US opens 'major Afghan offensive'
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The US army says it has launched a major offensive against the Taliban in south Afghanistan's Helmand province.
The US military says about 4,000 Marines as well as 650 Afghan troops are involved, supported by Nato planes.
Brigadier General Larry Nicholson said the operation was different from previous ones because of the "massive size of the force" and its speed.
The offensive is the Marines' first major operation since their recent deployment to Afghanistan.
It is also the first such operation under President Barack Obama's presidency.
The operation – codenamed Khanjar or Strike of the Sword – began when units moved into the Helmand river valley in the early hours of Thursday.
Helicopters and heavy transport vehicles carried out the advance, with Nato planes providing air cover.
UK-led forces in Helmand launched their own operation to combat the Taliban insurgency last week, in what the Ministry of Defence described as one of the largest air operations in modern times.
Thousands of British forces under Nato command have been fighting the Taliban in Helmand since 2006, but there has been criticism that they have been overstretched and under-resourced.
Security aim
Southern Afghanistan is considered a Taliban stronghold.
The security forces will build bases to provide security for the local people so that they can carry out every activity with this favourable background, and take their lives forward in peace
Gulab Mangal
Helmand Governor
"Where we go we will stay, and where we stay, we will hold, build and work toward transition of all security responsibilities to Afghan forces," said Brig Gen Nicholson in a statement.
At a briefing at the US military's Camp Leatherneck last week, he told personnel and embedded reporters: "One of the most critical things is to tell people why we're there, and we are going to have a limited opportunity to gain their trust."
The operation would have an initial highly aggressive stage lasting 36 hours, AFP news agency reported.
It aims to improve security ahead of presidential elections on 20 August, allowing voter registration where before there was none, Gen Nicholson said.
US troops are working to flush out Taliban from Helmand province
A US military spokesman, Captain William Pelletier, told the news there had been "no enemy contact" in the first hours of the operation, but one marine was slightly injured when an improvised explosive device detonated in the village of Nawa.
Nawa and nearby Garmsir – south of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah – are key targets in the operation, as the area is considered a refuge for militants and no US or Nato troops have previously operated there in large numbers.
Capt Pelletier said the US military was prepared for casualties, but stressed that "it is absolutely essential that no civilians be harmed".
Helmand Governor Gulab Mangal predicted the operation would be "very effective".
"The security forces will build bases to provide security for the local people so that they can carry out every activity with this favourable background, and take their lives forward in peace."
Troop numbers
I am convinced that the addition of those [US] troops is going to improve the security situation
General Jim Dutton
Commander of UK forces
As of June 2009, Nato's International Security Assistance Force had 61,130 personnel from 42 countries including the US, Canada, European countries, Australia, Jordan and New Zealand.
The US is the largest contributor, providing 28,850 soldiers.
It also has troops under Operation Enduring Freedom – mostly in the east of Afghanistan on the border with Pakistan – that are not under Isaf's command.
In December 2008 they numbered 17,100.
President Obama has pledged to send an additional 21,000 extra soldiers to Afghanistan, many of them redeployed from operations in Iraq, to help with training Afghan security forces and to tackle the insurgency.
Last week the commander of UK troops in Afghanistan, General Jim Dutton, denied that the battle against the Taliban was "a losing campaign".
Gen Dutton welcomed the planned increase in US troop numbers.
"I am convinced that the addition of those [US] troops is going to improve the security situation," he said.


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Tjawangwa Dema is a Motswana poet and educator. She is the 2018 recipient of the Sillerman First Book Prize for The Careless Seamstress. Her chapbook Mandible was published as part of the African Poetry Book Fund's first New Generation Poets boxset. TJ is an alumna of the HarperCollins Author Academy and sits on multiple poetry festival/institute boards. A University of Iowa IWP honorary fellow, TJ holds an MA in Creative Writing and has given readings and facilitated workshops in multiple countries. Her poetry, and essays on poetic pedagogies, have been featured or are forthcoming in various publications, most recently New Daughters of Africa, Botswana Women Write and a Modern Language Association Options for Teaching Volume. An Honorary Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol, Tjawangwa co-produces the Africa Writes – Bristol festival. A chapbook, coming out of a project exploring ethnicity and the environment, is forthcoming in 2022.
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Tsitsi Jaji's most recent volume of poetry, Mother Tongues (2019), received the Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Prize. She is also the author of Beating the Graves (2017) and a chapbook, Carnaval (2014), which appeared in the first New Generation African Poets box set, both from the African Poetry Book Fund. Jaji has given readings at the UN headquarters, UNESCO, and the U.S. Library of Congress, among others. She was born and raised in Zimbabwe, and her poems often evoke music, the sacred, migrancy, and ecological crisis.
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The ICC's chief prosecutor says his office has so far documented "a significant number of large scale massacres," each "with hundreds of victims," as well as hundreds of cases of alleged rapes in Darfur, according to a report to the UN released yesterday. The report goes on to state that Sudanese authorities have failed to ...
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The ICC's chief prosecutor says his office has so far documented "a significant number of large scale massacres," each "with hundreds of victims," as well as hundreds of cases of alleged rapes in Darfur, according to a report to the UN released yesterday. The report goes on to state that Sudanese authorities have failed to investigate or prosecute cases currently under investigation, which means the ICC would have jurisdiction to proceed with prosecutions. Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo says he expects to file charges, presumably in the next few months, but Sudanese officials said today that the ICC doesn't have authority and that Sudanese trials have simply been slowed by logistical factors.
The ICC moving forward on Darfur is good news not just for Darfur, but for the ICC. If the court can bring Darfur war criminals to justice, it may signal to the Bush administration that their cold-shoulder stance toward the court deserves a rethink.
The ICC's chief prosecutor says his office has so far documented "a significant number of large scale massacres," each "with hundreds of victims," as well as hundreds of cases of alleged rapes in Darfur, according to a report to the UN released yesterday. The report goes on to state that Sudanese authorities have failed to investigate or prosecute cases currently under investigation, which means the ICC would have jurisdiction to proceed with prosecutions. Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo says he expects to file charges, presumably in the next few months, but Sudanese officials said today that the ICC doesn't have authority and that Sudanese trials have simply been slowed by logistical factors.
Carolyn O'Hara is a senior editor at Foreign Policy.
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Disney is reducing its brick-and-mortar footprint and shifting focus to e-commerce. The company will close at least 60 stores across North America this year.
Moving forward, it plans to expand its shopDisney e-commerce platform to support greater integration with Disney Parks apps and social media, as well as distributing a number of new ranges in categories like trend-focused streetwear, homeware and artist collaborations.
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Kenya's Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi (R) shakes hands Australia's Genevieve Lacaze after they competed in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016.
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Praught had fallen halfway through the race after Ethopia's Etenesh Diro last her shoe.
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Treacy had been running around ninth place, just off the back of the leading bunch, and eventually finished 12th place, 9:46.24, racing hard until the line. She'd thought she'd missed out.
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What is "Simple Happy Dream?"
Simple Happy Dream is my homemade album of original songs, made purely for the pleasure of recording, between 1998 and 2001.
You might describe it as raw, harmony-laden retro pop, folk and reggae with sonic experiments at every turn.
Or, you could say "this guy must really like The Beatles and Bob Marley," and be done with it.
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Simple Happy Dream is available for sale on CDBaby.com, iTunes, Emusic, BuyMusic, GreatIndieMusic, PassAlong, PayPlay, QtrNote, Bitmunk, and several zillion others that I've never heard of, either.
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Isn't he cute? That's my great-grandfather's dog, Homer.
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Beauty Influencer Laura Lee Talks Summer 2017 Beauty Trends and MAC Cosmetics
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"I was like, 'This is everything—I have people who want to talk about makeup with me.' I had no one before," Lee says. "It was like the doors of heaven opened up for me."
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Parade chatted with Lee about working with a beloved beauty brand, what it's like to be in the tight-knit YouTube community and the Instagram makeup trend that just won't die.
YouTuber Laura Lee created her own lipstick shade with MAC Cosmetics, called LARLARLEE, out April 20. (MAC Cosmetics)
Why did you decide to collaborate with MAC Cosmetics?
I've always worn MAC makeup. When I was in high school in Alabama, we didn't have a Sephora or Ulta. There was only the MAC counter. I always had an obsession with makeup, and I've always been a MAC girl. I just kept using them throughout my career, even now that I have so many makeup options. They're such a cool brand and they've been around a long time in the pro artist world. MAC asked me to collab with them, which of course, was a really surreal moment. That email was the most shocking email I ever got. It's like a dream come true. It's even cooler that they flew us to Toronto to their labs to create the lipsticks from scratch. It was a true creation of ours.
Why did you create that particular shade of lipstick?
I chose that specific shade because I have such a hard time finding the shade that I made. Typically, I will mix two or three nude-pink colors together to get the shade that I created. I made a shade that I wear every day and that's so easy to wear.
Why did you want to start a beauty-focused YouTube channel?
I started my YouTube channel a little over four years ago when I was living in Alabama. No one in Alabama watched YouTube, much less had a channel or beauty Instagram. I got on YouTube and after I uploaded my first video, I think it got 12 views in the first day. After a week or so, it was like 100 views and had 10 comments. Four years ago, YouTube was not what it is today. People were not making a career out of it. People were doing it for fun, and that's why I got on. I just became so passionate about it that it really worked out for me in a career aspect.
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I started to fall in love with filming my first impression videos because I can be really honest with my viewers. [It used to be that] if I didn't like something, I wouldn't talk about it. Then, as my channel grew, I started to become more vocal. I always wanted to please the brands and never hurt anyone's feelings. But, I put myself in my followers' shoes, and I was like, 'Wow, it would be really nice for someone to just say if it's not good.' You don't have to be mean about it. I think that now that my audience knows me and knows I'm going to tell the truth, it's fun to be myself and be honest with them about products
You and many other beauty influencers just went on a trip to Necker Island with Benefit Cosmetics. What is it like to be part of such a tight-knit community of beauty YouTubers?
It's a blessing. Jeffree [Star] is one of the fastest growing beauty bloggers. Then there's Manny MUA [Manny Gutierrez], the boy that began with Maybelline, and then Gabe [Gabriel Zamora] who started with Ipsy. We all have different numbers, we all have different paths, but there's one thing we all have in common—very strong personalities. No one is reserved, we're very loud people. I'm surprised we all get along. I think we're such a tight-knit group because no one overpowers anyone.
What are your go-to products that you use every day?
I have been using the Tarte Shape Tape concealer—it's so good. I use my Benefit Precisely, My Brow Pencil for my brows just about every day. I use my MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre to carve out my brows. I've been probably using that product for eight or nine years, if not more, as my primer base. As far as my foundations and eyeshadows, I switch those out all the time. And of course, my MAC lipstick.
What beauty trends do you think will be big for summer?
I think people are doing just lashes and a bold lip—not having any eyeshadow, just letting the lip be the makeup. I always am curious how far that's going to go because people do have to go to professional jobs, and they're not going to wear the green lipstick. Those trends kind of get capped because of that, but I think at fun events, you'll see more colorful lips.
I was wondering if highlighters were going to be this big as they were last year, but I think they're even 10 times bigger this year. In all the Instagram pictures, everybody's cheeks look like a light bulb—including mine! It's just a big trend right now.
What is one product that instantly makes you feel glam?
I would have to say glitter. I have been using glitter for a long time, and if I'm having a bad eyeshadow day—we all in the beauty community have a saying, 'Just put some glitter on top of it, they'll never know.' I love glitter. I'll put glitter on top of my highlight, lipstick and all over my eyelids.
What products are must-haves, even for women who don't have a ton of time to do a full face of makeup?
I would say a nice, full-coverage concealer, and a good mascara. I feel like your lashes can make your eyes pop and pull a look together.
What do you have coming up that you can share with readers?
I'm trying to think if there's anything I'm allowed to tell you! I'm working on a ton of stuff for 2018. I can tell you I don't have any more collabs planned for 2017. I'm working on my vlog channel, my second channel (LauraLeeVlogs). I'm going to start implementing more comedy on that because I've always been a true, die-hard lover of comedy. I'm going to be working on boosting that channel this year.
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Church Bank, Jarrow, NE32 3DZ:
St. Paul's is now closed to visitors for the winter season. We reopen on Saturday 11th February 2023. Thank you for your support this year. We have welcomed over 5000 visitors in 2022.
Up to date times of our services can be found on this week's pew sheet and on the calendar.
We look forward to welcoming you to our Anglo Saxon Church and gift shop.
The church is open to visitors and for private prayer
11.30 -3.00pm Monday to Saturday
2-3.30pm Sundays
To arrange group visits please ring 0191 4896670
St Paul's is the historic church of the Parish of Jarrow and Simonside the site of worship over many centuries.
The church frequently hosts baptism and marriage services and is a major site of pilgrimage for those following the Venerable Bede and the Northern Saints.
Visitors are welcome to explore the building - see the opening times above. We welcome many individuals and groups throughout the year, whether as visitors, tourists or pilgrims. We can offer a short history of the site, and the opportunity for quiet reflection and prayer. Come along to one of our regular services (see the calendar page) and share with us in refreshments and chat afterwards.
The Chancel of St Paul's - the original monastery chapel of AD681
The chancel is a direct survival from the 7th century in which Bede worshipped when it was a free-standing chapel of the monastery.
Inside the church, cemented into the wall of the tower, is the original stone slab which records in a Latin inscription the dedication of the church on 23 April AD 685, which is the oldest church dedication stone in England.
The inscription reads:
DEDICATIO BASILICAE
SCI PAUL VIIII KL MAI
ANNO XV EFRIDI REG
CEOLFRIDI ABB EIUSDEM
Q ECCLES DO AVCTORE
CONDITORIS ANNO IIII
This translates as:
The dedication of the basilica
of St. Paul on the 9th day before the Kalends of May
in the 15th year of King Ecgfrith
and in the fourth year of Abbot Ceolfrith founder,
by God's guidance, of the same church.
Behind the church you can see remains of the Benedictine monastery of the Middle Ages which was re-founded on the site of Bede's monastery. Remains of buildings, from the days of Bede, were found in excavations and their positions have been marked out on the ground.
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THE PRAYER OF THE VENERABLE BEDE
(one of our most famous past residents)
I pray you, good Jesus,
that as you have given me the grace
to drink in with joy the Word that gives knowledge of you,
so in your goodness you will grant me
to come at length to yourself,
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2k16 NBA Finals Losers Asking $20 Million for ad Space on Jerseys
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Adam Silver and the NBA owners are swimming in money, or will be, due to a three year pilot program which allows NBA teams to sell ad space on their jerseys. The losers of the 2016 NBA Finals are asking for a kings ransom in exchange for their ad space.
I guess I am a hater. To be fair, it's not hard to hate a team whose NBA best regular season record was not enough to win the Finals, or a team whose roster broke the regular season record is not good enough to win multiple NBA Finals. Whatever way you want to say it, the Golden State Warriors are a bunch of bitches. Steph Curry is a bitch, Kevin Durant is a bitch, Draymond Green is a bitch, Joe Lacob and Peter Guber are nerd ass bitches (I can't hate Steve Kerr or Klay Thompson, there is something about the way Klay carries himself, I don't know, what is the word. Oh yes, professional. Klay Thompson carries himself like a professional unlike a Steph Curry who quits in Conference Championship games, who quits in Finals games. Andre Iguodala is another guy I don't hate. Just wanted to clear that up.)
According to Darren Rovell, the asking price of the Golden State Warriors is larger than any other NBA team. The Philadelphia 76ers are the only NBA team to strike a deal, they inked a 3 year $15 million deal with StubHub. That is $5 million a year, the Golden State Warriors are asking for between $15 - $20 million per year, and they lost, they didn't win.
Some people may say, they deserve that they were the best regular season team in the history of the NBA. That would be somewhat fair, but you know what I'm going to think in 10 years? Not that they had a great regular season run, that they beat the Bulls regular season wins record. I will remember a team that thought they were better than everyone else. A team with so much ego and cockness, that it actually cost them the title. The whole point of the regular season in any sport is to separate the good from the bad, the regular season only matters in the context of getting into the playoffs. The championship is what really matters in sports, it is the reason for all the regular season bullshit.
So when you try and sell me on the "We were the best team ever in the regular season", I don't give a fuck. You didn't win the Championship, You didn't win the Championship, You didn't win the Championship.
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Then you go out and steal Kevin Durant from the Celtics. You already had essentially three max contract players, Kevin Durant now makes 4. The Warriors are going to need to get $20 million per ad just to pay all their players. It's pathetic and a total over reaction to something a lot of basketball experts have known for a long time, it is hard to win a championship as a jump shooting team. The Warriors did it two seasons ago as a jump shooting team, but they failed this past season. Now, they are locked into that mold of jump shooting. Signing KD gives them virtually no space to fill out their bench. That means they can't go out and get a high end rebounder or rim protector. They have to either convince veterans to take minimum salaries or scrape from the bottom of the bucket.
If the Warriors don't win the NBA Finals next season we will see the hate rain down like a monsoon. For now it'll just be fair weather fans hoping up onto the bandwagon.
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Today : WHO : November 13, 2015 2:07am-3:00am CST
. >> al is on an amtrak train. he's been doing the weather. he's hitting every state. he's with ryan eggold. al, can you hear us? >> i can hear you. ryan does not have an ip so he can't hear you. >> hey, ryan, okay. he can't hear us. >> so where are you, al? you're going from d.c. up? >> we're right now, we just passed trenton, on our way to metro park. this is bob, the handsomest audio man in the world. >> hi, bobby. >> tell her i love her. >> now he can hear you. >> hello, ryan. >> so al, how many more states do you have left to go, honey? >> well, we've got eight more states to go. we're going to -- we're on the amtrak to boston. we're going to drive through three new england states and then tomorrow, we leave stanford and come into grand central. >> oh, my gosh. >> wave to me, all righty? out of stanford. >> i think you're tired. >> that's right, that's right, on friday. no, i'm fine. i'm doing -- they surprised me on the 9:00, ryan just kind of showed up. >> i just jumped in. i almost missed the train. i was running, jumped in, yeah. >> how far is ryan -- >> very james bond. >>
. >> al is on an amtrak train. he's been doing the weather. he's hitting every state. he's with ryan eggold. al, can you hear us? >> i can hear you. ryan does not have an ip so he can't hear you. >> hey, ryan, okay. he can't hear us. >> so where are you, al? you're going from d.c. up? >> we're right now, we just passed trenton, on our way to metro park. this is bob, the handsomest audio man in the world. >> hi, bobby. >> tell her i love her. >>...
Today : KTIV : November 1, 2015 7:00am-8:00am CST
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, as well as a sit-down with paul ryan. >>> turning now to sheinelle, making a turn with a tough story. >> this is a sad one. trick or treating turned into a halloween nightmare in one new york neighborhood. a car plowed into a costumed group of children and parents before becoming airborne and slamming into a front yard. a young girl and two adults were killed. four others were injured, including a 3-year-old child. there's no word yet on what caused the crash. >>> it was a deadly crossing for a group of migrants trying to land in greece. at least 11 people drowned after a boat carrying 30 refugees sank in high seas. the greek coast guard says the victims included two children and four babies. >>> prince harry greeted wounded he was at buckingham palace after members of the walk with the wounded finished their journey. they're raising awareness of the needs of wounded warriors. >>> the royals rallied to beat the mets, 5-3. they're ahead, 3-1, and leaves them one game away from the championship. the fifth game of the series will be played tonight in new york. >>> finally, the leg
, as well as a sit-down with paul ryan. >>> turning now to sheinelle, making a turn with a tough story. >> this is a sad one. trick or treating turned into a halloween nightmare in one new york neighborhood. a car plowed into a costumed group of children and parents before becoming airborne and slamming into a front yard. a young girl and two adults were killed. four others were injured, including a 3-year-old child. there's no word yet on what caused the crash. >>> it...
Today : KTIV : November 4, 2015 10:00am-11:00am CST
, and then ryan seacrest asked gwen about the relationship on the radio show, and this what she said. >> so blake is also on this show. >> is he? who is blake? >> blake shelton. >> oh, the country guy. >> is that true or not true? >> i am not going to be answer ing that right now, ryan, because i have given up enough of myself. but i think that he is hot, don't you? but to be super honest, but it is crazy that we both went through the same thing at the same time. >> well, that is another c oevn and now, how about this. i was watching very, very closely when matt was interviewing the cast of "voice" and watch how blake looks at gwen when she is talking. this is proof. >> okay. let issei it. >> wait, look at blake. look at blake. look at him gazing and smiling. look looky. >> you rare in trouble. you looking for trouble. okay. >> okay. yes, i am. >> aren't you? >> yes, i am. >> and ladies, today, you know, ladies, it is winesday wednesday and it is also what we call hunk hum hump day. >> well, you can't say that. >> yes, we do. and why dotou say it in unison. unison. >> hunk humpday. >
, and then ryan seacrest asked gwen about the relationship on the radio show, and this what she said. >> so blake is also on this show. >> is he? who is blake? >> blake shelton. >> oh, the country guy. >> is that true or not true? >> i am not going to be answer ing that right now, ryan, because i have given up enough of myself. but i think that he is hot, don't you? but to be super honest, but it is crazy that we both went through the same thing at the same...
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Today : KNTV : November 29, 2015 6:00am-7:01am PST
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directed by silver ter. they had the convince him to sign up. >> this is ryan's creation, and he directed it in a way. >> he is just a mentor, and i want this to be where both of the characters are in need. >> the classic underdog sports story for a new generation and already talks of a sequel and a possible oscar who has not been nominated since the 1976 original. creed said to be a knock out edition to one of the most iconic movies of all-time. for "today" nbc news los angeles. >> nickel b jordan had to get ripped for that. >> well, it paid off for all of us. we get to watch it. >> there's no talk of a sequel, but michael b jordan say that is he would be interested in stepping back in the ring. >>> how about a final check of the forecast. >> well, it's colder out here. everyone is ready to get back home, and it's going to be chilly on the east coast and west coast. we have freeze advisories out in california. temperatures in the 30s and 40s and over to the north is 20s and 30s. highs on the cold side and running five to 15 degrees below average. elsewhere we're looking at isis condition
directed by silver ter. they had the convince him to sign up. >> this is ryan's creation, and he directed it in a way. >> he is just a mentor, and i want this to be where both of the characters are in need. >> the classic underdog sports story for a new generation and already talks of a sequel and a possible oscar who has not been nominated since the 1976 original. creed said to be a knock out edition to one of the most iconic movies of all-time. for "today" nbc...
Today : WNBC : November 29, 2015 9:00am-10:00am EST
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had to convince stallone to sign un. >> this is ryan's creation. he's directed it in a personal way -- i'm astounded by it. >> i wanted this relationship to be symbiotic. i wanted it to be where both of these characters are in need. >> reporter: the classic underdog sports story for a new generation. already, talk of a sequel and an oscar nod for stallone, who hasn't been nominated since the 1976 original. "creed" said to be a knockout edition to one of the most iconic movie franchises of all time. for "today," jacob rascon, nbc news, los angeles. >> michael b. jordan had to get ripped for that. >> it paid off for all of us who get to watch it. too much? there is no official talk of a sequel at this point. michael b. jordan said he'd be interested in stepping back into the ring. >> there will be a sequel. >>> final check of the forecast? >> much colder up here this morning. as everyone is getting ready to go home, it'll be chilly on the east and west coast. look at the fact we have freeze advisories out in california. temperatures only in the 30s and 40s. you go farther to the north
had to convince stallone to sign un. >> this is ryan's creation. he's directed it in a personal way -- i'm astounded by it. >> i wanted this relationship to be symbiotic. i wanted it to be where both of these characters are in need. >> reporter: the classic underdog sports story for a new generation. already, talk of a sequel and an oscar nod for stallone, who hasn't been nominated since the 1976 original. "creed" said to be a knockout edition to one of the most...
Today : WHO : November 11, 2015 10:00am-11:00am CST
finish your thought. >> ryan, we have interrupted you. >> i am an apology, i am really sorry if i offended anybody. >> me and james have been talking for a week. we barely have any control of what's coming out of our mouth anymore. >> you pulled an all-nighter last night. >> and i wasn't even inebriated. can't even say drunk. i'm actually afraid to speak. >> were you friends before or -- >> we get along really well. or anything. >> it is a real bromance now. >> you are reliving the the moment, and you are doing that? >> and that is the moment when i knew that my career was over. >> why are you guys both bald? >> for films. >> i'm 36. >> i am shaving mine for a job and then i shaved his for fun. >> i woke up and had toothpaste on my eyebrows and he had written obscenityies on my chest. no, a man in philly thought it would be great. so i did it. >> nobody heard it. we've said worse. >> i know i've got a potty mouth, but this is a really great franchise, and i really believe in the mythology of it. >> and i thought that you meant swear a lot more. >> i think that it is time to say "v
finish your thought. >> ryan, we have interrupted you. >> i am an apology, i am really sorry if i offended anybody. >> me and james have been talking for a week. we barely have any control of what's coming out of our mouth anymore. >> you pulled an all-nighter last night. >> and i wasn't even inebriated. can't even say drunk. i'm actually afraid to speak. >> were you friends before or -- >> we get along really well. or anything. >> it is a real...
Today : WNBC : November 11, 2015 10:00am-11:00am EST
. >> you see, nobody lets you finish your thought. >> ryan, we have interrupted you. >> i am an apology, i ap real m really sorry if i have been offended. have barely have any control anymore of what is coming out of our mouth. >> and they were to your defense out very, very late. >> and i was not even e inebriated, but i am afraid to speak now. >> it is a real bromance moment. >> you are reliving the the moment, and you are doing that? >> and that is the moment when i knew that my career was over. >> why are you guys both bald? >> for films. >> i'm 36. >> i am shaving mine for a job and then i shaved his for fun. >> i woke up and i had no eyebrows and he had written no, a man in phil li ly thought it would be great. so i did it. >> and so we need to come back and no, i have a potty mouth, and this is a really great franchise and i believe in the mythology d. it. >> and i thought that you meant -- >> i think that it is time to say victor frankenstein hits theaters on november 25th. >>> that is right. and now, find out who became big stars in "who knew." >> and [ horn honks melody ] well
. >> you see, nobody lets you finish your thought. >> ryan, we have interrupted you. >> i am an apology, i ap real m really sorry if i have been offended. have barely have any control anymore of what is coming out of our mouth. >> and they were to your defense out very, very late. >> and i was not even e inebriated, but i am afraid to speak now. >> it is a real bromance moment. >> you are reliving the the moment, and you are doing that? >> and...
Today : WCAU : November 29, 2015 8:00am-9:01am EST
the children. they need me to be the example for who they should be. >> reporter: ryan knows what it means to finish last. in 2009, he was the kicker for the university of south carolina football team and an nfl scout came to watch. >> i had a tough year. i dealt with an injury that happened the fourth or fifth week of the season. i felt, why is this happening to me? >> reporter: the draft followed. >> the fifth round, sixth round, i never got the call. into the seventh round, i still didn't get the call. i watched the whole draft and i waited until the very last kid to get picked. >> reporter: he was bestowed with the title of mr. irrelevant, the way to roast the last player picked in the nfl draft. >> i didn't see it as a bad thing, mr. irrelevant. to me, i viewed it as an opportunity. >> my life growing up here was simple. >> reporter: by day, hay broker. by night, pageant contestant. katie has fought her way through competition. >> my first pageant, i was sick. i didn't know what ui was doing. i looked like a mess on stage. >> reporter: katie's first loss. did it stop her? in jun
the children. they need me to be the example for who they should be. >> reporter: ryan knows what it means to finish last. in 2009, he was the kicker for the university of south carolina football team and an nfl scout came to watch. >> i had a tough year. i dealt with an injury that happened the fourth or fifth week of the season. i felt, why is this happening to me? >> reporter: the draft followed. >> the fifth round, sixth round, i never got the call. into the seventh...
Today : WHO : November 5, 2015 10:00am-11:00am CST
radio talent. he was up against -- >> a huge, huge honor. let's say who they are. ryan seacrest. steve harvey. and delilah. three heavyweights, heavyweights in that world. we're so proud of him. he's like our little brother. he is about the sweetest guy you would ever meet. >> we learned a couple things about radio. >> he gave us these beautiful scarves. where's yours, hoda, you lose it? >> mine's in my dressing room. we were imbibing, having fun. we got into a conversation -- >> they just showed my stuff by mistake. >> we learned that there are things you can do on radio you cannot do on tv. >> yes. >> take a listen. >> kathie lee and hoda. you start a sentence and there's a clock ticking. they're going to go away whether you're in the middle of the sentence or not. here, we can finish the sentence. >> yes, more control. >> talk about like painful rectal itch. >> farts. >> we can say the word [ bleep ]. >> let's say it, hoda. [ bleep ] >> oh, my gosh, it's liberating. >> one more time. [ bleep ] >> and hoda, let's say the other one. >> oh, yeah. >> say that one. >> ready. [ ble
radio talent. he was up against -- >> a huge, huge honor. let's say who they are. ryan seacrest. steve harvey. and delilah. three heavyweights, heavyweights in that world. we're so proud of him. he's like our little brother. he is about the sweetest guy you would ever meet. >> we learned a couple things about radio. >> he gave us these beautiful scarves. where's yours, hoda, you lose it? >> mine's in my dressing room. we were imbibing, having fun. we got into a...
Today in New York : WNBC : November 13, 2015 4:30am-5:00am EST
back. >>> ryan returned to metlife stadium to get revenge against the team that fireded him. he was met with boos as he ran onto the field. the game was tied 3-3 in the second quarter. devin smith receives the kickoff and coughs it up. corey graham picks it up and ran in for the touchdown to put the bills ahead. last chance for jets, down by five in the final seconds. fitzpatrick picked off by rambo. the bills beat the jets 22-17. >> this is kind of like -- well, i look at it like this, it's like being dumped by a girl you had the hots for and you move on. every now and then they call you back. they can't get you back. the jets will have another crack although beating rex ryan. they play the bills in buffalo on january 3rd. >>> rarely heard a pro football game described in that way. >> i know. leave it to rex ryan to come up with a way to really irritate the other team. >> succeeded there. stay classy. >>> it's coming up on 5:00 a.m. if you're about to head out the door, take us with you. >> keep watching "today in new york" by yound downloading the app. >>> just in from police. the
back. >>> ryan returned to metlife stadium to get revenge against the team that fireded him. he was met with boos as he ran onto the field. the game was tied 3-3 in the second quarter. devin smith receives the kickoff and coughs it up. corey graham picks it up and ran in for the touchdown to put the bills ahead. last chance for jets, down by five in the final seconds. fitzpatrick picked off by rambo. the bills beat the jets 22-17. >> this is kind of like -- well, i look at it...
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News4 Today : WRC : November 1, 2015 10:00am-10:31am EST
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, nor did rick perry. >> paul ryan as speaker of the house, he talks about mending fences. >> the first thing he wants to do is not do bing things. he wants to talk about we've got tot have big ideas and be a solutions party but when i asked him, you've got a lot of political capital, you can do anything you want. they trust you and i think he -- he might be right about this. he's not going to use that capital now. he's going to use that capital to instead do the process of the house, fix sort of this idea if you're a back-ben cher, you can't get your bill voted on or things like that. it's probably the safest political way. what do you want to do? keep them out of the news. i think ultimately -- he didn't say it but that's the imprelgs i got. my job is to not make them make news. >>> here's swg smg we want to talk about. miami miracle. >> it's crazy. it's been a horrendous time for university of miami football fans which was just kind of nice and do it against duke. >> let's show it. can we cue it up? i guarantee chuck will never get sick of that. >> eight laterals. >> eight laterals.
, nor did rick perry. >> paul ryan as speaker of the house, he talks about mending fences. >> the first thing he wants to do is not do bing things. he wants to talk about we've got tot have big ideas and be a solutions party but when i asked him, you've got a lot of political capital, you can do anything you want. they trust you and i think he -- he might be right about this. he's not going to use that capital now. he's going to use that capital to instead do the process of the...
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Today in Iowa at 5 : WHO : November 2, 2015 5:00am-5:30am CST
going to stand for jesus and his definition of marriage." - ryan jorgenson - pastor, harvest bible chapel because the church is a non- profit, it can't be fined for declining same-sex weddings the way the odgaards were with their business. pastor ryan jorgenson says it's a victory for religious liberty. 19:30:08 "when people look at this story, i hope that all of us as americans remember our religious liberties that this country was founded on." - ryan jorgenson - pastor, harvest bible chapel for the odgaards, the fight has just begun...they're advocating for a change in law that would allow businesses to practice in line with their beliefs in iowa. 19:38:16 "we want everyone to have their religious liberties. we d ours taken away." - dick & betty gaard but most ioaly, e odgaards are happy to e eir life's work live on.::26 "as you walk in you can i el the gortz haus llery." - dick & betty odgaard in grimes, reid chandler, channel news.rvest bible chapel says itpes to see i congregation double now that it has a permanent home. before moving into the gortz haus space, the church was
going to stand for jesus and his definition of marriage." - ryan jorgenson - pastor, harvest bible chapel because the church is a non- profit, it can't be fined for declining same-sex weddings the way the odgaards were with their business. pastor ryan jorgenson says it's a victory for religious liberty. 19:30:08 "when people look at this story, i hope that all of us as americans remember our religious liberties that this country was founded on." - ryan jorgenson - pastor,...
7News Today in New England : WHDH : November 11, 2015 9:00am-10:00am EST
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weather played a role in the crash. comes clean. their relationship. >> rex ryan has a lot of the say about number 12. her college degree. but it will take her 25 years to pay off her student loans. college affordable. join the fight for alexis. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. >>> jazelle opening up about her marriage with tom brady. about nearly ending her new relationship with patriot's quarterback tom brady when she pregnant. one of those moment do i run away or do i. and i think you know now 8 years later i couldn't have asked for a sweeter child. but they ended up getting married and having two children. and she said built a supportive relationship that could withstand controversies like this summer deflate gate. i think we've been through a few tough times together. i think that's when you know who your friends are and who lows you. no matter how challenging we've been supportive of one another. that's the most important thing you can supportive temperature and love she ended her modelling career and excited for what her future holds mainly because she doesn't kn
weather played a role in the crash. comes clean. their relationship. >> rex ryan has a lot of the say about number 12. her college degree. but it will take her 25 years to pay off her student loans. college affordable. join the fight for alexis. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. >>> jazelle opening up about her marriage with tom brady. about nearly ending her new relationship with patriot's quarterback tom brady when she pregnant. one of those moment do i run away...
Today : WHDH : November 7, 2015 2:07am-3:00am EST
into the hall of fame for radio broadcasters. beat out ryan seacrest, steve harvey, delilah. >> elvis looks great. >> he dropped so much weight. he looks really, really great. if you're ready for christmas, good news, because the rockefeller christmas tree arrived. did you see it this morning? >> i did! >> it's a 78-foot norway spruce. weighs 10 tons. does it feel like christmas? >> no. >> it's about 70 degrees. >> but, you know, it is close to time for christmas. we don't have that much longer. >> the big tree lighting is december 2nd. we told you the holiday cups are out at starbucks. people are putting up christmas lights in joanne's neighborhood. >> only in joanne lamar cuss's neighborhood. started. >> i love a christmas commercial. >> here's one. it's already started. >> i do love this feeling. all right. >> maybe it is time. >> it's time. >> all right, so remember yesterday we were telling you guys about gwen stefani and blake shelton. >> mm-hm. >> i want to say that i called that one a couple days before. >> you did? >> was that in the privacy of i called it here, because i was
into the hall of fame for radio broadcasters. beat out ryan seacrest, steve harvey, delilah. >> elvis looks great. >> he dropped so much weight. he looks really, really great. if you're ready for christmas, good news, because the rockefeller christmas tree arrived. did you see it this morning? >> i did! >> it's a 78-foot norway spruce. weighs 10 tons. does it feel like christmas? >> no. >> it's about 70 degrees. >> but, you know, it is close to time...
Today in Iowa at 5:30 : WHO : November 5, 2015 5:30am-6:00am CST
grand jury... already cleared her for it. 28-year old ryan bolinger was shot and killed by officer vanessa miller in june. police say bolinger interrupted a traffic stop along merle hay road... they say he got out of his car, started dancing around.... then he made a u-turn and got out of his car again... that's when police say he quote "walked with purpose" towards miller's squad car... miller shot bolinger through her window. the family's lawyer now claiming an officer can't kill because someone is "walking with a purpose" 14:09:50 this is obviously an immense tragedy. it was completely avoidable. it should never have happened. 14:05:26 the fact that she could have escaped the situation, the fact that she had a partner there the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for negligence, battery, and wrongful death. newton police are looking for your help finding an armed robber... it happened overnight at the "casey's" on west 18th street. police say this man displayed a gun and demanded money... he took off with money before officers arrived. the man never fired.. and no one was hurt. if
grand jury... already cleared her for it. 28-year old ryan bolinger was shot and killed by officer vanessa miller in june. police say bolinger interrupted a traffic stop along merle hay road... they say he got out of his car, started dancing around.... then he made a u-turn and got out of his car again... that's when police say he quote "walked with purpose" towards miller's squad car... miller shot bolinger through her window. the family's lawyer now claiming an officer can't kill...
Today : KTIV : November 12, 2015 2:07am-3:00am CST
, beatiti out "saving privatat ryan." i thought bradley cooper did an amazing job because chris kyle weorked on "stars and stripes " ". so i thought he did a great jojo >>> we have a beautiful family from kansas city. they're c cebrating that world series you stole from us here in new york. in the 1986 movie ""top gun"", what is the call sign of naval aviator lieutenant pete mitchell. >> maverick. >> you knew that. awesome. >> that was one of the greatest movies of all time. >> my call sign wasas gorilla. look at this face. when i found out that my kids would eat their food as babies if i did my ooh, ooh, gorilla impression. >> i like it. over to you. >> from upstate new york. served in the army as what?? military policemama wow! >> j.w., everybody knows this stuff.t% >> did you know that mr. t, out of 6,000 was considered top training. and unlike his character where he's running away from the police. funny story. i'm a new york cop who plays a detective on gotham. we're in the middle of a foot pursuit. the guy turns to me, his mouth agape, you're, j.w., you're the actor. we'll get t
, beatiti out "saving privatat ryan." i thought bradley cooper did an amazing job because chris kyle weorked on "stars and stripes " ". so i thought he did a great jojo >>> we have a beautiful family from kansas city. they're c cebrating that world series you stole from us here in new york. in the 1986 movie ""top gun"", what is the call sign of naval aviator lieutenant pete mitchell. >> maverick. >> you knew that. awesome....
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party this weekend. so what, it could have been anybody. ryan seacrest asked gwen about the relationship. >> on his radio show. >> and here's what she said. >> so blake is also on this show. >> is he? who's blake? >> blake shelton. >> oh, the country guy. >> is it true or not true? >> i'm not going to answer that. myself. i think he's hot, don't you? but to be super honest, it is kind of crazy, like we both went through the same thing at the same...
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ryan. "be open, be transparent, and leader you've got to make decisions. and then you have to live with the consnsuences. tough paat of the job." in an iterview with c-n-n. boehner said he used "catholic guilt" to convince ryan to take the job, telling ryan he had no choice in paul ryan alsosospoke with c-nnn, saying he will not pick up to change. we're wiping the slate clean, its a new day and we're gonna go here and that is because we have not given people a sense of what we can do differently, how we can fix these prrblems, where wewewould go if given the chance. and that is what we have to do. ryan is pushing back against calls for exppding family leave. he's also telling fellow republicans defunding planned parenthood immediately may be too muchto ask. president obama is pushinggfor changes to the criminal justice system. the president heads to new jersey today to discuss those trying to rejoin society after spending time in prison. president obama was in that state in may -- when he praised efforts by the police department to improve their relationship with communities strugg
ryan. "be open, be transparent, and leader you've got to make decisions. and then you have to live with the consnsuences. tough paat of the job." in an iterview with c-n-n. boehner said he used "catholic guilt" to convince ryan to take the job, telling ryan he had no choice in paul ryan alsosospoke with c-nnn, saying he will not pick up to change. we're wiping the slate clean, its a new day and we're gonna go here and that is because we have not given people a sense of what...


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Juncus militaris
State Status: Pennsylvania Endangered (PE)
PBS Status: Pennsylvania Endangered (PE)
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Global Rank: G4 rank interpretation
State Rank: S1
Bayonet Rush is a perennial grass-like herb with a rounded aerial stem that may reach 0.6 m in height, and also produces horizontal underground stems, or rhizomes. This species may grow submersed in shallow water, and the rhizome often produces an abundance of slender hairlike leaves that remain under water. The leaves of the aerial stem are much wider and thicker than the submersed leaves, having a sheathing basal portion and an elongate and linear blade that is rounded in cross-section and has a series of horizontal thickenings found at regular intervals along its length. The aerial stem tends to have just a single leaf with a well-developed blade, which often extends beyond the tip of the entire aerial stem. The minute flowers, appearing in summer, are grouped in dense clusters on the branches of the upper part of the aerial stem. Each individual flower has 6 parts that are analogous to the green sepals and colored petals found on many kinds of flowers, but in this species the parts are only 2-4 mm in length, more-or-less similar in shape to each other, vary from green to light brown to reddish, and surround the 6 stamens, or pollen producing structures within the flower. The fruit consists of dry capsule that equals or slightly exceeds the flower parts, and when mature splits open to release the microscopic 0.4-0.5 mm brownish seeds.
Rank Justification
Critically imperiled in the nation or state because of extreme rarity (often 5 or fewer occurrences) or because of some factor(s) such as very steep declines making it especially vulnerable to extirpation from the state.
Habitat Range
It grows on shorelines of ponds, lakes and streams, and in bogs and marshes.
Survey Dates
Flowers July - August; fruits persist into late summer or fall
Bayonet Rush ranges from New England and Ontario south into North Carolina and Alabama. In Pennsylvania, this species has been documented historically in the northeastern counties.
The viability of populations of Bayonet Rush and its habitat may be enhanced by creating buffers and protecting the natural hydrology around wetlands, controlling invasive species, and avoiding the indiscriminate use of aquatic herbicides.
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Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. 2018.
Rhoads, A.F. and W.M. Klein, Jr. 1993. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania. American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rhoads, A.F. and T.A. Block.
2007. The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual. 2nd edition. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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