wood, reader), I saw two Black-cap Titmice flutteringabout in great concern, as if anxious to see me depart. By their mannersindeed I was induced to believe that their nest was near, and, anxiousto observe their proceedings, I removed to the distance of about twentypaces. The birds now became silent, alighted on the apple-tree, graduallymoved towards the base of one of its large branches, and one of them disappearedin what I then supposed to be the hole of some small Woodpecker; but Isaw it presently on the edge, with a small chip in its bill, and againcautiously approached the tree. When three or four yards off I distinctlyheard the peckings or taps of the industrious worker within, and saw itcome to the mouth of the hole and return many times in succession in thecourse of half an hour, after which I got up and examined the mansion.The hole was about three inches deep, and dug obliquely downward from theaperture, which was just large enough to admit the bird. I had observedboth sexes at this labour, and left the spot perfectly satisfied as totheir power of boring a nest for themselves.
The Black-cap Titmouse, or Chickadee, as it is generally named in ourEastern States, though exceedingly shy in summer or during the breedingseason, becomes quite familiar in winter, although it never ventures toenter the habitations of man; but in the most boisterous weather, requiringneither food nor shelter there, it may be seen amidst the snow in the ruggedpaths of the cheerless woods, where it welcomes the traveller or the woodcutterwith a confidence and cheerfulness far surpassing the well-known familiarityof the Robin Redbreast of Europe. Often, on such occasions, should youoffer it, no matter how small a portion of your fare, it alights withouthesitation, and devours it without manifesting any apprehension. The soundof an axe in the woods is sufficient to bring forth several of these busycreatures, and having discovered the woodman, they seem to find pleasurein his company. If, as is usually the case, he is provided with a dinner,the Chickadee at once evinces its anxiety to partake of it, and loses noopportunity of accomplishing its object, although it sets about it withmuch circumspection, as if it were afraid of being detected, and broughtto punishment. A woodcutter in Maine assured me, that one day he happenedto be at work, and had scarcely hung up his basket of provisions, whenit was observed by a flock of these birds, which, having gathered intoit at once, attacked a piece of cold beef; but after each peck, he sawtheir heads raised above the edge, as if to guard against the least appearanceof danger. After picking until they were tired or satisfied, they leftthe basket and perched directly over his fire, but out of the directionof the smoke. There they sat enjoying themselves and ruffling their feathersto allow the warmth more easy access to their skin, until he began hisdinner, when they immediately alighted near him, and in the most plaintivetones seemed to solicit a portion.
WILSON and others have spoken of this species as being addicted to movingin the company of our smaller Woodpeckers and Brown Creepers, and thisin such a way as to induce most readers to believe the act to be customary;but I have often found groups of them, at times composed of more than adozen, without any such companions, and I should be more inclined to thinkthat the Downy Woodpecker, and the Brown Creeper, seek the company of theTitmice, rather than that the latter associate with them. Often indeedhave I watched the busy Chickadees, as they proceeded from tree to tree,and from branch to branch, whether by the road-side or in the interiorof the forest, when no other birds were with them. The light rustling soundof their concave wings would intimate their approach as well as their retreat,as gaily one after another they passed onwards from one spot to another,chattering, peeping everywhere, and determined as it were, not to suffera chink to pass without inspection. Now hanging, back downward, at theextremity of a twig, its feet almost up to its bill, it would peck at aberry or a seed until it had devoured it, or it had fallen to the ground:should the latter be the case, the busy bird would at once fly down, andhammer at the fruit. To the Black-cap Titmouse the breaking of a hazel-nutis quite a pleasure, and I have repeatedly seen the feat accomplished notonly by a bird in its natural state, but by one kept in confinement. Courageousand at times exceedingly tyrannical, it will attack young birds, breaktheir skulls, and feed upon their flesh, as I have more than once witnessed.In this habit they resemble the Jays, but in every other they differ entirelyfrom those birds although the PRINCE of MUSIGNANO has thought fit to assimilatethe two groups. The Chickadee feeds on insects, their larvae, and eggs,as well as on every sort of small fruit, or berries, including grapes,acorns, and the seeds of various pines. I have seen them eat the seedsof the sunflower, the pokeberry, and pears, as well as flesh of all kinds.Indeed it may be truly called omnivorous. Often, like Jays, you may seethem perched as it were upon their food, and holding it beneath their feetwhile pecking at it; but no Jays are seen to hang head downwards at theend of a branch.
My friend THOMAS M`CULLOCH, Esq. of Halifax, in Nova Scotia, has favouredme with the following interesting remarks having reference to this species."Sometimes I have been inclined to think, that the sight of this birdis comparatively imperfect, and that it is chiefly indebted to some ofthe other senses for its success in obtaining subsistence. This idea maynot be correct, but it seems to derive some support from the little incidentwhich I am about to mention. While standing at the edge of a patch of newly-felledwood, over which the fire had recently passed, and left every thing blackin its course, I observed a small flock of these birds coming from theopposite side of the clearing. Being dressed in black and aware of theirfamiliarity, I stood perfectly motionless, for the purpose of ascertaininghow near they would approach. Stealing from branch to branch, and peeringfor food among the crevices of the prostrate trunks, as they passed along,onward they came until the foremost settled upon a small twig a few feetfrom the spot upon which I stood. After looking about for a short timeit flew and alighted just below the lock of a double-barrelled gun whichI held in a slanting direction below my arm. Being unable however to obtaina hold, it slided down to the middle of the piece, and then flew away,jerking its tail, and apparently quite unconscious of having been so nearthe deadly weapon. In this country these birds seem to be influenced bya modification of that feeling by which so many others are induced to congregateat the close of autumn and seek a more congenial clime. At that periodthey collect in large flocks and exhibit all the hurry and bustle of travellers,who are bent upon a distant journey. If these flocks do not migrate, theirunion is soon destroyed, for when the Black-cap Titmice again appear, itis in small flocks; their former restlessness is gone, and they now exhibittheir wonted care and deliberation in searching for food."
The nest of this species, whether it be placed in the hole of a Woodpeckeror squirrel, or in a place dug by itself, is seldom found at a height exceedingten feet. Most of those which I have seen were in low broken or hollowedstumps only a few feet high. The materials of which it is composed varyin different districts, but are generally the hair of quadrupeds, in aconsiderable quantity, and disposed in the shape of a loose bag or purse,as in most other species which do not hang their nests outside. Some persons have said that they lay their eggs on the bare wood, or on the chips left by Woodpeckers; but this is not the case, in so far as I have examinedthem; and in this my observations are confirmed by those of Dr. BREWER of Boston and Mr. M`CULLOCH of Halifax, who also have inspected nests ofthis species. The eggs rarely exceed eight in number they measure five-eighthsof an inch in length, by three-eighths and three-quarters, are rather pointedat the smaller end, white, slightly sprinkled with minute dots and markingsof little reddish. Those of the first brood are deposited from the middleof April to that of May; for the second about two months later. The parentsI have thought generally move along with the young of the second brood.
Dr. BREWER says, "on the 20th of June, I found in a single Titmouse'shole a mass of the hair of the common skunk and moss large enough to weightwo or more ounces, and sufficient to construct a nest for some of ourlarger birds, such for instance as Wilson's Thrush."
Mr. M`CULLOCH found a nest of this bird placed about two feet from theground in a small stump, which seemed to have been excavated by the birdsthemselves. It contained six young, and was lined entirely with the hairwhich cattle, in rubbing themselves, had left upon the stump.
The flight of this species, like that of all our American Titmice, isshort, fluttering, generally only from tree to tree, and is accompaniedwith a murmuring sound produced by the concavity of the wings. It is seldomseen on the ground, unless when it has followed a fruit that has fallen,or when searching for materials for its nest. It usually roosts in itsnest during winter, and in summer amid the close foliage of firs or evergreens.In winter, indeed, as well as often in autumn, it is seen near the farm-houses,and even in villages and towns, busily seeking for food among the trees.
"On seeing a cat, or other object of natural antipathy," saysMr. NUTTALL, "the Chickadee, like the peevish Jay, scolds in a loud,angry, and hoarse note, 'tshe, daigh daigh daigh. Among the other notesof this species, I have heard a call like tshe-de-jay, tshe-de-jay, thetwo first syllables being a slender chirp, with the jay strongly pronounced.The only note of this bird which may be called a song, is one which isfrequently heard at intervals in the depths of the forest, at times ofday usually when all other birds are silent. We then may sometimes hearin the midst of this solitude two feeble, drawling, clearly whistled, andrather melancholy notes like 'te-derry, and sometimes ye-perrit, and occasionally,but more rarely in the same wiry, whistling, solemn tone, 'phebe. The youngin winter also sometimes drawl out these contemplative strains. In allcases the first syllable is very high and clear, the second word dropslow, and ends like a feeble plaint. This is nearly all the quaint songever attempted by the Chickadee. On fine days, about the commencement ofOctober, I have heard the Chickadee sometimes, for half an hour at a time,attempt a lively, petulant warble, very different from his ordinary notes.On these occasions he appears to flirt about, still hunting for his prey,in an ecstasy of delight and vigour. But after awhile the usual drawlingnote again occurs. These birds, like many others, are very subject to theattacks of vermin, and they accumulate in great numbers around that partof the head and front which is least accessible to their foot."
BLACK-CAPT TITMOUSE, Parus atricapillus, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol.i. p. 134.
PARUS ATRICAPILLUS, Bonap. Syn., p. 100.
BLACK-CAPT TITMOUSE, Nutt. Man., p. 241.
BLACK-CAPT TITMOUSE, Parus atricapillus, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol.iv. p. 374.
Adult Male.
Bill short, straight, strong, compressed, rather obtuse; both mandibleswith the dorsal line slightly convex, the sides sloping and convex, theedges sharp, that of the upper mandible slightly sinuate. Nostrils basal,roundish, concealed by the recumbent feathers. Head large, neck short,body robust. Feet of ordinary length, rather robust; tarsus compressed,with seven anterior scutella; toes large, the three anterior united asfar as the second joint; the hind one much stronger, and with its clawnearly as long as the middle toe. Claws large, arched, much compressed,acute.
Plumage blended, tufty; feathers of the head glossy. Wings of moderatelength, the first quill scarcely half the length of the second, which isequal to the first secondary, the third and seventh about equal, the fourthand fifth equal and longest. Tail long, a little arched, emarginate androunded, of twelve slender rounded feathers.
Bill brownish-black. Iris dark brown. Feet greyish-blue, as are theclaws. The whole upper part of the head and the hind neck pure black, asis a large patch on the throat and fore-neck. Between these patches ofblack is a band of white, from the base of the bill down the sides of theneck, becoming broader behind, and encroaching on the back, which, withthe wing-coverts, is ash-grey tinged with brown. Quills dark greyish-brown,margined with bluish-white, the secondary quills so broadly margined asto leave a conspicuous white dash on the wing; tail of the same colour,the feathers similarly edged. Lower parts brownish-white, the sides paleyellowish-brown.
Length to end of tail 5 1/8 inches, to end of wings 3 7/8, to end ofclaws 4 1/2; extent of wing 8 1/4; wing from flexure 2 10/12; tail 2 9/12;these measurements taken from three males. In another, the bill along theridge (4 1/2)/12, along the edge of lower mandible 7/12; tarsus 7/12; hindtoe 3/12, its claw 4/12; middle toe 5/12, its claw 3/12.
Adult Female.
The Female is similar to the male.
Male examined. The tongue is 4 1/2 twelfths long, emarginate and papillateat the base, flat above, depressed, tapering, the point horny, slit, withfour bristly points. OEsophagus, [b, c, d], 1 1/2 inches long, taperingat the commencement to the diameter of 2 twelfths, and then continuingnearly uniform, without dilatation; the proventriculus, [c, d], is notmuch enlarged. The stomach, [d, e], is a strong gizzard, of an oblong formor ovate, 4 twelfths long, 3 twelfths broad, with strong lateral muscles;its epithelium longitudinally rugous, and of a dark reddish-brown colour.Intestine 7 1/4 inches long, the diameter of its duodenal portion, [f,g, h], 2 1/2 twelfths. The rectum, [g, k], is 7 1/2 twelfths long; thecoeca, [j], 1 twelfth long, and 1/4 twelfth in diameter.
The trachea is 1 2/12 inches long, its diameter uniform, 3/4 twelfths,its rings 42. It is furnished with lateral or contractor muscles, sterno-tracheal,and four pairs of inferior laryngeal. Bronchi short, of about 10 rings.
The Chickadee is also the Massachusetts State Bird.
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Carney: WH Wasn't Involved In ICE's Decision To Release Detainees
QUESTION: I was curious, earlier this week, in advance of these cuts, ICE announced that it released a number of detainees across the country to get ready for sequestration. Was the White House aware of this release? And are you confident that not one of these detainees is a threat to his or her community?
JAY CARNEY, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: This was a decision made by career officials at ICE, without any input from the White House, as a result of fiscal uncertainty over the continuing resolution, as well as possible sequester. As ICE made clear yesterday, the agency released these low-risk, non-criminal detainees under a less expensive form of monitoring to ensure detention levels stayed within ICE's overall budget. All of these individuals remain in removal proceedings. Priority for detention remains on serious criminal offenders and other individuals who pose a significant threat to public safety. This step affected a few hundred detainees, as you know, out of the over 30,000 currently in ICE detention.
I think it's worth noting what Secretary Napolitano said the other day, which is that we have made enormous progress in securing our border. We have doubled the presence of border security agents along the Southwest border since 2004, and many, including Republicans in Congress, have noted the progress that has been made.
Much as Secretary Duncan discussed here, instead of talking about taking a step backward in our efforts to improve education in America -- since we have made progress in those efforts -- we should be talking about moving forward. And when it comes to border security, I think Secretary Napolitano made clear that we should be building on the progress we've made, but unfortunately, we're talking about sequestration and --
Q But she didn't mention that this might be necessary as part of sequestration.
MR. CARNEY: I think she talked very explicitly about the direct --
Q About releasing detainees?
MR. CARNEY: Well, about the direct impact that the budget conflicts that we have here with Congress and sequestration, as well as the upcoming continuing resolution expiration, that they have on her budget and other budgets, and the decisions that have to be made because of that. But I would refer you for details on these specific decisions to ICE, because this was a decision made by career officials at ICE.
Q Right, and you said without --
MR. CARNEY: Without any input from the White House.
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MR. CARNEY: That's correct.
Q But let me just ask you -- as you mentioned and ICE mentioned, it says in their statement that many of these detainees are in the process of removal proceedings. How are you supposed to bring them back in if they've been released?
MR. CARNEY: Well, no, I think you're misunderstanding what ICE has said. They continue in the program under a less expensive form of monitoring to ensure that detention levels, actual detentions, stay within ICE's overall budget. But they remain in the process for deportation.
Q But it's possible that some of them might not be brought back in?
MR. CARNEY: Well, again, I would refer you to ICE. I don't think this is a conversation that I can help you with in the specifics.
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The 75th Air Base Wing (75 ABW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Hill Air Force Base, Ogden Utah. It provides base operating support for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, the 388th, 419th Fighter Wing, 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, 309th Maintenance Wing, 526th ICBM Systems Wing, 508th Aircraft Sustainment Wing and 25 associate units.

Until the fall of 1942, the 75th Observation Group aided ground units with their training by flying reconnaissance, artillery adjustment, strafing, and dive bombing missions. The 75th participated in the 1942 Louisiana Maneuvers. It functioned primarily as a replacement training unit from 1943–1944, and also conducted a Ground Liaison Officer course from January–April 1944. The 75th was inactivated in May 1944.

The 75th was reactivated as a wing in May 1966. It performed RF-4C replacement training from February 1967 – August 1970, and tactical reconnaissance from July 1966 – July 1971. On inactivation in 1971, the 75th's resources passed to the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing.

The 75th was reactivated in 1994 to provide services and support for the Ogden Air Logistics Center and its tenant organizations at Hill Air Force Base.

Lineage
75th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
 Constituted as the 75 Observation Group on 5 February 1942
 Activated on 2 March 1942
 Redesignated as 75 Reconnaissance Group on 2 April 1943
 Redesignated as 75 Tactical Reconnaissance Group on 11 August 1943
 Disbanded on 1 May 1944
 Reconstituted on 17 May 1966
 Consolidated with the 75 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing as the 75 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing on 31 Jan 1984

75 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
 Constitured as the 75 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing and activated on 17 May 1966 (not organized)
 Organized on 1 July 1966
 Inactivated on 15 July 1971
 Consolidated with the 75 Tactical Reconnaissance Group on 31 January 1984
 Redesignated 75 Air Base Wing on 16 September 1994
 Activated on 1 October 1994

Assignments
 Air Force Combat Command, 2 March 1942
 II Air Support Command, 12 March 1942
 III Ground Air Support (later, III Air Support; III Reconnaissance) Command, c. 24 May 1942
 I Tactical Air Division, 18 April 1944 – 1 May 1944
 Tactical Air Command, 17 May 1966 (not organized)
 835th Air Division, 1 July 1966
 Twelfth Air Force, 24 December 1969 – 15 July 1971
 Ogden Air Logistics Center (later Ogden Air Logistics Complex), 1 October 1994 (attached to Air Force Sustainment Center after 12 Jul 2012)
 Air Force Sustainment Center, 1 October 2012 – Present

Components
 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: 18 November 1966 – 15 July 1971
 9th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: 1 September 1969 – 15 July 1971
 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: 1 April 1967 – 6 November 1967 (detached after 25 October 1967)
 21st Observation (later, 21 Reconnaissance; 21 Tactical Reconnaissance) Squadron: 12 March 1942 – 1 May 1944
 30th Observation (later, 30 Reconnaissance; 30 Tactical Reconnaissance) Squadron: 12 March 1942 – 1 May 1944
 91st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: 1 July 1967 – 15 July 1971
 124th Observation (later, 124 Reconnaissance; 124 Tactical Reconnaissance) Squadron: 12 March 1942 – 1 May 1944 (detached 3 July 1942 – 4 January 1943)
 127th Observation (later, 127 Liaison) Squadron: 12 March 1942 – 11 August 1943.

Current subordinate organizations

75th Operations Support Squadron (75 OSS)75th Civil Engineering Group (75 CEG)75th Civil Engineering Squadron (75 CES)
775th Civil Engineering Squadron (775 CES)75th Comptroller Squadron (75 CPTS)75th Mission Support Group (75 MSG)75th Contracting Squadron (75 CONS)
75th Communications and Information Directorate (75 SC)
75th Logistics Readiness Squadron (75 LRS)
75th Force Support Squadron (75 FSS)
75th Security Forces Squadron (75 SFS)75th Medical Group (75 MDG)'''
75th Operational Medicine Readiness Squadron (75 OMRS)
75th Medical Operations Squadron (75 MDOS)
75th Dental Squadron (75 DS)
75th Medical Support Squadron (75 MDSS)

Stations
 Ellington Field, Texas, 2 March 1942
 Birmingham Army Airfield, Alabama, 9 March 1942
 William Northern Field, Tennessee, 12 November 1942
 Key Field, Mississippi, 17 August 1943 – 1 May 1944
 Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas, 1 July 1966 – 15 July 1971
 Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 1 October 1994 – present

Aircraft

A-20 Havoc (1942–1943)
B-25 Mitchell (1942–1943)
L-1 Vigilant (1942–1943)
L-4 (1942–1943)
O-38 (1942–1943)
O-46 (1942–1943)

O-47 (1942–1943)
O-52 Owl (1942–1943)
P-39 Airacobra (1943–1944)
P-40 Warhawk (1943–1944)
P-51 Mustang (1943–1944)
RF-4 (1966–1971)

Operations
 World War II

See also

References

External links
Hill AFB Home Page

0075
Military units and formations established in 1994
Military units and formations in Utah

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Park Place è una fermata della metropolitana di New York situata sulla linea BMT Franklin Avenue. Nel 2019 è stata utilizzata da  passeggeri. È servita dalla navetta Franklin Avenue Shuttle, attiva 24 ore su 24.

Storia
La stazione fu aperta il 19 giugno 1899. Tra il 1905 e il 1906 la stazione venne ricostruita. Nel 1999 fu sottoposta ad un'estesa ristrutturazione, in occasione dei lavori di rinnovo di tutta la linea BMT Franklin Avenue.

Strutture e impianti
La stazione è posta su un terrapieno e ha una banchina laterale e un solo binario. All'estremità sud della banchina si trova un piccolo fabbricato viaggiatori che ospita i tornelli e affaccia su Park Place; all'estremità nord è invece posizionata una rampa che conduce su Prospect Place e rende la stazione accessibile alle persone con disabilità motoria.

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La stazione è servita da alcune autolinee gestite da NYCT Bus.
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Minds At War
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Tragic death of Hull Army dad who struggled to cope with life outside the forces
Tragic death of Hull Army…
Dad-of-two Anil Carbon, 30, served his country for eight years.
By Anna Riley. Photo Myshelle Carbon
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A north Hull Army veteran who was discharged from the forces on health grounds tragically took his own life after finding it hard adjust to civilian life.
Dad-of-two Anil Carbon, 30, served for his country for eight years, including a tour of Afghanistan in 2010 but struggled with post traumatic stress after leaving the Army because of problems with his feet.
Tragically, Dominican-born Mr Carbon attempted suicide on two previous occasions before he sadly hung himself on February 9, 2019, in the family home.
Mr Carbon was taking anti-depressants and receiving counselling for his depression but his devastated family feel like more should have been done to stop him from taking his life and are speaking out in the hope his death will serve to help others.
Mr Carbon's grieving wife of 11 years Myshelle said: "Anil was a great dad and great husband, always putting everyone's needs before his own. He was one of a kind and people knew him by his big teeth and big smile.
"Lots of friends and family didn't know what was going on with him and what he was going through as he didn't want to burden people. His life was one of service to Queen and country and to family, but unfortunately when he left the Army, not enough support was put in place for him to move back in to civilian life.
"I feel like the mental health teams and counsellors that Anil was accessing should have listened to the family more, as I rang them so many times to say how suicidal he was feeling but they didn't feel it was enough to step in the day before he took his own life.
"People with mental health issues hide how they truly feel and it should be the job of professionals to get them to open up so they can get better. Anil had two previous suicide attempts and the day before he died, he said he didn't want to be here anymore but it wasn't enough to be sectioned.
"It's too little, too late with the care that was provided to Anil but if his death can raise awareness to help somebody else to change their lives for the better, then that's what we hope for.
'Thank you for your service'
These sentiments were echoed by Anil's cousin Victor Carbon, who said that the Carbon family are "a family of servicemen and police officers" and says Mr Carbon grew up with a desire and ambition to help others before himself.
"Those that work in service should get additional assistance for their mental health without it being a question of cost," he said.
"It's not just that we've lost Anil and miss him, but also the family left behind to deal with that loss.
"If what happened tragically with him can change someone else's life for the better then I hope it does. Our service personnel including emergency services do a great job and don't always get recognised, and if I could say anything to Anil again, I'd say thank you for your service."
'He never found his way in life after the army'
Hull Coroners Court heard that as well as experiencing depression after leaving the Army as he tried to find another profession that gave him the same structure, Mr Carbon, who had six siblings, also experienced crippling anxiety and upset when Hurricane Maria hit his hometown of Dominica in September 2017.
He was worried about the wide spread devastation that the hurricane caused, and feared for the safety of his family in the country, who he was unable to contact at the time to find out if they were hurt.
Mr Carbon was referred to the traumatic stress service in April 2017 to discuss his PTSD, flashbacks and anger, as well as suicidal thoughts and paranoia.
But sadly his wife told the court in a statement that he "never found his way in life after the Army" and tried to end his life two times before he hung himself in the family home earlier this year.
"There were no warning signs, but later on I got access into his Samsung and saw that he has been writing notes on his phone that was in fact a suicide note, but in the weeks prior when he was writing things down, he said he was writing about his life on his phone," she said.
"The Friday before he died, I even bought him a notebook for him to write his life story and he seemed so happy with it.
"He was a brilliant stepfather to my son and an amazing dad to our daughter and often spoke highly of his time in the Army and the structure it gave him. But it seems that he could not find his way in life again after leaving the Army.
"He was amazing and he saved me. I just wish I could have done the same for him."
Since May 2015, Mr Carbon had contact with the mental health services, including an appointment with Help 4 Heroes over his low mood and suicidal thoughts.
He was given anti-depressants after his first suicide attempt in September 2017 and was seen regularly by PSYPHER after this and received a home visit from his care worker the day before he died.
A significant event analysis report was compiled by PSYPHER team leader Lesley Kitchen following the death of Mr Carbon, to see if any practice should be changed in the future that could prevent a similar tragedy.
It was established that full supervision notes should have been recorded in the clinical system and that Mr Carbon's disengagement from the service should have been discussed after his case worker changed.
Following the review, a practice reminder note was sent to all clinicians in the trust to remind all staff to capture all relevant information in the system, and all staff still working at the trust and involved in Mr Carbon's care were interviewed to establish whether the best care was given, but many staff involved had left the organisation so could not be contacted.
A conclusion of suicide
Recording a conclusion of suicide, area coroner Rosemary Baxter, said: "He took his own life and intended to do so, so I must record this conclusion as suicide.
"Anil suffered with PTSD since leaving the services and suffered with mental health problems and depression. In September 2017, his mental health worsened when Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc to his family in the Caribbean."
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The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi is facing a fresh disqualification suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged possession of dual citizenship of two countries.
Obi was dragged before the Court by another political party, the National Rescue Movement (NRM) which among others, alleged that the presidential candidate is no longer fit, proper and qualified for the highest plum office in Nigeria on account of his dual citizenship.
The plaintiff in the fresh suit against Obi is praying the court for an order to disqualify him from the presidential race on the ground of breach of the 1999 Constitution.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1842/2022, the Labour Party candidate was accused of acquiring citizenship of Dallas in Texas, United States of America in breach of sections 1 and 137 of Nigeria's Constitution.
The party through its counsel, Mohammed Danjuma asked for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing, dealing or affording Peter Obi any right or privilege to stand for the presidential election.
In a 14-paragraph affidavit in support of the suit, Peter Obi was said to have voluntarily acquired Dallas citizenship and the certificate of citizenship presented to him by the Mayor of Dallas, Mr Eric Johnson.
The party produced the picture and video recording of the presentation of the citizenship certificate to establish its case against the defendant.
When the matter came up on Monday, Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo lambasted the plaintiff for the inability to serve the originating summons on the defendants.
Justice Ekwo thereafter fixed February 10 for mention of the suit and threatened to strike out the case should the plaintiff fail to serve the court process on Peter Obi before the adjourned date.
Defendants in the suit are INEC, Peter Obi and Labour Party as 1st to 3rd defendants, respectfully.
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Anne Hathaway Will Reportedly Play the Grand High Witch in The Witches Remake
by Andrea Park
Actress Anne Hathaway in Marc Jacobs white silk taffeta knotted dress Local Caption Anne Hathaway;
Since breaking out as awkward teen Princess Mia in 2001's The Princess Diaries, Anne Hathaway has continued to make a name for herself with nearly two decades' worth of "nice girl" roles, with only a handful of edgy outliers. Now, however, she's ready to go full villain: According to Variety, she's officially signed on to play the Grand High Witch of All the World (aka Eva Ernst) in the upcoming film adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1983 novel The Witches.
The new adaptation—Dahl's novel was previously put on the big screen in 1990—will be helmed by Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis, who is also writing the script. Zemeckis will also serve as producer, along with his ImageMovers partner Jack Rapke, plus Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro. Per Variety, the new film will stick much closer to Dahl's original text; the late author was famously disappointed with the 1990 version, which was a looser retelling of The Witches.
Hathaway is stepping into a pair of supremely witchy shoes previously filled by Anjelica Huston; it's still unknown who will round out the rest of the witch convention, though Deadline reports that Viola Davis has been "circling" the project. Both the book and the 1990 film tell the story of a young boy who stumbles upon a convention of children-hating witches—staying at a hotel under the guise of the "Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children"—and takes on the burden of ridding the world of their evil.
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As the Grand High Witch, Hathaway will play the most anti-kid witch of the entire convention since, after all, she's the one who spearheads the development of the potion that will turn all children into mice. She'll also likely get to sport a face full of impressively gruesome prosthetics: As seen in the 1990 film, Huston's normal, human face served as the Grand High Witch's alter ego Eva Ernst, but is soon peeled off to uncover a more stereotypically witchy complexion, as seen below. If you thought Hathaway chopping off her own hair onscreen in Les Mis was dramatic, just you wait until she rips off her own skin to reveal the demon underneath.
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Once again I was impressed with the performance of the UNC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Tonu Kalam. Their program on Tuesday evening, April 25, focused on familiar and popular romantic favorites and one new piece performed in the beautiful and acoustically sensitive Memorial Hall on the UNC campus.
The opener was Isle of Bliss, a 1995 composition by Finn Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928). In some subtle ways, it was possible to hear that he is the heir of Finland's celebrated Jean Sibelius. The Isle of Bliss is a mood piece like much of Sibelius' music, rich in tone color and capturing the feel of a story or poem without telling the story itself. This work was inspired by a poem by Finnish national poet Aleksis Kivi. In Rautavaara's words, "The poem merely served as a stimulus, a source of inspiration for a piece which falls back not on narrative, but on 'feel' or atmosphere." A striking melody early on gets taken apart and reconstructed through many different techniques. The large orchestra, with two harps and supplemental percussion, performed the piece well, capturing the atmosphere of the "bird heaven" the poet speaks of.
The triumph of the evening was Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with Mayron Tsong giving as physically powerful a reading as this reviewer as ever heard or seen. Currently assistant professor of piano at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tsong was born in Canada, has performed widely, and is a recipient of numerous awards and honors.
After the opening piece, one of the new features of the recently renovated Memorial Hall was called into service. The front portion of the stage was used as an hydraulic elevator to descend, have the grand piano rolled onto it, and ascend back to the concert level again. All of this took hardly more than five minutes. When the piano was in place, from where I was sitting in the middle of the auditorium, it obscured the podium and a large part of the orchestra. From the opening chords tolling like a steeple bell, Tsong's petite and charming appearance was belied by her powerful performance. In fact, her opening built up to such a stunning sound I had some concerns about how the orchestra would be heard. No reason for concern was warranted. Throughout the performance, the balance between orchestra and soloist was near perfect, whether the piano was accompanying the orchestra's flowing melody or whether the orchestra was supplementing the piano's solo work, or whether they were playing as a unit. The ovation that followed the performance was spontaneous and fully deserved.
After intermission, we heard Ottorino Respighi's The Fountains of Rome, the second of his Roman Trilogy of tone poems composed between 1915 and 1928. (The other two are the more familiar The Pines of Rome and Roman Festivals, the last to be composed.) The tone poem, cast as a description of four of Rome's famous fountains, is lush with Respighi's masterful orchestral color.
The program ended with Maurice Ravel's "Bolero," his most well known work, which even during his lifetime was loved and despised intensely by different crowds, but mostly loved. Rather in self defense, Ravel wrote of Bolero "... what I had written was a piece lasting seventeen minutes and consisting wholly of 'orchestral tissue without music' – of one long, very gradual crescendo.... I have carried out exactly what I intended, and it is for the listeners to take it or leave." Kalam brought it home in just less than fifteen minutes in a lively performance that carefully accomplished exactly what the composer intended.
The students and friends who comprise the UNC Symphony Orchestra are to be highly commended. To be sure, there were places and elements that lacked the polish of the professional orchestras, but who cares? It was just wonderful to have the opportunity to hear this music played with enthusiasm and gusto and at such an affordable price. How fortunate is the music lover in the Triangle!


mso were lucky enough to be invited to the Essex Digital Awards with New Hall School on the evening of the 3rd of May. The Essex Digital Awards is an awards event, which recognises charities, schools and businesses across Essex for their progressive online work. Accolades across 12 categories including "Best Website" and "Best Blog" were presented.
For us at mso this night was all about New Hall School. New Hall where nominated finalists in 2 categories. The first, WEBSITE: SCHOOL, EDUCATION OR CHARITY and the second was BEST WEBSITE.
The evening started off with a lovely meal which lead into the awards ceremony. The two awards that New Hall where nominated for where award 10 and 12 so we had a little time to relax and enjoy the event before the tension mounted.
We're very happy to announce that the New Hall School website had a very successful Essex Digital Awards this year, achieving awards in both categories in which it was nominated.
The first award New Hall where finalists for was WEBSITE: SCHOOL, EDUCATION OR CHARITY. This category was an important one for New Hall as this is there specialist category, for this the judges consider the experience of exploring all the information on the site as well as the overall UX. New Hall ticks this box for the category.
Congratulations to all involved in the creation of this website, it looks amazing! We look forward to next years event! To find out more about the website read our case study here.
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Look up compose, composed, composited, or composition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Composition or Compositions may refer to:
1 Arts
2 Computer science
3 Mathematics
Arts[edit]
Composition (visual arts), the plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work
Composition doll, a doll made of a wood-based composite material
Composition ornament or "compo", moulded resin mixture used to form decorative mouldings, particularly for picture frames
Composition roller, cast from a hide glue and molasses used in brayers and inking rollers for letterpress and other relief printing
Composition studies, the professional field of writing instruction
Dance composition, practice and teaching of choreography
Digital compositing, the practice of digitally piecing together a video
Musical composition, an original piece of music and its creation
Compositions (album), an album by Anita Baker
Computer science[edit]
Compositing window manager a component of a computer's graphical user interface that draws windows and/or their borders
Function composition (computer science), an act or mechanism to combine simple functions to build more complicated ones
Object composition, combining simpler data types into more complex data types, or function calls into calling functions
Mathematics[edit]
A law of composition, usually called a binary function
Composition (combinatorics), a way of writing a positive integer as a sum of positive integers
Composition algebra, an algebra over a field with composing norm: N ( x y ) = N ( x ) N ( y ) {\displaystyle N(xy)=N(x)N(y)}
Function composition, an operation that takes functions and gives a single function as the result
Composition of relations, an operation that takes relations and gives a single relation as the result
Committee for Compounding with Delinquents, English Civil War
Composition of 1867, Austro-Hungarian/German history, (Ausgleich)
Composition in the Tudor conquest of Ireland, such as
Composition of Connacht
Other[edit]
Chemical composition, the relative amounts of elements that constitute a substance
Composition (fine), a fine accepted by compounding instead of being prosecuted
Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include visuals and digital space
Fallacy of composition, logical fallacy in which one assumes that a whole has a property solely because its various parts have that property
Food composition data, information on nutritionally important components of food
Compo (disambiguation)
Component (disambiguation)
Compose key, a key on a computer keyboard
Compound (disambiguation)
Decomposition (disambiguation)
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Composition.
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The year was 2007. Three young men — Nicholas Jammet, Jonathan Neman, and Nathaniel Ru — first generation Americans and students at Georgetown University's undergraduate business school, were hungry. Their school was in the heart of a culinary desert in which fast food was the go-to option. These friends wanted food that was fresh, tasty, and healthy, so they did what business students do: They created a business plan.
Shortly after graduation, they opened their first Sweetgreen, self-described as a "destination for simple, seasonal, healthy food," a place that understands the soul-satisfying experience of breaking (good) bread and eating carefully prepared food.
Eleven years after opening their 560 square foot venue in the heart of Washington, DC's Georgetown, Sweetgreen has expanded to 87 restaurants across the United States. The food is vegetable based. Some is vegetarian, like the hummus tahini salad, and some not — chicken pesto parm bowl anyone? In the mood for fish? For $13.95, try a fish taco bowl, filled with roasted steelhead, shredded cabbage, cilantro, tortilla chips, warm quinoa, organic arugula, Sweetgreen hot sauce, and lime cilantro jalapeno vinaigrette. All foods are, as the founders say, "real." You won't find anything that is chemically enhanced or pre-packaged in a Sweetgreen.
Jonathan Neman, one of the original three, is the 33-year old son of Persian Jews who fled Iran in 1979. His grandmother, Maman Bahyeh, and her five children settled in Los Angeles where he and his 19 first cousins were born. He grew up in a family in which there was one inviolable rule: No matter what, we all sit around the table together for Shabbat dinner. His grandmother served the 30 of them, week in and week out, her food — good, homemade, tasty, healthy food. While she left her homeland behind, she brought with her the people she loved and the food that would nourish and comfort them. The importance of good food and a meal that would unite them all was not lost on Jonathan.
Jonathan's grandmothers: Maman Bahyeh, on the left, and Monir Mashian on the right.
And when it wasn't Shabbat? Maman Bahyeh fed them as well. Her home was in walking distance to the homes of each of her five children. As the matriarch, she patrolled the streets of their neighborhood, hands clasped behind her back, checking that all was as it should be. And lest her family go hungry, she prepared their lunches during the week as well, delivering her food to her children. Food was love, it was connection, it was fresh, and it was real.
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Nine years after founding Sweetgreen, Jonathan Neman moved back to Los Angeles. He is now newly married, and he and his wife, who comes from her own dynamic Persian Jewish family, juggle the different family Shabbat dinners to which they are invited every week. And while you won't find Persian kebabs and delicacies that his grandmother made at Sweetgreen, you will find food that is grown responsibly, made from scratch, affordable, and even fun. The menus change five times a year, to reflect the produce grown locally. The menus put the ingredients first — just the way both his grandmothers cooked.
And the values upon which Sweetgreen is built? They hearken straight back to Maman Bahyeh's kitchen table and the joy of food, family, and the intersection of the two.
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World Rock'n'Roll Confederation (WRRC) bildades 1984 men kan historiskt spåras tillbaka till 1974. Organisationen är en paraplyorganisation för amatörer och professionella utövare av Rock'n Roll-danser. Till dessa hör Rock'n'Roll, Lindy Hop, Boogie Woogie, Bugg och Dubbelbugg. Organisationens syfte är att "främja fysisk träning av dess medlemmar genom idrottsaktiviteter såsom danstävlingar inom Rock'n'Roll, Lindy Hop, Boogie Woogie och andra alternativa stilar inom reglerna och sportens presentation." WRRC:s registrerade huvudkontor ligger i Ljubljana, Slovenien.

WRRC är för närvarande medlemmar av IDSF numera WDSF (World DanceSport Federation), GAISF numera SportAccord och IOK samt medlemmar av Europeiska Unionens idrottsforum.

Historia

1974 bildade Italien, Frankrike, Tyskland och Schweiz European Rock'n'Roll Association, (ERRA). Efter några år blev Sverige, Danmark, Holland och Österrike fullvärdiga medlemmar. När Kanada blev medlemmar ändrades organisationens namn till World Rock'n'Roll Association (WRRA). När man beslöt att gå samman med Fédération Mondial de Dance de Jazz (FMDJ, World Federation of Jazz Dance) bildades slutligen World Rock'n'Roll Confederation. Organisationen är sedan 1995 erkända av Internationella Olympiska Kommittén, IOK.

År 2011 är följande länder medlemmar:
Sverige, Danmark, Finland, Norge, Tyskland, Frankrike, Italien, Schweiz, Ungern, Bulgarien, Luxemburg, Liechtenstein, Spanien, Estland, Lettland, Ryssland, USA, Mexiko, Singapore, Österrike, Tjeckien, Kroatien, Slovenien, Polen, San Marino, Kanada, Australien, Grekland, Holland, Slovakien, Bosnien-Herzegovina och Storbritannien, Belgien.

I Sverige finns det flera organisationer som handhar danssport, dock är det Svenska Danssportförbundet, DSF som är medlemmar av WRRC samt Riksidrottsförbundet.

Organisation

World Rock'n'Roll Confederation styrs av Presidiet som består av Presidenten, Vice Presidenten, Kassören, Sports Director och Generalsekreteraren.
Till sin hjälp har Presidiet flera olika kommissioner eller kommissionärer. Idag finns följande kommissionärer Lindy Hop, Boogie Woogie, Formation samt en Medicinsk kommissionär. Deras uppgift är att vara Presidiets expertrådgivare i bland annat regelfrågor, Anti-Doping, Tävlingsorganisation, uttagning av domare samt utbildningsfrågor för domare.

Varje år hålls ett General Meeting eller årsmöte där medlemsländerna samlas och diskuterar framtiden. Det är General Meetings uppgift att förse Presidiet med arbetsuppgifter samt att välja dess medlemmar. Detta avgörs demokratiskt genom majoritetsröstning. WRRC:s officiella språk är engelska.

Tävlingar

Årligen arrangeras flera Världscuptävlingar samt Världs- och Europamästerskap. Dessa arrangeras tillsammans med nationella förbund och nationella föreningar eller klubbar. I norden arrangeras dessutom de Nordiska Mästerskapen i samarbete mellan de nordiska länderna. Dessa går att finna i WRRCs tävlingskalender på WRRC:s officiella hemsida.

Klasser och danser inom WRRC:

 Rock N Roll - Main Class, B-Class, Junior and Youth
 Lindy Hop - Main Class and Juinors
 Boogie Woogie - Main Class and Juniors
 Bugg - Main Class and Juniors
 Dubbelbugg - Main Class and Juniors
 Formation - Main Class, Juniors, Ladies

Framtiden

Framtiden för danssport är mycket ljus, dans som intresse och idrott växer världen över och WRRC stora mål är att Rock N Roll skall bli en Olympisk gren inom några år.

Anti-Doping

Likväl som andra idrottsförbund arbetar WRRC aktivt med Anti-dopingfrågor. Inom WRRC lyder man under WADA:s regler och förordningar kring doping samt att man som medlemmar av IDSF/WDSF också har som skyldighet att följa deras regler och policys. De som idag handhar ärenden kring doping är IDSF/WDSF Disciplinära råd. Varje aktiv som vill deltaga i en av WRRC sanktionerad tävling måste underkasta sig dessa regler, man måste utöver detta skriftligen godkänna de regler och policys som finns. Utan denna underskrift blir man ej accepterad som tävlande.

Se även

 Svenska Danssportförbundet
 WDSF
 Danssport
 IOK
 WADA
 SportAccord

Referenser

Webbkällor
 http://www.wrrc.org
 World Rock N Roll Confederation - Rules and Regulations på Engelska.

Externa länkar
 WRRC hemsida
 WRRC pamflett
 WDSF (fd IDSF)
 IOK
 WADA - World Anti-Doping Agency
 SportAccord

Dansorganisationer


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4-Day ICT4D Conference opened in Nairobi, 25 March 2014
The ICT for Development (ICT4D) conference organised by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) kicked off on March 25th, 2014 in Nairobi, the second time the meeting comes to Kenya. The theme of the 4-day meeting is "Building Resilience through Innovation."
The conference was aimed at showcasing the use of ICT in relief and development efforts and will focus on the ways in which technology enables resilience by supporting developing communities to reduce vulnerabilities and coming up with ways that promote the health and well-being of its members.
This year's event was scheduled to run for 4 days and will have a key focus on coming up with ICT solutions to improve programs in agriculture, food security, education, emergency, response and preparedness health micro-finance peace building, water and sanitation and partner capacity building.
Speaking during the official opening of the forum, Dr Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT said: "I wish to commend ICT4D for its initiatives, which represent our individual and collective efforts aimed at bridging the digital divide and fostering development as we strive to improve living standards of our people."
He also noted that ICT4D had clearly distinguished itself in setting ICT development models that can be used to promote social and economic progress. "These efforts have been directed towards ensuring equitable and affordable access of ICT-based communication technologies to our people."
With penetration of cellular technology fast approaching the 89% mark in developing countries and internet usage approaching 31% (International Telecommunications Union 2013 report), this has attributed to the success of the ICT4D conferences.
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Salus counts on organic cultivation. Furthermore, cultivation starts and breeding are important means to maintain the raw material quality on a constantly high level.
Medicinal and spice herbs count among the special cultivations, i.e. they need a particular high input of work and capital. Furthermore the farmer needs to know a lot about cultivation, harvest and after-harvest procedures (e.g. drying). In Germany, more than 100 species are cultivated in noteworthy extent. Important cultures are e.g. Camomile, Fennel, Peppermint and St. John's wort.
We have been purchasing an important part of our herbal drugs (dried plant and plant parts) from organic farming in Germany for many years. In future, we wish to ensure and extend our high ratio of organic herbs, which for the tea herbs is already more than 80%. Through our work in the field of cultivation and breeding, we are able to put at the farmers disposal appropriate seeds and seedlings (e. g. of the special Salus species) as well as the respective know-how, thus contributing to the provision of high quality raw materials.
The basic thought of organic agriculture means operating in harmony with nature. The farm is considered to be a "complete organism" with humans, animals, plants and the soil.
Protection of the natural resources soil, water and air through omission of chemical-synthetic pesticides and mineral fertilizers. Weed control is realised by means of mechanic and thermic procedures.
Increase of biodiversity: on ecologically cultivated surfaces can be found 2 to 3 times more plant species than on conventionally cultivated surfaces. The diversity of insects and birds increases obviously.
Protection of the (cultured) landscape: the varied crop rotation contributes to a diverse landscape. Hedges, hedgerows and humid biotopes are living spaces for beneficial insects.
Healthy and high quality food: because of the slow, healthy growth in a living soil, an optimal quality of organic food is achieved.
Exclusion of genetically modified food: the use of genetically modified seeds or auxiliary ingredients produced through genetic engineering, are forbidden for the processing of food in organic farming.
Reduction of feeding stuff imports from developing countries: organic farming works with closed nutrient cycles. The animals are fed with feeding stuff the farm produces by itself.
Support of adequate animal housing: organically working farms are obliged to house their animals in an adequate way (the possibility to run around outside, straw-bedded resting areas, natural light, good climate in the stable).
Transparency in production: the European law for labelling and control of organically produced food shall protect the consumer against false labelling.
Renunciation from industrial livestock farming: organic farmers are obliged to keep only a low number of animals per surface and thus impede an over-fertilization and deterioration of the groundwater or contamination of the air.
Maintenance of working places in the farming sector: the organic farming sector has an up to 60% higher need of workers. The structures for processing and marketing are often regionally characterised.
Organic farming is sustainable agriculture which maintains natural resources, preserves and has diverse positive effects on the environment.
On the Salus testing fields cultivation starts, selection and breeding are realised. Cultivation is according to the EU-Eco-Regulation No. 834/2007.
Pharmaceutical aims: type and quantity of active principles or characteristic ingredients.
Cultivation aims: yield, habitat adaption, technical properties or tolerances against pathogens.
As breeding methods, mostly the positive and/or negative mass selection, set-up of inbreeding-lines and crossbreeds and backcross breeds are used. Great importance has the maintenance breeding and the propagation of seeds in order to stabilize the character and the properties of a breed.
The breeding aim for Corn flower was the dark blue colour and the multiple flowers. Furthermore important is an upright growth with a low intention to lie down. Today the breed "Salucyan" is ready for cultivation.
For the herbal drug "Calendula flower without calyx", we aimed to breed a Calendula with many flower rings and high growing plants, and a good tolerance against mildew. The result was the Salus-own breed "Salucalend".
Among the healing plants we use for our products, some are rare. Some species are even protected. So, in order to protect the wild habitats of the plants and at the same time assure a sustainable provision with raw materials, for many years we have been striving for the cultivation of wild plants. Arnica and Cowslip are two successful examples.
A cultivation start is more than just the planting of wild plants or seeds on the respective fields. It is a complicated process of adaption and selection of the plants the genetic potential of which allows optimal results at the respective location.


(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A REAL Concerned Citizen Lawrence Anderson reported to us about a collision he came across while travelling down Dawson road.
The incident occured around 2:45 pm, and involved a transport that looks like it rear-ended a pick-up truck on the busy roadway.
Police and paramedics responded to the scene, and were sorting out the situation as Anderson passed by. The photos were taken by a passenger in the vehicle, not the driver.
No word yet on if any serious injuries were sustained.
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Below are Yoga Teacher Training reviews from our graduates of the GoalYoga School™.
How I knew GoalYoga School™ was the right choice for me!
I knew from from the beginning when I signed up that this was going to be a crazy ride of physical and mental commitment out of me and my family, that yoga teacher training would be an emotional experience.
Some days I was on a total high from training. I couldn't get enough. I would come home all smiles and would talk for hours about everything we were learning and doing. Other days, I would find myself feeling a little down, introspective and on the verge of tears. It was very interesting to monitor my attitude and see how much things could shift from weekend to weekend and even day to day.
What I wasn't prepared for was how strong of a bond I formed with the 6 other yogis in training with me and how vulnerable, open and honest everyone was with each other. There were so many intense discussions about a wide variety of subjects. This discussion forced you to really evaluate your life – who you are, what you stand for and who you want to be.
For every intense, tearful and passionate conversation that we had there were at least 10 joyful, funny and happy moments. The list of memorable moments that had us almost in tears laughing is a mile long. The friendship that we all formed over those three months was unlike anything I had ever experienced. I honestly consider them my "yoga family" now and I look forward to running into them at a studio and around town. It feels amazing to be a part of such a strong community of yogis.
This all happened under the guidance of our phenomenal teacher, Ken Heptig. The training that Ken put together for us was the perfect mix of serious and lighthearted, old school and modern day, emotional and physical. GoalYoga training was the perfect fit for where I was in life!
I can't believe I considered not going through teacher training. It was a transformational experience and my life has been forever changed. It has set so many good things in motion and shown me the way to the path I want to be on. I am extremely grateful for Ken Heptig for sharing his knowledge and lighting a fire within us; to my fellow teacher trainees for their willingness to bare their souls and be honest, true friends.
To have the opportunity to take YTT from an individual, like Ken, who has been practicing and teaching yoga for nearly 20 years was extraordinary. Ken offers something unique in his training. We focused heavily on the physical aspect of yoga, but we also spent countless hours studying the spiritual and mental part as well. I have a new perspective on yoga and a new outlook on my life.
The most important take away is that Ken prepares you to teach immediately after the training is completed. He gives you the confidence and the drive to nail your demo class, and get in front of your first group of students. I would highly recommend Goal Yoga YTT to my friends and family.
Quite honestly, YTT changed my life! Not only am I stronger physically, but also mentally and spiritually. I have to admit that I was extremely anxious on that first day, and it didn't help when I met the rest of the group and I realized that I was old enough to be everybody's mother!Ken was extremely welcoming and did a great job putting all of us at ease with his encouraging manner throughout this wonderful learning experience.Just because one may retire, it doesn't mean that we don't have something to offer to others. Now I can share my new found knowledge with others. I highly recommend YTT At GoalYoga for anyone who wishes to teach yoga or even become a better student.
I had the wonderful good luck to obtain my yoga certification from Ken Heptig. I could not have asked for anyone better. His training allowed me to learn the poses, how to design a practice, and the opportunity to show the practice to the other students, thus receiving positive/negative feedback. It was always in a supportive atmosphere, which I needed.
The other wonderful thing I got was the opportunity to meditate. It's like his logo says: Flow through the world with ease. Yes, definitely..Ken's Goal Yoga is something not to be missed.
Ken's YTT has given me a deeper understanding not only of yoga poses and the way my body works but best of all allowed me to deepen my relationship with myself and the Divine within. Ken is always positive, knowledgeable, compassionate, supportive and engaging. His training is well balanced and the spiritual component made it complete. I gained more confidence and trust in myself and i now go through life with a "lighter" attitude. His training is for anyone that is interested in evolving physically and spiritually and gain knowledge for teaching yoga.
Ken's YTT yoga training has been an inspiration with his knowledge, guidance & wonderful enthusiastic personality. He is always ready to answer any questions we have. His positive approach to yoga really makes a difference in growth as a yoga teacher and or life experience.
I've always enjoyed movement but when faced with a lengthy recouperation where I had lost my strength, I decided to go to a hot yoga class at Dowd YMCA late December of 2013. I did not realize it was an advanced class and was not sure I could participate at all. I don't know how he did it but Ken Heptig lead the class of varying levels, I felt comfortable and at the end of class I felt successful.
The physical and spiritual is what I desire to give to my future yoga students so I am learning from Ken at GoalYoga, a great experience on my path.
" I have really enjoyed Ken's yoga teacher training. With one weekend left, I can honestly say I am significantly more confident in my own abilities and I am ready to teach (in fact, I have!). He is great at working with different personalities, melding us together as a group and keeping the group on task and moving forward.
Obtaining your 200 hour yoga teaching certification is a very intimidating goal. I was very nervous at first but as the weekends flew by and my knowledge for yoga deepened. I became more confident in my practice and in my ability to share my practice, love, and appreciation for yoga with others through the knowledge I gained from Ken's training. I recommend entering any training with an open heart and mind to yourself, other students, and the teacher.
Ken is knowledgeable, passionate, and engaging. He makes yoga doable for all levels. His teacher training will allow you to go deeper into your practice and make you think more about how your practice can relate to your everyday life. Ytt with Ken will allow you to improve your practice and how you feel about yoga.
Goal Yoga has given me the confidence to teach yoga in a class setting. The practice sessions during YTT has helped me tailor a class with ease despite the varying level of students in a class.


Chicago is one of the great American cities.
Sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago is the largest metropolis of the Mid-West, the third largest city in the country. It was home to the legendary Daley Machine. It was in Chicago's Grant Park that Obama gave his victory speech. It's a city where the blues found a home in exile. It's home to the White Sox. It's now home to the beleaguered Mayor Rahm Emanuel. It's home to the Southside and the Westside and the Northside. It is not New York and it is not LA. It is Chicago.
Unfortunately Chicago is in deep crisis. The crisis has long, dark roots, from being the most segregated city in the country, coupled with decades of corruption, systematic disinvestment, all resulting in a city being torn apart by structural racism.
It's in this context that we have launched Grove 3547.
The Grove is a new social lab asking the question "How can we work together to support young people in Chicago to develop resilient livelihoods?".
The Grove is focusing it's activities in three neighborhoods, from 35th street to 47th street, in an area known as Bronzeville.
Minimum Viable Lab – structure of a single 4 month Lab cycle. Courtesy of Roller Strategies.
The Lab is a partnership between The Chicago Community Trust (CCT) and Roller Strategies, to tackle some of the complex challenges that are being faced in Chicago. While there's also so many bright sparks of hope, just a few of which are outlined in this post from CCT, they do not together constitute a strategy with a hope of shifting Chicago from its current trajectory.
All of this begs the question, how does Grove hope to impact such a vastly complex challenge?
Why is Chicago in crisis?
One way of understanding what is happening in Chicago is through the lens of multiple capitals. As human beings living in complex systems, maintenance of systems that make life liveable requires multiple forms of capital.
Just as individuals need food to sustain ourselves, societies need capital flows to sustain themselves. We're not just talking about financial capital, but social, human, intellectual, ecological and physical as outlined in Social Labs Revolution. When these capital flows stop, we start digging into our capital stocks – just as a hungry person's body starts breaking down stores of fat. If after we have consumed all our capital stocks, we have not managed to generate new capital flows, the inevitable happens. Our bodies collapse and our communities collapse.
See How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse for more.
Grove 3547 is attempting to show, on a modest scale, that the citizens of Chicago are able to generate new capital flows to sustain their communities.
Success means diverse stakeholders, from young people, to residents living between 35th and 47th street, as well diverse professionals from across Chicago, take collective action.
Success means that 6 people sit around a table and build something together.
Success means creating value on the ground, however small, for the young people aged 20-24 struggling to find channels for their spirit and creativity.
Success means creating new physical capital – even if that's in the form of a pop-up that runs for 2 months, that provides services in Oakland, Douglas and Grand Boulevard.
In the coming weeks and months we will be reporting back on progress from Grove 3547 regularly.
We will also be creating opportunities for all of you to engage in conversation with the Grove 3547 team. If you're keen to find out more about Social Labs, this is an opportunity not to be missed – so keep an eye out on the blog and your inbox.
Click here to see who the Grove 3547 Team are.
Post by Zaid Hassan, Engagement Lead of Grove 3547 and CEO & Co-Founder of Roller Strategies.