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Citing a desire to 'speak freely' about leadership styles, Minneapolis school board bars public from meeting
Minneapolis School Board members aren't afraid to admit there's room for improvement when it comes to getting along. They just don't think that the work of getting to know one another needs to happen in the public eye.
So on Thursday night, seven board members convened behind closed doors to discuss what board chair Rebecca Gagnon called "leadership capacity building."
The meeting had originally been scheduled as a public session, as is legally required of any meeting where a quorum of elected officials may be discussing matters of official business. Though there are some exceptions under Minnesota law allowing for closed-door meetings — negotiating labor contracts, discussing employee evaluations and disciplinary actions and conducting real estate transactions — the session did not fall into any of those categories.
Even so, the board retreat was switched to a closed meeting Thursday morning after the school district's attorney pointed out the St. Paul school board had been given the state's approval to hold a similar meeting in private earlier this year. "As our agenda at tonight's retreat is in line with that decision, we are closing the meeting," Gagnon stated in an email.
But at least one expert familiar with the state advisory opinion for St. Paul said Minneapolis should be careful in using such a cut-and-paste approach. "To the extent that you start moving away from the exact facts discussed in the opinion, you start to enter a little bit of a twilight zone," said local attorney Mark Anfinson, who represents the Minnesota Newspaper Association. "The boundaries of the St. Paul opinion are so ambiguous that it's very hard to say, exactly, where they might be crossed. That's the mischief of opinions like that."
Precedent set in St. Paul
Last fall, the St. Paul Board of Education asked the Minnesota Department of Administration's Information Policy Analysis Division (IPAD) — the authority on state open meetings law — to issue guidance last fall on whether or not they could legally hold a meeting behind closed doors.
At the time, a number of relationships on the board had soured, especially after members ousted Superintendent Valeria Silva — a move that prompted board member Jean O'Connell to resign. The remaining board members knew they needed to make some changes, so they accepted a proposal from consultants to help facilitate a team building effort.
In response to an inquiry from the school district's attorney, the Department of Administration advised the St. Paul board that it would not be violating open meeting laws if they wanted to meet privately with a facilitator to "improve trust, relationships, communications, and collaborative problem solving among board members" — so long as they did not stray into any matters of official business.
Faced with a similar desire to smooth out its board dynamics — a situation complicated by a failed superintendent search prior to the hiring of Ed Graff and three new members — the Minneapolis board decided it would be nice to do so without the pressure of public scrutiny.
"They're not discussing business," the district's general counsel, Amy Moore, said in an interview Thursday night at the Davis Center, where the board was meeting in private in a room down the hallway.
Moore said she had given them the go-ahead to meet in private after reviewing the advisory opinion issued in the St. Paul case and concluding that the Minneapolis board retreat met the same criteria.
Asked if she thought the public should just trust the board would avoid talking about any official business, she replied: "Yeah. Is that such a bad thing? My job is to help them have space to build trust and communication. They're a new board and they're trying to do better."
'Speaking freely'
The goal of the retreat was "just to get to know more about each other — our likes, dislikes, how we communicate, how we interact with people," vice chair of the Minneapolis School Board Kim Ellison explained in a phone interview. They all took a personality quiz online, she said, to help get the conversation started.
The exercise was planned as a follow-up to an earlier board retreat, she added. In January, the board held a retreat to help orient the new board members: Bob Walser, Kerry Jo Felder and Ira Jourdain. It's the sort of thing school boards routinely do when there's a change in leadership. In the past, the Minneapolis board has typically conducted even these "getting to know you" type conversations in public. But, Ellison contended that past experience has proven that having these types of conversations in public can deter board members from fully engaging.
"A couple of years ago, we had a board retreat that was kind of the same thing and one of the directors talked about a painful experience with her mother which was part of the reason why she was driven to do certain things, and it was in the paper the next day," Ellison said. "So there was a fear that people wouldn't be comfortable enough to be open and honest in any discussion, as we were getting to know each other, if there's a possibility that some painful story might be in the paper the next day."
Gagnon offered similar rationale: "Speaking freely, we will more likely be able to achieve our goal of becoming a more cohesive and collaborative Board," she wrote in an email.
From the perspective of a first-time school board members, Walser said he also felt meeting in private would yield greater results. "I expect that this will be relationship work that's hard or impossible to do in the public eye," he said in an email. "Our general counsel is very clear and firm about these boundaries: We are reminded of and have to observe them for each executive session."
Board member Don Samuels couldn't make the board retreat Thursday evening, due to a prior commitment, but in a phone interview, he said he hated not being there and thought it was going to go a long way in helping the board develop a "solidarity of mission and collaboration." Having formerly served on the Minneapolis City Council — where things tend to be a bit more "combative" and "balkanized," he said — he asserts a school board simply cannot afford to conduct business in such a divided manner.
"I don't want to be a board that gets divided along some hard line in the sand, that goes forward with some kind of majority that ignores the minority," he said. "We don't want that. I want to keep debate, conversation, alive and understand that compromise is part of government. I think we just have a strong sense that we need to be a team and that we need help in functioning in our roles in a productive way, which is a healthy thing to do."
Contacted again after the meeting was pulled from the public calendar, Samuels maintained that while open meeting law is great for preventing abuse, he thinks the board's decision to meet in private to address dynamics and establish trust was the right call.
"The path to that SEL [social, emotional learning]-informed community requires a level of openness and vulnerability that will not be achievable, nor be safe, under public scrutiny," he wrote in an email. "As a result, relationships would be trapped at the level of postures and positions, while motives would be subject to conjectures, assumptions and suspicions. Ultimately, that leads to misplaced distrust and compromised effectiveness."
Board member Nelson Inz was the only other board member absent, also due to a scheduling conflict. He represents the district on the West Metro Education Program board, which met at the same time. "I'm bummed I can't go," he said. "I think it'd be better if everybody was there. I want to work toward a highly functioning board as much as possible."
While he couldn't be there, he supported the board's decision to hold their retreat in private. "I honestly don't think that the personality profiles need to be public," he said. "I was uncomfortable with that from the beginning."
Asked to share his thoughts on making the retreat private, board member Siad Ali indicated he was impartial. "I also do believe it's going to be a genuine discussion. There's nothing we are hiding," he said. "For me, I'm okay with public. I'm okay, also, with private."
Room for interpretation
Anfinson says he has no problem with the open meeting law not applying to a true training session, where board members are strictly talking about procedural and operational functions. But he doesn't think the opinion the state issued to the St. Paul school board set very clear boundaries around what does and what does not constitute official business.
"The troubling thing about the opinion is once they're in a closed meeting; you could say all day they're not supposed to talk about anything having to do with public business," he said. "But it's so easy to slide into that, where they start raising examples just to illustrate problems or issues that have come up in the past."
In St. Paul board's inquiry into the legality of holding a private meeting, they were clear from the get-go that they'd be using a third-party facilitator (along with union leaders and school administrators) in their discussions.
In Anfinson's opinion, that matters quite a bit. "In those meetings, there was going to be a facilitator conducting the training," he said. "I think that significantly diminishes the possibility that you're actually discussing or deliberating about matters within your jurisdiction."
Stacie Christensen, director of IPAD (the state division that issued the opinion in St. Paul), acknowledged this detail as well. "The conclusion was based on prior case law precedent that folks have to be talking about official business in order for the open meeting law to apply," she said. "There was a prior attorney general's opinion that kind of dealt with a training type of situation, where the attorney general said in certain training situations — where official business is not discussed — then the open meeting law may not apply. [The St. Paul school board] made the argument that official business was not going to be conducted because there was this facilitator present that was going to be talking about interpersonal skills and that type of thing."
Prior to the start of the closed-door board retreat in Minneapolis Thursday, it was unclear, even to the district attorney, whether a facilitator would be present.
As it turned out, Gagnon invited Yoshiko Chino and Jonathan Bucki, two facilitators with the Dendros Group, a St. Paul-based leadership consulting group, to lead the three-hour retreat. Superintendent Graff and board administrator Jesse Winkler also sat in on the meeting. District spokeswoman Tonya Tennessen says the district paid $1,000 for the facilitators' services.
Facilitator or no facilitator, not everyone agrees with the board's decision. Having participated in a similar retreat that was open to the public, former Minneapolis School Board Member Tracine Asberry said transparency and accountability are incredibly important on the school board, especially given the current political climate nationwide.
"Dealing with disagreements, tensions — those things are part of it," she said of serving on the board. "They're also not uncommon. What's important is to demonstrate, as elected officials, as adults, how do we wrestle with these hard decisions with conflict with colleague and move through this and make the best decisions for students. I think the public deserves to see that from every angle, even if it doesn't make them look good."
Anfinson has a similar interpretation. "I must confess, I'm profoundly skeptical of the notion that elected public officials need help with the process of working together. It sounds like something you do at grade school, not at the high levels of the democratic process," he said, pausing before offering one final thought with a laugh of amusement. "What would the founders think of such stuff?"
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This makes sense
The board took the right precautions to ensure that they would not discuss board business and engaged a facilitator - in any large organization the leadership team needs to be effective working together and it is not uncommon for them to use an offsite, or a retreat, or teambuilding event, separate from the larger organization they lead.
In todays hyper critical climate if public officials tried that they would be accused of going on a taxpayer funded boondoggle, however that does not diminish the need for them to forge effective working relationships - the idea of Mr Anfison that they should just show up to the board meetings and be immediately effective is naive.
In a corporate setting the organization would be hiring in people that were almost always selected by the people already in the company, so you have some bias towards personalities and backgrounds that will "fit in". The school board members are elected, from different parts of the city, with very different constituencies, sometimes with different personal agendas and election positions. So why again would a group that comes together this way be expected to automatically flow into a seamless process of teamwork with no extra effort required?
Good comment.
Good point about different types of people coming together.
This is a good thing
This is very positive and will improve governance. Boards are made up of humans and we all need privacy and trust to build relationships. The newspapers need to get over it.
Businesses and other Organizations DO THIS
Team and relationship building and other leadership development activities occur in all types of organizations. Organization effectiveness is enhanced when people participate in professional facilitated activities like this. This isn't stuff just for children!
One of the frequent ground rules for leadership development activities is "what you say here, stays here." That can never happen when the press and public are allowed to "watch."
It isn't a matter of just "trusting" the members of the board that they won't make any "decisions" about the running of the district during events like this. They have a public agenda. They have professional facilitators. The press can interview them after the fact, "So did you really do the DiSC or did they take votes on something?"
It is really sad that these folks with great responsibilities aren't given more opportunity to participate in training and leadership development activities.
Not a private organization! At least this article calls attention to the matter.
If you want private meetings,
If you want private meetings, go to a private school. This article spins what is clearly a violation of open meeting laws.
Public money, public meetings!!!
I would be excited to see folks on the school board getting into conversations about how to improve a broken public school system. Darkness leads to doubt, sunshine brings clarity... This is not a private company working out private policies. This is our tax dollars being used in a public school, shouldn't we the folks paying know their plans to fix a broken plan?
Folks Please read the article
To this commentator and the one above, it is 100% clear in the article, from the attorneys quotes, that this meeting did not cover anything related to how to fix the school system and they followed legal guidance to ensure no violations of the open meeting law.
This was about the individuals on the board getting together to learn how to work together. You can't discuss plans for the school board in such a meeting, that intent was quite clear in how it was laid out.
These comments do highlight a big challenge for public officials though in that even when things are explained some people will not believe them and through misinterpretation or misrepresentation lead to distrust that isn't warranted being spread in the community.
Don't fetishize transparency
Transparency is good, we all want transparency, when we don't have transparency we need to worry. All that is true and good.
But it is also true, and observers of government all know this, that the public conversation is hampered by factors that tend to lead us sometimes down a bad pathway.
The occasional private conversation, done correctly (as seems to be the case here) is a good thing. Assuming that all private conversations are always bad all the time because we love transparency is not a good thing.
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"Pairs well with: Wedding cake. Chocolate cake or fudge brownies. Milk chocolate bunnies. A salty, buttery mint ice cream with white chocolate flecks. Turmeric adds a soft ivory yellow. Savannah Buttermint Ice Cream was inspired by the pastel-colored white chocolate disks found in old-timey chocolate shops and those powdery, melt-in-your-mouth mint candies in the restaurants of our grandparents' generation. It's slightly salty, minty, and very buttery. The white chocolate flecks give it a pronounced creaminess. There is a special ingredient in this ice cream: the butter flavor. It's one of very few flavorings that we stock in our kitchen, but believe me, it's the right thing here. We use one from Frontier Natural Products, and it's potently concentrated. A bit of turmeric gives the ice cream color but no added flavor. The creamy pale yellow hue sets the mood for buttermint: Easter baskets, white gloves, and baby showers."
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- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 1⁄4 cups heavy cream
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 3 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- 8 drops butter flavor extract, natural
- 3 -4 drops peppermint oil, pure
- Mix about 2 tablespoons of the milk with the cornstarch in a small bowl to make a smooth slurry.
- Whisk the cream cheese, salt, and turmeric in a medium bowl until smooth. Fill a large bowl with ice and water.
- Combine the remaining milk, the cream, sugar, and corn syrup in a 4-quart saucepan, bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat, and boil for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and gradually whisk in the cornstarch slurry. Bring the mixture back to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring with a heatproof spatula, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
- Gradually whisk the hot milk mixture into the cream cheese until smooth. Pour the mixture into a 1-gallon Ziploc freezer bag, and submerge the sealed bag in the ice bath. Let stand, adding more ice as necessary, until cold, about 30 minutes.
- When the ice cream is almost ready to be churned, melt the white chocolate in a double boiler; let cool slightly.
- Pour the ice cream base into the frozen canister and turn on the machine. Drop the butter flavoring and peppermint through the opening in the top of the machine. Slowly drizzle in the melted chocolate; it will form into flecks in the churning cream. Continue to spin the ice cream until thick and creamy.
- Pack the ice cream into a storage container, press a sheet of parchment directly against the surface, and seal with an airtight lid. Freeze in the coldest part of your freezer until firm, at least 4 hours.
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The guys at Dallas' Gas Monkey Garage were able to work their magic on a Ferrari F40 that was nearly totaled, but can they bring this Ford GT back to life?
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This article is a guest post by Dan Schawbel, the author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success (Kaplan, April 09), and owner of the award-winning Personal Branding Blog .
Any intelligent company understands that employees are their greatest asset.
That's particularlly true now. The Bureau of Labor Statistics just announced that the unemployment rate is now 8.5% and that there are 13.2 million unemployed individuals in the US (16% of the population).
Companies are cutting back, and they have to make the resources they do have go further.
So, if you're running a small business or a team of marketers, how do you do that?
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Employee brands already have networking accounted for and they are visible online. You can see how many Facebook friends, LinkedIn contacts and Twitter followers an employee has and tap that network to spread your messages for free. This doesn't cost you any more money and you're already paying these employees to work for your company anyways.
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Since all employees are associated with your brand, whether they like it or not, they all have to be treated like brand ambassadors and should speak in the best interests of the company. They can extend your public relations department and get you good PR.
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By treating every employee as a salesperson, in addition to marketer and PR person, you can generate revenue, without even having to pay your employees more. During these tough times, this might be a good method for meeting your sales numbers.
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know that human Resource is an important part of every organization. I love to make a difference with the businesses I work with. When I see an owner happy that they don't have to deal with employee issues and they can work on business, I know I make a difference. When I answer those questions that owner's employees can't get the answer to I know I have made a difference. I have to know the things you don't have time to know about. Knowing employment law, benefits, employee relations and having the ability to train employees is why I make a difference. I began my career in Human Resources with Hermes of Paris and subsequently assumed a series progressive and diverse HR roles working with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cunningham Graphics, ADP and Wyndham International. I was then recruited by TJX Company where, in addition to my employee relations role, I have led several projects focusing primarily on system improvements, including compliance audits and performance metrics and labor relations. I also supplied leadership training and support and contributed to the successful implementation of numerous corporate directives across the organization's more than 5,000 domestic and internationally based employees. This included the oversight of the policy issuance translation process, notably from English into Spanish. Later, as a Corporate Senior Human Resource Generalist for Pitney Bowes, I with senior management in the execution of strategic plans and global objectives. These included the successful execution of a creative work schedule representing a significant cost savings measure for the company. I was also responsible for the creation and analysis of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) reports through SAP, as well as their subsequent monitoring and analysis. My experience to this point, derived from this succession of HR roles, ultimately formed the basis for my philosophy, that HR management techniques, applied professionally, are a key success driver in a company's core business functions, and are integral to the overall wellness and effectiveness of its employees. I received my Bachelor Degree in Business Management and a Masters Degree in Human Resources from Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry New York. Published Author of "We are Human Too!" an HR professionals guide.
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When I was sixteen years old I collided face first into the left field fence during my very first varsity baseball game. The accident left me with a fractured upper jaw, a mangled face and palate, avulsed tooth number eight, and badly broken teeth from six to eleven.
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Uyama Hiroto is set to release a 12" on newly founded label Roph. You may know his jazz-influenced songs from his contributions to Nujabes' label Hyedeout Productions. "Waltz for Life" seems to be the subsequent part of "Uyama Hiroto - Waltz For Life Will Born", which appeared in the compilation "Hydeout Production - 2nd Collection".
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Two major property deals worth more than £100 million in total were today hailed as further signs of the green shoots of recovery in Edinburgh.
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), one of Scotland's biggest fund managers, is understood to be on the verge of buying Hermiston Gait retail park.
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Bedroom/s: 2
Floor space: 70 m²
Next village/town: Center S. Cristina in approx. 200 m, Merano in approx. 73 km, St. Ulrich/Ortisei in approx. 4 km
Number of persons: 4-5
No pets allowed
Room/s: 3
Sauna: sauna steam bath
Type of property: Property in a residence, apartment
Detailed description
Equipment: satellite TV; internet access Wi-Fi (included); safe; gas central heating.
Feature: Property in a residence (14 units in total).
Furnishing: good, pleasant, with much wood, parquet floor.
Please note: Non-smoking house. apartment, 4 - 5 people, 3 room/s, 2 bedroom/s, 2 bathroom/s, approx. 70 m², 1 floor/s, apartment on ground floor or floor 2.
Room layout
Bedroom 1: double bed.
Bedroom 2: double bed, single bed.
Dining area: (corner bench) in the living room.
Kitchenette: Kitchen/ cooking equipment: 4 ceramic hobs, microwave oven, dish-washer, refrigerator, coffee machine, water boiler, toaster. in the living room.
Living room/bed room: double sofa bed as supplementary bed (see extra charges).
Sanitary 1: bath, WC.
Sanitary 2: shower, WC.
Estate: (shared use with holiday guests): partially surrounded (fence), in a hillside, well-kept, lawn.
Infrastructure: bakery service; washing machine (coin-operated); lift, common room, bikeshed.
Outdoor facilities: (shared use): reserved open space, deck chairs, sunshades.
Situation: rural.
Sports facilities/ leisure time: shared use (free of charge): bikes. shared use (free of charge): fitness gym, table tennis table, children's playground.
Wellness: payment: massage, treatments. shared use (against payment): sauna, steam bath.
Exterior (private use)
Plot description: 1 x garage; public car park. terrace or balcony (roofed), furnishing provided.
Arrival: Airport Innsbruck in approx. 115 km (Verona 190 km), Train station Bolzano in approx. 40 km (Bressanone 35 km)
Golf course: Golf Club St. Vigil Castelrotto Siusi (18-hole golf course) in approx. 20 km
Next village/town: Center S. Cristina in approx. 200 m, Merano in approx. 73 km, St. Ulrich/Ortisei in approx. 4 km
Public swimming pool: Indoor public swimming pool in approx. 4 km, Public outdoor swimming pool in approx. 4 km
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Self-control and exhaustion do not seem to mix.
I started back to work last week, full time, and Gray has been going through a growth spurt, I have not slept much at all. So my self-control for things like ketchup chips has gone out the window. I've gotten to the point that I don't have the energy to have the fight with myself not to. I always say "tomorrow is a new day" but I seem to do the same things over and over.
I'm really hoping that after G starts solid food on Friday we'll be able to sleep a bit more. That he'll maybe sleep through the night better. I'm praying – please pray with me.
Sorry that the blog has been a bit quiet – We've been going through some stuff here, and I'm finally feeling like I have my mojo back.
I'm going to try and post more and get things updated.


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Mr. William Flavin
Assistant Director, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
Areas of Expertise:
- Interagency Planning
- Counterinsurgency/ Irregular War
- Doctrine
- UN Concepts and Planning
Office Phone: (717) 245-3028
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Media contact: Carol Kerr - (717) 245-4389 | email@example.com
William Flavin assumed the job as the Assistant Director at the US Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, located at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in July 2013 after serving as the chief of doctrine and education for PKSOI since 2007. Before his assignment to PKSOI in 2000, he was a senior foreign affairs analyst with Booz Allen and Hamilton on contract to assist the US Army Peacekeeping Institute for doctrine development. From 1995 to 1999, he was a Colonel in the US Army serving as the Deputy Director of Special Operations for the Supreme Allied Commander Europe at the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe. William Flavin has a BA in History from VMI and an MA in History from Emory University. He was a senior fellow at CSIS for his Army War College year and then taught at the Army War College.
Publications by William Flavin:
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Type: CHAPTER
FM 3-07 Stability Operations and Support Operations (2003)
Authored by CAC Ft Leavenworth, William Flavin one of the primary authors
Chapter 4 Peace Operations provides the baseline doctrine for the US Army.
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Type: CHAPTER
JP 3-07.3 Peace Operations (2007),
Authored by Joint Forces Command, William Flavin one of the primary authors
Chapter 4 Peace Building Operations provides the baseline doctrine for the US Military.
Added October 16, 2008
Type: CHAPTER
FM 3-07.31 Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for Peace Operations (2003).
Authored by Air Land Sea Application Center, William Flavin one of the primary authors
Chapter 2,3,4, and 6 outline the basic Tactics for multi-service Peace Operations.
Added October 16, 2008
Type: ARTICLE
"Planning for Conflict Termination and Post-Conflict Success," in Parameters Autumn 2003
Authored by William Flavin
This outlines the issues involved in planning and executing post conflict operations and proposed some principles.
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Type: MONOGRAPH
Afghanistan: Observations on Civil Military Operations During the First Year of Operation Enduring Freedom, US Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, 24 March 2004
Authored by William Flavin
This examines the issues around the civil military challenges of the first year in Afghanistan and recommends a way ahead.
Added October 16, 2008
Type: ARTICLE
"U.S. Army's New Peace Operations Era," in US-Indian Strategic Cooperation into the 21st Century, 2006
Authored by William Flavin
This examines the potential for US and India finding common ground for collaboration.
Added October 16, 2008
Type: ARTICLE
"Interoperability in Complex Peace and Stability Operations," in Doctrine Revue d'Etudies Generales March 2007,
Authored by William Flavin
This examines the multinational interoperability crisis and recommends a way ahead.
Added October 16, 2008
Type: ARTICLE
"Doctrine for US Peace Operations," in International Peacekeeping, Vol.15, No.1, February 2008.
Authored by William Flavin
This examines the development in US peace operation doctrine and what is mean for the development of international norms.
Added March 30, 2010
Type: BOOK
Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction, US Institute of Peace and USA PKSOI, 2009
Contributing Writer: William Flavin
This book presents the first-ever, comprehensive set of shared principles for building sustainable peace in societies emerging from violent conflict.
Added March 8, 2011
Type: BOOK
Considerations for Mission Leadership in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, International Forum for the Challenges of Peace Operations, 2011
Contributing Writer: William Flavin for Chapter 4 Creating a Secure and Stable Environment
This book endeavors to address a wide array of considerations for the Head of Mission and the Force Commander as they attempt to implement complex Security Council mandates under the UN's three core functions.
Added March 8, 2011
Type: Monograph
Finding the Balance: U.S. Military and Future Operations, PKSOI, 2011
Author: William Flavin
This monograph examines the U.S. Military's struggle to find the correct balance between conventional and counterinsurgency/stability approaches.
Added April 18, 2012
Type: Chapter
"Civil Military Teaming: A Solution," in Conflict Management and Whole of Government: Useful Tools for US National Security Strategy, SSI, April 2012
Author: William Flavin
This chapter examines whether and to what extent civil-military teaming efforts may present an effective and efficient alternative to addressing the problems associated with current conflicts.
Added June 27, 2012
Type: Chapter
"The Elephant in the Room," in Contractors & War: The Transformation of US Expeditionary Operations, Edited by Christopher Kinsey and Malcolm Hugh Patterson, Stanford University Press, 2012
Author: William Flavin
This chapter provides a view as to how contracting should be integrated or nested in the US military's operational and strategic frameworks. It emphasizes the need for improved doctrine and conceptual guidance and proposes an enhanced operational concept.
Added August 1, 2013
Type: Article
"The Dogs that Do Not Bark: Prevention as the Path to Strategic Stability" in Small Wars Journal, August 2, 2013
Author: William Flavin
This article describes the current efforts to define and deal with prevention and examines frameworks.
Added September 6, 2013
Type: Chapter
"Always an Outsider: U.S. Military Role in International Peacebuilding" in Conflict Management and Peacebuilding: Pillars of A New American Grand Strategy,
Edited by Volker C. Franke and Robert H. Dorff, US Army War College Press, September 2013.
Added December 26, 2013
Type: Paper
"Towards Harmonization of Policies, Principles and Guidelines: Initial Findings"
Paper submitted to the International Challenges to Peace Operations Forum in Argentina December 2013 Co-Authored by Brig. Rizwan Rafi, Pakistan.
Added June 17 2015
Type: Chapter
"Towards Harmonization of Policies, Principles and Guidelines" in Designing Mandates and Capabilities for Future Peace Operations, Edited by Annika Hilding Norberg, Challenges Forum Stockholm 2014. Co-Authored by Brig. Rizwan Rafi, Pakistan. This chapter assesses the current international policy and doctrine concerning Protection of Civilians, Transnational Organized Crime, and Gender.
Type: Article
"Planning for Peace" in UNIPATH Journal, June 1, 2015
Author: William Flavin
This article describes the challenges and opportunities in planning for peace operations.
Added August 28, 2015
Type: Chapter
"Teaming for Success" in United Nations Peacekeeping Challenge: The Importance of the Integrated Approach, Edited by Anna Powles, Negar Partow and Nick Nelson: Ashgate Ltd, Surry England, 2015. This chapter assesses the ability to achieve a comprehensive approach in dealing with peacekeeping operations.


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Andy Parsons - Peak Bullsh*t
Tuesday 7th November 2017, 8pm at Loughborough Town Hall
Worried about your job? Worried about your family? Worried about yourself? Worried about the health service? Education? Climate change? World War 3? Worried about worrying?
Sod it! Come and have a laugh about it. It's one of the things we do best. Or is it? Was it something we did best but like everything else has now gone West. Or South. Or East. Ah - go on. Take a risk. Put on your lucky pants and your party shoes – and get yourself on a night out. Or maybe come out dressed in a binbag, top hat and clogs. We could all use a laugh.
As seen on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Q.I. etc. - and repeated on Dave.
"A consistently strong exposer of bullshit and a plain-speaking truth-teller through his entire career" THE GUARDIAN
"Brilliantly funny and insightful" METRO
"Cracking adlibbing….a joke-rich rallying call for a better Britain" THE GUARDIAN
"Potent live performer…..can nail a nonsense with beautiful economy of words" THE TIMES
Suitable Age: 14+
Adult: £16.00
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Whistleblower Confirms Secret Underground Base beneath Denver International Airport
'Some speculate that a deep underground military facility, part of the Continuity of Government (COG) program exists on the site. A massive underground city to be used by our government in the event that Washington or our central governments command hub is compromised. According to some investigative reports, including one headed up by the former Governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura, the underground city that lies beneath the airport quite possibly connects to other deep underground military installations throughout the country.
Now, a source of mine within the airport confirmed for the first time astonishing information regarding the underground facility, providing details unknown to airport staff and the general public until now.'
Read more: Whistleblower Confirms Secret Underground Base beneath Denver International Airport


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We offer an extensive range of home made food and beverages 7 days a week.
With a daily specials board and many traditional favourites our menu's cater for all tastes whether you are simply looking for a quick snack or something more wholesome.
Here is a selection of our current meal deals including our special Christmas menu.
We also provide a full outside catering service and would be pleased to discuss your requirements and provide you with a quote.


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Too Much Rope: When A Social Media Post Is Career Suicide
Social media has provided more than enough rope for public figures, giving them the uncanny ability to destroy even the most sterling of personas with little if any outside help.
Seemingly no one is immune — we've witnessed judges, movie stars, CEOs, and politicians trip themselves up time and time again, despite endless examples of how any Tweet, post or text can end up splashed across the front page of The Times, or as...
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We explore avant-garde dining concepts that will move your mind
Picture yourself in Shanghai.
You are not entirely sure where you are. Having been picked up from a designated meeting place, you and 10 other people are dropped off in an undisclosed location. Perhaps, a factory of sorts? You can see a digital wraparound screen. All the sounds and smells you are exposed to are controlled.
You literally could be anywhere.
All you do know is that you are in for an experience. A 20-course extraordinary experience to be precise. You are now fully at the mercy of world-renowned Chef Paul Pairet, his concocted sounds, smells and flavours carefully devised and curated to provoke and evoke your palette. Moving you to feel and taste things that you have never before experienced.
This is Ultraviolet
Affectionately known as UV, here it is all about the show; Chef Pairet taking you for a multi-sensory dining experience which you have never been before. The Cirque du Soleil of gastronomy, perhaps. One guest commenting that even with the best restaurants, one fails to always be truly stimulated by the flavours. But with Ultraviolet, whenever he hears the phrase "hells bells", sees Mediterranean fabric (we don't understand either…) or an aquarium, he is instantly transported back to UV.
Quite an achievement in today's world of hyperstimulation.
Another guest's experience reportedly included the Apollo Mission to the Moon. Set in a nondescript location, guests were purportedly drinking a 1969 vintage while being treated to a rocket countdown. Then, suddenly, they found themselves standing in the midst of a generated blizzard. The first course, Apple-Wasabi Ostie, was served, the chilly air reawakening senses; making one feel that if 'fresh' had an actual flavor – that this would be it.
Mission accomplished.
For that really is the point; to wow your brain through new sensation combinations. Already, in one course, your world is turned inside out. 19 more to go!
So, if you do manage to get a highly-prized reservation, be sure to turn up on time and enjoy contemporary gastronomical theatre. Something which is, without a doubt, out of this world.
Now, where can you find multi-sensory dining in Dubai?
An excellent question, and we have a couple of decent options for you:
Enigma at the Palazzo Versace Hotel is a place that has caught our interest. Introducing a culinary concept unrivalled in the UAE, Enigma aims itself at discerning diners. With a rotation of 4 chefs and 4 different concepts per year, as of the 1 October 2016, Enigma has begun its third rotation with Chef Yunus Emre Aydin. He aims to introduce diners to the culinary tales behind Turkish cuisine, with the current story entitled 'The Inside Story'. Previous tales have been 'Vanguard' and 'Journey of a Nordic Chef' and both were highly successful. All ultra-secretive and elusive, you will have to visit yourself in order to have the enigmas of the stories revealed.
On the other hand, if you are after something a little more low-key and less showy, but with all of the intrigue, Noire at The Fairmont Dubai on Sheik Zayed road will be one for consideration. Dining in pitch-black surroundings with your partner will be memorable and mysterious. Heightening all your other senses; your brain will swirl through the myriad of textures and flavours that will be thrown your way. Each course is paired with a wine or mocktail, with even some connoisseurs being thrown in the reveal afterwards; nonplussed after believing the white wine that they had been drinking turned out to actually be a red. Definitely an unforgettable night out with friends or a date!


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In a time when price, quality and value are top of mind with consumers, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) today announces the extension of it's Blu-ray Combo Pack initiatives worldwide, providing extended utility of DVD and exceptional quality of a Blu-rayÔ Disc in a single value-pack. The Combo Packs will now be available across all Disney-branded Blu-ray titles releasing through December of 2010.
In a recent online survey* of US home entertainment consumers conducted by WDSHE and an independent market research company, Lieberman Research Worldwide showed that the value of the Combo Pack is undeniable for consumers. More than 77% consumers that intend to embrace Blu-ray technology in the near future agree that Combo Packs are a better value than purchasing a DVD or Blu-ray alone.
"Since introducing the industry's first Blu-ray Combo Pack in Fall of 2008, we've seen tremendous consumer interest towards the purchase of product that come fully-loaded with extras that fit into their budgets, desires and lifestyles," commented Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. "The Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack is the perfect marriage of value, quality and versatility all wrapped-up in a single package."
Some of the upcoming Combo Pack titles families can look forward to include an exciting new slate of Disney-branded theatrical, Diamond and Video Premiere titles, such as "Hannah The Montana The Movie," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure," "UP" and "Santa Buddies."
WDSHE first pioneered the Combo Pack – a Blu-ray Disc plus a standard definition DVD in a single package – with the Blu-ray release of Sleeping Beauty in October of 2008 to, at the time, allow consumers without Blu-ray players the opportunity to "future proof" their collections. Today, you can find two different models of the Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack on shelf: (1) A Blu-ray + DVD and/or (2) A Blu-ray + DVD + DisneyFile Digital Copy of the movie. Additional Blu-ray Combo Packs current available in the marketplace include "Race To Witch Mountain," "Bedtime Stories," "Bolt," "Pinocchio" and "High School Musical 3: Senior Year."
In addition to the exceptional picture, sound and hours of extra bonus features provided on all Disney Blu-ray Discs, consumers can also take advantage of watching their favorite films across multiple formats of choice. For example, The Blu-ray Disc can be used at home to maximize high definition home entertainment systems, the DVD in the car, and the Digital Copy on a PC or mobile device.


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First, let's go back to 2008…
It started as a dream: A flicker, really. A college sophomore diving into her first photography class with her dad's old Pentax K1000. The satisfying weight of a camera in-hand, the fluttering heart of a clicked shutter, the lingering scent of darkroom chemicals, and a girl who always knew she'd blaze her own trail.
Fast forward half a million photos later, 100+ weddings, countless sessions, and infinite connections made with incredible humans, and I'm still armed with a zest for capturing honest love, laughter, and adventure.
Today, eight years into this journey, I am thrilled to announce that Bailey Aro Photography is growing! Starting today, my first Associate Wedding Photographer, Chelsea, is joining my team. Some of you may recognize Ms. Chelsea Dobs (pictured below, right) as my 2nd shooter at many 2016-17 weddings.
Chelsea's Story
In early 2016, Chelsea responded to my call for wedding day 2nd shooters. On a chilly spring afternoon, we met for coffee + connected right away. Even though she was a self-proclaimed newbie, with a portfolio featuring mostly photos of her dogs & cute house, I knew I had to work with her!
Chelsea brings ease, humor, and joy to every wedding she captures. In the nearly fifteen weddings we've photographed together, I have been so impressed with her exponential growth from an inspired gal with a camera, to a blooming photographer. Chelsea has abundant experience photographing weddings under my wing, along with serving her own wedding clients.
Chelsea will be booking 2018 weddings under the Bailey Aro brand beginning today! Stay tuned for exclusive Q&A with Chelsea on the blog next week, and click here to view her work.
You may be wondering…
What exactly is an Associate Photographer?
Great question! An Associate Photographer works under the brand of an existing photographer. This allows us to serve clients when the primary photographer is already booked, or serve those with different budgetary needs. Although Chelsea & I serve two distinct price points, all clients receive an elevated experience, full of the special touches & dedicated service that Bailey Aro couples have come to know + love.
Will Bailey still photograph weddings?
Absolutely! I am almost fully booked for 2018, with a few dates remaining. Although I would love to serve every couple who inquires, my calendar is limited to a select number of weddings each year.
Where can I view Chelsea's work?
Click here to view Chelsea's gorgeous work. She is now booking weddings for April through October 2018! Get in touch for details.
Meet + Greet
Join us this Sunday, November 12 from 12-3 PM at the Greysolon Ballroom Wedding Open House. Meet Chelsea (and Bailey!) at our booth in the Bridal Suite. We'll totally have donuts + coffee, so come visit! 😉
Chelsea will tell you all about her love for eucalyptus branches, the best dinner rolls to have at your wedding, AND she'll be giving away a Mini Session to one lucky couple (plus, there's 90% chance she'll make you belly laugh). We can't wait to see you! RSVP to the Wedding Open House here.


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The Crew
Parish Notices
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Contact Us
What music do you listen to?
My favourite music is classic rock, e.g. Dire Straits, Rainbow, Pink Floyd, although lately I discovered some new bands which are quite good, e.g. Snow Patrol, Kings of Leon and the Script. Music ... what can we do without it? I always like classical music, although I have to be in the mood.
Do you like to read? If so...favourite book(s)?
Yes I am quite a reader, I like biographies most, and true life novels, Lately I have read the biography of Shackleton, who was an antarctic explorer, and what he achieved, and the courage he showed is unbelievable, also I liked Nelson Mandela's bio, this man of peace should be an example to all politicians.
On a scale of 1-5 how organised are you?
Well I might say 4, although I am not a perfectionist, I like organised things, as they show your character.
Do you exercise regularly? If so, how often?
I do exercise, although I could do more, being summer, I stopped for now because of the heat.
Have any nick names? If so, what?
Well i do have my family nickname, which is tal-bjankier, being my mothers nickname, also Gino t'Ines, after my mothers name. Lately some call me Aw Pres, because of my role as President of the St. Joesph Band Cub.
Do you like to dance?
No not really. I don't like dancing so much, although during festa time I like to join in.
Favourite food?
My fav food must be pasta, especially, spaghetti with octopus, or Penne al Norma. I prefer fish over meat. Never eat any pork or lamb and I rarely eat beef.
Are you usually late, early or right on time?
Like to be on time. I hate leaving people waiting for me, although some people don't care, and expect that of always being late.
As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Funnily enough I always wanted to be a DJ, my dream came true with Radju Lauretana. I also wanted to become a fighter pilot, this only came true in my dreams.
What would you do if you were invisible?
I would go to parliament and try to convince our politicians to give us more tax breaks, and more free time ... dream on Gin!
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Who doesn't want a delicious blueberry muffin for breakfast? They're hearty enough to fuel us through the morning, and they're rightfully sweetened to heighten every day. Pair this with your morning Joe and you definitely have something to kick the everyday blues.
Blueberry Muffins With a Kick
To some, skipping breakfast is a cardinal sin which is why blueberry muffins come in handy when they have to get up and go. Whatever you have to do in the morning, grab a muffin for your morning commute. Seriously, there's nothing like it in town.
The best part is, you can make them right at the comfort of your home and prepped them throughout the week. Unlike the blueberry muffins you purchase at the grocery store, we made sure to incorporate the freshest ingredients. Blueberries were the highlight of this dessert as it stood out from the oven.
What you'll need:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
⅓ cup oil
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups blueberry
Preheat the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a muffin pan so that they don't stick. Combine all the dry ingredients together, and do the same for the wet ingredients. Add the wet mixture to the dry one by folding them until they are well blended. It is important to not overmix this. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for about an hour. Use the toothpick test to see when it is finished.
Baking Tip:Blueberries are perfect during the summer seasons, but you can also use frozen ones if they're not available.


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In the Lakeview Life, you'll find news and events happening around the church, as well as exciting opportunities to be involved in any of the activities we're involved in!
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This is a cozy, charming place, but more importantly, the people that work there go above and beyond what is necessary. The entire staff is helpful and courteous. They helped make our stay a great experience. Ana y Newton, muito obrigado por tudo.
This is a pleasant pousada, if a little rough around the edges, which is very close to the historic Pelorinho district of Salvador. There are 2 terraces (which were a must have for our accomodation) overlooking the bay and offering good sunset views. There is...More
We stayed four nights. The Pousada is very well located just off the center of "Pelourinho" that is Salvador's historic town. Gianluca, Ana Luz, and the night man, Giovanni (both men being Italian but speaking a variety of languages incl. Spanish, French, English) will do...More
We liked this place. The breakfast was very nice, typical brazilian (I think) and the staff was very friendly. They kept my luggage for three weeks when I was travelling around without charge. The room we got was a bit boring without windows, but clean....More
Last October we spent four days in Salvador at this Pousada. We really recomend it to everybody. The room was very comfortable with fantastic view on the bay, the breakfast delicious and the staff very friendly and helpful especially the owner Luca who gave us...More
"Room 4 or 9"
"Ask for room #7 with a great view on the harbour!"
"maybe ask for room with window?"
"room for 3 should get you room 4, the best room"