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Diplomatic tensions have flared in the Caucases over the fate of a Georgian spy plane allegedly shot down Sunday as it flew over a breakaway pro-Russian region. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who has cultivated military ties with the US and sought to join NATO, accuses Russia of shooting down the unmanned drone. The United Nations Security Council is due to discuss the incident on Wednesday.
The incident has drawn attention to friction between Russia and former Soviet territories that favor closer Western engagement, including NATO membership. It also underscores lingering tensions over unrecognized breakaway states in the region following Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence, which Russia strongly opposed.
Earlier this month, a NATO summit in Romania rejected a US proposal to fast-track Ukrainian and Georgian membership, but agreed to review their applications at a future meeting. The Christian Science Monitor reported that some Eastern European countries at the summit were critical of NATO's "appeasement" of a belligerent Russia, which is carving out its spheres of influence against NATO encroachment.
Bloomberg reports that the downed spy plane was flying over Abkhazia, a state seeking independence that fought a civil war against Georgia in the 1990s and maintains close ties with Moscow. Mr. Saakashvili said Monday he had telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked him to end attacks on Georgian territory and to stop his backing for Abkhazia and South Ossetia, another breakaway state.
Russia has denied that it shot down the spy plane. Last week, Mr. Putin ordered his government to protect the "rights, freedoms, and lawful interests" of Russians living in the two disputed territories. Georgia views this as a step toward annexation, and some Western governments have criticized the move. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she had called her Russian counterpart to express concern over tensions with Georgia and said the US was "absolutely committed" to Georgia's territorial integrity, Xinhua reported.
A video released Monday by Georgia, purportedly a live feed from the downed plane, shows a twin-tailed fighter aircraft firing on it, reports The New York Times. The attacking aircraft closely resembles a Russian MIG-29 fighter jet, which Georgian officials say is proof of Russian involvement. No other air forces in the region that planes. Russia's Air Force said that an Abkhaz plane had shot down the drone. However, the plane on the video, which did not have visible markings, didn't appear to match that used by Abkhaz forces.
The footage can be seen on the BBC's website here.
In a statement, the Russian government said Putin had expressed his "bewilderment" that Georgia was deploying a spy plane over Abkhazia, says the Associated Press. The Kremlin said the spy plane had violated a 1994 cease-fire between Georgia and Abkhazia and was a "destabilizing factor" that had escalated tensions there.
Last week, London's Guardian newspaper reported on Abkhazia about fears of a wider conflict provoked by Russia's embrace of the breakaway republic on the eastern shores of the Black Sea. Putin has stopped short of formally recognizing Abkhazia's independence, but his order is seen as a provocative step that follows Georgia's failed attempt to join NATO. It also takes its cue from Kosovo's declaration of independence in February, which Abkhazia has cited as a precedent for its own sovereignty. Russia accuses the US of hypocrisy in recognizing Kosovo but blocking pro-Russian states like Abkhazia.
In an editorial published before the spy plane incident, The Messenger, an English-language daily in Tblisi, Georgia, said Russia had been emboldened by NATO's lack of strong support for Georgian membership. It said the international community must put pressure on Russia to stop its "annexation of Georgian territory," since Georgia is too small to act alone.
Euroasianet, a website funded by the Open Society Institute, reports from Tblisi that many officials believe Moscow is trying to thwart Georgia's bid to join NATO. Some experts argue that Russia is trying to provoke Georgia into taking "impulsive action that can torpedo Georgia's NATO prospects" and counsel caution in responding to Russian moves.


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Tax Aspects of Acquisition and Disposition of Business Property
by ERNEST H. KENYON Principal, Omaha Office
Presented before the 28th Annual Tax Clinic of the Wisconsin Society of Certified Public Accountants, Milwaukee—November 1964
IN HIS TAX message to Congress in April of 1961, President Kennedy stated, "I therefore recommend that capital gains treatment be withdrawn
from gains on the disposition of depreciable property, both personal and real property, to the extent that depreciation has been deducted for such property by the seller in previous years, permitting only the excess of the sales price over the original cost to be treated as a capital gain."
The Revenue Act of 1962 included provisions that amounted to substantial
compliance with the President's recommendation, but only with respect to depreciable personal property.
Committee Reports on the 1964 Revenue Act explain the omission of real property from the previous recapture law as resulting from a recognition
of the problem in doing so where there is an appreciable rise in the value of real property attributable to a rise in the general price level over a long period of time. In other words, the impact of a rising economy was being recognized.
The Reports add that this year's Act takes this factor into account, and that it makes sure the ordinary income treatment is applied only to what may truly be called excess depreciation deductions.
This concept of excess depreciation obviously was pointed at investors who would acquire real estate with the intention of deducting accelerated depreciation against ordinary income, followed by an early sale of the property at a profit that would be taxed as capital gain.
It is the element of artificial profit created by the so-called excess depreciation deduction that is the principal target of new section 1250.
The measure of excessiveness (referred to in the law as "additional depreciation") is related to the length of time that the property was held.
If the property was held for one year or less, within the limit of the profit realized, all depreciation allowed or allowable after 1963 will be considered excessive and therefore will be recaptured and treated as ordinary income.
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Looks pretty damn good. Madhouse greatness. Sad to see Tokyo Ghoul fall victim to Pierrot but anyway..
The character art does seem a bit... A lot off to me. I hope it will live up to my expectations.
That brown-haired pretty boy over there is supposed to be this character...


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Nguyen is part of the 17th-ranked double team that posted two wins (photo courtsey: Gil Talbot).
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The No. 26 Harvard men's tennis team opened up its 2014 season at the 2014 ITA Kickoff Weekend where the Crimson narrowly fell to No. 13 Mississippi State, 4-3 before dropping a, 4-0, decision to No. 18 South Carolina.
On Saturday, the Crimson faced Mississippi State in a tough back and forth battle. On the doubles court, No. 17 ranked duo of Junior Denis Nguyen and senior Casey MacMaster cruised to a 6-4 victory over the Bulldogs' No. 52 Jordan Angus and Malte Stropp in the No. 1 doubles match. On court two, the tandem of sophomore Nicky Hu and freshman Brian Yeung topped Egbert Weverink and Zach White, 6-2 to claim the doubles point.
Mississippi State gained momentum after three singles victories to give the Bulldogs a, 3-1, lead. Hu fell to Schmid, 6-1, 6-5 on court six while Shaun Chaudhuri lost to No. 39 Malte Stropp, 6-3, 6-2 on court two. No. 81 Beltrame took down Jordan Angus 6-3 in the first set before Angus came back to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Nguyen, the 44th-ranked player in the ITA singles poll, toppled No. 63 Florian Lakat in the No. 1 contest, 6-5, 6-2. On court five, rookie Andrew Ball dropped the opening set, 6-3 before rallying in the second, 6-2, to force the third set. Ball posted a 6-3 win in the final set over Rishab Agarwal for the point, evening the match score at three.
In the remaining contest on court four, Steinroeder struggled in the first set, falling 6-4, but the junior was able to compose himself and post a 6-5 win over White to force a third set. The Concord, Mass., native could not outlast his opponent dropping the deciding set, 6-3.
On Sunday, Harvard faced South Carolina. After dropping the doubles point, the Crimson was unable to hold off the Gamecocks in singles play.
The tandem of Nguyen and MacMaster led the charge in doubles, posting a, 6-2, win over No. 24 Chip Cox and Kyle Koch in the match on court one. However, South Carolina claimed wins on court two and three to take an early, 1-0 lead. The Gamecocks' Tsvetan Mihov and Thiago Pinheiro topped Hu and Yeung, 6-3, while Beltrame and Kelvin Lam could not outlast Andrew Adams and Andrew Schafer, 6-5.
South Carolina's momentum carried over to singles court as the Gamecocks posted three straight wins to clinch the match. On court six, Ball fell to No. 91 Schafer, 6-5, 6-1, while Beltrame dropped a 6-3, 6-5 decision to Adams. Steinroeder surrendered a hard-fought 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to Cox at the No. 5 slot.
Nguyen, Harvard's top-ranked singles player, was one game away from taking down No. 41 Mihov on court one, as he led 6-5, 5-0 before the match was suspended.
Harvard returns to action, Feb. 8-9 when the Crimson takes on Minnesota and Tulsa.


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"I am Ready"
his trip into Iraq published. Can you please insert it somewhere into your
newspaper? Also, if it does make a page, could you please let me know so that I
can be sure to direct people to the website:-) THANK YOU.
"I am Ready"
As my convoy passes the gates of hell, I am ready.
Shot at me, try to blow me up, I am ready.
I've been through training and practice runs, I am ready.
We've armored our trucks and loaded our weapons, I am ready.
Day breaks and the sun cuts across IRAQ, I am ready.
Burned out tanks and trash litter the streets, I am ready.
Eyes cut glares and looks of suspicion, I am ready.
I see tiny hungry faces waving at the passing green trucks, and I am not
Little ones who's only crime is location, and I am not ready.
Willing to block a massive iron truck with frail little bodies, and I am not
The orders are clear, we are not here for them, and I am not ready.
Children as old as my own, some younger, and I am not ready.
Children who see us as hope, yet get nothing, and I am not ready.
Still smiling as we pass, no food given out, hope presented, no comforting
word spoken, and I weep.
I weep for them, the ones who we are not here for, the silent victims of a
country in the final stages of anarchy. I weep for the boxes of food strapped
to our vehicles, as they crest the hill and leave nothing but tire tracks
behind. I am not ready and I weep. I think of my own children, safe, warm and
fed. They can be taught love, compassion, and giving, and I realize,
Written by:
Spc. Richard Adams
Operation Iraqi Freedom II
Camp Anaconda


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If you like German cars and El Caminos, you're pretty much going to have to either pick up a Sawzall yourself or buy something someone else's home-built pickup. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe
der Straße is the latter, but does its price make it more BM than MB?
A good rule of thumb is that if an Audi was expensive when new, it's most likely going to be even more expensive when it gets old. And, add the strain of aftermarket mods to the equation and you'll see your money disappear faster than by giving it to the Herman Cain campaign That, at least, was the consensus of the 70% of you who voted down yesterday's big-ol' hairy S4 in a Crack pipe loss, considering it the monetary equivalent of that thing they tried to throw Luke into in Return of the Jedi. I guess that was an auto for which no one wished a union.
Etymology is an interesting thing - take for example the word truck, which has two very different origins and meanings. From the Phrase Finder: The reference to a vehicle for transporting freight comes from the Greek word 'trochos,' meaning 'wheel.' However, 'truck' meaning originally any commodities for sale and, later, garden produce for market comes from an entirely different root, 'troque,' the Old French word for 'barter.
Both uses could be employed in reference to this 1974 Mercedes Benz 240d custom pickup as it is both a Truck in the mechanical sense, and, being for sale, is a truck in the brought to market sense. Whether or not a pickup based on a W114 makes any other kind of sense is beside the point. The seller of this Benz is not the builder, a fact that plays in its favor as he has spent five years behind its wheel, putting on almost 12,000 miles on it which means that it probably isn't saddled with onerous idiosicrocies only acceptable to its creator. Speaking of miles, the ad states that the odo currently reads 00150, an odd thing which means either-
A. It has rolled over, but with only five barrels it's impossible to tell how many times.
B. It's broken.
C. It's pretty beat up for being the world's lowest mileage W114.
D. He's reading the Trip Odo.
Regardless of how many miles it has, you can bet that each one was taken with the leisurely pace of a Teamster as the 65-horses extracted from the OM616.916 mean that the only drag races the 240D would be competitive in are against glacial ablation. Here, the commodious bed implies substantial carrying capacity, however every pound added is another that the legendarily durable, but parsimonious 2,404-cc diesel engine has to drag along. Additionally, the coil-sprung IRS under the freshly plywoodinated bed doesn't make for the most robust of load carriers, but at least it's not the previous generation's odd swing axle which provided an orgy of handling peculiarities.
Speaking of peculiar, turning a 240d into a Teutonic truck is sort of weird, although this one looks to have been done with an eye for semi-professionalism, and the use of actual Benz wagon tail lights is a nice touch. Those, along with all the other lights, and everything else, is claimed in the ad to be functional, and there's a bunch of work and new parts that have recently been done. That's a much better sales tool than the usual needs to be done, but I'll include all the parts that we usually see in private seller ads. That being said, he does claim the interior could use some TLC, however what that crazysexycool trio would do with it is beyond me, and considering Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes history with a matchbook, this is probably not the bed you'd want to get her in.
If however, you'd like to get in bed with this Benz, then you'd need to come up with $2,300 and not be in a hurry for the drive home. Sure it being a diesel, the seller makes the tired claim that it's perfect for a bio-fuel conversion, which is sort of like the McDonalds guy telling you that french fries can alternately be used as ear plugs. Despite that slip into Shamwow-dom, let's give him a break as the ad is otherwise pretty straight forward and he seems cool enough, I mean, he drives a 240d Pickup, in case you hadn't noticed.
So what do you think of this
catdog car/truck for $2,300? Does that price make this custom Benz an El Camino Real? Or, do you hold no truck with that?
You decide!
Los Angeles Craigslist or go here if the ad disappears.
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"The AAA's Ad Hoc Commission on Anthropology's Engagement with the Security and Intelligence Communities (CEAUSSIC) continues its work. Our main activities at present include: 1. the writing of a report to the AAA on the widely and hotly debated Human Terrain System of the U.S. Army (by the fall), 2. The editing of a casebook illustrating the diversity of kinds of practicing anthropology, including associated ethical questions, with a primary emphasis upon the security sector broadly conceived, 3. And providing support for the AAA's ongoing ethics process. In an effort to keep our work transparent and part of the public and disciplinary discussion of all of the above, CEAUSSIC is also going to be contributing a monthly entry to the AAA's blog. Each entry, by different CEAUSSIC members, will address topics that have arisen or that we have been thinking about, which we will continue to discuss via the blog, a discussion in which we hope you will also participate."
Mars Turns to Minerva: Thoughts on Archaeology, the Military, and Collegial Discourse
July 21, 2009
Laurie W. Rush, U.S. Army Archaeologist, Fort Drum, NY, member CEAUSSIC
One of the purposes of this blog is to offer the anthropology community an opportunity to learn more about the extent, scope, and variety of engagement that US anthropologists currently have with the military, as well as the wider security sector, and with particular attention to ethical forms of engagement. Professor Albro pointed out this challenge in the June blog and began to remedy the situation by discussing and describing the role of analysts in great detail. It is my goal to attempt the same for archaeology. I would also like to take this opportunity to say what an honor it is to work on the Commission and that I cannot even begin to describe how much I have learned from the other commission members and our discussions.
When literature began to appear in anthropological publications that challenged the ethics of those of us who work for the military, I was struck by the tone of the discussions. It appeared that the intended audience for these articles could be a small number of archaeologists who might be considering engagement with the military. It was as if the authors were unaware that there were already several hundred archaeologists already employed in archaeological survey, inventory, and evaluation of archaeological sites that are located on the millions of acres of land belonging to US Department of Defense (DoD) Installations. Many of us began these jobs prior to the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and many of us work on a daily basis as advocates for Native Americans who share our goal of stewardship for the Native American ancestral places that we help to manage.
Anthropologists currently work as cultural resource managers and/or installation archaeologists at all of the large acre military bases for all branches of the services, located in all regions of the United States including Alaska and Hawaii. For example, I am the Cultural Resources Manager and Army Archaeologist at Fort Drum, New York where I am responsible for all of the archaeological sites and historic properties that could be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places that may occur within our 107,000 acres. I have colleagues and counterparts that work for all of the other large acre Army Bases like Fort Carson, Colorado and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for Air Force Bases like Hill and Nellis in Utah and Nevada, and Navy Installations like China Lake, California.
The Department of Defense (DoD) archaeology program has been generously funded as part of the DoD Environmental Program going back to the mid 1980s. The DoD invests billions of dollars on environmental conservation and compliance including archaeology, preservation of historic structures, endangered species management, wetlands preservation, recycling, pollution prevention, waste management, and environmental restoration. According to Vice President Biden, the proposed 2010 Defense Budget includes 4.3 billion dollars for environmental programs. During his remarks at the 2009 DoD Environmental Awards Ceremony, he expressed his expectation that the DoD would continue to lead all U.S. agencies in exemplary environmental management.
As part of the DoD Environmental Program, military archaeologists have surveyed hundreds of thousands of acres, have discovered tens of thousands of archaeological sites and in some cases have provided enough new information to rewrite the prehistory of entire regions. Many military archaeologists have worked in close collaboration with academic archaeologists for years, offering field school opportunities, lectures, and field trips, as well as teaching courses and participating in professional societies. We also have counterparts in the militaries of other nations that do very similar jobs.
During the recent "Mars Turns to Minerva" conference at Cambridge University (a summary can be found here: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/766/), one of the organizers suggested that one reason for the current challenges faced by the social sciences in terms of engagement with the military may be due to the fact that the social sciences in general over the past few decades have shied away from directly studying conflict, warfare, and warriors especially in western settings. If this observation is in fact correct, there would be few interlocutors who can translate between military and academic social science cultures. Archaeology offers a contrast to this observation. Conflict archaeology, or the study of battlefields and military features in the landscape, has been a viable subfield for over two decades at an international level. When the number of trained anthropologists currently working for DoD are added to the number of colleagues who use archaeological methods to study conflict, this adds up to a substantial body of professionals already in place well before 2001 and the US invasion of Iraq. These realities pose a series of questions.
- Is there an ethical distinction to be made between archaeologists who went to work for the military prior to or after the US invasion of Iraq?
- Why is there a stronger and more formal partnership between archaeologists as professionals and a series of Ministries of Defense including the United States than one finds in other social science professions or in other sub-fields of anthropology?
- What do archaeologists bring to the table in support of the military?
- What does engagement with the military offer to archaeology as a profession and to archaeologists as professionals?
I am going to answer the last question first, since it provides greater insight into the nature and level of the current cooperation between archaeology and the military. The advantages of working for the Department of Defense as archaeologists include:
- Steady and predictable employment with reasonable salaries and benefits.
- Funding for fieldwork. In order to manage and preserve archaeological sites on military land, inventory and identification is critical. The DoD funds large acre surface surveys in the American west and shovel test surveys in vegetated areas where holes are excavated looking for archaeological material. There is also funding for test excavations for newly discovered sites so that their potential significance can be evaluated, and support for data recovery on threatened sites.
- Access to and funding for the use of state of the art research tools including GIS, aerial imagery, satellite photography, lidar (light detection and ranging, a remote sensing system used to collect topographic data), laser scanning, remote sensing, and archaeometrics.
- The opportunity to use the state of the art tools described above to develop spatial predictive models for archaeological site location and the funding to test these models.
- The opportunity to consult in good faith with Native Americans who have ancestral ties to military lands.
- Funding for travel to professional meetings and conferences.
- Access to acreage that is only available to individuals working on behalf of or for DoD.
- Access to acreage that is restricted due to conflict situations.
- The opportunity to save sites that are located on military lands and in conflict areas. The global press has covered many stories of damage and destruction to cultural property related to the current conflicts from the Bamiyan Buddhas to damage at Babylon. Military archaeologists have now been offered opportunities to work on this issue. In addition, many of our Old World archaeological colleagues who trained as scholars in the Classics and Art History have been volunteering to teach military personnel and to work with military archaeologists because of their strong commitment to site preservation and protection of cultural property. Members of the Archaeology Institute of America (AIA) volunteer to do Soldier lectures and fly at their own expense to military installations all across the US. Over the past two years, the AIA has sponsored round table discussions and workshops with DoD partners at their Annual Meetings. Donny George, the exiled Director of the Iraq National Museum, described the most recent AIA/DoD partnership workshop as a "dream come true."
For archaeologists who study conflict, there have been professional and personal rewards in terms of identifying unknown Soldiers and lost personnel. These colleagues have been offered the honor of participating in re-interment ceremonies and have experienced the grateful appreciation of families whose lost loved one has been accounted for at last. Others find satisfaction in the fact that their work may bring honor and memory for fallen warriors, some whose sacrifices date back thousands of years.
The contributions to the profession then include:
- Tremendous amounts of new knowledge
- Development of powerful predictive models that can be used by academic colleagues
- Demonstration of the importance of working with Native Americans as partners in interpreting the landscape and features of ancestral places
- Viability as a profession outside of the academy encouraging students to sign up for archaeology and anthropology courses
- Funded field training opportunities for students
So to rephrase the question above concerning what archaeology brings to the military, why is the military so extraordinarily generous in support of archaeological investigation?
In the United States, military land is subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. This legal requirement means that the military is required to consult with preservation advocates before initiating or undertaking a project that could have an adverse effect on a cultural property that is potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. In summary, with respect to archaeology, military land is managed just like Park Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or any other federal acreage. In the military, failure to follow Section 106 can result in legal action that will appear on the military record of the officer in charge. Needless to say, these officers take these issues seriously. Subsequent legislation like the Archaeological Resource Protection Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, and a series of executive orders further strengthened the requirements for sound archaeological management of all federal property including military lands.
Better yet from my perspective, the legal drivers and successful legal challenges to poor examples of federal land management also drove development of the DoD Native American consultation policy. This policy may well be the most pro-active in federal service and requires military land managers to do everything within their power to establish positive consultation relationships between DoD garrisons and federally recognized Native Americans who have ancestral ties to military lands. Native American sovereign nation leaders are treated as heads of state when they come to military installations for meetings to discuss ancestral issues. As an aside, working with Native Americans in this enlightened environment has become far and away the most rewarding aspect of my domestic job responsibilities. Military archaeologists are finding that working closely with Native Americans is informing their archaeological interpretations in new and far more sophisticated ways.
The benefit for the military lies in having unencumbered land available for military training. There is no question that military training will have ground disturbing impacts on the landscape. The ability to demonstrate that affected lands have been inventoried by a professional archaeologist and that consultation with stakeholders has been completed in an honorable way protects those military personnel responsible for these lands from lawsuits and court injunctions against training. Competent cultural resources management also prevents construction delays and unnecessary damage to archaeological sites that would occur if ground disturbing projects were permitted to go forward without archaeological survey.
When I began working for the DoD, I expected that I might be pressured to rubber stamp project proposals without regard for archaeological integrity. My experience has been in direct opposition to my expectations. All of the Garrison Commanders that I have worked for have taken pride in the Fort Drum cultural resources program and in the acreage that they have protected on behalf of archaeological stewardship. Our archaeological survey records and management decisions are completely open to our Native American consultation partners and to the State Office of Historic Preservation. We encourage scrutiny and also present the results of our work at professional meetings on a regular basis.
These realities inform the next question which is whether there is an ethical distinction between archaeologists who engaged with the military prior to the invasion of Iraq and those who began to work for the military after that time. There is no question that participation in making land available for military training is part of a process that helps prepare men and women to go to war. There is no way around that fact. For many of us who began this work in the eighties and nineties, it seemed unthinkable that the young men and women that we saw training would actually ever go into combat. At that point in time, Fort Drum, NY actually had welcome signs that said, "Fort Drum, Dedicated to Preserving Our Environment." Clearly, military installation priorities have unfortunately shifted since that time, and all of the military archaeologists are that much more immediately affected by the true nature of military training and uses of military training lands.
The next question would be whether there is an ethical distinction between domestic military archaeology and involvement in the archaeological challenges that have occurred as a result of the deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of these challenges have included damage at Babylon, the U.S. protection of Ur and the subsequent return of stewardship there to the Iraqi people, inadvertent damage to a karez water system (an irrigation system dating from antiquity) in Afghanistan by US personnel, and issues related to looting and smuggling of antiquities.
Development of cultural property protection training programs for military personnel deploying to areas of conflict appears to be the most controversial aspect of current military archaeology. However, the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property during Times of Armed Conflict was ratified by the US Senate in September of 2008, and engaged archaeologists are going to play an essential role in keeping the US in compliance with this international treaty law. A sampling of criticisms leveled at archaeologists who are working on cultural property protection during conflict issues include:
- Engagement with the military in any way is unethical – period.
- Heritage training programs are nothing more than an attempt at improving public relations for the US military.
- Showing respect for cultural property during armed conflict would legitimize military action.
- Engaging with the military in any way could lead to further engagement that could be unethical.
To these concerns can be added criticisms also leveled at forensic archaeologists who have worked on mass graves in conflict settings. Comments to this effect that I have heard include:
- Mass grave archaeology in Iraq was a political tool to justify the invasion.
As a civilian who works for the military, I personally appreciate well thought out discussions about the ethics of working with the military. The military is an extremely effective organization when it comes to socializing associated personnel, and thoughtful debate on the issue is critical for me in terms of offering substance for a periodic reality check. Even the most seasoned and analytical anthropologists can find themselves becoming rapidly acculturated when exposed to a military environment, and our colleagues can play a very important role in helping us to continually question the nature of our participation and the secondary and tertiary effects that our work may have. However, the only way for that form of interaction to be productive is if those thoughts are knowledgeable and are offered in a collegial manner. When Mars Turns to Minerva, we would hope that Minerva, in the form of the Academy, would set the tone for positive informed conversation with room for productive discussion and collegial disagreement. These issues are far too important to settle for anything less.


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Once again Raihan plays teacher and evaluates the performance of the Bangladesh teams in the recently concluded tour by Zimbabwe.
How did they do? A review of Bangladesh after the series
by Raihan Hannan
Published: 14th November, 2009
With yet another ZIM series under the rug, Bangladesh will embark on a short break before beginning a busy six months of cricket with the big gun. Â Below is a summary of the team performance in the Zimbabwe series, player by player.
Tamim Iqbal
Tamim Iqbal: The captain called him out after game 1 and he made an attempt to answer. He had starts in 4 of the 5 matches including a flashy man of the match winning 80 but he continued to give his wicket away. Fresh off of a 300 run man of the match series in August, he came to the crease with high expectations and delivered here and there but not to his capacity. He did surpass Nafees in the BD ODI run list and sits at #5 behind Ash, Bashar, Shakib and Aftab. He finished as the 4rd highest run scorer at 135 behind Shakib, Masakadza and Taylor for the series, largely thanks to the knock of 80 in game 3. He is still the best opening option out there for Bangladesh and finding a consistent partner for him will rid Bangladesh a lot of headaches in the future. He does have to careful as similar things were said about Shahriar Nafees back in 2006. He scored around his average of 28 in the series, missing out on an opportunity to push that beyond 30. Despite chasing a low 44 in game 4 and returning at 8 down in game 5 after retiring hurt when all the hard work was done, Tamim still failed to secure a not out in this series. Tamim needs to set a goal to carry the bat for himself. 60+ innings with not a single not out is not a stat you want to have when you have set your sights on being a world class batsman.
Junaid Siddique
Junaid Siddique: Probably the only player in the team who is there more so because of failure of others than his own accomplishments. Disappointing throughout the series, he showed some flash in game 2 by scoring 23 in 11 balls only to give it away as a simple return catch to the bowler. With Nazimuddin, Aftab and Nafees due to end their ICL sentence before the next international commitment and the likes of Imrul and Rony showing promise as well as the potential for others in the current line up to be promoted to open, Junaid's fate as always seems to be out of his hands. Needing only 67 in the series to cross the 500 run mark, he still sits at 488 after 28 innings and like his partner no not outs. His 3 amazing catches in the final match at slip position was the most significant contribution to the team throughout the series. His partner (Tamim) and coach came out to his defense but he really won't have any excuses if he is dropped going forward as he is the batsman all the way down to #8 to have an average less than 20.
Mohammad Ashraful: One thing about this enigma who holds so many Bangladesh records is that he is consistently Mr. Inconsistent. Ash played his 150th ODI in game 3 and with a Bangladeshi jersey in game 5. Without a plan with the bat in game one, handy with the ball in game 2, found rhythm with the bat in game three only to throw his wicket away and then got out to a duck with victory only 12 runs away in game 4. Game 5, with a healthy total to chase and into the crease early due to Tamim being retired hurt, he again disappointed. His dismissal seems to trigger the BD collapses and he continued taking the wrong approach in the media. Pretending he had found the magic formula after game 3 and implying the reckless shots are by crowd demand, Ash was back to his usual self with the bat in the last two ODIs. He did have a couple of nice catches and is now 1 behind Mash (32) in the all time catches list in ODIs for Bangladesh. Given his ability with the ball, it may not be bad to push him down the order to the Riad or Nayeem role and open up the top order to an ICL veteran or a new up and comer. With the exception of that his position in the role simply relies on the fond memories he provided in then newsworthy wins for Bangladesh. He has no business out there in the top order when so many others are hungry for it and he fails to deliver.
Raquibul Hassan: Despite a slow approach that Gavaskar wouldn't feel hypocritical to make fun of, Raquibul seems to be slowly (no pun intended) cementing the #4 spot for himself. Add in the fact that he has to come to crease in order to consolidate wickets more so than step on the accelerator more often than not, one shouldn't really criticize him that much. He can play the anchor role great as he did in game 2 to allow Shakib to complete a whirlwind century. His fielding has also been good with him taking the important catches in each of the first 3 games. Held the nerve and sealed the emphatic game 4 with a six. He is the only other top order batsman beside his captain in the lineup averaging over 30. With players like Tamim, Shakib, Nayeem, and Ashraful around him to hit the big shots, he brings the stability to the lineup. He is no wall like Dravid but it turning out to be a rock that Bangladesh needs in its top order.
Shakib Al Hassan
Shakib Al Hassan: Another great series as batsman, bowler and captain. He should have had more wickets but poor keeping and fielding is to be blamed for that. He finally got his due in game 4 with a career best 3/8 in 6.5 overs and picked up 3 more in game 5 with some brilliant bowling. His low runs per over in the series was extraordinary. He made a statement century in game 2 after the ever familiar top order collapse not only for Zimbabweans but for his teammates as well. He showed composure in game three to see of 16 balls without a single boundary attempt after having to come to the crease against his wishes following an unnecessary 3 wicket collapse within a span of 4 overs for only 8 runs during a batting powerplay when the game was all but sealed. He also opted to not come out and bail out the team in game 4. Another 20 runs in game 5 saw him finish as the highest run getter with 143 runs (71.50 avg.) slightly over Taylor (141 @ 35.25) and Maskadza (140 @ 28.0). Bettering his avg. beyond 35, he crossed the 2000 run mark and will most likely become the 2nd highest ODI scorer for Bangladesh next year. He has already gone on record wanting to cross the 3K mark next year. He was vocal in his criticism of the team and introduced a new chapter in Bangladeshi captaincy in that just a win is not enough. He also surpassed Ashraful and became the 2nd most successful BD ODI captain and sits with an impressive 11-2 record. He didn't look deterred after a game 1 loss, but simply pointed out he had faith in the team to finish the series 4-1. Whether it's the intellect for the game, his form or just pure luck, he is doing it right. Mashrafe would be wise to step aside when he comes back and let Shakib continue as this seems to be working for the team at the moment. Sitting atop the ODI all rounder lists and being named the Wisden Test cricketer of the year he may want to look into a bigger house with a separate room will be required to hold all the awards that appear to be destined to come his way.
Mahmudullah Riad: A fly on the wall for most of the series, he bowled only 4 overs in the first 2 games with no success but got a nice stretch in the 3rd game with 1/35 in 8 overs. Finally in game 5 he had a career best 3/52 with the ball and scored a crucial 33 to partner with Nayeem and set up the victory. He disappointed with the bat both times he batted prior to that. With so many other spin options available, there really doesn't seem to be a need for him in the limited overs setting. He could make way for a Kapali or Reza like player (a spinner with better batting skills or a medium pacer all-rounder) or even to Mushfiq as a specialized batsman.
Mushfiqur Rahim: Very poor keeping throughout the series. 5 total dismissals in 5 games and more chances dropped/missed than made. Even simple takes were juggled or fumbled. The keeping is becoming more and more of a liability in the limited overs format. He could be considered as a specialist batsman in the team though. He had a nice half century in game 1 but lost his wicket swinging despite having 3 overs left when the same temperament that got him the 50 could have helped the team cross the 200 mark. Poor batting in game 3 as his constant walking in front of the stumps was an lbw waiting to happen. Saw off the chase of 44 in game 4 and had a quick cameo in game 5.
Nayeem Islam: Didn't get that many overs to bowl but got two important breakthroughs in game 2. Finished off game 3 with a 2nd ball 4 with the bat after an embarrassing collapse and held his own in part of a 53 run stand with Mushy in game 1 (that too after an embarrassing collapse). Holed out for a duck in game 4 after being inserted early after yet another hair pulling out collapse but came back firing in game 5 with a personal best 73* and a man of match award. His hat trick of sixes in that match will be remembered by fans for a while. He showed composure in partnering with Riad and steadying the ship and then taking the wheel when batting with the number 11 when 37 runs were still needed. He too is averaging above 30 and it just feels like given an extended run at a higher order he could be more productive with the bat.
Abdur Razzak
Abdur Razzak: A great comeback series of sorts after the illegal action rehabilitation period. He became the first BD bowler to get a 2nd 5w haul and had BD back in the game with a 3 wicket over in game 1. He is quickly closing in on Mashrafe to become the top wicket taker for Bangladesh and sits at 133, only one behind. Opening the bowling alongside Nazmul by the 3rd ODI, he made himself a strong man of the series candidate pretty early on. He became the highest wicket taker (15 also a record for Bangladesh) in the series with ease.
Dolar Mahmud : His game 1 blush saving innings of 41 gave him a selection into the 2nd game but his bowling, his real role in the team, couldn't save him going forward. His mediocre performance with the ball in game one (1/26 in 5) seemed better than it really was next to Rubel's horrendous performance and leaking 8 runs an over in game 2 would be the end for Dolar in this series. His knock of 41 was entertaining with 4 fours and 3 sixes and accounted for almost all of the partnership (54) with Mushy. Couldn't follow up his 4 wicket performance from the last ODI of the series in Zimbabwe and deserved the axe.
Rubel Hossain : Masakadza's wicket in game 1 wasn't enough to redeem Rubel's erratic bowling and he became the only casualty of the embarrassing game 1 loss. Probably unfair but he is a raw talent that probably isn't ready for trial by fire. His speed and ability to get the blockhole occasionally is promising and should be nurtured accordingly.
Nazmul Hossain : Rubel's performance in game 1 brought him into the mix and by the time Dolar's performance was done in game 2, Nazmul was the lone pacer left standing. He didn't let his captain or the selectors down with a 3/13 performance in game 3. He followed it up the 4th ODI with a Man Of the match performance consisting of 2/10 and a stunning catch. No wickets in the final match but an amazing opening spell (15 runs in 7 overs) and finished the series strong economically. Bangladesh will hope he can be the compliment Mash will need upon his inevitable return?
Enamul Haque Jr: Brought in to create a 6 spinner (!) attack in the 3rd ODI and delivered. Trusted by the captain as the only other bowler (besides Shakib himself in game 1) to complete the spell of 10 overs in the first 4 matches. He didn't disappoint and grabbed a career best 3/45. He followed up the next ODI by bettering it to 3/16 despite a 10 run over during the ZIM innings of 44. With questions remaining about the Bangladesh lack of pace, Enamul, Shakib and Razzak all seem to be capable of bowling while the ball is still new. Maybe a seam/spin opening combo can become the plan instead of improvisation upon necessity.
The team seems to be destined for a glory era that has been anticipated desperately for the past three four years now. The base team to go into the 2011 world cup seems pretty steady and once the loose pieces are tightened (#2, #3, Keeping and Pace bowling), Bangladesh may be in position for some celebrations when they host their matches in less than 18 months. Some big series' lie ahead and with the ICL ban to be lifted prior to the next international endeavor, the pressure will be on for the current team to keep their place.
About the author(s): Raihan Hannan is a Bangladeshi currently residing in Georgia USA as an IT professional but still follows cricket on a regular basis. His love for cricket grew as a child growing up in Australia. He goes by the nick Raynman on our forum.
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Let the Dialogue Speak
Proper use of said and the use of beats will keep a story flowing smoothly.
Books and articles turn up touting the value of replacing the use of the word said. She said. He said. Many claim said is overused and tiresome. They supply an endless plethora of verbs, nouns and adjectives to use instead. My opinion is that, in most cases, there are no substitutes, given what said does when used properly.
Said is acceptable enough to hide in the background and not call the reader's attention to dynamics of speech that is best shown with proper punctuation. Said is simply a speaker attribution and tells us who said what in the course of conversation. Yet, said can become grossly overworked. This is why many people have tired of it. This is an example of overuse:
"Hola, Papi," Pablo said. "When do we eat?"
"About ten minutes," his father said.
"I'm going back to the street then," Pablo said. "I'm winning all the races."
"Hey-hey," Rico said. "Be on time for dinner."
"Si, Papi," Pablo said.
Taken from Legacy of The Tropics, the conversation flows much better when written this way:
"Hola, Papi," Pablo said, eyes eager and smiling. "When do we eat?"
"About ten minutes."
"I'm going back to the street then." He started to run away. "I'm winning all the races."
"Hey-hey," Rico said. "Be on time for dinner."
"Si, Papi."
Each sentence, both dialogue and narration, contains slight variations. The descriptions of actions included with dialogue are referred to as beats. The characters are not only talking. They are involved in doing something at the same time they speak.
When the actions of characters are included, the writer must be careful not to overuse beats. They serve the purpose of avoiding dialogue with a running string of saids, known as speaker attributions.
I wholeheartedly agree with Renne Browne and Dave King. In their book, Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, they say:
"If you substitute the occasional speaker attribution with a beat, you can break the monotony of the saids before it begins to call attention to itself."
A beat is not necessary in writing, but it makes for smoother reading and understanding of the characters and scene.
For example, say you are speaking in live conversation with someone. You hear their words and watch their body language and facial gestures, or look to where they direct your attention. When described in a written story, their physical gestures are the beats.
In reading, beats allow for a silent pause between dialogues, a moment to digest what is being said and the action emphasizes the dialogue.
On the page, a speaker attribution identifies who is speaking. The word said is accepted because it remains in the background. It does not make us pause to visualize or try to understand the way the character speaks. Here's an example when said has been erroneously replaced:
"What more?" Ciara questioned. "I know what I have to do. Rico also had a sister he never talked about. Help me find her—"
"Senorita," Lazaro interrupted. "There's a reason why he never spoke of her."
"You know about her?" Ciara quizzed.
"Si, si. She had breast cancer," Lazaro sympathized.
Now the same conversation from The Tropics, written another way:
"What more?" Ciara asked. "I know what I have to do. Rico had a sister he never talked about. Help me find her—"
"Senorita," Lazaro said. "There's a reason why he never spoke of her."
"You know about her?"
"Si, si. She had breast cancer."
Another aspect of smooth writing is that when only two characters exchange conversation, you need not identify each by name each time they say something. You also need not include any speaker attribution at all, unless the dialogue string is too long and should be broken up into smaller bites. Simply establish who spoke first, who responded, and the reader will follow along. Also, a good place to insert a few beats is in any string of dialogue where speaker attributions are not used.
This gets more complicated when you have three or more people sharing conversation. A few more speaker attributions are acceptable, and a beat both aids in showing us the character's actions and prevents a string of attributions each time a new voice is written in dialogue. Here's another example of over-use:
"I haven't seen Larry for months," Ruby said.
"I thought you two were tight as thieves," Brad said.
"Not that tight," Ruby said.
"Guess we all had it wrong," Denny said.
"You guys and your assumptions," Ruby said.
Here's a better example:
"I haven't seen Larry for months," Ruby said.
"I thought you two were tight as thieves," Brad said, as he pressed a hand against the gun inside his jacket.
"Not that tight!" Ruby looked around the room, all the while feigning nonchalance and looking like any other customer in the bar.
"Guess we had it all wrong," Denny said as he took another sip of his drink.
"You guys and your assumptions."
In the revised example, when a speaker attribution is not included, we still know who is speaking. Using a beat makes it easy to know to whom the dialogue belongs, so leave off the attribution.
Notice, too, that chimed in or quipped or volunteered or whispered and such other attributions did not substitute for the word said.
What really happened among the saids in the second example is that the word said receded into the background and allowed us to fully comprehend the urgency of the conversation. Because of the punctuation, we didn't have to be told about voice inflection or any other way that the speaker spoke, which would have made us stop and visualize the action or the tenseness of the conversation.
The choice of words and punctuation in the dialogue did that for us, with the help of said, which quietly did its part, as it should. Our eyes read the important words, given due importance with the punctuation, while said registers only subconsciously. All we need to further the action is to read on.
Attributing dialogue to certain characters need not be overdone. Proper punctuation does that for us. For example:
"You klutz!" he exclaimed.
The exclamation point tells us the remark was an exclamation and not a quiet statement or a question.
It is not necessary to repeat to the reader that he exclaimed. Readers do not like redundancy. It's very off-putting; as if the writer is sure the reader won't get it. In that incorrect assumption lays the erroneous motivation for writers to use attributions other than said. An experienced reader comprehends the first time through with proper punctuation.
Many writers make the mistake of thinking they can add impetus to dialogue by including many and varied attributions. This is as bad a practice as using your hands and arms in front of your face when you speak. When talking, words and intonation speak for themselves and most hand gestures, at best, are rude. So, like hand gestures, a writer may irritate a reader through redundancy.
Yet another incorrect usage of attributions has become quite common:
"I hope you like it," she smiled.
"It's way over there," he pointed.
"I'd like to take you home with me," she breathed.
These are unemotional sentences that do not need further modification. Smiled, pointed and breathed did not speak those words, nor do they tell why the words were spoken. Such verbs have no place as speaker attributions. Only in a few instances can said be replaced correctly.
One way those sentences can be written properly, and sparingly, is given below. Notice the punctuation:
"I hope you like it," she said as she smiled.
"It's way over there," he said, pointing.
"I'd like to take you home with me," she said, breathing heavily.
Here are two last examples of incorrect punctuation and attributes that just don't convey what is meant:
"Fire…," she exclaimed.
"Fire," she screeched.
Correctly written when we already know who is speaking:
"Fire!" he said.
Or simply:
With many other places writers can get creative, speaker attributes are best left to the time-tested said, accompanied by proper punctuation in the dialogue.
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Investors can debate whether they truly need an ETF just for China's domestic 'A Share' stock market. What can't be debated is that a rush of early demand is being triggered now that fund companies are offering the chance.
A spokesman for Deutsche Wealth & Asset Management tells Barron's that db X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares Fund (ASHR) will launch with some $108 million in investor assets when it debuts this morning on NYSE Arca. The firm says this would make the largest cash pile for any new equity ETF since 2007. Goldman Sachs is the market maker for the ETF, according to Deutsche.
Among other developments this morning, Van Eck Associates just took its own step toward direct ownership of A shares. The company said it is in talks with an unnamed Chinese subadvisor for that purpose. The firm's Market Vectors China ETF (PEK) has used derivatives to get exposure to China's domestic stocks.
Last night came word that startup KraneShares got Chinese regulators' nod to own A shares directly via a partnership with Chinese firm Bosera Asset Management. Managing director Brendan Ahern said the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF (KBA) will "definitely" launch by the end of the year and "hopefully" by early December.
Do you need this exposure? Buy-and-hold investors can probably stand pat with broad funds like Vanguard Emerging Markets (VWO) or, for China bulls, iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI).
But if you're of a more tactical bent, it's going to be a while before these A shares make their way into MSCI Emerging Markets Index and other widely followed benchmarks.
Just realize what you're getting. Foreign investors are few and far between in China's A shares, which reflect the ebb and flow of domestic Chinese investor sentiment. Your other ETFs are going to be more attuned with international investors.
Also, it's a more volatile ride than you may be used to. The attached chart shows how much farther China CSI 300 Index (blue) soared in 2007 and crashed in 2008 than iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI, yellow).


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BOSTON, Mass. (info taken from an Emmanuel College press release) – The Brandeis University women's basketball team erased a nine-point deficit early in the second half, then rattled off 16 unanswered points later in the stanza as the eighth-seeded Judges stunned the top-seeded Emmanuel College Saints, 64-55, in the quarterfinals of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Division III Tournament tonight in Emmanuel's Jean A. Yawkey Center.
With the win, the Judges improve to 14-12 on the season and advance to this weekend's semifinals. Emmanuel, which lost a second-straight 1-vs-8 tournament matchup, finishes its season at 19-8.
In a back and forth first half that saw five ties and eight lead changes, Emmanuel was able to take a 30-27 lead into halftime behind strong play from junior guard Britni Mikulanecz (Portland, Maine). Mikulanecz paced both the offensive and defensive effort with a team-high eight points and eight rebounds at the break. Unfortunately for the Saints, Mikulanecz went down with a knee injury with just seconds remaining in the half and would not return to the contest.
The Judges' largest lead in the half came after a three from senior guard Janelle Rodriguez (Peabody, Mass./Peabody Veterans) made it 9-6 with 15:46 remaining. Emmanuel's largest lead in the half was four, following a layup by junior forward Jennifer Bujnowski (Salem, N.H.) made it 28-24 with under a minute left in the action. Emmanuel held Brandeis to a 26.5% shooting percentage and forced 14 turnovers in the first half while holding a 28-25 rebounding edge. The Judges stayed close by hitting 4-of-5 from 3-point range and 5-of-8 from the line, while EC was 0-for-3 and 2-for-7. Eight different Brandeis players scored their nine baskets in the first.
After Brandeis senior Kasey Dean (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) hit the first bucket of the second half, Emmanuel scored the game's next eight points, taking their biggest lead of the game on Jasmine Burwell jumper at the 16:36 mark that made it 38-29 in favor of the hosts. The Judges quickly erased that deficit, though, scoring eight in a row of their own in just over 90 seconds, keyed by 3-pointers from rookie Paris Hodges (Southampton, N.Y./Southampton) and sophomore Niki Laskaris (Swampscott, Mass./Swampscott).
After Laskaris connected from deep at the 14:52 mark to make it a one-point game, both teams went silent for nearly two minutes until Brandeis senior Angela Miller (Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek) put in a lay-up on a helper from Dean to give Brandeis its first lead of the second half. A put-back layup on the next possession by Emmanuel senior forward Jasmine Burwell (Brentwood, N.Y.) bumped the Saints back ahead, 40-39, and after trading baskets, a jumper from junior forward Lena Negri (Arlington, Va.) increased the EC lead to 44-41 at the 10:33 mark.
At that point, Brandeis embarked on the decisive run. Rookie center Maria Jackson (Rochester, N.Y./Hilton) cut the deficit back to one, while sophomore guard Samantha Mancinelli (Durham, Conn./Coginchaug Regional) buried a 3-ball from the corner with 9:05 on the clock to give the Judges the lead back for good and spark the 16-0 string. Brandeis would hold EC scoreless for a span of 7:30 as they built their lead to 13 points at 59-46 on a Jackson jumper with 4:02 remaining.
The run eventually ended a minute later on a put back jumper by EC freshman guard Olivia Marks (Canterbury, Conn.) to make it 57-46 with 3:03 left on the clock. Classmate Sarah Schemerhorn (Los Angeles, Calif.) drained a three with 2:32 to play to get the score back to single-digits at 59-51. Emmanuel had two more offensive chances to cut into the Judges' lead but was unable to convert, and a layup by Vitale made it a 10 point game at 61-51 with 1:30 to play. The Saints were unable to pull off any late game heroics as Brandeis held on, shooting 53.6 percent from the field (15-28) in the second half, to advance to the ECAC New England Semifinals.
Vitale finished the game with her third double-double of the season and of her career, notching game-highs with 12 points and career-high 14 rebounds. She scored 10 of her 12 points and grabbed seven boards in the second half. Dean just missed a double-double with eight points and a career-best nine assists. Hodges, Jackson and Mancinelli also all finished with eight points. The Judges hit a season-high seven 3-pointers and connected at a season-best 70 percent clip from beyond the arc (7-10). The win was Brandeis's seventh this season when trailing at halftime, including seven of their last eight wins.
Negri led the Saints with 12 points while Bujnowski ended the game with 10. Bramante led the Saints with eight rebounds and five assists. The Saints hit 36.6% from the field overall (26-71), but were just 1-of-15 from 3-point range and a 2-of-15 from the free-throw line, missing all eight of their foul shot attempts in the second half.
Brandeis advances to the ECAC tournament semifinals for the third time in history, joining the Judges' 2004 and 2005 title teams. Brandeis will face fourth-seeded Smith College in the semis at 6 p.m on Saturday at Endicott College in Beverly, Mass. Smith knocked off Rivier, 75-67. Second-seeded Endicott will host the semis and finals, as the Gulls defeated No. 7 Wellesley, 58-51. The final semifinalist was the tournament's other upset, as No. 6 Framingham State defeated No. 3 Wheaton, 82-69.


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Had Pat Bowlen not handpicked his successor and the Broncos instead used an independent search committee, Joe Ellis might well have landed the job on résumé alone.
Ellis got his start in the NFL by selling ads in the Broncos' GameDay program. He later worked as an intern in the NFL office, working his way up until he became cohorts with a promising administrator named Roger Goodell.
After returning to the Broncos, Ellis was put in charge of marketing, finance and, ultimately, the whole Broncos' organizational shebang.
"Anymore, to operate all the stuff for an NFL organization, you've got to have a feel for all of it," Broncos coach John Fox said. "Old, hard-core football people, they can't do that. You've got to deal with the owners. That's a different breed of cat, having been around a few. Dealing with marketing people. Dealing with football people. Joe's got great overall, expansive knowledge and experience to do his role. I think people skills are really important, and he does a tremendous job with that."
Leadership streams through Ellis' bloodlines. His mom is the sister of George H.W. Bush, who in the four years from 1989-93 was the leader of the free world. Bush's oldest son, and Ellis' cousin, George W. Bush, was president of the United States for eight years, from 2001-09.
All Ellis has to do is lead an NFL team.
And so far, he has shown promise. During the past three years in which he has had final-say authority of the club, the Broncos won three AFC West titles and three home playoff games, and averaged better than 12 victories, counting playoffs, per season.
As Bowlen cedes control of the Broncos so he can continue to battle the insidious disease that is Alzheimer's, it would appear Ellis is well qualified to take charge.
"I got asked to do it," Ellis said Wednesday. "I had the best mentor anyone could have. I just feel fortunate to be part of the organization. I wish Pat were here to do it. That would be better."
Ellis may be kin of the Bushes, but he's more a protégé of Bowlen's.
"His style comes from Pat, which is why Joe is so terrific to work for," said John Elway, the Broncos' general manager and head of football operations.
Elway answers to Ellis. He has since Ellis and Bowlen hired Elway to run the Broncos' football department in January 2011.
The announcement of Elway's hiring drew one of the largest news conferences in Denver sports history. Ellis stood by at the same news conference while a release circulated to the media announcing his promotion to president.
On that same day, Bowlen essentially stepped back from overseeing the Broncos' day-to-day operations and transferred that control to Ellis.
"He never used the Bush card, and he never used the team president card, either," said Ray Baker, chairman of the Denver Metropolitan Football Stadium District. "You would not use the word ego with Joe. He likes to stay invisible. He is fiery and a competitor. We've had some tough negotiations, and at times they got contentious. But he has always been a man of integrity. He's a handshake guy. He is a man of character that you trust."
A 1980 graduate of Colorado College, a liberal arts school in Colorado Springs, Ellis joined the Broncos in 1983. He started in the marketing department, where he started at the best place any up-and-comer can hope for — the bottom. Meaning no disrespect to program ads.
After three years with the Broncos, Ellis went to Northwestern University to earn a master's degree in management. Document in hand, he began interning with the NFL office in New York in 1990, where he worked alongside Goodell, who is now arguably the most powerful commissioner in sports.
"Joe's deep experience ensures that the Broncos will continue to have strong leadership," Goodell said Tuesday in a statement to The Denver Post.
Before the Broncos' second Super Bowl title season of 1998, Bowlen hired Ellis to run his business department. Ellis has been Bowlen's right-hand man ever since.
Ellis was promoted to chief operating officer in 2008, then quietly became the team's president in 2011.
Well before Bowlen's health became debilitating, the owner put the Broncos in a trust. The Pat Bowlen Trust entrusted Ellis.
"He asked me to run it," Ellis said. "And I will do that. This is not about me today, but he asked me to do it, and I stand shoulder to shoulder with everybody in the organization to follow through on what his goals and objectives were."
More than anything else, winning defines Bowlen's legacy as the Broncos' owner. He was the first NFL owner to reach 300 career victories by his 30th season.
Ellis was by Bowlen's side for much of that time.
"His style is a lot like Pat's, because he grew up under Pat," Elway said. "He's involved and knows about everything that's going on, but he also gives you the ability and resources and the parameters to be successful. And he allows you to do your work."
Involved, but not a meddler. Sounds like the Broncos' leader hasn't so much changed as stayed the same.
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Meet Joe Ellis
A 1980 graduate of Colorado College, Ellis joined the Broncos in 1983. He started in the marketing department selling ads.
After three years, Ellis went to Northwestern University to earn a master's degree in management.
He began an internship with the NFL in New York in 1990, where he worked alongside current commissioner Roger Goodell.
Bowlen hired Ellis to run his business department before 1998, the second Super Bowl-winning season for Denver.
Ellis was promoted to chief operating officer in 2008.
In 2011, Ellis became the Broncos' team president.
Tuesday, Ellis became CEO of the Broncos, replacing Pat Bowlen.
Source: Broncos media guide


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I know you can't copyright gameplay, so I can clone a succesful game. I'm not completely sure if you can completely take over all the rules (when rephrasing them to go around copyrights on text).
But my biggest problem is, how do I make my game findable for users? Should I use a name that looks like the original trademarked game, like e.g. iRisk (for iOS), or R7sk (for WP7) ? Should I go for another game that grasps what it's about (e.g. Conquer the world) and add 'RISK' (or a similar reference) to the game description?
Edit on Tetrad's comment: People are free to propose an alternative solution to name the game as implied in my question. I'd even like to alternative solutions of close to the border trademark names, to prevent any problems on that part.
Cloning games and certainly puzzles (like sudoku) has been used a lot and sometimes it's even good to bring it to a new platform (mobile, ...). I'm mainly looking for a way to make the game findable for users, because as for now it's not available yet on the 2-3 platforms I'm looking to develop it for. I want users on these platforms to be able to play the game, without having problems with the trademarked name.


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Well, I worked up to it and eventually went WOT on the front straight of Putnam Park Sunday. Can you say: "where's the TP?" After a whole day, was still not used to the amount of acceleration delivered at 10-11K to redline. Feeling the TC cut in to keep the front wheel on the ground full bore at 130mph was just a little bit much for me, and I found myself again and again, rolling throttle - brake early because of how quickly the straight rolled out under me. I KNOW when I need to put on the brakes at this track and couldn't make myself do it at the right time
Next track day will be a more gentle work-up to using it above 10500 and some short shifts to practice and make it automatic. I may even run to redline in rain mode for a bit for a more gentle cannon-shot.
I rode a 1993 ZX-11 for 10 years and the acceleration at 130mph on the RR was pretty equivalent to the old ZX at 45.
Track was a bit damp in the AM and rolling out of corners popped a few DTC lights on the dash. After it dried up, I went up to sport mode and at this point, still got more than I would have thought - either it's really sensitive or I need to respect it a little more and roll on a little slower. Comments???
I do find myself thinking "where could you possibly use this level of power on a public road?"


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If someone with a hearing disability wants to watch a film that isn't already subtitled, they have very few options. But now, Sony UK is developing a pair of glasses that display subtitles in time with a given film.
Sony's Tim Potter tells the BBC that the subtitles would appear is though they're on the screen:
"What we do is put the closed captions or the subtitles onto the screen of the glasses so it's super-imposed on the cinema screen, [making it look]like the actual subtitles are on the cinema screen," he said.
After trying them out, Charlie Swinbourne seemed pretty pleased with the effectiveness of the special specs. "The good thing about them is that you're not refocusing. It doesn't feel like the words are really near and the screen is far away. It feels like they're together."
The glasses are expected to start popping up in UK cinemas next year. But if you're hard of hearing and already wear glasses, it might be time to consider contacts. [BBC via Yahoo]
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I began service in my first call on July 1, 1967. I was an assistant pastor. The senior pastor took ten days to break me in and then left for a two-week European vacation.
It was a large, downtown church in a major Eastern city. It was the summer of 1967, a summer that was riddled with urban rioting. Our city was no exception. When the senior pastor had been gone for two days, rioting broke out and reached into the neighborhood around the church. Our block was put under a dusk to dawn curfew. Armed national guardsmen stood on the corner outside the church and outside my apartment a few blocks away.
I was the pastor in charge. People looked to me to make sense of what was happening, to speak up for the church's interests, to allay their fears. Community leaders and leaders of the faith community looked to me to speak for our congregation. I knew that I was out of my depth, that I was not prepared for this level of responsibility in such an incendiary situation. But there was no choice about it. It had to be done, and with the support of lay leaders and partner pastors, I did my best to do what needed to be done. It was time to step up.
Some of you who are interns are being called upon to "step up" and perhaps take responsibility that seems beyond you. Supervisors are getting sick, having surgery, going on sabbatical, resigning, and all of a sudden a larger portion of the burden of the pastoral leadership of the congregation is on your shoulders. You never asked for it, but there it is. In some cases this is something you planned for; in many cases it is not.
If you are one of those drafted into stepping up, remember that you are not alone. There are strong lay leaders in your congregation who are ready to work with you and support you and go the second and third and fourth extra mile in partnership with you. There are neighboring pastors who want only the best for you and the congregation you serve. Our staff stands ready to offer a listening ear or a comforting shoulder or a word of counsel. And most important of all, God is in there with you; the power that raised Jesus from the dead is at work in your congregation.
It might be time to step up, but you are not alone!
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Vermont lawmakers are once again considering whether the state should adopt a new international grading system designed to help consumers when they buy maple syrup.
The grades were designed by the International Maple Syrup Institute.
All syrup sold at retail would carry a Grade A label, followed by a color and flavor descriptor. From lightest to darkest these new grades would be: golden color and delicate taste; amber color and rich taste; dark color and robust taste; very dark color and strong taste.
The state Agriculture Agency and the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association back the changes. The Burlington Free Press reports the agency is seeking support from the Vermont Legislature in the form of a resolution endorsing the changes.


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When it comes to pitchers, Harper a quick study
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Left fielder Bryce Harper followed his two-homer performance in the season opener with another two-hit game in a 3-0 win over the Marlins on Wednesday night.
With those two hits -- a single in the first inning and a double in the eighth -- Harper has hit safely in 11 straight regular-season games dating back to last season, the longest streak of his career. He's also had seven multihit games during that span.
Part of the reason for this success is his ability to observe and analyze opposing starting pitchers. After going 4-for-14 against Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco in 2012, Harper took him deep twice. Both home runs came on offspeed pitches, a slider and a curveball.
Harper went 1-for-2 on Wednesday against Marlins starter Kevin Slowey, whom he had never faced. He also doubled off reliever A.J. Ramos, who hit Harper in their only previous meeting.
"As I've seen him mature from last year to this year, I think he's learned not only more about the competition that he's facing but he's learning more about himself," hitting coach Rick Eckstein said. "He learns what he needs to do and what he needs to focus on and how he processes that information, and uses it for his advantage."
Harper didn't look at any film on Nolasco before Monday's game, but once again he showed a knack for figuring out pitchers over time. In his first and second plate appearances against starting pitchers in 2012, he hit .282 and .278, respectively. In his third and fourth times against the same pitcher, he hit .321 and .375.
"He's unbelievable," shortstop Ian Desmond said. "We all know. I've already used all the adjectives [to describe him]."


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The rather talented lady you see here is Lena Leclaire, and if she has to pause at some points and move her head a little, that's because this isn't a cosplay video, it's a music video. Seems she's one hell of an ocarina player.
Legend of Zelda Medley on STL Ocarina - Lena Leclaire [YouTube]


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