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HONORING VICE ADMIRAL JOHN SCOTT REDD, U.S. NAVY (RET.) FOR FORTY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE

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HONORING VICE ADMIRAL JOHN SCOTT REDD, U.S. NAVY (RET.) FOR FORTY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE

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HON. PETER T. KING of new york in the house of representatives

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Mr. KING of New York. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize a dedicated public servant who devoted nearly four decades to protecting this great Nation. Vice Admiral John Scott Redd, U.S. Navy (Ret.), retired last week after serving as the first Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).

Admiral Redd's accomplishments are many, having served thirty-six years in the United States Navy, which culminated in his assignment as the Director of Strategic Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff. Retiring from the Navy in 1998, Admiral Redd was again called to serve in 2004, this time as the Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq. He went on to serve as the Executive Director of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction where he influenced Community-wide intelligence reforms and made lasting improvements to America's national security.

Under his superior leadership, the National Counterterrorism Center developed into the Nation's premier intelligence and law enforcement fusion center, bridging all elements of the Intelligence Community to develop a national common intelligence picture. Admiral Redd tore down walls between Intelligence Community members and replaced a ``need to know'' philosophy with a ``responsibility to share'' environment.

Some of the Intelligence Community's successes are known such as the thwarted terrorist attacks against the Sears Tower, a Chicago-area shopping mall, military forces at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and multiple targets in New York, D.C. and elsewhere. Others remain classified.

However, in each instance, the National Counterterrorism Center played a key information sharing role which led to the successful prevention of these attacks against our citizens.

Admiral Redd is to be commended for his contributions to the Nation, but such a persevering service is not without a cost. For that I offer my personal thanks to his wife of over 37 years, Donna Redd, and their children Anne, Scott, and Adam, without whose support such service would not have been possible.

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Photos: Mourning Joe Nuxhall

"We’ve lost someone essential to who we are around here. Joe Nuxhall represented what we like to think is the best of our nature: Friendly, approachable, loyal. If you need us, we’re there. We’re incapable of pretense. What better described Joe than that?

Here’s something else about us: Once we love you, we don’t leave. Joe never left. He never will.

Joe was summer. Joe was nights on the deck, a can of perspiring beverage in our hand. Joe was the big sky above, the mysterious sounds of the evening, what the composer Andrew Lloyd Weber calls “the music of the night.’’

Joe sounded like baseball: Lolling, drowsy, taking his own sweet time. We spend much effort running here and there, hoping at a dead run to wring meaning from our days. Joe taught us to slow down, put our feet up and listen to the ballgame. Baseball was not on the clock. Neither was Joe."

Picture by Nuxhall's statue outside of Great American Ballpark with memorial after he passed away.

Joe Nuxhall's seat in the Cincinnati Reds radio broadcast booth.

At nightfall, the "Rounding Third and Heading for Home" signoff line from Nuxhall was illuminated on the side of Great American Ball Park. All other ballpark lights were turned off in honor of Nuxhall.

Joe Nuxhall Remembered Video

Vote Joe Nuxhall into the MLB Hall of Fame

Butler County has kicked off a campaign to get Joe elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a broadcaster. Fans can vote Joe Nuxhall into the MLB Hall of Fame by following this link: VOTE HERE

Joe Nuxhall dies at 79

Joe Nuxhall Tribute Blog - The Reds invite you to please leave your comments here as a tribute to the "Ol' Lefthander" who brought so much joy to people for decades.


Marty on Nuxhall's last show

On Oct. 3, 2004, Joe Nuxhall retired from the Reds radio booth. His guest on the Reds postgame show was Marty Brennaman. These excerpts are from that conversation.

We remember our Cincinnati legend

Hundreds of comments have been left on our online remembrance board for "The Ol' Left-hander," Joe Nuxhall, the beloved Reds announcer who died Thursday night. People from all over the country have posted tributes, many talking about how Nuxhall...

TV shows share Nux's memories

Reds fans can see and hear Joe Nuxhall reminisce about his major-league debut, radio career and Reds history when WCET-TV repeats "Joe Nuxhall, My Life: Baseball on Beyond." Nuxhall recorded the four half-hour programs with WCPO-TV's Dennis Janson in...

How about that! Some of Joe's biggest calls

Concepcion hits it deep to left field ... and Davey got ahold of it. I don't believe it! I do not believe it! I don't believe it! Dave Concepcion has just hit a ball in the red seats in left field! Unbelievable!

Greatest of the greats

To understand how Hamilton and baseball were intertwined in Joe Nuxhall's heart, you had to be in Schwarm Stadium last August.

Speaking on the Ol' Lefthander

"He's one of the greatest human beings I've ever met. He's humble. He always thinks of others first. I know he was a great pitcher, and he's done a lot of other things. But I think everything else is second to him being a great human being."

Passion went far beyond baseball

Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall's old broadcast partner, predicts that Nuxhall's death is going to take time to get over - a long time.

He was 'indicative of everything that is Reds baseball'

On the last day of the Reds' 2007 season, Joe Nuxhall signed 190 books at the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum.

A career of second chances

"Joe Nuxhall," a longtime fan recently wrote to an Enquirer reporter, "is the personification of everything that is good about baseball and, of course, the Redlegs.

'He was a special friend'

For the many who knew him well and the millions who had known him only as a welcome voice on warm summer nights, Joe Nuxhall's passing was more than the loss of a broadcaster or ballplayer of renown. It was the loss of a dear friend.

Nuxhall's opinions grounded in truth

When Joe Nuxhall was asked a question about some baseball matter, he wasn't one of those guys who wet his finger and held it in the air to see which way the wind was blowing. He already knew how he felt, and he'd tell you.

From youngest to elder statesman

Joe Nuxhall, a fixture with the Reds for six decades as a player and radio broadcaster, was remembered Friday as a regular guy who just happened to be a beloved icon for the team and the city.

Marty's last memory: 'A beautiful day'

Marty Brennaman's last day spent with Joe Nuxhall was like so many others - a little golf, a lot of gags.

Family says Nux appreciated fans

The Nuxhall family made sure Friday that the public knew how Joe Nuxhall felt about them.

Nux was a Reds fan talking to other fans

Joe Nuxhall was the only person we ever have known about whom a bad word never, never was spoken. If you can go through an entire life and leave that as your epitaph, you've led quite a life.

Statue a focus for fans' grief

Where would Reds fans gather Friday, to show their grief and say thanks to an old friend?

Nux left impression on stadium sculptor

Tom Tsuchiya spent a fair amount of time with Joe Nuxhall, but it wasn't in a broadcast booth, on a baseball field or on a golf course. It was in a Walnut Hills sculpture studio.

He was just another Joe at the counter

FAIRFIELD - When Janet Evans heard Friday morning that Joe Nuxhall had died, she couldn't get to the Bob Evans Restaurant quick enough.

700WLW's tribute to Joe Nuxhall

Marty: 'It's been special'
Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman today remembered his longtime Reds radio partner Joe Nuxhall as one of the most widely loved heroes in our city's rich sports echelon.
Audio: Marty remembers Joe

Marty and Joe: Soundtrack of summer (11/16/2007)
Making the most of second chances (11/16/2007)
Video: Joe Nuxhall remembered (11/16/2007)
Rally urges: Vote for Joe (11/13/2007)
Butler leaders: Get Nuxie into Hall (11/12/2007)

'Regular Joe' touched countless lives
To friends and neighbors, the 'Ol Lefthander was just a regular Joe -- breakfasting at the Bob Evans counter, chatting with everyone he saw, and plowing neighbors’ driveways after a snow.

Breakfast gang cherishes Joe
The "counter culture'' gang that had breakfast each morning with Joe Nuxhall at the Bob Evans restaurant in Fairfield recalls the Ol' Lefthander with a special fondness.

Doc: We've lost an icon
Enquirer columnist Paul Daugherty says Joe Nuxhall was the only person we’ve ever known about whom a bad word was never spoken.

Marty and Joe: Soundtrack of summer
As a broadcaster, Joe Nuxhall matched up with longtime partner Marty Brennaman like burgers with tomatoes at a summer cookout. They will be forever linked, even in Joe’s passing.

See a commemorative slideshow recalling memorable moments and calls from Joe Nuxhall's broadcasting careers.

View a timeline of highlights from Nuxhall's years in Cincinnati.

Jim Borgman's tribute to the 'Ol Left Hander.

• Read Enquirer reporter Kevin Kelly's profile of Joe Nuxhall on his retirement as one of the Reds' primary broadcasters.

• Read Marty Brennaman's open letter to Joe at his retirement.


JOE NUXHALL TRIBUTE NIGHT
Family, friends and fans paid tribute to Joe Nuxhall with a pre-game Ceremony on Sept. 18, 2004, at Great American Ball Park.
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JOE'S CAREER
Joe's 16 seasons as a big-league pitcher included two All-Star appearances and 135 lifetime wins. His broadcasting career spanned three ballparks and more than 7,000 games.
• Joe Nuxhall's Player Page » • Reds Hall of Fame Career Info » • Reds Broadcasters Page »

JOE'S PHOTO GALLERY
Relive Joe's six decades as a player, broadcaster and Reds legend -- from his historic debut as a 15-year-old pitcher to a memorable final season in the broadcast booth.
• Joe Nuxhall Photo Gallery » • Marty and Joe Wallpaper: 640 | 800 | 1024

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
"Back when I played with Joe, he had already been in the game 20 years. It seemed like he knew everything and everybody, always with a story to tell. Even back then Joe was a walking history book." - Tommy Helms
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FRICK AWARD NOMINEE
Joe was nominated for the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually since 1978 for excellence in baseball broadcasting, following the 2006 season.
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STATUE DEDICATION
On July 19, 2003, a bronze likeness of Joe became a fixture on Crosley Terrace at the entrance of Great American Ball Park.

• Reds Unveil Nuxhall Statue » • Statue Dedication Photos »

THE ENQUIRER/MICHAEL E. KEATING

Joe Nuxhall kisses his wife Donzetta after unveiling a statue of himself in front of Great American Ball Park in 2003. Nuxhall was one of four Reds greats honored with statues when the ballpark opened. The others were Frank Robinson, Ted Kluszewski and Ernie Lombardi.

With many major leaguers off to war, the Reds signed 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall to pitch the 1944 season. He is pictured with manager Bill McKechnie. Nuxhall still holds the title as youngest player ever in the major leagues.

History and Theology of the Puritans

Reformed Theological Seminary has blessed the wider Church by offering many class lectures for online download. These are available trough the iTunes store and come through your computer (for free!). Recently RTS may have added their best resource yet – History and Theology of the Puritans, a 16-part series delivered by Dr. J.I. Packer. [Packer penned the popular, A Quest For Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life (Crossway: 1994).]

In iTunes, search for Reformed Theological Seminary. Under “RTS Virtual Courses” click on “Church History.” 4. Then click on “History and Theology of the Puritans" and then on the "get tracks."

In over 11 hours of lectures, Packer covers …

1. The Puritan Identity – pt. 1 (45:14)
2. The Puritan Identity – pt. 2 (33:10)
3. Puritan Theological Concerns – pt. 1 (45:54)
4. Puritan Theological Concerns – pt. 2 (45:03)
5. The Bible in Puritan Theology – pt. 1 (46:53)
6. The Bible in Puritan Theology – pt. 2 (46:01)
7. Salvation by Grace – pt. 1 (46:41)
8. Salvation by Grace – pt. 2 (46:37)
9. Faith and Assurance – pt. 1 (46:32)
10. Faith and Assurance – pt. 2 (46:16)
11. The Good Fight – pt. 1 (46:22)
12. The Good Fight – pt. 2 (31:45)
13. Conscience (44:06)
14. Reformed Monasticism (43:01)
15. The Christian Minister (44:22)
16. Worship, Fellowship, and Discipline in the Church (27:40)

Bono talks about U2’s latest song Wave of Sorrow

It's a powerful song relating their experiences they had while working in Ethiopia during the famine. Bono talks about how he was struck that such a "mythic country" like Ethiopia could turn into a totally "parched land" when before, their Queen Sheba's wealth was compared to that of King Solomon's. This song was from the Joshua Tree sessions, but was never finished. It will be available on the deluxe edition of the Joshua Tree re-mastered.

It's interesting to watch him explain some of the Biblical allusions while he's singing along with the track. Appearances are made by Solomon, Queen Sheba, the Beatitudes, and more.

Wave of Sorrow, by U2

Heat haze rising
On hell's own hill

You wake up this morning
It took an act of will
You walk through the night
To get into day
To bring your children
To give them away

Oh, oh this cruel sun
Its daylight never dawn

Cruelty just be gone
To make a shadow of everyone

And if the rain came
And if the rain came now

Souls bent over without a breeze
Blankets on burning trees
I'm sick without disease
Nobility on its knees

And if the rain came
And if the rain came now
Would it wash us all away
On a wave of sorrow
Wave
On a wave of sorrow

Where now the Holy cities
Where are the ancient Holy scrolls
Where now emperor Menelik
And queen of Sheeba's gold

You my bride, you wear her crown
And on your finger precious stones
Has every good thing now been sold?

Son, of shepherd boy, now king [ie. Solomon]
What wisdom can you bring
What lyric would you sing
Where is the music of the Seraphim

And if the rain came
And if the rain came now
Would it wash us all away
On a wave of sorrow
Wave
A wave of sorrow
Wave...

Blessed are the meek scratching the dirt
But they shall inherit what's left of the Earth
Blessed all the kings that left their thrones
They're buried in this Valley of Dry Bones

Blessed all of you with an empty heart
You got nothing from which you can't part
Blessed is the ego
It's all we got this hour

Blessed is the voice that speaks truth, truth speaks to power
Blessed is the sex worker who sold her body tonight
You had used what you got
To save your children's life

Blessed are you, the deaf cannot hear your scream
Blessed are the stupid who can dream
Blessed are the tin can cardboard slums
Blessed is the spirit that overcomes

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The Space Race

SpaceTrader.com is the official Web site of the gift shop at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. One of the toys you can buy there is the "woman astronaut figure":

“This 11.5" doll comes outfitted in an astronaut jumpsuit and includes functional space luggage. All packed in a pink backpack. Official decals of NASA logo and STS-107 crew patch adorn the luggage case. Also available in African-American.”

That is, you can buy a doll that looks black. NASA is catering to the widespread belief that black dolls are good for black children's self-esteem, and by using the term "African-American," NASA is trying to be politically correct.

It needs to try harder. If the "black" doll is "African-American," what is the "white" doll? "American"! Seriously, that's what the drop-down menu on the Web site says. Do we really need to explain that African-Americans are American too? C'mon, guys, this isn't exactly rocket science.

Nov. 14, 2007

We Get Results
Our item yesterday seems to have prompted SpaceTrader.com, the Web site of the gift shop at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, to change the way it designates its "woman astronaut figure." The figure is now available in two hues, "Caucasian" and "African-American." What is now called "Caucasian" yesterday was simply "American."

Of course, this still discriminates against non-American blacks. Whereas white people are "Caucasian" whether they're from America, Europe or the Caucasus, blacks from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and elsewhere are excluded from the "African-American" category.

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Derek Webb in Patrol Magazine

part one covers growing up in the South, how Derek came to music, and visions for the music industry.
Part two has Derek offering a critique of the music industry and his opinions on culture and the church.

A Church-Based Hope for “Adultolescents”