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The ERDL pattern, also known as the Leaf pattern, is a camouflage pattern developed by the United States Army at its Engineer Research & Development Laboratories (ERDL) in 1948. It was not used until the Vietnam War, when it was issued to elite reconnaissance and special operations units beginning early 1967.

The pattern consists of four colors printed in an interlocking pattern. It was initially produced in a green-dominant colorway, consisting of large organic shapes in olive green and brown, black 'branches', and light green 'leaf highlights'. Shortly thereafter a brown-dominant scheme (with the light green replaced by light tan) was manufactured. The two patterns are also unofficially known as "Lowland" and "Highland" ERDL, respectively.

History

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) adopted the green "Lowland" version as standard issue in South Vietnam from 1968, and later the U.S. Army introduced it on a wide scale in Southeast Asia.

The ERDL-pattern combat uniform was identical in cut to the OG-107 Tropical Combat uniform, commonly called "jungle fatigues", it was issued alongside. It was common for marines to wear mixes of ERDL and OG-107 jungle fatigues, which was authorized owing to periodic shortages. Australian and New Zealand SAS members were also issued U.S.-spec tropical combat uniforms in ERDL during their time in the Vietnam War. By the end of the Vietnam War, U.S. servicemen wore camouflage combat dress as the norm.

Following the withdrawal of the U.S. military from South Vietnam in 1973, the U.S. Army no longer routinely issued camouflage clothing. The 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment wore the ERDL-leaf pattern as an experiment in the early 1970s from January 1973 to 1974 in Baumholder, Germany. Soldiers in the 1st and 2d Ranger Battalions (1/75 & 2/75 Ranger [Airborne]) received ERDL jungle fatigues of all three varieties as organizational issue, and during this same period U.S. Army Special Forces Groups, the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, the 82d Airborne Division and 36th Airborne Brigade (Texas National Guard) were issued the ERDL jungle fatigues until replaced by BDUs. 1st Battalion (mechanized), 41st Infantry, wore ERDL uniforms in 1974 and 1975. In 1976, the Marines obtained the leftover Vietnam War-era ERDL pattern uniforms which became general issue, replacing the solid OG-107 sateen utility/fatigue uniform. As there was never an ERDL pattern Marine-style utility cap, the Marines continued to wear the solid OG utility hat until the adoption of the BDU pattern. The Army had a similar problem— while most units issued ERDL pattern uniforms wore a beret in garrison, the M1951 field cap or patrol cap worn in the field by Ranger and Special Forces units was a solid OG. However there was a ERDL pattern boonie hat. The uniform was to be used to equip the United States Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) while on tropical missions. Photographs during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis show U.S. marines guarding the U.S. embassy wearing the RDF version ERDL uniforms when they were taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries.

It was not until 1981 that the Army approved another camouflaged uniform. That year it officially introduced the M81 Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) in Woodland pattern, an enlarged and slightly altered version of ERDL, to supply all arms of the U.S. military. Marine Corps Order P1020-34D, published in 1983, labels the ERDL pattern as the poplin camouflage pattern and the new BDU camouflage as woodland camouflage pattern. P1020-34D also specifies that the poplin camouflage uniform was authorized for wear until a replacement was required. Despite the process of being phase-out in the 1980s, the pattern continued to see service up into the 1990s. The camouflage pattern is referenced once again as poplin camouflage pattern in Marine Corps Order P1020-34F in 1995 and was labeled as authorized for wear. ERDL was notably seen being worn by various US troops during the Invasion of Panama and seen in 1996 during US Peacekeeping operations in Africa.

Garment types, designs, and use in Southeast Asia (1967–72)
The ERDL pattern was used on official and unofficial U.S. military garments in Southeast Asia (SEA), in both ground and aviation garment versions, from 1967 to the war's end. Early production on the ERDL ran into problems due to roller slippage, which results in inconsistencies with the patterns that were printed.

On official ground combat garments, the ERDL pattern was first applied to the third model Tropical Combat Uniform around 1967, and was printed onto a lightweight cotton poplin textile material. This poplin uniform was very short-lived, but it did see combat use in SEA by various U.S. special operations and some other units. Soon afterward, the ERDL pattern was printed onto the standard rip-stop cotton textile material. This ERDL rip-stop cotton Tropical Combat Uniform version thus saw wide use in SEA after 1968, with special operations units and also regular units, especially as ground combat operations continued throughout the war up to late 1972.

On official aviation combat garments, the ERDL pattern was used on the USAF Type K-2B flying coveralls, in a cotton poplin textile version. The USAF ERDL coveralls saw some use in SEA from 1967–69, until replaced by Nomex coveralls in 1970. The U.S. Navy also produced an official ERDL aviation garment in their MIL-C-5390G pattern, produced in a cotton twill textile. These Navy ERDL coveralls saw very limited SEA use from 1967–68, as their Nomex coveralls were already in use.

On unofficial and commercial garments, the ERDL pattern was copied and used by U.S. commercial textile manufacturers in the late 1960s, and applied to various commercial camouflage garments for hunting or unofficial military use. Some commercial ERDL garment examples were made using cotton poplin material, and others were made in the standard rip-stop cotton material. Many commercial ERDL garment examples of the time were made in the pattern mirroring the standard OG-107 fatigue uniforms, with a standard tucked-in shirt, and conventional trousers design. These commercial ERDL OG-107 fatigue-style garments did see some combat use in SEA, such as with U.S. Navy tactical jet aviators in the 1968 timeframe. Some USAF aviators also purchased locally tailor-made ERDL garments for combat and off-duty use. Additionally, some tropical combat uniforms were made by local tailors in the ERDL rip-stop material, which were particularly useful when a classified mission required the use of 'sanitized' or 'sterile' apparel, and equipment.

Users

Current
 : The Czech Armed Forces use a modified version of the ERDL pattern, known as Woodland pattern vz.95.
 : Seen in 2012 with North Korean military units.
 : Clones made for the Syrian military.

Former
 : Formerly used by Australian SAS in the Vietnam War.
 : Formerly used by the Special Action Force in the 1980s. Also used by the Home Front Defense Group and the Scout Ranger Regiment.
 : Formerly used by New Zealand SAS during (and after) the Vietnam War
 : Formerly used by the Singaporean military.
 : Formerly used by the South Vietnamese army, consisting of regular and "invisible" ERDL-type camo.
 : Formerly used by Taiwanese military.
 : Formerly used by the Thai military.
 : Formerly used by Turkish Armed Forces in late 1980s early 1990s.
 : Some used by Hunter Group and 32 Battalion commandos.
 : Formerly used by the U.S. military until it was phased out in the late-1990s.
 : Clones of South Vietnamese ERDL patterns were formerly used by the PAVN.

Non-State Actors
 Karen National Liberation Army
 Khmer People's National Liberation Front: Used Thai-made ERDL camos in the 1980s.

References

Further reading

External links

1948 clothing
United States military uniforms
Camouflage patterns
Military equipment of the United States
United States Army uniforms
Military equipment introduced from 1945 to 1949

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This American Life explains why school segregation still exists — and is so hard to change
By Libby Nelson@libbyanelson Aug 3, 2015, 7:10pm EDT
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School integration has shrunk steadily for nearly three decades: Ever since 1988, the number of black students and white students who attend school together has decreased. And the achievement gap between black and white students has grown.
Sunday's This American Life provided a potent look at how hard it is to reverse that trend, and how strong the resistance to school integration still is. Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times Magazine reported from Missouri's Normandy School District, where Ferguson's Michael Brown went to school before he was shot by police officer Darren Wilson last August:
Students from Normandy began to integrate majority white schools in the St. Louis suburbs almost by accident, when Normandy lost its state accreditation. Students from the district, which was almost entirely black and had a dismal academic record, could transfer to Francis Howell, a majority white district with much better test scores. A thousand parents — one-third of the district — opted to send their students to that district, even though it was 30 miles away. Some buses left as early as 5 am.
The most powerful section in Hannah-Jones's report is from a meeting in Francis Howell, where parents vehemently objected to accepting poorer, black students from a failing district, even though they were required to by law. (It starts at the 24-minute mark in the audio above.)
"I want to know where the metal detectors are going to be, and I want to know where your drug-sniffing dogs are going to be," one mother said, to rapturous applause.
"I shopped for a school district," another said. "I deserve to not have to worry about my children getting stabbed or taking a drug or getting robbed."
"We don't have to like it, and we don't have to make it easy," another man suggested, saying the school district should start 20 minutes or 40 minutes earlier, "making it a little less appealing" for the Normandy students to attend.
And, perhaps inevitably, one parent argued that it wasn't about racism, but rather reverse racism: "This is not a race issue. I just want to say to… the first woman who came up here and cried that it was a race issue, I'm sorry, that's her prejudice calling me a racist because my skin is white."
The good news was that after facing this much opposition from parents, Normandy students ended up having a fairly good year in their new schools. But the following year, the state took over the district, and the transfer policy was canceled.
Hannah-Jones's full report is really worth your time (and it continues next week). Near the beginning, she sums up why integration works: "It is not something magical happens when black kids sit in a classroom next to white kids," she said. "It's not suddenly that a switch turns on and they get intelligence or the desire to learn when they're with white kids. It gets black kids in the same facilities as white kids, and therefore it gets them access to the same things that those kids get — quality teachers and quality instruction."

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Anita Durst
Anita Durst has been a star, a muse, and a patron of the avant-garde performing arts and emerging arts scene in New York City, since she was 18. She founded chashama in 1995 following the death of her mentor and artistic professor Reza Abdoh. While performing and working in his company, Dar A Luz, she learned the value of unbridled expression and how to value art objectively. In the wake of Reza's absence she was driven to create a place for artists free of financial and subjective constraints. Anita has worked tirelessly for over 20 years to secure over one million square feet of space in New York City for artists.
She believes programs like Chashama are the vital building blocks to ensuring cultural capital in New York City. Anita was born in New York City and was the flower child to hippy parents living in New Foundland Canada, Ibiza Spain, and the suburbs of New York City. As a precocious teenager she resisted conventional schooling. Shortly after graduating high school she moved back to New York City to help care for her grandfather. Today, Anita sits on the boards of the Tai Chi Chuan Center and Bindlestiff Family Cirkus.
She is a proud mother who ensures her entire family eats healthy, practices mindful movement, and lives in the moment. True to her ability to be in the moment and greatest strength of objective thinking, she believes all art to be valuable.
Email: anita@chashama.org
Anita Durst has been a star, a muse, and a patron of the avant-garde performing arts and emerging arts scene in New York City, since she was 18. She founded chashama in 1995 following the... More
Hayley Ferber
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Email: hayley@chashama.org
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On the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the operation of the gnrh pulse generator in the rhesus monkey
Tamils Ördög, Ming Dao Chen, Masugi Nishihara, Martin A. Connaughton, Jason R. Goldsmith, Ernst Knobil
Physiology & Biomedical Engineering
The pulsatile secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH), occasioned by the pulsatile release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), is closely associated with concurrent increases in multiunit electrical activity in the mediobasal hypothalamus (MUA volleys), the electrophysiological correlates of GnRH pulse generator activity. These volleys represent a highly synchronized increase in firing frequency of individual neurons. The origin of these rhythmic oscillations in unit activity and the mechanisms responsible for their synchronization are unknown. The purpose of the present study was to examine the role, if any, of GnRH in the functioning of the GnRH pulse generator in rhesus monkeys. Ovariectomized animals bearing recording electrodes chronically implanted in the mediobasal hypothalamus and fitted with intracerebro-ventricular (ICV) cannulae in the lateral ventricle and with indwelling cardiac catheters were studied. LH was measured in venous blood withdrawn from the cardiac catheters every 10 min while hypothalamic electrical activity was monitored continuously. In Experiment 1, following a 3- to 4-hour control period, GnRH was infused ICV at a rate of 300 ng/kg body weight (BW)-h over 4-5 h. In Experiment 2, antide, a long-acting GnRH antagonist, was injected ICV in a dose of 105 μg/kg BW after a control period of 3-4 h. Additional control experiments were performed in each animal using vehicle alone. Neither GnRH nor antide affected the frequency of MUA volleys and attendant LH pulses despite significant alterations in LH secretion. These results suggest that, in the rhesus monkey, GnRH may not be involved in the operation of the GnRH pulse generator.
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Ördög, T., Chen, M. D., Nishihara, M., Connaughton, M. A., Goldsmith, J. R., & Knobil, E. (1997). On the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the operation of the gnrh pulse generator in the rhesus monkey. Neuroendocrinology, 65(5), 307-313. https://doi.org/10.1159/000127189
On the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the operation of the gnrh pulse generator in the rhesus monkey. / Ördög, Tamils; Chen, Ming Dao; Nishihara, Masugi et al.
In: Neuroendocrinology, Vol. 65, No. 5, 1997, p. 307-313.
Ördög, T, Chen, MD, Nishihara, M, Connaughton, MA, Goldsmith, JR & Knobil, E 1997, 'On the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the operation of the gnrh pulse generator in the rhesus monkey', Neuroendocrinology, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 307-313. https://doi.org/10.1159/000127189
Ördög T, Chen MD, Nishihara M, Connaughton MA, Goldsmith JR, Knobil E. On the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the operation of the gnrh pulse generator in the rhesus monkey. Neuroendocrinology. 1997;65(5):307-313. doi: 10.1159/000127189
Ördög, Tamils ; Chen, Ming Dao ; Nishihara, Masugi et al. / On the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the operation of the gnrh pulse generator in the rhesus monkey. In: Neuroendocrinology. 1997 ; Vol. 65, No. 5. pp. 307-313.
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N2 - The pulsatile secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH), occasioned by the pulsatile release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), is closely associated with concurrent increases in multiunit electrical activity in the mediobasal hypothalamus (MUA volleys), the electrophysiological correlates of GnRH pulse generator activity. These volleys represent a highly synchronized increase in firing frequency of individual neurons. The origin of these rhythmic oscillations in unit activity and the mechanisms responsible for their synchronization are unknown. The purpose of the present study was to examine the role, if any, of GnRH in the functioning of the GnRH pulse generator in rhesus monkeys. Ovariectomized animals bearing recording electrodes chronically implanted in the mediobasal hypothalamus and fitted with intracerebro-ventricular (ICV) cannulae in the lateral ventricle and with indwelling cardiac catheters were studied. LH was measured in venous blood withdrawn from the cardiac catheters every 10 min while hypothalamic electrical activity was monitored continuously. In Experiment 1, following a 3- to 4-hour control period, GnRH was infused ICV at a rate of 300 ng/kg body weight (BW)-h over 4-5 h. In Experiment 2, antide, a long-acting GnRH antagonist, was injected ICV in a dose of 105 μg/kg BW after a control period of 3-4 h. Additional control experiments were performed in each animal using vehicle alone. Neither GnRH nor antide affected the frequency of MUA volleys and attendant LH pulses despite significant alterations in LH secretion. These results suggest that, in the rhesus monkey, GnRH may not be involved in the operation of the GnRH pulse generator.
AB - The pulsatile secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH), occasioned by the pulsatile release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), is closely associated with concurrent increases in multiunit electrical activity in the mediobasal hypothalamus (MUA volleys), the electrophysiological correlates of GnRH pulse generator activity. These volleys represent a highly synchronized increase in firing frequency of individual neurons. The origin of these rhythmic oscillations in unit activity and the mechanisms responsible for their synchronization are unknown. The purpose of the present study was to examine the role, if any, of GnRH in the functioning of the GnRH pulse generator in rhesus monkeys. Ovariectomized animals bearing recording electrodes chronically implanted in the mediobasal hypothalamus and fitted with intracerebro-ventricular (ICV) cannulae in the lateral ventricle and with indwelling cardiac catheters were studied. LH was measured in venous blood withdrawn from the cardiac catheters every 10 min while hypothalamic electrical activity was monitored continuously. In Experiment 1, following a 3- to 4-hour control period, GnRH was infused ICV at a rate of 300 ng/kg body weight (BW)-h over 4-5 h. In Experiment 2, antide, a long-acting GnRH antagonist, was injected ICV in a dose of 105 μg/kg BW after a control period of 3-4 h. Additional control experiments were performed in each animal using vehicle alone. Neither GnRH nor antide affected the frequency of MUA volleys and attendant LH pulses despite significant alterations in LH secretion. These results suggest that, in the rhesus monkey, GnRH may not be involved in the operation of the GnRH pulse generator.
KW - Electrophysiology
KW - Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
KW - Gonadotropins
KW - Monkey
KW - Pulsatile secretion
U2 - 10.1159/000127189
DO - 10.1159/000127189
JO - Neuroendocrinology
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"Sick Sophistry - BBC News on the Afghan Hospital Mistakenly Bombed by the United States": MediaLens Alert
Quote; "One of the defining features of the corporate media is that Western crimes are ignored or downplayed. The US bombing of a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on the night of October 3, is an archetypal example.
At least twenty-two people were killed when a United States Air Force AC-130 repeatedly attacked the hospital with five strafing runs over the course of more than an hour, despite MSF pleas to Afghan, US and Nato officials to call off the attack. The hospital's main building, which contains the emergency operating room and recovery rooms, was heavily damaged. Dave Lindorff noted:
'the hospital was deliberately set ablaze by incendiary weapons, and the people inside not incinerated were killed by a spray of bullets and anti-personnel flechettes.'
Lindorff added:
'The AC-130 gunship is not a precision targeting weapon, but a weapons system designed to spread death over a wide swath.'
Shockingly, MSF had already informed US military forces of the precise coordinates of the hospital in order to prevent any attacks. Indeed, the hospital is:
'a well-known and long-established institution with a distinctive shape operating in a city that until recently was under full [Afghan] government control. That the US/NATO command did not clearly know the function of that structure is inconceivable.'
MSF were unequivocal in their condemnation of the American attack. The hospital was 'intentionally targeted' in 'a premeditated massacre'. It was, they said, a 'war crime'. The organisation rejected US assurances of three inquiries – by the US, Nato and the Afghan government. Instead, MSF demanded an independent international investigation.
In the days following the attack, the US changed its official story several times. At one point, as Glenn Greenwald observes, the dominant narrative from the US and its Afghan allies was that the bombing had not been an accident, but that it had been justified because the Taliban had been using the hospital as a base; an outrageous claim that MSF vehemently rejected. It was even reported that an American tank had later forced its way into the hospital compound, potentially destroying evidence of the war crime that had just taken place.
Yes, the bombing was reported in the 'mainstream' media; sometimes with harrowing footage of ruined hospital corridors and rooms. Hospital beds were even shown where patients had burned to death. But the US bombing did not receive the extensive headline coverage and editorial outrage that it deserved.
If you are unsure of that, just imagine the response of the British media if it had been a Russian gunship that had bombed a hospital with the loss of 22 lives, despite pleas from doctors to call off the attack. Western leaders would have instantly condemned the Russian bombing as a 'war crime', and the corporate media would have taken their lead from the pronouncements coming out of the offices of power in Washington and London.
By contrast, we have not found a single editorial in any UK national newspaper condemning the US bombing of the hospital or calling for an independent investigation. This is one more example of the dramatic subservience of the corporate media to the state and indeed its long-term complicity in state crimes against humanity."
....and...."
Sopel's 'Mistake'
On BBC News at Ten on October 15, 2015, BBC North America correspondent Jon Sopel told viewers over footage of the ravaged Kunduz hospital that it had been 'mistakenly bombed by the Americans'. Not intentionally bombed, as MSF were saying, but 'mistakenly bombed'. BBC News were thereby adopting the Pentagon perspective presented earlier by General John Campbell, the US senior commander in Afghanistan, when he claimed that:
'A hospital was mistakenly struck. We would never intentionally target a protected medical facility'.
In fact, the US has done so before, many times. In November 2004, the first target of the huge American ground assault on Fallujah, following several weeks of bombing, was the city's General Hospital. This was a 'war crime', Noam Chomsky noted, and it was even depicted on the front page of the New York Times, but without it being labelled or recognised as such by the paper:
'the front page of the world's leading newspaper was cheerfully depicting war crimes for which the political leadership could be sentenced to severe penalties under U.S. law, the death penalty if patients ripped from their beds and manacled on the floor happened to die as a result.'
Going further back in time, US veterans of the Vietnam war have reported that hospitals in Cambodia and Laos were 'routinely listed' among targets to be struck by American forces. In 1973, Newsweek magazine quoted a former US army intelligence analyst saying that:
'The bigger the hospital, the better it was'.
And now, in the case of the MSF hospital in Kunduz, Associated Press reported that:
'US analysts knew Afghan site was hospital'.
Moreover, it has since emerged that the American crew of the AC-130 gunship even questioned whether it was legal to attack the hospital.
Our repeated challenges on Twitter to Sopel and his BBC News editor Paul Royall were ignored. Is this really how senior BBC professionals should behave when publicly questioned about a serious breach of impartiality? Simply deign not to answer?
However, one of our readers emailed Sopel and did extract a remarkable response from the BBC North America correspondent which was kindly forwarded to us.
Sopel wrote in his email:
'At this stage whether the bombing of the hospital in Kunduz was deliberate or accidental is the subject of an investigation - and I know there are doubts about the independence of the inquiry - but what it most certainly WAS was mistaken. Given the outrage the bombing has provoked, the humiliating apology it has forced the US into, the PR disaster it has undoubtedly been, how can anyone describe it as anything other than mistaken? If I had used the word accidentally you might have had a point.'
But this is, at best, disingenuous nonsense from Sopel. Most people watching his piece, and hearing him say that the hospital had been 'mistakenly bombed by the Americans', would have assumed he meant that the Americans had not intended to bomb the hospital rather than that bombing the hospital was misguided.
As we saw above, the notion that US forces did not know the target was a hospital is the Pentagon propaganda claim, and is not the view of MSF. Moreover, it contradicts the evidence that was both available at the time of Sopel's BBC News report and what has since come to light (that the US aircrew actually questioned the legality of the strike on a hospital). Christopher Stokes, general director of MSF, told Associated Press that the US bombing was 'no mistake'.
'The extensive, quite precise destruction of this hospital ... doesn't indicate a mistake. The hospital was repeatedly hit'.
The rest of Sopel's remarks in the exchange are irrelevant (the bravery of war journalists), verging on cringeworthy (his proud support of MSF with a standing order).
Sopel's attempt to exploit 'the outrage', 'the humiliating apology' and 'the PR disaster' to justify his use of 'mistakenly bombed' is desperate sophistry. Is he really trying to say that a war crime is 'mistaken' because it is a 'PR disaster', requiring a 'humiliating apology'?
Perhaps the airstrike was a 'mistake' in much the same way that the killing of eight Afghan schoolboys by US-led troops in 2009 was a 'mistake'? This was a 'mistake' that Nato brushed away with payments of $2,000 for each dead child, in a kind of macabre 'fire sale'.
Perhaps the airstrike was a 'mistake' in much the same way as the 2003 invasion of Iraq, in the eyes of Bridget Kendall, the BBC diplomatic correspondent. She declared on BBC News at Six:
'There's still bitter disagreement over invading Iraq. Was it justified or a disastrous miscalculation?' (BBC1, March 20, 2006)
That the Iraq invasion was, in fact, an illegal and immoral war of aggression – indeed, the 'supreme international crime' judged by the Nuremberg standard of war crimes – was not a permissible description for BBC News.
But that is the ideological norm shaping corporate media output and 'mainstream' debate. Western political and military leaders may occasionally make 'mistakes' or 'disastrous miscalculations'. But their essential intent is always honourable: to 'keep the Taliban at bay' (Sopel again), to destroy Islamic State or to 'bring peace to the Middle East'.
We asked John Pilger to comment on Jon Sopel's report for BBC News and his subsequent remarks on email. Pilger told us (via email, October 19, 2015):
'Serious journalism is about trying to set the record straight with compelling evidence. What is striking about Jon Sopel's report is that he offers not a glimpse of journalistic evidence to support his assertion that the US attack on the hospital was "mistaken" - thus calling into question facts presented by MSF: facts that have not been refuted and he makes no attempt to refute. Neither is the dissembling by the US military challenged by Sopel. Instead, he is "certain" the attack was mistaken. What is the basis of his "certainty"? He doesn't say; and he clearly feels under no compulsion to say. Instead, in full defensive cry, he tells us what an experienced frontline reporter he is, implying that his word is enough. Well, I have reported more wars than Sopel has had White House briefings, and I know - as he knows - that journalism of this kind is no more than a feeble echo of the official line. He does reveal his agency by telling us - quite unabashed -- that President Obama has "very little option" but to continue his campaign of destruction in Afghanistan. Some might call this apologetics; actually, it's anti-journalism.'
Perhaps it is not surprising that the header photo at the top of Sopel's Twitter page should show him listening respectfully to US President Obama. The tragic irony is that Obama, the 2009 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has just committed a war crime in bombing Médecins Sans Frontières, the 1999 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Il Bulunskij ulus è un ulus (distretto) della Repubblica Autonoma della Jacuzia-Sacha, nella Russia siberiana orientale; il capoluogo è l'insediamento di Tiksi. Confina con gli ulus Verchojanskij e Ust'-Janskij ad oriente, Žiganskij ed Ėveno-Bytantajskij a sud, Anabarskij e Olenëkskij ad occidente.

Si estende nella sezione settentrionale della Repubblica, in corrispondenza delle foci dei due grandi fiumi Olenëk e Lena, con una lunga linea di costa sul mare di Laptev. Fanno parte dell'ulus l'arcipelago delle isole della Nuova Siberia e le isole del Golfo di Olenëk. Il territorio è prevalentemente pianeggiante e coperto dalla tundra artica.

Il capoluogo, e maggiore centro abitato, è l'insediamento di Tiksi; un altro centro urbano di qualche rilevanza è Kjusjur.

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Each student has the opportunity to thrive under the personal guidance and oversight of both a pastor and a departmental manager throughout the year. With the focus on the holistic development of the individual, the programme is designed to give him/her exposure to a wide variety of aspects of the ministry. Valuable work experience is gained and specific skills developed in the respective departments such as video editing, sound engineering, event organization, office administration etc. Further to these, the students are involved in many community development and upliftment programmes and other outreaches at local high schools, colleges, informal settlements and community centers.


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Spotlight on Perth's Prohibited Zone and Coolbaroo League in Untold WA podcast
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The Prohibited Area was zone around the Perth CBD from 1927 to 54 (pictured), which excluded Aboriginal people.
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Can Piqué és un edifici del municipi d'Hostalric (Selva) que forma part de l'Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya.

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És una casa situada al nucli urbà, fa cantonada amb el carrer Verge dels Socors i Ensenyança. És de planta quadrada, té planta baixa i pis. Coberta de teulada a dues vessants amb tèula àrab. A la façana principal que dona al carrer Verge dels Socors, té un portal de garatge, amb brancals de pedra i llinda de rajols, formant un arc carpanell molt rebaixat. Al primer pis dues finestres amb brancal de pedra i llinda i ampit de rajols. A la façana lateral, és on actualment està situada la porta principal d'entrada a la casa amb llinda i brancals de pedra i dues finestres amb les mateixes característiques. Tota la façana és realitzada amb maçoneria i arrebossada. És un edifici que fou totalment reformat als anys vuitanta.

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When Chisenhale primary school in East London had to grow in population without growing in size, it was faced with a problem: where would all the new children play? The task was made more challenging still given that there was no real budget to speak of.
The answer lay in a non-traditional double-decker playground and inspiring people and companies to give time, funds, materials and expertise. Asif Khan, who designed the playground, has two kids at the school and offered his services pro bono while the American Hardwood Export Company (AHEC) donated all the timber for free. The Parent Teachers association, among others, helped to raise funds.
Khan sought inspiration from projects in Sweden and Japan. Before embarking on the design he consulted the children for several months asking them to produce drawings of what they wanted to see done with the space. One child wanted a rollercoaster with lights and a trapeze; another a pond with a laser and an air cannon; another still a playground featuring barbed wire, a rainbow slide and a unicorn.
Though refreshingly whacky and rather too ambitious for the lean budget and space at their disposal, the plethora of unbridled ideas and enthusiasm led Khan to realize that his structure had to be pared back as much as possible so it could be a 'blank canvas' that led to different types of play.
He therefore created a raised timber longhouse (made of thermally modified and highly durable vertical tulipwood slats that will turn an elegant silver as they age), with a hill and an undercroft below covered in recycled tyre mulch to create a soft and hospitable landscape. The structure offers six ways up and down, two slides, three nets and a variety of grips and ropes for climbing. 'It's a piece of architecture in a sense but the real programme comes from the kids,' says Khan.


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Other titles Two thousand and twenty vision for food, agriculture, and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa., Twenty twenty vision for food, agriculture, and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Statement edited by Ousmane Badiane and Christopher L. Delgado
Series Food, agriculture, and the environment discussion paper -- 4
LC Classifications S472.A357 T95 1995
Pagination viii, 56 p. ;
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Sentio Desktop Is A Free Phone-To-PC Solution For Android
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Los Angeles-based Sentio launched its latest offering in the form of Sentio Desktop earlier this week, revealing a phone-to-PC solution reminiscent of the Samsung Desktop Experience (DeX) station, albeit one that's compatible with any contemporary Android device. The company's technology is entirely app-based and can be used free of charge, with Sentio uploading its latest offering to the Google Play Store on Monday. Much like Samsung's dock and related software, Sentio Desktop seeks to emulate a Windows-styled experience ranging from support for productivity apps and exploring files to desktop icons and multi-window functionality meant to maximize the usefulness of the service.
Sentio Desktop is compatible with most modern devices running Android 7.0 Nougat and later versions of Google's operating system, though the company previously experimented with a similar service for Lollipop and Marshmallow called Andromium OS which is still available for download from the Google Play Store but under a rebranded name - Sentio Desktop (Lollipop, Marshmallow). The previous solution amassed over a million downloads and already offered some basic desktop functionality to owners of older Android devices, with its successor being meant to improve upon the essentials and deliver a more full-fledged productivity platform. Sentio Desktop supports "millions" of Android apps, including popular tools like Google Chrome and Microsoft Office, the company said.
While the Sentio Desktop app can be used on its own, it was primarily meant to complement Sentio's Superbook, a crowdfunded laptop shell for Android smartphones and tablets that's just entering production after raising close to $3 million on Kickstarter last year. Superbook's backers and people who placed advanced orders on the gadget will start receiving the device in the coming weeks, whereas the general public will be able to purchase it beginning in early 2018 for $149, the startup revealed, without attaching a more specific time frame to the announcement. The firm's phone-to-PC platform started as one of Google's "20 percent" projects but was shot down by the management, which prompted Gordon Zheng to quit and co-found Sentio. As the service is delivered in the form of an app, it's not only compatible with countless Android smartphones and tablets but will also keep getting updated to support Google's upcoming OS iterations.
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Just thinking about my sweet Jubilee (Big Sister) this morning. It has been 167 days since our last court date. That is exactly 5 months and 14 days since the judge terminated parental rights. Which is precisely 2 years 5 months and 14 days since she came to our home.
It has been easier somewhat since Mercy's adoption was final. It was like putting down large buckets full of concrete and finally resting the day she became ours. I didn't have to worry about her life anymore. I knew she would be loved and taken care of. It just seems logical that Big Sister will follow suit right?
The other day she was coming home on the bus and I had to go to an appointment and passed her on the hill going up to our house. The bus aid told Eric she lost it when she saw me pass. She cried her eyes out for Mommy. She thought I was leaving her.
Like I have said before, the judge has no time limit to make a decision on this second appeal and then birth mom technically will still get another appeal if she decides to do so.
I am just ready for the judge to make a decision already. We have to figure out a way to get 12 hours of training in before May now so she can remain in our home. Training that I have never found useful. I'm ready to put her buckets down. I'm ready to not have to worry about her well being. To know she will be safe, loved and taken care of.
Can I just ask for prayer today my friends? Pray we will hear something soon. Pray it will be in our favor. Pray she will transfer to the adoption unit soon.
I think most days I am doing pretty well waiting on the Lord with this, but today I just want to cry.
Yes! Lifting you up today! Praying for speedy, speedy word to come. And praying that she remain legally your daughter forever!! ANd praying for her precious heart . . . bless and protect her heart, Lord!!
Thank you so much Kelly I really appreciate it....thank you!


A consortium that includes the CMS Energy Corporation has received a $1.6 billion contract to build and operate a 1,886-megawatt power plant and a liquid natural gas plant in southern India.
The consortium also includes the Unocal Corporation's Unocal Bharat Ltd. subsidiary, Grasim Industries Ltd. of India, Woodside Petroleum Ltd. of Australia and Siemens Project Ventures of Germany. Each member of the consortium holds a 20.75 percent stake, except for Unocal Bharat, which has a 17 percent interest.
Construction is scheduled to begin by April 2001 and commercial operation is expected by 2003, CMS said.
Natural gas from the terminal will fuel the power project, which will sell all of its electricity to the Tamil Nadu State Electricity Board of India under a 20-year contract.
CMS Energy, based in Dearborn, is an energy company whose principal operating subsidiary is Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest gas and electric utility. It had revenue of $3.79 billion in the nine months that ended Sept. 30.
Unocal, an oil and gas company, is based in El Segundo, Calif.


A study of 488 children given either an SSRI alone or SSRI and psychotherapy for anxiety showed that the dose should be higher than often given, and that best results (symptoms controlled with no or few adverse effects) for those using BOTH meds and therapy…a consistent theme for anxiety and depression, for both kids and adults, I've found. MentalHealthMomBlog.
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Since the August's plank challenge was such a success I decided to do another challenge for September! You all did so well, and I know a lot of you saw a MAJOR difference in your running, strength, and abs right?!?!?
So starting with your left leg in the air, go right, left (1) right,left(2) right, left(3).
Keep alternating until you reach the day's challenge. If you want a BIGGER challenge, we can call it the ALPHA challenge(because that is how he does it) it would be a 4 count 1 set. So start with your left leg in the air and do, right, left, right, left(1) right, left, right,left(2) right, left, right, left (3) This one is tough to do and I wouldn't recommend it unless you are 100% OK and have a strong back, because this in turn can actually injury your back if done improperly as will ALL workouts.
The distance you raise your legs greatly influences the intensity on your lower abs. You can raise your legs so that your feet face the ceiling or keep it tighten only raising your legs about 3 – 4 inches.
The shorter/tighter the fluttering distance the more intense the lower abs are worked.
If you feel back pain while doing this, then you should not complete the challenge.
The mountain climber is an exercise that works the entire body. It builds strength in the arms, shoulders, core and legs, while also working the cardiovascular system. Like any other exercise form, the mountain climber carries a risk of injury and should only be used as an exercise if proper alignment and balance can be maintained.
To perform the mountain climber exercise, start on all-fours with your shoulders directly over your hands. Move your legs into a lunge position by pulling one foot forward and extending the other one back. Contract the abs as both feet jump and switch positions. You can perform this move at any speed you want, but moving your feet fast will increase the cardiovascular workout. Which is what you would want to burn more fat and become stronger. KEEP YOUR ABS TIGHT!!!!! It protects your back!!!
There are several ways to modify MC(mountain climbers) depending on your fitness level. If you have either a low range of motion in the hips or have back strain perform this workout using the wall instead. To avoid impact, don't jump your feet to change position. Instead step forward and then extend the other leg back.
MC increases your heart rate for your cardiovascular system because it is a total body workout! The intensity can be changed by how fast you move your feet. You can move slower, but extend your legs into a deeper lunge that use glutes and quads to increase your heart rate.
Mountain climbers need to have a lot of engagement of your abs, aka your core to support your back. But you can also work on your obliques by pulling the knee toward the opposite arm, or you can lift your knee to the side towards the same side shoulder.
For more challenge in the arms, and abs, lower into a pushup and MC the feet while pulling the knees to your side. Avoid impact and engage your abs by doing standard MC, but instead of jumping, slide your feet, with a paper plate or something that slides on the floor.
This challenge seems like it is difficult but it really isn't. Some of you already do this in your regular workouts and the benefits will be great for runners. Between the two of these workouts, it will certainly improve your core strength but also work on your arms, quads, and improve overall balance. Here is the calendar so you see what you are in for.
If you have any current pain, do not do this challenge.
Get clearance from your Doctor to do these workouts.
If you can not complete the daily challenge, do as many reps as you can handle.
Make sure to ALWAYS keep those abs engaged as that will protect your back from damage.
If you need help on the variations of these workouts let me know.
Remember to breath, and TAKE AT LEAST 1 MINUTE REST BETWEEN EACH WORKOUT!!!
I will post daily reminders o Facebook for you to check in. And remember, you can break the daily challenge up into 2 parts if you want to. You can do half in the morning and the other half later on. If you don't break it up, at least give yourself a minite of rest between each one.
If you all are up for this challenge, I wish you luck!!! It is not so easy but not so tough. I have completed this before with great results, you just have to remember to do it properly to avoid injury as with any workout. Stay strong, breath, tight abs, and stay motivated!!!!
Awesome. I love doing flutter kicks!
I'm in, thanks for hosting another challenge!
Can I still get in the challenge? I will not be able to do the mountain climbers though. I have a shoulder injury.
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A.	A "certificate" is a legal document issued by the Siting Board to an applicant if the Siting Board determines that the applicant's proposal to construct and operate a major electric generating facility satisfies the statutory standards set forth in Article 10 of the Public Service Law. The certificate authorizes the applicant to construct and operate the proposed facility. The certificate must be in the form of a written decision and opinion, must include explicit findings and determinations required by the statute, and must state the reasons of the Siting Board for the action taken.
A.	Candidates from each affected municipality will be nominated.
A.	Applicants are required to identify significant non-English speaking populations and to address the need for non-English communication and participation in their Public Involvement Program plan.
A.	The Office of Public Information Coordinator assists the public and interested parties by: (a) implementing measures that assure public participation in matters before the Siting Board; (b) responding to inquiries from the public for information on how to participate; (c) assisting the public in requesting records; (d) ensuring all interested persons are provided with a reasonable opportunity to participate at public meetings; (e) ensuring that all necessary or required documents are available for public access on the Siting Board website; and (f) any other duties as may be prescribed by the Siting Board, after consultation with the Department of Public Service.
A.	Applicants submitting a preliminary scoping statement are assessed an intervenor fee equal to $350 for each 1,000 kilowatts (1 megawatt) of generating capacity of the subject facility, but no more than $200,000. For example, for a 100 megawatt facility, the pre-application intervenor fee would be $35,000 (100 x $350).
A.	The pre-application intervenor funds awarded can be used to defray pre-application expenses incurred by municipal and local parties for expert witnesses, consultants, administrative costs (document preparation and duplications costs) and legal fees. No intervenor funds may be used to pay for judicial review or litigation costs.
A.	Within sixty days of receipt, the Chairperson of the Siting Board determines whether the documents submitted comply with the requirements of the law, regulations and stipulations. The Department of Environmental Conservation also advises the Siting Board within the sixty day period whether the documents submitted contain sufficient information.
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A circular group of massive, upright stones, the Stonehenge monument was once thought to have been a type of astronomical clock or calendar for predicting the seasons. The early belief that the monument was built as a temple for sky worship has never been definitively proved. Even more fanciful was an earlier notion that Stonehenge was connected with the Druids, a caste of Celtic priests.
Stonehenge was built between 3100 and 1550 BC about 8 miles (13 kilometers) north of Salisbury, England. Beginning in 1919, London's Society of Antiquaries carried out a series of excavations at the site that form the basis for most contemporary scientific understanding of Stonehenge's history and purpose.
According to evidence unearthed in the excavations, there were three main periods of building. The first period, beginning in about 3100 BC during the late Neolithic Age, included the digging of a circular ditch and a ring of 56 pits, now known as Aubrey Holes.
During the second period, probably about 2100 BC, huge pillars of rock were brought from southwestern Wales and erected in two concentric circles around the center of the site. The double circle was never completed and was dismantled during the following period. The monument was remodeled in the third period. A circle was erected of 30 upright stones weighing up to 50 tons each and capped by a ring of stone lintels. These enclosed a horseshoe-shaped formation of five pairs of stone uprights, each pair capped with a stone lintel. Subsequent changes involved adding, removing, and rearranging stones that had been used during the second period. This final phase of building probably ended before 1500 BC.
The 35-ton heel stone was possibly placed during the second period. Its placement was one of the most sophisticated accomplishments of that age and provides the best evidence that early people used astronomy. On Midsummer Day (June 24) a person standing in the center of the circle can see the sun rise directly above the heel stone.
Some scientists believe that early peoples were able to foretell eclipses of the sun and the moon by the positions of these celestial bodies in relation to the stone monument. The site may have served as an observatory where early rituals or religious ceremonies took place on specific days of the year. There are hundreds of similar structures throughout Britain.
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Climber rescued after eight-metre fall at The Roaches
A climber had a lucky escape after falling eight metres from a Peak District rockface.
Tuesday, 8th July 2014, 9:56 am
The 33-year-old, from Surrey, had been climbing in the Jeffcoat's Chimney area of The Roaches on Saturday afternoon when he fell, sustaining injuries to his face, hip, left arm and left leg.
Paramedics, two doctors and a community first responder were dispatched to the scene, supported by members of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team.
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "He (the casualty) had a vacuum splint applied before being carried to the waiting ambulance with the use of the mountain rescue's specialist stretcher. From there he was taken to University Hospital North Staffordshire on alert.
"Despite having picked up a number of injuries, the man is lucky not to have been more seriously hurt in the fall."


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What NBA Legend John Stockton Had to Say About Mormons
byLDS Living Staff | Apr. 24, 2017
With the Utah Jazz competing in the NBA Playoffs this week, we thought it might be fun to share what Jazz basketball legend John Stockton had to say about Mormons.
Because of its high density of Latter-day Saints, Utah is a place unlike any other. People who have grown up elsewhere can visit our Church's mountain home and feel as though they've entered another world. This was certainly the case for John Stockton, who, in 1984, was drafted to play basketball for the Utah Jazz.
Stockton, fresh out of Gonzaga University in Washington, had yet to make much of a name for himself in the sports world. But by the time his 20 years in Salt Lake City were over and he raised his jersey into the rafters of the Delta Center, now the Vivint SmartHome Arena, he was a legend.
The NBA's all-time leader in both assists and steals, Stockton was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 (his first year of eligibility). He led the Jazz to two NBA Finals appearances, and the team never missed the playoffs with him in the starting lineup.
Unlike many professional athletes, Stockton's priorities are quite conservative. He's a devout Catholic and a family man. But what was it like for him living in the land of Mormons? He touches on his experiences in his autobiography, Assisted:
"I can't conceive a better situation than the one that actually unfolded for me in Utah," he said. "The opportunity began with the city and its people. Salt Lake City, nestled against the Wasatch Mountains, is clean, safe, and beautiful." Stockton called the city's environment "extraordinary," saying that he and his family enjoyed "the abundance of healthy activities that Utah had to offer."
"Largely thought of as the 'Mormon State,' Utah didn't fit some commonly held stereotypes," he said. "For one, the notion that Salt Lake City is overwhelmingly Mormon is simply false. Actually, the city is somewhat diverse with a substantial Catholic minority.
"Although more diverse than I originally thought, church and state do coexist closely," he continued. "Salt Lake serves as both the Utah capital and as the headquarters of the Mormon Church. The state capital building overlooks the expansive Salt Lake valley and Temple Square just a short way down State Street. There, at the coordinates of (0,0) on the city grid system, the magnificent Mormon temple stands beside the Tabernacle, home of the world-renowned choir, in the precise center of the city. Temple Square and surrounding buildings serve as the Mecca or global center for LDS faithful around the world."
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Stockton was very grateful for the kindness of the LDS people, saying he felt welcome "without feeling pressured into converting." But life in Utah wasn't always perfect, he said. "My only real beef with the land of Zion came during the NCAA playoffs one spring when all the television stations preempted the Final Four games in favor of the LDS general conference. Everyone missed some great games. There must have been some sports fans high up in the church who disliked missing the NCAA Finals, especially when the Running Utes were involved. By the time the Final Four rolled around the next year, the scheduling conflict was resolved and it didn't happen again. I was happy with the decision."
Stockton closed this section of his book with some words about the Mormon people. "The Mormons are an active, mission-oriented congregation with a focus on conversion. However, I was never asked if I wanted to be blessed or baptized into the church, and never once was I put into an uncomfortable situation . . . I became friends, in some cases close friends, with many of the Mormon faithful . . . these people, all of a different faith than me, not only made my opportunity with the Jazz possible, they enhanced and enriched the experience."
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Allen Beats Idaho, Martinson Comments & Thanksgiving on the Road
Barry Janssen
ALLEN, TX – The Allen Americans got off to a good start in the first of three games against Idaho beating the Steelheads 3-1 last night before a crowd of 4320 at CenturyLink Arena. The Americans kept their streak alive, score first, win the game, which now stands at 7-0.
– Goal scorers for Allen were Bryan Moore (3) who put in a rebound after great plays by Mathieu Aubin to keep the puck in the zone and Spencer Asuchak to take the puck to the net, Vincent Arseneau (6) who has a goal in his last five games and Daniel Leavens (1) who got his first goal of the season on a great individual effort where he intercepted a pass, went in one-on-two, took a shot that missed the net and put in his own rebound off the end boards. Here are the video highlights:
– Allen coach Steve Martinson sent me five quick comments after the game, "Good start to the series, Vince had the game winner and has five goals in his last five game, it was great to see Daniel Leavens score, we played a solid defensive game and Brodeur was real good in goal." I think Martinson was pleased with the team effort as they were playing short a forward and are pretty banged up right now.
– Vincent Arseneau has scored six goals this season and they have all come in his last seven games. Three of his six goals have been game-winners including last night. His three game-winning goals ties him for #3 in the league just one behind the league leaders.
– Tommy Daniels was a stats encyclopedia on his broadcast last night. Here is a sample of a few I remember Tommy sharing:
"Steve Martinson is coaching his 1500th game tonight"
"That is Mathieu Aubin's 300th professional assist"
"Vincent Arseneau now has a goal in his last five games"
"Casey Pierro-Zabotel has an assist in his last five games"
"Arseneau's five game goal streak is the longest in the league right now"
– For the many Tanner Eberle fans, you might want to check out the ECHL Showcase game tomorrow (Friday) night as Tanner's Jacksonville Icemen will be hosting the Atlanta Gladiators. The game can be seen on Facebook Live and there is no cost. Just go to the ECHL Facebook page to watch the game. Puck drop is 6:30 CST and watch for Tanner wearing #29.
– Allen was able to gain some ground on several of their Mountain Division rivals last night. Wichita, Tulsa, Utah and of course Idaho all lost last night. Allen is now in third place in the division three points behind Wichita and one point behind Colorado.
– I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving but especially those that will spend the day away from their families. Those like my daughter, Erin, who is a labor and delivery registered nurse at Parkland Hospital and will put in a 12-hour shift today, first responders, those serving in the military and so many others, including the Allen Americans, who are away from their families.
The Americans have never spent a Thanksgiving at home in the nine years as a franchise. This is because of scheduling conflicts at the Allen Event Center (Disney on Ice) but Martinson has vowed to try and make sure the team is at home next Thanksgiving even if they have to play on the road before and after the holiday. Scheduling road games with Tulsa and/or Wichita would allow the Americans to be home for Thanksgiving.
– While the Americans won't be with their friends and families today, the team will have a Thanksgiving feast thanks to some very special Allen fans. Mark Fisher started the tradition of providing a Thanksgiving meal for the team three years ago. This year Ed and Sheri Bohnemann are joining forces with Mark and Elizabeth Fisher to provide the Thanksgiving meal.
I asked Mark to share the details and this is what he said, "This year the team will be having a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at the hotel consisting of green salad, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, fresh vegetables, and dessert. Ed & Sheri Bohnemann and Elizabeth and myself decided to provide this meal for the team as it is tough enough to be away from home during the holidays without having to worry about how much per diem you have." Fisher continued: "I started this tradition three years ago to directly improve the player experience in Allen when the team was under different ownership. Jack Gulati, the new team owner, is doing a great job of supporting and providing for the players and the organization but we wanted to continue to provide the meal for the team ourselves. I hope the players and staff know that even though only a few fans could make it to Boise, those of us that are back in North Texas are thinking of them and wishing them a Happy Thanksgiving."
DID YOU KNOW: It is tough for the Allen Americans to be in Idaho for Thanksgiving and I am sure when the franchise started in 2009 it wasn't envisioned they would be on the road on Thanksgiving for nine straight years.
That first season was quite a challenge.
The day before Thanksgiving the Americans played the Mississippi RiverKings in Memphis which is 450 miles from Allen. They lost that game 3-1 even though they scored the first goal early in the first period. The RiverKings scored three unanswered goals in the last 10 minutes of the game for the victory. The Americans had to leave Memphis Wednesday night and drive 800 miles to Odessa where they played on Friday. They beat Odessa 5-4 in that game on a Justin Bowers power-play goal with four seconds remaining in the second period. The Americans then traveled back to Allen (350 miles) and played the Texas Brahmas on Saturday and won 4-3 in a shootout. Defenseman Ryan Fairbarn got the game-winning shootout goal. The total was three games in four days and 1600 miles on the bus with Thanksgiving squeezed in on the off day. Idaho doesn't sound so bad after that first Thanksgiving road trip.
I had a chance to talk to Tommy Daniels this morning about that first Thanksgiving road trip and he shared with me the team left Memphis after the game Wednesday night and spent most of Thanksgiving Day getting to Odessa. They stopped at a Cracker Barrel just west of Weatherford for brunch and didn't arrive in Odessa until after 3:00 pm. They had their Thanksgiving meal that evening at the hotel. Tommy remembers assistant coach, Bill McDonald saying at dinner that night, "I sure hope we don't have to travel on Thanksgiving next season."
It has now been nine years and the team has still not been home for Thanksgiving.
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