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GENERAL INTEREST

The Week in Good News: The Garlic Girls, Rhodes Scholarships and an African Funk Pioneer

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/briefing/the-week-in-good-news-garlic-girls-rhodes-scholarship-black-panther.html?emc=edit_nn_20180223&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1


Inside New York's oldest store in Chinatown – photo essay

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/23/inside-new-yorks-oldest-store-in-chinatown-photo-essay?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=265337&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

Seattle Residents Complained About A 'Confederate Flag.' It Was Actually The Flag Of Norway.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/27472/seattle-residents-complained-about-confederate-emily-zanotti

Justin Trudeau Makes A Fool Of Himself Again, Insults Entire Nation Of India With Condescending, Ethnic Attire

https://www.dailywire.com/news/27482/justin-trudeau-makes-fool-himself-again-insults-jared-sichel

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines (10/11)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/23/briefing/23weeklynewsquiz.html?emc=edit_nn_20180223&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

HEALTH

What’s better for you: a low-fat or low-carb diet? Scientists have an answer

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/whats-better-for-you-a-low-fat-or-low-carb-diet-scientists-have-an-answer-2018-02-22

Good news: you’re not getting older, you’re getting better

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/good-news-youre-not-getting-older-youre-getting-better-2018-02-23

BUSINESS

US bank halts NRA credit card, car rental firm ends discount

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/enterprise-ends-car-rental-discount-060216050.html

FINANCIAL

OOPS! Teachers in 12 states have pension funds invested in gun stocks

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0218/teachers_pensions_guns.php3

ENVIRONMENT

Rare Footage of Wolverine on the Hunt in Montana

https://weather.com/news/trending/video/rare-footage-of-wolverine-on-the-hunt-in-montana?pl=pl-the-lift

Rare Fossils Discovered on Lands Cut From Bears Ears National Monument

https://www.ecowatch.com/bears-ears-fossils-2538047979.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=f5152ec092-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-f5152ec092-85328381

WEATHER

Storm Unleashes River of Rushing Rocks in New Zealand

https://weather.com/news/trending/video/storm-unleashes-river-of-rushing-rocks-in-new-zealand?pl=pl-the-latest

AIR FORCE

Eyes On Vulnerable AWACS, Rivet Joint, Etc., Air Force Studies replacements

https://breakingdefense.com/2018/02/eyes-on-vulnerable-awacs-rivet-joint-etc-air-force-studies-replacements/?utm_campaign=Breaking%20Defense%20Air%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=60902950&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--ninJbmJ4KwIyynLKO41GfaAp4SdvST635E5Ct8Tx3lXBCkoCOf0ph2u-wdLmGm0WljDKFEeSECteasPU6IsyH0-VsAw&_hsmi=60902950

MARINE CORPS

Marine Corps again lowers requirements for Infantry Officer Course ( “[The change] was not about lowering attrition, it was about making students more successful to complete the course,” ... It's difficult for me to believe that he actually said that ... it's just nonsense.)

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/22/marine-corps-again-lowers-requirements-for-infantr/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=2018&utm_term=newsletter&utm_content=newsalert

GOOD GRIEF

Louisiana school bars student who said math symbol looks like gun

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/23/school-bars-student-who-said-math-symbol-looks-gun/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=2018&utm_term=newsletter&utm_content=newsalert

GUN CONTROL

Democrats Say America Is The Worst Western Country For Mass Shootings. That's [not true]

https://www.dailywire.com/news/27401/democrats-say-america-worst-western-country-mass-hank-berrien?utm_source=shapironewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=022218-news&utm_campaign=position4

US gun control advocates exaggerate benefits of Australia's gun restrictions

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/02/23/us-gun-control-advocates-exaggerate-benefits-australias-gun-restrictions.html

Trump and the GOPers have a great opportunity to steal a key issue from the Dems

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0218/morris022318.php3

The Four Reasons Congress Won’t Do Anything About Gun Control

http://www.newsweek.com/four-reasons-congress-wont-do-anything-about-gun-control-818075?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=yahoo_news&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=/rss/yahoous/news

IMMIGRATION

Their daughters were held at the border – then the blackmail from fake Ice agents began

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/23/immigration-detention-ice-border-fake-scam?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=265337&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

NORK

US Tightens Sanctions On North Korean Shipping

http://start.att.net/news/read/article/the_associated_press-trump_to_announce_new_nkorea_sanctions-ap/category/news

RUSSIAGATE

Why Richard Gates is a key player in the Mueller probe

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/375183-why-richard-gates-is-a-key-player-in-the-mueller-probe

-- "Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality of those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change." - Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), A Farewell to Arms, 1929

reveille

MOH -Cpl. William T. Perkins, Jr. USMC

Combat Photographer - Medal of Honor. 

Swingin - John Anderson

Sometimes we just need a laugh.

Marine From WW2 interview

My friend, Don Schuld interviews Jonathan Mendes in NYC for the Naval Order of The United States.  This episode brought to you by the NYC Commandery of the Naval Order.  Selected for this page by 12ponder.com . The Naval Order is one of the oldest oldest organizations in America to promote the knowledge and history of Americas Sea Services. The New York Commandery is particularly active and promotes excellent Authorship of history through its annual Samuel Eliot Morison Awards. 

https://youtu.be/rWc5RIcQL9U

A few years ago when still in High School, my son, Alex Campbell met Mr. Mendes at the Naval Order Luncheon in NYC. Alex enjoyed talking with several of the Marines there and after his degree in History from Auburn U. he eventually enlisted and now serves in the reserves.

THE NAVAL ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES
was begun by founding members that included Admiral  George Dewey and Teddy Roosevelt.

To learn more and to inquire about membership you may inquire HERE or email Don Schuld,

DON SCHULD and UNCLE VIC last summer when Karen and I made a trip to visit our old town of Sparta NJ.  Don sparked me to get involved with the Naval Order once he became a member. He knew me from some Rotary Club activity in the mid 90's. I was already a member because my friend Otto Schwarz of the USS Houston brought me in. I Knew Otto because of hearing is talk on the USS Houston and "The Bridge on The River Kwai" at a meeting of Tin Can Sailors .... which ..... led to my making a documentary about the Houston.   But I did not like to drive into NYC for those luncheons  superb though the were.  Don became my "driver" and good friend along with another navy vet Roy DeFranco who was another soul thirsty for history. Roy is a retired school principal. Don is a retired investment counselor.  The trips into NYC became some of my fondest memories of our time in NJ.

Here is a photo of me and Don last summer. I presented him with one of my ship challenge coins that constitutes an IRISH BLESSING from the history of Fr. O'Callahan and the ship named for him.