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The rules were simple: Security officers at the Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach were to enter the building, find the shooter and neutralize him. Tend to the victims after.
It was a training exercise with real-world applications all too familiar to the American public.
As part of the Navy's weeklong training, Exercise Citadel Shield, undertaken by every base in the continental United States, the naval station performed an "active shooter response" exercise Tuesday in which the base's security personnel responded to a call of someone going on a rampage.
Military bases conduct all sorts of security exercises year-round. But active shooter simulations have become particularly notable of late, with the country still coping with a series of mass shootings in Newtown, Conn.; Aurora, Colo.; and, more acutely for those in the military, such as the one at Fort Hood. The November 2009 massacre at the Texas military base left 13 dead and 42 wounded.
"This is something that we have been training more for in recent years," said Seal Beach base spokesman Gregg T. Smith. "Especially after Fort Hood and over the last few years, (active shooter exercises) have taken on greater significance."
The security sailors approach an active shooter situation much the way a police department's SWAT team would.
During Tuesday's exercise, three security patrolmen entered the dark facility where they were told a shooter had killed at least one victim and possibly others. In less than a minute, they tracked down the shooter, shot him and handcuffed him. Then they helped the victims get outside, where the base's fire department conducted a medical response drill.
Crisis resolved.
"This is to make sure the guys remember what they are supposed to remember," said Steve Hill, training officer for security at the Naval Weapons Station. "They did OK. They weren't supposed to get so distracted by the victims. But overall they did a pretty good job."
A second group of three also underwent the exercise. The second group was better, Hill said.
The operation was meant to be as realistic as possible. The personnel who responded were actually patrolling the base when they received the call from Hill. They raced to the building under mock siege and prepared to enter.
Before they did, however, they had to switch out their weapons for modified 9 mm pistols that use non-lethal ammunition similar to paintballs.
Once they entered the building, they were supposed to listen for the shots and go toward them, according to Hill. In a real-life situation, each round fired by the shooter could result in a casualty, Hill said, so the officers must stop him as quickly as possible – within 20 seconds is the goal.
"There are preplanned responses that they need to follow," said Lt. Chris Ambrosi, head of security for the Naval Weapons Station, noting that even though the officers were aware it was only an exercise, they had to approach the simulation as if it were real. "You train like you fight and fight like you train."
If this had been a real rampage, at least one person would have been pleased with the results.
"I survived," said Mercedes Mendoza, a civilian who works on the base and one of the three people pretending to be caught in the building. "I think they did a good job."
For only the second time, the Naval Weapons Station allowed reporters to witness the training, a way of showing the public the base's preparedness, Smith said. The first time reporters were allowed to witness the training exercise was February 2011.
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Anime Expo 2015 Report
I find it to be a most interesting feeling to know when I'm almost done with something. I can't really describe it to anyone, but a sinking anticipation is the best I can give. Like a countdown to something unknowable that you cannot stop...and at some point, you're not even sure you want to. Anime Expo is rapidly reaching the point where it may have to be put paid, or it may have already reached that point...the next few months will tell me that. I get ahead of myself, however.
As it has been the past few years, and for the next five years at least (since they've signed a new contract with the venue), Anime Expo has taken place at the Los Angeles Convention Center and surrounding venues. This year it played host to over 90,000 attendees, which is an unreal amount of people, and one I truly believe if trying to get through its dealer's hall was any indication of those numbers. I'm reminded a great deal of the final couple of years I went to Comic Con, what I experienced there, and how it felt. Very much like now, to be honest. Up to and including the way you could almost not even move in some places there were so many.
ACEN 2015 Pics Up
Back from ACEN, and noting I'm not 21 anymore...and can't party all night and shrug it off like I used to. Regardless, we have pics for you to fawn over. As is usual, if you're one of the cosplayers and see your pic in there, drop me a line if you wish, and I'll make them available.
Anime Conji 2015 Report
It should probably be noted at the beginning that if one is a photographer, it becomes an act of masochistic love to go to a convention of shiny cosplayers (yes, that was a deliberate Pokemon reference) with carpal tunnel syndrome. Thankfully, Anime Conji is a small convention and not the much larger Wondercon up in Anaheim. As it was, every single time I hefted the camera and took a photo, lancing pain through my hands and up my forarms was my reward.
This is the fifth year of Anime Conji, taking place at the Sheraton Hotel in the Marina across from the San Diego International Airport (no, really, you can walk across the highway to the airport just outside of the hotel) as it did the previous year. I admit to liking the Town and Country a lot better than the Sheraton due to the fact that it's a lot more accessible and the Fashion Valley Mall was in back of it, so one could bail out and get something to eat. Now, granted everything was spread all over the place at the Town and Country, but I'm thinking this could have mitigated somewhat by reserving more of the convention center proper with all of its little outlying rooms, but who knows how the hotel may have logistically fucked that one up to make that a nonstarter. But, whatever, it's at the Sheraton...nothing else to be done. Admittedly I wasn't planning on attending initially, but events did conspire to allow me the time and inclination to head over there. I'm not entirely certain what I went to, however. By that, I mean, a convention has a certain feel to it. This event was not lacking in it per se, but it was greatly lessened. Oddly, I even ran into an overbearing floor manager, and got kicked out of the Improv Masquerade, which is usually a threat at the larger conventions with such individuals; yet, even that didn't quite make me feel like I was at a convention. I think I get what it was, but I'll save that for later.
Anime Conji 2015 Pics Now Up On TFA Cosplay!
With a little love, and some tenderness; we'll walk upon the water...well, maybe not, but I was listening to Hootie and the Blowfish while editing this last convention of Anime Conji 2015's pictures. There were other, higher profile conventions going on this past weekend, but there's much to be said about a smaller one with a lot less running around and stress. It's also a lot more personable, since you tend to run into the same people a lot. I doubt you want to hear me ramble on, so check out the pics. As is usual, if you see your pic and you want a larger/unedited and/or raw copy, drop me a line and let me know. And as always, have fun!
Anime Expo 2014 Pics Are Now Up At TFA Cosplay
Yet again, in an effort to be more responsible, I've gotten the pics for Anime Expo 2014 up. Unlike previous year's this will unfortunately be all the pics for this year given I was the only one of the DA and TFA crew to be able to make it. Regardless, I hope you all enjoy them. For all those cosplayers that gave me cards of some sort, I'll be emailing notices in a few days...unless you're already here and have what you want, heh. However, as is usual for all cosplayers, if you see your picture and want larger and/or raw photos of let me know and I'll make them available. Enjoy!
Mayhem's Anime Expo 2013 Myth: Legends of Burlesque and Magic Pics Up At TFA Cosplay
In what I can only commit seppuku for, since these pics are in that risque category I was talking about, and we now have an adult check...of sorts...I have now uploaded the pics from last year's Myth: Legends of Burlesque and Magic taken by Mayhem.
It was a fantastic show; truly there is no doubt about that. It was one of the best events that I'd ever been at during any convention, and I look forward to this year's. If any of the performers want larger and/or raw copies of these pics, let me know and I'll make them available. For everyone else...enjoy responsibly, heh.
ACEN 2014 Pics Up at TFA Cosplay
In what has to be record time, I have the 2014 Anime Central Pics up in the gallery at TFA Cosplay. Despite some of the press related issues, the convention goers themselves continue to outdo themselves time and time again, and this year was no exception. Though I will say it's damn near impossible to get to a gathering and take pictures anymore, due to the shear amount of people and photographers there. Still, you're not here to listen to me bitch, so click that link up there; you won't be dissapointed.
As is usual, if you're one of the cosplayers and want a larger and or raw version of the photos, message us via whatever method suits you best, and we'll make them available.
Anime Conji 2014 Report Now Up
After a couple of weeks of procrastination, I now have the Anime Conji 2014 report up. It was an interesting convention in a lot of ways, as it wound up breaking convention (ha! I pun!) in several ways, and I wound up taking the time to do the same. In terms of checking out the Nerf war and panels I usually wouldn't it was an interesting time this year. Check out my little writeup; it may convince you to check the convention out if you're ever in the area to do so.
Anime Conji 2014's Pics Now Up on TFA Cosplay
In my quest to become a little more reliable with these uploads, I have for your viewing pleasure the pics for Anime Conji 2014.
While a much smaller convention than say Wondercon, there was enough talent here that what you see may surprise you. As always, if you see a pic that is yours, drop me a line. I'll make it available.
Sac Anime Summer 2013 Report Up
And finally, I get the Sac Anime Summer 2013 report done. With the small convention mentality, but the larger growing numbers, this one is at what many would term the sweet spot for pure enjoyment. I had a good time anyway, but why take just my statement here at face value? Check out my report for more detail.


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l love sports anime! Series in this genre are some of the most inspiring. What I love the most in watching sports anime is the constant emphasis on how hard work is the sure-fire way to get you the results that you want. Of course, talent will get you there faster but hard work alone will force you to obtain the skills you need to reach your goals. I love that. How inspiring. Below is a list of sports anime that I compiled featuring 15 of the most influential sports series of all-time.
15 Anime You Need to Watch Before You Can Call Yourself a Sports Anime Fan
(arranged in alphabetical order)
1. Ashita no Joe (あしたのジョー)
I wasn't even born yet when this series ran, but as a sports anime fan, you should know or even at least heard of Ashita no Joe. I remember watching some snippets of the films when I was a kid, but I've never really watched the entire series. I can't really comment much about this, but its influence spreads wide to some of my favourite series such as Hajime no Ippo, another boxing series, and Bakuman, one of my most favourite series ever. Based on the manga series written by Kajiwara Ikki (梶原 一騎) and illustrated by Chiba Tetsuya (千葉 徹彌).
2. Baby Steps (ベイビーステップ)
This is relatively new compared to the other series in this list, but I think that Baby Steps is special and different in its own way. The main protagonist isn't a genius. What I like about this series is its emphasis on hard work rather than natural-born talent. I also like how it demonstrates that it's never too late for you to chase after your dreams. Based on the manga series by Katsuki Hikaru (勝木 光).
3. Captain Tsubasa (キャプテン翼)
Like Ashita no Joe, I wasn't born yet when the original Captain Tsubasa ran. However, given that it's one of the most influential sports series in the industry, there were a lot of anime reruns while I was growing up. I don't really remember much about this series, but I can't deny the influence it has over the sports anime that I currently love. Based on the manga series by Takahashi Yōichi (高橋 陽一).
4. Daiya no Ace (ダイヤのA / Ace of Diamond)
It's currently one of the hottest sports series. It's not my favourite baseball anime—that honour belongs to Major—but I'll readily admit that I'm a fangirl of Daiya no Ace. Miyuki's mine!!! He's so hot! What's more, a lot of my favourite seiyuu are here. Based on the manga series by Terajima Yūji (寺嶋 裕二).
5. Eyeshield 21 (アイシールド21)
Yahahaha!!! I remember watching this in my early teens. Loved it!!! Looking back now, there are so many outrageous scenes in this series that would make me roll my eyes if I watched it as an adult. I'm so glad I watched this as a teenager when I wasn't as critical as I am now. Eyeshield 21 will always have a special place in my heart. Based on the manga series written by Inagaki Riichirō (稲垣 理一郎) and illustrated by Murata Yūsuke (村田 雄介).
6. Free!
Yummy! Most of you already know that I love ogling delicious bishies, so even if Free! wasn't a swimming anime, I still would have watched this. Delicioso~ Thankfully, this anime isn't all about perfect six-pack abs. It actually has an engaging story and characters you can sympathize with. Perfecto~ Based on the light novel written by Ōji Kōji (おおじ こうじ).
7. Haikyuu!! (ハイキュー!!)
One of my current faves!!! I freaking love this volleyball series! Oh my gosh. I can't get enough of Haikyuu!! It's hilarious and awesome and amazing and funny and incredible and and and and—it's so GREAT!!! Definitely a must watch! Based on the manga series by Furudate Haruichi (古舘 春一).
8. Hajime no Ippo (はじめの一歩)
As a Filipino, I can't help but become interested in a boxing anime such as this. It's one of my all-time favourite sports series. I love the manga. It's very impressive; still going strong with over 1000 chapters! I also love the first anime adaptation with its gritty animation. As for the later anime adaptations, not so much. I'm kinda dismayed by their overly smooth and bright animations. Still a great series, though. Based on the manga series by Morikawa George (森川 ジョージ).
9. Hungry Heart: Wild Striker (ハングリーハート WILD STRIKER)
I can't be 100% sure, but I think I watched this in English dub. Very rare for someone like me. I don't really remember much about this series because I watched it when I was a kid. But even up to now, I still come across a lot of fellow sports anime fans who cite Hungry Heart: Wild Striker as their favourite sports anime. It also doesn't hurt that it was created by the same legendary mangaka of Captain Tsubasa. Based on the manga series by Takahashi Yōichi (高橋 陽一).
10. Kuroko no Basuke (黒子のバスケ / Kuroko's Basketball)
It doesn't reach the level of Slam Dunk, in my opinion, but no one can deny the ginormous buzz this latest basketball series generated while it ran. I personally enjoyed it with all those delish bishies—Akashi's mine!!! Based on the manga series by Fujimaki Tadatoshi (藤巻 忠俊).
11. Major (メジャー)
One word: EPIC!!! Holy freaking shoot, this series is EPIIIIIIIC!!! This is probably my #1 favourite sports anime of all-time. Not a lot of sports anime series show the journey of the main protagonist as detailed as in Major, where we see a child develop into a veteran athlete. Definitely a must-watch! Based on the manga series by Mitsuda Takuya (満田拓也).
12. Prince of Tennis (テニスの王子様 / Tenisu no Oujisama)
I have so many good memories watching this series. I remember fangirling over each guy—I freaking love Tezuka and Atobe! But I also like how the main protagonist isn't really hot in the gorgeous and mature way. Echizen is child-like but boy, he's awesome. I like that he's conceited and a genius. Looking back now, I don't think that I'll enjoy it as much now if I watch it again, but it never fails to make me nostalgic. Based on the manga series by Konomi Takeshi (許斐剛).
13. Slam Dunk (スラムダンク)
Who hasn't heard of Slam Dunk? You can't call yourself a full-fledged sports anime fan if you haven't watched this series. It's definitely a classic that has major staying power. I kinda want a reboot anime for this. Crossing my fingers. Based on the manga series by Inoue Takehiko (井上雄彦).
14. Touch (タッチ)
Same as Ashita no Joe, I wasn't born yet when this series ran. I haven't watched the entire series, but I saw snippets of the TV anime series and the films. I like watching Japanese variety shows, and I can tell you that this anime series is one of the most-alluded series in TV shows. Based on the manga series by Adachi Mitsuru (あだち 充).
15. Yowamushi Pedal (弱虫ペダル)
A surprise favourite. I didn't really expect to like this series. The art style didn't look too appealing to me at the beginning, but I found myself absorbed by its story, its outrageous characters, and of course its even more outrageous biking techniques. It's this series' fault that I woke up early everyday during the summer to watch Tour de France. I've never done that before. It even made me consider buying myself a road racer, but I made do with my dad's old mountain bike. Based on the manga series by Watanabe Wataru (渡辺 航).
And that's it for today's most influential sports anime list. Do you like watching sports anime? If so, what's your favourite? And do you agree with the titles included in this list?
That's all for today, folks. Have a great day. Cheers!
Baby Steps Anime Website on NHK (Japanese)
Captain Tsubasa Anime Website on TV Tokyo (Japanese)
Chiba Tetsuya Official Website – Ashita no Joe Mangaka (Japanese)
Daiya no Ace Official Anime Website (Japanese)
Eyeshield 21 Anime on TV Tokyo (Japanese)
Free! Anime Website (Japanese)
Haikyuu!! Anime Website (Japanese)
Hajime no Ippo Anime at NTV (Japanese)
Kuroko no Basuke Anime Website (Japanese)
Major Anime at NHK (Japanese)
Prince of Tennis at TV Tokyo (Japanese)
Slam Dunk Scholarship by Shueisha (Japanese)
Yowamushi Pedal Anime (Japanese)
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This is an excerpt from reporter Scott Johnson's blog, which focuses on the effects of violence and trauma on the community.
Not long ago, I met with "K" — an 18-year old woman in East Oakland who, at the tender age of 12, was lured into the sex trade. In today's parlance she was a victim of human trafficking, and, in particular, child sex slavery.
Over the years she was beaten down — psychologically as well as physically — a couple of times to within inches of her life, by a succession of brutal pimps. Once, when she was 14, she was kidnapped and held hostage by what's known in Oakland as a "gorilla pimp" — a term that law enforcement often uses to describe the brutal men who beat their victims bloody, intimidate them into total submission, and sometimes kill them.
Over the last few weeks I've interviewed several of these women, in Oakland and elsewhere. K, for one, was smart, articulate and engaged. Both physically and in every other way she seemed possessed of a maturity far beyond her years. When she spoke about her years on Oakland's "track" — the strip of International Boulevard where the vast majority of sex-trafficked girls ply their trade — it was with a sense of resignation and sadness, and a keen desire to escape. And she did try to escape, several times, to no avail. She always found herself back on the track.
Like many of the girls who have been kidnapped, K was pretty deeply traumatized. When she spoke about her experiences, she often sank into the details of her own narrative as if it were happening all over again. The late-night phone calls, the exact words exchanged, where the pimp struck when he lashed out at her to beat her, where exactly on her throat his hands landed when he tried to strangle her — all these details were vividly alive for her. At the end of the conversation, she was tired, understandably.
It is important that the wider world hear, and understand, what girls like K have gone through and what countless other millions of people continue to endure. Human trafficking is a huge industry, accounting for literally tens of billions of dollars in revenue across the globe each year. Its worst offenders are often to be found in East Asia and the former Soviet republics, but there is plenty of horror to be found domestically as well, including right here in California.
There are also people trying to bring attention to the issue through other means. One Oakland resident, Maria Nieto, a professor of biology at CSU East Bay, recently wrote a novel called Pig Behind the Bear, about the murder of Los Angeles journalist Ruben Salazar in the 1970s but, more centrally, about human trafficking. (Full disclosure: Nieto is a friend and neighbor of mine.)
As it happens, Nieto herself was a victim of human trafficking. As a child growing up in Los Angeles, a family member forced her into a for-profit pornography ring from the age of 4 to 11 where members took pictures and videos and sold them on the black market.
"I thought it was important to highlight this issue because it still isn't talked about enough, and it's such a pressing and important issue," she told me recently. "I was a victim of sex exploitation as a child, so to write that story I had to revisit my past. I'm not any of the characters, per se, but it was a healing process to write that part into the story for me."
A number of groups in the East Bay are working to bring more attention to this issue. And the victims are too many to count, and they are everywhere. In Nieto's case, the principle offender received a two-year prison sentence. These days, sentences are longer, and people know more. But there is still much to be done.
"It affects our whole community," Nieto says. "It's so very damaging."
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Day's Best: Denver to Tokyo flights take off
The scene at Denver International Airport was exotic, with traditional Japanese food and dance and a sake ceremony.
This was the long-awaited kickoff for the Denver to Tokyo flight on a United Airlines 787 Dreamliner.
Nearly 70 business and political leaders boarded the inaugural flight to Tokyo, including Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Colorado Tourism Office Director Al White.
The flight will forge connections between Colorado and not just Japan, but all of Asia, which will be more easily accessible to Colorado businesses. And we can likely expect a few more visitors from the far east.


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Aisha Price won her first career CWPA award after scoring 13 goals in four games at the Princeton Invitational (photo Harvard Athletic Communications).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After leading Harvard to a 3-1 record at the Princeton Invitational last weekend with an outstanding performance on each end of the pool, Aisha Price was named the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Southern Division Player of the Week Feb. 14.
The junior found the back of the cage 13 times, scoring at least two goals in each contest, and added four assists and 10 steals during the tournament.
On the first day of the invite, Price led the Crimson to an easy 14-5 win over Bucknell with a hat trick, her third straight three-goal game to open the year. Later, the Honolulu, Hawaii native kept Harvard close in a 9-6 loss to No. 20 Princeton by scoring twice and registering two steals.
Price's big day came Feb. 12, when she scored four goals against Villanova in a 14-3 win and four more in a victory over Colorado State, 12-7. She also contributed two helpers in each game and made five steals against the Wildcats.
Price, who won her first career CWPA award, is the second Harvard player to take home player of the week honors. Devan Kennifer was named CWPA Southern Division Player of the Week Feb. 4 after scoring nine goals in two games.
Harvard returns to Princeton, N.J., for the MAAC/East Challenge Feb. 25-26.


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A groundbreaking ceremony is planned to mark the beginning of work to transform a long-empty former department store in downtown Des Moines into housing and retail space.
The ceremony will be Tuesday afternoon at the Younkers Building, a 114-year-old landmark that has been vacant since the department store closed in 2005.
The Alexander Company of Madison, Wis., is overseeing the $36 million redevelopment of the building into 120 apartments as well as retail and office space.
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Matt Brown looking to regain momentum in up-and-down UFC careerBy: Kevin Iole, Yahoo Sports
"Not much is different in Matt Brown's fight game despite what the numbers in the record books might say.
"Brown, who faces Erick Silva on Saturday in a five-round welterweight main event of a UFC card in Cincinnati, appeared on the verge of losing his job after he was submitted by Seth Baczynski at UFC 139 on Nov. 19, 2011.
"It was Brown's fourth loss in his previous five fights and dropped his overall record to 14-11.
"But then, Brown's fortunes began to change. He may have saved his job by knocking out Chris Cope at UFC 143, which was the start of a six-fight winning streak that moved him from the brink of unemployment to the brink of a title shot."
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Icahn sues Dell over potential buyout
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly suing Dell in hopes of derailing a potential buyout from the founder of the struggling PC maker.
In a statement released Thursday, Icahn says he wants to stop Dell from setting a new record date for a revised offer from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners that increases their bid to $13.75 a share.
Icahn also wants to discount shares from Michael Dell and affiliates since February 5, when the initial buyout offer was announced. The lawsuit also seeks damages from Dell and its board.
On Wednesday, Dell's special committee said they were open to setting a new record date on a vote for the $13.75 offer, but rejected an amendment to exclude abstentions -- which count as "no" votes -- from the final tally.
"A new record date would enable the many shareholders who bought their shares after June 3, 2013 to vote on the transaction while giving all shareholders more time to reflect on where their best interests lie in light of the improved offer," reads an excerpt of the letter.
Boston College associate law professor Brian Quinn says Dell's decision to maintain the rule on abstentions was the right move. "The rule change, though legal, would have been problematic for them because it would have represented the dismantling of some of the procedural safeguards they had put in place," he says. "Dismantling those safeguards because the result would not have been the result they wanted would have been troublesome."
The move is the latest setback in Michael Dell's bid to take the world's third-largest PC maker private. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have represented the biggest opponents to the deal, claiming it undervalues the company.
In a letter filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, Icahn and Southeastern urged Dell shareholders to let the offer pass.
"Take the vote on Friday," reads an excerpt of the letter. "Be 'at peace' with the outcome."
Dell shareholders vote on the original $24.4 billion offer Friday.
Shares of Dell are up 1.8% at $12.89 in afternoon trading.
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Such dark days can seem overwhelming for any of us, but for teens, grieving the loss of a loved one can be especially challenging because adolescents are still maturing mentally and emotionally. Anger, sadness, withdrawal, guilt and anxiety are common effects grief can have on teens.
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Absurd Meeting of Scholars
It's hard to imagine anything more absurd: Iran of all places is the country UNESCO has chosen to host the conference for "World Philosophy Day" in November. The very country that currently punishes all thinking. The country where, as revolutionary leader Ali Khamenei recently attested, philosophy is dangerous – following up that remark with an announcement that all Western philosophers would henceforward be banned from the curricula of the country's universities as part of a renewed cultural revolution.
This is the country where Said Hajjarian, already severely disabled by a shot from the gun of a regime-hired assailant, had to formally excuse himself at a show trial last year for reading Western philosophy with his students. The country that accuses its own greatest philosophers of having planned the velvet revolution and used it to seduce the youth of Iran. Seduced them into doing what? Thinking.
At daggers drawn with Western Philosophy
None of them will be allowed to speak at World Philosophy Day. Mohammad Shabestari, a specialist on Gadamer and Wittgenstein, has been forced into early retirement. Mohsen Kadivar, who currently lives in the USA, was declared a heretic and cannot return to Iran. And Abdolkarim Soroush as well would have to fear for his life in Iran, while Ramin Jahanbegloo would presumably be able to experience again what it's like to live in solitary confinement in Evin Prison were he to enter the country. He was first incarcerated in 2006, charged with communicating with Western philosophers. He had brought Jürgen Habermas, Richard Rorty and Antonio Negri to Iran.
In place of the best-known Iranian philosophers, Gholam Hossein Haddad Adel is scheduled to speak at World Philosophy Day, the same man who is also organising the event. Haddad Adel is regarded as a Kant expert. But it seems that Kant's political writings have not left much of an impression on him. Or perhaps his personal political stance has been shaped more by the fact that his daughter is married to Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son.
Haddad Adel was not only given the honourable task of organising World Philosophy Day. He is also the one chosen to carry out the above-mentioned new cultural revolution. Who, then, can doubt that Iran is the right place to hold World Philosophy Day?
Lack of solidarity with persecuted philosophers
Journalist Ahmad Zeidabadi, back in prison again after the protests of summer 2009, has posted on his Facebook page an article philosopher Otfried Höffe wrote for the Garman daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung explaining why he won't be coming to Teheran to speak. The English summary of his reasoning conveys a note of gratitude, gratitude for the solidarity Höffe has demonstrated.
Isn't UNESCO interested in showing solidarity? For example with the students who hurled chants at parliamentary representative Haddad Adel, the philosophy lecturer appearing at the event, saying things like: "Shame on you, shame on you, you representative against the people!" And who were then threatened with being thrown into the infamous Kahrizak Prison?
A host of additional philosophers and intellectuals have demonstrated solidarity. Among them Jürgen Habermas and Seyla Benhabib. Ramin Jahanbegloo wrote a protest letter to UNESCO in association with the organisation Reset Dialogues on Civilizations. They will hold a press conference this week in New York together with other Iranian intellectuals who have been driven into exile by the regime, in order to ask once more: Could anything be more absurd than to hold the planned UNESCO conference in Teheran?
Imponderable dangers of philosophy
All the same, Khamenei is right about one thing: philosophy is dangerous. If not for Iran, then for him and his regime. Philosophy, the Western brand, but above all the philosophical mysticism of Islam, is very popular today particularly among young Iranians – it is perceived as a form of resistance against the political ideology and religious dogmatism of the regime.
Teheran is still today a place where Habermas and Hannah Arendt are read. Only, there are probably more philosophers to be found in Evin Prison than will be taking the podium set up by the regime in November.
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Philosophy in Iran
Between Critical Rationalism and Eastern Wisdom
Philosophical thought in Iran has long been influenced by direct dialogue with western philosophers. But the Iranians are also attempting to maintain the heritage of their own intellectual tradition. Alessandro Topa took a trip to the Iranian Institute of Philosophy
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"Islam Is a Religion, Not a Political Agenda"
Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari is one of the world's most important contemporary Shia clerics. In the first part of this lengthy interview with Fatma Sagir, the Iranian philosopher and theologian speaks about the complex relationship between state and religion, and about the effects of coercion and regulation in matters relating to faith
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Kant's philosophy is so popular with Iranian intellectuals because it offers the ideal introduction to western philosophy. Claus Langbehn reports from a successful conference where philosophers from East and West exchanged their views. Claus Langbehn reports


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Emotional effects
Immediately after the death, and for some time afterwards, you may feel numb. You may find it hard to believe that the person is dead. It's common to feel angry that the person has died. The anger may be directed at the person themselves for leaving you, or at other people, such as family members or health professionals, for not being able to stop them from dying.
The feeling of missing the person can be overwhelming. Many people continue to 'see' or 'hear' the person who has died, and have a strong sense of their presence. For example, some people walk into a room and have an experience of 'seeing' the person sitting in their favourite armchair.
Other people have vivid dreams where they see the dead person as fit and well. These are perfectly normal experiences, although they can be shocking and upsetting.
You may have times of severe anxiety and distress, where you strongly miss the dead person and sob or cry aloud for them. Although this tends to happen less often after the first couple of weeks, finding a photograph of them or visiting a place that holds strong memories can trigger the distress, even months or years afterwards.
Talking through your feelings at this time may be helpful.
There are many organisations, such as Cruse Bereavement Care, which run groups for people who are grieving. Your GP can put you in touch with a local bereavement counsellor if you'd like more formal one-to-one counselling. Many hospices also provide bereavement support for the families of people who have used their services.
If you have young children and teenagers, they will also experience a range of emotions. Very young children may not understand that they will not see the person who has died again. You may need to remind them of this several times.
This can be hard when you're coping with your own grief. Teenagers can find coping with the death of a parent particularly difficult at a time when they're also coping with other changes in their lives. There are many organisations that can help you to support your children.
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Physical effects
When someone close to you has died, it's also common to have physical symptoms for some time afterwards. These can be frightening and some people say the symptoms are so strong that they worry they are seriously ill themselves.
However, physical reactions are normal and can include headaches, dizziness, a dry mouth, feeling weak, tightness in the chest and throat, breathlessness and feeling sick.
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Practical help
On the first day or so after the death, while you're probably feeling numb, you may need plenty of practical help to do important tasks such as registering the death, arranging the funeral and coping with visitors. You may also need to spend some time on your own, coming to terms with what has happened.
After the funeral
The period of time after the funeral, when everyone has gone home and you're expected to get on with your own life, can be the hardest. It's a good idea to try not to do too much too soon. You may need time to get used to your loss and the changes this has brought about. It's important to take time to look after yourself.
Don't be afraid to show your emotions during the grieving process. It's perfectly natural to cry when you're thinking and talking about your loved one, and this can help you feel better. Some cultures have specific practices to follow, which can help to mark each phase of the bereavement process after a person's death.
Delayed grief
The grieving process is different for everyone and very personal. Sometimes, it can be hard to tell if your feelings and emotions are normal. You may find that you get stuck at one stage of the grieving process, for example feeling very angry. If this happens, you may want to talk to your GP who may recommend counselling.
Soon after a person's death you may feel that you'll never be able to live your life normally again. These feelings usually reduce over time, although this can take a year or more.
You will never forget the person and will always have memories of them. But people are usually able to get on with life again after a while and are able to enjoy activities and make plans for the future.
A very small number of people develop suicidal thoughts as part of the grieving process, either because they feel unable to face life without the person, or because they feel that their own death might bring them closer again. If you have suicidal thoughts, don't be afraid to discuss them with your GP or a trusted friend or relative. You may need expert counselling and possibly medicines to help you feel better.


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A version of this article appears in the January/February 2008 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
January 27, 2008
Anyone interested in the latest earth-friendly heating, cooling, appliance, and other home energy technologies should check out the Solar Decathlon, a biennial event sponsored by DOE that invites teams from colleges and universities around the world to design and build cutting-edge green homes. The homes are assembled on the Capitol Mall in Washington, D.C., and teams compete for top honors in ten contests (that's why it's a decathlon). Each home must meet all its operating energy needs, and also produce enough energy to power an electric vehicle, from the sun.
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The modest global recovery will endure, but market volatility is likely as the Fed tapers
By Melanie Waddell / January 16, 2014
The economic outlook for the next 10 years will be one of resiliency, with the U.S. in 2014 and 2015 facing cyclical risks tilted toward better-than-trend growth for the first time since the onset of the global financial crisis, Vanguard said Thursday.
In releasing its economic and investment outlook for the next decade, Vanguard makes its predictions for seven key areas: the global economy, inflation, monetary policy, interest rates, the bond market, the global equity market and asset allocation strategies.
The fund firm said that as in past outlooks, "we anticipate that the modest global recovery will likely endure at a below-average pace through a period of low interest rates, continuing high unemployment and debt levels and elevated policy uncertainty."
Last year's "unease" about the "reach for yield" is now joined by concern about "froth" in certain equity markets, Vanguard notes. "Market volatility is likely as the Federal Reserve undertakes the multistep, multiyear process of unwinding its extraordinarily easy monetary policy," Vanguard said. "Rather than frame this process as a negative," Vanguard believes it's "an indication of increasing economic strength."
Vanguard president and CEO Bill McNabb said on a recent conference call that the U.S. is in "unprecedented territory" in terms of what the changes in Fed policy and quantitative easing could mean. "When something slightly unexpected happens, a lot of volatility enters the market, and there are likely to be disruptions as the end [of QE] works out," McNabb said. "There are likely to be surprises."
Indeed, Vanguard says that investors should expect "less compensation for taking on additional risk than a few years ago."
Read on for Vanguard's predictions for the next decade.
1. Global economy. For the first time since the financial crisis, Vanguard's leading indicators point to a slight pick-up in near-term growth for the United States, parts of Europe, and other select developed markets. Continued progress in U.S. consumer deleveraging, strong corporate balance sheets, firmer global trade and less fiscal drag point to U.S. growth approaching 3%. Those positives, however, need to be considered alongside high unemployment and government debt; ongoing structural reforms in Europe, China, and Japan; and extremely aggressive monetary policies whose exit strategies have yet to be tested.
2. Inflation. In the near term, monetary policies designed to achieve a desirable level of inflation will continue to counteract the deflationary pressures of a high-debt world still recovering from a deep financial crisis. Key drivers of U.S. consumer inflation generally point to higher-but-modest core inflation in the 1.5% to 3% range over the next several years. In parts of Europe and in Japan, deflation remains a greater risk.
3. Monetary policy. Tapering in the Federal Reserve's QE program has begun, although an actual tightening by the Fed is likely some time off. The federal funds rate appears likely to remain near 0% through mid-2015. That said, real (inflation-adjusted) short-term interest rates are likely to remain negative through perhaps 2017. Globally, the burdens on monetary policymakers are high as they contemplate extricating from QE policies to prevent asset bubbles on one hand and being mindful of raising short-term rates too aggressively on the other. The exit may induce market volatility at times, but long-term investors should prefer that to no exit at all.
4. Interest rates. The bond market continues to expect Treasury yields to rise, with a bias toward a steeper Treasury yield curve until the Federal Reserve raises short-term rates. Vanguard's estimates of the fair value range for the 10-year Treasury bond have risen and suggest that the 10-year yield may range from 2.5%-3.5% over the next year. Vanguard believes that a more normalized environment, where rates move toward 5%, may be several years away.
5. Bond market. The return outlook for fixed income is muted, although it has improved somewhat given the recent rise in real rates. The expected long-run median return of the broad taxable U.S. fixed income market is in the 1.5%–3% range, versus the 0.5%-2% range this time last year. Nevertheless, the diversification benefits offered by fixed income in a balanced portfolio continue to be very important. Vanguard believes that the prospects of losses in bond portfolios should be weighed against the magnitude of potential losses in equity portfolios as the latter have tended to exhibit much larger swings in returns.
6. Global equity market. Vanguard's medium-term outlook for global equities has become more guarded. In the 6%-9% return range, the long-term median nominal return for global equity markets is below historical averages, and has shifted toward the bottom of this range. In addition, concern over the reach for yield in bonds is now joined by signs of "froth" in certain segments of the global equity market. Vanguard therefore encourages investors to be cautious about increasing equity risk in the current environment.
7. Asset allocation strategies. Investors should expect less compensation for taking on additional risk than a few years ago. Vanguard's simulations indicate that balanced portfolio returns over the next decade are likely to be below long-run historical averages, with those for a 60/40 stock/bond portfolio tending to fall in the 3%-5% range after inflation. Even so, Vanguard still firmly believes that a balanced and diversified low-cost portfolio can remain a high-value proposition in the decade ahead.


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Whatever else may be said about the august legislators of South Dakota, who have arrogated unto themselves the decision of every woman in that state as to whether to continue a pregnancy, they have accomplished something that could prove important to the entire country. Long before the repercussions reach the U.S. Supreme Court, their law criminalizing abortion may finally bring a measure of candor into this controversy.
Such honesty will not be welcome among those who have sought to placate the religious right without arousing the moderate majority. But the passage of the South Dakota bill, soon to be imitated in dozens of other states, should at last require every one of those politicians to explain why he or she believes that rape and incest demand exceptions to the anti-abortion rule.
For anyone who really believes that from the moment of conception every fetus becomes a human being, with the same inalienable rights as any other person, there can be no moral distinction in cases of rape or incest. When pregnancy results from a brutal crime, the perpetrator is not the fetus but the rapist. Yet many supposedly pro-life politicians still insist on that exception, despite its rejection by the Catholic hierarchy and Protestant fundamentalist theologians.
To demand an exception for rape or incest is and always has been strictly a matter of political convenience rather than moral philosophy. Among the pandering pols who cling to the exception—and thus evade the logic of their own argument—are George W. Bush and John McCain, along with a massive cohort of other ardently "pro-life" elected officials. They are guided by opinion polls that consistently show support for the exception among most Americans, including many who otherwise believe abortion is wrong.
Endorsing the exception conveniently allows any politician to sound more moderate without completely forfeiting his or her anti-abortion credentials. The leaders of the religious right and the anti-abortion movement have colluded with their conservative Republican favorites by permitting this little deception. They know that as a practical matter, the exception would have little effect.
Thanks to South Dakota's legislators, who forthrightly outlawed abortion for victims of rape and incest, the old dodge has now been exposed. The passage of their bill has required certain moralizing politicians to contort themselves into comical positions.
Proving his zeal to make himself acceptable to his critics on the religious right, for instance, Mr. McCain authorized the release of a transparently stupid statement to the press. His spokesman said that the Arizona Republican "would have signed the [South Dakota] legislation, but would also take the appropriate steps under state law—in whatever state—to ensure that the exceptions of rape, incest or life of the mother were included." Signing the legislation, of course, would have outlawed the exceptions.
Presidential ambition is twisting the Senator's "straight talk" these days, but Mr. McCain isn't alone in trying to satisfy the religious right without alienating mainstream voters. The Republican governor of South Dakota signed the bill, while simultaneously trying to disown it as something that legislators "chose to do" on their own. Senator John Thune, the South Dakota Republican who unseated Democrat Tom Daschle with anti-abortion rhetoric, promised to "continue to watch [the South Dakota bill] closely as it moves through the courts." How courageous!
In Washington, the President's press secretary responded to questions about the bill by noting that it was a "state matter," and that the President always seeks to build a "culture of life," except for those fetuses conceived in rape or incest. It would be interesting to hear Mr. Bush articulate the reasoning that led him to that contradictory position.
As we move toward the day of reckoning in the Supreme Court and in state capitals across the country, Americans will have to consider an even harder question. It's an issue that most abortion opponents do not dare to confront.
Under the South Dakota bill, abortion will become a felony, but only the doctor who performs the procedure is subject to prosecution. The woman who seeks and pays for the operation is not. Yet if abortion equals murder and must be outlawed, then why should doctors but not patients be subject to criminal penalties for participating in an illegal conspiracy?
For anyone who truly believes that terminating a pregnancy is the same as homicide, there can be no moral justification to indict the doctor without prosecuting the patient as well. Such a law denies equal protection to physicians and might well be held unconstitutional—even if there is no right to privacy that shields abortion itself.
It is long past time for Americans to consider these issues with the seriousness they deserve and stop behaving like the politicians who pretend to have it both ways. They should understand that if the religious right wins this struggle, the consequences will be extreme indeed—and there will be no exceptions.


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TAIZ, Yemen
I am in the Yemen International Hospital in Taiz, the Yemeni city in the central highlands that is suffering from such an acute water shortage that people get to run their taps for only 36 hours every 30 days or so. They have to fill up as much as they can and then rely on water trucks that come through neighborhoods and sell water like a precious commodity. I am visiting Mohamed Qaid, a 25-year-old laborer from the nearby village of Qaradh who was struck the night before in the hand and chest by three bullets fired by a sniper from Marzouh, the village next door. The two villages have been fighting over the rapidly dwindling water supply from their shared mountain springs. Six people have been killed and many more wounded in clashes since 2000 that have heated up of late. One was killed a night ago. Qaid is in pain, but he wanted to tell people about what is happening here. I have one question: "Were you really shot in a fight over water?" He winces out his answer: "It wasn't about politics. It wasn't about the Muslim Brotherhood. It was about water."
There is a message in this bottle. Yemen, a country of breathtaking beauty, with wonderful people, is a human development disaster. You see here what a half-century of political mismanagement, coupled with natural resource mismanagement, oil distortions and a population explosion has led to. But Yemen is just a decade or so ahead of Syria and Egypt in terms of the kind of human development crisis this whole region will face.
The great American environmentalist Dana Meadows, when asked if it was too late to do anything about climate change, used to say, "We have exactly enough time — starting now." The Arab world has exactly enough time — starting now. If people do not stop fighting with each other over dead ideologies and sectarian differences and focus instead on overcoming their deficits of knowledge, freedom and women's empowerment — as the U.N. Arab Human Development Report urged — there is no hope. As Qaid suggested, in Yemen those old ideologies are luxuries now. It is just about water.
I came to Taiz to write my column and film a Showtime documentary on climate and the Arab awakening. We flew down on a Yemeni Air Force helicopter with Abdul Rahman al-Eryani, Yemen's former minister of water and environment, who minces no words. "In Sana, the capital, in the 1980s, you had to drill about 60 meters to find water. Today, you have to drill 850 to 1,000 meters to find water. Yemen has 15 aquifers, and only two today are self-sustaining; all the others are being steadily depleted. And wherever in Yemen you see aquifers depleting, you have the worst conflicts."
One of the most threatened aquifers in Yemen is the Radaa Basin, he added, "and it is one of the strongholds of Al Qaeda." In the north, on the border with Saudi Arabia, the Sadah region used to be one of the richest areas for growing grapes, pomegranates and oranges. "But they depleted their aquifer so badly that many farms went dry," said Eryani, and this created the environment for the pro-Iranian Houthi sect to recruit young, unemployed farm laborers to start a separatist movement.
This environmental disaster was born in the 1970s when the oil/construction boom exploded in the Persian Gulf, and some two million to three million unskilled Yemeni men left their villages to build Saudi Arabia. "As a result," said Eryani, "the countryside was depopulated of manpower." Women resorted to cutting trees for fuel and the terraces eroded because of lack of maintenance. That led to widespread erosion of hillsides and the massive silting of the wadis — seasonal riverbeds — whose rich soil used to support three crops a year, including Yemen's famed coffee. The silting up of the wadis crushed the coffee business and led Yemenis to grow other cash crops that needed less fertile soil. The best was qat, the narcotic leaf to which this country is addicted. But qat requires a lot of water, and that led to overdrafting of groundwater.
I interviewed the leaders of the two warring villages: Abdul Moimen of Qaradh, 42, and Ahmed Qaid of Marzouh, 40. They had two things in common: both had 10 children, and when I asked both what would happen to the water supply when their 10 children each had 10 children, they each first said some version of "Allah will provide for us," and then they each said "desalination." But that costs much more money than Yemen can afford now.
"Yemen suffered from two drugs: qat and easy oil money," says Eryani. Qat drank all the water, and the easy oil money seduced the rural manpower into leaving for unskilled jobs. But now that most of the Yemeni workers have been sent home from Saudi Arabia, they are finding a country running out of water, with few jobs, and a broken public school system that teaches more religion than science. As a result, what Yemen needs most — an educated class not tied to an increasingly water-deprived agriculture — it cannot get, not without much better leadership and a new political consensus.
There is a ray of hope, though. Yemenis are engaged in a unique and peaceful national dialogue — very different from Syria and Egypt and with about a third of the input coming from women — to produce a new leadership. They may be starting at the bottom. But, of all the Arab awakening states, they do have the best chance to start over — now — if they seize it.


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