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pg. 194-198
The Middle East and North Africa in the Era of European Expansion
pg. 194-198
The Middle East and North Africa in the Era of European Expansion
- most of Middle East survived to WWI w/o being brought formally under European rule
- region had special significance for European colonialism from beginning
- before 1500, Europeans' prime source for Asian goods had been Islamic ports of eastern Mediterranean
- after 1800, impact of Europe's dual revolutions, industrial, and political, provoked not only nationalist revolts in Ottomans' Balkan provinces, such as Greece & Serbia, but also widespread economic change.
- in wake of Ottoman-British free-trade of 1838, the Ottoman colony was reduced to economic semi-colony, sinking into debt, bankruptcy, and foreign financial control
- British thus won by the 1838 treaty with Ottomans much of what they had gained economically in India by Charter Act of 1833
- Ottoman producers survived as best as they could, adapting and adjusting in sophisticated ways
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The whole "it's all about goaltending" thing is a hockey cliché of legendary status, but let's be honest here: We've seen two very good goalies fail in the elimination round, not even giving their team a chance to compete in the games, which were practically over by the first beer run.
First it was San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov in Canada's 7-3 debacle over the Russians, giving up three goals in the first 12:55. On Friday, it was Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames establishing a benchmark for Olympic hockey futility in 2010, surrendering four goals in the first 10:08 of Finland's 6-1 loss against the U.S.
USA 1-0: Ryan Malone plays the puck into the Finland zone, with Bobby Ryan Phil Kessel on the forecheck. Kiprusoff handles the puck and passes to ... Malone, who scored into an empty net, energizing the Americans.
USA 2-0: On the power play, Paul Stastny fights off a Sami Salo check to pass to an open Zach Parise, putting it into an open net.
USA 3-0: Another power play, and center Joe Pavelski finds defenseman Erik Johnson in the circle for a quick shot past Kiprusoff. U.S. needed to get something out of Pavelski, and got it. Speaking of which ...
USA 4-0: Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane scores only his second goal of the tournament, rushing into the zone, taking a shot, collecting his own rebound and scoring on the backhander, mercifully chases Kipper to the bench.
USA 5-0: Kane, again, this time ripping a shot past Niklas Backstrom, who guessed wrong.
USA 6-0: Stastny, from Jamie Langenbrunner and Parise, rifles one home.
Total domination by the USA, which is guaranteed at least a silver. We'll have to wait until later to see if they get another shot at the Canadians in what would be an incredible finale to an incredible tournament.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The whole "it's all about goaltending" thing is a hockey cliché of legendary status, but let's be honest here: We've seen two very good goalies fail in the elimination round, not even giving their team a chance to compete in the games, which were practically over by the first beer run.
First it was San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov in Canada's 7-3 debacle over the Russians, giving up three goals in the first 12:55. On Friday, it was Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames establishing a benchmark for Olympic hockey futility in 2010, surrendering four goals in the first 10:08 of Finland's 6-1 loss against the U.S.
USA 1-0: Ryan Malone plays the puck into the Finland zone, with Bobby Ryan Phil Kessel on the forecheck. Kiprusoff handles the puck and passes to ... Malone, who scored into an empty net, energizing the Americans.
USA 2-0: On the power play, Paul Stastny fights off a Sami Salo check to pass to an open Zach Parise, putting it into an open net.
USA 3-0: Another power play, and center Joe Pavelski finds defenseman Erik Johnson in the circle for a quick shot past Kiprusoff. U.S. needed to get something out of Pavelski, and got it. Speaking of which ...
USA 4-0: Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane scores only his second goal of the tournament, rushing into the zone, taking a shot, collecting his own rebound and scoring on the backhander, mercifully chases Kipper to the bench.
USA 5-0: Kane, again, this time ripping a shot past Niklas Backstrom, who guessed wrong.
USA 6-0: Stastny, from Jamie Langenbrunner and Parise, rifles one home.
Total domination by the USA, which is guaranteed at least a silver. We'll have to wait until later to see if they get another shot at the Canadians in what would be an incredible finale to an incredible tournament.
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Apolo Anton Ohno lost out on his bid for his eighth Olympic medal, getting disqualified in the final of the 500 m short track speedskate. Canadian Charles Hamelin won the gold, followed by South Korean Si-Bak Sung with silver, and Francois-Louis Tremblay taking the bronze. Ohno was in fourth for much of the race, and as he neared the final lap, he put his hand on Tremblay's hip. Tremblay went flying and took Sung with him. Hamelin maintained his lead, and Ohno quickly skated over the line, keeping his hope alive for silver,
Unfortunately for Ohno, the judges quickly made the call to disqualify him. In short-track speedskating, winners and losers are often decided by falls and judges decisions. This has benefited Ohno in the past. He has to shake this off quickly as he is scheduled to participate in the relay event on Friday evening.
This is a redemption for Hamelin and Tremblay. They were expected to do well for the host country in short track, but the men had not done well until tonight. Hamelin's gold medal ties Canada with Germany atop the gold medal race with nine. The U.S. leads the overall medal race with 33.
Apolo Anton Ohno lost out on his bid for his eighth Olympic medal, getting disqualified in the final of the 500 m short track speedskate. Canadian Charles Hamelin won the gold, followed by South Korean Si-Bak Sung with silver, and Francois-Louis Tremblay taking the bronze. Ohno was in fourth for much of the race, and as he neared the final lap, he put his hand on Tremblay's hip. Tremblay went flying and took Sung with him. Hamelin maintained his lead, and Ohno quickly skated over the line, keeping his hope alive for silver,
Unfortunately for Ohno, the judges quickly made the call to disqualify him. In short-track speedskating, winners and losers are often decided by falls and judges decisions. This has benefited Ohno in the past. He has to shake this off quickly as he is scheduled to participate in the relay event on Friday evening.
This is a redemption for Hamelin and Tremblay. They were expected to do well for the host country in short track, but the men had not done well until tonight. Hamelin's gold medal ties Canada with Germany atop the gold medal race with nine. The U.S. leads the overall medal race with 33.
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The ring Demong used to propose had belonged to his great-aunt and was eventually passed down to him. He had carried it around for two months, waiting for the right time to pop the question. After his men's Nordic combined team won silver on Wedneday, he decided that Thursday would be the day.
But first Demong had a race. As he held the lead in Thursday's Nordic combined, Demong said the thought of proposing as an Olympic champion crossed his mind. "A little part of me really wanted to win to make it better," he said. He did just that, becoming the first American ever to win gold in the event.
Yet when Thursday night rolled around, Demong still didn't know whether he was going to propose. Though he later said the ring had been "wearing a hole in his backpack all day," he still needed a boost. Demong got it at the team's headquarters when he received a thumbs-up from Johnny Spillane, his teammate and the silver medalist in Thursday's race.
Demong called Katie up to the stage, got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. She didn't hesitate in accepting. (Oh, and later he was informed that he had been voted the flag bearer for the United States at Sunday's Closing Ceremony.)
All in all, not a bad day for Billy Demong.
The ring Demong used to propose had belonged to his great-aunt and was eventually passed down to him. He had carried it around for two months, waiting for the right time to pop the question. After his men's Nordic combined team won silver on Wedneday, he decided that Thursday would be the day.
But first Demong had a race. As he held the lead in Thursday's Nordic combined, Demong said the thought of proposing as an Olympic champion crossed his mind. "A little part of me really wanted to win to make it better," he said. He did just that, becoming the first American ever to win gold in the event.
Yet when Thursday night rolled around, Demong still didn't know whether he was going to propose. Though he later said the ring had been "wearing a hole in his backpack all day," he still needed a boost. Demong got it at the team's headquarters when he received a thumbs-up from Johnny Spillane, his teammate and the silver medalist in Thursday's race.
Demong called Katie up to the stage, got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. She didn't hesitate in accepting. (Oh, and later he was informed that he had been voted the flag bearer for the United States at Sunday's Closing Ceremony.)
All in all, not a bad day for Billy Demong.
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On Thursday, U.S. Nordic combined skier Billy Demong won a gold medal. He decided to celebrate by giving his girlfriend a ring.
Hours after becoming the first American ever to win gold in a Nordic combined event at the Olympics, the 29-year-old from Saranac Lake, N.Y., proposed to his longtime girlfriend in front of teammates and coaches at the team headquarters near Vancouver. She said yes.
On Friday morning's edition of "The Today Show," Demong appeared with his new fiancee, Katie Koczynsk, and the couple shared the story of the proposal:
On Thursday, U.S. Nordic combined skier Billy Demong won a gold medal. He decided to celebrate by giving his girlfriend a ring.
Hours after becoming the first American ever to win gold in a Nordic combined event at the Olympics, the 29-year-old from Saranac Lake, N.Y., proposed to his longtime girlfriend in front of teammates and coaches at the team headquarters near Vancouver. She said yes.
On Friday morning's edition of "The Today Show," Demong appeared with his new fiancee, Katie Koczynsk, and the couple shared the story of the proposal:
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okay before i c&p this i gotta say....
damn dar any excuse to post a pic of yourself you take it lmao
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Okay what is tbh. And I know, what an ease dropper.
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Whats up with whats her name being here til 12am lately
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okay before i c&p this i gotta say....
damn dar any excuse to post a pic of yourself you take it lmao
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I know!!! Lmao
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From: ****, Brandy
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2010 04:02 AM
To: Loc***, Brandii
Subject: RE:
Ha ha ha. I will remember this. He is pretty annoying. Just listening to him is, ya know
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From: Lo****, Brandii
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2010 04:00AM
To: *****, Brandy
Subject: RE:
Tbh =to be honest
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From: **** Brandy
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2010 03:59 AM
To: Loc**, Brandii
Subject: RE:
Okay what is tbh. And I know, what an ease dropper.
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From: Lo****, Brandii
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2010 03:57 AM
To: ****, Brandy
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Tbh I havent a clue…. And OMG mike needs to shut up already
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From: ****, Brandy
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2010 03:55 AM
To: Lo***, Brandii
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Whats up with whats her name being here til 12am lately
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To win, Canada withstood a remarkable and determined effort from a U.S. team that wasn’t supposed to medal in Vancouver, much less roll through the tournament unbeaten before losing in the first overtime gold-medal game since NHL players joined the Olympics in 1998.
“No one knew our names. People know our names now,” said Chris Drury, one of three holdovers from the 2002 U.S. team that also lost to Canada in the gold-medal game.
Miller, the tournament MVP, was exceptional, and Parise scored a goal that— if the U.S. had won—would rank among the storied moments in American Olympic history.
With less than a half minute remaining and Miller out of the net and off the ice for an extra attacker, Patrick Kane took a shot from the high slot that deflected off Jamie Langenbrunner to Parise, who shot it off Canadian goalie Roberto Luongo’s blocker and into the net.
Parise is the son of J.P. Parise, who scored two goals for that 1972 Canada Summit Series team.
Three minutes before Parise scored, Kane—who also set up Ryan Kesler’s goal in the second period—knocked the puck off Crosby’s stick on a breakaway that would have sealed it for Canada.
Luongo didn’t outplay Miller, but still proved he is a big-game goalie— something he has never been previously—by making 34 saves in his own NHL arena. Luongo went 5-0 in the tournament and 4-0 after replacing Martin Brodeur following America’s 5-3 win the previous Sunday.
OK, you can exhale now, Canada. The quivers of fear created by the loss to the U.S. and the shootout over Switzerland are gone, replaced by the good-as-gold feeling that was a necessity for Canada to truly proclaim these Olympics a success.
Canada won its eighth hockey gold medal and only its second since 1952—it beat the U.S. 5-3 in Salt Lake City in 2002. For the United States, considered on a tier slightly below the Canadians, Russians and Swedes when the games began, it was an immense letdown, especially since it was the best team from nearly start to finish. Nearly.
“It stings right now,” said Miller, who made 33 saves after giving up only a goal per game in the first five games.
“It’s devastating. It was the biggest game any of us have played in,” U.S. defenseman Jack Johnson said.
Requiring the United States to beat favored Canada two times in eight days was a monumental task; under Olympic formats used until the 1990s, when there wasn’t a true gold-medal game, the earlier victory and the Americans’ unbeaten record would have been enough for gold. The U.S. has never won an Olympics outside the U.S., with its two golds coming in 1960 at Squaw Valley, Calif., and 1980 at Lake Placid, N.Y.
Unlike those games, it wouldn’t have been a miracle if America had won— but, given the opponent and the circumstances, it would have been one of the nation’s proudest moments in international sports.
To win, Canada withstood a remarkable and determined effort from a U.S. team that wasn’t supposed to medal in Vancouver, much less roll through the tournament unbeaten before losing in the first overtime gold-medal game since NHL players joined the Olympics in 1998.
“No one knew our names. People know our names now,” said Chris Drury, one of three holdovers from the 2002 U.S. team that also lost to Canada in the gold-medal game.
Miller, the tournament MVP, was exceptional, and Parise scored a goal that— if the U.S. had won—would rank among the storied moments in American Olympic history.
With less than a half minute remaining and Miller out of the net and off the ice for an extra attacker, Patrick Kane took a shot from the high slot that deflected off Jamie Langenbrunner to Parise, who shot it off Canadian goalie Roberto Luongo’s blocker and into the net.
Parise is the son of J.P. Parise, who scored two goals for that 1972 Canada Summit Series team.
Three minutes before Parise scored, Kane—who also set up Ryan Kesler’s goal in the second period—knocked the puck off Crosby’s stick on a breakaway that would have sealed it for Canada.
Luongo didn’t outplay Miller, but still proved he is a big-game goalie— something he has never been previously—by making 34 saves in his own NHL arena. Luongo went 5-0 in the tournament and 4-0 after replacing Martin Brodeur following America’s 5-3 win the previous Sunday.
OK, you can exhale now, Canada. The quivers of fear created by the loss to the U.S. and the shootout over Switzerland are gone, replaced by the good-as-gold feeling that was a necessity for Canada to truly proclaim these Olympics a success.
Canada won its eighth hockey gold medal and only its second since 1952—it beat the U.S. 5-3 in Salt Lake City in 2002. For the United States, considered on a tier slightly below the Canadians, Russians and Swedes when the games began, it was an immense letdown, especially since it was the best team from nearly start to finish. Nearly.
“It stings right now,” said Miller, who made 33 saves after giving up only a goal per game in the first five games.
“It’s devastating. It was the biggest game any of us have played in,” U.S. defenseman Jack Johnson said.
Requiring the United States to beat favored Canada two times in eight days was a monumental task; under Olympic formats used until the 1990s, when there wasn’t a true gold-medal game, the earlier victory and the Americans’ unbeaten record would have been enough for gold. The U.S. has never won an Olympics outside the U.S., with its two golds coming in 1960 at Squaw Valley, Calif., and 1980 at Lake Placid, N.Y.
Unlike those games, it wouldn’t have been a miracle if America had won— but, given the opponent and the circumstances, it would have been one of the nation’s proudest moments in international sports.
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Canada is the Olympic champion in men’s hockey, and the whole country can finally celebrate its Winter Games.
Canada survived one of the greatest games in Olympic history to beat the Americans 3-2 in overtime and cap the host country’s record gold rush in Vancouver.
Crosby—hockey heir to Canada’s own Great One, Wayne Gretzky—won it when he whipped a shot past U.S. goalie Ryan Miller 7:40 into overtime after the U.S. had tied it with 24.4 seconds left in regulation.
Canada’s collection of all-stars held off a young, desperate U.S. team that had beaten it a week ago and, after staging a furious comeback from down 2-0 on goals by Jonathan Toews and Corey Perry, almost beat the Canadians again.
With Canada less than a minute away from celebrating the gold medal, Zach Parise—the son of a player who figured in Canada’s finest hockey moment—tied it with Miller off the ice for an extra attacker.
The moment he scored, the groans of disappointed fans likely were heard from Vancouver to the Maritimes. But Crosby, scoreless the previous two games, brought back the cheers with his second post-regulation game-winner of the tournament, a shot from the left circle that Miller was helpless to stop. He also beat Switzerland in a shootout during the round robin.
It was close. It was nerve-racking. It was a game worthy of an Olympic hockey final.
Before the game, Crosby received a brief text message from Penguins owner Mario Lemieux that said: “Good luck.”
Now, Crosby joins Lemieux—whose goal beat the Soviet Union in the 1987 World Cup—and Paul Henderson, who beat the Soviets with a goal in the 1972 Summit Series, among the instant national heroes of Canadian hockey. At age 22, Crosby has won the Stanley Cup and the Olympics in less than a year’s time.
Minutes after the game ended, delirious fans chanted, “Crosby! Crosby! Crosby!” International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge paused before giving the final medal to Crosby as the crowd got even louder. Then he gestured with his right hand, calling for more cheers for Crosby.
As “O Canada” played, the Canadian team stood shoulder to shoulder, arms over each others’ shoulders. The U.S. team stood dejected, staring at the ice, many with their hands on their hips.
“Our team worked so unbelievably hard,” Crosby said. “Today was really tough, especially when they got a goal late in regulation. But we came back and got it in overtime.”
Canada is the Olympic champion in men’s hockey, and the whole country can finally celebrate its Winter Games.
Canada survived one of the greatest games in Olympic history to beat the Americans 3-2 in overtime and cap the host country’s record gold rush in Vancouver.
Crosby—hockey heir to Canada’s own Great One, Wayne Gretzky—won it when he whipped a shot past U.S. goalie Ryan Miller 7:40 into overtime after the U.S. had tied it with 24.4 seconds left in regulation.
Canada’s collection of all-stars held off a young, desperate U.S. team that had beaten it a week ago and, after staging a furious comeback from down 2-0 on goals by Jonathan Toews and Corey Perry, almost beat the Canadians again.
With Canada less than a minute away from celebrating the gold medal, Zach Parise—the son of a player who figured in Canada’s finest hockey moment—tied it with Miller off the ice for an extra attacker.
The moment he scored, the groans of disappointed fans likely were heard from Vancouver to the Maritimes. But Crosby, scoreless the previous two games, brought back the cheers with his second post-regulation game-winner of the tournament, a shot from the left circle that Miller was helpless to stop. He also beat Switzerland in a shootout during the round robin.
It was close. It was nerve-racking. It was a game worthy of an Olympic hockey final.
Before the game, Crosby received a brief text message from Penguins owner Mario Lemieux that said: “Good luck.”
Now, Crosby joins Lemieux—whose goal beat the Soviet Union in the 1987 World Cup—and Paul Henderson, who beat the Soviets with a goal in the 1972 Summit Series, among the instant national heroes of Canadian hockey. At age 22, Crosby has won the Stanley Cup and the Olympics in less than a year’s time.
Minutes after the game ended, delirious fans chanted, “Crosby! Crosby! Crosby!” International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge paused before giving the final medal to Crosby as the crowd got even louder. Then he gestured with his right hand, calling for more cheers for Crosby.
As “O Canada” played, the Canadian team stood shoulder to shoulder, arms over each others’ shoulders. The U.S. team stood dejected, staring at the ice, many with their hands on their hips.
“Our team worked so unbelievably hard,” Crosby said. “Today was really tough, especially when they got a goal late in regulation. But we came back and got it in overtime.”
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)—Rest assured, Canada, the national honor is served.
With a flick of the wrist from The Next One, Sidney Crosby, Canadians found Olympic redemption Sunday.
The pall of a luger’s death, a series of embarrassing glitches, a first half so dismal the hosts conceded the medals race, a loss to the upstart Americans in a preliminary game.
Sidney Crosby (C) #87 of Canada celebrates with teammates Scott Niedermayer #27 and Drew Doughty #8 after scoring the game-winning goal in OT.
(Harry How/Getty Images)
All but forgotten.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)—Rest assured, Canada, the national honor is served.
With a flick of the wrist from The Next One, Sidney Crosby, Canadians found Olympic redemption Sunday.
The pall of a luger’s death, a series of embarrassing glitches, a first half so dismal the hosts conceded the medals race, a loss to the upstart Americans in a preliminary game.
Sidney Crosby (C) #87 of Canada celebrates with teammates Scott Niedermayer #27 and Drew Doughty #8 after scoring the game-winning goal in OT.(Harry How/Getty Images)
All but forgotten.
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There's nothing intrinsically wrong with being a night owl -- you're looking at one, after all -- but the trouble arises when you have to abide by the schedule of the rest of the world. You know, the one that gets up early for their morning commute and snatches that proverbial worm. Here are eight painless ways to join the early bird ranks.
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with being a night owl -- you're looking at one, after all -- but the trouble arises when you have to abide by the schedule of the rest of the world. You know, the one that gets up early for their morning commute and snatches that proverbial worm. Here are eight painless ways to join the early bird ranks.
- Make a nighttime routine. Half the battle of getting up earlier is falling to sleep at a reasonable hour. Start a nighttime routine that gets your body ready to relax, and put your routine in motion at least 8 hours before your alarm is going to go off in the morning. Maybe this includes taking a warm bath, having a cup of chamomile tea, deep breathing, or getting under the sheets and reading or writing in your journal. Create a ritual that will really get you to slow down and welcome an early bed time with open arms.
- Turn off the TV and the computer. Television and the internet are too stimulating for pre-bedtime behavior. Don't watch TV in bed and stop surfing the internet long before your nighttime routine.
- Lay off the caffeine. Nineteen cups of coffee during the day may be what's making you a night owl. Switch to decaf at 4pm at the latest, preferably earlier.
- Have a light supper. Those cheesy chicken enchiladas don't just make you feel sluggish right after dinner. A heavy meal right before bed can disturb your sleep and make it harder for you to wake up in the morning. Stick to lighter nighttime meals for awhile, like soups, vegetarian stews, and hearty dinner salads.
- Open the curtains. "Here comes the sun, little darling," and what a way it is to wake up. Excuse the corniness, but there's something life-affirming about greeting the day with the sun streaming into your bedroom. And then there's the practical reason -- it's hard to sleep with the sun in your eyes.
- Know your motivation. If you want to wake up earlier just because you feel like a loser when you sleep in, that's not exactly what psychologists would call a positive motivator. You need a reason to do something to be successful, not just a reason not to do something else. Do you want to get to work before your boss so she can see you looking productive as soon as she walks in? Do you want to have time to write in the morning before the kids get up? Think about what's motivating you to become an early bird in the first place and write down all the reasons. Keep them next to your alarm clock as a motivating reminder when you want to hit snooze.
- Make morning appointments. Schedule early morning meetings, workout sessions at the gym with a friend, and teeth cleanings. Make your obligation to wake up earlier not just to yourself but to someone else. You'll hold yourself more accountable if you know your bestie is waiting for you on the elliptical machine.
- Give yourself an incentive. If you're the type who responds to rewards for a job well done, this tip is especially important. It can be as simple as a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe or 15 minutes of blog reading before you hop in the shower, but once you've done the hard work of getting out of that big, cozy bed, give yourself a little reward.
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MARJAH, Afghanistan – More than 2,000 U.S. Marines and about 1,000 Afghan troops who stormed the Taliban town of Marjah as part of a major NATO offensive against a resurgent Taliban will stay several months to ensure insurgents don't return, Marine commanders said Sunday.
Meanwhile, insurgents are striking back by attacking resupply convoys moving in and out of Marjah with roadside bombs, Marines said Sunday. Four convoys have been hit in the last two days, Marines said on condition of anonymity because they were not supposed to release the information. There was no word on casualties.
Two Marine battalions and their Afghan counterparts will be stationed in Marjah and help patrol it as part of NATO's "clear, hold, build" strategy, which calls for troops to secure the area, restore a civilian Afghan administration, and bring in aid and public services to win the support of the population, commanders said.
On Sunday, the 1,000 Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment were fortifying positions to the north and west of the town, taking over compounds and building others from scratch to create a small garrison, known as a Forward Operating Base, as well as combat outposts and a network of temporary patrol bases, said Capt. Joshua Winfrey, head of Lima Company.
Another battalion was doing the same to the south of Marjah, Winfrey said. About 1,000 Afghan troops will accompany the Marines, he added. In addition about 900 Afghan paramilitary police are already patrolling Marjah.
Marine spokesman Capt. Abe Sipe said a more permanent military outpost will facilitate a long-term NATO presence in the town.
"We are going to have a presence in Marjah for some time. There's no plans for anyone to pull out," Sipe said. "The idea is to live among the local nationals because we found that's the best way to partner with local security partners to make Afghans feel safe and not under threat."
Marjah residents had told government officials that they preferred NATO troops to be based in the town itself, instead of being outside, to provide better security.
Winfrey said he has been told that the entire battalion expects to be stationed in Marjah until the end of its deployment in August.
Establishing a credible local government is a key component of NATO's strategy for the longtime Taliban logistical hub and drug trafficking center. Last week, the government installed a new civilian chief, and several hundred Afghan police have already begun patrolling newly cleared areas of Marjah and the surrounding district of Nad Ali.
The Marjah offensive has been the biggest military operation since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion to topple the Taliban's hard-line regime. It's the first major test of NATO's counterinsurgency strategy since President Barack Obama ordered 30,000 new American troops to try to reverse Taliban gains.
But the Taliban have proved resilient in the past, and the attacks against supply convoys indicate they have not been beaten even though they have lost control of Marjah.
Marines said it appeared that insurgents were planting the bombs overnight inside trails that had been cleared for convoys by demolition teams.
As evidence that the Taliban are far from defeated, a team of suicide attackers struck Friday in the heart of the capital, Kabul, killing at least 16 people in assaults on two small hotels. Half of the dead were foreigners. The attack reminds that the insurgents still have the strength to launch attacks — even in the capital.
On Sunday, three top police commanders in Kabul offered to resign for failing to prevent the attack.
"We are the people responsible for the security of Kabul, we failed to provide that security and we don't want to be responsible for others dying," said Gen. Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada, the chief of Kabul's criminal investigation unit. The city's police chief and deputy police chief also offered to resign, according to the Interior Ministry.
However, the interior minister told all three to continue in their posts until an investigation is finished. At that point, he will decide whether or not to accept their resignations, said ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary.
In other violence, 11 members of one family were killed Sunday in southern Helmand province when their tractor, with a truck-bed hitched to the back, hit a roadside bomb, said provincial government spokesman Daoud Ahmadi. All aboard died, including two women and two children.
Ahmadi said the Sunday attack occurred in Now Zad district, significantly north of the area where international and Afghan forces launched their military push against the Taliban.
In central Zabul province, a joint Afghan-international force engaged in a gunbattle Sunday with insurgents in Khaki Afghan district, killing six, said provincial government spokesman Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar. The previous night, eight Taliban were arrested, he said.
One Afghan soldier was killed and another one was wounded after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb Sunday near the provincial capital of Qalat, Rasoulyar said.
Two Afghan soldiers were killed Saturday by a roadside bomb near Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
MARJAH, Afghanistan – More than 2,000 U.S. Marines and about 1,000 Afghan troops who stormed the Taliban town of Marjah as part of a major NATO offensive against a resurgent Taliban will stay several months to ensure insurgents don't return, Marine commanders said Sunday.
Meanwhile, insurgents are striking back by attacking resupply convoys moving in and out of Marjah with roadside bombs, Marines said Sunday. Four convoys have been hit in the last two days, Marines said on condition of anonymity because they were not supposed to release the information. There was no word on casualties.
Two Marine battalions and their Afghan counterparts will be stationed in Marjah and help patrol it as part of NATO's "clear, hold, build" strategy, which calls for troops to secure the area, restore a civilian Afghan administration, and bring in aid and public services to win the support of the population, commanders said.
On Sunday, the 1,000 Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment were fortifying positions to the north and west of the town, taking over compounds and building others from scratch to create a small garrison, known as a Forward Operating Base, as well as combat outposts and a network of temporary patrol bases, said Capt. Joshua Winfrey, head of Lima Company.
Another battalion was doing the same to the south of Marjah, Winfrey said. About 1,000 Afghan troops will accompany the Marines, he added. In addition about 900 Afghan paramilitary police are already patrolling Marjah.
Marine spokesman Capt. Abe Sipe said a more permanent military outpost will facilitate a long-term NATO presence in the town.
"We are going to have a presence in Marjah for some time. There's no plans for anyone to pull out," Sipe said. "The idea is to live among the local nationals because we found that's the best way to partner with local security partners to make Afghans feel safe and not under threat."
Marjah residents had told government officials that they preferred NATO troops to be based in the town itself, instead of being outside, to provide better security.
Winfrey said he has been told that the entire battalion expects to be stationed in Marjah until the end of its deployment in August.
Establishing a credible local government is a key component of NATO's strategy for the longtime Taliban logistical hub and drug trafficking center. Last week, the government installed a new civilian chief, and several hundred Afghan police have already begun patrolling newly cleared areas of Marjah and the surrounding district of Nad Ali.
The Marjah offensive has been the biggest military operation since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion to topple the Taliban's hard-line regime. It's the first major test of NATO's counterinsurgency strategy since President Barack Obama ordered 30,000 new American troops to try to reverse Taliban gains.
But the Taliban have proved resilient in the past, and the attacks against supply convoys indicate they have not been beaten even though they have lost control of Marjah.
Marines said it appeared that insurgents were planting the bombs overnight inside trails that had been cleared for convoys by demolition teams.
As evidence that the Taliban are far from defeated, a team of suicide attackers struck Friday in the heart of the capital, Kabul, killing at least 16 people in assaults on two small hotels. Half of the dead were foreigners. The attack reminds that the insurgents still have the strength to launch attacks — even in the capital.
On Sunday, three top police commanders in Kabul offered to resign for failing to prevent the attack.
"We are the people responsible for the security of Kabul, we failed to provide that security and we don't want to be responsible for others dying," said Gen. Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada, the chief of Kabul's criminal investigation unit. The city's police chief and deputy police chief also offered to resign, according to the Interior Ministry.
However, the interior minister told all three to continue in their posts until an investigation is finished. At that point, he will decide whether or not to accept their resignations, said ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary.
In other violence, 11 members of one family were killed Sunday in southern Helmand province when their tractor, with a truck-bed hitched to the back, hit a roadside bomb, said provincial government spokesman Daoud Ahmadi. All aboard died, including two women and two children.
Ahmadi said the Sunday attack occurred in Now Zad district, significantly north of the area where international and Afghan forces launched their military push against the Taliban.
In central Zabul province, a joint Afghan-international force engaged in a gunbattle Sunday with insurgents in Khaki Afghan district, killing six, said provincial government spokesman Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar. The previous night, eight Taliban were arrested, he said.
One Afghan soldier was killed and another one was wounded after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb Sunday near the provincial capital of Qalat, Rasoulyar said.
Two Afghan soldiers were killed Saturday by a roadside bomb near Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – US commanders are taking a second look at policies that bar women from ground combat, as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have thrust female soldiers into the thick of the fight.
The Army chief of staff, General George Casey, told lawmakers last week that it was time to review the rules in light of how women have served in the two wars.
His comments came as the military unveiled plans to lift the ban on women serving in submarines, an all-male bastion that navy officers once insisted could never change.
Despite a policy designed to keep women away from units engaged in ground combat, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed women in battle with insurgents who do not operate along defined front lines.
As a result, women have earned medals for valor and praise for their mettle.
"My best combat interrogator was a woman soldier, my best tank mechanic was a woman soldier," John Nagl, a retired lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq, told AFP.
Getting the two women in the unit required "a little paperwork sleight of hand," as the rules formally barred them from that role, said Nagl, president of the Center for New American Security, a think tank.
Nagl and others say the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been a watershed for women in the US military, and that policies written in the 1990s will have to be rewritten to catch up with the realities on the ground.
"I believe it's time we take a look at what women are actually doing in Iraq and Afghanistan and to look at our policy," General Casey told senators.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has yet to weigh changing the policy but his press secretary, Geoff Morrell, acknowledged that despite the rules, "effectively many women in uniform are in combat missions every day, be they helicopter pilots, be they medics, be they logistical support personnel..."
Even as the military signaled a willingness to break with tradition when it comes to women's roles, Casey and other top commanders have voiced apprehension and even outright opposition to allowing gays to serve openly.
At a senate hearing, Casey questioned if now was the right time to be repealing the ban on gays when the armed forces were under strain of two wars.
And the head of the Marine Corps, General James Conway, openly broke with President Barack Obama over the issue, saying changing the current law on gays in the military could jeopardize "military readiness."
But advocates of lifting the ban on gays point to women's experience in the military to bolster their arguments.
They say similar objections were raised in the past about women serving alongside men, but that the military's order and discipline did not break down and that women's contributions only strengthened the force.
The performance of female soldiers in the 1990-91 Gulf war helped prompt an earlier wave of reform, opening the way for women to serve in combat aircraft and naval warships.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are likely to have the same effect, said Nancy Duff Campbell, co-president of the National Women's Law Center.
Commanders want the most talented people for their units, "and they're asking why do we have these old rules," she said.
Future policies should set "gender-neutral standards," focusing on the skills or physical strength required for a military job instead of assuming no woman could meet the criteria, she said.
Sending women to battle remains a sensitive issue, however, and some lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully in recent years to reassert limits.
Right-leaning commentators question whether mothers in uniform, particularly single parents, should be sent in harm's way and separated from their children, even if they volunteered to serve.
"What is watching Mommy go off to war doing to some of those children?" author Mary Eberstadt wrote in Friday's Washington Post.
Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother, attracted headlines when she refused to obey orders to deploy to Afghanistan, because she said she had no one to take care of her baby boy.
She faced criminal charges initially but was eventually discharged.
Advocates of women in combat say such cases are rare, and that the military requires all parents to have firm plans in place for their children before they deploy -- or else leave the force.
More than 220,000 women have fought in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more than 120 of them have been killed in the conflicts, according to the Pentagon.
Ending the ban on ground combat will come sooner or later, Nagl said, as it is "simply recognizing a truth that's already been written in blood and sweat on the battlefield."
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US commanders are taking a second look at policies that bar women from ground combat, as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have thrust female soldiers into the thick of the fight.
The Army chief of staff, General George Casey, told lawmakers last week that it was time to review the rules in light of how women have served in the two wars.
His comments came as the military unveiled plans to lift the ban on women serving in submarines, an all-male bastion that navy officers once insisted could never change.
Despite a policy designed to keep women away from units engaged in ground combat, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed women in battle with insurgents who do not operate along defined front lines.
As a result, women have earned medals for valor and praise for their mettle.
"My best combat interrogator was a woman soldier, my best tank mechanic was a woman soldier," John Nagl, a retired lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq, told AFP.
Getting the two women in the unit required "a little paperwork sleight of hand," as the rules formally barred them from that role, said Nagl, president of the Center for New American Security, a think tank.
Nagl and others say the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been a watershed for women in the US military, and that policies written in the 1990s will have to be rewritten to catch up with the realities on the ground.
"I believe it's time we take a look at what women are actually doing in Iraq and Afghanistan and to look at our policy," General Casey told senators.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has yet to weigh changing the policy but his press secretary, Geoff Morrell, acknowledged that despite the rules, "effectively many women in uniform are in combat missions every day, be they helicopter pilots, be they medics, be they logistical support personnel..."
Even as the military signaled a willingness to break with tradition when it comes to women's roles, Casey and other top commanders have voiced apprehension and even outright opposition to allowing gays to serve openly.
At a senate hearing, Casey questioned if now was the right time to be repealing the ban on gays when the armed forces were under strain of two wars.
And the head of the Marine Corps, General James Conway, openly broke with President Barack Obama over the issue, saying changing the current law on gays in the military could jeopardize "military readiness."
But advocates of lifting the ban on gays point to women's experience in the military to bolster their arguments.
They say similar objections were raised in the past about women serving alongside men, but that the military's order and discipline did not break down and that women's contributions only strengthened the force.
The performance of female soldiers in the 1990-91 Gulf war helped prompt an earlier wave of reform, opening the way for women to serve in combat aircraft and naval warships.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are likely to have the same effect, said Nancy Duff Campbell, co-president of the National Women's Law Center.
Commanders want the most talented people for their units, "and they're asking why do we have these old rules," she said.
Future policies should set "gender-neutral standards," focusing on the skills or physical strength required for a military job instead of assuming no woman could meet the criteria, she said.
Sending women to battle remains a sensitive issue, however, and some lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully in recent years to reassert limits.
Right-leaning commentators question whether mothers in uniform, particularly single parents, should be sent in harm's way and separated from their children, even if they volunteered to serve.
"What is watching Mommy go off to war doing to some of those children?" author Mary Eberstadt wrote in Friday's Washington Post.
Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother, attracted headlines when she refused to obey orders to deploy to Afghanistan, because she said she had no one to take care of her baby boy.
She faced criminal charges initially but was eventually discharged.
Advocates of women in combat say such cases are rare, and that the military requires all parents to have firm plans in place for their children before they deploy -- or else leave the force.
More than 220,000 women have fought in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more than 120 of them have been killed in the conflicts, according to the Pentagon.
Ending the ban on ground combat will come sooner or later, Nagl said, as it is "simply recognizing a truth that's already been written in blood and sweat on the battlefield."
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