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THE NEW FEDERAL chief technology officer — a position President-elect Barack Obama plans to reintroduce — might technically represent the government, but whoever gets the job will need to focus on a handful of critical areas in which information technology can be used effectively. A lack of focus or an effort to boil the ocean by addressing every agency at once will almost certainly result in failure.
That's the opinion of Norm Lorentz, who knows something about the job. Lorentz became the first CTO at the Office of Management and Budget in 2002 and was not replaced when he left the position in August 2003. He now is vice president at the Council for Excellence in Government. I talked to Lorentz about the responsibilities of this role last month on C-SPAN's public affairs show, "The Communicators."
The new administration will take office facing a number of problems of crisis proportion that could take attention from IT policy: wars on multiple fronts, an economic meltdown and an increasingly unmanageable system for providing and paying for health care. But these issues also could be opportunities for a CTO, Lorentz said, because efficient use of IT can help manage them.
Titles such as chief information officer and CTO can be vague and vary in meaning from one organization to another. The first job in re-establishing the CTO will be to define its place in the hierarchy. As Lorentz sees it, the CIO operates in the White House's OMB, setting IT policy. The CTO's job is to oversee the injection of IT into agency missions.
A successful CTO should have at least a minimal understanding of technology, Lorentz said. He defined it as "being able to chew gum and walk at the same time." The real focus should be on agency missions and how IT can be used to perform them more effectively. Technology is a means to an end, and the CTO must keep focused on the end.
Although an effective CTO should have a seat at the table where decisions are made, Lorentz does not see the CTO as a Cabinet-level position. The job's real work will begin after policy and missions are set at the upper levels, and the assistant secretaries ask for help in implementing them.
An ability to apply technology and improve performance is more crucial to the position than government experience, Lorentz said. Most of the people being mentioned as possible candidates for CTO are from industry and academia rather than government, and they include luminaries such as Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf, now chief Internet evangelist at Google, and Ed Felten, a computer science professor at Princeton University.
Add Lorentz's name to the list, too. If asked to return to government as CTO, "I would serve in a heartbeat," he said.
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Just got back from Overseas a month ago and I'm really rusty. I used to play at Mountain Gate, Promenade Park(off McKinley), & RCC. I'm free in the evenings and on weekends.
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Looking for a 4.0 player to hit with anyone interested?
Hey dude... This week is tight but maybe we can hit some next week. I live up in Eastvale but can meet you at Promenade. We're actually supposed to be moving close to Promenade soon.
Hi, wondering is you're interested in some tennis this weekend. Please send me a PM.
OK, just sent you a message.
Hey JR, this is Vince. I am interested in a hitting partner as well. We can play at El Cerrito Park or Eagle Glen.
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I'm in Mira Loma if you want to hit sometime, Rick.
I play in the La Sierra area in Riverside. What level would you say you are?
I"M a 3.5 older player, I live next to Promenade Park. I can hit mornings or evenings. Let me know if interested.
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Certainly we need some amount of aggression—make that healthy aggression—in order to thrive and to secure our place in the world. An aggressive approach to work and sports, for instance, typically produces more pleasure and success than a passive approach.
Yet people are likely to produce reactive or unhealthy aggression such as anger, resentment, and cynicism as much as the healthy variety. Along with overflows of reactive aggression, we also exhibit overdoses of passivity. How else can we explain our tolerance of a growing surveillance state, our acceptance of an oppressive banking system, our weakness for mass marketing and propaganda, and our sedation by pharmaceuticals and an entertainment complex?
Our entanglement in reactive aggression—whether physical, verbal, or in our thoughts—arises out of our unconscious temptation to entertain emotionally the feeling of being powerless. We're tempted to act belligerently (or cheer on those who do) because we're determined to cover up a weakness that we're reluctant to face, namely our emotional entanglement in fear, insecurity, passivity, and self-doubt.
For instance, the desire to possess assault weapons and large ammunition clips, as opposed to a hunting rifle, is all about seizing an opportunity, out of inner passivity, to experience spell-binding sensations of power. [Read more…]


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Who would�ve ever imagined poker becoming a spectator sport?
Who would�ve ever imagined poker becoming a spectator sport? Nobody playing in the regular Saturday night game at my house ever had such a thought. But over the decades, technologies came together in a cyber storm that made it so.
The central catalyst was the imbedded popularity of the game. Like baseball and apple pie, poker was � and is � part of American fabric.
My dad taught me using toothpicks for chips. Way before television entered the house we listened to radio programs while playing cards at our kitchen table.
Mom liked canasta, but Dad and I preferred poker. I don�t know why it wasn�t Mom�s favorite also because she typically beat the tar (toothpicks) out of both of us.
Fast-forward 60 years with poker a huge sport as measured by the numbers of spectators and piles of money attracted to the activity. However, poker has one very distinct personal advantage over all other spectator sports making it unique.
Spectators watch professional sports with the sure and certain knowledge they personally couldn�t compete against those players on fields, courts or tables. That�s untrue of poker.
Poker successes are a blend of skill and luck. Every successful tournament player will concede that any win requires some random lightning strikes of pure, unadulterated luck.
That marriage of skill and luck is exactly why the game is so attractive to millions of laymen like me. I can compete here but not in any other professional sport.
So that�s why I trek to Las Vegas every year for the World Series of Poker. Last week they posted the 2013 tournament schedule so I have my exact date and am ready to register.
I go to this annual thing because it�s such a total hoot. I harbor no expectations of winning a single dime. But I�m a member of a mathematical universe that grants me some tiny chance of winning a pile of dimes, so don�t confuse me with a Don Quixote vainly battling decks of windmills.
Naturally some level of skill is needed. At the very least you should know what hands beat which hands. Also you should have some acquaintance with basic strategies like the role of table position relative to blinds.
In truth the best gambling asset is common sense. Do you remember �common sense?� It�s very much alive and thriving at poker tables.
The WSOP consists of 62 separate tournaments of various games. I play the �Seniors Event� which is the largest single-day start tournament. The entry fee of $1,000 is modest by WSOP standards and worth every shekel for the experience.
This year there�ll be well north of 4,000 players in �my� dance, all of which are 50 or older. There�s not much mouthy drama and few earrings except those worn by ladies.
Oh yeah, don�t be shocked that females play tournament poker. In fact, a lady won this very event last year.
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A guide to mountain biking in Kaikoura
Kaikoura is highly regarded as a sanctuary for all things marine. But it's also a great place to bike. Here are some of the best riding trails in Kaikoura.
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Where the mountains meet the sea, the coastal township of Kaikoura is highly regarded as a sanctuary for all things marine. Situated 2.5 hours north of Christchurch, the small Kaikoura community takes pride in ensuring that the town is eco-focused and sustainable in order to preserve the pristine environment for future generations. The community's hard work, passion and desire has paid off with the township recently being awarded the platinum EarthCheck accreditation.
So it's not surprising that several mountain biking tracks have popped up in the area. Biking is seen as a great way to get around, explore the township and take in the rugged landscapes whilst leaving a minimal footprint.
Rides to enjoy in the area include:
Kowhai River
Enjoy this easygoing ride suitable for the whole family. Starting at the Mt Fyffe car park and following the Kowhai River, the tracks are a mixture of 4WD and purpose-built single tracks. The track leaves the river and runs behind the golf course and Ocean Ridge subdivision before crossing the highway into the pine plantation for the final leg into Kaikoura township. At the completion of the ride enjoy a bite to eat at one of the many cafés in the township.
Mt Fyffe Track
Mountain biking is allowed on the Mt Fyffe track, but be warned it's steep and mountain bikers must give way to walkers and keep their bikes under control at all times. The 4WD track leads to Mt Fyffe Hutt turning into an open trail to the summit. The ascent requires a lot of pedal power and the descent is very fast – make sure you check your brakes before departing. Once at the end of Mt Fyffe you can continue to Palmer. The track is located at the end of Mt Fyffe road, beginning in farmland before changing into a technical single track through native bush. There's a junction point in the forest that can be cycled in either direction to form a loop.
Half Moon Bay to Okiwi Bay
This intermediate track is 30km and will take 4-5 hours. The track's situated 20 minutes north of Kaikoura in Half Moon Bay. The ride is bordered by the Kaikoura Range and the Pacific Ocean. Due to the track being used for 4WD it can be rutted in places and the grass can hide rocks, so keep an eye out! The ride is not technical, however, good fitness is required due to the steep nature of the track.
Good to note: This track can be made into a loop with a half hour ride on SH1. However please note that many trucks and heavy vehicles use SH1 as their main through-route to Christchurch.
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From The Daily Blam!
You can half-way understand when a Powerless Comic Book Company has no say in how their characters will be interpreted on film. But Warner Bros owns DC Comics for chrissakes… So who didn't care enough or have the balls to simply say, "Uh folks… You know this film would be a lot more more fan friendly if you could, at least, leave the damn battery alone."
First the suit, now the battery.
Hopefully the story will make up for it.
I think the sight of a dozen– or 144– GLOWING Green Lanterns whizzing around in space with day glo costumes is going to epilepsy inducing— if not downright damaging to my corneas.
Just remember, these are the same people who gave the OK for Catwoman and Superman Returns!
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BEAUMONT, TX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that five members of a major drug conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas have been sentenced to federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark.
Vincent Bertrand, 47, of Winnie, Texas pleaded guilty on Jan. 11, 2011 to using a communications device to facilitate the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison today.
Carlos Cesar Morillo, 36, of Houston, pleaded guilty on Jan. 29, 2011 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison today.
Aurelio Pineda-Moreno, 30, of Watertown, PA, pleaded guilty on Jan. 31, 2011 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison today.
David Ruiz, 31, of Hearne, Texas, pleaded guilty on Jan. 29, 2011 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine and was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison today.
Alejandro Garcia, 47, of Houston, pleaded guilty on Jan. 11, 2011 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison today.
According to information presented in court, in August 2008, an investigation began into a Houston-based drug trafficking organization that was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine throughout Houston and the Beaumont, Texas area. In June 2009, agents began utilizing court-ordered telephone intercepts in an effort to determine those involved in the conspiracy, the amount of drugs being distributed and the source of the drugs. Law enforcement officers and agents also participated in undercover purchases of methamphetamine and revealed at least 40 persons were involved in the conspiracy and that no less that 113 pounds of methamphetamine and 31 kilograms of cocaine were distributed. At least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and arrests. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on June 3, 2010, charging 35 defendants with various drug trafficking charges. An additional five defendants were named in a superseding indictment on Nov. 3, 2010. All defendants have since been convicted.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS (AP)- Texas medical groups object to a proposed rule for the state Women's Health Program that would ban abortion counseling, calling it a "gag order" on doctors.
The Dallas Morning News (http://dallasne.ws/RkMpPz ) reported Tuesday that the Texas Medical Association and other groups complain the proposed rule is so burdensome that doctors won't want to participate in the program, regardless of whether they oppose abortion.
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While thumbing through an in flight magazine on the red-eye to San Antonio a few years ago, I stumbled across this fabulous cocktail recipe — the Hooville Martini. Whoever thought of using Yoo-Hoo as a mixer is a genius.
The Hooville was created for the bar menu at the trendy Ketchup restaurant in L.A., which features classic comfort food dishes with a gourmet twist. Their drink list also features other memorable kid beverages, like Sunny D and Kool-Aid, updated into playful and creative cocktails. "The Hooville takes on the creamy and chocolatey Yoo-Hoo, but with added almond flavor, since what goes better with chocolate than almond? It's a nutty, rich tasting cocktail that makes a really good after-dinner drink," says Ketchup's bar manager, Darius Karsas.
I also think this would make a great breakfast or brunch drink, like an adult chocolate milk with a little 'hair of the dog'.
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For a fun flavor variations, why not use Kahlua or your favorite flavored liqueur in place of the amaretto? Or try it caffeinated by using espresso-flavored vodka, thus giving it a mocha-like taste.
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I haven't written a post in a while because I have been trying to enjoy my last weeks of summer break. The start of school is just around the corner and that means back to work for me. This year, I will be starting a new job as a SLP at the preschool level in a public school. I have seen my new speech room, however, I haven't been able to get into the room and get organized yet. I will be able to get into my space in another week or so. In the mean time, I have been trying to get my "speech stuff" organized at home. I have bins of materials that have been stored in my basement since we moved last summer. It is time for me to sort through everything and gather up the items that will be useful for my preschool caseload.
Sorting through stacks of speech materials and selecting my favorite items is a post for another day. Today I want to talk about my first step in organizing any space….containers. We have all heard the old saying "a place for everything and everything in its place." I take this to the extreme when organizing my speech rooms. That said, I have been spending the past few weeks shopping for new containers for my new room. One of my first purchases was this for my desk. I have seen pictures of this container floating all around teacher pin boards on Pinterest.
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I absolutely love this idea. All of your "office supply needs" are met in one little container. The drawers are clear and I covered mine with sticky labels. I wrote on my labels, however, I have seen photos of fancy labels that people have printed for their drawers. I bought my container at Lowe's for under $20.00. You can find this and similar storage containers in the aisle with the screws, nails and other fasteners. I believe the original purpose for this container was to store small tools, nails, etc. Some clever person decided it would also serve as a great desk organizer and I agree. I am not sure who came up with the original idea. If anyone knows the name of the person who first posted on Pinterest, I would love to hear from you so I can give her/him props.
In additional to searching tool aisles, I also went to one of my favorite inexpensive aisles….the dollar spot at Target. The Dollar Spot is a great place to find therapy materials, small games and yes storage containers. I love these small buckets.
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This is an item that you can typically find at the Dollar Spot year round. At holiday times, they have buckets with holiday themes. These are great for storing arts/crafts items, such as glue stick, crayons, markers, etc. You can also use them for sorting games, or for "Ants in the Pants," "Flipping Frogs," "Hopping Bunnies" and other such games. The handles make it easy to transport the buckets from place to place.
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I bought five of these. One for each day of the week. I will be storing my daily lessons in these on my desk top. I almost bought a set of these online and I would have spent way more money than a dollar each.
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I love these envelopes. They are inexpensive and I like to store my picture books with accompanying lessons inside these. It keeps all those small sequencing and retelling pictures with the book. I have also used zip lock baggies for the same purpose, but I find these envelopes are easier to store.
My other staple for organization is 3 ring binders. I have found binders are the easiest way for me to stay organized. I just completed my calendar binder and I will share that with you in my next post. I am very excited to get into my new speech room. Stay tuned for pictures as I clean, organize and get my room set up for the start of the school year.
That's all from me for today. If you have some great inexpensive speech room organization ideas, we would love to hear from you.
(This post originally appeared on Speech Gadget.)
Deborah Taylor Tomarakos, MA CCC/SLP, has been pediatric speech language pathologist since 1994. She has experience in both public school settings and in outpatient pediatrics. She is currently employed by a public school system. Deb has provided therapy services to children with a wide variety of communication deficits, including children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, CAS, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, language based learning disabilities, and literacy deficits. Strong areas of interest include technology use in therapy, CAS, and literacy. You can find her online at www.speechgadget.com where she shares therapy ideas, resources, websites, and technology integration tips.


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At every one of my book signings, it is inevitable that a random stranger will stalk my signing table as if they were on safari and I was a bird with some rare sort of plumage. They end up confessing their longtime dream of becoming a writer. I think they believe somewhere in the backs of their skulls that trying to peddle your art in a bookstore signing for several hours is glamorous. Don't judge them . . . let them have their dreams.
Though there are some down sides to the whole writing career concept, there are some definite perks:
Top ten reasons you should be an author:
1. It's one of the few jobs that can be done in your pajamas.
2. When your spouse comes homes and finds you lounging around on the couch with a book in your hand, you can always smile and say, "I'm studying my genre."
3. No one gives you a second glance when you start talking to yourself because that's just what crazy writers do. It's expected.
4. You can write off parts of your vacations from your taxes as research as long as you use the locations in your writing (I think my next character needs to hike Machu Picchu).
5. It's one of the few jobs (besides being a lawyer or politician) where you get paid to make things up.
6. If you're in a foul mood you can blame it on your characters misbehaving, or you can blame it on a cruel Goodreads review. No fair jury would convict you.
7. Unlike reality, you have time to come up with smart remarks and clever comebacks so your characters can always sound brilliant even if you don't.
8. You get to throw around words that make you sound important like, "My editor," or, "My agent," when you're talking to people who were jerks to you in high school.
9. You can count the hours you spend messing around on Facebook as important marketing time.
10. If someone ticks you off, you can write them dead in your next book.
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Most of us who lived through 1963 can tell you exactly where we were and what we were doing on Nov. 22 when we heard that President John F. Kennedy had been shot in Dallas. That memory ranks as a signal moment in any lifetime.
Most of us who lived through 1963 can tell you exactly where we were and what we were doing on Nov. 22 when we heard that President John F. Kennedy had been shot in Dallas. That memory ranks as a signal moment in any lifetime.
Clint Hill's memory is more vivid than that of almost anyone alive, and it has troubled him deeply. As a Secret Service agent assigned to protect first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Hill was only a few yards away from the president when the first shot rang out.
You've probably seen the dramatic picture taken by an Associated Press photographer moments after the shooting. It shows an agent scrambling to climb onto the back of the presidential convertible. That was Clint Hill.
He told his story Oct. 30 at Arkansas State University's Fowler Center, appearing with Lisa McCubbin, an award-winning television journalist who has co-authored two books with him.
The first, "Mrs. Kennedy and Me," was a New York Times No. 1 best-seller. The second, "Five Days in November," will be released this month in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination.
A pre-publication supply of 100 copies of the hard-cover book just in time for Thursday's event.
Hill's efforts that day, because he failed to stop the assassination, would trouble him so much that he fell into deep depression and didn't discuss the events of that day for many years.
For Thursday's program, though, the story he told in a question-and-answer format with McCubbin, was detailed and fascinating. Their first interview was the first time, she said, that he really had ever talked about the assassination in detail except for the required legal testimony, and he had great difficulty in getting through parts of the story at first.
There was no hesitancy this time, but for many in the audience, including me, the emotions and angst of that day now so long ago returned.
Much of the program was devoted to Hill's assignment to protect Mrs. Kennedy from shortly after the election of 1960 to a year after the assassination. Having served in the Secret Service detail guarding President Dwight D. Eisenhower, he considered it a demotion when he was assigned to the new first lady.
But he soon warmed to the task as she became one of the most popular first ladies in American history. While the president had a detail of 34 or 35 agents, the first lady had only two so Hill became a valuable and well-known asset to the Kennedy family.
As McCubbin said, in much of the photographic history of the Kennedy years, she could play "Where's Waldo" in looking for Hill, who always seemed to be in the background of every photo and video. And the audience Thursday was able to relive the years through many of those images on a large screen.
Hill went on the many trips, foreign and domestic, made by Mrs. Kennedy during her husband's administration, as she became an American ambassador who drew huge crowds everywhere.
That was also the case for the trip to Texas in 1963. According to Hill, Mrs. Kennedy had determined that she would help more in her husband's second presidential campaign, and that's why she joined him for the fateful last journey. She had been pregnant with John F. Kennedy Jr. during most of the 1960 campaign.
On the motorcade through downtown Dallas Hill and other agents rode in a car dubbed "Halfback" right behind the presidential car. He mostly stayed on a running board on Halfback, along with three other agents. But as the crowd situations changed along the way, he sometimes jumped off the running board and onto a foothold on the back of the presidential car.
Hill says in his new book that he felt better able to protect the first lady from there, but the president didn't like the agents to stay there because it looked like there was a barrier between him and the people.
Since the crowd had thinned out, Hill was on the Halfback running board when he heard the first shot ring out from over his right shoulder. He saw the president grasp his throat and move violently to the left. That's when Hill jumped off the running board and ran to the presidential car, but another shot hit the president before he could get there.
Mrs. Kennedy, he said, was trying to retrieve parts of her husband's head that had been shattered, but he got her back into the seat and balanced himself over them as the car sped toward Parkland Hospital.
In the introduction to his book, Hill, who became assistant director of the Secret Service before he retired at age 43, reflects on that day and what the experience did to him:
"I was thrust onto the pages of history, and I have spent the majority of my life keeping silent about what I witnessed. Recently, however, I have come to realize that the grief I've held inside for half a century is shared by nearly everyone who was alive at that time, and that those days marked a defining period not just for me but for all of us."
As to the myriad theories of a conspiracy, Hill is positive of these basic facts: There were three shots fired from the same rifle and by the same person. Everything else is just theory.
Roy Ockert is editor emeritus of The Jonesboro Sun. He may be reached by e-mail at email@example.com.


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This is a continuation of the books I challenged myself to read to help my career - one a month, for year. You can read my first book review here. The book I chose for July 2011 was Rhetoric, by Aristotle. You can read it here for free: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/a8rh/
Why I chose this Book:
I read this long ago, but I would like to re-read it to learn how to more clearly formulate my arguments and help my writing skills to improve. This book is the foundation for arguing a point - which we all do, or at least need to do, every day. Arguing does not imply an adversarial relationship; it merely means you're trying to persuade someone to see your point of view.
What I learned:
Even though this work is thousands of years old - boggles the mind to think of what has occurred in that time - people are largely still the same. During this work Aristotle talks about everything from psychological motivations for good and bad to politics and power. And it seems his observations are still dead-on. What that taught me is that people deep down have very common descriptors, even across cultures. Knowing those motivators gives you an "edge" in a discussion. If you know someone's position in war, a game, or in a negotiation, you have a powerful tool to help them understand your position, potentially getting what you want.
This all sounds rather manipulative, but it isn't. Aristotle starts out by stating that your own motives and positions need to be evaluated before you even attempt the argument to ensure you're on solid footing. And he states that your argument should be to change behavior for the better, not for evil. He even defines what those things mean.
It's all done in a very syllogistic (logical argument, A+B=C kind of thing) fashion, which is very direct if not a little too black and white. And of course he is a bit chauvinistic in places and some of the examples are not easily translated - but if you can overlook those things you can learn to be a better communicator, whether that is at a 1-1 level or speaking to large crowds. A very recommended read.
Raw Notes:
I take notes as I read, calling that process "reading with a pencil". I find that when I do that I pay attention better, and record some things that I need to know later. I'll take these notes, categorize them into a OneNote notebook that I synchronize in my Live.com account, and that way I can search them from anywhere. I can even read them on the web, since the Live.com has a OneNote program built in. Note that these are the raw notes, so they might not make a lot of sense out of context - I include them here so you can watch my though process.
(There are actually three books in this one work, but I've only posted the notes from Book 1 here)
1. An interesting read overall – but I think it deals mostly with the speaker, and not enough with the medium and methods to influence the receiver. It does, however, explain the motivations of the listeners, so you can form your own way of dealing with this.
2. I often read about the book before I read the book – (How to Read a Book - definitely check this one out)
3. Considered a series of notes by his students more than a purpose-written book
4. Reading it because it is considered the foundation of persuasion, one of the many goals of communication
5. In fact, persuasion is touted as the only goal of debate.
6. Learned more about enthymemes, which are aimed more at persuasion than demonstration.
7. Beginning was a definition of terms – very nice. (Book 1)
8. In defining an argument, "non-essentials" should not be allowed. This avoids many logical fallacies.
9. Wow – he prescribes that the law should be carefully defined, and not left to judges to interpret. Objectivity is the goal, and is not entirely possible with human beings.
10. The discussion of judges at the fore seems to indicate that the argument's decider is the most important decision. Good take-away.
11. Reading with a good dictionary is essential. Do not skip over any part of a word you do not understand.
12. He teaches that speakers are the representative of truth – if truth does not prevail, it is the fault of the speaker.
13. Not everyone learns in the same way, so studying rhetoric is a way of obtaining multiple ways of teaching.
14. You must understand both sides of an argument in order to fully argue your position.
15. Great good, and harm, can come of skill in speaking than in skill at arms.
16. Medicine is not just to make you healthy again, it can also be used to make you as well as possible.
17. Three influencers of persuasion: personality, audience preparation, and proofs.
18. There are many divisions of topics into numeric orders – I do this a great deal as well. Not sure of the meaning of that, if any.
19. Reading classical works is interesting – the breakdown of sentences is like a syllogism itself.
20. Amazing – in chapter four, he details the effects of political speech, and even details some of our current systems by name, such as "Ways and Means" and "National Defense".
21. Chapter four deals with political knowledge required to argue effectively, but this can be extended to all facets of life. Basically he says "know yourself, know your enemy, know your environment." Sage advice indeed, and far too often ignored by the dim lights we continuously put into office.
22. Chapter five says that happiness is "prosperity with virtue" – and further defines it as "independence". Amazing how much of that we are willing to give away.
23. Definitely some elitism espoused.
24. Chapter 6 deals with what is "good", or "right". This is a foundation for arguing a position, since your argument is easily lost if it is not deemed within the realm of "rightness". Aristotle seems to base what is good on what is found in nature, although it is interesting that fairness, which most consider good, is not a natural construct.
25. In Chapter 7 Aristotle makes good use of building logical arguments, classically using syllogisms to do so, as you might expect
26. In Chapter 8, Aristotle continues the theme that the more knowledge you have, the better your arguments will be. In fact, it seems to follow that perhaps you will settle your own internal arguments as you learn more, and perhaps not need to argue a particular point at all.
27. He states that the impetus of most arguments is no impetus at all - that is, most of the time the primary goal is the continuation of the established order.
28. He explains the various forms of government to complete Chapter 8.
29. Chapter 9 begins with a discussion on how to be empathetic in your arguments, that is, to make the other person agree with your point, so that it is as much their idea as yours.
30. To accomplish this goal, Aristotle feels that your argument should be noble and virtuous, and explains what both of these means. In essence, he states their meaning is the most good for the most people.
31. He also states the passive form of the Golden rule, as well as the Active form.
32. Wow – he gets a bit chauvinistic in this chapter, stating that a man's actions will be more noble than a woman's!
33. Part of getting the agreement of point of view is to basically flatter or call out the good in another person.
34. Chapter Ten covers figuring out more about those that do "wrong", and in true philosophic fashion, he defines the term wrong first.
35. He states that we do "wrong" based on the nature of our character. That is, whatever your character weakness is, the wrongdoing will be exposed along that fault line. So it follows that knowing someone's character can aid you in arguing with them.
36. Character, then, leads to predictive analysis. He has not discussed the danger of this type of activity.
37. It is quite interesting to evaluate my own actions based on some of the "motivators" Aristotle puts forth in this chapter. Knowing yourself – however uncomfortable a process that might be – is also key to winning your argument.
38. Chapter 11 covers a range of human emotions and a very Epicurean view, but I do like this quote: "Where there is competition, there is victory." Sums up the human condition quite nicely. We have to compete, it is our nature. Shying away from it will not help.
39. Chapter 12 deals with the ways that people try to avoid punishment for their actions, especially the wealthy and politically connected. Not much has changed, it seems. ?
40. He also explores the darker side of rhetoric, and how some use it to avert judgment.
41. In chapter 13 he explains the differences between specific law, written down, and "universal law", which he deems to be inherent. This is not a reasonable position, in my mind. Each person interprets that differently.
42. Chapter 14 deals with the results based on acting on these laws, both justly and unjustly.
43. Chapter 15 explains other means of persuasion, including contacts, promises and even torture. An interesting take on convincing folks to see things your way, and once again, quite timely! Seems in 2000 years of human history, we have not learned a great deal.


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Oregon has promoted former Nebraska quarterback Scott Frost to offensive coordinator under new coach Mark Helfrich.
The move announced Thursday had been expected since Helfrich, the team's former offensive coordinator, was made the Ducks' head coach on Jan. 20. Frost will also serve as quarterbacks coach in his new role.
The 38-year-old has been Oregon's wide receivers coach for the past four seasons under coach Chip Kelly, who left the Ducks earlier this month to become the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Frost was quarterback of the 1997 undefeated Huskers team that won the Orange Bowl over Tennessee. Before coming to Oregon, he was defensive coordinator at Northern Iowa.
``Scott is a bright, passionate and talented young coach who we are excited to lead our offense,'' Helfrich said in a statement released by the Ducks. ``His background on both sides of the ball, the coaches he's been exposed to and his high character offer further foundations for his success. Surrounded by the continuity and support from the rest of our staff, we are confidently looking forward to this program's continued success.''
Frost was on the road recruiting and was not immediately available for comment.
The Ducks, ranked No. 2 in the final AP Top 25, finished 12-1 this season, capped by a 35-17 victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl.
Oregon went 46-7 over the past four seasons under Kelly, who devised the Ducks' innovative hurry-up spread offense. Over that span, the Ducks won three Pac-12 championships and played in four BCS bowl games, including the national championship game in 2010 against Auburn.
A Nebraska native, Frost started two seasons for the Cornhuskers under coach Tom Osborne after transferring from Stanford. His senior season he ran for 1,095 yards and passed for 1,237 yards in leading the Huskers to a 13-0 season capped by the 42-17 Orange Bowl victory over the Volunteers.
Frost was a third-round pick in the 1998 draft by the New York Jets and played six seasons in the NFL, with stops in Cleveland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay.
After his pro career, he was a graduate assistant coach at Nebraska. He joined Northern Iowa in 2007 as linebackers coach.


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by Gerry Gaes, Ph.D.
Seven percent of the 1.5 million prisoners in the United States are held in privately operated prisons, according to the most recent survey of prisons published by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.[1] At midyear 2006, there were 84,867 State inmates and 27,108 Federal inmates in privately operated prisons—a 10-percent increase over the previous year.
The overall percentage of adults in private prisons is relatively small, but the actual impact for some States may be much greater. An article in
The New Mexican, for example, suggested that New Mexico was overpaying millions of dollars to private providers that were housing more than 40 percent of the State's inmate population.[2]
Thus, it is vital that policymakers have the best possible cost and quality information when they are making decisions regarding privatizing prisons in their jurisdiction. But what criteria should prison administrators and policymakers use when making cost and quality evaluations?
To help answer these questions, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) assembled researchers, prison officials, private service providers, and proponents and opponents of prison privatization on March 28, 2007, to discuss this complicated and often controversial issue. At the core of the meeting was a rare occurrence: two cost and performance analyses of the same four prisons—one privately operated and three publicly operated—with different findings. The two reports are referred to in this article as the "Taft studies."[3]
One of the Taft studies was conducted by Doug McDonald, Ph.D., principal associate with Abt Associates Inc. (referred to as the "Abt report").[4] The other study, funded by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), had two components: a performance or quality analysis conducted by Scott Camp, Ph.D., a senior research analyst in BOP's Office of Research and Evaluation,[5] and a cost analysis conducted by Julianne Nelson, Ph.D., an economist with the Center for Naval Analyses (referred to collectively as the "BOP report").[6]
The Taft studies offer the research and public policy communities a rare opportunity to consider the different approaches that were used, why the results were different, and how this can inform not only the prison privatization debate, but in many ways, the government outsourcing, or privatization, issue in general.
How Did We Get the Benefit of Two Studies?
Although every jurisdiction has its own economic and managerial idiosyncrasies, lessons learned from the Taft studies and the NIJ meeting may help administrators and public policy analysts avoid mistakes that could lead to higher taxpayer costs and possible dire consequences of poor performance. These lessons include:
Someone not familiar with the literature on prison privatization might assume that cost comparisons are accomplished without controversy or ambiguity. One key lesson learned from the Taft privatization studies is that comparisons are not as simple as might be presumed.
Consider, for example, per diem (or daily) costs. The chart "Average Per Diem Costs Per Inmate (in dollars) for FY 1999–2002" lists the per diem costs, in dollars, as analyzed by the Abt and BOP researchers for the three publicly operated prisons and Taft, the privately operated facility, for fiscal years 1999–2002.
According to the Abt analysis, the Taft facility was cheaper to run, every year, than the three publicly operated facilities. In 2002, for example, Abt reports that the average cost of the three public facilities was 14.8 percent higher than Taft.
The BOP analysis, however, presented a much different picture. According to the BOP researchers, the average cost of the public facilities in 2002 was only 2.2 percent higher than Taft.
Why were the Abt and BOP cost analyses so dramatically different? And, importantly, what policy implications does this have?
There are two primary reasons why the cost analyses were different: (1) the way inmate population sizes were treated, and (2) what was included in overhead costs.
With respect to inmate populations, Taft had on average approximately 300 more inmates each year than the three publicly operated prisons throughout the study period. Therefore, the private service provider for Taft benefited from economies of scale that reduced average costs. To adjust for such economies of scale, the BOP researchers made adjustments to the expenditures.
Abt, in its analysis, however, did not consider economies of scale, choosing, instead, to use the actual average per diem amount that BOP paid the Taft contractor. In other words, BOP estimated what expenditures would have existed for identically sized prisons, and Abt based its analysis on actual expenditures.
McDonald, the researcher who performed the Abt analysis, argues that his approach—using actual costs that BOP paid to have a private contractor operate Taft—yields a more telling comparison. Although the BOP researchers disagree, this leads to one of the primary points of this article, which is to remind policymakers and others interested in the prison privatization issue that making cost comparisons is not a simple matter of arithmetic.
Prison costs comprise:
With respect to overhead costs, different approaches by the two research groups led to different findings. Basing its analysis on the extent to which the government actually provided resources to support the Taft operation, Abt concluded that only a bare minimum of support was provided. Therefore, the Abt analysis reported a 100-percent savings of indirect, overhead costs for Taft during the time period in the study. BOP, on the other hand, assumed that most overhead costs (planning, auditing, and other central and regional operations) could continue to be incurred by the government, even if a private company was operating the prison. Therefore, the BOP researchers applied a 10–12 percent overhead rate (the average for BOP prisons during the 1998–2002 Taft study period), calculating privatization savings of 35 percent of overhead for that 5-year period. Here again, BOP estimated the costs that the government would have incurred by central administration, and Abt presented only what was reported.
One can anticipate that underlying assumptions regarding overhead costs will have significant implications for bottom-line estimations of costs and savings. As previously discussed, the assumptions made by Abt led to a finding of much less overhead for the Taft private provider, suggesting that the government could save a great deal of money by privatizing prisons. The assumptions underlying the BOP analysis were different, however, and led to a less sanguine conclusion. Unless policymakers are mindful of these subtleties in basic assumptions, they are not likely to delve so deeply—or even be presented with this level of detail—when considering taxpayer benefits of prison privatization.
At the March 2007 NIJ meeting, Mark Cohen, Ph.D., an economist at Vanderbilt University, presented data showing that privately operated (and sometimes privately financed) prison systems have lower costs over time than publicly operated prison systems. Although this may be true as an overall average, it is not necessarily true for a particular jurisdiction. Any prison administrator or other policymaker considering privatization would be well advised to consider the specific analytic assumptions underlying the studies.
Performance is a vital part of any prison privatization discussion. In many jurisdictions, a truly accurate comparison of privately versus publicly operated prisons is hampered by different performance yardsticks. A privately operated prison, such as Taft, has a contract; performance, therefore, can be measured by compliance with specific contract terms (which, of course, can vary from contract to contract). BOP-operated prisons, on the other hand, measure performance through an auditing procedure called program review.
Because no method existed for measuring publicly and privately operated prisons on many dimensions for performance, both of the Taft studies have limitations. Until a common yardstick exists, any analysis will not be as rich as it could be. Nonetheless, it is important to make whatever performance analyses are possible—in areas such as safety, medical care, programming, and rehabilitation services—when considering prison privatization.
In the Taft comparison studies, the Abt researchers first looked at 19 functional areas—including food services, health care, safety, and security—that were specified in the Taft private-service provider contract. The contract had a scoring system, upon which possible bonuses and possible deductions would be based:
Over the first 5 years of its contract (1997–2001), the Taft private provider received a rating of 2.5; during the 2002–2004 contract period, the average rating was 2.8, which resulted in a possible award fee of nearly 50 percent of the amount allocated.
In their performance analyses, both the BOP and the Abt researchers also looked at misconduct, comparing assaults at the Taft facility to assaults at 20 publicly operated low-security prisons. Both reports found that the Taft assault rate was lower than the average of the 20 prisons; with respect to the four facilities in the Taft studies, Elkton had an assault rate similar to what would have been expected based on its inmate composition; Forrest City, Yazoo City, and Taft had lower than expected assault rates (Yazoo City was the lowest).[7]
The researchers also considered drug use, escapes, inmate grievances, and access to medical care in their performance analyses. During the study period, Taft had a very high drug-use rate compared to the 20 BOP-operated low-security prisons. Abt noted two escapes at Taft and only two in the BOP prisons; the BOP researchers reported the same two Taft escapes, but also noted a disturbance at Taft that involved 1,000 inmates who refused to return to their cells for the 10 p.m. count.
With respect to access to medical care, the researchers found that the Taft inmates were more likely to see a physician than inmates in the 20 BOP-operated prisons.
Despite differences in the approaches and assumptions used by Abt and BOP in the Taft studies, these reports represent two of the best prison privatization analyses performed so far. Administrators, policy analysts, and researchers looking at prison privatization and the larger public policy issue of government outsourcing would benefit from a closer consideration of the full reports.
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[note 1] Sabol, W.B., T.D. Minton, and P.M. Harrison, Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007.
[note 2] Terrell, S. "Audit: N.M. Private-Prison Costs Soar,"
New Mexican, May 24, 2007, (accessed January 15, 2008).
[note 3] The four prisons in the Taft studies are low- and minimum-security facilities constructed by BOP during the same period. The prison operated by the private company (through a contract with BOP) is in Taft, California. The three publicly operated prisons are in Elkton, Ohio; Forrest City, Arkansas; and Yazoo City, Mississippi.
[note 4] McDonald, D.C., and K. Carlson,
Contracting for Imprisonment in the Federal Prison System: Cost and Performance of the Privately Operated Taft Correctional Institution (pdf, 174 pages), final report submitted to the National Institute of Justice, November 2005 (NCJ 211990).
[note 5] Camp, S.D., and D.M. Daggett,
Evaluation of the Taft Demonstration Project: Performance of a Private-Sector Prison and the BOP (pdf, 127 pages), Washington, DC: Federal Bureau of Prisons, October 2005.
[note 6] Nelson, J.,
Competition in Corrections: Comparing Public and Private Sector Operations (pdf, 148 pages), Alexandria, VA: The CNA Corporation, December 2005.
[note 7] In any analysis of prison misconduct, it is important to account for the composition of the inmate population (with respect to risk of misconduct) in addition to the security level of the prisons. An expected level of misconduct takes this into account; an average (actual) level does not take inmate composition into account.
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