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Offensive cyber authorization
Reports indicate that new legislation in the Senate proposes to authorize US military cyber warriors to go on the offensive against Russian attacks on the United States in cyberspace. It also mandates a cyber deterrence doctrine.
These same reports indicate that lawmakers were disappointed in the administration's latest cyber policy. The Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill designates clandestine military operations in cyberspace as "traditional military activities." This affirms the secretary of defense's ability to order cyber operations. A related section of the bill "authorizes the National Command Authority to direct US Cyber Command to take appropriate and proportional action through cyberspace to disrupt, defeat and deter systematic and ongoing attacks by Russia in cyberspace," the report states:
(a) In General.—It shall be the policy of the United States, with respect to matters pertaining to cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cyber warfare, that the United States should employ all instruments of national power, including the use of offensive cyber capabilities, to deter if possible, and respond when necessary, to any and all cyber-attacks or other malicious cyber activities that target United States interests with the intent to—
(1) cause casualties among United States persons or persons of our allies;
(2) significantly disrupt the normal functioning of United States democratic society or government (including attacks against critical infrastructure that could damage systems used to provide key services to the public or government);
(3) threaten the command and control of the United States Armed Forces, the freedom of maneuver of the United States Armed Forces, or the industrial base or other infrastructure on which the United States Armed Forces rely to defend United States interests and commitments; or
(4) achieve an effect, whether individually or in aggregate, comparable to an armed attack or imperil a vital interest of the United States."
There are several interesting aspects to this Congressional proposed strategic policy.
1. The concept of cyber deterrence as a doctrine.
2. That deterrence of cyber-attacks may also be achieved by the use of non-cyber responses.
The congress determining national security strategy is by itself unique. The formal authorization of a cyber deterrence doctrine opens the whole realm of what is deterrence?
My UCLA graduate school professor (Bernard Brodie who was one of the founders of deterrence doctrine thought of deterrence as" a strategy intended to dissuade an adversary from taking an action not yet started, or to prevent them from doing something that another state desires. A credible nuclear deterrent, he wrote, must be always at the ready, yet never used."
Subsequently the capacity to harm another state was to be a motivating factor for other states to avoid it and influence another state's behavior. To be coercive or deter another state, violence must be anticipated and avoidable by accommodation.
Deterrence is considered to consist of the capability to inflict such harm and the willingness to do so. Capability is the more easily demonstrated aspect of deterrence. It is achieved through observable tests, news reports or use. Willingness is the hard part to quantify. It is usually thought to consist of demonstrated use or as during the cold war some form of automaticity to the response. With the consequences of a major nuclear exchange being so great during the cold war and automatic responses discussed openly no side was willing to test the willingness of the other.
This lack of willingness to test the other side's willingness became the source of moderation during the cold war. Simple escalation of the DEFCON or making advanced alert status visible was used as a method of signaling willingness.
How one is to signal willingness in the cyber world is a fascinating question. It may require some cyber 'skirmishes." Possibly these have already occurred.
As we go forward in the evolution of strategic thought the concept of cyber deterrence will require significant additional study and the response to questions, such as:
- What is the potential damage?
- What is the nature of escalatory steps?
- What are the defensive measures? (These will most likely be constantly changing.)
This article should open a dialogue of cyber deterrence. Please make your comments and check back for the comments of others.
Attack on Syria–Many Dimensions
As the Saturday morning quarterbacks seek to portray the coalition missile strikes in ways that support their own agendas it seems necessary to attempt to provide a multi-dimensional view on the strikes. These dimensions include:
· The military implications of the strike
· The diplomatic messages
· The domestic political reaction
In response to the Syrian attack on its own people using chlorine gas a coalition of British, French and American naval and air forces launched missile attacks against 3 chemical production and storage facilities. The objective of the attack was two fold:
1. Seriously degrade/reduce Syria's chemical weapons capability
2. Deter Syria from future chemical weapon usage
Reports indicate that the missiles hit and severely damaged their targets. The ability and methodology used for the attacks indicate the ability to synchronize target engagement between multiple platforms and national assets. The US attacks came from naval forces in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean ocean. Air assets launched missiles while over Saudi Arabia and the Mediterranean. While launching the missiles each element of the attacking force took air defense, naval and cyber efforts to protect the force. Reportedly all missiles hit their targets while the Syrian missile defense efforts were an abysmal failure. The Syrians reportedly launched over 40 air defense missiles and none of them successfully engaged a target. (The Russian disinformation campaign reported that there were 103 missiles and 71 shot down.)
Militarily the mission was accomplished. However, some pundits are seeking to use this description of the reaction was to be expected as no matter what President Trump and our allies do there will be detractors who are looking for opportunities to speak against the President.
The diplomatic messages of this strike go far beyond the Syrian government. The clear pronouncement that the intent was not to target Syrian President Assad tells Kim Jung Un of North Korea that the US can accomplish its military objectives without necessarily threatening the regime leadership. (This is not to say that decapitation isn't an option.) With the upcoming denuclearization discussions between President Trump and Kim Jun Un it is clear that Kim not necessarily feel personally threatened.
The preparations for the North Korea / United 'States historic meeting are ongoing using multiple different avenues for the preparation of the meeting. Reportedly CIA Director/Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo is leading the back channel preparatory talks. The summit will follow a meeting between Pompeo and his North Korean counterpart.
Israel is touting the strikes as a message for Hezbollah and Hamas.
Russia is certainly evaluating President Trump's resolve to not condone chemical weapon usage. The same is true for Iran as the May Iran nuclear agreement review approaches. John Bolton's appointment as the National Security Advisor also tends to show an increased hardline by the administration on the major issues facing the United States. Certainly potential adversaries are viewing this whole set of events as a new entity.
The continuing fight against ISIS may have had an unintentional consequence. The net winner of ISIS's destruction is clearly President Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies. The anti- Assad forces were not capable of filling the vacuum created by the damage to ISIS. The continuing conflict in the region is extremely complex given all of the players. This has been a subject of previous articles and one that we will return to in the future.
True to form the hard left politicians like Nancy Pelosi are condemning the attacks as uncivilized. This condemnation is to be expected. The other side of the aisle has been supportive the attacks. However, there seems to be a universal return to the discussion of the war fighting powers of the President. This is a continual power struggle between the executive and the legislature. This debate is probably more posturing than reality but may continue for several weeks and then return to its traditionally dormant status.
The attack against Syria may be the opening gambit in several future conflicts–Russia's desire to increase its posture in the Middle-East, Iran's goal of forming a Caliphate across the region and its conflict with the Gulf Cooperative Council, and Israel's continual struggle for survival. These are all issues we will be watching closely.
Stopping/repelling the invasion
According to news reports there are over 1000 Hondurans, who are being assisted by the Mexican Government moving in formation to invade the United States and demand amnesty. This tragedy is most likely funded by far left political activists such as George Soros. Their most likely goal is to embarrass President Trump.
The organizers of this invasion probably feel that they are in a win-win situation. If they successfully breach the border the US will have no option but to care for them and eventually grant them amnesty. If they are stopped the organizers see a net win for the total amnesty supporters as public opinion will be aroused and with the midterm elections coming the political pressure to give in will be horrendous.
One can count on the media portraying these invaders as poor people looking for work and if any of them are harmed they will seek compensation from mean old United States.
To date the Trump administration has only played the Obama game—talking tough but not doing anything. The threats against NAFTA may momentarily give the Mexican government pause, but not for long.
Since even the Associated Press is calling this an invasion, the President should treat it as such. It would be very easy to deploy helicopters and infantry to form a ready reaction force against the invaders. With drone provided intelligence the defending forces could react to any movement towards the border and form a physical force to meet the invaders on the border. Additionally, using helicopters and cargo planes food supplies could be dropped behind the invaders as an incentive to turn around. Finally a detention facility with tents and barbed wire could be quickly established for anyone who might leak through. This facility should be very bare bones, not the typical elegant jails that the US normally puts such folks in. Invaders should be taken from the detention facility to a port of embarkation for the return to Honduras. No legal niceties need apply–they are invaders.
Coupled with the physical barrier and humanitarian food supplies a psychological campaign should be waged to influence the invaders to turn around.
On the economic from the border should be closed to goods coming from Mexico or there should be a huge tax on them to pay for the repelling of the invasion.
Finally, intelligence sources should pin point the leadership and funding of the operation and take appropriate action to neutralize them while documenting their use of poor Hondurans for their agenda.
This whole invasion is a political ploy and should be dealt with by the use of stern, unrelenting but humanitarian efforts. Political and economic action should accompany the act of repelling the invasion.
The siege of the Khe Sanh Combat Base—the noose tightens
Recently, when reading my VFW magazine I encountered an article entitled Tanks in the Wire". It was a brief, but still not accurate, synopsis of the battle of Lang Vei Special Forces camp on 7 and 8 February 1968—50 years ago. (I would commend David Stockwell's two books on the battle. First came Tanks in the Wire and just recently The Route 9 Problem) I was underground in my bunker at the Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSCB) but listened to much of the battle on the radio and the next morning was part of the planning for the relief effort for the beleaguered forces at Lang Vei.
To put the battle in perspective it actually started at the end of January when the 33rd Royal Laotian Battalion was overrun by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) in Laos using tanks. The Studies and Observation Group (SOG) Special Forces at Forward Operating Base 3, which was an appendage to the KSCB and where we had the local Vietnamese government in exile, had a close connection to the Laotians.
Lang Vei Special forces Camp was located on the Tcepone River and very close to the Laotian border. The scale shows that the distance from Lang Vei to KSCB was about 10 miles or at the limits of the range of the artillery from KSCB.
When the Laotians reported that they were overrun by tanks nobody believed them. The 33rd Battalion fled Laos and settled at Lang Vei in a camp near what was called the "new" Special Forces Camp. They were reinforced by Special Forces elements from Hue Phu Bai lead by LTC Schungel. So now there were two Special Forces camps at Lang Vei—the old camp with Laotians and Special Forces in it and the new camp with A 101 and its Vietnamese Civilian Irregular Defense Forces (CIDG). CPT Frank Willoughby, the commander of A 101 Special Forces detachment at Lang Vei requested anti-tank mines but his request was denied because the report of tanks being used was not believed by higher headquarters. The Special Forces did provide some Light Anti-Tank Weapons (LAWs).
Soviet built PT 76 Light Amphibious Tank–5 or 6 were used to attack the Lang Vei camp. Several were knocked out by the defenders and several more by air strikes. One ended up sitting on top of the command bunker. There is a monument at Lang Vie today celebrating the over-running of the camp which includes a PT 76.
The scene is now set with two camps near the Bru village of Lang Vei and track sound (moving tanks?) being heard on several evenings before the attacks. On the evening of 8 February the new camp was hit with artillery and mortar fire followed by an infantry attack led by PT 76 light amphibious tanks. The forces fought back and called artillery from the KSCB on the attacking NVA. Some of the LAWs failed to operate correctly and many of those that did were ineffective. Between LAWs and 106 mm recoilless rifles the defenders were able to destroy 6 tanks.
Eventually, the defenders of the new camp either secluded themselves in the deep underground command bunker or fled to the old camp. The fight continued all night long. CPT Willoughby requested reinforcement by the Marines from KSCB, but was turned down twice!
If one looks at the terrain he can easily understand how much of a tough slog it would have been to get form the upper right corner of the map to the lower left–multiple possible ambush sites. There are also reports that several of the PT 76s had been moved to cover possible landing zones. Still the Marines said NO! and left the soldiers at Lang Vei to their own devices.
Communications from the command bunker became difficult with the antennas knocked down but the single side band radio with its buried antennae continued to allow communications to the outside. At this point there was a PT 76 tank on top of the command bunker and the NVA were throwing tear gas down into the bunker. CPT Willoughby and his crew continued to communicate.
Forces from the old camp, supported by artillery and air strikes made up to five attempts to reach the bunker with no success. The 7 weak from wounds and dehydration survivors in the bunker made their plans to escape. CPT Willoughby told the aircraft overhead to make 3 hot strafing runs over the camp and then make runs without firing. During the "dry" runs the survivors would make a dash to the old camp. Actually it was to be more of a limp. The survivors met little opposition and with the help of a brave Vietnamese Lieutenant who drove a jeep to pick them up made it to the old camp.
The final saga of the battle was the evacuation. There are several versions who the fight for helicopters, but COL Ladd, the 5th Special Forces Commander in Danang was forced to go to General Westmoreland who was in a meeting with LTG Cushman (the Corps Commander) and could not be disturbed. COL Ladd turned to GEN Abrams who had established a MACV forward command in the northern part of the country. GEN Abrams ordered the Marines to release the helicopters to rescue the survivors of the battle. The relief operation was planned by the Special Forces at FOB 3 and lead by Major George Quomo. After reluctance of the Marine CH 46 helicopter pilots to land at the old camp was overcome the Americans and the wounded along with the Laotian Battalion leadership were evacuated by air to KSCB and then once medically treated were taken to Danang. The individual soldiers and the Bru civilians were left to fend for themselves. They walked the distance to the combat base where they were disarmed and turned away. (This was to create a political incident between the Laotian government and MACV.) I radioed Quang Tri thru my radio relay that the 1500 or so mixed group was on its way. The advisory team in Quang Tri prepared to house and care for these stragglers. The Laotians were evacuated through Saigon back to Laos.
Route 9 was now not impeded—the Lang Vei and District Headquarters impediments had now been removed. The route to the KSCB was now open and the noose had been tightened.
Articles about Khe Sanh and the fight in Khe Sanh Village
In recent weeks we have posted an entire series of articles on the events leading up to the siege of the Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSCB). If one sews the articles together he will have much of the story leading up to the siege. This article provides a road map for those who want to catch up on what happened 50 years ago January 21, 1968.
Visit the 29 minute video of Nhi and I talking about Khe Sanh.
Was America Duped at Khe Sanh—debunks an article in the New York Times about North Vietnamese strategy leading up to Khe Sanh
General Westmoreland and the Vietnam War Strategy—continues the discussion of the false items in the previously mentioned New York Times article. It presents the dueling strategies of the two sides.
Limited War and Rules of Engagement—presents a discussion of the problems with limited war concepts and how they related to Rules of Engagement.
Khe Sanh—the intelligence build up—explains the origins of the title Expendable Warriors.
Command and Control in the Khe Sanh Area of Operations (AO)—explains the quagmire that was the local command and control situation. Lack of unity of command lead to a lack of unity of effort.
The march towards the opening of the siege of the Khe Sanh Combat Base—explains the North Vietnamese Army approach towards the village of Khe Sanh.
1968 Advisory Team 4 Newsletter—how the battle around the village was originally explained in a newsletter published by Advisory Team 4 headquarters in Quang Tri.
The village fight 2—further explains what happened during the defense of the District Headquarters
Air Support for Khe Sanh Village—explains the various forms of air support that were used to support the defenders of the District Headquarters and how they were coordinated for.
The Battle of Khe Sanh Village is Over—the Advisory Team the district forces withdraw after the Marines are withdrawn and further artillery support is denied.
Each of these articles can be found on https://brucebgclarke.com/
The Battle of Khe Sanh Village is Over
The morning of 22 January 1968 dawned bright and quiet. The North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces were gone. There was a sense of exhilaration in the District Headquarters—the attack had been stopped!
Patrols were launched to determine the damage and collect information on the enemy. There were numerous blood trails and bodies found. Over 150 weapons and 3 Rocket Propelled Launcher 7s (the first seen in South Vietnam) were recovered. Many of the weapons still had cosmoline on them as they must have just been issued.
As the Marines and District Forces were conducting their limited patrols LT Stamper (Combined Action Company Commander) was boarding and flying by helicopter to the Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSCB). He was not to be seen again. He radioed back to the Marines to pack their stuff as they were being evacuated.
Colonel Lownds sent a radio message to the Advisory team that he could no longer provide artillery support to the District forces. Both CPTS Nhi and Clarke reported this to their superiors in Quang Tri. Bob Brewer, the Province Senior Advisor said that there was a long meeting. No one wanted evacuate the District Headquarters as it would be the first governmental headquarters ever surrendered. In the end the order was given to evacuate.
SFC Perry with all of the wounded and SFC Kaspar were evacuated by helicopter. SFC King and CPT Clarke worked with CPT Nhi to organize the withdrawal from the village. The small force of about 140 men followed a little known trail to reach KSCB. Throughout the trek CPT Clarke was coordinating with the Special Forces in FOB-3 for mortar coverage along the route and a reception when they got to KSCB. (The Marines had told the advisers that armed Vietnamese and montagnard soldiers could not enter their compound.)
The route to KSCB stayed in the valleys and away from terrain that might have been occupied by the NVA.
The small force reached FOB-3 and were assigned defensive areas on the it's perimeter to prepare fighting positions. Little did they know that this was going to last over 77 days.
CPT Clarke reported all of the weapons that had been left behind. The Special Forces quickly organized a raid to get back into the District Headquarters to recover the NVA weapons and destroy anything else of worth that was there. CPT Clarke was the second in command of this raid and led the Special Forces into the compound after they were landed in the wrong spot.
Helicopters landed in the old French mine field
The weapons were loaded and hauled off and then the helicopters returned for the raiding force. CPT Clarke remembers lying on the floor of the UH-1 helicopter and emptying his 30 round magazine at an NVA patrol that was approaching the village from the west as they were leaving.
Later the charges set in the food warehouse exploded as did the grenades that CPT Clarke had used to booby trap the food in the Adviser's store room.
The battle of Khe Sanh village had ended. Just over 50 years ago, but sometimes it seems like yesterday.
Post Scripts: The Special Forces at Land Vei offered what was called a Mike Force to re-secure the village, but this request was never acted upon. When the 37th Army of Vietnam Ranger Battalion was sent to Khe Sanh the original intent was for it to be used to re-secure the village, but the Marines would not support such an attack.
The village fight 2
Khe Sanh Village with the District Headquarters in the bottom center
t 0500 the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) attacked the Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSCB) rockets and artillery. The sound of the barrage woke up the District Advisory Team and the defenders of the District Headquarters (a mixture of Bru Montagnards, Vietnamese Regional Forces, Marines from Combined Action Company O (CAC-O) and the small 4 man advisory team.
At 0530 the ground attack against the District Headquarters began. NVA after action reports suggest that the attack was 30 minutes late in being launched. The attacking force from the 66th NVA Regiment had been slowed down by the B-52 strike of the previous day—all of the downed trees etc. that it caused.
The weather on the morning of 21 January 1968 was extremely foggy with visibility down to no more than 5-10 yards. Fortunately some of the improvements made due to the observed activity at the KSCB included the emplacement of trip flares along the entire outer perimeter.
Another improvement that CPT Nhi had made was to place a 3 man element on the roof of the warehouse. These brave montagnards were equipped with a case of grenades to drop on any one trying to conceal themselves behind the warehouse. Both of these improvements were to prove critical to the defense of the District Headquarters.
The District Headquarters to include the Regional Force Compound
to the south bordering the Landing Zone
The attack with artillery and mortar rounds impacting throughout the area. One bunker was directly hit and collapsed on the occupants. SFC Perry dug the survivors out and treated them in a makeshift aid station. The enemy sought to penetrate the compound in the seam between the Regional Force Compound and the District Headquarters which was defended by Bru montagnards and Marines under the command of SGT Balanco.
The initial ground assault was announced by trip flares being set off. The Bru knew where to shoot when certain trip flares were set off. Thus they could engage the enemy that they could not see. The same was true for Regional Force (RFs) in their old French fort made of pierced steel planning with about 12-18 inches of Khe Sanh red clay filling the space in between. It stood up well to the enemy attack.
CPT Nhi and CPT Clarke were in the command bunker in the center of the compound. CPT Clarke was to request and adjust over 1100 rounds during the next 30 hours. The advisory team had 4 preplanned concentrations that were shaped like an L and located basically at each corner of the compound. By moving those concentrations East and West and North and South one could cover the whole compound with steel. The only rounds fired were fuse variable time (VT) a round that detonates in the air and throw shrapnel down to hit everyone who was not in a bunker with over- head cover.
The Marines in the compound became the fire brigade. SGT Balanco moved Marines around to meet the largest threats. The presence Of Marines bolstered the morale of the RFs who had born the brunt of the attack. The ground attacks came in several waves, each of which was stopped. The key spot was the two bunkers on each side of the seam between the two parts of the headquarters. The NVA seemed to be on something as an example when I shot an NVA sapper who was trying to take the north western bunker in the RF compound the two parts of his body, though separated continued to move towards the bunker with his pole charge. (A charge on the end of a pole to place the charge into an aperture of the bunker and detonate it so as to create a gap in the defense.) SFC Perry also thought that the NVA was on something.
In the late morning the fog burned off and the defenders were able to get some air support. This will be the discussion in our next article.


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Mayweather Wins by KO, TKO or DQ -160
The odds on Mayweather winning by knockout have dropped, as Mayweather was listed as more than a 2-1 favorite on this prop when the odds were first released. Mayweather doesn't have a ton of power, so it is no surprise that the odds on this prop are dropping, although Mayweather has been saying to anyone who will listen that he is going to fight aggressively.
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It is a little surprising that the odds on this prop are nearly 2-1 since Mayweather wins most of his fights by decision. He has not knocked anyone out in almost six years. Oddsmakers believe the fight is not going the distance, so there something has to give with this prop.
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The odds on McGregor winning by knockout are a little better than his overall odds to win, so if you like McGregor to win, then this is the prop for you. Not many people give McGregor much of a chance to win a decision.
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The odds on this prop should probably be higher, as McGregor is simply not going to outbox Mayweather and win a decision unless the judges fix the fight. If the fight does the distance, logically it would be Mayweather who gets the decision.
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The odds on this prop should also be higher, although just as in the previous prop, the judges may be in the tank and decide to score the fight a draw to ensure a rematch.
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Kings XI Punjab, who have won four of their last five games, will take on Rising Pune Supergiant in a 'winner takes it all' IPL 2017 encounter at Pune. The equation is pretty simple for KXIP. A win is all that they need to qualify as it will take them to 16 points with a superior net run rate. On the other hand, if RPS win then they go to second position. If it's a washout then Steve Smith's team will finish third and face Kolkata Knight Riders in the eliminator. Get live cricket score of RPS vs KXIP here (LIVE STREAMING INFO)
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Edward Francis Hanlon, 95, of Hull, formerly of Boston and Randolph, died peacefully July 4.
Mr. Hanlon graduated from Jamaica Plain Agricultural High School in 1940 and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. He survived the sinking of the USS Southern Seas in Okinawa on Oct. 9, 1945.
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The subjective well-being of a person as a prism of personal and socio-psychological characteristics.
Objective. This article examines the concept of subjective well-being and the approaches to researching it and its qualities; it also attempts to create a reticulated personal and socio-psychological portrait of a person who sustains a certain level of subjective wellbeing.
Design. To accomplish this objective, we conducted a meta-analysis of modern empirical studies of those personal traits and socio-psychological aspects of a person's existence which are "responsible" for the person's interaction with a complex changing world. They included: personal self-perception, including issues of identity; the person's defense mechanisms and reactions to stress, including the stress of others (characteristics of empathy); self-attitudes; will power; conscious setting of goals; interpersonal relationships; and ability to deliberately regulate one's personality.
Results. The results of different Russian and international empirical studies are analyzed. We concluded that subjective well-being is the result of the interaction of internal powers (conventionally, personal factors) with social context (conventionally, objective external aspects).
Conclusion. Based on this finding, the most insightful and timely method for studying subjective well-being can be the creation of models which involve the double correlation of "internal" and "external" sides of the process of achieving subjective well-being.
DOI: 10.11621/pir.2017.0416
Keywords: subjective well-being, objective well-being, social problems
Security Problems of Communicative Strategies.
The main directions of safety formation in communication strategies are connected with their adaptation to the conditions of social and psychological variability. Building up a communicative strategy is a versatile process, in which it is necessary to consider a wide spectrum of social and psychological parameters, especially topical in the modern period of social development. Forms of social interactions in schematic formats of contemporary social and economic revolution are reduced, social and functional potentials are depleted, mass society is further differentiating, the pace of historic changes is growing, all this determines the necessity to prepare changes in personality structures to the dynamics of social and psychological fluidity.
DOI: 10.11621/pir.2011.0020
Keywords: co-presence, compatibility, dialogue.
Tense situations and the significance of stability for psychological security.
Present reality gives rise to contradictory trends: the combination of new threats, tense situations, and destructive tendencies shapes awareness of the importance of identifying, assessing, and managing emerging situations and of developing new scientific paradigms. The polyfunctional interpretation of psychological security correlates with the perception of stability as a specific arrangement of interactional processes and the relatedness of stereotypes, standards, sociocultural attitudes, and social perceptions. A tense situation clearly indicates the separation of the potential of the person and the group from the notion of subject-action in security promotion and maintenance. The depersonification of social institutions is accompanied by each person's growing attention to himself/herself and the increasing significance of this kind of attention in overcoming uncertainty and tension.
The process of making decisions in a tense situation often includes the phenomenon of the illusion of control over the situation, which can pose a threat to psychological security. The social significance of the promotion of psychological security calls for consolidation of efforts aimed at the stability of the society and the prevention of stress-producing situations.
DOI: 10.11621/pir.2013.0202
Keywords: tense situations, subject of psychological security, dynamic stability, social perceptions, social and psychological consequences of the terrorist threat
Gender Stereotypes among Road Users.
This article analyzes the mechanism of stereotyping as exemplified by gender stereotypes of road users. Gender stereotypes are not only viewed as an a priori image of a percept, but also examined 'in action' — at the very moment of their actualization with road users. In the paper we have identified the content of road users' gender stereotypes; analyzed the behaviour of male and female drivers, pinpointing a number of gender-specific behavioural features; demonstrated that male and female driving differ from each other in terms of speed, intensity and roughness; and identified the conditions and mechanisms underlying the actualization of gender stereotypes. Based on video and audio materials, we have found that drivers' gender-specific behavioural features are perceivable to road users: such features trigger the actualization of gender stereotypes as attributive schemes, which determine the interaction between road users, while also laying the foundation for gender stereotypes.
DOI: 10.11621/pir.2013.0313
Keywords: Gender stereotype, stereotyping, gender behaviour, road behaviour
Interpersonal confidence as a factor in the prevention of disorganized interaction.
Human communities are based on a certain set of everyday attitudes, on the coordination of the actions of "the self " in a group, and on the regulation of social practices. The results of this study show that a number of factors act as determinants of trust/ distrust ambivalence: the multidimensionality and the dynamics of interactions among people; the high level of subjectivity in evaluating risks resulting from openness and from confidence in partners involved in an interaction; and a subject's contradictory attitude toward the personal traits of an interacting partner (power, activity, honesty, trustworthiness). Japanese scholars have proved the necessity of taking into account quality of life (QOL) as one of the determinants of the development of interpersonal confidence. The study demonstrates that people try to bring trust into their daily routines as a way of organizing conscientious, emotionally open interactions that take into account the interests of all parties. Mistrust blocks access to the emotional, intellectual, and activity-related resources supporting life and undermines faith in the possibility of virtue and morality. Yet a supplementary study (using instant diagnostics) indicates that in practice respondents did not demonstrate a high level of confidence (in two cities it was 0%; in one city, it was 4.6%). In spite of emotionally positive views regarding trust, as well as constructive estimates of its moral/behavioral potential, a considerable number of respondents were not open and oriented to the interests of others. A tendency toward caution, inwardness, and constrained sincerity leads to nonconformity in one's actions in a group and to changes in the vector of social practices from socio-partner regulation to disorganized interaction.
DOI: 10.11621/pir.2014.0105
Keywords: social interaction, disorganization, conscientiousness, psychological security, confidence
Cognitive and value parameters of students' perceptions of the effects of psychoactive substances.
This article sets forth the main results of a study analyzing attitudes toward psychoactivesubstance (PAS) effects. These findings demonstrate the conditionality of social, historic, and cultural views of PAS effects. Despite the threat posed by increasing high school and university students' drug involvement, exploration of this phenomenon in the format of scientific discourse has been limited so far.
In 2014–2015, in Yekaterinburg, Moscow, and Krasnoyarsk a survey to evaluate perceptions of high school and university students about PAS effects was conducted (289 respondents, aged 16–22).The methods used included the semantic differential (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test modified by A.G. Shmelyov), a modified version of the Rokeach Value Survey, word associations, and content analysis.
The use of psychoactive substances is a specific social practice emerging in a certain social context that includes both drug-addicted and PAS-free young people. Examination of the factors affecting the formation of views about PAS effects and the dynamics of youth values is possible by using a bio-psycho-socio paradigm for performing a complex analysis of cognitive, behavioral, and value parameters.
As documented in the respondents' perceptions, distinctive features that are characteristic of drug addicts and that are seen in their behavior area loss of control over behavior, emotions, and volition; changes in value systems; and a tendency to develop a manipulative communication style.
Within the system of their social perceptions the respondents endowed drug-addicted persons with pronounced negative characteristics ("aggressiveness," "addiction," "stupidity," "light-mindedness"). Still, they stated that drug abusers are capable of being active, decisive, cheerful, generous, and flexible. The value analysis demonstrated that terminal values appreciated by the school and university students included health, true friends, love, happy family life, active life, and self-development. Receiving pleasure through methamphetamine intake and a burst of energy through PAS intake were considered worthless even though the survey demonstrated the respondents' use of psychoactive substances.
DOI: 10.11621/pir.2016.0313
Keywords: perceptions, value preferences, PAS effects, factor analysis, semantic space


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Genre: Erotica
The ice was melting rapidly against my red hot skin, my breath short and shallow, I had my hands tied above my head to the bed bars and my legs wide open, him laying on top.. I noticed he was fully clothed still and I willed him to show me his body..
He slowly kissed my lips, then along my jawline, to my neck where he left a trail of gentle bites and kisses to my nipple, then carried on down towards my stomach; with each feel of his lips against my bare skin, a tingling sensation tore through my body and my underwear rapidly became soaked with my excitement.
Finally he found his way to my underwear, he tore them off my body and slowly slid a finger inside me, teasing me at first, then two fingers, playing with me until I couldn't cope any longer. I begged him to get his clothes off, so he did.. Taking them off slowly, just to tease me.. Then he pushed his fingers back inside me.. Getting me to the verge of coming.. He stopped, then pushed his hard member deep inside me, grabbing at my hips, so he could go deeper, within seconds I was ready to come..
But I held on a little longer, he carried on, getting me into different positions, all over the house until finally he came, he told me it was the best orgasm he'd ever had, and it was for me too.. But tomorrow I plan to give him an even better one, for tomorrow there'll be whipped cream, strawberries and chocolate sauce..
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WPI's Daily Fantasy NFL Football RB Picks & Strategy – Week 5
Top Shelf
RB – LeSean McCoy
The Giants have given up the 5th most yards to RBs this year. Green light for shady.
RB – Reggie Bush
BEASTED last week. Green Bay has given up about 100 yards per game to backs, with 3 TDs. Giovani Bernard looked like the rookie of the year 2 weeks ago against them. If your comfortable with Joique Bell getting some of the action – Reggie is looking like his paying … errr … I mean playing days at USC.
RB – Matt Forte
The Saints have a pretty weak run D (449 yards through 4 games) Forte is expensive, but a productive back each week.
RB – Arian Foster
The 49ers is run D is not that great. With Aldon Smith in rehab and if Willis misses another game – I like Foster this week.
RB – Marshawn Lynch
Indy is pretty solid, but this is beast mode. I don't love him, but I don't hate him since they should rely on the run in this game.
RB – DeMarco Murray
Denver limits RBs yards because they have teams behind in games. Murray will have chances in this game, but it's risky because the Broncos could have the Cowboys in throw-mode all game.
RB – Danny Woodhead
Worth taking a look at, however the Raiders defense is actually pretty good against the pass (where Woodhead goes to work). The Raiders aren't that great at run defense, so I consider this a coin-flip type play.
RB – Frank Gore
The Texans have given up the 10th most yards on the ground, but only 2 TDs. Gore had a great week last week, and may try to keep things going this week.
RB – Daryl Richardson
It's too bad he hasn't taken the RB job, as this is a GREAT matchup against the WORST RUNNING D in the league. The theory running around the Rams is that Richardson will share time with Pead and others this week. Richardson should be one of the cheaper RB's this week, so make sure if you have him in your lineup – you have some studs … just in case Richardson blows it against a cupcake matchup.
RB – Darren McFadden
Got burned because I had him in last week – and watched the backup come in and get all the yards he was going to get. I'd steer clear of him this week, but if you want to play him – the matchup is good.
RB – C.J. Spiller
ZERO TD's this year, along with sub-par play in all but 1 game means CJ's cheaper than he was during the beginning of the year … which was mostly hype. The Browns are one of the better run-stopping teams in the league … but have given up 5 TD's this year, which is near the top of the range. I'd stay away from Spiller – as he probably is still too expensive & too risky given his track history this year.
RB – Giovanni Bernard
Is basically the starter but it's tough to judge his value week-to-week. Should have some opportunities this week to catch the ball, as the Patriots will likely go ahead in this game, causing the Bengals to throw (and take BJGE out).
RB – Darren Sproles
His carries will never be a big part of his game, you're hoping for catches. Last week he had a great game, and if you want to roll the dice with Sproles again this week, it's not the worst play.
RB – Maurice Jones-Drew
The Rams are one of the worst running defenses too (remember DeMarco Murray a few weeks ago). The problem is the Jags fall behind in most games, making it impossible to get it going with Drew. He doesn't have a game this year over 50 yards … eeek. It could be that he's washed up. While you can save some money with Jones-Drew this week, I consider him a risky play – as his career could be over.
RB – Trent Richardson
Got the load last week, Seattle isn't going to shut him down – but they've only given up 2 TDs.
RB – Knowshon Moreno
The Cowboys haven't given up a rushing TD yet this season, and they have kept RB's in check most weeks. I'd avoid all Denver backs this week.
RB – Bilal Powell
Check Chris Ivory's status. But even if Ivory is out again this week – Atlanta is tough against the run and they are a favorite to have the Jets behind in this game (which might increase Powell's PPR value).
RB – Johnathan Franklin, Eddie Lacy,
Both appear they will play this week, while Starks is ruled out. The Lions are a somewhat buttery matchup for the Packers – they have given up 5 TDs through 4 weeks and over 400 yards to RBs. Franklin was a BEAST in the Bengals game, if you're going to risk it at RB this week – he has some upside on a weaker run D. Depending on how the injury statuses play out – this could be a spot to have Franklin in for some value.
RB – Jamaal Charles – Check Injury Status
Not a great matchup this week. Vegas doesn't like this one going big on the scoreboard, and the Titans are actually pretty solid against the run. Had Charles in last week – I'll sit him this week.
RB – Jackson, Snelling, Rodgers
If Jackson is out – I probably would favor Snelling because he seems to be the one they give the ball to when they are just trying to run the game out. I don't like the matchup – the Jets D is not bad against the run and they haven't given up very many TDs.
RB – Chris Johnson
The Chiefs aren't the best run D in the league, but they have a solid pass D.. CJ2K has ZERO TD's this season, and his carries have been trending down. I'd sit him this week too.
RB – Ray Rice
Miami actually has a decent run defense. Teams are only averaging about 98 yards per game against them, with only 2 TDs. Rice's injury status is clearer, but coaches will probably still hold him back a bit. I'd steer clear unless he just fits in your budget.
RB – Lamar Miller
Got enough touches last week for you to think about him, but the Ravens have given up only 1 rushing TD this year.
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Army deployment angers Makerere
- Written by FRANK BWAMBALE
Today, as one enters the gates of Makerere University, there's a noticeable presence of heavily armed military police troops.
At each of the three main entrances, groups of three-to-five military police officers stand sentry. Even on the various passages within the university, groups of military police officers roam around. They normally start patrols around the university when it clocks 6pm.
Their main camp is near Livingstone hall, where about 100 military police soldiers set up tents. Another group of about 50 are camped close to the nearby Africa hall. The impression one gets is of an academic institution under siege by the state afraid of its growing reputation as a hotbed for political opposition activities.
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Averting strikes?
For years, Makerere has seen several student and staff strikes, some of which turned out deadly. Ordinarily, the military police is supposed to be the last resort force to be deployed when regular police fail to contain an unruly situation.
However, insider sources within the staff body intimate that: "Government cannot take chances anymore because a student strike in Makerere can easily spill over to the city centre to create an [popular] uprising…"
"So, the plan is to have the military police to intimidate everyone under the guise of keeping security."
They settled in at the invitation of the university administration in November 2018 after a students' strike over tuition increment loomed. Prof Eria Hisali, the deputy vice chancellor, authored the invitation to the forces with the claim that one of the prominent political forces in Uganda was plotting an insurgency through Makerere.
His view drew on Makerere's contribution to political activism dating back to the 1980s when the NRA recruited majority of students to actively take part in the bush war which brought Yoweri Museveni to power.
On that basis, Hisali warned that history would possibly repeat itself and that the emerging 'People Power' movement would take advantage of the masses at this hill to champion a revolution to overthrow the incumbent regime.
So, about 50 military police soldiers were dispatched to Makerere University with their first mission being strict restriction of both students and members of staff from accessing university premises.
Inside sources reveal that among the deployed were plainclothes officers for espionage. All this went on almost unnoticed but it was in December 2018 that the soldiers' stay at the university started to bite.
They started by limiting access to St Augustine and St Francis chapels. Whoever didn't abide by the orders faced the soldiers' wrath.
"I was forced to roll over the stretch of Livingstone Drive. My friends were frog-jumped, slapped and asked to vacate the university with immediate effect till we all complied in fear," says a brutality victim who preferred not to be mentioned.
Consequently, the clergy of the two churches penned complaints to the university administration. However, no formal response to the matter has ever been produced to-date. In the same month, former deputy vice chancellor in charge of administration, Prof Ernest Okello Ogwang, also fell victim to the brutality. He was beaten after failing to identify himself to the inquisitive troops.
Interviewed for a comment yesterday, UPDF spokesman Brig Richard Karemire said military police troops are camped at Makerere with the full knowledge of the university administration. Karemire said they have never received any formal complaint about soldiers beating up students or residents at the institution.
"It's not true that soldiers beat up people; if you have that information, please give us a specific case to create action," he said by telephone.
The brute force of the military police extended to the students' social events. On the night of February 15, 2019 as students had gathered for merrymaking at the annual Mitchelex carnival, about 50 baton-wielding military policemen raided at 11:50pm and ordered the students to disperse.
The students protested. What followed was a violent confrontation that culminated in beatings as students pelted the soldiers with empty bottles. Ironically, it was regular police which came in to calm the military and tried to save the students from sustaining further injuries.
On the evening of March 18, Dr Ronald Luwangula, a senior lecturer at the School of Social Sciences, nursed wounds after he was beaten by military police. Luwangula was a victim of military police's high-handedness as they were disbanding students from a guild rally held at Freedom Square.
Luwangula had just finished conducting a lecture. As he moved towards his office, he was ambushed by three soldiers who beat him senseless before security guards attached to Senaca Security group rescued him.
Neither Prof Okello nor Dr Luwangula has opened cases against the perpetrators of violence which they suffered. A police officer attached to the university police post said the military have usurped police powers. He also intimated that the military police has no plans of vacating the university.
"Our budget and facilitation was cut and no explanation has ever been given…we are also idle these days because all assignments have been taken over by the military," he said.
"Actually those guys are still around because the 2021 general election is around the corner."
Student leaders are unhappy with the way military police took over security at all halls.
Arthur Twesigye, a resident at Mitchell hall, said: "As hall residents, we have our own culture where we formulate local security teams but the military doesn't allow them to function."
Newly-elected guild president Julius Kateregga told The Observer on Saturday that he is going to make every effort to force the military out of the university.
"This is not a military base and we are going to appeal to parliament to order for their removal because they have made our life miserable on campus," he said.
In 1978 the military men were deployed heavily at Makerere university following the strike by the students who were opposing the forced admission of Amin's son (Taban Amin) at Makerere university.
Some students were killed and others injured during the strike.
He is now on record for welcoming a military detachment on the campus! If any one soul is lost on the cmpus, he will have to pay for it with his own.
Unfortunately, I find my people, Ugandans, so dispersed as if they do not have problems looming in the offin.
We are heading for an Algerian/ a Sudanese style of struggle. That day, non of these traitors should be allowed to flee the country- starting with all these cockroches coming from nowhere to own the country while turning Ugandans to slaves!!
Everything has a beginning that has to justify the end. Let us grab any justificantion to force all these thieves and gangsters out of Ugandan political and economic system.
In which part of the world will you find nationals dying like flies due to poverty while their daily life is controlled by foreigners, if not only in Uganda?
Have we become fools?
But what is wrong with the presence of soldiers at the University, this is a military state ruled and managed by the military, not even the police can be trusted, soon they will be the ones lecturing
In other words Wadada, in spite of their raw power and stolen wealth, like the ones the world saw in Al Bashir's house a week ago; why are dictators, their family members, sycophants, etc. not the happiest people on earth?


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Deep South Featured in October 2018 Issue of BIC
Posted: 10/18/2018
Fifty years of continuous operation is a milestone few businesses achieve, but in 2018, Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Deep South Crane finds itself proudly celebrating five decades of success in the crane and rigging industry. It's a story with humble beginnings, fueled by hard work, a close-knit culture, proven product innovation, and a safety-first, customer-focused approach. Although the industry has experienced its share of challenges over the years, Deep South's promise to customers - to bring the best best tools and the right talent to every project, no matter how complex - has never wavered.
Created to meet customer demand
Deep South began in the spring of 1968, when young chemical engineer Camile Landry saw an opportunity to make a go of his own business. He launched the venture as an electrical contracting company, but when Landry's industrial customers began asking to rent his equipment, he saw an even more promising opportunity in the rental trade.
He started small in the early '70s by renting individual pieces of equipment, but when the area market need more rough terrain cranes, he quickly broadened his offerings to satisfy the demand.
"My dad's always been an incredibly hard worker," said Deep South President Mitch Landry. "I think what sets him apart is his passion for this industry and his drive to be the best of the best. He's always been an outside-the-box thinker, coming up with unique solutions to make projects run as smoothly as possible."
Eventually, Camile's drive to improve his company by serving his customers would introduce an imaginative new solution to the global crane world.
Raising the bar for an entire industry
By the 1980s, Camile saw a need in the industry for a new generation of cranes. He envisioned a smaller footprint and tighter tail swing that could be easily transported on current highways and capable of large capacities. With help from German-born Dieter Juergens, one of the crane industry's most inventive engineers, he set out to bring his vision to life.
The first 1,500-ton VersaCrane TC-24000 emerged in 1993, pairing sheer strength with a patented compact design, allowing it to perform in crowded and congested areas and to travel easily and economically. This single, highly configurable unit made efficient work of what seemed impossible - a game-changer for Deep South's customers.
The line features crawler and pedestal cranes from 750-ton to 2,500-ton capacities, and with its small footprint and industry-leading low ground-bearing pressure, VersaCranes execute high-capacity lifts without requiring plant closures or costly foundations to support them. The company has continued to invest in this technology, adding a 1,000-ton VersaCrane crawler crane in 2014 and currently developing future enhancements. A team of certified engineers and craftsmen build all VersaCrane models at Deep South's Baton Rouge manufacturing facility.
A full range of services and equipment
Though it earned a reputation as "the VersaCrane company", Deep South is far more than a specialty operation. Today, it's a comprehensive heavy lift and heavy haul contractor with an equipment portfolio that includes:
- Cranes up to 2,500 tons.
- Transporter, including SPMTs and over-the-road Godlhofers.
- Specialty rigging.
- Jacking and skidding.
- Gantries.
- Steel matting.
- Bridge systems.
Customers trust the company to meet a wide variety of lift and transport needs. In doing so, Deep South has developed expertise in turnkey solutions - projects where equipment must be moved from a fabrication facility or other point of origin and placed into "final slab" position within a plant or other facility. These end-to-end challenges draw on the team's integrated knowledge across all project phases, from logistics and site planning to innovative project engineering and safe, timely execution.
One such project - among the largest team efforts in company history - was helping Marathon Garyville Major Expansion (GME) transform a 200-acre surgarcane field in Garyville, Louisiana, into a state-of-the-art refinery. In a year-long effort involving 125 team members and logging approximately 375,000 man-hours, Deep South transported and set more than 200 pieces of equipment. The company offloaded equipment from ships to pre-dressed barges, unloaded 47 barges, and designed and constructed a 100-foot long rail bridge capable of supporting up to 2,235,000 pounds. At the refinery site, VersaCranes and other high-capacity models lifted and set numerous heavy equipment units, including 500-ton crude columns, a 730-ton vacuum tower and six 800-ton hydrocracker unit reactors. The latter, together with the crane, weighed 5,430,000 pounds.
Deep South regularly serves companies across the construction, oil and gas, petrochemical, paper and other industries, and as those customers' needs have expanded, so has the company's footprint. Its nine offices span from Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky and Indiana to South America, and in 2013, Deep South completed its first international project through DS Americas, a Columbia-based division established for the South American market.
A principled team with deep family roots
If the Deep South company culture feels more like a family than that of most large businesses, it's with good reason. From early on, it has truly been a family operation, with Camile joined by his children, Brian, Regina and Mitch, and eventually grandchildren Jeremy, Marie, Margaret, Kate, and John. In five decades, they have welcomed hundreds of likeminded employees who believe in the value of teamwork and the importance of taking personal ownership in their customers' success.
The family environment has nurtured a great deal of trust, where the concept of team always comes before "me," and saying "it's not my job" isn't an option. It shows in how Deep South works together to serve, collaborate with and respond to every customer.
"Our team understands this business inside and out," said Mitch Landry. "We take great pride in our work and we like to get things done safely and efficiently the first time."
Safety is the top priority
At Deep South, workplace safety is the foundation of all success - a philosophy shared across every level of the company. "We want our employees and our customers' employees to go home safely every day," said Mitch Landry. "We appreciate their commitment to safety, and it is our driving principle for the future."
Years ago, the company carved out a "safety roadmap" to help define its overall approach and process. This master safety plans starts at the top with safety-focused management and is carried through the organization by means of written standards, excellent planning, thorough training and clear communication.
Ultimately, however, the best measure of safety is results, and Deep South's on-the-job performance has earned several recent industry awards. In 2018 alone, the company received a first-place honor in the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) Contractor Safety Excellence Awards; "Best of the Best" recognition in the Houston Business Roundtable's (HBR) Safety Excellence Awards; and an Industrial Safety Training Council (ISTC) achievement award for safety.
In 2017, Deep South launched "What's Your Why?" - an internal campaign that seeks to deepen team members' personal connection to safety, from the workplace across the greater community. The campaign inspires people to keep safety top-of-mind through their own stories by asking, "Why do you stay safe?"
Facing tomorrow with optimism
What's next for Deep South? Expect more of the same solid strategies that have helped it reach the half-century milestone: investing in - and sometimes creating - the newest tools and technologies; expanding strategically to better serve its customer base; and cultivating the next generation of heavy lift, heavy haul talent.
"We are committed to retaining our workforce while also training the next generation," explained Mitch Landry. "We need bright, committed young talent to keep moving our company forward." To that end, the company boasts an apprenticeship program and participates in events like the recent Lift & Move USA career day, hosted at Deep South headquarters and attended by more than 700 students interested in the crane, rigging and specialized transport industry.
Five decades after its founding, Deep South Crane & Rigging faces the next 50 years with the same spirit of teamwork, responsibility and respect that has made its success possible.
Deep South Celebrates 50 Years of Customer-focused Success
2018 is a milestone year for Deep South Crane. Fifty years after hardworking electrical engineer Camile Landry saw an opportunity to make a go of his own business, Deep South is now among the top 20 crane heavy lift, heavy haul companies in the world, operating nine offices throughout North and South America. As we celebrate a half-century in business, we couldn't be prouder of what our people have accomplished and the future they're paving for us.
Deep South Employees Honored for Life Saving Response
Deep South employees, Josh McDavid and Daniel Potter, were awarded Bring Your A-Game coins by Marathon Petroleum Company for their quick thinking to save a car crash victim.


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Basic Facts about Business Phone Systems
The business phone system in a company is determined by the the size of the organization and the quantity of extensions required. In our modern world today, having a business phone system is becoming a necessity in order for the company to operate.
There are four major kinds of business phone systems that are sold in the market today. To name the key systems, would include PBX or Private Branch Exchange, KSU-less phones and the Voice-Over-Internet Protocol. Each business phone system offers different kinds of features and each can serve many stations in order to meet individual or corporate needs.
With the use of the so-called key system unit or KSU, key phone systems are mainly controlled. With the business phone system are added features that you do not find in an ordinary phone. In the key phone system, a user is allowed to make calls to another in-office extensions and gives permission to only one user in holding the line. The best business phone systems for small and medium sized enterprises are the key phone systems since they can support five to forty extensions. Depending on the features, the price of key systems is around $350 to $1000 per user.
Once the demand would be more than 40 extensions and there is a need for advance functionality, then the private branch exchange or PBX systems would be the best system to consider. The past models of private branch exchange systems was big, and with the advancement in technology, these systems are modified to be able to place it on a table with all its standard features. These private branch exchange systems are totally programmable and could cost to around $800 to $100 per user. This makes the private branch exchange systems the ideal system for both large corporations and medium sized enterprises with employees of more than a 100.
The KSU-less phone system is featured as a convenient system since it can be placed in one area to another, plus it can serve to up to 10 extensions. There are KSU-less phone systems that offer features similar to key and PBX systems, making it the best business phone system for small offices with lesser number of employees. With a price range of around $130 to $225 per phone, a KSU-less phone system is generally sold without a support by telecom vendors because of this cheaper price. Because of this condition, you are obliged to do the buying, installing, programming, and maintaining of the KSU-less phone system on your own.
The latest introduction to the business phone system is the voice over internet protocol or the VoIP. Small, medium and large firms are accepting this new telecom technology.
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Loaded on these pages are simple ways to make beautiful gifts for friends and family-gifts they can take with them on a long car ride or trip! When I say loaded, I mean LOADED! There's ideas for packaging, content, themes, food, recipes, personal stories and more!
My favorite part about the eBook is all the cool links included. There is a web link for every Tourism site for all of our 50 states! Most of the sites offer free brochures and travel ideas that can be used to make fun games for the car and if you know where someone is going, would be a great blessing to include in a travel kit!
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The biggest news coming from the first day of the Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles revolved around the perfect 10 scored in round one. But, it wasn't the wave or the awesome maneuvers that produced that score. Instead it was what the score produced. Freddy Pattacchia is over a 10 year pro on the tour, with countless heats and magical moments, and a true competitor.
Freddy Patacchia used his last ride to lead up to his big announcement; he is withdrawing from the contest, and will retire. In a season that has produced many shocking moments Freddy gave us another one. Wanting to spend more time with his family and children, and explore different things outside of surfing, Freddy had a fantastic ride and real reason to retire. He said it was six months in the making, and is happy with his decision.
With a perfect 10, Freddy came into the Hurley Pro on fire, and with that score he will leave on a hot streak; a perfect ending to a legendary career. The 2009 event winner left the water before the heat's end with an 18.90 heat total, the highest of the day, to cheers from surfers and fans. For him this was the perfect scenario. He took it to both competitors in his heat, and proved to everyone he is at the top of his game. This was his plan, and this was where he meant to end it, in this heat at the Hurley Pro. He had no plans of surfing in round 2 or beyond, so it was important to him that his result did not interfere with the world title race or anyone's qualifying status.
Its tough to walk away, but Freddy made it clear he wasn't walking away from his dream, but that he had lived it. He knew coming in that it would end here. He was glad to have the opportunity to be on tour, travel, and be a part of the small circle of surfing's elite and for such a long time.
Freddy told WSL after his heat: "I knew the day would come when I would have to walk away from professional surfing," said Patacchia. "While this isn't the end of my surfing career, it's probably the last time that I'll compete on the big stage on the Championship Tour. However, I look forward to competing in some Qualifying Series events. I just need to take a step back and cool down. It's tough to walk away from everyone that has become my family but I've lived my dream, and I want to thank everyone who's played a part in helping me do what I love."
He thanked his family, especially his wife and his sponsors who have supported him for many years who gave him the opportunity to compete and travel with the world's best. Freddy said he will continue to be involved as a coach and mentor to the tour coming up, and that he hopes to be a positive influence to those still competing.
When asked if he will ever compete again, he never gave a true definitive answer. For some, this may be a sign that he is leaving the door open. Chances are you may see him pop up in a contest somewhere, down the line. One thing that is certain, is that it will be on his terms, and that jersey number 50 will be dearly missed on the World Tour.


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The dramatic decline in youth interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) during adolescence, both in the USA and internationally, has been a phenomenon of societal concern for several decades. The Synergies project was launched to help deal with this issue. In this paper, we report findings from the first two years of our longitudinal survey research.
This work in progress describes the development of an instrument to measure the entrepreneurial mindset of engineering students.
The purpose of this study was to examine the development of the Engineering Identity Development Scale (EIDS), an instrument designed to assess elementary school students' identity development in engineering. This study describes a three-phase approach to item construction, administration, and the gathering reliable and valid evidence for scores on the EIDS.
Driven by scholarly work that promotes incorporating the study of social justice issues in the engineering curriculum, this work-in-progress paper focuses on teaching social and critical consciousness in engineering.
A UF professor will help give 3-D printers and scanners to children in Florida and California. Pavlo "Pasha" Antonenko, a UF associate professor of educational technology, helped lead "iDigFossils," a project awarded almost $1.2 million by the National Science Foundation. The funding to give students scanners and printers started Monday. The 3-year project will allow kindergarten through high-school students to develop skills and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses.
There is growing concern in the United States about the lack of interest and aptitude in science, math and, in particular, technology and engineering disciplines. Certainly one reason for this could be the lack of true engineering experiences available to students when they are in junior high and high school. This is in part due to the fact that while most teachers are well versed in math and science through their formal education, very few have experience and/or educational backgrounds in engineering and technology.
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Supported by the National Science Foundation as part of its commitment to preparing future generations for STEM-related careers and rapidly changing work environments, the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program at NYU Tandon centers on robotics and e
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Hindujas top UK's 'super rich' list
The London-based Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja, who have a fortune of 11.9 billion pounds - "up by an astonishing 1.3 billion pounds in the past year", edged out steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal and Russian magnate Alisher Usmanov, according to the 'Sunday Times Super-Rich List' made public today.
The Hinduja brothers, who run the multinational Hinduja Group conglomerate with interests across automotive, real estate and oil, moved up from third position last year to top the UK's billionaire charts this year.
The list - a full version of which will be released next Sunday - also includes NRI industrialists such as Lakshmi Mittal and family, Prakash Lohia, Lord Swraj Paul and family, Anil Agarwal and Ajay Kalsi and family among the city's 72 billionaires.
Mittal also edged one position upwards to the third rank with 10.25 billion pounds even as Russian magnate Alisher Usmanov, who topped the list till last year, fell to the second place.
"Last year, the Hindujas sold a 49 per cent stake in a Saudi Arabian lubricants maker, Petromin, for more than 200 million pounds. Property investments in India have added 200 million pounds.
The family's IndusInd bank is capitalised at about 2.7 billion pounds. In Britain, Hinduja Automotive turned over about 1.5 billion pounds in 2012-13," the newspaper said.
In reference to the Kolkata-based Mittal, the newspaper highlighted a final bounce in fortunes after a few years of dip. "After a tough few years in the steel industry, Mittal is seeing a glimmer of light.
Arcelor Mittal shares have recovered, making his stake worth 6.65 billion pounds - up 700 million pounds in a year," it said. Mittal's brother-in-law India-born textiles and plastics tycoon Lohia is ranked as Britain's 46th richest man with around 2.11 billion pounds.
Leading NRI industrialist and Caparo chief Lord Swraj Paul is ranked Britain's 48th richest, with an estimated wealth worth around 2 billion pounds.
"The 83-year-old came to Britain from India in 1966 to seek treatment for his daughter's leukaemia. He stayed after her death and founded steel manufacturer Caparo, which made more than 62 million pounds profit in 2013. The company has been restructured, with its American and Indian businesses worth 1.6 billion pounds," the newspaper said.
"Paul is chancellor of Westminster and Wolverhampton universities. In memory of his daughter he set up the Ambika Paul Foundation, which supports children's charities," the newspaper said.
Vedanta Resources chief Agarwal at 50th rank and Indus Gas supremo Kalsi at 102nd complete the Indian presence among the London-based billionaires.
"More than half, 39, of London's 72 billionaires were born abroad, but nationally the proportion was lower, with 44 of the 104 across the country born outside the UK," the Times said in its overall analysis.
This year's list also found that London has more billionaires than any other city in the world and the number of billionaires living in the UK as a whole has risen to more than 100 for the first time.
There are now 104 billionaires based in the UK with a combined wealth of more than 301 billion pounds. The British capital is home to 72 people whose aggregated family wealth tops 1 billion pounds.
The next most prosperous world city is Moscow, which boasts 48 billionaires, just ahead of US cities New York and San Francisco.
"London is the financial centre of the world. It straddles time zones so they can come here and get the best financial advice. They like the culture, the tax regime is very nice for them and they feel safe here," said 'Rich List' author Philip Beresford, explaining London's supremacy.
For the first time this year, the world's super-rich needed a net worth of 1 billion pounds to make it to the Rich List's top 100 and a fortune of 1.7 billion pounds is now required to make the top 50 up from 700 million pounds 10 years ago.
The Duke of Westminster is the richest Briton with around 8.5 billion pounds and is ranked 10th on the list.
Other notable figures in the top 25 include Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich (8.52 billion pounds), Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley (3.75 billion pounds) and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson (3.6 billion pounds).


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A Unique Charleston Theater Experience
Growing up less than a 2-hour train ride from New York City I was spoiled to be able to see some of the best Broadway shows over the years. With no acting talent myself, I have always appreciated the arts and have a soft spot for musicals. Now living in Charleston and being able to venture downtown I am excited to see what this charming city has to offer. My first performance was a surprisingly great experience.
The 34 West Theater Company is in a great location on Meeting Street, just a block from the City Market. I had purchased my tickets in advance online for $25 a ticket to see their current production, Groovy Kinda' Love. When we entered the building it was a lot smaller and a different layout than expected for a theater. (We originally thought this was a lounge area where you wait until you go into the main theater.) There was a little stage with small bistro tables and chairs surrounding it (holding a max of about 70 people). A nice man dressed in 50's attire (who turned out to be the co-owner and one of the 4 actors in the play) showed us to our seats. The seating process was very organized. They had the seating arrangements figured out in advance and your coaster was your ticket and seat holder. We were a group of 3 and shared a table with another group of 3 which turned out fine.
After being seated you are able to walk up to the bar with a 50s style fridge and retro service area to purchase refreshments and snacks. The beverages they sell include a variety of sodas, beers, wines and mixed drinks. For snacks you can get gourmet popcorn, pimento cheese or a party trio with your choice popcorn, candies, nuts, pretzels and other treats. All items were reasonably priced and served in trendy décor by a bar tender dressed in a track suite (who turned out to be the other co-owner and another of the actors in the show).
Once the show started it ran for about an hour and fifteen minutes with no intermission. We were pleasantly surprised how much we enjoyed this musical comedy. They included a wide range of oldies songs that got everyone's toes tapping and was nicely interwoven with the story-line. With the intimate audience the cast was able to make everyone feel like they were talking to you individually. It was silly and quirky and it worked. Everyone had a blast.
From entering the building and being kindly greeted by the co-owner to having him say goodnight to each of us at the end the show it reflects how much this team truly loves what they do. They wear many hats to make this production a memorable night. Well, hats off to you. This is yet another reason why Charleston is such a special city with so many unique opportunities to enjoy all kinds of cultural experiences. I am looking forward to attending one of their upcoming performances.
You can check out the 34 West Theater Co. website for their upcoming performanceswww.34west.org
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Are you living your "ultimate pinch-me this must be a DREAM life"? (Thank you Chalene Johnson for that phrasing!)
We are now 11 days in to the new year AND new decade. There is no time like the present to begin moving toward your dream life. How are you doing on the goals and priorities you set for 2011? Are they taking you closer to your ultimate DREAM life?
I set my priorities and made my goals for 2011 on 1/31/10.
HOWEVER…since that time I learned of this 30-day challenge to "master organization and achieve my goals". I immediately signed up, am on day 8 and already AM so much more organized, goals and priorities are more defined and honed.
We are now in the part of this challenge where the rubber meets the road. We are working on creating a carefully crafted to-do list and learning tools to maintain it daily! Remember it takes 21 days to make a habit. This process has been incredibly informative and easy to add in to my daily activities.
You owe it to yourself to give yourself the best chance possible at achieving your dream life. Take the challenge and get focused with me!
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When your mind is cluttered with the stuff you have to do and the places you need to go, you're never going to make any progress! It's time to focus and get organized so that you can finally relax and enjoy the life you were meant to live. ~Chalene Johnson
I have BIG dreams and BIG goals.
Let's create the "ultimate pinch-me this must be a DREAM" life together!!