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Messianic Thoughts in an Age of Despair
Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization, Northwestern University
March 10, 2010, 6:00 PM
University Club, Room 313
803 State Street
Although it is often said that monotheism is Judaism's greatest contribution to world culture, this lecture argues that the idea of a messianic future is equally important. However important it may be, it is also problematic. Without hope for a better future, we run the risk of despair. But it is when people are dejected that they are most susceptible to folly. Can the idea of a messianic future be stripped of its mythological trappings and presented in a way that makes philosophic sense? This lecture explores several attempts to do so and presents an updated version of Maimonides' view of the end of days.
Kenneth Seeskin’s recent publications include: Maimonides on the Origin of the World, Autonomy in Jewish Philosophy, and Searching for a Distant God: the Legacy of Maimonides. He is the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides and the co-editor of The Cambridge Guide to Jewish History, Culture and Religion.
Sponsored by the Mellon Foundation, the Center for the Humanities, the Institute for Research in the Humanities, the Institute for Legal Studies, Religious Studies, the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions, and the University Bookstore


A problem with an IT system test led to Metro delays on all lines late Thursday morning, Metro said.
WASHINGTON — A problem with an IT system test led to Metro delays on all lines late Thursday morning, Metro said.
The Rail Operations Control Center lost connections to switches, which meant that switches that direct a Blue Line train one way and a Yellow Line train another way, for example, had to be moved by hand during the outage.
In an email, Metro spokesman Dan Stessel said the issue was caused “by planned IT system maintenance/testing.” The work was not supposed to impact the connections.
Stessel said the issue was not a safety concern, but it did delay trains from after 9 a.m. until after 11 a.m.
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SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The average number of dates increases in proportion to income, a recent study revealed.
DUO, a matchmaking agency, conducted a survey of 1,000 single adults in South Korea, recording a happiness score of 54.03 points out of 100, which was down by 1.67 points since last year.
The score is the lowest since 2015. Male and female respondents scored 52.7 points and 55.35 points, respectively.
As for what influences happiness, 40.5 percent of respondents picked economic stability, followed by physical health (26.7 percent), occupational success (14.9 percent), and love between a couple or family members (13 percent).
Happiness among singles depended on whether they were dating or not. Couples on a date, particularly those anticipating marriage, were happier than those without a partner.
Dating couples looking forward to getting married scored 54.89 happiness points. Singles without a partner scored 53.33 points, lower than average.
People with higher annual income tended to have more dating experiences.
Couples, by average, went out on dates 3.25 times per year. People making less than 20 million won (US$16,000) dated 1.72 times.
Those making 30 to 40 million won went out 3.72 times, and people making more than 50 million won dated 4.48 times.
As for the appropriate period to wait before engaging in sexual intercourse, 37.8 percent of male respondents and 27.4 percent of female respondents said they would have sex less than one month after the relationship began.
Only 11 percent said they would abstain from sex before getting married.
Ashley Song (firstname.lastname@example.org)


On September 27th, Honourable Senator Rob Black presented a statement on The Grove to the Senate Chamber. The Hon. Senator discussed the mental health crisis across Ontario, and how The Grove has engaged local youth to make a positive difference across Guelph and Wellington County. Thank you for your support and recognition Senator!
If you would like to hear the full statement, check out the video below.


In Mr. Mortimer's class students have been discussing simple machines as well as kinetic and potential energy. To help students tie all these concepts together they created Rube Goldberg projects.
A Rube Goldberg machine is a contraption designed to perform a simple task through a series of chain reactions. One action triggers another action then another and another.
Check out the video posted below. The kids had a great time.


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Three Things to Know About Hurricane Florence – Sunday September 9
Hurricane Florence is still thousands of miles from the coast of the United States, but the storm is currently restrengthening. It poses a threat to the mainland of the United States, but at this time a direct landfall in our area is unlikely.
However, the storm could still have a very serious impact on our weather.
Here’s what you need to know about the storm today:
1. FLORENCE’S CURRENT LOCATION
Florence is located about 750 miles southeast of Bermuda as of 11 am on Sunday.
It currently a category one hurricane (with sustained winds around 75 mph), but it is expected to rapidly intensify over the next day as it passes through the very warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
The storm is moving west at 6 mph, but it is expected to move in a west-northwestward motion later today.
2. FLORENCE’S FORECAST
The National Hurricane Center’s hurricane hunter planes have found that the storm is undergoing a rapid intensification. It is expected to become a major hurricane (category 3 or above) by Monday.
The current forecast track, which is subject to change, shows the storm reaching the Carolina coast as a major hurricane by early Friday morning.
3. THE STORM'S IMPACTS IN OUR AREA
Swells from the storm area already reaching parts of the United States coastline. These swells can cause life-threatening surf and rip currents. Follow all posted advisories if you’re headed towards the beach.
While the storm may not make landfall in our immediate area, the effects could be very serious as it may barrel up the coast or travel inland towards our area.
“There is an increasing risk of… storm surge at the coast and flooding from a prolonged heavy rainfall event inland,” the National Hurricane Center wrote on Sunday. “Interests at the coast and inland from South Carolina into the mid-Atlantic region should closely monitor the progress of Florence.”
The timing of the impacts of the storm in our immediate area appears to range from Thursday (September 13) through Tuesday of next week (September 18).

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The Prinz Eugen was one of the finest and most famous ships in the German Kriegsmarine. In company with the mighty Bismarck, the battle-cruiser Prinz Eugen is forever remembered for her part in the sinking of the Royal Navy’s HMS Hood and later in the Operation Cerberus when she accompanied the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the famous Channel Dash. The Prinz Eugen, however, was a magnificent fighting machine in her own right with a long, sleek hull and a superstructure packed with enormous firepower. Whenever she put to sea she posed a fearsome threat.
Although more widely known as an aviation artist, Robert Taylor has a long tradition of maritime painting behind him and OFFSHORE BOMBARDMENT is one of the most powerful and well executed naval paintings depicting events at sea during World War II.
Unleashing her terrible broadside against Russian land positions in the Baltic during the final months of the war in 1945, Prinz Eugen is painted at her magnificent best. Although she survived the war – she surrendered at Copenhagen – her end was inauspicious, but no less historic. She was taken out to Bikini Atoll in the Pacific and used as a target in the testing of atomic bombs.
These impressive 36” by 24” pieces are beautifully printed and signed by two Kriegsmarine officers who served on the Prinz Eugen. And because we don’t think they signed much else, they remain extremely rare and highly sought-after by those collectors with an interest in the maritime events of WWII.
Each print is individually signed by the artist and TWO of Prinz Eugen’s distinguished officers.
Korvettenkapitän GUNTER HIELSCHER
Kapitanleuteutnant HANS-HENNING VON SCHULTZ

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So, my first tri of the season. I mentioned going in that I had a goal in mind, something realistic but that would push me. I had to be realistic as my longest workout of the year has only been around 90 minutes. I looked at my splits from 2008 and then how my training has been going and decided if I could go somewhere around 30 on the swim, 1:20 on the bike, and 48 on the run, I'd be happy. Add in transition and a little wiggle room and I'd finish under 2:45.
Race morning. I woke up 10 minutes before the alarm went off and flew out of bed. I was stoked. Did my regular stuff ... shower, eat, fix my water bottles, etc. I rechecked everything I had packed the night before to be sure I didn't forget anything and headed for Freeport. Pre-race was all normal. Got body marked, set up transition, etc. I went for a short run, stretched, then decided it was time to get the wetsuit and see just how cold the water was. All week talk has been flying about how cold the water was going to be. I get in and to my surprise it wasn't that bad. That was a relief!
The swim. The waves went off every 3 minutes and I was in wave 5, pink caps. I got a good position in the water and then pretty soon Andy the announcer goes GO GO GO GO! (Andy - I love his voice. He announces at so many races. It's almost a calming voice when I hit a race venue and hear him on the speaker.) Off we go. I told myself to say relaxed and just swim. One buoy at a time. I've had issues freaking out in the water before and just wanted to keep a positive attitude and stay relaxed this time. I managed to draft for awhile right off the bat, which was nice. First buoy down. Found someone else to draft on after the turn. Second buoy down. You made a slight left after this buoy and then the sun was in your eyes. Ugh. Somewhere between buoy two and three I had a few issues. I finally made the turn on the last buoy and headed in. At that point I just swam hard and wanted out of the water. I hit the beach and headed into T1. Swim time 32:18. I was a little wobbly getting my bike shoes on, but I hurried as fast as I could and made it out of T2 in 1:48.
The bike. I took off on the bike and wanted to be sure I kept spinning easy since I had to climb out of the park before I could really settle in and get after it. About 3 min into the bike I glance down and see my computer isn't working. Ugh. Now, this is probably the stupidest thing I have ever done ... without thinking I reach my hand down to see if I can hit the button on the side of the sensor. Yeah. I miss and my finger goes into the spokes. OMG! That hurt. And no, I didn't learn so I did it again only this time the sensor moved, hit my spokes and flew off into the ditch! Smart Carlson, real smart. And all for what? Still not sure why I was so worried about my computer. My finger was bleeding but nothing that bad. Alright, I need to focus. I settle in on the bike feeling good. I thought the bike traffic was crazy. Especially through the first half of the race. Way too many bikes!! I pushed through the bike, all the way to the end, and I felt great. I hit T2 with a bike split of 1:21:26. Not bad considering I refused to ride my bike for over 3 months in the beginning of the season. In and out of T2 in :56.
The run. Here we go. I had no idea how this would come out. Remember me saying that me longest workout was 90 min? I've now been racing close to 2 hours. I told myself not to think about that and just run. That first climb out of the park just sucks. There is no other way to put it. After getting past the first hill I started to settle in. I have no idea what my pace was, I just ran. The miles were clicking off and I was getting tired. I just kept telling myself to keep running. Don't quit You can do this. I had about 1.5 mi to go and I started to come apart. Ugh. I kept pushing. I know I slowed down on the last few hills before the final decent into the park. I just kept pushing. I was so happy to start the decent, then I saw the water appear on the right, and I knew I was almost done. Past the gatehouse and onto the dirt. I heard Andy announce my name ... that's always cool. Around that last bend and to the finish. I did manage to run down a girl in the last 100 yards. Run time 51:06.
My final time was 2:47:31, which put me 10th in my age group. I was happy. I felt like I had a great race, pushed through the whole thing, and never gave up. AND I had fun!!!!
Next weekend is the Colby Triathlon. I'm really looking forward to it!

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Monday, August 3rd
Better Than: The Year Punk Broke
By Brian Moss
Perhaps the quintessential indie rock band, for nearly three decades Sonic Youth has been demolishing genre conventions and redefining the sound of subculture. The band's prolific, diverse contributions and innovations over the course of sixteen albums and thousands of live performances have incorporated elements of avant-garde, experimental, art-punk, noise, post-rock, ethereal atmospherics, and even grunge. Given their legendary status, it should come as no surprise that fans frothing at the chance to see Sonic Youth play in the relatively intimate confines of the Independent were purchasing scalped tickets on Craigslist for upwards of $200.
Local openers Sic Alps took the stage around 8:30 p.m. to a rapidly filling room. Although the soupy psychedelic sound that the trio focuses on has become increasingly popular, Sic Alps' renditions display enough individuality and variation to induce charm and interest. Splicing their generally accessible reverb-soaked garage trips with dirty mod pop, the occasional bluesy guitar homage, and intermittent clamorous noise rackets, they head-bobbed and swayed their way through a regularly shifting 45 minute set.
Every other song or so the members would swap instruments with one another, laxly trading places on stage. At first the switch-ups kept things fresh, but as the repetition of role reversals wore on it grew tiresome; awkward, banter-free space in between songs grew and the difference between the musicians' aptitude on certain instruments became more apparent.
However, after a lull in the middle of the set--in which they fell into a sleepy slack of neo-jamming--Sic Alps came together for a raucous and bong-ready closer. The crowd received their set warmly, and afterwards, anticipation grew as Sonic Youth's crew prepped mics, lights, pedals, and countless alternately tuned guitars.
The floodlights pulsed and Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, and ex-Pavement bassist Mark Ibold exploded into song. They were piercingly loud, slicked, and unbelievably tight. Moore sang with intense clarity, pounded and slid across frets with drumsticks, and flailed his limbs with youthful vigor. Gordon, now primarily playing guitar, delivered sultry and gravely lines with commanding severity. Occasionally, Ranaldo took over main vocal duties with pristine results. Shelley and Ibold provided immaculate foundations beneath a nearly surreal display of calculated chaos.
Although Sonic Youth played old pleasers like "Kool Thing" the emphasis was on material off the band's latest full length effort, The Eternal, a record which partially harkens back to their earlier sounds. Lyrically, Moore, Gordon, and Ranaldo's musings on philosophy, politics, poetry, and art were both refreshing and challenging. Other than Moore's stab at Los Angeles and a brief interaction with a crowd member on love and boyfriends (see Youtube video below) the talk was kept to a minimum. Instead, gaps in between songs were filled with refined displays of experimentation and sampling that ebbed and flowed between seemingly improvised melody and cacophony.
While I'm sure some of the fans would have been pleased by an epic length set, the band opted for highly concentrated concision. After an hour they left the stage, and following the audience's beckon, shortly returned for a modest two song encore. Ultimately, at the night's end my suspicions were confirmed: Sonic Youth is without a doubt still one of the most vital and progressive bands in existence.
Personal Bias: A Sonic Youth infatuation that begun in high school.
Random Detail: According to one of the Independent's more talkative patrons, "Tofu stands for titties on a fucking unicycle."
By the way: Big ups to the Independent and Sonic Youth's sound staff. The aural aesthetics at this one were phenomenal.
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The Irish singer explains why Peter Gabriel, Drake and Marvin Gaye are his soundtrack to life at the moment.
Africa by D’Angelo
The album this is from, Voodoo, is easily the most important record in my collection. It reminds me why I do what I do and pushes me to do better.
In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel
The hook on this song is amazing and Manu Katché’s drumming is so sharp. In terms of adding African musical sensibilities into mainstream pop music, I think this record walks the line just as well
Nosetalgia by Pusha T (feat Kendrick Lamar)
This is one of my favourite records of the year. Kendrick Lamar’s verse is crazy good.
Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac
Who doesn’t love the Mac? I know Rumours is their defining record but, to me, this is a perfect pop album.
’Til Tomorrow by Marvin Gaye
This is one of the most progressive records ever written: Marvin Gaye used an 808 drum machine before anyone else in pop and he crafted a traditional song out of totally futuristic production.
Marvin’s Room by Drake
Before I heard Drake, I thought I wouldn’t like his music: it seemed like it might be a bit shallow. But man, was I wrong. I’ve never heard anything else like it: this has converted me.
McMorrow’s new album, Post Tropical (Believe), is out on January 13. He tours Britain throughout January. www.jamesvmcmorrow.com

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A much-debated Baldwin County drug testing policy is finally in effect.
The policy is in a county employee handbook that the Baldwin County Commission approved of in April, but the county has not been enforcing it.
The policy limits pre-employment drug testing to applicants who apply for jobs on a safety sensitive list and random drug testing to workers whose jobs are on the list.
Safety sensitive jobs are those that if performed by someone who is impaired could result in injury or the loss of life.
The county was not enforcing the policy because the commission had not approved of the safety sensitive list. The commission approved of the list during today's commission meeting by a vote of 3 to 1.
Commissioners Frank Burt Jr., Skip Gruber and Tucker Dorsey voted to approve of the list. Commissioner Bob James voted against approval.
James said he voted against approving the list because of the limits the policy puts on the county's ability to drug test.
He also said he thinks the definition of safety sensitive needs to be expanded to include employees who handle sensitive information.
"If you are drug-free workplace, you are a drug-free work place," he said. "You need to be able to monitor that. Other than that you are just opening the door to deal with those issues."
The commissioners have been debating the policy and the safety sensitive list since September. During that time, other commissioners also have expressed concerns about the policy that are similar to James'.
Today's meeting marked the third the list has been on a commission regular agenda.
A motion to approve of the list was not seconded during an Oct. 1 meeting. The commission voted 4-0 not to approve of the list on Oct. 15.
After meeting with county attorney Hope Hicks in an executive session two weeks ago, the commission decided to put the list on the agenda a third time.
Hicks discussed with the commission the legal ramifications of not changing the county's drug testing policy. It was her second time meeting with the commission about the list and the policy since September.
The county has been operating under a policy that requires all job applicants to submit to drug tests and all county employees to submit to random drug testing.
County attorneys have advised the commission that a governmental body's enforcement of the policy could be considered a Fourth Amendment violation.
Their advice is based on a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court Case and other cases. In the 1997 case, the court ruled that candidates for offices in Georgia did not have to provide a negative drug test.
"At least we are within what the law says we are supposed to do," Baldwin County Commission Chairman Skip Gruber said. "That's the most important part — that we stay within what the Constitution says."


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Transcription of Silence is a live performance that involves dance, video, and sound in which you can move and explore a daily and empty space crossed by gestures similar to vectors, by soul images and by sounds in counterpoint with silence.
The dance communicates with the counterpoints throughout percussive and concrete sounds and with video-images of rarefied landscapes: mountain ranges represented as places of soul, city streets as caves. Shapes that don’t define an area where people and things are enclosed. They just contain the idea of them.
There isn’t any investigation of reality because it is already gone away from us. There isn’t any essence of representing, any idea to catch. But just the effort to reconcile us with daily life, tie our shoelaces again and go out.
After Chinese notebook, this work represents a second chapter of a path to bring the West and the East closer together thanks to Visual Art. The purpose is to follow and preserve a relationship with a world that shows itself as an “investigation of reality”, based on a logic that takes life from an internal, breathing and evocative attitude more than from a collection of data about the world.
Going deep into the dense maze of Chinese mind has the purpose of imagining something you usually can expect from the traditional Occidental philosophy. through what China has said or hasn’t imagined saying, the opportunity to have a new point of view of the European mindset comes to light as well as the chance of discover it from the outside, from somewhere else, for investigating again on it.
Even if the Western mentality is going through the end of an era in a blurry and diluted way, it is not possible to guess any future development of humanity relating to the general theory of relativity, because it means to misrepresent its historical and political identity. The real sense of investigating in an entirely different place -it could help us to borrow the Foucault’s concept of “heterotopia”- means to establish a link with something that shows itself as a mirror in with reflecting and understanding yourself better.
Then, why China? Because from this country, in particular from its complex painting tradition, we can find out a representation of its world. Here the image doesn’t describe events, but it thinks about a relation.
If the Web propagates an algorithmic conception of comprehension in every aspect of our life that affirms a greater number of data we insert to perform a calculation task, a more exact and accurate answer will reach for changing the world for the best. Working between what actually exists and what not, a simple but even extreme conception could finally become a perfect cure for all that madness we are involved into.
Here the reason because the shapes leaving the thoughts to develop itself following their own breath. Spectators just have to follow that process because the investigation doesn’t go through a representation anymore.
The world is no more interpreted as a whole but as emanation of breaths.
When we live aside any logical explication of existence that should give us the opportunity to catch the outward appearance of things, we draw near an investigation to understand what should be important for us. Everything and everyone manifest as a trace, as something that state through the ability to express dynamically -that means showing only into an instant and not into a specific and fixed place- and with the environment itself.
The world comes to build itself as a totality of clues instead of items. And by all those clues, we can try to sketch out a present.


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BIG CANYON. Big Canyon begins on the WB Flats one mile northwest of the Dimple Hills in southwestern Pecos County (at 30°21' N, 102°58' W) and runs southeast for 106 miles to its mouth on Meyers Canyon, six miles northeast of the Southern Pacific tracks in east central Terrell County (at 30°05' N, 101°55' W). Its steep to gentle slopes are surfaced by variable soils that support scrub brush and sparse grasses.
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Lord Caitanya said,
“O Haridäsa! Listen attentively to what I have to say. The truth about the holy name will be hidden by mischievous rascals who will create a dark shroud of ignorance over the entire world. At that time, these excellent and unrivalled instructions of yours about chanting in…
ki jani ki bale, tomara dhamete,
tumi doya-moy, patita-pavana,
1) By what personal understanding or by what power has one such as I come into Your shelter? Surely it is by Your mercy alone, for as Doya-moy and Patita-pavana You are ever engaged in the deliverance of the fallen souls.
bharasa amara, ei matra natha!
tumi to’ karuna-moy
tava doya-patra, nahi mora sama,
avashya ghucabe bhoy
2) My only hope, O Lord, is that You are full of compassion and mercy. There is no one more in need of Your mercy than I. You will surely drive away all my fears.
amare tarite, kaharo shakati,
doyala thakura! ghoshana tomara,
adhama pamare trahi
3) No one else in the world has the power to rescue me. O merciful Lord! By Your decree, kindly deliver this vile and lowly sinner!
sakala chadiya, asiyachi ami,
tomara carane natha!
ami nitya-dasa, tumi palayita,
tumi gopta, jagannatha!
4) I have given up everything and come to Your lotus feet, O Lord. I am Your eternal servant, and You are the maintainer. You are my sole protector, O Lord of the universe!
tomara sakala, ami matra dasa,
amara taribe tumi
tomara carana, korinu varana,
amara nahi to’ ami
5) Everything is Yours. I am merely Your menial servant, so it is certain that You will deliver me. I have chosen Your lotus feet as my only shelter. I no longer belong to myself.
bhakativinoda, kandiya sharana,
lo’yeche tomara pay
kshami’ aparadha, name ruci diya,
palana korohe tay
6) Bhaktivinoda weeps as he humbly takes takes shelter at Your feet. Forgiving all his offenses, affording him a taste for the holy name, oh kindly maintain him!
Om, Hiranya varnam harinim
Lakshmim jatavedo ma avaha
O all-knowing fire-god (Agni), would you kindly propitiate Mahalakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity, one whose body has the golden color; one who is decked with gold and silver garlands; one whose sari is yellow colored and one Whose face is like the full moon and whose eyes bless humanity with soothing grace. O Jata Veda, the fire-god, kindly tell Her of our supplications.

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Constructivism 11: Organizational Learning
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They assert that it is these mental maps that guide people’s actions rather than the theories they explicitly espouse. This has implications for approaches to organisational learning. Continue Reading → The post Constructivism 11: Organizational Learning appeared first on E-Learning Curve Blog. Argyris & Schön support the argument that individuals have mental maps both for their skill assets and how to act in situations.


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The Who gives Outside Lands a smashing finale
Updated 5:38 pm, Monday, August 14, 2017
Fifty years after stealing the show at the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967, British rock icons the Who were back in California closing out this year’s Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, Aug. 13.
Playing the main stage on the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park, the group, featuring just two surviving members from the original lineup — singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend — and a crew of touring musicians, didn’t skimp on the hits, charging through FM radio staples like “I Can’t Explain,” “Who Are You” and “My Generation.”
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At one point, Townshend held up his signature Stratocaster in the soupy fog and in a nod to Woody Guthrie said, “This red guitar kills fascists!”
The crowd went nuts, but he tossed the comment out there so casually it was hard to tell if he was actually making a political statement on the violence in Virginia or recycling old stage banter, especially since a few minutes earlier Daltrey, with his shirt unbuttoned just a few inches too far, had described “Behind Blue Eyes” as “a Limp Bizkit song.”
It was the Who’s first official San Francisco concert since its appearance at the Winterland Ballroom in 1976, and they came prepared.
“Thank you, San Francisco for all your pot,” Daltrey said. “I’m as high as a f— kite.”
With vintage film reels of its glory years rolling on the scrim, the two-hour set felt like a rock ’n’ roll history lesson.
Townshend may not have smashed his guitar as he did during the Who’s Summer of Love heyday, but the group still left plenty of shrapnel in the park with high-ferocity versions of classics like “The Kids Are Alright,” “5:15” and “Pinball Wizard.”
Catch up on what you missed at the three-day festival: www.sfchronicle.com/outside-lands


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JUAN TRIPPE, 81, DIES
JUAN TRIPPE, 81, DIES; U.S. AVIATION PIONEER
Published: April 4, 1981
Juan Trippe, a pioneer in international aviation and jet passenger travel for American airlines, died yesterday in his apartment on Fifth Avenue. He was 81 years old.
Mr. Trippe was a founder of Pan American World Airways, and under his direction, the airline became the first to fly across the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, the first to put American-made jets into commerical use and the first to order the Boeing 747.
Mr. Trippe and some friends from Yale started a charter service and sightseeing company on Long Island in 1923 with a handful of surplus World War I Navy planes. He went on, four years later, to lead in the creation of Pan Am.
In 41 years as the operating head of the company, Mr. Trippe was the guiding force in expanding a single 90-mile route between Key West, Fla., and Havana into a global network of 80,000 air miles linking the United States with 85 countries.
Mr. Trippe, a tall, solidly built man with thinning gray hair, retired as chairman and chief executive officer in 1968, but served as honorary chairman and remained an active member of the board until 1975. He continued to attend meetings and worked a full daily schedule on business and foundation interests in an office in the Pan Am Building until he suffered a stroke early last September.
By the time Mr. Trippe relinquished primary control of the company in 1968, Pan Am had assets of more than $1 billion, operated an international chain of hotels and was a prime contractor for airlift support to the Federal Government.
Mr. Trippe also obtained the initial United States airmail contract and, with Pan Am, introduced regular commercial flights to South America, low-cost tourist fares and ticket purchases on the installment plan.
His influence on the industry was widely recognized. Among his awards were the Frye Airline Performance Trophy in 1954, the Harmon Aviation Trophy in 1947 and the Robert Collier Trophy in 1937. More than a dozen foreign countries conferred honors upon him, and he held honorary degrees from several universities.
Juan Terry Trippe was born in Sea Bright, N.J., on June 27, 1899, to Charles White and Lucy Adeline Terry Trippe. His mother's ancestors had taken part in the colonization of South America, and he was named in memory of Juanita Terry, the Venezuelan wife of his great-uncle. Father a Broker
Mr. Trippe's father, an investment banker and broker in New York City, was descended from Henry Trippe, who migrated from Kent, England, to eastern Maryland in 1698.
Mr. Trippe attended the Bovea School in New York and the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., before entering Yale in 1917. That December, he joined the Navy. He qualified for night flying and received an ensign's commission, but the Armistice was signed before he was sent overseas.
Mr. Trippe returned to Yale and received a degree in 1922. He became a bond salesman with the banking concern of Lee, Higginson & Company, intending to join the family business of Trippe & Company.
But in 1923 he learned that the Navy was offering to sell nine surplus planes. With other former members of the Yale Flying Club, which he had organized, Mr. Trippe bought seven of the planes and formed Long Island Airways at Rockaway Beach.
Long Island Airways flew sightseeing tours, operated a charter service and did occasional work for motion-picture companies. In 1924, Mr. Trippe interested a group of Boston bankers in providing most of the capital needed to establish the Colonial Air Transport Company, which started New York-to-Boston service under the first United States airmail contract.
He withdrew from Colonial in 1926 when stockholders declined to go along with his plan to extend its route to Miami and Havana. ''I could see,'' he once said, ''that there was less competition abroad than at home.'' Formed New Company
Mr. Trippe, with Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and John T. Hambleton, then formed a new corporation, which acquired a Fokker three-engine monoplane and bid successfully in 1927 for the first United States international airmail contract, between Florida and Cuba. Mail service also was started in Alaska.
A rival group, Pan American Airways, was merged with the Trippe-Whitney-Hambleton concern, and a holding company called the Pan American Airways Corporation was formed. Airmail contracts to Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone and other points followed.
In the early 1930's, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, who had been engaged by the company as a consultant, explored possible commercial air routes across the Atlantic and over the polar regions to Asia. Island bases in the Pacific were established. Service to the Philippines was begun in 1936; New York-to-Lisbon service was initiated in 1939.
In its far-flung expansion, Pan Am followed the policy of private negotiation with foreign powers for landing rights. Occasionally, the State Department assisted, but most of the work was done under Mr. Trippe's direction by a large staff of foreign experts. Absorbed Small Lines
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AFTER touring America, the world famous African Children’s Choir is back by popular demand to perform in Surrey.
This year’s venues, which include St Christopher’s Church in Hinchley Wood and the Leatherhead Theatre, have increased their capacity following the choir’s sell out Claygate concerts.
The choir features children aged between seven and 11 from Uganda, many of who have lost one or both parents through war, famine and disease.
In spite of the tragedy they have experienced, the children radiate joy and energy, putting a smile on the faces of audiences across the globe.
Founded by human rights worker, Ray Barnett, the first African Children’s Choir sang in Vancouver in 1984 and stole the hearts of everyone they met. The choir tour was originally envisaged as a one-off, but the choir’s popularity combined with the ongoing needs of children in Africa, convinced Mr Barnett to do it again.
Another 30 children were chosen to form a new choir and another year of performances began.
When the children return to their homeland, their education is fully funded by the money raised from concerts.
Since its inception, The African Children’s Choir has helped establish a number of schools and has been instrumental in financing tuition for thousands of children who would otherwise have no access to education.
Mr Barnett said: “We recognised early on that education is the key to long-term change and advancement.
“It is the children who will become the leaders of tomorrow and can make the difference. We can change Africa one child at a time.”
The African Children’s Choir will perform at St Christopher’s Church, Hinchley Wood on Friday July 6 at 6.30pm. To book tickets call 0208 398 9095.
They will also perform at the Leatherhead Theatre on Wednesday July 4 at 6.30pm.
To book tickets call 01372 365141.
For further information on the African Children’s Choir and a full list of tour dates, visit www.africanchildrenschoir.com .


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The next to bring newes were Picker and Stealer. They came to summon us to a parlement.
They sayt that Paws sought informations on the Earl of Essex and his offences.
Linkin, who loves a parlement above all things save his supper, was joyed to hear of it.
“Now,” sayt Picker, “let us talk as friends.”
I readied myself for malice.
Stealer sayt, “Know you owt of the Lord Grey who saw Essex by the river, and carried word of his coming to Mr Secretary [Sir Robert Cecil] at None-Such Palace?”
“Lord Grey?” sayt I. “That waps who whined because he could not have my Earl’s place as General of the Horse? Belike he now hopes to be made Lord Deputie of Ireland. Well, all hornets think theirselves heroick.”
I was troubled, all the same.
“And know you Essex is kept close-confined?” arrkst Picker.
“I do,” sayt I. “And would visit him, but he’s many ways from here.”
(I thought he was at None-Such.)
“Not so many ways,” sayt Stealer. “The house where he lies is along the river, no great distance from his own. But none may see him there.”
“True,” sayt Onix, who’d joined us. “And Her Majestie will not permit him to send a letter to his lady, who’s new-delivered of a she-kit. Should a wife be punished for her husband’s doings? I think not.”
Picker and Stealer gave him blasterous looks, as they always do.
Onix bristled up, but I had need of those sly sisters.
I sayt, most civil, that I could not go to parlement. I had other business.
They eyed me then, thinking I meant to seek out Essex.
“I’m in search of Snakes-Purr,” sayt I. “A player that apes his betters on the stage. And not content with that, he’s turned felon and aped my uncle’s verses. I seek revenge.”
“Aping another’s verses,” sayt Linkin, judicious, “is not felony.”
Picker and Stealer paid him no heed. Linkin knew the law, but they knew many felons.
“This Snakes-Purr may be dead,” sayt Stealer. “A player was slain by a poet not long since. We learnt of it when we last slipped into Newgate jail.”
“Then justice has been served,” sayt I.
“We can’t swear to it,” sayt Picker. “We’ll make enquiries when we go on progress.”
“But that’s not before winter ends,” I sayt. “It’s not begun.”
“Then find him yourself,” sayt Stealer. And to Linkin, “Forget not our parlement.”
Linkin answered, “Forget not Snakes-Purr.”
I went to Essex House and found my Earl.
He was in the garden, conversing with some gentlemen.
I knew him by his voice, and ran to greet him with my tail held high. I rubbed myself against his boots. But he had much on his mind, and did no more than glance at me.
There was a lady seated nigh, one I’d seen before. I took her scents. They were mixt with my Earl’s.
She was most joyed to have her husband nigh. Her little dog seemed joyful too, and did nowt to vex me.
I sat a while with them, toying with a sere leaf in the grass. And when a chill wind came from the river and Puss Fur-None rose to go indoors I followed her.
However, after he was disciplined (mildly) for ignoring an order from his General, the Earl of Southampton, he turned against him and Essex.
It’s not clear how Lord Grey came to be on his way to Nonsuch at the same time as Essex, but he raced on ahead after rejecting a request from one of Essex’ friends to let Essex be the first to tell the Queen of his return.
Lord Grey went straight to Sir Robert Cecil. According to Rowland Whyte, Essex arrived about 15 minutes later, before “any tidings was brought upstairs”. That might explain why Essex took the rash step of entering the Queen’s bedchamber.
A couple of days later, Essex had to account for his offences to his fellow members of the Privy Council.
The offences included his “contemptuous disobedience of Her Majestie’s letters and will”, and his “presumptuous letters”. Plus not proceeding in Ireland as originally agreed, rashly returning and making an overbold entry to the bedchamber. He’d also bestowed too many knighthoods in Ireland.
Apparently Essex acquitted himself well, and the Council referred the matter to the Queen. She wasn’t satisfied, and Essex was sent to York House – up river from his own house – to remain in the custody of Sir Thomas Egerton who held the office of Lord Keeper (i.e. Keeper of the Great Seal – the seal used on state documents).
Rowland Whyte continued to hope for the best, but his letters to Sir Robert Sidney over the next few days become increasingly uneasy.


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Cheap Oil and Market Jitters
Oil has fallen by over 56% since last June, something most analysts had not predicted. This has resulted in periods of stock market volatility — particularly for energy companies and those that supply them.
Why Is Oil Falling?
First, it’s due to oversupply driven primarily by US production and our current shale and natural gas boom. The US is now the largest energy producer in the world. That’s right - as of last year, we’re bigger than Saudi Arabia in the energy business. Second, Saudi Arabia and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is battling this US boom by resisting production cuts, signaling it’s prepared to let oil fall to a level that may ultimately drive the US to reduce its drilling and overproduction. In short: it’s competitive strategy. So, with the US pumping and exporting oil at lower prices, and OPEC no longer constraining supply as a way to keep prices higher — this game of “price per barrel” chicken could go on for some time.
As a positive, cheaper oil means lower prices for consumers, which usually translates into higher consumer spending — good for the economy, good for stocks — although this takes some time to work its way into the system. The downside of cheap oil is that it reduces capital spending among oil explorers and drillers — which affects overall economic output, and puts downward pressure on other commodities, such as copper and steel because they feature so prominently in energy production. The stock market is trying to figure out how to digest the potential reduction in economic activity due to cheaper oil — where the cost of getting it out of the ground might be higher than the current price — and weigh it against how much and how quickly that increased cash in consumers’ pockets will make it back into the economy. That’s largely why we are seeing current market anxiety.
Why We Believe Cheaper Oil Is Good
The US economy is 68% driven by consumer spending. Consumers win in a cheap oil world. Oil/gas capital spending represents only about 1% of US gross domestic product (GDP) and less than 10% of US total capital spending (which in turn represents about 12% of US GDP). Therefore, the benefit of lower energy prices to the consumer, and many businesses, greatly outweighs the hit to energy companies and/or energy-oriented spending; even if the hit is not inconsequential, especially to energy-oriented states. This establishes the case for consumer spending outpacing income growth, given that consumer free cash flow is rising rapidly. Lower gas prices, just in 2014, saved American consumers an estimated $14 Billion according to AAA. The forecast is that every American family will save $550 due to cheaper gas in 2015. That’s cash that can go somewhere other than the tank.
Furthermore, lower energy prices put downward pressure on overall inflation; a plus for both the US economy and stock market. It reinforces the “Goldilocks” economic environment (not too hot, not too cold) which is a plus for stocks. Lower inflation has historically meant higher stock valuations. In fact, there is a direct inverse correlation between the energy sector’s weight in the S&P 500: a lower weight, typically courtesy of lower energy prices, has led to higher overall S&P 500 P/E ratios, and vice versa.
In other words, though the stock market will gyrate along the way — having energy companies be a smaller component of the overall stock market is good for the stock market.


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Last year’s Ouija was a film that many had high hopes for but one that ultimately disappointed. So, of course, there’s now a sequel on the way.
The Hollywood Reporter has word that the follow-up has already found a director and star. In some encouraging news, Oculus’ Mike Flanagan will be directing, and he’s already penning the sequel’s script with Oculus co-writer Jeff Howard.
Annalise Basso, who appeared in Oculus as the younger version of Karen Gillan’s character, has been signed up as the lead in Ouija 2. The only information given on Basso’s character at this stage is that her father has died, with her presumably using the titular Ouija board to try and connect with him.
Whilst the first film was a major let down to many fans and critics, it did happen to take $102.5 million from a budget of just $5 million, hence the swift move to greenlight a sequel.
Ouija 2 has been pencilled in for an October 21st, 2016 release.
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By Mike Martin
Many travelers have had a bad interaction with the Transportation Security Agency (TSA). Truth be told, TSA has been the bane of most travelers’ existence since its inception in November 2001. There are stories of people being wrongly harassed by inspections, incompetence in finding dangerous weapons, and of course, wait times, which continue to grow and have left some stranded at security checkpoints for more than 3 hours.
These terrors have led airports to contemplate a change, hiring private security companies to handle the screening processes instead of TSA. This includes Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta and the New York Port Authority, which, earlier this year, sent a letter to TSA administrators stating that they could “no longer tolerate the continuing inadequacy of the TSA passenger services.” In addition to these two airports, 22 others, including San Francisco and Kansas City International, already use private firms for security screening.
TSA has a great deal of problems, but when it comes to wait times at airport security, they may not be the only ones to blame. Recently, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson pleaded for Congress to redirect funding to help tackle the long airport security lines. In this plea, Secretary Johnson outlined specific issues that TSA was having that have led to the long lines. He then outlined a plan to address these issues, if granted an increase in funding.
Secretary Johnson explained that this boost in funding was needed because, even though the president’s FY 2017 budget request calls for a 2% increase in TSA funding, the proposed bump doesn’t measure up to the 7% increase in traveler volume expected at U.S. airports. Because of this deficiency, the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Committee responded by approving Secretary Johnson’s request. They authorized a $34 million boost in TSA funding, while giving authorization to hire 768 new screening officers.
This increase should help TSA immensely in the coming months, but the boost that was granted is overdue. A lack of funding, in comparison to the increase in travel, is very common for TSA. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, between 2009 and 2016, there was an increase of 125 million passengers traveling through U.S. airports, which is an overall increase of 16%. For the same time period, however, according to the proposed 2016 budget, TSA’s budget has only seen a 5% increase, or roughly $354,146,000. This amount of funding is not commensurate with the influx of airline passengers, and because of this, it has left TSA under-prepared to run the security measures for which they are responsible.
Furthermore, nearly all of the appropriations bills passed in this timeframe added responsibilities to TSA, but the bills did not authorize additional appropriations to the agency. These responsibilities have included things like: establishing an aviation security advisory committee in TSA; giving assistance to ensure working plans are implemented to respond to security events in each airport that the TSA oversees; and developing and publishing a 5-year technology investment plan to report security risks and vulnerabilities. All of this causes TSA’s annual expenses to grow and, without more funding to cover these expenses, it leaves TSA even more ill-equipped to deal with their duties.
The fact is that TSA has had to deal with an increase in airline passengers, and their responsibilities, but has not received the resources necessary to deal with these new issues. Americans cannot expect TSA to run in an efficient manner when they are not given the means to satisfy their responsibilities.
Michael Martin is a Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. He is also pursuing a specialization in cyber and homeland security through Maryland’s new cyber-security certificate program, and he is pursuing a career in the field of homeland security.

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By Igor Volsky on December 4, 2013
All the positive health care news has left Republicans in search of a new way to attack the law and led at least one national group to look in the rearview mirror.
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After two months of being plagued by glitches, administration officials say that HealthCare.gov is back on track.
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The World Health Organization has declared a polio emergency in Syria -- and since the war is undermining vaccination efforts, the outbreak may only get worse.
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The judge was widely criticized after blaming the victim for the sexual assault perpetrated against her.
The ACLU alleges that the Catholic hierarchy is putting women's lives at risk by preventing religiously-affiliated hospitals from providing abortion care.
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The site is designed to look like a non-partisan guide, but actually mirrors Republican talking points and criticisms of the law.
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Could these video pills effectively detect the presence of throat and gut cancers?
A team of researchers from the University of Glasgow School of Engineering started exploring the use of swallowable cameras as a clinical tool for this purpose, as well as an alternative to more intrusive imaging techniques such as endoscopes.
These tiny sensing systems work by lighting up the patient’s internal parts using a tiny light source, narrowing down clinical conclusions based on what is viewable in the visible light spectrum.
For the first time, fluorescent light was utilized for expanding the ability of the video pill for medical diagnosis. This kind of imaging is already a potent diagnostic tool that identifies blood supplies supporting cancer in patients, but existing technologies are bulky, costly, and consume significant power that confines them to labs and hospital settings.
The research team led by professor David Cumming, Electronic Systems chair at the university, used an advanced semiconductor single-pixel imaging method to create fluorescence imaging in a small, swallowable pill.
“The system we’ve developed is small enough and power efficient enough to image the entire human gastrointestinal tract for up to 14 hours,” said research associate Dr. Mohammed Al-Rawhani.
According to the team, they confirmed the method’s ability to image “phantoms” of fluorescence, which are a mix of flavins and hemoglobins that mimic how fluorescence affects cancers such as in the esophagus, intestines and the bowel.
The new video pill creates a new mechanism for cancer detection through which the system tracks antibodies used to determine cancer in the body.
Dr. Al-Rawhani dubbed it an important new technique to assist clinicians in making fewer false positives and negatives and diagnosing cancer, possibly leading to better treatments.
Professor Cumming also said they are already in early discussions with industry entities to produce the tool, and are keen to expand the video pill’s capability in ultrasound and other areas in the future.
The study was published Dec. 18 in the journal Scientific Reports.
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originally published November 11, 2012
In honor of this day, one of the most unexploited and truly genuine days of note on our calendar, I would like to take a few words (let’s say, a thousand or so) to reflect on some of the most ass-kickish Canadians in our military’s history. No one’s making movies about these guys, and apart from history books that few people read, nobody is telling their stories.
And these are some wild stories.
This formidable moustache belongs to Colonel Cyrus Wesley Peck. Back 1918, Peck was the commanding officer of the 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, leading his men into battle at Cagnicourt, France. His crew was held up by heavy machine gun fire on the right flank. Someone had to do some recon to see what they were up against.
Peck wasn’t the type of CO to delegate; he went ahead alone. This is the type of huge-balled bravado that requires specially-tailored underwear. Returning under heavy fire, he organized his battalion so they could move forward strategically. They reached the point where the Canadian tanks were pinned down, and proceeded to instruct them on how to move through the intense gunfire to thwart the enemy.
Because of Peck’s actions, the brigade attack was successful, and Peck emerged without so much as a scratch on his moustache. When there were no more asses to kick in Europe, Peck returned home and went into politics. Because ‘professional fearless son-of-a-bitch’ wasn’t a viable career during peace-time, I guess.
All any army in the world would need to conquer the entire planet is a single squadron of Arthur George Knights. This guy’s story could never be made into a movie because it would seem laughably unrealistic.
Knight was a sergeant, leading a section into Villers-les-Cagnicourt, when they were shut down by heavy fire. Once again we have a story of a single soldier going ahead alone. Except Knight wasn’t doing recon scouting, dodging enemy fire and establishing their position. No, Knight was leaping into trenches and bayonetting the shit out of the bad guys. Then he grabbed one of these:
All apologies to Stallone, but Rambo was a pussy. Knight and his Lewis gun mowed down the enemy, his squadron showing up behind him to… I don’t know, record his action-movie dialog for posterity?
At one point, Knight noticed about 30 enemy soldiers running into a tunnel leading off the trench. Rather than direct a few of his troops to give chase, Knight just ran in alone, guns a-blazin’. He killed a few officers and captured 20 enemy soldiers by himself.
Tragically, Knight was killed in combat the next day. I assume it took at least two, maybe three hundred bullets to stop him.
Over to Vimy Ridge, where Lance-Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton’s company was held up by a trio of large machine guns in concrete shelters, manned by desperate German forces. Sifton and his fellow Canucks weren’t going to overpower the Germans by shooting at them. So Sifton did what Arthur George Knight or Cyrus Wesley Peck would have done: he jumped solo into a trench and surprised the German asses with his kicking skills.
Sifton made it to the first gun crew. He ran in, knocked over the gun, then got all stab-happy with this bayonet, killing everyone around him. The Canadian troops were on their way to lend support, but there was a flock of Germans who would get there first. Either out of bullets or feeling that using a gun just wouldn’t be bad-ass enough, Sifton fought the Germans off with his bayonet and by using his rifle like a club.
The Canadians made it to Sifton, unfortunately a little too late. He didn’t make it out alive, but he secured that first machine gun nest, which made beating the other two a lot easier.
Hey, did I tell you about this wicked paper cut I got last week? Yep, right on the webby part between my thumb and forefinger. Couldn’t eat hot wings for a few days. Alright, that story doesn’t quite put me in the same class as these guys; I’ll just move on.
This guy was so awesome, he literally had ‘kill’ in his name. Okill Massey Learmonth was an acting Major in the 2nd (Eastern Ontario) Battalion. One day in 1918, he was trying to hold off a counter-attack against a recently-acquired position near Loos in France. A surprise attack showed up, and while his men fired back, Learmonth charged and personally disposed of the enemy, probably by ripping their heads off with his bare hands and eating their souls.
Then the real shit went down. The Germans launched a massive attack, and it didn’t take long before Learmonth was badly wounded. As other soldiers fought to hold their tenuous position while the wounded were carted off to safety, Learmonth climbed up to the parapet of the trench and lobbed grenades at the enemy. Grenades were being flung at him too – Learmonth was catching them and throwing them back.
Eventually, he was knocked back and unable to continue his badassery. Still, he refused to be evacuated, calling out orders and advice to his men. He made it out of the trench, but his wounds got the best of him in his hospital bed. The rest of his battalion claim they wouldn’t have won the fight without him.
Charles Smith Rutherford heroically fought, not just by physical means but through his fantastic sense of schmoozery. Finding himself well ahead of his men, he observed that he was dangerously close to a heavily fortified pillbox full of German troops. He didn’t charge forward, bayonet at the ready. Instead, Rutherford simply strolled up to the enemy, and informed them they were surrounded and had best surrender.
They weren’t, of course. Rutherford’s battalion was a ways back, and only in one direction. Still, his smooth talk convinced all 45 German soldiers to surrender and hand over control of their three machine guns. Rutherford signaled his men to head over. Then, noticing another pillbox was firing upon his troops, holding them up, Rutherford coolly grabbed control of one of his sparkly new machine guns and fired at the enemy. Presumably the 45 Germans were busying themselves behind him, binding each other’s wrists together and placing all their guns in a neat pile for the surrender.
The other pillbox gave up, and 35 more Germans handed themselves over because of Rutherford’s actions.
Charles Smith Rutherford, like everyone I cited in this article, received the Victoria Cross – our highest military honor. He was also the last recipient of this award during WWI to pass away, making it all the way to June 11, 1989.
It’s comforting to know that we live in a world where people this fantastically ballsy not only exist, but are willing to fight and die for the good guys. A huge thanks from the guy with the paper cut (which doesn’t hurt anymore, but thanks for the concern) to everyone in uniform, then and now.


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You'll get more than you bargained for if you stay at one of a handful of inexpensive hotels here. You can find the Quality Inn And Suites Minden, just 0.8 miles (1.3 kilometers) away, and the Carson Valley Motor Lodge is a meager 0.1 miles (0.2 kilometers) away.
Enjoy the smell of freshly ground coffee beans or order one of the sweet treats from 88 Cups Coffee & Tea. It's a short stroll from Carson Valley Casino. If you have time and an appreciation for eating, you can also try out the fine cuisine at Katie's Country Kitchen. Why not finish your day by toasting your traveling companions? Get down to CV Steak, just around the corner, and call for a round.
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“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”
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By Louis Brewster
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Leah Pritchett’s dream of competing in a Top Fuel dragster on the biggest stage of drag racing will receive a major boost today in Las Vegas when she models her new Gumout Performance Additives driving suit.
Pritchett will drive the Dole Racing entry in the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series opener this weekend at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona in the traditional red paint scheme. It will remind fans of the sport of Gumout’s sponsorship in the 1970s and 1980s with the legendary “Grumpy’s Toy,” a Pro Stock car driven by Hall of Famer Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins.
“It’s going to be so exciting. There’s a new-car smell to it all,” said Pritchett, who competed in 13 NHRA national events in 2013 for Connie and Mike Dote and finished 15th in the points standings. “It’s the first time on the pro level I’ve had this kind of sponsorship.
“Last year, there was something to be proven. Now, I’ve set a higher standard for mayself. It’s time to focus on improving my driving. There are no more excuses.”
That’s quite a statement from the 25-year-old who has been striaght-line racing since she was 8. Pritchett, who graduated from Redlandfs High School and Cal State San Bernardino under her maiden name of Pruett, has competed in not only Top Fuel but in Pro Mod, Nostalgia Funny Car, Nostalgia Eliminator 1 and Jr. Dragsters. She’s also won at every level but Top Fuel, although she reached the semifinals at Topeka in her first season.
Her best times in the 8,000-horsepower dragster are 3.912 seconds and a speed 319.29 mph.
Her first Top Fuel win last year came against Shawn Langdon, the eventual class champion, at Phoenix in the second national event of the season. It was their first side-by-side run since their days in Jr. Dragster.
Pritchett, who married Steve Torrence Racing car chief Gary Pritchett last October, isn’t a stranger to success. She was an NHRA Division 7 champion at age nine, NHRA Wicked West Coast champion at 16 and was the first woman driver to break the five-second barrier in a Nostalgia Funny Car. She also won the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series championship and was a multiple-event winner in the Pro Mod class, including victories at Charlotte and Las Vegas.
“I am so thrilled to have Gumout as a partner,” said Pritchett, who now calls Avon, Ind., her home. “I have been drag racing for most of my life and have worked on the race cars in smaller divisions.”
So is the long-term sponsor.
“We are extremely excited to return to NHRA in a big way with Leah Pritchett and the Dote Racing organization,” said Rusty Waples, global group grand ganager at ITW Global Brands. “Leah is one of the bright young stars of drag racing and a great spokesperson for Gumout. Leah and the Dote Racing team will assist us in communicating with our retailers and customers throughout the country.
“We can’t wait to see Leah in theat the season-opening NHRA Winternationals.”
The team spent the past weekend in Las Vegas testing for Friday’s first qualifying pass at Pomona. Pritchett even tweeted about Saturday’s events, “WoooWeee felt so good to get back behind the wheel of the @DoteRacing dragster today! 3 good pulls and going in the right direction.”
Dote Racing, a three-generation racing team, started in the sport in the 1980s. Connie and Mike Dote now run the Monroe, Ohio-based team, having entered the Top Fuel ranks in 1989.
The team felt comfortable enough enough they did not go back out onto the track on Monday.
“One of the great things about working with Doug Kuch (her crew chief), is the open line of communication,” Pritchett said. “He has a great understanding of what we’re doing and we were both pleased with what we accomplished.”
Kuch also is optimistic about the new season.
“We believe that Leah and the entire Dote Racing team can be successful in 2014 with the new Gumout sponsorship,” Kuch said. “While Leah is fairly new to the Top Fuel class, she is a veteran drag racer who has the skills to be very competitive in the sport’s top category. With Gumout on board, we feel we have a solid base to give Leah and Dote Racing the proper tools to go after the top teams in Top Fuel.”
Pritchett is counting the days to return to her home track.
“It’s been four years working to this,” she said. “I’m very happy to be going home.”

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