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But singling out military personnel for such acknowledgments actually comes at the expense of meaningfully recognizing their service. By taking the easy way out, offering accolades instead of the concrete support they need or careful thought about the human costs of U.S. foreign policy, we may actually be putting our t...
The expectation that politicians and ordinary citizens alike express their unwavering support for the troops is relatively new. Although our government has provided compensation for injured veterans since before the Revolutionary War, it has often doled out these benefits begrudgingly.
During the Civil War, the government established a veterans’ pension, and the years after the war were marked by an upwelling of citizen gratitude for the massive conscript army credited with preserving the Union. In his second inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln implored the nation to “strive on…to care for him who sha...
Yet by the end of the 19th century, animosity toward people with disabilities contributed to the social marginalization of injured veterans. Indeed, over time, the initial good will toward veterans morphed into resentment about the special treatment they seemed to be receiving from the state. In public discourse, veter...
In October 1920, as New York voters considered a state bond that would pay a bonus to veterans, Henry Stimson — Secretary of War under William Howard Taft and again under Franklin Roosevelt, and himself a World War I veteran — wrote a piece in the New York Times warning that this bonus would “inevitably teach the servi...
In the midst of the Great Depression in 1932, thousands of jobless World War I veterans converged on Washington to demand immediate payment of service bonuses they were scheduled to receive in 1945. In an attempt to repulse the “Bonus Army,” the Hoover administration called in the city police.
After this provoked a riot in which two protesters were shot and killed, Hoover dispatched an Army unit equipped with tanks and tear gas that ultimately dispersed the men.
Hoover’s successor, Franklin Roosevelt, took a gentler approach to veteran activists, even as, in 1933, he gave a speech that would be virtually unthinkable today: insisting that veterans, even disabled veterans, were not entitled to any special benefits. In 1944, Roosevelt — perhaps mindful that the nation could ill a...
The GI Bill reflected how, by and large, World War II veterans received a heroes’ welcome, supported tangibly with state resources. Yet this treatment of veterans was anomalous in 20th-century American wars and did not last. Sharply divided public opinion about the Vietnam War begot conflicting opinions about the perso...
The end of the draft in 1973 and subsequent transition to an all-volunteer force, however, changed the meaning of enlistment, transforming the act into the utmost symbol of patriotism and willing self-sacrifice. Moreover, the belief that an indifferent or even antagonistic civilian population exacerbated the trauma of ...
The newfound option for most Americans to avoid military service seemingly endowed them with a new responsibility: expressing gratitude toward military personnel who enlisted so that they didn't have to. This resulted in a crucial transformation: the choice not to enlist became entirely unremarkable — until a civilian ...
Many of the mainstream news stories about Trump’s comments cited the five draft deferments that the president received during Vietnam. The stories often referenced this information without elaboration, as if its meaning and relevance were self-evident: Trump was a coward who had no right to criticize McRaven, because M...
But there is something specious about this popular reverence for the military. While the vast majority of Americans view all branches of the military favorably, they have little interest in enlisting. A recent report by the Council on Foreign Relations revealed that only 0.5 percent of the population (1.29 million peop...
The disconnect between our regard for the military and our disinterest (my own included) in actually serving deepens the already sharp division between civilian and military populations. Paradoxically, venerating military personnel, even with good intentions, may exacerbate it further. Setting military personnel apart ...
In this way, it becomes easier and easier to consent to militarism and so to guarantee that the same people will be called on to fight again and again. At the same time, the slow-motion crisis at the VA, the recent spike in suicides among young veterans, the ongoing epidemic of untreated mental health issues among mili...
Fishermen and farmers in Gujarat have dragged the International Finance Corp (IFC) to court for investing in Tata Mundra Power plant in Gujarat that they say is causing environmental damage.
IFC had provided $450 million in loans in 2008 for construction of the coal-fired Tata Mundra Power plant.
The justices heard an hour of arguments in an appeal by the villagers of a lower court ruling that the International Finance Corp, part of the World Bank Group, was immune from such lawsuits under US law. Several justices expressed skepticism toward the villagers' legal argument, signaling the court was likely to back ...
The IFC expressed concern that a ruling against the organization could invite similar lawsuits targeting it and other international development banks.
Justice Stephen Breyer appeared to sympathize, asking Justice Department lawyer Jonathan Ellis: "What is the assurance that the government can give us that this isn't going to lead to a lot of lawsuits?"
Fellow liberal Justice Elena Kagan said the IFC's interpretation of the scope of immunity appears to "make a lot more sense."
The villagers said the plant's construction and operations did no comply with the environmental plan set out for the project. The local environment has been devastated, according to the plaintiffs, with marine life killed by water discharges from the plant's cooling system and coal dust contaminating the air.
President Donald Trump's administration backed the plaintiffs, saying international organizations should not be given anything more than the limited immunity foreign countries are accorded.
The San Francisco 49ers have traveled overseas and it’s there that coach Mike Singletary has announced a change in quarterbacks.
Troy Smith will be the starter Sunday against the Denver Broncos, the coach announced this morning. With starter Alex Smith sidelined with a separated left shoulder suffered last Sunday in a loss at Carolina, Singletary has bypassed backup David Carr and turned to Smith in a desperate move to jump-start his team.
We’ll see how Smith can get everyone on the same page when he hasn’t been around very long. The Niners picked him up just before the start of the season after the Baltimore Ravens released him at final cuts. The Niners looked to have a solid backup in Carr, but desperate at 1-6, Singletary has turned to Smith.
Alex Smith will be sidelined two or three weeks. It helps that San Francisco’s bye week follows this Sunday’s game.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities said on Wednesday women who had breast implants made by a French company at the heart of a global health scare should have them removed because of the high risk of rupture, reversing an earlier recommendation.
The scandal erupted when the French government in December advised 30,000 women who had silicone implants made by the now-defunct firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) to have them removed. The advice followed the death from cancer in 2010 of a French woman who had PIP implants.
“Even if there is no rupture, it is advisable ... to have the prothesis removed,” the Dutch Health Inspectorate (IGZ) said in a statement.
As of the end of 2010, the statement said, an estimated 1,000 women in the Netherlands had PIP implants, which were also sold under the name M-implants. Another 400 had already had them removed by the end of 2010.
Three weeks ago, the inspectorate said women should have their implants checked by their doctor but did not recommend their removal. The new recommendation was based on advice from the Dutch plastic surgery association, the IGZ said.
“The implants have an increased risk of rupturing or leaking and it is not clear whether there are physical reactions to the silicone in the long term,” the plastic surgery association said on its website.
The plastic surgeons said no relationship had been established between PIP implants and breast cancer.
PIP, once the third-largest maker of breast implants in the world, is accused of using industrial-grade instead of medical-grade silicone in some of its implants. They were sold in a number of European and Latin America countries.
Health authorities have said there is no evidence of an increased cancer risk due to the PIP implants, but have said they have higher rates of rupture that could cause inflammation and irritation.
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A few days ago, an Italian administrative Tribunal referred to the Italian Constitutional Court a question regarding the constitutionality of the Italian Communication Authority's ('AGCOM') Regulation on Online Copyright Infringement (“Regulation”). As we have reported in previous blog posts, the Regulation, which ente...
The “double track,” administrative and judicial, provided for by the European Directives that AGCOM referred to [as a legal basis to enact the “Regulation”], should be construed by taking into consideration the necessity that the limitations to access the Internet in order to protect copyright should be balanced with o...
The question of the constitutionality of the AGCOM Regulation was raised several times by Italian academics and civil society during the procedure that brought to the enactment of the new Regulation. Finally, the Italian Constitutional Court will have a chance to review this question. It will probably take some time bu...
Eight kids as young as 11 were injured along with two adults in the horror crash last year after the Tsunami ride came off the rails.
The owners of M&D’s have received a £1.4million insurance payout for having to close after ten people were injured in a horrific roller coaster crash.
Children as young as 11 were hurt in the incident after carriages on the Tsunami ride fell off the rails in June last year.
Emergency services rushed to M&D’s in Motherwell after five gondolas fell from about 30ft and collided with the ride, trapping some of the victims.
A 12-year-old boy suffered chest, abdominal and leg injuries while an 11-year-old sustained hand and arm injuries.
Now M&D Leisure ltd’s annual accounts have revealed a payout of £1,425,585 was given to the owners due to the site having to close following the crash.
The payout was the result of successful claim to insurers under their business interruption policy which covered staff costs while the park was closed.
The park had to be temporarily shut for investigations and reopened just four days after the incident, but the Tsunami ride remained closed for a further three weeks.
The company’s accounts said trading was “difficult” due to the country’s economic situation.
The accounts also stated the company’s insurers are currently dealing with claims from people injured in the crash but it is not yet known how much this would cost.
Prosecutors are considering whether to bring charges against the theme park company after the Health and Safety Executive released a report last month on the crash.
A safety inspector has so far been banned by the HSE as part of the probe.
A Crown Office spokesman said: “The Procurator Fiscal has received a report in relation to an incident in Motherwell on 26 June 2016.
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FILE - In this Saturday, June 14, 2014 file photo, people hold posters showing Iran's spiritual leaders Ayatollah Khomeini, while Iraqi Shiite fighters deploy with their weapons in Basra, Iraq. Gen. Ghasem Soleimani, a powerful Iranian general, has emerged as the chief tactician in Iraq’s fight against Sunni militants,...
BAGHDAD — A powerful Iranian general has emerged as the chief tactician in Iraq's fight against Sunni militants, working on the front lines alongside 120 advisers from his country's Revolutionary Guard to direct Shiite militiamen and government forces in the smallest details of battle, militia commanders and government...
The startlingly hands-on role of Iranian Gen. Ghasem Soleimani points to the extent of the Shiite-led Iraqi government's reliance on its ally Tehran. It also strikes a strong contrast with the more methodical, cautious approach of the United States, Iran's rival for influence in Iraq. Shiite fighters have come to idoli...
The Iranian role, however, risks further sharpening the sectarian rifts in the conflict. At a time when the U.S. and others are pressing Iraq's government to reach out to Sunnis to reduce support for the insurgency, the effective Iranian command of Iraq's defense is likely to further alienate Sunnis, who have long accu...
Soleimani, commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, is a frequent visitor to multiple battlezones in Iraq, most particularly in Samarra, a city north of Baghdad under siege by Sunni extremists in their march toward the capital. The city is vital to Baghdad's Shiite-led government because it is the locat...
In his frequent stays in Samarra, Soleimani bases himself in the al-Askari shrine, even sleeping in its basement as he coordinates the city's defense, said two Shiite militia commanders who saw him there. On one recent visit, he joined militiamen in group prayers in the shrine, said one of the commanders, who like the ...
The Revolutionary Guard military advisers with Soleimani have provided guidance for Shiite militiamen in shelling positions of the Sunni insurgents and have directed them in a strategy of carving out a large enough margin of territory around the city that Sunni mortars can't reach the shrine, the commanders said. "With...
"We sorely need these advisers," said Wahab al-Taei, a senior commander of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of several Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq. "They have the expertise we lack in urban guerrilla warfare."
The United States has a team of around 210 troops in Iraq. Their main mission has been to assess the readiness of the Iraqi military to fight the Sunni insurgency, led by a radical al-Qaida breakaway group called the Islamic State, which over the past month has overrun most Sunni-majority parts of the country. The Pent...
Iraqi requests for U.S. airstrikes against the Sunni militants have so far gone unanswered, though President Barack Obama has not ruled them out. Pentagon officials have said there are questions whether strikes would be effective if the Iraqi military is not capable of recapturing lost ground and that strikes could fur...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki "feels he has been let down by the Americans and that's why he sought Iranian help," said Watheq al-Hashemi, an Iraqi analyst known to be close to the prime minister.
A senior Iraqi military official said of the Americans, "We have not seen any real help from them so far," saying the U.S. team had not ventured out to the battlefields. He spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the team's activities.
The American emphasis has been on building an inclusive government that can win the support of the minority Sunni community, widely alienated by al-Maliki. Sunni support is seen as vital to regaining the Sunni-dominated regions captured by the insurgency after the military collapsed. In contrast, the Shiite militias be...
Iraq's state-run media has made no mention of Iranian involvement, apparently to avoid fueling the sectarian rift. But evidence of its presence surfaced July 6 when Iran's state news agency said an Iranian was killed while defending Shiite holy sites in Samarra. A second Iranian military adviser was killed several days...
Soleimani's Quds Force, the external-operations arm of the Revolutionary Guard, has been involved for years in training and financing Iraqi Shiite militias. It has also long worked with Hezbollah in Lebanon and has been helping Syrian President Bashar Assad in the fight against mainly Sunni rebels in that country's civ...
"Soleimani wants to protect Baghdad and Samarra just as he kept Damascus safe for Assad," said one Iraqi government official, also speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the Iranians' role. "He is constantly shuttling between Iraq and Iran and when he is here he goes everywhere."
Besides the adviser team, Iranian drones are flying near daily reconnaissance flights and Iranian weapons have been pouring into Iraq in large quantities, mostly to Shiite militias.
Iran also allowed Iraqi pilots to bring back to Iraq five Soviet-era Sukhoi-25 fighter-bombers that Saddam Hussein ordered flown to Iran rather than risk their destruction before the 1991 Gulf War. The aircraft join about a half dozen Sukhoi-25s that al-Maliki bought secondhand from Russia to give an edge to his fledgl...
The Shiite militia commanders said Soleimani was also directing militias, volunteers and government forces at other front-line zones around Baghdad. His willingness — and that of his advisers — to go right into the battle has created a near cult of personality for Soleimani among some militiamen.
"They are so much braver than Iraqi army commanders," a senior militia commander deployed in Samarra said of the Iranians. "Soleimani is the world's best military commander."
The VA must rely on big data tools to prevent the next generation of backlogged claims.
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In response to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Efficiency Review Initiative, the Tactical Communications (TacCom) procurement vehicle was created to streamline the purchasing of all tools and services affiliated with TacCom.
Baldwin handles complement large, ornate entry doors.
Baldwin manufactures a line of high-end door handles that add enhanced security as well as a distinctive touch to any exterior or interior door. Despite the stylish appearance, however, the procedure for installing one of these locksets is the same you would use for one of any other brand. Included with the instruction...
Prepare the door by tightening the hinges with a screwdriver and closing it. Check the gap between the door and the jamb and ensure that it's uniform from the top to the bottom of the door. The lockset won't work properly if the door is crooked.
Open the lockset package and take out the instruction sheet. It has a template on it to help you locate the centers for the lockset and deadbolt holes. The distance of each hole center from the edge of the door is called the backset. Read the instructions that come with the template.
Unfold the template and align it along the edge of the door according to the instructions. Mark the center of the hole for the lockset in one face of the door with a pencil, then cut a hole centered on that mark with a drill and a 2 1/8-inch hole saw. Cut the hole about three-quarters of the way through the door, then ...
Cut the hole for the deadbolt in the same way, if your lockset includes one. Find the center of the hole using the template and use the same 2 1/8-inch hole saw to cut the hole.
Locate the positions of the barrel holes on the edge of the door using the template and drill the holes with a 1-inch spade bit. Drill the hole 3 1/2 inches deep if the lockset has a 2 3/8-inch backset and drill it 3 7/8 inches deep for a 2 3/4-inch backset.
Insert the latch and deadbolt barrels into the holes on the edge of the door and push them in as far as they will go. Mark the outlines of the faceplates on the edge of the door with a knife, then remove the latch and deadbolt and chisel a 5/32-inch mortise inside each outline with a sharp chisel. Put the latch and dea...
Insert the spindles provided with the lockset through the holes in the barrel assemblies for the lockset and deadbolt. If the door is thicker than 1 3/4 inches, attach the spacers to the spindle before inserting them.
Align the outside handle with the spindles and push it against the door frame. Fit the interior latch plates onto the spindles the spindle and secure them with the carriage screws provided with the kit.
Snap the decorative rosettes onto the latch plate. Fit the interior knob onto the lower spindle and tighten the hex screw on the knob to hold it in place, using a hex wrench. Fit the deadbolt handle onto the upper spindle and secure it by tightening the hex screw.
Dab a small amount of lipstick on the ends of the latch and deadbolt barrels, close the door and turn the latch and deadbolt to make marks on the doorjamb. Open the door and use the template to mark the positions of the strikes on the jamb and to outline them.
Drill a 1-inch hole 1 inch deep for the latch and a 1-inch hole 1 1/4 inches deep for the deadbolt. Chisel around each outline to make a mortise for the strike plate. Consult the instructions for the depths of these mortises.
Screw the strike plates to the jamb using the screws provided with the kit.
Drill a 5/16-inch pilot hole to anchor the base of the lockset if your door has an elongated decorative handle. Use the template to position this hole on the door. After installing the knob and deadbolt, secure the bottom of the handle by inserting the bolt that comes with the kit through this hole and tightening it.
Deziel, Chris. "How to Install a Baldwin Door Handle." Home Guides \| SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/install-baldwin-door-handle-102253.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.
Changing recommendations for when women should get mammograms have created conflict and confusion. Not only do recommendations from different sources vary, but some have moved in opposite directions.

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