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January 7th - We had a quiet night and the wind and waves seem to have died down a bit. We headed out again and this time decided it would be okay. Although the wind was still on the nose, it was much lighter and we made the trip in 6 hours. Since we are crossing very deep water of the Tongue of the Ocean, Ron ran out a fishing line and caught a small Blue Runner, a member of the Jack family and very good eating. We anchored in Nassau Harbour among several other boats. There is so much traffic through the harbour and with the wind and current it's a bit rough! Tomorrow I think we'll move into a marina while we get several jobs done.
January 8th - It wasn't a bad night at anchor but there is constant movement - if not from the passing boat traffic, it's from the wind, waves and current. In the morning we moved to Nassau Harbour Club and will spend a few days there. We are once again waiting for a good weather window to move down to the Exumas but there is plenty to do and see while we are here. The Harbour Club has a swimming pool and is close to shopping and restaurants.
We'll have some internet while we're in Nassau and are working on getting phone service.
Wednesday, January 2nd - Everything looks good to go today. We met in the morning and decided on noon. At 12:30 we left the fuel dock and followed Whish and Truant out to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream. During the day the waves were a bit higher than we would have liked, but we sailed and once in the stream, we were making 8 to almost 10 knots. At sunset, the wind and waves lightened a bit and we had a wonderful crossing, still carrying 8 to 10 knots with plenty of stars and about 10 pm the moon rose - not full but very big and bright. We had a constant stream of freighters, tankers and cruise ships to watch out for. There were consistently 8 or more ships showing on our AIS. We were very happy to have the AIS!
We expected to arrive at Cat Cay Cut about 10 am but we were a bit faster so at about 8:30 we entered the Great Bahama Bank after about 115 miles and 20 hours. But the trip is still not over yet! There is about 75 miles on the Bank in 10 to 15 feet of clear turquoise water before you reach a check-in port. We anchored in the middle of the bank, between the course lines with plenty of lights on! It was a very still night and everyone slept well. It feels very strange to be anchored out with no land in sight in just 10 feet of water! At about 5:45 a fishing boat passed us very close, but we were all awake and watching. We headed out at 6 a.m. in the dark for another 45 miles to Morgan's Bluff on Andros Island. It was a beautiful day, and we enjoyed the warmth and sunshine.
It is now January 4th - We anchored in the bay and Ron, Jeff and Mark headed in by dinghy to clear Customs and Immigration. There was no problem clearing, even with Farley. They didn't even look at his papers and gave us a cruising permit for 120 days! Speaking of Farley, he has been such a trooper! We tried to have him 'pee' on the bow of the boat, on the swim platform and in the cockpit and had a newspaper that he had pee'd on previously, but until finally on the second day after 36 hours he walked up to the bow and let loose! That is where the washdown pump is, so it was perfect! After checking in and a swim, we all had dinner and Pina Coladas aboard Truant.
January 6th - and we are still at Morgan's Bluff. It is about 38 miles to Nassau and so far we have had heavy winds and waves on the nose. We headed out but turned back. We keep reminding ourselves that this is a pleasure trip, we don't have to go until the weather is perfect. We are hoping it will improve tomorrow but we are at least safe and sound in the harbour and enjoying the beautiful weather. We snorkeled a bit but there isn't much to see. Jeff did spear himself a lobster. Morgan's Bluff is named for the pirate, Captain Morgan who it is said has stashed treasure in the caves along the cliffs of Andros Island. The village consists of some fishing boats, several derelict boats, and a bar and gas station. There is a restaurant at the bar - they serve Conch Salad - and that's it! We had happy hour, which turned into dinner aboard our boat. Mark and Joanne made Conch Fritters with the Conch that Mark got today.
Tuesday, January 1st - Happy New Year! Still in Marathon waiting for weather! This is, at least, a good place to wait. There have been some short windows but we really need at least two or three days. Marathon to Bimini is about 115 miles, an overnight run. Bimini to Chub Cay is about 70 miles and then another 35 miles to Nassau. We have filled our time visiting and planning the trip with our buddy boats, Whish and Truant, attending local flea markets, dinners out, pot luck dinners and happy hours at the Tiki. There are always jobs to do on the boat...cleaning usually. Growth on the bottom is substantial compared to the Great Lakes.
Last night we had a New Years party in the Tiki Hut. Of course, it didn't last until midnight...more like 9 pm! Today they had what they call a polar bear swim...except the water here is the same temperatures as our summer water temperatures!
Our plan was to leave today, but the winds are just a bit too high, so we are now thinking tomorrow will be the day. I won't be posting again until we are across.
Tuesday, December 25th - We awoke to bright sunshine and temperatures in the mid 20's which climbed to over 30 before noon! I started the day in a bathing suit in my hammock! It was a quiet morning on the boat. At noon we dressed for the potluck lunch at the tiki hut. There was a huge crowd and plenty of food - both traditional and southern. What a lovely way to spend Christmas!
Late in the afternoon, Jeff and Donna aboard Whish arrived from Little Shark Creek(Bill Pickering - their last name is Bero and they say hello) and joined us at the pot luck. We visited on shore for quite a while. It was nearly 9 pm before we finally returned to the boat!
Monday, December 24th - Merry Christmas Everyone!
It's Christmas Eve! Somehow it doesn't seem like Christmas. Our stockings are hung and we have decorated the boat, but its 8 am and already 23 degrees and sunny. Today will be a busy day as everyone prepares for the Christmas Potluck Lunch tomorrow.
Still waiting for a weather window...maybe Thursday...if not, it looks to be a week away.
Thursday, December 20th to Sunday, December 23rd - The week was spent getting boat jobs done and visiting with all the other cruisers here. The weather has turned cool and we had very heavy winds on Friday and Saturday. Even on the mooring, it was quite uncomfortable.
On Friday, night we attended an 'End of the World' potluck. It was cold and windy so not too many attended - but since we were all still here the next morning, we caught the bus to Big Pine Key for their Flea Market. We didn't find much to buy but it was a nice morning outing and the winds had died by time we returned.
Sunday we spent checking weather for our crossing and discussing with other groups how best to make the crossing. Many of the people here have done the crossing to the Bahamas several times. We are now just waiting for a good weather window. We hosted Happy Hour today with Flying Free and Truant.
Nice to see you fishing again !
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MARSEILLE -- Eleven University of Pennsylvania Master of Environmental Studies students are journalists at the 6th World Water Forum in this French city with the Oikos Student Reporter program this week.
Oikos is the international student organization for sustainable economics and management and a leading reference point for the promotion of sustainability change agents, and the World Water Forum is the largest global gathering of water professionals, government officials and other stakeholders.
The Penn students are Aishwarya Nair, Arjun Bhargava, Martine Boswell, Marissa Rosen, Sharon Muli, Michael McCullough, Heidi Travis, Martha Powers, Maria-Tzina Leria, Iliana Sepulveda and Lindsay Shafer: their bios can be found here.
The project is led by Caroline D'Angelo, also a Master of Environmental Studies student and reporter-in-residence with the Oikos Student Reporter program. The project was made possible through support from Oikos International and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the College of Liberal and Professional Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
"The Oikos Student Reporter program is an important educational tool for students, allowing them to critically engage and interview high-level professionals through online journalism," D'Angelo said. " It is more crucial than ever to equip students with writing, networking and social media tools to help bridge the communications gap between science, economics and policy."
The program also creates youth participation in leading global conferences and connects current and pressing issues with tomorrow's leaders. The Penn students have interviewed and interacted with some of the top global leaders in water and are using their background knowledge to debate and examine the complex topics presented at the Forum.
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2 Guns stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as a pair of operatives from competing bureaus who are forced on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. The big problem with their unexpected partnership: neither one knows the other is an undercover federal agent. Based on a series of graphic novels by Steven Grant, the action-packed buddy film comes to theaters August 2.
As the cast promoted the film in New York this weekend, I had a chance to attend a press conference where Washington and Wahlberg along with co-stars Paula Patton and Bill Paxton discussed their experiences making the movie.
How the co-stars created chemistry:
DENZEL WASHINGTON: We went to a Lamaze class together [laughs].
MARK WAHLBERG: I've always admired him. We've got a lot in common, we both have four kids. I was able to go to him for advice and pick his brain both personally and professionally. We're both professionals, so even if we didn't hang out all the time, we both enjoy our job and we're both serious about it.
DW: And Mark's a good guy, a regular guy like me.
MW: A church going family man.
DW: He hasn't lost his way. He's not tripping.
This film marks the first time the two actors have starred together. What they thought about working with each other:
MW: We've known each other for a while, but what surprised me was how willing Denzel was to just try anything. We wanted to add humor and kind of shake it up a bit and combine the comedic elements with the dramatic aspect of the movie. And also how giving he is as an actor. He was really supportive of me.
DW: Coming off of Flight, I was looking to have more fun. So when I read the script and heard that Mark was involved I was like, "Oh okay, I can be safe." Because Mark is not just funny, but he has a warmth and a heart about him that I've loved. I watched Ted the other night, that's a sick movie. How did you do that fight scene? That was crazy.
MW: That was embarrassing.
DW: But you were willing! You got spanked, everything. So all of that. He really helped free me up to go just for it: "Don't worry about being too silly."
Paula Patton also had great things to say about Washington, who she previously worked with on 2006's Deja Vu:
PAULA PATTON: I was fairly new to acting when I first got a chance to work with Denzel and I have to tell you, it was like taking a master class. It changed everything for me. He didn't tell me what to do but I would just watch him, and you never knew what he was going to throw at you. For the first time as an actor I really felt like I was in the moment. That's the amazing thing about Denzel - he's like a jazz musician. The scene might be written one way and he might come at it a totally different way on each take, and that keeps you on your toes. It changed me as an actor and so going back to work with him again, it was almost like a refresher course, because he's one of the greatest actors of our time.
Like many action movies, this is a testosterone-fueled ensemble cast. Patton is the only woman, playing a DEA agent who blurs the lines between on- and off-duty. What she thought about crashing the "boy's club":
PP: I kind of feel like a man sometimes a little bit, so I didn't feel like I was crashing it. I've learned men don't like to talk, so I keep quiet and I listen. I'm very opinionated but I'm not a chat chatter. I don't hang around the monitor, I don't really socialize so that you can put everything into the scene. You just keep the chemistry for the scene. I can't tell you what Denzel's favorite food is, I don't know a lot about his personal life, which works so then you can just come in and be the two people you're supposed to be and give a hundred thousand percent to it.
As love interests in the film, Washington and Patton share some hot and heavy scenes. Patton mentioned the response from her husband, singer Robin Thicke, and added that the nudity in the film was her idea:
PP: The day before we were going to shoot the scene, I was thinking about it. These are people that have been together before, and they're having a conversation and had just made love, and it just seemed really phony to me to have a shirt on. And so I just kind of sprung it on [director Baltasar Kormakur]. I came to set and I'm like, "No, I'm not going to be wearing a top." I asked Robin before and I said it doesn't feel natural. And he goes, "Go for it babe, absolutely." We don't really get hung up about those kinds of things.
But once I decided to take my shirt off Denzel was like, "Well I'm going to take my shirt off too." Balt was really great too. I remember he came in the trailer and was like, "Listen, if you're gonna do this, promise me you won't pose. I'll take care of you if you breathe and your gut gets out." I was like, "Okay cool, let's do it."
Bill Paxton plays one of several villains in the film, a "honey-tongued CIA asset" unleashed to track down the two operatives. After filming he found it hard to leave his character, and his accent, behind:
BILL PAXTON: When I read the part I felt like a kid on Christmas day opening up a present he's been hoping to get for a long time... You start doing that Louisiana accent, it sounds like honey coming out of your mouth. I just loved the speeches and the crew and Balt were entertained by it. I think this is the part Balt [who's also an actor] would have wanted to play and I could tell he was kind of living vicariously through me. It's a tough thing to kick because I'm from Texas originally and I have a drawl, but I had a lot of fun with the accent.
Among all the action in the movie, Paxton acknowledges his preparation was more emotional than physical:
BP: What was nice about my guy was because he had the government behind him in some regard, he didn't have to be a tough guy. He could actually be very cordial, very friendly. And so it was actually more of an exercise in moral restraint.


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The religion that taught the world to prohibit murder was absurdly accused of cold-blooded murder during the Middle Ages. Same holds true today.
The most astonishing part of the medieval blood libel against the Jews — that they deliberately murdered Christian children in order to use their blood for baking matzah — was not the hatred. It was the absurdity.
The Torah prohibits murder. The Torah prohibits the consumption of blood. The Torah disqualifies matzah if it is made of anything but flour and water. These are all easily accessible teachings. These are all easily observed Jewish practices. No murder. No blood. No complex matzah.
And yet, anti-Semites harbored these prejudices for centuries. People committed murder on the basis of these prejudices. Hatred of Jews blinded the haters to the sheer absurdity of the charges. They seem unbelievable to any rational person.
Fast forward a few centuries.
Witness the same absurdity.
The hatred of the past becomes eminently believable in light of the recrudescence of these charges in 21st-century terms. You know, don't you, that Israel intentionally, deliberately, kills children in Gaza? Jews in Europe once murdered Christian children. Now, Jews in Israel murder Muslim children.
It's exactly the same hatred, the same prejudice, just dressed in slightly different geographical clothing and slightly adjusted nomenclature. Now, the villains live in the Middle East; now, they are called Zionists. It's exactly the same anti-Semitism, exactly the same malice.
With exactly the same intent: the delegitimation of Jews, or, to put it in reverse, the legitimation of genocide talk about Zionists.
That genocide talk is also updated in 21st-century terms. Today it's called "war crimes" and "disproportion"; its bible is not the likes of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion but UN special reports.
One cannot reason with the Zionists-intentionally-kill-children-in-Gaza crowd any more than one could reason with the Jews-kill-Christian-children-for-blood crowd. There is no debate. There is, however, much to decry, to denounce and to censure.
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Judd Hashisho wants money he's been saving for past year to help terror group purchase drones to 'fight Israel the b**ch'
Roi Kais
Published: 11.06.12, 19:21 / Israel News
Roi Kais
Judd Hashisho, an eight-year-old Lebanese boy from Sidon, has recently risen to stardom in Lebanon, becoming a favorite among Hezbollah-affiliated
media outlets.
Hashisho reportedly delivered a note to Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, in which he enclosed money he has been saving since last year's anniversary of the IDF's
retreat from south Lebanon.
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According to Lebanese news agencies, Hashisho donated the money to help Hezbollah purchase a new drone, resembling the Iranian drone
that was launched at Israel last month.
In his letter, the boy identified himself as a supporter of the Popular Democratic Party in Sidon, adding "I want to give this money to the resistance so it can buy weapons to fight Israel the b**ch.
"When I grow up, I will be a communist resistance warrior with Hezbollah, fighting the United States and Israel,
I will tear them to pieces and drive them out of Lebanon,
the Golan and Palestine, which I love very dearly."
Hashisho on Al-Manar
Lebanese Al-Manar television station aired a special item about the boy. According to the report, the boy handed his letter and a plastic box containing the money to the person in charge of the Hezbollah memorial site in south Lebanon.
Hashisho's letter to Nasrallah (From Al-Manar item)
A few days later, his father was informed that his son would be given the original letter back, along with Nasrallah's response and signature.
Nasrallah's response read: "My dear Judd. I thank you for your love of the resistance and Hezbollah and for your contribution. I wish for the great Allah to help you thrive so that you grow to be a resistance fighter against the occupation and the protector of justice, if Allah so wishes. With love and respect."
In Hashisho's room, the Al-Manar reporter found a piece of paper, on which the boy wrote that he would avenge the death of Hezbollah senior officer Imad Mughniyeh,
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March 17, 2012
The Gators were nine-strokes better than any other team in the field on Saturday to tie the Crimson Tide atop the leaderboard at 17-over-par 577. UA shot 284 in round one and 293 in round two while UF opened with a 294 on Friday and shot 3-over 283 Saturday. Georgia is in third place at 22-over-par 582 with Florida State (+23, 583) in fourth and South Florida (+28, 588) is fifth.
Senior Brooke Pancake and sophomore Stephanie Meadow led Alabama in round two and are tied for fifth place individually at 2-over-par 142 heading into Sunday's third and final round. Meadow shot 1-over 71 in round two with Pancake carding a 2-over 72.
Jennifer Kirby is tied for 17th after 36 holes of play following her second straight 3-over-par round of 73. Sophomore Hannah Collier, who shot even-par 70 on Friday, slipped back in the second round with a 7-over 77 to fall into a tie for 21st position. Freshman Johanna Tillström also carded a 77 on Saturday.
The Crimson Tide will play with the host Gators during Sunday's final round as well as the third-place Georgia Bulldogs.
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Glee Season 5, Episode 11 "City of Angels" Best and Worst Songs — Do You Agree?
Glee manages to pack an insane number of songs into each episode, which means there will always be a few standouts, along with the inevitable dud or two. We've narrowed all six of the performances from Season 5, Episode 11: "City of Angels," down to the very best and the coulda-done-without. Do you agree with our picks?
Best Performance of the Night: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by New Directions
Was there any doubt that we'd pick this song as the night's best? This performance was the crown jewel of New Directions' Nationals set, as the vocals are especially strong during the song's a cappella breakdown. Plus, the fact that it's intercut with all those amazing clips of Finn (Cory Monteith) makes it particularly powerful. We'll never forget you, Cory.
Worst Performance of the Night: "I Love L.A." by New Directions
While this was a fun tune for Glee to choose — and it captures New Directions' optimistic spirit — the vocals just don't stand out, which might be a result of its novelty-song status. Plus, this version loses the original's satirical vibe, making the song feel far more fawning that it should. So, while we liked this performance well enough, saying that "we love it" would be too strong.
I would have chosen differently.
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I would have chosen differently.
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Lisa Dempsey was no fool. She knew how to get the highest tips even during the most hectic shift. The most important moment in her day was after they left the messy table and she reached for those magic pieces of currency slipped between the ketchup and the napkin holder.
Lisa smiled as she counted out the rumpled bills. An eight dollar tip on a fifteen dollar tab. Suckers. Quick mental math added it to the total she�d accumulated since April. A truly pitiful amount for nearly seven months of work. Slipping it into her apron pocket, she swiped a stack of dirty dishes off the table and nearly ran into Ernie behind her.
�I got it,� he mumbled. In seconds he cleared the table of all the debris, swabbed it with his large rag and carried the black tub to the kitchen. Lisa frowned as she followed him. Now she�d have to share the tip.
Deep fryer grease odor permeated the noisy room. Lisa�s nose wrinkled every time she pushed through the swinging door. If she never smelled fried food again it would be too soon for her. Dropping her load off at the dishwasher stand, she scurried to pick up the next order. Lunch seemed unusually busy today. She carried the three plates with ease and pasted her happy face on as she deposited them in front of the three men, each meal to the correct customer.
�Thanks, Lisa. Efficient as always.� Sheriff Olley Harwood doused the fries in salt and drowned the burger in ketchup. �You know just how to win a man�s heart. Keep the coffee coming too.�
�Anything for you, Sheriff.� Lisa winked at the rotund man as she filled his cup. �Anything else, gentlemen?�
�Might as well put in the order for a slice of that fresh apple pie. We need to get moving soon as we finish here,� the sheriff�s request muffled by a mouthful of burger. �I want to be at the station when they bring in that car wreck found off Route 28. Looks like a cut-and-dry case of accidental death, but we�ll wait to see what these experts have to say.� He used both hands full of burger to indicate his lunch companions. �Lisa, meet Detectives Curtis Ralston and Maddox Ainsworth, two of New York City�s finest.�
�Welcome to Attenbury.� Lisa nodded and smiled at each introduction. Each of them �ma�am�ed and continued their meal. Apparently a server held no further interest to them other than to bring the food. That was fine with her. Men held no interest for Lisa. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada.
It didn�t take long for the law men to finish their meal. The detectives paid on one check and left a reasonable tip. The sheriff left his usual two bucks. Skinflint. Two truckers took the table as soon as it was cleared. They were probably the only two men on the planet she didn�t mind talking with. Lisa was tempted to place their order before they got settled, but she went through the ritual anyway.
�Hey, Leon. Bo. How�s the road treating you?�
�Well, I�ll tell ya, missy.� Bo�s thick Southern drawl fascinated Lisa. �If�n my wife treated me the way this road has, we�d a been divorced before we was married.�
Lisa dutifully giggled at the now very old joke Bo repeated each and every visit. She patted his flannel covered shoulder.
�I�m sorry to hear that, Bo. Haven�t seen you guys in a couple of weeks.�
Leon stretched his thin arms beyond his head and yawned. �Yea, it�s been at least three since we had a shipment up this way. I�m getting too old for these long hauls. Even doing it tag team and driving twenty-four seven doesn�t seem to help anymore.�
�You aren�t too old, Leon. You can�t be a day over sixty-five.� Lisa knew what was coming. The offended man puffed out his cheeks, squinted his eyes, and wagged his finger at her.
�You know very well that I just turned sixty, two months ago. We had a candle in a slice of cake and everyone sang to me.� Lisa enjoyed hassling him about his age. With his hair still mostly dark and a strong build, he looked closer to fifty than his true age.
�So we did. Sorry about that, Leon. Maybe I�m the one getting too old. What can I get for you today?� As if she didn�t know.
�I�ll have the corned beef on rye and Leon will take the turkey burger, hold the onions. I don�t know why you ask us every time. It�s always the same.�
Lisa smiled. Yes, everything was always the same. Nothing changed. At least for now. As soon as she could get that nest egg up to a reasonable amount, she�d be on the road. But it took playing up to the customers to make that dream a reality. That, and double shifts as often as they�d let her take them.
�Hey, Lisa. Did you hear about that wreck they found off Route 28 yesterday?� Leon held his cup out for a refill as she passed with the coffee.
�The sheriff mentioned something about a car wreck. He was just in here with two detectives from the city.� She really had no interest in it, but she could see she wasn�t going to escape without hearing the gossip from the two men. Bo lowered his voice as if he were sharing a rare piece of information.
�It�s all over the place that they found a wrecked car with a woman�s body in it.� He stared at Lisa, waiting for her reaction.
�Oh my! That�s awful.�
�It gets even more interesting. The word is that the car was part of a heist in the city last spring.� Leon didn�t bother hiding his excitement.
�Really?� Lisa played along. Anything for a bigger tip.
�Yep. I remember readin� about it in the papers. It was a big deal. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of diamonds. Gold too I think.�
�I think I remember reading something about that.� Lisa searched her memory, but couldn�t think of the details. Just that it was a big case that they couldn�t solve. �Do they think the woman they found was part of it?�
The truckers shrugged and looked suggestively toward the kitchen. Lisa took the hint and checked on their meals. There was no opportunity to speak with them again until just before they left.
�Well, back in the saddle we go.� Bo stood on his toes to stretch his long legs. He always reminded Lisa of the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. A little more hay in the middle area, but long, gangly arms and legs like the movie version. �See you in a couple of days, Thursday or Friday maybe. We gotta take this shipment up to Maine pick one up and head back toward home.�
The rest of her shift passed without any notable customers or conversation. Grabbing her coat from the hooks by the back door, she removed the plastic bag she wrapped it in. It helped ward off the offending grease odor. She stuffed the plastic into her large shoulder bag and started for her house. Leaves danced and skittered in her path partnered with the crisp October evening breeze. Her short hair flipped about her face.
Watching the shop owners close for the night reminded Lisa of the phrase �rolling up the sidewalks.� Awnings rolled up. Displays tucked inside doorways. Signs flipped to large letters spelling out CLOSED. It gave her a comfortable feeling for the end of her day. She nodded when several entrepreneur�s waved as she passed.
A few trees broke up the connected stream of a jewelers, a dollar store, a shoe repair shop, an age-old market, a bicycle shop, and an appliance store that looked like it still sold a few of the first refrigerators ever made. She reached the T-shape at the end of the main street where one side led north toward the highway, one led south further into the mountains. At the corner, Lisa turned south. After a few blocks, she stepped off the end of the sidewalk and onto the gravel shoulder of the country road.
The brisk October breeze shivered through her thin jacket. She tucked her hands deeper into her pockets and quickened her steps. About a quarter of a mile later, she strolled into the only gas station convenience mart in town. A blast of warmer air puffed at her as she entered. Picking up milk and eggs, she paused beside the ice cream. The pint of coffee fudge ripple teased her. She nibbled on her pointer fingernail, debating. It was three bucks. Three fewer dollars in her nest egg. Was the temporary treat worth the sacrifice?
�Which one is tempting you?�
Lisa jumped at the quiet question close beside her. The voice belonged to one of the detectives Olley had introduced that afternoon. His gray eyes seemed, well, peaceful was the only word Lisa could think of. She hadn�t noticed that earlier. Then again he hadn�t been standing less than two feet away either. She realized he was taller than she was by just an inch or two.
�Personally, I go for the coffee mocha chunk or coffee fudge ripple.� He smiled. �But that�s just me.�
Lisa�s lack of response didn�t seem to faze him. She stepped aside as he opened the case and removed a couple pints of ice cream. A hint of a clean, soapy smell floated as he brushed past. Her lips tugged down at the corners. What was up with him? He ignored her at the diner now he strikes up a conversation over ice cream? He gave her a wink and a smile as he closed the freezer door and strolled to the counter. She watched his back. Dark material framed strong square shoulders. The suit didn�t look expensive, but what did she know about men�s suits?
She shrugged and returned to her dilemma. To spend or not to spend? That was the question. The remodeled Shakespearean line rattled around unanswered. Maybe just a fudgecicle. No, it wasn�t the same. With a sigh, she carried just the milk and eggs to the counter. She plunked them down and delved into the deep recesses of her bag for her wallet.
�Don�t bother, Lisa,� the clerk told her. �That guy that just left gave me five bucks for your stuff and said to give you this.�
He handed her the pint of coffee fudge ripple with a sticky note. �With my compliments. Sometimes you just have to take the plunge. Enjoy.�
Lisa�s stomach churned. Bile rode the tide of panic up to her throat. What did he want? Why would he do that? The solid icy container mirrored the freezing of her heart. Specks of light flickered before her eyes. No. Not here. Not now. How embarrassing would that be?
Swallowing hard, she pulled her waitress smile from deep within and slapped it on her lips.
�Thanks, Chet. Do you remember his name?�
The nineteen year old just shrugged. �He didn�t say. I thought he was somebody you knew.�
�No, just a customer from earlier today. He�s here to work on that accident case from up on the ridge. Have you heard about it?� The longer she babbled, the more control she found.
He rolled his eyes. �It�s about the only thing anybody talks about. I don�t get what the big deal is. So somebody had a car accident. It happens all the time.�
Lisa discovered her knees still functioned. She picked up the plastic bag and added it to the one over her shoulder. Without another word, she continued her walk home.
Dusk sneaked in while she was in the store. The breeze died down and the smell of earth and dead leaves permeated the air. Another five minutes walking brought her to the small cottage she called home. Tree branches enveloped the driveway making the dirt and gravel difficult to see in the waning light. The falling apart picket fence must have been white at one time, but even in daylight it resembled peeling gray. Overgrown grass, weeds, and a smattering of wildflowers flanked both the interior of the wooden slats and the driveway side. Lisa shoved the crooked gate open. At least it didn�t squeak any more since she doused it with vegetable oil.
Broken stones in the short walkway led to the sagging steps. The porch paint peeled in nearly every square inch. Lisa didn�t care. It was quiet and isolated. The screen door squealed a greeting. Next time she stopped at the store she�d pick up more vegetable oil. A folded piece of paper fluttered to the space between the screen door and the wooden door. Lisa hesitated before she bent to retrieve it. Crumpling it into a wad, she dropped it into her purse before unlocking the door. The inside of the cottage wasn�t any better than the outside. The front room doubled as both living room and dining room though it hardly seemed large enough to serve one of those purposes.
Lisa kicked off her shoes just inside the door and crossed the worn carpet to the kitchen. The milk and eggs joined a left over half a sandwich, a bottle of ketchup, and a package of cheese in the refrigerator. Lisa opened the Styrofoam container and frowned at the sandwich. It went back to its spot on the shelf. Removing the ice cream from the bag, she chose a spoon from a few pieces of silverware in the drainboard and returned to the living room. Plopping on the aged sofa forced the springs to squeal in protest. Shifting, she curled her legs to tuck bare toes under her for warmth. The first creamy spoonful of smoothness swirled the coffee and chocolate layers in her mouth. Who needed dinner when there was dessert?
His smile floated through her mind and the treat lost its appeal. Why would he do what he did? She snapped the lid onto the barely touched ice cream. She swallowed, staring at the label. No one did something for nothing. He wanted something. I don�t know when or how, but this is going to cost me.
Taking the carton to the sink, she flicked on the hot water. Tearing off the lid, she hesitated dumping it down the drain. She worried her bottom lip between her teeth. It was like throwing money down the drain. Someone else�s money. Her indignation fizzled like a lit match dunked in water. What if he was just trying to do something nice? But why do it for a stranger? Despite herself, she replaced the lid and shut off the water. Taking the two steps to the freezer, she placed the container inside.
Her arms fell limp to her sides as she dragged her feet up the stairs. Showering took more effort than she wanted to expend, but the need to get rid of the odor from the diner drove her through the process. The thick comforter and silky sheets enveloped her in a cocoon of comfort. Closing her eyes on the day, she tried to stop the thoughts and emotions in their dizzying spin. Burying her face in the pillow, silent tears soaked into the softness. Exhausted from the onslaught of emotions, she slipped into sleep. Her last thought was that maybe it didn�t matter. She probably wouldn�t meet up with him again anyway.
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'My hobby is neurology'
DR. MICHAEL REZAK, MA '72 explains brain function to a patient. Rezak is on the faculty at Northwestern University's department of neurology and serves as director of the Movement Disorders Center at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare.
DR. MICHAEL REZAK, MA '72 has studied at many institutions, but he says his best educational experience was at Bradley, where he graduated with a master's degree in physiological psychology.
"Bradley was nurturing. Professors went out with us after normal hours, and we'd talk about the brain and psychology. It was an open environment where students could ask any question. It was such an enlightening, mind-expanding experience. I felt I could do anything I wanted to, that I should follow the direction my interests were taking me," says Rezak, who came to Bradley on the recommendation of his University of Wisconsin professor, the late ANTHONY FAZIO, MA '63. "The program at Bradley focused on how the brain behaves and how behavior relates to brain functions. It spurred my interest in learning more."
Rezak's master's thesis focused on the brain and what parts of the brain were responsible for what behaviors. "It was fascinating, and everything took off from there. I had planned to do counseling, but my experience at Bradley was the spark that moved me to continue my education."
Spurred by that interest, he earned a doctoral degree in neuroanatomy and a postdoctoral fellowship in neurophysiology, then attended medical school at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. He completed his residency in neurology at Yale University Hospital, then taught at Yale for a couple of years before returning to the Chicago area, where he is on the faculty at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine in the department of neurology. He also is the director of the Movement Disorders Center at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare.
"We've built a sizeable movement disorders center, and we offer full-service for patients with Parkinson's, tremors of all kinds, dystonia, Huntington's disease, Tourette Syndrome — really any condition where there is too much or not enough movement that is not related to a stroke," Rezak explains.
In addition to treating patients, the Center is involved in research. "A recent article in our hospital magazine was about the National Institute of Health study looking at a multi-center trial studying creatine, which people buy in health food stores. Anecdotal evidence says it may help slow down Parkinson's, but no one has tested it scientifically to see if it really works. We're involved in that study, as well as a number of other research projects. The one I'm most excited about is an early detection research center trying to identify people who are destined to develop Parkinson's but don't have any symptoms yet. This information is important, because if we have medicines that may slow or stop this progressive disease, we want patients to get on board with these as early as possible. People have to lose about 80 percent of dopamine (the neuro-transmitter that is lost in Parkinson's) before they have their first motor symptom," Rezak says, emphasizing the importance of treating patients as early as possible, maybe even before symptoms occur.
Looking back on the path of both his education and his career, Rezak concludes, "It was a long road, but it was worth it. I was able to follow my interests, and I love what I do. My vocation is the same as my avocation. My hobby is neurology."
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BERKELEY - California Golden Bear head women's golf coach Nancy McDaniel and head men's golf coach Steve Desimone will appear on Comcast Sports Net's Chronicle Live on Friday, May 4. The show will air on Comcast Bay Area at 5 p.m. with a replay at 11 p.m.
McDaniel and Desimone each led their squads to capture the inaugural Pac-12 titles. It was the first time that the men's and women's golf teams have won the conference title in the same season.
McDanial and Desimone will be discussing their teams' successes as well as talking about the upcoming NCAA post season. The women will be playing in the NCAA West Regional in Erie, Colo. May 10-12. The men, who earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA postseason with their thrilling playoff hole victory over Oregon in the Pac-12 Championships, will learn on May 7 in which regional they are playing.
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1. Columbia University Film Festival
For 23 years, this fest has been showing off projects by the uni's M.F.A. students—and in a few cases, they've gone on to garner Oscar attention. Cases in point: The Hurt Locker's Kathryn Bigelow first showed her work here, as did Walk the Line's James Mangold. IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave at 3rd St (cufilmfest.com). Apr 26--May 7, $10--$15.
2. Dusty Film and Animation Festival at SVA
This coming-outparty for emerging filmmakers and animators ends with a gala awards ceremony featuring celeb presenters and industry pros. SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St between Eighth and Ninth Aves (212-592-2010, sva.edu/dusty). May 2--7, free.
3. Fine Cuts at the New School
Students from the New School's department of media studies and film parade their short-film and video work each semester in this two-night event. Each evening's screenings are followed by a Q&A with the directors. Tishman Auditorium, 66 W 12th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (212-229-8903, newschool.edu/mediastudies). Fri 5 5--11pm, Sat 6 5:30--11pm; free.
4. First Run Festival at NYU/Tisch
This annual fest showcases projects in film, video and animation by students at Tisch School of the Arts's Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television. Cantor Film Center, 36 E 8th St between Greene St and University Pl, room 200 (212-998-4100). Apr 7--12, $5.
5. NewFilmmakers NY Film School Series
As part of its weekly screenings at Anthology Film Archives, the NewFilmmakers NY series occasionally presents work by students from around the world, including NYC. Check the website to see when the prodigies are included. Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave at 2nd St (newfilmmakers.com). Usually Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, $6.
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Scientists have created artificial intelligence software capable of recognizing and describing the content of photos and videos sometimes with human levels of understanding
Internet security experts are warning a new programming flaw known as the 'Bash Bug'may pose a serious threat to computers and other devices
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A paper by Swiss and American scientists in the leading journal Science shows the D-Wave Two device does not calculate any faster than a classical computer
In a new book, Clive Thompson explains how technology is improving the way the human brain works. In today's excerpt, how computers have revolutionized chess
Educators should stop pretending that everyone has the brains and dedication necessary to write code
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Cambridge University doesn't believe machines are hostile to mankind. They might not care about us at all.
The first flying car will make its debut at this year's New York Auto Show. This is not nearly as cool as it sounds. It's not that the vehicle, the Terrafugia Transition, isn't impressive. It certainly is. The Transition is a two-seat vehicle that can fit into a normal garage and has fold-down wings that […]
Last Thursday I wrote about "Jack," the cyber-crook from somewhere in India who, along with his extensive cast of criminal pals (Alex, Nigel, Peter etc…) has been bombarding Canadian homes with phone calls in a computer scam that has infected all corners of the English-speaking world. To review: The so-called "Windows" ruse involves the bad […]


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NEW YORK -- Portland Trail Blazers' legendary radio play-by-play caller Brian Wheeler is recovering from a physical ailment that is not life-threatening, one source relays to CSNNW.com.
According to another source, Wheeler is recovering well and is expected to return to his post relatively soon after the Trail Blazers return from their four-game road trip.
Due to his condition, Wheels was forced to end his 1,359 consecutive games called streak last week dating back to when he joined the organization in 1998.
While Wheels recovers, former Sports Director at KEX/KPOJ radio in Portland Scott Lynn will hold down the Trail Blazers' radio play-by-play duties for the next two road games on Fox Sports Radio 620 AM.
Lynn's role will start tonight when Portland takes on the Brooklyn Nets and then another shift on Wednesday when the team faces the Milwaukee Bucks.
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i am an Indian and currently in UK, under tier 1, for last 4 years...and earning UK salary in excess of 75K GBP per annum....pay full tax at the highest rate..
a potential new employer want to employ me ....but they do not want to process the whole salary thoough the UK subsudiary.rather they want me to be part of their Indian subsuduary ( I am an Indian)...and pay a part of salary in India (not sure what component and tax liability) and also get a component of allowance structure salary in UK.( probably not to be taxed)......
Overall they probably woudl try to match my current net take home salary combining both the two components........
My question is multifold:
1) am I liable to issue on this....from future UK benefit, immigration of PR/Citizen ship etc??
2) Will I woudl be able to apply for ILR ( Indefinite Leave to Remain) or citizenship based on this structure
3) Will I be able to access the NHS and othe services .....
4) Woudl I have to pay NI seperately??
5) What woudl be restrcition on the benefit / and other national benefit during employment or later...
Lets consider this employment arrangement with potental employer is short while( max 2 years).
Sure....would wait for your response. thanks.
Would the work be generated in the UK?
For most of my time, I would be based in UK, and carrying out the work. But there would be frequent travel to india for Job.
Would the work be solely UK based?
My Work ( Sales Function) would be UK Based. But the company work woudl be based in India.
Would the work assist in bringing or maintaining a taxable income for the UK government (eg. because it generate taxable profits for a company taxed in the UK)?
I might not be able to answer the question with confidence. As I do not know how the company structure is and which subsudiary gains the profit my work in UK and operation.
But I assume, the company woudl be paying some tax to UK as well.
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> * we can efficiently join across columns (assuming a NUMBER(16) in
> Oracle or an INT in Sybase), we're looking at four bytes, and
> * our implementation is independent of the business requirements
> without losing the business requirments
> * our index density is very high so index range scans/'covering an
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> What's key (pun intended! <go>) is that surrogate keys and natural
> keys can peacefully co-exist. Kumbaya, kumbaya ...
I suppose there's 3 things I'm concerned about here:
I'm keen to learn more, so how can your 'surrogate key' version communicate the same thing as a composite primary key? I now have to examine the parent/buesiness rules to realise what it's 'real ' key is, since you've replaced it with a surrogate key. BTW, I'm not going to argue about the performance issues, although database vendors could probably create their own surrogate keys internally to replace the composite key. Which would remove the performance probs. (I'm thinking on the fly here, so be gentle)
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YANGON: Myanmar yesterday denied accusations it had used chemical weapons against ethnic minority rebels in the northern state of Kachin, where an escalating conflict has overshadowed wider political reforms.
"Our military never uses chemical weapons and we have no intention to use them at all. I think the KIA (Kachin Independence Army) is accusing us wrongly," presidential spokesman Ye Htut said.
The rebels on Wednesday said that the army had stepped up its operations in recent days, allowing troops to take territory in a push towards the KIA stronghold of Laiza on the border with China.
"It is already three days (they have) used chemical weapons (and) they are able to occupy very important posts," KIA spokesman James Lum Dau said.
He said there was an intense heat and soldiers "lost consciousness" when the shells exploded.
"Around that area everybody suffers," he added.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the conflict since June 2011, when a 17-year ceasefire between the government and the KIA broke down.
The rebels made a similar accusation that the army had used chemical weapons in late 2011.
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An autopsy has confirmed that a 25-year-old pregnant woman who was found dead in her apartment Tuesday was murdered.
The Knoxville Police Department says that Brittany Caroline Eldridge was eight-and-a-half months pregnant when she was killed. Her mother found her body in her apartment after Eldridge didn't show up for work.
Police are conducting several interviews about the murder. No arrests have been made. Investigators are not releasing information about how Eldridge died.
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Police have not released the identity of the 25-year-old woman, but we do know she was 8 and a half months pregnant.
When she didn't show up for work at Clayton Homes in Maryville, her boss called her mother to check on her. Her mother found her dead in the bedroom of her apartment around noon.
Police said it appears to be suspicious and they are investigating the incident as a homicide.
The Cross Creek Community was very concerned that this happened in their apartments.
Her next door neighbor said she was always very friendly and he is saddened by the tragic nature of her death. "I generally feel like these are pretty safe apartments. and if foul play is suspected, it's surprising. She was very young, very healthy. she was a very quiet neighbor, very respectful in that sense," said Hunter Fox.
The Human Resources Director at her employer said she was a member of the Clayton Homes family for more than three years. They released a statement which said, "The loss is tragic. We will be here to support her family in this challenging time. She was a good employee and well liked."
Officials are still waiting on confirmation from the medical examiner before releasing the woman's identity.
Previous story-KPD: Pregnant woman found dead likely murdered
Officials are now investigating a death of a woman at an apartment complex as a homicide.
According to a release from the Knoxville Police Department, the 25-year-old female did not show up for work on Tuesday morning.
The victim's employer called her mother and requested she check on the daughter. Once the mother arrived at Cross Creek Apartments off of Western Avenue, she found her daughter dead in the bedroom.
Officials said the death is suspicious and they are investigating it as a homicide.
The body was taken to the forensic center where an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death. Officials said the victim was around 8 and a half months pregnant.
Investigators are interviewing several individuals and attempting to notify the victim's next of kin. The name of the victim has not been released at this time.
Knoxville Police are investigating what they are calling the suspicious death of a young woman.
According to KPD spokesperson Darrell DeBusk, when a woman in her 20's did not show up for work Tuesday, her employer contacted her mother. The mother went to Cross Creek Apartments off Western Avenue to check on her daughter, and found her dead.
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BRYAN COUNTY - Warner Robins American Little League All Stars have advanced to the State title game versus Columbus Northern after defeating Martinez Evans LL, 11-3 Thursday afternoon.
Tanner Rowberry placed WRALL on the board with a 3 run homerun. Corbett Luna followed suit with a solo shot enroute to an 11-3 win.
Blake King threw 82 pitches to earn the victory, only giving up one run through five innings.
During the state tournament run, WRALL has outscored their opponents 50-7.
The boys from the International City face off against an undefeated Columbus Northern team, Friday morning at 10:00am.
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When Phil Nuernberger started teaching meditation in the 1970s, many people didn't even know what it was. Today, meditation is widely recognized and accepted as a sophisticated tool to help practitioners concentrate on the things that matter to them and shut out useless distractions, according to Mr. Nuernberger, founder of Strategic Intelligence Skills, which teaches professional- and personal-development techniques at dozens of large companies.
"These are very simple techniques and are immediately effective," said Mr. Nuernberger, whose clients include JPMorgan Chase Co., Raymond James Financial Inc. and Scotiabank.
People who meditate feel more alert and focused during the day, and sleep better at night, he said.
Financial advisers are accustomed to looking outward, maybe at new marketing techniques or the latest software, for ways to build and improve their practices.
They might be able to make a bigger difference by looking inward, and improving the ways in which they tend to themselves, said advisers whose lives and business changed for the better when they began meditating, exercising, and eating and sleeping better.
Simple changes can have a surprising impact, according to those who pay attention to their inner fitness.
Jeffrey Gitterman has meditated since he was 13, and he compares it to going to the gym to work out: You begin to see benefits quickly, but it takes time to get optimul results.
"Most people spend their lives being reactive, spending most of their time living in the past or future," said Mr. Gitterman, who is chief executive of Gitterman and Associates Wealth Management LLC and Beyond Success Consulting LLC, which coaches other advisers.
"Meditation teaches you to pay attention to the moment," he said.
Mr. Gitterman credits meditation with helping him build a successful practice.
"What most people want is to feel heard," he said. "Meditation helps you cultivate the kind of silence that allows other people to feel heard."
About six years ago, meditation aficionado David Patchen, a regional director at Raymond James Financial Services Inc., persuaded his company to add a session on meditation to its national adviser conference. It was an uphill battle.
"The idea of teaching advisers to meditate was controversial in the home office at first," Mr. Patchen said. "But when you have an upset client in the office, being able to stay calm and resist any emotional urge is valuable."
The sessions quickly became a hot ticket. Each meeting ended with a crowded room full of advisers lying flat on the floor, practicing meditation techniques.
Over the years, the conference has added more health- and wellness-oriented sessions as advisers look for more ways to boost performance as they age, Mr. Patchen said.
A popular session at Raymond James' conference last month was led by exercise and nutrition expert Chris Johnson. He warned the audience that people in their mid-50s, the average age of an adviser, are at risk if they don't begin to pay attention to their bodies and minds.
"If you don't take care of yourself, fitness starts to fall off the cliff at about age 56," Mr. Johnson said.
For those who haven't paid much attention to their inner selves, he recommends an incremental approach: Commit to going on just one walk or participate in some other new activity each week.
It is destructive to set unrealistic plans and then be unable to keep up with them, Mr. Johnson said.
"You need to do this for yourself and your clients," he said.
James B. Maas, a sleep expert and retired Cornell University psychology professor, led a session on the latest research into the best sleep habits for optimal performance.
Performance declines rapidly when adults sleep just one hour less than the optimal eight hours each night, he said.
Most people report getting about seven hours of sleep a night, but they routinely overestimate the amount they get by an hour, which means that many are getting by on six hours or so.
Mr. Maas recommends keeping a consistent bedtime, and said that avoiding caffeine and alcohol after late afternoon will help.
Exercising in the late afternoon or early evening is much better than early morning workouts, which can be stressful on older bodies, he said.
Surfing the Internet at night contributes to insomnia because the light spectrum from computer monitors and iPads simulates daylight, Mr. Maas said.
He recommends turning off the electronics by the early evening or buying special glasses that block that part of the spectrum.
Clients will notice the changes.
Many of Mr. Gitterman's clients come to meetings stressed and rushed, and his focused and relaxed demeanor helps them relax, he said.
Clients look forward to their meetings because they are productive.
"When that person feels that way after a financial planning appointment, they want to do business with you," Mr. Gitterman said.
Mr. Nuernberger suggests reading about meditation in order to understand the elements of the practice.
Mr. Gitterman thinks that people can get started gradually by taking 15 minutes or so each day to pay attention to what is going on in their own minds.
One recommendation for first-time meditators is to visualize a freight train moving down a track.
When each thought or distraction comes to mind, mentally place it on one of the train cars and let it go by, Mr. Gitterman said.
"You start to see the folly of being on a roller coaster where you have no control of random thoughts," he said. "You can learn to control which ones you pay attention to."
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Obama's 2008 Campaign Manager: The President 'Does Not Overreact to Political Fury'
David Plouffe was the man behind the scenes of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE he explained why governing is more difficult than campaigning -- and dubbed Obama's rousing campaign speech in Berlin an "audacious gamble."
The good old days: Barack Obama addressing euphoric crowds in Berlin during his presidential campaign.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: You helped get Barack Obama elected president under the slogan "Change We Can Believe In." A year later, it would seem that he needs a new slogan. Do you agree?
SPIEGEL ONLINE: But even many supporters don't see much change they can believe in. Guantanamo is still open, tens of thousands more troops will be sent to Afghanistan, climate change legislation is stalled. The health care debate is a mess.
Plouffe: On Afghanistan, I still have to question which campaign these people watched because candidate Obama was very clear on his determination to continue the mission there. He was also very clear on his kind of health care proposal. It is easy to be impatient and throw darts. But I find that pretty uninformed and unhelpful.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Still, it would seem that the transition from the long, tough campaign to the presidency was more difficult than expected.
Plouffe: The presidency is not a continuation of the campaign. Look at health care: As president, you are not trying to simply get 50 percent of the American people to vote for your plan. I wish we were. But governing is more complex.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Obama's team also seems to have had difficulties establishing in the White House some of the modern techniques used during the campaign. You set up "Organizing for America," a 13 million member online organization -- but the activity level has not been particularly encouraging.
Plouffe: A lot of new people have signed up since the election. It is a great thing to be able to send out an e-mail and reach 13 million people. The level of activism is not as high as during the campaign but we have many people making calls for health care reform or other issues. That is an important part of succeeding.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Former Vice President Al Gore mused in a SPIEGEL interview that Obama might be making too many television appearances. Are Americans tired of seeing him in prime time?
Plouffe: As president, you also get criticized for under-exposure when you are out there less. Americans want to see their leader, particularly in a time of crisis. Overexposure is obviously something you need to monitor, but I think so far there is no real risk. It is still less than a year for Obama in the White House and we continue to learn a lot about him and what exactly he wants to do.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: In your book on the campaign you called Obama's campaign trip to Berlin in 2007 an "audacious gamble." Why?
Plouffe: The whole trip was risky. Putting on an overseas visit when you are a head of state is hard enough. As a campaign we did not have diplomatic resources. Obviously, he had to perform at a high level, for instance with the speech in Berlin. If you trip once, you pay an outsized penalty.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: And the trip was criticized.
Plouffe: The Republican candidate John McCain said that he would rather be with 10,000 bikers in the US than with 200,000 screaming people in Berlin and he compared Obama to starlets like Britney Spears. But that misread where the American electorate was. They were hungry for a leader who could have a better and stronger relationship with a country like Germany.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Even if that is seen as being overly "European" in the US?
Plouffe: Americans don't see Berlin like they do Paris, which might seem a little bit too "socialist." That made it a little easier for us to have a public event there. All the way through to Election Day, we heard people refer to the speech and the foreign policy vision Obama outlined in Berlin.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: What did you think when 200,000 people showed up?
Plouffe: We simply did not know what to expect. We were used to putting on rallies in Pittsburgh or Miami. We thought we would get a minimum of 10,000, but the turnout greatly surpassed our expectations. There was real excitement on the ground, it looked great on TV -- and the speech itself, in which Obama called himself "a citizen of the world," was important. The American electorate was ready for that.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Chancellor Angela Merkel was upset that Obama initially planned to speak in front of the Brandenburg Gate, the site where Ronald Reagan gave his famous speech calling for Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Did you understand her concerns?
Plouffe: We never seriously planned to hold the speech there. There were some advance people who were very interested in the location. But given the history, we didn't think it was an appropriate site. The controversy about it was unfortunate; it spun out of control.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: When Germans saw the excitement about Obama in Berlin, they wondered: Where is the German Barack Obama? Any advice for German politicians?
Plouffe: Campaigns can't just be transferred by clicking a mouse. But ours showed a few things that can be carried over into other countries: You need a comprehensive digital strategy that is at the core of your campaign. Secondly, you need to involve the people in your campaign and create a grassroots campaign. Obama also really talked to voters like adults. Commentators criticized him for not having enough snappy sound bites or for explaining things too much. But voters in this past US election were very anxious to have a serious debate. That is our key lesson: You can win that way.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Could the Republicans pull off something similar in 2012?
Plouffe: They have decided to block everything. There might be a few Republicans who help out on health care at the end of the day. But overall they are the party of No.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Obama promised to change the partisan culture of Washington. Was that naïve?
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Speaking of hard feelings, you fought Hillary Clinton aggressively in the primaries and you criticized her for staying in the race for so long. Have you had a talk with her since?
Plouffe: We haven't spoken since the campaign ended. But I think she is doing an outstanding job as Secretary of State.
The interview was conducted by Gregor Peter Schmitz in Washington, D.C.
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