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Mrs Bennet stood behind Anne and admired how beautiful she looked. Though not as pretty as Jane, nor even as passable as Lizzy, but Anne did have the glow of a bride about her. An inner radiance that shone out, letting the world know she was in love and loved in return.
"You look very pretty child. If only your poor dear mother could see you now," Mrs Bennet sniffed back a tear. Every mother dreamed of seeing their daughter as a bride.
Anne wanted to turn to Mrs Bennet and tell her that there was nothing poor, nor dear about her mother when she was not getting her own way. Indeed, there would have been no need for an elopement had her 'poor dear mother' not forbidden her to have any contact with Mr Galbraith! She would, forever, be indebted to Charlotte Collins for helping them in their courtship, and to Elizabeth Bennet for giving her the strength to defy her mother. Mother's did not always know best, and daughters did not always need to be submissive to their mother's, especially when you were six and twenty. Instead, she looked up at Mrs Bennet's reflection in the mirror and told her most sincerely, how very grateful she was for all that she had done.
Only Mrs Bennet did not see the irony of her statement, but her two eldest daughters felt it keenly as they looked at the gentlemen standing with them. Exchanging a weak smile, Jane asked if they would like to stay for coffee, but both declined. Having seen the ladies safely home, Mr Bingley declared he was off to check that the church was prepared, while Mr Darcy explained that he must hurry back to Netherfield and collect the bridegroom.
"I thought I would never see this day, me, marrying Miss De Bourgh," Angas Galbraith confided to Darcy as they shared a small brandy to toast the bride.
"Aye, she is a different girl all right, to when I first met her. All the time stuck indoors, with no sunlight on her pale skin. It was no wonder she looked ill and wasted. If you do no exercise, then your muscles wither." Angus said, the soft lilt of his accent rising to stress his point.
Angus blushed. He was a Scotsman, where men were raised tough, and compliments were few. Yet he acknowledged the truth in Darcy's words.
Galbraith was a good match for Anne. He was kind and considerate of her needs and her limitations while encouraging her to strive for more. Plus, he seemed unintimidated by Anne's mother, which was monumental in itself. When Anne was only seventeen, the son of a neighbouring gentleman wanted to court her, but Lady Catherine soon frightened him off. Anne deserved a chance at life, to see more and experience more than the four walls of her gilded cage.
"Well, I think it is time we made our move. Heaven helps us if we are late after all Mrs Bennet had arranged," Darcy said as he put his glass on the tray and walked over to relieve Mr Galbraith of his.
Darcy gave a wry smile and then clapped his hand on Galbraith's shoulder and ushered him out into the atrium.
Waiting by the front door was the butler, who proffered the gentlemen a boutonniere each. A red one for the bridegroom, and a white one for Mr Darcy. Now correctly attired, they picked up their hats and gloves and made their way down the steps and into the carriage.
The small church that had enjoyed the patronage of the Bennet family for generations was divided from Longbourn by only a small lane. It looked resplendent as the summer sun streamed in through its stained-glass windows. The plethora of brightly coloured figure's that made up the biblical scenes cast rainbow patterns on the whitewashed walls. Small bouquets of wildflowers hung from the end of each wooden pews, filling the chapel with a sweet-smelling scent. Resting on the crisp white linen cloth that covered the altar, were two gleaming brass candlesticks with a simple mounted cross standing between them. Resting on the lectern was the sizeable leather-bound Bible, which had been gifted to the parish over one hundred years ago.
Mr Bingley and Reverend Muir had walked around the chapel together making a final check that all was ready. A stack of Bibles and hymn books waited on the table at the entrance portal, which was guarded by a vast wooden door, four inches thick and studded with metal rivets in a design of a rose. All was ready for the arrival of the congregations, the groom, and lastly the bride.
Mrs Bennet hurried down the stairs and opened the door as wide as it could go.
Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia, all filed out of the front door. Though not before Lydia made a protest that as a married woman, and the matron of honour, she should be allowed to arrive in the carriage with Anne.
Mrs Bennet had pulled her to one side and given her a sound scolding.
Lydia knew from her mother's tone that her plea had fallen on deaf ears; there was no point in arguing.
Anne slowly descended the stairs, stopping a few steps from the bottom where Colonel Fitzwilliam waited for her.
"You look beautiful, Cousin. Galbraith is a lucky man," Richard said as he reached up and kissed her on the cheek.
"You must not make me cry, Richard, not on my wedding day." Anne scolded playfully.
"Well, my dear," said Mr Bennet, "it is time for us to go. Now, come, Mrs Bennet, let us make haste to the church or the bride will get there before us." Proffering his arm, Mrs Bennet gave Anne a lingering last look as she dabbed at her eyes, and then leant heavily on Mr Bennet as they made their way to the church.
It took only two minutes for the barouche to drive from Longbourn to the church via the road and the timing was perfect. Mrs Bennet was standing with all her daughters in the porch, waiting to fuss over the bride.
Mr Bennet went to the Bennet family pew, acknowledging the guests with a nod of his head as he went. Waiting there was Mr Bingley, and sitting in the opposite front seat, was Mr Darcy and the bridegroom.
Richard waited until the bridesmaids and Lydia were in position, then held out his arm to Anne.
Anne was not nervous at all. She felt unexpectedly calm. This was it; she was getting married.
Peering inside, she saw that almost every pew was filled. It did not matter that she knew only a handful of these people, it just mattered that she was finally going to be with the man that she loved and be free of her mother's influence.
The organ began to play a simple tune as she placed her small, pale hand on Richards' arm. She started to walk down the aisle, keeping her focus on Reverend Muir, who now stood facing the congregation.
Darcy glanced over his shoulder at the congregation. It was good to see so many people in attendance. Many of the faces he recognised, but only a few could he name.
Seeing Anne about to start up the aisle, Darcy stood. Some people realised this was a sign that the bride was coming and a few of them turned to watch her progress, and one even let out a gasp.
The bridesmaids filed along in front of Anne and then moved to take the seats they occupied every Sunday. Lydia waited to relieve Anne of her bouquet and then joined her sister's. Colonel Fitzwilliam stepped to the side as he waited to play his part by giving his cousin away.
Mr Galbraith stood up, gave Darcy a firm handshake and then took his rightful place beside the bride.
The music stopped, and Reverend Muir began the service.
For some unknown reason, the hairs on the back of Darcy's neck lifted from their resting place, causing an unpleasant sensation. He turned and glanced towards the end of the church, but the verger was just shutting the door. Perhaps a gust of wind, he thought. Shrugging it off, he turned back towards the Parson and again focused on the words of the service.
Darcy looked over to the reserved area, a place of prime seats used by the leading family, and in Meryton, that family was the Bennet's. He could see Jane was trying to listen to the ceremony, but a movement from Charles distracted her. He was beaming at her like a love-sick puppy, and Jane shyly returned his. Smile.
His words were met with silence, though several of the congregation looked at each other.
Richard smiled reassuringly at Anne, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Reverend Muir looked around and then put his head down to continue.
It was said quietly, but in the silence of the church, it resounded like a boom. Every set of eyes swivelled around and looked at the man standing at the back of the church.
The man was small in stature and dressed from head to toe in black, and by the way he fed his wide-brimmed hat through his fingers, he was also a nervous man.
Darcy was motionless and still sat facing the front of the church. He was rigid with anger. He knew that man. He knew that voice. It was…Mr Collins!
Me Collins is spoiling Anne's wedding! What a jerk he is.
I hope the minister ignores him!
Thank you so much Martine for continuing this story on your website!
Collins! I Knew it!! I Knew he'd somehow find out!
Poor Charlotte. I imagine she will need rescuing, even after Darcy and Studmuffin wring his neck!
I am so glad you liked it. Stay tuned to find out who the informant is…..?
Might of known Mr Collins would turn up, how far behind is Lady Catherine, no doubt he's informant her.
Thank you Lynne. Stay tuned to find out how Lady Catherine and Mr Collins knew about the wedding.
Thanks for continuing the story here. Collins rears his ugly head. She's of age.
Thanks Colleen. Mr Collins had to rear his head somewhere in the plot. But stay tuned to find out how Lady Catherine and Mr Collins knew about the wedding.
I've been waiting to find out who was going to disrupt the wedding. I am guessing he is there at Lady C's instigation, however I pity the poor man. Being caught between your wife and your patroness is tough spot to stand in. I worry about what he will say, however. I do hope his efforts at disrupting the wedding will be thwarted. Anne deserves freedom and happiness. Her life is worse and worse as you unveil details.
But who old Mr Collins and Lady Catherine about the wedding?
I am clapping my hands that I get to finish this delightful story. I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am that you had to do this. But I will follow you. You keep writing and I will keep reading!
This chapter had the perfect twist! Collins! He won't be hard to handle. Knock him upside the head and he is out of the way. Lady C…..That's another story.
Look out for the next installment.


Claire Donato's writing—at once ambient, investigative, and cathartic—collates forms and materials. She is the author of Burial (Tarpaulin Sky Press, 2013), a not-novel novel, and The Second Body (Poor Claudia, 2016; Tarpaulin Sky Press, reissue forthcoming 2019), a collection of poems, and is currently completing two books: 1) Gravity and Grace, the Chicken and the Egg, or: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, a hybrid novella about orthorexia, depressive narcissism, love, and healing; and 2) Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts, a collection of essayistic short stories that reckons with sexual trauma and mercy in the #MeToo era, and adopts Donnie Darko, Wings of Desire, 12-step programs, and psychoanalysis as reference points. Other writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The Believer, Territory, DIAGRAM, Bennington Review, BOMB, Fanzine, and The Elephants. Claire teaches poetics and advises theses in the Writing Program at Pratt Institute, curates digital language art (most recently for Brown University's Interrupt V Festival), serves as a Mentor for the PEN Prison Writing Project, is a children's reading and zine tutor, and lives with one cat and ~50 houseplants in a psychic's building in Brooklyn.


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Navy Questions Future Viability of Super Hornets; Recommends Against New Buy
By: Mallory Shelbourne
F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, fly over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2019. US Navy Photo
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — If Congress mandates the Navy keep buying the current F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, the airframes will be in the fleet into the 2050s. But by then, the fourth-generation fighters likely couldn't stand up to future threats, a service official said Tuesday.
Rear Adm. Andrew Loiselle, who leads the chief of naval operation's air warfare directorate (OPNAV N98), today provided the rationale for why the Navy wants to stop buying the Boeing-built aircraft.
Super Hornets are, "a 30-year airframe at 10,000 hours. So that takes us out to about 2055. And there isn't a lot of analysis out there that supports fourth-generation viability against any threat in that timeframe," Loiselle said at the Navy League's annual Sea Air Space 2021 conference.
Loiselle argued that investing in Service Life Modification upgrades for aircraft already in service provides the capability and flight hours the Navy needs, noting the service can pay for three upgrades for the same amount of money it would cost to buy one new fighter. If the Navy does need more Super Hornets in the future, Loiselle said he can add more aircraft into the SLM update program. The number of aircraft is not the highest priority for the Navy, which is more concerned with readiness and lethality, he said.
Loiselle was expanding on comments made by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, who on Monday criticized defense lobbyists for pushing Congress to purchase Navy platforms that the service does not want to buy.
"It's not the 90s anymore. If you go to the tri-service strategy, we really try to punctuate the sense of urgency that we feel everyday against China to move, to move the needle in a bureaucracy that's really not designed to move very fast," Gilday said. "And so although it's in industry's best interest . . . building the ships that you want to build, lagging on repairs to ships and submarines, lobbying Congress to buy aircraft that we don't need that are excess to need, it's not helpful. It really isn't in a budget-constrained environment."
Service officials have repeatedly emphasized that they foresee flat or declining defense budgets, meaning the Navy must plan accordingly and make difficult spending decisions. In describing the Navy's approach to spending, Loiselle said the service has four priorities, with building the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program at the top of the list.
"Columbia is priority number one. Then we're going into readiness, then we're going into capability and then we're going into capacity – in that order," he said.
The Navy announced in its Fiscal Year 2021 budget submission that it would stop buying Super Hornets after that budget year, despite prior plans to buy more of the fighters in a multi-year procurement from FY 2022 to FY 2024. At the time, the service said it would use the money to invest in its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, which is early in development, and "and other key aviation wholeness investments."
Loiselle said the Navy's choice to pursue the Service Life Modifications for the Super Hornets as opposed to buying new airframes gives him the flexibility to update more of the fourth generation aircraft if the service needs them.
"Given a limited funding environment, the choice was made to put that money against increases of lethality in the weapons and [research, development, test and evaluation] needed to ensure that the viability of the fourth/fifth generation mix and the weapons needed to be fully capable as a fifth-generation, moving into sixth-generation capabilities," Loiselle said. "That also allows me some number of F/A18 Block IIs that are not currently scheduled to go through the SLM process. And I can then add to that line as necessary should my capacity numbers change in the future."
Two F/A-18E Super Hornets from the 'Pukin' Dogs' of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) to conduct a long-range strike exercise together with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group on April 25, 2019. US Navy Photo
But the House Appropriations Committee recently added 12 Super Hornets to the Navy's budget in the draft of the FY 2022 defense spending bill, according to a committee summary of the legislation.
Meanwhile, House Armed Services Committee tactical air and land forces subcommittee ranking member Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) in a June op-ed criticized the Navy's plans to end the production line. Hartzler's state is home to the plant where Boeing builds the Super Hornets.
"While the Navy's justification for this decision is to invest in its next-generation aircraft, its Next Generation Air Dominance program has just begun defining aircraft requirements and developing concepts," Hartzler wrote in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "These Super Hornets are a proven platform that will make up the vast majority of the strike fighter force for at least the next decade. Modernizing in this regard is a positive step. However, doing so without plans to replace the lost capability is why we need the Super Hornet."
It's unclear what the House Armed Services Committee will do with the Super Hornets. During a briefing last week about the HASC tactical aviation and land forces subcommittee's mark of the FY 2022 authorization bill, a committee aide said the chairman's mark would tackle any decisions that might alter the Navy's plans for the fourth-generation aircraft.
"In terms of NGAD, yeah, we're aware that the Navy wants to focus more resources and funding on NGAD. But if you recall, about eight or 10 years ago they tried to do the same thing when F-35C was in development in that they wanted to – you know, they truncated their Super Hornet line to focus more on F-35C. As they found out, as F-35C kind of struggled, the Navy had to go back to procuring more Super Hornets," the aide told reporters last week.
"We're cautious about the Navy's approach to truncate a hot production line while they focus on a new development program. And given the technology that they're trying to integrate into NGAD, it's probably not going to be any easier than what F-35C was," the aide continued. "So, just you know, taking lessons learned from the past, we're just keeping an eye with how the Navy's going to move forward with trying to manage and mitigate their strike fighter shortfall."
Asked about lawmakers' concerns over a potential capability gap and ending a mature production line to pursue new technology, Loiselle emphasized the need to evaluate risk through the lens of the service's priorities under a constrained budget.
"Within the aviation [total obligation authority], then that gets into the choices that are available in order to support development of a sixth-generation capability. All of our analysis indicates that this is going to be required, absolutely and unequivocally, going to be required," he said.
The service will have to develop that capability with an aviation budget that is unlikely to grow. So far, the Navy sees a path to develop NGAD without an influx of capital.
"Right now in the RDT&E phase while we're developing these capabilities, that exists within my current plan and I'm not asking for money from anybody else's accounts in the Navy in order to do that. What I am doing is an outreach program to all the [Product Support Managers] so we can do our best to increase their confidence in our ability to develop this program as an independent Navy program," he said.
"That means I'm going to have to give up something to get something."
The NGAD program is classified, so service officials have provided little details. But NGAD is slated to be a family of manned and unmanned systems that will work in conjunction with a fighter jet, also known as the F/A-XX, as the nucleus. Rear Adm. Gregory Harris, the previous N98, in March said the fighter will "most likely be manned."
Loiselle said the Navy is open to ideas for NGAD and does not want to restrict the options the Navy could pursue for the program.
"We are not constraining that debate. It could include attritables. It could include manned-unmanned teaming. But bottom line is it will be an increasing percentage of the carrier air wing that becomes unmanned as we go out into the future and into that air wing of the future," he said. "And I don't want to constrain that debate. I think there's a lot of good ideas out there and conversations that need to be had about where we're going to take that."
The Air Force, for example, is pursuing an unmanned partner aircraft called Skyborg that would supplement other aviation assets.
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Abstract: This paper revisits the Random Walk model for sentence embedding in the context of non-extensive statistics. We propose a non-extensive algebra to compute the discourse vector. We argue that by doing so we are taking into account high non-linearity in the semantic space. Furthermore, we show that by considering a non-extensive algebra, the compounding effect of the vector length is mitigated. Overall, we show that the proposed model leads to good sentence embedding. We evaluate the embedding method on textual similarity tasks.


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Exactly! we're talking 500 feet of asphalt....I don't get Naymiks tone.
They're pouring floor number 8 right now, so its less then a floor per week now!!
They poured floor #7 on Friday.
Exactly Ken....Plus there is going to be a huge riverfront park developed 500 feet down the hill. More city life, the better!!!
That looks fairly accurate...Hanna is about 17 stories and Lumen will be 34...Well done!!
There are 3 radio stations in the lobby of the Halle Building. 92.3, 98.5, and 104.
I was wondering same thing! This has been a complicated floor since its the patio area. They must be getting ready for concrete tomorrow.
Ken, great write up.....Any word on SW expanding the R&D center in Warrensville Hts? Its an enormous campus that is screaming for renovations.
As of last I heard, It is!
^^^ In tweets back and forth with Brian Z...He said that the Wendy Park Bridge construction will begin in the coming months!!


*This program is narrated by acclaimed reader Bahni Turpin, whose past work includes The Hate U Give and The Underground Railroad*From Tomi Adeyemi comes Children of Blood and Bone: the highly-anticipated introduction to a YA fantasy trilogy set in West Africa. In this riveting audiobook, Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger, perfect for fans of expansive narratives and spellbinding prose. They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us.Now we rise.Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls.But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.


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Ontario PC Government Would Merge Welfare and Disability Programs
January 17, 2013 Editor
ANTONELLA ARTUSO | QMI AGENCY
TORONTO — An Ontario PC government would combine welfare and disability support programs and direct municipalities to deliver both services.
Leader Tim Hudak said his party will deliver its latest policy white paper, Welfare to Work, Thursday to put ideas forward to make the current system more efficient and less rule-bound.
"We want to merge the two programs — the Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program — into one streamlined program focused not on 800 different rules and 250 different criteria but on moving people into the workplace," Hudak said Wednesday.
The recommendation to blend programs was included in economist Don Drummond's 2012 Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services, and supported in the report Brighter Prospects: Transforming Social Assistance in Ontario, by Frances Lankin and Munir A. Sheikh, released late last year.
"The current government has dramatically failed low-income individuals," Hudak said. "There's nothing compassionate about a system that is condemning generations of people to dependency."
Hudak said he doesn't support all the recommendations in the Brighter Prospects report, but does agree with its suggestion that people on disability supports be allowed access to the full spectrum of employment training and supports available to those on Ontario Works.
The Tories also appeared interested in another recommendation in Brighter Prospects — that as a condition of income, social assistance recipients be required to participate in activities related to preparing for and finding work through individual "Pathway to Employment Plans."
Hudak was a member of the former Tory government that separated the disability and welfare programs.
"People with disabilities would finally have a separate income support plan designed to meet their unique needs," the Conservative social services minister said in 1997.
Current Community and Social Services Minister John Milloy said in a statement Wednesday that his ministry is consulting on the recommendations of Brighter Prospects to develop a plan that will transform social assistance, focusing on more effective employment supports, as part of a poverty-reduction strategy.
"The Ontario PCs have shown today that they have no strategy — only cherry-picked policy trial balloons," Milloy said. "Therefore, when it comes to social assistance, all the public can really measure them against is their well-established track record of shortsighted, slash-and-burn politics. Ontario's most vulnerable, and all Ontarians, deserve better."
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Qatar's sovereign wealth fund is now among the top property owners in New York, a new report has found.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which also owns a great deal of real estate in Europe's London and Paris, now holds some 10.69 million square feet of real estate in New York. That's up 145 percent from March of last year, according to commercial real estate intelligence group CoStar.
This now makes the QIA the ninth largest property holder in the state. Crain's New York reports that this in large part due to the QIA's $622 million investment in the company that owns the Empire State Building.
The August purchase gained the QIA a 9.9 percent stake in the Empire State Realty Trust, which manages what used to be the world's tallest skyscraper. The firm also has more than a dozen other office and retail properties, mostly in Manhattan.
Above news from Doha news, Onekin is a supplier of precast wall panels, our magnesium oxide precast panels can be perfect replacement for sandwich panels, AAC blocks & panels, foam concrete, etc. From 8 ~ 11 May, we have attend the 14th project Qatar. And we are going to attend VIETBUILD in HCM city.


You've packed the towels, beach chairs, sand toys and a picnic lunch. Everyone is ready for some fun in the sun on your perfect beach vacation. Your day will be just beach-y if you use an ounce of precaution and prep a beach first aid kit. Arm yourself with some basic knowledge on how to treat sunburn, what to do for a jellyfish sting and why treating cuts on the beach requires special care, and your trip will be a breeze.
Here's the deal: every year, approximately 60 million Americans go to the beach. Not to be a Debbie Downer, but when you show up on a large expanse of sand that may include broken glass, crashing waves with undertow, sea creatures, the sun beating down (hello skin cancer) and insects, there is a high likelihood that something will happen to someone on your trip.
Risk is everywhere all around us, but some minor prep steps can leave you ready to save the day. We're going to cover sunburn treatment, the difference between heat stroke and heat exhaustion, how to treat jellyfish stings, repairing cuts and scrapes, beach insect bite treatment and what to pack in your beach first aid kit. Read on for a list of what you need in your DIY beach first aid kit.
Prepare for your beach vacation with our tips and tricks to make sure everything goes smoothly!
The vast majority of sunburns are superficial burns (1st degree). They can be painful, but are not usually serious. Your best bet here? Prevention! Too much sun exposure can lead to skin cancer, so this should be a no-brainer anyway. Sunblock on everyone, reapplied regularly. Be sure to follow the instructions and give it time to dry before hitting the waves. I'm a spray-on fan but there is certainly a variety out there for everyone. You won't need to know how to treat sunburn if you don't get one in the first place!
1.) Limit sun exposure as much as possible from here on out.
Move to a shaded area, stay under an umbrella, or leave the beach altogether. You could also cover up the skin's surface with protective clothing (there are some very light weight long-sleeved shirts and pants made for this very thing).
2.) If the sun burn is relatively minor (no blisters developing- top layer of your skin only), take a cool bath or cool shower. You can also apply a cool compress to relieve pain.
3.) Liberally apply Aloe Vera gel to the affected area.
It will help provide sunburn relief, and aids in the healing process. In a few days when you have peeling skin, keep your mitts off of it to avoid infection. Practice proper skin care and try to avoid anything that could cause skin irritation (lotions, scented products). You may need to utilize an over-the-counter pain reliever for the first day or two.
4.) If the sunburn evolves into a more serious burn (second-degree, as defined by blistering of the skin), DO NOT POP THE BLISTERS.
Popping the blisters will only lead to an increased risk of infection. Second degree sunburns take a bit longer to heal and popping the blisters will only prolong healing. Instead, follow the steps above and cover with a clean dry dressing to help protect the area. Over-the-counter pain killers (like Advil or Tylenol) may also be helpful here. If you are sunburned badly enough to develop blisters, it would be a good idea to go see a doctor as this is considerably worse than your average sunburn.
5.) In the highly unlikely event that the sun burn appears to be white and has gone numb to the touch, this is a sign of a VERY bad sunburn and should definitely be evaluated by a physician. DO NOT SCREW AROUND WITH THIS as it could have long lasting and even permanent consequences. See your doctor.
Walking around barefoot in the sand can be hazardous, as one could be cut/stabbed/poked by any number of things that were just under the surface of the sand. Broken glass, razor clams (they have the name for a reason) and even just plain old sharp rocks are a few of the hazards lurking under the sand. Most of the time, these cuts and scrapes are exactly that: cuts and scrapes. They may feel worse when they happen at the beach because of all the sand and salt, but at their core they are all the same and should be treated as such. Want to prevent them? Pack water shoes for your beach vacation and wear them! Yes, they may not be the fashion statement of the century, but we promise they'll make everyone's day more pleasant.
1.) Wash away any debris in the effected area with clean water.
2.) If the wound continues to bleed, hold direct pressure with gauze pads or bandage (you did remember your beach first aid kit, right?).
3.) After the bleeding stops, apply an over-the-counter triple antibiotic ointment (such as Neosporin) and bandage the wound appropriately.
Antibacterial ointment is important here as bacterial infections are more likely to occur when you get cut at places like the beach, so a little bit of Neosporin now can prevent a whole debacle later on.
Personal story here- I got a cut on my foot at the beach when I was in elementary school. It didn't heal properly and I got a plantar wart. Want a parenting struggle? Take your active 9 year old in to have a wart frozen on the sole of their foot. They had to cut it out after with a scalpel. Eww. Plantar warts are caused by the HPV virus and can easily be picked up if you have a cut and then come into contact with the virus (easy to do in a beach shower or restroom). Wear water shoes folks!
4.) Keep the bandage dry and clean as much as possible, and change when appropriate (just like any other adhesive bandage).
If the wound still becomes infected after you have taken appropriate measures to treat it, see your doctor. Though they are rare, there have been some truly nasty infections that have come out of minor cuts that were exposed to sea and pond water.
Note: If you observe any black lines developing near the infection site, this is a VERY SERIOUS sign and needs to be seen by a doctor immediately. These infections, if left untreated, can lead to serious problems that have resulted in amputations of limbs and loss of life. Black lines = bad = doctor now, NOT later.
You may be chuckling getting ready for pee jokes. We've all seen this perpetuated in show after show and movie after movie. Sorry, a jellyfish sting isn't an excuse to pee on your buddy, as urine is only marginally effective at best with neutralizing the venom.
Though jellyfish stings can be painful, a jellyfish sting in and of itself is NOT an emergency. More than 150 million people are stung by jellyfish each year world wide, but only about 50 people die per year as a direct result of jellyfish stings (40 of which are in Australia and the Philippines, and are primarily from a single species called the box jellyfish). Even the 50 deaths per year statistic is misleading, because it is actually an allergic reaction caused by the jellyfish sting that causes the fatality, not the sting itself. Jellyfish stings are much like a bee sting; the jelly fish leaves little barbs in the skin that continue to pump venom into the skin after the jellyfish has detached itself.
1.) Don't pee on the victim.
Yes, it needs to be said again.
2.) Try to flush away loose stingers with copious amounts of sea water, NOT fresh water.
Fresh water has been shown to make the sting worse, not better.
3.) Flush the affected area with white vinegar if it is available.
4.) Remove any remaining barbs with tweezers, or if tweezers are unavailable, use a straight edge like a credit card to scrape them away.
5.) Soak the affected area with warm/hot water for 15-20 minutes (roughly 110 degrees).
If you don't have access to warm water, a hot compress will also work.
6.) After all of this is done, you can use an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory (like ibuprofen) or an instant ice pack to help dull the pain.
Calamine lotion can also help. Rest and monitor, but most likely the victim will be okay.
In the unlikely event that the person starts to show signs of an allergic reaction, such as difficulty breathing, hives, or abnormal swelling in the face and neck, this would constitute and emergency and medical intervention should be sought immediately. If someone is stung in the eyes, call 911. Seek professional medical care IMMEDIATELY as the eyes are very sensitive and do not respond well to having tiny little barbs in them. This is not something that can be treated in the field.
Instead of waxing poetic on signs and symptoms here, I'm going to link you over to a super in-depth article about all heat related illnesses and treatments.
Read extensively on heat stroke and heat exhaustion including how to recognize them and treat them over on TravelingDad.
Don't let insects ruin your beach vacation. Bug bites can be a pain with no real "cure." Try to prevent them in the first place by utilizing bug spray.
Sand flea bites are an annoyance and unfortunately can lead to scarring if you scratch them (sadly I learned this lesson the hard way after a Jamaican beach vacation). They may not appear right away. When the initial bite happens, you may see a red bump. That can swell up and become a full fledged itchy hard bump within 24 hours.
The best treatment for sand flea bites is painting them with hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion to soothe the itch. If you have access to a bathtub, oatmeal baths can help. In a pinch, overlapping sunburn treatments such as cool compresses or aloe vera can help. If the itching is intense, try to take an antihistamine like Benadryl. At the risk of sounding silly, wear socks on your hands when you sleep. The bites are itchiest at night for some reason.
Treatment for mosquito bites is pretty much the same as for sand fleas. Hydrocortisone itch cream, calamine lotion, cool compress and an antihistamine if you have a lot of itching.
While treatment for mosquito and sand flea bites is pretty much restricted to anti-itch cream, bee stings are another story.
Traditional bee sting treatment for someone who is not allergic is simple.
1) Remove the stinger immediately.
Do NOT squeeze and pull the stinger. It will release more venom. Try scraping it with a credit card.
2) Wash the sting with soap and water.
Apply hydrocortisone cream if desired.
3) Apply ice to help with pain.
An antihistamine (Claritin/Benadryl) will help with itching and swelling, or an over-the-counter pain reliever (Tylenol or Advil) will help with pain. These can be used with the ice, or on their own.
Bee sting allergies come in all shapes and sizes. If after being stung, you notice any of the following- hives, itching, becoming either pale or flush, difficulty breathing, swelling of the throat/tongue, dizziness, vomiting or loss of consciousness- you should assess symptoms. Any symptoms that include anaphylaxis – loss of consciousness, difficulty breathing, vomiting, weak pulse or swelling of the throat/tongue should warrant an immediate call to emergency medical personnel. Take Benadryl if you have any while you are waiting. If you have hives, itching, or excessive swelling around the site of the sting, make note to talk to your doctor to see if you should be prescribed an Epi-pen in the event of future stings. Reactions can worsen in some people with subsequent stings.
If anyone in your party has an allergy to bee stings, be sure to pack an Epi-pen. Keep in mind that Epi-pen effectiveness can be altered by temperature. Epi-pens should be stored ideally between 68-77 Fahrenheit. As an Epi-pen carrier who travels a ton, I highly recommend this Frio insulated wallet. It is the only product that was found to consistently maintain the correct temperature!
Note: After any sting, cut, scrape, or penetrating injury that occurs outside, you should check to see if you are current on your tetanus booster. These are given every ten years. Any injury that can introduce bacteria puts you at risk for tetanus (lockjaw). It's a truly terrible disease that is present in a lot of soil and sand. It causes painful muscle contractions that cause difficulty swallowing.
Having a well-stocked first aid kit should be an everyday thing. You'd be surprised at how often you'll use first aid supplies. My husband Greg (a paramedic) has prepared a full post on what to pack in both an everyday first aid kit and a beach first aid kit over on TravelingDad.com. (Click here to read it!) Most of the items (hand sanitizer, gauze pads, ice packs, band-aids) can be easily ordered off of Amazon. So fill up your shopping cart and be prepared for outdoor activities.
Make a first aid kit one of your must pack beach essentials and be prepared for any emergency situation.


Democrat Emily Randall's lead as of Friday was 99 votes over Republican Marty McClendon.
OLYMPIA — Three legislative races in Washington state are heading to a hand recount after election results are certified next week.
For the open Senate seat in the 26th District, Democrat Emily Randall is leading by 99 votes as of Friday over Republican Marty McClendon. The two are vying to replace Republican Sen. Jan Angel, who is retiring.
In the 42nd District, Republican Sen. Doug Ericksen led Democratic challenger Pinky Vargas by just 45 votes. And Ericksen's seatmate in the House, Republican Rep. Luanne Van Werven, led Democrat Justin Boneau by 80 votes.
Counties will certify election results Tuesday. But for those three races, a recount will follow.
State law requires a machine recount when the difference between the top two candidates is less than 2,000 votes and also less than 0.50 percent of the total number of votes cast for both candidates. A manual recount is required when the difference is less than 150 votes and also less than 0.25 percent of the total votes cast in the race.
The 26th District spans Pierce and Kitsap counties.
Pierce County's recount is expected to start the week of Dec. 4, when more than 37,000 ballots cast in the race will be hand-checked. County election officials say they plan to certify the results of the recount on Dec. 7.
Nearly 35,000 ballots from Kitsap County also will be recounted in the coming weeks.
The 42nd District is entirely within Whatcom County. Auditor Debbie Adelstein said she expects the recounts for both the House and Senate races in her county to begin next Thursday. More than 72,000 ballots were cast in each race.
Democrats expanded their hold on both chambers in this month's election, and if Friday's results don't change after the recounts, they will have picked up three seats in the Senate and seven in the House previously held by Republicans. That will mean a 28-21 Democratic majority in the Senate and a 57-41 edge in the House.
The Legislature starts its 105-day session on Jan. 14.


Contents Consists of views of various First Nations of Canada people, including, Crowfoot, Red Crow, Piapot, Pasquaw, White Buffalo Chiefs, Running Wolf, One Spot, Old Woman and Dave Mills. Includes views of a "Tea Dance" in Calgary, and Bull Head's story robe.
Sub-collection Information Oliver Cromwell Edwards, 1850-1915, a medical doctor from Ontario, came to the Qu'Appelle area of Saskatchewan in 1882 as an employee of the Indian Department. He travelled to Fort Resolution in both 1900 and 1901 as part of the Treaty 8 Commission. In 1901 he was appointed the physician for the Blood and Peigan Reserves near Fort Macleod, Alberta, and he moved to Stand Off, Alberta where he resided until his death. His wife, Henrietta Muir Edwards, 1849-1931, was prominent in the women's rights movement. She was convenor of laws of the National Council of Women for 38 years. She was one of Alberta's "Famous Five" (Famous 5) who fought to have Canadian women recognized as "persons". In 1962 the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada designated Edwards as a National Historic Person.For further information see Patricia Roome's "Henrietta Muir Edwards : The Journey of a Canadian Feminist", PhD thesis, Simon Fraser University, 1996. Henrietta's sister, Amelia Muir, 1848-1938, came to Alberta in 1907 to live with the Edwards. The Edwards had three children, William Muir, 1879-1918, Alice (Gardiner), 1878-1964, and Margaret (Stewart), 1888-1913. Alice married Claude Gardiner, 1870-1942, an Englishman who came to Alberta in 1894. They ran the Wineglass Ranch near Fort Macleod until 1930 when they travelled then retired to Victoria, British Columbia. Claude's mother, Laura Gardiner, 1846-1932, and his sister, Barbara Gardiner, 1874-1964, came to Alberta in 1896 to visit, and subsequently lived in Fort Macleod until returning permanently to England in 1914. The Gardiners had two children, "Gard" Gardiner, 1910-1996, and Claudia (Whipple), 1907-2000. Claudia and her husband Clifford N. Whipple, 1906-1977, had five daughters, Peggy (Bowcott), ?-2000, Mary Elizabeth (Scales later Lacerte), Bonnie (Muir), Nicki (Bowcott later Edwards) and Henrietta Louise (Hadfield later Wymore), 1944- .


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Day the Music Died
Barry Fox | Sep 1, 2018
Out of sight, out of mind and very much at risk... Barry Fox explores the preservation of digital music files and why you should take action now
The recent movie Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, nearly never got made. Which would have been a pity because it tells the intriguing story of how the glamorous film actress (legal name Hedy Kiesler Markey) and her husband, composer George Antheil, filed for a US patent in 1941 on the frequency-hopping, spread-spectrum communication technology that underpins modern wireless networking, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
Although a few patent historians have known about the Lamarr/Antheil filing for some time, the back story to their invention has always been a mystery. But Bombshell Director Alexandra Dean unearthed a stash of audio cassette tapes of a gold dust interview that Lamarr gave to a US journalist late in her life.
Sticky In Storage
When Dean tried to play the first cassette it jammed in her player. The tape inside had 'gone sticky' and was shedding magnetic coating as goo. Luckily an audio engineer working on the movie knew how in the late 1980s the professional recording industry had found that even carefully stored master tapes were becoming unplayable. He also knew the trick of baking sticky tapes for around eight hours in a low heat oven to make them playable for just long enough to make a digital copy.
So the Bombshell crew stopped trying to play the Lamarr tapes, and thereby destroying them, until after they had been baked. Which prompts a sobering train of thought for all of us who have audio stashed in cupboards under the stairs, up in the attic or down in the cellar. How many of us also have working hardware to play our old recordings? Have tapes gone sticky? Have discs grown fungus or warped into saucers? Has the supposedly sealed coating on our CDs let damp in the air leak through and corrode away the reflective layer?
I'm fireproof, I hear you say, because I have transferred all my music to computer hard disks. Don't be so sure. Hard drives fail. So does solid-state memory. And even if a drive still works, how do we know whether the data stored on it is still error-free, or that the error rate is still low enough to be correctable?
And that's just us. If the tape manufacturers and the record companies got it so horribly wrong with analogue master tapes that went sticky in storage, where's the guarantee that they will get it right with long-term storage on hard drives? How seriously are they taking the computer industry's early warnings that even carefully stored hard drives can suffer spontaneous 'bit rot' or 'fixity' problems?
Hard disks are now so physically small and store such huge amounts of data that the magnetic domains are insanely tiny. This can make them vulnerable to spontaneous polarity switching caused by chemical or mechanical changes.
When I first wrote about bit rot in these pages [HFN Jan '18] I asked the over-arching body for the record industry, the IFPI, what it thought about the issue. Not a lot, it turned out. In fact the only comment I ever squeezed out of the IFPI was largely waffle from an anonymous spokesperson.
'We recognise the significance of preserving the vast creative output of the music industry, but we also recognise that the expertise on media preservation is itself a separate area… We have not issued specific guidance on data degradation issues but know there is wide awareness and plenty of expert advice available on data backup and preservation from the consumer level, right through to specialist archival needs.'
This made me wonder who was taking the issue of bit rot and fixity seriously. So I asked the British Library, which incorporates the National Sound Archive (formerly the British Institute of Recorded Sound) and holds more than six million recordings, including over a million discs and 200,000 tapes.
Endangered Digital
Says Head of Digital Preservation, Maureen Pennock: 'Bit rot can manifest on any storage device, from floppy discs to hard drives. In the early 2000s we began developing our own purpose-built digital repository for long-term storage. We work particularly closely with the Digital Preservation Coalition and the Open Preservation Foundation, two international membership organisations that we helped to establish.
'Recent work with the DPC included sponsorship of the Digital Preservation Handbook, which includes a section on fixity checking. The Handbook is a free resource available to all, members or not.' (See here.)
The DPC has now drawn up a 'Bit List' of the World's Endangered Digital Species, analogous to the lists of endangered wildlife.
'Teletext and the BBC's Ceefax are an example of digital material which is now practically extinct and cannot be accessed by any practical means,' says Executive Director of the DPC, Dr William Kilbride. 'Both our libraries and archives have good collections of printed newspapers, but for the late '70s, '80s and 1990s there's a gap relating to this genre of online news.'
I visited the British Library's headquarters in King's Cross and spoke with Head of Technical Services Adam Tovell. He leads the 20-strong team currently working on the secure storage of audio material. The key to open-ended preservation, he says, is detecting signs of corruption while there is still time to repair and replace data. This may sound obvious, but it's easier said than done.
Big Red Flag
The detection of corruption is by 'checksum', a 'digital fingerprint' which acts as a snapshot of the bit structure of the entire file. There are several kinds of checksum but the BL has standardised on SHA-256, which constructs a 256-bit file description. Even the smallest change to the file will cause the checksum to change completely, which acts as a big red flag that something somewhere in the file has altered.
The checksum warning flag does not tell us what has changed and where in the file. But this does not matter as long as several check-summed copies of the same file exist. A copy with a 'good' checksum can be used to replace the copy with a 'bad' checksum. A new checksum is then made for the new, good file. This procedure is known as 'data scrubbing'.
Streaming, simplified
Buying hi-fi on a budget
Get Your Sub Singing!
Valves: ready to roll?
Quad to the Core


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Good education, values and culture are our ancient tradition Diwali bonanza to Roadways employees, the Haryana Government has decided to release their bonus of 2013-14.
Posted by Sector15 On November 04, 2015 0 Comment
Chandigarh, November 4 – Haryana Education Minister, Mr. Ram Bilas Sharma said that good education, values and culture are our ancient tradition and it is our responsibility to maintain them. Therefore, teachers should provide value based education to the new generation so that they become good citizens.
Mr. Sharma was speaking as the Chief Guest in the opening ceremony of the three-day 29th Haryana State Primary Schools Sports Tournaments and Cultural Activities Competition at Rao Tula Ram Stadium, Rewari today.
The Education Minister said that Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi has enhanced the pride of the country by taking its culture to other countries, which has given new identity and honour to it. Wishing for a bright future for the students, the Minister encouraged them to play with sportsmanship spirit. It is the priority of the State Government to provide quality education to students, he added.
He said that parents and teachers should encourage their children from a young age to participate in such sports and cultural competitions so that they could showcase their hidden talent.
Chandigarh, November 4 – Giving Diwali bonanza to Roadways employees, the Haryana Government has decided to release their bonus of 2013-14.
While giving this information here today, Transport Minister, Mr. Krishan Lal Panwar, said that a notification to this effect has been issued. He said that various unions of Roadways employees had met him recently and demanded to release the bonus. He had given assurance to this effect in the same meeting.
Giving detailed information, Mr. Panwar said that according to the terms and conditions, the bonus of Rs 5,000 would be admissible to Class III and IV employees of Haryana Roadways, including employees working on daily wages and contractual basis, employees of HREC, Gurgaon, employees working in the Central Workshops of Haryana Roadways and employees working in the office of Director, State Transport.
The Transport Minister said that efforts were being made to fulfil their other genuine demands which were also discussed in the same meeting.
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If Superstorm Sandy has taught us one thing, it's that the people in the Two River community of Monmouth County help each other out in times of need. That's just what Max Berry, owner of Pride Fishing Tackle, did during the busy holiday season when he put together a weekend of fundraising for Sandy relief at his shop in Red Bank.
In addition to securing boat captains as guests to answer any fishing questions for customers, Max organized an impressive raffle with something for everyone. From charter fishing trips to spa gift certificates, these items were generously donated from our local fishing community, tackle and clothing manufacturers, charter boat captains, rod builders, marine boating stores and other area small businesses. Along with the raffle proceeds, Max also donated 15% of all his weekend sales to be divided between Life Guard Ecumenical Foundation and Save the Jersey Shore.
It was a successful weekend all around. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. even stopped in and then tweeted about the event!
We couldn't agree more. Thanks to Max, we made a big difference in some local families' lives this holiday season that were affected by Sandy.


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Biografia
Secondogenito del conte Fëdor Grigor'evič Orlov, servì l'esercito imperiale russo durante le Guerre napoleoniche dal 1805 alla presa di Parigi del 1814. Durante la permanenza in Francia, egli come molti altri futuri decabristi, entrò in contatto con le idee liberali. Dopo la smobilitazione e il ritorno in patria, servì il governo zarista in Norvegia nel 1814 durante la ribellione contro l'annessione svedese decisa a Vienna per il risarcimento dell'annessione della Finlandia da parte russa. In quest'occasione si segnala la vicinanza di Orlov per la causa norvegese e infatti andò contro gli ordini del governo scrivendo un memorandum in favore dei ribelli. In seguito si avvicinò ai circoli cospiratori, in ascesa in Russia grazie al beneplacito dello zar Alessandro I, che garantì la libertà alle logge massoniche, entrando nell'Unione della Salvezza nel 1818. Massone, fu membro della Loggia "Ovidio"  e partecipò con Sergej Grigor'evič Volkonskij alle riunioni della loggia di Kiev "Degli Slavi Riuniti".

Attività cospiratoria
Quando nel 1820, prima della scissione del gruppo nel 1821, divenne comandante del 16º battaglione di fanteria a Chișinău entrò in contatto con l'Associazione del Sud del movimento decabrista. Esso è famoso per essere più radicale e repubblicano; infatti era capeggiato da Pavel Ivanovič Pestel'. Il loro amico Puškin scrisse dei due:"Solo un rivoluzionario come Orlov o Pestel' può amare la Russia, allo stesso modo come uno scrittore ama la propria lingua." Si hanno inoltre notizie di contatti con Ypsilanti, patriota greco esule in Russia, che favoriva il contatto tra questi con Pestel'. Attraverso le lettere, più tardi usate contro di lui, notiamo che fu molto vicino anche agli Decabristi del Nord, più moderati e per una monarchia costituzionale, specie con Nikolaj Ivanovič Turgenev. Forse a causa del cambio di politica interna dello zar,che aveva completamente affidato questa ad Arakčeev concentrandosi unicamente al "concerto europeo" formato a Vienna con la Santa Alleanza, da lui ispirata, oppure su consiglio del suocero, nel 1821 si fece espellere dall'Unione, dopo aver proposto di aprire una stamperia per la propaganda e finanziarsi col contrabbando di tabacco . A causa della complicità avuta in quegli anni fu arrestato in seguito agli eventi del 1825, ma grazie al fratello, creato da poco conte per l'aiuto nel reprimere proprio la ribellione dei decabristi, fu rilasciato.

Gli anni dopo la congiura
In seguito visse sotto la costante vigilanza della polizia segreta imperiale. Dopo essere costretto a risiedere nella tenuta di famiglia in campagna, si trasferì a Mosca nel 1831 dove pubblicò due anni dopo uno scritto anonimo insieme a Kankrin sul credito statale, pubblicato a Lipsia nel 1840 non più in forma anonima. Questo libro fu il primo a toccare la questione del credito statale, provando come durante la generazione decabrista si formò l'interesse a sviluppare una classe borghese all'interno dello stato russo, rompendo con l'autocrazia secolare in Russia.

Opere
 1833: "Sul credito di Stato", Mosca (insieme a Egor Francevič Kankrin).
 1862: "La resa di Parigi, scritti politici. Lettere", Mosca (postumo).

Onorificenze

Onorificenze russe

Onorificenze straniere

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Nobili russi
Massoni
Sepolti nel cimitero di Novodevičij


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Does He Have Any Qualification Other Than His Skin Color?
Posted on October 23, 2006 by John Dunshee
Obama Says He'll Consider A 2008 Bid for The Presidency – washingtonpost.com
Obama is a political phenomenon but hardly a tested politician on the national stage. He has captured the imagination of Democrats and others mostly through a combination of glamour and intellect. He has no legislative record to speak of…
So, his qualifications are that he is a black Democrat that is "articulate". Meaning that he doesn't talk like a black man.
Just the usual litany of Democrat talking points. He's an empty vessel into which all the power players on the Democrat side can pour their views. He's everything to everyone because no one knows exactly what he is.
President? Well, I suppose that isn't much more unlikely than Bill Clinton being President. But that didn't turn out too well, did it? I mean, using the FBI to spy on opponents, bombing civilians, invading countries that didn't threaten us in any way, massacring American citizens, selling pardons and all that.
What Was That About History Repeating?
I'm currently reading a history of the 1930s, "The Dark Valley". I am struck by some of the events described and and see a great similarity to the events of present day.
The reaction to Italy's war in Ethiopia sounds familiar.
"Mussolini convinced timid diplomats that he was "capable at any moment of and act of suicidal but disastrous folly". So in December 1935, Britain and France made another attempt to buy him off."
They proposed a "peace plan" which both Emperor Halle Selassie and Mussolini rejected.
"But for Mussolini the abortive plan was a glittering triumph. Hoare and Laval had divided and discredited the European democracies.They had undermined the League [of Nations] and the policy of collective security. They had legitimized Fascist aggression by seeking to reward it."
It doesn't sound like the Europeans have changed at all and the UN has proved itself to be nothing more than a successor of the ineffectual League of Nations.
"Damaged by its impotence over Manchuria, the League of Nations, as many had anticipated, was destroyed by its failure over Ethiopia. Like the preserved body of Lenin, it had the appearance of life but tis veins were filled with embalming fluid."
It doesn't sound too different than the UN, does it?
Strange Bedfellows
What do you think the American military and the government of Sudan have in common?
Neither like bloggers.
Being A Best Foods Mayonnaise Guy, I'm Celebrating.
Basic Cooking � Blog Archive � Mourning the Demise of Miracle Whip
[T]he old standby you used and loved for decades is no longer the same product. They�ve changed the recipe! If you look on the label, you see the first ingredient is now water, not soybean oil as in the past. Since products (at least in the US) are labeled with ingredients in order of the amount, that means there is now more water than anything else.
I've always known there were "Miracle Whip" people. "Miracle Whip" is one of the reasons why I have always shied away from eating at other people's houses. You never knew whether they were going to serve you the "Best Foods" mayonnaise or try to sneak in the "Miracle Whip". I grew up in the 1950's and 60's and have always associated "Miracle Whip" with the "World Wide Communist Conspiracy". Notice that they both contain "W" and "M" in the spelling. People who used it were to be regarded with suspicion, like people who drove cars with clocks that worked. There was just something alien about them.
So I am heartened to see that I am no longer in danger of having my taste buds subjected to ungodly salad dressing or having my sandwiches contaminated by nameless foreign tasting condiment.
I Was Afraid Of This.
The Blog | Lyn Davis Lear: Why is the White House so Eerily Confident about the Coming Elections? | The Huffington Post
If for whatever reason we don't win back Congress in November the only real answer will be to take to the streets.
So if they lose, it can't possibly be because they didn't receive enough votes, it could only be because of a plot that rivals the 9/11 conspiracy in its complexity and nefariousness? They have convinced themselves that there are thousands of right-wing conspirators that have infiltrated the thousands of county election offices without anyone being the wiser.
The amount of violence during the last election, campaign offices attacked, windows broken, campaign workers threatened, was shocking. Even in my area, that is pretty :red", the windows of the Bush campaign office were smashed when the election results were announced.
Back in 1970, I myself was the victim of a bombing by an "anti-war" group. The left's propensity for violence has never been far from the surface. But this time they have convinced themselves that they are going to win the election and if there is any other result it must be because of fraud and are prepared to resort to violence if the election doesn't result in the predetermined outcome that they desire.
Scary.
It Isn't Just BBC
We are biased, admit the stars of BBC News | the Daily Mail
At the secret meeting in London last month, which was hosted by veteran broadcaster Sue Lawley, BBC executives admitted the corporation is dominated by homosexuals and people from ethnic minorities, deliberately promotes multiculturalism, is anti-American, anti-countryside and more sensitive to the feelings of Muslims than Christians.
One veteran BBC executive said: 'There was widespread acknowledgement that we may have gone too far in the direction of political correctness.
I don't think the results would be too different at CNN, NPR or the New York Times. But I'm sure they would cover it up better. They would spout platitudes about respecting everyone's opinion but end up doing the same things.
Pump It!
In any military unit you can find people with the skills to do damn near anything.
Just As There's No Difference Between Anderson Cooper And Tokyo Rose
CNN SEES NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND TERRORISTS
In a jaw dropping post on Anderson Cooper�s 360 Blog, Executive Producer David Doss reveals that CNN not only doesn�t care if their broadcasts give aid and comfort to the enemy in Iraq, but also that there is no difference between a US sniper and an enemy sniper.
Just as we can see there's certainly no difference between CNN and terrorist propagandists.
I Thought It Already Had
Human species 'may split in two'
Men and Women. How could you deny that they're two totally different species.
Teddy Played Footsie With The Soviets?
It would appear that the Democrats have no problem allying themselves with America's enemies for political gain. At least Teddy Kennedy didn't. He sees his mission as defeating Republicans and if that means selling out to the Russians, he's all for that. But these days he's having to settle for selling out to terrorists instead.
KGB Letter Outlines Sen. Kennedy's Overtures to Soviets, Prof Says — 10/20/2006
CNSNews.com) – The antipathy that congressional Democrats have today toward President George W. Bush is reminiscent of their distrust of President Ronald Reagan during the Cold War, a political science professor says.
"We see some of the same sentiments today, in that some Democrats see the Republican president as being a threat and the true obstacle to peace, instead of seeing our enemies as the true danger," said Paul Kengor, a political science professor at Grove City College and the author of new book, The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism.
In his book, which came out this week, Kengor focuses on a KGB letter written at the height of the Cold War that shows that Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) offered to assist Soviet leaders in formulating a public relations strategy to counter President Reagan's foreign policy and to complicate his re-election efforts.
So the Democrats have no problem cooperating with the Iraqi "insurgents" or al Qaeda, just as long as a Republican is defeated. It just doesn't work every time.
The fact that Teddy Kennedy wanted to cooperate with the KGB shouldn't be a surprise, Joe Kennedy was a Nazi sympathizer during WWII. He would so obvious that the Brits ask Roosevelt to replace him.


Professional Standard Investigations is the process by which the Ocoee Police Department investigates allegations of misconduct or substandard performance on the part of its employees.
The process provides citizens, supervisors, and employees a fair mechanism to address their complaints regarding law enforcement services.
The purpose of the Professional Standards Division is to establish uniform procedures for the investigation of incidents involving professional compliance, or possible misconduct by department personnel.
The Professional Standards function is important for the maintenance of professional conduct in a law enforcement agency. The integrity of the agency depends on the personal integrity and discipline of each employee. The Professional Standards also completes all background checks for new sworn employee candidates.
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Home Features Bunker Briefing EDITOR'S BUNKER BRIEFING (11 JANUARY 2021) No.41
EDITOR'S BUNKER BRIEFING (11 JANUARY 2021) No.41
Andrew Drwiega
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile – hoping it will eat him last." – Winston Churchill
The fatal attack on the US capitol in Washington DC by a mob incited by the sitting President Donald Trump as well as some of his political allies, in an attempt to halt the democratic rule of law over the legitimate election of Joe Biden, sent shock waves around the world.
Not only did it give a huge propaganda coup to those nations led by dictators and autocrats who pay scant regard to democratic values, but also endangered those nations whose democracy is fragile and under pressure. If the US President can reject his country's own democratic process, after a multitude of legal challenges instigated at Trump's behest by his political allies that had all come to nought, then the credibility of the US to espouse future moral leadership and democratic values has been wrecked for some time to come – perhaps even decades.
Add this to the Administration's marginalisation of long term foreign policy strategists together with the decline of apolitical professional diplomats, and the result is the reduction of government to government personal relationships around the world leading to a much lighter 'finger on the pulse' when trying to identify security challenges as they develop.
The challenge to the new Biden Administration is one of re-engagement, particularly with smaller allies who have been marginalised over the last four years. This will take the whole of the US Government to work together to restore international confidence and respect in America that has been so seriously damaged by the 45th President.
NATO EXPLORES GAMIFICATION TO HELP PLAYERS UNDERSTAND MULTI-DOMAIN COMPLEXITIES
Did anyone play games over the festive season? NATO Science is exploring a new concept called Gamification. Simply put, it is "is the application of game-design elements and game principles in non-game contexts."
NATO's Science and Technology Organisation (STO) has teamed up with cognitive and behavioural scientists at Atılım University in Turkey to game a variety of scenarios virtually. The objective is to generate challenges through real-life scenarios which will encourage participants to question more and explore different solutions.
NATO scientist Berke Çaplı explains: "Imagine a mega-city divided into zones of ethnicity attacked by unmarked paramilitary forces. Whatever NATO forces may use to stabilise the situation – cyber, information or kinetic – will have consequences for the population." Game moderators then use software with an algorithm that predicts the effects of each action, such as a riot, and established a crisis metre. "The game is designed to manage the crisis and restore stability," he said. But it is the reaction of the players that is closely monitored. "NATO needs people asking questions that they haven't asked before."
The research project is owned by SAS-129 Research Task Group on Gamification of Cyber Defence/Resilience, and is part of the STO's multi-national collaborative work programmes.
There have already been a number of demonstrations and prototype testing of the game at a variety of venues including: the National Informatics Congress in Ankara, Turkey; the Command and Staff College of the German Armed Forces in Hamburg, Germany; Strategic Reconnaissance Command Grafschaft, Germany; Turkish General Staff Partnership for Peace Training Centre in Ankara, Turkey; the Land Training Centre in Amersfoort, Netherlands; and at the NATO Operations Research and Analysis Conference in Ottawa, Canada.
The benefits derived by participants of this activity will include a more comprehensive understanding of military objectives and activities set in a hybrid environment.
According to NATO, "this research effort focuses on developing a wargame to change the current military mindset towards a more multi-domain approach and enable a motivational learning environment for non-technical personnel on the use of the information domain (cyber, cognitive and electromagnetic) in near-future operations."
US NAVY SUPER HORNETS STRIKE AL SHABAAB TERROR GROUP IN NEW YEAR RAIDS
US Africa Command started the new year with a number of air strikes on members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group at locations within Somalia.
On New Year's Day, two airstrikes targeted al-Shabaab compounds in the region around Qunyo Barrow, Somalia. Assessments show that several suspected terrorists were killed or wounded and that al-Shabaab buildings and compounds were either destroyed or damaged.
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (al-Shabaab) is a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist group based in East Africa. it is suspected of having links with Al Qaeda and Boko Haram. it is responsible for numerous terrorist attacks, one of the most infamous is the attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, September 2013, where at least 71 people died.
A further airstrike was conducted on 7 January aimed at al-Shabaab leaders with reports that five suspected terrorists were killed, including the leaders who had been targeted.
"This strike targeted known al-Shabaab leaders who facilitated finance, weapons, fighters, and explosives. One is suspected of being involved in a previous attack against US and Somali forces," said US Air Force Major General Dagvin Anderson, Joint Task Force – Quartz commander.
Joint Task Force – Quartz was supported in the operation by Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets from the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94, based on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) sailing in the Indian Ocean.
"Our strikes help keep these terrorists off balance to help our partners then address deeper problems such as governance and development," stated Gen Anderson.
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE EUROPEAN SAILOR? …PUT HIM IN A CORVETTE
The Steering Board of the European Defence Agency (EDA) is moving ahead in its support of the development of a European Patrol Corvette (EPC). The implementation of a Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) project will contribute toward the development of an EPC for the navies of Italy, France, Spain and Greece.
This would be a new class of naval vessel that would be adaptable through its modular design. Its strengths would include maritime situational awareness, surface superiority and power projection. It will incorporate common architecture to accommodate plug-and-play systems.
Specifications include a displacement of 3,000 tonnes and a shallow draft of less that 5.5 metres. Its length will be a maximum of 110m.
According to the EDA's chief executive Jiří Šedivý: "The European Patrol Corvette project responds directly to an existing gap in Europe's capability landscape acknowledged by Member States during the revision of the Capability Development Plan (CDP) in 2018."
The first prototype design is planned to be ready around 2026-2027.
US MAJOR ARMS SALES (Defence Security Cooperation Agency – DSCA).
None published yet for 2021.
US GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
Highlighting a selection of $100 million+ government awarded contracts awarded between 4 – 8 January 2021 and Foreign Military Sales contracts.
US Foods has been awarded a $377 million IDIQ contract for full-line food distribution. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The contracting agency is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support.
Alberici-Mortenson JV has received a $359 million modification contract for design-bid-build recapitalisation of the dry dock at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. The work to be performed provides for concrete repairs in various locations throughout the dry dock; overhauling and repairing the steel caisson; and upgrading power distribution, chilled water and fire detection and alarm systems. The project will also repair corroded steel members of the dry dock superstructure, re-coat the entire superstructure and replace roof and wall panels. The project will remove one bridge crane and overhaul two other bridge cranes. The scope also includes rebuilding/replacing sluice gates and actuators, roller gate rails, flap valves and frames and all piping. This project will also upgrade control systems and electronic components and upgrade the auxiliary seawater system. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast is the contracting activity.
Hardwood Products has been awarded a $110 million commercial contract for industrial base expansion of US domestic production capacity for medical foam tip swabs. This contract is for the procurement of equipment and machinery to enable expanded production of foam tip nasal swabs. The Air Force Life Cycle Management is the contracting activity.
(Highest award of the day). Amentum Services was awarded a $68 million modification contract to provide undergraduate initial entry rotary wing and selected graduate course flight training, simulator flight training and flight academics. Work will be performed at Fort Rucker, Alabama. US Army Field Directorate Office is the contracting activity.
Boeing was awarded an $8 million modification agreement for the P-8A Poseidon in support of the government of the United Kingdom. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $1.2 million will be obligated at time of award. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity.
(Highest award of the day). Raytheon received a $34 million IDIQ contract which provides engineering and test support services for the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) currently in development for the Navy EA-18G aircraft. The scope includes H16/H18/H20/H22 software support for NGJ pod and integration including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, testing, training and tools related to and in support of ALQ-249 and advanced electronic warfare initiatives for Navy and Foreign Military Sales customers. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division is the contracting activity.
Atlantic Diving Supply, doing business as ADS; Federal Resources Supply; Noble Supply; SupplyCore; Tactical Survival Specialties; and WS Darley are sharing a maximum $33 billion IDIQ contract for the fifth generation Special Operations Equipment (SOE) Tailored Logistics Support (TLS) program. The scope of work under the SOE TLS program includes the total logistics support for the special operational equipment requirements of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) customers to include military installations, federal agencies, and other authorised DLA customers located worldwide. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support.
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems received a $731 million contract for engineering and technical services for Aegis in-service combat systems engineering, ship integration and test engineering, computer program maintenance, integrated logistics support and planning and in-country support for multiple international partners employing Aegis. This contract provides in-service lifetime support efforts, including engineering, technical and logistical support related to the maintenance and modernisation of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Aegis Combat System and Aegis weapon system equipment and computer programs. This contract involves FMS to Japan, Australia, Republic of Korea, Norway, Spain and Canada. Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey (81 percent); Mount Laurel, New Jersey (seven percent); Changwon, Republic of Korea (two percent); Tokyo, Japan (one percent); Maizuru, Japan (one percent); Yokosuka, Japan (one percent); Nagasaki, Japan (one percent); Adelaide, Australia (one percent); and various other locations less than one percent each (five percent). FMS (Canada); FMS (Japan); FMS (Australia); FMS (Republic of Korea); FMS (Norway); and FMS (Spain) funding in the amount of $113 million will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command is the contracting activity.
LTM is awarded a $124 million IDIQ contract to assist the Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) East Fleet Support Team with integration of Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) maintenance and supply functions, maintenance scheduling in accordance with NAE constructs, as well as provide logistics and technical support services. The Commander, FRC Procurement Group is the contracting activity.
Boeing is awarded a $20 million modification contract that adds new scope for integrated logistics support for 22 F/A-18E and six F/A-18F Super Hornets in support of the government of Kuwait. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $20 million will be obligated at time of award. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Space has been awarded a $4.9 billion modification contract which consists of all work associated with the manufacturing, assembly, integration, test, and delivery of three Next Generation Geosynchronous (NGG) Earth orbiting space vehicles (SV), and delivery of ground mission unique software and ground sensor processing software. Additionally, this modification includes engineering support for launch vehicle integration and launch and early on-orbit checkout for all three NGG SVs. Space and Missile Systems Center is the contracting activity.
Boeing has been awarded a $21 million contract action for F-15S to F-15SA conversion support. This contract provides support for the conversion of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S into an F-15SA aircraft, which includes program management, reach-back support for the 48 continental United States and Washington, D.C.; temporary on-site for outside the continental U.S. assistance (if needed); and round robin repairs. This contract involves Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is the contracting activity.
US TRANSPORTATION COMMAND
Eastern Airlines received a contract for $284 million which provides door-to-door, time-definite, pick-up and delivery, transportation, timely and accurate shipment tracking, government third party payment system participation, customs clearance processing (if applicable) and shipment data reporting. This contract provides heavyweight delivery services for domestic and international shipments. US Transportation Command is the contracting activity.
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Andrew Drwiega, Editor-in-Chief, Armada International / Asian Military Review.
Armada International / Asian Military Review
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