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Forty years after the fact, punk is a major part of twentieth century culture, a youth cult template to be sourced and sampled at will. You can see the traces everywhere, yet its impact has been diluted so much as to seem almost meaningless, particularly the records that stoked the whole shebang in the first place.
Nasty punk has been reconfigured numerous times over the years by corporate Mr Suit's on shite compilations selected from a finite number of toe tapping, new wave ditties and American latecomers. The past has been rewritten and the legions of angry, rabble rousing groups with limited or no musical ability who formed in the wake of The Pistols and The Clash have been exorcised from history.
In 1977 there were hundreds of them, spewing forth from every corner of a decaying Blighty and as far afield as Paris, LA, Sydney and Brisbane, many scraping together enough cash to put out at least one single or EP without any thought of building a career or making a million. I bought as many as I could afford, yet while they remain important documents, removed from the cultural context of the times they cannot hope to convey punks true intensity and chaos.
Consequently, finding 10 punk obscurities hasn't proved quite as simple as I thought. Only the more proficient or daring are listenable today, which is kind of ironic given how punk was all about having a go and doing it yourself. Then again, I keep forgetting how these records were never built to last, being purely of and for their one glorious moment.
01. RADIO BIRDMAN 'Burn My Eye' (Burn My Eye EP January 1977)
Facing the same kind of obstacles as fellow Australian's The Saints, Radio Birdman were denied entry to the Brit-centric punk party because of their long hair, the cut of their trousers and their nationality. No surprise then that 'Burn My Eye' slipped through the cracks, despite it's full on Stooges blast being equally as good if not better than most early UK punk singles.
02. THE SAINTS 'One Way Street' (Single B Side April 1977)
Whereas Radio Birdman chose to remain in Australia, The Saints relocated to London where they gatecrashed the party and were immediately derided for refusing to conform to the spiky haired, swastika and safety pin stereotype. The feeling was mutual, ironically their refusal to play by the rules far closer to punk's spirit of individualism than the Kings Road cognoscenti. Instead The Saints poured their disgust and fury into a catalogue of long forgotten gems like the ferocious 'One Way Street'.
03. THE ADVERTS 'Quickstep' (Single B Side April 1977)
The Adverts were loved more for female punk pin up Gaye Advert than TV Smith's wry, semi-autobiographical lyrics. Hugely underrated, their thundering, ramshackle, glam was wholly unique and stylistically different to punk's standard Ramones copyists. B Side to the wondrous 'One Chord Wonders', 'Quickstep' remained impossibly rare until it was reissued in the late nineties on a couple of shoddy compilation CD's.
04. THE USERS 'I'm In Love With Today' (Single B Side May 1977)
The sulphate singed howl of provincial, punk youth, encapsulated brilliantly in one minute 38 seconds of raw, Detroit style energy by a bunch of unknown kids from Cambridge who played a grand total of 11 shows in their short lifetime before disappearing back from whence they came. Perfect.
05. 999 'I'm Alive' (Single A Side July 1977)
Written off as charlatans, chancers and an old pub rocker, 999 were one of the better second division outfits doing the rounds. Never less than entertaining, they took punk to the out of the way towns and cities across the land and were much loved for it. The manically mental 'I'm Alive' soon became an anthem for all those bored kids in the provinces, distilling the feeling of the times far more succinctly than 'Emergency', 999's only acknowledged masterpiece.
06. SNIVELLING SHITS 'Terminal Stupid' (Single A Side August 1977)
Punks were deeply suspicious of any kind of demeaning, jokey, novelties from within their own ranks so The Snivelling Shits reputation as the plaything of a couple of Sounds journalists meant that few bothered to seek out 'Terminal Stupid'. Those that did were surprised to find that within its intense, garage racket and vitriolic vocals was an underground punk classic trying to get out.
07. THE WEIRDOS 'Destroy All Music' (Destroy All Music EP September 1977)
Maybe, because it's not quite as rare as their more celebrated second single 'We Got The Neutron Bomb', The Weirdos debut 'Destroy All Music' is far less talked about. Recorded on the day that Elvis died, it is a wild, nihilistic anthem that in hindsight signified a sonic sea change from LA's early, arty, proto punk to a new generation of faster, louder groups and the coming of hardcore.
08. METAL URBAIN 'Panik' (Single A Side October 1977)
With their love of all things rock'n'roll, France might have been expected to produce a handful of seminal punk groups of its own. Yet ultimately, Metal Urbain were the sole contenders, and in hindsight, with their drum machine and synth, it could even be argued they weren't really punk at all. Thankfully, in 1977, 'Panik's monstrous wall of fuzz, feedback and subversive French lyrics could be nothing but punk, albeit in a seriously, reconstructed form pointing to the post punk future.
09. 'O' LEVEL 'Pseudo Punk' (East Sheen EP November 1977)
By the tail end of 1977, having descended into a squalid, caricature of its once glorious self, punk was already splintering into its myriad parts, 'O' Level's East Sheen EP heralding the arrival of an endearingly, amateurish, DIY, indie ethos that would stretch well into the eighties and beyond. Of course, 'Pseudo Punk' was still punk at heart, identifying one of the movement's pet hates; the part time proles for whom it was nothing more than a weekend fashion craze of old school blazers, badges and safety pins.
10. THE ART ATTACKS 'Neutron Bomb' (Single B Side March 1978)
The Art Attacks were led by another Sounds journalist, writer and cartoonist Savage Pencil, otherwise known as Edwin Pouncey. Sounding at least six months out of date, 'Neutron Bomb' had the misfortune to appear just as they fell apart. Nonetheless, in its snotty way it is great stuff, the witty lyrics pulling off a neat twist on the familair punk theme of nuclear apocalypse when an increasingly sneery Pencil threatens to annihilate his girl with a weapon of mass destruction.


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ICC to try Islamist leader for destruction of Timbuktu tombs
A still from a video shows Islamist militants destroying an ancient shrine in Timbuktu on July 1, 2012. An alleged Al-Qaeda linked Islamist leader was on September 26, 2015 handed over to the International Criminal Court to face charges of aiding the destruction of Mali's fabled city of Timbuktu, in the first such case before the tribunal.
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Geoffrey YorkAfrica Bureau Chief
Published September 26, 2015 Updated May 15, 2018
In a landmark case for cultural crimes, a radical Islamist leader will face trial in The Hague for the destruction of historic tombs in the ancient city of Timbuktu.
The case, the first ever war-crimes prosecution in The Hague for acts of cultural destruction, could set a precedent for further arrests for similar attacks on historic buildings in places such as Palmyra, the ancient site in Syria where temples and tombs have been blown up by Islamic State extremists in recent weeks.
Ahmad al-Mahdi al-Faqi, also known as Abu Tourab, was brought to The Hague on Saturday on an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. He is charged with overseeing the destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque in Timbuktu in 2012 after the legendary city in northern Mali was captured by Islamists with links to al-Qaeda.
"The people of Mali deserve justice for the attacks against their cities, their beliefs and their communities," said a statement on Saturday by the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda.
"Let there be no mistake: the charges we have brought against Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi involve most serious crimes," she said. "They are about the destruction of irreplaceable historic monuments, and they are about a callous assault on the dignity and identity of entire populations and their religious and historical roots."
Intentional attacks on historic monuments and religious sites are considered serious crimes under the ICC's founding treaty, the Rome Statute. "No longer should such reprehensible conduct go unpunished," Ms. Bensouda said. "It is rightly said that 'cultural heritage is the mirror of humanity.' Such attacks affect humanity as a whole. We must stand up to the destruction and defacing of our common heritage."
The ICC has been investigating war crimes in Mali since 2013, following a request from the Malian government. The authorities of Mali's neighboring country, Niger, transferred Mr. Faqi into the international court's custody on Saturday, the court said. He had apparently fled to Niger at some point after French and Malian troops pushed the Islamists out of Timbuktu in 2013.
Mr. Faqi, born about 100 kilometres west of Timbuktu, was one of the most zealous activists in Ansar Dine, a mainly Tuareg militia with close links to another Islamist radical group, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). The latter group was also notorious for holding two Canadian diplomats hostage in northern Mali in 2009.
Ansar Dine and AQIM controlled Timbuktu for most of 2012 and early 2013, and Mr. Al Faqi was a leader in an "Islamic Court" and a "Manners Brigade" that enforced harsh fundamentalist rules on the city and its traditionally moderate Muslim people. In an interview with local journalists in 2012, he boasted of how his militia forced the city's women to be veiled in public, and how women were ordered to stay home if they violated the clothing rules.
Timbuktu, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was an affluent gold-trading city and a centre of Islamic teaching from the 13th to the 17th centuries. Its dozens of schools and universities attracted thousands of students from across the Muslim world, and its vast libraries held hundreds of thousands of Arabic and African manuscripts.
When the Islamist extremists seized the city in 2012, they used pickaxes to destroy the shrines of the city's greatest thinkers and saints, and they burned thousands of manuscripts. They said the mausoleums were a blasphemous form of idol worship. "Not a single mausoleum will remain in Timbuktu – Allah doesn't like it," one Ansar Dine leader told journalists in 2012. "We are in the process of smashing all the hidden mausoleums in the area."
The ICC prosecutor, Ms. Bensouda, said the arrest of Mr. Faqi "represents an important step forward in the fight against impunity, not only in Mali but also in the broader Sahel and Sahara region of Africa, whose populations have in recent years been subjected to unspeakable crimes."
She hinted at further arrests to come. "I am confident that our close collaboration with the Malian authorities will continue to generate positive results for our common cause of holding to account those most responsible for perpetrating atrocity crimes in the country."
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take these chances: i want my life to mean nothing.
"I thank you for this. Tear off my old garment, for I will soon put on Christ's garment of righteousness." As he prepared to head to his execution, Christopher Love wrote a note to his wife, saying, Today they will sever me from my physical head, but they cannot sever me from my spiritual head, Christ." As he walked to his death, his wife applauded while he sang of glory.
As he walked to his death, his wife applauded while he sang of glory.
The first time I read these words I cried. This kind of love is elusive to my paltry emotions. A love that applauds death, applauds detachment from the things of this world, even when those things are dearly loved themselves. How great a love for Jesus to applaud His glory, and her husband's soon union with his Maker. I cannot fathom, but I wish I could. My heart twinges as I read of this, and the faintest idea I have of it is enough to make me yearn.
I pray fervently that I, that we, could love nothing so much that we could not lay it on the altar for the glory of God, if asked. I would hazard to say that I pray that none of us would have to act out our sacrificial love, but now I wonder at that mindset. What great joy may be found in laying down that which we had thought so wonderful! I do not know now, but I pray that I would know this joy.
How sweet did it suddenly become to me to be without the sweetness of trifles! And it was now a joy to put away what I formerly feared to lose. For thou didst cast them away from me, O true and highest Sweetness. Thou didst cast them away, and in their place thou didst enter in thyself--sweeter than all pleasure, though not to flesh and blood; brighter than all light, but more veiled than all mystery; more exalted than all honor, though not to them that are exalted in their own eyes. Now was my soul free from the gnawing cares of seeking and getting, of wallowing in the mire and scratching the itch of lust. And I prattled like a child to thee, O Lord my God--my light, my riches, and my salvation.
Whatever it takes, I want to know this sweet joy. To know the joy that Christopher Love's wife experienced as she applauded his martyrdom. I want my life to be nothing, to have nothing, and to mean nothing without the sweet joy of my Savior and my abandonment to Him.
Is that the third chapter? I listened to the third message of the series two days ago and he cited the same examples. I realized I stopped listening to his sermons because they made my stomach tie up in knots. God is going to do something RADICAL in you and me through this series! I can't wait to hear more about what our Savior is revealing to you!


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The Major Component Parts of the Walter 109-509 Series Motors
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This illustration shows the top view of the Walter 109-509.A-1 motor on display in Gallery 113, Rocketry and Space Flight, of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.
Below are shown, in isolation, the individual components that make up the motor system.
For a detailed, annotated diagramme of the Walter HWK 109-509.A-2 which shows all the parts and piping, follow this link.
All photographs © Shamus Reddin
The main Propellant Flow Regulating Valve - "Regelgerät". This is a propellant flow and pressure equalising unit, arranged in three stages, which each come into play following movements of the pilot's throttle.
For a detailed overview of this part, follow this link.
C-Stoff Control Valve - "Steuereinrichtung". This control valve is operated by the pilot's throttle and sets the flow of C-Stoff, hydrazine hydrate propellant, to the combustion chamber, and effectively sets the power output of the motor.
It is also mechanically linked to the mechanism which meters the flow of peroxide to the steam generator, thus controlling the speed of the turbine, the pressure and flow of propellants and so ultimately the motor's power.
The Fuel Filter - "C-Stoffsieb". C-Stoff returned from the cooling jacket surrounding the combustion chamber (flowing from the right of the picture here, to the left) is filtered to remove any debris, before passing into the main control valve.
For an overview of this part, follow this link.
Turbine Speed Control Unit - "Druckregler". This unit is linked mechanically to the propellant control valve on the opposite side of the motor. It controls the amount of T-Stoff delivered to the steam generator, thus affecting the speed of the propellant pump turbine, and so the power output of the motor.
For a detailed overview of this section, follow this link.
Steam Generator - "Dampferzeuger". T-Stoff is sprayed onto a catalyst base, steam is generated and this is used to power the propellant pump turbine.
For more detailed information, follow this steam link.
Propellant Turbo Pump - "Turbopumpensatz". Not shown on the illustration above is the steam powered turbo pump, which drives the propellants around the motor.
For more detailed information, follow this pump link.
The Combustion Chamber - "Brennkammer". Also not shown on any of the illustrations above is the main thrust unit of the motor, the combustion chamber. propellants metered and driven around the system, finally mix in their correct ratios in the combustion chamber, to produce the thrust needed to power the airframe.
For more detailed information, follow this combustion chamber link.
The Propellant Injectors/Burners - "Düsen". Difficult to show on the illustrations above is the point at which the motor's thrust develops, the propellant injectors or burners within the combustion chamber. propellants are mixed in their correct ratios in the combustion chamber, in a fine atomised spray, producing the chemical reaction which generates the thrust.
For more detailed information, follow this injector link.
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Take pleasure in a whole wellness experience at Hotel Arts and forty three The Spa. The Cuevas Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (named after the creator ) in Guadix , Spain, as well as a number of hotels in Cappadocia , Turkey, are notable for being constructed into pure cave formations, some with rooms underground. Hotel Arts is positioned at one of many city's details of curiosity, proper on the beach going through the Port Olímpic marina.
Maureen Mackey is Managing Director of Sales, Business Journey Sales for Hilton Hotels Company. Diners can even get pleasure from a pre- or post-meal drink at Bar Figueroa, the laid again foyer drinking space visible from the entrance. According to the Guinness World Data, the oldest hotel that's still in operation immediately is the Hoshi Ryokan situated in the Awazu Onsen space of Komatsu in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
The multi-faceted spa world affords a number of types of companies to think about owning and running. Hotel Dafam Lotus Jember hadir sebagai daya tarik baru di Jember, yang mana pembangunan dan pengembangan pariwisatanya sedang giat digarap oleh Pemerintah Kabupaten Jember. With a range of configurations available, every visitor room is fantastically appointed with fashionable furnishings and all the important amenities and providers the fashionable traveller needs to be snug and to stay linked.
Full service hotels typically present a wide selection of guest providers and on-web site amenities. Larger, increased-priced hotels could provide extra guest facilities similar to a swimming pool, business centre (with computer systems, printers and different office gear), childcare, convention and occasion facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, eating places, day spa and social perform companies.


Saucony Triumph ISO 4 delivers a soft and smooth ride for your long runs. Hoka One One Clifton 4 delivers maximum cushioning and a bit of stability at a light weight.
The Saucony Triumph ISO 4 and the Hoka One One Clifton 4 are neutral cushioning running shoes and can be said to be on a comparable level with each other.
Both the Saucony Triumph ISO 4 and the Hoka One One Clifton 4 deliver lightweight support through their uppers.
The Hoka One One Clifton 4 tends to have more no-sew overlays running through its upper than the Saucony Triumph ISO 4 does.
The upper of the Saucony Triumph ISO 4 might move better with your feet due to ISOFIT around the midfoot, but in the end, it might deliver a similar amount of support as the thin no-sew overlays around the midfoot of the Hoka One One Clifton 4.
The Saucony Triumph ISO 4 has a Support Frame at the back, while the Hoka One One Clifton 4 has some overlays at the back, but both have an internal heel cup that should keep your heel in place.
While the Saucony Triumph ISO 4 has less overlays running along the sides of the toe box, it does have the Saucony logo on the lateral side and an overlay on the medial side and perhaps also some underlays to keep thing somewhat tight in the toe box.
However, the Hoka One One Clifton 4 might provide less room for your toes to move, because it has continuous overlays running along the sides of the toe box.
When you consider everything, both running shoes might deliver a similar amount of support through their upper. This amount is not over the top and should be enough to keep your foot on the running platform.
Both the Hoka One One Clifton and the Saucony Triumph ISO are known to deliver a good amount of cushioning so a soft ride.
Their midsoles are similar in that they provide a good amount of ground contact right under the midfoot, which not only increases the stability of the running shoes but also helps you to achieve smoother heel-to-toe transitions.
Lab tests have indicated that the Hoka One One Clifton 4 is cushier than the Saucony Triumph ISO 4 for men.
While both running shoes can provide a soft ride, the Hoka One One Clifton 4, in particular, has a very cushy forefoot and delivers lots of heel cushioning that would be good for heel-strikers.
The Saucony Triumph ISO 4 for men is up there too in heel cushioning but not as much as the Hoka One One Clifton 4, and its forefoot is more moderately cushioned than the Hoka One One Clifton 4 for men, so it should feel a bit more responsive than the Hoka One One Clifton 4 for men.
Women get about the same amount of heel cushioning from the two running shoes, but the Hoka One One Clifton 4 has a somewhat softer forefoot than the Saucony Triumph ISO 4 for women.
However, the differences in cushioning between the two running shoes are greater for men than they are for women.
Neither the Hoka One One Clifton 4 nor the Saucony Triumph ISO 4 comes with a device to control pronation, because both running shoes are meant to be worn by neutral runners.
However, lab tests have given the Hoka One One Clifton 4 good marks on the stability scale, while the Saucony Triumph ISO 4 has been rated as providing a below average amount of stability.
Perhaps its due to the boatlike structure of the midsole of the Hoka One One Clifton 4 and the fact that it is a bit wider under the midfoot that makes the Hoka One One Clifton 4 more stable than the Saucony Triumph ISO 4.
In any case, the Hoka One One Clifton 4 has been found to be quite stiff for both men and women. But then again, the Saucony Triumph ISO 4 is not that flexible either, according to lab tests.
Both running shoes lack good horizontal flex grooves, but their outsoles are quite separated, which is good for shock absorption and dissipation.
The women's version of the Saucony Triumph ISO 4 weighs approximately 9.5 oz (270 grams), and the Hoka One One Clifton 4 for women weighs about 7.9 oz (224 grams).
The men's versions of the running shoes weigh 11.3 oz (320 grams) and 9.7 oz (275 grams), respectively, with the Hoka One One Clifton 4 being the lighter one.
If you are a neutral runner who is looking for a soft ride from a running shoe, you could choose either the Hoka One One Clifton 4 or the Saucony Triumph ISO 4, thereby keeping in mind that the Hoka One One Clifton 4 might deliver a softer ride than the Saucony Triumph ISO 4.
The Hoka One One Clifton 4 is also considered to be a bit more stable than the Saucony Triumph ISO 4.


I make up our ice cream mixes. I know the fat of the cream we use but not its MSNF value. I have been using 9% for the last few years. Is there any fast way of working MSN knowing fat level in cream.
Milk Solids-non-fat,including lactose,caseins,whey proteins and minerals.
Cream can be regarded as a mixture of fat in an aqueous phase called serum that contains lactose, proteins and salts. The serum solids can be called by several different names e.g. MILK SOLIDS NOT FAT (MSNF). The skim milk or milk serum can be assumed to contain about 9% MSNF.
Given cream containing 40 % fat, the MSNF component supplied by say 20 kg of cream can be calculated as follows.
• The MSNF is present in the 75 kg of milk serum. The MSNF component represents 0.09* 75 = 6.75 kg.
This approach yields approximate values and calculation of the actual MSNF concentration is always advisable.
Thank you for this! Your elp is apprecaited.
Sugar is expesve and we are thinking of using Corn Syrup. There seems to be some problems with this? Cannot get straight answer.
Is there a downside to using corn syrup?
There are no technological problems in using corn syrup preparations in ice cream. There are some groups in the US that believe corn syrup preparations may contribute towards the obesity epidemic in the US. While some may argue that this is a somewhat simplistic argument in the wider obesity debate it is an area that you should be aware of for marketing reasons at least. I suggest that you do a search on Goggle for obesity + fructose + mechanism to see the results of some of the latest research in this area.
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Find the item on http://nutritiondata.self.com/. Here are the direct links for heavy cream, half and half, and whole milk.
Get the nutritional data for 1 cup of fluid. For heavy cream (listed as "Cream, fluid, heavy whipping"), make sure you change the "serving size" drop-down.
Take the total weight and subtract the fat weight and water weight to get the MSNF weight. For heavy cream, this would be 238g - 88g - 137g = 13g.
To find the percentage, just divide the MSNF weight and divide by total weight. For heavy cream: 13g/238g = 5.46%.
Is this valid? Am I missing something by doing it this way?
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I have not checked your calculation but would urge a little caution. The terms heavy cream do not specify the precise fat content. These terms normally cover a range of fat concentrations.


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Egyptian singer repurposes pro-Mubarak song to praise Trump
After an Egyptian singer released a ballad in support of US President Donald Trump, his fellow citizens questioned whether it was a mockery of Trump or expressed real support for the US president.
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Sept. 23, 2019. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images.
David Awad
CAIRO — An Egyptian singer's ballad in praise of US President Donald Trump has gone viral in recent days, highlighting the growing support the US president has among supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
"We chose him, elected him, with our love he'll always win. When he speaks our hearts listen because our rights are his vision. With our lives we trusted him, we chose him, elected him."
These are the lyrics Wissam Magdy composed to express his support for Trump in the US elections set for Nov. 3.
The song was published on Magdy's official social media pages Oct. 28. It has since been shared by thousands of fans in both Egypt and the United States. The song has over 30,000 views on Magdy's official Facebook page, in addition to over 100,000 views on YouTube, not to mention tens of thousands of shares all over social media.
The song was not a success merely because it's sung by an Egyptian artist in support of a US president — one of the most controversial presidents in US history — but also because it is the English version of the famous 1999 Egyptian operetta, "Ekhtarnah" (Arabic for "We Chose Him"). The latter was performed by 13 Egyptian singers, in partnership with the famous composer Ammar al-Sherei, to express support for late Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Magdy simply changed some words and sentences in the English version and altered the melody slightly.
"Ekhtarnah" was controversial when it was first presented, as many opponents of Mubarak at the time claimed that this group of artists had performed this song under pressure from state agencies or to "mock the authorities," as some put it.
In this regard, Magdy told Al-Monitor that he did not intend to achieve any political goal from the song, and that American voters have most likely already made their decision regarding the choice between Trump or his rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, and will not be affected by a song launched by an Egyptian singer in support of either of the candidates.
Osama Ramadan, a US citizen and one of the founders of the Facebook page Arab Community in the US, told Al-Monitor that the song will only affect American voters who speak Arabic, or perhaps only those who know Egyptian songs well and "who represent a small number of voters."
Ramadan added, "The song gives the impression that not everyone in Islamic countries and the Arab world expresses hatred toward Trump, as some opponents of his claim."
Speaking on the purpose of singing an English version of "Ekhtarnah," Magdy said that he simply found it comical, explaining, "I put myself in the shoes of someone who wants to express support for a US president using the same or similar words, the same melody, but in English. Trump was the most logical choice since the song was originally written to voice renewed support for a president (Mubarak), not for someone like Biden running for the first time."
He added, "I did not mean to either ridicule or support Trump, because I am an Egyptian citizen and only an American citizen can have a say in the elections. However, I do value Trump for many of the positions in which he supports Egypt. Had he had any hostile intentions or positions toward the state, I would not sing for him."
Magdy began his artistic career with the Egyptian band Art Compilers in 2014, but following the death of one of the members and after other members left the country, the band fell apart. Magdy is a 34-year-old electronics engineer who continued his journey in dubbing or translating songs with his sister Raneem, who is a song director, and music arranger Tariq Khalifa.
He provided translations and voice-overs for over 100 songs from the Arab and Egyptian classics into the English language, most notably the religious invocation "Moulay Eni Bi Babak" (Arabic for "My lord, I am at your door") and the Egyptian and Saudi national anthems, in addition to dubbing a number of famous films and television clips. His Facebook page has about 14,000 followers.
"Translation/dubbing can be a language of communication between peoples, and we try to convey a message to the peoples of the world through art, which is that Egypt and the Arab countries are peaceful and civilized countries. We aim to show that our history, culture and artistic heritage deserve to be an asset in the world's art and culture," Magdy noted.
"The aim is to bring the Egyptian artistic heritage to the world for it to become known and pleasing to all peoples through translation and dubbing. We also aim to establish the first entity specialized in dubbing artistic content from Egypt and all Arab countries. In this context, we communicate with a large number of young people who are fluent in foreign languages and proficient in dubbing. We also seek to import or establish a technology that addresses the traditional defects of dubbing, such as inconsistency in lip movement with words, which can be corrected as much as possible now through artificial intelligence programs," he added.
Regarding obstacles he and his team face in their work, he said, "We face difficulties in advertising and financing our business. I hope the song 'We Chose Him' would receive offers from production companies to finance our business professionally."
Magdy hopes to be able to cooperate with Egyptian production companies in dubbing their cinematic and television works into foreign languages and relaunching them through global platforms such as Netflix, especially as production stalled due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
"Since the production of new works of art has become difficult nowadays, dubbing Arab works and selling foreign versions abroad could be a successful investment. I also hope to sing some translated songs at the opening of the new Egyptian Museum," Magdy added.
Art critic Nader Adly believes that the success of "We Chose Him" proves that translating Arab classic songs into English can indeed be a triumph. "Although some language-specific qualities and the connection to the surrounding society can be lost in translation, the success of 'We Chose Him' is proof that dubbing can be a hit and influential if it is presented and promoted in the right context and timing, such as of the US elections here," he told Al-Monitor.
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In this case, Defendants used search terms approved in the court's ESI order to identify potentially responsive documents and then reviewed those documents for privilege, duplication and relevance. Many thousands of documents were withheld from production as not responsive. When Plaintiff "took issue," Defendants eventually produced a log of all documents withheld as nonresponsive and also agreed to produce a number of those documents with conditions, including that they be designated Attorneys Eyes Only and that production "would not serve as an admission that the documents were responsive." However, Defendants refused to produce all nonresponsive documents.
Based on the log provided, Plaintiff identified four categories of documents it believed were relevant and sought to compel Defendants to produce them, "with defendants to bear the costs of sifting through the withheld documents." Alternatively, Plaintiff requested that Defendants be ordered to produce all withheld documents and to pay the attorneys fees for Plaintiff's costs to review them. In support of its motion, Plaintiff provided a number of examples that it believed would be relevant based on the information contained in the log. As to each, Defendants demonstrated that the document was either irrelevant or had already been produced. Defendants also argued that Plaintiff's motion amounted to a request for a second review and that the request was disproportional to the needs of the case. In reply, Plaintiff argued, among other things, that the "only logical reason" for Defendants' refusal to provide Plaintiff with the nonresponisve documents to review was that there was something they did not want Plaintiff to find.
Taking up the motion, the court acknowledged the need to assess the proportionality of the request and that Plaintiff needed to make a threshold showing that the information sought was within the scope of discovery before the burden shifted to Defendants to resist the motion. Turning to the facts before it, the court reasoned that there was "at least a colorable prima facie showing" that the documents fell within the scope of discovery because they contained one of the court-approved search terms, but acknowledged that "Plaintiff has not made a strong showing, other than this, that the withheld documents are relevant." While the court accepted that Defense counsel made a "good faith" determination of nonresponsiveness, the court went on to reason that its "confidence in defendants' response [was] colored" by Defendants' prior failure to comply with discovery obligations (which the court did not explicitly discuss beyond reference to a prior order). Ultimately, the court found that it would be disproportional to require Defendants to re-review the documents and also disagreed with Plaintiff's assumption that Defendants had something to hide. Nonetheless, the court found that "the appropriate resolution" was to require Defendants to produce all of the at-issue documents under the conditions of the prior production, with Plaintiff to bear the costs for the review. The court further instructed that if Plaintiff identified documents that were wrongfully withheld, it could bring a motion for sanctions to recover attorneys' fees.


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Car Rams Into Black Lives Matter Protesters In New York City's Times Square
By Vanessa Romo • Sep 3, 2020
A memorial in Rochester, N.Y., where Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, died while in police custody this past March. In New York City, hundreds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators took to the city's streets in protest.
Adrian Kraus / AP
Originally published on September 4, 2020 9:13 am
A car drove into Black Lives Matter protesters in Times Square on Thursday, hitting several people on foot and on bicycles.
Several demonstrators captured the chaotic scene and posted video shortly after 8 p.m. ET.
Car drives through Black Lives Matter protesters, Times Square, New York City, 8:10 PM, Thursday, September 3, 2020#BlackLivesMatter #BLM #TimesSquare #NewYorkCity #NewYork #NYC #ny pic.twitter.com/G3mwAy3vGx
— DataInput (@datainput) September 4, 2020
One video posted on Twitter by a user named DataInput shows a dark sedan honking several times before plowing into a crowd of people standing in front of the vehicle. The car lurches through an intersection, leaving a chorus of screaming people in its wake.
Minutes later, WNYC reporter Gwynne Hogan said the crowd appeared "rattled" but that "most people were able to jump out of the way."
At least one person said they were injured.
The protest was still underway despite a heavy downpour, and hundreds of marchers intended to continue as planned.
Despite a car driving through the crowd at Times Square, the march is continuing as planned. About 400 protesters are moving North on 8th Ave., they just passed 46th St. pic.twitter.com/OR2qgrYZ2B
— NYC Protest Updates 2020 (@protest_nyc) September 4, 2020
New Yorkers streamed into the streets Thursday night following the release of police bodycam footage in which police officers in Rochester, N.Y., are shown cuffing Daniel Prude, covering his head with a hood known as a "spit sock," then pinning him to the ground until he lost consciousness.
Prude, who was Black and suffered from mental illness, died a week later from asphyxiation.
The officers were responding to a call from Prude's brother, who was concerned for his sibling's safety.
The March incident has sparked another round of Black Lives Matter protests throughout the country, and on Thursday the mayor of Rochester ordered the immediate suspension of the seven officers involved in Prude's death.
Prude's family is calling for the officers to be fired and charged with murder.
In New York City, a group of anti-Black Lives Matter protesters and those wearing MAGA gear confronted groups shouting Daniel Prude's name along with the names of several other Black people who have died at the hands of police.
PEople are rattled but still don't see any minor injuries, and most were able to Jump out of way, people still marching now. pic.twitter.com/bfu5IPXNVx
— Gwynne Hogan (@GwynneFitz) September 4, 2020
Hogan reports that protesters have "deescalated the situation" between themselves and Pro-Trump supporters who showed up to counterprotest.
This is a developing story. Some things reported by the media will later turn out to be wrong. We will focus on reports from officials and other authorities, credible news outlets and reporters who are at the scene. We will update as the situation develops.


Opening with the Hemmingway quote "I wanted to try this new drink. That's all we do, isn't it—look at things and try new drinks?", the Berners Tavern new cocktail menu is a delight to sip your way through. With fresh, zippy drinks and nutty sink-your-teeth-into flips and sours there's a cocktail here for every mood and palate.
Pieced together by Lee Morris, the menu's drinks are based around the idea of 'Systems & Surroundings' and are intended to evoke experiences for each imbiber.
The smell of earth after rain is often quoted as people's favourite smell, among freshly mowed grass and newly baked bread. This cocktail takes inspiration from that disticnt aroma - which is an oil created by plants and released into the air when it rains - and recreates the scent perfectly. Inside the earthy elements of pine, angelica and gin botanicals are combined with geosmin - a metabolic by-product of bacteria ommited by wet soil.
Paying hommage to the beetroot - one of the hearty of winter vegetables which were lifesavers before 'food miles' became our reality - the cocktail's beetroot butter softens the strong taste, creating a light and silky cocktail which is as fresh and flavoursome as it is different and mesmerising.
A classic cobbler-style drink, the Left Bank is a romantic tribute to the artistic 6th Arrondissement of Paris where writers and painters gathered to debate philosophy or share their thoughts and ideas over glasses of absinthe - often till they were incoherent. It's also a hommage to the production methods of one of the world's most notorious spirits.
Taking inspiration from the bracing alpine slope air, the drinks plays on Ford's higher alcohol content and mint to recreate the sharp, fresh wind. Pine and minerality serve to fully immerse you in the apline surroundings, or to put it as the team has "It's as though you're drinking directly from a cool mountain stream."
Named after Port Royal in Jamaica, this cocktail harks back to Britian's empire days when her ships very literally ruled the waved. Carving out shipping routes across the Caribbean meant the occasional skirmish with Spanish pirates (possibly not quite as likeable as Johnny Depp) who were based in Port Royal. Based in cognac with that essential Jamaican rum, the drink uses port and lime - known for fighting off scurvy on long sea voyages - to compliment the spirits and add depth and complexity.
Designed to bring rural Scandinavia directly to you, the classic punch cocktail uses woodruff to evoke notes of newly mown hay and manuka tea, caraway and pine for the fresh, outdoors aroma. The final addition of Ruinart Champagne adds crisp apples to the wonderful boquet. Light, zippy and ultimately very fresh.
The Berner's Tavern cocktail team say this is one of the more interesting and complex flavours you're likely to find anywhere, and they're not wrong. Eucalyptus was first discouvered near the Endeavour River in northern Queensland during Captain Cook's 1770 expedition and has since become a global flavour. This is one of it's first appreances in a fizz however, and it's combination with sharp gin and grassy agricole rum is wonderous.
Drawing on beeswax's long history of use as fermenter and preserver, this cocktail celebrates the famous apple juice producers of northern Japan who would coat the apple in beeswax, sealing the fruit in its own microclimate of bacteria, airborne yeast and the apple's sugars which results in a dramatic fermentation and change in the fruit. It's an incredible cocktail, punchy, fresh and engaging.
During British Imperialism, forces stationed in India would guzzle local punches made from arrack - previously unknown to the western palate but famed in South Asia where it is produced. This cocktail reflects the way punches where made then, being cut with citrus and enlivened with spices, flowers or more exotic ingredients, such as ambergris.
A tasty classic flip cocktail, the drink is inspired by the honey bee's role in the food chain - gathering pollen to feed their young and sustaining the cycle of pollenation so vital to many animals. Combined with the nutty sherry, umami tamarind and silky egg the flip comes together with balance and incredible texture.


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2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome_associated Coronavirus Infection
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Summary of 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome_associated Coronavirus Infection
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–associated Coronavirus Infection Paul K.S. Chan,* Margaret Ip,* K.C. Ng,* Rickjason C. W. Chan,* Alan Wu,* Nelson Lee,* Timothy H. Rainer,* Gavin M. Joynt,* Joseph J. Y. Sung,* and John S. Tam* Whether severe acute respiratory syndrome–associat- ed coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection can be asymptomatic is unclear. We examined the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV among 674 healthcare workers from a hospital in which a SARS outbreak had occurred. A total of 353 (52%) experi- enced mild self-limiting illnesses, and 321 (48%) were asymptomatic throughout the course of these observations. None of these healthcare workers had antibody to SARS CoV, indicating that subclinical or mild infection attributable to SARS-CoV in adults is rare. T he outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, began on March 10, 2003 (1,2). Within the next 10 weeks, the hospital admitted 331 patients with SARS; 160 (48.3%) were healthcare workers (HCWs). Prince of Wales is a 1,350-bed teaching hospital with 3,711 employ- ees, of whom 12% are physicians, 36% nurses, 11% allied health workers, and the remainder, administrative and ancillary staff. During the outbreak, many HCWs had been exposed directly or indirectly to aerosols, body fluids, secretions, and excretions of SARS patients. The clinical manifestations of SARS are well documented (2–5). However, we do not yet know the spectrum of clinical dis- ease or whether mild or asymptomatic infections attributa- ble to the SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) occur. Whether subclinical infections occur and whether one may seroconvert to the SARS-CoV with minimal or no symptoms are concerns for HCWs and others. The Study We performed a prospective study to determine whether asymptomatic or mild infection attributable to SARS-CoV was common in HCWs in this outbreak at Prince of Wales Hospital. When it had been established that an outbreak was occurring, a SARS screening clinic was instituted to care for hospital staff with symptoms sug- gestive of or suspected to be SARS. Asymptomatic staff or those without compatible symptoms were also invited to participate in this study. In late March and early April 2003, a blood sample was collected from each HCW who voluntarily participated and who wished to be tested for antibody to SARS-CoV; a second blood sample was col- lected 4–6 weeks later. Most of the second blood samples were collected in early May 2003, approximately 8 weeks from the first peak and 4 weeks from the second peak of admission of HCWs with SARS (Figure). Each HCW completed a questionnaire to document known direct con- tact with SARS patients, their body fluids, secretions, or excretions; places of duty within the hospital; and symp- toms of any illness during the period between first and sec- ond blood sample collection. Additional information also included the department and the position of HCWs, so that the job nature could be delineated. Immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibody to SARS-CoV was detected by an immunofluorescence assay on the basis of Vero cells infected with coronavirus isolated from a patient with SARS. We isolated this SARS-CoV and determined the complete genome sequence (GenBank accession no. AY278554). Serum samples were diluted 1:40 for anti- body-screening assays. Each result was crosschecked by two experienced technicians. This immunofluorescence assay had been successfully used for serodiagnosis of SARS in patients in our hospital; titers of >320 developed in acutely ill SARS patients 4 weeks after onset of illness. Conclusions Six hundred and seventy-four HCWs completed the questionnaire and had a second serum sample obtained. The mean age of these HCWs was 40 years (range 20–60), and 75% were female. HCW jobs were categorized into five groups according to those with direct patient care, DISPATCHES Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 9, No. 11, November 2003 1453 *The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong Figure. Number of patients with severe acute respiratory syn- drome (SARS) admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital during the first 10 weeks of the SARS outbreak. A total of 160 healthcare workers and 171 non-healthcare workers were admitted; a second peak of admission occurred the 5th week after the outbreak started. namely: doctors and nurses, 28% (188); healthcare and general service assistants, 15% (104); and allied health workers, including physiotherapists, occupational thera- pists, and x-ray technicians, 6% (43). The remainder of staff, who did not have direct patient care, included the ancillary staff, 35% (235); pathology laboratory staff, 14% (95); and others, 1% (9 HCWs). Altogether, 43% of the HCWs reported having known direct contact with patients with SARS or their body fluids, secretions, or excretions. An additional proportion of HCWs might have had contact with patients who subsequently were confirmed to have had SARS, unknown to the HCWs. A total of 36% of the staff worked in or visited adult medical or pediatric wards with SARS patients—30% in the accident and emergency unit and 9% in the intensive-care unit—all areas at high risk for SARS within the hospital during the outbreak. Of the 674 HCWs, 353 (52%) reported mild, self-limiting illnesses during the period between the times when the first and sec- ond blood samples were collected (Table). None of the 674 HCWs was shown to have IgG antibody to SARS CoV. The current global outbreak of SARS is associated with a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV, which is phylogenetical- ly distinct from other known members of the virus family (Coronaviridae) and genus (Coronavirus) (6–8). The full clinical spectrum of this novel infection in humans has not yet been defined. Among the 674 HCWs that we examined, none showed evidence of seroconversion to SARS-CoV. It is possible that a proportion of our study participants might not have actually been exposed to SARS-CoV. Although these participants were working in our hospital when a large number of patients with SARS were staying there, vigilant infection-control measures had been in place since the outbreak was recognized (9). All staff working in high-risk areas were required to wear a mask, gloves, eye goggles, and protective clothing. These meas- ures have been shown to reduce the risk for infection (10). The results of this study show that our SARS clinic suc- cessfully identified all staff with SARS-CoV infections. Alternatively, our data suggest that asymptomatic or mild forms of SARS-CoV are rare at the current point to which the virus has evolved. From the virologic viewpoint, this finding indicates that the novel coronavirus has not yet adapted to transmit among humans through asymptomati- cally infected hosts. This finding has important public health implications, as the level of immunity towards SARS-CoV could be very low even in members of com- munities that had had a large outbreak of SARS. If this is the case, a large proportion of the population remains sus- ceptible, and another major outbreak may occur when the virus is introduced by highly infectious sources. Acknowledgments We express our appreciation to all healthcare workers in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region who have cared for patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome. Dr. Paul Chan is a clinical virologist and associate professor at the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include emerging viral infections, viral epidemiology, diagnostic virolo- gy, and viral oncology. References 1. Tomlinson B, Cockram C. SARS: experience at Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. Lancet 2003;361:1486–7. 2. Lee N, Hui D, Wu A, Chan P, Cameron P, Joynt GM, et al. A major outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong. N Engl J Med 2003;348:1986–94. 3. Tsang KW, Ho PL, Ooi GC, Yee WK, Wang T, Chan-Yeung M, et al. A cluster of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong. N Engl J Med 2003;348:1977–85. 4. Poutanen SM, Low DE, Henry B, Finkelstein S, Rose D, Green K, et al. Identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Canada. N Engl J Med 2003;348:1995–2003. 5. Hon KLE, Leung CW, Cheng WTF, Chan PKS, Chu WCW, Kwan YW, et al. Clinical presentations and outcome of severe acute respi- ratory syndrome in children. Lancet 2003;361:1701–3. 6. Peiris JSM, Lai ST, Poon LLM, Guan Y, Yam LYC, Lim W, et al. Coronavirus as a possible cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome. Lancet 2003;361:1319–25. 7. Drosten C, Gunther S, Preiser W, van der Werf S, Brodt HR, Becker S, et al. Identification of a novel coronavirus in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome. N Engl J Med 2003;348:1967–76. 8. Ksiazek TG, Erdman D, Goldsmith CS, Zaki SR, Peret T, Emery S, et al. A novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syn- drome. N Engl J Med. 2003;348:1953–66. 9. Li TST, Buckley TA, Yap FHY, Sung JJY, Joynt GM. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): infection control. Lancet 2003;361:1386. 10. Seto WH, Tsang D, Yung RWH, Ching TY, Ng TK, Ho M, et al. Effectiveness of precautions against droplets and contact in preven- tion of nosocomial transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Lancet 2003;361:1519–20. Address for correspondence: Paul K. S. Chan, Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China; fax: (852) 2647 3227; email: [email protected] DISPATCHES 1454 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 9, No. 11, November 2003 Table. Symptoms reported by healthcare workers without SARS-CoV infectiona Symptomb No. (%) of healthcare workers N = 353 Headache 194 (55.0) Sore throat 174 (49.3) Cough 140 (39.7) Coryza 139 (39.4) Sputum 87 (24.6) Myalgia 83 (23.5) Diarrhea 80 (22.7) Dizziness 75 (21.2) Chills/rigors 69 (19.5) Fever 68 (19.3) aSARS-CoV, severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus. bAll symptoms reported were mild, self-limiting, and lasted for 1 to 2 days.
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The Samsung NP540U3C-A01UK is a 13in Windows touchscreen laptop that sells for £750.
Should I buy the Samsung NP540U3C-A01UK?
The Samsung NP540U3C is a small, stylish ultrabook that ships with Windows 8. Part of Samsung's Series 5 range, it's worth diving in straight away to discuss one of its main attraction, a touchscreen.
See: more reviews of ultraportable laptops.
Like Windows ME, Windows Vista and the odd numbered Star Trek movies, Windows 8 has left many people unimpressed. But this Samsung NP540U3C-A01UK has a trick that might change your mind. It has a touchscreen.
One major criticism of Windows 8 has been that it's neither a desktop OS nor a tablet OS. It's a hybrid of the two, lacking in consistency in either mode. If that's an issue for you, the Samsung may smooth over it. With input choices of touchscreen, trackpad and keyboard, users will no doubt evolve their own ways of getting around.
Still, we noticed the incongruities. The charm bar would reveal itself unbidden when we moused up to application menus. Occasionally, Windows 8 native apps would launch in response to perceived swipes. This is not necessarily Samsung's fault, though. It's Microsoft's. And running Windows 8 on a touchscreen ultrabook is the best experience we've had with the OS so far.
We have to wonder if Windows 8 contributed to a benchmarking score of 3691 points with PCMark 7. That's a little lower than several similar Intel i5 Core notebooks we've used. Still, it seldom felt sluggish and breezed through our 3D game benchmark test with an average of 28 fps.
The Samsung NP540U3C comes with a 500 GB hard drive. As the ultrabook design that Intel borrowed from Apple is founded on solid-state technology, this is a cost-cutting decision rather than one to maintain the best user experience. There are dearer Series 5 notebooks with SSDs available though. This will suit folks who want to take more music, movies and images around with them. Samsung's AllShare Play software enables you to stream your media wirelessly to other devices too.
Samsung NP540U3C-A01UK impressed us too with its robust build quality and good looks. The upper case and keyboard tray are brushed aluminium, stained slate grey. The lower case is fibreglass, tough, smooth and durable. At 1.69 kg, it's light for an older notebook and a little heavy by ultraportable standards – but it feels solid and balanced in your hands.
Once we drill down to the smaller details some small niggles arise. The join between case and screen feels a little sharp, for example. When looking at ultrabooks, it's difficult not to think of the Macbook Air, its beveled screen and the seamless transition between glass trackpad and aluminium.
The Macbook Air comes back to mind when we look at styling too. The Series 5 machine is slim. At 19.9mm at its chubbiest point, tapering to 16.9 at the thin end of the wedge. The rounded edges, generous trackpad and recessed keyboard are all pleasingly familiar to the eye.
We wished for something a little lighter in tone than the "Metallic Titan" finish, but Samsung has probably had enough contact from Apple's lawyers for the moment.
For such a slender machine, there are plenty of ports. A pair of USB 2.0 ports and a 3-in-1 SD card slot on the right side. On the left there is gigabit ethernet, USB 3.0 and HDMI connectivity. The ultrabook may be compact, but these features make it a viable all-rounder stop-gap if required.


More and more Alameda County children are going hungry and more working people are unable to make ends meet, according to a report released Tuesday by the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
According to the report – "Hunger: The Faces and the Facts" – 32 percent of the parents who receive Food Bank aid say that their children sometimes miss meals because they have no food or money. In 1997, only 9 percent of parents answered likewise.
The sharp increase – over 240 percent in the last four years – could even be understated, according to Food Bank Executive Director Suzan Bateson.
The number of working people who seek Food Bank aid has also risen since the 1997 study. In that year, 24 percent of food recipients came from a household in which at least one member had a job; this year, the figure was 37 percent.
The new report, which was presented to the public at the Food Bank warehouse at the Oakland Army Base, is the result of months of effort by Food Bank staff and volunteers. Throughout the spring of 2001, researchers surveyed the 211 member agencies that receive Food Bank donations in bulk and distributes it to the needy.
The researchers also directly interviewed 439 individuals who get Food Bank aid.
Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, Assemblymember Wilma Chan (D-Oakland), and representatives from the offices of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-San Francisco) and Representative Pete Stark (D-Fremont) attended the presentation.
Artensia Barry, a Berkeley resident who helped conduct the survey, receives food assistance from the Berkeley Food Pantry, one of organizations affiliated with the Food Bank.
But according to Second Harvest, a nationwide food aid advocacy group, Congress may soon address one of the report's key recommendations.
The report found that while 80 percent of Food Bank clients are eligible for food stamps, only 21 percent actually receive them.
Bateson said on Tuesday that the food stamp program is underfunded and too difficult for many people, especially those with jobs, to use. Food stamp offices are only open between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., she said, and the program requires recipients to come to the office for monthly evaluations.
In addition, Bateson said, the new report shows that the food stamp allotment only provides 2.2 weeks worth of food for the average Alameda County family.
The report recommends that federal nutrition programs such as the food stamp program be strengthened, and barriers to receiving food stamps be lowered.
"A strengthened food stamp program could really help programs like ours," said Bateson.
Eleanor Thompson, senior policy associate with Second Harvest, said on Tuesday that it looks like many of those concerns will be addressed in the new Farm Bill of 2001.
Specifically, she said, the Senate committee currently working on the bill is looking to greatly expand funding for the food stamp program. Numbers are not yet final, but some powerful senators are proposing up to $12 billion dollars for food stamps over the next ten years – an increase of over $8 billion over the last 10.
Still, according to Bateson, the coming months look like they will be lean ones for food assistance in Alameda County. The recession has hit the Bay Area harder than most places in the United States, and the failure of one particular business was a great blow to the Food Bank.
The increased demand for services, Bateson said, the Food Bank will have to struggle to keep people fed through the winter.
J.C. Orton, of Berkeley's "Knight on the Street" program, said Tuesday that attendance at his group's street soup kitchens is definitely up.


Faculty Development is at the core of any successful education program and simulation is no exception. In fact, due to the inherent emotionality of using simulation as a teaching tool, it is likely that solid psychological frameworks reinforcing the safe, structured learning environment, allow the learner to fully leverage and get the most out of the the experience. Finally, due to inherent vulnerability associated with performance-based and reflective learning, the simulator can be problematic if not delivered in the appropriate way.
For all of these reasons, the BCHSP has developed a robust Faculty Development Process for those interested in delivering Simulation based education and a robust, safe, structured, efficient and effective manner.
More even, formal training in simulation-based education via either our 1 day or 3 day courses, is required as a primary step in the building of SIM activities.


Hope you had a nice Holiday Season. Other than our Pourhouse show on December 17, From Ordinary has been laying low. We're reconvening in January to discuss future plans, and the direction(s) we'd like to go. Holiday sales of our album, 211 Degrees, were good, and we're thankful that people are enjoying our music. We're in talks regarding performing a concert at Stillwater State Prison sometime in the near future... we feel it would be an excellent opportunity to serve and encourage those folks whose lives have gone in a not-so-good direction. Costello and Hipps are staying fairly busy... we're hoping to write and record our first "official" album this year (we've played on each others' solo CD's but have never done one of our own) and expand our list of venues. The folks at The Waterfront in La Crosse has asked us to appear an average of one weekend a month, which we are happy to do! It's a great place to eat yummy apps and enjoy live music. When the patio is open in nice weather, it's even more special. May God Bless you in 2014! Make a fresh start... let go of unnecessary baggage and go forth into the New Year with newfound faith, hope and LOVE.


This was one of those projects that had the chance of being great, but the final results were just okay. I have mentioned that when I moved to the middle school, I thought I would be leaving the tempera paint and crayons behind, trading up for acrylic and charcoal. I don't know why, but in my mind, those things were more sophisticated and suited to older students. This is the first and only acrylic painting project I have tackled so far.
We really focused on overlapping and value. Students would have to draw the textures in their sketches so they could paint them later.
This was also the year that a boy carved a pumkin and brought it to school for me! So thoughtful!!
Look at a slide show about still life art. Focus on word: overlapping, hierarchy and proportion. Practice drawing the still life on the table in your sketchbook with a pencil. DO NOT move the objects. You could move around the table, but don't move anything, they need to be basically the same for each class. Once you have selected a view (I think we did several warm up sketches). Begin drawing it on 12x12 brown craft paper. Try to 'zoom' in on the objects so you don't have as much background to fill in later.
We talked about color mixing to get a variety of tints, shades and types of oranges and greens. Students need to mix enough of the color that they need for the object they are painting, paying attention to shadows and highlights. Also, this is just the first layer, we will go back and add visual texture on top, once this dries.
Adding shadows and visual texture. Also, finish painting the background. Watch this video on how to finish the still life. Early finishers can use 6X12 brown scraps to paint a fall painting, could be a sign or a free time just for fun since we have all this paint out.
Having three snow days in a row has really motivated my blogging. I'm digging all the way back to the 2014-2015 school year for lessons and photos on my external hard drive. After getting a new (much smaller hard drive) computer at school, backing up all of my old photos on an external drive, getting a new phone and finishing up my master's that year, I just did not do much blogging. At least I did take a lot of great photos of projects that I am excited to share now.
For this project, we did some observational drawing in our sketchbooks. We drew the manikins in action poses, and we drew random stuff around the art room. Then, students picked one of their sketches to draw big. I was obsessed with 18X24 that year.
We mostly drew with chalk on black paper and colored with chalk pastels AND oil pastels. I have found that I have more and more students that are sensitive to the texture of drawing with chalk or sharpies on paper.
The vibrations bother them and I either have to let them use a rubber glove, an alternative supply or find some other way for them to complete the project.
Do you have sensory issues with supplies like this? What do you do?
Draw objects to practice in your sketchbooks. First, pose the manikin and draw the pose. Do 2-3 drawings of the manikin in different poses. Then, I will bring around a tub of tools, objects and basic still life materials. Set up a still life or draw one object at a time, practicing LOOKING at the contour lines of the object. No tracing! Select one of your sketches to blow up big. Sketch it on black paper with chalk.
Finish coloring still life with chalk and oil pastels. Look at examples of Jim Dine's tool still life drawings.
It is no surprise to my students that owls are my favorite animal. I have tons of owls all around my room, many of them gifts from former students. One of our very first projects when I transferred to the middle school was definitely going to be an owl project. This is an oldie but a goodie from 2014. I was really big into making my students use 18X24 paper that year.
When I look back, almost every project we did was huge like that. In order to make room, students had to work at the counter, on the floor and spread out in every direction. You could tell I was used to having smaller classes at the elementary level....now my classes are quite a bit bigger and it is harder to spread out that much.
When I first moved to the middle school, I really thought we would primarily be using fancy supplies like charcoal, paper mache and acrylic paint...forget crayons and tempera....but a lot of my students were still at the same level the 4th graders I was used to so it should not have been a surprise that charcoal was really messy and somewhat foreign to them.
In the photos below, you will see chalk and charcoal on the floor. Yes, we made a mess. And I felt bad as the new band room wasn't finished and each day during my prep, the percussion team would use my room to practice, getting dust and crumbs all over their brand new instrument cases....Oops.
I am sure I got the idea from Art Dish with MJ. For references, I photocopied photos of owls and put packets on the tables. I also had one bulliten board with owl photos on display. The photocopies helped them recognize values and textures. We tried to stick to black and white for the bodies, yellow or orange for the eyes and one solid color for the background.
Since I forgot to type this up in 2014, I am copying my lesson plans from that date here.
Seat Work: Complete the value scale from dark to light. The bottom strip. For the top strip, draw different textures, dark and light together.
Explain that today we will be using texture to create value.
Have students make a mini owl on the back of their value scales. This is a THUMBNAIL sketch of their design. Next time, we will use CHARCOAL to make the owl on BIG paper.
Some students MAY have time to finish landscapes, point out oil pastels and class boxes.
Objectives: Use value and texture to design an owl's portrait. I will know I have learned this when I practice my value scale and complete my thumbnail sketch.
Supplies: Value scales, pencils, visuals of owls.
Before students enter, have paint shirts at the door and encourage them to wear today, it will be super messy!
Use charcoal to draw an owl BIG on big paper. Try not to smear the black everywhere. Use black to make some dark areas, but also leave some areas lighter (value). Students may want to stand today.
Explain how to do clean up and drying wracks, and wiping down tables, and chairs.
Select two (or 3) spots to use color on the paper: eyes, background and/or beak. Use CHALK PASTELS.
Make sure names are on back.
Put in drying wrack. CLEAN WELL!
Stress following procedures, remind them of some things they are doing well or could be improved. Give them a list of options for their 'free day'. We are almost there!
Students should use the time today to complete their landscapes and their owls.
If both projects are completely finished, give them the option of adding an INK wash on the landscapes. Owls will go in the class box if they finish.
This project is a great example of showcasing student growth. Students use observational skills to practice drawing the human form using posable mannequins. In sketchbooks, students practice drawing mannequins in 3-4 poses.
Then, they select a pose from one of their drawings, and recreate the pose in a work of art, and they have the option to keep the mannequin as a wooden figure or turn it into a character. If they turn it into a character, they can create a scene with details and a costume---if they keep it as a wooden form-man, they can create an abstract design for the background. The entire picture is outlined in sharpie and colored with crayons.
The sketchbook page on the left is a good example of a student who was struggling with the mannequin form. In each of the initial sketches, she was putting way too many body parts, she was just struggling to SEE how simple the form was---and making the legs too short or the body too big. After realizing that several students were having that same struggle, I started taking sitting with them one-on-one, drawing the mannequin on my own piece of paper, using proper proportions, allowing them to draw it in their sketchbooks, along side me---this really helped this particular student, and several others too. You can see the biggest drawing in the center of her book, it is much closer to the actual proportions of the mannequin, and gave her a lot of confidence. Below is her final work of art---I love the messy, expressive background.


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George Smith Patton Junior (ur. 11 listopada 1885 w San Gabriel, zm. 21 grudnia 1945 w Heidelbergu w Niemczech) – amerykański generał okresu II wojny światowej.

Życiorys

Dzieciństwo i młodość

Urodził się na ranczu Lake Vineyard, w pobliżu miasta San Gabriel w Kalifornii. Jego ojcem był George Smith Patton senior, matką: Ruth (Wilson) Patton. Pochodził z rodziny z silnymi tradycjami wojskowymi, jego przodkowie walczyli w wielu wojnach, m.in. w czasie rewolucji amerykańskiej, a także w czasie wojny secesyjnej po stronie Konfederatów. W dzieciństwie marzył, by zostać bohaterem wojennym i generałem. Czytał książki i opracowania historyczne oraz wojskowe, cierpiał jednak na dysleksję, co spowodowało późniejsze trudności z nauką.

Karierę wojskową rozpoczął w Virginia Military Institute, z którego przeniósł się rok później do West Point. Ukończył tę szkołę po pięciu latach (zamiast zwyczajowych czterech – głównie z powodu dysleksji), w 1909. Uplasował się na 46. pozycji rankingu absolwentów tego rocznika. Żonaty od 26 maja 1910 z Beatrice "Beą" (Ayer) Patton.

Na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich w Sztokholmie w 1912 reprezentował USA w pięcioboju nowoczesnym i w kontrowersyjnych okolicznościach zajął 5. miejsce. W trakcie zawodów w strzelaniu z pistoletu nie znaleziono śladu po jednej z kul wystrzelonych przez Pattona – uznano, że chybił on całkowicie, choć bardziej prawdopodobne było, że brakująca kula przeszła otworem zrobionym już wcześniej przez inny strzał.

Patton zaprojektował szablę kawaleryjską wz. 1913 dla amerykańskiej armii.

Patton służył jako adiutant przy gen. Johnie Pershingu w wyprawie do Meksyku, mającej na celu pojmanie rewolucjonisty Francisca "Pancho" Villi. Przebywał tam do lutego 1917. Wsławił się zabiciem dowódcy gwardii przybocznej Pancho Villi, "generała" Julio Cardenasa w czasie rutynowego patrolu z oddziałem żołnierzy z 6 Dywizji Piechoty.

I wojna światowa

Po przystąpieniu Stanów Zjednoczonych do I wojny światowej został awansowany do stopnia kapitana i udał się do Francji jako adiutant Pershinga, który polecił mu zorganizowanie amerykańskiego korpusu czołgów – U.S. Tank Corps. Jego zdolności organizacyjne zostały szybko zauważone i docenione, dwukrotnie go w tym czasie awansowano – osiągnął stopień podpułkownika, zanim jego oddziały wzięły udział w walce.

W czasie bitwy pod St. Mihiel jako pierwszy amerykański oficer w historii dowodził atakiem czołgów, jednak został ciężko ranny w udo. Stało się to, kiedy osobiście udał się na pierwszą linię frontu, aby dozorować posuwające się natarcie. Otrzymał za to Purpurowe Serce, a później Krzyż za Wybitną Służbę oraz został awansowany na podpułkownika. W momencie podpisywania zawieszenia broni przebywał w szpitalu.

Okres międzywojenny
W 1919, po powrocie do Ameryki, zaprzyjaźnił się z Dwightem Eisenhowerem. Przyjaźń ta miała później ogromny wpływ na kariery ich obu. W tym czasie Patton starał się wielokrotnie o dodatkowe fundusze na rozwój broni pancernej i zajął się opracowaniem nowej taktyki i teorii związanej z tym rodzajem broni. Jego wysiłki spełzły na niczym, a po jednym z artykułów Pattona w "Infantry Journal", w którym kwestionował przyszłą rolę piechoty i przekonywał o potrzebie rozwoju wojsk pancernych, zagrożono mu nawet sądem wojskowym, gdyż głoszone przez niego poglądy znacznie różniły się od przyjętej wtedy amerykańskiej doktryny wojennej.

W tym okresie poznał amerykańskiego konstruktora Waltera Christiego i według niektórych źródeł finansował jego badania nad napędem i zawieszeniem dla następnej generacji czołgów. Zniechęcony niepowodzeniami przeniósł się z powrotem do kawalerii z nadzieją na rozwój własnej kariery. W styczniu 1923 został skierowany do Wyższej Szkoły Kawalerii (Advanced Cavalery School) w Ford Riley, którą ukończył w czerwcu. We wrześniu zaczął uczęszczać na kurs w Szkole Dowództwa i Sztabu Generalnego w Leavenworth, który ukończył w czerwcu 1924 z wyróżnieniem. Po ukończeniu edukacji trafił do I Korpusu w Bostonie.

W marcu 1925 został przeniesiony na Hawaje, gdzie poznał Omara N. Bradleya, ale też gdzie rosła jego frustracja z powodu braku poparcia dla jego koncepcji rozwoju broni pancernej. W trakcie tej służby napisał do Departamentu Stanu o zagrożeniu, jakie może stanowić Japonia, ostrzegając, że Pearl Harbor jest narażone na nagły atak bez wypowiedzenia wojny, który może być przeprowadzony przez samoloty startujące z lotniskowców.

W 1934 roku, z inicjatywy nowego szefa sztabu amerykańskiej armii, George'a Marshalla, zostaje awansowany na podpułkownika i ponownie wraca do kawalerii. W lipcu 1938 został przeniesiony do 5 Pułku Kawalerii w Forcie Clark w Teksasie i awansował do stopnia pułkownika. W grudniu 1938 r. kolejny raz trafił do 3 Pułku Kawalerii w Forcie Myer, tym razem już jako jego dowódca.

Po ataku Niemiec na Polskę przekonał Kongres o potrzebie stworzenia nowoczesnych oddziałów pancernych. Otrzymał promocję na generała i został dowódcą brygady zmechanizowanej, która wkrótce powiększyła się do rozmiarów dywizji i otrzymała nazwę 2 Amerykańskiej Dywizji Pancernej. Patton zdołał podnieść znacząco poziom wyszkolenia i morale amerykańskich wojsk pancernych. W czasie amerykańskich przygotowań do II wojny światowej wziął udział w manewrach w Luizjanie we wrześniu 1941 r., a dowodzone przez niego oddziały pancerne odniosły zdecydowane zwycięstwo dzięki pokonaniu w szybkim tempie 650 km i przeprowadzeniu manewru oskrzydlającego. Dzięki temu sukcesowi gen. Marshall wydaje mu zgodę na przygotowanie sił pancernych do walk na froncie. Patton zorganizował wówczas Desert Training Center w Kalifornii.

II wojna światowa

Operacja "Husky"

Po zakończeniu kampanii północnoafrykańskiej Pattonowi powierzono dowództwo 7. Armii podczas przygotowań do inwazji na Sycylię (operacja Husky). Z powodów politycznych pierwotne plany opanowania wyspy, opracowane przez Pattona, zostały odrzucone. Nowe plany Montgomery'ego zakładały zajęcie wyspy głównie przez wojska brytyjskie z 7 Armią pełniącą funkcję pomocniczą, polegającą na ochronie zachodniego skrzydła Brytyjczyków.

Po udanym lądowaniu na Sycylii wojskom brytyjskim, wbrew planom, nie udało się szybko dotrzeć wzdłuż wschodniego wybrzeża do Mesyny. Patton wykorzystał tę sytuację. Po szybkim zajęciu Palermo zmienił kierunek ataku na wschodni i posuwając się wzdłuż północnego wybrzeża Sycylii, dotarł do Mesyny przed Montgomerym.

Jego niewątpliwe sukcesy wojskowe w czasie operacji "Husky" przyćmiło kilka kontrowersyjnych wypadków. Zdaniem jego przeciwników, pierwsze z incydentów wydarzyły się pod wpływem "ognistych" przemówień Pattona, bez jego udziału:
 13–14 lipca – tzw.  w Acate, w której grupa amerykańskich żołnierzy zabiła ok. 70 włoskich i niemieckich jeńców; żołnierze tłumaczyli potem, że zostali do tego zainspirowani przez agresywne przemówienia Pattona;
 ok. 15 lipca na lotnisku Comiso nieokreślona liczba niemieckich jeńców została zabita przez żołnierzy z oddziałów Pattona (po tym wydarzeniu Patton wydał rozkaz zabraniający zabijania jeńców);
 12 lipca w miasteczku Canicatti doszło do ostrzelania szabrowników przez żołnierzy.

Z politycznego punktu widzenia znacznie poważniejszym zdarzeniem był tzw. incydent ze spoliczkowaniem. 3 sierpnia Patton w czasie wizytacji szpitala spoliczkował i zwyzwał żołnierza, który przebywał tam bez żadnych oczywistych ran fizycznych, cierpiąc na silną nerwicę okopową. Podobny przypadek zdarzył się ponownie 10 sierpnia w innym szpitalu. Po ujawnieniu sprawy w mediach, Eisenhower odebrał Pattonowi dowództwo 7 Armii.

W czasie inwazji na Włochy Patton, choć formalnie nie był dowódcą żadnej jednostki, miał duży wpływ na jej przebieg. Po sukcesach w Afryce i na Sycylii Niemcy uważali go za najlepszego generała alianckiego. Uznali oni, że publiczne pozbawienie Pattona dowodzenia to jedynie część planu aliantów, mającego na celu wprowadzenie ich w błąd. Przedłużający się jego pobyt na Sycylii zinterpretowano jako przygotowania do inwazji na południową Francję, a jego wizytę w Kairze uznano za część przygotowania inwazji na Bałkanach. Strach przed nim pomógł unieruchomić wiele niemieckich jednostek, co zostało później świadomie wykorzystane przez aliancki kontrwywiad.

FUSAG
Przed inwazją na Normandię w ramach operacji "Fortitude" Patton został dowódcą fikcyjnej 1 Grupy Armii (First US Army Group, FUSAG), która pozorowała przygotowania do przeprowadzenia inwazji na Francję w okolicach Pas-de-Calais.

W tym czasie miało miejsce jeszcze jedno wydarzenie, które negatywnie wpłynęło na karierę Pattona. W czasie nieoficjalnego przemówienia w miejscowości Knutsford powiedział on, że po wojnie świat będzie zapewne rządzony przez Amerykę, Anglię i Rosję. Z nieznanych powodów relacje prasowe jego przemówienia w amerykańskich gazetach nie wspomniały o Rosjanach, co wywołało burzę medialną, w ramach której oskarżano Pattona o obrazę sojuszniczych sił radzieckich.

Normandia
Podczas początkowej fazy operacji "Overlord" Patton przebywał w Anglii. Dopiero 1 sierpnia 1944 w wyniku reorganizacji jednostek alianckich w Normandii został dowódcą nowo utworzonej amerykańskiej 3 Armii, która weszła w skład 12 Grupy Armii i zajęła prawe (zachodnie) skrzydło frontu.

Po przybyciu na kontynent wziął udział w końcowej fazie operacji "Cobra", która przełamała impas wojny pozycyjnej, z której nie mogły się wyrwać wojska alianckie. W czasie szybkiego marszu przez Francję z powodzeniem użył zmodyfikowanej przez siebie taktyki blitzkriegu, pokonując ponad 900 km w ciągu zaledwie dwóch tygodni. Wojska Pattona wyzwoliły większość północnej Francji, ale tuż przed wejściem do Paryża zostały w kontrowersyjny sposób zatrzymane przez Eisenhowera, aby pozwolić na zajęcie tego miasta przez francuską 2 Dywizję Pancerną pod dowództwem generała Philippe'a Marie Leclerca.

Lotaryngia
Szybka ofensywa Pattona została nagle zatrzymana w Lotaryngii na początku września 1944 tuż przed Metzem, kiedy szybko posuwających się wojsk nie można było zaopatrzyć w paliwo i amunicję, gdyż kwatermistrzostwo nie przewidziało szybkości, z jaką będzie przesuwał się front, zwłaszcza że niedostępne były bliżej położone porty morskie. Krótka przerwa w natarciu pozwoliła Niemcom na silniejsze ufortyfikowanie Metzu. Przez następne dwa miesiące 3 Armia uwikłała się w ciężkie walki pozycyjne, zadając wiele strat Niemcom, tracąc przy tym dużo własnych żołnierzy i nie zdobywając wiele terenu.

Ofensywa w Ardenach

Pod koniec 1944 niemiecka armia przeprowadziła ostatnią wielką ofensywę na froncie zachodnim. 16 grudnia 29 niemieckich dywizji (łącznie ok. 250 tys. żołnierzy) rozpoczęło operację "Wacht am Rhein" (Straż nad Renem), której celem było rozdzielenie wojsk aliantów oraz dotarcie do portów Holandii, pozbawiając w ten sposób zaopatrzenia znajdujące się we Francji wojska koalicji antyhitlerowskiej.

Patton jako jedyny z wyższych dowódców alianckich przewidział możliwość takiej ofensywy i dzięki temu jego armia była na to dobrze przygotowana. Niemcy wcześniej dwukrotnie przeprowadzali podobne ataki w tym rejonie w podobnych okolicznościach: w czasie wojny prusko-francuskiej i I wojny światowej. W przeciągu zaledwie dwóch dni Patton zmienił oś ataku dwóch korpusów 3 Armii o 90 stopni i uderzył w lewe skrzydło armii niemieckiej, docierając do okrążonych w Bastogne oddziałów 101 Dywizji Powietrznodesantowej.

Pod koniec lutego wojska niemieckie przeszły do obrony i Patton wkrótce, przełamując "Linię Zygfryda", wkroczył do Zagłębia Saary. W szybkim marszu opanował południowe Niemcy, oswobodził również dużą część Czechosłowacji. Planował wyzwolenie Pragi i dotarł kilkanaście kilometrów od jej przedmieść, otrzymał jednak od Eisenhowera kategoryczny zakaz dalszego pościgu za wojskami niemieckimi i cofnięcia się na wysokość Pilzna, gdyż do Pragi wchodzili już Rosjanie.

Okres powojenny
Po kapitulacji Niemiec Patton miał nadzieję, że zostanie przeniesiony na front działań na Pacyfiku, pozostawiono go jednak w Europie, gdzie został gubernatorem wojskowym Bawarii. Jego zadaniem było odbudowanie tego regionu.

Jako gubernator Bawarii Patton bardzo szybko znalazł się w konflikcie politycznym ze swoimi przełożonymi. Zdaniem Pattona oficjalna polityka denazyfikacji była błędem i automatyczne wykluczenie z życia publicznego wszystkich osób, które były członkami partii nazistowskiej było zbyt restrykcyjne. Porównał on to do sytuacji panującej w Stanach Zjednoczonych, w której obywatele czasami zostają członkami partii demokratycznej czy republikańskiej tylko po to, aby ułatwić sobie dalszą karierę zawodową, a nie ze względów ideologicznych. Jego słowa zostały zniekształcone przez niektóre media, które doniosły, że Patton porównuje demokratów i republikanów do nazistów. Po wybuchu powszechnego oburzenia opinii publicznej Eisenhower przeniósł Pattona do 15 Armii (w rzeczywistości była to grupa kilkunastu wojskowych, zajmująca się pisaniem oficjalnej historii II wojny światowej).

Patton zmarł 21 grudnia 1945 w szpitalu w Heidelbergu w wyniku obrażeń odniesionych w wypadku samochodowym, do którego doszło 9 grudnia 1945 w Mannheim-Käfertal (na rogu Mannheimer- i Neustädter Strasse), w czasie podróży do Spiry, w ostatnim dniu pobytu na terenie okupowanych Niemiec przed powrotem do kraju.

Patton – legenda, oceny, kontrowersje

Istnieją publikacje dowodzące, że został on zabity przez agentów NKWD na rozkaz Stalina we współpracy z agentami OSS i za zgodą niektórych wyższych polityków rządu Stanów Zjednoczonych. Patton również dość głośno wyrażał swoje poglądy antysowieckie (m.in. krążyła plotka, iż chciał doprowadzić do konfliktu z Armią Czerwoną, aby w ten sposób wywołać z ZSRR wojnę. W tym celu miał podobno utrzymywać w gotowości całe oddziały jeńców niemieckich). Dodatkowo swoją wiedzą na temat nieudolności swoich przełożonych (Dwight Eisenhower) i współpracowników (Bernard Law Montgomery), mógł zaszkodzić w budowaniu ich późniejszych karier zawodowych i politycznych.
Na potwierdzenie swoich teorii, ich twórcy wysuwają szereg faktów (m.in. zaginięcie dokumentów ze śledztwa, brak jakichkolwiek ran czy nawet zadrapań u kierowcy i drugiego pasażera, zeznania Douglasa Bazata – agenta OSS, brak sekcji zwłok, podmieniony samochód Pattona w muzeum mu poświęconym).

Patton w kulturze

George Patton był tytułowym bohaterem powstałego w 1970 filmu Patton (odtwórca głównej roli George C. Scott otrzymał Oscara za najlepszą rolę męską). Film ten stał się bardzo popularny. Przedstawiona w nim sylwetka generała, a zwłaszcza słynne przemówienie z jego początku (oparte na prawdziwym przemówieniu Pattona do jego żołnierzy przed inwazją na Normandię) wykreowała postać Pattona jako agresywnego, żądnego krwi bojownika. Historycy wojskowości krytykują ten film za fałszywy obraz generała. Zdaniem krytyków, jest to efektem wpływu, jaki na film wywarł Omar Bradley jako doradca do spraw wojskowych i współautor scenariusza. Współpraca Pattona i Bradleya w czasie wojny była niekiedy bardzo burzliwa. Sam Bradley miał bardzo niskie zdanie o samym Pattonie, jak i o jego metodach, a film pokazuje Bradleya w sposób wybitnie hagiograficzny, często przekręcając fakty i czyniąc z Pattona bohatera negatywnego.

Amerykański reżyser Oliver Stone uważa, że film Patton miał bezpośredni wpływ na historię wojny wietnamskiej. Według niego, ówczesny prezydent Stanów Zjednoczonych Richard Nixon po obejrzeniu tego filmu wydał rozkaz eskalacji wojny w Wietnamie poprzez bombardowanie Kambodży. Stone pragnął nawet umieścić fragment Pattona w jego filmie biograficznym o Nixonie, ale nie otrzymał na to pozwolenia George'a Scotta.

W 1986 powstała druga część filmu o Pattonie Ostatnie dni Pattona. Film opowiada o wydarzeniach bezpośrednio poprzedzających śmiertelny wypadek samochodowy, w którym zginął generał, sam wypadek i hospitalizację Pattona. W filmie w postać Pattona ponownie wcielił się George C. Scott.

Awanse
  podporucznik (Second Lieutenant) – 11 czerwca 1909
  porucznik (First Lieutenant) – 23 maja 1916
  kapitan (Captain) – 15 maja 1917
  major (Major) [na okres wojny] – 26 stycznia 1918
  podpułkownik (Lieutenant Colonel) [na okres wojny] – 30 marca 1918
  pułkownik (Colonel) [na okres wojny] – 17 grudnia 1918
  kapitan (Captain) [powrót do stopnia z okresu pokoju] – 30 czerwca 1920
  major (Major) – 1 lipca 1920
  podpułkownik (Lieutenant Colonel) – 1 marca 1934
  pułkownik (Colonel) – 1 lipca 1938
  generał brygady (Brigadier General) – 1 października 1940
  generał major (Major General) – 2 kwietnia 1941
  generał porucznik (Lieutenant General) – 12 marca 1943
  generał – 14 kwietnia 1945

Odznaczenia

 Krzyż za Wybitną Służbę (Distinguished Service Cross) – dwukrotnie
 Medal Sił Lądowych za Wybitną Służbę (Army Distinguished Service Medal) – trzykrotnie
 Srebrna Gwiazda (Silver Star) – dwukrotnie
 Legia Zasługi (Legion of Merit)
 Brązowa Gwiazda (Bronze Star)
 Purpurowe Serce (Purple Heart)
 Srebrny Medal za Uratowanie Życia (Silver Lifesaving Medal)
 Medal za Służbę w Meksyku (Mexican Service Medal)
 Medal Zwycięstwa I Wojny Światowej (World War I Victory Medal)
 Medal za Służbę Obronną Kraju (American Defense Service Medal)
 American Campaign Medal
 Srebrny Medal za Kampanię Europejsko-Afrykańsko-Bliskowschodnią (Silver European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal)
 Brązowy Medal za Kampanię Europejsko-Afrykańsko-Bliskowschodnią (Bronze European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal) – dwukrotnie
 Medal Zwycięstwa II Wojny Światowej (World War II Victory Medal)
 Wojskowy Medal Okupacyjny (Army of Occupation Medal, 1955 – pośmiertnie)
 Honorowy Towarzysz Orderu Łaźni (Order of the Bath, Wielka Brytania)
 Honorowy Kawaler Komandor Wojskowego Orderu Imperium Brytyjskiego (Order of the British Empire, Wielka Brytania)
 Wielki Oficer Orderu Leopolda (Grand-Cordon Ordre de Léopold, Belgia)
 Krzyż Wojenny z brązową palmą (Croix de Guerre, Belgia)
 Czechosłowacki Wojskowy Order Lwa Białego "Za zwycięstwo" I Klasy (Vojenský Řád bílého lva "Za vítězství", Czechosłowacja)
 Krzyż Wojenny Czechosłowacki 1939 (Československý válečný kříž 1939, Czechosłowacja)
 Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Legii Honorowej (Commandeur Légion d'honneur, Francja)
 Krzyż Wojenny z brązową palmą (Croix de Guerre, Francja)
 Medal Wolności (Liberation Medal, Francja)
 Krzyż Wielki Order Zasługi Adolfa de Nassau (Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Luksemburg)
 Krzyż Wojenny (Croix de Guerre, Luksemburg)
 Wielka Wstęga Orderu Alawitów (Maroko)
 Order Lwa Białego IV klasy, wojskowy (Czechy, 1998 – pośmiertnie)

Patton był także nagradzany licznymi pamiątkowymi medalami i odznakami, które nie były zakładane do munduru paradnego czy polowego, gdyż nie były uważane za oficjalne odznaczenia wojskowe.

Zobacz też
 General George Patton Museum
 incydent ze spoliczkowaniem
 Patton (czołg)

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Linki zewnętrzne

Absolwenci Akademii Wojskowej Stanów Zjednoczonych w West Point
Amerykańscy generałowie
Amerykańscy olimpijczycy
Amerykańskie ofiary wypadków drogowych
Komandorzy Legii Honorowej
Odznaczeni Army Distinguished Service Medal
Odznaczeni Brązową Gwiazdą
Odznaczeni Czechosłowackim Wojskowym Orderem Lwa Białego "Za zwycięstwo"
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Wojennym Czechosłowackim 1939
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Wojennym (Belgia)
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Wojennym (Francja)
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Wybitnej Służby (Stany Zjednoczone)
Odznaczeni Legią Zasługi
Odznaczeni Medalem Zwycięstwa
Odznaczeni Orderem Imperium Brytyjskiego
Odznaczeni Orderem Lwa Białego
Odznaczeni Orderem Łaźni
Odznaczeni Orderem Zasługi Adolfa Nassauskiego
Odznaczeni Purpurowym Sercem
Odznaczeni Srebrną Gwiazdą
Uczestnicy walk na froncie zachodnim w II wojnie światowej
Urodzeni w 1885
Zmarli w 1945
Uczestnicy I wojny światowej (Stany Zjednoczone)
Pięcioboiści nowocześni na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1912
Odznaczeni Orderem Alawitów
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