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Know About Fourth Party Logistics
Arrangement in which a firm contracts out its logistical operations to two or more specialist firms such as third party logistics that hires another specialist firm that is fourth party to coordinate the activities of the third parties.
Assuming a holistic strategy fourth party logistics (4PL) has became as a breakthrough supply chain solution broadly integrating the competencies of third party logistics (3PL) providers, leading edge consulting firms and technology providers. Such strategic alliances leverage the skill sets, strategies, technology and global reach, which would have otherwise taken years to duplicate.
In order to act as a truly effective fourth party logistics provider, the consultant must not have any operational capacity as this would lead to the possibility of a bias towards the provision of services. As such, this means that many companies which claim to provide 4PL services are in effect 3PL providers offering consultancy services, rather than true fourth party logistics providers.
Whilst the specific services of a fourth party logistics provider will vary between providers. In general, fourth party logistics providers have two main functions. In the first instance, 4PL services focus on a consultative approach of analyzing the supply chain and then making recommendations for improvements. The second function relates to management within the supply chain itself, the fourth party logistics company often acting as a manager of numerous smaller third party logistics companies.


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The epitome of romanticism with an imposing four-poster bed and a free standing bath tub under a stained glass dome that allows the sun light to fill the room with varying color patterns. These suites are made for couples only and open up to their own private sun-deck.
Accommodation Features
King Size four poster bed - Living room - Work desk- Dining table - Plush bathrobes, Slippers, Beach towels, Organic bath amenities – 2 x 32 inch plasma TV - DVD / CD Player – Espresso machine, Mini bar - Mini wine bar - Free standing bath tub with a dome that allows light to pass through colorful glass, Double vanity, glass enclosed rainforest shower and separate toilet -Private balcony with an outdoor Jacuzzi, Outdoor dining area - Sun lounges.>
Dimension: 55 sqm (592 square feet) indoor area & 20 sqm (216 sq.feet) outdoor area. Capacity: Min 2 Adults - Max 2 Adults
Dimension: 55 sqm (592 square feet) indoor area & 20 sqm (216 sq.feet) outdoor area. Capacity: Min 2 Adults - Max 2 Adults
Outdoor Open Air Jacuzzi within a large terrace
Comfortable sun beds and outdoor dining area ideal for private dinners
24 hour room service
Laundry service & dry cleaning service
Fresh flowers
Individually controlled air-conditioning
Satellite TV & Radio
DVD & CD player with a wide selection of films and music CDs to choose from (complimentary)
In-room safe (laptop size – complimentary)
Internet connection
Espresso machines with tea making Facilities
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Fully stocked mini bar
Fully stocked maxi bar for the unnecessary necessities from a French manicure set to organic sunscreen products
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Extra Large bathroom with two sinks, a freestanding bathtub, rainforest shower cabin, and glass enclosed toilet
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The Power Tools Dads Need & Why
A man becomes a "Jack-of-All-Trades" after he becomes a dad, often having to learn on the job. The new job usually starts by assembling a crib and other pieces of baby furniture months before he actually becomes "Dad". There is no retirement from the job, no pension and no gold watch to be had at age 65. There are some benefits though!
All the work dad has to do can be made easier with the right type of power tools. Memories that money can't buy are made over the years with cordless battery powered drills, reciprocating saws and a host of other power tools.
Help dad become better at building doll houses, building tree houses and putting tricycles and bicycles together by getting him some or all of these power tools. And just so he can have some fun (and not always drag out the ladder and climb on the roof to look for a missing object or animals) how about getting him a new drone to be his eye-in-the-sky as a reward for a life well-lived?
Cordless Drill
The power tool that ranks number one in any handyman's tool chest. The cordless drill is powered by a re-chargeable battery and can do a wide variety of tasks. The thing a cordless drill does best is putting screws in wood, metal or other solid surfaces.
Many drills also come with attachments that can help dad polish a car and mix paint or concrete in a jiffy. If the man in your life is a weekend warrior with a long "honey-do list", a good cordless drill with attachments is a must for him.
Battery Packs
Power tools run on battery power and nothing is more annoying than to be in the middle of a project and have to stop and re-charge the battery. Ensure that never happens by having an extra battery pack or two on hand to fit the power tools in dad's tool chest.
Jig Saw
For all those intricate wood cuts that will be needed to build a doll house or home furnishings, dad will need a jig saw. This hand-held battery powered saw with a thin, straight blade can cut curved lines in a variety of hard and soft surfaces and help dad do the work of a master carpenter.
Reciprocating Saw
This power saw is for bigger cutting jobs that just can't be done with a jig saw. The reciprocating saw has more power and a longer, thicker blade than a jig saw to cut through thick surfaces that can't be moved, like a wall or floor.
Circular Saw
As the name of this power tool indicates, the circular saw has a circular blade that can cut through most any hard surface. This saw typically powered by electricity and can be used on a stand or as a hand-held saw. If dad will be doing a lot of building and remodeling projects around the house, he's going to be in need of different types of saws.
Power Saw
The Big Daddy of the saw family is the power saw. Big, powerful and gasoline powered, this saw can take down a tree and cut it into kindling for the fire pit or wood stove. Not all dads need this much power in a saw, but if tree cutting is in your future, invest in a quality power saw and extra chain.
Other Saws
There are a number of other power saws on the market that are geared towards doing one or two specific tasks, such as a band saw or oscillating saw. The tasks dad will be doing should dictate the type(s) of power saws he needs. After all, in this modern day of power, no one wants to cut down a tree with an ax or attempt to build a house with a hand saw. Match the cutting task with the right saw type for best and safest results.
Cordless Dremel
The multi-tasking little power tool that helps dad get those chores on his honey-do list crossed off an put on the honey-done list. With the right attachment, a dremel will even enable dad to file down the dog's shape toenails without making the dog whimper.
Hedge Trimmers
Reclaim some of dad's Saturday afternoons by giving him power tools that will enable him to get the landscape work done quicker. Hedge trimmers, either electric or gasoline powered, will enable dad to trim up all the hedges and shrubs in the landscape in record time.
Power Box
Listen to your favorite tunes while on the job site with this sturdy and helpful power box. Not only will a power box (like the Bosch Power Box 360) deliver the latest news, weather and sports to your ears, it also packs the power to keep your tools up and running so you can complete the job.
Paint Sprayer
Forget the paint brush and roller, get dad a power spray painter for the next house painting job. Good for interior or exterior painting jobs, a spray painter gets the paint on quicker and smoother than the traditional brush and roller method. An air compressor will be needed to use this power tool, but most dad's would be happy to add an air compressor to their stash of tools.
Laser Tape Measure
The read-out provides an instant measurement without the need to have a second person to hold the end of the tape measure.
Heavy Duty Flash Light
Not exactly a power tool, yet a tool that is hard to do without. Get dad a heavy duty flash light with a large lamp and re-chargeable battery so he can see clearly into all those dark crevices and keep working long after the sun has set.
Get dad a drone just because… they are the coolest new toys with usefulness. Use them to take photos and look for the missing Frisbee on the roof. If he is the first on the block to own a drone all the better.
Shop Vac
There will be a mess wherever dad works and a powerful shop vac will be needed to clean up the mess. Get him a a six gallon capacity shop vac that can pick up either a wet or dry mess with ease. One with a 3 HP motor, stainless steel tank and the capability of either blowing or sucking will be a great power tool addition for dad.
Tool Chest
Dad needs a place to store all of his power tools so they are kept handy for him but safely tucked away from little hands. A large tool chest on wheel that has multiple drawers that lock is an excellent choice. This will enable dad to store his power tools and wheel them around to his work location as needed so he doesn't have to make several trips back and forth to the garage in search of the right size tool.


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I'm a developer team lead with living near Newbury. I've been developing for nearly ten years, initially in C but mostly in a 4GL called Uniface. Two years ago I moved to C# and OOP and realised that there was a whole new world to dive into and learn. The last two years have been a real adventure , I've discovered principles, patterns and best practices galore.
To me, software craftmanship is all about wanting to produce the highest quality software that I can though a desire for self improvement.
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I recently had an educational tour with a group from the CTGA (Cape Town Tour Guide Association) which I am a member). It was fantastic tour
Guided by Christine. Heidenrich
At the entrance (reception)
Was a collage of Chris Barnard
His medical team as well a reproduction of the 1st donor scene Of the accident (Denise Darvall
Christine proceeded to take us on a walk in the museum in the footsteps of Dr Christiaan Barnard &his medical team that changed history Here the story is told on that fateful
Day of 3rd December 1967
On the corridors were many informations like
The famous peoples Dr Barnard met
Letters from around the world
His medical team
The 100 new hearts picture
When Dr Barnard transplanted the heart of the deceased Denise Darvall into the fatally ill Louis Washkansky & changed medical history forever
Christine managed to knit together the
science & soul of the 1st human
Heart transplant
What made it a media frenzy
The glory
The criticism
The controversy
The 1st kidney & liver transplant
The ethical question
The local drama surrounding the event itself
The strong story line which was gripping re- telling how the donor was struck near the hospital The showing of a film showing the
Behind the scenes & the emotional side of Christiaan Barnard
Also was the actual operating theaters amazingly re created
Christine explained in detail the events leading as well as the operation
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August 1, 2008, 1:46 pm
Attorneys for Bruce Ivins Respond to Client's Suicide
August 1, 2008, 1:46 pm
Attorneys for Bruce Ivins Respond to Client's Suicide
Posted by Dan Slater
Earlier today, we noted the suicide of Bruce Ivins, a biodefense researcher who the DOJ was close to filing criminal charges against. Ivins, 62, was a leading military anthrax researcher who worked for the past 18 years at the government's biodefense labs at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Ivins had reportedly been told of the impending prosecution. For their part, the prosecutors had planned to seek the death penalty against Ivins.
This afternoon, Ivins' attorneys at Venable, Paul F. Kemp (pictured) and Thomas M. DeGonia, released the following statement:
- For more than a year, we have been privileged to represent Dr. Bruce Ivins during the investigation of the anthrax deaths of September and October of 2001. For six years, Dr. Ivins fully cooperated with that investigation, assisting the government in every way that was asked of him. He was a world-renowned and highly decorated scientist who served his country for over 33 years with the Department of the Army. We are saddened by his death, and disappointed that we will not have the opportunity to defend his good name and reputation in a court of law. We assert his innocence in these killings, and would have established that at trial. The relentless pressure of accusation and innuendo takes its toll in different ways on different people, as has already been seen in this investigation. In Dr. Ivins' case, it led to his untimely death. . . .


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Several new twists to the story involving the Ohio State football program, coach Urban Meyer and alleged spousal abuse by former assistant Zach Smith emerged Saturday.
Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman, an offensive coordinator under Meyer at Ohio State from 2012 to 2014, denied a report that he tipped off college football writer Brett McMurphy about the allegations of physical abuse between Smith, Ohio State's wide receivers coach until he was fired July 23, and his ex-wife, Courtney.
Meyer was put on paid administrative leave Aug. 1 while a committee investigates the situation and whether the coach followed the proper protocol in reporting in 2015 what he knew about the Smiths and the alleged abuse to the university.
A Texas spokesman said on behalf of Herman that the report was "absolutely untrue." Herman also denied that his wife, Michelle, spoke with McMurphy about the situation.
"Neither I, nor anybody in my family, has ever communicated with Brett McMurphy about the situation at Ohio State," Herman said.
Herman said his wife offered financial help to Courtney Smith in March 2017 but has not since.
Meanwhile, Smith's attorney said Saturday that his client will meet next week with investigators conducting the university probe.
According to reports, investigators have been in contact with the Powell (Ohio) Police Department, which has been handling the case for the past few years.
Brad Koffel, who represents Smith, said his client will tell investigators that the relationship with his wife was volatile and that each side is responsible for the issues that led to a divorce. The investigators are expected to finish their review by Aug. 19.
"We're not trying to run from the truth, but we're not the only ones with warts on us," Koffel said, according to ESPN.
Smith defended Meyer in an interview last week, saying he believed the head coach followed procedures and that it would be a shame if he were fired.
Also Saturday, McMurphy reported that Tina Carano, Courtney Smith's mother, said she can prove that Smith "grabbed [Courtney] around the neck to get away from her" but added that she does not think Zach threw a punch at her.
"He hit her because of self defense," Carano told McMurphy. "It's not like he punched [her] or threw a punch at her. He was putting his hands against her throat and pushing her against a wall to get away. That's all I'm going to say."
McMurphy also revealed text messages apparently from Carano to Zach Smith questioning his infidelity and abusive attitude toward Courtney.
"I can tell you this -- when all this happened -- I'm trying to be there as a mother," Carano said. "I'm going to support her."
Two days earlier in an interview with another reporter Thursday, Carano had claimed the domestic abuse allegations against Zach Smith were untrue, apparently contradicting her daughter's side of the story.
Courtney Smith told McMurphy on Saturday that she and her mother have been estranged for several months.
"I still love my mom, but I'm really hurt she has chosen not to support me during this difficult time," Courtney said.


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Iowa School of Classical Midwifery Page
The Iowa School of Classical Midwiferybegan its first session of classes in the fall of 2000. The School offers theoretical and practical education and training in midwifery, with a classical approach. The School is a not-for-profit organization. It was founded with the goal of providing quality midwifery education to direct-entry students. Its emphasis is on developing independent practitioners who desire to work in out-of-hospital settings.
Classical midwifery was first developed in Europe and Russia at the end of the eighteenth century with the appearance of the world's first lying-in hospitals. Classical midwifery concepts and skills have not been completely known in the United States until they were brought back from Russia via The Russian Birth Project, a midwifery internship program founded in 1992 by Molly Rybak, CPM, DHom, and her husband, Gheorghy Rybak.
The Iowa School represents an opportunity for midwifery students to achieve a solid theoretical grounding while gaining experience in practical skills. Interested students are encouraged to participate in The Russian Birth Project internship—offered every summer in St. Petersburg, Russia—to help meetclinical requirements.
Prerequisites for Acceptance
Aspiring midwives of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The Iowa School of Classical Midwifery does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, or national or ethnic origin. It is a direct-entry school, meaning that students may enroll directly without prior midwifery education or experience. The only prerequisites are:
All potential students must complete an application and an interview with the Director.
The School's Approach
The Iowa School of Classical Midwifery offers a well-rounded midwifery education that starts with a thorough understanding of basic midwifery concepts. To this is added observation and hands-on supervised practice of classical midwifery skills. Both the didactic and practical aspects of the program are presented within the framework of holistic health.
We believe that good midwives are comprehensive, independent practitioners who support women and their families in all phases of the childbearing process. We feel that a qualified midwife must be knowledgeable about the various experiences that attend motherhood; she must be capable of effecting positive change in pregnant/laboring/postpartum women and babies with methods that are supportive, and not destructive, of overall well-being; and she must work within her own individualized limitations of understanding and experience.
We believe that midwifery is an independent profession that draws upon skills specific to its practice. While not falling under the umbrella of conventional medicine, it utilizes certain medical concepts and techniques. While not being a solely spiritual discipline, it demands the heart and dedication of a missionary. It is not undertaken by the faint of heart, as it requires continual personal assessment. It is a service performed by people who choose to embrace life fully, for the sake of others who also insist on a life that is personally experienced.
Our school therefore teaches a constitutional approach to health, including familiarization with:
The entire program covers three years of study which includes class and clinical work each semester (fall/spring). Classes are small and all students are expected and encouraged to actively participate.
Class structure includes extensive reading and discussion of texts and of printed material provided by the school. Students take quizzes and tests regularly and are required to receive "B" grades in order to graduate. Each student completes a final project which involves research and practical experience.
In addition to classes, students take part in skills sessions. Pregnant women, couples, and new parents are invited to the school to act as volunteers for the students; in exchange they receive prenatal and parenting education.
In order to graduate from the school, students are required to complete at least 1500 clinical hours. At least 1000 of the clinical hours must be completed through the school or through The Russian Birth Project. The other 500 hours may be completed through a program acceptable to the school's Director. Midwifery programs or preceptorships used to meet the clinical requirements must meet or exceed NARM's (North American Registry of Midwives) requirements for the Certified Professional Midwife credential.
The student is required to have the following included in her clinical experience in order to graduate:
Students learn and practice skills required by the CPM credentialling process and learn additional skills not required by NARM. Students are assessed for each skill attained and a skills checklist is maintained which is signed by the Director at the end of a student's course of study. The Iowa School is the only midwifery school in the United States offering classical midwifery education.
Students enrolling in the 2000-01 class will be charged $500 per study unit the first year and $750 per study unit the second year. Students also pay for printed materials provided by the school. Seminars or certificate courses offered through the school cost extra. Other costs include books purchased by the student and a minimal amount of midwifery equipment (see Required Materials).
Required Materials
All new students are required to obtain certain books before starting the program. Consult with Molly Rybak for a list of these books.
In addition to books, students must have the following equipment:
Tape measure in centimeters
Allen "series 10" fetoscope
Gestational wheel
Optional: Pinard horn
The Iowa School's Staff
Molly Rybak, CPM, DHom, Director
Molly Rybak started the school in response to increased interest in midwifery education in her home state of Iowa. Molly graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Iowa in 1983, with a degree in Anthropology and Russian. After giving birth to her first child in 1986, she became intensely interested in midwifery as a means of facilitating women's growth and transformation. Molly's midwifery education consists of a combination of apprenticeship training in Chicago, and completion of an internship in a birthing center in El Paso, Texas, in 1990, where she subsequently earned a permit to practice midwifery.
In 1992, Molly and her husband Gheorghy, a native of Russia, moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, where they began The Russian Birth Project, a 10-week midwifery internship program for American students in a St. Petersburg maternity hospital. The Rybaks lived in Russia five years before moving back to the US. In Russia, Molly maintained a private midwifery practice both in homes and in maternity hospitals. A fluent speaker of Russian, she and Gheorghy continue to conduct internships every summer in St. Petersburg. Since 1992, nearly 40 interns have completed the program.
In 1998, Molly earned her Doctor of Homeopathy degree from The School of Homeopathy. She practices constitutional homeopathy as well as classical midwifery and enjoys combining the disciplines. She is the principal instructor of students in the school.
Molly and Gheorghy and their three children and make their home in Kalona.
Anatoly A. Nikolaev, MD
Anatoly Nikolaev has been a practicing obstetrician for20 years. He lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia. For over half his career he has been Head Doctor in charge of Labor and Delivery at a high-volume maternity hospital. In 1993, he met Molly Rybak and became involved with The Russian Birth Project as an instructor and mentor. Anatoly speaks English fluently and is a well-respected teacher in Russia.
Anatoly's father, also Anatoly Nikolaev, was a well-known obstetrician from Kiev and later Leningrad. He developed, together with several other Soviet doctors, the psychoprophylaxis technique of natural (drug-free) childbirth—what later went on to be known as the Lamaze method.
Anatoly is a board member of both The Iowa School of Classical Midwifery and The Russian Birth Project. His knowledge and expertise, rooted in years of experience practicing modern classical midwifery, make him an ideal consultant and occasional guest speaker for the school. In 2000, he and Molly Rybak began writing a textbook on classical midwifery which will eventually serve as a unique resource for western midwives.
Marcee Murray, BA
Marcee Murray is a practicing midwife in Wisconsin, and the mother of two home-born children. She became interested in midwifery while pregnant with her first child. When she was ready to deliver her second child, Marcee found no midwives available in her area, and she and her husband Mark gave birth to their baby at home with no other attendants. Disappointed and aghast at the lack of midwife availability in her state, Marcee joined The Russian Birth Project as an intern in 1994, having become acquainted with Molly Rybak a couple of years prior at the birth of a friend. After her Russian experience, Marcee returned to the US and began her own homebirth practice.
Following her internship, Marcee became the US intern coordinator for The Russian Birth Project.
Marcee is well-versed in herbs and is currently working on her homeopathy diploma. She and Mark and their two children live as independently and responsibly as possible on an acreage in Soldier's Grove, Wisconsin. Marcee
acts as preceptor to some of the school's students and also occasionally teaches herbal seminars. She is a board member of the school.
Dawn Finney, BA, BFA
Dawn Finney began considering becoming a midwife after the birth of her son which was attended by a CNM in a hospital. Wishing to get started toward a midwifery education, Dawn began taking classes at a community college and completed five courses.
During this time, Dawn gave birth at home to her daughter. About a year later she met and began an apprenticeship with Molly Rybak, and enrolled in The Iowa School of Classical Midwifery. Dawn has been apprenticing with Molly since the fall of 1998 and intends to become an intern in The Russian Birth Project in 2001. She plans to become a CPM.
Dawn, her husband Patrick, and their children Ian and Isolde live in Washington, Iowa. Dawn is a board member of the school and also serves as Assistant. As a senior student she is skilled at helping new students learn skills and is an invaluable support to all with whom she works.
Dara K. Flecksing
Dara Flecksing had attended 65 births in her community as a support person when she decided to begin her midwifery education. In 1998 she enrolled in The Iowa School of Classical Midwifery and in 2000 she participated as an intern in The Russian Birth Project.
Dara serves as an assistant to the school and, as a senior student, helps new students in their learning process. She is working on her CPM credential. Dara and her husband William live with their three children in Cedar Rapids.
Auxilliary Staff
The Iowa School of Classical Midwifery periodically invites qualified people of all backgrounds to teach about specific subjects related to midwifery.
Study Unit Descriptions
Study Unit 1:
Midwifery in history
Introduction to Classical Midwifery
History of Medical Thought
Archetypal process of Birth
Introduction to Homeopathy
Constitutional Assessment
Childbirth Preparation Approaches
Early fetal development
Pregnancy: first trimester
Prenatal Skills I
Internal & external Pelvimetry
Unit 2:
Prenatal Skills II
Nutrition in Pregnancy
Introduction to Herbology
Mechanisms of Labor
Normal Labor
Pregnancy: 2nd and 3rd trimesters
Prenatal Care—Complications of pregnancy
Homeopathic philosophy II
In addition to the didactic component of the course, there is a practical component. Students will work with volunteers—both pregnant and non-pregnant—practicing their skills. For Study Unit I, clinical practice occurs at the end of a class day; beginning with Study Unit 2, students will practice skills on a separate day during the week.
Students and staff take a break for lunch at noon on class or clinic days. Students must bring their lunch with them. Kitchen space is provided where food can be heated or prepared.
Potential students are expected to enroll in the entire program and are not accepted otherwise.
All students are required to complete an application. The application should be sent to the school together with a check for half the fee of Study Unit I. If you have financial difficulties, don't hesitate to contact Molly Rybak at 319-656-3962.
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If you are thinking about adding a deck to your home, Gem Exteriors can help!
We have over 30 years experience in deck building and can create a deck that you will enjoy for years to come.
Benefits of Building a Deck onto Your Home
Decks are one of the most popular features of a home today. A deck can provide an inviting transition between the house and yard, and creates additional space for entertaining and relaxing. A deck can also enhance the usability of your yard, especially if your house is situated on hill.
Because activities such as backyard barbequing and entertaining have so popular, a deck is considered a necessity by the majority of home buyers. Adding a deck to your home can greatly enhance the resale value of your home by providing an extension of the living room, dining room or kitchen. Decks can also add architectural interest and style to your home, helping to sell it more quickly.
Styles and Features of Decks
Decks come in a variety of styles from the very simple to multiple tiered designs. Decks can also incorporate features such as hot tubs, arbors, planters, built-in seating, water features, or gazebos.
Access to your deck is very important. Access from the house can be provided by sliding glass doors, French doors, or an existing door, and there should also be one or two points of access from your yard. We can design your deck for you in such a way that enjoyment and accessibility is maximized.
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Demetri Martin On 'Taking Woodstock'
Demetri Martin On 'Taking Woodstock'
The new film Taking Woodstock is based on the memoir of Elliot Tiber, who claims to have saved the Woodstock festival from certain cancellation when he obtained the permits necessary to host the show. Comedian and actor Demetri Martin, who plays Tiber in the film, talks with Guy Raz.
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Welcome back to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz.
Woodstock was never meant to be a cultural signpost or a transformational event in the history of rock and roll. But 40 years later, it remains just that. And now, Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee has made a film about how those three days of peace and love came together. The movie "Taking Woodstock" is based on a memoir by Elliot Tiber, the man who helped the organizers get the permits and the location for the festival in Bethel, New York.
Tiber's family owned a rundown motel that was struggling to stay afloat when Woodstock producer Michael Lang approached him.
(Soundbite of "Taking Woodstock")
Mr. JONATHAN GROFF (Actor): (As Michael Lang) You know, we're going to need a place for people to crash while we prepare the festival. Your place looks pretty cool. How many vacant rooms do you have for the next couple of weeks?
Mr. DEMETRI MARTIN: (Comedian/Actor): (As Elliot Teichberg) Let's see, it's $8 a night, but that can be for doubles. Plus the cabins, you can get cots, so four people per, about 150, I'd say. You can get about 200 people.
Mr. GROFF: Hey, man. Let's make it easy. Why don't we just buy the El Monaco out for the season?
RAZ: That motel owner's son goes on to use the Woodstock Festival as his way out of rural New York. Elliot Tiber is played by Demetri Martin. He's better known for his standup comedy and his appearances on "The Daily Show."
Demetri Martin joins me from NPR's New York studios.
Mr. MARTIN: Hello.
RAZ: As I watched the movie, I have to admit it took me a few minutes to get used to seeing you in a dramatic role.
Mr. MARTIN: Yeah, I didn't get used to it for the whole movie.
(Soundbite of laughter)
I saw it once and I thought, oh, wow. That's weird.
RAZ: Ang Lee, of course, who directed this movie, he's this kind of legendary figure in the movie business. He wanted you for this role. And I've read that he was sort of looking for a kind of a Dustin Hoffman "Graduate" kind of figure.
When he got in touch with you, what did you say?
Mr. MARTIN: Well, I was really surprised, obviously. I liked the idea of getting to act, and I figured my way in would be to write my own parts. I figured, if I can write a movie, then I can write it exactly as I know how to say it.
RAZ: Hmm.
Mr. MARTIN: So I'll be perfect to the part because I control it.
And that was, I thought, a pretty good strategy, and it still pretty much is my strategy. But suddenly, this comes along, and I think, well, that's not really part of my plan, but great.
(Soundbite of laughter)
This is - what a surprise. So I figured a guy like Ang has a lot of experience with film. If he thinks I can do it, you know, I'll do my best.
RAZ: But you didn't get to obviously write your part.
Mr. MARTIN: No, but I did. I typed up the whole script, like it was...
(Soundbite of laughter)
RAZ: You retyped it so you would memorize it, or you just...?
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. MARTIN: So I'm a co-writer, in a sense.
(Soundbite of laughter)
RAZ: Demetri Martin, this film, "Taking Woodstock," is based on a true story about how this kid, Elliot Teichberg, who then later in life changed his name to Tiber, comes through for concert organizers right as it seems as if this festival, you know, is never going to get off the ground.
Was there something about the story that appealed to you?
Mr. MARTIN: I think, at first blush, the '60s always enticed me. There's something about the '60s, it's not hard to like it. I know about Woodstock probably as much as your average person who is over 30, where I'd know Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead. And then, of course, I forgot but Sha Na Na was there.
RAZ: Yeah.
Mr. MARTIN: Which is kind of interesting...
(Soundbite of laughter)
RAZ: Do you ever think of Bowzer being at Woodstock?
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. MARTIN: I know. It's kind of interesting. But what I never really thought of, you look at shots of the crowd and you see just a gigantic crowd. And the crowd is kind of this character. But the idea of individual stories and individual people making up that crowd, I didn't think of that usually when I though of Woodstock.
So what was interesting about this project was you think about specific, small stories, little pieces of that very large cultural phenomenon.
RAZ: I read a line from your standup routine. And this is the line, you say, I used to get bummed out when it rained. But then I realized it's just God's way of washing hippies.
Is that sort of a reflection of your view of Woodstock?
Mr. MARTIN: I don't know. I guess saying hippies in that joke would definitely put it in Venn diagram that overlaps with Woodstock. But I was probably thinking more about specific situations when I've been on the road and ended up somewhere, and there's somebody who smells like patchouli or something like that. And I think...
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. MARTIN: ...well, that's an association I have - olfactory, I guess, association with Woodstock.
RAZ: I mean, obviously, anyone expecting to see the comedian Demetri Martin in this film might be disappointed because, you know, forgive me, you're not funny in this movie.
I want to play a clip from your standup routine for a sec.
(Soundbite of guitar)
Mr. MARTIN: (Performing) I went to a clothing store. The lady working there, she got mad at me. She said, what size are you? I said actual.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. MARTIN: (Performing) She was amazing. I never met a woman like this before. She showed me to the dressing room. She said, if you need anything, I'm Jill. I was like, oh, my God, I never met a woman before with a conditional identity.
(Soundbite of laughter)
What if I don't need anything?
(Soundbite of laughter)
Who are you?
(Soundbite of laughter)
If you don't need anything, I'm Eugene.
(Soundbite of laughter)
RAZ: You started doing standup a little more than a decade ago. And some people will know this. At the time, you were at NYU Law School. This is after you had graduated from Yale. Did people, particularly your parents, think you were insane for doing that?
Mr. MARTIN: Everybody was disappointed. Pretty much everybody I knew was surprised and disappointed. It was a strange feeling in life to have kind of across-the-board disappointment, disenchantment.
RAZ: Your dad was a Greek Orthodox priest. Your mom ran the family's diner. It almost sounds like the next line should be, and they walked into a bar.
Mr. MARTIN: Yeah.
RAZ: Was home a place where you could be funny? I mean - or did your parents sort of kind of demand achievement and discipline and things like that?
Mr. MARTIN: In my family, I think what they do, I learned later when I took Intro Psych, I figured it out: Operant Conditioning. You know Operant Conditioning where you - I guess you reward the behavior you like and you just withhold praise from what you don't like. So you don't really punish anybody or yell at them or anything.
It's just that when they do something you like, you give them a lot of praise, and say that's so great, and they tell all their friends, he's doing this. For example, I was a White House intern the summer before I dropped out of law school. Everybody knew about it. I'd come home and go to church and everybody would say, oh, my God. Demetri, you're working at the White House.
And I guess my parents, my mom had told everybody, he's working at the White House, you know? The next summer, I started doing standup comedy, and when I'd come home, nobody knows. What, you're doing what?
(Soundbite of laughter)
This is the kind of a shameful move from the White House to open mics.
(Soundbite of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart")
Unidentified Man: From Comedy Central's World News Headquarters in New York, this is "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
(Soundbite of applause and cheering)
RAZ: Most people got to know you from the "The Daily Show" as the youth correspondent. And I want to play a clip of you giving young people some financial advice.
(Soundbite of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart")
Mr. MARTIN: Young people, listen up. Protect your credit. Number one, don't put your credit card near a magnet.
(Soundbite of laughter)
It can erase it. So, like, if you are going to buy magnets, use cash.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Two, if you're locked out of your apartment, don't use your credit card to break in, it'll damage the card. Instead, use the card to buy a new apartment.
(Soundbite of laughter)
RAZ: Did you ever think that you would make it? I mean, I guess that's sort of a strange question, because what are you going to say, yeah, I thought I was going to make it. But I mean, were you pretty confident that you could actually give up all this stuff, you know, law school and this person that your parents may be wanted you to be, and actually make it in the entertainment industry?
Mr. MARTIN: When I started, I dropped out of law school when I was 24, and I started doing standup that summer. And I tried to switch from this idea of big achievements or being a lawyer or senator or something like that.
RAZ: A senator?
Mr. MARTIN: Well, I didn't - I don't know if I ever wanted to be a senator, but I was student council president and president of some other things when I was a kid. So I had, like, a really good track record. I hadn't lost any elections from, like, sixth grade.
(Soundbite of laughter)
So my family said, he's going to be a senator. Like, look at this streak he has going here.
(Soundbite of laughter)
It's like, not very realistic when you're president of, like, the Greek Orthodox Youth Association at church or something like, he's going to be a senator. He's two-time GOYA president, come on. Here we go.
(Soundbite of laughter)
But what I was going to say was, I just figured I'm going to go boldly in the direction of my dreams, say it as Thoreau would say, and just see where it takes me. And my only rule being if when I wake in the morning I'm looking forward to the things that I have to do that day, then I'm on the right track.
RAZ: Demetri Martin is the star of the new Ang Lee movie, "Taking Woodstock." You can also see him on Comedy Central's "Important Things with Demetri Martin."
Thanks so much.
Mr. MARTIN: Thank you. Have a good one.
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The Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel – the world's most prominent religious memorial to Dr. King – was dedicated in 1978 under the presidency of Dr. Hugh Morris Gloster.
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Fraction II Degradation Kit
Fraction II Degradation Kit
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6 Out-of-the Box Job Perks That Actually Exist (And Who Offers Them)•
Job seekers probably have several similar preferences on their "dream job" list. Ample vacation time, a solid retirement savings plan, and health insurance are common items that every job candidate wants to see on their offer letter.
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Adobe looks for creative talent to fill their roster of employees. Sometimes the workload is demanding, and the global organization takes some of the daily responsibility of vehicle upkeep off their employees' plates. Oil changes, tire rotation, and other ongoing maintenance, the company takes care of it all. They also offer electric vehicle charging and a shuttle service when needed.
Yay Days
If you're an outdoors-type, you're probably very familiar with the company REI. REI has a perk called "Yay Days", which gives employees the option to take the day off to explore. Sure, getting a day off isn't that weird (hello, PTO). But a day off specifically for going out, having fun, and trying something new sounds pretty unique if you asked us (or what REI itself calls "paid time to go out and play")? REI employees are given two Yay Days per year, and a reported 75% of the company's workforce takes advantage of them.
Paid Volunteer Time
Smart companies know the best, most productive employees enjoy a well-rounded life outside of work. Several weeks of vacation time may be the norm for executive positions, but rarely does everyone in the company enjoy more than a few weeks.
At Timberland, employees not only receive a generous vacation package, they also get 40 hours a year to use as paid time off to volunteer, which the company has offered its employees since 1992. The company's Path of Service program, which makes this perk possible, has become a core part of their company culture. Well known tech company, Salesforce, also offers this perk to its employees – its paid-volunteer program, 1-1-1, has seen a participation rate of 82% from its 20,000 global employees.
Adoption advantages
The American workplace is required to make certain provisions for employees having a baby, but few of them currently provide assistance with adoption fees. Choosing to adopt is a costly endeavor which can be a financial burden on the family. Potential parents who are looking to adopt hopefully work at food chain company Wendy's. Their generous benefits offer all employees up to $24,300 per adoption and six weeks of paid leave.
Unlimited vacation time
Nope, you didn't read that wrong. Netflix believes employees should be "fully formed adults" who can choose how much time they need to get their work done. There is no set amount of vacation time for any of the company's employee. Instead, they are measured on a results-oriented system and as long as the work is complete, the employee can take as much time off as they want. Or at least how the policy is supposed to work. Whether this workplace perk is all that it's cracked up to be or just a mind-trick, that's a whole different conversation.
Student loan help
One of the most popular new perks, especially for Millennials who are saddled with tons of debt, is student loan relief. Several large businesses offer this to their employees – among all companies reviewed on kununu 17% offer "tuition reimbursement". Aetna is a prime example of a company that puts this perk to work to help relieve the stress and financial burden student loans bring to its young workers. They offer $2000 per year for full-time employees (up to $10000 total) and $1000 per year for part-time employees (up to $5000 total) who work at least twenty hours a week. They do require that the person did obtain a degree within the last three years to be eligible.
As the economy continues to improve job seekers will lengthen their list of preferences for their perfect job. Companies will keep implementing new ways to entice A-players to sign with them over the competition. One of these quirky job perks could very well make the difference between choosing one job over another.
Linda Le Phan is the Content Marketing Manager at kununu US, a place where job seekers can get an authentic view of life at a company and where employers have a trusted platform to better engage talent. That means that everything on the editorial calendar goes through her (want to write for us? learn more here). When she's not creating content about the modern workplace, company culture, and life & work hacks, she is probably going out to get an iced coffee (even in Boston winter), raiding the snack drawer, or jamming to kununu's Spotify playlist.


text: Book Review: 'American Rose' 9:43 PM PST 1/11/2011 by Craig Seligman FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME John Phillips/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images New York mogul William Rhinelander Stewart plucks a $10 star from Gypsy Rose Lee's nude netting during a 1941 war relief fundraiser at the Astor Hotel. A fascinating resurrection of Gypsy Rose Lee, the burlesque performer who captivated the nation and inspired the musical "Gypsy." On her deathbed in 1954, the psychotic Rose Thompson Hovick told her two daughters: "This isn't the end. Wherever you go, as long as either of you lives, I'll be right there." And she added, "When you get your own private kick in the ass, just remember: It's a present from me to you." The daughters — Gypsy Rose Lee, the burlesque artist, and June Havoc, the actress — thought it was finally over, and they buried Hovick, symbolically, in an unmarked grave. True to form, she promptly rose out of it. Today, the daughters aren't remembered as much more than footnotes in the gimcrack history of the American stage and screen. But Mama Rose — by way of Gypsy, the 1959 musical taken from Gypsy Rose Lee's 1957 memoir — goes on belting out her poison as one of the most indelible characters in the American theater. As for the once-celebrated Gypsy (in 1941, she outpolled Eleanor Roosevelt as the most popular woman in America), Karen Abbott's American Rose does a fascinating job of resurrecting her. She grew up in the shadow of her twinkling little sister, the singing and dancing Baby June, a vaudeville star until, at 17, she fled her overwhelming mother and eloped with a teenage co-star. June had been the act, more or less. Gypsy, she said years later in one of the reciprocal mutilations each sister would let rip until her death, "could do anything onstage that didn't involve actual talent." That stain of talentlessness runs through these pages vividly, like a sore nerve. But something beyond luck — and her mother's maniacal drive — turned Gypsy into the toast of New York. As Abbott relates, "She could take a full fifteen minutes to peel off a single glove, and such was her hold over the audience that they would gladly have granted her fifteen more." Part of it was her crack timing. Part of it was the pins. "A zipper," she declared, "is cheap and vulgar." She put her costumes together with straight pins, which she would pull out one by one and plink into the tuba. The audience always adored it. She was famous for brains, and her shows attracted the likes of Edmund Wilson and H.L. Mencken, who coined the term "ecdysiast" for her. She once shared a house with W.H. Auden, Benjamin Britten and Carson McCullers, who was in love with her. She was in love with thuggish producer Michael Todd (later Elizabeth Taylor's third husband), who broke Gypsy's heart when he dumped her for Joan Blondell. When he died in a 1958 plane crash, Gypsy locked herself in her room and wept for three days. Blondell said, "I hope the son of a bitch screamed the whole way down." It isn't easy to pinpoint the truth about a subject the author sums up as "long legs, glossy dark hair, more ambition than talent and a penchant for reimagining her past." But the outlines are bold enough, and Abbott's gaudy writing is perfect for the material. Narrating the death of Billy Minsky, the producer who brought Gypsy to Broadway, she writes, "Quiet crept in, stealthy, taking its time, turning down the volume and unfurling the curtain, lowering it by inches, until the velvet hem teased the floor and the darkness seized his eyes." For some American stories, that would be over the top, but burlesque was all about going just far enough, and Abbott knows how exactly far to go in this entertaining, intelligent portrait. By Karen Abbott Random House 448 pages, $26 FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Craig Seligman email@example.com @thr


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It was 30 years ago that guitarists Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson and drummer Debbi Peterson formed the Bangles in a Brentwood, California, garage. They did so based on two crucial elements: their common love for rock's golden age ("Growing up loving the same music has always been the glue for the Bangles," says Susanna) and the crystalline sound they quite naturally created when they blended their voices ("The chemistry was there instantaneously. It just clicked," Debbi recalls). These intertwined epiphanies sent them off together on a long and winding road that continues to this special moment: the appearance of Sweetheart of the Sun, an album filled with a fresh batch of definitive Bangles songs—and it appears that there's still no end in sight.
Recorded by Matthew Sweet (Susanna's frequent collaborator) at his home studio in the Hollywood Hills, with much of the overdubbing done at the home studios of Vicki and Susanna, and mixed by Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Wilco), Sweetheart of the Sun reveals The Bangles at their equally beguiling extremes, as soaring folk-rock harmonies coexist with adrenalized rave-ups inspired by the band's roots in Nuggets-era garage rock. The latter move is made overt by the two covers: a wild and woolly recapturing of the obscure British Invasion treasure "Sweet and Tender Romance" by Scotland's McKinley Sisters, on which Vicki thrillingly channels Jimmy Page, who played the guitar solo on the original, and a blistering take on Todd Rundgren's Nazz classic "Open My Eyes," which they've been playing live since the mid-'80s.
"When we started this record, some of the songs we were gathering were CSNY-style folk-pop," Vicki explains, "but then we realized the songs we love to play live are fast rock songs, so let's grab some of those as well."
The Bangles cut the album with bassist Derrick Anderson and keyboard player Greg "Harpo" Hilfman, both of whom have been playing with the band for some time. String wizard Greg Leisz, one of the most in-demand players in contemporary music (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Matthew Sweet, Lucinda Williams, Bon Iver) adds pedal steel, lap steel and mandolin to a number of tracks. The performances, like the material, are the most expressive and assured of the band's career, indicating how tight they've become during their years of playing together.
Some of the 10 original songs on this 12-song album are new, while others had extremely long gestation periods, tucked away, but not forgotten, as Susanna puts it. In a sense, then, the album doubles as a song cycle documenting the last couple of decades in the lives of these three artists. The oldest, dating back to the early '90s, is Debbi's high-revving aggro kiss-off "Ball N Chain." The three of them jointly came up with the newest song, the shimmering opening track "Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun)," during the recording sessions.
The latter song, inspired by the "ladies of the canyon" section of Sheila Weller's book Girls Like Us about the careers of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon, culminates with these lines: "Now we want to celebrate her/All of us who came in later/Quiet power, simple grace/No man could put you in your place right now/We all wanna be/Anne Lee." At the same time, Sweetheart of the Sun yields a pair of resonant themes that hew close to the life experience of the core band members. The first, examined in songs like Susanna's "Under a Cloud" (with its reference to "bailing out water/From this lush life boat") and Vicki's "Lay Yourself Down" ("We live in a fable/We live in a make-believe town/All cardboard and dust"), finds the Bangles delving into the unique character of their shared hometown of Los Angeles, in a sort of musical update of the inner turmoil of the characters in Joan Didion's classic novel, Play It as It Lays. "As we were finishing the record," says Vicki, "we started to realize there was a unifying theme—paradise lost in Southern California, the perception juxtaposed with the reality of it." Susanna picks up the thought: "L.A. is like paradise—the sun shines 360 days a year, the flowers are always in bloom—but meanwhile, so many people are walking around alienated, depressed and anxious."
The other prevailing theme, found in Vicki's "Circles in the Sky" (written as a birthday present for her husband, John Cowsill, who sings backing vocals on it), the group-written "Mesmerized" (which contains the lovely phrase "When day becomes the night becomes the day"), Debbi's "One of Two" and Susanna's "I'll Never Be Through With You" delve into the inevitable challenges posed by the demands of any long-term relationship. These songs ponder "the ups and downs, the challenges that life puts in front of you that you weather and get through," Susanna explains. "At the end of the day, love is the most important thing in our lives; we're so lucky if we find it, and we have to nurture and cherish it."
So why are they still making music, and still doing it together? After all, each of them has a fulfilling life outside of the band. They don't have to keep doing it.
"I feel like I do have to do it," says Vicki, "but more importantly, I want to do it—we all do. The writing and recording have become more enjoyable than ever. You could argue that it took us two years to make the record, it's been seven years since our last record and most of these songs were written 10 years ago or more—so what's new? My answer is that, during the course of making this record, we came up with a really nice working method that makes it doable for us and easy to fit in with other aspects of our lives. I think creating new music is a really important aspect of being in a band, and I'm already excited about writing new songs and starting the next record."
Adds Debbi, always the most succinct of the three, "I think it's important for all of us to keep moving on and creating, because that's why we got into this in the first place."
Remarkably, the Bangles' second time around has lasted longer than the first, as the three longtime partners harmoniously coexist with their respective husbands and children; making music together is now another familiar, rewarding part of their lives.
Much has changed in the lives and careers of Vicki, Debbi and Susanna since that first time they played and sang together in the Hoffs family garage 30 years ago. But one fundamental element remains unchanged from that magical day. "Within two hours," Vicki fondly remembers, "we were a band, the three of us. And we still are."


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Oh hell, Neill Blomkamp's Elysium looks cool. We can not wait to see District 9's Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley teamed up one more time. Copley plays the demented henchmen named Kruger, left on Earth to police the garbage planet, while the rich dine in the classy space station called Elysium.
Copley is apparently the only thing standing between Matt Damon and Elyisum, and from the looks of this new image released by Empire Magazine, things are going to get biotechy and dirty (just like D9). Earlier in the year at Comic-Con, Copley revealed this bit of news about his character to us:
"He's a person who has the right to be living on Elysium, because he is one of them. But he's a special forces soldier, sort of a black ops guy who has to spend most of his time living on Earth. [And] Earth is a very unpleasant place for somebody who should be living in Elysium to live in. He gets to deal with the real issues, the real problems. He's not a guy who talks and plays political games, he has to go and deal with people who do bad things to each other. It's a rough place, sometimes you have to do rough things to survive in rough places. It might make you a little bit unstable from time to time."
Can't wait to see the trailer, Elysium will hit theaters on August 9th, 2013.


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Los Angeles Times
Is Trump mentally fit to be president? Let's consult the U.S. Army's field manual on leadership
Prudence L. Gourguechon
Since President Trump's inauguration, an unusual amount of attention has been paid to the 25th Amendment to the Constitution. That's the measure, ratified in 1967, that allows for removal of the president in the event that he is "unable to discharge the powers and duties" of the office. What does that mean, exactly? Lawyers surely have some ideas. But as a psychiatrist, I believe we need a rational, thorough and coherent definition of the mental capacities required to carry out "the powers and duties" of the presidency.
Although there are volumes devoted to outlining criteria for psychiatric disorders, there is surprisingly little psychiatric literature defining mental capacity, even less on the particular abilities required for serving in positions of great responsibility. Despite the thousands of articles and books written on leadership, primarily in the business arena, I have found only one source where the capacities necessary for strategic leadership are clearly and comprehensively laid out: the U.S. Army's "Field Manual 6-22 Leader Development."
The Army's field manual on leadership is an extraordinarily sophisticated document, founded in sound psychological research and psychiatric theory, as well as military practice. It articulates the core faculties that officers, including commanders, need in order to fulfill their jobs. From the manual's 135 dense pages, I have distilled five crucial qualities:
According to the Army, trust is fundamental to the functioning of a team or alliance in any setting: "Leaders shape the ethical climate of their organization while developing the trust and relationships that enable proper leadership." A leader who is deficient in the capacity for trust makes little effort to support others, may be isolated and aloof, may be apathetic about discrimination, allows distrustful behaviors to persist among team members, makes unrealistic promises and focuses on self-promotion.
A good leader 'demonstrates an understanding of another person's point of view' and 'identifies with others' feelings and emotions.'
Discipline and self-control
The manual requires that a leader demonstrate control over his behavior and align his behavior with core Army values: "Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage." The disciplined leader does not have emotional outbursts or act impulsively, and he maintains composure in stressful or adverse situations. Without discipline and self-control, a leader may not be able to resist temptation, to stay focused despite distractions, to avoid impulsive action or to think before jumping to a conclusion. The leader who fails to demonstrate discipline reacts "viscerally or angrily when receiving bad news or conflicting information," and he "allows personal emotions to drive decisions or guide responses to emotionally charged situations."
In psychiatry, we talk about "filters" — neurologic braking systems that enable us to appropriately inhibit our speech and actions even when disturbing thoughts or powerful emotions are present. Discipline and self-control require that an individual has a robust working filter, so that he doesn't say or do everything that comes to mind.
Judgment and critical thinking
These are complex, high-level mental functions that include the abilities to discriminate, assess, plan, decide, anticipate, prioritize and compare. A leader with the capacity for critical thinking "seeks to obtain the most thorough and accurate understanding possible," the manual says, and he anticipates "first, second and third consequences of multiple courses of action." A leader deficient in judgment and strategic thinking demonstrates rigid and inflexible thinking.
Self-awareness requires the capacity to reflect and an interest in doing so. "Self-aware leaders know themselves, including their traits, feelings, and behaviors," the manual says. "They employ self-understanding and recognize their effect on others." When a leader lacks self-awareness, the manual notes, he "unfairly blames subordinates when failures are experienced" and "rejects or lacks interest in feedback."
Perhaps surprisingly, the field manual repeatedly stresses the importance of empathy as an essential attribute for Army leadership. A good leader "demonstrates an understanding of another person's point of view" and "identifies with others' feelings and emotions." The manual's description of inadequacy in this area: "Shows a lack of concern for others' emotional distress" and "displays an inability to take another's perspective."
The Army field manual amounts to a guide for the 25th Amendment. Whether a president's Cabinet would ever actually invoke that amendment is another matter. There is, however, at least one historical precedent. The journalists Jane Mayer and Doyle McManus tell the dramatic story in their 1988 book, "Landslide: The Unmaking of the President 1984-1988."
Before he started his job as President Reagan's third chief of staff, in early 1987, Howard Baker asked an aide, James Cannon, to put together a report on the state of the White House. Cannon then interviewed White House staff, including top aides working for the outgoing chief of staff, Donald Regan. On March 1, the day before Baker took over, Cannon presented him with a memo expressing grave concern that Reagan might not be sufficiently competent to perform his duties. Reagan was inattentive and disinterested, the outgoing staff had said, staying home to watch movies and television instead of going to work. "Consider the possibility that section four of the 25th Amendment might be applied," Cannon wrote.
After reading the memo, Baker arranged a group observation of Reagan for the following day. On March 2, Baker, Cannon and two others — Reagan's chief counsel, Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., and his communications director, Tom Griscom — scrutinized the president, first at a Cabinet meeting, then at a luncheon. They found nothing amiss. The president seemed to be his usual genial, engaged self. Baker decided, presumably with relief, that Reagan was not incapacitated or disabled and they could all go on with their business.
Much has changed since the Reagan era, of course. Because of Trump's Twitter habits and other features of the contemporary media landscape, far more data about his behavior are available to everyone — to citizens, journalists and members of Congress. And we are all free to compare that observable behavior to the list of traits deemed critical for leadership by the U.S. Army.
Prudence L. Gourguechon, M.D., is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in Chicago.
Washington Post
Trump would slash disaster funding to the very agencies he's praising for Harvey response
Lisa Rein
As he toured rising floodwater in Texas on Tuesday, President Trump effusively praised his administration's Hurricane Harvey response, an effort he began touting on Twitter last weekend even before the storm made landfall.
But not too long ago, the president proposed a budget calling for cuts to some of the federal government's most consequential efforts to prepare states and local communities and help them recover from catastrophic events such as Harvey.
Congress is likely to approve a Harvey recovery bill, as it has after past disasters, to cover the huge cost of storm damages. The cuts proposed by the Trump administration would slice away funding for long-term preparedness efforts, many of them put in place to address the sluggish federal response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The proposed cuts would include programs run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, whose new administrator was praised by Trump in a tweet last weekend for "doing a great job"; the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which helps rebuild homes, parks, hospitals and community centers; the National Weather Service, which forecasts extreme storms; and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whose research and community engagement help coastal residents prepare for disaster.
"The president has definitely sent a signal with his budget that emergency management is not of interest," said Scott Knowles, a historian at Drexel University who studies risk and disaster.
Some threatened programs, Knowles said, are "small-budget efforts with big national impact" — training programs that coach local officials on natural disaster response and mapping efforts that show ever-changing flood plains created by new development.
Hurricane Katrina, which killed 1,800 people, most of them in Louisiana, led to the creation of federal programs to help governments better predict disasters and deal with their effects. Some were put in place during the Obama administration in response to rising concerns about climate change and its future impact on sea levels.
The budget released by the Trump White House in March cuts roughly 9 percent for disaster-relief programs across the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies. The cuts are in keeping with the president's goal of creating a leaner, more efficient government that asks more of the private sector and the states, a goal FEMA Administrator William B. "Brock" Long has reiterated in recent days.
The cuts also shift away from Obama-era "resilience" efforts to prepare for climate change.
Trump officials recently struck down an Obama administration rule requiring building projects in line for federal funding to strongly consider climate change risks — for example, by elevating structures in flood zones away from the reach of rising water.
The goal of the Obama rule was to mitigate the costs to taxpayers of damage claims under the federal flood insurance program.
Climate scientists have warned that coming decades will bring rising sea levels, along with more frequent and serious flood risks to housing, offices and infrastructure. But Trump officials say that removing the rule streamlines the approval process..
NOAA would lose about $200 million in a handful of programs that help coastal states brace for future climate change and adverse climate and weather events.
The proposed cuts would withdraw support for research and engagement in coastal communities. The $73 million Sea Grant program, for example, gathers information on areas including fisheries management and storm preparation.
The budget would also eliminate $667 million from FEMA for state and local grant funding. It also would require local and state governments to match 25 percent of the federal dollars they receive.
Money to help homeowners and businesses rebuild after a disaster and cover other needs goes through HUD's $3 billion Community Development Block Grant Program. Trump is proposing to zero it out, and it is unclear how disaster recovery money would be affected or delivered without the program.
The Weather Service would lose $62 million now used to update its weather models and allow it to predict changing weather further out. The National Flood Insurance Program would lose $190 million for mapping flood-prone areas, information that can affect flood insurance premiums.
And the Agriculture Department would lose $114 million in disaster assistance to help farmers recover livestock, crops and equipment, an impact that would be particularly felt in Texas, where farm areas are flooded.
"The USDA offices serve as primary sources of contact for rural counties," said Derek Hyra, director of the Metropolitan Policy Center at American University. After a disaster, "they'll go to the feds and say: 'Here's what happened to my farm. How do I get operating again?' "
The Department of Health and Human Services preserves spending levels for most preparedness and response programs, including its hundreds of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals who are now deployed to Texas. But a national hospital preparedness fund would be cut by $27 million to $227 million. The program is being redesigned to steer money to parts of the country with the greatest need and withhold dollars from areas that "fail to deliver results."
Wendy Smith-Reeve, Arizona's emergency management director and president of the National Emergency Management Association, called the proposed cuts "incredibly impactful." To push back, she said, states need to do a better job showing the Trump administration "what our investment is" in preparing for disasters.
It is unclear whether the cuts will survive in Congress, which has made little progress toward approving a budget for the next fiscal year. Lawmakers are scheduled to resume negotiations when they return to Capitol Hill next week.
Experts say that an emergency relief measure would not cover the longer-term losses to many disaster programs.
"The consensus is that politicians get rewarded for coming to the aid of disaster victims," said Patrick Roberts, a public policy professor at Virginia Tech who specializes in emergency management, "but with mitigation, the benefits are harder to see."
He said that every dollar spent on mitigation projects before a disaster saves four dollars in recovery expenditures.
Amy Goldstein, Chris Mooney and Thomas Gibbons-Neff contributed to this report.