[11.02.2014] BANGTAN 'Skool Luv Affair' Showcase Çevirisi

- 3 tane Rookie ödülü kazandınız. Nasıl hissediyorsunuz?

JIN: Çıkış yaptığımızdan beri Rookie ödülünü kazanmak istediğimizi söylüyorduk. Bu hayalimizin gerçekleşmesi bizim için bir onur. BANG PD~nim, hep yanımda olan üyelerim, çalışanlar ve ARMYlere çok teşekkür ederim!

Rap Monster: Rookie Ödülünü kazanırsak bol pantolonlarla dans edeceğimize söz vermiştik. V bu sözü tuttuğu ve bunu yaptığı için çok minnettarız.

V: Ben, doğum günü partimde, harika bir performans sergileyen Çikolata Kaslı V'yim. Aranızda doğum günü partimde bol pantolonla dans ettiğimde orada olanlar var mı? (Hayranlar çığlık atar) Ah! Çok kişi varmış. Teşekkür ederim.

SUGA: V gerçekten harikaydı! Bol pantolonla dans ederkenki hali... En küçük ayrıntılara bile tek tek dikkat etti. Gerçekten çok havalıydı!

V: Teşekkürler.

Jimin: Bunun dışında bir de kıyafetlerimizi yırtacağımızı mı söylemiştik? 

(Hayranlar çığlık atar)

Jimin: Yoksa kaslarımızı göstereceğimizi mi söylemiştik?

(Hayranlar çığlık atar)

Jimin: Ama bu +19 olduğu için ARMYlerimiz yetişkin olunca, Çikolata Kaslı Taehyung sözünü tutacak.

V: Evet, bu doğru. Ben; Çikolata Kaslı V! Bu kez... hayal ederek...

-Skool Luv Affair! Bu, "Derslerinizi boşverin, sadece sevin" anlamına mı geliyor? Rap Monster, lütfen albümü tanıtır mısın?

Rap Monster: 2. mini albümümüzde gençlerin aşk hikayelerinden bahsettik. Ayrıca şarkı prodüksiyonunda da yer aldık. Ayrıca hareketli şarkılar, örneğin az sonra dinleyeceğiniz Boy in Luv ve önceden yayınlanan 'Just One Day' veya 'Where Did You Come From' gibi hoş şarkılar da var. Oldukça çeşitli/farklı şarkılar var.

~Suga EXO'ya benzetilen konseptleri hakkında da konuşuyor~

Suga: Okul çocuğu konseptini kullanmayı taa en başından beri düşünmüştük fakat rastlantısal olarak EXO sunbaelerimizle konseptlerimiz karşılaştırıldı. EXO ile kıyaslanıyor olmak büyük bir onur. EXO'nun kendine has bir stili olduğunu ve bizim de kendimize ait bir stilimiz olduğunu düşünüyorum. Çok sıkı çalışırsak EXO gibi ikonlar olabileceğimize inanıyorum.

~J-HOPE ve JungKook Boy In Luv'ı Tanıtıyor~

J-HOPE: Albüm çıkış şarkısı Boy in Luv'ı; SUGA hyung, Rap Monster, yapımcımız PDogg ve Bang Sihyuk PD~nim beraber yaptılar. Biraz daha ayrıntı vermem gerekirse, eski hip hop okul melodisi var. Güçlü bir beat/melodisi var! Bu bağımlılık yapıcı dilinize dolanacak bir şarkı şarkıyı dinleyince neşelenecek ve hareketleneceksiniz.

JungKook: "İlk duyduğumuz anda '상남자(Sert/Gerçek Erkek)' ismini sevmiştik. Fakat Başkan Bang SiHyuk "Bunu neden sevdiniz?" diye sorduğunda '상남자' çıkış parçasının ismi olarak kullanmak biraz ağır hissettirdi... Fakat Girls' Generation Taeyeon'un bizim için 'Sert/Gerçek Erkek' dediğini duyduk ve bunun kader olduğunu düşündük. Böylece bunun çıkış parçamızın ismi olmasına karar verdik."

A/N: Golden Disk Awards'ta üyelerin sahnelerinden hemen sonra Taeyeon diğer sunucularla onlar hakkında konuşurken "Sert/Gerçek erkekleri severim" demişti.

~Üyeler Albümdeki En Sevdikleri Şarkılardan Bahsediyor~

Rap Monster: Ben en çok Satoori şarkısını seviyorum, 'Where Did You Come From'. En çok bu şarkıyı seviyorum. Herhangi bir şivem olmadığı için aslında şarkıda çok partım yok ama şarkının geçiş kısmını ben yazdım. Çok güzel yazmışım :D

J-HOPE: Ben en çok Just One Day'i seviyorum. Bu çok samimi hislerle yazdığım bir şarkı. Şarkının son halini dinleyince, çok gururlandım ve duygulandım. 

JIN: Ben de şahsen en çok Just One Day'i seviyorum. Öncelikle şarkının melodisi/beat sesimle çok uyumlu ve bana çok uyduğunu düşündüğüm için en çok bu şarkıyı seviyorum.

V: Bu şarkı preview'de yoktu ama Cypher! Rap Monster, SUGA ve J-HOPE hyung üçü birlikte bu şarkıyı yaptılar.Rap Monster, SUGA ve J-HOPE hyung efsaneler!! 

Jungkook: Ben de en çok Cypher'ı seviyorum. Hyunglar çok iyi rap yapıyor. Çok havalılar!

Jimin: Ben en çok daha sonra dinleyeceğiniz Boy In Luv'ı seviyorum. Çıkış şarkımız olduğu için, lütfen dört gözle bekleyin. Size gerçek erkeğin nasıl olacağını göstermek için kendime bir poz buldum. (Seyircilere poz veriyor)

Jungkook: Çok havalı!!

SUGA: Ben, 6. şarkı olan Tomorrow'u seviyorum. Sebebine gelirsek, çünkü yapımcılığını ben yaptım. Bu şarkıyı stajyerlik zamanımda yapmıştım ve albümde olduğu için gerçekten çok mutluyum.

-BTS üyelerinin kendi şarkılarını albüme koyması ve yapımcılıklarını üstlenmesi onları daha çekici kılıyor, öyle değil mi??

Hayranlar: EVEEETT!!!

J-HOPE: SUGA hyung Tomorrow'un dışında Jump'ın da yapımcılığını üstlendi.

SUGA: Jump'ın 4 yıl önce daha yeni stajyerliğe başladığım zamanlarda Rap Monster ile beraber üzerinde çalışmıştım. Gerçekten albümde yer aldığı için çok çok çok mutluyum! Şimdi, neredeyse tüm şarkılarda bizim de adımız var. Bu albüm üzerinde çok çalıştık, lütfen dört gözle bekleyin.

-Albüm üzerinde çalışırken, zorlandığınız zamanlar oldu mu? Jungkook diğer üyeler sana baskı yapıyor mu?

Jungkook: Hayır yapmıyorlar. Benim için, sesimi eğitmek üzerine çalışmam en zorlu kısımdı. Bugünkü showcase için çok çalıştım ve çok endişeliydim. Şu an da çok heyecanlıyım; ama elimden gelenin en iyisini yapacağım!!

-Ayrıca SUGA'nın apandis ameliyatı olduğunu duydum. Nasılsın?

SUGA: Aslında, bunu defalarca söylemek çok utanç verici. Evet apandis ameliyatı oldum.
Ameliyattan sonra vücudum hafiflemiş gibi hissediyorum. Yıl sonu etkinliklerinde diğer üyelerle birlikte sahnede performans sergilemek istemiştim; ama yapamadım. Albüm şarkıları üzerinde çalıştım.... Albüm şarkıları üzerinde çalışmam gerekiyordu ve çok az zamanımız vardı.
Albüm kaydını yayına hazır hale gelmesinden birkaç gün önce bitirdik. Bu yüzden şarkılar üzerinde hızlı bir şekilde çalıştık. Yine de iyi bir şekilde sonuçlandı ve rahatladım.

-Rap Monster bu konuda ne hissediyor?

Rap Monster: Benim için yorulmaktansa pişman olduğum şeyler var. Çok hızlı dönüş yaptık, değil mi? Rise of Bangtan tanıtımlarını bitirdikten hemen sonra yeni albüm üzerinde çalışmalara başladık. Her şeyiyle mükemmel bitirmek istiyordum. Bu yüzden birazcık pişmanlığım var.

-Liderin kesinlikle müzik konusunda farklı bir tutku seviyesi var! Diğer üyeler ne hissediyor?

JIN: Benim için koreografi ve diyet çok zordu. Öncelikle, koreografi benim sonsuz arkadaşım (gülüyor) Bu sefer diyet yaparken 2 ay boyunca her gün egzersiz yaptım. Ayrıca koreografimizi de her gün yaklaşık 15 saat çalıştık. Gerçekten çok kilo verdim. Umarım kilomu korurum.

Jimin: Benim için Boy In Luv kayıtları çok zordu. En iyi sesimle kayıt etmek istediğim için, kayıttan sonra boğazım ağırdı. Sadece bu da değil, saçımı da kısa kestirdim. Kestirdikten sonra yanaklarım çok tombul gözüktü (gülüyor). Bu yüzden, "Diyete başlamalıyım" diye düşündüm. 

V: Benim için de aynı... Koreografimiz çok yorucuydu. Öncelikle, sizlerin de bildiği gibi koreografimiz çok güçlü. Bunu söylediğim için özür dilerim ama koreografimiz çok sert!! Boy in Luv performansları çok sert olacak. Günde yaklaşık 15 saat çalıştığımız için performanslarımız mükemmel olacak!

JHOPE: Bence en kötüsü çok kısıtlı zamanımızın olmasıydı. Rise of Bangtan performanslarımızdan sonra hiç ara vermedik, ayrıca yıl sonu etkinlikleri ve ödül törenleri için özel performanslar hazırladık. Bu yüzden boş zamanımız çok azdı; bu yüzden bizim için çok yorucu oldu ve bazı pişmanlıklarımız da var.

V: Yapımcımızla çalışırken birçok kere müzik dosyası değiştirdik. Şarkının adları, 'Dünya Yıkımı' ve 'Versay'ın Gülü' gibi garip isimler aldı. Ama en sonunda '상남자(Sert/Gerçek Erkek' oldu.

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FEBRUARY 17 = It's Jefferson in the House!!

Jefferson Prevails in the Election of 1800
On this date, February 17, 1801, after one tie vote in the Electoral College and 35 indecisive ballot votes in the House of Representatives, Vice President Thomas Jefferson was elected the third president of the United States over his running mate, Aaron Burr. This difficult and confusing election, which ended just a fortnight before a new president was to be inaugurated, exposed some serious defects in the presidential electoral machinery as set forth by the framers of the U.S. Constitution. But in the end, the principle of the peaceful transfer of power, this time from one political party to another prevailed, and our young republic survived yet another threat to her existence.

From Adams to Jefferson

To attempt making a long and confusing story short: John Adams' presidency had been controversial. While the principle of peaceful transfer of power from one LEADER to another had indeed been established with his succession of the great George Washington, that was not the last trial faced by the infant American republic. Our country's father had worried about the formation of political parties, but such things had inevitably arisen. This election of

1800 saw the first contest between these two political parties. And whether or not our system could survive the transfer of power from one political party to another remained an open question. Adams had faced the difficult question of how to handle the newly and violently emerged French Republic. Actual combat had in fact broken out on the high seas between ships of the Revolutionary French Navy, and the magnificent ships of the new American Navy, which John Adams had fathered (Pictured above is an action from that war... Feb. 6, 1799 the French frigate "L'Insurgente" is shot to pieces by the American frigate, "U.S.S. Constellation"). But Adams had managed to keep this undeclared Naval conflict from erupting into a full-blown war.

Adams/Hamilton, Jefferson/Burr....

Nevertheless, Adams suffered the fate of all those who dare bravely to steer a middle-course between two extremes: he wound up being loathed and despised by both. But the Federalists who were nominally the party of Adams swallowed hard and nominated him against his one-time friend Thomas Jefferson, who was nominated by the Democrat-Republican Party. Far from being the blatant mockery that this has been called by some of today's more advanced political thinkers, it was actually the forerunner of the modern day Democratic

Party. Jefferson had favored avoiding conflict with the French Republic. Alexander Hamilton (left), who had been Washington's Secretary of the Treasury had come to loathe Adams even more than he hated Jefferson, not only because he favored conciliation with France over war, but to no small degree because Adams refused to recognize Hamilton as the leader of the Federalist Party. Not only were there two would be "heads" of the Federalists there were two for the Republicans -- Aaron Burr had been nominated by them as Jefferson's running mate, which he publicly touted as his role. Back in these early days of Presidential elections, the man who was running for President would be nominated for that, and his Vice- president would also run for President with the idea that the Vice president would get the second highest total. But sometimes it did not work out that way. The Vice Presidency would actually go to whomever would come in second. It is not like it is now wherein the President are nominated specifically for those spots and run for them on the same ticket. Burr ran with the understanding that he was to be VICE President. But secretly, he longed for the top spot. And while he did not actively ENcourage those who so believed with him, neither did he DIScourage them.

Thirty SIX Ballots later....

SO the Presidential Electors were chosen that November, and on Dec. 3 it became apparent that the improbable had happened. Hamilton had discouraged enough votes for Adams and his running mate Mr. Pinkney to land them out of the running with 64 and 63 electoral votes respectively. But this left Jefferson and his running mate, Burr with 73 votes each for the top spot. So the Federalists were definitely getting the boot, and it only remained for the House of Representatives to decide which of the top two - Jefferson or Burr would get the nod. This is where the unhappiness

of the losing Federalists, and the deviousness of Aaron Burr (pictured, right) came into play. As said, he wouldn't say "yes", but neither would he say "no." And the Federalist electors were inclined to go with Burr just to stick it to Jefferson. On Feb.11, they got together in the new and unfinished capitol building in Washington D.C. to make their choice. The vote was to be by state, each state being decided by majority vote within the delegation, a minimum of nine states being required for the election to be won... if the state tied, then that was cast as a blank vote. On the initial ballot Jefferson got eight, six for Burr, and two states tied, so they cast no vote. So they tried again. The second try was not successful. Nor was the third, the fourth, the twenty second nor the thirtieth. The ballots kept on coming with no change. Congressmen slept on cots in the hallways to stay in touch. One ill congressman had his sick bed moved into a committee room and his ballot brought in for him to sign. Deals were attempted. One group of Federalists offered to go with Burr if he would agree to support their policies. Burr refused, but neither would he take his name out of the running. Finally Alexander Hamilton stepped forward and convinced enough of the Federalist electors to go for Jefferson to throw the vote in his favor. It wasn't that he liked Jefferson, he just hated Burr more. On the morning of Feb. 17, on the thirty SIXTH ballot Jefferson was elected with ten states voting his way to four for Burr.

Adams and Jefferson Reconcile, Burr and Hamilton Do Not

Burr wound up as Vice President, and Hamilton wound up six feet under when Burr settled the score with him, killing Hamilton in a duel in in 1804 (pictured below). Burr, for his part was dropped from the ticket, and left the Vice Presidency in 1805. He was charged and brought to a public trial for treason in 1807 for having supposedly

schemed to raise a private army to invade the Florida territory, and encourage the secession of some western states from the Union. He was acquitted of all charges, but his political career was wrecked, and he lived on ignominiously before dying in 1836. Hamilton is now enshrined on the ten dollar bill. Thomas Jefferson left the presidency after his two terms were up having grown to hate the office. This man of so many profound contradictions - he authored the famous phrase in the Declaration of Independence "All men are created equal" yet he owned slaves and never freed them -- not even in his will -- this man believed in a weaker president yet strengthened the office significantly with the Louisiana Purchase. He would never regard the presidency as a high point in his career. During the strain and bitterness of his political years he had become estranged from his one time friend John Adams. But during their long retirement, he and Adams rekindled their old friendship. They conducted a long correspondence which stands as likely their greatest gift to their country. Then on July 4th, 1824 - exactly 50 years to the day that the Declaration, which Adams had talked a reluctant Jefferson into writing was adopted, John Adams died. His last full sentence was: "Thomas Jefferson survives." He was unaware that Jefferson had in fact died -- on that very same day, just a few hours earlier.


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Sources:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=189

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Burr

"A History of the Democratic Party" - Gary L. Hilliard, Cincinnati, 1978, Unpublished,

"Presidential Campaigns"  by Paul F. Boller Jr. , Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, 1984.

by David Mc Cullough Simon & Schuster, New York, 2001.










Images:

John Adams =
http://www.librarything.com/profile/JohnAdams

Thomas Jefferson =
http://www.liberty1.org/defense.htm

Naval war =
http://www.oldgloryprints.com/connie.htm

Alexander Hamilton =
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlexanderHamilton

Aaron Burr =
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=151

Burr/Hamilton Duel =
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hamilton-burr-duel.jpg

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Fit Mommy - Lose the Baby Weight Recipe for Success

Good Morning Fit Mommies! =] I hope you guys had a great weekend. As soon as babies and kiddos enter your life it seems like life takes off at super speed and there's never enough time to get laundry done, get ready, pack the diaper bag AND eat! Here are a few of my favorite snacks for on-the-go that both you and the little ones will love. 

Mommy and Me Snacks: baked apple crisps, frozen Greek yogurt pops with agave nectar and Mommy's Trail Mix: whole-grain Cheerios, dried cranberries and sunflower seeds

PORTION CONRTOL - The Kid's Plate. Use a kid-sized plate to check your portion control. (Your meal should be 1/3 protein, 1/3 whole grain and 1/3 veggie.)

Lose the Baby Weight Checklist

Start your morning with protein and Omega 3s - you've all heard it before, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Don't skip breakfast - you're body will go into starvation mode and start saving the fat! Always get fueled up for the day ahead! 

Three snacks a day - never let hunger build! - Veggies and Fruit are AWESOME snacks. 

Maintain portion control for your dinner      

Good luck! YOU CAN DO THIS!! 

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Korece Sebzeler ve Meyveler

야채 [ya-chae]= Sebze





브로콜리 [bro-kol-li] = Brokoli
상추 [sang-chu] = Marul
오이 [o-i] = salatalık
토마토 [to-ma-to]  = Domates
감자 [kam-ja] = Patates
당근 [dang-eun] = Havuç
양파 [yang-pa] = Soğan
콩 [kong] = Fasulye
시금치 [shi-keum-chi] = Ispanak




  과일 [gwa-il] = Meyve










수박 [su-bak] = Karpuz
복숭아 [bok-sung-a] = Şeftali
딸기 [ttal-gi] = Çilek
사과 [sa-gwa] = Elma
바나나 [ba-na-na] = MUz
오랜지 [o-raen-ji] =

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FAO: Better crop genebanks mean better food security

So, quite unexpectedly, my brother found himself, panting, with a cut mouth, a bruised jaw, and bloodstained knuckles, driving along an unknown lane with these two women.

He learned they were the wife and the younger sister of a surgeon living at Stanmore, who had come in the small hours from a dangerous case at Pinner, and heard at some railway station on his way of the Martian advance. He had hurried home, roused the women--their servant had left them two days before--packed some provisions, put his revolver under the seat--luckily for my brother--and told them to drive on to Edgware, with the idea of getting a train there. He stopped behind to tell the neighbours. He would overtake them, he said, at about half past four in the morning, and now it was nearly nine and they had seen nothing of him. They could not stop in Edgware because of the growing traffic through the place, and so they had come into this side lane.

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'I know what "it" means well enough, when I find a thing,' said the Duck: 'it's generally a frog or a worm. The question is, what did the archbishop find?'

That was the story they told my brother in fragments when presently they stopped again, nearer to New Barnet. He promised to stay with them, at least until they could determine what to do, or until the missing man arrived, and professed to be an expert shot with the revolver--a weapon strange to him--in order to give them confidence.

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Would that I could keep squeezing that sperm for ever! For now, since by many prolonged, repeated experiences, I have perceived that in all cases man must eventually lower, or at least shift, his conceit of attainable felicity; not placing it anywhere in the intellect or the fancy; but in the wife, the heart, the bed, the table, the saddle, the fireside, the country; now that I have perceived all this, I am ready to squeeze case eternally. In thoughts of the visions of the night, I saw long rows of angels in paradise, each with his hands in a jar of spermaceti.

[ads-post] Now, while discoursing of sperm, it behooves to speak of other things akin to it, in the business of preparing the sperm whale for the try-works.

First comes white-horse, so called, which is obtained from the tapering part of the fish, and also from the thicker portions of his flukes. It is tough with congealed tendons—a wad of muscle—but still contains some oil. After being severed from the whale, the white-horse is first cut into portable oblongs ere going to the mincer. They look much like blocks of Berkshire marble.

Then, being prepared for the journey, they all started for the Emerald City;

1. I tried to convince her that I was sincere, but she simply couldn't forget the humiliation that I had put upon her on that other occasion
2. "If you mean all that you say you will have ample chance to prove it," she said, "if Jubal does not catch and kill you
3. I am in your power, and the treatment you accord me will be the best proof of your intentions toward me
4. I am not your mate, and again I tell you that I hate you, and that I should be glad if I never saw you again
5. " Dian certainly was candid
6. There was no gainsaying that
7. In fact I found candor and directness to be quite a marked characteristic of the cave men of Pellucidar
8. Finally I suggested that we make some attempt to gain my cave, where we might escape the searching Jubal, for I am free to admit that I had no considerable desire to meet the formidable and ferocious creature, of whose mighty prowess Dian had told me when I first met her

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LG CEP TELEFONU İÇİN CASUS YAZILIM

LG marka cep telefonlarıda aynı samsung marka cep telefonlarında olduğu gibi android işletim sistemi ile çalışmaktadırlar ve bu nedenle LG cep telefonu modellerinde de bir çok casus yazılım tam kapasite ile rahatlıkla kullanılabilmektedir. LG telefonlarda en çok android işletim sisteminin jelly bean , ice cream sandwich ve ginger bread versiyonları kullanılmaktadır, bu android versiyonlarının hepsiyle uyumlu olan cep telefonu casus yazılımları arasında Mspy, Highster Mobile, Mobile Spy, Top spy ve Mobistealth programları yer almaktadırlar.

Bu saydığımız programlar arasında en çok rağbet görenleri ise Mspy ve Highster Mobile programlarıdır, gerçi diğerlerininde özellikleri bakımından  mspy ve highster mobile dan pekte geri kalır bir yanları yoktur. Mspy programının diğerlerine göre öne çıkan avantajları arasında online kullanıcı panelinin Türkçe oluşu yer almaktadır. Bu özellik ingilizce bilmeyen kullanıcılar açısından diğer programlara kıyasla oldukça büyük bir kullanım kolaylığı sağlamaktadır.

LG telefonu olup cep telefonu dinleme programı yüklemek isteyenler için örnek program olarak Mspy programını seçmeyi uygun bulduk. MSPY casus yazılımının tüm özelliklerini ve online demosunu merak ediyorsanızhemen aşağıdaki linke tıkladıktan sonra açılan sayfadaki DEMO'YA BAK düğmesine tıklamanız yeterli olacaktır.

Mspy Tüm Özellikler

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FEBRUARY 16 = "The Most Bold and Daring Act of the Age!"

"I boarded her with sixty men and officers leaving a guard on board the ketch for her defense; and it is with the greatest pleasure that I inform you that I had not a man killed in this affair, and but one only slightly wounded...and as each of their conduct was so highly meritorious.. permit me sir to speak of the brave fellows I have the honor to command, whose coolness and intrepidity was such, as will ever characterise the American Tars."

So wrote Lieutenant Stephen Decatur on February 16, 1804 in a dispatch to Captain Edward Preble. Earlier that evening, Decatur had lead a team of sailors and U.S. Marines into the harbour at Tripoli, and the team managed to board and destroy the recently captured frigate U.S.S. Philadelphia before she could be put to use by the Barbary Pirates. When news of the success of this daring commando raid leaked out, it electrified the world. Horatio Nelson, the hero of the British navy called it "the most bold and daring act of the age.."

The Barbary Pirates

By this point in time, the coast of North Africa was home to four states, Morroco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli. The head of each of these states was a semi-hereditary monarch called “the Dey”, or "the bashaw". These states had for years been allowing their ships to raid the commerce of the entire Mediterranean Sea for plunder, and for the purpose of taking the sailors of the merchant ships hostage in return for tremendous ransom payments. The major powers of France, Spain, Portugal and Great Britain all had the necessary naval muscle to put an end to this, but they were continuously at war with each other, so they let it go on, each to make life difficult for the other. While we were a set

of thirteen colonies our merchant ships enjoyed the protection afforded by the great British Navy. But once we had acquired independence from Great Britain following our Revolution, and we became the United States, our ships began falling victim to increasingly brazen acts of piracy. The United States was at first governed by the weak Articles of Confederation, and thus had no standing navy, and only the weakest national government with which to contest these piratical seizures. By 1789, the United States had written and ratified a new Constitution. In 1798, President John Adams created a Department of the Navy, and six magnificent new frigates were being built. But it would take time for these ships to be built, and still more time for them to become an effective fighting force. So for the present at least, diplomacy and ransom were still the only means available for dealing with the Barbary States. The crew of a U.S. vessel, "the Betsey" was taken hostage in October of 1784 and their release could only be effected in February of 1797, after twelve years of captivity and slavery.

The U.S.S. Philadelphia Runs Aground and is Captured

In the years following the return of the crew of the Betsey the U.S. tried to make further treaties with Tripoli, offering more money.  But as the Bashaw's naked greed knew no bounds, and the U.S. could only afford a limited amount, he wound up declaring war on the United States on May 14, 1801.  President Thomas Jefferson ordered a squadron of U.S. Naval vessels to enter the Mediterranean Sea and to put an end to this threat. But the first Squadron he sent accomplished little towards this end, with a commander who was too timid in using force. A second squadron was sent into action with orders to take more direct action. The Squadrons Commander, Commodore Edward Preble was determined to show America was not to be trifled with. But unfortunately, disaster struck. On (appropriately enough) October 31, 1803, the U.S. 44 gun frigate "Philadelphia" was chasing a Tripolitan ship when when she ran aground (her bottom became stuck on a sand bar) in the harbour of Tripoli. Commanded by Captain William Bainbridge, the crew of the "Philadelphia" tried furiously to break her free. They chopped down her foremast, and threw almost all of her cannons overboard along with almost every other heavy item on board. But it was no use. Before they knew it, the crew of the Philadelphia found themselves overwhelmed by a swarm of smaller Tripolitan vessels. The U.S.S. Philadelphia had been captured by the enemy.

Stephen Decatur Leads a Raid on the Philadelphia

While the capture of this magnificent U.S. vessel was a tremendous blow to U.S. prestige, it was worse: the Dey of Tripoli immediately began trying to sell her to one of his neighbors because he lacked the skilled crew necessary to use her effectively. But the U.S. had no intention of having to fight one of her own ships. By mid-December Preble, in consultation with the captured Bainbridge (communicating with his commander from captivity via the use of lime juice mixed with water - invisible ink!!) had decided that attempting to board the Philadelphia and sail her out would be too difficult. She would have to be destroyed. He had at hand just the man to lead such a mission. Lieutenant Stephen Decatur Jr. (below) was the Maryland born son of a veteran of naval service during the Revolution. Decatur, one of two brothers in the U.S. Squadron, had early on acquired a reputation as a duelist, and a daring adventurer. He was commanding the U.S. sloop of war, the U.S.S. Enterprise when the plan to re-take the Philadelphia was hatched and naturally volunteered for the mission.

It was while reconnoitering at the edge of the harbour for the best way in, that Preble and Decatur aboard Enterprise ran across the perfect vessel for the mission. A Triplolitan Ketch (a small two masted vessel of war) named the Mastico was captured on December 23, 1803, and taken back to the U.S. base at Syracuse. For the mission, she was renamed the "Intrepid." On the evening of February 16, at twilight, the Intrepid, flying the crescent flag of the Ottoman Empire silently glided into the harbour at Tripoli, guided by her Sicilian pilot, Salvador Caralano. On the deck was Decatur and about a dozen men disguised as local fisherman. Hidden on the decks below were several dozen men armed with swords and cutlasses, ready to spring into action. The password for the mission was "Philadelphia". They pulled up alongside "Philadelphia" and after exchanging some remarks with the Tripolitans guarding her, Caralano, speaking in the local dialect convinced the guards that it was safe for "Intrepid" to run a line to "Philadelphia". It was about 9;30 p.m. .

"AMERICANOS!!"


Suddenly, the blood curdling cry of "AMERICANOS!!" pierced the darkness. One of the Tripolitan guards finally recognized what was happening. But it was too late. The Ameicans poured out of hiding and swiftly invaded the deck of the Philadelphia. Midshipman Ralph Izard wrote:

"...we then hauled up alongside her and about 50 of our men and officers boarded her instantly. The Tripolitans on board were dreadfully alarmed when they found out who we were. Poor fellows! About 20 of them were cut to pieces & the rest jumped overboard. We set fire to her in less than 15 minutes from the time we first borded her, the flames were bursting out of her ports."

Decatur himself further recorded:

"The noise occa- sioned by boarding and conten- ding for posse- ssion (although no firearms were used) gave general alarm on shore, and on board their cruisers which lay about a cable and a half's length from us, and many boats filled with men lay around from whom we received no annoyance. They commenced fire on us from all their batteries on shore, but with no other effect than one shot passing through our topsail."

In the words of historian Joseph Wheelan:

"With seamless precision, the Americans had captured and destroyed a frigate in an enemy harbour, within range of 115 fortress guns and two warships and escaped -- all inside twenty-five minutes with only one man slightly wounded. They had killed at least twenty enemy soldiers and taken one prisoner. The exploit would have embroidered the record of any commando unit in any era."

And, I have to think that today's Navy Seal teams could not possibly have done it better. As we can see, the tradition which resulted in the killing of Osama bin Laden was begun way back in 1804!



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Sources:

by Joseph Wheelan, Carroll & Graf Publishers, new York, 2003.

A Picture History of the U.S. Navy by Theodore Roscoe & Fred Freeman Bonanza Books, New York, 1956

Naval Documents Related to the Wars with the Barbary Powers, Volume III, Sept., 1803 - March, 1804. Navy Department, Supervised by Capt. Dudley Knox, Washington D.C., 1941







"Regime Change in Tripoli? Part 1" - by Brian T. Bolten
http://suite101.com/article/regime-change-in-tripoli--part-one-a385921 = You can go ahead and click on this link, but it will only take you to a page wherein the usurious crew at "Suite101" will suggest to you that the page may never have existed.  This is mere cyber-nonsense for the fact that these clowns re-arranged their page and cut me out of their picture, taking my articles with them.  Happily I have copies of all but one of them, and about that more later.   Let it suffice to say that THIS particular item will appear on this Blogpage's sister site "Today in History II" soon.... just you wait "Suite101", just you wait...

Images:

The burning of the Philadelphia =
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/barb-war/burn-phl.htm

The capture fo the Philadelphia =
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h01000/h01071.jpg

Stephen Decatur =
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:StephenDecatur.jpeg

Decatur on board the Philadelphia =
http://history1800s.about.com/od/americanwars/tp/barbarywars.htm

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The Awesome Valentine's Weekend Recap!

Friday morning started with a delay at work. Snow all day Wednesday and Thursday made Friday quite difficult to drive through. Thankfully the high was 50, so a lot of it was going to melt. I spent 30 minutes getting snow and ice off of my car then drove to work. My office is only about 2 miles from my apartment, but the drive there was not fun. I arrived around 10:30 and the staff was scarce. Thus it made my work load a little more than normal. Around 12:30 I left the office to go get my weekly B12 injection and weigh. I lost 2.5 pounds last week! Total down: 30.7 pounds since November 25th! That is so exciting. Thankfully the roads were getting better and better.

I ended up working late then had to go to the bank and UPS for my boss. Since I was really tired, worked late, and still so sore from my Hot Mess Express work out at home, I decided to take the evening off from the gym. So while I was out I picked up two Redbox movies and a pizza, and went home to enjoy Valentine's night. Ha! I also made myself a "Skinnytini" cocktail - Mixed Berry Powerade Zero and 1 shot of Smirnoff Raspberry Light vodka. My best friend Kelly did come by for a little while before she went out, so that was sweet.

Saturday, yesterday, was a great day. I had a solid 10 hours of sleep and it felt glorious. I took my time getting out of bed and made breakfast. I then had to go run my usual Saturday morning errands. I usually try to get those finished as quickly as possible, but I had fun looking around for once. I also had some coupons that I was excited to use.

This little cutie always loves to watch me put me up groceries - there are usually new treats for him. Smart!

I was most excited about my deals at GNC! I had to stock up on my Quest Bars, of course. I had a $10 off coupon so I was able to get 13 assorted Quest Bars for only $18 bucks! Then because I have a valid gym membership, I was able to get my Gold card renewed for another year (it is usually $15 dollars) and a free shaker cup. I even got to choose the one I wanted so duh, a pink one! At Ulta I had a coupon and points to use. I needed more body wash and I love the "Vita Bath" brand - it is packed with vitamins and with the cold, dry weather, my skin needs it. I also picked up my eye liner, I have been wearing the same kind for 10 years now. I will probably never cheat on it, ha! Both of those were only $6 together! Diva on a budget!

After I put my groceries up and had lunch, Kelly came over and we went to the gym at 2. It was a great work out in the books - 45 minutes of cardio and an upper body weight circuit. I love how she and I make each other push harder, faster, and longer. That is what best friends are for!

After the gym we came back to my apartment and I made us chocolate, banana, and spinach protein shakes. We then watched "The Place Beyond The Pines" while talking, playing on the computer, showering and getting ready. It felt like a good night for she and I to go out and have a girl's night. What is better?!

She and I went to one of our favorite places in my neighborhood; "Cosmo's". It is an upscale sushi restaurant and around 10:30 every night they move the tables and chairs on the bottom floor, and turn it into a dance floor. They have lots of neon lights, a projector, and everything. I love it when it gets late there. It's seriously a blast. Oh and on Saturday, when we walked in the door we were given a glass of free champs! 

We then split the most delicious sushi - a vegetable roll and my favorite roll in the whole world: "Caley's Comet" (salmon, cream cheese, tempura) and of course a bottle of Pinot.  We stayed out late and the best time. It was the most fun I have had in a while!

Today I slept in until 10:30 AM and I have been super tired ever since. I just could not get with the program. I had breakfast then binged watch Bravo. Kelly came over for a little while (we have been inseparable this weekend) and just hung out with me so that gave me the energy I needed. She left at 3 and I took off to the gym. There is no way I can miss the best work out of the week - legs!

I am a little disappointed in my calorie count. It is normally at least 100 more. However, I'm losing more fat and my heart is getting strong, so I need to make my workouts hard. Next week, I am adding more weight to all of my exercises. It's time to step up the program and keep pushing to get awesome results!

After the gym I went to Panera so I could order my favorite salad - steak and bleu cheese. By the time I got home to eat it, I was shaking I was so hungry. I needed my post workout refuel - yum!

I then prepped my food for the week, cleaned, and took a hot shower. I'm ready for my Atlanta Housewives and Kardashian's, then bed early. My soreness is already setting in. After work tomorrow, I am getting my hair done! I cannot tell you guys how excited I am. I need a hair trim something crazy, my red steaks have faded a lot, and I need my roots done. Your girl needs some help! I hope you guys had a great weekend!

Don't forget to link-up today with these awesome ladies to share your weekend! 

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Happy Black History Month!

February is Black History Month, and to celebrate, I'm writing a series of blogposts spotlighting 10 African-American heroines whose triumphs and legacies are less widely recognized today. First up, is a hard drinkin’, gun totin,’ nun lovin’ (wait, what?) bad-ass chick who made history after becoming the first African-American woman mail coach driver employed by the U.S. government! Check-out her profile and those for 9 other history-making bitches throughout February. Happy Black History Month!

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No Equipment - CrossFit Work Out - 1 Week

Happy Sunday! =] I hope you all are having a great weekend. It's been a little over 5 months since Baby Lo was born and I've been somewhat bored with my routine lately. Logan has gotten a ton of strength in the last 2 months and I love incorporating her into my workout. This is a great workout for all mommies out there who either can't get to the gym, travel frequently or just don't have a lot of time to workout. I hope you enjoy these No Equipment CrossFit Work Outs.

Day1 
Warmup

2 min Jump Rope or Jog

15-second Samson Stretch

15-second Waiter’s Bow

10 Arm Circles Forward & Backward

10 Leg Swings Each Leg

 

Then:

10 Squats

10 Sit-ups

10 Pushups

3 Rounds

Day2

Warmup

2 min Jump Rope or Jog

15-second Samson Stretch

15-second Waiter’s Bow

10 Arm Circles Forward & Backward

10 Leg Swings Each Leg

Then: 

10 rounds of

-10 burpees

-10 situps

Day 3
Warmup

2 min Jump Rope or Jog

15-second Samson Stretch

15-second Waiter’s Bow

10 Arm Circles Forward & Backward

10 Leg Swings Each Leg

Then:

Sprint 100 meters

Rest 1 minute

Repeat 10 times

Day 4: 

Warmup

2 min Jump Rope or Jog

15-second Samson Stretch

15-second Waiter’s Bow

10 Arm Circles Forward & Backward

10 Leg Swings Each Leg

Then

100 Single Unders (Jump Rope)

50 Squats

5 rounds for time

Day 5

Warmup

2 min Jump Rope or Jog

15-second Samson Stretch

15-second Waiter’s Bow

10 Arm Circles Forward & Backward

10 Leg Swings Each Leg

Then

5 Rounds

15m Bear Crawl

20 Push-ups

15m Crab Walk

20 Jump Squats

15m Broad Jump Burpees

20 Mountain Climbers

Day 6

Warmup

2 min Jump Rope or Jog

15-second Samson Stretch

15-second Waiter’s Bow

10 Arm Circles Forward & Backward

10 Leg Swings Each Leg

Then:

Tabata Squats and Push-ups:

20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds each.

Count your lowest score.

Day 7

2 min Jump Rope or Jog

15-second Samson Stretch

15-second Waiter’s Bow

10 Arm Circles Forward & Backward

10 Leg Swings Each Leg

Then:

5 Rounds for Time

- 3 vertical jumps

- 3 squats

- 3 long jumps

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