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Relaxing … Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake in Yangon.My fiance and I are honeymooning in the vineyard area out of Cape Town next March and are casting around for ideas on somewhere fabulous to spend another week before flying home to Sydney. A safari perhaps? Unique accommodation of some sort would also be lovely. What experiences shouldn't we miss while we are there?- E. Sutherland, West Pymble.
Africa's spectacular wildlife draws most visitors to this part of the continent, although March is not the perfect time for a safari. This is the end of the rainy season and water levels and grass are high, which makes it more difficult for safari vehicles to get around, and animals are dispersed and harder to spot.
Despite all that, the chance to see Africa's wildlife in its natural habitat is irresistible and my pick is Kruger National Park.
At the top right-hand corner of South Africa, this is Africa's largest national park. It has more animal species than any other African wildlife park, including lion, elephant, buffalo, cheetah, leopard, hippo, baboon and the only viable rhino population on the continent.
A lot of old Africa hands disparage Kruger because it is so popular that the game-viewing experience can be a mass event, but for first-time visitors in March, it's a safe bet.
You can either join a guided tour or pick up a hire car and drive yourself. The roads are excellent and this is a very practical option, although you don't want to step out of your vehicle too often.
Kruger also has a great choice of accommodation, from "rest camps", which offer simple lodgings, to self-catering bush camps and luxury lodges set in their own private domain, such as Singita.
You can fly from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport at Nelspruit, close to the southern border of the park, and either join a guided tour there or pick up a hire car.
The first passage to India is best with a tour
My wife and I are planning a three-week holiday to India and Nepal between October and February. We would like to take in all the must-see sights but we want to avoid huge crowds if possible. We are in our 50s but we want to travel independently. In order to gain real-life experience, we are thinking of using local public transport. Would you suggest an itinerary or helpful websites, bearing in mind our middle-range budget?- S. Tam, Berala.
October and November are perfect for visiting north-west India, including Delhi, the desert state of Rajasthan, the city of Agra and the holy cities of Varanasi, Rishikesh and Amritsar. This region has some of India's leading sights, such as the Taj Mahal, the pink city of Jaipur, the desert cities of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, and pilgrimage sites.
In Nepal, the major attractions are the temples and cities in the Kathmandu Valley. The other big drawcard is trekking – the peak season is October and November. The popular trails become crowded at this time but you can still walk at low altitudes below 3500 metres right through December and January, minus the hordes. A short trek of about five days through the valleys below the Annapurna range would be ideal.
If this is a first-time visit, I strongly recommend a tour. India is a full-frontal assault on the senses that leaves many visitors feeling shell-shocked and exhausted.
A good choice for help constructing a tour tailor-made to your needs and budget would be Ram World Travels, based in Sydney. Adventure tour operators include World Expeditions, Peregrine Adventures and Intrepid Travel.
Take the booking as read
To fit in with a tour we are doing through Burma next year, we have booked two nights' accommodation at the Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake in Yangon online through Agoda. We have received acknowledgement from Agoda but really, we do not know much about it. Do you know if it can be relied on? We emailed the hotel seeking to confirm our booking, but no response.- B. Bricknell, Kuraby, Qld.
Agoda is one of several internet online hotel reservation systems, and it operates mostly in the Asia-Pacific region.
It has been around since the late 1990s, and it's hard to find anything on the internet that would suggest Agoda is not reliable or trustworthy. Feedback from those who have booked rooms using its services is positive, and I do not believe you have any reason to worry.
The fact that you have not had confirmation from the hotel itself is not unusual or surprising. Confirmation from Agoda itself should be sufficient reassurance, but if you are still worried, try phoning the hotel's reservation department on +95 1 544 500.
US history on DC's doorstep
My husband and I thought it would be a good idea to stop over in Washington DC before our Caribbean cruise out of Miami. We have booked four nights' accommodation in a hotel, as we intend taking some tours of Washington DC during our stay. After that, we will still have six nights left for touring. I cannot find any tours from Washington DC except the usual day tours. Have you any suggestions?- H. Jones, Castle Hill.
Trafalgar has several escorted bus tours that might be what you're looking for.
Trails of Liberty turns the spotlight on the colonial period of American history, while the Historic Highlights takes in some of the sites associated with the War of Independence and the American Civil War. Globus has a similar tour, America's Historic East. Each of these begins and ends in Washington DC, which would suit you, but each is eight days, and neither Trafalgar nor Globus offers any shorter tours in this region. This means you would need to amend the four-night booking you have already made but, provided you give the hotel plenty of notice, you should be able to avoid cancellation charges.
Since all of these tours spend the first couple of days touring Washington DC, you won't miss out on the sights of the national capital.
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After winning only 25 games last season, the Celtics have the chance to add two first-rounders during the NBA Draft on Thursday night as the team tries to head in the right direction with the sixth and 17th picks.
There was plenty of patience displayed with the Celtics as they took the first step in a rebuilding process this past season.
The long TD Garden sellout streak may have come to an end during the 2013-14 season, but the Celtics still managed to draw an average of 18,107 fans while going just 25-57.
The interest wasn't quite the same with Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers out of the picture, but Celtics' followers were intrigued by what first-year head coach Brad Stevens had to offer.
The second season of the rebuilding project begins in four months and some progress is going to have to be made this summer in order to prevent fans from starting to lose their patience.
The Celtics have plenty of work to do before they transform from a bad team to a contender once again and the first chance to get better arrives tonight.
With two first-round picks in the NBA Draft (7:30 p.m., TV: ESPN), the Celtics have an opportunity to find some young help for the future.
The team has nine first-round selections between now and 2018 (it will be 10 if the Philadelphia 76ers make the playoffs next season) and getting off to a good start would help immensely.
There is also the possibility the Celtics could pry All-Star forward Kevin Love away from the Minnesota Timberwolves by using the two first-rounders tonight as part of a package, but the chances of pairing him with Rajon Rondo look remote at this point.
And speaking of Rondo, the Celtics might decide to shop him tonight or during the summer rather than signing him to a long-term deal as he approaches free agency in 2015.
It figures to be a busy offseason for the Celtics as they try to head in the right direction and it all gets going tonight. Barring any deals, the Celtics should make the No. 6 pick around 8 p.m., then select at No. 17 about an hour later.
President of basketball operations Danny Ainge, who ended an era on draft night last year by trading Pierce and Garnett to the Brooklyn Nets, has some major decisions to make.
The direction of the franchise depends on what Ainge can do starting with the draft.
If they make the picks tonight, the Celtics could go with forward Aaron Gordon of Arizona or guard Marcus Smart of Oklahoma State at No. 6, players who appear capable of being keepers.
They could also look for a scorer, such at T.J. Warren of North Carolina State, or an energetic athlete like Zach LaVine of UCLA at No. 17.
If they are willing to write off the 2014-15 season and hope for a better situation in the lottery next year, the Celtics could draft injured center Joel Embiid of Kansas (provided he falls to them) and then take Croatia forward Dario Saric, who will spend a couple of years in Turkey before going to the NBA.
Getting Love, who paid a weekend visit to Boston this spring to get a feel for the city, would speed up the rebuilding process.
Putting Love and Rondo together would give the Celtics a one-two punch, clearly not enough to win a title but putting them in a much better spot than they'd be waiting and hoping draft picks pan out.
The Timberwolves have so far resisted what the Celtics have had to offer in a swap for Love.
Rebuilding is never easy as the Celtics found out following the end of the Larry Bird-Kevin McHale-Robert Parish era.
Now, Ainge has a tough task trying to reconstruct a team that has just one player left – Rondo – from the 2008 championship group.
Will they keep using all the draft picks the next few years or shop those assets to make a big splash and speed things up?
"We want to win. We want to be good,'' said Austin Ainge, the Celtics director of player personnel. "The decision comes when you're cashing in future assets, if it's time to push all your chips to the middle of the table or if it's to be as good as you can without sacrificing the future.
"Those are case-by-case decisions and it depends how good we can get now.''
Tonight, step one on the long road back will be taken by the Celtics.
Jim Fenton may be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JFenton_ent.

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UPDATE: The MS in Urban and Regional Policy has become the MS in Urban Planning and Policy (MUPP), which trains leaders interested in building just and sustainable solutions to today's critical urban problems. To apply, click here.
The MS in Urban and Regional Policy equips students with the skills to solve today's critical urban problems through the use of policy analysis, research, and strategic action. Many of the major issues that societies face today—issues of climate change and sustainability, equity and social justice, and economic growth—have their roots in cities. Solutions to these issues require a multi-system approach that coordinates interventions in economic, environmental, socio-cultural, political, spatial, and infrastructural systems in order to maximize impact. For example, revitalizing a distressed community requires connecting it to economic opportunity through transportation and economic development interventions, providing good quality affordable housing, fostering social interaction through the creation of public space, encouraging the development of strong social institutions, and dealing with environmental concerns.
The MURP degree marries training in theories and frameworks of urban development with an understanding of urban politics, and the way in which different policy strategies evolve through the interplay between branches and levels of government. Students learn skills of policy analysis, economic analysis, quantitative and qualitative research, and oral and written communication. Moreover, students have opportunities to gain experience in the application of their knowledge and skills through internships, class projects, and a capstone research report. Students graduate and enter the workforce with a unique set of perspectives, skills, experiences, and professional connections. Many go on to careers working for state and local government, federal agencies, community development corporations and other non-profit organizations, research institutes, and private sector policy consulting.
"My time spent in the classroom at SPPUA was beneficial in building out a diverse skill set as a policy practitioner and researcher. The opportunities outside the classroom, however, took my graduate education beyond building out a skill set and made it an encompassing, enriching experience. I spent a semester studying urban planning issues in Amsterdam and learned what it is to be an impactful, global citizen operating in the urban development space. I spent two semesters conducting research for the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and the Resilient Cities Lab at Northeastern and learned the importance of weaving a policy-forward narrative around technical data sources. Each of these experiences cultivated in me an appreciation for individuals who choose to study policy and make it their mission to remain passionate, impactful, global citizens. SPPUA is full with people working hard to make a real difference."
—Lauren Costello, MURP '16
The Master of Science in Urban and Regional Policy requires students to successfully complete 42 semester hours (SH). The coursework is structured around nine required core courses and an additional five elective courses focused on a particular area of interest or concentration. Full-time students can expect to complete the degree over two academic years (this includes the summer semester); part-time students typically complete the degree in three years. The curriculum is designed to offer methodological rigor, a theoretical framework, and opportunities for applied experiences. All classes are offered in the evening to accommodate working students.
Eleven core courses are required of all MURP students. These courses serve as a foundation and cover a wide array of public policy and management areas to prepare students for leadership and administrative careers in the public and nonprofit sectors. With the exception of PPUA 7673: Capstone in Urban and Regional Policy, which should be taken in the last spring semester of a student's academic career, there is no required sequence to these courses. Each core course is offered at least once per year on campus; some courses are available online.
MURP students can choose from a wide array of electives offered by the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and by other programs in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and elsewhere in the University. Experiential learning is a key element of the program. Students new to the field of urban and regional policy or those who plan to change careers are required to complete an internship. Student have the option to take the internship for credit. Students with relevant professional work experience can request a waiver of this requirement and may take an additional elective course in its place.
MURP students can add a Graduate Certificate to their degree to demonstrate specialized training in the Nonprofit Sector, Urban Informatics, Urban Studies, or Public Policy Analysis. Courses taken to complete a certificate also count as MURP elective credits. Students with an interest in a specific field may work with their academic adviser to identify elective courses relevant to their area of interest.
Urban Sustainability and Resilience: Constructs an interdisciplinary understanding of the environmental challenges facing cities and communities– climate change, natural hazards, and ecological degradation, among others. Faculty expertise bridges the engineering, science, and policy realms on these issues, and offers opportunities for students to gain the depth, understanding, and research skills necessary for leadership positions in these fields. Graduates are prepared to work with public, private, and non-profit organizations in policy and advocacy areas such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, sustainable land use and transportation planning, brownfield remediation, and disaster preparedness.
Urban Revitalization: Prepares students to be influential change-makers within a globalized urban context. This focus area provides foundational knowledge of the theory and practice involved with the formation of vibrant cities and growing urban economies. Students working in this area will receive hands-on experience and will engage in coursework which frames essential skills within the realities of political processes and global economic trends. Classes in this area cover topics including economic development, physical planning, urban design, and real estate development. This focus area equips students to work in a variety of settings including city and regional redevelopment agencies; urban planning offices; nonprofit economic development organizations; and private real estate development companies.
Housing and Community Development: Readies students for careers which focus on collaboration with urban communities to expand access to affordable housing, good jobs, health care, education, and other economic and social needs. Students can choose to focus on housing or community development. Students interested in housing study the roles of local, state, and national policy in creating affordable housing, and learn to use the tools of real estate development and finance to promote affordable housing. Students interested in community development focus on methods of neighborhood planning, community organizing, public participation, community analysis, and urban social policy. Graduates are prepared to work for local, state, and national government agencies, community organizations, research and consulting firms, private residential housing developers, and social service agencies.
In total, the MURP degree requires 42 semester hours. Current and prospective students should refer to the 2018-2019 Graduate Catalog for a description of the MURP curriculum.
Beginning in Fall 2018, all Graduate CSSH Masters programs will offer an optional Cooperative Education Experience ("Co-op") to eligible students.
Northeastern's signature co-op ecosystem provides qualified masters students with six-month research and work experiences in businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies in Boston and across the United States. Graduate students take their work from campus learning spaces, apply it outside of the classroom in a variety of environments, and then bring that knowledge and those skills back to our campus learning spaces during the one-credit Experiential Integration course.
To learn more, interested masters students should first meet with their Graduate Program Director to determine eligibility and where co-op will fit within the student's curriculum.
For additional information, contact:
Requirements and policies subject to change. For up-to-date information, contact Julie Switkes or view the official graduate catalogue for a full listing of graduate level courses.


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When you install WebSphere Lombardi Edition Version 7.2 or the IBM Business Process Manager Version 7.5 products, you find that the Process Center, Process Admin Console, the authoring environment, and the Process Portal all use English as the default language. What do you do if English is not your primary language and you are more proficient in, for example, Spanish? Starting with WebSphere Lombardi Edition Version 7.2 and continuing with the IBM Business Process Manager V7.5 products, support exists for a variety of additional languages through custom localized language packs. These product versions support the following localized language packs:
- Spanish
- Italian
- French
- Dutch
- Portuguese
- German
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Simplified Chinese
- Japanese
- Korean
Although these products support the additional languages, you might need to implement a custom language localization. Information on the process is available in the following articles, which are available in the IBM BPM Community:
- WebSphere Lombardi Edition version 7.2: Adding Custom Language Packs to WLE 7.2
- IBM Business Process Manager Version 7.5 products: Adding Custom Language Packs to IBM BPM 7.5
Note: Free registration is required to access the IBM BPM Community, which provides access to many additional resources including the sample exchange and helpful information provided by IBM and fellow users.
Thanks to Daniel Schoonmaker in IBM Business Process Manager Level 2 Support for recommending this blog article.
We welcome your feedback on this blog article. Did the information help you? Do you have any suggestions? Leave us a comment below and tell us how we did!


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I bought this for my son and we were initially thrilled with it. It's comfortable and fits well and keeps him warm on the way to school and in the playground. Also the Nike logo is dark, so it works with his strict school on wanting a plain black coat and no logos! So this should have been a 5 star review. However, he's barely had the coat for 2 months and already the outer lining is ripping and has done so in 3 different places. It's never happened to my son before to any of his previous coats and on examining the outer lining it is very clear how thin the material is and one small snag against something will just rip it open - there's no strength in it what so ever. I've tried repairing them with glue (no chance of sewing it as it's too thin). Had to work out a repair quickly as the stuffing inside was coming out (now done it 3 times - twice on the back and a smaller one on the sleeve!!!!), but of course that makes the softness of the coat feel hard. I had hoped this coat would last him a couple of years, but I think we are going to barely get through to Spring at this rate! So 3 stars due to its lack of durability.


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Health-Insurance Exchanges Are Behind Schedule
Government officials are falling behind in around half of the tasks needed to set up new insurance exchanges for small businesses, and it's not clear if they will open smoothly this October, the Government Accountability Office says. Louise Radnofsky and small-business owner Mike Brey discuss.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the the ... the provision of the new healthcare law scheduled to go into effect in October may not be ready in time ... for talking about health care exchanges to provide health insurance for small businesses and individuals ... the Government Accountability Office is raising questions about their rollout ... joining me right now Louise Radnofsky use the Journal's expert on the health care bill ... he is enjoying the right first off I a means ... to me ... right away ... just as there's a lot of confusion here ... what is what are the healthcare changes ... well they're sometimes called marketplace is there something called exchanges that they're basically comparison shopping websites where consumers can compare ... a range of fairly tightly regulated insurance plans to select one they can also in some cases apply for subsidies towards the cost of premiums ... and basically designed to be a one stop shop to get people who don't have insurance right now or who had a duty to ensure they don't like ... into what's what's considered to be better protected there in terms that covered their offering or the price ... okay now ... it's interesting for for talking bout a marketplace ... for places don't function very well unless you have a lot of choices in them to price compare ... but ... what why why actually here's the probably a lot of insurance companies are willing to ... provide plans to the exchanges when I ... write this the insurance markets in the country right now I there isn't a lot of competition ... and in some cases new carriers have entered the market that's good news New Startups up and in other cases ... they're still one carrier in the area and so those places in China Ren exchanges that Washington state New Hampshire which mentions story today ... even though for the small business portion of the exchange's Kennedy only one carrier participating in Washington state that means that because the carrier isn't willing to sell in all counties and states ... the exchange of their to do in their first years more pilot thing than what they expected to be able to roll out and actually ... okay I wanna bring in right now Mike Brady who is a small business owner in Maryland my path from hobby works Micah morning ... more than ... rhetoric ... if the surgery is that why I wanna ask wheel ... we see is what will these create the kind of competition you think will drive down your health care costs ... well I hope so ... my reason for hope it so instead of thinking so is that the and we will ... come in Maryland and other co lead tech order Drewry pet stores Maryland and Virginia around Washington D C area ... and what we ... always have to deal with the matter which already mandates a small group coverage meaning that day ... for many years now mandated that it didn't sell insurance around to cover small groups ... on ... you hafta have portability you can't go walk the pre existing conditions as a result of that ... we've always had only a very small number of carriers to choose from over the last eighteen years and I've been offered health insurance ... be his theory from one to three ... um are already ... there are some states ... that are getting more ... providers of an Arizona is about to be had for willing to buy coverage the exchanges at the Maryland announced in April ... that ... but there they got six long though ... um so that already is double the current number that we have to choose from how the legal battle of the steep prices might tell how will ... you were health care plans change for employees to be paying less to be getting more coverage less coverage to be paying more global twenty thinking how to Howell how would shake out ... what I think will shake out is that it will be painted a less ... for similar covers that we have now ... we then we'll be able ... to pay to contribute it ... toward a higher percentage than half price target is a sweet ... contributed one hundred percent ... of health insurance coverage than over the years our contribution has declined ... to about half ... an at the same time in our congregation has declined ... the covers where offering of the employee has become less robust ... in ... the last meal before ... too easily bring you back and now as as Micah said ... in Maryland sounds like they are getting some more in insurance carriers into the exchange ... we are aware that states that are having the biggest problems and what is the can it take ... to attract more insurers ... all ends happily one of the states where there was fairly robust interesting carriers both in participating in individually Steyn said in a small business exchange mention Washington stated New Hampshire ... I would have a long way to go in terms of getting carriers participate in that respect we haven't been there and you have city and the fund typically has about ninety percent vehicle market ... they clearly have a strong footprint of the flattish at up to participate in its own small doses exchange ... and really what it missed ration is hoping is that over time the fact that the marketplace ... will offer new opportunities for competitors to answer shedding tears them to do so but it's it's it's the way out ... ok we say so much for joining us Mike ... let's review your your overall your pre support you think this is gonna be ... good law free or for free workplace ... will you know certainly from a small business perspective the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare or whatever people are what all these days ... is ... a lot of pluses for small ... and there's the tax incentives to encourage small businesses that are currently offering coverage all for it ... so you're under fifty employees there's almost no negatives ... around and in the role in what we hope will happen with other shop exchanges ... more competition among providers ... for ... people participating hopefully the comics is you if it doesn't it means lower rates ... it perhaps to stem the tide of The and that sort of double digit annual increases in I think it's better ... 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The Storm that Swept Mexico
September 4, 2011
One of many major film projects supported by NEH, The Storm That Swept Mexico tells the story of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the first major political and social revolution of the 20th century and the first revolution to be filmed. The revolution not only changed the course of Mexican history, politics and economics, but also profoundly impacted the relationships between Mexico, the U.S. and the rest of the world.
The program first aired on PBS in May of 2011.
For more information, see the website.


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Georgia Tech Student's Epic Convocation Speech Will Get You Pumped
All over the country right now, 18-year-olds are excited to start college. But the students at Georgia Tech are really excited.
Nick Selby is a mechanical engineering student at the Atlanta school who gave a memorably rousing speech during the freshman convocation as a way to get the incoming class fired up.
Mission accomplished.
All we can say is we sure hope the cameras are rolling if Selby gives the valedictorian speech at his graduation.


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India will hold its first Grand Prix this weekend - a glitzy
coming-out party for an emerging economic juggernaut that is lost on villagers
like Meera, standing by a fetid pond near the brand new Formula One race track
with a child covered in warts.
"What is this Formula One? I learnt only recently that
some of our land was acquired for it," said Meera, a mother of four who
goes by one name. The floodlights of the $400m F1 circuit that can hold 100,000
roaring spectators could be seen in the distance.
Seen by its supporters as an example of how India's private
companies can organize complex, hi-tech and global events, the Grand Prix has
re-ignited India's perennial questioning of how far the country should go down
the globalization road.
For critics, it is an example of skewed economic growth, an
elitist event where even the cheapest tickets are unaffordable for most people
and an event that has no roots among India's 1.2 billion people.
For the moment, that questioning is lost in a media frenzy.
Boosted by Lady Gaga, Bollywood and cricket stars, the Grand
Prix may help India regain its self confidence after a scandal-plagued
Commonwealth Games sparked headlines mocking the Asian power's arrival on the
world stage.
Run by Jaypee Sports International, a subsidiary of the
Jaypee Group construction and infrastructure giant, the F1 event has come in on
schedule with almost none of the cost overruns, corruption and shoddy
construction that plagued the government-run Commonwealth Games last year.
"The world's perception of India is going to change
after the Grand Prix and people will forget what happened because of the
Commonwealth Games," Jaiprakash Gaur, founding chairman of the Jaypee
Group, told local media.
The event is also just the latest example of international
sports bodies ensuring they get a foot in this booming Asian marketplace with a
huge advertising base of millions. India has already attracted the attention of
top European football clubs.
Nevertheless, India is playing catch-up with its fellow emerging
market rivals. China held a successful Olympics while Brazil will hold the next
edition of the football World Cup - and Russia follows four years later. Brazil
also has the 2016 Olympics.
But what price this sovereign branding game?
The extravagance of the event and questions about land
seizures to make way for the circuit have sparked criticism. Critics have cited
it as an example of misplaced priorities in a country where malnutrition rates
rival sub-Sarahan Africa.
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The cheapest tickets are about 2,500 rupees (about $50) -
about half the monthly wage of a cleaner. The most expensive corporate boxes go
for about $200,000 - and nearly all have been sold.
When the event was being planned in 2009, then-sports
minister M.S. Gill dismissed it as "expensive entertainment."
"In many ways it epitomizes what is wrong with this
country," said Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, a political commentator.
"One section of India would like to tell the rest of
the world about how fast growing we are. Just come here and see the inequality
and poverty on the ground and you get a reality check."
Situated in western Uttar Pradesh state, about an hour's
drive from New Delhi, the Formula One track is connected by a new highway
through the capital's booming outskirts of anonymous office blocks and cement
skeletons of soon-to-be-built colleges.
Within the circuit grounds, where shiny Mercedes Benz
display cars are parked, poor Indian women used brushes and their hands to
sweep dust and stones from an access road, their children playing nearby.
In nearby Salarpur village, Meera, who is illiterate and can
only guess her age, held a sick child in her arms. He has suffered malaria
twice. Rubbish lay in ponds of stagnant water. A young calf grazed on garbage.
"I don't understand this concept of cars racing for
entertainment," she said. "People pay money to watch this? Like a
Nearby, workers sprayed the manicured lawns around the F1
track with water in last minute preparations. Meera, who has electricity for
four hours a day, must walk half an hour to the nearest water pump.
For the moment, though, the media focus is on speed and
glamour, and Force India, India's first Formula One team, which has a slogan of
"Raising The Flag."
The 5.14km track is touted to enable the F1 calendar's
second highest average speed after Italy's Monza. Its 1.2 km straight is one of
the longest in Formula One, aimed at encouraging high speeds and overtaking.
The grandstand, with seats colored in the Indian flag colors
of saffron, white and green, features an undulating roof that can be seen from
miles around.
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There is much focus on the track itself, with safety
concerns paramount after the deaths of a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and
an Italian motorcyclist in races this month.
But a successfully held event would confirm what supporters
hope will be an example of India finally showing what it is capable of.
"This comes after a bad year for India," said V.
Ravichandar, chairman of Feedback Consulting in Bangalore, which advises
multinationals. He was referring to a string of corruption scandals that hit
foreign investments into India amid growing instability of the Congress-led
coalition government.
"To have an event that goes smoothly will show that the
private sector is capable for pulling off events like this."
But controversies may hang over the event even after a
successful weekend.
The Grand Prix will take place in a state governed by a
Dalit or "Untouchable" leader called Mayawati. She has raised a storm
of criticism for building parks worth tens of millions of dollars in honor of
her party. The state is one of the poorest and most corrupt in India.
Questions have been raised about why Mayawati granted
organizers exemption from an entertainment tax. Several hundred farmers plan to
protest what they say was the seizure of their land at rock bottom prices by
the state government.
"This is just another way of India patting itself on
the back and saying we have arrived in terms of size and growth." said
Suhel Seth, a popular marketing and management expert.
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The X-Men are sitting on top of the movie world right now. The third official trailer for Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past blew half of the Internet away when it dropped last night. A sequel, X-Men: Apocalypse, already is in play. But the potential for growth is always evident, and the already bustling cast of Fox's mutant universe constantly teases new additions, or different versions of characters we have seen before.
Channing Tatum would like to be one of those "different versions." The Magic Mike and 22 Jump Street superstar has been attached to the card-tossing Gambit for a little while now… basically ever since X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner went on record to exclaim that Tatum would be her ideal choice to play Gambit on screen. Well, while accepting the Trailblazer Award at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, Tatum spoke with the network about conversations being held between his camp and the X-Men team, and it sounds like talks are further along than we might have imagined.
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I met with Lauren Shuler Donner. And I would love it. Gambit is really the only X-Man I've ever loved. I mean I've loved them all, they're all great, but I guess from being down south – my dad's from Louisiana, I'm from Mississippi, Alabama, Florida – I don't know. I just related to him. He's just kind of suave…
Listen to Tatum, and hear his comments in context. It really sounds like this can happen.
Gambit has been a fan-favorite of the X-books for years. He was portrayed on screen by box-office poison Taylor Kitsch in the standalone film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. And while his take on the character wasn't terrible, fans no doubt left that movie thinking that Gambit deserved better.
Tatum would be an amazing addition to X-Men: apocalypse if Singer wants to introduce Gambit to that storyline. He also has suggested bringing Nightcrawler and maybe Cyclops into that narrative, while Donner has floated the idea of standalone feature films for characters like Mystique, Deadpool and the Cajun card-tosser. Either way, the future for the X-Men series appears to be trending up.


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Early Learning Grants
On July 1, the Obama Administration published proposed competition criteria for the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) and invited public input through Monday, July 11, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The proposal outlines draft requirements, priorities, selection criteria, and definitions, in accordance with the program's stated purpose: to improve the quality of early childhood programs in order to close the achievement gap for high-need children. Proposed criteria ask applicants to approve a common set of standards for children and early learning and development programs, promote high-level outcomes, implement high-quality, accountable programs, and support a strong early childhood education workforce.
As proposed, RTT-ELC awards will support comprehensive statewide plans to coordinate and elevate early learning and development programs with award sizes ranging from $50 million to $100 million, depending on state population. To better serve the needs of rural communities, the Administration may exercise discretion in choosing the winners to ensure that states with bold comprehensive reform plans that also serve large rural populations are well represented.
States will be encouraged to move their early learning and development programs to high-quality levels focused on producing successful outcomes for all children. Strong applicants would illustrate a strategy to increase access to high-quality initiatives for high-need children, as well as engage families and invest in enhancing the early childhood education workforce. Under the proposed requirements, grantees will also be expected to publicly document effective programs, to help parents make informed decisions.
Earlier, in a joint letter to the nation's governors, Secretary Duncan and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius provided additional information about the RTT-ELC and its connection with other efforts to improve the quality of early learning and development programs.
Promise Neighborhoods
On July 6, the Department released the application for the next phase of the Promise Neighborhoods program, including a second round of planning grants and new implementation grants, totaling $30 million. Non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes are all eligible to apply for funds to develop or execute plans that will improve educational and developmental outcomes for students in distressed neighborhoods. The Department expects to award four to six implementation grants with an estimated grant award of $4 million to $6 million. Grantees will receive annual grants over a period of three to five years, with total awards ranging from $12 million to $30 million. Remaining 2011 funding will go toward 10 new one-year planning grants with an estimated grant award of $500,000. (Note: The Department's Office of Innovation and Improvement will conduct several webinars for potential applicants. All webinars require advance registration. Registration and additional information will be posted in the coming days.)
Civil Rights Data Collection
The Department recently released Part 1 of a two-part biennial survey: the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). The survey covers approximately 7,000 school districts and over 72,000 schools and has been enhanced and made further accessible through improved data collection, additional data indicators, and publicly accessible online tools for analysis. The data provides parents, educators, and policymakers with critical information to assist them in identifying inequalities and targeting solutions to close the persistent achievement gap in America.
The data released in Part 1 includes information on access to the rigorous sequence of college and career-ready math and science courses, the number of first- and second-year teachers in schools, the number of high school counselors in schools, availability of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs, districts operating under desegregation orders or plans, and whether districts have written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying.
Among the notable findings:
- Just 22% of districts reported that they operated pre-kindergarten programs targeting children from low-income families.
- An estimated 3,000 schools serving some 500,000 high school students offer no Algebra II classes, and roughly 7,300 schools serving over two million students had no access to Calculus classes.
- Students with limited English proficiency make up 6% of the high school population but are 15% of the students for whom algebra is the highest-level math course taken by the final year of high school.
- Only 2% of students with disabilities are taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) class.
- Schools serving mostly African-American students are twice as likely to have teachers with one or two years of experience than are schools within the same district that serve mostly white students.
Part 2 of the CRDC is expected to be released this fall. It will include the numbers of students passing Algebra I, taking AP tests, and passing AP tests, expanded discipline data, data on restraint and seclusion, retention data by grade, teacher absenteeism data, school funding data, and data on incidents of harassment and bullying. State and national projections, based on the sample data collected, will also be available before the end of the year.
College Cost Lists
Concerning data, the Department also released several college affordability and transparency lists as part of its effort to help students make informed decisions about their choice for higher education. "The lists are a helpful tool for students and families as they determine what college or university is the best fit for them," said Secretary Duncan. "We hope this information will encourage schools to continue their efforts to make the cost of college more transparent so students make informed decisions and aren't saddled with unmanageable debts." The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 called for these lists to be created by July 1 of this year. Under the requirements, six lists will be created. Three lists will focus on tuition and fees, while three lists will look at the institution's "average net price," which is the average price of attendance that is paid by full-time students after grants and scholarships are accounted for. Each list is broken out into nine different sectors, to allow students to compare costs at similar types of institutions. In addition, users can look up information on the prices of career and technical programs. (Note: Some related higher education activities are summarized here.)
Data Integrity
In a June 24 letter to Chief State School Officers, Secretary Duncan urges Chiefs "to do everything you can do to ensure the integrity of the data used to measure student achievement and ensure meaningful educational accountability. As I'm sure you know, even the hint of testing irregularities and misconduct within the test administration process could call into question school reform efforts and undermine the state accountability systems that you have painstakingly built over the past decade. Also, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act requires that states establish and maintain an assessment system that is valid, reliable, and consistent with professional and technical standards." The Secretary suggests some steps Chiefs can take to "strengthen your efforts to protect assessment and accountability data, ensure the quality of those data, and enforce test security" and explains "a state may use Section 6111 funds to ensure the continued validity and reliability of its assessment system."
Odds and Ends
New blog entries highlight Race to the Top activities, including professional development and outreach to teachers and assessment program public forums.
Late last week, the Departments of Education and Justice reached a settlement agreement with the Tehachapi Unified School District in California to resolve an investigation into the harassment of a student based on his non-conformity with gender stereotypes.
Also last week, the Department announced it had obtained a settlement agreement related to its investigation of student-on-student sexual harassment, including sexual violence, at the University of Notre Dame.
This week, the Department held the first of four "Let's Read! Let's Move!" summer enrichment events on the outdoor plaza of the agency's headquarters building. As part of the series, the agency has invited Cabinet members, Administration officials, and other public figures to read children's books, promote healthy lifestyles, and participate in games and fitness activities with children, in pre-kindergarten through third-grade, from various local schools and summer programs. Additional events are scheduled for July 12, 20, and 26.
In his testimony at a Senate hearing on the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, Secretary Duncan told Congress the Administration supports passage for two reasons: it is crucial for meeting our national goals and future workforce needs and sends the right message about the value of hard work and our nation's basic sense of fairness.
The Secretary also recently spoke at the National Forum's Annual Schools to Watch Conference, regarding middle grade reform.
"Addressing Emergencies on Campus" is intended to assist school officials who may be reassessing campus safety by offering a summary of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), as well as pertinent provisions of the Higher Education Act (HEA) that apply to postsecondary institutions.
The Department is closing the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) and moving its programs to the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). The new Office of Safe and Healthy Students will maximize limited resources while preserving the program's focus. The Department is also opening a new office within OESE focused on school turnarounds.
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"The center of a classroom is not a test, a textbook, or the posters on the wall. It's not a state or district policy. It most certainly is not a federal law. The heart of the classroom is found in the unique relationships between students and teachers. In the same way that a family turns a house into a home, a transformation takes place when teachers and students work together to reach common goals. We see it in the trust, the expectations, the experiences, and the knowledge of every person in the class.... Government cannot create these relationships, but what federal, state, district, and school leaders can do is create conditions that nurture and grow the talents of our teachers.... We must treat our teachers well. They are the force that forges the meaningful connections that are at the heart of every great classroom. Without teachers, the center cannot hold."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (7/1/11), in a letter for a virtual conference this month
Upcoming Events
Today (July 8) is the deadline for online registration for the popular STATS-DC 2011 Data Conference. This conference is an opportunity for professional networking, updates on federal and national activities affecting data collection and reporting, and information about the best new approaches in collecting, reporting, and using education statistics. The conference will include business meetings and training for states' Common Core Data (CCD) and EDFacts data coordinators.
On July 11 and 12, members of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities (AIM Commission) will meet at the Sheraton Seattle in Washington State, in conjunction with the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) annual conference. The AIM Commission was established by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 to study the current state of accessible materials for students with disabilities in higher education and will make recommendations to the Secretary and relevant Congressional authorizing committees in the fall of 2011. The public is encouraged to attend the commission's public hearing on the evening of July 12 and/or submit commentary to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Starting July 14 and continuing every other Thursday through August 25, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET, the Department is hosting "Summer Seminars at Six," a four-part summer information series for teachers. The seminars are designed to share information about education policy that will help educators to be engaged and participate in policy discussions at the federal, state, and local level. Led by teachers working at the Department, along with other agency staff, there will be opportunities for questions and conversations in person and online.
The Nation's Report Card: Geography 2010 for students in grades 4, 8, and 12 will be released on July 19.
Over the next two weeks, the Department will exhibit at the National School Public Relations Association's National Seminar in San Antonio (July 10-13), the Association on Higher Education and Disability's Conference in Seattle (July 11-16), the Learning Forward Summer Conference in Indianapolis (July 17-20), and the Advanced Placement (AP) Conference in San Francisco (July 20-24). If you are attending any of these events, please stop by the Department's booth.
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Fashion and creative industries such as the textiles and clothing, footwear, and leather sectors, operate at the crossroads between arts, business, and technology. They are in a strategic position to link creativity to innovation at a time when culture-based creativity is an essential feature of business innovation in the new economy. Their potential to contribute to the re-industrialisation of Europe is often overlooked.
The Commission works to encourage innovation in the European fashion and creative industries. This is very important to the competitiveness of the industry as it cannot compete with emerging economies on price.
Counterfeiting is also an issue as far as competitiveness is concerned. The Commission works to fight fake goods and provide information on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
The Commission also works to give the industry better access to markets worldwide by dismantling tariffs and reducing non-tariff barriers with key trading partners.
Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are at the heart of the creative economy: knowledge-intensive, based on individual creativity and talent, they generate huge economic wealth and preserve European identity, culture and values.
CCIs include a number of subsectors, such as architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, cultural heritage, design, fashion, film, high, end, music, performing and virtual arts, publishing, radio, television and video-games.
The recent study: Boosting the competitiveness of cultural and creative industries for jobs and growth shows that CCIs employ more than 12 million people in the EU, which is 7.5% of all persons employed in the total economy. They are an important contributor to the economy with 5.3% of the total EU GVA and further 4% of nominal EU GDP generated by the high-end industries.
The fashion and high-end industries are a significant part of the creative economy and have the potential to contribute to the growth of manufacturing in Europe. These industries face a number of challenges that the Commission works to address. They include the growing number of counterfeit goods, the protection of intellectual property rights, and the difficulties small businesses face when looking for finance.
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Textiles and clothing is a diverse sector that plays an important role in the European manufacturing industry. The Commission legislates on fibre names and labelling to offer consumers protection. It is also engaged in dialogues with non-EU countries on policy and regulatory issues that affect the textiles and clothing industry.
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The European footwear industry is made up of diverse products and industrial processes. The Commission works to promote the innovation and competitiveness of firms and to combat counterfeiting, while protecting consumer health and the environment. It also provides legislation that manufacturers must follow.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday either knowingly or unwittingly fed the lie that Israel is an apartheid state in the making due to the Jews inability to view their non-Jewish countrymen as equals.
Kerry was speaking at a closed door meeting with influential world leaders about his frustrations stemming from the latest failed round of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
In a recording of the meeting obtained by The Daily Beast, Kerry is heard telling his audience that at some point Israel is just going to have to bite the bullet and accept even a less-than-optimal peace deal. Otherwise, according to Kerry, "it winds up either being an apartheid state with second class citizens, or it ends up being a state that destroys the capacity of Israel to be a Jewish state."
First of all, the remark ignores data demonstrating that even incorporating the so-called "West Bank," Israel's Jews do not face a serious demographic threat (we will report more on this tomorrow). More importantly, Kerry seems to have forgotten that Israel proper has over 1.5 million Arab citizens today, and that they enjoy full equality, and have done so for some 66 years.
President Barack Obama has previously rejected the use of the word "apartheid" in describing Israel, and Kerry was wrong to use it in this case, as well.
In reality, the very opposite is likely to be true. The millions of Arabs who could come under Israeli rule if a two-state solution is not reached are likely to be better off for it. According to both Arab Muslims and Arabic-speaking Christians who have spoken to Israel Today in the past, the Jewish state is a regional paradise for all its citizens.


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On tonight's episode of GLEE, titiled 'Diva,' Finn challenges the Glee club to find their inner powerhouses for "Diva Week." Meanwhile, in New York, Kurt can no longer take Rachel's arrogant attitude and calls her out, causing tension between the two friends. Also, Emma is in a whirlwind preparing for her upcoming wedding. Check out full tracks and photos from the episode below!
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In addition to the regular cast, Glee has featured guest appearances by a wide range of talented performers, including Kate Hudson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow (who won the 2011 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series), Carol Burnett, Kathy Griffin, Cheyenne Jackson, John Stamos, Britney Spears, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Molly Shannon, Olivia Newton-John and Neil Patrick Harris, who won a 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on the show.
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Google TV is having a hard time. First it was maligned by Amazon users, major networks decided to block it from using their content, then it fell victim to negative side of Internet rumors, mainly its latest technology was on the way out.
So once it was reported that Google told Logitech International to stop manufacturing its Revue, a set-top box to use Google TV, so Google could revamp its TV system, it seemed as if there was something to all the naysaying.
Not so, according to a Logitech spokeswoman who also said the company would continue to make the boxes, high-definition TV webcam and minicontroller for Google TV. Ashish Arora, vice president and general manager of Logitech's digital home group, called the speculation and rumors "puzzling" on the company blog. in a post called, "All's Well With Logitech Revue."
"Those familiar with our product know that we don't need to modify the Logitech Revue box to deliver software enhancements. Each of our customers will receive periodic over-the-air updates whenever Google and Logitech release changes to the Google TV platform," he wrote. "Logitech and Google continue to have a collaborative, effective working relationship as we listen to consumer feedback and work together on enhancements to the Google TV platform."
Earlier this month, the Google TV Blog reported that it would release over-the-air updates to Google TV, as well as announced its latest partnership with Netflix that opens its entire catalog to users, a new Google TV remote application for Android phones and a new movie results page to search for certain cast members ( . . .like Kevin Bacon.") Google TV also unveiled its dual view, where users can watch television and use the Internet on the same screen.


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What single hateful moment leaves an impression -- that tweet, this post, his pic, her laugh -- fleeting actions that seem harmless create ripples of pain for the subject. Ongoing torment scars, breaks, and damages lives. It's happened to us all at some point in time -- the ghost of a playground bully crosses your mind, an insult slips out at work, or someone gets a laugh at your expense in class. Some of us bounce back from the hurt. Some of us never heal. What word will your actions spark in others? We hope it's love.
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Contrary to recent popular comparisons, Afghanistan is not Vietnam.
But it is a lot like Albania.
About 70 years ago, Albania – a small, mountainous country in the Balkans, was still populated by numerous "fanatical" warrior tribesmen. During World War II, Germany occupied this land. Given the strategic importance of the Balkans, the Allies, led by the British, sent in covert operatives to try to organize an indigenous Albanian resistance.
These Allied operatives were unable to think like tribal warriors and that is why they failed. If President Obama learns from Britain's mistakes and meets Afghan warriors on their terms, the United States can end the war and win the peace in Afghanistan, honorably.
Albanian tribal culture was, and still is, founded on kinship. Loyalty was rendered, first and foremost, to family and tribe.
In 1943, the nation of Albania was scarcely 30 years old and tribesmen felt little or no loyalty to the state, which they believed was corrupt. On top of that, Albanian tribal culture was a feuding culture. Some tribes were friendly while others were sworn enemies.
This created an ever-shifting, almost incomprehensible network of tribal coalitions and factions, much akin to that in Afghanistan. As one Allied officer noted, "To spend hours trying to make an Albanian see the British point of view is a waste of time; the only possible method is to persuade him that some project desired by you is desirable from his point of view as well."
In the end, the Albanians were not persuaded. The costs were high: At least 14 Allied operatives and untold numbers of Albanians died and tons of equipment were lost. By 1945, the Germans had departed, leaving Albania in the hands of a ruthless Communist dictator, Enver Hoxha.
It doesn't have to end similarly in Afghanistan.
What was true for Albanian tribesmen in 1943 is true for Afghan tribesmen in 2010; they will act first in their own self-interest and that of their family and tribe. Their primary loyalty is not to a government or ideology. It appears that Mr. Obama and his military commanders understand that. But the lessons of the Allied failure in Albania go deeper.
The first lesson: Traditional Albanians depend on a centuries-old system of customary law called the Code of Lekë, which is based on the concept of honor – ndera. The Afghan equivalent is nang. An Albanian warrior would rather die than dishonor himself and his family, and Afghan warriors are no different.
This made things very difficult for British operatives, who could not convince Albanians to act dishonorably – to betray family or friends who worked for the Germans, for example – and no amount of money or shame could sway them. Likewise, American soldiers must take seriously the Afghan customary law code, the Pashtunwali. In every joint action we take, in every negotiation, honor is at risk, and without honor an Afghan, just like an Albanian, is nothing.
The basis for a relationship with Afghanistan must be honor and honor is shared between individuals, man to man. Putting more troops on the ground, interacting with Afghans, is the only way to build such ties of honor.
The second major lesson to learn from Britain's mistakes: In Albanian culture, the guest is sacred. According to customary law, the greatest sin is to deny a visitor hospitality – mikpritja. The Afghan equivalent is melmastia.
British soldiers took great advantage of Albanian hospitality laws, but they were a double-edged sword. Once a man had been a guest in an Albanian home, the men of that home were honor-bound to protect him, even if he was a Nazi.
Afghans also consider guests to be sacred. Those who have rendered hospitality to Taliban fighters are unlikely to give them up. We can hunt the Taliban, but we should not expect much help from traditional Afghans who have, in Albanian terms, "guest-friendships" with them.
Third and finally: In Albanian traditional culture the only way to cleanse dishonor is to take blood vengeance – gjakmarrja – or to reconcile based on "the mediation of good friends," to form a besa. The Afghan (Pashto) words for vengeance and reconciliation are badal and rogha. The British in Albania were bounced constantly between these two poles, vengeance and reconciliation. American soldiers in Afghanistan will be bounced between them as well.
Obama was right to open the door to reconciliation midway through his West Point speech last month. If the US is to have any hope of success in Afghanistan, the strategy on the ground must be to broker peace between individuals, families, and tribes. And most important, make peace with the relatives of those the US has inadvertently killed, who are otherwise honor-bound to seek vengeance.
Echoes of tribal culture persist in the high mountains of North Albania, but today, the country is poised to join the European Union. Even so, if the US is to win in Afghanistan, we must think like an Albanian warrior of yesteryear. We must kill our enemies or be prepared to reconcile with them. There can be no middle ground.
Michael L. Galaty is a professor of anthropology at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. He spent eight years in northern Albania conducting research for the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the International Research and Exchanges Board, and the US Embassy in Tirana.
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Nalgene, the popular manufacturer of reusable plastic water bottles, just released their second annual Nalgene Least Wasteful Cities Study.
San Francisco was deemed the least wasteful city in America. San Fran took the title of Top Rain Barrel City from New York City, which previously held that honor.
Right behind San Francisco was Seattle. One of the ways Seattle acquired No. 2 is very near and dear to our hearts. The Nalgene study reported that 64 percent of Seattle's residents don't purchase bottled water, and that 71 percent of the residents refill their reusable bottles to be "more environmentally conscious."
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New Zealand v Fiji, Dunedin, July 22
History not on Fiji's side
ESPNscrum Staff
July 20, 2011
Debutant Sitiveni Sivivatu ran in four tries the last time the two sides met in 2005 © Getty Images
New Zealand take on Fiji on Friday in Dunedin as they look to continue their unbeaten record over their Pacific Island neighbours.
History is not on Fiji's side as they have failed to keep the All Blacks' score under 68 points in their previous four meetings. The Fijians played a New Zealand XV in an uncapped match five times between 1968 and 1984 and while the scoreboard makes slightly better viewing (they managed to get within one point in Suva in June 1974) the Fijians failed to win on any of the occasions.
Despite their poor record, Fiji will take heart from Samoa's 32-23 win over Australia on Sunday and will hope to spring a similar upset. The All Blacks have also failed to win two of their last three Tests at Carisbrook, losing to South Africa and France in 2008 and 2009 respectively. However, the last match-up between the two sides ended in a conclusive 91-0 win for the Kiwi's. The Kiwi's ran in 15 scores that day with Fijian born winger Sitiveni Sivavatu marking his debut with four tries.
Friday's match will be in aid of the Christchurch earthquake but with the World Cup around the corner, the All Blacks will not be in a charitable mood and will be doing all they can to continue their winning run.
All-time record: New Zealand won 4, Fiji won 0
Biggest winning margin: New Zealand 91-0 Fiji, North Shore City, June, 2005
Highest score: New Zealand 91-0 Fiji, North Shore City, June, 2005
Most tries: 15 - New Zealand 91-0 Fiji, North Shore City, June, 2005
Longest winning sequence: NZ: 4 (1987-2005)
Most points (individual): NZ: Christian Cullen and Aaron Mauger 29; Fiji: Norman Ligairi 10
Most tries (individual): NZ: Christian Cullen and Jeff Wilson 5; Fiji: Norman Ligairi 2
Most points in a Test: NZ: 25 Grant Fox at Christchurch, 1987; Fiji: 10 Norman Ligairi at Wellington, 2002
Click Here for New Zealand's Test record courtesy of Statsguru
Click Here for Fiji's Test record courtesy of Statsguru
Click Here for a record of all New Zealand v Fiji matches courtesy of Statsguru
Click Here for New Zealand's record at Carisbrook in Dunedin courtesy of Statsguru
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Cisco News at IBC: The Euro-Video Phenomenon
Lots of tech news breaking in Europe this week, as media companies, cable and telecom providers convene in Amsterdam for IBC 2012. Cisco will be there in full force and IBC is the debut of the Cisco and newly acquired NDS combination. Europe is a hot bed of video innovation and we have our share of exciting news issuing today.
For starters — the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Sure, they're over. But for those of us who spent (a whole lot of) time and effort helping our customers around the globe get ready for the Games, and especially this year's unofficial-but-palpable "Olympics Everywhere" trend, we're still in a debrief state of mind.
Eurovision, the European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) business/ops/network arm, streamed thousands of hours of live Olympics coverage on its www.eurovisionsports.tv site, using our (Videoscape) Media Processors to encode video into various adaptive bit rates needed by end display screens (set-tops, IP-connected TVs/tablets/phones/PCs.)
At IBC we are announcing an expanded and enhanced content delivery system, now named the Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite (VDS). New component elements include the Video Recorder (cloud-driven video recording), Origin Server (everything in, HTTP out), Optimization Engine (to reduce transport costs), Service Broker (for federated CDN activities) and Transparent Cacher (to offload OTT/unmanaged content to the network edge).
In short, VDS is all about the professional-grade equipment required to enable video on multiple screens, over multiple applications, and multiple networks. Several major global service provider customers, including Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia, SBB-Telemach, BT and others, are relying on Cisco's VDS to empower video experience delivery across devices multiple devices including PCs, TVs, smartphones and tablets.
Also news at IBC: On the set-top front, we're excited to announce SBB-Telemach Group as a customer of our PDS set-top box series. SBB-Telemach is the largest pay-TV provider in eastern Europe, serving about 1.5 million customers in the former Yugoslavia. Specifically, SBB-Telemach needed a way to deliver time-shifted TV/VOD, over-the-top video, social TV, advanced search/navigation, and second screen service. Which is a great match for the PDS 2000 and 3000 models they chose – they feature all of that plus dual MPEG 2/4 processing, over cable, wireline and satellite plant.
Meanwhile, in Germany, the Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations of the Federal Republic of Germany – (ARD) a non-profit group of regional public service stations there – is using our Videoscape platform for advanced video encoding and content processing technology for its direct-to-home video playout system. Specifically, ARD is using our D9036 multichannel/multiformat encoder, which encodes up to four HD stream simultaneously, and our Digital Content Manager (DCM), which handles multiple bit rate delivery.
The gear will populate ARD's "Starpoint" facility, the international TV control center and core backbone for all TV and radio program exchanges amongst ARD members.
Said ARD-Starpoint's GM, Stephen Wagner: "With Cisco's expertise, we were able to re-architect our network to more efficiently encode, decode and transmit HD signals to viewers' homes." Because of that, HD services will expand into more German markets, more quickly.
All the announcements are super-exciting to us, and we're grateful to everyone involved for making them happen. We'll keep you posted from Amsterdam!
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cups packed fresh basil
1 cup packed fresh parsley
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 pound gemelli or other short pasta
1 cup plain 2 percent Greek yogurt 2 pints Cherry or Grape Tomatoes, halved
Make Pesto:
In a food processor puree basil, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper and pine nuts until smooth. With motor running, add olive oil and process until a thick paste forms. Add Parmesan and pulse twice. Season with more salt and pepper, if desired.
Make Salad:
Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain and run under cold water to stop cooking.
In a large bowl, combine pesto and Greek yogurt and stir until well blended. Add cold pasta and toss to coat with dressing. Top with tomatoes.
Serve salad at room temperature or cover and refrigerate to serve chilled.


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