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So life eh? James' lesson got canceled today, did I tell you that he's started teaching guitar, drums and double bass? Well he has but his guitar kid was feeling really sick today and it turns out that James is feeling really sick too. He's lying on the couch feeling sorry for himself at the moment and watching some music video show. More time for me to draw androids I guess.
I haven't done much drawing this week. My eyes are really bothering me, I can't spend more than about 20min on the computer before I need a break. I need to see my optometrist again for some new glasses.
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I say this because all of my results are because I was willing to pack my car and travel to these book stores. The books I sold were like seeds I was planting and the fruits of that have been amazing.
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The Mexican Revolution (1910-19) was the first seismic social convulsion of the twentieth century, superseded in historical importance only by the Russian and Chinese revolutions. Tierra y Libertad (land and liberty) was the watchword of the revolutionaries who fought a succession of autocrats in Mexico City. But the revolution was fired by a confusing multiplicity of issues: local, national, international, cultural, racial and economic. The two greatest rebel leaders were Francisco (Pancho) Villa and Emiliano Zapata, and Frank McLynn here tells the story of the Revolution through a dual biography of these legendary heroes.The great ten-year struggle that devastated Mexico was essentially a war on two fronts: in the north waged by Villa and a mobile army of ex-cowboys and ranchers; and in the south carried on by Zapata and an infantry army recruited from the peons of the sugar plantations. Villa was the Revolution's great military hero, but Zapata was its soul and the only rebel whose revolt was aimed at a genuine root-and-branch transformation of Mexican society. The two men reached the peak of their careers in 1914 when they met briefly in triumph in Mexico City. Failing to make common cause, over the next five years they gradually fell victim to their great rivals.
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Lady Gaga has credited Sir Elton John with saving her when she was struggling with drink and drugs.
The Bad Romance hitmaker, who is godmother to the superstar's two sons, realized she needed help after she passed out drunk on the lawn at her boyfriend Taylor Kinney's brother's wedding.
She tells Britain's the Sun newspaper, " I got drunk and fell asleep on the front lawn throughout the ceremony... That was a special time you do f**king stupid s**t when you're f**ked up... It's like you have no sense of reason. I was even wearing Versace. I'm sorry for that, too... I can laugh about it now but it was f**ked up for a little while."
However, her friend Elton John, who spent years battling his own drug demons, reached out to her in her time of need and urged her to stop smoking so much marijuana.
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October 28, 2009 by Norman Lebrecht
Attempts by Liz Forgan, chair of Arts Council England, to defend her veto of the Mayor of London's candidate are sounding more plaintive than her usual robust self. In a letter printed yesterday in the Guardian, whose ownership Trust she chairs, Dame Liz bleated that she was trying protect the ACE from political interference and to promote the cause of candidates who are more qualified than the Mayor's.
Hmmm… let's examine those two points. The ACE is yoked by the present government to a Department of Culture that controls all major decisons. The appointment of Liz as chair was a token of her Labour credentials. There is nothing non-political about the ACE any more.
And who are the other candidates she prefers? Tim Marlow is an art curator and presenter with no experience of the performing arts where the ACE spends its buggest bucks. Patrick McKenna is founder of Ingenious, an arts and media investment company whose involvement in the public-funded ACE would raise serious questions of conflict.
And then there is Nicholas Snowman, a former Arts Council official who ran London's South Bank Centre for 12 years, turning into the biggest guzzler of public funds with the least to show for its spend. Nicholas and I go back a long way and I would be the last to deny his many merits as an arts administrator. London, however, is his weakest link and the Arts Council his Achilles Heel. He would have made an appalling appointment, exposing both himself and the ACE to accusations of being an insider's club.
None of these considrations crossed the mind of Dame Liz when, in a burst of political bile, she vetoed Veronica Wadley as the ACE's member for London. Veronica, my erstwhile editor and close associate, has no history in the arts. What she offers is a blazing commitment, demonstrated by doubling the arts coverage in her newspaper and campaigning for every arts cause. More than any other editor in my time, she made the arts central to editorial policy.
She would have brought – and will eventually bring – great initiative and fresh ideas to her public role. It's a pity Dame Liz could not see that. It cheapens her greatly and fatally weakens the ACE.
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Spot on, Norman. It's strange how Lefties like Liz Forgan regard themselves as politically impartial when they are ruthless implementers of government policy and social engineering, while conservatives must be blocked, insulted and harassed at every turn. They just don't get it.
Let's hope there's a clean-out of the Augean stables next year, starting with Dame Liz Forgan.
I agree with you that it makes little sense to challenge this appointment on the basis of political interference alone.
However, setting aside the question of whether or not Snowman is the right man for the job, I would be curious to hear why you feel his reign at the South Bank Center "has the least to show for its spend."
I lived in London in the late 80s and early 90s, then returned in 2005 to find the South Bank transformed from an over-earnest and rather gloomy collection of "one-stop" destinations to an energetic maze of artistic wonders that had finally opened itself up to the life of the riverbank and made it vibrant. Are you telling us that this monumental turnaround must all be attributed to the work done from 2000-2005?
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Snowman was in charge 1986-98. The transformation was directed by his two successors … and all three of them kept overspending in a style that would have been permitted to no other UK arts institution. The South Bank was, and remains, a byword for poor financial controls.
or…. as Joe Biden would say, the Agean stables.
Hi Norman,
Thanks for your response.
I'm still in the dark as to a) how exactly its management succeeded in transforming the South Bank, b) Snowman's part in that, and c) how much of that monumental task – which surely can't have taken only 5 years to achieve – might have involved poor financial controls (I thought "The House" had become the ultimate byword in that respect). Meltdown, the London Sinfonietta's themed weekends, transforming the QEH into a multi-purpose venue (for Dance Umbrella and others), Live Art festivals that brought previously dormant spaces into the mix, the welcome mat being put out for the skateboarders – all this was introduced under Snowman, no?
In the meantime, the stakes get higher…
So the answer to political interference by their lot is political interference by your lot? Forgive me for a cynical BWAHAHAHA. I'd once hoped that the Conservatives wouldn't stoop to this kind of destructive Kulturkampf that serves no one's interest, but since someone managed to get Boris to appoint the awful scheming incompetent Munira Mirza, I'm forced to conclude that we'll get more Kampf than Kunst in the future, to the detriment of the city.
If Snowman has actually ruined a major arts centre (which I don't accept), he's still better qualified than Wadley, who merely ruined a major newspaper by allowing it to become a mouthpiece for propaganda, smears, appalling journalistic standards and fake tabloid outrage. The punters voted with their feet, What's the merit in having twice the arts coverage if you have fewer than half the readers?
Since losing her job there she has, instead of, say, seeking to bolster her CV with some actual arts experience, issued bitter self-justifiying whining recriminations against her successor, then seemingly got in touch with an old friend who happened to have benefitted electorally from her editorship and asked him for a job. That's hardly a bright new dawn in accountability, is it?
NL replies: I admire your rage, unfocussed as it is. I have no poltical 'lot'. VW did not contact Boris for a job, nor did she halve the readership of the ES – her successors managed that in just nine months. The circulation – a point of fact, which may not affect the generality of your rage – was 420,000 when she became editor in 2002 and around 340,000 when the two free papers came on stream to attack its market. That's a slower rate of decline over the period than other newspapers – including the Guardian.


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Ryan, the Hall of Fame pitcher who is the Texas Rangers president, went to the visitors' clubhouse before Friday's opener to wish good luck to Ventura before his managerial debut for the Chicago White Sox.
It was their first meeting since a hot August night at old Arlington Stadium in 1993 when Ventura, then a 26-year-old third baseman for the White Sox, charged the mound. Ryan, 20 years older and in the last year of his record 27-year playing career, got Ventura in a headlock and landed several blows.
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The line-by-line, sequential, continuous form of the printed page slowly began to lose its resonance as a metaphor of how knowledge was to be acquired and how the world was to be understood. "Knowing" the facts took on a new meaning, for it did not imply that one understood implications, background, or connections. Telegraphic discourse permitted no time for historical perspectives and gave no priority to the qualitative. To the telegraph, intelligence meant knowing of lots of things, not knowing about them.
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Clark wrote Blood Crazy in an obsessive session, almost all at once, around 1993:
"One minute all was calm. Then with a kind of mental eruption suddenly it was there. A fiery volcano of a story that I couldn't stop; I couldn't shape. All I could do was let it happen. The story lava flows erupted from me for perhaps two months then as suddenly stopped. And there I had it."His first publisher became interested in the novel as part of a two-book deal. So Blood Crazy went to print in June of 1995. Since then, the book has remained popular.
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When that story erupted from me, I think an ingredient X came with it. That ingredient X has the power to get under the reader's skin, maybe even into their blood, and for Blood Crazy to even obsess them a little bit. I don't what it is. I don't know how the hell I did it. I wish I did, believe me...
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See the story got under my skin, too. I don't know why. I don't know how."(Note from Jule: I can attest to this. Blood Crazy has captured my imagination and stayed with me ever since I read it for the first time several years ago. I would be eager to see a sequel.)
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Deepak Chopra Quotes About EvolutionQuotes about: Evolution
New Age values are conscious evolution, a non-sectarian society, a non-military culture, global sharing, healing the environment, sustainable economies, self-determinat ion, social justice, economic empowerment of the poor, love, compassion in action, going beyond religious fundamentalism, going beyond nationalism/ extreme nationalism culture.
When we find delight in another person, we've actually found something joyful inside ourselves that involves a shift in our awareness, a shift in our perception, because the same person is not necessarily attractive to other people.In relationship, whenever we're drawn to someone or repelled by someone, they're both mirrors of the self. We're attracted to people in whom we find traits that we want or desire in our own selves. And we are repelled by people in whom we find traits that we're denying in ourselves. So relationship is a true mirror of where we are in our evolution in consciousness.
The evolution of the universe depends on the participation of each and every person. . . From your soul's perspective, you are as great an addition to the world as Mahatma Gandhi or Mother Teresa, and subtracting you from the cosmic equation would be just as great a loss. The most exquisite silk remains intact if you pull out a thread, but the snag will show.
Many quantum physics are realizing or hypothesizing that consciousness is not a byproduct of evolution as has been suggested. Or for that matter, an expression of our brains, although it expresses itself through our brains. But consciousness is the common ground of existence that ultimately differentiates into space, time, energy, information and matter. And the same consciousness is responsible for our thoughts, for our emotions and feelings, for our behaviors, for our personal relationships, for our social interactions, for the environments that we find ourselves in, and for our biology.
In the tangled hierarchy sinner and saint, divine and diabolical, sacred and profane are different faces of our collective Being. Therefore angry activism driven by rage, however justified it seems, is really not going to work. I believe that the tangled hierarchy wants us to move to the next state of evolution and very strongly desires us to take that quantum leap of creativity.
The Healthiest Response to life is Laughter.There is always a reason to be grateful.You belong in the scheme of the universe. There's nothing to be afraid of. You are Safe.Your soul cherishes every aspect of your life.There is a Plan, and your soul knows what it is.Ecstasy is the energy of spirit. When life flows, ecstasy is natural.There is a creative solution to every problem. Every possibility holds the promise of abundance.Obstacles are Opportunities in disguise.Evolution leads the way through desire.Freedom is Letting Go.
If you pay attention to those aspects of God that demonstrate love, truth, beauty, intelligence, order, and spiritual evolution, those aspects will begin to expand in your life. Bit by bit, like a mosaic, disparate fragments of grace will merge to form a complete picture. Eventually this picture will replace the ore threatening one you have carried around inside you since infancy.
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ASNE Day '84
Technology In Engineering — Backbone Of Ship Design, Construction And Repair Washington, D.C. — May 3—4 The American Society of Naval Engineers will present ASNE Day 1984 with the theme "Technology in Engineering—Backbone of Ship Design, Construction, and Repair." ASNE Day is the Society's annual national convention with technical sessions, exhibits, and social functions. It will be held May 3 and 4 this year at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
The meeting is climaxed by the banquet on Friday evening, May 4. This year's banquet speaker will be Vadm. Robert L. Walters, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Surface Warfare.
More than 100 companies, military commands, and other organizations will display their products, services, and capabilities. These exhibits will portray the latest technology that supports the development, building, and outfitting of commercial and military shipping. Also represented will be organizations that interface with the industrial community and direct the programs and projects engaged in modernizing and updating the U.S. Navy Fleet.
The luncheon speaker on May 3 will be Commodore Grace M.
Hopper, USNR, the Navy's own pioneer of modern computer technology and the inventor of the computer language COBOL. Her presence will constitute a milestone in the annals of the Society, as she is thought to be the first woman speaker in ASNE's history. Technical Program The two-day meeting will include technical papers selected by the Committee from among the many submitted for presentation. They will cover subjects of current interest including ship design, combat systems, ship acquisition and modernization, ship auxiliary systems, hull coatings, hull designs, and ship propulsion.
Thursday, May 3 Palladian Room—Session 1A Ship Acquisition and Modernization Moderator: Radm. James W. Lisanby, USN (Ret.) Capt. James W. Kehoe, USN (Ret.), assistant 9:00 a.m.
"Design of Modernized Battleships and Cruisers," by Philip J. Sims, James F. Edwards Sr., LCdr Robert L. Dickey, USN, and H.S. Shull.
In recent reactivation studies of battleships and cruisers from the reserve fleet, the Navy faced three major problems: the baseline data on the ships was not readily available or could not be assured to be reliable; a new generation cruise missile armament was proposed; and the ship delivery schedule was very tight. After doing a feasibility study for a particular ship system, design engineers were taken on board the mothballed ship to resolve the design problems. Being on the ship allowed an intensive effort and immediate reference to the actual ship configuration. The tools used to control this effort were a ship check plan, a ship form, and the master arrangement drawing. Simultaneously with the design effort, the repair effort was scoped. The design evolution and solutions to the major problems are described in this paper. The results of the New Jersey effort are shown, with sample documentation, the ship characteristics, and the downstream design effort.
9:45 a.m.
"The Ship Characteristics and Improvement Board—A Status Report," by Stuart Williams. On September 7, 1982, Adm.
W.N. Small, the VCNO, signed a memo establishing the Ship Characteristic and Improvement Board (SCIB). This memo ended months of deliberation between NAVSEA, NAVMAT, and OPNAV on how ship characteristics should best be developed and approved for both ship acquisition and fleet modernization programs.
By tracing the history of characteristics decision-making for naval ship programs, this paper establishes the foundation of the present SCIB. Organizational elements of the SCIB, including the functions of its permanent staff and working groups, are explained, and the recent track re- cord of the SCIB on various programs is reviewed. Based on its first full year of operation, an overall assessment of SCIB performance and a projection of future efforts is made.
10:30 a.m.
"A Comparison of Naval Ship Design Procedures in the U.S. and Canada," by LCdr. James D. Ertner, USN, and Cdr. W.A. Tyler Cassedy, USN.
A synopsis of Canada's unified (combined Army, Navy, and Air Force) defense organization and decision-making structure is presented. This is followed by an explanation of the closely intertwined Program Management and Life-Cycle Management Systems, and their relationship in the Canadian ship design process. Next, U.S. Navy ship design procedures, including recent changes in program initiation procedures and creation of the SCIB, are viewed. Finally, the Canadian Department of National Defense and the U.S. Navy's design and acquisition processes are compared.
Diplomat Room—Session IB Ship Auxiliary Systems Moderator: Capt. George M. LaChance, USN LCdr. Kenneth M. Smith Jr., USN, assistant 9:00 a.m.
"Evolution of Navy Ship Sewage Systems—Gravity Through Vacuum Collection," by Milton W.
Raupuk Jr.
Most U.S. Navy ships have sewage collection, holding, and transfer systems that use conventional gravity-flush fixtures and a seawater flushing medium. This type system is relatively simple but is inherently heavy and bulky, and is totally dependent of shore support when used in port. Some recently designed Navy ships, the DD-963 and DDG-993 Classes, employ a vacuum collection, holding, and transfer system (VCHT) that uses reduced-volume flush commodes and urinals with either fresh water or seawater flushing and vacuum for waste transport. This system is light, compact, highly shore-independent, and provides significant system design flexibility.
This paper traces the evolution of Navy shipboard sewage systems from the original gravity collection system through the DD-963 Class VCHT system that used vacuum pumps, to a new and promising vacuum collection system that uses a sewage-powered eductor. 9:45 a.m.
"FFG-7 Class Fin Stabilizer System," USN, Edward J. McMahon, and Louis W. Nelson.
This paper discusses the new fin stabilizer system developed for the FFG-7 Class ships, and includes a brief history of fin stabilizers, advantages of fin stabilizers on Navy combatants, brief theory of system operation, approaches used in system acquisition and vendor selection, and an up-to-date status of the program.
10:30 a.m.
"Experience With Reverse Osmosis Desalination Aboard USS Fletcher," by Wayne L. Adamson, Joseph F. Pizzino, and Wilbur L. Smith.
As part of a program to develop reverse osmosis (RO) desalination systems for shipboard fresh water production, the David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center worked with NAVSEA to install a 12,000 gallon per day, two-stage RO plant aboard the USS Fletcher (DD-992) in 1981. The first stage provides potable water (less than 500 parts per million total dissolved solids) for crew needs; the second stage provides high-purity water (less than 2 parts per million of total dissolved solids) for boiler makeup. The plant has been producing acceptable water quality and quantity despite some materials-related problems. The system design has proven to be well suited for minimizing manning and maintenance requirements.
Palladian Room—Session 2A Ship Design Moderator: Peter A. Gale Susan M. Lee Bales, assistant 2:30 p.m.
"Technical Evaluation of the SES-200 High Length-to-Beam Surface Effect Ship," by John D. Adams and W.F. Beverly.
The requirement to operate surface effect ships (SES) efficiently at task force speeds without compromising their advantage of operating at higher speeds has been the subject of Navy research since 1970. These efforts showed that this could be achieved by selecting cushion length-to-beam proportions that place the high wavemaking drag region known as "hump" outside the operating envelope. Vessels with these characteristics are designated "High Length-to-Beam SES." This paper describes an extensive program undertaken by NAVSEA to validate this research and demonstrate high length-to-beam SES capabilities. Under this program, a 110-foot commercial SES was procured and stretched from a length-to-beam ratio of 2.65 to 4.25 by installing a 50-foot hull extension amidships. This vessel is the SES-200; it is the only large high length-to-beam SES in the world.
3:15 p.m.
"The CONFORM Program—An Update," by Kenneth B. Spaulding Jr.
This paper provides a progress report on the NAVSEA Surface Ship Continuing Concept Formulation (CONFORM) Program, first introduced to the Society at ASNE Day 1981 by Cdr. Michael R. Terry, USN. Since that time the program has produced many designs, achieved significant visibility and influence, and evolved in character. Designs and problem areas are summarized, and the future potential of the program discussed.
4:00 p.m.
"Combatant Ship Design Guidance Through Mission Effectiveness Analysis," by Dr. Dean A.
A combatant ship design technique is described that provides guidance for new designs and can assist in evaluating current designs and their revisions. The technique attempts to provide design evaluations by comparing competing designs in a mission performance context. For a selected mission, a number of ship alternatives are selected for study. Task groups are then selected to carry out the mission. The ship characteristics are determined to match each of the ship alternatives including size, first cost, and life cycle cost. Then the task groups are put through a simulated mission including enemy attack (defense by the group) and their offensive mission. The losses resulting from enemy action and the performance of the group in carrying out its mission are computed for the various enemy threats. Measures of effectiveness, both for the mission itself and the ship operating in a peacetime format, are then determined.
Diplomat Room—Session 2B Combat Systems I Moderator: Radm. John D. Beecher, USN Como. (Select) Lowell J. Holloway, USN, assistant 2:30 p.m.
"Current Trends in Naval Data Handling Systems," by Martin Wapner and Richard A.
The hand-wired, point-to-point cabling that has been the mainstay of data handling on naval ships is slowly but surely giving way to more advanced techniques that include data bussing and highspeed switching networks.
The Navy's AN/USQ-82(V) Shipboard Data Multiplex System (SDMS) is now installed and operating for technical and operational evaluation purposes on USS Oldendorf, a DD-963 Class destroyer.
The distributed switching system SITACS introduced at ASNE Day 1982 has now been breadboarded. In the foreign arena, NATO standard bus-network interfaces are being implemented in Norwegian, United Kingdom, and Canadian shipboard systems. These developments are reviewed and projections are made regarding future trends in naval data handling systems.
3:15 p.m.
"Application of Fiber Optic Technology to Combatant Submarines: Near and Far-Term," by Ronald A. Swain and LCdr.
David C. Poyer, USNR-R.
Transmission of multiplexed data by means of optical fibers—pulses of light, conducted through channels of glass—offers many advantages over conventional multiwire systems. Optical fiber is lighter, easier to run, cheaper to install, is fireproof and resists shock, and is inherently resistant to EMI and EMP. It has been proven in commercial use.
Responding to these advantages, the Navy has for several years funded programs to provide military specifications for fiber optic (FO) connectors, couplers, splices, penetrators, sources, and detectors. This effort is near its successful end, and the Service has recently approved the first operational shipboard system. A fiber optic bus will carry data in the Submarine Advanced Combat System to be installed in new ships of the SSN-688 Class submarine construction program.
4:00 p.m.
"Ship Combat System Simulation (SCSS)," by Dennis R. Mensh. This paper will describe a combat system integration and analysis tool called the Ship Combat System Simulation (SCSS), which was designed as an analysis tool to study Sensor, Command and Control, and Weapon System Integration for shipboard combat systems. The simulation represents the combat system components as nodes in a network. The nodes are connected by links. Data flows between the nodes through the links. The SCSS is a structured program simulation written in Simscript II.5. The structured pro- gram feature allows for ease of combat system reconfiguration into different types of architectures. Consequently, SCSS can be used to study and analyze different combat system architectures. Friday, May 4 Palladian Room—Session 3A Combat Systems II Moderator: Radm. Wayne E. Meyer, USN Como. (Select) Lowell J. Holloway, USN, assistant 9:30 a.m.
"The New Jersey-Tomahawk Story: From Retirement to Renaissance— A New Strike Capability," by Gerald R. Bell.
This paper examines the adaptation of the Tomahawk System for installation in New Jersey (BB- 62). The design modifications have been particularly critical, as the Baseline System is currently under development in USS Merill (DE-392). Urgent Navy requirements dictated the Battleship- Tomahawk effort overtake and lead the Baseline development in Merrill. Emphasis in this paper is placed upon discussion of planning, implementation, problems encountered, and the advanced capabilities surrounding New Jersey as a result of installing the Tomahawk weapons system.
The paper concludes with a discussion of the potential operational utilization of New Jersey in the strike warfare role that was lost to the surface Navy in World War II, when aircraft carriers supplanted battleships as the Navy's main strike arm.
10:15 a.m.
"Detection—A Modern View," by Robert T. Hill.
Over the past 10 years or so, the Navy in its surface combatants has introduced a modest amount of sensor integration and automation, improving in several ways the "detection" function of the "detection- control-engagement" trio of functions embraced by the combat systems. After a review of the basic ideas of this integration, the further increases in inferential power that can be provided by application of several emerging technologies to a fairly broad sensor base, including that of the force, are presented. The technologies include multi-sensor operations and netting, far more use of a priori information, more inference from present signal processing, new signal processing, and the new computer circuitry, architecture, and programming fields frequently discussed today. The paper concludes with a discussion of a possible way to proceed to improve systems, considering that we cannot "stop and start over" in much of our sensor system design in the major combatants.
11:00 a.m.
"Rationale for an ADA Software Engineering Environment for Navy Mission Critical Applications," by Robert A. Converse and LCdr. Kathleen Paige, USN.
This paper describes the lessons learned about computer program development over the past 25 years, and discusses a software engineering process that addresses these lessons. It then describes how ADA and its related ADA Programming Support and Run-Time Environments foster this software engineering process to improve computer program productivity and achieve greater system reliability and adaptability. Finally, the paper discusses how the use of ADA and its environments can enhance the interoperability and transferability of computer programs among Navy projects, and significantly reduce overall life cycle costs for Navy mission computer programs.
critical Diplomat Room—Session 3B Systems Engineering Moderator: Capt. Peter A. Bunch, USCG Capt. James E. Grabb, USCG (Ret.), assistant 9:30 a.m.
"Arctic Trafficability Program— A Review," by Richard P.
Voelker, Ian F. Glen, Frederick Seibold, and Ian Bayly.
This paper describes a multiyear program to make an operational assessment of the feasibility of a year-round Arctic marine transportation system to serve Alaska. Specifically, the three objectives were to: collect meteorological and ice data along potential marine routes; instrument the hull and propulsion machinery to improve design criteria for iceworthy ships; and to demonstrate that ships can operate in mid-win- ter Alaskan Arctic ice conditions. The U.S. Coast Guard's Polar Class icebreakers were used to make the "operational assessment" by annually extending the route northward and by operating throughout the winter season. This paper reviews some of the operational and technical achievements to date and plans for future Arctic deployments. 10:15 a.m.
"Extension and Application of Ship Design Optimization Code SHIPDOC," by William M. Richardson and William N. White.
(Abstract of this paper not available at press time.) 11:00 a.m.
"Human Factor Considerations Applied to Operations of FFG-8 and LAMPS MK III," by A. Erich Baitis, Terrence R. Applebee, and Thomas M. McNamara.
The FFG/LAMPS MK III Operator Guidance Manual (OGM) was developed for and will apply to all FFG-7 Class frigates that are not fin stabilized or are operating with the fins off. The OGM was developed to assist the ship operators of the FFG-7 Class in choosing ship speed and heading combinations that will minimize actual or potential ship motion-related problems during various phases of LAMPS deployment. Crew safety and performance were major concerns in the development of the OGM. This paper reviews the applications and impact of human factors on ship operation during helicopter recovery, maintenance, and transit to and from the hangar. Empire Room—Session 3C Hull Coatings Moderators: Dr. Alexis I. Kaznoff and Dr. Cyril F. Krolick Robert G. Keane Jr., assistant "New Technology Antifouling Paints: U.S. Navy Research and Assessment," by Gerard S. Bohlander and Herman S. Preiser.
This paper describes several ship trials that are now under way on both destroyers and submarines. More than 200 different commercial and Navy paints have been applied as patches, as bands, on entire hulls, and on exposure test panels mounted on bilge keels. Periodic inspections utilizing diveroperated still and video cameras are made. The factors of ship power, paint condition, and hull roughness are being correlated for selected test vessels.
New trends in antifouling paint technology are also discussed, as are problems associated with application and removal of toxic paint materials.
10:15 a.m.
"Underwater Cleaning Technology," by Christopher P. Cologer.
During the fuel crisis of the early 1970s, the U.S. Navy implemented a program for underwater cleaning of Navy ships. New methods were developed for cleaning, inspection, and performance rating. More than 40 ships involved in multiple cleanings were included in the program over a six-year period. Interactions of hull cleaning with paint performance were studied. Performance factors that evolved included chemical reactions of the copper-based antifouling paints, blistering of the anticorrosion paints, brushing intensity during cleaning, and cathodic protection systems. Underwater cleaning was established as a viable option for extending the service life of antifouling coatings. 11:00 a.m.
"Organotin Antifouling Paints and the Environment—Drydock Phase," by Carl M. Adema and Paul Schatzberg.
Fuel savings of several hundred million dollars annually are expected from a pending Navy decision to use antifouling hull paints based on tributyltin compounds. Several Navy and commercial ship trials have demonstrated that these paints routinely outperform the current military specification paints based on cuprous oxide. Additional savings are expected as a result of less frequent drydocking and the elimination of underwater hull cleaning.
However, because the organotin compounds are more toxic than cuprous oxide, the potential effect on the environment must be considered. Organotin discharge regulations and current drydock practices are reviewed, and the quantity of organotin generated during drydock operations is estimated. An environmental assessment of the Fleet-wide use of organotin antifouling paint is being prepared under contract.
Palladian Room—Session 4A Hull Design Moderator: Capt. Roger M. Nutting, USN Edward N. Comstock, assistant 2:30 p.m.
" 'No Frame' Concept—Its Impact On Shipyard Cost," by Natale S. Nappi, Ronald W. Walz, and Christopher J. Wiernicki. A proposed cost-effective alternative to current U.S. Navy ship design and production practices is presented in this paper. This proposed design for producibility concept involves the elimination of structural stanchions and transverse web frames. The potential impact of this "no frame" concept on structural design, weight, and construction material costs for frigates and destroyers is reflected in 1) reduced costs for installation of distributive systems, 2) a reduced number and complexity of structural details providing a more reliable and less costly structure, 3) reduced total ship depth, and 4) reduced primary hull girder stresses.
3:15 p.m.
"Advanced Technology In Ship Design Analysis and Production," by M.N. Parker, A.Y. Odabasi, P.A. Fitzsimmons, and C.J.
Within the past 10 years, ship design, shipbuilding, and ship operation have witnessed the emergence of new micro-computer technologies that have had a dramatic impact on the way ships are designed, built, and operated. This paper presents the development of the BRITDES computer-aided design and detailing system and its utilization of microcomputers in ship design, analysis, and production.
4:00 p.m.
"An Advanced Methodology for Preliminary Hull Form Development," by Wen-Chin Lin, William G. Day Jr., Jeffrey J.
Hough, Robert G. Keane Jr., David Walden, and In-Young Koh.
An advanced methodology is presented for developing hull forms that attain improved performance in both seakeeping and resistance. Contrary to traditional practice, the methodology starts with developing a seakeeping-optimized hull form without making concessions to other performance considerations, such as resistance. The seakeeping- optimized hull is then modified to achieve improvement in other performance characteristics without degrading the seakeeping. Presented is a point-design example produced by this methodology.
Merits of the methodology and the point-design are assessed on the basis of theoretical calculations and model experiments. This methodology utilizes a subset of the Hull Form Design System that is used at NAVSEA. A brief description of the function and capabilities of the programs in this subset, and their relation to the total HFDS are discussed.
Diplomat Room—Session 4B Ship Propulsion Moderator: Dr. Warren C. Dietz James L. Corder, assistant 2:30 p.m.
"Testing of a Magnetically Treated West German Diesel Engine," by LCdr. James W. White, USN.
Aluminum-block, non-magnetic diesel engines have been less reliable in service than their cast-iron counterparts. Additionally, nonferrous engines are produced in small numbers exclusively for military use and thus have no commercial base with which to enhance logistics support.
A West German manufacturer, Motoren-und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH (MTU), has developed a method for magnetically treating cast-iron engines in such a way as to reduce their magnetic signatures and thus make them available for mine countermeasures applications.
In order to take advantage of the improved reliability and supportability of ferrous but magnetically treated production engines, the U.S. Navy conducted an extensive test and evaluation program to confirm or deny the suitability of the engine for a new class of mine countermeasures ships. This paper describes the unique characteristics of the MTU 6V396TB63 diesel engine, and will consolidate and illustrate the results of endurance, shock, magnetic, and maintenance testing.
3:15 p.m.
"Surface-Hardened Naval Marine Gears with Reference to Alternative Means of Surface Hardening," by Roger Barker and George C. Mudd.
It has become common practice in naval marine gear units of European manufacture to take advantage of the greater load-carrying capacity resulting from a surface-hardening process. The surface-hardening processes available to the gear designer are many and varied, each having advantages and disadvantages.
This paper examines the three principal applicable processes, explains the characteristics of each and how the disadvantages may be controlled. The load-carrying capacity of gears made with the different surface treatments is then discussed, including the effects of hardness gradient, residual stress, and size on capacity.
4:00 p.m.
"Advanced-Cycle Gas Turbines for Naval Ship Propulsion," by Thomas L. Bowen and Dan A.
Investigations are currently being conducted by the Navy and several contractors to determine the technical feasibility and cost effectiveness of advanced regenerative or intercooled-regenerative gas turbines as naval propulsion engines for future mid-size surface combatants. A comparison of the performance characteristics of these engines indicates that significant increases in the thermal efficiency above current simple-cycle engines may result by adding heat exchangers for regeneration alone or with intercooling. Design performance characteristics of several advanced-cycle gas turbines are described that utilize turbomachinery from various existing simplecycle gas turbines. Estimates of the weight and volume of heat exchangers included in these conceptual designs are provided.
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We use the very latest construction materials, fixtures and fittings, for maximum energy efficiency and low utility bills. A lift is provided to all floors, so using the stairs whilst carrying heavy shopping isn't a chore.
A great deal of importance is placed on the communal areas, providing a welcome area for you, your family and friends. All of our developments also have the added benefit of a Guest Suite to accommodate visiting family and friends.
The development will have the following typical specification:
Churchill Owner
"Just across the road we have a handy bus service and various shopping centres, other places of interest such as services museums and an outdoor outlet park which is a hive of activity. As for me this is one long holiday, lovely walks, a long sea front, some places quiet and peaceful and others full of activity."
Churchill Owners
"The Owners' Lounge is comfortable and everywhere has wonderful fixtures and fittings. We'd seen other retirement developments but the care and attention to detail was nothing like what we saw here. We were so worried that it would be drab and uninspiring and it is quite the opposite – it's like being in a 5 star hotel!"
Located in the historical town of Stevenage Old Town, Astonia Lodge is a stylish development of 38 one and two bedroom retirement apartments.
News • 15 May 2017
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Just place his hind legs in water, gently push his tail up and down(until the toys full of water), wind him up and see it walk and pee. But please don't use real dog urine.
Also Includes a waterbowl for water.
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Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business
Richard J. Bolte, Sr.
The Bolte School of Business is named in honor of Richard J. Bolte, Sr. who was a life-long supporter of the Mount and its mission of excellence in education. Mr. Bolte served on the University's Board of Trustees, was the founder of BDP International, a global logistics and transportation company, and was father to seven sons who attended the Mount. Mr. Bolte was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for his service to the Mount in 1992.
The Bolte and Connors families recognized their father with a generous gift to name the Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business.
"This generous gift is intended to enhance and support the Mount's pursuit of ethical leadership in business," says Mount St. Mary's University President Thomas H. Powell. "This gift will also strengthen and protect the Mount's commitment to its Catholic identity and develop a new program to prepare professionals for the growing field of logistics. We whole-heartedly thank the Bolte and Connors families."
"My father's example has inspired us in our business to have an active commitment to higher education and career development," says Richard J. Bolte, Jr. "Speaking on behalf of the Bolte and Connors families, we are blessed to share, through this enduring honor to our father, a value about which he cared deeply."
Members of the Bolte and Connors families, Mount-graduates include, Rich Jr., C'79, Trustee Emeritus, John Bolte, C'82, Tim Bolte, C'84, Trustee, Frank Bolte, C'87, Mike Connors, C'91, Bill Connors, C'89 and Robbie Bolte, C'92.
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Preparing to Go Checklists
Select the appropriate checklist below. Review and complete necessary paperwork the semester before you leave for your abroad experience. Please note that Education Abroad planning is a complex process and may require you to meet with individual offices more than once before you leave.
Penn State Education Abroad Checklist
The Smeal Office of International Programs supports students' efforts in planning their time abroad from forming goals, to selecting a program from over 80 choices, to advising them on the details of the International Business Minor.
Non-Penn State Program Abroad
Beginning fall 2016 and thereafter, credits earned abroad during fall or spring semester at a non-PSU program will NOT be accepted toward any Smeal degree requirements including general education and electives. Credits toward Smeal majors will be accepted from programs on the full list of Penn State Education Abroad Office programs. Candidates for the International Business Minor must attend a program on the Choosing a Program list.
World Campus is NOT a Study Abroad Program
Penn State World Campus is NOT a Penn State Study Abroad program. Please read this brochure for a better understanding of the differences.


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The club has numerous different categories available with membership from as little as £295 up to a maximum of £595 for full playing members of the club:-
For more information please contact the Manager on (01492) 875325
The Club also has an excellent community programme is open to all including those on modest or low incomes. Any member or prospective member whose financial circumstances do not allow them to pay an annual membership subscription and associated costs of more than £480.00 is invited to apply to the Manager and demonstrate that any sum above this figure is not affordable to them. An application will then be considered by the Board and if accepted an alternative fee structure will be offered to the applicant. Please contact the Manager to discuss further.


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Samyoga is a Toronto based brand focused on handcrafting props, accessories and apparel for the modern day yogi. All items are handmade in small batches in our Toronto studio and are meant to infuse the everyday with beauty and connection.
Samyoga founder and designer, Samantha Stephens, is a graduate of Ryerson University's fashion design program as well as a dedicated yoga teacher and student. Samantha herself is a modern day yogi and so she understands the need to make space and integrate self care and yoga practice amongst all the obligations of her busy day.
At Samyoga, we serve the yogi who cherishes self care and desires to seamlessly integrate their yoga practice into their life. Our props are made to support active and restorative yoga and to encourage relaxation off the yoga mat. Our accessories are designed to carry you from the yoga studio to your next adventure. Our apparel is meant to envelop and adorn you in garments that are locally and ethically made with uniqueness and intention.
Every Samyoga piece is handcrafted with love in Toronto.


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Amidst the rumors of the drowning of DREAM, with their last show being held on the close of 2011 and announcements of subsequent events quietly ebbing away and once title holders retreating into DEEP, have come few yet surging signs of a 2012 rising tide for MMA in Japan.
A staple of the sport, Shooto, produced its tenth batch of Rookie Champions at the close of the year, much a similar annual event as the epic New Years eve events have come to be. Past Shooto champs have gone on to stellar careers and have symbolized the strength of JMMA: Tatsuya Kawajiri, Takeya Mizugaki, and Hatsu Hioki. The decade-old Rookie tradition is still throwing its progeny into the international spotlight: this year recent Rookie champs Kyoji Horiguchi and Issei Tamura have gained top prospect status, and Yusuke Kasuya debuted in Legend FC.
Young Japanese athletes aren't the only ones benefitting from the tempering mettle that is the JMMA scene. Following the list of foreign fighters making a record in Japan such as Antonio Carvalho, Joachim Hansen, and Marlon Sandro, now South Korea can name Parky WongSik Park and Doo Ho Choi as top prospects, Australia can celebrate adopted Gustavo Falciroli, and Brazil can claim a champion in Bibiano Fernandes.
Granted the top tier of Japanese fighters has seen its share of a mixed bag internationally, with may players choosing to remain tied to the JMMA scene and signing too late to international promotions thus suffering a declining record or being left with no promotion to call home, but the trend is reversing. Previously mentioned Mizugaki along with Hiroshi Nakamura and Masakatsu Ueda are athletes who transitioned from homegrown JMMA into international promotions, and afore-mentioned Fernandes, Kawajiri, and Shinya Aoki have positioned themselves with new Asian heavy-hitter ONE FC. Riki Fukuda is making a name for himself by going the distance in all three of his UFC fights, following the tough act that is mainstay Yushin Okami. None of these fighters have careers on the decline; quite the opposite in fact.
The international blossoming of Japanese MMA is especially noticed in the women's ranks with the inclusion of female bouts in Strikeforce and the birth of all-women's roster Invicta FC. Hiroko Yamanaka went 12-1 before she hit the wall that was Cris "Cyborg" by 16-second KO, later reversed to a NC due to doping findings. Invicta picked up Hitomi Akano, veteran of Strikeforce and ProElite, and the still undefeated Ayaka Hamasaki.
Then there was the UFC's return to Japan after ten years, with a card that was more a homage to Asians in MMA rather than a catering to the JMMA audience. A success by all standards, the prelims alone garnered a million and a half views. Although nothing is discussed in the way of a return event by the UFC, there are other players in line to make a splash in the JMMA pool. Vale Tudo Japan has announced a return to operations with a Christmas eve event. RINGS leaped outside the Outsiders series and began producing pro cards again. DREAM has partnership agreements with both ProElite and ONE FC and there is still a rumor of a 2012 New Years eve event. And DEEP, Shooto, and Pancrase are starting to get the hint that there's an audience for JMMA so online streaming is beginning to trickle out.
Even without a major Japanese promotion broadcasting, Japan is still arguably the most developed and prolific amateur through professional MMA culture in the world. Athletes that ascend to cult status, throngs of young athletes clamoring in numerous promotions across the country, a deep and continuous history that attracts the most diehard of MMA fans – all of these coupled with events in 2012 refocusing on MMA in Asia – proves that JMMA is not the rock that lands in the ocean, but the ripples themselves.


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Here at First Baptist we are all about the Gospel because that is what Scripture is all about. For some that brings up the question, "What exactly is the Gospel?" The Word "Gospel" means "Good News."
The Gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ has paid the penalty for men's sins, allowing us to have a relationship with God. Christ's death makes it possible to be made free from the bondage of sin, and to live in heaven with God for eternity. Faith in Christ is a requirement of salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9).
- God created mankind (Genesis 1:1)
- God Himself is holy (1 John 1:5)
- God requires holiness of mankind (Galatians 3:10)
- God gave mankind the opportunity to choose whether to obey God's laws. Adam, the first man, chose to disobey God's law, and that moment represents the fall of mankind (Romans 5:12).
- Everyone has sinned (Romans 3:23)
- The penalty for our sin is death–not just physical death, but spiritual death in the form of eternal separation from God (Romans 6:23)
- Our best efforts to live up to God's standard are not good enough (Isaiah 64:6). We cannot erase our own sin.
- Jesus Christ came to earth as God in human form (Colossians 2:9)
- Christ died for those who have sinned (I Peter 3:18, Romans 5:6-8)
- Christ rose from the dead and is alive today (Romans 6:8-11, I Corinthians 15:4)
- To be saved, one must believe on Jesus and declare Him Lord (Romans 10:9)
That is the Good News of Jesus Christ. It could be summarized by these four words: God – The Holy Creator, Man – Lost in His Sin, Christ – The Sacrifice for Sin, & Response – Repentance & Faith.
If you have questions or would like to know more please feel free to contact our office or visit one of our services.


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The pilgrimage has begun my friends and if you missed the introductory plan, access here to learn more about it.
I am now basically enjoying reading all those interesting articles from people who are known to be experts in the job seeking area. In life I follow no Gurus, but I am one of those who respects a lot those who've accomplished their golden seat with their own hard work, sweat and tears. These are the people that can really express how tough the walk can be, how serious the talk should get.
If you remember well, I am on the introductory part of my pilgrimage. The part where I learn first to then apply at a later stage. This time I read an article by Dora Farkas posted in the cheekyscientist.com website. The article provided a lot of good behavioral conducts that can enhance one perspectives. Most of them I have already been applying from an early stage, other parts I have only recently invested on. The good news is that I was fully aware of the importance of it all and had made it part of my system. This is a good indicator that I am hopefully going in the right direction.
In the article entitled "How to write a PhD thesis and get a job at the same time", Dr. Farkas mentions the ideas I hereby transcribe. All these ideas she also develops in her own business program that it's not my place to assess. Let's then look at what I summarised as essential for me, that she offers us and might represent a good dipping compass for job seekers.
Things Happen Slow, Then Fast, So Start Networking Now - Networking is indispensable if you want a job. The key is you have to start networking while you're finishing your thesis, not after you finish it. Especially because You will learn what marketable skills employers are looking for. "Employers are just as desperate to get the right person for an open position, as candidates are to get a job."
Networking Is A Two-Way Street. You need to be willing to offer help to your professional contacts as well, if you are not the right candidate for their company, they might ask you if you would be willing to put them in contact with someone with the right background. Many PhD students struggle with getting interviews simply because they cannot articulate through their resumes and cover letters the value that they would bring to a company... it takes 6-12 months to find a PhD level position (even longer if you have no professional network).
10 Strategies To Put Your Thesis And Career On The Fast Track:
1. Have a crystal clear vision of the purpose of your thesis.
2. Network as much as possible. you can show genuine interest in what others are doing without looking like you are desperate for a job.
3. Follow up with key professionals. There will be a few people who are easy to talk to and their backgrounds are similar to yours. Keep in touch with these.
4. Take people out for coffee.
5. Connect with alumni.
6. Write out your 1, 3, 5 year plan starting now. Update your plan regularly.
7. Evaluate which parts of research you enjoy doing on a daily basis. If you enjoy lab work, apply for jobs where you will be working at the bench. If you like writing, apply for positions where writing will be one of your primary responsibilities.
8. Look for external collaborations. Expand your network in any way you can.
9. Engage in LinkedIn group discussions. Contributing to discussions which will improve your credibility as an "expert" in your field.
10. See graduate school challenges as growth opportunities. Your boss in industry might be a more difficult person than your thesis advisor, and they might even have higher expectations from you. View this experience as a chance to learn how to communicate with your future bosses.
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Effects of steroid withdrawal are known to emulate and kick start many other medical complications as well. Weakness, loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea (further resulting in liquid and electrolyte complications), as well as abdominal pain are some of the most common effects that steroid withdrawal is often associated with. Constant decrease in blood pressure which simultaneously causes a person to faint or causes fits and dizziness are other complications the steroid use can cause.
Blood sugar levels are known to have dropped in many people who consume steroids. In women, menstrual changes have been reported widely. Muscle and joint pains, fever, changes in mentality, as well as elevation in calcium levels have been reported in some cases. Gastrointestinal contractions decrease dramatically which may ultimately lead to the swelling of the intestine .
CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
Scientists have attempted to test the association between anabolic steroids and aggression by administering high steroid doses or placebo for days or weeks to human volunteers and then asking the people to report on their behavioral symptoms. To date, four such studies have been conducted. In three, high steroid doses did produce greater feelings of irritability and aggression than did placebo, although the effects appear to be highly variable across individuals. In one study, the drugs did not have that effect. One possible explanation, according to the researchers, is that some but not all anabolic steroids increase irritability and aggression. Recent animal studies show an increase in aggression after steroid administration.


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NIC: Financial indicators show slight improvement in nursing homes
The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industries released its quarterly Key Financial Indicators Monday, revealing favorable results for nursing homes.
Permanent debt delinquencies decreased to 10.9% from 12.54% for skilled nursing in the first quarter 2004, compared with the previous quarter, a positive sign for nursing homes. They also fell to 6.15% from 6.72% for assisted living.
However, loan volume placed was down to $499 million in the first quarter of 2004 compared to $527 million in the year-ago quarter. The loan performance rate for performing properties improved slightly, to 94.2% from 93.1%.
"Ideally, the performing loan rate for permanent debt should be around 97 to 98 percent in order for the industry to be on par with other real estate classes," said Anthony J. Mullen, NIC's research director.
The median occupancy rate for skilled nursing held steady from last year's first quarter at 86%, while the median occupancy rate for assisted living stabilized properties increased to 86%, compared with 83% in the year-ago quarter.


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The Armstrong Williams case reveals the Bush administration engages in propaganda bought and paid for.
In the article below the Center for American Progress summarizes how easily the news of the day can actually be propaganda bought and paid for by the Bush administration. In a democracy the discussion and debate of issues by the people is the way government is kept in check. But in this case the government is using tax money to tell people what they should believe under the guise that it is honest reporting. Here is the story:
The White House paid conservative commentator Armstrong Williams more than $240,000 of taxpayers' money to "promote President Bush's No Child Left Behind law" on his syndicated television program "and to other African-Americans in the news media." His public commentary on the law likely violated Section 317 of the Communications Act, which stipulates broadcasters must disclose when they are paid to include program matter in a broadcast. Over the weekend, Chicago-based Tribune Media Services dropped Williams's column, "saying he violated his contract," and CNN spokesman Matthew Furman said Williams failed to disclose his government contract before he praised the law during a segment in October. The Williams Contract is just the latest of the administration's repeated efforts to pass off government propaganda as news. Join Media Matters' David Brock in asking news organizations to refrain from using Williams as an "independent" commentator.
The Williams contract was filtered through Ketchum, a public relations firm that the Department of Education has paid $1 million in taxpayer money to help promote its policies. As part of a $700,000 contract uncovered by People for the American Way in October, Ketchum helped the administration produce a "video news release geared for television stations." It also developed a ranking system for newspaper coverage of NCLB. Points were awarded for stories saying "President Bush and the Republican Party are strong on education," while "Stories lost five points for negative messages, including claims that the law is not adequately funded or is too tough on states."
Williams has called himself a "longtime supporter of No Child Left Behind," but he wrote nothing about the bill in his weekly syndicated column until his contract kicked in late in 2003. He proceeded to write five columns singing the praises of Bush's education policies in the first six months of 2004. In addition, he shilled for NCLB on CNN (10/19/04) and CNBC's the Capital Report (8/9/04). According to Bloomberg's Al Hunt, Williams did some heavy lifting for the bill behind the scenes as well: "Armstrong did deliver his promise," Hunt said, "because I occasionally worked out at a gym and Armstrong's there, and he told me several times, you know, 'Why don't you write about No Child Left Behind.'"
NCLB is not the only domestic policy the Bush administration has promoted covertly to the public. Last January, local news stations across the country aired a story by "reporter" Mike Morris, "describing plans for a new White House ad campaign on the dangers of drug abuse." Viewers were not informed that Morris was not a journalist, nor that his "report" was produced by the government. On Friday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, "scolded the Bush administration for distributing phony prepackaged news reports," which included a "'suggested live intro' for anchors to read, interviews with Washington officials and a closing that mimics a typical broadcast news sign off."
The GAO's rebuke is the second of its kind. The Office chided the White House last year for distributing fake news segments promoting its Medicare legislation. One segment featured paid actress Karen Ryan posing as a "reporter." Another video, intended for Hispanic viewers, showed a government official being interviewed in Spanish by an actor posing as a reporter named "Alberto Garcia." The GAO said the segments "violated federal law" and were a form of "covert propaganda" because "the government was not identified as the source of the materials, broadcast by at least 40 television stations in 33 markets."
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