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October 22, 2020 · 01:04
Leyte Gulf Part Two: Sinking Musashi at the Battle of Sibuyan Sea
Battleship Musashi
As I did last night I am taking a bit of a break by republishing parts of a series I did on the Battle of Leyte Gulf. I'm doing this because I am still too worm out to write anything new. Today I passed my retirement physical which means that I can retire unless something really happens. Then I went to work, caught up on email, conducted a couple of counseling sessions and later made some contact with some local universities and other organizations that might be interested in hiring me upon retirement. Once home I did some more work to get ready for the painters coming in tomorrow which will involve more work plus Zoom calls with a potential employer and my agent to figure out how to to do my book's index in Microsoft Word. So anyway I will be getting up earlier to get the first Zoom interview before the contractors arrive.
So until the next time, please stay safe, wear a good quality face mask correctly, wash your hands, and socially distance. Oh, and by the way don't listen to a damned bit of advice from the President about Coronavirus 19, because he doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground and doesn't care how many people die, even his supporters. Just a bit of fatherly advice from someone who does know his ass from a hole in the ground and wants us all to live, including Trump supporters.
By the way, any bets on The third and final debate?
So until tomorrow and my installment on the Battle of Surigao Strait, I wish you all the best.
Yesterday I reposted the introduction to this series dealing with the Japanese plan and the opening engagement where the U.S. Navy submarines USS Darter and USS Dace sank the Japanese Heavy Cruisers Atago and Maya, and heavily damaged their sister ship Takao.
Takao was escorted to Brunei by two destroyers, and later to Singapore where she was deemed unrepairable unless towed to Japan, an action considered too risky. So she was used as a floating anti-aircraft battery and was sunk as a target by the HMS Newfoundland.
But the loss of Atago was more problematic for she was Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's Flagship and sank so fast that Kurita had to swim for his life and lost many key staff members which would impact his conduct of the coming battles. Kurita was rescued by a destroyer and transferred his flag to the battleship Yamato. However Kurita had lost 5 vital ships that he would need to succeed in his mission. Between them the three cruisers mounted twenty-eight 8" Guns and forty-eight 24" torpedo tubes which fired the deadly Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes, the most advanced torpedoes produced during the war. He also lost the support of two large, fast, and powerful destroyers.
Following the loss of the three cruisers, the largest and most powerful in the Imperial Navy, Kurita's Center Force had an uneventful rest of the day on the 23rd as his ships kept a watchful eye and ear for more US Navy submarines. At about 0800 on 24 October the Center Force was spotted by 3 U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers which promptly reported them.
TBF Avenger dropping its "fish" 19 would hit Musashi
One of the ships in the Center Force was the battleship Musashi, sister ship of the mighty Yamato which was also in the force. The two battlewagons were the largest battleships ever built. With a full load displacement of 72,800 tons and an armament of nine 18.1 inch guns, the largest battery ever mounted on a warship the two behemoths also had massive anti-aircraft batteries and the Japanese were counting on them leading the Center Force to a miraculous victory during the battle. Admiral Kurita addressed his commanders prior to the battle:
"I know that many of you are strongly opposed to this assignment. But the war situation is far more critical than any of you can possibly know. Would it not be shameful to have the fleet remain intact while our nation perishes? I believe that the Imperial General Headquarters is giving us a glorious opportunity. Because I realize how very serious the war situation actually is, I am willing to accept even this ultimate assignment to storm into Leyte Gulf. You must all remember that there are such things as miracles."
Musashi or Yamato under attack October 24th 1944
At 1000 the Musashi's radar picked up approaching aircraft. These were from the USS Intrepid and the USS Cabot which were assigned to Rear Admiral Gerard Bogan's Task Group 38.4. The anti-aircraft crews and damage control teams prepared as the ship's bugle sounded the alarm. As the aircraft came closer the main guns of the Musashi fired but ceased fire as the aircraft drew closer.
SB2C-3 Helldiver dive bombers, carrying 500 and 1000 pound armor piercing bombs plunged downward at the ships of the Center Force. F6F Hellcat fighters unopposed by enemy fighters conducted strafing runs as TBF Avenger torpedo bombers dropped their deadly Mark-13 torpedoes, loaded with 600 pounds of RDX or Torpex explosive, 50% more powerful than TNT whose design and use were perfected by wartime experience. at the Musashi. The big ship avoided two of the "fish" but a third struck causing little damage and the first wave few away. Musashi reported that she had sustained a hit and continued on. The Japanese sailors knew that this would not be the last attack. Though Musashi had weathered the first strike the American fliers hit the battleships Nagato, Yamato and severely damaged the heavy cruiser Myōkō.
Musashi hit
At 1140 the Musashi's radar picked up the next wave of attackers and at 1203. These were from the Intrepid, Essex and Lexington. Hitting the Center Force in two waves a half hour apart these aircraft delivered punishing blows on Musashi. She was hit by 3 torpedoes and 2 bombs. The torpedoes caused damage that caused a 5 degree list and was down six feet by the bow. The torpedo damage was concentrated midships and one torpedo flooded her number 4 engine room. One of the bombs hit an engine room and disabled her port inline propeller shaft. With her speed reduced she proceeded on.
Musashi under Attack
Thirty minutes following this attack at about 1330 Musashi was attacked again by Helldivers and Avengers. She is hit by 4 1000 pound bombs and 4 torpedoes. She was now so badly damage that she could no longer keep up with the fleet and dropped behind to fend for herself. At 1350 this attack ended and her speed reduced to 20 knots while she was now down 13 feet by the bow, with nearly all of her trim and void tanks full. With such damage the was now little room for any more damage in her forward compartments, but the hits would keep coming even as she dropped behind the rest of the fleet.
Separated from the fleet, the wounded giant was now attacked by aircraft from the Enterprise, Cabot, Franklin and Intrepid that score hits with 11 bombs including the deadly 1000 pounders and 8 torpedoes. During the course of these attacks which ended shortly after 1530, the Musashi sustained 19 torpedo and 17 bomb hits and taken 18 near hits close aboard. The damage was fatal
At 1620 her skipper Rear Admiral Toshihira Inoguchi began desperate damage control measures to control the increasing list which had reached 10 degrees to port. Now dead in the water Musashi continued to list further and when the list reached 12 degrees at 1915 Inoguchi ordered preparations to abandon ship. The surviving crew assembled on the deck, the battle flag and the Emperor's portrait were removed. Admiral Inoguchi gave his personal notebook to his Executive officer Captain Kenkichi Kato and directed then him to abandon ship. Admiral Inoguchi retired to his cabin and was not seen again. At 1930 with the list now 30 degrees Captain Kato gave the order to abandon ship and soon with the list increasing further men began to slide across the decks being crushed in the process. Panic broke out among the crew which had been assembled by divisions and Captain Kato ordered "every man for himself." At 1936 the ship capsized and port and went down by the bow sinking in 4,430 feet of water in the Visayan Sea at 13-07N, 122-32E.
The destroyers Kiyoshimo, Isokaze and Hamakaze rescued 1,376 survivors including Captain Kato, but 1,023 of Musashi's 2,399 man crew were lost including her skipper, Rear Admiral Inoguchi who was promoted Vice Admiral, posthumously.
The rest of the Center Force under Kurita turned around to get out of range of the aircraft, passing the crippled Musashi as his force retreated. Kurita's retreat was temporary and Kurita waited until 17:15 before turning around again to head for the San Bernardino Strait hoping to find it empty of American ships. His force was still battle worthy because the majority of the 259 sorties were directed on Musashi and the Heavy Cruiser Myōkō which retired heavily damaged. The Southern Force which had also been hit by American carrier air strikes also continued its push toward Surigao Strait.
Kurita's Center Force was now without one of the two most powerful battleships in the world, four heavy cruisers, and two destroyers going in to the fight of their lives.
The Battle of Surigao Strait, the revenge of the Pearl Harbor Battleships will be the next article in this series.
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Leyte Gulf: The Battle of Sibuyan Sea and the Sinking of the Musashi
I'm in the midst of posting a five or six part posting about the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the biggest naval battle in history. Despite the fact that it happened 75 years ago there are lessons to be learned from it, especially if you are a President desperate to actually win something and place all your faith in the military, even when you ask it to do something that it cannot due. This is the second in that series. I hope you enjoy.
Following the loss of Atago, Maya and Takao Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's Center Force had an uneventful rest of the day on the 23rd as his ships kept a watchful eye and ear for more US Navy submarines. At about 0800 on 24 October the Center Force was spotted by 3 U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers which promptly reported them.
TBF Avenger dropping its "fish" 19 of these would hit Musashi
At 1000 the Musashi's radar picked up approaching aircraft. These were from the USS Intrepid and the USS Cabot which were assigned to Rear Admiral Gerard Bogan's Task Group 38.4. The anti-aircraft crews and damage control teams prepared as the ship's bugle sounded the alarm. As the aircraft came closer the main guns of the Musashi fired but ceased fire as the aircraft drew closer. Helldiver dive bombers plunged downward at the ships of the Center Force and F6F Hellcat fighters unopposed by enemy fighters conducted strafing runs as TBF Avenger torpedo bombers dropped their deadly loads at the Musashi. The big ship avoided two of the "fish" but a third struck causing little damage and the first wave few away. Musashi reported that she had sustained a hit and continued on. The Japanese sailors knew that this would not be the last attack. Though Musashi had weathered the first strike the American fliers hit the battleships Nagato, Yamato and severely damaged the heavy cruiser Myōkō.
Thirty minutes following this attack at about 1330 Musashi was attacked again by Helldivers and Avengers. She was hit by four 1000 pound bombs and 4 torpedoes. She was now so badly damage that she could no longer keep up with the fleet and dropped behind to fend for herself. At 1350 this attack ended and her speed was reduced to 20 knots while she was now down 13 feet by the bow, with nearly all of her trim and void tanks full. With such damage the was now little room for any more damage in her forward compartments, but the hits would keep coming even as she dropped behind the rest of the fleet.
Separated from the fleet, the wounded giant was now attacked by aircraft from the Enterprise, Cabot, Franklin and Intrepid that score hits with 11 bombs including the deadly 1000 pounders and 8 torpedoes. During the course of these attacks which ended shortly after 1530, the Musashi sustained 19 torpedo and 17 bomb hits and taken 18 near hits close aboard. The damage was fatal.
At 1620 her skipper Rear Admiral Toshihira Inoguchi began desperate damage control measures to control the increasing list which had reached 10 degrees to port. Now dead in the water Musashi continued to list further and when the list reached 12 degrees at 1915 Inoguchi ordered preparations to abandon ship. The surviving crew assembled on the deck, the battle flag and the Emperor's portrait were removed. Admiral Inoguchi gave his personal notebook to his Executive officer Captain Kenkichi Kato and directed then him to abandon ship. Admiral Inoguchi retired to his cabin and was not seen again. At 1930 with the list now 30 degrees Captain Kato gave the order to abandon ship. Soon with the list increasing further men began to slide across the decks being crushed in the process. Panic broke out among the crew which had been assembled by divisions and Captain Kato ordered "every man for himself." At 1936 the ship capsized and port and went down by the bow sinking in 4,430 feet of water in the Visayan Sea at 13-07N, 122-32E.
The Wreck of Musashi
The rest of the Center Force under Kurita turned around to get out of range of the aircraft, passing the crippled Musashi as his force retreated. Kurita's retreat was temporary and Kurita waited until 17:15 before turning around again to head for the San Bernardino Strait hoping to find it empty of American ships. His force was still battle worthy because the majority of the 259 sorties were directed on Musashi and the Heavy Cruiser Myōkō which retired heavily damaged. The Southern Force which had also been hit by American carrier air strikes also continued its push toward Surigao Strait. the wreck of Musashi was discovered by a team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
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Wings of Gold: U.S. Navy Carrier Aircraft 1941-1945
F4F-4 Wildcat of VF-41 in 1942
In 1941 with war raging in Europe and with the Japanese continuing their war in China and occupying French Indo-China the United States rushed to build up its Naval Air Arm and the Arm Air Corps. New models of aircraft of all types were being rushed into production to replace aircraft already known to be obsolescent. The Navy brought aircraft already accepted into full production even as it planned more advanced models. The events in Europe and Asia demonstrated that new fighter designs were needed quickly.
As 1940 dawned the standard fighter aircraft found on U.S. Navy carriers were the F2-A Brewster Buffalo, the Grumman F-3F biplane. In February 1940 the Navy accepted its first F4F-3 Wildcat which in an earlier for had been rejected in favor of the Brewster Buffalo. The new Grumman fighter was powered by a 1200 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-76 double row radial engine, mounted 4 .50 cal. Machine guns and was heavily armored. It had a maximum speed of 331 mph range of 845 miles and ceiling of 39500 feet. This would serve it and its pilots well as they aircraft was incredibly tough, often amazing experienced Japanese pilots in their A6M2 Zeros in their ability to suffer heavy damage and remain in the air. The plucky Wildcat would become the main line of defense in the Pacific against the advancing Japanese Imperial Navy in the months following Pearl Harbor.
The early F4F-3s were superseded by the F4F-4 model which incorporated folding wings, additional armor and an extra two machine guns. This decreased its maximum speed to 320 mph, rate of climb and ceiling but nonetheless the aircraft gave a good account of itself in Navy and Marine Corps service. F4F-3's and F4F-4s served in the British Royal Navy where it was called the Martlet until the end of the war. When Grumman closed out F4F production in 1943 to concentrate on its replacement the F6F Hellcat production was continued by General Motors and Eastern Aircraft as the FM1 and FM2 Wildcat. The FM1 was identical to the F4F-4 but armament was reduced to 4 machine guns and bomb racks for two 250 lb bombs or depth charges were added. The FM2 was based on an updated version of the F4F and had a more powerful engine as well as a higher tail assembly to account for the increased torque of the engine. These aircraft served aboard the tiny Escort Carriers and performed valiantly, especially in the Battle off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. A total of 7860 Wildcats of all varieties were built. They accounted for 1327 enemy aircraft shot down with the loss of only 191 Wildcats.
Aces Capt Joe Foss USMC and CAPT David McConnell USN both Medal of Honor Winners and CDR Jimmy Thatch (below)
The top aces who flew the Wildcat were all Marines, CAPT Joe Foss (26 victories) MAJ John Lucian Smith (19 victories) and MAJ Marion Carl (16 victories in the F4F and 2 in the F4U Corsair). Foss and Smith both won the Medal of Honor. Foss would go on to become Governor of South Dakota and the first Commissioner of the American Football League in 1959. Smith retired as a Colonel in 1960 and Carl as a Major General. Other distinguished F4F aces included LT Butch O'Hare, the first U.S. Navy ace and Medal of Honor winner and LCDR Jimmy Thatch who developed the highly successful "Thatch Weave" which enabled the U.S.pilots whose machines were slower and less maneuverable than the speedy and nimble Zeros to achieve good success against their Japanese foe. Thatch retired as an Admiral in 1967. O'Hare rose to become commander of the Enterprise Air Group and was killed in action in November 1943. Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is named for this brave aviator.
The Grumman F6F Hellcat took over front line fighter duties on the Fleet Carriers from the Wildcat in early 1943 and established itself as the dominant fighter in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Although it had a resemblance to the F4F the F6F was a totally new design built on combat experience against the Japanese. The aircraft was built around the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine which produced 2000 hp. The Hellcat mounted six .50 caliber machine guns and had a rate of climb of 3500 feet per minute and a 37300 ft operational ceiling.
Faster than the Zero and other Japanese fighters and piloted by more experienced pilots the Hellcats took a brutal toll of Japanese aircraft. They accounted for more Japanese aircraft kills than any other with 5163 confirmed kills with a loss of 270 aircraft an overall 19:1 kill ratio. They were piloted by 305 Navy and Marine Corps aces including Meal of Honor winner Captain David McConnell the Navy's Ace of Aces, and highest surviving United States ace of the war that scored all 34 of his victories in the Hellcat. The greatest achievement of the Hellcats were when they swept the rebuilt Japanese Naval Air Arm from the skies in the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. By November 1945 12275 Hellcats had been built with 1263 going to the British Royal Navy. After the war the Hellcat was replaced by the F8F Bearcat as the primary fighter and served in a night fighter and trainer role until the 1950s. The French Navy used the Hellcat in to provide heroic close air support to beleaguered French Soldiers in Indochina.
USMC F4U-4 Corsair providing close air support
Flying alongside the F6F was the Vaught F4U Corsair. The Corsair first flew in 1940 and the Navy was slow to adopt it due to difficulties in carrier operations and negative reviews of Navy pilots. However Marine Corps aviators flying the Corsair had great success and legendary aviators like MAJ Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and VMF-214 the Black Sheep. The Navy would adopt the aircraft later in the war as the Corsair's carrier operation deficiencies were remedied, but its real success was a land based aircraft operated by the Marines. Likewise the first squadrons to operate the aircraft successfully from carriers were the Marine Corps VMF-124 and VMF-213.
Early F4U-1
The Corsair mounted the same Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine as the F6F but had a highly streamlined gull wing design as well as a turbo-charger which allowed it a top speed of 425 mph. Later models such as the F4U-4 had a top speed of 445 mph. The F4F was armed with six .50 cal machine guns as well as rockets and a bomb load of 2000 pounds and the F4U-4 could carry 4000 pounds of ordnance.
Less than 10000 of the over 64000 combat sorties flown by F4Us were flown from carriers, the vast bulk of the sorties coming from land based Marine Corps squadrons. The Corsair was often used as a fighter bomber where its capabilities to drop sizable amounts of ordinance including rockets, bombs and the nearly developed Napalm in a close air support role cemented the importance of Marine Air for future generations. They were beloved by the Marine Corps and U.S. Army infantrymen in their brutal battles with the Japanese on many hellish island battlefields. Corsairs accounted for 2140 confirmed kills during the war against a combat loss of 189 aircraft. The aircraft remained in production until 1952 with 12571 aircraft of all variants being built. Many Japanese pilots considered the Corsair to be the best fighter of the war.
During the war many Corsairs served in the British Royal Navy and Royal New Zealand Air Force with good success, and after the war the French Navy had success with them in a close air support role in Indochina and Algeria. Following the war the Corsair remained in service for many years in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps as well as the French Navy and other smaller navies and air forces until the 1960s.
The Douglas SBD Dive Bomber was arguably the most effective Naval dive bomber of World War II, and possibly the best single engine dive bomber of all time. Other aircraft may have been faster or carried a larger bomb load, but the SBD, which served at a time when the U.S. Navy did not have air superiority and battled seasoned Japanese pilots and aircrews, achieved remarkable results,
The SBD was developed from the Northrop BT-2, after Douglas took over Northrop. The first model of the Dauntless, the SBD-1 began operations with the U.S. Marine Corps In 1940, the SBD-2 with the U.S. Navy in 1941. The SBD-3 which included more armor for the crew, and self sealing fuel tanks began entering service in late 1941.
The SBD combined a heavy bomb load, excellent bombing optics, great defensive armament, rugged construction, excellent handling characteristics and maneuverability, and superb dive bombing capabilities. It became the workhorse of the U.S. Navy between 1941 and 1944, flying about 25% of all missions flown from Navy carriers during that time. SBDs sank or damaged six Japanese Aircraft carriers, one Japanese and one French battleship, 14 cruisers, 6 destroyers, and many other ships including transports and submarines. It was the Dauntless which turn the tide of the Pacific war when at Midway they sank the Japanese aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu and the heavy cruiser Mikuma. The SBD also accounted for more enemy aircraft in aerial combat than were lost to enemy aircraft, an amazing accomplishment by any bomber of any type.
In late 1944 after the Battle Of the Philippine Sea the Dauntless was phased out of U.S. Navy squadrons by the SB2C Helldiver. Though the Helldiver was bigger, faster, and carried a higher bomb load, many pilots preferred the Dauntless due to its superior handling characteristics, especially at low speeds, essential to landing on a carrier. It is hard to believe that the United States would have prevailed in 1942 without the Dauntless.
It was used in combat by other allies, a variant, the A-24 Banshee was built for the U.S. Army Air Force. The French operates it from the carrier Arromanches in Indochina until 1949.
SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber above and at Midway below
TBF Avenger above and below
The TBF Avenger torpedo bomber was developed as a replacement for the TBD Devastator by in 1940 by Leroy Grumman of Grumman aircraft. Production began in 1941 and the first combat by the aircraft was at the Battle of Midway. During that battle, 6 aircraft from VT-6, based at Midway while the rest of the squadron flying TBD Devastators from the USS Hornet attacked the Japanese carrier strike force. All of the TBD were shot down, as well as 5 of the 6 TBFs.
Despite the inauspicious start the TBFs became one of the deadliest aircraft of the Second World War. They helped sink the largest Battleships ever constructed, the Japanese Musashi and Yamato, as well as many other warships and auxiliaries. They conducted bombing missions of land targets, and operated from Escort Carriers in Anti-Submarine Warfare operations and supporting invasions and shore operations. The Avenger was particularly effective in the ASW role and was credited with sinking about 30 German U-Boats and Japanese submarines during the war.
The TBF was the largest single engine aircraft of the war, only the P-47 Thunderbolt was anywhere close to its size. Despite this the TBF was able to operate from the smallest aircraft carriers. Powered by a 1900 HP Wright R-2600-20 Twin Cyclone 14 Cylinder radial engine it could cruise at over 30,000 feet at a top speed of 275 MPH while carrying 2,000 pounds of bombs or a Mark 13 Aerial Torpedo. They also carried racks for 5″ High Velocity Aircraft Rockets and depth charges.
After the war it served in a variety of roles in the U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, Canadian Navy, French Navy, and other militaries until the 1960s. In peacetime it was used for many years as a fire fighting aircraft in the United States and Canada.
LTjg. George H. W. Bush in the cockpit of his Avenger
The most famous man to pilot a TBF/TBM was LTjg George H. W. Bush, later the President of the United States whose aircraft was shot down over Chuchi Jima In 1944.
SB2C Helldiver above and in French Service below
The replacement for the Dauntless was the SB2C Curtiss Helldiver. The Helldiver was bigger and faster than the Dauntless but for its size it was underpowered, and had a shorter range that the beloved Dauntless. The Helldiver had very poor performance in flight, had unreliable electrical and hydraulic systems and frequently was poorly manufactured. The defects made it less than popular among the aircrews which had previously flown the Dauntless who came to call it the Beast. The problems would lead to a Congressional investigation headed by Senator Harry Truman. During the hearings Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, Artemis Gates said: "When we needed the SB2C Helldiver neither we nor it was ready."
The British Royal Navy and Australian Air Force evaluated the Helldiver and rejected it for service, cancelling their orders for it.
Despite the many flaws of the aircraft the superbly trained pilots and air crews made the most of it, sinking hundreds of Japanese ships and watercraft. From late 1944 until the end of the war it established a good combat record, though it never had to fight against the well trained Japanese pilots that the Dauntless aircrews had to face.
However, the Navy, and most air forces were moving away from the dive bomber as an attack aircraft. The U. S. Navy found that its F6F Hellcats, and F4U Corsairs could carry as heavy as payload in rockets and bombs as the Helldiver though the ordnance decreased their range. But even so the fighters were far better able to defend themselves against enemy fighter aircraft.
The aircraft served in the U. S. Navy and Naval Reserve until 1950. It also served in Greece where it was used in counter-insurgency (COIN) missions during the Greek Civil War, and by the French Navy during the Indochina campaign, including providing closer air support to French troops at Dien Bien Phu. The Italian Air Force was the last to operate the Helldiver, retiring it in 1959.
With the advent of rockets the dive bomber was replaced by single seat fighters and attack aircraft. The Helldiver was the last purpose built dive bomber. In the U.S. the Hellcat, Corsair, the postwar F8F Bearcat, the P-51 Mustang, and the P-47 Thunderbolt took over ground attack missions. The A4D Skyraider was designed as a ground attack aircraft, and eventually jet powered fighter-bombers would enter service.
These amazing aircraft and the men that flew them established a tradition of excellence that the Naval Aviators of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps continue today.
Padre Steve
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Sinking the Musashi
IJNS Musashi
This is the second in a series of articles about the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The first article in the series is liked here and is entitled
The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Introduction and the Battle of Palawan Passage
Following the loss of Atago, Maya and Takao Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's Center Force had an uneventful rest of the day on the 23rd as his ships kept a watchful eye and ear for more US Navy submarines. At about 0800 on 24 October the Center Force was spotted by 3 B-24 Liberator bombers which promptly reported them.
One of the ships in the Center Force was the IJNS Musashi, sister ship of the mighty Yamato which was also in the force. The two battlewagons were the largest battleships ever built. With a full load displacement of 72,800 tons and an armament of nine 18.1 inch guns, the largest battery ever mounted on a warship the two behemoths also had massive anti-aircraft batteries and the Japanese were counting on them leading the Center Force to a miraculous victory during the battle. Admiral Kurita addressed his commanders prior to the battle:
Thirty minutes following this attack at about 1330 Musashi was attacked again by Helldivers and Avengers. She is hit by 4 1000 pound bombs and 4 torpedoes. She was now so badly damage that she could no longer keep up with the fleet and dropped behind to fend for herself. At 1350 this attack ends with her speed reduced to 20 knots and with her down 13 feet by the bow and nearly all of her trim and void tanks full. There is now little room for any more damage forward.
Separated from the fleet Musashi was now attacked by aircraft from the Enterprise, Cabot, Franklin and Intrepid that score hits with 11 bombs including the deadly 1000 pounders and 8 torpedoes. During the course of these attacks which ended after 1530 Musashi sustained 19 torpedo and 17 bomb hits and taken 18 near hits close aboard. At 1620 her skipper Rear Admiral Toshihira Inoguchi began desperate damage control measures to control the increasing list which had reached 10 degrees to port. Dead in the water she continued to list further and when the list reached 12 degrees at 1915 Inoguchi ordered preparations to abandon ship. The surviving crew assembled on the deck, the battle flag and the Emperor's portrait were removed. Admiral Inoguchi gave his personal notebook to his Executive officer Captain Kenkichi Kato and directed then him to abandon ship. Admiral Inoguchi retired to his cabin and was not seen again. At 1930 with the list now 30 degrees Captain Kato gave the order to abandon ship and soon with the list increasing further men began to slide across the decks being crushed in the process. Panic broke out among the crew which had been assembled by divisions and Captain Kato ordered "every man for himself." At 1936 the ship capsized and port and went down by the bow sinking in 4,430 feet of water in the Visayan Sea at 13-07N, 122-32E.
The rest of the Center Force under Kurita turned around to get out of range of the aircraft, passing the crippled Musashi as his force retreated. Kurita's retreat was temporary and Kurita waited until 17:15 before turning around again to head for the San Bernardino Strait hoping to find it empty of American ships. His force was still battle worthy because the majority of the 259 sorties were directed on Musashi and the Heavy Cruiser Myōkō which retired heavily damaged. The Southern Force which had also been hit by American carrier air strikes also continued its push toward Surigao Strait. The Battle of Surigao Strait, the revenge of the Pearl Harbor Battleships will be the next article in this series.
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A Modern Innovative Scratch Box – Entertainment calls for many different inputs and, therefore, a rich diversity of functionalities is key here. With the innovative scratch box as part of this music production software, you must not really be a professional DJ for you to make things work out.
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Doing it yourself means you don't need to hire an expert and this will really reduce your production cost so you may channel the money to do some other things.
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You must have basic computer application knowledge before you may use it, and frankly, this isn't a very big deal. You can always learn and get used to it.
It requires a suitable computer in order to effectively use it.
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Central Retail to donate 10 tons of vegetables & fruits for the battle against Covid-19 in Da Nang
On 06 August 2020, to join hands with Vietnamese people in the battle against Covid-19, Central Retail in Vietnam continues to make another donation of 10 tons of fresh, high-quality vegetables and fruits to Danang Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and Danang Center for Disease Control in response to the need of food supply for everyone involved in the fight against Covid-19 in Danang during this difficult time when the city is under social distancing order.
Among 10 tons of vegetables and fruits including cabbage, pumpkin, zucchini, tomato, carrot, sweet potato, chayote, lettuce, lemon, passion fruit, avocado, etc., 9 tons will be given to Danang Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs while the other 1 ton will be given to Danang Center for Disease Control. These two representatives will disseminate the donated vegetables and fruits to public kitchens that cook and distribute nutritious & hygienic meals to frontline health workers and quarantined people in the hospitals around the city.
Prior to this contribution, Central Retail had donated 20,000 masks and 300 bottles of hand sanitizer to the frontline health workers in Danang early this month. These practical actions are the most vivid evidence of the company's commitment to support the country and Vietnamese people in the battle against Covid-19.
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A popular line among Washington reporters is that covering the Trump White House is like trying to drink water from a gushing fire hose. The volume overwhelms the effort.
Recent days illustrate the point and underscore the even greater difficulty of assessing the impact of Donald Trump's presidency. So much is happening so fast that it's impossible to make sense of what it all means for America.
Last week featured the president leading a televised discussion with bipartisan members of congress on gun legislation, his market-rattling announcement on tariffs and reports about whether Trump will agree to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller. Those and other big-ticket items were mashed up with tweetstorms and breathless reports about who on his team is up, who's down and who's out.
For people outside Washington, the task of separating the wheat from the chaff is made more difficult by extreme media bias. Virtually everything Trump says and does is presented through the darkest possible lens almost everywhere.
Consider how he was accused of being too bellicose in reacting to North Korean threats to bomb the United States, then accused by some of the same people of not being bellicose enough after Vladimir Putin's boasts about Russia's nukes.
Then there's CNN, which invited Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to compare recent events to Richard Nixon's final days. Nothing subtle there.
From networks to newspapers, rumor and speculation are dressed up as authoritative by citing "sources close to the president." This is compelling only if you forget how many times anonymous sources were wrong.
Of course, the fever pitch is alive on both sides of the street, with many Trump supporters still believing, as one said recently, that "he can do no wrong."
The love vs. hate for Trump reminds me of a cynic's view of the law of averages: If one foot is in ice water and the other is in scalding water, your feet are, on average, comfortable!
None of this is to suggest there is nothing unique about Donald Trump's presidency. On the contrary, almost everything about it is unique.
That's precisely why it is so difficult to be certain about the meaning of so many events. He continues to take the ship of state into uncharted waters and that alone explains much of the hair-on-fire reaction.
For example, Trump three times put on a public master class in presidential leadership. He did it with members of both parties on immigration several weeks ago, then at a meeting with governors and last week with members of congress on gun control. The president is supremely comfortable in front of the camera and those sessions allow him to talk over the heads of the Washington media and directly to people in their living rooms and offices, much as he did during the campaign.
In all three cases, Trump showed himself knowledgeable and flexible as he tried to find common ground on vexing subjects. Many ardent Democrats especially were wowed by his eagerness to accuse fellow Republicans of being afraid of the NRA.
Trump stuns GOP, Dems with impassioned push for gun control
I believe Trump was wrong on that point, and that most GOP supporters of gun rights believe the Second Amendment means what it says, and that they are representing their constituents.
Still, there is no denying that Trump broke with his party's recent record by showing a willingness to meet Dems more than half way on gun and immigration issues.
His CEO style at those events reflects one of the initial hopes for a Trump presidency — that he could break the logjams in Washington because he is not of Washington, and is not beholden to anybody's orthodoxy.
Yet it remains to be seen whether the approach will yield results. Can Trump bring along enough Republicans, or will he further divide the GOP?
And do Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi really want to make deals on guns and immigration, or would they rather keep moving the goal posts because they want to claim in the midterms that Trump can't govern?
All things considered, then, here is my current guide to those who want to see Trump succeed but are perplexed by events: Keep your eye on the big picture and begin each day with optimism because betting against him has been a loser.
While no president in modern history has faced such media assaults and entrenched opposition, including from some in the FBI, Trump has work horse stamina and warrior determination to succeed.
His policies are mostly the right ones and his tax changes and regulatory reforms will spur growth and create opportunities for millions of Americans.
I also believe Democrats are more divided and in a deeper hole than they want to admit. Pelosi's absurd characterization of tax cuts and bonuses for working families as "crumbs" will not be forgotten by voters and could help the GOP hold the House.
Yet I'm not without concern.
Trump's habit of shooting himself in the foot — why does he diminish himself by attacking Alec Baldwin? — provokes the worry that some voters who like his policies will get tired of the personal pettiness and give up on him.
I also worry that feuds with some Republicans could lead to policy defeats. And I fear that Trump's habit of beating on his aides in public — even when he's right, as he is about Attorney General Jeff Sessions — could cost him the services of John Kelly, his chief of staff.
While Kelly has not been mistake-free, he is the team's MVP because he provides a stable foundation on which Trump and his administration can depend.
My conclusion: Unless Mueller produces clear evidence of wrongdoing, Trump's policies will produce enough progress that he will finish this term strongly and have a good chance of winning again in 2020.
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Count yourself lucky if you were able to watch the moving funeral of the Rev. Billy Graham. I didn't plan on watching but when Fox offered complete coverage, I thought I would catch a few minutes. I was hooked and stayed until the tearful end.
It was a glorious event befitting "America's pastor," with Graham's sister and children telling powerful stories. Taking place in a tent near his North Carolina library, it was a gospel revival all its own.
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What does the mayor want schools to achieve in his second term? So far, he has not articulated a vision that would fix a system where there is too little excellence and too much mediocrity and failure.
Without a vision for true success, no successor to incumbent Carmen Fariña will make much difference in the lives of 1.1 million students.
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It'll be tough for Munster, but Leinster and Connacht should progress claims O'Connell
Updated / Saturday, 31 Mar 2018 16:40
Ground staff work on the pitch ahead of the game
Former Munster captain Paul O'Connell believes his old side have the toughest task of all the Irish provinces as they take on Toulon in the Champions Cup this afternoon (3.15pm) .
Munster welcome the French giants to Thomond Park while Leinster host Saracens at the Aviva Stadium in the same competition and Connacht welcome Gloucester to the Sportsground in their Challenge Cup clash.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport, O'Connell claimed that while having home advantage will be important for Munster, he remains wary of the quality that Toulon have all over the pitch and the number of players that Munster will be without due to injury.
"It certainly helps playing at home from a Munster point of view," he said.
"I would have played in a quarter-final that we would have lost at home against Ulster so it's never a done deal.
"I do think it helps the players to perform, the pressure of the home record we have helps them to perform, but they [Munster] have enough injuries which is going to be quite difficult from them.
"Chris Farrell when he played for Ireland the last time was man-of-the-match and Keith Earls was a lot of people's pick for player of the tournament, he's such a clever player.
"Those two guys alone are a big loss so I think it's going to be very tough for them.
"The only thing I suppose is Toulon winning 49-0 against Clermont last week, might not be the end of the world for Munster that that happened, even though it shows how good they're capable of being.
"You'd like to think maybe Toulon would come over a little big complacent and a little bit confident but it's going to be a very, very difficult game for Munster so it's going to be very tough."
O'Connell was more upbeat when assessing Leinster's chances when they host Saracens at the Aviva Stadium.
The former Ireland skipper sees parallels between the way both clubs and their national teams and believes that there could be shades of Ireland v England when they meet on Sunday.
"I suppose it's almost an Ireland versus England game. I fancy Leinster, there's so many internationals in the side," he said.
"They would have all had a week off last week, I see from social media they were all in various parts of the world so I'd say they'll all come back refreshed and really looking forward to playing a home game.
"Saracens are a very good side, they're a little bit like Ireland, they don't beat themselves. So Leinster are going to have to be good to beat them, but I just think the quality in the Leinster squad will be too strong for them."
Connacht meanwhile face a testing clash against Gloucester at the Sportsground, but it's one that O'Connell believes they can emerge triumphant from.
"It's not an easy game and Gloucester have been playing really well. They have a new coach, Johan Ackermann from South Africa who coached the Lions down there.
"They're very successful under him and he seems to have turned things around.
"They're a very strong side but I still fancy Connacht at home, I think Connacht in the Sportsground are a match for any team these days so I fancy their chances."
Follow our live blog of Munster v Toulon (3.15pm kick-off) on RTÉ Online and the RTÉ News Now App, or listen to commentary from Michael Corcoran and Donal Lenihan on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport.
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Dorothy Walker Archive
Arts organisations.
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Series View All People: artists and writers. Critical writing and lectures. Arts organisations.
Subject View All Architectural Association of Ireland Association Internationale des Critiques d'Art Biennale de Paris CAP Foundation Award Centro de Arte y Comunicación Contemporary Irish Art Society Guinness Peat Aviation Awards for Emerging Artists International Association of Art International Center For Advanced Studies In Art0 Irish Museum of Modern Art James Joyce Centenary Rosc. Royal Hibernian Academy The Douglas Hyde Gallery
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Title: Arts organisations.
Reference Code: IE/NIVAL /DW/ORG
Level of Description: Series
Creation Dates: [1959-2002]
Extent And Medium: 18 bankers boxes holding 247 files of varying size containing hand and type-written correspondence on paper. Also includes printed exhibition catalogues, and photographic documentation, slides, transparencies. Document types: Institutional records: minutes and action plans, exhibition proposals, exhibition reports, development plans, collection lists, acquisition documentation, loan agreements, insurance valuations, export licensing, condition reports, damage reports, transportation documentation, financial records, membership information, royalty statements, awards information, company registration details, gallery floor plans, refurbishment plans and building works progress, maps of proposed premises, human resources documents, visitor's books, stationery; Public relations material: invitations, press releases, posters, press clippings, advertising and sponsorship plans, event programmes and newsletters; Artists' documentation: CVs, artwork proposals, exhibition catalogues; Correspondence: letters, cards, postcards, faxes, telegrams, printed email; Personal writings/ephemera: notebooks, job applications, travel documents and maps, visitor passes; Drafts/manuscripts/transcripts: exhibition reviews, catalogue essays, essay proposals, educational reports, poetry, interviews, speeches/lectures; Miscellaneous journals and other publications.
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Repository: NIVAL
This series is comprised primarily of administrative records and some personal correspondence pertaining to twenty-seven arts organisations and/or large scale exhibitions with which Walker was involved in either a professional or advisory capacity.
Arts organisations/subjects referenced:
Guinness Peat Aviation Awards (GPA): Walker was on the Selection committee for the GPA Awards for emerging artists in 1986 and 1988. The material details Walker's travels throughout Ireland to visit artists as part of the selection process.
Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA): Walker was a member of the founding board of IMMA and one of the prime movers behind its establishment and fought for its location at Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. She served on both the board and the boards' acquisition committee until January 2002.
Gallery of Photography: administrative records pertaining to the gallery.
International Centre for Advanced Study in Art (ICASA): details of Walker's appointment to the Board of Directors.
Philatelic Advisory Committee: correspondence regarding plans for a proposed postal museum. Walker was a member of the committee in the 1970s and 80s.
Harry Clarke Collection: correspondence between Walker and David Clarke regarding the location of a possible home for archival material pertaining to stained glass artist Harry Clarke.
Architectural Association Ireland (AAI): exhibition of Irish architecture in Frankfurt.
Douglas Hyde Gallery: information about exhibitions in the gallery, collections policy and Walker's application for the job of Director.
International Association of Art (IAA): report by Walker on the 2nd conference on the professional training of the artist organized by the International Association of Art, UNESCO.
Amnesty International: Walker helped to organize an 'Artists for Amnesty' auction; includes information on the sale of artwork by Joseph Beuys..
Rosc, 1971-1991: Walker was a founding member of Rosc and was actively involved in the organisation of many of the exhibitions. She also served as vice-chairperson of the committee. Included are administrative records from Rosc '71, '77, '80, '84, '88 and the proposed Rosc '91, information on the seminar 'Rosc Reconsidered' in 1984 and a talk by Walker on 'Rosc of the Future'.
International Association of Art Critics (AICA), 1977-1999: Walker was instrumental in reactivating the Irish section of AICA. She served on the board of the Irish section as Honorary Secretary and later as President. She was also elected Vice-President of the international association in 1979. Throughout this period, Walker attended most of the annual congresses and international conferences, gave lectures, organised the 1980 Congress in Dublin and worked on behalf of art critics in Ireland. Files contain legal information and documentation on a court case between AICA and Silverdale Travel.
Biennale de Paris,1977-1981: Walker was adjudicator for the 9th Biennale de Paris and the Irish Commissioner for the 10th Biennale in 1980 and 1982 respectively.
The Irish Imagination, 1959-1971: Walker served on the Executive Committee of this exhibition organised as part of Rosc '71 in the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin and in Boston in 1972.
A Sense of Ireland, 1980: Walker was on the organising committee of this festival of Irish art in London. She curated the exhibition 'Without the Walls' held in the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA).
Irish Directions, 1974-1976: Walker was a member of the jury for this traveling exhibition of Irish artists that toured to venues in Ireland and the United States.
Committee for Irish Art in the Vatican, 1985-1990: Walker was the Honorary Secretary of the Committee. Louis le Brocquy's Táin tapestry was the first piece of Irish art to be included in the Vatican's collection.
CAP Foundation Award, 1995-2001: Walker was a member of the selection panel to award a purpose built studio space to two graduating NCAD students on an annual basis.
Hugh Lane Advisory Committee, 1985- 1991: Walker was a member of this committee whose agenda included the structural improvement of the gallery, exhibition planning, public relations and audience development, collection development policy.
Contemporary Irish Art Society (CIAS), 1975-1991: Walker was a member of the CIAS committee and was elected Vice-Chairwoman in 1978. The committee bought art by contemporary artists for public display and arranged outings and trips for members.
Signa, 1964-1970: Walker served on the Board of this design consultancy firm until her resignation in 1970.
BP Europe, 1990-1992: Walker was invited to serve on BP Europe's Brussels Art Gallery Advisory Board. However in 1992, BP Europe decided not to fund the gallery so she never served on the board. File includes a catalogue introduction on Patrick Scott for an exhibition in 1990.
James Joyce Centenary, 1981-1983: file includes an essay by Walker entitled 'Literature and contemporary Irish art,' information and articles on the 1983 centenary of Joyce's birth, documentation on Walker's efforts to organise a performance by the American composer/artist John Cage.
RHA – Ideal Academy, 1997: file includes several reports by members of the RHA entitled 'Thoughts on an Academy' regarding the role of the academy and the need for modernisation; documentation on 'The Critics' View,'the 1997 Banquet Exhibition for which Walker and other art critics were invited to select the exhibiting artists.
Cultural Relations Committee: reports on exhibitions and festivals outside Ireland.
Administration and Biographical
Series located in boxes DW/14/ORG - DW/31/ORG in the Main Library
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Q: Django + PostgreSQL: How to reset primary key? I have been working on an application in Django.   To begin with, for simplicity, I had been using sqlite3 for the database.
However, once I moved to PostgreSQL, I've run into a bit of a problem: the primary key does not reset once I clear out a table.
This app is a game that is played over a long time period (weeks).  As such, every time a new game starts, all of the data is cleared out of the database and then new, randomized data is added.
I'd like to be able to "start over" with primary keys starting at 1 each time I clean/rebuild the game.
The code still works as-is, but integers are a pretty natural way for describing the objects in my game.   I'd like to have each new game start at 1 rather than wherever the last game left off.
How can I reset the primary key counter in PostgreSQL?   Keep in mind that I don't need to preserve the data in the table since I am wiping it out anyway.

A: If you perform a raw sql, can do this:
ALTER SEQUENCE youApp_id_seq RESTART WITH 1;

docs:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/sql-altersequence.html

A: In your app directory try this:
python manage.py help sqlsequencereset

Pipe it into psql like this to actually run the reset:
python manage.py sqlsequencereset myapp1 myapp2 | psql

Edit: here's an example of the output from this command on one of my tables:
BEGIN;
SELECT setval('"project_row_id_seq"', coalesce(max("id"), 1), max("id") IS NOT null) FROM "project_row";
COMMIT;

A: As suggested by "Van Gale" you can get the commands to solve your problem  running sqlsequencereset.
or
You can execute the SQL query generated by sqlsequencereset from within python in this way (using the default database):
from django.core.management.color import no_style
from django.db import connection

from myapps.models import MyModel1, MyModel2

sequence_sql = connection.ops.sequence_reset_sql(no_style(), [MyModel1, MyModel2])
with connection.cursor() as cursor:
    for sql in sequence_sql:
        cursor.execute(sql)

I tested this code with Python3.6, Django 2.0 and PostgreSQL 10.

A: I view auto-increment primary keys as purely internal identifiers for database records, and I don't like exposing them to users. Granted, it's a common design to use them as part of URLs, but even there slugs or other identifiers feel more appropriate.

A: If you do not want to have to manually grab the apps you need, or if you have a series of different databases, this command will dynamically gather all connections from settings.py and reset the sequence.
To run use: python manage.py reset_sequences
import psycopg2
from django.conf import settings
from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
from django.db import connections

def dictfetchall(cursor):
    """Return all rows from a cursor as a dict"""
    columns = [col[0] for col in cursor.description]
    return [
        dict(zip(columns, row))
        for row in cursor.fetchall()
    ]

class Command(BaseCommand):
    help = "Resets sequencing errors in Postgres which normally occur due to importing/restoring a DB"

    def handle(self, *args, **options):
        # loop over all databases in system to figure out the tables that need to be reset
        for name_to_use_for_connection, connection_settings in settings.DATABASES.items():
            db_name = connection_settings['NAME']
            host = connection_settings['HOST']
            user = connection_settings['USER']
            port = connection_settings['PORT']
            password = connection_settings['PASSWORD']

            # connect to this specific DB
            conn_str = f"host={host} port={port} user={user} password={password}"

            conn = psycopg2.connect(conn_str)
            conn.autocommit = True

            select_all_table_statement = f"""SELECT *
                                    FROM information_schema.tables
                                    WHERE table_schema = 'public'
                                    ORDER BY table_name;
                                """
            # just a visual representation of where we are
            print('-' * 20, db_name)
            try:
                not_reset_tables = list()
                # use the specific name for the DB
                with connections[name_to_use_for_connection].cursor() as cursor:
                    # using the current db as the cursor connection
                    cursor.execute(select_all_table_statement)
                    rows = dictfetchall(cursor)
                    # will loop over table names in the connected DB
                    for row in rows:
                        find_pk_statement = f"""
                            SELECT k.COLUMN_NAME
                            FROM information_schema.table_constraints t
                            LEFT JOIN information_schema.key_column_usage k
                            USING(constraint_name,table_schema,table_name)
                            WHERE t.constraint_type='PRIMARY KEY'
                                AND t.table_name='{row['table_name']}';
                        """
                        cursor.execute(find_pk_statement)
                        pk_column_names = dictfetchall(cursor)
                        for pk_dict in pk_column_names:
                            column_name = pk_dict['column_name']

                        # time to build the reset sequence command for each table
                        # taken from django: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/django-admin/#sqlsequencereset
                        # example: SELECT setval(pg_get_serial_sequence('"[TABLE]"','id'), coalesce(max("id"), 1), max("id") IS NOT null) FROM "[TABLE]";
                        try:
                            reset_statement = f"""SELECT setval(pg_get_serial_sequence('"{row['table_name']}"','{column_name}'),
                                                    coalesce(max("{column_name}"), 1), max("{column_name}") IS NOT null) FROM "{row['table_name']}" """
                            cursor.execute(reset_statement)
                            return_values = dictfetchall(cursor)
                            # will be 1 row
                            for value in return_values:
                                print(f"Sequence reset to {value['setval']} for {row['table_name']}")
                        except Exception as ex:
                            # will only fail if PK is not an integer...
                            # currently in my system this is from django.contrib.sessions
                            not_reset_tables.append(f"{row['table_name']} not reset")

            except psycopg2.Error as ex:
                raise SystemExit(f'Error: {ex}')

            conn.close()
            print('-' * 5, ' ALL ERRORS ', '-' * 5)
            for item_statement in not_reset_tables:
                # shows which tables produced errors, so far I have only
                # seen this with PK's that are not integers because of the MAX() method
                print(item_statement)

            # just a visual representation of where we are
            print('-' * 20, db_name)

A: You need to truncate the table.
See http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/sql-truncate.html

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Jeffrey Epstein's Accuser Says Ghislaine Maxwell Had 'Total Amnesia' When Grilled Under Oath About Private Flights With Powerful Men
By:Whitney Vasquez
Jul. 16 2021, Published 11:09 a.m. ET
One of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers says Ghislaine Maxwell must have been suffering "amnesia" when she claimed under oath that she couldn't recall ever flying together on the pedophile's jet, unsealed court documents show.
According to the flight log for Epstein's private plane, Maxwell traveled with Virginia Roberts Giuffre nearly 30 times. The recorded number is actually 23.
The allegations were made by Giuffre's lawyers in a number of unsealed files that were released on Thursday.
A federal judge in New York ordered the court to unseal the documents in relation to Ghislaine's upcoming sex trafficking trial.
Among those documents includes more than 50 related to Maxwell's defamation suit filed by Epstein accuser Giuffre.
Giuffre sued Epstein's alleged madam for defamation in 2015 after Ghislaine accused her of lying when she came forward alleging Maxwell and Epstein sexually abused her.
In the unsealed documents, Giuffre's attorneys call out Ghislaine's "extraordinary lack of memory about her involvement in the abuse."
"For instance, (Maxwell) cannot even recall a single flight on Epstein's private jet with Ms Giuffre, even though flight logs show that (Maxwell) had 23 flights with Ms Giuffre while Ms Giuffre was underage," they wrote.
Claiming Ghislaine was "malicious" in her tactics, Giuffre's attorneys continued, "Based on (Maxwell's) convenient and near-total amnesia about documented incriminating events alone, a reasonable jury could find that she acted deliberately and maliciously when she arranged for false and defamatory statements about Ms. Giuffre to be transmitted literally around the globe."
Despite Maxwell's attempts to squash Virginia Roberts Giuffre's request to obtain her financials, the unsealed documents are expected to show Ghislaine's ties with Bill Clinton.
On Thursday, it was reported that the former president took more trips around the globe with Ghislaine than was previously disclosed.
In journalist Vicky Ward's podcast, Chasing Ghislaine, she claims Clinton hopped on Epstein's private plane -- nicknamed Lolita Express -- in February 2005 while visiting Japan, Taiwan, and China.
Clinton also allegedly flew with Ghislaine to India in 2003, with the duo taking a jet belonging to billionaire Ron Burkle.
Chasing Ghislaine also claims Ghislaine used Clinton to "escape" her relationship with the pedophile when things began fizzing out.
Flight logs show that Clinton jumped on board Epstein's private jet at least 26 times, even reportedly ditching his secret service more than once to ride on the plane nicknamed "Lolita Express."
Clinton has claimed he was never involved in any of Epstein's criminal activity and has denied visiting the pedophile's private island in the Caribbean, though alleged eyewitnesses -- including Giuffre -- say otherwise.


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Perhaps the best way to regard the genetic component which predisposes a person to become depressed, generally with the help of his/her environment or a specific set of stress-producing depressive triggers, such as death, bereavement, loss of employment or other major family problem.
Austin, M.G. (2001). Cognitive deficits in depression: possible implications for functional neuropathology. British Journal of Psychiatry, 200-206.
Brommelhoff, J.C. (2004). Higher Rates of Depression in Women: Role of Gender Bias Within the Family. Journal of Women's Health, n.p.
Carney, R. a. (2007). Does treating depression improve survival after acute coronary syndrome? The British Journal of Psychiatry, 460-466.
Coltraux, G.C. (1998). A meta-analysis of the effects of cognitive therapy in depressed patients. J Affect Disord, 49-72.
Depression is a deeply personal issue that many people battle with each year. Persistnt depression categorized as dysthymia can be another more treacherous kind of monster that plagues those suffering from mental illness. While quantitative data can be helpful in determining accuracy in things like treatment and performing studies on medication efficacy, because depression is so personal and pertaining to a persons individual experience and perspective, qualitative research should be included. There can be named several reasons for this, but the main reason is because qualitative research for an examination of a persons unique experience and perspective and identification of underlying themes that can help paint a better picture of the mental disorder.
Depression exists as a regular mental disorder presented in the form of loss of interest, depressed moods, and feelings of low self-worth, guilt, poor concentration and disturbed sleep. The most common symptoms of depression are manifested in the form of anxiety. The problems could become recurrent or chronic, leading to notable impairments in a person to become responsible. When it reaches its worst stage, depression might lead to suicide. Over one million succumb to depression annually. This translates to at least three hundred suicidal deaths per day (Stark, 2010). A single individual who commits suicide motivates twenty more to attempt suicide.
Joiner, T.E. (2010). Interpersonal, cognitive, and social nature of depression. Mahwah [u.a.: Erlbaum.
Knittel, L. (2013). User's guide to natural remedies for depression: Learn about safe and natural treatments to uplift your mood and conquer depression. North Bergen, NJ: Basic Health Publ.
Stark, K.D. (2010). Childhood depression: School-based intervention. New York: Guilford Press.
Wasserman, D. (2011). Depression. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
A key strength of the study was that it was the first to show that major depression predicts increased risk for developing metabolic syndrome in middle-aged women. One of the key limitations of the study was that it only evaluated the role of depression in middle-aged women and not in men. This limits the external validity of the study. In addition, the use of cross-sectional data, self-reports, or the measurement of depressive symptoms as opposed to clinical depression only provided indirect support for the link between depression and the risk of developing metabolic syndrome.
(2009). Association between metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms in middle-aged adults. Diabetes Care, 32, 499-504.
Depression is a multifaceted and complex phenomenon affecting multiple age cohorts. It is therefore important to understand what differential age-related risk factors account for the manifestation of depressive symptoms, whether precipitating factors are genetic or environmental, also how specific treatment interventions might change depending on age-related needs or age-appropriate interventions. A developmental approach to depression can provide some insight into how clinicians can improve treatment interventions and promote a more nuanced and realistic understanding of the disorder. The symptoms of depression are also likely to be different for different age cohorts, in part due to developmental differences, but also to biological differences in brain structure and chemistry, life experiences and socialization. This topic is important to both clinical and counseling psychology because reframing depression from a developmental perspective can shed light on etiology and best practices.
Cicchetti, D., Nurcombe, B. & Garber, J. (1992). Developmental approaches to depression. Development and Psychopathology 4(1992): 1-3.
deMello, M.F., Mari, Jdj., Bacaltchuk, J. & Neugebauer, R. (2005). A systematic review of research findings on the efficacy of interpersonal therapy for depressive disorders. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 255(2): 75-82.
Hyde, M., Hanson, L. M., Chungkham, H. S., Leineweber, C. & Westerlund, H. (2015). The impact of involuntary exit from employment in later life on the risk of major depression and being prescribed anti-depressant medication. Aging & Mental Health 1(5): p381-389.
Simmons, M., Wilkinson, P. & Dubicka, B. (2015). Measurement Issues: Depression measures in children and adolescents. Child & Adolescent Mental Health 20(4): 230-241.
depression has been known as a "result when individuals forfeit their personal power." (Depression: Multimedia Sourcebook, p.1) It also has been described in ancient times as "... [an] affliction [that] laid its cause to supernatural intervention, primarily religious in nature. (insworth, p. 48) In the Hindu depression was noted as a struggle between good and evil in which evil would win and "victimize individual humans." (insworth, p.48) In texts from Babylonia and Egypt, gods punished transgressions in the hearts of people and placed on them the depressive curse. The early Hebrew texts allude to the belief that depression in humans reflects the displeasure of Yahweh.
Identifying and assessing emotional and behavioral disorders in schools (EBD) helps identify and address a number of risky behaviors among youths in good time. Students suffering from EBD experience difficulties when learning, have challenging social relationships, experience depression and anxious moments as well as exhibit inappropriate behaviors. School, administrators usually know these students, as they need a lot of support and different resources to be able to survive in a school environment (Davis, Young, Hardman & Winters, 2011).
Angold, A., & Costello, E. (2000). A review of issues relevant to the creation of a measure of disability in children based on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning and Disability (ICIDH-2). https://devepi.duhs.duke.edu/pubs/who.pdf.
Depression is a term that has multiple meanings. In an economic context, it can mean a continued, long-term decline in economic activity in one or several economies. Depression can also mean a landform that is depressed or sunken below the adjacent area. This definition is for geology and can be used to describe sinkholes. However, the focus of the meaning of the term depression will be examined through the psychological perspective. As defined in psychology, depression is a mood disorder causing an ongoing feeling of loss of interest and sadness. Depression can affect how one feels emotionally and physically, often requiring long-term treatment. This report aims to understand the word depression, its roots, and why it is being used today to categorize a mood disorder.
Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) is a 21-item clinician administered and scored scale that is designed to measure a person's mood and symptoms related to depression. The BDI-II was designed to conform to the DSM-IV depression diagnostic criteria and represents a substantial improvement over its predecessor, the original Beck Depression Inventory. The BDI-II has been used both as a research measure (its primary intended use) and to assist with the clinical diagnosis of depression. The BDI-II has been subject to numerous empirical studies designed to measure its internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validity, criterion validity, and construct validity and the test demonstrates acceptable psychometric qualities, but there have been some concerns with its use. This paper reviews the development of the BDI-II, its psychometric properties, uses, strengths, and weaknesses. Advantages and disadvantages of using the BDI-II and recommendations for future research regarding its use are also discussed.
"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) is a broad term that describes conditions with chronic or recurring immune response and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The two most common inflammatory bowel diseases are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease" (IBD, 2013, CDC). Ulcerative colitis affects the large colon; Crohn's usually affects the small colon and the beginning portion of the large colon. egardless in both manifestations of IBD, the body attacks the cells of the intestine, mistaking 'good' things like food and bacteria for dangerous invaders and thus causing chronic inflammation.
Systemic Lupus Erythematous (Lupus). (2013). American College of Rheumatology.
Using the Beck Depression Inventory. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 26: 107-124.
Eack, Shaun M., Singer, Jonathan B., & Greeno, Catherine G. (2008). Screening for Anxiety and Depression in Community Mental Health: The Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventories.
Community Mental Health, 44: 465-474.
depressive disorder (MDD) is a condition distinguished by the presence of at least one major depressive episode (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000). MDD occurs in adolescents with an estimated annual prevalence of four to eight percent and with a lifetime prevalence of 20% by age 18 (APA, 2000). In addition, the data indicates that the prevalence of depression rates among adolescents is increasing with the greatest surge in rates of depression occurring in adolescents between the ages of 15-18 years-old (Costello, Erkanli, & Angold, 2006).
Costello, E.J., Erkanli, A., & Angold, A. (2006). Is there an epidemic of child or adolescent depression? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 1263-1271.
Depression could be, well, a depressing subject matter to deal with, over the course of an entire 158-page text. However, by emphasizing positive coping strategies that can be adopted by sufferers of depression and the friends and loved ones of those going through a depressed period in their lives, Coping with Depression by Sharon Carter and Lawrence Clayton. (Hazeldon, 1995), manages to avoid this potential stylistic pitfall. In fact, if anything, it errs on the side of excessive cheerfulness.
Carter, Sharon and Lawrence Clayton. Coping with Depression. New York; Hazeldon, 1995.
Depression may range in severity from mild symptoms to more severe forms that include delusional thinking, excessive somatic concern, and suicidal ideation, over longer periods of time. The DSM-IIIR requires the presence of at least five of the symptoms listed above for a diagnosis of major depressive episode.
Benediketer, R. (2010). The Future of Self-Image. Futures, 42 (1), 1102 -- 1109.
Lobstien, D. (1983). Depression as a Powerful Discriminator. Journal of Psychology, 27 (1), 69 -- 76.
Plomin, R. (2003). Psychopathology in the Psotgenomic Era. Annual Review of Psychology, 54, 205-288.
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The 1980–81 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 79th season in existence and the club's 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary
Financial worries did hit Luis de Carlos Presidency during summer as a result there had not high-profile transfers in, so, the new arrivals were midfielder Ricardo Gallego (replacing forward Laurie Cunningham injured since November and with physical issues until season finale) goalkeeper Agustín come from its Youth team Castilla and ended loans like Rafael García Cortés. In League the squad was struggling in the middle of the table almost the entire campaign behind local rivals Atlético Madrid until colchoneros collapsed in the final rounds of the tournament and Real Sociedad grabbed the first spot tied in points with Real Madrid but the head-to head matches was in favor of basque side winning its first title ever. In Copa del Rey the club was eliminated in Quarterfinals by Sporting Gijón with an 3–4 aggregate score.

The season is best remembered due to the club's journey around the European Cup defeating Irish side Limerick in First Round, in Eightfinals won 3–0 against Budapest Honved, advancing 2–0 against Soviet side Spartak Moscow in Quarterfinals and won the series 2–1 in semi-finals against Italian Champion F.C. Internazionale Milano reaching its first Final of the tournament after 15 years. Before the final, President Luis de Carlos reached an agreement with a German supplier being the first time ever the club play with a branded shirt openly. However, with Stielike and Cunningham having physical issues the squad lost 0–1 the Final against then-heavily favourites English side Liverpool F.C. recent back-to-back champions in 1977 and 1978.

Squad

Transfers

Competitions

La Liga

Position by round

League table

Matches

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

European Cup

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Players statistics

See also
The Madrid of los Garcia (in Spanish)

References

External links
 BDFútbol

Real Madrid CF seasons
Real Madrid

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Superintendent Judith Evans told the School Committee last night she received a letter from the governor's office confirming the town will likely receive $1.61 million in federal stimulus money.
Details on possible restrictions as to how the district can use the money are still unknown, Evans said. She said she expects more information in the next few weeks.
"It will help in our fiscal year 2010 budget, which is set to increase about 3 percent," she said.
David Verdolino, director of operations and finance for the district, said the town will be required to report on how they are spending the federal stimulus money.
The board also learned that the process of buying lunch is going high tech at Medway schools.
Chartwells Food Services told the School Committee last night that it will give students the chance to pay for their lunch with a credit card, and parents will be able to check to see whether their kids are buying nutritious meals or just snacks.
Elijah Norris, director of school dining services, told the committee that a computerized system for students to purchase their school lunch will speed up lines and add convenience for parents.
Students would set up pre-paid accounts, Norris said, that could be paid by a parent's credit card online. The school will continue to accept cash, too, he said.
Chartwells Regional Dietician Gail Olivera told the committee it will encourage students who are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch to take advantage of it.
"The system will help with anonymity for that," she said. "Everyone will go through the line as an equal."
Chartwells will pay to implement the system, Norris said, with the goal that it be implemented in all Medway schools by June 1.
"That way we can work out the kinks and bugs of the system by September," he said.
Olivera said a parent could request a report to examine how their child is spending their lunch money.
"If the students are just buying snacks, the parent can see that," she said. "Or, if a child suffers from a food allergy, we can make a note of it on the system to ensure their health."
In other business, Margery Monahan, director of Medway Community Education, proposed a day-care center be implemented for all school employees for the next school year.
The center would be self-supported financially, Monahan said.
"It would be a terrific way to attract and maintain teachers," she said. "I've looked at Mansfield and Millis, who have similar programs, and there is significant interest in Medway."
According to a survey Monahan conducted, at least 20 children would be signed up for the program, she said.
The program would be housed at the middle school, she said, where there are empty classrooms with enough space to house rooms specifically for babies and toddlers.
"I met with a consultant and got a lot of information on this," Monahan said. "Word has spread and I'm already getting resumes for possible staff members for this."
The day care would only be open during school hours, Monahan said, and only on days in which school is in session.
The district would have to pick up the cost for cribs and furnishings, Monahan said, but the center could bring revenue into the community.
"There will have to be a certain ratio of staff members to children," she said. "But we would get a deposit from employees who are interested so we have funds to get it started."
The committee was largely in favor of the idea.
Committee member Shelley Wieler said high school students could potentially assist at the center to fulfill community service hours.
Monahan will continue to update the committee, she said.
"I think this is a great way to recruit and retain staff," said School Committee Chairwoman Diane Borgatti.


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Sports Journalism Club»
Every Wednesday after school, the Sports Journalism club runs from 3-4pm We discuss all the top sporting stories from within school and the wider world of sport.
At the end of the term we publish our very own online sports magazine called The Holy Family Sports Herald.
We also get to interview famous sporting people, meet our role models, record and edit our own sports clips and go on some fabulous trips...read on for further information below...
This term we have been very lucky and have enjoyed some very special journalistic privileges. We have welcomed into school our very own Paralympic heroine Hannah Russell and our 'adopted' Holy Family member Ryan Raghoo. Both Hannah & Ryan were interviewed by our intrepid journalists. You can read a short report about each below...
We were also invited to spend a fabulous day at The British Masters Golf Pro-Am held at The Grove in Hertfordshire. We had a brilliant time and managed to get some short interviews with sporting stars including Jamie Redknapp, Will Greenwood, Keith Wood, Shane Warne, Kevin Pietersen, Andre Shevchenko and Teddy Sheringham. We also grabbed a few words with golfing stars Chris Wood, Shane Lowry, Tyrell Hatton, Jose Maria Olazabal and defending champion Matthew Fitzpatrick. At the end of the day we met Sky Sports News presenter Kirsty Gallagher and appeared live on Sky during The Hero Putting Challenge. See our report below...
During the half term break, we were able to go on another amazing trip...this time to Sky Sports Skills Studios in Osterley. We were given a tour of Sky Sports, watched Sky Sports News being filmed live and visited some of the studio sets used for Sky football shows. We also got to make our very own Sky Sports News report fronted by the iconic presenter Jim White (wearing his famous deadline day yellow tie!) Read more about our day below...
Sports Journalists go to Sky Sports!
Welcome to this page, we are going to be talking about the Sports Journalists' trip to the Sky Sports Academy! On the 24th of October our Holy Family Sports Journalists went to the Sky Sports Academy. They were toured around the academy and got to see behind the screens of live TV. They even got to do their very own sports news report!
When the crew got to the Sky Sports Academy, they got to relax and watch children's shows and movies like Regular Show and Tangled. Some Sky Academy employees then showed them a video about the buildings floors names (make, shape, share) and how long/big it was (144 meters long and 60 meters width). Afterwards they went to the other building and had a tour. Some pictures were taken by some models of main characters in famous films. When they got into the building, the Journalists went into a huge elevator called 'Otis'. Then they saw a bit of behind the screens.
The Sports Journalists saw the employees on their computers, working all the adverts on everybody's TVs. The children learned about SD meaning standard definition and HD meaning high definition. They also learned that if Sky gets a single advert too long or too short, even by 2-4 seconds, the company would have to pay a lot of money. After that they went to the studio room.
The children already knew which studio they were in so they went into their studio rooms. Studio 1 did the introduction, studio 2 did the live report on location at the school, studio 3 did the interviews with children and studio 4 interviewed 'the experts' and wrapped up the report. Each studio had 90 seconds to do their part of the report. The reporters had to dress up into appropriate clothes for the reports.
After the reports were done, the children were toured around the place and got to final see behind the screens. They walked up the stairs to the behind the screens of one of the Sky Sports studios in action and two not in use. The crew were hoping for an autograph from Kirsty Gallagher (the most famous reporter in the Academy), but sadly got none. Then they saw the report the Journalists did.
Then the exiting adventure ended and they went home. The Holy Family School's very own Journalists now know what it is like being a real Sports Journalist. We were given our news report on a special wrist band memory stick and even got to keep our special Sky lanyards. It was a brilliant day!
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 1305. – William Wallace, vođa škotskoga ustanka, pao je u ruke Engleza, koji su ga zatim smaknuli.
 1403. – U Zadru okrunjen hrvatsko-ugarski kralj Ladislav Napuljski, posljednji kralj okrunjen na hrvatskom tlu.
 1716. – Austrijske snage od 40.000 vojnika pod vodstvom Eugena Savojskoga porazile tursku vojsku kod Petrovaradina.
 1872. – U Mornesi utemeljene Kćeri Marije Pomoćnice.
 1962. – Američka glumica Marilyn Monroe pronađena mrtva u svojemu stanu.
 1962. – Nelson Mandela osuđen na zatvor, u kojemu će ostati sve do 1990.
 1963. – SAD, SSSR i Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo Velike Britanije i Sjeverne Irske potpisale ugovor o kontroli nuklearnoga oružja.
 1984. – David Crosby osuđen na pet godina zatvora zbog droge.
 1995. – U operaciji "Oluja" oslobođen grad Knin, koji je bio snažno uporište pobunjenih Srba.
 2005. – U padu ruskoga helikoptera u Sibiru poginulo svih 15 putnika.
 2016. – Otvorene 31. Olimpijske igre u Rio de Janeiru, prve na tlu Južne Amerike.

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