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The Tripolitan war 1800-1815: Barbary wars: The newly born US was weak then!

US Navy Lieutenant Stephen Decatur Jr. becomes the first American military hero since the Revolutionary War when he leads a force of US Marines in the capture of Tripoli and the destruction of a portion of the Tripolitan fleet. Note: This action will be memorialized in the Marines' Hymn: 'On the shores of Tripoli.'



The Barbary States that hassled the newly formed United States

Tripolitan War 1800-1815, conflict between the United States and the Barbary States. Piracy had become a normal source of income in the N African Barbary States long before the United States came into existence. The new republic adopted the common European practice of paying tribute to buy immunity from raids. Difficulties began in 1800 when William Bainbridge, the officer who took tribute to the dey of Algiers, was compelled to go under the Ottoman flag to Constantinople. When the pasha of Tripoli demanded (1800) more tribute than previously agreed upon, the United States refused payment.

Angered by delayed and undersized payments the Barbary State regents demanded more. The escalating situation was finally brought to a head by the Pasha of Tripolitania, Yusuf Karamanli. On May 14, 1801, he ordered the flag staff (flying the 'Stars and Stripes') standing in front of the US consulate to be cut down. This symbolic act was taken as a declaration of war against America.


Desperate conflict of the American seamen under Decatur, on boarding a Tripolitan corsair.

Hostilities broke out in 1801, but Commodore Richard Dale's blockade of Tripoli failed to daunt the pirates. President Thomas Jefferson then decided to settle the affair by negotiation, but his envoy Richard Valentine Morris could not reach an agreement with the pasha. The war continued. Tunis was more or less drawn into the struggle because of ill feeling between the bey's court and William Eaton, the U.S. consul there.

The burning of the American frigate the Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli.

After Eaton and Morris quarreled over the campaign, the blockade of Tripoli was lifted, and the U.S. government considered resuming tribute payments. Edward Preble then succeeded Morris as the U.S. commander in the Mediterranean. Preble dispatched the frigate Philadelphia under Bainbridge to resume the blockade. A storm drove the ship aground. It was captured, and Bainbridge and his crew were imprisoned. Stephen Decatur and a small group of men were sent (Feb., 1804) into the harbor. They set fire to the Philadelphia and destroyed her.

On the 16th of February, 1804, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a raid on the harbour in a previously captured ketch, renamed Intrepid. Although the main aim of the raid was to retake the Philadelphia, Decatur had to settle with burning the frigate to the water line. The raiding party escaped before an alarm was sounded. The British Admiral, Lord Nelson, described the raid as "the most daring act of the age."

Barbary Coast Muslims capture US Navy Vessel

Despite this exploit Preble was still unable to take Tripoli, and, in Sept., 1804, he was succeeded by Samuel Barron. Meanwhile William Eaton had convinced the U.S. government of his plan for supporting a rival claimant for the rule of Tripoli by a land expedition. Eaton landed in Egypt and after an arduous march took the port of Derna. Before he could advance farther, the war was ended. John Rodgers, sent out with a strong force in May, 1805, negotiated a settlement in June. The U.S. prisoners were ransomed, and Tripoli renounced all rights to halt or to levy tribute on American ships.

ATTACK ON DERNA

Eaton and Hull, based in Alexandria, recruited around 400 mercenaries, including Europeans (mainly Greeks), Arab cavalry, Turks, and a caravan of camels. They were promised supplies and money on arrival at their first target, the Tripolitan port of Derna. Eaton, now styling himself 'General', led the "motley" army on a fifty day trek across 500 miles of desert. He was not, however, confident about the relationship between his men (specifically Midshipman Peck and the seven naval marines led by Lieutenant Presley Neville O'Bannon) and the 200 odd Muslim mercenaries he had recruited:
"We find it almost impossible to inspire these wild bigots with confidence in us or to persuade them that, being Christians, we can be otherwise than enemies to Musselmen [Muslims]. We have a difficult undertaking." (Eaton's personal journal, April 8, 1805)
The attack on Derna

On the 25th of April they received limited supplies (they were particularly short of munitions) and funds (not enough to pay the mercenaries) at a rendezvous with the ships just down the coast from Derna. Two days later, April 27, they attacked.
Recorded as the first land engagement of American troops outside the American continent, the battle at Derna has a particular place in the memory of the United States Marine Corps. The trek across the desert is commemorated in the first verse of the Marines' Hymn: "to the shores of Tripoli".
While Hamet and the Muslim mercenaries were supposedly attacking the castle at Derna, Lt. O'Bannon and his marines led the attack on the harbour fortress. At 2:45 pm, backed up by a large number of European mercenaries, and following an offshore bombardment, O'Bannon bravely rushed the harbour defences. The defenders turned and ran - leaving cannon loaded and ready to fire. After raising the 'Stars and Stripes', O'Bannon turned the guns towards the town. By 4 pm the entire town had fallen.
Tradition has it that Hamet was so impressed by O'Bannon's bravery that he presented him with his own sword - an honour commemorated by the presentation of a 'Mameluke' sword, engraved with the legend "The Shores of Tripoli", to every US Marine Officer on graduation or direct commission.


Though the most favorable agreement yet made with a Barbary power, the treaty was not a brilliant triumph and did not end the threat of piracy to U.S. shipping. During the later Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, the pirates increased their raids on American commerce. Algiers actually declared war on the United States. In 1815 a squadron under Decatur forced the dey of Algiers to sign a treaty renouncing U.S. tribute, and the so-called Algerine War was ended. After 1815 the United States no longer paid tribute to any Barbary State.

Nicole Wilkins-Lee is New Figure Olympia Champ

Blonde is Back: Fair-haired figure girl Nicole Wilkins-Lee captures the 2009 Olympia!


After capturing the New York Pro less than two weeks ago, an excited Nicole Wilkins-Lee talked about the emotional win in her return to the same venue where she had celebrated earning a pro card in 2007 at Team Universe. “This title means a lot to me,” she wrote on her website.


Little did she know how much the next one would mean.


Nicole won the Figure Olympia in Las Vegas on Saturday night, rising to the pinnacle of the IFBB in only her second season. It was the third win of the year for the young star, who qualified for her second Olympia by winning the Europa Show of Champions back in April.


Even though the field was arguably more open in this year’s “O,” Nicole’s win comes as a sweet though unexpected surprise. Many fans, insiders and pundits in the sport had pegged Gina Aliotti — who was runner-up to ‘07 champ Jenny Lynn and ‘08 champ Jennifer Gates — to finally take the crown. But the 25-year-old from California took second place for a third straight year, yielding the trophy this time to Nicole, another 25-year-old out of Michigan.


But this is no ordinary Midwesterner. For starters, the sporty and exquisite 5-foot-7 athlete grew up as a dancer, cheerleader and gymnast. She battled back from multiple knee surgeries to become a  successful fitness competitor — a role she may reprise the on the pro stage next season.


Nicole qualified for the Olympia last year in both fitness and figure categories, going on to place ninth before her meteoric rise to the top over the weekend.


Visit Nicole’s website for plenty of great pictures, video clips and more. And follow this link to RxMuscle to see her gallery from the Olympia, where she absolutely glowed in a her golden two-piece. Congratulations, Nicole!














Gatlinburg: A Tourist's Haven

Looking for fantastic vacation? Gatlinburg, in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee is the most perfect destination for you to have a romantic getaway or rather a family vacation. The area has become a year-round vacation destination that boasts the myriad of attractions for the entire family.

Definitely you have this thinking of the adventures that you'll be able to experience during such vacation and of course the usual thought of availing cheap Gatlinburg cabins. Well, it is in Gatlinburg that you'll be able to find cheap cabins of great quality that you'll never regret. It's like paying for something less but getting something more of the value you have paid. Aside also from paying less, you will be able to enjoy a lot of activities and a lot of sceneries along in this area. These are just few of them:
  • Hiking
  • Rock climbing
  • Biking
  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Racquetball
  • Basketball
  • Fitness center
  • Shuffleboard
  • Miniature golf
These are just few of the activities that one will be able to experience if you/'ll choose to spend a vacation in Gatlinburg. The place to stay is of course not a problem. A lot of cheap Gatlinburg cabins are there for you, your special someone, or your family for that matter. Several cheap Gatlinburg cabins are well-built homes that are pre-depression mid-30's inspired.

It has been said that in a vacation it is more ideal if you'll rent a house rather than a hotel. Right, there are lots of cheap Gatlinburg cabins or houses that are of great and affordable value for your family. It is a package for everyone to enjoy everything. And Gatlinburg has it all for you!

Don't Get Fruct' Up This Holiday Season.

Between Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, you could be consuming pounds of Sucrose (table sugar), Dextrose (corn sugar), or High Fructose Corn Syrup. Refined sugar contains no fiber, no minerals, no proteins, no fats, no enzymes, only empty calories. But, you still get fat!


In the early 1900’s sugar consumption in the U.S. was around 15 to 20 pounds per year, per person. Today, the average person will consume his or her bodyweight in sugar and up to 20 pounds in Corn Syrup! Consumption like this is costing Americans over $54 billion a year in dental bills. You may think eating your bodyweight in sugar is high, but consider the fact that there are a lot of people who do not eat sugar at all, or people who are conscious of what they are eating. This means that there are people out there who have to make up for those people and are consuming almost twice their bodyweight (which probably isn’t a low number) in sugar.


What happens when you eat a refined carbohydrate like sugar?


Your body must borrow vital nutrients from healthy cells to metabolize the incomplete food. Calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium are taken from various parts of the body to make use of the sugar. Many times, so much calcium is used to neutralize the effects of sugar that the bones become osteoporotic due to the withdrawn calcium. Likewise, the teeth are affected and they lose their components until decay occurs and hastens their loss. Being that refined sugar is void of all nutrients, it causes the body to deplete its own stores of various vitamins, minerals and enzymes. If sugar consumption is continued, an over-acid condition results, and more minerals are needed from deep in the body to correct the imbalance. If the body is lacking the nutrients used to metabolize sugar, it will not be able to properly handle and rid itself of the poisonous residues. These wastes accumulate through the brain and nervous system, which speeds up cellular death. Sugar also makes the blood very thick and sticky, inhibiting much of the blood flow into the smaller capillaries that supply our gums and teeth with vital nutrients. Therefore, we wind up with diseased gums and starving teeth. America and England, the two largest sugar consumers, have horrendous dental problems.

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The big question, does sugar contribute to one of America’s biggest health problems, obesity?


Let’s first look at the facts on obesity in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Approximately 30% of the US population is obese. This percentage has increased from 13% in the 60’s. According to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, if this continues, by 2015 75% of our adults and 26% of our children will be obese or overweight.


In the past, fat was the target for U.S. Obesity. But after many years of “cutting the fat” and still having the fat people, there were obvious other places to look. The funny part is (or sad, depending how you look at it), when you eat good fats, it creates satiety. When you cut fat out, or don’t eat fat at all, it creates cravings. Cravings for what you may ask? Sugar! The problem with sugar is that it you’re getting a large amount of calories with a comparatively small amount of food. A tablespoon of sugar contains about 60 calories, with almost no nutritional content. Bringing the national average to over 4,500 empty, unnecessary calories PER WEEK! If this person were to eliminate sugar or even reduce it, he or she would have the potential to lose over one pound per week! Add in some exercise, a nutrition tune-up, this person would be well on his or her way to the body, lifestyle and health they desire and need. Check our website out for more information on proper nutrition and exercise, here.













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Cheap Family Getaway Ideas

Having good bonding and family activities need not to be expensive. The enjoyment of every family trip will not depend on how much you have spent for such vacation but on how you made everyone enjoy every bit of the said recreational activity for the family. As they may quote that “going away for the weekend doesn't have to cost a fortune.” Yes it is very possible to have lots of fun as a family at a very little expense, a cheap family getaway. As long as the family is willing to explore and take your time to see what is around, a family getaways can be enjoyed any time of the year and the entertainment can be found both in indoor activities or exploring the outdoors.

Many family vacation ideas is focused on attractions such as Disney World, or some other resorts such as Mexico and many others. These may make for what is considered a great family vacations but honestly they can be crowded, too expensive, and overwhelming. Here are some family vacation ideas that are rated and accepted to be affordable, relaxing, and refreshing. These suggestions connotes a cheap family getaway.

Road Trips

There is enjoyment and family bonding that can take place during a road trip. This is actually one of the best way to have fun especially to people who are said to be adventurous. Road trips will make the journey more exciting before the destination. Fun places like museums, landmarks, or out of the way things you notice in passing, may bring a lot of good fun and excitement. Never forget to look into tours of things such as factories, walking tours, or historical buildings, that can really be fun and interesting. And to make all things cool and funky, bring your ipod or any music device. While driving, you can enjoy great music too. A cheap family getaway is not as boring as one could imagine. It can be more fantastic but less expensive, or not at all.

Scenic Spots

Grab a map and look for an area nearby that will give you and your family a beautiful scenery. That could be a forest, lake, or rolling field. Give the children with a cheap camera, binoculars, and a journal. Let them act like researchers and stuffs like that. Some may protest that such kind of activity is boring, but I tell you, once they'll get there, they will feel the urge of adventure and be curious about the things that could actually be done. This is one way of having a cheap family getaway.

Camping

There are numerous places or areas that have cabins where you can get the experience of camping and the fantastic feeling of being part of nature. What makes camping exciting and fascinating is the fact that there is really a lot to do that incorporates the whole family while getting rid for a certain moment the fast paced life. You can do anything you wish to do in camping, play, swim, and all the things that manifests enjoyment.

These are just few of the good ones that would definitely make one family getaway cool but not so expensive. Really, a cheap family getaway is possible.

My House Is Where It's At!

So tonight I’m working on putting my stickers on all of my avon books and there are alot trust me, and watching some of the movies in my DVR so I can delete some of them. I went around today and put avon books in laundromats and posted my flyers in bellefonte hopefully my name will get out there. Tomorrow I have work, well actually other than today thursday is my only day off… LAME. But it pay’s the bills and isn’t too terrible. Going to try and hit the gym in the early AM so I can feel good about myself for once in my pathetic life.. This campaign book is a really good head start on christmas shopping and getting christmas/winter decorations. Get them while they’re in stock.. don’t wait until last minute they could run out. Any way’s have to get back to those books so I dont procrastinate until the very last second..


 


http://blerch.avonrepresentative.com for more information about Avon.


 


Thanks Bunches!


Brandi


&& Remember: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!













Swine Flu's Tip of the Iceberg?

Swine flu (H1N1) is starting to hit young people hard. According to the Washington Post today, 49 children have died in the U.S. so far. If you don’t get flu and pneumonia vaccine shots this year (for you and your children), and then get vaccinated against swine flu when that shot becomes available, you are being outrageously irresponsible towards your community and family. Money quote from the Post article:


At the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, some children have gotten so sick that they have required intensive care, and that includes some children with no other health problems. “We have some very sick children,” said Ina Stephens, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the hospital. “I’m concerned it’s just the tip of the iceberg — that we’re just seeing the beginning of it.”


Wash your hands frequently through the day and don’t be glib about this. Pandemics call for intelligent, moral, and responsible actions from people. Will you rise to the existential occasion—or treat the threat as a joke because nothing bad has happened to you yet, and you don’t have children?