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Changing Stripes
How the Full-Time MBA Program helped Karly Mangen transition from a military to a marketing career.
In the Army National Guard, Karly Mangen commanded 60 soldiers in Kuwait and Qatar while overseeing a program that served hundreds of thousands more. Awarded an Army Commendation Medal for her service during the deployment, not much could intimidate her--except maybe starting business school.
"I was terrified coming into this because I didn't have those tactical skills like accounting and marketing," says Mangen on entering the Carlson School's Full-Time MBA Program in 2010. "I didn't know the language. I didn't know the industries. I didn't even know what to wear. It was a complete 180. I went from being told where to be, what to wear, how to look, and how to talk to being asked, 'what is your opinion and what interests you?'"
She survived the initial shock and started her "dream job" as an associate marketing manager in the Yoplait division at General Mills in August. In doing so, she completed an astonishing career transformation that is becoming almost common in the MBA Program.
A Stoic, Honorable Thing to Do
Mangen's interest in serving her country dates back to her childhood in Chisago Lakes, Minn. Her grandfather was an assistant adjutant general in the National Guard and she can remember her excitement seeing him in uniform and hearing his speeches at promotion ceremonies at the state capitol.
"Seeing him getting that type of respect and serving the country was really a stoic, honorable thing to do," she says. "I wanted to follow in his footsteps and see how much I could carry forward for him after he retired."
So at 17, during her junior year of high school, Mangen committed to the National Guard. Upon graduating high school and completing basic training, she enrolled at St. Cloud State University and joined the ROTC to become an officer like her "Papa.
"Only two years later, Mangen graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in community psychology. Having discovered a talent for listening to and counseling others, Mangen had plans to pursue a PhD and become a psychologist. The military's plans for her would put those plans on hold and eventually lead to a new career path.
Finding Her True Calling
2nd Lt. Mangen immersed herself in her military duties following graduation, including managing the logistics of the Guard's exchange program with Norway. In 2007, she and the 347th Personnel Services Detachment were deployed to Qatar to support the country's combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq where she was responsible for the military's Rest and Recuperation Pass Program for soldiers.
She describes the yearlong experience of commanding 60 soldiers and serving hundreds of thousands more from Camp As Sayliyah as "amazing." She was even quicker to highlight her unit's efforts to improve the military's pass program, furthering the already stellar reputation of the Minnesota National Guard.
Mangen also learned a lot about herself while in Qatar. She still loved working with and counseling people, but it became apparent that doing that full-time wasn't her true calling. Instead, it was business.
"When I was talking to a lot of my peers in the guard, a lot of them had gone to business school," she says. "I heard really good things about Carlson and started talking to people who had gone through the program and how it related to their veteran status."
After returning from Qatar, 1st Lt. Mangen continued on the path to business, began studying for her GMAT, and enrolled in the Carlson School's Full-Time MBA Program.
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Based on her Guard experiences, Mangen hoped business school would prepare her for a general management role leading cross-functional teams toward a common goal. Marketing didn't cross her mind.
"Marketing is something they really don't have in the military," she says.
However, listening to Senior Lecturer Kevin Upton talk about the consumer and the different ways one can think about a product sparked an interest in Mangen--one more closely related to her educational background and experiences than she ever realized.
"Even though she didn't have pure marketing, her job in the military had elements that she could take and apply to problems that she faced," says Dave Hopkins, professional director of the Carlson Brand Enterprise. Hopkins supervised Mangen's work in the Brand Enterprise for 15 months and can still recall her very first project--a social media assignment for Thrivent.
"She was way out of her comfort zone," says Hopkins. "But when she didn't know something she would actively go seek it out and she pushed others into more discipline. As a result, we had a very successful project."
Supportive Culture at Carlson School
Looking back on her time at the Carlson School, Mangen reflected on her appreciation for Hopkins and the faculty who took the time to explain things in a way in which she could relate. In addition to the support of the faculty, she believes the collaborative culture of the Carlson School played a major role in her success.
"We were such a tight-knit group," says Mangen of her cohort. "I've never seen anything like that outside a military unit. Everyone's goal was for all 71 people to get their dream job."
Mangen, who continues to serve in the Guard as a unit commander, has heard from several of her peers transitioning to business careers. She hopes her experiences can be of value just as she benefited from others who preceded her.
What advice would she have for someone like herself? "Figure out what your passion is," she says. "Volunteer for everything right off the bat. You don't know what is out there."
And as Mangen learned firsthand, there's a lot out there for those who pursue their dream.


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Whether it's serving as one of the key leaders on the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services, developing a new curriculum to prepare law students for the 21st-century marketplace, or partnering on a legal technology audit for attorneys, Andrew Perlman, the new dean, has his eye on the future—one where Suffolk Law graduates are remaking the field. The national media is taking notice, with coverage in the Washington Post, National Law Journal, and ABA Journal, among others.
Professor Perlman became the dean of Suffolk University Law School on August 1, 2015. Perlman, a Suffolk Law faculty member and founding director of its Institute on Law Practice Technology and Innovation and the related Legal Technology and Innovation Concentration, is a nationally recognized voice on the future of legal education and law practice.
Both in his academic role and in his service to the profession, he has focused on the use of technology to increase access to legal services and to help students adapt to a changing legal market. That effort has drawn the attention of media outlets across the country, including a top-10 ranking for the school's law technology program in the American Bar Association's Law Practice Today magazine.
He was recently appointed by ABA President William Hubbard to serve as the vice chair of the new ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services, which is examining how to improve the public's access to legal services. "Andy Perlman brings top-level leadership to the Suffolk deanship," said Hubbard. "He is both creative and practical. He has a vision for the future of legal services; he executes with clarity and precision; and he will lead Suffolk Law in a way that prepares its graduates to be innovative and highly successful and valued counselors to their clients."
As the chief reporter of the ABA's Commission on Ethics 20/20, Perlman played a key role in drafting amendments to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct—rules that respond to changes in technology and increased globalization. Perlman is an honors graduate of Yale College, received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School. He has taught at Boston University School of Law, Columbia Law School and Harvard College. His scholarship has appeared in some of the nation's leading law reviews, and he is the co-author of a civil procedure casebook that has been adopted at more than 70 law schools.
His other professional activities have included serving as the 2014 chair of the 800-member Professional Responsibility Section of the Association of American Law Schools. He also serves on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct and argued on the committee's behalf before that court.


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Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski has told interested clubs not to bother approaching him over a summer transfer as he has already made a decision on his future.
The 25-year-old recently announced that he would sign a contract with Bayern Munich in January after a move to the German champions fell through during the summer, only to claim shortly after that he had been misunderstood.
His latest comments put clubs such as Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United on red alert, but Lewandowski has now made it clear that he has already made up his mind.
"I am feeling very well at Dortmund, but I want a new challenge next season," Lewandowski told Sport Bild.
"I can only say one thing about my future and that's that I will announce my decision next year.
"No club has to bother with a fresh approach. I am focused on Dortmund and will not let anything distract me."
Lewandowski has been in fine form so far this season, scoring 13 goals in 17 appearances in all competitions.


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The Raiders are changing quarterbacks — again.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys are very pleased to be standing pat at the most important position on the field in 2013 and beyond.
On today's PFT Live, we catch up with Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram to get his perspective on Tony Romo's contract extension — and where the Cowboys stand at this point of the offseason.
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And while I'm a bit disappointed ( but after cooling my head I think I'm going to enjoy this chapter ), I think that it's too early to make judgment, well if I think about it is good that the latest chapter is about Yukari. What I think counts to the overall enjoyment of this manga is that not every chapter is centered around Tsukune and Moka - if you think about it wouldn't it get a bit boring if every chapter was about Tsukune's training, Inner Moka or Tsukune fighting someone itd... at least with the way RVII is now, it won't get boring soon. But I'm not saying that I wouldn't want something serious to start again, but I think that ( with the amount of filer chapters lately ) things are going to get messy for Tsukune and his harem soon. And maybe it's going to be something like the Berserk Tsukune arc ( when Tsukune has undergone his "transformation" in Season I )
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I hope you are right,
I don't say each chapter should be about Tsukune and inner Moka but they should be mentioned at least, they are the main characters I think. The last 3 chapters are a lil bit boring to me, and I can't think of this chapter as a "plot". But if a think about that, it was shown that Tsukune could stop the Phoenix that means he gets even more and more stronger. Well a cleared my head too so I can think about it positively, but I'm still waiting for the "action" (the storm).
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for me a boring and diappointing chapter.... kinda it feels like 1month of waiting was wasted....
again the manga lost its seriousness.... where is Tsukunes training with inner moka and how he gets better and better... where is the fair tails fights...
here the china-gay appeared and filler season started thx to him.... why wont he just disappear... not interested in yaoi... I prefer going back on the story/plot rails .... since the train crushed into the filler-land
anyway yukari is not my favourite character.... yet she got 1whole chapter (even moka was not in it....).... ehhh I wont even wait for translation since I saw what I saw and there is nothing to wait for (at least for me)
well we saw lots of yukari in previous chapters and how she was ready to sell out Tsukune to the china-gay in order to make her pervered dream come true [whiel totaly ignore tsukunes wishes]...
guess I have to put my hopes for next month since this was just a disappointment..... kurumu, mizore or even rubi were better choices for the chapter than yukari (at least for me)... since kurumu,mizore,rubi didnt got any full chapter spot-light lately too....
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I agree with you, I think the same..
I think the filler chapters are for giving Tsukune time to improve but it wasn't mentioned at all. I neither like Yukari that much to give her a whole chapter and 1 month waiting..
But at least it was kind of funny chapter I loled
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But, I agree with someone , who posted that the recent chapter is kind of getting absurd ... well I think that it is ... but, oh well, I'm not the author so I don't know where he is going to go with this .
On another hand haven't the first three chapter been kind of filler chapter's too .... and after that we got the doppelganger arc ... so the "seriousness" might return in the next chapter.
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For me I wasn't disappointed for one reason we have another R+V chapter, development on the guys side. We see Tsukune's feeling towards Yukari and more on Won and Miyamoto. Plus seeing Ruby in a nurse outfit and bondage is awesome.
Anyone noticed it's similar to the R+V capu2 filler episode?
|2009-12-03, 00:59
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Anyway I think that after this chapter things got even more complicated in the romance aspect of the story, and Ruby as a nurse is .
Maybe Ruby besides being a masochist she is also into cosplaying ( in chapter 24 she was a bunny girl, right ).
|2009-12-03, 01:09
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Keep one other thing in mind: this is still a harem, even if the unofficial pairing is tsukunexmoka... so as was pointed out before, you need some development on the other characters as well. Mizore had her entire arc, but that's not saying she won't get another chapter. Won got introduced, and we're going through and arc with him. Kurumu had her chapter, and of course that would eventually lead to the TsukunnexMoka development here in the Won arc. So, be prepared to see a Ruby chapter appear soon enough (assuming we don't count 15 as that...)
oh, Ruby in nurse outfit= FTMFW!!! and damn, she can make anything into a bondage tool, it seems...
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RAPE!!! lol
Spoiler for Ruby Safe enough...:
The cosplaying bit was an insert to R+V Capu2 on Ruby, since R+V season1 she didn't have that much drastic dress changes. As I see now R+Vcapu2 elements are being inserted in the manga.
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R+V season1 anime followed the manga at certain points with alot more fanservice than the manga and with a re-done scenes. Like i.e. Ruby was the last girl to be added in the anime, while in the manga Mizore was the last girl added to the harem. Ruby in R+VCAPU2 anime did alot of dressing up.
Also the good thing in the seaon1 anime that it's not censored. The Capu2 anime have Kokoa's bat and Yukari's pedo bear design on her panties as mascot censors.DVD rips have no bat censors.
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Attorneys for former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona -- who is now serving 66 months in federal prison for witness tampering -- are asking that the former lawman's sentence be cut by nearly half, potentially freeing him.
In a motion, Carona's attorneys argued that the sentence handed down in 2009 by U.S. District Judge Andrew Guilford should be adjusted after changes in the law.
His attorneys contend that the judge sentenced Carona on the witness tampering charge by "cross-referencing" charges on which he was acquitted, a practice his attorneys argue that the U.S. Supreme Court overruled in a case involving former Enron President Jeffrey Skilling.
"Carona seeks relief on the ground that the court erred in determining his sentence by using honest services fraud as the 'underlying offense' under United States sentencing guidelines," his lawyers wrote in the motion filed earlier this month. They added that "the conduct at issue did not constitute honest services fraud or any other federal offense."


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers selected another defensive tackle in the second round of the NFL draft, taking Kawann Short from Purdue with the 44th overall pick.
The move comes after Carolina selected defensive tackle Star Lotulelei from Utah in the first round Thursday night.
The 6-foot-3, 308-pound Short started 50 straight games for the Boilermakers and had 19.5 sacks during his college career.
Short adds to the team's growing defensive line rotation inside. He'll play between improving defensive ends Charles Johnson and Greg Hardy, who both finished last season with double digits in sacks.
The Panthers finished 14th in the league against the run last season.
Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman reiterated that he believes championships are won with big bodies up front and says it was an area of need.


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How can you possibly know that? How do you know that your view does not condition your practice negatively? And wrong view generated by one's practice or one's experiences or interpretations of them, then just creates a self-validating circle of delusion. Most people who follow a wrong path are completely convinced that they are following the right path.Aloka wrote:Unless you can show them to me Zom, then in my own view its all purely speculative and has no connection to my practice here and now.
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A week after the resignation of Broward's Republican chairman, the first candidate seeking the job has come forward. Tom Truex, the former mayor of Davie, said Wednesday he'll seek the party job.
"I think I'm the man for the job," he said in a telephone interview. "I think the thing that the Broward Republican Executive Committee most desperately needs at this point is someone who can unify the local party and get everyone rowing in the same direction…. It's going to be a huge undertaking for whoever is the next chairman. There is a lot to do."
The chairman's job is unpaid and the occupant is often the target of critics who come out of the woodwork seemingly immediately after a new leader is elected. Truex said he's prepared for that.
"A lot of the places in this world where you can make an impact and where you're needed are not always those places where you're going to get a lot of thanks."
Truex, 55, is a lawyer and served as Davie mayor from 2003 to 2009 after two years as a member of the Davie Town Council. He was defeated in 2009. He said he doesn't intend to run again and wouldn't use the party post as a stepping-stone.
He said he is well known among Republicans and has experience running large groups.
The party was divided in recent years under the leadership of former Chairman Richard DeNapoli. Truex said he wasn't always thrilled with DeNapoli's stewardship and said he "step[ped] back a little" during that time."
DeNapoli was followed by Rico Petrocelli, who was elected chairman in December. Last week, Petrocelli resigned, citing divisions among the party's leaders.
Truex said he could fairly be characterized as "pretty conservative" or as a "social conservative." But, he said, Republicans don't have to be in lock step with all the party's beliefs as spelled out every four years in the national party platform.
"If you go along with most of what's in it, you don't have to be with it 100 percent," he said.
"It really isn't the job of BREC to define the platform or the policies of each individual candidate. That's the job of the candidate to define who they are or to take whatever positions," he said. "No Republican group is going to want to have GOP or 'R' beside the name of someone who absolutely agrees with nothing in the platform."
BREC stands for the Broward Republican Executive Committee, the governing body of the local party. It's made up of Republican committeemen and committeewomen throughout the county. They'll elect a new chairman.
"In most cases, if you have a candidate – assuming that they're an ethical person, they're a moral person – if they agree with most of what's in the Republican platform, they're going to be a better candidate – I'm not saying more electable – they're going to be a better public servant than someone who subscribes to most of what's in the Democratic platform."


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Lance Armstrong's Name Hurts LiveStrong Funds
In an investment world where image is everything, what's in a name matters, but what's in a fund is a lot more important. Chuck Jaffe joins MoneyBeat. Photo: Getty Images.
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... ok what is in the mean you know the famous line from Shakespeare appeared neutral fund investor he might be wondering that the answer is ... to begin until with the answers right now coming to us ... from Boston am MARKETWATCH choc hell are you ... I'm good thanks for having done thanks for coming on so let's talk about Dell What's in a name when the name is Lance Armstrong ... well what we got its ... hands Armstrong of course was the guy who started the Livestrong Foundation ... and the American century funds created their ... Livestrong funds which were their basement or target date funds ... so you're not American Century Livestrong twenty twenty for example ... and ... they've now announced that they're done with Livestrong ... that they're not ... but I'm ... totally not support the organization they just don't want to make it part of the fund name they're going to ... make their target date funds part of their one choice series ... now course they could on the back in two thousandsix ... when they had the Livestrong ... getting because what choice was around and ... so although there saying well it's just the branding thing ... we all know what I really ... ball ... is really all the Lance Armstrong and doing steroids and you know all that stuff ... but I mean for the fund itself missile investors have to be weary of ... is it doesn't mean anything we don't know his name mean something ... does there is no change here and ... when you see a game changer all you really need do is ask why ... the ... American century for example starting this twentieth century in fact many years ago to one of the first need to find companies I invest in what ... it was twentieth century at the Millennium they change the twentieth hole big names urging them up with American century ... Iraq that's better or worse ... I know is it didn't change anything about how funds work ... now if you've got other firms ... but I N G direct right now is announcing its gonna become a boy yes ... because it's gone through an IPO process of next year I ING's dere at the IMG Fund to become the buoyant funds ... that's not to make a difference whether it's the same organization ... so whenever there's a name change are looking to see is there anything substantive ... in this case ... definitely not because the Livestrong funds ... it was just a marketing way ... of being able to say if you come here and got these funds are owned by the way of peace the prophets support cancer research ... bought ... American century ... is forty percent owned by a foundation that the founders set up ... and that foundation has given in the last fifteen years or so over a billion dollars to cancer research ... some of it to Livestrong summit on many other organizations so ... it can support American century you're still supporting cancer research ... when you're in the Livestrong funds are not so really there's absolutely no difference ... in this one other than the cosmetics and not oh well we don't have that side of the guy in yellow bricks ... were added to the bottom line of course investors to look with the funds are putting the money into ... what their strategies are rather than a forgotten name but Livestrong or or boy yes that's the way and that's just ... one of the Chevy that's not the making ... all is remembered today ... only if a fund has the name of its assets in its day like this XYZ ... Science and Technology Fund ... does the name actually impact what they do ... it it has got the name and then it means to be ... a aam Gibbons got the names in it means to be eighteen percent invested ... in the asset class that in in a ... bright bright ... eyed Chuck Jaffe thank you very much appreciated ... you bet


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Come hang out on the tiki deck and enjoy your favorite island inspired covers performed by John Baldwin. John is a solo tropical-rock act who plays a variety of instruments, including acoustic guitar, steel pan, ukulele and percussion while singing and looping live backing tracks. His setlist features hits from the Zac Brown Band, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Kenny Chesney and The Police.
John Baldwin is a talented guitarist, singer and songwriter with an impressive musical resume. He is currently the bassist for Rockin' Road to Dublin, a world-class Irish-dance show with a large ensemble of Irish dancers and musicians.. A full-length CD of the show is being released in 2017. When he is not on tour, John spends his summers entertaining locals and guests on the Outer Banks.
In 2014 John Baldwin released his self-produced debut CD "Six String Slinger". His CD showcases his blues guitar chops and his Pop/R&B songwriting and was submitted for 12 Grammy nominations. John is currently working on an 8-album follow-up in various musical genres. He is also writing a theatrical musical and recording its soundtrack.


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T is for Time
A few days ago, I posted to the Florida Writers Association Facebook page, asking people what they wanted for the holidays. Apparently, writers are smartasses–myself included–because there wasn't a single thing you could actually buy someone in the ideas I got back. But the one thing people weren't fooling about–the one thing every writer seems to want more of–is time.
For me, the time drain starts in another few weeks. Spring, that is, anything after the second week of January, becomes very difficult in terms of time. There's Little League and other school-related activities, and my parents are down from upstate New York. Until school's over, most of my time is accounted for.
And yet, I fine time to work out. Now that I'm not in my twenties any more, I'm a little more prone to injury. But when I'm not nursing an injury, I work out–six to seven days a week. And not just a small workout, but Insanity or P90X, which typically takes an hour. And on Saturdays, when I can, I run for a long time.
There are a lot of people who can write well. But not everyone who can write well is published, or on the way to being published. Some of us don't actually pant our keesters in a chair and press out the words. The simple fact of the matter is that if something's important, you're going to find the time to do it.
I say this to myself first, because from January through the end of school, this blog is pretty much the only writing I get done. Somehow I find the time to work out. And there's always time for Netflix and Facebook and watching old baseball games on the Internet.
The reason time is valuable–the reason people want more of it for Christmas–is because it's finite. We only have as much as we have. So the most important things are things we need to put first. And for us as writers, sometimes that has to be writing.
It's not more time we need; it's the discipline to properly prioritize the things we do to work writing into the equation.
November 16, 2012 10:50 am
Too true! I daydream about writing, I read books about writing, I even took a class on writing memoir last year with some retirees (well I didn't know it was a class of retirees until I was already nervously seated at the first session but at 48, I felt SO young and many of them were SO good!) but when the class ended so did my writing. I was just gifted by my loving family with an i-pad and now I'm reading like a fiend, completely enraptured by the ability to purchase a book on-line, download it and begin reading within seconds so this is my newest distraction. Oh well, I am enjoying the fruits of the hard labor of others who took the time to write…and racking up the Visa bill just a bit:)
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A Resolution to Keep
There's something about the beginning of a new year that causes us to reflect on our lives. These reflections often prompt us to make resolutions to change or improve some things. This almost always involves a four letter word - that's right - FOOD. A significant percentage of New Year's resolutions involve a vow to diet. The immediate problem that ensues, of course, is choosing the diet. In today's diet-crazed society, the choices are amazingly numerous, and it seems like every few months a new diet or eating plan emerges that is touted as the latest successful diet rage. The problem with all of them however, is maintaining the chosen program. One can manage to adhere to almost any food regimen for a short period of time (case in point: I once gave up chocolate for an entire 6 hours!). But, once the diet is deviated from, or even worse, discarded, the result is typically a return to the previous eating habits that caused us to make the initial resolution for change. The proverbial "back to square one." So, what is the answer?
Experts in nutrition seem to agree that the only way to make a lasting change in one's diet is to make it something that you can live with for a lifetime... a lifestyle change, not just a diet. I also think it should be something that has a bit of "wiggle room," because we are, after all, only human. This would mean, for most folks, that all "fad" diets that severely restrict your intake of any particular food group are probably not going to be something you embrace as a lifelong change. I believe that world-renowned culinarian, Julia Child, was absolutely right when she said "...moderation in all things, with a great variety of all things. If you do that, then you can't overdo." So, it seems it's simply a matter of eating moderately-sized portions (something that is almost unheard of in our super-sized world) and eating enough variety to keep it all interesting. Of course, it's also a matter of making educated and thoughtful choices in the foods we eat, and Julia always counseled everyone on the importance of selecting the very best ingredients. We all know enough now to avoid saturated fats, watch our salt and sugar consumption, and to choose lean proteins, healthful grains and fiber, and lots of fresh fruits and veggies.
There are so many beautiful, diverse, fresh foods available in the market today. Combining fresh ingredients in a simple and satisfying way yields results that have far greater flavor and are generally much more healthful than pre-prepared dishes and fast food. It's this type of "dieting" that can be easily embraced as a lifelong commitment. Of course, a love of cooking is extremely helpful!
A proper diet should include a wide variety of healthful foods packed with fresh flavors that satisfy the palate and the soul, not highly processed foods or cardboard-flavored frozen entrees with a specific calorie/carbohydrate/glycemic index count or vitamin-enriched beverages that are intended to replace an entire meal. While frozen "diet" entrees, liquid meals, and meal-replacement bars may indeed have their place, I cannot imagine committing myself to a life-long menu of them.
Then, of course, there's the cooking - other than punching a few microwave buttons or operating a can-opener, these pre-fab food choices provide little opportunity to flex one's culinary muscles. In addition to the joy and satisfaction that comes from time spent in the kitchen, just think of the exercise points you can rack up pushing a cart through the market, carrying a bag of lovely fresh ingredients and chopping, whisking, and stirring your way to a delightfully delicious homemade meal. Now that's a diet I can live with.
So with a tip of the hat (chef's toque!) and raise of my glass to Julia for her sound advice, I invite you to begin this year's "diet" by taking a trip to the market and whipping up a mouth-watering "moderate" meal to share with family and friends. It's a resolution you can really sink your teeth into.
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CRESTVIEW � Whereas mothers once tried to remove paint from their offspring's clothes, many Crestview moms are trying to preserve stains as a Senior Week memento.
CRESTVIEW � Whereas mothers once tried to remove paint from their offspring's clothes, many Crestview moms are trying to preserve stains as a Senior Week memento.
The Class of 2013 enjoyed five days of fun and ceremony while adding a new tradition during the week leading to last night's graduation.
More than 80 students gathered behind the school Wednesday morning to take a lap around the building.
Facing them was a six-station gauntlet of tempera-paint-wielding underclassmen. Clad in new, white T-shirts commemorating the �Color Me Done� run, the seniors set off, reaching the finish line in a festive rainbow.
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"This stuff tastes like Play-Doh!" one senior said as he caught a blast of tempera paint powder full in the face.
"How do you know what Play-Doh tastes like?" a classmate asked as she dodged the green cloud.
Other events included the Senior Breakfast at Woodlawn Baptist Church, a Senior Tea, and a field day of sports and competitions.
More solemn was the June 4 baccalaureate service at Woodlawn. However, the Color Me Done run was the most colorful event.
�Color runs" have become a part of some marathons, class adviser Stephanie Sanders said. She shared the idea with the seniors, who adopted it.
"It was very, very, fun," class president Dakota Woodward said. "We weren't sure how it would turn out, but it was definitely a success. I think they're going to try to keep the tradition going next year."
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The game is apparently recognized by Guinness World Records as having the largest playable area of any console game, featuring a whopping 5,560 square miles of drivable terrain.
The FUEL demo enables players to take on the Ocean Rush career event, where 7 racers pick their own paths through treacherous landscapes and short-cuts are key to taking the chequered flag. Gamers can also take on Blitz – a wild, high-pressure challenge where players must race against the clock to reach the next checkpoint before time runs out.A new demo trailer for Fuel has been released and we'll be posting it once the video team wakes up.
Gamers who download the console versions can also play online for a limited period of 2 weeks from release, experiencing up to 16 player free ride in a limited area of the Tsunami Reef zone or challenging up to 6 other players in the Ocean Rush career race.
Will the demo convince you to give Fuel a spin?
Bryn says: I've not played the retail game yet so I'm interested to see if Fuel can maintain such a massive sandbox to play in while retaining decent gameplay. I hope it doesn't stretch itself too thin. I enjoy a wide variety of racers so I'll definitively take the time to grab the demo later today.
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Right of Way by Darren Marshall
As an IKO examiner who has trained around 120 Level 1, IKO Instructors, I have used the IKO rules to instruct the instructors who will ultimately teach the newbies. If every instructor goes on to teach 100 students, thats 12,000 newbies who know the rules. I am one of 11 or 12 Examiners worldwide, if they all train the same number of instructors and they teach the same numbers of students, ..... do the math!
This would indicate that it isn't the newbies who are at fault or they are not IKO trained. Like it or not, the IKO is the dominant system being used globally. It is recognised in every part of the world as instruction of high quality and is fast becoming the global standard. I was also the founding President who wrote the Australian Kite Surfing Associations (AKSA) rules of Right of Way.
Now I know a lot of you have differing opinions and some suffer extreme apathy and just say, "It'll always be that way", well it will, if we all adopt this attitude. We need to start to try and bring some sort of order into the sport in regards to Right of Way.
I too was a Wave Sailor for more years than I care to admit, raced sailing dinghys and ocean yachts for many years, and spent many years in the surf. I also surf and have kited for 4 years in the waves.
Firstly, you cannot just apply surfing rules alone, nor can you apply windsurfing rules alone either, nor boating maritime rules, unless you guys haven't noticed, we aren't windsurfers or surfers, we are kite surfers. It is a whole different sport and as such has a whole different set of rules which must apply.
Yes it is difficult when we add the three sports together, so what we add is common sense.
Here are the rules that IKO teach with my own first rule added :-
#1 Avoid collisions at all costs even if you have right of way and the other rider refuses to yield. This is the most important rule and overules all others in dangerous situations!
#2 Rider entering the water and riding away from the beach has right of way over someone wishing to come in to land. The reason is the rider launching is unfamiliar with the conditions and it is easier for the other rider to go back out for one more short run. It is also more dangerous to have two kites on the beach in the air in the same close proximity. It is also more dangerous on the land and the guy entering the water should be given preference to enter a safer environment ie the water
#3 A rider on Starboard tack (with wind coming from over his right shoulder) has ROW over a rider on port tack (wind coming over his left shoulder). This rule is a worldwide standard in sail powered vessels of all types
#4 When a faster rider is overtaking another slower rider on the same tack, the faster rider must give way to the slower rider by either going(ideally) upwind a line length of the slower rider or, (ideally) by passing a line length down wind of the slower rider. If the rider goes upwind, then he keeps his kite high and clear of the downwind rider and if downwind, keeps the kite low to avoid tangles. This rule is also a Maritime and aviation international standard (boating/sailing) for passing a slower vessel/aircraft.
#5 When jumping you should keep a line length upwind clear and 50m downwind clear before you jump. Once you leave the water, you forfeit all ROW regardless of your position prior to the jump. The upwind portion of this rule is for riders upwind and slightly behind you ie, in your blind spot. If you suddenly swing your kite up, you may inadvertantly take out the rider behind you. The 50m downwind is obvious
#6 When passing upwind of another rider (if you are clearly upwind) then you should fly your kite as high as practical and the more downwind rider should pilot their kite as low as practical to avoid a collision. This overides Starboard rule if the port rider is clearly upwind
#7 Right of way should be give to all other water users. This is arguably, the most important rule and should always be respected. We are generally more manoevreable, faster and powered probably 100% of the time so we have the capacity to avoid collision more easily than other ocean users. This also applies to power boat users who SHOULD give way to us, but don't seem to. It also seems to be more prevalent in more expensive/bigger motor boats where alcohol is consumed in quantities
#8 The rider surfing a wave has priority over a person riding in the opposite direction or jumping out over the waves. Now this is generally the most argued rule, but if you have ever been in big surf riding down the line, racing a breaking section with your kite low, then you know you have almost no options other than to go straight down the line. If a situation occurs with a sailboarder going out, refer to rule #1.
General surfing rules apply to riders catching waves and riders on waves:-
Rider on the wave first has rights to the wave.
Dropping in (coming over the back of the wave that someone is already riding, gybing onto a wave that someone is already riding or slowing down to get onto a wave that someone is already riding, is just poor form in anyones language and in most parts of the world is punishable by a few quick punches to the head when you return to the beach(or having your tyres slashed).
Rider closest to the breaking section has right of way.
It is impossible to apply these cut and dried rules to every situation so commonsense is the overiding decision in all cases.
If we all try and implement these rules then surely it will eventually become the standard and accidents/incidents will surely be reduced. Respect is also a key thing in many situations, don't go barging into a hot windsurfing area and force your rights, same with surfing, join the lineup, be courteous, and share the waves, DO NOT JUMP OVER SAILBOARDERS OR SURFERS, it rarely impresses them, and if you screw up the take off you may become an accident statistic and cop the brunt of the fists of several angry sailboarders or surfers. I have heard of many kiters punched out whilst their kites are still flying by angry surfers.
I don't want to debate every point and please don't go tearing every point to pieces for the sake of an argument, we just need a system, and as no other system fits as well as this one, it's the best we have and is being implemented by IKO the world over.
Remembering we are kiters in a sport unto ourselves, we are a combination of a lot of things which is why a lot of different rules can apply.
Lets make the sport safer by trying to do something rather than nothing!


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How to obtain
Download, build and install the kxmane-svn AUR package.
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- Install sdlmame (available in [community]).
- Start kxmame, click through the first two error messages (regarding xmame) and then add "/usr/bin/sdlmame" to the Xmame/Xmess executables list.
- Click OK and then click No when prompted to rebuild the game list. After that, close kxmame.
- Create a "roms" directory inside "~/.mame" and move your roms into it.
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UVM Taekwondo News
July 16th 2014If you are interested in joining the Taekwondo Club, or would like more information then please email our new Club President Rachel Seigel. We are always looking for new members so look for our tables at the First Year's Fair and the Activities Fest. Whether you've been doing Takwondo (or another martial art) your whole life, or have no experience we'd love to have you. Practices are not mandatory (so come when you can) and happen 3-4 nights during the weekday. The schedule will be determined when the Fall Semester begins so keep your eyes posted on this page and our Facebook!
July 15th 2014Thanks to our new Webmasters (Noah and Andrew) our Website is going live! Please bear with us as we go through changes and alterations. We'll spice the pages up with time. If you would like to help please email Heather. We welcome suggestions and comments! Check out our Media Page! We will be updating with images soon. If you have any images to add from practices, tournaments, practices abroad then please email former Club President Heather Peatman, or current Club President Rachel Seigel.
May 19th 2014Our Summer Practices will be held in Patrick 217 from 6-8 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Bring Water. Please check Facebook for cancellations and changes.
May 17th 2014Please Welcome our new Club Officers! President: Rachel Seigel, Vice President: Colleen Iral, Treasurer: Lauren Bellfy, and Secretary; Taylor Schmidt. We wish them, and the club, the best next season.
April 27th 2014
UVM Takwondo's first ever Eastern Collegiate Taekwondo
Conference tournament was held on Sunday April 27th, 2014.
We had 207 competitors, 24 referees, 6 rings, and in the end
a smooth-running first-rate ECTC event accomplished by a
first-time host. UVM was not scheduled to be the host, but
picked up the role with only 1 month to organize, instead of
the usual 3-4 months. Great work by the the whole UVM
Taekwondo club who pulled together, supported each other,
gave up sleep, and made it all happen on time and on budget.
Amazing! Thanks also to UVM Club Sports, SGA, and Event
Services who were very supportive of our event. We couldn't
have done it without Medical either! Dr. Adam Shafritz (our
club advisor), Cody Parker and the UVM Athletic Trainer
staff, our EMT staff of Josh from UVM Rescue and alumKat
Fitzsimmons. Also alum Julie Tryhorne Hart, RN. We had the
support of many alumni (from UVM Taekwondo's 24 year history
as a Club Sport!) as volunteers. Special thanks to Mr. Leon
Lifschutz, our Club Sports Coordinator, who was a great
partner in preparing for the tournament. The ECTC was very
impressed with the result and awarded Student Leader of the
Year to UVM Taekwondo Club President Heather Peatman for
coordinating the tournament so well and leading her team to
this smashing success. Many thanks also to Mr. Thomm
Buttolph and Mr. Nirav Daphtary for their lower-profile, but
highly valuable work as volunteer coordinators managing
people and logistics. It was a fine day for UVM! Congrats to
the sparring team made up of Taylor Schmidt, Shannon Kane
and Rachel Wood on the silver medal, Cleo Flemming on her
bronze medal in Poomsae and to Heather Peatman on her ECTC
Award as a 2013-2014 Student Leader!
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Even in its aged state, the 2011 Ford Escape still hits a sweet spot in terms of ride comfort, but its drab interior and clumsy handling leave it behind the increasingly flashy competition.
Car shoppers expressed their love for small crossovers more than a decade ago, and the auto industry responded. Today's vehicle market offers a wide range of choices, from glorified hatchbacks to those just big enough to shoehorn in an impossibly small third row. Somewhere in the scrum is the Escape, a popular two-row model in its twilight years. Driving a midlevel Escape XLT back-to-back with eight competitors, one thing became apparent: The next Escape can't come soon enough.
The XLT sits between the entry-level XLS and range-topping Ford Escape Limited, all three of which can be had with either front- or all-wheel drive. Our test car had Ford's 2.5-liter four-cylinder; a V-6 is optional on the XLT and Limited. Click here to see Escape trims compared, and here to see the 2011 and 2010 Escape compared. The Ford Escape Hybrid and its gas-electric drivetrain are covered separately on Cars.com.
Comfortable Ride, Crummy Reflexes
In small crossover SUV vehicles, ride comfort is all over the board. There's the tolerable Chevy Equinox, the choppy Kia Sportage, and — with a ride refined over the years — the comfortable Escape. Ford's entry is one of the few in this category that earns that label, and not just in a relative sense. The suspension handles larger bumps well enough, but it really shines over long stretches of highway. Pavement imperfections that filter up to the cabin in other crossovers simply don't in here. The Escape feels floaty at times — one editor bemoaned its ride for just that reason — but in terms of sheer comfort, Ford gets top marks.
Simple cruising aside, the Ford Escape's slow reflexes foil any chance of car-like maneuverability — a shame, given its steering is decent. The wheel has gobs of power assist at low speeds, making parking lots a cinch, and at higher speeds it takes on winding roads with lively precision. If only the rest of the Escape followed suit. It feels as top-heavy as the Space Needle — listing hard into corners, squatting back or pitching forward when you speed up or slow down. The brake pedal feels mushy and tentative, and the Escape's standard antilock brakes kick in quite early. Where other crossovers stop hard on all fours, the Escape's tail gets squirrely in the same exercise. Whether it's the low-tech rear drum brakes or the lean-happy suspension that's to blame, the results aren't inspiring.
Unrefined Engine
The Ford Escape's 2.5-liter four-cylinder gets you going briskly, albeit with a loud drone. A six-speed automatic is standard on all but the front-drive XLS, and it prefers to choose a gear and stay there. Although the transmission rarely hunts for gears, its stubbornness becomes a fault when you drone up an on-ramp in 4th or 5th with the pedal halfway to the floor. The four-cylinder engine has enough torque to make it, but more responsive transmission kickdown would help.
A 3.0-liter V-6 is optional, and its 240 horsepower considerably outpaces the four-cylinder's 171 hp. We've driven the V-6 in years past, and it's appreciably punchier, though still a bit raspy. It pairs with the standard six-speed automatic, and the combination makes the V-6 Escape a capable mover — not as quick as the V-6 Toyota RAV4, but sprightlier than the underwhelming V-6 Equinox. Like those two, the Ford also tows up to 3,500 pounds when properly equipped.
Combined EPA gas mileage for a front-drive, automatic four-cylinder is 23 mpg. All-wheel drive drops the rating to 22 mpg. Neither figure is particularly impressive, but the V-6 Escape's combined rating — 20 or 21 mpg, depending on driveline — rates more evenly with the V-6 competition.
Outdated Interior
Redesigned three model years ago, the Escape's interior feels rugged but low-rent. Our test car's optional piano-black trim and high-quality headliner were high points, but both are diminished by the surrounding sea of flimsy buttons and grainy dashboard plastics. What's more, the Escape remains one of the only crossovers in this class to forgo a telescoping steering wheel.
The half-baked features go on. Get an XLT or Limited, and the "power" driver's seat has a manual reclining adjustment. The optional heated front seats have only one heat level, and to lower the backseat you'll first have to yank out all three head restraints, flip the bottom cushions forward and stow the headrests. Your doctor might qualify this as exercise.
The front seats have decent headroom, and thanks to the Escape's upright windows and high roofline, sight lines are quite good. Unfortunately, legroom in the rear ranks near the bottom of the class. Adults will find it modest, and it would be downright tight if it weren't for that non-telescoping steering wheel, which generally makes drivers sit farther forward than they otherwise might.
Cargo room behind the rear passenger seats measures 31.4 cubic feet. However burdensome the seats are to fold, when you're done you'll have a flat cargo area with 67.2 cubic feet of volume. Given the Escape's relatively small exterior size, those figures aren't too shabby. In comparison, the Sportage and its Hyundai Tucson twin are about the same length but have well under 60 cubic feet of maximum volume.
Safety, Features & Pricing
In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests, the Escape earned the top rating, Good, in front, side and rear impacts. In the roof-strength test, however, the Escape achieved only a Marginal rating. The Escape has not yet been tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration using its revamped 2011 standards. Standard safety features include six airbags, antilock brakes and an electronic stability system. Click here to see our evaluation of child-safety seats in the Escape, or here to see a full list of its safety features.
Reliability for the current generation has been so-so, with all-wheel-drive models in particular faring below average. That's disappointing in a segment that includes reliability all-stars like the Honda CR-V, the RAV4 and the non-turbo Subaru Forester.
Pricing starts at $21,215 for a front-drive Escape XLS. That's rather high for a small crossover, seeing as most buyers will want to fork over another $1,230 for the overpriced automatic. That transmission is standard on other trims and required for all-wheel drive. Standard features on the XLS include power windows and locks, remote entry, air conditioning, cruise control and alloy wheels. Check the options or move up trims, and you can get steering-wheel audio controls, heated leather seats, dual-zone climate control, Ford's USB/iPod-compatible Sync system, a moonroof, rear DVD entertainment and a navigation system. On any trim, all-wheel drive adds $1,750. On the XLT and Limited, the optional V-6 adds $1,195.
The Escape does pack some impressive technology features. Ford's self-parking option, which we checked out two years ago, is available on the Limited. The automaker's MyKey system, which allows parents to impose speed and stereo-volume limits for their teenage drivers, is standard.
With its panoply of options, the Escape can get pricey. Load up an all-wheel-drive V-6 Limited, and the price can top $36,000.
Escape in the Market
The Escape still boasts strong sales, but in recent years it's grown more expensive and less reliable — troublesome developments in a body-type segment where value and dependability really count. Ride comfort remains the Escape's main draw, but Ford needs to match that with a higher-quality interior and better handling. Here's hoping the next Escape — portended by Ford's well-received Vertrek concept — gets the job done.
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Less than four months after a Maryland Historical Society employee uncovered a cultural property heist called "truly breathtaking" by national archivists, one of the men charged in the scheme has pleaded guilty.
Jason James Savedoff, 24, admitted Thursday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore that he and co-defendant Barry H. Landau, 63, conspired to steal and sell valuable historic documents from museums in several states, including Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
He could receive a maximum of 15 years in prison and fines of up to $500,000 at his sentencing, scheduled for Feb. 10. Landau, a well-known Manhattan collector, is awaiting trial and is now confined to his New York apartment, which he once shared with Savedoff. He is granted limited leave under electronic monitoring.
Steven D. Silverman, an attorney for the older man, declined to describe the nature of the relationship between Landau and Savedoff, calling it "a personal matter" that he's "not at liberty to disclose."
They were indicted in July on conspiracy and "theft of major art" charges after Savedoff, who holds dual American and Canadian citizenships, was spotted stealing a text from the Baltimore-based archive. They were charged with taking dozens of documents — including a land grant signed by Abraham Lincoln and a letter to 18th-century naval hero John Paul Jones — worth more than $1 million.
Investigators have said that the scheme was far broader, however, describing it as the biggest theft ever of national memorabilia. More than 10,000 items have been seized from Landau's Manhattan apartment. National Archives and Records Administration investigators are cataloging the documents and trying to track down their owners.
Among their finds so far are texts attributed to Napoleon, Beethoven, George Washington and John Hancock.
Savedoff, who spoke quietly and politely during the proceeding, declined to comment after the hearing through his attorney, Larry Nathans.
He has been cooperating with investigators since at least August, prosecutors said in a court hearing that month. And he has been free on $250,000 bond since late July, when he was released to his mother's custody.
His plea agreement says he participated in the theft "solely at the direction" of Landau. But Silverman pointed out after the hearing that the duo shared the apartment where the items were found and said that there has been no evidence to connect Landau to "a misappropriation of documents before Mr. Savedoff came into his life a year and a half ago." He characterized Savedoff's plea deal as an attempt to "save his own hide."
Assistant U.S. Attorney James Warwick said the investigation is continuing, along with the document recovery.
"That's the primary goal of this," Warwick said, "to punish the guilty and to retrieve as many historic" treasures as possible.
Savedoff signed his plea agreement a month ago, acknowledging in a lengthy statement of facts that he and Landau conspired "to steal and obtain by fraud objects of cultural heritage from numerous museums" between December 2010 and July 2011, when they were arrested in Maryland.
Savedoff identified high-value historic collections and posed as a researcher alongside Landau when they visited the various libraries that housed them, sometimes bearing cookies or cupcakes for employees. They slipped stolen documents inside coats that had been modified with extra-deep pockets, according to Savedoff's plea agreement, and they "collected the card catalog entries" and other museum identifiers to hide the thefts.
Unlike his co-defendant, a self-promoter who calls himself "America's Presidential Historian" on his website, little is publicly known about Savedoff. His Facebook page, which features a black-and-white head shot, is largely private, and few details of his life have been reported.
The available information suggests he is well-educated, bilingual (he's reportedly fluent in French) and that he grew up in privileged circumstances.
His parents, divorced since the 1990s, own separate million-dollar homes in the upscale Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver, according to a Canadian news service, which also reports that Savedoff graduated fromSt. George's, a private boys prep school in Vancouver, in 2004.
He went on to study arts at McGill University in Montreal. In 2006, after four semesters, he ran for student government on a tongue-in-cheek platform, according to the college newspaper.
He described himself "as one of the most opinionated people I know," skipped the debates and never showed up for the election results, though he won 15 percent of the vote. By then, an editorial in The McGill Tribune student newspaper had already concluded that "it's pretty clear that Jason Savedoff (or J-Swing, as he appears on the ballot) isn't really running for anything. Our only wish is that he had been at the debates on Wednesday to spice up an otherwise boring evening."
He and his younger brother, Luke, collaborated on a YouTube video in 2007 titled "Fluke and J," in which "Fluke" dances and juggles, while "J" twice rips off his own tank top by splitting it down the middle, baring his chest.
A year later, Savedoff posted a "Birthday Violin" video, produced in what appears to be a dorm room. He's standing in front of an American flag hung on the wall, wearing a black tank top and a cross around his neck, playing Happy Birthday on a violin.
It's unclear when he came to New York and how he met Landau.
Stolen items
Among the stolen items recovered from the Manhattan apartment Barry Landau shared with Jason Savedoff are:
•A 1794 document signed by George Washington, from the New York Historical Society.
•A 1784 letter written by Marie Antoinette, from the Connecticut Historical Society.
•An 1874 letter from Karl Marx, from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania;
•An annotated copy ofFranklin D. Roosevelt's inaugural address, from the FDR presidential library, which is part of the National Archives.
SOURCE: Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office


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At the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Australia, the United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron announced that future development aid to Africa would be contingent on recognition of gay rights.
Laudable though his comments were, one wonders why Cameron chose to highlight gay rights, when so many other abuses of human and economic rights are rife in Africa. We suspect Cameron was playing to a domestic audience, and just maybe he didn't want to acknowledge that for so many years UK aid transfers have aided and abetted wider systemic abuses.
Cameron has annoyed many African leaders and political commentators with his pro-gay stance. This is to be expected on a continent where so many view homosexuality as an abhorrent western import. Many African leaders inhabit a world that automatically assumes bigotry is always and everywhere perpetrated against them, rather than by them. But there is no escaping the fact that in almost all African countries homosexuality is illegal. For simply being true to themselves, gays and lesbians face the threat of imprisonment and punishment by their own governments. In addition they often suffer routine threats of violence and abuse from the general population, media and religious leaders.
More from GlobalPost: Uganda: Fury at threat to cut aid over gay rights [2]
But while a minority of Africans face these abuses, the vast majority of Africans face many other abuses every day. Had Cameron studied the latest Economic Freedom of the World report produced by the Cato Institute he would have noticed that while some economies, such as Kenya and Zambia, have made progress toward more freedom, almost all African economies are unfree. This means that official government policies and heavy handed bureaucracies routinely deny individuals rights to own property, to start businesses, trade domestically and across borders, and retain their hard earned money.
According to Freedom House, only five sub-Saharan African countries have a free press. 20 one are partly free and 22 are not free. Legal provisions and harassment of journalists mean that the freedom of expression that most people in the West take for granted is absent in large parts of Africa. Without these freedoms abusive governments are better able to sustain their repression, including against gay Africans.
For years the UK taxpayer has directly funded dozens of African governments that would score poorly on any measure of freedom, including gay rights. Even though these transfers may be intended for a specific use, such as health systems, they are usually made directly to the government coffers. All aid is fungible, so the UK has actually paid to perpetuate policies that frustrate economic and press freedoms, thereby keeping people locked in poverty.
More from GlobalPost: Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai comes out in favour of gay rights [3]
In some cases the UK government has continued to fund governments that it knows are guilty of human rights abuses. Take Rwanda for instance, which has performed well economically recently but is becoming increasingly autocratic. In May of this year the British police warned Rwandan exiles living in the UK that they were in danger from Rwandan President Kagame's government, which had sent agents to Britain to threaten and possibly murder Kagame's enemies.
For the police to take this action, the evidence must be credible that Rwandan government agents were in the UK to commit crimes, so one might expect the Cameron government to withhold funding from President Kagame's regime. Far from it. The Cameron government continued to commit $530 million over five years to Rwanda, most of it directly to the Kagame government coffers. Who can guess how much of that will be spent sending agents back to the UK on illegal operations?
Several African leaders and commentators, including those of Ghana, Uganda and Nigeria, have been so outraged by Cameron's gay rights appeal that they have indeed suggested that the UK halt all aid transfers. We hope the Cameron government immediately calls their bluff.
More from GlobalPost: Rainbow Planet: The worldwide struggle for gay rights [4]
Halting aid would help to push these governments to become more self-sufficient and enact policy reforms that would grow their economies, lifting all sectors of society out of poverty. It would also save UK's hard hit taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds at a time of massive budget deficits and economic austerity.
If the Cameron government really cares about the fate of gay and lesbian Africans, they could relax immigration requirements to allow them to claim asylum more easily.
Sub-Saharan African will not reach the levels of prosperity that the UK enjoys with donor aid. Domestic policy reforms that increase levels of economic freedom, such as those enacted by Mauritius and enjoyed by Botswana, are the key to growth. And ultimately a more prosperous Africa is likely to become more tolerant and accepting of gays and lesbians.
This post originally appeared at GlobalPost.
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Used 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Crew Cab Review
Edmunds expert review
Notably improved this year, the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD is an excellent choice for a heavy-duty truck.
What's new for 2011
Vehicle overview
When a task calls for more capabilities than a standard pickup truck can handle, it's time to call in the heavy-duty reinforcements. And when it comes to heavy-duty pickups, the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD is a worthy choice among a decidedly small group of competitors.
This year the Silverado line of heavy-duty trucks receives plenty of improvements to help it keep up with -- and in some instances, prevail over -- its competition. A new frame, which Chevy says is considerably more rigid than before, contributes to increased towing and hauling capacities. From here, Chevy has bolted on new suspension components for a more comfortable ride.
Under the hood there's an updated version of the optional 6.6-liter Duramax V8 turbodiesel. Output is rated at 397 horsepower and an eye-bulging 765 pound-feet of torque (a jump of 105 lb-ft over last year's turbodiesel). This increase doesn't come at the expense of the environment or your pocketbook, either. According to Chevrolet, this new turbodiesel V8 combines with a new six-speed Allison 1000 transmission to deliver 11 percent better fuel economy as well as lower tailpipe emissions than the previous turbodiesel powertrain.
On the outside of the 2011 Silverado HD, only a few changes are apparent. The cosmetics include a power-dome-style hood (with louvers!), a revised grille and a chrome front bumper with an opening for added cooling. Behind the steering wheel, you'll sense a smoother ride thanks to improved isolation from hydraulic body mounts and a revised calibration for the independent front suspension.
These changes for the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD and its GMC Sierra twin are meant to keep this GM truck in the game with the newly revised lineup of Ford Super Duty pickups. In terms of towing and hauling capabilities, the 2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty is in a virtual dead heat with the Silverado (with the Chevy winning by only a few hundred pounds), with the 2011 Ram 3500 bringing up the rear. However, in our heavy-duty pickup comparison test, the Chevy's twin, the GMC Sierra 3500, boasted the best all-around performance and felt the most composed while towing a very heavy load, thanks to its more precise steering and arrow-straight tracking. To be fair, the Ford offers more in the way of work-solution options, while the Dodge earns high marks for its uncommonly upscale interior.
None of these choices really represents a winning or losing decision, as each pickup delivers plenty of power and utility. In the end, choosing the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD over the rest will come down to personal preference.
Trim levels & features
The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD is offered in regular cab, extended cab or crew cab body styles. Buyers can choose between the conventional single-rear-wheel (SRW) or dual-rear-wheel (DRW) configurations. The regular cab and extended cab are only available with a long bed (8 feet), while crew cabs can also be had in standard bed lengths (6.5 feet), but only with SRW trucks.
Trim levels start at the base Work Truck and climb to the LT and range-topping LTZ. The Work Truck trim level includes 18-inch steel wheels (all DRWs have 17-inch wheels), tinted rear windows, air-conditioning, a trip computer, vinyl floor coverings, a 40/20/40-split front bench with fold-down center armrest, vinyl upholstery, a tilt steering wheel and a four-speaker AM/FM stereo.
Stepping up to the LT adds 18-inch alloy wheels (SRW), heated outside mirrors, darker tinted rear windows, keyless entry, full power accessories, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, carpeted floor coverings, cloth seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, driver-side lumbar seat adjustments, cruise control, OnStar, satellite radio and a CD/MP3 player. Many of the LT features are available on the Work Truck as options.
The LTZ trim level is only offered on extended and crew cab body styles and augments the LT's features list by adding foglights, a locking rear differential, a heavy-duty trailer package (with integrated trailer brake controller), dual-zone automatic climate control, steering-wheel-mounted cruise and audio controls, remote starting, heated leather front bucket seats with power adjustments, a floor-mounted front center console, Bluetooth and an upgraded Bose stereo system with a USB port. Some of these features are available as options for the LT.
Additional options for the LT and LTZ models include an aluminum bed extender, a protective bedliner, a sliding or stationary tool box, a cargo rail, a sliding bed divider, a sunroof (LTZ only), a power-sliding rear window, power-adjustable pedals, a heated steering wheel, rear parking sensors, mobile WiFi, the EZ-lift tailgate, a navigation system, a rear-seat DVD entertainment system and a rearview camera. Four-wheel-drive models can add the Z71 Off-Road package (includes skid plates and off-road suspension components) and a Snow Plow Prep package.
Performance & mpg
The standard power plant for the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD is a 6.0-liter gasoline V8 engine that produces 360 hp and 380 lb-ft of torque. A six-speed automatic is the only available transmission. An optional 6.6-liter turbodiesel V8 is surely the engine choice for those who plan on towing or hauling on a regular basis. This new engine produces 397 hp and 765 lb-ft of torque and is mated to a heavy-duty six-speed automatic transmission with manual shift control.
Emissions from the new Duramax V8 are cleaner than the previous diesel engine, thanks in part to a urea-injection system. If the diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) runs low, however, speeds will be limited to 55 mpg. If the DEF reservoir is empty, speed is lowered to 40 mph.
Rear-wheel drive is standard for all models, with four-wheel drive optional. The Work Truck 4WD receives a traditional, mechanically engaged transfer case operated by a floor-mounted shift lever, while the two other trim levels get Autotrac, an electronically operated transfer case that features an automatic setting that engages 4WD when tire slip is detected.
Properly equipped, a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD can haul up to 6,355 pounds of payload. It can tow up to 17,000 pounds with its standard ball hitch and pull 21,700 pounds with a fifth-wheel connection. Aiding towing on downhill grades, the diesel engine also features a big-rig-inspired exhaust braking system to increase vehicle stability under deceleration and reduce brake wear.
In terms of safety, the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD features antilock disc brakes, stability control, hill-start control and trailer sway control as standard. Front side and side curtain airbags are available as options, as are power-adjustable pedals, rear parking sensors and a rearview camera.
With all of its chassis improvements, the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 represents a big step forward for heavy-duty trucks. The stiffer frame permits the use of a suspension that can not only handle higher loads but also smooth out rough roads more efficiently. While heavy-duty trucks like this have been thought in the past to be too rough for comfortable daily use, the Silverado 3500 proves that comfort can be compatible with toughness. Even the Silverado's brakes feel better thanks to firm, responsive pedal action.
When stacked up against the Dodge Ram 3500 and the Ford F-350, the Silverado 3500 has a few clear advantages. Superior steering precision compared to the Ford and a smaller turning circle than either rival are readily apparent and appreciated in everyday driving. And when towing a trailer, the Chevy V8 turbodiesel accelerates with more authority and climbs grades with less diesel clatter while also delivering superior fuel economy. When descending a grade, the Duramax V8's new exhaust brake works with well-timed downshifts from the transmission to lend an edge in vehicle stability over the Dodge.
The interior of the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD is nearly identical to that of the 2010 model. The Work Truck is the most utilitarian of the trim levels, with vinyl covering and very little in the way of creature comforts. The LT offers a more inviting cabin with cloth and carpeting, although it comes standard with a standard three-person front bench just like the Work Truck. Opting for the bucket seats adds a center console with storage. The LTZ is the classiest of the bunch, with an interior that is similar to those in the Suburban and Tahoe SUVs.
The front seats are quite comfortable, though some drivers might find the driving position a bit awkward because of the tilt-only steering wheel (it's too close to the dash) and gas and brake pedals that are far apart in order to accommodate work boots. The extended cab's rear seats are acceptable in terms of comfort, and the crew cab is certainly roomier, though the crew-cab trucks from Dodge and Ford provide slightly roomier rear quarters.
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