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Tablets for kids
BENNINGTON -- The Bennington School District is expanding its one-to-one computing this spring with the lease of 170 KUNO Tablet computers for children in grades three through five.
The three-year lease approved by the school board last week will cost the district $45,000 for each of the next three years, after which BSD may purchase the tablets for $1.
The purchase is another step toward a local, statewide and national movement to expand one-to-one computing in every classroom. BSD schools equipped fifth grades with one-to-one netbook computers a few years ago but have not expanded to lower grades as some area school districts have.
The 170 KUNO Tablets that run on the Android operating system are not enough for all students in the three grades. Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Technology Director Frank Barnes said the idea is to allow principals at each school to assign the tablets to classes as they see fit. If tablets are assigned to fifth grade classes the older netbooks will be distributed to other classes.
The KUNO Tablet, which is similar to the more recognizable Apple iPad, comes with a stylus pen so students can write on the computer screen, as well as a connectable full-size keyboard and case.
The district awarded a bid for the computers to CORE ECS, which was one of four companies to respond to BSD's request for a proposal for 170 tablet computers. Apple was the lowest bidder, although Barnes said it was for the iPad 2, which is two generations behind the newest iPad model. The KUNO was also recommended by Barnes because of its superior management and web filter ability and a better replacement insurance that was available with KUNO.
School board members questioned Barnes about choosing a much lesser known company over Apple, but Barnes said he was confident in the recommendation he made based on extensive research and conversation with a technology specialist in Indiana whose schools use KUNO Tablets.
"I've read some articles in some national journals about this company saying things such as, finally a real competitor for Apple and that type of thing," Barnes told the board.
The expectation is for students to have the ability to take the tablets home after they and parents sign an agreement to treat the equipment properly. If something does happen to the computers Barnes said insurance will cover against theft, vandalism, and damage.
The computers are expected to be in classrooms in time for the third trimester this school year.
"The company will give professional development to the teachers that are going to be using them before they get sent out so the teachers will ... have a good solid foundation of what to do before they get them," Barnes said.
Once in the class, the tablets will be able to be equipped with Google applications and access to CurriculumLoft, a cloud storage system where teachers in the district and across the world can access curriculum shared by other teachers. With a click of a button a teacher can then transfer a lesson to each student's tablet that they can do even without Internet access.
The endless applications, ability to take photos and videos, and the portability, Barnes said, makes the learning opportunities limitless.
"Say you partnered up with a school from New Mexico and they were going on a field trip ... they could stream video back to your class and the teachers could share information," Barnes said.
The tablets will be available to take the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium standardized tests on. By as early as 2016 a portion of those tests will require students to write on tablet computers.
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26 May 2017 – 21 January 2018
The exhibition will take on the period of magic shows' golden age and its advertising and promotional mechanisms that relied on phantasmagoric imagery. A selection of breathtaking posters, mostly dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, will retrace the social history of this still active phenomenon. These posters, halfway between art and advertisement, are magnificent, large format chromolithographs that immortalise the magicians and the acts that marked the world of modern magic.
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Until March 18 2018
Experience the amazing universe of the fairy tales that have continued to enchant generation after generation: Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Little Mermaid and Cinderella. These stories have been reinterpreted in an immersive and fun space, where young visitors can roam a world turned upside down by a spell cast by an evil fairy godmother who has mixed up the characters and objects from different fairy tales—and caused quite a conundrum in the process!
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Wearing our Identity. The First Peoples Collection
Permanent Exhibition
The rich culture and heritage of the First Peoples seen through the importance of clothing, reflecting the social, cultural, political and spirituals identities of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples.
Learn more about the exhibition
Your ticket will give you access to all the current exhibitions on view.
Please consult our website to learn about upcoming exhibitions and cultural activities at the museum.
Monday: Closed
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m to 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adult $20
Senior (65+) $17
Student 18-30* $14
Student 13-17 $13
Child** Free
Family*** $40
Museum Member Free
Wednesday Evening Free****
*Valid for full-time students with I.D.
**12 and under / Maximum 5 children per adult.
***2 adults and 3 children 17 or under, or 1 adult and 4 children 17 or under
****Admission fees of $9.50 to visit major exhibitions (Illusion: the Art of Magic)

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1. Re: Color management for web and print.Tai Lao Nov 4, 2011 1:26 PM (in response to brwmmw)
If you want to maintain maximum image quality, you do have to produce separate copies of your edited files, one for print and one for web.
2. Re: Color management for web and print.Tai Lao Nov 4, 2011 1:28 PM (in response to brwmmw)
The easiest way to accomplish that is to save a copy of your for-print finished file through Save For Web and Devices. It's not rocket science.
3. Re: Color management for web and print.brwmmw Nov 4, 2011 1:55 PM (in response to Tai Lao)
Thank you. I knew of this option but did not know if it was optimal quality. I assumed it wasn't "Rocket science" but unaware what the best option is since there are several. If someone is completely self taught you have to find things out some way. My photography business is growing fast and wanted to make sure I am saving files for maximum quality for clients. I have just been using the defaults in photoshop and using same files for web and print. I wanted to increase quality across the board in print and web.
What mode do you use for prints? I am giving prophoto rgb 16bit with raw files from d7000.
Thanks again for your response.
4. Re: Color management for web and print.Tai Lao Nov 5, 2011 2:50 AM (in response to brwmmw)
brwmmw wrote:
…I knew of this option but did not know if it was optimal quality…
You define the quality of the saved image in the Save for Web and Devices dialog box.
brwmmw wrote:
…I have just been… using same files for web and print. I wanted to increase quality across the board in print and web…
That is absurd! (Sorry.) By doing that you are generating unconscionably and unnecessarily large image files. You're clients won't like that.
Remember that you have no control over how anyone sees your images on the web. Something like 97% of Internet users are running non-color-managed web browsers and uncalibrated monitor.
You and you're clients are best served when you stick to the lowest common denominator, namely sRGB images, for web.
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…What mode do you use for prints?…
Personally, I like to stay in 16-bit ProPhoto RGB when I print my images myself. If sending them to a pro lab, I discussed it with the lab techs. But I have gathered a lot of experience by now. One really has to know exactly what one's doing to edit in ProPhoto RGB and stay in that color space. If sending my images to a cheap lab like Costco, I stick to 8-bit tagged images that I soft-proof with the specific printer profile that will be used by the local store.
You should—and probably do—know that ProPhoto RGB has a very wide gamut that includes colors that cannot be printed by many printers, and it's up to you to compensate for that. If you run into problems with ProPhoto RGB consider converting to Adobe RGB for print. Make sure the printer drivers that will be used to print actually support 16-bit printing, otherwise convert to 8-bit.
Since you're a pro, I would warmly recommend you watch the video tutorials comprising the "From Camera to Print - Fine Art Printing" series by Jeff Schewe and Michael Reichmann, that are/were available for download from the Luminous Landscape. They're working on a new 2011 edition, but the 2008 edition was just superb. Best $35 or so I've spent in a long time.
Wo Tai Lao Le (no connection to Adobe or Schewe/Reichmnan/Luminous_Landscape.)
5. Re: Color management for web and print.Tai Lao Nov 5, 2011 2:58 AM (in response to brwmmw)
Incidentally, an image on the web that is created and saved with ProPhoto RGB is going to look like absolute cr@p to the millions (billions?) of Internet users who are using non-color-managed web browsers.
6. Re: Color management for web and print.brwmmw Nov 5, 2011 7:45 AM (in response to Tai Lao)
Well, I try to push my clients to the best lab in town, but I have no idea where they take them. I am sure there are some that go to cheaper places. I personally use smug mug and their printer is bay photo. I do anywhere from 5 minutes to 2-3 hours editing on a single picture. There are some I do quite a bit to and that is why I was trying pro photo as I have seen in several places on the web.
I guess maybe I am going to do this batch from my latest session in prophoto and do some test prints. I have seen a lot who do rgb1998 too.
I will definitely get the download. Thank you so much for the help. Are you on Nikon Rumors Forums by the way?
7. Re: Color management for web and print.Tai Lao Nov 5, 2011 2:48 PM (in response to brwmmw)
brwmmw wrote:
…Thank you so much for the help. Are you on Nikon Rumors Forums by the way?
You're welcome. Nope, I don't own a Nikon.


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Hi ^^ My name's Gustavo, i'm brazilian and i'm cosplayer two year. My first cosplay is "Shinigami - Sama" from "Soul eater" I did not feel very safe with this cosplay but I liked to use - it.
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How to order the perfect martini
Shaken, or stirred?
Shaken, or stirred?
Shaken, or stirred?
There's nothing more chic than confidently walking up to a sleek bar and ordering one of the most classic cocktails in the book. And as it turns out, the drink choice of every pop culture icon, from James Bond to Thomas Crowne to Olivia Pope, is far more simple than it seems.
First, decide whether you'd like gin or vodka (hint: gin is the more classic of the two spirits in a martini, and therefore what you'll get if you don't specify); then, choose whether you'd like a stiff drink or a briny dirty martini.
The garnish is your choice as well, and real connoisseurs know how to mix it up and keep bartenders on their toes. For those who are stumped by a drink that's far from a tame, fruity cocktail, The Polo Bar's guide has got you covered. Here, three ways to order this staple in style, and the recipes to make them at home.
Classic Martini
-1 dash orange bitters
-3/4 oz. dry vermouth
-2.5 oz of gin
-lemon twist for garnish
Dirty Martini
1/2 oz. of olive brine
-2.5 oz of gin/vodka
-3 olives for garnish
Straight Up Martini
-2.5 oz of vodka/gin
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Here's one for the meantime. After putting this up, for a job well done, the meemats lady and I tried to do a celebratory jumping hi5 but brutally failed. Didn't quite end up with hands jammed in faces, but it was close. Laughed so hard I almost peed myself.
Knitified, Bitch!4 03 2010
Okay, so I will resolve for the month of March to be more vigilant in always knitting knitting knitting so as to have a ready stash of knitifications ready to knitify. I'd like to have a few in my bag ready to go at any time.
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An 'active shooter' in Culver...what would you do?
According to presenters at an event last Thursday, chances are a mass shooter at a local school, business, or public place will already have departed, committed suicide, or been disarmed by a bystander before law enforcement agencies arrive at the scene -- in which case, civilians need to think ahead and plan, should the worst take place.
That was part of the message presented by the Indiana State Police Emergency Response Section during an event centered on helping local school officials and emergency response crews respond to an active shooter event of the type seen in recent years at Newtown, Connecticut and elsewhere.
Hosting was Culver Academies, which was represented by its safety and security director, Troy Heckaman as well as security officers, Facilities director Jeff Kutch, and leaders in the International and Summer Schools sections of the school. Marshall County sheriff Tom Chamberlin, Culver town marshal Wayne Bean, fire chief Terry Wakefield, and Culver Comm. High School principal Albert Hanselman and assistant elementary principal Erin Proskey were on hand as well. All were gathered at the Roberts Auditorium in the Academies' Roberts Hall of Science.
State Police Capt. Bob Rich, a Culver resident, began the event, noting that Doug Carter, the current (and 20th) superintendent, appointed by Gov. Pence, was also on hand, as was Dave Crawford of the FBI's South Bend and Fort Wayne offices, and State Police Capt. Brad Weaver, in charge of Special Operations. Rich noted Cory Collier of the State Police SWAT team, also present, had worked previously with the Academy in attending to the safety of the children of a foreign dignitary attending summer camp there.
Superintendent Carter told attendees of deep research he conducted just after the Columbine school shooting incident, even visiting the site.
"My world changed," he said, "seeing that memorial and what happened. If you're at any of the 27 or 28 (similar) incidents that occurred in our country, stop and see the environment. It's just like yours. The only difference is, it's in some other place. And now it's movie theaters, college universities, churches and synagogues, and private schools. It turns our stomachs to think about that reality, but now's the time. This cannot simply be a law enforcement issue.
"From today on," continued Carter, "I hope you understand the reality of what's facing us today; I know you don't want to."
He emphasized the importance of reporting anything believed to be suspicious to the authorities, pointing out one common denominator in every school shooting in America is the presence of warning signs not reported before the incident.
Carter also noted that, should a mass shooting incident happen here, law enforcement's initial efforts "won't be to assist you, but to go after the person creating carnage on the campus."
State Police SWAT officer Chris McQuerry pointed out the presenters couldn't give attendees what they often ask for in similar workshops: specific "what to do" instructions in response to an active shooter, since each scenario is unique. Instead, the intent is "setting ourselves up for success."
Fellow SWAT officer Shaun Armes described an increasingly common term, "the stopwatch of death," which pertains to the ratio of emergency response time to number of innocents killed or injured by a shooter. Most shooting incidents are over within 10 minutes of their beginning, he said, usually well before law enforcement agents are on-scene.
Armes asked the audience to pay particular attention to warning signs fitting common profiles of active shooters, including: an unexplained increase in absenteeism; a decrease in attention to appearance and hygiene; depression and withdrawal from others; repeated violation of the rules; mood swings; explosive outbursts of anger or rage without provocation; development of "everyone is against me" behavior; and suicidal talk or behavior. He emphasized, however, that not everyone displaying these traits is on the verge of committing a violent act.
"The 'everyone's against me' behavior scares me the most," added Armes, "because they feel they can't win and there's nothing to deter them from carrying out whatever act they've thought about."
He also challenged listeners to consider how well they know their students or co-workers and their families.
"You may be able to deter an act like this by pulling someone aside and asking, 'What's going on?' Open up communication."
While Armes stressed the need for institutions to develop a predetermined plan of action in the event of an active shooter, he also noted procedures and plans shouldn't be cumbersome, or they won't be followed.
Armes quoted author Jeff Gonzales: "In a violent encounter, willingness to act is often more important than equipment and weaponry. Having a plan in place is key to survival."
"We're asking you to plan for this," said Armes.
McQuerry added that many people think mass shootings won't happen in their area, "but the chances are 50-50.
"Develop a lifestyle with a heightened sense of awareness of your surroundings," he said.
In addition to creating a plan and procedure, McQuerry pressed for institutions to test those procedures and look for complicating factors, such as Culver Academies' campus being more spread out than most high schools, and comprised of students of a wide variety of nationalities and backgrounds.
McQuerry also showed a dramatized video of an active shooter incident which outlined priorities of response for those in its vicinity.
Getting out of the building as soon as possible is the first and best choice, he said, dialing 911 only after you are safe. If exiting proves impossible, the next best action is to find a place to hide, locking or barricading doors to prevent the shooter or attacker from entering. Turn out lights and silence cell phones while hiding, he added.
"If you have to fight," he said, "attempt to incapacitate the shooter; act with physical aggression, improvise weapons, and commit to your actions.
"We want to get your gears turning -- what would you do?"
Looking forward, McQuerry emphasized developing stronger relationships between those likely to respond to such a situation in this area: the Academies' campus security, the town marshal and Marshall County officers, the Plymouth police, and the Indiana State Police.
During discussion which followed, Kutch discussed trying to balance the culture of the Academies' open campus with safety and security.
"This is a right step," he added, referring to the event itself.
Armes praised town marshal Bean's emphasis on his department's willingness to work with all involved, and suggested local representatives follow up by meeting again and developing an evolving plan.
Sheriff Chamberlin, after echoing Bean's cooperative sentiment, added, "It's important that all emergency services work and train together for these type of incidents that are going to happen in our area at some point."
Principal Hanselman, noting he's also the school's safety specialist -- a position Indiana was the first state in the country to mandate, shortly after the Columbine shooting -- said he spends two days per year in training for the position. He requested that day's State Police program be presented at an upcoming school safety specialists' training event.


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GQ Icon: Colin Powell
He was pushed aside in the run-up to war, but as he tells Walter Isaacson, he, too, bears some of the blame
"I'm a former everything," Colin Powell jokes as he relas in his office in Alexandria, just across the Potomac from Washington. Indeed, he is a former national-security adviser, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and former secretary of state. But before he was a former, he was a first: the first black to serve in any of those roles. And he may also, still, be a future. He turned 70 this year and makes a solid living these days giving speeches and serving on advisory boards, but he does not rule out a return to public service.
As secretary of state, when he was caught in policy struggles with Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, his smile often looked tense, pasted on his face. But when he smiles now, his eyes smile as well, and he is clearly more relad, as though he realizes that history is proving him right about the bureaucratic battles he lost. When I came to visit him on a quiet Friday afternoon earlier this summer, he was more relad than I've ever seen him. He exudes the genial courtesy of someone who is comfortable in his own skin, and he has none of the insecurity that in Washington often gets displayed as assertions of ego. He settled in on a couch, produced a couple of cans of Diet Coke, and started talking about his life, the changes he's seen in America, and the current situation in Iraq.
**In reflecting on the changes in America that have occurred in your lifetime, how important to you and the nation was President Truman's ecutive order integrating the armed services in 1948 **
Black people had served for 300 years, going back to the early Massachusetts militia. They had served the nation even when the nation had not served them. They chose a way to show their commitment to the nation, and that was to shed the same red blood that their white fellow citizens had shed. They did it time after time, through every one of our wars. And they did it knowing that while in the military, they would be discriminated against.
Truman changed that by ecutive order, because he knew that Congress would not approve it. When I came along in 1958, I hit the right timing. The army was leading the nation in integration. I was from a diverse neighborhood where everybody was a minority, and so I didn't feel like a minority. All of us were immigrant-family kids from the West Indies or Eastern Europe or the South or Puerto Rico. And we called each other by our minority names, which you can't use anymore. So when I entered the army, which then had essentially a white Episcopalian power structure, I had an advantage over some of the blacks who came out of the South. These were young men who had never been around the white power structure except to say "yes, suh." And they were suddenly in an integrated environment. For them, the cultural change and the power-relationship change was shocking. They had never been to a lunchroom counter or a workplace or a school that was not segregated. They had been raised in an environment where white was power and black was not. It was a lot harder for them, yet many prevailed. I had the right mixture of diversity and education to enter a system that now said, You can go wherever you want inside the army as long as you can perform.
Do you consider yourself a beneficiary of affirmative action
The army wouldn't be what it is if it hadn't practiced affirmative action. People ask me, "Did you make general on the basis of affirmative action" No, I didn't. I did so on my record. But Clifford Alexander [the first black secretary of the army] was pushing affirmative action, and I get tagged with it.
Tagged with it Do you consider being the beneficiary of affirmative action a negative thing
No! When I got command of a brigade in the 101st Airborne, one of my white friends said, "Dammit, some of the guys are saying that you're the only one of us who got a brigade, and you got it because you're black." And I said, "Don't worry about it. I don't care how I got it—I got it. And the only thing the army is going to measure me on is, am I a good brigade commander. And that's all I ask."
Do you still support affirmative action
I have always supported affirmative action. I believe there is still a place for it. I spoke at the 1996 Republican convention in San Diego with my friend Ward Connerly [a black opponent of affirmative action] sitting in the audience. He had warned me that he would walk out if I made any reference to affirmative action. And when I did express my support for it, I looked right at him, and he didn't move. Affirmative action is a concept that is probably not a growth industry. I'm glad it will eventually go away. But when I go to these inner-city neighborhoods, including across the street here in the Washington area, you can't tell me these kids have the same opportunity that other kids have or that my kids have. Is it because they're black that these kids are at a disadvantage To some extent no, to some extent yes. We can't deny it. Therefore, to the extent that we still believe it appropriate to provide some way of balancing the legacy of the past, I think we have an obligation to do so.
Going back to Truman's ecutive order that the armed services must not discriminate based on race, do you foresee a president being able to do the same for gays
The military is unique, and it has rules that are different from any other institution. We had a policy that did not permit gays and lesbians to serve. Then President Clinton came in and told us he wanted to take a look at it. He never told us to change it, despite what people think. I was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and told him that we're not just a bunch of old generals who cannot see the future. It's more than that. It's a problem with ministers in the armed services from denominations that have objections to homosexuality. Also, we will have problems in our housing communities. The military tells you who you're going to share your bunk space with, and we're having enough of a challenge with just two ses, men and women. The armed forces are not ready for this.
We came up with "don't ask, don't tell," which is still a discriminatory policy. It is prejudicial. But this is the army, this isn't the Aspen Institute or a university or the State Department. Maybe it's discriminatory, but that's what we thought was best for good order and discipline.
Aren't some of these arguments similar to those Truman probably heard, and rejected, from military leaders who wanted to retain racial discrimination
I think skin color is a rather benign characteristic which defines us one way, but I think our sex characteristic is far more fundamental and more difficult to reconcile in the context of barracks living. And we are not getting all of our recruits from the most, shall we say, liberal and open-minded parts of our society.
It's now fourteen years later, the country has changed, and the day may well come when it will not be a problem any longer. But I'm not sure that day has come, and I have to rely on the judgment of the officers who are running our armed forces.
But do you think that day will come
I think sooner or later it will come.
Your hero General George Marshall, when he was secretary of state, oversaw the creation of amazing new institutions and doctrines—NATO, the Marshall Plan—to deal with the global threat posed by Soviet Communism. Now that we're faced with new global threats, what type of creative responses would he and his wise men be devising
To some extent, he faced a more dangerous threat, and it was an easier one to work with. There was one identifiable enemy that was on the other side of an identifiable terrain feature. It was state versus state. They were able to put in place state-based structures.
Isn't the new global threat we face even more dangerous
What is the greatest threat facing us now People will say it's terrorism. But are there any terrorists in the world who can change the American way of life or our political system No. Can they knock down a building Yes. Can they kill somebody Yes. But can they change us No. Only we can change ourselves. So what is the great threat we are facing
I would approach this differently, in almost Marshall-like terms. What are the great opportunities out there—ones that we can take advantage of It should not be just about creating alliances to deal with a guy in a cave in Pakistan. It should be about how do we create institutions that keep the world moving down a path of wealth creation, of increasing respect for human rights, creating democratic institutions, and increasing the efficiency and power of market economies This is perhaps the most effective way to go after terrorists.
So you think we are getting too hunkered down and scared
Yes! We are taking too much counsel of our fears.
This doesn't mean there isn't a terrorist threat. There is a threat. And we should send in military forces when we have a target to deal with. We should also secure our airports, if that makes us safer. But let's welcome every foreign student we can get our hands on. Let's make sure that foreigners come to the Mayo Clinic here, and not the Mayo facility in Dubai or somewhere else. Let's make sure people come to Disney World and not throw them up against the wall in Orlando simply because they have a Muslim name. Let's also remember that this country was created by immigrants and thrives as a result of immigration, and we need a sound immigration policy.
Let's show the world a face of openness and what a democratic system can do. That's why I want to see Guantánamo closed. It's so harmful to what we stand for. We literally bang ourselves in the head by having that place. What are we doing this to ourselves for Because we're worried about the 380 guys there Bring them here! Give them lawyers and habeas corpus. We can deal with them. We are paying a price when the rest of the world sees an America that seems to be afraid and is not the America they remember.
You can drive up the road from here and come to a spot where there is a megachurch over here, a little Episcopal church over there, a Catholic church around the corner that's almost cathedral-size, and between them is a huge Hindu temple. There are no police needed to guard any of this. There are not many places in the world where you would see that. Yes, there are a few dangerous nuts in Brooklyn and New Jersey who want to blow up Kennedy Airport and Fort Dix. These are dangerous criminals, and we must deal with them. But come on, this is not a threat to our survival! The only thing that can really destroy us is us. We shouldn't do it to ourselves, and we shouldn't use fear for political purposes—scaring people to death so they will vote for you, or scaring people to death so that we create a terror-industrial complex.
One of your legacies to history will be what's known as the Powell Doctrine. How do you define it
Essentially it says: Avoid war—and if that's not possible, and it's necessary to use arms to solve a political problem, then do it in a decisive way. You remove as much doubt as you can about the outcome. In addition, you need to have a clearly defined mission, and you must have some understanding of how it's going to end.
When the first Gulf War came along, I told President Bush [the elder] that when we had 250,000 troops in the region, we could defend Saudi Arabia from an Iraqi invasion. But if he wanted to kick the Iraqi army out of Kuwait, then General Schwarzkopf will need an additional 250,000 troops. Everybody gasped. And I told the president exactly how we would use them all, and he agreed.
We also had a clear mission, which was to kick the Iraqis out of Kuwait. And that's how we built a coalition with almost every other country in the world. We thought through where it was going to end. We said we wanted to leave Iraq with enough of an army so that it is not threatened by Iran. And we want to accomplish the mission we were given, which is getting the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. We were not interested in taking down the government. It was never our mission to go to Baghdad. For twelve years, I had to listen to criticism about that part of the plan. I don't hear it criticized too much now.
The current Iraq war seems to have violated almost all of these precepts. We talked about this before the war.
The military presented its plans, and I was secretary of state, so it wasn't really my role, but I said it didn't seem to me that the plans called for enough force to impose our will or enough troops to deal with the problems that might come up. After one of the meetings, I felt strongly enough about it that I took the liberty to call General Tommy Franks [the regional commander] directly—something I shouldn't have done, but I did. I said, "Let's talk general-to-general." I said, "I have my doubts as to whether or not you have enough force to ecute." And Tommy said, "Well, I think we do, Mr. Secretary." And then he immediately called Don Rumsfeld, which he should have. And Don correctly said, "It's good that Colin has been up-front, and now let's discuss it in front of the president." And we did. The president heard from his military commanders and his joint chiefs of staff and his secretary of defense that they felt they had enough troops.
Were they right
They were right for the first part, the capture of Baghdad. And I never really had any question about the force needed for that. My question had been, "Have you guys really thought through the aftermath" That's what we hadn't done. That was the big mistake. Don had written a list of the worst things that could happen, but we didn't do the contingency planning on what we would do about it. So we watched those buildings get burned down, and nobody told the divisions, "Hey, go in there and declare martial law and whack a few people and it will stop."
Then the insurgency started, and we didn't acknowledge it. They said it wasn't an insurgency. They looked up the definition. They said it was a few dead-enders! And so we didn't respond in a way that might have stopped it. And then the civil war started at the beginning of last year. I call it a civil war, but some say no, it's not a civil war, it's a war against civilians. In fact, we have total civil disorder.
Do you think the surge makes sense
You can surge all of the American troops you want, but they can't stop this. Suppose I'm a battalion commander. My troops ask, "What do I do today, boss" "Let's go fight the Shia militias!" "What do I do tomorrow" "Let's go fight the Sunni insurgents!" "What do I do the day after tomorrow" "Let's go chase Al Qaeda!" "What do we do the day after that" "We're going to guard streets!" Our kids are fantastic. But this is not sustainable. Our surge can work only with an Iraqi political and military surge.
Are you sorry you didn't question things more forcefully
At the time, when I felt the president might not have focused on all the potential consequences, I said I needed to see him. I went to the White House and had a private session with him. I told him that we could knock over Saddam's regime but he needed to understand what we would be faced with once we had done that. It was my "When you break it, you own it" speech. I said that this invasion would tie up the better part of 40 percent of our army for an indefinite period of time. It will be hugely expensive. You will be dealing with this for a long time to come. I said, "Take it to the U.N. See if we can get something from the U.N. that might allow us to avoid this war." He said, "Let's share this with the others." And a few days later, we had a discussion with everyone, some by videoconference. They eventually agreed that we should take it to the U.N., some more willingly than others. Dick [Cheney] didn't think it would work, and Don [Rumsfeld] I was not sure about, because you couldn't always tell his opinion. Had I done my duty I think so.
Do you feel responsible for giving the U.N. flawed intelligence
I didn't know it was flawed. Everybody was using it. The CIA was saying the same thing for two years. I gave perhaps the most accurate presentation of the intelligence as we knew it—without any of the "Mushroom clouds are going to show up tomorrow morning" and all the rest of that stuff. But the fact of the matter is that a good part of it was wrong, and I am sorry that it was wrong.
Was it twisted
Not by me. What I used was the intelligence that was also available to everyone in the administration and to the Congress. Some of these senators are now presidential candidates who are saying they didn't read the National Intelligence Estimate they had asked for. It is fair, however, to say that some members of the administration took the intelligence to a higher plane than it deserved.
You've met with Barack Obama a couple of times and given him advice. Is it possible that you will support him
I will give advice to any of the principal candidates. I've met with others, including John McCain and Rudy Giuliani. Barack called me and came by, and we had a long talk. Right before he decided to run, we talked again about the presidency and the type of decisions and problems that come in the middle of the night. I think he's a very impressive man, I think he's very smart, and I think he's going to be a formidable candidate.
Do you think he'd be a good president
I don't want to start saying who would be a good president and who wouldn't. I will say that I don't see any among the major candidates who I think is unqualified to be president.
Would you be tempted to support Obama, even though he's a Democrat, because he would be transformational
He is transformational because he is a black man who has become one of the leading candidates of a major party. That is exciting. It's transformational. But am I going to support him I am going to be for who I think is the best person. Not the best Republican, not the best Democrat, not the best black guy or the best woman. I'm going to try to figure out who could best serve this country. And that's who I will be voting for.
You did not say that you would be inclined to support the Republican candidate.
That's right. I did not. Because I've been voting now for almost fifty years, and I've always supported the person I thought was best. I've voted Democratic, I've voted Republican. I'm going to vote for the best person.
Might you ever go back into public service, even as something such as education secretary
I'm not looking for work. I have a terrific life. But I could see going back into government again. I can see doing such things as chairing a commission. Just not anything that involves elective politics.
You've been involved with a lot of people doing business in China. Do you worry that the absence of democracy and the suppression of individual rights there make them more of a potential adversary than a partner
My friends in China tell me, "We know you love the idea of Jeffersonian democracy, but we don't know how to manage 1.3 billion people using such a system, and we're not going to try." Their political system will become more liberal over time. But in my lifetime, it will not become what we call a democracy. And I'm not sure I lose any sleep over that. I want the 1.3 billion Chinese people under some kind of control that allows them to better their lives economically and not fall apart. We need to be patient.
Would you really bet on a country that feels it necessary to censor Google
China will not be censoring Google forever, and most Chinese teenagers know how to go to proxy servers, anyway. The Chinese leaders know they can't block full access to the Internet forever, but they're trying to control it.
Do you think that the Indian model, which is more democratic and allows more free thought, will end up working better
The Indians have had a democracy for the past sixty years. And they're now starting to realize what it takes to be successful economically. They can't move as fast as the Chinese, because they are such a great, large democracy. Great democracies have a lot of constituents that have to be heard and dealt with.
This seems to put you solidly in what is called the realist camp, rather than the idealistic school, of foreign policy.
Yes. I can give you a lesson on Jeffersonian democracy that will bring tears to your eyes, but when I was doing business as the secretary of state, the word I used was reform, less so than democracy. When I dealt with the Arab world, we had several conferences on reform. The word democracy frightened them. As a Saudi leader said to me, "Colin, please, give us a break. Do you really want to see Jeffersonian democracy in Saudi Arabia Do you know what would happen Fundamentalists would win, and there wouldn't be any more elections." President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt would say the same thing. They all were saying, "Take a look at our history and where we are. You can talk to us about reform, but don't tell us to become Jeffersonian democracies tomorrow. It's not possible."
So you think we should be a bit more on guard against arrogance when we pursue a democracy agenda
[laughs] Very good, very good. We have a tendency to lecture and perhaps not think things through. We have to be careful what we wish for. Are we happy with the democracy that Hamas gave us There are some places that are not ready for the kind of democracy we find so attractive for ourselves. They are not culturally ready for it, they are not historically ready for it, and they don't have the needed institutions.
How can we restore America's image
We should remember what that image was, back after World War II. It was the image of a generous country that sought not to impose its will on other countries or even to impose its values. But it showed the way, and it helped other countries, and it opened its doors to people—visitors and refugees and immigrants.
America could not survive without immigration. Even the undocumented immigrants are contributing to our economy. That's the country my parents came to. That's the image we have to portray to the rest of the world: kind, generous, a nation of nations, touched by every nation, and we touch every nation in return. That's what people still want to believe about us. They still want to come here. We've lost a bit of the image, but we haven't lost the reality yet. And we can fix the image by reflecting a welcoming attitude—and by not taking counsel of our fears and scaring ourselves to death that everybody coming in is going to blow up something. It ain't the case.
Walter Isaacson is CEO of the Aspen Institute and the author of Einstein: His Life and Universe, among other books.


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New Deerhunter single
They were on Jimmy Fallon in the US last night. Did anyone see it? Apparently it was kinda crazy.
that was
AMAZING. 2 minutes of garagey rock into 3 minutes of constant acceleration. Woah.
it literally accelerates
that is going to destroy live, no doubt.
I fucking love Deerhunter.Pale-eyedBadger, cronenberg, kilgore-trout, GoatmeatMF, labmonkeya529, jack_on_fire, and WhiteLightWhiteCity this'd this
already maybe one of my favourite tv performances by a band i like. it gets so weird, must have been a fairly polarising experience for the majority of the audience
so good
and you just know how much of a total bad-ass Bradford must've felt during the last minute or so.
Very enjoyable
Although the cynic in me thinks the end must have been set up, rather than rock and roll spontaneity. But I like the song, and the persona he's going for.
i do imagine
bradford cox going back and apologising to the woman who's drink he snatched, downed and crushed, if it wasn't already pre-planned.
Why is it weird?
After how they've hyped it up I was hoping for something rawer, sounds a bit desperate. Still good though just hoped for complete reinvention. End riffs a bit MBV Only Tommorow lite.
yeah, after all the statements
the album's no bigger a departure than their other albums are from each other. It kind of sounds like Dylan, gone punk, gone a bit, er, Deerhunter. It's good, though.
it doesn't sound anything like Halcyon Digest though.
And it's much grittier than anything from the albums before it. as far as I can recall.
it's not totally unreminiscent of Turn It Up, Faggot
more tuneful, definitely, but not out of the ballpark considering Cox dislikes TIUF so much
well, Halcyon Digest didn't have quite enough fire for me
so I am more than happy with them going back to their roots.
Yeh, was anticipating something less melodic
Very happy about that, since I think Deerhunter are better when they embrace melody, and is rawer than Halcyon Digest, which was all very... pleasant.
- prometheancurse, navajo, politelydeclined, and sunstroke_house this'd this
boring song
cringeworthy bradford theatrics
business as usual then
Has he actually cut his middle finger off is what I want to know.
I saw a photo of his perfectly good hand before he went on then he performs with a bleeding bandaged stump...
The man is a god, everything they've done is brilliant.
Also there was a tweet from the Black Lips:
Black Lips+cox ?@TheBlackLips 9h
If your wondering why Bradford doesn't play guitar in deerhunter anymore our about to find out.
for real though that was great
cant wait for them to tear through it at Primavera
Apparently his dad had an accident with a tablesaw and lost 2 fingers earlier in the week. I guess the bandage was a sort of tribute.
Really strong song
I was a bit worried at the beginning, but then it turns into one of those classic repetitive melodies which are just so damn cool.GoatmeatMF this'd this
Yes. This
Damn cool track.
I love deerhunter
But i've listened to this three times and dont remember it.
- GoatmeatMF, Dinohead86, and OceanStorm this'd this
I don't like it.
Which is disappointing as I love most of their stuff.
Liked that
Not blown away but its solid. Looking forward to the album, might be the second indie album worth listening to for the year alongside Hookworms which is a few up on the last few years. Things are looking up.
New interview. Good value as always.
lol @ smiths fans in the comments
consumed by their earnestness as usualblimeycharlie this'd this
That's genuinely one of the funniest things I've ever read
"So it was a tribute to my father, who would also hate The Smiths if he ever heard them"
Serious mirth!
"Hey, Morrissey, me love you long time."OceanStorm and oojimaflop this'd this
That's brilliant
So much joy with which he seems to bring everything back to Morrissey.
Bit weird.
Can't see what a little-known indie band who are just about to release an album would have to gain from slagging the singer of a huge, critically-acclaimed band who've sold millions of records.
- blimeycharlie this'd this
I like the subtle West Wing quote:
"Give me numbers"
This not an article about Morrissey
*Spends entire interview talking about Morrissey*
- oojimaflop this'd this
apart from bradford cox
who read it and became upset
i like the song...
...but that performance smacked of effort. still, it was fun.
shit, this is good
excited for the album. Still never seen them live, and I'm starting to get the impression that this year would be a *really* good time to do so.
I think the young Morrissey
is spot on about The Ramones, you know, but I probably wouldn't have written a letter about it. Different Strokes and all that...
Can I just take a moment to say this all seems a bit desperate from Bradford.
Whatever you think about the song, for me it's okay if terribly produced, they look pretty ridiculous and not at all provocative like he imagines they do. Also this constant emphasis on how mentally unstable he is comes across a bit try hard 6th former.
Fluorescent Grey and Cryptograms are two of my favourite records but personally think it's been diminishing returns for a while now in the Deerhunter guise. This whole sub-Horrors schtick makes me even less interested.
Last Atlas Sound record was great mind.
Where do you get this idea from that he thinks they're being provocative. I've never come across this idea of them as a band.
Personally I think the tv performance was great and is nothing but a bit of fun. I don't read any grand statements into it.CrispinAlexander, Nestor, and EndlessWindow this'd this
I really love that promo picture of them.
For some reason it always makes me think of Bowie's Dirty Boys. Monomania also suits it, but I keep forgetting how it goes, except for the ending of course.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Suffolk starter Tim Doyle pitched eight strong innings to remain undefeated, as the Rams topped MIT, 8-3, on Sunday at Briggs Field.
Suffolk (30-8) scored runs in each of the first three innings, taking advantage of six walks and two errors in building a 5-0 lead. The Rams put two on the board in the first without the benefit of a hit while lead-off hitter Rory Gentile drove in Dan Belanger with a single through the left side in the second. In the third, Suffolk added two more runs after drawing a bases-loaded walk followed by a sacrifice fly center.
MIT (24-14) did all of its damage in the fifth, clawing back into the game with three runs on three hits. With one out and two on, Brian Doyle sliced a single to left to give Tech its first hit of the game and load the bases. Ryne Barry kept the bags full, but not before delivering an RBI single to left during the next at bat. Stewart Park gave the Engineers their third consecutive hit with a run-scoring infield single up the middle. Bryan Macomber capped the scoring for MIT after drawing a bases-loaded walk. Although the Engineers scored three runs without recording an out, two consecutive fly-outs quelled the rally and kept Suffolk in front, 5-3.
MIT relief pitcher Stephen Toth was highly effective through his first four innings on the hill, but the senior righty encountered a little trouble in the eighth as Belanger and Paul Vittozzi connected for RBI singles to stretch the advantage to four. The Rams tacked on another run in the ninth to account for the final score and secure another 30-win season.
Doyle worked the first eight innings, and with the exception of a rocky third, he authored a fantastic performance to improve to 7-0 on the year. MIT starter Ryan Munoz (1-1) shouldered the loss for the Engineers, who also received a great inning of relief out of senior Matt Loper.


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People have different levels of commitment in real fights. Which determine how seriously they'll attack you.
People start off with different levels of recognition of what's going on. Which determine things like the range, the relative orientation of the actors....
People have different levels of preperation. What weapons they have to hand, what armour they have.
People have different levels of respect for life and the law. Most people balk at inflicting any great degree of violence on another person.
People have different levels of experience with the psychological and physiological effects of their stress response.


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I've had a long time fascination with neutral blushes. I suppose it is only a matter of time before I just move into contour powders. But for now I thought it would be interesting to compare some recent acquisitions with some old favorites.
In the Strength Collection, Mac released Taupe Shape ($20) and Poised ($20). These sold out almost immediately online. According to a response to my email, Mac's customer services stated that neither will be restocked online. The Strength Collection was also released in Mac stand-alone stores (but not department store counters). Several Mac stand-alone stores seemed to have gotten a good supply of both Taupe Shape and Poised, so if you are interested those stand alone stores are the only places to find them.
Intrigued by the name "Taupe Shape," I wondered whether this blush might be a more user-friendly version of Chanel Notorious (now apparently sold out). As it turns out, it is (sort of). Mac's Taupe Shape is softer, ever so slightly warmer, and far less pigmented. These combine to make early morning application more user-friendly and foolproof. Of course, Mac's Taupe Shape lacks Chanel Notorious' drama, but I don't know of any blushes (ever) as dramatic as Notorious.
Some will find Mac Taupe Shape far too cool and too edgy. For those, I recommend Mac Poised, or a more brown or amber blush. Here I compare this to my well-worn Shu Amber 85 (long discontinued, a matte) and Mac Sur, a mauve-brown that sold out in a heartbeat last year. However, there are other brown blushes on the market (check Illamasqua Create, Nars Madly, Burberry Earthy and others) or even soft bronzers that can do the trick. Other worthy contenders are the softly mauve Giorgio Armani Blush #5 (reviewed here by The Black Panties) and the amber Rouge Bunny Rouge Delicata (reviewed here by The Pink Sith).
I can barely apply Chanel Notorious with a standard brush. I use a duo fiber and also wipe it down before application. Mac Taupe Shape can be used with an angled or small-headed blush brush (for precise placement). Some may find Mac Taupe Shape and Poised too shimmery for contour purposes (compare these to The Beauty Look Book's review of the Mac Sculpting powders). I didn't find Taupe Shape very shimmery on my cheeks, personally. Heavy application with flash:
Other posts that you might find interesting is Messy Wands review of Chanel Notorious and Temptalia's Review of Mac Taupe Shape. Another is Cafe Makeup's review of Burberry's Light Glow Earthy Blush.


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Vortexes, or energy centers, have brought an unexpected fame to the beautiful area around Sedona, Arizona. Many people report a strong uplifting experiences among the red rocks; especially Bell Rock.
Vortexes are formed by spiraling spiritual energy. It is believed the strength of the vortexes in Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon are unequaled in the United States if not the world.
Once an Old West town where many of the classic westerns were filmed Sedona took on a new feel with the entrance of New Age stores and numerous retreats. Some of the classic movies filmed here were "Angel and the Badman," "Blood on the Moon," "3:10 to Yuma" and "Stagecoach." Some of the stars who worked in the area were Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Joan Crawford, James Stewart and Elvis Presley.
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Today is the last day we'll be shipping until the 19th. Cindy is the only one staying home to keep Honeybunny company and get caught up on our printing. Our son Jon is going to housesit and make sure everything in the gardens get watered (It's supposed to be WARM later this week...so of course, we won't be here!...my snowball bushes and lily of the valley are ready to bloom too and hopefully some of them will still be around in a week!)
The fabric above is from my new fabric line "Whitewash". I'll show you alot more when we get back home.
Let's see....Kindle.....IPOD....a few chick flix for the car trip.....stitching stuff.....big tote bag full of snacks (we had to test the Whoppers...Phil calls it "Quality Control Testing"....good thing we DID!!! They're minty! YES! Weird, huh?).......I think we're ready to go! I'll take loads of pictures!
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MACON, Ga. (March 4, 2010) - Junior guard Micah Williams (Manchester) chose the perfect time to play the game of his life.
Scoring a career high 32 points and setting a personal best with nine made field goals, Williams powered the No. 5-seeded ETSU men's basketball team to a second half rally and a 72-64 victory over No. 4-seeded Campbell in the quarterfinals of the 2010 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Thursday afternoon at the University Center on the campus of Mercer University.
Campbell, which was one of four teams in the A-Sun to share the regular season title, led throughout the game before the Bucs finally took the lead at 34-33 with 13:49 left. ETSU did not relinquish the lead the rest of the way.
"What a great game from Micah," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team won after trailing at halftime for only the second time this season. "He was really special tonight and getting this win feels good. I want to give credit to our coaching staff for making some adjustments at halftime that really made a difference. We decided to make it a street ball game offensively in the second half, and it worked."
It indeed worked, as the Bucs took a 25-21 halftime deficit and scored 51 points after the break. Defensively, it was Bartow's decision to leave the Bucs' man-to-man and go to a zone defense midway through the second half that finally put the brakes on the Campbell offense.
Along with Williams' effort - which included a 9-of-14 clip from the field, a 4-of-6 mark from 3-point range and a perfect 10-of-10 showing from the foul line - the Bucs also got 18 points and eight rebounds from junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston).
In the first half, the Bucs got off to a sluggish start offensively and turnover issues for the Bucs allowed Campbell to build a lead of nine points at 18-9 with 7:25 left before the intermission. However, at that point ETSU responded with an 8-0 run to make it 18-17 with 4:56 left before the break. Campbell responded with a run of its own to go up 25-19 with 1:30 on the clock, but a basket from Williams made it 25-21 at the intermission.
For the first 20 minutes of the game, Campbell used an 11-3 advantage in points off turnovers to build its lead, while the Bucs held a 19-14 edge in rebounding. Both teams played solid defense, as Campbell was held to 40 percent shooting and the Bucs hit on just a 35 percent clip.
After the break, ETSU managed to tie the game at 29-29 and 31-31, but then outscored Campbell 13-6 to take a seven-point lead at 44-37 with 9:50 left in the game. Campbell responded with a quick 6-0 spurt to make it 44-43 with 8:21 left, but at that point Williams took over with 10 of the Bucs next 14 points during a 14-4 run that gave ETSU its largest lead of the contest at 58-47 with 5:01 left.
From there, Campbell tried to rally back but the Camels were unable to make any headway.
For the game, ETSU held a 35-23 edge on the boards and shot 45 percent from the floor for the game (55 percent in the second half). The Bucs also enjoyed a strong edge at the foul line, hitting on 29-of-37 from the charity stripe (78.4 percent) compared to a 14-of-17 effort by the Camels.
ETSU will now take on No. 8-seeded Kennesaw State in the semifinals at 6:30 p.m., Friday evening. For more on ETSU men's basketball, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.


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I have used the housing for the Olympus TG4, and it has worked well, except it tends to fog. Now I am considering the Olympus TG5 camera, for which two housings are available: Olympus and Ikelite..
Which of the two is a better housing in terms of ease of use, water tight seal and fogging ?
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Is This The Best Homeland Security Can Do In Defending Laptop Searches At The Border?
from the probable-cause-is-so-last-millennium dept
"The idea that we would create some kind of sanctuary for criminals and terrorists to carry things across the border to me is absolutely ludicrous."Well, that's not just an exaggeration, it's wrong. Does Carafano actually believe that someone manually walking a laptop across the border is the only way that data gets across the border? Of course that's not true. Data flows across borders via the network all the time -- with no customs review whatsoever. No one is walking across the border with a laptop thinking that's the best way to get some data across the border. Then there's this statement:
"It's also unrealistic to require probable cause when you think about the millions of people a day who come in and go out of the country."Let's just change a few words in that statement and see how Carafano feels about it: "It's also unrealistic to require probable cause when you think about the millions of people a day who walk up and down the streets of America." Yet, we don't hear Carafano pushing for a removal of probable cause for searches on the street, do we?
The border searches of laptops issue is a ridiculous one. Yes, it makes sense to search through what physical goods you might be bringing into the country -- because you specifically chose to bring those goods into the country. But the digital things you have stored on your laptop are an overall archive. You didn't choose to bring those specific things across the border -- and it's not like going through a border crossing is the best way to move that content across the border. There's simply no reason for why laptop searches should be allowed without probable cause.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In its first Northeast Fencing Conference (NFC) competition of the season, MIT defeated UMass-Amherst (23-4), University of New Hampshire (23-4), Boston University (19-8), Wellesley College (16-11), and Tufts University (22-5) before falling to Brown University (19-8). Cordelia Link paced the Engineers' efforts by winning 17 of her 18 bouts.
Link's top mark of 17-1 helped guide the foil team to a 40-14 record as it swept UMass-Amherst and posted 8-1 decisions over BU and Tufts. Lindley Graham bolstered Tech's total with a ledger of 13-5 while Chun Li went 9-6. Jenna Caldwell rounded out the group with a 1-2 performance.
The epee team was just as dominant as it also swept UMass-Amherst and defeated UNH and BU by a 7-2 margin en route to a 37-17 record. Stephanie Shin notched the team's top ledger at 16-2 while Joanna Tong totaled a mark of 13-2. Zhenya Gu finished at 3-3 while Nicole Koulisis compiled a record of 4-8.
Sweeps of UNH and Tufts helped power the sabre squad to a 34-20 total. Yuhsin Chen led the charge (12-6), followed by Laura Evans (11-7), Elena Tatarchenko (10-7), and Jennifer Allen (1-0).


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Dr. Edythe M. Abdullah, Mr. Luther W. Coggin, Ms. Toni K. Crawford, Mr. Wilfredo J. Gonzalez, Mr. A. Hugh Greene, Ms. Ann C. Hicks, Ms. Wanyonyi J. Kendrick, Dr. William F. Klostermeyer, Dr. R. Bruce Taylor, Ms. Carol C. Thompson, Ms. Rachael Tutwiler
Ms. Joan W. Newton, Mr. Kevin M. Twomey
Chair Taylor called the meeting to order. A quorum of trustees was present and the meeting was ready to proceed with business.
Chair Taylor asked Provost Mark Workman to introduce the presenters for this item.
Provost Workman noted that the Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) program and other similar efforts led the way for the University's recently selected Quality Enhancement Program (QEP), Community-Based Transformational Learning. The QEP is a significant component of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation process.
Provost Workman stated that the VIM program was evidence of the benefit that authentic learning provided to the education of students and the welfare of the City of Jacksonville. He introduced Ms. Bednarzyk, a UNF faculty member, and Ms. Nancy Pitruzello, a UNF student, and asked them to provide a commentary on this program.
The presenters provided background information on the VIM program, noting that the program was for the working uninsured. People who might quality were employed full-time at an income level of 130 to 250 percent above poverty level and did not have access to healthcare.
Statistics for the program were given stating that, within Duval County, there were about 50,000 people eligible for the program with about 3,000 people accessing it. The program had future plans to service about 12,000 people. There were about 60 providers, including physicians and nurse practitioners.
Ms. Bednarzyk and Ms. Pitruzello concluded their presentation by recounting memorable events and reiterating the value of the program.
Chair Taylor offered appreciation to Ms. Bednarzyk and Ms. Pitruzello.
Chair Taylor provided remarks about the recent groundbreaking for the College of Education and Human Services and stated that this was the fourth such event over the last few months. He prefaced Item 10B on the agenda by stating that Vice President Shuman and President Delaney would bring the Board up to date on the latest developments with the Local Government Investment Fund.
President Delaney spoke about how the University would handle current and projected budget cuts. He discussed the impact of these budget cuts on faculty travel, searches and salaries confirming that, at this time, travel and searches had not been cut. Faculty salaries would be addressed at the upcoming Board workshop.
Chair Taylor offered opportunity to guests in attendance for open comments and there were none.
Chair Taylor stated that the consent agenda included minutes from the October 18th meeting, as well as four action items unanimously passed by the Finance and Audit Committee. He noted that the Educational Policy Committee had not met.
Chair Taylor asked if Board members would like to withdraw any items from the consent agenda for further discussion. A request was made to withdraw Item 5Bii, Parking Rate Schedule and Transportation Access Fee.
Chair Taylor presented the amended consent agenda for approval, whereupon a MOTION was duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted. The consent agenda was approved with exception to Item 5Bii, Parking Rate Schedule and Transportation Access Fee.
(This item was withdrawn from the consent agenda.) Chair Taylor reported that this item was unanimously approved by the Finance and Audit Committee with a recommendation to the Board.
Trustees asked for clarification on what the anticipated reimbursement for faculty for parking would be next year. Vice President Shuman stated the anticipated amount would be from $90 to $95, if the University could fund it in the budget. Trustees stated that, as long as there was a corresponding increase of $5.00, they would have no objection.
Chair Taylor asked Vice President Shuman to clarify that there would be a $5.00 increase, across-the-board, for parking reimbursement, should the University be able to fund this in the budget. Vice President Shuman concurred.
Chair Taylor presented the parking rate schedule and transportation access fee for approval, whereupon a MOTION was duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted. This item was approved as presented.
Chair Taylor reported to the Board that this item did not receive a unanimous vote from the Finance and Audit Committee. He acknowledged concerns raised by Trustee Tutwiler regarding changes in how the University would handle housing cancellations. Chair Taylor asked Vice President Gonzalez to present this item. He added that Trustee Tutwiler would also like to offer a friendly amendment, which was recognized as acceptable with the administration.
Vice President Gonzalez summarized Trustee Tutwiler's friendly amendment as a request to move the cancellation deadline line from March to May. He affirmed that this change would result in minor consequences to the University.
Chair Taylor presented the housing rental rates for 2008-2009, including Trustee Tutwiler's friendly amendment, for approval, whereupon a MOTION was duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted. This item was approved with the addition of Trustee Tutwiler's friendly amendment.
Chair Taylor asked Vice President and General Counsel Karen Stone to present this item.
Vice President Stone reported that the Board had reviewed this regulation before; however, it was resurfacing as a part of the promulgation process. She clarified that, in accordance with the Board of Governors Regulation Development Procedures, this regulation was previously promulgated as an emergency regulation and was now being brought forward to go through the normal review process. She reported that the regulation had been vetted through the formal notice process and received no comments.
Chair Taylor presented the Schedule of Tuition and Fees regulation for approval, whereupon a MOTION was duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted. This item was approved as presented.
Chair Taylor asked Vice President Gottlieb to present this item.
Vice President Gottlieb reported that the University had come to an agreement with AFSCME, with their membership ratifying the contract. The contract included four modifications which were presented as follows:
Trustees asked for clarification on what the University would do if a position was not available for an individual who was unsuccessful in her or his promotion. The administration responded that the AFSCME agreement contract stated that the University would not guaranteed a position for the employee but would do their very best to place the employee in an open and available position. Trustees concluded by asking the University to be mindful of promoting employees above their capabilities.
Chair Taylor presented the AFSCME Ratification for approval, whereupon a MOTION was duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted. This item was approved as presented.
Chair Taylor asked Provost Workman to speak about this item.
Provost Workman presented a summary of the State University Research Commercialization Assistance Grant program, stating that this was a program developed by the Florida Legislature. The program established procedures for universities to apply for grants to facilitate the development of products and services resulting from university research.
Provost Workman mentioned that universities would submit grant proposals to the Florida Legislature for up to a maximum of $150,000. These proposals needed to be submitted by the end of January 2008.
Provost Workman remarked that the Board of Governors required local board approval for the applications for grant proposals. Because of time constraints, the University was asking the Board to delegate approval authority for these applications for grant proposals to the President.
Trustees sought clarification on the delegation of approval authority to the President, including clarity on the exclusivity of the delegation. The administration explained that this delegation of approval authority was limited to the application for grant funding to facilitate the development of products and services resulting from university research. The administration additionally clarified that there was set of standards for all other grants which included a tiered system of approval, based on dollar amounts. This grant was unique in that approval was specified by the Legislature. The administration made clear that this was a one-time delegation for this year only.
Chair Taylor suggested that other concerns might be addressed at an upcoming workshop. The administration was asked to prepare an inventory of projects at various stages of development, as well as to prepare thoughts on how to handle the subject matter in this proposal, as the University moved forward.
Chair Taylor presented the delegation of approval authority – State University Research Commercialization Assistance Grant Proposals for approval, whereupon a MOTION was duly made by Trustee Thompson, seconded by Trustee Hicks and unanimously adopted. This item was approved as presented.
Chair Taylor asked Vice President Shuman to provide an overview of the reports that were presented at the Finance and Audit Committee meeting.
Vice President Shuman reported that the University had anticipated, at this time, two budget reductions: (1) the reserve budget to be reduced by $1.2 million, which would be the net effect of the State budget reduction; (2) internal budgets to be reduced by $1.5 million, with these funds being transferred to the reserve budget.
Vice President Shuman reported that all divisions were successfully coping with budget reductions and were resuming discussions on how to apportion additional cuts. She reported that all auxiliaries were maintaining status quo, with cash being withdrawn as projects were built.
This report was presented for information only. No further action was required.
Chair Taylor asked Vice President Shuman to present the Treasurer's Report. He also asked President Delaney to provide a summary of the actions taken with regard to UNF's investments and the LGIP.
Vice President Shuman stated that the treasurer's report had significantly changed. She then yielded to President Delaney to update the Board on investments and the LGIP.
President Delaney stated that UNF had invested with the LGIP which was a statewide fund created as an investment tool for local units of government and State universities. He provided a summary of the University's position, regarding its investments in the LGIP, including Fund A and Fund B.
President Delaney reported that the University had chosen to withdraw its remaining assets from the LGIP Pool A, resulting in a 2 percent penalty. He stated that the University was unable to withdraw from Fund B at this time but this fund had stabilized and performance had improved. He indicated that the University intended to liquidate Fund B later in the year.
President Delaney stated that the Finance and Audit Committee had received a report on the University's rationale for removing funds from the LGIP. He recapped, for the full Board, that discussion and included a discussion on the University's decision to add two new accounts – Sawgrass and Evergreen. He then discussed how the University would distribute the 2 percent penalty from the liquidation of Fund A.
President Delaney reported that the administration would prepare an account of the investment portfolio and present this at an upcoming meeting, and include discussions on the existing investment policy.
This item was presented for information only. There was no further action required.
Chair Taylor asked Vice President Shuman to speak about this item.
Vice President Shuman stated that this proposed resolution would be a delegation of authority from the Board of Trustees to the President exclusively. The purpose of this proposed resolution would be to delegate the authority to the President to open investment accounts and to designate those individuals who can make transactions in these accounts. These potential investment accounts would be in compliance with the existing Investment Policy.
Chair Taylor presented the approval of a delegation of authority to establish investment accounts for approval, whereupon a MOTION was duly made by Trustee Greene, seconded by Trustee Crawford and unanimously adopted. This item was approved as presented.
Vice President Shuman reported that all capital projects were on budget and on schedule to be completed as originally determined. She also reported that change orders were within tolerance of pre-established guidelines and were accounted for in the meeting materials as Attachment 10C.
This item was presented for information only. No further action was required.
Chair Taylor asked President Delaney, in his role as corporate secretary to the Board of Trustees, to preside over this matter.
President Delaney stated that the Board would now entertain, from the floor, nominations for chair and vice chair.
Trustee Hicks stated that Chair Taylor and Vice Chair Kendrick had both served the Board and the University well, and thereafter nominated Trustee Taylor for chair and Trustee Kendrick for vice chair. Trustee Greene seconded the nomination. The question was called and approved without further discussion.
Chair Taylor offered appreciation to the Board for the privilege and honor to serve as chair. He stated that his interactions with Vice Chair Kendrick, President Delaney and the administration had been a pleasure.
Vice Chair Kendrick stated that her last two years as vice chair had been great and she was looking forward to the next steps.
President Delaney spoke briefly about upcoming events at the University and the upcoming workshop for the Board.
With no further discussion, Chair Taylor adjourned the meeting.
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I've resurrected a 2004 11m Slingshot Fuel that has really grown on me, thinking at times the joy of flying this type of kite unhooked in the sand is almost better than riding with it (while my 14m 2013 Rally, 17m Turbine, 12m Trigger, 10m RPM, sit in the closet). In the soft sandy fields of San Diego, I've found this kite to be pretty efficient in 14-15 mph winds when flown unhooked (and tuned to do so), so much so that I've theorized, it could work with a Surfboard in the same type of winds on water. Am I on the right track, thinking I can generate more pull and have more precision in scooping enough low end power unhooked that I can get a session in with this setup. I don't need jumping power, or anything special, I'd just like to get out of the water, plane, and catch a few short rail to rail downwinders, walk of shame or not. Looking for that feel of getting tugged by a jetski over some small ramps at or just below the wind speed (next day soreness in the biceps and lats : ). Recognizing this requires a little more brawn than brains, I still feel using my arms as my sheeting system, having a truly direct connection to the kite, and my core, no bridles, smaller canopy, short lines, bigger bar, can maximize the potential of light, shifty wind, with the right mindset, i.e. knowing that the physical demands might outweigh the enjoyment. Why, I don't know; probably the same reason Jack Lalanne did some of the crazy shit he did: and for the same reason I've considered swimming the Catalina channel.
Thinking of adding an old school wrist cuff to attach my kite leash, and ditching my harness too, total freedom from harness and straps. Assuming you could catch a wave with this setup, you might also let the bar out, grab the chicken loop, and get a picture of you riding harnessless, strapless, and barless… lmao! Yup, sometimes my imagination gets ahead of my ability, always fun to dream though.
Fyi: Jack Lalanne
1954 Age 40: Swam the length of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge underwater with 140 pounds of equipment, including two air tanks… an undisputed world record.
1955 Age 41: Swam, handcuffed, from Alcatraz to Fisherman's Wharf in
San Francisco, CA.
1956 Age 42: Set a world record of 1,033 pushups in 23 minutes on "You Asked for It, a TV Show with Art Baker.
1957 Age 43: Swam the treacherous Golden Gate Channel, towing a 2,500-pound cabin cruiser. This involved fighting the cold, swift ocean currents that made the 1 mile swim a 6 ½ mile test of strength and endurance.
1958 Age 44: Maneuvered a paddleboard 30 miles, 9-½ hours non-stop from Farallon Islands to the San Francisco shore.
1959 Age 45: Completed 1,000 pushups and 1,000 chin-ups in 1 hours and 22
minutes. "Happy" is born and The Jack LaLanne Show goes nationwide
1974 Age 60: Swam from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman's Wharf, for a second time handcuffed, shackled and towing a 1,000-pound boat.
1975 Age 61: Swam the length of the Golden Gate Bridge, underwater, for a second time handcuffed, shackled and towing a 1,000-pound boat.
1976 Age 62: Commemorating the "Spirit of '76", swam 1 mile in Long Beach Harbor, handcuffed, shackled and towing 13 boats (representing the 13 original colonies) containing 76 people.
1979 Age 65: Towed 65 boats filled with 6,500-pounds of Lousiana Pacific wood pulp while handcuffed and shackled in Lake Ashinoko, near Tokyo, Japan.
1980 Age 66: Towed 10 boats in North Miami, Florida filled with 77 people for over a mile in less than 1 hour.
1984 Age 70: Handcuffed, shackled and fighting strong winds and currents, towed 70 boats with 70 people from the Queen's Way Bridge in the Long Beach Harbor to the Queen Mary, 1 ½ miles.
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Three years ago, on a sunny September Tuesday at 9 in the morning, in Washington, D.C., our first child was born. We had not planned for a natural childbirth without medical attendance until the final moments, but that's how it turned out, as the medical staff and anesthesiologist were diverted to attend another family's emergency case. The staff thought we had more time; our daughter had other plans. Despite the tumult, we hold Georgetown University Hospital's staff in high regard. They did the right thing.
Five years ago, on another sunny September Tuesday, at 9 in the morning, in Washington, D.C., some Catholic University graduate students of mine, military officers in the Pentagon, were attacked by terrorists. Their offices were in flames, many of their colleagues were dead; yet they managed to climb out of the wreckage. As soon as they reached safety, many, like Nate Freier, grabbed stretchers and ran back into the building to help others. Nate did the right thing.
Whether the use of triage in medicine or Nate's quiet heroism on Sept. 11, 2001, we remark little on these practices because we so deeply agree on them. The same principle weaves through Catholic social teaching on the preferential option for the poor, protecting children and the unborn, and Christian just war tradition concerning protecting civilians in combat. We share an ethic of risk, a deep conviction and practice that we should first help and lessen risk for those most vulnerable and least able to help themselves.
Unfortunately, we have lost sight of this ethic in the war on terror these past five years. We have focused on the military away game in the war on terror, vowing to drain the swamps of terrorists abroad at the expense of civilians both at home and abroad. The United States has spent approximately $437 billion on the away game; $319 billion for the war in Iraq, $88 billion for the war in Afghanistan and another $26 billion for enhanced foreign base and embassy security.
Focusing on the away game in the war on terror has yielded some successes. Al Qaeda bases in Afghanistan have been destroyed and the Taliban removed from power. Many key bin Laden lieutenants and architects of the 9/11 attacks are out of commission. There has been greater international collaboration and intelligence-sharing in countering terrorism, as seen when the Pakistani and British authorities together disrupted terrorist plans to bomb several airplanes in July 2006.
These gains come with costs. In Afghanistan, between 3,600 and 4,000 civilians were killed on impact by U.S. attacks in the initial phase of the war between 2001 and 2003. In Iraq the estimates range from 40,000 to 100,000 civilians dead since the start of the war. Al Qaeda bases in Afghanistan have been replaced with more readily accessible and harder to shut down Internet sites for training, recruitment and organizing. Osama bin Laden released four tapes in 2006 alone.
The away game in the war on terror fails practically and ethically. If terrorism could be defeated militarily abroad, the United States would have won by now, as the U.S. military is unquestionably the most powerful in the world. But terrorism cannot be defeated by military operations abroad; this is why the military does not want to call countering terrorism a war. Terrorists do not need swamps to operate. The 9/11 terrorists operated out of cells in the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Spainhardly swamps of failed states. Today's decentralized global terror networks do not need state sponsorship to survive and thrive. Al Qaeda is expanding in developed democratic countries, as shown in the London and Madrid bombings. The most successful counterterrorism operations (the foiled London transit bombings of July 21, 2005, and this summer's disrupted London air attacks) have come as a result of careful police and intelligence work, not military attacks.
Focusing on the away game has come at the expense of civilians and the home game. While we spend about $500 billion a year on the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security receives about $40 billion a year. Five years after 9/11, first responders still cannot talk to one another, as police, fire departments and emergency medical teams continue to lack communications equipment that works together. While our shampoos and toothpastes are seized, air cargo still goes into the belly of the plane unsecured. We place civilian first responders at great risk, lacking effective systems, policies, technology and protective gear.
Strengthening critical infrastructure protects civilians every day, whether or not terrorist attacks occur, and safeguarding subways and transportation systems helps daily against crime and drug trafficking. Investing in our public health systems saves lives against annual flu outbreaks, whether or not terrorists use biological weapons.
It is election season, or as we in the Washington area call it, crazy season. These facts will be stretched and distorted beyond recognition to support all sorts of political positions. But as the politicians argue, we must remember that not all means of protecting against terrorism are created equal. Not all means are effective. And not all means respect life, especially the lives of the most vulnerable, both at home and abroad. While the politicians point fingers to divide us, let us remember what is right and unites us, our great consensus on the ethics of risk.


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