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Dog Company
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In the tradition of Band of Brothers, acclaimed combat historian Patrick K. O'Donnell cinematically tells one of World War II's greatest untold stories.
It is said that the right man in the right place at the right time can mean the difference between victory and defeat. This is the dramatic story of 68 soldiers in the US Army's Second Ranger Battalion, Company D - "Dog Company" - who made that difference, time and again. From D-day, when German guns atop Pointe du Hoc threatened the Allied landings and the men of Dog Company scaled the sheer 90-foot cliffs to destroy them; to the slopes of Hill 400, in Germany's Hürtgen Forest, where the Rangers launched a desperate bayonet charge across an open field; to a "quiet" section of the Ardennes, where Dog Company suddenly found itself on the tip of the spear at the Battle of the Bulge; the men of Dog Company made the difference.
America had many heroes in World War II; however, few can say that, but for them, the course of the war would have been very different. The right men, the right place, the right time - Dog Company.
Patrick K. O'Donnell is the award-winning author of eight books, including the highly acclaimed account of the Battle of Fallujah We Were One. He has provided historical consulting for Band of Brothers and multiple documentaries. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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- Addicted to Amazon
- 30/04/2014
On par with the best; Band of Brothers, etc
A quick introduction to my ratings...everyone has their own views so you should know what mine are so my review may be of help
***** - 5 Stars, an all time great that I would want to read every year
**** - 4 Stars, a good book that I would be willing to read again
*** - 3 Stars, an average book, glad I read but would not read again
** - 2 Stars, I finished but was sorry I did and would not recommend it
* - 1 Star, i could not even finish it
I list my recommendation if you were my friend, my overall thoughts and then list the 2 things I liked best and the 2 things I liked least about the book. This is not conclusion, rather a 1 min review.
Recommendation - If you like military history, i.e. books like With the Old Breed, Band of Brothers, etc, I highly recommend this book.
Overall,this book is another tribute to the brutality of war and the hearts of the WWII generation. They speak of many battles as the summary describes. It is not sugar coated, the author pulls no punches in romanticizing war.
1. The description of life in battle pulled no punches. The author also expanded on the quotes, attributing them to the interview or source, so the reader knows they were not the author's narrative, they were from interviews, 1st hand accounts. I appreciate that as many authors like to add to it.
2. I enjoyed the ending when the author spoke of what came of the members of Dog Company, it is good to hear how their lives ended up!
1. There is little to say here. I would have enjoyed more background to what was going on big picture, not just the 1st hand accounts, but that would have made for a much longer story.
2. There really was nothing major I did not like about this book. It will come down to personal preference.
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- Erik
- 11/08/2013
A solid work on a specific topic
As with most works with a single focus, it can get a bit repetitive. That being said, it is a solid story that tells the story of a unique time and of a unique unit. All of these stories need to be told and listened to. Those that were actually there deserve our attention and understanding to what is really their story.
This was first time with this author. A pretty good performance, but as with most US narrators, I found his pace a touch slow. Maybe that's just me.
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- maria
- 11/12/2012
real heroes
Would you listen to Dog Company again? Why?
I would listen to dog company again because the characters are well drawn and more importantly, real. The author and narrators do a wonderful job of incorporating vivid descriptions of the actions and first Person memories of some of the men involved.
Would you ever listen to anything by Patrick K. O'Donnell again?
Yes, i heard him bring interviews on pubic radio which is what drew me purchasing the audio book. Excellent research.
What does John Pruden bring to the story that you wouldn't experience if you just read the book?
John does an excellent job of capturing the closeness of the men, their commitment to their assignments. Descriptions of battles were vivid.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
The actual landing and climb of cliffs
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- Brian A Hutchins
- 03/05/2017
I loved it
This is a great book. I didn't want it to end. Rangers lead the way
- Glenn
- 11/10/2016
The struggles these men faced are jaw dropping. Their heroic actions are the standard we try to meet today.
Thank you for the path you blazed.
- mauricio lorenzo
- 24/01/2015
A great listen!
A nice insight into the men who came before and the legacy they left behind that I am glad to be apart of Ranger Lead The Way!!!
- John S
- 06/12/2013
Great WWII Nonfiction
I go from fiction to nonfiction on a routine basis. This book reads like fiction. It brings to life the sacrifices and suffering that a whole generation undertook to save western civilization. Books like these should mandatory reading in high schools.
- Robert
- 20/07/2013
Great War Story
"Dog Company" followed the timeline of "Band of Brothers" (D-Day to V-E Day in Germany) but from the perspective of a different unit. It wasn't the same stories but many new ones. The books are complementary of each other and provide a dramatic history of America's fighting men in the European Theater in WWII.
I believe the battle for Hill 400 is unique to this book. It is quite a hellish story of battlefield horrors and the near destruction of an army unit that held out time and again against attacks from a superior force. I'd like to see a book dedicated to this battle with as complete a rendition as possible from both opposing forces. I'd bet the Germans haves some great tales about Hill 400.
The only shortcoming I found in the book was in the limited development of the personal stories of the men of Dog Company. These were citizen soldiers from many walks of America life who willingly faced battles and campaigns fraught with horrific experiences that could have come from Satan's own top ten list of ways to die. For the most part, the Rangers of Dog Company bravely and repeatedly faced it all with a spirit of aggressive individualism, personal sacrifice, and mission accomplishment. If faced with similar circumstances that might be a hard act to follow in today's modern Army where political correctness, obese bureaucracy, bloated Hqs staffs, and hi-tech micromanagement rules the day.
John Pruden was an excellent narrator and seemed a natural for this book.
- MickeyMarie
- 18/04/2013
An excellent history of a unique army unit
A good story about heroes that does not make them unreal. The Rangers have been an important arm of the US Army for over a century. This book shares their specific experience during World War II.
It is a well written history, and the narration is well done, making it an interesting listen.
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- Steven
- 03/07/2013
A war story
Would you try another book from Patrick K. O'Donnell and/or John Pruden?
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Well, the allies won WW2 so that's not much of a spoiler.
Which scene was your favorite?
Some of the guys had to relieve themselves at really unfortunate times. That and other details that don't make it into war movies portrayed the men of Dog Company as real people.
Do you think Dog Company needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Probably not. I think the material was covered adequately.
Any additional comments?
I appreciated this book because it was a well told story of a generation which I admire. I don't like the reality of war but I value people who do what they can to stand in the way of evil even though the cost to themselves is potentially so great.
- Matt
- 14/05/2020
A must listen
A fantastic tale of true heroes that overcame adversity on numerous occasions.
Listen to this book to keep their sacrifices alive.
The soldiers in this book gave us what we cherish today.
- Bill
- 29/08/2015
Very average
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Better performance, less clichés - the soldiers have a great story to tell - it should have been gripping, but it wasn't
What could Patrick K. O'Donnell have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Less use of bombastic & tired clichés.
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
A little more animation.
What character would you cut from Dog Company?
The author.
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AboutFirst Chapter Begins in Eastbourne's 150,000 Year Story:
The Story of Eastbourne exhibition and heritage hub tells the story of Eastbourne through the eyes of the real people who lived it, as well as providing an information hub for heritage.
The exhibition, which will run for two years, will test the water for a more permanent facility, with residents, visitors and school groups helping to shape what a future museum could look like.
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Hilda's coven was a coven of six female vampires, founded by Hilda. The other members were Mary, Heidi, Anne, Victoria, and a newborn called Noela.
This coven was destroyed between late 1560's and early 1570's when the Volturi accused them of drawing too much attention from mortals, with only two survivors: Heidi, who became their servant due to Chelsea's influence that bound her to the Volturi; and Victoria, who escaped their slaughter.
Hilda changed Heidi, Anne, and Mary out of pity for their sad lives as humans. Five years after Anne was changed, she went back to London and changed her younger sister, Victoria. This coven lived happy lives, and they were joined by Noela two years later. Everyone in the coven led abusive human lives, which was what prompted Hilda to 'save' them.
They were able to coexist with each other because none of them craved power or authority. The coven met its end when the Volturi, lead by Aro, visited them. Caius accused them of attracting too much attention with their large, savage coven, and Hilda disagreed. Aro proclaimed them guilty despite the evidence in Hilda's thoughts, and Hilda angrily accused him of lying, and was immediately killed by the guards. The rest of the coven were halted by Jane's gift. Heidi, under the influence of Chelsea's manipulative power, joined the Volturi without a second thought. Sensing that the rest of them were going to die even if they surrendered, Victoria yelled for the rest of her coven mates to run. All four of them ran in different directions. The guards gave them a head start before hunting them down; Anne, Noela and Mary were quickly caught and killed, but Victoria was able to escape thanks to her gift of enhanced self-preservation. The Volturi left her alone, knowing that she alone didn't pose much of a threat.
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- Mary: A member brought into the coven by Hilda sometime before Victoria. She was executed by the Volturi.
- Anne: Victoria's older sister. She was transformed into a vampire when Victoria was 12 years old. By the time her sister turned 18, she had learned to control her instincts enough to go back for her. After hearing how life had been for her sister, she decided to change her into a vampire. She was later executed by the Volturi.
- Noela: A newborn vampire brought into the coven two years after Victoria joined them. She was the last member to join the coven, and was still a newborn when the Volturi executed her.
- Heidi: A member with the power of physical attraction, who later became the Volturi's "fisher" when they came to destroy her coven and Aro used Chelsea's power to sway her from her coven to theirs. After Victoria's demise, she becomes the only former member that is still alive today.
- Victoria: Anne's younger sister with the power of enhanced self-preservation. When her sister disappeared, she did her best to survive on her own and eventually landed a job before Anne found her and turned her into a vampire. 2 years after her transformation, the Volturi came and destroyed her coven. However, she escaped with her life intact and mated with James. When he died at the hands of the Cullens, she created an army of newborn vampires in attempt to destroy them. She was eventually killed by Edward Cullen during the battle.
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Here at the Jacksonville Public Library, on Saturday, April 25th, we had an all day genealogy seminar. We had a wonderful speaker, Jana Sloan Boglin, who spoke on a variety of topics, and in costume at one point.
After her segment where she was in costume, we had the debut of the virtual tour of our genealogy department. This was produced in-house, with an ultra-zoom point-and-shoot camera, and nothing major in post production was done.
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WILMINGTON,NC (WWAY) — It seems like our city leaders are afraid to talk about the baseball project and where it stands right now.
We thought it would be a good idea if we invited Mayor Bill Saffo and City Manager Sterling Cheatham over for an interview today.
We know that there are a lot of projects on the table right now, and a lot of numbers floating around, and that the people of Wilmington would like a clearer picture of what's going on with the baseball proposal, the convention center hotel proposal and the new budget.
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2) Did the city ever sit down with the private financiers to work on a compromise?
3) Why do you think Mandalay wrote up a second lease agreement like that? Is that a normal negotiating tactic? Kevin O'Grady said Tuesday night that Mandalay was one of the premier companies to work with. Do you all really feel that way after reading the new lease agreement?
4) Why do you think Rich Neumann now refuses to talk with the media about the project? He was very open with us when this project started.
5) Why do you and the rest of council keep agreeing to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to explore a project the majority of residents say they don't want?
6) Sterling told you Tuesday night that some of the $355,000 approved would have to go to another feasibility study. You just did a feasibility study. Help us understand why we would need another one? Would you need to rehire NSS to work on more negotiations?
7) Where did the $40,000 to get the McCoy/Fulton proposition on the November ballot come from. The Board of Elections Director told us it would cost less than $1,000. Did anyone from the city call the Board of Elections to confirm the number? Why didn't you question the amount Tuesday night?
8) Where did the bond referendum idea come from? Wouldn't that still mean city residents would ultimately be paying for the stadium? There's no way the stadium would be completed by 2014 if it's voted on in November, right?
9) The Downtown site most likely will have some brownfield issues? Raeford Trask has said he isn't in favor of building on his land on Eastwood. Why is it still being talked about?
10) Capstrat is a very large powerful public relations firm in Raleigh. What is its role in this project?
1) Where did this extra $1 million sales tax come from? Why are we just now learning about it? Why weren't the hotel and baseball project budgeted for so the city could save this extra $1 million?
2) With that much extra sales tax, why was the city so adamant to annex Monkey Junction?
1) Sterling told you Tuesday night that the city was aware of the extra $137,000 needed to move forward on the Convention Center, but didn't include it in the budget. How does that happen?
2) Why are we having to spend another $137,000 to sell land behind the Convention Center? We're paying to sell land?
3) Why has this project been so difficult to button up?
4) If things stay the same, the hotel occupancy tax that is paying for the Convention Center will run out in 3-5 years. If this hotel project doesn't work out, will residents be on the hook for the Convention Center?
1) One of the city's main "normal" expenses is usually maintenance of roads, sidewalks, etc., yet you needed to raise taxes this year to complete this basic expectation of city government. What is the city spending money on that you have to raise taxes just to maintain roads and sidewalks?
1) The Parking Department's budget is at least $200,000 upside down this year, yet City Council took $60,000 that was "earmarked" for marketing downtown and gave it to a downtown group. How does the city give away money which technically doesn't exist?
The feedback we're getting here at the station is that there is a lack of vision on this council. It is going against the wishes of a majority of residents. We're falling behind on basic necessities but are wild about building sexier projects like the Convention Center, the Cross City Trail and now a ballpark. Is now really the right time to build a ballpark?


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Objectives: Through observing statistical difference between patients with headache and those without headache in nasal mucosa contact point (NMNP) and clinical outcomes of endoscopic surgery on these patients, to verify correlation between NMNP and headache and significance of nasal endoscopic surgery.
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Overall, the percentage of Connecticut riders who said they were "very satisfied" was only 26 percent, compared to 47 percent on both the Harlem and Hudson lines.
The difference is less marked for riders who rank service as satisfactory or better, with New Haven Line riders at 88 percent, and the other Hudson and Harlem Line riders at 96 percent, according to the survey results, which was to be presented to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board Tuesday.
"The numbers are pretty consistent despite the disruption of service and collision in Bridgeport, but it was before the Bronx track work and the Con Ed disruption," said Jim Cameron, a member of the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council. "I imagine if you did the survey today, it would be lower."
Cameron said while the results reflect positive aspects of performance up through when it was taken in June despite the May derailment, a survey done in the present might show mounting frustration over the Con Edison power failure that hobbled much of the New Haven line for 13 days in late September.
On Monday, commuters interviewed about Metro-North service said that delays related to track work seemed to affect commuters to Manhattan more heavily than those who traveled within the state.
Brian Mitchell, a Stamford commuter, said during the first week of the Con Edison power outage that reduced service by nearly 50 percent, he and several other Stamford commuters carpooled to White Plains, N.Y., to ride the Harlem Line.
Mitchell, who rides a 6:11 a.m. train from Springdale, said this fall the train is more crowded because of more late arrivals by trains passing through the Bronx, N.Y., where extensive track work is being done.
"I typically can't get into the office until 10 of eight, when before, when things were running smoothly I was able to get there at 7:40 a.m. easily," Mitchell said. "I've noticed that the earlier train is much more crowded, too."
Kevin Newcomb, a computer programmer who commutes from Stratford to Stamford for his job, said his shorter commute generally arrives within minutes of its scheduled time.
"I hear people who travel to Manhattan talk about delays of half an hour at times, but it has for the most part been less of a disruption for me," Newcomb said.
Kathleen Alderman, who works for OW Bunker in Stamford and commutes from Bridgeport, said she believes rider demand warrants establishing additional trains running express to and from Grand Central Terminal, limited to the major outer New Haven Line stops like Fairfield, Bridgeport and New Haven.
"To me, the trains seem overly packed, and I think that might be due to employment trends," said Alderman, who lives in Monroe. "More people are traveling a longer distance to their jobs because the jobs which support their cost of living are closer to New York. The trains that stop in Stamford are overly packed."
Responses also reflected riders as being more content with car conditions riding the state's growing fleet of M8 cars, compared to the state's older rolling stock of M2, M4 and M6 cars. In the survey, 85 percent of the respondents were satisfied with the temperature onboard M8 cars, compared to 75 percent on older trains, while 86 percent rated the cleanliness of the cars as satisfactory or better, compared to 66 percent for the older cars.
Metro-North President Howard Permut said in a statement that the overall number of people who indicated they were satisfied or better with the New Haven Line service reflects well on the new cars as they arrive.
"We are pleased to see that our customer satisfaction remained high and that, in particular, our New Haven Line customers are pleased with their new railcars," said Permut. "As more M8s are put into service, and as we complete our ongoing track work in the Bronx, we expect that satisfaction will continue to rise."
Mitchell said the lighting and pristine condition of the new cars are more inviting, but also said that fewer seats per car and less legroom are drawbacks to the new equipment.
"They were clearly not designed for 6-foot-tall, 200-pound men," Mitchell said.
Israel Joffe, a New York City resident who works for Starwood Hotels in Stamford, said delays on the New Haven Line during rush hour from Grand Central Terminal to Stamford have not been dramatic, though trains during the evening peak are at times off schedule.
"For me, getting to work has been good," Joffe said. "I can't say I've had major problems."


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Was it Sun Tzu who said, "If 19 million Americans say they want to buy your opponent's iPhone sight unseen, feign confidence and hope to God that they are Sprint and not Verizon subscribers?" Or is that precept found only in the "Art of War" edition annotated and self-published by Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg? Because Seidenberg doesn't appear particularly bothered by AT&T's claim that it has received a
billion million inquiries about the iPhone–40% from non-AT&T wireless customers.
Nor does he seem unsettled by estimates from some analysts that Verizon Wireless could lose 1 million customers on the heels of the iPhone launch. "We think we're the premier wireless carrier. … What the Apple iPhone will do is add a lot of excitement and stimulation to the entire space," Seidenberg said during a news conference at NXTcomm, the telecommunications industry's annual show. "If we've done our job the way we think we have, then we'll be a beneficiary in a very different way. I'm actually hoping that the iPhone does reasonably well. … We need to let iPhone hit the market and see what then reaction is. It doesn't change our game plan. The burden is on [AT&T and Apple] to see if the market will change."
OK–fair point. But what if it does change? What if Apple does manage to sell 10 million handsets globally by the end of 2008? What then? Pray AT&T's rumored five-year exclusivity agreement with Apple falls through? Not to worry, said Seidenberg, "We have a bunch of devices introduced that we think customers will be interested in."
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Former Chief Justice William S. Richardson to receive national 2007 Spirit of Excellence Award from the American Bar Association
Richardson will receive the award in February at the ABA's Midyear Meeting in MiamiUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's William S. Richardson School of Law proudly announces that the Honorable William S. Richardson has been selected by the American Bar Association (ABA) as the recipient of the 2007 Spirit of Excellence Award. Established by the American Bar Association's Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, the award celebrates the achievements of diverse lawyers and others who contribute to the legal profession and society.
The Spirit of Excellence award is presented each year to lawyers who excel in their professional settings; who personify excellence on the national, state, or local level; and who have demonstrated a commitment to racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession. Richardson will receive his award during the ABA Midyear Meeting on February 10, 2007 in Miami, Florida.
"William S. Richardson has spent a lifetime exemplifying the goal of expanding racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession. As the first Native Hawaiian Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court, the founder of Hawaiʻi's first and only law school, and continuing role model and mentor, William S. Richardson opened educational and professional avenues for the islands' most disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups in a multitude of ways," said Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie, director of the school's Center of Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law.
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Last year, thanks to a public outcry, the effort to pass overreaching cybersecurity legislation stalled in the Senate. Now supporters have reintroduced the House version of that legislation — the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).
The "new" version is in fact identical to the original CISPA — and poses the same threat to our digital civil liberties and our freedom to connect online.
Here's what we had to say about CISPA last April:
CISPA would allow companies and the government to bypass privacy protections and share all sorts of information about what Americans do online. The legislation makes it far easier for authorities and private companies to spy on your email traffic, comb through your mobile texts, filter your online content and even block access to popular websites.
The new CISPA — just like the old CISPA — would protect companies like Facebook and Microsoft from legal liability when they hand over your sensitive online data to the federal government, without any regard for your privacy. The bill would permit the government — including the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security — to use that information for matters that have nothing to do with cybersecurity. The whole process would, of course, take place behind closed doors, with no accountability to the public.
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Last year's activism succeeded in improving a similar bill in the Senate, before that bill ultimately failed to move forward. At the time, President Obama vowed to veto any destructive CISPA-like bill that reached his desk.
This time around, for a number of reasons — including changes in Obama's staff and shifting political dynamics — it's unclear if the president would once again commit to vetoing CISPA. So if this "new" bill goes farther than it did last time around, we simply don't know what will happen.
If CISPA becomes law, it will be a major blow to our online privacy. But more than that, CISPA's passage would have a chilling effect on our freedom to connect online. We won't feel as free to state unpopular opinions, or to speak truth to power, if we know that Big Brother is getting a feed of everything we say and do.
This is not what the free and open Internet is about. We need to bury this bill for good.


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Why are some families so, how should I out this, screwed up? The Other McCain has a story about parents that shelled out tens of thousands of bucks, to send their only child, a 21-year-old girl to college. A daughter they have driven, or who drove herself to get a restraining order against them! Good grief!
The "helicopter parent" syndrome carried to an absurd extreme:
A 21-year-old theatre student has obtained a civil stalking restraining order against her parents after convincing a judge that they attempt to control all aspects of her daily life.
Aubrey Ireland is a gifted theatre major at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, often winning major roles in her school's musicals. . . . Earlier this month, Common Pleas Court Judge Jody Luebbers ruled in her favor, ordering that her parents must stay at least 500 feet from their only child until September 2013.
"They basically thought that [because] they were paying for my college tuition and living expenses that they could tell me what to do, who to hang out with … basically control all of my daily life," Ireland told ABC News.
Well, if they are shelling out that much cash… But, maybe the parents are a bit wacko, read this
The dean's list student's complaints against her parents began when she realized they'd installed monitoring software on her computer and her phone. They paid unannounced visits, traveling 600 miles from their home in Kansas, to meet with Aubrey's department head.
They also accused their daughter of promiscuity, doing drugs, and having mental issues to the point where they were considering going to court to order that she get treatment.
Look, I know what it is like to have a family member worry you with behavior, and I put some grey hair on my parents, a fact of which I am ashamed, but monitoring software? There are serious trust issues here. Are they deserved?
"My mom has always been very overly involved,"Ireland said. "I would have to get on Skype all the time to show them that I was in my dorm room, or there werenights I had to leave my Skype on all night and my mom would watch me basically sleep."
She claims her parents, David and Julie Ireland, have been diagnosed with co-dependency disorder. Her parents, however, say their daughter is just a good actor, and is lying. They said she is "an only child who has been catered to all her life."
OK, sounds like her parents are NUTTY! Like a fruit cake nutty! Oh and by they way they are now demanding their money back!


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Congress is looking into the TV ads starring Dr. Robert Jarvik, artificial heart valve innovator and researcher, apparently because he never was licensed to practice medicine and alarmingly the ad producers used a body double for the rowing scenes.The legislators apparently are concerned that the ads are "misleading". While protecting the public from misleading ads ( who would have thought ads could be misleading ) is a high priority there may be greater dangers.
I am not talking about the risk of receiving very bad heparin or dying in the hospital at night because all the staff are asleep or something I am talking about humanity in danger from killer robots.
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- Anonymous said...
Or time to investigate the he-says,he- says issue between Roger Clements and his ex-trainer and not reign in the robots.
- Roy M. Poses MD said...
I don't get the killer robot reference.
Is this a plug for Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles (admittedly, the only sci-fi show I currently watch this season)?
Or was a link left off?
- james gaulte said...
Oops, I did leave off the link to an article describing the comments of a British military expert who warned that the next threat to humanity was from killer robots.Here is one link to that.http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142934-c,artificialintelligence/article.html
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The Library and Archives Canada has updated the 1851 (1852) census.
The 1851 Census marked the second collection of statistics for the Province of Canada (consisting of Canada West and Canada East). Information was also collected for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
In addition to searching by geographical information such as province, district, and sub-district, users can now also search by nominal information such as name, given name(s) and age of an individual.
In Canada East and Canada West, the census was supposed to have been taken in 1851, but was actually take in January 1852.
So, in the Canada East and Canada West, it will be the age of the person's next birthday in 1852, not in 1851 (Column 6).
Also, in Canada East and Canada West, there was an urban and a rural census, and they asked different questions.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony didn't miss Axl Rose at all.
The rowdy celebration, which in past years has included awkward moments, touching tributes and unforgettable performances, rocked on without Rose, the Guns N' Roses frontman who may one day regret skipping a night when 6,000 fans, 1,400 guests and many of music's biggest stars partied in Public Hall with the class of 2012.
Hard rockers Guns N' Roses — minus Rose — headlined this year's eclectic group of inductees. Others being enshrined are the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Beastie Boys, folk icon Donovan, late singer-songwriter Laura Nyro and British bands the Small Faces and Faces.
Before the ceremony started with a blistering performance by Green Day, Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis said it was strange to be enshrined while on tour.
"We're going somewhere," Kiedis said. "How can we stop and take an award when really we're just halfway there? But it is nice to be together with people that we spent some incredible years along the way writing songs and playing shows in little theaters and sweaty little transvestite clubs and having the time of our lives."
As Rose was somewhere else, Cleveland rocked without him.
Green Day, which was scheduled to induct Guns N' Roses, got things started by tearing into "Letterbomb" with Billie Joe Armstrong leading the sold-out room of fans and celebrities in an "Ayy-ooh" chorus.
The first mention of Rose's name drew a smattering of boos that were soon drowned out by the music.
Rose, the screeching frontman and ringmaster of the G N' R traveling circus of dysfunction for decades, said earlier this week that he didn't want to be part of the ceremony because it "doesn't appear to be somewhere I'm actually wanted or respected."
He cited a continuing rift with his former band mates as the main reason for not attending. His decision disappointed fans and ended months of speculation about whether the original Guns N' Roses lineup would unite for the first time since 1993 and perform any of their classic hits like "Welcome to the Jungle" or "Sweet Child O' Mine."
As the ceremony approached, fans gathered on the sidewalks outside the historic venue, which hosted the Beatles in 1964, for a peek at some of rock's royalty.
Alice Cooper was the fan favorite on the red carpet, signing autographs, telling printable stories and waving in response to cheers of "Alice, Alice!"
"New York is glitz, Cleveland is the nuts and bolts," said Cooper, comparing the cities that share the rock hall induction ceremonies, which are held at New York's Waldorf-Astoria and come to Cleveland every third year.
Cooper, standing under a canvass canopy protecting against threatening skies, marveled at the scene and said he was glad to be around.
"It's our version of the Academy awards," he said. "If you can stay alive to 27 — that seems to be the expiration date for rock stars."
Funk icon George Clinton made a splashy entrance, arriving in a silver bullet-shaped vehicle familiar to amusement park thrill riders. Wearing a gray herringbone coat and black fedora, he stood and waved from the back seat.
Rose isn't the only lead singer missing.
Rod Stewart, who was to be inducted and perform with Faces, came down with the flu this week.
Faces will be joined for a short set of songs by Simply Red's lead singer Mick Hucknall, a friend of the band.
Like Guns N' Roses, the Red Hot Chili Peppers emerged from Los Angeles during the 1980s when Sunset Strip's rock scene was dominated by "hair" bands more concerned with their tight lycra pants and eyeliner than their sound. Not the Chili Peppers, who found their unique groove by blending funky hooks and a punk ethos.
While their lineup has undergone some changes — founding guitarist Hillel Slovak died of a heroin overdose in 1988 — Kiedis and bassist Flea have survived personal highs and lows and the band remains one of music's top live acts.
Kiedis said Slovak would have loved the honor.
"I think that he would have a good laugh," Kiedis said. "Yeah, it would certainly mean something to him as he cared deeply about music and the love of the brotherhood of being in a band and being a creative force in the universe, which he is and always will be a brother in everything we do."
Three white middle-class smart alecks from New York, the Beastie Boys were initially dismissed as beer-swilling frat boys following their 1986 debut album "License To Ill," which featured songs like "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)" and "Girls." But their follow-up, "Paul's Boutique," was acclaimed by critics and brought the Beasties credibility in the black hip-hop community.
During a speech that was at times comical but heartfelt throughout, John Mellencamp inducted Donovan, a balladeer from the flower-power 1960s once labeled "the new Dylan." Donovan Leitch had a string of hits in the '60s with "Sunshine Superman," ''Hurdy Gurdy Man" and "Mellow Yellow."
Mellencamp, sporting a healthy growth of gray whiskers, grabbed a few puffs on a cigarette as a video tribute of Donovan played on giant screens. During his remarks, Mellencamp raised the copy of Donovan's "Fairy Tale" album he bought 47 years ago as a kid in Indiana.
"I wasn't just listening to Donovan, I was living Donovan," Mellencamp said. "He was my inspiration. One of the original originals."
Instead of reading prepared notes, Donovan accepted his honor by reciting a poem inspired by his induction. It ended with the line: "I thank my fellow artists all."
Blues guitarist Freddie King was the first to be inducted as an early influence. Nicknamed "The Texas Cannonball," the late King was one of the first bluesmen to be backed by a multi-racial band. He was welcomed into the hall by ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill.
"Freddie taught us how to play like a group," Gibbons said.
King's daughter, Wanda, accepted on her father's behalf.
"We Texans are going to show you how to lay down the blues," she said before ZZ Top was joined by Derek Trucks and Joe Bonnamassa in ripping through King's "Hideaway" and "Goin' Down."
The influential Nyro, who died in 1997, had hits songs for other artists. She was inducted by singer Bette Midler, who called the New York songstress "one of my favorite artists. I loved her the moment I dropped the needle on the vinyl. She influenced so many musicians. She was the very essence of New York City. She cast a long shadow on my generation."
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Rod Stewart and Axl Rose not in attendance
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The independent water dealer community eagerly anticipates the launch of Phase Two, the introduction of the Nutripure line of water softening systems. In December, dealers may begin selling the proprietary Nutripure equipment, which ensures excellent performance, customer satisfaction and no-hassle installation and aftermarket maintenance. Dealers can dramatically bolster their sales results by promoting the professional image and excellent reputation of the Nutripure brand name.
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Retrieve the native orientation of the camera relative to the default orientation of the device.
#include <camera/camera_api.h>
camera_error_t camera_get_native_orientation(camera_handle_t handle, uint32_t *orientation)
- handle
The handle returned by a call to the camera_open() function
- orientation
A pointer to an uint32 value that is populated with the native orientation expressed in degrees clockwise.
The native orientation describes the installed clockwise angular offset of the camera sensor with respect to the screen when the device is held upright. When a camera is installed with a non-zero orientation offset relative to the rest of the device, the image data output by the camera must be rotated for correct presentation on-screen.
This is similar to taking a photo on a film which has been re-oriented to take a portrait(tall) rather than a landscape(wide) photograph. The film is still landscape(wide), and when printed, these photographs are output in landscape(wide) format. It is the responsibility of the viewer to hold the finished photographic print in the correct orientation in order to recreate the captured scene. The value returned by this function indicates how far clockwise the camera hardware has been oriented from the viewer, and therefore indicates how far the user must rotate the output photo buffer clock-wise in order for it to appear upright on-screen.
It is important to understand that even though the camera hardware may be physically installed with a non-zero orientation, this API internally compensates for the native orientation offset when communicating rotation angles between the user and the hardware.
The following are examples of how this function works in relation to other functions available in this API:
- Scenario 1: The camera_get_native_orientation() function reports an orientation of 90 degrees, such as for a smartphone. The camera_get_photo_vf_rotations() function reports that 0, 90, 180, 270 are supported capture rotation angles. The user configures the photo viewfinder using camera_set_photovf_property() and specifies a value of 0 for CAMERA_IMGPROP_ROTATION to receive upright image buffers. In this scenario, the API will internally translate 0 to a physical rotation which is relative to the camera by adding the orientation (90) and yielding 90. This capability ensures that the buffers output from The Camera API are presentable upright on-screen as-is.
- Scenario 2: The camera_get_native_orientation() reports an orientation of 90 degrees, such as for a smartphone.The camera_get_photo_vf_rotations() reports that 270 is the only supported capture rotation angle. This could be the case on a device which does not support capture rotation. The user has no choice but to configure the photo viewfinder using a value of 270 for CAMERA_IMGPROP_ROTATION property. The API will internally translate 270 to a physical rotation, which is relative to the camera by adding the orientation (90) and yielding 0. The buffer being rendered to is now understood to be 0-degrees offset relative to the camera. Note that this is consistent with the fact that this particular physical camera does not support capture rotation. Since we know that this camera has a non-zero native orientation (90),we know that rendering this buffer to the screen will result in a sideways image. The user must rotate this buffer by 90 degrees (the native orientation) prior to being displayed on the screen.
For more information about capture buffer rotation, see the camera_get_photo_vf_rotations() , camera_get_video_rotations() , and camera_get_photo_rotations() functions.
CAMERA_OK when the function successfully completes, otherwise another camera_error_t value that provides the reason that the call failed.


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The global trade in freshwater fish is a large and diverse industry, estimated to be worth around US $15–30 billion a year. Supplied by captive-bred and wild-caught specimens, the aquarium trade is dependent on the replenishment capabilities of wild freshwater fish populations and sustainable methods of capture. Although a new paper published by the Conservation Research Group (CRG) and members of the IUCN SSC Freshwater Fish Specialist Group reveals that up to 30 species of barbs, catfish, loaches and other freshwater fish endemic to two biodiversity hotspots in India are continually traded around the world, despite their threatened conservation status on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
The study involved investigating customs records at airports and the availability of specimens in retail shops around the world. The data reveals that close to one third of freshwater fish exported from India are either Vulnerable or Endangered on The IUCN Red List. While some individual exporters do provide data on the details of live cargo, others simply list aquarium fish exports under general labels such as 'live ornamental fish'. This is the first time such an assessment of the freshwater aquarium trade has been carried out in Asia; analyzing export data to reveal trade routes, species composition and volume. Focusing on the Western Ghats and Eastern Himalaya – two internationally recognized biodiversity hotspots, it is hoped that this study will help to create awareness and lead to the development of a blue print for a self-sustained and responsible aquarium industry.
Research by the Freshwater Fish Specialist Group has also revealed that several Critically Endangered species such as the Red Canarese Barb (Gonoproktopterus thomassi), are collected and exported to satisfy hobbyist preferences for rare and novel varieties. Currently, no legal framework exists for the protection of freshwater fish in India; collection of such species for the aquarium trade is entirely unregulated and even encouraged by certain governmental agencies. Little quantitative data exists on the number and composition of species exported, and this paper makes recommendations for the implementation of a coding system where species name, capture location and the names of collector and exporter are provided at all exit points in India. It also stresses the importance of analyzing trade data for accuracy, and the need for an annual report which ensures that harvesting of freshwater fish is a sustainable practice, having full societal and ecological benefits.
Compounding the threats related to collection for the aquarium trade, the majority of exported species are affected by a variety of additional stressors including large scale modifications of habitat such as sand mining, construction of dams and pollution from pesticides. Increasing global attention on the need to conserve Red Lined Torpedo Barbs (Puntius denisonii), led the Department of Fisheries in the southern Indian state of Kerala to issue a Government Order in 2008; restricting collection and exports of these species. However, recent studies indicate that these regulations were developed with minimum scientific input and offer little protection for the species. During the seven year period from 2005 to 2012, more than 89,000 Red Lined Torpedo Barbs were collected and exported during their breeding season, extending from October to March.
India hosts the greatest proportion of endemic freshwater fish in continental Asia, the trade of which is highly contentious. Some advocate their use in developing local economies and providing incentives for wider environmental conservation, others question the unmanaged nature of their collection and associated population declines of threatened species. Moving forward, it is crucial that policy development for freshwater biodiversity in India involves collaboration between authorities and stakeholders, and finding a way to engage the multiple owners of key aquatic habitats and satisfying their different jurisdictions.
For more information please contact:
Rajeev Raghavan
South Asia Co-Chair, IUCN Freshwater Fish Specialist Group


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District Attorney Louis J. Molepske Jr.
Address: 1516 Church Street
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Phone: 715.346.1300
Fax: 715.346.1236
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Services and Functions of the District Attorney's Office
The Office of the District Attorney is created under Chapter 978, Wisconsin Statutes. This department represents the people of Wisconsin and Portage County in the courts. The District Attorney and his staff prosecute state criminal matters, forfeiture actions, state and county traffic code and ordinance violations, Department of Natural Resources violations, juvenile, and domestic abuse cases. In addition, the District Attorney also operates the Victim/Witness Program which provides support to victims and witnesses of crime.
The primary purpose of the Victim/Witness Program is to provide information, referral and support to citizens and law enforcement officers of Portage County who have been victims of or witnesses to crimes, and to ensure that the services specified under Chapter 950, Wisconsin Statutes, are made available to them. To achieve that end, the Victim/Witness Coordinator and staff maintain contact with victims and witnesses to update them on case progress in the criminal justice system.


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Description: This is Simon; Simon is from an anime manga series called Gurren Lagann. Today I am going to show you "how to draw Simon" using a tutorial that will be a lot easier than you think. I have already submitted most of the main figures from the anime, but there is still a couple characters missing and Simon was one of them. He is THE main protagonist that becomes the hero and conquers feats that are considered to be incredible. There is a few ways that Simon is seen in the series, first as a young boy, than as a teen, and finally as a young man. He was born in the village of Giha, which is considered to be one of the more fortunate places on the futuristic planet called Earth. This is because unlike most places, Giha has much needed supplies like water, animals, and even light that is made with generators. Even though he is not a young boy anymore, he still has those young boy characteristics. Simon is often seen wearing a long sleeved red and blue colored jacket, and a pair of brown shorts. On his head he also sports a pair of goggles over his dark indigo colored hair. No matter how you look at it this character is definitely interesting. I don't know much about Gurren Lagann, but if you do you will have fun drawing Simon.


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I've logged a lot of hours playing flying simulators and raced around in a doorless Gyrocopter, so I thought I had a decent concept of what it's like to to be in cockpit of a fighter jet. This GoPro video from the inside of a Navy F18 shows just how wrong I was. It's so much better.
Someone had the brilliant idea to snap one of those little HD GoPro cameras to the top of the canopy in an F18 as it took off from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island outside of Seattle. With a small size and sticky mount the GoPro easily captures what it's like to be inside the clear cockpit of an F18 (although, they didn't upload it in full HD for some reason).
The most obvious difference between my expectation of how it would look and reality is the visibility. Rather than feeling constrained by the walls of the cockpit, it's almost as if you've got a full 360-degree view of the world. As if there is no canopy.
It's amazing and it probably goes to show why I'm not a fighter pilot. All I'd do is stare at the scenery.
UPDATE: Many of you pointed out this appears to be an E/A 18G Growler, which is an F18 modified for electronic warfare. Additionally, someone found an HD version of the video, which is now included above. Thanks everyone!


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James Karuga reports on pilot projects using the Groasis Waterboxx in Ethiopia and Kenya.
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Last night, Square COO Keith Rabois unexpectedly resigned his position.
Kara Swisher, who broke the news, said it was over "disagreements" between Rabois and CEO Jack Dorsey.
Now, Rabois has written a blog post saying that he actually resigned due to accusations of sexual harassment made against him by a Square employee.
He denies the allegations.
He says he resigned "so my colleagues could continue to do great work without the distraction that a lawsuit would most certainly bring."
In its own statement, Square says: "While we have not found evidence to support any claims, Keith exercised poor judgment that ultimately undermined his ability to remain an effective leader at Square. We accepted his resignation."
The WSJ's Evelyn Rusli published a report about the sexual harassment claims just before Rabois published his blog post.
Rusli reports that a lawyer for the Square employee, Steve Berger, came to management with the claims two weeks ago.
Square has since hired its own lawyer, Richard J. Curiale, who is now conducting an investigation.
Other than for his work at Square, Rabois is known as one of the Valley's top angel investors.
Square is a payments company based in the Bay Area. It makes a product that turns iPads and iPhones into cash registers. It was founded by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey.
Here is Rabois's blog post:
Yesterday I resigned from Square, and I want to take the opportunity to explain to you why.
The past few days have been the toughest, saddest, most frightening, and emotionally draining of my life. They have deeply affected me, both personally and professionally.
In May 2010, I met someone via mutual friends. With increasing frequency, we hung out, drank wine, and I helped prepare him for interviews with tech startups. As our friendship deepened, we spent more time together, and our relationship became physical. We regularly worked out at the gym, occasionally hung out at my home, and exchanged intimate, personal information, as people in similar relationships often do.
Several months after our relationship began, I recommended that he interview at Square. He went through the interview process and was ultimately hired. I had no impact on his potential success at the company. At no point did he ever report directly to me, and I have seen his work product less than a handful of times.
Last week, a New York-based attorney threatened Square and myself with a lawsuit. I am told this lawsuit would allege that the relationship was not consensual, and would go on to accuse me of some pretty horrible things. I was told that only a payment of millions of dollars will make this go away, and that my career, my reputation, and my livelihood will be threatened if Square and I don't pay up.
I realise that continuing any physical relationship after he began working at Square was poor judgment on my part. But let me be unequivocal with the facts: (1) The relationship was welcome. (2) Square did not know of the relationship before a lawsuit was threatened; it came as a complete surprise to the company. (3) He never received nor was denied any reward or benefits based on our relationship. And (4), I did not do the horrendous things I am told I may be accused of. While I have certainly made mistakes, this threat feels like a shakedown, and I will defend myself to the full extent of the law.
I decided to resign from Square so my colleagues could continue to do great work without the distraction that a lawsuit would most certainly bring. I deeply regret that I let my personal and professional lives to become intertwined, and I apologise to my colleagues and friends (at Square and elsewhere) who I've let down, and who will bear the brunt of some of the unnecessary, negative attention this situation will likely bring.
I am already working on something new and hope to announce that in February.
Here is the full statement from Ricardo Reyes, Square spokesperson:
"The first we heard of any of these allegations was when we received the threat of a lawsuit two weeks ago. We took these allegations very seriously and we immediately launched a full investigation to ascertain the facts. While we have not found evidence to support any claims, Keith exercised poor judgment that ultimately undermined his ability to remain an effective leader at Square. We accepted his resignation."
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Hope College senior Megan Ludwig of Milbank, S.D., was one of approximately 25 young researchers—and the only undergraduate—to participate in the 2013 "Student/Postdoc Capitol Hill Day" of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) earlier this spring.
Hope was also represented among the graduate-level participants, who included Shirley (Bradley) Dean of the college's Class of 2010, now pursuing an advanced degree at the Mayo Clinic.
Through the "Hill Day" event, students and postdocs from around the country come to Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Congress. The event serves to get young researchers involved in science advocacy and also to expose them to how the government works.
Ludwig was selected by the program as a young researcher from South Dakota. During the event, she discussed the research project "Weapons of Cellular Destruction: Investigating the cytotoxic effects of mycobacteriophage Vix Gene 80." The work was a continuing investigation of a virus that was previously identified through a freshman-level, research-based course in phage genomics at the college.
Ludwig conducted the research collaboratively with members of the Hope faculty as well as with other students. The others involved in the project were Dr. Joseph Stukey, assistant professor of biology; Dr. Virginia McDonough, associate professor of biology; senior Danielle Goodman of Big Rapids; junior Drew Krumm of Brighton; and Daniel Obregon, a student from Loyola University who conducted summer research at Hope through the department of biology's National Science Foundation "Research Experiences for Undergraduates" grant.
Ludwig is graduating with a biochemistry and molecular biology major and a minor in mathematics, and will be attending graduate school at the University of Michigan in molecular biology. She is a 2009 graduate of Milbank High School, and the daughter of Brian and Julie Ludwig.


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Jim Baca says the Department of Interior is in deep trouble
A few days after Jim Baca was fired from his job as director of the Bureau of Land Management, he said:
"I will look into New Mexico political races and maybe run for governor. Maybe it's the governors who are running policy on public land."
Baca says he did anger several Western governors. "I went to Idaho and got (Democratic Gov. Cecil) Andrus mad on the bombing range. I got (Wyoming Democratic Gov. Mike) Sullivan mad on mineral royalties."
But he doesn't blame the governors for his downfall. He blames Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and his chief of staff, Tom Collier.
"It happened because they wouldn't stand up for their principles. I know how politics work. But I also know you have to stand up for your principles. And they wouldn't.
"This whole thing about me being abrasive and arrogant - it's just a bum rap. I come from a political background. I know how to treat people or I wouldn't have gotten elected twice by over 60 percent."
Part of Baca's problem was that even before Baca moved into his office at the BLM, Babbitt was serving as point man in the drive to change the rules on grazing the BLM land. And a few months ago, after his defeat in the U.S. Senate, Babbitt changed from trying to ram reform down the ranchers' throats to a more cooperative stance. That meant that Baca's biggest job over the next few years would be to implement a cooperative approach to grazing.
Baca's record was more consistent with Babbitt's initial approach. As New Mexico's elected Public Lands Commissioner, Baca had imposed a large increase on grazing fees on state land. And in the Dec. 28, 1992, issue of HCN, Baca told reporter Steve Stuebner: "These guys (ranchers) are in for the biggest reaming they've ever seen in the next Congress. They've been so successful in stopping any progress on this issue for far too long. These guys have to change; they just have to."
Baca says that while in the BLM, he backed Babbitt's attempt to negotiate with the ranchers. But after his dismissal he told Washington Post reporter Tom Kenworthy that ranchers are really the experts at whining. "With this group, I don't think you can reach a compromise." As for the other public-land users, "No matter how many compromises you work out, these traditional extractive Western industries will cry "rape." "
To Babbitt, who wouldn't go into detail on the firing, such differences may have been important. To Baca, they weren't. As Baca saw it, at stake in his firing were principles and morale within Interior. "The thing that concerns me is: Will my firing have a chilling effect on the rest of the staff? After all, this cowboy stuff is peanuts compared to the endangered species stuff."
So far as Baca is concerned, his fate was determined even before he was confirmed. "I had a tough confirmation in the U.S. Senate and not much support in that period from the administration. When the Western interests saw that, they figured I was vulnerable.
"I backed up my employees on the Idaho bombing range. When the BLM people in Idaho said we should take a second look, I agreed. And Andrus went ballistic." Baca says he didn't get the same support from his superiors. "They just wouldn't support me.
"I took over on May 17. On or about August 1, they said, "Stop going anyplace." I couldn't talk to a reporter or anyone. I hadn't been saying anything Bruce Babbitt wasn't saying. I don't know what this guy's problem was."
According to Baca, even though he angered a few Western governors, most were on the fence. "I'm a presidential appointee. So Interior had to lobby the White House to fire me. Tom Collier (Babbitt's chief of staff) lobbied the Western governors to demand my ouster from the White House."
Baca says the problems in Interior go beyond him. "There's an atmosphere of fear at Interior. You will see that nobody gets to say much at Interior, even though they're really talented." Contact with Babbitt is very limited, Baca says. "I only had two one-on-one meetings with Babbitt," and neither was about policy. "None of the bureau heads get in to see him to talk on policy."
He also says lack of help from the top has hurt BLM. "Five state director jobs are open. But I couldn't get the power to appoint state directors. So we have acting directors in Alaska, California and New Mexico, and two coming, in Montana and Nevada. It was gridlock."
Baca doesn't think the BLM has a bright path ahead. "I'd be surprised to see them appoint anyone within a year. They'll keep a career guy in there who will do what they tell him.
"So they've kicked that poor agency in the teeth again. And things had been looking up."
Baca makes it clear that it was not just the BLM that got kicked in the teeth. "It was no way to treat a person; that's what hurts me most."