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La  (en allemand : 18. Armee) était une armée (regroupement d'unités) de la Deutsches Heer (armée de terre allemande) pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, puis de la Heer (armée de terre de la Wehrmacht) lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Historique

Première Guerre mondiale
La  armée de l'Empire allemand est créée le  et dissoute en . Elle participe à l'offensive Michaël du printemps 1918. Son chef était Oskar von Hutier.

Seconde Guerre mondiale
Formée en novembre 1939 dans la Région militaire (Wehrkreis) VI, la  a fait partie de l'offensive dans les Pays-Bas (bataille des Pays-Bas) et en Belgique (bataille de Belgique) durant l'automne et plus tard déplacée en France en 1940. La  a ensuite été déplacée vers l'est et a participé à l'opération Barbarossa en 1941. Elle participe à la bataille de Tallinn, au siège de Leningrad, à la bataille de Mga...

La  a été intégrée au Groupe d'armées Nord jusqu'au début de 1945, quand elle est subordonnée au groupe d'armées Courlande.
En , la  est encerclée par les offensives de l'Armée rouge et passe le reste de la guerre dans la poche de Courlande.

Commandants

Chefs d'état-major

Ordres de bataille

Rattachement au groupe d'Armées

Unités rattachées

Annexes

Bibliographie
  Kurowski, Franz (2000). "Todeskessel Kurland", Podzun-Pallas Verlag, Wölfersheim-Berstadt. .
  Tessin, Georg (1976). "Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945" (Volume IV), Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück. .

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Unité militaire allemande de la Première Guerre mondiale
Armée de la Wehrmacht
Unité militaire allemande de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Unité ou formation militaire dissoute en 1945


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If you had asked me five years ago to name grains, I would have probably listed whole wheat, brown rice, barley and oatmeal. That's all there is, right? Right?
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Muñiz, is remembered for helping many people and for his positive contributions during the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. He was a noted voice for Mexican Americans, Chicanos, Hispanics, Latinos, and others during the late 60s and 70s. As a result of his political impact, he became subject to scrutiny and legal problems which resulted in imprisonment several times. Supporters hold that his legal problems were subject to unjust legal proceedings, mistakes, and cruel and unusual punishment imposed with political motives.
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In his 1994 trial, prosecutors did not allow evidence which would have exonerated him. He has served nearly 25 years of his sentence of life without parole. How do Americans ever reach our leaders? When faced with unfair practices by the government, to whom can the average citizen turn?
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The family and supporters of Ramiro "Ramsey: Muñiz are taking a Caravan for Freedom to Philadelphia to get the attention of President Barack Obama and Hillary R. Clinton, presidential candidate for the Democratic Party.
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Organizations such as the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the American GI Form have sent resolutions to President Barack Obama, seeking the freedom of Ramsey Muñiz. They have asked why name of Ramiro "Ramsey" Muñiz has not been listed among the petitions granted. Muñiz is elderly, in poor health, and he has never having committed a violent offense. These criteria make him a strong candidate for Executive Clemency. Hispanics strongly urged President Obama to grant his immediate freedom but he did not do it, leaving many people shocked and questioning the morality of all leaders.
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What's the right way to pronounce RFID?
I've heard a lot of strange pronunciations of RFID in the past few years, because suddenly everyone is talking about it, be it a better way to manage your stock or freaking out about long-range identity theft. So, how do you pronounce RFID?
I personally say it's Are-Eff-Eye-Dee, each letter individually.
I figure I'd call it "near-field" in English. Can you add that option? I know the two concepts aren't equivalent at all, but their overlap in practice is tremendous for all I know.
In Dutch I pronounce the name of each letter (first option).


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Political cage match
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, speaks to a reporter as she and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, walk back into the West Wing after speaking to members of the media outside of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, following a meeting with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Pelosi gives Trump an earful, questions 'manhood' in private
By LAURIE KELLMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — In public, Nancy Pelosi lectured Donald Trump on the Constitution and wagged a finger at him for characterizing her "strength." In private, she questioned his "manhood" — and her disdain for him became public, again, anyway.
"It's like a manhood thing for him. As if manhood could ever be associated with him. This wall thing," Pelosi privately told House Democrats after a combative, on-camera Oval Office meeting with Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. The account was described on condition of anonymity by an aide who was in the room but not authorized to discuss Pelosi's remarks publicly.
In the space of a few hours Tuesday, the California Democrat nominated for her second stint as House speaker rolled out her approach to the Republican president as the two prepare for two years of divided government.
"It goes to show you: You get into a tickle contest with a skunk, you get tinkle all over you," she said after Tuesday's meeting, according to the aide.
Pelosi is said to frown on truly blue language. But in public and private, she can be unsparing in her clapbacks, and never more so than during the Trump presidency. She questioned Trump's "manhood" publicly in October at Harvard University's Institute of Politics, for example. And yet, she's long counseled Democrats to not get into the muck, Trump-style, advising Democrats before the State of the Union address in January not to get in the way of his "slobbering self."
On Tuesday, outside the White House, Pelosi predicted Democrats would stay "dignified."
Pelosi hardly saved her disdain for Trump for the private audience, letting it rip in slightly more respectful tones a few hours earlier when the president invited journalists into the Oval Office for what were billed as talks over the national budget. What ensued was like a political cage match, with everyone except Pence jumping in with ripostes, setups, lectures and insults. The conflict between Trump and Pelosi dominated the scene, which was replete with gender politics.
The spectacle suggested a fierce, two-year struggle in which Democrats control one chamber of Congress for the first time in Trump's presidency. The new Congress is sworn in Jan. 3, and Pelosi is nominated for her second stint as speaker of the House and second in the line of presidential succession. That carries significant stakes for Trump, who faces oversight investigations into his presidential campaign and administration. Additionally, the House will include a record number of women elected in the #MeToo era — most of them Democrats — injecting gender into the discussion like never before.
In her opening comments in the Oval Office, Pelosi said failed budget talks would result in a "Trump shutdown" of government — a phrase that might have inflamed him. Instead, Trump said he'd take responsibility for any shuttering of government.
Trump alluded to the fact that Pelosi's election as speaker is not assured.
"Nancy's in a situation where it's not easy for her to talk right now, and I understand, and I fully understand that," Trump said.
Pelosi raised a hand, then wagged her index finger: "Mr. President, please don't characterize the strength that I bring to this meeting as the leader of the House Democrats, who just won a big victory."
She kept it clean through a post-Oval Office press conference, suggesting to reporters that she didn't want to embarrass Trump over his misstatement of facts in front of the cameras.
Behind the scenes is another story. Out came her gibe about Trump's masculinity.
On Tuesday, she told Democrats privately, "He said at the end of the meeting, he said, 'We can go two routes with this meeting: with a knife or a candy. I said, 'Exactly.'"
She went with the knife.
"I told him about Ronald Reagan," Pelosi told the Democrats. "I said you probably don't know who I spoke most about on the campaign trail — what president I spoke most about. He said, 'Donald Trump.' I said, 'I never mentioned your name.'"
Later in private, she told the Democrats: "I was trying to be the mom."
AP Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.
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Trump prods McConnell on sentencing bill: 'Go for it Mitch!'
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's reluctance to hold a vote on a popular criminal justice bill has angered top Republican senators and created an unusual rift with a longtime GOP ally, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa. And on Friday, it also brought on a tweet from President Donald Trump.
"Hopefully Mitch McConnell will ask for a VOTE on Criminal Justice Reform," Trump tweeted. "It is extremely popular and has strong bipartisan support. It will also help a lot of people, save taxpayer dollars, and keep our communities safe. Go for it Mitch!"
Minutes later Grassley tweeted that he and the president had spoken about "the growing support" for the legislation.
"Pres Trump told me he wants it done THIS CONGRESS," Grassley tweeted.
Grassley has spent years working to build a coalition around the bill and is pushing for a year-end vote. Grassley says more than two-thirds of the Senate supports it. But McConnell is refusing to bring the legislation forward in a standoff that's dividing the Republican majority and putting President Donald Trump on the spot.
"We've done what needs to be done," Grassley said about the overwhelming support for the bill. "So what's holding it up?"
For the 85-year-old chairman of the Judiciary Committee, this is not the way the Senate is supposed to operate. Grassley was expecting some deference from McConnell after delivering on Trump's judicial nominees — including two now on the Supreme Court. Despite Trump's support for the measure, McConnell says it's divisive. His reluctance to take up Grassley's priority shows the limits of the Senate's old-fashioned customs in an era of heightened partisan politics.
"What's so irritating about this is, first of all, he and I have been hand-in-glove working to get the judiciary vacancies filled," Grassley told Iowa reporters.
"I think I ought to have some consideration for delivering on tough Supreme Court nominees, and a lot of tough circuit court nominees and maybe even once in a while you get a tough district court nominee," Grassley went on.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., intervened Friday, talking directly to Trump about attaching the criminal justice legislation to the must-pass year-end spending bill, which is already tangled in a separate fight over funds for the border wall with Mexico.
"Just talked with President," Graham tweeted. "He strongly believes criminal justice reform bill must pass now. He also indicated he supports putting criminal justice reform bill on year-end spending bill which must include MORE wall funding."
Trump has called senators about the bill and spoke briefly about it Friday at an event on safe neighborhoods in Kansas City.
The bill is a project of Trump's son-in-law, White House adviser Jared Kushner, and would be the biggest sentencing overhaul in decades. It would reduce mandatory prison terms for certain drug crimes and give judges in some cases more discretion on punishments. It would allow about 2,600 federal prisoners sentenced for crack cocaine offenses before August 2010 the opportunity to petition for a reduced penalty. It also includes provisions to encourage education and workforce training in prisons.
Roughly 90 percent of prison inmates are held in state facilities and would not be affected by the legislation.
While Kushner has been meeting with senators on Capitol Hill, Trump is also hearing from allies who are against the legislation. Chief among them is Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who is warning senators that Republicans will be blamed if criminals are released and commit new crimes.
"Only thing worse than early release from prison of thousands of serious, violent, & repeat felons is to do that in a spending bill with no debate or amendments, forcing senators to either shut down government or let felons out of prison," Cotton tweeted Friday. The spending bill will need approval by Dec. 21 to avoid a funding lapse days before Christmas.
Cotton and others, including Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, No. 2 Senate Republican, insist there is not as much support for the bill as Grassley claims. Cotton says senators may tell the chairman they're in favor of it when actually they're not.
The bill has support from several conservative and liberal advocacy groups, uniting such disparate partners as the influential Koch network and the American Civil Liberties Union, but it splits law enforcement groups. It is backed by the Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police but opposed by the National Sheriff's Association.
Amid this divide, McConnell has been choosing caution, saying there's just not enough time to push the bill forward in the remaining days of the Congress.
"The question is, can you shoe-horn something that's extremely controversial into the remaining time?" he said Monday in an interview at a Wall Street Journal forum.
Criminal justice reform has traditionally been a Democratic priority, as Republicans prefer a more tough-on-crime approach. And McConnell acknowledges it's "extremely divisive" among Senate Republicans. Leaders tend to protect senators from taking tough votes that could have political blowback.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Thursday that bill backers are making a last-push to attach it to the spending measure and picking up new supporters. But he acknowledged the package's chances are slipping with each passing day. "We're still lobbying Sen. McConnell — he has all the power to allow it or not allow it," said Paul.
McConnell and Grassley have worked side by side for decades. When then-President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court in early 2016, Grassley stood by McConnell's decision to keep the seat open during the election year for the new president to decide. He's ushered in 84 Trump judicial nominees, including a record number of circuit court judges.
But their split over criminal justice reform is testing not just their partnership but also the longstanding norms of the Senate.
"What's holding it up is our leader, the majority leader," Grassley said. "There's no reason it shouldn't come up."
Associated Press writer David Pitt in Iowa contributed to this report.
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Congress Must Reauthorize VAWA
by Laura Finley
That the U.S. is divided on political issues is old news. Both the Left and the Right are deeply entrenched, resulting in distrust, animosity, and political gridlock. One troubling example is with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization of 2018. Sadly, it isn't the first time that Republicans have attempted to block VAWA, literally using women's lives as a bartering tool.
The original VAWA was introduced by Senator Joe Biden in 1990. It took four years before VAWA passed Congress with bipartisan support and was signed by President Bill Clinton. This is in large part due to a provision that allowed victims the private civil rights remedy of suing their attackers. Chief Justice William Rehnquist was a vocal opponent, asserting that the provision would bring so many cases before the courts it would overwhelm them, and the Supreme Court declared that portion of VAWA to be unconstitutional in 2000. Interestingly, the Court said that Congress did not have the right to enforce the civil remedy under the Commerce Clause because domestic violence is not "economic" in nature, despite evidence that it costs taxpayers between $5-10 billion a year in healthcare and law enforcement costs, lost productivity, and more. Yet the other provisions remained, and VAWA has helped hundreds of thousands of victims. It provides funds for training law enforcement, court officials, victim advocates and healthcare professionals.
VAWA was reauthorized again in 2000 and 2005. The 2000 version improved provisions for immigrant victims, victims of sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. The 2005 reauthorization extended benefits to underserved populations and prohibited requirements that sexual assault victims take polygraph tests before an investigation into their reports ensues. The 2012 renewal was also contentious, as conservatives opposed extending VAWA's provisions to same-sex couples. Great debate also surrounded extending the protections of VAWA to Native American women, as this brought up the typical jurisdictional battle that occurs with crime-related topics on tribal lands. Further, conservatives opposed extending VAWA's provisions to undocumented immigrant victims through the U Visa program. After expiring with the adjournment of the 112thCongress, VAWA was again reauthorized with all of the contentious provisions included in 2013.
The latest reauthorization was originally scheduled to occur by September 30 but has been extended to December 7 and December 21. It is temporarily reauthorized, but as of now, it appears Republicans intend to block the reauthorization before the year's end, and out of 173 co-sponsors of the bill proposed by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), none are Republicans. In all likelihood, the influx of women who were elected in the 2018 midterms in January 2019 would result in VAWA being reconsidered, but it is horrifying to see that once again there's even debate about supporting resources for victims. While no federal legislation is perfect, and VAWA can be legitimately critiqued for focusing too much on criminal justice and less on root causes of abuse, the 2018 reauthorization is still important. Jackson Lee's bill increases funding for sexual assault centers and expands the law related to removing guns from convicted abusers.
We should all implore Congress to act on the reauthorization of VAWA. As it becomes clearer that, according to a new study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the least safe place for women globally is in the home, it is essential that our politicians take seriously the issues of domestic and sexual violence and not let political division disrupt these much-needed services.
Laura Finley, Ph.D., syndicated by PeaceVoice, teaches in the Barry University Department of Sociology & Criminology.
Cannabis use in teens not a gateway to conduct problems, study suggests – but risks still exist
Dan Romer
Research Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
Disclosure statement: Dan Romer has received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. But this commentary does not necessarily reflect the views of NIDA.
With the legalization of cannabis for adults becoming increasingly widespread, more adolescents will be trying the drug. And parents will be wondering what the consequences will be for their teens should they try and continue to use marijuana.
A few decades ago, there was considerable concern that cannabis use was a gateway to more serious problems, such as socializing with drug-using peers and delinquent behavior. In fact, a study of a large cohort of youth in New Zealand in the 1990s suggested just such an outcome.
More recently, my research colleagues and I were able to ask whether this applied to teens today in the U.S. Our study involved following 364 adolescents living in Philadelphia over eight years, starting when they were between 10 and 12 years old. We conducted five annual surveys and a final follow-up survey when they turned 18 and 19. Using a more sensitive statistical methodology than had been used in the past, we were able to disentangle the effects of which came first: conduct problems or marijuana use. And we found some interesting patterns.
Our study showed that users of marijuana do not seek out other users. In addition, we found no evidence that use of cannabis led to greater problem behavior. Instead, we found that the teens who reported changes in their problem behavior were more likely to subsequently increase their use of cannabis. And they were also more likely to begin associating with peers who also used the drug.
This was different from other marijuana users who did not develop new friends who used marijuana. They were more likely to start using marijuana if their friends already used it, which was not a surprise. But there was no evidence that marijuana use led to the development of potentially deviant peer relationships with youth likely to engage in problem behavior.
Teens and cannabis use
The study tracked subjects' use of cannabis as well as other drugs. In addition, the study asked them about whether they engaged in various types of problem behavior, such as stealing and skipping school. We also asked about their friends' drug use, and at the final follow-up, we probed for symptoms of substance use disorder stemming from their use of cannabis and other drugs.
At the final follow-up, about 40 percent of the adolescents who continued to use marijuana reported having developed a mild cannabis use disorder, showing signs of two or three symptoms, such as craving the drug and feeling the need to use it. We were not surprised that the teens who had behavior problems were more likely to develop the disorder, and our cohort was more likely to include this high-risk group than nationally representative samples. Thus, the likelihood of acquiring even a mild disorder from marijuana use is probably much lower.
But even the teens without behavior problems were susceptible to developing the disorder.
Nevertheless, there was no evidence that use of cannabis led to the development of conduct disorder or to more serious use of other drugs; all of the evidence pointed to the reverse.
This suggests that the prior findings may have been due to the failure to examine the effects of problem behavior on cannabis use. It may also reflect changes in how the drug is used in today's more accepting environment.
Cannabis not the risk some fear?
In one sense, these findings are reassuring. They suggest that greater access to cannabis need not have the deleterious effects once feared.
Yet cannabis is still a potentially addictive substance, just as alcohol and tobacco, the other drugs that many adolescents are likely to try. And despite the use of these popular drugs, there was very little evidence of gateway effects to harder drugs, such as heroin or other opioids. The gateway hypothesis regarding adolescent drug use has lost a lot of its credibility following more careful research on the effects of the drugs that adolescents are likely to try. Indeed, youth who use one drug are also likely to use others, as opposed to one leading to another. And as we found, substance use disorders tend to cluster across drugs.
As noted above, teens with friends who used cannabis were also more likely to start using the substance. This suggests that as the drug becomes more available, it is likely to spread through peer networks, just as alcohol does now despite it being restricted in sales to those over age 20.
And this further suggests that there will likely be more cases of substance use disorder attributed to cannabis. Based on our teenage cohort's experience with alcohol, we estimate that less than 25 percent of youth who use alcohol consistently will develop a mild case of alcohol use disorder. It would not be surprising if the same thing happens as cannabis becomes more available.
Cannabis not harmless
Our findings suggest that cannabis is not a harmless drug, and policymakers and parents should proceed with this awareness as it becomes more available. Youth who are susceptible to psychosis are playing with fire when using strong doses of the drug. And parents may not know if their teen is susceptible.
Evidence to date in the states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use suggests that motor vehicle fatalities due to crashes do not increase post-legalization. However, there is some evidence that it may lead to more non-fatal crashes.
On the other hand, cannabis is increasingly recognized as an effective pain killer for many who suffer from chronic conditions, and the states that have legalized medical marijuana have experienced a decline in prescriptions for opioids.
But the connections between cannabis and opioid use are complex. There is some evidence that use of cannabis in adults can lead to greater use of opioids, but this too is older research which may not reflect the medical use of the drug. Determining the overall benefits of cannabis will continue to be a subject of research.
All of this evidence points to the increasing recognition that cannabis is incorrectly labeled as a Schedule 1 drug by the U.S. government, along with heroin, LSD and ecstasy. This classification designates cannabis as having "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse." Considerable experience along with the growing consensus of the medical community suggests that this conclusion is no longer tenable.
Our study also suggests that fears about the drug's potential gateway effects in causing harms for adolescents have been exaggerated. A sound policy going forward will require a balanced appraisal of both its benefits and harms.
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Would Free College End The Student Debt Crisis? Tampa Area University Leaders Divided
WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7 | By Kerry Sheridan
Published August 16, 2019 at 6:45 AM EDT
Kerry Sheridan
Carol Probstfeld, president of the State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota, argued against free tuition, saying students need "skin in the game," and the average student's debt isn't that high.
Americans owe $1.5 trillion dollars in student debt. Some Democratic presidential candidates argue that free tuition is the answer.
During a panel discussion at the Manatee Tiger Bay Club on Thursday, Liv Coleman, a professor at the University of Tampa, said Tennessee has made it work, under what's called a "last dollar policy."
"What that means is money from the state in this case---it would be the state of Florida, doesn't kick in until students use all available funds, including federal Pell Grants," said Coleman.
Karen Holbrook, regional chancellor at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, said she's in favor of keeping student costs down. But she isn't sure free college is the answer.
"But what is the graduation? What is the completion rate? It is very low. Because a lot of these students say it's hard, I'm going to quit. I didn't pay for it. Why should I?"
About 20 states have or are working toward free tuition programs, but such proposals have failed to gain traction in the Florida Legislature.
Carol Probstfeld, president of the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota said she's against free college, in part, because individual student debt isn't all that high.
"The average student loan outstanding today is $24,301 according to the Federal Reserve Bank. That is less than what most college graduates will pay for their first car. I submit to you that is not too much to invest in your future."
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Professors Liv Coleman and Sarah Hernandez, seated, are in favor of free college. Dr. Karen Holbrook, regional chancellor of USF Sarasota Manatee, is not sure.
Sarah Hernandez, associate professor of sociology and Caribbean and Latin American Studies at New College of Florida, said a small tax on stock, bonds and derivative trades could raise $2.4 trillion dollars toward free college.
"Investing in the education of all people in our communities contributes to the overall well-being of our society. We recognize this for K-12. We should as well at the university level," Hernandez said.
"In the U.S., we have the ability to offer the kinds of educational opportunities that are already available in other wealthy nations. The question is whether we really have the will, the commitment, to improve not only our personal and selfish selves but also the health of the society to which we belong and the well-being of all the people in our communities."
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Kerry Sheridan is a reporter and co-host of All Things Considered at WUSF Public Media.
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The Doolittle Raiders Celebrate 71st Anniversary Reunion in Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach, FL (PRWEB) January 25, 2013
The Doolittle Raiders return to Fort Walton Beach, Florida April 17th-20th to celebrate their 71st Anniversary Reunion and homecoming to Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), where the planning for the bombing of Japan first began.
Of the original 80 Raiders, four of five surviving anticipate attending this years ceremonies, the youngest being an estimated 90 years old.
Doolittle Raider Lieutenant Colonel Richard (Dick) Cole briefly describes the attack, We were doing our jobs, helping our Country win the war, says Cole. For Lt. Col. Coles full video and invitation to this years celebration, please click on the link here.
This years celebration kicks off on Wednesday, April 17th, with a dedication of the Doolittle Raider Museum at Northwest Florida State College, followed by a press conference and public print signings at the Air Force Armament Museum.
On Thursday, April 18th, there will be a luncheon featuring the Raiders and their families, and an autograph signing with the Doolittle Raiders at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds in The Mess Hall. The Meet the Heroes ticket package for this event will be $60 per person and includes the Payback signature print, preferred seating and an opportunity to meet the Raiders. General admission tickets will be available for $35.
Friday, April 19th, will include a private, complimentary luncheon for World War II veterans and the Doolittle Raiders, followed by a public autograph signing session at the Air Force Armament Museum. Veterans and a guest will receive their free tickets by calling the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce at 850-244-8191. The evening concludes at 6pm with Thirty Seconds over the Emerald Coast- A Salute to the Doolittle Raiders Flyby, which can be viewed from any beachfront location on Okaloosa Island.
Saturday, April 20th, will peak the 71st Anniversary Reunion festivities with a public Parade of Heroes to be held in Fort Walton Beach. The Doolittle Raiders will serve as Grand Marshalls, leading veterans of all United States wars from WWII to the present war in Afghanistan, followed by active duty military personnel. The evening will conclude with a Victory Celebration Banquet at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds with guest speaker, United States Air Force Chief of Staff and Four Star General, Mark Anthony Welsh III. The evening will include a dedication of a full scholarship to Northwest Florida State College (whose mascot is the Raiders) in the name of the Doolittle Raiders and a donation to the Fisher House of Eglin A.F.B.
Tickets start at $35 for the lunch events and $50 for the banquet. Please note for both Fridays luncheon and Saturdays banquet, both autographed and un-autographed books and prints will be available for purchase. There will be limited autograph signings at Fridays lunch and none during Saturday evenings banquet.
Ticket sales will begin on February 6, 2013. To purchase tickets, please contact the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce at 850.244.8191.
For a special Doolittle Raiders lodging rate, please contact ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals at (800) 380-4808 or email NWFres@resortquest.com.
To be a part of the press conference, please contact Nicole Scott at Nicole@ScottSocialPR.com.
For additional information on the reunion, please visit the Doolittle Raiders Reunion website at http://www.DoolittleReunion.com. A special thank you to Beach Community Bank and ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals for their sponsorship of the Doolittle Raiders 2013 events.
The Mission of the Doolittle Raiders In the tense atmosphere after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt sought a way to strike back at the heart of Japan. He wanted a daring air assault that would boost American morale and prove that the United States was capable of retaliation for the unprovoked attack on the Honolulu naval base.
In January 1942, Lt. Col. James Doolittle and his 79 volunteer Raiders began their training in Eglin Field. By April, they were anxious to begin their raid on Tokyo. Sixteen under fueled planes took off from the USS Hornet on April 18, 1942, headed toward their Japanese objectives, dropping dozens of bombs on sensitive targets. Virtually all of the planes crash-landed following the raid; several of the Raiders were killed, and the Japanese imprisoned others. Their daring exploits brought great honor to the Air Force and boosted U.S. morale at a critical time. The subsequent book and film, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo tell their story, and they are considered some of WWIIs greatest heroes.
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The Asbury Triptych
America's British Founding Father, Francis Asbury, becomes the George Washington of American religion.
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What Does Francis Asbury Mean to America?
In America, there are hundreds of churches with the name, Asbury, attached to them. There are dozens of elementary, middle, and high schools named after Francis Asbury. Asbury Park, New Jersey, is named after the British itinerant preacher, as well as Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. Add to this list numerous statues, works of stained glass and historical markers along the roadsides throughout the entire country. Why so much attention and honor paid to an 18th-century, British itinerant from the largely unknown blacksmithing town of Great Barr in the West-Midlands of England?
Stained Glass work of Francis Asbury
The 18th-century, British itinerant preacher, sent as a young man by the venerable, John Wesley, to the virgin forest known as the American Colonies can be considered the George Washington of American Christianity. Although Francis Asbury did not command a military force, he commanded a spiritual force, a Biblical Cavalry if you will, which transformed the hearts and souls of many, almost an entire nation by most accounts. The church he inherited upon his arrival barely contained 300 members. By the time of his death, the Methodist Church he birthed numbered more than 214,000 members.
This spiritual force also instilled greatness upon a land at a time in search of its own identity as a nation. Twenty-six,-year-old Francis Asbury encountered a continent of peoples, peoples from Europe and Africa, as well as many nations of the American aborigine. Much in the same way that the young Biblical prophet, Elisha, inherited his ministry from his mentor, Elijah, Francis Asbury inherited the efforts of ministers who went before him. It is the opinion of many that Francis Asbury was an extension of the works of men like David Brainerd and George Whitefield.
Francis Asbury Statue Dedication Speech
Francis Asbury Statue
Wednesday, October 15, 1924 (108 years after the death of Francis Asbury) at 2:30 pm, several thousand people gathered to view the dedication ceremony of the Francis Asbury Statue in Washington D.C. Dignitaries from the nation's capital were seated on the white-draped platform. Hanging from left to right around the rear of the wide stage was a pine bough, clearly a nod to the rural travels of Francis Asbury. Several American Flags hung erect in the almost non-existent wind. Even the stillness of the flags urged that Asbury would have enjoyed a few less windy days during his more than 225,000 miles on horseback. At the center of the platform was a wood podium, atop the speaker's stand a microphone. Standing at the speaker's stand was President Calvin Coolidge. Within minutes, he gave his famous phrase neatly tucked into his dynamic speech about Francis Asbury, the phrase which many who know of Francis Asbury are familiar with, "He is entitled to rank as one of the builders of our nation."
President Coolidge's speech is worthwhile to read. You can do so here. Not only does the speech point to the merits of the ministry efforts of Francis Asbury, President Coolidge's words go much deeper, ranking Christianity as the main reason for America's success:
"On the foundation of a religious civilization which he (Francis Asbury) sought to build, our country has enjoyed greater blessing of liberty and prosperity than was ever before the lot of man. These cannot continue if we neglect the work which he (Asbury) did. We cannot depend on the government to do the work of religion. We cannot escape a personal responsibility for our own conduct. We cannot regard those as wise or safe counselors in public affairs who deny these principles and seek to support the theory that society can succeed when the individual fails."
The statue which was dedicated on that day almost one-hundred years ago is engraved with the following tribute to Francis Asbury:
"IF YOU SEEK THE RESULTS OF HIS LABOR YOU WILL FIND THEM IN OUR CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION,"
"HIS CONTINUOUS JOURNEYS THROUGH CITIES VILLAGES AND SETTLEMENTS FROM 1771 TO 1816 GREATLY PROMOTED PATRIOTISM EDUCATION MORALITY AND RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC."
"FRANCIS ASBURY 1745-1816 PIONEER METHODIST BISHOP IN AMERICA."
Finally, on the back of the Francis Asbury Statue are the words which succinctly bring it home, a fitting description of the man:
"THE PROPHET OF THE LONG ROAD."
For more on the Francis Asbury Statue dedication, click here.
Guest for Dinner Tonight: Francis Asbury
What also made Francis Asbury an American favorite was the fact that he was known by almost everyone in the burgeoning nation. His travels from Maine in the northeast to Georgia in the southeast, from Maryland and Virginia in the east to Tennessee and Kentucky in the west made him a household name. Not only did he preach and teach in these towns, but he also personally spent the night in many of the homes of the faithful in these towns. He never owned a home during his 45-year ministry in America.
Francis Asbury's British Forefathers
Francis Asbury never gave up his British citizenship either.
Despite the fact that at times during the American Revolutionary War with Great Britain, many suspected his ministry travels as spying for the British army. In time, the true sentiments of Francis Asbury's love for his adopted country became known, as well as his longing to share the Gospel wherever God placed him. The American colonists during the war began to see that Francis Asbury was slowly becoming an American asset, bringing the hope of the Bible to a war-torn land.
There are some who correctly state that if there wasn't a Francis Asbury, there would be no American Methodism. But there are also many who acknowledge that without Francis Asbury, there would be no American Christianity. Many of the enriching qualities of contemporary American Christianity originated with the efforts of Francis Asbury and the thousands of traveling preachers he pushed to spread the life-giving message of the Gospel. The ideas of small groups, outreach across denominational and ethnic lines, the fight for justice, and the celebration of worship through music are among those enriching qualities which survive and give life to the American church body today. Noteworthy is that these qualities flourished at a time when the faithful believers were pushed to their limits during a war which risked everything they held dear.
Another noteworthy, even ironic twist to the culturally changing efforts of Francis Asbury, is that much of what he accomplished came about in part by the mentoring of the British Methodists, John and Charles Wesley and their band of itinerant preachers who changed the culture for better in England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Asia, focusing many on thrift, ending rampant illiteracy, the abuse in prisons, and addiction to gin. These men also, without mistake, influenced America through the mentoring of their young missionary, Francis Asbury.
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Clerk quits Town Council in pay row
A clerk has resigned from Keighley Town Council - months after it was set up - in a clash over her salary level.
Lesley Airey has branded the £13,122 nine-month fixed term package offered by the fledgling town council as derisory.
She will stand down on Friday, November 15 from the council which was set up in May. It is the second biggest town council in the country.
In her resignation letter Mrs Airey says; "The salary offered of £13,122 is derisory to someone who has both the qualifications and expertise to provide the town council with a first-class, effective and carefully managed professional administration."
She has been working as "temporary" town clerk on a six-month contract since May 16 when the council was established.
Her hours are 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday in the office at Keighley Town Hall and she attends council meetings.
Mrs Airey is also clerk to Haworth parish council, where she works between ten and 14 hours a week from her home in Cowling near Skipton.
She declined to reveal the salary she expected but said it was less than half the £42,000 National Association of Local Councils' guideline for the job overseeing a council with more than a 30,000 population. Keighley Town Council serves 39,000 and is the second biggest in the country. Haworth serves just 6,000. Mrs Airey said she had given up positions as clerk at Lothersdale, Oxenhope and Cowling parish councils to take on the Keighley job.
"I am not unhappy with the job. I have enjoyed the challenge but I am unhappy with the salary and the terms and conditions," she said.
Mrs Airey said the salary did not recognise the level of unsocial hours the job demanded.
Town mayor Martin Leathley said yesterday that he had not received Mrs Airey's letter. "Until I see it I can give no comment," he said. He planned to discuss the issue with Deputy Mayor Nick Lajszczuk and chairman of the finance and general purposes committee, Councillor John Philip.
A spokesman for the National Association of Local Councils said salaries were subject to local agreement.
Guidelines were published by the association which indicated that a clerk of a council with a population over 30,000 could earn a full-time salary of between £37,029 and £41,895. But it had to be adjusted according to the hours worked, whether the clerk had responsibility for other staff, and if the council had additional powers.
l Keighley Town Council does not employ extra staff, it does not levy a precept on householders for extra cash - it receives a grant from Bradford Council - and it has the same powers as a parish council.


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HomeCrime18-year-old sentenced to 90 days in jail on charges of vehicle theft, drug equipment possession, and driving without a valid license
18-year-old sentenced to 90 days in jail on charges of vehicle theft, drug equipment possession, and driving without a valid license
Press release from Alachua Police Department
ALACHUA, Fla. – On Sunday, September 4, at approximately 12:21 a.m., Sergeant B. Young was conducting traffic control on NW US Hwy 441 and observed a white passenger van traveling at a high rate of speed. Sgt. Young was able to utilize his speed measuring device (radar) and captured the vehicle traveling 77 mph in a 55 mph zone. A traffic stop was conducted at the 15000 block of NW US Hwy 441.
The vehicle pulled into a nearby gas station and struck a concrete barrier near the gas pump which caused the vehicle to come to a complete stop. The driver immediately exited the vehicle and was cooperative with the officers.
Upon questioning, the driver admitted to not having a valid driver's license and was identified as 18-year-old Ronnie Padgett. Padgett also admitted to having marijuana inside his pocket. Padgett was placed into handcuffs and Sgt. Young searched Padgett. The search revealed a glass smoke pipe with a piece of brillo pad and a smoked blunt. Ronnie stated the pipe was not his and he did not know what it was used for. Sgt. Young also located four gas cards that belonged to a business within Alachua. Padgett stated he was given the gas cards by a friend.
The passenger, 51-year-old Alvin Crews, was "sleeping" in the front seat during the officer's encounter with Padgett. After being awakened by officers, Crews was asked if he had anything illegal inside the vehicle or on his person. Crews stated, "That's a good question" and began to empty his pockets. Crews pulled out a glass smoke pipe stuffed with a brillo pad and a small silver container. The container had a clear lid, and officers were able to see a white powdery and solid substance consistent with cocaine. Officers conducted a roadside field test of the substance, and it tested positive for crack cocaine. The total weight of the crack cocaine was 20.8 grams.
Officers made contact with the registered owner of the passenger van, and it was discovered that the van was stolen from their residence.
Officer C. Vargas responded to the business that was listed on the gas cards located on Padgett. Ofc. Vargas discovered a crow bar stuck between the passenger side window and the door frame of a vehicle belonging to the business, and several of the business vehicles were unlocked.
Padgett was sentenced to 90 days in the Alachua County Jail with credit for 55 days served, 2 years drug offender probation, cost of prosecution and fines, no alcohol or illegal drugs, and random drug screens.
Joe_H says:
Wow. What a "get tough on crime" sentence(note: sarcasm.) Not even 6 months for car theft, possession of drug paraphernalia and crack. Who says crime doesn't pay?
Motocity says:
Trailer trash…. Should've sent him up the road. To state prison
Mo Betta says:
I have a feeling that Daddy was smoking that crack, LOL!
No sense says:
And the crackhead in the passenger seat was still sleeping?
Even after carrot top ran into a concrete barrier?
Dez says:
Damn I wish I was white
That boy got lucky. If he would of went to state, he would of gotten that purdy hair of his cut off to the scalp.🤣


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Outer Urban Public Transport: Improving accessibility in lower-density areas
Outer Urban Public Transport: Improving accessibility in lower-density areas is the seventh paper in Infrastructure Australia's Reform Series.
Future Cities: Planning for our growing population
Future Cities: Planning for our growing population is the fifth paper in Infrastructure Australia's Reform Series. It provides advice to Australian governments on improving the productivity and liveability of our largest cities as they grow over
Reforming Urban Water: A national pathway for change
Reforming Urban Water: A national pathway for change is the fourth paper of Infrastructure Australia's Reform Series advising governments and regulators to make fundamental changes to the governance and regulation of Australia's urban water markets.
The Australian Infrastructure Audit takes a strategic approach to assessing our nation's infrastructure needs. It examines the drivers of future infrastructure demand, particularly population and economic growth.
Australian Infrastructure Audit 2015—Supplementary Reports
Infrastructure Australia commissioned a number of reports to add to the information available for developing the 2015 Australian Infrastructure Audit. These reports are provided below.
Northern Australia Audit—Infrastructure for a Developing North
The Northern Australia Audit identifies the key challenges and critical infrastructure requirements for Northern Australia across the transport, water, energy and communications sectors.


The world of fiction has indeed left movie aficionados with crazily implausible notions, right from admiring the flicks' characters, who take the world under their wings to imagining about absurd ways to release those projected unbelievable, unnatural powers. Portraying something similar now is the new Felix Concept Car that quite astoundingly gets charged by the Earth below it.
Designed spectacularly by Ali Cam, the innovative concept incorporates an airborne appearance and harnesses energy for the integrated engine by literally taking advantage of the Earth. Considering advanced devices and automobiles that have gone green, the electric vehicle also takes its inspiration from an environmentally-friendly approach to transportation.
extraordinary looks, the electric vehicle catches further attention with its sleek silver shell and crisscrossed chassis. Enhancing the design is the futuristic blue glow which illuminates the framework evenly.
Though the attractive Felix is still a concept, concerns pertaining to its method of functionality do exist.


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Home Peo...People Groups Jew, Syrian
/ in All Lebanon United States
Syrian Jew in Lebanon PRINT VERSION:
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Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
According to community tradition, Jews have lived in Syria since ancient times, possibly as far back as the time of King David. More recently, additional communities of Jews immigrated to Syria from Spain in the late 15th century and from Italy and other European countries in 18th and 19th centuries.
The completion of the Suez Canal in Egypt in 1869 resulted in a shift in trade routes, leading many Syrian Jews to leave Aleppo and Damascus in Syria for Egypt, Lebanon and multiple western countries. Today, significant Syrian Jewish communities live in the United States, Britain, and multiple Latin American countries, including Mexico, Panama, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Jamaica.
Jews in Lebanon enjoyed relative tolerance during the rule of Christian Arabs in the country, with 7,000 living in Beirut in the mid-1950s. However, the majority left in 1967 and those that remained have suffered multiple rounds of violence and persecution. Most of the Jews remaining in Beirut left following the Muslim-Christian civil war in 1975-76.
Lebanon's constitution guarantees freedom of conscience and the free exercise of religious rights for all religious groups provided they do not disturb the public order. But the reality rarely lives up to the ideal, especially in southern Lebanon. Jews in the area live in constant fear of violence since the kidnapping of nine Jews in 1985 by Hezbollah, a terrorist organization based in southern Lebanon. The remaining Jews do not openly practice their religion for fear of persecution.
As of 2020, the Jewish Community Council estimated that the number of Jewish people is far smaller than it was 10-20 years ago. Most of the synagogues in Lebanon have fallen into disrepair or are being used for other purposes. Several have suffered heavy damage as a result of the civil war and of looting. Nearly all of the Jews remaining in Lebanon live in Beirut.
Real or perceived relationships with or support of Israel can result in arrest and imprisonment. In 2020, Kinda el-Khatib was arrested and accused of being an Israeli agent and of opposing Hezbollah. A Military Court sentenced her to three years in prison for "collaborating" with and traveling to Israel. Further, Lebanese law bans any audiovisual media promoting a relationship with Israel.
Rabbinical Judaism is the dominant religion of Jews in this region, though Jews in Lebanon practice their faith in private. Rabbinical Judaism replaced the temple with the synagogue, the priesthood with the rabbi, and the sacrificial ceremony with the prayer service. They emphasize studying the Torah (Hebrew name for the first five books of the Bible), the growing need for national restoration in the Promised Land, and the function of this world as preparation for the world to come.
The Syrian Jews in Lebanon need gospel resources. There are translations of Bible portions in North Levantine Arabic (the primary language of Syrian Jews), but not the entire Bible or even the whole New Testament. Some audio recordings and video resources are available, but not an audio Bible or the JESUS Film.
Throughout their history, the Jews have faced discrimination and persecution. They need to experience emotional healing and forgiveness. They need a spiritual hunger; most view their "Jewishness" as an ethnic identity rather than a dedication to the Lord.
Ask God to open the minds and hearts of Syrian Jews to Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah. May he soften their hearts toward those who come as his ambassadors.
Ask God to send loving believers from a Jewish background to work among the Syrian Jews of Lebanon.
Ask the Holy Spirit to grant wisdom and favor to mission agencies that are focusing on the Middle Eastern Jews.
Ask God to establish strong, multiplying local churches among the Middle Eastern Jews, resulting in a movement spreading to Jews of all backgrounds in all countries.
Scripture Prayers for the Jew, Syrian in Lebanon.
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People Name General Jew, Syrian
People Name in Country Jew, Syrian
Natural Name Syrian Jew
Pronunciation SEER-ee-un joo
Population this Country 400
Population all Countries 77,000
Alternate Names Syrian Jew
Affinity Bloc Jews
People Cluster Jews
People Group Jew, Syrian
Ethnic Code CMT35
Region Africa, North and Middle East
Location in Country Widespread. Source: Ethnologue 2010
Location in Country Widespread.. Source: Ethnologue 2010
Religion Subdivision: Judaism
Primary Language Arabic, North Levantine Spoken (400 speakers)
Language Code apc Ethnologue Listing
People Groups Speaking Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
Primary Language: Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
Audio Recordings Arabic Bible Online Arabic Bible Outreach Ministry
Text / Printed Matter Bible: Arabic, North Levantine Spoken YouVersion Bibles
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Text / Printed Matter Tools for faith conversations Campus Crusade for Christ
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Good for him! Journalism is almost dead with its observance of political correctness, omitting key elements of a story, or just plain omitting them, etc. Far from holding those in power accountable, the press is beholding to the interests that promote it—by way of advertising, "access," or just the personal perks of a newsman's invitation to the latest A-list party.
Just because abccbsnbcfoxnewscnn all agree with the version of facts doesn't make it factual. Despite findings to the contrary, we officially do not question or are allowed to question, for example, the whole 911 scenario, JFK or even Pearl Harbor.
Then there's the tyranny of Facebook and google in league with the press anointing themselves as the arbiters of truth. Somehow it is the conservative view that is always censored. And censoring is the proper word. Either by offing dissident voices from its platforms, demonetizing them, or burying them in search results they are willfully killing the free exchange of ideas.
But it's okay for the press to criticize Trump 24/7 and repeating the most outrageous lies about him—including the idea he should be assassinated.
Why the aggrieved tone in your editorial, Ms. Schultz? You editors have only yourselves to blame if the fourth estate is now seen as a Potemkin structure. Even local news isn't really local as most papers are owned by conglomerates. And I myself on at least three occasions have had things in my letters deleted, having editorial comments inserted, or just not printed.
We've had fake news all our lives but now are starting to see it for what it is. Thank you, Mr. Trump.