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Roof Decks A to Z – Part XIII: Vintage, Obscure, or Obsolete Systems
May 2, 2019 By IIBEC Communications 1 Comment
By L.D. Hogan, RRC, F-IIBEC, PE
This is the 13th in a series of articles examining various deck types. Among the numerous considerations when selecting a roof system, the type of decking is one of the most important. With the variety of decks to be encountered (both new and old), it is incumbent upon roofing experts to be the authority on these matters. This article will explore four vintage, obscure, or obsolete systems. Due to space constraints, discussion of these four products is admittedly brief. The author is wary of condensed literature, and it is hoped the article stands without surrendering meaningful content.
Some decks featured in this article—and others of the category— are "autoclaved" products. An autoclave is a steam pressure chamber used to cure any number of things, including coatings, rubber products, and cementitious building material such as old Johns Manville Transite and other fiber cement products. Autoclaved building materials are recognized as having very good resistance to high-humidity conditions as might be encountered in foundries, textile mills, pulp/paper facilities, and the like. These products are very hard, possibly making drilling and fastening difficult.
Some of these old deck systems may contain asbestos or crystalline silica (or both), whereby cutting, grinding, drilling, abrading, or otherwise working the materials would introduce harmful particulates into the air. Regarding the health risk to workers, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has put forth a standard to address the risk. The ruling was controversial, and National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) Executive VP William Good petitioned OSHA for variance consideration, citing the safety of workers when the stipulated rooftop measures are deployed.1
The United States Department of Labor website2 states, "To protect workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica, OSHA has issued two respirable crystalline silica standards: one for construction and the other for general industry and maritime." Further review of that standard is beyond the scope of this article; however, the practicing consultant should be aware of these issues in advance of carrying out a reroofing project, especially on those involving new deck openings or repairs to the same.
Figure 1 – Vintage product literature from Owens-Illinois, well before zip codes came into use (note contact info).
Kaylo
Figure 2 – Kaylo product sample (image from https://hiveminer.com/Tags/asbestos,tile). Anyone encountering this type of roof deck (or insulation) should contact a certified professional for removal, disposal, or modifications.
Kaylo was a proprietary-name product manufactured by Owens-Corning from the 1950s until 1972 (first marketed by Owens-Illinois). While characterized in old literature as hydrous calcium silicate, it was an asbestos-containing material. In fairness, asbestos was a remarkable building material and found wide use in several industries. Kaylo was used extensively as block insulation and pipe covering, but the products carried over to roof tile and deck units as well. From one trade catalog of the era:
Kaylo Structural Insulating Block is not a finished building material in itself and is not made for exposure to the weather. Its principal uses are as a structural roof tile, or roof deck unit, in which a steel reinforcing mat is inserted at the time of forming, and as a core material.
Meanwhile, because of heath risks and the related litigation that followed, old literature has been collected and archived by various parties assisting in recovery of damages.3 Some of that literature reveals the product descriptions listed in Table 1.
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
Insulating Cement (1940-1951)
Finishing Cement (1940-1951)
Kaylo 10 Block Insulation
Kaylo Block Insulation (1953-1975)
Kaylo Pipe Covering (1953-1975)
Type II Mastic (1964-1978)
Ready Mix (1940-1952)
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
This and other old literature is particularly helpful when dealing with decks of this type (Figure 1). Some of it is still available from resources such as Products Research, Solon, OH.4
Kaylo was similar to structural cement fiber in that tiles were arranged into a system of sub-purlins with panel edges, then grouted for proper nesting (mastics and cements for that work would likely also contain asbestos). To its credit, Owens-Corning discontinued the Kaylo brand and stopped producing insulation materials containing asbestos. While not produced since the early 1970s, Kaylo may still be found in older buildings and even some homes. Anyone encountering this type of roof deck (or insulation) should contact a certified professional for any removal, disposal, or modifications (Figure 2).
F & A Systems
F & A System are another hollow-core configuration, somewhat of the variety reviewed in Part X of this series. As shown in Figure 3, it is a hybrid system, blending aspects of precast (the inverted T-joists) and cast-in-place concrete (the topping pour). This also makes it a "composite" system, whereby load-carrying capacity is gained through the reinforcing steel, the inverted T's, the hollow-core units, and the topping course. Figure 4 depicts one such project where the bottom face of hollow-core units is flush with the bottom of the inverted T-joists; this was an alternative feature available to the specifier/designer.5
Figure 3 – F & A roof decking is a hybrid system, blending aspects of precast and cast-in-place concrete. Steel reinforcing bars were situated in the inverted T's, linked together by "hairpin-type" stirrups; welded wire mesh would likely be present in the topping pour of concrete.
Figure 4 – Note here that the bottom face of hollow-core units is flush with the bottom of inverted T-joists. This was an alternative available to the specifier/designer.
Ordinary steel reinforcing bars were used in the inverted T's, linked together by hairpin-type stirrups, and welded wire mesh would likely reside in the topping pour. Older systems are likely to have a serrated or "toothed" surface on top of the inverted T-joists. This served to link the poured topping course to the inverted T-joists, somewhat analogous to Nelson studs on a metal form deck where a concrete mezzanine floor will later be poured. As depicted in Figure 5, new openings or repairs can be a challenge for F & A roof decks.
Figure 5 – New openings or repairs can be a challenge for F & A roof decks.
Figure 6 depicts an F & A system in a residential setting. This one was an exposed, dead-flat plaza area that ponded water and leaked at cracks in the concrete topping course. After decades of service, inverted T-joists were in very good condition with no outward evidence of creep deflection or other distress. Properly designed concrete will have long-term service creep factored into the load/span relationships; nonetheless, this one was remarkable because of its exposure (i.e., no topside membrane protection).
Figure 6 – This F & A System was used in a residential setting. It was a dead-flat plaza area that ponded water and leaked at cracks in the concrete topping course. Meanwhile, after decades of exposure (i.e., no topside membrane), inverted T-joists were in very good condition with no evidence of creep deflection or other distress.
A modern iteration of this arrangement is the Quad-Deck system marketed by Quad-Lock. It is one of the various types of insulated concrete forms (ICFs). Aside from roof decks, this arrangement can also be deployed as a floor system.
Dox Plank
Precast modular concrete blocks make up this rather unique system. The blocks were arranged in a row at the time of manufacture to form a "plank" of whatever length was dictated by the project and then clamped together tightly, introducing compression into the group. Steel reinforcing bars were inserted into the formed void and then grouted (Figure 7). After the grout cured, the clamping load was removed, relaxing the compressed length and imparting some measure of pre-stressing into the finished plank—now called a "beam." Note that tongue-and-groove edges were cast into the blocks for proper nesting in the long direction of the finished beams.
Figure 7 – Precast modular concrete blocks make up the rather unique Dox Plank system. Precast blocks were arranged in a row at the time of manufacture to form a "plank" of whatever length was dictated by the project and then clamped together tightly, introducing compression into the group. Steel reinforcing bars were inserted into the formed void and then grouted.
Instead of seven-strand cable, ordinary rebar was used, so this manufacturing procedure was not as effective as modern pre-stressing or post-tensioning techniques (Figure 8); consequently, design tables for modern pre-stressed concrete product should not be used to analyze this type of roof deck.6
Figure 8 – Instead of seven-strand cable, ordinary rebar was used, so this manufacturing procedure was not as effective as modern pre-stressing or post-tensioning techniques; consequently, design tables for modern pre-stressed concrete product should not be used to analyze this type of roof deck.
Beams were then delivered, hoisted into place, anchored, and grouted. Concrete used in the blocks was considered lightweight because of the aggregate used; this should not be confused with lightweight insulating concrete (LWIC). Load/span tables from the 1950s indicate that a topping layer of concrete would be applied over the finished array ("as required"), but stipulated a 2-in. minimum thickness. Additionally, the number and size of bars could vary. As with several other deck types, this arrangement could double as a structural floor system, at which time a slight variation in the shape of precast blocks was deployed.
From the foregoing, it is easy to see that exploratory top-side coring would reveal cast-in-place concrete, while examination of the underside would reveal individual block units. What is not so evident would be the hollow cells and internal reinforcement. If you enjoy a lively debate among colleagues, offer up this type of deck as a subject.
SupraDur
Figure 9 – SupraDur was a precast autoclaved material formerly marketed by Cemfort (marketed first by Atlas Turner, Inc. at the same plant location in Montreal).
SupraDur was a precast autoclaved material formerly marketed by Cemfort in Montreal, Canada (marketed first by Atlas Turner, Inc. at the same location). The system was also known as Supra-Deck, cavity deck, and possibly other monikers (Figure 9). There were two principal shapes, known as "C-deck" and "T-deck." Where the finished underside was flat, a cavity was formed between the top and bottom surfaces, and thus it was referred to as cavity deck (Figure 10).
Figure 10 – There were two principal shapes, known as "C-deck" and "T-deck." Where the finished underside was flat, a cavity was formed between the top and bottom surfaces, and thus it was referred to as cavity deck.
Once fastened in place with the long edges stitch-screwed (such as with conventional steel decking), this profile made an excellent horizontal shear diaphragm and was quite sturdy underfoot. It had a high modulus of rupture (MOR),7 deflecting little for a given service load and could even be deployed as a floor system through appropriate coordination with an in-house technical department. Built-up roofs were often married to this deck system (Figure 11).
Figure 11 – A nearly finished Supra-Deck, ready for stitching screws. Bituminous roofs were commonly applied to this substrate.
In the mid-1990s, cellulose fibers were traded for asbestos, and the product was reinvented, so to speak. The author witnessed testing carried out on the new version of the product; however, Cemfort closed its doors circa 2001, and this specific type of product is no longer available. Later, FINEX purchased the installations and technology of Cemfort, reportedly offering continuation of an equivalent product.8
Because of outstanding flame spread rating and resistance to high temperatures, this deck type may still be found in old manufacturing plants such as foundries. They were also corrosion resistant and found popular use in settings such as chemical production, pulp and paper, and storage of phosphate, potash, and fertilizer. Older decks will contain asbestos and silica, so the cautions outlined above should be observed. A smooth under-deck surface (possibly painted) having joint lines 12-15 in. on center should be suspected as being this type of deck.
Summary Remarks
These are certainly not the only deck types that would be classified as vintage, obscure, or obsolete. Older buildings seldom come with original drawings that can be scrutinized, so it is paramount that these decks be properly identified well in advance of a pending reroofing project. This would possibly include coring, sampling, load testing, and lab analysis. Characterizing these as merely concrete, precast, cementitious, or plank deck is a disservice to the project and the client. This caution will be appreciated later into a project where attachment or sourcing problems manifest.
Meanwhile, encountering one of these decks will likely bring about some challenging questions for the consulting expert. For instance, how would you specify a scheme for localized deck repairs? How would you configure a modern replacement roof covering onto these decks? What would the system of choice be? How would you provide for new drain openings through this type of substrate (along with proper under-deck bracing)? For purposes of reporting to the client, how would you characterize a Dox Plank system—monolithic, assembled plank, pre-stressed, cast-in-place, hollow-core, precast, composite, built-up beam, tongue-and-groove, segmented, or other descriptor?
With any vintage roof deck system, give consideration to the smart way of configuring a new roof covering. This includes matters of priming, whether or not to use a base sheet, whether to attach or adhere, slope improvements, testing, how to close openings left by removal of obsolete equipment, and treatment of deteriorated or broken areas.
Finally, as stated earlier, caution should be exercised regarding any kind of demolition, building repurposing, and reroofing over substrates of this category. Give consideration to zones subject to a drifting snow load where additional support bracing may be necessary (e.g., loading docks joining higher building walls). Give new consideration to edge features, as wind-resistant details have drastically improved since these decks were first marketed.
"NRCA Testifies on OSHA's Proposed Crystalline Silica Rule." NRCA press release, April 2, 2014.
www.osha.gov/dsg/topics/silicacrystalline/
http://www.asbestos-attorney.com/asbestos_product_brands.htm
Products Research, LLC (asbestos catalogues through eBay).
D. Matthew Stuart, PE, SE. "Antiquated Structural Systems Series, Part 5," Structure. September 2008, p. 25.
Anthony M. Dolhon. "Condition Survey of Assembled Concrete Blocks (Dox PLank)." 3rd Residential Building Design & Construction Conference. March 2-3, 2016 at Penn State, University Park, PA. pp. 153-155.
Modulus of rupture, also known as "flexural strength," is a material property, defined as the stress in a material just before it yields in a flexure-testing mode. For roof decks (and anything else that spans across supports), it can be simplified as the slope of the graph plotting stress against strain.
Personal communiqué with Helios Muñoz, sales and technology representative, FINEX (October 11, 2016).
Lyle Hogan is owner and principal engineer of Fincastle Engineering, Inc., Greensboro, NC. He is a registered engineer, a Registered Roof Consultant, a Fellow of IIBEC, and an ICC structural masonry inspector. He has designed and administered roofing projects in half of the United States using a variety of systems. Hogan has received IIBEC's Lifetime Achievement Award and its Michael DeFrancesco, William C. Correll, and Richard M. Horowitz Awards.
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Article is not only fascinating but very informative! Love the pictures that show so much detail.


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Aside from the original and spicy lechon they also offer new food items on the menu like the chicken halang-halang, spicy lechon rice and lechon salpicao.
Enrico Dionson, CEO and General Manager of Rico's Lechon, recalls his humble beginning as a "masyador" in an illegal cockfighting to a booming and nationally (make that internationally) well-known lechonero. Now on it's second branch (the first is at Panagdait, Mabolo, Cebu City), the family is looking forward of opening 2 to 3 branches within Cebu City.
The new restaurant is updated, hip and cozy with intagrammable spots. Dining there is an internatioanl Cebuano dining experience.
The restaurant and take-out counter are both open to serve diners as early as 8:00AM and will close at 10:00PM to cater late flight. Enrico encourages costumers to call a day ahead for bulk orders. Their telephone number is : (032) 345-5688.
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Q: Integration test with in memory db and spring jdbc We have multiple oracle schema which we want to import in to somekind of inmemory db so that when we run our integration test we can use that db and run our tests faster.
Is there anyway we this can be achieved using something like HSQL db. We are using spring framework and it does support inmemory db.
Any link to some resource would be highly appreciated.

A: Try force full database caching mode, if you're using 12.1.0.2.  It's not exactly the same as a full in-memory database, but it should be closer.
alter database force full database caching;

In-memory database performance is over-rated anyway.  Oracle's "old-fashioned" asynchronous IO and caching often work just fine.  For example, in this question, accessing a temporary table (which is stored on disk) runs faster than an equivalent solution using in-memory data structures.  And I've seen a small Oracle database handle petabytes of IO with the "boring" old buffer cache.
Or when you say "run our tests faster", are you referring to a more agile database; one that can be controlled by an individual, instead of the typical monolithic Oracle database installed on a server?  I see that issue a lot, and there's no technical reason why Oracle can't be installed on your desktop.  But that can be a tough cultural battle.

A: Yes, you can use HSQLDB for the purpose of unit testing - see this post for more information on how to integrate with Spring.
Also, see this list as a good starting point for different usages of HSQLDB.

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Doing Nothing on Health Care Is Not an Option
By Tom McClusky
April 5, 2017 at 5:00 am ET
Within hours of Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) pulling the American Health Care Act the afternoon of March 24, the finger pointing began. Who was to blame depends largely on which news report you are tuning in to rather than on objective reality. However, elected officials and their staff are less concerned about who is at fault for the demise of the bill, and are more concerned with the lessons learned, and moving on to next steps.
While it is always important to learn from our mistakes, it is also necessary to persevere and continue to battle the very real threat to our health care system — and to life — that President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, creates.
While many have voiced apprehensions about the fiscal dangers looming within President Obama's signature piece of legislation (the majority of Americans believe health care costs need to go down), I am most alarmed that every day that Obamacare is in place — life is threatened. Obamacare uses taxpayer funds to subsidize abortion providers while also directly funding abortion itself. Obamacare bypassed the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer funding of abortion through Medicaid, by directly allowing taxpayer funds in the form of advanceable, refundable tax credits to help some individuals purchase healthcare plans even if they include elective abortion coverage. The law also allows for taxpayer funding of abortion by subsidizing government-run health plans, called Multi-State Plans, even if they include elective abortion coverage. Even Members of Congress and their staff can obtain elective abortions using taxpayer-subsidized insurance.
More popularly known is the fact that Obamacare forces groups like the Little Sisters of the Poor to cover drugs and devices that they find morally objectionable. Even my own organization, the March for Life was forced to cover life-destructive drugs and devices despite the fact that our organization's very founding principle and reason for being is to protect and defend life from the moment of conception. Thankfully, we sued the federal government and won the right not to cover life-destructive drugs and devices in our health insurance. All of this underscores just one reason why Obamacare repeal is necessary, but this will only be possible if done thoroughly and collaboratively.
Members should consider the three reasons why Obamacare is on a course to self-destruction and avoid repeating such mistakes:
Obamacare was written behind closed doors. In 2009 and early 2010 Democratic members of Congress (including pro-life Democrats) were solicited for input, but the final product was written behind closed doors with no larger collaboration.
Obamacare was strongly partisan. The passage of Obamacare directly led to the electoral defeat of more moderate Democrats. Sadly, in today's climate, Democratic leadership, as well as former President Obama, are insisting that Democrats not help Republicans pass health care legislation, or even confirm Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch.
Obamacare was not pro-life. The replace plan must have Hyde-like protections included in the language of the law.
The latest ACHA iteration was pro-life, thanks to the hard work of Leadership and their staff. It additionally eliminated our nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid reimbursements and instead redirected women to community health centers, which provide more services than Planned Parenthood and outnumber the abortion giant 20 to 1. Regardless, if health care is tackled in this immediate reconciliation period, removing the millions of tax dollars going to the world's largest abortion provider should be dealt with immediately. I support Speaker Ryan in saying that "reconciliation is the way to go." Any other path forward has not proven fruitful — instead making undeserved martyrs out of the billion-dollar abortion-giant Planned Parenthood.
Congress must persevere. The next attempt at repealing Obamacare needs to continue that pro-life trend, while also seeking consensus on the issues that led to the defeat of first bill. To be clear, what happened last week was a failure. But with every failure comes an opportunity. True leadership will take that opportunity and run with it, not be defeated by it.
Tom McClusky is the vice president of government affairs for March for Life Education and Defense Fund.

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« Fighting fire with fire!!!
The St. George's No.2 Magistrate's Court on Monday imposed a fine in a combined sum of EC$400, 000.00, on two (2) Canadian nationals for the offence of Trafficking EC1M worth of cocaine.
Magistrate Tahira Gellineau handed down the sentence just after 1.00 p.m on Romario Washington Campbell, a 23-year-old unemployed male from Ajax, Ontario, Canada and Renee Elecia Ally, 25, a waitress from Ontario, Canada following mitigation pleas by their defense counsels, Anselm Clouden and Arley Gill.
Both defendants were nabbed at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA), with 10 kilograms of the illegal substance last October.
The court ordered them to pay a sum of $200, 000 each, with a default sentence of four (4) years imprisonment.
They were initially indictably charged but subsequent discussions between the criminal defense attorneys and the Police Prosecution team led to a reduction in the charge, allowing for the matter to proceed summarily at the level of the magistracy.
Campbell and Ally found themselves in trouble with the law after their belongings were checked in at the Air Canada counter at MBIA.
Police found the drugs concealed in false compartments of the luggage they carried, which led to them being arrested and charged.
During mitigation, both attorneys noted that their clients, who are first time offenders, have expressed remorse and begged the court for leniency on their behalf.
"This is not an effort to trivialise what has happened (but) the mitigating factors on behalf of Renee is very compelling", said Attorney Gill, a former Magistrate himself.
He told the court that his 25-year-old client is the mother of a six (6) year old girl and a single parent, who was juggling between three (3) jobs to take care of herself and her family prior to her arrest.
"I can assure you that she would not find herself in another situation like that again…there is zero likelihood that she would re-offend", he said.
Attorney Gill told the court that both defendants were being "used as mere pawns in a bigger game (while) the real culprits are still outside.
Her mother, Ramona Ally, who took no-pay leave to be able to support her only daughter at the sentencing, was a character witness for the defense and also begged the court for leniency.
Attorney Clouden, who represented Campbell invited the court to "take an unusual approach," in sentencing, labeling the case as being "quite an unusual" one.
The veteran criminal defence attorney cited several points of law to substantiate his request for his client's age to be considered among the mitigating factors as well as to be given a discount for the limited time already spent on remand.
Clouden called to the stand a 'biblical counselor' who holds sessions at the Richmond Hill Prison once weekly, where both defendants have been serving remand time for close to four (4) months.
There were also reference letters on his behalf from some of his friends and the Pastor of his church in Canada, describing him as a humble individual who is not known to find himself in trouble.
In handing down the sentence, Magistrate Gellineau pointed to the aggravating factors in the matter, singling out the seriousness of the offence in light of the quantity of the substance and that they were caught while attempting to leave MBIA with it.
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"You see how "one (1) bad decision can really change the course of our lives," the female magistrate told the young offenders, who faced a maximum sentence of seven (7) years imprisonment and or a fine of EC$250, 000 or three (3) times the value of the drugs.
Magistrate Gellineau told the young drug offenders the court was being very lenient in sentencing them in light of the seriousness of the offence committed.
She reminded them that they are indeed young and have their whole lives ahead of them and encouraged them to use their experience in Grenada to deter others from making the same mistake.


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Luke Joseph Hooke (* 1716 in Corballis, Donabate (County Dublin); † 16. April 1796 Saint-Cloud bei Paris) war ein irischer Theologe und Bibliothekar in der Bibliothèque Mazarine. Er hatte in den späten 1720er Jahren seinen Lebensmittelpunkt in das Paris des Ancien Régime verlegt.

Leben und Wirken

Er war eines von drei Kindern des englischen Historikers Nathaniel Hooke († 1763) und dessen Ehefrau Mary Gore. Seine Geschwister waren Thomas Hooke einem Vicar of Leek. Yorkshire († 1791) und eine Schwester Jane Mary Hooke († 1793). Sein Großvater war der Richter John Hooke (1655–1712). Luke Joseph Hooke ging mit seinem Vater, Nathaniel Hooke, nach Paris um Priester zu werden. Sie waren Teil der jakobitischen Diaspora, die im späten 17. und beginnenden 18. Jahrhundert nach Frankreich flohen. Er lebte in Paris bei seinem Onkel Nathaniel Hooke (1664–1738) einem Jakobiten und französischen Diplomaten sowie dessen Ehefrau Lady Eleanor McCarthy Reagh (1683–1731) in der rue St Jacques du Haut-Pas. Aufgrund der bestehenden Gesetze war es in Irland nicht mehr möglich eine katholische Schulerziehung zu absolvieren und so wurde er als Schüler in die Gemeinde St-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet in Paris geschickt. Dort blieb er bis zu seinem Lizenziat. Mit seinem Baccalauréat universitaire  trat er dann zum Studium in die Sorbonne ein und promovierte im Jahr 1736.

Im Jahre 1742 wurde er auf einen Lehrstuhl für Theologie berufen. Dessen Aufgaben er bald, Berichten zufolge, mit großem Erfolg und Ansehen in den Augen der Studierenden ausfüllte. Hooke war bestrebt die newtonschen Überlegungen mit den katholischen Glaubensinhalten in Einklang zu bringen.

Wegen der anfänglichen Zustimmung zu den Promotionsthesen von Jean-Martin de Prades verlor er zunächst seinen Lehrstuhl. De Prades hatte in seiner umfangreichen Dissertation eine Reihe von Thesen aufgestellt, die zu einer scharfen Auseinandersetzung mit Vertretern der theologischen Fakultät der Pariser Universität führten. Unter anderem hatte de Prades Zweifel an der zeitlichen Abfolge der Ereignisse im Pentateuch geäußert und die Heilwunder Jesu mit denen des griechischen Gottes der Heilkunst Asklepios verglichen. Ohne seine Vorbilder zu nennen, bediente sich de Prades über weite Strecken der von d'Alembert verfassten Vorrede zur Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, des Discours préliminaire, sowie der Pensées philosophiques von Denis Diderot. Mit Diderot stand de Prades auch in persönlichem Kontakt und hatte sich mehrmals mit ihm zu Gesprächen getroffen. Für den Zweiten, im Januar 1752 veröffentlichten Band der Encyclopédie schrieb de Prades einen rund fünfzehnseitigen Artikel unter dem Begriff Gewissheit, Certitude.

Der Artikel de Prades' wurde durch eine Einleitung und ein lobendes Schlusswort von Denis Diderot eingerahmt. Vor dem Hintergrund der Auseinandersetzung um seine Dissertation äußerten sich die Theologen nun empört und beschuldigten de Prades der Häresie. Gegen de Prades erging ein Haftbefehl, er floh nach Holland und schließlich nach Berlin. Die beiden schon publizierten ersten Bände der Encyclopédie wurden am 7. Februar 1752 verboten, ebenso die noch ausstehenden Bände. Chrétien-Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Oberzensor der Censure royale, griff schützend ein. Dies führte dann letztlich zu den Versuch das Erscheinen der beiden ersten Bände der Encyclopédie zu unterbinden.
Denn am 15. Dezember stellte die mit dem Fall befasste Kommission der Pariser theologischen Fakultät fest, dass die in der Dissertation geäußerten Thesen und somit das Rigorosum zu verwerfen seien und die Schrift selbst unter die Zensurbestimmungen falle. Hooke hatte durch seine Unterschrift bei der Prüfung der Promotionsschrift von de Prades seine Zustimmung Ausdruck gegeben, d. h. die Doktoraldissertation zunächst regelkonform abgeschlossen.
Hooke gestand ein, dass er die Thesen der Promotion nicht gelesen hatte und zog daraufhin nicht nur seine Unterschrift zurück, sondern forderte sogar die Verurteilung der Abhandlung. Kardinal Pierre Guérin de Tencin suspendierte am 3. Mai 1752 auf Grund des bestehenden lettre de cachet Hooke von seinem theologischen Lehrstuhl und zwang ihn damit, die Sorbonne zu verlassen.

Im Jahre 1754 wurde de Prades vom Papst Benedikt XIV. begnadigt, worauf auch Hooke sich an den zuständigen Kardinal und päpstlichen Sekretär wandte, um ebenfalls rehabilitiert zu werden. Er konnte aber lediglich den Rückruf des lettre de cachet erwirken. Der regierende König Ludwig XV. gewährte ihm jedoch eine Rente. Im Jahr 1762 konnte er aber seine Lehrtätigkeit wieder aufnehmen.
Er hatte aber fast keine Studenten die seine Vorlesungen besuchten. Seine Lehrtätigkeit wurde zugunsten eines durch den Pariser Erzbischof Christophe de Beaumont eingesetzten Professors boykottiert. Im gleichen Jahr wurde Hooke zum Vorsitzenden eines Ausschusses seiner theologischen Fakultät eingesetzt, die den Auftrag hatte, Rousseaus Émile zu beurteilen.

Schließlich gab Hooke seine theologische Professur ab und übernahm den Lehrstuhl für Hebräisch. Einige Jahre später wurde er Kurator an der Bibliothèque Mazarine. Er behielt diese Position bis zum Jahr 1791. Später siedelte er nach Saint-Cloud um, wo er starb.

Werke (Auswahl)
 Religionis naturalis et revelatæ principia. Paris (1752)
 Lettre à Mgr. l'Archevêque de Paris. Paris (1763)
 Discours et réflexions critiques sur l'histoire et le gouvernement de l'ancienne Rome. Paris (1770–1784)
 Mémoires du Maréchal de Berwick. Paris (1778)
 Principes sur la nature et l'essence du pouvoir de l'église. Paris (1791)

Literatur
 Thomas O'Connor: An Irish Theologian in Enlightenment France 1714-96, Luke Joseph Hooke. Four Courts Press, Dublin 1995, ISBN 1-85182-139-2.
 Jacques M. Gres-Gayer: An Irish Theologian in Enlightenment France: Luke Joseph Hooke 1714-96. In: The Catholic Historical Review, April 1998 Vol. 84, No. 2.

Weblinks

 The Irish Ecclesiastical Record. Browne and Nolan, 1903;
 Luke Joseph Hooke. Irish Paris.

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Römisch-katholischer Theologe (18. Jahrhundert)
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Gestorben 1796
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Sambro Head house fire forces police to close roads
Halifax Regional Police ask people to avoid the area until it reopens
Jan 9, 2021 5:57 PM By: Chris Stoodley
Halifax Regional Police have closed portions of two roads in Sambro Head due to a house fire in the area.
A portion of Atlantic View Drive — where the house resides — is closed. Ketch Harbour Road between Atlantic View Drive and Old Sambro Road is also closed.
"Police are diverting vehicle and pedestrian traffic away from the scene," says a news release. "We will advise once the roadway is re-open to the traffic."
No further information is available at this time.
About the Author: Chris Stoodley
Chris was born and raised in Halifax. After graduating from the journalism program at King's, he started as HalifaxToday.ca's weekend editor.


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"Everyone's a little crazy. Some people just hide it better than others."
"Maybe sometimes we can only see the truth about ourselves if someone shows us where to look."
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At Vitafoods Europe in Geneva this month, New Nutrition Business director and market analyst Julian Mellentin outlined the keys to start-up success, even when Big Food comes calling with Kellogg's about face on its Kashi acquisition a prime case-in-point.
Being smart about distribution and picking your markets were key, he said, along with the will to defend real innovation.
Mellentin said a Big Food buy-out could be beneficial if the right players were involved, or the right business culture balance found.
"Culture is the root of successful innovation," Mellentin said.
Mellentin will discuss the fast-changing weight management market at our online Obesity and Weight Management event on June 3 at 14:00 Paris time.
Click here for more information about that.


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Orionid Meteor Shower Set to Peak After Mars Reaches Maximum Brightness
The moon will be about 23 percent full on the peak night, which means there will be relatively dark skies.
By Aristos Georgiou On 10/13/20 at 12:49 PM EDT
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The Eta Aquarids are usually active between April 19 and May 28 every year.
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From spectacular meteor showers to rare eclipses, these are the best times to plan a stargazing vacation spent under the night sky.
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Orionid Meteor Shower: Shooting Stars to Light Up Sky Tonight
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Meteor Showers October: Draconids and Southern Taurids to Peak This Week
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By Aristos Georgiou On 7/29/19 at 9:04 AM EDT
Where to Watch Perseid Meteor Shower 2018: Best Options
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When Is the Perseid Meteor Shower?
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By Katherine Hignett On 8/2/18 at 5:49 AM EDT
The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower lasts for about a month, but early Sunday morning before the sun rises is the best time to look for any of the shooting stars in the sky.
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The First Major Meteor Shower of 2018
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By Joseph Frankel On 1/3/18 at 4:10 AM EST
New Year's Eve Meteor Shoots Over UK
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Does your dad love fried chicken yet you're still struggling to decide what gift to purchase?
Kill two birds with one stone, as they say.
KFC Canada is launching the world's first ever 'Bucket Bjorn' (yes, that's correct, like the ones used for babies) just in time for Father's Day.
We know some dads are lazy.
Well, now they don't have to exert themselves carrying around a bucket of fried chicken.
The $50 Bucket Bjorn will make the bond between dads and chicken that much stronger.
Let your dad strut around in style. The Bjorn has wide, padded shoulder and hip straps to secure the bucket.
It also has a sauce pocket and a napkin dispenser, although dad is surely going to lick his fingers clean instead.
But it's always good to have some napkins handy, no?
"Whether you're sitting on the dock, playing a round of golf, or taking in a ballgame this weekend, the KFC Bucket Bjorn keeps fathers close to their bucket wherever they go," said Danielle Ruggles, Associate Manager, Digital Media & Advertising, KFC Canada.
Can you imagine dad doing his chores around the house, bucket strapped to his torso? We sure can!
You can buy this present online and it's only around until June 16.


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Oussama Haddadi (; * 28. Januar 1992 in Tunis) ist ein tunesischer Fußballspieler. Der Linksverteidiger nahm mit der tunesischen Nationalmannschaft an der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2018 in Russland teil.

Karriere

Verein
Haddadi begann seine Karriere in der Jugend beim Club Africain Tunis. 2010 rückte er in die erste Mannschaft auf. 2015 gewann er mit seinem Klub die tunesische Meisterschaft.

Zu Beginn des Jahres 2017 unterschrieb Haddadi einen Vertrag über zweieinhalb Jahre beim FCO Dijon in der Ligue 1.

Nach Ende der Vertragslaufzeit in Dijon unterzeichnete Haddadi Ende Mai 2019 einen Vierjahres-Kontrakt bei dem saudi-arabischen Klub al-Ettifaq. Von dort wurde er Anfang 2020 an den Süper-Lig-Klub  Kasımpaşa ausgeliehen. Zu Beginn der Saison 2021/22 wurde er zum Süper Lig-Konkurrenten Yeni Malatyaspor transferiert.

Im Sommer 2022 wechselte er nach Deutschland und schloss sich dem Zweitligisten SpVgg Greuther Fürth an.

Nationalmannschaft
Sein Debüt in der tunesische Nationalmannschaft gab Haddadi am 27. März 2015 im Freundschaftsspiel gegen Japan.

Anlässlich der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2018 wurde Haddadi in das tunesische Aufgebot berufen. Beim 2:1-Sieg im letzten Gruppenspiel gegen Panama stand er in der Startelf. Die Mannschaft beendete das Turnier auf dem dritten Platz in der Gruppe G und schied aus.

Haddadi gehörte auch zum Kader der tunesischen Nationalmannschaft beim Afrika-Cup 2019 und wurde dort in allen Partien jeweils über die volle Spielzeit eingesetzt.

Erfolge
 Tunesische Meisterschaft: 2015

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Fußballnationalspieler (Tunesien)
Fußballspieler (Club Africain Tunis)
Fußballspieler (FCO Dijon)
Fußballspieler (al-Ettifaq)
Fußballspieler (Kasımpaşa Istanbul)
Fußballspieler (Yeni Malatyaspor)
Fußballspieler (SpVgg Greuther Fürth)
Teilnehmer an einer Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft (Tunesien)
Tunesier
Geboren 1992
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Actions Language Online: Earn with your voice | H.O.W.P.O.!!???
Do you want to teach English online but you are too shy to face the camera? Wanting to teach but too lazy to look decent during classes? Worry no more because Actions Language Online is now here.
What is Actions Language Online?
Actions Language Online is an ESL school based in Taiwan where you get to teach Taiwanese students English. It's a 55-minute audio class through Skype. Yes, you read it well. It's an audio class that means you don't need to dress up and prepares a well-lit background. All you need is a quiet room and you are good to go.
This is a good opportunity to be able to work at the comfort of your home earning a competitive salary.
Sounds amazing, isn't it? Yeah! Let's start with the requirements first.
This will be the magic three characteristics that Actions Language Online is looking for.
1) Yes, this is not new to us; they only accept female applicants (sorry boys).
3) has a neutral or American accent.
Do you possess the magic three that I just mentioned? If so, here's another magic three that you will need to qualify for the job.
2) Stable internet connection (at least 2mbps) is a must. And take note, have it wired. No connecting thru wi-fi during classes because it's not reliable, the connection sometimes slows down, it will affect the quality of your class and we don't want that do we?
3) Our best friend that will help us reduce the unwanted noise around us during classes—the noise canceling headset.
See? Just these three magical requirements and you can start earning at home.
What can be more incredible with this offer?
But how much will you earn? Is it enough? This is most likely our favourite part, isn't it? The salary.
Okay, so you are to start at a rate of 130 pesos per hour. Isn't that amazing? You will be paid bi-monthly via BPI or Metrobank only.
New teachers will receive their first salary after 2 cut-offs. Succeeding salary will be given every cut-off already.
The company also has group classes but of course different rate per hour.
Oh and before I forget. You are surely familiar with the saying "Walang Forever" Yes that's real. I'm not being bitter but we must move on to become better right? You will not stick to the 130 peso rate forever. Would you want that? Of course no. So Actions Language Online gives you the chance where you can get yourself promoted and increase your rate step by step until it reaches 150 per hour. Yes! 150 pesos in an hour at home!! No need to catch the bus, no need to wear business attire, no need to worry leaving your baby at home. No need for paper works. Make your home your working space.
What's even more amazing is that when you reach the 150-peso hour rate, your profile and performance will be reviewed by the company Human Resource Team and check if you qualify to become one of the jaw-dropping supervisors in the company and get to create your own team. Wow! Clap clap. I know right!
This opportunity doesn't only give you a chance to teach but as well as supervise other new teachers. You will lead your team, work and help each other in becoming more productive as English teachers.
Class Schedules? What time? Can I work part-time?
Part-timers are not allowed to work in the morning. Working during Sundays is optional. More classes more earnings. No class no pay but absent student is paid.
It would consist 55 minutes per class and 5 minutes for evaluation, a total of 60 minutes or one hour.
How about my students? Is this booking system?
No dear, it is not a booking system. Because Action Language Online cares for you, the customer service representative will be the one who will give you a regular student depending on your capability and availability. So if you give more time to the company, the higher you will earn. You get to earn for a living and you get to help students learn English easier and faster, it is like hitting two birds with one stone.
What if the student asks me to open my camera and I am just wearing my comfy clothes?
Well, video classes are by request. Of course, you will be asked by the customer representative first if you are willing to open the camera or not. If you say No, of course then the CSR will not put that student in your schedule.
Action Language Online sure value and respect the teachers' decisions.
Action Language Online follows Taiwan Holidays and only a few Philippine holidays. So you will get a holiday like other employees.
I know what you are thinking and I am actually aware that you are very eager to know how to apply. If the equipment checklist is complete, then it's time to move on to how to become a home-based tutor.
HOW DO I APPLY and become an Actions Language Online teacher?
Again, the Magic Three is here in becoming Action Language Online's next teacher.
Yes, you are going to fill in your details. Be very careful in filling your information, review it before submitting to avoid errors especially your email address. They will reach you thru email so check your emails regularly to confirm your initial interview schedule as soon as possible.
Be reminded that NO confirmation, NO interviews, NO demo class.
Follow the instructions sent to your email. In any case like you have questions, never hesitate to ask them. They are so nice that they will reply to you as soon as they can.
Their questions are common interview questions. You are going to say something about yourself, experiences and etc.. Remember, to wear something professional, a blazer would be good. Keep your hair away from your face to avoid distractions. Avoid unnecessary movements and always smile. As for your background, it has to be clean, well-lit and quiet. It could be audio or video interview you never know so always be ready. Be honest and show your sincerity. Answer questions calmly, avoid "ahmm" or "hmmm". Speak as fluent as you could without sounding strong. And most importantly, RELAX! Don't feel burdened.
I trust you and I believe you will ace the interview! No Doubt!
If you pass this stage, scheduling for demo class is next. That will depend on your interviewer and your availability.
This is where you will conduct a 20-25 minute mock lesson. Remember to do well as this will be the basis if you are going to get hired or not. Impress your student; always maintain neutral and calm voice. Make sure you have a quiet environment at the time of lessons to avoid sacrificing class quality. Sounds like barking dogs, cars or motorcycles must be avoided so find a quiet place where there are no distractions. You are not seen by the student, so make sure to make your voice sound naturally happy and professional at the same time without overdoing it.
If you pass this stage then VIOLA! Congratulations.
This is the time where you will be trained on how to conduct the lesson and how to use Google drive system. You will be able to manage it if you listen thoroughly and follow instructions well.
Now? What are you waiting for? I just informed you an opportunity that will make you earn more without leaving your house. Will you let this opportunity pass by? Don't miss this chance.
If you apply through the link I have shared, you will be under Team Anjie. I've talked to her and she's a very nice supervisor. I wouldn't have to worry if you'd be under her supervision. She's very friendly and approachable, I can guarantee that you won't be having a hard time.
Romans 8:28 All things work together for good to those who love God, who have been called according to His purpose.
Proud member here, you will be treated like family in team Anjie. To those who are interested, join us, it would be worth your while. Be seeing you in the team when you decided then.
Hmm.. For the interview.. it's just an audio interview ??
I like your blog! And I'm Teacher Marry, on behalf of TeamAnjie, we are thanking you for this!!
You're soo pretty! Why not be one of us?? ??
Is this really "or"? What if I'd like to work part time in the morning only – 7:00am to 10:00am only? Can you please confirm or clarify?


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You Can Now Live the Standard Hotel Lifestyle Year-round With Its New Miami Residences
You'll never have to check out of The Standard now.
Rachel Chang
By Rachel Chang December 01, 2021
Exterior of The Standard Residences Midtown Miami
Credit: Courtesy of The Standard Residences Midtown Miami
Ever since The Standard opened in 1999, it's turned the hospitality industry on its head — as best encapsulated with its upside-down logo. And now, the boutique hotel chain is expanding its trademark lifestyle by breaking ground on its first residences, opening in Miami in 2023.
"We've thought about it for a long time and known that our community wants to live The Standard lifestyle beyond just dining and staying with us," Amar Lalvani, executive chairman of Standard International, tells Travel + Leisure. "But we didn't just want to put our name on residences like other hotel brands. We wanted to create a new way of living that's social, immersive, flexible, [and] fun."
The terrace at The Standard Residences Midtown Miami
Interior of The Standard Residences Midtown Miami
And that's exactly what Standard International and Rosso Development, with partner Midtown Development, are planning for a 12-story property called The Standard Residences, Midtown Miami, set to open in mid-2023 in the area between the Design District and Wynwood. With 228 pied-à-terre-style residences, starting with studios and up through two bedrooms ranging from 432 to 965 square feet, the new launch is all about embracing flexible living since owners can lease out their units for as little as a month.
"To be honest, the way people have changed their lifestyles as a result of the pandemic created the opportunity to do just that," Lalvani says. "Even before it, we could feel that the next generation wanted to live differently than ours — more nomadic, experientially driven, always blurring the lines of work and play, and socially conscious." The new project embraces that mentality by showing that "home can be wherever you feel like being at any given moment" while also "surrounded by the community you choose," he adds.
Miami was chosen since The Standard hotel has been there for more than 15 years and they saw a market for residences, Lalvani says. "Much of what gets developed is high-end luxury, generic commodity, or a thump-thump party scene. Nothing seems to capture the timeless design or culture that The Standard is known for," he explains of why the site at 3100 NE 1st Avenue in Miami was picked for the property, which will be designed by Miami-based architecture firm Arquitectonica and design company Urban Robot Associates.
"On property, the amenities we have planned are also unlike any other residences in Miami, or anywhere — from an infrared sauna to a karaoke room to a dog spa to a pickleball court with disco lights," Lalvani says. He added that owners also become part of the Friends With Benefits program, which offers reduced rates across all three of its global brands: The Standard, Bunkhouse, and The Peri Hotel.
The rooftop at The Standard Residences Midtown Miami
Inside the units, there will be light wood plank tile flooring, kitchens with custom Italian cabinetry, Bosch appliances, and oversized bathrooms with double-suite rain showers and stone vanities. The shared amenities are spread across 34,000 square feet on five floors, including a landscaped rooftop with a 60-foot pool, bar, and restaurant. Additionally, the ground floor will have 10,000 square feet of retail boutique shops.
"You're not buying a condo," Lalvani adds. "You're turning your life upside down, in the best way. The Standard way."
The Standard has been growing its brand globally as well, with new hotels in Thailand and Ibiza on the way.


Now available on the Mac App Store. First look! Could Microsoft OneNote for Mac replace Evernote? Now, with a little surprise that the Redmond-based software makers powerful note taking tool has been around for a decade now. Oddly OneNote came to iOS and Android before officially finding a home in the Mac version of the Office suite of Microsoft products.
Finally, we here at Grabi.org has got a download OneNote for Mac and Windows links below!
Today, Microsoft released a new, free OneNote app for OS X, and a further free OneNote utility for its own Windows OS – a cloud-based API facilitating the integration for both first and third-party apps with OneNote.
Now that, Microsoft's OneNote – a tool for taking and organizing notes goes completely free and the new apps for Windows and Mac will enable the service to broaden its appeal wile also leaving it before placed to complete with the likes of Google Keep and Evernote.
Knowing that the new Mac version is available for free in the App Store and the Windows edition is becoming a free download as well. The Metro-fied version designed for Windows 8 has been freemium for sometime now, where the full desktop version of OneNote 2013 was a paid part of the Official productivity suite. Premium features, like Sharepoint support for Outlook integration still require you to pay some cash, though. Nevertheless, the bare-bones version is both ad-free and not hampered by any kind of trial, although is limited to home / school use only.
Although, OneNote app first made its Apple debut way back in 2011, when it launched for the iPad, and now it makes its way for OS X Mac. Available at the Mac App Store, OneNote for Mac is a free of charge downloader with all a part of a push to deliver the app "on all the platforms you care about".
In addition to ditching the price tag, Microsoft is also adding a bunch of new features to OneNote, notably is te launch of an Cloud API that allows developers to integrate their own creations with the OneNote service. Still, with the roll-out of these two apps also coinciding with the release of OneNote's new cloud API, which brings a myriad of useful, predominantly scanning-related tools to the fold and although time will tell whether OneNote has the pedigree to mount a substantial challenge against the market leaders or not.
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It is certainly possible that General Ward is a dedicated career military man who, with
great sincerity, welcomes the opportunity to cap his long career with service
to the continent of his ancestral origins. If so, that is precisely the problem.
Kip's Folly A Black Commander for U.S. Forces in Africa
By Mark P. Fancher
Army General William E. "Kip" Ward stands tall as imperialism's shining black prince. He has been anointed to head Africom, a rapidly unfolding plan to establish an expanded western military presence in Africa for the purpose of securing domination of the continent's oil and other natural resources. (Okay, okay – so they claim Africom is designed to quell internal strife and fight terrorism. But none of us believe that.)
Although Africom has triggered a wave of grumbling across the breadth of the African continent and into many corners of the African Diaspora, it's a pretty good bet that from the oil company executive suites, to the oval office, to the Pentagon, and on down to the fellas who hang out in the officer's club at the local Army base, General Ward is the man of the hour. Even his nickname has been made to order. Can't you hear the comments? "That Kip is a credit to his country, the armed forces and his race." "Why can't they all be more like Kip?"
With degrees from Morgan State University and Pennsylvania State University followed by 36 years of military service in Korea, Egypt, Somalia, Bosnia, Israel, Germany, Alaska and Hawaii, how can you beat this guy? He certainly must have been the kind of person retired generals had in mind when, during the last big affirmative action case to come before the Supreme Court the generals said: "… the military cannot achieve an officer corps that is both highly qualified and racially diverse" without race-conscious remedies. And if the military can't do that, whose black faces can be used to give credibility to U.S. military operations in Africa?
It is certainly possible that General Ward is a dedicated career military man who, with great sincerity, welcomes the opportunity to cap his long career with service to the continent of his ancestral origins. If so, that is precisely the problem. He and so many Africans born in America who have distinguished themselves professionally within corporate and government structures either naively miss, or deliberately ignore, their drift into roles that require them to work against the interests of their people.
In the case of Africom, this project is not divorced from a long history of efforts by Africa's people to wrest control of unquantifiable natural wealth, first from western governments that colonized the continent and more recently from multi-national corporations that exploit Africa with the assistance of black neo-colonial heads of African states. It has been necessary for many of these people's struggles to be carried out with arms in places like Angola, Guinea Bissau, Congo, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Given the determination of exploiters to maintain their iron grip on valuable natural resources, even while Africa's people suffer and starve, it is certainly likely that armed struggle by genuine revolutionaries will occur again in other parts of the continent. When that happens, we can safely bet that the Pentagon will label the African freedom fighters as terrorists and order good ole Kip to "suppress the restless natives."
General Ward is not alone in his willingness to play the role of imperialist lackey. Barack Obama enthusiastically embraces the Africom concept. He uttered the following nonsense: "There will be situations that require the United States to work with its partners in Africa to fight terrorism with lethal force. Having a unified command operating in Africa will facilitate this action." If Ward and Obama were to rationalize their compromises with the tired excuse that Africom can't be stopped and "at least it will be under the control of a brother," we would be compelled to respond that our people's history shows that it doesn't have to be that way.
At the dawn of the 20th Century, when Buffalo Soldiers were directed by racist white commanders to suppress a rebellion by brown-skinned Filipinos, conscience prevented a number of these Africans from following those orders. During the Vietnam War, some of the brothers in the U.S. military did the same thing. In fact, Muhammad Ali, while at the peak of his career, was moved by conscience to bravely refuse to fight in Vietnam. He lost almost everything as a consequence. We must remember the 43 brothers stationed at Fort Hood, Texas who were prosecuted for refusing to attack anti-war protesters at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
This tradition of refusing to participate in unconscionable U.S. military missions is alive even today. Consider that until the year 2000, U.S.-born Africans accounted for nearly 25 percent of Army personnel. By 2004, less than 16 percent of Army recruits were Africans. That percentage continues to decline. An Army study concluded that the attitudes of black youth were significantly shaped by their community, and the widespread opposition to the Iraq War in that community led to a rejection of military service. According to a Gallup Poll, 78 percent of whites supported the Iraq war, and 72 percent of blacks opposed it in 2003.
Is it fair to demand that Ward commit career suicide by opposing Africom, or at least refusing to lead it? The short answer is yes. Since our arrival on U.S. shores, Africans have never had the convenient option of declining heroism. Unlike the majority demographic in this country whose individual decisions often have implications only for the individuals who make them, whenever we Africans take the easy road paved by an oppressive system, large numbers of our people are injured or killed as a consequence.
Contemplate for only a moment the incredible number of lives of oppressed people and people of color that have been ruined or lost because of the opportunistic, self-centered careers of Clarence Thomas, Condoleezza Rice, and other lesser-known individuals of that ilk. General Ward stands poised to preside over an operation that possibly poses the most lethal threat to Africa and African people in the modern era. If on the question of whether to go forward as Africom's commander, Ward is to be guided by morality and his people's history, he has but one clear choice.
Mark P. Fancher is a human rights lawyer, essayist and activist. He can be contacted at mfancher@comcast.net
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