Robin Williams: Iconic comedian and ‘advocate for all who serve this nation’ Chad J. McNeeley‚ U.S. Navy/ Wiki The tragic and sudden death of Robin Williams‚ 63‚ saddened the world on Monday morning‚ but his support for the troops is what many of his fans are talking about today. Williams was among the first of America’s celebrities to visit the armed forces in a war zone‚ and in the span of his life visited more than 89‚000 military personnel in both Iraq and Afghanistan with the United Service
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The Maersk Alabama Hijacking A horrible‚ yet completely unexpected‚ incident occurred on April 8th‚ 2009 known as the Maersk Alabama hijacking. This incident took much negotiation and time‚ but with the help of the Navy‚ the Navy S.E.A.L and others‚ was resolved successfully. In other words‚ the hijacking was primarily a chain of nautical events that were initiated by four Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The pirates detained the cargo ship 240 nautical miles southeast of Eyl‚ Somalia‚ which
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OF HIGHWAY ON WILDLIFE IN ALABAMA AND THE US Road construction and operation often cause the topography‚ vegetation‚ runoff and micro-climate characteristics to significantly change‚ resulting in interference to wildlife‚ forcing original living habits and activity patterns to change. For example‚ traffic noise affects the communicating‚ living and breeding activity of birds. In 2011‚ an estimated 300 dead birds have been found on the side of the I-65 highway in Alabama; some large habitats which
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STATE OF ALABAMA Montgomery‚ Alabama Office of the Legislative Analyst June 21‚ 1988 MEMORANDUM FOR THE GOVERNOR FROM: [NAME WITHHELD]‚ Legislative Analyst SUBJECT: Flying of Confederate Flag over Capital Building ISSUE: Presentation of analysis for your decision: BACKGROUND: The office of the Governor has received several demands by members representing the state’s chapter of the NAACP to remove the Confederate flag (“flag”). Earlier this year 13 African-American legislators were
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Account of the Alabama Court Referral Programs The Alabama Court Referral Education Program was formed in 1985 to help decrease the amount of alcohol and other drug-linked misconducts in the state. This program is not intended for reprimand. It offers partakers with the chance to learn vital facts and to discover ways to alter perilous conduct that lead to their becoming tangled with the legal system (Welcome to North Alabama Court Referral Services‚ Inc.!‚ n.d). Involvement in the court referral
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Alabama Lottery Summary The Alabama lottery is a much debated subject and yet lotteries are proven historical income generating system. While the state currently does not entertain the lottery‚ Alabama money continues to flow to those states that embraces the lotteries. A number of states that enjoys lottery system‚ fuel their educational expenditures from revenues that are generated from their lottery (Forrest et al.‚ 2002). Gambling is a form of refreshment and can be essential to the psychological
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Sweet Home Alabama Janine Kasparian-Wolfe ENG 225 Sarah MacDonald August 20‚ 2012 Sweet Home Alabama Can you really find your soul mate when your ten years old? Did you know when lightening hits the sand it forms beautiful glass pieces when you dig it up? Reese Witherspoon (Melanie)‚ Josh Lucas (Jake)‚ and Patrick Dempsey (Andrew) fall into a love triangle that takes you from high class New York City to down south in Greenville‚ Alabama. You will learn
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The novel I chose is called Crazy in Alabama. It takes place in Industry‚ Alabama in 1965 It moves back and forth between its two main characters. 1- Peejoe Bullis and his brother Wiley are orphans who live with their grandmother. 2- Lucille Vinson kills her husband Chester because he won’t let her go to Hollywood to star in the sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies‚ where she has been cast for a 2-episode role. Lucille is Peejoe and Wiley’s aunt‚ and the sister of Dove‚ another uncle of the two boys
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On September 15th‚ 1963‚ a bomb exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham‚ Alabama. The floor of the church collapsed. A Sunday school session was under way and four children were in the church basement preparing for the service. Four girls died Denise McNair‚ aged 11‚ Addie Mae Collins‚ Cynthia Wesley and Carol Robertson‚ all aged 14. Many others were injured as well. No one was initially arrested for this crime even though the authorities suspected four men within days of the
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