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Doug Jones Will Reportedly Appoint An All-White Senior Staff
Written by Parker Riley
Doug Jones made history in Alabama last week, but things are already looking shaky for the folks who supported him. As we reported, on a Sunday interview with CNN, the Senator-elect from Alabama said that people should "move on" from Donald Trump's sexual assault allegations. The comment was bizarre, considering part of the reason he won in Alabama was due to people not wanting a pedophile in the U.S. Senate. Imagine if voters "moved on" from Roy Moore's sexual misconduct accusations and decided to focus on "real issues." See below:
Now, it appears to have gotten even worse. Writer and activist Shaun King is reporting Jones will appoint an all-White senior staff in Alabama because he feels "burdened." See the tweet below:
Let's hope this isn't true, especially considering the only reason Doug Jones won was because of the Black vote. If he wants to represent his constituents, he should have a diverse senior cabinet. Twitter clearly wasn't here for it:
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Based on Bryan Burrough's book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI 1933-1934, the film Public Enemies (2009), directed by Michael Mann, depicts the legend of gangster John Dillinger and the FBI's attempts to bring him down. The film adaptation stars Johnny Depp as Dillinger and Christian Bale as Agent Melvin Purvis, the man appointed by J. Edgar Hoover to take on Dillinger and his gang. Based on a true story, Public Enemies traces John Dillinger's life, which has become mythological over the years. From a broken childhood and bank robberies to murder and prison escapes, Dillinger's sheer audacity continues to intrigue the media and the public today. Perhaps this intrigue lies with the unknown. Despite numerous accounts and historical research, much remains uncertain: how did he pull everything off? How did he escape from jail twice? How did he evade the FBI for so long? And why did he do it all? Conspiracy theories abound. Some crime enthusiasts maintain that Hoover and his new FBI never shot Dillinger and, in fact, staged his death. The Washington Post describes Burrough's book as "a wild and amazing story…" but Burrough is not the first author to be enthralled by Dillinger's unique tale. Several books and movies on Dillinger's life have been released prior to Public Enemies, which surely will not be the last.
Early Life and Family
Born into a middle-class family on June 22, 1903, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Dillinger experienced tragedy at the age of four when his mother died. Shortly thereafter, his father moved the family to a small farm in Mooresville, Indiana; he soon remarried. Dillinger's father had several children with his new wife, and Dillinger's upbringing fell mainly to his older sister. Reportedly, Dillinger disliked his stepmother and endured physical punishment from his harsh father. In 1923, Dillinger joined the Navy but grew tired of it quickly, ultimately deserting. He returned to Indiana and told friends and family that he had been discharged. Shortly after his return, he married 17-year-old Beryl Hovius. He was 21 at the time. The marriage lasted a mere two years.
Introduction to Crime
Following the end of his marriage, Dillinger moved to Indianapolis and met Ed Singleton, a former convict, while working at a grocery store. Young and impressionable, Dillinger was taken under Singleton's wing and accompanied him as he committed his first heist: a botched grocery store hold-up. After fighting with the owner during the robbery and knocking him unconscious, Dillinger fled the scene, thinking the owner was dead. Upon hearing Dillinger's gun go off during the brawl, Singleton panicked and drove away with the getaway car, stranding Dillinger. With no legal guidance, Dillinger pled guilty and received a 10-year prison sentence. Singleton, also arrested, received just 5 years. Dillinger used his time in jail to strategize and plan his revenge against the justice system. With one year taken off his sentence for good behavior, he was released on parole in 1933, four years after the start of the Great Depression. While in jail, Dillinger learned from seasoned bank robbers, preparing for a future in crime. Within a week of leaving prison he assembled a gang and began executing plans to send arms to his friends at Indiana State Prison for escape. However, on the day of the planned prison break, September 22, 1933, police, on a tip, raided the old house where Dillinger and his newly choreographed gang had set up residence. Dillinger was arrested again. He was immediately transferred to Allen County Jail in Lima, Ohio. The arrest only proved Dillinger's loyalty to his friends and they were quick to return the favor. Dressed as police officers, Dillinger's cronies snuck into the jail and broke him out.
Bank Robberies
All told, Dillinger racked up more than $300,000 throughout his bank-robbing career. Among the banks he robbed were:
July 17, 1933 – Commercial Bank in Daleville, Indiana – $3,500
August 4, 1933 – Montpelier National Bank in Montpelier, Indiana – $6,700
August 14, 1933 – Bluffton Bank in Bluffton, Ohio – $6,000
September 6, 1933 – Massachusetts Avenue State Bank in Indianapolis, Indiana – $21,000
October, 23, 1933 – Central Nation Bank and Trust Co. in Greencastle, Indiana – $76,000
November 20, 1933 – American Bank and Trust Co. in Racine, Wisconsin – $28,000
December 13, 1933 – Unity Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago, Illinois – $8,700
January, 15, 1934 – First National Bank in East Chicago, Indiana – $20,000
March 6, 1934 – Securities National Bank and Trust Co. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota – $49,500
March 13, 1934 – First National Bank in Mason City, Iowa – $52,000
June 30, 1934 – Merchants National Bank in South Bend, Indiana – $29,890
The East Chicago robbery on January 15, 1934 is particularly noteworthy. It was at this heist that Dillinger shot a police officer, thereby adding murder to his growing list of charges.
Shortly after the East Chicago robbery, a fire broke out in the hotel where Dillinger and his friends were staying in Tucson, Arizona. Tipped off again, police found and arrested Dillinger. Allowing no room for error this round, the police had him carefully secured and sent to Indiana by aircraft, where he could be tried for murder (he was only guilty of theft in Arizona). He arrived at Chicago's municipal airport on January 23, 1934, where he was greeted by throngs of reporters eager to spread word of the infamous criminal's capture. At this point in time, Dillinger was already a public sensation, due to the media frenzy surrounding him. Authorities placed Dillinger under high security at the jail in Crown Point, Indiana, and treated him as though he had all due intent to try another escape. However, as things settled down, the armed patrol guards on the streets surrounding the prison were dismissed, and indoor guards became more lax. Despite having six armed guards between his cell and the outside world, the leniency of prison regulations permitted Dillinger to spend hours in his cell carving a fake gun out of an old piece of washboard using just a few razor-blades. A replica of his creation is on display in the museum. Dillinger used this gun to escape by taking one hostage and forcing him "at gunpoint" to lead him out of the prison. Dillinger then managed to hijack a car from a nearby alley, and before the prison knew what had happened, Dillinger was on the road again with two hostages in tow. It was then that Dillinger made the fatal mistake of crossing state borders in a stolen car, bringing his crimes under FBI jurisdiction.
Escape at Little Bohemia Lodge
At the time of Dillinger's escape, J. Edgar Hoover was working on implementing a more credible, reformed FBI and developing a new strategy of assigning "special agents" to cases. Hoover appointed a special squad, led by Agent Melvin Purvis, specifically to track down John Dillinger. Constantly on the move after his escape, Dillinger drove across the Midwest trying to avoid the FBI. Along the way, Dillinger teamed up with his old girlfriend, Billie Frechette. After several close calls with the cops and losing Frechette, Dillinger set up camp at Little Bohemia Lodge, just outside the remote town of Mercer, Wisconsin, hiding out with a cadre of criminals, including "Babyface" Nelson, Homer Van Meter, and Tommy Carroll. Alerted by concerned residents and the inn's owners, the FBI swarmed the house, but again, Dillinger managed to slip away. At this point, Dillinger concluded that he had simply become too recognizable. Seeking a better disguise, he decided to undergo major plastic surgery. It was at this time that he was christened with the nickname "Snake Eyes." The surgery was able to change everything except his devious eyes.
Following Dillinger's last staged bank robbery in South Bend, Indiana, where he killed another policeman, Hoover made the unprecedented step of placing a $10,000 reward on Dillinger's head. About a month after the announcement, a friend of Dillinger's, an illegal immigrant working at a brothel under the stage name Ana Sage, tipped off the police. She was under the impression that the FBI would prevent her from deportation if she helped them. Sage told officials that Dillinger planned to attend a film at the Biograph Theater in Chicago. Armed agents waited outside of the theater waiting for Ana's signal (a red dress). Upon exiting the theater, Dillinger sensed the set-up and sprinted into an alley where he was fatally shot.
Several inconsistencies that were discovered upon Dillinger's death have contributed to his legendary status:
Several witnesses claim that the man who was shot had brown eyes, as does the coroner's report. But Dillinger's eyes were distinctly gray.
The body had signs of rheumatic heart disease that Dillinger was never known to have had. The body might have also shown signs of a childhood illness that was not recorded in Dillinger's early medical files.
In 1963 The Indianapolis Star received a letter from a sender claiming to be John Dillinger. A similar letter was also sent to the Little Bohemia Lodge.
The gun on display for years at the FBI headquarters that was allegedly used by Dillinger against FBI agents outside of the Biograph Theater on the day of his death was not his and was recently proven to have been manufactured years after his death. The original gun was missing for several years, but recently turned up in the FBI's collection.
Is John Dillinger dead or alive? Much of the controversy surrounding Dillinger's death has to do with the post-mortem identification of his body. There are some who believe that the individual who was shot and killed by FBI agents on the night of July 22, 1934 outside the Biograph Theatre in Chicago, IL was not John Dillinger, but perhaps Dillinger-look-alike and petty criminal Jimmy Lawrence. Dillinger had in fact been using the pseudonym Jimmy Lawrence around Chicago for quite some time.
There may have been a good reason too for the FBI to cover up a mistake on their part, if in fact it was not John Dillinger who they killed. Just a few months before his death, Dillinger and his gang settled in to the Little Bohemia Lodge in Wisconsin, where they hid out of sight of the authorities. The innkeepers found out who they were harboring but were promised that no harm would befall them. Meanwhile, Dillinger didn't trust them, and made sure that a member of his gang followed them into town, watched their every move, and listened in on all their phone calls and conversations. On one occasion, though, word was transmitted to the FBI that Dillinger was hiding out at the Little Bohemia Lodge, and FBI Agent Melvin Purvis assembled his team to storm the lodge and capture Dillinger. The execution didn't work out as planned, and on top of the entire Dillinger Gang escaping the Lodge unharmed, Purvis and his agents managed to kill several innocent bystanders and lost a member of their team in a gunfight exchange. The incident nearly lost Hoover his title of Director of the FBI and the incident embarrassed the entire Bureau and cast doubt on their ability to maintain order. A second embarrassment of that nature during another Dillinger capture might well have been grounds for dismissal of many of the top FBI officials, and perhaps even graver repercussions for the Bureau.
There were other dubious circumstances surrounding the events that followed Dillinger's death. The informant who notified Purvis where Dillinger would be that evening, Anna Sage, was promised U.S. citizenship in exchange for her information; however, when the dust finally settled, she ended up being deported after all. Another point of contention was that the person who was killed that night was even carrying a weapon. FBI agents claimed to have seen Dillinger reach for a weapon before he set off running into the side alleyway. The FBI even showcased in their headquarters the gun that was supposedly on Dillinger's body the night he was killed. It turns out, however, that the small Colt semi-automatic pistol on display at the FBI was only manufactured after Dillinger's death, making it impossible to have been the one he was allegedly carrying.
G-Men examining Dillinger's corpse
And then there were the autopsy findings, which were equivocal. Forensic analysis of the victim showed that he had stippling patterns on his neck, which is due to close range fire, and when writer Jay Robert Nash conducted his reconstruction of the crime scene in 1970 it showed that Dillinger had to have been in a prone position when he was shot. This would suggest that Dillinger was somehow tackled to the ground and was defenseless. (Note: Nash is not a trained or licensed crime scene investigator or forensic scientist, and the bases of his findings have not been scientifically referenced nor validated). Several physical discrepancies also existed. The scar on Dillinger's face was not present at autopsy, which could have been the result of successful plastic surgery, but upon viewing the victim, Dillinger's father exclaimed that it was not his son. A close up of the corpse face showed a full set of front teeth, however, it was known through various documented photographs and dental records that Dillinger was missing his front right incisor. The corpse's brown eyes also did not match that of Dillinger, who supposedly had grey eyes. Finally, the body showed signs of certain illnesses and heart conditions that were inconsistent with prior medical records and Dillinger's level of activity.
The body was, however, positively identified by John Dillinger's sister upon viewing a characteristic scar on his leg. Furthermore, the fingerprints recovered from the victim were also poor in quality, due to the fact that Dillinger had attempted to remove his fingerprints by burning them with acid, but showed consistent features with Dillinger's known fingerprints. The change in eye color can also be explained through post-mortem pigment changes in the eye.
If Dillinger managed to exploit the vulnerability of the FBI and escape death yet another time, this surely would be his greatest escape ever. But, these conspiracy theories are not widely accepted and exist among a small group of individuals not including the law enforcement and scientific communities.


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Running is Stacy's passion, something she attributes to her father, Mike.
After a series of job changes in three different states with her husband, John, she returned to her home in Nashville. There, she decided to set up a run in memory of her father, raising money for the American Heart Association.
That first run would later lead to Stacy's involvement with Ainsley's Angels of America, a volunteer organization that builds awareness and raises money for America's special needs community.
The organization conducts a series of race events with special needs athletes (Angel riders). They compete on courses in jogger chairs with the assistance of Angel runners. The series focuses on inclusion with the riders being the spotlight of each event.
Stacy raised her first $1,000 to buy a wheelchair in honor of her cousin, who was wheelchair bound and died of cerebral palsy.
Stacy, Mike's daughter, and her teams have raised enough money for 11 wheelchairs to date. For him and others, they continue to go the distance.


Eccentrico, an autobiographical essay on autism and Asperger's syndrome.
Which, according to the DSM-5 and the very recent ICD-11, are now the same thing: autism spectrum disorders.
I insist on the fact that the word 'disorder' still suggests something that needs to be fixed. Those who know me, also know that I can't be accused of being 'politically correct'. It's just a matter of coherence, since we all now agree that autism is not a disease but a different cognitive style; it's is about opening one's mind, and after understanding that the human beings can express their sexuality in so many ways, finally we also realized that we can express our cognitive and perceptive abilities in different ways. It doesn't sound so difficult.
Eccentrico started as a personal diary. I began writing it shortly after my diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome (well, of autism spectrum condition…) basically to rearrange my thoughts because seeing them on paper helps me to rearrange them. Then, over time, talking to acquaintances and friends or looking at documentaries and TV programs (always on my laptop, because I still don't want any TV at home …), I realized that there is so much confusion about autism. Too much confusion.
Apart from the usual, old stereotypes, misinformation doesn't only affects the public, but also – unfortunately – psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists and families of autistic people. And the more time passed, the more I realized that the so-called 'high functioning' autism and Asperger's syndrome (whose diagnoses differ only in one detail: Asperger's has no delay in language development) were as well victims of prejudices as more severe autists.
It is true: sometimes it's not so easy to distinguish an Aspie from a non-Aspie (at least until the autistic cliché remains Dustin Hoffman counting the toothpicks fallen on the ground or rocking obsessively on a chair). It is the high-functioning side, in the asperger, which deceives; it is the ability to blend in, to try to adapt to the normality that society, sometimes involuntarily and superficially, imposes on anyone who is different.
"You can't see it", or: "Come on, you cannot be autistic" and again: "Yes, but I also do the same thing … would that make me autistic too?". I've heard so many such phrases; I've talked to a lot of people who think that Asperger's is nonsense, an invention of the infamous, bad pharma always plotting behind our backs, making up diseases just to sell a few extra tablets. And yes, maybe it happens sometimes, but here we are talking about something totally different, a condition in which the brain has been proved to be structured differently, in which the world is perceived in another way than the majority of people.
So, without even noticing, the personal diary I was writing, that sort of map I wanted to use to rearrange my thoughts after my diagnosis of autism, has turned into an autobiographical essay. All the autobiographical anecdotes have become ideas, tips to explain a specific characteristic of the autistic condition to the public. I've also tried to provide my explanations with a solid scientific basis 'cause I fear those people who talk about such delicate issues without the necessary competence and background. Such serious thing as a neurological condition that today involves one in of 59 children, according to the latest statistics.
If you are interested in understanding autism, especially the 'high functioning' and the (no longer existing) Asperger syndrome; if you want to understand how we live this condition from within, what an Aspie thinks, what could hurt or make her happy, how to avoid starting a meltdown, then from November 15 you can buy Eccentrico.
Writing this essay was for me the beginning of a mission: to sensitize as many people as possible on the need to accept differences like neurodiversity as normal. And, especially in such a delicate historical moment in which public figures and politicians superficially, and for mere personal interests, put at risk the whole society and the foundations of democracy sabotaging our culture, it is essential to make our voice heard. All our voices.
We must understand. To tolerate, honestly, is not enough.


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SLIPKNOT's MICK THOMSON: This Is the Greatest Amp I've Ever Used, It Beats My Signature Amp
SLIPKNOT Mick Thomson guitarist discussed the arsenal of gear he's been using these days, telling Music Radar about the Mesa/Boogie JP-2C Limited Edition Mark IIC+ John Petrucci amp:
"The new Petrucci signature head that's based on the Mark IIC+ – which had that classic Dream Theater and early Metallica sound – it's probably the best amp I've ever played and I've been using it over the last year of touring on the 'Gray Chapter' cycle.
"We've actually been able to play with Dream Theater at European festivals a few times over the years, but I don't really get to see them. It'll be for a minute or two in Spain or somewhere! Seeing 'Images and Words' in its entirety would be a religious experience… I have to catch that tour.
"I was listening to Metallica's 'Garage Days' back when I was in junior high. I always loved the guitar sound, because it sounded so raw, you know? It was real, not ultra-compressed… plus the band were playing kickass.
"I would listen to it on my home stereo so loud it could rattle the teeth in your head, and I'd just go wild. The start of 'Breadfan'… god damn I wish I had that kinda tone.
"I was wondering what the f*ck they were using, because it wasn't Marshalls early on. I jumped down that rabbithole and found out it was a Mark IIC+ running into a Marshall power amp, because the C+s were wired in triode and didn't have the balls. But the preamp sounded amazing, so they ran it like that from everything I've read.
"Most of it will probably be horsesh*t, because I read stuff about me and it's like, 'That's not right, that's not right, that's not right and I don't know where the f*ck they got that!' The internet will be like that for all time, I think: misconception and misinformation will rule the day!
"I was searching for the sound and looked for older C+s to see what I could find. I talked to some of our people and they asked if I had played a Boogie Mark V and I hadn't.
"I don't really head into guitar shops much. When I was younger, you couldn't really buy them – you had to go to Chicago to check them out which was a five-hour drive each way! So I never really had much access to them, other than some old 50 Calibers.
"I wasn't really into the whole Rectifier thing – where everyone and their brother wouldn't know sh*t about gear, they'd just plug in a Recto and that's their sound. I didn't really like that sound, so I never pursued Boogie. Then I learned some of my favorite tones had come from a Boogie; the cleans are just amazing on pretty much any amp I've plugged into.
"This amp wasn't even announced when I started talking to them about it. I was using Mark Vs and I was impressed – that EQ is one of the greatest things that's ever happened in music, at least for guitar players!
"I even bought their EQ pedals so I could fix the sound of other amps I didn't like… suddenly everything would sound great. Right before NAMM, they told me about this new signature, basically a Mark IIC+ with MIDI switching and two of those EQ controllers. I was like, 'Dude!' and they sent me one.
"Petrucci's rig is probably very complicated, with different routings for different effects. So having the MIDI switching system is a perfect solution in one unit, and you can get so many sounds out of it from that super-juicy early-mid Metallica and Dream Theater tones in one box. It's outstanding.
"Despite the fact I have my own signature amp, I've just started using this one. I'll still plug in my Riveras on different stuff – they're great amps in their own right – but I've never been so impressed by one amp.
"I actually have one of the signature ones with John and Randall from Boogie's signatures by the serial number – a little card with a plaque on the inside. I have the standard ones, too, but this one's my baby and will always stay with me at home.
"This is set up more like Petrucci, but my live rig is a bit different – some of pedals need to run through a clean channel for that digital distortion, which means I need to set my cleans a certain way. Like the tapped part on 'Surfacing' with pitch-shifter and auto-wah: that's digital distortion coming from a Boss rackmount unit. 'Spit It Out' is the same."
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Hungry Howies is the eleventh biggest pizzeria in the United States of America. It has over 550 locations where the staff members deliver pizza and other food items. This includes brownies, chicken wings, calzone-style subs, salads, bread and many others to their customers. The headquarters of the Hungry Howie's Pizza and Subs, Inc. are in Madison Heights, Michigan, in the United States of America.
The founders of Hungry Howies Delivery are Steve Jackson and James Hearn. In 1973, James Hearn opened Hungry Howies. Later, in 1982, Steve Jackson joined him to franchise the operations of the organization. Steve Jackson is the CEO of the renowned restaurants.
Hungry Howies Delivery grew massively to serve more people in the USA. It launched its 500th store in 2005. The organization's 550 franchises serve more than 21 states. They have outstanding staff members who professionally offer delivery services instantly after ordering.
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The estimated delivery time of pizza from Hungry Howies is approximately 45 minutes. Hungry Howies opens their restaurants at 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM from Sunday to Thursday. However, from Friday to Saturday all their restaurants are open from 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Therefore, you can order pizza, drinks, and other food items from Hungry Howies Delivery at any restaurant near you.
They provide on time deliveries at reasonable rates. You can place a pizza order through the official website of the organization or call them to explain to them the type and size of pizza you want. Additionally, to avoid unnecessary delays, you must indicate your exact place of residence. Your address is crucial because it enables them to bring the pizza to your apartment instantly. The staff members of the Hungry Howies Delivery are customer-friendly.
The Hungry Howies Restaurants charge delivery fees to the customers who buy pizza and other products from them. However, their fees are reasonable, if you look at some averages across the United States.
The minimum you can order from Hungry Howies is an item worth 10 dollars. If you want Hungry Howies Delivery to your home, you should pay a delivery fee of $3.25. You can give the delivery fee to the driver after receiving pizza or any other item from the restaurant.
The type and the size of pizza that you require determine the amount of money that you will pay for the product and its delivery. For instance, cheese pizza 16″ XL costs $11 at Hungry Howies Restaurants. However, you must pay a total of 14.25 dollars to cater for the delivery charges and get the product to your home or wherever you need it delivered.
They have clean restaurants because their staff members observe proper hygiene every day. The process is essential for human health because it prevents the consumers from contracting illnesses.
Unlike other restaurants, Hungry Howies stores provide attractive pizzas. Therefore, you should feel comfortable requesting orders from them anytime. They have a team of professionals who have proficient skills to make all types of pizzas and other essential foodstuffs.
Hungry Howies Delivery restaurants help the needy by offering free donations. By September 2016, the organization had provided more than $1.5 million as donations. Most of the donations went to National Breast Cancer Foundation to help individuals affected by cancer to cope effectively during the painful treatment process. Therefore, their management has an excellent sense of philanthropy.
Conclusively, it is good to state that Hungry Howies Delivery is among the best pizza delivery services in the United States of America. Their fast and reliable services make them outshine their competitors. Hence, enjoy growth and development every year.
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Just checked my order with Deep Discount for Stargate UE and see that the reason for the pokey delivery is that they have it listed as backordered.
Hope these materialze in the near future. Anyway, thought you might like to know.
Glad I got mine this past Monday!
mine already shipped as well. It was on backorder when I ordered, but it shiped within a couple of days.
Mine said backordered when I placed the order as well. Shipped 2-3 days later and got shortly after.
Guess I'm just impatient. Thanks for the feedback, foks.
When I order mine last week it said it was backordered, then it shipped like a day later. So I wouldnt worry about it too much.
Got my copy on 2/25.
Got mine's last week. For some reason my first order didn't go thru and had to order again.
My copy was shipped last Monday (18th), but I still haven't receieved it. Should I worry?
I just bought the last copy here in Montreal!
Sorry. I guess I started this mess. Mine was just shipped. I was afrain it was going to be OOP before I caught a copy. False alarm, I think.
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Women of Distinction: Deatrea Rose
Jonathan Rileyjriley@morningsun.net
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Over the past decade, Deatrea Rose has had the opportunity as director of student diversity programs at Pittsburg State University to work on some of the issues she is most passionate about. Since she began the transition into her new role as Assistant Vice President for Student Life - Senior Diversity Officer in the fall, she has begun to expand that work while also taking on a new set of job duties.
"I'm passionate for creating access for all, and when I talk about access for all, just everyone having the opportunity to, you know, if they desire to go to college or if they desire to own a home, or you know, to live in a nice community, that they have access to the same opportunities that any other citizen would have," Rose says.
"I'm passionate about making sure that our students, once they get to college that they stay and graduate, because we know a lot of students start but then they don't end up finishing, and so, you know, I'm really big on issues of student retention, student success, student access as well."
In her new position, however, Rose is working not only with students, but with PSU faculty and staff too, as well as the broader community beyond the university.
"I will also be doing some work out in the community in terms of outreach, in terms of making sure that the community kind of has a face of diversity if you will, in terms of attracting new people to want to move to Pittsburg that are of diverse backgrounds, you know, making sure that they can find housing, if they're interested in maybe opening a small business in our community, how would they go about getting started with something like that," she says. "Just basically being a liaison between the university and the community of Pittsburg as well."
Though Rose will now be working more closely with the Pittsburg community beyond PSU's campus, the university has long been an important part of her life, even years before she worked there. She earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees at Pitt State, and is also currently working on her dissertation to complete a doctorate in higher education administration.
Rose even met her husband at PSU — on her very first day of school in 1993. They dated for a year, then got engaged, and got married the following year. Today, they have three daughters, one of whom graduated from Pitt State in May. The other two are in their freshman year of college and in 7th grade, respectively.
"I am very much family-oriented, and so outside of work I just really enjoy spending time with my family, doing, you know, outdoor type activities, just being a mom outside of work," Rose says.
Before she was a mom and before she moved to Pittsburg to attend PSU, though, Rose grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She attended Wyandotte High School, where she was active in a wide range of extracurricular activities, from student council to cheerleading, to sports including basketball, volleyball and track running. She was also in the school band and choir — the latter of which she continued in college, although she gave up playing sports to focus on school.
When Rose heard she had been selected as a 2021 Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce Woman of Distinction, she says, it came as a surprise.
"I got a phone call congratulating me on being chosen as one of the Pittsburg Women of Distinction and, I mean, it was quite an honor and quite a shock because, you know, I don't reside in Pittsburg but I do work in Pittsburg, and so it was a nice honor to be recognized for the work that I've done over the years," she says. "So I'm very honored and very humbled to be chosen for such a prestigious award."
As she takes on her new position — which was just created in the fall as part of a reorganization of the university's office of student diversity and its student life division — Rose sees not only a new set of responsibilities, but a new set of opportunities as well.
"I think that the work that I do, it's important work — diversity, equity and inclusion, you know, it's very important work especially with the time that we're in now," Rose says. "And, you know, I encourage people to really examine themselves and examine the interactions that they have with people on a daily basis and take an opportunity to learn something not only about who you are as a person, but about the people that you are working with."


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Report appears to clarify recent Leeds United training ground claims, details players affected
Toby Wilding
Leeds United have told several members of their first-team squad to stay away from the club's Thorp Arp training ground following recent media speculation, a report from Leeds Live has claimed.
It was reported by Football Insider that several members of Leeds' squad had been at the club's training ground to be put through their paces on Friday and Saturday, despite social distancing rules introduced to combat the global Coronavirus outbreak, and the fact that Football League teams have been told not to return to training until the 16th May.
According to the latest reports however, none of those players were at the training ground at the same time, with Liam Cooper, Stuart Dallas, Ezgjan Alioksi and Gaetano Berardi all said to have separately used the running track at the Thorp Arch facility.
The report states that the four players have all been forced to use the track as a result of difficulties running at home, due to the need to maintain fitness during the current suspension of the football season.
However, the quartet have now reportedly been told not to return to the training ground for the foreseeable future, in order to avoid the threat of any further media scrutiny.
As well as Cooper, Dallas, Alioski and Berardi, fellow first-team players Jean-Kevin Augustin, Adam Forshaw and Leif Davis have all also been at the club's training ground recently as they continue their rehabilitation from injury.
This is a sensible decision from Leeds.
With the emphasis that is being placed on social distancing in the current situation at the minute, continuing to have players at the training ground for the time being would not have reflected well on the club, and could have even led to some repercussions for them, given the advuce they appeared to be ignoring here.
Indeed, with the risk posed by what is going on at the minute, continuing with this approach could have also posed some problems in terms of health at Leeds going forward, as well as the issues that could be presented by this from a logistical perspective.
Related Topics:Ezgjan AlioskiGaetano BerardiLeeds UnitedLiam CooperSky Bet ChampionshipStuart Dallas
Article title: Report appears to clarify recent Leeds United training ground claims, details players affected


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The Wizards of Pangea – The Sorcerer Chronicles – 3
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They travelled daily, found incredible places to make camp at night and the week passed by quickly. They were on the edge of the city when they made camp on the seventh day. Bartok wanted to enter the city the next day, and he didn't want to be at the mercy of Menandor's hospitality for more than a couple of days, before they set out for the Free Lands and the north. He had his reasons and he didn't say why, and no one felt like arguing, it was another night outside, and they had plenty of supplies. They made camp, ate and had lain down all of them when a squadron of Guards approached the camp and inquired as to who they were and what they wanted in Menandor? Then Bartok stepped forward in his robe and they all shrunk back. They had heard of the Wizard, but none of them had ever seen him before.
They told him they would escort him and his party to the palace immediately, and Bartok refused, he told them they would enter the city on their own the next day, and would make their way to the palace and be there by midday. They weren't happy with his answer, but who was going to challenge Bartok the Blue, not even their king was that foolish. There were stories of things that he had done, and they didn't want to be on the wrong side of his wrath.
The next day they entered the city and made their way to the palace and as they had said, they arrived at midday, they were announced, and Menandor welcomed all of them to his table and to a banquet in their honor. It was impressive, even if it seemed a bit stiff. It was because of the past, not because he was an ungracious host. He toasted them, and asked why so many wielders of magic were travelling in a group. Bartok told him they were his guests and were accompanying him to his fortress in the north.
That seemed to satisfy him about the group, he looked over the group, and came to Sarzon finally and asked him his name, he told him he was Sarzon the Silver. Menandor seemed to be puzzled, he had never heard of the Wizard Sarzon the Silver, Sarzon looked at him and as he started to answer, Bartok cut in and said he was an apprentice and recently attained the rank of full Wizard, he is one of the most powerful Wizard in the three realms. That stopped all the conversations at the table, Bartok the Blue had just proclaimed that one of the most powerful wizards in the three realms was sitting at the table. They all knew or had heard of Bartok the Blue, considered by all, even his companions, to be the most powerful Wizard there was, but to have him proclaim that this young man was also one of the most powerful wizards, what a proclamation. The company of Bartok knew the truth of it, they had seen him during the tests and trials, and had heard how he had vanquished his own dark seed in the Well of Souls, they knew it wasn't a boast, but the people of Menandor's kingdom knew nothing of him and wanted a test to prove Bartok's claim.
Sarzon was going to refuse, he was humble and didn't want to impress people, he only wanted to help them. It was Bartok who said he would give them a demonstration after dinner that night. They were given quarters in the palace, all together, adjoining rooms, and they all refreshed themselves, bathed, and rested. The beds were nice, not as soft as the bed in the Oak House, but nice nonetheless. That night they dined, and Bartok had prepared Sarzon for the demonstration. He explained to Bartok he didn't want a reputation, he became a Wizard to help people and to defeat the Dark Mages and Morcandon the Black. Bartok told him that part of being a wizard was not wanting a reputation but having to deal with people who wanted to see magic in action. So he told him what to do. Manipulate some magic, show some scenes in the countryside of the kingdom, and show them some tricks. Nothing more, and under no circumstances was he to show any of them anything that involved their futures. They would ask, but he must refuse. When asked why he must refuse, Bartok told him that was one of the ways that Dark Magic can trace them, only the people who had no clue as to the powers of Magic would ask to see the future. The future wasn't written yet, choices made by people would change what they saw, but they had dark seeds in them and the vision would cause them to make choices to fulfill what they saw.
He agreed, it was best not to show any futures, how would he refuse them, wouldn't they just ridicule him and say he had no real power if he couldn't produce what they wanted to see, Bartok told him not to refuse them by saying he couldn't, he could, he must stand for what's right, as he did in the Well of Souls, and refuse them and show them instead something of value, something they wouldn't forget. He must use his power to cause something to happen, he suggested he manipulate the weather, cause lightning to strike inside the audience chamber or make it rain or something that would scare them, and make them never ask him that question again. A certain amount of theatrics for the people.
Sarzon laughed, no wonder everyone was scared of Bartok the Blue, he had a wry sense of humor and though he had never used theatrics with Sarzon, suggesting he use it with these people was as good a way to teach them he was powerful and not to question him in the future. He was ready then. He had prepared himself, found the Magic source he would use so as not to drain every living thing around him, and by letting the spectators get a full head of drink in them, he could easily handle their requests.
When they asked him to demonstrate his abilities, he manipulated several things, and made them dance across the floor, then he turned stone into a clay vessel, and changed his form from young to old and wizened, then he asked for requests. They had asked different things, which he performed all of them, the one of the guest asked that question, and following Bartok's suggestion, he transformed his visage by surrounding himself with light, and he told them that he wouldn't show a future to anyone because they were all lies from the dark, and he made lighting flash from around his body and all across the room. They were scared of him, not for doing something evil or dark, but rather afraid because he had just manipulated the weather.
The result was his fame was spoken of in whispers, just as his mentor and friend Bartok the Blue was, and he realized that he hadn't really demonstrated any real power, he had only shown them some simple Magic, some weather manipulations and manipulation of light, it had been Bartok who had clued him in on how to give a demonstration that would stop all questions about him, and spread his fame throughout the Kingdom and eventually into the Free Lands.
The next day they continued on their journey, they had come to the Kingdom and finished their business, now they needed to go to the Free Lands. The journey would take another week to reach the Free Lands and from there at least three months to get to Bartok's Fortress in the Far North, it was on the edge of a bay where the seals and walrus' came to feed. Orcas swam in the bay, and it was a beautiful, peaceful place that was his home. He knew what would be happening eventually, when Bartok decided to return to Benelvin permanently, he would become the Master of the Fortress. But that was far and long away. They needed to defeat The Dark Forces first.
Bartok was happy to have the kingdom behind him, the King was a good man, but he was devoid of Magic, and didn't trust any who worked Magic at any level. He didn't even have a court Magician. The rest of the journey was like the first leg of the journey. The week went by quickly and it was Sarzon who cast the spells to conceal their tracks and hide their passing. It was Bartok who suggested it, Sarzon realized that even though he had been conferred the rank of Wizard by the Council and allowed to leave Benelvin with the group, he still had a lot to learn. Bartok told him that he would spend the rest of his life learning, and if he came to a time when he had nothing left to learn, he would need to get an apprentice of his own to take his place and retire himself to Benelvin.
That was an odd statement, especially from Bartok. When he had an opportunity, he talked to Lazolon, he was known as Lazolon the Bright, he was a master at manipulating light, and he always seemed to be happy. He sang or played his pipes as they traveled, and at night he would play his lyre. He was about the same height as Sarzon and he had silver hair, and green eyes, and an elf's happy features. His hair was pulled back and braided at the back of his head and framed his face on the sides, his pointed ears protruded from his hair, and his robe was green with the embroidered runes in place like all of the other robes. He carried a bow, one of Delvina's, he had Dwarf made blades with protection runes, and he wore the boots of soft leather and soles the elves were famous for. All of them were dressed similarly. They all wore different colors, but the style was the same.
Bartok wore blue, Lazolon wore green, no one wore black, his own clothes were brown, and the others had different colors, shades of brown, green, blue, yellow, and grey. It wasn't so important as they could change clothing and wear different colors, but that only if they were trying to go unnoticed. If they wanted to pass through undiscovered, they would carefully pack their weapons and staves, and put their robes away. But that was only if they could feel the presence of Dark Magic. They wanted to make the fortress before they had to fight.
The trip to Storm Haven had given Sarzon many questions that he wanted answers to. Who were the "Sons of God" the men referred to. How large were the Giants, and at least a hundred more questions; Bartok told him that once they left Benelvin that he would get the answers to his questions by the time they reached his fortress. He asked Bartok if he could answer some of his questions and Bartok deferred him to Lazolon. He had lived in Benelvin all his life, and would know more about them than anyone other than Delvina.
Lazolon was always eager to answer his questions. And when he asked him about the "Sons of God", it was the first time he had ever seen a serious look come upon his face. He straightened himself in the saddle, and looked directly at Sarzon, and when he spoke it wasn't from fear, but rather from awe.
The Sons of God are the Nephilim, they were angels before taking on corporeal bodies, which allowed them easy access to all of God's creation. They were originally sent here to teach God's creation, they released Magic into the world, taught the Dwarves how to smith metal and all the skills they have with metal and gems. They also taught them the art of mining, which is why their cities are all underground except in Green Haven.
They taught the elves and men how to manipulate magic and when they released Magic into the world, all of the elves and some of the men were able to manipulate it. They brought music, science, writing, and all the other skills we have today, but they weren't supposed to stay. They found the women of Elves, Men and Dwarves attractive and were allowed to stay, their offspring are giants. Anywhere from nine feet tall to fifteen feet tall and they aren't as intelligent as any of the three created races, but they are formidable opponents none the less. They are immensely strong, the can toss boulders and use trees as clubs, and are impervious to magic, they can be killed with a boar spear, but the strength it takes to pierce their skin is immense, and arrows are not effective at all. The Nephilim rarely leave their lands any more, and haven't invaded into anyone's lands in over seven hundred years.
He had answered all of the question Sarzon had. Except for one. He wanted to know if they were ever in league with the Black Necromancer or his Dark Mages. Lazolon deferred to Bartok, who told him that as far as he knew, that had never happened. They had released Magic, but never took part in any battles between the Light and the Darkness. They weren't powerful enough to defeat the league of demons that were in the Southland. That was up to the Wizards and Sorcerers in the North it was why they had released Magic to start with. They also were responsible to keep the way barred to the Garden where Man was Created. God's Garden was protected by an Angel with a flaming sword, and no one is allowed to enter the Garden.
When the Nephilim released Magic into the world, it changed men into the three races that were here. It had transformed the men who came into contact with Magic. The Dwarves and the Elves were the result of the influence of Magic on mankind, and once they transformed, they produced after their own kind. It wasn't the plan, Magic was supposed to help men in their battle against the Fallen Ones, which it did, but it also formed the other two races in the process.
Men and Elves could control and manipulate Magic, and the dwarves were null, it had transformed them but it hadn't made them Magicians, it had made them the crafters of magical implements. The swords, the protective metals, all of it. The runes they used on everything were Enochian, the language of Angels, but all of the races on Pangea spoke the same language. Adamian, the language that God had given to Adam on the day of Creation. What made the difference between Wizards and Sorcerers, and the people who couldn't use magic, except for the Dwarves, was that all the manipulators of Magic had to learn to read, speak, and write in Enochian. It was the only language that made the spells work.
Some of this he had known, it was the first thing that Bartok had insisted he learn. He could use Magic; he was a natural born Wizard. All Wizards were born to naturally use magic without invoking Enochian, but it would leave them unprotected when they used their natural Magic. What they had to do was become Sorcerers, using spells and incantations that were spoken in Enochian, written in Enochian, and formed the runes of the Magic symbols they used to anchor their spells.
Sarzon was dumbfounded, he didn't know any of this, he wasn't sure why Bartok had insisted he learn the language, to read, write, and speak it, but now he did. He was one of those born with the ability to manipulate and use Magic. He hadn't known the history of the Nephilim, Giants, Elves or Dwarves, he thought that God had created all of them, now he knew the whole story, and that this was just an overview, he still needed to know the details. The how, when, why, and where of all the information. He decided that he would speak to each, Lazolon, Threndonor the Dwarf, and Bartok so he could learn all they knew. It would keep him busy for the duration of the journey.
They all had something to teach him, and he could tell that this pleased Bartok, who was more than willing to tell him all he knew. He would be travelling for months and all of the members of the party had been more than willing to talk, teach, demonstrate and share with him any knowledge they had. Bartok it seemed had hand-picked the company, to help teach Sarzon what he needed to know. The Dwarves, Elves, and Men had all taken turns with him before they proceeded or at night, to spar with him with swords, staffs, and in martial arts. Bartok reminded him that they were weapons he could wield and should be used along with Magic.
He enjoyed the sparring. Each of the races possessed a different style in all of the ways of battle, and Bartok told him a good Wizard and Sorcerer would learn to use any and all of the styles to throw off his enemy and save a battle of pure Magic for last. It was more important than using it first because using tremendous amounts of Magic would drain him and leave him vulnerable. The others were teaching him how to fight in a Wizards duel. To start with the martial arts, combined with his staff, and never draw his sword unless he was absolutely sure his opponent was beaten. They would try to provoke him into drawing the sword to soon or resorting to Magic to soon, and both of those could get him killed. Wizards and Sorcerers could die as easily as anyone else, Dark Mages included, along with their vile creatures and the Demon Horde as well. The Fallen, they were different, if he came face to face with one of them, the best advice anyone had for him, including Bartok, was to run.
That was how they spent their morning and evenings. Once they entered the Free Lands, Bartok told him to release the enchantments he had placed on the horses, and he did. He wasn't sure why, until the others told him there was no reason to hide their passing in the Free Lands, this is where he and Bartok lived, so their tracks wouldn't be looked for. He saw the logic in it, and no longer held the magic in place over them. He did keep his shields up though, that was something he needed to do for all of their safety. The others had been doing the same.
Bartok took the group along the edge of the river Pison, which would take them to his Fortress where it dumped into the sea in the north. they would have to travel for at least three months if they were to travel straight to the fortress, but Bartok wanted to see what had occurred in the Free Lands because of the trip to Benelvin. It didn't take long to find out. Goblins had made a fortress in the northern mountain range, and they were dealing with Chimeras and Manticores. The Goblins were the result of what happened to a Dwarf when they were influenced by Dark Magic, and the forces of The Dark Mages. The evil beasts that had been released were also what happened to animals, insects, and birds when they were controlled by dark magic. Once they were changed, they were permanently changed and would reproduce after their own kind. There were so many of them that they were a constant danger to all. They were going to deal with the incursion of the Goblins and beasts before they went to the fortress. It would be good training for Sarzon.
There were other evil creatures and beings besides the ones they were going to contend with, and he would get a fuller education on them once they went to the fortress, but for now, they needed to hunt down and destroy the Chimeras and Manticores, and then take on the Goblins. Fortunately, they were travelling with a group of Dwarves, they would rout the Goblins, and they didn't need Magic to do it, they were deadly combatants with their own weapons. Short swords, hammers, and axes was all they would need to deal with the Goblins, they would continue north with the group, split off when the others went after the Chimeras and Manticores, and meet up with them at the Fortress. They knew its location because of the work they did to replace the runes and restore the fortress with protection spells.
The runes alone weren't enough to ward off evil, they also had to have enchantments attached to them, and that took Bartok to place them. Just reading the runes wouldn't give you the answers needed to speak the enchantment to lower the door and enter. It required saying certain words in a certain order, in Enochian, to lower the gate. Only someone who had been taught the enchantment or created the enchantment could lower the door. It was Bartok's last defense, and only a handful knew the words.
Bartok of course, Sarzon, Lazolon, Threndonor, and Delvina were the only five persons who knew the enchantment and Bartok had managed to keep that secret from getting out by using a forgetting enchantment that was triggered by not teaching them the final two phrases of the enchantment. It would give them a one-time entrance into the Fortress. He had only shared that on two occasions and once they departed his Fortress, they couldn't reenter unless he invited them in.
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When the Pittsburgh Steelers take the field on Sunday, Sept. 7 to open their 2014 season against the Cleveland Browns, they will be wearing a decal on the back of their helmets.
It will be simple and understated, just like the man it's to honor, and while there will be real meaning and emotion behind it, the decal alone won't be the difference between victory and defeat because the man it's to honor always taught preparation and execution and good fundamentals were the tools that won football games. Not decals. To him, things such as decals fell under the category of false bravado.
Next Sunday will be Chuck Noll Day, and as p art of a season-long commemoration of his coaching career the players will wear decals on the backs of their helmets and the coaches will wear pins. The decals and the pins will be worn throughout the 2014 season.
The significance of Noll's NFL coaching career can be measured in those four Lombardi trophies, but what he meant to the Steelers franchise goes way beyond that.
It's very possible that the outpouring of tributes paid to Noll following his death in June served to educate some of the younger generation to his contributions to the franchise. All players come to the Steelers uneducated to some degree about the franchise's history, but it says something about the magnitude of Noll's contributions that they learn as they're here.
Keisel, about to begin his 13th season with the franchise, is the most veteran player on this team, and one of its leaders. Heath Miller is going into his 10th and is a leader as well.
In addition to the wearing of the decals, a special presentation will be a part of Sunday's festivities at Heinz Field.


Earlier this month, I received a Skilhunt H03 from Gearbest. It's a 1200 lumens headlamp powered by a 18650 battery or two 16340 batteries. It can be used independently as flashlight by detaching it from the headband.
All models are available in both cool and neutral white. The model I receive is neutral white and it's pretty impressive.
Here's what I got, packed in a nice looking (and strong) yellow cardboard.
The shape of the headlamp itself is nice. The metal bezel that keep the TIR optic gives a strong look and secured by four torx screws. The switch is located at the side of the LED part when I stand the flashlight up.
Here's the switch details, it's translucent and look strong. The fins design is also impressive, they're deep and thin, designed to help heat dissipation during the flashlight usage.
To help you estimate the dimension, here's Skilhunt H03 posing together with the famous Manker E14 and an unprotected 18650 battery scrapped from an old Sony laptop's battery.
I'm unable to open the head so here's the best shot I can get for the driver.
Behind the spring on tail cap, there's a strong magnet that will help this headlamp easy to mount to any ferrous metal surfaces.
Skilhunt H03's body is made from what they call aircraft-grade aluminum alloy. It's a lot thinner than Manker E14's body but feel strong.
The diamond knurlings on the body is decent and comfortable on my palm.
The company's logo and brand is printed on top of the flashlight and there's a hole where we can attach a lanyard on it.
And here's the highlight, Cree XM-L2 U4 is seen beneath the TIR optic below.
With the working voltage from 2.7-8.4 Volts, we can use a single 18650 battery or even two RCR123 batteries.
It's a plus because some other flashlights can only using 2 x primary CR123 (non rechargeable) and unable to accept 2 x RCR123 (16340).
Rated output is maximum 1200 lumens with beam distance up to 100-150 meters.
You're given the choice to use this flashlight as either flashlight or headlamp. Attach Skilhunt H03 into its headband and it become a headlamp.
Or detach it from its headband and put a pocket clip on it and voila.. it becomes a flashlight.
Unfortunately, the clip position can'be reversed because it looks ugly and I doubt it will be functional.
Anyhow, you can also attach the clip on your chest as an angle light just like what I did.
Skilhunt H03 has four main modes and all four main modes have their own submodes which is accessible by double clicking the switch at any mode.
Click the switch to turn on the light at the last memorized brightness level. Another click will cycle into its four modes. Long-press the switch to turn off the light.
From off, long-press the switch to access low mode. Or, from off, double click the switch to access turbo mode. Or triple click from off mode to access disco mode then double click to switch from three special disco modes.
As mentioned before, the TIR optic used on this headlamp resulting a flooding light with no visible hotspot.
Here's wall shot taken from 2 meters away, nice flooding light!
Now let's take a look at the outdoor shot.
Distance between camera (and flashlight) to the banana tree is about 15 meters. All pictures are taken with manual exposure: 0.6 sec, f/1.9, ISO 400.
Skilhunt H03 is an impressive headlamp (1200 lumens) that can be used as flashlight. It has many modes but the access is easy. Shortcut to low, turbo, and disco is an advantage. Working voltage range is 2.7 – 8.4 volts so we can use 2 x 16340 batteries as well.
Accept 1 x 18650, or 2 x CR123, or 2 x RCR123 (16340).
Available in 3 models (TIR, reflector, or flippable diffuser) and available in both cool white or neutral one.
Super flood light, illuminate wide area.
Turned on by single click, turned off by long press. Not ideal interface IMO.
Get 37% OFF on your Skilhunt H03 purchase by entering code H03GB on checkout.


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Revisiting an Alternative Approach to Fighting Small Wars: The Works of Charles Wolf Jr. and Nathan Leites, 1965 to 1970
All too often academics and practitioners concern themselves with the latest theory or framework addressing some aspect of security studies, in this case insurgency and counterinsurgency. An excessive focus on the "now" does a disservice to the knowledge and hard work of those thinkers who came before. Often times the "new" drowns out the voices of the recent past who may have pushed against the current tide and offered an alternative to what may have become common wisdom.
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What 'The Afghanistan Papers' Got Wrong
The problem was not that U.S. officials lied to the public—it's that for so long many believed that the war was winnable.
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