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Is It OK to Hit a Monument & Take a Selfie in a Concentration Camp?
There's no 'sacredness' in stone or metal. There're only people that want to be happy here and now
A month ago a teen slapped a sculpture of a policeman in Belarus. Later he was forced to apologize for his behavior. More and more stories like this happen both in the East and in the West.
Who Was Offended and by Whom
Another incident from Belarus: a couple years ago CNN has added the main monument of the Brest Fortress to the list of the world's ugliest monuments. This was considered offensive in Belarus.
If we think of Russia or Ukraine various accidents involving the eternal flame come to mind. The flame can be found almost in every city and from time to time it is used as a barbeque spot or even a toilet. Children also like to extinguish it with snowballs.
Both Russia and Ukraine have many violent incidents involving monuments and plaques. From time to time you stumble upon a news article that includes somebody breaking or vandalizing a monument.
That was the East. Let's now go to the West. A great example is the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. Due to its design, some visitors see it as a public space and enjoy themselves at the memorial. Some consider that behavior as offensive. An artist even created a couple of collages on that topic. One of them:
The 'Austerlitz' documentary by Sergei Loznitsa also comes to mind. Loznitsa shows the behavior of visitors of the former German concentration camps that have become more like theme parks rather than places of grief.
I can confirm that myself: while visiting the Majdanek concentration camp in Lublin I saw these that were in grief and these that were having a good time.
I've mentioned only a couple of examples but according to my observations around the second half of the 2010s, both people in the West and East became more nervous about monuments, sculptures, and memorials.
In the West, a witch-hunt can be started on the internet only for running on a concrete rectangle. In the East, the state can force a teen to say sorry to a sculpture. Is this OK? I'm not sure.
What Can Be Done in Real Life
I'll say one obvious thing: people are free to do whatever they want with a monument, sculpture or a memorial if there's no material damage. It's OK to touch, kiss, hug, take a photo, lick or clean — everything is allowed. It's also OK to hit a sculpture, though it's not the best idea: a monument in Croatia broke the vandal's leg when he tried to overturn the bust.
Can you have fun and be cheerful at monuments or memorials? The answer is yes! If it's not a cemetery and there're no graves nearby in that case I see no problem.
A memorial is made for those that live. The task of the living is to live. Have fun, be happy, love, and enjoy. It's very human to be ignorant of history and we should not idealize humans of the past and of the present. We're the same.
Is it appropriate to take happy selfies in a concentration camp? Not really. Is it necessary to start an internet witch-hunt for that? I don't think so. This behavior only shows the ignorance of a specific person and that's it.
If we see children, teens and tourists that run around and have fun at a memorial we need to think of these that designed that memorial. It's the fault of these that created a space where people don't feel its importance or the historical connotation.
In the end, if we think about it, what's so bad about a memorial that is both a place for grief, joy, and fun? Humans have fought for generations for their rights and freedoms so that their children and ancestors could live carelessly in happiness and prosperity and not in eternal sorrow.
What Can Be Done Online
Everything that a person has built can be either beautiful or ugly. It's absolutely normal. It's also normal to discuss it. For instance, we enjoy old European cities and find Soviet mass housing ugly. We even gossip about looks of others, though it's not that easy to physically change our bodies. Keeping this mind, we can safely state that the physical appearance of monuments can and should be discussed.
Here we have, for example, a monument to 'Motherland' in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. Take a closer look:
Do you consider this as a beautiful monument? Do you associate it with motherhood? Homeland? Does your mother look like that?
Our magazine can get in trouble in Russia for answering these questions (I'm serious about that), that's why I'll leave you to your answers. But I'll add this: in case I made a poor drawing of you, you are free to ask me: 'Who is this freak and why is he so poorly drawn?' It won't be an insult to you. After all, what does your face has to do with some guy's poor drawing technique?
Same goes for sculptures and memorials. If it's OK to discuss an artist's skills then it's OK to discuss the project of the memorial. Regardless of the event or the person to whom the monument is erected, its execution can be terrible.
For example, a monument in the metro or any other inappropriate location will simply be left unnoticed. When it comes to the composition of the project, then, for example, what's the symbolism of the eternal flame? In Russia, it's the memory of the Second World War. But for a local, it's just a fire that cannot be interacted with.
It's a huge empty space with a fire in the center. Once a year politicians put on a sad face and visit the eternal flame. There they put a wreath near the flame while the press documents this event.
It's not my opinion. As I already mentioned, there're lots of stories on the web that include that eternal flame and locals that do crazy things with it. And passers-by don't even notice that the fire is not burning.
It's just an empty space for politicians or, in other words — it's a poorly designed space. It's too inert and passive to invite the visitor into a 'dialogue'. Only a tourist will take a photo. Locals are used to such architectural forms and they are simply left unnoticed.
Moving on, memes and caricatures bring no material harm either. A photoshopped image of the 'Motherland' stature in Volgograd comes to mind. It was created by the team of Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition politician.
The Russian society reacted inadequately to the caricature. One opinion from Twitter:
'Navalny supporters in Volgograd desecrated the monument of the "Motherland". I hope they'll be found. And put in jail. There're things that cannot be forgiven.'
В Волгограде сторонники Навального осквернили памятник "Родина-мать"
Я надеюсь их найдут. И посадят. Есть поступки, которые прощать нельзя pic.twitter.com/0sXqFFR8Kr
— Армен Гаспарян (@A_Gasparyan) 22 марта 2017 г.
And even when it became known that it's just a photoshopped image and not a real photo, Volgograd residents started collecting a petition against this 'blasphemy'. Of course, the Russian government did add some hysteria to this incident, but the Russian society did respond inadequately.
If we put emotions aside we'll have just a picture on the internet. There're many horrible and offensive pictures on the internet. Everyone will find something that will be offensive to him. But I don't see that as a reason to regulate or even block the internet.
No Material Damage = No Problem
It's weird to say it but I'll tell it once again: if there's no material damage then there's nothing to discuss. One can interact with a monument or a memorial whatever he or she wants unless it creates material damage. When it comes to nonphysical actions like discussion, admiration or disapproval, memes or caricatures — such things are allowed by default.
If we're dealing with physical damage then it should be treated by the law and without unnecessary emotions. I'd like to remind that monuments or memorials are not cemeteries. Inappropriate behavior on graves is not the best idea but it rarely happens.
How come we are offended by 'inappropriate behavior' with pieces of stone and we are ready to expose real people to a witch-hunt? I don't know.
The First World War did teach humanity nothing. Same people that took part in it started the Second. I doubt that monuments will prevent us from starting a new war or conflict. More likely it will be freedom, openness and the overall prosperity of the population.
We need to be more open towards other opinions and behavior. Appreciate both our and someone else's freedom, not the desire to push your opinion and position at any cost. Even at the cost of someone else's freedom. We need to believe less in the 'sacredness' or some ephemeral things. Especially in the 'sacredness' of stone and metal. It's this position of 'sanctity' of some symbols and the sacralization of the state that brought our continent to bloodshed.
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Montrose Cemetery was founded by Andrew Kircher in 1902. Five years after the Iroquois Theatre fire, Kircher erected a memorial at Montrose Cemetery to memorialize the tragedy.

Notable burials
 Kathleen Burke (1913–1980), actress
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 Herbert Sobel (1912–1987), WWII US Army officer

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Q: Flashlight turns itself off while a recording video on iPhone 5s I'm using FiLMiC to record a 30 minute video.
In FiLMiC, I turn the flashlight on and hit the record button.
(the iPhone has is the power cord connected).
After about 20 minutes the flashlight just turned itself off!
Is this some overheating issue? I can't find any documentation to suggest that it is. It's very annoying!

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The iPhone flashlight uses the iPhone flash to illuminate your path.
  This uses an LED to provide the light, which lasts longer than a bulb
  you would place in your house or one that you would find in a cheap
  flashlight.
According to Bulbs.com, "Many LEDs have a rated life of up to 50,000
  hours." To put that in perspective, a typical LED can last almost six
  years of constant use. It is unlikely that you will use the iPhone
  flashlight for six year's straight, so there is little chance of the
  iPhone flashlight burning out or damaging your iPhone camera flash.

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2015/02/16/iphone-flashlight-tips/
The best to do is to contact the application's Developers to report the issue ;)


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Arizona State vs. San Diego State Game Preview and Prediction
Mountain West Football
By Ted McGovern September 12, 2018 7:30 pm
By Ted McGovern | September 12, 2018 7:30 pm MT
The Aztecs are off to a rough start with a 1-1 record, and an injured starting quarterback. They host the #23 Sun Devils Saturday.
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Will Rocky Long's Aztecs prevail without Christian Chapman against Herman Edward's re-tuned Sun Devils?
Where: SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA
When: 10:30pm EST, 7:30pm PST
Spread: San Diego State +5.5 (via Vegas Insiders)
Weather: Sunny and 78 degrees
How to Watch: CBS Sports Network (Get a free trial through FuboTV)
The #23 Arizona State Sun Devils (2-0) are "blazing hot." They travel to SDCCU Stadium to face the "rocky" San Diego State Aztecs (1-1) this Saturday night for the second game in a home-and-home series after the Aztecs' 30-20 win in Arizona last year.
Head coach Herman Edwards has made an impressive immediate impact. Since taking the helm, the Sun Devils first routed UTSA 49-7 and followed the win up by defeating the #15 Michigan State Spartans this past Saturday. Arizona State went into the 4th quarter down by a 13-3 margin before persevering through 13 unanswered points in the 4th, including a game-winning 28-yd field goal by Brandon Ruiz as the clock ran out for the win. They did this in part by pulling a San Diego State move: maintaining possession for the final five minutes of the game.
The Aztecs definitely have their work cut out for them.
Why Arizona State Will Win
After last year's 30-20 home loss to the Aztecs at home, ASU leadership was so shocked they decided, "if you can't beat them: become them." Aztecs fans recognize that the Sun Devils have become the Buffalo Bill of NCAA football. The way they've collected, stitched together and adorned themselves in SDSU talent is as perturbing as the skin-suit-wearing bad guy from the film, Silence of the Lambs.
Edwards himself is a SDSU alum and 1975 Aztecs defensive back. The Sun Devils recently poached Aztecs defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales. As if that wasn't enough, they double-dipped and also nabbed SDSU cornerbacks coach Tony White. The Sun Devils coaching squad looks quite familiar and they are now running plays that to Aztecs fans are like "deja-vu all over again."
Offensively, after two games against UTSA and Michigan State, Arizona State is averaging 32.5 points per game on 463.5 total yards per game. Manny Wilkins has been highly productive. He has completed 46/72 passes for 617 yards, five touchdowns and one interception.
6'4″, 221-lb. N'Keal Harry is playing well and is a potential NFL Draft first round draft pick. Wide receiver Kyle Williams has also been a strong contributor. Eno Benjamin has rushed for 158 yards and a TD on 29 carries. He has also been a solid pass receiver with 69 yards and a TD on 8 receptions.
Defensively, Arizona State is holding their opponents to an average of 10.0 points per game on 298.5 total yards per game.
Then there's this:
I don't know if anyone posted this particular play from the #ASUvsUTSA game but #SunDevilFootball DL Darius Slade blew up RB, BJ Daniels from UTSA. Slade just lifted a 6'2", 215 lb. man off the ground & tossed him into his own QB for a turnover. #Impressive #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/reuwwn9w2Y
— Anthony DeFalco (@addefalco) September 3, 2018
This is Defensive lineman Darius Slade picking up UTSA running back BJ Daniels and throwing him at the quarterback to force a turnover. ASU's Renell Wren did it again against Michigan State when he picked up their center and hurled him at the quarterback for another turnover.
The Sun Devils are looking for redemption after the embarrassing loss at home last year to the then red-hot Aztecs. This year they'll be trying to beat the Aztecs at their own game, with their former coaches.
Also, the Aztecs will have a backup Quarterback in the game as Christian Chapman recovers from a knee injury.
Why San Diego State Will Win
Juwan Washington is averaging 157 yards and two touchdowns per game so far. While the Sun Devils are relieved Rashaad Penny is gone, they are not out of the woods. Washington is intent on being the third-straight 2,000 yard running back for the Aztecs, and he outproduced Bryce Love by a factor of five in the game against Stanford. Washington also has three career kickoff returns for touchdown.
Rocky Long's Aztecs come equipped with a strong defensive line, and might once again give the Sun Devils' offense major pressure.
The Rise of Juwan Washington
The offensive line is more experienced than last year, and this will be vital to prevent the pocket from folding when starting quarterback Ryan Agnew attempts to deploy an air assault. SDSU's O-line will have to do a better job containing the Sun Devils and preventing them from "hurling players" into the quarterback.
Agnew is highly proficient at running for the chains as well. Watch for that.
Quarterback Christian Chapman is sidelined for 3-6 weeks, and regrettably won't be running the plays on Saturday. Chapman has been a part of San Diego State's formula- and many critics would be quick to point out that he has not been the centerpiece of the program. Still many argue he is the most prolific quarterback in Aztecs football to date.
This will be a fierce battle, and all three teams are going to have to score if the Aztecs are to prevail. The Sun Devils are rock solid, and these two teams will be running similar plays. It will be up to Rocky Long to outplay the Sun Devils with an integrated Aztecs defensive strategy- with a backup quarterback. Aztecs have home field advantage. Goodbye horses.
San Diego State 24, Arizona State 23
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WiTenergy is a Bluetooth 4.0 connected Energy Meter Socket. WiTenergy can seamlessly transmit your energy data: Voltage, Current, Wattage, Power Factor… to your iPhone and iPad. Energy Consumption of electrical device is stored and displayed on your iPhone/iPad. Besides, your iPhone/iPad can be your controller for the Socket. Timer, Scheduler, Overload protection, can be done through few clicks.
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Bought (2) new E100S meter sockets on line. Followed the inclosed instructions. All seemed great until entering the current tariff. There's no way to enter it. It shows the wording, but no buttons, links or ways to input. Also there is no icon or app settings, notifications in the apple setting area. In viewing the video on the web site. The device is a different style. When showing the setup, after paring the current tariff calculator is auto populated. No info in the included instructions for setting. Bought these especially to determine cost factors. Useless if this option doesn't work.
But since iOS 9.0 release, it doesn't load no more…i was thinking about purchasing more modules….Not until it start working again…3 stars until its updated.
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The State of the Nation on Same-Sex Marriage Key Court Losses Mean It May Be Restricted to Massachusetts For Now
The State of the Nation on Same-Sex Marriage: Key Court Losses Mean It May Be Restricted to Massachusetts For Now
lawjlg@hofstra.edu
Tuesday, Aug. 08, 2006
This July, the highest courts in New York and in Washington State each ruled that it was constitutional to ban same-sex marriage. In each case, a lower court had ruled that the State's existing ban on same-sex marriage violated the state's constitution. And in each case, the state's highest court closed the door on judicially-ordered same-sex marriage, but left open the possibility for legislative authorization of the practice. And in Georgia, the state's highest court reinstated a constitutional amendment banning both same-sex marriage and civil unions.
What about possible challenges based, instead, on the U.S. Constitution's due process and equal protection guarantees? It turns out that, also in July, a federal appellate court rejected just such a challenge in Citizens for Equal Protection v. Bruning. The now-reinstated provision is an amendment to the Nebraska constitution, adopted by voters in 2000, that bans not only same-sex marriage, but also any form of legal recognition for same-sex couples.
These rulings are ominous for supporters of same-sex marriage, since virtually every other state has already foreclosed the possibility of same-sex marriage. The bottom line: Massachusetts is the sole state in the union that permits it, and may remain so for a long while.
In this column, I'll discuss the national legal landscape regarding same-sex marriage, then focus in on the two recent decisions in New York and Washington State.
The National Landscape: Why These New Rulings Matter
A decade ago, there were virtually no laws about same-sex marriage in the United States - none authorizing it, and none prohibiting it. But then Hawaii's highest court issued a ruling suggesting it might strike down a same-sex marriage ban as in conflict with the State's Constitution. An amendment to Hawaii's constitution prevented the legalization of same-sex marriage. But other states became nervous about legalization nonetheless - and acted on their fears by enacting so-called "mini-DOMAs," statutes modeled after the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which define marriage to include only heterosexual unions. (To date, more than forty states have adopted such laws.)
In 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its 2003 decision, Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, authorizing same-sex marriage (I have written at length about the case in a previous column.)
In response to Hawaii - and, even more so, to Goodridge -- states started amending their own state constitutions - as Hawaii had, and Massachusetts had not - in order to prohibit their courts from declaring same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, and to prohibit their legislatures from voluntarily authorizing gays and lesbians to marry.
Currently, roughly twenty states have adopted such amendments and eight or nine more will put such measures on the ballot this November. Indeed, even in Massachusetts, where thousands of same-sex couples have already married, the legislature will vote soon on whether to put a constitutional amendment to prohibit same-sex marriage before the voters.
Some states have both a mini-DOMA and a constitutional amendment. Only five states (other than Massachusetts) have neither: New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. But the Wisconsin Supreme Court has hinted that the state's laws do not permit same-sex marriage, and a constitutional amendment to ban such marriages is pending there this fall. And as noted above, New York's highest court made it clear that it does not read the state constitution to require same-sex marriage - but left the way open for a state statute to do so.
That leaves New Jersey, New Mexico, and Rhode Island. The New Jersey Supreme Court will soon decide a case about whether the state constitution requires that same-sex couples be permitted to marry - as I discussed in an earlier column with Linda McClain. New Mexico's Senate recently rejected an anti-same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment, and Rhode Island has no immediate activity on the issue. These two states are the only ones likely to survive 2006 without a definitive ruling on the validity of same-sex marriage.
Hernandez v. Robles: The New York Case
With the state of same-sex marriage precarious at best, it's worth taking a close look at the two recent decisions rejecting state-constitutional challenges to laws forbidding same-sex marriage.
In Hernandez v. Robles, New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, ruled, 4-2, against the challengers -- same-sex couples who had tried unsuccessfully to obtain marriages licenses. Faced with century-old marriage laws, which use sex-specific terminology such as husband/wife and bride/groom, the challengers' best argument was the constitutional claim: The denial of marriage to one class of citizens violated the guarantee of due process and equal protection of law for all. But even on this claim, they lost.
First, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the lowest standard of judicial scrutiny applied in the case. Under the U.S. Constitution and most state constitutions, heightened scrutiny applies when a fundamental right or a "suspect" class - defined by factors such as race or gender - is at issue. But the Court of Appeals held that there is no fundamental right to marry a person of the same-sex, and that sexual orientation is not a "suspect" class. Therefore, the lowest level of scrutiny applied: The law was valid as long as it had some "rational basis."
Under "rational basis" review, a court must only find that legislature had a legitimate purpose and could rationally have believed that the law in question would further it. (A stricter version of this test asks about a legislature's real reasons for adopting a particular law, but the New York court, applying the more lenient version, asked only for conceivable reasons.)
The New York Court of Appeals found a rational basis insofar as it thought that the legislature could believe that it is "more important to promote stability, and avoid instability, in opposite-sex than in same-sex relationships" Since same-sex couples who become parents never do so "as a result of accident or impulse," the Court reasoned, they are more likely to be stable without the benefit of a government-sponsored status.
Curiously, this point reverses the usual stereotype of same-sex relationships as fleeting and merely sexual. It ignores some conservatives' call for same-sex marriage precisely as a way to stabilize gay relationships. And it also ignores the point that same-sex couples' children, even if not impulsively or accidentally brought into the family, still would benefit greatly from the stability marriage allows. (Significantly, gay people can legally adopt children in New York.)
Even less convincing was the court's claim that there was another "rational basis" here, in that the legislature could conceivably have decided that it is better for children to grow up with a mother and a father, all other things being equal, for it is a "common-sense premise that children will do best with a mother and father in the home."
Here, the court failed to consult statistics for what is plainly an empirical question. And in any case, the relevance of its claim isn't clear. If the point is simply that common sense suggests that two parents are better than one, then why not stabilize gay relationships, too, so that they too can be two-parent households?
Or if the point is that common sense suggests that heterosexual parents are better than gay parents, so what? Putting aside the fact that this is a vicious and false stereotype, as long as gay adoption is legal, then the question isn't which set of parents is better, but which existing sets of parents should have the right to marry.
Thus, the Court held that the New York Constitution's equal protection clause does not invalidate a same-sex marriage ban. It also expressed its "hope that the participants in the controversy over same-sex marriage will address their arguments to the Legislature; that the Legislature will listen and decide as wisely as it can; and that those unhappy with the result - as many undoubtedly will be - will respect it as people in a democratic state should respect choices democratically made."
Chief Judge Judith Kaye, in dissent, made a strong case for heightened scrutiny, arguing that the right to marry, which is fundamental, encompasses the right to marry a person of one's own sex, and contending that gay people - long the subject of unfair prejudice - should be deemed a "suspect class."
And even under a lower standard of review, Judge Kaye saw no "rational basis" for the ban on same-sex marriage. She asked: How does a ban on same-sex marriage promote stability in heterosexual households? And isn't a preference for mother/father households illegitimate under federal Supreme Court precedent? After all, the Court's decisions in Romer v. Evans and Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down statutes disadvantaging gays under the lowest standard of review, make clear that a governmental entity may not act out of animus or moral disapproval toward a particular group - and isn't privileging opposite-sex couples downgrading same-sex ones?
Future generations, Judge Kaye wisely cautioned, will look back on the New York Court of Appeals' "decision as an unfortunate misstep."
Andersen v. Kings County: The Washington Case
Two weeks after the New York Court of Appeals issued its ruling, the Washington Supreme Court ruled similarly in Andersen v. Kings County. In a 5-4 ruling, which garnered six different opinions, the Court - despite its left-leaning reputation -- upheld the state's law prohibiting same-sex marriage as consistent with Washington State's Constitution.
The New York and Washington State cases differed on two technical issues. First, in New York, the ban on same-sex marriage came from an interpretation of an apparently neutral marriage law, whereas in Washington, the ban on same-sex marriage was expressly adopted by the legislature. Second, in New York, the state constitution's due process and equal protection clauses were invoked; in Washington, the state constitution's privileges and immunities and due process clauses were invoked.
Still, the core question in both cases was the same: Does the state constitution permit marriage to be restricted to opposite-sex couples?
The Washington State court, like the New York Court, applied the "highly deferential" rational basis test, holding that there was neither a fundamental right nor a suspect classification involved. And the Washington State majority, like New York's, hung its hat on the purported welfare of children -- claiming that "limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples furthers procreation, essential to the survival of the human race, and furthers the well-being of children by encouraging families where children are reared in homes headed by the children's biological parents."
As in New York, there were dissenters. And the dissenters, like Justice Kaye, questioned the logic of the majority's reasoning - asking how "giving same-sex couples the same right that opposite-sex couples enjoy injures the state's interest in procreation and healthy child rearing?"
Finally, as in the New York case, the Washington State majority's ruling explicitly noted that it did nothing to foreclose a voluntary change in the law by the legislature or by a voter referendum.
Should Same-Sex Marriage Supporters Switch Strategies?
What does this mean for same-sex marriage supporters?
First, it means that Massachusetts is even more important. With that state now likely to remain, for some time, the only one where same-sex marriage is legal, federal and state rulings relating to other states' recognition of Massachusetts marriages now become even more crucial. (I've discussed issues of interstate recognition in an earlier column.)
Second, it means that, for the time being, it may be more pragmatic and effective to litigate for secure, discrete protections for gay and lesbian couples nationwide - such as parenting and adoption rights, inheritance rights, and health care decisionmaking rights, to name just a few - than to litigate for the right to marry.
Third, and finally, it means that lobbying and speaking out may come to the fore now, and litigation may fade into the background - especially if the New York and Washington State legislatures take their respective highest courts up on the invitation to debate this issue.


Hey. Just to give an update, I finally got through One in Hard mode and after many failed attempts, defeated Lou to advance into Expert Mode. Was all proud of myself cause that mo'fo was difficult to overcome. I feel a little better today knowing that I'm not the only one that struggled tremendously with those solos at the end of One. After speaking with a friend, her cuz that is "really good" still cannot get through those and he's been at it for about a month.
I'll most likely try to at least 4 star all the songs on Hard before I move on to Expert. I was doing that in Easy Mode but I was using those songs as a warm up. Funny how at first those songs seemed difficult and now I'm breezing through them "easily" getting 5 stars if not the 5 golden stars. I'm going to start using the Medium Mode as a warm up now. I have about 6 songs there that I need to 5 star.
I also had my best score on Through the Fire and Flames and I still did not 5 star the damn thing. Don't know the exact number but I jumped it from 218K to about 248K. I thought for sure I'd nail it, but... it wasn't to be. Maybe next time.
I hooked up our PS2 (yes it's a PS2, read my gas price blog below... lol) online so I now am hooked up to play against the world. It's a shame that they forgot to include GH3 for PS2 online play. It's available for PS3, but I don't have one of those. lol Was hoping to challenge myself with other players out there but it didn't happen.


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Our Whisky selection
Whether you like sipping it neat, on the rocks, in a cocktail like an Old Fashioned or a refreshing High-Ball, whisky offers vast array of flavours to enjoy. Here's our range…
A beginner's guide to Whisky
Exploring the world of whisky can at first seem a daunting task. It doesn't have to be.
Whisky is for everyone and if you are willing to take it sip by sip, you'll find that an endless choice of flavours awaits all those who are curious enough to pour themselves a glass.
Here's a mini-guide to breakdown some of the styles, regions and jargon to help you on your way to finding the right bottle for you.
HOW IS WHISKY MADE
The first step to make any whisky is selecting the type of grain that will be used. Many producers use malted barley as the base but it's common to see grains such as wheat, corn or rye. Despite the reverence attached to Single Malt Whisky and the use of barley in Scotch, grain whisky is commonly used as the main component in Blended Scotch Whisky, (which accounts for around 90% of all Scotch Whisky sales).
Once selected, grain is malted, milled, mixed with hot water and mashed. This allows all the starch to transform into fermentable sugars and (alongside other enzymes) to be released into the liquid. This mixture is then fermented with yeast and distilled twice.
Once transformed into a spirit (often known as New Make Spirit), it is transferred into casks and left to mature. While most attribute a lot of flavour creation to this final aging, so much of the character and personality of a whisky comes from the details and methods used to malt, mash, ferment and distil the liquid itself.
For example, the choice of grain and how it is malted will play a big role in the amount of sugars available. How it is dried will dictate whether there is peat or smoke present, while the choice of yeast and the length of fermentation creates big differences in the flavours created. Finally, the size and shape of the still used to distil whisky can affect the flavour of the spirit.
There's no right and wrong, no better or worse – just differences that make the world of whisky endlessly fascinating and varied!
Whisky is typically aged in oak casks. Depending on the type of whisky, these casks can be either new (as is required for the likes of Bourbon) or previously used.
Used casks, such as those that once held sherry, wine, rum or bourbon will impart distinctive flavours to the whisky because of both the previous occupant and the interaction with the wood itself.
Typically, the type of oak used for whisky casks is either American oak or European oak. Due to the wood sugars, the structure of the oak and the way they are prepared, each allows for a particular set of flavours to be imparted into the whisky irrespective of whether it's the first time it's used as a cask or if it's the second or third fill.
To further facilitate the interaction between spirit and cask and increase the amount of flavour compounds, producers burn the inside with open flames – known as charring and toasting.
The size of a cask greatly impacts the flavour and length of maturation too. The smaller the cask the greater the ratio of wood to spirit. This means more interaction and faster maturation. Not all flavours created during the aging process are added by the spirit interacting with the wood though, and other reasons for the flavour of a whisky are subtractive (what is taken away from the liquid).
Oxidisation, evaporation and more have a big part to play in why an aged spirit tastes the way it does, which is why no matter the size of a cask, from a 200L barrel to a giant 550L port pipe, you can't fast forward all the flavour creation and profiles you find in older expressions.
Mastering the choice of cask, the way it is prepared, the previous occupant of a cask (if any) and the time spent maturing is why aging Whisky is considered such an awe-inspiring craft.
Bourbon is a type of whiskey primarily made from corn. Overall, it's considered to be sweeter compared to the likes of Rye or Scotch. While Bourbon can be made all over the world, most of the big brands that are known and enjoyed here come from America – in particular Kentucky.
There are strict laws that govern its production in the USA and to be labelled as Bourbon, the whiskey must contain at least 51% corn in its mash bill and be aged for at least two years in new, charred oak barrels.
The 'Mash bill" (the type of cereals used as the starting point) plays a significant part of the flavour and some recipes have been passed from generation to generation. Some distillers keep the percentage of the component parts very secret! You can find high percentage corn recipes that are soft and creamy to highly creative combinations of other grains like wheat, rye, oats or barley to make up the rest of the mix.
SHOP BOURBON
Rye whiskey is a spirit made primarily from rye grain. It is known for having a distinct spicy and bold flavour profile that makes it a great choice for cocktails.
Like Bourbon, much of what is currently well-known and enjoyed here comes from America, and similar to Bourbon the rules on Rye require the use of new charred-oak barrels as well as a mash bill that must consist of at least 51% rye.
Typically, the large Kentucky distilleries use a 51% rye, 39% corn, and 10% malted barley split but more and more craft distilleries are experimenting with their ratios to achieve new and exciting flavour profiles. Some even increase the percentage of rye up to 100%.
When looking for what might suit you, consider the percentage of rye in the mash bill. The higher the content, the more likely you are to get a big and spicy profile, while on the other end of the spectrum, the flavours are more likely to be rounder and softer.
SHOP RYE WHISKEY
There are over 150 Scotch Whisky distilleries active today, ranging from historic names established centuries ago to new producers yet to release their first bottles, and picturesque locations with heritage building to confined urban operations. The flavours you can find are equally as diverse. So where to start?
Many drinkers split Scotch based on its geography. While there are exceptions in each, the general flavour expectations you can associate with the various regions can be a handy place to begin your journey.
Speyside is a densely populated Whisky region (with 60+ producers) known for being low on peat and big on fruity accessible malt. Expect generous and easy-sipping flavours, as well as famed producers like The Balvenie, Glenfiddich and The Macallan.
Meanwhile, Lowland Scotch Whisky tends to be characterised by soft and smooth malts that have gentle and lighter profiles. The region's iconic makers such as Auchentoshan and Glenkinchie, or relative newcomers Glasgow are good examples of the often grassy, floral and toasted flavours you'll find in your glass.
Highland Whisky is hardest to assimilate into a flavour group as the region is Scotland's largest whisky-producing area. Expect a huge diversity of flavours and character. From fruit cake, smoke and structured oak typified by Glenmorangie & Dalmore to coastal producers like Oban who are influenced by peat – it's a region that provides much to discover.
Campbeltown whiskies are varied but we find that smoke, slightly saline brine and robust and rich malts can be found there. The region was once a major hub for Scotch and while the numbers have greatly diminished, the producers who remain make up for it in quality.
Islay's status is mythic amongst whisky drinkers, and the distilleries there are predominantly famed for having peated whiskies. Flavours of seaweed, TCP and smoke is synonymous with the likes of Ardbeg, Laphroaig and Lagavulin, while the likes of Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain and Bowmore bring broad ranges ideal for those looking for an introduction.
Lesser spoken about are the islands around Scotland (there are hundreds of them), which are also home to truly spectacular producers.
Talisker is located on the Isle of Skye, Tobermory is on Mull, Jura and Arran located on their namesake islands while Orkney has the likes of Highland Park. You'll find that both peat and a touch of sea salt are common flavours that can be found in most Island whiskies. New and exciting producers are also emerging on the islands and producers are starting to work together to turn their island geography into a formally recognised region.
Irish Whiskeys are typified by smooth and fruity flavour profiles. You can find a vast array of styles, production techniques and emerging names as the category continues to enjoy a resurgence of both styles and new producers.
The most famous style is Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey, which is a mix of barley (both malted and un-malted) that has been distilled in a pot still.
Jameson & Bushmills remain the big names by a long way, but the scene is diversifying quickly and new producers are releasing experimental whiskies as well as re-introducing what was once common but now rare or even lost in time. From Single Malt and Single Cask offerings to heavily peated expressions to bringing back the art of the Irish Whiskey Bonder - it's an exciting time for Irish makers after years in the doldrums.
SHOP IRISH WHISKEY
NEW WORLD WHISKY
New world whisky refers to whisky made outside of the traditional regions, such as Scotland, Ireland, Japan and America.
Australia, Scandinavia, India and Taiwan have some exceptional producers and are the most frequently named New World Whisky regions. There's no singular defining flavour profiles, rather each region has its own style and is forging its own path.
One of the commonalities that group them together however, is that because they are newer regions many have fewer rules, leaving distillers free to explore the more experimental approaches, techniques and ingredients.
From the tropical profiles of some Asian producers to the accessible and free of pretence Australian expressions, the innovative Scandinavian Whiskies or emerging English Whisky scene – New World Whisky is ideal for those looking for original and progressive bottlings.
SHOP NEW WORLD WHISKY
WHISKY JARGON EXPLAINED
"Finishing" is a term that refers to a production technique that sees producers take whisky that has already been aged in oak barrels and transfer it to a different type of barrel to "finish" aging for a short period of time.
Masters of the craft are The Balvenie, whom are known for their Doublewood, a whisky that matures for years in ex-bourbon casks before spending a short stint in ex-sherry casks.
"Chill Filtration" is a process used by some distilleries to remove of the perceived impurities from whisky before it is bottled. This process involves cooling the whisky to a very low temperature and then filtering it. While this will remove the fatty acids and congeners that may cause liquid to haze, that is also the downside – it removes some of the flavour and texture. There's no right or wrong, but many producers mark whether this is something they do.
Some whiskies are sometimes treated with colorants to give the spirit a certain hue. It is predominantly used to ensure uniformity rather than to achieve a fake tone, and the reason this is necessary is because while barrels impart a natural colour to the spirit – they are far from consistent. Typically, it is done in such microscopic amounts it does not affect the flavour.
What's the difference between Single Malt Whisky and Blended Whisky?
Usually used in the context of Scotch Whisky, Single Malt refers to whisky made from a single distillery, as opposed to a Blended Whisky which is made from whiskies produced by multiple distilleries.
It is not the same concept as single barrel. Many single malts are made up of many casks – the term simply designates that they all come from the same place. Comparatively, Blended whiskies can be made up of whisky taken from just a couple of locations, all the way to complex blends from dozens and dozens of distilleries.
Another key difference is the second word, Malt. Many (not all) Blended Scotch Whiskies use grain whisky in their blend. Single Malt by comparison means that the whisky is exclusively made from malted barley.
PEATED WHISKY
Peated whisky is whisky that has been made with malt that has been dried by a kiln that also has peat (a type of turf that is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter).
When it comes to whisky, peat is measured by its phenol content in parts per million. The higher the PPM number, the smokier and more intense the flavour of peat is in the liquid.
You can find Irish and Japanese whiskies with prominent peated notes, but it's most associated with Scotch Whisky, in particular those from Islay. If you are looking for peat bombs where the coastal smoke envelops the senses, look towards Ardbeg and Laphroaig.
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Whisky is the base of some of the most famous cocktails of all time. For us, there's no need to stand on ceremony – whisky is for everyone, anytime, anywhere and no expression or style is "off limits" for a bit of mixing.
The most famous whisky cocktails include the Manhattan and the Mint Julep which we recommend using a bold and spicy Rye for, the Old Fashioned, the Boulevardier or the Whiskey Sour (or even better - New York Sour) that suits using a trusty vanilla-rich Bourbon, the Sazerac that works particularly well with Scotch, and the Irish Coffee, which calls for Irish Whiskey to make an authentic concoction.
For fans of Peated Scotch, try making a Penicillin and you'll never look back!
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Dual maturation leads to a spicy rye finish.
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Glenfarclas 185th Anniversary Bottling
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A very special limited-edition Glenfarclas single malt, released in celebration of the distillery's 185th anniversary.
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Glengoyne 12yo Highland Single Malt
Glengoyne 12 Year Old Highland Single Malt has the ideal balance of oak and sweetness, notably for a highland whisky this expression is unpeated.
Highland Park 12yo Single Malt Viking Honour
Whilst Highland Park 12 is produced on the Scottish island of Orkney, its soul certainly belongs to its Viking roots. Aged in European oak casks that were previously seasoned with Oloroso sherry.
Talisker 40yo Bodega Single Malt
Distilled in 1978, Talisker 40 Year Old Bodega is a truly exceptional release. This limited edition (only 2000 bottles) has an abundance of sweetness; sultanas and white grapes burst with flavour alongside Talisker's signature sea salt & smoky notes.
Fable Chapter 6 Crows, Blair Athol 12 yo Whisky
70cl 56.3% ABV
Fable Whisky, Chapter 6 - Crows, Blair Athol is the sixth in the series of 11 chapters that explore the legend of 'The Ghost Piper of Clanyard Bay', a story hailing from the South West coast of Scotland, close to Stranraer.
Nc'nean Organic Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Smooth and elegant, Nc'nean Organic Single Malt is easy-going with flavours of citrus, peach, apricot and spice. Not just a tasty dram - it's an environmentally conscious one too.
Bruichladdich Micro-Provenance Series Cask #0474
An exclusive single cask release from Bruichladdich! The inherent freshness, lively and giving nature of the whisky is clear while the Ex-Pauillac wine cask influence is also palpable. A delicious dram!
Glenfiddich IPA Single Malt
Glenfiddich's IPA is the result of a collaboration with Speyside Craft Brewery, who created an IPA which was aged for a month in bespoke casks. Once the IPA was removed, the whisky was then finished in the same casks for 3 months.
Ardbeg Uigeadail (pronounced "Oog-a-dal") is named after the Distillery's water source, meaning 'dark and mysterious place'.
The Macallan 18yo Sherry Oak Single Malt
Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak is part of the Sherry Oak range, it's matured exclusively for 18 years in Oloroso sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez, Spain.
The Macallan Harmony Collection Intense Arabica
The second edition in Macallan's limited series, Intense Arabica is inspired by the Ethiopian Arabica bean. Ethiopia is said to be the birthplace of coffee, and that the Arabica bean was the first species of coffee to be cultivated there.
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10yo Single Malt
Port Charlotte is a heavily peated 10 year old. Enhancing the brands iconic smoky flavour profile, it has additional notes of coconut, vanilla and lemon honey combined with hints of maritime characteristics.
Glenfiddich 18yo Single Malt
Glenfiddich's 18 yo single malt's creation is carefully controlled with small batches of no more than 150 casks being married at one time, allowing the Malt Master to carefully oversee its aroma and taste ensuring a fruity and robust expression.
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban Single Malt
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban is matured first in American oak bourbon casks, which provides silky smooth fruity notes. The single malt is then finished in ruby port casks to create velvety depth, with notes of minty chocolate and walnuts.
Lagavulin 16yo Single Malt Whisky
Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt is a complex rich, peaty character – a usual trait of southern Islay. Dry peat smoke fills the palate with a gentle but strong sweetness, coastal flavours are evident in the long peat filled finish.
Bruichladdich Islay Barley Single Malt
Showcasing the impact of terroir on its whisky, Bruichladdich Islay Barley is distilled from Publican and Oxbridge barley grown on six western and central Islay farms.
Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength Whisky
Incredibly popular, Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 012, is intense! It's maritime characteristics come through with a slight salty tang, which sits perfectly alongside the whisky notes of peat and vanilla.
The Balvenie 12yo Doublewood Single Malt
The Balvenie 12 yo DoubleWood Single Malt, gains its characteristics from being matured in two different wood types creating a balanced liquid of sweet fruit, sherry notes on the nose and nutty spice on the finish.
The Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak is part of the Sherry Oak range, it's matured exclusively for 12 years in Oloroso sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez, Spain.
Aberfeldy 12yo Single Malt
Aberfeldy 12 Year Old is a single malt whisky which has aromas of spice and honeyed plump fruits. On the palate it's sweet with creamy vanilla alongside waves of malt. It's smooth with a hint of smoke with a light zesty finish.


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Nieuw Texas is een komische televisieserie die vanaf 18 maart 2015 te zien was op de Vlaamse televisiezender Eén. De regie lag in handen van Jeroen Dumoulein en Dries Vos. Scenarioschrijvers waren Pieter Van Huyck, Bram Renders, Erhan Demirci, Koen Sonck en Dimitri Sakelaropolus. De serie werd geproduceerd door Eén en Zodiak Belgium.

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Vier broers komen samen om het kerstfeest te vieren bij hun vader, de weduwnaar Ludo Vrancken. Ze ruziën een hele avond en de vader overlijdt plots door de opwinding na een hartaanval. Bij de opening van het testament bij de notaris, vernemen de zonen Vrancken plots dat hun vader rijker was dan verwacht en komen ze onder voorwaarden in het bezit van een oud landhuis, een voormalige directeurswoning. De vader had als mijnwerker in Limburg na de mijnsluiting zijn ontslagpremie gebruikt voor de aankoop. Omdat de vader zijn kinderen door en door kende, en vurig hoopte de familie bijeen te houden, gaf hij hen bij monde van de notaris evenwel de opdracht om een jaar lang onder één dak te wonen met hun respectievelijke partners. Pas na dit jaar zal het landhuis hun eigendom worden.

De vier zonen, in hun jeugd in de mijnwerkerswijk berucht geraakt als de Daltons omwille van kwajongensstreken, gekibbel maar ook een hechte broederband werden na het overlijden van hun Italiaanse moeder in 1991 opgevoed door hun vader, weduwnaar, die na het overlijden van zijn vrouw ook wegtrok uit de cité en als arbeider in een andere stad ging werken en wonen.
Zoon Jan is een ambitieuze man geworden, ambtenaar bij de groendienst, en gehuwd met de wat naïeve Irena, een kleuterleidster. Fons is dan weer eerder een sjoemelaar en zoekt zijn weg als 'zakenman', en is verliefd op de Turkse Nur, een schoonheidsspecialiste. Stan is een twijfelaar en heeft een relatie met de eerder serieuze Kato. Broer Peter is mecanicien van beroep met een passie te leven van zijn DJ inkomsten ten slotte is de oudste van de vier en is eeuwig verliefd, maar zonder vaste relatie. In flashbacks komt ook de overleden vader in beeld.

Aflevering na aflevering krijgt de kijker te zien hoe gewoontes, ego's en ambities van de vier karaktervolle broers én hun partners de opdracht samen te wonen bijna doen mislukken. Ze dopen het huis tijdens hun samenleven Nieuw Texas, naar de Genkse mijnwerkerscité Nieuw-Texas waar ze opgroeiden.

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Het landhuis dat in de serie de inzet van de erfeniskwestie uitmaakt is eigenlijk Villa De Rycke, de toenmalige zetel van het Vredegerecht van het kanton Zottegem, gelegen in de Grotenbergestraat in die gemeente.

Vertolking
 David Cantens als Peter Vrancken
 Tom Audenaert als Jan Vrancken
 Bert Haelvoet als Fons Vrancken
 Joren Seldeslachts als Stan Vrancken
 Jits Van Belle als Irena
 Anke Frédérick als Nur
 Frances Lefebure als Kato
 Tom Waes als vader Ludo Vrancken (jong)
 Jan Decleir als vader Ludo Vrancken (oud)

Gastrollen:
 Robbie Cleiren, Hilde De Baerdemaeker, Jelle De Beule, Tine Embrechts, Guga Baúl, Robrecht Vanden Thoren, Nico Sturm, Liesa Naert, Annick Christiaens en Dirk Van Dijck.
 De bijrol van Tess wordt vertolkt door Ellen Schoeters.
 De broers worden in de flashbacks uit hun jeugd vertolkt door Evert Van Ransbeeck (jonge Peter), Lowie Pattyn (jonge Stan), Thomas De Smet (jonge Jan) en Louis Lemmens (jonge Fons).

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Shaye Lynne Haver and Kristen Marie Griest are the first women to ever graduate from the US Army Ranger School, which occurred on 21 August 2015.
Haver graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2012 and Grist graduated in 2011. Lt. Haver is currently an Apache Attack Helicopter pilot and Capt. Griest is a military police officer. Haver and Griest were among a group of 20 women who qualified to attend the first gender- integrated Ranger School beginning in April.
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, General Dunford graduated from Saint Michael's College and was commissioned in 1977.
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Lieutenant Commander Victor J. Glover, Jr.
Lieutenant Commander Glover, Jr. is a Naval Aviator, currently assigned to the NASA Astronaut program. Glover is an experienced combat pilot, accumulating 2,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft, over 400 carrier arrested landings and 24 combat missions.
In 2012, Glover was selected for the Legislative Fellowship program and assigned to the office of Senator John McCain.
Glover was selected in 2013 as one of eight members of the 21st NASA astronaut class. In 2015 he completed Astronaut Candidate Training including scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in International Space Station systems, Extravehicular Activity (EVA), robotics, physiological training, T-38 flight training, and water and wilderness survival training. Glover is now qualified for future assignment and working in the Exploration branch.
Colonel Merryl Tengesdal is the first and only African American woman to fly the U-2S reconnaissance aircraft. She has also flown in the T-38 and T-6, as well as Navy aircraft including the SH-60B Seahawk and the T-34C. She is currently on the Air Force Inspector General staff at the Pentagon.
She has been the subject of numerous articles for her aviation accomplishments and also for her efforts to inspire kids through speaking engagements and school visits. In 2013 she was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of New Haven at their 30th Anniversary Alumni ball.
There is a great video of her here!
The media plays an integral part of our political process. In 2014, the following individuals led the way on reporting on VA and the veteran experience. Through their stories, the media has held public and government officials accountable for their actions and promises. The media has also enlightened the public on veterans' issues and increased their understanding of the sacrifices made by those that chose to serve.
Ward brings a rich background in military, media and entertainment to We Are The Mighty (WATM), a premier media and lifestyle brand focusing on and representing America's military and veteran community. His 20-year Navy career, that included tours in a variety of F-14 Tomcat squadrons and the U.S. Naval Academy (his alma mater), was followed by a nine-year stint as editor for Military.com.
His writing has appeared in numerous media outlets, and he's also the author of five published works, including the groundbreaking Punk's War trilogy. He has served as technical adviser for military-themed films, including Hunt for Red October and Flight of the Intruder. Ward is also an accomplished musician who has worked with the likes of Steve Morse and Cheap Trick.
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As a veteran of the Marine Corps, and former infantry officer, Ben is no stranger to hostile situations. We can only guess how these skills may have aided his journey to the forefront of covering the Presidential campaign for the Wall Street Journal this election season. Ben is a true exemplar of the versatility of our nation's veterans. He's been a fighter, a writer, and winner of Jeopardy! HillVets knows he is just getting started, and we can't wait to see what he does next.
Patricia Kime is a senior staff writer at Military Times and a leading national expert on military and veterans health care issues.
A military spouse who grew up in a family of servicemembers, she blends her personal experiences with her years of investigative work into military medical issues to provide unmatched insight into issues of mental health treatment, family care issues, and veterans medical policies.
After being honorably discharged from the Marines as an Infantryman, Thomas made his way to Georgetown University. While at Georgetown, he continued to serve his fellow veterans on campus as President of his Student Veterans of America chapter before graduating in 2015. It's no coincidence that veterans like Thomas are being noticed for their ability and potential in high profile media roles throughout the country.
The veteran community has only grown stronger with the development and progress of veteran owned and operated businesses. These businesses are either founded by veterans, or founded with veterans in mind, and they offer insight into the leadership and entrepreneurial talent that exists within the veteran community. As these individual businesses continue to grow, it will mean more opportunities for veterans employment and their families as we know veterans hire veterans.
Colin Hartman is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, where he served as a Company Executive Officer in the 2nd Marine Division Communications Company.
After serving and attending the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, Colin and his wife Sarah co-founded Harper Macaw, a fine chocolate manufacturer based in Washington, D.C. founded on a big yet simple objective: to turn chocolate into a force for tropical reforestation.
As an integral part of the Harper Macaw concept, Colin and Sarah wanted to give back to the rainforests where their cacao trees were grown. The Hartmans take particular pride in their direct trade cocoa beans, sourced directly from specific farms in Brazil, and a portion of their proceeds go to reforestation in Brazil's Amazon and Atlantic forests. Harper Macaw in fact pays twice the market rate for good beans to give incentives to farmers to stay in the chocolate business.
Wayne Gatewood joined the Marine Corps in June 1966, in Rochester, New York at the age of 17. He served in the Republic of Vietnam during June 1968 through July 1969, with Sub-Unit One, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO). Mr. Gatewood retired from active duty at the rank of Master Sergeant.
Mr. Gatewood established Quality Support, Inc., a technical, management, and administrative support services firm, which mirrors the work ethic and values consistent of the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Gatewood is an expert in the Service Disabled Veterans Small Business Program under Public Laws 106-50, 108-93, and other related Laws. More importantly, Mr. Gatewood is known as an all-around veterans veteran and tireless advocate to help veterans in many realms.
On a volunteer basis, Wayne disseminates a daily Veterans News e-mail, including to HillVets Net, to an international audience, provides motivational and entrepreneurial seminars and small business briefings to both government and commercial audiences, and provides servicemembers and Veterans with cost-free pre-retirement counseling, mentorship, and networking support.
We think Ted is great! As a real estate developer, managing principal owner of the Washington Nationals baseball team, and founder of the real estate company Lerner Enterprises, the largest private landowner in the Washington, DC area, with a wide portfolio of commercial, retail, residential and hotel properties. In 2015, Forbes Magazine declared him the richest person in the State of Maryland. Ted Lerner served in the U.S. Army near the end of World War II, and attended the George Washington University on the G.I. Bill.
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Graduating from Yale, Smith was commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving for three years (from 1966 to 1969) as a platoon leader and a forward air controller (FAC). As a Marine, Smith had the opportunity to observe the military's logistics system first hand. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, flying with pilots on over 200 combat missions. He was honorably discharged in 1969 with the rank of Captain, having received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and two Purple Hearts.
As a student at Yale, he wrote an economics paper about an overnight delivery service in the computer age. Refining his logistics knowledge and experience throughout his military service, he went on to found FEDEX (originally Federal Express) and continues to serve as Chairman and CEO.
On Sept. 11, 2001, while employed in the legal department of Morgan Stanley, Tully Rinckey PLLC Founding Partner and decorated Army veteran Mat Tully escaped from the World Trade Center. After relocating to upstate New York he began providing legal services to his friends and former colleagues who were facing employment discrimination based upon military service.
Mat has become a pioneer of litigation law regarding the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), which protects the civilian employment rights of military personnel.
In 2005, Mat deployed to Iraq with the 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division based at Forward Operating Base Danger in Tikrit, Iraq. In 2012, he received the Purple Heart for injuries he sustained during a suicide bombing while serving in Afghanistan. His service there also afforded him the Bronze Star. Mat's pursuit of disability litigation and veteran's affairs came about as a result of his experiences during recovery from his combat-related injuries. Mat is the New York State commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), which assists wounded veterans like him in receiving veterans' disability benefits, as well as other benefits to which service members are entitled. He recently retired from active duty, having served as an Army combat officer for close to 20 years.
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Peter Dreier is the E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics and founding chair of the Urban & Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College.
'You're Being Ridiculous'
The Bernie-or-bust crowd makes up a small percentage of Sanders delegates, but could inflict disproportionate damage on Hillary Clinton if the Philadelphia convention's progressive stars don't knock some sense into them.
Peter DreierJul 26, 2016
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dem_convention_icon.jpg Bernie Sanders, Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Corey Booker, and others gave inspiring speeches at the Democratic Party's convention on Monday evening, but actress and comedian Sarah Silverman delivered the night's best one-liner, an ad-lib from her prepared remarks: "To the Bernie-or-bust people, you're being ridiculous." Sanders is backed by 1,893 delegates at the convention compared with 2,814 pledged to Hillary Clinton. Silverman was speaking to the handful of Sanders delegates—perhaps 200 at most—who refuse to accept the reality that Clinton will be the Democratic nominee, and that either she or Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. They disrupted Silverman's address by booing when she mentioned Clinton's name and shouting "Bernie," making it difficult for her to be heard in the conventional hall and on TV. Even Sanders was booed by that small but vocal group of Bernie-or-busters when he urged...
Hillary Haters' Fixation on Saul Alinsky
Conservatives have exploited the life and legacy of community organizer Saul Alinsky in a bid to demonize Hillary Clinton, but they misrepresent his actual influence and writings.
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Forty-seven years after she graduated from Wellesley College, Hillary Clinton is still having to defend her senior thesis. That's because right-wing activists and their media allies are assailing Clinton's research paper on Saul Alinsky, a key figure in the world of community organizing whom conservatives have labeled a dangerous radical and a diabolical influence on both Barack Obama and Clinton. Ben Carson kicked off the Saul Alinsky hatefest on the second night of this year's Republican convention in Cleveland, declaring during his primetime speech: "Now, one of the things that I have learned about Hillary Clinton is that one of her heroes, her mentors, was Saul Alinsky. And her senior thesis was about Saul Alinsky. This was someone she greatly admired and let me tell you something about Saul Alinsky." Alinsky "wrote a book called Rules for Radicals ," Carson continued. "It acknowledges Lucifer, the original radical who gained his own...
Caught on Camera: Police Racism
A recent wave of police violence against African Americans isn't anything new. It's just been caught on video.
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This article was originally published in The American Prospect on July 30, 2015, and has been updated in light of recent events. A string of highly publicized police murders of black citizens in Louisiana, Minnesota, and around the country has prompted news reports of an "epidemic" of police violence against African Americans. But the harsh reality is that there has been no sudden upsurge of racial profiling, arrests, beatings, and killings of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement officers. Rather than an abrupt recent rise in police mistreatment of black Americans, we are seeing a surge in awareness of the problem due in part to the use of hidden body cameras and citizen videos. Because more incidents of police abuse are now being captured on camera, white Americans are waking up to how different black lives can be. These videotaped incidents are now part of the political terrain, making it harder for police to hide abusive behavior and easier for community...
Song for an Unsung Hero
In his revelatory biography of community organizer Fred Ross Sr., Gabriel Thompson traces the roots of today's progressive movement.
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America's Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century By Gabriel Thompson University of California Press In 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown inducted community organizer Fred Ross Sr. posthumously into the California Hall of Fame, where he joined a long list of other luminaries that includes the likes of Amelia Earhart, César Chavez, Steve Jobs, and Jackie Robinson. Ross may be the least-known figure among the inductees, but he is certainly one of the most influential. This anonymity was intentional on Ross's part. He believed that organizers should always be behind the scenes. As organizer and journalist Gabriel Thompson explains in this fascinating biography, Ross "spent his life pushing people to lead—in living rooms, in union halls, on picket lines—and in doing so he pushed himself right out of the spotlight." Ross was an "unsung hero," according to author Carey McWilliams, the former...
Three Strategies to Beat the NRA
Gun safety advocates who until now have relied largely on traditional lobbying need to broaden their strategy to include partnerships with gun owners and civil disobedience.
Peter DreierJun 24, 2016
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On Wednesday, Georgia Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights hero, led a sit-in of fellow House Democrats on the House floor to demand action on gun control legislation. Lewis strode to the lectern and called on his colleagues to "occupy this floor." Soon, about two-dozen lawmakers gathered around him as he spoke. As more Democrats came into the House chamber, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, they joined him, sitting with their legs crossed on the blue-carpeted floor. They carried picket signs with photos of the victims of gun violence and sang "We Shall Overcome," changing the words to include "We shall pass a bill someday." Some members cried. The protest lasted 25 hours. By sitting down, they were standing up to the National Rifle Association. House Speaker Paul Ryan tried to shut down the insurrection, even going so far as to declare a recess to cut off the official television feed. But the protesters used Twitter's Periscope service to...


Mother of the Bride, are you and your bride-to-be daughter gathering ideas for a wedding cake yet? It's so much fun looking at all the possibilities out there—and if you think that's fun, just wait until it's time to taste a few. My husband even wanted to get in on that aspect of wedding planning!
The scattered pearls cake pictured above is a great one to share with your daughter. The cake top with fresh flowers and adorned with edible pearls looks both elegant and lovely as well as interesting yet delicate. And, of course, since pearls fit in well with almost any wedding décor, this cake idea is very versatile.
The cake above features ivory and gold pearls and would look amazing with almost any color scheme, but other color combinations could work as well. If silver would fit in better with the bride's chosen colors and décor, silver pearls and a silver cake stand could easily be substituted for the gold. Since other colors of edible pearls are also available, your daughter might even choose one of her actual colors to be one shade of pearls adorning the cake.
So MOB, why not see what your little-girl-turned-bride thinks of the scattered pearl cake. The search for the perfect cake might just be over. If so, let the tasting begin!
*You might also like to read Wedding Cake Idea: The Drape Effect, Wedding Cake Idea: Coconut Cloud, Wedding Cake Trend: Ruffles!, Wedding Cake Idea: Beautiful Brooch Accents!