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October 3, 2020 October 1, 2020 by Shoaib Khan
Muranui smiled faintly towards Albert Ou.
"It's okay, just go eat."
Albert Ou didn't think too much of it, so he followed Muranui to the restaurant.
The table was full of food, but none of it looked appetizing.
When she was young, Murany was the eldest of the Mo family, and naturally, she had ten fingers, but since turning into a vampire, she had devoted herself to the study of food.
It's just a shame that something like cooking also requires talent.
"Just eat."Muranyi handed the chopsticks to Albert Ou's hand, "Mom made a braised sea bass especially for you today, try it."
It was hard for her son to come back for a trip, so naturally she had to show off her skills.
However, someone doesn't seem to be buying it.
It was only a few bites into the meal before I started complaining.
"Mom, your meat is too old to be fried, and this green pepper is undercooked, the perch is a little mushy."
At his son's words, Murray's smile grew frozen on his face.
Albert Ou has always been like this, when he's in a good mood, he'll eat hard, when he's in a bad mood, don't blame him for being venomous.
"Err today's dish maybe"
"If you love to eat, don't eat and get out" Ousheng snapped at Albert Ou.
"Just roll."
Albert Ou immediately put his chopsticks on the table and muttered something on his way out.
"There hasn't been an edible meal for most of the month."
Murray's face was even worse.
Ousheng quickly picked up the chopsticks on the table and threw them directly towards Albert Ou's back.
"Get out."
Albert Ou didn't look back and went straight upstairs to his room.
He was now beginning to miss Jasmine Tong's cooking immensely.
O'Sheng turned back to his wife who looked unhappy.
"Don't listen to him, it's delicious just the way I see it."O'Sheng immediately changed his face.
He immediately petted Murray's head, his smile even more flattering.
Murray sighed quietly.
"Can't you be nice to him when he comes back for once and you have to get rid of him? My cooking wasn't good enough to begin with, and he's telling the truth."
Ou Sheng is so frustrated. He has been protecting his wife, but she is teaching him a lesson.
The son should never have come back.
"I don't know what's wrong with him this time either, but Ono seems to be in a bad mood all the time and always runs up into the trees."
Murray still had a heart for his son after all.
"Leave him alone, he's so big."
"Why do you always have such an attitude ah we only have one son, how old is he, and isn't he our son too?"
Muranyi only wanted to take out her anger on Ousheng at the moment.
Ousheng was speechless.
"You finish the rest of the food yourself" Murray got up and went straight upstairs too.
Ou Sheng looked at the table and couldn't stop crying!
The nights in the Aye Valley are always calm and peaceful.
There were fireflies fluttering and bugs chirping, and all was quiet and peaceful.
Feeling terribly bored, Albert Ou decided to go for a walk, and as he passed by Osei and Muranui's bedroom, he suddenly heard them talking.
"Eey, still thinking about the prophecy during the day today?"
"Well, yeah, my prophetic powers can only predict people who are related to me, the closer I am, the more I can predict, at least people I've met, but I've never really seen that girl."
"Don't think about it so much, maybe it's just a momentary panic attack, not a prophecy."
"No, it was indeed a prophecy, I know it well, and the girl stared at me with longing eyes, as if she were asking me for help."
Albert Ou thudded.
He had a bad feeling about it.
Albert Ou quickly ran down the stairs and scampered to the top of the tree three times, taking out his cell phone to call Jasmine Tong.
However, I don't know if it's because he has a bad signal here, or because Jasmine Tong's cell phone is not working.
He began to panic a bit and immediately called the driver, Old Chen, and the call went through.
"Did the wife use the car today?"
"My wife was supposed to pick me up today, but the car broke down temporarily, so she said she'd take a cab home."
Albert Ou quickly hung up the phone and started calling Lin Lan Lan again.
Three servants, and he only had Lin Lan Lan's contact information.
The call came back quickly.
"Hello, sir, what is it you're calling me about so late?"
"Is the wife back yet?"
"Madam, she hasn't come back yet, this woman, she's been fooling around for three days, and now she's gone off somewhere, sir, I think you should teach her a lesson."
Suddenly there was a panic on the other end of the phone.
"It's a gentleman's phone. Give it to me. Why are you taking my phone?" someone is arguing.
After a while, Aunt Fanny's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Sir, the wife hasn't come back yet, and I've called her many times, but I can't get through to her, so you should send someone to find the wife."Aunt Fanny's voice was very urgent.
Albert Ou hung up the phone and jumped down from the tree.
He quickly returned to the villa, already pretty sure that the person that Murray had predicted was Jasmine Tong
Jasmine Tong is Muranyi's daughter-in-law, so naturally she is related to her
He barged right into Murray and O'Sheng's room.
At that moment, Murray and Osei were doing something indescribable when someone suddenly barged in, startling both of them.
"Stinky brat, don't you know how to knock on the door when you enter? "Ou Sheng, who was disturbed by the good thing, naturally had no good temper.
Albert Ou quickly turned around.
"Mom, that girl you prophesied about today, where is she."
Muranyi looked at Osei and then at Albert Ou.
Each of her prophecies was nothing more than a fragment of an image.
"I heard a plane taking off, it should be near the airport."
"I'm going back," Albert Ou put down and took off running.
"This brat," Osei cursed, immediately getting up and shutting the door.
Albert Ou ran along.
Jasmine, you mustn't be okay, don't be okay.
Right now, near the airport.
Jasmine Tong fell to the ground, gasping for air.
In the darkness, the smell of blood was all that was in her nostrils.
Several tall men were gathering her around them, and they had no idea that the woman was so vulnerable.
"Boss, the employer said for us to break this woman's leg, and besides, hey, hey."
The man who spoke smiled lasciviously.
Jasmine Tong was lying on the ground, the pain in her body made her faint, and the conversations of these people could no longer be heard.
"Look at this woman bleeding from that spot all the time, you can do it."
The man with a lewd smile just now immediately took out a flashlight to shine on Jasmine Tong.
Only the area below her abdomen was covered in blood and was dripping down her thighs.
"It's so damned bad luck this is still how to get all the blood on the body" a man with a lewd smile is now lost interest, spat on the ground.
The other man took a stick.
"Boss, didn't you say you were going to break her leg? This isn't over yet" said the man, who was ready to raise the stick and smash it towards Jasmine Tong's leg.
The man who was called the boss immediately grabbed the stick.
"No need."
"Boss, it's from the employer."
"Look at how much blood she's lost, it's impossible for anyone to find her out here in the middle of nowhere, and by the time someone does, they'll probably have bled to death, we're overqualified, we don't need it."
This boss kept his gaze on Jasmine Tong.
When he did it just now, he saw those stubborn eyes and somehow was moved to pity.
"And yes, let's pull out then."
The men cleaned up the scene, saw to it that no mark was left and sailed away.
That boss looked back at Jasmine Tong.
Girl, may you live.
Aiya and Slivestopol were still a long distance away, so when Albert Ou reached a place with a better cell phone signal, he immediately ordered Russel Cheng to take people to search near the airfield.
However, Russel Cheng's reply was that he didn't see anyone at all.
Albert Ou again gave the order to expand the search area, while he flew along.
By the time he reached the vicinity of the airfield, the east was white with fish bellies.
It's late autumn now, and autumn mornings are always wet and a chill comes in, seemingly as a reminder that winter will soon be here.
Just as Albert Ou arrived, Russel Cheng had already sent someone to find Jasmine Tong, who was lying in a pool of blood in the ruins.
"Jasmine" Seeing Jasmine Tong, who was covered in blood, Albert Ou immediately pounced over.
Jasmine Tong had lost consciousness, but was still breathing.
"Prepare the car, go to the hospital."
Albert Ou grabbed Jasmine Tong in his arms and quickly carried her to the car, the amazing speed of which shocked everyone at the scene.
"Something must not happen to you, Mann, nothing must."Albert Ou held Jasmine Tong tightly in his arms in the car.
"Drive faster," Albert Ou growled at the driver in front of him.
The car quickly drove to Z.Y Hospital, and while on the road, Russel Cheng had already contacted the hospital to prepare for the welcome.
Albert Ou carried Jasmine Tong all the way into the emergency room, and all the doctors all entered the emergency room as if they were enemies.
President Zhou Risheng was also there, and only after his persuasion did Albert Ou walk out of the emergency room.
He paced nervously back and forth outside.
Man-Man, don't let anything happen to you.
He began to hate himself, why did he leave so suddenly, why didn't he tell Russel Cheng to protect Jasmine Tong before he left?
After a while, Jasmine Tong was taken to the operating room.
A heroic female doctor took one look at Albert Ou outside the door and entered the operating room.
Zhou Li Cheng came over.
"Dean Chow, how's it going?"
Zhou Licheng silently sighed, "Mr. Ou, your wife is fine for now."
"She's covered in blood. You said she's fine, so what's the point of taking her to the operating room?"
Zhou Li Cheng sighed again.
"In a moment, you will be explained to you by the attending physician, so prepare yourself for the fact that your wife's life is not in danger."
Albert Ou frowned, since it wasn't life-threatening, what was with Cho Risei's one strong sigh of relief
"Mr. Ou, your wife's brother is coming over to my side in a few minutes for a routine checkup, so I need to go get ready and get busy."
Albert Ou was misty-eyed and only heard Zhou Liesheng say that he was going to be busy, but he didn't hear what he was going to be busy with.
Zhou Li Cheng left.
Albert Ou was considered a little more settled, at least there was no life-threatening danger, and with Zhou Liesheng's medical skills, he should have no life-threatening danger when he said there was none.
But why hasn't he come out?
Albert Ou stood up and looked towards the operating room, but he couldn't see anything, so he pushed the door open and prepared to go in.
The two nurses who remained outside immediately stopped him.
"O, you can't go in there, it's still an operation."
"Isn't it not life-threatening? why are you still operating" questioned Albert Ou.
"Mr. Ou, you should get out, the operating room is completely sterile, you should never come in here, or you can easily bring in bacteria, which is very detrimental to the patient."
When Albert Ou heard this, he immediately exited the operating room.
Why are you still operating when your life is not in danger?
His head was a mess.
What's wrong with Jasmine Tong?
He sat on the bench with his head in his hands, how did things get this way?
I don't know how long it took, but the door to the operating room finally opened.
Albert Ou immediately stood up and walked away.
What came out was the somewhat heroic female doctor who had gone in, and the female doctor had very sharp eyes, and she had no expression on her face.
She took off her mask.
"Where's Jasmine? How's Jasmine?"
"Mr. Ou, hello, I'm Zhong Yu Ling, the lead surgeon this time, your wife, Ms. Jasmine Tong, had a miscarriage and suffered a hemorrhage, however, she has been rescued and is fine for now."
Albert Ou couldn't believe his ears.
Zhong Yu Ling only felt ridiculous looking at his appearance.
"The patient Jasmine Tong miscarried, bleeding heavily, has completed the abortion surgery and the bleeding has stopped, out of life threatening, stay in the hospital for observation."
Zhong Yu Ling still did not wear a trace of expression, for this man in front of her, although she knew that he was the boss of this hospital and her own big boss, but after seeing all the coldness in the gynecology and obstetrics department, she was very disdainful of him.
"You say that again,"
Albert Ou practically squeezed the words out of his teeth.
"How many times do I say the same thing, she's had a miscarriage and the baby is gone, if you're feeling heartbroken right now, then why didn't you take care of her while she was pregnant instead"
She could see the scars on Jasmine Tong's body, which were clearly all from punches and kicks.
So, she rightfully thought that Albert Ou had domestic violence against Jasmine Tong, which led to such a tragedy.
"There's no way she could have miscarried this can't be."
Albert Ou just felt his mind go blank.
How could Jasmine Tong have an abortion.
"You'll have to ask yourself that."Zhong Yu Ling sneered.
"No way, it's impossible when she got pregnant, we made out, she's always had the contraceptive soup pill how is this possible"
Albert Ou shook his head, which wasn't meant for Zhong Yu Ling, but rather talking to himself.
When Zhong Yu Ling heard this, she hated the man in front of her even more.
He even gave his wife birth control pills when she was still pregnant.
"Are you lying to me" Albert Ou raised his head sharply to look at Zhong Yu Ling.
Zhong Yu Ling only felt funny.
"O, do you think I need to lie to you about your wife's gestation time being about eleven weeks, two months almost three months, if she has had intercourse during that time, or taken the contraceptive soup pill, she would be inclined to miscarry, her trauma is not serious enough to cause a miscarriage, much less cause her to bleed out."
When he heard this, Albert Ou's blue eyes showed a look of surprise.
It's because of him.
He's the one who killed their children.
During this time, he and Tong had intense intercourse, and after each intercourse, he would give Tong a contraceptive concoction.
He suddenly remembered Jasmine Tong's morning dry heaves more than a month ago.
Come to think of it, the baby was over a month old by then.
Albert Ou only felt that his heart was being plucked out by something fierce.
It was an unspeakable pain that was slowly eating away at him.
He'd gone from disbelief at first to despair now.
Yes, it's a kind of desperation.
"It's strange bad luck to meet a man like you, too, who punched and kicked his wife when she was pregnant, and now regrets it when the baby is gone."
Zhong Yu Ling scoffed at the idea and left straight away.
She's tired of this surgery too.
The nurses wheeled Jasmine Tong out of the operating room.
Albert Ou saw Jasmine Tong's miserable, white-papered face.
Not a trace of blood.
He was trembling violently.
His woman had a miscarriage.
They had a child once.
Without him knowing that he existed, he was gone.
"Mr. Ou, don't feel too bad, Mrs. Ou is still young and there will be plenty of opportunities to get pregnant."The little nurse who didn't know what was going on reassured.
"Send it to the previous ward."Albert Ou's voice was very low.
The nurses sent Jasmine Tong to Albert Ou's exclusive ward.
In the ward, the nurse performed another series of operations, and Jasmine Tong remained quietly lying down.
"O, the anaesthetic hasn't completely passed, so the wife is still in a coma, and when the anaesthetic passes, it's going to be painful after the abortion procedure, we've added the pain pump, so it should be much better."
Albert Ou nodded.
"Where is the main surgeon's office?"
"You mean Dr. Chung ah her office is in room 508."The nurse replied.
"Take care of my wife for me, I'll be right back."
Albert Ou slowed down and went straight to room 508.
He knew best how badly Jasmine Tong wanted to have a baby, and if she woke up and told her that the baby she was carrying was almost three months old and gone.
She'll be devastated.
He mustn't let Jasmine Tong know the truth
Zhong Yu Ling was sitting at his computer in his office, preparing to take a detailed medical history.
It's every doctor's job, and now that medical records are nationally networked, a copy will be stored in the computer so that when a patient is transferred, doctors at other hospitals can see it and also give a paper copy to the patient.
Albert Ou didn't just barge in, but knocked on the door.
Albert Ou pushed the door open and walked in.
Seeing Albert Ou come in, Zhong Yu Ling was also a little surprised.
"Mr. Ou, what do you want from me?"
Albert Ou's eyes swept the computer screen.
"Revise medical records."
Zhong Yu Ling couldn't help but sneer, this man had just killed his own flesh and blood with his own hands, and now he wanted to cover up the crime?
"I'm sorry, Ou, it's our duty as doctors to be responsible for our patients, I can't do that."
"Duty that I ask you, if my woman woke up and you told her she had a miscarriage, what do you think would happen to her she's been going crazy wanting a baby, it's me who doesn't want one."
Zhong Yu Ling was stunned.
Yeah, just learned that it's lost.
What a cruel thing for a woman to do.
She hadn't thought of that.
"I don't want to bullsh!t you, amend the medical records and don't tell her the truth or she'll break down."
Zhong Yu Ling was silent.
She was in a dilemma.
To tell, or not to tell?
"It's unethical for a doctor."
"Isn't it unethical for a doctor to make a patient grief-stricken?"
Albert Ou's words made Zhong Yu Ling silent again.
Zhong Yu Ling shook his head, his attitude clearly softening.
In the end, she was a woman, too, and it was the woman lying in the hospital bed who was distressed.
"But you can't hide this, there are still symptoms of bleeding after the surgery, you can lie to her and say it's her period, but you have to review the recovery of the uterus a month later, she only has trauma, and even if you review it, you won't be able to review it here."
"I have my own solutions, you just have to revise your medical records."
Zhong Yu Ling sighed and still agreed.
Albert Ou saw that she had agreed and turned to leave.
"Will you be nicer to her in the future, Mr. Ou?"
Albert Ou stopped, "She's my wife, of course I'll be nice to her."
After saying that, Albert Ou left.
Zhong Yu Ling silently sighed, if this could arouse a man's conscience, it would be worth it.
By the look on Albert Ou's face, he must be sad as well.
She still changed the medical records according to Albert Ou's wishes, leaving only the real medical records in her own computer, after all, she could still check it if there were any problems in the future, which was also responsible for Jasmine Tong.
Today was the day Yarwen Tong came to the hospital for a checkup.
Ever since Albert Ou ordered all of Jasmine Tong's medical records to be transferred to Z.Y Hospital, and Zhou Li Cheng took full responsibility, Yarwen Tong would report here once a month.
Because he didn't want to worry Jasmine Tong, Yarwen Tong always came by himself or had his classmates come with him.
Zhou Licheng gave him a personal checkup, and everything was fine, as Yarwen Tong was running low on medication and even went to the pharmacy to get it prescribed.
Just as he was about to go back, he was suddenly confronted by two nurses.
"Mrs. Ou just now was so miserable, her body was full of blood, luckily she was rescued in time, otherwise she would have been dead."
"Oh my, who says it's not, but Mrs. Ou is Jasmine Tong hey, I didn't even recognize her last time she came to the hospital, I really like her as Xia Feixue."
"I like it too, but unfortunately it's not very popular yet."
Yarwen Tong heard this conversation and immediately grabbed a nurse's arm.
"Sister nurse, you just said Jasmine Tong."
"Yeah, what's up" The nurse didn't know Yarwen Tong.
"Where is she now?"
"In Ou's exclusive ward, top floor."
Yarwen Tong quickly ran towards the upstairs.
When he was stopped panting and standing in front of the hospital room, he happened to return just as Albert Ou did.
"Brother-in-law, what happened to my sister?"
"Little Lei,"
"Is she in trouble my sister where is my sister" Yarwen Tong breathed heavily, his face suddenly turning cyanotic.
Yarwen Tong fell to the ground after hearing a "thud".
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We Cannot Afford to Turn Our Backs on Afghanistan
June 15, 2021 Analytical articles
By Robert M. Gates
Mr. Gates served as secretary of defense for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama from 2006 to 2011.
An Afghan man prayed near the grave of a relative killed in a bombing at a school in May. Credit…Rahmat Gul/Associated Press
Within a few weeks, the last U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan, ending a military engagement that began 20 years ago this October. More than 2,300 of our finest have been killed, and more than 20,000 were wounded. More than 71,000 Afghan and Pakistani civilians have died as a direct result of the war. We have spent much blood and much treasure.
Most Americans just want to close this painful chapter, but we cannot completely abandon Afghanistan. It would be a disservice to our troops, to our Afghan partners and, most important, it would not be in the U.S. national interest.
It may be hard to remember now, but it took just two months in late 2001 for the United States to oust the Taliban from Afghanistan and rout Al Qaeda in one of the shortest military campaigns in American history. On the diplomatic front, the Bonn Agreement in December 2001 forged consensus among Afghan factions and international parties on the formation of an interim government in Kabul. It called for the establishment of a "broad-based, gender-sensitive, multiethnic and fully representative government" that avoided corruption and placed armed groups under government control.
With such ambitious goals, the seeds of unending war had already been sown.
To understand this, keep in mind our early years in Afghanistan. There was a hard-nosed aspect to the Bush administration's determination to remain engaged there. As Mr. Bush's national security adviser Steve Hadley later told me, there was a strong belief in the administration that the power vacuum in Afghanistan after Soviet troops withdrew in 1989 created the conditions for civil war and then for the Taliban taking power. The administration thought that if the United States left Afghanistan after ousting the Taliban, that would probably lead again to a vacuum and the return of the extremists. The difference was that, in contrast to the early 1990s, at the end of 2001 there was agreement among Afghan factions and the international community on the path forward.
The passage of time has obscured the fact that things actually went pretty well in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2005. Schools were opened to girls, women participated in both businesses and the political process, and a relatively free and open media quickly emerged. Levels of violence throughout the country were relatively low, and conditions improved to the point that many refugees returned home.
The United States failed to see, however, that the Taliban, in the years after their expulsion in 2001, had gathered in Pakistan and reconstituted their military forces. They began to infiltrate back into eastern and southern Afghanistan — unhindered, and probably helped, by the Pakistanis. The level of violence increased steadily in 2005 and 2006, a trend worsened dramatically by a deal made by President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan with Pakistani tribal leaders in the fall of 2006. It essentially gave the Taliban safe haven in Pakistan.
Even as the United States, allied and Afghan forces tried to deal with the deteriorating security situation — which included the deployment of ever larger numbers of troops between 2007 and 2010 — the corruption, incompetence and infighting among officials in Kabul, the provinces and the districts left many ordinary Afghans indifferent, or hostile, to the government. The massive influx of U.S. dollars for assistance programs, construction and contractors, together with the deeply rooted and extensive narcotics trade, turbocharged corruption.
It even extended to Afghan security forces: Promotions were for sale, officers stole troops' wages and weapons appeared on the black market. Of course, many Afghan soldiers fought courageously to protect their country from the Taliban. But for many other Afghan soldiers, there was simply little motivation.
In late 2009, when President Barack Obama announced the surge in forces that would eventually give way to a phased withdrawal from Afghanistan, I believed — and told our commanders — that if, after five years (and with 100,000 U.S. troops), we couldn't get Afghan military effectiveness to the point where they could defend the country against the Taliban, we probably never could.
U.S. troops carried out virtually every military mission they were given. Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines overall fulfilled their duty with courage, skill and honor. We must never forget what they sacrificed — and what they accomplished. They ousted the Taliban and ultimately killed Osama bin Laden. The Taliban may now be resurging, but let's not forget that since 2001 there has not been another large-scale foreign terrorist attack on the United States. Afghans have also continued to hold elections (though flawed) since 2004. Afghan men continue to enlist in the army and police to fight the Taliban (though many are driven to do so by financial needs). Afghan girls were allowed to get an education and women could participate in public life.
There is little doubt the United States made strategic mistakes in Afghanistan. We vastly underestimated the challenge of changing an ancient culture and of nation building in a historically highly decentralized country. We never figured out what to do about the Taliban safe haven in Pakistan. We developed an Afghan military that was largely modeled on our own, with heavy dependence on sophisticated logistics and equipment that the Afghan government is unlikely to be able to sustain without us.
President Obama, President Donald Trump and President Biden all wanted to bring American troops back home. They reflect the sentiment of most Americans, who want to put this war behind us.
But presidents also have to consider long-term consequences, and the geostrategic realities are such that even though our military forces are leaving, we cannot turn our backs on Afghanistan. Nor can NATO, which is also winding down its presence there. (President Biden is scheduled to meet with alliance leaders on Monday.) Meanwhile, Taliban forces are on the offensive in the countryside and are raising the level of violence in and around the major cities. Those forces are making steady headway, even with the presence of 2,500-3,500 U.S. troops; the situation doubtless will worsen when the U.S. troops are gone. Despite ongoing negotiations, I do not believe the Taliban will settle for a partial victory or for participation in a coalition government. They want total control, and they still maintain ties with Al Qaeda. Once in power, they may well turn to China for recognition and help, giving Beijing access to their country's mineral resources and allowing Afghanistan to become another Belt-and-Road link to Iran.
Some observers contend that the Taliban, if they regain power, will moderate their policies and ideology in order to gain international recognition and economic assistance. However, the Taliban may be able to obtain both from China and other autocratic nations without tempering the harshness of their rule. And why should we assume they will no longer harbor Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups that seek to target those — above all, the United States — that ousted them from power and have been fighting them for 20 years.
Considering the consequences of a Taliban victory and despite the popular desire to close the books on this war, we must continue to provide robust economic and multifaceted security assistance to the Afghan government and its people. Militarily, we should encourage the Afghan government to retain or engage contractor support for the Afghan Air Force and other key logistical and operational elements of the Afghan security forces — and we should pay for that support (including private security to protect those contractors). U.S. airstrikes from distant bases might delay Taliban advances on the ground, but they cannot stop them. Only the Afghan government forces can do that. Politically, we should use the new urgency of the Taliban threat to press for the formation of a strong National Unity government including all parties and factions (except the Taliban) and for a reform program covering Afghanistan's security, economy and politics.
Economically, we could establish an international Afghan development fund conditioned on reform or on a peace agreement that includes basic rights for women and a disavowal of terrorists. And we must support in every way that we can those Afghans (such as interpreters) who helped our troops and our embassy, at great risk to themselves and their families.
The outcome in Afghanistan still matters in terms of American interests. We turned our backs on Afghanistan after Soviet troops withdrew in 1989; we must not do so again after the last of our troops depart. We must assure the Afghans of our continuing support — and sustain that support — through every means available short of ground troops. The consequences of another Taliban takeover in Kabul would not be limited to the people of Afghanistan.
We Cannot Afford to Turn Our Backs on Afghanistan 06.15.2021

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I.. I know this post is smart and contains important points that I would like to comment on but.. I can't stop watching that cockatiel.
It reminds me of the Muppets, the way it bobs around.
Ignore all. Focus on the cockatiel.
I tend to think that there really isn't a sliding scale as decribed, more like a graph were at any age there is a certain amount of "stupid" waiting to be let loose. While it does decrease with age, I have see people of all ages do stupid things on the internet.
I know for me, rather than moving out and going away to school I decided to stay at home finish school and get into the industry before leaving home. A great blessing was that I was able to get a job while in school for a game which will greatly help and speed up my departure.
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No calia posar-la dos cops, però si són iguals no hi ha problema. Si deixes en blanc el camp permission, hi apareix automàticament el text see below.
Thank you very much for your explanations. Then I can see that there is not a clear consensus and that officiality, common use in English, Catalan and Spanish diverge and there is not a unique correct solution to the problems. So, wouldn´t it be easier to open that discussion somewhere in this Wikimedia to reach a consensus and then change all the pages better than being edit-warring once and again (I don´t say this for you)? I say it because there are some points that are constantly being changed and quarrelled, often using only the tool "revert" without an explanation, and they are widely known as controversial subjects, specially in the dichotomy Nationalism-No Nationalism?
I would be delighted to participate in that open discussion, but I don´t konw the proceedings. Thank you very much for your kindness.
No te sentit, si la pàgina principal es anomena "Espanya", que els enllaços interns diguin "Estat espanyol". És una pèrdua de temps, i contrari a l'esperit de Wikipedia. Si hi ha consens per a que la pàgina principal sigui "Espanya", no hi ha motius per a que els textos diguin qualsevol altra cosa.
Si hi ha debat sobre si la denominació ha de ser "Espanya" o "Estat espanyol", en principi, és una afirmació seva, i no te fonts. De tota manera, ha de recordar que a la Wikipedia no hi ha polítiques per a no ofendre sensibilitats; en tot cas, la política que existeix és la que regula la utilització de fonts.
Finalment, jo crec que utilitzar eufemismes com "estat espanyol" o "pais valencià" serveix per acontentar les sensibilitats dels nacionalismes perifèrics, i com tal ferramenta per a contentar eixes sensibilitats, són una violació a punt de vista neutral. Dir Espanya és lo mateix que dir Argentina, dir Brasil, dir França, etc., no te cap càrrega més (per al 99.99% de la humanitat, en tot cas...). Dir Comunitat valenciana és lo mateix que dir Província de Buenos Aires, Lima, etc., i tampoc no te cap càrrega més (per al 99.99% de la humanitat, també, en tot cas).
Si podem parlar en català o (fins i tot!) en castellà, no te molt sentit parlar en anglès. De tota manera, si et sents més feliç, endavant, pots respondre-m en aglès.
No vas respondre-m els meus arguments. Perquè, si la pàgina original és "Espanya", cal utilitzar el eufemisme (eufemismo no perquè sigui incorrecta l'expresió, que evidentment no ho és, sino perquè s'utilitza per evitar un altra expresió, dir directament "Espanya" com el 99.99% de la humanitat) només per a evitar agreir sentiments? Home..., amés de no respectar el nom de la pàgina original, és una violació de punt de vista neutral.
Quan parles de l'ús habitual a català, que fonts tens per a fer eixa afirmació? A València, els catalanoparlants normalment diuen "Comunitat valenciana" sense problemes, i només els independentistes i alguns socialistes i tal fan ús del terme "pais valencià". Realment, hui, no són molts... Per altra banda, dir que parlar d'Espanya o de "Comunitat valenciana" és tan sols una transcripció sin fonament, una coincidència artificial..., en fi..., vas llegir l'Estatut de la Comunitat valenciana?
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Resultados do Grande Prêmio da Grã-Bretanha de Fórmula 1 realizado em Silverstone à 14 de julho de 1951. Quinta etapa da temporada, foi palco de três efemérides: a primeira vitória de José Froilán González, primeira dobradinha argentina na categoria e a primeira vitória da Ferrari.

Classificação da prova

Treino classificatório

Corrida

Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

Classificação do mundial de pilotos

Nota: Somente as primeiras cinco posições estão listadas. Entre 1950 e 1953 cada piloto podia computar quatro resultados válidos por temporada havendo divisão de pontos em caso de monopostos compartilhados.

Grã-Bretanha
Desporto no Reino Unido em 1951
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MANILA — Rescuers plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and saved drenched survivors from rooftops Sunday after a tropical storm tore through the northern Philippines and left at least 106 people dead or missing.
It was the region's worst flooding in more than four decades. The government declared a "state of calamity" in metropolitan Manila and 25 storm-hit provinces.
Tropical Storm Ketsana roared across the northern Philippines on Saturday, dumping more than a month's worth of rain in just 12 hours. The resulting landslides and flooding have left at least 83 people dead and 23 others missing, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said.
Many parts of the capital remained flooded Sunday, although waters were receding quickly.
TV footage shot from military helicopter showed drenched survivors still marooned on top of half-submerged passenger buses and rooftops in the suburbs of Manila. Some dangerously clung on high-voltage power lines while others plodded through waist-high flood waters.
Authorities deployed rescue teams on boats to save survivors sighted during the aerial check.
More than 330,000 people were affected by storm, including some 59,000 people who were brought to about 100 schools, churches and other evacuation shelters, officials said.
The "state of calamity" declaration allowed officials to utilize emergency funds for relief and rescue.
Mr. Teodoro said that, so far, army troops, police and civilian volunteers have rescued more than 5,100 people.
Many residents lost all their belongings in the storm,but were thankful they were alive.
"We're back to zero," said Marikina resident Ronald Manlangit. Still he expressed relief that he managed to move all his children to the second floor of his house Saturday as floodwaters engulfed the ground floor.
Mud covered everything — cars, the road and vegetables in a public market near Mr. Manlangit's house.
Governor Joselito Mendoza of Bulacan province, north of the capital, said it was tragic that "people drowned in their own houses" as the storm raged.
The most recently reported fatalities included nine people in Bulacan, most of them drowned. A landslide in northern Pampanga province killed 12 villagers. An army soldier and four militiamen drowned while trying to rescue villagers in southern Laguna province.
In the city of Marikina near Manila, a rescuer gingerly lifted the mud-covered body of a child from a boat. Rescuers carried away four other bodies, including that of a woman found in a church, after a search in a flooded neighborhood, an AP photographer saw.
Distress calls and e-mails from thousands of residents in metropolitan Manila and their worried relatives flooded TV and radio stations overnight. Ketsana swamped entire towns, set off landslides and shut down Manila's airport for several hours.
"My son is sick and alone. He has no food and he may be waiting on the roof of his house. Please get somebody to save him," a weeping housewife, Mary Coloma, told radio DZBB.
The sun shone briefly in Manila on Sunday and showed the extent of devastation in many neighborhoods: destroyed houses, overturned vans and cars, and streets and highways covered in debris and mud.
The 16.7 inches of rain that swamped metropolitan Manila in just 12 hours on Saturday exceeded the 15.4-inch average for all of September, chief government weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said, adding that the rainfall broke the previous record of 13.2 inches in a 24-hour period in June 1967.
Garbage-choked drains and waterways, along with high tide, compounded the problem, officials said.
Ketsana, which packed winds of 53 mph with gusts of up to 63 mph, hit land early Saturday then roared across the main northern Luzon island toward the South China Sea.


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Permit to Conduct a Street Collection - Western Australia
You will require this permit if you intend to conduct a street collection and collect money from the public in any street, roadway, mall or lane in the Perth metropolitan area. A street collection is a request for monetary contributions or the selling and offering for sale of any button, badge, token, or other similar thing for the purpose of raising money.
Any association, society, or committee may apply for a permit to conduct a street collection. Permits are not available to individuals. Due to the limited number of days allocated for street collections only one appeal is allowed for each applicant per year. Appeals are usually only allowed on Fridays.
The permit does not cover collecting on private property, such as shopping centres. In these cases, approval should be obtained from the owner or shopping centre manager. You may also need to obtain permission from the local council in the area you intend to collect in.
Any association, society, or committee may apply for a permit to conduct a street collection. Please consult the Contact Officer for more information regarding eligibility requirements.
For the period of the charitable appeal detailed on the permit.
No fees are required.
Apply All Application for a Street Appeal within the Perth Metropolitan Area - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply All Street Collections Statement - PDF (Opens in new window)
Comply All Street Collections Guidelines (Opens in new window)
Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 Western Australia
Street Collections Regulations 1999 Western Australia
Approval time
At least 2 weeks.
Charitable Collections Advisory Committee
Perth, Western Australia 6001
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charities@dmirs.wa.gov.au
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Q: Sister-Sites Greasemonkey Concept Version canceled - Minimalistic version now available.

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A: Updated to include new Search (Search Meta/SO/and SF all together)
Adds links to the top, and updates regular search to "Power Search," which will return results from all of the SO sites.

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A: Yes!
These links are already in the footer of the page, but I only noticed these because I was specifically looking for them ("there must be a link to serverfault somewhere..")
They really should be more prominent..
On a pedantic note, you don't need to re-include jQuery because Stackoverflow already uses it, so you can simplify the Greasemoney script a tiny bit and remove..
GM_JQ.src = 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js';
GM_JQ.type = 'text/javascript';
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This article is part of The Immigrants' Civil War. Scroll to the bottom for a complete list of articles.
Missouri was in a state of civil war even before the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. Pro-Confederate Governor Claiborne Jackson had tried, and failed, to have a state convention vote for secession. He schemed to take over the federal arsenal in St. Louis for the Confederacy, and he made plans to mobilize his militia for the Southern cause. Meanwhile, thousands of German immigrants began organizing and drilling in preparation for a showdown with Jackson.1
When news came of the firing on Sumter, the Germans, under the leadership of Captain Nathaniel Lyon, secured the arsenal and arrested hundreds of the governor's militia at Camp Jackson outside of St. Louis.
German communities organized recruiting meetings in St. Louis where hundreds of immigrants volunteered. Immigrant John Buegel described one of these gatherings in a German hall:
We found there …that the large hall was full of young, sturdy Germans. Of course, a good lunch with fine beer was not lacking… Since we Germans at the time were looked upon as belonging to an unworthy nation, and Americans…looked upon us with contempt and distain, we decided…to sell our skins as dearly as possible [and enlist].2
For weeks after the overwhelmingly German volunteers had saved St. Louis from Governor Jackson's machinations, the Germans of Missouri were the only effective Union force in that state. They organized patrols to keep the secessionists at bay, and offered support to Unionist refugees fleeing the southern part of the state. Even more importantly, they organized a political agenda that demanded that the federal authorities remove alleged pro-Southern army officers and send in troops from other states to help secure Missouri. To do this, they formed a political alliance with Missouri Congressman Frank Blair, whose brother was in Lincoln's cabinet.
Street fighting in St. Louis in 1861.
While the boldness of their actions gave the Germans a heady sense of accomplishment, they also became anxious as they realized their isolation. Their precarious situation was recognized by Ozias Mather Hatch, a friend of Lincoln's from his days as an Illinois lawyer. Hatch wrote to the president: "It is lamentable, nevertheless true, that there are very few fighting Union men in Mo. that are not Germans."3
The German papers in St. Louis called on "the Americans" to shoulder their share of the burden of defending the Union in editorials like this one:
While the Germans, with very few exceptions, are ready and willing to do their duty…many of the Americans have been torn apart with their interests pulling them one way and their sympathies the other. This situation must end now, since even the native-born must decide either to join with the Germans…or openly enlist in the rebel army.4
The Germans also worried that the third largest group in the city, Irish immigrants, were not rallying to the Union cause as they had in Boston and New York. The St. Louis German leaders, many of whom were openly anti-Catholic liberals, now realized that it would not be easy to court people on whom they had recently cast aspersions. They were not reassured when Archbishop Peter Kenrick, the spiritual leader of the city's Irish Catholic immigrants, advised his flock to follow a course of love and understanding in the crisis "for love comes from God." The German papers, true to form, attacked the Archbishop's moderate tone.5
By the end of May, the German papers reported with relief that a regiment had "begun to form that was predominantly Irish; four companies are already full…. [N]ow with almost all the Irish on our side…the war will have a happy conclusion."6
Southern-sympathizing native-born Missourians would fill the ranks of Gov. Jackson's militia gathering in Jefferson City, the state capital. While many Irish enlisted in the Union cause alongside the Germans, others would slip out of St. Louis to join the pro-Confederate force. These immigrant Confederates would later meet their Unionist countrymen from Ireland at Wilson's Creek, ensuring that the American Civil War was mirrored by a civil war within the Irish community in St. Louis.7
The prospect of communal warfare haunted the Germans. They saw their alienage as a powerful weapon in the hands of the Confederates. Southern partisans reportedly circulated rumors that the Germans intended to murder native-born civilians. The Germans feared that "the secessionists are spreading these sorts of stupid rumors…to turn a political struggle into a battle between ethnic groups," said one newspaper.8
The Germans put their hopes for free Missouri in the hands of a young army officer, Captain (soon to be Colonel) Nathaniel Lyon. The Connecticut native was a career army man. He had shown his ruthlessness in fighting Indians in California, where he had not only slaughtered native warriors, but had mercilessly killed children in an effort to wipe out an entire settlement. Lyon is estimated to have killed 400 Indians to "punish" the natives for the killing of three whites. His biographer says that during the massacres, Lyon "exhibited a ferocity that bordered on sadism."9
Lyon worked closely with pro-Union politician Frank Blair and with the military hero of the Germans, Franz Sigel. Sigel was a German military academy-trained professional soldier who had led democratic forces in Germany during the 1848 Revolution.
In the leading history of the German rising in Missouri, historians William Garrett Piston and Richard Hatcher observe the tilt in power toward German immigrants during that period:
The rapid influx of immigrants between 1850 and 1860 made St. Louis one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. The ability of Lyon, Blair, and Sigel to raise and equip German American regiments rapidly signaled a profound shift in Missouri's political and social makeup. Power was moving out of the hands of the [slave holders] in the rather sleepy state capital [of Jefferson City], their strength was rural and local. Their orientation, when it went beyond the state, was Southern. The German Americans…reflected the rise of urban influences. Increasingly tied together by railways, they were national rather than sectional in outlook.10
On June 13, 1861, Lyon set off from St. Louis with 2,000 mostly German volunteers to throw Gov. Jackson and his armed supporters out of the state and destroy the insurrection in its earliest stage.
Lyon's crusade against the secessionists would be relentless. He would be hailed as a hero by the Germans, but his actions would irretrievably polarize the German Unionists from many native-born Missourians.
1. Wilson's Creek by William Garrett Piston and Richard Hatcher, University of North Carolina Press (2000) pp. 23-43
2. Wilson's Creek by William Garrett Piston and Richard Hatcher, University of North Carolina Press (2000) p. 31
3. Letter: Ozias Mather Hatch to Abraham Lincoln, August 17, 1861
4. Germans for a Free Missouri: Translations from the German Radical Press, 1857-1862 by Steven Rowan, University of Missouri Press (1983) p. 258 translation of June 20, 1861, Anzeiger des Westens
5. Germans for a Free Missouri: Translations from the German Radical Press, 1857-1862 by Steven Rowan, University of Missouri Press (1983) p. 225 translation of May 16, 1861, Anzeiger des Westens
8. Germans for a Free Missouri: Translations from the German Radical Press, 1857-1862 by Steven Rowan, University of Missouri Press (1983) p. 219 translation of May 15, 1861, Westliche Post
9. Damned Yankee: The Life of General Nathaniel Lyon by Christopher Phillips, University of Missouri Press (1990) p 69-70
10. Wilson's Creek by William Garrett Piston and Richard Hatcher, University of North Carolina Press (2000) p. 91
The Immigrants' Civil War is a series that examines the role of immigrants in our bloodiest war. Articles will appear twice monthly between 2011 and 2017. Here are the articles we have published so far:
1. Immigrant America on the Eve of the Civil War – Take a swing around the United States and see where immigrants were coming from and where they were living in 1861.
2. 1848: The Year that Created Immigrant America – Revolutions in Europe, famine and oppression in Ireland, and the end of the Mexican War made 1848 a key year in American immigration history.
3. Carl Schurz: From German Radical to American Abolitionist– A teenaged revolutionary of 1848, Carl Schurz brought his passion for equality with him to America.
4. Immigrant Leader Carl Schurz Tells Lincoln to Stand Firm Against Slavery.
5. …And the War Came to Immigrant America -The impact of the firing on Fort Sumter on America's immigrants
6. The Rabbi Who Seceded From the South
7. The Fighting 69th-Irish New York Declares War
8. The Germans Save St. Louis for the Union
9. New York's Irish Rush to Save Washington
10. Immigrant Day Laborers Help Build the First Fort to Protect Washington-The Fighting 69th use their construction skills.
11. Carl Schurz Meets With Lincoln To Arm the Germans
12. Immigrants Rush to Join the Union Army-Why?– The reasons immigrants gave for enlisting early in the war.
13. Why the Germans Fought for the Union?
14. Why Did the Irish Fight When They Were So Despised?
15. The "Sons of Garibaldi" Join the Union Army
16. The Irish Tigers From Louisiana
17. Immigrant Regiments on Opposite Banks of Bull Run -The Fighting 69th and the Louisiana Tigers
18. The St. Louis Germans Set Out To Free Missouri
Painting of the Return of the 69th from Bull Run Unearthed
The Real Story Behind The Immigrants' Civil War Photo
Why I'm Writing The Immigrants' Civil War
The Five Meanings of "The Immigrants' Civil War"
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The Fallout from No Irish Need Apply Article Spreads Worldwide
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Professor Behind No Irish Need Apply Denial May Have Revealed Motive for Attacking 14 Year Old Historian
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New Immigrants Try to Come to Terms with America's Civil War
Important Citizenship Site to be Preserved-Fortress Monroe
Should Lincoln Have Lost His Citizenship?
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Germans Re-enact the Civil War-But Why Are They Dressed in Gray?
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The Upstate New York Town that Joined the Confederacy
Civil War Blogs I Read Every Week
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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Defense Steals Headlines from Michigan
Brad Sullivan	 September 02, 2018 8 Comments
Notre Dame DT Jerry Tillery (© Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports)
The need to get off to a strong start to begin the 2018 season was on the minds of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish when they faced a Top 25 opponent in the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday night. After their first 60 minutes of action, the Irish passed the test with a 24-17 victory in front of a raucous home crowd in South Bend.
As is the case with many opening contests, some glitches appeared along the way. However, looking at things from a more positive prism allows for Notre Dame fans to breathe a sigh of relief that the game can be used as a springboard for bigger things, rather than putting the team in an immediate hole.
Below are some key aspects of the contest:
Defensive Statement
The scouting reports for this matchup gave the defensive edge to the Wolverines, yet it was the Irish that delivered when it counted. Michigan actually outgained Notre Dame in yardage, 307-302, but most of that came during the second half after they'd been held to just 66 net yards in the first two quarters.
That first half domination was perhaps most evident in the fact that the lone Wolverine touchdown during the first 30 minutes came on a 99-yard kickoff return. The latter came with just 2:18 to go in the game, but other attempts were either stopped through key sacks or other clutch stops that forced Michigan field goal attempts.
Jump-Starting the Process
The overall play of the defense was aided by the strong first half effort by the Irish offense. By the time the opening two quarters had come to an end, Brian Kelly's squad had collected 139 yards through the passing game. That came within 11 yards of the average amount the Wolverines had allowed per game last season, with Wimbush quieting down in that department by finishing with 170 passing yards.
On three of their first four possessions, Notre Dame reached the end zone. With respect to the first two scores, they wasted little time in doing so on drives of 75 and 96 yards, respectively. Both of those were aided immeasurably by Brandon Wimbush going to the air after the running game stalled.
Exploiting Self-Inflicted Wounds
Michigan fell victim to penalties that proved to be costly, ending the evening with seven miscues on the night. The first key error actually came on a pass connection between Wimbush and Alize Mack in the first quarter. It was pinned on Wolverine strong safety Josh Metellus, who delivered a blow to the head of Mack and was tossed from the game for targeting. His replacement later lost a leap for a Wimbush pass to Chris Finke in the end zone that gave the Irish a 14-0 lead.
Brian Kelly And Notre Dame Keep It Moving Against Iowa State And In 2019
One quarter later, Notre Dame appeared destined to settle for a field goal and a 17-3 lead after coming up short on third-and-goal from the Michigan eight. That changed when Wolverine defensive end Chase Winovich was nailed for roughing the quarterback on the play, which led one play later to Armstrong's second score of the game and a 21-3 advantage.
All-Around Wimbush
Entering this game, there was no questions directed at the running abilities of Irish quarterback Brandon Wimbush. Such concerns focused on his inconsistencies in the passing department, but Wimbush managed to quiet such matters, at least in the early going. That's because he not only led the team in rushing with 59 yards, but also put up those 170 yards through the air.
Wimbush gave Notre Dame that 14-0 lead less than eight minutes into the game by connecting with Finke. Ironically, the Irish's two rushing touchdowns came when the more pass-friendly Ian Book happened to behind center for the Irish. Both of those scores happened to occur by way of the legs of Jafar Armstrong.
Coney's Island
While Jerry Tillery's strong night included a key sack and a forced fumble, one name that was heard all evening was that of linebacker Te'von Coney. Picking up where he had left off last season, Coney ended his busy night by leading the team in tackles with 10. In the third quarter, his intense pressure on Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson resulted in an Irish interception.
Saving the best for last, Coney then picked up a Michigan fumble that Tillery had forced in the final minute to clinch the contest. The linebacker has had some off-the-field issues during his time in South Bend, but more performances like this one will undoubtedly help his NFL Draft status rise with each passing game.
The Irish will be able to stay at home next Saturday, but presumably have a much-less strenuous contest on tap. That's because the opponent is in-state foe in Ball State. The Cardinals coasted to an easy 42-6 victory over a weak Central Connecticut squad on Thursday night. While that hardly prepares them for a trip to South Bend, it's a confidence boost after a miserable 2-10 campaign in 2017 that was plagued by a flood of injuries.
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ndcrazymike	1 year ago
BGC HOW GREAT WAS THE ATMOPHERE IN THAT STADIUM LAST NIGHT BUDDY??
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Bruce G Curme	1 year ago
It was remarkably loud…almost as loud as '88 Miami…at least until we went up by two scores…then people loosened up a little and started to have some fun. But on third and fourth down it was deafening for the "M" offense all game long. Also, it was definitely greener than earlier "green out" attempts. This one actually looked like a green out…or at least as close as we are going to get in ND Stadium. The receivers were champions all night! And the defense was as expected. Our "Special" (Ed) teams screwed up again and let Michigan right back in the game – when will that recurring scourge end?
The pep rally was big, really loaded with people, but not real loud like the stadium crowd…that was the third or fourth loudest stadium crowd I can remember.
Greg Kelly	1 year ago
Very impressed by transfer Alohi Gilman. His breakup of goal line pass play to their tight end shows we can stop that play that has burned the Fighting Irish for years. For all intent and purpose the game was over at the half. But, the old Wimbush resurfaced and He has trouble closing. I mean after intermission He got what, 3 points. Luckily we have breathers coming up. This was a GREAT TEAM WIN for the Fighting Irish. They are a very together team. I don't think I saw Kelly wasting time chastising any players, just the officials. BGC was correct all questions will be answered by the first half. And Wimbush did go over 50%. He will have plenty of time to put complete games together before big tests that follow.
Michael the Archangel	1 year ago
I agree it was an heroic ND D' effort. But without Wimbush's spectacular athleticism under pressure, ND would not have won.The offense scored three points after the second quarter primarily because Wimbush was not allowed "to close"; when you play not to lose on O' after gaining a 21-3 lead, you can't blame that on Wimbush. it all worked out thanks to a D' that refused to be beaten. But the tentative O' game plan after the dominance shown by Wimbush when given the chance to run AND pass early had more to do with a timid game plan once the O' established the lead than with Wimbush not being able to close. When you start each series with second and 12 or second and thirteen you put your O' in the hole. Fortunately the incredible athleticism of Wimbush was able to neutralize the lack of offense when ND started numerous series with more yards to gain on second down than on first down. Hopefully, Wimbush's coaches will show a greater respect for Wimbush in the coming weeks. His lack of protection on second or third and long also contributed to the O' stalling in the second half.He was beaten and pressured way more than any QB ought to be and still led ND to a 24 point output against an elite D'.
Fitz	1 year ago
Excellent win against a strong defense but we can't continue to beat strong competition with BW as the leading rusher. My biggest negative was the inability to make a first down when we needed to – the last possession to run down the clock. Hopefully, th running game will improve if/when Williams returns.
Doc_Savage66@yahoo.com	1 year ago
Notre Dame once again sent Michigan packing with egg on their collective faces. So much for Michigan's vaunted defense which everyone bragged about so much for the past month or so. But those same braggarts forgot to mention that Michigan padded their stat books last year by playing a bunch of cupcake teams. When they played the big guys they were trounced. Oh well fair-thee-well Michigan fans oh and by the way….how does that crow taste?
Doc, they have dismissed this game. They believe they are going to take Big Mouth Conference, and get in back door to BCS. I hope they do, it will just make us look the better. We will blast them in rematch 105-3. "Notre Dame will win over all" . Look on internet the Blue Nuns in Mexico singing the Notre Dame Fight song. " Go Irish"


"Feed the homeless first" was graffitied on the statue of the late icon less than 48 hours after it was unveiled.
A David Bowie super-fan is offering to donate thousands to a homeless charity if the vandal of the late icon's statue turns himself in.
Earthly Messenger - the world's first ever statue of the late icon - fell victim to vandals in Aylesbury's Market square less than two days after it was unveiled on Sunday (25 March).
Though the graffiti - which read "RIP DB" and "feed the homeless first" - has now been cleaned up, it prompted many to slam the vandal as misguided, since the £100,000 for the artwork came as a result of crowd funding and not council money.
Now, it has emerged that a Bowie mega-fan Alex Laurent has offered £5000 to a homeless charity, with one catch - the vandal must turn himself in.
A statement from a press release read: "Sadly, as you may have heard, Earthly Messenger was vandalised at 12.45am on Tuesday 26 March just 35 hours after it was unveiled.
"The sculpture is covered by CCTV 24 hours per day and a clear recording of the gentleman who committed the crime has been circulated. He sprayed the statue with green paint. Volunteers immediately set to work removing the paint from the walls and pavement.
It continued: "On Wednesday 27 March the statue was professionally restored and re-waxed. It has now been restored to pristine condition.
"Bowie uberfan Alex Laurent has offered to pay £5000 to a homeless charity if the perpetrator comes forward and turns himself in."
"Organisers Sue and David Stopps have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of goodwill and support that they have received since the vandalisation."


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ADHD Tied to Valproate in Pregnancy
Women who used valproate for seizure control during pregnancy had an increased risk of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their children, a population-based study in Denmark found.
Prenatal exposure to valproate was tied to a 48% increased risk of ADHD after adjusting for maternal psychiatric disease, maternal epilepsy, and other potential confounders, according to Jakob Christensen, MD, PhD, of Aarhus University Hospital, and colleagues.
ADHD was diagnosed in 8.4% of children exposed to valproate during pregnancy, compared with 3.2% of children who were not exposed, they reported in JAMA Network Open.
The research adds to a rising number of studies linking prenatal valproate with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. In the U.S., valproate labels warn that children exposed to the drug during gestation may have cognitive deficits and physical birth defects.
"The study raises concern that treatment with valproate in pregnancy may be associated with increased risk of ADHD in the offspring — this is a new finding," Christensen told MedPage Today. "However, because the results are based on observations, other factors may explain the association. The risk of ADHD in offspring of women with epilepsy using anti-epileptic drugs should therefore be further studied."
The finding contrasts with the results from a recent meta-analysis that did not find a statistically significant increased risk of ADHD from in utero valproate exposure. The discrepancy might be due to methodology: the meta-analysis used different analytical approaches and examined studies with smaller sample sizes, higher attrition rates, shorter follow-ups, and cohort differences, noted Kimford Meador, MD, of the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, in an accompanying editorial.
"Nevertheless, the findings by Christensen et al. are consistent with multiple studies demonstrating adverse neurodevelopmental effects associated with fetal valproate exposure," he wrote.
Counseling about valproate's risk should occur "not only well before pregnancy, but also at any time a prescription for valproate is written for a woman of childbearing potential since approximately half of pregnancies are unplanned," Meador added. "There are a limited number of women for whom valproate may be the best choice, but this should not be prescribed without appropriate informed consent."
The study included 913,302 children born in Denmark from 1997 through 2011. The researchers used national registries to identify children who were diagnosed with ADHD or who redeemed a prescription for ADHD medication, following them from birth until the day of ADHD diagnosis or the end of 2015. Children were an average of 10.1 years at the end of the study and 51.3% were male.
The researchers identified 580 children who had been exposed to valproate during pregnancy; of them, 49 (8.4%) had ADHD. Of the 912,722 children who were not exposed to valproate, 29,396 (3.2%) had ADHD. The mean age at ADHD diagnosis was 8.8 years.
Overall, children who were prenatally exposed to valproate had a 48% increased risk of ADHD (adjusted HR 1.48, 95% CI 1.09-2.00) compared with unexposed children. The absolute 15-year risk of ADHD was 4.6% (95% CI 4.5%-4.6%) in children not exposed to valproate and 11.0% (95% CI 8.2%-14.2%) in exposed children.
When the analysis was restricted to children of women with epilepsy, the increased risk for valproate-exposed children (n=516) dropped to 39%. When restricted to children of women without epilepsy, the increased risk was higher, but not statistically significant due to small sample size.
No associations were found between other anti-epileptic drugs and ADHD.
Christensen and colleagues noted several study limitations. ADHD risk may be tied to the mother's health: because pregnancy is a contraindication for valproate, women who take it during pregnancy may have different disorder presentation and severity from other women. Seizures during pregnancy, which could not be identified in this study, may have affected outcomes. Clinical practices may be more restrictive in diagnosing ADHD in Denmark than countries like the U.S. and only more severe cases may be in Danish registries. In addition, other fetal medication exposures — prescription, recreational, and abused drugs, including alcohol — were not controlled for in this study, Meador noted.
Christensen disclosed relevant relationships with UCB Nordic and Eisai AB, as well as support from the Danish Epilepsy Association, the Central Denmark Region, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Co-authors disclosed support from the Danish Epilepsy Association, the Central Denmark Region, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Aarhus University Research Foundation, the Lundbeck Foundation, the NIH, and the European Commission.
Meador disclosed relevant relationships with and support from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, UCB Pharma, Eisai, GW Pharmaceuticals, NeuroPace, Novartis, Supernus, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Vivus Pharmaceuticals, and the Epilepsy Study Consortium.


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PALMDALE REPERTORY THEATRE
Auditions for
Rodgers & Hammerstein's
- All Roles Available -
Auditions will be held:
To sign up for an audition time slot please visit:
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Walk ups are welcome, however appointments preferred.
*Minimum age to audition is 15
The Palmdale Playhouse
38334 10th St. East,
Palmdale, CA, 93550
Please call (661)267-5584 with any questions about the audition process.
Show Dates:
April 14, 15, 16, & 21, 22, 23, 2023
Prepare for your Audition
Please prepare a Broadway-style song that shows your range. Please bring a karaoke-style backing track (no vocals) to plug into our speaker (appropriate connections will be provided). There will not be a live accompanist, and NO ACAPELLA SINGING will be allowed.
We ask that you do not sing a song from Rodger's & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Dress comfortably and be prepared to learn a short, energetic dance routine.
If called back, you will be asked to read from the script and sing songs from the show.
The Audition process will last approximately 1 hour.
Parent/Guardian must stay for the duration of the audition for anyone under the age of 18.
**Once cast: All adults, involved in this production, must have a Live Scan Background check provided, at no cost to you, by The City of Palmdale.
The Palmdale Playhouse in collaboration with Palmdale Repertory Theatre present
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
New Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II
Orchestrations by Danny Troob
Music Adaptions & Arrangements by David Chase
Rodgers & Hammerstein's enchanting Broadway version of the timeless fairytale Cinderella is their only musical originally composed for television.
Cinderella remains the heartfelt tale of the girl from the cinders who connect with her prince but, in this Broadway version Cinderella tries to change the prince into a better man.
Cinderella features some of Rodger & Hammerstein's most beloved songs, including In My Own Little Corner, Impossible and Ten Minutes Ago.
Come and see our production and we promise that you will be home long before the stroke of midnight!
Cinderella is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization.
www.ConcordTheatricals.com
Character breakdown
The Palmdale Playhouse and Palmdale Repertory Theatre are committed to diversity in casting. All ethnicities will be considered and encouraged to audition.
Ella: Age 18 – 20's. Though no one notices her beneath her rags and quiet demeanor, she is opinionated, charismatic, passionate, beautiful and funny. She is determined to see the good in everyone despite her hardships and suffering. We see her blossom into a confident woman. Classic fairytale princess. Strong actress required. The role has both dramatic and comedic requirements.
Soprano B:Eb5.
Topher: Age 18 – 20's. Charming but NOT a stereotypical ladies' man, he is thoughtful, appealing and innocent - with an unforced goofy streak. Moral, genuine and kindhearted, he is at a crossroads and must take control of his kingdom and his future. Strong actor required. The role has both dramatic and comedic requirements. Baritone C#3-A4.
Jean-Michel: Age 20's – 30's A feisty, passionate peasant determined to make a change for the starving class. Impetuous. Comedic supporting role. Has a crush on Gabrielle, though their courtship is forbidden because they are from different social classes. Baritone C3-G4.
Gabrielle: Age 18 – 20's. Ella's stepsister and daughter of Madame. Encouraged by her mother and sister to value material wealth and social status, she unenthusiastically joins them in their abrasive behavior. Quietly passionate, empathetic and witty, she is drawn to Ella and Jean-Michel. Comedic supporting role. Soprano C4-G5.
Charlotte: Age 16 – 20's. Ella's stepsister and daughter of Madame. Brash, self-centered, materialistic, snooty, loud, sassy and bratty, she has a ridiculously high, but unfounded, opinion of herself. She never passes up and opportunity to be the center of attention. Strong Comedic actress required. Mezzo (belt) B3-F5.
Madame: Age 50's+. Ella's selfish stepmother. The epitome of vanity and fashion. A ravenous social climber who values wealth, status and material possessions above all else. Unapologetically dismissive and sometimes cruel, Madame schemes her way up the social ladder. Mezzo C4-D5.
Marie: Age OPEN. A friend to Ella and the town's resident crazy lady and beggar woman, Marie is actually a fairy godmother in disguise. Wise, warm, otherworldly and charming, Marie rewards Ella for her kindness by making her dreams a reality. Strong singing voice required. Soprano A3-Ab5.
Sebastian: Age 50's+. The kingdom's Lord Chancellor. Though he is Topher's trusted advisor, he is devious and selfish. Sebastian rules without regard for the lower class, or anyone other than itself - and he truly believes he deserves to rule the kingdom. Villain with strong comedic timing. Tenor C3-F4.
Lord Pinkleton: Age OPEN. The Lord Chancellor's right-hand man. Announces royal balls, banquets and even weather to the villagers. Strong singing voice required. Tenor D3-A4.
Ensemble members: varying ages to play, Knights, Townspeople, a Giant, Footman, Driver, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, etc. (includes many featured roles, small singing solos and character bits)
Collaboration Show
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Makarska Volunteers Help Rebuild a Banovina Family Home
By Katarina Anđelković 21 January 2023
January 21, 2023 - Three Makarska volunteers, the people behind the initiative "Makarska Riviera and Friends - With Hearts for Petrinja" truly deserved the "Pride of Croatia" award. Their kindness of people gathered around the action helped restore the house of Božidar Boltužić's family of six in Jabukovec near Petrinja.
As HRT / Poslovni write, this is the first completely renovated home in the area affected by the earthquake.
"After the earthquake, the structural engineers came, followed by Mijo Pašalić, Škaro and Jovica Šegan who told us that they would help us rebuild the house," says Božidar Boltužić, Jabukovac.
Four months after they made that promise, the old house was demolished, and the work on the new one lasted until the beginning of September. The fully equipped two-story house was ready to move into. All good things happen spontaneously, and so did this story, according to the friends who started the initiative and, despite numerous obstacles, finished the job brilliantly. And it all started - the day after New Year's Eve. Over a coffee.
"At one point, it dawned on me - look how nice we have it here, we're having fun, and just two days ago, unfortunately, a huge tragedy happened in Petrinja", said Josko Šarić Škaro, Makarska.
On the second day of New Year 2021, Josko and Jovica headed to Petrinja. There was no time to waste, they knew, and they wanted to help at least one unfortunate family. The home of the Boltužić family was completely unusable, and the family had no alternative accommodation.
"We collected the documentation and when we had everything according to the construction law, we demolished the existing building. It is important to point out is that we wanted the facility to be in the existing dimensions that the family had before, not to make a smaller facility," says Jovica Šegan, Makarska.
The 230-square-meter house cost almost HRK 1,400,000. Seventy-five Makarska volunteers joined the initiative of these three successful entrepreneurs. "We are proud of how it started, how many people we gathered and how it all ended beautifully. After eight months of preparation and construction, we are incredibly proud", concluded Mijo Pašalić.
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