Joni Kamiya is an occupational therapist by training and an ag-vocate in Hawaii on the biotechnology issue. She is a wife, mother of three, and the daughter of long-time papaya farmer and Hawaii Papaya Industry Association president, Kenneth Kamiya. Her experience with biotechnology started in the early research on cross protection of the papayas back in the early 1990s as a lab assistant. At that time, the papaya ringspot virus was ravaging crops across the state and continuing the family farm did not seem to be a viable option to pursue, so she furthered her education in health care. After completing her BS at the University of Hawaii in Manoa, she continued her education at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in the Occupational Therapy program, where she was introduced to systems thinking and evidence based practice concepts. She spent eight years living away from Hawaii working with the elderly and eventually moved back to her hometown. As the biotech controversy started to emerge in Hawaii, she became an ag-vocate in the social media circles to help defend her family's farm. She founded her blog, the "Hawaii Farmer's Daughter," to speak out for the technology that saved her family's three-generation farm. Through networking on social media, she has been instrumental in developing an even greater circle of fellow ag-vocates to help strengthen the voices of farmers in Hawaii to promote education on biotechnology.


Which Primary Codes/Standards Cover Specification for Design & Installation of Oxygen Piping Systems?
How can my company distinguish and understand the differences between 1) "Codes/Standards�, 2) "Rules & Guidelines� and 3) "Regulations Directives�, as they relate to Oxygen Systems?
Can my Oxygen System be "Certified�?
Does my existing Oxygen System require "Recertification�?
Question: Which Primary Codes/Standards Cover Specification for Design & Installation of Oxygen Piping Systems?
Question: How can my company distinguish and understand the differences between 1) "Codes/Standards�, 2) "Rules & Guidelines� and 3) "Regulations & Directives�, as they relate to Oxygen Systems?
Rules & Guidelines: These are the technical information and safe practices and procedures developed by organizations (or groups representing such organizations) for their own needs i.e.; NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Regulations & Directives: These are used by official bodies, authorized to create safety requirements � enforceable by political jurisdiction. These Regulations are Mandatory and are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) i.e., OSHA, DOT, U.S. Coast Guard, etc.
Question: Can my Oxygen System be "Certified�?
Answer: ASTM's "Glossary of Terms' defines �CERTIFICATION' as "the process that results in the documented status, that qualifies a vessel or system to operate in the service for which it is intended� (or qualifies operating personnel for specific duties). Also refers to the document itself.
NOTE: GTC certifies all Oxygen Piping systems which it provides. GTC can also assist with "Certification or Recertification� of existing Oxygen Systems.
Question:Does my existing Oxygen System require "Recertification�?
Answer: ASTM's "Glossary of Terms� defines �RECERTIFICATION' as "The procedure by which a previously certified vessel or system, by appropriate tests, inspections, examinations and documentation, is qualified to continue or be returned to operations at the designed pressure.


For the past two weeks on After the Jump, I've been talking about the cost of doing business, from understanding the hidden costs designers face to breaking down the world of retail. But this week we're switching gears a bit and focusing on design firms to better understand what they do and how best to work with them. This week I was thrilled to be joined by Leigh Nelson and Lindsay Pope, principals of LMNOP, a design and branding firm in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
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Recipients of the grants are Youth Empowerment Services (YES), Peace Parks Foundation and the Sunflower Fund. Microsoft believes this "will bolster their work to respectively create employment opportunities for youth. It'll combat wildlife crime and support conservation work. As well as advance healthcare solutions for those with Leukaemia and other life-threatening blood diseases".
Since 2016 Microsoft philanthropies has given over $25 million in grants out to more than 2,300 South African non profits.
Microsoft's Technology for Social Impact (TSI) group general manager Justin Spelhaug, shared on Microsoft's plan. A plan to empower non-profits to achieve more through digital transformation. He said non-profits currently operate in a world of highly constrained resources. They are doing more with less and this requires changing how they work. Technology can help accelerate their missions in many ways.
"Technology is a powerful tool to help solve the world's most challenging issues.
In the same way Microsoft takes our corporate clients on the digital transformation journey, we are working with NPOs in South Africa to help them implement long-term, sustainable change in their communities.
Digital technology powered by Azure has helped NPOs make smarter decisions, be more productive and communicate with one another more effectively.
Microsoft and YES have partnered to bring cloud technology and access to the latest software to South African youths. Launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa on March 2018, YES is a business-led partnership with government, labour and civil society. YES aims to empower one million young South Africans by offering paid quality work experiences over the next three years.
Microsoft is investing $825,450 in a strategic software grant to equip 100 community hubs (YES centres of excellence). This comes with Office and other applications to boost employee productivity and skills development of young people. Microsoft will provide training to empower employees who will utilise Office for non-profits. They'll also work on adapting more technologies as well as apps and service.
Microsoft Philanthropies is providing the anti-poaching solutions organization a grant for its move to the cloud. Microsoft AI for Earth is also providing three grants to support various aspects of the Peace park Foundation work. These include a grant to further their Smart Parks system, using Microsoft's Platform as a Service (PaaS) functionality to enable the transformation and integration of anti-poaching interventions. Microsoft's artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities have been deployed to analyse images from a network of connected camera traps to enable autonomous poacher detection. There are two additional grants. One to support new work on conservation-minded agriculture, to deliver best practices via an app for farmers. That has the potential to improve yields with minimal habitat impact, speaking closely to the Foundation's community development work. The third grant has been secured for the Tracker Academy affiliated to the SA College of Tourism. A project that aims to pair AI with indigenous knowledge of animal tracking and behaviour to train the next generation of trackers.
The Sunflower Fund plays a critical role in recruiting blood stem cell donors to fight Leukaemia and other life-threatening blood diseases. They are leveraging the power of Microsoft's intelligent cloud (Azure), a mobile app and AI to better engage with donors and recipients.
Justin Spelhaug says in just 18 months we reached our goal. By helping more than 90,000 nonprofit organizations digitally scale their impact and serve the public good. Our goal over the next 3 years is to reach over 300,000 nonprofits by the year 2020.
Microsoft's cloud for public good and philanthropy grants are available to help any non profit achieve more. Read more about Microsoft's Technology for Social Impact group and how you can benefit from the value they bring to the non-profit community.
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Plane carrying Kenya's first batch of Covid-19 vaccines en route to JKIA
The vaccines are on a Boeing Dreamliner, B78-8. It will take five hours 30 minutes to cover the 3,355 kilometres between Doha and Nairobi.
The plane left Hamad International airport at 6:35 pm and will land at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 11:55 pm.
One million doses
Kenya is expected to receive 1.02 million doses of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine, part of the 24 million doses the country is expected to import in the next couple of months.
The Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Kenya through the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) facility.
Kenya's shipment left Pune in Eastern India on Monday and had a stopover Doha before today's final destination to Nairobi.
Healthcare workers in 47 counties are among those who will get the jab first. Frontline workers like security personnel and teachers are also on the priority list.
"Healthcare workers and other frontline workers in 47 counties will receive the vaccine in the county referral hospitals," said Health CS Mutahi Kagwe on Sunday.
The vaccines are to be procured through Unicef, who are expected to manage shipment up to delivery.
Once cleared at the port, the vaccines will be transferred to Central Vaccines stores in Kitengela, and subsequently to the nine regional depots across the country.
Other depots are in Nyeri, Meru, Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kakamega, Kisumu and Garissa
At least 479 Level IV, V and VI hospitals have been selected to be used for dispensation of the vaccine. Among them, 195 are private.
Kenya has so far recorded 106,125 since March 12, 2020, with cumulative tests standing at 1,301,051.
The country has also lost 1859 people to the virus with 86,717 people having recovered from the virus.
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Every week we'll post a short snippet from Ashley's sermon from that Sunday. Here's a few lines from what he said this week in the last of our series reflecting on work.
One way of reading Jesus' story is to see the steward as representing Israel, and particularly the religious leaders, who are here being accused of failing to look after the affairs of God that they were charged with.
Another way of reading the story is to see it as a challenge to act wisely in difficult circumstances, and perhaps to remember that relationships are the one thing that we should always invest in (even if there are right and wrong ways of doing that).
From these two ways of reading Jesus' story we might discern the challenge to hold a healthy balance between keeping what matters to God to the fore – we are not to neglect our calling as followers of Jesus just because we are at work – and acting wisely in a context that is often far from godly, with acting wisely always meaning investing well in relationships.
So on the one hand this means, don't be ashamed to be a Christian or don't shirk the responsibilities of living a kingdom-shaped life, but on the other hand this is a challenge to be professional, even for an unethical boss, and to care about people, even the most difficult ones, and invest in their lives.


BLOOMFIELD HILLS – Rochester United wrapped up an undefeated Oakland Activities Association regular season with a 4-2 victory over Lake Orion Thursday night.
Austin Streng got the game winner with 47 seconds remaining in the second period. Streng controlled a puck along the left boards, escaped two defenders to charge in clean on the goaltender, and then roofed a backhanded shot for a shorthanded goal and a 3-1 Rochester United lead.
Lake Orion would answer back with just over eight seconds remaining the period, netting a five-on-three power play goal when Kade Manzo and Lucas Barber crossed behind the Rochester United net, and Barber slipped away with the puck for a wraparound goal to make it 3-2.
Led by the line of Grant Peterson, Nick Haddad, and Dylan Ross, the Dragons would have a couple of good chances to tie the game in the third period. "Peterson, Haddad, and Ross really stepped up and had a great game. They were the line out there the last three minutes that had that scoring chance," Lake Orion head coach Adam Krefski said.
But the Rochester United defense held firm, and Streng netted an empty net goal to seal the win with just under one minute to play. United dominated play territorially, especially in the first two periods, combining a strong forecheck and intelligent play from their defense to keep the pressure on the Dragons and make it hard for Lake Orion to get out of their own end.
"We were telling the defensemen to make sure they hold that line, hold the pace a little bit but also to first step back and come back, survey. We really wanted to support and to get pucks back deep in their zone, and I thought our forecheck did a really, really good job tonight. Everybody sold out, and I was proud of them," Kowalski said.
Still, a big game from Lake Orion goaltender Reid Marshall, who finished with 29 saves, combined with opportunistic scoring, left the Dragons hanging around until the very end. Rochester United also got goals from Michael Zyrek and Niko Mantzios as United once again combined balanced offense with great speed and depth, rolling four line all night against Lake Orion.
With the win, Rochester United improves to 18-3 overall and finishes the OAA regular season at 11-0. United has clinched a spot in the OAA title game which will be played on February 23 at the Onyx Ice Arena. United's opponent in that game has yet to be determined. In the meanwhile, United has a handful of non-league games left on their schedule starting with a game against Rockford Friday in the Chelsea Public School Showcase.


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Q: SQLite: Use of Aliases in Calculations Can an Alias be used in a calculated column in SQLite?  I have the following query:
SELECT
    dpTicker AS Ticker,
    max(dpDate) AS Datum,
    dpClose AS Price,
    (SELECT
        sum(div)
    FROM Dividends
    WHERE
        divTicker = DP1.dpTicker
        AND strftime('%Y', divDate) = strftime('%Y', date('now','-1 Year')))
    AS sumDiv,
    (SELECT
        sum(div)
    FROM Dividends
    WHERE
        divTicker = DP1.dpTicker
        AND strftime('%Y', divDate) = strftime('%Y', date('now','-1 Year')))/dpClose*100
     AS divYield
FROM DailyPrices AS DP1
GROUP BY dpTicker
ORDER BY divYield DESC;

As you can notice in the above query, the code for sumDiv is repeated twice.  I have been searching how to use aliases in calculated column, however, my attempts have been unfruitful.
Direct use of the alias (sumDiv) in a calculation results in an error message.  I have read that wrapping the alias around a SELECT statement should work:
(SELECT sumDiv)/dpClose AS divYield

This attempt results in the same error:
bash-3.2$ sqlite3 myShares < Queries/test.sql
Error: near line 1: no such column: sumDiv

Can aliases be used in calculation, or do I have to repeat the code twice?
Thanks in advance for any feedback, and helping to crawl up the SQLite learning curve.
Best regards,
GAM

A: The SQL standard says that aliases are not visible in other parts of the same SELECT clause.

All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection.
  — David Wheeler

Just move the computation into a subquery:
SELECT sumDiv,
       sumDiv / dpClose AS divYield
FROM (SELECT (SELECT sum(div)
              FROM Dividends
              WHERE ...
             ) AS sumDiv,
             ...
      FROM DailyPrices
      ...);


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Q: SQLAlchemy class method for subquery I have a table of time series data that I frequently need to get records where the date is equal to the max date in the table. In SQL this is easily accomplished via subquery, i.e.:
SELECT * from my_table where date = (select max(date) from my_table);

The model for this table would look like:
class MyTable(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'my_table'
    id = Column(Integer, primary_key = True)
    date = Column(Date)

And I can accomplish the desired behavior in SQLAlchemy with two separate queries, ie:
maxdate = session.query(func.max(MyTable.date)).first()[0]
desired_results = session.query(MyTable).filter(MyTable.date == maxdate).all()

The problem is that I have this subquery sprinkled everywhere in my code and I feel it is an inelegant solution. Ideally I would like to write a class property or custom comparator that I can stick in the model definition, so that I can compress the subquery into a single line and reuse it constantly, something like:
session.query(MyTable).filter(MyTable.date == MyTable.max_date)
I have looked through the SQLAlchemy docs on this but haven't come up with anything that works. Does anybody have neat a solution for this kind of problem?

A: For posterity, here is the solution I came up with
from sqlalchemy.sql import func
from sqlalchemy import select

class MyTable(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'my_table'
    id = Column(Integer, primary_key = True)
    date = Column(Date)
    maxdate = select([func.max(date)])

desired_results = session.query(MyTable).filter(MyTable.date == MyTable.maxdate).all()


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Winter on Kangaroo Island is a great time to take up one of the spectacular walking trails on the Island. From Cape Willoughby in the East to Flinders Chase in the West, and not forgetting the epic KI Wilderness Trail, of course, there are walks aplenty to entertain abilities of every kind. And, what better way to end a walk than to cosy up to a fire at one of the idyllic cottages?
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Kangaroo Island has a well-earned reputation as an amazing spot to visit, but with so much to do, it's hard to know where to start. Lucky for you National Parks SA have collated some tips and resources to help you make the most of the island's unique scenery, wildlife and heritage.
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MennoTalks: Putting colorblindness in context
At the Mennonite Church USA convention in Orlando in July, planners tried something new. Something they called MennoTalks. Not quite TED and not exactly Pecha Kucha, MennoTalks explored a different topic each day, featuring speakers from diverse perspectives. Topics included Celebrating Women (Wednesday); Race, Religion and Justice (Thursday); and Local and Global Peacemaking (Friday). Over the next several weeks, we'll be featuring a series of posts based on the MennoTalk presentations in Orlando.
Ben Tapper has a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Manchester University, a master's degree in Public Affairs from Indiana University and is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary. He serves as the faith formation coordinator for First Mennonite Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is actively involved in community engagement. Ben has a passion for issues of justice and liberation for oppressed people. Ben's MennoTalk was categorized under the topic Race, Religion and Justice.
By Dick DeMarsico, World Telegram staff photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
In the 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. In this dream, he envisioned a world in which his children would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. On most days I believe his dream is still a reality. But if I'm honest, I'm not always so sure. We live in a world that is as divided as ever on issues of race, sexual orientation, gender identity and politics, among other issues. There is a lot of division. Sometimes I ask myself "How do we make this dream a reality?" Everyone has their way of coping with the problems mentioned above, and for some, the solution is to claim they don't see color.
The phrase, "I don't see color," usually comes up after an accusation of prejudice and roughly translates to, "I don't see you as any different than me. You're normal like I am."
That sounds fine when taken at face value. But let's take a minute to think about what normal means in that context. Normal here translates to white and anything associated with whiteness.
The vast majority of the people in our movies, television shows and commercials are white. The people at our gyms, schools and restaurants are white. At our jobs, grocery stores and even our churches, the majority of people that we encounter are white. The truth is, the people that most Mennonites encounter on a daily basis don't look like me. So when you say you see me as "normal," you're saying you see me as white. But since I'm not white, I will inevitably fail to live up to your expectations about how I should act or who I should be. And you will judge me even if it is subconsciously. Then we're back at square one.
In addition, when you say you don't see color, you're saying you don't see what makes me unique. You fail to see the value I bring. You become not only colorblind, but just blind.
The truth is, while you may have the privilege not to see color, some of us don't.
It is well documented that, from New York to Los Angeles, police departments across the country discriminate against people of color at greater rates than their white counterparts. People of color are more likely than their white counterparts to be arrested, brutalized and even killed. The discrimination isn't limited to the criminal justice system. Housing discrimination has been occurring for over 100 years in the United States. Whether buying or renting, people of color are more likely to have their rental or loan applications rejected. Not to mention the fact that there are people who openly claim to see color and use that as a pretext for their violence. Organizations like the Alt-Right, Neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan have and continue to perpetuate violence against many because of our differences. Once again I say that while you may have the privilege to ignore color, the rest of us don't because we live in a system that was built upon color. Our institutions see color. The Constitution of the United States had slavery written into it. When you put these pieces together, you realize that our system was never broken, it was designed this way.
Luckily we have a way forward. The prophets Micah and Amos spoke out against the economic injustice that was taking place in Israel and Judah. They spoke on God's behalf against the economic and social oppression their people were facing. Then we have Jesus. When many people think of Jesus, they picture a white yogi from the suburbs, but that is not Jesus. The historical Jesus, however, was likely brown in complexion. His hair was more nappy than straight, and his nose more wide than narrow. In short, Jesus probably looked a lot more like Michael Brown than Donald Trump. He was poor. He was brown, maybe even black. He lived in a country that was colonized and he resisted that oppression. It was that resistance that got him killed. THAT Jesus should be the center of our faith and the center of the church.
Vincent Harding.
photo by: On Being (Creative Commons Licensed)/On Being
In the 1960s, the Mennonite prophet Vincent Harding said, "Transformation begins with the fierce determination of the people to transform their reality." So I ask you Mennonite Church USA, are you determined to change your reality by speaking into contexts of oppression and injustice like Malcolm X, Claudette Colvin, Vincent Harding and Dorothy Day? Will you challenge injustice and oppression?
To speak into a context of oppression, you have to know what you're talking about. As of 2006 only eight percent of people in the Mennonite Church USA lived in urban areas, while 78 percent of people of color lived in urban areas. That means that the vast majority of people that are involved in Mennonite Church USA are not encountering people of color on a daily basis. If you're not encountering situations of oppression, hearing the stories or talking to the people being oppressed, how are we going to speak into that context? We're hanging out on Sunday mornings with our heads in the sand not realizing that there are voices missing. That has to change, so I created a random but simple acronym to guide us.
ELLRA
Engage with people that are different from you.
Listen to them. Hear their stories. Once you think you've heard them…
Listen Again. You've probably missed something.
Reflect on all you've heard. While you're in conversation with those whom are different,
Act to bring about change.
If we can follow ELLRA, we can begin to change the trajectory of our faith. We have to stop being colorblind. We must ask whose voices are missing within our congregations. Which perspectives aren't being heard?
I believe the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is still attainable, and I think the Mennonite Church still has a unique role to play in making this dream a reality. But first, we must stop being colorblind because you may have that privilege but the rest of us don't.
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Rodger Schmell says:
I am white. Sorry, can't change that. When I say that I don't see color what is meant is that I don't judge people by their color. That is what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream was, and should be all of our dreams. I have lived as a minority on the mission field. I was part of an organization that did not push white European ideals on natives, but welcomed the leadership of nationals to become the ones to run with the vision of reaching the world with the Gospel. Yes, I do interact mostly with other whites, but I intentionally surround myself with diversity so that I can continue to grow and understand the world around me. I have begun to use a phrase that I hope explains a lot of white people's understanding of their sphere of influence. I call it "white stupid". Meaning that a lot of people just don't understand because they have not taken the time or asked the questions to help them out of their little world of ignorance. We have housed students from Mexico, China and Liberia. What a wonderful experience to help me understand the beauty of other cultures.


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Erika Maria Ender Simoes was born on the 21st of december in Panama city, Panama. Her mother is brazilian and her father is Panamanian-American. Due to the origin of her parents, she grew up in a culturally diversified upbringing, not only because of the three different languages that she was lucky to learn at home, Spanish, English, and Portuguese, but also because she was able to grasp the combination of all three influences in both music and customs.
Very early in her life, her artistic skills became apparent, and she started writing her first songs when she was only nine years old.
Erika was so anxious to hear the crowd applauding, to be on stage and before the cameras, that early on she started getting involved in the arts by participating in children's musical contests and by appearing on television, either by herself or accompanied by her school mates.
At sixteen, she won a national school poetry contest, and later on, she performed as a singer on a Venezuelan TV program called "Sábado Sensacional," aired in April, 1992 in her homeland, Panama, on which she sang a "tamborera" (a Panamanian beat) entitled "Has Estado en Panamá?" [Have you been to Panamá?] (Lyrics by Juan C. Candanedo and melody by Carl Ender) She was accompanied on the program by the National Folklore Ballet directed by dance instructor Elisa de Céspedes. This song was recorded in a promotional single and represented Panama in the 1992 Expo-Sevilla, promoting Panamanian tourism that year and brought an invitation to Erika to perform at the Central America Presidents' Summit, and at other events.
At eighteen, while studying Social Communication in college, she was selected to participate in the Nation OTI with a song written by her called "Mar Adentro" [Into the Sea]. Erika won the National Tamborera Festival as best singer with the song "Panamá La Verde" [Green Panama] (by Carl Ender). This very same year she recorded an album of traditional Panamanian songs entitled "La Nueva Parranda de Toby Muñoz." Shortly thereafter, she started on national television on Channel 2 as hostess of a special event variety show, as announcer, and as producer of different TV segments, while singing and writing on her own.
Later on, she was hired by Telemetro Panamá, Channel 13, to be a TV hostess and producer of segments of a weekly musical show, on which she had the opportunity to meet and interview a number of great stars, such as Shaggy, Shakira, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ricardo Montaner, Olga Tañón, among so many others...
During this period, she also had the opportunity to share the stage as a singer with big-name talents, such as Air Supply, Yuri, MDO, Ruben Blades and several other artists.
In 1996, she left television to debut in the theater, playing the main role of the Narrator in the musical play "Joseph, and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (by Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber) directed by Bruce Quinn.
Later on, she became a part of Ruben Blades's band and traveled with it promoting the album "La Rosa de los Vientos," winner of the 1997 Grammy award. She recorded as a back-up singer on the song "No voy a dejarte arder" by Ruben Blades and in the production of an album called "Carnival," by Sting, which had the participation of several renowned singers, such as: Madonna, Lucciano Pavarotti, Bette Middler, and Elton John, among others.
At the beginning of 1998, she decided to move to Miami, FL, USA. After a brand-new and difficult start in a foreign land, Erika was chosen as the hostess of a Discovery Channel information technology show called "Vida@Linea", on which she worked for one year, while she kept knocking on doors to enter the competitive world of music. During this period, she was repeatedly selected to appear in several advertising campaigns on American TV and in other media for clients such as The Miami Herald, The Florida Lottery, Americatel with famous Don Francisco, and MCI with Latin star Maria Celeste Arrarás.
In 1999, her songs started to be recorded by artists from México and South America, and in 2000, she had the opportunity to translate the song "A Puro Dolor" (by Omar Alfanno) into English, and her translation was chosen by Sony Records to be recorded by the group "Son by Four." Shortly thereafter she composed the songs "Ay, Mama" and "Candela" along with Donato Poveda, which were interpreted by Chayanne on one of his albums. The song "Candela" brought Erika the "Best Pop Song of the Year" award from ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).
Her fame as a composer began to grow among artists in the musical community such as Azúcar Moreno, Jaci Velásquez, OV-7, Donato Poveda, Elvis Crespo, Melina Leon, Giselle, Alejandro Montaner, Marcos Llunas, Eduardo Verastegui, Leonardo (from Brazil) and many others who have recorded her songs.
She has had the opportunity to record her own voice on such important CDs as "Divorcio," Julio Iglesias' most recent album.
Throughout this period, Erika never let go of her dream: to record her own songs. Today she continues writing for important singers as she launches her own musical entrée. Producers and performers of the stature of Randy Barlow, Teddy Mulet, Alejandro Jaén, Yacoce Simões, and Ricardo and Alberto Gaitan have participated in producing her album, as well as other well-known arrangers and musicians.
The song "Cheque al Portador" allowed her to qualify for the well known Viña del Mar (Chile) Song Festival in 2004 where she represented her country the first time Panama had had a contestant there in the 45 years of the event.


The conference series has its roots dating back to 1977, at a seminal conference hosted at INSEE, Paris, and organised by Pascal Mazodier, Jacques Mairesse and Alain Trognon (documented in the Annales de l'INSEE, volume 30-31).
The current guise of the International Panel Data Conference series dates back, however, to 1987 and the first conference organised at Université Paris XII-Val de Marne by Pierre Blanchard, Georges Bresson, Jean-François Malecot, Claude Mathieu and Patrick Sevestre. Since then every other year up to 1996, and since 1997 every year, the conference features an ever increasing number of papers and presentations.


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As a festival newcomer, I was excited to see how much panels differed in content, and how creative some got with their presentations. Two of my favorites dealt with men in media – more specifically, daddies who blog and "douchebags" behind the camera.
At Not Your Mommy's Blog: The Evolution of Dad Blogs, mom and dad media moguls came together to discuss the cultural impact of "Dad Blogs" such as DadCentric.com <http://www.dadcentric.com> . Panelists agreed that a slumping economy has led to an increase in dad blogs, but also agreed that dad blogs will never wield the clout or influence that Mom Blogs have. For starters, more women read Dad Blogs than men ( maybe, as an audience member noted, that's because women are naturally more empathetic than men and turn to blogs to commiserate).
The conversation shifted toward the importance of personal branding and entrepreneurial efforts, and how bloggers should be aware that this is just as important as good writing. Bloggers' endorsements are more influential than celebrity endorsements, explained a panelist, and their roles in marketing are yet to be fully realized. "Social Media is key," explained veteran blogger Catherine Conners. "We're in an age where anything we put out there must be a conversation, not a broadcast." The final point? Most men have a lot to learn communication-wise before they can become a successful Dad Blogger.
"Dad Blogs" was tidy, organized and informative, and I was hoping that The Evolution of Douchebags in Modern Cinema would follow suit. Why are women so obsessed with the Rhett Butlers and Bradley Coopers of the world, anyways?
But after an opening 20-minute speech about Thomas Edison, many audience members started to leave the panel. The moderator began arguing with the professor, and one panelist even took a call. Finally, Slate.com writer and social commentator Dan Kois began pouring himself straight whiskey and leaving the room intermittently.
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De fregatvogels (Fregatidae) zijn grote zeevogels uit de orde van de Suliformes.

Kenmerken
Fregatvogels zijn ruim een meter lang en hebben een spanwijdte van meer dan twee meter. Ondanks deze grote vleugels is de fregatvogel vrij licht en daardoor goed in staat tot zweven en vliegen. De mannetjes hebben in de paartijd een roodgekleurde keelzak die ze kunnen "opblazen". De vrouwtjes hebben een witte vlek op de borst. Zowel de mannetjes als de vrouwtjes hebben twee lange staartveren, die ze als een schaar kunnen sluiten of openen, mogelijk om ermee te sturen.

Leefwijze
Uren achtereen kan hij boven de golven zweven, speurend naar prooi. Aan het wateroppervlak vangt de fregatvogel vooral (vliegende) vissen en weekdieren. Soms ontfutselt hij sterns, pelikanen, of jagers hun prooi. Dit zogenaamde kleptoparasitisme is een eigenschap die bij de meeste soorten fregatvogels sterk ontwikkeld is. Als hij een prooi ontdekt heeft, worden de vleugels opgevouwen en schiet de vogel in een snelle duikvlucht naar beneden. Als ze het wateroppervlak tot op enkele centimeters zijn genaderd, worden de vleugels weer ontvouwen en zweven ze weer omhoog, met uiteraard een prooi in de snavel. Ze zullen nooit op het water landen, omdat ze niet in staat zijn om dan weer op te stijgen. Het verenkleed van deze vogel is namelijk niet waterafstotend, de fregatvogel kan daardoor niet zwemmen en duiken.

Voortplanting
Mannetjes fregatvogels zetten, wanneer zij vrouwtjes het hof willen maken, een zeer grote rode keelzak op. De felheid van de rode kleur geeft vaak de conditie van het mannetje aan, waardoor de mannetjes met fellere keelzakken aantrekkelijker zijn voor de vrouwtjes.

Verspreiding en leefgebied
Vertegenwoordigers van deze familie komen voor in de tropische oceanen. Fregatvogels nestelen in grote kolonies aan de kust of op naburige eilanden.

Taxonomie
Het volgende geslacht is bij de familie ingedeeld:
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Phaitakaran fou una província i ciutat de la costa de la mar Càspia, poblada pels aghuans i dominada després pels armenis. Era la regió situada al sud de la confluència entre el Kura i l'Araxes amb aquest riu a l'oest.

La ciutat principal era Phaitakaran prop de l'actual Lenkoran.

Limitava al nord amb el districte aghuà de Kazbq; a l'est amb la mar Càspia; al sud amb l'Atropatene i el Gilan; i a l'oest (de nord a sud) amb les províncies armènies d'Uti, Artaskh, Siunia i Vaspurakan (per la part del Mardpetakan).

Vers el 335 Grigor, fill del patriarca d'Armènia Vartanes, va anar a Aghuània (abans Albània del Caucas) per evangelitzar el país, però fou martiritzat pel príncep arsàcida Sanatruk (Sanesan) que era príncep del Phaitarakan, i el qual restava fidel al paganisme. Sanatruk va envair seguidament Armènia ajudat pels alans i altres tribus del Caucas i van assetjar al rei Khosrov II d'Armènia a la fortalesa de Dariunq (després Bayazid) a la província de Kogovit, però fou rebutjat i derrotat prop de Valarshapat, i després un altre cop davant Osakan (regió de Aragatzotn), batalla en la qual Sanatruk va morir i en la qual els armenis van rebre ajuda dels romans dirigits pel general Antíoc.

Vers el 550 estava unida a Siunia i la ciutat de Phaitakaran fou erigida en seu patriarcal i de l'administració. Vers el 600 va quedar en mans dels Mihrakan, que van esdevenir reis d'Aghuània.

El 623 l'emperador Heracli, va iniciar una campanya a Armènia, va desembarcar a Trebisonda va travessar el Pont i va entrar a aquest país. Va passar per Teodosiòpolis i va anar fins a Dvin ocupant ambdues ciutats i va seguir fins al Nakhtxivan i fins i tot va entrar a la Mèdia arribant prop de Gandja. Després va passar al districte de Phaitakaran, que era de la Siunia.
En arribar l'hivern es va establir a Aghuània (623-624).

Després va romandre en mans dels prínceps de Siunia en les quals degué restar fins al  quan s'hi van establir els àrabs. Per la seva història posterior vegeu Baylakan.

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I took doxycycline and it helped moderately, but I took it once without eating and got severe heartburn, so use with caution!
I had taken doxycycline back in 2011-2012 for Lymes Disease... at the time I had moderate acne on my forehead and it literally cleared my skin up within a week! It was amazing! The only problem was, like you're seeing with your other medications, there are some side effects (gastric distress, lethargy) and eventually the bacteria in your body will adapt to the antibiotic and the acne returns. When I started to notice my acne returning I stopped taking the doxy and my acne returned full force. Antibiotics really aren't the ideal way to clear up acne and definitely are not a long term solution. The best thing you can do is to find a good skincare regimen (cleanser, toner, moisturizer) and maybe ask your dermatologist about using topical RX instead of oral antibiotics. I made the switch to topical creams and my skin is 99% clear and just as clear as when I was taking antibiotics.


RENSSELAER, N.Y., April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing genetically engineered mouse model and service solutions, has been granted a license to the Easi-CRISPR technology from the University of Nebraska.
Easi-CRISPR was developed in the laboratories of Drs. Masato Ohtsuka (Tokai University in Japan), and Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy (University of Nebraska). The terms of the agreement include a world-wide, non-exclusive license to the technology, allowing Taconic rights to generate and sell rodent models generated via Easi-CRISPR. When compared to traditional CRISPR, Easi-CRISPR represents a significant advantage, allowing researchers to perform whole genetic insertions versus being limited to point mutations and constitutive knockouts.
"Easi-CRISPR is the next progression of the revolutionary CRISPR/Cas technology. Combining the speed of CRISPR with larger genetic insertions allows complex projects typically requiring homologous recombination techniques to reduce project timelines by six months. In an industry where time is a precious resource, access to this technology underscores Taconic's commitment to providing our customers with the best solutions," shared John Couse, vice president of scientific services of Taconic Biosciences.
Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy commented, "we are pleased to see the research community quickly adopting Easi-CRISPR. Licensing of Easi-CRISPR by Taconic, a globally recognized leader of animal model generation, should help scientists rapidly generate innovative models to benefit scientific research".
Taconic is a fully-licensed provider of rodent model generation services and has over twenty years of model design experience. The company provides gene inactivation, gene mutation or replacement, transgene expression, RNAi, and gene editing via CRISPR/Cas9, pronuclear injection, and homologous recombination technologies to ensure that the right tools are leveraged for each specific customer project. Taconic's unique capability of providing a seamless transition from model design to breeding and colony management, offers customers a complete solution. These scientific solutions include acquiring or generating, importing, licensing, breeding, testing, preparing, and distributing genetically engineered models to any location worldwide.
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It's been a long road and everything has not always worked correctly. We have enough stock to stay in stock on our first day and should be able to replenish our stock to maintain our previous levels of sales, which inevitably, will likely be lower when we open as it has been so long. Our labeling of products, unfortunately, remains virtually the same, black and white, except now come with a QR code and no barcode. We have a fancy brand new label printer and nice labels designed, but unfortunately putting pen to paper on them would bring us back and delay us opening, so we have quickly updated our old labels and will use them for now. On the payment processing front, our applications will likely be approved according to our reps, it is just a waiting game, so until they do, our payment options will be sparse and unorthodox. If you are a customer reading this, thank you for your continued support and we will be opening soon, without an announcement with sample sizes and as we gradually update the site and get everything going, we will send out our 3rd or 4th email newsletter ever letting all subscribers and previous customers know, we are open again! Pictures of our cleanroom and a possible Youtube video, will be forth coming this week. Thank you!


This is a loaded question, but where does it come from? In Matthew 3:11, John the Baptist announces that Jesus is going to baptize people into the Holy Spirit. He's saying that Jesus is so powerful, He is actually able to take sinful, broken humans and immerse them into the Godhead. It's a radical statement. Jesus' mission is to find a way to forever unify humanity and Divinity.
The trouble is we tend to get lost debating when this occurred, rather than focusing on experiencing the reality that it has occurred.
It's not that the debates are unimportant, or that we shouldn't strive for clarity in these issues, but we're summoned into a lifetime of encounter and immersion in God, not a one-time event. When you see it that way, fighting over when the first one happened becomes less important.
Just over 500 years ago the protestant reformation occurred. One of the eventual outgrowths of this movement was the rejection of infant baptism. Previously, in Catholicism, infant baptism was seen as our introduction into the Christian community, placing us in a "state of grace" which secured our entrance into heaven (until later in adulthood when we have to do other things after committing mortal sins).
For Catholics and also Lutherans, regeneration, or being "born again" occurs at the point of baptism. This is why it's so vitally important. Martin Luther agreed with this, but later protestant groups like the anabaptists and the baptists rejected the idea, believing instead that salvation must come at the point of one's individual faith.
This today is the mainline evangelical position, that we are "born again" or regenerated when we accept Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior. Both traditions believe—accurately in my opinion—that at the point of salvation, a person receives the Holy Spirit. Rom 8:9 says that if anyone doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His (meaning he hasn't been regenerated).
So, whenever someone is born again, they must receive the Spirit of Christ. (This is in fact the very definition of what it means to be a Christian—to have God living inside you).
Catholics and Evangelicals just disagree about when it occurs. The former believe it occurs in baptism (normally in infancy) the latter believe it occurs when we come to personal faith.
Interestingly, another division cropped up a little over 100 years ago with the rise of Pentecostalism. Pentecostals were experiencing something in God that took place after their conversion. Many people were having experiences with God which resulted in speaking in tongues (primarily) but also other manifestations like healing, prophesy, laughing, and other ecstatic phenomena. They insisted that this was actually the baptism of the Holy Spirit that John was talking about.
3) Pentecostal/Charismatic: It occurs subsequent to conversion when you have some kind of manifestation of the Spirit.
Rather than take sides, I'd like to suggest an analogy to help us honor these different viewpoints. Being united to God is rather like a marriage. The trouble with marriage is, it's actually rather difficult to nail down exactly when it occurred. Was it when you signed the marriage license? When the Pastor said, "I now pronounce you husband and wife?" Or when you consummated the marriage later?
You can make a valid argument for all three of those. Catholics believe strongly in the ability of apostolic leaders to do rituals which confer grace on people. Effectively, they're arguing that the marriage takes place when the minister says, "I now pronounce you." Evangelicals, which tend to be concerned with the legal side of things, argue for marriage occurring when the paperwork is signed. Pentecostals and Charismatics (who love experiencing things) argue for the consummation.
In Scripture, the baptism of the Holy Spirit wasn't just a one-time event. Rather, it was an initiation into a lifetime of being filled and overwhelmed again and again with the glory of God.
You can see this clearly in the book of Acts. In Acts 2, the apostles were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke in tongues and people got saved. Later in Acts 4, they were filled with the Spirit again, the building shook and they spoke the word with boldness.
Different encounters with God often seem to end up strengthening different areas of our lives. I've had an encounter with God where I spoke in tongues for the first time. I've had others where afterward I saw more people healed. Still others worked in me a deep sense of God's love for me.
I'm grateful for all of these experiences and am always hungry for more. There is always more to experience in our relationship with God, just like there is always more to experience in our union with our spouses.
Eph 5:18 in the literal Greek says that we are to "be being" filled with the Holy Spirit. Or, to always be in the process of being filled again and again with the reality of God. This may sound abstract, but the practical reality is it's just saying continue to cultivate an intimate relationship with God which results in experiential encounters with Him over and over.
We love dramatic, powerful experiences, but we're not really after the encounter of a lifetime. Rather, we want to live lives full of encounters! We want as much of the glory of God as we can stand, and are thankful for the wide variety of ways in which this occurs.
Want more resources to help you connect with the reality of your union with God? Check out our Immersion series! Also, be at church Sunday for our special impartation service!


In the fall of 1942, Butler took her first teaching assignment at a junior high in Ballinger, Texas, where she met her future husband, Capt. Robert O. Butler, at rehearsals for a USO show. The couple married in 1943 and moved to Paso Robles in 1952 to take teaching positions.
They raised two sons, Bob, who went on to become a research engineer, and Jim, an accountant and building contractor.
LaDonna Nash moved to Paso Robles in 1977 and taught kindergarten in the classroom next to Butler's. She remembers her as "one of these teachers who had a real flair. She would dress up like a French artist and teach cursive writing. The kids loved it.
"On Pioneer Day, she dressed up as Granny, and the kids would cook hushpuppies; she was a Texas girl after all," says Nash.
After almost 37 years of leaving indelible marks on the lives of thousands of young Paso Roblans, Butler retired from teaching in 1982, but that didn't mean she sat in a rocker. She traveled to competitions with the Sweet Adelines, took parts with the Pioneer Players and, according to Nash, became a member of The Breakfast Gang, a group of "old timer" teachers who meet every third Tuesday of each month to dine while chewing on issues.
A celebration of her life is set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregation Church, 1301 Oak St., Paso Robles.


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Would your company like its advertising message to be viewed on one of the largest outdoor full-color, double-sided electronic message systems in all of South Carolina?
Mastar Signs in Greenville installed the sign.
Over 250,000 guests per year visit the facility and around 19,000 people drive by the sign per day according to a meter survey done three years ago.
The sign runs from 6:30 am to 11:00 pm per day. This can be modified. The ad can be changed on a weekly bases, it can also be programmed to run when you want it to run. For example during morning, lunch and afternoon drive times.
A recent study by the S.C. Department of Transportation estimates that over 19,000 vehicles daily pass by the marquee. With an average of 2.5 people in each vehicle, that's 47,500 daily commuters who will be seeing your ad! Advertisements will not be accepted that conflict with or compete against any events held at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.
Advertising messages must go through an approval process, and the Auditorium reserves the right to reject any advertisement. Messages considered offensive will not be accepted. If an advertising form is filled out incorrectly or a message includes too many characters, the Auditorium reserves the right to edit the message accordingly. The Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium also reserves the right to reject advertising once the marquee schedule is considered full.


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Ferocious attacks by Japanese planes took a heavy toll in lives and damaged dozens of U.S. Navy vessels during operations to capture the island.
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April 1, 1945, was Easter Sunday and April Fool's Day. It was also the day the U.S. Army and Marine Corps launched Operation Iceberg, their massive amphibious assault on the Japanese island of Okinawa. Private First Class L.B. Bell was an artilleryman with the Marine 2nd Division, and at dawn he and his buddies were waiting in the chow line for their breakfast before clambering into the landing craft bobbing beside their troop transport.
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He later remembered his first acquaintance with the kamikaze, Japanese suicide pilots bent on crashing their aircraft into U.S. Navy ships to sink or disable them. The suicide pilots in had been named in reference to a "Divine Wind" that had destroyed an invasion fleet centuries earlier and saved Japan from conquest. These modern kamikaze, it was hoped, could do the same.
Bell remembered, "The Zero came in on a shallow dive and hit the water approximately 200 yards shy of our LST, skipped over us, and hit a troop transport about 300 yards past, severely damaging it and killing a number of Marines."
Operation Ten-Go: The Defense of Okinawa
By the spring of 1945, the Rykuyu Islands, the largest of which is Okinawa, were Japan's last line of defense between its home islands and the inexorably advancing Allied fleets encircling the shrinking Imperial domain. However, Emperor Hirohito's military commanders were not quite finished dishing out destruction.
The previous October in Tokyo, Rear Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi, commander of the Ministry of Munitions Naval Aviation Division, had been assigned command of the First Air Fleet, then based in the Philippines. After arriving in Manila to assume his new post he began campaigning for what he correctly believed was his military's last hope of inflicting substantial damage on the encroaching Allies.
A strong believer in the pseudo-religious Bushido cult with its accompanying code of conduct, he regarded the 1871 abolition of the samurai caste a serious miscarriage of Japanese culture and something to be defied. He and a few of his like-minded comrades devised a lethal new addition to their country's dwindling arsenal. Suicide aircraft and boats seemed the last hope of seriously challenging the growing might of American arms. What could be more lethal that a bomb-packed craft whose guidance system was an endlessly calculating and fanatical human brain? Not only would the kamikaze pack a pulverizing wallop, but such an honorable loss of life was well suited to a philosophy that glorified self-sacrifice.
Ohnishi and his supporters had to argue their point long and convincingly to overcome considerable opposition from more conventionalminded commanders. Eventually, they won their case when Admiral Soemu Toyoda, commander of the Combined Fleet, had to abandon his anti-kamikaze position when asked what alternative existed besides surrender. He had no answer, and formations of suicide planes and their pilots were soon bound for the empire's forward outposts.
The Rykuyus were a rich prize. Should they fall, the Allies would have a stranglehold on Japanese supply lines and a base for heavy bomber raids against Japan's major cities and military installations. Only 340 miles from the home islands, Okinawa had to be held at all costs. If Tokyo kept refusing to surrender, the Rykuyus would also serve well as a staging point for a potential invasion of the home islands. The Japanese realized Okinawa was bound to be the Allies' next target, but the Americans and British never dreamed of the ghastly reception awaiting them on, over, and off the island.
Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki, commander of the Fifth Air Fleet, was given tactical responsibility for Okinawa's defense, which was codenamed Operation Ten-Go. Ugaki was dismayed to learn his suicide attackers were to concentrate on attacks against Allied supply and troop ships. In earlier campaigns he had witnessed the devastation wrought by U.S. carrier-based warplanes. He lobbied hard and long to have priorities changed to attacks on aircraft carriers, but his superiors ignored his counsel. They did give the carriers equal attention to the supply fleet, but events would prove Ugaki's fear of the Allied flattops was justified. With attacks divided between the carriers and supply fleet, the kamikazes were spread too thinly, and American carrier aircraft shot Japanese planes down in great numbers.
The CAP: Defending From Kamikaze Attacks
On March 24, the Americans attacked the Kerama Islands, 15 miles southwest of Okinawa. The move surprised the Japanese and distracted Ugaki and his commanders, who were surprised a second time when U.S. Task Force 58 set its planes on the airfields and harbors of Okinawa. Most of the Japanese aircraft available were either designated as kamikaze or engaged in the defense of Okinawa itself. The Keramas were secured on the 26th.
This was also the day the first kamikazes participated in the Okinawa campaign, but their scattered strikes inflicted little damage. The suicide squadrons were still assembling and not yet ready to seriously challenge these earlier-than-expected invaders. Furthermore, the initial attacks tipped off the Allies that there might be serious suicide opposition to Operation Iceberg, so they began making preparations. However, there was not enough time to adequately prepare the large ring of radar stations and specially prepared antiaircraft destroyers manned by fighter detection units to vector combat air patrol (CAP) fighters to Japanese targets. The anti-kamikaze defenses were complicated, especially in overlapping sectors. They also proved rather ineffective against night attacks because the CAP pilots had trouble seeing their targets even when vectoring was accurate.
Exactly 24 hours before the landings were to commence, the defenders almost pulled off a major coup when a solitary kamikaze penetrated all the defenses and crashed into the Allied flagship, the cruiser USS Indianapolis. Admiral Raymond Spruance, overall Allied naval commander, was aboard when the kamikaze struck but was not injured.
Because of their thick, heavy armor plating British carriers were unable to carry as many planes as their American counterparts with their wooden decks, but off Okinawa this added protection proved a fair swap. As the landings were getting underway on April 1, four Mitsubishi Zeros on a flight out of Formosa targeted the British carrier HMS Indefatigable. The screening CAP flamed three, but the fourth scored a direct hit, only to crumple harmlessly on Indefatigable's three-inch-thick steel shield.
As the cloudless Easter Sunday dawned, other GIs and Marines saw repeats of the kamikaze attack recounted by Pfc. Bell. Many kamikazes either missed their targets or fell easy prey to the CAP and shipboard antiaircraft gunners. This was because nearly all the Japanese one-way pilots were half-trained adolescents. Many had never before flown solo or landed a plane. The empire's few remaining veteran airmen were far too valuable to expend in suicide attacks, but enough of the rookies were getting through to make a blazing contribution.
Crewmen aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Formidable clean up the debris and assess superficial damage suffered when the warship was struck by a kamikaze off the Sakashima Islands while supporting operations on Okinawa. The carrier's armored flight deck saved it from more extensive damage.
Kamikazes reached the battleship USS West Virginia and the destroyer USS Adams on the first day, drydocking Adams for the rest of the war. That night the Japanese launched what they thought would be a surprise attack, sending multiple formations of death divers. Radar detected the approaching flights, however, and alerted a force of Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters that were modified for night fighting. These interceptors ranged destructively through the inexperienced attackers before they could reach Okinawa, downing nearly all of them. It was a brief respite.
A 700-Aircraft Suicide Attack
As the invasion expanded so did the magnitude of the kamikaze attacks. On the afternoon of April 3, a diving Zero grazed the carrier USS Wake Island and inflicted sufficient damage to force her to withdraw to Guam for repairs. That same day a Shinyo suicide boat blew up a landing craft filled with Marines. Then, on April 5, Ugaki was ready to deploy his entire kamikaze fleet.
He code-named the first major offensive Kikusui 1. It was a massive flotilla of more than 700 suicide and conventional aircraft, and on the afternoon of April 5 it fell upon the Allied fleet in numbers that overwhelmed its defenses. The Japanese tried unsuccessfully to use chaff, strips of aluminum dropped from aircraft, to blind the American radar, and carrier-based planes from Task Force 58 met the attackers before they reached the picket ring of radar destroyers. Although these initial Hellcat pilots shot down more than 200 planes and another 200 fell to later arriving interceptors and antiaircraft fire, 180 planes penetrated the American defenses from 3 pm to 7 pm.
The inexperience of the Japanese airmen again was evident as the vast majority of them missed their targets. Only two cargo ships and one landing craft were sunk, but one Japanese plane crashed into the carrier HMS Illustrious just below her waterline, inflicting considerable damage that her crew somehow overlooked until much later in the campaign.
Unwittingly, Japanese officers had aided the defenders by ordering their pilots to attack the first enemy vessels they encountered. The logic here was that by doing so the suicide planes would not be airborne as long, giving the Allies less time to shoot them down. This strategy backfired when, repeatedly, pilots plunged into destroyers that already were severely damaged or dead in the water, and thus essentially worthless targets.
Although the attacks of April 5 knocked out radar destroyers Bush and Calhoun, they also sank the crippled and nonparticipating destroyers Emmons, Newcomb, Leutze, Morris, and Witter while overlooking or ignoring targets of much greater value. The U.S. invasion of Okinawa might have stalled if the troops ran low on supplies, but the neophyte suicide pilots rarely made it to the inner battle zone. American supply ships continued to deliver arms, ammunition, medical provisions, food, and reinforcements while the Imperial defenders ashore were steadily depleted.
Sinking the Yamato
On April 7, the Imperial Japanese Navy sent its super battleship Yamato on an ambitious mission to Okinawa. With just enough fuel for a one-way voyage, the 70,000-ton warship was to be used as bait to lure the Allies' carriers out to sea where they not only would be more vulnerable to kamikaze attack but too far from Okinawa to support the ground forces fighting there. When the kamikaze formations appeared above the American carriers, Yamato would dash full speed for Okinawa, beach herself in shallow water so she could not be sunk, and then use her 18-inch guns to shell the American-held sector.
This tactic failed when the carrier captains saw through the ruse and only sortied far enough out to sea for their aircraft to be in range of the gargantuan battleship. American torpedo planes and dive-bombers sank Yamato while she was still in deep water. The entire, massive invasion fleet then turned its attention back to Okinawa.
Kikusui 2: Debut of the Ohka Manned Missile
With dependable air support and a steady flow of supplies, U.S. ground forces captured Yontan airfield on Okinawa. Marine Air Group 33 immediately arrived with a complement of 82 Chance Vought F4U Corsair fighters to bolster ground support and strengthen the anti-kamikaze screen.
On April 10, violent thunderstorms grounded all planes on both sides, but the next day the sun came out. Ugaki's pilots managed a major coup when two Yokosuka Judy divebombers survived the CAP and dense antiaircraft fire and hit the carrier USS Enterprise just below the waterline. Working frantically, damage control parties managed to seal off the holed section of hull before the flattop capsized, but she had to withdraw.
A Mitsubishi Zero fighter, piloted by a youthful flier bent on suicide, misses the deck of the battleship USS Missouri off Okinawa. The plane instead struck the reinforced steel hull of the battleship and glanced harmlessly into the ocean.
Kikusui 2 kicked off on the 12th when 150 fighters escorted 185 suicide aircraft, including nine of the newly developed Ohka manned missiles, fell upon the Allied armada. Still going after the first targets they encountered, they decimated the destroyers of Radar Stations 1, 2, and 14. The first Ohka ever to strike a hostile ship nearly cut the destroyer USS Mannert L. Abele in two, sinking her with 79 of her crewmen in a twinkling.
The kamikazes had crippled or sunk seven destroyers by 2:30 pm, and that evening late-arriving planes hit the battleships Idaho and Tennessee. Yet, Ugaki still failed to realize his strategy was faulty as his pilots continued to expend themselves on the outer perimeter while ignoring plum targets closer to shore.
Only 11 Carriers Left
April 12 was also the day the Americans learned of the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After spending 12 years in the White House, Roosevelt was the only president many of the young men fighting on Okinawa could remember. Disheartened that their chief had not lived to see the final victory, the Army and Marine troops fought with gusto the next day when the Japanese launched a violent counteroffensive. The Japanese land and air forces failed to coordinate their actions, however, as the ground attack began between aerial offensives, and no kamikazes or conventional warplanes came to the support of the ground troops.
Kikusui 3 kicked off April 16 and deployed just 300 conventional and kamikaze planes reinforced by a flight from Formosa. When these planes descended on Task Force 58 most of the pilots repeated their predecessors' errors, wasting themselves on low-priority targets. One of them did manage to strike the carrier USS Intrepid and punch through her deck. The plane's bomb exploded in the hangar and ignited a raging conflagration that killed 10 men and sent Intrepid off for repairs that were not completed until after Japan's surrender.
Despite their imprudent target selection, the kamikazes had now left the Allies with just 11 carriers to support the Okinawa campaign. Fearing further attrition, Spruance dispersed his precious flattops so they would not present a conspicuous, collective objective. For the time being no more kamikazes appeared.
After using up more than 800 planes in suicide attacks since the first of the month, Ugaki and Ohnishi had to wait for additional aircraft to be delivered before they could resume more than occasional attacks. This gave the U.S. troops ashore a crucial respite they used to overrun the adjacent island of Ie Shima and Okinawa's northern sector. They wasted no time installing radar posts in both areas.
The next major kamikaze flight arrived just before dusk on April 22. After a six-day lapse in attacks, the Japanese hoped this one, launched from airfields on Kyushu and Formosa, would take the Allies by surprise, but the new radar sets detected the raiders just in time for a squadron of Corsairs to rise to the defense. The Marines shot down 34 planes and dispersed most of the rest. A minesweeper and landing craft were lost along with 60 men.
With just 115 planes, Kikusui 4 was small, but it finally targeted the invasion forces' vital transport and supply elements. The freighter Canada Victory was sunk, the merchantman Rathburn was crippled, and the destroyer Ralph Talbot sunk. The following afternoon a large flight attacked the radar installations but was decimated when Station 2 vectored in Corsairs that scattered the suicide planes before they reached the perimeter.
Starting at 10 pm a lone kamikaze spent 15 minutes circling the floodlit and red-cross-emblazoned hospital ship Comfort, looking her over and coming to an informed decision before pulling up and heartlessly diving into her. Thirty died in this wanton act of murder. About half were homebound wounded soldiers, but the pilot also killed a whole surgical team and an additional six Army nurses.
On April 30, a ragged pack of kamikazes targeted the minelayer USS Terror. Enough got through to cripple the vessel and kill 48 of her sailors while wounding another 173. It was one of the campaign's most devastating attacks, bringing April's total to 115 Allied ships sunk. Another 61 had been compelled to leave for repairs. Most of these needed such extensive work that they were forced to retire to distant Pearl Harbor or San Francisco to find adequate repair facilities.
A damage control party works feverishly to extinguish fires aboard the USS Enterprise after the aircraft carrier was struck by a kamikaze and forced to withdraw from the fighting in the waters around embattled Okinawa.
An Overextended CAP
The Japanese had wrought this destruction at a cost of slightly more than 1,000 novice pilots who, considering their extremely limited qualifications, could not have been used for any other purpose. Back in Tokyo news of this success essentially killed all remaining opposition to the suicide attacks. Okinawa was turning out to be much more expensive for the Allies than either side had anticipated. Still, the forces of liberation doggedly kept up the pressure.
As daylight was fading on May 3, Kikusui 5 roared in from Formosa immediately after the Marine CAP had left for the evening. Their marks were Radar Stations 9 and 10 west of Okinawa. The outposts' crews, not expecting an attack so late in the day, had just shut down their sets when the yellow-painted warplanes dove on them. The attackers sank the destroyer Little, left her sister ship Aaron Ward dead in the water, and killed or wounded 241 sailors. A tug towed Aaron Ward to an anchorage Spruance had set aside off Kerama for crippled ships. It was crowded with vessels awaiting work crews that would cut them up for scrap.
May 1 dawned with an attack on Radar Station 12 that sank the destroyer Luce with 149 of her men. Minutes later the overextended CAP could not save the destroyer Morrison. Two bomb-carrying Zeros crashed into her from 12 o'clock high, destroying her engines and boilers. Before most of the men below decks could get topside, two old Kawanishi floatplanes out of Kyushu plowed into her hull. Morrison's after turret exploded like a volcano, disintegrating her stern and sending her under with 159 crewmen. Bobbing in the debris-cluttered sea, 103 of her horrified survivors watched helplessly as three Zeros slammed into their sister ship Ingraham, transforming her into a floating bonfire. A landing craft tried to tow her out to sea, but yet another suicide plane hit and sank it.
The weather was helping the Japanese because CAP pilots and antiaircraft gunners could not see through a thick haze that had formed just before dawn. The kamikaze pilots, however, were having no trouble picking out the highly visible white wakes of their frantically maneuvering targets. A large number of planes then took aim at a group of minesweepers north of Kerama. While the available interceptors were distracted by this raid, a single unnoticed Nakajima Oscar flew at treetop level over Okinawa, pulled up as it crossed the beach and plunged into the cruiser Birmingham at 8:41 am. Penetrating the deck, its bomb detonated deep inside the ship, causing flooding and fires that killed 51 men. Birmingham limped out of action.
By the morning of May 4, this latest suicide offensive had sunk or crippled another 12 ships. Allied naval casualties included 420 dead or missing and another 470 wounded.
That evening the Royal Navy felt the kamikazes' sting as Formosa-based planes attacked the carriers Indomitable and Formidable southwest of Okinawa. Formidable's radar operators mistook an approaching Zero for a friendly plane and allowed its pilot to take careful aim. Using the favored tactic of pulling up at the last moment, he went into a dive, revved his engine to full power, and crashed into the flight deck at extreme speed. The armor plating was hardly dented, but the impact dislodged a large slab of steel that had been improperly welded to the deck's underside. It fell onto and ruptured the carrier's central boiler, reducing her speed to 18 knots. The Zero's bomb exploded topside, killing eight men and destroying 12 of the flattop's limited store of fighters. Kikusui 5 was over. It had bled the Allies badly, but at great cost to the Japanese.
Kikusui 6: Striking the USS Bunker Hill
The Japanese had hoped the violent suicide attacks offshore would assist their army's latest offensive by cutting into the Americans' supply lifeline to their ground forces, but this strategy overlooked the impact of the Allies' pulverizing naval firepower. Shelling from their warships broke the Japanese offensive and fatally depleted the defenders' manpower reserves. Against this weakened defense, the U.S. Marines and Army began to break out of Okinawa's southern sector.
For a while the Japanese were able to launch only sporadic suicide attacks. On May 8, both sides received word of Germany's unconditional surrender. This was expected but very welcome news for the Allies, but the Japanese seemed to take it as a signal to display their defiance.
On the 11th a typhoon of kamikazes crowded the sky as Kikusui 6 arrived. The first victims were the destroyers Hugh W. Hadley and Evans, both of which were reduced to drifting wreckage. Just after 10 am a Zero and a Judy dive-bomber evaded the CAP by approaching through low cloud cover and hit the carrier USS Bunker Hill. The Zero impacted first and set the after deck ablaze. The Judy crashed onto the same spot and tore a huge hole in the weakened deck. The Judy's bomb came loose and tumbled into the ship's interior before exploding.
For the next five hours a raging conflagration enveloped the carrier's stern, killing 404 men, wounding another 256, and very nearly sinking the vessel. The grievously hurt Bunker Hill would not have survived another direct hit, but frantic Corsair and Hellcat pilots knocked down every other enemy plane that approached until darkness halted the attacks.
The next day the Japanese lulled the Allies into a false sense of security by not appearing at all … until sunset. Then two kamikazes crashed into the battleship New Mexico and killed 54 of her crew.
Air Assault on Kyushu
By this point U.S. ground forces had captured enough airstrips on Okinawa for land-based warplanes to deploy for CAP service and infantry support. This enabled the carriers to depart for Kyushu to assault the airfields of the 5th Air Fleet. Despite losing 130 of his aircraft both on the ground and in the air in these strikes, Ugaki quickly retaliated. On the 14th, Enterprise returned after having her earlier damage repaired and was immediately set upon by 24 kamikazes. Just one plane survived the antiaircraft fire and CAP, but it scored a direct hit on the carrier's essential elevator, knocking it out and igniting a damaging fire. Enterprise again turned for the drydocks.
Still, the aerial attacks on Ugaki's airfields temporarily took the edge off the suicide offensive. Scattered attacks resumed on the 17th. Corporal Fred Reese, a rifleman in the 2nd Marine Division, later recalled that a Zero charged his LST so low it was "skimming the waves," but the coxswain yanked the craft around so that only the plane's wing struck it, inflicting little damage.
On the 20th, 40 Japanese aimed for the supply fleet moored just off Okinawa's west coast but again displayed poor target selection. They dove on the encircling destroyers, crippling Chase, Register, and Thatcher. One pilot crashed his Zero into the drifting hulk of an abandoned LST.
Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki, the father of the kamikaze air fleets that attacked Allied naval vessels off Okinawa and elsewhere in the Pacific, was photographed before taking off on his own kamikaze mission.
The Allies again targeted the sprawling Kyushu airfields on May 23, this time using a just-arrived squadron of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters. Renowned and dreaded for their pulverizing .50-caliber firepower, these fighters destroyed 84 parked aircraft, including a number of the twin-engine Betty bombers used to launch the Ohka rockets. This destructive preemptive strike left Ugaki with just 65 aircraft for Kikusui 7.
The small number of available planes coupled with violent thunderstorms to severely limit the damage done by the next attacks. Just eight ships, none larger than a destroyer, were damaged, and none sunk. Ugaki tried to achieve the element of surprise by sending the next offensive immediately, but this wave, too, flew into dirty weather. Two Aichi Val divebombers did manage to strike the destroyer Braine off Ie Shima, setting her afire and killing 66 sailors, and a lone kamikaze crashed into the destroyer Forrest, killing five men and leaving her dead in the water.
The following dawn a suicide flight of Nakajima Irving night fighters and Yokosuka Frances bombers (all twin-engine planes) attacked Radar Station 15, virtually disintegrating the destroyer Drexler and killing 158 of her crew. Two hours later another formation made a potentially crippling assault on the Allies' main supply anchorage but because of poor aim sank only one freighter, Josiah Snelling, and slightly damaged four other merchantmen.
Operation Ten-Go's Final Attack
The final attack of Kikusui 8 came just after midnight when a twin-engine plane spent 15 minutes slowly circling the destroyer Shubrick, lulling her crew into assuming it was a reconnaissance plane. The pilot suddenly turned and plowed into the stern just over the engine room, ripping a 30-foot hole in her deck and hull. Surprisingly, only 32 men were killed, but damage control could not stanch the gaping wound and she began to settle in the water. She foundered just after the last of her crew were removed. Shubrick was one of the last victims of Operation Ten-Go.
Although the kamikazes would keep coming through the first three weeks of June, the Allies declared Okinawa secure on the 18th. The last major campaign of World War II ground to a conclusion as Ugaki, Ohnishi, and their fellow commanders began hoarding their remaining warplanes and approximately 5,000 pilots in training for the anticipated amphibious invasion of Japan's home islands. Then the Americans used a horrific new martial technology to immolate the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A cease-fire went into effect August 16, 1945.
This was also the day Ugaki practiced what he had been preaching, flying a Zero in a final attack on Task Force 58. He never made it. An American flying a Corsair shot him down before he reached the fleet. Ohnishi followed suit. On that morning he wrote a final message to his country's young people: "You are the treasure of the nation. With all the fervor of the special attackers, strive for the welfare of Japan and for peace throughout the world."
Perhaps he did not notice the incongruity of an adjuration for peace coming from a warlord who had sent a multitude of young men to flaming death and then committed suicide himself, leaving the next generation to rebuild their ravaged islands without him. He likely saw no place for himself there in peacetime.
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