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San Marcos ist eine Kleinstadt im Departamento Carazo in Nicaragua. Die Stadt hat rund 24.000 Einwohner (Berechnung 2006).

Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
San Marcos Partnerstadt Jenas, das im Rahmen des PIA (Proyecto Integral Agroecológio, Integrales Agroökologisches Projekt) Entwicklungsarbeit leistet, sowie von Biel/Bienne. Die Bevölkerung verdient sich ihren Lebensunterhalt überwiegend als Kleinbauern.

Tourismus
San Marcos liegt an der touristischen Rundstrecke, die von Managua über die Pueblos Blancos (Weiße Dörfer) zurück in die Hauptstadt führt. Während der Ausflugstourismus der Hauptstädter vorzugsweise an den Wochenenden zur Belebung des Ortskerns beiträgt, tun dies die Studenten der kleinen Universität Ave María während der Woche. Die Tourismusstruktur mit dem Hotel Casablanca und dem Café Casona bleibt aber übersichtlich.

Persönlichkeiten
 Anastasio Somoza García (Tacho) (1896–1956), Militär, Staatschef von Nicaragua (1936–56)

Städtepartnerschaft
  Jena, Deutschland
  Helmond, Niederlande
  Biel/Bienne, Schweiz
  Concord, USA

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Ort in Nicaragua
Departamento Carazo


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His attorney, Mark Richards, did not respond to an email or a phone message left at his office.
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Health officials have warned against buying counterfeit vaping cartridges. It's unknown if the Wisconsin operation has been linked to any illnesses.
No single vaping device, liquid or ingredient has been tied to all the illnesses. But recent attention has been focused on devices, liquids, refill pods and cartridges that are not sold in stores.
New York state has focused its investigation on an ingredient called Vitamin E acetate, which has been used to thicken marijuana vape juice but is considered dangerous if heated and inhaled.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also investigating Vitamin E acetate, but officials said they're looking at several other ingredients as well. Last week, the CDC warned against buying vaping products off the street because the substances in them may be unknown. The agency also warned against modifying vaping products or adding any substances not intended by the manufacturer.
This isn't the first time Huffhines has made it into the headlines. Last year, the Kenosha News wrote a feature story about him when he was an 18-year-old Central High School student, selling athletic shoes online. The story's headline was "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
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Die Schweizer Truppen in neapolitanischen Diensten umfassten elf Truppenkörper aus den Schweizer Kantonen, welche von 1734 bis 1859 für die spanische Dynastie Bourbon-Sizilien militärischen Dienst leisteten.

Sie dienten dem Herrscherhaus im 18. Jahrhundert, das Königreich Neapel und Sizilien, in Personalunion verbunden, gegen den Anspruch Österreichs zu behaupten. Im 19. Jahrhundert wurden sie zur Stützung der absolutistischen Machtausübung der Herrscher und zur Niederschlagung der republikanischen Freiheitsbestrebungen im inzwischen (ab 1816) staatsrechtlich vereinigten Königreich beider Sizilien eingesetzt. Dies stärkte in der Schweiz die liberale Gegenbewegung zum Solddienst, die 1859 die Abschaffung der Schweizer Truppen in fremden Diensten durchsetzte.

Schweizer Truppen in fremden Diensten hiess der von Behörden der Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft mit Staatsverträgen geregelte Solddienst von geführten, ganzen Truppenkörpern im Ausland. Diese Verträge enthielten ein Kapitel, das die militärischen Angelegenheiten regelte: die sogenannte Kapitulation (oder Privatkapitulation, wenn einer der Vertragspartner ein privater Militärunternehmer war).

Übersicht über die Schweizer Truppen in neapolitanischen Diensten

Die Sekundogenitur der spanischen Bourbonen in Neapel 1734
Mit einer Militärabteilung seines Vaters, König Philipp V. von Spanien, und Detachementen der Schweizer Regimenter Bessler und Nideröst, in spanischen Diensten an vorderster Front, eroberte der Infant Don Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio, der spätere spanische König Karl III., 1734/35 das Königreich Neapel und Sizilien und proklamierte sich zu dessen König. Für Kaiser Karl VI. war der Verlust dieses Königreichs das kleinere Übel als das Risiko des Aussterbens seiner Habsburger Dynastie. Er suchte, ohne männlichen Nachwuchs und auf die Einsetzung seiner Tochter Maria Theresia als Thronerbin bedacht, die Zustimmung Frankreichs für seine Pragmatische Sanktion zu gewinnen und willigte deshalb 1735 im Wiener Präliminarfrieden in eine Sekundogenitur der spanischen Bourbonen in Neapel ein. Don Carlos wurde daraufhin 1735 als Karl VII. zum König von Neapel und Sizilien gekrönt.

Schweizer Truppen bis zur Abdankung des Hauses Bourbon-Sizilien 1806
Karl VII. bemühte sich umgehend um die Anwerbung eigener Schweizer Truppen in neapolitanische Dienste. Er wandte sich zu diesem Zweck an Josef Anton Tschudi und Karl Franz Jauch, Offiziere seiner Schweizer Truppen in spanischen Diensten.

Jauch und Tschudi lösten die Aufgabe umgehend und begründeten je ein Regiment. Noch 1734 wurde aus dem Regiment Tschudi ein Bataillon als Schweizer Gardebataillon ausgegliedert, das sich später zum Schweizer Garderegiment entwickelte. Das spanische Schweizer Regiment Nideröst wechselte 1748, bis dann in spanischem Sold, aber seit 1735 mit dem neuen Besitzer Wirz, in neapolitanische Dienste.

Nach anfänglichem Garnisonsdienst wurden die Truppen Neapels erst 1740–1748 im Österreichischen Erbfolgekrieg in Kampfhandlungen verwickelt. Er brach beim unerwarteten Tod des letzten Habsburgers, Kaiser Karl VI., trotz vorheriger Billigung der Pragmatischen Sanktion durch die europäischen Mächte, aus und fand zu grossen Teilen in Norditalien statt.

Frankreich und Spanien, mit Neapel im Schlepptau, verbündet mit Preussen und Bayern machten Österreichs Erbtochter Maria-Theresia, unterstützt von Sardinien und England, das Erbe streitig.

Beim Ausbruch der Kämpfe 1740 konnte sich König Karl VII. neben seinen übrigen Truppen, darunter die eigenen drei Schweizer Einheiten, zusätzlich auf die Detachemente der Schweizer Regimenter Wirz und Bessler in spanischen Diensten stützen, welch letzteres 1741 seine beiden in Spanien verbliebenen 2 Bataillone ebenfalls nach Italien nachzog:

Nach Anfangserfolgen der antiösterreichischen Allianz wurden durch das Erscheinen einer Flotte des mit Österreich verbündeten Englands 1742 vor Neapel die Ambitionen von König Karl VII. gebremst. Er war gezwungen, sich vorübergehend neutral zu verhalten und die Truppen Neapels, mit Ausnahme der spanischen Regimenter Bessler und Wirz, vorerst aus Norditalien zurückzuziehen.

Als jedoch 1744 eine österreichische Armeeabteilung unter Feldmarschall Johann Georg Christian von Lobkowitz nach Süden vorrückte, stellte sich ihr Karl VII. mit seinem ganzen Heer entgegen und erstürmte bei Velletri deren Stellungen. In dieser von Neapel gewonnenen Entscheidungsschlacht wehrten die Schweizer Truppen den Gegenangriff der Österreicher ab, verhinderten die Gefangennahme von König Karl VII. und sicherten ihm damit die Königswürde. Die Einnahme von Neapel war verhindert, die Bourbonen hatten sich erfolgreich gegen Österreich behauptet und Lobkowitz musste sich zurückziehen.

Bis 1746 waren die Schweizer Truppen mit beträchtlichen Verlusten an der Seite ihrer Landsleute in spanischen und französischen Diensten auf den Schlachtfeldern Italiens im Einsatz beim Sturm auf Pavia und Montcastel, bei der Verteidigung von Valence sowie bei den Schlachten von Codogno und Piacenza. Bei der Rückkehr nach Neapel waren ihre Bestände auf einen Drittel abgesunken.

Ab 1747 verlagerte sich das militärische Geschehen in die Niederlande. Auf dem italienischen Territorium kam es zu keinen grösseren Kampfhandlungen mehr und 1748 wurde im Frieden von Aachen der Österreichische Erbfolgekrieg beendet.

Schon während des Krieges hatte sich die Problematik der Privatkapitulationen, die asymmetrische Machtverteilung zwischen Dienstherr und Regimentseignern durch die fehlende staatsvertragliche Verankerung, bemerkbar gemacht, als beide Parteien die Kapitulationsbestimmungen regelmässig missachteten. Der König agierte öfters willkürlich, griff bei gemischten Fällen (z. B. bei Beteiligung eines zivilen Vasallen) in die innere Gerichtsbarkeit der Regimenter ein und blieb vor allem im finanziellen Bereich einiges schuldig. Die Regimentskommandanten, durch grosse personellen Verluste, enorme Desertionsraten, mehrere Seuchenzüge, konkurrierende Werbung in der Heimat und piemontesische Sperren der Alpenpässe beim Rekrutennachschub in Bedrängnis, begannen die Kapitulationsbedingungen der Not gehorchend eigenmächtig auszulegen: die 2/3-Schweizer Klausel, die Katholiken-Vorschrift, die geforderten Minimalbestände, die verlangten Nationalitäten der Soldaten sowie weitere Kriterien wurden immer weniger beachtet.

Bei Kriegsende waren die meisten Einheiten praktisch zahlungsunfähig und viele finanziell nicht mehr in der Lage, die geforderten Bestände und Ausrüstungen aufzubringen oder zu unterhalten. Die königliche Kasse war derart überbeansprucht, dass König Karl VII. gezwungen war, seine Streitkräfte um einen Viertel zu reduzieren. Er bezog dabei auch die Schweizer Truppen ein, löste 1749 das spanische Schweizer Regiment Bessler auf und verfügte die Reduktion der Linienregimenter Tschudi, Jauch und Wirz von drei auf zwei Bataillone, bei gleichzeitigem Abbau der Sollbestände der Infanteriekompanien auf 200 Mann und der Grenadierkompanien auf 100 Mann.

Dieses einschneidende Neapolitanische Reduktionsgeschäft erschütterte die betroffene Machtelite der innerschweizerischen Kantone, der mangels Staatsvertrag die Hände gebunden waren, und führte zu heftigen Auseinandersetzungen mit den Regimentskommandanten. Vor allem die finanziellen Ansprüche der einheimischen Söldneraristokratie als Kompaniebesitzer wegen der vorzeitigen Auflösung der Soldverträge standen im Fokus. Die innerschweizerischen Querelen gipfelten sogar in einem Prozess gegen den Urner Obersten Jauch, mit einem vorübergehenden Bann durch Schwyz, Unterwalden und Zug, bevor die Lage sich wieder beruhigte.

Für die reduzierten Regimenter folgte nach dieser Aktivphase wieder ein längerer ruhiger Zeitraum, der nur noch zweimal durch militärische Einsätze unterbrochen wurde: 1763 durch die Vertreibung der Jesuiten aus (Spanien und) Neapel und ein Jahr später der Feldzug auf die päpstliche Enklave Benevent.

Der Routinealltag in der Garnison und die ständig abnehmende Qualität der Rekrutenwerbung hatten einen zunehmend negativen Einfluss auf die Disziplin und den Ausbildungsstand. Die Kampfbereitschaft der Schweizer Truppen begann zu leiden und sank auf ein bedenkliches Niveau ab.

Unter dem Einfluss der ersten Ereignisse der französischen Revolution, 1789, ordnete König Ferdinand IV. auf Betreiben seiner Gattin Maria Karolina von Österreich, einer Tochter von Kaiserin Maria Theresia, eine Heeresreform an. Eines der Ziele waren tiefere Ausgaben für den Militäretat. Die nun straffere zentrale finanzielle Führung der Armee und die verschärfte monatliche Musterung der Bestände erhöhten den Druck auf die Regiments- und Kompaniebesitzer.

Mit der Reorganisation der Infanterie wurde der Generalinspektor der französischen Schweizer Regimenter, Brigadegeneral Anton von Salis-Marschlins beauftragt. Er löste 1789 die vier privilegierten und gegenüber leistungsmässig vergleichbaren ausländischen Truppen wesentlich teureren Schweizer Regimenter auf. Er reduzierte sie auf zwei kostengünstigere Fremdenregimenter unter dem Kommando von fremden Offizieren, eine Neuordnung, die bis zur Abdankung der Bourbonen 1806 bestand. Die Demarchen der aufgebrachten Kantone in Neapel zur Bereinigung der offenen Ansprüche blieben, ohne staatsvertragliche Handhabe, wirkungslos.

Die Abdankung des Hauses Bourbon-Sizilien 1806 und die Bonapartisten 1806–1815
1798 riefen einheimische Patrioten in Neapel die kurzlebige Parthenopäische Republik aus und im folgenden Jahr wurde die Stadt in blutigen Kämpfen von französischen Revolutionstruppen besetzt. Dem König blieb nur Sizilien, wohin er sich geflüchtet hatte. 1799 kehrte er nach fünf Monaten mit Hilfe der sogenannten Sanfedisti, einer zusammengewürfelten Truppe mit dem Namen Esercito Cristiano della Santa Fede (Christliches Heer vom Heiligen Glauben), bestehend aus russischen Freiwilligen, königstreuen Bauern sowie einheimischen Briganten und geführt von Kardinal Fabrizio Ruffo, aufs Festland zurück und übte blutige Vergeltung an der republikanischen Elite Neapels. 1806 wurde König Ferdinand IV. aber von Napoléon Bonaparte zur Abdankung gezwungen. Napoleon setzte seinen Bruder Joseph und zwei Jahre später seinen Schwager Murat als Könige von Neapel ein, während Ferdinand IV. erneut in Sizilien residierte. Nach dem Sturz Napoleons wurde er mit militärischer Hilfe Österreichs 1815 wieder als absoluter Herrscher beider Sizilien eingesetzt.

Schweizer Truppen nach der Wiedereinsetzung des Hauses Bourbon-Sizilien 1815
Nach seiner Wiedereinsetzung versuchte sich Ferdinand IV. mit der Anwerbung von Schweizer Truppen militärisch von seinem österreichischen Unterstützer zu emanzipieren. Diese Anwerbung gelang vorerst nicht, wegen noch offener Forderungen der Regimentsinhaber aus der Zeit vor seinem Sturz, Ansprüche die von den Kantonen unterstützt wurden.

Erst sein Nachfolger Franz I. kam 1825 mit den Eidgenossen wieder ins Geschäft. Er vereinbarte Kapitulationen für vier neue Schweizer Regimenter, diesmal mit den Kantonen. Sie enthielten jetzt die vorher in den Privatkapitulationen fehlenden Bestimmungen und wurden von der Tagsatzung ratifiziert.

Diese Kapitulationen enthielten unter anderem folgende Bestimmungen:

1. Der Einsatz:

Die Regimenter durften nicht auf Kriegsschiffen, nicht in aussereuropäischen Ländern und nicht im neapolitanischen Korpsverband eingesetzt und sie durften nicht geteilt werden;

2. Die Ernennungen:

Offiziere wurden vom König gewählt, dabei galten die folgenden Zusatzbestimmungen: höhere Offiziere ab Stufe Major war der König frei, mit Ausnahme der Offiziere des Urner-Regiments (1. Regiment), die Kantonsangehörige sein mussten. Die Einsetzung von Grossrichter, Hilfs-Majoren, Feldkaplanen, Sanitätsoffizieren und Fahnenträgern nahm er auf Vorschlag des Obersten, der Verwaltungsoffiziere auf Vorschlag des Regimentsverwaltungsrates (Aufsichtsgremium des Kantons über die Kapitulation) und aller anderen Offiziere auf Vorschlag der betreffenden Kantone vor;

Unteroffiziere wurden entweder durch den Obersten (Unteroffiziere der kleinen Stäbe auf Vorschlag des Majors) oder durch den Major (Unteroffiziere der Kompanien auf Vorschlag des Hauptmanns) gewählt;

Musiker und Schulmeister wurden vom Regimentsverwaltungsrat gewählt;

3. Bestimmungen betreffend der Fahnen, Bewaffnung und Uniform:

Die Regimentsfahnen trugen auf der einen Seite das Schweizerkreuz im roten Feld und die Wappenschilde der kapitulierenden Kantone und auf der anderen Seite das Wappen des Königs beider Sizilien;

Die Bewaffnung der Mannschaft bestand aus Gewehr und Infanteriesäbel als Seitengewehr. In den 1850er Jahren wurde in den Schweizer Regimentern, wie in der ganzen neapolitanischen Armee, auf Antrag von Oberstleutnant Felix von Schumacher ein Miniégewehr aus belgischer Produktion eingeführt;

Die Paradeuniform war scharlachrot mit hellblauen, strohgelben, dunkelblauen oder schwarzen Aufschlägen je nach Regiment, weissen (Sommer) bzw. blauen (Winter) Hosen und Tschako.

Die Uniform der Artilleristen war unten und oben blau.

Die Arbeitsuniform war grau, bestehend aus Hosen und Ärmelweste oder Kaput;

4. Die Gerichtsbarkeit:

Nach dem Militärgesetz für Schweizer Regimenter in französischen Diensten, verfasst von General Nicolas de Gady aus Freiburg i/Ü, wurde 1817 von der Tagsatzung der folgende Strafcodex genehmigt:

Das Kriegsgericht urteilte mit dem Grossrichter und zwei von ihm beigezogenen Offizieren sowie einem Fourier als Schreiber, dem Obersten und einigen Stabsoffizieren als Ankläger, alle beeidigt, im Freien und mitten im Carré des vom Oberstleutnant geführten Regiments.

Das Gericht für Offiziere urteilte pro Rangstufe mit jeweils sechs ranggleichen Offizieren und präsidiert vom rangältesten Schweizer Offizier. Das Urteil konnte in eine Gefängnisstrafe gewandelt werden.

Das Urteil wurde von den Anklägern in geschlossener Sitzung geprüft, entweder bestätigt, gemildert oder mit Begnadigung erledigt.

Die Vollstreckung wurde sofort nach der Bestätigung des Urteils vollzogen. Sie bestand je nach Schwere des Vergehens aus: Hinrichtung, lebenslange Einschliessung in einer Inselfestung (Ergastolo), Galeerenstrafe (Galera), Zwangsarbeit in einer Strafanstalt (Presidio) oder Spiessrutenlaufen mit Ausstossung aus dem Regiment bei vorheriger Rasur des Schnurrbarts und der Haare auf der linken Seite des Kopfes.

Die von Offizieren und Unteroffizieren verhängten Disziplinarstrafen gegen Untergebene wurden vom Oberst bestätigt und mit Dauer und Form festgelegt.

Der Oberst (in eigener Kompetenz) konnte Gefängnisstrafen bis 3 Monate verfügen, die er für überschuldete Offiziere verlängern oder für die Mannschaft durch Ketten- oder Wasser- und Brot-Regime verschärfen durfte. Unteroffiziere konnte er im Dienst einstellen oder unter Beiziehung eines Disziplinarrates (bestehend aus dem Grossrichter und je zwei Stabsoffizieren und Kompanie-Hauptleuten) mit Körperstrafe, Degradierung und Ausstossung aus dem Regiment bestrafen.

Der König hatte kein Recht in diese Prozesse einzugreifen;

5. Die Religionsausübung:

Protestanten, wie z. B. dem 4. (Berner) Regiment, wurde Kultusfreiheit gewährt. Der protestantische Gottesdienst musste jedoch im Innern der Kaserne oder in der Kapelle der preussischen Botschaft stattfinden. Protestanten hatten auch gesonderte Begräbnisplätze;

6. Das Rückrufrecht:

Wurde den Kantonen im Falle des eigenen Kriegfalls zugestanden.

Die auf dieser Kapitulation beruhenden Aushebungen der Schweizer Regimenter 1 bis 3 begannen sofort, Bern folgte etwas später, als sich die Entlassung der Schweizer Truppen in Holland abzeichnete.

Nach der anfänglichen wohlwollenden Förderung durch König Franz I., einst Schüler im bernischen Hofwil und angeblich des Schweizerdeutschen mächtig, kehrte nach seinem Tod 1830 unter seinem Sohn und Nachfolger Ferdinand II., trotz der offiziellen Kapitulationen, wieder die ehemalige Willkür zurück. Die wirtschaftlichen Privilegien im Königreich und der Mangel an Alternativen liessen die Kantone jedoch regelmässig über die königlichen Eigenmächtigkeiten hinweg sehen. Die Stimmung in Neapel selber wandte sich ebenfalls mehr und mehr gegen die Schweizer Truppen, die im Auftrag des despotischen Regimes 1830 gegen die Sympathisanten der Julirevolution und mehrmals gegen Teilnehmer von antimonarchistischen Verschwörungen vorgingen. Bei den übrigen neapolitanischen Truppen erregten auch ihre Privilegien und überdurchschnittlichen finanziellen Entschädigungen Anstoss.

Schliesslich rief 1848 die Niederwerfung der neapolitanischen Revolution und 1849 der Römischen Republik im Namen und zum Erhalt der absolutistischen Monarchie Neapels durch die Schweizer Truppen bei den liberalen, fortschrittlichen Parteien der jungen Schweiz grosse Empörung hervor und bewirkte einen politischen Durchbruch. Die eidgenössischen Räte beschlossen 1849 auf Antrag des Bundesrates, die Kapitulationen von Schweizer Truppen in fremden Diensten aufzuheben und alle Werbungen in der Schweiz zu verbieten. Doch einige Kantone erhoben Einspruch, betrachteten den Beschluss als Eingriff in die kantonale Souveränität und verwiesen auf die Frage der Entschädigungen von Mannschaft und Offizieren bei einem Rückruf vor Ablauf der Kapitulationen. Der Bundesbeschluss wurde nicht ausgeführt, um vorerst den Ablauf der Kapitulationen im Jahr 1855 abzuwarten.

König Ferdinand II. war aber keinesfalls gewillt, seine Schweizer Truppen zu entlassen. Er baute 1850 die vier Regimenter sogar noch je um ein Bataillon aus und liess zusätzlich ein Schweizer Jägerbataillon ausheben, dies allerdings mit einer von der Schweiz nicht ratifizierten Privatkapitulation mit einigen Offizieren.

Die Schweizer Behörden unterbanden daraufhin die Werbung für den neapolitanischen Dienst auf ihrem Gebiet und das Königreich Sardinien-Piemont schloss in Genua das Sammlungsdepot für den Rekrutierungsnachschub dieser Truppen. Neapel reagierte mit der Eröffnung der ausserhalb des schweizerischen Territoriums auf österreichischem und französischem Gebiet gelegenen Werbestellen Besançon, Bregenz, Feldkirch, Bludenz, Como und Lecco. Der Andrang junger abenteuerlustiger Leute aus der ganzen Schweiz war zum Missvergnügen des Bundesrates dennoch gross. Es waren auch vermehrt zweifelhafte Elemente (Trinker, von Behörden abgeschobenen Missliebige und sogar Delinquenten) darunter, was dem Niveau der Truppe abträglich und ein Hauptgrund für die zeitweise vorkommenden Kriegsgräuel und Plündereien war. Einige Kommandanten mussten sich deswegen in der Schweiz sogar vor einem Untersuchungsausschuss verantworten.

König Ferdinand II. kam den schweizerischen Behörden zuvor und verlängerte 1854, ein Jahr vor Ablauf der Kapitulationen, durch den Abschluss von Privatkapitulationen mit den Kommandanten die Dienstzeit seiner Schweizer Truppen um weitere 30 Jahre, Verträge, die von den Schweizer Behörden nicht genehmigt wurden. Dieser Affront heizte die Stimmung der Opposition in der Schweiz gegen die Schweizer Truppen in fremden Diensten weiter an.

Das Ende der Schweizer Truppen in fremden Diensten 1859
Als 1859 der zweite Italienische Unabhängigkeitskrieg ausbrach, der schliesslich den Weg zur Einigung Italiens öffnete, war der schweizerische Bundesrat gezwungen, zu reagieren. Vor allem England und Frankreich, die Protagonisten der liberalen Revolution, drängten, mit Verweis auf die 1815 vom Wiener Kongress verordnete Neutralität der Schweiz, auf den Rückzug der kantonalen neapolitanischen Kapitulationen und der Schweizer Truppen. Der Bundesrat ordnete daraufhin die Entfernung aller nationalen und kantonalen Hoheitszeichen auf den Fahnen der Schweizer Truppen in neapolitanischen Diensten an, was zu einer brutal unterdrückten Revolte der Soldaten des 3. und 4. Schweizer Regiments führte. Dies wiederum veranlasste den Bundesrat, beiden Parlamenten ein Spezialgesetz zu beantragen, das den Dienst von Schweizern in ausländischen Truppenkörpern, die nicht als nationale Truppen des betreffenden Staates gelten konnten, sowie die Werbung für solche Truppen unter scharfe Strafen stellte. Das Gesetz wurde angenommen und einen Monat später verfügte der junge König Franz II. die Auflösung aller Schweizer Truppen in neapolitanischen Diensten.

Von den 1859 rund 12'000 entlassenen Truppenangehörigen kehrte etwa die Hälfte zurück in die Schweiz, 800 Mann traten in die päpstliche Armee ein, andere liessen sich von der französischen Fremdenlegion oder von den holländischen Truppen auf Java anwerben. 1'800 Mann aber blieben in Neapel und bildeten als Schweizer Fremdenbrigade einen neuen Truppenkörper, ganz ohne Beteiligung der eidgenössischen Behörden.

Mit der Auflösung der vier Schweizer Regimenter 1859 in Neapel war das Kapitel der Schweizer Truppen in fremden Diensten, mit Ausnahme der päpstlichen Schweizer Garde, endgültig zu Ende.

Das 1859 in Kraft gesetzte Spezialgesetz gegen den Dienst von Schweizer Truppenkörpern im Ausland erwies sich jedoch als unwirksam gegen den Dienst in den Fremdenlegionen. Da diese, von Offizieren des betreffenden Staates kommandiert, als nationale Truppen angesehen wurden, erfasste sie dieses Gesetz nicht. Erst 1927 machte Artikel 94 des Militärstrafgesetzes den individuellen Militärdienst von Schweizer Bürgern im Ausland ohne Bewilligung des Bundesrates generell strafbar.

Literatur
 Beat Emmanuel May (von Romainmôtier): Histoire Militaire de la Suisse et celle des Suisses dans les differents services de l'Europe. Tome VII, J. P. Heubach et Comp., Lausanne 1788, .
 Karl Müller von Friedberg: Chronologische Darstellung der eidgenössischen Truppenüberlassungen an ausländische Mächte. Huber und Compagnie, St. Gallen 1793, .
 Wolfgang Friedrich von Mülinen: Geschichte der Schweizer Söldner bis zur Errichtung der ersten stehenden Garde (1497). Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde, Universität Bern, Verlag von Huber & Comp, Bern 1887, .
 Friedrich Moritz von Wattenwyl: Die Schweizer in fremden Kriegsdiensten Ein Rückblick auf die Militärkapitulationen. Separatdruck aus dem Berner Tagblatt, Bern 1930, .
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 Robert-Peter Eyer: Die Schweizer Regimenter in Neapel im 18. Jahrhundert (1734–1)789, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Peter Lang AG, Bern 2008, .
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Anmerkungen

Siehe auch
 Schweizer Truppen in fremden Diensten

Weblinks
 Militärstrafgesetz 1927 (PDF; 397 kB)
 Ergastolo (italienisch)
 Die Schlacht von Bitonto 1734 (italienisch)
 Die Schlacht von Velletri 1744 (italienisch)
 eidgenössischer Scharfschützen-Stutzer 1851
 Marsch des 3. Schweizer Regiments Youtube-Video mit Bildfolge

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neapolitanischen Diensten
Königreich Neapel
Königreich beider Sizilien

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Finding a Place to Experiment with and Refine Sound Design Skills
Posted January 22, 2021 by brw120
When Andrew Littleton '21 thinks back to playing video games like Madden NFL 2003, he wasn't particularly struck by the fast game speed or the play-by-play analysis—what he remembers is the music.
In fact, he credits BioShock and the final mission of Halo 3 for sparking his interest in video game music composition.
"I was playing BioShock and one of the enemy characters was walking around on a floor above me," says Littleton. "I recall playing and listening, and I could hear them walking around. Right then, I knew that sound design was what I would be doing."
After that, every decision he made was done in hopes of moving him closer to video game sound design or programming. As an undergraduate student at Loyola University Chicago, he majored in computer science after seeing that requirement listed in video-game job ads. Beginning during his freshman year of college, he also did freelance sound design work for Loyola's Department of Fine and Performing Arts and eventually as an engineer for Lookingglass Theater Company.
One afternoon, Littleton was catching up with a former roommate who works at production studio Periscope; she mentioned that one of her coworkers was a graduate of Northwestern's MA in Sound Arts and Industries program. When Littleton heard about the degree, he knew he wanted to learn more. A quick message on LinkedIn connected the two, and Littleton was excited about what he heard.
He had been searching for a program that would help him connect with people who were as interested in sound as he was and could offer meaningful feedback to improve his work. "This was the only grad school I wanted to go to," says Littleton. "It was my No. 1 choice. I knew it'd give me the skills and practice I needed. In my professional career, there had been lots of, 'Do that thing we need you to do right now.' I didn't have a chance to refine and practice. I wanted a place where I could try things, fail, and learn."
A final class project was one of his favorite experiences for that very reason. Littleton decided he wanted to create a recording of an object, so he attempted to capture the sound of his record player. But he soon discovered that the idea wouldn't work the way he planned. After thinking about other objects that make noises we don't often hear, he decided to record the sounds of his custom-built desktop computer.
"I recorded the sound of the computer playing a CD track. I had contact mics on the hard drive, optical drive, graphics processor, and CPU. I also had a mic sitting in the case itself," he explains. "I had never really listened to the inside of my computer before. Everything sounded very intimate. When I booted it up, you could hear the hard drive's motor turn on and spin. Then you heard the reading arm test itself, move from one end to the other, and click. You could hear it moving around as it was reading data. I got to use my production experience and philosophical knowledge to think about how an object itself has lots of intricate, moving parts that make a lot of noise if you really listen."
In addition to earning his MA in Sound Arts and Industries, Littleton also has the chance to experiment in a role he landed with Samsung Electronics as an audio/haptic UX designer. He's the first audio expert to work in one of Samsung's newer studios and has brought new processes and ideas to the team.
Someday, he envisions becoming a video game audio director—and says Northwestern will help make it happen. "Everyone here is passionate about sound and willing to say, 'I like what you have but here's how it could be better.' That's something I haven't had for most of my life. People always told me my work sounded great, but I knew it could be better. I really appreciate the community Northwestern builds—even when we're studying virtually."
Read more on our blog and follow Northwestern's Sound Arts and Industries program on Facebook and Twitter.
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…An F-16 Shot Down a Cruise Missile with a Rocket …
Straight Arrow	Home	 January 1, 2020 December 31, 2019 3 Minutes
But that was the easy part.
Finding the missile was much, much harder.
A U.S. Air Force F-16 shot down a simulated cruise missile over the Gulf of Mexico.
The weapon used to shoot down the cruise missile, APKWS, is a guided rocket much cheaper than existing air-to-air missiles.
The exercise proves that a single fighter armed with inexpensive weapons can easily shoot down cruise missiles … as long as it can find them.
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet shot down a simulated cruise missile with a rocket, proving that downing cruise missiles isn't a difficult or expensive
enterprise—as long as you can find it.
The service used the guided version of a common 70-millimeter rocket to destroy the simulated threat in flight.
According to Air Force Magazine, the test was carried out on December 19 by the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
An F-16 used a GR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, or APKWS, to shoot down a target drone.
The weapon was fired from a rocket pod carried by the fighter jet and guided to the target by the airplane's onboard targeting pod.
The actual DoD footage of the test consists of just the rocket leaving the F-16, so here's a meatier video of APKWS deployed on a Marine Corps Harrier fighter
striking ground targets.
APKWS was developed in the 2000s by adding a laser-seeking guidance system and maneuvering fins to the 70-millimeter Hydra 70 rocket.
Hydra 70s are typically fired by aircraft in salvos of multiple rockets to ensure blanketing the target with explosive effects.
A single rocket would likely disable an enemy light armored vehicle, but the Hydra 70 is an unguided weapon and a salvo has a better chance of hitting
a vehicle than a single rocket.
By adding a simple, relatively inexpensive guided weapons package, an aircraft carrying a pod of seven APKWS can attack seven different enemy targets
instead of expending them on a single target.
A Supermarine Spitfire knocking a V-1 off course by nudging the missile with its wings.
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Subsonic guided missiles like cruise missiles are relatively easy to shoot down.
They fly in straight lines, follow predictable paths, and don't take evasive action.
In World War II, Allied fighters like the British Spitfire shot down Hitler's V-1 missiles, an early example of the cruise missile, with simple machine guns
—or even knocked them off course by nudging them with their wings.
APKWS costs about $25,000 a rocket—a bargain in today's world of gold-plated defense equipment.
The AMRAAM medium range air-to-air missile, on the other hand, costs upward of $1 million.
AMRAAM is an excellent missile, but it's also overkill for a non-maneuvering target.
Another benefit of using APKWS:
While a F-16 typically carries just four AMRAAMs, APKWS is carried in pods with up to 19 missiles per pod.
An F-16 carrying two such pods could shoot down a dozen or more cruise missiles in a single flight.
Debris from the target drone floating in the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven/DVIDS
Cruise missiles like the American Tomahawk have been around since the 1970s, but until very recently, the only cruise missiles used in action
have been American missiles.
Russia's 2017 launch of Kalibr cruise missiles against targets in Syria and Iranian missiles launched just this year against Saudi Arabia alerted the West of the possibility
that cruise missiles could someday be used against American forces.
Cruise missiles trade speed for the ability to fly low, under the beams of enemy radar systems.
Many fly low enough that they are only detectable by conventional ground-based radars at distances of 30 miles or less—or about three minutes' flight time.
This gives defenders on the ground little time to react to their threat.
The hard part of the cruise missile threat is actually detecting them.
As last week's test demonstrates, shooting them down is the easy—and relatively inexpensive—part.
By Kyle Mizokami
GR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
Russian Kalibr cruise missiles
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon
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Is Anthony Davis already failing to be a team player?
Vincent Frank
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The Los Angeles Lakers have their issues in the front office. This is already known.
So it was not a big surprise that the decision to acquire Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans culminated in Los Angeles failing to have a max contract spot to offer a free agent.
Arguments can be made about whether general manager Rob Pelinka and Co. actually know the rules. We're going to assume they do.
At issue here is the $4 million trade kicker Davis is owed after the trade. He has an ability to waive it, a move that would help Los Angeles create a max-contract spot in free agency.
Common logics leads us to believe that Los Angeles is not entitled to Davis waiving the kicker. But is he showing himself to be less than a team player about a week into his unofficial tenure as a member of the Lakers?
Precedent tells us this might be the case.
LeBron James and Chris Bosh
Back in 2010, James and Bosh helped form the first super team of the modern era with the Miami Heat.
This would not have been possible if the two had decided on signing max contracts that summer.
James and Bosh took $15 million less over the duration of their contracts to make it work.
There is a caveat here. James and Bosh agreed to six-year deals that came with the possibility of opting out after four seasons. That's exactly what LeBron did in deciding to return to the Cavaliers.
This did not come until Miami earned four consecutive trips to the NBA Finals and won two titles. If it weren't for the sacrifices from James and Bosh, this never would have come to fruition.
Durant's initial deal with the Warriors back in 2016 was a full max of $54.3 million over two seasons.
Durant didn't need to take less because Golden State was signing an outside commodity and had already cleared cap room.
The decision to take a one-and-one deal enabled Durant to sign for less than the max in 2017 and last summer. That's exactly what he did.
In giving up $10 million for one season, Durant helped the Warriors re-sign the likes of Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, among others.
Golden State's championship window was kept open by Durant's act of selflessness. Sure signing three one-plus-one deals helped keep Durant's options open. He's now a likely impending free agency.
Even then, Golden State's three consecutive NBA Finals appearances and two titles would not have been possible if Durant didn't take less.
As it relates to Davis, he's already set to earn nearly $33 million next season. Davis will then opt out of his contract next July and sign a super-max deal worth well north of $220 million over five seasons.
It's easy for us to say that $4 million isn't a whole lot. But when looking at the math here, it really isn't.
If this is the difference between the Lakers being able to add a player of Jimmy Butler or Kemba Walker's ilk or going after multiple mid-tier players, it could have an impact on their viability as championship contenders.
We're not blaming Davis. We're just openly asking whether he's already proving himself to be less than a team player, something we saw last season with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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I'm 25, and have been dating a woman for one month. However, I felt that she was hiding something. I discovered she was four years older than me, instead of two days younger.
She cooks for me, cleaned my entire place, and basically pampers me day and night.
When confronted with the truth, she denied repeatedly. Things crumbled and I asked her to leave. Then, she finally admitted the truth. Should I take her back or move on?
Since you seem to be most interested in having a caregiver/cleaning lady, age shouldn't matter much.
But if you want an equal relationship with mutual pampering, age still does NOT matter, but honesty does.
Give her a second chance, ask why she lied. If her reason was embarrassment or fear that it'd matter to you, that's a reason you can get past.
However, be clear that being open and honest with each other is essential from now on. Say that if she has any other secrets to reveal, to do so NOW. Remember, you too have to be open and honest in return.
For future reference, I need advice on the etiquette of gift giving.
Christmas in my family, growing up, was really a time of joy, excitement, and happiness. Even as young children, my sisters and I would get more excited about what gifts we'd surprise each other with, than the gifts we'd receive.
Skip ahead 35 years, Christmas has become a stressful event I dread. My husband and three children spend one holiday day with his family, exchanging gifts, and having dinner.
With 11 grandchildren and three cousins, it resembles a shark feeding-frenzy. Kids tear open gifts, often not looking to see whom it's from, and never saying thank-you.
Although my own kids now say thank-you, I've seen the teenagers open gift-cards from me (from their favourite stores) only to not say a word and open the next gift.
My blood pressure rises just thinking about this ungrateful behaviour, which I find very rude. Many of the adults present also often don't thank anyone.
This past season, on advice from my husband's brother's wife, I decided to email the whole family to solicit interest in simplifying, with name draws for both the adults, plus having each child draw one name of one of the cousins.
I received no answer. But my husband received very angry emails from his sisters criticizing my ideas and insisting on buying gifts for all 14 children. They were furious that I suggested any change to Christmas.
Now is a good time to plan ahead, when it's not close to the holiday.
Start with understanding that this "frenzy" scene is their family's tradition, which they expect and enjoy. While stress on manners and thank-you's in your household is admirable, it's hard to impose change on what's been accepted in others' households.
Materialism at Christmas is pretty hard for teenagers to avoid, when the sales hype starts over a month ahead. So, if you're buying for them, set a price budget you can afford, go for items or gift cards you know they'll love, and assume that they at least know that gifts come from their close family.
Write a gentle and thoughtful email to the sisters explaining that you only suggested simplifying the process for everyone's sakes, as buying gifts for this growing crowd can become financially and physically more difficult for ALL. Ask for their suggestions. If nothing changes, accept it. And do differently within your own side.
What help is there for someone who hates their physical appearance so much it makes them depressed, irritable, and not go out with friends?
Her self-esteem is low, her self-worth next to nothing. She isn't obese, but hates her face, and wishes she were thin though her body weight isn't fat.
She's being treated for hypothyroidism but hates her life, and hits her stomach in anger and punishment. She hates her face because it's so puffy, and she's angry at how ugly she thinks she is. Is there free help, as she isn't covered?
Help starts with her getting pro-active, and anyone close helping her. She needs to seek full information from her doctor and pharmacist as to hypothyroidism's effects and it's treatment's effects.
She needs support from close family and friends who also get informed. And she needs affordable counselling or that provided through hospital and health-care services, which her doctor can recommend.
Age doesn't matter as much as honesty.


At 10:30 AM GMT yesterday, 29 November 2012, routing to Yemen suddenly changed from London to Dubai through FLAG to New York to Dubai through ETISALAT, as shown in the animation here and detailed in the PerilWatch from InternetPerils. That timing closely matched the 10:26 AM GMT Syrian disconnect time reported by Renesys. This is very reminiscent of Mubarak disconnecting Egypt 22:30 GMT 20 January 2011. This tactic didn't help Mubarak's regime in Egypt, and it probably won't help Assad's regime in Syria; rather the opposite: people don't like their Internet being turned off. And it tends to cause the international community to rally around the rebels.


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Mono 2.0 for Cross-Platform Microsoft .NET
Waltham, Mass. — Oct. 6
The Mono Project, an open source initiative sponsored by Novell, announced the availability of Mono 2.0, an open source, cross-platform .NET development framework. Mono 2.0 provides all the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and server applications on Linux and other operating systems.
The Mono 2.0 release is now compatible with the desktop and server components of version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET framework and features the Mono Migration Analyzer (MoMA), an analytical tool for .NET-to-Linux migrations.
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Mono 2.0 now includes MoMA, the Mono Migration Analyzer. MoMA, which runs natively on .NET or on the Mono framework, helps developers quantify the number of changes required to run their .NET application in a Linux environment. In an analysis of 4,600 .NET applications using MoMA, 45 percent of the applications required no code changes to work with Mono. An additional 24 percent of the applications were shown to require fewer than six code changes to run on Mono.
One of the most recent successful uses of the Mono framework was the rapid development of Moonlight, an open-source, Mono-based plug-in version of Microsoft Silverlight, which is used to create and host next-generation applications.
New features the Mono 2.0 boasts include easy installation; comprehensive platform, hardware and API support; performance upgrades and useful downloads.


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A 360-Degree View of Customers Is Not Enough
Getting a 360-degree view of the customer is not enough, according to the findings in The Yankee Group's recent report, "The Intelligent Contact Center--Beyond the 360 Degree View of the Customers." The report evaluates contact center efficiency and effectiveness between agents and customers, and highlights CRM's next step in contact centers. Yankee Group surveyed 350 managers and senior executives at contact centers with at least 200 agents to determine where they are with their 360-degree customer view initiative--an effort made popular by CRM technology, which aims to share customer information across sales, marketing, and customer service departments. "There's so much information that it almost seems like the 360-degree view can be overpowering," says Sheryl Kingstone, CRM program manager at Yankee Group and author of the report. Yankee Group asked respondents if they believe they have the right information at the right time to answer the call. The results were less than impressive: more than 75 percent find offering contextual guidance during a call a challenge; more than 70 percent find analyzing customer information a challenge; and more than 50 percent say selling products during a call is a challenge. "Contact centers have a good technology foundation and strategy for a 360-degree view, but lack the ability to get the right information to the right people at the right time," Kingstone says. "The majority of the contact centers would love more in-context information." This is especially the case for companies like telecom providers and financial services firms that may sell more than one service or solution to the same customer. Consider the following scenario for a telecommunications company: One customer may have several products or services, such as ISP, wireless, and local and long distance services, from the same telecommunications carrier. If customers have a question about several products or services, contact center agents may be forced to fumble through 10 to 20 applications to search and find information to answer the call. Or worse yet, tell the customer to call another customer service number. Instead of simply having a 360-degree view of each customer, it is better to view each customer as "a single company," says David Hawley, senior analyst of telecom software strategies at Yankee Group, who also worked on the report. The key is to provide cross-sell and upsell opportunities to customers and to understand customer profitability, Kingstone says. "That's where you provide intelligence into the contact center. That's what we mean by getting beyond the 360-degree view. You need to provide actionable information at the point of contact to increase agent efficiency and effectiveness." Consolidating the information into one screen for agents is a start. "You may find dozens of billing systems [across multiple divisions within a company], so a system consol can be implemented to provide one view [of the customer] to increase operating efficiencies," says Darren McKinney, director of marketing at Amdocs. Kingstone says the vendors that understand the concept of moving beyond the 360-degree view of the customer are Amdocs (which initially released the results of the report), Chordiant, and E.piphany.


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China plans to phase out the management of finned tube import qualifications, which is expected to be completely liberalized in the second half of the year. This means that all enterprises with import rights can import finned tube and no additional import qualifications are required. According to the analysis, if the news is accurate, it will be a direct benefit to the listed companies involved in the finned tube and finned tube transportation industry. For finned tube enterprises, it will effectively reduce the cost of enterprises, and is an effective incentive to reverse the current loss of the entire industry.


Scales, slithers, and scutes? Come and learn about the different reptiles around the zoo and their unique features! This program involves an up close look at reptiles, their specific needs, and how the zoo cares for them.
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Edgerley Simpson Howe has announced the promotions of Chris Fenton, Tim Wagstaff and Ashley Glover to Associate Partner.
Chris Fenton works in the firm's Agency department having joined from Broadgate Estates in 2015. Tim Wagstaff, who started as a graduate with the firm in 2012, works in the Investment team. Ashley Glover works in the firm's Management department and is responsible for the management of Aberdeen Standard Investments' retail warehouse portfolio.


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With the team behind the atmospheric Dead Space taking the lead on the next Army of Two, you'll more than likely see a darker tone be adapted to the series. The recent trailer released by EA Games somewhat backs up this statement with only subtle humorous dialogue being thrown in. No fist bumping or chest pounding to be seen; only two masked men being saved by a strong female figure.
This actually might be what's best for the series as the whole dude-bro aspect of the past games got old quick. Well written and well placed comical banter will always triumph over three stooges humor, in my book. In any case, check out the latest trailer for Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel as we're coming up on its scheduled release date of March 26, 2013 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.


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Firefighter claims she was fired over photos she shared on Instagram
By Jo Abi| 12 months ago
A firefighter in the US is suing her former employer for allegedly firing her over photos she posted on her Instagram account.
Presley Pritchard, 27, is a former firefighter paramedic with Evergreen Fire Rescue. She has filed a wrongful termination claim, saying she was fired for her gender.
The Daily Inter Lake reports that Pritchard, who uses her social media account to promote her fitness lifestyle to her 113,000 followers, says she was asked by the fire department to take down certain photos that showed her in workout gear and her firefighter uniform.
Pritchard says she'd been previously approached by bosses in 2018 who told her they were too 'racy'.
A board member claimed to have received an email from a "concerned taxpayer" regarding her Instagram photos, causing Pritchard to attend a July 2018 board meeting to defend herself.
The department is fighting the claims. (Evergreen Fire Rescue)
The board's chairman concluded at the time that she had done nothing wrong however the board agreed it would create a social media policy for the organisation, although this never happened.
Pritchard continued to post photos on her Instagram page including some for which she was paid by sponsors. She has also shared photos in which she is holding firearms and multiple posts showing her workouts.
She says tensions reached boiling point when she began selling "Fight Like a Girl" t-shirts on her fitness website.
The former firefighter claims a supervisor gave her permission to do the photo shoot as long as she ensured the Evergreen Fire Rescue logo wasn't pictured.
She says she later received a disciplinary letter claiming she had violated two policies - engaging in conduct that disparages the department and using Evergreen facilities for persona gain.
Pritchard was told she would be fired in five days if she didn't remove all department-related content from her social media account and she was demoted to part-time as needed.
She ultimately decided to fight the demand by not removing the posts and consulting a lawyer who told her she wasn't legally required to do so.
When Pritchard returned to work on 15 August, 2009, after a five-week medical leave to undergo surgery, she was fired.
She is now suing the department seeking compensation for lost wages, time and emotional stress which caused her to seek medical treatment.
In her complaint filed on 2 January with the Montana Human Rights Bureau, Pritchard alleges she also suffered multiple instances of sexual harassment during her nearly three-year career with Evergreen.
"Everybody knows that's how the fire service is, and the military, and law enforcement, when you're in it," Pritchard told Vice. "I get messages every single day from girls who are like, 'I'm harassed every single day, all the guys are always saying they don't think I can do my job, they're always making fun of me, they're always making remarks about how my butt looks in my uniform.'"
She claims the department operates under a "double standard" with several male employees in the department having posted photos of themselves on social media in uniforms and in front of firetrucks.
"Importantly, Evergreen Fire Department does not have a social media policy and never has. I was directly targeted due to how I looked in my gym attire at a public gym," the complaint reads.
Chief Craig Williams responded to Pritchard's complaint, stating that the department hired an independent investigator to look into her allegations. The investigation, he said, found no evidence of wrongdoing by the department.
Pritchard is now waiting on the state to begin its own investigation, which could end up in court if either party is unhappy with the investigation's outcome.
In the meantime, she's now studying for her flight paramedic test and sharing her experience at Evergreen Fire Rescue so that other women going through similar experiences don't feel like they're alone.
She is also using her social media account to fight sexism and stand up for women who find themselves facing sexism at work.
In a recent post to Instagram she wrote: "Some people will not hear you regardless how much, how loud, how truthful, how loving, or how profound you speak.
"Wish them well and let them go.
"Be disciplined about what you respond and react to. Not everyone or everything deserves your time, energy, and attention. Let the keyboard warriors complain about how your squat form is crap, the way you hold a gun is wrong, the fact that you have a photo next to a fire truck must mean you're only in it for attention, or because you're a female in a military uniform means you don't work but just take pictures for "attention."
She then urges her followers to "keep going" and "move on", saying, "You owe no one who is committed to misunderstanding you an explanation", before concluding, "Stay in your light."
If you or someone you know is in need of support due to sexual harassment contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 723.
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Last week we had a visit from Guy Opperman a minister from the Department of Work and Pensions, who came to meet the staff at Chichester's Jobcentre Plus; to listen to their experiences and ensure that staff and claimants are getting the support they need as we begin to roll out Universal Credit (UC) locally.
UC is a new benefit system that will roll six benefits into one, making it easier and simpler for people to get the support they need and transition into work. In Chichester we are at the beginning of rolling out UC, it started in July for new claimants, with the full service due to start at some time later this month. We will be fully up and running by 2021. UC has had a slow rollout with pilots across the country, which has been very important to ensure this new system works effectively.
We were very impressed by the Jobcentre staff, who were all extremely dedicated to their work. The work coaches are on hand to help people through what can be a very difficult point in their lives, making sure they get the support available to them. We were particularly inspired when we spoke to a member of the team who was unemployed for around two years himself, and now is a work coach at the Jobcentre. His personal journey means he can call on his experiences when helping people into work.
One of the biggest changes in the new system is the use of online technology allowing people to register and update their claims online, and even talk to their work coaches, all through a single web-portal. It's the first time I have ever heard a public servant praise a computer system... According to a DWP national survey, 98 per cent of UC claims were made online. Before people would have to go to the centre every two weeks or so but now people no longer have to routinely attend, saving time and money. Although this option is still available to those who like to meet face to face.
Chichester Jobcentre Plus offers a lot more than many realise, their ABC programme is a case in point. Helping people get A job, then get a Better job, and then build a Career. Work coaches help support people into long-term sustainable employment, which is invaluable. Chichester now has low unemployment at 1.3 per cent and across the whole country we have the lowest levels since 1975, with over 1,000 more people moving into work each day since 2010.


Science and technology is a topic that encompasses science, technology, and the interactions between the two.
The Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of explanations and predictions about nature and the universe.
Technology is the collection of techniques, methods or processes used in the production of goods or services.
Technology needs science to advance the goods it produces, but none of the steps in the scientific method can be accomplished without the means of modern technology as well.
New landforms on Mars was found by scientists.
Scientists have found images which show spider formations on Mars.
As many as 10,000 citizen scientists help to discover landforms known as spiders on parts of Mars.
The discovery was made by volunteers working on behalf of Planet Four Terrains, the online project hosted by Zooniverse.
RNSS-1H satellite launch is unsuccessful says ISRO.
India attempt to launch its eighth regional navigation satellite failed on Thursday.
The IRNSS-1H satellite didn't come out of the heat shield as it should have, though the rocket lift off was as planned.
Scientists discover a massive Black Hole near Heart of The Milky Ways.
Near the heart of the Milky Way, a huge black hole about 100,000 times more massive than our Sun is discover lurking in a toxic gas.
The confirmation is that the object will rank as the second largest black hole in the Milky Way.
Astronomers from the Keio University in Japan using the Alma telescope in Chile were observing a gas cloud to understand the movement of its gases.
IRNSS-1H likely to re-enter earth.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), is tracking the IRNSS-1H navigation satellite.
The IRNSS-1H navigation satellite floating in space anticipating it to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere, but fall safely into the sea.
The IRNSS-1H mission is unsuccessful after the heat shield in PSLV failed.
Indian Scientists Make Fuel from Sunlight with Artificial Leaf.
Indian scientists developed an artificial leaf that absorbs sunlight to generate hydrogen fuel from water.
The ultra-thin wireless device mimics plant leaves to produce energy using water and sunlight.
SpaceX set to launch the X-37B, the Pentagon's secretive autonomous space drone.
After a successful morning launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the X-37B headed yet again to the vital real estate known as low Earth orbit.
On the tarmac, the X-37B, as it is said, looks tiny, standing not much taller than a person.
Its wingspan measures less than 15 feet, and it weighs in at just 11,000 pounds.
Images Of strong solar flares has captured by NASA.
NASA says they have found the two high-intensity solar flares which were emitted on Wednesday.
The second of which was the most intense record since the start of this Sun cycle in December 2008.
Solar cycles last on average eleven years. At the end of the active phase, these eruptions become increasingly rare but still can be powerful.
Scientists are developing the Ultra-thin craft to wrap space debris.
Scientists are developing an ultra-thin spacecraft that can remove space debris.
The Brane Craft is developed by U.S.-based Aerospace Corporation.
The scientist says that it is flexible and measures less than half the thickness of a human hair.
Scientists discover a new brainless creature.
Scientists from around the world including one of India, have found a jellyfish without a brain or central nervous system.
Cassiopeia, a stationary jellyfish is found in the mudflats, mangrove swamps, and other warm, shallow waters.
Scientists from Brown University have created the first map of water on Moon.
The first map of water on Moon was created by scientists from Brown University.
The research got money by the NASA Lunar Advanced Science and Exploration Research Program.
It is built on the initial discovery in 2009 of water and a related molecule hydroxyl.
World's Smallest Spacecraft takes a launch by Indian Rocket.
The world's smallest spacecraft have successfully been placed in low Earth orbit by Indian Space Research Organization.
Its name is Sprites, and it is about 3.5cmx3.5cm space probes weigh 4 grams each and run on sunlight.
Chinese quantum satellite sends 'unbreakable' code.
China has sent an "unbreakable" code from a satellite to the Earth, marking the first-time space-to-ground quantum key distribution technology.
China made a launch to the world's first quantum satellite last August, to help establish "hack proof" communication.
A new Spacesuit got unveils by SpaceX.
Elon Musk SpaceX chief executive gave a sneak peek at the California based company futuristic new space suit.
The white material appears lighter weight than the bulky spacesuits worn by NASA astronauts.
SpaceX is working on a version of its Dragon cargo capsule that will be able to carry people to low Earth orbit.
India's First Private Sector Satellite took launch on 31st August 2017.
India is ready to launch its first private sector built navigation satellite today at 6.59 pm from Sriharikota.
The satellite will replace one of NAVIC's seven satellites that are malfunctioning.
Over eight months the new satellite was built by a consortium led by Alpha Design Technologies, a defence equipment supplier from Bengaluru.
Starting with Aryabhatta in 1975 the Indian space agency has conducted 150 missions over the last three decades.
ISRO opens up satellite making to the industry.
The Indian Space Research Organisation opens the door to domestic entities that can give it up to 18 spacecraft a year starting mid to late 2018.
The Bengaluru based ISRO Satellite Centre is inviting industries to apply for this opportunity.
ISAC would sign a three-year contract with the finalists.
NASA's Next Mars Mission to take launch Next year.
On examining the deep interior of the red planet NASA to launch a mission to Mars in Next year.
The mission will place a stationary lander near Mars' equator.
Mayak Satellite may be the third biggest object in the sky after Sun and Moon.
Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos successfully launched record-breaking satellites from the Baikonur Spaceport, delivering them into different orbits.
The satellites that were launched include an Earth observation Kanopus-V-IK satellite, the main payload, and 72 smallsats.
Mayak was one of the 72 small satellites that were launched into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.
World's first floating wind farm emerges off the coast of Scotland.
The world's first full-scale floating wind farm has started to take shape off the north-east coast of Scotland.
Manufacturer Statoil says output from the turbines is expect to equal or surpass generation from current ones.
Indian astronomers discover supercluster of galaxies, name it 'Sarasvati.
In a significant discovery, a team of Indian astronomers have identified a previously unknown, extremely large supercluster of galaxies.
The supercluster of 43 galaxies, which they named "Saraswati", is one of the largest known structures in the nearby universe.
The Saraswati discovery was made by astronomers from IUCAA and IISER.
The Advancement in the field of Science & Technology has made the many changes lives of people compared with the ancient time. This advancement of Science and Technology was directly affecting the people's way of living. There are many new inventions in the field of science & Technology every day. These new inventions will make our country strong and well developed compared to other countries. In this competitive world, we must need more advanced technology to go ahead and to become a successful person.
One who attends to the disease of the eye is– Oculist.
Average salinity in Sea Water – 3.5%.
Gas usually filled in electric bulbs – Nitrogen.
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Graphite is used in Pencils.
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Girls hoops: sectional pairings announced
Van Wert independent sports
Girls basketball sectional and district tournament brackets were set on Sunday afternoon. Two Van Wert County teams will jump into action in the opening round, while a third opted for a bye.
Crestview is the No. 1 seed in the Division IV girls' basketball Defiance district. The Lady Knights opted for a bye in the sectional semifinals and will host either No. 11 seed Stryker or No. 12 seed Fayette for the sectional championship at 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 20.
Lincolnview earned the No. 7 seed at the 14-team district and the Lady Lancers will host Edgerton at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17, with the winner advancing to play No. 2 seed Wayne Trace at "The Palace" at 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 20.
Division IV sectional champions will advance to the district semifinals at Defiance High School on Thursday, February 25.
In the Division II Paulding district, Van Wert was tabbed as the No. 9 seed and will face No. 6 seed Shawnee at Shawnee High School at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17. The winner of that game will travel to Toledo to face No. 5 seed Central Catholic for the sectional title and the winner of that game will move on to the Division II district semifinals at Paulding High School on Thursday, February 25.
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Q: Sequentially compactness Let (X,d) be a metric space . If A is sequentially compact set in X then A is closed .
My approach :- let x in A be any arbitrary point . Then in order to show A is closed I have to construct a sequence (Xn)  such that (Xn) converges to x so that I can conclude that x is limit point . But how to construct the sequence I am not getting .

A: Maybe try to prove the contrapositive. Suppose that A is not closed (does not contain all of its limit points) and then show that it cannot be sequentially compact. Perhaps you can construct a sequence which does not have any sub sequences which converge in A.

A: I don't think your direction is quite right. A subset $A$ of a metric space is closed if it contains its limit points, if and only if every convergent sequence comprised of elements in $A$ has a limit in $A$. The bottom line is that you don't have to construct a converging sequence; you assume that you have one.
Let $(x_n)_{n = 1}^{\infty} \subset A$ be a sequence, and suppose $x_n \to x$. Since $A$ is sequentially compact, there exists a subsequence $(x_{n_k})_{k=1}^{\infty}$ of $(x_n)_{n=1}^{\infty}$ which converges to $x' \in A$. On the other hand, since $(x_{n_k})_{k=1}^{\infty}$ is a subsequence of the convergent sequence $(x_n)_{n=1}^{\infty}$, it must also converge to $x$. Since limits are unique in metric spaces, it follows that $x' = x$, and therefore $x \in A$. This proves that $A$ is closed.

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When going to caamba.com, you are greeted with a simple page telling you that MyLink is free until May 15, 2013. Clicking on the consumer link, it then takes you to mycaamba.com which tells you MyLink is free until May 7, 2013. But it still only works for 4.9% of the oldest of the Androids out there. The Caamba Twitter account says, "CAAMBA acquired Wave software back in 2012 and after completing the acquisition we are now moving forward by adding all Wave products in CAAMBA portfolio."
"Hi there ,I am speaking as a representative of the company called "caamba" . We have accquired the company called wave labs & we have noticed that you are unhappy with one of there product called Mylink Advanced "http://syncdroid.net/mylink-advanced" . Could you please suggest me how can I help you ? And could you please remove that link bcoz its causing negative marketing for our new company ."
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From the first glance you can tell that MyLink Advanced is a finely polished product that is designed with the business professional in mind. However, this is an excellent sync solution for anyone.
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DUXFORD, UK, November 7th, 2012 – The Fighter Collection and Eagle Dynamics have made the pre-purchase of Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 3 available as a digital download for $39.99. Pre-Purchase also provides access to Beta versions of Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 3.
Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 3 (FC3) is the next evolution of the Flaming Cliffs series. FC3 features the F-15C, A-10A, Su-27, Su-33, MiG-29A, MiG-29S, Su-25T, and Su-25. FC3 aircraft provide an easy learning curve for new players and focuses on a broad range of aircraft rather than a detailed single aircraft. FC3 adds a number of new features and improvements to previous versions of the Flaming Cliffs series. FC3 is a module of DCS: World, which makes it compatible with all other DCS: World titles like A-10C, Black Shark 2, P-51D, and Combined Arms.
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Another case of attempted murder was heard in the Magistrate's Court. Eighteen-year-old Elroy Williams from Lords' Bank is accused of attacking Michael Jones with a two-by-four board on January thirty-first. It's a case of a love triangle in which Jones' current partner was Williams' girlfriend. Jones said he was at home with the woman when Williams showed up and asked to speak to her. He left them alone and went out, but later returned. Williams then left but according to Jones, he later heard a voice asking for the door to be opened. He was surprised when Williams struck him in the face and back of his head with the board. Jones is still in hospital in stable condition. In court Williams was read charges of attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm. He sought bail arguing that he had never been before the court before and has a family to support. But the court prosecutor argued that the case against Williams is strong and that Williams may interfere with the complainant and his ex. Magistrate Michelle Trapp denied bail to Williams and remanded him into custody at the Belize Central Prison until March nineteenth, 2018.


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Haiti Projects is a 501(C)(3) corporation with focused initiatives to empower women of rural Haiti toward self-sufficiency. We provide access to jobs at fair trade wages, education, health care, and avenues for building sustainable community. Haiti Projects is located in the town of Fond des Blancs. We are currently the second largest employer in a region of Haiti where over 100,000 people live with no electricity or public services.
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Fond des Blancs is located on the southern peninsula in rural Haiti. The main town is Sainton and has a population of approximately 10,000. Approximately 80% of people in this region don't finish 5th grade. Most rely on subsistence level farming, with high unemployment. Haitian women are 20% more likely to be illiterate than men, with a male literacy level of about 64% and a female literacy rate of only 57%. In terms of economics, 44% of households are female-headed and of these women, 60% live in extreme poverty.
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Haitian women are 20% more likely to be illiterate than men. Yet, women are more likely to use their income to feed, clothe and educate their family members. By providing women with a job, Haiti Projects provides her with dignity, and a way to change the trajectory of her life and the lives of her family members.
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Everyone says that food is expensive in Cowes Week, don't they? But are they right?
This is the third year that Matt and Cat have surveyed prices of food at over 40 outlets and venues in Cowes, and once again it seems as though popular wisdom is wrong – food is actually cheaper this year than it was in Cowes Week 2012.
So our annual infographic is back with this year's price results in more detail.
Who sells the cheapest coffee? And who sells the dearest? See the full infographic here.
It might be the keener competition amongst venues, or the effects of the credit crunch, but whatever the reason the averages have come down again for most of the items surveyed – just as they did the previous year.
The most impressive drop is in the average price of a burger – from £7.00 in 2011, it dropped 45p to £6.55 in 2012 and in this year the trend continued with a massive 94p drop to only £5.61. A portion of chips would set you back £2.34 in 2011, and following a small fall in 2012 the price has dropped again to an average of only £2.05. And although a fish and chips meal would have cost an average of £8.66 in 2012, this year it was more than £1.50 less at only £7.03. But it's not all good news – the crews' favourite, all-day breakfast – the only food item that has actually gone up in price – has risen from £6.14 to an average of £6.70. And coffee continues its price rise, up to an average of £1.88.
These results might not always mean better value – for example, some venues might be choosing to offer smaller meals or cheaper ingredients, but they demonstrate that the typical price of eating out in Cowes Week is actually still going down.
Note: not all venues in Cowes were surveyed, and food and drink was not sampled so the prices will refer to quite different offers. This year Gurnard was not surveyed, and some temporary stalls in Cowes Yacht Haven were included. Prices were recorded on 3 August 2013 and may change.
Certainly need to watch them prices!
I wont name and shame in case I don't get future discount!!


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EU shows overwhelming support to bloc's favourite 'future Prime Minister' Keir Starmer – 'Can't wait!'
Despite his pledge to never rejoin the trade bloc, the European Union wants Sir Keir Starmer to be the UK's next Prime Minister. The Opposition Leader is the favourite in Brussels to succeed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The European Policy Centre's chief executive, Fabian Zuleeg, said the Conservative party has "badly damaged" "stability, reliability, and confidence," adding that he "cannot wait" for the Labour leader to become Prime Minister.
Mr Zulegg said: "We still have quite a time to go. But, in a sense, what we have seen is the collapse of the economic case for Brexit – not that there ever was one.
"At least with Labour, we would not see all the hang-ups with Europe that the Conservative Party has.
"I cannot wait for Keir Starmer to be Prime Minister. Everyone in Brussels is aching for a new relationship, and he quietly is building trust and investing in a solid relationship."
However, he said that Brussels does not "expect miracles", adding: "Not everything will be totally different."
He continued: "But it will help that Starmer leads a party that is not obsessed with Europe to the extent that it has become almost a religious conviction.
"A little bit less religion and focus would be a blessing for all of us."
Meanwhile, Austrian MEP Andreas Schieder expressed confidence in Sir Keir's ability to rebuild trust with the EU.
"I've met Starmer and I can see he would be much better," Mr Scheider, who co-wrote the EU Parliament's 2021 bill on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), told the i.
"He would be reliable – we have had too many breaches under the Conservatives. We know that when he agrees to something, it will be settled – and this is exactly what the EU wants."
Guy Verhofstadt, veteran MEP and the former European Parliament Brexit co-ordinator, suggested that Sir Keir has his priorities in the right place, saying: "What the Western world needs now is to come together around precisely the areas Starmer mentions: science, technology, research, security, foreign affairs".
"The Conservatives' cartoon version of Thatcherism isn't helping," he said.
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Thanks Richard. In hindsight we have [hopefully] learned about the often disaster of parachuting in outsiders - whether as Federation CEO's or, at times, as JFNA or Jewish Agency Board Chairs. The latter, good people out of their depth.
At the time we were also blind sighted by the meaningful growth of FJC during Silverman's tenure. In hindsight, that appears to Silverman simply being in the right place at the right time. With a proven ability to talk a good game, it wasn't difficult for the shoe salesman to achieve success. But JFNA- unlike FJC- is not out in the philanthropic marketplace directly raising money. Perhaps if it was, Silverman's pitiful job performance wouldn't be so disgraceful.
The clock is ticking. The current board is either unable or unwilling to make the necessary changes. The too powerful LCE's won't rattle the boat because they're busy planning their retirements. And the board chair spends his time in fantasy land.
I think that Anon 7:00 is giving Jerry a bit too much credit regarding his tenure at FJC.
It would appear that the search committee didn't do any diligence regarding Jerry's management skills, etc. So why take at face value that it was under his leadership that FJC had meaningful growth?
Being in the right place at the right time appears to be Jerry's true talent. Witness his ability to be at JFNA at the right time when nobody seems to care about performance measurements and accountability. Precisely the things that I'll bet he sold the committee on when he was interviewed.
It is fine to look for people who know how to think outside the box but they should also at least have a clue about what has been and is going on inside tha box.