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Gazimestan speech
Milošević delivering the speech
The Gazimestan speech was given on 28 June 1989 by Slobodan Milošević, then president of Serbia, at the Gazimestan monument on the Kosovo field. It was the centrepiece of a day-long event to mark the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, which was fought at the site in 1389. The battle marked the defeat of the medieval Serbian state at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, and led to the subsequent annexation of most of Serbia's territory.
The speech was delivered to a huge crowd, and came against a backdrop of intense ethnic tension between ethnic Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo and increasing political tensions between Serbia and the other constituent republics of the then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia caused by the anti-bureaucratic revolution.
The speech has since become famous for Milošević's reference to the possibility of "armed battles", in the future of Serbia's national development. Many commentators have described this as presaging the collapse of Yugoslavia and the bloodshed of the Yugoslav Wars. Milošević later claimed that he had been misrepresented.[1]
Background to the speechEdit
In the years leading up to the speech, Kosovo had become a central issue in Serbian politics. The province had been given extensive rights of autonomy in the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution and had been run by the province's majority-Albanian population. The reassertion of Albanian nationalism, discrimination against Serbs by the province's predominantly Albanian police force and local government,[2] and a worsening economy led to a large number (around 100,000 between 1961-87[3]) of Serbs and Montenegrins leaving the area by the late-1980s, although there is no official (non-Serbian) data regarding this issue.[4][5]
Milošević had used the issue to secure the leadership of the League of Communists of Serbia in 1987, and in early 1989 he pushed through a new constitution that drastically reduced the autonomy of Kosovo and the northern autonomous province of Vojvodina. This was followed by the mass replacement of opposing communist leaders in the provinces, called the Anti-bureaucratic revolution. Many Albanians were killed in March 1989 when demonstrations against the new constitution were violently suppressed by Serbian security forces. By June 1989, Kosovo was calm but its atmosphere was tense.[6]
The speech was the climax of the commemoration of the six hundredth anniversary of the battle. It followed months of commemorative events which had been promoted by an intense media focus on the subject of Serbia's relationship with Kosovo. A variety of Serbian dramatists, painters, musicians and filmmakers had highlighted key motifs of the Kosovo legend, particularly the theme of the betrayal of Serbia. Public "Rallies for Truth" were organised by Kosovo Serbs between mid-1988 and early 1989, at which symbols of Kosovo were prominently displayed. The common theme was that Serbs outside Kosovo (and indeed outside Serbia itself) should know the truth about the predicament of the Kosovo Serbs, emotionally presented as an issue of the utmost national importance. Serb-inhabited towns competed with each other to stage ever-more patriotic rallies in an effort to gain favor from the new "patriotic leadership", thus helping to further increase nationalist sentiments.[7]
Tomb of Prince Lazar; his remains were carried in procession around Serb-inhabited territories in the months prior to the rally.
The event was also invested with major religious significance. In the months preceding the Gazimestan rally, the remains of Prince Lazar of Serbia, who had fallen in the Battle of Kosovo, were carried in a heavily publicized procession around the Serb-inhabited territories of Yugoslavia.[8] Throngs of mourners queued for hours to see the relics and attend commemorative public rallies, vowing in speeches never to allow Serbia to be defeated again.[9] At the end of the tour, the relics were reinterred in the Serbian Orthodox monastery at Gračanica in Kosovo, near Gazimestan.
The 28 June 1989 event was attended by a crowd estimated at between half a million and two million people (most estimates put the figure at around a million). They were overwhelmingly Serbs, many of whom had been brought to Gazimestan on hundreds of special coaches and trains organized by Milošević's League of Communists of Serbia. The attendees came not only from Serbia but all of the Serb-inhabited parts of Yugoslavia and even from overseas; around seven thousand diaspora Serbs from Australia, Canada and the United States also attended at the invitation of the Serbian Orthodox Church.[10]
The speech was attended by a variety of dignitaries from the Serbian and Yugoslav establishment. They included the entire leadership of the Serbian Orthodox Church, led by Patriarch German; the Prime Minister of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Ante Marković; members of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia; the leadership of the Yugoslav People's Army; and members of the rotating Presidency of Yugoslavia. The event was boycotted by the Croatian member of the Presidency, Stipe Šuvar, as well as the United States ambassador and all ambassadors from the European Community and NATO countries with the exception of Turkey (which had a direct interest in the event as the successor state to the Ottoman Empire).[11]
After being escorted through cheering crowds waving his picture alongside that of Lazar,[12] Milošević delivered his speech on a huge stage with a backdrop containing powerful symbols of the Kosovo myth: images of peonies, a flower traditionally deemed to symbolize the blood of Lazar, and an Orthodox cross with a Cyrillic letter "S" (rendered as "C" in Cyrillic) at each of its four corners (standing for the slogan Само Слога Србина Спашaва (Samo Sloga Srbina Spašava, i.e. "Only Unity Saves the Serbs").[13]
Content of the speechEdit
The message Milošević delivered in the speech was essentially one that he had already been promoting for some time. On 19 November 1988, he had told a "Brotherhood and Unity" rally in Belgrade: "None should be surprised that Serbia raised its head because of Kosovo this summer. Kosovo is the pure centre of its history, culture and memory. Every nation has one love that warms its heart. For Serbia it is Kosovo."' [14]
A similar theme characterised his speech at Gazimestan. Anthropologist Edit Petrović comments that Milošević sought to combine "history, memory and continuity", promoting "the illusion that the Serbs who fought against the Turks in Kosovo in 1389 are somehow the same as the Serbs fighting for Serbian national survival today." [15]
According to James Gow, the objective was to further Milošević's political campaign, which was "predicated on the notion of redressing this mood of victimisation and restoring the sense of Serbian pride and, most important of all, power."[16]
At the beginning of the speech, Milošević mentioned the battle and concluded that it is "through the play of history of life"[17] that "Serbia regained its state, national, and spiritual integrity"[17] (referring to the constitutional changes which reduced autonomy of Serbia's provinces and strengthened the central rule) at the battle's anniversary. He continued by saying that "Today, it is difficult to say what is the historical truth about the Battle of Kosovo and what is legend. Today this is no longer important".[17]
Milošević placed his speech in the context of the post-World War II history of Yugoslavia, in which Serbia's influence had been restricted through constitutional arrangements diluting its power. This had been a long-running controversy in Serbian politics, particularly after Kosovo and the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina were granted influence over Serbia under Yugoslavia's 1974 constitution. Vjeran Pavlaković posited that Milošević sought to make "clear parallels between the Battle of Kosovo Polje and the Yugoslav constitution of 1974, both considered to be defeats in the Serbian national consciousness."[18] He maintained that disunity among Serbian political leaders meant that they were "prone to compromise to the detriment of its own people", compromise which "could not be accepted historically and ethically by any nation in the world ... here we are now at the field of Kosovo to say that this is no longer the case".[17]
Milošević presented Serbian victimisation as the result of poor political leadership and spoke of how "the Serbian leadership [had] remained divided, prone to compromise to the detriment of its own people". He asserted:
"The fact that in this region they are a major nation is not a Serbian sin or shame; this is an advantage which they have not used against others, but I must say that here, in this big, legendary field of Kosovo, the Serbs have not used the advantage of being great for their own benefit either."[17]
Milošević signalled that this passiveness would change:
"Thanks to their leaders and politicians and their vassal mentality they felt guilty before themselves and others. This situation lasted for decades, it lasted for years and here we are now at the field of Kosovo to say that this is no longer the case... Serbia of today is united and equal to other republics and prepared to do everything to improve its financial and social position and that of all its citizens. If there is unity, cooperation, and seriousness, it will succeed in doing so."[17]
He stated:
"Serbs have never in the whole of their history conquered and exploited others. Their national and historical being has been liberational throughout the whole of history and through two world wars, as it is today. They liberated themselves and when they could they also helped others to liberate themselves."[17]
Afterward, he spoke about unity and Serbian multi-ethnicity: he emphasised that "unity in Serbia will bring prosperity to the Serbian people in Serbia", and also to "each one of its citizens, irrespective of his national or religious affiliation".[17]
Unity and equality to other republics will enable Serbia to "improve its financial and social position and that of all its citizens". Milošević said that in Serbia, apart from Serbs, "members of other peoples and nationalities also live in it ... This is not a disadvantage for Serbia. I am truly convinced that it is its [sic] advantage."[17] He went on to speak about divisions among Yugoslav nations and their religions, which "Socialism in particular, being a progressive and just democratic society, should not allow".[17] He devoted a large part of the speech to these divisions, stating that "Yugoslavia is a multinational community and it can survive only under the conditions of full equality for all nations that live in it." However, "The crisis that hit Yugoslavia has brought about national divisions", despite the fact that Yugoslavia "experienced the worst tragedy of national conflicts that a society can experience and still survive."[17]
The middle section of the speech took a markedly different line from the nationalist expressions which bookended it; Louis Sell describes it as sounding "as if it was written by his wife" (Mirjana Marković, who was known for her hard-line communist views). Milošević praised the virtues of ethnic tolerance and socialism, describing how "the world is more and more marked by national tolerance, national cooperation and even national equality" and calling for equal and harmonious relations among the peoples of Yugoslavia. It was reportedly met with silence, bordering on restiveness, by the crowd.[19]
After issuing a call for "unity, solidarity, and cooperation among people", Milošević delivered the speech's most controversial passage, stating:
"Six centuries later, now, we are being again engaged in battles and are facing battles. They are not armed battles, although such things cannot be excluded yet. However, regardless of what kind of battles they are, they cannot be won without resolve, bravery, and sacrifice, without the noble qualities that were present here in the field of Kosovo in the days past. Our chief battle now concerns implementing the economic, political, cultural, and general social prosperity, finding a quicker and more successful approach to a civilization in which people will live in the 21st century."
In the final paragraph of the speech, Milošević addressed the relation between Serbia and Europe. He portrayed medieval Serbia as not just the defender of its own territory, but of all Europe in the fight against the Ottoman Turks. He declared that "Six centuries ago, Serbia heroically defended itself in the field of Kosovo, but it also defended Europe. Serbia was at that time the bastion that defended the European culture, religion, and European society in general."[19][20]
Writer Arne Johan Vetlesen has commented that this was an appeal "to the values of Europe, meaning to Christianity, to modernity, to Civilization with a capital C, exploit[ing] Orientalist sentiments and help[ing] to amplify the Balkanism widespread in Western governments."[20] In this connection, he again stressed that "In this spirit we now endeavor to build a society, rich and democratic, and thus to contribute to the prosperity of this beautiful country, this unjustly suffering country, but also to contribute to the efforts of all the progressive people of our age that they make for a better and happier world."[19][20]
He concluded the speech with:
"Let the memory of Kosovo heroism live forever!
Long live Serbia!
Long live Yugoslavia!
Long live peace and brotherhood among peoples!"
Responses to the speechEdit
Insignia from the speech
The speech was enthusiastically received by the crowds at Gazimestan, who were reported to have shouted "Kosovo is Serb".[13] Some sang "Tsar Lazar, you were not lucky enough to have Slobo by your side" and dubbed Milošević Mali Lazar ("Little Lazar"), while others chanted "Europe, don't you remember that we defended you!" (referring to a key element of the Kosovo myth, that Serbia sacrificed itself in defending Christian Europe against the encroaching Muslim Turks).[19]
This was to be an important theme in Serbian nationalist rhetoric during the Yugoslav wars; Thomas A. Emmert, writing in 1993, commented that since the day of the speech, "Serbs have not failed to remind themselves and the world that they are fighting for the very defense of Europe against Islamic fundamentalism. It matters little to them that Europeans and Americans do not perceive any need for defense." [21]
Matija Bećković, a well-known poet and academic, praised the event as "the culmination of the Serb national revolt, in Kosovo as the equator of the Serb planet.... On this six hundredth anniversary of the Kosovo battle, we must emphasise that Kosovo is Serbia; and that this is a fundamental reality, irrespective of Albanian birth rates and Serb mortality rates. There is so much Serb blood and Serb sanctity there that Kosovo will remain Serbian even if there is not a single Serb left there.... It is almost surprising that all Serbian land is not called by the name of Kosovo."[22]
Politika, a Belgrade newspaper, reprinted Milošević's speech in full in a special edition dedicated entirely to the Kosovo issue. It asserted in an editorial that "We are once more living in the times of Kosovo, as it is in Kosovo and around Kosovo that the destiny of Yugoslavia and the destiny of socialism are being determined. They want to take away from us the Serbian and the Yugoslav Kosovo, yes, they want to, but they will not be allowed to."[10] Janez Drnovšek, the Slovene member of the Yugoslav collective presidency, sat next to Milošević during the ceremony and later described the Serbian president's mood as "euphoric".[19]
Although many Serbs gave the speech a warm welcome, it was regarded warily in the other Yugoslav nations as well as by anti-Milošević Serbs. The nationalist sentiments expressed by Milošević were a major break with the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito's anti-nationalist approach and, as Robert Thomas comments, "it effectively acted as a symbolic repudiation of the Titoist legacy." [23] Milošević's claimed Serbs "liberated themselves and when they could they also helped others to liberate themselves" were seen by some as a commitment to a forcible redrawing of Yugoslav's internal borders, to create a Greater Serbia. Concerns about an underlying agenda were heightened by the presence at the event of the Serbian Orthodox bishop from Dalmatia in Croatia, who gave a keynote speech in which he compared Dalmatia to Kosovo and concluded that both had made the same vow to Milošević.[24]
British journalist Marcus Tanner, who attended the Gazimestan event, reported that "representatives [of Slovenia and Croatia] ... looked nervous and uncomfortable" and commented that the outpouring of Serbian nationalist sentiment had "perhaps permanently destroyed any possibility of a settlement in Kosovo."[25] The nervousness was reflected in a Slovenian television news report on the speech, which noted:
"And whatever significance the Kosovo battle may have in the national and intimate consciousness of the Serbs, the festivities at Gazimestan again confirmed that it will be more and more difficult to face Serbian conduct and wishes, for it seems that the Serbs won a significant victory in Kosovo today and they made it known that it was not the last one. The feeling of belonging, of unity, power and almost blind obedience of the million-fold crowd and all the others from this republic of Serbian or Montenegrin origin who may not have attended the gathering, are the elements in shaping a sharp and unyielding policy."[26]
The international media gave the speech mixed reviews. Many commentators noted the unprecedented nature of the event and the radical departure that it represented from the anti-nationalist ideology espoused under Tito. Although the speech's advocacy of mutual respect and democracy was described as "unexpectedly conciliatory" (as the UK newspaper The Independent put it), the contrast between Milošević's rhetoric and the reality of his widely criticized policies towards the Kosovo Albanians was also noted.[25]
Many commentators have interpreted the speech in hindsight as a coded declaration by Milošević that he was willing to use force to advance Serbia's interests;[27] Tim Judah speculates that Milošević perhaps referred to "armed battles" in a "bid to intimidate the other Yugoslav leaders, who because of protocol were forced to attend".[28] Milan Milošević (no relation to Slobodan Milošević) commented; "[H]e did not have in mind the later wars in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. He was thinking of Kosovo itself."[8] However, Slobodan Milošević himself rejected this view at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in 2002 and 2005. He told the tribunal:
"[N]one of the people that I talked to spoke of any warmongering attitude, nothing of the kind. On the contrary, this was a speech of peace, encouraging people to live together in harmony, all of the nationalities, the Turks, Gorani, Ashkali living in Kosovo, as well as throughout the entire Yugoslavia."[29]
Addressing his use of the phrase "armed battles", he said:
"That is an ordinary type of sentence that everybody uses today because peace has still not become a stable, secure category in the present day world, in the modern day world. And if that were not so, why do states have armies?"[30]
A misconception about the speech (for example, stated in The Times[31]) is that Milošević uttered his "No one will beat you!" line in the speech. He actually said that on 24 April 1987, at a completely different occasion.[32]
List of notable attendeesEdit
Serbian Patriarch German II
Metropolitan Amfilohije Radović
Momir Bulatović
Janez Drnovšek
Milo Đukanović
Borisav Jović
Veljko Kadijević
Mihalj Kertes
Branko Kostić
Desanka Maksimović
Ante Marković
Naser Orić (security)
Obrad Piljak
Jovica Stanišić (head of security)
Janez Stanovnik
^ International Criminal Tribunal, transcript 020214IT, un.org, 14 February 2002.
^ MacDonald, David Bruce. Balkan Holocausts?: Serbian and Croatian victim-centered propaganda and the war in Yugoslavia, pg. 65. Manchester University Press, 2002; ISBN 0-7190-6467-8
^ Ruza Petrovic; Marina Blagojević. "Preface". The Migration of Serbs and Montenegrins from Kosovo and Metohija. Archived from the original on 2009-04-07.
^ Rise of Tension in Kosovo Due to Migration[permanent dead link]
^ "Expert report by Audrey Helfant Budding given to the ICTY for the prosecution against Slobodan Milosevic, part 4 - Slobodan Milošević Trial Public Archive" (PDF). Human Rights Project.
^ Kola, Paulin. In Search of Greater Albania, pp. 181-182. C. Hurst & Co, 2003; ISBN 1-85065-664-9
^ Crnobrnja, Mihailo. The Yugoslav Drama, p. 102. McGill-Queen's Press, 1996; ISBN 0-7735-1429-5
^ a b Milan Milošević, "The Media Wars: 1987 - 1997", pp. 110-11 in Burn This House: The Making and Unmaking of Yugoslavia, ed. Jasminka Udovički, James Ridgeway, Duke University Press, 2000; ISBN 0-8223-2590-X
^ Volkan, Vamik D., William F. Greer & Gabriele Ast. The Third Reich in the Unconscious: Transgenerational Transmission and Its Consequences, pg. 47. Psychology Press, 2002; ISBN 1-58391-334-3
^ a b Zirojević, Olga. "Kosovo in the Collective Memory", p. 207-208, in The Road to War in Serbia: trauma and catharsis, ed. Nebojša Popov. Central European University Press, 2000; ISBN 963-9116-56-4
^ Footnote on p. 101 in The War in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1991-1995, ed. Branka Magaš, Ivo Žanić
^ Michael Sells, "Kosovo Mythology and the Bosnian Genocide", p. 181 in In God's Name: Genocide and Religion in the Twentieth Century, ed. Omer Bartov, Phyllis Mack. Berghahn Books, 2001; ISBN 1-57181-214-8
^ a b R. Scott Appleby, The Ambivalence of the Sacred: Religion, Violence and Reconciliation, p. 70. Rowman & Littlefield, 2000.
^ Naša Borba, 14 June 1996.
^ Edit Petrović, "Ethnonationalism and the Dissolution of Yugoslavia", p. 170 in Neighbors at War: anthropological perspectives on Yugoslav ethnicity, culture, and history, ed. Joel Martin Halpern, David A. Kideckel. Penn State Press, 2000.
^ Gow, James. The Serbian Project and Its Adversaries: A Strategy of War Crimes, pg. 10. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers (2003); ISBN 1-85065-499-9
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Quote from the English translation by the National Technical Information Service of the US Department of Commerce. Reprinted in The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999, ed. Heike Krieger, pp. 10-11. Cambridge University Press, 2001; ISBN 0-521-80071-4. online version in Milošević's official website
^ Ramet, Sabrina Petra & Vjeran Pavlaković, Serbia Since 1989: politics and society under Milošević and after, p. 13. University of Washington Press (2005); ISBN 0-295-98538-0
^ a b c d e Sell, Louis. Slobodan Milošević and the Destruction of Yugoslavia, p. 88. Duke University Press, 2003; ISBN 0-8223-3223-X
^ a b c Vetlesen, Arne Johan (2005). Evil and Human Agency: Understanding Collective Evildoing. Cambridge University Press. p. 153. ISBN 9780511137723. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ Emmert, Thomas A. "Why Serbia Will Fight for 'Holy' Kosovo; And the Peril for Western Armies Approaching the Balkan Tripwire". Washington Post, 13 June 1993.
^ Quoted by Vidosav Stevanović, Milošević: The People's Tyrant", footnote 18, pg. 219. I.B. Tauris, 2004.
^ Thomas, Robert. Serbia Under Milošević: Politics in the 1990s (pg. 50), C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 1999; ISBN 1-85065-341-0
^ Cigar, Norman. "The Serbo-Croatian War, 1991", p. 57 in Genocide After Emotion: The Postemotional Balkan War, ed. Stjepan G. Mestrović. Routledge (1996); ISBN 0-415-12293-7
^ a b "Milosevic carries off the battle honours", The Independent, 29 June 1989
^ Slovenian TV news, 1700 GMT, 28 June 1989 (in translation from BBC Monitoring)
^ Goldstein, Ivo. Croatia: A History, p. 203. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 1999. ISBN 1-85065-525-1
^ Judah, Tim. "The Serbs: the sweet and rotten smell of history", Daedalus, 22 June 1997. No. 3, Vol. 126; pg. 23
^ Milošević testimony to the ICTY, un.org, 26 January 2005.
^ Milošević testimony to the ICTY, un.org, 14 February 2002
^ Milosevic on suicide watch in Dutch prison; Times Newspapers Limited; The Times (London); 30 June 2001, Saturday
^ War in the Balkans, 1991-2002. p. 93.
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For Cuppa and me, Wimbledon has long marked the beginning of summer. By the final weekend of the event at least, school was always out, and the holidays had begun. It's been a tradition with us for a long time now — since sometime in the mid-seventies I would say. We have missed it the odd time due to this'es and thats'es but not often.
As a rule, we watch three tennis events per year, Wimbledon in June, the Canadian Open in August, and the US Open in September, which somewhat fittingly marks the end of summer holidays. Occasionally, we catch a bit of another event, like the recent men's finals of the French Open, but it's a pretty random and unsure thing.
The Wimbledon broadcast generally advertises itself as Breakfast at Wimbledon and always highlights the delights of strawberries and cream. Well, the end of June is also strawberry season here in southern Ontario. I had forgotten both about strawberries and Wimbledon until I saw this temporary stand just around the corner the other day. Wimbledon started on Monday and the strawberry stand opened on Tuesday — as did summer, according to Wimbledon, strawberries and the calendar — the calendar in the form of the summer solstice.
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It's kind of nice to have these small but wonderful traditions which mark the passage of time.. from one season to another. Enjoy your summer, tennis and berries!
And Pimm's–don't forget Pimm's. Our daughter introduced us to this interesting summer beverage. Now, no tennis match seems complete without it.
Somehow, that reminded me of Pierre Elliot Trudeau and a dog-eared poster I used to have about all things happening in their time. Tennis and strawberries too. Well, I'm off to buy cream.
Love strawberries….Hope you two are enjoying your Summer!
Mmmm, strawberries. I want some now!
Yum…When I grew up we always celebrated the "coming of the Strawberries" with a special Sunday breakfast of pancakes, topped with fresh cut-up strawberries and a light dusting of confectioner's sugar. Those were definitely the good old days !
The wild strawberries are delicious but crawling around on the hay fields after the mower has passed to pick them is hard and exhausting.


Warner Bros. and Turner Classic Movies is presenting the Charlie Chan Collection, a four-movie set of Chan's adventures during the Monogram Pictures era. Each film was previously unavailable on DVD.
Dark Alibi (1946): Following a bank robbery and the murder of a guard, a man with a criminal past is arrested. The man's fingerprints were discovered at the crime scene, and as this is considered definitive proof of his guilt, he is subsequently convicted and sentenced to death. Detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) overhears the man's daughter pleading with an attorney, as the final appeal has been denied, and he decides to take the case. Chan and his Number Three Son, Tommy (Benson Fong), and his chauffeur/assistant, Birmingham Brown (Mantan Moreland), set out to prove that the fingerprints were planted and that an innocent man is on Death Row.
Toler had starred in 11 Charlie Chan films produced by 20th Century Fox. After the studio dropped the series, Toler bought the screen rights and convinced Monogram Pictures to begin distributing the films, beginning with 1944's Charlie Chan in the Secret Service. The actor makes a fine Charlie Chan, and he plays the role with humor, flashing a jaunty smile when he's either caught someone in a lie or hears an expected response during questioning. Watching Chan's investigation is enjoyable, but it's more fun following Chan's son, Tommy, and Birmingham, and Fong and Moreland have good chemistry together. However, the film's highlight involves scenes with Moreland and Ben Carter. The two men had a vaudeville act together, and one of their routines, in which neither man can finish a sentence, is on display in Dark Alibi (which also makes an appearance in 1945's The Scarlet Clue). The sequences are a delight, especially with a flustered Tommy trying desperately to follow the two.
Dangerous Money (1946): An agent of the Treasury Department is aboard a cruise ship bound for Samoa, working undercover to investigate "hot money" on the island. Fearing for his life, he asks for help from fellow passenger Charlie Chan (Toler). No sooner does Chan agree to take the case than the agent slumps over with a knife protruding from his back. While Chan's Number Two Son, Jimmy (Victor Sen Young), and chauffeur, Chattanooga Brown (Willie Best), try to discreetly secure the passengers' fingerprints, the detective questions the people on the ship, hoping to expose secrets, lies, and a murderer.
Perhaps the most significant trait of Dangerous Money is its wonderful setting on the cruise ship. Not only does it heighten suspense with a claustrophobic ambiance, but it creates paranoia among the passengers since it almost guarantees that a murderer is one of them. Even when the people make it to the island, the place seems so small that the tight atmosphere is retained. Although not as sprightly and animated as Fong and Moreland, Young and Best as Jimmy and Chattanooga are still lighthearted comic relief.
The Trap (1946): A variety troupe head to a beach resort for a month of relaxation. One of the performers, Marcia, blackmails Lois (who had lied about her age to join the troupe) into stealing a tin box of letters from another room. During the attempted theft, Lois is strangled to death, and upon discovery of her body, the others realize that Marcia has disappeared. One of the women, San Toy, suggests getting help from "the world's greatest detective," Jimmy Chan (Young). Soon after, Charlie Chan (Toler), along with his son and Birmingham (Moreland), joins the case, and encounters a great deal of people pointing fingers at one another.
This was Toler's final film, as he died shortly after its release. Reportedly, he was so ill during filming that he had trouble speaking his lines and even standing. But if such was the case, it hardly dampens his performance, as Toler's Chan was always methodically and deliberately slow in his speech and demeanor. Charlie Chan did, admittedly, tend to take a backseat in this film to Jimmy and Birmingham, who both shine in larger roles. Jimmy's scenes with his lady friend, San Toy, both of whom clearly share a mutual attraction, are a treat, and the two are good together. The Trap is probably the best film of the bunch, as there are quite a number of suspects, making it an entertaining affair when trying to unveil the killer.
The Chinese Ring (1947): A Chinese lady arrives at the house of Charlie Chan (Roland Winters), refuses to give her name, and hands a ring to Birmingham (Moreland) so that he can show it to the detective. While waiting, the woman is killed by a suspect unknown, utilizing an air rifle at a nearby window. Chan and Sgt. Davidson learn that the woman was Princess Mei Ling, and the only clue to her murderer's identity is a "Capt K" that she was able to write before she died. Chan's investigation leads to an acquisition of airplanes, vanishing money, and a masked killer desperately trying to cover his/her tracks.
Toler had starred in 11 films for Monogram before his death. The Chinese Ring is the Chan debut for Winters. His interpretation of the Chinese sleuth is intriguing, much more straightforward and serious than Toler. While it may be strange to see a non-Asian actor playing Charlie Chan, it's certainly more noticeable in The Chinese Ring, as much of the supporting cast is comprised of Chinese characters, refreshingly portrayed by Asian actors. It's unfortunate that both Jimmy and Birmingham have little to do in this film, but Warren Douglas as Sgt. Davidson and Louise Currie as Peggy Cartwright, a reporter, are paired together, and they provide some humor in their shared scenes. Winters would star in five additional Charlie Chan films before Monogram Pictures officially ended the series with Sky Dragon in 1949.
The DVD presentation of all four movies is crisp and, for the most part, clear of scratches. The audio is likewise exceptional, and the packaging is outstanding, with each film getting its own disc. The DVD collection is set for release tomorrow, June 8th, and will be available at TCM's website, as well as additional online retailers.
Sark, this is a splended review of four Chan films. As you know, I love mysteries with confined settings, so DANGEROUS MONEY sounds right up my alley. I saw most of the Oland and Toler CHARLIE CHAN films as a kid and always enjoyed them. Whereas the comic relief in some "B" mysteries don't age well, that's not true of the Chan pics. I think that's because the actors who played Charlie's assistants were talented comedians. I haven't seen any of the Roland Winters films, which makes this collection sound intriguing.
Very nice review on this set of films, Sark. I haven't seen a Charlie Chan movie in many years. It is amazing how some of the really old classics are coming out now on DVD. Thanks for information, Sark.
These sound great. I have my set on order.
"The Chinese Ring" is a remake of "Mr. Wong in Chinatown." Later on Monogram again recycled one of their earlier Wongs for another Roland Winters Chan mystery, with "Mr. Wong, Detective" being remade as "Docks of New Orleans."
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The Apple "iPad iOS 4.2" Event Will Be November 17th
carymg
Posted: November 4, 2010 1:45AM
in iPad edited January 2014
My saying 10/17/10 is hardly going out on a limb since if the event's early in the month,
whispers of imminent distibution of the invite'd be floating around by now.
And it can't be late in the month, since that's the most traveled time of the year.
So "predicting" somewhere around the middle of the month is really no big deal.
But hear me out ....
Y'know how when you sync, you see all the icons on the screen?
One of them is the CALENDAR app.
I thought it'd display the date number of whatever it is that day -- like today, for example, it'd say 4.
But it doesn't say 4.
It says, instead, 17 ....
I think Apple, being the wayhypercool company it is, is coyly letting us know an important date: 17.
It doesn't need an event at all. It has already had an event and will simply be released alongside iTunes 10.1. No fanfare, no event; just an update made available on a day.
carymg	Posts: 72member
November 4, 2010 2:04PM
It doesn't need an event at all.
... and will simply be released alongside iTunes 10.1.
No fanfare, no event; just an update made available on a day.
Sorry ....
Well, the update, then, will be on Novembr 17th.
And does this mean we won't see Steve again until January?
Your rational is nonsese to begin with. The iCal icon has June 17 on it perpetually. It only changes in the Dock. It has absolutely nothing to do with the release date.
The GM of 4.2 is done. I have it now. There's nothing stopping Apple from releasing it NOW except for iTunes 10.1 not being ready.
And we won't be seeing Steve in January at all. There's no Apple at MacWorld and no reason to even have a keynote until WWDC 2011.
November 7, 2010 12:50AM
There's nothing stopping Apple from releasing it NOW ....
And we won't be seeing Steve in January at all.
There's no Apple at MacWorld and no reason to even have a keynote until WWDC 2011
I am referring to the iPad 2 event.
Originally Posted by CaryMG
*sigh* I am referring to the iPad 2 event.
Ah, the one in April at the earliest, you mean. Because why would Apple release an iDevice on a less-than-yearly cycle?
iPad: April every year.
iPhone: June every year.
iPods: September every year.
Pretty simple.
There are lots of good reasons to adjust the cycle. For one it could effectively keep them well ahead of the competition. An early iPad 2 would also allow the device to support other initiatives (Facetime for one). Further it is Apples habit to release new stuff in the spring and then latter adjust the release cycles, release dates have to jive with marketing plans.
None of this is written in stone. As to iPad it is a consummer device and it would make sense to have new product ready for the consummer buying season which by chance starts in a couple of weeks.
Besides I see April as a terrible time to release anything consummer oriented. Mainly because of April 15th. But there is also the interaction of vacation recovery and spring buying. In the end new releases around this time risk not being noticed as people are focused on other things.
Marketing is never simple! For example Apple has been lucky with its one iPhone design approach. If the competition ever catches up software wise that will be a problem.
Besides Apple can be very agressive with new hardware release when they think that they have to be. As an early 2008 MBP owner I can atest to that fact. So it would not be out of character one bit for Apple to overhaul the iPad design early. It comes down to is the technology ready, and how badly they want to support other initiatives. Anybody with any sense should be able to see that Facetime is coming to iPad and thus it has to be impacting sales. In fact I find it odd that Factime was even released without a bump to the iPad to support it.
There are a lot of factors to consider from production capacity to demand for the current product. It is interesting that right now it appears that production has caught up with demand, so is that a sign of increased production or a roll off in sales. It would be bad for Apple and iPad if iPad tanked with respect to holiday sales because everybody was waiting for Facetime support. All I'm saying is that it isn't always easy to stick to familiar cycles.
Beyound all of that if Apple remains unpredictable it seriously screws up the competition. Apple caught everybody off guard with iPads intitial success, causing many plans to be scraped or refactored. Being flexible with release dates and carefully concealing new features makes it difficult for the competition to gain any initiative.
It really isn't as simple as many would like to believe. Apple has the market now but this is different than the iPod days. With iPod nobody cared that they had the market all to themselves. However iPad is seen as a direct threat by many companies, they will fight a lot harder to take market share. This mainly to prevent long term damage to their core businesses. Apple has the potential to take serious money from the likes of HP, Dell, Acer and others. It isn't just iPad, Apple now covers most peoples mobile needs in one way or another. In progression you have Touch, iPhone, iPad, AIR, Mac Books and Mac Book Pros. Or to look at it another way Apple is packing significant heat against the competition. The acceptance of their line up is really snowballing and that is making a few executives nervous.
Originally Posted by wizard69
An early iPad 2 would also allow the device to support other initiatives (Facetime for one).
People would be furious.
Further it is Apples habit to release new stuff in the spring and then latter adjust the release cycles, release dates have to jive with marketing plans.
April is in the spring.
In the end new releases around this time risk not being noticed as people are focused on other things.
It's Apple. The people who care would notice.
I think after four years it's more than luck.
Apple has the potential to take serious money from the likes of HP, Dell, Acer and others.
But they won't act on it.
November 7, 2010 12:29PM
Therapy.
farslasher	Posts: 5member
Since you had to bring this up now I decided to jump into the argument...
First of all Every year would not apply to a device of a first generation... Ipad for instance....
only one has been released.... so their is no every year.
Apple Buying Guide
If you look at the buying guide, the longest a device from Apple has gone without a second gen update was seven months... Not a FULL year... EVER...... The Ipad is now the longest running product without a second gen update released. April may happen for an update but sooner is Extremely likely if you wanna look at the facts....
Sorry to crush you "know it all" spirit
Originally Posted by Farslasher
First of all Every year would not apply to a device of a first generation... Ipad for instance....only one has been released.... so their is no every year.
It applied to the first-gen iPhone. It applied to the first-gen iPod touch. Et. al.
If you look at the buying guide, the longest a device from Apple has gone without a second gen update was seven months...
We talking iDevices or all Apple products? Because you're completely wrong on both accounts. Are you even looking at the Buyer's Guide or are you just linking to it to pretend you have proof?
The iPhone and iPod touch go a year between updates. The Mac Pro went a year and a half before its first update. The Mac Mini went a year at last update. The Cinema Displays went four years.
I don't, though. Just more than you, apparently.
You must have not read the guide... Look at the updates of the devices.... EVERY device... wether it was ios or mac os/x devices were updates within 7 months... wether it was a hardware update to hard drive space or not....
Please delete the last word of your post.
At this point I can't believe you're not a troll. You can't be looking at the same Buyer's Guide I am.
The 2006 Mac Pro went 518 days before the update to the Penryn Mac Pro. The Penryn Mac Mini came out a year and a half after the Merom Mac Mini.
The iPhone 3G came out a year after the iPhone 2G. The iPhone 3GS came out a year after the iPhone 3G. The iPhone 4 came out a year after the iPhone 3GS. The 2nd gen iPod touch came out a year after the 1st gen iPod touch. And so on.
The laptops almost always get updated twice a year. The desktops and iDevices? No. Not at all.
ncee	Posts: 836member
It can use an Event if they announce it's now available with a camera?
That's all I'm waiting for. This way my wife can skype with the grand kids.
Originally Posted by ncee
iOS 4.2 is software. Not hardware. New hardware would get an event. New hardware isn't due for months.
btw im talking only about the first update.... to products, not ones after that, since that is what the ipad is right now is the very first product so I am purely talking about the times from the release to the next update. (nothing after)
In which case, the ipad is now the longest time length without having an update.
So am I. And you're still wrong.
Im gonna post it for you... so you can see.... like an idiots guide basically....
I am also doing this for everyone else to see, not you.... cause I can not help the fact that you can not read.
So .... Here it is.....
The iPod classic is the hard drive based iPod; it was previously simply known as the iPod.
7/2002 - 4 Months UPDATED
9/2008 -7 months UPDATED
The iPod nano is Apple's midrange iPod; it was previously known as the iPod mini
Main article: Mac mini Buyer's Guide
The Mac mini is Apple's low end desktop.
Main article: iMac Buyer's Guide
The iMac is Apple's all-in-one form factor desktop.
Main article: Mac Pro Buyer's Guide
The Mac Pro is Apple's high end desktop; it was formerly known as the Power Mac.
Main article: MacBook Buyer's Guide
The MacBook is Apple's consumer laptop; it was formerly known as the iBook.
Their are more but I got tired of copying... Refer to the guide for the rest
Except the Mac Pro didn't exist in 2002. Nor did any other current Mac. First-genning restarts with the Intel chips. And you didn't even start with the first-gen iMac.
You've made up information for the iPod touch. Go look again.
iPod touch: once a year.
iPhone: once a year.
iPad: stands to reason, once a year. No computer information has anything to do with iDevice release dates. The only thing that matters is devices that run iOS.
lol, first of all I didnt make up anything... Do a search on the site... its all there.. Your just missing it is all. easy mistake.
Now you're just intentionally being dense. Show me, anywhere else on the Internet, that it says the iPod touch came out in 2/2008. It came out in 9/2007.
iOS is updated once a year, so hardware is updated once a year. None of the other information matters.

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PORTLAND, Maine – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Rarebreed Veterinary Partners ("Rarebreed" or the "Company"), a technology-enabled veterinary services platform, announced today that it has closed a new round of funding led by existing investors Halle Capital Management and Trilantic North America's leading private investors -Equity company. The investment will be used to support Rarebreed's continued growth by acquiring additional veterinary clinics and improving services for the health teams within its network.
Rarebreed works with veterinary clinics to provide world-class tools and solutions that allow staff to focus on delivering the highest quality patient care. Founded in 2018, the company currently employs 800 people in 33 clinics in the Northeast, doubling its footprint since the company's previous fundraising led by Trilantic North America in September 2020.
"At Rarebreed we are passionate about caring for the people who care for animals," said Dan Espinal, CEO of Rarebreed Veterinary Partners. "We are excited to announce this new round of funding, which will enable us to continue providing exceptional work experience for zookeepers in our network while expanding our platform to reach even more people who have dedicated their careers to veterinary care. "
"Our goal is to enable veterinarians to focus on operating at the top of their profession while Rarebreed takes care of the rest," said Sean Miller, COO of Rarebreed Veterinary Partners. "We believe this will make a significant difference not only to our patients, but also to the staff in our network."
Espinal and Miller retain significant stakes in the business and will continue to lead the company through the next phase of growth.
"Dan and Sean's leadership has been instrumental in Rarebreed's rapid growth over the past three years," said JP Gutfreund, Managing Partner at Halle Capital Management. "We were thrilled to be part of the company's journey and look forward to supporting its continued expansion to enhance the work experience for veterinarians across the country."
"The Rarebreed team continues to impress us with the execution of their strategy and the support of their partners in a high-growth environment," said Jamie Manges, partner at Trilantic North America.
"We are excited to provide the team with additional capital to continue investing in the growing demand for animal health services," added Ted Rosenwasser, Principal at Trilantic North America.
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin and Hachigian, LLP advised Rarebreed on the transaction.
About Rarebreed Veterinary Partners
Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a thriving community of veterinary clinics in the Northeast that values health teams and provides superior medical and compassionate care to pets. Rarebreed creates exceptional work experiences, one partnership at a time, and believes that when the health team thrives, economic and emotional wellbeing thrives. As a result, customers and pets get the veterinary experience they expect and deserve. Rarebreed's goal is to become the employer of choice for those who dedicate their professional lives to veterinary care. Rarebreed does this through innovation and industry-leading benefits, including stock buy-in, oversized parental leave, pet medical benefits, and world-class health benefits. Rarebreed invests in business operations and a technology backend that provides extensive analysis of practices.
About Halle Capital Management
Halle Capital Management is a New York-based, growth stocks-focused investment firm providing capital and strategic guidance to healthcare, consumer and business services companies. We use our extensive experience, our solid professional network, our collaborative mindset and our deep understanding of growth drivers to work with business-oriented management teams. Further information is available at www.hallecapital.com.
About the trilantic North America
Trilantic Capital Management LP ("Trilantic North America") is a leading, growth-oriented, medium-sized private equity firm focused on control and significant minority interests in North America. Trilantic North America's primary investment focus is in business services, consumers and energy. Trilantic North America has six private equity fund families with total capital of $ 9.7 billion. Trilantic North America was recognized by Inc. Magazine's Top 50 Founder-Friendly Private Equity Firms for 2019. More information is available at www.trilanticnorthamerica.com.
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SUBMITTED PHOTO The contestants, judges and master of ceremony lined up on stage at last year's Seniors Got Talent event.
Seniors can showcase their talents at United Neighborhoods Centers of NEPA's Seniors Got Talent show on Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. at People's Security Bank Theatre at Lackawanna College, 501 Vine St., Scranton.
United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA's Active Older Adult program was recognized this year by the National Council on Aging's (NCOA) National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC) with a 2018 programs of excellence award. Seniors Got Talent was recognized as a runner up in the fundraising category. It was one of 15 programs honored with the annual award from 80 applications throughout the United States.
"The show was started and is still a means to honor and celebrate the many talents of the older adults in our community," said Laurie Fleming, director of the Active Older Adult program.
"It began to coincide with National Older Adult month that is celebrated in May, but due to many scheduling conflicts, we moved it to April in anticipation of Older Adult Month.
Contestants are age 55 or older and live in Northeast Pennsylvania. Individuals or groups can participate with any talent including singing, dancing, comedy, dramatic readings, juggling, poetry reading, musical performances and more. The committee chooses 10 acts to compete for the cash prizes which include $500 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third. All are given participation medals and the top three also receive trophies.
The audience members can vote for their favorites by paying a dollar for each vote and stuffing a box with dollar bills. The audience choice award is given two tickets to see a show from the Broadway Theatre League and dinner for two at the POSH at The Scranton Club.
Clarks Summit native Justin Sochovka, who now resides in West Chester, will judge the show for the second year. He is an on-air guest specializing in consumer electronics for QVC, QVC2 and the Shopping Channel.
Sochovka graduated from Abington Heights High School in 2010. While there, he played the snare drum in the marching band, was on the mock trial team and worked with the football team to edit and create highlight tapes for the players to send to colleges for recruitment.
He is a 2014 graduate of West Chester University with a degree in communications.
Other judges for the event are Stacy Lange from WNEP and Frankie Warren of Magic 93. The producer is Tony Nicosia and emcee is Evie Raflako McNulty. Rose Broderick spearheads the committee.
Tickets for the event can be purchased for $15 in advance by calling 570-346-0759 or online at uncepa.org or $20 at the door.
Funds raised at the event will support the programs of the four facilities the United Neighborhood Centers operates and the opportunity to offer new programs.


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Orbital in Gilbert leads new path in climate research
By Wayne Schutsky, Staff
Orbital ATK's satellite manufacturing facility in Gilbert is on the ground floor of global climate research as the company puts the finishing touches on the JPSS-2 satellite system for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The JPSS, or Joint Polar Satellite System, satellites are part of the government's next generation of polar-orbiting environmental satellites, which will aid in reducing death and property damage caused by major storms and environmental hazards.
The satellites will help government agencies predict major storms, like hurricanes and tornadoes, and can aid in the assessment of other hazards like drought and forest fires.
In 2012, a polar-orbiting satellite allowed the government to predict Hurricane Sandy's path through New Jersey and New York more than five days in advance.
NOAA-20, previously called JPSS-1, was built by Colorado-based Ball Aerospace and Technologies and was the first in the JPSS series. It launched in November 2017.
"The sophisticated technology aboard NOAA-20, as well as the recently launched GOES-16 and GOES-17 satellites, will allow our forecasters to better warn of potentially dangerous weather conditions days in advance," Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a press release. "This will help save lives, property and ensure that businesses can minimize disruptions from such events."
The government first awarded Orbital ATK the JPSS-2 project in September 2015, and it is finally entering the testing phase this summer. That process will take about two years, and the JPSS-2 spacecraft is scheduled to launch in late 2020 or early 2021, said Rick Kettner, Orbital ATK Gilbert site manager.
That launch will not be end of the JPSS program at Orbital ATK in Gilbert, though.
NASA recently exercised an option for two additional JPSS satellites to be built by Orbital ATK over the next decade. Named JPSS-3 and JPSS-4, the satellites are expected to be completed in 2023 and 2026, respectively.
The total contract for all three spacecraft is estimated at $460 million.
In the meantime, the Orbital team will focus on preparing JPSS-2 for operation.
Engineers and technicians on the ground in Gilbert have to integrate the five different monitoring systems onto JPSS-2 and make sure that the spacecraft can handle the environment in space before it is ready for launch.
That testing and preparation is not a quick process.
Hundreds of Orbital ATK employees will have worked on the JPSS-2 system by the time it reaches orbit.
"It takes a village to put one of these together," Kettner said.
The JPSS-2 spacecraft is currently undergoing mechanical testing in Gilbert. The team then will begin integrating five different monitoring tools and conducting a range of electronics and software tests in a massive clean room the project shares with Iridium NEXT satellites, which provide voice and data coverage to satellite phones.
"You want to make sure those tools are compatible as you're building up," Kettner said.
The JPSS-2 craft also will undergo a range of rigorous tests to ensure it will survive the rigors of launch and the harsh environment in space with its tools intact.
"It will be tested in three basic environments," Kettner said, noting that the spacecraft will be exposed to electromagnetic interference, extreme temperatures and extreme noise and vibrations.
"In between each of the three tests, we will run function tests to make sure everything is still doing what it is intended to do," Kettner said.
For the vibration tests, the satellite will be mounted to a large shaker table and vibrated in a variety of ways.
"We want to make sure no parts are going to fall off during launch," Kettner said.
The spacecraft also will be subjected to an extreme amount of sound energy – 140 to 150 decibels, which is enough to shatter bones in the inner ear – to simulate the environment during a launch.
To tests the affects of temperature, technicians will roll the satellite into a thermal vault, which looks like a massive bank vault, to test the affects of extreme heat and cold on the system. The satellite will spend about a month in the vault, which uses nitrogen to drop the temperature to minus-100 degrees Celsius.
In space, the satellite will orbit Earth 15 times per day and will see swings in temperature of plus- or minus-100 degrees Celsius. It has a collection of heaters and radiators to help it regulate temperature as it transitions from facing the sun to facing deep space.
Following the test and preparation period, a team from Orbital ATK will travel with the satellite to support the launch. The company may provide some support post-launch, though Kettner said the government typically handles operations.
"At that point, we are the parents that hand the kids off to the babysitter," Kettner said.
The launch – which typically takes place three to five years after the project began – is a big deal for Orbital employees who have spent a good deal of their careers working towards that goal.
In the same vein, it can be difficult for them to watch the satellites come out of the sky when their lifecycle ends. The JPSS-2 satellite has an on-orbit design life of seven years.
"It's bittersweet to see them come down," Kettner said.


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Welker, 37, joins the 49ers after spending the previous two seasons (2017-18) as an offensive/special teams assistant with the Houston Texans.
Welker was hired by the Texans after a 12-year playing career with the San Diego Chargers (2004), Miami Dolphins (2004-06), New England Patriots (2007-12), Denver Broncos (2013-14) and St. Louis Rams (2015). He appeared in 175 games (102 starts) and registered 903 receptions for 9,924 yards and 50 touchdowns. On special teams, he returned 183 kickoffs for 4,138 yards (22.6 average) and one touchdown along with 264 punts for 2,584 yards. He also saw action in 13 postseason contests (11 starts) and added 88 receptions for 866 yards and five touchdowns. A four-time AP All-Pro [First-Team (2009 & 2011) & Second-Team (2007-08)] and five-time Pro Bowl (2009-13) selection, Welker appeared in three Super Bowls (XLII, XLVI & XLVIII) and registered 26 receptions for 247 yards. He either led the NFL or finished tied for the League lead in receptions three times in his career (2007, 2009 & 2011).
A native of Oklahoma City, OK, Welker played wide receiver at Texas Tech University, where he finished with 259 receptions for 3,019 yards and 21 touchdowns to go along with 79 rushing attempts for 456 yards and two touchdowns. As a punt returner, he scored eight touchdowns in his collegiate career, which was tied for the NCAA record. In 2003, Welker won the Mosi Tatupu Award, given annually to the best special teams player in college football.


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This entry was posted in Family, Parenting and tagged Dear Emily, Emily June, Girl Scout, Parenting, religion, Unitarian, unitarian universalist, Unitarian Universalists. Bookmark the permalink.
Thank you for sharing your story. In case someone hasn't let you know, the god in the Girl Scout pledge has an * and Allah, love, earth mother, etc can be substituted. Good luck to you and your girl.
Thanks! I did my homework and I am quite pleased with the Girl Scouts. Thank you so much for the well wishes.
Dear Emily, I was a Girl Scout for 8 years, said the Pledge of Allegiance in elementary school without it occurring to me that "one nation under God" might mean that I had to believe in "God", and didn't have to battle the "you are going to hell" (because you are not Christian/baptized) until I was in high school. I am so glad my parents (Lutheran and Presbyterian by families) raised me as a Unitarian, and I know you are proud to be a UU. You are a VERY good person!
Thank you very much, Shauna. I'm glad I'm a Unitarian, too. I told my PE teacher that I'm a Unitarian and that means you can believe what you want to and she said "that is a very good religion to believe in." I won't be at church on Sunday because I am going to the beach but I will see you next weekend. Thank you so much.
It took me about twenty years longer to be almost as smart as your little girl. Good for her. I grew up catholic in a very "southern baptists" sort of area. I got told my Religion was wrong many times as a kid. I never responded until I got into high school when I told a girl "yours can't be that good if it's teaching you to not like mine." I don't know why I said that because I hated my Church. I hated it because I didn't have a choice in whether or not I went. Now things are great because I choose what I want to believe, just like Em. She is a good person.
Cruelty in the name of god. Your girl is a much better person than I am. Because I'm thinking some very unkind thoughts right now….
You know, it isn't the girl that I'm thinking unkind thoughts about. Grown people who distort the tenants of their faith to the point of teaching intolerance and exclusion and self righteousness and who teach those terrible things to children? Listen, I know there are wonderful people of faith out there-a high school english teacher comes to mind, one of the kids we went to high school with who is also one of my favorite people on this planet (DY), hell-the new Pope! But so much ugliness on this planet has been done in the name of god. And that ugliness has strongly influenced my own agnosticism. It seems that Em is a much bigger person than I am. She rocks, Kelly. You guys are doing good raising that one.
She might like earning her "My Promise, My Faith" pin and/or the UU Religious Recognition pin. We've had some issues for my daughter at her homeschool enrichment program, with kids trying to preach at her.
Kids only know what they've been taught. You're obviously teaching yours well. It's that other child's parents I'd want to treat with something other than respect in your shoes.
Yes!! I looked those up and I think I will suggest to her that she pursue it.
You're so spot on about kids just living what they know to be true. And really once I got past the sight of my kid in tears I couldn't even be angry with the kid or her parents – it's a cycle of believing what you've been taught. Em stumbled on some truth when she said that a lot of people would probably like to just be a "good person." Sigh.
1) love the post. love little Em. love your recognition of the appropriate time to zip it and listen.
2) you can remain a good person. MQD can remain one with the buddha. But if you need someone to scare the cookies out of mean little girls that is what weird sort-of uncles are for.
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History is not the past.
We carry our history with us.
If we pretend otherwise, we literally are criminals.
What do these words tell us? These words that sit facing a black and white blurred photograph of a someone at the beginning of Yoshikatsu Fujii's evocative handmade photobook, Hiroshima Graph; Rabbits abandon their children.
History is inside us; turn the pages from there. This is a clue, the first clue. This book is a puzzle, no, it's a poem, a photographic poem of the horrors of a part of history that one place can contain, one place we do not yet know, and are not sure we want to.
There are people, then there are rabbits, then ferns, then bones. More clues appear. Scratched into the surface of the earth, the buildings, the trees, but more importantly, into memory. This book traverses proximity. We are close, we are far away, we are in the past, we are in the present, we can look out or we can look in. We can find ourselves amongst the everyday, or in the sublime. It's empty and it's full. It's marked, scratched, cracked, broken, overgrown, hidden, revealed. Its' surfaces remove and replace themselves with each turn, with each clue, with each line.
Inserted carefully are small black and white pages; things are on fire, there are barrels, who are these people? What is happening? What happened here? This place knows, this place has seen. Turning through pages in rich and simultaneously muted colours, textures and tones, we begin to learn of the 7.46 million poisonous gas shells produced by the Imperial Japanese Army during the second Sino-Japanese War, of which 6,600 tonnes (80%) was produced on Okunoshima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, between 1931 and 1944. The gas was used against Chinese soldiers during the war in China, estimated to have killed about 80,000 people.
Now a tourist destination, Okunoshuma is nicknamed 'Rabbit Island', both because of the large rabbit population that grew and thrived due to the warm climate after they were released at the end of the Second World War, and because of the use of rabbits to test the effectiveness of the chemical weapons produced there.
We carry our history with us. Baldwin's words make more and more sense throughout this book, and Fujii's skill at slowly revealing, but never too much, honours the viewer and pays homage to the impacts of a painful history almost too unbearable to be told.
Photographs and memory are, of course, inherently bound together. Photographs link to the moment, or place, or person that they depict, even after their demise. They are markers and memorials, often trusted beyond their capacity, altering our recollection of what really went on, fabricating what feel like memories. I get the feeling, as I revisit this book over and over, that the act of laying down these memories acknowledges that these images construct an imperfect and incomplete portrait. They are what Kimura can peg together through a set of imperfect tools: a dog, a photo album and conversations.