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Category: My time in the Corps
This one hits too close to home…
I wanted to share a message from a veteran that I came across the other day on Twitter. To me, no one has better described what most of us deal with after we depart service.
I know I didn't see a ton of action, but I saw enough, and I didn't kill anyone, but I nearly did, and all of that changed me. And yet, after I exited active duty following four years of service in the infantry — only to later voluntarily rejoin the Reserves after 9/11, where I expected to be called up — I'd often feel guilty because I didn't think I should be feeling the way I did.
And I for damn sure wouldn't let anyone tell me it was PTSD. No, not at all. Not me. I didn't have it. I was certain of that, and I wasn't going to hear anything differently about the subject.
But my friends and family would tell you I was different. Way different.
And I couldn't really understand it at the time. The hyper vigilance. The terrible nightmares. The irrational fear, even while back in the safety of the States.
Anyway, I hope the message I read the other day means as much to you and it did me. And if it does, please share it with others.
The following message is written by Jason Kander, a veteran of Afghanistan.
Jason Kander: "I've had something on my mind lately, and I want to share it. If you've ever been part of a group of people that went through something difficult together, don't lose touch with each other. You may not realize how crucial those relationships are until it's too late. A story:
"In Afghanistan, I was an Army Lieutenant in military intelligence. My main responsibility was to provide intelligence reports on Afghan officials suspected of corruption, narco-trafficking, and espionage.
"In layman's terms: Figuring out which good guys were actually bad guys or working for the bad guys. This meant operating "outside the wire" about 4 days/week, in an unarmored, midsize SUV. Usually just me and my interpreter. Sometimes I wore street clothes instead of a uniform.
"We drove around and met with people whose allegiances we could never know for sure. Usually armed only with a pistol, I was almost always outgunned and outnumbered in these meetings, and that can be frightening to say the least.
"I sometimes got to work as part of a team alongside a couple other guys – let's call them Mike and Jake – who did jobs very similar to mine. To my knowledge, Mike and Jake were the only two guys at my camp doing the type of job I was doing. Meeting with potential bad guys, etc.
"I'm certain there were others, because I'd sometimes see other guys in street clothes in the chow hall, but Mike and Jake were the only ones I got to know personally who I felt were out there experiencing Afghanistan in the unique way I was experiencing it.
"Mike was big, tall, and soft-spoken. He had a realistic respect for the dangers we confronted. Jake was the most enthusiastic about the work. Unlike Mike and myself, Jake always dressed like an Afghan, and he grew the best beard among us.
"It's funny the things I remember, like Mike getting irritated when Jake would use his turn signal, because no one in Kabul ever did, or the day toward the end of my deployment when a clean-shaven officer in uniform greeted me warmly and it took me a beat to recognize Jake.
"Mike had a real sense for how insane this all was. One time, at a USO show, he turned to me and said, "An hour ago I was at the site of a suicide bombing and now I'm at a Darryl Worley concert. War is weird, man."
"I was the youngest and greenest, and I really looked up to Mike and Jake. I never really thought about the fact that we were the only three people I knew who were experiencing Afghanistan in this odd way.
"When I came home and started having nightmares, hyper-vigilance, and other symptoms, I refused to allow for the possibility that it was post-traumatic stress, because I felt as though my deployment didn't warrant it. I'd not been blown up or shot at and I hadn't had to kill.
"Over there, I'd been in meetings where I feared I'd be kidnapped or killed. Sometimes tension ran high enough that I mentally prepared myself to take a life out of self-defense. Thankfully, I never had to shoot my way out of a meeting, but I had certainly come close.
"That said, I spent ten years enduring symptoms of post-traumatic stress and telling myself I had no right to them, because I was just some jerk who went to meetings, unlike the "real soldiers" who'd been in firefights.
"It never occurred to me to reach out to Jake and Mike to see how they were doing. Now, I look back and wonder if they were going through the same things and — just like me — denying themselves help because they didn't see their combat experience as worthy.
"Were they racked with nightmares about being taken? Unable to turn their back to the door for long periods? Unable to be present in the moment with their family? Convinced they "hadn't done enough" to warrant such problems?
"If the three of us had stayed in touch, would I have gotten help sooner? Would they? Since coming home, both Mike and Jake got into serious accidents. Both were one-vehicle accidents. Given what I know now, I doubt either accident was "accidental." Mike survived. Jake did not.
"My point is this: If you've been through something traumatic, stay in touch with the other people who were there with you. For your sake and for theirs. I'm going to reach out to Mike and I hope you'll stay in touch with your people. As we say in the Army, check your buddy."
Again, please consider checking with those you served with. Or with those you know who served, if you never served.
And don't forget to share the article if you think it'll help.
Semper Fidelis,
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Author Stan R. MitchellPosted on 01/19/2020 Categories Marine Corps, My time in the Corps, National security2 Comments on This one hits too close to home…
My thoughts on the SEALs
It's been since December that I last posted a chapter on "My time in the Corps," but I've finally finished the next chapter. Here she be. (All earlier chapters here.)
Chapter 6: My thoughts on the SEALs
I want to share my thoughts on the Navy SEALs in this chapter not because my views matter, but rather because a look at how I viewed them back in the day will give some revealing insight into the mentality of a Marine.
Best of all, I think it'll also teach you a few lessons that'll help you in your current situation in life.
As I mentioned in the previous chapter, my platoon was fortunate to spend almost a year with the elite Marines known as Force Recon. And during several of those training ops, we got to train with the SEALs as well. Specifically, it was SEAL Team 2 out of Little Creek, Virginia.
So, what did nineteen-year-old Lance Corporal Mitchell think of the SEALs? In short, I'd say that we thought we were just as good as they were. (Please don't attack me over this until you read further!)
It's funny. I went into the Corps holding the SEALs up in my mind as some kind of supermen. Some kind of Rambo-like force of bullet-proof men.
But it wasn't long upon arriving to the Fleet that their sky-high reputation began taking hits from higher ranking Marines and instructors who trained me. Even at the School of Infantry, which you attend immediately after Boot Camp, I'll never forget a salty sergeant talking about doing a machine gunner's course in Israel with the SEALs. According to him, after the SEALs and Marines had finished their initial iteration of the fire-and-movement range, the SEALs decided to do it again.
Except this time, he said they were showing out. Going much faster and showboating in front of the Marines there, trying to really destroy the time it took to clear the course. And during this run, one of the Navy SEAL machine gunners let his machine gun get away from him on a long burst and some rounds bounced off a wall and hit a SEAL teammate. The story got a little more outrageous at that point when my Marine Corps instructor claimed the SEALs froze up upon seeing the devastating wound and were crying and panicking over their bleeding buddy. According to this tale, the sergeant ran forward and put a tourniquet on the SEAL's leg — the man had allegedly been hit in the quad muscle.
So in short, the sergeant was saying the Marines saved the day, so to speak, after these elite SEALs made a stupid mistake and then froze up at the sight of a wounded comrade.
Even as a brand-new Marine, I didn't believe the latter part of the story of them freezing up. It's just nearly impossible to imagine a dozen or more SEALs just panicking and not providing first aid. Hell, even brand new Marines in Boot Camp are taught first aid and how to apply a tourniquet. Surely the SEALs master this skill as well.
Honestly, I'm even a tad skeptical of the first part of the story. For all I know it never even happened. While it's true the sergeant told lots of vivid details about the incident, he may have been simply a gifted story teller.
Perhaps it happened, but he simply stretched the truth about the SEALs panicking. But the greater point is that in the Corps, they were hacking away at the reputation of the SEALs from some of my earliest training days. And I don't think that was accidental.
The sergeant wanted us to believe that we were every bit as good as the SEALs or any other force out there. It was part of the mindset they were trying to hammer into our heads.
Every time the SEALs slipped up, the rumors would fly through the ranks of the Corps. "Yeah, they're not the good." "They're just cocky, arrogant surfer boys who can't do the basics well."
On and on you would hear it.
I'll never forget when a squad of Marines were playing the bad guys in an observed operation. A battalion of Marines were on ship and were playing the good guys, invading some make-believe small country that had overthrown their government. Waiting for the battalion on the beach and in defensive positions further in country was an op force, or opposing force. If memory serves me correctly, there was a company of these Marines playing the bad guys.
But the only part of the story that bears telling is a squad of these bad guys (regular infantry Marines, just like me), was to defend the beaches on where the good guys might land. And there were like only three places the battalion could safely land.
So these Marines studied the maps, make their best educated guess, and guarded one of those beaches, while the other hundred Marines in their company dug in deeper inland.
Day after day these Marines stayed hidden, watching the beach, hoping the SEALs or the rest of the battalion would land on their beach. The bad guys didn't know when it would happen — or even if it would happen on that beach — but they held onto hope that they'd picked right. And sure enough, one night the SEALs showed up on their beach.
These Marines used their night vision to watch two scout swimmers land right in front of them. And instead of firing their blanks at the two SEALs, the Marines stayed hidden and somehow managed to not get seen. The two SEALs, thinking the beach was clear and safe, signaled for the rest of the SEALs to come in with their rubber boat.
And as the boat landed and the SEALs worked to drag it up the beach, these Marines launched their ambush, firing blanks and yelling like a bunch of crazy maniacs. An impartial observer, who was with the Marines watching the action, said the Marines would have wiped out the entire SEAL squad, and I remember holding onto that story as if my life depended on it.
Sure, it would probably never happen again. Not even in a hundred more attempts, but at least once, a squad of Marines had stayed exceptionally disciplined and hidden, and the Marines had bested one of the most elite units our nation has to offer. Appalachian State had beaten Michigan.
When you're a young Marine who thinks he's six feet tall and bulletproof, you hold onto stories like that. You tell friends at home about situations like this. And you say with absolute confidence that Marine infantry are as good as Navy SEALs.
Obviously, this isn't close to being true. The SEALs are a much smaller unit. Their selection standards and training metrics are far more difficult. I could go on and on, but I don't have to: you already know the SEALs are better than the Marines. Much better.
Even though it was mostly foolish that we thought we were as good as the SEALs, I still think there's a lesson in this situation.
The Marine Corps has it right about comparing yourself to others: you shouldn't ever see yourself as being inferior to others. You shouldn't ever sell yourself short or think your team or company isn't as good as the competition.
I remember when I finally got to meet the SEALs, I glared at them and wanted them to absolutely know I didn't think they were any better than me. My buddies did the same. Even my squad leader, who I barely respected (more on that later), bragged about being able to run better than them. He had run on the flight deck with a bunch of them and since he was a gifted runner (that was about all he was), he just wouldn't shut up about how bad they were at running.
There's a lot more to combat than running, but instead of reminding him of that, I basked in his take down of them as well. I wanted to believe I was as good as they were, and any (and all) evidence of such a thing was gladly accepted by me.
As any service member who's ever served in any branch knows, competition between services is fierce. And frankly, this competition is good. It sharpens each of our branches of services.
To be a Marine, you have to think you're the best. It doesn't mean it's true, but it does mean you have to believe it.
Likewise, no matter what sector of work we're in as civilians (or branch as service members), you need to think you're the best as well. You need to have pride and high standards. You need to push as hard as you can, pretending you're as good as a Navy SEAL if that's what it takes to up your game.
Competition as a civilian is crushing. You literally have to be better than those around you or you will lose out. You'll miss out on that promotion. You'll be cut when it's time for the company to tighten its belt.
Likewise, if you don't have high standards in the military, it could cost you your life. You need to think you're the best and require those around you who are dropping the ball to step it up. A unit is only as good as its weakest link,
In short, I hope each of you reading this will no longer see a coworker or fellow squad member as being better than yourself. If you believe that, then you need to change your views. Change that mindset because it will cost you at some point, if it's not already.
Once you've changed your mental beliefs, start stepping up your game. If you're a civilian, dress nicer. Show up earlier. Stay later. Work on your attitude and watch who you're hanging out with. If co-workers are complaining about the company, politely excuse yourself. Don't allow that poison to infect yourself.
Think of the good things about the job. Make a list of ten things you enjoy about the job, even if it's a struggle. Change your mindset, grow your gratitude, and rise to another level. And if you've outgrown your job, have the courage to begin looking for the next step in your career.
Keep pushing, my friend. We may not be Navy SEALs, but we don't have to think they're any better than us.
Keep pushing,
Stan R. Mitchell, author and prior Marine, is best known for his Nick Woods Marine Sniper series, which has remained in the Top 100 on Amazon for more than three years. The series has also been picked up by Audible.com for a multi-book audio deal. Additional works include a Western thriller, detective series, and World War II story. Learn more at http://stanrmitchell.com.
Author Stan R. MitchellPosted on 05/06/2017 06/27/2017 Categories Marine Corps, Motivation, My time in the Corps8 Comments on My thoughts on the SEALs
Part 5 of "My time in the Corps."
Chapter 5: Training with Force Recon
Good ole' Third Platoon landed the best assignment we could have ever scored (in my mind) prior to my first deployment out to sea.
As our battalion was preparing to deploy for six months to the Mediterranean Sea, each company within the battalion was assigned specific specialties. One company became a "helo company" that trained especially hard in helicopter operations. Another became a "track company" that specialized in beach assaults from inside the back of "amtracks," which are Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs). These amtracks/AAVs are essentially floating tanks that are extended more than twenty-five feet long and can carry up to twenty men in their cargo holds.
Our company, Alpha Company, was picked to become "boat company." Boat companies train to hit the beach in the darkness of night, cutting through waves in small rubber Zodiac boats. These are the same boats you see the SEALs using in the movies. Almost everyone in the company was excited to be picked as boat company. And we had a heck of a fun time on the beach for a couple of weeks, learning to ride them correctly (up on the wide gunnels) and right them when they flipped.
But Third Platoon scored a special treat when we were picked to work alongside Force Recon as a reinforcing element.
For those who don't know, Force Recon Marines are the elite of the elite. They're like Navy SEALs and see themselves as equals to that much higher profile group of warriors. Also like the SEALs, they parachute, dive, and do hostage rescue missions, which are probably the hardest missions out there. These missions are the ones like you usually see SWAT teams doing on TV shows. You sneak up, put some explosive on the door, and blow it off the hinges. Then the teams rush inside, clearing rooms as quickly as possible before the bad guys start killing hostages.
This is super high-pressure, high-intensity stuff, and you have to be light on the trigger because a round through a wall kills your buddy. Oh, and you also have to be able to do this in the dark or the light, and sometimes upon command when you're not necessarily completely ready.
It takes an enormous amount of time to fully train a Force Recon Marine. They go to jump school, dive school, SERE school (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape), and many others. Most of them have been in for at least six or eight years. By far, the majority of them back in '97 were senior corporals or salty sergeants.
These were the best of the best, and they made a huge impression on a nineteen-year-old Marine named Stan.
As part of our battalion's deployment, Force Recon needed to be able to do deep strike hostage rescue missions that were way behind enemy lines. They also needed to be able to do ship takedowns.
The problem was Force Recon is a small unit. They were only two squads of eight. So, a mere sixteen men, plus a small leadership element.
It doesn't matter how good you are, if you're just sixteen men a couple hundred miles behind enemy lines, you're going to be in trouble if you make heavy contact. The SEALs combat this problem by often having Rangers as a quick reaction force.
Force Recon platoons would pick a platoon of Marines, give them some extra (awesome) training, and learn to work with them over a six-month period. That's exactly what my platoon — good ole' Third Platoon — was assigned to do.
Our adventure started with us going to a two-week advanced training course put on by SOTG, the Special Operations Training Group. We primarily worked on shooting well at short distances, usually less than fifty yards. This was part of the Close Quarters Battle (CQB) training you often hear so much about.
For us, it was as if we had landed in heaven. Typically, you never get enough live ammo to shoot as a Marine. They seriously ration that stuff, saving it for either the zombie apocalypse or for when Putin gets to feeling a little froggy. But during this CQB training, we had more ammo than we even wanted.
We were required to fire two thousand rounds during the training evolution, which believe me is a ton. That's so much shooting that it gets to the point where it's no longer even fun. That's so much shoulder time that even a puny M-16 will have your shoulder sore for a couple of days. And don't even talk about what a pain it is to cleaning your weapon. We spent as much time cleaning weapons as we did anything else, and you haven't cleaned an M-16 until you've fired that many rounds through one.
We did the vast majority of that shooting over just a few days and everyone was really stepping it up. Just knowing we would be around the Force Recon guys was enough to make guys stand a little prouder.
We also worked hard on fast roping out of helicopters, since we'd be doing that a lot. Fast roping is sort of like rappelling, except you aren't tied in. You grip a wide rope with your hands and feet and hold on for dear life. It can be pretty terrifying when you do it on a real ship out at sea, with the wind blowing the rope and the ship below you rising up and down in as much as fifteen-foot increments.
As if all that wasn't fast enough, we also practiced urban ops with Force Recon. We'd go to various cities (after coordinating with the local police, of course), ride around in the back of vans or moving trucks, and spring out to hit homes in practice assaults with Force Recon.
Sometimes, even a couple of our guys would be in civilian work clothes, pretending to be construction workers. We learned it was often best to block a road with cones and work signs (with hidden shooters out of sight in a van), instead of having a bunch of men carrying weapons out in the open.
This was high speed, low drag stuff right here, and it couldn't have possibly gotten better for a platoon of plain ole' ground pounders. And yet it did.
Force Recon wanted our platoon on the edges of any homes they hit, acting as a blocking force with our long weapons and machine guns. But they also wanted one fire team to work directly with them. Since they had to use small caliber submachine guns to clear buildings, they also required a fire team of four Marines to bring long weapons and reinforce them.
Force Recon used MP5s on their room clearing and hostage rescue work, but these weapons are only 9 mm and have a short range. MP5s are perfect for short-range, indoor work because they don't penetrate multiple walls. But if you're patrolling to a target and make contact with the enemy, the last thing you want is lightweight, short range MP5s, which are only good to a hundred yards or so. You need serious firepower with range. Such as M-16s, 40 mm grenade launchers, and machine guns.
That's what a fire team of four Marines could provide and that's what Force Recon wanted.
As you probably guessed, I have no idea how it happened, but my fire team was picked to be the four-man team that went with Force Recon everywhere on these strikes. I'd like to think my fire team was one of the best in the platoon, but looking back at the pictures from that time, I can't say that for sure. We had some awesome fire teams in Third Platoon. But for whatever reason, our fire team was selected and the Force Recon guys really took us in under their wings.
We were quite regularly sent off to them to practice their hostage rescue missions and they were constantly pouring knowledge into our four little heads. They knew they only had six months to get us ready and they wanted us absolutely as ready as possible.
All of this was beyond incredible, but the cherry on top was working with Navy SEALs. You only hear about these guys and it was great to see them in action.
Often, on ship takedowns, the target is so big that you just need a lot of personnel to take it down. On those missions, the Navy SEALs would fast rope in first from helicopters, followed by Force Recon, followed by Third Platoon.
Yeah, we weren't doing much room clearing — mostly holding uncleared danger areas and passageways — but we were doing ship takedowns with the Navy SEALs and Force Recon. How many people can say that?!
Seriously, what are the chances of getting to do that as a regular infantryman? It. Was. Awesome.
I'll go into my impressions of Navy SEALs in the next chapter, but let's get to the good stuff: taking our lives to the next level.
I will always believe our platoon was picked to work with Force Recon because our lieutenant and platoon sergeant set higher standards than the other lieutenants and platoon sergeants in Alpha Company. I think both of these men, who I was lucky enough to serve under, desired to be the best. As a result of their hard work, we landed a phenomenal opportunity.
Not just a phenomenal opportunity, but a once-in-a-lifetime, win-the-lottery chance to work with one of the most elite forces in the world. The chances of getting assigned to this have to be almost inconceivable.
And then for our fire team to get selected to work directly with the elite group was just another level of luck. I had no idea any of this could happen when our fireteam was working so hard in the months prior to the deployment. We were simply competing with the other fire teams in our platoon, trying our best for mere bragging rights at the end of that week or field op, whichever we were on at the time. But we just had a great group of guys who all pushed each other as hard as was physically possible.
Speaking of the fireteam, we also once got to lead the entire battalion on a field exercise that we were being tested on. There were fellow Marines out there operating as the "enemy" in different color uniforms and our battalion of eight hundred Marines needed to move up a road without getting ambushed.
Somehow, our fire team was picked to do a route recon alone, looking for the enemy. We took such great pride in searching as hard as we could for any enemy along the road, trying our hardest to find them before they found the battalion that trailed behind us by a mile or so.
My point in all this is that with hard work and great sacrifice comes even greater rewards. That was true in my military career and it's always been true in the various places I've worked in my civilian life.
Sure, there are times politics may beat you out of an opportunity, but usually hard work wins out. Thus, the lesson is that if you're not giving all you have, and I mean every single ounce of effort that you can possibly summon, then you may be missing out on some incredible opportunities. Some training you could be sent to. An unexpected promotion or transfer to a better division. A customer or fellow business person from another company who sees your talent and recruits you to their firm.
Everyday you're making impressions, so you need to ask yourself if you're making the right kind.
It's not just opportunities you may be missing either. There were clear winners and losers in our company.
One platoon not only didn't get assigned to Force Recon, but they got assigned to train on repairing and maintaining boat motors. And trust me, for an entire year (a six-month training workup and six months on ship), that's mostly what they did.
They worked so hard in an effort to keep a bunch of worn-out motors running, all while facing the limitations of having inadequate parts or instruction. Worse, it wasn't like these guys were mechanics or had a mechanical background. They were regular infantry guys who received some lame, insufficient education in how to work on the motors.
Trust me, these guys hated their entire deployment. Can you imagine joining the Marine Corps to be an infantryman and then spending a year of that time working on boat motors and shabby boats that needed constant attention and patching up?
But that same thing could be headed your way. That platoon assigned to work on boats was a good platoon. They probably were only slightly behind us in terms of ability, but look what that earned them: one year of pure hell.
The same thing could happen to you wherever you are. If you're the one not working hard or complaining all the time, you might find yourself transferred to something even worse. Or suddenly with fewer hours scheduled.
But forget the negative consequences. Think of the positives for pushing harder in your life. If you can find a way to get yourself around people out of your league, you need to do so. Like every chance that you can.
That year of being around Force Recon did wonders for my growth and confidence, as I'm sure it did for everyone else in the platoon. (Many of my fellow platoon members went off to achieve impressive feats in both the military and civilian worlds.)
The same lesson was repeated in college. Being around professors who were far more intelligent and better educated than me helped ratchet up my ambitions and desire for learning. It's like throwing gas on a fire. Suddenly, I wasn't just some guy from East Tennessee with little money and limited opportunities. Instead, I had examples right in front of me of distinguished scholars, authors, etc.
In summary, if you have a similar chance to network "up" as the saying goes, make sure you're doing it. It could be anything from attending association meetings you've been avoiding because they're boring. It could be serving on the board of a nonprofit. It could be volunteering for some leadership position on your kid's sports team. Just any chance you can grab to be around awesome people, you grab it.
You never know how much it'll help lift you up.
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Stan R. Mitchell, author and prior Marine, is best known for his Nick Woods Marine Sniper series, which has remained in the Top 100 on Amazon for more than three years. The series has also been picked up by Audible.com for a multi-book audio deal. Additional works include a Western thriller, detective series, and World War II story.
Author Stan R. MitchellPosted on 12/20/2016 01/06/2017 Categories Marine Corps, My time in the Corps4 Comments on Part 5 of "My time in the Corps."


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I recently attended a press release that was hosted by Always Discreet in support of Dr Sarah Jarvis.
After watching a documentary that was directed by Flora Berkeley. In the film which lasted 7 minutes and starred 5 lovely regular women it dawned on me that I actually know women with sensitive bladder and have since talked to a few of my friends about the issue.
The short documentary followed Sandra Small, Alyth Yelland, Jane Duckworth, Corali Sacerdote and Claudia McDonald. Each women spoke of the empowerment that they have felt now that they've started talking about sensative bladders.
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Cut the caffeine, alcohol and fizzy drinks. These drinks can irritate the bladder so its suggested to limit to a minimum for a week or two to see if it helps.
Train your bladder. Try talking to your doctor for ideas on to help train your bladder hold its capacity. Always remember to empty your bladder completely when using the bathroom.
Practice pelvic floor exercises as these have been proven to help.
Practice regular relaxation techniques. Sensitive bladder can sometimes be affected more by anxiety and worrying. Practicing mental relaxation methods can help greatly.
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Lea Sirk Wins Slovenia's EMA 2018 And Will Sing "Hvala, Ne!" At The Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Jonathan Currinn February 25, 2018, 3:25 pm
Sixteen acts took part in Slovenia's national selection show for Eurovision, titled EMA 2018; and, Lea Sirk came out on top with her song "Hvala, Ne!". The song, in English, means "Thanks, no!". She'll be off to Lisbon, Portugal in May, representing Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
The national final took place yesterday, where she came first in the jury vote with 68 points – far ahead of the others – and came third in the public vote with 48 points. She got a combined total of 116 points, with the public's top favourite, BQL with "Promise", coming second with 106 points.
Lea Sirk has previously attempted to represent Slovenia at Eurovision in 2009, 2010, and 2017. She came ninth in 2009, tenth in 2010, and failed to make it through the first semi-final in 2017. It just shows that you will get there in the end if you never give up. She has a bunch of single releases, and released her debut album Roza in 2014.
Watch Lea Sirk Perform Her Eurovision Song "Hvala, Ne!" On EMA 2018 Here:
This is an upbeat track from Slovenia, one that could perform well in Lisbon, Portugal. They need a good placing in the Grand Final, considering they haven't got through the semi-finals in the last two years. Could Lea Sirk give them their best result? Could she even win the contest and bring Eurovision to Slovenia next year?
To win, she'll have to get the most votes and there is a lot of tough competition this year. Other acts that have been announced so far are Sennek for Belgium, Saara Aalto for Finland, Waylon for the Netherlands, AISEL for Azerbaijan, Cesar Sampson for Austria, Jessica Mauboy for Australia, Eugent Bushpepa for Albania, Iriao for Georgia, Madame Monsieur for France, Julia Samoylova for Russia, Alfred & Amaia for Spain, Mikolas Josef for the Czech Republic, Ryan O'Shaughnessy for Ireland, Eleni Foureira for Cyprus, Christabelle for Malta, Zibbz for Switzerland, SuRie for the United Kingdom, Rasmussen for Denmark, Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro for Italy, Eye Cue for F.Y.R. Macedonia, Franka for Croatia, Netta Barzilai for Israel, Gianna Terzi for Greece, Alekseev for Belarus, Vanja Radovanovic for Montenegro, Sanja Ilic & Balkanika for Serbia, Michael Schulte for Germany, DoReDos for Moldova, AWS for Hungary, Mélovin for Ukraine, and Laura Rizzotto for Latvia.
After Salvador Sobral won for Portugal, last year, with "Amar Pelos Dois"; the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 will be hosted at the Altice Arena, Lisbon, Portugal; with the two Semi-Finals taking place on 8 May and 10 May and the Grand Final taking place on 12 May. A total of 43 countries will compete in the contest.
What do you make of Lea Sirk's "Hvala, ne!"? Let us know if you think she can win Eurovision 2018 for Slovenia on Twitter @CelebMix.
Written by Jonathan Currinn
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NSC is standing by to further assist NATO's Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) having been competitively chosen as a potential source of modelling, simulation and software engineering support.
An endorsement of the company's computing expertise, the Basic Ordering Agreement could see specialists from the UK-based consultancy deploy to the world-class research and experimentation facility in La Spezia, Italy, to support a range of projects.
NSC's selection is the latest chapter in an enduring relationship with CMRE, which delivers innovative and field-tested science and technology solutions to address the defence and security needs of NATO.
Last year, the company was called on to support the Centre in the development of a strategy for its Multinational Shared Training concept.
The work involved reviewing proposals for the structure of a combined action and implementation plan and examining the performance parameters of Alliance stakeholders.
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Mike + Paula got married at the UBC Boathouse in Vancouver on an early spring day. Their day started the The Westin Wall Centre, a short drive from the Boathouse. Mike and the guys were having a blast, drinking some beer and preparing for the day! Paula and the girls were at the top of the hotel with an amazing view of the Fraser River. Spirits were high as they got ready together and Paula handed out special gifts to each of her bridesmaids, mothers and grandma. The morning was moving quickly and before we knew it, it was time to put the dress on. Paula's two sisters assisted her with the dress before doing a reveal with the rest of the bridal party and mothers. It was an exciting time! We heading the Boathouse to get on with the ceremony.
We arrived and everyone was anxiously awaiting the brides arrival. Mike + Paula said their vows and they were married! Their ceremony was filled with meaningful words and special touches such as their mothers lighting a candle and they lit a candle together with those two from their pasts. Everyone was filled with excitement as they walked down the isle for their recessional.
Next we headed to the docks for a big group photo, family photos and the bridals! We had a blast! There was so much love in the air.
Finally the reception started back upstairs. The sun was setting out the windows as everyone was starting to dig into the delicious food. We ate, we laughed and simply enjoyed. There was a garter toss and bouquet toss which both got an amazing showing! We finished the day with sparklers and dancing! It was a perfect day.
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Boeing, WestJet finalize order for 65 737 MAX aircraft
Sept. 30, 2013, Chicago, Il. - Boeing and WestJet have finalized an order for 65 737 MAX aircraft worth $6.3 billion at list prices, as part of the letter of intent signed by the Calgary-based airline on August 29.
September 30, 2013 By aerospace-technologies.com
The order comprises 40 737 a MAX 8s and 25 737 MAX 7s aircraft, and forms a large part of WestJet's fleet renewal program.
Deliveries under the new contract are slated from 2017 through 2027.
WestJet president and CEO Gregg Saretsky said: "The increased fuel efficiency and enhanced in-cabin amenities provided by the Boeing 737 MAX will contribute to both lower operating costs and a remarkable in-flight guest experience, which is supportive of our low-cost business model and combined with our lease renewal options, maintains our fleet plan flexibility going forward."
"The aircraft has a 13 per cent improvement in fuel consumption compared."
Built on the concept of Next-Generation 737, the 737 MAX is equipped with the latest technology CFM International LEAP-1B engines for high-efficiency and reliability.
The aircraft has a 13 per cent improvement in fuel consumption compared with most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft today.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes North America Sales vice-president Brad McMullen said: "The airplane's efficiency, reliability and passenger amenities will enable WestJet to continue to provide its customers high-quality service at a low cost."
The latest order from WestJet brings the total number of orders for 737 MAX aircraft to 1,567.
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Silence projects extra meanings that are culturally and socially significant. In discourse, it belongs to a larger category of non-verbal modes of communication whose sincerity conditions include a particular psychological state of mind of the sender. This paper seeks to examine silence as a complete language with its own systems of encoding and decoding of messages from a sender to a receiver in an immediate context of situation. It then looks at the functional analysis of the various types of silences as illocutionary acts and perlocutionary effects. A more accurate interpretation of silence therefore, involves an understanding of the sender's intention as well as the context in which silence is used.


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Need to play with same intensity for 90 minutes: Mumbai City FC head coach Des Buckingham
Mumbai City FC head coach Des Buckingham stressed on the importance of maintaining the tempo throughout the match as they suffered a disappointing 2-4 loss to Odisha FC in their Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22 match at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, in Vasco, on Monday evening.
Buckingham addressed the questions put forward by the media during the post-match press conference.
Here are the excerpts from the press conference:
Do you feel that this is Mumbai City FC's worst game of the season?
I think in the first half we were exceptional. I think we played some extremely good football to go 2-1 up, and I felt we should have been more. We played some really good attacking football, how we want to play, and we defended extremely well and that didn't continue in the second half. And that's something disappointing not just for me, but for the team. And that's something that we need to address to go into the next game against SC East Bengal.
Mumbai City FC's policy has been to score one more goal than the opponents, but conceding 10 goals in the last three games, is it asking a bit too much from the team?
We will win games one-nil or five-four, but it's important the football we played in the first half. That's how we want to play, and it's important that we try and play that over the 90 minute period and not a 45 minute one. And if we can start doing that and showing signs of that throughout the season, I'll be very pleased, but we again need to make sure that we defend a lot better than we have this evening.
Do you think that the goals conceded were avoidable?
Yeah, I think so. I think it was a different type of game, they've had four shots on target and have scored all four goals. So the last couple of games have been (because of) transitional moments. Whereas tonight for me, it was more mistakes where we've offered opportunities on our goal.
Deshorn Brown scored a hat-trick against Mumbai City FC in the previous game and Jerry Mawihmingthanga was involved in three goals tonight. Do you think better man marking is required?
I think we just need to be better individually, and I think we need to be better as a collective. There's a lot of things that we need to do to prevent the ball getting to where it does, in the goal. So again, those areas as a team we will work on and then we need to make sure individually we defend as well as we can.
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By age 29 Millard Fuller had become a very unhappy, millionaire Washington, DC lawyer. He consulted with Clarence Jordan, the head of Koinonia Farms located near Americus, Georgia for a period of time to explore what to do about the direction his life might take at this juncture. Those consultations resulted in the creation of Habitat for Humanity which is responsible for providing more than 750,000 families around the world with low-cost, dignified housing, often providing interest-free mortgage loans in the process.
If we ask the question: "How much should Clarence Jordan have charged for his consultation services?" what answer do we get?
In many spiritual traditions encourage the practice of alms-giving. Apparently, spiritually realized beings understood what contemporary social neuroscience is only now confirming experimentally: true generosity holds the potential to profoundly transform our basic neurobiology in unimaginable ways.
What is it that keeps most of us from continually acting with open heart and great generosity? At a most basic level it's often the stress hormones generated by thoughts like "I won't have enough" and any number of variations on that theme. Those stress hormones actually end up working to adversely affect both the physical number of cells and the number of connections that those cells make in our brain. That impoverishment results in a reduced flow of energy and information coursing through our bodies and brains, significantly reducing our life force. Think: Ebenezer Scrooge. Feel the constrictions.
Give what you can, when you can. For most of us it would be unhealthy and much more stressful than our current neurobiology could manage if we tried to do what Millard Fuller did: give all his money away to charity and start over with a totally clean "instrument." But what might we give that would be well-matched for our current level of neurobiological and spiritual development? What might we offer that would stretch us a little, perhaps like secure children operate when they feel assured that mom and dad unquestionably have their back and best interests at heart? (Or, if mom and dad didn't, that the collective intelligence of the universe generally does)? When they know in their bones that truly, "everything's gonna be all right, rock-a-bye?" Give what you can, when you can.


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Shyaka Kanuma
By Shyaka Kanuma
Recently when I made the decision to change professions, to move from journalism to become a political and social activist, I had little idea it would begin to cause commotion even before I had done anything.
Earlier this week, just a couple of weeks after making the decision that political and social activism has a place in Rwanda in view of our maturing democracy, I received a call from the office of Brigadier General Joseph Nzabamwita, the secretary general of the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). I was told he wanted to see me.
Now, Brig. Gen. Nzabamwita is a gentleman I admire a lot: a lawyer by training, a sharp mind and a pleasure to engage with in an argument. I had no idea why this normally extremely busy head of our intelligence service would find time to see me, especially since I hadn't made any requests for an appointment, and it being long since we last interacted. I consented to go to his office and found him his usual charming self. "So Shyaka, how have you been these days? I thought I would check on you!"
I told the officer things had been tough in the newspaper business (falling sales and advertisement revenues playing havoc on the industry and forcing many into bankruptcy worldwide, Rwanda being no exception). My newspaper The Rwanda Focus is one of the latest victims of the Internet-generated winds that are buffeting the industry; that of course coupled with the fact ours traditionally is a tiny media market, especially so the print media market.
I volunteered to Nzabamwita the activism course of action I was taking. He stared at me but didn't seem to be taken aback. I was certain the head of the intelligence service hadn't called me just for polite chit chat about how I was; I was certain he already knew about my activism before I told him (maybe one of the very few friends I had told of the idea had leaked it to intelligence, I was uncertain). In any case I thought this was as good a chance as any to inform him first hand what I was going to do rather than him getting the details from other sources.
Brig Gen Joseph Nzabamwita, the Secretary General of National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS)
And it is this:
My activism is in my capacity as a private citizen. I, Shyaka Kanuma, am not forming a political party. Rwanda already has good parties doing wonderful things for the country and I do not think a new one would not improve on the national political conversation. The RPF – which I have voted all my life – and its chairman, President Kagame, are the best leadership we've got, little doubt about that.
My activism will not be of the violent kind. It will be of the peaceful type. I have absolutely no agenda for violence. It goes without saying how terrible violence has been for our country, and the person espousing a violent agenda is not one to have as a friend.
The activism I want to do is not the kind where people are throwing stones in the streets and causing disruption to the lives of law-abiding citizens. If I feel there is a need to march, then it is a peaceful march whereby the police is informed in advance – like Rwandans have for instance done when they walked for gender equality and so on.
The activism I have in mind is one of petitions or letters to relevant authorities on any issue, keeping in mind that we have an elected government and parliament with a great track record of listening to the people.
But, I continued as Gen. Nzabamwita attentively listened, "I feel we are at the stage in our national life where a law-abiding Rwandan can have a principled disagreement with the leadership on issues where that citizen feels it (leadership may be mistaken; or where it may have omitted something and so on.
"And if that disagreement is expressed respectfully and in the best faith and if it is listened to then after a time we are all better off." But, I continued, if what I am raising in my activism isn't listened to, that too is alright – it is equally important that the issue was raised.
Naturally the intelligence head wanted to hear a few examples of the activism I have in mind.
For starters, I said, let's talk about the issue of the imprisonment of Frank Rusagara and Tom Byabagamba.
"I am not saying these individuals are innocent of the charges that led to their imprisonment – but couldn't the military court have given out a lesser sentence? I mean, two decades in prison usually is punishment for people suspected of committing acts of genocide or crimes against humanity, surely the fact Rusagara and Byabagamba were participants in the war of liberation would have been a mitigating factor in handing them far less sentences?"
I think a good, law-abiding activist can write a petition to the military court or other relevant authorities for mercy for these two, I added. "What I will not do with my activism," I emphasized:
"is to defend people who come with a divisive political message; people espousing genocide ideologies, or those suspected of planning terrorist attacks – like the individuals with intentions to throw grenades at peaceful, innocent Rwandans. Those are the people with the aforementioned violent agenda for which I cannot be part of."
Afande Nzabamwita was busy taking notes and interrupting very little as I told him that I would do everything from here, home in Kigali, within Rwanda.
I will not be like those Rwandans who leave the country and when they are out hurl all sorts of abuses and never offer solutions in the process. I outlined more of what I have in mind to the high-ranking official:
When street vendors for instance are swept up and driven away in Police vehicles (and let's emphasize here, the police are only doing their job; they are only enforcing policy made elsewhere) to be taken away to the detention center. When the same happens to young men suspected of being vagrants (inzererezi) and those too are taken to the same detention, aren't we in danger of criminalizing poverty in Rwanda?
I absolutely agree, our cities and towns have to be clean and tidy and that truly is wonderful for the image of the country. But at what expense for those unfortunate not to have decent jobs, or who cannot even afford a basic business facility like a market stall? Yet they too have to eat (think of a widow with a child). Isn't the solution maybe to tolerate these people, to hold regular meetings with them to clean up after themselves, and so on? And then as development forges ahead and more jobs become available, or when the country can afford more social services than it can at the moment, the problem will go by itself? Actually this issue has particular resonance for me, I told Afande Nzabamwita. Growing up as a refugee child in Uganda, our parents in desperation did similar work, selling foodstuffs out of a basket or vending milk in an aluminum can.
Another example: when city authorities implement wonderful things, like the car free zone that then end up creating losses for the small shops that end up bankrupting them, who then is liable for the loss? This is a real issue. And after it was realized the policy wasn't working as well as intended, why not reverse the decision until all the reasons it didn't work swimmingly are identified and rectified?
We had a long chat and I left. A couple of days later I got another call from the NISS chief's office. This time Brig. Gen. Nzabamwita looked considerably less happy. I can say he was positively seething with anger at me though he never used any threatening language, or shouted or anything like that. This is an educated intelligent man whose motto is: "I want to run an intelligence service that is intelligent." His was controlled anger. I was surprised, but again not surprised. I had said I everything I did, I would do it within the confines of our laws, so I didn't see the reason for his anger. But he is in charge of intelligence and perhaps in some way or other he thought I was making his work harder for him?
I reassured him again, as we parted company, of my utmost conviction of the necessity to our maturing democracy of the kind of activism I am intent on doing, and that where anything contravenes the law most definitely I will not be part of that.
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It's been a great month for outdoor discovery here in the NE Tennessee State Parks, and I've had the pleasure of working with LOTS of park visitors out among the "critters." Here are a few samples of some of our discoveries.
We've seen many Eastern Box Turtles out roaming - it's their mating season. Here are a few views of a female. (Females have brownish eyes).
And two different male Eastern Box Turtles. (Males have reddish eyes). Isn't it amazing how much the color and pattern vary between individuals!
We're seeing an increasing number of Painted Turtles in our park ponds. Please don't paint turtles! The name comes from their naturally red, "painted" appearance. Notice that one of these turtles has a head full of little bugs.
How about another reptile… A sharp-eyed young hiker spotted this very young Garter Snake over at Hampton Creek Cove. The color pattern will change considerably as the snake matures.
Another young hiker found this Seal Salamander (??not sure of the ID??) in the moss at Hampton Creek Cove.
Green Frogs just started to sing within the past few weeks.
Everyone loves watching the Forest Snails!
And another out in the deep woods, pretending that the annoying photographer is not there.
Hope you enjoyed the assemblage of "critters," and that you'll share your comments & critique!
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My only comment mole is.................................Excellent images.
Yes, I've enjoyed this collection! Great job and thank you for sharing.
I like turtles. Great photos.
That first chipmunk looks like he's playing hide-and-go-seek with his friends.
A great bunch of pics - love the chipmunks!
I love box turtles so thank you for the shots. Also that photo of the girl showing delight as she holds the snail is precious.
Some great Chipmunk image captures. I know that they can be skittish and not easy to capture photos of.
This only one that can't be reproduced easily and has character is the third one from the top. The rest are meh - something I could do. Yeah, not high praise.


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Alabama Honors 3 Black Women Whose Bodies Were Subjected to Experimental Surgery
The three enslaved women, who were victims of famed gynecologist Dr. J. Marion Sims, are immortalized in a statue called the "Mothers of Gynecology."
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The Alabama flag flies over the the Alabama State Capitol on May 15, 2019 in Montgomery, Alabama.
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If you make it to Montgomery, Ala., you'll want to pay a visit to the state's newest monument dedicated to three Black women whose bodies were experimented on by a 19th century doctor best known for advancing women's health.
Anarcha, Lucy and Betsey, the names of the three statues that represent the "Mothers of Gynecology," were unveiled Friday. They represent three of the women Dr. J. Marion Sims operated on while in Montgomery, the Associated Press reports. The three statues stand almost 15 feet high and were made from common metal items—including tools, bicycle parts, and surgical and gynecological instruments—which were donated to the project.
"The endeavor is to change the narrative as it relates to the history and how it's portrayed regarding Sims and the women that were used as experiments," said Michelle Browder, the artist who created the monument. "They're not mentioned in any of the iconography or the information, the markers."
Sims is considered to be a pioneer in the field of gynecology and credited with developing medical devices and a surgical technique to treat a complication of childbirth. His dirty work came when he conducted experimental surgery without anesthesia on enslaved Black American women between 1845 and 1849.
Keep in mind that anesthesia was pretty new at the time. The first public demonstration using ether was in Boston in 1846. We have long known that Black bodies have been used for medical experimentation (think the Tuskegee experiments and Henrietta Lacks), but the unveiling of this monument shows us we may never know how many Black women were abused for the sake of advancing science.
Many of the Black women Sims operated on are not known. In 2018, New York City officials voted to remove a bronze star of the famed doctor in Central Park and moved it to Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, where Sims is buried.
That said, you can find a statue of Sims at the Alabama State House in Montgomery.
"No one talks about these women and their sacrifices and the experimentations that they suffered," Browder said. "And so I feel that if you're going to tell the truth about this history, we need to tell it all."
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San Francisco, California – This is a 53 year old male who presents with adolescent gynecomastia that has been complicated by taking steroids for muscular growth. His goal is to be able to take off his shirt in public and to be comfortable. He is 6 feet 3 inches, 220 pounds. He underwent gland excision and suction assisted lipectomy of his chest as well as his axilla or armpit. His surgery was performed at Marin Cosmetic Surgery Center in Marin County, California. He had 70 grams of breast tissue removed from his right chest and 46 grams of breast tissue removed from his left chest. He had 650 cc. of fat removed from both the right and left armpit region as well as 850 cc. removed from both the right and left chest. His post operative course was uneventful and his photographs were taken 3 months after surgery.


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*I transposed these from piano arrangements on NINSheetMusic and I got the order and song list from YoshiRegans guess that mario song score.
That Puzzle Plank Galaxy was POPPING OFF.
Woah woah woah woah, measure 58 - 61 is absolutely horrendous. Otherwise this is pretty good.
Thank you :) I listened to each song for a long time to really get the instrumentation right. I'm sorry i didn't put a link in originally i completely forgot. Your score is very cool by the way.
Oh and i'm working on part 2 right now i'm at marching ahead.
Thanks! I can't wait to hear part 2! I may try to do something like this as well. You're doing an extended version, so maybe I can try something similar, but measure count and stuff is verbatim to what I already have.
Sorry about not being in continuous view I can't figure out how to switch it.
There's a cool thing you can do: go to Style - General and click Hide Empty Staves. If an instrument doesn't play on that line, its staff doesn't appear. I'm doing this kind of thing for my Zelda GTS, and it's really useful if I want to watch it and see what's going on.


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Public Release: 17-Aug-2015
Substantial glacier ice loss in Central Asia's largest mountain range
GFZ GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Helmholtz Centre
17.08.2015: Glaciers in Central Asia experience substantial losses in glacier mass and area. Along the Tien Shan, Central Asia's largest mountain range, glaciers have lost 27% of their mass and 18% of their area during the last 50 years. An international research team led by the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences and including the institute of the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) at Rennes University in particular, estimated that almost 3000 square kilometres of glaciers and an average of 5.4 gigatons of ice per year have been lost since the 1960s. In the current online issue of Nature Geoscience, the authors estimate that about half of Tien Shan's glacier volume could be depleted by the 2050s.
Glaciers play an important role in the water cycle of Central Asia. Snow and glacier melt from the Tien Shan is essential for the water supply of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and parts of China. "Despite this importance, only little was known about how glaciers in this region changed over the last century" the principal investigator Daniel Farinotti explains. Most of the direct monitoring programs, that were shut down with the collapse of the Soviet Union, are resumed only today, and modern observation techniques often cover a limited time span only.
GFZ-researcher Farinotti and colleagues now present a reconstruction of the glacier evolution in the Tien Shan. "We combined various methods based on satellite gravimetry, laser altimetry and glaciological modelling" Farinotti says. "This way, we were able to reconstruct the evolution of every single glacier. Currently, the Tien Shan is losing ice at a pace that is roughly twice the annual water consumption of entire Germany."
Glaciers in Central Asia
Glaciers can store water as glacier ice over decades, and transfer winter precipitation into the summer months by releasing it as melt water. This is particularly important in seasonally arid regions, i.e. regions that have months with virtually no precipitation, since local water supply is then closely linked to meltwater availability.
Central Asia is the outstanding case for human dependence on water seasonally delayed by glaciers. Nowhere the question about the glacier state is linked so closely to questions of water availability and, thus, food security.
The pace of glacier retreat noticeably accelerated between the 1970s and the 1980s. Daniel Farinotti: "The long-term signal is clearly related to the overall rise in temperature". In fact, the study shows that the rise in temperature, and summer temperature in particular, is a primary control for glacier evolution in the region. "For Central Asia, this statement is less trivial than it might seem at first glance: Since the winter months in the region are very dry and the mountains are that high, glaciers receive most of their snowfalls during summer." Farinotti explains. "This means that an increased temperature contributes to both, increased melt and reduced glacier nourishment - and obviously, both contributes to glacier wastage."
By using the latest climate projections, which anticipate an additional 2 °C warming of summer temperatures in the period 2021 - 2050, the authors also provide a first outlook for the future evolution: Half of the total glacier ice volume present in the Tien Shan today could be lost by the 2050s.
Daniel Farinotti, Laurent Longuevergne, Geir Moholdt, Doris Duethmann, Thomas Mölg, Tobias Bolch, Sergiy Vorogushyn, and Andreas Güntner: "Substantial glacier mass loss in the Tien Shan over the past 50 years", Nature Geoscience, Advance Online Publication, 17.08.2015, DOI: 10.1038/ngeo2513
Photos in a printable resolution may be found here:
Fig 1: http://tinyurl.com/q4um95h
Glaciological field measurements on a glacier in the Jetim-Bel range, Kyrgyzstan. Systematic in-situ surveys as pictured are essential for providing ground truth data against which satellite observation can be compared. (Photo: D. Farinotti, GFZ/WSL)
Fig 2: http://tinyurl.com/qd4xgly
Two unnamed glaciers in the Chrebet Terskey range, Kyrgyzstan. The topographic control on glacier occurrence is striking: North-facing slopes are glacierized, whilst south-facing slopes are free of ice. (Photo: D. Farinotti, GFZ/WSL)
Fig 3: http://tinyurl.com/o45v539
North facing slope of the Jetim-Bel range, Kyrgyzstan. Glacier melt is an essential water resource in an otherwise dry environment. (Photo: D. Farinotti, GFZ/WSL)
Fig 4: http://tinyurl.com/pdv3h3l
A lake mirrors some fresh-snow covered glaciers in the Teskey Ala-Too, Kyrgyzstan. Yet the appearance is deceiving: Glaciers in the Tien Shan are losing mass at a rapid pace. (Photo: D. Farinotti, GFZ/WSL)
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Celebrating 100 Years Since the Deed of Gift
One hundred years ago in October, Mayo Clinic was transformed from a private partnership into a not-for-profit medical center through philanthropy.
On Oct. 8, 1919, Dr. William J. Mayo and his wife, Hattie, along with Dr. Charles H. Mayo and his wife, Edith, donated the majority of their life savings in addition to the land, buildings and equipment that made up the thriving medical institution.
Their documented decision, known as the Deed of Gift, was the cornerstone of a series of steps the brothers took that created an entirely new way to deliver care –– an integrated, multispecialty practice with salaried staff members and a mission of patient care integrated with education and research.
"What a masterful piece of forethought is represented by that agreement," wrote Dr. Charlie's son, Dr. Chuck Mayo, in 1968. "It means that I and my children don't own the Clinic or any part of it, so as a principal victim I am in a good position to say how much I admire it."
The Deed of Gift was far more than a legal document. It served as a statement of the Mayo family's philosophy of giving back to society. The deed stated: "The success of the Clinic, past, present and future, must be measured largely by its contributions to the general good of humanity."
While the Deed of Gift would be valued today at approximately $100 million, the Mayo family's commitment to giving back started much earlier and continued well past 1919.
In 1870, young Will, then 8, and Charlie, 4, witnessed their father, William, a frontier physician, and mother, Louise, who managed the family finances, mortgage their home to buy a microscope.
"If you could do better by the people with this new microscope," Louise told her husband, "we'll do it."
In 1894, early in their careers, the Mayo brothers decided to live on half their income and invest the balance in a fund, which they ultimately donated to Mayo's educational, research and clinical mission.
"The people's money," they determined, would return to the people "in the form of advanced medical education, which would develop better trained physicians, and to research to reduce the amount of sickness."
Their commitment to serving humanity continued during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Dr. Charlie provided the lead gift to construct what today is Mayo Civic Center.
Dr. Will sold his beloved riverboat, the North Star, and donated the proceeds to the Mayo Clinic Social Service fund in order to pay for the care of patients in financial need.
Since the time of the Mayo brothers, generations of patients, employees, alumni, foundations, corporations and members of the public have continued the Mayo family's tradition of generosity.
In 2018, benefactors provided more than 207,000 gifts to continue Mayo Clinic's legacy of giving back.■
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Ahmed Lemu, judge who chaired panel on 2011 election violence, dies
Thursday, December 24, 2020 Motunrayo 0 Latest News in Nigeria
Ahmed Lemu, a retired justice and Islamic scholar, is dead.
Lemu, 91, died in the early hours of Thursday morning in Minna, Niger state.
His passing was announced in a Facebook post by Maryam Lemu, his daughter.
"Inna lillahi wa inna liayhi raji'un," she wrote.
"It is with sadness and reverence to Allah that we announce the passing away of our father, Dr Justice Sheikh Ahmed Lemu OFR, in the early hours of this morning in Minna. Burial arrangements to be announced later.
"It has been a privilege to be the daughter to these two amazing individuals. Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah."
Lemu was the chairman of the committee constituted by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 to review the violence that occurred in Nigeria's past elections.
He is one of the two Nigerians who have won the King Faisal International Award presented to him in 2014.
He was a Sharia judge at the court of appeals in Sokoto and Niger between 1976 and 1977.
Lemu then became a chief Sharia judge at the court of appeals in Niger between 1976 and 1991.
His wife, Aisha Lemu, died at the age of 79 in 2019 after a brief illness.


SAIPAN is now (or, at least, should be) "Amelia Earhart Central." Thanks to a recently aired History Channel documentary, the world should look to Saipan news outlets like this one, as well as to residents like you, for updates and insights into the Amelia Earhart story.
The documentary was a vindication of sorts for those of us tour guides and Amelia enthusiasts who, based on the overwhelming number of eyewitness accounts, have always maintained that her story — the story those in the U.S. mainland and the rest of the world believed — was incomplete at best, a coverup at worst.
The Jaluit Island photograph revealed in the documentary, though, does not change the story nor the credibility and consistency of the evidence. It merely provides a focal point for others to launch their questioning of the official conclusion, reconcile it with ours and join us in the reality we share here on Saipan and the Marshall Islands.
As a public service to Saipan, the Marshall Islands and the world, I offer the following infographic to help everyone share the real story of what happened to Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. It is based on research expeditions, documentaries, books, interviews and records in the public domain.
Share it confidently with friends, family and strangers. This is no longer theory. This is not speculation. This is not debate. In fact, the day may already be here where anyone who promotes a story other than this one may be put in the same category as climate change deniers!


This is a mural that adorns the Department of Labor in the state of Maine. Measuring 8′ high by 36′ long, it was created by Maine artist Judy Taylor in 2007/2008 to commemorate significant moments in Maine's labor history, including the adoption of child labor laws, better working conditions for all workers and the increasing signifigance of women in the labor force. It also memorializesMaine native Frances Perkins, who was the Secretary of Labor under FDR, the first female to hold any cabinet post. It glorifies the plight of the worker in an appropriate setting, the Department of Labor, and is a striking and significant piece of public art.
Maybe it's just me but this seems like a no-brainer but recently this mural has come under attack. Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) has ordered that is be taken down as he has had complaints from business factions that it is unfairly biased against business owners. As proof, they released an anonymous fax signed "A Secret Admirer" who claimed that he felt he was in North Korea viewing public political propaganda and this was nothing more than an effort to further the Union movement.
The governor also plans to change the name of several meeting rooms in the building named after people in the Maine labor movement.
From looking at the mural and its short descriptions of each panel ( to do so, click on the image above and it will take you the artist's site), I saw only moments of history that elevated the average worker and protected the vulnerable from exploitation. How anyone could see child labor laws as being biased against business and not a positive step forward for our society is beyond me. And this is in the Department of LABOR. But there is a movement afoot to squash the labor movement, mainly trade unions, in this country which many think people will not affect them and their lives. After all, how many people are union members today? But there is more at stake with this attack than the rights of the unions.
It is both a beginning erosion of the rights we have garnered through the efforts of labor unions and others in the past and a political maneuver to destroy the only organized group that represents the worker in any political sense. Unions are the only organized political donors who somewhat check the unbridled money injected by business concerns into the political arena. And even the money spent by unions pales in comparison to that spent by businesses and their lobbyists. But it is still opposition and must be destroyed and this move by Gov. LePage is symptomatic of this effort. Demonize and destroy.
I might have a kinder eye toward the efforts of LePage and his ilk if they gave me a reason but all I can see is that our manufacturing base has been stripped away and moved to places around the world where these companies can operate like they were mill or mine owners in the 19th century. I have even heard recent rumblings that child labor laws are considered unconstitutional in some circles. These political leaders seem bent on doing whatever they can to take us back to a pre-union world and this small effort to take away an innocuous mural in a government building (the Dept. of LABOR!) is yet another step.
We must continue to speak out against this sort of action.
Sorry for straying into the political world but they baited me when they crossed into the art world.
I had promised myself that I would stop interjecting political views into this forum but watching the events of the last week taking place in Wisconsin and across this country has forced me to break that promise. Labor is, and has been for some time, under attack from the so-called captains of industry and their minions in government and that is truly a tragic event for the working class of this country, many of whom have no idea of the history behind the labor movement. Most don't realize that many of the things they take for granted in the workplace , like a 40 hour workweek and minimum wages, are there because of workers from prior generations banding together to demand tolerable working conditions and a living wage. They can't see that unions have raised the boats of all workers, union and non-union.
This nation has been seeing a decline in the middle class for some time now, with there now being the greatest disparity in wealth between the upper and lower classes since the years just before the Great Depression. It has been shown historically that we prosper as a whole when the workers of this country prosper and the workers are under attack now. We have been convinced in the great echo chamber of the media controlled by powerful corporations that taxcuts and bailouts for corporations (the faceless captains of industry) are acceptable and necessary, costing us countless billions of dollars. It is forbidden to ask corporations making billions of dollars in profits to pay their true tax liabilities without concessions but to demand that the rights and benefits of those with the least power, the workers, be sacrificed is acceptable.
Those in power, and those who kowtow to them, will always seek more and more from those they hold power over and will use all the means within their reach to hold on to this staus quo. As King said, the prosperity of the middle class was not given freely by the captains of industry. They were forced in to it and the nation as a whole, the powerful included, benefitted.
There's so much to say on this subject, so many words to spew out about the value of the working class and how we must lift it back to its feet if we ever hope to once again see widespread prosperity in this country. Too many for this simple blog. This is not a small fight in Wisconsin. It affects all America and should not be taken lightly. Unions have long been demonized and, admittedly, have had some problems. But we need the unions if only as a firewall against the ever increasing greed of the powerful and to give many small voices a larger voice.
As the great Union leader John L. Lewis said: Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices and demand their privileges. Let all thoughtful citizens sustain them, for the future of Labor is the future of America.
Make no mistake: What is at risk in Wisconsin, and every state in America, is the quality of life that American workers have fought — and died — for during the past century. When plutocrats like the Koch brothers tell the governor of an American state to roll back the clock on public employees, they are seeking to end protections for all workers. The Kochs are part of an ideological movement that hopes to end all legislation controlling wages, hours, and workplace safety — returning America to a "Social Darwinism" that ensures survival of the fittest (read: richest). This is the constitutional theory that prevailed before the New Deal. To these extremists, Ayn Rand is on par with James Madison.
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