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The Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia is the reproduction of the Joe Rosenthal photograph taken after the capture of Mount Suribachi. This was the highest point of land on Iwo Jima. The flag raising symbolized the capture of the volcanic ash island. This flag raising was the second of two such symbolic capture photographs. The first one was scarcely noticable, so the Marine commanders sent a second detail of troops up to the Suribachi summit to re-enact the first flag raising.
Although the flag was unfurled on Mount Suribachi, there would be a month’s more fighting before the island was secure. The price for taking this volcanic ash island was ghastly. Of the 21,000 Japanese troops, 18,000 had died, fulfilling their loyalty to the Emperor. Only 216 were captured on the battlefield. The remainder were unaccounted for or else survived, hidden in caves until WW II had ended. By contrast, the Allied forces suffered 26,000 casualties, with nearly 7,000 dead. This was nearly one-third of all the Marine deaths in World War II.
Iwo Jima was the only large engagement of WWII in which the Allied forces suffered more casualties (dead plus injured) than their Japanese opponents. Over a quarter of the Medals of Honor awarded to Marines in World War II were given for heroism in the invasion of Iwo Jima. The Marines, both active duty and reservists, were commended with 22 Medals of Honor. An additional five Medals of Honor were bestowed upon five Navy servicemen and reservists. This total of 27 is the most ever given in a single battle to date.
General Tadimichi Kuribayashi, the Japanese Commander of Iwo Jima, was brilliant.
An aristocrat, he was educated in Canada and toured the US. In Japan, he was one of the few soldiers ever granted an audience by Emperor Hirohito. His preparations, fortifications and strategy were marvels in the history of warfare. By February 1945, the day of invasion, General Kuribayshi’s counter-invasion defense plans unfolded with deadly force.
The Japanese strategy was unique for three reasons:
1. The Japanese didn’t fight above ground. They fought the battle entirely from beneath the ground. They dug 1,500 rooms into the volcanic rock. These were connected with 16 miles of tunnels.
2. Japanese strategy called for “no Japanese survivors.” They planned not to survive.
3. Japanese battle doctrine was for each soldier to kill 10 Americans before they themselves were killed.
In the closing days of the battle, the Marines located the cave command post of General Kuribayashi. Rather than surrender or even commit suicide, he fought until his ammunition was expended, then died in battle, just as he had foretold his wife not to expect his return.
The Japanese defenders did another thing that confused the Marine attacking force. Instead of putting up their characteristic fight at the water’s edge, they dug just a little deeper to withstand the US naval bombardment. They didn’t fire a single shot. The Marines began the attack in early morning, and had landed almost their initial force unopposed by 10:00 AM. Their invasion force was almost totally landed on the beaches, and was preparing to move forward. The Japanese must be somewhere on the island.
At 10:00 AM, the Marines found out where the Japanese were emplaced. From every pillbox and blockhouse and cave on the island, a deadly fire rained down upon the Marines. From that time forward, the Marines had to fight to stay alive. For a moment, the Marine commanders feared the invasion was going to fail. As they said, “Uncommon valor was a common virtue.”
Long after WW II had ended, there were those that wondered if the American command might have chosen an alternative island or group of islands that lay between the Marianas and Japan. However, there was no room for alternatives. The American commanders in the Pacific were totally convinced that Iwo Jima was the only alternative to establishing a midway point.
The logic was simple. Iwo had two airfields and a third was almost ready to go. Airfield Number One had landing strips that could easily bring a stricken B-29 back to safety. Airfield Number Two could accommodate the Army Air Force P-51 long range fighter. The Army Air Force had learned a costly lesson in Europe. Sending unescorted B-17 bombers to bomb German targets meant that many B-17s would fall victim to German fighter planes.
The Japanese command was equally single minded for their role in the battle. Theirs was to dig, to fortify, to dig again, and to fortify the island. Not one square foot of ground would fall to the enemy without ten enemy Marines falling in battle. If the enemy could be stopped at Iwo Jima, the Emperor and the Japanese Islands would be spared. Neither side shrunk away from the battle. There was just too much at stake.
The Marines miscalculated on just how severe the casualty count would be to win a landing area within fighter plane range of Japan. The Japanese did not miscalculate. They could not expect no further troops or food or munitions to reach Iwo. The other islands in the Volcano or Bonin group could eventually have airfields built, but how long would it take? The Japanese stratedy was clearly to fortify Iwo to the hilt, because they knew the attack would happen there.
Had the Marines elected to trade time for casualties, there might have been 7000 fewer Marines that would have died, and there would have been no Iwo Jima Memorial. Certainly, an invasion of an alternate island such as Chichi Jima or Haha Jima in the Bonins would have left 21,000 Japanese soldiers playing gin rummy in their caves on Iwo until the war’s end. When the Marines invaded Iwo in February 1945, the Manhattan Project that produced the atomic bomb was virtually completed. The US Pacific Command could thus have avoided the bloody battles fought at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
From atop the flagstaff of the Iwo Jima Memorial, the Stars and Stripes proudly flies The Iwo Jima Memorial draws thousands of visitors each year from all over the world. Many of these visitors were not even born when the bloody battle of Iwo took place. Only in a presently released movie is the story of the battle unfolded. From what I have been told, the movie spares nothing in graphically depicting the horror of three U.S. Marine Divisions going against General Kuribyashi’s elite Japanese force committed to dying in place. I was invited to watch the movie, but I’ve declined the invitation. Maybe I’m getting too old for things like that.

The following article will outline some reason to throw out your regular bed and get an adjustable bed.
One reason to ditch your run-of-the-mill bed and get an adjustable bed is…. not only will you get the added comfort and functionality of a motorized adjustable bed, but all adjustable beds come with excellent orthopedic mattresses. Some of the mattresses include Nimble-Pedic Memory Foam, and latex. They offer body-friendly rejuvenating support for many years. The ideal mattresses will allow you to sleep in almost any position, while your body is still aligned in the ideal, healthy posture. You will feel better, sleep better, eat better, and probably live longer if you stop sleeping crooked and start sleeping straight!
Another good reason to switch to an adjustable bed is that the quality of sleep goes up by an estimated 40%! People don’t realize they’re not getting an efficient nights rest until they actually sleep on an adjustable memory foam bed. Think about getting the same amounts of night’s rest that you get when sleeping 8 hours, in only 6! Think just how much more rest you could get on the weekends!
Making the swap from a regular coin-spring mattress and bed to an adjustable bed is defiantly a good choice for those people who like to watch TV in bed. Being able to sit up at the perfect angle while still being fully supported is almost blissful. You will find that you will never have to strain your neck or lay crooked again once you have an adjustable bed.
I think one of the biggest overlooked reasons why someone should ditch their ordinary bed and buy an adjustable bed is about to be revealed below!
THEY COST THE SAME! … Well… pretty much, these days the price difference from a temper pedic, or orthopedic or any high quality mattress is only a few hundred bucks. But the best last nearly twice as long. Isn’t it obvious? YOU DESERVE an adjustable bed!
So by now if your not totally convinced that you should ditch your regular coil-springed mattress and start sleeping on a adjustable bed, then you must be crazy or poor. Unfortunately I can’t send you a free one to try it out, but many places let you try out a new bed for 30 days with money back guarantees. This might be a good option for those of you who don’t believe when I say “THROW OUT YOUR OLD MATTRESS”.

Becoming a private tutor is almost as difficult (but as beautiful) as being one, so that is why you have to know some important aspects concerning this matter before deciding if you want to be one. First, you have to know what exactly this job will require from you. A private tutor is actually a private instructor who teaches a specific educational subject or skill either to a student or to a small group of students.
Private tuition is such a wonderful job because we all know how refreshing it is for the mind and for the spirit when surrounded by smart, sociable, full-of-life students. Although many people say that private tuition is one of the easiest jobs around, it is not exactly like that. It is, indeed, much easier, relaxing and refreshing to work with students to whom you can pass over some knowledge that they will certainly use later and be grateful towards you in time than, for example, to sit behind a desk at a bank all day and work with a stack of numbers and papers.
However, this does not mean that the job of a private tutor stays at a low level. You have to be as responsible as with any other job and always remember that the information you teach your students will be useful to them all throughout their lives and will shape, one way or another, their cerebral skills.
Being a private tutor is more than a job – be it the only one or a complementary one, in order to increase your financial resources – which you do just for the sake of doing it. You have to involve fully in tutoring. If you have seen “The dead poets’ society”, you certainly have a much relevant idea of what private tuition should be. In addition, it would sure help you to conceive your own manner of tutoring, because a tutor is often more than what a regular teacher is.
He or she can become – and in most cases, that is what eventually happens – a mentor, a true role model. He or she has to be careful about everything he or she does and says. Most of all, he or she has to have such a one-to-one tuition approach that it should the students feel that they are not learning something because they have to, but because this is an entirely natural process. It should be a dialogue with a person in full knowledge of some things that his or her interlocutor does not know.
Because private tuition necessitates the attention that the tutor offers to each of his or her particular students/students, the tutor has the wonderful opportunity of improve the knowledge or skills of his or her “pupils” far more rapidly than in a classroom setting. Personal tutoring can also occur when an adult decides to help another adult student with the study of a specific course that he/she is taking in order to obtain a better result. If he or she decides that it is better this way, the adult can let the student work all on his or her own, and only be there if the student has any questions.

Prince de Septimio-Bathzabbay of the House of Tadmur recently received the Imperato ‘s and bestowed on them these great honors.
As Grand Prior, Daniel Imperato will be responsible for overseeing the Knights within the region as well as promoting good relations between United States, Canada, and Great Britain.
Prior to becoming the Grand Prior of the Orden Bonaria for the United States and Canada, Daniel Imperato was knighted as a member of the organization back in February of this year.
During his time with the organization, Imperato has knighted His Excellency Ali Nasser Mohammed, former President of South Yemen, Raul Garron, Chairman of the Bolivian Central Bank, Nasser Al-Maisari, Middle Eastern Businessman, Beryl Wolk, Business Guru, Julio Herzer, Hollywood Producer, and Actino Quintero, Media Publisher,
Daniel Imperato is currently a candidate for the office of the Presidency in the United States. Based upon i1connect’s research, this would be the first time that someone of a noble appointment such as Grand Prior, is running for President in the United States.
Mrs. Imperato also received her noble appointment as the Lady of Zenobia.
Zenobia was a Queen of the Palmyrene Empire and eventually the ruler of the empire. In 269, she conquered Egypt expelling the Roman prefect of Egypt, Tenagino Probus, and then proclaimed herself Queen of Egypt also. She finished her life as a prominent Roman philosopher, socialite, and matron.
Mrs. Imperato, orginally a native of Berne, Indiana, now resides in West Palm Beach with her loving husband. She has enjoyed a successful career in Real Estate for the past 20 years and is active within the Palm Beach society.
The Orden Bonaria is one of the world’s oldest humanitarian organizations.
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Marriages are made in heaven but what no one can say for sure is how they will be consummated here on earth. With the divorce rate reaching an all time high, marriages have started losing their sense of permanence. With people choosing to give up on their relationships rather than fight for them, the high incidence of divorce is not surprising. However what people often fail to do is try marriage counseling before they decide on separation or divorce. Marriage counseling is one of the most important aspects of building a strong marriage in troubled times.
If you are part of a difficult marriage, or find it impossible to communicate with your partner then marriage counseling is a good option. Some people have a misconception that marriage counseling is a step backward and indicates that a marriage is in dire need of help. This is not true, if anything attending marriage counseling shows a couple’s willingness to work on their marriage, in today’s day and age such commitment is hard to find and marriage counseling is definitely a positive step forward.
Before any couple attends marriage counseling the couple should discuss why it needs marriage counseling. Most men have a tendency of taking marriage counseling as a negative step as it shows his incapability to manage a marriage. Once again it is important for a couple to sit down and discuss the problems it is facing. In fact for any marriage to be successful communication is the key. Once the couple has tried to resolve their problems between themselves and they find that they cannot reconcile their differences only then should they consider marriage counseling.
Also a couple should understand that a marriage counselor is not a magician, and there is no such thing as overnight results. Many people give up on marriage counseling because they feel they are not getting the results they expected; the only problem is that marriage counseling is not a one day seminar like affair. It requires time and dedication from the couples to work on their marriage and only when both husband and wife are willing to attend marriage counseling does marriage counseling work.
Another misconception about marriage counseling is that marriage counseling can help a couple reconcile almost any kind of problem, this is not true. For example, a wife has to be willing to forgive her husband’s infidelity and vice versa. This is why it is important for a couple to first consider resolving their problems at home, more often than not marriage counseling can be avoided if a couple can sit down and discuss their problems as mature adults.
If you are in a troubled marriage, understand that marriage counseling is perfectly acceptable if you find that you have reached an impasse in your marriage. Do not take marriage counseling as a failure if anything marriage counseling is a positive step forward and if you are looking to save your marriage or make it better, then marriage counseling is a viable and meaningful option.
Marriage counseling is not magic
Many people give up on marriage counseling after a few sessions thinking that counseling is not working for them. The truth is that only magic can help a relationship become perfect in a day. Like all things in life, marriage counseling too requires a certain amount of dedication. Just like children need care and attention, so do relationships. Only if a couple is willing to work as a team and want to get together and make their marriage the best it can be, can marriage counseling work. Remember it is foolish to think that marriage counseling will show overnight results, sure the minor aspects will show improvement, but for marriage counseling to be effective patience is a vital ingredient.

The bonsai tree is very unique and has its origin in Japan. It is unique because of the look it has, as the vines and the leaves are very delicate looking and uniquely designed. They are very intricately made as well, as it is known that a lot of natural vines are used to create artificial bonsai trees. Because of its unique beauty, many people would love to use them in their homes or offices.
If they cannot grow real ones, then artificial ones are the best option. Those buying these trees will have to understand that these are very much like the real ones. So much care and effort is taken to prepare these trees, because one small difference can be easily noted by someone. The species as well as style are all available in the artificial format, and there is no need to look hard for any variety.
One amazing fact that any bonsai tree lover will know is that there is a variety that is created with metal. This is a permanent creation, and it can be used as a great showpiece. A lot of people choose the pine tree, because they love the look and this tree may be a little larger than the others. The next popular tree is the cherry tree, which is a flowering tree.
Most of the time, clay containers are used to house these plants, and they get a very authentic look because of this. Artificial bonsai trees come in a variety of sizes, and they will look good in many places. You can even place them on windowsills and piano tops, as they have a very gentle look. They are designed in a way that it would suit any purpose.
What makes these trees different from the others is the fact that you can use a variety of lighting options. Since they are exotic in nature, there would be a touch of mysticism to it if light is added. Using the light effects, you can even keep it on the whole night to touch up the look of the place. The foliage that is used is chosen with a lot of care, just as the trunks are.
Some trunks will look very good because they will taper, and they give a different look to the tree. The height of these trees will begin at about eight inches and normally will be about eleven inches. You can keep these trees for many years, as the colors and texture will not lose any of its charm.
The maintenance however is just like the other artificial trees. All you need to do is keep dusting them whenever they get dirty. And this means that there is no real expense for maintaining the trees. These trees are truly a great way to decorate any place exclusively, as they are of less cost as well. You can even get trees for as less as ten dollars. Besides cost they would blend in with any environment.

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When it comes to growing pains, your child’s doctor is not going to be much help, since they cannot find a medical reason for children to have growing pains. There is no proof that growing bones can cause pain in your child’s legs, however, there are too many children between the ages of 3 to 16 that complain of leg pain for it to be ignored.
Growing pains does occur in around 25 percent to 40 percent of all children. It is most often seen between the ages of 3 to 5 and then again between 8 to 12 years of age. However, this is not carved in granite. Any child can have growing pains prior to a growth spurt.
These leg pains are normally stronger after your child is physically active and your doctor advise you to give him something for the pain such as Tylenol or Motrin and that may be the extent of his advice.
The pain that your child can experience with growing pains will more than likely be in the front of their thighs, in their calves or behind their knees. The joints do not hurt. Leg pains are usually felt more at night or evening just about bedtime. The pain is not felt every day and the intensity varies from one child to the next. Some children have severe pain at night that does wake them from sleep, while others do not. Pains brought on from growing like other illnesses can affect each child differently as to the exact location of the pain and the intensity.
If you notice that the joints are swollen or red then you must visit a doctor, there are not physical signs of growing pains. Growing pains does not have any type of distinguishing symptoms other than pain in the legs. Your child will not run a fever or hurt any place else besides the ones mentioned above. If you notice other symptoms such as fever, or red and swollen joints, then this could be something more serious and you should take your child to the doctor for an evaluation.
Some of the best ways to help your child when growing pains occur is to massage the area, have them stand up and stretch, use a heating pad, another home remedy is to use a moist towel warmed in the microwave. You can also give Motrin or Tylenol for severe pain that is keeping your child from sleeping.

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Did you know that about 70 per cent of the UK population have not made a will? If you are one of these people then you really need to look into making a will because if you die without having made one then you will have no say in who inherits your estate. If you die intestate (which means you have not made a will) then the UK government will deal with your estate and split up your estate between your family members according to a set of laid out government rules. However if you do not have any surviving family members then unfortunately all your money goes to the government which is a shame because if you had made a will your money could have gone to your friends or a charity of your choice if you have specified such a wish.
Making a will is not difficult to do, you can use an online will writing service, you can go to your local solicitor who for around 150 pounds could draw up a will for you or you can buy a will writing kit from a stationery store for around 10 pounds.
Here is a list of some important things you should consider when taking out a will:
1. You should make it very clear who gets what in your will.
2. You will need to get two people who are not benefiting from the will to act as witnesses. They do not need to see what is in the will, they just need to witness you signing it.
3. You will need to name two people to become executors of your will. The reason you will need two executors is to cover the scenario that one of the executors dies before you do. Your solicitor can be an executor of your will as can a beneficiary of your will.
4. It is a good idea to keep your will in a safe place and let your know your executors where it is kept. You could keep it at your solicitors, at your local bank or at the local probate registry which would cost you around 15 pounds.
5. Make sure you review your will every few years so that you can make any necessary amendments as your life circumstances change.
Well hopefully this article will encourage you to get round to writing your will soon so that your wishes for your estate are carried out when the time comes.

Most people are so tied up in goals that they fail to focus on the more important things. Life is more about achieving a lengthy list of goals. More importantly, you need to sharpen your focus and get better results rather than just dissipating your energy in every corner. There are several people who are successful and rich yet they do not enjoy contentment. This is because they lack focus on what they are and would like to be.
You need to decide how you see yourself and how you wish others to see you. Based on these you need to pick values that reflect that image. There is no predefined set of values that you can adhere in general. You need to fix on three values and make them the core of all your beliefs and actions.
This requires significant personal alteration because your every action has to reflect those chosen values. Any decision, personal or professional, that does not fall within the scope of these three values needs to be reconsidered before application.
Another thing you need to understand is the difference between a goal and a mission. Goals are the milestones in a mission. A personal mission is an ongoing process that may or may not complete during your lifetime. This is basically an ideal that you strive for. For instance, ending world poverty is a good and worthwhile mission yet a nearly impossible one. Most people do not have any mission at all, just a bunch of goals.
The point is that these simple factors are what lend focus to life and also encourage a greater ability for accomplishment and the contentment that follows. Choosing goals carefully and focusing on the mission is the secret of successful people. Setting a dozen personal goals is less effective than choosing a couple of them from that dozen and dedicating yourself to their fulfillment. Selective focusing will save more time for other goals instead of wasting more time through dissipation of your efforts. Establishing focus is also important so that you do not waste time doing things that may be related to your goals and mission but not critical for them.
Most people complain that they never have time to pursue what they think is important but the fact is that they spend way too much time doing things that are completely unimportant and then turn around and say they have no time left. This happens because people see their tasks in order of convenience and not importance.
Successful people work for fewer hours a day not because they have succeeded but because they are focused and clear on what they need to do. That is why they finish their tasks sooner and have more spare time.

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Self publishers need to have a good marketing plan to sell books and should be written prior to writing your book and in place a year prior to publishing your book. It’s one thing to write a book, but an entirely different thing to write one that’s saleable, viable, and marketable. In today’s publishing environment, a book’s success depends greatly on a strong marketing plan.
Mail a press release to all the trade journals in your field over and over again; you can use the same release. Invest in press release submitting software and set aside time every week to send out a press release online to the press directories. Make sure your press release spells out the ‘who, what, where, when, and why.’
Learning to write and use powerful optimized press releases can often drive tons of traffic to your website while providing multiple back links that can lead to increased page rank and numerous top ten search engine rankings for your targeted keywords. Using press releases can be a very effective marketing tool if used properly. Press releases can generate thousands of dollars in sales when picked up by national trade or print media.
Using press releases for marketing or promoting your book or book’s website has become increasingly popular as publishers discover the powerful benefits of using press releases. Make sure you have at least one good press release, written in AP style, which you can send out for the lifetime of your book.
Place free ads periodically for your book’s website on Craigslist in different categories to drive even more traffic to your website. Make five telephone calls a day that relate to marketing your book. Make sure to promote and market your book each and every day, both online and offline.
When you get a nice write up or feature about you and/or your book, have it laminated and set it up on an easel at trade shows. Create an online contest and list it in online contest directories to drive traffic to your website. Every day it’s important to focus on a variety of marketing approaches.
Submit articles to online article directories that focus on your book’s topic to drive customers to your website. Find a non-exclusive distributor with a good reputation to carry your book for the book store trade, as well as for other retailers. Contact non-bookstore booksellers and offer to leave books on consignment.
Offer to trade writing a monthly column in a trade publication in your books’ genre, in trade for display ads on the same page. Contact any companies, corporations or organizations that might use your book for promotions; offer significant discounts for volume orders or for thousands of copies offer a specified amount above book production costs. If your book solves a problem, focus on this in your marketing.
If your book fits a specialty market, find a store that fits the genre and offer to leave books on consignment; many publishers have sold thousands of books this way. Get as many testimonials about your book, as possible, from experts in the field relating to your title, not customers; use on your fliers and back of books.
Remember to make sure your book is listed in Books-in-Print; don’t assume it’s already listed. Make sure your sales letter or flier is first class; this is your formal presentation of your title to the prospective buyer.
Use your book promotion and book marketing dollars wisely; go after the free and cheap resources daily. If you apply yourself every day and you promote your book like crazy, you can achieve that ultimate goal of selling thousands of copies of your book, many self publishers have. Yes you can market and promote your book on a shoestring budget, just be careful about your marketing dollars.

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